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VfOL. 40 NEW 0XF0RB, THURSDAY, JPWUflRY 30. 1919 Notes. Lieutenant Ellis H. Geiselman, engineer officer and executive officer of the'U.

S. Stewart, who is spending a ten days leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elder Gciselmsn, of Hanover, has hud a number of thrilling experiences. Lieut.

Geiselman was instrumental in discovering that the "Florence was aflame and he directed the rescue of its crew. Other experiences were to have sunk a submaripe, to have directed the beaching of a British ship and to have had his own destroyer rammed by a French cruiser. His younger brother, Myron Geiselman, who was wounded in action, recently wrote home after he had been over the top six times, that he would not go over the top again for a million dollars, but might do for $30 a month. Private Harvey W. Jacobs, of EaM Ber- jlin, was wounded in action on Octob 11 to this effect is containt-1 in a telegram received by his mother, Mrs.

Sarah Jacobs, that place, from the War Department. Private Jacobs had written to his mother telling her that he was wounded in the arm. Mrs. Charles Sowers, of fcbbottscown, received a letter recently, from her eon. George E.

Slothour, who enlisted in the navy, December 28, 1917, from Montevideo, Uruguay, South America. He is aboard the U. S. S. Pittsburgh, which he states is on a tour of the South American ports.

He is well and enjoys the service. Private H. E. Martz, son of Mr. and Mrs.

H. K. Martz, cf in a recent letter home states that during his six weeks at Ihe front he saw service with four divisions. He also states that he is now living with Germans at Dessen, hav- ng crossed the Rhine and entered German territory with the American army of occupation. A nnrnber of convalescent wounded soldiers from overseas arrived at Carlisle on Friday morning and were admitted to the U.

S. Army General Hospital in that city. They arrived there from Debarkation Hospital No. New York city. Among the group was Private Bernard W.

Jenk- Hit by Auto. Abbottstctrii, Jan. 26. Last evening while on his way to Z. Craumer's store, two miles east of town, Claude Hamm was struck by an outomobile.

He saw an automobile coming, but was not aware of one coming from the rear. The machines passed at a point close to him. He thought he was far enough to the right of- the 'pike to allow the machines to pass, but one struck him, and knocked him to the side of the road in a semi-conscious condition. He was carried to the home of Craumer. His brother was called for and assisted him to his home, where Dr.

Miller attended him He was badly bruised and will be confined to bedjjfor a few days. The drivers of the machines are unknown. Stork News. Mr. and Mrs.

C. Walton, of vi'lle, on Thursday, a daughter. Prof, and Mrs. John Appier, of Ridg- field Park, N. on Thursday, a son.

Mrs. Appier was formerly Miss CJara Mehring, of Littletown. Mr. and Mrs. John Bair, of Midway, recently, a daughter.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Little, of Irishtown, recundy, a son. Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Lawrence, of Irishtown, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. James Livelsberger, of near Irishtown, recently, a daughter. Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Taylor, of New Chester, on Sunday night, a son. Marriage- Licenses. A marriage license was issued at York to Neely J. Taughinbaugh, of Hunterstown, and Martha E.

Snyder, of Gettysburg. A marriage license was issued at Yoik to Howard A. Brumgard, and Minnie D. Loyer, both ot Union township. The New Oxford Foundry Mfg.

have closed their Foundry for an indefinite period, on account of the employes refusing to do certain work, injsympathy with the moulders strike in a large Way- Deaths. John J. Shelleabe-ger, a farmer, of Dover township, died on Sunday morning, aged 52 years, 1). months and Mr. Shellenberger, who has been suffering with mental trouble for several mouths, actually starved to death, due to hie eccentricity.

He is survived by his wife and several brothers and sisters, one of whom is Henry Shellenberger, of East Berlin. ins, of Company 103d Field Artillery, i nesboro plant. who is a bon of Mrs. Martha Jenkins, of Macwago. 'private Harry U.

Hoff, son of Mrs. Lillie Hoff. of Hanover, was gassed while in action on October 4, last. A telegram to this effect has been received by his mother from the war department. After being gassed be was taken to a base hospital where he remained for some time.

He was discharged and several days later suffered a relapse and'entered another hospital. After his discharge from the second institution he was plactd in the Fourteenth Machine Gun battalion and went on a four days' hike into Germany. Private John Jacoby, Mt. Rock, ar. rived home on Friday from France.

lie was wounded in the foot by machine pun fire in a battle in the Argonne forest. He has received his dischrge and is the first boy from Mt. Rock to return home fron: overseas Mrs. Oscar Keefer, of McSherrystown, received a letter last week from her husband, Corporal Keefer, stating that his company comprises one of the divisions of the Army of Occupation, and that they are now billeted in a German town. Corporal Keener was twice wounded in action.

