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Jfek HARRISBURG iSllsli TELEGRAPH
LXXXVI — No. 262 18 PAGES
RETREATING ITALIANS
SUFFER ANOTHER DEFEAT
60,000 MORE
, CAPTURED WITH
* TWO POSITIONS
Victorious Teutons Sweep Forward Against Retiring
Forces of General Cadorna; Total Prisoners Now
180,000; 1,500 Guns Taken, Berlin Claims; British
Capture Beersheba
By Associated Press
General Cadorna's forces retreating to the line of the Taglia
mento river have suffered another crushing defeat.
Berlin to-day reports the capture of two bridgehead positions
from Italian troops which made a stand east of the middle I ag
liamento and the cutting off of an Italian force which was re
treating toward the lower course of the river.
In the latter operation 60,000 Italians were captured, according
Ito the German claim, bringing the total of prisoners reported
taken by the invaders of northern Italy to 180.000 and the number
of guns to 1,500.
One of the bridgeheads captured was that at Dignano, which
is directly on the Tagliamento, about 23 miles almost directly
west of Udine.
Not Across River
The other bridgehead lost by the Italians was at Codroipo.
This place is also about 23 miles from Udine but lying off to the
southwest on the maine railway line from Udine to 1 reviso and
Venice. It is some three miles east of Tagliamento.
The Germans do not claim to have forced a crossing of the
Tagliamento, but it is evident that they are not on its easterly
in strong force, and probably ready for an assault upon
the line itself.
The German effort to outflank the
Tagllamento line from the Carnic|
Alps apparently is not gaining ground j
fast.
Armies Intact
i
While the German blow overpow
ered and dispersed the Italian forces
along: the Isonzo north of Gorizin,
General Cadorna, according to ?d
--vices from liis headquarters, saveu
his other armies virtually intact and
the third army, which guarded the
Oarso plateau, succeeding in getting
away in its entirety with its guns and
war material. The Italian retreat
did not become a rout and it is ap
parent that General Cadorna's strat
egy was to withdraw his troops from
the Isonzo and across the Frulllj
plains to a position from which to
make a strong counterattack.
120.000 Prisoners
The invading forces are within
four miles of the Tagliamento north
west of Udine, after having captured
120,000 prisoners and more than 1,-j
000 guns. This is the center of the
advancing line and the southern
wings probably are not as near the
Tagliamento. Should General Ca
dorna have to retire from the Tagli
amento because of the breaking of
the Italian defenses in the Carnic
Alps and before assistance arrives,
he will have the Piave river, which
runs southwest and south from Bel
luno, on which to stand.
Reinforcements are being hurried
to Northern Italy not only by France
and Great Britain, but also by Italy.
The German advance apparently is
not as strong as at first and Berlin
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1 THE WEATHER
For llnrrl*hiirsr and vicinity t
Knlr, continued cold to-night
nnil Friday) lowmt temperu
ture to-night altout :i(l deKrceH.
For Fnsteru Pennsylvania I Fair
to-night nnil Friday, little
change In temperaturei geatle,
NliifttUK wluils, beeomiiiK went.
lllver
The Susquehanna river anil ail It*
trll>u In Tien 11l fall. A stage of
iiltout II.H feet IN Indicated for
llurrlshurg Friday monilUK.
(■eneral Conditions
Fair weather ban prevailed la the
lllit rd .state* during the lust
twenty-four bourn, except over
the northern and eastern por
tions of the Great Kiikes, where
hiiow fell, hclng moderately
heavy In the vicinity of lluf
falo.
A general reaction to higher tem
perature* has occurred cast of
the Mississippi river aud in
Nouthcrn districts west thereof,
mid also over the Pacific Slope,
hut temperatures are still low
for tke season generally
' throuithout the country, with
freezing temperatures this
morning In central and nortli
k ern district* east of the Itoeky
k Mountains, except along the
I Immediate Atlantic const. Frost
H occurred as far Mouth as South
■ Carolina. It In somewhat colder
H In the Missouri Valley and the
■ Northern Rocky Mountain*.
N n. in., 30.
Klses, tliSO a. m.| nets, ,1:01
I p. m.
B|ver Stages 11.11 feet above low-
A|iter mark.
HL Yestcrilay's Weather
temperature, ail.
Hest temperature. 3M.
temperature, 34.
