HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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• 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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Bond Salesmen Will
Give Services For Sale
of Liberty Loan Bonds
The bond vnlrsnirn of HnrrlnburK
luiif volunteered to help put <ho 1
l.lhrrt.r l.oau Ilond Input acronn In
■ rihlMirjt.
Donald MpCormlrk. chairman of the
llarrlnhurK Clellrliig Ifoune Aaaocl
itllon, made public thin Information
to-da.v. The ofTcr will be accepted j
■mil the HnrrlMburK Chamber of j
Commerce and the Rotary Club mill
he ankril to endorse the movement. I
It la expected that they will Rive
their henrt.v support.
>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.
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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.
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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. . '
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MARRIAGE
John Jimn Clark and Anna My Kraft, Columbia. , |
, I < harlcH Kinkier, Uordon, nn<l Kdlth Klinabeth Reeder, Hnrriibnn'
< I (inhrllr Ma*ar and Maria Mnicaelll, Seelton. "nrnanui*.
I'*Hi < hurlrx ShrnlTcr, Hurrlnlinrf, uad Hxlbrr Rath Drmmr P.I,
h rook,
I Mrrvln Reed, l>n 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.