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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.