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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXVI — No. 95 18 PAGES
FRENCH POUND
STEADILY ON
GERMAN LINE
General Nivelle Gradually Draws Lines of Envelopment
S33ueApy fuoßi jo )ue)iodui|
Made at Important Points Along Long Front; Teutons
Lose Heavily in Futile Efforts to Stem Tide of Defeat
and Regain Lost Trenches
By Associated Press
While the French advance last night was not spectacular as on
the preceding days of the great battle along the Aisne and in the
Champagne, progress was nevertheless continued in important sec
tors.
This was notably true of the region northwest of Soissons
where the lines of envelopment are gradually being drawn nearer
to the important railway center of Laon, the strategic objective in
this division of the front.
The French here gained ground in the vicinity of Laffaux, the
advance being characterized in the official statement as "consider
able." The Germans reacted strongly on this front but were un
able to make any impression on the new French lines.
Genera Nivelle's pressure here is calculated to force the Ger
mans speedily out of the salient to which they have clung, pro
jecting toward the Aisiie in the direction of Conde.
The advance towards Laon also was continued on the Vaeclerc
plateau, almost directly south of this city where the French are
pushing northward west of the Rheims—Laon road. On the plains
north of Rheims where the Germans are clinging stubbornly to
their strongly-entrenched positions, several of their trenches near
courcy were carried in grenade attacks. Headway also was made
east of Loivre in this sector.
In tho Champagne notably near
Moronvilliers the Germans launched
their expected violent counter attacks
which the French troops, their ar
tillery brought up, were amply pre
pared to meet. , The artilWy and ma
chine guns cut loose on the advanc
ing columns, reinforced by the French
contingents recently thrown in from
other fronts and from the reserves.
The result was that the Germans al
though their attacks had been pre
pared by heavy bombardments were
cut up and failed to attain their
▼ bjective.
Signs of renewed activity also that
appeared yesterday in the British
front in the Arras battlefield, where
some gains in the Lens region and
west of Fampoux were reported, ex
tended last night to the district north
west of St. Quentin. London to-day
report British progress in tho neigh
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WAGON lJEMOI.ISHlOl) HY CAII
Max Cohen, 56." Calder street, was'
liadly cut and bruised early this morn
ing when a street car collided with the
milk wagon he was driving. He was
taken to the Hari'isburg Hospital,
where his injuries were treated. The
car collided with the wagon at Capital
and Boas streets. The wagon was re
duced to kindling wood.
A \
Route of Parade
Parade will move promptly at 1!
o'clock from Front find Market
streets, with simuil from t ourt house
lell v over tlie following route:
Market to Fourth.
To Sixth.
To Seneca
To Third.
To Ilumiltou.
To Second.
To Chestnut.
On arrival at Seeoud and C'lieMtnut
streets, each division marshal will
dismiss his division In the following
man ner:
Those orgaiiixntioas linvinu their
plaee of meeting eust of Second
street will niareh out C hestnut and
north on Third or Fourth far enough
uptown before dismissing so as to
not liloekade Chestnut street.
Those organisations huviag their
plaee of meeting est of Second
street, will mareh out t licstliut to
Front, then north or south on Front
and will not dismiss until they are
far <iioiigli away from Chestnut
street NO as to prevent a liloekade.
In this manner, the entire parade
will oover the entire route.
The ehlef marshal and his stair
will review parade front west side
of Market Square, above Market
Mtreet.
By order
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Attest: C hief Morshal. I
FHANCIS H. HOY, .lit.,
Chief of Staff.
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I THE WEATHER] |
For llnrrlMburg and vlelnltyx Prob
ably showers to-night and Satur
days somewhat warmer to-night.
For Fastern Pennsylvania: Prob
ably showers to-night and Satur
dayj somewhat warmer to-night t
fresh southerly winds.
River
The SuAquehanna river and all Its
tributaries will probably eontlnue
to fnll slowly or remalu nearly
stationary, except heavy showers
may eause local rises In some
streams. A stage of about 4.N
feet Is indieated for llnrrlshurg
Saturday morning.
