President Visits Devastated Regions of France; Awed i tele of Ruin and Desolation HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M oq i A T>AfTTC Dally Except Sunday. Entered as Second Class 111 AO. £3 1H- I /VVJIIO Matter at the Post Office at Harrlsburg iooo MEN TO EHOMEFROM NCEMONTHLY ivisions Suggested as •ica's Contribution to my of Occupation iSTS ARMY OF 500,000 nt Wilson to Dctcr ic Strength of Men Overseas AMPS TO DWINDLE soldiers Needed For verhead" Duty to Stay By Associated Ft ess iiKton, Jan. 27. General :hief of staff, informed the nilitary committee to-day ipping arrangements had de by •which three hundred 1 men might be transported onthly and that all of the i Expeditionary Force ! returned home and de -1 within six months, are still about 785,000 men in the United States and be demobilized within a •om to-day, except those re or "over head" duty, Gcn ch added. Up to noon last , he said 104,000 men had from overseas, tany Americans will be hqld n the Army of Occupation determined by President. General March stated, but riericans already have been xl for return home than v proposed by Marshal Ie indicated that ten divi tl been suggested as Arner ilribution to the Army of on. sing demobilization plans • with the committee, Gen irch said retention of an i standing army of 500,000 >osed. [lon't ever expect to re jw 500.000 men —if we can ho said, gc sufficient to transport ncn monthly will be avail explained, through ships al r the Atlies combined with passenger tonnage, and the ons are virtually com about 1,800,000 Americans seas, the chief of staff said, ling capacity of 000,000 shall make it possible to nd demobilize all within six 'sliing Urged to Speed 3 President agrees to leave iions, or whatever number, •my of occupation," he said, make it in less time. From ining. General Pershing was d to return men as fast as was available." ng of the 785,000 men still at home. General March • single man will be out of ithin one month from to pt those retained for over y." I Senators said they had many complaints because which had seen long serv seas apparently were to be sent home. >olioy, General March said, tly in accordance with niili is to hold experienced men rmy of occupation, adding: II keep men who will not xcite the Germans—or who able to run over them if r." Escaped om Narva Before It Was Captured n, an. 27.—A dispatch to hange Telegraph from Co i quoting adkices received 1 .are to the effect that Leon the Bolshevik minister of marine, succeeded In es •om Narva before that town tured, but that a regiment ed Guard and a number of rs were made prisoner. irrow Escape When :omobile Turns Turtle 'oltz, a son of J. Ezra Foltz, narrowly escaped serious l Saturday while driving an ile on the road to Ooleborok. liine skidded from the road ihed through a fence, one ■ails jamming through the Id. missing P'oltz by inches i leaned to one side. The rturned in the field and crawled from beneath the the engine was still run 'oltz escaped with a few ns and bruises. £ WEATHER rrlnburgr nnd vlclnltyi Fair ght and Tuesday | not i change In temperature, ■t to-night about 35 de i. astern Pennsylvania! Fair ght nnd Tuesdayi moder temperiiturei freak nt ■< River wer portion of the main will rise slightly or re nenrly stationary to-night fnll slowly Tuesdayi the r portion will begin to fnll y thin afternoon or to- I. All brunches will fnll. ige of nbout 5.0 feet I* lo rd for Hnrrlahnrg Tuesday Ing. Women Directing D. A. R. Conference MRS. GEORGE T. GUERNSEY, MRS. ANTHONY WAYNE COOK, MlsjS CORA I.KE SNYDER, President General Pennu. State Regent Regent Hostess Chapter RETAIL PRICES OF BUTTER AND j EGGS COME DOWN Wide Range in Quotations Is i Found in Local Gro cery Stores OX THE TOBOGGAN SLIDE j Mild Weather and Coming of j Spring Has Effect on Chickens Butter and eggs in the Harrisburg j markets, already started on the| downward path, to-day are selling! at considerably lower figures than ! they were ten days ago. But the 1 decline has not been nearly so rapid 1 in this territory as it has been in) others. | One dealer, who aims to sell hisj goods at figures below those of his! competitors, reports a <'~op of BP- | proximately thirteen per cent, in the prices of both the best grade of j creamery butter and fresh eggs within the past ten days. Other j dealers report radical drops in prices although the figures have not had) such a downward tendency as they have in the first instance. Wide Range in Prices To-day's selling prices for cream ery butter range from 65 to 72 cents, whereas on January 17 it was rang ing between 75 and 77 cents. The drop in the price of eggs has been j similar. To-day they are selling at \ from 65 to 70 cents and ten days) [Continued