w'*ress Takesvp "Jan to Jnsur: Anerfcan and Tale Cafe of Fehters' Dependants HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Jok Star- Jnftcpcnftcnt * J LXXXV 3 No. 190 16 PA£ES U. S. TO INSURE FIGHTING MEN AGAINST LOSS New Phase of Government's War Plan Also Will Protect Families and Dependants of Soldiers Who Are Killed or Disabled in Service; Cost to Be Nominal to Men Participating _ COST FOR EACH SI,OOO INSURANCE TO BE FIXED AT $8 A YEAR Liberal Indemnities For Partial and Total Disability Vary From S4O to $75 a Month; Means Provided For Educating and Rehabilitating Wounded Men at Country's Expense Washington, Aug. 10.—Authority to make effective the government's program of insuring the armed forces of the nation was sought of Congress to-day in bills introduced in both houses by Senator Simmons and Representative Alexander. I lie proposed legislation was framed to follow plans already i announced in general outline and would provide insurance at minimum cost for American soldiers, sailors and marine*, the insured men paying the premiums; family allowances to de pendants of men in the Nation's military or naval service; indemnification for disabilities and the re-education and rehabili . tation at government expense of injured men. A feature not previously announced would make it com- 1 pulsory for officers and men to allot a minimum of sls a month out of their pay to dependent wives and children. The minimum j compulsory allotment is half pay. These allotments would be | .supplemented by family allowances to be made bv the govern- 1 li'.ent of from $5 to SrO a month according to the circumstances and number of dependants. To Encourage Thrift To encourage thrift and better to preserve equality and democracy among the members of our own forces and between them and the allies authority is sought to permit the War and Navy Departments to compel men who do not allot one half their pay to deposit so much of their half pay as is not allotted with the government at four per cent, interest compounded semi annually. Libtral indemnities for partial and total disability are included in the program, varying from S4O to $75 per month minimum up to S2OO a month for higher officers. Insurance would be written by the govern ment on the men at the rate of approximately $8 per thousand in sums from SI,OOO to SIO,OOO. the premiums payable in instalments. The cost of tne government for Will Print Home Reading Course for Citizen Troops Through an arrangement with the War Department the HAR RISBURG TELEGRAPH begin ning Monday will print a series of thirty lessons under the general title "Home Reading Course for Citizen-Soldiers" for the benefit of the thousands of young men selected for service in the National Army. The stories are written in simple non-technical language and do not pre-suppose any military knowl edge. They will prove equally in teresting to relatives and friends of men now enrolled or liable to be enrolled. The lessons will ap pear daily and it is suggested that the men vitally interested clip them for reference. The title of the first lesson is "Your Post of Honor." "Making Good as u Soldier" will follow. v f THE WEATHER For Ilnrrlsburg and vicinity; Fair to-night nnd Saturday; not much choline In tempcrnture. ror Eastern rennarlvanla: Fair to-night and Saturday, moderate temperature; moderate north west to north nlndr.. _ Hlver The upper portion of the 111:1 In r,v _f r M "1 begin to fall to-night anil the lower portion Saturday. All brunches will fall. A stage of about 7.3 feet la Indicated for HnrrUliuri Saturday morning. General Conditions 1 , eastern atorm area la moving ■ lowly off the Middle Atlantic coast. It caused local ahowers in the last twenty-four hours ' n *be Atlantic States ana Last Tennessee and there were showers In the East tiulf region. temperature; 8 a. m„ 60 degrees. Moon 1 Rises, 11;59 p. m. Un; Rises, BtON a. m. Hlver Stage, 5.5 feet. . Veerday'a Weather Highest temperature, K4. Lowest temperature, H3. Mean temperature, 74. normal temperature, 73. the first two years as estimated by t .secretary McAdoo would approxi mate $556,650,000. on its general features the bill was approved by the advisory com mitee of insurance representatives summoned by Secretary McAdoo. "They opposed, however," Sir McAdoo advised the President in a letter made public with the intro duction of the bills, "the grant