16 TO GIVE PHONE OFFICIAL TWIST City Electrician Dichl Will Try Hand at Turning Automa tic Dial is going to give the call aial of the new Cumberland Valley tele phone a twist or two officially. City Electrician Clark E. Diehl. who Js the municipal dopester on every thing that pertains to wires, and tele phones, and telegraph and police and • k ?' ires and systems, will turn me dial this afternoon or to-morrow morning. Mr Diehl. who witnessed a demon stration when attending the city elec tricians convention of the I'nlted States a year ago in Cincinnati, declared to day that he understands there have been big improvements in the new type telephone and that he has planned to have a little chat over it in the dem onstration room at SOS Market street. Jovian May Try It Incidentally Mr. Diehl mentioned it luncheon of the Jovian League, this : .ternoon. tho new organization of electrical professional men, so that it's Quite likely that the league members collectively or individually mav go down and have a talk. All day, by the way, scores of peo j™ trailed ' n and out of the big room that has been fitted up like a telephone f* c hange. only Kills, however, that were to be seen were those who dropped in on the way to or from work S!" , s "°PP'ns expedition, to try the dltl. l .. Two or three very small ladles, of the middvblouse and hair-ribbon age. were among the callers, too. The Feminine Appeal 3,"e novelty of the automatic was ir -15 Tiny fingers gleefully prov- I ed how readily the smallest child can Jk 3? i automatic when they spun }J?S~ i agrain and again and talked joj ously to one another across tlie I'QOm The newspaper folks had a little in side stun on the automatic yesterday arttrnoon when they were shown just now the little machine that never answers. "Number, please?" "Line's busy, or "Out of service.' can be op erated by a twist of the wrist. Showing the Newspapermen How the operator can pick out the number of his call on the dial, insert nis fingers in the perforation, give th» necessary twist and hear the bell ringing insistently on the instrument at the other end of the line was shown the guests. The automatic is now being: installed, and by October 1. the new type of phone will have been established, it is expected, in Larrisborg and Steelton by the Cumberland Vallev Telephone Company, according to Cameron L. ■ th * general manager. The plant Ler IS ' S Septeni- WILL NOT OPEN PAXTANG PARK [Continued From First Pa^e] weeks because of the opening of the city theaters," explained Mr. Davis, "so the company has decided to wait until next year to open the amuse ment resort." Discharge Carmen Alderman James B. DeShong last night dismissed the charges against the ten striking carmen, charged with being implicated in the attack on a Third street trolley car at Thtrd and State streets, last Wednesday night. The strikers were arrested several days ago. and at the hearing last night were discharged because of a lack of corroborative evidence. The men heard were Wilbert 1. Bricker and Albert Yingst. charged with ma licious injury to railroads: Edwin W. Shoop. John S. Dunkle, Albert Mehaf fie, Ralph D. Arnold. Samuel C. Tay lor. Thomas E. Clark. George I. Car penter. Anthony Wendler, striking carmen, and C. M. Housel. who ad mitted that he was a private detective, I. D. Bechtel and Housel testified for the Commonwealth. Until Housel took the stand, it was not known that he had been doing detective work. Some of the strikers under arrest proved alibis, or were not identified as being at the scene of the attack, and were released before the other hearings began. The strikers were represented by Attorneys Oscar G. Wickersham and W. 1,. Loeser. The prosecuting attor neys were Horace Segelbaum and J. E. B. Cunningham. To-day, according to Harrisburg Railways Company officials, 51 of 52 regular cars were in service, and dur ing the afternoon cars ran on the Middletown line every ten minutes to accomodate crowds going to the fair. Thorpe's Statement John J. Thorpe, strike leader and organizer of the carmen, in a signed statement to-day commented as fol ' lows on the result of the hearing last night of the ten strikers: "Why did the police court discharge ten striking carmen? "The Traction Company tried its best to get charges against ten of their striking employes, they hired a bunch of would-be detectives to try and lead the men into trouble. They even went so far as to make all kinds of suggestions as to what should be done to those strike-breakers now working on the cars. Some of those very same would-be detectives tried their