Great Battle in Alps Enters Into Eighteenth
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ITALY FORCES
AUSTRIA BACK
TO MAIN LINE
Great Army Batters at Doors of Most Formidable Natural
Barrier Between It and Triest; Vienna Stubbornly
Refused to Concede Losses to Invaders
HUNDRED THOUSAND AMERICANS SOON TO
BE UNDER ARMS FIGHTING IN FRANCE
Lull Expected in Great Battle Before General Cadorna
Makes Supreme Effort to Storm Mount Querceto;
Central Powers Face Internal Crisis
London, May 28. An official statement issued here
to-day says that counting the Americans serving in the
British and French armies and the additional units or
dered to France, there will shortly be 100,000 Americans
in France.
The statement says 3,500 war airplanes will be con
structed and 6,000 aviators trained in the United States
this year.
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The Italians have fought their way forward to within two'
miles of Duino, the most formidable natural barrier between them'
and Trieste. The great battle now enters its eighteenth day with-!
out any sign of an abatement in the fury of the struggle. Vienna;
stubbornly refuses to concede the Italian victories, but the map!
tells the story of General Cadorna's steady advance.
Duino, a the gates of which the Italian guns are now ham
mering, marks a point at which the Carso plateau almost touches
the sea. Protected by the ocean on the one side, it is powerfully
defended to the north of Mount Querceto, a height of considerable
magnitude which dominates the country for many miles around
At the foot of Mount Querceto, facing west, lies the little town of
Medcazza and the Italians have smashed their way to within a
few hundred yards of this village. It is possible that a lull wil
occur before they attempt the formidable task of storming Mount
Querceto.
Brazil to Act
From no other theater of the war
comes any news of importance but
the political situation continues ol'
absorbing: interest. Dispatches from
Brazil indicate that it is merely a
question of days, if not of hours be
fore the Brazilian parliament follows
the lead of the administration and
aliens "Brazil with the eleven na
tions now fighting the central pow
ers. At the same time a new crisis
is threatened between Spain and Ger
many through the sinking of a Span
ish passenger ship with a heavy loss
of life. This disaster occurs on the
heels of an announcement from Mad
rid that Germany had given satisfac
tory assurances in reply to Spain's
latest note regarding the destruc
tion of Spanish ships by German
submarines. No details have been
received, however, in regard to the
sinking of the passenger liner, and
it is possible that the tragedy was
not due to a U-boat.
Kaiser Faces Crisis
The battle between the reaction
aries and liberals in Austria-Hungary
goes merrily forward and .there are
reports of further impending minis
terial resignations in Vienna and
Budapest. Sensations are promised
at the sessions of the Austrian par
liament, but it remains to be seen
how much news will be able to es
cape the censor. In Germany the
violence of the attacks on Chancel
lor Von Bethniann-Ilolweg indicates
the acuteness of the political crisis,
but the recess of the Ileichstag ren
ders even more meager than usual
the information that sweeps across
the border.
THE WEATHER
For Ifarrliihurg and vicinity t
Showern mid thunderntoriUM to
night; hifMdaj fair mid MOlUC
uhat warmer.
For Kaaitern IVmm> Ivnnin: Sliow
rm (iiid thunderMtormn to-night;
TueMday probably fair ami
slightly warmer* increasing
east to north wlndn.
It Ivor
The Siinquehnnna river and all KM
tributaries will probably rlne :*
a result of the gencrul showers
indicated for the watershed in
the next twenty-four hour*. A
stage of about 4.H feet in expect
ed at IlarrlMburg Tuesday morn-
In sr.
ticneral Condition**
A Ntorm of moderate magnitude
ami energy In central over the
Ohio Valley thin morning; it
ha* caused rains and thunder
stornis over moat of the eastern
half of the country In the luMt
twenty-four hour*, except along
the South Atlantic coast.
It IN Momewhat cooler along the i
Atlantic coavt from New Jerney
northward, nnd In the tiulf
.St at CM; elsewhere there has been
a general riae of 2 to 18 degreed
In temperature.