on Page 11.] Governor's Mother Rapidly Improving Mrs. William H. Sproul, mother of the Governor, who was taken ill on inauguration day, has almost com pletely recovered. She has been able to take a drive along the River side Road. Mrs. William C. Sproul. the wife of the Governor, contrary to an im pression which seems to have been prevalent in Harrisburg. did not go to lier home in Chester over Sunday. Mrs. Sproul said this morning that she expected to spend all of her time in Harrisburg, whose people she had found most delightful and the city charmingly located. PESTHOUSE IS CONDEMNED BY NOTED EXPERT Dr. Stokes Says It Is "Dis graceful Shack;" Arouses Audience to Action Speaking at a joint luncheon to day of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce. Rotary Club, Civic Club, Kiwanis Club and city and county of ficials at the Penn-Harris hotel. Dr. John H. Stokes, of the Mayor Clinic, Rochester. Minn., auspiciously open ed the campaign for a new. model contagious disease hospital for Har risburg and vicinity. Dr. Stokes struck a popular nolo when he said that it is little less than a crime to send patients to "the [Continued on Page J;L] Special Election Called to Fill Seats Vacated by | Sproul and Beidleman Lieutenant. Governor Edward E. Beidleman has.called a special elec tion for choosing of senators in Dauphin and Delaware counties on February 25 to fill vacancies caused by the election of Governor Sproul and himself. At the same time Rad nor township, Delaware county, will vote on a loan. Frank A. Smith seems likely to succeed the lieutenant-governor in this county and ex-Speaker Richard J. Baldwin to take the Sproul seat. The special election in Harrisburg will have to wait until enabling leg islation is passed. It is now in the Senate and one of the provisions is thirty days' notice. City Council cannot act until the Legislature passes the bill. SENATOR DEMANDS WILSON'S HAND BE HELD FROM RAILS By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 27.—Revo cation of President Wison's power to return railroads under Govern ment control to their private owners any time within twenty one months after peace is de declared was proposed in a bill introduced to-day by Senator Cummins, of lowa, a Republican member of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, which is studying railroad legislation. It was referred to the committtee. SHAFFER TO GET WARM WELCOME FROM HOME FOLKS Dauphin's Aviator Expected to Reach Here Early Tomorrow Walter D. Shaffer, Dauphin avia tor, with the French flying corps during the greater part of the war. Is expected home to-morrow evening. He will arrive in the port of New York City on the steamer Lorraine, whose time of arrival is quoted as early to-morrow morning by the shipping news. Shaffer enlisted with the French flying corps shortly after the decla ration of war and saw considerable service with the unit until his flght ing was ended when he was shot down in battle. Before he was taken by the Ger mans, Adjutant Shaffer brought down two airplanes and a balloon fell to his prowess. When the unit entered into an engagement with the Ger mans over their own lines, Shaffer's machine was hit and he was taken prisoner. He was liberated some weeks ago following the signing of the armistice. Wearing his Croix de Guerre with its two palm leaves, Adjutant Shaf fer will receive a great reception when he arrives in Dauphin borough. Final arrangements are being per fected by the townspeople to give l him a welcome. FORTY-FIVE DEER LIBERATED IN UPPER DAUPHIN Much Game Placed to Build Up One-Time Famous Hunting Grounds Forty-five fine deer, bought by the State Game Commission from a North Carolina man who had pur chased them in Michigan for his pri vate preserve, have just been liber ated in the Lykens game preserve. The deer were brought from North Carolina under-the direction of Field Superintendent Fred W. Kelly, who says that they stood the trip well and that the animals are tine ones. The state game authorities recent ly placed a number of wild turkeys in this upper Dauphin preserve, which contains 3,200 acres and is nine miles in circumference, being located in the wooded region of the Dykens valley, formerly one of the greatest hunting places in the state. Numerous ring-necked pheasants have been placed in this preserve and further stocking will be under taken. It is the preserve nearest to the state capital and the greatest interest is being taken in it. These deer are among the best we could buy and it is up to the sports men to help us to protect them," said Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of the State Game Commission. "The North Carolina man had to sell them because the natives were