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LXXXVII— No. 279 24 PAGES Dall Mat'ter' ot Office at HarrlebOrg ! HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 191 S. OK 'nk\vspa!m2ii r\ * iiYu ilis'uu Via B " B * 61 two ce Scrff** HOME EDITION
PARIS KEEPS UP ITS HOLIDAY
SPIRIT IN HONOR OF ITALIAN
KING; WILSON
American Mission
Settling Down
to Business
RECEPTION FOR.
FRENCH ENVOYS
Senators Wait On
Wilson in For
mal Welcome
By Associated Press
Trillion, Dec. 20.—1t was def
initely announced this afternoon
that I "resident Wilson and Mrs.
Wilson would arrive in Ixnidon
on Thursday of next week, De
cember 21V. They will bo the
guests of King George at Buck
ingham Palace.
John W. Davis, the American
ambassador, was received by
Foreign Minister 15a 1 four to
day in connection with the ar
rangements for the visit.
Paris, Dec. 20.—President
Wilson, in addition to the con
ferences he hud to-day with
Italian statesmen, conferred
with Captain Andre Tardfou,
French high commissioner to
tile I'jfftcd States with whom
he discussed relief work in eco
nomic questions. Including ship
ping. Tiie French government is
eager to place large shipbuild
ing contracts in American yards
but the American government,
it is said, intends to keep the
yards free until the peace con
ference develops fully what
yards the United States may
need for its navy.
An ollicial statement prob
ably will lie given out soon ex
plaining the status of the cen
sorship. Although President
Wilson had promised that the
censorship would Is- lifted en
tirely, It developed that his
promise applies only to political
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Boys and Girls —
Tills Is Jack i'litnpklnhead be
fore he pot any clothes.
Head In the Ilarrishiirp TeleprapM
to-morrow how Tip dressed lilni in
a man's clothes and stood him in the
middle of the l-ond, and how the
Witch Moitlbl peppered him with
the powder of life, and how he af
terwards became n line plnjmate for
Tip.
Kvcry Saturday there will he a
wonderful story about Tip and Jack
Viimpkinhead and a lot of other
wonderful thinps, in the Telcpraplt,
and you had better tell your father
and mother to be sure to pet the
Teleprapli from now on. "The won
derful stories of Ox is the name of
them."
In the Harrisburg Telegraph
Starting Tomorrow Evening
THE WEATHER-
For HiirrlNliui-K anil vicinityi Ilnln
and wurmrr to-night nii<l Satur
day! loiu'ml temperature to
■i licit * about 40 degrees.
For Knstern I'enngylvnnlai Ilnln
to-nlKht and Saturday In wrat
portion and late to-night or on
Saturdny In mat portion)
warmer) moderate winds, lc
-t'omlnf; aoiitlienat.
11l ver
The Suaqnrhunnn river and all Ita
lirnnchra trill eontlnue to fnll
slowly th IN nltrrnonii and prob
ably to-night. A general rain.
Indicated for the tvaterNhed to
night and Saturday, tvlll prob
ably eiiuar all atreama of the
ayatem to rlae. A atage of about
0.2 feet la Indicated for Ilnrrla
tiurg Saturday morning.
Hindenburg May Set
Up As Army Dictator
By Associated Fries* u m
Paris, Dec. 20.—Field Marshal Yon Ilindehburp has tele
graphed the Berlin government advising it of his intention
to form a new front six miles behind the neujraj zone fixed
by the armistice, according to a dispatch to Le Journal from
Zurich to-day.
The government has asked the field marshal for an ex
planation, adds the dispatch, but .has not yet received a
reply. -
It is also announced that two regiments :o£ the active
army will be sent to Frankfort-on-the-Main at:an early date.
The correspondent affirms that Major Clejieral Scheuch
the Prussian war minister, Field Marshal Vofi Hindenburg
and General Lcquid, (probably Lieut. General Lcquis, for
mer governor of Metz), who- is in command of the active
troops in Berlin are behind a counter revolutionary move
ment. He declares the existing government is manifestly
incapable of preventing the realization of their scheme.
CHRISTMAS TO OPEN DOORS
OF HARRISBURG HOMES TO
SOLDIERS STATIONED HERE
Well-Equipped Club Rooms Put in ServicetFor Men in
American Uniforms • f
To help bring joy into hearts of
some Ox those 2,500 soldiers station
ed at New Cumberland and Middle
town who naturally will be home
sick this year as they read of many
comrades being mustered out of the
service, llarrisburg people are being
requested to take one or more of
the boys to their homes for Christ
mas dinner.
Efforts arc being put forth in be
hnlf of the hoys in the two depots
by the newly-established Red Circle
Club of the War Camp Community
ENSIGN SMUCKER
REPORTED DEAD
IN U.
