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HARRISBURG lSi TELEGRAPH
LXXXVI— No. 96 IS PAGES
* THOUSANDS OF PATRIOTS
WILL DISPLAY^LOYALTY
STREETS WILL
RESOUND UNDER
MARTIAL TREAD
ALL AFTERNOON
Sixty Bands in Nine Divisions of Patriots Who Will Show
Commander-in-Chief They Are Ready '"To Do Their
Bit"; Lowering Skies Fail to Dampen Enthusiastic
Preparations For History-Making Pageant
(Official Parade Program, Page 3.)
THEN conquer we must, for our cause it is just,
, And this be our motto: 'ln God is our trust.'
And the Star-spangled Banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."
Harrisburg to-day flashes the signal to the Commander-in
■ Chief that it stands ready to do its bit.
It is "Everybody's Patriotic Day," and the city is roused as it
never has been before.
Thousands are assembling to march in a mighty pageant of
patriotism while other thousands are lining up along the route of
the procession.
Flags Draped Everywhere
A profusion of flags draped over the fronts of stores and houses
of the city and flung from windows everywhere bespeak the loyalty
of the people. In the business district the buildings are practically
hidden behind waving rows of red, white and blue. So thick are
the decorations that in many of the narrower streets through which
the parade will pass the marchers will be under a veritable roof of
flags and banners.
Jlow thoroughly the city had entered into the spirit of patriot
ism lor which the day was set aside was shown this morning when
wagons and automobiles appeared in gala attire. The trolley cars
are carrying the national colors twined around the windows and
trolley poles.
Railroads Bring Thousands
The railroads pouring thousands into the city with many
trains arriving in two sections.
Lowering clouds early this morning threatened to interfere with
the day's program but toward noon the weather became more
settled
All Traffic Stopped
The parade starts from Front and
Market streets at 2 o'clock sharp. All
traffic In Market street will be stopped
nt 1:45 o'clock. This Includes trolley
cars. Reservoir, Oberlln and Hill cars
coming into the city will run as far
fts Fourth and Market Btreets. Steel
ton cars will enter and leave Market
Square byway of Ruco and Vine
streets.
After the parade strikes Second
(street, Second street trolley service
hs well as Rockvllle, will be sus
pended. Third street cars will Stay
in Third street to Market and will not
enter Market Square after tho parade
moves.
Several organlaztlons made applica
tions for places in the procession up
to the last minute yesterday.
Marshal H. M. Brooks, of the sixth
division, yesterday issued an invita
tion to members of trades unions Vho
are not members of other organiza
tions to march In his division,
Ministers in 1.1 no
Ministers will assemble at North
and Front streets at 1:30 o'clock
and will report to Division Marshal
Henderson Gilbert. The ministers
will likely lead the eighth division,
which will consist mainly of civic or
ganizations.
Spanish War Veterans will meet
in their camp rooms, 301 North Sec
ond street, at 1 o'clock and proceed
from there to their place of form
ation;
Officials In charge of the Servian
delegation reported yesterday to
Secretary Laubensteln that there
will be at ieast 200 Sons of Servia
In line. A band will accompany them
Elks who Intend to participate in
the parade will meet at tho Klks'
home. North Second street, at I
o'clock for instructions as to forma
tion.
The Annvtlle band will accompany
the Pi 0> S. of A. lodges In the pa
|THE WEATHER I
For HarrUburg and vlclnltri Part
ly rlondy thin afternoon; fair
to-nlKht and Sunday; cooler to
night.
For Kantern I'ennnylvanlm Fair
to-nlicht and Sunday I cooler to
night.
Yenterdny'a Weather
Hlarheat temperature, 71.
Lowest temperature, 51.
Mean temperature, <ll.
temperature, 33.
rade to-day, as will the drum corps
]of Camp No. 639. The Pennsylvania
Reserves, the military branch of the
j order, will lead the delegation.
Members of the Harrisburg Rifle
■ Association will assemble in Front
j street, near the Cumberland Valley
bridge, at 1 o'clock and will mareh
from there to their formation
place.
A concert was given in the Capitol
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$57 in 40 Minutes Record
Speed at Police Station in
Fining 19 Traffic Breakers
j Fifty-seven dollars in 4 0 minutes
I was the record haul of the police court
| for many years.
Yesterday afternoon 19 traffic vio
lators were heard in that short space
jof time. To each answer guilty came
■ the reply, "three dollars or live days."
| All took the three dollars.
Roulette Wheels "Blinds"
For Gang of Pickpock&s
Permission to operate roulette
; wheels was refused to several out-of
, town men this morning by the police
i department.
it is charged by Reading police that
I several roulette operators in that city
during the patriotic parade were
merely drawing cards for the crowds
| while their pickpockets were at work.
_ SL;I:K HKIK TO FORTUNE
The local police department has
been asked to aid in locating George
Miller believed to be living in this city.
The letter asking the information
comes from Reese Tatam, Dalhart,
Texas. Miller is said to have fallen
■ heir to a small fortune. Tatam be
■ lieves that he has one daughter and
two sons.
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Patriotic Canine Series
"YANKEE DOODLE"
"Yankee Doodle" is his name, he
is a coach dog and hails from the lit
tle town of Lemoyne across the river.
His sense of patriotism is very keen
and -tince the soldiers have camped in
' the cross river town to guard the Cum
j berland Valley bridge he spends most
! of his time with them. His greatest
i achievement Is dancing the fox trot to
"Yankee Doodle," he derived his
name.
HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1917
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Hark ! I hear the tramp of thousands,
And,of armed men the hum;
ko! a nation's hosts have gathered
Round the quick alarming drum—
Saying, '"Come,
Freemen, come!
Ere your heritage be wasted," said the quick alarming
drum.
