Allies Decide to Continue War Until All Ob HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH B==== otar-3n&epcnsent • * ■" LXXXVI— No. 178 18 PAGES ALLIES WILL FIGHT FOR A FULL VICTORY Representatives of Great Powers Fighting Against Kaiser's Legions Decide to Continue War Until the Power of Autocracy Has Been Completely Crushed; Agreement Is Unanimous NATIONS ARE MORE CLOSELY UNITED NOW THAN AT ANY TIME SINCE WAR BEGAN Primary Object Is to Make Impossible Recurrence of World War in the Future; Plan to Bar Central Em pires From Ever Again Returning to Program of Crim inal Aggression. By Associated Press Paris, July 27. The allied powers yesterday concluded ;heir conference after announcing a decision to continue the war until the object for which they are fighting is attained. 7 heir declaration which was made unanimously before sep arating, reads: "The allied powers, more closely united than ever for the defense of the peoples' rights, particularly in the Balkan peninsula, are resolved not to lay down arms until they have attained the end which in their eyes dominates all others—to render impossible a return of the criminal aggregation such as that whereof the central empires bear the lesponsibility." There was unanimous agreement on all decisions reached dur ing the meetings. The ministers of departments affected will meet in London to draw up the executive measures. Austro-German Thust Into Russian Lines Is Widened in Effect fly Associated Press •"London. July 27. —The Austro-Ger man thrust into the disorganized Rus sian lines in eastern Galicia has wid ened in effect, extending southeast ward toward the Bukowina border, and resulting in the capture of Ko lomea. on the railroad to Czernowitz. Berlin mentions the Austro-German advance both north and south of the Dneister as "rapid" and this it ap pears to be. although there has been somewhat of a slackening in the pace of the Russian retrograde movement to the northward of the river. The Russian cavalry has been do ing notable work in protecting the retreat and in an instance specified near the Dniester southwest of Mo nasterzyska a Cossack charge threw [Continued on Page 11] FLY MEASURING DAY Saturday, July 28, 9 to 12 noon, 11 North Market Square. The Civic Club will pay 5 cents a pint and give prizes also for those turning In the greatest number of flies. r \ Can Aid Lonely Soldiers Owing to the war conditions existing in this country to-day, nearly every bridge, viaduct and tunnel throughout the country is guarded by our soldiers, who have little or no chance to buy a daily paper or reading matter of any kind. If you will throw this pa per off to one of them when you are through with it, or a maga zine you may have read, we feel sure that it would be much ap preciated. *■ THE WEATHER For Harrisburg uiid vlclnltyi Un settled, probably itliowers this afternoon, to-night and Satur day. Not much change In tem perature. For KaMcrn Penusylvanlai I*artly Cloudy to-night and Saturday, probably hliuners 111 south por tion. <>entle to moderate not to nurthweest wind*. " River The Susquehunnu river and all ltd tributaries will probably con tinue to full. Heavy showers may possibly cause rises In some streuius. A stage of about 4.5 feet Is indicated (or Harrisburg Saturday murning. tienerul Conditions The dinturbanee that appeared on the \ortli I'acllic coast Thurs day morning has overspread the northwestern part of the United State*. It has as yet eaused no precipitation of consequence Showers have fallen Kenerally In the Ohio and middle Missis sippi valleys, eastern Tennessee and over the southwestern part of the lake region and there were loeal showers In the Middle Atlantic States. Temperature at S a. M.i 74 de grees. Sum Rises 4.54 a. m. Moon: lull moon August ■ It I vert Stage 4.tJ feet. ... ~ Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature 80. I.uwest temperature 73. Meun teuiperuture 80. Xormal temperature 75. Kerensky's Government Greatly Strengthened by Big Military Reverses By Associated Press Washington, July 27.