French CommanderFayolle diaries to Cobhmz Far Conference With General Hunter Liggett . HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ' ®le otar-ln&epcn&cnl. ■ NO - 124 22 PAGES nLSrarat HARRISBURG, PA. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 27,1919. 5Sa c JBSSI. HOME EDITION CONFIDENT SEAPLANE WILL REACH GOAL BEFORE DARK, #iL4D CflW FLY FROM AZORES FOR LISBON EARLY THIS MORNING NC-4 Starts Amid Loud Cheering FEW CLOUDS IN AZORES REGION Destroyers Indicate Route For Flyers Over Atlantic By Associated Press. Ponta Delgada, May 27. (With Commander A. C. Read confident that he would reach the coast of Portugal before darkness to-night, thus achiev ing the coveted honor of mak ing the first trans-Atlantic flight, U. S. seaplane NC-4 started for Lisbon at 10.18 o'clock this morning. Aboard Before Sunrise The crew of the seaplane, which was the same as that which made the memorable flight from New Foundland to the Azores, boarded the plane an hour before sunrise, but it was not until several hours later that the giant machine taxied outside the breakwater, headed to windward and rose gracefully into the air. She circled the harbor and then headed for her destination amid cheers from the sailors and soldiers who lined the decks of the ships in the harbor and the crowds on the piers, together with the shrieks of whistles from all the steam craft within sight. Disappears in Eastern Sky The din of the salute was kept up for several moments, the plane meanwhile speeding on her way and slowly disappearing in the bright eastern sky. The weather was almost perfect this morning, with the warm spring sun shining brightly on the waters of the bay. There were but few clouds in the sky and only a slight northwest wind was blowing, which was favorable to the flyers. Weather experts predicted that the plane might encounter cloudy weather and possibly occasional rain squalls mid way of the course, but this was not expected to interfere with her prog ress. Lieutenant Commander Head in tends to remain in Lisbon over night and start for Plymouth, Eng land, to-morrow morning, weather permitting. Destroyers Along Course The course between here and Por tugal is marked by fourteen Amer ican destroyers, stretched out along the route to guide the fliers and, if necessary, give them assistance. The getaway of the NC-4, which WAS set for an early hour, was de layed by trouble with the fourth en gine of the plane. M. G. Baker Purchases Dock Property in Second Street; May Remodel M. G. Baker, 1005 North Second street, has purchased the three story brick dwelling at 1001 North Second street, owned by the Gillard Dock estate, it was announced to day. No consideration has been given. The city assessment is ap proximately $8,2 00. Plans are being made, it is un derstood, to remodel the property, and it may be decided to convert it into an apartment house. The prop erty fronts twenty-five feet in North Second street, at the corner of Boas, extending in depth 121 feet. The building is 25x81 feet. Shriners to Initiate Big Class Into Temple One of the biggest sessions in the history of Zembo Temple is planned by local Shriners to-morrow night. It will be a welcome home cere monial session. In addition to a big reception to the members who re cently returned from abroad, a class numbering between 400 and 500 will be admitted. C. E. Covert, potentate, will head the big parade in the evening, starting at 7 o'clock. In line will be old and new mem bers, soldiers and visiting Shriners. Music will be furnished by the Zembo Temple band, and as usual the Zembo Patrol will be a promi nent feature. 36 Killed and 106 Hurt in Teschen Mine Blowup By Associated Press. Prague, May 27.—Thirty-six min ers were killed and 106 Injured in an explosion yesterday in the Mor adska-Ostrawa mine, in the district of Teschen. Explosives are used in the mine to loosen the coal. ; THE WEATHER] For Harrinbnrg and vicinity, Gen erally fnlr to-night nnd Wed nesday; not much change In temperature, lowest to-night about (Ml degrees. For Eastern Pennsylvania) Gen erally fnlr to-night and Wed nesday; mild temperature; gentle, variable winds. Routes of History Making Flight . * *■ * k ■N.ll The chart above shows the route taken to-day by Commander Read from the Azores to Portugal in his effort to cross the Atlantic. Far north of Read's course is shown that taken by Harry Hawker, the brave Aus tralian, who covered considerably more