WH Masks For Trench Mk HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M\ ©)C Siar-Jn&cpcnfccnt * ~ LXXXVI— No. 186 ' ]:4 lEVLiLTSS ALLIES' GUNS BREAK DOWN NEW ASSAULT German Attempts to Regain Lost Positions in Flanders and France Are Without Success in Face of Heavy Fire From Entente Artillery; Tremendous Cannonade Marks Battling on West Front CHINA ON VERGE OF DECLARING WAR ON THE CENTRAL EMPIRES Kerensky's Strong Hand Again Takes Control of Gov ernment in Russia, Where He Has Organized a New Cabinet With Aid of the Constitutional Democrats; Chinese President Approves War Plans Yesterday's tremendous cannonade on the Flanders battle front was followed last night by two German attempts to shake the British from their hold on important sections of newly-won grounds. Neither of these met with any success whatever, London reports. The first attack was launched in the Hollebecke region. The Germans did not even succeed here in reaching the British lines. Later the German guns laid down a barrage at Westhoek and the infantry tried to push in under cover. They met with no more success, however, than they had done at Hollebecke. On the French front, aside fromi the Flanders area there was con siderable activity on the part of the! Germans. They made attacks in the! region of Boville, at Avocourt wood' and in Alsace. The French guns were able to cope with the situation In each case. Paris announces. The strong hand of Kerensky is again at the helm In Russia where the personnel of the organized cabi-, net has been agreed upon under his premiership. The constitutional democrats are represented in the list.. China apparently is on the verge of a declaration of war against Ger- j many and Austria-Hungary. A cabinet meeting decision in favor of a war declaration has been appro\ ed by acting President Feng-Kwo: Chang and the declaration, Peking! advices state, Is expected to be issued this week. Motor Club Committee Will Warn Boroughs to Repair Their Roads At a recent meeting of the Board of Governors of the Motor Club of Harrisburg there was unanimous censure for the deplorable condition of the main streets through the boroughs of Dauphin and Paxtang. The mechanism of cars has been damaged and springs broken, com plaints are received daily and threats of prosecution by individuals unless there is some action taken by the club to compel the proper authori ties to make much needed repairs to the roadway. With this end in view a committee has been appointed to call on the borough officials in the two boroughs in the hope that some amicable agreement may be reach ed. Scoutmasters to Hold Meeting Tomorrow The second regular meeting of the Harrisburg Scoutmasters' Association will be held Tuesday evening in the Y. M. C. A. At the last meeting the members voted to invite prospective scout masters to future meetings, and it is expected that a large attendance will result. Dr. J. H. Fager, Sr., who was elected an honorary member of the association, has been invited to speak and C. E. Ford, supervisor of city playgrounds, will talk on the sub ject. "Motor Activities Best Adapted For Boys of Scout Age." The report of the committee ap pointed to make provisional arrange ments for a rally and demonstration of scouts, will be received and action taken thereon. Othei routine busi ness will be transacted. THE WEATHER For Harrisburg and vicinity: Part ly cloudy to-night and Tueiday; not much change In tempera ture. For Kastern Pennsylvania: Part ly cloudy to-night and Tuesdayj not much change in tempera tures light, northwent to went Hindi. River The Suquehanna river and all Its trihutarien will fall Nltwly or remain nearly stationary. A stage of about 3..S feet IN Indi cated for llarriahurg Tuesday moraing. (General Condition* The disturbance that was central over Western Minnesota, Satur day morning, has moved east ward to the >orth Atlantic const attended by a slight rise In the temperature from the Lake He glon and t'pper Ohio Valley eastward to the Atlantic coast, except In Xew England, where temperatures are somewhat lower than on Saturday morn ing. Temperature: H a. m.. 70 degrees. Sun: Rises, 5H13 a. m. Moon: Rises, 8:r3 p. m. River Stage, 4.0 feet. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature. F5. l,owest temperature, IMI. Mean temperature, 72. Aormal temperature, 7-1. German Infantry Breaks Down Under Terrible Fire From British Cans By Associated Pr^ss British Headquarters in France and Belgium (by the Associated 'Press).