Germans Subdue Spartacans Only to Confront New Danger From Military and Monarchists HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M ®je otac-3to&c|ienl>cnt. w -, LXXXVIII— NO. 64 14 PAGES Dal &tKt 8??*?* 3HARRISBURG, PA MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 191' V " , 6 TWO 3 CENTS 3 HOME EDITION WILSON'S STAND ON LEAGUE GETS SENATORIAL RAP Brundcgec and Calder Out Against Incorporation in Peace Treaty •HE SHALL NOT PASS" Former Makes Position Clear in Statement Given Public ity at Washington NEW YORKER OUTSPOKEN Jpposes Making Covenant of League Law of United States by Merger Washington, March 17.—"1t the President submits the proposed l.eague of Nations plan in anything like its present form, so linked with any treaty that the two cannot be separted by amendment in the Sen ate, then I shall unhesitatingly vote 10 reject both treaties," said United States Senator Frank D. Brandegee | lust night. "I shall never bo im posed upon by such an apparent trick; 1 shall never be intimidated by such an outrageous attempt at coercion. I think a majority of the Senators will take that view, al though I can speak positively for no one except myself. "If the President desires to ad- ! vise with the Senate as to the treat ies,he can do so at any time by con vening that body. If, however, he prefers to ignore it and can make i the Allies believe that a just peace can be more quickly obtained by i that course of procedure, both he and they ought to have timely warn ing that they are sadly mistaken. 'He shall not pass. " Now York, March 17. —United Slates Senator Calder, of New York, said in a statement last night that "if the plan for the League of Na tions is so tied up with the peace treaty that the peace treaty cannot be separately considered," as an nounced in Paris yesterday, by Pres ident Wilson, he would do all in his power "to reject the entire propo sition." The Senator said that, even though the President had not called an extra session of Congress, he ] thought Senators and Kepregenta tives "should return to Washington at once and go into session." He added that "to deny that Congress can meet whensoever a majority of i'ongress sees lit. is to deny that the people can meet," since all the power of the people is vested in Congress. Asking if "we are ready to make the proposed constitution of the l.eague of Nations a law of our land.' the Senator continued: "The people must decide after be ing fully informed in justice to our gallant Allies, who held the tide of barbarism while our slower con science awoke, their representatives tit Paris should know just what we in America believe. This can only be dune in open discussion in the people's forum, the Congress of the United States." Paris,. March 17. President Wilson, somewhat fatigued by his sea journey and the busy days spent since his arrival here, remained in bed un til noon yesterday. He received *Col. K. M. House in the afternoon and with him discussed the military and naval terms of peace, as well as the result of the Brussels conference rel ative to shipping and the supplying of food to Germany. Later he drove to St. Germain with Mrs. Wilson, re turning to the White House about seven o'clock. > Red Cross Issues Appeal For Women Workers to Aid Refugees of War That Harrisbtirg women have dis played lack of interest in Red Cross work during the past few weeks is the charge made by Red Cross of ficials. It is emphasized by these of ficials that the services of Red Cross volunteer workers are urgently and imperatively needed for work on refugee garments to be sent to Euro pean war sufferers. According to the officials only three workers were present at the last working day of the chapter. They were emphatic in their appeal for Workers. A call for a large quantity of gar ments for the war refugees, children made destitute by the world conflict, and women who are virtually starv ing, has been received by the Har risburg chapter and they have been urged to speed up production as much as possible in order to allevi ate the misery among these people. The garments are to be sent to the people of Southern Europe, includ ing the Czechs, the Slavs, Ruman ians and others in dire distress. "If people could only realize the suffer ing among these sufferers," reads a letter from the national headquar ters, "they would not withhold their contributions and services. We must have help and we must have it quickly." THE WEATHER For Harrlaburg and vicinity: Con tinue! unsettled weather, with rnln to-night nnd prohnbly Tuesday) warmer to-night, lowest temperature about 32 de grees. For Eastern Pennsylvania: Hnln to-night nnd probably Tuesday; warmer to-night; fresh south winds. Itfver The Susquehnnnn river nnrl all Its branches will prohnbly rise, ex cept the lower portion ot the rnntii river, which