"Let me of my heart take counsel:
War is not of life the sum;
Who shall stay and reap the Harvest
When the autumn days shall come?"
But the drum
Echoed, "Come!
Death shall reap the braver harvest'' said the solemn
sounding drum.
"But when won the coming battle,
\\ hat of profit springs therefrom ?
What if conquest, subjugation,
Even greater ills become?"
But the drum
Answered- "Come!
You must do the sum to prove it," said the Yankee ans
wering drum.
"What if 'mid the cannons' thunder,
Whistling shot and bursting bomb
When my brothers fall around me,
Should my heart grow cold and numb?"
But the drum
Answered, "Come!
Better there in death united, than in life a recreant,
—Come!"
Thus they answered, —hoping, fearing,
Some in faith, and doubting some,
Till a trumpet-voice proclaiming,
Said "My chosen people come!"
Then the drum,
Lo! was dumb,
I'or the great heart of the nation, throbbing, answered,
"Lord, we come!"
ARGENTINA READY
FOR BREAK WITH
KAISER'S FORCES
South American Republic De
mands Restitution For Sink
ing of Merchantman
By Associated Press
Buenos Aires, April 21.—The gov
ernment has sent to Germany an ener
getic note demanding complete satis
faction for the sinking of the Argen
tinian sailing ship Monte Protegido.
The Argentinian minister is instructed
to immediately break off relations if
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"LORD, W.£ COME"
SENATE LEADERS
TO PUSH DRAFT
BILL TO LIMIT
Conscription to Have Right of
Way on the Legislative
Calendar
Washington, D. c., April 21.—Pros
pects for the early passage of the
Selective Conscription Bill have been
measurably increased when the Sen
ate reached an agreement to give
precedence to that bill over other
pending army legislation.
The Senate has now taken the lead
in the movement for selective con
scription. What was done was in line
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NEITHER ITTNER
NOR LLOYD CHOICE
OF SCHOOL BOARD
Long Wrangle Ends in High
School Architect Selection Go
ing Back to Conference
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
What Went on Behind Closed
Doors Not Made Public; An
other Meeting Next Week
Refusing to elect either William B.
Ittner, of St. Louis, or C. Howard
Lloyd, of Harrisburg, us architect for
the new high schools and remodeling
work by a 5 to 4 vote, city school di
rectors last night referred the entire
question to a joint session of the board
and the citizens' advisory committee
to be held next week. This action
was taken at the closing of a meeting
which lasted just 5 hours'and 38 min
utes.
During that time there were two
executive sessions—the first, one-half
hour in length with only the school
board members present, and the sec
ond lasting almost one hour, the
school board meeting behind closed
doors with Mr. Ittner, Mr. Lloyd,
George W. Mcllhenny and President
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SOLDIERS TAKE
KEEN DELIGHT IN
NEW WARFARE
Australians Glad For Chance to
Get Out of Trenches
Into Open
From a Staff Correspondent of the
Associated Press
Australian Headquarters in France,
April 21.—After these many months of
trench warfare there is keen delight
for the Australian soldier In this new
land of warfare which the Oerman re
tirement has opened up. The fighting
is In open country now, over gently
rolling downs of what looks like grass
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KAISER FACES
CRISIS THAT
ROCKS EMPIRE
Ten Thousand Striking Munition Workers Prevented From
Burning City Hall of Great Fortress Town of Magde
burg After Sharp Clash With Military; Bloody Riot
Marks Labor Disturbance
BERLIN LABOR MAKES DEMANDS THAT MaY
MEAN END TO WILHELM'S MILITARIST REGIME
Von Hindenburg Forced to Make Personal Appeal to Men
in Effort to Check Widespreading Dissention; Social
ists Demand Release of Political Prisoners; French
Maintain Unrelenting Pressure
Interest in the great French offensive on the Aisne gives
way to-day to the startling news from the interior of Ger
many. Veiled though the situation is in the mists of a rigid
censorship and obscured by the shackled condition of the
(ierman press sufficient has leaked through to indicate that
the German empire is facing a great economic and political
crisis.
The latest information received is that 10,000 striking
munition workers have engaged in a bloody riot in the great
Prussian fortress town of Magdeburg and were only pre
vented from burning the City Hall after a sharp clash with
the military. This story comes from the Dutch frontier
with sufficient detail to make its claims to authenticity im
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BRITISH TAKE VILLAGE AND PRISONERS *
B London, April 21.—British troops last night captured
th*i vil ' r '"r . :■ tv, •.
1 Cambri, it was officially announced to-day. A number of
prionrrn were taken In the sharp fighting here,
j. AIR AND SEA BATTLE
I Rome, April 2l.—A sea and air battle near Venice on
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office.
GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED ,
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Coucy. A Qernfen attack against Mont Hafit failed, the war
office :. r
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DROP ESPIONAGE BILL
Washington. April 21.—The adn/nisuaticn erpionagc
bill, ait--,' .... .. -■ -.harp del-ate ; .h. b . .. d •
placed to day by the war army bill. Decision tj postpone
Con.;-- •- - h - I r.f <onagr bu] mdrftu.'el;/ r
late yesterday.
PLAN TO FINANCE RED CROSS
Washington. April 21.—About a score of prominent
fin A" .r: ■ - . :■ , . (-
President Wilson to consider means of financing war
activities of the American Red Cross.
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MARRIAGE
Jmmeu Ht-nry Ainnisht, locumtovrn, and Affnea McHntk, Williams
town.
Utorxr Henry 1-onic nnd Hnttte Viola Hndrrmn, Harrlahnrjt.
Howard Andrew Hardy and Margaret Anna Wilson, Harrlsburc.
John Itomaal, Jr., and Anna Boalra, ftteelton.
! I"ete Kovnoi and Mary Csnpo, Steelton.