Bolsheviki Seize Church Property and Clash Loom
From Stockholm to London reports clash approaching as Bolsheviks seize church property in Russia and tensions rise. Mannerheim’s White forces defeat Red Guards at Ulenborg in Northern Finland. casualties run high as fugitives flee to Sweden. Brest-Litovsk talks break down amid Ukraine peace maneuvering. A collision near Kemi leaves many dead or injured. Tensions mount between church and state as Archbishop Tikhon calls for defense of the church. Ensign Krylenko reported arrested as Tartars and Poles join opposition, with Mohilev and Sevastopol figures in play. Dittmann denies fomenting strikes, praising peaceful intent.
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Stockholm
Mannerheim
Red Guards
Ulenborg
Finland
Red Guard
White Guard
Sweden
Brest-Litovsk
Ukraine
Bolsheviks
Rada
Crown Council
Berlin
Kemi
Copenhagen
Russia
Tikhon
All Russia
Ensign Krylenko
Mohilev
Tartar
Weather Report Harrisburg Area Sees Snow Likely Tonight
For Harrisburg and vicinity light snow or rain tonight and Thursday with warmer readings near freezing. A storm from Western Canada moves southeastward, lifting temperatures 2 to 52 degrees from the Plains to the Atlantic. Pittsburgh rose from 10 below to 42 above in 24 hours. 6 am readings show the day beginning mild.
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Harrisburg
Canada
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Pilatus States
Atlantic
Pittsburgh
Pacific
U S Artillery Maintains Continuous Fire in France
American artillery kept up a continuous fire on German batteries, while antiaircraft guns repelled enemy airmen over the front. Two German planes abandoned their attempt after heavy shelling. A military police member found three French children wandering near the frequently shelled front and turned them over to an ambulance driver.
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Associated Press
France
Bed resident Wilbert Hevner found dead in gas asphyxiation
Wilbert J. Hevner 1228 Bailey Street, 44, was found dead in his bedroom by his sister in law at 5 30 this morning. Death thought accidental after turning on gas while returning to bed. Hevner, of Norrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company, leaves four children George 17 Benjamin 18 and two daughters Mary and Ethel. Coroner Eckinger says accidental. burial planned in Lock Haven Friday.
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Wilbert J. Hevner
Bailey Street
John Mf. Smithers
Hevner
Norrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company
Eckinger
Lock Haven
George
Benjamin
Harrisburg
Mary
Philadelphia
Ethel
New York
Building ships next to fighting in belief of piez
Washington February 6 Charles Piez vice president and general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation placed responsibility for success or failure of the government shipbuilding program on labor in an appeal to ship yard workers He said The Shipping Hoard has the necessary yards the materials and the money All that is lacking is a spirit in the nation that will send a quarter of a million American mechanics into the yards
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Associated Press
Washington
Charles Piez
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Chamber of Commerce to Name McColgin's Successor Within Two Weeks
The Chamber of Commerce board met to address the resignation of Secretary Edward L. McColgin who will become secretary to the Troy Chamber of Commerce, leaving his post March 1. No successor chosen yet, but an election is expected within two weeks. McColgin, a three year secretary from Norfolk, presided over luncheons with speakers like Schwab, Kahn, Vanderlip, Perkins, Weeks, Burton, Chamberlain, Graves, Maxim, Gerard, Babson, and Ambassador Koo. He helped organize the Harrisburg Hotel Company, leading to the Penn-Harris Hotel contract. Bew OlEle is a native of St. Joseph Missouri.
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Chamber of Commerce
Edward L. McColgin
Troy Chamber of Commerce
Andrew 8. Patterson
McColgin
Norfolk
Charles M. Schwab
Otto Kahn
Frank Vanderlip
George W. Perkins
Senators Weeks
Burton, Chamberlain
John Temple Graves
Hudson Maxim
James M. Gerard
Rodger Babson
Ambassador Koo
China
J. William Bowman
Harrisburg
C. Z Wallower
Penn-Harris Hotel
Bew OlEle
St. Joseph, Mo
Hoover Order Cuts Bread Portions In New York
New York hotels and restaurants expect large bread savings after the food administration limits rolls to two ounces per diner. Thomas D. Green, president of the New York Hotelmen's Association and hotel division chairman, says there should be little or no objection and that the change should be noticeable within a few days.
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Associated Press
New York
Food Administration
Thomas D. Green
County Raises County Tax Rate to Five Mills for 1918 Budget
County commissioners raised the county tax rate from 4 to 5 mills to meet the 1918 budget needs. The increase adds about 732,500 to funds for bridge and road work, court costs, and inmate maintenance in penal institutions and hospitals. Also covered are recorder and sheriff record indexing costs as part of the year’s expenses. County Controller Henry W. Gough presented the 1918 revenue estimates.
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Dauphin County
Henry W. Gough
Governor Brumbaugh backs woman suffrage plank in GOP platform
Philadelphia February 6 Governor Brumbaugh sent a message to the Interstate conference of the National Woman's party stating he favors including woman suffrage in the Republican platform for the coming primaries and election. He argues Pennsylvanians should join the world in granting suffrage to women to express views on democracy. Captain H M Stine improves after uremic poisoning illness in Spartansburg.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
National Woman's Party
Brumbaugh
Republican Party
Pennsylvania
Day for forces unite to push Pennsylvania prohibition
Harrisburg became the hub as Anti Saloon League and 50 000 Bible class members from the Federation of Organized Adult Bible Classes gathered to advance prohibition in Pennsylvania. Delegates met in the Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association offices to coordinate the effort.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Anti-Saloon League
Federation of Organized Adult Bible Classes
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association
Bf, A
Only a Dozen Farmers Are Able to Get to Market
An even dozen farmers attended the Broad Street market this morning due to extreme cold and snow drifted roads. Not quite half the usual number of country producers were present for early markets, with prices for country produce essentially unchanged from Saturday. Conditions were the same at the Chestnut Street Market.
