IffiKon line Faces Annihilation Before Overwhelming Advance HARRISBURG iSlSijii TELEGRAPH Jsk ©K Btar-2to&epen&cnt LXXXVI— No. 259 14 PAGES MAY SEND AID TO SHATTERED ITALIAN ARMY France and Great Britain Reported to Be Contemplating Fall Support; Cividale and Gorizia Fall With 100,000 Prisoners and 700 Guns; Allies Capture Merckem Peninsula in West; Artillery Battle Rages in Flanders and Other Parts of Front; Germans Withdraw From Northern Russian Front; Last Foothold on Esthonian Coast Crumbles By Associated Press Rome, o£t. 29.—The Italians are checking the advance of the Austro-German troops into the plans of Northern Italy, the war office announced. The Italian troops are fulfilling their duty and all movements ordered by the general staff are being carried out, the statement says. "All movements ordered by the general staff are being carried out quite regularly and the troops which are opposing the enemy are fulfilling their duty by keeping in check his advance into the plains. 1 London, Oct. 29. —Steps already have been taken for rendering the fullest possible assistance to the Italians. The powerful Austro-German advance which has been pressing through the foothills of the Tulian Alps into the plains of Northern Italy is being kept in check by the Italian forces which are faithfully fulfilling their duty it is officially announced by the war office in Romt to-day. London advices say the Italians will be given all possible aid and that steps already have been taken to this end. Presumably Italy's own reserves of men and guns have by this time been drawn upon in notable volume and supplies hurried northward to ftinforce the Italian armies in the g<j>at battle raging on the Friuli plain. The Huns have captured Cividale and Gorizia, 100,000 prisoners and 700 guns. Great Britain and France are reported to be taking steps to send the shattered Italian army full support. General Cadorna will make a stand further back, according to the general belief. In the west Allied troops have captured the whole Merckem peninsula. A continuation of the advance will make German positions untenable. The intense artillery battle is being continued in Flanders and sections of the Aisne front and the Verdun region. Spirited German attacks were repulsed. On the northern Russian front the Germans have extended their withdrawal to include the forces recently landed on the Werder Peninsula after the capture of Oesel and Moon Island at the entrance of the Gulf of Riga. This leaves them without a foothold on the Esthonian coast, attempts to follow the original landing party having failed. Italy's soldiers have failed to check the onrush of the Austro-Germans and the entire line of the Isonzo is threatened with annihilation. Sweep ing down from the mountains into the plains of Friuli the invaders have captured Cividale and Gorilla, 100.000 prisoners and 700 guns. Great Britain and France are re ported to be taking steps to give the shattered Italinn army prompt and full support! What form this aid will take has not being disclosed. The French caWnet met last night to de cide upon the manner of co-opera tlon on the Italian front. Near Headquarters Where General Cadorna will make a stand is not yet clear, but two positions, capable of defense, are available. The Germans have reach ed the lowlands and are but nine miles from Udlne. Cadorna's general headquarters. The railroad running north and south through Udine might make a defensive line but the Tagliamento river, eighteen miles west of Udlne, probably would offer a strong defense. Menaced by Fall The fall of Gorizia is a serious menace to the Italian troops holding the Carso line southward to the head of the Adriatic, but General Cadorna still would be able to offer stout re sistance on a line running through Tolmezzo, Gemona. Udine, Buttrio and Gradisc-a. The capture of Gradisca by the Teutons would make retreat from the Carso inevitable and also somewhat of a difficulty. The line of the Tagliamento river, it ap pears, would give the Italians the better natural position from which to hohl the Germans from the [Continued on Page 12.] THE WEATHER] For Harrisburg nml violnltyi • loud.v tblM afternoon, probably ruin to-night and Tuesday) wirmer to-night) colder 'lues day. For l-iastern Pennsylvania; Prob ably rain to-night and Tuesday) warmer to-night | colder Tuen •lny! fresh south shifting to neat ntndn. River The Susquehanna river nnd It* tributaries will probably rile a* a result of n general rain Indi cated for the Susquehnnnn basin within the next thirty-six hours. A stage of about H feet may be expected at Mnrrlsburg Tuesday morning. General Conditions An area of high pressure Is mov ing seaward off the Atlantic const and Is separated from a strong area of high pressure ac companied by cold wave over Rocky Mountain district* by a cyclone of moderate energy, which cover* a broad atrip of country. At Sheridan, Wyoming, the tem perature registered 12 degree* below mero this morning and at Denver, Colorado, It registered 2 degrees below mero. the lowest of record for October In thr his tory of the Weather Bureau. Temperature i 8 a. in., 46. Sunt Rlaea, 6i32 a. m.