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CHINA IS THROWN
INTO CIVIL WAR
BY POLITICIANS
Military Governor Threatens
to March on to
Pekin
WANT OLD PREMIER
President's Position Precari
ous When Leaders Turn
Against Him
By Associated Press
Pekin, June 2. The provinces
of Anhui, Chi-Li, Hu-Pe, Che-Kiang,
Fo-Kien and Ho-Nan have pro
claimed their Independence and
threaten to send a joint expedition to
Pekin to force the dissolution of
parliament and the reinstatement of
Tuan-Chi-Jui as premier. Tang-
Hau-Lung, speaker of the assembly,
has resigned and gone to Tien Tsin
to join the military governors.
The attitude of Chang Hsun, t,he
commander of the government
troops at Nan-King and Feng-Kwo-
Chang, the vice-president, is unde
fined but it is believed that both
are inclined to support the militar
ists. The president has issued a
lengthy statement defending dismis- j
sal of the premier, at the same time |
highly praising him and expressing ;
the hope that he may serve the coun
try in the futurp. The statement
ends:
"If those responsible for the pres
ent crisis intend to provoke internal
war I will under no consideration
watch the country sink into perdi
tion. 1 am not afraid to die for
the country."
The general tone of the statement
is apologetic and lacking in strength.
Owing to the refusal of Liching Hsi
to accept thepremiership the presi
dent's position is precarious.
The six revolting provinces in
China form the major part of the
southeastern portion of the republic,
and have a population of about 120,-
000,000.
Returned Worker in Orient
Minimizes Seriousness
of Revolution in China
'Oite must minimise the seriousness
of revolutions in China at this time,"
said George Weidman Groff, profes
sor of Scientific College at Canton,
Chi".a, home on a furlough after five
yfars of service, when details of the
i itest outbreak were related to him
.his morning.
The country is in a great state of
turmoil—much like this country was
during the reconstruction period,"
continued Mr. Groff, "and the people
are uneasy all the time. Ordinarily
they are very peace-loving, but their
revolutions lately never are serious."
Hunan Not Affected
Mr. Groff is a brother of Mrs.
Ralph I. Deihl, of Paxtang, and dur
ing his stay in this city is her guest.
He expects to remain in this coiftitry
until next year, studying and fitting
himself for more advanced work in
the Orient.
Because of the similarity of names,
it was feared by relatives here of
many missionaries in China that the
Ho-Nan district referred to as one of
the nests of strife was the province
of Hunaii. Mr. Groff explained that
Hunan was farther north and un
doubtedly is not affected by the pres
ent trouble.
Four Chinese Provinces
Said to Have Sceeded
Amoy, China, June 2.—The prov
inces of Shen-Si, Shan-Si* Che-Kiang
and Shantung are reported to have
seceded.
According to the opinion held here
the cessions were not due to the
international political situation, but
were caused by the dismissal of
PINK SLIP FOR INFIELDER
Cleveland, Ohio, June 2. —D. P.
Miller, utility infield player, was re
leased outright yesterday by the
Cleveland American League Club to
the Oakland Club of the Pacific Coast
League.
THE WEATHER
For Harrlithurg nn<] vicinity! tn
nottlril, probably Hhoivfr* mill
t hunderxtorni* to-night and
Sunday) not much change In
temperature.
For Kantern Pennsylvania:
Probably *hower* anil thunder
ntorm* to-nlglit aixl Sunday)
continued mild temperature)
moderate Mouth nlnda.
Hlver
The main river will probably con
tinue to fall. Shower* In the
next thlrty-*lx hour* may ciiu*e
"oiile, ponnlbly all, of the trlhu
tarlc* to rlxe Kimenhat Sunday.
A *tage of about S. feet IN Indi
cated for HarrlNburg Sunday
morning.
