READ "THE DARE-DEVII," THRILLING NEW * * - - .. , * . ' ' • > i' * * ■ ■ mm HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH 'ok • ®K Star-lndepn!&ent . W I LXXXVI— ,\a 169 16 PAGES RUSS READY TO LAUNCH NEW DRIVE Reorganized Armies Continue Vigorous Offensive in Ga licia With New Armed Forces in Reserve For Gen eral Attack Along 800-Mile Front; Political Crisis Is Not Passed in Germany Where Reichstag Revolt Is Yet to Be Settled The Russian armies are continuing their vigorous offensive in Eastern Galicia and other groups of the empire's vast forces are apparently ready to spring into activity at various points along the 800-mile front. ' Everything appears to be running smoothly with the military' machine, or at least it seems in far more effective shape than even the rosiest forecasts indicated. Meanwhile Russian governmental ' affairs, which appeared to have been going well for some time i past, are again rustled with a cabinet disagreement. Four ministers, Including Finance Minister Shingaroff. have resigned because of objections to the policy decided upon by the other minis ters regarding affairs in the Ukraine which, J:ke Finland, has desires for an independent government. A meet lag of the Council of Ministers has been called to solve the crisis and It is hoped the resignations will be withdrawn. Coincident!?- came reports of dis ports a! disorders in in stigate** by the radical faction of the Sociai Democratic party as a demonstration against the govern ment. Rival parties of demonstrators aprear to have fired on ea*ih other during a panic brought about by a ■ w stray shots and a number of ersors were killed or wounded. Quiet was soon restored. Reichstag In Benth Notwithstanding the change in the German chancellorship and before any new declaration of policy has been made by the new occupant of the post. Dr. George Michael is. the Reichstag revolt against existing conditions apears to be going on un checked. The majority m fa\or of a declaration of p-eace terms, it is de clared. will present their resolution on Thursday, the day the new chan cellor is scheduled to speak, and mill demand that he accept the declara tion in principle before they agree to co-operate with timi The early days of the war. when German shipping was being .embed up on the seven seas by the British Gee*- are recalled by to-day's an nouncement from London of the cap ture of four German steamers by British destroyers. The captures were efiected m the North Sea. None cf the q-uartet was a large ves lel. the average of the four being about 1.300 tons. They were accom panied by two other German steam ers. All ir.ade for shore when sig nalled and the two that finally reach ed the Dutch coast were badly dam aged by gunfire . French Successful An important success has been won by the French in the Verdun region. As the result of an attack last night. all the positions west of Hill 304. which remained m German hands after the attack of June 29 ind 30. were recovered. German prison*rs to a number not yet ascer rainei b> the French high command were taker, in the action. In the Champagne the Germans made another attack last n.ght ir. an attempt to retake their lost ob servation positions at the Teton height. Genenal Petain's troops re pelled the assaulting forces in dis order. t Serial Numbers of Conscriptable Men On Pages 10 and 11 Continuing publication of the serial numbers and names of men subject to conscription, the HAR RISBURG TELEGRAPH this evening presents the greater por tion of the county. The few re- ! maining men in Division No. J evening. THE WEATHER] i For Harrl.bur, nn* TlrlaltTt l'|. •ruled nrather. probably .bow er. io-alahi and w edne.day i change la tempera ture. F °. r p e""7Watai Part ly <lad>. probably tbnader j rr * to-alakt and egaea >i uentle to aHtritt ablft tna inda. _ RlTer , m "'". r,Ter w1 " retalp aear- Tl '* tHtataHe* will probably fall atowly or ve f* . ".'y ,T ftlaniy. except loeal rlaea aay oceor la aome atrearaa aa a reanlt of heavy ralaa. A atase of abit 8.1 feet u Ind Ira ted for Harrlakwt " r4aeaday aaralac. 2"""'**•■-. TP decree.. *a. Rlaea, 4.54 a. a. J.**" 1 •*>. Aanat t River ftaiei 3.1 feet. Hlabcat tempera tare. M. I. o-neat tempera!are. s. Meaa tempera tare. 7T. *omii teatrratura. 76. 