British Troops Open Great New Offensive in France j , % HARRISBURG tßl|illl TELEGRAPH ffhc Star- JiriVmnfttnl LXXXVI— No. 144 14 PAGES REVOLT IN SPAIN RUMORED AFTER NEWS IS CUT OFF Trouble Believed to Be Due Largely to Proposed Do mestic Befonns PBEMIEB DENIES IT Serious Industrial Unrest Said to Have Also Af fected Army By Associated Press London, J.une 16.—Rumors of a serious revolutionary movement In Spain are given prominence in a sec tion of the press. There has been an almost complete absence of news from the peninsula since the appoint ment of the new ministry. Rumors of something abnormal in the Spanish situation have been sivcn prominence in the last two or three days in a small section of the press and to-day several papers print ar ticles declaring that something im portant is happening. One sugges tion is that a movement to bring Spain into the war is materializing, but the little information available is to the effect that the crisis is a purely domestic one and is largely due to the demand for reforms by the rank and file of the army. Premier Denies Rumor One of two solitary Madrid tele grams which have reached here in the last four days carries a denial by Premier Dato of a report of In subordination of part ot the Bilbao garrison. This is the only direct conilrmation of newspaper state ments that a grave military crisis exists in Spain. According to the Express, the army has obtained com plete dominance, military "commit tees of defense" have been estab lished and have tabulated a list oC the reforms demanded by the army. The action of the commitees. says the Express, is a more or less vivid reflection of what happened in Petro grad. Premier Dato is powerless, as was Ills predecessor. Count Roma nones, to obtain a modification of the soldiers' claims. The Express asserts that constitutional government is for the moment at an end and that the army is the ultimate arbiter of the crisis. Industrial Unrest The Daily News has reports of serious industrial unrest. It says the rank and file of the army contains as many factors as the populace and is probably the chief link between them in the matter of grievances. Bad conditions and poor pay in the army have bred angry feelings and there has been seething disquiet in Barce lona. Labor troubles, actual or threatened, in many other districts are all partly explainable by the widespread poverty to which high food prices have brought the people. The Chronicle's information is that the discontent behind the crisis, as far as the soldiers are concerned, is the cleavage between the army and the court. In all the reports there are allusions to German influences working for their own ends. The Spanish embassy in London disclaims knowledge of anything unusual, hut it is stated that neither commercial firms or newspapers are able to get replies to telegraph queries. MISS CLEVELAND TO WED By Associated Press New York, June 16.—The engage ment of Miss Marion Cleveland, youngest daughter of Grover Cleve land, to William Stanley Dell of tills city, was announced at Princeton. N. J., to-day by Mrs. Thomas J. Pres ton Jr., who was the wife of the late president. TOI.D TO HOLD NERVE By Associated Press Copenhagen, June 16.—Admir'al Von Ttrpitz and Field Marshal Von Hin denburg have replied approvingly to telegrams of greeting from the Pan- German committee for a German peace at Essen. Von Tirpitz replied: "The submarines will reach t'lielr goal If we at home retain our nerve." DISTRICT STANDS WELL By Associated Press Philadelphia, June 16.—The Lib erty Loan subscriptions for the Phil adelphia district totaled $223,000,000 this morning, with many subscrip tions yet to be tabulated. The max imum quota for the district was $175,000,000. I THE WEATHER For Harrlahurg nnd vicinity: Fair, continued eool to-nlghti Sunday fnlr and warmer. For Eaatcrii rcnuaylvanla: Fnlr to-night "id Sunday; continued eool to-night; ivarmrr Sunday; gentle to moderate north wind*. Hlver The ranin river will continue to fall; ItN tributaries nlll fall ■ lowly or remnln nearly ata tlonnry. A stage of about 5.0 feet In Indicated for Harrla- Imrg Sunday morning. General Conditions The high pressure area front the Went, with Ita attendant eool weather, ha* overspread the eastern half of the United State*. Temperature* generally east of the Great Lakes and south and east of the Ohio river are 2 to 10 degree* lower thnn on Friday morning, nnd considerably below the normal for the season. , Temperature* exceeded 100 de green in the Interior of Califor nia and In Southern Arizona. Showers occurred generally In the Atlantic States, the Ohio and St. Lawrence valleya nnd In Southern Michigan; elae where In the United States fair weather prevailed. Temperature; a. m„ 56 degrees. Sum ftlaea, 4:27 a. m. Moon ■ New moon, June 10. River Stnge: 6.2 feet. Veaterday'a Weather Highest temperature. 