SENATE PROBERS
.HEAR HOW ENEMY
CASH WAS SPENT
New York's Deputy Attorney
General on Stand in the
Propaganda Quiz
Washington, Dec. 19.—Alfred
Becker, deputy attorney general of
New York, appeared to-day before
the Senate Judiciary subcommit
tee investigating beer and German
propaganda. Hearing of his testi
mony was expected to occupy all
of to-day's session and a portion of
to-morrow.
Attorney General Becker investi
gated expenditures of German agents
in this country and he had access
to the records of all the banks
through which the propagandists
transacted their financial affairs
from 1914 to 1917.
Members of the investigating com
mittee intimated to-day that the
hearings would adjourn after hear
ing Mr. Bcker until after the
Christmas recess.
LODGE OFFICERS ELECTED
Siinlnirj', Pa., Dec. 19.—Sunbury
iAidge, No. 43. Brotherhood of Hallway
Trainmen, elected the following offi
cers for this year: W. E. Tharp, past
president; T. U Adams, president; W.
S. Eeeser, vice-president; JJ. \V. Eyon,
secretary; C. C. Bauman, treasurer; C.
A. Webber, warden; E. A. Fisher,
chaplain; Frank Kucher, inner guard;
J. J. Suppsle, outer guard.
FAREWELL DIXXEIt TO MIXISTICR
Sunbury, Pa., Dec. 19.—More than
250 persons attended a farewell dinner;
given the Rev. Dr. It. C. Auekermann
here to-day. Pastor . Auekermann, |
who has been head of the First Pres-1
byterian Chwch, resigned to become
pastor of tile Cadillac Avenue Presby-I
terlan Church at Detroit, Mich., cn
January 1,
Only one-third of the world's'
population /"uses bread as a daily,
food.
X-ray apparatus has been invented '
for killing the tiny parasites that eat \
small holes in leaf tobacco.
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES!
"My Company," by Captain Car
roll Swan (Houghton Mifflin C 0.,)
contains many humorous anecdotes
of our hoys at the front. "I heard
Harry Evans," writes Captain Swan,
a tall, lanky Yankee hoy from the
wilds of New Hampshire* wifli Veal
New England Farmer wit, one dav
joshing another boy in this way:
•You will be walking down Tremoiit
street with the old derby on and a
big, flaming red necktie, then you
will spot the girl Just going into
Huylers for an ice cream soda. She
will turn around to see her hero.
You will swell up. Then Jack, your
hated rival, will sneak up behind
you and holler 'gas." You, like a
big gink will forget where you are.
knock off the lid with one hand, and
shove the tie up in your face with
the other.' "
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t"se McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv.
r"The Prow" - 9
A Scene at the New York Shipbuilding Co. fefl
ffii last of the series of striking pictures j*||j
Sjj£j drawn by JOSEPH PENNELL, the famous §fl|
IN Philadelphia artist, immortalizing Pennsyl- Bk
vania's part in the great war. hm
1 Free Next Sunday, December 22nd I
WITH I
I The Philadelphia Record 1
1 "Christmas on the Rhine' 7 I
How the Yanks will spend Christmas Day on German soil! A feature Ell
that will thrill you, grip you, make you sad, yet make you happy; make E|s
you rejoice; make you proud of every boy that's done his share. . hS|
IN THE PHILADELPHIA RECORD NEXT SUNDAY |§!
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PB Also another installment of "The Zeppelin Passenger"—the greatest R3
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found in "The Sunday Record." v
THURSDAY EVENING,
! LIST OF WOUNDED !
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SERGEANT L. H. GEORGE
Names of FivcHarrisburg Sol
diers Together With Many
From Nearby Towns Car
ried on Official Casualty
List; Many Wounds Not of
Serious Nature
The names of five Harrishurgers
are carried on lists of wounded
made public to-day by the War De
partment. Private Jacob Hain is re
ported officially M Wounded, degree
undetermined. Private Hain was
wounded September 30, according to
a telegram received several days ago
from the Adjutant General. The last
personal letter from him was dated
September 7, but letters received
through Ihe Red Cross had made his
wife, and his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
David Hain, 130 North Fifteenth
street, acquainted with his being
wounded before the telegram was
received from Washington.
The Red Cross letters say that
Private Hain was wounded in the
arm, but give no more delinite in
formation. He is a member of Com
pany G, 146 th Regiment, 37th Divi
sion. Prior to his entering the ser
vice, he was employed by the Penn
sylvania railroad.
Private Frederick <•>. Goodyear's
j name is carried on to-day's after
i noon list, he being reported as slight
j ly wounded, lie is a member of Com
puny D, 112 th Infantry, and is the
son of-.Mrs. John Fordney, 1610
Green street. An account ol' his be
ing wounded was published by the
Telegraph the latter part of Octo
ber. According to latest reports he
was rapidly recovering.
Also reported as wounded slight
ly this afternoon, is Private William
A. Miller. The nearest relative given
in the report is Mrs. Viola H. Miller,
629 Maclay street.
Three from this city and vicinity
are reported this morning as severe
ly wounded. Mess Sergeant Lewis H.
George, of West' Fairview, is one of
these. He is a member of Company
C, 316 th Infantry, and is well known
among West Shore railroaders,
having formerly been employed as a
machinist in the onglnehouse of the
Enola yards, and having played on
the baseball team for several years.
HI *
F. O. GOODYEAR
Private Revere 11. Hess, son of Mrs.
Catherine Demy, 624 Oxford street,
is also among the "severely wound
ed," as is Private Charles W. Brown.
The latter is the son of Mrs. Ida
Brown, 1315 Currant avenue, and is
a member of one of the colored regi
ments of the army.
Others from this section reported
i this afternoon are: Private Garnet
I Bruce Stratton, wounded severely,
: Chambersburg; Private Ilrough E.
