Ten Million Men to Be Enrolkd in Country's Army Conscription "ftoil ly July HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH (sVlr 3liu- Unfieprn&rnl LXXXVI — No. 114 16 PAGES LAST QUOTA OF CANDIDATES FOR STRAPS READY Final Contingent of Harris burgers to Ft. Niagara to Leave Tonight . 1,100 ARE IN CAMP Pennsylvanians Arriving on Every Train; Many His torical Spots llarrisburg's last quota of recruits, candidates for officers' commissions in the first selective army, leave at 10.50 o'clock to-night from the Pennsylvania Station for Fort Ni agara. where the next three months will be spent in training. Orders were received to-day by Charies D. Greenawalt, of 224 lo cust street, to report at the camp to morrow. He will leave to-night. David Fleming, Jr., son of David Fleming, Riverside apartments, has resigned his position at Bridgeport. Conn., and spent part of yesterday here on his way to the officers' train ing camp at Pittsburg. Wilbur Stuart Barker, 9 South Nineteenth street, son of James W. Barker, has arrived at Fort Niagara and has been assigned to Company 10. George Hoover, son of Postmaster Hoover, of Penbrook, left last night for Fort Nigara. He is a Dickinson law student. J. G. Elder, who had been taking the intensive military training course at Princeton, has gone to Fort Ni agara. 1.100 Pennsylvanians in Camp More than 1,100 Pennsylvanians had reported to Colonel Samuel W. Miller, ommandant at the training camp, up to last night. Nearly a thousand more from this State are expected to reach Fort Niagara by this evening, while the last of the "rookies" will have reached camp at sundown to-morrow. Upon arriving at the fort yesterday ixh/mhil. '♦ i otneo moved out tries m the grove close to the trolley termi . nal and all surrendered their cre f dentiuls and registered. The staff of clerks was small and the task a long and tedious one. some of the men standing in line for- hours. Have Chance to See Night-, This gave them ample opportunity to get a first glimpse of their sur roundings where they will make their home for the next three months. Across the river less than half a mile away is the plains of Niagara, where thousands of Candian troops, some of whom are now buried be neath the sod of France, received their early training. Nearer the lake is Fort Mississaugua, another land mark and relic of the early frontier days when the redskin roamed the plains and woods in this section. After registering the recruit was assigned to his place in the new frame barracks built since war was declared. About 350 men will sleep In each of these buildings. But small provision is made for his per sonal effects. Following registration there was little for the "'rookie" to do, and he will have little to do until the rou tine of the camp begins, which will be either Monday or Tuesday. Hun dreds of recruits arrived on regular trains late Thursday night and some spent several hours sightseeing be fore continuing to camp. After viewing the falls they con tinued their trip to the post either by trolley or automobile when they found the trolley service to be a car every two and a half hours. Want Safety Zone Every possible effort is being made by the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Niagara CtfUnty Sunday School Association to prevent the incapacitation of the troops at Ft. Niagara by immorality and intemperance. The latter or ganization, in annual convention last night, adopted a resolution calling upon President Wilson to have "safe ty zone" established in the vicinity of the camp to prevent the two men tioned evils harming the troops. (Continued on Page 2) THE WEATHER For Harrlabnr* and vlclnltn Fair, continued cool to-night nnd "tinrtay. lowest temperature to night about 43 degrees. For Kastern Pennsylvania. Fair, continued cool to-night and Sun day. probably frost to-night In north portion If weather elesrs; moderate northwest winds. River The Susquehanna river and all Its tributaries will fall slowly. A stage of abont feet Is Indi- I rated for Harriabarg Sunday morning. General Conditions . The North Atlaatle storm eoa ■ tlnnea to move slowly north eastward, but Its Influence Is i a till felt ever a considerable | part of the eaafera half ef the Val ted States. High preaaure from the Northwest has over apread the central part ef the ' eauntrr. generally are 2 ta 12 degrees lower than on Fri day moralng noath aad eaat of the Great Lakes. Temperature i 8 a. m., 48 decrees. Sum Rises. 4.41 a. m. Moon ■ Jfew moon. Mar 20. River Stage i 6.8 feet. Teaterdays Weather Highest temperature. 