will fall slow ly or remain nenrly stationary to-night. A stage of about (i.a feet Is Indicated for llarrlsburK Tuesday morning. Another Case of "Three Thousand Miles Away" r ~x ■ ■ \ j gUROPEAW CtVIUZATIOM ll 111' / | IJy ? , ! I L llfey _ / ._. a ERZBERGER SAYS ! WILSON'S IDEAS MUST BE IN PACT Says National Assembly Will Refuse Assent lo Treaty If II Is Objectionable Copcnhnvcn. March 17. if the allies loaded the peace treaty with conditions going beyond President Wilson's fourteen points the German national assembly would have to re fuse its assent to the treaty, Mathias Erzberger, head of the German ar mistice commission, declared in an address 'at a Berlin meeting in fa voring the formation of a "real Lea gue of Nations," according to a dis patch front the German capital to day. The matter then would be left to a referendum of the German na tion, he said. Herr Erzberger disclaimed any obligations upon Germany to give compensation for acts she commit ted after her first peace offer in De cember, 1916. lie declared the only means of checking Bolshevism was the abandonment of the "mailed list policy of the allies." Have Confidence in Wilson The German people, he said, had almost unlimited confidence in Pres ident Wilson and he hoped that the League of Nations covenant as pro mulgated on February 14 would not be finally adopted, as, he declared, it was a compromise of the ideals of President Wilson with the im perialistic aspirations of some of the allies. The American President, Herr Erzberger insisted, was under obli gations to advocate the immediate admission of Germany to the lea gue. Points to French "Crimes'* Herr Erzberger asserted that Ger many was prepared to accept the vote of Alsace-Lorraine as to its future, but he referred to the re ported aspirations of France re specting the Rhineland and to Po land's claims to Danzig as "crimes," adding: "What is German will remain Ger man." As far as the demands for com pensation were concerned, Herr Erzberger declared that Germany would reject any demand that ap plied to acts committed after Decem ber, 1916, when Germany made her first peace offer. There was no moral obligations upon Germany regard ing compensation aside from the case of Belgium, the speaker argued. In that case Germany would act hon estly, he said. DIVORCE FOlt KAISER'S SOX Amsterdam, March 17. Eitel Friedrich, second son of the former German Emperor, and Kleine Jour nal, of Berlin says, lias begun di vorce proceedings against his wife charging infidelity before the war! The paper adds that when the for mer prince attempted to begin pro ceedings before the war his father vetoed the plan. ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY BASED ON SALES VALUE j Commissioner Stine Brands as False Charges Made ; by Politician County Commissioners C. C. j |Cumbler and Henry M. Stine to-day [said that when ever any revisions of! | assessments of properties in the city |or county are made, such changes' [are only authorized when they are! I convinced the valuations as fixed arej | either too low or too high, i "Intimations that we are attempt-! jing to evade our duty because we are in the majority, are faljse," Commis isioner Stine declared. "In every in-1 I stance where a complaint has been made about the assessment of any! j property we investigated fully before! ; deciding and we will continue to do Iso until all the revision work is ' finished. We have found some prop [ ci ties assessed at figures higher than the sale prices paid recently for | these same tracts and buildings, in j such instances there was only one [Continued on Page 11.] COLORED SOLDIERS TO HEAR FAMOUS HELL FIGHTERS' BAND Men Who Saw Service Willi Uncle Sam's Overseas Army to Be Guesls of Telegraph at Orplieum Theater To morrow Afternoon "Europe's Jazz Hand is a hig society event. Manhattan Opera House crowded to capacity, liotii of us present and witnessed sensational hit." This was the telegram Man ager Hopkins, of the Orplieum theater, received from Sidney Wilmer anil Walter Vincent, who heard the "Hell Fighters" hand in New York Saturday evening. The hand appears here to-morrow afternoon and even ing, and Manager Hopkins says it will lie one of the big society events of Harrisliurg as well. The' colored heroes of the 368 th Infantry and the 351 st Artillery, just returned from the fighting front in France, are going to have a regular reunion at the Orpheum Theater to morrow afternoon as the guests of the Harrisburg Telegraph when the famous 'Hell Fighters" band plays there. The colored soldiers, whosa BLAME FOR FATAL (RAILROAD WRECK FIXED IN REPORT ; Engineman, Flagman and the Signal System All * Found at Fault | Blame for the fatal Pennsylvania j freight accident which last week re sulted in the deatli of five men was | placed to-day by John P. Donohey, in | vestigator of accidents for the Public j Service Commission, on the conduct of the engineman. and the flagman and j the signal system controlling the op , eration of trains in the district where I the wreck occurred. | Mr. Dohoney's report made to Chair man W. D. B. Ainey follows: "A rear-end collision, involving two eastbound freight trains, engines 156ti and 327,"|, occurred on March 6, 1919, I at 3 :29 a. m„ one mile east of Heaton on the Trenton cut-off of the Pennsyl vania railroad. "As a result of the collision, four employes who had been relieved from duty were killed, and one other died subsequently front ttje effect of his in juries. These men occupied the cabin [Continued on Page 11.] INSTRUCTORS TO MEN OF 368T11 AND 351 ST REGIMENTS Cj OLORED soldiers of the I 368 th Infantry and the 351 st Artillery will be the guests of the Harrisburg Tele graph at the matinee concert of the "Hell Fighters" band at the Orpheum tomorrow afternoon. All that is necessary to gain admission to the theatre to pre sent yourself at the Box Otlice tomorrow afternoon, tell the manager you are a member of the 368 th or the 351 st and get aticket free. There will be no charge whatsoever and a block of good seats have been set aside so that all the men may sit to gether. Only men who saw overseas service will be admitted. Every man must be uni form. uniform will art as a ticket- of ad mission, will have reserved seats so that they may sit together and act JS a reception committee to the vis iting musicians. The band has made a wonderful AUTO SHOW IS SUCCESS FROM OPENING HOUR Every Type of Pleasure Car Is on Exhibition in Big Warerooms MANY SALES REPORTED Dealers Pleased at Attitude of Public Toward Their Efforts I By Alfred P. Davies Considering the inclemency of the weather Saturday evening and tlio gen eral commotion incident to the opening of an automobile show, the concensus of opinion is that the grand opening of the Ninth Annual Harrisbtirg Auto mobile show was one of the most suc cessful in the history of the or ganization. Never in the history of automobile shows in Harrisbtirg has a show been so elaborately staged. The settings, the background, the display of cars and the enthusiasm of the dealers are all of the highest calibre. And nowhere in the U. S. A. with the possible exception of New York City (and that only in magnitude) will anyone be able to find a better automobile show. Nothing has been left undone—wait a minute—they forgot a cloak checking room, and that will no doubt be very much in evidence beginning today; an out of town man calling J. Clyde Myton's attention to its absence. The decorations from the floor to the ceiling, from the East side of the room to the West side and from tlio North side to the South side are with out flaw. Coming to the display of cars, ohlihhh ! it sure is a sight for weak eyes. Every thing in the way of an automobile from little 'Ole Henry" up through the Isles to the gorgeous Packard is one sensa tion after another. The man without the price of a car or without 'the I'd like-to-have-one-feeiing' had better stay away from this show or he'll be in seri ous trouble before ho gets away for if ever an arsny of motor cars made you feel like wanting one. that one is now in the Overland Warerooms. Arranged to the Queens taste, with beauty and ar tistry .the main thought, there is never a reason in the world for any one going away without being sure of the car they want to own. Unlike other shows held in Harris burg, this one affords ample opportu nity for viewing any part of the car on display without crawling under a fender or over the top to get a squint [Continued on Page 1.1.] Instantly Killed When He Steps in Front of Train; Girl Saved From Injury Ralph D. Gettier, -108 Briggs street, an employe of Stouffer's restaurant, 4 North Court street, was instantly killed late Saturday night when he stepped in front of an eaetbound freight train. Miss Setlla Urich, of New Cumberland, who accompanied him, narrowly, escaped death. Gettier, Miss Urich and a number | of other persons had gone to the Cove for a week-end house party. One youth who witnessed the acci dent, says that there was consider able steam about the scene of the accident and that he believes that this had blinded Gettier. He saved Miss Urich by grabbing her just as she was about to step on the tracks. Colored Men Apply to Get Back Into U. S. Service Colored men who have seen serv ince in France are anxious to go back into the service. At least some of them are, for while applications for the enlistment of returned col ored soldiers were opened at the lo cal recruiting office in Market street, only on Saturday, already a number of men have been to see Colonel Kemper about re-enlistment.