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WILSON STANDS READY TO
ORDER AMERICAN ARM Y IN
A CTION A GAINST GERMANY
Yankee President Declares Resumption
of Hostilities Grave Eventuality;
Teutons Must Obey Armistice
CHIEF EXECUTIVE ANNOUNCES HIS .READINESS
TO AGAIN PLACE U. S. TROOPS IN CONFLICT
By Associated Press. •> t
Paris, Feb. 13. —In a written reply to a delegation of the French Association of
the Society of Nations which recently called upon him, President Wilson makes
known formally for the first time his intention to return to France after going to
Washington for the closing session of the American Congress.
In his reply the President says that he accepts the suggestion that after his return to Paris
a great public meeting be arranged in celebration of the conclusion of work of the Peace Con
ference. The arrangements have been completed for President Wilson's prospective departure
from Paris on Friday night and his embarkation from Brest qn Saturday. It is known that he
is planning to return to France on March 15. Official circles now believe that the Peace Confer
ence will be able to complete its work by June 1.
Will Renew For Brief Time 1 '
The Supreme War Council has decided, says a Havas report,
that the armistice with Germany will be renewed February 17 for
a very brief period, with the Allies reserving the fight to suspend
it at any time in the event of Germany's failure to carry out new
clauses or those which hitherto have not been executed. It is said
the terms will provide that the Germans must cease hostilities
against the Poles and maintain their forces within fixed limits.
Enemy Army Must Scatter
During the brief period of the renewed armistice, a special com
mission will definitely draft the conditions of an armistice which
the Supreme War Council is reported to have approved in a rough
form yesterday afternoon, have in;
View, it is said, the demobilization
of the German army and the dis
armament of the enemy under the
supervision •of the Allies. These
terms it is understood, will be com
municated to Germany so that the
national assembly at Weimar will
have timo to deliberate upon them
until tlio provisional armistice ex
pires.
I'oeh Goes Hack to Treves
•Marshal Foch, who leaves for
Treves to-day, will interview Premier
C.'lemenceau this morning and will
begin drafting the armistice pro-1
visions which the Supreme War
Council will probably examine this
afternoon.
It is reported that M. Clemenceau
made an Impressive speech at yes
terday's sitting of the council,
showing the necessity of taking all
desirable precautions against Ger
many. At the afternoon sitting,
President Wilson is declared to have
adopted the same viewpoint, affirm
ing that all the Allies were agreed
on that point and that divergencies
which cropped up during previous
discussions boro solely on the most
suitable methods or obtaining the
necessary guarantees.
President Wilson, according to the
report. Is understood to have de
clared in conversation that a re
sumption of hostilities was a grave
eventuality to which he would agree
only on the most absolutely central
considerations ami not for any sec
ondary motive, Tlie report states
that, in Mr. Wilson's opinion, tlie
not)-execution of terms of tlie armis
tice by Germany would Justify the
resumption of war, and tliut he
would not hesitate in tliut ease to
order tlie American nrnty to take
lip arms again.
Hamburg Declared in
State of Siege; Patrols
Demand People Disarmed
Basic, Swltz., Feb. 13. —A state of
siege bus been declared at Hamburg,
Germany, until the people of that
rit, have surrendered all arms in
I heir possession. Patrols, demand
ing the arms, are taking action
against those who resist.
Gustave Noske, minister in charge
of military affairs in the Ebert cab
inet. lias telegraphed to tlie presi
dent of the Soldiers' Council at
liarburg, saying that he will not
lake military measures against that
city, us the Soldiers' and Work
men's Council is restoring order.
WOl'I.l) CREATE NEW STATE
Albany, Ix\ Y., Feb. 13. —The third
bill to create a new state to be In
troduced in the New York Legis
lature since the state ratified the
federal prohibition amendment
made its appearance to-day. It
would comprise thirty-three counties
ol' New York and the states of New
Jersey and Connecticut, neither of
which has ratified.
ITHE WEATHER
For llurrlnhurg nad vlelnltyi Rain
and warmer to-night and Fri
dayi lowest trmpernture to
night about 33 degrees.
River
The Susquehanna river and nil its
branches will probably remain
nearly statlonnry to-night with
a further decrease In the quan
tity of floating Ice. A general
rain, with rising temperature.
