Germany Refuses To Sign Peace Treaty Protocol
Paris December 3 Germany has decided not to sign the protocol for the peace treaty and will not accept indemnity for the Scapa flow losses or trials for war crimes in France and Belgium. Baron Von Leisner informed Secretary Dutasta of the decision as Allied observers note a shift in German sentiment after the Senate’s failure to ratify. London December 4 Lloyd George gave no pledge on Irish self government being dealt with after signing the treaty, Andrew Bonar Law said in the Commons.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Kurt von Leisner
Dutasta
United States Senate
Senate
Scapalow
France
Belgium
Associated Pre
London
Lloyd George
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
House
8000 idle when plant shuts
Gary Indiana December 3 Eight thousand steelworkers were thrown out of work when the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company the world’s largest producer of its kind was forced to close due to a coal shortage. Face gas shortage Columbus Ohio December 3 On top of a coal shortage Northern Ohio cities face curtailment of gas supply from West Virginia by an order of the West Virginia Utilities Commission.
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Gary
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American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Columbus
Ohio
Dell 3
West Virginia
West Virginia Utilities Commission
Cold Harbor launches as Hog Island ship with sponsor from Wyncote
The 7,825 ton steel cargo carrier Cold Harbor was launched today in Philadelphia. It is the seventy second ship named by Mrs Woodrow Wilson at Hog Island, with Mrs Pr S Collins of Wyncote, Pa as sponsor.
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Wy Masyenscus Reso
Philadelphia
Cold Harbor
Mra
Woodrod
Hog Island
Mra Woodrow Wilson
Pr. S. Collins
Wyncote, Pa
Dress Industry Seeks 12 Month Style Cycle
Delegates at the Associated Dress Industries of America convention voted to push the dress manufacturing sector to a 12 month cycle. They plan monthly new styles and fabrics to meet evolving demand from American women over the past 16 months.
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Atlantic City
Associated Dress Industries of America Today
Basia
Weather report for Morriisberg and Eastern Pennsylvania
Fair and continued cold with a low around 18 degrees tonight. Thursday should be fair and somewhat warmer. In Eastern Pennsylvania similar conditions with not as cold weather Thursday and moderate north winds. The Susquehanna and its tributaries will fall with some tributaries becoming ice bound tonight. Harrisburg stage around 5.6 feet Thursday morning.
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Morriisberg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Pincen
Harrisburg
Peace signing time cited in Versailles luncheon joke
Sir George Kiddell recalls proposing eleven AM for the treaty signing but Clemenceau insists on 3 PM to suit the press and the 600 stomachs, so the signing occurred at 3 PM on Saturday. The anecdote was shared at a luncheon attended by French journalists in London.
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London
Germany
Versailles
Sir George Kiddell
Sir George
Premier Clemenceau
M. Clemenceau
Mexico Secrecy Sits On U S Relations With Carranza
In a secret session at Mexico City on December 2, the Senate decided not to intrude on legislation and entrusted the solution of difficulties with the United States to President Carranza. Relations with the United States were labeled very delicate.
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Associated Presse
Mexico City
United States
Carranza
Senate
Jenkins Writes From Mexican Penitentiary After Refusing Bail
Nashville telegram reports American consular agent W. Jenkins, seized near Puebla, writes from Puébla prison that he refuses bail even for one cent and condemns authorities for alleged cover up of abduction. The letter was received by John E. Edgarton of Lebanon Tennessee, former Vanderbilt football captain.
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Nashville
Tenn
W. ©. Jenkins
Puebla
Mexico
John E. Edgarton
Lebanon
Ténn
Vanderbilt
Jenkins
Puébla
United Brethren Convention Opens in Derry Street Church
An international United Brethren gathering opens at Derry Street Church with Foreign Mission Home Mission and Church Erection boards meeting. Delegates from Africa China Japan the Philippines and Puerto Rico attend sessions through Saturday with Sunday pulpits across Allegheny and Pennsylvania conferences.
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United Brethren Church
Derry Street
Fifteenth
Derry Streets
Foreign Mission Board
Home Mission Board
Church Erection Board
Board of Education
Board of Bishops
Africa
China
Japan
Philippines
Porto Rico
United Brethren
Allegheny
East Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Bell
Fout
Fulton
A. R. Clippinger
A. B. Stattom
Women's Missionary Association
Church Erection Society
Home Missions
Million Dollars In Christmas Savings To Be Paid In Harrisburg
Checks totaling just over one million dollars will be mailed in the next week to hundreds of residents of Harrisburg and nearby towns. Banks report a 10 percent higher distribution than last year as savings accounts mature, aiding families during the Christmas season amid high living costs. More than half a dozen saving banks in the area are preparing slips and mailings, with some already ready to mail on the coming days.
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Harrisburg
Ife
City in Grip of Cold Wave
Real winter gripped Harrisburg as a cold wave crest arrived. The morning temperature fell to the eighteen degree mark with no change expected tonight. Forecasters predict more seasonable weather tomorrow.