of any government insurance over and above the compensation on the gtound that the other provisions were liberal enough and might be' made more liberal in ways sug-1 gested by them. They favored, over ! and above compensation, the pay- j ment by the government of $1 000 ! in each case of death during serv ice, or within five years after dis charge of service in lieu of In surance." Money l or Families | Children up to 18 years of age. i 'ncapable of pursuing a sub- , ntially gainful occupation be-1 ause of mental or physical inflrmi- ' les, then without age limit " and wives of men and officers would be I H m ' aUow!ineo within the | imits designated during the term! >f the service of the men insured : . amounts would depend on tht i sue of the family, the allotment ' made by the husband or father out ?! P® y a " d ot her circumstances.! to be determined in each individual I K 1 r de P c n<Jent relatives would be given allowances onlv in I •ase voluntary allotments were made : pa - v of th e men insured. The bill does not attempt to cover the methods to be pursued in re educating and rehabilitating injured men. Two principles, however, are recognized: The man's obligation (Continued on Page 6) Only Union Men to Be Employed on High Seas ... , , Assotiated Frets Washington. Aug. 10.—American I seamen and their employers have come to a full agreement on wages and working conditions during the war which government officials said J:',™ i V V 6 prol, lem of obtain-j ing sufficient men to operate the > great merchant fleet the country is Duiidinß. The agreemnt protaoinhrdlutaoin The agreement provides, it is an nounced, that only union labor will be employed. LEG BROKEN BY Al TO Thomas Williams, aged 51 col- 1 ?iT e<l u 0f M'ddletown, employed by • the Harrisburg Railways Companv sustained a compound fracture of i morn ' n S as a result of being hit by an automobile when he stepped from a street car near he electric light plant. He was wh-fJi th f Harris t > urg Hospital j where the fracture was reduced. STEEL ORDERS UECREXSE n N Jf W V rk ' Uff 10 ' The un filled orders of the United States Meel corporation on J"lv 31 w • ■ 10,844.164 tons, according to the monthly report issued to-day This is a decrease of 539,123 toils from the orders of June 30. I . SIGNAL HONORS FOR FRENCH "KING OF THE AIR" <s , .~ • 11l | |||||||||||| IWIHHIKIIIIWWHIIIII WWtl ill Willi l|| ljf 'I < % I HOJS-012 FK.E>TCH This photograph shows an honor that has hitherto only been acos rded visiting rulers which has hist been rendered b.v the French Army to Captain C.uynemer. the French "K'ng of the Air ' who is seen standing in the center toreground. Captain 05 uynemer, who has recently brought down his fiftieth enemy airplane at ' h . e '' me „ th , e lat P 3t decoration was pinned on his chest, was given the distinction of reviewing the troops who were turned out for this special occasion. He has long been a popular hero all over France Iroopa MANY FROM HERE COMMISSIONED IN OFFICERS' RANKS Harrisburg Youth and Score of Central Pennsylvanians Are Advanced Among the appointments to army commissions at the Officers Training Camp at Plattsburg Barracks were David Fleming, captain of infantry, officers reserve corps, and many cen tral Pennsylvanians. Captain Fleming is a son of David Fleming. 1909 North Front street. He is a graduate of Lawrenceville and Princeton and spent last summer at Plattsburg. Other appointments follow: First lieutenant infantry, officers reserve corps: William J. Gorham, Wilkes- Barre. First lieutenant infantry, officers reserve corps, James E. Black. Lewis town. Second lieutenant infantry, officers reserve corps. King Alexander, Cham bersburg. Second lieutenant cavalry, officers reserve corps. Richard W. Sadler. Carlisle. Second lieutenant field artillery officers reserve COTPS, Charles C. Gif ford, Wilkes-Barre. Second lieutenant quartermaster's cirps, National Army, Anch Kline, Easton. Second lieutenant infantry, officers reserve corps, assigned to Regular Army, Earl R. Eretz. Ottsvllle. Roswell C. Doty, Mifflintown, Fa.. to be asecond lieutenant of infantry, officers reserve corps, wag among the additional appointments to army com missions at the Fort Benjamin Harri son training camp announced to-day. Former President Taft Again Permitted to Eat Clay Center, Kan., Aug. 10. —Phy- sicians attending ex-President Wil liam H. Taft. who is 