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.
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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
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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
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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
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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 <!
MIT COLONEL ROOSEVELT TO LEAD A DIVIS- j p
, ION TO FRANCE. THIS ACTION REVERSES I f
7 THE FORMER HOUSE ' DECISION WHICH '] V
f STOOD IN THE WAY OF THE SENATE PRO- - |
[GRAM. BOTH BRANCHES HAVE NOW VOTED ' ,
IN FAVOR OF THE ROOSEVELT PLAN.
W- MINERS TO QUIT STRIKE
I Washington, May 12. Seventy-five thousand lp
< | .'uminous coal miner |
rrict, threatening to strike May 15 as a> protest a*- , ►
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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 <if
* S. Herman, Ross A. HickOk, Carl M. Kaltwasser, Aur.
H. Kreidler, Dr. George B. Kunkle, Judge S..J. M. M , >
|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.