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XXXVIII— No. 44 22 PAGES "•"S.gS'Ji SK%VHARRISBURG, PA.FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1919. "SWJSSSS .VSfMSffi.K"" "tw^Skt! 8 HOME EDITION
I3A VARIANPREMIER SHOT;
AUTOCRATS STILL RULING;
CLEMENCEA ÜBACK A TJOB
miurgeons See
■ No Danger
I in Move
MAY CRISIS IN
1J HURTS IS PAST
wm°lice Discover
■ Evidences of
p Rebel Plot
Bjjjp/ By Associated Press•
■h Paris, Feb. 21. Premier
will receive his
of the Supreme
■Council at his home this after
; ■noon to discuss certain im-
matters with them.
to this effect
made shortly before noon
His doctors consider
out of danger and, there
■fore, authorized him to receive
ministers this afternon.
I The physicians believe he
■can resume his political activi-
on Monday.
I When the premier's physi-
left his home after the
examination, one of
said his condition was
satisfactory." He had
■passed an excellent night, it
■was added, and he was in as
■good spirits as ever this morn
ing-
M. Clemenceau had about
CBfive hours' good sleep during
■the night, which is his normal
■amount.
■ "Premier Clemenceau is progres
sing as well as posible. We shall not
altogether reassured for forty-
hours, but then he will be out
danger," said Georges Mandel,
Clenieneeau's chief clerk,
Marcel llutin, editor of the Echo
Paris, over a telephone at an
hour this morning. M. Clemen-
at that time was resting, and
informd his condition contlnu
■ l satisfactory.
I Fears Pulmonary Congestion
I "The only possible danger," said
I celebrated French suregon, who
l'R> consulted by the Matin, "and it
fortunately, a very problematic
is the appearance of local pul-
congestion caused by reae-
Hnn. Such an eventuality lias not de-
and the robust constitution
magnificent vigor of the 'tiger'
against such a complication. If
to-morrow night there is no tem-
rat ure, our confidence may be
to an assurance of absolute
■Br cove ry. Every day that passes
fever appearing doubles the
chances."
fl The police were busy all day yes-
Oll the Cottin case and
the houses of some thirty
Biemliers of the Communist Federa
■ '>n of the Department of the Seine,
masses of papers, tracts,
and pamphlets were car-
Bed off.
Bolshevik Press in Paris
■ The newspapers say that papers
at the office of the journal
establish the fact that a
Bolshevik organization is in
■xistcnco in Paris and that it lias
ramifications.
B Premier Clemenceau has received
■ message from Central and South
delegates to the Peace
-expressing their pro
sympathy, their indignation
an attempt should be made
liis perosn and their best
for liis rapid and complete
The message was signed by
■ ■•legates from Bolivia, Brazil. Cuba.
llayti, Panama. Peru and
Po(ie Sends Congratulations
_~_U Pope Benedict, through Cardinal 1
has sent a message to Pre-1
Clemenceau, congratulating
oh his escape and expressing
Bop". for his early recovery. The
home in Bue Franklin, is
with flowers, one offering being
the midinettes, or girls em-
in millinery establishments.
■,500 Idle Men Reported
I in the Harrisburg District
I According to figures issued by Di-
Jacob Dightner. of the State
Bureau, there are now '
idle men in the Harrisburg
which is composed of Dau-
Cumberland. Perry and
counties. lie has received
for places froflT seventy
Bormer soldiers.
■ THE WEATHER
For Ifarrlaharg m* vicinity: Un
settled, probably light rain to
night; Snmrdny probably fair:
not much change In trmprrn
■ tore, lorrest to-nlght about 3,">
degrccn.
SB For Kaatcrn Pennsylvania: Italn
to-nlght: Saturday probably i
fair, except rain or anow In ex- |
trenic northeast portion; little
Bi change In temperature; gentle 1
■J to moderate south winds.
FRANCE TO BILL
GERMANY FOR
450,000 HOUSES
By Associated Press.
Paris. Feb. 21.—1n outlining
to-night the difficulties met by
the commission on reparations in
determining the approximate war
losses of any one belligerent.
Captain Andre Tardieu, one of
the French delegates to the
Peace Conference. said that
France alone would present a
bill for 450,000 houses which
have been destroyed. This does
not include factories, it was
added.
M. Tardieu said the Allies had
agreed that Germany must pay
to the limit of her capacity, which
is now being determined from
divers sources by the committee
on reparations.
