II " ' "'■ "'. ~' T ■ f- 1 German Sympathizers Believed to Be Working jfe HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M ®ljc otar- Jn&cpcn&ent . - LXXXVI— No. 231 14 PAGES BRITONS PRESS HARD ON LINE IN FLANDERS Australians Hammer Constantly on Germans in Effort to Further Dislodge Them; Kaiser's Hosts Suffer Heavy Losses in Futile Attempts to Regain Ground Lost; French Repulse Two' Assaults by Crown Prince By Associated Press s Britisji in France and Belgium, Sept. 27.—The British are maintaining their new lines strongly. The main battle to-day is in the neighborhood of Cameron house, south of the eastern extremity of Polygon wood, where the Australians are pressing the Germans hard. The situation as a whole is virtually unchanged. Northwest of Zonnebeke heavy fighting continues in the re gion of the elevations which dominate a considerable extent of territory. From the British standpoint the situation resulting from the new offensive is exceedingly satisfactory. Victory Over Germans Is as Complete as Any Gained on West Front By Associated Press Yesterday's victory of the British in Flanders appears to have been about as complete as any they have Rained in this year's operations. To day found them not only in entire possession the ground they had wo non a six-mile front from Tower Hamlets to St. Julian, but pressing the Germans hard after repulsing numerous counterattacks. It has taken hard battling, never theless, to maintain the gains of from half a mile to two-thirds of a mile which they accomplished in Wednesday's drive. The Germans returned repeatedly to the attack yesterday afternoon and evening, as saulting the new British line with large forces. They were success fully met at all points however, the British war office reports to-day and the fighting died down in the' even ing, leaving Field Marshal Haig's forces in possession of their gains. The German losses throughout had been extremely heavy. New fighting developed to-day south of the eastern extremity of Polygon wood, the Australians there giving the hard pressed Germans no rest. On the British right heavy fighting also continued for elevations northwest of Zonnebeke. The French on the Aisne front had a German offensive movement to deal with last night. They met It successfully, repulsing with heavy losses the crown prince's troops who twice attacked French positions on the Chemin Des Dames. Famous British General Loses Leg in Battle By Associated Press London, Sept. 27. —Lieut. General G. T. M. Bridges, who accompanied the Balfour mission to the United States last summer, has lost a leg below the knee in consequence of a wound received in action, according to the Times. Captain J. K. Law. son of Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the ex chequre, a military aviator, who was reported missing yesterday, has not returned from a flight he made over the German lines last Friday. BKXNETT IX LEAD New York, Sept. 27.—William H. Bennett took the lead to-day over Mayor Mitchell in the contest for the Republican mayoralty nomination. The recount of the primary vote gives Bennett a lead of 314. THE CIVIC CLUB'S SECOND FLV—MEASURING DAY SEPTEMBER 29 9 to 12. Prizes awarded: 5 cents a pint for all flies. THE WEATHER] For llnrrlshurg and vicinity! Gen erally cloudy to-nlKlit and Fri day, probably ahonvri(| warmer to-night. For Enatrrn Pennsylvania! Gener ally cloudy to-nlitiit nnd Friday, probably showers except (air In southeast portion to-nlghti Marnier to-nlKht| Kcntlc to mod erate southwest to west wind*. Hlver The Susquehanna river nnd nil Its branches will probably fall slowly or remain nearly sta tionary to-nlKht. Kuln within the next thirty-six hours muv cause some, possibly nil, streams of,the system to rise Friday. A staice of about 3.8 feet Is indi cated for Marrlsburg Friday morning. General Conditions The southern disturbance that has caused unsettled weather over the southeastern part of the country for several days has moved into the Gulf of Mexico and appears to be approaching the Middle Gulf Coast. It Is 4 to -- deKrecs colder over nearly all the country between the Kocky Mountains and the Mlsslsslppf river. Including the western part of the Lake He lion. Temperaturei 8 a. m., 54. Sunt Hlses, 6:57 a. m. I sets, 8i54 p. ni. Moon i Full moon, September SO. River Stave■ 3.5 feet above loir water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 7. Lowest temperature, 50. Mean temperature, 63. iVormai temperature, 62. British Fighting Machine Crushes Its Way Through Strongest German Lines British Front in France and Bel gium, Sept. 27.