Ifk HARRISBURG ifSljill TELEGRAPH Jok ' © )t otar-2W>cpcnbent x * / LXXXVI— No. 182 12 PAGES ALLIES PLAN TO CLEAR TEUTONS FROM FLANDERS BIGGEST BATTLE OF WAR EXPECTED TO LAST FOR MONTHS British and French Troops Work in Great Storm to Consolidate Wide Stretches of Territory Gained as Result of Great New Drive on Teuton Positions; Ger man Counterattacks Are Repulsed During the Night; Ten Towns Formerly Held by Kaiser's Forces Are Taken in the Advance Believed to Be Prelude to Great Summer Offensive • • By Associated Press Paris, Aug. I.—The battle of Flanders has begun and the indications are that it will be the biggest battle of the war. Tlie offensive of the French and British allies had been expected for some weeks past for although the French and British official communications gave no inkling of it the (jerman reports showed clearly a large scale operation was preparing. It is thoroughly recognized here that the operation is only the beginning of a battle that will weeks, perhaps months, but it is also hoped and believed that its effect will be in proportion to the extraordinary care and vast scale on which it has been prepared. Ihe first part of the program has been carried out with complete success and in a way which augurs well for its accomplishment as a whole. A glance at the map is sufficient to show the importance of the operations now underway. What has been effected fully justifies the Ger man apprehensions and the French jubilations. French military observers say it is not too much to hope that the Germans may soon be cleared out of French and Belgian Flanders if things con tinue to go as well as they did yesterday. t BRITISH FIGHT BRILLIANTLY IN FACE OF ENEMY Defending Germans Hav Ad vantage of Broken Ground and Marshes By Associated Press British Front in France and Bel gium. Aug. I.—Welsh troops yester day added a new star to their crown for it fell to one of their regiments to administer a crushing defeat, in General Haig's great offensive, on the third battalion of infantry guards, which was Emperor William's crack body of troops. The terrain in this new battle zone presented tremendous difficulty for the attacking troops. Between Dixmude and the point where the Ypres-Comines canal crosses the lines on the lower part of the Ypres salient, two great forces had been imbedded for three years and this portion of the had come to be looked upon as impregnable for either side. The present battle between Dix mude and Lizerne war "No Man's Land", within who: v ; borders lay marshes and morasses which in win [Continucd oa Page 9] UTAH "BOJiE DRV" By Associated Press Salt Lake City. . ug. I.—The "bone dry" prohibition law went into effect in Utah at midnight. The new law is one of the most drastic adopted by any state in the Union and carries penalties for the sale, giving away or possession of intoxicating liquors. Any person who drinks in a public place, on the streets, or is intoxicated will be deemed guilty of a misde meanor. DRAFTED. KILI.S WIFE AMD SELF By Associated Press Nashville. Gi., Aug. I.—William Ty son. a young farmer, killed his wife and then committed suicide yesterday after he ha<? received a summons from the local exemption board to appear for the military draft. THE WEATHER For Harrlsburg and vicinltys Gen erally fair and continued uurni to-night and probably Thurs day. For lOastorn Pennsylvania: Most ly fair and continued warm to night and probably Thursday; light huuihueNt to went winds. River The main river ill probably rise somewhat. All trlbutarien will fall or remain nearly (station ary. A Htage of about 4.8 feet i* Indicated for Harrlsburg Thursday morning. General Conditions J? fPM generally over the Missouri and t pper Mlsslssipi valley* nnd along the north western border of the Great Lakes and locally i n Eastern Tennessee and Eastern Pennsyl vania %yithin the last twenty* four hours. No Important changes In tempera ture have occurred over the eastern part of the country. Temperature! 8 a. m„ 78 degrees. Temperature: 1 p. 1,1., 85 degree*. Sum Risen, 4:57 n. m. Moon: Full moon, to-morrow nlKht. Hirer Stage i 4.3 feet. Yesterday'* Weather Highest temperature, 100 I.onont temperature. 77. Mean temperature, 88. . Normal temperature, 74. Bame of Wanders May Develop Into of Torrential Rainstorm Holds Up Attack on German Line in Belgium By Associated Press Paris, Aug. I.