* IWlPJlM!P!^'"fP'P>f',i!PWßWgg^p^qj;|gp|p^||^p||^pjpppp|ppi!qpwpi'f^^''. 'i"" 11 ' "n*w> ■ n'lyi'tp"!!"!' i inj|iiyii|pMiiiii Jl' i "^ppjliy. 11 ' .<"■) ' w l j """'"wjipfiiT"*7 ;q t *".wfg Case of Former Quartermaster on U. S. Transport Brings Out Thrilling Story of Encounter With U-Boats fob HARRISBURG ifSgfli TELEGRAPH M ®jc otar-2nfcpenfant I LXXXVII No. -59 16 PAGES YANKEES A TRENCHES OF ENEMY; U.S. AID FO TELL THRILLING STORY OF BRUSH WITH U-BOATS Transport, Riddled With Hun Shrapnel, Bears Testimony to Encounter OFFICER WAS DISLOYAL Former Quartermaster Is Al leged to Have Altered Ship's Course By Associated Press An Atlantic Port. March 12. —In connection with the case of Edward Otis, the 23-year-old native of Kiga, Russia, formerly quartermaster on a United States transport, who is charged with espionage and is being held under $25,000 bail, has become known the details of the perilous voyage overseas of the transport which, riddled with Hun shrapnel, bears silent testimony of an actual clash with a German submarine. Otis, it is alleged, tampered with the mechanism which controls the transport's course in the submarine zones. It is charged also that he ran the American flag upside down and that he reported a false reading of the carrier's log. Alleged Tampering At Otis' trial here last Saturday it was brought out that the tamper ing with what is known as the "zig ag" clock of the transport had shifted the zigzagging course of the vessel to a material degree and that the ship was placed thereby in grave danger of submarine attack. The transport, safe at her berth. I brings with it a crew the members ! of which tell of the "brush" with : the undersea vessel and of the cou- | rageous conduct under fire of those who manned the American guns. ! who, fighting against great odds,' had won the day. All stand ready to brave the submarines again and the morale of the unit is unimpaired. The transport made but one trip overseas. After clearing from an Atlantic port she joined her convoy and began the trip across the At lantic without special incident until she. neared the hostile zone. Then things began to happen. First her engine "went wrong" and she was compelled to drop behind the con voy, believing the trouble could be corrected in a short time. But this was not the case, and when the re pairs were made the transport was separated from her convoy, but not alone, for, proceeding along her course, the lookout sighted a subma rine dead astern, less than a mile away. The gun crew of the transport was thrown into action and the stern gun was opened up at the enemy craft. At this time the undersea boat showed fight, and, remaining on top of the water, began to drop shrapnel shells on the transport. Chief Gunner Injured , Closing her shrapnel guns, the submarine crew let loose one of her torpedoes, but the transport ma neuvered in time to let it pass, star tlingly close to her stern. The crew of the transport was having trouble with the range. To add to the trans port's predicament, the chief gun ner had his clothing nearly stripped from his body in a hail of small shell. He was wounded In the leg. As usual, there was an American present who jumped into the breach, took the place of the wounded chief gunner and proved himself equal to the occasion. The volunteer was a 17-year-old youth. Crew Makes lilt In the meanwhile the enemy craft had pulled up to within 900 yards and sent up the signal. "Surrender, we are overhauling you." The pun crew on- the transport answered with their first hit. Again came the signal: "Surren der, we are overhauling you!" from less than 800 yards, but the trans port replied with another hit. and the men swore they would die fight ing rather than give a satisfactory answer to the Hun challenge. The shot that closed hostilities was a direct hit. which landed fairly on the periscope deck of the subma rine and with its bursting; the under sea craft was seen to dive or sink. The crew, exhausted but enthusi astic. did not linger to investigate the fate of the enemy ship. I THE WEATHER For Harrlxburg and vicinity t Wurmer anil cloudy thin afte'r "oon and to-night. probably or cantonal light mint lownl tem perature to-night about 45 de gree* I AVedneday fair and colder. ' Kaatern I'enniy Iraula: nrmer and cloudy to-night, probably rains; WcdneMdny fair and nomewhnt colder* frexh to atrong nouthnct to northweat Hindi, Temperature i 8 a. m., 38. Sum IlUeit, 6|lo a. m.; net*, si.">o p. m. Moon: New moon, to-day at 2iS2 p. m. niver Mtagei 7. feet nbove low water mark. Yeaterday'a Weather Highest temperature, 41. I.oweat temperature, 18. Mean temperature, 