' "• ... .... Big German Air Raid Over Southeast Engl HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXVI— No. 126 16 PAGES GERMAN RAID ON ENGLAND KILLS MANY Seventy-Six Non-Combatant Men and Women Killed and 174 Others Injured by Bombs Dropped by Sixteen Airships; Three of the Enemy's Craft Shot Down by British Flyers Protecting Coast Towns HINDENBURG MAKES DESPERATE EFFORT TO WREST VANTAGE POINTS FROM FRENCH ARMY Petain Holds Fast in Face of Heavy Assault and Makes Progress in Champagne Region; British Follow Nibbling Tactics With Improvement in Positions Held by General Haig's Fighting Men; Artillery Active England has been subjected to another German air raid which cost the lives of 76 persons and caused injury to 1/4 others. The attack took place early last evening over southeastern England. About sixteen aircraft took part in it, their bomb dropping apparently centering upon one town, which the official report does not name, causing many causualties among the civil population and damage to homes and shops. The raiders evidently made good their escapes from the English mainland, but were intercepted in the channel and oft* the Belgian coast by British airplanes, where three airplanes of the raiding squadron were shot down. Fifty of the killed and 62 of the injured were women or child ren. On the front in northern France the Germans are making desperate efforts to oust the French from the vantage points they have gained re cently north of the Chemin-des- Dames and in the Craonne region. The French are standing fast, how ever. An instance of their holding power was given last night when they maintained intact their salient positions east and west of Cerny. In the Champagne the French them selves were successful aggressors, enlarging considerably their posi tions on both sides of Mont Carnillet and taking 120 prisoners. The British on their front also are pursuing nibbling tactics. General Haig reports slight improvement of the British positions on the right bank of the Scarpo east of Arras. New reactions by the Germans may be in preparation between Croisilles and the Scarpe, as an increased ac tivity of their artillery in this sector is reported. British Airplanes Win Battle With German Flier on Trip Home By Associated Press London. May 26.—Three hostile air planes, returning from last night's raid on England, were brought down by British air forces in the English Channel and oft the Belgian coast, the Admiralty announced to-day. The Admiralty statement says: "Naval airplanes attacked the air drome at St. Denis Westre, near Bruges, yesterday morning, dropping many bombs. "In the evening several enemy air craft returning from the raid on ling land were engaged oversea by royal naval air service machines. An en counter took place between one Brit ish and three hostile airplanes in midchannel and one of the latter was destroyed. Several encounters also took place off the Belgian coast In which two large twin-engined hos tile machines were shot down. All our machines returned safely." Germans Dropped Bombs Into Crowded Streets From a Great Height By Associated Press A Town on the Southeast Coast of England, Friday evening. Mav 2. r > (via London, May 26). —The most ambitious airplane raid yet under taken l>y the Germans on Great Brit ain occurred here late this afternoon while the streets were crowded with shoppers, promenaders and workers returning to their homes. The raiders THE WEATHER For llnrrlsbirrtt and vicinity: In ■ rriiKlng cloudiness, probnbly rain to-night und Sunday, warmer Sunday. For Knatern Pennsylvania t Kaln to-night and Sunday* narnitr to-night In north portion) warmer " Sunday) moderate, shifting; irlpds becoming aouth. • • • • River The main river will continue to rise alowly to-night and prob ably remain nenrly atatlonary Sunday. The principal tribu taries will fall alowly or re main nearly atatlonary to-night and probably rlae aomewhat Sunday or Sunday night. A stage of about 4.( feet Is Indicated for Harrlabnrs Sunday morning. Temperature i 8 a. m.. 52 degree*. Sunt Rlaea, 4:33 a. m. Moon: Full moon, June 5. Hlver Stage: 4.5 feet. Yeaterday'a Weather Highest temperature, 2. I.owest temperature, 47. Mean temperature, 64. .