President Wilson Declares United States Will Not - - * '• . i * *-■ . . v ... , . ' ;t HARRISBURG ifijpll TELEGRAPH (The Stnr- jfofaprnfrfnt LXXXVI— No. 142 14 PAGES GERMAM ARMY AGAIN FORCED TO FALL BACK Line in Belgium Crumbling; British Troops Follow Closely on Heels of Kaiser's Retreating Forces and Take Im portant Positions Between the Lys River and St. Yves; Haig's Men Make Considerable Progress East of Ploegstreet Wood The German line in Belgium is crumbling under the British offensive there. Evidence of this appears to-dav in the announce ment by London of a German retreat on a front of approximately two miles in the area southwest of Warneton. After wiping out the Messines-i ■Wytschaete salient in the crushingj attack last week. General Plumerl continued attacking the Germans from time to time east of Messincs and gained additional ground there. ; Further south the British also have j exerted pressure upon General Von Arnim's lines. Having lost tlVte last of the com manding artillery and observation positions in this region when the Messines ridge fell into British hands, the Germans are finding the pressure at some points beyond their ability to meet. One of the first re- 1 suits has been the abandonment of important sections of their first line between the river Lys and St. Yves. General Haig announces that the British are following the Germans closely and are moving forward east of Bloegsteert wood and in the neighborhood of Gaspard village. Quiet on French Front On the French front conditions re- j main comparatively quiet. Last night l the Germans, after bombardments, j attacked French posts in the Aisne region and northwest of Verdun. The French easily repulsed these assaults. In Greece the entente is making! good its grip uron the situation, shown in the abdication of King Con stantine and the accession of Alex ander. by landing troops to occupy various strategic positions. French cavalry, doubtless for the purpose of protecting the ripening crops in Thessaly, already has penetrated far inland and occupied Larisha. To day the landing of other entente forces on the coast near Athens is reported. Preservation of order In the capital and control of the situa- 1 tion near the seat of government seem the objects in view of this! move. Constantine's Abdication Proclamation Posted By Associated Press Athens, June 12, via London. June i 14 (delayed).—The proclamation of; fcrmer King Constantine, announc ing his abdication, was posted throughout the streets to-day. It says: "Obeying the necessity of fulfill ing my duty toward Greece, I am : departing from my beloved country with the heir to the throne and am, leaving my son Alexander my crown. . I big you to accept my decision with ! calm, as the slightest incident may lead to a great catastrophe." ' KAISER DISPLEASED By Associated Press The Hague, Netherlands, June 14. I —A Cologne dispatch says that the r.cws of King Constantine's abdica tion created a painful impression at German headquarters. The emperor expressed great chagrin and sent his i brother-in-law and Queen Sophia a message of sympathy. 1 THE WEATHER] I For Harrlsburg nnd vicinity; Tltunderahowera this nttrrnooni fair to-night and Friday; cooler to-night. For Konlfrn Pennsylvania: Tbun dcrshowera tbla afternoon; fair to-nlebt nnd Friday; cooler to night! moderate, south winds shifting to neat. Hlver The Susquehnnnn river nnd all It* tributaries will probably con tinue to fall, except local rises may occur a> a result of heavy showers to-day. A stage of I about B.:S feet la Indlcnted for Harrlsburg Friday raornlnit. General Condltlona The center of the disturbance that wa over Manitoba, Wedneadav morning, haa moved eaatvrnrd to the Vpper St. Lawrence Valley and the aouthcrn end of the atom reachea far to the south ward. It haa cnuaed showers Kcncrally over the eaatern half of the country In the Inst twenty-four honra, except along the Immediate Atlantic coast; Vnder the Influence of a strong, hlxb pressure area, central over braaka, and Weatern South Dakota, fair weather haa pre vailed over practically all the I weatern half of the I'nlted Statea. In the take Region, Ohio Valley and Tenneaaee and the Mlaals alppl Valley and In Oklahoma, Xew Mexico and the Interior of Texaa there haa been a general fall of 6 degrees to 20 degreea In te-nperatare In the last twenty-foar hours. Over near ly all the remainder of the country temperatures have rlaea. Temperature i 8 a. m.. 72. Sum Rlaea, 4\22 a. m. | aeta, 7i37 p. m. Mooni Rlaea, Ui44 a. at. River Stage i 7 feet above low water mark. Yeaterday'a Weather Highest temperature. BS. Loweat temperature, *W. Mean temperature. 