Sergt. Ray Sheely, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Sheely, also of McSherrystown, is in Germany, with his detachment. Mrs.

Austin Lau, of Hanover, received a telegram from her husband, Private Austin V. Lau, stating that he arrived in New York on Friday from overseas. Corp. Jacob Yost, who came through 16 jnonths of service overseas without a scratch, surprised his mother, Mrs. Em- Yost, of Hanover, by coming home with an honorable discharge.

"Just an hour or so before he died," F. V. Topper, of McSherrystown, received his commission as Notary Public, being a renewal dating January 25th for a period of four years. It is a Senate appointment. wrote Ola Davis, a nurse at caajp hospital No.

65, Semur Cote d'Dr France, to Mrs. Margaret Cassett, concerning her son, Pvt, Charles Thomas Cassatt, of Gettysburg, who died of pneumonia, Des. 28th, "he gave rne your address and tried to dictate a letter to you but the effort was too great for the poor, tired boy. The only thing he could tell me last night was that he sent his love and wished he could see you. "He was buried," the nur.e continues, "here in Semur with military honors and it's a little consolation to know that one BO true gave his life to make the world safe for 1 Private Edgar Leister, Company Battalion, A.

P. 902 France, baa been transferred to Central office and is engaged in clerical work. Information to this effect is contained ia a tetter he sent recently to his mother, Mrs. Henry H. Leister, of Ninety one suldiers of the U.

S. Hospital at Carlisle received their discharges on Friday and to their homes all over United States, a happy bunch. Sheriff H. J- Hartman has received a from bit son, Sergeant John W. tman.

elating, that he bss arrived at Damp Dix, N. J. Private Paul D. Coffmao, son of Mr. SPAPFRI and -Mrs.

David Coffman, of Mid way who is a member of the marine corps, states in a letter written from Honningen, Germany, and dated December 18th, that four days after the armistice was signed, his company started on a 250 mile hike for the Rhine, arriving at Honningen after 17 days' march. His brother, Ralph Coffman, is in France with Co. 328th infantry. Coffman mentions in the letter that his picture, taken in Paris on parade on the Fourth of July, appeared in a recent number of the Saturday Evening Post. He enclosed the picture.

It shows a French girl handing him a bouquet of flowers. Pvt. Guy Klingel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Klingel, of Hanover street, has been transferred from a western camp to Camp Meade, where he expects to receive his discharge in the near future.

Bugler Harry M. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller, of West High street, who recently returned from overseas and has been located at Camp Dix, N. has received his honorable discharge and returned home Tuesday evening.

Bugler Miller, a member of Co. 316th who was severely wounded in action- a short time prior to the signing of the armistice, has (ully recovered from the effects. Mr. and Mrs, H. A.

Garrett, of Hanover, received a package of interesting souvenirs from Germany, from their son, Pvt. Richard Garratt. Among the articles was Following a cknesa of nearly two years from aymphosareoma, Mrs. Flora B. Sterner, wife of Curvin Sterner, well known cigar manufacturer of Hanover, died at the family residence in that place, on Sunday afternoon, aged 36 years, 9 months and 22 days.

She leaves her one daughter, her mother, Mrs. Elmira Schue, who resided at the Sterner home, and two sisters and four brothers. Austin Coffman, 58 years old, brother of Samuel Coffman, of Kingsdale, and David Coffman, of Hanover, died from influenza, on Friday at his home in Cumberland county. Reuben K. Sipe died at his horae in Hampton at 8:30 o'clock on Tuesday morning from tuoerculosis, aged 74 years, 3 months and IS days.

Deceased, for a number of years conducted the Hampton hotel. lie is survived by his wife and three children: Mrs. Augustas Thomas, and Samuel Sipe, of Hampton, and Mrs. F. Zartman, of Hanover; also one brother, Robert Sipe, of Harrisburg, and one sister, Mrs.

Louisa Stonesifer, of McSherrystown. Funeral from his late home at 10 o'clock on Friday morning, services in Hampton Lutheran church. Interment will be made in Hampton cemetery, the Rev. Stauffer of New Chester officiating. Miss Catharine Saltzgiver died at th home of her sister, Mrs.

Rebecca Garrett at Hanover, on Wednesday, from infirm ities, aged 77 years, 10 months and 2', days For the past 02 years the deceasec was an invalid, but her death was unex pected. as she was about the house unti 'four days previous when ehe took her bed Governor Sproul has named Dr. W. A Granville, of Gettysburg, as one of th Pennsylvania delegates to the Nationa Congress for the Leaeue of Nations which will be held at Hotel Astor, New York City, on February 5th and 6th. At the good roads meeting held on Tuesday evening in the council chamber an organization was effected by electing the following officers: President, Ed.

