U.S. Destroyer Drops Deadly Depth Bomb and Se Submarine to HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH &\)c #tar-Jn&cpeni>cnt - • LXXXVI— No. 282 16 PAGES VIOLENT FIGHTING ' ON ITALIAN FRONT; BYNG MAKES ADVANCE "Battle of the Mountains" Rages With Unexampled Violence in Northern Italy; Ital ians Lose Positions but Regain Them After Fierce Combat; Austro-German Losses Heavy; British Firmly Established in New Positions Threatening German Supply Base; Huns Make Desperate Resistance; Irish Display Exceptional Bravery Washington, Nov. 24. —The bait of a separate peace offered by the Bolsheviki government in Petrograd apparently has attracted the central powers. According to a report from Stockholm an emissary has gone to Petrograd with an offer of peace from Germany and its allies. It is reported also that General Von Ludendorff, Field Marshall Von Hindenburg's principal aid and the re puted strong man of the German staff, has gone to the eastern frontier in connection with the Bolsheviki offer of an armistice. Government officials regard the Bolsheviki offer as an act that would place Russia in the list of unfriendly nations The British government through its minister of blockade, declares the mak ing of a separate peace by the people of Russia would put them virtually outside the pale of civilized Europe. ITALIANS GAIN LOST GROUND IN FIERCE BATTLE Both Sides Suffer Heavily; Gallant Defenders Prefer Death to Capture By Associated Press Rome, Nov. 21.—Powerful thrusts which were carried out yesterday by the Austro-Ger mans after heavy artillery prep arations on the Italian moun tain front from the Asiago plca teau to the nrenta river, all fail ed, the Italian war office an nounced to-day. Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy, Friday, Nove. 23.—Thv battle the mountains la raging with un ~ exam pled violence. The Italians again hold the Monte Tomba and Monte Peraica positions, which they lost laat night. The losses have been very great but the enemy's exceed those of the Italians. On the outcome of the mountain battle depends the result of the enemy's greatest effort to break through the Italian lines to the Vene tian plain. The recapture of the Ital ian positions on Monte Tomba was accomplished by a succession of bril liant charges which dyed the snow red and left the ground piled with enemy dead. Monte Portica was lost and won four times, the enemy final ly being thrown back. Although the losses have been heavy, those of the enemy are by far the greater. The battle broke in full fury early yesterday and raged throughout the day, the night and to-day. The first blow was struck at Monte Portica where dense masses of enemy in fantry were hurled against the Ital ians. The enemy's greatest blow was aimed at the strategic key of Monte [Continued oil Page 4.] Franklin and Marshall Drops Bernstorff's Name From College Records Lancaster, Pa., Nov. 24.—At a meeting of the board of trustees of Franklin and Marshall College, Count Bernstorff's name was stricken from the rolls. The degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him in 1912. The college, in proportion to en rollment, has sent more students to serve the nation than any other col lege, and on this account is now fac ing a deficit despite retrenchments. British Storm Ancient Town of Mizpah London, Nov. 24. The site, of an cient Mizpah, r>,ooo yards west of the Jerusalem-Nabulos road has been stormed by the British, the war of fice announces. British mounted troops which liad advanced north ward were forced back by the Turks. The mounted troops had approach ed Beit Unia, and after being driven back took up a position at Beit Or 101-Koka (12 miles northwest of Jer usalem.) The statement also says the enemy has bombarded the traditional tomb of the Prophet Samuel. THE WEATHER l'or llnrrlnburg and vicinity: Fair nnd colder to-nlKlit, with lowfat temperature about 22 degreem Sunday fair, continued roM. For Knstern I'ennaylvanlai l*artl> cloudy and eolder to-night! Snn dny fair, continued cold) moder ate northwest to north winds. Itlver The Susquehanna river nnd all It* trlbutarlea will rise sllithtly or remain nearly stationary. A Hi a ice of nhout 4.2 feet Is Indi cated for HarrlNburit Sunday morning. Tempernturei 8 . m., 30. , Sunt Hlses, 7130 a. m. I nets, 4 lit p. m. Moon i Full moon, November 28. niver Stage t 4.1 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather IllKliest temperature, 44. Ijonest temperature, 35. Mean temperature, 40. Normal temperature, 30. Normal Activity In American Sector With the American Army In France, Nov. 23. (By the As sociated Press) Drizzling'rains again have turned the American sector into a sea of sticky mud. Low visibility has caused the artillery activity to subside to normal. Patrolling continues. IRISH CHARGE HUN POSITIONS WITHOUT TANKS Ulsterites Bomb Trenches and Advance Under Heavy Enemy Fire British Army Headquarters In France, Friday, Nov. 23. (By the As sociated Press) The main attack on the opening of the offensive Tues day