Bnal temperature, 48.
Germans Lose 30,000
Soldiers in One of the
Greatest Battles of War
Washington, Nov. I.—Thirty thou- i
sand German soldiers, including twol
generals of divisions, were killed In
the great battle on the Bainsizza |
plateau, according to cabled reports j
received here to-day.
It is further stated that General;
Cadorna is pushing reserves rapid
ly towards the Italian front with
every prospect of checking the
enemy's advance. Assurances of
British and French support which
will be immediately forthcoming
have been given by a war council
held in Paris yesterday.
Women Register at Call
of Uncle Sam to Do Their
Bit For Nation at War
Registration of women of Harris
burg and Dauphin county began suc
cessfully this morning. Many
women have already signed up at
the local registration bureaus. Mrs.
James I. Chamberlain, chairman of
the work in Dauphin county is
much pleased with the interest
shown by women, in the work. A
statement issued by her this morn
ing, emphasizes the following points
which are misunderstood by some
women:
"Women are not drafted for
service.
"Registrants will not be taken for
any work unless they pfTer to do it.
"If a woman registers as having
training, or self-supporting, it does
not make her husband liable to
draft.
"The registration is for women
loyal to America. It is their pa
triotic duty to register."
The following new registration
places have been opened in the city
! and county: 3215 Riverside Drive,
2351 Green street, Ladies' Auxiliary,
Y. M. H. A., 1321 North Sixth street,
Hershey, Hummelstown, Paxtang,
Llnglestown, Penbrook and Pro
gress.
LOAN FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE
By Associated Press
Washington, Nov. I.—lndications
are that the total subscriptions to
the second Liberty Loan will not bo
available this week. This is the last
day on which banks may report sub
scriptions to Federal reserve banks
but officials do not expect final re
ports from the reserve banks for
several days.
TIME VET TO REGISTER
Applications of voters for registra
tion will be received until noon on
Saturday thfe county commissioners
announced. After that time the reg
istration books will bo returned to
the registrars and registry assessors
and no names will bo added.
THE TREAD
j Ijjl 11® I j j|!^
FOURTEEN SHIPS j
OF BRITISH ARE
SUNK IN WEEK;
Three French Vessels Are 1
Victims of Submarines
and Mines
By Associated Press
London, Oct. 31. —Fourteen British |
merchantmen over 1,600 tons were,
sunk by mine or submarine in the
last week, according to the Adml-1
ralty report to-night. Four vessels |
under 1,600 tons were also sunk, but'
no fishing craft.
The weekly summary follows:
Arrivals, 2,285; sailings, 2,321.
British merchantmen over 1,600
tons sunk by mine or submarine, in
cluding one previously, 14.
British merchantmen under 1,600
tons, four.
Fishing craft sunk, none.
British merchantmen unsuccessfully
attacked, one.
Paris, Nov. I.—French merchant
shipping sunk by submarines or
mines during the week ending Octo
ber 28 was two ships of more than
1,600 tons and one vessel of less
than 1,600 tons. No fishing boats
were sunk. Four steamers were at
tacked unsuccessfully.
1101.11 SAI'EHIiHAIT Si rPF.II
The Men's Brotherhood of St. Mat
thew's Lutheran Church will hold a
sauerkraut supper this evening at the
church, corner of Green and Seneca
streets.
Returns From Masquerade
Party to Find Child Dead
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, Nov. I.—Returning
from a. masquerade party to her
apartment in a rooming house short
ly after 3 o'clock this morning. Mrs.
Lottie Orth found her two children
overcome by illuminating gas. One
died a few momnients after being
admitted to a hospital.
The children are Elizabeth, six,
and Berthai four years old. Eliza
beth is in a critical condition in the
hospital and physicians have little
hope for her recovery.
Impossible For Japs
to Send Army, He Says
By Associated Press
A Pacific Port, Nov. 1. Baron
Tanetaro Megata, head of the Japa
! nese financial commission, that has
arrived here, said that it was impos
sible for Japan to send an army to
aid the allies on the European bat
tlefront.
"If in the face of physical impos
sibility, Jupan should be foolhardy
enough to make a superhuman ef
fort to send troops, and if she speed
ily became exhausted," he asked/>!