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Broad Street
Uptown
Chestnut Street
Committee to Relieve Freight Congestion Appointed
Washington February 6 Director General McAdoo named a traffic investigation committee to study diverting railroad traffic from the busiest eastern gateways. Members are B L Winchell Chicago Union Pacific traffic director G F Ranspoh New York head of trunk line committees and T C Powell Cincinnati vice president of the Southern Railway.
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Associated Press
Washington
McAdoo
B. L. Winchell
Chicago
Union Pacific
G. F. Rane Sph
New York
T. C. Powell
Cincinnati
Southern Railway
Warm Weather to Bring Snow to City by Night
Forecasts from the local weather bureau predict a warm spell tonight with temperatures about thirty degrees above the morning low. Snow or rain is expected as the warm air arrives. The day’s high records a six degree reading at 8 am, eleven degrees above yesterday. A February deficit of 83 degrees from normal is noted. Elizabeth Ziegler reports her father Lieutenant Colonel Frank E B Ziegler’s condition improving and she will return home this evening while her mother stays by his side.
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Elizabeth Ziegler
Frank EB. Ziegler
Baker testimony and war plans stir Harrisburg visit
Major William Graly of the U S Army spent a night in Harrisburg and is expected to lead the Middletown cantonment project with $42,000,000 to $13,000,000 in Army expansion. Secretary Baker faced Senate scrutiny on preparedness while Democrats push to end factional Republican warfare ahead of the governor race.
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William Graly
United States Army
Harrisburg
War Department
Middletown
Gray
Enola
Kerbaugh and Company
Army
Engineers’ Club
Washington
Major Gray
Union Station Today
West End Republican Club to Hold Chicken Supper
Arrangements completed for a chicken and waffle supper at the West End Republican Club on North Third Street tomorrow evening at 8. A service flag with twenty six stars will be unfurled and R J Church's orchestra will provide music. Senator E E Beidleman Prothonotary C E Pass and J H Craig deputy secretary of internal affairs will address the meeting.
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West End
Republican Club
North Third Street
R. J. Church
E. E. Beidleman
C. E. Pass
J. H. Craig
Speculation in Green Coffee Ordered to Be Discontinued
Washington February 6 Food Administrator Hoover ordered speculation in green coffee on the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange to stop. The ban bars dealing above 8 1/2 cents a pound for No 7 on spot months. The action followed a conference with exchange members who volunteered to curb speculation.
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Washington
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Hoover
The
Food Administration
Three Brothers Alleged to Have Stolen 28 Watches
Detective George Shuler arrested three brothers Guy John and Phillip Fornwall of 11 Race street on charges of stealing twenty eight watches from Robert & Co jewelry stores citywide. Mayor Keister ordered patrolmen to notify property owners with fire escapes to clear ice and snow per the State Department of Labor request.
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George Shuler
Guy
John
Phillip Fornwall
Race Street
Robert & Co
Keister
State Department of Labor
Roosevelt Improves After Operation, Eyes New Procedure
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, treated at Oyster Bay for an abscess, has improved and plans another minor operation at Roosevelt Hospital. He may resume his speaking tour after a few days of rest.
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Associated Press
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Rosevelt Hospital
Officer punished for overstepping authority
The officer was sentenced to four months restricted camp limits and reprimanded. The court stated that administering the reprimand to Lieut Lautenbacher shows the plight of an officer who overestimates his importance and abuses authority.
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Lautenbacher
Final Tribute Paid to John L. Sullivan
Final tribute for boxing great John L. Sullivan as his body was buried in Calvary Cemetery after a funeral mass at St. Pauls Church. Crowds lined snow covered streets from his sister Annie Lennons home in Roxbury to the church while children recalled his prize ring days and his generosity.
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Associted
Boston
John L. Sullivan
Calvary Cemetery
Sullivan
Annie Lennon
Roxbury
St. Paul's Church
Power Plant Warns Of Coal Shortage In 24 Hours
Harrisburg Light and Power Company says coal on hand will last only until tomorrow afternoon. Several plants aid may prevent shutdown, but risk remains. City’s large establishments rely on the company, prompting factory cooperation to avert outages. The Forster city continuation school will close until Monday morning due to heating trouble. Pupils working later in the week are excused.
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Harrisburg Light and Power Company
Mr. Kaltwasser
City
Forster
Sixth Street
City School Board
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Amsterdam
Wilhelm Dittmann
Koelnische Zeitung
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Nesterday
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America
Ction
Stine
H. M. Stine
Spartansburg
Prohibition
Bible Class
Ziegler
WM. Gray
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
P. RK
Northumberland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Squire Matter
Paterson
N. J
Great Eastern Food Company
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Central, Hudson Steamboat Company
J. W. Matthews and Company
Newburgh
Camp “Meads, Md
Ivan Lerei
J. F. Shepherd
Quartermaster Corps
Lawrence R. West
Lydia E. Moyer
Williamsport
John W. M
Alice M. Herbert
Hiram Bk. Messner
Hensie U
Ruxbatch
Lykens
George W. Wolf
Mary M. Conrad
John H. Baker
Vera C. Lyter
South Hanover Township
Edwin D. Strite
Ellen ©. Cooke
Chambersburg
Harvey M. Fake
West Fairview
Eva L. Morris
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