\ornil temperature, 85. ! dropped a large number of bombs, apparently in haphazard fashion in a mile or two above the town, killing | seventy-six persons, mostly women or children, and injuring nearly ITS I more. The first raider to arrive was the leader of a squadron ot five. It was flying at such a height that it could not be seen against the brilliant sun light which flooded the cloud-flecked sky, except by trained observers with good glasses. The raider was followed by the other four at a i slightly lower elevation. They sailed I in a bee-line across the town, drop- j ping bombs continuously. Many persons in the streets first ' learned of the air raid when they 1 heard explosions of bombs around . them. The zone in which the bombs were dropped cut a wide swath, across the city with the chief dam age in the shopping and residential districts. The bombs, which were of large size, demolished completely houses and small shops which they struck. Prof. George F. Tyrrell Leader of Indian School . Band, Dies at Carlisle Carlisle, Pa.. May 26.—George F. Tyrrell, conductor of the Carlisle In- I dian School Hand, died at his home here about 6 o'clock this morning, I from neuritis. He was taken sud-! I dcnly ill lust evening while conduet i ing band rehearsal in preparation I I for the Memorial Day services. Pro : fessor Tyrrell was 54 years old and, was born in Aldershot, England. His ! i father was a bandmaster in the Brit- j ; ish army and the 'son also served' several years as bandmaster in that i army. After he came to this coun- ! I try Professor Tyrell enlisted in the | ; United States army am! for twenty- i j two years served as band leader, i j l.ater he traveled with Sousa's and ! Gilmore's bands anrl for several j j years conducted Tyrrell's Military j | Hand of Lebanon. Three years ago' | he took the leadership of the Indian : school band, succeeding Prof. Claude • M. Stouffcr. He is survived by his 1 wife and one son, Charles, at home. Xo funeral arrangements have been made. Socialists Surprised at j Stand Taken by U. S. By Associated Press j Stockholm, May 26. heading! t members of the Socialist interna ■ I tional conference expressed surprise I | at the news that Secretary of State! j Lansing had refused passports to I American delegates. They have de-l | elded not to take formal action until j i more definite news is received. | James Eads How, the so-called I s i "millionaire tramp" of America, has 1 " sent a message of protest to the Stale i Department in which ne was loined by Mayor Karl Kindhagen and Karl j Fries, international secretary of the! World Church Peace Alliance and international president of the Young | Men's Christian Association. ! Word lias been received that the j Moderate Russian Socialists will send | j delegates. Victor Adlcr, leader of' , the Austrian Socialists arrived to-' day. Suggest Railroads Use Surplus to Meet Needs fly Associated Press Washington. May 26. Public j hearings on the proposed fifteen perl cent, freight rate increase were con tinued to-day before tho Interstate! ''oinmerce Commission with execu tives of the railroads defending their request under cross-examination of attorneys for shippers. The general trend of the cross-ex amlnation was to show that the rail roads could meet the emergency i from which they ask relief by turn | ing to their surplus funds and other I resources before they ask for in crease in rates. PLAYGROUNDS NEGLECTED FOR G .'■ J,:;. ■ •■■■>■■■ - : -.. . FRANCE READY TO FIGHT THE U-BOAT MENACE I Minister of Marine Tells How ' Ruthless Undersea War fare Is Met By Associated Press Paris, Friday, May 25.—Replying to., I interpellations on submarine warfare • to-night in the public session of the | Chamber of Deputies, Rear Admiral Liacaze, the minister of marine, gave i an interesting outline of the means of defense France had adopted against the undersea boats, j "I see no reason why I should not ! speak of these methods in public," j said Admiral i.acaze. "It would be ! childish to think they are unknown to the enemy. They consist of a sys tem of patrol boats, of arming mer chantmen with guns and fitting them with wireless; of seaplanes, nets, mines, smoke-raising devices and dragnets. Vse Patrol Boats "I sought to get patrol boats built here and buy them abroad. I scoured the world over with missions, but England had been beforehand. When I entered the ministry I found 243 ; patrols. Now we have 552. | "The guns we mounted on the pa | trol boats have been referred to dis ! dainfully, but you cannot put ten i centimeter guns on a small vessel. A. ' patrolboat on guard, armed with 95- I millimeter guns, met two submarines aimed with 105-millimeter guns, sank , one and put the other to flight. I "We have 1,200 dragnets as well as j 1T0.500 curtain nets and 5,000 twenty foot net which indicate the presence of submarines. We have special bombs for submarines and apparatus to throw them. Sea Plane Ports "We have