■■ • . <' ' ' • ■ v Harrisburg Responds Open Heartedly to Nation's Call For Liberty Loan * Subscriptions /it. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M ®l )c Star-Jn&cpcn&cnt •' LXXXVI— No. 256 16 PAGES CITY DRIVES OVER TOP IN CAMPAIGN FOR LOAN HARRISBURG WILL SURPASS HER QUOTA Well Above $4,000,000 Is Raised by Local Salesmen; Surrounding County Districts Send in $2,614,200, Bringing Grand Total to Within Million Dollars of Quota; Celebrate With Parade Harrisburg "went over the top" to-day. The five hundred salesmen who have presented the cause of the Second Liberty Loan to the people of this city reported at the noon luncheon HI the Chestnut Street' Auditorium to-day sales which bring the grand total for the three days to the amount of $3,797,800. The figures are not official, but are believed to be accurate. Hundreds of Harrisburg people have not been seen. \\ hen the total was announced, a moment was spent in discussion as to whether the salesmen would spend to-morrow forenoon in clear ing up the remaining $202,200 required to complete Harrisburg s quota of four million dollars, or permit the amount to be sub scribed by the salesmen. The committee decided in favor of the latter plan. Immediately the 500 men who have given their efforts during the past three days to make the Second Liberty Loan a huge success went into executive session. \\ ithin ten minutes not only had the required amount been subscribed, but the citv "went over the top" with several thousand dollars to her credit. Splendid showings were made by the seven divisions. Their standing to-day was as follows: Division No. I—Robert McCormick, Chairman, $492,900 Division Nf>. 2—J. Wm. Bowman, Chairman, .. 93,600 Division No. 3—Harry (Leonard, Chairman, ... 122,750 Division No. 4—John C. Herman, Chairman. .. 896,100 Division No. s—Charles E. Pass, Chairman, .. 160,350 Division No. 6—John F. Sweeney, Chairman, . 129.950 Division No. 7—Flavel L. "Wright, Chairman, .. 75,050 Todav's total for the city $1,970,700 Now I-et'b to William Jennings, chairman of the luncheon, turneii into a big carap nieeting when the announced that the total was $202,000 she ot the $4,- 000.000 allotted the district. "What are we going to <lo about It?" he shouted. "Raise it right here, shouted lomeonc in the audience. "All right." said Mr. Jennings, "who'll lead?" "I will," called John Dapp. And I'll lead with $10,000." "Good!" shouted Mr. Jennings. Subscriptions to Loan Not Closed SUBSCRIPTIONS for Liberty Loan Bonds may be fllcv with any bank or trust com pany up to Saturday noon. If you have not the ready money the bank will' show you how to buy bonds on easy instalments. The Harrisburg committee an nounces that on account of the large number of persons to be visited, uome in Harrisburg un questionably have been missed in the three days' campaign. This lias been entirely unintentional. Persons who have not been called upon and who desire to tmbscribe may do so through any bank. THE WEATHER For llarriNburß and vicinity: Fair to-nlicht mid Friday; little chitnkc in temperature. For liiiNtern Pennnylvunloj Fair to-nlicht aad Friday; not much chimKr In temperature: froth went wlnda. River The main river will continue to rlae tenlll.>. Tic lower por tion* of the >'orth and Went hrancheN will rise thin after noon and to-nlKht and lecln to fall Friday. The .lunluta and the upper portion* of the IVorth and Went branchea Mill hcKln to fall thin afternoon or to nlfcht. Maximum ataKen ap proximately an follow* are Indi cated: \Vllllam*port. about ll.ru Tonanda. about \\ like*- Itarre, about 17 feet. A ataice of About ft feet IN Indicated for Vlarrlaburff, Friday mornlnß, ulth a maximum of about 10.f Friday nlffht or Saturday morn laic. General Condition* The eaatcrn atorm la PUKMIIIK off northeastward down the St. I,awrence Valley. It cauaed Kencral and moderately heavy ralnn In the laat twenty-four hour* In Xfw Fascland. Middle- Atlantic State* and the Ohio Valley. There hna been a general rl*e of 'J to '2O desrreea In temperature eaat of the Kocky Mountain*. Temperature: H a. m. t 44. Sun: ltlaea, <i:2H a. n>.; acta, 5:10 p. m. Moon: Full moon, October 30. Itlver Stapre: 0.5 feet above low wnter mark. Yeaterday*a Weather If iff heat temperature, 4H. I.oweat temperature, 30. Mean temperature, 43. A ornuil temperature, 51. "And who'll match Mr. Dapp?" "I'll match Dapp," called Mr. Tracy. Then the matching started in earnest. In 20 minutes more than the necessary $202,000 had been subscribed. A parade followed. The 500 solicitors covered the principal downtown streets, headed by the Tech band, hastily