Steel Manufacturers and Federal Administration Reach Agreement For War Material
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RUSSIANS TAKE
HEADQUARTERS
OF TEUTON ARMY
Bloody Battle Ends With
Capture of Galician
City
TAKE MANY PRISONERS
Reorganized Army of New
Republic Pushes on
After Enemy
By Associated Press
Petrograd, July 12.—The Russians
have captured Kalusz, the headquar
ters of tie enemy in Galicia.
According to information received
at the Ministry of War the Russian
troops are continuing their success
ful advance and have taken a large
number of prisoners.
Official announcement that Kalusz.
in Galicia. had been occupied by
Russians was made to-day. coupled
with the statement that the occupa
tion was effected after a sanguinary
battle.
Kalusz is a city of about 8,000
population twenty-eight miles south
east of Stry. Yesterday the Russians
had reached the Hosiecz-Lesiuvka-
Karmacz line south and west of
Stanislau. The central point of this
line is Lesiuvka, four miles west of
the river Rvstritza. It is about seven
miles east of Kalusz. the nearest
large town west of Stanislau and
which is situated in a bend of the
Stoka river.
Brussiloff Permits No
Letup in Offensive;
Crown Prince Attacks
By Associated Press
General Brussiloff's offensive in
Galicia is developing into a drive
with little or no letup, at least so
far as the part in it played by Gen
eral Korniloff's armies is concerned.
Yesterday's news of the capture
of Halicz was followed to-day by the
announcement that General Kornil
off's troops had pushed on beyond
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NORWAY LOSES BARK
By Associated Press
London. July 12. —A Central News
dispatch from Christiania reports the
sinking near Iceland by a German
submarine of the Norwegian bark
Fiorella, 1.168 tons gross. The crew
was rescued.
E.XGLISH TO GET COFFEE
By Associated Press
Rio Janeiro. July 12. The British
Goernm>nt has proposed to Brazil a
plan under which exportation of Bra
zilian coffee to England may be re
sumed.
Serial Numbers of
Conscripts Will Be
Printed By Telegraph
Beginning to-morrow evening,
the names of men liable to con
scription with their serial num
bers will lie published in the
HARRISBVRG TELEGRAPH.
The iKHirds have just completed
the work of re-numbering the
conscripts and the numbers which
will be printed with the names
are the ones that will he drawn at
Washington by the War Depart
ment for the new National Army.
As the drawings are by number
it is highly important that the
men know what it Is.
The first and part of the second
city districts. comprising the
Erst, Second, Third, Eonrt, Fifth.
Sixth, Eighth. Ninth and Thir
teenth wards will be printed to
morrow evening. The remaining
•ity wards will le printed Satur
lity niuht.
THE WEATHER
For llarrlsburg and vicinity!
Showers to-night: Friday part
ly cloudy! not much change In
torn pcrature.
For Kaatrrn Pennsylvania! Show
er* to-night; Friday partly
cloudy) gentle to modrrutc
southwest to northwest nlnd*.
River
The mnln river,will rlae slowly.
The .North nnd \\ eat l>rnncbrt
will probnbly tall slowly rx
rcpt the loner portion of the
West Brunch, which w ill rise
somewhat to-night. A stage of
about 5.8 feet la Indicated for
Harrisburg Friday morning.
t.enerul Conditions
The weather continues unsettled
over the enstern part of the
country, with the principal cen
ter of disturbance along the
northeastern border of the
Greut I.nkes. l.ight to moder
ately heavy showers have fal
len generally In the last
twenty-four hours, except In
the South Atlantic States. Fair
weather baa prevailed over the
western half of the country,
except on the Meat fiulf coast
and in Oklahoma, Arizona.
North Dakota and In Mnnltoha,
where showers, mostly light
occurred. Temperature con
tinues low for over
the eastern part of the gauntry,
but Is 2 to lO VJuher
thnn on riling
generally throii(lMH< At
lantic States and Obi.,
Valley arj TcnncsiieygP^y
Temperature! 8 a. m„ 02 dMH
Sum Rlaea, 4:40 a. m.