killing them off. I wa.it to ask our Dauphin county sportsmen whether they will not aid us in protecting the deer and small game and prevent dogs from running them and get after any il leal hunters. I think they are inter ested and that we can count upon their assistance. There is a chance to make a great preserve in that section." HA&RISBURG, PA„ MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1919. D. A. R. TO OPEN BIG CONFERENCE | HERE TONIGHT Many Social Functions Are Planned For Guests of Local Chapter —(H) DELEGATES IN CITY (Reports to Show War Work Accomplished by Pa triotic Order Delegates lo the Pennsylvania j State Conference, Daughters of the I American Revolution, are arriving | in the city with their spinning wheel ; and distaff insignia and by this eve jning practically two hundred will have registered. All business ses sions will be held in convention hall of the Penn- Harris, whioh is heatf i quarters for the conference. Mrs. ! Anthony Wayne Cook, the state re j gent, will preside and there will be | prominent speakers, both men and 1 women, at all sessions. The state D. A. R. lias done much war work and the reports to be presented will be complete, for these local Daughters have pur chased liberally of Liberty Bonds, furnished complete several ambu lances for France, and given kitchen trailers and diet kitchens to the camps at home. They have entered actively into Red Cross and enter- I gency aid work, financing their own i gifts to these organizations and done much efficient service along Amer icanization lines One of the most important enjoyable parts of the program will be the reports of chap ter regents, giving a resume of their own special "doings." The social events of the week are for the con ference, visiting daughters and guests. Members of Harrisburg do not have the guest privilege for these functions at the Executive Mansion, Mrs. William Bailey's and at the See House. The complete program for the conference will be found on page 4. WORKFORBOYS IS PLANNED AT "Y"CONVENTION Secretaries of Eastern Penn sylvania Meet to Take Up Plans For Year Boys' work secretaries of Eastern Pennsylvania are in conference in the assembly room of the Central Y. M. C. A. to-day. Approximately twenty-five men are in attendance. The conference opened at 9.30 o'clock this morning. A number of important topics were discussed, among them being a Bible class campaign for the spring of 1919; how to hold boys in Bible study. Exchange of Ideas on father and son week; a good boys' work pro gram for a "one secretary" associa tion; and a suitable series of games for older boys' socials. H. J. Schmidt, Harrisburg, state boys' work secre tary of the Y. M. C. A., gave a re port of the sessions of a conference for boys' work secretaries held in Chicago last December. Dr. J. George Becht, secretary of the State Board of Education, who has recently returned from France, gave an interesting talk on his ex periences and Impressions, at a luncheon of the secretaries held at noon. A. JL Dinsmore, boys' work secre tary of the local "Y," is president of the gathering. WILSON TO VISIT BRUSSELS Brussels. Jan. 27. —President Wil son Intends to accept the invitation of King Albert to visit Brussels, it Is said in well Informed circles, but has not yet fixed the date for his trip because of the press of business in Paris. WILSON SHOCKED AT DEVASTATION OF FRENCH CITIES IN WAR ZONE: VISITS FAMOUS AMERICAN FRONTS Reds Force Back Yanks and Russ By Associated Press London, Jan. 27. —Allied forces on- the front south of Archangel, mainly American and Russian troops, have evacuated the town of Shenkursk under Bolshevik pressure and withdrawn to a shorter line north of the town, according to an official statement front the British War Oflice to-day on operations in northern Russia. The Americans and Russians had withdrawn to Shenkursk to avoid being outfbinked by the Bolsheviki, who attacked them on January 22-23 after a bombardment of three days. GERMANY LIKELY TO LOSE HER COLONIES France and Great Britain Oppose Restoration in Order to Prevent Establishment of Submarine Bases in Colonial Possessions; Claims of the Bel gians; Uchida Speaks For Japan By Associated Press I'orls, Jan. 27.