m II Mi W w Matt, Woman ana C * Should Enlist in Red Cross HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXVI— No. 93 22 PAGES FRENCH TAKE 12 MILES OF GERMAN FRONT All of First and Part of Second Line Between Rheims and the Champagne Taken by Storm; Teuton Loss Estimat ed at 30,000; More Than 14,000 Prisoners Taken Along With Twelve Cannon; Greatest Battle Since the Marne By Associated Press Continuing their great offensive along the Aisne and in the Champagne the French have made further important gains. More than 14,000 prisoners have been taken in the two days of the attack. Twelve cannon, including three of large calibre, were among the large quantities of war material captured. The battle, described as the greatest since the battle of the Marne, and considered a logical continuance of that struggle after an interval of more than two years, developed during last night's heavy fighting in the region northeast of Soissons where General troops made their most notable progress. Pushing far north of the Aisne, the French completed their oc cupation of Chivy, east of the Oise-Aisne canal, and pressed on to Braye-en-Laonnois, which was entered by French patrols. On the Aisne furthr west they occupied the village of Chavonne. To the east of this region several fortified positions were wrested fiom the Germans in the neighborhood of Ville-au-Bois three miles southeast of Craone and on the main highway leading northwest from Rheims. Momentarily halting in the Champagne district to organize their positions the French were attacked in the process by the Germans. 1 liree counterattacks were delivered at Mont Carnillet, ten miles southeast of Rheims. All these German reactions were beaten off with heavy losses to the attacking forces. While the French are delivering their lienvy blows in the Aisne-Cham pagne battle the British are organizing their, forces for a renewal of the struggle in the Arras region. The process of envelopment is being con tinued about Lens and the similar operation at St. Quentin is registering progress. In their operations northwest of St. Quentin, General Haig's forces last night straightened out their line by an advance of more than a mile, cap turing the village of Villers-Guislain and made further progress east of Epehy toward the St. Quentin-Cam bral railway opposite Le Catelet. They also improved their position in the vi cinity of Lagnicourt, north of the Bapaume-Cambrai road, which the Germans made a desperate but vain attempt to hold after entering it in their attack on a six-mile front last Saturday. Russian Front in Fine Mettle For Spring Fighting London, April 18. A Petrograd dispatch says Premier Lvoff and some of the other ministers who have been visiting army headquarters reported on their return that conditions at the front had considerably improved, es pecially in regard to the supply of the principal food products. They say that food and transport conditions are satisfactory. Premier Lvoff declared in an inter view that the unrest which the army had showed during the first stage of the revolution had completely disap peared. He said the fighting spirit was increasing daily, that the troops were ready to encounter the enemy and were confident of the outcome. THREE DIE IN FIKE Troy,' N. Y„ April IS. Battalion Chief Bailey ond two other firemen were killed and eight others including Chief Patrick Byron were seriously in jured early to-day by the explosion of an ammonia tank during a fire in the Mohican Grocery Company's building.' The fire caused a loss estimated at, $50,000. TO CONSERVE FOOD Boston, April 18. Representatives of forty hotels and restaurants have appointed a committee to consider methods of preventing waste of food. The ckmmittee has been asked to de vise nwans of reducing the variety of dishes served without depriving pat rons of essentials. FREE TRIPS FOR SOLDIERS The Public Service Commission to- ; day authorized the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to transport soldiers engaged in guarding railroad property free of; charge. The commision held that such transportation facilitated emergency 1 war measures. THE WEATHER 1 For llnrrlabors; find vicinity: l'rol>- iiblv HfeOWr to-alprht and Thurs day; not much chunge in tem perature. For Kantern Penalty I vnnla: Over cast weather, with probably sh oners to-iaiclit and Tburntday; i ifenllc to moderate variable uind*. River The Suftquehanna river and all It* branches will probably continue 1 to fall MIOWIJ or remain nearly •tatlonary. A utage of about 5.05 feet IN Indicated for Harri.tburic; Thursday morning;. General Conditions Pressure continues high over tlie South Atlantic and East Gulf states, hut has diminished over the remainder of the country east of the Mississippi river. Temperaturet N a. m., 32 degrees. Sun: ItlMes, S:IT a. m. Moon: Mew moon. April 21. Hlver Stage: 5.2 feet. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 67. I.owest temperature. 3H. Meaa temperature, ."V2. Aoruial temperature, 52. FRENCH ATTACK : TEUTONIC LINE'S STRONGEST POINT Commanders Leave Nothing to Chance in Great Forward Movement | Paris, April 18. The latest French ■ j victory, while on a smaller scale than ■ [ that of Monday is an equally import ', ant success. Both of the sections at - 11 tacked had been left alone hitherto I \ on account of the exceptional natural - strength of the German positions. The : French command held that an assault could only be successfully undertaken | when overwhelming resources had J been accumulated and the general r situation was favorable. ' The general who commands the [Continued on Pago 9] Governor Will March at Head of Capitol Division in Great Patriotic Parade i J At a meeting of the Capitol Hiil em j ployes committee late this afternoon Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh de- I clared he intended to march at the '; head of the Capitol Hill division which r will number at least 1,000 in the Pat riotic parade. Members of the Har- II risburg extension of the University of ■ Pennsylvania School of Accounts and ; Finances will follow the Capitol Divi- I sion in the line. The band of the Carlisle Indian : school and the Scotland Orphan's school band will march with the divi :| sion. Every one in the line of march I will carry an American Hag and> the ■! State flags will lead the squads. 28 Vessels Sent to the Bottom During Week by German Submarines Bondon, April 18.—The weekly re port of British shipping losses issued to-day shows 19 vessels of more than 1,600 tons sunk and nine vessels of | less than 1,600 tons. Twelve fishing : vessels also were sunk. During the past seven weeks, the | period on which statements of the I losses of British merchant vessels have been made in their present form, jthe figures show that 168 vessels have I been lost, the total for vessels of more (than 1,600 tons being 116 and for ves sels of less than that tonnage, 52 I This week's losses of 28 merchant ships are slightly in excess of the aver i age, which is 24 for the seven weeks' I period. Von Bissinger Replaced As Governor of Belgium Amsterdam, April 18. According 'o a Brussels telegram Governor Gen i era I Von Bissin* is again ill and the ! emperor has appointed General Von j Zwehl his successor for the time being. | General Von Zwehl is at present gov lernor of Antwerp. General Von Bissing has been re- j ; pealedly reported ill during the last year and was said to be suffering from j pneumonia and in a dangerous con-1 jdition last December. Reports of his 1 j resignation have been equally fre-1 iquent but have never been confirmed, j PRRPARRDXEIt nil.l, PASSES | The Beyer bill providing for payment of substitute for persons in State, coun j ty or city service who may enter the i armed forces of the nation, was passed i In the House to-day without opposl , tlon. It now goes to the Senate. The | j bill permitting use of certain processes'! in lilenchlng flour provided they are ' not deleterious to health also, passed ' flnnlt HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1917 LAST PORTRAIT OF NKi w I i , r s mL nppWwf **?>• - jJpH MAYOR EZRA S. MEALS ri„.t, Tllis . p , ho f tos:r^P h ' \\ xe last , tak , en °, f J !a>'°r Meals, shows liim at work at his desk just before the illness developed which culminated in his death. He was one - of the hardest working mayors the city ever had and labored all hours ot the night in conferences on traffic improvement and other police betterments CONGRESS DIVIDES ON CONSCRIPTION FOR NEW U.S. ARMY President Hurries to Capitol to Aid Administration's Meas ure For Defense AVashington, April. 