Temperature! 8 a. m., 54 degrees.
Nun: Hiscn, 4i33 a. m.
Moon: Full moon. June 5.
Hher Stage: 4.5 feet.
Yenterday'M Weather
Highest temperature, WSJ.
Low eat temperature. 56.
v Mean temperature, till.
Aoimul temperature* 05,
Services of Safety Body
Members June 5, Will
Be Offered to Countrj
The Dauphin County Committee
of Public Safety met this afternoon
in the Board of Trade to discuss
means and measures to bo taken
during the present crisis,
William Jennings presided and
appointed committees on local
boards to cover every possible
branch of service where there might
bo a possibility of need. The com
mittee has volunteered to offer the
services of its members to the county
officials on June 5 to aid in the en
rollment.
Have Plans Under Way
For Organization of
Home Guard Company
Plans for the organization of a
home guard company are now under
way, with Captain H. M. Stine, Vance
C. McOormick and Arvllle Hickok
heading; the movement. It is the in
tention of the organizers to enlist
men who are too old for military serv
ice and then under the guidance of
Captain Stine Ret them ready and pre
pared to meet any emergency.
In the largest cities of the country I
similar organizations are already pre
paring for home defense or any
branch where they can he of serv
ice. In addition to the grim side of
such preparedness, it is reported that
tho men taking the training have j
greatly benefited by tho drill.
Typos Want Appropriation
Granted to Labor Dept.
The quarterly convention of the!
Eastern Pennsylvania District Typo-1
graphical Union was held in Reading!
yesterday. The chief matter of pub- I
lie interest transacted at the session
was to order tho secretary to request
the appropriations committees of the
Senate and House to report with a
favorable recommendation the entire
appropriation asked for by the De
partment of Labor and Industry. Tho
following members of Harrisburg
union were in attendance: Linwood
B. Wanbaugh, secretary; F. A. Soh
mer and Addison E. Johnson, dele
gates, and Thomas Kane, Earl E.
Liklwig, H. Mann, Jacob Hoke, Me
lanothon L'saw. J. E. Myers, Oliver I
E. Osier, W. W. Byrem, Frank C.
Hoffman and "ack" Goundie.
CASH CAM.KD OFF
Bain interfered with to-day's game
at Island Park. The Reading team
did not come to Harrisburg, Manager
Cock ill wiring that a game was im
possible. Tho Islanders will play
Reading to-morrow, and two games
Wednesday.
.JOHN I>. (INVESTS
New York, May 28.—John D. I
Rockefeller to-day subscribed an-'
other $5,000,000 to the Liberty Loan I
Tills make? worth of the!
bonds takers by him, ]
HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1917.
PICKING UP SURVIVORS FROM TORPEDOED SHIP
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KESCUIJSTG IT-BOAT VJCtTJJJMS ©iNTtßrsATiorsAL
ALL FACTIONS IN
RUSSIA FAVOR AN
ACTIVE WARFARE
Country Gets Behind Strong
Policy of the Minister
of War
MUST WIN FREEDOM
Army Commander Shows
Troops Germans Are
Fooling Them
Petrograd, Ma>* 28. Virtually
all the divergent political factions,
all class organizations, councils and
even the Socialist loaders, with the
exception of the Extreme Letters,
to-day re-echo the appeal of Minis
ter of War Kerensky to the troops
and applaud the new order of the
day, "advance." It remains to be
seen how the army itself will receive
this tinal exhortation to patriotism
and the defense of Russia's newly
won freedom.
Constant efforts have been made
during the past tw'o months by rep
resentatives, not only of the govern
ment, but of the soldiers, to bring
home to the army that abandonment
of active warfare would not only
mean treachery to the allies, but the
inevitable loss of all that has been
gained in the revolution. It is con
fidently believed that this last call,
supported as it is by almost every
element of society, will move the
army to a realization of the situa
tion. All the commanders have add
ed their appeals to the order of Min
ister Kerensky. They all emphasize
the necessity of not only defending
the country against the enemy, but
of an immediate advance to relieve
the pressure upon the allies, which
[ Germany has been able to exert by
I transferring tJie bulk of her troops
1 from the eastern to the western
: front.