Son of Prominent Minister
Meets Death on Sub
marine Chaser
News of the death of Ensign Leroy
D. Smueker was received lust night by
his father, the Rev. Dr. Clayton A.
Smueker, 1311 Vernon street, pastor
of Stevens Memorial Methodist Epis
copal Church.
No details of the death were sup
plied. The news came in the form of
a cablegram from the captain and
crew of Submarine Chaser No. 221,
offering their sympathy to the parents
in "the hour of their great bereave
ment." This was the only Informa
tion the parents received, but it was
enough to convince them of their son's
death.
A cablegram Immediately was dis
patched.to the submarine chaser, re
questing details of the death, and a
telegram to the Navy Department.
Ensign Smueker enlisted in the Na
val Reserves in May, 1917, and re
ceived training at Norfolk, Va. He
was under 21 years old when he en
listed.
Following his training he was made
an executive officer In the Navy and
put on a submarine chaser. For
months, during the remainder of the
j war, he was on active duty in the
submarine area, "night and day run
ning down the bloody German sub,"
as lie declared in one of his letters
home. He was in the danger lone ad
| jacent to England. Numerous times
he has written of visits liinde in Eng
lish ports during days off duty.
At the time of his enlistment
Smueker was a Junior In the Syracuse
University. He was graduated from
the Central High School, where ho
won considerable fame as an athlete
during his school days.
Friends and relatives are anxiously
awaiting further details concerning
ills untimely end. Dr. and Mrs.
Smueker had hoped to have their son
home by Christmas.
National War Aid Ready
to Refund Ticket Money
On account of the influenza epi
demic and the death of two members
of the Zembo Rand, it is impossible
to hold the patriotic entertuinment
for which tickets were sold by the
Nationul War Air, Mrs. Charles
Rurtnett, chairman of the ticket
committee, announced to-day.
If the pickets sold are presented
to Mrs. H. Astrich, treasurer, at 308
Market street before January 14, the
money will be refunded. The money
paid ft>r tickets which are not re
deemed before January 14 will go
into the treasury of the Nationul
War Aid, for whose benefit the en
tertainment was to be given, und as
the work of this organization Is in
creasing rather than decreasing since
the close of hostilities, all contrlbu- J
tlons will b most gratefully rccely- |
Service, with headquarters at 307
Market street. Tlfe morale of the
soldiers at home r&cds considerable
bracing ut this tirje of the holiday
season, says Lieutenant A. W. Neate,
of Allcntown, fornsbrly of the Brlt-
Ish army, In chargfc of the recently
opened Circle, for 3his purpose and
for the purpose ol£ furnishing well
deserved cheer to the hoys.
Lieutenant Neali, who came to
Harrisburg this wick to open the
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CITY SHAiWED
AT FAIIiJRE TO
AID jD CROSS
State Makes Miserable Show
ing in Drive For Mem
berships
With less than 21,000 Red Cross
members secured,ln the Ilarrlsburg
Red Cross Chapter district—and only
two more days or so to go In the
Christmas push—* "showdown" has
been called for. '
The 21,000 members thus far se
cured want to know something.
They want to Wnow who's "holding
out."
There are 155,000 people In the
Chapter district.
If only 21,000 of them are members
of the organization, then 134,000 are
not. Who are the 134,000 That is
what the "showdown" to-morrow cn
buttons and Sunday on window em
blems will show.,'
Reports frorrf York this ' noon
showed that all' of Pennsylvania
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FEAR FOR SAFETY
OF WOMAN WHO
LEFT ;HER HOME
Search in Vain For Mother of
Seven Who Has Been 111
Several Months
Mrs. Rose Grand, aged about 50
years, disappeared from her home,
438 Cuipberlpnd street, last evening
at 5 o'clock, and has not been henrd
from or seen since* It Is feared
she might have taken her life, as It
is understood she was temporarily
Insane from sickness.
Abe Grand, her husband, report
ed the disappearance to the police
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SANTA CLAUS HAS BIG MAIL
TO ANSWER THIS CHRISTMAS
Post Office Deluged With Letters From Little Tots Who
Pon't Want to Be Forgotten by Old Saint
Santa Claus is onq, of the most
popular persona in HJarrlsburg this
week. Scores of letters are being
received by the rotund gentlemen at
Hnrrlsburg, the vnngiiard of an un
usually large supply af epistles ex
pected to arrive before he starts on
his Journey in his reindqer-drawn
sleigh on Christmas etfe.