18.—Opponents! of the selective conscription plan got i the upper hand in the House Military i Committee to-day, voted 12 to 8 to j have the new army bill carry a pro vision to first try to raise the new ■ force by volunteers. Meanwhile the j bill including the conscription provis ion was approved by the Senate Mili tary Committee, ten to seven. While the two committees were act ing, President Wilson was at the Capitol conferring with Senate- lead [Contlnucd on Page 22j WHAT HAS BECOMES OF JOHN W.SMITH, REMEDY CO. HEAD? i Former Platform Lecturer and Medicine Distributor Leaves Girl Behind Just what has become of John Wes ley Smith, sole proprietor of the' Standard llcmedy Company and for-! mer platform lecturer who left town | more than a month ago is the ques tion that is bothering his friends in Harrlsburg and the girl who patiently waits for his return in New German- | town. June 8 is the date :iet for their marriage Smith left his boarding house at: 1630 North Sixth street March 21, say- ! [Continued on Page SCOUTS COVER " ■ CITY WITH RED CROSS POSTERS "Join Now" Placards Admon-I isli; Canvassers Work in In- j dustrial Plants Membership canvassers working in! the intensive membership campaign of: the Ilarrisburg chapter, American j lied Cross, to-day devoted their ef- j forts to the various industrial plants! and commercial establishments of the ! city. Ilarrisburg awoke this morning to find that the Boy Scouts of the city: has done their work well. The city j [Continued on Page 9] German Monarchy to Fall if Entente Wins War Amsterdam, April 18. Count Von Reventlow writing in the Tages Zelt ung. asserts that victory Is necessary! if the German monarchy is to en- j dure. He says: "We have long expressed the view that German victory and the German 1 monarchy are mutually dependent. I Without a German victory the Ger- 1 man monarchy will soon cease to e*- i ist I I QThf Star- Unftcprnbfnt NAVY PLANS BIG CANOE RUN FROM MIFFLIN MAY 12 One Hundred Canoeists Will Participate in Annual Excursion I Tentative plans for the annual ex j cursion of the Greater Harrisburg Navy down the Juniata and Susquehanna riv ! ers from Mifflin to this city, to be held I Saturday and Sunday, May 12 and 13, ; were mada at a meeting of the commit ' too in charge in the Park Department j offices, Calder Building, last evening. Members of the Navy present were I enthusiastic in predicting that at least | one hundred canoeists from Harris | burg and Steelton will make the two day trip. It was'decided to ship all canoes to Mifflin by freight several days in ad vance of Saturday, May 12. The flo fv'ontinuod on Page 22] ARCHITECT OF NEW PENN-HARRIS GOES OVER PLANS ! \ \\. L. Stoddart Here; Specifi cations in Hands of Con tractors W. L. Stoddart, architect of the new Penn-Harris Hotel, spent a few hours in Harrisburg yesterday afternoon go ing over with the officers of the hotel company certain details of the plans. Drawings and specifications are now in the hands of the contractors and sub contractors and it is expected that es timates will be In the hands of the collaborating architects not later than May 1. The work on the plans has Involved [Continued on Page 8] PRESENT PLANS TO BE FOLLOWED IN BIG PARADE Death of Mayor Will Not Post pone Patriotic Event; Fol low His Wishes The big patriotic parade and dem onstration arranged for Saturday will not be postponed on account of the death of Mayor Meals. Believing it would bo the wish of the late Mayor, whose last official act was the issuing of a proclamation call ing on the citizens of liarrisburg to set apart the day for attesting their loyalty to the Flag and Country, that the program be carried out, the com mittee on arrangements will make no change in the plans as announced. Action will be taken by the committee to-night in recognition of the death of the Mayor an dformaliy declaring its belief that its action in not post [Continucd on Page 22] R. H. DENIED INCREASE By Associated Press Washington, April 18. lncreased freight rates on grain products and by-products from the Chicago district to points east of BufTalo, N. Y., were disapproved to*-day by the Interestute Commerce Commission. SERVICES FOR i MAYOR MEALS TO j BE HELD FRIDAY Dies at