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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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LXXXVI— No. 146 14 PAGES
SPECULATORS
ROB NATION,
SAYS HOOVER
Price Jobbers Have Taken Quarter of a Billion Dollars
From American People in Five Months, Expert Tells
U, S. Senators; Country Must Feed Our Allies or
Fight Germany Alone; Prices Lower in Europe
Where Control Is Practiced
By Associated Press
Washington, June 19. Food speculators have been taking
$50,000,000 a month for the last five months —a total of a quarter
of a billion dollars—from the American people, Herbert C. Hoover
to-day told Senators in explaining the purpose of the food control
bill now before Congress.
Disclaiming that the bill sets up a food dictatorship, Mr.
Hoover told Senators its purposes were entirely to organize the
resources of the country and the people themselves in a food ad
ministration to limit middlemen's commissions and prevent ex
tortion.
"With righteous manufacturers and distributors prices," he
said, "the price of flour should not have been over $9 a barrel.
Yet it averages sl4.
In the last five months $250,000,000 has been extracted from
the American consumer in excess of normal profits of manufac
turers ar.d distributors."
Mr. Hoover outlined broadly tlie
question of prospective food supplies.
"The real question," he said in a
prepared statement preliminary to
senatorial questioning, "is whether
the shortage will continue year
and what will be the needs of the
allies and America. Despite the re
duced consumption of the allies, they
will require larger amounts of cereals
r.ext year than ever before. The
allies are now isolated in food
sources. It takes three times the
tonnage and double the trouble to
get Australian wheat. Crop failures
in the Argentine give nc hope of re
lief from there before next spring.
Dependent On United States
"The allies are dependent upon
North America for the vast majority
of their food imports. We should
be able to supply 60 per cent, of
wheat they require. The other 40
per cent, must be made up by fur
ther denial on their part and saving
on ours. We can increase our sur
plus. The situation for them next
vear means increased privation.
Without an adequate food supply no
Furopcaii population will continue to
tight and we shall find ourselves
alone against Germany.
"The Russian revolution was a
food riot and even ye l that ally is
temporarily paralyzed. Responsibility
rests on our government for failure
of democracy through a shortage of
food." . ....
Turning to domestic conditions,
Mr. Hoover said this country has
been experiencing "unprecedented
prices and rampant speculation, cit
ing how middlemen find all other
persons in the distribution processes
have been purchasing increasing sup
plies to avert individual shortages.
Speculators at Fault
Mr. Hoover cited the canning trade
as an example where the entire out
put of vegetables and tlsh for 1917
has been disposed of already before
it has even reached the canners. He
predicted further high prices. Thou
sands of men, he said, who hereto
fore have never owned a dollar's
worth of foodstuff, are now specu
lating in necessities.
"Tlie average price:; to tlie con
winiers in countries where food ad
ministration Is not in effect are now
lower tlian those prevailing in the
United States. In England the price
of bread is even 25 per cent, below
the price we pay. I believe that un
less some administration of our
food Is taken we will look back at
these prices ns being moderate."
Mr. Hoover denied that the bill es
tablishes a food dictatorship. He
characterized the purposes of food
administration as to mobilize the
people in order to carry out the ad
vice given them by the government
officials and to decentralize the func
tions of the administration in order
to centralize the functions of the
food administration into the various.
States.
A commission to take charge of
THE WEATHER
For Ilnrrlxliare and vlclnltn Fair
to-nlglit and YVediiesduj 1 not
much rhnnge In temperature.
For Ka>t?ni I'ennsylvunla i Fnlr
to-nlKht nnd Wednesday, exeept
■ oral tliundershowers thin after
noon or to-nlKht In north por
tion! moderately warm; fresh,
south nliiil.
River
The Susquehanna river and all Ifn
liranehes will fall slowly except
the upper portion of the North
Hraneh. which will proltahly re
main stationary or rise sllithtly.
A ntiiKe of about 5.8 feet IN Indi
cated for Harrlsbunt. Wednes
day morning.
General Conditions
A disturbance from the Northwest
IK now eentral north of the
Great Lakes. movlnn slowly
eastward. It has caused local
showers In the last twenty-four
hours In Eastern Pennsylvania
and the Interior of New York,
over a part of the liOke Region.
In Northern Minnesota and In
Manitoba. I.lsht showers oc
curred also In the Middle Mis
sissippi Valley, Fast Gulf re
gion and over the Florida pe
ninsula.