Mooni Full moon, Auguat 2
River Stage! 8.4 feet.
Yesterdny'a Weather
Highest temperature, fltl.
I.owest temperature, till.
Mean temperature, US.
Normal temperature, 74.
CALL FOR WILSON
TO SMOOTH KINKS
IN FOOD MEASURE
Senate Leaders Find It Im
possible to Reconcile
Conflicting Views
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
Hastened Action Is Desire of
Supporters of Long-De
bated Bill
Washington, July 12.—Democratic
leaders of the Senate, finding it well
nigh impossible to reconcile con
flicting views on the food control
bill, decided to-day to appeal to
President Wilson to outline his opin
ion of what compromises should' bo
agreed upou to hasten action on the
measure.
The Senate agriculture committee
decided to-day not to make any en
dorsement or recommendation re
garing the Gore substitute bill. Sen
ator Gore, however, plans to offer
it as an individual proposition, with
the understanding that many of its
provisions will have general support
in lieu of those in the pending bill.
Vp to l*rcsidcnt
If President Wilson does not ob
ject, the leaders were said to be
lieve that ihe substitute bill drawn
by Senator Gore generally embraces
ideas for compromise legislation.
The Gore bill would limit govern
ment control, to food and fuel alone,
eliminating steel, iron, copper, cot
ton and many other products.
The prohibition question, it was !
agreed, probably will have to be set
tled in conference without further,
Senate action, because of the unani- .
mous consent agreement under j
which the Senate acted last week. I
BILL PROVIDING
FOR CHANGES OF
STREETS SIGNED
Governor Passes on Beidle
man Measure Improving
Capitol Park
Governor Brumbaugh to-day sign
ed the Beidleman bill providing for
changes of streets and sidewalks
around Capitol Park in compliance
with plans for the improvement of
the whole park area. These changes
will take away the sidewalk
Third street, between Walnut and
North, on the east side, and lift it
to the top of the terrace along the
Capitol Park. North street and Wal
nut street are to be widened.
The Governor also announced his
approval of the Vare Senate bill
authorizing the Governor and state
fiscal authorities to issue $5,000,000
of bonds for defense of the state
should emergency arise during the
present war. The bill originally call
ed for $20,000,000, but was reduced
to $5,000,000. Such an issue does
not have to go before the people as
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Leaders of Manchu Plot
Placed Under Arrest by
Forces of Republic
By Associated Press
Tien Tsin. July 12.—Cheng Chen
Fang and Lei Chen-Chup. ministers
of finance and war, respectively, un
der the monarchy, were arrested on
a train at Feng Tai while endeavor
ing to escape from Peking. Feng
Lin Ko. the Manchurian general
whose intentions were suspected,
was unexpectedly arrested in the
Tien Tsin railroad station. He was
disguised.
Tuan Chi Jui, leader of the re
publican forces, referring to Wu
Ting Fangs telegram that he has
installed himself minister of for
eign affairs at Shanghai, states Wu
has been dismissed from office and
that all actions after he had left
Peking were irresponsible. Tuan Chi
Jui said the cabinet which had been
established at Tien Tsin would be
transferred to Peking and that it
alone will undertake all diplomatic
dealings.
Weather Forecaster Does
Not Expect More Rain
Weather Forecaster E. R. Demain
is hopeful of a letup in the rainfall
of the last few days. While there
is a possibility of light showers to
night and to-morrow the worst of
the storms that have been passing
this way is believed to be over and
fair weather is the pirospect for
some time.
Officials of the State Department
of Agriculture report that the actual
damage to the wheat of the section
has been small, provided clear
weather prevails for a few days to
give the farmers an opportunity of
cutting the grain and getting it from
the fields. Very little grain had been
cut prior to Sunday's rain. The other
crops were very much in need of
rain and it is estimated the downfall
of the last few days will mean an
immense increase In the crops.