Harrisburg Hospital■ After Lingering Illness; Whole City Mourns COUNCIL TO ATTEND Will Be at Funeral in Body; Friend of Poor and Police Reformer The funeral of Mayor Ezra S. Meals, who died early this morning at the Harrisburg Hospital, will be held on Friday. Services will be held at 2 o'clock in I the afternoon at the home. Third and North streets. Rnd will be private. The j body may be viewed to-morrow after- j noon at 4 o'clock, to-morrow evening! and Friday until noon. A special meeting of council will be j called for this evening or to-morrow j morning, to pass resolutions of regret [ because of the death of the Mayor. If is probable that all city offices will be ordered closed at noon on Friday in honor of the Mayor. Council to Attend In Roily The Rev. Harry Nelson Bassler, pas tor of the Second Reformed Church, will have charge of the ceremonies and fContinued on Pase 131 Largest Single War Credit in World's History to Go to Wilson Without Delay By Associated Press j Washington, April 18. The larg | est single war credit in history will be J at the disposal of the administration | as soon as the House approves Senate I amendments to the $7,009,000,000 war revenue bill. This may be to-day. The measure passed the Senate last night by unanimous vote. The House was expected to accept the few Senate changes without send ing the measure to conference. The Senate, however, named conferes to act should the House not approve the | changes. The bill will be rushed to President Wilson for his signature as soon as the House approves the measure. Treasury officials, anticipating the action of the House on the bill, began to-day to work out the policy to be employed in issuing the bonds. Secre-1 tary McAdoo will seek the advice of leading financiers of the country re- | garding the best means of floating the | issue and that end has invited sug -1 gestlons from members of the advis- j ory council of the Federal Reserve ' Board. U-Boat Sinks Spanish Steamer, Killing Eighteen By Associated Press Madrid, April 18. —The Spanish ! | steamship Tom has been tbrpedoed and | [ sunk without warning. Eighteen lives were lost. It is expected that news of j this occurrence will further inflame | public feeling in Spain. The Tom, 2,40!) j tons gross, was owned in Bilbao. Recent news dispatches from Spain j said that much excitement was produc ed by the torpedoing of the Spanish | steamer San Fulgencio. The Spanish I government sent an emphatic protest ! to Germany, and is reported to have | I demanded an idemnity. Opium Seized by the U. S. to Be Used by Red Cross By Associated Press Washington, D. C., April 18. Largo | quantities of opium, seized by agents I of the Treasury Department in enforc- I ing the antinarcotic laws, will be used j in making valuable hospital drugs ! which the war has made scarce, accord- j ing to plans reported to-day to the Na- ! tional Academy of Sciences bv the Na tional Research Council, a body cre ated to study scientific war problems. ' Members of (lie council also told of 1 | various experiments to improve aero- I planes, detect mines or submarines be- | j neath the water and protect soldiers ; against gas attacks. Count Tisza Said to Have Quit as Hungarian Premier By Associated Press Amsterdam, April 18. The Vienna newspapers announce that Dr. Urban, Minister of Commerce, and Dr. Baern relther. minister without portfolio, ! have resigned. Dispatches from Ger : many connect these resignations with 1 the convocation of the Austrian Parlia | raent next month, which, they say, is t considered in German circles as inop portune, in view of political events ! abroad. An Amsterdam dispatch to the Cen tral News says the Budapest Socialist pner, Noweszavk, announces the resig nation of Count Tisza, the Hungarian Premier. Patriotic Canine Series THREE CHIOKRS Miss Patsy is a pedigreed young English spaniel who lives in the toy j dog kennels at 312 Hummel street. Being of the weaker sex, it has wor- | ried Patsy considerably as to how she should do her "bit," and she has been noticed poring seriously over the war news each evening when she retrieves the HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH from the front step. As Pafsy is red and white in color, her dress-up uniform is a large blue bow, which