6 STEADILY HAMMERING AT THEIR LINES, ALLIES FORCE GERMANS BACK YARD BY YARD IN GREAT OFFENSIVE BTH MEN CHEER FOR KEMPER Accomplished Great Amount of Good and Made Good at Gretna fProm a Staff Correspondent.] Camp Brumbaugh, Mt. Gretna, Pa., July 6. Cheers and fireworks were given in the Eighth regiment last night in honor of the appointment yesterday of Captain J. B. Kempner, senior mus tering officer of the camp, to be lieu tenant colonel of the Eighth to suc ceed Colonel M. E. Finney, promoted when Colonel J. B. Huthclson was made a brigadier general. The appointment, which has been expected daily for a week, was an nounced late yesterday, the War De partment having given permission to Colonel Kemper to take the place. He will remain here as mustering officer until tho camp closes and join the Eighth in Texas. Colonel Kemper's appointment was made at the request of officers of the regiment. He has been a resident of Harrisburg for five years, being the in spector-instructor detailed to National Guard headquarters by the regular army. Many in Harrisburg know him and he is a member of the Rotary Club and other organizations. He comes from Ohio and has a record of over twenty years in the army, having been last with the Third infantry. The new lieutenant colonel was de tailed as senior mustering officer and while his strict adherence to the or ders of the War Department caused some criticism his work was appreciat ed in the end and he is now one of the best-liked men in the camp. He has accomplished an immense amount of work and made good. The men of the Eighth had many visitors yesterday, but net much time to entertain. They were busy drilling and marching about, getting ready for the stiff medical examination. All hands were ordered to take swims and while in the evening the band gave a concert and there were firo works the men turned in early. Some of tho Eighth's men gave cheers for the re jected ones of the Sixth who were es corted from camp by the Sixth's band, colors and two companies were given a rousing send-off. Colonel E. L Kearns. of the Eighteenth, who left last night with his regiment by way of Williamsport, was visited by friends in the Guard and given good wishes. So was General Logan, the Second bri gade commander and his adjutant ex representative, E. Lowry Humes. Tenth Regiment, N. G. P., Shoots Firecrackers With Indianapolis Crowds By Associated Press Indianapolis, July 5. The Tenth f regiment, Pennsylvania infantry, com posed of about 1,200 men and officers, passed through Indianapolis yesterday on its way to the border. The trains were here long enough for the men to exercise. They took advantage of the stop to walk and mingle with the holi day crowds and incidentally to attract much attention by firing giant flre tyaclters. DIVISIOPTSTAFF IS MUSTERED IN [Continued From First Paste] the War Department had ordered tourist sleepers supplied for the move ment of the troops now in camp for the border, but the railroad officials declared that they did not have the cars specified. It is understood that orders have been given to collect them as soon as possible. 5,000 in Camp The railroads have supplied the cars for the artillery and have those for the cavalry, which will travel without horses, on the way. The lack of tourist sleepers will not block movements scheduled for either to-day or to-mor row. The troops will go in cars fur nished. According to what has been learned here. Adjutant-General Stewart has in lormed the War Department that there are between 5,000 and 6,000 men in the camp here awaiting movement to the border and it is expected that tour. Ist sleepers which are now in the West will be assembled and the troops trans ferred at the most accessible points, as was done -with trcops from other states which started In day coaches and were supplied with tourist sleepers at cities in the Middle West. Kiglith Heiiisr Examined Artillerymen began entraining: their fruns and caissons with the sun to day. The night was the coldest of the whole camp and everyone moved with snap and vigor to-day. The artillery men struck camp at noon, but it mas be late to-night before they move. There will be six trains. Medical examinations of the Eighth Infantry, the only organization not in spected by the surgeans, was in full swing to-day. The Fourth and Sixth have been examined and by to-night the whole of the Fourth Brigade may be completed. This, however, will not advance the schedule for movement. The time remaining will be spent in drilling, the Fcurth and Sixth being out for skirmish drill this morning, the railroad being the line of "attack." \ Bandit Pancho Villa Is Dead Once More Washington, D. C.. July s.