Crown Prince Launches Another Great Attack Against French Lines in Effort to Regain Losset HARRISBURG iSSglli TELEGRAPH M LXXXVI— No. 205 12 PAGES DISTRICT DRAFT BOARDS MAKE ANOTHER TRY Seek to Fill Quotas; Appeal Board Handicapped by Incomplete Reports SEND OUT SUGGESTIONS Must Have Complete Data and Evidence Before They Start Work Two of the three division draft boards of the county resumed exam inations of men to-day because of the low number of men obtained in the first call. In the third county district the board examined forty-seven per sons during- the morning, twenty-five passing and six not claiming exemp tion. The first district board will start again to-morrow and will exam ine one hundred men each day for four days. The second division board began this morning on a call of 250 men who are to be examined during the week. Appeal Board Held Because of the meaker and incom plete reports from the various local boards, the district appeal board for the second division of the Middle Ju dicial District could no't dispose ot any exemption claims when the mem bers met in the House caucus room this morning. A number of sugges tions will be sent out to the local boards to-morrow to assist wherever! possible by sending in complete data j and fevidence in all cases which must I conie before the district board. The I appeal board also is getting in touch 1 with industrial corporations in the ; district, asking for full particulars ot men employed, men of draft age and the same data for various depart- Flve Per Cent. Called Orders were sent out this afternoon by Colonel Sweeney, of the State draft board, notifying all local boards of the order in which the men accepted or. the first call must go. Five per cent leave September 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, one per cent, each day; the next forty per cent September 19; forty per cent. October 3, and the remaining fifteen per cent, as soon thereafter as pos- , slble. These orders change the ones which were sent on Saturday but later withdrawn. Local boards are no tified that in the first five per cent! only white men are to be sent, pref- j erably men with military experience and irrespective of the order in which j they were accepted other than that they must be in the first draft. The first five per cent, will be sent j to camp with the intention of making preparations for the contingents as i they arrive, so that no delay will result in the assignment of the men. Catholic Societies Pledge Loyalty to U. S. in War By Associated Press Kansas City, Aug. 27.—Catholics of America will support the cause of their country "with undeviating loy alty" thoughout the war with the central empires. That pledge was given here to-day by John Whalen, of New York, in his annual address as presented before the opening ses sion of the convention of the Amer ican Federation of Catholic Societies. "Ail sacrifices demanded of us should l>e met cheerfully," Mr. Wha len declared. "Whether the struggle be long or short, we pledge the un deviating loyalty of our country of three million Catholic men and wo men united in federation." THE CIVIC CLUB'S SECOND FLY—MEASURING DAY SEPTEMBER 29 9 to 12. Prizes awarded: R cents a pint for all flies. THE WEATHER For HnrrlnbiirK find vlclnltyt Fnlr and Mliftlitly warmer to-nljtlit and Tuesday. For Eantern Pennny Ivanla : Fnlr and Nomewhat warmer to-alicht and Thewdaji moderate Moutli weat wind*. Illver The Sunquehanna river and all It* trlhiitiirien will fall nlowly ex cept the lower portion of the main river, whleh will rise Nllglitly or remain nearly Mta tlonnry to-alftlit and fall Tue*- day. A ntajtc- of about I.S feet I.* Indicated for HarrlMhiirK TueMday morning. General Condition* An area of hltfh barometer from the Went haw ovcriipread nearly nil the eantern half of the c>iiii try Mince lat report, aad In now central over Kant Tennennee. Another high area from the North Pacific ocean cover* the North wentern State*. beliift neparated from the eantern high by a trough of low barometer extending from the Lake Su perior region nouth went ward to the Rio <rande Valley. Light nhowern have fallen In the lant twenty-four hourn along the northern border from North Da kota to Michigan and In South Dakota, Nehraaka, Kantian. lowa, Mlnwourl and Utah, and In extreme Southern Florida. It In 2 to V 2 degreen cooler than on Saturday morning In the Atlan tic State* from New England to Florida and In the Bant Gulf State* and Eaat Tenne**eet It I* cooler al*o In the Northwent ern State*, We*tern Canadian province* aad over nearly ail the country west of the Rooky Mountain*. Elsewhere tempera ture* generally have rlaen to 2 to 22 degreen. Temperaturei 8 a. m., 6i Sum Rise*, Bi2B a. m.