GREAT THRONGS PARADE IN RED CROSS PAGEANT Yankee Soldier Boy Leads the Cheers For "Greatest Women in World" < New York, Dec. 19. —Ablaze with light. athrob with the music of fifty l ands and filled, with a dancing, swirling piowd. the native costumes of a score of nationalities blending with military and naval uniforms, Fifth avenue last night was the scene of the grentest "blpek party" In his tory. it was hold lii honor of the American Red Cross as the climax of the "Christinas roll." The party began with a parade led by Henry Davidson, chairman of the war work council of the Ked Cross. Sons and daughters of a sct#e of nations, all in native costume, were in line. The llaga of all the coun tries. with three or four significant executions, fluttered from the build ings along the avenue. Sidewalks were Jammed from building line to curlKwith spectators. As the tlrst delegation of Red Cross nurses swung up the avenue past Thirteenth street, a soldier boy with crutches to hold him steady on his remaining leg. forced his way to the front of tiite crowd on the curb. "Three cheers for the men in the world," he Cried at the top of his voice. Then, to a man at his side, "say, buddy, you don't, ap preciate them. They're the angels of the battlefield. Boy—you can't beat them." The nurses were acclaimed all along the way nnd it was the boys in khaki and blue with wound and service stripes on their arms who led the cheers. Biggest Anthracite Yield in Two Months Recorded Washington, De. 19.—The greatest! production of anthracite coal since the week ending October ,12 was shown in the report on that fuel for the week ending December 14, Issued yesterday hy tiie United States Fuel Administration. In the week ending December 14. the production was 1,923,625 net tons, an increase of 116,850 net tons, or 6 5 per cent, over the production for thei week ending December 7. when the| net tonnage was only 1.806,775. Thej week covered in the latest figures KISOI shows an increase of 145.270 net tons •over the corresponding week in 1917, | when the production was 1,778,355 netj tons. Claster on the Package is the Stamp of —"Quality." Pf> m arisian Ivory We wish especially to JOA call your attention to our . .J"-*!', extraordinarily large as sortment of dainty Parisian Ivory. It is wonderful how \ many useful and beautiful •Y, SFT AVCTSA articles may be had in this m exquisite ware at compara- fi£ tively inexpensive prices. "y 1 jgpfe?. • White, permanent and * pretty, it has become uni- ' '' versally popular. It Makes A Dainty and Lasting Gift Our Immense Displays Include: Comb, Brush and Mirror Sets Manicure Sets and Military Sets In Beautiful Satin-lined Cases Mirrors, Combs, Hair Brushes, Hat Brushes, Cloth Brushes, Shoe Horns, Glove Stretchers, Button Hooks, Pin Trays, Puff Boxes, Hair Receivers, Hat Pin Holders, Cuticle Knives, Corn Knives, Trays, Novelties, etc.; Jewel Boxes, Picture Frames, Etc. Values Range From 25c Up & UNUSUAL VALUES IN t / INDIVIDUAL SILVER PIECES Wc have a large lot of very beautiful U / individual pieces in Sterling Silver left over from our Great Disposal Sale of the E. L. liinkcnbach Stock of Jewelry. Every one of these pieces is a choice selection and is put up in a fine plush or morocco satin-lined case, and is marked -25 Per Cent. Less Than the Original Rinkenbach Prices Which were in effect some time before the | I sharp advances took place in the market. Every One Is an Unusual Value It these goods were bought in the market \ . p ,-day, they would have to be priced nearly double the figures at which we offer them. • Berry Spaom Sugar Tongs Baby Spoons Butter Tongs Bonbon Spoons Butter Picks, Bouillon Spoons _ .. „ . . .. * Butter Spreaders Jelly Spoons Marmalade Spoons • Cake Servers Mustard Spoons Tomato Server Olive SjKjons Pie Server Orange Spoons Cream Ladles Preserve SpoouS Gravy Ijidles Slierliet Spoons Mayonnaise ladles Sa't Spoons Oyster ladles Bonbon Tongs Etc. $1.50 Pieces 51.15 $2.00 pieces $1.50 $2.50 pieces #1.85 $3.00 pieces $2.25 $3.50 pieces -V. . $2.00 