74. ■Normal temperature, 70. PARIS WILDLY ENTHUSIASTIC OVER PERSHING Thousands on Thousands Roar Mighty Cheers of Wel come to Americans By Associated Press Paris, Wednesday. June 13.—Paris opened its arms to General Pershing and his staff this afternoon and wel comed them with an outburst of spontaneous enthusiasm such as only Paris is capable of. No conquering hero returning home could have hop ed for or received such a tremendous reception as greeted the American commander as his automobile sped through hundreds of thousands of cheering people. The first day spent in Paris by Major General Pershing was a con tinuous succession of enthusiastic popular demonstrations, given wher ever the American commander made an appearance. Great throngs filled the Place De La Concorde early in the day, hoping to catch a glimpse of the American. Hundreds of French soldiers, on leave from the front, mingled in the throngs and gave hearty greetings to the troopers of [Continued on Page 13] Arms and Legs Blown Off Babies by Bombs Thrown on London School By Associated Press London, June 14.—The bombing of the schoolhouse by German air planes yesterday furnished one of the most pitiable scenes in the whole raid. The bomb struck the roof squarely, cutting clean through and passing through two classrooms, one above the other, killing some chil dren but sparing the majority. It finally exploded with terrific force in a room on the ground floor, where there were sixty-four little children from five to seven years old, ten of whom were killed outright, and ail the others more or less injured. The casualty list is estimated at ninety seven killed and 43 7 wounded. The room was thirty-six feet by twenty-four feet,, and the force of the explosion in such a confined area was naturally terrific. A basin-shap ed hole several feet deep was made in the floor. Most of the ceiling was brought down and the furniture shattered into splinters. Some of the babies had arms and legs torn off, others were shockingly lacerated, some stunned and others buried in the wreckage. Covered Witli Blood The room was filled with the screams and moans of the tiny suf ferers, many of whom were crying distractedly for their mothers. Help ers who rushed in from the outside found four women teachers, wonder fully self-possessed, although cover ed tvith blood, giving what help was possible to their little charges and trying to calm those who were only slightly hurt. Many of the children were lying limp and helpless across the shattered desks. Heeding from terrible wounds. Others were writh ing in pain and some bodies were unrecognizable. The helpers removed the victims as speedily as possible and, in the absence of ambulances, took the worst cases in tradesmen's carts to a hospital half a mile away. Some of the worst injured died later. In the meantime a crowd of women be sieged the shattered building search ing excitedly for their children and creating distressing scenes. Some were almost Insane from grief. Petrograd Welcomes Root and Members of American War Mission By Assofiated Press Petrograd,, June 14.—A large dele gation of Russians and Americans. Including several ministers, the chief of the local military staff and the entire personnel of the American embassy and consular establish ments. greeted the Root commission on its arrival here yesterday after noon. A guard of troops stood ac attention as the special rolled into the station. United States Ambassador Francis presented Foreign Minister Teresch tenko to the chief members of the commission, after which the minister Introduced his colleagues. The com mission was escorted to the winter palace of the former emperor, where the principals were lodged. The commission will be formally presented to the provisional govern ment on Friday. // M V flag; floats on the firing line before the whole wide • WMk O'er bleeding, crippled, fighting France her dear folds mm ff k beside God's altar stands as if to softly sav | 1 I Jjfe m Mja A church and state more firmly knit shall bring a fairer "W Mm Si || S My flag forms royal shrouds for those who died that she WMM I Who, sleeping, know but one regret; that now they cannot