" '• u, - u ' i, ..ujiuppn JlWiip,-n . i. American Troop Ship on Way Home From Franc HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M otar- 3ni>cpcnbcnt ' No. 252 16 PAGES LXXXVI— ZEPPELIN RAID KILLS MANY IN ENGLISH TOWN Great Dirigibles Shower High Explosive Bombs on Lon don and Other Cities; Heavy Loss in Lives and Prop erty; Attacking Aerial Squadron Divides Into Two Parts to Cover Wide Territory; British and French Artillery Levels German Trenches For New Drive Paris, Oct. 20.—A Zeppelin was brought down in flames late last night at Ramberville, near the Alsatian border, and two others were forced to land. They be longed to a squadron composed of a large number of Zeppelins which flew over the Vosges. London, Oct. 20.—Twenty-seven persons were killed and fifty-' three injured in last night's Zeppelin raid. The following official announcement was made: "In last night's airship raid the casualties in all districts were: Killed, 27; injured, 53. There was some material damage to houses and business premises." AT LEAST SEVEN AIRSHIP TOOK PART IN ATTACK Homes and Business Struc tures Damaged by Explos ives Hurled From Sky By .•Issoeiated Press An East Coast Town, Oct. 20. Seven or more Zeppelins crossed the eust coast at about 8 o'clock last night, four going in one direction | ,nd the others in another. At 11.30 o'clock one Zeppelin passed out on the homeward journey. This air ship dropped six bombs at 11 o'clock and three at 11.15. The noise of Jts engines was heard for twenty minutes. Just when it appeared that the Germans had virtually abandoned the use of the Zeppelin for air raids on England because of the effective defense that had been established against them another Zeppelin fleet has penetrated the eastern and northeastern counties and reached at least the edge of the London area. The bombs dropped by the raiders killed 27 persons and injured 53 others, it is officially announced. These casualties cover all the dis tricts visited. Houses and business structures were damaged to some ex tent. says the brief statement is sued. To Avenge Murders All the big raids in recent weeks have been conducted by means of airplanes which proved extremely 'difficulty to combat on the moon light night chosen for their opera tions. After the last series of raids during which heavy casualties oc curred it was announced that a re prisal policy had been decided upon by the British government. The last previous use of the Zep pelins for raiding purposes was on September 24 when an airplane raiding fleet also was in action. The airplanes reached London and worked considerable havoc bat the Zeppelins barely succeeded in cross ing the coastline. The Germans lost two of their big airships on November 28 of last year when a raid was being attempted and thereafter all through the spring, summer and early fall of this year airplanes have been used al most exclusively for these death dealing visits. THE WEATHER ! For Harrlnhurit and vlclultyi Fair anil nllKhtly collier to-night, with lowent temperature about 33 ilei&recn; Sunday fair, con tinued colli. For Ku.stern I'cnnaylvanla; Knlr mill nomewbnt colder to-nlKht; .Sunday fair, continued cold; dimlnlnhlntc norihitrM wlniln. 1 ltlver The t'unquehaiuia river and ItM main liruncheM will rine moder ately. A rlne of three or four feet IN Indicated for the .North (Iranch and the Loner Went II rune It in the next t cat y-four to tlilrty-alx hours. A MaKe of ■ bout 4.3 feet Is Indicated for lliirrlHhurK Sunday inornlnß, with n maximum of about nix feet on Monday. General Condltlonn The lake ntorm has panned off to thr northeaatward. It canned Keneral rnlnn In the laat twenty-four hourn from the Great l.akcn enntward to the At lantic connt and nouth and eant of the Ohio river. High pren nure. attended by a marked fall in temperature,.ban overnprend moat of the eantern knlf of the couatry. TemperatureT S a. in.. 40. Sum Itlnen, (1:23 a. m.