1, | French Repulse Teuton Attack by Inflicting . Heavy Losses on Germans By AssxiMtJ Press Far is. July IT. German troops made a strong attack on the Frencn i' positions in the vicinity of Teton, but , were driven back, leaving a number of dead, according to a statement is > sued by the war office to-day. The statement follows: "Intermittent cannonading occur red on the Aisne front, quite spirited in the regions of Cerny, Cavaliers and Courcy. "In the Champagne the Germans made another serious effort on the Teton. Their assaulting waves, caught under our fire, were com pelled to return in disorder to their trenches, leaving a number of dead. We maintained our gains of Satur day. "On the left bank of the Meuse our troops this morning made a spirited attack west of Hill 304. Ac cording to news thus far received all our positions which have remained :n the hands of the Germans follow ing the actions of June 2S and 29. were entirely reconquered by us. We captured prisoners whoae number is not yet known. "Enemy attacks on our small posts in Argonne near Douaumont and in Woevre near RegnevUl* were with out result." Estimate German Loss Along French Front at 350,000 Men in 3 Months French Front, July it. —Severe inroads have been made on the strength of the German troops hold ing the line on the Franco-British front during the attacks delivered on them in the months of April, May and June. An estimate made on well established aver*£es dem onstrates that their losses must ap proximate 350,000 men. Before the spring operations of! 'ke French and British began the Uerman front had been divided Into two sectors entirely independent of each other. One faced the French between the Olse and the Swiss frontier, and was under the com-1 mand of the crown prince. The other confronted the British from the North Sea to the t*ise and was com manded by the Bavarian crown prince. At the beginning of the Franco- British offensive, the Germans had at their disposal on the whole front stretv hing from the North Sea to Switzerland 147 divisions, of which I<>s were actually in the front line and forty-two in the rear ready for employment at any point where their; help was needed. These reserve di- 1 visions were quickly distributed in the northern and southern sectors. The situation on the Russian front permitted the Germans to detach some of the active divisions from' that side and at the same time they; formed several new divisions which they brought to the French front. | so that on June 20 the numberoorf r their divisions facing the French and British was 155. Bankers Plan For Three Billion Dollar Issue of the Liberty Loan New Tork. July 17.—Plans for the j coming 53.000.000.000 Liberty Loan, t which Secretary McAdoo is expected I to announce within a few days, were discussed here to-day by a number ; of Ihe governors of the twelve Fed | eral Reserve Banks. The governors. I of the banks at Boston. Philadelphia. Chicago. Cte eland. Richmond and; New Tork. Ve.-e invited to attend the , conference. The purpose of the meeting wts s%id to be to arrange the details for the floatation of the coming: Voati, which. It was predicted, would re- i quire more labor than the first cam paign. TRACTION COMPANY ELECTS Stockholders of the Harrlsburg Traction Co- pany. a subsidiary of the Harrlsburg Railways Company, elected the following directors for three-year terms: E. S. Herman. J. CCConnell. G. W. Relly. E. Z. Wal lower. F. B. Musser. The directors will call a meeting later on to elect I officera. COUNTRV TO BE READY TOR DRAFT Wnw 48 HOURS Drawing For First Army Probably Will Be Made This Week PENNSYLVANIA IS SLOW Details of Lottery Planned by Secretary Baker and Gen. Cowder By Prrn Washington.. July 17.—With only ten state* remaining: to be heard from on the organization of local exemption boards, and with the se rial number lists ot registrants from all but 649 of the 4.559 exemption districts on file in Washington. Fro \ost Marshal General Crowder was hopeful to-day that the preliminary stages of the war army drawing w-ould be completed within forty eight hours. He prepared to take up with Secretary Baker later in the day details of the lottery process for final approval. If there is no unexpected delay it seems likely that the drawing can be held Friday or Saturday. A sin gle district which fails to finish ita preliminary work on time, however, can hold up action indefinitely, thirst Mage Important Once past the drawing stage. Gen- [ era! Crowder pointed out to-day, the necessity for concerted action by the • states ceases and the examination of registrants and their assignment to the army or exemption can proceed in any state without regard to prog ress made in any other community. The ten states not having com pleted their preparations for the drawing: are; Alabama, Illinois. New York. Michigan. Mississippi, Missouri. Ken