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LXXXVII— No. 283 12 PAGES D *'Vtter p t s th n e d p£.t omc?' l^lurVubur, 1 " 8 HARRISBURG. PA.. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1918. .V'TYImS.! g kss HOME EDITION
ARIZONA LEADS BIG
FLOTILLA OF SHIPS
IN STORMY REVIEW
Aeroplane Fleet
Escorts Ships
to Statue
SNO W HIDES THE
GREAT PAGEANT
Sirens Shriek in
Welcome For the
Sea Warriors
By Associated Press
\rv \ork, Dec. 26.—Led by the
silperdreaduauglit Arizona, ten great
battleships, in command ot Admiral
Henry T. Mayo—the vanguard of
America's victory tleet in European
waters —steamed majestically up New
York harbor to-day in review before j
Secretary bf the Navy Daniels and |
were greeted with a tumultuous recep- j
tion by harbor craft and hundreds of
thousands of persons who lined the
shores. The fleet reached Ambrose,
channel late yesterday and rode atj
anchor within sight of the city's;
lights last night.
The ships weighed anchor at 7.20 j
o'clock to-day, and. escorted by a fleet !
of twenty-one aeroplanes, proeeeJid
slowly ttp the harbor to the Statue
of Liberty, where Secretary Daniels
and a party of distinguished guests)
• n the Presidential yacht Mayflower j
reviewed the procession. The shrieks,
of thousands of welcoming sirens and
whistles 'were drowned by the rtittn-'
derous salute of nineteen guns ffiom
each battleship as it came abreast of I
the Mayflower.
The dreadnaughts passed up the;
Hudson and anchored from Fifty-fifth!
to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth
street and preparations then were
made for 10,(150 men to disembark for;
the land parade down I'ifth avenue
this afternoon.
The ships welcomed home, after!
eighteen months of strenuous patrols!
<>f seas infested by enemy submarines!
were the Pennsylvania. Arizona, |
• iklahoma. Nevada, Utah, New York. |
Texas. Arkansas, Wyoming and
Florida.
In addition to Secretary Daniels, the I
reviewing party included Secretary of
War Baker. Secretary of Agriculture!
Houston. General Peyton C. March, |
chief of staff of the United Stales!
Army; Admiral Grant, of the British
navy, and the senior naval attaches of!
the Allied nations.
Residents of every hamlet facing
on New York bay last night eager- i
ly awaited their opportunity of be- j
ing first to salute the homecoming l
armada. Every factory whistle for!
miles around received a final inspec- ;
tion. so that it should not fall to;
speak their welcome. It was ex- :
pected that not a square root of soil i
on the heights of Brooklyn or Staten
Island would be vacant, while great'
hosts thronged both banks of the ,
majestic Hudson to hail the return
ing ships.
New York, the overseas fleet:
found awaiting to greet it great bat- !
tleships of the home fleet and many
swift, gaunt destroyers which ha\* !
been doing convoy and patrol duty 1
in American waters during the war. j
litis home fifcct was during the '
night anchored in the Hudson.
At the Statute of Liberty, to the !
west of tho main channel, was sta- •
tioned the Presidential yacht May- 1
•flower, carrying Secretary Daniels. |
who arrived here last night from [
Washington for the review. Abroad
were other members of the cabinet,
army and naval officers of high
rank and other distinguished guests.
Behind the Mayflower was an
chored the Aztec, hearing Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt, the naval com-I
inittecs of Senate and House, Rear :
Admiral Burrage and foreign mili
tary and naval officers. In line with
the Aztec were the naval press boat
Zarifa and several other steamers!
carrying city officials and their
guests.
The Arizona reached the May
flower at about 10 o'clock. As each
vessel passed the secretary's ship. It
lired nineteen guns In Mr. Daniels' .
honor. The Mayflower roared its
reply.
Admiral Mayo's flagship. the
Pennsylvania, was preceded, besides
the Arizona, by the Oklahoma, Xe- j
vada and Utah. Then followed the .
New York, Texas, Arkansas, Wyorn-|
ing and Florida. In this order they
anchored a line six miles long, i
stretching from 58th to 175 th:
street.
The Mayflower circled the entire
fleet, reviewing it at anchorage. The ;
salutes were repeated and from each !
craft came the strains of the "Star j
Spangled Banner," played by the
ship's band.