30. Normal temperature, 36. Wilson's Message to the Russian People THE PRESIDENT'S message telegraphed to the American consul at Moscow for delivery, follows: "May not take advantage of the me*ting of the Congress of the Soviets to express the sincere sympathy which the people of the United States feel for the Russian people at this moment when the German power has been thrus* in to interrupt and turn b ick the whole struggle for freedom and substitute the wishes of Germany for the purpose of the people of Russia. Although the government o£ the United States is. unhappily, not now in a position to render the direct and effective aid it would wish to render, I beg to assure the people of Russia through the congress that it will avail itself of every opportunity to secure for Russia once more completo sovereignty and independence in her own af fairs and full restoration to her great role in the life of Europe and the modern world. The whole heart of the people of the United States is with the people of Russia in the attempt to free themselves forever from auto matic government and become the masters of their own life. (Signed) "WOODROW WILSON." WILSON MESSAGE REASSURING TO SLAV PEOPLE President Makes Indirect Ap peal to Reject Kaiser's Peace By Associated Press Washington, March 12.—President Wilson made his second move in the Russian-Japanese situation late yes terday in a manner that sent a thrill through diplomatic Washington and set all circles of the capital specu lating as to the far-reaching conse quences involved in his act. Through the medium of a message of greeting to the Pan-Russian Sovi ets, which meet at Moscow to-day and will have before them the un happy peace treaty forced upon the Lenine-Trotzky delegates at Brest uitovsk by the German military lead* ers, President Wilson has tacitly ex tended recognition to the revolution ary government of Russia and has assured the people of that country that the Government of the United States will avail itself of every op- [Continued on Page 16.] Early Morning Hotel Fire Blamed on Army Recruits; Second Alarm Turned In Fire that early this morning did a thousand dollars' damage to the Uenox hotel and caused a score or more guests, many of whom were in nightclothes to llee to the streets, may have been started by drunken recruits for the Army, Fire Chief John C. Kindler was told to-day. A number of young men had taken rooms on the fourth floor, it was said, and they had to be quieted once before during the night. A second alarm was sent in at 4.30 o'clock but firemen could find no blaze. J. F. Maclary, who has rooms on the fourth floor of the hotel, dis covered the lire and phoned down lo William Levy, the night clerk. Levy sounded the alarm in all the rooms, and the hotel was quickly vacated by the guests, many of whom tied in their nightclothes. The guests were taken care of in nearby hotels until they could go back for their clothes. The work or repairing the dam age began to-day and the hotel will continue doing business as usual. The hotel was recently Improved cr.d enlarged by the proprietor, Samuel Fishman. SPRING STYLE SHOW IS NO RESPECTER "Liglitless Night" to Be Moved Up So us Not to Interfere With Big Annual Event There will be one monster dem onstration of modern magic on Thursday night of this week when. Harrisburg's white way and adjoin ing avenues will radiate and sparklo with the annual fashion jubilee. Had war conditions not moderated slightly and coal shortage continued there would have been no spring style show, but the local fuel admin istrator very sensibly responded lo the strong urging of Harrisburg merchants ao that the shops of our HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1918. AMERICANS RAID HUN TRENCHES IN TOUL SECTOR Attack Followed an Artillery Bombardment of Forty five Minutes NO PRISONERS CAPTURED Teutons Withdraw Men From Front Line as Action Is Threatened By Associated Press With the American Army* in France, Monday, March 11. —An American raiding party entered the German trenches along the Toul sec tor at 6 o'clock this morning, after an artillery bombardment of forty five minutes and brought back much material and Information, but cap tured no prisoners. It was the first raid undertaken by the Americans without the aid of the French, liald Highly Successful The raid was highly successful as the enemy withdrew many men from the front line when the bombard ment indicated that a raid might follow. The raiders reported that American gunfire had created de struction in the German positions and had torn gaps in the enemy barbed wire entanglements. The German