My flag waves from each loved roof-tree across this mighty vt! ll tflw *^ s ' n S s 3 son f °f loyalty all mankind understand. * \| I |{/ My fla K is wrapped around my heart. Close, close I press \| I ||7 t ■ Jp_ i *^ n( * sacre d keep each star and bar with reverence untold! >j ' Written F>>r the TELEGRAPH. ENTERING MOST PROSPEROUS ERA IN HISTORY OF NATION ALL the big industrial and busi-i ness leaders of the country are! unanimously of the opinion j that instead of hesitating the usual! activities of the United States will go i ahead, in every direction as soon asj the short temporary halt caused by' our entrance into war shall have I ended. Close observers of the trend of events are of the opinion that we! are upon the brink of the most pros perous period in this history of the country and that nothing in the sit uation justifies a letting down of the energies of business or the postpone ment of any project. Perhaps the most conspicuous il lustration of this attltute is the de-i clslon of the directors of the Penn- j Harris Hotel Company to proceed I without delay with the construction | of the million-dollar lictel at Third ! and Walnut streets. More and more as the conditions are considered it is ' realized that the future cannot be | judged by the past ar.d especially I with respect to the wage scales, the I LIBERTY LOAN SWINGS INTO LAST STRETCH Bells and Whistles Announce* Last Twentv-Four Hours of Campaign The voice of the Liberty Bell at noon to-day once more proclaimed freedom throughout the land. In an > alcove within hand's reach of the famous chamber where the Declara- j tion of Independence was signed thisi venerated relic was rolled from un- I der its glass case and rung as a signal for the whole country to rise as one man to the necessity of making th<; loan a success. Telegraphic connection flashed word to President Wilson that tho bell had spoken. Instantly the Pres ident touched the spring that set tlie 1 wires in every nook of the country j awhirr with the news, and wherever j the flag (lies bells in churches, public' buildings and schools broke forth in a wild clamor for the loan. In Harrisburg, on the receipt of [Continued on Page 5] Japan Sending War ' Mission With Broad Powers to United States By Associated Press Washington. D. C. t June 14.—Ja- ! pan will send a mission to the United Slates. The mission will have broad powers, especially in diplomatic con- ! sultation, and is expected to leave j Japan during the first j>art of July, i The mission is regarded as offer- j ing an unparalleled opportunity for , a closer understanding between the United States and Japan through a 1 full discussion of the many complex I questions of the unsettled Far East. ! The change through tne eradication | ot German influence and the neces- I sary curtailing of British, French ; and Russian power, creating a new • community of interest between the! United States, Japan and China, will ! be cone into fjkUy. Viscount KiKuiiro Ishii will head the Japanese mission. Vice-Admiral Takeshita, who is well known in the United States, heads the naval sec tion of the mission. The army sec tion is headed by Major-Oeneral Sugano. A number of officers of lesser rank and attaches will accom pany the mission. ARREST MXE SLACKERS By Associated Press Philadelphia, June 14.—Nine young men of conscript age who were un able to show registration certificates were arrested here to-day and turned over.to the federal authorities for a hearing. A majority of the prison ers claimed they had enrolled on June 5. but had either lost or mis laid their certificates. Others claimed they were not of the prescribed ages. HARRISBURG. PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1917. cost of materials and thu other inci dental things which affect building and other operations. Stagnation Would Follow If business activities should cease, then would follow stagnation m all directions, and instead of men and women being employed there would be idleness and resultant suffering. So it is that men of ability who are able to look into the future are ad \ ising and urging the people gen erally to push right on without re gard to the war. The tremendous streams of money which will flow throughout the channels of industry and business in the financing of the war are bound to make prosperous all parts of the country. Curtailment of building operations owing to what are regarded