has always annoyed her extremely, and been much more chewed than worn. Now, however, Patsy absolutely refuses to promenade without said blue bow. but after she has been decorated to her satisfaction, she marches proudly at the end of her leash, confident that everyone notices her "tout ensemble" to be Red, White and Blue. We, the undersigned, a "constent rceda" and a firm upholder of the ' pure white banner of truth, dare you , to print this. D. E. H. j "Constent Reeda"—We couldn't lake a dare like that. ! , IE ED. 1! HEAVY FIRING HEARD AT SEA OFF CAPE COD "our Naval Stations Report Sound of Guns; Battle Gains Some Credence; No Comifrent Is Made on Official Statement Sent to Washington; Exchange of Salutes Suggested as Possible Cause of Shots ISy Associated Press Washington, April 18.—A report from a Cape Cod coast guard station forwarded to the Navy Department by the Boston naval district commandant says there was heavy firing this morning at sea north of the station Heavy guns were heard in rapid succes sion. No explanation of the firing was obtainable when the report was transmitted. Three coast guard stations in the Cape Cod region joined in the report says that the firing was heard at ( J. 41 o'clock this morning. All agreed that the sound indicated the use of heavy guns fired in rapid succession. The regularity of the shots led to the suggestion that it might have been an exchange of salutes by naval vessels, although it was stated that vessels on active war duty are not permitted to thus reveal their positions. Naval officials at Boston explained that the firing probably in dicated that a naval engagement was in progress^ By Associated I'rcss Boston, April 18.—Reports of heavy gunfire at the entrance of Massachu setts bay sent a thrill along the coast to-day. Three coast guard stations on Cape Cod successively reported to the navy yard here that they had counted distinct and_ repeated guns from the north and northeast of the tip of the cape. It was believed at the navy yard that American vessels were engaged with the enemy. Inside the capo a heavy fog hung over the waters, but outside the weather was calm and a gentle breeze was blowing. No war ship was sighted by the three stations, and after thirty minutes the firing ceased. Suggest Salute It was suggested that ships of the I I I COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION i Imorrov. mcrnin alor i- o take 'oh ori ht d 1Y cf ?-'• - I. MOTOR LAW CHANGES APPROVED I vehicle •, ■ S L Icon drinving houses on public was also passed. P HOUSE ADJOURNS'UNTIL TOMORROW . : " 9 Sp: ■:. t .:• , i W)< [ PARDON FOR URDER ASKED j The Stuu i i ; , V I ; •, . j I 3 V I hi iv B I [ tO-OS 'i: . ■/: ,■, -y [•' [. . ■ in-cr. . suptf, finish ! - Of l*nd, • •• . i plot . MARKET CLOSING IRREGULAR New York, April, 18.—With few exceptiton6 all fore noon gains were effaced in thejaiit hour, the list drooping on increased weakness of motors and other specialties Th; clour.,: ; issues at extreme recessions of 2 to 5 points proved an oft set ? > • ■■ : t • . . \ dustrials in to-day's profetsionial c/.?rations Sal■s wore estimcrr , r ,h 1 1 MARRIAGE John William Hire, Jr., lino In. nnd Margaret Klvn Kulp. Dnncannon. < ornellun \\ Internum, Columbia, nnd Huth Alfaretta Ivirkup, Harris urc. William Henry Khundn, Ji., nnd Snriih Catharine Smith, l!nrrlnhurg.< trunk IlnUli nnd Florence KlUabetli Wood*, Philadelphia. { Otorge ItaniMey, Jr., and IJIIIe Flnnen, \\et Hanover iounhhlp. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION allies which are constantly on patrol duty might have come up with friend ly warships and salutes exchanged. However, naval men could not undei i stand warships 011 active duty be , traying their location through naval etiquette. They believed that there 1 was no saluting unless prearranged and of which there w'as no knowledge at the na\ ? y yard. Subsequent attempts to learn some thing more definite failed and an ex planation of the liring awaited reports from war vessels in the vicinity. Mean time steps were taken to meet any emergency. The lirst report reached Lieutenant E. G. Blakslee, in charge of the radio naval district that in eludes all the New England coast fron. [Continued on Page 22]
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