A further rise of 2 to 12 dexrees
has oeeurred In the temperature
over most of the eastern half
of the country.
Temperature! H a. in., 64 degrees.
Sum Rises, 4i28 a. m.
Moon i Full moon, July 4.
River Stage! 5.5 feet.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 70.
I.owest temperature, 52.
Mean temperature, All.
Normal temperature, 71.
_ and distribution of flour,
sugar and possibly a few other prin
cipal commodities, Mr. Hoover said,
is being completed.
"Provisions for the government to
buy and sell commodities will be
necessary for use only ns to a very
few prime commodities," lie said.
"The aim is to stabilize prices and
thus eliminate speculation. The bal
ance wheel l'or stabilizing prices is
gone. We need an artilicial balance
wheel. By setting up n wheat com
mission we can buy wheat, regulate
its storage and transportation and
handle it until exported or sold ill
this country. If we do not do this,
wheat prices may relapse oil ac
count of our not being able to store
and carry It, with speculators secur
ing the sole bcnclit and farmers
bearing the loss."
Co-operate in Sugar
j "We can contract to-morrow with
the allies for a certain return for
| every bushel of wheat we can sell.
; By controlling prices at interior ter
minals we can assure millers their
' supplies and simplify transporta
i tion."
As to sugar, Mr. Hoover said
American refiners are competing with
j the allies in Cuba, and that the pro
posed sugar commission could co
operate with the allied purchasers,
the American refiners and Cuban
producers, stabilizing and reducing
prices as well as removing speculat
ive incentives. The proposed appro
priation of $150,000,000 for govern
ment purchase of commodities, Mr.
Hoover said, might prove too small,
but is needed for banking facilities.
"We feel confident consumers'
prices of sugar and flour will be re
duced as well as others through our
co-operation with leaders of other
j trades," he said. "We must have
I power to license grain elevators uo
that they may play their part in the
| team work of the government."
Bomb Mystery in Park
Cleared by Patrolman's
Remark to Soldier
'lt's a bomb!"
A score or more of pedestrians
sitting on benches in the park along
I the river between Front and Walnut
| streets heard the startled exclamation
[ last evening Just before dark and all
turned to gave at a well-wrapped ob
ject dropped by a stylishly dressed
.voung man hurrying northward.
Quietly it lay until a patrolman
elbowed his way through the crowd
gathered a good distuuee back and
grasped the article. Where it had
lain the gravel was all damp and
now a few drops trickled through
the package.
"What is it?" asktd a reporter
for the HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
who was on his way for a canoe ride.
When the patrolman looked around
he thought a soldier s:anding beside
the reporter had asked the question.
"Nothing doing, old top; you're in
uniform," said the ofl'rcr.
Rev. James F. Bullitt
Declines Call From Church
at Hingham, Mass.
The Rev. Jatnes F. Bullitt an
nounced to-day that he will decline
the recent call to become rector of
the Church of St. John the Evangelist,
Hingham, Mass., and will remain rec
tor of St. Andrew's parish, this city.
The Rev. Mr. Bullitt has been con
sidering the New England call since
the beginning of the month. He was
temporarily In charge of the Hingham
church six years ago when called to
become rector of St. Andrew's in this
city.
Whilt visiting Hingham a fortnight
ago Mr. Bullitt was taken ill and hur
ried back to his home here. He is
recovering rapidly and will soon be
able to resume his pastoral duties.
U. S. Lets Contracts For
16 More Steel Ships
By Associated Press
San Francisco, Cal., June 19.—The
United States Shipping Board has
let contracts to the Moore & Scott
iron works, of Oakland, for imme
diate construction of sixteen steel
steamers of 9,400 tons each.
The company estimates that from
$25,000,000 to $30,000,000 is involved
In the contracts.
EMPHASIZING THE NEEDS
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11 _ PUT YOUR DOLLARS
! GOING TO FRANCE
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■. AMERICAN KEO CROSS.
fBE A BACKER! NOT A SLACKER!
ent conflict 86 poster at Third and Walnut streots ia a constant reminder of the needs of the Red Cross In the pres
EXAMINE GIRLS
FOR RED CROSS
CERTIFICATES
First Aid Classes Here Expect
io Qualify; Miss Sliccr Heads
Nursing Service
TO LEARN MOUSE
Young Students Will Be
Taught Wireless; Col
ored Girls to Study
Several of the First Aid classes,
formed under the direction of the
Harrisburg chapter of the American
Red Cross Society, have completed
their course, taken the examinations
and will soon receive certificates
from headquarters in Washington, D.