KURT EISNER IS I
MURDERED BY
ARMY OFFICER
Assassinated by Count Who
Held Lieutenant's Rank in
German War Machine 1
REPORTED TO BE DYING
Assassin Wounded Severely!
by Guard; Eisner Has Had
Stormy Administration j
London, Feb. 21. —Kurt Eis-j
ner, the premier of Bavaria, lias|
been shot and killed.
The premier was'killed this 1
morning by Lieutenant Count j
Arco \ alley, according to a
Munich dispatch received iti|
Amsterdam. The count was!
wounded severely by a guard!
and is reported to be dying.
Eisner's administration has
been a particularly stormy one
since the overthrow of the royal,
reigning house.
George W. Reily May
Get School Board Place
It was reported this afternoon
that George W. Reily, president of
the Harrisburg Trust Company, vice
president of the Harrisburg Trust
Company and a member of the City j
Planning Commission, may be ap-)
pointed a member of the city school |
board to succeed Harry M. Bretz, j
resigned. The term extends until the;
end of the present year.
Mr. Reily for years has been
prominently identified in city bank
ing and business circles and also is 1
well acquainted with big public im- j
provement developments and all j
city planning activities. 1
TO PARADE IN
HONOR OF DRY
VICTORY HERE
Temperance Workers Plan
Jollification if Senate Rati
fies the Amendment
Temperance workers arc planning: a
jollification to celebrate the ratification
of the prohibition amendment if the
measure passes the Senate when it
comes up for action Tuesday. The jol
lification will take the form of a mass
meeting in the Market Square Presby
terian Church to be preceded by a pa
rade.
Notice of the passing of the measure
will be served upon all tempernnce
workers and others who intend to par
ticipate. by the ringing of the church
bells as soon as the Senate takes favor
able action. The clergy throughout the
city is co-operating in the plans.
The parade will form in Market
Square, under the leadership of promi
nent temperance workers. From Mar
ket Square it will proceed in Second
street to State, and thence to the Cap
itol. At the Capitol the anti-liquor en
thusiasts will circle the grounds, ex
pressing their apprival of the ratifica
tion action. They will then proceed to
the Market Square church.
Prominent antl-fenloon officials and
speakers will participate in the service
at the church. I)r. John Royal Harris,
superintendent of the Pennsylvania
Anti-Saloon L.eague, of Pittsburgh, will
be the principal • speaker. Dr. K. V.
Claypool. superintendent of the Harris
burg Anti-Saloon Dengue. and Mrs. KUa
M. George are other speakers scheduled
for the occasion.
Interest in the proposed celebration
of Pennsylvania's action in lining up
with the ratification states, Is running
high, and it is likely that many who
have been, interested in the fight of the
anti-saloon forces, will participate in
the day's observance.
Germans Are
in Grip of
Bureaus
BERNSTORFFIN
HIGH STATIONI
Former Envoy to
A merica Is In
i
Foreign Office
I
By Associated Press.
Paris, Feb. 21.—"The German
j government is the same bureaucratic
regime of the Kaiser's day, with the I
same attitude toward labor and |
capital .and does not represent the (
| forces which caused the revolution," |
says Dr. Alonzo E. Taylor, food spe- j
| cialist. who has just returned from j
j Germany, where he made extensive
• investigations in behalf of the Su
i preme Food Relief Council.
Buercaucrats ill Evidence
| "Count von Bernstorff is in charge j
of American affairs at the Foreign '
.Office, and the bureaucrats of the 1
i old school are in evidence every- j
• where," he added. "The Germans
| arc becoming Russianized. They are ,
j afraid to put untried men into the |
J service, and consequently they tol- j
erate the old order of things."
4 German propagandists, Dr. Tay- !
| lor found, favor the League of Na- |
! tions and are tilling the newspapers !
! with articles saying President Wil- ;
I son's doctrines should be considered j
j as having become effective on the:
day the armistice was signed and'
| should have been interpreted as,
1 leaving Alsace and Dorraine in Ger
| man hands.
German Army Disorganized
The German army has apparently J
| been disorganized and demobilized,
i for the most part, Dr. Taylor says;
| but he believes it will be possible
| for a well-organied bureaucracy to
I restore militarism if it is deemed
desirable. Many Germans believe
they will recover their battleships
and merchant fleet and do not ex
pect to give up any territory, and,
in Dr. Taylor's opinion, a grave po
litical upheaval is probable with
the signing of the treaty of peace.