The Mayflower then anchored at j
the foot of 92nd street and Secre-'
tary Daniels received Admiral Mayo !
and tho commanding officers of the!
various ships, who came alongside i
in their launches.
Meanwhile contingents from each i
ship on the overseas fleet, number-'
ing 10,000 men in all. debarked for!
New York's tirst post war parade, i
Through streets gaily decorated !
with flags and bunting, the sailors'
proceeded along Broadway to 59th'
street, crossed to Fifth avenue and |
marched down that historic thor- j
oughfare under the arch of victory'
nt Madison Square. At 23rd street. !
the column turned towafid the Hud-1
son river, embarking for the vari- '
ous ships.
"This evening each ship will be
outlined brllljantly with strings of
electric lights. Every turret, heavy
gun and mast will stand out In a i
blaze of light, and the name of each)
vessel will bo spelled out in colors, j
The flagships will carry pennents,
of blue bulbs, wJth their correct ;
designations in sliver ftato. ,
SHOW HIDES THE
SHIPS ON REVIEW
By Associated Press
Now York, Dec. 26.—Snow fell
so thickly in New York Harbor
1 this morning, the day of the
i great naval review, that the war
I vessels soon were hidden from
! Observers on shote. This unpro
• pitlous weather came with the
dawn while the fleet still tugged
1 at its anchors off the Ambrose
' Channel Lightship.
The home-coming vessels came
into port on one of the gloomiest
< mornings of the season. As the
. ships .approached quarantine,
j where they paused because the
; hour of their review was not until
i well on In the forenoon, occa
sional flurries of snow blown on
a cold northwest wind fell from
clouded skies which ottered no
prospect of sunshine.
MESSIAH TOBE ~~
j SUNG AT GRACE
CHURCH MONDAY
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Musical Art Society to Give
Annual Oratorio Willi
Fifty Voices
. The Musical Art Society, of this city,'
! will render Handel's "Messiah" Moil-'
| day evening at S {/dock-In the Grace;
IM. E. Church in State street. Thei
' chorus of fifty voices will be support
! od by tlie pipe orgtfn and orchestra.;
' Tlie soloists for the occasion arc;
1 propiinant singers of the city: Miss
Mary Buttorff, soprano: Mrs. Frank!
i lager, contralto; Stanley G. Backen
stoss, baritone: William S. Yates,|
tenor. and William R. Stoneslfer, or
ganist.
This is llie fourth annual perform
ance of tlie "Messiah" by the club, und
; Professor John W. Phillips, founder of
the organization and conductor,
• stated to-day that it was his hope
' that this great musical work would
| fleeome as familiar to tlarrisburgers.
!as any well-known hymn. "This year!
| of all years." said Professor Phillips. !
! people should hear tlie 'Messiah.' I
' would like to make titis oratorio as!
j well known to H&rrisburgers as tlie,
! most familiar hymns. It is, an undv-'
j ing thing, and the music is as fresh j
I to-day as day it was written." i
In speaking of the aims and pur-!
j poses of tlie Musical Art Society,'
! Professor Phillips pointed out that its!
object is to bring music to all classes'
' in tlie city and to develop musical I
| talent. He said: "The Musical Art!
| Society was formed to develop a;
! higher standard of choral singing and'
; to bring out talent that has here-1
j tofore not had a chance. The society.'
i besides, lias a number of associate
I members and a growing list of hon
orary memberships. My purpose in!
i repeating this great oratorio each;
! year is to make it so familiar to the,
I people that its rendition may become
| a kind of annual pilgrimage for tini
, sic lovers in the city and vicinity."
i The Musical Art Society plans to.
give some other big concerts this win-:
■ ter, and its rehearsals have become.
full of interest to the members. Oth-!
j or concerts for the winter will be an- 1
i nounced at a later date.
Thousands of Peruvians
Flee Out of Chile
l.imn. Peru. Dec. 26.—1t it: estimated;
that. 3.000 Peruvians have fled from
t'hile to Pern and Bolivia during (he
past month as a result of tile crisis
between Chile and Peril.
