Stamm Chosen on First Ballot for Harrisburg School Board
Carson Stamm, a noted attorney and former board of public works member, was elected president of the Harrisburg school board on the first ballot. The 5 to 3 vote placed Stamm with Werner and Yates backing Adam D. Houtz for president. Bretz was reelected vice president 6 to 3. The attendance department will be reorganized after Captain Harry Swartz's death, creating a five-member committee and an assistant to work under the board, with Austin Miller likely as chief attendance officer.
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Carson Stamm
Board of Public Works
Harrisburg
Mr. Stamm
Goyer
Bretty Enders
Bell
Keene
Stamm
Werner and
Yates
Adam D. Houtz
Mr. Houtz
Dr. Yate
Harry M. Bretz
Kennedy
Harry Swartz
Austin Miller
Swartz
George W. Kennedy
Miller
Brumbaugh
Clarence E. Kohler
York County
H. C. Kohler
Hampton L. Carson
Philadelphia
A. E. Sisson
Erie
State Historical Commission
Public Service Commission
George Stuart Patterson
Pennsylvania Railroad
C. S. Beisterling
United States Steel Corporation
Brown
Department of Labor and Industry
Directors Give Humble Acceptance of Honor
Mr. Stamm told fellow directors that the titular head is mainly for executing board directives and that his role carries no greater responsibility than any other member, asking for cooperation and help from the rest of the board.
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Stamm
Germans to AID in Mesopotamia war report
Dispatches from Athens and Switzerland indicate two German divisions aid Bulgarians near Strumitsa and a large scale Mesopotamian campaign. Von der Goltz named commander of Turkish forces in Mesopotamia. Reported mutiny of Bulgarian regiment at Gallipoli. 300 said shot. German reinforcements spotted on French and Belgian fronts.
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Athens
Strumitsa
Persian Gulf
Switzerland
von der Goltz
Mesopotamia
Suez Canal
Gallipoli
London
Amsterdam
Holland
France
Belgium
Bulgars Force French to Withdraw Lines in Serbia
Associated Press dispatch from London reports Bulgarian military actions with possible German help forcing French withdrawals in Southern Serbia near the Vardar Cerna line. Teutonic columns reach Ipek in Montenegro as Serbian detachments are rounded up with 1,250 more prisoners captured. In Gallipoli, Allied forces face worsening conditions due to winter storms and supply disruptions.
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Associated Press
London
Serbia
Berlin
Vardar-Cerna
Montenegro
Ipek
Constantinople
Gallipoli Peninsula
Commissions Delay Shifts in State Officials
Dozens of justices of the peace failed to take office due to missing commissions bearing the State seal and Governor signature. About 2,500 magistrates must file acceptances within 30 days, with delays from late ballot acceptances or forwarded records. Clerks toil to prepare parchments as offices await action.
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Justices of the Peace
A. 28S
Department of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
H. A. Surface
J. L. Kendlehart
State Department
J. L. Kun
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Board of Accounts
State Board of Accounts
Chicago
Cunningham
W. D. Uhler
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles E. Patton
State Vocational Bureau
Mont Alto
Harry 8. McDevitt
Economy and Efficiency Commission
Greece Plays for Time Against Entente, Says Matin Dispatch
Paris reports from the Matin correspondent that Greece is delaying with the Entente, hoping Austro German and Bulgarian pressure will force a sea change. A week may reveal no accord between Greek and Allied staffs, with Greece citing its historic goodwill yet refusing to yield. Some urge a blockade as the only effective course.
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Associated Press
Paris
Athens
Matin
Greece
Fire at Le Moyne doubles home imperils residents
A morning blaze in a North Le Moyne double house started by a defective flue damaged both houses. Mr and Mrs Milton Eichelberger escaped suffocation as Ray Berkheimer and family awoke to smoke. Insurance covers losses. Washington Chemical Co aided with bucket brigade.
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Milton Eichelberger
North Lemoyne
Ray Berkheimer
Eichelbergers
Hichelberger
Berkheimer
Eichelberger
Washington Chemical Company
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Militar
Jacob Tausig
Jewelers
Market Street
Harrisburg, PA
Public Works Board
A. Carson Stamm
Nini
Billie Burke
Fevicoa
Wack’s
Market ST
Jerauld
Pennsylvania
Bright
State Dairy and Food Commission
McKean
Luzerne
Delaware
State Highway Department
T. J. Ferguson
Hogestown
Capitol. Hill
W. E. Rice
Warren
P. M. Newman
Williamsport
Auditor General's Department
Bates Street
Deutrich
Lemoyne
Emaka
Atterbury Clothes
Atterbury
N. Third St
Gorgas
Iataan
Gia
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