"7h ?. Diary of a I!-Boat Co *"•' ~-Qpaihi* r sin the Telegraph Soon flkk HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M ' ' dt)c #tar-Jn&epcnbcnt - LXXXVI— No. 238 22 PAGES BRITISH WIN ONE OF WAR'S BIG VICTORIES Germans Slaughtered by Thousands, Making Casualties Rank With Heaviest in the War; Great Guns Mow Down Teuton Massed Troops, Strewing Countless Dead on Field; Haig Consolidating Positions By Associated Press The course of events last night gave further evidence of the severity of the shock given the Germans in yesterday's thrust. They kept up a heavy artillery fire during the night but did no deliver a single counterattack. Meanwhile the British were busy consolidating their positions. On the French front General Petain's troops had to cope with several surprise attacks by the Germans last night, notably in the Champagne and in upper Alsace. The German efforts, however, met with no success. Northeast of Verdun where the Germans recently regained a bit of. territory from the French the violent artillery action is continuing. British Front in France and Bel glum, ■ Oct. s.—British arms yester r day achieved one of the greatest vic tories of the war in a tremendous as sault begun at dawn against the Ger man positions east and northeast of Ypres. Indeed when the whole story of this battle has been told it may take its place as an unequalled tri umph of three years of conflict, for each successive report from the seething caldron along this front adds to the importance of the suc cess recorded. From a point near the Ypres- Staden railway on the north to the Ypres-Menin highway on the south, the men of the British empire have surged forward with an irresistible force which at some places carried them to a depth of 2,500 yards over still more of the German keystone positions in the Passchendaele-Ghelu velt ridge system of defenses. On the northern wing of the advance the British have reached Poclcapelle and Gravenstafel and have overrun most of the Gravenstafel ridge which juts out to th£ west from the Pass chendaele-Gheluvelt. South of the Ypfes-Roulers railway the troops are reported to be overlooking the east ern slopes of the main ridge and in some places to have pushed on into the valley below. Losses Arc Heavy Not only have the British wrench ed away many vital strongholds, but they have inflicted almost unprece dented casualties on the enemy. As the attacking troops went out in quest of a great adventure over the mist-shrouded slopes their vast protective artillery barrage caught in its merciless swirl large numbers of the enemy who by coincidence also had been massing for an early morn ing attack along a wide front ex tending from the neighborhood of Zonnebeke to the Polygon wood. Some five divisions of German troops were involved, three of these hav ing been rushed up in reserve to sup port their comrades in the front lines when the German attack should be gin. Teutons Slaughtered A solid wall of bursting shells plowed through them in n hurri cane of death, and they lie In count less thousands amidst the devasta tion that the barrage left in its wake. Part of these ill-fated troops were the famous guardsmen In whom the German emperor had taken such pride in the days gone by. But these massed troops were not the only ones to suffer, for re ports from prisoners all along the line indicate that the Germans lost heavily throughout the territory in volved. At many places Germans ran in terror or were captured in large numbers as the British attack began. All day streams of broken prisoners have been pouring Into Vie British cages In the rear. Perhaps half of [THE WEATHER 1 For Harrlsburg anil vicinityi Fair ■■ml cooler to-nlKhl mill Satur d){ lowest temperature to nlKlit about 15 degree*. For liastern l*enns> Ivimiii: Fair to-night unit Saturday, except rain to-night In northeast portion) cooler; gentle MOtitbea.it winds, becoming north next. River The Susquehanna river and all Its branches will rise slightly or remain nenrly stationary. A stngc of about 3.4 feet In Indi cated for Harrlsburg Saturday morning. tiencral Condition* The St; Lanrrnce Valley depres sion or Thursday ban moved off northeastward followed closely hy the eyclone from the North went. Shower*, mostly light, have fallen In the Uhlo, Vppcr Mississippi and I'pper St. Law rence valleys, the l.ake Region, Middle Atlantic and New Eng land State*! elsewhere In the I'nlted States fair weather han prevailed. It In "lightly warmer In the Gulf States and along the Atlantic const from Kew York southward. Temperature! 8 a. m., M. Sun i Rises, oiO7 a. m.| seta, 5)40 p. m. Mooni Rlsea. 