—Hollebecke. a Belgian town southeast of Ypres, which was the scene of heavy fighting early yester day morning, was again the object of a German counter attack last night, but the enemy was repulsed by the British artillery fire before even the wire entanglements in front of the trenches had been reached. After the failure of their morning assault on Hollebecke and on a post just north of the canal the Teutons continued to bombard the positions heavily throughout the day, leaving little doubt that they intended to have another try to retake this sec tion of the newly acquired Britfsh lines. Withering Storm When the German infantry finally left their trenches and moved for ward they were met by an intense artillery fire and a withering storm of bullets from machine guns and rifles. They continued to push for ward, but before the wire defenses were reached they wavered and broke and retreatd hastily to their owri 1 trenches. The partial success of the Ger mans in ihe morning attack, when they gainer! a footing in Hollebecke, was due entirely to the heavy fog which prevented the British gunners from seeing the signals which the infantry in the front lines gave indi cating the German advance. Not having the assistance of their artil lery. the British gave way slightly, but in the counter attack, which they immediately delivered, the British infantry hurled the Germans back i with considerable losses and captured a number of prisoners. Cut Off From Base Evidences of the force of the Brit ish bombardmen before the opening battle of Flanders continue to mul tiply. The German prisoners taken in the St. Julien sector are unani mous in declaring that it was most deadly and effective. Xo food, water or munitions had reached their front line for Ihree days because of the concentrated fire from the British big guns. The British barrage just previous to the infantry advance was so heavy that the enemy was prevented from manning his forward trenches and the German troops had to stay in their dugouts. The barrage when lifted onto the enemy's reserve trenches accurate and completely effective. The barbed wire and para pets. together with nearly all the con crete emplacements, were destroved. All the prisoners state that the Rrit ish counter lattery work prevented the German artillerymen from man ning their guns. Owing to the accuracy of the Brit ish fire on German ammunition dumps, many of them had to be moved to the rear and the ammu nition brought p piecemeal. War Tax Bill Revised Finally to Carry Two Billion-Dollar Levy Washington, Aug. 6.—The war tax bill finally revised to meet latest estimates was favorably reported to day by the Senate finance committee. It proposes to raise $2,006,970,000 by taxation. The House bill proposed $1,867,- 000,000 in new taxes. No provision for additional bonds to be considered later by the House, are made in the Senate bill. Chairman Simmons plans to call up the revised bill for debate the latter part of the week aYid hopes for its final enactment by Congress 1 early next month. Most of the new taxes proposed under the revised bill for war ex penses of the present fiscal year I would come from incomes, war ex • cess profits, liquor and tobacco tfITM MOUNTED ORDERLIES RUN ESCAPED MURDERER After rapturing Henry Lewie, the escaped murderer, who Is shown in the center, the mounted orderlies of the Headquarters Company posed for their photograph In front of the pollee station. The men are: Charles Brlnser. Harry D. Sehriver, It. C. Gingrich. Miles It Early, Ned Wells. Lewis E. Eckenrode, Roy A. Twlgg. C. 11. Keiffer. Russell H. Olelm. A. S. Cooper. R. T. Coover. David A, Suavely. Joe Rakovsky, Oscar Mummert. MILLIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS READING PLAN Large Expenditures in Harris burg and Vicinity; Includes Work Over Entire System -I The Philadelphia and Reading! Railway is making improvements ir.- 1 volving an expenditure of about iS,- 000,000. They extend from Philadel- ! phia to New York on one end and to j Williamsport on the other, and in- I elude large expenditures in Harris- ! burg and vicinity. These improve- • ments became a necessity because of increased freight traffic. The use of the heavy Mallet en gines, which are of unusual length and width has necessitate-' the en- i larging and replacement to a con siderable extent the facilities .at a number of points along the system. Among the changes are tlie en larging of many roundhouses and construction of some new ones Ne.v turntables 100 feet lot'.e are being [Continued on Pago 12.] Pershing's Men Best French With Automatic Guns and Trench Bombs American Training Camp in France. Aug. 