\ HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH (The Star- ffiirtcpcnftent LXXXVI— No.. 136 16 PAGES CAMPS LAID OUT IN FRANCE FOR U. S.; GERMAN LINE CRUMBLES AMERICAN WARSHIPS ANCHORED OFF THE COAST OF FRANCE Supply Ships Land Wheat and Other Foodstuffs in Anticipation of the Landing of Gen eral Pershing's Expedition; America Will Call Upon French Republic For Noth ing For Its Fighting Men Soon to Be on the Battle Front; Big Naval Collier Is Used as a Transport; Movements Kept Secret From Enemy • By Associated Press Paris, June 7. A large American transport carrying wheat for American troops which are to come later has crossed the Atlantic under the protection of an American warship, the Matin announces. The transport is now being unloaded at a French port, the newspaper says. Preparations are being made for the reception of American troops, the news paper says further. A number of bases similar to those of the British army have been organized. * Camps have been laid out for infantry and artillery, and aviation parks have been established for American aviators. None of the American officers are bringing their families. The Matin says the arrival of the transport means that the provisioning of the army is well under way before the arrival of the troops and that accordingly the American forces will make no call on the French stock of food. NAVAL COLLIER USED TO CARRY U. S. SUPPLIES Ten Thousand Tons of Wheat Taken to France For Pershing's Use By Associated Press Washington, June 7.—The naval collier Jupiter has arrived in France, Secretary Daniels Announced to-day, laden with 10,500 tons of wheat and other supplies. The ship sailed from an American port without any inti mation of her voyage having been given out in advance and is now at anchor in a French port. The Jupiter is one of the navy's largest colliers. She was the first electrically-propelled steamers ever built and her performance was so good that it led to the adoption of electric drive for all new battleships and battle cruisers, the American navy being the only one to adopt t,his type ol propulsion. Secretary Daniels did not specify what supplies besides wheat the big ship carried. G. W. GAl'I/T, CORONER Governor Brumbaugh to-day ap pointed George W. Gault, a physician of Marysville, to be coroner of Perry county. THE WEATHER For Harrlsburs nnil vlclnltyi Un settled ntnthrr, probably tliini derxhowers to-night and Fri day s not much change In tem perature. For Kastern Pennsylvania: Over cast, with probably thunder xhowerx to-night and Friday | continued mild temperature) moderate nouth and nouthnol wlnda. River The Susquehanna river and all Its tributaries will rixe, except the loner portion of the main river, which will remain nearly xtn tlonnry to-night, and the upper portions of the mala hrnnches which will probably begin to fall to-night or Friday. The most decided rise Ix Indicated for the I.ower North Branch; the river at Wllkrs-Bnrre will prob ably reach a xtage of between 12 and 13 feet within the next thirty-six hourx from the rata that ha* already fallen. The rlxe In the main river will prob ably be alight In the next twenty-four honurx. A atage of about 5.8 feet la Indicated for Harrlsburg, Friday morning, General Condition* The center of the aevere Wextern xtorm haa moved from lon a to Wisconsin In the laxt twenty, four hourx, with aomewhat de creased Intensity. It hax cauxed ralnx nnd thunderstorms since Inst report generally east of the Missouri river, including Ten nessee and Western North Caro lina. The heaviest ralna fell In the District of Columbia, Penn sylvania and New York. Temperature! 8 a. m., 04 decrees. fun i (Uses, 4|28 a. m. Mooni Rises, DiH p. m. River Stagei 5.3 feet. . Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 74. I-owest temperature. 03. Mean temperature, 70. Normal temperature, 08, Volunteer Salesmen in Systematic Canvass of City For Liberty Bmds PROMOTION FOR MAN WHO WON U-BOAT FIGHT Secretary Daniels Praises Officer in Charge of Vic torious Gun Crew By Associated Press Washington, June 7.