* "The colored soldier who has been in the service even for a very short, period may re-enlist for one year," said Colonel Kemper to-day. "Oth ers may go in for three years. The French people have a very high re gard for colored American warriors and the men who go abroad as re placements will be sure of a warm reception. Some of them will be as signed, no doubt, to the army of oc cupation." Jazz Music Made Big Hit on Broadway After Lieutenant "Jim" Europes Bogs Re turned From Honorable Service in France hit on Broadway and will play nil of the big cities in the countrv. The indications are that it will have a crowded house afternoon and eve ning here. "You got here just in time", said Manager Hopkins when the Tele graph man appeared to have seats reserved for the veterans. "It sure looks like a big house, and the boys are certainly going to see a line show. This band of colored war riors is more than a mere musical organization. Its a regular show, from what I sec in Hie New York papers and if we aren't sold out ...sa; y nigra I'll be greatly mistaken. A Wonderful Band This band is the one of which Irving Cobb wrote in his great arti cle in the Saturday Evening Cost entitled "Young Black Joe." Cobb on I'agc _I3.J HARD TASK TO FIND NAME FOR NEW FREIGHTER Up to llarrisburg to Find Suit able Appellation For Cargo Carrier SUGGEST NAME FOR FREIGHTER (Date) To J. Clyde Myton, Liberty Loan Committee, Chamber of Commerce, llarrisburg, Pa. Name Suggested Reason For Such Name (Signed) Address It was announced to-day that the person who suggests the name even tually chosen by the committee will be awarded a prize of $lO, to be credited on the purchase of a Victory bond in the next Liberty J.oan. This credit will be made by any bank in the district; and the prize is open to any resident of llarrisburg or Dauphin, or Juniata counties. j Who will name the cargo boat? And what will that name be? llarrisburg, as has already been told in the Telegraph, is permitted to name one of the big freighters which will aid in regaining sea supremacy for the United States. This privilege comes from the splendid showing made by the city in the last Liberty Loan campaign. Quite a number of names have been suggested. One of them was "The Har risburg," and another "The Susque hanna," but both are barred because there are already ships bearing those .names. Mifflin county naming a ship and has decided upon Kishacoquillas as the proper thing. But what is llarrisburg to call its pet freighter? Citizens of the district are urged to suggest something. And for their con venience a coupon is being published to day—this to be forwarded to J. Clyde Myton, secretary of the Liberty Loan committee. Mr. Myton is not the judge —all names being submitted to a special committee of three selected by Donald McCormick. The coupons will be pub lished only once and should bo for warded immediately. Crnovich Loses His Shoes on R. R. Train; Wouldn't Be Wheeled His name is Crnovich and his home is in South Bethlehem. At least this is the record wired Phil adelphia division headquarters of the Pennsylvania railroad here in an effort to locate the culprit who stole his shoes on a Pennsylvania railroad train on Friday night. Vrnovich tokl the conductor a sailor stole the shoes. He says he took passage here for Pittsburgh, after leaving a Philadel phia and Reading train, and that while he dozed his shoes dis- I appeared. He made search but in [vain; furthermore, lie says, when he arrived in Pittsburgh he was hustled into an invalid's chair be cause the trainmen, who thought he might be affected mentally or, more likely, ill, were not willing he should walk in the streets of Pittsburgh in his socks. He says he was for leaving the train with the remainder of the passengers, but [ that the conductor talked omintms :ly about pneumonia. lie advised I Crnovich to sit tight for a bit. When two negro porters appeared with the invalid's chair Crnovich stoutly resisted their efforts to wheel him around and broke away. He sayS the theft occurred while the train was on the Middle Divi | sion. Supreme Court Gives Kansas Permission to Go Ahead Against Burleson Washington. March 17. Author ity of Postmaster Burleson to in crease telephone rates throughout the j country is to be determined by the [ Supreme Court which today granted the State of Kansas permission to Institute original proceedings against the postmaster general, questioning the validity of his order of Decem ber 13 last, establishing new toil rates. The court ordered that a return be made in the case at the next term in October. The Flag of Ireland They formed the flag of Ireland full many a year ago. And made it green because God made the little island so! They cut it neither long nor round, but made its angles square To represent the hearts and lives of people living there! They made the emblem on it golden yellow as the sun, Which kissed Killarney's ripples 'ere the world was halt' begun! And the harp? Whist! that's a secret. 