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Harrisburg Responds Open Heartedly to Nation's Call For Liberty Loan * Subscriptions
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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
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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
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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
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4* WILSQN URGES SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN x 2
J •• 6ct:is:4s Peaking a party-lcadef nil
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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
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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
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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.