tucky, Ohio. Pennsylvania and Vir ginia. The group Includes the states having the largest population and probably the total population of all ten represents somewhere near half of the population of the entire coun try- The fact that reports from only 64 9 additional districts of the 4,55s are missing, however, shows th:t even in the ten state* the work is well advanced and each has only a few distriots behind schedule. The entire list may be completed to-day. Census Explained General Crowder declined to make any comment on the statement made yesterday in the Senate at tacking the fairness of the Census Bureau population estimates upon which the allotment of quota under the draft law is based. Other officials pointed out. how ever, that the revised estimates of the Census Bureau were not intended to fix the actual population of any community. The estimates are pre faced with the statement that they are for use in connection with the draft only. They are based upon registration and represent the distri bution over the country of men be tween the ages fixed in the draft la t as liable for military service. Large figures Tor many of the cities are accounted for by the concentra tion of men of the draft age there for work in munition or other plants. Business Reasons Is Given as Motive For Murder of Humphries Johnstown, Pa., July 17.—With the discovery of an automatic pistol near the place where the triple trag edy is alleged to have occurred au thorities to-da.v were of the opinion they had made some progress to ward solving the mystery shrouding the death ot Edmund I. Humphries. Philadelphia coal operator: Mrs. Humphries and their son. Edmund. Jr., aged 15, on a lonely country road near here Sunday. Aside from attempts to determine ownership of the pistol, investiga tors are also trying to verify a story attributed to Sheriff Mulhollen, of Cambria county, to the effect th-it t rough business associates of George Tompkins, of Philadelphia, it had oeen learned Tomklns was indebted to Mrs. Humphries for a sum of money with which he had purchas ed an interest in some coal holdings of Humphries. Tompkins, who is in the Cambira county jail charged with the murders, was accompanying the Humphries family when, accord ing to his story, their automobile vis held up by masked highwaymen. The authenticity of a statement that the partv was en route to Phila delphia from the coal . peratlon where It was Intended Tompkins was to mortgage some property with which to meet his financial obliga tion to Mrs. Humphries is also being investigated. Tompkins maintains his innocence. Gen. Pershing's Army to Play Baseball in Spite of Submarines By Associated Press Chicago. July 17.—General Per shing's army in France Is to have baseballs, bats, masks and gloves, despite the activity of German sub marines which sent to the bottom of the Atlantic ocean enough baseball supplies to equip 150 clubs when they sank the American steamship Kansan. The baseball paraphernalia car ried by the Kansan was sent through the efforts of Clark Griffith, man ager of the Washington American League team, who several weeks ago started a chain letter to collect twenty-five cents from each of his friends to supply soldiers In the American army with baseball out fits. When the receipts totaled close i to 18,000, Griffith purchased the! supplies and started them to France on Ute Kansan. Griffith who Is here to-dsv start ed another chain letter and asks every one who contributed on the first call to send In another quarter. When the new subscription reaches a sufficient sum he will start another consignment across the Atlantic. President Wilson waa one of the con tributor* to the first fund. HARRISBURG, PA, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1917, I STARS AND STRIPES AND TRICOLOR IN FRANCE \ v. ) i r iM I J?*! I • V&vf >jf ! p H 55^5""*— The Stars and Stripes and the Tricolor hanging over a camp station on the Aisne, while an American soldier of the transport division and a Frenchman clasp hands. TROOPS BEING HARDENED BY EASY PROCESS Much of Laborious Routine Elimination; Inspection Is Progressing Guardsmen encamped on the is land and being held at the State street armory awaiting orders are taking it easy preparatory to leaving for their headquarters. Because ot the small quarters much of the rou tine work has been eliminated from the daily reqnirements. The omis sion of central kitchens also saves many of the boys from work that is irksome even to the most hard ened campaigner. The work of mustering in and in spection is progressing rapidly at