Russia $ Iron Man. Kerenskj, Given Unlimited Powers to Restore Order k Heto Republic HARRISBURG iSsfpli' TELEGRAPH dk )t otar-Jn&cpcn&cttt. N LXXXVI— No. 174-14 PAGES DICTATORSHIP CREATED FOR RUSS PREMIER Russia's Iron Man Given Extraordinary Powers in Final Attempt to Restore Order at the Front and at Home; Retreat of Armies Threatens Disaster; French Hold Before Furious Assault of the Crown Prince "Unlimited powers," have been granted the Russian provis ional government under Premier Kerensky to grapple with the sinister forces threatening to wreck the new Russia born of the March revolution. The grant comes from the most powerful representative body in the nation, the Council of Soldiers' and Workmen's delegates and peasants of all Russia, assembled in Petrograd. The title of the ruling body, the "government of national safety" recalls immediately the famous committee of public safety of 1793, formed in the crucial period of the French revolution. With Kerensky serving not only as premier, but as minister of marine, it is apparent that vast powers are thus lodged in the hands of this one man, suggesting those of a virtual dictator. Faces Difficult Task The mandate of this co \ nr "' tt ®? is to restore public order, both at the front and at home—admittedly a difficult task in the face of the powerful influence both within and without the nation working against the present regime. It is,- e X!f one, however, with which Xercnski, concededly the strongest man to be found for the task, is willing to grapple with all his widely lecog nlzed force and ability. The war situation for the mo ment demands consideration chiettj at the two points where the Ger mans have concentrated their main military efforts —the yielding por tion of the Russian front in Eastern Galicia and the section of the 1 rench front near Craonne. Different in West In the former war theater there Is little sign as yet of a change on the temper of the disaffected Russian (toops sufficient to bring about an effective resistence to the Teutonic progress, which threatens disaster me Russian arms. On the western front there Is a different story to tell. The des perate onslaughts of the crown prince's forces are being met with gallant resistance by General Pe tain's troops and such small pits of territory as have been gained by the Germans have been dearly paid for. . Last night the German assaults were renewed on the Californie and Casemates plateaux, for the mastery of which colossal efforts are being put forth. Someheadway was made on both these elevations, but Gen eral I'etiiin's men are clinging brave ly to them both, although driven out of first line trenches. The Ger mans attacked the support trench on the Californie plateau, but it was retained by the French in its en tirety. 1 attic Encouragement To-day official reports from the Galician front are little if any more encouraging than those of the last few days. While efforts are being made to restore order among the Russian forces the Austro-German offensive between the Stripa and the Zlota Li pa is being pushed and ad ditional villages have been occupied by the Teutons. Toward the northern end of the Russian' front the situation is dif ferent. The Russians have taken the offensive and opened a gap two miles deep in an important sector of the German line near Krevo and Vilna, Incidentally capturing more than 1,000 Germans. Here, too, however, ctrain detachments appear to have been worked upon by the extremists and are fighting so indifferently as to jeopardize the development of the Russian success. FLY MEASURING DAY Saturday, July 28, 9 to 12 noon. 11 North Market Square The CIVIC CLUB will pay five cents a pint and give prizes also for those turning in the greatest number of flies. f THE WEATHER For Harrisburg and vicinityt In- Mettled weather this afternoon and to-night. Tuesday probably showers. Not much change In temperature. For Ka*tern Pennsylvania: Cloudy toulgbt. Tuesday probably nhowers. Gentle, shifting winds. Hlver The main river will rise slightly op remain nearly stationary to night and fall slowly Tuenduy. All tributaries will probably continue to fall. A stage of about 5.2 feet Is Indicated for Harrisburg Tuesday morning. General Conditions weather conditions ure unsettled ® vr the eastern hulf of the l<nited States and showers have len in the last 24 hours gener ally In the South Atlantic and East Gulf States and Tennessee and locally In Virginia, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and New York. Temperature at 8 a. M.i 70 de grees. Sun: Klsea 4.49 a. n* Moon: Full moon August 2. Riveri Stage 8.1 feet. Yeaterday's Weather Highest temperature 82. Lowest temperature 68. Mean temperature 75. Normal temperature 75. Kerensky Risks All in Effort to Prevent Russian Revolution By Associated Press i Petrograd, July 23.