Indicated for the watershed, will
probably cause n general rise In
all atreams of the syatem be
ginning Friday, which will like
ly be attended by the breaking
up nnd moving out of the lee In
the ntreama now froaen. A atage
of about 4.1 feet la Indicated for
Harrlahurg Friday morning,
probably followed by rising
waters during the day,
RUMANIAN KING
REPORTED SHOT
IN NEW REVOLT
Bolsheviki Attempt to Over
throw Government and
Establish Republic
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Feb. 13.—A general insur
rection is in progress throughout
Rumania, according to a special
dispatch from Vienna. King Fer
dinand has been wounded slightly
in attempting to flee from Bucharest
with the royal family.
Workingmen blocked the roadway
from the royal palace when the
royal family attempted to flee to
Jassy and the King and his family
were forced to return. The King
was wounded when the workers,
according to tlie report, fired upon
the royal palace.
Rioters in the streets of Bucharest
are openly demanding'the overthrow
of the dynasty, crying; "Down
with the puppets! Eong live the re
public!"
Inspired by Bolslieviki
The \ ilag, ef Budapest, leayis
that the revolt is part of Bolshevik
propaganda. In a clash between the
military and demonstrators at Ba
korst, sixty persons were killed and
150 wounded. ,
The discipline of the Rumanian
army, the newspaper adds, is collap
sing. Tlie food and economic situa
tion it: j'apidly growing worse.and
the country's finances are complete
ly demoralized. The position of the
Bratiano cabinet is declared to be
untenable.
Erzberger to Demand
Recognition of Berlyi
Government at Treves
; Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 13.—With tlie
[ arrest of J. F. Swartz, cashier,
charged witli embezzling $250,000 of
its funds, the Park Ban'k, one of the
i leading financial institutions of the
cast end, was closed this morning.
| It was announced that P. G. Camer
son, state bank examiner, had been
appointed receiver. The bank's
statement on January 1 showed de
posits of $2,235,859.
SHnrt* Attempts Suicide
According to the police, Swartz
attempted to commit suicide shortly
before offiters arrived at ills home
in a fashionable residence section of
the city. The officers were kept
waiting several hours until he re
gained consciousness before *th e war
rant, charging defalcation was serv
ed. He was reported in a serious con
dition in his home today under po
lice guard.
The bank, which was regarded as
one of the strongest in the city, was
closed by order of the State Bank
ing Department. A statement issued
by E. C. Chalfant, president, sajd the
amount missing comprised between
$70,000 and SBO,OOO in cash and $170,-
000 in unauthorized notes. He said
there would be little loss to deposi
tors.
Cameron issued a statement this
afternoon declaring thaj investiga
tion so far had revealed no wrong
doing by the bank's directors.
Depositors Gstkfr nt Doors
Several hundred depositors gath
ered at the bank's doors at 10 o'clock
this morning after a notice had been
posted announcing that only persons
Indebted to the bank would be ad
mitted. Police reserves were called,
but up to noon the steadily increas
ing crowd had caused no disorder.
EVERYONE IS FOR
CITY AND COUNTY
BUILDING—BUT!
While Stale and Private In
terests Plan Improvements,
Officials Twiddle Thumbs
State and private interests are
planning extensive construction pro
grarfis which assured prosper
ity to hundreds of workmen in this
territory. The only delay in the
way of the programs is that of local
officials in making plans to go ahead
with the construction of the big, new
city-county building.
Whilb the stale is planning to
spend thousands of dollars on im
provements, and private interests,
including the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway, which Is plan
ning a new bridge across the Sus
quehanna river, are arranging am
bitious schedules, city and county
commissioners cbnunue their "dilly
dallying" policy and refuse to take
definite action tfchlch would give to
the city and county adequate facili
ties for the transaction of all offi
cial business.
Vaccinating Policy
This vacclllatlng policy is being
universally condemned throughout
the county by taxpayers, who main
tain that the need for the erection
of the structure is quite pressing
and that under present conditions,
its construction is the only expedi
ent. Money is being lost daily by
the city and county through the
fuilure to provide suitable quarters
for their offices.
Tlie County Commissioners hide
behind the excuse that present leg
islation will not permit them to take
the steps necessary to authorize the
ejection of such a building, but tlie
great body of taxpayers believe
that action should be taken to bring
about the construction of the build
ing and permit legislation to follow.
Tt is'not expected now that tlie
officials will take any action until
a measure now pending ljefore the
Legislature is acted upon. Favor
able action will give them full per
mission to construct the building. In
the event that it 1s not so received,
tlie County* Commissioners will con
struct headquarters* for all county
offices, it is generally understood.
Urged by Washington
The plan for the construction of
the joint city and county building is
in keeping with the*plan for all con
struction work on municipal and
county improvements included in the
.urgent requests of Washington of
ficials to aid in meeting conditions
j created by p. surplus of labor
1 throughout tlie nation at large.