These letters are bQing delivered
to l'ostmapter Sites Who will have
chnrge of Santa's mall until It Is
delivered ,'to him shortly before
Christmns. In the meantime Post
master Sites and his assistants are
busllv engaged in cnmoillng lists
HOPE-TO BE BACHELORS BE!'ORE 20;
THAT IS, OP ART
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Five Freshmen at Tech Who
Entered School at Eleven
Years Will Be Through Col
lege Before They Can Cast
Their. First Ballot
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TWINS AT 12 ALIKE
- AS PEAS IN A POD
No pther high school In Pennsyl
vania can boast of such a football
aggregation as the Harrisburg Tech
nical institution, and It is doubtful if
any cither high school of equal grade
In the state can boast of five mem
bers' of the freshman class who en
tered high school at the age of 11
years. In the frcßhman class at
Tech are five "freshies" who broke
all records for Harrisburg when they
entered Tech last fall.
Youngest of the quintet is How
ard Albert Miller who goes by the
name of Albert. He was born May
21, 1907, so that he will not be 12
years old until next May. Albert
is a Willard product, and belongs to
Section 4 of the Tech prep course.
Mathematics is his favorite subject.
Nelson Herbert Gotwalt lives at
201 Muench street, and first saw the
iight of day November 3, 1906. He
is a product of the Cameron gram
mar school where he made a splen
did record.
Harold Orth Douglnss nlso came
to Tech from Cameron. Harold was
born April 1, 1907, but that date
does not have any particular signifi
cance. He is a Latin "shark" und
hopes some day to go to Princoton
University, after his course at Tech.
William Kenner Sowers celebrates
his birthday September 20. lie be
longs to Sectton 3, of the classical
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MUNICIPAL TREE
IS PUT IN PLACE
FOR CHRISTMAS
Decoration Committee Pleas
ed With Magnificent Rig
Evergreen
The municipal Christmas tree is
here. Sprouting out of the asphalt
in Market street, 'just west of the
square, a huge evergreen is tower
ing between the buildings flanking
both sides of the street, and point
ing its topmost branch at the win
ter skies.
The tree brought into the city this
morning is 35 feet tall, and has been
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that Santa may complete his work
without unnecessary delay.
Some boys and girls want many
things, but most ure modest In what
they ask. Some pitiful pleas ha. j
been received for the return fath
ers and brothers from nrmy servlco.
But altogether the'letters aA a happy
note nnd many of the requests are
for gifts of milltnry nature. One
little girl wants a lied Cross uni
form. All the youngsters, most of
whom hnve been missed before by
Snnta Claus, are hopeful that this
Christmas will bring a visit from the
kind old Saint.
On the group picture Nelson Her
bert flotwalt stands at the left. By
his side is William Kepner Sowers,
next Is Harold Orth Douglass and at J
TiWO MILLION
DEAD, ENEMY'S
PRICE IN WAR
Staggering List Shows Empire
. Suffered Six Million
Casualties
fly Associated Press
New York, Dec. 20.—When the total
German casualties are published the
number of dead will ho- about two mil
lion,' according to the Cologne Ga
zette of November 25, n copy of which
has been received here. Up to Octo
ber 25 the total casualties reported
were 6,066,769, of whom more than
4,750,000 were Prussians. The total
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BOND ISSUE OF
$91,000 OPENED
BY SCHOOL BOARD
Cost of Additional Ground at
Tech High Met by
Loan
Bids for the purchase of $91,000
in bonds to pay for the buildings ad
joining Technical High school, the
ground to he used for an addition to
that structure, are to be opened this
afternoon at the regular meeting of
the board of directors.
With the Issue of $91,000 the to
tal amount of the $1,250,000 loan
which was authorized und which has
been spent will be $754,000 or about
00 per cent, of the total. Of this
amount $663,000 is being used for
the Edison building and the addi
tion to the Camp Curtin school.
The $91,000 issue will leave a bal
ance of $496,000 whicli will be avail
able to carry out the original pro
gram as planned In 1916 or the latest
one if it should be approved. The
report of Dis. J. H. Van Sickle nnd
Henry Snjwler, made , public earlier
in the week by President Hubert A.
Endcrs, is to be submitted to the
board at the session to-day, but no
action may be taken until later.
Paymaster Held Up and
Robbed by Auto Bandits
Everett, Mass., Dee. 20.—Six men
In an automobile held up Frank
Brown, of Lynn, paymaster of the
Steel foundry of the General Elec
tric Company here to-day, shot and
seriously wounded him. and escaped
with the week's pay roll reported;
to amount to $12,000.. Brown was'
taken to the Massachusetts General
Hosnitsl In Boston.
the right is Howard Albert Miller.
The twins, Donald and Daniel Har
lish, are shown on the second cut
md Richard DeOruy is shown on
.he Individual cut.