| *eta, 6i44 p. m. Mooni Full moon, September 1. River Stagei Ri3 feet above low water mark. Ye*terday*a Weather Highest temperature, 7N, Lowest temperature, M, Meaa temperature, M. Normal temperature, 70. U.S. SAVINGS PLAN! MAKES PURCHASE | OF BONDS EASY Stamps Will Be Sold For Ben efitof Small In vestors IN $5.00 DENOMINATIONS I Scheme Based on Lines Simi lar to Successful Brit ish Plan By Associated Press Washington, AUK. 27.—Details of the war savings certificate plan, mod eled somewhat after the British plan, under which certificates of one pound are purchased in instalments by stamps issued through the post offices, have been virtually com pleted, are now before Secretary McAdoo for consideration and prob- | ably will be announced shortly. Pending official announcement in dications are that the American cer tificates will be issued in denomi nations as low as J5 and the British stamp scheme will be adhered to. Should the British plan be fol lowed, payments could be made by purchase of distinctive stamps issued in sums less than one dollar at post offices and other governmental agen cies. A book would be given each purchaser, in which the stamps would be pasted. When the book is | full it would be redeemed by a war i savings certificate. City League Delegates Streaming Into Town For Big Convention City officials expect the first of the | delegate.; to the convention of the i League of Third Class Cities, to ar rive here late this afternoon or early to-night. Sessions open to-morrow mort.tng at 10.30 o'clock in the Technical High school auditorium. Fred H. Gates, of Wilkes-Barre, sec retary of the league, notified City Clerk R. Ross Seaman he would ar rive late this evening. At lecst 100 delegates art expected from the various cities of the State and with the representatives for Har risluirg 125 will probably be en rolled. The enrollment of delegates, ad dress of welcome by City Solicitor John K. Fox and other short busi ness routine is scheduled for the morning, and the report of the law committee will be a feature of the alter noon session. Grass Only Food Little Children Can Get to Keep From Starvation By Associated Press NVw York, Aug. 27.—More than 50,000 children under 12 years of 1 age, all dependent on outside relief for necessities of life, are in Leba non, and an additional 25,000 orph ans are in Syria, not including Pales tine, according to reports of mission aries from the Near East who recent- ] ly arrived here. It was asserted by j the missionaries that it was extreme- I ly doubtful whether many of these children could survive the coming winter, if relief does not reach them jin a more substantial form than heretofore. In many instances the missionar | ies said, little children scarcely old I enough to feed themselves were | found by relief Workers living abso ! lutely alone, begging for. enough food to keep them alive, and failing i in that, subsisting on grass. The ma ; .iority of these were girls, who had ! survived fue to greater powers of j resistance or to having been fed by I their brothers, who starved. Another Mill Will Be Operated if Enough Workers Can Be Secured It is the purpose of the Lalance and Grosjean Mfg. Co., Division and Jefferson streets, if the necessary number of mill helpers can be ob tained, to operate an additional mill beginning next Monday. The entire product of the local mills is consum ed by the main factory at Wood haven, Long Island, which is now exceedingly busy, having a quantity of orders from the United States government for camp and field and hospital supplies. 100 Delegates Coming to Annual Convention of American Mechanics Everything is in readiness for the I annual convention of the Order of j United American Mechanics which j will be held in the G. A. R. hall In I Third street to-morrow, Wednesday and Thursday. | More than 100 delegates from ! eighteen eastern states will be pres ent. They will start coming in to night, when the early arrivals will | he guests at a reception in the Bol ton House. The first session will be held to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. One of the principal matters to be acted on will be changing the name from American Mechanics to Amer ican Men. U. S. to Reply to Pope's Peace Proposal This Week By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 27.