Peace Prospects Grow Brighter in Paris as Council of Four F s Agreements on Big Problems
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WAR-WORN WORLD NEAR
PEACE /IS BIG COUNCIL
SOLVES ITS PROBLEMS
Allied and German Envoys Are to
Gather in Session to Parley on
Terms of Great Treaty
AGREEMENT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN REACHED
UPON FRANCO-GERMAN FRONTIER QUESTION
By Associated Press•
PROSPKCTS of peace have suddenly become brighter as the result of agreements reached by
the Council of Four at Paris, announcements of which seemed to indicate that within a short
time the war-worn world will begin to return to something like normal international
conditions.
To Gather at Versailles April 25
On April _'s, which will be 165 days after the last gun of the great war was fired, allied and
German delegates will gather at Versailles, the historic place where treaties which have re
modeled empires and signaled the rise of new nations have been framed.
A statement given out bv President Wilson at Paris last night indicated that the treaty with
Germany would be completed in a very short time and that, in the meanwhile, the problems in-
volved in the settlement of the conflicting claims of Italy and
lugo-Slavia to territory on the eastern shore of the Adriatic
would he given preferential consideration.
It is probable that the allies of Germany will he called to
Versailles almost immediately after the German delegates have
received the allied terms and have passed upon them.
Enemy to Pay Great Sum
Germany by the terms of the treaty wil'l be called upon to
pay I(X).(XX).OOO.(XXJ gold marks, which at the pre-war rate of
exchange would be equivalent to $2a.820.000,000. Of this sum,
there must be paid within two years an amount equal to $4,764,-
000,(XXJ and during the next thirty years twice that sum must
lie turned over to the Allies. A;
commission will determine when and
how the remainder of the reparations!
fund must be paid.
Agree on Frontier Problem
There seems to be an agreement
on the vexing problem of the Franco-
Get man frontier. It is said that the
Gcrmuns will be compelled to with
draw nil troops from a zone twenty
live miles wide on the right bank of;
thai river until the first instalment of i
the indemnity is paid.
\\ iiiie the work of fixing the
amount of money to be paid by Ger- 1
many to tltc allied and associated ;
powers has been completed, there
remains a further task of apportion-'
inn the indemnity funds among the
a lied nations. It is indicated that
France and England will receive a
major portion, it being estimated
tliat Sii per cent, of the total will go
to them. <ut of tbe remainder the
smaller powers will be given their
shares, and that there will be some
dissatisfaction on their parts is ex
pected.
Executions l.ack C'oiilirmntimi
In Hungary, where a Soviet re-|
public has been in power for several
weeks, having been established vir
tually without bloodshed, the execu
tions of Archduke Joseph of Austria,
Dr. Alexander Wekerle. former pre
mier, and Huron Joseph Szteprenyi,
minister of commerce, is reported.
Confirmation is lacking.
Riots Continue in Germany
Riotous disorders continue in Ger
many. in Bavaria, there are indica
tions that the government led by
Premier Hoffman, successor to Kurt
Eisner, is gaining ground and that
the Soviet regime, which threatened
to take over complete control, may
he ousted, in Berlin there have been
riots and Iroops have fired on street
vendors who are alleged to have been
dealing in stolen goods. In the indus
trial region of Westphalia, the strike
continues, but no further fighting
lias boon reported.
India Scone of Riots
A rather disquieting situation has |
arisen in India, where there have
been serious disorders. Lahore and
Amritsar, in the northwestern corner
of the peninsula, have been the
scenes of riots, while at Ahmedabed,
further south, mobs have burned
government buildings. The situation
in Egypt is reported to be in control i
of the military forces commanded by
General Allcnby.
Benjamin M. English,
Long in Railway Service,
Dies After Long Illness
Benjamin M. English died at 3.52
o'clock this morning at the Harris
burg Hospital from a complication
of diseases. He was a widely known
freight conductor on the Philadel
phia division of the Pennsylvania
railroad and was in his sixtieth year.