—Fran cisco Villa, once the pet bandit of the administration in Washington, but lately regarded as a deliberately unfriendly bandit, is dead again. This time his executioner is" Dr. Atl, editor of Acclon Mondial, of Mexico City, and a delegate to the "unofficial" peace conference of the "American T'nion Against Mili tarism." Dr. Atl was the first of the three Mexican delegates to ar rive. He immediately proceeded to eliminate Villa as a disturbing ele mapt in the conferences by pro nimnclng hitn dead. According to Dr. Atl, the pet bandit is deader than he has been at any time since he led his band in the raid upon Columbus. X. M. Logically enough, Dr. Atl made his discovery with reference to Villa's chronic mortuary accom plishments In the voracious city of El Paso, where the pet bandit pre viously died several times without any outside assistance. V————— WEDNESDAY EVENING, GRETNA ROADS IN BAD SHAPE Extensive Improvements Are Planned; to Increase Trans portation Facilities (Prom a Staff Correspondent) Camp Brumbaugh. Mt. Gretna, Pa., July s.—Plans for extensive improve ment of roads not only within the 11m j its of the State military reservation but in the vicinity of the present mo bilization camp are under consldera i tion at the State Capitol and as soon as word <?omes that Mt. Gretna will I be continued as a concentration camp ' and some idea of its permanence can be gained, work will be started. Sharp | criticism has been made of the state of the roads within the camp by high officers and the transportation of stores within the camp was consider ably hampered by the conditions. In a general way, the plans are to connect up the camp sites with high ways offering quick means of com munication and transportation and also to better the means of reaching | the numerous sidings which have been j run into the reservqations. The roads leading to the sidings over which the | stores were moved to trains were little better than trails and were ground i into dust. The plan is to utilize the stone which is so abundant here and [ to maintain the roads in good condi -1 tion so that they will meet the needs of a mobilization or a training camp. The site is piped with water mains and is well drained, but little attention has been given to highways. It is also planned to improve the highways leading from Lebanon, Lan caster and Harrisburg so 'that the cam)), which is surrounded by woods, will be more easily accessible and also that transportation of supplies from the outside can he accomplished by motor trucks for the uses of the camp for practice. The scope of the camp to be estab lished here has not been announced, but it is believed that in the event of prolonged service on the border, there will be a recruiting arrangement whereby men will be trained to fill up the Pennsylvania or other eastern regiments and also for the regular army. A short distance away, at Camp Meade, close to Middletown, there were organized after the Second army corps and immune regiments disbanded in 1599, four regiments for Philippine service and the Nineteenth United States infantry was also re cruited to war strength and sent to Luzon. A. B. H. Another Shipload of Refugees Reaches N. Y. New York. July 5. The Spanish line steamer Montserrat, with 289 pas sengers aboard, most of them refu gees from Mexico, reached here to day from Vera Cruz and Havana. Passengers from Mexico City de clared the conditions there'became so unsettled that all who could left for Vera Cruz in fear that train service to the letter city would be discontinued. They said every train was crowded to capacity and that all steamers in Vera Cruz harbor took aboard as many re fugees as they could accommodate. Those who came from Mexico City asserted the reason the people left the Mexican capital was that business was at a standstill, money was repreciated and food scarce. It was said that many foreigners remain in Mexico City, principally Germans' and French, whose business interests keep them there. • Non-Com Division Staff Announced by Clement Major-General Clement has an nounced the appointment of the fol lowing noncommissioned division staff, which will be assigned to the quartermaster department. Frederick Doiwart. one of those named Is a son of the Rev. William Dorwart of New jiort and has been connected with the State Highway Department: Sergeants—First class, quartermas ter-general corps: Warren C. Arnold formerly color sergeant division staff) Scranton. Pa.: Robert M. Auten (for merly commissary sergeant division staff) Sunbury, Pa.: Desmond E. Neidig (formerly quartermaster ser geant division staff) Sunbury, Pa.; Harry P. McCoy (formerly sergeant quartermaster corps) Pittsburgh, Pa.; Paul K. Collins (formerly sergeant quartermaster corps) Pittsburgh, Pa. Sergeants Quartermaster Corps: Henry W. Leh (formerly sergeant quartermaster corps) Allentown, Pa.; Harry K. Fenstermaeher (formerly sergeant quartermaster corps) Allen town, Pa.: James H. Louttit (formerly ft'iislcian Company A, Tenth