VHP HARRISBURG QfiiCw TELEGRAPH / STVif Star- Unhtpm&fnt LXXXVI— No. 123 /G PAGES WAR CABINET OF HUNGARY'S IRON MAN CRUMBLING i j I Count Tisza Will Quit if Demands Arc Not Met _ PRO-GERMAN SPIRIT ■ King Reserves Decision on Proposed Franchise Reform By .Associated rress London, May 23.—A Central News I dispatch from Amsterdam says that the Hungarian cabinet, of which j Tisza was premier, has re iKied dapest telegram received here H of Berlin says it is reported Tisza submitted to the king for franchise reform. The king reserved his decision, upon which depends whether the cabinet will resign. Count Tisza, the dis- j patch says, is leaving for Vienna, where he will be received by the king. Count Tisza, the "iron man" of Austria-Hungary, has been for many years the leader of the pro-German | party in the dual monarchy and was Hie last survivor of the little group of statesmen who surrounded Km- j pcror Francis Joseph when the Eu- ; ropean war began. On the accession j of Kmperor Charles, the majority of • the officials or the previous regime were either dismissed or resigned. , There have been persistent reports j from many sources that Emperor j Charles keenly resented the domi nance of Berlin in Austro-Hungarian j affairs and that Count Tisza was the j one great obstacle which prevented | him from freeing his empire from i the influence of Potsdam. There have been several reports recently that the fall of Premier Tis- . za was imminent, but the rigid cen- | worship imposed by Vienna has pre- I vented the outside world from learn- | ing the exact condition of affairs. At i the outbreak of the war, a truce was ! declared between the political par- j • ties in Hungary, but last August [ "-Count Apponyi, leader of the Liberals | and a strong opponent of the pan-I Germans, announced that the truce | was ended and that he would resume j criticism of the government's foreign policy, lie was joined by Count I Karolyi, president of the Hungarian s independent party, and the two pop- i ular leaders instituted a vigorous campaign against Count Tisza for his failure to carry out franchise and j other democratic reforms. I 800 Men of Roosevelt's ' Volunteers Enlist in U. S. Reserve Engineers By Associated Press New York, May 23.—As registra- | tion day draws near, recruiting of-1 ficers report an increase in the num- , ber of applicants. At the headquar- | ters of the first reserve engineer reg- | iinent, a letter was received from I Thomas C. Desmond, offering the services of eight hundred men who j had 'enrolled as an engineer regi- I me fit to Colonel Roosevelt's division. Jftom this number it is expected thai j suitable recruits will be en- I r listed in the regiment. During the I day seventy-four were accepted out of 300 applicants. The first volunteer body enlisted in the State to go into training—l 77 men of the First Reserve Engineers —arrived at Fort Totten yesterday. King of England Handles Hoe in Own Potato Patch Windsor, England, May 23. King George can be seen most after noons in Windsor Park cultivating a potato patch which he started him self when the general allotment | scheme was initiated. Princess Mary is also the owner of an allotment I adjoining her father's and one of thej young princes puts in a good deal of j time in a small patch of vegetables.. THE WEATHER] l'°ur lliirrlHbiirK nml vleliiMyi Knlr iiikl cooler ta-nlKht, with lon - PHt temperature ..bout 40 lc ureex; Thursday fair. Kor KnMtern I'ennnylvanlni Partly cloudy and cooler to-nlKht; I htiritdny folrt frenh tu MtronK Monument to northtvcNt windit. • River The main river and the lower por tions of itn principal trlhutarlen will rlae Nllfcbtly. The Juniata, I pper Went and probably the I pper North Hruncb will heKin to fall alowly to-nlicht or Thura duy. A Mtaicc of übout 4..1 feet In Indicated for HarrlaburK Thiirx duy mornlntc. (■eneral Condition* 'fkr center of the itarm from the I, SonlhwMt ban moved from St. I.ouln to (irordan bay during ■he taxt twenty-four houm. It Inn IncreaNed In enericy. A wind velocity of Wfty-iil* mllea an hour from the Southwest wax reported at Buffalo thin morn- InK- Hnln h fallen grnrrnlly over the territory coat of the Mlaalaalppl river, an a reault of thla atorm, except In the South Atlantic Statea and alonn the l'.aat Oulf coaat, with some inow In Northern Michigan. Temperaturei a. ni., fift deftreea. Sunt Itlaea, 4|!W a. m. Moon: l ull moon, June 4. \ Hlver staico 4i3 feet. I \ Veaterday'a Weather | \ IllKhci temperature. I IjuvMt temperature. 