Auker; vice president, Dr. Geo. A Seaks; secretary, J. R. Weaver; treasurer, C.

Livingston; directors, Dr. J. L. Sheetz, J. F.

Riekrode and W. C. Alwine. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, February ith. GERMAN COLONIES FOTURE IN DOUBT a Jeanne D'Arc scribed on it in pin with "Verdun" in- gold, which he secured while going into, bat tie at the Argonne for- rest.

Sergeant Francis H. has been honorably discharged from the U. S. army at Camp Raritan, N. and returned to his home at McSherrystown on Friday evening.

This is the fifth soldier who has been discharged out of the eighty-six sent out from McSherrystown and immediate vicinity. The other boys discharged are: Leo Miller, Clarence Bixler, Claude Groft and Raymorid Groft. Mr. and Mrs. W.

D. Armor, of Gettysburg, were happily surprised on Monday night by the return of their Beulah Armor, who fctha served aa a Rid Cross nurae in France, for past eighteen months. Pvt. Albert Hinkle, of Mt. Tabor, has returned from France.

Lie was in the front line with the llth Inf. in the St. Mimel drive of Sept. 12th. He received a machine gun wound in the cheek breaking the lower jaw.

He baa fully recovered. E. the first Gettysburg soldisr reported injured in action has written bis parents Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tate, stating that he was shot in the abdomen and hurt, and was confined to a hospital for two months.

The wound was inflicted by a machine gun i bullet. I 10-Yenr Boy Guilty of Manslaughter. Ten-year-old Rufus Green, of Bridget on, N. was ronvicted in the county court of manslaughter in shooting and ki'ling his praynmte, Spin-aim Pierce, eight years old, in a fit of childish anger. The jury refused to believe Green's story that the gun was accidentally discharged while it was being handed to him by Mat hew Pierce, brother of the boy who was shot.

Three Children Burn to Death. Three children, of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hurl were burned to death in a fire in their home in Yeagertown, near Lewistown, Pa. Mrs.

Hurl was visiting here and had locked them in the house. It is supposed the fire was started by the children playing with matches. Drops Dead at Inaugural. Professor F. L.

Spangler, assistant librarian of York, fell dead on Front street, in Harrisburg, while drilling a company of York cadets preparatory to participating in the inaugural parade. He was a distant relative of Robert S. Spangler, of York, speaker of the house. N. Y.

to Tax Soft Drinks. Martin Saxe, former president of the New York state tax commission, declared to members of the mayor's conference here that a tax on all soft drinks in this state is inevitable. LLIve Stock Quotations. CHICAGO. HOGS Steady to strong.

Bulk, heavy butchers, medium and light butchers, S17.50®17.70; light, good to choice, heavy packing, medium and mixed packing, 17.30; throwouts, pigs, CATTLE Slow, but generallv steady. cattle, good, choice and prime, common and medium, butcher heifers, cows, stockers and feeders, good, choice and fancy, 14.25; Inferior, common end medium, calves, $13.50 SHEEP--Strong to higher. Lambs, choice and prime, medium and good, culls, $11.50 Ewes, choice and prime, $10.50 ite supreme council of the pc-m conference in Paris met with a full attendance. A number of technical advisers on colonial matters, including three Americans, accompanied the- various delegations as they entered the foreign oilice whore the sessions are held. When tho council adjourned President Wilson went at once to the Hotel de (Trillion, the American headquarters, where lie had a conference i Colonel E.

M. House. Samuel Gompers and other labor representatives had been in conference i the- delegation. The discussion was hmne'liatcly suspended upon the president's arrival, lo permit him to have a private a i Colonel House. One question which it a expected the council would take up the i a fate of the German colonies.

France and Oreat Britain, it is de- c-hired, are agreed upon at one feature of the solution of the problem. That is, under no consideration shall the colonies revert to Germany. The reason-; advanced for such a decision are various. Prominent among them is a it would make it impossible for Germany to establish submarine liases in h. colonial pos sessions.

Tin 1 American a i is not yet iv.eah-d. A oflicial said a i should the Franco-IriiNh viewpoint prevail, i Germ.ill a i a over by the French, in accordance i an agreement reached i Great i a i and France. I'e'ginm lays claim to a i part of the conquered by force of arms. i a troops captured Tabora and the i lying beyond the western slopes of Like i i a The Belgians also desire a i of i along the left bank of Congo, the i i a tion to he settled amicably i Portugal, territorial compensation being given Portugal. The council of ten, as the French call the ministers of the five great powers, has he ('ore it for consideration also the questions of i i a adjustments, the a i i of conscription and the economic reconstruction of Germany.