best to become members of our organization, hut we were wise to at ! least some of them. The company ' here would not stop for nothing; thev would like to see the strikers' hang, and they would all be hung if the company could have their say. This 1 company reminds me of the Indianap- ! olis car company. When their men organized they went that far as to connect a piece of trolley wire to the i overhead switch in the front and rear ; cabs, making a direct connection with : the trolley wire on the car, and they j gave their employes strict orders to I take and lay this wire against anv man who boarded their car to talk organization with them.' Kill them If you can, were the orders: there being enough electric current to kill any person who came in contact with that wire. Just think what a traction com pany will resort to in order to keep their employes from being organized. Nearly all companies are alike in this respect, they will not stop for noth ing. I believe the public of Harrishurg know by this time that this car com peny is Just like all 6ther companies when it comes to their employes or ganizing Into a labor union. "We wish to call attention again to the fact that we tried everything in our power to avert a strike here in this city, we tried to get the traction company to agree to arbitration, the \*ery same thing that our President of the United States Is now fighting for between the railroad managers and their employes, but Mr. Musser frankly told the committee that he had nothing to arbitrate with them. v\ e tried to get this company to arbi trate. Now. do you know what arbi tration Is? It means that the company select one man, the employes one man. and the two chosen to select the third man. and then the companv and the employe to go before those three men and argue their cases and then let those three men decide who Is right and who Is wrong, and their decision to be final and binding upon both parties for a period of, say one or two years, as the case may be. But no, the traction company is afraid of arbitration, because they know that they are in the wrong and the men are within their rights. "We again appeal to our friends to not forget that on next Mondav. Au gust 21. vou can go to the City Clerk's office. No. B, Courthouse, and sign a petition for an amendment to an ordinance entitled: "An ordinance to regulate the operation of motorhuses In the eltv of Harrishurg and nrovid lng for the licensing thereof." Now THURSDAY EVENING, STEELTON AND NEARBY TOWNS TO FIGHT UNTIL SPRING OF 1917 Shell Orders For Allies' De liveries Extends to April 1 Says "Iron Age" "District changes In the steel mar keet which came with the closing of the first of the large war and other export contracts late In July has now developed Into a volume of domestic buying, such as has not been seen in weeks," says the Iron Age of to-day. At the same time the buying on war account has swelled to very large pro portions. It is now estimated that 3.- 000,000 large shells are included in the contracts of the past two weeks, tnd In addition 500,000 tons of shell steel has now been placed by the Al lies, two large steel companies taking the bulk of this. On the shell business deliveries tun to April 1, 1917, and on the steel blooms, forgings and rounds for the Allied Governments, to July 1. "The significance of the foreign pre emption of steel capacity in the first half of 1917 has taken hold of some classes of domestic buyers in the past week, particularly buyers of bars, and considerable sales are reported. At Chicago, following the placing of a contract for 170,000 tons of rounds for export, indicating that Steel Cor poration mills more favorably located for export were well sold, implement and car works and other uses of bars have placed orders for delivery in the first half of 1917 at 2.50 c. "It is becoming apparent that in certain finished products the mills will fall considerably short of delivering before January 1 what is scheduled for this year. "Ship plate business has figured I prominently in eastern Pennsylvania, i Sales made and on the point of clos- I ing in that district for home and for eign account are put at 4 0.000 tons, including 12.000 tons for Italy. "An interesting sale by a Pennsyl vania mill is of 10.000 tons of 6-inch j channels for Frunce. Of structural \ ! Steel for home use Chicago reports; the taking by a mill in that district | of 30,000 tons for car works and 2°.000 »ons for fabricating purposes, contracts run to numerous .v.nall *onv. tge"= "Another indication of the attitude 1 of steel makers is the refusal