HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXVI — No. 120 18 PAGES • ARMY DIVISION TO FIGHT IN FRANCE; DRAFT BILL SIGNED AMERICA WILL BOLSTER LINE HELD BY BRAVE BELGIAN ARMY United States to Fight For Little Country Despoiled by Kaiser's Ruthless Hosts in Early Days of War MEN TO TRAIN WITHIN SOUND OF BIG GUNS Troops to Have Every Ad vantage of Instruction and Equipment Before Enter ing Line of Trenches By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Slay 19. American troops when they go to the European battlefront may take places to buttress the little Belgian line, so tenaciously holding fast to a strip on the extreme west--all of Bel gium that escaped the German in vaders. The War Department to-day had no announcement to add to its terse bulletin of last night which merely said Major General Pershing would , lead a division of regulars abroad I "at as early date as practicable." President Wilson's statement ex- 1 plaining his reasons for not accept-1 Ing at this time Colonel Roosevelt's w Dffer of a division, contained a phrase • which has attracted much attention and suggested the possibility that | American troops may go to Bel iium--to help right the wrong which ! :urned the world against Germany.! Sentimental Value The President explained that regu-1 ar army officers whom the Colonel | wanted to take with his division ] were needed for "the much more! pressing and necessary duty of train- I ng regular troops to be put in the field in France and Belgium as fast as they can be gotten ready." So far as is known, that was the Irst official mention of putting i American troops in Belgium and the sentimental value of sending troops bearing the American flag to the violated soil of the little country in tvhose behalf all humanity has been , sroused, has quickly been recog-1 lized. Those who favor it point out that since the United States entered I :he war to defend humanity against German aggression, its troops could' be no better employed than in be- ' half of the most outraged of all hu- 1 inanity. Several Plans Of course, American troops would j se used otherwise, too, ijut in taking | a plac® in the Belgian line thev would release British and possibly I French troops for other points. j While this remains as a very! trong probability, absolutely no in'- I formation will be given out as to! ■he destination of the American ■ troops 6r the use to which they will be put. Neither will any informa-1 lion giving a clue to their time of de parture be given out. Neither will any information given ! out as to the date or places of de- i parture of General Pershing and his 'taff, who will precede the troops to I Europe. Destinations will also be I withheld until troops have been ! Xsafely landed. Move Swiftly Preparations for sending of the I first expedition of regulars moved i forward swiftly to-day but entirely [Continued on Page 15] THE WEATHER For 11 ii rridbnrK ami vicinity: tien e rally fair to-night nnil Sunduvi not much change In tempera ture. For Katern IVnim.vlviinin: I'nrtly cloudy o-nlKht nnd Sunday ! prohnhly xhotvera In north po'r- i tlon: modernte, Mhlftlns wlndx, becoming nouth. River Tlie Suxquehannn river nnd nil llm triliiitarieM will fall alowly or remain nearly atatlonar.v. \ xtaxe of about 4.5 feet Ik Indi cated for Harrlaburg Sunday morning. tieneral Condltionx Shirnen, moxtly light, have fallen over a conaldernble portion of the neatern half of the country nnd the Lake Region and there have been light, acnttered nhon er* In l'ennnylvanln and the In terior of Xew York State In the Inxt twenty-four bourn. Temperature* have rlaen 2 to 111 dcxreea over nearly all the eaat ern half of the country xlnee Inxt report, the moat decided plua changea occurring In \n York. Kaxtem rennaylvanla nnd the Dlatrlct of Columbia. The temperature fell to freealnic In Nevada and Southern Utah thla morning. Temperature! 8 a. m., OS degrees. Sum KUen, 4i3ft a. m. Mooni Sen moon. May 20. River Stage ■ 4.6 feet. Yeaterday'a Weather HlKheat temperature. Ml. I.oweat temperature, 4K Menn temperature. 