Russians Open Second Great Drive Offensive With Pinsk as Objective Point For Army's Drive HARRISBURG lf§lll|l TELEGRAPH CThc Stnr- flnfcpmftrnt LXXXVI— No. 161 14 PAGES GERMANS LAUNCH TERRIBLE RAID OVER HEART OF LONDON BOMBS RAIN STEADILY FOR 15 MINUTES Score of Big Teuton Battleplanes Drop High Explosives on Center of British Metropolis; Antiaircraft Artil lery and Airships Fight Off Invaders After Heavy Damage Is Done; Thousands of Persons in Streets Watch Fight London, July 7. About twenty airplanes bombarded Lon don to-day according to an official statement by the war office. The raiders were attacked by artillery and a large number of British airplanes. Damage was done in the heart of London by the raid, which was one of the greatest if not the greatest ever attempted by the Germans over the metropolis. At noon it was impossible to say what loss of life there had been. For about a charter of an hour the raiders dropped a steady rain of bombs. Thirty-seven persons were killed in the air raid and 141 in jured. it was officially announced this afternoon. One enemy machine was brought down by the royal flying corps. An official statement issued this afternoon bv the British Admiralty said that three of the German airplanes which dropped bombs on London had been brought down at sea. Thouaanda In Strtrtu The raid occurred at about 9.30 o'clock this morning-. Thousands of persons crowded the streets, many of them women and children. The . po lice and soldiers had difficulty in holding back the people. Many per sons were seen at windows. Antiair craft ?uns throughout the city and British airplanes immediately engaged the hostile craft and for a time the sound of exploding bombs and the vicious reply of guns was deafening. Straight over the city flew the squad ron of raiders, pursued by bursting shrapnel. The sun was shining brightly but the sky was overcast with a haze such is is so favorable to raiders. Notwithstanding the haze, however, the Germans were visible plainly to the people In the streets. The raiders appeared most suddenly and few persons realized that a raid was in progress until the sound of bombs began to be heard. The Ger mans were traveling at tremendous speed. They appeared to be at a lower altitude than in the last raid, when they exacted heavy toll of life In London. Many Point* Bombed The following official account of the raid was given out: "Lord French reports that about 9.30 o'clock this morning hostile air craft in considerable numbers, proba bly in two parties, appeared over the Isie of Thanet and the east coast of Essex. After dropping some bombs in Thanet, the raiders proceeded in the direction of London. Moving roughly parallel to the north bank of the Thames, they approached Lon don from the northeast. Then chang ing their course they proceeded north and west and crossed London from the northwest to the southeast. Bombs were dropped in various places in the metropolitan area. "The number of raiding airplanej Is at present uncertain, but was probably about twenty. They were attacked by artillery and by large numbers of our own airplanes, but reports as to the result of the en gagements and casualties have not yet been received." Urge Reprisals The German raiders came from the north and left byway of the south. The glass in some of the THE WEATHER] For Harrlshurg and vlclnltyi Pnrfly cloudy to-nlKht and Sun dny, probably thundershowersi not much change in tempera ture. For Enstern Pennsylvania i Part ly cloudy to-night and Sunday, probnhly thunderahower*; gentle tn moderate cavt to southeast winds. River The Susquehanna river and prob ably moat of Ita tributaries will (nil slowly or remain nearly stationary. Local ruins In the next thirty-sis hours may he sufficiently heavy to cause some streams to rise. A stage of about 4.A feet Is Indicated for Harris burg Sunday morning. General Conditions Pressure Is relatively high over the northeastern portion of the United States and about normal In the Gulf and South Atlantic States and on the .\orth Pacific roost; throughout the remainder of the country It Is generally below normal and stagnant with weak centers of disturbance, one over Saskatchewan and Al berta and another over South ern Arizona. Temperature) 8 a. m., TO degrees. Sun: Rises, 4t33 a. m.| sets, 7184 p. m. Moont Rises, OiS p, m. River Stagei 5.2 feet abOTe low water mark. Yeaterday'a Weather Highest temperature, 84. Lowest temperature, <l7. Mcnn temperature. 