General Condition*
The weather continue* unsettled
over the eantern half of the
country. The atorm that wan
central north of the Great l.akea
Friday mornlnK, la moving down
the St. I.awrcnce Valley, and
the center of the aouthweMtern
disturbance han advanced north
en*twnrd to Illinois, with some
Inereaae of energy. The*e
storm* have caused shower* and
thunderatorma generally eaat of
the Mlaalnslppl river, except
Florida and the Kaat tiulf
State*.
Temperature! S a. m., 88 degree*.
Sunt Klne*. 4i30 a. nt.
Moon ■ Fall moon, June 6.
Hlver Stage i f1.3 feet.
Veaterday'a Weather
Highest temperature, 75.
Lowest temperature, 85.
Mean temperature, an.
Normal temperature, 67.
EVERY SALOON
IN CITY MAY BE
CLOSED JUNE 5
Mayor Makes Appeal While
Negotiations Are Opened
With Liquor Dealers
PEAR DRAFT TROUBLE
Sheriff Goes to Upper End of
County to Nip Anticon
scription Agitation
/
Mayor Miller Wants
Bars Closed Tuesday
Mayor Charles A, Miller author
izes the TELEGRAPH to make this
statement:
"While it is not within the power
of the Mayor to order closed all
drinking places next Tuesday, the
day of the military registration, r
am making; a request that all ho
tels and restaurants close their
places during the registration
hours. I also hope that* all pri
vate clubs will close their bars
during the enrollment of those
who are eligible for service In the
armies of their country. Assur
ance has come to me that many
places are 'willing to close and will
do so, but I feel that a general re
quest should go out, not only to
the hotels and restaurants, but also
to the social clubs to stop the sale
of all intoxicating liquors on Tues
day owing to enrollment under the
conscription act."
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A campaign to have every bar in
the city closed on June 5, Registra
tion Day, was started to-day. Mayor
Charles A. Miller made an appeal to
this effect, and negotiations have
been started with Stanley G. Jean, of
the Dauphin County Liquor Dealers'
Association, in an effort to have as
many licensed places closed as possi
ble. It is understood that many of
the dealers will agree to do this if
a campaign is started requesting it.
Because of reports reaching here
this morning that a number of men
in the supper end of the county may
attempt to evade registration or re
fuse to register. Sheriff \V. W. Cald
well with Deputies Burton R. Speas
and William H. Hoffman left for
there at noon. During the afternoon
many of the county districts' were
visited again, the county officials ex
plaining the penalties for evasion or
refusal to register.
During the afternoon members of
the three sub-draft registration
boards with constables in each ward
in the city posted copies of the official
proclamation issued by Mayor Miller
yesterday and published in full in the
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH. Three
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New Church Building
Committee Patriotically
Decides on Postponement
At a meeting last night the com
mittee in charge of the erection of
the new Methodist church for the
Hill district, decided to postpone
building operations for the present
time.
A 1 K. Thomas, chairman of the
committee, said this afternoon that
the organization would still be con
tinued, although the building would
not be erected until conditions are
more favorable. Owing to the Lib
erty Loan, the Boy Scouts campaign
and the Y. M. C. A. campaign the
committee deemed it advisable to
delay the action on the church bulK
ing.
TAXES TO BE INCREASED
By Associated Press
Christiania, June 2. —Parliament
has decided to increase the tax on
war profits to thirty per cent. So
cialist deputies declared that unless
more effective steps were taken to
counteract the rise In prices a revo
lution would occur.
The government has been author
ized to raise a loan of 80,000,000
kronen at home or abroad.
COSSACKS ARE LOYAL
•By Associated Press
Petrograd, June 2 —via London
The genefal council of the Cossack
forces has decided to send an ad
nress to the government giving it
assurance that the Cossacks will as
sist with all their strength in an of
fensive operation because of their
conviction that peace cannot be se
cured except by arms.
UNIONISTS WANT CHANCE
By Associated Press
Dublin, June 2. The Council of
the Irish Unionist alliance at a meet
ing here yesterday resolved, while
deprecating thQ opening of the ques
tion of home rule during the war, to
participate in the convention pro
posed by the British government,
provided the convention includes a
fair representation of Unionis's from
the three southern provinces,
prance: gkts 9i00,000,000
By Associated Press
Washington, June 2. The Govern
ment advanced another $100,000,000
to France to-day, making the total of
loans to the French Republic $200,-
000,000 and the total of loan* to the
allies $845,000,000.