than half of his flight to Ireland. The insert shows Lieutenant Roget's -remarkable flight on Saturday of 1,350 miles from Paris to Morocco. JUNIOR O.U. A. M. i AWAITS REPORT ON INSURANCE Deaths in War Drain on Re serve Fund; Local Mem bers Arc Affected Members of the Junior O. U. A. M., in Harrisburg and vicinity may lose part of their insurance obtained through the Funeral Benefit Association, which was operated under the laws of Mary land. The future of this class of bene fits depends entirely on the decision of the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Maryland, according to a state ment to-day by local officers At a Tecent National convention of the order held in Baltimore, it was an nounced that funds in the Funeral Bene fit Association were growing short be cause of the heavy drainage due to the war. It was feared at that time, ac cording to reports, that the association might become insolvent, and the State Insurance Commissioner of Maryland started an investigation. On the result of this investigation will depend the out come. These benefits while affecting many hundred members in this locality who have paid premiums into the association each week, are entirely separate from the benefits provided by the local lodges and State organization. It is said, that in the event of the Maryland authorities declaring the Funeral Benefit Asso ciation insolvent and appointing a re ceiver. local lodges may have to in crease the weekly dues or decrease the benefits. How much local members will lose in the Maryland Association is not stated. The benefits in case of death were in many instances $250 for each mem ber. Some local lodges are paying that amount along with weekly benefits for sickness. These will not be affected, tt is understood that each member paid 17 cents weekly into the Funeral Bene fit Association in addition to dues to the local lodges. How much of this they will get back depends, it is said, on the decision of the Maryand Insurance Commissioner. General affiliated or ■ ganizations are said to be affected. Col. Berntheizel Greets Old Friends on Return Lieutenant Colonel Cleon N. Bern theizel. recently returned from France, with Mrs. Berntheizel, of Co lumbia, were guests Monday and Tuesday of Mr .and Mrs. J. N. Hos tetter, 2117 North Second street. The Colonel, who is an ex-member of the House of Representatives, spent a short time last evening calling on some of the members and ex-mem bers of that body. Colonel Berntheizel was formerly district attorney of Lancaster county, and when war was declared enlisted at once and went overseas, where he was in the thick of battle. He was with the famous Twenty-eighth ("Iron Division") when they turned the tide of the Germans. The Colonel is in the best of health and is glad to bo once more in the old Keystone State. Tax Levy to Be Decided by School Board Today City school directors met in spe cial session late this afternoon to fix the tax rate for the 1919-1920 school year. It was said before the meeting that there would be opposition to a motion to raise the rate from 111-2 to 13 1-2 mills, one of the directors declaring that by only raising the rate one mill now and maintaining the same rate next year, the present deficit can be wiped out if economy is practiced for the next year or two. Other officials, however, declar ed they preferred to wipe out all out standing debts and would likely favor a two-mill increase so that by next June the district would have no deficiency charge to include in an other budget, j | Commander Read | nmmmenmmi mm m Bp- WF || u tsi b p ! ;. m HL mMHnnH jg wmmmmmmmmm n Who Is Carrying the American Flag Over the Ocean in a History making Flight. BIG TRANSPORTS BEAR HOME MEN OF 79THDIVISION Pennsylvania Fighting Men to Reach Camp by Sat urday Hundreds of Harrisburgers and Dauphin county boys and other Cen tral Pennsylvanians are included among the thousands of men of the Seventy-ninth Division who are ar riving daily in this country after months of service overseas. With the exception of a few cas uals, the complete division is expect ed to be back in the United States by Saturday. Thousands of the men are still on the high seas bound for home ports. Harrisburgers, Central Pennsyl vanians and other State men, will be sent to Camp Dix, N. J., to a large extent for demobilization, it is un derstood. Men from Delaware, Mary land, New Jersey and Virginia are also included in the division