| sets, 5:04 p. m. Moont Rlaea, 4)45 p. m. River Stagei 7.8 feet above low- Water mark. Yesterday's Weather Hlgheat temperature, 50. 1/Owcat temperature, 45. Mean temperature, 80. Normal tetuperature, 40. t \ Russian Leaders Cannot Answer For Men in War Crisis Py Associated Press Petrograd, Oct. 29. The offi cers of the Petrograd garrison met to-day to discuss the position of the Russian army and adopted a resolution declaring that any authority on the part of its chiefs is virtually non-existent. The resolution Bays In part: "The community, as it is at present, cannot defend Russia. On the contrary the approach of winter and the present subversible aspirations of the army and Its lack of any sense of responsibility will complete the ruin of the country x x x We do not renounce our duty, but in answer ing for ourselves we do not an swer for our men. The time has come to make this declaration openly so that nobody may be de ceived or trust in vain delusions." Entrance of Americans Into Active Fighting . Is Hailed With Delight flv .i\sociated Press I.ondon. Oct. 2#. —The entrance of units of the American Army Into ac tive service on the western front,- al though overshadowed as a news item by the Austro-German invasion of Italy, reserves prominent notice In the newspapers as a much more pic turesque event. The Daily News says: "It would be idle presumaoly ;o expect Germany in the intoxication of her Italian victory to appreciate its full meaning. This does not alter the facts, either immediate or pros pective. • • • Germany has can ed in the new world to redress the balance of the old. The balance will be redressed." The Daily Express remarking on American energy, says it bodes ill for Germany and gives added cer tainty that victory, however long de layed. is assured. It warns that this does not justify a relaxation of Brit ish efforts. The Graphic says: "The descendants of the embattled farmers of Concord have fired a shot, which like that of the Minute Men, will be heard 'round the world. • * * The advent of the United States has more than made up for Russia's temporary weakening. It should have a steadying influence in view of the blow at Italy and should be recalled whenever there Is a tendency toward pessimism." American Sailing Ship Attacked by Submarines By Associated Press London. Oct. 29.—The American sailing ship, Fannie Prescott, 404 tons gross, has been attacked by a submarine. She was taken In tow by the submarine after being aban doned by the crew. New York, Oct. 29. —The Fannie Prescott, attacked by a submarine, is a three-masted schooner. She sail ed from Liverpool October 6 for a destination not known here and or dinarily was manned by a crew of seven. HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1917. GERMANS MAKE FUTILE ATTACK BEFORE VERDUN Gain Slight Hold in Advanced Positions; Heavy Artillery Battle On By Associated Press Paris, Oct. 29. An attack was made by the Germans last night on the Verdun front -ear Chaume wood. The war office reports that they gained a footing In the ad vanced French positions but that the greater part of the ground was regained In a counter attack. Heavy artillery fighting continues on the Aisne front and In Flanders. The announcement follows: "In Belgium rather violent actions occurred north of Diabaeke. "South of St. Quentin we made an attack which enabled us to bring: back a machine gun and prisoners. .... ° n the Aisne front spirited nr tillery fighting occurred near Hurte bise and in the sector north of Vau desson. "Our detachments penetrated the German trenches in the Argonne and on the left bank of the Meuse, bringing back ten prisoners." On the right bank of the Meuse the German artillery violently bombarded our positions on the front between Chaume wood and Rezonvaux. An attack followed. The enemy, beaten back by our Are. was not able to approach our lines except at a single point north of Oatirieres wood, where he gained a footing for a distance of about 500 metres in our advanced positions. Our troops counter attacked imme diately and regained the greater part of the occupied ground. We took prisoners." E. Moeslein Held Up and Robbed by Two Colored Women Near His Home Inveigled