organized seaplane posts ; all around the coasts so that the zone j of action of each post joins that of ; its neighbor on either side. By Oc ' tober all merchantmen and patrollers i| will be fitted with wireless and all j merchantmen supplied with guns ot as heavy caliber as possible for whtcn ! measures programs have been drawn up even beyond what was thought I possible. j "For building the plates and frames required M. IXMlcheur (under secre ' tary for munitions in charge of the i manufacturing sections), has started jup again all the rolling mills. They ' will be able to supply us with the j plates I asked for and we hope that > tiie merchant marine will also be able I to obtain the quantity of plates to ! which it is entitled." Believed Man Found With Gun Clutched in Hand Killed Himself Clutching in Ills right hand a re volver with one empty chamber the body of John Swandick, of Shaino kin, was found early this morning in the old shed at River and Water streets, belonging to Appleby Broth ' ers and Whittaker. Coroner Eckinger has not decided ! whether or not death was due to sui 'cide, but every indication points to I the suicide theory. Swandick, who was 24 years of 'age, was formerly employed by the | Bethlehem Steel Company, but ac cording toa statement made this morning at his boarding house. 228 I Chestnut street, he has not been ! working for several weeks. About a j week ago he purchased a revolver. American Army Calls For Several Thousand Bakers By Associated Press | Washington, May 26.—The army sent out a call to-day for several thousand bakers, assistant bakers | and apprentices to service during | the war. Virtually all will be rated |as noncommissioned otlicers and j their pay will range from $33 to *sl | a month with additional pay for foreign service and everything in the way of quarters, rations, clothing j and medical attention provided. Special blanks have been sent to | army recruiting stations for the en | rollment of the bakers who will be ! in the quartermaster enlisted re | served corps. , TOREK CHILDREN' BCRN By Associated Press Scranton, May 26. Three chil dren. the'oldest ten years, of Jarmcs Nardo, were burned to death early to-day when their home In West Plttston was destroyed by Are. The children, all boys, were' asleep on the second floor. Nardo, his wife and three smaller children, sleep ing on the Hrst floor, had narrow escapes: Q£hf Star- Unitrpmbfnt HARRISBURG. PA., SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1917. Reward Will Be Paid For Arrest of Vandals Who Dig Out Potatoes A REWARD of $lO for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the vandals who are tearing up gar den plots in various parts of the city will be paid by the HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH. Reports of new depredations last night have been rc cci\cd. Holders of plots say seed potatoes are being dug up and used as food, while others assert they are taken out and transplanted. At any rate potatoes are disappearing fre quently and mysteriously. The police have been unable to secure information warranting any arrests. STATE ATHLETES FIGHT FOR HONORS AT ISLAND MEET 133 Representatives CarryingJ Colors of Nine High 1 Schools Are Here Thousands of persons were attract ed to Island Park this afternoon lo witness the eleventh annual Pennsyl vania High School rack and Field "Meet where nine high school teams are battling for the State track and ! field championship. The ideal weather of the last few j days aided to the success of the meet materially. The track was In excel lent condition, the section under the new Cumberland Vaiiey Railroad bridge was used. The visiting teams [Continued on Page 15] Four Experts Picked to Drive Automobiles F orPershing and Staff By Associated Press Washington, May 26. Four ex pert American automobile drivers — Ray Middleton, John J. Jennings, George Eintheum and Elgin Brain— will drive the motorcars of Major General Pershing and his staff at the front in Europe. The first two are successful businessmen of Detroit and the two others, respectively are an automobile racing driver and an aeronaut. The drivers were recommended at the request of the government by the Society of Automobile Engineers and have volunteered their services. The requirements were that the drivers should be of marked ability. The four named will be rated as ser geants in the army. Army orders to-day show also that, a headquarters troop of cavalry has been organized to accompany Gen eral Persßing, so that the American officers will have their own men in charge of the