—The chaotic conditions prevailing on part of the Russian front are disclosed in a tel gram sent to Premier Kerensky, the provisional government and the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates by the ejfcutlve commit tee and the commissioner of "the provisional government with the sec ond army, on the southwestern front, i Thi telegram announced the inaugu ration of stern measures to combat disaffection. "We unanimously recognize that the situation demands extreme meas ures and efforts for everything must be risked to save the revolution from catastrophe," the message reads. "The commander-in-chief of tho western front and the commander of the second army to-day have given orders to lire on deserters and run aways. To Act Without Mercy "Let the country know the truth. Let it act without mercy. Let it find enough courage to strike those who by their cow irdice are destroy ing Russia and t.ie revolution." Referring to the threatened dis aster, the telegram says: "Most military units are in a state of complete disorganization. Their spirit for the offensive has utterly disappeared. They no longer listen to orders of their leaders and they neglect all exhortations of comrades, even replying with threats and shots. Some elements voluntarily evacuate positions without even waiting for the approach of the enemy. Reinforcements Delayed "Cases are on record in which an order given to proceed with all haste to such and such a spot to assist comrades in distress has jeen dis cussed for several hours at meetings and reinforcements consequently have been delayed several hours. "These troops abandon their posi tions at the first shots of the enemy, l-'or a distance of several hundred versts long files of deserters, armed and unarmed, men in good health and robust, who have lost all shame and feel they can act altogether with impunity, are proceeding to the rear. Frequently entire units desert in this manner." British Battle Tanks Move Over All Obstacles to Reach Enemy Lines By Associated Press British Headquarters in France, July 23.—Under ,the shelter of a green ridge of shell-pocked farmland about fifteen miles behind the present front line trenches, one may come upon the encampment of the tanks. The pa rade ground is like a distorted page from Gulliver's Lilliputian men at play with Brobdignagian toys. A dozen of the monsters are lying stretched out in thfe warm afternoon sun. being nornbed and oiled and scoured by their industrious attend ants. who are like mere meddling pig mies by the side of the great steel (Continued on Page 12) Use of Indian Scouts in No Man's Land Urged Upon American Army By Associated Press London, July 23.—Canadian offi cers on leave here from the French front have informally recommend ed to American officials that Amer ican Indians be employed or enlist ed for service with the American ex peditionary forces. Manitobians with the Canadians have done ex cellent work at scouting in No Man's Land. "These Indians with us," said a captain with the Canadian forces whose parents live in Philadelphia, "have performed services that never could have been performed by a white man. The Indian of North America has it in his bonqs to bo a good fighter and a crafty one. We have them tn nearly every regiment. "Again and again during the past two years I have seen them go out at night between the trenches, with out firing a shot, without making the slightest noise or croating tho slight eat disturbance, come back leading a half dozen or so Germans from whom much valuable information has been obtained." LEMOYNE WILL HONOR SOLDIERS BY BIG PARADE Organizations of West Shore Towns Will Unite in Cele bration This Evening PRESENT FOR CAPTAIN Machine Gun Co. Important Part of Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Lemoyne's farewell reception to members of the Machine Gun Com pany and Lemoyne residents In Com panies D and I of the Eighth Regi ment, to be held to-night, will go down in the annals of the town's his tory as its greatest event. Not only will the borough take part In the affairs, but probably all West Shore towns, including Me chanicsburg, will send representa tives. Many of the boys in the Ma chine Gun Company which has been located at Lemoyne since returning from the the Mexican border, reside in West Shore towns. Mechanlcsburg Is represented by nineteen, and a large delegation from that borough will be present at the celebration. The parade will form at 7 o'clock, and will be in three divisions. J. S. Cummings, is chief marshal and H. H. Rice and A. A. Thumma are aids. The first division which will form in East Hummel avenue, will be com posed of Mechanlcsburg band, Ma chine Gun Company, Lemoyne resi dents in Compnies D and I, and Gov ernor's troop; delegation of Guards (Continued or< Page 12) Heathen Mortuary Rites Followed by Eccentric Club For Suicide Member Chicago,' 111., July 23.