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CITY BOY WOUNDED IN FRANCE;
U. S. MA Y USE PARK EXTENSION
ITALIANS BEAT
BACK VIOLENT
PIAVE ATTACK
Fearful Fighting Marks Aus
trian Invasion of Terri
tory Above Zenson
MILL RETAKEN SIX TIMES
Inspired by Love of Home and
Country, Defenders Clear
Banks of River
By Associated Press
Italian Headquarters in
Northern Italy, Sunday, Nov.
18.—The Austrians who forced
their way across the Piavc river
above Zenson have been thrown
into river, drowned, bayon-i
etted, killed or captured, until
now not an enemy remains on
the west bank at that most
threatened point. The fight was
one of the most fearful chapters
of the war and one of the most
glorious.
Details of the fight have been
gathered from eye-witnesses
who saw the fearful carnage
through Friday night and yes
terday and who stayed until the
whole west bank was cleared
except for the corpses on the
shore and in the foreground.
The wounded were so numerous
that many have not yet received suc
cor. The enemy had staked every
j* thing on getting to the west bank of
the river and the Italians staked
everything on keeping him on the
eastern bank. This nerved both to
desperation. The Austrians made the
first move Friday in two separate
crossings a short distance above
Zenson. first at the vrllage of Fagare
and then an old mill called the Sega
mill near Follina.
Several circumstances enabled
them to pass. They chose a place
where a sandbar ran in midstream
giving them a landing and dividing
the main stream into two small shal
low currents. Also there was a heavy
mist screening their movements.
They carried material for an im
proved bridge with upright plates for
flooring. •
This was about 5 o'clock in the
morning and in the mist at that early
hour they got across the second nar
row channel for the west bank. Jn
their first surprise rush they swept
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Germans Are Shy
of American Lines
by Associated Press
With the American Army in
France, Sunday. Nov. 18.—Artil
lery fighting and patrol activities
continue on the American sector.
The infantry has not taken part
in any engagements and for the
past few nights the Germans have
not been coming near the Amer
ican lines, apparently having
learned that It is dangerous to
do so. Nothing of special inter
est has been reported from the
front during the past twenty-four
hours.
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THE WEATHER
FOP llarrlsburg anil vldnlt.Tl Fair
to-nlglitt Tuesday increasing
ciniidlni'MK, probably rnin or
snow; not much cb-inge In tom
perature, lowest to-night ntiout
:i ilricrrfN.
For Hostcrii Pennsylvaniai Fair
to-night; Tuesday Increasing
cloudiness, probably rain or
Know In Moutli portion; slightly
warmer In north portion; moil
crate north and northeast wind*.
River
The Susquehanna river and all It*
tributaries will fall atowly or
rem.'iln nearly stationary, A
stage of about 4.15 feet In Indl
ented for llarrlsburg Tuesday
morning.
General Condition*
A disturbance, now eentral over
the mouth of the Mississippi
river, ban caused light rain in
liOiiiMlana, Texan, Oklahoma and
Southwestern Kansas In the lnnt
\ I went>-four bourn. Light to
moderate precipitation litw oc
curred In the I'pper St. Law
rence Valley and In Central and
Western New York.
In the Atlantic States, from Xew
Jersey southward, and In Ten
nessee and the Gulf States, ex
cept Texas, and In Arizona and
California It Is 2 to 14 degrees
warmer.
Temperature! 8 a. m-, 34.
Sun: Rises, 6:38 a. m.; sets, 4:43
p. in.
Moon: First quarter, November 21.
Hlver Stage: 4.2 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday** Weather
Highest temperature, 4.
Lowest temperature, 42.
Mean temperature, 52.
Normal temperature, 41*
EARLEE. AURAND
BADLY WOUNDED
IN FRONT TRENCH
First Harrisburg Hoy Injured
in Defense of Democracy
and Liberty
TWO KILLED,SEVEN HURT
Former Member of Governor's
Troop; Served in Recruit*
• ing in This City
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Harrisburg Mother
Is Brave Over the
Wounds of Her Son
Mis. Kdward 1.. Aurand, whoso 1
son, Karl Aurand. is the first Har
risburg boy to shed his blood on
the battlefield for his country, to.
day is hearing' up bravely under
ihe news that her hoy was
wounded in the service of his
country. Mrs. Aurand says slip (
has prayed steadily for the safety '
of all American soldiers as well
as for her own son.
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By Associated Press
Washington, Nov. 19. —General i
Pershing has reported to the War |
Department that two men were '
killed in action on November 13.