I "who would then protect the Orient I
If Germany remained undefeated?" I
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1917
GREAT SCOTT! STEA
MA Y STILL BE
The Sons of Rest this morning, at
what corresponds to third drink time
in Hidalgo, Tex., adopted resolutions
severely condemning the Har'risburg
Telegraph for Its recent failure
to chronicle several sessions of
the unofticial inspectors on the job
at tiie new Penn-Harris Hotel. John
Newton, well-known sage, brought
the condemnations to this office.
"The last time you mentioned our
order," said Mr. Newton, making an
effort to control ills temper, "was
when we were peeking through the
knotholes in the fence. Now that we
can take our ease on the opposite
side of the street, you don't men
tion us.
A hot-footed reporter dispatched to
the Penn-Harris corner reported all
the old faces in evidence— not even
forgetting Edmund James, of Camp
Hill, who, tiring of knotlioling in
Harrisburg, spent a week in New York
watching them build the new Penn-
POOR BOARD BAD
HUNTING GROUND
FOR DEMOCRATS
Left Office in Frightful Con
dition When Voters Finally
Threw Them Out
Republicans were amazed this
morning that Democrats had started
digging Ijack into the long ago rec
ords of the Poor Board's office lor
campaign material, in view of the
deplorable state of affairts In which
the only Democratic administration
that office has had in many yeors
left the almshouse and the poor
directors' records.
When the Democrats were finally
thrown out by an indignant public
the incoming steward nt the alms
house found conditions so bad that
he was compelled to reorganize en
tirely along new lines, revise the
wretched bill-of-fare provided for
inmates and give the whole place a
thorough house-cleaning and repaint
ing. Those who took over the rec
ords of the office found them In a
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SCOUTS RAISE MILLIONS
New York, Nov. 1. —Officers of the
Boy Scouts of America announced
to-day that $72,427,550 in second
Liberty Loan subscriptions had thus
far been reported by telegraph at
the organization's national head
quarters here, representing 341,052
individual purchases. >lafil advices
are beginning to come In which are
expected to carry the amount to
more than $100,000,000, the goal set
when the Boy Scouts campaign be
gan.
®l)t star-Jnftcpenbciit
I sylvania Hotel, Seventh-and-some
j thing.
"Now," said a Son of Rest, taking
the h. f. reporter in tow. "that tall
room there is the lobby, an<3 you reach
i it from the office on the first floor;
j and there will be a balcony in it
! names the longue, where you do your
I writing"
I "Say," said the reporter, "there is
; a story that they forgot to bring
j out that steamshovel. Is it still In
I the cellar?"
"By Jiminy!" hissed the member.
I (Editor's Note—Some mistake here;
j jiminy isn't hlssible.) "By jiminy!"
| I wonder if they did forget it? Well,
j they'll never get it out now, that's
certain."
! At what corresponds to the fifth
drink time in Mercedes, Texas, the
| Sons of Rest were importuning the
contractois to allow them to look
down in No. 1 cellar of the Penn-
Harris.
PENN-HARRIS TO
BE UNDER ROOF
BY FIRST OF YEAR
Contractor Plans to Add Story
a Week Until Work Is
Completed
With one-story going up each week
the new Penn-Harris hotel, at Wal
nut and Third streets, will be under
roof by January 1. W. L. Stoddart,
one of the architects, was in Harris
burg this week and expressed him
self as highly pleased with the pro
gress of the work. To-day President
E. Z. Wallower, of the hotel com
pany, sent the following letter to
stockholders of the hotel company,
setting forth the history of the move
ment and the prospects for early
completion of the structure:
"Harrisburg, Pa., November 1,
1917. To the stockholders of the
Harrisburg Hotel Company:
"Kor the information of'the stock
holders the following data relatlvMo
the affairs of the company is here
with submitted:
"The canvass for subscriptions to
the stock of the company resulted in
the gratifying total of about $600,-
000. Application for a charter for the
company was then made and the
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PRIVATE DIES IN FRANCE
Hy .1 \Si cuitfti f'ress
Washington, Nov. 1. General
Pershing to-day reported the death
of Private Joseph E. Couture, in
France, on October 20, of pneumo
nia. His mother is Emily C. Cou
ture. 20 Mammond street, Burnslde,
Conn.