Infantry) Monongahela City, Pa.; Fred J. Sand, (formerly private Company C„ Eigh teenth Infantry) PittsDurgh, Pa.: Frederick G. Dorwart (formerly private Co. I. Eighth Infantry) New port, Pa. RECRUITS FROM HARRISBURG El Paso, Tex., June 5. Medical examination of regiments of the Fourth Brigade has resulted in so many rejections that the command ers are asking for recruits. There is an urgent need for men for the Sixth and Eighth and the colonels to-day asked that all men considering application here for enlistment have doctor's ex amine them at their home stations be fore coming here so that only those physically able for service on the bor der apply in camp. Appeals have been sent to Harris burg, Pottsville, York and other towns for recruits at once. The artillery regiment will be mus tered at noon and will depart in six trains early in the evening, according to present plans. William Penn Highway Women's Federation Plan A question in which the women of ?u nt s£ , .„? enns .i' lvanla are interested is the William Penn Highway and in a number of towns and cities along the Pittsburgh to Philadelphia the William Penn Highway Women's Federation is planned. Civic clubs along the route show an inclination to further the interests of the highway which will put fifteen Central Pennsyl vania counties on the map. From \\ ashington county, where the William Penn road traverses the Steubenville pike to the Ohio line, to Philadelphia, the women highway boomers are work ing hard for tills latest road proposi tion. In all likelihood representatives of the proposed Women's Federation will attend the meeting of the William Penn Association to be held in Philadelphia the third week in July. That the William Penn Highway proposition appeals quite* as stronglv to the agriculturists In the central tier of Pennsylvania counties as It does to the people living in the cities and towns is evidenced by the fact tliat two coun ty Orango organizations have endorsed the proposition. The Cambria County Pomona Grange and the Pomona Grange of Hunting don county, have put themselves on record as favoring the William Penn Highway. Teuton Losses in Killed and Captured Enormous By Associated Press Paris. July 5. Gorman an«l Aus tro-Hungarian losses of the lust month total half n million men, ac cording to lipurcs presented to-day by the Matin. It states that tiic Russians have taken 232,300 umvoimded prison ers, the Italians -1,700 and the Anglo-French forces 14,200. Multi plying the total of prisoners by two to estimate the nuniner of killed and wounded. It Rets an aggregate of slightly more than 500.000, or more than twelve army corps. CARRANZA DESIRES FRIENDLY AGREEMENT [Continued Prom First Page] pass on that country's sovereignty and the immediate cause of trouble. * Accepts Mediation Offer In offering to consider in a "quick and practical way" the remedies which should be applied, the note gives no tice that Mexico has accepted in prin ciple Latin-American offers of media tion and awaits information that the United States Is disposed to accept mediation or still is of tha belief that the same results may be Attained by direct negotiation. Will Avoid Clashes Assurances are given that in the meantime tho de facto government will employ every effort to avoid a recurrence of incidents which would complicate and aggravate the situation and the hope is expressed that the United States will endeavor to have its military and civil authorities do likewise. This is the reply of Carranza to the demand of tho United States for a statement of his intentions. A specific response to the question of whether he stands upon the instructions of Gen eral Trevino to attack American troops moving other than northward is 1 evaded and there is no mention of the reprimand administered by Secretary Lansing in his note of June 2 0 on ac ; count of the offensive insinuations and language contained in Carranza's last communication demanding recall of the American troops . Although the note is signed by Gen eral Aguilar, foreign minister, officials of the Mexican embassy believe it was dictated by General Carranza himself. The text of the note, as transmitted by Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican am bassador designate, follows: •'Washington. D. C., July 4. 