Three were severely wounded and
four slightly wounded.
The casualties are:
Killed—Sergeant John F. Czajka, j
father. Albert Czajka. Milwaukee,
Wis., and Private Stanley Janovlcz, |
sister, Sophia Giebutovlcz, East Bos- I
ton, Mass.
Severely Wounded—Privates Karl I
E. Aurand, mother Mrs. Emma Aur- I
and, 1G25 lx)gan street. Harrisburg,)
Pa.; Francis Blevins, father. Mack i
Blevins, Eckman, West Virginia, and
Edward F. Capill, mother, Mrs. I
Bridget Capill. Bakerton, Pa.
Slightly Wounded—Sergeant John
A. I.ogan, father, Charles Logan, j
201 East avenue. Mount Carmel, Pa.; j
Privates Chester Johnson, father,
Samuel Johnson, Forest Hill, La.; '
Robert L. Redd, mother, .Mrs. Eliz- I
abeth Redd, Burneyville, Okla.
General Pershing also reported j
that Private Valentine H. Newton, |
Headquarters Company, Marine
Corps, died November 13 from self- j
inflicted gunshot wound. His moth- j
er is Mrs. Margaret Newton, Arkville, !
N. Y.
Sergeant George E. Merkle, Signal !
Corps, was accidentally killed No- (
veinber 17. His wife resides in Phil- !
adelphia.
Corporal Samuel Parrott. Marine
Corps, died November lti from na- 1
tural causes. His mdther, Mrs. L.
B. Bynum, lives at Newborn, N. C. !
Mother Felt Last Week
That Son Was Wounded;
Prays For All Americans
Earl E. Aurand, 1625 Logan j
street, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
L. Aurand, is the first Harrisburg'
boy whose name has appeared on
the casualty list of the United States 1
expeditionary force serving in thej
front line trenches "Somewhere in J
France." Aurand, who is aged 24 j
years, is a private in Company 1,1
Twenty-sixth Infantry, U. S. A. Ile|
is reported by the War Department 1
to have been wounded in "No-Man's j
Land." How serious his wounds are
has not yet been determined by his
family, as they have not heard di-1
rectly from the War Department
yet.
Aurand, who had been employed
by the Pipe Bending Company priori
to his enlistment, was a quiet lad of!
.adventurous disposition. He Has 1
served in the Navy, and this is the
third time he has served in thej
United States Army. He was for (
three years in the Regular Army,and:
then in the Governor's Troop, with !•
which company he served at the
Mexican border. He enlisted last
April in the regular Army at thej
United States recruiting station at
325 Market street, and lor some,
time gave valuable aid recruiting!
volunteers in this city. In May he'
was sent to Columbus barracks,
Ohio, and from there to Hoboken,
where his company took ship for
France, the first to go across.
The little home In Logan street'
•was easily found for in front was the
regulation service flag with its single
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Rapid Progress Being Made
on New Penn-Harris Hotel
W. L. Stoddart, of New York, ar
chitect of the Penn-Harris Hotel, was
in the city to-day inspecting the
wcrk and finds the progress being
made on the big structure very sat
isfactory. The organization of the
various contractors has been well
perfected and the work on the hotel
is proceeding with rapidity.
The concrete work on the fifth floor
will be finished this week. The brick
work —dark gray tapestry—ls now
being laid in the rear of the building
and the first consignment of granite
is now on the way. Brick work on
the fourth floor will be commenced
soon, simultaneously with the three
floors of granPv _ j
HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1917.
ANOTHER ARMY
IS ADVANCING
ON PETROGRAD
'Premier Kerensky, According
to Reports, Is Returning i
With New Force
MOSCOW TRUCE REACHED
i . i
Thousands Killed After Days
of Fighting; Religious
Shrines Destroyed
By Associated Press
i Another army is reported
i marching on Petrograd to oust
I the Bolsheviki from control
I there. The vanguard, which is
said to be near Gatchina, 30
miles southwest of the capital,
already lias had several brushes
with the Bolsheviki forces. It
is rumored that Premier f\er-
I etisky is returning with the new
! force. All the reports lack con
firmation.
