life HARRISBURG WSljßr? TELEGRAPH M * ©)C Star- In&cpcnbcnt 1 * LXXXVII— No. 80 16 PAGES VITAL BLOWS ARE EXPECTED SHORTLY ON WESTERN FRONT Germany's "Peace Drive" Through Picardy Enters Upon Third Week With Both Forces Preparing For Heavy Fighting; Front Has Remained Virtually Unchanged Since Monday; Allies Improve Positions By Associated Press London, April 4.—There was little activity in the battle area last night with the exception of hostile artillery fire at various points, the war office announced to-day. A few prisoners were taken by British parties. The text of the statement reads: "During the night a German machine gun posted in the neigh borhood of Hebuterne was rushed by our troops and the machine gun captured. A few prisoners were brought in on other parts of the battle frorrt. "Beyond hostile artillery activity at different points on the battle front and also in the Menin road and Passchcndaele sectors there is nothing further to report." Paris, April 4.—Heavy artillery fighting occurred last night on tlic front north of Montdidier, tlie war office announces. In raids in Champagneand on the \ crdun front the 1' rcnch took prisoners and also captured two machine guns- The statement follows: The artillery fighting became very violent during the night in the region north of Montdidier. "Northwest of Rheims, in the Champagne and on the left bank of the Mouse (Verdun front) French troops penetrated Ger man trenches at several points bringing back thirty prisoners uhl two machine guns. German raids east of Rheims, in Avocourt Wood and north of St. Die were without success." Germany's "peace drive" through Picardy enters upon its third week with both forces preparing for the resumption of heavy fighting. The weather has interfered somewhat but the Germans have not renewed their heavy attacks and the fighting front has remained virtually un changed since Monday. North of the Somme the British have improved their positions in small attacks, while on the import ant sector south of the river there has been no infantry action. In the region north of Montdidier, which has been the scene of much heavy fighting, the artillery bombardment has been violent but the enemy lias made no attempt to attack. ' Great Interest in Plans While there is little doubt that the Germans must attack again and will have to sustain still greater lories in further efforts against the allied line, much interest centers in the plans of General Foch. The attacks l.y the British between Al bert and Arras and by the French between Montdidier and Noyon ap parently were tci the purpose of improving local positions. Silence is being maintained by both sides as to tlio &ext act in the "titanic military contest." German newspapers declare the German drive was halted by bad weather and not by the Franco-Brit ioh defense. Admission is made that the Germans are having great difficulty in moving up guns and supplies over the muddy area of the Somme and that transport is in poor shape because of the necessity for constructing new roads. Amiens Free From Danger ' Amiens, the primary objective of I German efforts in the past two weeks is free from danger for the moment. A military proclamation posted there informs the population that threatening peril has been re moved and exhorts them to main tain confidence. Americans Face Gas Shells American troops in the region of . HENRY C. CLASTER says \\ ar Stamps are first-class bargains if you BUY RIGHT AWAY fcSr'Hc knows what they arc. 1 THE WEATHER] For llarrlHliurK and vlelnltvi Fair anil continued <„„■ o-iiliclit and l-rldny; loweM temperature to nlftht nhou^frorzinK, For Hnatern Pennn> Ivania: Fair mid rontlnurd i-00l to-night and Friday; light. variable wind* mohtly north. Oeneral Condition* PrPMNurc continue* low In thr At lantic and Ciuir State*. The high preaaure area from the Norlhwrtt ha* overspread near ly all the rent of the eountrv. There ban been a Keneral full'of - to 22 degree* in temperature over nearly all the conritry eaat of the MINKIMNIPPI river and In the Sontlnveat. It In sllghtlv warmer la the Xorth weatern Mate*. Temperature: 8 a. m., 38. Snnt Itlaea, 5:40 a. m.| aeta, ox2o p. nt. MOOBI Xew moon, April 10, 11:34 a. m. nivfr stage: 4.8 feet nbove low water mark. Veaterday'a Weather lllahent temperature, .