111 at a hotel here, determined this morning to give him the first food he had eaten since the attack of intestinal trouble early Tuesday morning. "Mr. Taft is some better this morning." Dr. B. F. Mor gan said. "He has 110 temperature and, although weak. Is more cheerful and like himself than at any time since he became ill." The decision to give nourishment to the former President was made after he had asked for food. "I don't want to say the danger mark has passed," Dr. Morgan de clared after having visited Mr. Taft for the first time since last night when he was sleeping. "That would not be entirely correct. However, I do not think at any time there has been any immediate danger. I was a little afraid of conditions that might develop. "Mr. Taft passed a very good night and I should say that he is some better. He conversed this morning about things In general, in a way that he did not do vesterday when he talked very little." Wants Delinquents to Pay 1916 School Tax Citv Treasurer Harry F. Oves to-day gave his final warning to persons who ; have not paid 101 school taxes. Dur ing the last few weeks scores of | prosecutions have been brought ; against property owners to compel them to pay the taxes. | Mr. Oves announced that the School I Roard has ordered him to proceed | against delinquents and collect all outstanding taxes. At least SIB,OOO re , mains unpaid, he said. 18,000 GET WAGE INCREASE Chicago, Aug. 10. An increase of from 11 to 15 percent in wages to 18 000 employes of its shops was announced here to-day bv the Atchi : son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad j The advance goes into effect Scp ! tember 1. G. O. P. COMMITTEE TO MEET The meeting of Republican com mitteemen for the city and countv : in the fifty-four citv precincts will be held next Friday evening in courtroom No. 2. City Chairman . Harry F. Oves is arranging the pro ' for the evening. HARRISBURG, PA.. FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 19 POST OFFICE TO BE READY FOR OCCUPANCY JAN. 1 Contract Will Be Awarded Soon After August 28; Ex terior Nearly Completed After months of delay because of trouble with bonding companies, work on the addition and alterations to the Harrisburg Post Office, un der construction for almost three years, will probably be resumed early in the fall and completed by the first of the year. This statement was made to-day by Postmaster Frank C. Sites. Bids for completing the work on the building will be received until Au gust 28 at Washington, after which the government will award a con tract. Postmaster Sites said to-day that the new contractor by starting late in September could complete the work by January 1, so that the building would be ready for occu pancy then. Much of the exterior construction on the addition to the Post Office, to gether with the roofing and other changes, was completed before the contracting firm then in charge, stopped. The bonding companies refused to reach an agreement, ac cording to Postmaster Sites, months of delay resulting. As the greater part of the unfinished construction is on the interior of the' building, it is believed the new contracting com pany will have no trouble in rushing the improvements and turning over the building for use. Americans Wounded at Front Decorated For Valor Shown Under Fire By Associated Press Paris, Aug. 10.—Price McQuillen, of Ovcrbrook, Pa., and Wayne Vet terlein, of Philadelphia, members of Section 22, of the American Red Cross ambulance service were wounded by a shell while loading wounded at an advanced post on the battle front. Vetterlein was wounded in seven places and one of his legs has been amputated. Both men are now out of danger and are doing well. Thev have been awarded the war cross and the military medal. Arthur Kemp, one of the first men to join the ambulance in 1914, has been decorated with the war cross. Wilson Signs Food Bills; Hoover to Be Appointed Washington, Aug. 10.—The admin istration food control and food survey bills were signed to-day by President Wilson and became law. The appointment of Herbert Hoover as food administrator and the full organization of machinery for control and distribution of the nation's food supply is expected to quickly follow. The first; bill provides for stimu lation of production and the second for control of foods and fuels. Crowd Tears Down Suffrage Banner That Insults Wilson By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 10.