I • Rushed toHousto to Quell Riot Sight of Fighting HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M\ LXXXVI— Xo. 202 IS PAGES NEGRO TROOPS RIDDLE TEXAN CITY IN RIOT Many Killed and Wounded in Street Battling With 150 Colored Regular Soldiers Who Arm Themselves For Rioting After Negress !s Arrested by Houston Po lice ; White Officers Unable to Hold Men in Check By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 24. —Senator Sheppard. of lexas. after a conference with Secretary Baker to-day announced that the negrc troops concerned in the rioting at Houston would he withdrawn from Texas immediately. Later Secretary Baker attei reading tirst official reports an nounced that he could take no action of any kind until the affair had been investigated fully. Houston, Tex., Aug. 24.—As a result of the mutiny of negro scldiers of the 24th United States Infantry last night, the entire city of Houston and its environs are under martial law to-da/. General John A. Hulen is in command as provost marshal. A revised list shows fifteen men dead. Orders have been given to soldiers to watch all incoming trains and not to permit armed men to enter the city. A report j.hortly after midnight said that armed men were likely to flock into Houston from some of the adjoining counties. It was de cided that this should not be permitted. When the 300 or more regulars arrived from Galveston some cf them were detailed to go to Camp Logan. Others were assigned to duty in the city. Two soldiers were detailed to each street car in the city and two more were delivered to each street corner in the downtown section. Orders were given to prevent the assembling of citizens in the streets. More than one hundred negroes are being sought to-day by strong patrols of regulars and Illinois National Guardsmen under command of Gen eral John A. Hulen. govern r ..f the city, which is now under martial law. Three >• 'inpanies of coast artillery regime::-- from Fort Crockett r in fc: ed the one thousand or u re 1 1 1 ; - noii- Guardsmen to-day am. uici. whi. h was restored early this morn ing. is being maintained. Roll i all this morning by Major Shaw, in com mand of the battalion of negroes, de veloped 1.'3 men were absent. Eight een of these have surrendered and others are being rounded up by the military patrols as the search of the r.egro district progresses. Undei military law, it was stated, soldiers may be shot for having riot ed and fired on their officers. Disband Crowds City and county officers are co operating with and following the in structions of the military officers and it is officially stated that the situation is so well under control that unless crowds are permitted to assemble there will be no further trouble. Among the dead is a negro ser geant. Yidn Henry, believed to have been the in the uprising. Henry's body, riddled with buck shot. was lound a quarter of a mile trom the camp limits. Horace Moody, one of the wound ed police officers, who suffered an amputation of the leg. died this morning at the hospital. E. J. Meinekc. another police officer, is the fifteenth victim reported found. Saloons Closed The following ordors and warnings were issued to-day: All citizens will remain in their homes or usual places of business at once. No citizens not an officer will appear on the streets with guns. Parties will not assemble on the streets. Saloons will not r>e permitted to be open. Places of business where guns and ammunition are sold, kept or stored will remain closed. tSigned) HULEN. Martial Law Martial law was proclaimed by Governor James E. Ferguson, effect ive in Houston and vicinity, and early to-day the military authorities had the situation under control, al though seventy of the negro soldiers were still missing. The trouble is said to have started after some o:' the negro soldiers had complained cf treatment accorded them by members of the Houston police force. About 9 o'clock some eighty negroes, later being Joined by others, formed at their camps and began a march toward downtown Houston. Lights in residences along the way were shot out and a number of persons wounded as they sat in side their homes. Major L S. Snow, commanding the nesro troops guarding Camp Logan, declared that he attempted to con trol the men when he saw what was about to happen, "but they were be yond control and some 150 of them 1 THE WEATHER For Jlnrrinburg and vlelnltys Shower* tliin afternoon or to- cooler to-niKht; Saturday fnir, with moderate tempera ture. For Kawtern Pennsylvania t Tliun demhowerw thin afternoon or to niKht; cooler In north and went portion*; Saturday partly cloudy wlth moderate temperatures moderate Routhneat Khlftlnit to northwet wind*. Temperature! 