14. lowest temperature, 44. Mean temperature, 54. .Normnl temperature. ML g q .13 E. CURZON FAGET? iZ FRED B. DAPP HARIV99BURGERS AT FORT NIAGA RA UNCLE SAM HAS 10,000,000 MEN TO PICK FROM Pennsylvania Has 871,000 Males to Put on Army Conscription List By Associated Press Washington, May 12. Ten mil lion men in the United States will be subject to the selective conscrip tion on July 1 within the ages agreed upon in the conference report on the war army bill, Director Rogers, of tho Census Bureau, announced to day. This number of men between the ages of 21 and 30 inclusive rep resents very nearly 10 per cent.-of the total estimated population of between 10.1.000,000 and 104,000,000 on July 1, 1917. Of these conscription eligibles the bureau estimates New York State will have 1,068,000; Peniisvlvania, 874,000; Illinois, 639,300; Ohio, 494,- 300, and Texas, 420,200. In the eight cities which had more than half a million population in 1910 the con scription eiigibles on July 1 are es timated at: Xew York, 624,700: Chicago, $300,800; Philadelphia. 171.800; St. Louis, 84.900; Boston, 77,800; Cleve land. 82,600; Baltimore, 57,600, and Pittsburgh, 67,200. Stiff Down-River Breeze Aids Navy in First Leg of Annual Canoe Run Skippers and crews of the Greater Harrisburg Navy left early this morning for Mifflin where they will launch their meh-of-war for the an nual down-river trip. They left Mif flin at noon to-day and dropped down river to Newport where they will have a chicken and waffle sup per at the Mengle house. Reports from along the Juniata Indicate the river to be Just In the right condition for the trip. A stiff down river breeze blowing all day will help the weary canoeists when they strike Mlllerstown for the last lap of the race to Newport. ; BATTI,KPI,A\K BRKAKS RECORD By Associnttd Press San Diego. Cal., May 12. • All American records for altitude w>>re broken to-day by Captain W. A. Kobertson, Jr., Junior military avia tor at the North Island training sta tion. who reached a height of übout 16,400 feet. The American record, 16,335 feet, had been held by Victor < 'arlstrom, v ho was killed In a flight at Newport News, Va., on Wednes -1 day ; DIRECTORS ARE CRITICISED FOR ARCHITECT VOTE Bond Issue May Be Attacked in Court Besult of Yes terday's 3-4 Vote j It is possible that the issue of bonds to cover the cost of high school j buildings on the program decided by { the School Board yesterday will be attacked in court on the ground that a majority of the directors voted In i the selection of architects In Cirect violation of the best interests of the people. Other charges also may be made in this relation, it was said to day. Without reflecting personally upon | the architects chosen by a live to four vote yesterday to design the new high school buildings, there was violent criticism about town to-day concern ing the method of selection used by I Messrs. Boyefr, Bretss, Keen. 801 l and Werner, the directors responsible. One (Continued on Page 2) Formulate Plans For ! Closer School Co-operation High school principals from many of the cities and towns in Pennsylva nia met to-day at State College to formulate plans for closer co-oper ation between the public schools and the college. This afternoon the offi cials were guests of the Penn State Athletic Association at the annual interscholastic track and field meet. Included among the guests were A. C. Shuck, Chambersburg, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Schaeffer of Harrisburg, and Dr. J. Georgo Becht. superinten dent of the State Board of Educa tion. Food Control Bill Aimed at Wealthy Food Gamblers By Associated rress Washington, May 12.—A food con trol bill, approved by the administra tion and containing many features of the Agriculture Department measure* pending in the House has been intro duced in the Senate by Senator Gore, chairman of the agriculture commit tee. \n- early effort will be mada to bring it to the Senate floor. The bill contains most of the pro posals fought, according to Carl Vroo inan. Assistant Secretary of Agricul ture, by a powerful lobby of wealthy food gamblers. It calls for a food survey by the Agriculture Department and would give the department power to licence tjie manufacture, storage and distribution of food. One pro vision would legalise the mixture of wheat and other cereals In the mak ing of flour and would tlx food stand ards. HARRISBURG. PA.. SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1917. SCOUT CAMPAIGN ENDS WITH $4,000 OVERSUBSCRIBED $16,000 Raised, Setting New Mark For Similar Enter prises in U. S. The Boy Scout campaign closed at noon to-day with $16,002 raised with which to finance the Scout movement j in Harrisburg and vicinity for the 1 ' next three years. The committee started out to get *12,000 and ran $4,000 over that' ) amount making this one of the most j remarkable and successful cam paigns ever waged in the United! States. The money will all remain .in Harrisburg. National Organizer Buddy is paid by the national coun | cil and gets none ot it. Immediate i steps will bo taken to put the money ! to