forces and all other matters connected with American headquarters in France. Personal Servants Keep Labor Out of Productive Industries, Says Gompers Washington, May 20. Waste of labor through Irregular employment an dniaintenancc of large numbers of valets and flunkies arc responsible for the present apparent labor short age, Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor declared in a statement to-day. He recommended that instead of length- 1 ening working hours to meet gov ernment war demands employers take greater care to providj steady employment, and wealthy persons reduce their corps of servants. "One of the first steps," said Mr. Gompers. "in organizing for efficient production is to abolish the flunkies and the valets. Too many who might give productive service are engaged in useless labor that might better be dispensed with." Another Hill Home Is Broken Into and Ransacked by Thieves J. C. Leldy, 1246 Derry street, this morning reported a robberv similar ly executed to the one a wek ago at the home of Frank Gibson, 1525 1 North Second street. A lady's open face gold watoh and chain valued at $35 and a valuable pearl pin were stolen. The thieves It Is believed gained entrance at a window by cutting a circle In the glass and then releas ing the catch. The robbery at the Gibson home was executed in the same way. No trace of the thieves I could he found on the first investl-1 gation by the detective department. I VARE DINNER IS FIRST MOVE FOR PARTY HARMONY Senator Sproul's Name Heard Repeatedly as Choice of All For Governor Much political interest attaches to the dinner which will be given at the Harrisburg Club next Tuesday even ing in honor of Senator W. C. Sproul of Chester. Senator Vare, of Phila delphia, is to be the principal host of the occasion and in view of the fact that Senator Sproul has been on [ the opposite side of the factional fence during the controversy of the last few months this social function is pointed out as a significant indica tion of a burial of faction differences and the harmonizing of all the ele ments of the Republican party in the State. i Senator it was reported to day, has been/formally agreed upon by influential Republican leaders as the party's standard bearer in the contest for governor next year. While no one is in a position to de finitely state what has transpired during the last week or ten davs, it is understood that a thorough discus sion of the situation has resulted in the choice of Senator Sproul as the party's standard bearer in 1918. His name has been frequently mentioned In tills connection, but he has stead ily refused to commit himself in any way regarding the matter. In fact, he has frequently intimated that his business interests are so pressing he could not engage in any political campaign now. there are those, however, in influential quarters who believe that he may be induced to permit the use of his name in the primaries next year. His long ser vice in the Senate, his great personal popularity and his wide and inti mate knowledge of the important in terests of the State are the qualifica tions which his friends are urging in support of his selection as a candid date for governor. It will not be surprising to sea in the harmony dinner of next Tues day the first real sign of peace in the Republican ranks. For months po tential county leaders all over the State have been insisting that the factional controversy must cease and that all should get together for the campaign of next year. Whether Senator Sproul shall be the organization candidate or some other it is quite certain that there will be a gradual breaking down of factional trouble and a general har monizing of all interests in the party. Italians Have Taken 22,419 Prisoners in New Offensive in Alps Rome. May 26. —The Italians h-tve captured 3,500 more prisoners on the Carso the war office announces. eHavy fighting continues. The Italians made important prog ress in the coastal region in tho di rection of Trieste. They carried trenches from the mouth of the Ti- i mavo river, one the gulf of Trieste. ' to u point east of Jamnino, and also the heights between Flondar and Me deaazza. The Italians also made progress east of Hoscoiualo. in tho region of' Castagnavlzza, north of Tivoli and in ' the Plavu zone. Tho statement Mays' the number of prisoners taken on th" I Julia n front, from May 11 up to \ cs terduy is 22,4 la, PUPILS NEGLECT PLAYGROUNDS TO WORK IN GARDENS lake Great Interest in Work; Better Fun Than Play ing "Tag" Since the allotment of garden plots tlie schoolchildren of the city have