City assured of sufficient coal for all winter needs
Harrisburg will receive 157 920 tons of anthracite for 1918 1919, well above last winters 119 629 tons, covering April 1 to March 31. River coal usage and prioritized distribution aim to protect households and essential industries from shortages.
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Harrisburg
Washington
Ross A. Hickok
Dauphin County
Federal Fuel Commission
Hickok
State Fuel Commission
Philadelphia
Local Fuel Administration
New England
Fuel Administration
Army
Weather Bulletin for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania
Fair to-night and Saturday with little temperature change for Harrisburg area. Eastern Pennsylvania expects partly cloudy skies, westerly winds, and showers in the Lake Region and Middle Atlantic States. River levels hover near stationary in the lower main river with a 40 foot indicator near Harrisburg. river stage 4.9 feet above low water mark. Temperature readings show a high around TR, low 59, mean 68, normal 70.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
Hun drive ends with only appalling death list won
French army stops Germany between Montdidier and Noyon and wins back key points. American front active with airmen battling for supremacy as casualties mount and lines shift.
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Germany
Montdidier
Noyon
The Flag of Flags and the Dawn of Triumph
A patriotic verse celebrates the flag as divinely guided from birth to triumph. It casts the flag as a sacred emblem defending civilization against evil, foretold by divine call and destined to outlast crime. The piece envisions future generations honoring its meaning and name.
Germans suffer another setback after fresh assault
Paris reports that after five days of fighting the latest German effort failed. A general arriving from the front describes the German position as “a skinful,” while military commentators concur that another German defeat marks the day.
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Associated Press
Paris
Five Day German Offensive Rebuffed in France
The French Army halted the German push between Montdidier and Noyon near Compiegne after five days. Despite extensive prep the Germans failed to break French resistance. Allied counterattacks reclaimed lost ground and inflicted heavy losses. French lines were straightened and improved along the front.
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Associated Press
France
Montdidier
Noyon
Compiegne
American Aviators Hot Duel Over Norroy Front
American airmen clashed with German patrols over Norroy near Pont-a-Mousson. Two German planes fell flames and a third was driven down, while three American fighters pressed to the enemy lines and one American plane went missing but believed to have landed prisoner.
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Associated Press
ACV
France
Tour Front
St. Mihiel
Thiaucourt
Norroy
Pont-a-Mousson
Fighting on Front of New German Attack Fades Near Antheuil
Paris reports the German thrust has faded with only local operations. Night artillery fights occurred between Villers-Cotterets and Chateau Thierry. French incursions captured prisoners near Grivesnes Courcelles and Antheuil Loge farm.
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Antheuil
Associated Press
Paris
War Office
Villers-Cotterets
Chateau Thierry
Oise
Grivesnes
Courcelles
Loge
Villers- Cotterets
Bussaires
Rheims
Champagne
Bostonian refuses to become English Earl heir
George Alexander Philips Waldane-Duncan of Boston Massachusetts has refused to accept the heirship or any benefit from the late Earl of Camperdown's estate. As a result the inheritance passes to more distant relatives per the will published in London.
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Associated Press
London
George Alexander Philips Waldane-Duncan
Boston
Mass
Earl of Camperdown
Double murder trial for Benjamin alias Preacher in Wiconisco
Benjamin alias Preacher John son faced a jury in courtroom No. 1 before Judge C. V. Henry on a double murder charge. The incident occurred in Polish Row, Wiconisco township, near Lykens, during an Easter weekend fight that left Odell Copelin fatally slashed and Tucker Copelin dying on a physician’s steps. Jurors from Steelton, Elizabethville, Swatara, Highspire and other towns were seated. witnesses described a Copelin home meeting and later a craps game that led to the fatal confrontation.
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Benjamin
Preacher
Tucker
David Lape
Steelton
Horace A. Chayne
City
William A. Kain
Elizabethville
Harry “*. Oves
William L. Jauss
Richard R. Brown
Daniel Boardner
Middle Paxton Township
William
Richard Scarver
Viola Love
Cecil Coates
Eugene DeWalt
Tucker Copelin
Johnson
Queenie Copelin
City High Schools Crown Big Graduation Classes
Commencement at the Orpheum features Dr William Byron Forbush warning of a sorrowful world of work ahead. He cites sacrifices and longer death lists, while Maurice Glenwood Beard of Tech emphasizes military training as vital for America’s youth.
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William Byron Forbush
The
Child Institute of Philadelphia
Central High School
Orpheum
Forbush
France
Harrisburg
Maurice Glenwood Beard
Tech
America
Dollar a Year Men Switched to Salaries in Treasury
Washington reports Secretary McAdoo has moved most dollar a year volunteers onto salary pay, saying nominal pay causes divided allegiance between the government and private interests. Only a few war assistants remain unpaid. Also notes post regulations curbing oddly sized envelopes and large advertising mail to ease cancellations.