*>7, l.oweat temperature. (I. Mean temperature, SO. Biomol temperature, 45. i Toul and in an unamed place have been subjected to a heavy bombard ment from enemy guns. Gas shells were used mainly in the fire against the Americans in the unnamed place. High explosive shells and gas I protectors were used in the artillery attack northwest of Toul but no great damage was done. Reconnaissance and patrol activ ities are increasing on the Italian front especially from west of Lake Garda to the river Piave. The Ital ians have captured several enemy outposts and made a number of prisoners. Germans Assist Fins A German force has been landed at Hango, on the southern coast of Finland to aid in the campaign against the Finnish rebels. The Fin nish government forces are bom barding Tammerfors, north of Hel singfors, while new Russian rein forcements are reported to have ar rived to help the rebels who control most of southern Finland. Sea tosses Reduced Germany's offensive on the seas, like her land drive, fell down last week. Only sixteen British, French and Italian steamships were sunk in the past week, while in the previous seven-day period, thirty-seven were lost through the activities of Ger man submarines. The British losses last week were thirteen ships, in cluding six or more than l.tiOO tons which compares most favorably with the loss of twenty-eight, including sixteen of the larger tonnage the previous week. Fifteen British merchantmen escaped from ib marine attacks. Mother Denies Story That Son Is a German Prisoner Mrs. Sherman Care, of Lingles- I town, to-day denied the story print | ed in a morning paper in which she j was quoted as saying that she had received word from the War l)e --! partment that her son, Francis Blcs ' sing, is missing in France and is probably a prisoner of war. Jlrs Care has received no communica tion. she said, and her son, who 's | attached to an engineering regiment, | was well and engrossed with his j work the last she heard from him. 300 Killed in Riots at Turkestan, Kokand liy Associated Press Moscow, Tuesday, April 2.—Anti- Jewish riots have occurred in Tur kestan, in Kokand, three hundred persons were killed, and much prop erty destroyed, according to the Ran neyi Outro. Anti-Semetic agitation in Kiev, it adds, is assuming acute form. When that cily was captured by the Ukrai nians most of the inhabitants ihey shot were Jews. I Hot House Coal Cut One-Half; Breweries but 30 Per Cent. By Associated Press Philadelphia, April 4. Coal sup plies to state breweries have been cut ::0 per cent.: deliveries to hothouses are. curtailed 50 per cent., and plans are being made to reduce consump tion by all street railways in Penn sylvania. This announcement was made to day by State Fuel Administrator Pot ter in connection with the campaign for the conservation of coai. PAY DEBTS WITH BONDS By Associated I'ress Washington, April >4.— A sugges tion that church and charitable or ganizations pay their debts with Liberty Bonds Instead of cash has been made by the Woman's National i Liberty. Loan committee. SIXGI.E COPY, 2 CUNTS 77ie Pmc/i Hitter to Bat , _ " \ f~-~ 2 \ \ ~ Cc V J c o ftE ,-j ") / fPICKOUTi ) //.Mou\ \ /■ \V_> AC.OODOME _ • PRE AX. • KNOCK IT 7^/Vr—"r-\ /~- ANO 50AK/ FOR W < \ INJTO //// °Xf F / uomf RUN ( VVE-uIOETV THIRD LIBERTY BOND TO MATURE IN TEN YEARS Will Bear Interest From May 9; Five Per Cent. Cash Is Required By Associated Press Wiisliinutoni April 4.—The third irsueVf liberty Loan Bonds will ma ture in ten years—on September 15, 1028—the Treasury Department to day announced, and will bear inter est from May 0 next, payable semi annually on September 13 and March 15. Instead of requiring two per cent, cash payment with the subscription, as in tlie second loan, live per cent, will be asked for the third loan. Twenty per cent, then will be due May 28, thirty-live per cent. July IS and forty per cent. August 15. The payment dates have been ar xanged so none will come in June, when the drain on the country's financial resources will b<s great on account of income- and excess profits taxes due June 15. In the second loan eighteen per cent, was due two weeks after the campaign closed, forty per cent, a month later and forty per cent, one month after that. SECOND CAMI'IOK FI NSTO.V By Associated Press Washington, April 4.