8 a. m., 72. River Staice: 4.7 feet above lOTT water mark. Sun: Itlne*, 5i22 a. m.| *et*, 6i52 p. ni. ... . Ye*terday'* Weather !flßhe*t temperature, 72. l,ove*t temperature, 07- Mean temperature. 70. Aorxual temperature, 71. started to shoot promiscuously in the I camp and soon scattered In every ■ direction. Negroes Arm For Riot Evidences of the brewing riot be came apparent in the evening aqd Major Snow in command of the troop.-- received word that the negroes hi' i entered the ammunition tents •i i armed themselves. He attempted to quell the negroes, ut they were already beyond con trol and had begun to shoot at ran < m while marching toward the city. It was not until the negroes reached the Reichert store at Washington avenue and Sandman road, that the taking of life began. Alma Reichert, !." years old. the first victim, was >h"t by a stray bullet, it is believed, as she had sought safety in her father's store. It was a block further south, as the negroes turned in that direction on the Sandman road that Fred Wink ler was killed and W. J. Drucks se riously injured. Rush Guardsmen Sixteen truckioads of Federal Na tional Guardsmen were rushed to the -=eat of the trouble, and all the streets weir put under heavy patrol. -More than bne hundred armed nesro soldiers were said to have hid under build ngs in the vicinity of West End baseball park and with their high-powered army rities, pur sued sniping tactics for a time. Among those- killed was Captain J. V. Mattes, Battery A*. Second ll lionois field artillery, who arrived here a few days ago to prepare the ramp for the regiment which is still in t'hicago. He was shot to death while trying to quiet the negro sol diers who were firing on soldiers and civilians. He was badly mutil ated, his right arm being cut off and his scalp almost torn away. After the troops rounded up the negroes it was found about seventy of the riotous mene were missing. The Dead | The dead include: Ira D. Rainey, mounted police of ficer. Rufe Daniels, mounted police of ficer. ' Middle aged man named Smith. S. Satton, barber. Captain J. W. .Mattes. Batterv A, [Second Illinois field artillery. ] E. J. Meinke, police officer. Earl Finley. A. R. Carstens. painter. Manuel Garredo. Fred E. Winkler. Bryant Watson, negro soldier, i Company K, Twenty-fourth infantry. M. D. Everton, member of a local artillery battery. C. W. Wright. The Wounded Among the wounded are: William J. Drucks, condition crit ical. w. H. Burkett, shot in left leg, serious. E. A. Thompson, of Hempstead, shot leg. J. E. Richardson, shot in head. Asa Bland, shot ever left eye. Wylie Strong, negro private. Com pany I, Twenty-fourth Infantry, shot in right side accidentally by an other soldier of his company, not serious. Horace Moody, mounted police of ficer, wounded in left leg. D. R. Patton, mounted police of ficer, six bullet wounds in hip, thigh, leg and shoulder. Samuel Foreman, of Livingston, Company F. Fifth Texas Infantry, shot in leg. James Edwin Lyon, shot in leg and ■' arm. Unidentified negro soldier, shot through abdomen. Unidentified negro soldier, shot in 1 leg. G. W. Butcher, shot in chest. W. A. Thompson, shot through : right hip: condition serious. I City Detective T. A. Binford, shot , in knee. Alma Reichert, white girl, shot in j stomach. ! George Beavens, negro soldier, j wounded in leg. I That the list of the dead and wounded would grow as the daylight search progressed, seemed certain. Mutilate Captain The killing of Captain Joseph W. Mattes, of the Illinois Second Field ; Artillery, was accompanied by ex ; ports. Wounded by a rifle bullet, Captain [CoutUiucd ou Page 17] HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1917 BLAMES BOOZE FOR MURDER OF OFFICER HIPPLE Convicted Murderer in Con fession Savs Whisky Made Him Pull Trigger DIDN'T WANT TO SHOOT V\ ilson Exonerates White, Who Is Serving Twenty- Year Term From Killing Admitting that he fired the re volver shots which killed Officer Lewis C. Hippie about 1 o'clock on the morning of June 23, lit 16, but declaring he did not commit the murder intentionally, Elwood Wil son. colored, who has been con \icted of first degree murder, to-day made his confession in Dauphin county prison. Wilson has been in Jail since last June, as he was caught on the morning of the murder. He was convicted in January and has been sentenced to be electrocuted Sep tember 17. Ir making his confession he gave a warning to his fellow men to take heed to the lesson which had been taught him. Blames Prink Wilson blamed the shooting en tirely on whisky. In his narration of the events preceding the shooting he told of frequent visits to bars and declares positively that but for drink [Continued on Pag< 11] American Air Fleet to Be Ready For Service at Front Early Next Year Washington, Aug. 24.