British Relinquish Advanced Positions in France HARRISBTJRG iSSfgSII TELEGRAPH ffhc Sitnr- jFnfrcDfnftfnt LXXXVI— Xo. 145 14 PAGES NEW U. S. ARMY WONT GO INTO CAMP UNTIL FALL Training Probably Will Begin About the Middle of October NO DEFINITE DATE Must Wait Until Sixteen Can tonments Are Built by Government By Associated Press Washington, June 18. Unless there are unforeseen developments to hurry construction of the sixteen cantonments for training the new national army the first increment of . 650.000 troops will not be in training; by Setepmber 1 as generally has been supposed and in fact may not get into training for six weeks there-1 after. War Department officials said to day that no specific date ever had been set for the opening of the train ing camps. Secretary Ba*er. how-> ever, in a letter to Senator Jones sev eral weeks ago, answering a sugges tion that some of the troops be used for harvesting, spoke of September j 1 as the probable date of. opening the camps and pointed out that most of; the harvesting would be over by that time. War Department officials generally had fixed September 1 in their minds as the time training would begin The first body of officers for the new army now being trained in camps throughout the country is to be turn ed out in August room for| the next body. This was arranged on the plan of having the draft com plete, exemptions disposed of and troops ordered into training camps, by September 1. Belgian Mission Pays Call in Washington By Associated Press Washington, D. C., June 18.—The Belgian mission, headed by Baron Moncheur, spent its first full day in Washington in paying calls of cour tesy on President Wilson and other high government officials. These for malities are preliminary to the be ginning of conferences with Ameri can officials on war problems. First on to-day's program was a Visit by the members of the Belgian mission to the State Department, where they were to be received by j Secretary Lansing. Afterward they j were to be presented to President j Wilson. 2,000 Strike Because One Negro Gets a Job Schenectady. N. Y.. June 18. — Two thousand machinists at the plant of the General Electric Com- i pany struck to-day as a protest; against the employment of a negro, j Last week Robert Dixon, a colored student at Union College, was given vacation work in the machine shop, i 7he machinists took the position that j this was an initial step toward plac- j ing negro labor in the shops, but' this was denied by company officials. ri T PVRSE IX HIS POCKKT FOR SAFEKEEPING George Chambers, a Russian, was arrested last evening by Patrolmen Owens and Hollins. He is charged with the larceny of $43 and several | rings from the home of Samuel Go- , broke. 1320 North Seventh street. ; Chambers insisted he did not the pocketbook. but saw it laying around ' loose, so put it in his pocket for safe keeping. Readers of the Harrisburg Telegraph By sending this coupon to the National Emergency Food Garden Commission, 310 Maryland Build ing. Washington, D. C., you will receive free of any charge a prim er on canning and on drying veg etables and fruits. All you have to do is to fill out the space be low and mail to the commission at Washington, as this is a part of the personal service this pa per aims to give its readers at . all times. Name Street City State THE WEATHER For Hnrrlnhuric nnd vicinity l Fair to-niitht nnd probnbly Tue*dn> | warmer to-nlßht. For Kantern rennnylvanla: Fnlr to-nlcht and probably Tue*da> ; warmer to-night! gentle to mod erate south and aouthweat | n Ind*. River The Su*quehannn river and all Ita trlbutarlea will continue to fall Klanly to-night and prohahly Tueaday. A stage of about feet la Indicated for Harrlahurtc Tueaday morning. General Condition* Temperature* are St to IH deKreea . higher than on Saturday morn ing over nearly all the country eaat of tke Rocky Mountain*, hut are atlll below the aeaaonnl averaie In practically nil dla trleta eaat of the Mlaalaaippl river. I'nuaually high tempera ture* continue In the extreme Southweat. The temperature registered 10A deKreea at l.oa Angelea, CaL, Sunday afternoon, equaling the highest record for June at that atatlon. Temperature■ S a. m.. SO degrees. Sum Hl*ea, 4128 a. m. Moom Ken moon. June 10. River Staget 5.7 feet. Yeaterday'a Weather Highest temperature, 75. I.oweat temperature, M. Mean temperature. H4. i Aomini temperature, 71. i U. S. TO PAY OWN PRICE FOR FUEL NEEDED IN WAR Oil and Coal Men Made Prices Soar When Bids Were Asked TO FIX JUST PROFIT President and Federal Trade! Commission to Decide on Right Figure By Associated Press Washington, June 18.