of a large producer of sheets to enter res- i ervations of automobile companies for delivery in the first half of 1917, though no question was raised as to price. In the pig-iron market there are signs of activity in Buffalo and in eastern dletrictr'. POSTAL DEPOSITS INCREASE A report of the local branch of the postal savings department issued Mon day shows that over $30,000 has been deposited since the branch has been opened. The increased work at the local steel plant is given as the cause of the increased deposits. friends, this will require qualified vot- ' ers to sign this petition, so let every- ; body get on the job and make this a success. This will be open for a period of ten days; if the people of Harris burg will turn out and east your votes for the appeal of this present ordin ance you will not be compelled to ride i on cars that are being operated bv , strike-breakers." Respectfully submitted. J. J. THORPE. Federal Surgeons Discuss Spread of Baby Malady Washington, Aug. 17.—Measures to prevent further spread of infantile paralysis were discussed here to-dav in a conference called by the Public j Health Service under the authority of Congress for such counsels in an epi- j demie in a national danger. Dele gates from nearly all States were pres ent to-day with detailed reports of the spread of the plague over the country. The imposition of new regulations to prevent interstate transmission of I the disease is not the primary object of the conference, but in welcoming the delegates Secretary McAdoo ex pressed hope for Federal and State co-ordination of preventive measures and regulations. "Local regulations are of great variety and while entirely commenda tory, co-ordination of regulations is needed to avoid unnecessary inconven iences and still give adequate protec- j tion to the public." said he. Assistant Surgeon General A. H. 1 Glennan. in the absence of Surgeon j General Blue, opened the conference ! which is expected to continue two j days. Assistant Surgeon General W. | C. Rucker presided. t The conferrees agreed their figures TWO MEN GET ACQUAINTED AT A SUMMER RESORT ... ... By BRIGCS fuGThIHG T>OlNcl N |CE I)A>r ' I ViT) /""WHEN) T^COMie~^ _ \ -j- absolutf'.v ' Li Through Bedford ] Thasso 4 , 6 * V _ TODAV .t WAS J *&""": J J HARO ~c ° T~ lv> °_M TH- ?H: AK^ P3 Tom£V ] { Th°eJ~ " MY- ( I)o \ < / kEAftwi - —amLl no Yftu uCnuj ( name is joiues / mame - pleasures . Cap'n George V ® LRD '" r " Er C HA PAR* 6 R- 1 "Ji PLEASED To J ALL MINE FRED "HLTOAJ 1? S TRACK SOGGY; NO RACES RUN Visitors Put in Big Day Look ing Over Many Exhibits; Good Program Today Special to the Telegraph Middletown, Aug. 17. Xo races were run at the Middletown Fair yes terday because of a soggy track. The crowd was large. The visitors put in the time looking over the exhibits which are a big attraction this year. I The racing program for to-day ln- I eluded the 2.18, 2.15 and 2.23 events, j with a purse of S3OO in each event, j If possible the races on yesterday's ' program will be run either this atter i noon or to-morrow. It was announced i that all entries would be run oft and : that Saturday would furnish an in ; teresting program. , Among the prize dog exhibits, are. five beagle hound pups by V. S. Baum bach; two beagle hounds by Aaron Shaffner; one beagle hound by Joseph MeLenegan; five English beagle dogs by Nicholas Garver; one Scotch collie by Harry B. Coble; one Dutch collie by Clinton Page; one collie dog by Mrs. J. H. May; one Boston terrier by H. H. Schellenberger and one Scotch collie by C. W. Mvers. MCRDER BLAME FIXED The coroner's inquest to place the cause of the death of Charles Brown, who was killed In a quarrel in Iron alley last Friday night, was held in the undertaking establishment of H. Wilt's Sons last evening. The finding of the Jury was that Brown met his death from a shot wound inflicted bv William Jackson on August 9, and died in the Harrisburg Hospital, Au gust 11. Two witnesses testified that they had seen Jackson shoot Brown. The alleged murderer disappeared after the shooting and no trace has yet been found of him. The jurv was composed of John Meter, G. B Byrod. John Baker, Philip Gruic, Ben jamin Brandt and Walter Keister. ELOPFIt AKREhTED hen Ilia Mircheff. a Macedonian hart cr of the borough. ret'irnM home yesterday from HAgSfStown with his 15-year-old bride, formerly Miss Mar garet Smith, daught-r of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, of receiving the blessing from his father-in-law he was arrested by Detective Durn baugh. The warrant was sworn out fcy the bride's father. The