76. Normal temperature, 74. streets of the city resembles that in the streets of New York and its suburbs following the explosion on Black Tom Island in the upper New York harbor last July. The people in the capital are urg ing that quick reprisals be taken. The west end ande fashionabl northwestern residential suburbs had a superb view of the approach of the visitors. From the further north ern fringes of the metropolis the raiders swept ownard in fairly close formation, more than a score in number. The squadron, which had been fly ing high, then began a swift tobog gan downwards, its speed increasing tremendously under the assistance of gravity and the planes soon reach ing a level evidently less than a thou sand yards in their swoop toward the central abjectives. Pursue Course Meanwhile from all directions antiaircraft batteries were working like machineguns. Bursting shrap nel dotted the air around the on coming raiders with snarling, vicious black puffs of smoke, more numer ous than the planes. It seemed im possible for the raiders completely to escape from the atmosphere of curtain fire surrounding them. The raiders, however, pursued their course, holding their cargo of bombs until they had crossed the suburban district and outlying parks. Fortunately a majority of the peo ple in the capital had just enough warning of the raid to enable them to seek safety in basements. Last Air Raid Killed Scores of Civilians By Associated I'ress The most recent big air raid on London occurred June 13. At that time the German squadron consisted of about fifteen machines and the downtown section of London was their chicif object. Many bombs fell in the east end where buildings were destroyed and others badly damaged. The casualties officially announc ed were 151 killed and 430 parsons injured. No damage of a military or naval nature was done. The Ger mans remained at a great height and flew swiftly. The British fighters had difficulty in pursuit for the loss of only one German machine was re corded. Headquarters of New Truck Co. Now in Tent in Front of Courthouse The truck ammunition train being recruited in this city expects to reach its full quota of men within the next few days. H. A. Souders, who is in charge of recruiting for this company, has his headquarters in the recruiting ten in front of the courthouse, where enlistments mav be made. Little Cripple Is Killed by Housekeeper Who Tires of Looking After Girl By Associated Press St. Johnsbury, Vt, July 7.—The authorities resumed todav the search for the body of little Olive Brfld shaw, who is believed to have been murdered. State's Attorney John B. Campbell announced last night that Miss Etta May Hicks and Mrs. Alvin Kenniston had confessed that they had killed the eight-year-old girl by beating and choking her. According to their alleged admissions Miss Hicks, housekeeper for the child's father, John M. Bradshaw, a house painter, wished to get rid of the child because she was tired of cur ing for her. The girl was made a cripple by infantile paralysis a year ago. ALL APPOINTEES TURNED DOWN BY SENATE RENAMED Patton, Lafean, Buller, Young, Nead, Leech and Long Reappointed ACTION UNPRECEDENTED Governor Brumbaugh's Action Expected to Be Made Sub ject of Test Suit Announcement was made at the office of Governor Brumbaugh at 1 o'clock to-day that the Governor had reappointed all of the eight men whose nominations were rejected by the State Senate in the closing hours of the recent session. It is understood that the men will be commissioned until the end of the next Senate, which will meet in 1919. N'o statement was issued accom panying the appointments, only the formal announcement with the names and offices being given out. The Governor is away for the week end and only one or two State of ficials were in the city when the an nouncement was made. None of the men reappointed was here. It is believed that a test of the Governor's authority to appoint men to offices for which their original appointments had been rejected by the Senate will be invited by the Auditor General, who will probably refuse to honor any requisitions for cash. Court action will then follow to compel payment and the question will go to the highest courts for de termination. The Governor's action is unpre cedented. There have been very few | instances in Pennsylvania history in which the Governor has reappointed a man who was