summoned from its studies. <ioal Not Yet Readied While many of the allied towns have not reported their total sales, the goal of $7,500,000 was not cleared up in Harrisburg district at noon to day. It is generally conceded that the entire amount will be raised without difficulty. The feature of the big drive in this city to-day was the work done by the team captained by R. M. Ogelsby, ad vertising manager for the Harrisburg Telegraph. Mr. Ogelsby was appoint ed to the place of captain to lill a vacancy. His team made a good showing during the first two days of the campaign, and few persons in the building suspected that John C. Her man's division, of which Mr. Ogelsby was an official member, intended springing the sensation of the cam paign. Ogelsby's crew sold bonds to day valued at more than a half mil lion dollars, the exact figures being $537,500. Included in this amount was a subscription from Dives, Pom eroy & Stewart, the big department store tlrin, for $200,000. Robert McCormick's division had been in the lead for the first two days of the drive. When E. D. Hill eary, of that division arose to make his report, he brought down the house by declaring: "That Ogelsby stuff makes me sick!" Peter Magaro reported sales for his team amount ing to $46,900. Donald McCormick's team made a fine showing with sales of $266,450. Both modestly told how they had secured most of their sub scribers in Strawberry and Cherry alleys, the district to which they were assigned. Everyone admitted that it was some feat. L,. M. Neiffer couldn't understand why his team reported sales of only $24,150 for the day, remarking that his team contained timber that would grace the President's Cabinet. Try It on Your Piuno Try this on your piano. The bond salesmen like it. When Ogelsby an nounced the sales of hiteam for the day, the audience sang the words until they were hoarse. "Goodby, Kaiser Bill!" is a popular sentiment in this city to-day. Tune: "The Old Gray Mare." Uncle Sammy, he needs the Infantry, He needs the Cavalry, he needs Ar tillery: Then, by gosh when we get to Ger many, Good-by, Kaiser Bill! Good-by, Kaiser Bill! Good-by, Kai ser Bill! Uncle Sammy, he's got the Infantry, He's got the Cavalry, he's got the Artillery, Now, by gosh, we'll all get to Ger many, Good-by, Kaiser Bill! The reports of divisions and teams for the day are as follows: Division No. 1. Robert McCormick, chairman, $492,900: C. H. Hunter' $94,250: E. D. Hilleary, $51,700: Peter Magaro. $46,900; Donald Mc- Cormick. $266,450; M. Harvey Tav lor, $19,750.; J. H. Wallazz. $13,850 Division No. 2. J. William Bowl [Continued on Page 14.] HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1917 THE DELUGE • ' •••* TH RwtrM v M C WOMEN OF STATE TO BE ENROLLED IN WAR SERVICE Governor Calls on Them to Register For Duty Dur ing Crisis Governor Brumbaugh to-day is sued a proclamation calling upon the women of Pennsylvania to register for war service on November 1 and 2. The proclamation says that "un der unusual economic conditions arising from the withdrawal from productive industry of over 100,000 men of Pennsylvania to enter the national service in this war time," the production of important material is menaced at a time when most needed. The Governor says that it is imperative that Pennsylvania should continue to lead in the crisis not only in quantity and quality of service, but in support for the gov ernment. The Governor then says: "This can be done only by utiliz ing the womanpowers of the Com monwealth, and the national govern ment has requested that accurate in formation be secured at once of the capability of women to serve in this emergency either in their own homes or in the industries of the Common wealth, which Information requires that in every community there bo made and kept classified lists of all women willing to serve In trained or in untrained service in the country; and "This record of service is now be ing -undertaken by the Department of Registration of the Pennsylva nia Division. Women's Committee of the Council of Public Sofety. "Now, therefore, I, Martin Grove Brumbaugh. Governor of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, do here by set apart and designate Novem ber 1. and November 2, of this year, to be days of registration for the women of Pennsylvania, upon which days they shall repair to the places locally designated for such purposes and register for such service as their abilities and- the great significance of the movement may suggest. I urge all women, as a patriotic obligation, to comply with this importunt sug gestion and give Pennsylvania, through her women, another com mending cause for gratitude that her people are willing and anxious to serve." White Resigns as Chief of United Mine Workers to Work With Nation By .4ssociatcd Press Indianapolis. Oct. 2 s.