4 (delayed). The "Sammees" won a good-natured victory over their French comrades to-day, the poilus experiencing no regret over th< ir de feat, but being rather elated over the efficiency of their new allies. The I contest was of two parts, throwing hand and firing automatic , rifles. Tl'.e Americans captured the i honors in both competitions. The American and French sides j were hy picked teams from the American and French camps, and the matches were held in the afternoon. The .victory of the "Sammees" in the grenade throwing competition was ascribed to their baseball train ing back in the States. It was no ticed that the Americans threw the j hand weapons the same as they would a baseball, and this made them easily superior at a distance. It must be said for the French, however, they they showed splendid accuracy, anO he difference between the teams wan slight. In the marksmanship contest with the automatic itfles there also was little to choose between the rival ag gregations. The victory. however, was keenly pleasing to the American officers as the "Sammees" are not nearely so well acquainted with this type of gun as are the Frenchmen. Ibis newly won efficiency on the part of the Americans also evoked warm praise from the French. Lieut. Governor Goes to Market Twice a Week; Carries His Own Baskets Lancaster. Pa., Aug. fi. —If you ; want a Hn-.t-hand and first-rate les son on how to knock out Mr. High Cost of Living, come to Lancaster and go marketing with Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClain. But come early, for the Governor starts out at 6 m. from his house in East King street with a big mar ket basket on each arm. He has done this for thirty years, just as all Lancaster housekeepers' have done it ever since the curb i market was first invented, or more \ exactly, shortly after Mr. and Mrs. , Adam were chased out of Eden and told to hustle for their provisions. Now that all the people are up in arms against the High Cost of Living gentleman, however, Governor Mc- C'laln urges them to get back to the old curb market. "Lot of this high cost of living is because so many people nowadays are letting George do it," said Gov ernor McClain in addressing the food committee of the Pennsylvania Pub lic Safety Committee recently, "in stead of letting George do it. I have carried my own market basket for | thirty years to our old Lancaster j curb market." 1,000 rUDDI.ERfI STRIKES Reading. Pa., Aug. 1. Asking an advance from sft.Ts to $11.50 in the ton rate, over 1,000 puddlerß employ ed by the Heading Iron Company re mained away from work. Th com pany's three plants an> idle. A compro mise offer of $10.50 was rejected by tha man. HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1917. MURDERER WHO ESCAPES TAKEN BY GUARDSMEN Mounted Orderlies of Head quarters Company Find Man Who Jumped From Train Fourteen mounted orderlies of the headquarters company of the Eighth Regiment this morning rounded up and captured Henry! Lewis, escaped murdered, who leap- ' ed from train 4 4 late yesterday aft ernoon near Division street. The negro had been in charge of Sheriff J. H. Kreider and his dep uty, John Strayer, of Salisburg, Va. He was arrested last Week in Pitts burgh. The officers took possession of him yesterday morning and were returning him to Salisburg, the scene of his crime, where he mur dered one man and wounded two others last February. As he leaped from the swift mov ing train the deputy fired two shots at him. He was untouched. Since that time hulf of the police force, a large number of guardsmen and several hundred citizens have search ed in every available nook and cor ner for the negro.. The reward of offered by the sheriff goes to the members of the headquarters company. Oscar Mummert was the tirst man to see the negro in a clump of bushes. Hundreds in Search Immediately after word of the | negro's escape reached the citv the mobs began to form to hunt tlie es caped man. The dense woods be tween the railroad and Second street seemed to be the most likely place for him to have hidden. The remaining hours of light and dur ing the entire night men and boys continued the search. Dawn found scores plugging away in the search. Members of the police force w*ere : exceptionally zealous in the search, ' many of the night men hurrying to that vicinity as soon as they were off duty. Hiding; Under Bushes Breakfast over the mounted or derlies, with the permission of offi cers, decided to take part in the chase. They had been on the ground but a short time when Mummert spied the negro laying prone in a clump of bushes. Calling to Dick Coover, the officer in charge, the pair advanced on the negro with drawn revolvers. The experience of the last eighteen hours had taken all the fight out of the negro, who sur rendered without resistance. HnndcufTs Dangle The patrol wa.; called and the \ man taken to the police station The | handcuffs were still dangling, from | the one arm. They were of very light [Continued on Pa*te 12.] Striking Miners Are Back at Work Pending Settlement of Dispute Lykens, Pa., Aug. 6.