not confirmed, but never has a whole list been taken up and named again. The men announced as appointed to the places for which they were orignally named are: Charles K. Patton, Clearfield. Sec retary of Agriculture. I'.aniol F. Lafcan, York, Commis sioner of Banking. Nathan R. Buller, Wayne, Com missioner of Fisheries. William Young:. Philadelphia, member Industrial Board. B. Frank N'cad, Dauphin, member Board to Examine Accountants. James \Y. Leeoh, Cambria, mem ber State Compensation Board. Robert K. Young, Tioga, member Public Service Commission. I>. Edward Long;, Franklin. Super intendent of Public Printing and Binding. The commissions for the officials will be made out at once and they will be summoned to qualify. Funeral Services For Mr. Schleisner Will Be Held Tomorrow Morning Funeral services for William B. Hchleisner, one of the city's most prominent businessmen, who died yesterday morning after an illness of a year, will be held at his resi dence, 1805 North Second street, to morrow morning at 8.30 o'clock. Rabbi Louis J. Haas will officiate. After the services the body will be taken to Baltimore on the 9.45 o'clock train for burial in the Bal timore Hebrew Cemetery. Business associates and friends of Mr. Schleisner who will act as pallbearers at the funeral are: David Kaufman, Otto J. Buxbaum, Joseph Nacliman, Simon Hursh, Alfred. SelH;man, Morris Jacobson, Samuel Kades and A. J. Sims. The honorary pallbearers are: Ed ward Bailey. Richard H. M. Whar ton, E. J. Stackpole and John A. Westbrook. Members of the Harrisburg Lodge of Elks will hold private services at the home this evening at 9 o'clock. The lodge members will meet at the Elks Home and march to the Schleisner home in a body. Turkey Expels Greeks and Takes Property By Associated Press London, July 7. —According to a press dispatch received at Amster dam from Constantinople as for warded by the Exchange Telegraph, Turkey considers as equivalent to a declaration of war the action of Greece in breaking off diplomatic re lations. The Turkish government, the dispatch says, has deoided to de port all Greeks and confiscate their property. Slight Damage Caused by Motor Supply Fire Fire shortly before noon to-day damaged batteries and equipment in the repair department of the Front and Market Motor Supply Company to the extent of SI,OOO. The fire was caused by sealing compound boiling over. Abe Bates, who was mixing the compound, was burned on both hands. He was taken to the Harris burg Hospital, An alarm was sent in from Second and Market streets and was the drawing card for hundreds of people in the streets at that time. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1917. I GAS MASK TO BE USED BY AMERICAN SOLDIERS) I. ; Representative Heintz, of Cincinnati, is here shown wearing a gas mask such as has been provided for American soldiers in France. He is one of the two members of Congress who has enlisted in the*army. The mask was modeled after a German mask picked up on the battlefield in France. But the attached bag is an American improvement. It is an air filter which will purify the air of noxious gases so when it is received into the moulh it will not poison the body. "WETS" PUT UP NEW FIGHT FOR "HARD" LIQUOR Action Follows Defeat of "Bone Dry" Amendment to Food Measure By Associated Press Washington. July 7.—The battle over the prohibition issue involved in the food control bill is beins fought out in the Senate again to day, this time on the question wheth er liquor shall be prohibited during the war. The contest had narrowed down to this phase to-day, following the defeat of the "bone dry" amendment which action makes it certain that all legislation stopping manufacture of intoxicants will be limited to dis tilled beverages. "Wets" endeavored to force recon sideration of the Cummins amend ment, tentatively adopted, which pre vents withdrawal of "hard" liquor now held in bond for beverage pur poses. Opponents of the provision claim It amounts to a virtual con fiscation'of 220.000,000 gallons with ,out effecting conservation of any grain. Compromise Pending Pending is a compromise amend ment by Senator Reed, which would authorize the President, In his dis cretion, to permit the withdrawal of distilled spirits from bonded ware houses. Champions of the food bill, ex pecting final disposition of the pro hibition issue by to-night, plan to obtain an agreement for a vote on [Continued on Page 