Mr. English resided at 1615 North
Sixth street. Me was in the service
of the Pennsylvania railroad since
1885. and was a member of the
Ridge Avenue Methodist church, be
ing active in religious and civic af
fairs for many years. He was also
B member of the Order of Railroad
Conductors. the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, the Improved
Order of Red Men. the Royal Order
of Mcosc, the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics and of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Relief.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Alice English, and two brothers, J.
J. English and R. S. English.
THE WEATHER
For llnrrlshnrg nn<l vicinity! I n
sctflcd weather. probably rnln
to-night nnd Wednesday: not
much change In tempera tn re,
lowest to-night about 4,*> de
grees.
River
The Pnstiiiehanna river and all Its
hrnnehra will prnhaltly fall. \
Stnge of nhont .4 feet is Indl
rnled for Hnrrlsburg Wcduea
day morning.
6,000 TELEPHONE
GIRLS ON STRIKE
IN NEW ENGLAND
Service Tied Up in East Coast
States Except Con
necticut
1 Boston, April 15.—A strike of
more than 6,000 young women in
the employ of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Company
and the Providence Telephone Com
pany for wage increases tied up the
j telephone service to-day in the
greater part of New England ex
cept Connecticut. At 7 a. m. in
accordance with the orders issued
by the union leaders, virtually ail
the night operators. reported at
union headquarters for picket duty.
Find Instruments Useless
Front that hour telephone sub
scribers found their instruments
useless, as the thousands of calls
that lighted up the various switch
hoards went unanswered. Only
chief operators remained at work,
the supervisors going out with the
| operators. In some of the smaller
exchanges efforts were made to
give some sort of service by the
help of the chiefs and such other
employes as could he obtained for
the work, but they were able to
handle only a small fraction of the
business.
Tic Up "Pretty Complete"
At the main office of the New
England company here early in the
i day, it was announced that first
! reports indicated "a pretty complete
1 tic up of the system but with some
local service being given in small
I places."
"Plans were being made," it was
! added, "for reconstruction of ser
vice."
Report for Picket Duty
At the local exchanges, night op
erators whose duties ended at 7 a. m.
left the hoards without waiting for
relief and reported to the union head
quarters. Several hundred day op
; orators reported for picket duty out
| side the exchanges while the others
j attended a mass meeting.
Picket tours of three hours each
were established about the exchanges
and at the railroad terminals.. The
pickets were instructed to watch for
strike breakers, but reported that
none had appeared during the morn
ing hours.
Washington, April 13.—Holding the
New England Telephone strike with
out justification, the Post Office De
partment to-day instructed the man
ager of the company at Boston to
replace the strikers or take any oth
er steps necessary to maintain ser
vice unimpaired.
Officials said the department had
expressed willingness to bargain
collectively with the employes, its
position on that question being "en
tirely harmonious" with principles
laid down by the War Labor Board.
The employes, it was said, were
asked to present a schedule of the
wage increase desired, but refused
to do so and the department ha'
nothing on which to act.
Governor Sproul Will
Start For City Latter Part
of Week, Friends Are Told
Philadelphia. April 15.—Improv
ing rapidly, tlovernor Sproul will
leave Hot Springs, Va., for Harris
burg the end of this week. Word
to this effect was received to-day by
friends in this city.
The Governor went to Hot Springs
on April 3. At that time he was suf
fering from the effects of u severe
attack of tousiMtis.
REV. J. J. GLENN
ELECTED HEAD !
OF PRESBYTERY
Arrangements Made For In-.
stallnlinn of New Pas
tors in City
The Rev. James J. Glenn, of j
near Carlisle, has been elected mod- j
erator of the Carlisle Presbytery of i
the Presbyterian Church, at the an-1
nual sessions now being held in the
First Presbyterian church, of Steel
ton, the Rev. C. B. Segelken, pastor.
