vs. Twenty-Second Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor Convention Opens HARRISBURG iSSpli TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 158 BRITISH CRUSHING LINES OF GERMANS TO LEVEL OF FRENCH Capture Contalmaison, Mark ing Notable Progress in Work of Smashing Teu tonic Salient Extending From Thiepval and Mon tauban, North of Somme BRITISH TAKE 500 MORE PRISONERS French Within Mile of Peronne; Take 1,300 Cap tives in Last Two Days; Crown Prince's Forces Oc cupy First Line Verdun Trenches, but Are Ejected The British lines north of the Somme are gradually being brought up to a level with those of the French further south. London to-day announced the cap ture of Contalmaison, marking nota ble progress in the work of crushing the German salient extending from Thiepval on the north and Montauban on the south. This process has been further ac celerated by the taking of several lines of German trenches in Mametz wood southwest of Montauban, while the struggle of the British to regain possession of Trones wood in the Mon tauban sector, is continuing. British Hold Montauban The entire village of Montauban is now in possession of the British while the greater portion of the Mametz wood is in their hands, the official statement asserts. Contalmaison was carried by the British in the initial rush of their offensive but subse quently was lost. This time it has been held against a strong counter at tack. 500 More Prisoners Nearly 500 additional prisoners and four pieces of artillery, including a heavy howitzer, have been taken by the British troops. While the British were achieving these ersults, the French forces on their right flank lapsed into momen tary inactivity after having yesterday pushed to within a mile of Peronne and captured a liill commanding the Somme in_ this region. They have taken more than 1,300 prisoners in the last two days. Continue Verdun Attacks German attacks at Verdun con tinue. Paris reports the temporary success of one of the German charges in the vicinity of Fumin Wood but declares the Germans were imme diately ejected from the advanced trenches they had captured. Near Reillon. in Lorraine, German troops captured portions of French first line trenches on a 200-meter front. The Austro-Hungarian admiralty announces the sinking by the scout cruiser Novara of a fleet of four or five armored British patrolboats at the lower end of the Adriatic. Only [Contii ued on Page 13] THE WEATHER For Harrishurg and vicinity; Gen erally fair to-night ami Wednes day; normal temperature. For Easteru I'enusyM ania: Gener ally fair to-night and Wednes day; gentle south winds. River The Susquehanna river and Its tributaries will remain about sta tionary durinic the next twenty four hours. A stage of about 4.« feet is Indicated for Harrishurg >\ ednesday morning. General Conditions The influence of the tropical storm that has caused unsettled weather throuahout the eastern part of the country, is slowly disappearing. It Is raining, how ever, this morning in Tennessee, Chattanooga reporting I.OS Inches for the last twenty-four hours. l.ynchburg reported 2.40 Inches. The pressure Is low over the Cen trnl States, but as yet, has not developed Into a deflnlte storm ■ ren, except that It has caused thunderstorms. The tempera ture has risen over the Eastern half of the country, and over the Northern Rockies. Indications are that generally fair weather, with seasonable tem perature. will continue during the next thirty-six hours at Harris burg and vicinity. Teniperaturei R a. m.. 74. Sum Rises, 4:-If! a. m.; sets, 7i3K p. m. Moon: Full moon, July 14, «:33 p. m. River: 4.7 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, KO. Lowest temperature, <W>. Menu temperature, 74. Normal temperature, 74. s§!§ At the Seashore or up In the mountains, no matter where you go to spend your vacation, the Harrlaburg Telegraph will be sure to reach you every day. Your vacation will not be complete un less your favorite newspaper (ponds the time with you. Drop a postal or call the Circu- BY CARRIERS « CENTS A WEEK. SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS. y Blow Your Horn and Save the Child BLOW your horn and save the child," is the text of a letter to the Telegraph from a subscriber, which strikes such an important note that it is published herewith. So many children have been' maimed j or killed during the past few months by automobiles and motor trucks that some measures of precautions must be taken. The letter in part follows: ' WIU the Telegraph not add another to lt» many good works for the City of Harrisburg by starting a "blow your horn, save