General Alexieff says tersely:
"Forward! Advance to attack the
enemy."
Must Defeat Enemy
General Brussiloff says: "It Is
| necessary to conserve and consoli
j date fi'eedom. The soldiers must
overthrow and defeat the enemy.
Shame and dishonor to those who
have a weak spirit."
General Dragomiroff is less la
conic. "An advance upon the ene
my." he says, "is an immediate ne
cessity. The enemy is taking ad
vantage of our passivity to leave this
front open and send forces westward.
The French and British are honestly
doing their duty as our allies. They
are saving our new freedom which
otherwise we would lose. But soon
their advance must wear itself out
and then there will be no one to help
us."
The newspapers contain similar
appeals from the heads of the gov
ernment. Premier l.voff writes:
llonor Demands Activity
"Honor demands our activity. We
are drowned in speeches and words.
The muscles of our organism are be
ing atrophied. Further passivity
will mean ruin." M. Skobeleff, the
new Socialist minister of labor, joins
the chorus with the declaration:
"Our present task is to advance."
In a new order to the army Gen
eral Alexieff explained why it is im
possible for the soldiers to receive
emissaries from the German lines
seeking peace conferences. "Even
the commander-in-chief," he said,
"is prohibited by law from receiving
peace delegates and every man from
the commander down who does this
Is a traitor. Only the government
knows when it is time to stop war.
Such conferences never take place at
the front except between authorized
diplomats. The Germans know this
and send representatives only to
learn the disposition of our troops
and to provoke dissensions among us,
to create ill feeling between the sol
diers and.their commanders.
"1 appeal to your intelligence and
your heart. If the enemy really
wanted peace he would know how to
go about it. Wake up! Peace will
be reached through victory. Trust
your commanders."
MEDICAL CORPS IN IiONDON
By Associated I'rcss
London, May 28.—Another cdn
tingent of the American Medical
Corps arrived in England to-day. The
contingent comprised units from
Philadelphia and St. Louis.
ROTARIANS HEAR OF LOAN"
The Liberty Loan in all its phases
was the chief thing on the menu of
the Rotary Club at noon tto-day. Ad
dresses were made by Victor LeCoq,
John C. Jessup, Jr., and E. J. Hock
en bury.
15 IX JAIL TO REGISTER
William A. Mellhenny, warden of
the county jail, said to-day that he
will acj as registrar for all prisoners
who must enroll under the war draft
act It Is estimated that about forty
live must register. Tho enrollment
Will be made in the cells.
Official British war office photograph showing survivors
from an unnamed merchantship. being picked up by lifeboats
and rafts in midocean, following the sinking of the vessel by
a German submarine. Fortunately the weather was calm
and all of the boats and rafts were successfully lowered after
the torpedo struck its mark. Some of the passengers, how
ever, leaped into the sea in their excitement.
GUARD UNITS
EXPECTED TO BE
FILLED BY JUNE 5
Officers Anticipate Rush of
Men, Who Must Go Anyhow,
to Home Companies
This week is finding the officers of
the local National Guard companies
straining every effort to recruit their
companies to war strength before
June 5. when conscription will be put
in force.
A number of patriotic organiza-|
tions, including the Grand Army of
the Republic, the Spanish-American
War Veterans, the Veterans of For
eign Wars, Patriotic Order of Am
erica, the Patriotic Order Sons of
America, and numbers of leading
patriots are making efforts to get
men to enlist in the local organiza
tions before June 5. Various means
have been discussed of how best to
bring to the attention of the young
men of this locality the advantages
to be gained by enlisting in local
j companies. The officers feel confi
dent if the men of military age once
realize these advantages the end of
the present week will find the com
panies filled.
There seems to be a mistaken Idea
of just how many men will bo called
from each hundred or thousand en
rolled, and many men hesitate to en
list, because they feel they have a
chance to escape the draft. As one
mail said to-day, "There are 11,000
to enroll and only I,,'iUO to select
from Dauphin county."