8i47 p. m. River St age i 8.4 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, AO. Lowest temperature, M. Mean temperature, <l2. , Normal temperature, 27. them were wounded. Some of them were blinded and some were with shattered limbs, a pitiful sight even to those hardened to such scenes. Hceistance Weak | Taking the battle as a whole, the | Germans offered weak resistance to the British advance this morning. But despite the heavy blow dealt to the enemy it was not considered im probable tiiat they would make stren uous counterattacks as soon as they could reform their shattered forces. The story of the day's lighting is that of perfect organization which worked with clock-like precision. It was still dusk when the British be gan the steam roller advance, for low hanging clouds blanketed the coun try and a light drizzle was falling. I-or days an intense bombardment had been maintained over the Ger man front, but the artillery fire which opened as the great barrage dropped was appalling. Guns of all calibers, from enormous howitzers to light field guns, joined In the in fernal thunder which shook the countryside like an earthquake. Solid lines of vivid fire belched from the earth and from the murltv sky above as the great shells and shrap'- nel burst along the German lines. The ruins of the little hamlets perched on the ridges stood out in ghostly silhouette against the flashes, and over the whole scene the clouds threw back a crimson glow. School Board Expected to Select Site For New Girls' High School With only a few small business items to dispose of it was expected at the meeting of the City School Board this afternoon that action would be taken on the selection of a site for a girls' high school. Al though it could not be learned of flcially, it is stated that another offer has been made to the board by the owners of a large site near one of the two sites now being considered. City Superintendent F. E. Downes submitted to the directors the at tendance report for the first month, giving the total enrollment In the city schools. Tt was planned to give a report on the work done in the school gardens during the summer. Record Number of Weddings This Year Pan Cupid has an aide ally this year is the belief of marriage license clerks at the county recorder's of fice. Whether It is Mars, known in mythology as the god of war, who has helped along the little fellow with the arrows the officials are not sure, but marriage license rec ords for 1917 have set a new rec ord for the lirst nine months of the year. To date this year 1175 couples have obtained certificates for wed dings. Last year for the first nine months 1024 had been issued show ing an increase of 161. It is also reported that 317 more deeds, mortgages and other instru ments have been filed for that pe riod. Latt year during the first nine months the total was 4025; while this year it is 4 3'42. Grangers of Upper End Meet at Gratz Tonight Gratz, Pa.. Oct. s.— John A. Vic- Sfiarren, mastor of the Pennsylvania State Grange, and H. G. Niesley, Dau phin rounty farm agent, will speak at a public meeeting of Pomona Grange No. 60. in Smith's Hill, this place, this evening. Flavel L. Wright and County Recorder James E. Lentz. rep resenting the Douphin County lib erty I,oan Committee, will aßdress the meeting on the sale of bonds The meeting is In charge of George M. Weaver. John W. Clemson and I. F. Bogner. Veteran Firemen Act on Deaths of Members The Veteran Firemen's Associa tion held a special meeting last evening to take action on the deaths of two members, Samuel H. Kautz, the Mt. Pleasant Company, and Oary Waltz, of the Good Will Company. Both these men died within the past week. A resolution and lloral com mittee were appointed and the former will report at the next meet ing when resolutions will be adopted. HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1917 FORTY MACHINES BURHED IN FIRE WHICH DESTROYS GARAGE At the height of the fire, a staff photographer for the Telegraph snapped the above view of the burning garage. Note the Lttomobile in the front window. It was one of forty new and stored- machines which burned. 29 NEW SOLDIERS GO IN NATIONAL ARMY FROM HERE Men Who Will Leave Tomor row Take Oath of Alle giance; Big Parade 1.1X12 OF MARCH Front to Market Square, to Sec ond, to North, to Third, to Wal nut. to Bcoond, to Market, to P. It. K. Station. Twenty-nine young men of Dau phin county reported to their respec tive local boards this morning and enrolled in the service of the United States Army. These young men will leave to morrow morning at 11.50 for Camp Meade. They were granted leave of absence until to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock when they will report in time to attend the demonstration which will be given in Harrlsburg in their honor. These men will represent Dauphin county's second contingent. To-morrow nearly all the local or ganizations will march in the parade in honor of the young men. The route taken in previous parades will bo followed. State draft headquarters in an ticipation of the loss of men that will be caused by the carrying out of the orders of the provost marshal re garding aliens, has made public the number of men from all the counties in the state who