68. Low eat temperature, 54. Mean temperature, 61. Aiormal temperature, 70. PERSHING GETS DOWN TO REAL WORK OF WAR Takes Up His Duties in Plain ly Furnished American Army Headquarters WREATH FOR LAFAYETTE Great-Grandson of Famous Revolutionary Leader Thanks Commander By Associated Press Paris, June 16.—After three days ay the guest of France, in which ex traordinary honors were bestowed upon him, Major General Pershing to-day plunged into the work of making preparations for the arrival and disposition of the American mil itary forces which he is to com mand. Early this morning he walk ed from his hotel, carrying an arm ful of documents, to the new Amer ican army headquarters in the Rue De Constantine, near the Hotel des Invalides. He sat for the first time at the plain table in the barely fur nished office and took up the great volume of business which has been accumulating before and since his arrival. General Pershing found in his mail numerous requests from Americans serving in armies of the allies to be transferred to the American army in France. Many American civilians in France have made application to enlist or for commissions. The gen eral is guided strictly by the War De partment's decision not to request the transfer of Americans from the foreign legion or from the English or Canadian armies except for work in tlie American army as instructors or in other specia'ized capacities. Consequently most of the Americans now serving with other armies will remain with them. General Pershing motored to the French general headquarters and took lunch with General Petain, the French commander-in-chief, whom he had not met before. Wreath Laid on Tomb of Marquis de Lafayette, Hero of the Revolution By Associated Press Paris, June 15.—The Marquis De Cliambrun, the descendant of the Marquis De Lafayette, was chosen to return formal thanks to-day when General Pershing laid a wreath on the grave of the famous revolution ary general in the Picpus Cemetery. The Marquis De Chambrun said: "There is no place so appropriate as this tomb at which to salute the adhesion to our cause of the United States. In your person, General, I bow before the sword which Amer ica casts into the scale for liberty, civilization and humanity. We may fairly say that the bonds uniting our two countries are in no way the re sult of skilled diplomacy. They are united by the principles of liberty, justice and independence, principles which hitherto have formed the strength of our two democracies and they will certainly bring about vic tory. "We know that our two great countries are invincible. They have already proved it and it rejoices us to think that a new victory is about to consecrate these same principles. General, in placing these flowers on this tomb, you have touched the hearts of all Frenchmen as you have touched the heart of Lafayette's grfeat-grandson." General Pershing replied: "It is a great pleasure for all us Ameri cans to have had this opportunity of visiting the grave of a man who did so much for America. We are happy thus to pay our tribute and seal more closely the bond which has always existed between our two na tions." General Pershing will lunch to morrow with General Petain, at Grand Headquarters, and will prob ably attend a special performance at the Opera Comique, in the even ing. President's Flag Day Address Makes Profound Impression in France By Associated Press Paris. June 16.—President Wil son's Flag Day address has made a profound impression on France. No public speech since the beginning of the war has so readily touched French imagination. It completes the effect of the arrival of General Pershing in bringing to the public mind a full realization of what America's aid means and, like a breath of fresh air, reinvigorates and stiffens the army and people in the determination to struggle to a vic tory now more than ever certain. All the newspapers print the speech verbatim under double-col umn headings and the most salient passages appear in leaded capitals. Everv French Soldier to Get Pint of Wine to Drink Pershing's Health By Associated Press Paris, June 16.—The army com mittee of the Chamber of Deputies has adopted a resolution recom mending the remitting of all out standing punishments in the army for minor offenses in honor of Gen eral Pershing. The resolution also requests that an extra ration of a pint of wine be served to the soldiers In celebration of the arrival of the American general. BONDS SELL AT r.