—After the magnifi cent success of the French and Brit ish in Belgium yesterday, says the official statement issued to-day by the French war department, the en tente troops in a torrential rainstorm consolidated the positions which they had captured. After several days of artillery preparation the Germans this morn ing attacked the positions on the left bank of the Meuse river in the I Verdun region, which the French had captured from them o.i July 17. The French official statement says the Germans were only able to reach certain advance elements of the T* rench first line, where they were stoppc l . The statement reads: "In Belgium after our magnificent success yesterday our troops under a torrential rainstorm consolidated the positions which they had con quered. The artillery bombardment on ■ our tront in th Aisne region was con tinuous. East of Cerny a vigorous , counter attack permitted us to make progress at several points and take prisoners. • I9 n the ,eft h ank of the Meuse ' u ,1 f„ rpßion bet woen Avocourt and , l-lill 304 the Germans, after artillery preparation which lasted several clays, attacked this morning the po sitions which we had conquered from them on July 17. The enemy was only able to reach certain advance elements of our first line, where he was stopped by our fire." If She Gets the Job Are They Apt to Call Her "Dog Catcheress ?" Included among the dozen of ap plicants for the position of dog catcher is a fair feminine, who as sured ( aptain Thompson she could catch as many dogs as any man liv ing. The captain thought she was joking when she asked if a woman would be considered and inquired if she meant to stop untagged doggies by looking at them coquettishiy or putting salt on their tails. She assured the captain she was not kidding" and was very capable. The little unplesant parts of the job, such as carrying a yowling canine for several blocks while an inquisi ti\ e populace looked on was ex plained to her. It was also pointed out that citizens usually did not give dog catchers a very pleasant recep tion when they were investigating pedigrees and registrations, but on the contrary were more liable to say harsh and hurl hard things upon the head of one attempting to live up to the requirements of the po sition. Little things like that did not faze the zeal of the applicant, and while it is not probable she will be ap pointed, the chief this morning re fused to say whom he considered best fitted for the Job. The success ful chaser will be made known to morrow and will assume his arduous duties early Monday morning. Police officials say that unless there is a sudden rush for licenses, the size of the city pound will have to be in creased. British Casualties Heavy During Month of July London, Aug. I.—British casual ties in all theaters of military oper ations published in the newspapers during the month of July total 71 832 officers and men. The officers killed, wounded or missing total 2,503 while the men number 69.323. HAIG RETAKES TEN VILLAGES FROM GERMANS Allied Line in Flanders Is Ad vanced Two and a Half Miles By Associated Press With a wide stretch of territory and more than 3,500 prisoners in their hands as the result of the first day's fighting in their new offensive, the British and French troops in Flanders spent last night consolidat ing their gains and repulsing the ta German counterattacks. The new line which along the greater part of its stretch is two miles to two and one-half miles m au\ance of the old and includes ten captured towns within its limits, has been hrmly held along the entire front. The consolidating process is being carried out under a torrential rain which is hampering further operations. Decision Vet to Come The extent of the permanent ad vantage gained by the smashing of the German lines in this important section of the front will have to b judged by further developments. Definite objectives were assigned the various allied units for attain ment in the first day's stroke and those appear to have been gained almost in their entirety. The logical supposition with the history of the Somme and Arras operations, particularly the former in mind, is that the drive will be re newed as soon as the heavy guns are moved up, in pursuit of the plan of driving a wedge into the German lines by successive strokes until a point is reached when the falling (Continued On Page 7) Russian Army Stiffens Its Defense in Calicia Copenhagen Aug. l._ A dispatch to the Berlin \ ossische Zeitung says the Russian resistance for the de fense of Cernovitz is increasing Fresh troops are fighting with great energy and without faltering in strenuously opposing the Austro- German advance on Kiriibaba. Fight ing is most sanguinary but the de fenders are unable to prevent the Austro-Germans occupying positions favorable for further operations in cluding Kinepelung. The writer pre dicts the Russians will be soon forc ed to abandon Cernovitz. American Steamship Is Sunk by Submarine By Associated Press London, Aug. I.—The American steamship Motano. of 2,730 tons gross was sunk by a Teuton submarine on July 31. Twenty-two survivors have been landed. New York. Aug. I.—The Motano sailed from New York July 2. for Queenstown. Ireland. The vessel was in command of Captain L. s. Stratton and carried a crew of thirty-four men of whom fifteen claimed American cit izenship when signed here before the United States commissioner if ship ping. The Motano was built 'n 1890 at Newcastle, England. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1,1917. SCENE OF BATTLE m y •:•■ ••v'vYo / V • r •''•:•':•'•'•?>-* v- / /v. thiu-t AJ-S'.NHQNDCM6WE , 1 BERSUES/ | # / ROULERS / | 8 ®*SCHOOTt / /wACKtH' I LANGtMKHCK • ,tK3^^wr^ s '* M T^ '1 |\. • HCUCHI \> J^^^N§' ■ \, N^IMGNY*^ST* Mt SLOV \ " J ■ / A. D^^Wc-¥-m^^' RyEM - OttA>lN - !^j[ 0 ' M . Aritllery fire of the most intense kind has prevailed for several days along the Belgian and British sections of the allied line. This is believed to presage a new great offensive. ° SOUTHERNERS TO ENTERTAIN THE PENNA. TROOPS Augusta, Ga., Is Making Ex tensive Preparations to Receive Guardsmen Extensive preparations are well under way at Augusta, Ga., accord ing to reports from there, fpr the encampment of the Pennsylvania National Guards. The city municipal organizations and many civic, charitable and re ligious organizations are making every effort to provide proper equip ment for the entertainment and so cial welfare of the troops. One of the features of fhe move which has been started there is the announcement by the Augusta Her ald that an entire floor in the large newspaper publishing building will be turned over to the soldiers for reading and restrooms when the troops are off duty. It will be prac tically a club for the enlisted men offering them accommodations for writing, smoking and reading. In fitting up the rooms the Herald is planning to keep as many Pennsyl vania papers as possible on rile in the rooms. The camp where the troops will be located is on a high and well drained sandy plateau near the city, and the civic organizations are plan ning to make it the best site in the country. TEX DEATHS FROM HEAT Detroit, Mich., Aug. 1. Ten deaths and nineteen prostrations in the last twenty-four hours is the toll attributed to the heat wave that has prevailed here for several days. There was no indication of a letup in the hot spell. COTTOX IXDER \ORMAL Washington, Aug. 1. This year's cotton crop was forecast to-day at 11,949,000, equivalent to 500-pound bales, by the Department of Agricul ture, which based its estimate on the condition of crop on July 25, which was announced as TO.S per cent, of a normal. AMMUNITION SUPPLY " COMPANY WANTS ALL MANNER OF RECORDS THE Ammunition Supply Com pany of Harrisburg, Lieuten ant Harry A. Souders com manding. has received the gift of a Victrola, which will be stowed away on one of its motor trucks for duty in the training camps and. perhaps, in the permanent base of the organization in France. But the company has no records. The members have asked the HARRIS BURG TELEGRAPH to let the public know of this atd to an nounce that any records new or old, which the people of the hometown care to give will be gratefully received. They may be left at or sent to the offices of the HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH. In Federal Square. CONFEREES WILL DROP AMENDMENT FROM FOOD BILL War Expenditures Committee to Come Before Con gress Separately By A'sociated Press Washington, Aug. I.—Senate and House referees on the food control bill met to-day for what was ex pected to be their final effort to reach an agreement in the dispute o\ er the provision for a congres sional war expenditures committee. A suggestion was made to sub stitute for the war committee pro posal a pending resolution by Sen ator Weeks calling for a similar committee, provided it should be voted on in the Senate and adopted. The only effect of such action would be to take the proposal out of the food bill. Republican Senators believe enough votes could be secured in the Senate to Insure adoption of the n eeks resolution. Mother and Son Go Into Woman's House and Slash Her With Razors Mary Johnson, colored, is in the Harrisburg Hospital in a serious con ditlon, received last night in a fight at her home, 1013 Currant street "Peachy" and Agnes Boyles. armed with a revolver and razor, last even ing invaded the home of the Johnson woman and proceeded to carve her in their own way. The razor wa used so effectively that the gun was not brought into play. The Boyles pair was arrested. Draft Board Doctors and Substitutes Named The appointment of the following additional draft board physicians was announced to-day at headquarters - Cumberland—Dr. R. Max Shepler Carlisle. Harrisburg—Dr. Fred W. Coover ?!?. £ lne stroet = Dr. W. H. West! 1801 Green street. Dauphin—Dr. J. R. Plank. Steel ton; Dr. W. B. Kirkpatrlck, High spire; Dr. H. H. Rhoades, Middle town. Juniata—Dr. B. F. Long, Mifflin Lancaster Dr. J. B. Lehman Mountvllle; Dr. D. C. Martin. Lltitz- Dr. E. V. Kyles. Christian. Lebanon—Dr. F. B. Wltmer and Dr. George R. Pretz. Lebanon and Dr. A. L. Hauer, Annvllle. The following substitutions on local draft boards were also an nounced, ther ebeing none for Dau phin county: Perry—J. W. McKee, vice J. C Hench. .. Y J? rk r~ J - C> Atk *6, vice William H. Graham. HEAVY