and many of these will be demobilized at other camps. Hundreds of men from this vicin ity were included in the 314 th In fantry, the crack regiment of the division, which landed at New York [Continued on Page 10.] BEER IS "TEMPERANCE" DRINK BREWERS TELL THE THIRSTY "Tell Your Congressman" All About It, Urge Makers of the Alleged "N car-Beer" Huge quantities of the alleged "near-beer" brewed since Elihu Root's advice set tho big brewers of the country to fighting in the courts, war-time prohibition rulings are being put in the market here across many of the local bars. "Nonlntoxlcat'.ng, contains two and three-fourths per cent, alcohol." is blazoned across all the bottles con taining the beverage. THIEVES ENTER TWO BUSINESS PLACER IN NIGHT Traction Company Office and Uptown Store Robbed, Police Learn Two complaints were received to day by the Harrlsburg police and are being investigated. Only a trifling amount of booty was se cured. W. B. Rodenhaver, who conducts a small ptore at 552 Curtin street, reports the theft of S2B in caeh from a cash register in his store. It is believed that the door was left un locked and that some person fa miliar with conditions entered. The money was secreted in the rear part of a cash register. The Harrisburg Traction Company office in Market Square wa the sec ond place entered. A rear window was forced open and entrance made through it. The office was ran sacked but nothing was taken. Colonel Thompson, Hero of 110 th Regiment, to Address State Senate The State Senate will honQr Colo nel Joseph H. Thompson, former member of that body and well known In Harrisburg and in mili tary circles throughout the State, by holding a special session to-night at 8 o'clock in order to hear the Colo nel tell of the experiences of the Twenty-eighth Division in* France. Colonel Thompson has a great story. He came home as comman der of the famous One Hundred and Tenth Regiment of the Keystone Di vision, formerly the old "Fighting Tenth," which covered itself with glory in the Philippine campaign and which lived up to its best tradi tions when it stopped the Hun in his drive for Paris last year and sent him hulling back toward the Rhine. Colonel Thompson was bat talion commander during the light ing and was promoted after the armistice to be colonel and placed in command of the regiment. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry in action and is a great favorite with the men of the regiment, who recognize his fighting qualities. Borah's Motion to Oust Penrose Fails in Senate; Fight Declared at End By Associated Press. Washington. May 27.—Repub lican Senators, meeting to-day in open conference, reasserted their approval of the selections for stand ing committees made by the Com mittee on Committees. A motion by Senator Borah, of Idaho, a leading spokesman for the Progressive group, to supplant Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, as chairman of the Finance Committee, was voted down, 24 to 8. Drinkers are regaled to more or less extent on the labels according to the feelings of the particular brewer. Some samples stop at the "noniptoxicating" period while others go on urging that every one write to Congressmen and Senators and protest against prohibition. "Tell your Congressman this is a TEMPERANCE drink." urges on* maker of a popular brew. Jackson Tells of Favoring Beginning DUE OVERSEAS BEFORE DARK Progress of Plane Reported Fine in Washington Washington, May 27. The American naval seaplane NC-4, with Lieutenant Commander Albert Gushing Rfcad in charge,' was well on the way across the Atlantic Ocean to Lisbon, Por tugal, at 10 o'clock this morning, having at that hour covered more than 300 miles of the 800-mile course to the European side of the ocean. Each report to the Navy De partment up until that time had indi cated that the seaplane was having lit tle difficulty in maintaining top speed in its journey, and confidence was ex pressed that Lisbon would he reached in the early afternoon without accident. The message telling of the start of the fliers simply reported the successful starting of the flight, later messages, however, reported the progress of the seaplane. Flying 65 Knots 'Hourly The Navy Department computed the time of the NC-4 start at 6.18 a. m. Washington time. The plane passed the Thompson at 7.13 a. m. Washing ton time. showing that Lieutenant Commander Read made the first lap of his voyage in less than an hour, his