54. I *in temperature, U>. I trmnl temperature, <ll. kl URGES VIGOROUS RECRUITING TO WAR STRENGTH I Adjutant General Stewart Re quests All Officers and En- | listed Men to Help SUGGESTS MORE DRILLS Believes Outdoor Maneuvers Would Aid; Nearly 20,000 in Organization Adjutant General Stewart to-day issued a circular to the National j Guard urging that recruitment of [ the organizations to war strength be I undertaken "vigorously and at once." j CfTicers and enlisted men are called ! upon to become actively interested | as a patriotic duty and it is asked that the additional men be selected j with care and special attention as to] whether they have dependents, phys- j ical condition, moral character, hab its, sobriety and other matter.-? of I importance. It is suggested that ef- i forts be made to get men between IS and 30. It is also suggested that comrade- \ ship receive consideration and that j every man'should not only ascertain j and do his duty, but help others. Men who fail should be disciplined, says the circular. General Stewart suggests that as this season of the year permits out door drills, the people should be al lowed to see the organizations as often as possible. In closing, he says "The nation calls upon every citiaen and especially the soldier, to do his part even though it be at personal i sacrifice of time, means and picas-1 ure." 20,001) Awaiting Call A report that the organizations i nf the National Guard not now in t Federal service contain 534 officers and 11,525 men was sent to the divi- ' sion of militia affairs at Washington j to-day by Adjutant General Stewart. | It is estimated that the organizations in Federal service contain 210 offi cers and 6.000 men. The strength of the organizations is reported as follows: First artillery, 37 officers and 993 men; Second artillery, 41 and 1,076; Third artillery, 37 and 526; First cavalry, 51 and 1,191; Fourth infantry, 53 and 1.194; Sixth t infantry, 55 and 1,204; Eighth in-j fantry, 53 and 1,087; Tenth infantry. I 53 and 1,491; Sixteenth infantry, 50 and 1,579. The Governor's Troop contains j three officers and seventy-seven men; I Company D, three and 77 and Com pand I, three and 95. Employes of Cumberland Volunteer For Engineering Corps to Go to France Cliambersburg, Pa., May 23. j Cumberland Valley Railroad em ployes will be the first outside of' Philadelphia to report at headquar- 1 ters for duty in France, en- 1 listed under the recent call for volun- | teers to go abroad to aid in build- j ing up railroads, and for shop ami! other railroad duty. They will be \ part of the Pennsylvania Railroad j regiment. Those enlisted will leave ! to-morrow morning for Philadel- j pliia. They are: David G. Drawbaugh, machinist; { George D. Stouffer, machinist; Chas. 1 P. Slack, clerk; Earl L. Harmon, I clerk; Charles W. Bower, locomotive I engineer, and Elmer E. Spear, ma- 1 chinist, all of Chambersburg. Luther! D. Stouffer, a brother of George D. i Stouffer, a machinist from Barbar- j ton Ohio, also enlisted, and two others, a draughtsman from the local | shops of the Cumberland Valley and! another from a local industry have enlisted but their names are with held for the present. Officials of the Pennsylvania Rail- j road in Harrisburg announced to- \ day that the Philadelphia division j would furnish its quota of men, but i up to date no enlistments were re- ! ported. Numerous inquiries have been made and blanks furnished. Jt j is expected that Master Mechanic O. L. McllVaine will report his quota by Monday., War Tax Bill Meets With Much Opposition By Associated Press Washington, May 23.—Republi can Leader Mann aroused applause of the Republicans in the last hours of debate on the $1,800,000,000 war revenue bill to-day by declaring that ho would vote against the measure. The section of the war tax bill pro posing Js, tax on advertising matter other than that contained in news papers and periodicals, was stricken out to-day by the House on motion of Democratic Loader Kitchin. Final action on the bill was immi nent when the House resumed con sideration of the measure to-day. After its passage the bill will go to the Senate where it probably will be rewritten. Russia Sends Greetings to War Stricken Belgium By Associated Press Havre, May 23.