7. normal temperature, 02. Stars and Stripes to Take Honorable Place in Battle \ Line in France' WILL COMMAND V. 5. ARMY IN FRANCE | I ■*af Ww 1 GENERAL PERSHING GEN. PERSHING ! WELL FITTED FOR WAR TASK Leader of Expedition Has Fought Indians, Filipinos and Mexicans By Associated Press Washington, May 19, — Major General John Joseph Pershing, who is to lead America's first battle unit against the Germans, has been a fighter of Indians, Filipinos and Mexicans. A year ago in March, then a brigadier general, he com manded the column which went into Mexico ir. search of Villa, and held his line many months against menacing movements of Mexican troQps. He served in Cuba in 1898, and later led successful operations against the Moros in the Philippines. Earlier in his military career he had fought the Apache and Sioux Indians in the West. General Pershing, who is nearly l 57 years of age, is a native of Mis i souri. At one time he intended to be | a lawyer, and graduated in a law I course at the University of Nebraska, but later entered the West Point ! Military Academy from which he I graduated in 1886. He married a ■ daughter of Senator Warren of Wyo j ming, but lost his wife and three I children in a fire at the Presidio, San ■ Francisco, two years ago. The War Department's bureau of ! insular affairs was organized by Gen ] era I Pershing soon after the Spanish ' war and for a time he was its chief During the Russo-Japanese war he ; acted as military attache at Tokio [ and was with ICuroki's army in Manchuria. From 1906 to 1913 he was in the Philippines again, part of the time as governor of Moro province. Then he became comman der of the Eighth Brigade with head quarters at San Francisco and served in that capacity until the Mexican developments last year. Separate Peace Rejected by Russian Government By Associated Press Petrograd, May 19, via London.— Thp provisional government declared to-day that it was united in the re jection of a separate peace and that it adopts as its aim the re-establish ment of a general peace which will not tend either to domination over other nations or to the seizure of their national possessions— a peace without annexation or indemnities. The government expresses its con viction that the Russian army will not suffer the Germans to destroy Russia's western allies. Commissioner Gross Able to Leave Hospital Commissioner E. Z. Gross, who struck by an automobile driven by W. fl. Esslck yesteujay nocm, left the Harrlsburg Hospital this after noon. He was badly bruised about the J arms and shoulders, but suffered no serious injuries. J HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1917. PRESIDENT FIXES JUNE 5 AS DAY FOR ENROLLMENT Proclamation Calls Men Bc j tween 21 and 30 Liable to Duty Washington, May 19.—President Wilson's proclamation, putting into effqet the selective draft provision of I j the war army bill, signed last night, I follows: _■ '/A proclamation by the President of the United States. "Whereas, Congress has enacted and the President has, on the eight eenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, approved a law which contains the following provisions: ■ Section 5. That all male persons between the ages of 21 and SO, both inclusive, shall be subject to regis tration in accordance with regula- I tions to be prescribed by the Presi dent: and upon proclamation, by the President or other public notice giv en by him or his direction stating the time and place of such registra tion it shall be the duty of all per sons of the designated ages, except i officers and enlisted men of the reg ular army, and navy, and the Na tional Guard and Naval Militia while in the service of the United States to present themselves for and sub mit to registration under the provi sions of this Act, and every such person shall be deemed to have no tice of the requirement of this Vet upor the publication of said proc lamation or other notice as afore said, given by the President, or by his direction; and any person who shall wilfully fail or refuse to pre sent himself for registration or to submit thereto, as herein provided, shall be guilty of a misdemenor and shall, "upon conviction in the District Court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, and shall thereupon be duly registered; provided, that In the call of the docket precedence