—Tests of the first of the standardized United States airplane motors, designed and built under direction of the Aircraft Production Board makes it practical ly certain that American made fight ing machines will be available for service in France early next year. Results from several tests have been highly satisfactory, it is learned, al though details of the design and performance of the engines are with held. Probably three distinct types of service craft for the army will be turned out. They will be the small, swift machines designed for air duels and to screen observation and bombing craft; daylight bombing machines, slower than the fighting craft hut still fast enough to mini mize the danger from antiaircraft guns and big enough to carrv obser vers, photographic outfits, radio and bombs in addition to their guns and the still slower night bombing ma chines whose carrying capacity is in creased at the expense of speed be cause darkness protects them from gunfire. One Quarter of Men in First Division Do Not Claim Exemption Charles C. Cumbler, chairman of the first county division draft board, re ported to-day that about 25 per cent, of the men examined by that board since last Saturday have passed physical requirements snd will not claim exemption, giving the district about 150 of its quota of 255. The board expects to obtain the ad ditional 100 men next week, when 400 more will be examined. American Tank Steamer Sinks U-Boat in Long Fight By Associated Press An Atlantic Port, Aug. 24.—The Standard Oil tank stearAship Na vajo, destroyed by fire at sea on August 15, while homeward bound, had an encounter on her trip over with a submarine and sunk the enemy vessel with her guns after a four-hour battle according to the crew of 27 who arrived here to-day on an American steamer. The de struction of the Navajo was caused by the explosion of a fuel pipe. The Navajo had three separate en counters with the submarine be fore she sank her, one of the officers said. She first met the German craft off the Irish coast and drove her off. Then next day firing was heard and a large sailing vessel appeared pur sued by what those on the Navajo identjfied as the same U-boat. The German sank the sailing ves sel and then engaged the Navajo for a second time until a British hydro airplane appeared and the U-boat submerged. A fog settled down and the air plane returned to shore. When the fog lifted the t'-boat was found still lurking near and the third engage ment ensured. .The tanker was dam aged in the stern, but in turn regis tered a hit "squarely beneath the Ü boat's periscope." The officer describ ed her as sinking stern first. Great Fleet Planned to Carry U. S. Flag By Associated Press Washington. Aug. 24.—The gov ernment's shipbuilding program calls for a total of 1,270 ships of 7,968,000 tonnage. It was revealed to-day in estimates the shipping board has sent to Secretary McAdoo on which to base a request for a new billion-dollar appropriation. This is in addition to nearly two million tons of shipping now build ing in American yards, which has been commandeered by the emer gency fleet corporation." A large part of the government fleet and of the commandeered fleet will have been completed by the end of the fiscal year June 30. 1918. Building com mandeering and purchases of ves sels will total about two billion dollars. DEVONIAN CREW SAFE By 4ssociated Press Washington. Aug. 24.—A1l mem bers of the crew of the submarined steamer Devonian were saved, according to to-day's advices to the State Department. In the crew were sixty-five Americans. FRENCH GIRL SALUTING . I ■-* s I In ..* . , - ; x:::. &>: . < v .vl. . ... . .:v„,. 15S"I-A SVAMMIE. G>/Asr£yzA/*7>oi*f/tL. Such scenes as this are common in the vicinity of the camps where American troops are being trained. The girls believe in making "Sammie" feel quite at home. U.S. ADVANCES BIG LOAN TO RUSSIA TO AID WAR WORK Nation Has Confidence Coun try Will Soon Be in Fighting Trim By Associated Press Washington. Aug. 24. Another credit of $100,000,000 to Russia was made to-day by the American gov efnment. This brings the total of credits extended so far to the Rus sian government to $275,000,000. The credit has been the subject of recent conferences between Secretary McAdoo and Ambassador Bakhme teff in which the ambassador has pointed out that the necessity of ren dering aid speedily so that needed supplies might be sent to Russia be fore