(ieneral Conditions
The eenter of the Southwest Ktorm
lias moved from Southwest Kan-
Mas to lowa In the last twenty
four hours, without mueh change
In its general characteristics. It
has caused scattered showers,
with thunderstorms In some dls
triets, generally east of the Itocky
Mountains in the last twenty*
four hours, except in th South
Atlantic and Hast tiulf States,
where fair weutlicr has prevail
ed. Rain has continued In the
ISorth Pacific States.
Temperature! H a. m., 52 degrees.
Sun: Rises, r:14 a. in.
Moon: Mew moon, April 21,
River Stage: 4.11 feet.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 71>.
liOwest temperature, CM).
Mean temperature, 70.
Mormnl temperature, 5 '2.
AUSTRIANSGROW
WEARY OF THEIR
PART IN BATTLING
Want to Be Assured of Lasting
Peace When War Comes
io End
Amsterdam, April 20. —A semi
official dispatch from Vienna says
Emperor Charles has granted an au
dience to leaders of the German party
in Austria. Herr Weisskerchner,
upper burgomaster of Vienna, spoke
of the loyalty of the Germans, who,
he said, would do everything to pro
cure for Parliament, which must be
summoned quickly, the capacity and
opportunity to do its proper work. He
added:
"But we cannot suppress our deep
apprehension that owing to urgent
reasons peremptory necessities of
state which concern the whole of
Austria 'have been relegated to the
background." The speaker entreated
I the Emperor to take these necessities
of state into consideration and by ac
cepting the view of the German party,
"give us the possibility of dissipating
the fears which are arising among the
population.
Condition Serious
"The people of Austria," he con
tinued, "hope that the heavy sacrifices
of this unparallel struggle which was
forced upon us for the honor and ex
istence of our fatherland, will be rec
ompensed by a reasonable peace
which we most thankfully will accept
from Your Majesty's hand with the
promise that the German people will
co-operate loyally ,and steadfastly in
works of peace to the glory and great
ness of Austria."
Emperor Charles replied:
"I assure you that X fully appreci
ate the seriousness and actuality of
your political efforts. Germans in
I Austria may bo assured that they pos
sess my confidence.
"It is my intention to summon Par
liament shortly. Revival of Parlia
mentary life at this moment, after
years of suspension, is of extraordi
nary importance."
Notes For $2,000,000,000 to
Be Issued Within 60 Days
By Associated Press
Washington, April 20.—Treasury
certificates of indebtedness author
ized up to $2,000,000,000 in the $7,-
000,000,000 war finance measure now
before congress will be issued, Secre
tary McAdoo announced to-day "as
may be necessary to meet tho require
ments of the treasury" as soon as the
bill becomes a law.
The bonds authorized by the bill
probably will not be offered before
sixty days.
REDMEN COMPIiETE PLANS
Final arrangements for the part the
Improved Order of liedmen will take
in tho parade were made Thursday
evening In wigwam of Cornplanter
tribe. No. 61. The tribes of Steelton,
Middletown and Highsptre with the
Steelton Band of forty pieces will be
at Eleventh and Market streets
promptly at 1 o'clock, where Alle
quippa and Cornplanter tribes will
Join them, then to proceed to Sixth
and Broad streets and pick up the up
town tribes. All members of the or
ganization are requested to be at their
respective places and lodge rooms
promptly so as to get to their proper
division in good time, Charles W,
I'ressler, of Cornplanter tribe, Great
| Meshinewa Of the great council of
nni.y:vanlu, will hnvo charge of tho
j Mtlre division of Reflmen, assisted by
Meshlnewus of the several tribes.
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1917
W EVERYTHING IN READINESS
BIG PATRIO
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THOMAS P. MOHAN,
Patriotic Day Founder
OFFICIAL CIRCLET
ARE ANTICIPATING
ITTNER'S ELECTION
Expect St. Louis Architect Will
Be Named to Design
Schools
T)io election of William B. Ittner,
of St. Louis, as architect to design
Harrisburg's new high schools was
anticipated in city official circles when
the school board met late this after
noon.