shown great interest in the working of the gardens. The plots were put in | charge of five school superintendents. l las follows: O. S. Maclien, Camp Cur-I \ tin: P. L- Mocker, Steele Building: Ed,-' ) ward I). Kliper, Melrose; John K. liar- j | lacker", Hamilton Building. and J. F. ! Ferguson, Forney Building. ! At the Forney Building the children I have shown unusual interest in their [ garden plots. When a reporter visit- ■ ] od the scene yesterday morning the I I entire school apparently * was taking, care of the plots. Very few were, playing games. They were all engas- \ ed very busily with shovel, rake or; I hoe. Some of the plots have been | planted and carefully patted into I wonderful little raised rectangles. About these a number lingered, seem ing lost because there was nothing to do. Others were digging In one eor- I ner where the rocks were rather, | plenty but nevertheless the ground was fast assuming a carefully pre pared look. Better ThHii Tne I "This is much better fun than play | ing tag," said one little mite of a j miss, as she manfully plied an un wieldy hoe. Then too, she continued I in a lisping voice, "we play we're j French women feeding the soldiers at j the front, and oh, it's such fun!" ! The garden plots have been in full i charge of the Chamber of Commerce and under the direction of Shirley Watts, who takes daily tours to his domain to see how "the garden grows." Many of the plots were donated for | that purpose by public-spirited citi zens, while in some instances part of the playgrounds were ploughed up to teach the children the peril of the present situation and the necessity of useful exertion. Ten Million Men of All Walks of Life to Be Enrolled For War June 5 By Associaled Press Washington, May 26. By a een- I sus bureau cstimute to-day classify- I ins the more than ten million men ! within the military draft age limit j the number of single men is placed i at 5,372,400 and the number of mar j ried men at 4,.">45.900. The classification by chief occupa j tions is given as follows: 1 Agricul ture, forestry and animal husbandry, | $2,864,000: manufacturing and me ! chut leal industries, 3,036,000; no gainful occupations. 500,500: trans portation, 067,000; trade, 1,054,000; public service, 14 4,000; domestic and I | personal service, 441,000; profession al service, 335,000; clerical occupa i tions, 374.000; extraction of miner-j | als. 364,000. j ■ The government, it has been stat-1 | ed, will not exempt any particular I classes of industry from conscription j but. will deal with cases individually, j Individuals, however, whose work is I considered necessary to preserve an ! economic. balance will lie exempted. Nearly every line of industry, it is i said, has appealed to the War De ; partment for exemption for its work ers. Friends Take Veteran Who Attempted Suicide by Jumping Into River Marry Wiitheu, of T'hiladelphia, who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Susquehanna was turned over this morning to friends fro>. ; Philadelphia. V ittheu is a veteran of the Civil War who returned here a week ago to look up his old friends. He had enlisted in this city and felt sure some of the old comrades could be found. He spent the day wander ing the city looking for a familiar face and tvhen he was un able to And any, decided to die. He was stopped by n National Guardsman who prevented him from the fatal leap. THROWS FROM MOTORTYCIjK Ira Harper, of Burnham. aged 22 was injured in an automobile accident at Green and Horr streets at noon to day. The machine he was riding col lided with an auto and Harper was thrown to thr street. He suffered con tusions of the left arm and right log. GKIIMAN VKKSKL3 I'OH \.\VV By Associated I'ress Washington. May 26.—Tho Ger man steamers Odenwald and Presi dent, relied at Sun Juan, I'orto lileo, have been allotted to the Navy L>e puriuiunl to r naval use. Singlt Copy. 2 Cents HOME EDITION JAIL, NOT FINES, FOR MEN WHO DO NOT ENROLL War Department Explains Army Registration Act in Detail To Check Up Slackers Government officials have pre pared an order requiring regis trars to post (he i.antes of all men who enroll June As an aet of patriotism the War de partment lias requested all per sons who live in the district to read the list and report the names or men between tin; ages of 21 and SI who failed to ap|>car before the board. This will be, it is believed, an effective check on slackers. By Associated Press Washington, May 2fi. —In its cam paign to stimulate interest In regis tration June 5 for the war army, the War Department to-day issued a memorandum emphasizing the seven cardinal points to be remembered, particularly by men between the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, who will be required to register. The memoran dum follows: I—There is only ONE day to reg ister, June 5, 1917. 