the closing of her ports by ice. Some of the money probably will be used to purchase railway supplies and equipment in this country. To 'Hurry Shipments Approximately 2.500 locomotives, tens of thousands of freight cars and many thousands of tons of steel rails and other railway equipment are needed at once and efforts are being made by producers in this country to hurry shipment. Complete confidence in the new Russian f.overnment was expressed to-day by the State Department. Secretary Lansing denied that news from Russia had caused this government to take a pessimistic view of the publication, declaring that instead of there prevailing a feeling of pessimism, quite the con trary had been cresrted by the con fidential dispatches that have been received. Russ Stronger "I regard the government of Russia as stronger to-day than it has been lor a month," he said. "I mean in general," he added. "Both from political and military points of view." Regarding the military situation, Secretary Lansing professed less con cern than has been displayed by many observers and by a few officials of the government. He explained that .the threatened loss of Riga had not been confirmed and pointed out that the place had been evacuated five times during the war without once having been taken by the Ger mans. Rumors of changing the capi tal from Petrograd to Moscow ap peared not to have alarmed this de partment. Secretary Lansing pointed cut that such a move has been con templated for years. Four Horses Drowned in Swollen Stream; ; Driver Narrowly Escapes Four horses owned by Elmer Davis, a farmer near Progress, were drowned last night when the driver attempted to cross Paxton creek below Rock ville. Mr. Davis' life was saved by clinging to an overhanging tree. He was returning to his farm with a loaded wagon. The. creek being swollen by the rains was too swift for the horses when the team was driven into the water to ford the stream. Mr. Davis places his loss on the horses at about SBOO. Crazed by Draft, Man Kills Neighbor and Self By Associated Press Lancaster. Aug. 24.—Crazed over the draft, John Griffiths, of Culvert, Md., shot and killed his neighbor. Robert Ankrin, on Thursday night and then committed suicide by cut ting his throat. For some time Griffiths had been brooding over the fact that he was included in the draft. No motive <nn be attributed to his killing An krin. I COAL WILL SOAR HIGHER INSTEAD OF TAKING DROP Dealers Regret to ABBounce That Report of Decrease is Without Foundation The report that coal will be sold to Harrisburg consumers this winter at from twenty to seventy-flve cents per ton below the present price is declared to be false and entirely without foundation, by local dealers. The coal men of Harrisburg are unan imous'in this statement. They regret that such is the case, but all believe that the real facts should be given to the public at this time. Many persons who have read the reports that coal in Harrisburg may bo purchased below the prevailing prices a few months hence are due for an unpleasant surprise, accord ing to the dealers. Indeed, there is grave danger that householders who put off the purchase of the winter's supply of fuel in the belief that they can save money may rind when bleak November floats arouml that coal can (Continued on PIIJJC 11) England Must Be Beaten Down, Kaiser Tells Hi*, Armies in Flanders By Associated Press Copenhagen, Aug. 24.—England, the arch enemy of Germany, must be beaten down at whatever ost. Emperor 'William told his troops while on a visit to the Flanders front Wednesday. The emperor referred to the marked contrast between the German and Anglo-French points of view and continued; "It is in God's hands when in His wisdom He will give us victory. He has taught our army a hard lesson and now we are going to pass the examination. With the old German confidence in God we shall show what we can do. The greater and mighter the problem the more glad ly we shall grapple with it solve it. We shall fight and conquer until the enemy has had enough of these struggles." Kemper Is Promoted to Be Lieutenant Colonel Major James B. Kemper has been promoted to bo lieutenant colonel and assigned to the new national army with headquarters at Ayre, Mass.. where one of the training camps is located. Lleutenan' Colonel Kemper is well known in Harrisburg and has a splendid military record. As a sec ond lieutenant he was sent to the Philippines during the Spanish- American War and served so well there that he was made a captain, the youngest captain at that time in the regular army. He afterward served in California, Cuba and along the border. Later he