now as high prices is deplored, inasmuch as such a course is certain to result in disappointment hereafter It is be lieved that present prices will be maintained for years and it is a ques tion in the judgment of many lead TURNS INTEREST FROM LOAN OVER TO RED CROSS Munitions Worker Gives Up First Year's Returns; Get U. S. Steel Check United States Steel Helps At Red Cross headquarters in the Board of Trade building this morning was received the first of many United States Steel divi dends checks which are expect ed! to help boost Harrisburg's Red Cross contribution. United States Steel has de clared a special 1 per cent, divi dend. and in mailing checks to stockholders (of whom there are a great many in-this city), it suggests that they contribute the special dividend to the Red Cross fund. * Victor Lecoq. 3d. who is in charge of Harrisburg's intensive Red Cross campaign, by which next week SIOO,OO will be raised for the na tional organization, this morning re ceived a caller with an idea—and a check. The called was a man from the night shift at the Pipe Bending plant. He gave Mr. Lecoq a check for $7. That $7, he said, "represents the dividend I will receive the first year from the S2OO worth of Liberty Loan bonds I bought last week. I invested S2OO in Liberty; and now I am investing the first year's inter est in first aid to Liberty." HarrisbUrg bought $4,000,000 worth of Liberty Loan bonds. The [Continued on Page 13] Smith Prohibition Amendment Measure Passes Second Reading The Smith resolution proposing the prohibition amendment to the Constitution was among measures passed on second reading at a short session of the House of Representa tives to-day. There was no discus sion on any of the bills to-day The House was late in getting started because bills were not on file and only first and second reading; meas ures were considered. About twenty second reading bills were advanced and the first reading calendar cleared. After half an hour's session ad journment was taken until Monday night, the plan for three sessions to-day and for one session to-morrow having been abandoned. There was a small attendance of members. ers in the industrial world whether there will be any change downward for a long time. Recently a writer, discussing the conditions, said: Prosperous Condition e are in the most, prosperous condition we have ever been. We have entered into a struggle for de tense which will bring into circu lation billions of dollars which oth erwise would not have been depend ed. We will also eliminate from our laboring classes anywhere from 1.000,000 to 5,000,000 of its most use ful. workers, thus automatically caus ing the two economic factors which determine the fluctuation in prices to grow further apart in that direc tion. which will obviously cause prices to rise, namely, the demand (billions of dollars of new expendi tures) is increasing, the supplv ( a large proportion of the available la bor) is decreasing. ."We are constantly reading the [Continued on Page 4] DISCUSS CLOSER ORGANIZATION OF RED CROSS Speakers Address Delegates From All Parts of State on the Work Almost five hundred delegates and representatives of the various Red Cross chapters of the state of Penn i sylvania gathered this morning in the Board of Trade hall for the first get-together meeting. Pennsylvania is one of the states ' of the Atlantic division and is lauded j as the best organized in the country. ! -Men of national importance in the | Ked Cross work addressed the eon j ference, describing methods that i have won in other citie.s and states I since the inception of the Red Cross campaign in the country. ! Vance C. McCormick "made the ad dress of welcome and in a few words . outlined the local and national sit uation. Mr. McCormick reminded | his audience they were not to look | lightly upon the present war nor upon organization as a fad to be fol ! lowed for a few months of emergency and then dropped. Rather, he ad | vised everything possible be done to j make up foi; the loss of time since | the beginning of the war. He men j tioned the small and poorly organ i ized national branch a few vears ago and the gigantic stridfp it has taken !ir emergencies. Mr. McCormick | spoke of the possibility of need for . active work for possibly one, two or (Continued on Pago 11) Big Wardrobe of Much Talked About Princess i Is Sold at Auction By Associated Press Munich, via London, June 14 I The public auction of the wardrobe ]of Princess Louise of Belgium daughter of the late King Leopold! I netted 82,000 marks. The sale was | staged in a theater and extended over I several days. A bewildering array j of gowns, lingerie, parasols and milli ; nery, . the contents of seventy-two trunks were sold. Princess Louise Is the eldest daughter of King Leopold and the divorced wife of Philip of Saxe Co burg and Gotha. Her love afTairs, extravagances and family quarrels have kept her constantly in the lime light. 