There apparently is international
dissension in Petrograd between the
| Maximalists and tho less extreme
! Socialists, who have protested
' against acts of the Bolsheviki re
gime. A report received in London
says there has been a split in the
Bolsheviki. ranks and that nome of
the ministers have resigned. In
| Moscow the revolutionists ind ihe
| provisional government forces have
j reached a truce, after days of *ght
! ing in which several thousand per
i sons were killed und some of ins-
I sia's religious shrines within tho
I Kremlin were damaged or destroyed
| by the artillery of the revolutionary
j forces. The American embassy in
Petrograd has asked for a special
' train to take 200 Americans to Har-
I bin, Manchuria, whence they can
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Hoarding of Pennies Is
No Joke For Merchants
| "Scarce as hen teeth" is a very
j ancient, homely expression but it ;s
! the only one that shopkeepers can
j think of to tell the truth about the
j lack of pennies. To be sure, a hen
tooth is indeed mighty rare, but
I what would you say if your shop
; was looted of two hundred pennies
in twenty minutes. This is no bach
| elor's reverie; it is what happened
; in a Market street cigar store.
What used to sell for live cents now
i calls for six, and the usual coin laid
down is a dime, thus leaving four
: cents change. The same holds good
with parcels now costing sixteen or
eighteen cents instead of fifteen.
Now, if the customer would make it
a point to keep the coppers in eircu
i lation everything would swing along
jas usual. But the customer, whether
i from revenge or spirit of comedy, is
j hoarding his pennies, stowing ihem
I in little savings banks and this is
; why the shopkeeper is loudly shriek-
I ing for help.
\ "Maybe people think this is one
, juicy joke," protested a cigar store
! man this morning, "but they ought
jto have a heart. If they keep it up
| the Harrisburg merchants will have
: to get a couple carloads of copp*rs
- from the government mint/'
Frederick F. Rohm
Has Stroke; May Die
Frederick F. Rohm, or Patterson,
I Juniata county, sergeant of the State
J Capitol Police and known to many
men in public life In Pennsylvania,
was stricken with paralysis while on
i duty In tho rotunda of the State Cap
-1 itol to-day and was taken to the
| Harrisburg Hospital in a serious con-
I dition. Mr. Rohm, who is seventy
| four, had just finished preparation
.of papers to be submitted to the Gov
| ernor for retirement under the act
I providing for pensioning of state eip
j Ployes who have passed the age ot
I seventy and have been in state serv
j ice over twenty years,
j Mr. Rohm was a member of the
I'!rat Pennsylvania or Juniata Cav
aliy in the Civil War and received a
Congressional medal rf honor. He
carried the late Governor James a
Beaver from the battlefield at Bran
dy Station when the future governor
was desperately wounded. He has
been connected with t)ie Capitol Police
for years and has been sergeant for
the last fivfi.
Thanksgiving Turkeys Go;
Mean Man, This Thief
Philadelphia, Nov. 19.—"Pop"
Merkle. proprietor of the hotel at the
Belmont race track, near Narberth,
is "straflng" a thief who has visited
his place twice and taken five of his
best turkeys. The first visit was early
last week, and the thief carefully se
lected the two best gobblers from the
roosting place on the grandstand of
the race track.
Merkle thought It was time to get
the remainder of his birds under
cover, so he shifted them into an
abandoned chlckenliouse. The thief
waited two nights and broke into the
chlckenhouse, selected the best three
gobblers that were left and went on
his way.
TO ANY TUNE
U. S. GOVT.
ASK STATE
PARK ZONE USE
Officers Look With Favor on Capitol Extension Area as
Site For Warehouses and Sidings During
Period of the War
The State of Pennsylvania may be
asked to postpone the development
of the whole of its Capitol Park ex
tension district so that the United
States government may have the use
of the twenty-five or more acres for
erection of warehouses, storage yards
and sidings tor war material. Bur
racks may also be erected to provide
for a guard for the big military es
tablishment.
Preliminary inquiries were made
of Governor Brumbaugh and other
state officials as to the plans of the
Commonwealth, which are ap
proaching the point when it will de
molish all buildings except those
actually needed und where it will
tear up the streets and commence
grading for the landscape work. Su
perintendent Georg A. Shrelner, of
the Department of Public Grounds
and Buildings, said tins morning that
he had heard about the matter, but
that it had not progressed far enough
for him to talk about it us yet.
The use of the extension is said to
KAISER WILL NOT
TREAT FOR PEACE
WITH BOLSHEVIKI
Will Deal Only With Legal
Successor to Imperial Rus- .
sian Government
Petrograd. Sunday, Nov. 18.
Germany has refused to treat lor
peace with the new Soldiers' • and
Workmen's government in response
to a recent proposal, according to
the newspapers here, which publish
this news as coming from a well
authenticated source.
It is stated that Emperor William
announced in his reply that he would
treat only with the legal successor to
the Imperial government or with the
constituent assembly.