—Secretary Daniels has ordered coal and oil pro ducers to supply the enormous quan tities needed by the navy at prices; to be fixed later by the President 1 when the Federal Trade Commission ; has determined a fair rate. The navy j will use 1,750,000 tons of coal and j 50,000,000 barrels of oil purchased! under this application of the author ity granted by Congress. Similarly, steel for the entire navy' building program is being bought at a rate fixed when Secretary Daniels j rejected the proposals of the steel-' makers as too high. Price Increased Secretary Daniels said to-day that! the coal operators proposed to fur nish navy coal at a rate of $2.95 a ton at the mine. The navy has been [ paying $2.88 a ton delivered. The* secretary directed the companies to, ship immediately, the orders being prorated among the producers, agreeeing to pay a tentative price of, $2.33 at the mines pending a report' from the Federal Trade Commission, j If the commission determines a high-, er rate is justified because of in-' creased cost of production, the partment will equalize payments at! the rate fixed. If $2.33 is too high,' however, payments on future ship- ( ments will be curtailed to bring the! entire purchase at the commission's rate. The $2.33 rate is being ad-; vanced by the government "on ac-| count" at present. Oil Jumps In Value Oil quotations submitted, Mr. Dan-j iels said, ranged from $1.58 to $1.86 a barrel, delivered at Port Arthur,] although the present rate is 89 cents' a barrel at that point. The depart- i ment directed tile producers to fill I its orders for 50,000,000 barrels, leaving the question of price to be determined by the Trade Commls-' sion. The arrangement regarding steel orders, the secretary said, leaves a 1 "handsome profit" for the producers. Food Control Bills Pushed to the Front in Both Houses of Congress By Associated Press Washington, June 18.—The food! bills were pushed to the front in - both houses of Congress to-day and j with the personal influence of Presi dent Wilson pressing for their im- j mediate passage it was more than j likely that nothing else would be I done until they were disposed of. Whjle the bill was explained to; the ttouse by Representative Lever• as a measure which would harm no ] honest businessman but would drag "crooks" and speculators into the sunlight, a letter from President Wilson to Representative Borland I was made public in which the Pres-! ident warned the opponents of the bill that should they defeat them,! they must be prepared to take the ] responsibility for food conditions, and prices which were predicted to i follow. In the Senate the opposition also was ready. Led by Senator Reed, of, Missouri; Senator Smith, of Geor-! gia, and Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, | all Democrats, it was contended that the first food bill already passed and 1 now awaiting conference with the House contained provisions to check •speculation and price fixing which made the second bill unnecessary. Contracts Let For Ten More Complete Steel Ships and 24 Wood Hulls By Associated Press Washington. D. C., June 18.—Con tracts for ten more steel merchant/ ships complete and for twenty-four additional wooden hulls were an nounced to-day by Major-General : Goethals, general manager of the j Emergency Fleet Corporation. The vessels will be delivered in 1918. i The fleet corporation now has con- ! tracted for a total of 138 ships and : hulls. Complete steel ships contracted for number 28; complete composite ships. 32, and complete wooden ships, 20. Contracts have been let for 4 8 wooden hulls. Judson C. Clements, of Commerce Board, Dies By Associated Press Washington, D. C., June 18.