Other officers elected are:
The Rev. D. D. Camp, of Dry Run,
vice-moderator: the Rev. H. H. Hall
man, of Harrisburg, permanent
clerk; the Rev, John D. Lindsay, of
Shippensburg, reading clerk; the
Rev. Harvey Klaer, of Harrisburg,
reading clerk.
Arrangements were made at the j
morning's meeting for the installa-1
tion of the Rev. Henry W. Miller,'
formerly of Baltimore, as pastor of;
the Westminster Presbyterian church
of Harrisburg. to-morrow evening at 1
7.15 o'clock. John L. Gamon, a. stu- 1
dent at the Princeton Theological:
Seminary, was received into the!
Presbytery and arrangements made!
for his installation as pastor of the;
Calvary Presbyterian church, liar-1
risburg, on a date to be fixed later. I
During the afternoon plans will be!
made also for the installation of the j
Rev. S. A. Bower, formerly of Wash- i
ington, as pastor of the Olivet Pres-]
byterian church, of this city.
At this morning's session, the!
obituary and tribute of respect to tbe j
Rev. Edwin E. Curtis, former pastor:
of tbe Westminster Presbyterian!
church, who died during the influ-j
enza epidemic, was read. The report I
was presented by the Rev. George I
Fulton, of Meehanicshurg. Later in j
the morning, Raymond D. Adams, of!
Carlisle, was received as a student!
for the ministry.
No reports had been presented to'
the Presbytery until noon. The pre-!
sentation of these reports with a!
largo amount of other business yet lo s
be transacted, will make it necessary j
for the body to continue in session I
this evening.
RETURNS TO LONDON
By Associated Pi-ess
London. April 15.—Premier Lloy.l !
George returned to London from I
Paris yesterday afternoon. I
Quota Fixed at $7,926,095
Harrisburg and the Harrisburg Victory Loan District,
which is composed of Dauphin, Perry and Juniata counties,
has been allotted a Victory Bond cpiota of $7,926,095. This
is considerable less than the fourth loan quota which was
$10,151,740.
"And it is not going to he very hard to sell those bonds,"
said Chairman Donald McCormick this morning.
The following table shows how the total quota is made up:
Bank
Section Resources Loan Quota
Harrisburg City, $31,129,494 $4,669,423
Steelton 5.302,725 795,408
Balance Dauphin County, 9,175,117 1,376,256
Dauphin County total $45,607,336 $6,841,087
Perry County 4,194,736 629,210
Juniata County, 3,038,656 455,728
Grand total $52,840,728 $7,926,095
Figures for the Fourth Liberty Loan show that Perry and
Juniata counties failed to subscribe their quotas—and failed
"by a considerable figure. Total Fourth Liberty Loan figures
are as follows:
Section Quota Subscription
Harrisburg City $6,133,640 $6,960,100
Steelton 805,230 1.110,400
Balance Dauphin County 1,792,620 2.175,100
Dauphin total $8,731,490 $10,245,600
Perry County 809,830 592,750
Juniata County 010,420 486! 150
Grand total $10,151,740 $11,324,500
®be Star-
Uncle Sam: Isn't It About Time You Got Over the Idea
That I'm Made of Money?
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300 WOMEN PLAN
i AT NOON LUNCH
IFOR HOME SURVEY
j Ward Chairmen Named For
Work That Begins
Tomorrow
i
i More than throe hundred women
! have organized to conduct a sur
| vey of the homes in Harrisburg ilur
! ins the next three days, announced
| Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted, chairman
| of the committee from the Civic
I Club of Harrisburg, which is cotl
-1 ducting the work preliminary to the
] establishment here of a Homes Keg
j istration Service,
The survey committee and ward
i chairmen outlined their working
I plans for the survey at a noon
luncheon meeting in the Civic t'luh.
; to-day. The meeting was attended
, by Walworth Cady, tield agent of the
Home Service Bureau of the United
j States Housing Corporation, which
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nfcpcnftent.
