Naval Seaplane NC-4 Speeds Away For Trepassev Bay to Join Tower Squadron of Sea Fliers HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH sljc otor-3fo&epcnsent. T "V"V"Y"VTTT \in 1 IJ. HR P-iV Dally Except Sunday. Entered as Second Class v "A IN W. 1 It - J-D -tlAVvji—jj Matter at the Post Office at Harrlsburg ST A TES FIRST CITY GIVES GLAD WELCOME TO 19,000 . HEROES OF IRON DI VISION Great Parade of Soldiers Preceded Over Line of March By Solemn Funeral Cortege in Honor of Fallen; Eight White Horses Draw Catafalque Through Streets LIBERTY BELL TAKEN FROM SHRINE SO THAT MARCHING TROOPERS CAN GET SIGHT OF IT liy Associated. Press. Philadelphia, May 15.—T0-day this city, which sent forth tens of thousands of its sons to fight the battles of freedom in France, officially welcomed home the first contingent which went from this State, the old National Guard of Pennsylvania, which fought gallantly through the war as the Twenty-eighth Division of the United States Army, nicknamed the Iron Division. Nineteen thousand of these men paraded over eight and a half miles of streets, along which was massed a cheering crowd from all over Pennsylvania, estimated at more than two millions. The parade was preceded over the line of march by a solemn funeral cortege in honor of the 4,025 men of the division who gave up their lives. Upon a flag-draped artillery caisson reposed a great floral keystone with the figure 28 and 68 wreaths of bay, one for each of the 67 counties of the State and one for the State. The catafalque was drawn by eight white horses, each led by a soldier and the whole flanked by a guard of honor composed of winners of Distinguished Service Crosses. As General Muir, with Colonel J. David Davis, of Scranton, chief of staff, approached on horseback, the general saluted the beautiful decorated Liberty Bell and held the salute until he had passed the reviewing stand. Instantly the stand at Independence I lall became a bedlam. Cheer leaders had doffed their coats and shirt sleeves brought cheer after cheer from the onlookers. There was not a minute that was unpunctuated by an ovation for the men in drab. Overseas caps sat jauntily upon their heads .steel trench helmets swung from their left shoulders, just where Ihe red keystone, insignia of the Iron Division, showed conspicu ously. These men bore little resem blance to the youths who two years ago had marched over the same streets on their way to war. Many airplanes circled over head and dropped bouquets of flowers as the heroes marched. Court of Honor Probably the greatest interest centered at Independence Hall. Here had been erected a court of honor, through which tho soldiers marched. The Liberty Bell had been brought from its shrine within the hall to the pavement where all the marching soldiers could see it. The statue of George Washington, which stands in front of the hall, had been temporarily removed from its ped estal and the bell mounted in its place. Bearing continental flags, the color guard of the Pennsylvania So ciety of the Sons of the Revolution guarded the bell. The flags they carried included one once borne by General Washington. Great Day, Says Governor Governor Sproul, who motored from Harrisburg to this city to view the parade, was escorted over the line of march before the parade started. "I never saw anything like it," he said. "This is a great day. The entire city and a large section of the State has turned out to honor the boys of the Twenty-eighth Di vision. 1 saw the peace jubilee and other celebrations here and in other cities, but I never saw such en thusiasm or more beautiful decora tions. I predict that by the time the parade is over the boys of the Iron Division will have seen something to remember as long as they live. The replacement men from the west will have their eyes opened also, for I do not believe they ever have wit nessed such a sight or ever will." Governor Sproul was escorted to his place on the official reviewing stand at Independence Hall by a guard of honor composed of twenty four mounted cadets from Pennsyl vania Military College at Chester, (he Governor's home town. Seated beside the Governor was Adjutant General Frank D. Beary in the uni form of a brigadier. Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia, members of his cabinet, city officials and leading citizens sat in the stand with Gov ernor Sproul. Memorial Tablet Unveiled A feature of the day was the un veiling of a memorial tablet to the heroes of the war to be erected in Broad street, near tho City Hall. The tablet bears the Inscription: "This tablet is erected by a grate ful people In honor of the men who made the supreme sacrifice—and of the women who forever glorified womanhood—and other patriots who made victory possible In the great World War. "Not for a transient victory or some stubborn belief that they alone were right—not for a selfish pur pose did they flght. but for tho crowded millions still to come." Commander Wildly Greeted A soldler'y figure on horseback caught the attention of the Inde pendence Hall spectators and they thundered perhaps their noisiest greeting to him. It was Brigadier General William G. Price, of Ches ter, commanding the Fifty-third Field Artillery Brigade, the onljl of ficer of his rank of the old Penn sylvania National Guard who re tained his position in the war. Gen eral Price is to be the commander [Confirmed on Page 17.] THE WEATHER] For HarrUlxirg ■<! TlrtnKri r__ settled, pro hah I r light ahawrra to-night and Friday I not marh eh a age In teaasemtnre, lowrat to-night ahont 03 degrora. Far Knatrrn Penaaylvanlai Show, era P'obahly lata to-night and Frldari not atneh change In temperature! moderate, variable winds. RUSSIAN TRADE IS SOUGHT BY LABOR BODY Federation Wants "Open" Sundays and Repeal of Blue Laws ASKS FOB FREE IRELAND Resolutions Hit Hard at Many of Workingman's Al leged Ills Affiliation of labor organizations with Chambers of Commerce and kindred bodies was scored to-day in a resolution adopted by the eigh teenth annual convention of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor. The resolution was hotly debated for three-quarters of an hour after which it was passed by a large vote. All labor organizations of the State were advised to refrain from join ing. Affiliation with Chambers of Com merce, Hoards of Trade, etc., was ably defended by Steve McDonald, j president of the Central Labor Union of Scranton, himself a member of the Hoard of Trade of that city. Highly satisfactory results have been attained since the union has affiliated with the Hoard of Trade, he declared. Since affiliation, he declared, more co-operation has been secured by the working class from the employers and more really beneficial results have been secured. He cited in stances where the Hoard of Trade co-operated to bring pressure to bear on city officials to provide wage in creases for city employes. Want "Open" Sundays It. J. Wheeler, of Allentown. a member of the International Asso ciation of Machinists, which organi zation presented the resolution, spoke for the resolution. He characterized the influence of the Chambers of [Continued on Page 10.] Wilson Message Will Be Short, President Cables Wire Chiefs By Associated Press. Paris, May 15.—President Wilson has advised the cable companies that his message to the forthcoming special session of Congress will not be more than a few hundred words enabling it to be cabled probably on the day of delivery. Thieves Get Money From Barrel's Bottom Seven dollars in cash and a ham were stolen during the night from the store of Wolf & Abramson, 211 North Second street, members of the I firm reported to the Harrisburg po lice this morning. Entrance is be lieved to have been made through an outside cellar door, which had been left open. It Is believed by police officials that the theft was committed by. persons familiar with conditions about the store, for the stolen money had been secreted In the bot tom of a barrel. STEALS GIHI/S SHOES FROM FEKT Cohlrnr. May 16.—Among the Ger mans in the American occupied area, leather Is nearly as greatly In de mand as butter, bacon or soap, „\t Kesselhelm, on the Moselle, recently a servant girl was held up , lt tho point of a gun by a German and com pelled to take off bar shoes and give them to him. THREE CHILDREN AND FATHER ARE BURNED TO DEATH Flames Did Little Material Damage to Chambcrs burg Home FOUND NEAR WINDOW Mother of Family Died Sev eral Weeks Ago; Two Babies Left Chambersburg, Pa., May 15. —Denny Geyer and his three motherless children were burn ed to death early to-day when flames did several hundred dol lars damage to a double frame dwelling in Central alley. Bodies of the children, Brady, 8; Elmer, 10, and Charles, 12, were found huddled under a window to which they had crawled in an effort