G. W. CREIGHTON, ;
P. R.R. OFFICIAL,
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Was General Superintendent,
of Lines East of Pittsburgh
and Eric
FORMERLY LIVED HERE
Held Many Responsible Posi
tions During Long,
Active Service
George W. Creighton, of Altoona,
general superintendent of the east
ern division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, died early this morning in a
Philadelphia hospital. He had been
ill for four months. Death was due
to arterio sclerosis.
Mr. CreigTiton was 61 years old
and is survived by a widow, two sons,
G. Watson Creighton, superintendent
of the merchant mill of the Bethle
hem Steel Company, and J. Hasson
Creighton, of Allegheny, and one
daughter, Miss Mary Creighton.
Funeral arrangements have not been
announced.
Mr. Creighton was at one time a
resident of Harrisburg aijd was a
frequent visitor here. He was a
member of the board of directors of
the Union Trust Company and presi
dent of the Staet Capital Savings and
Loan Association. His last visit to
Harrisburg was a few days prior to
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Camp Hill Automobile
Run to the Water Gap;
G. W. Ensign Sick
Twenty-three automobiles bearing
Camp Hill men on their annual so-,
ciahility run left Camp Hill this
morning for Delaware Water Gap
byway of Pottsville and Mauch
Chunk. They will return to-morrow.
Guert W. Ensign, weil-known con
tractor, riding in the car driven by
George D. Cook, of Camp Hill, be
came ill with an attack of acute indi
gestion and telephoned home to have
his car sent to Lebanon for him. He
is not seriously sick. Mrs. Ensign
accompanied the car to meq£ her
husband. News of Mr. Ensign's in
disposition got abroad and it was not
long before it had been magnified
into a report that he had met with a
serious accident. There was no acci
dent and the motorists went through
Pottsville on time and were all to
gether at noon. They will return
to-morrow evening byway of Read
ing and Lebanon.
Berlin Claims to Have
Taken Many Prisoners
By Associated Press
Berlin, June 2.—French positions
over a front of about 1,000 yards
northeast of Soissons were captured
by the Germans in a surprise at
tack yesterday, the war office an
nounces. The statement says Portu
euese soldiers were taken prisoners
by the Germans on the western front. I
During the month of May, the of
ficial announcement says, the Ger
mans captured on the western front
12.500 rank and file and 237 officers,
including one general. They also
took three heavy guns, 211 machine
guns, 43 4 quick loaders and 18 mine
throwers.
U. S. Railway Mission
Reaches Vladivostock
By Associated Press
Vladivostok, June 2.—The United
States Railroad Commission to the
Russian government, headed by John
F. Stevens, former chief engineer of
the Panama Canal, has arrived here.
The members of the commission were
cordially received by a committee'of
soldiers and workingmen. The
speeches delivered indicated eager
ness on the part of the people to
accept American aid in the spirit in
which it is offered.
Italia). War Mission
Welcomed by House
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C„ June 2.—Prince
Udine and the Italian mission vis
ited the House to-day and were re
ceived with a great demonstration.
William Marconi, who has been ill
since the mission came here, made
his first public appearance and ad
dressed the House briefly. ,
America's great industry, the
prince told the House amid thun- '
derous applause, would end German
autocracy.
ACADEMY DEFEATS TECH
The Harrisburg Academy Tennis
team defeated the Technical High
team In a fast contest this morning
on the Reservoir grounds, score 4 to
2. The Academy in the singles were
represented by R. Shreiner. E. Bor
tell and R. Mercur; the Tech players
were G. Beard, C. Pollock and Beck.
These matches were won by R.
Shreiner, Pollock and R. Mercur.
The doubles were won by R.