In this connection the Volia Norda
says it has Information that the
Soldiers' and Workmen's govern
ment, in the event of its failure to
receive replies from the belligerents
by November 23 reserves tho right
to make peace on its own account,
after which, if the war continues,
Russia will occupy a neutral posi
tion.
have been recommended by officers
who came here a few days ago and
looked over land in the city and
vicinity because everyone at Wash
ington has ben impressed by the
importance of Harrisburg as a rail
road center at a safe distance from
the seaboard.
The proposition for the govern
ment to get the use of the ground
will be made formally in a day or
so.
Stale Would Co-operate
"The State of Pennsylvania has
co-operated with tho government in
any way asked. It has given freely
of men and material and rooms and
facilities for Uncle Sam and if the
government wishes this tract our
board will act promptly." said Mr.
Shreiner. "It will mean postpone
ment of our park extension plans,
but if the nation wants it we will do
it."
City officials said that as far as
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CHURCHES COME
TO AID OF THE
Y. M. C. A. FUND
Pastors Aided Campaign With
Sermons Showing What
Work Is Being Done
Virtually every church in the o.ty
contributed to the Y. M. C. A. War
Work Fund in special offerings taken
during the services yesterday. Chair
man Al. K. Thomas of the committee
on churches of the city organization
states that every effort is being made
to securo as large an offering as pos
sible, from the various Committees,
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BRITISH TAKE JAFFA
London, Nov. 19.—Jaffa, the ancient
Jappa, and the seaport on the Medi
terranean for Jerusalem, has been
occupied by the British. The Turks
Rave up this Important with
out .-eh-stanre and are retiring north
ward under pressure.
WILSON TO HAVE
A FREE HAND IN
RAILROAD CRISIS
i Heads of TransportationLincs
Would Delegate Complete
Powers to President
. By Associated Press
Washington, Nov. 19.—Formal an
j j.ouncement was made to-day that
the railroads of the United States
had decided (hat if any crises should
arise to place their interests in the
hands of President Wilson for pro
tec.ion and such disposition as ho
may deem necessary to prevent inter
r>,rtion of transportation during the
\ ar.
The four railroad brotherhoods,
who have made demands for in
creased wages, have agreed to medi
ation of the dispute, but have re
fused an unconditional submission
of the questions to a board of arbi
tration.
To-day's announcement by the rail
road war hoard is regarded by offi
cial;? as eliminating the possibility ot
a strike by giving the President a
free hand so far as the railroads are
concerned when he meets the broth
erhood leaders in conference hero
next Thursday.
Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the
executive committee of the American
llail way Association, commonly called
the war board, wrote this letter to
Judge William It. Chambers, chair
man of the United States Hoard ot
Mediation and Conciliation, who con
ferred with various railroad execu
tives ir. New York Saturday and witn
the war board to-day:
"We confirm what we said to you
this mornipg in reply to your inquiry
as to what will be the attitude of the
railroads with.respect to the manner
of settlement of any demands fur in
creases in pay or changes in work
ing conditions which during the war
nay be made upon them by em
ployes.
"Speaking for all the railroads to
day, we reiterate our belief in, and
general acceptance of, the principle
of arbitration. In the midst of war
we are, however, prepared to go fur
ther. As no interruption of continue
i ou railroad operation can be tol
erated under war conditions we are
ready, should any crisis now arise,
] unreservedly to place our interests
in the hands of the President for
protection and for disposition as he
may determine is necessary in the
public interest."
Charges of Espionage
to Be Probed by F. of L
Chicago. Nov. 19. lnvestigation
of charges that waiters employed in
Chicago hotels were alien enemy
agents of foreign espionage corps
eager to glean information from the
men of nffalrr. they served, has been
ordered by the Chicago federation >f
The federation intends to re
port the result of Its inquiry to Fed
eral authorities, J
Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION
OPEN HEARTH IS
CLOSED BY LACK
OF FUEL SUPPLIES
Pipe Bending Plant Hampered
This Week by Scarcity
of Coal
TO CLASSIFY CONSUMERS
Use of River Coal Here In
sures Plenty of Electricity
For Lights and Power
Classification of all local consum
ers of coal in order that the an
thracite supply may be distributed
where it will do the most good in
maintaining war work may be ex
pected as tlio next step of the fuel
administration, according to an
nouncement this morning.