use, a Scout council to be an- i nounccd Monday. This council will : have the choice of the execptive and will supervise the expenditure of the | money. George XV. Keily is the I . treasurer. I Tho final reports of the three days' campaign were made at an enthusiastic noon luncheon meeting j of the teams in the Board of Trade | hall. Strong rivalry had existed be tween the rival teams, the Blues and j the Keds. The Hods were ahead the first day but the Blues won out' yesterday and again to-day. The ' Blues won the contest by a total of ; $659. There was great cheering and lots of friendly rivalry between the! teams, the Blues, captained by An- I drew E. Buchanan, and the lteds bv ■ Flavel L. Wright. The contribution iof the Flying Squadron, So. 104 carried the total contributions just' over the $16,000 mark. George Is. Tripp Presides George B. Tripp, president of the | Central Construction Corporation, ; who has recently returned to take up j i his residence in Harrisburg, got a! warm welcome as presiding guest at j j the luncheon and made an address I heartily endorsing the Scout move- ! i ment. Mr. Tripp was Identified with all movements for civic betterment I while he lived in Harrisburg and this was his first appearance in a public way since his return. There were speeches also by Geo. W. Relnoehl, chairman of the citi zens committee; Howard C. Fry, president of the Rotaiy Club, which fathered tho movement and guaran teed the expenses of the campaign; Mr. Buddy himself, and the team captains, with votes of thanks for everybody, campaigners, contribu tors and those who had In any way helped to make the affair a success. < The campaigners were all photo graphed In a group at fie conclusion oI the luncheon. , SENATE STRIKES OUT CENSORSHIP BY ONE VOTE Large Majority Against Sec ond Attempt to Manage the Press "DRY" RESOLUTION IN Would Prevent Use of Cereals in Manufacture of Liquoia During llic War By Associated Press Washington, May 12.—The news paper censorship provisions were stricken entirely from the adminis- j tration espionage bill to-day in the Senate by a vote of 39 to 38. on mo- j tion of Senator Johnson, of California, i After the censorship clause had I been stricken from the bill Senator i Kirby, Democrat, of Arkansas, intro- j duced an amendment providing for a definite and specific press censorship under the supervision of the secre taries of war and the navy and that : was defeated 63 to 5. Prohibition against the employment j or use of cereals, grains or other edi- j ; bel tilings in the manufacture of bev- | ; eiage liquors during the war and one j year after was proposed as an amendment by Senator Cummins. May Starve Next Year i "Within one year," said Senator ! Cummins, in offering bis prohibition* i amendment, "it we may believe tile | people who are best Informed, the | people of this country and the conn ' tries with which it is allied, will be ' starving. They may have enough to sustain life but they will not have S | enough to sustain the strength to j j make them a vigorous fighting force. , 10ithef we will have to do without . booze or we will have to do without bread. I am In favor of doing wltn- • out booije." "Between revenue and food." said Senator Cummins, "there can be only i one choice. We should not hesitate for a single minute. Senator Gallinger, the Republican I leader, said he was in favor of the prohibition amendment, and quoted j from statistics to show that seven | billion pounds of food were used an- j j nually in the manufacture of liquor. Crime to Make Bum i "If that be true," said he, "it is , | nothing short of a crime for the I United States to sit idly by and ai j low the enormous conscription of the j food supply into the manufacture of j i liquor which is injurious to the peo- \ i pie." "There is a similar amendment now I pending to the food conservation bill \ \ which has been introduced." objected j Senator Overman, "and the proper I j place for the amendment is there." • Senator Curtis, Republican, said be I was in favor of the Cummins amend ment and that it should be attached i to the espionage bill. "This is an important amendment," he said. "It will save millions of bushels of grain for the manufacture ' of bread and othe/ food." U. S. Marshal Here to Subpena Witnesses in Trial of Dope Peddler ! United States Marshal James Mc- Kee was in the city this morning subpoening witnesses for the case of James Houser to be held in district ' court nt Wiiliainsport on Monduy j afternoon. Houser, who is accused of ped dling dope, was arrested Thursday afternoon by Patrolman J. H. 1 li neer. He and City Detectire Hyde i Speese who has been active in the dope prosecutions, will accompany the marshal to Williamsport. Deputy ; Marshal Harvey T. Smith is ill with pneumonia. I.ocal police officials i claim this is the