the child" crusade? So many little forms have been mangled, so many little children have t>een killed by motor-driven machines in the past few months that careful automobile owners for their own self protection must soon do something to prevent less careful drivers from "taking a chance" that so often proves fatal, or accept the consequences. The consequences in this case, no doubt, will be radical legislation of a regulative character demanded by an in censed public. The remedy is simple—compel every automobile driver to "BLOW THE HORN. AND SAVE THE CHILD," or put him behind the bars, where he belongs. _ J j 195 NEW CASES, 32 FATALITIES IN EPIDEMIC Large Increase in Numbers of Deaths and Outbreak of Infantile Paralysis By Associated Press New York, July.ll. A large in crease in the numbers of deaths and' new cases in the epidemic of infantile 1 paralysis was reported to-day. During tlio last 24 hours 195 new cases de- J veloped in the five boroughs of New! iork City and there were 32 deaths. 270 Deaths So Far This is an increase' of more than . 100 per cent, in the number of deaths! resulting from the plague in the 24 I hours ending at 10 o'clock this morn- I ing compared with the previous 24 [ hours' record. In Brooklyn. 68 new! cases were reported yesterday as against 155 to-day. There are now a total of 1,278 cases of infantile pa- j ralysis in the Greater city. Deaths' since the outbreak of the scourge • number 270. Recommends Isolation in Infantile Paralysis Epidemic \ By Associated Press Washington, July 11. lnstructions! for State and city authorities con cerning means of preventing spreads <Ji infantile paralysis was completed; by the Public Health Service to-day to be mailed throughout the United 1 States. It recommends isolation or patients for six or eight weeks, and! of persons coming in contact with them and a general strengthening of i all sanitary precautions. Reports to the Health Service to day indicated that infantile paralysis j [Continued on Page 12] AUTOS MAY PARK ONLY 10 MINUTES Council to Consider Supple mentary Traffic Measure For Business District Adoption of additional tragic regula tions for the more congested streets of the business district will be offi cially considered by City Council at its meeting next Tuesday when a sup plementary traffic ordinance embody ing the suggestions of Chief of Police J. 1 nomas Zeil and the Firemen's Union is read for the first time. At the same meeting a new measure authorizing one-way travel to the eastward in Strawberry street from Third to Fourth streets, petitioned for by all the leading department stores and businesshouses in that district, [Continued on Page 4] CANOEIST NAVY WILL ORGANIZE Water Sportsmen to Boost "Basin"; Plan Annual Carnival Harrisburg's treat "navy" of canoe ists, motorboat men and other river patrons will organize permanently within the next few days for the pur pose of boosting the proposed im provement an.l development of the Susquehanna "basin" and at a meeting to-morrow evening of the committee cf arrangements the date for the big gathering of river sportsmen will likely be fixed. The purpose of the meeting prl [Continued on Page 4] ENDEAVORERS ATTENTION! In every city where there la a larne feathering of people "VALU ABLE ARTKI.ES ARE I.OST or MISLAID. The Hnrrlahuric TEI.K GBAPH, the rrcoKnianl WANT MEDII'M of Central Pennay Ivanlu, ofTera the uae of the "I.oat anil Found" eolumna to all VISITING ENDEAVOR HRB thnt are unfor tunate enoiiKh to loae any of their helonglnica while vlaltlnK Hnrrla huric this week. . HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 11, 1916. PROGRESSIVES MEETING HERE TO ENDORSE HUGHES State Ticket Will Be Taken Down; Attendance at Session Small Considerably less than half the j members of the Washington party J State commtttea were present when i State Chairman Detrich opened what i may be the final meeting of the com mittee at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon, j He stated that the committee was not | called earlier because he had found men had not been elected in some dis i tricts and had secured consent of those I chosen to postponement. The roll of | names showed many absentees and | \ acancies and then Mr. Detrich said ! the meeting was open for discussion, | remarking that the future of the som | mittee in the hands of the men 1 present. B. F. Ruth wanted to know whether I Republicans were to be permitted to I take part In the discussion. The chair man said the discussion was open to | all present. Mr Detrich then read a letter from I William Draper Lewis suggesting that Hughes be endorsed, but that the local committees