—Surviving members of the Whitechapel Club assembled at midnight on the shore of Lake Michigan near Millers, Ind., and remained until dawn to-day for the purpose of commemorating the death twenty-five years ago of Morris Allen Collins, poet and cowboy mem ber of the club, who killed himself that the social ideas he favored might be remembered. The Whitechapel Club, was made up of journal ists and artists and whose motto was "Laugh in the Face of Death," gave up its formal organization in 1894, but the members still keep a more or less close association. The ceremony this morning was held about a great funeral pyre, the mor tuary ceremonies being of the nature of the ancient Greeks and the Ameri can Indians. Collins, who committed suicide In 1892, came to Chicago from the West in the latter SO's. Champion ing the cause of the poor and op pressed, he waged a campaign against possessors of great wealth. His cause met with little encouragement and it was to bring it before the public that Collins killed himself, first request ing that his fellow club members cremate his body, that his sacrifice might be more effective. To-day's ceremony was similar to that held twenty-five years ago. Presidc-nt Wilson Will Make Effort to Give Food Post to Hoover By Associated Press Washington, D. C., July 23. —Presi- dent Wilson probably will bring his personal influence to bear on Senate and House conferees on the food bill to accept the House provision for a single food administrator instead of the board of three as voted by the Senate. The' President may take a hand in some of the other conilicting sections. President Wilson Is understood to prefer the Senate prohibition section forbidding manufacture of distilled liquors, but allowing the manufac ture of beer and wine. The House put in a "bone dry" section. The President has heretofore opposed a congressional committee to investi gate the conduct of the war and there is no reason to believe he will favor such an amendment to the bill. The food supply bill, passed by the Senate Saturday, was back to day In the hands of the House. The House was expected to dlsaj?ree to the Senate amendments and the bill be sent to the conference, probably to-morrow, where differences be tween tho two houses will be threshed out. Leaders were hopeful to-day that the measure would be sent to President Wilson for his sig nature by the end of the week. All American Aviation Forces in France to Be Brought Under One Head Paris, July 23.—Plans have been completed for bringing all American aviation forces here under a single direction working in conjunction with other military units. Airplane squadrons will be divided into two classes, tactical and strategic. The former will operate within a range of twenty-five kilometres and the latter within a range of 200 kilo metres. The tactical units will co-operate directly with the troops, doing pre liminary reconnoitering, pursuing enemy aviators and bombarding enemy establishments. The strategic squadrons in general will operate in dependently. They will be engaged in destroying, enemy defenses and attacking supply bases, depots and factories. They will also take part in squadron fighting and day and night bombardments. Observation balloons will be used largely as an adjunct to the artillery. It Is ordered that hereafter the names of no American officers ex cept Major General Persuing and Major General Sibert be mentioned in news dispatched. HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1917, | COMMANDER AMERICAN DIVISIONS IN FRANCE \ V J GEN. SIBE-T2.T IK FHANCE. .ras/rMAM*noMt& .General Sibert, who is in direct charge of the Pershing "Sammies" in France, in conversation with a French officer. The .General is at the left of the photograph. DISTRICT BOARDS WAITING NOTICES OFDRAFTQUOTAS Will Be Sent Out by Colonel Sweeney When Signed by the Governor Colonel Frank G. Sweeney, In charge of the draft board this morn ing reported innumerable requests for information from local boards concerning their quotas. Many of them complained they had not been given credit for the full number of men that had en listed until the present time. Colo nel Sweeney believes many of the boards do not as yet know that no credit will be given for men who have enlisted since July 1, neither will credit be given for men who have enlisted in the Navy. The amount of the local quota was arrived at by taking a percent age of the population and then de ducting the number of men enlisted in the National Guard and the Rcgu [Continued on Page 11] Defending Air Squadron Drives Off Teuton Raid London, July 23.