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 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.