| seta, Sil7 p. m. ' Moon I Flrnt quarter, .October 23. River Stagei Four feet above low water murk. Yenterdav'a Weather HlKbent temperature, mi. l.owent temperature, 48. Mean temperature, 58. Mormal temperature, 33. HEAVY ARTILLERY PREPARES FIELD FOR NEW BATTLE Position of Enemy Along Whole Line Bombarded With Terrible Fury By Associated Press London, Oct. 20. On the Flan ders battle front the British nerial and artillery activity continues In tense, probably in preparation for another stroke against the German positions east of Ypres within the next few days. The British airmen have been favored with fine weather in the last two days and have carried out much photography work as well as bombing raids against Ger man supply depots. Field Marshal Haig's artillery has been shelling the Zonnebeke sector and other points northeast of Ypres heavily. . His official statement of last night declared that the artillerv was carrying out "a concentrated bombardment of the enemy's posi tions." French Artillery Active Paris. Oct. 20. Heavy artillery fighting is in progress on the Aisne and Verdun, fronts says to-day's offi cial communication. "On the Aisne front there were violent artillery actions, especially in the sector of Mennejean farm," says the statement. "Strong enemy patrols which attempted to approacn our lines in this region were repulsed. The enemy left prisoners in our hands and suffered appreciable losses. N "On the right bank of the Meuse (Verdun front) the nrtillery fighting was spirited north of Bezonvaux and in the Carrieres wood." American Aviators Drop Liberty Loan Posters on German Lines in France By Associated Press Washington, Oct. 20.—American aviators in France, the Treasury De partment announced to-day, were fly ing over the German lines dropping tens of thousands of Liberty Loan posters. Large supplies of the posters were sent some time ago to General Per shing and arrangements were made to have American aviators on the western front shower the German lines with them, simultaneously with the aerial campaign of dropping pa per bombs from coast to coast in this country to-day. The posters selected for use on the front depict Uncle Sam with an army of millions and an air fleet of tre mendous proportions. Another pos ter selected for this work was the one depicting the Statue of Liberty. 6,500 HUNTERS NOW With the opening of the squirrel and quail season to-day there was another big rush at the county treasurer's office for hunters' li censes. At n.oon to-day the total number issued so far this year was almost 5,5 00 according to an esti mate by the officials. year on October 20 the total for the season at that time was 5,269. 100 KILLED ON TRAIN By Associated Press London, Oct. 2 O.—A dispatch to the Times from Odessa says 100 pas sengers were killed or wounded on a train held up by 200 armed brigands near Vladikavkaz, in the Caucasus. BANK ROBBEKS GET $20,000 By Associated Press Middlevllle, Mich., Oct. 20.—Three burglars in an automobile drove in to Middleviflle early to-day, blew the safe In the Farmers State Bank and escaped with $20,000. Five ex plosions were heard by villagers but so far as can be ascertained no one opposed the burglars. GERMANS SINK NINE SHIPS AND 2 BRITISH DESTROYERS M ORE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS WHO OWN BONDS 200 MORE MEN ARE CALLED BY PAXTANGBOARD Finds It Is Short Quota Re quired For First Call; Start Examinations October 29 Two hundred additional men have been called by the Paxtang board to secure enough to complete the first call. The District Exemption Board, at its session yesterday, established a record when it examined claims at the rate of two a minute. The claims were those of the miners in District 4, of Northumberland county. Thirty of the claims were granted and forty ttve were denied. The claims granted were from miners who had certili cates of service and were bona fide workers. Those denied represented the mis cellaneous workers of the mines. [Continued on Page 3.] Candymakers to Quit Business Unless Sugar Shortage Is Remedied By Associated Press New York, Oct. 20. —The candy industry in New York City, which employs more than 50,000 men and women faces a temporary tieup as a result of the widespread shortage of sugar. Candy manufacturers said to-day that their supply had been cut off and that unless the commodity could be obtained soon it would be necessary to close their plants. A statement issued here on behalf of refiners, whilo conceding sugar scarcity which it says is temporary; declared there is no hoarding by producers, refiners or wholesalers. Auto Bandits Blow Safes in Two Banks; Get $31,000 By Associated Press Grand Kapids, Mich., Oct. 20. —A