voung man furnished bail for a hearing to be held before Squire Dickinson to-day. RAX AWAY I "ROM JEDXOTA Three boys ran away from the Jed nota orphanage last night and walked to Harrisburg. They were caught l>y the police at Cameron and Market streets, shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. They gave their names as Michael Guia. Stephen Ziato and John Markaveka. They were sent back to the orphanage to-day. showed more than 10.000 cases of in fantile paralysis in the United States j but that outside of New York. New ' Jersey. Connecticut and Pennsylvania the situation practically was normal. Aside from the cases in the vicinity of New York City there was no specific evidence that the transmission of the disease could be traced back to the metropolis. The statistics showed that cases in persons older than 16 were rare but not impossible. Philadelphia Churches Are Closed by Plague By Associated Press Philadelphia, Aug. 17. Director Krusen of the local department of j Public Health, to-day requested that all Sunday schools and churches be i closed to children under the age of sixteen until the epidemic of infantile paralysis is over. Four deaths and two new cases of the disease were reported to the health 1 authorities up to noon to-day, making a total of 63 deaths and 225 cases since ! July 1. X. Y. EPIDEMIC IMPROVES Xew York. Aug. 17. The epidemic of infantile paralysis took a turn for j the better to-day. showing a decrease iln deaths and new cases. During the 24-hour period ending at 10 o'clock the plague killed 32 children and 121 were stricken. This compares favor j ably with yesterday's figures which I showed 34 deaths and 133 new cases. 1,100 CASES IX X. Y. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 17. Reports of 27 additional cases of infantile | paralysis in the State, exclusive of I those in New York City were received by the State Department of Health be-, HARRISBTJRG TELEGRAPH CLUB DINES ON 23-POUND FISH Squire Stees Entertains 25 Members at Big Feast Last Night I Squire Frank Stees entertained 25 j members of the Steetton club with u J fish dinner, the greater part of the j menu being the 23-pound rock fish, j which the host captured with rod and | line at Octorora. lid., Tuesday. The j big fish was broiled to perfection and I served with a number of side dishes in ' the rooms of the club, Front and Lo j cust streets, last evening. At the conclusion of the feast, the squire acted as part of toastmaster. STEELTOX PERSONALS Mrs. Annie Meckley, of the borough, left to-day for Shetopa, Kan., where she will spend several months with I her uncle. i Fred Wenbaum and son William. Enhaut, have returned from York | county, where they spent five days vis | iting relatives and friends. Mrs. C. F. Buck and daughter Vir ginia. 109 North Second street, are spending the week at Pottsville. Mrs. Buck is attending the A. O. H. con vention as a delegate from the Steel ton branch. J. C. Stooss. Lemoyne, is spending the week-end with his daughter, Mrs. J. Wilson Wlack, Main and Trewick streets. Mr. and Mrs. Faber Dengler, 190 North Front street, spent to-dav with relatives at Highspire. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wilt and daughter have returned homo from visiting rela tives in York. Raymond Humphrey of Buffalo is visiting friends in the borough. Mrs. Joseph Zoll of Baltimore left yesterday for Northumberland after visiting Mrs. F. O. Critchlev, 31 South Front strict. Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Shelly and son are spending taeir vacation at Pc rrtix. Miss Mary Critchley South Fnurth street an>i Miss May Hastings of Car lisle. arc visiting friends in North Bend. HOLD MARSHMAI4XHV TOAST A party of young folks from High spire held a marshmallow toast and a weiner roast at the Mennonite church, several miles north of that town last evening. A pleasant evening was j spent playing games and telling stor- I ies. The following were present: : Miss Clara Stonei". Ruth Sauder. Helen Sides, Marian Etter. Esther Sauder. Dorothy Gallagher, Wayde Kellv, John Harvey. John White, Lester Leidig. Russell Workman, Robert Sides and Mr. and Airs. Walter Sides, as chap erones. tween 5 p. m. yesterday and noon to day. The cases now total 1,160. The number of deaths remain at 148 I Despite the ravages of the epidemic, the infant mortality rate for the State outside New York City, was lower last month than in any July in the | history of the department. j INSURANCE MEN* AT READING The following members of the local I office force of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company attended the con [ vention of the Metropolitan Insurance j representatives in Central Pennsvl vania at Reading to-dav: Superin tendent John Heathcote, Paul Stecher. field clerk; Charles C. Detter, Perry L. Beck and W. D. Bottgenbach, three deputies, and Robert Baker, L. Car roll. William Bailey, Marko Kosalt, Thomas Williams, Chester Logan, William Bristol and John Kirkpatrick, agents. TRANSFER GENERAL GREENE By .