HARRISBURG t&SffS£> TELEGRAPH ■ YYYVTTT Nn 7 14 PAr.RS; Dally Except Sunday. Entered as Second Class -A..A..A. V J.J.I J.NO. / 1 .'VuLo Matter at the Post Office at Harrisburg iERMAN REBELS LOSE NEWSPAPER PLANTS IN FIGHT Vorwaerts Building and Bucx enstein Plants Arc Captured IRE NCH E S DESTROYED 'ortification Made of Rolls ol' Paper Is Quickly (-rumbled TWO SHOTS DID THE JOB Courtyard Filled With Dead and Wounded; .'lOO Prisoners By Associated Press Berlin, Jan. 13.—Loyal troops have carried by storm the Buexenstein printing plant where the ,Kreuz Zeitung is printed. Many citizens had been killed and wounded re cently by Bolshevists tiring from the windows of this building. The capture of the Vorwaerts building, near that of the Kreuz Zeitung, was carried out bv ap proximately five hundred loyal troops. They lirst destroyed an entrenchment in front of the building consisting of rolls of printing paper behind which two machine guns had been installed. Two shots from a mine thrower swept away the whole fortifica tion with the gun crew. The Sparlatans sent a white flag party forward but were told noth ing but unconditional surrender would bo considered. - Battle Begin* fwo initio throwers and two field funs then began a systematic botn -ardment and soldiers worked their way forward with machine guns and inally stormed the building. They npt with little resistance inside, thel lefenders being mostly civilians, in-1 .'hiding some Itussians. The court yard was tilled with I lend and wounded uinl three luin ired prisoners, including a number >r itussians were taken. Among Lite prisoners was a man understood to be the Bolshevist agent Chevinne. Many defenders were buried in tlie ■uins. The attackers lost three killd ind several wounded. The front of he building was badly damaged and >art of the plant was wrecked but he presses were unhurt. Three thousand loyal troops narched in to-day from Lichterfel le, a suburb southwest of the city. I'hey were received by the citizens vith rejoicing. They were mainly ounger troops from the front, rearing iron crosses and medals diowing that many of them had teen wounded from one to five times. I'hey maintained their old discipline uid sang as they marched. Many >dicers marched In the ranks as trivates and carried rifles. Tito loops brought field guns and scores tf machine guns. Kugcr For Fight To the Associated Press the sol iiers expressed their indignation igaipst the Spartacans. All appear >d to be thirsting for a light. To iay's arrivals were only the van ;uard of others encamped around -terlin. it is understood that about 10,000 more troops are ready to narch into Berlin. It Is learned that he troops exacted as a condition hat they would not be interfered vith by the government and would ie allowed to wipe out the followers >t Dr. Karl I.iebkneet in their own vay. One of tlie officers who led the Hack on the Vorwaerts building aid: "We could have done this days go, but the government hesitated [Continued on Page 7.] Mans Maturing For New Sanitary Hospital Alter securing the united support r the physicians of the city and ounty. the Chamber of Commerce nd city and county officials, pluns or the proposed sanitary hospital re gaining much headway. \v angements now are being made or the meeting at which Dr. John I. Stokes, head of the contagious isease clinic of the famous Mavo pothers' Hospital in Rochester linn., will speak. Dr. Stokes recently toured the rincipai cities of the county, study ig such institutions and will illus rate his lecture here next week 'itli pictures taken during his in estlgation. Dr. Stokes has paid par culur attention to the plumbing of itch hospitals because of the ini ortance of good work where abso ite sanitation is to be hud. THE WEATHER] For Ilnrrixliuric and vicinity) ■ nrtly cloudy and warmer to night ami Turxduy t lowest tem perature to-night about freez ing. , For Fas tern Pennsylvania: Part ly cloudy to-nlgbt and Tues day; warmer; fresh souib winds. ( ( Hlver The Siixquehnnnn river and all Its branches will fall slowly or re main nearly stationary, except local rises may he caused by Ice. lee will diminish as a result of higher temperature to-night and Tuesday. \ stage of about I.M feet Is Indicated for Hurris burg Tuesduy morning. Happy Skaters Throng Wildivood - I • . . ' .. r >'-^v:; /"" Mit S ' : . ' ' "' ; ;.. ..;: ' , '-" '- "." l'.',„ V ' ' ■■•■'' , . " >t?':f. . ■ ■ V ;-:; , -•* . . , . " • 6,000 SKATERS OUT IN WEEK, SAY OFFICIALS Rest Boom Facilities Crowded Both Saturday and. Sunday it is estimated that 6,000 skaters have used Paxtang, Twelfth and Wildwood during the past week, it is a pity that many more have not availed themselves of this opportun ity to tight off influenza and have a good time in tlie bargain, park au thorities say. At Wildwood Saturday und Sunday the rest room facilities were crowded. At Paxtang tlie cozy building there was filled. There is no winter house at Twelfth street, but tlie guard in charge there keeps a good fire burning and plenty of benches around it to toast the shins of those who get cold feet. Wildwood lake witli its 122 acres of ice is tlie mecca now for old and young. The lake area was lirst flood ed in January, 1909, and placed in custody of the JliWrisburg Park Commission and almost immediately it became frozen and was made use • ful. There arc many whose names are not known to tlie park authorities, but the most persistent und consist ent known regulars are: Tlie "two young old fellows," 60 years or more, who can outshine all comers of all ages, are Howard O. I Townsend, clerk in tlie City As sessor's office, and 11. 11. Koons, of I the United States mail service. These [ men recount with much pleasure the many delightful days and even ings on which good skating could be had since 1909. Others who are of Hie younger class but regulars are: Miss Mildred 11. Conkling, music teacher in the public schools. Miss Bessie Bennett, schoolteacher; Miss Margaret Turner, playground in structor; Frank If. Stewart, of the P. R. It., and Mr. and Mrs. E. R. I 1 itzgerald. All these mentioned are expert skaters and could givc*in ex hibition that would get uppluuse iioni the invincible Charlotte und her crew ot New York Hippodrome fame. Italian Park, not yet under the care of the Park Department, will tie another fine spot for skating and a faiorable point is its accessibility to the vast population of the West End Superintendent of Parks Forrer to day said it should be a sense of re lief to parents when they can send their children out for this winter sport without fear of drowning. Park authorities, lie said, are doing their best to keep down to a minimum the number of so-called roughnecks, lie said the worst offenders will be called up for prosecution if they persist in keeping up their practice. Reed Bill Prohibits Carrying of Liquor States By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 13.—The Supreme Court held to-day that the Reed "bone-dry" prohibition amendment prohibits interstate transportation into dry states of Intoxicating liquor for beverage purposes, even when in tended for personal use. Justice Mcßeynolds, in a dissent ing opinion, concurred in by Justice Clark, declared the Reed amendment was not an interstate commerce reg ulatory measure, but a direct Inter meddling with a state's affairs and beyond Federal power. As interpreted by the Court, the law nullifies state statutes permitting limited amounts of liquor to be brought in for 1)61-80081 use. John E. Dare Buys Bretz Hardware Store It was announced! to-day that Wal ter R. Sohn. attorney, purchased the lturdware store and stock of Bretz Brothers, bankrupts, at a public sale in bankruptcy court a few weeks ago for John E. Dare, well known coal dealer on Allison Hill. Mr. Dare .has not announced his plans. Tlie sale will be confirmed on Fri day. LUXEMBOURG IS UNDER ARREST By Associated Press Berlin, Jan. 13.—Rosa Luxem bourg, associated with Dr. Karl Liebknecht in the leadership of tlie rebellious Kpartacan forces in Berlin, has been arrested by government soldiers, according to a report ir: the Taeglis'che Rund schau. The arrest is said to have been made when the troops were clear ing out the central office of the Spartacans on Saturday night, when Dr. Liebkneeht's son is reported to have been taken. VALUE OF COUNTY TAXABLE ESTATE IS $100,000,000 New Assessments til' Coal] Lands to Run Up Totals Real estate assessors' returns dur ing tlie triennial assessment show that tlie aggregate value of all prop erty in the city and county which can be taxed by the county, is $92,- 656,918. or $12,352,293 more than in 1918."This total does not include any increase which may lie made in coal land assessments by tlie county com missioners when the reports of the mining experts