1914. "Mr. Secretary: "I have the honor to transmit in continuation the text of a note I have just received l'rom my government with instructions to present It to your Excellency: " 'Mr. Secretary: Referring to the notes of June 20 and 25 last, I have the honor to say to your Excellency that the immediate release of the Car rizal prisoners vas a further proof of the sincerity of the desires of this gov ernment to reach a pacific and satis factory arrangement of present diffi culties. This government is anxious to solve the present conflict and it would be unjust if Its attitude were misinterpreted. " "It was also the Mexican govern ment that earnestly suggested a plan for cantonments along the boundary line during the conferences of Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. This government is disposed now. as it has always been, to seek an immediate solution of the two points which constitute the true causes of the conflict between the two countries, to wit: The American gov ernment believes reasonably that the insecurity of its frontier is a source of difficulty and the Mexican government on its part believes that the stay of American troops on Mexican territory aside from being a trespass on the sovereignty of Mexico is the imme diate cause of the conflicts. There fore, the withdrawal of American troops, on one hand, and the protec tion of the frontier on the other, are the two essential problems the solution of which must lie the directing object of the efforts of both governments. " 'The Mexican government is will ing to consider in n quick and practical way, and prompted by a spirit of con cord. the remedies whicli should be applied to the present situation. Awaits Mediation " 'Several Latin-American countries have offered their friendly mediation to the Mexican government, and the latter has accepted it in principle. Therefore, the Mexican government only awaits information that the gov ernment of the United States would be disposed to accept this mediation for the purpose mentioned above or whether it Is still of the belief that the same results may be attained by means of direct negotiations between both governments. Will Avoid Complications " 'Tn the meantime this government proposes to employ all efforts that may be at its disposal to avoid the recur .rence of new incidents which may complicate and aggravate the situation. At the same time it hopes that the American government on its part may make use of all efforts to prevent also new acts of its military and civil au thorities of the frontier that might cause new complications. " "I avail myself of this opportunity to reiterate to your Excellency the as surance of my most distinguished con sideration. (Signed) '"C. AGULIAR.' "Having thus complied with higher instructions of my government, it af fords me pleasure to reiterate to your Excellency the assurance of my high est consideration. (Signed)" "E. ARREDONDO." RED CROSS STATION'S Washington, July 5. The Ameri can Red Cross, through Major General Arthur A. Murray, U. S. A., acting chairman of its central committee to day announced that in order to facili tate the distribution of military relief supplies to the American troops along the border six intermediate and three distributing depots have been estab lished In various pm-ts of the country. One of the six districts has Its head quarters in Cincinnati and embraces Pennsylvania, the western part of New York State, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana. . STORES PLAN HALF-HOLIDAY Practically all of the downtown stores will close on Friday at noon this week. Inaugurating the usual custom In effect in the city during the summer months. The Chamber of Commerce is working out a plant to have all of the stores close on Saturday at noon. . \ Army to Quit July 17, Report in Mexico City Mexico City, July 5. Reports from Chihuahua to the minister of war say that the American troops are retiring from Colonia Duhlan north to Ascension and that other forces are at Guzman, on the Sierra Madre Pacific railway, which runs from Madera to Juarez. It is also reported, but not con firmed, that the American troops have been ordered to reconcentrate on the border, leaving Mexican ter ritory on July 17. ——— —. / HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH WHAT CAN PENNA. DO IN WAR TIME? Penna. Industrial Preparedness Board Making Inventory of Resources What can Pennsylvania do for the United States in event of war? The Pennsylvania Board of Indus trial Preparedness, working under the direction of the Naval Consulting Board, is about to make an inventory of the industrial resources of Pennsyl vania, in order to answer this ques tion. The Board wants t'o know not only what Pennsylvania can do, but, what is just as important in these days of modern warfare, how long it will take to do it. Pennsylvania is looked upon by the Naval Consulting Board as the most important State in the Union for such an inventory. It is well known that, in event of war, Pennsylvania will be expected to furnish not only actual firearms, but all the munitions of war —accouterments for the soldiers, blankets, uniforms, automobiles or material to build them, coal and oil, and the one hundred and one other wartime necessities. For the purpose of making the in ventory, the State has been divided into nine districts. In each of these districts, five men have been asked to serve on the