Into a short conversa tion, E. Moeslein, secretary and treasurer bt the Harrisburg Apparel Company, was held up and robbed of a small amount of money Thursday evening in front of his residence at 422 North street by two colored wo men, it became known to-day. Mr. Moeslein was on his way home be tween 11.30 and 12 o'clock when the holdup took place. As he approach ed his residence two women, appar ently well dressed, one short and the other tall, stopped him. The tall ono suddenly grabbed Mr. Moeslein and held him while the shorter woman searched his pockets. Moeslein af ter a struggle managed to free him self and rush Into his home. The women disappeared, and although the police have been working on the case no clue of their identity has been found. Numerous complaints have been received by the police de partment concerning these women, but so far they have been success ful In eluding the local sleuths. Mr. Moeslein received through the mall his stolen pocketbook minus the money. " So! You're Going to Make the World Safe For DEMOCRACY, Eh?" "Yes, But First I'm Going to Make It UNSAFE For Autocracy!" 6,000 EXPECTED TO BE IN GREAT EVENING PARADE Recruiting Day to Culminate in Wonderful Proces sion Tonight To-day is Recruiting Day. This evening, starting at 8 o'clock, what promises to be the biggest night parade in years, will be held. Six thousand citizens are expected to be in line, accompanied by twenty bands. -Martial music will be "played, soldiers will be present, and the parade will be reviewed by Chief Marshal Lieut. Colonel Frederick M. Ott, and Lieu tenant Robert W. Lesher, who is in charge of the Harrisburg district re cruiting office. The parade will be a testimonial to Paptain W. F. Harrell and Lieutenant Lesher for the splendid work that they did in freeing- Harrisburg from the first draft. Every citizen of Har risburg has been requested by Chief Marshal Ott, to do, in some manner, something to add to the occasion Owners of houses along the line of march arc asked to decorate theii residence and everything will be done to make the event a recordbreaker and a liistorymaker. Practically every organization in the city will be represented. Nearly every business house and institution will have men in line. The committee of arrangements completed their work yesterday, and present indica [Continued on Page 11.] Plot Uncovered to Destroy Food Supply; Depots Closely Guarded New York, Oct. 29. All granar ies, food depots and other places v-'here food is stored in great quan tities in New York were under heavy guard to-day under orders of Arthur Williams, Federal Food Ad ministrator for the city, who on Saturday was warned by Herbert Hoover, national food administrator, of the discovery of wholesale plots to destroy the nation's food supnlv. Guards have been doubled on'd United Btates secret service .•gents are co-operating In the work. Ar rangements have been made t > call out the home guard for service If necessary. WANT PEACE CONKERFACES Now York. Oct. 29. The League of Small and Ruhlect • Natiomlit'oa, consisting of representatives of a scort or more persecuted and pill aged provinces and dependencies, opened a three-day conference here to-day with the avowed object of establishing a permanent comrrtss and to assert their right to a separ ate representation at international peace conferences after the war. SOT.niER ELECTROCUTED Philadelphia. Oct.. 29. A United States --.ldler, believed to have been John Jackouez, Jr.. was electro cuted on the Pennsvlvnn'a brldwp hro to-dny. Tie was wplklnij AH the ri"'fcs "-hen he met his death. An Identification found in hH nocket show* he wns attached to Cnmnonv r*. Ilfith engineers, of the 41 division. Tt has not been learned what the ■tidier wns dolntr on the tracks. QnMiprq lippn o" guard duty at railroad bridges in this olty for some time. Telegraph's Great Story of America's Advent in Trenches READERS of the Telegraph enjoyed not only the most complete and graphic ac count of the appearan.ee of United States troops in the trenches that was published by any Harrisburg newspaper, but word for word the" report us it was printed in the Sunday news papers published twelve hours later. The Telegraph Is the only As sociated Press evening newspaper in the Oen.tral Pennsylvania lleld. The Telegraph prints the news first and most completely. Read the Telegraph. ■ 1 PACIFIST PASTOR HORSEWHIPPED IN KENTUCKY Leader of Socialist Church in Cincinnati Punished in Dense Woods . Cincinnati, Oct. 29.