shall be given, In courts trying the same to the trial of criminal proceedings un der this Act; provided further, that persons shall be subject to registra tion as herein provided who shall have attained their twenty-flrst birth day and who shall not have attained their thirty-first birthday on or be fore the day set for the registration, and all persons so registered shall be (Continued on Page 2) Mrs. Belva A. B. Lockwood Dies at Age of 86 Years By Associated Press Washington. May 19. Mrs. Belva A. B. Loekwood. the first woman ad mitted to practice before the Su preme Court, a pioneer in the woman suffrage movement and the only wo man who ever was a candidate for ■President of the United States, died here to-day after a long Illness, aged 88 years. ®hc Star- ITnfccpmbfnt T. R. IS DENIED RIGHT TO RAISE ARMY DIVISION OF VOLUNTEERS President Pays Tribute to Col. Roosevelt's Gallantry While Refusing Him Per mission Authorized by Congress CONGRESS HAD VOTED FOR POPULAR ARMY Chief Executive Declares Move Would Be Popular/ But Would Not Help U. S. in War Washington. May 19.—Roosevelt is not going to France—at least, not at the head of a Roosevelt division. President Wilson, in signing the army selective draft bill last niglit, announced that he would not kvail himself of the authority granted in the bill for the raising of four divi sions of volunteers. In taking this action, the Presi dent was within his right, as com mander-in-chief of the army, blit, according to the wording of the bill, sets at nought the wish of the two houses of Congress, both of which voted, by large majorities, to which a lafge percentage of Democrats contributed, that Roosevelt should be allowed to raise his division. To grant the desire of Congress end T. R. himself that Roosevelt should go, the President declared, "would seriously interfere with the carrying out of the chief and most important purpose" of the army bill. The President paid a Itaigh compli ment to Mr. Roosevelt, llkth as to his "conspicuous public services" and his "gallantry." He added that po litically the sending of Roosevelt abroad would create a very profound impression. It would not, however, in his opinion, add anything to the [Continued on Page 15] Regiments of Marines to See Service in France By Associated Press Washington. May 19. A regi ment of marines, commanded by Colonel Charles A. Doyan, and com posed of veterans of active service in Haiti, Santo Domingo and Cuba, will accompany the army division to he sent to France under Major Gen eral Pershing. Secretary Daniels, in making the announcement to-day said the ma rine regiment would have a strength of 2,600 men. It will be armed, equipped and organized in the same way as the army regiments of the Pershing expeditionary force. Mr. Daniels pointed out that there would be no member of the marine organi zation sent who is not a seasoned veteran of several active campaigns. Here's Your Chance to Become Navy Paymaster Secretary Daniels has announced that an examination for the enroll ment of 100 assistant paymasters, with the rank of ensign, in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve will be held June 1 at the navy yard at Washington, D. C. All citizens of the United States between the ages of 21 and 30 are eligible for enrollment and may take the examination upon pre senting themselves, together with credentials showing their training and experience, to the examining board at Washington on that date. The pay of an assistant paymas ter In the Naval Reserve Force Is ♦ 1,870 per annum at sea and $1,700 plus and allowance of 1288 per an num for quarters and an addi tional allowance for the necessary heat and light while on shore duty. Kxamlnatlon Required No candidate who is not in good physical condition and who has not passed a physical examination be fore a board of medical officers can be appointed. Qualification of Cdndldatra The examination will determine the candidate's ability to do the work which will be required of him and his general fitness for the naval service as evidenced by his" knowledge, training, experience, credentials, appearance and con duct and bearing. • - Each candidate will be required to submit to board a complete