ansport Equipped With High Power Wireless Facilities For Close Touch United HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH 0k ofac-independent. ' LXXXVIII— NO. 54 16 PAGES Dal &ae C r e St the n Po y , HARRISBURG. PA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1919. ON,^ s v . a n s h°a^,^c,^ ess s two e c7°nts ks HOME EDITION I SPARTACANS AIM TO GET RED AID AGAINST BERLIN Tnauguratc Movement to Seize Koenigsberg to .Open Russian Route POLICE BUREAU STORMED Government Troops Occupy Dusseklorf Without Oppo sition, Says Bulletin By Associated Press. Berlin, March 5. —The Spartacans have inaugurated a movement to seize Koenigsberg, East Prussia, and thereby open a route of communi cation to Moscow so that BOlshevik armies from Russia might move to the assistance of the Spartacan forces, according to an official gov ernment bulletin to-day. To Resist Rebels The government, however, the bulletin states, has sent forces into Koenigsberg to put down the Spar tacan strike movement for the sei zure of the town. Government troops at police head quarters fired on rioters in the neighborhood yesterday morning and several casualties are reported to have resulted. The troops had been called to disperse the crowds which were gathering in increased numbers around the headquarters. Severe disturbances have occurred in the suburb of Litchenberg, where it is reported three policemen were killed and eight Spartacans were killed and thirty-two wounded. .Storm Police Bureau The police bureau in Berlin was stormed Monday night and three policemen were injured. Several jewelry stores were raided and many ornaments stolen. Bakers and gro cery shops in the northern part of the city were pillaged. Three sol diers Monday night entered the rooms of the Imperial League against social democracy, bound the cashier, and abstracted 40,000 marks. Troops in Dusseklorf The occupation of Dusseldorf by government forces has been accom plished without opposition, accord ing to an official bulletin issued to- j day. The radicals, the bulletin adds, are endeavoring to extend the gen . [Continued on Page 7.] Many Conventions to Come Here Because of New Penn-Harris Hotel If there he anyone who doubts that the Penn-Harris hotel is becoming the center of Pennsylvania's convention ac tivities. let him take a squint over Manager Horace Leland Wiggins' book of engagements. In it are listed scores j of banquets, dinners, conventions, meet ings and conferences for the coming | year. Banquets and conventions, for I instance are booked all the way up to September and in every mall there are requests for reservations ,of parlors, banquet rooms and convention balls. "Busy?" said maitre d'hotel Davidson this morning. "1 should say so! We ! never expected so large a demand as I this and we're fairly swamped." Much favorable comment has been made by delegates in attendance at the various conventions who remarked on the splendid way the management and em ployes of the new million-dollar hostelry are handling the rush. Among the important conventions and banquets booked for the near future, these aro mentioned: March 5, 6, 7—Association of Ice Manufacturers. March ll—Republican Alliance of Philadelphia. March 14 Commercial Travellers Banquet. March 19—Miller Auto Company din ner. March 21—Local Freight Agents' Convention. April 10-11-12—Fifth District Rotary Conference. International Association of Rotary Clubs. April 21—D. V. V. Club dance. June 9—Red Men Convention. September 9-10-11—Pennsylvania Mil lers' State Convention. • M. Reed McCarty Made Assistant Secretary of Chamber of Commerce M. Reed McCarty, 8001 North Sixth street, has been appointed as- [ sistant secretary of the Harrisburgj Chamber of Commerce, and will be gin his duties in the new position; Monday. The announcement of the; appointment was made by Warren R. Jackson, secretary, this morning. I Mr. McCarty has been connected I with the editorial department of thel Harrisburg Telegraph for about a| y ear and a half. Previous to his com-I ing here he was on the staff of thel Gazette and Bulletin, Wllliamsport. His home is in Williamsport. HOUSE ADJOURNS The House of Representatives ad journed to-day until Monday at 9 P. M„ when the Senate will also meet. THE WEATHER] For HnrrlNburg nnit vlolnltri llsln to-night, probably chang ing to miow Thursday morning. Colder to-night find Thursday) ion rat temperature to-night about 23 degreca. For Eastern Pennsylvania) Itnln to-night, probably ehnaglng to Know Thuradny mornings much colder; strong south, ahlftlnk to northwest winds. River The Susquehanna river nnd all its branches will probably fall slowly or rrmaln nearly station ary. A atage of about S.D fret 1s Indicated for Uarriaburg Thursday morning. PRESIDENT SAILS FOR FRANCE TO REMAIN UNTIL WORLD PEACE PLAN IS COMPLETED AT PARIS SESSION Party on 'Vessel Is Smaller on Second Trip WILSON TO KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH By Associated Press. New York, March D.