was made ln ftructor-inspector of the Pennsylva nia National Guard and was muster ing officer last year for the regulars at Mount Gretna when the troops went to Mexico, making a great rec ord for speed in mustering. He was f-o popular with Pennsylvania troops that the Eighth Regiment petitioned the War Department to have him as lieutenant colcnel and he was given that rank and assigned to the expe ditionary force. When the troops went back into the State service Kemper resumed his rapk in the regulars as captain and was sta tioned here again as instructor-in spector of infantry. At the time the Madison Rarracks camp was created he was promoted to be major and given charge of one of the battalions and his promotion to be lieutenant colonel came as the result of his good work there. He is e member of the Harrisburg Ro tary Club. PEACE POLICY MAY BE GIVEN BY PRESIDENT Chief Executive Expected to Address Congress on Gov ernment's Views j REPLY TO THE POPE Method Would Take Whole Country Into His Con fidence By Associate J Press Washington. Aug. 2 4.—President Wilson may decide to address Con- I Kress on peace at the same time he makes reply to Pope Benedict's pro posals. In that way he would take the national legislative body into his confidence and at the same time not only inform the country on the ques j tion but also enable members of Con. j gress to carry the government's views I home to the people when Congress ! adjourns. Xo indications of the President's I plans had come from the White House to-day, but the possibility of his discussing the subject before Con gress in this way and consequently before the nation was being consid j ered at the Capitol as a probability. It is understood that the Presi dent will have before him very soon the substance of the replies Great Britain and France will make to the pope. From Viscount Ishii, head of the Japanese mission, the President will get an intimate understanding of Japan's purposes in the situation and also, it is understood, a verv close assessment of the situation in Russia. The Japanese view of the Russian situation is at this time appraised at a special value. The unofficial forecast of what the President will say if l>e speaks is that PO|H- Benedict's proposal contains nothing; on which to proceed and that a discussion of peace terms can best IK- approached by Germany statins Iters as the Allies have done. Austria Is Literally Crying For Peace, Says Traveler From Vienna By Associated Press Copenhagen, Aug. 24.—An Austria which is literally crying for peace, which has discarded any thought of territorial expansion and is even willing to buy its way out of the war by territorial sacrifices on the Italian front and in Galacia; an Austria of frequent food riots, un able to last through another winter of war; an Austria whose population would rise in revolution if any rea sonable offer were rejected by the government, is pictured by an In telligent Austrian who has arrived here from Vienna. In a long talk with the correspond ents to-day he told a story which though perhaps unduly pessimistic, explains the persistence of Count Czernin, Austro-Bungarian foreign minister, and of Emperor Charles, in returning again and again to the sub ject of peace negotiations. This Aus trian, who spent several days in Ber lin on his way to Copenhagen, had an opportunity to talk with represen tatives of the German foreign office and others. He said all of these men with the exception of Maximalian Harden were convinced peace was coming before winter. Great Battle For Lens Marked by Sanguinary Hand-to-Hand Fighting By Associated Press The British Front in France and Belgium, Aug. 24.—Heavy fighting proceeded throughout the night in the southwest edge of Lens for pos session of the great slag heap known as the Green Crassier, from the crest of which the Canadians broke through late yesterday after having a footing on It all day. The British this morning were continuing the battle from positions which they had seized immediately rforthwest of the Crassier and the Germans were making strenuous ef forts to re-establish their shattered defenses on the top of this artificial hill. The Canadians held the Crassier until • late in the afternoon In the face of numerous bitter counterat tacks by strong forces of the enemy. In each case hard hand-to-hand fighting with the bayonet resulted in the Germans being thrown back with severe losses. Towards evening the Germans threw a great'mass of men into the attack and the Canadians fell back slightly to positions adjoining the Crassier. Sanguinary fighting has continued since then. The Germans during the night turned their attention to the Por tuguese allies north of La Bassee and attempted two raids against Portu guese renches, but each time they were driven off by the alert de fenders. Xortheast of Vpres the situation virtually is unchanged. The Brit ish have Improved their positions in several places and have successfully withstood a number of counterat tacks. The Germans shelled this section of the British front heavily during the night. Berlin Authorities to Prohibit Bathing Amsterdam Aug. 24.