speed in excess of 65 knots. At that rate, which will be accelerade as the consumption of gasoline by the motor reduces the load of the plnne, the NC-4 should reach Lisbon around 1 o'clock Washington time this afternoon. The following report on weather con ditions over the NC-4's course was transmitted by Admiral Jackson: Weather Reported flood "Flying conditions from Ponta Del gada to Lisbon very good. To-day fair weather, southwesterly winds, mod erate to fresh, at flying altitude pre vail over entire course with barometer rising slowly. Weather clear. Wind nearly west. Favorable flying condi tions should continue over Wednes day." The NC-4 passed station ship No. 1, the destroyer Thompson, between sixty and seventy miles eas tof Ponta Delgada. at 11.13 Greenwich time. Ad miral Jackson reported to the Navy e partment. The Thompson is the first of the fourteen destroyer marking the 800-mile course to Lisbon. Station ship No. 2, fifty miles fur ther eastward, reported the NC-4 had passed at 11.38 Greenwich time 17.38 a. m. Washington time), Rear Admiral Jackson reported. The NC-4 passed station ship No. 4, approximately 200 miles out of Ponta Delgada at 12.54 Greenwich time (8.54 a. m. Washington time). The report from station ship No. 4 showed that the big seaplane over the first quarter of the trip to Lisbon was averaging more than 70 knots an hour. Station ship No. 5. more than 250 miles east of Ponta Delgada, reported the NC-4 had passed at 13.35 Green wich time (9.35 a. m. Washington time). Station 6 was passed by the NC-4 at 2.05 o'clock p. m. Greenwich time (10.05 a. m. New York time). When she passed station ship No. 6 the NC-4 apparently had covered more than 300 miles in two hundred and twenty-seven minutes, the exact distance depending upon the position of the station ships at the time the plane passde. The average speed was in excess of 80 knots an hour. 350 Miles Out at 10.10 Station ship No. 7, approximately 350 miles from the starting point, was passed by the NC-4 at 3.40 p. m. Greenwich time (10.40 o'clock New York time.) The NC-4 passed station ship No. 8 more than half way to Lisbon at 15.16 Greenwich time (12.16 p. m. Washington time.) Passes Station No. O The NC-4 passed station 9 ap proximately 450 miles from Ponta Delgada at 4.18 p. m., Greenwich time (12.18 p. nt. }s*ew York time.) The seaplane made the 450-mile (Continued on Pago 1) Alderman Kramme Asks Youngsters to Come to Him on Fourth of July | "No fireworks this year the police say. All the same the youngsters in this ward aren't going to miss" a good time on the Fourth of July, no sir. not if I can help it." So says Alderman Fritz Kramme, who does his legal business at 44 3 Verbeke street, and uses his spare time thinking up a new way to amuse the boys and girls in the neighborhood. Every year the alderman plays "Bunny," at EaStcr, and "Uncle Sam" on the Fourth to hundreds of youngsters. To-day he announces he has just placed an order for 50,000 spark lers and a big lot of balloons, jo be given to the boys and girls on the Fourth. "We'll have a safe celebra tion," the magistrate said. ''But you will mlas something if you don't see that crowd of kids when they get thoee sparklers and bal loons." G. A. R. GLAD TO GETSUPPORT OF YOUNG VETERANS Hundreds of the Boys Who j Fought Against Germany to Aid the Old Men TO PARADE ON FRIDAY j Civil War Survivors Ask That Day Be Given Over to Soldiers With hundreds of youths who last year were fighting with the Hun on the fields of France or were get ting ready to cross the Atlantic for that purpose, back in their homes and taking a part in the ceremonies. Memorial Day this year will be quite different from any previous one. But the veterans of the Civil War, as usual, will be the leading figures in the celebrations. They will be largely in charge of the preparations and in very few instances will they give over any of the work to young er hands. The observance this year will be, to a large extent, much as ordinary. A parade will be held, as usual, after which various delegations of veterans will go to the several ceme teries in this city and vicinity and fire salutes over the graves of dead soldiers. Day For Soldiers Noah A. Walmer, a private in the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Volunteers, which fought at Fred ericksburg and Chancellorsville with the Second Corps, under General Hancock, expressed ' his thoughts to day and the thoughts