—A reply to Pope Benedict's peace proposal may be made by the government this week. Secretary Lansing said to day it would be made soon but de clined to Indicate Its character or time of dispatch. Reports from the entente powers to-day indicated that they might be waiting for the United States to .rake the first reply. HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1917. 5,500 YOUNG AMERICANS ARE STRIVING FOR OFFICERS' COMMISSION BIG REPUBLICAN VICTORY IS SURE, SAYS BEIDLEMAN Not a Ripple of Dissatisfac- ; tion With County Affairs Throughout the County CONTESTS FOR COUNCIL Nonpartisan Places to Re Fill ed in November Bring on Sharp Campaign The outlook was never brighter for a sweeping Republican victory in Dauphin county, in the opinion of Senator E. E. Beidleman who has; Just completed a comprehensive tour of the rural districts. "There is not a ripple of dissatis faction visible anywhere," said Sen-1 ator Beidleman to-day. "The rank; and tile of the party are well content! and there is great unity of opinion, ns to who the candidates shall be 1 this fall. On the other hand, the, Democrats aie demoralized. The 1 Republican vote will show a tremen dous swing of public sentiment." Senator Beidleman has spent al most every Saturday in the outlying districts this summer as the guest of organizations that have invited him to speak at their outings and while he has not carried politics into any of these gatherings he has had am ple opportunity to speak with dis trict leaders and to sound out the feelings of voters in general. Ilran \umcK The order in which the names of candidates for council and mayor will appear on the official primary election ballot- was determined at noon to-day at a drawing in the county commis sioners' office. Practically every can didate was present, crowding into the room to witness the drawing. The candidates first drew slips of paper with numbers on them. Commissioner Harry C. Wells then took "pills" numbering them from 1 to 21 inclu sive, and placed them in a box. A clerk in tho office was blindfolded and drew the numbers. As they were diawn they were listed in the order In which the names will be printed. Getting Hot in City With tho approach of the primary date the municipal campaign is de veloping speed and interest. Alder man George A. Hoverter, well known Repubican who has had wide experience in municipal affairs and who claims the support of many in fluential Republicans, has been in terrupted in his campaign for mayor by the death of his brother, Samuel M. Hoverter, a famous baseball star of other days. Alderman Hoverter was himself a member of one of the city's champion teams when he wus a youth. He served in Council and [Continued on Page 3] Thieves Enter Chapel While the Minister Is Away and Steal Coal Thieves taking advantage of the | absence of the Rev. Herbert S. ! Games, pastor of Zion Lutheran | Church, Hummelstown, who is away on hi:' vacation entered the ! cellar of the chapel and stole nearly ten tons of coal. It is believed they I took it away in a wagon. Another Newspaperman Leaves For War Zone Another Harrisburg newspaper man, James Drever of the staff of the Evening News has left to cast ! his lot with the Canadians in the fight for world democracy. He left this morning for Toronto. Mr. Drever served with the Gordon Highlanders i nthe Boer War. FAIT; TO FIND MONEY The four diving girls from th<s { Majestic Theater who. paddled around in the Susquehanna this morning in search of the $6,200 toss ed in by an employe of tho Pipe and Pipe Bending Company were unsuccessful. NAMED AM GUARDIAN The Commonweal!h Trust Company was named by the Court as guardian for Cecil, Emma and Carrlrt Jones, each of whom were given SI,OOO in the will ot the late Emma Fuuaton. Above are shown views of the second officers training camp at Fort Oglethorpe, which opened to-day with an enrollment of 5,500. More than fifty boys from Central Pennsylvania are in camp. The pictures which were sent to the Harrisburg Tele graph by W. B. Brown, a former member of the staff show historic Lookout Mountain as seen from Missionary Ridge and a company street in the camp. Each of the barracks is 20x246 feet. ORDER IN WHICH NAMES WILL APPEAR The order in which the names of candidates for Mayor, and City Council will appear on the official primary election ballot follows: MAYOR 1. Patrick T. Kenny. 