\R By Associated Press New York, June 16.—Dealing in Liberty Loan bonds in the stock mar ket here was resumed to-day with the sale of a lot of SIO,OOO at par, after the opening. I "THE JO V ) NO NEED TO FEAR AMERICAN ARMY, GERMANS TOLD U. S. Soldiers to Be Treated as a "Negligible Quantity" SEE CLEAR" SAILING Berlin Expert to See No Of fensive on the Part of Russia By Associated Press Stockholm, June 16.—The So cial Dcmokratcn says Germany has made an offer of peace to Russia through a member of tlic Swiss Federal Council. Various moves on the part of Germany anil Austria since the Russian revolution to arrange a separate pcaee with Russia have been reported, although not in the form of an offer di rectly by either government. A week ago the Council of Work men's and Soldiers' Delegates of Russia made public the fact that the German commander in-chief on the eastern front had sent a wireless message in viting the Russian armies to a separate armistice to he follow ed l>y secret negotiations with the German leaders. Copenhagen, June 16. Repre sentatives of the German press were told yesterday at the regular weekly press conference in Berlin that the arrival of American troops in note worthy numbers in European theaters was to be expected only in 1918. The general staff lecturer also took the ground that the Am erican forces should be treated as a negligible quantity In the general reckoning, owing to the difficulties of finding sufficient tonnage for transportation and supply. The sug gestion was followed in numerous articles in the newspapers yester-, day and this morning. The newspaper representatives also were told that a now Russian offen sive was highly improbable, but that artillery and aviation activity and reconnoitering raids indicating a new French offensive was .in preparation. The British also were certain to try their fortune again, but no surprises in offensive methods were expected from either the French or the Brit ish, and the only variant from the earlier offensive would be a change of geographical location. "German Victory Certain" Germany's situation was described | as absolutely secure and German vie- j tory as certain, owing to the relent less working of the submarine. Heavy I estimates of French and British! losses were supplied to furnish en couragement to the readers. Kng land's losses tn fifty days of the ' spring offensive were placed at 230 - I 000 men. for thirty-four divisions en-I Raged. The same proportion was ap- I plied to seventy-two French divisions I producing an estimate of French losses of jnore than 400,000. The correspondents were told that | [Continued on Page 9] Forty-One Dead in Blast at Munitions Factory By Associated Press June 16.—The casualties in! the explosion in a munitions factory i at Ashton-Under I>yne on Wednesday were reported officially to-day as forty-one killed and 130 injured. The announcement follows: "The following casualties are re ported in the Ashton-Under-Lyne ex plosion : •Forty-one deaths, Including twen ty-nine men, three women, nine chil dren; ISO Injured, some seriously. It I appears that the explosion resulted I from a Are. A majority of the work people escaped, all the women havlnsJ left before the explosion., The man- 1 agcr is among the dead." HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1917. BE A SAMARITAN CLERGYMEN WILL URGE AUDIENCES Harrisburg Will Put Its Dol lars Back of Boys Going to France Chairmen of the divisions which will aid in Harrisburg'a intensive and $ 100,000 Red Cross campaign the latter part of next week, have en listed and conscripted for action some of the very livest wires in Dau phin county. This morning George Reinoehl, a division chairman who as a team captain in the Liberty Loan campaign made a name for himself, announced the names of the captains of his four teams. They are George B. Tripp, Howard C. Fry, Francis J. Hall and John C. Herman. In last week's Liberty Loan drive Mr. Reinoehl and Mr. Hall led all teams in sales three days "hand-running." Mr. Tripp's team, he announced to-day, will be composed of the fol lowing: Walter Johnston, H. E. Prevost, F. L. Wright, William Strouse, L. S. Williams, R. E. Boswcll, A. A. Herr, C. W. Miller, E. B. Mitchell, Hender son Gilbert and W. Grant Rauch. Red Cross From Pulpits In their sermons to-morrow scores of Harrisburg clergymen will refer to the Red Cross campaign and urge members of their congregations to help in every way possible. The American Red Cross in many in stances will be likened to the good Samaritan who, while on the way to Jericho, came across the man who fell among thieves. The comparison is an apt one. One reason why the American Red Cross is speeding up in its activities is because France is deficient in hos pital and other equipment, which America must supply at once. The list of immediate needs Includes the following: 50 new motor ambulance sections of 23 Ford cars, plus two White trucks each, and the men to drive them. 200,000 blankets, two meters long, fifty by two. 10,000 kilos quinine (hydrochlo rate of sulphate). 