are received. The commissioners will meet Jan uary 29 to consider any appeals which the property owners may pre sent. They said that it is likely the valuation will reach $100,000,000 witli the accurate assessment of tho coal lands. The returns of the asses sors in each district will be adver tised in a day or two. The total valuation of real estate lin the city and county is $87,878,'- 782; value of horses and mules, $541,328; cattle. $372,443: offices, trades, professions and occupations, $3,8G4,365. G. J. SHOEMAKER i RETURNS AFTER j OVERSEAS DUTY Former Policeman Wounded Three Times During Hot test Fighting of War Lieutenant George J. Shoemaker, 203 4 Fulton street, is in Harrisburg again, a Veteran of the great war. He was wounded three times, went tlirough some hot fighting at tlie Maine, at Fisnies and along tlie Vesle, ajnd saw the Huns when they began their ; nglorious rush towards the Fatherland with the victorious Twenty-eighth Division close behind, lie was on the battlefield where [Ccnitiiiticd on Page 13.] HIS TURTLES WILL DO STUNTS, AT LEAST HE HOPES SO "Jimmy"" Ziegler Believes They Will Be as Quick as Sea Lions to Learn Fancy Tricks Stinliury, Jan. 13.—Sunbury has a rival to Cart Hagenback, the famous animal trainer, in tlie person of "Jimmy" Ziegler. "Jimmy," who is known to almost every man, woman and child in Sun bury, lias installed himself in the profession of - training turtles. Just at present he has two of them, named ' Big John" and "Little Mln," in Ills "school." "1 aim going to give them au education," he said. "There is no reason why ai turtle shouldn't be trained Just as well as Mr. Hagen back trains hi* elephants and lions. There are tremendous possibilities in the turtl-t raining business.' Whereupon an i unsympathetic by- HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13 CONSTABLES GET PAY FOR VISITS TO CLOSED BARS County Solicitor Decides Con-] stables Earned Money Dur- ! j ing Influenza Epidemic : Whether constab'es should ire paid: •for v[siting saloons and hotels with! I licensed bars which were closed dur-' ing October because of Hie influenza 1 ! epidemic caused a lengthy discussion! I in county official circles between thel commissioners, controller and solic-l I itor. • ! ! County Controller Henry W. Gough i ■ had most of the constables make af fidavits that they actually visited the [piatFs "jTimt; twf' rrratmi "rrnrt. no I liquor could be sold, and the major ity of them did so. A few who did not make their usual visit during Oc tober took oath that they only called! Lit the bars and saloons in November and December. I The county commissioners decided | i finlly to pay the constables, asking I 'Solicitor Philip S. M'oyer for an i opinion. He said in an oral state-] j nient that if the constables actually | ! stopped at the. hotels and saloons, during October, even though the! ] places were closed, they should he j I paid. In support of this decision, lie ! said that the law which directs them j to do this expressly states the con j stables shall visit all places where i liquors are kept or sold. The question was raised also about paying constables from Middletown, where a number of bars had been ' closed because they were within the half-mile r.one of tho Government depots. The officials decided to pay them, too. BF.KR 5F.1.1.H FOR $3O A BARREL j St. Louis, Jan. 13. —The whole sale price of beer made a new high • record hero of $2O a barrel, in March, 1917. it sold at $7 a barrel; in June, 1918. $l2, and August, 1918, $l5. Prohibition of manufac , ture is given as the cause for in creased price. ! OFFICIALS FOR I NEW ORDER OF POLICE CHOSEN I i Policemen Elect 'Dorey' Fclil eisen President of Organi zation at Annual Meeting I , | The Fraternal Order of Police or ; I ganized yesterday fop u year of ng . j gressive work in the interests of the ■] members of t lie police department. ( J Theodore Fehleiaen. veteran nieni •iber of the force, was elected presi i dent. Other officers are: Vice-presi i dent, George Fettrow; secretary, J. T. Hicks; treasurer. P. J. Hylan, and i trustees. W. If. Cummlngs, T. W. [Continued on Page ".] stander chimed in with "Going to sell 'em to the Chinese, Jimmy?" "Chinese! Why?" returned tlie trainer. "That's the only place where turtles would act up in pub lic," he was told, "'cause their shows are open for a week. Tain't so." said "Jimmy;" my turtles