s4.oo'pieces $3.00 $4.50 pieces $3.35 $5;00 pieces $3.75 An Entire Store Full of Beautiful, Lasting Christmas ■ • Gjfts, at the Lowest Prices H. C. CLASTER GEMS—JEW E LS—SI L VER WA RE 302 Market St. 1 N. Third St. THURSDAY EVENING, MEMORIAL FOR CITY SOLDIERS NOW PLANNED Chamber of Commerce Au thorizes Appointment of Committee To fittingly honor HarHaburg men who have been in the United States service, plans now are being made by the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce for the erection ot a suitable memor ial. Preliminary plans were dis cussed at a meeting of the board of directors yesterday at monthly meet ing of the board- at tne Harrisburg Club. President Andrew Patterson was authorized to -appoint a committee, which should include himself, to make preliminary arrangements nnd to plan for the organization of a larger committee. This larger com mittee is \p decide as to what the memorial shall be. where it shall oc erected, the method of providing finances utd other details. The com mittee will include, tu addition to Mr. Patterson. David E. Tracy. .1. Wil liam Bowman. George S. Iteinoehl and Paul Johnston. American Legation Robbed While Minister Was Absent Washington. D. C., Dec. 19.—The American Legation at Bucharest was found to have boon entered and rob l bed when American Minister Vopicka lieturned there from Jassy last Frl ■ day. Mr. Vopicka reported to the State Department yesterday that : goods valued at more than SIOO,OOO j were stolen from 22 trunks which ' had been left at the legation by Americans for safekeeping. The seal j on the doors was broken and the legation building seriously damaged. '• Germans are believed by the Minister to have been responsible. Mr. Vopicka left Bucharest when the Rumanian court and government were compelled to flee from the capi tal in November, 2916, at . tfce ap proach of the Gemian army under Field Marshal von Mackensen. For "several days before this many per sons had deposited their valuables at the legation in the hope of saving them, as it was Impossible to move them away. Mr. Vopicka. according ,to officials of the State Department, remained in Jassy as long as that was the seat of the Rumanian government, and re i turned recently with the court to the capital. Y. M. C. A. PROBE WILL GO DEEP, DR. MOTT SAYS Charges to Be Met in Interest of Honesty, Leader Asserts • New York, Dec. 19.—Officials of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion will thoroughly investigate com plaints by wounded soldiers return ing from France of the manner In which its activities abroad are being condut-ted. according to an announce ment here yesterday by Dr. John R. Mott, general secretary of ,tlie as sociation's war work council. Addressing a meeting of the coun cil held to formulate a policy for the first six months of 1919, Dr. Mott declared that the complaints "have been so numerous nnd wide spread, that tbey piust be met." Part of the criticism by soldiers Iris been that the Y. M. C. A. charged more than prevailing prices for cigarets and other supplies. "We must meetf that crd'ciam, whether founded or unfounded," said Dr. Mott. "We must discover the unfounded in the interest, of honesty. We mast discover the fot't.cation in order to deal with it in a constructive way and make 1t an aid to the association in its fu ture policy and methods." A telegram received from Edouard De Billy, French deputy high com missioner, praised the work of the Y. M. C. A. in France and expressed the hope that it would be continued during the reconstruction period. M iddletown William Barlow Dies While Visiting Here Mrs. Hettie Spangler, aged 80, died at the home of her son, Jacob Spangler, Pike street, on Tuesday evening from a complication of dis eases. She is survived by three sons: Jacob, of town; Edward and William, of Newberry town, York county: two daughters: Mrs. Jane Torny, Falls, York County, and Mrs. Sadie Sand J ers, Harrisburg. The funeral will be held from the home of her son, Jacob Spangler, Pike street, on Fri day afternoon with