-issociatcd Press San Antonio. Tex., Aug. 17.—Gen eral Funston announced to-dav that Brigadier General Henry A. Greene, in command of the Eagle Pass patrol district, has been ordered to San An tonio to command the division with j military troops which are being formed ; Brigadier General Frederic W. Seiplev, j whose nomination was officially termed by the Senate, will succeed General Greene at Eagle Pass. HELD ON SUSPICION Detective f-huler and Motorcycle Officer Fetrow yesterday- afternoon de tained A. J. Coff. A. N. Yolin and J. I Saganick, who had just sold an automo bile bearing an Ohio license. One of j the men claimed that he owned th* car. All of them said thev came from | Youngstown. City authorities have communicated with the Youngstown officials, and are awaiting a reply. SENDS URGENT CALL TO R. R. PRESIDENTS [Continue*! From Hrst Paso] meaning that the managers' commit tee had refused finally to concede I the etght-hour day as the President's plan proposed, and the question now is to be taken up with the heads of | the railroads themselves. The situation as it stood to-day waa this: Tlw rai!ron«ls flatly refuse to comedc the eight hour day. bat lire willing to arbitrate that ques tion and all others before any tribunal the President or tlic men may decide upon. The men are willing to arbi trate some questions under cer tain conditions mid arc unwilling to arbitrate others. Will Meet 610 Employes This afternoon at 3 o'clock the President will present his plan to the full committee of 640 employes, in the hope of getting them to approve it. The result will be presented to the railroad presidents' later. Early this morning Secretary Tu multy telephoned to Daniel Wlllard. president of the Baltimore and Ohio, regarding the invitation to the rail road presidents' to come to the White House and Mr. Willard said that, he would do everything possible to ar range a conference. President Wilson's invitation was sent to the following railroad presi dents; Daniel Wlllard, Baltimore and Ohio: Samuel Ilea, Pennsylvania; Fairfax Harrison, Southern Railway; Samuel M. Felton, Chicago and Great Western; George W. Stevens, Chesa peake and Ohio: W. Sproule. South ern Pacific; E. E. Calvin. Union Pa cific; 1,. F. Loree. Delaware and Hud son; W. J. Harahan, Seaboard Air Line; Howard Elliott, New Haven; B. F. Bush, Missouri Pacific: A. H. Smith, New York Central; F. D. Un derwood. Erie; William H. Truesdale, E. P. Ripley, Santa Fe; R. H. Aishton, Chicago and North western, and A. J. Earling, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. May Ask Financiers In case President Wilson finds that any of the railroad presidents speak absolutely for their roads, he rtiay in vite to the White House the financiers who control them. Officials said to day that the President wants to deal with the "ultimate authority" on both sides in order that negotiations may be conducted here. Problem Delicate Another indication of the delicacy of the situation was seen in the deci sion at the White House not to make public the President's remarks to the men, at this time at least. It was first Intended to publish the Presi dent's statement and his state ment to the managers, thus laying the case before the high court of public opinion. It was believed that while there was hope of moving the com mittee of managers by appeals to the presidents or the financiers, the nego tiations would be kept confidential. Among the managers it was pointed out that the presidents have been con stantly advised of the negotiations with President Wilson and the feel ing prevailed that the attitude of the railroad heads was now the same as the managers' committee although no one could forecast what effect a per sonal conference with the President would have. The railroad presidents are expected to maKe a strong plea for preservation of the principle of arbitration and will express their fear that if the present difficulty cannot be settled without it, there is little hope of its being successful in the future. In preparation for the conference between President Wilson and the «40 employes, chairs were placed to-day in the east room of the White