It has been figured that Dauphin
county will furnish as her part of the
conscript force and to till her Nation
al Guard Units approximately 1,300
men. It has also been estimated
that there will be between 10,000
and 11,000 men to enroll. Statistics
show that between the ages of 21
and 31 years slightly more than half
the men are married, which would
leave 5.000 to select from if you elim
inate the married men which seems
reasonable so long as there arc sin
gle men. It is a matter of record at
the recruiting stations and at the ar
mories that less than two-thirds can
pass the physical tests. This reduces
the number to draw from at 3.500.
When you eliminate those exempted
for agricultural needs, those engaged
in munitions plants, those who have
mothers entirely dependent on them
for support, those on the railroads
engaged in special classes of work
and those in the steel works who
will get preference over such classos
as store clerks, laborers, stenogra
phers. teamsters, automobile drivers
and servants, it would seem that any
one who is physically fit and does not.
come under some special class of
work does not have even a fifty-fifty
chance of being missed.
Roosevelt Needed in
France, Former Premier
Tells President Wilson
By Associated Press
Paris, May 2S.—Former Premier
Ciemenceau, in an open leter to Presi
dent Wilson, printed In his paper,
I,'Homine Enchaine, appeals to the
President to send over Colonel Hoose
velt and "his companions," M. Clem
eneeau says:
"In Invaded France at the present
hour there is a name which repre
sents, by I know not what force ol
intuition, the beauty of America's in
tervention—it is that of Roosevelt.
Y'ou are too much a philosopher no!
to know that great popular leaders
have influenced men out of all pro
portions to their own real value, b'j
the intangible atmosphere of'legend,
which, with or without their assist
ance, has formed around them.
"Whatever may be the reasons and I
without attempting to analyze the
phenomenal yield to the imperious
need to tell you that name of Roose
velt has in our country at this time
a legendary power. It would be ar.
enormous error in my view to neg
lect a force which everyone urge* us
to make use of as soon as possible."
SIMS MADE VICE-ADMIRAD
By Associated Press
Washington. May 28. ltcnr Adnit
ral Sims, in charge of the American
naval operations in European waters,
was to-day appointed a vice-admi
ral by President Wilson,
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ASKS EMPLOYERS
CO-OPERATION IN
CONSCRIPTION,
Sheriff Fears Evening Rush
Will Be Too Heavy; Ball
Players Sign
Co-operation of employers on
June 5 when the draft registration
is taken, was urged to-day
by Sheriff W. W. Caldwell of the
county draft registration board, and
by members of the city boards.
Because of the many employes all
over the county between the ages
of 21 and 30 years Inclusive, wher
ever possible the board members
declared employers will do a patri
otic duty if they permit the men to
register during the day so chat the
registrars will not be rushed in the
evening.
Ballplayer* Sign
Five members of tlie Harrisburg
baseball team of the New York State
League to-day signed registration
cards at the office of City Clerk It.
[ Ross Seaman. All of them reside
at points outside the county and
cannot be home to register on June
5. The players signing were: Kd
win R. Harrison, center fielder; Rus
sell H. Holmes, right fielder; Harry
F. Burke, left fielder; Philip B. Car
roll, catcher and Daniel Keefe, pitch
er. Other players who must register
were expected late this afternoon.
McCormick Volunteers Aid
Vance C. McCormick, former
chairman of the National Democra
tic committee to-ilay volunteered to
act as clerk of the registration board
for the district comprising the First,
Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
wards. He was appointed.
Changes in registrars and registra
tion places will probably be com
pleted to-night at the meeting in
courtroom No. 2 when instructions
will be given to the boards of each
precinct in the city.
Steelton, Highspire, Middletown,
Koyalton borough and Swatara. Lon
donderry and West Londonderry
township registrars will meet to
night to receive blanks and instruc
tions from Sheriff Caldwell.
Only a small part of the county
districts have not been visited by
the sheriff, who is planning to cover
these before Thursday.
First Cavalry to Go
Into Service of U. S.