D. COVES TELLS
HOW TRANSPORT
RESTEDU-BOATS
Red Cross Praised For Work
the World >•)
Over
To be on one of the transports
caught in a nest of German subma
rines, to see them at such close ranKe
that it was impossible for cruisers
to fire on thenf; then to see one of
the pirates mown high into the air.
these are a few of the thrilling ex
periences t elated to-day by Darrah
C. Oves, of .he 262 nd Aero Squad
ron, son of former City Treasurer
H. F. Oves, 2218 North Second
street.
Mr. .Oves arrived in New York a
few days ago from England, being
.among the first s'Jdiers to return
to this country. He talked about
many experiences in camps in this
country, in England, and on the
seas, and paid a high tribute to the
work of the Hod Gross the world
over. "From the time I left Har
rlshurg and drent to the various
camps where I was located, and on
the trip from Scottfiold to Camp
Mills, at every station we stopped,
even for a moment, at day or night,
wo were greeted by Ited Cross
women, who generally had hot coffee
and sandwiches. They were the last
persons we saw on leaving America,
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Harrisburg Site For Auto
Manufacturing Plant Is
Sought by Western Co.
The Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce this morning received a let
ter from an automobile manufactur
ing firm located at present in the
middle west, requesting information
j/clative to conditions hero and the
I advantages to be offered a manu
! fucturlng establishment of Its. nature
: should the officials decide to move
their plant to this city.
The plant and equipment of the
company has been destroyed by tire,
and before rebuilding they are look
ing for u better locution. Housing
conditions, labor markets, light, heat
and power rates, and cost of living
are among the conditions they wish
to learn about before deciding
whether or not, to come here.
The plant employs 250 fnen, has
a payroll aggregating $300,000 an
nually, and an output worth SS,-
500,000 annually, according to the
communication of the officials.
ARMORED CAR GOER THROUGH
An armored motorcar, fully cam
ouflaged, passed through Harrisburg
CITY AND COUNTY
OFFICE BUILDING
MAY FACE CAPITOL
Plan to Sell Site
of Courthouse
Meets Favor
PARK TO BE
GREATCENTER
Men in Public Life |
Endorse Plan As
Good Idea
Public sentiment favoring tne'
erection of a now courthouse and
municipal building on a site facing ■
the Cupitol Park Extension is grow- i
lag in the city since the report of
City Solicitor John E. Fox and J
County Solicitor Philip S. &loyer that;
the present site of the courthouse i
can be sold by the county provided j
the fund is used to provide u simi
lar structure.
t Development of the pat k and the '
streets surrounding it as a big civic I
center has been pointed out by old- I
clals and broad-minded biininessmen '
as an opportunity which Marrisburg|
should take advantage of at once. 1
The lirst big step towar-l this would I
be tho construction of a new court- j
house and city office bidding facing!
the park, probably in Walnut street!
Una near Fourth street.
Declare Plan Important
Businessmen of the city and others I
in official circles declared tilt plan Is'
of so much Importance to the future!
of llarrlshurg that it should be seri-:
i cusly considered before the city and
j county commissioners decide iin-Hyl
the location of the iiev. stru.-tn.re
[which they contemplate having l
'elected.
That the site of the present Court- j
house nnd a'so the county lull should i
he sold, the new administration I
building for both city and county to
be placed In Walnut street facing the
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EBERT CABINET
MAY HAVE QUIT
By Associated Press
London, Doc. 20.—Reports from
Copenhagen state that the Ger
man cabinet headed'by Frtedrich
Ebert bus resigned, but there is
no confirmation of them as yet.
Copenhagen, Dec. 20.—Dr. Gus
tav Stresemunn, leader of the
National Liberty party in Ger
many, has announced that tho
German People's party, in which
he has been active since the revo
lution, is absolutely opposed to a
Social Democracy, and will tight
the Socialist rulers, according to
Merlin newspapers received here.
The Center pnrty has been sum
moned to a conference which will
be held at Frankfort on Decem
ber 30.
park, and the Jail outside the city
limits so that the prisoners cjuld lie
given work on an Industrial farm,
were the plans advanced by E. 8.
Herman, president of the Clt., Plan
ning Commission, who has been fol
lowing closely and with much inter
est the park cxtensison work and tho
development of a civic center.
City and county commissioners,
while they have not openly declared
themselves In favor of plac ing a new
building fnclng the park, sail to-day
they would in all probability con
sider the advisability of locating It
there, before making final p'ans for
actual building operations.
Herman Favors Capitol
Mr. Herman, who has always taken
an active part in civic development
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FEATURES DELAYED
IlcrniiMc of iiniiNUfi! condition*,
the Hoy S .nit nnd the Snn
dny Mfhool Ic**on, remilnr Frldny
frntiirr* of the Harrlnhurir Tele
graph hnve heen omitted to-dny.
Iloth will nppenr to-morrow.