—The Supreme Coun cil of the Peace Conference met at 10.30 o'clock this morning. There was a full attendance of the mem bers. A number of technical ad visers on colonial matters, including three Americans, accompanied the various delegations as they entered the Foreign Office for the day's ses sion. One of the questions which the Supreme Council was expected to take up to-day was the ultimate fate of the German colonies. France and Great Britain, it is declared, are agreed that under no consideration shall the colonies revert to Germany. One reason for such a decision is that it would render it Impossible for Ger many to establish submarine bases in Iter colonial possessions. The Amer ican attitude is as yet unrevealed. Claims of Belgium A prominent official declared to the Associated Press to-day that should the Franco-British viewpoint prevail the German kamerun would be taken over by the French; In ae oordanee with an agreement reached by Great Britain and France. Bel gium lavs claim to that part of the Congo which site conquered by force of arms, the Belgian troops having captured Tabora and the territory lying beyond the western slopes of Lake Victoria Nyanza. The Belgians also desire a strip of territory along the left bank of the Congo, the delim ination, of course, to be settled amic ably with Portugal, territorial com pensation being given the letter, t chldn Speaks For .Inpnn The Japanese delegation will, in its attitude on questions coming be- WOMAN'S TRESSES MAY HELP POLICE SOLVE HER DEATH But One in Thousand With Such Hair, Tenafly Medi cal Examiner Savs Tonally. X. Y„ Jan. 27—Although expressing the belief that the richly clad young woman whose body was found yesterday between two boul ders on a ledge of the Palisades near here had committed suicide, Dr. W* E. Ogden, local medical exam iner, said he might' postpone the autopsy for several days, hoping that identification meanwhile would lead to the solution of the mystery of her death. He expressed the be lief she had committed suicide: The woman, according to Dr. Og den, was about 22 years old. Her hair was unusual in color, being "a shade between a light brown and auburn, with a glint of red in it." Only one woman in a thousand, he said, would have such tresses. She wore a fur coat, a round fuzzy felt hat, a blue serge tailored suit, cash mere stockings with black and brown stripes, and silk underwear. To reach the ledge where the body was found, Dr. Ogden said, the woman would have had to lower herself by clinging to brush that gave a precarious handhold. The body was concealed by two huge boulders. There were no signs of violence on the body and little evidence to support a theory of sui cide can be found. The face was swathed in bandages over which apparently had been poured the contents of a chloro form bottle, found near by. The young woman appeared to have been dead for three or four weeks. The body was frozen. There was nothing on the cloth ing to give any clue as to the young woman's identity. Even the name of the druggist from whom the chloroform was purchased, had been erased from the label on the bottle. G. A. WOODS, ILL WITH PNEUMONIA, IMPROVES C'liamliershurg, Jan. 27. —George A. Woods, East Lincoln Way, who has been seriously ill with pneumo nia at his home for the pust ton days, was reported this morning to be somewhat improved. For several days if was feared he would not live, hut physician advanced hope for his recovery to-day. He is at the head of T. B. Woods' Sons Power Transmnssln Plant, and Is presi dent of the Kationu! Bank of Cham-] bersburg. O.M.Y EVKXIXU ASSOCIATED Pit ESS SINGLE COPIES 11/\UP PniTIAU NEWSI'AI'IiII I.V >1 All 111 SUC KG TWO CENTS HUML tUI lIUIN fore the Peace Congress, be inspired by sentiments expressed by Viscount Uchida, the Japanese Foreign Mlnis kr, on the opening of the Diet at Tokio, Japan's senior delegate, Baron Makino, said to the Associated Press to-day. The Japanese will, first of all, contribute in every way possible to the conclusion of a just and per manent peace and neither expect nor desire any territorial expansion in China, or Siberia, he said. While declining to discuss with the press any questions likely to come before the Congress, Baron Makino said: W ill.'jig lo Mil Russia "Our Minister of Foreign Affairs may be regarded as having expressed the views of the peace delegates In outlining the broad policies of Ja pan. He disposed of any question as to Japan's relations witli Russia by declaring that she neither intends or desires tj interfere in Russian af fairs. but is willing, if solicited, to aid Russia in restoring order. Asked as to' the disposition of Tslng-Tao, Baron Makino again re ferred to the Foreign Minister's ad dress, saying: China lo Get Tslng-Tno "Viscount Uchida left no room for doubt as to where Japan stands when lie said that If at the Peace Congress Japan was ven the right freely to dispose of Tsing-Tao she will* hand It back to China under the terms of the notes exchanged between China and Japan' in May, 1915." "The belief is expressed in French official circles that the preliminaries for peace will be finished and ready for submission to the French cham ber between March 15 and March 31," says the Paris