written history of his education and practical and Industrial ex perience. together with letters preferably from Jeachers and em ployers, showing his character and standing in the community in which he lives, such letters when read together giving a practically unbroken history of the candidate from the time he was IB years old to date. LOCAL OFFICIALS START PREPARING FORCES TO DRAW UP DRAFT ROLL Registrars Volunteer Ser-i vices on June 5 When Enrollment Will Be Made, Mayor and Sheriff to At tend Conference POLLING PLACES BEING MADE READY Expected Work Will Be Pushed Through in One Day; Assessors in County Quick to Respond to Appeal Organization of city and county forces for the registration on June 0 of all men in Dauphin county, between the ages of 21 and 30 years Inclusive, started to-day. While Mayor Chjrles A. Miller and Sheriff W. W. Caldwell have received no -official orders yet to proceed it Is understood that after the conference on Tuesday afternoon with Governor Brumbaugh preparations will be rap idly completed for the work. County Commissioners have already received notifications from registrars and registry assessors in eighty-five ] ot the one hundred and twenty-five polling districts In the city and coun ty volunteering their services free of charge to list the registrations. Polling riaces Notified Notices will' be sent out within the pg next few days to polling places so that these will be ready for use on i June 5. As soon as further plans ] are made by state officials city and I county officials will start at once to | complete arrangements, and if neces j sary name additional men to take the j registrations. I Mayor Miller has already notified I Governor Brumbaugh he will be pres ! ent on Tuesday afternoon at the con ' ference of sheriffs and mayors from ! this state. Other city officials may ! attend, including City Clerk R. Ross : Seaman, as there are a number of ! men employed in the city who will | have to apply to him for blanks, then fill them out and send to the places of registration in counties or cities i where they residi?. Volunteer Registrars Registrars and registry Assessors i in the city and county who have ol i ready volunteered their services on , June 5, the day set for the registra- i tion follows: Derry township, second precinct,: Harry S. Brandt; third, F. F. Gege rise; Elizabethviile, J. H. Bonawitz; ! Halifax borough, Daniel G. Swelg-! ard; Highspire, John Bingaman; Hummelstown, H. Homer Stucker, j Cyrus Miller; liower ciwatara to\Vn-1 ship, R. R. Hallmao; .Lykens bor-! ough, Henry Kelser and F. J. Lou den; Middletown, William H. Stipe, Levere Deckard, Heck Garver, Rob-1 ert H. Springer, U. S. Doison; Mid dle Paxton township, Emanuel Seiger; Millersburg, James Light,! Pet.er Rumic; Paxtang, H. A.' Rutherford; Penbrook, Harry H. | Hicks; Reed township, Charles E. Reed; Royalton, Frank B. Frunkij South Hanover township, C. S. Wag-1 ner; Steelton,. George W. Neff, A. j L. Gallughcr, H. E. Bush. Joe | Bricker, Nelson L. Jackson, Charles H. Rider. Oscar L. Eppinger, J. U. j Dailey, Michael Clarkin; Susque hanna township. M. D. Lyter, W. H. Saul, C. A. Ellenberger; Swatara, j Elmer W. Frantz, N. P. Rutherford; Untontown, William BufTington; West Hanover township. J. [•'. j Moyer; West Londonderry town-. ship, A. Elmer Rubb; Wiconlsco township, Edward A. Minlch, J. Ross Higgins. City—First ward, third precinct, j John Kraber; Second ward, first pre cinct, Paul F. Reindell, second pre cinct. S. F. Arnold, fourth precinct, D. Lutz, sixth precinct, D. A. Baer; I Third ward, first precinct. C. K. j Keffer, second precinct. B. G. Show j eaker; Fourth ward, first precinct, A. Suavely, second precinct, Hiram McG. Simmers; Fifth ward, second l precinct, W. L. Olley, fourth pr-! clnct, B. Harry Lutes; Sixth ward, i first precinct, M. F. Dwver. third i precinct, A. S. Dravenstat; Seventh ward, second precinct, R. E- Bank ers, fourth precinct, J. E. Bowers sixth precinct. Christian R. Wissler: Ninth ward, fourth precinct. W. T. Vanaman. seventh precinct. William B. Potts: Tenth ward, first precinct, r. H. Mendenhall. second precinct, •T. E. Byrnes, third precinct. Albert Koenig. fourth precinct, Albert J I Mchrins: Eleventh ward, second pre- I clnct, 8. H. Lnne. third pre< Inct, I Harry B. Hanlen. fourth precinct.! J. A.' Geisel; Thirteenth ward, first precinct, Jnmes Lutz. second pre cinct, FJ. Wallace. Instructions will be sent to them i Jate • J PREJUDICES FORGOTTEN IN GREAT TRIBUTE TO OLD GLORY Foreign Born Drop Racial Differences and March Side by Side Over Streets of Steelton in Monster Patriotic Celebration NATIVES OF WARRING NATIONS IN RANKS City Sends Big Delegation; 10,000 Estimated to Be in Line of March; Steel Plant Makes Splendid Showing Steelton with half of its population foreign born, dropped racial differ ences to-day and merged under the ; Stars and Stripes in a great patriotic 4 demonstration. From towns near and far organi- 1 zations and bands .joined with the neighboring borough in the obscrva- [ tion. Big delegations from the city j appeared in the line of march. In- I eluded in these were the local com-! panies of the National Guard, lied- j Cross, and many smaller marching : clubs of foreign born persons. The marchers who traversed alii the streets of Steelton in a long line, | 10,000 strong carried thousands of | American flags and . hundreds of \ yards of bunting; , Greek? and Bulgarians, Italians CisMtUaJM. Rumanian*. and other natives of the warring na tions marched side by side in the best of good fellowship, their racial I prejudice forgotten under the streaming red, white and blue of Old Glory. Steelton was in gala attire in hon jor of the event. Residences and business houses were massed behind banks of the national colors. Probably the most inspiring sight was the appearance of hundreds of little girls from the West Side car rying a monster American flag. The steel plant employes made a splendid showing. Parade Well Planned So well was the parade planned that little time was lost in starting, j At the sound of the steel comuan.v whistle at 1.50 traffic in Front street | was halted and automobiles and ve | hides were ordered off the street. | Shortly after 2 o'clock the procession | started. The parade was divided into 123- | sections and included thirty-two? j bands. Harrisburg was well reprfe-* i sented in the procession and largo* i numbers from Hlghspire, Enhairt.i Oberl'n and surrounding sectioits. were in line. The streets along the line of marcA 'especially Front and Second were lined for squares with specta-. tors. Special ears conveyed specta'- ; tor 3 from Harrisburg and surround ! ing country. ■IOO Red Cross Women in Line A sibaij of Bethlehem Steel Com pany police headed the procession. [Continued on Page 9] Bond Salesmen Will Give Services For Sale of Liberty Loan Bonds The bond vnlrsnirn of HnrrlnburK luiif volunteered to help put lr. MH omiirk pointed ont that the ItoiKl iiKenta and nalcnmen will be nb!e to klvc nkllled nervlcen to the KIIIC nf the l.lberty HOIHIM and that he bellet ea It will do much toward the nun-en* of the nale of the lionda In thin city, gi'AKK SHAKKS COAST Richfield, Cal., May 19. Several houses were wrecked by an earth quake which occurred here shortly before midnight last night. The first shock was followed by a slighter one an hour later. Reports from Santa Ana, Cal.. near here, stated that the lirst tremor was felt there. f . . V The Circus Is Coming! Circus cqmes from York to irifcht. Will unload at Pnxton street. Circus grounds at Twenty-first and Greenwood streets. Equipment will bo taken from the train over the following route: to Paxton street, to Thir teenth, to Berryhill, to Nine teenth, to Derry, to Twenty-first, , to Greenwood. ROI'TK OF PARADE In Derry street to Mtilberry street bridge, to Fourth street to Sixth, to Rcil.v, to Second, to Mar ket Bquare, to Market, to Fourth to Mulberry street viaduct, to Derir, to circus grounds and dis miss. 1 Single Copy. 2 Cents HOME EDITION RUSS MINISTRY TO REMAKE AR A FIGHTING Extensive Fighting on British Front in France Subside* While German Troops Try to Regain Some of Ground Lost; Military Observers Much Interested in Success of New Italian Offensive Evidences arc multiplying that Uic most energetic efforts arc about to be made to rehabilitate Russia's great army and make it again an effective, aggressive fighting force. Minister of \\ ar Kerensky, in assuming his new post, an nounces his intention of maintaining an iron discipline among the troops, a military necessity which has been conspicuously lack ing since the setting in of the revolutionary movement. Rec ognizing the difficulty of the task after the long period of disorgan izaiyn, war minister, who is reputed to be popular with the army and'trusted by it, nevertheless expresses confidence in his success. 