gang of automobile bandits, terroriz ing the residents obtained $31,000 from two banks in small towns near here early to-day. The robbers es caped. The safe of the Farmers' State Bank at Alta, was blown about 1.4 5 o'clock. Eleven thousand dollars was obtain,ed. The robbers then speeded to Middlevale where at 3.30 o'clock they blew the safe in the Farmers' State Bank and got $20,- 000. The towns are ten miles apart. GETS BIG PAYROLL By Associated Press Springfield, 0., Oct. 20. Placing a revolver against the head of K. Lynn Arthur, accountant of the Am erican Seeding Machine Company, a robber secured the Saturday pay roll of the company amounting 'to $10,582 and escaped. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1917. Men in Pipe Bending Blooming Mill and Saw Shed The Telegraph to-day continued photographs of well-known men of Harrisburg industries who own Liberty Bonds. In this picture are John Paul, 1124 Eleventh street; Harry Fry, 275 Cumberland; J. E. Burkhart, 1194 Bailey; A. Blum, 454 Cumber land; David Deshler, 924 South Ninth; Harry Marks, 1425 Berry hill; J. E. Naugle, foreman, 285 Herman avenue, Lemoyne; Pictro Wasilo, 1114 Cumberland. VIOLATORS OF TRAFFIC LAWS TO BE ARRESTED Chief of Police Going After Autoists, Motorists and Teamsters War has been declared by the po lice upon automohillsts and motor cyclists, who are constantly in the habit of violating all sections of the traffic laws, according to a statement given out by Police Chief Wetzel to day. Since leniency has failed to re duce the number of violations com mitted daily by these motorists, the chief said, a more stringent method will have to be used. The chief declared that he will in [Continued on Pugc 3.] "LIBERTY DAY" IS PROCLAIMED BY MA YOR. Whereas, the vitul interests of our country make it absolutely necessary that the second I.ib erty Loan, for which subscrip tions are now being taken, be not only subscribed in full but be great oversubscribed, and Whereas, it is highly desirable that ten million individual sub scriptions of this second Liberty Loan be made by the citizens of the United States in order that every family in this country may be supporting this war }n a financial way, and Whereas, the president of the United States, the Secretary of the United States Treasury, and the Governor of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania have re quested that Wednesday, Octo ber 24 be observed as Liberty Loan Day, and on the evening of that day Dr. Newell Dwight Hilllfe will address a mass meet ing of our people upon the war and the second Liberty Loan, now therefore. I hereby proclaim Wednesday, October 24, 1917, as "Liberty Loan Day" in Harrisburg and urgently request every person in Harrisburg who can devote his time to securing subscriptions to the Liberty Loan to dt> so and also request our people to give special attention on Liberty Loan Day to requests for them to sub scribe to the loan whether in a large or small amount, for the following reasons: SB.OO IS THEIR BIT FOR TROOPS NOW IN FRANCE Little Hill Children Hold Movie and Stage Show For Tobacco Fund Six children stepped into the edi torial rooms of the Telegraph this morning and said they had some money for the "Smokes For Sol diers Fund." One of the male members of the committee handed a canvas bag to the reporter. "Here is some money we raised for smokes for soldiers at a movie we held last night in Sauers' Garage in State street," he said. The bag was opened and two one [Continued on Page 3.1 To demonstrate to the brave men who are making a personal sacrifice and even risking their lives tor our protection by serv ing in the military and naval establishments of our country, In numbers now exceeding one mil lion men, that every family in the United States is whole heart edly behind them and putting up their money for their support and comfort. To demonstrate to the govern ment of the United States that the citizens of Harrisburg: at this time, as always are solidly and enthusiastically behind the gov ernment in its prosecution of this righteous war against the Imperial German government and to do our share in furnish ing our quota of the required ten million individual subscriptions to this loan so that the Imperial German government may be again convinced in the most crushing manner that every fam ily in the United States is deter mined to sacrifice men and money to the limit every time they are called upon by their government until the war is brought to a victorious conclu sion and a crushing victory in flicted on the German govern ment J. W. BOWMAN, Mayor of Harrisburg, Pa. Issued Oct. 20, 1917, U. S. TRANSPORT SPLIT IN TWO BY A TORPEDO U-Boat Believed to Have Lain in Wait For Troop Ship on Way Home By Associated Press Washing-ton, Oct. 20.