—John P. White resigned at noon to-day as president of the I'nlted Mine Work ers of America. lie will be succeed ed as president of the organization by Frank J. Hayes, vice-president of the union. Mr. White will leave Sunday for Washington to assume his duties as adviser to Dr. H. A. Garfield, national fuel administrator. Prayer of the Tree (Arbor I>n>', Friday, October 2(1) I AM the prince of the garden. I am king of the wild hill side; Friend of the beast who seeks my shade. While birds in my bosom hide. I give of my strength to the flame tongue That men shall not perish of cold; I give of my length to the wood • man That my body be traded for gold. I give of my fruit when men hunger; I stood upon Calvary's hill; I ride the seas of the whole wide world; I hold the corpse ghastly and still. I teach men the lesson of patience; 1 am steadfast, eternal and strong— The commonest sight of the broad landscape For the centuries yet unborn. But take, take, take—and I perish! Have I not the right to my young? All things reproduce of their specie— I. too, have this life-work begun. I give and rejoice in the giving (For God made me and gave me tv men). But a treeless place Is a barren wa,ste. If you take my seedlings,—what then? —ANNA HAMILTON WOOD. For the Telegraph. SCHUMANN-HEINK GUEST OF HONOR AT RIG MEETING Mother of Four of Uncle Sam's Stalwarts to Greet Mothers, Wives, Sisters, Daughters Madame Schumann-Heink, the world's greatest contralto, will sig nally honor the wives and mothers of the men who have gone from this city to help make the world safe for democracy when she appears In this city to-morrow. Schumann-Heink, beloved in ev ery land, will be in this city to morrow to (ill an engagement which had been scheduled for this city last winter. Holders of tickets were ad vised to keep their precious admis sion slips, those having the concert in hund promising that the famous singer would be here at a later date. Madame Schumann-Heink has not only kept her promise to open the season in this city, she has done more. Herself the mother of four [Continued on Page 4.J STATE AND CITY ARE ALL READY FOR ARBOR DAY Trees to Be Planted in Capitol Park in Honor of Governors Superintendent George A. Shrein er, of the Department of Public Grounds and Buildings, to-day com pleted arrangements for the plant ing of the six trees and the dedica tion of another in honor of the first seven men who governed Pennsylva nia The occasion will mark the for mal start of beautification of the Capitol Park and work on the exten sion and be an observance of Arbor Day such as will long be remember ed in Harrisburg. Mr. Slireiner's plan not only has the approval of many state officials, but of Harrisburg peo ple as well. The exercises will take place as outlined in the Harrisburg Telegraph yesterday and will be started at 10.30 o'clock at Third and Walnut streets, where the Governor will plant the tree for William Penn right opposite the new Penn-Harris hotel. There will be no formal observance of Arbor Day to-morrow in the city other than the one at Capitol Park. In the city and county schools the teachers will speak to the boys and girls on the importance of tree planting and conservation, but no outdoor exercises have been arrang ed. It is probable that big programs will be arranged for the spring Arbor Day. The city park department has sold dozens of trees from the Island nursery to persons in various part of the city who planted them umter the supervision of the department. Auto Bandits Steal Car, Abandon It and Get Away in Another Thieves last night stole an automo bile and- drove it as far as the west ern enil of Hummelstown. where it broke down. After tinkering with it a short time they went bark to Keller Broth ers Garage and. breaking down an alley entrance, took the six-cylinder car of F. J. Schaffner, and proceeded on their way. The license number of the car stolen at Lebanon and abandoned at Hummelstown was 136752. Mr. Schaff ner's license number was 167400 and the manufacturer's number 141572. MICHAKLIS HOLDS OX London, Oct. 25. Nothing had come from any source up to early to-day confirming the report of the resignation of Dr. Michaelis, the Im perial German chancellor. A dis patch from Amsterdam says that everything published concerning the position of Chancellor Michaelis is b=d oiy supposition. AMERICAN SHIP FIGHTS U-BOAT; IS RESCUED BY U.S.DESTROYER Gun Crew Fires 260 Shots at German Pirate While Shells Are Breaking Over Disabled Freighter SUBMARINE ESCAPES BY GOING UNDER Call For Help Brings Fight ing Scout Ship at Thirty Knots an Hour Through High Seas By Associated Press A French Seaport, Wednesday, | Oct. 24.