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Harrisburg
Fuel Cut Brings Grim Public Outlook on Shortage
Chicago reports a deepening fuel crisis as bituminous coal miners strike, railroads may cancel passenger trains, and plants face shutdowns due to dwindling supplies and federal rationing. Limited signs of miner concessions appear, but widespread production restraint persists.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Whey
Leib Denies Forgery Charges on Stand
William S. Leib of Pottsville testified in his own defense and denied forging tax receipts. He said he first saw the receipts when the prosecution introduced them as evidence. Leib, a Schuylkill county commissioner and former Harrisburg House clerk, is on trial for signing clerks' names to receipts given to the Merchant and Evans Company of Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
William S. Leib
Pottsville
Leib
Schuylkill County
Harrisburg
Merchant and Evans Company
John Whelan
Gas Supply Threatened by Fuel Shortage at Bethlehem Plant
Officials warn that a severe curtailment of fuel for the Steelton plant of Bethlehem Steel may force an immediate withdrawal of city gas. Fires in one blast furnace and one mill were banked to conserve coal, but no crisis is expected as coal consumption exceeds shipments. Public service companies are believed to receive full fuel supplies.
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Steelton
Bethlehem Steel Company
Starrisburg
Mayor Keister Reviews Harrisburg Food Sale Plans
Mayor Daniell L. Keister aims to announce by tomorrow afternoon whether to place food and government supplies on sale in Harrisburg. Proposals include selling at local stores and renting a large room with a committee in charge. The Central Labor Union formed a committee and will meet the mayor this evening.
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Daniell L. Keister
Harrisburg
Central Labor Union
Rotary Club addresses lax Harrisburg building permits
Harrisburg Rotary Club discussed permit practices at a meeting hosted by William H. Fetter. A resolution urged creating a city building commission to approve and supervise all new and remodeled structures, citing inadequate plans and inspections and urging stronger city regulations. J William Bowman of the Chamber housing committee outlined plans to improve conditions.
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Harrisburg Rotary Club
Bell Telephone
Third Street
William H. Fetter
James W. Barker
Rotary Club of
Committee On Public Affairs
City Commissioners of
J. William Bowman
Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee
Coast Guards Rescue Ice Encrusted Barges Crews At Sea
Watch Hill coast guards brought ashore the crews of the Rita Howard and Peter Howard after heavy gales blew them off the coast. Captains W. Tripp and Herbert Robinson and crew members endured ice and cold but suffered no lasting injuries. Guards extended 17 miles to reach others and later aided the Neponset and two more barges. Neponset towed four barges from Boston to New York before engine trouble. Separately Standard Oil ordered two 20 500 deadweight ton oil tankers at about 3 5 million each, plus additional fleet expansions.
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Associated Press
Westerly
R. L
Watch Hill
Coast Guards
Rita Howard
Peter Howard
W. Tripp
Herbert Robinson
George Butler
Boston
New York
Montau Point
Coast
Standard Oz Company
Standard Oil
Lee
Pennsylvania Auto Code Violations Surpass Six Thousand
The State Highway Department automobile division under John H. Glane reported over 6,000 violators in less than two months. Dauphin and Cumberland counties accounted for nearly 1,200 cases with many more in Philadelphia and several large counties. Most infractions involved speeding, road rights, single or no license plates, and truck rules enforcement.
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Dauphin
Cumberland Counties
State Highway Department
Automobile Division
Automobile Code of
Pennsylvania
John H. Glane
Cumberland
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Northumberland
Schuylkill
Luzerne
Glass
Harrisburg Chamber Outlines Yearlong Civic Improvement Program
The Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce releases a five plank plan for the coming year covering municipal improvements commercial welfare social welfare transportation and agricultural interests. Proposed housing solutions city county building contagious disease hospital city armory aviation field and a Federation of Charities with a court appointed trustees foundation are among projects. A dedicated community service bureau and two committees to study local and railroad traffic have been formed to implement the program.
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Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Dividend Declared by Penn-Harris Hotel Co.
Directors of the Penn-Harris Hotel Company declare the first dividend six percent on $50,000 preferred stock and ten percent on $200,000 common stock. Earnings are split forty nine percent to Harrisburg Hotel Company and fifty one percent to United Hotels Company. Harrisburg plans a six percent dividend later this month on over one million dollars capitalization.
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Penn-Harris Hotel Company
Harrisburg Hotel Company
United Hotels Company
Penny Harris
Harrisburg
Volunteers Refuse to Handle Coal Laden by Miners
Washington reporting a general inquiry ordered by the Senate into the Peds Trade Commission amid charges against Senator Watson and amid concerns over Bolshevism. The probe also covers U S war department actions and proposed diplomatic severance with Mexico over alleged propaganda activity by Mexican officials in New York and San Francisco with Carranza’s knowledge.
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New York
San Francisco
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