C. These examinations have been
oral, written with demonstrations of
bandaging, and include all First Aid
and Emergency Work.
The physicians in charge have
given their services tree as their part
of help to their country and a num
ber of lioy Scouts have been enlisted
as "patients'' and to assist In stretcn
er work. Mrs. C. P. Turner directs
the organization work.
Dr. M. VV. Emrick, of 1426 Mar
ket street, had charge of the class of
which Miss Lois Booker is president,
and the examination was conducted
last Thursday evening by Dr. J. VV.
Lenker. in this class are Miss Book
er, May Fox, Mary Blougli, Caroline
Baum, Mabel Lpdegrove, Carrie
Fishel, Mrs. A. W. Hartman, Mrs.
Albert Anderson, Helen Shoop, Kath
arine Wilson, Ella Laing, Ettie Hoo
ver, Cymbeline Felker, Ruth Gris
singer, Edna Kugler, Cora Snowden,
Bertha Garverlch, Myrna Speas,
Mary Speas, Martha Dunlap, Mary
E. Miller, Elizabeth L. Dobbs, Mabel
Dobbs, Amy Harner, Nell Sellers, in
appreciation of the eftorts of Dr.
Emrick the class presented hini
with a gold piece at the close of
the course.
Remember Instructors
Dr. G. Burton Stull was also given
a gold piece his class, which in
cluded: Elizabeth A. MacDowell,
Barbara C. Goldsmith, Margaret A.
Wilson, Verna A. Graybill, Annie M.
Dalilin, Florence K. Miller, Dorcas
Allison, Emily 1. Wolford, Gertrude
V. Berry, Ella W. Coover, Blanche
G. Dreilus, Agnes 1. Scarlett, Helen
1. German, Blanche C. Sourbier,
Katharyn Bowers, Margaret M.
Vaughn, Ruth V. Stoner, Ella M.
Houser, Myrtle Reed, Dora Crowl,
Lillian M. Edwards, Christine M.
Miller, Violet B. Roller, Clara R.
Gainor and Agnes M. Sullivan.
Dr. Jesse R. Lenker's class pre
sented him with a handsome travel
ing bag, in appreciation of his serv
ices. The class includes: Mary M.
Snyder, Mildred Astrich, Mary C.
Butterworth, Elizabeth Dohoney,
Sara R. Eppley, M. Evelyn Ecken
berger, Marian Fox, Chat Deid, Bes
sie O. Hall, Mary M. Kuhns, Eleanor
G. Leonard, Martha C. Mouer, Rob
erta Mllnor, Carolyn H. Fry, Helen
B. Richardson, Florence M. Richard
son, Jean N. Rnuch, Laura E. Rey
nolds, Effie M. Smith, Grace L>. Saul,
Marian B. Townsend, L>. F. Weitsel
and Elsie M. Yount,
In the class taught by Dr. G. M.
Laverty, 404 North Third street, are:
Caroline R. Moffitt, Mary E. Witmer,
Rachel Darby, M. Fleeta Thomas,
Marguerite E. Freed, Kathryn Mil
ler, Mary R. Pilkay, Elizabeth Alli
son. Mary Carruthers, Mary F. Cad
wallader, Mary K. Koons, Elinor
Copelin, Katharine Troup, Clarissa
E. Claster, Florence E. Radibaugh,
Helen E. Wentz, Emmeline Stevens,
Elizabeth A. Dill, Margaret R. Boas,
Meryl R. Warner, Ada K. Hartzell,
t.Continued on Page 12J
MAY ADJUST DIFFERENCES
It Is probable that during this af
ternoon some agreement In regard to
the direct Inheritance tax bill will he
reached. Senatorial leaders were In
conference to-day with Attorney Gen
eral Brown and Auditor General Sny
der, who are at odds over the appoint
ments provided In the bill.
JITNEY HEARING POSTPONED,
Hearings in the local Jitney cases
to be reviewed this morning before
the Public Service Commission have
been Indefinitely postponed.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 19, 1917.
ENTIRE COUNTY
IS LINING UP
FOR RED CROSS
Dauphin Rallying to Aid of
City in Drive Eor Con
tributions
Not only Harrlsburg,' but all of
Dauphin county, is sitting up and
taking notice of the matter of the
June drive for SIOO,OOO for the
American Red Cross. As will be seen
below, upper Dauphin county has
entered the lists. Steelton is very
active. The 'cross-river towns are
going to do their best.