—A second army camp has been named in honor of the late Major General Frederick Funston. Tho latest Camp Funston is at Luneta, near Manila, in the Philippine department. The original training post to bear this name is ut Fort Riley, Kansas. U. S. Requisitions Ships Formerly in Russ Service By Associated Press Now York, April 4. —The United States has requisitioned for use in entente service a number of Rus sian steamships formerly engaged in transporting supplies between Amer ica and Russia, according to au thoritative information received fn shipping circles here to-day. Richard Mansfield, Son of Famous Actor, Dead Xew Ixmdon, Conn., April 4. Richard Manslield, son of the late Richard Manslield, a famous actor upon the American stage, who en listed in the aviation section of the Signal Corps at New Haven, on Feb ruary 1, died of meningitis at a camp in San Antonio, Texas, yester day. according to word received here to-day. He was in his 20th year. TII1KI) LIBERTY IjOAN TO LAST FOUR WEEKS Washington, April 4. —The Third Liberty Loan campaign will last for four weeks, beginning Saturday and ending May 4, the Treasury Depart ment announced to-dav. Ranks will be given Ave days after the cam paign's floi to tabulate and report subscriptions. _ IIARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1918. DRY FEDERATION TALKS OF SCOTT ON O'NEIL SLATE Philadelphia Candidate's Po sition on Prohibition Ap parently Not Known Representatives of the various or ganizations identified with the Dry, Federation of Pennsylvania are in session at the Bolton House here to day and wrestling with the prob lem or whether to endorse Congress man John It. K. Scott, of Philadel phia, for lieutenant governor. The Fry Federation, which endors ed Highway Commissioner J. Denny O'Xeil, one of its officers, for gover [Continued on Page B.] French Civilians Are Forced to Perform Hard Labor in Russian Towns By Associated Press Paris. Wednesday, April 3.— One thousand French civilians from the occupied districts of Northern France have been sent to Russia by the Germans and arc being forced to perform hard labor, according to information obtained by Baron Co chin, a former cabinet member. These civilians. 400 of whom are women, are among those whom Ger many attempted to place before the tians who have escaped to France. They were sent to Itussia after the rejection of the proposal, while Ger many attempted to place before the French government through the Holy See and Baron Cochin. A TALK WITH LIEUT. PAT. O'BRIEN WHO SPEAKSINTHIS CITYMONDA Y TO LIBERTY LOAN WORKERS Ilero of Ihe Royal Flying Corps lo Tell of Stirring Adven- tnres Above and Behind the Ilun Lines Harrisburg is greatly interested in the forthcoming appearance of Lieu tenant Pat O'Brien of the Koyal Flying Corps, who speaks in Chest nut Street Auditorium Monday night to Industrial Liberty Loan workers. Lieutenant O'Brien is one of the few allied flying men who has escaped from the Germans. Freda Klrcli wey's Interview with hini is very In teresting. By FREDA KIRCHWEY During his off time one hot day last sununei Lieutenant Pat O'Brien, of the Itoyal Flying Corps, decided to take a trip over the German tinos, instead of resting. The moral of this story is: Never work when you might rest. Lieutenant O'Brien vent up some nine thousand feet, and was attack- CITY'S MUSICAL PLANS GIVEN A II GREAT IMPETUS Community Singing Planned Here Gets a Warm Welcome ■ "This is not a war of men or na ■ I tlons; it is a battle between Moloch I ; and the Christ. Germany, represent -jing material forces, aided by man's - organization, is pitted against the spiritual forces of man which for "| centuries have' been trying to ri&c .(above and beyond the material. I jsay that music, community singing, "I even if it only teaches the 100,000,- I 000 people of America to sing their j national anthem, will do a world of [Continued on Paste C.] . Watchman in Offices of Public Information Committee Is Murdered l j fl.v Associated Press WiiNhlnKton, April 4. —.lames King, I night watchman at the offices of the > Committee on Public Information, . was found dead early to-day with a bullet hole through his head. Of ficials of the committee thought he had been murdered. Examination of King's pistol indi cated that ho had tried to tire it and that the cartridges failed to explode. Officials said no valuable papers are l;ept nt the committee's offices and that'they could find nothing to show the place had been ransacked. Ed by three German planes. Two he accounted for; but the third sent a bullet that crashed through his up per lip and jaw and lodged In his throat. His comrades saw his ma chine do a spinning dive to earth 'n side the German lines, and said good-by to a brave man. But O'Brien wasn't dead. Right now he is in America telling his friends how it happened. He Is a different young man; but his tale speaks for his valor, no matter how you tell It: "I was sort of smashed up when I landed. I spent three weeks in a