of G. A. R. men in general when he said that this approaching Memorial Day should be marked with solemnity and more than the usual amount of participation. "It is rather inexplainable," he related, "that when the Harrisburg troops came back from the Civil War this day of tribute to the sol diers who gave up life for the cause was rather overdone. As I recall, the G. A. R. was organized in ISU6, at the suggestion of General Logan, and May 30 was set for the one day to decorate graves of soldiers. In the course of several years our cero mony here became a species of frolic, for it was taken part in by all secret fraternities and clubs. On one occasion, the Harrisburg ceme tery was too small to hold the boisterous crowd. It was for this reason we cut out so, many unit par ticipants and limited the pageant to military companies. The sacred function had lost its meaning and significance, and all G. A. R. men hope that this year those sentiments will be observed. The Post's Request "There is a point which we have talked over at post headquarters which the Harrisburg public should also give heed to. This day was es tablished for the decorating of sol diers' graves exclusively, and now it has become an occasion for whole sale decoration, so it is now a fact that many a humble and perhaps unnamed soldier is remembered by one little flower, while graves of ci vilians are abundantly decorated. Out in our cemetery is a plot of graves, some of which are unidenti fied. We G. A. R. men always put all our tributes on these spots, while the public neglects them." Veteran Walmer then went on to narrate how very slowly the Civil War veterans fell in with the grave decorat ing idea, but as they waxed older the meaning became more gnd more vivid, and they realized htat to keep these memories of American heroism fresh, this Memorial Day was the greatest function. "The boys who fought in this last war are somewhat spoiled," he com mented when another Civil War vet eran related how a returned soldier from France said he would square ac counts with Uncle Sam for a check of S2OO. "The Civil War boys were mighty glad to get their pay; and would like to see these young men im bibe our feeling and join with us to take care of decorating graves. There are very few of us left and it would be sad indeed to think that the custom of Memorial Day should die out. Men who fought in our Civil War believe these returned men will be making a grievous mistake if they do not unite in one great body, a unit like the G. A. R. The lesson of the Spanish I War, whose veterans established two different associations, neither of which now get the publicity due them, should convince that one great band should include all that fought and p.ll that were in service, no matter what their employment. "This is a great mistake to discrim inate. I know a boy who put in 16 months of hard work at a camp, but did not get over, although that was his life's ambition. When he came home here the other day he sneaked in the back'gate and. after taking off his uni form. hid it in the stable. He was afraid that he would be jeered for not getting in action. Another friend of mine, a lawyer, failed to get over be cause he developed such skill in train ing men at camp that Uncle Sam would not let him over for the action. "The G. A. R. did not discriminate and it will go into history as a loyal unit which stuck' together until the last man died. The same should be the attitude of this new organization; every man with honorable discharge should he welcome to join. It may be uphill work developing this body of millions, but that is the right and logi cal course. As years pass every man who took part in any way will realize more and more the significance and he will be glad to be assured that when he lies under the sod his fellow-cttlzens will remember his sacrifice Decoration Day. LIEUT. BR.\SKI/MANN REPORTED WOUNDED Lieutenant John Heath Braselmann, 442 South Thirteenth street, is men tioned In to-day's casualty lists as be ing a Lightly wounded* 1 JAPAN JOINS IN A PLAN TO AID KOLCHAK By Associated Press, Paris, May 27.