—One thou sand striking miners at the Short Mountain colliery returned to work this morning pending a settlement of their differences with the operators over the "topping of cars." The agreement to go back to work was reached after an all-day conference | yesterday between the United Mine Workers of District No. 9 and James Matthews, P. Sweeney and 1 John Strambo. It was decided to send a delegation to Umpire O'Neill : at Washington and let him decide | the controversy. The miners have been out because the operators insist cars should be "topped" 12 inches at the breakers, while the men claim it should be "topped" at the chutes. Only six miner-contractors were affectod. TROOP C MAY DRIVE TANKS IN LINE OF BATTLE Reported It Will Be Trans-} ferred to Artillery, Too; Rumors Fly Thick Added to dozens of other reports concerning the disposition of the Governor's Troop comes another this morning saying it will go to Toby hanna to be trained for a unit of ar tillery. Some of the boys are inclined to give the new report credence, while others conttnue to maintain earlier formed ideas. The theorists have been furnishing them with lots of problems to keep their minds busy during the irksome hours at the ar mory. Some say they will remain a cavalry unit, others say artillery, a few think they will be an armored motor truck unit, but in any event they seem anxious enough for action whatever it may be. "Don't care what they do with us as long as they still retain our pres- , ent stiff of officers," is the way one j of a group sized it up. "As long as I I'm with Captain Roberts, Lieuten ,ants Kline and Shoemaker and our sergeants, I'm happy," he continued. The troop to a man are exceptionally [Continued on Page 12.] Ready to Have Change • of Insurance Rates Made by September 1 Commissioner Gross announced to day that he had notified the National Board of Fire Underwriters that any time after September 1 the city's motorized fire department will be in service and numerous other changes ) made, that a rerating can be made of the insurance rates. With the purchase of more than 6,000 l feet of fire hose this year, the installation of additional fire alarm boxes and the purchase of ten hose driers which will be contracted for soon the department will have met a number of the requirements of the underwriters. Commissioner Gross said. All the motorized apparatus will be in service, it is said, before September 1. Repairs are being made to the Hope fire engine, which was damaged last week. Married Since April 6, He Must Serve in Army Despite Exemption Claim By Associated Press Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 6.—Chair man James F. Jackson, of Cuyahoga county exemption board No. 5 an nounced to-day that the exemption claim of Daniel E. Sadler, 26, has been denied on the ground that he was married since April 6, 1917. Sadler, who claimed exemption be cause of the dependency of his wife, was formally certified for service with the National Army. Russian Commander to Be Shot For Leniency By Associated Press London, Aug. 6. General Mae ovlsky, commander of the guards corps which headed the Russian re treat on the southwest front, has been ordered ?hot. according to a dispatch from '"etrograd. This sentence came after a court martial which was ordered by Gen eral Korniloff. Commander-in-chief, for noncompliance with his order to shoot deserters. ' KOAD VIEWERS APPOINTED Viewers were appointed to-day to report on the need of changing the river road in Londonderry township l.t-tween Young's crossing and Fal mouth. The petition was signed hy the township supervisors and a num ber of residents, in the statement it is claimed the roadway is too near the trucks of the Pennsylvania Rail road for safety, and is in lowland which becomes flooded at times when the river Is high. The new road is to be built twenty-five feet farther away from the present one. Viewers nam ed hy ,lud£e Henry were Paui G. Smith, E. Clark Cowden and Earl E GraeK. KAISER BEGINS REORGANIZATION OF WAR CABINET Five State Ministers and Four Secretaries Are Forced to Resign U-BOAT FOE IN POWER | Zinunermann's Successor Dis ciple of Policy to Placate Great Britain By Associated Press Berlin, Aug. 6.