30,000 kilos cod liver oil. 1,000 kilos caiacol. 2,000 kilos Cade oil. 2,000 kilos B. balsam napthol. 3,000 kilos salicylic acid. 5,000 kilos urcthane (ethyl carbon ate). 2,000 tents with double sides, weighing about 200 kilos each, for the sheltering of twenty to thirty wounded in clearing hospitals. 1,000 tents of a larger model, also with double sides, capable of holding 120 beds. 4 00,000 pairs of woolen socks. 10,000 sanitary slop-pails. 20,000 pairs of flannel waistcoats. 5,000 pairs of surgical India rub ber gloves. Poster Has Been Painted The Red Cross poster at the cor ner of Third and Walnut streets, on the board loaned by the Harrisburg Poster Display Company, has been finished by the painters. It urges Harrisburg people to put their dol lars back of the boys going to France. That there will be a large number of these boys is evidenced by the fact that 14,269 Dauphin county young men were registered for-the selective draft, and perhaps 50(7 of these men may be called for service. Howard C. Fry, prominent in Boy Scout work, has assured the execu tive committee of the Red Cross that the Boy Scouts Monday afternoon will aid in the work of placarding Harrisburg for the campaign. The committee will place posters, cards, banners and flass of various kinds: arid without the aid of the Boy Scouts the task would be a tremen dous one. WON'T ASK IX>R PKACE By Associated Press Berne, June 16.—Following the action of the national and state coun cils the Federal Council has decided to disregard various petitions pray ing It to take the Initiative In pro posing peace to the belligerents. The federal body decided that Switzer land was not in a position jit pres ent to offer mediation with any chance of success. FAVOR PROPOSED JUNCTION OF ALL LUTHERAN BODIES Action Taken Yesterday Would Embody More Than Fifty Synods FAVORABLY REPORTED Would Bd Known as the United Lutheran Church in America At the joint committee meeting of representatives of the three general bodies of the Lutheran Church in Zion Lutheran Church, it was unani mously agreed late yesterday to pre sent to the three general bodies the plan for the proposed merger of the Lutheran churches with a favorable recommendation. The three general bodies are: The General Synod, which will convene in Chicago June 20; the General Council, which will meet in Phila delphia in October and the United Synod of the South which will con vene in Salisbury, North Carolina, in November. If the proposed merger is approved by these bodies it will then be referred to tho constituent synods, about fifty in number, for final approval. If the merger is. then approved by the constituent synods it will be known as The United Lutheran Church in America. Perhaps a year and probably two will elapse before the merger can be perfected. A convention would liavo to be called at which time delegates from the various synods would be present to effect the permanent merger. All the synods in the United States and Canada are affected by the ac tion. 14,269 on Official Draft Registration of City and County Official registration figures of the draft enrollment on June 5 for the city and county give a total of 14,269. The city totals arc 6,912 for the thir teen wards, and the county 7,367 for seventy-one districts. In the county there are 110 totally disabled, eight legislative, judicial or executive offi c.rs, 2.979 with dependent relatives, 503 giving occupational exemptions, 1,756 indicating no exemptions: 1,279 aliens; eighteen alien enemies: color ed enrollment. 676; five totally dis abled; 319 with dependents; seven teen occupational exemptions, and 335 indicating no exemptions. In the city there are eight legisla tive, judicial or executive officers en rolled; 105 totally disabled; 2,714 with dependents; 489 occupational arid other exemptions; 2,426 Indicat ing no exemptions: eleven alien ene mies, and 493 aliens; colored regis tration, 665; sixteen totally disabled, 207 with dependents, seventeen oc cupational exemptions, and 425 indi cating no exemptions. Belgium's War Mission Reaches U. S. Port on Way to National Capital By Assoc:otcd Press An Atlantic Port, June 16.