are Just as swift as sealions and. anyway, you remember the fable of tlie tortoise and the liare." Mr. Ziegler plans to Instruct his turtles In the fine arts and then to sell them to one of the big circuses. Just at present the only trulning they hare is enough to answer to their names, but he has hopes that they'll bo able to do some startling stunts —sometime. ftfje fftac-flnftcpenftcnt JURY SERVICE PATRIOTIC DUTY, SAYS KUNKEL Public Business Must Come Before Private Enterprise, Is Court's View NECESSARY AS SOLDIERS President Judge Likens Serv ices as Important as Military Demands Jurors who seek to evade their duty in the county courts, giving us an excuse thut private business re quires their attention, show little patriotism, declared President Judge George Kunkel at tlie opening ses sion of the January criminal court. Fourteen of the petit jurors were excused, some of them subject tu call. Judge Kunkel explained he was referring to no specific instance, but said that he wanted the members of the liar to understand that In making motions to have jurors excused they are as much concerned as the court. He declared he would not encourage, nor should any attorney encourage. Jurors to ask to lie excused because of private business. Patriotic Service "Some of them seeni more con cerned about their private affairs i than in tlie administration of jus tice," Judge Kunkel continued. "They must yield to public business, but instead of knowing the law they have learned it backward and think public business does not come first. There are jurors who come here and serve, suffering much loss and ineonven- ] ience, but without making u inur- j mur. They show their patriotism in i doing this. To serve in times oi j peace on a jury is as important us i military set vice in times of war. Both] are necessary to tlie administration i of government, it is their duty to I serve as jurors when they are called ] just as much as it is their duty to i serve in battle when called." Boycr Heads Grand Jury Adam W. Boyer, of East Hanover] township, was made foreman of tlie grand jury. A number of petit jurors who were j ill or whose work necessitated their , presence at tlie various plants where I they are employed were excused as( William F, Allen. West Han ov e r"l o\vna 111 p:' 1 Wov" K.' BanlCcs. j city; George W. Bennett, city; John • Billots, city; David M. Epler, Don-j ponderry township: Joseph A. Freed-! man, city; John 11. Jueobc, city: William I'. Keever, Middletown; j Joseph H. Knepley, city; Charles E. i Lentz, city: Howard W. Ritter, city; John P. Shelly, Steelton; Shirley B. Watts, city; John H. Whye, Middle-! town. Because of tlie oilier legal ques- i tions before the court and the usual | time required to receive reports ! from constables, no criminal eases were culled during the morning ses [ sion. Wilson and Lans : ng at Night Service in Y Hut Hear Philippine Bishop I By Associated Press Parts. Jan. 13.—President Wilson attended a meeting at a big Y. M. ! O. A. hut here last night and heard I the Rev. Charles H. Brent, former | Protestant Episcopal Bishop of tlie ] Philippine Islands, preach on tlie sub ■ ject, "Comrades in Service." | Mr. Wilson occupied u seat on tlie J platform, but did not .speak. He was I accompanied by Robert Lansing, Sec- I retary of State. WAR BOARD TO FORCE DECISION ON N. Y. STRIKE j Will Make Finding in Harbor i Controversy; Despite Ac tion of Owners By Associated Press j New %ork, Jan. J3.—The National | War Labor Board, convened by ! cabled request of President Wilson, decided to-day, over the objections of • private harbor boat owners, to make . a finding in the dispute between em ployers and crews which resulted last j week in a strike of ] tJ.OOO marine ■ workers and In a tieup of the port. Former President Taft, presiding, | announced that the finding would be in the form of a recommendation that j the owners comply with the Board's | ruling # on the men's demands for a "living wage" and a basic elg'lu j hour day. , In the case of the Railroad Admin istration, the War and Navy Depart ments and the Shipping Board, also parties to the controversy but con senting to arbitration, he said that the usual form of award would be made and would be automatically ef fective. Washington, Jan. 13.