The executive committee in charge
of the campaign which will feature
the last three days this week calls
attention to several important facts:
First. The "drive" is not for
membership. The Red Cross is
in need of contributions. It pur
poses raising $100,000,000 in the
United States this week; and
every dollar of this huge sum
will be used in conserving the
brains and brawn of the country
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U. S. Revenues Break
All Records When the
Receipts Total Billion
Washington, D. C., June 19.—For
the first time in American history
ordinary receipts of the Treasury
have passed the billion mark in a
fiscal year.
The great sum has been antici
pated, however, in the plan for rais
ing war revenues and it does not
alter the administration plans for
taxation, as all the available money
from all sources will be needed.
Up to to-day the total was
$1,015,381,815 as compared with
$660,400,953 a year ago to-day.
Russia's War Mission
Is Warmly Welcomed
in National Capital
Washington, D. C., June 19.—The
special diplomatic mission from Rus
sia was received upon its arrival here
to-day with every possible effort to
reflect America's profound hope and
confidence in the newest European
democracy.
The highest officials of the State
United States. Crowds cheered them
train and greeted them in the name
of the government ana people of the
Unitd States. Crowds cheered them
as they went under double cavalry
escort past the Capitoi, up Pennsyl
vania avenue, between the White
House an{l the Treasury Department
to the David Henning Jennings home,
which is to be their headquarters.
Members of the Russian mission
who arrived in the United States re
cently passed through Harrlsburg tins
morning. They occupied a special
train of seven cars. In addition to
the members of the Russian party,
there were numerous clerks and some
United States secret service officials.
The train was run as first section
of No. 29, arriving here at 8.30 o'clock
and leaving for Washington, D. C.,
five minutes later. Members of the
Russian mission were in uniform.
One car with officials was detached
and sent to Philadelphia. Some time
to-morrow the Italian mission will
pass through Harrlsburg, but will not
stop because these officials are far
behind their schedule.
600 Garden Workers
Are Farming 26 Acres;
No More Plots on Hand
With twenty-six acre* of ground
given to 600 garden workers, Shirley
B. Watts, garden plot superintend
ent for the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce, announced this morning
that no more plots aro available for
distribution.
Scores of garden plots, assigned
originally to persons who did not
work them, were reassigned, some
of them more than otice. until this
morning when the last garden was
given over to a prospective worker.
The policy of the agricultural com
mittee of the Chamber was to have
as much land as posr-ible In "war
gardens'' and with that end in view
plots were reassigned as often as
possible to Insure their being worked.
Superintendent Wallj un d his as
sistants will turn their attention
toward supervision. . . _
PORTER ASSIGNS
HOME GUARD TO
FOUR COMPANIES
New Defense Organization
Will Have Drill on Island
Tomorrow Evening
MEMBERSHIP IS GROWING
National Guard Officers in
Charge of Actual Work of
Getting Men in Shape
Major A. M. Porter, commanding
the Harrlsburg Reserves, as the new
home defense organization will he
called, to-day issued a general order
assigning the members of the asso
ciation to companies. Four units are
formed and for the present they
will he drilled by officers of the Na
tional Guard organizations in this
city. Later on officers will be named
from the companies who will serve
two months when the units will elect
their own officers.
The order assigning members to
companies will be effective at the
drill at the athletic Held on the low
er end of the island to-morrow night.
In the event that weather interferes
with the drill the companies will
report the following night. For
those engaged in the Red Cross drive
who will not be able to attend the
Wednesday drill a drill will be held
Friday night.
It has been requested that the
men who attended the meet
ings for organization, and
who desire to become active mem
bers and attend drills immediately
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30,000 Poles Hanged
by Germans Do Not
Satisfy Lust For Blood
By Associated Press
Zurich, June 19.—The Polish deputy
Daszinski declared in the Vienna
Reichrath that more than 30,000 Poles
have been hanged by order of the
German authorities, according to the
Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung, which prints
special details of the sittings of the
Reichrath, on the fourteenth and fif
teenth. Deputy Striberny also de
scribed the abominable treatment ac
corded political suspects whereupon
the Pan-German deputy Heine shout
ed: "Tlie.v have not used the rope
enough; all of them ought to be
hanged."