—Bel gium's official mission to the United States arrived in this country to day. It is headed by Baron Mon cheur, former minister to the United States and now chief of the political bureau of the Belgian foreign of fice at Havre. Other members of the commission are General Leclercri. who formerlv commanded n division of Belgian cavalry; Hector Carlier, counsellor of the commission, wio is head of the Italian and Belgian Bank Com pany; Major Osterrlrth. former mil itary nttache a the I'.o|;rlnn legation In Petrograd: Count TVUrsel, former ■•ecretary of the 'orntlon a' Telierar.: and Jean D. Mertens. Raron Monchcur'n wife Is nn Amer ican woman, danghtcr of General Powell Clayton, once United States minister to Mexico. HARRISBURG UNIT I OF SIGNAL CORPS I IS ORDERED OUT Will Entrain For Mobilization Camp Tomorrow Prepara tory to Going Abroad SEE SERVICE SOON Will Keep Lines Established For Attacking Troops in France After several weeks of drilling and learning telephone and signal wurs, the Harrisburg unit of the Bell Tele phone Company of Pennsylvania and Associated Companies' Signal Corps has received orders to entrain Sun day evening for Philadelphia ana on the following day to report In a body at Long Branch, N. J., for mobiliza tion. For several weeks past, these men have, in service uniform, been work ing in the outlying sections of the city on telephone poles, stringing wires and cable, etc. They are al ready browned by the sun and when they report at the New Jersey camp will be as fine specimens of efficiency as it is possible to achieve. The fol lowing men have been called from the local offices: George K. Erb, 2101 North Sixth: Jerome M. Hamilton, 34S Hummel: Paul It, Knight. 2108 Fourth; Fred erick I'". Lutsi, supervisor of supplies, 422 South Fourteenth; John Miller, 223 Boas; Henry W. Taylor. 170;; North Second; George A. Donbaugh, Wormleysburg: Victor 1,. C. IlassKarl, construction foreman. Camp Hill: Myrl K. Miller. Shlppensburg: Charles Johnson, York; Ray C. Tritle, tork: C. 13. Althouse, Paradise; Samuel J. Bigham, McKnightstown; Raymond Brauer, Lancaster; Chauncey B. Ful lerton. Red Lion; John C. A. Kiehl, Lancaster, Calvin E. Miller. Lancas ter; William C. Simmers, Greencastle; William J. B. Daniels, Tamaqua; Wal ter B. Haislop, Thornsburg; Henrv L. Spangler, Carlyle, 111.: William A. Un derwood, Bent Mt.. Va. The first telegraph battalion of the signal reserve corps is composed of two companies, Company n having its headquarters in Philadelphia and Company E having its headquarters in Pittsburgh. Each company is composed of about 100 men, Bell tele phone engineers and constructors. The Harrisburg unit Is a part of Company I). Three Ilraiicheft of Service The First Telegraph Kattalion is a j unit of the entire signal reserve corps, composed of twenty-five companies,! Continued on Page 10 Administration Eager to Get Information as to Russia's Intentions By .Associated Press Washington, June 16.—Russia has' j become the preoccupying question at j j the State Department with the ap-j I proaeh of the ltussiun mission toj Washington, the beginning of nego-1 j tiations by the American commls- ■ sion to Russia in Petrograd, and the I continued reiteration of the demand of the Council of Soldiers and Work-1 | men's Delegates for a settlement of' I allied peace terms. In'the shiftings! in Russia from day to day, ofiici-tis' j find trouble in arriving at the trend! of the situation and are eagerly i grasping at all information. Recent reports indicate that the Council of Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates is not so dominating a| factor as is generally assumed. It | | represents not over five million peo ple of Russia's 180,000,000. The ; council is confined very largely to 1 I the industrial centers, whose voice j is always the first heard and the j | loudest. I The peasants, according to those 1 reports, comprise the vast majority of the population and have voted , overwhelmingly in favor of a vieor- ! ous prosecution of the war. They I i have not as yet shown the slightest j j sympathy with the radicals. Slump in Recruiting Indicates Draft Will Be Needed to Fill Army [ Washington, June IK. Regular | army recruiting took another slump I yesterday and snowed only 947 men, ; as against the daily average of more than five thousand necessary to nil ! I the service to war strength by July 1. ' The probability that the first men • | drafted under the selective army law [ will go to fill the gaps in the regu- [ lar service is increasing. The slump ; was general yesterday in all states, j Pennsylvania led with the recruiting, reporting 103, and New York, with I more than five thousand men to pro ! vide to fill her quota, dropped to 102. Senate Passes Wilson's Priority Shipment Bill By Associated Press Washington, June 16.