services at 2 o'clock. The Rev. O. M. Kraybill. pastor of the Church of' God, will of ficiate. Burial will be made in the Mlddletown cemetery. v William Barklow, aged 69, died at the home of his daughter, Mcs. Wal ter Irely, Market and Catherine streets, on Tuesday night from pneu monia, which developed ffom influ enza. He was ill only five days. His home is at Shippensburg, but he was visiting his daughter, and son, Clyde Barklow. He is survived by fiis wife, three sons, Daniel and William, Jr., at Shippensburg, and Clyde, of town; six daughter, Mrs- Minnie Baker and Miss Mary Barklow, Phila delphia; Mrs. Nellie Taylor and Mrs. Bessie Paxton, Shippensburg; Mrs. Ivy Barnhart, Chambersburg, and Mrs. Walter Irely, of town. The body was taken to Shippensburg yester day, where funeral services will be belch. . . , ■ ( The funeral of Mrs. Annie Stuckey, who.died from, the results of a stroke at her home, Pine strwet, Sunday morning, was held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nelson Yost, Race street, this afternoon, with services at 2.30 .o'clock, Xhe Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, pastor of the St. Peter's Lutheran Church, officiated. Burial was made in the Middlctown ceme tery. z Miss Minnie Monglian, who was operated upon at the Harrisburg Hospital several weeks ago, is re covering and will resume her duties as bookkeeper at the Journal office next week. C. M. Carlson, who resided In the Journal building flat. South Union street, and whose wife died sometime ago, h-as taken two- rooms with Mr. and Mrs. David Detweiler. Eihjt Emaus street, Mr. and Mrs. George Coyles, of Annvtlle, are visiting relatives in town for several days. Maurice, R. Metzgar is transacting business at Scranton for several days. The Mother's Congress Circle, which wag to meet at the home of Mrs. D. W. Huntzberger, Monday evening, will meet Friday evening of this week. Officers will be elected. The Bible study class of the Metho dist Episcopal Church met at the home of Miss Lillian Weller, Ann street, last evening. Mrs. Albert Houser and son, Frank Ho tser, spent the day at York, vis iting the former's son, |Clarence Houser and family. One hundred soldiers of Company A and B, of the Ordnance Depot, will be sent to 111., on Friday, where they will do government work in the arsenal and 250 colored soldiers will be sent to the camp In their place. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Mfeirlch, of Brown street, received word from their son, Howard Weirich, who was stationed at South Carolina, camp was transferred to Camp Mehde, Md>, where he would be mustered out of service and will be home the latter part of this week. Karl Bowers has returned home from a several days' trip to Phila delphia. Putman Brandt has accepted a posi tion as clerk in the restaurant of Wharton and Company, in the Win croft Stove Works building. Joseph Rayne, who was located at Camp Jackson. N. C„ has been mus tered out of service and returned home yesterday. Paul W.iarton, who has been fore man of the cutting department of the local shoe factory for the past six years, has resigned his position and will devote his time to the restau rant he recently purc'iased from R. C. Burd. l'he'Big Five basketball team will play the Men's Club team of Her shey. In the Luna rink next Tuesday evening. ' Richard Schaeffer. who is employed at the Bethlehem Steel Company, at Steelton, had his left foot Injured when a piece of iron fell on it. Mrs. Oliver Henry, of Royalton, en tertained the officers of the Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal church at her home. Refreshments were served. John Keever, who visited relatives in town for the past week, returned to his home at Philadelphia. Mrs. N. C. Fuhrman spert yester day at Harrisburg. The womert of the Red Cross chap ter will hold a parade on Friday evening and will be headed by the- Liberty band. The parade will start at 7.30 o'clock. The members of the chapter will appear in the regular Red Cross uniform. ttOmiSBTTFtG TELEGHXPU WEST