'Tis for ringing • out the air Rejojcing when the big things come to dear auld Ireland there! —ANNA HAMILTON WOOD Written for the llarrisburg Telegraph. LOCAL BREWERIES TURN EFFORTS TO MAKING NEAR BEER Saloonmen Not Enthusiastic Over the Prospect of Keeping Bars Going Without Alcohols "Authority" PURVEYORS OF THE BREW ADMIT WATER IS BETTER Near-beer had its general introduc tion to Harrisbtirg to-day, but there was no perceptible exultation on the part of saloonkeepers. A round-robin distributed by certain breweries, among them the Fink Company, announced that on April 1 the initial product of near-beer, containing 1-1! per cent, al cohol would be ready, and orders could be sent in now. But llarrisburg saloon men failed to get enthusiastic, and. in deed, they were conlident that near beer is a long way off from regular beer, and that water, pure, cold water, will be a better substitute. For several months brewers in var ious parts of the country have had a near-beer for sale and ono saloon in Harrißburg has been handling it, with no success. Several cities are making brands, but it does not appear to cap tivate patrons of the bar. Stu A' "Approved" According to notice sent out by the brewers, the new stuff is to be made on a formula approved by, the government and the brewers alone are the authority that "it is pretty good." It is admitted that the brewers are hoping that they will be able to sell enougli of the stuff to keep a sufficient number of bars in operation to permit them to keep running. As yet not one local hotelman has made up his mind to fight prohibition with the substitute. Not Enthusiastic •"Looks like beer; tastes like beer, but ain't got no authority," was the decision to-day made by an epicure in a Market street cafe. "I can't see how near-beer will ever be popular," explained a saloon pro prietor, with no bitterness or desire for argument but simply as one stating a ®? T £ T Jj TEACHERS' SALARY MEETING £ *. y i, -••'.'l n"' 4 at the Pcnn-Harris this evenir |> Tcm • '•. ■ tcachere' salary bill. ,T X NOT''" ARTTST DIES [*%> X *•"•• Ydrk -- K>rtyr-*. Ov, •■<•• ■ i - ( J: •■•, f,u /•• ;e here, ■■(' <' '■•? \c ir f DOLES TO ADVANCE ON GERMANS "J 7 Berlin. Dispatches to Berlin newspapers from '£ 4 Graudenr allege that the Poles are preparing for a gen> s miles north of thi\. ,7, . > J FAMOUS CANADIAN TROOPS HOME *'■] J 4 lifax, N. S. The famous "Princess Pats,""CanT * efr f" >n French soil, returned home 7 * 4 to-day, arriving here on the steamship Carmania from 'J X The 49th Battalion and the 40th and 50tV j* T*. Canadian mounted rifles also were abroad, J £ CHINESE GOVERNMENT ALARMED Peking. The Chinese government is alarmed over i* 4> a report from Petrograd relative to the formation of a 1 X -.mnise workingmen s organization,' with sixty thou ►, 4* -rs. to carry on revolutionary propagand * £ 7 measures to check such activities !• 7 STEAMSHIP PATRIA ARRIVES J 5 New York.—With 2,11(1 troops, the steamship Patria i 1 7 arrived here to-day from Marseilles. Units included the > 4* ■ J Tank Corps complete, 65 officers and | Y distribution among thirteen camps throughout • j 4* .....intrj ; and "six casual companies. . 7i • • 4* —. > i MARRIAGE LICENSES \ ] Joorith 11. TrontU'. \rwport \cn, Vn., nml Slrlln E. l.f- I I ± ■■■<>> ii.-i I:'o l-'rmik llolhi'ckrr nnil I'milinc A. Kempf, Oberllnj I'lnr- , !'. ShlpTc) ami lirnt-r E. Ilcj, llnltimorr. tt.ItHIIIII'IHtM t"g"I II 1 ! 1 I'M* • fact. "The near-beer is too heavy; just like water. A man can easily drink a couple of quarts of regular beer but lie cannot do the same with water or near beer. The alcohol makes beer light." The regular beer being sold now con tains only two and three-quarters per cent, alcohol; at least four per cent, be ing needed, according to the saloon keeper, to give beer any substance. He is of the opinion that with only 1-2 pyr cent, tile beverage hardly has an ex cuse for associating its title with beer. WILHELM CUTS HIS THOUSANDTH LOG By Associated Press. Amorongcn, Holland, March 17. —Former Entperor William to day completed sawing into logs his thousandth tree since he took refuge at Count von Ben tinck's custie tiere last fall. From the thousandth tree a few logs were converted into souvenirs of tlie achievement and marked in red ink with the inscription, "W. 2. ' These were presented to s members of the Bentinck family* and to those who have assisted the ex-Emperor in liis work dur ing the past ten weeks. Expert sawyers of the neigh borhood computed the value of the wages which Herr Hohenzol lern would have earned if he had been paid the trade union rate at about S3O for the whole period, or an average of 50 cents per working day, which usually con sists of three hours.