Kvej* steamer ij'oin he south is
bringing scores of fugitives. A i's-
I patch from Ho. southern l'eru, reports
1 lhat a Chilean aeroplane flew over
that port on December 21.
20,000,004) J< >IN RED CROSS
Washington, Dec. 26. —An enroll
ment of nearly 17,"00,000 was shown
iby reports front the American Red
Cross Christmas rnllcall received
last nigh* at Nation i! Headquar
ters here. Many divisions reported
.that thus far they had been able to.
! get only scattering returns from j
munj chapters, and this led officials
to believe that the ultimate total will i
exceed 20,000,000.
ADMIRAL SIMS SENDS
GREETINGS TO FRIENDS
' Commander of American Fleet Pays Tribute in Interesting
Letter to Yankee Seamen and Part They Played
Responding to a letter of congratu
; latlon from the editor-in-chief of the
! Telegraph, who was one of his youth-'
J ful associates at Orblsonia, Hunting-i
• don county. Admiral William S. Sims,|
writes an interesting letter, in whichj
: he pays tribute to the part of the j
I American Naval and Army forces'
| played in the winning of the war. He|
i expresses In this letter confidence in aj
final adjustment that will assure the,
! peace of the world:
i "U. S. Naval Forces Operating inj
Kuropean Waters, U, S. S. Melville,!
| Flagship.
•"30 Grosvenor Gardens.
"J-ondon, S. W. r.
"December sth. 191 f. :
' "My Dear Mr. Stackpole:
| "Your letter of November 16th, just,
I received and I thank you very much.'
| indeed for the kindly congratulations j
I and expressions of appreciation that;
< you and, through you, some of my oidj
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JITNEY DRIVERS
IWITHDRAWFROM
INDEMNITY FUND
I
Public Carriers Ruled Off the
Streets Plan to Operate
Cars For Hire
Thirty-five jitney drivers of the
| jolty who hate been operating for
. | many months hut must now comply
! with the Public Service Commission
! ruling which orders them off the
streets unless they apply for n cer
tificate of public convenience, are
j withdrawing fttnrls front the city
treasury.
According to the amended city
ordinance under which the Jltneurs
■ operated, each month they paid $5
i into tlie city treasury toward ft fund
which should he used in case any
i damage claims were made agulnst
the driver. As each one goes out of
i business and returns his .license,
this fund is returned to him when
he furnishes n bond equal to double
' the amount he has paid into the
treasury monthly. The bond which
is furnished is requited as a protec
tion to the city treasurer should
any damage suits be brought against
a jitneur after he discontinues the
business. Some of the drivers said
they will take "auto for hire"
licenses and expect to do a fair
! amount of business in that way.
TITLES OX SCRAP HEAP
Munich, Dec. 26.—Tho new Wurt
! temberg government, says a Stutt
-1 gart dispatch, proposes to abolish all
' nobility titles and powers.
friends of Central Pennsylvania have
so thoughtfully extended to our naval
forces that have been operating with
those of the Allies during the distress
ing war so happily terminated.
"I can well understand. I assure
you, the painful anxiety of those of
you whose sons or relatives have been
exposed to the hardships and dangers
of the sea and of battle, and all my
sympathy goes out to those whose
drar ones have made the supreme sac
rifice in the holy cause of liberty and
justice; while you. I gm sure, equally
appreciate the anxieties of those who
have borne some measure of the re
sponsibility for the conduct of our
aimed forces.
"The triumph of our ideals Is, as
you say, an occasion for mutual re
joicing. That the moral and physical
courage and the admirable endurance
• f the Allied nations have, with 'h?
assistance of America, finally achieved
such a complete victory over the pow
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IX SEW ATTIRE
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"CHIEFY"GILNER,
LONG FIGURE AT
j CAPITOL, DIES
I j Familiar Character Succumbs
to Stomach Trouble
in 69 th Year
! "Chlefy" Ullner, self-appointed
'custodian of the Pennsylvania State
! Capitol, and long a familiar figure
J about the institution, died efl,rly yes
jterday morning at the Harrisburg
! Hospital where he had been taken
'on the preceding ufternoon suffering'
| from a severe cold and stomach trou
, bio.