—The Senate' without a record vote to-day passed ( the administration's shipment bill, | which would prevent the obstruction 1 of interstate commerce and author ize the President to direct that ship ments ofr commodities "essential to the prosecution of the war" be given preference in transportation. Tho bill now goes to the House. FAIR AND W ARM Kit By Associated I'ress Washington, June 16.—Weather: predictiors for the Middle Atlantic States for the week beginning Sun-' day, issued by the Weather Bureau to-day, rre: Generally fair and warmer. 1 Single Copy, 2 Cents HAIG STRIKES ALONG ENTIRE GERMAN LINE British Prepare to Deliver Blow on German Troops on an Unprecedented Scale; Reaction of Kaiser's Army . Feeble Compared With Former Vim and Dash; Von' Hindenburg Believed to Be Making Ready For Another Retreat British troops arc striking along the entire line they hold in Northern I*ranee, not with the terrific force which marked the victories of Arras and Messines, but in a more or less tentative manner, giving weight to the belief that Field Marshal Haig is preparing to launch a mighty blow on a hitherto unprecedented scale. Iwo features of the fighting stand out with sharp sig nificance: i he first is the feebleness with which the Germans are reacting and the second is the surprising promptness with which Berlin admits retirements in various sectors. I he whole situation is entirely similar to that existing prior to the great "strategic retreat" of the Germans from the Somme. There is considerable evidence that Field Marshal Von Hinden burg is planning another great withdrawal and that Field Mar sha! Haig is pressing him at all points in the hope of delivering a shattering blow if such a second "retreat to victory" materializes. Italian* to Strike i The Italians, having successfully maintained their advance in the face I of the most formidable Austrian coun- j terattacks, are apparently preparing for a resumption of their offensive.' Vienna reports that the Italian guns! have openei with the greatest vio- ! lence in Carinthia, indicating that! General Cadorna has chosen new j sector in which to deliver his next j hlow. The scene of the bombardment j ih some thirty miles north of Gorizia I and an offensive in this region would j support the reports that the Italian I commander has far more ambitious; plans than even the conquest of j Triest. The upheavel caused by the great war. which has already hurled two nionarclis from their thrones, now I ■ , vA I" iON K & ( c 1 j I I 1 ' I C uniHar ■ 1 jAI At ; "/ M '..INK C C ' 1 i . ff J g c C accvU'te-j tor snd are reported wei'. ', \ | 1 \ 1 ' i , i [MARRIAGE LICENSES > Kdmnrd l.nrnh llollliitter and I'lnrcnce Maliol Hippie. HarrlnhurKi 1 Karl Hulif Shal* and llcra Irene Wilt, Mniicheter; Cbarlea Klrmlnn J Kohl nail Klianlirtli Jour* SnrvU. Altnonai liarlc* Frank Aerl, Steel- C ; ton. anil Anna Kathryn Stlpf, >1 lilillrlnn n i \\ IIIIHIII Christian Hurr 1 anil Florence llelle Crlnt. \\ llllaaixport i William Kobert Oenven, Har- m rlHhurK. anil Minnie Viola HoWer, Hofrnrriiloniii Claude Fill* Sheaf- K fer nml Mae Iniluene Hhlne, ll irrlnliuru I W alter (>eor(e I'otrlannlirr, f W 111 la in r t. and Beatrix Hnnnnh llnruer, llnrrlHhurß i John Cowvlc K mid Rachel Helmnn. Steelloni Wlllnm ilumliauKh and Annetta Marin % Myern. HarrlNburK. J HOME EDITION | menaces the ancient throne of Spain. The utmost exertions of the Spanish I censors have failed to completely j suppress the reports of grave bap | penings in the peninsular kingdom. I From what little is known the Span ! isii army is taking the lead In the ■ revolutionary movement, which is ! further acceierated by the food scarc j ity anr l industrial unrest. Humors of : revolt have been current for several months and at the end of May It was | announced that the constitutional j guarantees would be suspended while 1 the government prohibited all public j manifestations in respect to Interna j tional questions. This was followed by by an outbreak at arcelona on June 1. the seriousness of which was indi- Contlnued oil Page 10
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