P. R. R, AND STATE
;EXPERT CONFER
ON BRIDGE PLANS
Conference Held Today at Of
fice of State, With Super
intendent Elmer Present
Superintendent Elmer, of the
Philadelphia division of the Penn
sylvania railroad, discussed details
in construction with Arnold W.
Brunncr, architect, and J. E. Grein
cr, of Baltimore, bridge expert, re
lating to the proposed great me
morial viaduct which the state, the
city and the railroad will jointly
construct over the railroad at State
street, joining up the new Capitol
park development with the Hill
section. The matter of angles over
the tracks was the main point at
issue and it was found that the
architects and the railroad will be
able to get together easily on this.
Rater in the day representatives
of the Chamber of Commerce dis
cussed with the Board of Public
Grounds and Buildings, at the of
fices of the board, the architects
being present, some of the details
having to do with the city's part in
the big development program.
Council Opposes Bill
Permitting Corporations
to Appeal to Commission
Opposing a Senate bill which
would permit public service corpora
tions in cities, boroughs or townships
to appeal from any local franchise
license tax to the Public Service
Commission and would give that
body authority to lower the rate,
Harrisburg City Council went on rec
ord to-day against the measure by
passing a resolution urging the de
feat of the act.
In the resolution it is stated that
the passage of such a law would
tend to limit the home rule power
of cities, something which it is de
sired should be broadened instead
of decreased.
Commissioner W. H. Rynch intro
duced an ordinance authorizing the
paving of York street, from Seven
teenth to Eighteenth. Council's only
other official action was the passage
of a resolution appropriating S2OO
from the general contingent fund for
the various Grand Army and other
war veteran organizations of the
Icity, to pay part of, the expenses of
the Memorial Day services.
VAMttI.S DESTROY 'AWti
Vandals have be> greatly ruining
his lnwn within the past several
days, Eno Harris, 2! II North Front
street, has comnlnln.d to local police
authorities. Blooms lave been Urn
from the early flowers and scattered
about the yard, he says, while In oili
er cases bulbs themselves have bein
torn from the ground.
HOODLUMS DO
MUCH DAMAGE
TO CITY PARKS
Bridges and Buildings Wreck
ed During Winter Months
bv Malicious Rowdies
Much damage has been done to
city park department property (lur
ing the last few weeks by vandals,
V. Grant Forrer, assistant superin
tendent of parks, said to-day. The
worst lawlessness in years has been
found in many instances, and the
damage done in every park tost the
city many hundred dollars to repair.
At Wildwood Park six bridges
were almost ruined. Side rails were
ripped off and some of the. support
porting underneath removed. The
ncrete fountain at the picnic
grounds supplied constantly with
running water from a spring has
been damaged and some of the small
frame buildings in the park were
torn down and pulled apart.
At Reservoir park approximately
t.fly windows in the tennis cluo
lo use have been smashed and some
ol the lookers were broken open, but
it is not believed anything has been
stolen. At the Emerald street play
ground and Twelfth street park, wir
ing around the tennis courts has
been torn loose, and at the latter
place, about twenty-five benches
were smashed and some of the heav
ier pieces ol wood from the large
wooden benches removed. In River
Front park benches fastened to
blocks were ripped from the sup
ports.
Rcpnlrn Mndc
Necessary repairs have been com
pleted and much other work is being
clone in preparation for the. opening
of all the parks for spring and sum
mer. During the winter months all
benches owned by the
about 1600, were painted and almost
half of them repaired.
At Reservoir park sodding has been
completed around the edges of the
tennis courts and spring seeding and
fertilizing has been finished. About
fifteen of the twenty-three tennis
courts in the park and playground
plots will be opened probably by Sat
urday.
Road repairs are now being pushed
and evrey parkway except the stretch
lrom the southern end of the dam
In Wildwood to the Elnglestown road,
is open for pleasure cars.
The track and baseball fields at
Island park are open for use, also,
but park department officials declar
ed that oersons using them must not
be disoiTlerly. Complaints have been
received about loud cursing and oth
er disorderly conduct and arrests
may be made to end the disturbances.