I "Chiefy" or Patrick Gilnaugh, as
|he was christened, was born In Ire
land 68 years ago. and when quite
|young he came to this country and
ito Harrisburg. Never capable of do
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I THE WEATHER];
For Ilnrrlntiura mid vlelnltyi Fair
I nml coldrr to-nlicht, with lowest
temperature about 24> drgrrrni I
I Friday fair, continued cold.
For Koatrrn Pennaylvsnlni Port
ly cloudy and colder to-nlgbtt i
Friday fair* moderate wreat I
winds. j
ECKINGERHAS
BILLS CUT DOWN
FOR SECOND TIME
I
(Agrees, lo Take S4OO of SI,BOOJ
und Submit to Court
Test
I
Coroner Jacob Etklnger. suichurged
early this year-by County Controller;
Henry W. Gougli, for amounts total- ■
ing $2,142, presented bills for more;
than SI,BOO to-day to the county com- i
missioners. These are the first he !
has filed since November, 1917.
The commissioners decided to pay \
Coroner Eclcinger S4OO, with the un- j
derstandlng that settlement of the;
surcharges made agjlnst amounts he |
collected prior to this 'year should
be settled by court decision on a case j
stated. ,
When Controller Gough Issued his
1917 report he included two charges
against the coroner, one for about
S7OO, which he claimed the coroner
received during the last few years in
witness fees of 25 cents each, to which
lie was not entitled; and the second i
account for approximately $1,400. '
made up of charges of $1.37 made j
by Coroner Eeklnger for reporting |
investigations.
In the bills for this year Coroner!
Eckinger has included again the lat
ter charges for reporting Investiga
tions. In paying him S4OO the county
commissioners did so, they said, with
tlie agreement that Coroner Ecking
er will pay back the amounts he has
been surcharged last year should It
be decided by the court that he was
.j not entitled to the money. The fees
! also would be deducted from his
| bills for 1918 when final settlement
i Is made for the year.
' ! County Solicitor Philip 8. Moyer, |
j who Is away for a short time to rest j
' after a recent illness, will prepare '
1 the case and present it to the court, j
;It Is understood. The facts will be j
; agreed upon anil the legal question j
i argued after which an opinion will i
11 be given to decide the issue. I
CITY EDITOR FINDS COMELY
WIDOW FOR LONELY WIDOWER
Photos to Be Exchanged Between Couples Seeking Help
meets; List Still Open to Late Applicants
The lonely man who appealed to
I the city editor of the Telegraph for
| a wife, has an answer to his appeal.
A comely young widow hag decided
' to embark on the sea of matrimony
1 and sends this letter to the city edi
tor tc be forwarded to the party In.'
. question:
"Rending your letter in the liar- j
| rtaburg Telegraph, 1 have tlnally de- j
j elded to answer as 1 am a widow 31 ;
| years of age. Three years ago my
} husband died leaving me a widow j
SCORES DIE IN NEW BERLIN
REVOLT OF GERMAN SAILORS;
WILSON GREETED IN
President Is Given
Royal Welcome by
British People
U. S. PARTY IS
GIVEN HONORS
Demonstration of
Great Size in
British Capital
London, Dec. 26.—President
and Mrs. Wilson are in Bucking
ham Palace this afternoon after
a journey from Calais to London
during which they were accorded
all the honors ever given roy
alty. Never lias a royal
progress, except those of gr-cat
national ceremonies excitcci
such interest here as the hi h
state visit of an American
President.
The drive of the short procession
from tlie station to the palace wus
made through streets lined with tlie i
Guards Regiment in khaki. Fresh j
flags hung overhead and covered the
buildings, while windows, balconies, i
sidewalks and open spaces were fill-1
ed with people, many of whom wore
the American colors.
All Kycs on Wilson
First came the sovereign's escort
of troops from the Household Cav
alry. Then came the cji'rtages with!
King George and President Wilson ]
and Queen Mary. Mrs. Wilson und;
Princess Mary. These were follow-1
ed by three others, which passed al-j
imoßt unnoticed, as all eyes were for
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and the Royal
family.
The route lay through a most in
teresting section of London. From
| Charing Cross it ran along the north
I side of Trafalgar Square, with the
Nelson monument towering on the
left and the National Gallery on the
right, Hs gray walls almost covered
by huge American and British tings.
It continued along Pall Mall, turn
: ing northward at St. James Place
! and up St. James street to Piccqy
! amy.