both places. The men stationed on the island are being examined at the Second street armory. while the men of Troop C, are going through their paces at their own armory. Rejec tions at both places have been ex ceedingly small. At noon to-day only one man of seventy had been turn [ Continued on Page 14] Pig, Cottagers, Long Chase and Hot Night Provide Excitement If it requires two hours, fourteen minutes ani four seconds to catch an ungreased pig, hdw long would it require to catch a greased pig? That is the question agitating the minds of mathematically-inclined summer residents at Aqueduct to-day. day. Another question of even greater moment is this: If a pig escapes from a stockcar on the Pennsylvania Railroad, invades private property and is caught there on by the owners thereof, does Jhe pig belong to the railroad company or to its captors? Answers may be sent to Paul Ohad wick, care of his summer cottage. Aqueduct. According to State Food Commis sioner James Kouat, who witnessed the incident, Chadwick's wonderful persistence and military cunning be ing alone responsible for the capture, entitle him to at least a side of bacon, and the hams of the pig are awarded to the cottagers. The pig frpent two hilarious days after its escape from an eastbound i>tock train rooting up gardens and 1 lawns ai)d dining sumptuously on the gardens of the cottagers, and then Mr. Chadwick organized his *rmy and captured It after hours of effort, when it had tried In vain to dive through a honeysuckle screen. The spectators think so much of the sport that they are considering the pur chase of more pigs to turn loose. U. S. Learns American Skip Was Lost at Sea By Asjocialed Prtsj Washington. July 17. —News of the torpedoing of the American schooner Child Harold, In European waters. June 20, reached the 3tate Depart ment to-day In a message from Mon tevideo announcing the safe arrival I there of the schooner's muster antl crew of eight. The survivors were picked up after their vessel went down by a steamer bound across the Atlantic for the Uruguay an caAIUU. CITY GUARDSMEN WILL BE GIVEN ROUStNG SENDOFF Veterans of Previous Wars Making Plans For Elaborate Patriotic Event Plans for giving Harrlsburg's Na tional Guardsmen, who will leave this city August 5 for Augusta, Georgia, for training in preparation for fighting in France, a rousing send off, were made at a meeting held last night by a committee made up of representatives of the City Grays Veterans' Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, G. A. R. and Sons of Veterans. The date of the send-off has not definitely been decided upon. It is expected that the city fire depart ment will be in line as well as a number of organizations from the city, Steelton and vicinity. Edwin C. Humer lias been select ed as chief marshal, and W. M. [Continued on Page 6] Prisoners in Jails May Be Employed on County or Almhouse Farms The Baldwin bill providing that 1 prisoners in county jails aiay be em- ■ ployed op county or almshouse farms was approved by Governor Brum baugh to-day. The measure was drawn up by the State Board of | Public Charities and the prisoners are to be amenable to the same dis cipline when working on farms as they are in prisons. The Governor also approved the 1 Eyre bill regulating qualifications of commissioners to divide wards in thii;d class cities, and the Nason bill authorizing the Public Service Com mission to change location of roads to meet crossings already changed by its orders. Big Aviation Program Rushed to the Senate By Associated Press Washington, July 17. Another speed record in considering the 16-10.000,000 aviation program bill passed last Saturday by the House in five hours, was made to-day when the Senate Military Committee :it a forty-five minute session unani mously ordered a favorable report without amendment. The committee decided not to hold hearings in order that the ap plications become available as soon as possible. Senate leaders hope to secure an agreement to set aside the food bill temporarily to-morrow and pass the aviation measure with brief debate. Porto Rico Votes Two to One For Dry Island By Associated Press San Juan, Porto Rico, July 17 With aixty-two out of aeventy-six municipalities completely reported, the returns of yesterday's election early to-day showed Porto Rico to have voted for prohibition by more than two to one. Fqrty-three of the municipalities gave prohibition majorities aa com pared with nineteen voting against the measure. The vote on prohibition In Cayey, the mountain summer resort town, showed, on Incomplete returna, for to 116 against. 