13] RAID MASS MKKTIXG By Associated Press Paterson, X. J , July 7. —Fifty po lice walked into an anti-conscription mass meeting here last night and arrested thirty-one young men who could not produce registration cards. Federal agents will take charge of the prosecution to-morrow. STEAMSHOVEL WA TALE THAT SOUNDS LIKE LIE A spirited argument took place among the Sons of Rest at the Penn- Harrls corner this morning when John Newton, of 2116 Market street, one of the most faithful unofficial In spectors on the Job. made the state ment that if the shovel operator lost control of his machine it wouldn't be any time at all. hardly, before, the shovel would have dug itself out of sight. The Third street opening at this time held thirty-eight memnera of the order, who had been standing for some time complacently watching the shovel as It tore down thu stone wall over near the former location of the saloon at which folks were wont to connect with the fatal lager But when Mr. Newton inado thu erack, or assertion, about the ability of a riderless steam shovel :o "lole In" in a remarkably shirt time the quiet of the sun-kissed Saturday morning was rudely smashed. Sev eral of the Sons of Rest cast asper sions at Mr. Newton, some even going BO far as to use the word "liar." ALLIED TROOPS REACH SCENE OF CHINESE BATTLE Danger to Foreigners in Pe king Believed to Have Passed London. July 7.—A dispatch to the pot from Tien Tsin says that three hundred .Japanese, French, American and British troops going to Peking to reinforce the legation guards arrived at Lang Fang, which is not far from Peking before the lighting between the imperialists and republicans be gan. The general in charge of the repub lican forces urged them to withdraw ten miles to the rear, owing to dan ger from the fighting. All withdrew except two British officers and some telegraph operators. Later both bel ligerents agreed to allow engineers to repair the railway track at Lang Fang, which had been torn up. and permit the relief troops to continue their journey. A dispatch from Peking to the Times says that danger to foreigners in the capital is not feared. Advices to the Post from Tien Tsin are that the imperialist foreign minister, Hsang Tun Yen. has notified the for eign legations that he cannot guar antee undisturbed order and that if trouble occurs Tuan Chi-Jul, com mander-in-chief of the punitive expe dition. will be responsible. According to a telegram to the Ex change. telegraphed from Tien Tsin, fighting continues between the re publicans and royalists, the repub licans having the advantage. TWENTY-FIVE HURT TV CRASH New York, July 7.—Twentv-live persons were injured, twelve serious ly, early to-day, when a four-car train on the elevated line in Brook lyn collided with an empty train. The first car of the passenger-filled train toppled o ffthe track into the street below and was crushed while the second car was suspended from the elevator structure. Mr. Newton, however. tolJ of an Instance which occurred in Johns town, Pa., 'where they were digging out a hotel cellar some ysj.- vtgo. it seems—at least, so Mr. Newton says —that the shovel operator left his perch to get a .lrink and while he was gone the mechanism was set go ing by some careless fellow. " " "By George." said Mr. Newton, "be fore that engineer came back the shovel had dug itself out of eight and it took three days of ceaseless effort to prove to the contractor that It was gone for good." It Is needless to sav that Mr \'ew ton's remark won for him the dislike of the Sons of Rest, who cer'ainly scorn a man who tajies liberties with the truth. And while all this was going on the steam Bhov.il nad made great inroads over near the former saloon and the Sons of Rest had missed much that was :ntreatln,r. The Monday session of the Ancient Order will begin pratnptly at 7.50 o'clock, or as soon thereafter as the rooming garbage wagon passes arid tae atmosphere clears. U.S. TO DEPORT ALL EMPLOYES OF THE KAISER First Step Taken to Prevent Spies From Gathering Information LISTED AS UNDESIRABLES State Department Order Hits Men in Embassy and Consulate Work German Agent Placed on Ship By U. S. New York, July 7.—Heinrich S< linafhaiisen, former German embassy attache, whom the Unit ed States government has decid ed to send out of this country, was placed on l>oard a Norwe gian steamship by agents of the Department of Justice here to day. The ship sails this after noon. Bv Associated rress Washington, July 7.