— President I Wilson sailed to-day on his second | voyage to France determined, as | he said in his Metropolitan Opera House speech here last night, not to "come back till it's over, over there." The transport George Washington bearing the Presidential party left the Hoboken pier at 8.15 a. m. The Chief Executive's departure ! was marked by a simplicity which contrasted with the noisy demon- I stration accorded him when the ! George Washington carried Mr. Wil ! son from American waters on his I first journey to Paris last December. Hut Small Crowd at Pier To-day only a small crowd was assembled at the army transport pier. To these the President, hat in hand, and Mrs. Wilson waved fare well greetings as the George Wash ington swung out into the lower Hudson river while the band on the transport Great Northern, berthed nearby, played the "Star Spangled Banner." Standing on the bridge, the President and Mrs. Wilson saw the American flag raised on the staff at the stern and heard the booming of the Presidential salute of twenty one guns. As the transport turned her nose toward the Statue of Lib erty in the almost strike-paralyzed harbor, an escort of destroyers got under way ahead. The President and Mfis. Wilson had ascended to the bridge shortly after 8 o'clock. Mr. Wilson had been up and about the decks for nearly two hours, having been the first of the Presidential purty to arise. Most of the others were asleep when the transport sailed. Orderly Hurries For Papers Just as the George Washington was about to sail it was discovered that some one had neglected to bring aboard the morning newspa ! iters. The lines had been made fast ! to the gangplank which was about to be drawn in when the President's orderly, clutching a new dollar bill in his hand, rushed across the plank onto, the pier and hurtled through the 'flag-decorated archway to a news stand, where he purchased the papers and came running back to : the ship. This incident delayed for j a few minutes the vessel's departure. These papers contained the text I of the speeches of the President and William Howard Taft, in support of I the League of Nations, at the opera j house last night. They told also of j the activities of the President on ! the eve of his departure. It was a few minutes before mid | night when Mr. Wilson arrived in I Hoboken and it was early morning j before he reached his stateroom, so that his sleep was only brief. Suffragists Fail The President arrived at the Metropolitan opera house about 8.15 o'clock last night. After Mr. Taft and himself had spoken, the President asserting that " an over whelming majority of the American people is in favor of the League of Nations," Mr. Wilson received a delegation of Irish-Americans with whom he discussed the aspirations of Ireland at the peace conference. Militant suffragetts had tried un successfully to force their wry into the opera house earlier in the even ing and a few of them were ar rested. The George Washington passed I quarantine at 9.10 a. m. and was : saluted by twenty-one guns by the U. S. 8. Amphltrite and by whistle blowing by all the steam craft in the lower bay. Those on Board The party aboard the George Washington was smaller than on the first Presidential voyage. There were no diplomats or peace dele gates. In addition to the President and Mrs. Wilson the party included Miss Benham, secretary to Mrs. Wil son; Hear Admiral Gary T. Grayson, 1 aid to tho President; former Attor [ ney General Thomas W. Gregory Prentisson Grey, of the United States Food Administration; Irwin H. Hoo ver, chief usher at the White House; Gilbert F. Close, and Charles M. Swem. About three thousand tons of cargo, consisting of supplies for the army in France and Germany, is be ing carried on the George Washing ton. 'Has Long Range Wireless To enable President Wilson to keep in touch with the shore during his entire voyage to Brest, inde pendently of the escorting vessels the naval transport George Wash ington has bden equipped with a new high powered wireless appara tus with a radius of 1,100 miles She will be in communication with the station at Brunswick, N. J., until she picks up Poldhu station, on the other side of the Eiffel Tower. On the voyage coming from Brest to Boston the George Washington had a wireless range of only three hundred miles, and when the con voy was left astern the President was cut oft from communication with Washington. The Battleship Montana, which will act as convoy to Brest will ai so have long range wireless equipment. CARROLL TODl) RESIGNS By Associated Press. New York, inarch 5.