—Another day light raid, carried out over the east coast of England yesterday, resulted in the repulse of about twenty Ger man airplanes after they had dropped a number of bombs over Felixstowe and Harwich, killing eight persons and injuring twenty five. An alarm was sounded in Lon don, but before the Germans could reach any point near the city they were attacked heavily by defending •squadrons of aircraft, which speed ily caused them to change their minds and beat a hasty retreat. So fax as has been reported, none of the Germans was brought down. John B. White Resigns From Shipping Board By Associated Press Washington, July 23.—John B. White, of Kansas City, has resigned as a member of the shipping board and President Wilson was said to have accepted the resignation. The officials at the White House declared Mr. White's resignation was not con nected with the difficulties that have developed between Chairman Den man, of the board, and Major Gen eral Goethals, of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, over the govern ment shipbuilding program. "LABORERS WANTED" SIGN IS SHOCK TO THE SONS OF REST Perplexing problem Ko. 2 con fronts the Sons of Rest who gather each day at the Penn-Harris hotel corner. Third and Walnut, and in spect operations. The first problem dealt with the method of removing the steamshovel, after the excavat ing is finished. The second is a stunner: Why doesn't water from the r'ver seep through the rock strata and fill the deep holes now being dug for the concrete piers? The Sons of Rest to-day argued this question from every conceivable angle, John Newton, of 2146 Mar ket street, and Edmund James, of Camp Hill, appearing prominently in the intermittent, firing. According to Newton, who is an amateur geologist, having worked years ago in a limestone quarry near Huntingdon, there Is a "fault" in the rock strata beneath that part of Harrisburg which lies between the Penn-Harria and the river. It Is ad- 'MAGAZINES AND BOOKS FOR MEN WHO GO TO WAR May Be Left at 21 North Third Street and Will Be Sent Free to Harrisburg Soldiers Plans have been worked out by a number of patriotic citizens by ich books and, magazines will be provided free for Harrisburg soldiers in the Federal service. Persons having, such reading mat ter are invited to leave it at the bus iness place of Harry C. Ross, No. 21 North Third street, where it will be classified and forwarded as received. The plan grew out of an account of Aaron Hardy Ulm, in Collier's Week ly. setting forth as follows the im mense value of literature to the men in the trenches: "1 wouldn't exchange my army trick for a similar period of time in college, though I never went to col lege, partly because of my going into the army. In truth, the army proved to be my college. It enabled me to get most of what college would ha* u given and much more which it could not have given. "In addition to travel, adventure, physical development, it so turned out that I obtained much from books. When 1 enlisted 1 was uneducated. On discharge 1 was fairly well edu cated. "The one thing individual soldiers have in abundance is time. Even on the tiring line time often hangs heav ily. In camp it overwhelms. There are hours and hours with naught to do but await mess calls and roll calls —those invariable, unnecessary, often senseless linings-up. "The monotony becomes more fear some than bullets. If a man has any inclination toward the printed word, he cannot help reading—provided he can get anything to read. "Often for weeks at a time I read a book a day. How I obtained them steins a mystery to me now. They appeared to fall like manna—they were mental the sky. "Books, paper and magazines in practice were common property, each being passed along through a sys tem, of loan and exchange until worn to shreds. Some one sent us a large supply of old magazines. I've heard that it was Helen Gould, now Mrs. Shgpard; if so, God bless her!" The books and magazines collected here will be sent to the regiments in which Harrisburg boys and those of towns roundabout are enlisted. mitted on all hands that the pier holes are now below the bed of the river, in depth, and it should na turally follow, all things being equal, that river water would seep through. But none has appeared. Those who oppose Newton in his "fault" argu ment say that Susquehanna river water is too thick to do any seep ing. Mr. Newton to-day suggested that the hotel company run a conduit from tho liver at a point near State street -and strain the water in the hotel basement. "The resulting economy would be marked," said Mr. Newton. "The company, I figure, would be able to screen four tons of coal a day from the water." This statement resulted in more debate, for some reason, and at one time it looked like the Sons of Rest would be at swords' points. Posting of a large sign, "Laborers Wanted," frightened the members of the or der, however, and thv made haste to get away from such a dangerous locality. SHERIFF HUNTS STRANGE COURT PLASTER VENDORS Perry County Farmers Fear Men Are Part of Ger man Gang HAVE FOREIGN ACCENT Try to Give Material to Those Who Won't Buy l^ T ew Bloomfield, July 23.