—Once more the Brit ish lighting machine has crushed its way through the German trenches along the Ypres battle front with great success. The offensive begun in the gray down of a misty morn ing "ad by noon yesterday accom plished virtually all that had been planned for It, and the men of Aus tralia, England and Scotland were holdins positions which represented a gain of from 1,000 to 1,300 yards over u large part of the sector In volved. Thcj had secured the whole of the Tower Hamlets ridge which the Germans had fought so bitterly to re lain: they were clear of the famous I'c lygon wood whose eastern slopes had been filled with concrete re doubts and sniping shelters: they had battled half way through Zonnebeke village of Immortal memory, and rorth of the Ypres-Itoulers railway they were holding many German strongholds in the valley of the Hancbeek river. Hard fighting still continued, especially south the Poly gon wood, where the Germans were trying determinedly to regain the ground lost and further counter at tacks were not unexpected. Fulfill Plan The advance on the extreme right •.vas net deep, but was in accord with the plat' to drive the Germans from Tower Hamlets ridge. The battle for this position really began Tuesday w hen the Germans in an endeavor to push back the Britis!i flank launched a series of fierce counter attacks on both sides of the Ypres-Menin high way. The fighting here Tuesday was continuous and sanguinary for the Germans kept throwing infantry in waves against the British position. The defenders were forced to give way slightly, but with undaunted courage hurled themselves on the enemy with such fierceness that they were able to re-establish themselves before the hour fqr the new advance arrived. A lot of British troops, in this sector began the new push yesterday under the fatigue of many hours' battling against a determined foe, but they did their work well. The fighting about Tower Hamlets was very severe and the Germans were iable to get heavy machine gun fire jon the British from positions to the south. Withering Fire Along the Menin road, the English made the slight advance called for under a withering machine gun and artillery tire. North of the Ypres- Menin road the line of advance swung out much farther into enemy territory in order to include the Polygon wood and the other impor tant positions. North of Polygon wood Australians covered the ground assigned to them in two hours and twenty minutes, the average depth of their advance being .1,200 yards. The entire Australian operation was accomplished with ex ceedingly small casualties. The Germans were active through out the night and put down a heavy barrage fire before yesterday morn ing's attack, but it did little damage. Among the prisoners in this sector were a number of Prussians who are sturdy looking troops. Prisoners were coming in all along the line of the offensive, but it was impossible to estimate the total further than that several hundred had been accounted for at an early hour. Mother and Baby to Be Given Home Together By Friends in This City Mary Walters, the young Detroit mother, who attempted to take her life and drown her little daughter in the Susquehanna river, when without money and friendless, in this city last week, is to have a good home in Harrlsburg. /As a result of the publicity given the pathetic case of the young mother and her pretty little daugh ter, many offers of a home for the two have been made during the past day or so. The home selected is one in which mother and child will not be separated. The young mother Will have a chance to be gin life over again, and the baby will receive every comfort afforded by a good home. In fairness to both mother and babe, no information will be given out regarding the address of the young woman's benefactors. Hav ing reoc vered from the shock of her experiences In the river when she at tempted self destruction, it Is prob able that the mother and baby will leave the Harrlsburg Hospital to. day or to-morrow. " HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1917. THEIRS BUT TO THEIRS NHT TO DAYS OF PAIN AND PATIENCE ARE AHEAD Speaker at Epworth League Convention Declares Amer ica Will Be Victorious Hundreds of delegates are in the city to-day to attend the Harrisburg District Epworth League convention. The sessions are being held in the State Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Last evening more than three hundred delegates had regis tered, and visitors at the sessions last evening were so numerous that the spacious auditorium of Grace Church was crowded to its capacity. The Rev. Dr. Loren M. Edwards, pastor of Grace M. E. Church, Bal timore, Md., delivered a powerful ad dress last evening, using as his topic. "The City of Desire." Dr. Edwards declared that after we have passed through tho pain and turmoil of the [Continued on Page 12.] "War Meeting" of Chamber of Commerce to Be Held in Big Hall The "War Meeting" of the Har risburg Chamber of Commerce, as its annual meeting will be termed, will be held in Chestnut Street Hall on Monday evening. October 8. Din ner will be served. Officers of the Chamber expect to be able to announce soon the names of the