While the plan for the erection of
. such a building us is being planned,
has tlie earnest approval of the city
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•WELSH RABBIT AND MINCE PIE
WITHOUT BOOZE? CERTAINMENT
Monsieur Henri Fontan Is Not Dismayed or Discouraged
Over Prospects of a 'Dry" Kitchen After July 1
"Que voulez-vous?"
It was the dulcet GalHc of the chef
of the Penn-Harrls, Monsieur Henri
Fontan, pronounced' "(snree," si'l
vous plait, and a common or garden
newspaper sleuth must have the
chatter these days to get any news
from the most Important man In an
up-to-date hotel like the Penn-
Harrls.
"Onree" Fontan was Imported di
rectly from a famous hostelry in
Oay Paree to look after the hanker
of Harrlsburg for good food, and he
knows his business, as testified to
to-day by Maltre d'Hotel Davidson.
What he desired to jimmy from
ChefFontan was whether lie would
be "embarras" to know how to pre
pare such deliciolei as welsh rab
bit and mince pie without using any
intoxicants, seeing that these will
shortly be separated decisively from
our material senses.
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Propaganda is a word of many
meanings, and many agencies can
employ it to further their own ends.
Long before any one ever heard of
a German Wilhelmstrasse, one St.
Valentine was using it, and Dan
Cupid has employed it assiduously
for many, many years.
This is propaganda time, and the
stores are full of brightly colored
bits of propaganda which Dan and
his friends are going to disseminate
all through the oity before next
Friday. Vou've guessed it. Next Fri
day is Valentine Day, and we're talk
ing abofit valentines.
Cupid has his* own little campaign
coming oft Friday and the stores
and paper trinkets
GOVERNOR HAS
CAPITOL PLANS;
TO ACT AT ONCE
Intends to Complete Details
Within the Coming Week;
Shreiner Ready
Governor William C. Sproul will
take up the details of the Capitol
Park construction program within
a week, he informed members of the
Board of Public Grounds and Build
ings to-day, and will then have a
consultation with Attorney General
Schaffer about what legislation is
needed. Aside from appropriation
items it is not thought that much is
required. Agreements will be made
with the city of Harrisburg re
garding its share in the changes on
boundary streets and the construe-
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Nine-Year-Old Boys Are
Charged With Theft of
Hospital Donation Boxes
Two nine-year-old Italian boys
were arrested to-day by police on
the charge of stealing from hos
pital donation boxes and of theft in
the H. A. Gabie hardware store Sun
day night. It is said the boys con
fessed their guilt. The names of
the two boys liave not been divulged
by police. Officer Anderson made -the
arrest.
"Non, M'soo," responded Fontan
quickly. "There will be essences to
taste Just the same. C'est bon, eh?
Welsh rabbit jes as good as over."
One thing the Penn-Harris dic
tator of the cuisine Is sure of, name
ly, there will be no German substi
tutes. Mr. Davidson and he saw
that the menu now reads "Ameri
can Fried Potatoes." instead of the
familiar "German Fried." '
"What you call— cut him out—
Boehe," exclaimed '"Onree" with
emphasis.
In point of fact, the chef gave, to
understand that prohibition will not
in any way take from the '"kick"
which formerly was added in pies,
puddings, Welan rabbit, sauces and
dressings with a touch of Rhine
wine, sherry, cognac, clarets, satir
ternes, klrchwasher or conllalst
As for Wels i rabbit, suugflstcid ilioi
chef: ["Change the name, [ ottl?.l
Certainijtient." J
are with him, heart anil purse. Uncle ,
Sam with his mail facilities is aiding
the little conspirator, and the in
sidious gold darts will And thelf way
into many an out of the way corner. ,
There are plenty of post card
valentines in the stores and they
seem the most 1 popular. They are
embossed with pretty little hearts
and poseys and bear many appeals
of the unrequited lover. Also there
qre the alleged funny ones, those
great, flaming insults hurled by the
light and facetious at their unsus
pecting acquaintances on the old
Saint's day. •
Cupid is up-to-date this year and
arrays himself qpite frequently in •
khaki or red, white and blue stripes,
lie also utilizes the flag and allied
colors to make ready sales of his
wares.
BERLIN POLICE
ARREST RADEK,
RUSSIAN REBEL
By Associated Press
Basic, Switzerland, Feb. 13. —
Karl Radek, the Russian Bolshe
vik emissary, who has been ac
cused by the German authorities
of being an instigator of numer
ous radical outbreaks in German
territory, has been discovered
and arrestfed by the Berlin police,
according to a Berlin dispatch to
day. His whereabouts had been
a mystery for some time.