House, the scene of many notable social events. The President during the morning prepared a statement to the employes' committee. Situation Still Hopeful Judge Chambers of the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation held a brief conference with the broth erhood heads this morning. Further than to say he had one question on which he wanted a definite answer and that he got it, the conferees would not discuss the nature of his visit. Mr. Chambers went to the White House immediately upon leaving the brotherhood officials. I should not like to sav that the situation still is hopeful, A. B. Garretson, spokesman for the employes said, after Mr. Cham bers had left. Hopeful is liardlv the word that I should ust-. T would say though that I deem a settlement still possible. Old Sore Opening Some of the leaders of the men were planning to meet the demand of the railroad managers for arbitration by insisting to the President that sev enty-five more lines for which the railroad managers contend thev have no authority to speak shall be in cluded in the negotiations. In that way an old dispute between the managers and the brotherhood officials would be opened and prob ably result in an inquiry into the own ership and control of the seventy-five roads in question. Investigation will prove, the em ployes representatives insist that the larger railroads for which the mana- AUGUST 17. 1916. "Come On In" X"\ That's what you heard on ■SHU every sandy island in front of Har ■' risburß. The water is fine, and iWB if you want a bathing suit, or if \ you prefer some other recreation during vacation days, you will find here an excellent assortment of I IV J Sporting Goods of the Hotter Sort. I 'I I I Open To-morrow Afternoon and \ j \ I Kveiling; Closed Saturday at 1 On the Square Harrisburg and York gers are acting control the majority of the smaller lines. Railroad Presidents of Country Accept Wilson's Conference Invitation By Associated Press New York, Aug. 17. The railroad presidents of the country have ac cepted President Wilson's invitation to visit and confer with him in Washing ton on the railroad strike situation. A number will leave this city for the National Capital at 4 o'clock this aft ernoon and another delegation will leave from Chicago. Those who will leave from New York are: A. H. Smith, president of the New York Central; Frank Trum bull. chairman of the Chesapeake and Ohio; Benjamin F. Bush, receiver of the Missouri Pacific; Hale Holden, president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; W. W. Atterbury, vice president of the Pennsylvania; W. J. Harahan. president of the Seaboard Air Line; W. H. Truesdale, president of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western: L. F. Loree, president of the Delaware and Hudson; E. J. Pearson, vice-president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford; George W. Stevens, president of the Chesapeake & Ohio; R. S. Lovett. chairman of Union Pacific; J. Kruttschnitt, chair man of the Southern Pacific, and F. D. Underwood, president of the Erie. ALLIES JOIN THEIR IMPORTANT GAINS [Continued From First Page] their most telling advance, capturing more than three-quarters of a mile of trenches. N earing Peronno The new allied advance north of the Somme weakens the hold of the Ger mans on Guillemont and Maurepas which latter place the French already partly hold. The objective of the operation is the important railway center of Peronne nearly opposite where the French yesterday also scored a gain in the region of Belloy En Santerre. To-day's official statement from London reports the pushing forward of the British line west and southwest of Guillemont the report apparently covering the operation announced by Paris last night. Russ Take More Prisoners Further indications of the stiffening of the Teutonic resistance to the Rus sian advance in Galicia is contained in to-day's statement from Petrograd which announces renewed counter at tacks by the Austro-German forces. The capture of 7,500 additional pris oners and 46 guns by General Brussil off's armies is announced. Indications of important activity in the Balkans are increasing. A Bulgarian official statement to-day reports two attacks by Entente forces in the region of Lake Doiran but de clares each was repulsed. French Remove Principal Barriers to German Lines By Associated Press Paris. Aug. 17. Operations on three different parts of the Somme front yesterday resulted in the re- moval of some of the barriers of the j powerful defensive system. A re | sumption of the methodical drive of [the French