People Everywhere
Between Piccadilly and Bucking
i ham Palace there stretched a green
park which was dark with people.
! The party drove past Wellington
I Arch, along the southern side of the
1 park, then Into the broad plaza be
fore the palace and through the iron
I gates Into the palace forecourt.
Probably the most interesting part
of the spectacle for the President
tins the people who crowded every
! where to greet him. The day being
a holiday, workingmen and women
had a chance to turn out, with their
j small children. They made the most
of the'r opportunity and to no stra
| turn of British humanity could the
! President have made a stronger ap
! peal. The interior of the grimy old
I station, where King George welcom
ied Mr. Wilson, was carpeted with
! red and the walls and roofs were
! hidden behind masses of flags.
Welcomed at Dover
I Dover, England, Dec. <C6. The
| weather wus bright und crisp this
i morning and Dover wore a festal
appearance With its decorations and
j its animated throngs ready to wel
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Food Administration to
Continue Local Work
For Next Six Months
| The activities of the Dauphin
i county food administration likely
i will continue six months longer at
I the least, according to word receiv
i ed from Herbert Hoover at the of
i flce of the food administrator this
morning. For some time it has been
the common opinion that the food
administration would be disbanded
the first of the new year.
The information is contained in
a message from Howard Heinz,
state food administrator, which
says:
"Mr. Hoover cables Christmas
greetings to all county food admin
istrator's and advises that no one on
j the other side can but appreciate the
I great contribution toward the wln
! ning of the war which the perfect
team work and devotion of the food
' administrations have made possible.
I Europe will be another six months
!In recovering from its main food
j difficulties, and thus some task yet
I remains before us."
with iwo children, two girls, 8 and 6.
I um five feet, four Indies in height,
weighing 120 pounds. I ha"o brown
hair and blue eyes and a f- lr com
plexion. 1 would like ym • send
me your pholo.
"Truly yours."
| "P. S.—Answer at once."
| The match, however, is not settled
• and any other letters submitted In
| good faith will be forwarded tht>
I Lebanon county widower, j
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NEUTRALS BARRED
OFF PEACE BOARD
By Associated I'ross
Paris. Dec. 26. —Allied repre
sentatives have decided that neu
tral nations will not be,admitted
to the peace conference, uccord- j
, ing to newspapers here. Neutrals
I may address their claims to bel
' llgerents. however, and any do- i
' mamls thus made will be referred I
to a special body which will be
| created by tho peace body.
It has been decided, it is re
ported, that neutruls will be uI -
j lowed to participate in the del lb
' erations incident to the formation
of a J.eague of Nations.
PEACE CONGRESS
OPENING MAY BE
LATE IN JANUARY
Question of Representation to
L Be Discussed in I .ondon
Visit of Wilson
' j By Associated Press
i Paris. Dec. 26.—More than three
'weeks probably will elupse before!
the general peace conference assent-,
j bles. It is unlikely that any offi
cial statement will be issued in the
.meantime concerning the number of
j governments to be represented *or
(the tests to be applied to determine
'the right 07 applicants to partici- '
i pate.
j Technical experts attached to the
delegations of the principal powers,
already have given much study to.
I this subject. If negotiations to reach j
Jan agreement on this point have not;
jbeen undertaken already it is certain ;
they will be Immediately after Pres-j
lident Wilson's return from London,
■j Notwithstanding tlie indispositlbn ;
•of the British government to inject!
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Government Is Left
to Face Disorder
Without Troops
BATTLE ABOUT
ROYAL STABLES
Garrison Joins With
Revolutionists in
Street Fighting
By Associated Press
London, Dec. 26.—The
mutinous sailors who had
been holding out in the
Red Palace at Berlin have
hoisted the white flag and
have been allowed to leave
under guard, according to
advices from Berlin sent by
the Exchange Telegraph
correspondent at Amster
dam, Government troops,
the message adds, now oc
cupy the Dalace and the
royal stables.
London, Dec. 26.—The Alex
ander and Franzer regiments
have openly joined the revolting
sailors in Berlin, and it is pre
; dieted in advices sent from B'er
!l in late Christmas night that
; nearly tlie entire Berlin garri
i son will support them, leaving
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