German prison camp In Belgium. No, X can't say they treated me so badly! Only, everywhere you went, there were always Interpreters along, [Continued ou l'agc I.] CHARLIE, KING OF PIETHROWERS,TO BE SAFE IN CITY Movie Slurs lo Speak in Har risburg For Liberty Loan Tomorrow MARY TO BE HERE, TOO And Douglas Fairbanks, Also, Will Give Third Bond Issue a Boost Henderson Gilbert has decided not to allow Edward 10. Alack, precocious Harrisburg- boy, to throw a pie at Charlie Chaplin when that funny fellow speaks from an autotruck ballyhoo in Market Square to-mor row at 12.45 noon. As chairman of the Liberty Loan "stunts" committee Mr. Gilbert ar ranged to have Mary Piokford, Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks stop in llarrisburg for fifteen minutes to morrow. And as chairman he con siders that it is* his duty to protect them. Therefore, Edward 10. Mack Will not be permitted to throw a pie. lie was no informed this morning. Day before yesterday lie wrote Air. Gilbert, saying that his father would piiy for all damage resulting—and that he himself would furnish the pie. But Mr. Gilbert is unable to see the proposition—not even dimly. Edward E. Mack was interviewed to-day by the Liberty Loan pub licity man. "Do you think that would be a charitable act—firing a sloppy pie at a distinguished guest?" he asked Edward E. Mack. "But think of the publicity he j would set," answered the youth. i "And think of the pie," insisted , the press agent. "How would you ( like to lie struck in the face with a 1 squashy pie?" "But maybe I wouldn't hit him In j the face," replied the boy. "No—maybe you would miss liim j altogether and hit poor little Mary j Pickford." said the press agent. I "That's right," admitted the boy. I "I guess, maybe, I'd better not try | it." Then a happy thought struck him. "You could move Mary away, 1 ' he I said. But neither Henderson Gilbert I nor any other member of the com-' I mittee will stand for the pie to-mor- I j row, on the level—no! on the | Square. | Indications are that there will be ! a circus day crowd waiting for the I three stars at noon to-morrow. Police and Fire Forces Are I Organized For Big Federal Depots Near Middletown Under the direction of William A. Keatherstone, chief of the police and fire bureau at Government depots, twenty-eight police were sworn in for duty to-day. W. W. Caldwell, Sheriff of Dauphin county, adminis tered the oath at his office. These men were sent to the ordnance Held near Middletown, in charge of D. W. Bell, chief of police. This starts the military police de partment at the Army properties in this vicinity. There have been a dczen or more men on duty for some time. The force will be increased in numbers at intervals. William Fish er will be clerk at the police de partment-. The tire department forces were organized several days ago, but the regular duties have not as yet been outlined. All buildings will bo well protected. Chemical engines have arrived arid others are coming. Wa ter barrels and buckets are being placed throughout the Held until the tvoln structures are under roof. Water pipes aic being put down and as soon as the water supply is ready j fireplugs will be attached. I Work on the numerous buildings Iv as resumed to-day with larger forces. Word has been received that there will be an additional supply of lumber on hand by to-morrow and that with good weather the work will continue day and night and on Sundays. Grocer Wears U. S. Flag About Neck; Will Lead Next Liberty Parade Athens, 111.. April 4.—John W. Rynders, grocer, accused of ijttor ing pro-German sentiments, to-day wore about his neck an American flag, tied there last night by "loyal ists," who forced him to kiss the emblem and to swear allegiance to the American cause. lie was told that to remove the flag from his neck would meet with serious eon sequences. Rynders was informed that he would be expected to lead a Liberty Hay parade Saturday. He promised to do so. ! Robberies in Berlin Increase Alarmingly By Associated Press New York, April 4.