local committee. These men are selected from the five great National Engineering Societies —The Amorlcan Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Mining En gineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the American Chemical Society. It is planned, first, to send out, through the chairman of each local committee, inventories to the manu facturers of their district. It is of the utmost importance that the manufac turers should fill out these Inventories and return them promptly. Already the manufacturers of the State have signified their desire to help. They look upon this preparedness campaign as something in the way of an educa tional campaign to them for from it they hope to learn to produce things with their present equipment of which they have hitherto been Ignorant. The present European w'ar has de monstrated that for every man In the trenches at least three men are re quired in the factories to turn out munitions. With the development of science, warfare has become a great competition between the factories and shops of the belligerent nations. It has well been said that the war of to day and the war of the future are to be decided, not by an army nor navy, but by a capacity of the indus tries to turn out the products needed in battle. As the United States has almost two-thirds of the industrial capacity of the world, no one nation nor two nations will dare to attack it In the future provided our Industries are properly mobilized. It is the ex pectation of the Board of Indusrial Preparedness hat the Inventory will be the first step In bringing about the proper mobilization of Pennsylvania's Industries. The members of the State Board are Dr. Raymond F. Bacon, Director of the Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Chairman; George S. Davison, Presi dent of the Gulf Refining Company, Pittsburgh; Julian Kennedy, engineer of Pittsburgh; Paul Spencer, electrical engineer, of Philadelphia; and Vance C. McCormick, Chairman of the Democrat Natlona ICommtttee, of Harrisburg. PIPE TO DRAIN ROAD The county commissioners to-day decided to purchase 24-inch water pipe to be used as culverts for drain ing the mountain road over Peters' mountain. HUGHES TELLSOF TRUE PATRIOTISM Says America Needs Compen sation of Ideals of Democ racy, in Speech Bridgehampton, N. Y., July 5. The virile incarnation of the spirit of American patriotism—this was the topic of a Fourth of July address de livered by Charles E. Hughes at the neighboring celebration in Easthamp ton. At one or two points Mr. Hughes touched upon live political issues and there was particular vigorous applause when he said: "There is a vast amount of good judgment in this country, much more than tne headlines of our papers seen, to indicate. There is a vast amount of thoughtfulness in ths country. We are not a rash people. We are not filled with a spirit of mil itarism. We are not anxious to get into trouble, but, if anybody thinks that the spirit of service and sacrifice is lost and that we have not got the old sentiment of self-respect, he does not under stand the United States." Mr. Hughes said that what America needs just now above all other things is an intelligent comprehension of the ideals of democracy. He asserted that the Nation needs more than thrills in its patriotism, and said hia dream of America was of a country officered by men actuated by no thought of self. He devoutly hoped, the nominee declared for a new birth of the sentiment of unity from the country's present perils. He said: TELLS HOW DEFENDANT CONFISCATED PAPERS Argument in the equity proceeding brought by Caroline R., and Frank N. Keefer, Mary F. Foltz, Edith M. Pax ton, Caroline Diincan Palmer and Thomas Duncan against Horace A. Keefer to determine the question of whether or not the sale of portion of the Keefer estate had been completed between the plaintiffs and the defend ant was heard 10-aay by Additional Law Judge McCarrell. Horace A. Keefer contended that the papers were never signed. The principal witness was Paul A. Kunkel an attorney for the plaintiffs who told of how the papers had been prepared after the deal had been closed. He accused Keefer of taking the papers away. TO RETIRE WINS LOW By Associated Prist Washington, July 5. Orders for retirement of Admiral Cameron Mc- Rae Winslow, commander of the Pa cific fleet, on age, were Issued to-day. PROSPERITY DUE TO WAR ABROAD Democratic Tariff Laws Not Responsible, Republican Statement Says Special to the Telegraph Washington, July 6. Prosperity in the United States at the present time is due to the war abroad and not to Democratic tariff laws, declares a statement issued by the Republican Publicity Association, or which ex- Stnator Bourne is chairman. Con tinuing, the statement says; "Prosperity? It is soaked in the blood of millions of Europe's slain, and Mexico, upon