will be sent to Camp Meade to take the places of the aliens that are sent home. No provi sion has been made for Dauphin county on this list. The men will leave for Camp Meade the latter part of next week. Some on Friday, others Saturday and many on Sunday. The counties in the immediate vicinity that will send men are as follows: Franklin, N'o. 2, will send four men, who will leave Chambers burg, October 13; Lancaster, No. 2, two men, Ephrata, October 12; No. 3, forty-three men, Christiana, Oc tober 12; No. 4. eight men, Lancas ter, October 12; Lycoming, No. 1, twenty-two men, Williamsport; No. 2, twenty men, Williamsport, both October 12; Mifflin, three men, Lew istown, October 12; Northumberland, No. 1, nineteen men, Milton, Octo ber, 12. One thousand seven hundred and fifty-one young men will leave Penn sylvania next week for Camp Meade. They will take the places of the men that are sent back from camp as undesirables. The carrying out of this order will greatly handicap many [Continued on Page 6.] Democratic Machine Files Expense Account The statement of the Citizens Commltec, representing the local Democratic machine, which at tempted to put through a Demo cratic slate at the non-partisan primajles for City Council, and failed, and also backed the machine crowd for the partisan nominations, was filed to-day with Prothonotary Henry F. Holler by James G. Miles. Receipts of the Committee as listed were:- George W. Mac Wi lliams, Democratic city chairman, $100; Charles D. Stucker, SSO; Frank C. Sites, SSO; Edward Moeslein, Democratic candidate for city school director, $10; proceeds from dis counting note, $495. The expendi tures listed on four Rheets of paper were not totalled In the account, but upon adding them It was found about $613 had been paid out, largely In amounts of $5 and $lO to watchers and workers. Repair Shop of Andrew Redmond Is Completely De stroyed When Engine Backfires and Sets Building Afire; Loss Is Estimated at $75,000; Nearby Houses Take Fire but Are Extinguished; His Second Fire In a fire which completely de stroyed the immense wooden strbc ture leased by Andrew Redmond and occupied as a salesroom and repair shop for automobiles, at Third and Boyd streets, this morning, forty au tomobiles were burned and many homes were damaged by water. The loss will probably reach $75,000. Mr. Redmond lost his records and all account books kept in the establish ment. The losses are only partially covered by insurance. Thousands of persons witnessed the fire which destroyed the big building. While it is difficult to se cure an estimate of the damage, the loss is conservatively placed at $75,- 000. The fire alarm was sounded at 8.2 7. Ten minutes later the immense wooden structure, with its wealth of automobiles, several of which were ANOTHER RAISE IN BREAD PRICES FOR HARRISBURG "West Shore and Schmidt Bak eries Say They Are Losing \ Money; Loaf to Be Larger The Schmidt and West Shore bak eries to-day made known a new schedule of bread prices to go into effect next Monday to both whole sale and retail trade. The revision is upward and is made because the bakers assert they are losing money. The bakers have had their books audited by outside experts and claim that since July 1 they have lost hun dreds of dollars and that they must either make another advance or go out of business. They also say. In their letters to the trade, that Reading and Balti more have been paying 15 cents for the same size loaf which sells here for ten and that elsewhere, in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, for ex ample, prices have been higher than here. The present six-cent loaf Is to be advanced to seven cents, a medium sized loaf Is to be made to retail for ten cents and a large loaf will bring 15 cents. The bakers say they will reduce prices as soon as conditions permit. They are preparing statement* for the public which will be given out to-morrow, representatives of the bakeries said to-day. C. Vernon Rettew Named; Succeeds Alderman Sprout C. Vernon Rettew, 2115 Derry street, Insurance and real estate dealer In the city for almost twenty years, has been appointed Alderman of the Thirteenth ward by Governor Brumbaugh, succeeding the late Al derman George B. Sprout. Mr. Rettew is widely known In business .circles of the city and also in the Thirteenth ward, whore he has resided for the last three years. practically new, was a seething caldron of flames. Within thirty minutes after the alarm, the building was burned to the ground, and noth ing remained of the contents but heaps of twisted metal and charred wood. Ix'ap Across Streets The flames leaped across the street shortly after the tire started, and for a time it looked as though the firemen would be unable to save Alderman James B. DeShong's drug store and other buildings in that neighborhood. Fire also leaped to the brick buildings immediately back of the garage in Susquehanna street. The firemen soon had