PRETTY SOFT
Sunbury, PP.. July 12. —Calvin
Thomas, of S'inbury. at work on a
paving Job at the Northumberland
county jail, has been arrested, charg
ed with robbing a friend of $lO.
Thomas w ts held for a hearing and
was allowed to continue in his Job.
going to iatl for his meals and at
night, ,
HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1917
HARRISBURG BOY
THINKS PARIS IS
WONDERFUL CITY
Member of Ambulance Sec
tion Says Buffalo Nickel
Buys Most Anything
MAY BE AT FRONT
When Letter Was Mailed Ex
pected Early Call to Duty
Along Firing Line
Paris as it appears in war times
is described by B. Franklin Etter,
of this city, who is serving in the
American ambulance section in
France.
I Mr. Etter is a son of George E.
Etter, 209 Pine street. While he was
not serving along the battleline when
his last letter was written, June 9,
it is now believed that he has taken
up his work at the front.
The HARRISBL'RG TELEGRAPH
is particularly anxious to receive let
ters from the front at this time, and
would appreciate excerpts from com
munications to the home folks from
men fighting in France.
Mr. Etter's letter follows:
"Dear Family—Well, here I am in
Paris, and have been having a won
derful time in the bargain. I think
Paris is the most wonderful place
X have ever seen. Such beautiful
old historic buildings, fine parks,
monuments, vtc., and everything
about the city is so new and inter
esting that you can't help but won
der how such a city was ever built.
"We had a very pleasant voyaga,
as I said in my last letter, which 11
hope you got safely, and except
sleeping on deck for the last three
nights for fear of the submarines,
we didn't have any trouble. Our
first sight of the coast of France
was beautiful. Wonderful green hills
and trees, dotted with white houses
and cottages with red roofs and a
brown sandy beach. We went up
the Garonne river, past all kinds of
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DISTRICTS HERE
ARE READY FOR
DRAFT DRAWING
City and County Boards Com
plete Serial Numbering
of Cards
Harrisburs arid Dauphin count}'
draft exemption board members,
with all preparations required by
the government completed. are
awaiting for the actual drawing of
the serial numbers at Washington,
and the announcement of the date
for examination of those selected
for military duty.
The members on the exemption
boards with their districts follow
City, First District—City Solicitor
John E. Fox, Sheriff W. W. Caldwell
and Dr. Harvey F. Smith. First.
Third. Fourth. Fifth and Sixth
wards. List of those registered with
serial numbers posted at office of
Sheriff Caldwell. Total number reg
istered, 1,677.
Second District—Dr. Thomas E.
Bowman and Frederick it. Smith, i
Second, Eighth. Ninth aihd Thir- I
teenth wards. List at Mt J Pleasant I
Fire Company house. Registrations, |
Third District—John C." Orr, Dr. '
C. R. Phillips and J. W. Bayles. Sev- 1
enth. Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth!
wards. List posted at office of Dr.j
Phillips, 1646 North Third street. I
Registrations. 2,557.
County, First District—Charles C.
Cumbler. Highspire; Dr. B. T. Dick-1
inson and Allen Drawbaugh, Steel-1
ton. Steelton, Highspire. Middle-J
town, Londonderry and Conewago •
townships. List posted at office of
Dr. Dickinson, 343 North Front;
street. Steelton. Registrations. 3.195.
Second District—Arthur H. Bailev,
Paxtang: Dr. M. L. Nissley and
George Karmany, Hummelstown.
Paxtang, Penbrook and Hummels
town boroughs; Derry, Lower Swa
tara, Swatara. Paxton. East
Hanover. West Hanover, South Han
over and Susquehanna townships.
List posted at Paxtang schooihouse.
Registration, 2.495.