—Ecsaping from a German j submarine after a bitter tight lasting nearly four hours and with seven of her crew wounded, two of them serl-| ously, an American steamer arrived J here this morning from an American port. The timely intervention of on American torpedoboat alone saved i the ship from being sent to the not torn. A few hours after the vessel had) entered the danger zone a lookout; sighted a submarine on the port bow | bttt before he had time to report Hsi presence the submarine tired a shot: which missed the stern of the ship by a few yards. The captain sent out j a wireless call for assistance as tlie position of the submarine was such that escape was nearly impossible. {■llll Crew Active The gun crews of the submarine and the steamer then began to ex change shots. The chief gunner of the steamer opened lire at a range of j 9,000 yards, but all the shots fell, short. The submarine kept maneu vering to keep out of the range of; the steamer's guns, at the same time! maintaining a running tire in an ef fort to disable them. The merchant ship after altering her course started! at full speed in an attempt to es-j cape. The stubbornness of the battle isj indicated by the fact that the subma-1 rine tired 234 shots at the steamer,' which responded with more than 260 | shots. I'-nftliiCs Hit After the tight had continued for' about two hours and several shois had struck the ship, wounding four men, one shell hit the vessel and ex ploded in the engineroom, putting the engines out of commission :ind I rendering the ship helpless. The German commander then approach ed nearer and the submarine con tinued to rain shells upon the dis abled craft. A high sea was running at the time and there seemed little hope of saving the ship, when a low streak of black smoke was sighted on the I horizon. It later proved to be an American torpedoboat destroyer I coming at full speed, running right j into {he sea and at times nearly dis appearing from view. Destroyer on .Toll The destroyer had heard the calls for aid sent out by the steamer and traveled at a speed of as high- as I thirty knots to come to her ts j sistaiice. She immediately made for the submarine, which dived and dis- I appeared beneath the subface. The American warship circled about the I spot, dropping a few depth Charges | but no more signs of the U-boat were seen. While coming to the steamer's ;s --sistance the destroyer kept sending assuring messages such as "hold on," "stick, we are coming." The steamer's wireless apaaratus, however, had been disabled soon af ter the tight began and the mes sages never were received so that the arrival of the American destroyer was quite unexpected. The subma rine apparently was aware of the destroyer's presence because it sub merged before the destroyer could | get within range. Whole of West Ireland | on Verge of Civil War; Think Government Afraid By Associated Press • Oct. 25.—The seriousness of the situation in Ireland is insisted upon by a correspondent of the Daily Mail who lias been following the Sinn Fein doings for several weeks. He says the whole of west Ireland is on the verge of armed rebellion, a"nd continues: "The young priests in Professor De Valera's train have suddenly awakened to the danger of the spark they helped to kindle and are now trying to quench it, but I fear it has gone too far. The militant Sinn Felners are at the top of their stride. They have been allowed to carry their program to a pitch whirl* it seems almost hopeless to break by pacific means. "The Sinn Felners arc sublimely confident and say that Tuesday's de bate in Parliament shows plainly the Government is afraid of them." • The police are now arresting sev eral local leaders in Cork and Lim erick, but the Sinn Feinera say that these are small fry and do not mat ter. They boast that the authorities dare not arrest Professor I->e Valera or Countess Markievic*. Enough Cars to Handle Sugar and Potatoes at Hand By Associated Press Chicago, Oct. 85.—Sufficient cars to move the entire crop of trie cane sugar belt und enough more in the northwest to handle the potato crop have been properly stationed, it was announced hero to"-day on behalf cf the railroads war board. .The transportation strategy Involv ed In these and other problems be gan last May and since then the car distribution committee has moved 156,850 empty cars from one railroad to another irrespective of ownership. Single Copy, 2 Cents KAISER BATTERS ITALIAN FRONT; FRENCH PUSH ON FOR NEW GAINS The Austro-German Forces Claim to Have 6,000 Prisoners in First Battle of New Offensive POILUS PUSH AFTER RETREATING TEUTONS Twenty-five Boche Airplanes Brought Down by Pe tain's Fighting Birdmen During Night Battle By Associated Press Paris, Oct. 25.