additional speakers at the meeting besides Secretary of War Baker. President David E. Tracy, who is engrossed with the work of the Dis trict Exemption Board, has asked the following gentlemen to act as a committee to have charge of ar ranging the details of the meeting: Henderson Gilbert, chairman; John C. Motter. Paul Johnston, Frank E. Sites, postmaster, and E. L. Mc- Colgin, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. The meeting will be restricted to members of the Chamber of Com merce in good standing. The large membership of the Chamber of Commerce, over eight hundred and fifty, makes it necessary to reserve the meeting for them alone. The fact that this will be the annual business meeting of the Chamber of Commerce emphasizes the need for restricting the attendance to mem bers. All on Board Lost When Steamship Sinks An American Port, Sept. 2 7.—A report that all persons on board the steamship Wentworth were lost when that vessel was sunk by a German submarine, was brought here by passengers on a British steam ship which arrived to day. The Wentworth, of 2,3 81 tons was on a voyage from New York to Bor deaux when as reported last week, she was destroyed on September 8, presumably off the coast of France. There were about fifty men in the Wentworth's crew, according to of ficials here of the French line, which had the vessel under charter. No Americans were on board, it was be lieved. NOT AFRAID TO DIE BUT SAYS HE IS INNOCENT Nicolo Kotur Reiterates That He Did Not Kill Steel ton Foreigner "I'm not afraid to die, but I'm innocent," Nicolo Kotur, condemned to die Monday morning for the mur der of Joso Bakic in Steelton, Christ mas, 1915, told reporters in the Dau phin county prison this morning. The Board of Pardons this week refused his application to have the death sentence commuted and al though his last hope of escaping death seems to have waned away Kotur obtains comfort In the fact that because he has made his peace with his Maker and because "I never killed any man or committed any bad crime" his soul will be saved. While reporters were talking with "Nick" one of the big Austrian's law yers, S. Duncan Wylie, called to tell Kotur that the last effort in his be half had been spent. The lawyer grasped Kotur by the hand, ex pressed his confidence that Kotur is not guilty of the Bakic murder and said good-by. Tears came to the [Continued on Page 9.] Otto H. Kahn Delighted With Harrisburg and Its Beautiful Environment After his able address at the noon day luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Otto H. Kahn, the distinguished New York financier and man of affairs, was given an hour's whirl about the city with Mayor Bowman, David E. Tracy, president of the Chamber of Com merce; E. J. Stackpole and Secretary McColgin. There wasn't much time to show the appreciative guest the many points of interest, but he was given a glimpse of the city and its en virons and expressed himself as greatly delighted with his visit here and with what he had seen of the most progressive city of Pennsyl vania. As Is the case with all visitors, Mr. Kahn was enthusiastic over the Sus quehanna basin and the "Front Steps of Harrisburg," the river terrace, the fine Cumberland Valley railroad bridge and the Unsurpassed scenery of the Weßt Shore and the moun tains beyond. He was particularly impressed with the Riverside Gap und the great Pennsylvania railroad bridge which spans the river at the gorge. His comment was as music In the ears of his escort who found In the famous banker a ready appre ciation of the beautiful In the city and Its surroundings. The drive through Wlldwood Park, which evoked many admiring com ments; the ascent to the summit of Reservoir Park, the hurried inspec tion of the main entrance to the Capitol and the rotunda, the weil paved and clean streets, and the Meeting view of the proposed exten sion of the Capitol Park, all greatly interested the guest whose impres sions of the city and its people, he declared on returning to his private car, were most favorable. LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE MAPPED OUT IN DETAIL Forty-two Subdivisions in This County; Each Town to Have Committees Liberty Loan headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce rooms in the Dauphin sound like a wire less receiving station. The crash of a dozen typewriting machines is heard continually. Headquarters were opened several days ago and will re main open until after the second Lib erty Loan campaign lias been wound up. Dauphin county's campaign will be well organized. The city is to be divided into probably seven districts. Kach of these districts will be sub divided into sixths. Each town in Dauphin county will have its main committees and subcommittees. Not only that, but each township in the county will have a directing com mittee. In Harrisburg the committees will be representative of the city