Third District—C. N. Finton. Ly
kens; Dr. J. il. Hottenstine. Millers
burg, and John C. Bixler, Fisher
ville. Berr.vsburg. Elizabethville,
Gratz. Halifax. Lykens, Millersburg,
Uniontown, Williamstown, Dauphin
boroughs and Halifax. Jackson. Jef
ferson, Lykens, Miffiin, Reed, Rush
Upper Paxton, Middle Paxton, Wash
ington, Wayne, Wiconisco and Wil
liams townships. List posted at of
fice of Dr. Hottenstine. Millersburg.
Registration, 1,672.
Because of the time taken to look
up each individual serial number for
persons calling by phone, members
of the various boards request that
the men who are registered call at
the places where the list is posted to
get their numbers.
Persons residing in the Seventh,
Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth wards
however, may receive their con
scription numbers by phoning the
office of the Directors of the Poor.
They must be prepared to give their
names, the serial numbers on their
registration tards and their ad
dresses. Otherwise information can
not be given. For any mistakes in
numbers given over the telephone
those in charge of the lists will as
sume no responsibility.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING
TO SPEND YOUR VACATION?
You will want to know what is
going on at home while you are
away so you better phone the
Circulation Department. (Bell
4100—Dial 2136) and have the
TELEGRAPH mailed you every
day. Your address will be chang
ed as often as you wish at no ad
ditional charge.
MAYOR MIL
DIES AS HE LIVED
IN CITY
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M AYOR CHARLES A. MILLER
Second Chief Executive of City to Die Within Several
Months; Was Known All Over State as Authority on
Municipal Affairs; Served in Legislature; Started in
Life as a Printer; Widespread Regret Expressed
Over His Death
Mayor Charles A. Miller died at 6 o'clock this morning at his
home, 615 Briggs street. He was 67 years old.
Death was due to a complication of diseases, and came after
the city executive had been unconscious for more than twenty-four
hours.
Elected on May 15 to succeed the late Dr. E. S. Meals, who
died in April, Mayor Miller's ambition to become the chief official
of his native city was at last realized. He had often expressed a
wish, too, that he might die as mayor of the city.
News of his death came as a sur- j cial has ever had a record the equal
prise to many of his friends who did j of Mayor Miller's in years of satis
not know the seriousness of his ill-] factory service,
ness. Deep regret was expressed all Known Over State
over the city when this news spread. ' Known all over the state for his
Serving the municipality faithfully, extensive experience in third-class
for forty years as Councilman, City city affairs, his death will mean a
Clerk and Mayor, he had won tha loss not only to Harrisburg, but 10
friendship of everyone who knew j
him. Probably no other city ofti- ' (Continued on Page 11)
Sixty-Two Districts
in State Do Not Have
Serial Draft Lists in
Serial draft lists for sixty-two dis
tricts in the State have not yet been
sent in to state headquarters at Lo- I
cust and Court streets, according to j
a statement made by Colonel Swee
ney, of the registration board, at noon I
to-day.
Colonel Sweeney also reports tfi'ati
many of the cards are in very bad
shape, many of them illegible. lncom%
plete or not certified to as being orig
inal copies. Although the original
of the cards may be In good shape
and therefore be ready for the draft,
the duplicates will hold up the work
of the board to a great extent.
SONS OF REST PRESS AGENT IS
QUITTING; RAIN
The official press agent of the
Sons of Rest came Into the TELE
GRAPH office this morning, as
usual, and when asked where his
dally contribution was—l. e., the ac
count of the activities of the Sons of
Rest —declared with more or less
asperity that he was all done. In
ether words, he announced, the Sons
of Rest could go hang, so far as
he was concerned: and. furthermore,
he didn't care a dang whether they
ever got the steamshovel out of the
Penn-Harris Hotel cellar.
' Some poor fish may be puzzled
about that steamshovel," said the
Son.* of Rest press agent, "but not
me. (Editor's Note: Very poor
English.* "I've known right along
how the shovel will come out. but j
since the Sons of Rest seemed to be
puzzled and wanted to pay good I
money for a press agent I've gone
along with them. But now I'm
through. How can anyone press
agent a shovel that can't work on
account of the rain, or a lodge that
don't meet because It's too wet?