—William J. Clark, of New York, a warrant offi , cer from the battleship Arkansas,. commanded the armed guard aboard , the American steamer Silver Shell, ; which sunk a German submarine in i the Mediterranean. "It was a splendid piece of work," Secretary Daniels said to-day, "and we are now considering promotion for Clark who well deserves it." j The Silver Shell is the steamer re- I ferred to in yesterday's State De partment announcement as having sunk a German submarine after an | exchange of sixty shots in a running ij fight of an hour and a half. Withheld Name 1 ! The State Department did not an 'j nounce the name of the steamer be i cause it has been the government's ! policy not to disclose the names of 11 ships having engagements with sub | mersibles because officials feel it ! marks the ship for further attack, ' as they believe was the case with | the Mongolia. That vessel, after hav j ing once been identified with a sub- I marine encounter, has repeatedly been attacked as though the sub marine flotilla had set about espe cially to destroy the vessel which had the temerity to engage it with such persistence. It has been the | policy also not to identify the gun crews on merchant ships so as not to I add to their hardships in case of capture. The British have follow ed this same policy because, in cases where the Germans have identified a gun crew or a commander as hav ing attack or sunk one of their [Continued on Page 15] American Destroyer Saves Ship's Crew From Submarine Shell Fire By Associated Press An Atlantic Port, June 7. An American destroyer, on patrol off the coast of Ireland, recently came upon a German submarine shelling the lifeboats of a ship it had sunk, according to survivors of submar ined vessels reaching here to-day aboard an American liner. The sub marine disappeared before the de stroyer could get a shot at her and the American war vessel then res cued twenty survivors of two ships that had been sent down within sight of each other, taking them to a Brit ish port. The two ships were the Russian hark Lynton, from Pensacola, and the Norwegian bark Madura, from Mobile to British ports. The Lyn ton was sent down with no loss of life. Immediately afterward the Ma dura came into view and was sunk by the same submarine. Survivors of the Lynton arriving here said the submarine shelled the lifeboats of the Madura, killing two persons and wounding seven, until the American destroyer cainfe up. Then the Ger man submarine submerged. Ten : American blue jackets who left the ■IT. S. S. Scorpion at Constantinople Just prior to the opening of the war Vtween the United States and Ger many arrived aboard the same ship. I They were interned by the Germans I at Nish, Kerbia, but were later re- I leased ant) allowed to proceed, U.S. GETS READY TO DRAFT ARMY FROM NEW LISTS War Department at Work on Second Step of National Enrollment By Associated Press Washington, June 7.—The War Department was at work to-day on regulations for the second step in the army draft, selection by lot of a proportion of young men registered, while the provost marshal general's office was compiling data on the reg istration Tuesday. Only Delaware, Vermont and the District of Columbia had reported their registration figures last mid night, but many more state reports were looked for to-day. It may take a week or ten days [Continued on Page 16] Believes It Will Kill His Mother if He Is Drafted; Drinks Acid "I want some carbolic acid to kill bugs," explained Earl Orris, 220 [North Tenth street, to a corner drug gist, and then went to the home of his fiancee. Miss Sarah Harvey, 1930 Kensington street, and proceeded to take it himself. Conflicting stories were told this morning as to the motive. The story told at the hospital indicates that Miss Harvey had refused him and he merely took that way out to "get [square." Mrs. Harvey, however, said at noon to-day she believed worry over the registration caused young Orris to commit the act. "if I am drafted I know it will kill my moth er," he is said to have declared re peatedly. After going to the Harvey home last evening he ra,ised the bottle to his lips and took several swallows of the liery liquid before Miss Har vey was able to knock the bottle from his hand. Antidotes were im mediately administered and the sick man taken to the Harrisburg Hos pital. His condition is not serious. His fiance is but 19, and was di vorced from a former husband a short time ago. She and Orris were to have been married in the near future. This evening they were to act as attendants at a nephew's wed ding. Men Above and Below Conscription Ages to Be Trained For Service J. Grant Koorts, former first ser geant of the Governor's Troop, will organize a company of men between the ages of eighteen and twenty, and over thirty, at the Technical High 1 school Monday night at 8 o'clock Additional instructors who have seen service in the troop will be on hand to drill the recruits, The latest cavalry and other arms drill and field service w m } je taught to the recruits, it is essential that all men Joining the company will be required to attend at least 75 per cent, of the drills. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1917. French Navy Greets With Joy the Arrival of American Warships Paris, June 6, 11 p. m.—The ministry of marine announced to-night that American war ships have anchored off the French coast. The announcement adds: "The French navy greets with joy on their arrival these new brothers in arms who, under the flag of the great American republic, have come to participate until final vic tory in the struggle against the common enemy." HARRISBURG BOY FIRST AMERICAN TO ENTER BAGDAD Son of Former Pastor of Mar ket Square Church Wins Distinction Two Harrisburg boys, sons of tho Rev. Dr. George P. Stewart, former pastor of the Market Square Pres byterian Church and now head of the Auburn Theological Seminary, are In the very midst of the thrilling events now transpiring in the Oriental war zone. George, the older of the two boys, has been stationed at Beirut as treas urer of the Syrian Protestant Col lege, but all communication with him and his family has been cut off for weeks. His friends do not feel that they are in real danger except that supplies are very low and it is feared they may be suffering on that score, George Stewart is the husband of Miss Janet Wilson, a Harrisburg girl, whom he met in Syria, where she was engaged in missionary work. Weir Stewart, the younger son. is now with the British India force en gaged in Y. M. C. A. work at the front, having left this country last July. He was the first American to enter Bagdad after its capture by the British. Writing to friends about the exciting incidents ol the advance, he says that about seven and a half hours intervened between the fall of the ancient city and the entrance of the English troops, during which period the Arabs and Mohamme dans looted the whole city. He was able to secure a tine biiilding along the river front for the Y. M. C. A. I work and after getting it into shape j proposed to place it in charge of an | other of the workers so that he | might proceed with the army. He | states in his letter he is well and happy. To Ask Red Cross Funds From Makers of War Munitions By Associated Press New York, June 7. The campaign for donations totalling $10,000,000 as New York's share of the $100,000,000 fund for the Red Cross, was begun to day at a meeting of bankers, lawyers and businessmen who have been in vited to Join the speakers' bureau. The formal opening of the drive for con tributions will begin June 18. It became known to-day that a plan is under consideration by prominent bankers to appeal to the large cor porations profiting from war orders to declare a special dividend which could be diverted to the Red Cross with the consent to the stockholders. In lieu of checks the stockholders would re ceive notices of the dividend w,ith a request that they sign a release au thorizing payment direct to the treas urer of the Red Cross. If stockholders generally surrender their claims it was estimated that perhaps half of the $100,000,000 fund would be as sured. Millersburg Bridge Bill Passes on First Reading in the Senate The Beidlemah bill carrying an ap propriation of $350,000 for the con struction of a staet bridge at Mil lersburg, one of the historic cross ings of the Susquehanna, was passed on first reading in the Senate to-day and will go through the upper brunch early next week, This bill, which would provide for a bridge at a placo much used as a ferry crossing, is Important, as be tween Harrisburg and Selinsgrove there Is no bridge across the Sus quehanna. Senator Beldleman, who prepared the bill, is familiar with the situation and the inconvenience caused by lack of a bridge at that point. He has been assured of interest of senators who come from counties in the vicinity. Western Tornadoes Are Cause of Downfalls Here "The unusual amount of rainfall 1 nthis district during the last ten days is due to the same tornadoes that have been causing great loss of life and property in the west," said Weather Forecaster E. R, Demain this morning. The rainfall during the last two days has been heavier than ip