—The Rus sian military reverses have enor mously strengthened the hands of the government in Petrograd, according to a dispatch from Ambassador Francis to-day to the State Depart ment. They have shown the im possibility of control of the army by soldiers' committees, the ambassador reports and have led to a universal demand for stronger discipline. The ambassador reported that the military crisis at the front has caus ed the deepest alarm in Petrograd not only as to a severe military dis aster but as to the achievements of the revolution itself. All parties are united, he said in urging the govern ment to use any measures necessary to meet the situation. Bring In Old Leaders Dispatches to the Russian em bassy confirm this point of view and show that many conservative lead ers, who have recently gone out of office, are now again coming to the iront of affairs. They include such men as the former president of the Duma, Rodzianko; the former minis ter of instruction, Ignatieff; Leader i Plekhanoff of the Social Democratic party; Professor Avksenteff, Socialist | and Admiral Kolchak, of the Black Sea fleat. This is interpreted to fore cast a more representative and bet ter experienced government. At the same time arrests among the Bolsheviki and the red guard are continuing. Five more leaders were taken into custody day before yes terday, the dispatches say, and many others .ire under surveillance. The Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates has issued different ap peals to different sections of the community, citing the danger of the situation and supporting dictatorial powers to make the results of the revolution safe. One Army Failed Fears of food riots which original ly precipitated the crisis In Petro grad leading to the revolution have been dispelled, the dispatches add, by reports of splendid harvests from all over Russia. The Oalician military defeat was further explained by mutiny in one grenadier division of from 16,000 to 20,000 men which opened the front to the Germans and allowed them to drive in a wedge twenty miles deep which necessitated the retire ment of the whole of General Kornl loff's forces of 300,000 men. The Russian command rushed two other divisions forward to attempt to smash the wedge, but without suc cess. Heroic defense of a cavalry divi sion alone held the Germans up a few hours before Tarnopol, permit ting the escape of the defending in fantry and destruction of the muni tion stores. The Germans, after tak ing the city, then made desperate ef forts to encircle the Seventh and Eighth armies by a southern move ment but are being checked by fresh Russian troops. Meanwhile the Rus sian advance in the Krevo-Smorgan front is reported as continuing, with three German regiments brought down from the Vilna front annihi lated. Reports that negotiations are un day way for sending American troops to Russia are flatly contradicted here where it is stated that Russia has more men than she knows what to do with. America's great possibility for good lies in sending munitions and railroad materials to Russia. Mobile, Ala. July 27. Examln jn R j A l ' B * quota summoned under the draft so far has shown that the ratio of those disqualified physi cally in this city will be less tlian one-fourth. HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1917. NEW CONFIDENCE IN WAR'S COIKE FELT IN CAPITAL No Reason For Pessimism as to Final Outcome, Says Secretary Baker CHEERFUL FEELING NOW Conditions Are Getting Better Every Day Along the French Front Washington, D. C.. July 27.—Gov ernment officials to-day, while not attempting to minimize the serious ness of the military and naval sit uation, expressed the greatest con fidence in the ability of the Allies and of the United States to overcome every obstacle, including the sub marine campaign and the deadlock on the western front. They pro fessed the liveliest confidence, also, in the ability of Russia to recover from her present distress and to re turn to her task of beating back the German army. There was noticeable to-day a greater frankness on the part of high administration authorities to state their views on the situation. It was unreservedly declared by one that the spring offensives of both" the British and the French armies had [Continued oil Page 5] Motorman Instantly Killed When Crushed Between Street Cars George Brinton Colestock, 1537 Boas street, motorman for the Har risburg Railways Company, was in stantly killed last night when he was crushed between two street cars on the Paxtang Cemetery siding. The car which Colestock was running had been ordered to the siding to await for passengers coming from the showgrounds. Car No. 801, in charge of S. B. Herman, conductor, and J. H. Gamber, motorman, was directly ahead. Two additional trol ley cars arrived at the siding, which necessitated moving the other ones standing