They can get some other press
agent. As for that Penn-Harrls cel
lar—the contraitors had better look
out. It's going to fill with water In
a day or two and the steamshovel
will bo U-boated. I hope it la, too."
] English See Rebellion
on Success of Sinn Fein
Candidate*at Elections
j London. July 12. Thii^Election of
j Edward De Valera as memoer of Par
j liament for Last Clair, the third Sinn
Feiner to be returned to Parliament
of late, is treated as an event of great
' political consequence by the morning
papers. The Unionist press regard
! the situation as gravely threatening,
! for they see nothing in the Sinn Fein
I movement but rebellion.
I The Liberal press also is alarmed,
I but rather for the position of the of
ficial Nationalist party and for the
for the establishment of con
stitutional home rule. One opinion
"•tyns 6onunon among all parties,
that the prospects of the con-
* n Ireland to consider home
impaired if not en-
Hirel^resflPd
The Chroiycle says the Sinn Feiners
rec#il<9>f®'i*mous sums of money from
the t nited States, much of it doubt
less fron\ German sources, whiuh, en
ables them to conduct exttttgike
propaganda.
Tito re were no Sons of Rest on
the job to-day. (Jne member of the
order clung to the wet fence for a
few minutes, but soon disappeared;
and later was looking for a com
fortable grill where he could get wet
inside, too. It is beginning to look
like everything is off with the Sons
of lust unless the sun comes out.
To show that the morale of the force
has cracked under the well-known
strain it is only necessary to say that
mert'on of Jess Willard's coming to
Harrisburg failed to arouse a single
member yesterday to wonder why
Jess didn't fight with his fists once
in a>< hile.
"Before I go," said the press
agent, "I got a puzzle for you."
"Shoot," said the city editor.
"If the Penn-Harris cellar is 16
feet deep on one side, 11 feet deep
in another corner, a little less than
that to the east, and six times as
long as deep, how old Is the man
who runs the steamshovel?"
"1 don't know," said the city edi
tor. "How old is he?"
"He's _ 31," declared the press
agent.
"How do yofljglfirure that out?"
said the city edltorj|'
"I asked hifti," the
prM agent,, a she took bia leave. ..
DRAFT PLAN WILL
BE SECRET UNTIL
EVE OF DRAWING
Nothing to Be Announced in
Advance to Insure Abso
lute Fairness
SOME STATES ARE SLOW
Numbers Will Not Be Picked
Until Latter Part of
Next Week
Washington, July 12.—Persistent
Inquiries from all parts of the coun
try for information about the method
to be followed in selecting men for
the national war army caused War
J Department officials to explain to
day that President Wilson's deter
mination to have absolute fairness
govern the process was responsible
for the decision to withhold announce
ment of the exact plan until the very
eve of the drawing.
The exemption regulations and all
other moves in the making of the
new army have received the approval
of the President personally and the
draft regulations also will come from
the White House. All that is known
new is that the drawing will be from
serial numbers corresponding to
numbers on registration cards anil
I that it will take place in Washington,
probably at the Capitol. Secretary
Baker or some other high official
will draw the first number, and then
the process of selection will be pushec
| forward until there is flashed by tele
graph to every community in the
j country the numbers of the men
I drawn. It is understood that the
system planned is so simple that the
■ work will be done in a few hours.
So far only twenty-one states have
I reported to the provost general office
j the condition of their organization.
In some of .them the names and serial
j numhers of the men liable to draft
already have been posted.