Shreiner and Mercur; Bortell and
Gurnett and Sherman and Beck, of
Tech.
GUNNERS EXONERATED
* By Associated Press
Washington, June 2. The Senate
naval commtttee to-day reviewed the
department's report on the naval gun
accident on board the American arm
ed merchantman, Mongolia, which
cot the lives of two Red Cross nurses.
The department's board of Inquiry ab
solved from blame the naval crew
which fired the Mongolia's gun in
practice. .
HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY, EVENING, JUNE 2, 1917.
| POSTERS HELP SALE OF BONDS |
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| V PRIVILEGE ■ |
I lIBERTw I
Y BOND M
now a
.
Above is shown one of the series of new posters being used to In
crease subscriptions to the Liberty Loan.
DIVISION HEADS
FORMING TEAMS
FOR BOND SALE
Marshaling Forces For Inten
sive Campaign to Open
June 12
Bond salesmen who have been
organizing units in nearby towns for
the Liberty Loan, report great pro
gress.
Each of the division chairmen
have appointed their captains who
are now busy organizing their teams.
It is expected to have every thing
worked out to the mnutest detail
before the intensive campaign starts
June 12.
The teams as announced this
morning are—
Division A—J. William Bowman,
chairman; E. R. Eckenrode, E. D.
Hilleary, Frank C. Sites and R. E.
Weaver.
Division B—Andrew E. Buchanan,
chairman; Arthur D. Bacon, Francis
J. Hall, John S. Musser, George S.
Reinoehl and A. Carson Stamm.
Division C Henderson Gilbert,
chairman; O. B. Beckley, Wm. H.
Bennethum, Jr., S. P. Eby, J. Grant
Schwarz and John T. Shirley.
Division D John Sweeney,
chairman; A. H. Bailey, Robert A.
Enders, H. M, Gough, David Kauf
man and V. W. Kenncy.
300 CASUALTIES
By Associated Press
Laredo. Texas, June 2. One hun
dred soldiers were killed and ap
proximately 200 wounded In an en
gagement May 2 8 between rebels and
soldiers of the Mexican government
at Cardenas, according to informa
tion here to-day. Rebel forces num
bering 4,000 attacked a garrison of
500 Cari'anza soldiers and a slaughter
of the government soldiers resulted,
the report adds.
3D TO
y-* Registration Day
S JUNE 5
yOt/can'tS TA YA WA Y from
Registration and GET AWAY
with it.
There's a COME-BACK for
those who HANG-BACK.
"The Supreme Test of the Nation Has Come. We
Must All Speak, Act and Serve Together." '
PRESIDENT WILSON
"ALL MALE PERSONS" AGED 21 YEARS
AND NOT PAST 31 MUST REGISTER.
ITALIAN ARMY
PUSHES FORWARD
FOR NEW GAINS
Germans Show Disposition to
Continue Attacks in
France
By Associated Press
General Cadorna has set his effec
tive military machine in motion again,
his report to-day showing a renewal
of the Italian thrust in the direction
of Trieste.
The new advance was scored on a
two-and-a-half-mile front south of
Castagnavizza, along which the Ital
ians pushed something like a quarter
of a mile nearer their goal. The proc
ess of hemming in Duino, on the coast
to the' south, an important outlying
defense of Triest, is in the progress
over the immensely difficult ground
on the Cargo plateau.
The Germans are showing a dispo
sition to continue their attacks on the
Aisne front. They announce to-day the
capture by surprise of a French posi
tion ten thousand yards long north
east of Soissons. In reporting this en
gagement last night, the Paris war
office declared the Germans were ex
pelled from all but a few elements of
the advanced trenches in which they
had gained a foothold.
British bombs were again dropped
by the ton last night upon German
bases along the Belgian coast. This
was the second successive night in
which extensive bombing operations
Ostend and Bruges and also Zeebrugge,
Osten and Bruges and also Zeebrugge,
one of the chief German submarine
bases.