18 DIE IX SHELL FACTORY fly Associated Press Paris. June 14. Eighteen dead and sixty Injured persons have been taken from the ruins of the muni tions factory which collapsed yester day. The accident was caused by the breaking of a beam supporting the floor of the building in which 800 persons were at work. FLAG DAY IS OBSERVED WITH INTENSE FEELING Whole City Unites in Splen did Tribute to Old Glory; Exercises This Evening /■ —■ -■ Concert Program At Reservoir Park MtNICIPAL BAND 9.00 to 10.00 P. M. Fred Bliimcnstiiie, Director. March —"Stars and Stripes For ever John P. Sousa Selection—Memories of the War, L. F. Laurendeau Patrol—"l'm on My Way to Dublin Bay" ..Stanley Murray (By request.) Solo—"Romance".C. "V. Bennett Julius Cohen, trombone. Selection—"Songs From the Old Folks" M. L. Lake Selection—"So Letty," Earl Carroll Under the direction of Harrisburg Lodge No. 12. B. P. O. Elks, Harris burg's Flag Day celebration to-night promises to eclipse all former efforts. That the people of Harrisburg, espe cially those who work during the day, may participate in the great tribute to Old Glory, the big program, in preparation for several weeks, will be observed to-night, starting at 7.30. Patriotic spirit was in evidence throughout all Harrisburg to-day. While flags have been floating on* many homes since war was declared, i they were more numerous to-day. The I windows of the big stores were at- : tractive. The celebration to-night is to be strictly American. The Stars and Stripes will be the only (lag dis played. Everybody is expected to carry a llag. Elks will have silk flags. Due to the fact that there has been a hearty response to the invitation from the Elks to local organizations to be in line, the program has under gone some slight changes. The con continued on Page 13] China-U. S. Relations Brought Sharply to Surface by Note By Associated Press Tokio, June 12. Delayed in [ Transmission). The- question of ; China, as it exists between the I United States and Japan, has been j brought sharply to the surface by i the note of the American govern j ment to China expressing regret over j the dissension in that country and the desire that tranquility and poli tical co-ordination be established. ■ Regarding the future of China as interwoven intimately with her own, Japan has long observed a funda mental policy, the goal of which is to procure recognition by the power i of a special and paramount position | for Japan in China. The impression prevails in Tokio I that Great Britain and France since | the outbreak of the war have tacitly extended a measure of recognition | of special privileges to Japan, and I the present issue appears to involve | the question whether the United [ Stales will abandon the prerogative ! of independent action in China and > henceforth consult Japan. Angry Bees Nearly Disrupt P.R.R. Schedule j One busy bunch of bees came near putting the Pennsylvania Railroad schedule out of business this morning, When they swarmed from four hives i which were being shipped to a west j ern city there was a general stampeae. It is thought the smoke from an en gine drove them from the hive. They were mad all over, judging by the 1 way they went after some of the em ployes and trainmen. Afterwards ; they swarmed on a pile of express goods. • One of the employes, an old-time' | beekeeper, seized the top of an empty 1 milk can, beat on it with a hammer and soon the bees were back in the I hives. , Youth Badly Hurt in Fall Through Skylight Ernest Glaser, 19, who lives at 2019 Wallace street, was seriously j injured at noon to-day when the skylight at 412 Market street broke, throwing him to the second floor, i His jaw was broken and most of his | teeth knocked out. He was picked j up unconscious and taken to the Harrisburg Hospital. He is employed by the Keystone I Printery and was climbing up to the j exterior of the third floor when he : slipped and fell. , In striking the skylight he was badly cut about the I face and body. FIFTY DIE IX KXPI.OSIOX London, June 14.