whom now we war, has added her mite to it. Four bil lion dollars' worth of exports have been sent to Europe during the 20 months of war. and 31 classes of those exports, indispensable in modern war fare, made up more than 50 per cent, of the total. That is Democratic pros perity. "Preparedness? For three years this country has been on the verge of war with Mexico; for two years Europe lius been running mad. The Adminis tration, when taxed with its lethargy in regard to preparedness. replied through its chief spokesman. Wood row Wilson: 'The country has been misinformed. We have not been negligent of national defense." Yet to-day we have no aeroplanes for scout duty in Mexico and aeroplanes were invented in the United States. Wt have not sufficient horses for our cavalry, and America is the greatest horse-raising country in the world. Our machine guns are pitifully few in number, and the machine gun is an American invention. And on these ti:ret factors must we rely most heavily in a war with Mexico. "We are also told that there is a dearth of ammunition for our troops. But what have we done for Mexico in the meantime? On March 14, 1912, President Taft placed an embargo on ammunition and guns going into Mex ico from the United States. On Febru ary 3, 1914, this embargo was taken off by President Wilson. On April 21, 1914, at the time of the Vera Cruz occupation, Mr. Wilson restored the embargo, and on September 3, 1914, he changed his mind and again lifted it On October 21, 1915, when the A B C conference was in session, or soon thereafter, he again restored the embargo on ammunition and guns consigned to every one in Mexico but Carranza and his followers. This was done to aid the irreconcilable Car ranza against Wilson's old ally. Villa. "During the fiscal year 1914 Mexico purchased of us $750,000 worth of cartridges, 5,560,000 pounds of dyna mite, 129,000 pounds of gunpowder, 545.5.00 worth of firearms and $69,000 worth of other explosives. During the fiscal year 1915 the Mexicans were supplied with $3,000,000 worth of Am erican cartridges, 2,400,000 pounds of rynamite, 36,000 pounds of gunpow dei. $1,280,000 worth of firearms and $110,250 worth of other explosives. On April 11, at a time when the Mex ican situation was most acute, 332,000 rounds of ammunition left Laredo, T>ixas, consigned to Carranza, and on Apr.l 14 a dispatch from Douglas, Arizona, stated: 'The State Depart ment has Issued a permit to the de facte government of Mexico to pass 1,000,000 rounds of small-arm ammu nition across the line to Agua Prieta during the next few days. The am munition is now en route to the bor der.' These are two instances which were reported by the press, and there is no telling how many more escaped notice. "In the matter of preparedness the Democratic party has permitted Mex ico to have plenty of ammunition to piuf. American soldiers. A few months from now President Wilson can visit the Arlington National Cemetery, Just [outside Washington, where a number of plain white headstones will bear silent testimony to the accuracy of American rifles and ammunition in the hands of a Mexican banditry which re ceived his official recognition and his active support." QUIET. FOURTH; NO CASUALTIES Not Even a Burned Finger Treated at Hospital; Nearby Parks Crowded Lack of any formal celebration of Independence Day in Harrisburg yes terday sent the city's thousands of pleasure seekers to nearby parks and on outings along the river and smaller streams. Big Crowds at Middletown At Middletown the big convention and other amusements attracted large crowds from the Cumberland Valley district and the ttnvn was decorated from one end to the other for the celebration. The Susquehanna river and creeks near by were dotted with canoeists and hundreds of men, women and chil dren in bathing. Although fireworks and firecrackers were exploded in the city, the hos pitals and physicians had no calls and not one case was reported during the day. At Rutherford the men of the shops raised a large American flag, 10 by 20 feet, at the west end of the car shops. George O. Sarvis made the address and the music was furnished by the Rutherford Y. M. C. A. men and the Chamber Hill band. Pennsylvania Income Tax Second Highest in Country Washington, July s.