—Legal offi cers of the Government are looking into the question of p,owers for Fed eral commandeering of privately owned harbor boats at New York to meet the necessities of the civil pop ulation. Immediate drastic action as a re sult of the refusal of the private boat owners to Join with the Government agencies and employes in submitting their labor controversy to the War Labor Board apparently Is not con templated, as the Government prob ably has sufficient facilities already I under its control for its own needs.! ONLY UVRXIN NEWHPAI'E , 1919. CHURCHES JOIN TO EVANGELIZE WHOLE STATE Plans For State Federation to Embrace All Denomina tions Laid at Lunch TO RAISE FUND OF $lO,OOO Headquarters For Big Cam paign May Be Located in Harrisburg Plans lor a State Federatoin! of Churches to embrace all Pro testant denominations were laid ■ at a meeting of prominent min-j isters and laymen of Harrisburg j held in the University Clubj rooms at noon to-day, following! a luncheon. The objects of the! ■federation ,is set forth by officers | of the local ministerial association, j are briefly: "To unite on tlie basis of deeds j rather than creeds, the forces of Protestantism. To Oppose Kv i I "To further statewide uplift, by opposing evil and advancing good, through the committees on comity, evangelism and social service. "To provide a constructive pro gram of simultaneous evangelism. The fedei-ation method of evangelism added 8,000 members to the churches of Cincinnati during the year just closed: 8,000 to the Indianapolis churches and 1 1,000 to the Cleveland churches. The cost of such a cam paign is insignificant compared to j that of a tabernacle campaign, and every church continues its own serv | ices and employs its own methods. "To enable the Christian forces to act unitedly in the effort to make Pennsylvania a mighty Christian Commonwealth." Affleck Heads Committee John A. Affleck was made the chairman of a committee of busi nessmen which will raise funds to ward a state total of $lO,OOO to be devoted to the work of the federa tion. Harrisburg has been assigned $3,000 of this grand total. A com- ! mitteo to assist Mr. Affleck is being j named this afternoon and full an nouncement of the personnel will' probably be made to-morrow. Among the members now named are Arthur I). Bacon, IS. Z. Gross, Prof. J. J. Brehm, E. A. Reigle, Mr. Clippinger, Mr. McCoy, E. (\ Snyder. A meeting of the committee will be held Wed nesday noon at the Central Y. M. I O. A. when the proposition will be j developed further. I it is planned to formulate a con ; stitution to be adopted by the indi j vidual Protestant churches of the j city and later to be adopted us the j federation's foundation. Headquarters Here ! The campaign will be state-wide : and similar movements are now be j ing started In the larger cities of the Commonwealth. Among the *itans for j definite action by this federation are I those cited by the Rev. Roy E. Guild |in a brochure distributed at the | meeting. They include evangelism by home forces, churches taking an ac | live part in civic activities, aiding in | welfare work among the soldiers, training Bible teachers, prohibition work, patriotic service, mobilization I of missionary forces. Christian com ilty, protecting roomers from immoral ! houses, rural evangelism, work (among the theater's,' religious public j ity, evangelism outside of churches, j week-day religious education, remak- I ing boys, and other phases of the ] work. i Harrisburg will probably be made I the state headquarters and an cx ! ecutlve secretary will be appointed to (oversee the entire work, with offices ; here. j California Senator Wants Yankee Troops Taken From Russia j By Associated Press ( Washington, Jan. 13.—A resolu- I tion to record the Senate as favoring withdrawal of American soldiers . from Russia "as soon us practicable'' was introduced to-day by Senator .Johnson, of California, with an as sertion that the United States gov : ernment evidently had no Prussian j policy and was inviting disaster. j Silesian R. R. Station in Loyalists' Hands By Associated Press Berlin. Jan. 13.—The Silesian rail j way station, which was the last im portant Spartaean stronghold in i Greater Benin, now is in possession • of tlie government forces. [ COMMERCIAL MAX WILL GO TO ROME By Associated Press i Washington, Jan. IS.