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Associated Press
Washington
McAdoo
Treasury
James P McCullough Heads Keystone Bank
James P. McCullough was elected president of the Keystone Bank at a directors meeting held yesterday. The vacancy followed Alvin H. Raim’s resignation. Other officers are Dr. G. W. Hartman, vice president, and Harry Smeltzer, cashier.
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James P. McCullough
Keystone Bank
Alvin H.raim
G. W. Hartman
Harry $8. Smeltzer
Five Y M C A Leaders Offer 8000 If Public Matches
The Central Y M C A finance committee of five directors including W T Hildrup Jr, William P Starkey, J William Bowman, Edwin S Herman and E Z Wallower offer to contribute 8000 to the association if the public matches it. The pledge accompanies a plan to fund the annual budget of 22000 and pay a 7000 old debt. The board will appeal to the public for the remaining share.
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Central Y. M. C. A
Association
Y. M
Central
W. T. Hildrup, Jr
William P. Starkey
J. William Bowman
Edwin S. Herman
E. Z. Wallower
Wives and Marriage Rule Change for Draft Deferred Status
Major Murdock reports a telegram from General Crowder ordering local draft boards to disregard dependency from marriage for registrants who became 21 after June 5 1917 and married after January 15 1918 unless a child is born. Reclassification to Class 2 possible with proof if child born or unborn by June 9 1918. Local boards instructed to reclassify marriages since May 18 1917 accordingly.
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Murdock
General Crowder
Washington
Congress
Old Glory Honors In Despite Weather In Harrisburg
Harrisburg observes the anniversary of the first flag sewing with rain or shine. Flags flood city streets and yards as railroad workers, Elks, and residents pledge loyalty to the nation. Pageant and parade planned by Harrisburg Lodge of Elks at 7:30 p m amid patriotic songs and speeches.
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Harrisburg
United States Service
Hun
Stars and Stripes
Betsy Ross
France
Italy
John Bull
Pennsylvania Railroad
R. L. O'Donnel
Harrisburg Lodge*of Elks
U-151 Commander Neustidt Served in U S Navy
Affidavits identify the U-151 commander Captain Neustidt who once served five years as a gunner's mate in the U S Navy. The documents come from affidavits of officers and sailors aboard the schooners Hattie B Dunn Eda and taup pauge. Naval reserve officers arrived from Cuba with the affidavits.
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Associated Press
New York
Atlantic
Neustidt
United States Navy
Hattie B. Dunn
Eda
Tauppauge
Naval Reserve
Cuba
How to Intervene in Russia Becomes Allied Worry
Washington reports no U S plan to intervene in Russia though France and England advocate it. US officials note the Trans Siberian Railway cannot move enough men and supplies quickly and Japan would need a million and a half troops to guard it before any division could reach Germans. The summary comes from a high government source.
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Washington
Russia
France
England
United States
America
Pat O'Brien Tumbles in Plane Over Texas
Pat O'Brien a Royal British Flying Corps lieutenant who escaped a German prison fell about 2000 feet over Kelly Field San Antonio Texas today. He was conscious when help arrived and worried his new trousers were ruined. He will be remembered in Harrisburg for his Harrisburg Telegraph writings and as a principal speaker at a patriotic mass meeting.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Pat O’brien
Royal British Flying Corps
United States
O'Brien
Kelly Wield
Harrisburg
Harrisburg Telegraph
Chestinut Street
U boats Reported Off U S Coast Amid Sinking Threat
Reports say German submarines operated eighteen miles off the Virginia Capes threatening vessels near the United States. The Keemun a 9074 ton British steamship leaving Manila was reported sinking after wireless contact and shelling. If confirmed the Keemun would be the largest loss on this side of the Atlantic with passengers aboard.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
Cape Hatteras
Keemun
Manila
China Mutual Navigation Company
Belfast
War Call Louder Than Fealty to Party
Will H. Hays spoke at a closed reorganization meeting of the Republican state committee at the Bellevue Str two d hotel. He urged that war service be nonpartisan and urged patriots to aid in removing partisan politics from war management.
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Hays
Philadelphia
Will H. Hays
Indiana
Republican National Committee
Republican State Committee
Bellevue-Stratford
New River Ferry Boat Burns After One Trip
A $2,500 steamboat owned by H.T. Hull of New Cumberland burned at Frantz's Bridge near Steelton after its first day of service. The vessel was anchored with fires banked, and damage occurred overnight. Hull planned to replace the craft once materials could be obtained and said he carried no insurance.
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8.T. Hull
New Cumberland
Frantz’s Bridge
Steelton
Hull
Wilson Reassures Poincare on U S Policy
A Washington statement seeks to reassure French leader Poincare that the United States will oppose any intermediary between nations and will resist temporary agreements. The remarks emphasize U S neutrality and a commitment to direct action in international diplomacy.
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Wilson
Poincare
Washington
United States
Prince
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Sheffield
the Evening News
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Webster
Bailey
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Quick
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