Playground equipment is being re
laired and repainted and runways on
the new bath house have bee i
strengthened so that when the play
ground season opens everything will
be ready for use.
CLEAN HOUSING
CONDITIONS ARE
SAID NECESSARY
Ilurrisburg 11 MS Notorious Kx-j
ample of Bat! Dwellings,
Conference Told
SHWAGK PLANT NEEDED
Stcelton Menaced by Haw Ma
terials Dumped Into
Hiver Here
Representative 1 lurrisburg people
lin largo numbers gathered in tbe
■hall of the Mouse of Representatives
j last evening to bear plans of the
| generous offer of Colonel Edward
I Martin, newly-appointed State Coin
| missioner of Health, to make "Har
| rishurg the model city of America"
I from sanitary and health stanil-
I points. Colonel Martin, one of the
' best-known surgeons in America
'and associated in that capacity with
the University of Pennsylvania for
twenty years, externalized his keen
! desire to co-operate with the capital
jof the State in words and aids. The
I City Council was there in a body,
! led by Mayor Ke(ster who set forth
! the fact that this progressive city
• bud already spent nearly live mil
; lion dollars in working for the end
! now proposed.
! City Solicitor John K. Fox brought
| an emphatic response on the part of
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I-UESH %I'PKAI.S MADE
con OI.I> rnriHiMi
Flesh appeals from national lu-atl
| quarters, emphasizing the villi n-cd
| <■ r clothing for the civilian popula
tion in war-stricken countries led
I i ffieials of the llarrlsburg chapter,
| American Red Cross to announce to
-1 day that contributions of clothing
! will he received at the Red Cross
I headquarters in the basement of the
Public Library, despite •.he fact hat
| the campaign period lias expired,
I The clothing is to be sent to refu
j gees in Armenia, Rumania, and olh
ior war-torn countries, mainly in
| Southern Europe.
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4 WANTS SHORE CITY AS WORLD CAPITAL
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| Trenton, N. J. Governor Edge to-day wrote to E
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4* tified copies of bills authorizing Atlantic City to float a tj
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lump Hill.
COMMUNISTS IN
BUDAPEST SLAY
THREE LEADERS
| Archduke Joseph, llaron Szte
! prenyi and Former Premier
Wekcrle Are Executed
; TRAVELERS BRING WORD
Berlin Newspapers Print Dis
patehes of Bed Wrath
Turning on Three
Hi/ Associated Press
London. April 13.—A Copen
i hagen di'sputch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company says I hat the
| Acht Ulir lllatt and the Abcndeblatt.
,of Berlin, print reports received
from travelers lo the effect that
j communists at Budapest have ex
| ecutcd Ari Jul like Joseph, Dr. Alex
i ander Wekerle. former premier, and
! Baron Jcsoiih Szteprenyi, minister of
commerce.
The report, I lie dispatch says, has
: been confirmed.
Archduke Joseph of Austria is a
son of Archduke Joseph Charles
Louis, unci was born at Alcsuth, on
August 11, 1872. During the war
lie was in command of the south-
I era section of the eastern battle*
' front. II was reported on April 11
! Ihnt he and his son, Archduke
; Joseph Francis, had taken the oath
: to submit unconditionally to the
Mungariana National Council, which
* was set up after the fall of the gov-
I crnnient led by Count Michael
! Karolyi.
Dr. Alexander Wekerle has for the
last fifteen years been one of the
. leading figures In Hungarian public
i life. In IHO6 lie formed a cabinet
wh'ch held office sintil April 21,
j lflOH. After a brief interval*. Dr.
; Wekerle was again appointed prc
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Antonio Maura to Form
New Spanish Cabinet
lly Associated Press
I Madrid, April 15. —Antonio Maura,
I who several times has held the post
j of premier of Spain, has agreed to
form another cabinet, to succeed
I that of Count Romanones, which re
1 signed yesterday.