edition of the London Daily Mail. MACHINISTS OF STATE DISCUSS LABOR PARTY Changes From War to Peace Basis Taken Ep in Detail The first conference of Pennsyl vania lodges of the International Association of Machinists is being held in the Grand Army hall to-day. Among the important matters being discussed are the matter of unem ployment, government ownership of railroads and telegraph and tele phone systems, the formation of a State Labor party, discussion on the stand of advocating a permanent National War Labor Board and dis cussion of the American Federation of Labor reconstruction program. Delegates are present from each of the 118 lodges in the state, the prominent labor officials are also in attendance. The delegates repre sent approximately 40,000 machine shop employes of railroad compan ies, steel corporations and other shops of the state. The purpose of the meeting as outlined this morning is to effect a state federation of machinists. At this morning's meeting J. B. Gent, of Pittsburgh, was elected as chairman and David Williams, Al lentown, as secretary of the con vention. It is probable that perma nent officers will be elected this af ternoon of this evening. To Elect Officers Among the speakers at this morn ing's session were F. 1*". Unger, rep resenting the State Department of Labor and Industry and James H. Maurcr, president of the Btate Federation of Labor. U. T. Nichol son and other members of the exe cutive board of the national asso ciation made brief addresses. It is probable the sessions will continue until to-morrow evening. At the opening session this morn ing a telegram was sent to Basil Manley and William Howard Taft, joint chairmen of the National War Labor Board, in regard to the Beth lehem Steel Company case. "Thou sands of men are being laid oft and the back pay due these men will really alleviate the suffering caused by unemployment If paid at once," says the telegram. "We believe not only the company but the government is on trial in the failure of these men to receive the wages promised them under award. Something must be done ot once to restore confidence of these men in the government they have so patiently and willingly trusted." t President Unable to Put His Feelings Over Desolation and Ruins into Words GOES OVER HILL WHERE YANKS SMASHED PRUSSIAN GUARDSMEN By Associated Press , Paris, Jan. 27.—President Wilsoni yesterday made liis lirst trip to the I bnttlefront and devastated regions,: visiting Chateau Thierry and Rheims. I At the close of a tour that took him through a dozen razed villages, end ing in the ruints of the historic cathedral at Rheims, he said: "No one can put into words the impressions I have received amongst scenes of desolation and ruin." That was Mr. Wilson's only ex-1 pression of liis feelings after a trip! that every Frenchman lias been hop-' ling he would make, this trip takes part in deciding what is to be ex acted from Germany for devastation of Northern France. Luncli at Clmtcuu Thierry Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, Ad miral Grayson and a very small party, Mr. Wilson left the Murat resi dence early in the day and motored to Chateau Thierry, where lunch was eaten. The party then proceeded by ■ motor to Rheims, passing through many ruined villages and along the old lighting lines. After reaching Rheims the Presidential party board ed a special train and returned to , Paris. Tins last part of the motor ; trip was made in a snowstorm. \ isits Scene of American Vnlor The lirst fighting ground was reached as the party neared Bellcau Wood,* immortalized in the history of the war by the gallant fighting of American marines. The motor cars | turned off the roads and crawled perilously through back lanes to bring the President, close tdt the place where the fighting took place. The farmers were plowing the sheli <* X 4 * ' >3 Washington—A resolution directing the president to X * * return telegraph, telephone and cable systems to private |I ownership wihtin- four to six months, regardless of the X * J status of peace negotiations at that time, is to be the 4* .reply of the House Committee on Postoffices.an Post X ff , roads to the Burleson bill for continued government con -4s trol of these facilities. X 5 • * ,| ;X 4* WILSON CONFERS WITH COLONEL HOUSE X Paris—Upon the adjournment of the Supreme Coun- X cil at 12.15 o'clock to-day President Wilson went at X Tj once to the Hotel de Crillon, the American headquarter? ,X 4 where he had a conference with Colonel E. M. House. X T CANADIAN TROOPS TO LEAVE GERMANY L London—Canadian troops are about to leave Ger- X T. many. Bonn, which has been their headquarters, will be X t 4* Y taken oyer by other British army contingents. The home X 4