The county fuel commission, of
which Ross A. llickok is president,
would, in this case, decide who would
receive coal lirst, and name in order
the manufacturers who should be
lirst supplied with coal. In case this
action is taken, the factories engaged
on government orders will come lirst,
public utilities corporations, such
as light and nowdr companies, trac
tion companies, would come second,
domestic users third and general
manufactories fourth.
The fuel situation in Harrisburg is
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Steamer Mariposa Sinks;
Passengers Are Saved
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 19.—The
steamer Mariposa, which grounded!
on the rocks in the narrow passage
of Sumner strait, southeastern Alas
ka, slipped from its perch and sank
at a late hour last night, according
to word received here to-day. The
265 passengers were picked up by
steamers and landed at Wrangcll.
Included among the passengers
were Charles A. Sulzer, congressional
delegate from Alaska, his wife and
son, who are journeying to Washing
ton, D. C.
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ENGLISH BAG FIVE SUBMARINES ifi
\ I SATURDAY, LLOYD GEORGE REPORTS
* LONDON, NOV. 19.—FIVE GERMAN SUBMA- ♦ -
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fcINES WERE DESTROYED ON SATURDAY.
J J PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE MADE THIS AN- J '
NOUNCEMENT TO-DAY IN " THE HOUSE OF
I! COMMONS. J *
4 * ITALIAN OFFENSIVE GAINS GROUND ' *
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London, Nov. 19.—1n the eastern Trentino the < .
' I Italians have begun a counter offensive on the Asiago '
* plateau which already has netted them gains. It is not < •
|' apparent as yet however, that this movement is in suf
* • ficient strength to constitute any menace to the Austro- 4 *
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j { NEW ENGLAND REACHES ALLOTMENT * '
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' Boston, Nov. 19.—New subscriptions to the ♦ -
'J ;'oung Men's Christian Association War Work Fund ' *
* • reached a total of $4,735,855 at noon to'day with every ♦.*
t n viication'that the $5,000,000 allotment for the district J",
( , coi:I b<- n hand by tonight. i '
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NEW MEMBERS OF APPEAL BOARDS 1
' l Harrisburg—Frank B. Holmes, of Stroudsburg, was *•"
jK to-day appointed as a member of District Appeal Board, •*-
Jk o. 1, of the middle district, to succeed A. Mitchell Pal V
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ner, who has become c.ustodian of alien property. Alex
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j , ndcr Lawrence Jr., of Philadelphia, was appointed mem
\ J er of Appeal Board No. 2, eastern district to succeed V
* • Ellis A. Gimbel and C. H. Lafferty cf Philadelphia, oi
< I .the same board to sucteed J. J. Ryan. ,
* J LANCASTER MAN KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE
€ ,
* •, Lancaster, Pa., Nov. 19. - John A. Peepels was crushed
, t< .<* th under his automobile near here this afternoon. V
" * He was backing the machine out of his garage when it •(
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* • became unmanageable on a slope and going over an J.
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t , embankment pinned him beneath. V
4 ITALIANS CIftDCK ADVANCE
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• Rome, Nov. 19.—Further attempts of the Austro- J..
I German troops to cross the Piave have been stopped. n
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MANY RECRUITS
NEEDED TO FREE
CITY OF DRAFT
Harrisburg Probably Will
Have to Furnish Men by Se
lection For Second Call
LOCAL RECORD IS GOOD
Recruiting Officers, Aided by
Citizens" Committee, Work
ing Throughout County
Harrisburg probably will have to
furnish men for the next call to fill
the ranks of the Second National
Army, according to ligures made pub
lic to-day at the local recruiting sta
tion.
Revised figures show that the city
has furnished approximately 'tso ol
unteers since the first call was made.
This means that more than twice
this number must be recruited with
in a month if the city is to escape
selecting men.
According to advices received here
from the provost marshal's depart
ment in Washington, recruiting for
the Regular Army, the Navy r.nd
the Marine Corps will bo closed to
men between 21 and 31 after Decem
ber 15. This step is to oe taken to
facilitate the work of local draft ex
emption boards in listing the ques
tionnaires to be sent out to all reg
istered men next month.
With the aid of citizens' com
mittees, , Harrisburg and Dauphin
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Thomas M. Jones Seized
With Heart Attack
Thomas M. .Tones. legislative cor
respondent and one of the mo;>
widely known of the city's news
paper men, was seized with a heai
attack to-day while covering hi
"beat" on Capitol Hill.
Mr. Jones had Just started his cu:
tomary rounds of the various d<
yartments in the Capitol when 1
fell over. He was removed to h
home, where his condition was r
ported as being much improved th
afternoon.