—Official announce ment was mu'e to-day that five ministers of state, including For eign Secretary Zimmermann ,'and four secretaries of state. Including Finance Minister Lentze and In terior Minister Von Lobeli iiaa re signed their portfolios. Dr. Richard Von Kuehlmann, the German Ambassador to Turkey, has been appointed secretary for for | cign affairs in succession to Dr. Zimmermann. In a character sketch of Dr. Rich ard Von Kuehlmann (just appointed Gornan secretary for foreign af fairs) the Nieuwe Kourant, of The Hague, says that Dr. Van Kuehl mann has always been a vigorous opponent of ruthless submarine war fare. He also, says the newspaper, is a disciple ot the policy of doing ev erything possible to avoid the fur ! ther alienation of Great Britain, be lieving that after the war friendship between Great Britain and Germany is necessary to the latter. Dr. Von Kuehlmann, the Nieuwe Kourant adds, is an antiannexation ist, and the newspaper expresses the opinion that in the foreign sec retaryship he will do his utmost to bring about, an understanding with Great Britain at the earliest possible time. U. S. to Ask Death Penalty ! For Draft Resisters to Be Charged With Treason By Associated Press Muskogee, Okla, Aug. 6.—United States District Attorney W. P. Mc- Ginnis announced this afternoon that the men arrested on charges of re sisting the draft in connection with the Oklahoma uprising, will be tried for treason and that the death pen alty will be asked by the govern ment. ■ District Attorney McGinnis has sent two deputy .V-torneys to the infested district of the state to gather evidence. Canteens For Pershing's Men to Be Operated Along European Ideas By Associated Press London, Aug. 6. —James Duncan Miller, Liberal member for North j east Lanarkshire, asked in the House of Commons whether repre sentations had been received from the American military authorities re garding the character of the can teens for American troops here and in France and whether any beverages other than nonalcoholic were pro vided. In reply, James lan Mlcherson, parliamentary secretary to the war office, said the canteens were simi lar to those open to the British troops. No objections had been rais ed by the American military authori ties. he added to similar arrange ment in France. First City Board Is Examining Men Called by New York City Members of the first city division draft exemption board this afternoon examined Charles Alfred Lackford, who registered in New York city. To-morrow morning Lloyd F. Green, of Bergen county, New Jer sey, and Henry R. Stackhouse, Craw ford county, this state, will be ex amined by the board. The mem bers are Dr. V. Hummel Fager, City Solicitor John E. Fox and Sheriff W. W. Caldwell. APPOINT GUARDIAN FOR GIRI. SURVIVOR OF AI TO SMASH! P Judge Henry, presiding In Dauphin <ountv court, to-day appointed Wil liam E. Bailey as guardian for six year-old Carrol! J. Gould, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll S. Gould, who with their young son, were killed in an auto smashup at. Young's cross ing, near Middletown, on the night of July 21. The girl is in the Harrlsburg Hos pital recovering from injuries she re ceived. The petition for the appoint ment of the guardian was signed by Kennard H. Gould, grandfather of the girl. NAME NEW REGISTRARS Karl O. Fox, 717 V 4 North Second street, was appointed by the County Commissioners to succeed Harry Mil ler as registrar In the Second Pre cinct of the Fourth Ward; and Harry J. Howdershleld. 1714 North Fourth 'street, registrar in the Third Pre cinct of the Twelfth Ward, succeed ing the late N. George Peters. Both new men are Democrats. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION | MRS. DE SAULLES ! TO RECEIVE AID OF RICH FAMILY Slain Husband Painted Black by Woman Who Faces Murder Charge | GREAT LOVE FOR CHILD Mother Said to Have Always Kept Son With Her Mlneola, N. Y„ AUK. 6. —Mrs. Bianca Errazuriz De Saulles will not he without friends when she Is called for trial for the murder of her for mer husi.and, John Longer De Saul les, last Friday night. Relatives in Valparaiso, it was learned to-day. were not only ready to aid her in the forthcoming trial, but were plan ning to obtain permanent custody (Continued on Pae 0) Three American Flyers Cited For Air, Exploits i Paris, Saturday Aug. 4 (Delayed) —The Journal Official to-day pub lishes army orders in which cita