be maintained. He said ihe endorsed what Mr. Lewis wrote. J Mr. Flinn, the national committeeman, j was then asked to make a statement. Some Kick Left However, signs that there was still some kick left in the Bull Moose were noted between 1 and 2 o'clock this j afternoon when the Washington party State committee began to assemble for | what may be the final meeting. The plan of William Flinn, State Chairman Detrich and others to with draw the State ticket met with some j opposition from George L. Holmes, j Philadelphia city commissioner, who has a lot of registrars to look after; ! ex-Congressman A. R. Rupley, W. P. I [Continued on Page 13] iDONATO DANCERS DISCUSS DELAYS ' City Council Could Have Heard if Xot Seen Some "Kicks" in the Warehouse The snappy music of a military i band lilted through the gloomy ware house; husky draymen in shirt sleeves | and perspiration ran to the doors. "Another trainload going through to |ihe border," shouted one. "I'll say | that's some one-step that band's playing. It's a bear. Fellow can't j keep his feet still " So the storeroom was soon emptied; the crew wa# out on the steps watch ing the troop-trains pass; the music grew louder; above me hacking racket of locomotive exhausts and [Continued on Page 14] LAST TRIBUTE TO GEN. HUTCHISON City Officially Pays Mark of Respect by Stopping Work One Hour Flags at half mast, the muffled beat of drums, the f-low, Impressive march of the soldiers, a salute of guns over I grave of their departed com mander, and, last of all, "taps" as the ! rays of the afternoon sun sent long shadows over the Harrisburg Ceme i tery—these were the tributes paid by hundreds to Brigndier-Geheral Joseph [Continued on Page 4] Burglars Get Cent at Home of Chief Justice Hay Brown dy Associated Press Lancaster. Pa., July 11. The city residence of Chief Justice J. Hay brown was burglarized early to-day. The judge and his family are at their summer home and precautions had been taken to send all the valuables to the bank, so the only thing the burglars found was an old pocketbook with a lone cent. The burglars tied the purse to the front door with a note, "A Chief Justice's wealth." FINDS GIRL HE LOVES AFTER 14 YEARS'SEARCH Interned German Officer Weds Sweetheart Whom Long He Sought at Steelton WAR GOD AIDS CUPID Romance Begun Aboard Ship Ends Happily to British Cruisers Sixteen years ago In the month of May, when sixteen-year-old Albertlna Dehner tearfully followed a solemn procession across the green hills to the little graveyard that nestled on the hilltop overlooking her home in Hohenzollern, Germany, she began to live the romance of her life. Griefstricken, she watched the last formal rites as the body of her wid owed mother was laid away, and the next day she bade farewell to her girl hood friends, took train for Bremen and a few days later boarded a North Geiman Lloyd Line steamer for Amer ica where she was to live with her uncle, Otto Dehner, whose fame as a brewmaster is known hereabouts. While steaming smoothly along across the Atlantic that pretty Miss Albertina forgot her grief Just long enough to engage in a flirtation with Tobias Voskuhl, a stalwart and cheer ful petty officer, who showed more [Continued on Page 11] Brilliant Spectacle When Shriners Escort Imperial Divan to Headquarters By Associated Press Buffalo, X. Y., July 11. The most brilliant spectacle of the 42nd annual session of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine was presented to-day when the Imperial Divan was escorted from headquarter? to the theater by Har risburg patrol and band, where the opening session of the Imperial Coun cil was held. In the escort were 10.- 000 Nobles. George K. Staples, past potentate of Ismalia Temple, of Buffalo, presided, and J. Putnam Stevens, of Portland, Me., delivered the annual address as Imperial Potentate. Two Men Drowned; Identity Not Known Two men drowned in the Susque- j hanna river shortly before noon to-day, when their boat was drawn intj> the 1 undercurrent of the dam near the west j shore and capsized. Witnesses said that the men strug gled to get away from the current which brought them back, but they finally disappeared. Mrs. F. B. Huber, 137 Hanna street, whose son, William . Huber, together with Joseph Rakovsky, j 527 Race street, went out fishing this morning, said that her son told her he was going to fish neir Independence Island. She went over in a boat with searching parties, but no bodies were j found. It was aiso rumored that the ! drowned men were George Givens, Race j street, and Oscar Banford, South Front 1 street, but this could not be confirmed. Grand Lodge of Elks Opens Business Sessions By Associated Press Baltimore. Md.. .July 11.