2—Every male resident of the United States who has reached his twenty-first and has not reached his thirty-first birthday MUST register on the day set, June 5, 1917. The only exceptions are persons in the military or naval service of the Unit ed States, which includes all officers and enlisted men of the regular army, the regular army reserve, the officers reserve corps, the enlisted reserve corps, the Natnoial Guard re serve, recognized by the Militia bu reau of the War Department; the navy, the marine corps, the coast guard and the naval militia, the [Continued on Page 17] WOMEN'S STRIKE SPREADS By Associated Press Paris, May 25. — Encouraged by the successful strikes of women in other trades, the women jewelry works quit work yesterday after noon. The new recruits to the striking ranks number one thou sand. RECRUITING AT LOW EBB T JL 1 number needed to bring the army up to war strength * • * 1 ' i[ National Guard is plat nately 180,000. Of 11 II ' ! ! i ► Cleveland, May 26.-—The Brotherhood of-RailroaS f i§ amount, of $150,000, f [JAPANESE GUNBOATS IN ACTION Tokic, May 26.—An admiralty announcei J bays that the torpedoed transport Transylvania wat # being escorted by Japanese gunboats when at > The Japanese boats rescued 2,800 of the 3,000 troops J , aI ■ M * :H LEADING IN STATE MEET i j 1 11 !; ;hoL- 1 ! ! IS i AjPTERNOON WITH 26 POINTS,THREE FIRSTS, ji TWO SECONDS AND ONE THIRD PLACE; STE,ELTON 8, CENTRAL 7, READING AND j j I ( DASH DF.MMING BROKE THE FORMER REC* Jl | OKD. MAKING THE RUN IN 53 3-5 SECONDS i| 1 U. S SAVED FINANCIAL CRASH ■ ! J Washington, May 26,— The le war of th ' f United States was stated by one of th it | f sion 'to have practically -con* jL' f om aof Italy if not of the whole alliance. & MAYOR WANTS BERTILLION SYSTEM | Harrisburg.—May recom- ( * mended that the Bertillion system of criminal "! I rec'. r:' , a*an installed :• tha pcli - .'un, '• j I MARRIAGE LICENSES ~~ f . . <>••■ fJnrllrld HcNllnr. (nlumliln. and Cora Irti Miller, I.ancaatar t I William anil lOMlclle Taylor. llarrlNliurm Marshall Wllllama > 3|l hllndrlphlii. and Martini INnplrr. HnrrUhiiriti I'linrlM Myera and I. HOT > Mmi~ori. llnrrUhurm H*nry Oxclir ( llicr iind Mnry l.ytlla .Small. Mil. I loni l.eatrr < llmcr llrmiirrlv mill Mnry A. nine. Ho? niton; Ralok J ll* ron Mnnlry, llarrlnliiirK. and Mahr'l Clara Tlark. Meckanlii I hurtci < hnrlr* Daniel Allrman. Mlllrrahuric. and Vrrna Anna KonnVZ.i > hi-lTcr. Halifax tomiahlpt I'hiirlra H. Smrlli and fiamn M. ShroTcr I T . ?|kfniilomMhlp. ' • ' 1 SENATE PROPOSES LICENSE TAX ON ALL AUTO OWNERS Would Take Place of Five Per Cent. Levy on the Manufacturers TO RAISE HUGE SUM New Plan Will Make Up Losses Caused by Com mittee Cuts Washington, May 26. Elimina tion of the 5 per cent, manufactur ing lax on automobiles in the war tax hill as passed by the House and substitution of a license tax, at a rate yet oo be fixed upon motor ve hicles, payable by those having pos session, was decided upon to-day by the Senate finance committee. The income taxe section as tlrst drawn including the 2 per cent, nor mal tax and the House committee s surtaxes also were adopted by the Senate committee. It struck out, however, the increased surtaxes on incomes over $40,000 added in tlje Mouse on amendments by Represen tativee Lenroot, of Wisconsin. The retroactive tax of 33 1-3 per cent, upon incomes taxed in 1916 had previously been eliminated by the committee. Further Reductions The committee's action to-day in rejecting the automobile tax was said to be the forerunner of further reductions of the 5 per cent, taxes on special industries. Instead of the straight 5 per cent, manufacturing tax on motor cars the committee is considering a graduated license tax ranging from $1 or $2 upon low priced cars to $lO and S2O on more costly vehicles. The devision agreed upon to-day contains material reduction of the revenue to be provided by the bill but the loss is expected to be made up by the new motor car license and other tax changes under consider- ' ation. Committeemen said they now ex pect no further changes in the in come tax rates, which will stand vir tually as drawn by the House Ways and Means committee. Surtaxes on ' large incomes the Senate committee was said to feel, are large enough.
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