—Com missioner Judson C. Clements, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, died here to-day. Commissioner Clements had served on the rate-making body since 1892 and once had been chairman. He was 60 years old, a native of Georgia and before going on the commission had served five termr. In Congress, representing the district of which his home, Rome, Ga., was the center. He was a Democrat, first appointed by President Cleveland, but was re appointed by President Taft and by President Wilson. RUSSIA PLANS TO TAKE FURTHER PART IN WAR Washington Pleased at Reso lution Passed by the Duma HOOT AWAKENS SPIRIT Much Expected of General Scott's Diplomatic Powers Washington, June IS. Officials of the Government heard with great satisfaction that the Hussuin Duma had adopted a resolution declaring lor an immediate offensive against the Teutonic army. This satisfaction was increased through the fact that it followed information that the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates had rejected the plan for a separate peace. Nothing was obtained to show the views of the Government us to the effect of Elihu Root's participation in this effort there will be a wide true to her allies, but it is not doubt ed here that as soon as the country learns of the part played by Mr. Koot i nthis effort there will be a wide spread demand that he be given full credit. When Mr. Root left Washington he shared a rather general view that his was a forlorn hope. At the same time there was prevalent feeling that if the desire of the United States that Russia remain in the al lied column was to be realized, Mr. lioot was the man who was best fit ted to accomplish this great diplo matic task. It has been said here that if Mr. Root should be success ful he would crown his career of statesmanship with an accomplish ment exceeding all the notable achievements that had been his por tion in his many years of public service. Spirit Revives The news that the workmen's council had rejected the plan for a separate peace following the ad drpss delivered by Mr. Root before the Council of Ministers and that the Duma had quickly emphasized this spirit of patriotism by adopting a resolution declaring for an Im mediate offensive is expected to be the foundation for sympathetic ex pressions from other public bodies in Russia that will pave the way for the re-establishment of the Russian national spirit. While not enough is known here [Continued on Page 14] Royal Italian Mission Not to Stop Here Owing to Illness of Prince Undine The special royal Italian commis sion to this country, which is making a tour of different sections, will not stop in Harrisburg, according to offi cial advice received by the Chamber of Commerce. The illness of the Prince of Udine, the head of the party, who has been prevented from taking part in the trip, necessitated alterations in its itinerary, as the mission is very much behind in schedule. British Union Jack Taken Up Bunker Hill By Associated Press Boston, Mass., June 18.—The Brit ish Union Jack was taken up Bunker Hill for the first time to-day in a military and civic parade commemo rating the historic battle on the heights of Charlestown between the American minute men and the Eng lish redcoats 142 years ago. It flut tered at the head of the bagpipe land of the New Brunswick Kilties Battalion, Two Hundred and Thirty sixth Canadian Overseas Regiment, on its farewell appearance between returning home after a two weeks' recruiting campaign here. The pa rade was the principal feature of the celebration of Charlestown. Irish Elated at Release of Leaders of Revolt By Associated Press London, June 18. Large crowds gathered in Dublin this morning to welcome the released Irish prisoners, all of whom with the exception of Countess Markievicz, arrived at 8 o'clock. Men with banners escorted the former prisoners to their homes. There was much singing of Irish songs and a great deal of cheering but there were no signs of disorder. Countess Markievicz led a band of revolutionists which attempted to capture Dublin Castle, killing a guard. She was sentenced to death but the sentence was commuted to penal ser vitude for life. Spain Said to Have Passed Crisis Safely tiy Associated Press London. June 18. A dispatch to the Times from Madrid says: "The crisis is past. The crux be tween the government and the army has been removed by the premier gianting infantry officers the right to form committees of defense. The rev olutionary movement which seemed imminent a we?k ago has thus been averted. The situation, however, has in no wise been cleared. The ex ample set by the soldiers has given a dangerous stimulus to the elements of disorder." First Work on Penn-Harris; Billboards Come Down First work on the Penn-Harris Hotel was started this morning when a gang of workmen began to remove the large billboards surrounding the cellar of the old Grand Opera House site at Third and Walnut streets. The contractors expect to have a steam shovel at work on the