German Armistice Terms Drag On as Reich Pleads
Erzberger irked at Treves visits and Foch limits peace talks while Germany signs armistice. Erzberger reports failed promises for prisoner release and asks for safeguards to keep Germany honor intact amid Allied demands and Poland evacuations.
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London
Mathias Erzberger
Weimar
Marshal Foch
Wilson
Ierzberger
Inter-Allied Commission For
Erzberger
Ile
Supreme War Council
Germany
Foch
Treves
Spa
Artificial ice plants to run at full blast
Artificial ice plants are being inspected and repaired in readiness for resumption of operation on March 15 and April 1, earlier than usual, to ensure sufficient ice for summer. Most ice will be manufactured, with little natural ice available. some from northern districts may arrive. End of piece notes shortages and dates.
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Harvey E. DeWalt
United Ice and Coal Co
United Ice and Coal Company
Laurel
Cumberland County
Dewalt
Guard Officers to Air Views on Dept Falldowns
Former guardsmen and National Guard officers will present views to the House military committee. Chairman B M Golden announced hearings on bills for military training in several cities. He said the committee seeks information from veterans and researchers on the subject.
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Dept
War Department
National Guard
House of Representatives
B. M. Golden
Weather Report for Harrisburg and Vicinity
Fair to night and Wednesday with little temperature change. Lows near 26 degrees in Harrisburg area and moderate northwest winds. River levels show upper river falling slowly while lower rises slightly then falls. tributaries mostly steady or falling. Harrisburg forecast river crest around 45 feet Wednesday morning.
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Harrisburg
Toutpanatiere
Pennsylvania
Park Golf Club Reorganizes For Coming Season
J H Thomas was reelected president of the Harrisburg Park Golf Club at the annual meeting. Officers include Rev Dr Ellis Kremer as vice president C N Sayers as secretary treasurer and two year and three year terms for other directors. Thomas noted wartime handicaps and a 121 member club with $300 in treasury.
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J. Herbert Thomas
Harrisburg Park Golf Club
Ellis N. Kremer
C. N. Sayers
Karl E. Richards
F. H. Marsh
I. F. Young
H. E. Moyer
Charles G. Miller
A. A. Wert
Thomas
Robert Fairbairn
Early Building Of City Comfort Stations Urged
City officials push immediate construction of comfort stations and a safety zone in Market Square. Traffic rules for curbside parking are to be revised and a municipal garage proposed to house city autos and perform repairs. Commissioner W. H. Lynch notes pedestrians now face 148 feet of exposure without protection, suggests curb protected zones reducing to 35 feet plus 35 feet to opposite curb. He includes a plan for the safety area and urges ending curb line parking.
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Market Square
W. H. Lynch
Council
Lynch
Amendment Bill Passes For First Time
The Vickerman resolution ratifying the national prohibition amendments passed the Senate on first reading then was recommitted to the Law and Order Committee for an open hearing. It will come out Monday night for a second reading. Senate action on three highway bills reorganizing the state Highway department and funding road maintenance also passed the upper chamber without dissent and moves to the House as steps toward Governor Sproul's good road program.
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Vickerman
Senate
Law and Order Committee
Phipps Venango
Salus
Philadelphia
Eyre
Chester
State Highway Department
House of Representatives
Sproul
Harrisburg Chamber to Host Formal Welcome for Sproul and Officials
Harrisburg plans a formal reception for Governor Sproul, Legislature members, and state officials at the Penn-Harris tonight. The event, hosted by the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, is expected to be one of the largest of its kind in years with more than seven hundred attendees.