—Four States, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Massachusetts, paid more than $85,- 000,000 of the $124,867,429 in income taxes turned into the National Treas ury during the fiscal year 1916, which ended June 30. Pennsylvania contributed the sec ond largest toll. $13,102,434, of which $6,790,230 was corporation tax and $6,312,204 was individual, as compar ed with $4,725,1v9 and $4,642,557 for the previous year. t ; ■ N Mexicans Training Guns on El Paso El Paso, Texas. July 5. —Six field guns and twelve machine guns htfvo been rushed to Juarez by the Mexi can authorities to strengthen that point in a possible attack on El Paso. Although the Carranzistas guard ed this latest military move with closest secrjby, the guns were seen accidentally by an American "tour ist" to-day who wan in Juarez. The Tieavy artillery is positioned on the comnmndanca headquarters behind a high wall. It Is trained on El Paso. JULY 5, 1916. GERMANS ARE PUSHED BACK IN BIG DRIVE [Continue*! From First Page] nounce the taking prisoner of more than 900 British. In the \ erdun region, the Germans apparently have not lessened their pressure to any appreciable extent. They still hold the im portant Thiaumont work, have repulsed French attacks in that region and are heavily bombarding the French lines there probably in preparation for a further thrust. West of the Meuse they were repulsed. FIRST PHASE OF NE A RING END; P INTO OPEN; RUSS S.v Associated Press London. July 5. Pressure of tho entente allies on the central powers continue without abatement and while nowhere has any great amount of ter ritory heen recovered, important stra tegic gains are claimed on the western, eastern and Italian fronts. So far as the western front is concerned, the first phase of the Anglo-French offen sive is believed to be nearlng the end. Both north and south of the Somme I the French and British are engaged in | organizing positions captured since i Saturday. The French, having taken all the German defensive positions i south of the Somme are now fighting in open country and cavalry which has been so long idle, is being employed for patrol work. The next objective of the French in this region is the village of Barleux which is the junction point of the three highways leading to the Somme south of Peronne. If this point is gained the French will be in position to attack the bridgeheads opposite Perrone which the Germans are strengthening. North of the -iver the Englo-French advance is slower on account of the fact that the Germans have massed | between the river and Hebutern, the bulk of the 26 divisions which origin ally held this front and of the reserves they have brought up. After the Ger man gains have been consolidated It is expected artillery preparation for a big thrust will be made, j The Italians after regaining territory SMALL LOSSES IN PICARDY BA TTLE ASTONISHING TO By Associated Press Paris, July 5, The astonishing feature of the Picardy battle so far as the French are concerned is the small loss incurred. Reports thus far receiv ed show that one army corps which took a prominent part In the fighting lost just 800 men. The regiments which took Flaucourt did not lose a single man. All the wounded who have been brought to Paris hospitals speak of this extraordinary Immun ity. "What pleasantly surprised us," said one, "was the few losses. When we climbed out of the trenches we ex pectd to walk into a hail of bullets. Well, I covered a mile and a quarter without hearing one whistle past. It was when we entered the enemy's lines that a mauser bullet struck my arm. Few of my comrades were hit. FRENCH BRING NEARER CAPTURE OF PERONNE DESPIT Paris, Jul}' 5. The phenomenal rainstorm which swept over the whole terrain has impeded in a certain meas ure the Anglo-French offensive on the Somme. Nevertheless, the French continued to push ahead south of the river, making useful gains betweeh Flaucourt and Estrees, including the strongly fortified village of Belloy in the woods between Assevillers and Barleux, thus strengthening and straightening their line and bringing nearer the capture of Peronne, which now is separated from the French ad vanced postat Flaucourt only by a nar row bare plateau bordering the Somme above Blanche and reaching its highest 97 meters, at the hamlet of La Mas sonette. This is a logical move, since as a re sult of the progress of the past three days, the depot at Peronne of the rail road connecting Chaulnes, Roye and Cambral is now under the fire of the ADVANCE FORCES OF FRENCH ARE WITHIN FIVE MIL By Associated Press Paris, July 5. The French have captured a line of German trenches east of Curlu, the War Office announc ed to-day. They have also captured Sormont farm facing Clery. The French resumed the offensive during the night on both sides of the Somme. South of the Somme they made further progress toward the river, particularly at Sormont farm. This position is on the left bank op posite Clery. Ail the region between the farm and hill 63, on the road lead ing from Flaucouri to Barleux, is dom : inated by the French. After a heavy bombardment 'the Germans captured part of the village of j Belloy-en-Santerre, but the French quickly expelled them,, taking the en tire village The advance reported indicates that the French are moving eastward along the north bank of the Somme river in their movement toward Peronne in the combined Anglo-French