—Baron Beyens, the Belgian foreign minister, to-day received a telegram from Michael Tereschtenko, the Russian foreign minister, in which he greeted Bel gium and declared: "Russia will continue to pursue this war not for the purpose of conquest or envy but to assure all nations the right to shape their own affairs and to secure a peacp guaranteeing against new at tacks. HISTORIC HOTEL TO BE SOLI) The old Dauphin Hotel at Dau phin, a popular resort for many of the motorists going to and from the city to northern parts of the State, will be sold at sheriff's sale on June 9 with two other properties of the estate of the late Sheriff Charles Sel lers, all situated in Dauphin. Nine other sales are listed for June. LJKJIV L/J VV 11 IVjI I r From The New York Evening Post. CITY IS NEARLY READY TO DRAW UP DRAFT ROLL • County and Municipal Offi cials Will Report to Gover nor Tomorrow Organization of the cl'v and county conscription act registration boards will be completed by to-mor row. Mayor Charles A. Miller planned to organize the city board late this afternoon. The members, in addi tion to the Mayor, are City Solicitor John E. Fox and Dr. J. W. Me- Mullen. Charles C. Cumbler, president vt the board of county commissioners, is chairman of the county committee which includes himself. Sheriff Cald well and Dr. C. R. Phillips. Reports from both boards are lo be made to Governor Brumbaugh to morrow. Work of completing assign ments for the few polling places in the city and county where the regis trars and registry assessors are not able to serve will be made as soon as possible. More volunteers were received to-day, but there are a few districts where appointments will be necessary. It may bo necessary. County Com missioner Cumbler said to-day, to have interpreters In some of the for eign districts to explain to aliens that they must register, and to aid in getting the data needed by the registrars. Additional volunteers to aid in the registry work follow: County—Wayne township, C. E. Walfel; Washington township, M. D. Ronawitz; Swatara township, Sec ond precinct, William Book; Third, Harry Hoover; Fifth, Harry Snvder; Middle Paxton township, Henry Frantz; Lykens township, Isaac Troutman; Jefferson township, Chas. Bordner; East Hanover township, E. H. Fisher; Conewago township, X. H. Kaylor To be supplied prob ably by appointment. Derry town ship, First precinct, Gratz Borough: I.ondonderry township: Middletown, First ward. First Precinct; Rush township, North precinct: Williams town Borough, East and West wards; Williams township, East and West wards. City; Twelfth ward. First precinct, William P. Hoover; Ninth wUrd, Ninth precinct. W. J. Devine; Sixth. J. M. Cassell; First, Harry W. Speece: Eighth ward. Fifth precinct, Charles E. Shope; Seventh ward. First precinct, Stephen J. Lewis; Third ward, third precinct, B. M. Africa. To lie supplied. First ward. Second precinct; Fifth ward, First precinct; Seventh ward. Third pre cinct; Eighth ward. First and Sec ond Precincts; Ninth ward. First. Second, Third and Eighth precincts. HARRISBURG, PA„ WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1917. $5,500 LIBERTY BONDS TAKEN BY 35 SUBSCRIBERS Volunteer Salesmen Have Dif ficulty on First Day of Campaign / " ■ N, ROUSING RECEPTION TO BE GIVEN M'ADOO A rousing demonstration simi lar to the one given Ambassador Gerard is being planned by the Chamber of Commerce for Wil liam G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury, who intends to stop here while on a tour of the larger cities of the country. The exact date of his coming is not known, but will be made public with all plans as soon as everything can be arranged. It is hoped to hold a large meeting n the Chestnut Street Auditor*/'m and to have Mr. Mc- Adoo and possibly several other prominent men speak here at the same time, k————— Five thousand five hundred dollars from thirty-five subscribers was the report made last night by the bond salesmen who yesterday started a systematic canvass of the city to raise Harrlsburg's share of the Lib erty Loan. This cannot be taken as an indication of the amount that can be raised each day, officials says, because it was the initial day of work. Emphasis was laid on the fact that it will not be an easy propo [Continued -on Page 0] SHOPS SELL BONDS By Associated I'ress New York, May 23. Participa tion of retail stores in the campaign for subscriptions to the liberty loan to-day spread to cigar stores, spe cialty shops and other small business places throughout the city. Signs advertising the loan appeared in even more conspicuous places than placards announcing reduced prices for merchandise and in many of the larger stores. SUBSCRIBES TO I/O AN By Associated Press New York, May 23. The Aetna Life Insurance Company of Hart ford. Conn., has subscribed for $ J,- 500,000 of the liberty loan bonds and in addition made arrangements