batteries came into action, but accomplished nothing toward disturbing the progress of the raid. The Americans entered the enemy trenches behind one side of a "box" barrage which moved forward in front of them. They found numer ous Germans hiding in the dugouts. In the hand-to-hand fighting which followed a number of the enemy were killed and wounded and left in the trenches. Going far beyond their objective the raiders penetrated the German line for 300 yards. A few fights de veloped on the way but the Germans were driven off. The Americans failed to find most of the Germans, who had been withdrawn hurriedly from the front line. lland-to-Hand Fighting In the hand-to-hand fighting the Americans used their automatic pis tols and rifles. During the raid the American machine guns placed a barrage in the enemy back areas in order to prevent a counterattack. The Americans fought so effec tively that the medical men who ac companied them had little to do. Every American who left the front line returned. On their way back the Americans encountered a German listening post which fired at them. The Ger mans soon were silenced. The Americans reached their own lines after being inside the enemy lines fifteen minutes. Russ Government Will Move From Moscow if Hun Armies Continue Advance By Assns'i'.'i Press Washing-ton, March 12. —The Rus sian revolutionary government is pre pared to move from Moscow to some point further east if the German armies continue to advance into Rus sia. A messpgo to the State Depart ment to-day from American Consul Summers at Moscow, dated March 8, said the government was expected there next day and that arrange ments would be made to go to some other city if it became necessary. Japan Is Undecided Over Dispatch of Troops By AsiotiafeJ Prcjs London, March 12.—Japan has not yet come to a decision regarding the dispatch of troops to Siberia,-Premier Terauchi declared in replying to a i question in the House of Uepresenta tives, says a Reuter dispatch from Shanghai carrying Tokyo advices un der date of March 9. The government, said the Premier, would take the utmost care and pre caution in dealing with "this momen tous situation." city will be one panorama of light and decoration. Fuel Administrator Hicltok nas made to-night the lightless evening, by special dispensation, so that there may be no hindrance for the begin ning of the three-night display on Thursday. The request was made by the retail division of Chamber of Commerce. Notwithstanding 'he war, local merchants are of the opinion that this year's show is In great demand and the windows will be just a little more attractive than ever. HOW THE GERMANS ARE CARVING (nle.odo f 3 0 ° 000 CD / ui-T I. RUSSIA BEFC&G PEACEI \ J n t* 2./80.000 Sf.M! *Vv, / JW V < VOLOGDA rof-160.000.000 > . A /• \'or-9, 900 000 1 V .<""■./ yj 'a' 110. SOO Sf Mi. a. jr4-3.eoost.yiXr A ; •. . POP-000.000 .. n... * i\ro*-/2 OOOOOO) A n ; I I **■ AO lu fl"." T\ \ r Bf.9oOSf.tti I tPOLANO J- V— \ 1 99. soo S?. u>: 1 •SARATOV / V . pw-34, 400. ood\ I i •* AUSTRIA } f HUNOA R Y \ * !7.000 Sf Mi ,l| $: > *!% iajr V POP-Z.J00.000 < \\\ ' \ [% \ f \ , /"X j & -J* s-S Sto 3\ uM h turkey enivAji ( }Q The German government has already arranged for the severance in some form of Russian territory of 524,600 square miles with a population of 66,100,000. Various excuses and explanations of this work are given. Some provinces are to "self-determin<>" their form of government. Others are to be given out right to the "Ukraine People's Republic," ano Ruminia has been notified that in consideration of sign ing a peace treaty she rrfay give UD the mouth of the Danube to Bulgaria and take Bessarabia from Rus sia. Ab,ut one-fourth the total area of Russia, contain ng more than one-third tre population, is thus taken from her. Should Germany succeed in her project these states in some form or other will, of course, be suzeraii ties of Fatherland. "RAISE A PIG" NEW SLOGAN FOR BOYS AND GIRLS County Farm Rureau to Form Clubs and Offer Prizes in Each Township A pig in every parlor will drive the Hun away or same similar slogan will presently resound in Dauphin county, for the Farm Bureau has set out to found dozens of pig clubs, pointing out one now organized in Conewago township as a successful precedent. Curiously enough the pig drive was suggested first in Cone wago at a meeting of a literary so cicty, fifteen of its members pledg ing themselves to immediately begin cultivating the festive porker. Ar committee consisting of J. Ezra Foults, William Engle and H. F. Kinard was appointed and so much interest has been aroused that al ready two pigs have been offered as prizes by the local farmers. The plan evolved to-day by the County Farm "Bureau is to have all boys and girls between the ages of [Continued on Page 11.] Cuba Gets Credit From U. S. to Assist With War By Associated Press Washington, March 12.