—The German U-boat has claimed its first victims from America's war forces. Within twenty-four hours after an American destroyer had been disabled In an undersea attack, a torpedo crashed into the engineroom bulkhead of the homecoming transport Antilles and sent her to the bottom with the less of seventy lives. Sixteen sol diers and several enlisted men of the N&vy were included in the submersi ble's heavy toll. Out of the 237 persons on board. 167 were saved. Seventy men are missing', and probably are lost. Awnlt Details Administration officials are await ing- with profound interest to-day amplification of the meager details cabled to the Navy Department yes terday by Vice Admiral Sims. Names of the great majority of the victims are lacking, yesterday's dispatches giving only those of four naval sea men and three engineer officers of the transport. It was impossible to-day to ascer tain the identity of the casualties among the crew and soldiers. The list cannot be completed until the muster roll made up at the French [Continued on Page 7.] Rolled Oats to Be Cheaper in U. S. During the War By Associated Press Washington, Oct. 20.—The oat milling Interests of the country'and the food administration have agreed on measures to assist in reducing the price of rolled oats, limiting for ward sales and prohibiting specula tion. Conferences between the War Emergency Committee of the Na tional Association of Oat Millers and the food administration staff also dis cussed impending federal licensing as applied to millers and distribu tors and the committee will co-oper ate with the food administration and the trade during the war. MINERS RETURN By Associated Press Springfield. 111., Oct. 20.—Miners In Illinois coal fields gradually were going to work in response to the call of their leaders, reports received here to-day indicated. About one third of the mines in this vicinity were in operation this morning. FREEZING WEATHER COMING The thermometer is scheduled to drop down near freezing in outlying districts to-night. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION RAIDERS SEND BIG FLEET TO SEA'S BOTTOM Kaiser Slips Two Raiding War Vessels Past British Guard in North Sea and Raises Havoc With Merchant Vessels; Three Freighters Escape During Battle Of ficial Report Is Meager London, Oct. 20. Two German raiders attacked a convoy in the iVotlii Sea on Wednesday and sank two of the British escorting destroyers, it was an nounced officially to-day by the British war office. The official announcement says that three mer chant vessels escaped in the action hut that five Nor wegian. one Danish and three Swedish vessels were sunk without warning. The British torpedo boat destroyers sank were the Mary Rose and the Strongbow. AMERICAN SCHOONER SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE I-ondon. Oct. 20.—The American schooner Jennie E. Ritfhter, of 647 tons sross, was sunk by a Teuton submarine on Tuesday off Cape Vll iano, Spain. Nine men of the schoon er were landed to-day at Mujia. The Jennie E. Righter hailed from New | I Haven, Conn. 4 4> FOUR ZEPPELINS BROUGHT I>OWN X 4 BY FRENCH AERIAL DEFERS I ■+ ON THE FRENCH FRONT IN' FRANCE, OCT X J 201— FOUR GERMAN ZEPPELINS WERE DE X 4 TROYET) on FORCED TO LAND IN VARIOU; 4* X PARTS OF FRAKCE IN THE COURSE OF A RAjr. $ T UNDERTAKEN BY THESE HOSTILE AIRCRAF I J £* DURING LAST NIGHT. J X MUST DO WITHOUT SUGAR T ♦ Chicago, Oct. 20. Formal earning was issued her< 4* 4* X •lniru. and Almrna Franrk, *£ I (HfOKiu John K. Snyder and linlkfr A. Low, HarrUburgt John r. T ™ Welmfr nnd Mary l.awrenec, l.ancanter. Apparently there was no loss of life on the American schooner Jen ie E. Righter, sunk by a German submarine, as the records show that the vessel carried only nine men when she left New York September 12 for Havre, France, in command of Captain Stephen Black.