3. Thomas G. George. 2. Daniel L. Kiester. 4. W. L. Gorgas. 5. George A. Hoverter. COUNCILMEN FOR TWO-YEAR TERM 1. J. F. Ommcrt. 11. Howard W. Jones. 2. Edward L. Rinkenbach. 12. William H. Lynch. 3. David K. Young. 13. John A. Parthemore. 4. DeWitt A. Fry. 14 Thomas P. Moran. 5. John K. Royal. 15. Charles C. Steiner. 6. Charles F. Spicer. 16. William J. Maglaughlin. 7. J. L. Yoder. 17. Samuel F .Hassler. 8. Edward Z. Gross, 18. Charles P. Walter. 9. Charles W. Burtnett. 19. B. J. H. Douglass. 10. Louis J. Houseal. 20. James C. Thompson. 21. Augustus Wildman COUNCILMAN NOVEMBER TO JANUARY TERM 1. Fred L. Morgenthaler. 2. John G. Marks. EVERY AID IS PROMISED RUSS BY PRESIDENT Wilson Tells National Council U. S. Will Give Nation Ma terial Assistance Washington, Aug. 27. President Wilson sent to the members of the National Council assembly at Mos cow to-day assurance that this gov ernment is willing to extend "every material and moral assistance" to the Russian government. No official comment was made by government officials on Premier Kerensky's speech before tho mem bers of the Council yesterday, but It was made clear that the sentiments expressed by the Russian leader were heartily approved here and that his declaration is indicating the firm manner in which he and his counsellors are prepared to deal with enemies of the new government had aroused a greater confidence in the outcome of their plans. The mess ago cabled -• President Wilson fol lows: "I take the liberty to send to the members of the great council now meeting in Moscow the cordial greet ing- of their friends, the people of the United States; to express their confidence in the ultimate triumph of ideals of democracy and self gov ernment against all enemies within and without and to give their re newed assurance of every material and moral assistance they can ex tend to the government of Russia in the promotion of the common cause in which the two nations are unselfishly united. WOODROW WILSON." American Naval Flyer Killed at French Front Washington, Aug. 27. —The first death of an American naval flyer at the French front was announced here to-day In official dispatches to fhe Navy Department. He was George Herbert Manley, a machin ist's mate in the naval aeronautical corps and was killed at Tours, France, In an airplane accident, the nature of which was not described. Manley was a son of Herbert Man ley. of Maplewood, N. J. DKHHIS HK.HOVKI) Postmaster Sites has earned the ap preciation of everybody by having the debris which has littered Locust street for months In front of the Federal Building, removed, He Is still hopeful that final steps In the completion of the remodeling of the Government Building will be taken this week, when It is expected that a new contract will be awarded at W ash ins ton. COUNCIL PASSES ON ANNEXATION OF RIVERSIDE Goes Through 3 to 1; If Resi dents Do Not Fight Will Become Part of City Council to-day passed the River side annexation ordinance by a vote of three to one. Should none of the residents in the district fight the an nexation move within the next ten days the large district north of the city will become a part of Harris burg, and within sixty days the citi zens will bo notified and may vote at the November election for the candi dates for city offices and school di rectorate. Commissioner Lynch was the only member to vote against the move. Jn doing so he explained to Acting Mayor Gorgas that he was not op posed to tuking in Riverside, but that he wanted to know the cost of the annexation and certain improve ments which must be made, before he would be willing to act favorably. Mayor Gorgas and Commissioners Dunkle and Gross, however, voted in the affirmative and the ordinance was passed. Spencer Gilbert Nauman notified the commissioners before the formal session that the Pennsylvania Raii road Company would expect remu neration for the water mains which it lias laid in Sixth, Division and Front streets in Rivergido, to which the smaller water lines are attach ed. Acting Mayor stated that Coun cil would consider all such questions in making up the budget for the coming year. M. W. Jacobs, solicitor for the city school board, was the only other person to address Council on the annexation. He stated the board was neither for or against the addi toin, but that should the territory be taken in, preparations would be [Continued on Pago 12] 500,000 Dozen Shirts For Army and Navy Are Placed in One Order New York, Aug. 27.