At those words all of the Slav and
Polish members rushed Upon Heine
and the president was obliged to sus
pend the sitting in the midst of a
tremendous uproar.
No Joke About the
Cabbage Leaves and
Hay in These Cigars
By Associated Press
Copenhagen, .lune 19.—Venerable
Jokes about cabbage or hay cigars
have become a sad and serious reality
In Germany, owing to the scarcity
and high cost of genuine tobacco. The
latest war substitute within tne pur
view of the governmental department
on substitutes is composed of the
above together with other Ingredients
like strawberry leaves, lavender blos
soms and sandalwood to Impart
aroma.
Sinn Feiners Riot
in Big Celebration
By Associated Press
Dublin, June 19.—Several demon
strations were held late last night in
connection with the return to Dublin
of the released Sinn Feiners. Two
men climbed the walla of the ruined
post office building on which they
tied the Sinn Fein flag. The crowd*
sang the Sinn Fein song and amid
great cheering tore down recruiting
posters. The police did not Inter
fere until about 2 o'clock this morn
ing. when two demonstrators were
arrested and charged with breaking
into the post office and setting fire
to timbers.
D. S. UK IT REACHES TRANCE
Paris, June 29.—An American am
bulance detachment ot 260 persona
has arrived at a French port. W K
Vanderbllt, of New York, crossed
on the name boat.
NATION AT WAR
DRINKS ITSELF
INTO NEW RECORD
Year Just Closing Brought
High Tide of Beer and
Whisky
SMOKE MANY CIGABETS
Twelve Months Goes Down as
Banner One For the
Liquor Traffic
By Associated Press
Washington, June 19. —High tide of
whisky and beer revenue receipts—
and presumably consumption—ln tne
United. States was reached during tne
fiscal year now closing. The cigaret
smokers of the nation, figures show,
also smoked more than they have
ever smoked before.
Ordinary internal revenue receipts,
composed chiefly of taxes on whisky,
beer and tobacco, were $424,327,463
so far this year, compared with S3G&,-
126,544 last year. Gauged by revenue
receipts, the present year probably
will go down in history as the banner
year of the liquor traffic.
Revenue collected on whisky thus
far in the fiscal year is approximately
$178,000,000, a record for any year,
although the current fiscal year still
has eleven days. Ordinary receipts
still are pouring in, more than sl,-
000,000 a day. At the tax rate of sl.lO
a gallon, these figures mean that
taxes have been paid on about 154,-
000,000 gallons. This exceeds by 11,-
000,000 gallons the record of the next
highest year, 1913.
Heavy Receipt*
Part of these heavy receipts is ac
counted for, however, by heavy with
drawals from bonded warehouses in
the face of the 100 per cent, increase
in taxes contemplated in the war rev
enue bill. More than $0,000,000 In
crease in April is attributed to this
cause. Withdrawals have not been so
heavy since April.
Revenue from beer is about $94,-
000,000, a little less than the record
of 1914, when approximately $66,000,-
000 barrels, taxable at $1.50 a barrel,
were consumed. It is expected that
when the fiscal year closes June 30,
the 1914 record will have been sur
passed.
Tobacco yielded more than $100,000,-
000 revenue this year. The nearest
approach to this figure was last year's
revenue of approximately $88,000,000.
A large part of the 15 per cent in
crease is believed to be due to the
growing popularity of cigarets among
women.
Germany's Crops in Great
Danger of Burning Up
Through Lack of Rain
By Associated Press
Copenhagen, June 19.—Throughout
Germany, according to reports here,
| all valuable grain crops are burning
i up as they did in 1915 in an unprece
dented heat wave. The prolonged
drought has not been broken since
early in May. Berlin on Sunday expe
perienced the hottest June 17. on rec
ord In the seventy years' experience
of the weather bureau. Tropical tem
peratures were also reported every
where west of the Oder river.
The weather bureau states tjiat the
prospects for rain or lower tempera*
I ture are very slight.
Camp Curtin Memorial
Bill Passed by Senate
The Senate to-day passed Anally
the Beidlenian bill carrying $55,000
for the CVamp Curtin memorial, and
it >vill be taken up in the House ap
propriation committee at once.
The Senate also passed appropri
ating $15,000 to purchase S. W. Pen
nypacker collection of relics.
Appropriating $250,000 for land
for State Inebriate asylum.
Appropriating $250,000 the State's
share of eliminating grade crossings.