COOLER WEATHER AHEAD
By Associated Press
Washington, June 2. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
June 3, issued by the Weather Bu
reau to-day, are: Middle Atlantic
States: Showers Sunday, will be fol
lowed by generally fair weather dur
ing the next several days. Tempera
ture will average near normal.
NOTED BUILDERS
' GIVEN CONTRACT
TO ERECT HOTEL
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Nelson and Lewin, Prominent
Firm of Chicago and Wash- '
ington Get Work
WILL START SOON!
j Building Will Be Largely
Concrete Under Revised
Plans
Nelson and Lewin, a prominent
building firm, of Chicago and Wash
ington, have been awarded the con
tract for the construction of the
Penn-Harris hotel, at Third and
Walnut streets. It is expected the
formal contract will be executed
I within the next ten days. President
E. Z. Wallower and the executive
committee having been authorized to
proceed with the formal agreement.
When Mr. Lewin, who was here
with his engineers, was asked how
soon he could begin to work, he
promptly replied: "In five minutes."
He subsequently explained that ow
ing to the fact that his company is
now erecting the big hotel Wash
ington, at the national capital, they
would be ready to proceed here with
out any delay whatever. It is there
fore expected that active operations
will be started within the next two
or three weeks.
Some revision of the specifications
is necessary, but this will not in any
way cause delay<in the preliminary
work. The big building will be
largely concrete hnder the revised
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713 Airplanes Shot Down
in One Month of Battle
By Associated Press
London, June 2.—The morning
j papers figure that 713 airplanes were
| snot down on the western front in
May, of which 442 were German and
J7l British and French. British
j headquarters admitted the loss of Bfi
machines, but as the French do not
announce any war losses it is impos
sible to verify the inference that
they lost 185.
•ft fc? worthy of note that'the esti
mate of 271 is compiled from Ger-
I man official reports. The total air
I losses for April were estimated at
| 709.
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National Capital Gay
With Confederate Flags
By Associated Press
Washington, June 2.—The arrival
here to-day of General George P
Harrison, of Opelika. Ala., comman
der-in-chief of the United Confede
rate Veterans, and General Bennett
|j° un ®'' °' Louisville, p as t comman
der-in-chief, marked the opening of
ceremonies preliminary to the con
federate veterans' reunion here next
week. Several hundred of the seven
thousand veterans expected already
■ have arrived and the city is decorat
l ed with United States and Confede
rate flags. Tents have been pitched
in the park between the Capitol and
Union Station.
Cuba to Help U. S. in
Rounding Up Slackers
By Associated Press
New York, June 2.—The military
and police authorities of Cuba, are
co-operating with American lega
tion officials in Havana in watching
I | suspected slackers who have fled
,1? * h . e J s ' and , from the
United States in an effort to evade
i I egistration on June 5, it was an
nounced here to-day by the news
bureau representing Cuba. A num
ber of young Americans of military
age have already arrived in Havana,
it was stated and measures will lie
aken to see that they do not evade
I their duty.
HONUS f'OK INDIAN'S
By Associated Press
Washington, June 2. Leasing of
9,120 acres of Osage Indian oil lands
for a bonus of $1,997,000 and royal
ties of one-sixth was reported to Sec
retary Lane by the Federal agent in
charge. The bonus is the largest
ever paid for undeveloped Indian
lands.
ST. PAUL PATRIOTIC
By Associated Press
St. Paul, Minn., June 2. St. Paul
closed its Liberty Loan campaign to
night with the total subscription
$11,000,000, and claims a record In
the country on per capita and bank
deposits. The subscription per cap
ita is $44 and the total is 9 1-6 per
..? f , th £ clt >' H deposits.
Individual bondholders in St Paul
number about 22,000.
GERMAN CONSUL ARRESTED
By Associated Press
Plainfield, N. J., June 2. Ru
colph Otto, said to have been form
™ German consul at Jamaica,
west Indies, has been taken Into cu#.
tody by federal officers. No state
ment was made as to the reason for
his arrest.