Draft Next Week
Some fear was felt at the War De
partment to-day that the delays in
organization might cause further
postponement of the draft. It had
been believed that the drawing might
take place Saturday of this week. It
I then became evident that it could not
. be held before next week and indi
j cations to-day were that it might be
| the latter part of next week before
1 everything was ready. One of the
states where there hail been the most
confusion in organiz'Stion is New
i York.
| The new estimate of population
! made by the Census Bureau as a basis
I for the draft, it is explained, is not to
be taken as a genuine indication of
the actual population of cities and
| communities. In some communities
industrial conditions have given a
j city a population much greater than
j it normally has and in other cities
I where industrial activities are at low
I ebb the registration failed to show
! actually present the number which
' the Census Bureau had given. More-
I over, as the object of the estimates
; is to fix a fair basis for establishing
I local quotas, industrial centers with
I disproportionately large numbers of
I young men subject to draft have been
I given figures probably considerably
| in excess of the number of
; actually within their borders,^'
Thousand Members of
I.W.W. Rounded Up and
Shipped Out of City
By Associated Press
Phoenix, Ariz., July 12. One
i thousand members of the I. W. W.
were being rounded up at Bisbee to
day by armed members of the Citi
zens' Protective League and will be
deported. This morning members of
the organization, which citizens de
clare has been a disturbing element,
were searched for arms and loaded
In freight cars.
According to word from Bisbee
the work of deportation was being
done thoroughly and systematically.
Greatly outnumbered, members of
the Industrial WorfiVrs, who had not
left town, were herded in the base
ball park. There a guard was main
tained and as fast as the men were
%ouiiht in they were searched for
arwis and red cards showing their
itfenibershlp in the Industrial Work
-1 ers' organization.
Nearby on a siding were cattle and
boxcars where the men were
taken. There other guards saw to it
that they remained. This train, it
was stated, will be sent out of town
later. Leaders of the Citizens' Pro
! tective League refused to give its
j destination.
Tucson, Ariz., July 12.—A tele-
I phone message from Douglas said
300 citizens of Douglas, heavily
armed and with three machlneguns,
left for Bisbee early to-day in au
tomobiles to assist in the 1. W. W.
roundup.
Store Clerks Find
Rain Ceases When They
Gef Afternoon Off
Employes of the retail stores of
, the city when they awoke this morn
ing to the steady sound of the down
; pour of rain on the roofs, wero
j unanimous In their condemnation of
J. Pluvlus for spoiling the first half
holiday in the summer season.
At noon to-day everything was
rosy and those who had planned lit
• tie picnics and outings departed a
trifle anxious lest the Intermittent
showers that have been falling four
days in succession start again. The
stores will close every Thursday aft
i ernoon until the first oI September.
Single Copy, 2 Cents
HOLLWEG FORCED
OUT OF OFFICE BY
GERMAN PRESS
Kaiser Said to Be Holding
Chancellor's Resignation
Under Consideration
HOLD C OXFERENCES
Crown Prince Called in to
Pass on the Suffrage
Reforms
Berne, July 12. (British Admiral
ty per Wireless Press) —The Voss
lsche Zcitung of Berlin says the Ger
man Imperial Chancellor, Dr. Von
Bethmann-Hollweg, has resigned.
Emperor \\ illiam, the newspaper
adds, has his decision
whether to accept the Chancellors
resignation.
An official communication issued
U l . erlin yesterday says Emperor
William expressed the opinion that
the political and constitutional re
forms demanded by the Reichstag
are such that they concern not mere
ly himself, but his successor, inas
much as they would be permanent.
For this reason the Emperor sum
moned the Crown Prince to attend
one or more crown councils at which
final decisions regarding the extent
to which the crown and the govern
ment will make concessions to the
Reichstag will be reached.
Incendiary Fire Burns
New Orphanage
By Associated Press
Chester, Pa., July 12.—Fire, be
lieved to have been of Incendiary
origin, early to-day destroyed th*
former mansion of Edward Crozer,
at Upland, near here. The loss is es
timated at $35,000.
The house was until recently th
headquarters of the Upland Hunt
Club. The Salvation Army of Phila
delphia. acquired possession and was
furnishing it with the expectation of
opening the place as an orphanage
next week.