there. Before Colestock could move his car he had to put the trolley on the wire. While doing this the other car backed, crushing him between the two. He died while being taken to the hospital. Ml. Colestock was 31 years old jnd is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Flowman Colestock; a son, end a daughter, Dorothy Alie?o Colestock. Funeral services will b held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Henry W. A. Han son, pastor of the Messiah Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be made in the East Harrisburg Cem etery. After investigation Coroner Eckinger said that death was acci dental. Camp Curtin Memorial Commission Is Named by Governor Brumbaugh Governor Brumbaugh to-day ap pointed the following commission to have charge of the purchase of a site for a memorial on the site of Camp Curtin, the mobilization camp of the Civil War, now embraced in the northern part of Harrisburg: Robert A. Enders. William Bricker, E. S. Herman, N. A. Walmer, the Rev. A. S. Williams, William E. Bailey and John A. Herman. The Governor to-day reappointed all of the members of the Lake Erie and Ohio Ship Canal Board except one. The Senate committee on nomi nations did not act at all on the ap pointments as made by the Governor and the Legislature made no appro priation for continuation of the work, on which the State has spent over $200,000 in four years. The mem bers of the board reappointed are: H. E. Adams, Youngstown; T. P. Ploan, Charleroi: H. C. Ogden, Wheel ing; John E. Shaw, W. U. Follans bee, W. H. Stevenson, Pittsburgh, and F. M. Beegle, Beaver Falls, the latter succeeding David Jameson, New Castle, not reappointed. Unidentified Man Kills Woman in Kitchen and Takes His Own Life By Associated Press Derry, Pa., July 27.—Entering the home of Dr. S. P. Boyer last night, an unldentied man shot Mrs. Boyer and committed suicide. Dr. Boyer. who had been in an adjoining room, rushed into the kitchen, where Mrs. Boyer had been preparing dinner, and found the lifeless body of his wife and near it that of the man. Dr. Boyer said he heard no sound except the two pistol shots. A laundry , mark "Goodwin" was the only thing found on the suicide's person to indicate his identity. Vaterland Repaired For Service Under U. S. Flag Washington, July 27. The big German steamship Vaterland, seiz ed at New York by the American government when the war was de clared on Germany, will be re.idy for service shortly. Repairs to the ship have cast slightly less than $1,000,- 000. More than half the German vessels taken over by the United States have been repaired and put on the seas. All those taken in American con tinental ports will have been re paired in a few weeks. EX-POLICE CHIEF GEORGE CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR Thomas George, former chief of police of Harrtsburg, having served during the first Meals administra tor has announced his candidacy for the office of mayor. George is circulating his political cards and he characteries the campaign: "The Golden Calf vs. The Working Man" the presumption to be inferred that OnorarA is the workiws: man. YOUNGSTERS LEAR N COOKING AT oun S® r girls who do not have an opportunity for domestic s cionce instruction in the grade neotinn S .il" V® summ ? r BCl ?°° 1 Reservoir Park conducted by the City Park Department in ron "■? Plajgioumi work. Above is shown one of the classes with the instructor Miss Anna S p, Just tinishe d making a fruit roll. They are A 1 ice Kulp. Helen Wright, Gertrude OTrtL Shaffner, Mildred Va natta, Kathryn Brenneman, Dorothy Putt, Emma Stees. Bertha Bowers, Mildred Bowers, Clara Eshelman, M argaret Erb, Kathryn Halbert and M Iss Bender. AUSTRIAN WAR CRUISERS SINK BRITISH SHIPS Forty-eight Small Boats Had Little Chance Against the Warships By Associated Press Ottawa, Ont., July 2 7.