—Fifty persons were killed and many persons wei r. injured by an explosion at Ashton- Under-Tyne, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, rh nounced In the House of Commons to day. Ashton-Under-Tyne Is a manu facturlng town near Manchester. ZEPPELIN BROI'GHT DOW.\ London, June 14.Zeppelin L-43 has been destroyed over the North Sea by naval forces, Chancellor Bonar Law announced to-day In the Hojse of Commons. The admiralty reports that no survivors of the Zeppelin were seen. AIRPLANES RETURN* SAFELY Berlin," June 14, via London.—"A fleet of our large airplanes," says to-day's German official statement "yesterday bombed the port of Lon don. All our airplanes returned un- JiarmAri." • Single Copy, 2 Cents KAISER PLOTS UNFAIR PEACE, WILSON WARNS • * e President Tells How Teuton Empires Are Getting Latest Intrigue Under Way in Hope of Throwing Iron Hand Across Central Europe Before Disaster Overtakes Them; U. S. Plans Great Army I PASHINGTON, June 14. President Wilson warned the American people in a Flag Day ad dress on the Washington Monument ground* to-day that Germany has carried into effect thl greater part of her immediate plan of conquest and now is negotiating a new "intrigue of peace" designed to end the war while her aggressions All the Central Empires, the President de clared, have been cemented into one great auto cracy—ridden empire, "throwing a broad belt I —i-li- of German military power and political control across the very center of Europe and beyond the Mediterranean into the heart of Asia." This accomplished, he said, it is easy to understand why Germany is fostering a propaganda for an early peace. "Peace, peace, peace has been the talk of her foreign office for now a year and more" said the President. "A little of the talk has been public, but most of it has been private. Through all sorts of channels it has come to me and in all sorts of guises. The military masters undet whom Germany is bleeding see very clearly to what point fate has brought them. If thev can secure peace now with the immense advantages still in their hands which they have up to this point apparently gained, they will have justi fied themselves before the German people: they will have gained by force what they promised to gain by it." The President recited again the German aggressions which drove the United States to war. He declared the purpose for [Continued on Page 14] !- RDJSRr.r- to .war kills self .* A - The body of a man found • J that 2 ct Lieut. Raymond Vincent Harmon, I" S N. He. tr. m ed to ha-'e committed suicide. According to the M navy yard authorities H ed to a de- J < which 'eft here about May first for British M waters His "/hereabouts since then have riot bem ■ known to the navy yard officials. # J SNAG I 1 ad. June J4 The femiofficial news agency ■ nderstands the convocation of the conference at c fl I Work: slegates is encounte C ■ ties • 1 CONFERENCE J I r< June 14. The -cabinet has decided to j a " J # s I SUBSCRIBED TO LOAN ( J e Lib- I 1 erty Lean reported to the Treasury this afternoon total- I I > 343,000,000. It was announced that no more li. \ figures would be given out until final figures for the I [ 1 total subscription are assembled after the-books c.lose | W tO-mcrroW noon. ■ I ' | $5,424,450, 1 , g Bethlehem. June 14. The campaign of the ■u-ork- C ■ men Bethlehem Star I corporation f rty ( \S Loa*. ■ la- "~th $5.4?4,4V) 1.-eii. , <.<ibscribed by ' m the 68J0 r employes. I 1 EX-KING LEAVES ATHENS 1 Athem, Tuesday, June 12. (delayed)—-Former King ( | m Constantine left Athens late to-day to embark on a 1 w British warship. , > f 1 Paris, /une 14.—N0 important engagements dunng 1 1 the night are reporttd in to-day's official statement' I ( The Germans violently bombarded French position* 1 J at various points. ' J MARRIAGE LICENSES | % Lawrence Klohelberjter and Jennie Kllmhrth Pell, HirrUbsrci M ff Jon" "rren ov, Johnatuwn, and Martha iilvln I'hlllipx. HIMIea. I K it,"'*'i" r re,," e,,u * Kohler and Reulnb Mae Kebocb, Berryaburici ■ m Robert Jacob Wolf and Mary Kattaer Wall. Ilarrlahurst Dleeo Kor- M M Juiino and Amelia Magnro. HarrlaburKi Karl Wolfffanc l.encke, Heth- % | lehem. and Janet Sawyer. Harrlabnr*. M HOME EDITION
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