; The present lull is regarded as un
i natural by Dr. Taylor, who says it
I was possibly created by the payment
! of large indemnities to unemployed
• persons and by suspending action
on all questions vital to the future
of the nation. Unemployed men in
Berlin are paid eight marks a day,
while railway workers and street
cleaners get only six marks daily.
j Consequently the men prefer to re
) main idle.
Immoral Plays Tolerated
Plays so immoral that they would
| have been prohibited under the im
perial regime now are tolerated;
thieving is prevalent; looting is
common, and • the general public
morale is very low, Dr. Taylor re
i marks. He says the food situation
j is critical, and that, in spite of the
| great reduction made in rations, the
j nation cannot live until next harvest
I unless supplied by outside Powers.
FRANK A. SMITH
ACCLAIMED WITH
BIG OVATION
Republican Club Entertains
Party's Selection For Scat
in State Senate
Not in years has the Harrisburg
Republican Club had such an im
pressive and enthusiastic function as
that of last night when the big as
sembly room was too small for the
Immense crowd of Republicans who
came to pay respects to the candi
date for Senator from this district,
Frank A. Smith. With handsome
decorations, a lively orchestra and
an irrepressible sentiment of Re
publiclsm in their hearts. 400 Har
risburgcrs demonstrated what they
thought and felt of the present
Democratic administration and
[Continued on Pago 16.]
CHAPLAIN MacKENZIE HOME
FROM FRENCH BATTLEFIELDS
Harrisburg Minister Gassed in Action Learns New Lesson
in Military Tactics From Army Officer
' The Rev. Frank L. MaeKenzie,
| 1510 South Twelfth street, formerly
J pastor of the Calvary Presbyterian
, Church, who was chaplain of the
! Fifty-llrst Regiment, and while over
! seas was a senior chaplain, was
I home for a few days and has left
| for South Carolina for his health.
I While ih service with the men in
While the Taximeter Ticks Merrily On
CITY IS TOLD ISHERMAN MOVES
HOW ALTOONA TO CURB WILSON
IS MANAGED IN LEAGUE TALK
Chamber of Commerce Hears
City Manager Plan
Explained
One of the most impressive ses-!
sions ever held by the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce took place
to-day at the Penn-Harris luncheon
where H. G. Hinkle, city manager j
of Altoona, addressed two hundred !
of this city's progressive citizens, j
advocating the handling of a munici- j
pality by the method now being used '
in Altoona. David E. Tracy briefly j
introduced the visitor, saying:
"I am a great advocate of city J
managership. The principles are l
sound; the same as exist in every j
sound business activits'. I notice
[Continued oil Page 21,]
GERMANS SELL
CANNON BEFORE
ENTERING BATTLE
Morale of Once Powerful Ma
chine Shattered Before
Polish Attacks
By Associated Press.
Warsaw, Feb. 21. —The Germans
are reported not to be observing the
provisions of the atmistice agree
ment as to lighting in Posen, and It
is said that skirmishes have occur
red at scattered points. The morale
of the Germans is declared to be low
as is evidenced by the reported sale
of a battery of artillery to a Polish
Catholic priest, the price being six
thousand marks.
Colonel Halter, Polish eliijM of
staff, announced in a bulletin that
there is military activity all along
[Continued on Page 10.]
I Franco near the Argonno forest,
] Chaplain MacKenzie was Baxsed. i
In relating some of his' expert
-1 ences he said that an army officer
■ spoke to him dnd asked him for
I his description of the country
| which was dotted with many hills.
He replied that In traveling about
j there one went from hill to hill, and
i the officer corrected him and said:
j "You're wrong, chaplain, it's frav-
I ellng froni heUHo hell."
- -
j Offers Resolution to Prevent
President From Premature
Discussion of Treaty
WANTS TO SEAL
WILSON'S LIPS IN
PRE-TREATY TALK
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 21.—A reso
lution designed to prevent Presi
dent Wilson from discussing pub
licly the proposed League of Na
tions until he has communicated
details of the plan to the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
was introduced to-day by Sena
tor Sherman, of Illinois, Repub
lican. Consideration of the reso
lution went over under the rules.
The resolution declares that to
discuss the plan and the proposed
constitution before submitting
the details to "the. Senate would
be "Fnwise, undiplomatic and
calculated to promote discord"
between the Government's two
treaty-making powers, and calls
upon the President to "preserve
an unbiased and impartial mind"
until he has discussed the mat
ter with the Senate.
By Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 21. President
Wilson plans to spend just one buy
week in Washington before sailing
again for France to resume his work
at tlie peace conference.
ireless dispatches from the
President 011 board the transport
George Washington to-day announc
ed that the ship, after landing the
presidential party at Boston .Mon
day would proceed to New York
to discharge the soldiers she carries
and await .Mr. Wilson's re-emburka
lion 011 or about March 5.
To Leave After Short Stay
This means tliut the President ex
perts to leave the capital on the
night of March 4. a few hours after
he lias signed the last of the meas
ures rushed' through Congress dur
ing the last days of the session,
which ends at noon. Fie Is expected
to land at Boston about midday
Monday, to meet the Governor and
members of the Massech'usetts Leg
islature, deliver an extemporaneous
uddress in the afternoon and take a
[Continued on Page 10.]
Lancaster Masons to Be
Guests Here This Evening
Lancaster Lodge of Perfection will
come to Harrlsburg to-night as the
guests of the Harrisburg Consistory
and will confer ; the fourteenth de
gree 011 a large class. Arthur D.
Bacon, past . ommander-in-chtef
will be master of ceremonies at the
event. Following the degree work,
a reception and luncheon will be
held
BRITISH TROOPS
RUSH TO AID OF
ARCHANGEL ARMY
Brave Frigid Weather to Re
inforce Greatly Outnum
bered Foe of Soviet
By Associated Press.
Archangel, Feb. 21. —An Arctic
j journey is probably the greatest
j magnitude since the famous Klon-
I dike gold rush has brought addi
| tional British troops to the Arcli
j angel front to reinforce the greatly
outnumbered trope fighting the Bol
sheviki. Hundreds of sleighs, driving
in single file over frozen tundra and
along roads cut through pine for
ests, complete the most difficult part
of their three hundred mile trip in
twelve days.
Shackleton With Men
The trip was planned and direct-
I ed by members of Sir Ernest H.
j Shackleton's Antarctic expedition,
i including Dr. Macklin, and was a
[ signal success. Sir Ernest himself,
I although not participating in the
journey to the front, arrived at
j Archangel xin an icebreaker with
| the first detachment of reinforcing
| troops.
1 Most of the ten days saw the
thermometer from thirty to forty
! five degrees below zero, but of the
I first detachment of 150 men, only
I five or six had been compelled to
I fall out for rest at a hospital en
rente.
The deaehment started with sev
[ crul reindeer drawing sledges, but
these Arctic beasts could not stand
the long snow jiiorney and had to
be sliot, while sturdy little shaggy
horses which have loug been per
forming marvels in transportation
at tire front, stood tlie journey
splendidly.
Troops Heavily Clad
Light wind-proof jackets and
trousers designed by those of long
experience In the Arctic were worn
over the soldiers' uniforms and un
der heavy sheepskin coats. Fur
cups covering the head and face
were worn while moccasins and
heavy socks Inside white Shackle
ton boots protected the feet and
wind-proof and co'd-proof gloves
prevented hands from being frozen.
The soldiers' diet was rich In fats
and proteins, reinforced witli a spe
' clal Arctic ration which tasted like
thick, PRlatuble gravy and kept up
their strength. There was one lieu
tenant of Norwegian birth who
! bathed naked in the sno'w each day.
He advised others to follow his ex
ample, hut had no converts.
Republican Committees
to Hold B'g Rally
Republican city and county com
mitteemen will meet this evening In
the courthouse. Addresses will be
made by Citv Solicitor John K. Fox,
Prothonotary Charles E. Pass, Re
corder James E. Lentz and Frank A.
Smith, the Republican candidate for
senator. The meeting will be open
,to the public.
SITE FOR CENTRAL
HIGH SCHOOL HARD
PROBLEM TO SOLVE
Superintendent Downes Suggests That
School Board Select Architects and
Name Inspection Committee
BUILDING LARGE ENOUGH FOR
2,000 PUPILS BEING PLANNED
Approving ll:e principal recommendations in the survey re
port submitted t<> the city school hoard by Dr. Henry Snyder
and Dr. J. 11. Van Sifl<le on the high school situation in the city
now, Dr. F. E. Downes in a report to the directors this after
noon made these recommendations:
i Employment of an architect
or committee of architects to
I study possibilities of site at
North, Cowden, HrigUs and East
| streets as to size nod desirabil
ity of location for a high school
building for 2,000 students, boys
' and girls.