SHORE' Personal and Social Items of Towns on West Shore Mrs. B. G. Baker, of Shlrcmana tOwn and her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Sheely, end sons, of Chambersburg, at Harrlsburg on Monday. Miss Laura Renshaw, of Slate Hill, spent Sunday with Miss Anna Bigler at Shiremunstown. Mr. und Mrs. Roy S. Weaver, of Harrlsburg spent Sundny with the former's mother and sister, Mrs George WoaVer and Mrs. Clara Hoke, at Shtremanstown. Mrs. Coder has closed her home at Shtremanstown and lias gone to*' Me ehanlcsburg to spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Neblnger. of Sltiremanstown, spent a daj- with I their son, Mr. and Mrs. ChApmari j Neblnger at Hillside. Miss Laura Feister and Miss Nellie I Feister, of Shiremanatown spent a day i wlfli tlielr sister their sister. Mrs. G. V. Coble at Lemoyne. Mr. and Mrs. John May and daught er Beulnh, have returned to their home at Bowmansdale, after spend ing the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. I. Alvin Wriglitatone, at Shiremans town. > Mrs. Adam Heiges and daughter. Pearl Flora Heiges, of Mechanlcsburg spent Tuesday with the former's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Feister anu family at Shiremanston n. Mrs. Rrenneniar and daughter. Mis' Theetta King Brtnnemati, of Carlisle, were week-end guestes, of Mr. and Mrs. A*. W. Bistline, at Shireinans* town. Mrs. Adeline Stare and her daughter Miss Gall Stare of Shiremanatown, spent several days with their son, Howard Stare at Plainfleld. Charles Strong, of Shlferrfansto&n was a visitor at Lancaster, on Tues day. Mrs. Ezra Owen, of Roxbury is spending some time with her daught er, Mrs. George Danner at Shiremana town, SOLDIERS DISCHARGED New Cumberland, I'a„ Dec. 19. Seventeen soldiers have been dis charged at the government buildings at Marsh Run. Mrs! Mary Millard, of New Cum berland. went to Philadelphia, to spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Edward Prowell. Charles Stone, a member of the Marine Naval band, has been re leased and is at his home in Third street. New Cumberland. Clarence Hempt, a member of the Aviation Corps, who was stationed in England, has returned to his home at New Cumberland. Mrs. William Prowell, of Steelton, visited frier.ds at New Cumberland yesterday. Joseph Wilt, of New Cumberland, was taken tc the Harrlsburg Hospital yesterday for an operation. Harry Zimmerman's familv, who live on a farm near New Cumber land, are ill with influenza. Mrs. Clyde Stewart and two .chil dren, who have been spending the past two months at Chambersburg. returned to New Cumberland. ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF A SOX Shlreninn*tovt"ii, Pa., Dec. 3 9.—Mr. epd Mrs. William Stalter, of War wick, New York, who are making their honfe with Mrs. Stalter's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Wrlghtstono in G-een street, announce the birth of a son, Ira Alvin Stalter, Thursday, December-12, 1918. SERVICES AT TRINITY New CnmbVrlnnd, Pa., "Dec. Interesting Evangelistic services are in progress in Trinity United Breth ren Church. Many Tickets Are Sold For Moorhead Vaudeville "The war has brought not only in creased calls for assistance of all sorts but a decreased list of contribu tors, owing to the many other war necessities and money is much need ed We trust that there will be 4 good attendance by the friends of the societies at the entertainment on Januaty 3 at the Chostnut street auditorium and that everyone buy ing tickets will feel that their money is to be put to the best possible use. The Moorhead Knitting Company has freely offered its services and it now remains for the rest of Harris burg to do its part." . This official endorsement of the Monster Vaudeville Show to be held in the Chestnut 'street auditorium, Friday evening. January 3, has been received from Donald McCormick, president of the Associated Aids So cieties. The proceeds rfom the en tertainment will be given to this or ganization to aid in alleviating the distress of the city's poor. The sale of tickets Is extremely satisfactory to date, it was reported this morning by William C. .Alexanf der, general sales manager of the Moorhead Knitting Company and generalissimo of the coming fete. Members of the Kiwanis Club have purchased 150 tickets and the prob able total of sales is somewhere around f,500, it is estimated. Tickets have been placed on sale at the fol lowing places: Bowman's hosiery# department. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart's book department, the New Store of. Wil liam Strouse, Doutrich's, Astrich's, Miss Mary Sach s, and Schleisner's. Features of the program will in clude a fifty-voice female chorus, a fcfrty-voice male chorus of Moorhead salesmen, and a number of vaude ville acts, to he followed by a dance. Mrs. Florence Ackley Ley. known on the concert Ntage as Florence Ackley, Is directing tpe chorus. Mrs. Ley was former prltua donna with the Joseph Howard Mtisieal Comedy Company and has taken leading roles in a number of operas. She has sung in "II Trovatore," "Cavalleria Rusticaik," "Faust," GartVfen,". "Maritana," "The Bohemian Girl," "Kra Diavalo," etc. In addition to her work as a directress, she will sing. She will be assisted by her hus band. Elmer 11. Ley, soloist at the Pine Street Presbytprian .Church. Miss Naomi Antoinette Ackley, will also sing. Big Gun Killed 196; Official Casualties in Raids on Paris Pairls, Dec. are- now made publ(c for the first time re garding the number Of pel-sons killed during German ajr raids and by. the long range cannon. These statistics relate to the city of Paris only and not to the suburbs. \ In 1914, to bdmbs Wdre 'drdp'p 'lii 1915, 70 bombs; 62 of them, on March 20, fell on the city. In 1916 the on. emy employed 61 bombs against Paris and In 1917. 11. During the last 10 months of the war there were kill casualties from 3.96 bomba , Airplanes and Zeppelins dropped 228 bombs on August 6. killing two persons and injuring 392. The long range cannon fired 168 shells in Paris, killing 196 and wounding 417. On last Good Friday more than 100 per sons were killed. PARDON BOARD FREES WEBBER Oldest Convict Will Be Given His Papers; Knox Case Is Held Over , Tho State Board of Pardons last night announced its final decisions for 1918 and the Board as a{ present, made up has virtually finished ItH work. The final act was to recom mend a pardon for William Webber. Berks murderer in prison for twen ty-five years. In the case of Luther Knox, Armstrong," sentenced to death, orders were made for .an ex amination as to sanity and in the case of Sam Barcons, Allegheny, also awaiting execution, the -case was again held over. The hoard announced "the follow ing decisions: ' Recommended —Charles 11. Rus se"' James S. Van .Vraucken .and t\ illium S. Jones, embezzlement, Philadelphia, case held over from November; John Wilkinson, rape, Luzerne; William Barnes,, larceny Berks; Rolllr. E. Clevenstine, em bezzlement. Chester; Walter SlavO wich, rape York; James W. Linn, larceny, Allegheny, Olrardo di Do nato, assault and batjery, etc., Phila delphia; James Hohl, robbery, Berks; Ernst Re.vno'dsJ larceny, Chester; Frank Greco, manslaughter. Lacka wanna; Theodore Miller, larceny, Dauphin. Refused—Lewis Trovoto, man slaughter, Schuylkill; Calogero Struz zieri, second-degree murder, Berks; Humphrey Donahue, assault and bat tery, Philadelphia! Veot Verano, sec ond-degree murder, Northumber land; Edward Ke.tiney, assault and batterey, Chester; Samuel Ceruco, manslaughter, Allegheny; John BArry, burglary, Motngomery, Peter Dohe, manslaughter, Sullivan. Held under advisement- —Luther Knox, first degree murder, Arm strong; John. New, assault and bat tery, Philadelphia; Willlafn Webber, first degree murder, committee, Berks; Aziz Sheliab, burglary, Alle gheny; Frank Doran, felonious entry. Montgomery; Oliver Morgan, robbery, Luzerne; Jackino and Mary I : * 4 'W ■ -■% ■*?> *** A Tremenduous Sale ; / Of SIOO,OOO Stock of PLATINUM JEWELRY It's a sale of one of the country's very highest grade manufac turer's samples. Every piece is perfect in workmanship. 