—Sheriff D. L. Kister left at noon to-day in pursuit of two men believed to be selling courtplaster that may be in fected with disease-giving germs. The request for an immediate inves tigation came from a farmer living near New Germantown, who said two suspicious looking men were at tempting to sell courtplaster in large quantities for small sums. The farmer excitedly declared that when he refused buy they very j suavely suggested he take some just! to try it. "Won't cost you a cent,"; the one man is alleged to have said, as he persisted in leaving some at I the farmhouse for a trial. Like reports came from a section of the country near Blaln. It is be lieved the men may be part of a gang alleged to have been at work in Franklin county. It also is believed they may be part of a well-organ ized gang that is supposed to be working the entire United States. Arrests have occurred in various parts of the country and several men are being held pending a full inves tigation and analysis. The men were described to be short and heavy-set and to speak with a foreign accent, although the nationality was not noticeable. At a late hour this afternoon the sheriff had not returned from his search and it could not be learned whether he had come up with the men. He | was traveling in a fast automobile and was accompanied by Dr. Wil liam Auverbuch. The men are heav ily armed and it is believed in Bloomfield that the sheriff will not return without his men if he can verify the reports that have come to him. Fear Germans Have Poisoned Court Plaster Washington, July 23.—Official cog nizance of sales of poisoned court plaster in the middle west by reputed agents of Germany Was taken this afternoon when Assistant Attorney 1 General William Sipps, acting'for the j attorney general, issued the follow- I ing: "While the Department of Justice' does not take a sensavional view of I the reports indicating a possible en emy activity in the dissemination of poisoned' sticking or court plaster there has been enough offficially re ported on the subject to warrant thor ough investigation, both, as to the manner of distribution and the germs in the plaster. Consequently, the samples in hand are being examined I both in Washington and in a western j city."' Sheppard First Murder Convict From County to Die in Electric Chair By Associated Press Bellefonte, Pa., July 23.—Cornelius Sheppard, a southern negro who less than a year ago shot a man at Brownstone near Harrisburg, was electrocuted at tho Western Peniten | tiary to-day. Four contacts were I made and five minutes after he was | placed in the chair he was pronounc- I ed dead by Dr. Robert J. Campbell. The body will be buried in the Peni ! tentiary Cemetery. Sheppard was the first murder convict from Dauphin county to die in the electric chair. Nickolo Ko tur, who was sentenced to be elec trocuted at the same time, has been granted a respite until October 1, so that his case can be presented to the 1 Board of Pardons. "That's My Business," Snaps Prisoner; Gets Four Years From Judge "That's my business," snapped Dan iel Hester, colored, when Judge Kun kel asked him about the revolver he used recently in a holdup. Hester had previously confessed to two charges of robbery and his impudence annoyed the president Judge, who re mained silent a moment nnd fixed an eye on the negro, then said: "That's your business, eh? Well, we'll sentence you on the one charge and after you have served that, we'll consider the second." A pen t"- m of from four to seven years was uoled out and Judge Kunkei added, sharply: "That's my business." Brock got eig*ht months on a lar ceny charge and West Duty was given two months for assault and battery. Bill Higgins, a ' New York tough, pleaded guilty to picking a pal's pocket for S4O but he said he picked the money up -.n a acuXie and Judge Kunkei wouldn't impose sentence. He sent BIU back to be triad. •V bingle Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION DRAFT JUBILEE PARADE PLANNED FOR AUGUST 