excavations June 25 and in the mean time will assemble a working force and other wise prepare for rapid work on the foundations for the bis building. HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 191/. FIRST UNIT TO LEAVE With rousing cheers, the Harrisburg unit of the Bell Telephone Signal Corps left last evening on the first leg of their Journey to France. From here the unit went to a mobilization camp for final intensive train ing. then it will be placed aboard ship and sent across for work in the war. The members are all experts in telephone and telegraph work. Hundreds of friends and relatives as well as many employes of the telephone company, cheered the members on their way. DRASTIC STEPS ARE NECESSARY FOR PROTECTION Rowdyism and Contempt For Park Regulations Cause of Damage Maintaining order in the parks • and parkways of the city is going to I be a serious proposition unless more j drastic steps are taken to prevent ! the rowdyism and contempt for city j regulations which have resulted from ! a too leniwt attitude on the part of those who have to do with the en forcement of law. Park Policemen j and officers of the regular force | complain that there is no use mak- j ing arrests when offenders are al lowed to go with a reprimand. "We feel," said one of the patrol men, "that there is no backing up of the officers in the performance of their duties and that there is too much recognition of a certain class of offenders at the expense of good order and respect for law." But worse than all else was the j outcome of a case in the quarter ses- i sions last week, September H. I A. Sears, a Civil War veteran and one j of the park policemen was assaulted by Samuel Morgan in the Cameron j Parkway. According to the testi-j mony in court the officer found Mor- ! gan on a park bench drunk and I warning him of,indecent exposure,! told him to move on. Morgan is al- I leged to have cursed the officer and! followed this by kicking him, break- | ing several ribs and injuring him in ternally so that he is still more orj less incapacitated. While running i away after the assault Sears shot at I the defendant and wounded him in the leg. Man Is Acquitted Subsequently on a warrant issued at the request of the Department of; Parks Morgan was arrested in an-' other town and brought back to Har risburg for trial. The case came be- j fore the jury last week and notwlth- j standing the circumstances in the j testimony Morgan was acquitted and | the costs were divided between the defendant and the Department of! Parks. Assistant Superintendent Forrer says Sears was one of the most ac tice men physically in the depart ment and was known as an officer who would perform his duty under all circumstances. He stated to-day that the outcome of the Spurs case would undoubtedly give other park policemen more trouble, but that now more than ever before the De partment would use every effort to overcome a Browing tendency to dis order throughout the park system. "You can see just what such a miscarriage of justice means." said Mr. Korrer this morning. "Every loafer who gives us trouble in the maintenance of order will feel en couraged to disregard the neoessary regulations, but we are going to break up this thing without regard to the escape of Morgan from ade quate punishment." Inasmuch as the parks are the playgrounds of the people and the resorts of women and children, the public is Indignant over the failure of the Jury in the Morgan case. Mayor Miller's attention will be call ed to the conditions and his co-oper ation will be asked in a real endea vor to maintain the best possible or der in the parks and parkways. AMERICAN KILLED By Associated Press Paris. June 18. The Paris Her ald says Benny Woodworth, of San Francisco, chief of the first section of the American Ambulance field service, has been killed and Lincoln ChatkolT, of New York City, pilot in the Ijifayette Squadrilla. dangerous ly wounded In an airplane accident. The two had been in a machine for a pleasure ride. CITY'S SIOO,OOO ! PAYS WAR'S COST | NOT 2 MINUTES But Will Aid Red Cross in Saving Thousands of Lives ONE DAY OF WAR The amount of monev Harrls burg will contribute to the Ameri can Red Cross this week —$100,000 —would not pay the cost of the war in Europe for two full min- j utcs. The European war is cost- l ing $60,494 a minute, or ! $100,000,000 a day, and 10,000 lives. The $100,000,000 being raised i in the United