CLOUDS FURNISH RELIEF FROMHEATWAVE Mercury Will Take Another Jump Upward This Even ing; Cooler Tomorrow MANY WERE PROSTRATED Hospital Gets Many Cases, While Restrooms of Fac tories Are Filled Dense, low hanging clouds provid ed a natural awning from the seer ing rays of the sun to-day and af forded a welcome respite from the abnormally high temperatures which have gripped the city for the last week. The temperature to-day is only between four and six degrees lower than yesterday ana according to Forecaster Demain it will rise again during the night. To-morrow even ing it is believed that the mercury will take u fall. The east winds which are producing a cooling effect on the city to-day are scheduled to shift to south or west this evening, and cause the temperature to riso. Thunder showers this morning af forded a temporary relief from the heat, and the only other section of the country to have such relief was Tennessee and the New England states. Reaches 100 The highest official temperature reached yesterday was 100 degrees during the afternoon. In every big manufacturing plant, steel mill, otllco or building in the city work was slackened yesterday to reduce the number of heat prostrations among the employes. Three deaths wore reported in addition to numerous prostrations. The victims are: Mrs. Mary A. Leedy, 422 Kelker street, died Monday; Mark Mason, colored, found in the park opposite Jednota Prlntery, and Jamu- Murphy, 1432 North Fourth street, employed at the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company, died in the Harrisburs Hospital last night. John Battis, aged 67, a janitor at the Courthouse, 712 Susquehanna street was admitted to the hospital suffering from the heat, and Roy Berry, 6 North Fifth street, was an other of the heat prostration victims Sleep Is Elusive The mercury seemed loathe to drop last night after It had reached I a hundred degrees late In the after | noon and all night long Harrisburg and Central Pennsylvania sweltered in a temperature far above normal. It was not until early this morn ing tht sleep came to many weary sufferers and then the majority had but a few hours before it was time to get up and start another day. If the forecaster's predictions hold true, to-night will be just as hot, al though some relief is afforded by his announcement that It will be cooler to-morrow night. Women Turn in Names of Hundreds of Slackers Who Refused to Register By Associated Press Washington, Aug. I.—letters pouring into the Department of Jus tice from every section of the coun try at the rate of 100 to 200 a day are reporting men who failed to reg ister for the draft. A special corps of Investigators and clerks is handling the reports, forwarding them to the proper of ficials throughout the country and recording the results. Thus far It has been found that the information in a large percentage of the letters has been correct and as a result of such voluntary aid to the government hundreds of slack ers have been placed on the regis tration rolls. The letters come from all classes of persons, some of them anonymously and a large percentage being from women. Tells Police Her Husband Was Compelled to Mount Motorcycle at Gun's Point Very much excited over what she considers a bold attempt to kidnap her husband, Mrs. Mary Gilbert, 1747 North Twelfth street, this morning sobbed out to Captain Thompson what seemed to her to be a very realistic move on the part of two bad men to separate her from her husband. According to the story told the Captain two men drove up to her home last evening and compelled her husband to mount a motorcycle and accompany them. When hfe at first refused one of the men drew a re volver and pointed It at him. She said her husband was a rail roader and knew that he was next on the list to be called ( She also said that he was not a drinking man and never left home without telling her his destination and hour of return. The police are at a loss to know whether he was ktdnaped or had previously planned the ab duction party that he might not have to give an excuse for a stay away from home. At all events, Mr. Gilbert is still to be heard from. TO GKT BATTLE FACTS By Associated Press Washington, Aug. I.—The detail ed report of Rear Admiral Gleaves respecting the submarine attack on the American transports of the first expedition to France was received to-day by Secretary Daniels and for warded to Chairman Tillman, of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee. It probably will be made public later. INTERN POLISH LEGIONS By Associated Press Copenhagen, Aug. I.—A dispatch from Berlin says the Polish legions have been disarmed and Interned and that rigorous measures have been taken In Piland to prevant dis orders. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION CALLED TROOPS 'SCABS'; HANGED BY MASKED MOB I. W. W. Leader Executed For Seditious Talk and Strike Instigations A WARNING TO OTHERS Attacked L nited States and Lrged Workers to Shut Down Mines By Associated Press Butte. Mont.. Aug. I.