1 THIRD-CLASS CITY LEAGUE TO MEET HERE Asks Commissioners if Har risburg Wants Conven tion in August PARKING LAW PASSES Prohibits Storing Cars in Cer tain Districts; Ash Sur vey to Come Up Because of unfavorable health conditions at Hazleton Fred H. Gates, of Wllkes-Barre, secretary of the League of Third tlass Cities, has wired to City Council here asking If It will be possible to hold the busi ness sessions of the organization here. In the communication it was ex plained that the sessions would not be held at Hazleton August 28, 29 and 30 as planned, and that the ex ecutive committee will be consulted regarding the change In place, pro vided Council agrees. The telegram was read at the ses sion to-day, but the Commissioners decided to postpone action one week. If the business sessions are held here it is anticipated that many of the prominent third class city of ficials from all parts of the State will attend. At the regular business session of Council to-day, Commissioner Dun kle asked for a special session to consider the ash survey report. This [Continued on Page 6] Request of Slackers to Talk in His Church Is an Insult, Says Pastor By Associated Press Joliet, 111., July 17.—The Rev. E. E. Hastings, pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, of this city, has refused the request of the American Liberty Defense League, of Chicago, several of whose mem bers are Chicago clergymen, that it be allowt-d to furnish speakers for his pulpit to uphold the stand of the conscientious objectors." "What have I done to suffer the insult of auch a proposal at this time?" wrote the Rev. Mr. Hastings to the organization to-day. "Why should my son offer himself to pro tect the man who will use his con science to evqde his duty? My son is at tie front. He left Princeton University to enlist in the navy in recognition of the debt to his coun try." Thought Bombardment by U-Boat Was Part of July 4th Celebration An Atlantic Port, July 17.—The bombardment of St. Michaels, Azores, on July 4, by a German submarine, was at first thought to be a Fourth of July celebration by American naval ships in port, said the captain of a British steamship from Lisbon and St. Michaels, which arrived here to-day. The firing be gan early in the morning, he said, but as the shells began to explode over the city, the Illusion that it was part of an Independence Dav program was quickly dispelled. An American colliery in port re turned the submarine's fire with such precision and volume that the undersea craft soon submerged. The British steamship captain, who was an eyewitness of the fight, said the U-boat was 300 feet lon* and car ried two guns. One girl and a man were killed in St. Michaels by Ger man shells. Americans in British Armies Permitted to Wear U. S. Decorations London, July 17.—King George to day approved the granting of permu i sion to officers and men of the Brit ish forces to wear on their uniforms decorations and ribands given by the United States for war services. Sixty-one per cent, of the first unit of the American legion in the I Canadian Army hold American deco rations or ribands for service in the | Spanish war or in the Boxer upris ing. Many of the men In the later I units also have decorations. Receivers of Central Iron and Steel File Petition Fo- Tayment Receivers of the Central Iron and Steel Company, in a petition filed with the Dauphin county court to day for payment for their services.! state that during the five years the corporation management was in their hands $23,330,156 worth of iron and, steel materials had been sold, and at the tiftie the court discharged' them contracts for more than seven million dollars' worth of products were listed on the company's books. 1 The receivers are Charles L. Ballev, I Jr.. James M. Gameron and J. V. W. Reynders. . , The court fixed September 11 for a : hearing and argument on the peti tion for payment. No specific sum wai asked for In the stattement which was filed. AUSTRIAN'S EAGER TO BECOME C. S. CUTTZEXS Declarants who have taken out their first naturalization papers dur ing the last two months represent a large number of nationalities. Of the 100 who took out papers at the prothonotary'a office 20 were born tn Austria, 18 In Ifungary. 18 In Rus sia. 16 in Italy, 5 . Bulgaria and Cro atia; 4, Scotland; 3, Galicla. 2. Wales, England and Greece; 1 each, in Sic ily, Germany, Canada, Denmark. Rumania, Poland, Syria and Mace donia. Single Copy, 2 Cents FOUR GERMAN STEAMERS TAKEN IN NORTH SEA British Destroyers Damage Two Others Wrecked on Dutch Shore CARRIED TEUTON TRADE Small Vessels Taken in Run ning Fight Useful Block ade Runners liondon. July 17.