—A1l Ger mans, formerly connected either with the German embassy or any one of the many consulates in America, have been requested to leave the United States. Notifications that their presence in America Is undesirable has been sent to them by the State Department. The Germans who principally are clerks or servants, were not told that they were suspected of being spies. The inference that their loyalty to the kaiser might make it difficult for them to remain in this country without attempting to send informa tion of a military character to their government was made clear. Many May Be Spies Among the first to go will he Hcin rich Schaafhausen, formerly attach ed to the German embassy, but left behind by Count Von Bernstorff and since attached to the Department of German interests of the Swiss legation. In addition to Schaafhau sen there is a. long train of clerks and servants, at least they have served in such capacities in this country, although this government has no means of knowing definitely what the exact status of most of them is with the German govern ment. There is ground for belief that isome of them are persons of more [importance to the German intelli gence system. Dr. George Barthelme, the author of the much discussed dispatch to I the Colonge Gazette at the time dip | lomatic relations were served, still is in Washington but is required to report to certain government officials in person twice a Week. Turk Envoy Here Although the bulk of the German and Austrian embassy staffs depart ed with their ambassadors, two of Germany's allies still have their rep resentatives here. Abdul Haak Hussein, Bey, charge lof the Turkish embassy, pleaded I with the State Department not to insist on his departure. His wife is an English woman and on the ground that her health might be af fected by going to Constantinople, the Bey has been permitted to re main here. The Bulgarian minister also still is at his legation. Tighten Spy Net There are many indications that the government is taking steps to tighten the spy net and make even more difficult the getting of military information to Germany. When the government agreed to allow the transfer of many former German employes to the Swiss lega tion and consulates there was no state of war between the United States and Germany. But the decla ration of war and the knowledge that Germany maintains an efficient spy system here have changed the government's attitude. The Grimm-Hoffman affair In Switzerland, in which a member of the Swiss Federal Council was forced to resign after being discovered as a German intermediary seeking to influence Russia towards peace, had a deep effect here in convincing of ficials that at least some members of neutral governments were using their positions to bring pressure on the belligerents. It is not desired to Increase the possibility of such work through the added pressure brought by former German officials still in office here. Moreover Amer ica'® relations with some of the neu trals have become delicate through the export control provisions and Germany could easily use her po sition there. denning out of former German officials here is hut the first step In a systematic attempt to root the spy system out In this country. State Department officials say that an Ironliound censorship will be estab lished on ajl outgoing cables in line with President Wilson's proclama tion at the earliest possible hour that the machinery can be built up. They also are much urgently urg ing a mall censorship beginning at f.rst with all countries not now cov ered by the British and as soon as possible including that as well. CONFISCATE LIQUOR Norfolk, Va., July 7.—ln a raid last night on the seagoing barge Seaking of the Scully Line, Provi dence, R. 1., the local authorities conflcated 200 cases of liquor, aggre gating five thousand pint bottles. The Sealing was supposed to have come In light for a cargcff Three members of the crew were arrested charged with violating the State liquor laws. The raid was one of the biggest since the prohibition law be came effective in Virginia. Single Copy, 2 Cents r I COMMISSIONERS PREPARING FOR FALL PRIMARY Notices to Party Committee men Ask For Offices to Be Filled I McCARRELL IN FIELD Associate Judge of Dauphin , County Is a Candidate to Succeed Himself Preparations for the primary elec tion in September have been started by the