streams playing upon these fires, and suc ceeded admirably in keeping the flames under control. Only the fact that the morning was very calm saved this city from one of the worst conflagrations in Its history. Had there been a brisk wind, it is be lieved that no efforts of the lire com panies could have prevented a repe tition of the lire at Fourth and Chestnut streets two years ago. The garage building was a wooden structure, one story in height, and extended from Third street to Sus i [Continued on Page 13.] LAFOLLETTETO FACE PROBE OF ANTI-WAR TALK Senate Committee Appointed to Investigate Alleged Dis loyal Speeches By Associated Press Washington, Oct. 5. A formal preliminary inquiry into alleged dis loyal speech of Senator LaFoilette of Wisconsin, made before the Non partisan League at St. Paul, Minn., a fortnight ago, was ordered to-day by the Senate Privileges and Elec tions Committee. Appointment of a subcommittee of five members was directed with authority limited, first to inquire into the correctness of I.at'ollette's speech and second into the correctness of his statements made therein. The Senate committee took up petitions charging Senator Stone, of Missouri chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with disloyal statements and acts and de cided that the charges made did not i [Continued on Page fl.] Prefer Week in December For Hardscrabble Appeals The court will be asked on Mon day to set a date for the trial of the ; Hardscrabble appeal cases City Soltc i itor Jahn E. Fox announced to-day. It Is probable that a week some time in December will be preferred • as counsel for some of the property ! owners announced they will be busy | with other important work before I that time. As a Jury was called to-day for the November term of Common Pleas Court the ct>u>t tuny ! <• peti tioned to have tho same Jurors re tained- to try the issues in the llard scrubble cases. PARK EXTENSION PLANS ARE READY FOR STATE BOARD Conference Held Late Yester day Settles Details Regard ing Great Scheme It is expected as a result of a con ference yesterday afternoon with Ar nold W. Brunner and Warren H. Manning, the distinguished landscape designers, that Superintendent George A. Shreiner will be able to submit to the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings next Tuesday the final recommendations regarding the permanent treatment of the Capitol Park zone. Governor Brumbaugh, State Treas urer Kephart and Auditor General Snyder, the state officials comprising the board, have already approved the general scheme of treatment and it is understood the recommenda tions of the designers will be in line with the general plan. During the discussion Mr. Brun ner suggested that a model of the whole park area, Including the Capi tol and proposed streets, with the State street viaduct and the abutting property lines might serve a useful purpose in acquainting the state au thorities, as well as the municipal officials, wfth the exact details, such models, he explained, being used in all cases where civic centers are created or great boulevards con structed in developed sections. Viaduct Needed It is now definitely determined in the thought of the designers of the comprehensive state plan that a great viaduct over the Pennsylvania railroad rfkht of way at State street Is also entirely necessary unlesp the treatment proposed is abandoned en tirely. This viaduct would have ap proaches from North and Walnut streets on the west and also from Cameron and Walnut streets on the east. Its width would give a needed perspective jto the park eastward. Drawings and details for the wid ening of Walnut, Third and North streets by the inclusion of the pres ent sidewalks, and the placing of a new granite curbing at the foot of the terraces will be. ready for the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings at the meeting next week. Approaches to the park will be located at all streets leading westward and the State street entrance at Third will be dignified in its treatment and In harmony with the whole plan. Fourth street will be abandoned as a traffic street and two new streets further eastward will be located for public use. It. is difficult for the average lay mind to grasp the comprehensive plans which are being worked out and a model showing, buildings and grounds, as they will appear, will probably appeal to all Interested In this great work. Woman Stops Scrubbing Floors to Buy First Liberty Loan Bond By Associated Press Wllkes-Barre, Pa., Oct. s.—Bankers and businessmen engaged In getting Liberty Loan headquarters In readi ness for the formal opening, were given a surprise yesterday when Mrs. Mary Berger. who was engaged In scrubbing the floors, stopped work long enough to declare that she wanted the first bond sold. To show that she was In earnest she produced ten new $lO bills from an old wallet and handed them a member of the committee. She was the first bond would gat to her * Single Copy, 2 Cen U.S. WARSHIPS BEGIN SEARCH FOR RAIDERS Three American Schooners Sunk in Pacific by the Famous German Seeadlcr FOUR SHIPS OVERDUE Teuton Crews Put to Sea in Power Sloop When Vessel Is Wrecked Washington, Oct. s.