—Shirt makers of New York and vicinity will begin work soon upon one of the largest orders ever given in the history of the country. The order, which calls for 600,000 dozen shirts for the men of the navy and army means the employment o£ 10,000 persons from now until December 1, when it must he completed. It Is said the shirt makers will be paid from $5 to $ a week more on this contract than Is usual for military work. DR. FAGER HEADS BOYS' WORKING RESERVE BODY Tech High Principal Will Pro cure Volunteers to Take Places of Fighters THE' QUOTA HERE IS 423 That Number of Dauphin County Youths Expected to Respond Dr. Charles B. Fager, principal of the Technical high school, has been appointed chairman for the Boys' Working Reserve Committee in Dau phin county. He has accepted the appointment and is now formulating the committee which will assist him in the work of procuring volunteers between the ages of 16 and 21, with their parents' consent, who will vol unteer for the various kinds of work for which they are fitted and which they prefer to help Uncle Sam win the war with Germany, taking the places of men who go to the front. In an interview to-day Dr. Fager saidr "Pennsylvania's enrollment for the Boys' Working Reserve, U. S. A., has been apportioned by counties for the speedy recruiting of the quota of 23,000 boys requested by the United States Department of Labor. The apportionment means enrollment of one boy in every sixteen in the state, or one boy to every 100 men of voting age. Dauphin county's quota is 423. "The Reserve is an organization which aims to supply emergency workers to replace labor shortage caused by the draft." Buttons for Those Who Knroll Dr. Fager said that he understands the importance of keeping boys in school as long as possible, and he is fully in accord with the Governor's proclamation along these lines, but when the government decides that boys are needed to help win the war by placing them in men's places when the regular workers have gone to the front, the need cannot be denied. Buttons will be provided for boys who enroll, but the national bronze badge is made only after the boys have given satisfactory emergency service. The enrollment will he made as soon as possible and previous to that time Dr. Fager and the com mitteemen who will assist him will get into touch with the industries of the county to ascertain their needs. Adams county's quota will be 91; Cumberland. 154: Franklin, 160; Ful ton, 26; Huntingdon, 108; Juniata, 39; 'Lancaster, 473; Lebanon, 177; Mifflin, 76; Northumberland, 314; Perry, 66; Schuylkill, 613; Snyder, 46, and York, 3 83. Camp Hancock to Have a "Vimy Ridge" Over Which Guard Will Fight By Associated Press Camp Hancock, August, Ga„ Au(r. 27.—Camp Hancock will have a "Vimy ridge" and "Le Morte Homme" over which Pennsylvania soldiers of tho 28th division will charge with bombs and bayonets to attack imaginary Germans, These spectacular charges will be part of the intensive training the troops will undergo at the concen trant camp here before they are sent to France for the finishing touches to smother the Boches. The soldiers will be drilled tn trench warfare as soon as they are settled in camp. Major General Clement took up the task of outlin ing a program for the Instruction of the men. Mennonites Willing to Care For the Wounded By Assoeiateti Press Philadelphia, Aug. 27.—The loy alty of Mennonites in the Easton conference is pledged to the govern ment in a statement by the Rev. N. B. Grubb, chairman of the commit tee to advise. eligibles in the church who have been selected from the National Army. Fifty of tho mem bers in this city are eligible. "Every one of those fifty Is will ing to servo In this hour of need, so long as that service does not Inter fere with serving God as ho Is taught in our faith," Mr. Grubb sta t es. The Mennonites are willing to care for wounded, b.ut their religious be liefs will not allow thorn to take part in actual combat. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION PETAIN HOLDS LINES DESPITE HEAVY ATTACK Crown Prince in Vain Throws His Armies Against Posi tions Taken by French in Recent Drives; Poilus Take Hundreds of Prisoners in New Offensive; Brit ish Drop Bombs From Air in Belgium General Petain is holding all his gains of the great Verdun offensive movement in the face of formidable counterattacks which the crown prince is now launching. The French commander reports the repulse last night of strong assaults on newly-won positions in this sector. He an nounces also the capture of 1,100 prisoners in the fighting yes terday, when the French lines were carried forward two-thirds of a mile on a two and a half miles front, to the outskirts of Beaumont village. Possibly as a diversion, the Ger- i j mans have resumed their attacks In the Aisne region, where for many days in July and early August they met with repeated checks 1n desper ate attempts to drive the French from the valuable ground on the ! Chemin-Des-Dames won in the spring offensive. The renewal ut tile j atempt met with no bettfi success, the breaking up of the crown | prince's thrusts being announced to | day by the Paris war office, j The British are continuing their systematic smashing of aviation and other bases behind the German front in Belgium. The dropping of a large number of bombs by naval airmen on the airdrome of St. Denis West!en ,s anounce dto-day. In infantry opera tions only the activity reported is ! a successful trench raid carried out j i this morning near Ossttaaverne. I 3 2, RUSSIANS REPULSE ATTACK X Petrograd, Aug. 27.—An Austro-German attack on 3* 4 Rumanian positions south of Ocna last night was repulsed &, la. the war office announced. Northeast of Soveia the Rumanians recovered a height which had been wrested *§ X from them. *T 4* X f #© ■b PROBE MARE ISLAND BLAST 4 A Washington, Aug. 27.—Progress in the investigation JT T looking to criminal proceedings against the persons <5 'A. guilty ::i causing the explosion at Mare Island, Cal., July X JL T TJ, in whith five persons were killed, wis discussed by IS* Secret iry Daniels to-day with Attorney General Gregory. m f N * T I W. W. LEADER SAYS HE IS VICTIM ? . jL Butte Mont., Aug. 27.—C. A. McCarthy, an officer Xof the Butt;- Local Industrial Workers of the World, 4* >L f charged with having taken part in the lynching of Frank L ju Little, an I. W. W. leader, today declared that he was tht X T V victim of a "frame-up." T * X ' f f MEXICAN WAR VETERANS ATTEND -I* & Nev. York, Aug. 27.—With two veterans of the Mex- 3, X . i ican war present, both over 90 years of age, the 18th ' 4 annual encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars <| 14 g A opened here to-day. • X T Z IB DESPERATE BATTLE RAGES IN ALPS X X Rome, Aug. 27.—A desperate battle is in progress in T |j the Bainsizza plateau, on the front north of Gorizia. it dL iX is announced officially. The resistance of the Austrians 3* *2* "f* has been overcome at various points. *4 f * J* AUSTRIANS WITHDRAW IN ALPS T * V * London, Aug. 27. —1t was reported from Austrian 4 | headcnartcrs to-day that the Austrian troops who were J, T fighting to the north of Goriria, on the Isonzo front, have T £ now retired. * I I I i _t 1 MARRIAGE LICENSES •jh tieorne Jaeob Miller and Carrie May NfrnlTnrr, Wlcoblmo "§* 2 townmhlpi Georit* Kolchlch unci Julia Mokuah, Steelton. ' \ . i; I Austria Has Lost 100,000 Men on Italian Front Rome, Aug. 27.—Lleut.-Gen. Count Cadorna, commander-in-chief of tlio Italian forces, when asked to-day how the great battle of the Isonzo was going, replied: "We are doing nicely, thank you." The war office announced last night a further advance north of Gorizia by the Italians, who are pressing on in hot pursuit of the flet ng Aus trians. The number of prisoners taken in this battle is now 23,000, in addition to 600 officers and 75 guns and a large quantity of other war booty. The total losses of the Austrians are reckoned at nearly 100,000; those in the Carso region, the most im portant of all, have not been an nounced officially. The famous "Iron j Division" of the Austrians was the I heaviest sufferer.
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