July 15, Dismounted
The First Pennsylvania Cavalry
will go into United States service 011
July 15 dismounted, as it did last
June when the organization mobi
lized at Mt. Gretna. The regiment
has been ordered recruited to war
strength and unless orders are
changed it will lake to camp the
288 government cavalry horses used
for practice and training- These
horses are now at the headquarters
of the various troops. The War De
partment will.determine whether the
troops will serve in the war dis
mounted or mounted.
The Adjutant General's office has
received the oaths of boards of regis
tration from twenty-seven counties,
except in one >r two instances where
one is short, and has also received
the oaths from six of the cities. Ol'- j
ganizations are expected to be tin- !
ished this week.
Shipment of the cards for regis
tration under the selective draft has,
been completed except to the penal
institutions, which will be supplied
during the week.
U-Boats Not Endangered
by Inventions, Says Berlin
By .Associated Press
Amsterdam, May 28, via London.
The speech of Premier Lloyd George
last week, in which lie said Geiman
submarines were being combatted
successfully and that Kngland could
not be starved by the submarine "ain
pa'.gn, is characterized as "only
empty words" in a semiofficial Ger
ms n reply.
"Facts are lacking." says the re- I
ply, '"beenuse our navy has found I
little trace of the new methods
whereby, according to the views of
the enemy, the submarine danger can
be met. Hitherto all enemy experts
have agreed that with the present
means the> are powerless against the
serious dangers occasioned bv subma
rines A change in tcchiilcHi meth
ods cannot tie achieved in a fortnight.
We calmly await Lloyd's prediction
as to the future."
CHEWING GUM AND
"MOVIES" EXEMPT
FROM TAX BILL
Senate Plans New Confection
ery Levy to Take
Their Places
FAVOR STAMP TAXES
New Cut Materially Reduces
Amount of War Revenue
to Be Collected
By Associated Press
Washington, May 28. lnvolving
further reduction of the House war
tax bill by $15,500,000, the finance
committee to-day decided to exempt
motion picture films, jewelry and
chewing gum from taxation. A new
confectionery tax was considered.
Instead of the House on
manufacturers' gross sales of ath
letic goods perfumes, cosmetics and
proprietary medicines ,the committee
decided to keep them as sources of
revenue, but by stamp taxes instead
of the 5 per cent, gross sales tax.
The committee also is considering a
tax on tonnage of pleasure yachts
Instead of the House tax on their
cost.
The changes decided upon to-day
followed the committee's decision to
strike out the 5 per cent, tax on all
manufacturers' sales. No substitutes
for the House rates on motion pic
ture films, jewelry and chewing gum
are contemplated. Motion picture
films would be taxed from one-lialf
to one cent per foot in the House
measure, with estimated revenue of
$7,000,000, jewelry and chewing gum
would be taxed 5 per cent, of manu
facturing cost in the House meas
ure, with estimated revenues respec
tively of $ r,roo,ooo and $7,000,000.
The proposed tax on confectionery
j Is a new plan of the Senate commit
tee on which the Treasury Depart-
I ment has been asfked to submit es
| timates of revenue.
1 Wealth Dream Shattered
and Chief Sam Gone Away,
Negroes Want to Go Home
By Associated Press
Washington, May 28.—With
dreams of wealth unrealized and
faith in promoters destroyed, home
sick American negroes have peti
tioned the acting governor of the
(■old Const colony in Africa to send
them back to Texas, which they left
in 1914 under the sway of the argu
ments of "Chief Sam" who pictured
lives of ease. The negroes turned
over to "Sam" varying sums of
j money with the understanding that
Ibe would land them on the Cold
j Const where they would receive titles
to their own land.
Ambassador Spring Rice has no
tified the State department that the
Indications are that "Cheif Sam"
grosly misled the Immigrants and
finally deserted them, leaving many
in destitution. Whether any gov
ernment. assistance will he givan to
the negroes so they may return to
the cotton fields of Texas is un
known.