— G. Carroll Todd has resigned as United States assistant attorney general, it became known here to-day prior to the de parture of President Wilson fcr Europe. These Are Busy Days For Our Village Doctor j J \n** v 7 LEROYJ.WOLFE, ' ATTORNEY. DIES OF HEART ATTACK Was Long Member of Bar and Served as United States _. . i Commissioner Leßoy J. Wolfe, United States ; commissioner of this district and ! well known member of the law firm i of Wolfe and Bailey, died suddenly this morning at 9.30 o'clock at his ' home, 2149 North Second street, I from heart disease. He was 3 j years old. TJie death of Mr. Wolfe was un- I expected. While he has been in j failing health for some time, his i condition was not regarded as seri ous. He was at his offices yester day and performed l is duties there as usual, remaining until after five o'clock last evening. Mr. Wolfe was first named' United [Continued on Page 9.] President Appoints Palmer as Attorney General Before Trip: New York. March 5. —A recess appointment for A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania, for Attorney Gen eral, was signed by the President shortly after midnight aboard the George Washington and the commis sion taken immediately to Washing ton by United States Marshal Thorn-" as D. McCarthy. TWO FOR UNCLE SAM AND THREE FOR SOMEONE ELSE So Cigaret Smokers Have Given Up Wondering Why the Price Goes Up Higher Than the Tax Figuring out the income tax re turns is dead easy compared with arriving at a satisfactory conclu sion in a wrestling bout with the new internal revenue figures. This is the opinion of smokers who with in the week have been' compelled to pay a nickle more for cigarets. This is the way the increase in price was figured out in one local store on a popular brand. Upcle Sam levies a tax of $1 per thousand on cigarets regardless of REDS START NEW ! ATTACK AGAINST ALLIED FORCES Scouts Find Rebel Bodies in Woods After Engagement Along the Vaga River By Associated Press. • Archangel, March s.—After artil- j j lery preparation, the Bolshevik! forcesJ j launched an infantry attack yesterday j | against allied positions on the right I bank of the Vaga river between the vil lages of Kitzka and Vistavka. j losses. Allied scouts found many bodies j They were repulsed with considerable ill the woods after the engagement. Along this front and also on the Dvina river the Bolsheviki continue artillery firing. Paving Work to Be Started by City in a Few Wefcks Paving repair work in the city J Tfill be started in a few weeks, if ; weather conditions permit, Com missioner William H. Lynch, super intendent of the Highway Depart-? ment said to-day. Probably the first work will be done in North Third and North Sixth streets. Bids may be asked soon for new paving work which Is to be com pleted this year, including North Cameron street from Herr to Calder streets, and a number of short stretches in the uptown district. quality or cost. This is one cent for each ten. Packages containing twenty cigarets must carry two cents In taxes for the government. The price to the consumer is boosted front twenty to twontj-flve cents. The smoker of some of the cheap er brands get out a little easier. These packages containing ten ci garets must carry a new war tax of ono cent. The price was raised only two cents, someone Splitting flfty-tlfty with Uncle Sam. ICOLORED YANKS TO BE WELCOMED HOME TOMORROW | Parade and Reception Are Included in the Ar rangements Returning colored soldiers from | this who are now at Cami> I Meade, awaiting discharge after | having served in France with the Three Hundred and Fifty-first Field Artillery and the Three Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry, will be given a tttting welcome when they arrive here to-morrow afternoon . A big parade has been arranged to be held when the men arrive. Colonel James M. Auter will be chief marshal of the procession, which will form in Fifth street with the right resting in Market. On the arrival of the troops the line will move out Market street to Fourth, to Briggs, to Cowdcn, to Broad, to Sixth to Calderxto Second to State, to Front, to Market, to Third, to Forster, to Cowden and dismiss. The order of the parade will be: Police; band. Col. James M. Auter, chief marshal; Frank N. Robinson, chief'of staff: aids, Dr. Charles H. Orampton. Dr. A. Marshall. C. Sylvester Jackson, Dr. C. L. Car- Walter J. Hooper, Marshall b icklin, Augustus Stewart. James Polston, Robert J. Nelson. Frank r, Jefferson, James Taylor, Charles F. Howard. John H. Baker. William Beckwith, W. T„. Winston: G. A. R.; band; militia: civic associations; hand: citizens' committee: returning soldiers: automobiles. It is not known exactly at who 1, time the men will arrive, although it is believed they will get here ajout 3 o'clock, leaving Baltimore about 1 o'clock. There is a possi bility, however, that the men will not arrive until G