County Commissioners, who I will send out notices in a few dnys i lo all Republican, Democratic and Washington party committeemen, ; asking for written notices of all of | fices in the city, boroughs, townships ! and school districts, which must be filled. The reports must be In be fore July 17. According to friends Judge S. J. 1 M. McCarrell will be a candidate to ! succeed himself as additional law judge of Dauphin county. A pcti : tion is being circulated in his be ; half. The letter from the County Cou . missioners to each committeeman follows: "Under the law relating to the fall (Continued on Page 7) Police Nab 52 Persons as Antidraft Workers By Associated Press Philadelphia, July 7.—Fifty-two I person#, thirteen of them women, I worn to-day held in $5,000 bail each on charges of unlawful assemblage. The> were arrested last night in a hall where speakers in a foreign > language were advocating resistance Ito n.ilitarv registration. They will ! be given a further hearing to-mor i row and in the meantime Federal J authorities will examine some of t those arrested. Ui£t night's raid is the third I roundup on a large scale of persons j accused of participating in a propa ganda against military regulation. M The Scnri' I j M favor ot adding to Senator Cummins' amendment a 1 I Smoot that shonld the withdrawal < K m \ I 1 / plus a ten per cent prof n J AVIATIOfI FIELD J r ■ £ # • £ ■ thous g £ GRETNA TRAINS 2 ■ Summer, train r J P. M.. am; J M Je.<- 5,'30 I'. M., will stop at Conewago a I * £- or A M., v 11; s'.op. Gretna ■ # trair. . nect £ ST RAIDERS DOWNED £ } London, July 7. —An official statement issued this J 9 afternoon by the British admiralty said that three < ■ J German ed bombs on London had r been brought down at sea. £ PRESIDENT OPPOSES WAR MEASURE I % Washington, July 7. President Wilson has thrown ■ > the Weight of his personal influence against a provision V ■ atta< hich it in said practically would M # disrupt the great machinery of the Council of National K # Defense. The provision in question would forbid any M # - with the government from selling to it k >M anything in which no has an interest. C BERLIN'REPULSES RUSSIAN THRUST I Berlin, July 7. The war office announces the de- 1 # feat of Russian attacks near Koniuchy and further to the . C ! 9 north in Eastern Galicia. Russian attacks in the Car- K # pathians also were repulsed. The Russians are said to a M have suffered heavy losses. a MARRIAGE LICENSES 5 £ _ William F. Kuliucrt. HluliNiilre, nnd Kutb GcHrtde Knnpp, m if uphliM HOP K. Wiley and lioldle May Shaffer, VlnrrlNhur* \ liO- J y Davla, Went Fnlrvlew, unci Hour Martina PoffenherKcr, W Harrlwhura; Huell O. Ritchie and ElUabeth Kin*, Harr|*bur*| 1 M Ct Will and Mary Edna Carpenter, HnrrUburg; Clyde C. m ff Mackert. HarrUbur*, and Mary Bell, ISew C umberland! Calvin L ft a Lemoyne, and Grace, Kva Govae, Knola. /) HOME EDITION RUSSIAN ARMY OPENS A GREAT NEW OFFENSIVE Heavy Artillery Fire Levels All Teuton Defenses in Path PINSK IS IN FLAMES Sec'ond Blow of Rejuvenated Army Struck on Middle of Eastern Line By Associated Press Petrograd, July 7.—Violent fight ing lias begun on the Russian front west of Pinsk. The city of Pinsk is In flames, according to an an nouncement to-day by the semi official news agency. The Russian artillery, the announcement says, is leveling all obstacles. The Russians have captured the fortified forest of Sianka with all the enemy's organized positions, and also hill 388. They have penetrated the village of Gonlovo. Further gains have been made by the Russian forces in Oalicia. Ad vices from the front record the tak ing of first line trenches by troope of the Eleventh army who also utt (Continued on P*t 7) j German Chancellor to 1 Address Reichstag Monday By Associated Press London, July 7.—The report that | political developments of exceptional i importance arc being awaited in Ber lin ii. connection with the session of the Reichstag notf in progress is reiterated in a Berlin dispatch to i Amsterdam, was forwarded by the j Exchange Telegraph. The lispatch says that Chancellor Von Bethmann | Hollweg will deli' er his speech to the j Reichstag on Monday and that ad | dresses will be delivered on the same day by Foreign Secretary Zimmer mann, Vice-Chancellor Helfferich ! and Vice-Admiral Von Capelle, mln- I ister Oi the navy. The vote of credit 1 will then be taken.
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