at large. There will be bankers, attorneys, railroad men, laborers, clerks, ste nographers. grocers, butchers, insur ance men and men from every other profession and line of industry. Considerable time will be given to preaching the gospel of the second Liberty Loan. The windup will be a three-day afTalr. But before that three-day period the Liberty Loan workers will tell just what the loan will do; and lay mines for the final "whiz-bang." The idea that a Liberty bond Is Government insurance is taking hold. It is Qovernnftent insurance because it will insure the holders against taxation in favor of the kaiser (lit tle "k"). It Is a policy that pays its own premiums. The exact date for the opening guns in Harrisburg's campaign is not known. Nor has the date for the nation-wide campaign been announced at Washington. A bill now in Con gress fixes the interest rate on the new loan at four per cent. If it passes It will mean that the first loan cent, bonds. CIVU War bonds were great investments. Some of them finally paid as high as ten per cent. As a ground-floor proposition those bonds were marvels. As a ground floor proposition, say folks.who know, the present Liberty Loan bonds are also going to be marvels. 200,000 March in Great Anti-German Parades in Capital of Argentina By Associated Press Buenos Aires, Sept. 26.—(Delayed) —The greatest demonstration that Buenos Aires has ever seen took place to-day as an evidence of the almost unanimous feeling of the peo ple against Germany. There were two hundred thousand marchers in line led by a commission of Uruguay an senators and deputies, while thou sands lined the thoroughfares as spectators. The populace threw flow ers and tiny flags on the marchers and cheered the Uruguayan congress men wildly for their presence gave evidence of the solidarity of Uru guay with the Argentine republic. All business was feußpended. The demonstration was organized In twenty-four hours, indicating the unanimity of public opinion. MOTIVES BACK OF LAFOLLETTEMAY BE INVESTIGATED Probe Into Compact to Fight Selective Draft Is De manded OTHERS ARE MENTIONED Congressmen Mason and Brit ton Suspected by Helfin of Antiwar Work By Associated Press Washington, Sept. 27.—Congres sional investigation of the charges of Representative Hefiin, in connec tion with the $50,000 Von Bern storff "slush" fund seemed certain to-day after Hefiin had appeared be fore the House rules committee con sidering demands for action. Democratic leaders said that if the committee did not act by to-mor row the situation would be taken up on the floor of the House. Lead ers of both parties are receiving such insistent demands for immediate ac tion that it seems it cannot long be delayed. Hefiin pleaded with the'commit tee to-day to turn its attention to in vestigating how the Von Bernstorff fund was used rather thy 11 to his speech, declaring that thirteen or fourteen members of the two houses had "acted suspiciously." Names Congressmen ' Mr. Hefiin insisted the committee should develop who supplied money for mailing out Representative Ma son's antidraft bill and Representa tive Britton's German-American resolutions and about the antiwar activities of Senator LaFollette'. "I want to know how many are in this secret compact to tight the selective draft in the next campaign; how many will support Britton's bill to exempt German-American citi zens," said he. Mr. Heflin also declared that he wanted an investigating committee named by the Democratic caucus and not by Speaker Clark. Chairman Pou announced that an other meeting of the committee j would be held to-morrow. Harrisburg Auto Co. to Build Large New Garage in West End One of the most important real estate sales for some time in Har risburg took place to-day when the Harrisburg Automobile Company sold its large building near Third and Hamilton streets to M. Brenner & Son, of this city. The Harrisburg Auto Company has been located at this place for the past fourteen years, during which time it has become one of the largest automobile concerns in Harrisburg. George McFarland, manager, stated this afternoon that the company has purchased the vacant lot above the Kelker street market and is contem plating the building of a big garage. According to specifications the pro posed garage will be 210x100 feet, and will extend along Fulton, Dau phin and Kelker streets.The proposed structure will be one of the largest of its kind in the city. It is reported that the present building occupied by the automobile company will be used by its new owners as a storage house. M. Brenner & Son will take possession some time in the near future. Mr. McFarland stated that the company was well pleased with the purchase of the new location, as the present quarters were inadequate and could not cope with the enor mous increase in business. F. A. Vanderlin Is Commended For His Decision by C. of C. At the luncheon