—A banner displayed at one of the White House gates by a woman's party suffrage picket addressed to "Kaiser Wilson." was torn down to-day after an in dignant crowd had Jeered and hissed the suffragists for several minutes. COMPLAIN CARS ARE RUN AT TOO HIGH RATE OF SPEED Complaint has been made to Act ing Mayor Gorgas that the motor men on some of the city lines of the Harrisburg Bailways Companv op erate the cars at too high a rate of speed in the downtown districts and in crossing street intersections. Chief of Police Wetzel has been advissd to communicate with officials of the transit company- 200 GENERALS TO BE NAMED FOR NEW ARMY War Department Ruling Bars Regular Army Command ers From Places By Associated Press Washington, AUK. 10.—Army de partment comanders, by War de partment orders issued to-day, are relieved of the national army can tonments and National Guard camps within their departments and will devote themselves entirely to the regular troops within their Juris dictions. The effect of this order, unless there are changes in the high com mands, will he to keep some of the best known American commanders, such as Major General Wood, Major General J. Franklin Bell and others, in department commands at home, instead of sending them with the armies to Europe. There are to be more than 200 new Generals appointed within the next few days. It :s expected that some of these or others might be as signed to the regular departments to permit sending the high line officers with the fighting army. Bethlehem Steel Stands Ready to Aid U. S. in Making Rails For France By Associated Press Washington. D. C., Aug. 10.—Sec retary Baker declared to-day that there was no dispute with the Beth lehem Steel Company over the deliv ery of rails. It was said officially that there had been a dispute some weeks ago, but that this had ad justed. The intimation was thrown out in official circles that the story had been printed for stock jobbing pur poses. The story, as given circulation in New York to-day, went on to say that Schwab, of the Bethlehem Com pany, had refused a government con tract for the manufacture of rails intended for use in France because the price fixed by the government was too low. Allentown, Pa., Aug. 10. —Presi- dent Eugene Grace, of the Beth lehem Steel Company, has issued the following statement: "I bfficially deny that the Beth lehem Steel Company has refused to furnish rails to the United States government for use in France." Mr. Grace says the matter is now under negotiation with the proper government officials, the negotiation being necessary on account of the price, as firs', suggested by the gov ernment, being below the cost of manufacture. To prevent any delay Ir. supplying the rails the Bethlehem Steel Company has orders to proceed with the manufacture, leaving the price to be settled later by the Fed eral Trade Commission after a thor ough investigation. Scores. Killed in Blast in Munitions Plant By Axsocin**d Press London, Aug. 10. —An explosion and fire in a big chemical works in East London last night wrecked the building and killed or injured scores of workers. Thirteen bodies of wo men workers so far have been res cued from the ruins. A large num ber of injured have been treated at the police etations and other con venient places. Bodies are still be ing searched for. Marine Corps Is Filled; Recruit For Casualties Washington. Aug, 10.—The big drive to recruit the marine corps to its new war strength of thirty thous and men is over. Major General Rarnett to-day ordered the recruitinn stations closed for a ten-day rest for the officers and men who have made it possible. They will reopen to re cruit men to allow for casualties among those "first to fight'' FIVE DAYS WILL BE ALLOWED MEN TO BE EXAMINED Must Show Up in That Time or Be Entered as Ac cepted For Army EXPECT QUOTAS SOON Second County Board Calls 112 For Tests; Their Names Examinations of men In the first and third county districts can pro bably ,be started next Wednesday if 1 the official quotas are issued to-mor row, members of the boards said. While all notices have been pre- | pared by these boards the men who are to be called will be given five days from the time these are sent. The second county district board i will begin examinations Monday j morning at 8 o'clock at the Paxtang \ schoolhouse, when 112 men will be j examined. City draft exemption boards, an- j ticipating no call of men from Har risburg for the first draft, are com pleting all preparations of serial number lists and other details, in case the second draft call is made in a few months. A number of applications are be ing received daily by city and county boards from men who have been called in other districts. Physical j examinations are being conducted | in these cases, and the local boards j also have the power to exempt men who are physically unfit. The first county division board i will meet to-morrow in Steelton at their offices in the Electric Light Company building in North Front street. Thirteen men called in other! districts will lie examined. Three | of these were listed late to-day. The ; other ten are: Henry Wright, 155 Locust street J. F. Keenan, 190 j North Front street; Casopp Snclling, 225 Franklin street: O. W. Beall, 341 | Locust street; VV. J. Cavanaugh, 31G ! Franklin street; J. H. Prowell, 220 | Bailey street; Albert Hemphill, 222 | Ridge street; Robert Mont, 62 Fur- j [Continued on Page 5] Alien Shows Loyalty to Country by Asking to Have Name Advanced The first application from a man desiring to have his name advanced 011 the list of those called under the draft so that he would have a better chance of getting into service was received at the State draft head- Quarters to-day. It came from an alien in Mahanoy City, who called up Colonel Frank G. Sweeney, the draft officer at his own expense, and asked to be advanced. Colonel Sweeney referred him to his local board and was eorry he did not take hit name so that he could be gi\en credit as the right kind of a man. The draft headquarters expects to have the revised quotas ready to morrow. The accountants are now working on the credit figures for National Guard enlistments and it is not believed that there will be very many material changes. Information the chaiMes in physical standards is being sort to the district boards to-day, but no information has been received re garding appointment at Washington of the three district appeal beards. They include one for the eastern dis trict and two for the middle dis trict. These boards will not only hear appeals but will have original jurisdiction in industrial exemp tions. Plan National Holiday in Honor of First Men to Be Called to Service Bv Associated Press Washington, Aug. 10. —A national holiday may be declared In Septem ber in celebration of the ontrain ment of the draft levies for the training cantonments. No step to this end has been taken as yet, but officials of the Provost Marshal Gen eral's office regard it as a probable result of the simultaneous movement of the selected men from all over the country. . Conferences were in progress to day with railway officials on details of the mobilization. Transportation lines face the problem of collecting the first 250,000 men from 4,570 dis tricts, providing them with sleep ing accommodations where neces sary and providing stops at points where soldiers can be fed well and quickly. Provost Marshal General Crow der'laid additional stress to-day on his statement to local boards that it might become necessary to nar row. the exemptions of married men or others with dependent relatives. The draft law did not exclude any such from military service but mere ly authorized the provision to grant such discharges where circumstances made It appear advisable. Many Railroaders From Here With Engineers on Their Way to France Among the railroaders of Harris burg and vicinity who are with the engineers of the Nineteenth Regi ment, which suddenly and quietly left Philadelphia, presumably for France, yesterday, nre: Captain Ben jamin W. Kiln* and Edward L. Riley, formerly of the Governor's Troop; Corporal D. W. Baker, Privates H. Q. Bosenberry. H. W. M.nnuels and B. W. Mell, of this city; J. A. Oaff ney and John Atticks. Steolton; P. J. Behrems, Mechanlesburs; Corporal W. L. Rockev, New Cumberland; W. E Myers, Royalton; J. E. Novingor, Penbrook; H. W. Henry and H. H. fihott. of Harrlsburg. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION PACKERS PLOT TO GRAB ENTIRE TOMATO CROP Prices Jump When Big Cor porations Seek to Cor ner Supply AT WORK IN THE WEST Alleged Conspiracy Uncov ered by Federal Trade Commission By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 10.