o'clock. The committee will be notified as soon as the men leave Baltimore that they may arrange to put their plans in operation. Mayor Keister will be requested to have the fire bells ring and the whißtles blow that the peop'e may be notified. Some members of the Three Hun dred and Sixty-eighth Infantry have | already returned home and they I have been requested to report at the I station with steel helmets and gas ! masks. Some colored men are ex ! pccted home from Camp Dlx, N. J., | at noon and they also will be in the line. A reception will be held .for | the men in the evening. DEMAND FOR 30 CENT WHISKY | , FALLING OFF j High Cost of Booze 11ms De pressing Effect on the llotclkeepers |BEEH SUPPLY IS SMALL Men Who Used to Take Small Glass Now "Fill 'cm. Up" The whisky trade is carrying "all i the traffic will bear," according to | opinions expressed to-day by bar ! tenders in hotels in the central part ; of the city. Added to this is the apparently | well defined rumor that the local ! beer supply will be nil before May jl. Brewers, wholesalers and bot ! tiers would say nothing concerning i the amount of their supply which j was cut off last December but the ■ hotelmen expressed the fear that if beer is cut off before within the next few weeks they will not be able to make expenses until the prohibition order becomes effectvie. According to the bartenders' ver sion the amount of whisky sold at thirty cents a glass is mighty small. Uncle Sam collects about sl.tiO tax on each quart of liquor and with in creased prices demanded by whole salers there is little profit left in the drink that sells for less than, thirty cents. And the increased price has caused the trade to drop off at a rate alarming to the saloonmen. Few Drinks in Bottle "When whisky sold for fifteen cents," said one bartender, "the class of men who drink would have been ashamed to pour out more ! than half a glass. Now with the j smaller glass and the higher price i every man pours as much out of the : bottle as his glass will hold. Yes, it's mighty hard to get sixteen drinks, the old standard, out of a I quart." It was learned to-day from what is believed to be an authoratative source that there is much more whisky in Central Pennsylvania than can ever be sold before July 1. The government has or will col lect J6.40 on each gallon. What to do with this stock is worrying many holders of intoxicants. It is ru mored that there vol! be many auc tions held in May and June at which the stuff Will be sold at even less than the revenue so that the owners may get back part of the money paid the government. Shadflies and Angleworms Are Due to Freeze Tonight Although shadfles, angleworms, beetles, violets and other harbingers of spring have arrived, Harrisburg lis to have some cold weather. The forecast issued to-day for this ter ritory provides for much colder weather to-night and to-morrow to be accompanied by snow. It will rain to-night, the forecast says with strong indications that it will turn to snow until to-morrow morning. There will be strong south winds, shifting to northwest. A cold wave was sweeping east ward from the Great Bakes region to-day and the weather bureau an nounced that spring-like tempera tures prevailing generally over much of the country east of the Mississippi ' would disappear within the next thirty-six hours.. The most pronounced cold wave of the winter has been holding sway in the upper Mississippi Valley. When it gets a good grip in the east, the forecaster said, it will remain for several days. Williston, N. D.. with 26 degrees below zero, was the boldest spot to day on the weather map. S. P. C. of A. Elects Officers at Annual Convention If. T.ee Mason, Jr., Pittsburgh, was elected as president of the Federated Humane Societies of Pennsylvania at .the annual convention which ad- I journed here to-day. The sessions • were held in the Penn-Harris Hotel. William T. Phillips, Philadelphia, I was named us secretary-treasurer, and John S. Uitenour, Philadelphia, vice-president. The sessions of the convention opened yesterday. Among the ques tions brought up wero several con cerning revision of present laws of the state. These hills provldd for humane education in- the public schools and prohibit the shooting of pigeons from traps. Captain George F. I.umb and Mrs. Mary H. T.ovell, Jertkintown, were among the speak ers. MAX WHO FPHOI,I)S RED FIRES SHOTS IX PARIS By Associated Press. Paris, March 5.—A man who later! admitted his name was Kneller and that he was a Russian Jew, fired two revolver shots to-day from the Pal ais de L'Elysee, the residence of President Poincare. Kneller, who at first refused to .divulge his national ity. declared that he desired to pro test against allied intervention in Russia. The shooting occurred hi the oresence of the and sentinels. The bullets struck harmlessly on the veranda of the Court of Honor. WILSON PARDONS KRAFT, NEW JERSEY SOCIALIST Bv Associated Press. Washington, March s.