—An attack by three Austrian cruisers on a line of British drifters employed in guarding antisubmarine nets in the straits of Otranto on May 15 is de scribed in a London dispatch to Reu ter's Limited Ottawa Agency. The account of the engagement says: "The drifters in eight divisions of about six boats each were formed along a line running roughly east and west. Each carried a crew of ten men and one small gun. In one case the enemy appears to have act ed with chivalry toward the little craft, signaling by means of blasts of the siren and by dipping the flags that the crews must abandon their vessels. This cruiser approached to within one hundred yards of the Gowanlea and ordered her crew to take to the boat. Full Speed Ahead "Skipper J. A. Watts, shipping the nets, replied by ordering full speed ahead and calling on the crew for three cheers commanded them to fight to a finish. They manned the gun and fired with good effect until a shot from the cruiser disabled the gun. They hung on under heavy fire, endeavoring to repair the dam age, until the cruiser passed out of range. "The Gowanlea then proceeded to the assistance of the badly damaged Leodia, which had four killed and three wounded and whose skipper, though three times wounded, re mained at his post throughout the action. Meanwhile the remaining cruisers had opened a devastating fire on the center of the line. "The crew of the Admirable only abandoned their vessel after her boiler exploded and her wheelhouse had been shot away. Even then A. Gordon, a second hand, scrambled back on board with the evident in tention of firing the gun single handed, but was killed. Stick to Ships "The Girlrose, Cora T. Haven and Selby were not abandoned by their crews until they foundered under them. The crew of the sinking Talts on taking to the boats discovered one of their number to be missing. They returned to the vessel through a heavy fire to search for their ship mate. Second-hand Joseph Hendry, of the Serena, remained on board until the ship sank, rather than be taken prisoner. He was picked up an hour later. The crews of the Garrlglll. Bonespolr, Christmas Day and British Crown refused to leave their vessels even when outranged and under broadside fire from the enemy and brought thern through the action. "The enemy displayed an anxiety to destroy the wireless telegraph of the drifter In each group. The wire less operator of the Leondia was found Jead in his chair at the con clusion of the action, having col lapsed over the wireless logs in which he was writing at the moment of his death." Son of White House Guard First Man in National War Army Washington. July 2T.—Harry Chap man Gilbert, 21 years old, son of a White House police guard, is the first man in the country to be accepted for service in the new national army having passed his physical test and waived all claims for exemption. Gil bert last summer Joined a Canadian regiment, the Two Hundred Third Winnipeg Rifles, and was aboard a transport ready to sail when hi par ents intervened and had the State Department secure his release on the around that he was not of age. YOUNGER GIRLS LEARN COOKING AT PARK SCHOOL Instructor Has Enrollment of 154 in Reservoir Domes tic Science Classes The courts of domestic relations have proved that more nappy mar riages are wrecked upon the shoals of bad cookery than upon the lure of the party of the third part. Teach your girls to be good cookß and there is little likelihood of their remaining old maids in spite of limited incomes or physical unattractiveness! Such is the way of the "eternal masculine." Periodically during the past ten years the Harrisburg school board has undergone a state of agitation re garding a domestic science course in the grammar grades, but so far it remains only a part of the cirriculum of Central High School. However, during the summer months the lit- Continned on Page 10 Complaint by Troops About Filth Results in Closing Restaurant Complaint by members of tho headquarters company of the Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry that the F. C. Brugle & Co. restaurant, 12 South Fifth street, where they were being fed, is filthy and unhealthful, result ed in the discovery last night by the city health bureau that the restau rant does not hold a license. Dr. John M. J. Raunick, city health offi cer, closed the place. Dr. Raunick gave the closing or der to John H. Parks, the food in spector and Parks saw to it that the restaurant was closed. The health officer said he will not grant the res taurant proprietors a permit to do business until the eatinghouse is made sanitary. A score of com plaints were made against the res taurant, all registered with the city and state health bureau. Queries Concerning Draft Overwhelm War Office; Boards Are Told to Act By Associated Press Washington, July 27. Thousands of men registered under the selec tive service law have been flooding the provost marshal general's office with questions regarding their qual ification for exemption for service and on other subjects. As a result the provost marshal