was along the western bank of the Canal Du Nord, which runs al most due north and south from a point a little west of Havrincourt. The main Hindenburg line trenches were built along this waterway and the British had to fight their way up the big ditch. There was intense hard work al most from the start as the Ulsterites, who undertook this task, got in among the German defenses. Be cause of the secret- nature of the at tack no artillery could be used to cut the tremendously strong lines of barbed wire in front of the trenches and the tanks were not operating in this section. Therefore it was neces sary for the Irishmen to charge {he entanglements and bomb them to pieces in order to force their way through. Bomb Way Through It was a big undertaking for the Irish came under concentrated rifle and machine gun fire as soon as they began to advance but they main tained their reputation for valor and bombed their way with such grim determination that they drove an [Continued on Page 3.] China May Send Army of 50,000 Men to France Washington, Nov. 24.—An inter | national commission, composed of representatives of the entente pow ers and the United States, will meet in Shanghai at an early date to dis cuss details of the application of the concessions made on the part of the powers and of China, in view of the participation of China in the war. It is understod that American Min ister Reinsch will represent the United States at the conference and that other participants will be the ministers of the allied countries. China, it was learned to-day. has >e plied favorably to a communication stating the allied desires and con cessions. The principal considerations are said to be permission lor China to increase import duties and to post pone payment of the Boxer indemn ity. Unofficial advices received here to day are to the effect that the French minister to China has made a oro posal, which had received the ap proval of the Paris cabinet and the allies, respecting the dispatch of a Chinese military force to France and which, it is said, probably be accepted by the Chinese ministry. Roughly, the scheme is to send two divisions of infantry to France, num bering about 25,000 men. This force will be put in the second line, to be etnpioyed on lines of communication and other work behind the front. It will be equipped In Franco with all necessaries not brought from China and can be put on duty almost im mediately on landing. It lias been estimated that there are between 200 and 300 officers in the Chinese ar who have been through the military schools of Franco in the last ten years; and with home French of. fleers speaking Chinese the language difficulty is disposed of. i BYNG ADVANCE THREATENS HUN SUPPLY CENTER Hard Fighting Marks Desper ate German Resistance in Cambrai Neighborhood By Associated Press lx>iulou, Nov. 24.—At various points west ol' Cambrai the Brit ish made progress yesterday, the war otllee reports. More limn 100 guns have been captured recent ly ill tliis area. Reinforced by divisions from other sectors of the western front, the Germans are resisting desperate ly the British advance on Cambrai. Around Fontaine Notre Dame, less than three miles west of Cambria, and the Bourlon wood, close by, the most strenuous fighting has occurred with the British making progress. General Byng is combining his at tacks with consolidation work and the British are firmly established in their new positions which give op portunities to destroy the usefulness of Cambrai as a supply center as well as a starting place for a drive either north behind the Drocourt- Quent line or west against Cambria., Heavy fighting is taking place at Moeuvres, three miles west-south- ! west of Fontaine Notre Dame and at' Creveour, about three miles south of Cambrai, at the other end of the wedge driven across the Hindenburg line Tuesday and Wednesday. The bourlon wood is the dominat ing hill to the west of Cambrai and the Germans have put up a strong resistance here as well as at Fon taine Notre Dame, which flanks the wood to the west. The British have made advances at the southern and southwestern edges of the wood. Near Moeuvres General Byng's men have taken Tad pole Copse, which dominates the vil lage, part of which the Germans still hold. In addition to nearly 9.000 prisoners, the British have captured large quantities of war material and several score of guns. • Fighting activity has been renew ed in Flanders but on a small scale Southeast of Ypres Field Marshal Haig made a slight advance in the direction of Menin. German artil lery fire is heavy on this front, es pecially around Passchendaele. On the Italian front the forces of General Diaz in hand-to-hand fighting are holding up strong Aus-,: tro-German attempts to advance. On the Asiago plateau, west of the Brenta river, the Italians have checked an enemy encircling move ment with the object of surrounding Monte Meletta, the vantage point in this region. The enemy attacked af ter a strong bombardment but the Italian First army held to