—The first 1 business session of the Grand Lodge of i the Order of Elks was held to-day. I The records of the registration bureau j showed that 7,500 people had regis ; tered and officials estimated that twice I that number actually arrived in the ; city. According to Grand Exalted Ruler James R. Nicholson, of Boston, | the total number of Elks now in the ; order is 453,000 and there are 1,340 ; lodges. I Unless the weather prevents, there I will be a floral automobile parade to i night. Later a grand ball will be given j in honor of the grand lodge officers at ! which there will be a prize drill con \ test between uniformed visiting dele ! gations. Armored British Patrol Boats Sunk; Nine Saved By Associated Press Berlin. July 11—By Wireless.—The Austrian Admiralty announced to i day that the Austrian armored cruiser | Novara, 3,384 tons, had sunk four or ! five British armed patrol boats. Only nine men from the British vessels were rescued. Boy Shoots Himself in Head With Shotgun Playing with a shotgun at the home of a playmate in Royalton this morn ing, Jacob William Seiders, aged 8, shot himself in the hejtd «.nd was in stantly killed. The boy is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Seiders, Penn street, and had been playing with Jacob Hol linger, aged 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hollinger, Ulrich street, Royal ton, in a bedroom at the Hollinger home. The older lad declares that he told the Seiders boy to put away the gun. I VXABLE TO ENLIST, KILLS SELF Huntingdon, Pa., July 11.—Disap pointed because his parents refused to sign the papers necessary for his enlistment in the Eighth Regiment before it started for Mount Gretna last week. Charles B. Kershaw, 18 years old, son of W. B. Kershaw, of Smith field township, near Huntingdon, wan dered Into the woods near his resi dence and shot himself in the heart The body was found last evening ' < 22ND CONVENTION STATE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS '--s , vJs-'" - A^llp *- %' V * - W'" J. HENRY STAUFF, • f State Vice-President of Pittsburgh, | Who WtK Preblde at Opening Session To-night. I®^^' ' ' m £T ; """ (i. .<<■ 1 ■ >;■■■• - > «■ <v • . w* ' 1 GOV. MARTIN* G. BRUMBAUGH. Scheduled to Make Address of Wel come at Christian Endeavor Convention. DESIRE QUICK MEXICAN ACTION Carranza Notified U. S. Offi cials Will Accede to Any Plan For Early Settlements By Associated Press Chihuahua, Mexico, July 11.— The main hotly of the Villa force | retreating from Jiminez attacked Parral, fifty miles to the south west, but was defeated by the Car ranza garrison after a savage bat tle, according to an official report received to-day by General Jacinto Trevino. By Associated Press Washington, D. C., July 11.—Gen eral Carranza has been notified that I negotiations for the settlement of the border difficulties need not await the j return of Secretary Lansing from his | vacation. s j It is expested here that Carranza i will propose a joint formal conference 1 rather than Informal conversations be tween Ambassador Arredondo and the j State Department. American officials will accede to any plan which assures I quick action. War Department officials had no re ports upon and discounted rumors of [Continued on Page 12] Penna. Guardsmen to Be Detailed to District at Which Latest Villa Raid Is Aimed By Associated Press El Paso, Texas, July 11.—Pennsyl vania national guardsmen soon will'be detailed to the Marathon district, It waj» announced to-day, although in what force was not made known. Marathon was the base of the force, which pursued the Glenn Spring raid ers last .May. It Is ninety miles north of Boqulllas, which has been men tioned as the objective of a new Villa raid, warning of which was given to Washington -by General Carranza. The Fifth Massa< husctts Infantry to-day was ordered to the border for patrol duty, the first of the eastern Organizations tc see active service. | The guardsmen will be stationed be- i twecn Fort Quitman, Texas, and Noria,, New Mexico. THREE INJVHEI) IN RUNAWAY Reading, Pa.. July 11.