tions occur of three members of the , Lafayette escadrllle. Adjutant Haoul L. Lufbery, who is cited as "adroit and Intrepid, and a true model for all his comrades," is credited with having forced ail I enemy in action to land on April 8 and with having downed his eighth machine on the same day and hl3 ninth on April 24. Sergeant Willis H. Haviland, "a I good pilot, courageous and adroit," j is cited as having brought down an enemy on April 26, within the Ger | man first line. j Sergeant Charles C. Johnson, "a | good pllq;, who performed excellent I services at Verdun and the Spmme" is credited with an enemy brought down on April 26. A news dispatch from Paris on June 22 credited him with winning his tenth victory over a German ma chine. On July 30 he also was re ported as engaged with a hostile air plane, which fell and disappeared amid thick clouds. PAPAL STATE SECRETARY MAY RESIGN Rome, Aug. 6.—Cardinal Gasparri is expected to re sign his post as Papal secretary of state, according to the Messaggero, which attributed his intention in part to reason of health and in part because of the desire of Pope Benedict to exercise more direct control over the Vatican policies. DIXdN SUSPENDS BOARD Harrisburg—Commissioner of Heatlh Dixon has sus pended the board of health of Eddystone borough, a munitions town near Chester, for failing to enforce the law requiring medical inspection of hotels, restaurants, etc. SMITH MAY GET FURMAN JOB Philadelphia, Aug. 6.— lt is understood here that Senator E. H. Vare has received assurance that.the son of a Vare ward leader named Smith will be named to succeed Paul N. Furman as chief of the bureau of statis tics, and information in the Department of Labor and Industry. New York, Aug. 6.—A report that a U-bcat had been sighted near the trans-Atlantic lanes off this port caused the war department authorities to close the gate in the net protecting the harbor mouth here at 1 o'clock this morning. The gate was opened again at 6a. m. HARVEST HANDS TO REPORT LATE Washington. Aug. 6.—Provision to protect harvesting ' from shortages of hands due to the mobilisation of the National Army has been made by the government in regulations now going out to district exemption boards. Men needed in the fields to complete harvesting will be permitted to remain at work until the need for them passes, when they will join the colors. RUSSIANS HOLD MEETING, HERE Harrisburg—Twenty-six representatives of the Rus sian Brotherhood organization from this State gathered at the Harrisburg Hotel, 223 South Second street, this • * afternoon and discussed sending two representatives to Galicia to aid in bringing the war-torn country beneath Russian rule. 1 . ■ MARRIAGE Karl W. Honenberry and Mary SI. Ultaore, lfnrrlxburici Frank Fortner, llarrlaburK, and It-eola 1.. Baker, Cairo, Gl.| Let S. laer and Catharine N. Helcher. Harrlabarm Scott O. Clemaon, Union HrldKe. Md., and Mary A. Clou.her, Faneytovrni Martin 1.. Cooper and Mary 10. Rhonda, H arrlaburar. STEEL HELMETS AND GAS MASKS FOR 'SAMMEES' Pershing's Men to Be Drilled This Week in Poison Fumes EAT HOMEMADE BREAD British and French Patterns Used in U. S. Equip ment By Associated Press American Training Camp in France, Aug. 6 (by the Associated Press). — The weather cleared to-day and there was much joy among the American soldiers, who declared themselves thoroughly fed up with the Incessant rain, especially when that rain spoiled a very ambitious program of Sunday sports Including baseball. If the weather continues to hold tfood, an Important of training work Is looked forward to. The men have been furnished with gas masks and steel shrapnel hel mets, the former being the French pattern and the latter British. During the week all the men will be put through a lethal gas chamber after being given drills in rapid ad justment of the fearsome-looking headgear. Homemade bread will be supplied to-morrow for the first time, field bakeries having at last begun work ing. Congress Plans to Take Recess in September fly Associated Press Washington, Aug. 6. A congres sional recess in September is the ! goal towards which the leaders now I are working. Before taking a vaca tion, however, Congress must clean up important pending legislation. The House already has cleared its slate of war legislation and is wait ing for the Senate to act. The most important of these measures are the conference reports on the food bills and the war tax bill. In addition, some minor 1-glslatlon may be taken up by the Sensfce afterwards.
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