any of the former storms, A rlsie of six feet is forecasted in the Susquehanna at Wilkes-Rarre. Lewis K. Glntzer, 509 ("alder streot, has resigned at the weather bureau, and has been succeeded by J Gil bert White, of Penbrook, • CITY OVER SUBSCRIBES LIBERTY LOAN FRANK A. VANDERLIP. ' JAMEU FRANCIS BURKE. TO ADDRESS LIBERTY LOAN MASS MEETING TONIGHT Total of $2,257,900 at Close of First Half-Day of Three Days' Campaign; Team Members Decide to Try For $4,000,000 by Saturday; Nearby Towns Come in Strong; Even Most Optimistic Amazed hy Gigan tic Totals Harrisburg and allied towns have oversubscribed their share of the Liberty Loan bond issue by more than a quarter million dollars. The government asked for a total of $2,000,000 from this district. In a half-day the campaign engineered by Edson J. Hockenbury under the auspices of the Clearing House As sociation and conducted by a team of 250 business men and bond salesmen ran that atnount up to a total of $2,257,900. This astounding subscription, tri bute as it is to the patriotism and prosperity of Harrlsbure, and the al lied towns, was received with cheers by the team members when the re ports were received at the Board of Trade building, where the workers gathered for luncheon after their first half-day's labor. At once Chairman Donald McCor mick, of the Clearing House Asso ciation, proposed that the campaign be continued In an effort to increase the subscriptions to $4,000,000, thereby oversubscribing by 100 per cent, the Amount asked by Uncle Sam to help the nation finance the war. "We have done in a half-day what we set out to do in three days," he said. "Let's go right ahead and double tho amount." And the teams responded unanimously to the call. Mont Optimistic Amazed When the campaign plans wfT; out lined last evening. It was anuvinced that the campaigners would bf ex 991 Lucknow Shop Employes Buy $56,400 Worth of Liberty Bonds Pennsylvania Railroad shop em ployes are shattering all expectations. To date 991 employes have subscrib ed for a total of $56,400 worth of bonds. The campaign now on will end June 14. In charge of the campaign among motive power department employes Is a crew of forty-nine. These work ers ai'e out every day. Every em ploye will be seen, Reports are made dally to C. L. Mcllvalne, master me chanic. i In other departments no total has been announced but officials said to-! day. that when the campaign ended; June 14 the total would show almost every employe on the subscription roll. Pennsy employes have the priv ilege • of paying for their bonds in: instalments. BRANCH CAI'ITOL AGAIN , The Senate bill for a branch cApl- I tol In Philadelphia canto out pf com- • mittee for an airing to-day. It m.- I rlea $40,000 Instead of $500,000, pected to raise SBOO,OOO in three day. l } and if possible a little more than tha> sum, in order that it might be said Harrisburg and the towns in this dis trict had oversubscribed the total of $2,000,000 which the government set aside as their share of the big war loan. Not all of those who went forth thlf morning for the canvass were sure th task would be accomplished, but to the amazement of everybody at tin luncheon, when the reports wer made, every team did far better thar had been anticipated and some of them ran far over the mark. As the figures were marked up on the biff blackboard in the front of the hall, the amazement of those directing the campaign was very evident. When the totals were finally read, Mr. Hocken bury carefully checked over the fig ures—they seemed almost too good to be true. Hon 1 * Harrisburg. -- The Beidleman hill prodding for designa- ' 'ion of th ' changes in the Capitol Park | ] i in the SenAVt t how T i • opposition. It now goes to the House. * j TO RECRUIT SIGNAL CORPS £ J i M acFarlan 5 of Philadelphil, a member of the Officers Reserve Corps, A t I of enlisting men in the signal reserve corps. ;• ;• j i !* MARRIAGE LICENSES IM car Krirrlanrr nud tiatla Milniul, Harrlaburs. on J'* or l e McCord. lilKbaplre. and Pearl I.orene Saadera, Mlddle- Alvln lilrknood und Martha Trrmaii, Hnrrlahurs. ® i I riin. U Joaeph William, and Nettle W atkCna, Harrlabnrc, HOME EDITION j had hardly died away before to i day's attack was launched on the other side of the Lille salient. A sharp well defined curve in the ! German line about three miles deep j and the same distance across, Is the j immediate object of this new attack. [Continued on Page 16]