— r The Council of Four and Jupan have offered Admiral Kolchak, head of the Omsk government, money and supplies to maintain the All- Russian government, provided ho promises to hold elections for a constituent assembly us soon as he reaches Moscow, or, if condi tions are too disturbed to hold elections, to reconvoke the for mer constituent assembly. MOTHERS ARE WARNED AGAINST FAKE Soldiers' Dependants Asked to Surrender "Over-Pay" to Stranger Captain Henry M. Stine to-day no tilled the War Department that he be lieves an impostor is at work in Harris burg endeavoring to mulct the depen dants of soldiers of allotments of pay made by the Government. He has had news of one mother of a soldier who borrowed more than S7O which she gave to a man who represented Jiimself as a Government agent and demanded from her money which lie said was "over-pay." This morning came Mrs. Norene Monyer, of 1936 Chestnut street, mother of Lee Wert Monyer, who was killed last fall in France, with the story that this fellow had visited her at her home yesterday and had demanded that she pay over to him a sum of money which he said was "over-pay" given her by mistake after her son's death. Mrs. Monyer was greatly disturbed because she realized that she had received al lotments of pay after her son's death, but she declined to comply because the Government still owes her for pay due her son in France up to the time of his death and for compensation due her as a result of his death. All she re ceived has been her insurance. Ho she laid her ease before Captain' Stine to day, with the complaint that the man who had visited her had been insolent and had inquired further into her per sonal affairs than he had any business to do. Captain Stine warns all soldiers' dependants against paying over money to anybody representing himself as a Government agent. i * * •I* < **, <4 . r t J * 4 * * T '•• mortem >r,ade. t * <§ 'l ► T * * j 5 rt it. m ) MILES AT 1.10 P. M. • L Pont'a Delgada . approximately 550 j| If* mil Iby the NC-4 a * * T York time ! * 4 ; i jf dPLAR ARE WELCOMED > £■ ir e in at J | IV * ' 4j r , ; ! 4 ■ *. * * 7 grand commander, welcomed the delegates. ■ i 'J 1 4 J ' ® * : • * * * T 1 * * don on the repeal of oth<- ; 4 t d rr L * * ± 5 T TO REGISTER CRIMINALS 4 T 1 * f • ' o{ ,3 M " ft ft! 4 # criminals convicted of felonies and dangerous misdemean • ors in the county jails, is ' introduce'- 4"! * ■ A ' ' 1 Hi " • phin. Under the terms < - asure, the Galton finger *►( *l* • • d. !l i jTr' 4 5 y 4 $20,000 TO STATE ASYLUM J J f * Harrisburg—The Senate this morning passed finally '* |jj ' bill rcappropriating's2o,ooo to the State '<: J ion of several * * I'■ and i , .'.nrn<. o \ \ t MARRIAGE LICENSES 11 T . MfPfcemoii anil lluth W. Strevrr, llarrltburfti Kirk A. *J J °^ P HiirrUouric, and Mitry K. V'lpcm, IVnhrook; Laun Collina. ■ i Collin*, I'ltlaharah, and I'hyllU Wyl, Wayno.horoi William D. T Daniel. HorrlxburK. and Carolyn K. King. !Hecbanlcabar s . *t GERMANY READY WITH REPLY TO PEACEDEMANDS Teuton Foreign Minister Is to \ Hand Answer to Allies Tomorrow DISPATCH SHOWS BREAK Sharp Division of Sentiment Said to Prevail Among Delegates By Associated. Press. Germany's counter proposals to the peace terms of the Allies will he completed by to-night and will be presented to the Peace Conference by Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau, chief of the German peace mission, to-morrow, according to Paris ad vices. Reply to Be Elaborate The reply of the enemy represent atives is expected to be very elab orate and voluminous. The fact that the Peace Conference has been informed by the German delegation that no further extension of time is to be asked would seem to indicate that the documents to be turned over to-morrow will be, Germany's last word before taking a definite attitude toward the terms of peace. Dispatches seem to reflect quite a sharp division of sentiment among the Germans as to whether the treaty should be signed. Reparations Puzzle Peacemakers It was announced last week that the terms to be presented to Austria would be considered at a plenary session of the Peace Conference to be held to-day. Since that time, however, delays have been occa sioned by the difficulty of framing the section of the treaty dealing with reparations. A portion of the terms, however, may be ready for presentation be fore the end of the present week. Reports lack Confirmation While there have been rumors that the all-Russian government at Omsk, headed by Admiral Kolchak, is to receive recognition from the Allies, there has as yet been no con firmation of the reports. It is indi cated that certain guarantees are demanded as a condition to the rec i ognition of the Omsk regime.
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