—Berlin news papers received here say th Berlin municipal authorities intend to pro hibit person? bathing in their homes. The step will be taken, it is added, in order to save water and fuel. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION FRENCH ROLL BACK ENEMY FROM VERDUN German Lines Unabie to Stand Before Mighty Attack That Makes the Poilus Masters of Every Important Position About the Battle-scarred Fortress Before Which Thousands of Men Have Been Killed By Associated Press Rome, Aug. 24.—The war office reports that the battle on the Isonzo front continues and that about sixty guns have been captured. More than twenty thousand prisoners, the war office statement says, have been re moved from the Austro-Italian front by the Italians. In a brilliant attack this morning on the Verdun front the ■ Trench carried Hill 304, one of the most bitterly disputed posi tions of the war, in the struggle for which thousands of men have lost their lives. Ihe Trench advanced to an average depth of 1 1-4 miles over the sector between Avocourt wood and Dead Mans Hill, Paris announces officially, and in addition to Hill 304 stormed the fortified works between Haucourt tmd Bethincourt. The new French assault, made less than a week after the beginning of the new offensive, was delivered west of the Meuse on a somewhat shorter front than Monday's opening attack, which was on both sides of the river. At 'first shock the French, although highly successful did not obtain all their objectives, ar.d to-day s attack doubtless was intended to complete the attain n.ent of the ends immediately in view. The French are now piasters of all the important points on the Verdun front which they held before the beginning of the great German attack last year. 2w the British . front the bitter, Portuguese troops which are hold tight for possession of Lens was con-1... „ tinued during the night The official ! sector in Northern France re- British statement announces that the j P u ' se( l Germnn raids in the'vicinity British now hold German trenches of Labasse. Heavt arUllery lighting imrpediately northwest of the Green i continues around Ypres, where the Crasster, to the south of Lens, and British have improved their posi tliat especially heavy losses have; tions and successfully withstood been inflicted on the Germans. I counter attacks. 0 & L U. S. HAS CONFIDENCE IN RUSSIA J 4* " r • t ± ll "■' :o R ia has ' fwi . :he< in the X government, as a rcnly to Foreign Minister Hp *| " #j£ X ' Wik. n, A ew Russia's ste dt'. tnr?■-, >f pur- T JU II her power and resources to the • Tpr< secution of the war to a victorious peace. J. SHIPYARD STRIKE ENDS ? A* Wilmington, Del.. Aug. 24.—Th strike at the Pusey % ■4* -• ■ J?and Jones shipyard ended to-day, by order of the union, * X T [•when many of the men returned to work. The trouble *r <•s ho was said to have spoken m slightingly of the union, bur he has quit, hence the 7 4* >: unent 'f 4, LARSON WIN'S HANDICAP SHOOT i * j* 4 I |* ft, $ u?, T & *s* TEUTON ADVANCE NEAR RIGA J I I Berlin, Aug. 24.—Troops under Prince Leopold, of 4* f. 1 "Bavaria, advancing on the Rutfsian city of Riga have * 1 the nver Aa at some places on the gulf of Riga # ( * "coast, the German General Staff announced to-day. 4 SIXTEENTH VICTIIiI OF RIOT ] J 111 Houston, Tex., Aug. 24.—The sixteenth victim of the • ' • > |S( ldiers, race riot was E. M. Jones, a jitney driver; whose > * body wai, found near Camp Logan shortly before noon. J ' right arm was almost severed by bayon< ft £ * here were numerous bullet wounds in his body. , , '* U. S. AND HOLLAND AGREE 1 1 i 4 Washington, Aug. 24.—Agreement has been reached • * # between the United States, and Holland whereby some jj J quantities of grain will be released for shipment to The • ' Aj p with the condition that certain portions of i, * jjit will go for relief of Belgians. * ' $ • > ± 4 i ? n 4 ... ? MARRIAGE LICENSES £ ** William T. Jonrx anil Ailnllnr Ituritn, York) Charlrn R. Keotl, JL m * Oil City, ami Kile 11. Whlrldon, Ktnrrdcll) Charles R. Chubb aad T , lassie Kllsabeth Sampson, Ilnlllmore, Md. j-> •3 a
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