—Another ally became a borrower from the United States to-day when the Treas ury extended a credit of $15,000,000 to the Cuban government to assist it in war preparations. At the same time Great Britain was given another $200,000,000. Doth loans were made at the new interest rate of five per cent. These credits raised the total of loans for the allied governments to $4,049,400,000. HAD TOO MANY TKOIJSIOItS Clark Burkey was arrested by Pa trolman Waters last night for fel onious entry into the Shandler cloth ing store at Fifth and Walnut streets. Officers Waters, who is one of the new members of the force re cently appointed by Mayor Keister, saw Burkey with four coats, four pairs' of trousers, gloves and a re volver, and arrested him on suspi cion. It turned out that he had opened a window of Shandler's store with a "jimmy" and made away with the articles. Going to Have a Party? THRIFT STAMPS make fine prizes &iPTheyYe doing it everywhere MIDDLETOWN SITE IS SELECTED FOR ORDNANCE DEPOT General Goetlials Notifies the Company Which Controls Land of Official Orders Official notice was received to-dav by representatives of Hord & Compa ny In this city that the Government will erect large ordnance warehouses on the Middletown tract leased by the Government some tim* ago. The letter Is signed by General George W. Goetlials, In charge of all the grept. construction program the War Department has in mind, and he says: "I have authorized the Ordnance [Continned on Page 11.] Mayor Says Slot Machines Are Operating Unlawfully When the attention of Mayor Keister was called to the result of investigations which yesterday dis closed that there are more than two score gambling devices, commonly known as nickel slot machines in the city and county, ho announced that where such machines are oper ated, public gambling is being con ducted and the proprietors will be treated accordingly. The police will arrest owners of establishments which conduct the apparatus used for gambling on the first information that such machines are being operated. The machines which are operated in private clubs, the mayor said, are hard to locate and information on operators of these machines are difficult to ob tain. Gambling conducted by means of these machines will not be tolerated however, and citizens are requested to lay any information they hossess before the police authorities. READS HIS LOVE A PPEA L BOA RD Proves His Was No Slacker Marriage by the Bundle of Ten der Liltle Missives Sentimentally Saved What you say to her and what she says to you counts. That is If you said it before Uncle Sam declared war and you were thoughtful enough to keep a record of It. This Is the way it works: Earl E. Snader, of Franklin, Pa., was married after America entered the war and Uncle Sam to-day want ed to know why he wouldn't make a good soldier In Class One. Snader declared that his wasn't a slacker marriage, that he had Intended ail along to be married and that he had HOUSEWIFE TOLD HOW TO BUY AND USE SUBSTITUTES Food Administration Gives Pointers to Save Wheat Flour Announcement was made to-day that there will be revocation of the "fifty-fifty" ruling kinder which wheat flour must be purchased with cereals At the same time the Fed eral food administration issued a guide for the housewife designed to aid her in the purchase of cereal substitutes for wheat. The guide, it is said, if followed, will prevent the careful buyer from overstocking with some one. particu lar substitute. A number of ways of usmg the cereals also are given. One order to go with the purchase [Continued on Page 9.] Pennsylvania to Furnish 7,828 Men on New Call Pennsylvania's quota of the 95,000 men called to-day by Provost Mar shal General to complete the first National Army was fixed at 7.528. Subdivisions have not yet been an nounced by the state draft board and probably will not be until -lfter careful calculations have been made. Whether or not liarrlsburg local boards will be called upon to furnish men was not definitely settled al though the city probably will be free of the draft because the selection of men is to be classed with the first call which left the city free. llarrisburg received its first call for men last night when local boards No. 1 and 2 were ordered to each in duct an expert photographer. been engaged to be married along before the call came to "strafe" the