troops after the disappear ; ance of these obstacles is expected to I bring further gains in the region of I Guillemont and Maurepas. In the actions yesterday the French j attained an ascendency over their ad j versary during the fighting around the | Guillemont Maurepas road. The Ger- I mans still have a hold in the north* I west part of Ataurepas but the French, |by reason of their success in that ! vicinity have a dominating position i and besides are menacing the German j communications. I South of the Somme the German trench system around Belloy En San j terre was a real fortified work which j had resisted numerous previous bom- I bardments. Its capture permits further ! progress in that section. Germany Is Flooded by Monster Peace Propaganda I Rotterdam, Aug. 17.—Throughout Germany the authorities have their hands full confiscating and trying to trace the source of pamphlets advo cating peace at any price. This symptom of revolt among a large section of the people recently assumed alarming proportions. A few days ago there was a house-to house search in Berlin, resulting in the arrest of an editor and printer associated with the Socialist organi zation. Strongest measures, however, failed to suppress this form of agitation against war, which is so widespread as to baffle the military and police. It is proof of the existence of a great undercurrent of discontent approach ing rebellion among the working classes of Germany. Big Graft in Foodstuffs Is Unearthed by Berlin The Hague, Aug. 17.—The new Ger man "war usury bureau" has justified its existence by revealing surprising details of widely ramified food frauds, according to reports received here. The frauds are said to involve a half dozen leaders and 100 accomplices. These men are said to have smug gled hundreds of tons of wheat, rye and barley flour from the province of West Prussia to Berlin, where it was sold at a profit of 300 per cent. The existence of the flour, reports say, was concealed from government stock takers by all manner of artifices, and was shipped on night * trains as potatoes or machinery. Among the accomplices and ringleaders were sev eral government officials and several stationmasters, who are charged with connivance in the fraud by consigning flour under false descriptions. Capture of Mountains Holding Advance on Triest Imminent By Associated Press Rome, Aug. 17. The Italian army is being held on the lower Isonzo un [ til the line on the upper Isonzo can be straightened by capture of the moun tains on San Gabriele, San Mario, and other positions lying between Tolmino and Gorizia. While the capture of these mountains is regarded as immi nent, there probably will be no ad vance upon Ttrist until they have been taken. The Austrians are being forced off the Carso Plateau before spirited at tacks of the Italian troops roused to enthusiasm by recent victories. Fierce fighting for the heavy guns which have been barring the way to Triest is in progress. These guns frequently are emplaced in caverns on the mountain side. In taking Sante Grado on Monday the Italians offered to let one of the gun crews surrender but the Austrians flourished a mandolin in derision, the Austrians often calling the Italians merely mandolin players.' The Italian infantry charged and bayoneted the whole gun crew. RELATIONS IMPROVING By Associated Press London. Aug. 17. Bulgarian and Rumanian relations have become more friendly, according to a telegram from Sofia transmitted by Reuter's Amster dam correspondent. The readiness of the Rumanian government to agree to the exchange of goods between the two countries is very favorably com mented upon in the Bulgarian capital, says the dispatch. TO CLOSE MAGNESIA MINES By Associated Press Santiago. Chile, Aug. 17. German producers In Chile or sulphate of mag nesia will close their works at the end ol the present month. The mines to be shut down yield about fifteen per cent of total Chilean export of this product. VISITS PRIEST ILL Monsignor M. M. Hassett, of St. Pat rick's Cathedral, who has charge of the Harrlsburg diocese of the Catholic church until the arrival of Bishop Mc- Devitt, yesterday visited the Rt. Rev. Monsignor J. J. Koch, V. G„ pastor emeritus of St. Edward's Church, Sha mokln, who is ill. ATTEND REUNION A number of Harrisburgers attended the annual reunion of the ork Knights of Columbus held at Pen Mar to-day. PARLIAMENT TO ADJOURN London, Aug. 17. Premier Asquith announced to-day that Parliament would adjourn on Tuesday or Wednes day next until October 10.
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