—Evidence | of a conspiracy among large packing interests to corner the entire to mato output of the Pacific coast has ! been discovered, it was said to-dav at the offices of the Federal Trade Commission. The commission's investigators tn California reported to-da.v that three large canning concerns are involved —Armour and Company, Morris and, Company and Libby, McNeil and! I Libby. These companies, they de | clared, have attempted to purchase! | the entire California tomato crop! { from local canners and prices conse i quently are jumping. Prices Forced Although at 92 , / & cents a dozonl local canners are assured of a good profit, the three packing companies, according to the trade commission, have sent the prices up to $1.30 and higher. The retail price, investigat ors reports say also is taking an j upward turn. Trade commission officials are of | 'ho opinion that the California situ : ation should not appreciably affect | prices in other parts of the coun-! ; try as tjie California output is onlyi one-twelfth of the entire country'si pack. SPAIN FACES STRIKE Madrid. Aug. 10. After negotia-! ; tions covering a long period be- > I tween the railroad employes and j j employers the men last night cut off! relations with the companies. A \ | strike of the men is expected to be-1 ! gin at S o'clock to-night. The gov- I : ernment is taking all measures to i j maintain traffic. ■ ! 1* L . x |4 jl ' * ' 'a * T *£ ' 4 ' 4> IX V I i - he st* rmii g waves According to tho official 4* 1 German statement suffered severe losses and* were X £ T repulsed afti hand to hand fighting. | ' r^A N FOR AIR SERVICE LL Washir 10. —Th- Administration bill for J IX T i i develop the war air service was ! . it* '■ ihe SVr.'lit M V'svy Com- I . <yf War amd Navy V i ! *jP - £ (|| •4* f r *- ' (ft 4! T * ♦ ii* M jfr * 4 T* 1 tj> X. 4 ! T J CONSTANTINE WROTE TO KAISER " f -* i to the Times from !l | * Athena ' covered correspond- | -is [-King Constan- J' i tine and will lay it before the chamber. *?• J TEN REPORTED KILLED IN MINE ' X 4 T Jj killed in an explosion at 2.45 o'clock this afternoon at X'' *;. i V. X north of this city. The cause of,the explosion is not X TWO ESCAPE IN GRADE CRASH A T Lemoyne-—John Dick and his soil, John, aged 12, •'both or NeWmariwt, narrowly escaped death to-day when *■[ 4 • X lehed into.an automobile truck in which they were ►!* * riding at a grade crossing at Tome street. X Washington, Aug. 10.—The administration food con. , , ▼ trol and food-survey bills were signed to-day oy President * * and became h J 4* .. $ , MARRIAGE LICENSES A* i Joel Oliver Ilullmuii, llnrrlxhurtf, ami l.uellu M. Runkle. Pike- V town; Hubert Uric* mid Olle May Hu<lon. Steeltont Leoi.nrd Acrl & nml I.lllle F. Mugnro, HarrlNburg. T ALLIED ARMIES MAKE PROGRESS IN FLANDERS French and British Keep Up Constant Hammering on German Lines HAIG TAKES WESTHOEK Teutons Are Driven From Po sitions on Command ing Ridge London, Aug. 10. Entente warships lutvc Ih-cii bombarding the Turkisli butteries along the coast of Asia .Minor, according to a dispntc 1) from Athens to the Kxehange Telegraph Company. British monitors have success fully reduced to silence one of the Turkish batteries and have - destroyed an airdrome installed near another. While the entente guns are still hammering the German lines in | Flanders with a fury apparently I equal to that of the original bom bardment, the infantry has not been ; inactive. To-day important gains by j both the British and French on a seven-mile front, taking in Westhoek | and liixschoote, are reported. British troops last night finished | the task of driving the Germans from the town of Westhoek and like wise cleared them from the lines they still were clinging to on the ridge near the town. This forward movement gives Field Marshal Halg a-far better hold of the section of j the line immediately east of the | Vpres. French Push Ahead The French on their front near 1 Bixschoote advanced east and north | of that place, adding to the gains i Ihey had recently effected In this j sector. ! Silence from the British side re | gardlng the artillery hattle continues. [Continued on Page ll] HOGS RRKAK PRICK REC!ORI> I Chicago, Aug. 10. —Another mile | stone in the upward march of hog I prices was reported to-day when | choice heavies sold at the new record 'price of sl7 per hundredweight.
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