States for the Red i Cross this week will pay the Red , Cross upkeep for months and save thousands of lhes. Harris- I burg dollars will help win the war for the United States and its | allies. —— ———^ Reports being received at head- ' quarters in the Board of Trade buiid- j ing indicate that all Harrisburg is interested in the campaign through which, the latter part of this week, it is proposed to raise SIOO,OOO for the American Red Cross. "I'm in this thing until the finish," said one caller this morning, "be cause I dont want to see the women of America wearing black univer sally. When we give to the Red Cross we are simply investing in victory." Another Team Announced Francis J. Hall, captain of one of the teams which will take part in the whirlwind drive of the last three ! days this week, this morning an nounced the personnel of his team as follows: Frank J. Brady, Ross A. Hickok, C. M. Kaltwasser, R. H. Irons. H. B. McCormick, Spencer G. Nauman, [Continued on Page 6] Organized Machinery Begins Gathering in Red Cross Contributions By Associated Press Washington, June JB. The drive 1 for the $100,000,000 Red Cross warj fund began at sunrise to-day every where in the United States with elab- j orate organization plans for making : it reality within the next seven days.! The great cities and small towns organized machinery began gather ing in the fund which Is to care not only for American troops off the' firing lines in Europe, but for the 1 destitute of the war zones of France, j Belgium and Poland. The fund will lie disbursed under the direction of the Red C ross war I council recently created by President ] Wilson, to which some of the coun-' try's best known financiers and busi- j newsmen are giving their talents of organization. Explosion Wrecks Three Great Munitions Depots ; Vienna, June 18. lt is officially 1 announced that an explosion has oc- ; curred in the military munition de- | pots at the Steinfield near Wier.er- Neustadt, 31 miles from Vienna.; The statement says that three of the : depots have been destroyed thus far | and that 100 persons are reported to 1 have been injured. Unofficial reports say six persons! were killed and 300 wounded in the Stelnfeld explosion. Great damage was done in Haschendorf and Sigers dorf. WHEAT SHIP SUNK Vmuiden, Holland. June 18. The crew of the Norwegian sailing ves sel Perfect. 1,088 tons gross, has ar rived here, the ship having been tor pedoed and sunk. Two of (he crew are Americans. The Perfect had a I cargo of wheat from Bahia for Co- i penhagen. SPANISH WAR VETERANS READY TO FIGHT AGAIN Leader Tells Them of Part They Might Be Called to Take in Present War Span ish - Amer 1 can War veterans i from the encampments of the entile ! Slate gathered this morning in the | Armory, Second and Forster streets, , for the thirtieth annual encampment. Meeting jointly with them was the Ladies' Auxiliary. The delegates were \ dressed in white and wore the in- I signia of their order, i After the opening of the session j ! with a prayer by Deputy Chaplaifi | | Gibson, Captain E. Laubenstein, who i presided, made a short address, out- ; | lining the part the veterans had i taken in the war with Spain and the j part they might be called upon to j take during the coming emergency. Deputy Attorney General J. J. Har- j gest spoke of the importance of the i work of the difference branches of ! the war veterans association and paid ; tribute to the work done by the vet- ' erans of the war with Spain. He I mentioned the difficulties they had to meet and the steady advances of the [Continued 011 Page 14] Girl Wins $225,000 as Balm For Heart Broken by Man 85 Years Old By Associated Press New York, June 18.—A verdict of I $225,000 in favor of Miss Honora May O'Brien, 28 years old, in her' breach of promise suit against John i B. Manning, a retired banker and ! millionaire, 85 years old, was award ed by a State Supreme Court uryl in Long Island City to-day. The plaintiff, secretary to a New York I newspaper man, alleged that the de fendant, father of grown children, broke his promise to marry her. Rotary Delegates Are Welcomed to Atlanta By Associated Press Atlanta, Ga'., June 18. Delegates j to the eighth annual convention of the . International Association of Rotary j I Clubs were formally welcomed to At- ! lanta to-day at the opening session of the five days' meeting. Hundreds 1 of visitors heard the address of wel- I come by Louis D. Hicks, president