COAL FAMINE IS
NEAR WITH COLD
WEATHER COMING
Quarter-Ton Lots Being Doled
Out to Customers by
Dealers
CONDITIONS GET WORSE
Schedules For Next Ship
ments Said to Be Un
certain
Tliat the cold wave which lias en
veloped the city during the past few
duys finds the coal dealers altogether'
unable to cope with the situation,
was conceded to-day by the men han
dling tlie city's retail supply.
Nowhere near the adequate supply
is on hand In the city's coal bins, it
was said. The amount on hand will
not last long and that Is being doled
out in small lots.
One of the largest dealers in the
city is selling anthracite in quarter
ton lots, while the majority refuse
to deliver more than a ton at a
time to a customer. When the pres
ent supply gives out there is no tell
ing when more can be procured.
All the coal dealers of the city
are dealing their coal out in a way
that will make it last to go around
to as many customers as possible. It
was reported yesterday that the
United Ice and Coal Company was
not selling coal in more than quar
ter-ton lots. Orders for future deliv
ery are not accepted by the dealers,
except at the consumers' hazard, as
the procuring of coal in the future
1B so problematical. What the deal
ers are trying to do, they say, is to
eke out the present supply of coal
on hand so that thera will be no
hardship until a new supply arrives.
Howard Fry, of the Fry Coal Com-
I pany explained that Harrlsburg's po
sition close to the coal region makes
the predicament worse rather than
tetter, since the supply and shipment
of coal from the mines is regulated
i by the Federal Trade Commission.
I He stated that in his opinion the
I trade commission supplied the needs
I of the regions farther removed from
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U. S. Transport Finland i
Torpedoed on Return
Trip For More Troops
By Associated Press
Washington, Nov. i. Tlio
transport Finland was recently
torpedoed while returning to the
United States, lint was able to
return to a foreign port under
j lier own steam.
The Navy Department re-
I ceivM report or the attack and
I Secretary Daniels authorized its
publication. The Navy report
does not say whether there was
any loss of life or injury on the
Finland.
The Navy Department has re
ceived dispatches stating that
the transport Finland was tor
pedoed while returning from
foreign waters. The damage to
the ship was slight and she re
j turned to port under her own
i steam. Tin- Finland was under
j escort but no sight of the tor
| pedo or the submarine was seen.
The Finland is one of the
| largest steamers llylng the
i American Hag. licforc going into
J the Army transport service she
I plied between New York and
I European ports in (he Interna
tional .Mercantile Marine Com
pany's service under the Kcd
| Star and other lines. The vessel
| has a gross tonnage of 12,80<i
and a net tonnage of 7,711. She
normally carries n crew of 257
men. The Finland was built in
Philadelphia in 11)02. Ilcr home
port is New York.
An Atlantic Port, Nov. I.
A (<erman submarine tropedocd
and sank the Hritisli steamship
Fastwales, of 1,U21 tons gross,
off Qucenstown on October 14,
according to a survivor who ar
rived here to-day. One of two
U-boats which took part in the
attack shelled the open lifc
hoatfl and four of the crew per
ished and live others were
wounded.
Restaurants to Cut
Meat and Wheat From
Menus to Aid in War
Beginning next week the better of
the quick lunch restaurants of the
city will join with the hotels in ob
serving "meatless Tuesdays" and
"wheatless Thursdays."
Menus on Tuesday will be made
up of fish, oysters, clams and poul
try. Only rye and corn bread will be
served on Thursdays. The change has
been made with a view of aiding the
government in conservation of need
ed foodstuffs.
Three-Cent Stamps Are
Here For New Postal Rate
The new three-cent postage stamps
that will come into use under the
new postal rate at midnight to-day
have arrived, and will be used for
the first time to-morrow morning.
The new two-cent postal cards will
arrive to-day or to-morrow. Purple
is the color of the new stamps.
Under the new ruling, all letters
that formerly went for two cents
will cost three cents, with the ex
ception of the so-called "drop" let
ters. A drop letter is a letter ad
dressed to and mailed within the
city or its rural route. These let
ters will continue to be delivered at
the old rate sf two cents.
The Post Office Department at
Washington has sent out notice that
all letters addressed after to-morrow
bearing insufficient postage must be
returned to the sender where he
is known. Where the sender is not
known, the letter will be delivered
and the postage collected from, the
eeelßieot of the letter.
Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION
I
RAIDERS GO
INTO HEART
OF LONDON
Fiying in Seven Groups, German Airmen Bomb Way
From Coast; Casualties and Damage Are Slight:; Bar
rage Breaks Up Two Detachments; Enemy Declines
Combat With Planes Which Go Up
By Associated Press
London, Nov. I.—Eight persons were killed, twenty
one were injured in the German air raid last night, ac
cording to an official statement issued to-day by the Brit
ish War Department.
i
London, Nov. I.—About thirty airplanes in seven groups took
part in last night's air raid. Three of them penetrated to the
Heart of London, says an official report to-day. The casualties
; and damage were slight.
A report from Lord French, commander of the home de
• lenses, respecting last night's air raid, says the German aviators
took advantage of the clouds to prevent any decisive engagements.
The first group of air raiders
dropped bombs near the coast. Two
mora groups were broken up by a
barrage on the soulheatern outskirts
of the metropolis. The fourth group
was turned back tip the Thames
half way to London.
I)ipcrso Another Group
Of the fifth group one or more
airplanes penetrated southeastern
London. Some of the sixth group
reached the southeastern part of
the city. The seventh group was
dispersed lefore it reached the outer
defenses of the city.
The official announcement fol
lows: '
"Determined and repeated attacks
were mode upon London last night
by groups of hostile aircraft. The
first group of raiders crossed the
Kentish at about 10.40 p. m.
and proceeded over Kent. They
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f MEW SLACKER" RULING X
r
4 Washing ?• n, Nov. I.—Provost Marshal Ocncrai Cro-.v-
T der notified all governors of amendments to thu X
"4 ■ ' t ■ * j*
At *v
I kers convicted of failing to L
J register. ' f
S MILK FOR RUSSIAN BABIES X
4* Washington, Nov. l.~Owng to the great scarcity of J
C 1
jr bought a million pounds of condensed milk for the babies
in that country. Shipments will be mack immediately. x
2* ITALIANS WITHDRAW Z
- tk
f Rome, Nov. I.—The Italian forces under Austro-Ger J
L man attack in Northern Italy have effected a withdrawa • ►
j* n the line of the Tagliamento with the third Italian arm-, t
& nearly complete, the war office announced to-day. * '
I OASTON MEANS IS INDICTED !
r *
"S* Concord, N. C., Nov. I.—Gaston B. Means was in i
4 dieted to-day by the grand jury for the murder of Mr? , J
X Maude A. King, a wealthy widow here last August. '* ►
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X RAIDING PARTIES PENETRATE LINES j
X Paris, Nov. I. French raiding detachrrtents la'jt night
JL penetrated the Grrman lines at several pomt , the was *
▼ A German attack northwest t
4 Rh .- v.. r-'pt. *
BIG U-BOAT TOLL
**•
At London, Nov. I.—Between 40 and 50 per cent, ct the *
A
T German submarines operating in the N'>rth Sea, the Arctic |
<4* id the Atlantic since the beginning of the war 'have •
X been sunk, said Sir Enc Gcddes, first lord of tlje* ad
X
▼ miralty, in thr House of Commons, to-day.
X EXPECT DEMAND FC)R GENERAL INCREASE
t l(
T Chicago, Nov. 5—A formal demand for a gcntr.il
| • i,; '. icfc to 250|<K)0 railroad employes is expected *
At ♦ . • " ■ ■•- * '
|y ial of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and tht J
IX Order of Railway Conductors. LabcT officials deny em •
*
IX phatically that a strike is contemplated.
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+ • MARRIAGE LICENSES J
Tolilan 11. UnanilnlEFr anil Martcnrrt C. Erh, IlnrrinliurKf Her
ninn It. Smith, IlnrrlMburK, ami Kuth 11. Smcltaer, I'ailanti Hcnt; T
A I'rouHrr and Ida 7.uk, Mlddlrlown.
did not penetrate far inland, how
ever, but turned in an easterly
direction and dropped bombs at
various places in and near the
coast.
"Meanwhile two more groups of
raiders were steering toward Lon
don along the southbank of the
Thames. I'he sky was half to three
quarters covered with thin low
clouds which rendered extremely
difficult observation of the enemy
machines. None the less their atti
tude was correctly calculated and
they were broken up by barrage tire
on the southeastern outskirts of the
metropolitan area at about 11.50 p,
m., where some bombs wen
dropped.
"The fourth group of machine*
which came along the Thames es
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