—Further pro gress was made last night by the French on the Aisne front be tween Chavignon and Mont Des Singes. The French war office statement issued this afternoon says that the farm of Ropay was captured by the French and that a number of prisoners were taken. Twenty-five German airplanes were brought down by French pilots last night or compelled to land in a damaged condition. By Associated Press London, Oct. 25. Six thousand prisoners were taken b)* the Austro-German forces on the Italian front in the beginning of their offensive yesterday ac [Conttnucd on Page 9.] eh $ w . i 4* WILSQN URGES SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN x 2 J •• 6ct:is:4s Peaking a party-lcadef nil §# - y ,vi It"-'-'" .V. Wihin •" ! "r, : 2 4* m + * T 4* n! - cf 100 members cf the New Vcrfe <§ £* X T be and urged mm of all parties 5-, <£ |# New York to vpte for suffrage. | X EXPECT TO ENDORSE MERGER T *l* JPhiladelphia, Oct. 25.—Endorsement cf the mercer cf 2 £ three Lutheran.general bodies was indicated at the gen- I eral council of tHe ! vangelical Lutheran Church in North * America in convention here to-day. Unqualified approval * cf the n'an and optimism concerning its outcome were •'if t *i *|* voiced by every speaker but/one. ♦* X Washington, Oct. ,25. —Application c£ the easttrfi Z "!* i • • • l * * C y 7* . 4 ftsancial rel'ef, it vras ftated authoritatively to-day, will <■ X IS* d'spCfcsd rt.before the first of the year. First heap -4* ings have keen set by the commission fcr November 5. *f 4 *** f ' WELL KNOWN MEN TO SPEAK 2 ♦§ § H • vrg—Among /he speakers at the women'- T X meeting in the Qrpheum theater to-morrow afternoon,' ,4 I whgi Mm i H in'- v. II v •• pre -c t, • " c Rev. 2 Robert Sagnell, nastor cf Grace Church; Captain Lumb. jj* veteran of foreign wars, and Edward Moeslcin, a veteran V of the.Franco-Prussian War. X WILL PICTURE WAR I.USITANIA HORROR Z Tj Harrisburg—Wesley Frost, the American Consul at 4 Queemtov"n. Inland, ,-t the time of the Lusitania and 2 Jjj other rubmarine dts will make :>n addi"ss illustrate,l 'J* 4 trfth photographs taken ' y him elf at the bu .incs; meet- 4* ing of the Chamber cf C-r.---.ercr next Thursday ••-•ening Z BERLIN CLAIMS Bid VICTORY ,jj g Berlin, Oct. 25 ILary captures in prisoners and 2 Z booty have been made by the AustTo-German force., at- Z | tacking the Italians on tip: Is.nzo front, army bead- 4 quarters announce - to-day The prisoners include divi- Z + sional and brigade starts The total prisoners taken ex- T f *• <£ ceeds It), 000. The fighting on this front is continuing *£ t •—1 * MARRIAGE LICENSES + T Alfred \V. HlKltiim, llnlti more. Md., nnd Mary V. Enal, Port- X X 5F e V H>aak J,. Glelm and Mabel M. Meyer, Merhnnlraburc; 4 llrrbrrt H. Smith, UMUiO) mul Anna K. I\ Ipp, Mlddlrtownt §• - I.nurrnce S. M <•„■ r I,v And Harriet A. Hrrultr, l.ock Haven. T HOME EDITION SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS BY HUNS CAUSES HORROR HERE Audience Quivers With An ger as Dr. Hillis Recites Violation of Maidens and Killing of Children UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER ASKED Big Crowd Cheers to the Echo Speaker's Method of Exterminating Kaiser ism; Aids Loan Drive No more caustic arraignment of a people lias ever been made than that delivered against the German nation last evening in Chestnut Street Auditorium by Dr. Newell Dwiglit Hillis, of Brooklyn. The great audience sat spellbound while the famous lecturer told of the sights he had seen, the persons he had questioned, the proofs nnd affidavits he had examined with min ute care, during his extended stay in Belgium and battle-swept France., I)r. Hillis returned to this country late in August, 1917. "If there are German men and women in this audience who refuse to believe the stories of nameless atrocities committed by the subjects ("Continned on I'age 8] MAY DKPORT EX-CZAR Petrograd, Oct. 25.—The Rus3ian preliminary parliament, according to the newspapers, shortly will discuss the date of the Romanoff family, now imprisoned near Tobolsk, Siberia. Particular attention will be paid to the question of the eventual banish ment abroad of the former emperor and his immediate relatives.
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