1 . | Never before have Harrisburg people had an opportunity of | seeing so many thousand dollars worth of Platinum Jewelry before , 1 •••*•; ; B Never has there been such a Wonderful collection of Platinum, * Diamond Rings, Brooches, La* Vallieres, Bar Pins, Watches, Watch Bracelets, etc, in such a variety of truly artistic designs as this marvelous stock presents to YOU. * '' -V a Words are inadequate to properly describe the beauty and in trinsic worth of many of the articles of Jewelry in the collection. See our display window for the most magnifi \ cent array of Platinum ever shown in this city WATCHES ••• DIAMONDS * / JEWELRY, ETC.- 1 v - , •:- •, 4 • 'I m .. ... Market Street Mirnco. second degree murder. Delaware: Edwin Wagner, ussuult! and buttery," Lancaster! Charles Mays and Edward Ellison, felony, Philadelphia; Sam Baroons, (lrst de gree murder, Allegheny; Charles Valentine, rape, Chester; Oulseppo Canaroto, assault and battery, etc., Bucks; Joseph Lower, felonious, en-j try, etc., Montgomery. German U-Boat Campaign Planned Against Neutrals • i Washington, Dec. 19. —Papers of; Captain von Papen, tile former mill- | tary attache of the German embassy I here, taken from his quarters whfn j the British captured Palestine, and i which indicated Germany planned j U-boat warfare against Holland and J the Scandinavian countries in Octo-1 bcr, 191 C, were placed*in the rec-j ord yesterday in connection with ij.hc ; Senate judiciary committee's hear- j ing on German propaganda. A letter from Dr. Bernard Dern- 1 burg, the former German agent In the United States, dated Berlin. Oc tober' IS.' 1918; disclosed the appar ent plans of Germany for submarine,' activities against European neu-"' trals. "1 have stated my opinion." said' Dernburg in the letter, 'as to the re- j suit c.f an eventual U-boat war in the net.tral Scandinnnian countries and' Holland in tho attached copy, which j please return to me." The copy re ferred to by Dernburg was not in the ] papers turned over to the Intclli- i gence Bureau of the army by the British officials. In his letter Dern- | burg said' his statement had gone officially to Ludendorff and from him to the Admiralty staff, in It Dernburg told von Papen that he realized (ban von Papon did not \ fully agree With him on the U-boat; plan. The von Papen papet* were taken j nlpong the personal belongings of, the officer who (hen was a major i on the staff of General Limnn von : Sanders,' commander of the Turk ish forces in Palestine. The com- j munlcation from the British officers stated that von Papen hurriedly Jeft i only a few hours ahead of the en-! trance of the British army when it | c&ptured Palestine. DECEMBER 19, 1918'. McAdoo May Hold On, Wall Street Hears New York, Dec. 19.—Always doubt ing and ever looking for something, Wall Street now puts forward the idea that \V. G, McAdoo has planned to re tain the position of director-general of railroads and will do- so upon the excuse that no properly-equipped man can lie found to take it over from him. With aueh theory goes the sugges tion that out of such secret plan came the McAdoo proposition—remarkable under all the circumstances —for con tinuation of Government control of the railroads for five years. It Is re called that in his letter to President Wilson, resigning the dual positions of Secretary of the Treasury and di rector-general, Mr. McAdoo said he would retain the latter until a suc cessor should he appointed. Out of the Cabinet and no longer receiving the salary of the Secretary Of. the Treasury, which Is $12,000 per THE ARE HERE! ' Thousands of Hie Most Beautiful Christmas Trees These Are the Beautiful Maine Spruce REASONABLE PRICES AS USUAL, 35c TO s£.so A lady conies in and phones: "Is that you, Elizabeth'.' Hurry over to Schell's Seed Store and get your tree. They have the most, beautiful trees you ever saw and they are going like hot cakes." We Suggest You Do the Same Schell's Seed Store QUALITY SEEDS 1307-1309 Market Street. Open Evenings 11 annum, Mr. receive auch fcalarv an the rallroN