For two months the selection of an
architect has been under considera
tion when the board refused to ap
prove the report of a special commit
tee recommending Mr. Ittner. The
committee included David E. Tracy
and William Jennings, of the citizens'
advisory committee; F. E. Downes,
city school superintendent; A. Carson
Stamm and Arthur D. Bacon, school
directors.
The board returned the report with
instruction that the committee sug
gest a Harrisburg architect together
with Mr. Ittner. This has not been
done, it is understood.
Since the action of the board re
fusing to elect Mr. Ittner, Dr. C. E.
IJ. Keene, one of the directors who
voted against him, submitted six ques
tions to the special committee for con
sideration, declaring if they were ans
wered satisfactorily, he would change
his vote. Satisfactory answers are to
be presented, 'it is expected.
Several members of the school
board with the citizens' committee
yesterday visited in Washington in
specting schools which were built
there over plans drawn by Mr. Ittner.
WOULD EXCUSE FARMERS
Trenton, N. J., April 20. —Governor
Edge to-dny requested county judges
to excuse farmers from jury duty this
year in order not to cripple the agri
cultural campaign for greater crops.
Teh Governor also asked the State
Bankers' Association to urge bank
ers in rural districts to eexreiso liber
ality in loaning funds to the farmers
this year.
AMERICA FIGHTS
FOR WORLD PEACE
NOT FOR A TRUCE
Germany's Attitude Said to
Make Terms of Settlement
Impossible
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, April 20.—"America's
relation to the world conflict and to
the coming peace," was the general
topic for discussion at the annual
meeting of the American Academy of
Political and Social Science, which
opened here to-day.
Dr. George W. Kirchwcy, of New
York, one' of the speakers, declared
we are lighting for world peace, not
for a world truce, and "we cannot lend
ourselves to terms of settlements
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ATTEND SHAD DINNER
More than 150 members of the Har
rlsburg Republican Club last night at
tended a shad dinner as tho guests of
CUy Treasurer Harry F. Ovos. The af
fair was one of the most successful of
the season. A number of State, county
and city officials were present, but no
program of addresses was given.
REROUTE CARS FOR PARADE
After 1.30 o'clock to-morrow after
noon all cars on lines of the Harrls
burg Railways Company will be rout
ed so as not to hold up the parade.
Felix M. Davis, superintendent of
transportation of the Harrlsburg Rail
ways Company, announced this after
noon that tho following schedule would
bo In efTect after 1.80: Steelton cars
will leave Market Square and go over
the Race and Vine lines Oberlin and
Reservoir cars will run to Fourth and
Walnut; Rockvllle and Second street
cars will run to the Bolton House
crossover In Second street; Third street
cars to Third and Market; Fourth. Cap
ital and Penbrook cars to Fourth and
Market streets.
SfljrlSftir- - ffnftfrprnftirnt.
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C'APT. E. I-.AUBKNSTEIN, W '
Chief Marshal.
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CAPT. H. M. STINE,
Chairman of Committee.
Success of Demonstration
Hinges on Weather; Forma
tion and Line-Up of March
Plans Completed
Everything is in readiness for to
morrow's bis; patriotic celebration,
and it is now up to the weatherman.
Unless Ilarrisburg is deluged the
parade will start promptly at 2
o'clock.
Showers are predicted for to-mor
row, but nothing short of a downpour
will change the plans for the day. Wil
liam I. Laubenstein, secretary of the
committee on arrangements, sai(> at
noon to-day that no one should allow
showers to-morrow morning to keep
him at home. The official forecast
also calls for warmer weather tomor
row.
Two and Onc-llalf Hours to l'ass
Fire Chief Kindler yesterday step
ped off the route of the parade and it
took him one hour and forty minutes.
That means in all probability that it
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MEMBERSHIP OF
RED CROSS NOW
MORE THAN 2,000
'House io House Canvass Ex
pected to Besult in Fur
ther Gains
The Red Cross membership has cross
ed the mark.