—Appoint ment of A. P. Dennis, of Princess Ann, Md., as the first commercial attache at the American embassy in Rome, was announced today by" the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Mr. Dennis, a graduate of Princeton, is a wholesale lumber dealer and lias written extensively on economic subjects. FIRE IX CHIMNEY An alarm from Box 332 was rung three minutes before noon today, and firemen of the district responded to extinguish a slight fire at 38 Balm street. The blaze started in the chimney, resulting from a defective flue. 3 SHIPS SAIL WITH YANKS By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 13. —The trans ports Rochambeau, Lapland and Cretlc have sailed from France for New York with 160 officers and 4,- ! [2OO men. i O ASSOCIATED PIIESS SJNOr.E COPIES lIAUr CniTIAW lit IN lIA It It I SHU ItG TWO CENTS HUIVIC. LUII IUII WORLD PEACE BOARD GETS DOWN TO REAL WORK ON FIRST DAY Wilson Chooses Five Experts to Present a Tentative Plan For League of Nations to Prevent Conflict BRYAN PLAN HINTED AT IN THE FORMATION OF PARIS TREATIES 3V Associated Press Paris, Jan. 13.—The lirst ac tual session of the peace con gress is being liejti to-tlay. al though it is otticinHly designated as one of the series of conver sations for la.vinir the ground work for the structure wh.'cli will later lie presented to Hie formal assembly of the delegates of all the nations. \ To-day's meeting probably will ileal witli the impoi'tiant ques tion of tile orguuUatioin by which the peace congress will '.function. It is also expected to .make a start toward a decision on the question of whether the sessions will be OJK'II or secret. Reports (hat the American delegation has agreed on ing plan for a league of nakions, and that it will be one of the lirst tilings to IK- laid liefore the congress, have been current in Paris. All outward evidences in official quarters point in the other direction. As late as President Wilson's return from Italy he was not prepared to lay down a working plan, desiring to have other plans originating among the Fiitcntc delegates offered first. Paris. Jan. 13.—The Supreme Council of the peace congress, con sisting of President Wilson und the Premiers and Forejgn Ministers of the tour great powers. Great Britain, France, the United States and Italy, met at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the French foreign office for the first formal exchange of views and to make arrangements for the pro cedure of tlie conference to-day, at which the full delegation is to be present. Yesterday's meeting was chiefly in teresting in its personal aspects— the bringing together for the first •Ji T • T \ f v 4* T J <* 4* f* 4 >ij- : . ted y X X | RTACANS LOSE COURAGE . T 1 ? r - ? ; £ 4 •• '<• ■ ct: .v v- T 4* • ■Sc 5,1 ."d * | X i' p IntS T 4* • t| IX per- d. - X X X * <■•. f T T f y 1 —• hMv orpus. X T ' 'TO ?/' VE CHILD 4 i au,4y J* X Hf 4* v ; : h.ther v.-as the veasbii the X 4* X Sahara" in their mry, L ; I-, Inst Saturday. 4 - -Ja * ► X v ' I 4 X (! ' " ' m jj * If tncct the urgent needs of the Children's Industrial Home X 0 e, both of which were reported bf * ! J i - >;• e the * * <§ ► ! '-ifr 11. rhe club * X) | I X < X |t •n, J. William Bowman, E. C- Herman, Dr. C. B. \ > ;d Wallace G. Starry were appointed a for.? * • 4 ilttee to take d b ework., The homes,are both • T i *" M n X * ' 7| ———— ——— . * * ? MARRIAGE LICENSES V. ■4* liuimeßD P. Htu, Camp HI", and Sarah E. Ipdcrrovr, Harris- * * m tour®. | BRITISH SEEK TO AID THE RUSSIANS lA>II ponsilde authority in Russia. The paper adds:' "The French government 's not hostile to tjiis suggestion. There is no difference of opinion IK>- tween the British and the French governments and there has been no idea on the part of the British government to invite delegates from Russia to attend the peace conference." time In contact of the world's besi known statesmen, who now are tin guiding figures of the congress. Ttyi scene as they assembled was one 01 unusual activity. The day was dark and raw, and ! tile statesmen arrived at the meeting place in heavy wraps. The usual tHunday calm across the Seine was Interrupted by the great crowds which lined the (Juai D'Orsay, uni ious to pay tribute to the notable fig ures concerned in the world's most <1 nun a tic function. Batteries of photographers and of moving pic ture experts were drawn up flanking the entrances of the foreign min istry. Bines of soldiers and other guards preserved order. Marshal Foch was first of the 'high plenipotentiaries to arrive. Soon [Continued on Page 7.]