—Among the fifty-three cases of convictions under the espionage act in which President Wilson lias granted clem ency is that of Frederick Krafft. of Newark, secretary of the Socialist party In New Jersey. Me was granted a full pardon. The fifteen-year sen tence imposed on Clarence H. Wni dron, of Vermont, a pacifist preach er, war commuted to expire April 1, next. >• A Paris Thinks Wilson Is Made of Steel ADMIRAL Grayson, the Pres ident's personal physician, when asked about the health of the chief executive, said: "He is tired of course, but in due shupe physically and ment ally" "In Paris they think he is made of steel. They can't un derstand how he could keep up working all day and far in the night as he did the last two weeks he was there." SPROUL TELLS GOVERNORS PA. IS GOING AHEAD Also Scores Defeat of General Deficiency Bill al Meet ing of Officials Washington, March s.—ln a not able speech before the Governors' conference, considering ways to re lieve unemployment and present in dustrial stagnation and financial de pression, Governor Sproul, of Penn sylvania. sounded a note of warning [Continued on Page 7.] 75,000 Workmen Quit at Midnight in Cuba By Associated Press. Havana, March s.—The third gen eral strike that Cuba has faced with in the last six months began at mid night when about 73,000 union men quit work. The strike is a result of the failuVe of the building trades' unions to effect a settlement of their demands for an eight-hour day, a Saturday half holiday and a consid erable increase in wages. WILL HOLD RAIL CONTROL By Associated Press. Washington. March s.—The gov ernment has no immediate intention of relinquishing control of railroads, as a result of the failure of Congress to appropriate funds for the railroad administration, Diiector General Hines stated to-day. 3 4* '! 4 WEIMAR FEA? 4* 3 4* M ) J that the general strike will spread to that 'f * • with it the distressing conditions that ha. . treated ! * * ; in nearby towns and cities. Erfurt is withou ♦ ' 4 # It is impossible to bury the X e1 • lin.it'.ended to * to j against the armistice and the preliminary peace condi- l 4 ;* X t 1 **• Kington—Representative Moore, of Philadelphia, .• dfe * X , 4 * $* > nt: i the • lon, .< • 4 4 ' u ling thfe Pennsylvania. The Gillett force 1 J rf Representative I * 1J WILL PROTEST PALESTINE PROPOSITION I * Philadelphia—Representative Julius Kahn, of Call i fornix will present the protest, signed by 300 prominent < t ( American Jews, setting forth their objections to the oi ' 4 ganization of a Jewish state in Palestine, to the Pea.. * ~ * Conference at Parts: 1 * y X ,* •' SHIPPING AT STANDSTILL i* * pi New York—Trans-Atlantic and coastwise shippii d ■ 40 U [n X New York harbor was at a Standstill again to-day ai * * the strike of harbor workmen becSme more effective, and f there were indications that the few ferryboats which did LX * * not cease operations yesterday would b$ tied up by to- W , > night. jX WHITEMAN SOLD TO TORONTO FL * I Bos' m—The sale cf Ger rge Whiteman, * m* * * h last world series, to the T ujj * * 1 by * ' 1 i 4 ' . . to ■ '| * . MARRIAGE LICENSES | I t PETTY THIEVERY KEEPS PACE WITH • SERIOUS CRIME Eight Bobberies Reported to Police Since Early Last Evening NO TRACE OF BURGLARS Police Seek Men Who Robbed Apartments of Jewelry and Money Willi eight robberies reported to the police department since early Inst evening, the wave of crime and petty thievery which struck Harris burg a week ago, seems to be on the increase. The entire force of the poiice de partment is engaged in an attempt to keep down the growing crime wave. While crime seems to be sweeping the cities of the east. Chief Wetzel hopes that by constant ef forts the iocal misdeameanors will be confined to the present sporadic outbreaks. Detectives are attempting to trace the person who yesterday afternoon secured more than JGOO worth of loot from four apartments in the vicinity of Second and Locust streets while the tenants were away from home. Approximately $lOO worth of jewelry was stolen from the apart ment of J. Douglas M. Royal while Mrs. Royal was downtown. Included among the articles were a purse and a solid gold watch case. The other places visited were the apartment of Mrs. Eleanor D. Bucli, 231 North Si%ond street; an apart [Continued on Page o.] Serbia's King Is to Retire in Prince's Favor By Associated Press. Rome, March s.—King Peter, of Serbia, will soon retire In favor of Prince Regent Alexander, according to a Fiume dispatch to the Idea Nazichale, quoting advices from Bel grade. It is said that King Peter's abdication will be read after the opening of the bouncll of state at the Serbian capital.