quickest prosecu- I tion ever brought by the govern ment. Auto Trucks Will Be Used in Annual Spring Clean-Up; Next 2 Weeks 1 Two auto trucks, in addition to the usual number of wagons and carts, will be used for the annual spring cleanup in the city, which starts next [week. This is expected to greatly i facilitate the removal of the accumu liation of ashes and refuse. On Monday and Tuesday the entire gang employed by the Pennsylvania Fteduction Company will be put on the district in Allison Hill irorth of Mar ket street. The remainder of the schedule has not been definitely arrang ed. The final program will be decided at the meeting of the health bureau on Wednesday. I Dr. J. M. J. Rauniek, city health of- I fleer, announced to-day that while the j cleanup is on, no regular schedules will be maintained Ir. any part or the ! city, as every man and wagon will be fsent to the same district until it is i covered. This District Enlisted More Men Than Entire New York Thursday More men enlisted In the United States Army from the Harrisburfi recruiting: district last Thursday than from the entire State of New York. The population of the tlarrisburg district Is 1,700,000 while that of New York is over 10,000,000. "No better testimonial of the patriotism of the young men of Pennsylvania could be offered," re marked Captain William F. Harrell, in charge of the Harrlsburj? district, "than these figures." The Harrisburg district on Thurs day sent 126 men into the army, three more than the reported total enlistments from New York. Over 1,000 enlistments have been re corded In the Harrisburg district so far this month and over 3,000 since war was declared. CORN FOIt GAMK FKKI>IX(j Quantities of Kaffir corn seed arc being distributed by the State Game Commission among the sportsmen of the State to be planted In places where It can bo used as feed for i gam* bird* tha coming wlntti. ' SHREINER NAMED TO FILL OFFICE RAMBO VACATED Local Heal Kslato Man Ap pointed Superintendent of Public Buildings IS WELL QUALIFIED GEORGE A. SHREINER, New Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings George A. Shreiner, member of the City Planning Commission and one of the best-known real estate men of Harrisburg, was to-day ap pointed State Superintendent of Pub lic Grounds and Buildings by Gover nor Brumbaugh. The official notice given out at the executive office" is as follows: "Governor Brumbaugh to-day ap pointed George A. Shreiner, of Har risburg, as Superintendent of Pub- He Grounds and Buildings, vice Samuel B. Rambo, resigned." Mr. Shreiner is regarded as excep tionally well qualified for the office. He was born in I>ancaster county of a Lancaster county family which set tled there when Lancaster county was a province. He removed to Harrisburg In 1880 and since that time has been a resident of this city. He early learned the trade of pat ternmaKing und was superintendent of that department in one of the big local industries, resigning to take up the real estate and building busi ness in which he has been eminently I successful. Beautiful Hill His chief work for Harrisburg has been the beautitlcation of the Allison Ilill district. Sonic years ago he I purchased the old brickyard prop i erty on the Hill and transformed j that ugly piece of real estate into one of the beauty spots of the city. He has built scores of fine houses in I that locality and the types of his j residences have been pictured in i real estate and civic development j magazines ail over the country. Mouiher of Planning Body Under the Clark third-class city i act he was elected a member of the (City Planning Commission when i that body was organized for a term j of two years and re-elected last April for five years. He is a member ot ■ the executive committee of the Na | tional Real Estate Board and a mem- J her of the national committee on j city and town planning. He is also jon the board of governors of the I Pennsylvania Real Estate Associa i tion and of the valuation committee lof the local real estate board. Mr. i Shreiner is a member of the civic ! committee of the Harrisburg Cham | ber of Commerce and was recently i chosen a member of the board of governors of the Harrisburg Hospi j tal. He is a member of the Harris j burg Club, Perseverance Lodge of j Masons, the Consistory, the Knights 1 Templar and the Mystic Shrine, and | is a Republican in politics. Mr. Shreiner will be of great value i in working out the plans for the de velopment of the Capitol Park Zone, , he having given much consideration ; to thai project and being eonvers- I ant with all that has been done as a j member of the City Planning Com mission. Ho is a great believer in j the future of Harrisburg and has ] been prominept in all campaigns for the betterment of the city. Mr. i Shreiner will take the oath of office j Monday. Capt. Kemper