—Herbert .S. Bigelow, head of the People's Church of this city, one of the leaders of the People's Council, So cialist and pacifist, was taken Into a dense woods near Florence, Ky., Shortly before midnight last night, tied to a tree and horsewhipped by men "who wore long robes and hoods, similar to those described as worn by the renowned Ku Klux Klan" " according to a report from Florence to-day. The report stated that the party with Bigelow as a prisoner, gagged aryl handcuffed, worked its way to the center of the woods. Here they remo\ed the handcuffs long enough lo disrobe him, and then tied him to a tree. t)ne of the leaders of the party then read from a piece of paper he held in his hand, with the light of a lan tern held by one of his associates [Continued on Page 12.] Drastic Move Against Reduction Company Is Planned by the City Instead of calling for a joint ses sion of Council with the Health Bureau, Commissioner Dunkle thi.-s afternoon met with that department at its regular meeting to decide what action should be taken to have the ashes and garbage collected regu larly. "I have not decided positively what I will do." Commissioner Dun kle said," but I have a plan to pre sent at the meeting and will In all probability recommend It to Coun cil. It will be a drastic development In the situation, but It seems to mo to be the only recourse. I have ex hsustAl every other means I know of to get results from the reduction company." A statement that the Working men's Nonpartisan League was con sidering employing an attorney to force Council to act and compel the company to collect ashes and gar. bags, was reported to-day. DISTRICT QUOTA FOR LIBERTY LOAN SAFELY PASSED Country Districts Come to Front in Closing Hours of Campaign With the Second Liberty Loan campaign now officially closed, com plete totals cannot be announced be fore tlie end of the week, the cam paign committee announced to-day. It appears certain, however, the com mittee said, that the Harrisburg dis trict has at least equaled its max imum quota. Subscriptions still are coming in and probably will continue to do so for the remainder of the week. Banks have been swamped with the number of subscriptions and both city and country institutions have been unable to tabulate their figures. One pleasing feature of the last days of the loan is the way the coun try districts started to come through with tkeir share of the loan. Pen brook, having a total population of 1,500. has subscribed a total of $27,- over its quota of SIB,OOO. This is one of the best showings made by any town in the district. John C. Jessop, Jr., to-day said that the only reason the farmers have not subscribed more freely is because they have lacked an under standing of the loan and its purpose. Saturday evening Flavel L. Wright and P. F. Duncan talked to the farmers gathered at a grange meet ing at Green Park, and all the farm ers present except three subscribed to the loan at the end of the meet ing. Country Poos Bettor Mr. Jessop said this morning that Perry county subscribed $322,000 to the loan as against $130,000 to the First Liberty Loan. Jessop is chair man of the Perry county committer. The quota for the farming com munity of Halifax was $62,250, ' nd the Halifax committee reports a total subscription of SIOO,OOO. Announce ment was made this morning, how ever, that the counties In the Dau phin. Cumberland, Perry, Juniata district still have a quota of $150.. 000 to make up before their quotas are complete. The total for the city of Harris hurg will be mrfde up just as soon as the banks have nade their re ports and the total may be ready by this evening. Allies 'infamous Pigs," Queen Sophia's Message Athens, Oct. 29. Among the messages exchanged between the royal palaces at Athens and Berlin and which have fallen into tho hands of the Greek government was one in which King Constantino urged Emperor William to attack the allies on the Balkan front, prom ising that Greek forces would at tack General Sarrail's army In the rear. In another message Queen Sophia alluded to the allies as "infamous pigs." EX-AMBASSADOR MO.YORED Amsterdam. Oct. 29. Count 'on BernstorfT, the former ambassa dor to the United States has been made a "wlrklicher gehelmrat" py the German emperor, with the title of excellency. Tho count Is now ambassador at Constantinople. Single Copy, 2 Cents GERMAN RETREAT IN FRANCE NEAR, SAYS SEC. BAKER Important Developments in Great War Impending, War Chief Believes HAS FAITII IN ITALIANS Relentless British Offensive Is Outstanding Feature of the Week Washington, Oct. 29.