—With definite Information of the presence of two German sea raiders in the South Pa cific ocean, announced In dispatches from Samoa to the Navy Department, a llunt for the commerce destroyers has been set in motion. "The two raiders are manned by the famous Seeadlcr, which made her way late last year from Germany through the allies' patrol into the Atlantic, southward around South America, preying on shipping, and thence to the South Pacific, where she stranded on Mopeha Island and had to be abandoned. The Seeadlei destroyed three American sailing ships, the schooners A. B. Johnson, Manila and C. Slade, in the South Pa cific. When she stranded the Seeadler had aboard twenty-seven white men seventeen native prisoners, who, with tile crew, reachod shore in safety. Two Month*' Suiipl'cM Part of the Seeadler's crew put to sea again in a power sloop armed with machine guns, bombs and two months' supplies. Karly in September the French schooner Lutece reached Mopeha from Tahiti and was seized by the remaining members of the See adler's crew, who put to sea Septem ber 5. The prisoners were left on the island to shift for themselves. Captain Hador Smith, of the Amerl- [Continued on Page .] -i* f £ ± X HEAVY FIGHTING IN RUMANIA J T etfog ' , Oct. s.—Heavy fighting ♦fxurrtd yestrday ♦r § ie K, nian fWftt, tht. war otflce rt'pMrts.. Hear X <4 1 7* *' Kk was checked u y the Russian artillery y In the Buzeu region Bulgarians .made an advance but |a 1 "n back On the Caucasian horn the Rue- if* T *r X i ■! bridgt near Oromaru. * * S MANY LIBERTY BONDS SOLD 4 IT New York, Oct. s.—The total subscriptions to the sec | Libert Loan in this Federal reserve diartrict fot tSe <fa X i > 'be campaign up to noon to-day, official and T , regated $144,600,000 it w?a announced at w X ■ ■■ oi the Liberty Loan Committee. 7 T WAR LEGISLATION IN FORM •£ *l# tJs A . 1. :i u ' 'n, Oct. s.—The sQldiera and sailors irwur- t" bill, the last important measure pending before con- T was placed in form for final action to-day when *§ lunate and House conferees reached complete agreement, jf) V ciilding retention of the Senate amendments restoring *s* *§ general and lieutenant general to the Army. A $ X CONGRESS IS UNrTED J If* ! i,; >n, Oct. s.—Senator Hall of Maine, warning X T s.* ' day against any peace tmtil the German *f* 5 ■■•ness shattered, d?plored impression that eon- Z a ned into two camps sparring for politica' X |j . mtage. . | I VATICAN DENIES GERMAN RUMOR J X V\;',bu n, Oct. s*—Denial that Pope Benedict, Ir 4 § t. i .smut; to the allies Germany's reply to his peat* Xi' * a< ompanied H with a supplemental communtcatiof T 4 poroval, i contained in a semi-official publication ot 4 X - Vatican received here to day from Rome. x OUIMET OFF TO CAMP j Bi oklinc, Mat,*., Oct. s.—Francis Ouirr.tt, wrsterft * X ueur golf champion left hers to-day with the Bmok 4* line draft contingent for the national cantonment at Camp *§ X Devens. He was placed in charge of the 41 local men JT| X who were ;;iv~n a reusirrg sendoff bv cttieens. *T T? ' ' f X * I ■;; ' ... | 4# -i u t MARRIAGE LICENSES J * 'HI j. Clarence A. Toomry and Minnie 1.. Koellner, llurrUhurs. <f® *Jv s HOME EDITION $7,500,000 IS DISTRICT SHARE OF SECOND LOAN Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry arid Juniata Counties Will Exceed Amount LEADERS ARE OPTIMISTIC Feel Certain These Rich Sec tions Will Again Pace State at Large Seven million five hundred thou sand dollars is the liberty Loan al lotment foh the Harrisburg district Donald McCormick of the execu tive committee received word to that effect this morning from the Liberty Loan committee of the Third Fed eral Reserve district, Philadelphia. Figuring a minirjium amount equivalent to 12 per cent, of the total banking resources of the Harrislmrg district the total for the four coun ties in this district would be: Dauphin $4,941,000 Cumberland 876,000 Perry V. 383,000 Juniata 331,000 Total $(1,531,000 But the Third Federal district thinks the Harrisburg district can do better than the minimum fig ure. It has said $7,500,000 for the four counties; and on the same ratio as the figures above this will mean approximately: Dauphin $5,500,000 Cumberland 1,100,000 Perry 500,000 Juniata 400,000 Total $7,500,000 Members of the Dauphin county [Continued on Pagu 15.] BErnrAN TOWN FIXED Havre, Oct. 4.—A Belgian official communication issued to-day says: "Seele, in eastern Flanders, has been fined 80.000 marks for the giving pf food and cigarets to passing English prisoners. Furthermore, all houses must be shut up at fi o'clock in the evening, after which nobody is tf be allowed in the streets."
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