—Frank Little, executive committee member of Brotherhood of X. W. W.. and leader in labor troubles in Arizona, was taken from his lodging house early to-day by masked men and hanged to a railroad trestle on the outskirts of the city. The body was cut down at 8 o'clock in the morning by Chief of Police Jerry Murphy, who identified it. Little in a recent speech here re ferred to United States troops as "Uncle Sam's scabs in uniform." Since his arrival in Butte recently from Globe, Ariz., Little had made a number of speeches to strikers, in all of which he had attacked the Gov ernment and urged the men to shut down the mines of the Butte district. He was bitter In his denunciation of the Government. His record was under investigation by the Federal authori ties, whose attention had been called to his activities. On the other hand, the report was current that Little [Continued on Page 8] Entente Withdraws Its Army From Old Greece Athens, July 30. Withdrawal of the allied forces from Old Greece, Thessaly and I£pirus, in accordance with the decision of the Balkan con ference at Paris, is being rapidlv car ried out. The last Franco-British troops left Piraeus to-day. The with drawal from Corinth and other occu pied points was previously executed. The Italians are similarly preparing to leave Janina and other sections of Piraeus, retaining only a small tri angle near Avlona in Albania. BATTLE GROUND A SEA OF MUD Br.r.sh Fre: t in France snd Belgium, Ailp. -I.—Heavy i-. .' it \ -jAXinixzd in art u.icil nj. dc wup.. ur 'since ,'• ' sir: ..: sea of mad, had forced a comparative lull in the iterations this morning at most points within the zone i the entente allied offensivb bgun yesterday. The Ger nan artillery to-day actively helled the trenches which •vere wrested from them yesterday in No Man's Land tl> -'4 '-he sal. Nt, and the Briti; : . un>. coi lued to pour ■iy stre rr < . -.rapncl . High * i - ;nto the positions to which the enemy had retired. CONFEREES AGREE ON FOOD BILL i ■ . V. m the uCrzlai: .mtion food com. ol bill was b >kcn to-day ini ccmplrtc a;;j cement reached when the Senate con i c .cldct .! consented to strike out th amendment •' v cisicnii > it' e t Isc war ■u.: : . i I . ••. idem \ ' .son ha.*; opposed. K v/X:i :m ■: BILL Washington. Aug. L—With the basic elements of new revenue levies decided, upon the senate finance commit tee revising the war tax bill to-day began the task of working out the details by which it is planned to increase the bill's total from $1,670,000,000 to about chiefly through additional taxes on intoxicants and on persona land corporate incomes. BERNSTORFF MEETS CHANCELLOR Copenhagen, Aug. I.—Count Von Bernctorff, former German ambassador to Washington, tvas among the few selected guests invited by Baron Von Treutler. Emperor William's diplomatic adviser and Prussian envoy to the court of Bavaria, to meet Chancellor Michaelis at tea on the occasion of the chancellor's visit to Munich. NO RELIEF FROM WARM WAVE Washington, Aug. L—-Intense heat continued to day over most of the country. Relief by rain in the west wa* promised but in the east little change was indicated, A _ MARRIAGE LICENSES Rutl Hoivurd Dcurdorit, I'enbrook, and Flcla Emma Folk, BFCM ICfi DRYS AND WETS CLAIM VICTORY IN D. S. SENATE Vote on Proposed Constitu tional Amendment Sched uled For Today RESUME LONG DEBATE Must Be Batified by Three- Fourth of All States in Union By Associated Press Washington. Aug. I.—Nationwide prohibition legislation came up for final action in the Senate to-day. with the outcome apparently in doubt. Dry leaders claim it will pass. Wet lead ers claim it will not. That was the situation to-day when the Senate resumed debate on the resolution for a prohibition amend ment to the Federal constitution. The Senate has agreed to begin voting on all amendments and the resolution itself at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Pending was a motion calling for the submission of the proposed con stitutional amendment to the states for ratification by July 1. 1923. Unless thus approved, the amendment would become null and void. If the amendment is passed by a two-thirds vote of the Senate and Continued on Page 10 Scarcity of Materials Delays Opening of Old Lochiel Furnace Scarcity of material delayed the completion of repairs and improve ments at the Lochiel Iron Furnaces and delayed the opening of the plant, which was scheduled for to-day. F. S. Arnsden, superintendent of the plant, announced to-day that the fur nace would be probably put into op eration early next week. GUARD CAMP DBI.AYED Washington, Aug. 1. —Delays in pre paring National Guard mobilization camps, the War Department an nounced to-day will postpone their opening about two weeks.
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