Hun. To prove this Snader to-day sub mitted to the district appeal board his love letters ul! dated and care fully bound together. Members of the board who examined the mis sives refuse to tell what is in the letters but Snader won his point and was put In Class Two, Division B which means that his marriage is recognized and that his wife is not wholly dependent upon him for sup port. Single Copv. 2 Cents BIG BUSINESS MUST PAY MORE FOR CITY WAtER Rates Increased in Smaller Ratio For Householder Consumers MANUFACTURERS TO PAY Council Gets Entirely New System For Charging For Service Submitting an entirely different system of charging water rates in the city than the one now in use, J. W. Ledoux, of Philadelphia, the en gineering expert engaged to prepare a schedule of charges, urges a fixed price of 41.7 cents for each 1,000 cubic feet or 750 gallons used, both by householders and manufacturing plants. The present charge to consumers is approximately 8 cents per hundred cubic feet with no service charge. Manufacturing plants are billed ac cording to the amount of water* used [Continued on l'agc 11.] German Taubes Cause Heavy Damage in Paris Paris, March 12.—The Germans lost four airplanes in last night's at tack on Paris. Nine squadrons t'-.cfi part in the raid. . An official French statement last night, said about sixty airplanes crossed the French line, some of I hem being turned back by the barrage. Bombs wore dropped on Paris and the suburbs between 9 i o'clock and midnight and several buildings were demolished or set on lire. This was the second aerial at tack on Paris of the last few days, thirteen persons having been killed and fifty wounded in a raid last Friday night. I ' | { MAY TAKE OVER EXPRESS COMPANIES * X Y* Washington—Government control probably will be W f V '4* T *S* dams. i v X jE T 4 BRI' X 2j BciHn—Via London—Cambrai has been bom! ml 1 ||| § The .•. tlv • h ♦he statement t ' V jk MINE INSPECTORS BUCK Pittsburgh—A majority of the state bituminous mine 2 T inspectors at a meeting here late yesterday refused to cir- V * K I George Von. Lengerkt Meyer, formerly Secretary of the V |jU 4j Navy, and diplomat, who died at his home here Satur- JL N; . . d.' lomati, who .Utd at his home !•.'•* >: LA', ■at- J A day night. Bishop William Lawrence of the Protestant Lj T Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts officiated at the JT Lip aerviccjf, whi | t Paul. . VINDICATES NAVY DEPARTMENT *3* * * JL Washington—The Navy Department conduct of the ? war was vindicated in a report made public to-day by the Jj | House Committee that has been.investigating the subject. * ► I * AIRPLANE MAIL SERVICE DELAYED *j f T Washington—The start of the airplane mail service ,• * T between New York, Philadelphia and 'Washington will ! * a, be delayed probably as late as May 15 because landing * fields at Philadelphia and New York have not been * ' £ found. The service was to have been begun Aprli 15- % :: —,, t MARRIAGE LICENSES t T* T* lltirolil H, Slifrk anil tulhrrlne R. I.ciik. HarrlaburfKf Edward { T. Snjdfr nnil Sam K. Inul, lltirrixhiirK I Valrntinc llrolimi. Mllti, J 4e iintl Kftlc It. I.ronartl, U.iryallllci Rlnood 10. I,unburn, 4 hurlrston, •*- Va., nnd Mnritnrct E. t'rano, lliirrlxburu. J HOME EDITION FIRST CALLS IN SECOND DRAFT COME IN APRIL Agriculture Will Re Protected in Calling Quotas From Rural Sections WILL AMEND THE LAW Rasis to Re Number Enrolled in Class 1, Instead of Population By Associated Press Washington, March 12.—A movement of 95,(100 drafted men to begin on March 20, and continue for live days, was or dered to-day by Provost Mar shal General Crowder. Tlic order calls troops from every state In the Union with the exception of lowa and Minnesota. It Includes men remaining from the first draft and those liable to call In the second. Washington, March 12. —Provost Marshal General Crowder to-day made the first official announcement of the time of the second draft. It will be ordered as soon as Congress amends the law.to compute the basis | of apportionment among the states [Continued on Page 11.] Scores Vaccinated by City Health Officers Health authorities last night vac cinated scores of persons In the dis trict from Ninth to Cameron and Ilerr to Calder streets, as part of the campaign to prevent any spread of ; smallpox. Several hundred residents i weiv vaccinated last night the health | department force working until aft er midnight. One family which re fused vaccination, was put under quarantine. The campaign to pre vent an epidemic began Sunday night when several hundred were vac cinated, some of them being detained while at church.