to escape. The father's body, burned to an unrecognizable crisp, was found at the head of the stairway. Excitement was so great at the Geyer home that the neighbors ap parently were unable to gather their wits sufficiently to make an effort to rescue the children who lost their mother six weeks ago. Mrs. Adam Seiple, who lived in part of the double house collapsed as she ran to safety. Her head struck the pave ment and she was rendered uncon sious. This added to the excitement. Simon Lake, who also lived in the house made his escape. Geyer's wife died several weeks ago leaving him with Ave children. The two smallest were taken by friends and consequently they are the only ones of the large family to remain alive. Geyer was a laborer, and accord ing to stories of the neighbors did not provide a very good home for his family. His efforts to get a house keeper failed and the boys as usual last night sat on the curb until they could muster up courage enough to enter the empty house. Geyer camo in late and it is said intoxicated. The neighbors are of the belief that Gey er kicked over a lantern used to light his room. I OLD STYLE WORSHIP , IS USED AT REVIVAL Free Methodists Let It Up to Each Man's Conscience as to Propriety of Wearing Neckties Doctrines and tenets which hearken back to the days of primi tive Christianity, are being preached and expounded right here in Harrisburg. In a snug little tent on the corner of Woodbine and Logan streets, clergymen of the Free Methodist church have open ed a series of evangelistic meetings, such as the forefathers used to witness in the days long past. This old-fashioned revival and holiness convention opened last Friday night. Originally scheduled to continue for ten days, it is probable that it will be held for a longer period since the meet ings have become very successful. The Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Shcllhammer, Pennsylvanians who have evangelized around the whole world, are in charge of the campaign. A number of sing ers and preachers from New York, Michigan, Maryland, Pitts burgh and other parts of Pennsylvania are in attendance. The services are being held at 3 and 7 P. M. daily. Divine healing services are being held Tuesdays and Fridays at 3 o'clock. The Sawdust Trail A small, circular canvas tent Is the scene of the meetings. For the evening services the tabernacle, as It is styled, is lighted by a flaring oil lamp placed on a small table on tho speakers' platform, and by small gasoline flares, hanging from tentpole*. These shed fitful gleams of light upon the worshipers. The seats are of rough lumber, such as were used In the olden days camp, meetings. The floor Is of nature's material, grass, with sawdust sprln HARRISBURG, PA THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1919. Considering the Performance He Gave \V\ WHAT )!// f\ Wm CT ? | NAVAL BALLOON GROPES IN FOG NEAR ST. JOHNS Dirigible C-5 Reaches New Foundland After Trip of 25 Hours and 45 Minutes By Associated. Press, St. Johns, N. F., May 15. —The American naval dirigible C-5, sched uled for a possible nonstop flight from this post to the British Isles, arrived here to-day after a day and night cruise from Montauk Point, N. Y. The balloon had been in the air 25 hours and 45 minutes. The C-5 reached the Quidi Vidi anchor age at 10.45 P. M. Greenwich (9.45 A. M. N. Y.) time. The start from Montauk Point was made at 8 a. m. yesterday. Navigator Makes Krror With the clear weather which pre vailed throughout the balloon's cruise from Montauk Point yester day and last night succeeded by fog and rain, the Chicago's radio opera tor received both telegraph and tele phone messages from the fliers this [Continued on Page IT.I kled over it to take away the damp ness. There is a suggestion in this glimpse of sawdust of "Billy" Sun day and his famous sawdust trnii. Although lacking in the spectacular display which the famous evangelist enjoys, tho small Holiness conven tion is also winning many souls, those in charge say. Bast night's service was* opened by the singing of the familiar old gospel hymn, "He Leadeth Me," a (Continued on Pane IT J MUTINOUS WAR CAPTIVES SHOT By Associated Press• Berne, May 15. —An isolated band of Russian prisoners of war, armed and wearidg Bavarian uniforms and under tlie com mand of Spartaean leaders, was overwhelmed by Wurlthmberg troops in a wood near Gmei'el fing, Bavaria, according