its posi tion, inflicted serious losses on the attackers and captured 200 prison ers. East of the Brenta toward the Piave rlvjr, the Italians still hold firm on the important Monte Grap-J pa-Monte Tomba line, protecting the' entrance to the Venetian plains. The fighting here is of the most desperate character. The Austro-Germans are attacking in massed formation, aided by strong artillery fire. They have been unable, however, to make a dent in the Italian defenses in the last three days. Pigs Cling to Bear Until Boy Kills Him Warren, Pa.. Nov. 24. "i couldn't have got him if it hadn't been for father's pigs," saJd Willie Hacken schmidt, 15 years old, of Salmon creek, this county, when he came to town yesterday with a 250-pound black bear on a farm wagon. "It was this way,'' he explained. "I was out in the woods after rabbits when 1 heard one of the pigs squeal. We keep a drove them them for our boardinghouse. I ran toward the sound and when I got there a big black bear had one of the little squealers in his paws. The others were rushing and pawing the bear from every direction. He dropped the pig and started to run. but the pigs held him until I could get close enough to give him both barrels of mv shotgun." The youthful nimrod then inquired the way to the nesrest meat market that might like to feature frosli bear's meat. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 24, 1917 BIRD OF EVIL GREAT TURNOUT IS EXPECTED FOR KEISTER PARADE Five Divisions to Enter Dem onstration For Recently- Elected Mayor A lively time is anticipated to night when Harrisburg marching bodies will turn out at 8 o'clock in a big ovation to Mayof-elee't Daniel L. Keister. The route of the parade takes in Market street from the River Front to Fourth, to Walnut, to Third, to North, to Sixth, to Wood bine, to Third, to North, to Second, to Chestnut. The newly-elected city magistrate will occupy an automobile immediately behind the Common wealth band along with Mayor J. William Bowman and City Commis sioners Lynch, Gross, Gorgas and Dunkle. A platoon of the "city's finest" will head the parade which Is under the direction of Thomas P. Moran, as chief marshal. Mr. Mo ra n's chief-of-staff Is H. R, Geiger, and his chief aid, Captain George C. Jack. The other four divisions will march in the following order: In the first division will be S. [Continued on Page 4.] Knights of Columbus to Open Campaign Here For Funds For Camp Work Beginning with December 1 the Knights of Columbus in Harrisburg, aided by the members of all the Catholic churches liere, will embark in a great drive to raiso $3,000,000 for the identical purposes which in spired the Y. M. C. A. crusade. There will be some other sign than the ted triangle, but at the K. of C. "shacks" Catholic soldier boys will be able-to enjoy refined entertain ments, clever motion pictures, facili ties for writing letters to loved ones, leading, lounging, playing games, using the talking machine and iJie piano, attending religious meetings, educational groups and the spirit of friendliness that always prevails. This will he no experiment on the part of the K. of C. for they triad it out on the Mexican border with great success, having the unction of President Wilson, former President Roosevelt, former President Taft. Secretary of War Baker and William J. Bryan. Whether a member of the Catholic church or not the canvas sers will expect every one who Is able to contribute toward the cause, as the camp work will be for the benefit of men of all religions. Locally the work will be in charge of James A. Flaherty, of Philadelphia, supreme knight, K. of C. The aim of the executive com mittee of the K. of C. is to raise the $3,000,000 before the first of the year. In France the head of the enterprise will be Walter N. Kernan, of Utica, N. y., a son of ex-Senator Francis Hernan. The K. of C. and the Y. M. C. A. are the only religious organizations permitted by \the government to have a place of worship upon the foreign battlefields. IIKAItING WILL AIIOPT CO A I, (Aims Reading, Pa., Nov. 24. Fuel Ad ministrator G. Howard Bright an nounced. to-day that the retailers here will adopt coal cards as n means of regulating distribution, the first cards to be Issued In a few days. Mr. Bright has been Informed that the shortage of anthracite here will be relieved very shortly. MAHLON EVANS, PIONEER HERE, IS DEAD AT 78 Was Long Identified With City's Wholesale Gro cery Business BSra* IB MAHLON EVANS Long identified with Harrisburg | activities, a pioneer of the city's wholesale grocery business, Mahlon Evans died at 5 o'clock this morning .at his home, 432 North" Second I street, after a brief illness. He was 78 I years old. Besides his widow he I leaves a daughter, Mrs. Ada Burt- I nett Ambler, of Harrisburg, and two grandchildren. Mr. Evans came to Harrisburg in the early eighties from Philadelphia and in a short time helped to estab lish the firm of the Witman-Schwarz Company, in course of time lie sev- I ered connection with tljat firm and | organized the