—Burglaries and robberies in Berlin average more than 300 daily and great alarm has been caused in the German cap ital by the sensational increase in crime resulting from war condi tions. Tlje Berlin Tageblatt, on March 10, published an interview with the director of a large insurance com pany, who said 300 burglaries and robberies were reported daily to the Insurance companies. The homes of the Minister of War and the commanding general of the Mark of Brandenburg have been en tered. Many of the thefts are committed by deserters from the army while there also are burglar bands com posed of former convicts and de serters. Refugees from occupied portions of Galiclan and Tolish ter ritory have been active criminally. OJfl'Y KVKXIXO ASSOCIATED I'ItUSS MSWSPAI'UII l,\ II AIIKISIIIJKt; GERMANS SEND TROOPS TO HELP FINNSAT HANGO 1 Russia Will Form Army of 1,500,000 Men lo Pro led Nation UKRAINIANS ASK PEACE Several Members of Former Imperial Family Sick at Tobolsk liy Associated Press Moscow, Wednesday, April 3. —The .special commission form ed lo curry out the provisions of the lti-est-Litov.sk peace treaty has drawn tir a program j-„r the j restoration of postal and tele- i graphic relations with Germany. . ! It also lias ordered Russian 1 mine sweepers to clear the mines from the Gulf of Finland and in the Russian part of the Baltic. I'etrograd, Wednesday, April 3. — Thirty German • transports with troops have arrived at Mango, on the southern coast of Finland south east of 1 Iclsingt'ors. The Bolshaviki commissary for Finnish alTairs reports that M. Dcs trcs, the Belgian minister to Russia has been wounded by White Guards or government troops, while attempt ing to pass into the rebel lines. An ollicial statement from Berlin received in Amsterdam Wednesday announced German troops had landed at Ilango to give help to Finland. The Germans will assist [Continued on I'agc B.] mo Mi:r.Ti\(; on wi:st siioiik Cumii inn. Pa., April t. One of the biggest patriotic meetings in the history of the West Shore is sched uled for the Camp Hill High school to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock, when women of all the West Shore towns will assemble to hear about war work. Liberty Loan drives and Food Conservation will be subjects under discussion. c i fc 'Jr^3*rs~4*T3 < -?* $• f 4 4 ,r' ON OF('i-T)K; | + ■ - ^tt: ¥ Vli6.Jengtiv t ,T ■ 4^ 2 Hp *?* *Jh T . £ Jy •4* T I *C *s® M* * I ?i T t .: ncisd iivl effective check upon t.< exeCu- | T t £> * yjy T ■ !• <4 33 ! ; ,; p <■? A i JJU . < X J I *5 <X i X I IT (H tfii 91 i r 4 4 . - '-*■&** X •5 ' TOOL MAKERS WALK O j t *z 4 ,1; £ T> jr. *>?, * *V"* *** *£ T • , o J HS* *s f *cP- 1 4 * •••••.' !\ < 5 4* | -. VI eather and croj bulletin X X GERMAN LECTURER INTERNED Jj at Bertling. who was fctnt from jfl T F- m, '. to aphol>: >ht Cum- . r. •<■ *► Xin pv •" Cures was taken to Fort Oglethorpe,- Ga., to X Tda itemed for the .duration of the waratah enffrnj xj i alien- He was married yesterday to Miss Helen Glotz, '.S Ot New York City. .* • 9 fr ————— __ 8 * MARRIAGE LICENSES J 5 Ah run. C. Slnni), Miilillnon n. and Marlhn li. (.00,11u,r1. I.ee'n <i < "> Honda, < unilirrlKini <-<>■>■<> > M.-rnl..v j. ; n limnf nitil no** I>. 5 ; llorlele. Kirrltom Wllllnoi 11. I'lorlK. hxmlirrxliuru. nnil KITo H. *v"* < nrprnlrr. tirrrncnKlei Wiilter H. Itunklr ami Hlnlc M. liootl. Mniclratown. HOME EDITION DISAPPEARS FROM HIS HOME AFTER 4 YEARS IN BED Family Believes Man, Long an Invalid, Intended lo Com mit, Suicide LIFE WAS BURDENSOME Leaves Two Notes Mentioning Possible Death in River or Mountains After more than four years of con finement to his bed .suffering With dropsy and diabetes, A. S. Neal, aged G5 years, yesterday left his home at 1728 Logan street, and has not been seen by his family since. It is feared he took his life. According to his sister, Mrs. Ella Kong, (>52 Verbeke street, he left two notes, addressed to his wife, ex pressing his intention of taking his life. "Don't worry about me, but if you don't find me in the river, you will find me along the mountains," was, the message contained in one pote. "Don't spend any money over me. Hawkins will bury me," was the other message. He has had provi sions for his burial arranged for some time his sister said. Neal lived with his wife and - daughter. I lis wife was prostrated by bis disappearance yesterday. His daughter, whose husband is in a J Southern training camp became un- M nerved by the discovery. ifl The dscovery of his absence, alter [Continued on I'agc 12.] Troop Train Hits Express; A Five Passengers Injured m By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Pa., April 4.—Five l passengers were slightly injured early to-day .when a troop train rail into the' Pittsburgh and New York , Express on the Pennsylvania Rail road while it was taking water near C'oncmaugh, Pa. The troop train was loaded with drafted men from Indiana and was on its way to Fort Hamilton, N. Y. None of the sol diers was injured.
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