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Rain Is Delighting
Garden Farmers of City
Shirley AVatts, superintendent of
, the garden plots under the Chamber
; nf Commerce, said tills morning: "Ah.
i this rain. It's just what our plots need
: and it will certainly help to encourage
; the plot farmers who have been walt
j ing so anxiously for the first sign of
| the green pushing through the
.ground."
; In a recent tour of the plots of the
\ entile city, lie reports the early crops
coming along fine. The corn, peas,
bears and lettuce are far enough ad
vanced for even the most inexperi
enced to tell the difference. In one
instance, related Mr. Watts, an ama
teur farmer farmed evidently tried to
see. how many beans could be put in
1 one row, with such excellent results
| they gave the appearance of a hedge.
! Regardless of the downpour to-day,
many gardeners waiting for this op
! poi (unity to set out indoor plants
worked in the rain to give them the
light start.
OFIICIRS OF PKHKV COUNTY
PUBLIC SAFETY UNIT NAMKD
New Hloomtleld, Pa., May 28.
Perry county's unit of the Public
Safety Committee of Pennsylvania
has organized with these officers: j
president, James M. Burnett, of New
Bloomfleld: secretary. L. K. Donnal
l.v, of Donally Mills; treasure, H.
Stiles Duncan, of Dunoinnon.
The executive committee Includes,
In addition to the officers, H. E.
Sheihley, of New Hloomtleld, and
James A. Noel, of New Germantown. 1
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Single Copy, 2 Cents
NEW BUSINESS
MARK BEING SET
HERE THIS YEAR
Both Commercial and Indus
trial Records Are Estab
lished in City
EXPECT C( >NTIN UATU )N
Leaders See More Than War-
Time Period of Prosperity;
"Bumper Era"
Commercially and industrially
Harrisburg will set a new record this
year, according to statements by offi
cials representing manw of the lines
of business and manufacture in the
city.
Optimistic expressions that the
prosperity being enjoyed in Harris
burg and Central Pennsylvania is
more than the so-called war time
variety, were supported with state
ments of almost spectacular incrcass
in trade despite the trying conditions
in the country.
Will Continue
Predictions that this will continue
after the war is over, the same as
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First Congresswoman
Gets Great Ovation For
Her Maiden Address
By Associated Press
Washington, May 28. Representa
tive Rankin, of Montana, made her
maiden speech on the floor of the
I louse to-day and, incidentally won
her initial tight. She succeeded in
amending by a unanimous vote in
the committee of the whole, the food
bill so as to provide that in making
the proposed food survey the services
of women shall he used insofar as
possible.
Tremendous applause greeted Miss
Rankin when she arose to speak and
when she concluded. Members pour
ed from the cloak rooms and lobbies
to hear the maiden speech of the
congresswoman and she had the
largest audience that has attended
any session on the food bill.
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250 DEAD AND
1,200 INJURED IN
WAKE OF STORMS
Thousands of Houses Wreck*
cd by Terrible Tornadoes
in Middle West
PROPERTY LOSS GREAT
Many Acres of Growing Crops
Devastated by High
Winds ,
By Associated Press
Tornadoes during the last threw
days in seven states of the Middle
West and the South, have killed near
ly 250 people, injured more than 1,200,
wrecked thousands of homes, killed
hundreds of head of livestock and
devastated many thousands of acres
of growing crops, according to sum
maries early to-day.
The latest of the series of torna
does, started Sunday afternoon appar
ently in the vicinity of Willisville,
in southwestern Illinois, swept south
ward across the Ohio River into Ken
tucky down the Mississippi into Ar
kansas and Tennessee and nnaliy
veering eastward to Alabama, where
the storm apparently spent Itself. The
dead in the tour southern states was
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Italy Places Her Needs
Before American Officials
By Associated Press
Washington. May 28.—Italy's ur
gent war needs of railway equip
ment, coal, iron n.nd steel were laid
formally before American officials
to-day by the Italian commission.
Means of financing large purchases
marine blockade were correllary sub
transporting them through the sub
jects discussed.
Government officials indicated that
Italy's demands would be met as
far as possible, but that they would
have to be considered in conjunctioi.
with the enormous war needs of
America herself and of the other al
lies.