offensive in Picardy. Clery, the most advanced point mentioned is 4% miles north west of Peronne. Germans Give Version of Latest Fight in Baltic By Associated Press Berlin, July 5 (By Wireless to Say ville) Details of the engagement between German torpedoboats and a small Russian naval force in the Bal tic on the night of June 29-30 were niadc public to-day In an official state ment issued by the German Admiralty. The announcement says: "At the beginning of the ataek the enemy shelled the German torpedo boats heavily with all calibers of guns but after the explosions in the enemy ships his fire decreased considerably. in the Trenttno are reverting to their original plan of campaign and are at tacking along the lower Isonso where they have gained some lesser suc cesses. Russians in Hungary Russian advance guards on General Letchitzky's extreme left are engaged with Austrian rear guards on the spurs of the Carpathians, and unofficial re ports even say Cossacks have been raiding Hungary. General Letchit zky's right has opened a passage in the direction of the stretch of railway connecting the rear of the enttre Aus trian front —Kolomea-Stanislau-Lem- berg—while the occupation of Dela tvn, for which the Russians are mak ing, wpuld sever the communications of General Von Bothmer's army. Both Field Marshal Von Hindenburs and Field Marshal Von Mackensen are reported to have arrived at Kovel to direct operations designed to break the Russian arc In Volhynia. The lat est official dispatches contain claims by both sides to successes in this re gion. Press dispatches this morning emphasize the importance of the Rus sian victory near Baranovich where the latest stroke of Emperor Nicholas' forces has been delivered. Meanwhile the Balkans arc attract ing more attention than for some time. Military activities are being revived and the successes of the entente allies are reportd to have caused a renewal of th propaganda of pro-ntente poli ticians in both Greece and Rumania. "The Germans literally had been pulverized b your bombardment. Those who were still alive In underground shelters came out at our approach and quietly surrendered. "The six-day preparatory shelling was terrible. When the time fixed for the attack came, our major said sim ply: 'Now, boys, the general is count ing on you.' Then he explained to us the object of our attack had in view ending with the caution 'and when you get there, not an inch further.' "We were given three days' rations and off we went. We accomplished the task set us an hour before the tim« fixed. Helped by sappers the troopi soon put our positions into a state ol defense. As for me, I walked back tc the ambulance and, on the way met cooks carrying pails of hot soup and stev tothe newlv won trench PS " French guns as is the depot at Chaul nes, where the Paris-Cambrai and Tergnler-Amiens Tailroad cross. Such an offensive will be serious menace to the Germans and likely to have the additional advantage of relieving pres sure upon the British. Verdun Is Keystone Verdun, the keystone of the whole front, continues to play successfully the thankless role of holding and wast ing the greatest concentration of the German forces. While General Foch's army is making its attack on the Somme, fighting on the east bank of the Meuse has been reviving some thing of its old fury. Tuesday the Ger mans succeeded in capturing the Thia mount for the fourth time, but the French believe that this is not likely to prove of any more advantage than before, since they hold all approches and the work itself is swept by the guns of Froide Terre and Belleveville. i rising fog: caused the adversaries to lose sight of each other." Mysterious Ad Stirs Reading Railway Circles A newspaper advertisement to-day caused quite a stir in railroad circles in Harrisburg. It was a request to members of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen and Enginemen and nonunion firemen and hostlers em ployed by the Philadelphia and Read ing Railway Company to call for im portant information at 339 South Fourteenth street and 1242 Market street. The advertisement was signed by W. M. Auchinbaugh. local chairman, who refused to give out at this time the nature of the information he is disseminating.- Results of Five Days' Drive Are Amazing This Is tlic tiftli day of the mighty offensive movement of the allies ancl already tlic results are so tremendous as to cause wide spread amazement. In brief, the main achievements of the Anglo-French troops are these: I—The capture of nearly a score of strongly fortified villages from the Germans. 2—The capture of about 15,000 German soldiers as well as many heavy guns, some of which liacl been sent north from Verdun. 3—An advance of from four to six miles on both sides of the Somme over a front of twenty miles.
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