At noon to-day enrollments stood at
2,050, and it is expected to be close
to 2,500 by to-morrow night, the end
of the first week of the membership
campaign.
A house to house canvass of the
entire city of Harrisburg was decides
on at a meeting of the campaign com
mittee last night. One captain was
appointed for each of the thirteen
wards and one aid to each precinct.
meeting of the captains and ids will
be held at lied Cross headquarters, 208
Walnut street, next Monday evening
at 7.30 o'clock, when plans for an
intensive house to house canvass will
be formulated.
To Mnreli In Pantile
A letter mailed this morning by the
campaign committee to the ward cap
tains says:
"When you stop to think that Japan,
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I.C.C.Opens Hearings on 15
Per Cent. Increase in Rates
Tentatively Granted R. R.
By Associated I'reit
Washington, Aprt! 20, Hearings
opened to-day on tho Interstate Com
merce Commission's tentative order
permitting all railroads to Increase
freight rates 18 per cent, on June 1.
Arguments of railroads tor the higher
rates and objections of shippers will
be heard fully before the commission
Issues a final order, • Hhlppers from
New York, Chicago, Cincinnati and
other cities were heard to-day,
FRANCIS H. HOY, JR
Chief of Staff.
LAST TRIBUTE IS
PAID TO MAYOR BY
HOST OF FRIENDS
City, County and State Unite in
Bereavement; Many View
Body
City, county and State, in mourning
because of the death of Maxpr E. S.
Meals, paid their last tributes to the
executive through scores of floral of
ferings, resolutions of condolence and
sympathy to the family, and by send
ing representatives to the private fu
neral services which were held this
afternoon.
Hundreds View liody
evening and this morning hun
dreds of persons visited the Meals
residence. Third and North street, to
view the body for the last time
many bringing expressions of regret,
in the lorm of handsome Uoral de
signs.
Of these tributes, probably the most?
touching came from John Quincy Uai
tis, an old city employe of the high
way department, who passed the home
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Launch Ejectment Suits to
Get More Zone Properties
Ejectment proceedings were started
to-dav hv the State to get possession of
additional properties in the Capitol
Park extension zone.
Action was taken against the follow
ing property owners: Henry G. and
Edgar Walter, *l3 2-4 Statu street;
George K. Winger, 1"7 North Fourth
street; Honora C.. Alice and Helen 13.
Ryan, 515 North Fourth street and 524-
116 West street; Henry Shanimo, SOU
State street. The writs are returnable
May 28.
BREACH OF TRUST
RUINED RAILWAYS
DECLARES L C. C.
Federal Board Says Directors
of Board Often Sought
Personal Gain
Washington, April 2 0. —The finan
cial downfall of the Pere Marquette
Railroad and the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton Railway Is attributed In a
long report made public to-day by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
primarily to "breach of trust by cor
porate officials, often for personal
gain."
"That downfall with Its deplorable
consequences," tho report reads, "can
be traced only to betrayal within and
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Williamstown Burgess
Appeals Against Paving Co.
Burgess William Manning, of Wil
liamstown. appeared In I>auphln county
court to-day as plaintiff In a prelimin
ary Injunction bearing to restrain the
Williamstown council and treasurer
from making further payments on
paving work being dona there by tho
(J. W. Knslgn Company, Inc.
Councllmanlo records were produced
during tho hearing as evidence to show
the authority council had In making
payments totalling 14,001). Other wit
nesses were then called to testify as to
the quality of the paving, The court
has been asked to make the Injunction
permanent,
AUTO IST NTIIIK KS WAGON
An nutomolille whose name the po
lice have been unable to learn, collided
with a horse and wagon at Seventh and
Market streets lato last night. The
horse became frightened and dmjhed
out Market Btreet, No one was in-'i
Jured but the wagon wan broken, 'J
MAXIMUM PRICES
FOR FOODSTUFFS
URGES HOUSTON
Secretary of Agriculture Would
Have Defense Council Em
powered to Act
WAR TIME NECESSITY
Points Out Need of Survey of
Nation's Agricultural
Resources
By Associated Press
Washington, April 20.—Secretary
Houston to-day recommended to the
Senate that the Council of National
Defense be empowered to fix mini
mum and muximum food prices.