Evans-Burtnett Com- I pany, now located at 218 South Sec i ond street, which was successful j from the very start. In January, 1917, the firm celebrated its tenth j anniversary by holding open house ! which ontertained more than a thou sand guests. At its beginning the store was located in the rink build ing in Chestnut street and the com pany was composed of Mr. Evans and Charles W. Burtnett. In eight years the business assum ed such proportions that larger quarters were needed and in the spring of 1908 work was commenced I on the present location, on which I was erected a three-story brick | building, equipped throughout with | modern electric elevators and with 50,000 feet of floor space. Mr. Evans took the greatest in terest in the development of Harris burg business and closely applied himself to the work of his big es tablishment, his last visit to the of fices being only four weeks ago. Funeral services will held at his late home on next Tuesday af ternoon, and burial will be ■ in the Harrisburg Cemetery. .i\mks *i;rcKEis NF.wnoi.n • Willi* Golst Newhold, who has been fnnnit'd !i newspaper work In tills city for several years, left to-day for Brookville, Jefferson county, where he will become editor of the Brook i ville Republican. Mr. Newbold wilfc be succeeded In charge of the Har '■risburg Bureau of the United Press In this city by M. H. James, secretary of the William Pehn Highway As. sociatlon, who has also been engag ed in newspaper"work here recently.. CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION TO BE GIVEN MONDAY Tabulation of Soldier Vote Is Delayed Over the Weekend While the count of the soldier vote was completed in court to-day the two tally clerks appointed by the court said they did not expect to make a complete return of the total ballots -cast for each candidate before Monday. Until then, it is un derstood, no official totals will be made public. The count of the few remaining returns was iinished this morning and the clerks immediately began checking up on the tabulation sheets. When this is completed the columns wiil be be totaled and added to the totals for the city and county. These will then be filed and the court will issue certificates of election to the successful candidates. In case a contest is started It is believed no objections will be filed with the court until the returns are certified. Candidates not affected by the contest can take office and as a result it is probable Mayor-elect Daniel L. Keister and Councilman elect Fred 1.. Morgenthaler can take the oath of office as soon as they receive their certificates of election. No Change Recorded The computation of the. soldier vote in court verified unofficial re turns it was stated by friends of can didates who made a separate tally. Keister's lead was cut one vote it was reported, while with the soldier vote Jacob Eckinger is elected cor oner. Much indignation was expressed by a number of persons when it be. came krtown that the soldier vote would probably be contested. Many persons In discussing the position taken by one of the defeated candi dates echoed the statement of Judge Kunkel yesterday when he suggested that any candidate had the right, ac cording to law, to proceed and pre vent taking the soldier vote but preferre'd to take the chance' and now should not complain because they lost. Fireman Badly Hurt When He Falls From Roof A defective chimney was the cause of a fire in the congested neighbor hood of Balm and Bailey streets, at about 1.30 this afternoon. The fire took place at the home of J. L. Shader, 1202 Bailey street. It is thought that the soot in the flue fell, closing the exit for the smoke and heat, and the wall about the stove caught fire. There was no one home at the time and Mary Bar bush, the neighbor residing at 1204 Bailey street, saw dense smoke pour ing from the chimney. She raised an alarm. It Is the second fire by the same cause at this place. Peter Shickley, of the Royal Company, when clambering off a ladder to the roof, fell clear to the ground, injuring his back. He was taken to the hospital, where ho is being examined by X-ray, to deter mine the extent of his injuries. The hospital stated that his injuries are in the nature of a fracture, but how badly was not known. MK. WOODS IMPIIOVIKG Cyrus E. Woods, Secretary of the Commonwealth, who underwent ar operation at'the University of Penn sylvania Hospital, was reported to day as recovering very nlcejy. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION MAYOR BOWMAN ENDORSES CITY MANAGER FLAN Believes It Would Assure Econoomy and Efficiency of Administration COMPLIMENTS OFFICIALS Suggests Closer Co-ordination of the Several De partments Mayor J. William Bowman, whose service as Mayor has been most ac ceptable to his fellow citizens and who has been a student of municipal affairs during his brief term, made this interesting statement to-day: 'On the eve of my retirement as Mayor of the city of Harrisburg. the one fact with which I am particu larly impressed is the need of great er co-ordination of our municipal department"" in the interest of ellicl ent and economical administration. But in saying this I must not K e understood as reflecting in even the slightest degree upon our present city officials. My brief experience in the executive office has convinced uie that those charged with the conduct of our municipal affairs are earnest honest and public-spirited. No city has enjoyed greater prosperity or had more constructive development over a considerable period of years than our own. and it is only fair to' [Continued on Page 9.] Ludendorff on Way to Arrange Armistice Amsterdam. Nov. 24.—According to advices received here. General "on l.udendorff. first quartermaster gen eral of the German armies. 'is started for the eastern front in con nection with the Russian offer of a truce. He is said to be accompanied by a numerous- staff. *" T M !* Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 24.—The American Feder al it ion of Labor in convention here, adopted a 4* resolution submitted by the Photo Engravers, Printing T" Pressmen, Bookbinders and Typographical Unions pro -4- testing against the change in rates on second class post- Xa ; e . lin the war revenue law. The resolution calls 4 upon Congress to amend the war revenue law eo elimi- J, nate the section and requests that it be dealt with as a T* question of service rather than for war revenue. X HARRISBURG POLICE ASKED TO FIND GIRL' T Harrisburg—The local police have been asked to look j for little Valta Hoffman, aged 12, five feet two inches'tall, i with light hair, who was put on the train at Baltimore T 1 on Monday, November 19, and sent to her home in Orbi ,4, Konia, near Huntingdon, and has not reached her desti * * nation. When she was last seen at Baltimore she wore * a green felt hat,-light coat and h : >;h black shoes. ** DARTMOUTH 0,-BROWN 0 | | Boston, Nov. 24.—Score end second ocriad: Dartmouth 0; Brown, 0. An e-* ' * ROBBERS SECURE $15,000 X A * Danville, Ills., Nov. 24.—Robbers, using gas torches, € ty V t I cut through the vaults of the First National Bank at * • Dana, Ind.. forty miles south, early to-day and escaped 1 1 in an automobile with about $15,000 in currency and securities. rgi 4 LIFT POTATO EMBARGO , # Philadelphia, Nov. 24.—The Pennsylvania Railroad *• today lifted the embargo on shipments of potatoes to *3* Philadelphia. Orders were sent to all points and con- I •X' ccting lines in the potato producing territory to resume ' * * I • acceptance of shipments at once and it is expected that by < 4 , Monday the movement of this product will again be J normal. ' , j • MILITANTS RETURNED TO D. C. JAIL . , , Alexandria, Va., Nov. 24.—Twenty-five militants of * J the Woman's party were returned to the District; of ' • Columbia jail today under an order of the district com < jnissioners. § _ $ MARRIAGE "j® Samuel 11. Site* nml Myrtle M. M)ir. Meat Falrtlfni Warren w 11. /.timiiermun, Sunliury, iiiul l>.il.v 1.. ItalllnK. Ilnrrlnburifi Jamta t, A. Harper nml Leltlr I'ltrkrr, llxrrKliurm John K. Owen, lllirrlM- Imrii. nml Mnruh 1., t.ellinih, Duiiennnnni Harvey 11. Helnefe and •it Myrtle M. Thumpmin, Mlllerahiirttl llonnril l„ I'eterM and Cur ranee I). Fnuxt, IlarrlHliurKi Herbert I- Drake and tiebeeea Hall -7" man, linrrlNliurK. U.S. DESTROYERS SINK SUBMARINE IN WAR ZONE U-Boat Goes to Bottom When Americans Try to Capture It DEPTH BOMB IS USED Battle Begun at 400 Yards, When Periscope Is Sighted Washington, Nov. 24.—Defi nite news of the destruction of, another German submarine by American destroyers reached the Navy Department to-day in a cabled report from Vice Ad miral Sims. The submarine damaged by a <lepth bomb \vr.l down with nil on board after a iic stroyer had attached a line and was attempting to take her in tow. Two destroyers took part in tilt action. One. s'ghtlng a periscope JI 400 yards, headed for it and dropped a deadly depth bomb. Soon after ward the submarine came to th< surface with no Sinn of life aboard. The second destroyer steamed >■; and attached a line but the (I-IIOIIT apparently shattered by the bomb went to the bottom. Secretary Daniels announced the report In this statement: "Dispatches received from Admire! Rims state that a German U-boat ha.? been accounted for by American dc strovers operating in European wat ers. While on patrol duty a detroyer sighted a periscope four hundred vards off. Immediately ringing full speed ahead, the commanding- officer headed his craft to pass a few yards ahead of the submarine. As the sl rover passed over the U-boat's course a depth charge was droppr 1. This pvidcntlv caused damage to the U-boat which shortly afterwad broached (came to the surface) aboit r>nn yards away. "Fire was immediately ' opened on the submulrine by two of our destroy ers. which circled about their targ t. "The sulitnarlne did not return t'le fire and was evidently disabled. O-ie of th > destroyers got a line to hr intendlnc to tow her, but the bi at soon sank."
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