to news paper reports. They were court-martialed and seventy-two men, with , the lead ers, were condemned to doath and shot in a gravel ! pit near i.oeli uuscn, it is said. ENGLAND PAUSES TO PAY TRIBUTE TO SLAIN NURSE Body of Edith Cavell, Exe cuted by Germans, Buried From Norwich Cathedral By Associated Press. London, May 15. England paid tribute to Edith Cavell, the English nurse executed by the Germans at | Brussels, October 12, 1915, here to-day when her body enroute from Brussels to her native city of Norwich, was taken to Westminster Abbey for an Impressive memorial service. It was a public funeral, in which, It seemed, every resident of the great metropolis endeavored to participate. The streets through which the cortege , moved were congested, and ©very Inch of standing room in the neighborhood of the Abbey was occupied by a dense- j ly massed multitude which was eager 1 to do reverent homage to "that brave i woman," as the Bishop of London • described her, "who deserves a great j deal from the British empire." Hlgli Officials In Ibhcy The congregation at the Abbey in cluded high officials of the government. . representatives of foreign countries and ' men prominent in many walks of life. King George was represented by the Earl of Athlone, brother of Queen Mary, j The service, which began at noon and j lasted half an hour, was conducted by i the Dean of Westminster. No address j was delivered. After the service the eolfin of plain i oak was placed on a train for Nor- { wlch. Service In Norwich Cathedrnl i At Norwich It was placed on a gun ' carrlnge and was taken to Norwich Cathedral. The service, which wan officially designed "for the funeral of Edith Cavell. a nurse who gave her life for her countrymen," followed. At Its conclusion the hymn, "Abide with ! Me." which Miss Cavell repeated shortly ■ before her execution by the Germane, j waa aung, and th* bugle sounded th* | "Last Post" |7 ALDERMANIC CONTESTS STIR UP CITY WARDS Well Known Magistrates to Seek Re-election With Strong Opposition I Aldermanic contests at the fall I election in seven of the fourteen wards in the city already are arousing much , interest in the local campaigns, accord j ing to party leaders and should result jin an unusually heavy Vote. The con ! test probably will enliven the wards to j an extent known only in the old-time j common council contests. [ In six of the seven wards the present 11 holders of the office intend to run for 11 re-election. In one district, thp Four j teenth ward, there is a vacancy caused Iby the death of the late Alderman ' | George 1.. Smith. No successor has j : been appointed yet by the Governor. 1 Probably the biggest contest of the ! fall will be in the Third ward. Alder- I man Charles Emmett Murray will prob- ' ably have at least two opposing him I in the district, Clarence F. Snyder, at | present acting chief clerk to the county j I commissioners, and Merlo Cope, 19 ' j South Third street, according to reports j | In the district. Seek Rr-Eleotlon j In the Fourth ward Alderman E. J. j Hilton is completing his first full term j : and will be out In the fall for re-election, i Two years ago he ran for the Republl can nomination for Coroner against | Jacob Eckinger, but lost at the pri | marles. He and Alderman Murray are | well known in the business district of I ,he city, both having offices in North i Court street, about a block apart. J In the Fifth ward. Alderman Frits i Krnmme will run again ho said. So far no opponents have been talked of. i Alderman Kramme is well liked by the youngsters in his ward as he usually gives them a treat on holidays. ; Alderman John 11. Nicholas, Jr., Is serving in the First ward as the suc cessor to his father, the late Alderman j John B. Nicholas, who held the office | for years. The present alderman says j he will he in the race this fall, and his i j friends are predicting his election, many i ! having promised their support already. | | Alderman George D. Herbert, Eleventh I I ward, is the only Democrat magistrate | l whose term ends next January, and ho 1 | too. will seek re-election. It Is reported 1 In the ward that he may he opposed by ' Constable S. H. Garland, a. well-known grocer In the un-town district. Mr. Ilerhpyt is widely knewn in Democratic circles. For ten years he was secretary of the Democratic State Committee. ; Alderman C. Vernon Rettew, Thirteen- i . th ward, was uppolnted to succeed the j | late Alderman George B. Sprout, and J (he ha* announced he will be a candi date for a full tarm. • j ONI, Y EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS TWO CENTS UnMC CHITIAN NEWSPAPER IN HAJIRISUCRG SfNGLE COPIES nUMC LUIUUII GERMANY U TO SIGN PACT, FOREIGN MINISTER DECLARES Teutons Meet With Stern Rebuff in Theii Efforts to Secure Alterations of Treaty Submitted For Enemy Signature VIGOROUS MEASURES QUICKLY TO FOLLOW IF REJECTED BY HUNS By Associated Press, BERLIN, May 15. Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau, the head of the German peace delegation, in communicating to the other members of the delegation the text of the three notes he sent to Premier Clemenceau, pointed out that the Peace Treaty in its present form could not be accepted and could not be signed because it was impossible to fulfill its terms. Dispatches from Versailles reporting the count's action add that he told the German delegation that it would sign nothing it was not intended to fulfill. The delegation, he continued, would endeavor to improve the treaty and make its signing pos sible, Germany has met with another rebuff from the Council of Foui of the Peace Conference in the effort her plenipotentiaries at Ver sailles are making to secure alterations in the Peace Treaty by setting forth objections in a series of notes. The Council has refused to con sider the note sent by the Germans regarding; international labor legis- J lation and in a lengthy note states 1 the reasons why such consideration I in not given. The Council's belief that Ihe terms of the treaty meet the objects the Germans profess to de sire is set forth and the defects in i the German plan are pointed out. Vigorous Measures in 11 dullness j Vigorous measures that will be an I immediate result of a refusal of the ] Germans to sign the peace treaty j have been planned by the Council. | Marshal Koch, commander-in-chief of the Allied armies, is now on thoj Rhine front and dispatches state; that he will take such action as is j necessary in the event of the fail-' ure of the enemy to sign the treaty, i An immediate economic blockade! of Germany Is also planned as a I & ■>]* "i* i- y i "£• "V ? T j KOLCHAK TROOPS CAPTURE SAMARA T Jl Berne—The troops of Admiral Kolchak have cap' 4 ♦tured Samara, an Important dty on the Volga river, the 1 ,-rainian press bureau says it learns from a well-in ? Vforipcd source, * MUST DISMANTLE SKODA WORKS 4 T *p # Paris—The Austrian peace terms probably will be tfi X "*an delegation Wednesday, The T § terms, it i inderstood, require the dismantling of the <£ T Skc la work?; among other armament plants, *jr J YAURER TO BE RE-ELECTED T T T X X 4j' ••• • 4 1 T Philip Wagaman X Bower, Bethlehem; William T. Kromelbdn, Jy T ; I Hart, Scranton; ; • • | 'i ! 4 * • 4 •' ♦ AZORES NOT 7NVTTING TO FLYERS " ' ~ ■ d ' km I ' * " j * I , j ' However, no dedsl 2 ■ yarding a possible start 1 T * "1 * Hi ITALIANS FORTIFY STRATEGIC POINTS 3 * here are reports that strong Italian forces , J have been landed at the ports of Zara and Sebenico, on * | * the Dalmatian coast! between Fiume and Spalata. These -J 1 • n j * forces are said to have moved inland and to H, fortifying; . "j , stretegi. , • Jj * M J CA&VALS REACH PORT jjl ' ' c—TF/oe hundred end seventeen American *1 *' L J , Soldiers and c;ivilv*n held clerks from the expeditionary c I * forces arrived here to-day on the French steamer Es 'I 1 J pagne.. The troops were all casuals. X x 1 MARRIAGE LICENSES j; ,o h „^i"r B m u K.?„ r r orri ch " rt ~ • I! >'t"l I I M"t t i i inj'll, !*! part of the program in case contim ued hostile action against the ene- I my is considered necessary. Adriatic Question Unsettled The Austrian peace mission is now : on hand at St. Germain-en-Luya near Paris, having arrived Wednes day night, and the belief in some • quarters is that the peace terms tin delegates will he asked to sign will be presented them within a week ; possibly within three or four days | The Adriatic question, which has j so important a bearing on the Aus trlan treaty, has not yet been ad- I justed, however, and this fact may ! serve to delay the presentation ol I the terms. I Meanwhile there are reports that I strong Italian forces have beer j landed at the ports of Zara and S • ; benico, on the Dalmatian coast b . [Continued on Page 17.]
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