These questions, in accordance with settled method of procedure, will be referred to suitable commissions. No direct reply to the i i a i extended to the various factions for a conferenc" i represent a i of tho allied and associated governments has so been received any quarters. The a have been tiled by the anti-Bolshevik elements in Pans are not regarded as authorized by governments. It was sailed no announcement wonld be made at present regarding the status of the Russian ptohlein. The next move, it may be said, probably will be to bring np the question again before the council for study before a course to bo followed s'aall be adopted.

TRIED TO PLACATE ROOSEVELT Kaiser Sent Message in 1914 Renewing Professions of Friendship. Herman Hagedorn, most recent biographer of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, says, in the summer of 1014, a month after the war started, the kais- er sent a special messenger to Colonel Roosevelt. The kaiser in his message, renew- dd his professions of friendship and said he recalled with pleasure the visit of Colonel Roosevelt to Perlin. Mr. Hagedorn said Colonel Roosevelt replied: "Tell his majesty that I a him for his expressioa of good will.

Also tell him that I recall with pleasure visit to Berlin, just as I recall i great pleasure my subsequent visit to the king and queen of the Bel- ians." Flies 260 Miles an Hour. Flying ninety miles in 22 minutes, average speed of approximately miles an hour, tfce feat accomplished by Lieutenant Robert linker, at Post Field, Fort Sill, if has became known here. ftnt Raker attained the speed while" naking a flight from Fort Sill to Oklahoma City. Returns to Find Wife Dead. Former City Traffic Officer Raymond Hunsberger, of Allentown, who has been In the navy for nearly a year and who has just returned from France, learned when he cnme home on a short furlough that his wife had on December 29, a victim of influenza.

Germans Lost 203 U-Boats. Fifty-nine submarines were lost by rhe British navy during the war. Of ihese thirty-nine were destroyed by npmy act ion. The Germans lust 203 submarines. PRESIDENT VISITS WAR ZONE Could Not Put Into Words Hit Impressions.

President Wilson made his firs trip to the battlefront devastate regions, visiting Chateau-Thierry Rheinis. At the close of a tour that tool him through a dozen raxed villages ending in the ruins of the 'ustorii cathedral at Rheiins, he made this comment: ''No one can put into words the im pressions I have received amongst such scenes of desolation and Thas was Mr. Wilson's only expres sion of his feelings after a trip that every Frenchman has been hoping he would make before he takes part in deciding what is to be exacted from Germany for the devastation of northern France. Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and a small party, Mr.

Wilson left the Murat residence early, foregoing attendance at church and ihe rest which he felt he needed very much to perform what he considered to be a duty. The parly motored fiixi to ''hateau- Thierry, where lunch was taken on boarding a waiting train. They then proceeded by motor to Rheims, passing through a ruined villages and along the old fighting lines, where evidence of combat are still to be a i seen. A i i i i president and his a abandoned their motor cars a a i a special a i ret to The last part of the motor i was made in a swirling snowstorm, the first MIOW Mr. Wilson has seen since last i The first fighting ground was reached as the i a neared P.elleau wood, i a i in the hi.Mory of the war by the a a fighting of American marines.

The motor cars ed off the main roads and crawled perilously back lanes to bring the president close to the place where fight inn took place. TheJi Mr. Wilson drove up the i over which the American troops smashed divisions musiiM-ed there to crush the "greenhorns" and where the a a on Paris was checked. This was near Chateau-Thierry and the spot promises to be a mecc.i for Americans for a years to come. Mr.

Wilson saw the ruins of bridges over which the Americans back the enemy i of this nearest point to Paris and the houses the battles of those memorable da vs. WIFE ACCUSED OF MURDER Held With Friend After Man is Killed Near Wilkec-Barre. Benny Mytkowski, twenty-seven years old. was slain at his home at Plains, near Wilkes-Barre, Pa. IPs comn law wife and Tony Palma wen- arrested on charges of murder-.

Startled by a woman's screams, neighbors found M.itkowski deud in bed, his throat His wife said she screamed when a Ft range man Altered the house and attacked li'm. The woman's night i was stained i blood, and she could give no i a i a account of the alleged intruder. She and Palma were held without bail. Palma asserted he was at his boarding house, adjoining the Mytkowski horae, when tho murder occurred. Mytkowski was insured for $1400.