I Armstrong, wounded severely, R. I<\
D. 7. Chambersburg; Private Phillip
Rineer, wounded, degree undeter
mined, Columbia; Private Frank R.
Over, wounded, degree undetermin
ed, Newville; Sergeant Ito.v K. Por
ter, wounded slightly, Chambers
burg: Sergeant John Anthony Rog
ers, R. F. D. 1, Marysville, wounded
slightly, and Private Robert William
Coe, wounded slightly, It. F. D. 2
Shippensburg. Sergeant Robert S.
Dunbar, of Columbia, is reported as
missing in action.
Private John F. Hummel, of Eliza
beth ville. is reported this morning as
killed. The nearest relative given is
Mrs. Ella Hummel, Elizabethville.
The exact nature of Private Hum
mel's death cannot be determined
from the report, he being listed un
der "killed in accident and other
causes." Two men from Chambers
burg were listed in this morning's
report. Lieutenant Stewart F. Gsell,
wounded severely, and Private Ben
jamin E. Faubel, R. F. D. 8, wound
ed severely. Corporal Clarence Theo
dore Clevish, Carlisle, and Private
Samuel B. Hagy, Hershey, both
wounded slightly, are also reported.
Private Maurice D. Cook, a mem
ber of the 112 th Infantry, and son of
HARRISBTTRG TELEGRAPH
Irr. Ocrtfmle Cook, 167 Hosier 'tj
ivcnuo, a reported to be severely ft
wounded. I'rlvute Hoy A Bolden who
Is the son of George \V. Bolden, of 1 i
Duncnnnon, Is reported es slightly
wounded. Also Private Isaac O. ,
Heckert, has been wounded, degree
undetermined. He is the son of Mrs.
Mary Obr Heckert, 9 North Chest
nut street, Penbfbok.
Would Would Sink the Sh:ps
Surrendered by Teutons j
Paris, Dec. 19.—The American dele
gates to the peace Congress have I
resolved to advocate the sinking of
the surrendered enemy warships and 1
resist any proposition to distribute j
them on the basis of naval losses. ,
This announcement is made by those j
in close touch with the American j
representatives who. it Is added. ;
feel that such a position would re- j
suit In avoiding contention and ma
terially support President Wilson's j
declaration that the war was not !
based on aggression or the ucqulsl- !
Hon of property.
England' through Sir Eric tleldes, !
Eirst Lord of the Admiralty, had j
previously acquiesced In the Ameri
can plan to destroy the captured < r j
surrendered warships, and. It Is de- j
dared, will continue to support the
United States, although It is ex- | I
pected that some of the lesser naval i
powers will demand that the prizes
be distributed.
BRIEFS FROM THE '
BIG NEWS EVENTS
By Associated Press
l'tirix. Austro-German soldiers,
who have been rounded up in .Euro
pean and Asiatic Turkey by the Al
lies, will be transported to France tor
internment until peace is declared.
Odessa. Troops, under eommand
of the antiGerniun I'liranian leader,
Petlura, are occupying Odesso.
Toronto. Representatives of the j
SOU striking policemen i conferred here
to-day with Attorney General Lewis ;
and a representative of the Trades and j
Labor Council, in an effort to settle j
the strike, which resulted front the i
discharge of twelve union oflicers. j
Near York. The United States
Army transport, illuck Arrow, arrived !
here this morning from Gibraltar car
rying eight American oflicers und 115
men. The vessel was formerly the
German steamship Black Hawk.
Schenectady, N. Y. Organized !
Workers of the General Klectric Com
pany's big plant here began an order
ly walkout promptly at 10 o'clock
a. nt. Their leaders estimated that
approximately 15,000 of the 2.1,000 men.
and women employed in the plant j
were affected.
Washington. Joseph B. Eastman, .
of Massachusetts, has been chosen by
President Wilson to succeed George jft
W. Anderson as a member of the In- I
•terstate Commerce Commission.
Belfast. The lord mayor of Dub
lin has called a mass meeting in Dub
lin for Sunday to extend an invitation
to President Wilson to visit Ireland,
lie has suggested similar meetings be
held in other centers throughout the
island.
London. The British newspapers
make sympathetic references to the
departure of the Sixth Battle Squad- 1
ron, composed of American battle
ships, and the arrival of John W.
Davis, the new American Ambassador,
in London.
HERE TODAY BUT NOT
TOMORROW
Yes, we have plenty of talking E
machines to-day but it's hard to tell j fl
how long they will last. Come in at B
once. Buy now'while the goods is , S
here. TROUP BROS., 317 Chestnut jfc
St.—adv.
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\ Everybody Goes to Doutrichs *
If you are going to buy a "New Suit" or
"Overcoat" this Winter There's only one thing should
be on your mind and that is where you should go for it Here are
a few facts about this "Live Store's" I
"Suits and Overcoats" I
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That are worth considering. Some of you
know the tremendous lot of Overcoats we bought from
the manufacturers for this season and through buying in such large
. • qualities we were able to offer greater values and give you better
materials than you will find in ordinary "Overcoats" Good fab
rics are scarce and there's going to be a lot of cheap clothing put on
the market, but that's not the kind that will give you the satisfaction
you'll expect, so be careful about the store you choose Here you
have the best in the land to choose from
Hart Schaffner & Marx 1
Kuppenheimer & I
Society Brand Clothes J
They are the clothes that will stand close
muster and they are Here in such pleasing styles and
varied assortments that it's no wonder we are doing more business ■
than all the other clothing stores in Harrisburg.
This Is the Store Everybody Is Talking About I
"Manhattan Shirts" "Stetson Hats" 1
304 MARKET STREET ' s HARRISBURG, PA. 11
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DECEMBER 19, 191& ~
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