REVENUE MEN
GET READY TO
COLLECT TAX
Income Returns to Be Tabu
lated Much Same as
Last Year
Officials of the Internal Revenue
Department who will have, charge
of receiving statements tiled in ac
cordance with J.he income tax laws
this year, have not received instruc
tions or forms from Washington, and
therefore are not prepared to go
ahead with the work of receiving
statements. It was announced this
morning that when the forms are
received, which likely will be with
in a week or ten days, proper notice
will bfe given and forms Can be se
cured at the office of the internal
revenue collector.
The tax exemptions are the same
as last year, it was announced.
Hingle men whose suluries were s'l,-
000 or more per annum last year,
and married men whose salaries
were $2,000 or more, are liable to
taxation. The statements must be
returned by March 15 and treasury
officials have declared that there
will be no extension of the time
limit.
Harrisburg is headquarters for
the subdivision of district nine, which
comprises fourteen counties, and has I
headquarters 'in Dancaster. The j
Harrisburg subdivision comprises i
Dauphin and Perry counties.
While no definite Instructions have I
been received, It Is expected that
deputy collectors will be stationed
in the towns In the two counties,
such as Carlisle, Chambersburg and
others. There ts also a likelihood
that much of the business will be
transacted by mall, letters being sent
to the addresses of those who filed
statements for the tax- last year.
Deputy collectors will be on duty
in the office of the internal revenue
collector In the Post Office to give
aid to prospective tax payers. These
hiert will be on'duty when the time
for filing the statements arrive,
which will.be as soon as the forms
.are received. That time will be an
nounced later. I
SHARP SWINDLER
TRICKS VICTIMS
WITH NEW TRICK
Buncoman Plays on Credulity
of Businessmen For Sub
stantial Sums •
[ Police are on the watch for a
bunco worker who is said to be pull
! ing a new game and fleecing his
victims by a trick which has never
been practiced around Harrisburg
before.
According to the stories of vic
tims. the youth enters a business
place in his shirt sleeves and, pre
senting a number of one-dollar bills,
says:
' "My employer wants to send S2O I
by mall. Give me a S2O bill for |
these twenty one-dollar bills." I
Where the clerk complies, it is j
said, the youth takes the money j
and hands over the bills. While lie i
Is sealing the envelope in which the
S2O bill is to be mailed, the clerk
counts the bills ho handed to hint.
"Why, there's only nineteen dol
lars here," says the clerk.
"Well just give them to me and
now that 1 have the S2O bill sealed
in the envelope, hold It whjle I run
around the corner to the store and
1 get another dollar."
This having been done, the clerk
waits the return of the youth with
the twenty one-dollar bills. But hav
ing waited a suspicious Interval, the
envelope is opened and instead of
the S2O bill, a slip of paper is found
there. While the credulous clerk
was counting the one dollar bills the*
youth was putting the S2O bill into
his pocket , and slipping a piece of
; paper into the envelope, which he
sealed. •
The police to-day sounded a warn
ing against the clever swindler. A
letter has been received from Scran
ton. declaring that the same man
operated there and at Wilkes-Barre.
He is described as an intelligent
looking man of about thirty years
of age, five feet four inches tall.
Police are on th'e watch for him.
No General Remonstrances
to Be Filed Against Bars
Satuday ,will be the lost day to flle
any remonstrances ugainst petitions
for liquor licenses in the city or
The applications will be
'presented to the court next Wednes
day for approval. It was said to
day that objections probably will
not be filed to any of the applica
tions and .temperance workers be
lieve all bars and saloons will .close
July 1.
Whether attorneys fbr.any of the
I applications will , ask the court to
: grant a rebate pf part of the license
I fee should the July 1 order .remain
in effect lias not bee aiVnounced yet.
In a number of other counties where
such petitions were- made the eouH
made no order for a refund or' re
duction in the license fee I
MAGNELLrS CHARGE
AGAINST POLICE IS
CLOSELY GUARDED
City Council Hears Mayor Keister's Case
Against Suspended Patrolmen and
Withholds Its Judgment
SOLICITOR FOX STEERS SAFE
COURSE AROUND CITY SCANDAL
No decision was given by Coun
cil 011 the charges preferred against
Theodore A. Magnelli and Edward
E. Schmehl, suspended by Mayor
Daniel !->. Kelster because it is al
leged they accepted thirty cents
each as- a reward for returning a
stolen horse, after hearing all the
evidence at a special session this
morning. The charge against Vic
tor H. Bihl was heard also, but the
case was continued until 11 o'clock
next Tuesday morning when more
witnesses will be called for the de
fense.