Committee of the school board
or real estate expert to deter
mine the price for which the
North street site, Front street
She, from Boas lo Forster, Front
1 to Second streets, uud Harris
burg silk mill site in North |
Front street, can be purchased.
School board to turn its at
j tention to a site elsewhere than
in centrul locality if no site
suitable in environment, area
I and cost can be found.
Dr. Downes declared himself heart
ily in accord with the co-educational
plan suggested in the latest report
|of the two experts, and said that
while he will regret from a senti
mental standpoint the passing of the
| Technical high school in the plan
of the experts is approved, he fa-
I vors co-education both in the in
termediate and the senior high
[ schools.
j In c-use of failure to find a suitable
i site centrally located' to be used for
I tile suggested senior high school for
b6ys and girls. Dr. Downes said it
i will be advisable for the board to
consider the university plan in case
it is necessary to build in some out
I
*
I ENLISTMENT IN ARMY FOR O >♦
JJ Washingtin —House conferees on th
4 iag resumption ef voluntary enlistment t j
A 1 instructions tc ■
X ' • providing that enlistnu it f
| with no requirements for further serv
J BERGER AT LIBERTY UNDER |j
or L. Berger, Socia ' >
! " and his four co-< | |
Ia liberty tc-day following the granting < •
▼ ttedeaf after tr,- y had received a■ • twenty yeai
f
espionage act. Bail v. i* *
X $25,000 for h t the two counts • *
* $1 •
under which each man was convicted. v „
4* El
A as a stay pending appeal to a higher court. i"
•&* flg
♦ INSURRECTION AT MU U
f '
|A Bade—A re ctionarj insur r"
! j| Munich on Wedn day niglit, accc £ *
Zeitung Barsvian blue jackets attacked
i 4 4*
i 5* 'si ®
j* POLAND TN THROES OF !<s
|T Par s.—'The--s*"t contingent of *
JT . r.
I ? Cross Gomrmsi- left here fc j(j |
I 2* | g
I A terday. Another roup will follow ,
Y smallpox and, tra; 'soma, together with an epidemic of >* '
typhus n .er are,- vaging Poland, it . > >
4* >
T HUNS VIOLATING TRUCK >
Y || |
4 Wars aw/—Tr Germans are rep. . 1 $ 9
serving the provi >ns of the armihuce * '
X fighting in Pot- n, nd it is said that s! ' !• ■
'sl ®
A eurred at scattete points. The morale i
TJ 16 declared to be ; w, as is evidenced h j J
4* sale of a battery os artillery to a PcF ! C rj J
A the price being 5/ )0 marks.
| Tokio.—ln Replying to an interpel' *
to-day Premier Hrra said there was no rea an a l •
Y should demand th' return of Tsingt To Y
A the •;:> .nier said that the r.; * j
| J would escape t MARRIAGE LICENSES
A ' 1
T I'-uMfl K. '>lrc„ and Florence E. romp, Eaolat Harry A. > ,
"J Ilenrj ami Hlnnle M. (.IBH, Altonna, Jajr C. Van Horn and Bndak
A "ofcr't a Idemn and Clnrn J. Patrick, Yoifcj !
T Paul Stenlie nnd Prawn Crook, llnrrlKburp. i
lying district. This will cost much
more, he anticipates, but eventually
would prove the most economical
as a unit could be added whenever
the needs of the city required it.
At first several buildings would be
needed, but after the initial expense
the cost would not bo so great.
In estimating the probable cost
of a big senior high school for 2,000
students, Dr. Downes said he docs
not believe the structure can bo built
and equipped for less than $650,000.
[Continued oil Pago 17.1
Warren Van Dyke Buys
924 Acres of Rich Farm
Lands of Bosler Estate
Warren VanDyke, a local real esu
fate operator, closed the deal tOrday,
for the purchase of the farms of tho
Frank C. Hosier estate, at Carlisle.
There are four farms comprising 924
acres, and the price paid averaged
$l3O per acre.
Mr. VanDyke intends to cut trpi
much of the land lying along the
Harrisburg-Carlisle trolley lino into
small farms and will sell the bal
ance in tracts of about 100 acres.
An apple orchard of over 2,00#
bearing trees is Included in the deal.
This is one of the most important
real estate deals consummated its
Cumberland county iu recent years.