—Gerhard Lue ken, a Reading business man, suffered a concussion of the brain, his wife sustained a broken arm and other injuries and their 6-year-old son was seriously hurt as the result of a runaway accident. Their fiorse took fright at a passing automobile. ' The occupants of the carriage were thrown to the street and the vehicle was de molished, ; Bh| ft'-1 BISHOP U. F. SWENGEL, State Vice-President and Trustee of the United Society of C. E. of Harrisburg, Who Will Speak To-night. Hundreds of Delegates Here From Philadelphia, Pitts burgh, and Other Large Cities of Penna.; Meeting of Executive Committee This Afternoon; Formal Exercises at Chestnut Street Auditor ium Tonight e Whatever may be the atti tude of the weather clerk during the week the young people of Pennsylvania who have been arriving by the hundreds all day for the State Chris tian Endeavor Convention are here for the biggest sort of time. Christian Endeavor conventions usually do afford opportunities for big things, but this one is expected to be a record-breaker. Anyone who has | been around the railroad stations dur s [Continued on Pago 8] T FLINN IN HOT TILT g ? Harrisburg.—William Flinn and W. H. Boland, Scran- X I ton, engaged in a lively tilt at the Bull Moose meeting this A 7 afternoon, Boland charging that the Progressives were | 1 being sold out. Flinn advised the endorsement of Hughes i i and the elimination of the Washington State Committee. J J Boland got into a rage over the proposal and Flinn replied I i tartly. 9 T PENNSYLVANIA GUARDSMEN AT BORDER { I New York, July 11.—Of the 38,189 National Guardsmen T in the Eastern department, commanded by General Wood, Jf I already at the Mexican border, Pennsylvania leads with I 12,405 men. The other States are Massachusetts, 7,561: JL 9 Connecticut, 2,193, and New Jersey, 4,251. T S TWO YOUTHS DROWNED BELOW DAM ? I Harrisburg. Two young men were drowned below I i the river dam nea; the west shore of the Susquehanna J ! shortly before noon. ty SCHWAB AND GRACE IN TOWN i Harrisburg.—Charles Schwab, Eugene Grace, General 1 Manager Roberts and others of the Bethlehem Steel Com- 1 pany management are in Steelton this afternoon the steel plants there and will go to Baltimore this even- I mg to visit Sparrow's Point. The special car Lorreto? brought them to Harrisburg this afternoon and they went' * to Steelton by automobile. Mr. Schwab promised a state ment before he left but would not talk until he had looked* > over, the newly acquired plants. The car was transferred ! It is'understood that Mr. Schwab's visit here has to do 1 ! with the electrification of the entire Steelton plant and the| > * * increase of tonnage production, work on this latter feature 1 having been already started. t t 1 Baltimore, July 11.—Captain Koenig, of the Deutsch- ' land made a statement to the customs officials this after < l noon that he expected to get away with ten days. He had ' * , been told if he remained longer than two weeks, the ' i Deutschland's wireless would be sealed up. i 1 — niiim'Wi i MARRIAGE LICENSES „ > • Tobias Vnakuhl and Albertlne Dehner, Steelton. William Mervln Hrounht-r, city, and Oertrude Trout, Dlllabnrs. Charlea M. Sebellat and Martha Shearer, city. . > 1 mjlil I M inilw — m 16 PAGES CITY EDITION NAVY OFFICERS SHOWN THROUGH DEUTSCHLAND U. S, Experts Given Privilege of Learning All Secrets of Underwater Freighter UNLOADING THE CARGO Dyestuffs and Chemicals Being Placed in Bonded Ware house at Baltimore By .-Issuctatcd Press Ealtlmore, July 11. American navy officers, detailed by the Navy Department to determine, the status of the German submarine Deutsch land, went aboard the craft to-day. Captain Paul Koenig, commander of the Deutschlanii was not there to re ceive- them but they were shown through the vessel by the marine sup erintendent of the North German Lloyd Line, with her commander's permission. The officers. Captain C. F. Hushes ano two submarine experts, Lieut. J. O. Fisher, of the Bureau of Steam En- Kincering and Naval Constructor Her bert S. Howard, accompanied by the collector of the port, boarded the Deutschland at her pier from a tug. 0 %cia!ly they were to determine whether the submarine was an armed vessel, but they were Riven permis [ Con tin nod on Pago 12] CAPTAIN BOYD BURIED By Associated Press Washington, July 11. With full military honors the body of Captain C. T. Boyd, Tenth Cavalry, who was killed at the head of his command at the Carrtzal tight, was burled to-day In Arlington National Cemetery. Sec retary Baker, Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, and other nigh officers and officials of the War De partment attended the funeral. AC CIDENTALLY KILLS SON Williamsport, Pa., July 11.—Hiram Mosteller, 8 years old, of near here, was shot and instantly killed by his father. William Mosteller, to-day. Thw boy was sent to bring a shotgun with which to kill a hawk and when tho father "broke" the gun to load one | tiarrel a shell In the other barrel was 1 accidentally discharged. The charge J entered the bay's back and passed ' nearly through Is body.
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