It is believed that the Commis
sioners will hold a conference be
fore making any decision and some
officials anticipate no action will be
taken by Council to dismiss any
of the men until the Bihl case is
closed also.
Magnelli Steers Clear
Magnelli and Schmehl. through
their counsel, presented a defense
that they accepted the money only
after repeatedly refusing to do so,
and then only when the owner of j
the horse said they should use It
for cigars or coffee.
Magnelli at the hearing made no
! charges against any other officers
on the police force. City Solicitor
Fox carefully kept clear of Mag
nelli's former graft charges, and
the City Commissioners evidenced
no desire to hear what the man had
to say.
Bihl, who is charged with mis
conduct at police headquarters in
removing his overcoat and inviting
Schmehl to light out their differ
ences, admitted that he had done
so.
A large crowd filled thq rear of
the council room, indicating the in
terest in . the ..outcome of the case.
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J GEORGE W. REILY VICE-PRESIDENT
JJ ■ ' Harrisburg—George W. Reily was tb-day eJi? '
At vice-president' of the Hirrisburg National BShk and
Jl Howard A. Rutherford cashier, to succeed thjf lat>. -W
L: Gorgas. Mr. Reily is president of the Harrisbui .
4 Trust Company. *
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it RAIL STOCK BREAKS THREE POINTS %
*|j New York—Stock of the New York, New Havt t and
Hartford broke three points to-day npon announcement
T in Wall street that, application had been made for a lim
-4 ited receivership. ' *
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BRITISH WANT CAR COST PAID
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. London—The British, delegates at the peace confer-.
* * >■ it have been definitely instructed to claim an indefnnity
.which will include the cost of the war as well as the dam- <
4 age actually caused, it. was announced in the House of
** Commons to-day by Andrew Bonar Law, government
* * leader in the Commons.
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•* STORM HITS WIDE WIRE SERVICE
r hic? go—Heavy snow, -accompanied by extremely
4" Hib winjli have demoralized telegraph* and . telephone
? * communication from Chicago tb the Pacific coast i H
4 heaviest snow reported was from Nebraska, where busi
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t i ness in seme towns was at a complete standstill. "
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\ J CORN PRICES JUMP \
* * Chicago—Big upward jumps, in the price of,.corn to- '
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< day carried the market more than 8 cents a bushel in some
* J cases above Tuesday's close. Uneasiness, over diplo
* * matic developments, together with unfavorable domestic
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crop conditions had much to do with the advance.
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' \ CROWDER RENOMINABD BY PRESIDENT ?
e * General Enoch H. Crowder,.judges
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At advocate general of the arnty, was nominated to-day -by L
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** President Wilson to succeed hifnself for another term of i*
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$* .four years beginning February 15, 1919, with rank as
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air gen-ral lsom October 6, 1917. '
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MARRIAGE LICENSES • J
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2liol,ert Junes and Goldle M. Swalla, Ifnrrlsbnrsi Floyd J. Hie *
land and Yeraetta K. Harklnn, fc-nola, Harvey c. Shank and Oar- M
othj M. Wilder*, Stecltoa.
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At times witnesses in repeating
statements made at the time of the
ulleged offenses of the officers used
numerous profane or humorous re
marks, the latter frequently caus
ing'much laughter. Even the Com
missioners smiled broadly at occa
sional comments during the heating.
Biirtnctt Presides
The desks in the council cham
ber had been rearranged before
the session, the Commissioners sit
ting on the north side of the room,
the witnesses using a chair lit front
of them and at the opposito side.
Back of the ratling in the rear 01
the room witnesses and a number
of friends of the officers togetlioi
with officials in the courthouse,
gathered to- hear the cases.
Following the roilcall Mayor
Iveister called Commissioner C. W.
Burtnett to preside at the session.
Be asked that the Charges should
be read. It was decided then .to
hear the case against Bihl first,
City Solicitor John E. Fox an
nouncing that Mr. Reed represented
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Lord Reading to Come
Back as British Envoy
Imndon, Feb. 13.—The Associated
Press is authoritatively informed
that the Earl of Reading, British
Ambassador to the United Stated,
will return to America in about a
week's time.
The Ambassador had intended to
sail on the Olympic, but owing to
an indisposition which is confining
him to his room he was compelled
to postpone his departure. If he is
sufficiently improved. It is stated,
. he.will sail on the Aquitanla.