Assigned to Madison Barracks as Drill Officer Captain James B. Kemper, Inspec tor Instructor of infantry of the Na tional Guard of Pennsylvania, has been assigned as one of the fifteen officers to drill prospective officers at Madison Barracks, N. Y. Nine I infantry, two engineer, two cavnlry, i and two field artillery officers have I been detailed for this work. Cap- I tain Kemper will command the first | company of one hundred and sixty 1 men. Captain Kemper was lieutenant colonel of the Eighth Regiment, N. G. P.. when the troops were sta | tioned along the Mexican border last summer. Upon their return he again' I became inspector-Instructor of in ! fantry. When the troops were first i mobilized at Mt. Gretna Captain I Kemper was in charge of the mus- I terlng in and established a new rec ord for speed and efficiency in or ganizing the units. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Harrisburg. T. 11. URGES HASTE By Associated Press Washington, May 12. Senator Harding and Representative Gardner, leading advocates in the Senata and' House of Colonel Roosevelt's plan to raise a volunteer division, have re ceived a telegram from the Colonel snylng he hoped none of his friends in Congress would carry their light for authorization of the plan to the point of seriously delaying cnuct muot of army draft bill. i i Single Copy. 2 Cents GERMAN LINE WAVERSUNDER GREAT BLOWS General Haig Gains His Point Near Bullecourt Where Teutons Make Desperate Efforts to Relieve Pressure on Vital Positions; Von Hindenburg's Concentration of Men and Guns Fails to Stop British Telling blows were struck by the British at the Ilindenburg line last night and early to-day. Near Bullecourt where the main Ilindenburg line has beeri pierced, a further successful thrust was made by General Haig's troops. This was pushed home and the objective gained despite the desperate efforts which have been made during the last few days to compel the British to relax their unceasing pressure upon this vital spot. Further north beyond the Sarpc and along the Arras- Cambrai road, ground also was gained. The purpose of the at tacks was completely attained, the London official statement declared. The German concentration of men and guns here have evidently not been able to prevent General Haig pressing ahead when he was ready, toward the Drocourt-Queant switch in the Ilindenburg line protecting Douai. one.of the chief nerve centers of the German front in norther France. Several hundred prisoners were taken by the British in these opera tions, which the official report char acterizes as "Very successful." On the Aisne and Champagne fronts the French are keeping up a demonstrative artillery lire and har rying the Germans by outpost at tacks. Less energy is being dis played by the German artillery along the line held by the French, the only exception being the Verdun re gion, where violent big gun fighting II l>i Hi H i' HOUSE VOTES FOR ROOSEVELT PLAN TO SEND ARMY ABROAD ] 1 WASHINGTON, MAY 12 —BY A VOTE.OF 3| 215 TO 178 THE HOUSE TO-DAY AFTER A j STORMY SESSION VOTED TO INSTRUCT ITS A 1 CONFEREES ON THE ARMY BILL TO RE- j | ,STORE THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO PEF protest a*- , ► < | t j BOY SCOUT COUNCIL I * ' *, j Harrisburg. Th- Harrlsburg Council Boy vtU I of America was announced to-day as foil ws: Pre I J jl Wra B. McCaleb; First Vice-President, George ' Reinoehl; Second Vive President, David E Tracy > ( | Third'Vice-President, William Jennings; Fourth Vk<. ' ' Pre-,id' r, Da-. id K- :n > t'h .V P- ••• '• nt, A H Carson Stamm; Secretary, Samuel P. Eby; Treaaum 1 * jjj I Howard C. Fry; Additional members, Arthur D. Bacon, ' Cameron L. Baer, Arthur H. Bailey, Wm.H.Bsnnethura. " *| jj Quincy Bent, ChaHes H. Bergner, J. William B< 1 > . ; J. Austin Brandt, Jesse E. B. Cunningham, Spencer G l' . Gilbert, George A. Gorgas, Edward Z Gross, Edwin |i 1 Carrell, Henry B. McCormick, Vance C. "McCormick. ] J. Horace McFarland, Herman P. Miller, Robert W jj | Moorehead, Frank B. Musscr, Robert L.Myers, Andrew ' ' S. Patterson, Edward J. Stackpole, W. P. Starker |< 9 Benj. Strouse. Wm.Strouse, George B.Tripp, J.H.Troup * ' < ■ MARRIAGE lilp H *' r ' H ' " rl *®' "'flnenton* Hint Klale Andernon, ('ontnigo towa- HnrriVhnrJ" U " n "-a.o,ar, and Matilda Paallaa Burner,l 1 John Kraak Veil and Bather Carriral, Harrl.b.r*. n A A ■■ At v* .. *■ qy., j | HOME EDITION in tlio neighborhood of Avocourt wood is reported. Nothing spectacular lias occurred ir. connection with the British cam paign in Mesopotamia since early this month, but an official statement issued in London to-day reports an i'rportant clearing operation by the British. The Turks have now been driven out of virtually all the low lands north of Bagdad, falling back to the Jebel Hamrin range, sixty to eighty miles from that city.