general to-day promulgated rules under which no questions from individuals or from local exemption boards will be ans wered by his office. These rules follow: "One—Questions by individuals should be asked of the local board nearest them. If the board is un able. after consideration of the reg ulations and rulings, to answer the question, it should forward the ques tion to the governor for decision "Two—Questions from local boards should never be addressed to the pruvost marshal general's ofTice but in all casos should be forwarded to the governor of the state. "Three—ln no case will opinions or rulings be given on Individual cases that have not yet been presented to the proper local board." Buenos Aires Honors Officers of U. S. Fleet Buenos Aires, July 27.—A banquet attended by seven hundred persons was given to-night in honor of Ad miral Caperton and officers of the American fleet. All the ministers of allied countries and numerous sen ators and deputies attended Ex- Minister Ptnero in an address re called that the United States was repeating its attitude of the last cen tury for the liberty of the people Admiral Caperton, responding thanked the speaker and said he brought a message of fraternity He did not come merely as a friend but aa a brother. The "Star-Spangled Banner" was sung amid great en thusiafim. NEW GUNCLUB FOR P.R.R.MEN; ALSO COUNTRY CLUB Fine Eight-acre Site Along Wildwood Lake; Call Out For the First Shoot Eight acres of railroad land to be turned into a target range and rail road men's country club site, is the plan of a number of enterprising Pennsylvania railroad men in this city. The ground fronts on Wild wood Lake, and as soon as the crops now on it are removed the country club undertaking will be put under way. Already a part of the ground is being used for range purposes and the following call, signed bv Field Captains J. Dailey and J. Hep perle, was issued to-day for the first shoot: "The Philadelphia Division Mo tive Power Association has added a gun club along with their many other sports. The first grand shoot will be held at their new clubhouse and grounds'at Lucknow. The prizes are the finest that have been con tested for this season. They will be awarded by the Lewis class sy'stem. In order to contest for these prizes members must present their associa tion cards. This includes shooters from Harrisburg, Lucknow and oth ers points. Nonmembers can s!/;ot for sport but not for prizes. There will be other shoots held in the near future for a nice, large loving Announcements to be made later. To get to grounds take RockviHe street car to Houser's lane, and follow hand posters to grounds. Shoot starts at 2 o'clock, Saturday 28." Third Accident Victim Dies; Did Not Know Fate of Her Husband and Son Mrs. Carroll S. Gould, 2234 North Second street, died at the Harrisburg Hospital shortly after noon to-day from injuries she suffered in an au tomobile accident :\t Young's cross ing, below .Midfllotown, Saturday night. She is ihe third victim of the accident. Her son. Kennard Wil son Gould, was instantly killed and her husband died at the hospital Monday morning. Mrs. Gould died without knowing the fate of either husband or son. Hospital officials feared to tell her of their death ow ing to her serious condition. With the death of Mrs. Gould only the 6-year-old daughter Carroll survives. She is also in the hospital, suffering from a fractured arm and other in juries. She will recover. No funeral arrangements have been made for Mrs. Gould. Pittsburgh Men Show Up Poorly For Draft By Associated Press Pittsburgh. July 27.—Examinations of the first quota under the draft, be ing held in the Twenty-third ward ot Pittsburgh, are showing that nearly four out of every five are physically disqualified, it was announced to-day by the exemption board. The exam inations were begun Wednesday, al though certified master lists of num bers have not been received. It wai said that out of fifty-six men exam ined Wednesday, thirty-six will prob. ably be exempted. Out of thirty-two examined yesterday, twenty-two may be exempted. Red Cross to Sell Numbers Drawn in Army Draft By Associated Press Washington. D. C„ July 27.—The original numbors used in drawing the new national army have been turned over to the Red Cross by Provost Marshal General- Crowder for sale as souvenirs, the proceeds to be turned Into the Red Cross fund. The first eight numbers and the last one, however, will be put back in -the bowl and placed in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, beßide f'ne Lib erty Bell. The bowl has been do nated for this purpose by its owner, Charles R. MorK,j, a veteran War De partment clerk. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION U. S. URGED TO EXECUTE FIRST SPIES CAUGHT Nation Told It Must Guard Against Neutrals Em ployed by Germans SCOTLAND YARD HELPS Fanious Detective Bureau to Give America Benefits of Its Experiences By Associated Press London, July 27. The most ef fective method of combatting the Oerman espionage system in the Lnited States, is to be found in co operation between the public gen erally and the police, according to opinions expressed to the Associated Press by high officials of Scotland Yard. 1* rom the first days of the war S i? police and military agents who have had to do with the gather ing in of German*spies have received masses of information from citizens regarding suspicious persons, and through this co-operation have been enabled to apprehend many undesir able and dangerous persons who otherwise have been at large. Scotland Yard has had consider able troubla with neutrals in the em ploy of the German government and the English police feel that this menace is one which the United btates will have to guard against. Close Co-Operation Since the entry of the United [Continued on Page 5] EARTHQUAKE RECORDED New Orleans, La., July 27.—Violent earth tremors, presumably occurring in Central America or Mexico were here last night by the Loyola University seismograph. The i-"cords are said to have shown the disturbance was about 1,000 miles way. CONFER OX HARBOR niLL Washington, D. C., July 27.—The J27,000,000 river and harbor bill on its way to conference following its passage yesterday by the Senate. It passed the House Just one month ago. ' "'""'tf: T ' v:':;: IHiC-Hifin 'IN -CHESTER- . 1 j : • • fhc ja I - I ' who passinj the Chet $g ' B | ar v p j rlimt i wen grouped was attacked. M< rati and B . H were fired at him, one hitting firm in th . ja | CREW DESTROYS U-EOAT 1 • Paris, July 27. A German submarine was destroy- I I ed on Thursday on the French coast west '.f O.lr.is. The B | . undersea boat went ashore and the crew, unable to frp- f| til her bpeived the gasoline tanks and set fire to the vessel. ■ Tfi crew were marl? prisoners. |j GERMAN SPY CHIEF ASSASSIN ATKD | Amsterdam, July 27. l,es Nouvelles. of Mae- B strichtf reports that cnl r.f the chiefs of the German espion- I B hated late Friday at j 1 I j| A reward of 3,000 marks has be ji || t I. ASKED OK 'STATE POLICE I i I B H | ffl < Pclioe headquarters.hero to send-a detail of i fit' xipers t > that as a result cf | ■ which have since B S j under the circumstance* ah vtll recom ! 1 mend to his council that add-'- uph officers be 1 | employed. i I 72 MEN HELD FOR RIOTING 6 B Chester, Pa., July 27. Seventy-tv.\> men, white j I and colored, ar: I nighi, were hearings S 1 yby police magistrate. Thirty'five were held in SI,OC ■ ) B and two m $2,C00 bail for inciting to riot. Tw?nty-eight\ j | fined ten '.'< liars an . '.ta Other: nere dis- I I 1 I I ■ Paris, July 27. The entente powers have decided I | to withdraw their troops as soon as possible from ancient I g Gte .i, 'h ssaly .m- Epireu*. \ | MARRIAGE LICENSES j 4 Maiden* nd ~I w Mirittwt L. Row, .MlllcrNburgt Edward L. Glntier. Hlch* K plre anl Myrtle M. Moody, city. t $350,000 FOR CAPITOL PARK IS APPROVED BYGOVEERNOR State's Chief Executive Signs Measure For Start of Work as Passed by Leg islature. CAMP CURTIN IS CUT TO $13,000 Enough to Begin; Under stood That $6,000,000 Has Been Lopped From Budget Governor Brumbaugh has ap proved the appropriation of $350,000 voted by the Legislature for start i o.' the Capitol Park extension im i provements in its entirety and no time will be lost in inaugurating the extensive landscape plans prepared by Architects Arnold W. Brunner and Warren H. Manning and ap proved by the Board of Public v- Grounds and Buildings. The Gov ernor has also approved enough of the appropriation for the Camp Cur tain memorial to purchase a site for a park and to landscape the tract, leaving the matter of a monument or memorial to the future. These a*-e the two big projects I contemplated by legislation in which the State's capital city was vitally interested. The Capitol Park work will be undertaken as soon as the buildings to be sold to-morrow are removed. Then the streets will be I Continued on Page 10