$58,000 Fire at Ocean Grove. Fire has destroyed the Alaska hotel and an adjoining cottage and damaged the Grand Hotel at Ocean Grove, N. The damage is estimated at The Alaska Hotel, one of the oldest at Ocean Grove, was owned by the Charles Stout estate of Philadelphia. The cottage was the property of Mrs. Samuel Myers, of Lancaster.

Pa. RELIGIOUS MANIAC KILLS FOUR Ban "Hair Oil High Balls" A bill to prevent Bacchus apostles from sipping "hair oil high halls" and "cologne cocktails" was introduced in the house by Representative Randall, California, one of the few congressmen listed as out-and-out Prohibitionists. He said the bill was designed to prevent the sale of liquids containing alcohol. It reads: "Be it enacted, That wherever the term 'alcoholic liquors' or 'intoxicating liquors' appears in the statutes of the United States or in any statute enacted by a territory, district or island possession of the United States prohibiting the sals of intoxi- eating or alcoholic liquor or beverages it shall be construed to Include all liquors containing alcohol in, any degree whatever." Stove Gas Kills Three. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of James Carr, of Cam- oron, and Fritz Guidns, of Sterling Run, near Emporium, was solved when the two men with Thomas Cos tello, were found dead grouped aboa the gas stove of the Cosfello horn.

The men had been missing sinr Curlfttmas eve. A religious maniac, who said that he wanted only to cut off all electrical power to release Christ, shot up the Rapid Transit company's power house at Thirteenth and Mount Vernou streets, Philadelphia, and killed two employes, after which he shot and killed two policemen and wounded half a dozen other persons who joined in his pursuit. Ihe dead victims of the maniac are: George R. Ringwall, a reserve policeman; John Knox, a motorcycle policeman; Thomas Halloran, a power house fireman; Michael Vemako, a power house fireman. Among the wounded are: Harry Clark, shot through the cheek; in a serious condition Samuel Walton, reserve policeman: William Kelly, and James Robinson, power house operator.

The a i a was finally cornered at i and Olive streets by Policeman Frank Ilerron. and John Knox, the motorcycle policeman. These policemen closed in on the maniac, who held a revolver in each a lie pushed one against each policeman. The weapon held Policeman Knox off. and (tie bullet pierced the policeman'-; heart.

The pressed ag.iinst Policeman Hrrron a i and Ilerron fired his own i i groin of the a a and clubbed him on the head, him down and disarming him hefiuv a i him to Garr i a when- the physic-inns say he is i insane or shamming He refused to rell his name, but a i i i i i i a he at 010 i i i went name of ''Omega of Christ." "I am Jew. but I a embraced and have a for a (o do jusr one i off all electrical power." he told I lie police, who found a notebook in his the address, 1 all the a i a i company's power a but lived i my i she died, six years ago. she left me and I have lived ofT a ever since, very economically. a only fisb and a coffee and water. Put today my money was all gone, I had i more lo i on or i for, so a oil out to do i one big i for i I had pieparod all my life.

"I two in West i a i a I paid S1 for one and for the other. Then I bought 100 cartridges on South street and a out on my mission. I carried my revolvers for defense only. did not a to get caught i I had put all the power houses out of commission, i would not have shot anybody at the first power house if they a thrown stones at me. Then the policemen came, and I had to shoot to tret away." His about buying the revolvers and cartridges, the detectives verified rowdily enough, and his study for destruction was also verified by a search of ais room.

It was filled i books, religious, scientific, and anarchistic books in English, Italian. and German. The a i a climbed over an iron gate i the powerhouse at Thirteenth and Mount Vernon streets. As soon as he was over the gate he started to shoot wildly at the firemen In the boiler room. His second shot killed Fireman Thomas Halloran and the third shot went through the chest of Michael Vemako, another fireman, who died a few hours later at the Hahnemann hospital.

The slayer then ran to the rear of the powerhouse and out on Thirteenth street. Then began the chase which resulted in the death of the two policemen and wounding of several others, until the maniac was subdued. 36 STATES CERTIFIED "DRY" Necessary Number Have Voted For assage of Prohibition Amendment. Thirty-six states, the necessary three-fourths, have certified to the state department their ratification of the federal prohibition amendment Preparations of a proclamation to make the amendment effective was ordered. Certifications were received early in the day from Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah and Kansas, the latter being the thirty-sixth state to report.

Ship Board Qlvss Back i Eight American coastwise steamships have been released to their former owners by the shipping board. They wree the Antilla and Guantnnamo, New York and Cuba If all Steamship company; Chatham, Margaret and Mllllsocket, A. H. Bull Steamship company; Munrio, Munrio corporation; J. L.

bach and Lnckrabach, bach Steamship company. 'SPAPERJ.