To meet the food situation, Secre
tary Houston told the Senate, the De
partment of Agriculture needs the
following authority and power:
"To make a complete survey of the
food supply of the nation, with a view
to secure full information as to its
location, ownership and where it is
needed, and complete knowledge as
to the instrumentalities and agencies
that own, control, manufacture and
distribute food products.
"After investigation, and in co-op
eration with the trade interests involv
ed, to establish market grades and
classes of farm products, including
seeds, and standards for receptacles
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DIOVTISTS TO AID I'. S.
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, April 20. Dental
manufacturers of the United States,
representing a capital of about $00,000,-
000, to-day announced the organization
of The Dental Manufacturers' War
Emergency Association to facilitate the
production and furnishing to the Gov
prnment of instruments, supplies, ap
pliances and furniture in the dental
trade.
CEHJIUS SKLK-SATISKIEO
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, April 20. German
newspapers are indulging in a veritable
orgy of self-glorification at the record
fibure of the sixth German war loan.
The expectation is expressed on all
sides that the entente will now certainly
see that the attempt to exhaust Ger
man's financial strength is an utter
I failure.
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T to-day by Assemblyman Perry M. Armstrong, Democrat
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i New York, Aprjl 20. —Specialties were at theif worst
T in the listlette final hour, some equipments and munitioft
1 bowing extreme losses of sto 7 points. The. closing w3 -
? -eg-uiar More' urgent .selling of speculative issues, ?•
I pecially those likely to be most affected by war taxation,
a s market. Sato <
I were cstir.wJd at >; I-S' -h-ues j
C RADES MEN INVITED 1
Harriaburg. H. M Brooks, marshal cf the Sixrtr !
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( tions t... sr-irch vtth M,' ,V r. --r\ j
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I Frcnt streets to-morrow aftrenoon at 1.30 to take part in i
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1 MARRIAGE LICENSES j
I Mtrrel I>nrrow mid Catharine R. Schlndler, Ilnrrlnbiir*.
f Albert White mid Mary Curt-y, llnrrlMhnru. j
1 Nlcolo I'edcMii itnd Maria I'opon, llarrlNhtim. |
jjyi Charle* Michael Tlce, Hell Uruvf. and A utile Lueretln Mesne, Llekdale. i
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Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION
ENGLAND FLIES
AMERICAN FLAG
OVER PARLIAMENT
First Time in History Foreign
Emblem Has Been So
Displayed
CELEBRATE U. S. STAND
King and Queen Take Part in
Great Patriotic Demon
stration
By Associated Press
London, April 20.—The British peo
pie and Americans in this countr/
celebrated America's partnership ill
the world war by a religious service
to-day in St. Paul's Cathedral attend
ed by the official heads of tho nation
and a great congregation which in
cluded hundreds of Americans and
many prominent British men and
women. There was a great display of
American flags in London and all
other English towns and a popular
demonstration by the crowds which
surrounded the cathedral. The Stars
and Stripes floated from the highest
tower of the Parliament buildings at
Westminster—the first time a foreign
flag was ever displayed on that emi
nence—and flew above all Govern
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Patriotic Canine Series
HEEDS HIS COUNTRY'S CALL
The lidelity of Uncle Sam towards
the allies is further witnessed by the
fact that a small fox terrier, "Buster,"
residing at Nineteenth and Market
streets, .lias assumed a friendly atti
tude toward others of his kind. Pre
vious to subscribing to the TELE
GRAPH Buster did not know that his
President and his country needed
him. Ho always assumed an excep
tionally dogmatic and disrespectful at
titude toward other canines, but, now,
after learning that we also are fight
ing the Kaiser, Buster indulges in a
profuse wagging of the tail whenever
he chances to meet a French poodle
or English bulldog. Should a dachs
hund come into view, he barks fe
rociously. He's too small to make an
attack.