for itc clerks to subscribe to the loan by paying 5 per cent down and 5 per cent monthly. STATE BEGINS REAL WORK FOR CONSCRIPTION Jail Sentences For Men Who Refuse lo Serve as Registrars Pennsylvania to-day began the reul work of preparing for the con scriptive registration on June a. Following yesterday's impressive meeting in the Governor's reception room in the Capitol where every sheriff and every mayor in the State, boards of registration and other county and municipal officers met to receive their instructions from the Federal government, through Gov ernor Brumbaugh, these officials to day set about organizing their coun ties or cities. The directions given the officials were as complete as the Governor was able to make them, and he will communicate with every county and municipality from time to time as he ets further instructions from Washington, giving orders or modi fying some of the instructions al ready sent out. The Governor impressed upon the officials having charge of the regis tration that it will be a jail offense for any one commanded to serve to refuse to do so. TJie sheriffs and the mayors will have wide powers to carry out the mandates of Congress and the President. The Governor also imprifjsed upon all present that if there is any question they cannot decide, they should immediately wire him and also report all in stances where citizens refuse to serve in registering the men who come within the conscription act. One to Escape The Governor's staff expects to have a very busy time the next two weeks, as the executive offices will be the central directing point for the entire Slate. The Department of Health will also be active in naming medical directors to serve on the central boards in the counties and cities. Under the instructions and rulings of the Governor, there is probably but one man in the entire State be tween 21 and SO years of age, who will not be registered. He is a con demned man in the penitentiary at Bellefonte, sentenced to be electro cuted on July 9. The Governor in reply to a question said he could not be registered, but that he wished he ! could. All male prisoners within i the oge limits in penitentiaries and i eformatcrles in the jurisdiction of the State authorities will be regis tered by the wardens, whether they are life prisoners or not. Their ex emption will be attended to later. Prisoners in county jails or local lockups will be registered by the local registrars. The meeting lasted until almost 6 o'clock and the Governor, Attorney [Continued on '.'age 4.J FRENCH MISSION ARRIVES SAFELY ON HOME SOIL Marshal Joffrc Sailed Quietly From New York May 13 VOLUNTEER CENSORSHIP Newspapers Refrained From Printing News For Patri otic Reasons By Associated Press Paris. May 2li. —Marshall Joftre \ and former Premier Viviani arrived 1 at Brest last night on tneir return j from the United States. They reached 1 Brest at midnight and are due in i Paris to-night. Washington, May 2 3.—Vice-Pre- tnicr Viviani, Marshal Joffre and the i French mission sailed from New I York May 13, unknown except to a j few officials and many American j newspapers which loyally kept the , secret so the distinguished guests of ! the nation might not be unneces- | sarily endangered by German sub- j marines. The party slipped away on the same steamer which brought them over and convoyed by a French warship. 1 'ITSS Kept Secret !-'o well was the secret kept by the ; volunteer censorship under which American newspapers i're co-operat- | ing with the government that the French commissioners generally were supposed to bo still in Washington and up to yesterday invitations to them to visit various sections of the country were received in great num ber. The departure of the Frenchmen was attended by as much secrecy as the government could throw around it and the arrangements were such as to make it difficult for German spies to use any information had they gained possession of it. On Monday, May 14, the mission re turned to Washington on special trains from their remarkable tour of cities in which the'enthusiasm and acclaim shown by the American peo ple had been most touching to them. After the notable reception in New York, the party had divided and two groups, one headed by Marshal Joffre and the other by M. Viviani, had made a flying visit to Canada. The party reunited at Baltimore on Monday 14 and returned to Wash ington. Doubled on Tracks It was presumed that they were returning to take up their confer ences on the conduct of the war, but they really returned to make their