LOAN HALF WAY
Pittsburgh, June 2. The 28-dav
campaign for the Liberty Loan in the
Pittsburgh district reached the half
iway point last night with $43 925 -
400 of the allotted $50,000,000 sub
®c„r n lb ® f1 ' according to reports from
299 banks and trust companies in
sixteen Western Pennsylvania coun
ties. Interest In the loan Is Increas
ing dally, according to those in
charge of the campaign. More than
l.i 00 Insurance salesmen have pledg
ed themselves to obtain 6,000 sub
, scriptlons in two days next week.
AM, THREE AGREE
Princeton, N. J.. June 2. President
S^nrt a T/ t ° r ( n Pr . f ! r " identa Roos*-,
\ elt and Taft, In statements prepared
by them and read to-day at a confer
ence under the auspices of Prlncetnn
University, strongly favor the re tin"
in of classical education.
Single Copy, 2 Cents
THREE RESIGN
AS AFTERMATH OF
ARCHITECT ROW
Stamm Quits Presidency;
Yates Leaves Board; Enders
Wants Off Committee
ELECT WERNER TO CHAIR
Action Comes as Big Sur
prise; All Give Recent Break
as the Reason
Because Directors 8011, Boyer,
Bretz, Keen and Werner recently
forced on the board a high school
building program not in accord with
what he believes to bo for the in
terests of the people, A. Carson
Stamm yesterday resigned as presi
dent of the city School Board. Dr.
William N. Yates resigned as a mem
ber and Robert A. Enders as chair
man of the building committee at the
same time.
The action of these three members
came as a complete surprise to the
members who put through the ob
noxious architect program. Direc
tor Keen left shortly before Mr.
Stamm's resignation was read. The
other four at times were completely
at a loss to know what to do next.
President Stamm's resignation was
accepted and Vice-President Werner
was elected to the chair. Dr. Keen
was elected vice-president to suc
ceed Werner. Mr. Enders' resigna
tion was submitted to President
Werner for action, and the election
of a successor to Dr. Yates was
made a special order of business for
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PACIFIST PLOTS
By Associated Press
Copenhagen, June 24.—A semi
official communication to the Ger
man press expresses the fear that
recent numerous fires in munition
factories and establishments engaged
in war work ma? be attributed in
part to peace-at-any-price advocates
who have taken this means of has
tening an end to the war.
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Wiehington. June 2. The war tax bill revised by
the Senate Finance Committee to-day was in the handt> Xr
of treasury experts who began the tar.k of the 1 .
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HOME EDITION
SLACKERS CANT
CHOOSE PRISON
IN LIEU OF ARMY
Attorney General Explains
Workings of Selective '**
Draft
ALL M ( UST DO DUT*
Cowards Will Be Taken
From Jails to Serve
in Ranks
By Associated Press
Washington, June 2. —In an offi
cial announcement to-day Attorney
General Gregory renewed attention
to the provision of the army draft
law which provides that no man can
choose imprisonment as a substitute
for the crime committed but are
first and be compelled to do the lat
ter if he resists.
"It has come to the notice of the
department," said the Attorney Gen
eral, "that certain disloyal citizen*
who are themselves beyond the con
scription age, are suggesting to the
young men of the country that it is
better to suffer imprisonment under
the terms of the conscription act
than to register with the likelihood
of being enlisted and compelled to
serve at the front.
"Attention is called to the fact that
under Section 5 of this act parties
convicted on the charge of evading
registration are not only punished
for the crime committeed but are
thereupon duly registered with all
the liability for military service re
sulting therefrom."
Russian Anarchists Cry
"Down With Authority"
By Associated Press
London, June 2. —A Petrograd dis
patch to Reuters says that a few
score anarchits, accompanied by
some soldiers and sailors, marched
through the Nevsk.v Prospekt and
other main thoroughfares at midday
on Friday, carrying black banners,
inscribed "Down with Authority,"
"Down with Capitalists," "Long Live
the Social Revolution and the Com
mune." They were armed with rifles,
revolvers, daggers and grenades.