of the Atlanta Rotary Club. Arch I Klumph, of Cleveland, international president, presided. Delegates from all parts of the United States and from Great Britain, Canada and Cuba are in attendance. The Rotary Club of Harrisburg is represented at the Atlanta conven tion by Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Z. Shope, A. F. Buchanan, Samuel P. Eb yand W. S. Esslck. LANDS IX FRANCE Charles L. Bailey, 111, cabled his I parents Saturday that he had arrived safely in France where he will serve with the ambulance corps. TO TAKE OVER OK.XIN Petrograd. June 18. With the approval of the Finnish Diet and the provisional government, the Finnish i Senate has ordered the requisition of i all cereaU. Single Copy, 2 Cents HAIG GIVES UP PART OF FIRST LINE British Fall Back From Some of Their Advanced Posts Under Heavy Artillery Fire and Infantry Attacks; Severe Fighting Marks Engagement East of Monchy Ie Preux; English Forces Withdrawn on Macedonian Front Where Important Developments Are Looked For Developments of some importance apparently are impending on the Macedonian front, following the recent clarification of the military situation in Greece coincident with the abdication of King Constantine. 1 lie most pronounced movement is a withdrawal by the British, without pressure of their advanced positions established some distance east of the Stiuma river, on the extreme easterly end of the front. Several towns have been evacuated by them and occupied by the Bulgarians. J lie British also have fallen back from some of their advanced I posts in r ranee, according to an official statement issued by the war otticc this morning. Ihe main new positions are still held. Simultaneously comes news of pronounced reconnoitering activity i by the entente forces in other parts j of the Balkan front, notably along the Yardar, in the central sector. It lias been frequently pointed out ! by military observers that virtually ! the only practicable route for a suc cessful advance to cut the lines of the central powers in the Balkans and reclaim Serbia, is up the Vardar valley, along the railway line there, j The present activities, while they! have not developed far enough to' make the thing a certainty, none the ! less point to the probability that an J offensive by General Sarrail in the only likely sector that embracing the Vardar area—is imminent. N'atural Movement Had this been decided upon, it | would be a natural move for the ! British to relinquish the advanced | ground they held along the Struma and withdraw as they have done, to I cabinet ■ •hiit in X J ■ ' ■ A, : . " ' ■ ' ■ I n, June 18. Almost j selective draft law tccc I 9,611,8!!. Wyomh >een received while seven counties wei | A c <-nty lifted 's cc- e: ii h< ■ • : , be V nrd U c & - ' xi: C K I c I • I ' • 0 I BRITISH TO TAKE REPRISALS C f quea 1 Itions in the House of Commons to-day, Andrew Bonai I Lav, nv mbt. the British v tr council ,aid the gov ernment intended to take steps not only for the taking B K prever t. future t aids K ; : MOVES AGAINST COAL MEN \ Y< k, June 18. The trial of 108 corpora- j dividual* accused of violating the Sher- 1 1 I ' i 1 . \ v I [ ' Virginia was begun in the Federal Court here to-day 1 , before U. S. Judge Grubbe and a jury. ' !'! : i , MARRIAGE ' l.awreaee Wrntul Mlddlrtown, and Anno Elisabeth I | Ciallaslirr, llovalton. ( barlm Krnli Nwd(ir<l, Altonnn. and Anna I Itrbecra Fr Mcrlioff, Halifax, .lohn Joseph Mallon, Philadelphia. and Martha Hnmlln Miller. Newport, t lllTord Marnian Zellera and' Kllxn leth Susanu l.eiier, HnrrtMhurfc. | HOME EDITION the bridgehead near the river, there by strengthening the entente right flank for defensive purposes while the offensive stroke was delivered by the center. An aggressive move, it would seem, has now been made pos sible by the removal of the menace to the allies from the rear, which existed as long as Constantine was on the Greek throne and his pro- German political advisers in control of thp Greek military situation. Both the Russian army and the Russian navy are giving more evi dence of aggressive intent. Recent German and Austrian statements have instanced increasing activities by the Russian military forces in various sectors, notably Volhynia and Galicia, where the great Brus siloff offensive was in full swing this time a year ago. The Russian naval arm also has [Continued on Page 14]
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