2 Rig Committee to Meet Wed nesday Night to Arrange For Demonstration MANY TO TAKE PART Demonstration to Be Given For Men Enrolled For War Service Arrangements for holding a mon ster draft jubilee parade on Thurs day afternoon, August 2, will be made at a meeting which will be held Wednesday in the county court house. Jonas K. Reist, commander of Howard L. Calder post, Veterano of Foreign Wars, Is chairman of the committee in charge of the celebra tion, and William L. Laubenstein is secretary. An invitation has been extended to all organizations wish ing to take part to send delegates to the meeting Wednesday night. The object of the meeting is to plan some fitting demonstration for Harrisburg's roll of drafted men. G. A. Slothower, W. H. Nickel and C. N. Stewart, whose number, 258, was first drawn, have been appointed del egates at large to assist in making the arrangements. Six delegates from each of the three city districts whose numbers were next drawn are also invited to be members of the general committee. These men are. First district, G. H. Fahnestock, C. [Continued on Page 11] WANT VOLUNTEER COPYISTS Mrs. John W. Reily, chairman of the committee in charge of the regis tration of women, has made a call for volunteers to assist in copying the names of the women who en rolled in order that they may be' kept on file at the local headquarters, 206 Walnut street. At noon to-day the total number of persons who signed the pledges was 11,216, distributed as follows: City. 8,257; boroughs, 2,485; suburbs, 451. PRESIDENT BANS SAILORS § Washington. July —By executive ordet issued 3 to-day, President Wilson prohibited the existence of dis- I orderly resorts or ck within five of any mill- 3 tary camp. Any town wit, n 6uch radius li msing salooits v would not be affected, but no saloons may be within a | half mile of the i:amp. | PROHIBITIONISTS TO FIGHT | Washington, July 23.—House Prohibitionists declar- : jj ed to-day they would fight some of the Senate liquor- ]! amendments to the food tyll uncompromisingly, regard- £i less of appeals for speedy agreement. Dry leaders took HI to making the bill nearer the form in which it left the H House—"bone dry"— for the duration of the war. ARREST 3 FOR SELLING COURT PLASTER B New Bloomfield. Sheriff D. L. Kistler, with depu- jg • tiei, aiiested three men near New Bloomfield late this H afternoon, alleged to have been selling poisoned court- g plaster, "he •< • • ;lu here i.ui will be held I; until ti : courtpla ; ft■: on them is anaiyzed. si PLOTTER CAUSE OF RUSS CRISIS | Washington, July The double crisis in Russia B which has caused milita; disaster on the Galician front gj and political uphc al in Petrograd was said at the Rus- S sian embassy today to be due in each case to the agita ■ tion of the Bolsheviki ly hraded by Nickolai Leninc, \ who w s iven :t. •/ icross Germany into Russia. i SUFFRAGISTS ARE IGNORED Washington, July 23. Eight suffragists of the Wo- | man's Party took up their posts beside the gates of the White 11: i t/> 1 'icy attracted li title atten tion and policemen preserved order. READY FOR HARDSCRABBLE TRIAL Harrisburg - Judge McCarrell to-d.ty awarded the issue on the east side of Front street in the Hardscrabble district. Issues are now framed for both sides of the street, and are ready "for trial. < MARRIAGE LICENSES 1 Marry M. Scbnftnrr, city, unit Gltle 11. Fainickl, llummfUtonni P Uoiulnsu 1". rina and Kllu V. Dixon, Steeltoni William IS. Klckr a city Carry j. Lehman, I>axtan*| Howard Rebrer and Stella B. £ Kheeta, Sllddletown. RAPID WORK IS EXPECTED FROM DRAFT BOARDS Districts Will Be Asked to Examine Without Delay All Men Called TALLY SHEETS READY Official Lists of Drawing to to Bo Sent to All Regis tration Districts By Associated Press Washington, July —Checking the official tally sheets of the draft was about complete to-day and printing the master sheets which will guide local exemption boards in summoning the men for the "first in crement of 687,000 troops proceeded rapidly. The sheets probably will start out in the mails late tb-day. Regulations to govern the appli cation of the master list by the lo cal exemption boards have already been promulgated and include a method by which any difficulties arising from confusion of serial numbers are to be overcome. A sep arate drawing will be held by State authorities to place additional cards and such other cards as may have come in by mail since July 10 in or der as they are drawn. They will then be appended to the registration list of their district and be immedi ately affected by the selection draw ing of last Friday just as though [Continued on Page 11]
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