1 his move, which uicludes the compulsory return of all de serters by May 28 und*,r heavy penalties, is one of the first re sults of the cabinet reorganization designed to amalgamate the forces who lack of cohesion had paralyzed Russian effort. The new cabinet is now complete and apparently is preparing to cope energetically with the big problem of reorganization before it. The recent intensive fighting on the British front in France lias subsided and the activities along: the French lines in the Alsne region are con fined mainly to counterattacks hv the Germans. The Italian offensive, with Triest for its objective is therefore being watched with perhaps more ac tive Interest than any of the other vast military operations in progress.; General Cailorna's armies have a| heavy task before them, with the cream of Austria's limiting forces de fending: the naturally strong defen sive positions in the Isonzo region. The Italians, however, admittedly are making progress. The current' Au strian statement concedes the capture by the Italians of important ground southeast of Plava. in the Tsonzo region north of Gorizia, insisting | T ;T SENATE PASSES SHIP BILL f ■ 1 Washington, May 19. The amendment to thp V M l % horiring $750,0) I i . f<~r the construction of a fleet of American merchant Jk Mr 'authorizing the President to commandeer ship 'l I ' to by Uv { Senate to-day without a roll call. ' \ i ROOSEVELT CONGRATULATES PERSHING < New York, May ii: Theodore Roosevelt to-day | expressed his pleasure that General Pershing ij to j ' r command the first expedition of Ainfrican troop*, which 1 > will £0 to France. Colonel Roosevelt said he had noth- ] • if lng to say concerning Wilson's decision not to 1 | send volunteers to Europe, ( SENATE PASSES WAR BUDGET - } Washington, May 1"). The largest appropriation ' * bill in American history, the war budget ' measure, !> carrying $3,342,300,000, including $750,000,000 fo * * American merchant ships, was passed to-day by the Senate by a viva voce vote. < > NAVAL STRENGTH INCREASED , | L Washington, May 19. Final action was take ; ' , enlisted strength to 150,000, the marine corps to 30,000 ' v"' * and the increasing the pay of enlisted men. NICARAGUA BREAKS WITH GERMANY 1 ► i • Washington, May 19.—Nicoragua, following lead of Guatemala and Honduras has severed dtpio- < ' i I matic relations with Germany. t 1 84 OUT OF Ot RESPOND IN SHORT ORDER - , Harrisburg. Eighty-four of the ninety-*) x• t sheriffu and mayors summoned by telegri-in last night ( , to meet the Governor here next Tuesday, to discuss a ► ' registration measures in connection with the conscrip- I tion act, had responded at 2.15 this afternoon. The Gov- j ! 1 eroor is much pleased with this evidence of prompt co operation. . ' . '• I i— —. MARRIAGE John Jimn Clark and Anna My Kraft, Columbia. , | , I < harlcH Kinkier, Uordon, nnn I, rook. *nd l innvn Uulw IVlker, Merhanleabur* (lenn Uopprnharer and Carrie Me*. Hcrryahurjc. i |'p W,,,ta " Bnrc nn ' l falbrrlne Jacoba. Nanqnehanna flnfti "VI ■■ Vl# II Vti II I/U 1 "W n Vti 11 however. that attacks elsewhere fail ed; The Italian forces already have taken more than 6,000 prisoners and numerous guns while the Austrian re ports claim the capture of some 3,000 prisoners in the desperate engage ments tliat have been fought. Tiie latest German reaction In the | Aisne region occurred last night along a wirle front northwest of | Braye en I#imnois. The effort to pon j ctrate the French lines was a futile j on<>. Paris reports. Only raiding operations are report ed by General Haig from the Arras battlefront and along the lines to the north. In the Macedonian oper ations another counterattack on the positions the British had gained ii their offensive movement was repuls ed.