held here yes terday in honor of Otto H. Kahn, a telegram was sent to Frank A. Van derlip, praising him for his patriotic and unselfish services in connection with the liberty Loan Campaign. The telegram sent by the Cham ber of Commerce is as follows: Hon. Frank A. Vanderlip, Treasury Department. Washington, D. C. Members of this Chamber assembled at luncheon meeting to-day honor Mr. Otto Kahn send you hearty congratulations and praise for your patriotic act in sacrificing personal and busi ness interests to assist in prose cution war the only enterprise that engages the attention of any patriotic citizen to-day. Your genius and ability is a great contribution and will stimulate others. We pledge our hearty co'-operatlon in Lib erty Loan work and every other way we can assist. Recall ln_ spiratlon your recent visit to Harrisburg. DAVID E. TRACY, President Harrisburg Cham ber of Commerce DONALD McCORMICK, WILLIAM 'JENNINGS; Chairman Liberty Loan Com mittee. CARRANZA RECOGNIZED Mexico City, Sept. 27. Henry P. Fletcher, the American ambassa dor, to-day received a letter from the United States government acknowl edging the election and seating of Venustiano Carranza as president. This is the final move in recognition of the present Mexican government. COMPLETE APPARATUS TESTS Experts representing th.e National Association of Fire Underwriters have completed testa of the city's fire fighting apparatus,, and will sub mit a written report to council. It Is rumored that the underwriters plan ,to redistrict the city. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION GARDEN PLOTS BRING SPLENDID RESULTS HERE 700 Bushels ot' Potatoes, 75 of Tomatoes and Other Veg etables Raised VALUE ALMOST SIO,OOO mm || A 1 SHIRLEY B. WATTS Bully for the gardners! ' Harrisburg is doing its level best to support the government in the conduct of the war. Our men, our money, our resources of every sort have been supplied for the strength ening of the arm of Uncle Sam. No phases of the war preparations so far as this community is con cerned has been more interesting than the agriculture activities under the direction' of the Chamber of Com merce and the local School Board. Few of our people realize how much has been done by the children of [Continued on Page 14.] \ S* 4 -# 1 1 4 ' ITALIANS CONSOLIDATE POSITIONS f < L Washington, SeDt. 27.—Italian froons have completed X T their occupation of the. entire Bainsuza plateau Which is •§* t now firmly in Italian hands, according to official dis- L T patches received here to-day from Rome. The troops are • consolidating positions lately won and the principal of- l T fensive activity at present is by Italian airplanes scoutjnp JT 4 over the Austrian lines and bombarding depots and col ± umns of troops. !fc''"l 4 ' FOOD PRICES DROP X j X Washington, Sept. 27 -Retail food prices, reports to V the Bureau of Labor Statistics show, declined approxi- £ X mateiv four per cent, during the month ending July 15. jjr The Labor Department, in making public the figures to- § , # Z ' * * 4 • , : „ 9 f MARRIAGE LICENSES fit < t'hnrlrm H. I'otlrhrr, I.u'kno\v, nnil Bniilr M. Bryion, clTI . T Harry H. Grim and Sadie J. liobler, W llliumntown. ® MvH' SCORES NABBED IN A ROUNDUP . OFPROGERMANS Leaders of I. W. W. Taken in Raids on Kaiser's Agents MORE ARRESTS TO COME Men Taken Have Been Meet ing Secretly While Po lice Watched By Associated Press New York, Sept. 27. Plans to wreck machinery in munition mak ing shops in America at the bidding of German agents in Europe are be lieved by the police to have been de feated through the arrests of more than 100 Germans and German sym pathizers in raids which, begun here last night, were continued to-day. This afternoon the aliens, each guarded by a detective, were taken to Ellis Island where, it is announced, they will be interned probably for the duration of the war. Nearly all the men arrested are mechanics. A number are employ ed in munition plants and on navy contracts. In possession of some were found quantities of carborun dum in pulverized form—a chemical used to destroy delicate machinery. The suspicion is held that the car borundum reached here from Ger man agents in Scandinavian coun tries. Emphasis was placed on the discovery of this chemical, some of it in the form of lead pencils in pos session of a German cqurier in Nor way some months ago. The agent admitted according to police infor mation, that he had been sending carborundum to Germans in coun tries at war with Germany. Some were arrested, it was said. ! at the headquarters of the Industrial Workers of the World, but the ma jority were taken from their home;. In the roundup, which started shortly before midnight, more than two hundred city detectives and pa trolmen were engaged. Little diffi culty was experienced In finding all of the men on the lists sent out from headquarters and with one excepton [Continued on Page 14.]