—Important developments are pending 111 the great war. Secretary Baker indicates In his otllcial review of last week's operations on all fronts which con cludes witji the brief statement that certain units of American lorces in France have taken their' places on the battle front U> complete their training. This is the War Depart ment's first mention of the fact that General Pershing's men are on the tiring line. It is the wave of activity during the week on nearly every front, however, that caught the Secretary's attention. Significant operations are pro gress, he says, both east and west. 011 the Italian fronts, in Macedonia, Rumania, Mesopptania and even in East Atrica. On the western front, he soys, a new strategic retreat of the German forces appears to lie the next [Continued on Purc 14.] Laßue Makes Another Trial at Exemption Samuel Laßue. the York county farmer who has been regularly re fused exemption, appeared at the 1 'apitol to-day. accompanied by his wife and several elders of the Dunk ards, to make his seventh attempt to escape the draft. The elders had a talk with Secretary Ball, but did not see the Governor, who was not at the Capitol. They were referred to the draft authorities. Laßue lias sought exemption on religious and agricultural grounds as well as having a dependent wife. He is under orders to start for Camp Meade next week. £ j JL . .. 'm J, OLIVE GREEN FOR MILITIA "' I fj Harisbutu—Adjutant General Beary announced to- T f dory that a uniform of olive gT?en. slightly darker thar £ ■4 } 4 |jj that cf the United States marine corps, had been selectet T f* for the Pennsylvania Reserve militia.- The hat, shirt, leggings and shoes as well as rank insignia wtmld be T fj similar to those used in the Army except that the kt?- 4 1 It stone would be a collar ornament. J[ F 'BRITISH LOSSES IN TRANSIT SMALL J 9 London, Oct, 20. —1n the House of Commons-to-day £ T* • i | Premier Lloyd George said that since the beginning of 3j f* the War 1J,000,000 men had been transported frith a loss 4 (J of ■ nly i th t ct the e only 2,700 had been To: 4 jr through enemy actions. § J f* # MUST IMPROVE RESERVOIR | ij In an opinion h -vn late to-day the Pub!j J f Set 'e C ion ;t *h- York County Cons-.!:- "5* , ' A Ja dated Water Company to place its rekertoir at Yoe hi m r better Rendition and to eliminate its meter rental charge Jr from it.! tariff by November 23. *ll 4 f VON HERTLING OFFERED CHANCELLORSHIP # 4* / |M Aj Amsterdam, Oct. 29. —The Zeitung Am Mittag rays jX T* the German chancellorship has bten offered to the W Bavarian prrmicr, Count Von Hertling, who hag asked 1 T for time to consider the matter. T LUTHERANS FAVOR USE OF ENGLISH tijl F Philadelphia, Oct. 20.—Opponents cf the movement tc V T* * f 4 substitute English in' the Lutheran church-fa of Aiwric.- * f L in place of German, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish '^L were denounced as enemies of the United States at the *\f 1* ' • *fs h convention of the General Council of the Lutheran • f| Church h<*rc to-day. *" £ PREPARE FOR RAIN * n Harrisbntg—In case rain this evening interferes ydth „ fj the recruiting Day parade, bells and whistles will eotirtdx * £ signal at. 7 o'clock, the committee announcw.. I i I : I t | MARRIAGE LICENSES f St fhnrle* I. Shnalow unci Claire E. Brlrker, Harrlsbnrffi Edward 7 Albert l.ovelly, Jr., t, S. Army, and Theresa Crawford, Salt l.ake X 4* City, Utah; harlea T, l.ehr, Steelton, and Irene M. Gerber, Ham- Ma | nieUtown. * , HOME EDITION COLORED MEN, OFF TO WAR, GIVEN A GREAT SENDOFF Thousands Line Streets When Selected Men March to Train MANY IN THE PARADE Steclton Furnishes Nearly All of 101 Men in the Quota r "I Colored Men Set New Record For Recruiting; 20 Men in 20 Minutes Twenty enlistments in twenty minutes was the new record Bet to-day by Harrisburg recruiting officers when a Ht'ore of Steelton colored men, desiring to Join their comrades who to-day went to Camp Meade, fairly swamped the army officers in their haste to en list. in Uncle Sam's lighting forces. This afternoon the col ored men are on their way to Fort Monroe for their training. v * Harrisburg's entiro colored popu lation. with a big representation of colored citizens of Steelton, turned out this morning thousands strong to pay their respects to tha 101 colored men who loft for Camp Meade. The loud shrieking of the car whistl# at 10.15 o'clock announced that the selected colored men had arrive din Market Square, and soon afterward the entire square was I crowded with friends and relatives l of the men who were to leave. Nine ! ty-six men represented the Steelton I district, four the Paxtang district and one the lClizabethville district. With the arrival or the Steelton men the formation tok place in front of the Dauphin Building in Market Square and. ied by the Steelton Band of twenty-six pieces, the 101 mwi marched to North and Third streets. [Continued on Pago 11.]
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