® I' '-'I'C L'U '>'■' 'jlVK'tf-'AV-'IVM' UHJIWJAVtf 'l'V^V^'*
m i
■ H
s Washington, July 12. Army orders to-day disclose B
9 t': ct iluvv the and experts are hard 8
H at work on the pi of an effective antigas mask p
jfl for American troops< M ijor L. P. Williamson, of the B
ffii
■ Medical has been ordered to Pittsburgh.' Baltimore P
ra and New Haven to i meet laboratory work in this con- 5
jjjfl nection being done there. 8
I U. S. SQUADRON AT URUGUAY |
9 Montevideo, Uruguay, July 12. The American |
|g
H squadron arrived here at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. fl
■lt was escorted into the harbor by Uruguayan warships. ■
9 -The president of the committee of foreign affairs of th B
II -Chamber of deputies met the squadron and invited the of P
j| id men to i
' ARMY lieutena NT I
rmy officers here to-day caused 1
1 ntn alleged to have been 1
< regular army, §
H He is said to have used several aliases. I
| ENTENTE MAY REVERSE WAR AIMS |
■ London, July 12. Lord Robert Cecil, minister of
U ckade and parliamentary under-secretary tot foreign |j
H announced in 'he House cf Commons this after |j
& >n that the Brit iment had informed the Rui g
] sian government of its willingness to enter E
cussioh looking to the possible revision of the war aims B
of the entente allies. ' , ■
GERMANS WIN AND LOSE g
"Berlin, July 12. Russian troops in Galicia have g
n succeeded in pushing forward as far as the Lomnica river, B
j| the war office announced. A series of British trenches H
If near Monchy was med yesterday and a large number B
of prisoners were taken, the var office announced. ■
I EVERS TO P /AY IN PHILADELPHIA
B Philadelphia, July 12. Johnny Evers, former cap- B
tain of trie Host. ■ N League Club, to-day closed a k
deal whereby he becomes a member of the Philadelphia i
Nationals. He will play second base beginning next Mon- 5
day, displaying Bert Niehoff.
\ MARRIAGE LICENSES I
SHarrr Miller, Jr., nnd Mntitnrrl Irene Brelm, r.irrlubnrxi M
J. Knos Hrrr and Jennie Mny Kckert, Mlddlrtonnt Charleo !*. S
Welker, 1., kens tovrniililp. nnil Clarn M. Troutmnii, Hprlng Uleni
William Mi-Klnley Donglaa nnd Himelln Hnel Sholter, Dmiphln.
HOME EDITION
BELGIANS KILLED
OFF BY TORTURE
IN SLAVE CAMPS
Deported Men Starved and
Beaten When Orders to
Work Are Ignored
FACE RIFLE SQUADS
Prisoners Steamed in Hot
Room and Then Exposed
in Snowstorm
By Associated Press
Havre, July 12.—The Belgian gow
ernment has received from various
sources evidence, which accord in
every detail, proving that deported
Belgian civilians are subjected sys
tematically to mistreatment to bring
them to forced labor for the German
army.
This evidence exposes insufficient
nourishment, cruel punishment, bru
tal intimation and hard conditions of
labor, under which a many
of the deported civilians succumb
while a large proportion return so
reduced and weakened that hey
are incapable of physical effort.
This is the regime of the camp of
Solteu described by one of the men
who had been interned there and
who succeeded in escaping:
Small Rations
"In the morning a third of a litre
of a beverage resembling coffee but
seeming to have been made of
acorns; at noon a half litre of soup
generally made pf beets ,but . Some
times of avm.ffig a
fifth of a litre of porridge niatTe of
cornmeal or barley. The ration of
bread is about a half pound per day;
it is made of a mixture of cornmeal
and rye. The interned are never
given meat, fish or cheese. In cer
tain camps the evening meal was
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TO DIRECT FREIGHT CARS
By Associated Press
Washington, July 12. Creation of
n division of car service to deal with
the movement, distribution, exchange,
i interchange and return of freight cars
I was announced to-day hv the Inter
state Commerce Commission.