—A Router dispatch from Ymuiden: Four i German ships ha\e boon sunk by 1 British destroyers in the North Sea, four captured, three strand and and three forced to return l to Rotterdam. London, July 17.—The Admiralty announces the capture of four Ger man steamers by British destroyers l in the North sea. The steamers are the Pellworm. I Breitzeigr, Marie Horn and Heinz I Blumberg. Two other German steamers were! with the four vessels later captured when the group was signaled by the British warcraft. All six made for the Dutch coast and two of them reached the shore. These two were badly damaged by gunfire. The captured steamers are small,! the largest being the Breitzeig, of j 1.490 tons gross, owned in Hamburg.) The Pellworm, 1,375 tons gross, also | was owned in Hamburg. The Marie! Horn, 1,086 tons, is from Sc.hleswig] and the Heinz Blumberg, 1,22*5 tons, is registered from Hamburg. Missouri Officials Probe Race Rioting Plat Biver. Mo., July 17.—A spe- ; cial grand jury to inquire into the , expulsion last week of foreigners from the lead belt of Southeastern j Missouri, has been summoned to! meet Monday and prosecuting offl- I cials have announced that a rigid investigation of the disorders is to be made. Although there were no disturban ces yesterday, as a precaution the guard about the lead belt was in creased to-day. i TO USE GRAY BRICK FOR HOTIL V Harrisburg. The directors of the Pcnn-Harris I Hotel this afternoon decided to use a brick ot grayish § | tone to harmonize with the granite base of the new hotel. j The brick is exactly like that used in the Biltmore, New |] York City. I AMEND FOOD CONTROL BILL ; Washington July 17 Senate leaders to-day virtu- [ lily concluded their task of drafting compromise'amend- i I ments to the food control bill. Creatiop of a board of fcod administration cf three members in lieu of a single 1 I individual is the principal change. A minimum price of | i $1.75 a bushel for wheat is proposed. % RUSSIA > NDON KALU! | I PetJ£grad, July 17. The v,-ar office announces that | 'ussian troops have abandoned Kaslusr in Eastern Ga- 11 | licia, but have secured the crossing of the Loir.:.;, a l iver. 8 I he KUttifttot drove the enemy from the village of Novica i BRITISH GAIN GROUND London, July 17. "We gained ground slightly dur ing the night northeast of Wimemon," says a statement & of the British war office to-day. "In the Nieuport sec tor," the communication adds, "<?ne of our raiding parties p I encountered a large party of the enemy in front of the 1 i German positions. After a sharp fight our troops drove ' back the enemy to th<?ir lines and bombarded them in | i their trenches. ' ! ANOTHER RUSSIAN MINISTER QUITS London, July 17. A Reuter dispatch from Petro- I ■ grand says M. Stephar.ofF, acting minister of commerce £ also has resigned. | | . BERNSTORFF GIVEN POST Paris, July 17. A Zurich dispatch to the Petit Par- | isien says Count Von Bernstorff has been appointed Ger man Minister at Copenhagen in the place of Count Brock- I , Idorff-Rantzan. j MARRIAGE LICENSES Jacob H. Burkhart and l.ena May Kllsabeth Bitner. Harrta- J** Groan and \ crna Kfllm Rohrr. Mt. laloa- 1 A. I'atteraon, Superior, \VU„ and Helen K. Haertter IW. kea.l Myr W. BarraU, Ber lek. and Ruth Hlie^nSk.£ | H > ' Leonard John Hon and Anna Minerva Hilton. HOME EDITION REICHSTAG MAY OUTLINE PEACE PLAN THURSDAY | New Chancellor Works Day and Night to Mould New Government SILENT AS TO POLICY Berlin Looks Forward to Par liament's Adjourning Until September By Associated Press I Copenhagen, July 17. —The selec | tion of a successor to Foreign Sec | retary Zimmermann was .'till unset tled yesterday. Pressure was being . brought from two directions to block first, the proposed nomination of j Count Brockdorff-Bantzau, the Ger man Minister at Copenhagen, and to | substitute Admiral Von Hintze, Min ister to Norway, or Count Von j Bernstorff, former Ambassador to | Washington. The present minister to j Christiania is greatly desired by pan ; Germans and advocates of a super ! vigorous policy, not only on account | of his high diplomatic qualifications, j but chiefly on account of his ante cedents. Apparently it is felt that a former i naval officer, particularly who play | cd such a prominent role at Manila | in the events of 1898, will offer the necessary guarantee that the Ger man foreign policy in regard to [Continued on Page 6]
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