farewell visits to President Wilson and other American officials. Up to that time there had been not even an Intimation that the visitors were to leave so soon. Their special train was held in waiting and late that afternoon in accordance with care fully laid plans the mission sped away again, doubling back over the route It had covered earlier the same day and reached New York before midnight. I Tugs wereready and the French | men were taken to the liner, waiting j for them in midstream. The ship I sailed out through the harbor guards j in the early hours of Tuesday morn-i j ing and so well had the plans been j laid that it was generally supposed I ir. New York that the liner and her | convoy were sailing for Hampton Roads to take on the French party ! at the same place where they landed I on coming to the United States. Bth Regiment Adjutant Receives Applications The adjutant's office of the Eighth Regiment at the City Grays' Armory was a busy place to-day. The first i man to enroll for enlistment in the Guard was Myral R. Hocrner, of 550 ' Race street, employed with the Cen tral Iron ond Steel Company. All recruits will be examined at once and assigned to which ever of the companies for which they ex press preference. Recruits will parade with the companies on Me morial Day. The. Eighth Regiment is in need of blacksmiths, saddlers and cooks. STRUCK BY TROLLEY CAR Chambersburg, Pa., May 23. —A Chambersburg and Gettysburg trol. ley car this morning struck a lour ing car containing Carl H. Rebok head. of a local meat firm and George Baughman, a cattle dealer of Allentown, and badly injured both men. The accident occurred at a cross road at Stufferstown near here, and the automobile was broken to bits. FOUR VILLAGES BURN By Associated Press Amsterdam, May 23. A Are which started in a peat bog in the province of Drenthe has swept over four villages and is still burning. A number of- people have been burned to death and more than one hundred houses destroyed. SPAIN IS SATISFIED By Associated Press Madrid, May 23. Premier Prleto has announced that a satisfactory reply has been received from Berlin In answer to the Spanish note re garding the sinking of the Spanish steamer Patricio. Conv. 2 Cents GERMAN SACRIFICE UNABLE TO STEM TIDE OF DEFEAT Hindenburg's Costly Effort to Regain Initiative Fails Leav ing British and French With Tightened Grip on Com manding Positions That Threaten the Teuton Hold on Northern France; Many Peace Rumors The second phase of the great battles of Arras, the Aisnc and Champagne have ended in the complete failure of the most de termined and costly German efforts to stem the tide of victory now setting against them. The net result of Field Marshal Von Ilin denburg's supreme effort to regain the iniative has been that the British and French have tightened their grip on the German line and have placed in great peril the key positions held by the Ch ilians in Northern France. The customary lull which separates all major operations in modern warfare has now come and the expectation is that it will be broken by a British blow on a great scale against the Dorcourt- Queant line, already practically outflanked. In the meantime the usual crop of peace rumors which mark these lulls has made its appearance. Reports from all kinds of sources, unofficial, semi official, "inspired" and the like, tell of offers from Austria to Rus sia. Germany to Russia and Austria and Germany to the collec tive entente powers. The unnamed diplomats who apparently infest Switzerland are unusually active, but there is nothing tangible or authentic to show what these reports are worth. The latest German-Spanish crisis has subsided with the receipt by Madrid of assurances from Berlin which Premier Prieto announces as satisfactory. Germany promises to respect Spain's rights in her terri torial waters, but the text of the communication is not made public. The recalled Cuban minister to Berlin reports that matters are go J I |0 at * I 1 I I I I 1 I It ' ' ; < ,• ■! I ■ : >' the bonds and y->y instalments of five pet cent, r y , ► TWO CENTS MO&E FOR GASOLINE ;; ! MARRIAGE i Harry N. Mll|rr find Vlrsle C. lUMlngcr. Mifflin towaafel* a a ,m. ,m. .a m. M HOME EDITION ing badly at home with the Ger mans and sees cracks in the im perial edifice and there are fresh re ports of strikes in Hungary. There seems little question that the feed problem is an acute one for the cen tral powers but information is fbo meater to permit judgment as to [Continued on Page 13]
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