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Harrisburg
Sproul
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Penn-Harris
351St Field Artillery
368Th Infantry
Yellows’ Hall
Briggs and Cowden Streets
Camp Meade
851St Field Artillery
United States Army
Central High School
Morrisburg Nfmbers
Poles to Come Down on Walnut Street in City Plan
City officials announced an ordinance authorizing AT&T and Bell to place lines underground in Walnut Street from Front Street to the eastern city line. Conduits to extend through park zones and across the railroad will allow 50 to 75 poles and many wires to be removed. Additional ordinances approved include police motorcycles, lighting standards, bridge approaches, sewer work, and paving projects.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Company
Front Street
Walnut Street
W. H. Lynch
Jonestown Road
Police Department
Sixth
Verbeke
Mulberry Street
Het Street
Cameron
Fourteenth
Inc
Seneca
Schuylkill
France Honors Bishop J H Darlington for Relief Work
Bishop James Henry Darlington of the Harrisburg Diocese was named Officer of the French Legion of Honor in ceremonies in the House of Representatives. Major Langlois and General Eduard de Billy presented the award as state officials lauded his relief efforts and the Dauphin County link to a French royal name.
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James Henry Darlington
Harrisburg
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Representatives
JL. Langlois
M, Educard de Billy
French High Commission
America
Darlington
Forte
Dauphin County
National Knitting Bee Returns for Refugees and Soldiers
The Red Cross calls women to resume knitting by the national knitting bee. Stockings and sweaters are needed for children in small, medium, and large sizes, with sleeves. Refugees require care while plenty of soldier garments exist.
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Red Cross
Harrisburg Center for Auto Tourists Gains Momentum
The Penn Harris hotel in Harrisburg reports heavy auto tourist interest with daily conventions and increasing spring tour inquiries. Horace Leland Wiggins says the hotel attracts out of town visitors as a key stop on eastern auto routes, with Empire State and New England tours ending there and new food road routes starting from the city. The hotel aims to capitalize on summer auto business as a major draw.
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Penn-Harris
Harrisburg
Horace Leland Wiggins
Wiggins
Empire State
New England Tours
Thern Tours
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Borah declines seat at Wilson League dinner
Senator Borah refuses attendance at a White House dinner for foreign relations leaders over disagreement with the League of Nations plan. He files a note to Secretary Tumulty stating he cannot remain silent on the issue and will oppose the constitution as it stands.
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Borah
Wilson League
Associated Presse
Washington
Idaho
White House
Wilson
Foreign Relations Committee of Congress
League of Nations
League
Keystone Men Brought Home Resolutions Pass Senate
Senate, led by Senator Barr, Allegheny, debated and passed a resolution urging the Secretary of War to return the Keystone Division from overseas soon. It was referred to military affairs and reported out after a brief recess, with several dissenting votes. House action to follow.
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Secretary of War
Keystone
Senate
Barr
Allegheny
Committee On Military Affairs
Lesby
Perry
House of Representatives
Jesse Hedrick's Son Charged With Robbery
Jesse Hedrick Jr. and William H. Kinsely face charges for stealing watches worth 300 dollars from the N. Freldberg wholesale confectionery store in Harrisburg. Knisely was arrested last week. Hedrick may appear with his father in police court for bail.
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Jesse Hedrick, Jr
William H. Kinsely
Washington Street
N. Freldberg
South Second Street
Knisely
Wetzel
Hedrick
Hedricq
Savoy Hotel
Third
Mulberry Streets
Tretaberg
Hedrick, Jr
Jesse Hedrick Sr
New Slavery Under Bolsheviks Alarms U S Senator
Herman Bernstein, an American writer who spent time in Russia, told the Senate Probing Committee that Russia is more downtrodden under the Bolsheviks than under the Czar. He cited suppression of free speech and travel and said Bolshevik aims include overthrowing governments worldwide.
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Associated Press
Washington
Russia
Senate
Herman Bernstein
Denikin forces push to Caspian Sea region victory
Odessa dispatch reports General Denikin's anti Bolshevik army reaching the Caspian Sea after a 350 verst advance. They captured 31 000 prisoners 95 guns eight armored trains and scattered a Bolshevik force of over 100 000. Bolshevik material in railway cars stretched thirty miles. The victory shifts focus to the Don region where Bolshevik opposition has been weak.
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Associated Press
Odessa
Denikine
Caspian Sea
Caspian
Don
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