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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
1
Former German crown prince Frederick William Hohenzollern reportedly fled from Holland into Germany raising concerns in peace circles and among authorities. Officials noted possible links to wider German moves to disrupt postwar stability.
Paris note from the Allies says Germany must answer for the destruction of the fleet. The Allies declare the sinking a violation of the armistice and a deliberate breach ahead of peace terms and will seek the necessary reparations after investigations are completed.
Germany has chosen Herman Mueller and Dr. Bell as signatories to the Allied peace terms. They will depart Berlin Friday for Versailles, with a 3 PM Saturday signing anticipated. Berlin unrest reported as crowds clash with troops amid government pressure.
Representatives of industrial councils have taken full political and military control in Hamburg and sit in the town hall. General von Lette Warbeck has orders to Hamburg to restore order as Berlin reports growing disorder and barricaded streets.
The Salvation Army headquarters at 456 Verbeke Street hosts a four month old boy seeking a new family. His mother cannot care for him and hopes a good person will adopt him. Mrs. Neilson notes the baby has dark eyes and hair and a calm temperament. Several visitors expressed interest in giving him a loving home.
The Jubilee Sing at Island Park, organized by War Camp Community Service, is postponed from this evening to Tuesday, July 1, at the previously announced hour and place due to continued rain and possible showers.
Mr and Mrs Frank Shay and a girl from Lebanon sustained minor bruises when their auto slid and was hit by a Harrisburg Railways car on Derry street. The car suffered heavy damage. Winfred Dunlap is in custody charged with assault and battery against his sweetheart Rosmon Duff at 909 Sarah street after a quarrel.
Coblenz June 26 Captain Bachhauser assigned to duty in Coblenz was fined 1000 marks for refusing to salute an American lieutenant. He argued the war was over and that the regulation did not require saluting a lower ranking officer. This is the first such action since the peace moves began.
Paris June 26 The German peace delegation is told by Premier Clemenceau that Berlin will be held responsible for unofficial support of any movement against Polish authority in Posen and East and West Prussia and Upper Silesia. An official dispatch indicates Germany plans to sign the peace while aiding local resistance to Polish rule in these territories.
Washington June 26 One officer and three enlisted men were killed two men wounded and one officer and four enlisted men captured in recent fighting with anti Kolchak forces in Siberia Major General Graves commanding the Siberian expeditionary forces reports all casualties were from the Thirty first Infantry Those killed were Lieutenant Albert Francis Ward Corporal Jesse M Reed and Privates D P Craig and Charles L Flake Two wounded were Corporal George A Jenson and Private Clarence G Crail status undetermined
Harrisburg hotelmen admit uncertainty about their fate as Congress works on bills to enforce a dry era after next Monday. Some hotels planned to keep selling nonintoxicating beer after July 1, but saloonkeepers expect a prohibition act by month’s end. Many hotels hold large liquor stocks and fear disposal amid hopes President Wilson will rescind wartime orders.
Dr. F. E. Downes and the school board plan a trial of community service at Camp Curtin and the Edison building with a budget of 10 000 dollars. The Camp Curtin auditorium seats 1000 to 1100 and will host public gatherings starting September, aiming to boost local engagement and center activities.
Stores in the city observed the first Thursday half holiday of the season as decided at a Merchants Council meeting of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce.
Gordon Faw cet Hamby known as Allen faced Justice Lewis Fawcett in Brooklyn as he was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the December bank robbery and murder of De Witt C. Peal and Henry Coons. Hamby remained indifferent, saying he would protect his accomplice’s name and hoping to hear the Willard Dempsey fight.
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals today modified a prior injunction, allowing the prosecutor to press charges against alleged violators of the wartime prohibition act. The decision, coming from New York, affects brewer cases and targets the actions of District Attorney Caffey and Acting Internal Revenue Collector McElligott.
The 1919 session ends with the teachers salary increase bill approved as a conference report after 2 am. The Senate recorded its approval with signatures from Weaver Einstein and Sones while Ramsey Woodruff and Flynn signed in the House. The measure includes 6 million dollars direct appropriation plus 4.5 million more and a graded allowance based on teaching certificates.
William Claybourne is charged with illegal sale of narcotics. He will have a police court hearing in the afternoon with three or four witnesses prepared to testify that they bought drugs from him. He has a prior arrest on a similar charge.
Fair to night and Friday with little temperature change. Susquehanna and tributaries rise slightly or stay low. stage near 4.0 feet expected Friday morning. Showers have occurred across the eastern half of the country, cooler air on the way in Manitoba and the upper Midwest, and notable cooling in western Virginia.
Mayor Keister says beacons will sound to celebrate Germany signing the Peace Treaty. Boy Scouts plan an 8 PM parade and bonfire, with factory and fire company alerts, crowd control, and safety measures. Harrisburg boys overseas to return as demobilization proceeds.
Governor William C. Sproul ends Pennsylvania's session with a joint address to Senate and House. House adjourns at 12 33 and Senate at 12 45. He lauds lawmakers for a record session and highlights federal amendments and compensation rehabilitation as key achievements.
A garbled Berlin report mentions the Howes appropriations being stricken, a new executive committee led by W A Gagin, and boxing control. It also notes Hamburg receiving its first cotton shipment, with the Czech government cited as the shipment’s account holder. The fragment ends with a note on marriage licenses.
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