Providing for change of venue in
civil cases.
The Sproul raw material bills,
which will facilitate manufacturing.
Establishing the I3ertillion system
in jails.
AMERICAN WINS CROSS
By Associated Press
Boston, Mass., June 19.—France
has decorated C. Stewart Forbes,
member of a prominent Boston fam
il with the Croix de Guerre for dis
tinguished bravery in bringing out
wounded under lire on the western
European battle fronl. Mr. Forbes
Joined the American Red Cross am
bulance service a year ago.
SPAIN AGAIN QUIET
fly Associated Press
Madrid, June 10. Premier Kd
uardo Dato, addressing a number of
press representatives, said calm pre
vailed in Spain, but he considered
that very grave problems faced the
government. Ho did not believe,
however, he said, that these prob
lems were beyond solution.
SEARCHING FOR SLACKERS
Harvey T Smith, deputy United
States marshal, is investigating to
learn why f.everal persons In the city
and county believed to be of draft age
have not registered. One of these,
according to authorities, is a German
who gave hi* age as 29 in December
and in March as 36.
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FISH CODE UP TO GOVERNOR
The Hou*e to-day agreed to the
Senate amendments to the fish code
and the big hill now goes to the Gov
ernor. Similar action was taken on
amendments to the borough code, 1
backed by the League of Boroughs. !
The borough manager bill 1s In the I
hands ot the governor.
Single Copy, 2 Cents
FRENCH ROLL
BACK ATTACK
IN CHAMPAGNE
Kaiser's Army Suffers Severe Losses in Effort to Regain
Positions Lost Yesterday; Artillery Fighting Heavy;
Patrol Parties Clash With Taking of Prisoners by
General Petain's Troops
1 here lias been a let up in the severity of the fighting on the
Liitish front in I*ranee and Belgium. Along the lines occupied
hy the trench, however, a renewal of activities of a more inten
sive character is noted. ' j '
General Petain yesterday struck
the German lines in the Champagne
a blow which netted the French a
trench system nearly a third of a
mile in length in an important sec
tor. The French line was thereby
straightened out along the hills be
tween Mont Carnillet and Mont
Blond, in territory vital to successful
observation work.
Last night a violent attempt was
made by the Germans to recapture
their lost position. After a heavy
bombardment an attack in force was
launched. The French guns broke
it up, causing the Germans serious
losses.
General Haig reports only raids,
in which his troops successfully felt
out the enemy lines towards the
southern end of the British front.
i Paris, June 19. The Germans
made an attack last night on the po
sitions in the Champagne, between
Mont Blond and Mont Carnillet,
which were taken by the French
yesterday. To-day's official state
ment says the Germans were re
pulsed with heavy losses. Violent
artillery fighting occurred in the
Champaign.
The statement follows:
"In the Champagne there was vio
lent artillery fighting between Mont
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| BALFOUR IS CHEERED 1
1 London, June 19. Arthur J. Balfour, secretary 1
for foreign affairs, to-day made his first appearance W|
in the House of Commons since his return from the J
United States. His entrance was the signal for general ■
cheering which was renewed when the secretary rose
to ans.ver questions in behalf of the Foreign Office. I
I RED CROSS CONTRIBUTIONS GENEROUS' ( h
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i to raise a fund of $100,000,000 for the Red Cross was in I
i full swing to-day with indications of generous contri-. j M
I ,lions throughout the Country. New York alonr has ,
I contributed $12,000,000 in twcnty r four hours. i
, MARRIAGE LICENSES
HOME EDITION
Blond and Mont Carnillet. A strong
German counter-attack on the posi
tions we captured yesterday in this
region broke up under our fire. The
enemy suffered serious losses and
left a number of prisoners in our
hands.
"German attacks on small posts
north of St. Quentin and near the
Caionne trench were repulsed. Pa
trol encounters occurred in Parroy
forest. We took prisoners, one of
whom is an officer."
Germany Continues Its
Deportation of Belgians
By Associated Press
Havre, June 19.—The Belgian gov
ernment in a statement to-day de
nounces the bad faith of the denial
of the Wolff Bureau, on June 7, of
the continuation of the deportation
of Belgians. The denial, the goveriv
ment declares, avoids the essential
facts and concerns itself only with
the question of the places to which
Belgians had been deported. The
Belgian government maintains that
the deportations continue and that
they did not cease, as the Wolff Bu
reau stated, t>n February 10.