Han lshurg Will Play a Liberal Part in the Third Liberty Loan Campaign, Opened Formally To-day HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Jfk \ i ®je otar-Jnscpcni>cnt / LXXXVII— No. 82 16 PAGES BOCHE TIDAL WAVE BROKEN AS GERMANS, AFTER DESPERATE STRUGGLE, FAIL AT PICARDY TEUTONS TURNED BACK IN EFFORT TO TAKE AMIENS On Anniversary of Entrance of United States Into the World War the Greatest Battle of Entire Conflict Is Under Way; Their Great Attack Halted, the Ger mans Make-Ineffectual Efforts to Break Through London, April 6.—The Germans at dawn to-day at tacked the little town of Corbie, in the valley of the Somme, Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters reports- The enemy advanced in dense waves. The out come was not known at the time the dispatch was filed. The main German thrust, says the correspondent, appears to be west of the Vaire Wood, toward the prin cipal Amiens road. The British improved their positions east of Fonque villcrs, north of the Somme, in their successful attack yesterday morning. With the British Army in France, April 6—Another heavy attack by the Germans in the drive for Amiens appeared to be under way at an early hour to-day. At 5.30 o'clock this morning the enemy was reported to be advancing in waves near the Vaire wood, which lies in the Somme valley east of Corbie. The strong hostile assaults which were made in this region yesterday resulted in the pushing back somewhat of the defending line south of Hangard Wood. Elsewhere the Germans were repulsed with severe losses. Determined Struggle For Amiens Another determined German blow in the great battle for Amiens is being struck to-day against the British in the Somme valley, almost directly cast ot the city, from which the Germans at this point are about ten miles distant. The attack on the center of the line comes after the check of the German wing Thursday night in its powerful thrust at the French line between Montdidier and the Avrc and the failure of the German right yesterday and last night to make more than a feeble impression upon the British positions north of the Somme. French Have Germans in Peril The fighting in the southerly area has resolved itself into a violent artillery battle, following which the probabilities are that tlie Germans will make another effort to advance from the posi tions in which they have been pinned by the French. Xo infantry action occurred in this sector last night except on the British front north of the Luce at which river the French and British lines connect. The British took the initiative here and improved their position near Hangard by a counterattack. Teutons Halt Before British Wall In the north, the determined attempt of the Germans yesterday to enlarge the upper side of their salient succeeded only to a slight degree along the Ancre near Dernancourt and struck a'rock ribbed British defense at Albert. It was continued late into evening, but despite the constant attacks by columns in considerable strength the enemy was unable to make any more important pro gress than he scored in his day time effort. Corbie Objective Point of Offensive The early advances on to-day's fighting made it seem likely that the operation would be an important one. Advancing from Vaire Wood, close to the Somme the Germans pushed in dense waves toward Corbie lying in the narrow strip between the Ancre [Continued on Page 2.] COUNTERATTACK OF BRITISH GIVES FOES OF TEUTON BETTER POSITION l.omlun. April 6.—The British po sition south of the Somme was Im proved to some extent by a counter attack delivered in the neighborhood oC HangarU late yesterday, accord ing <o to-day's War Office announce ment. The statement follows: "Xorth <fC the Somme heavy light ing continued along the whole front GERMANS CEASE FIGHT ALONG FRENCH SECTOR AFTER VIOLENT BATTLING By Associated Press Paris, April 6.—The Oerinan attack .• long the French sector of the bat tle front has ceased. To-day's offi cial statement says there was violent artillery fighting last night north nnd south ot the Avre. hut that no infantry actions occurred. The statement follows: "The night was marked by violent south of Ayette until late yesterday e\ tiling. The enemy constantly at tccked in considerable strength, but with no further success than attend ed his efforts during the morning. "Local fighting also took place yesterday afternoon south of the Somme, in the neighborhood ot Kangard. We improved our posi tion somewhat by a counterattack." bombardments north and south of the Avre, particularly in . the region of Monehel, without infantry actions. "On the right bank of the Meuse and in the forest of Apremont the artillery fighting was rather severe at times. Two German raids, one north of Vaux I„es Palameix, the ether near fc'euzey, were without re sult." SUVGI.I3 COPY, i CKSTS No One Doubts This Branch of the Service NATION'S IDLERS TO BE TOILERS FOR NECESSITIES War and Labor Departments Give President Plan For Putting Shirkers to Work By Associated Press Wnahlnglon, April 6. President Wilson had before him to-day a plan, submitted by officials of th e War and Labor Departments, designed to use the machinery of the draft to put industrial slackers to work. The main purpose of the new pro gram as agreed upon by the Provost Marshal-General's office and Labor Department officials is to "purify" the second, third and fourth classes of registrants v. ho are not engaged ir. productive industry, but the lower section of Class 1 also is given at tention. Framers of the plan see in its working a solution of the nation's labor problem and a large increase in the production of the, necessities of life. Every registered man who has been given a deferred classification wruld be given to understand that his exemption is not a legal right I.lit a privilege and that if unfair ad vc tit age is taken of that privilege it Mill be revoked. The proposal provides for a sur vey of the lower sections of Class 1 and other classes to identify idlers or those getting their living from undesirable or "harmful" pursuits. Gambling is suggested under the lat ter head. Notification woutd be serv-. Ed on these men that unless they found employment In useful indus try their status M-ould be changed and they would be inducted into the military service Immediately. FORMER EDITOR OF YORWAERTS A SUICIDE By As:ociatcd Press Jjondon, April G.—The suicido of prison at Munich of Kurt Eisner, formerly editor of the Socialist news paper Vorwaerts, of Herlin, is re ported in an Exchange Telegraph tiispatch from Copenhagen. lierr Eisner was arrested in Munich last February for having taken a leading part in the strike movement nt that time and M-as charged with high I treason. ] HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 6,1918 LIBERTY LOAN HAS' BIG START ON EVE OF ANNIVERSARY Signs of Millions Ready to j Further Finance U. S. in War Washington, April C.—One year I from the day the United States en- i teied the world war, the nation I started to-day collecting $3,000,000,000 fiom its citizens as the third Liberty Loon to I'inance the lighting. It was a day of patriotic celebra ticns, of i*urades of soldiers, sailors' and civilians marching together ro j symbolize the important part each: must play in winning the war. Indication.) were that many millions j would be pledged before night, not- I withstanding that in many cities the 1 [Continued on Page -.] America to Surprise Teuton Junta, Lloyd George Tells Guests Vy Associated I'ress London. April 6.—Premier Lloyd f George telegraphing to the lord | mayor of London on the occasion of a luncheon given to celebrate Amer ica's entry into the war said: "During the next few weeks Amer ica'will give the Prussian military l junta the surprise of their lives." Premier Lloyd George's telegram which was read to the assembled I guests by the lord mayor said: "The decision of the American people that it was their duty to join i in the great struggle of free people, against the attempt of over-weening despotism to establish Its own uni •versal dominion by military power was one of the most momentous events in history. During the past year they have been bending all their energies to the work of pi s- ' paration. During the next few weeks America will give the Prussian mili tary Junta the surprise of th6lr i lives." Foreign Secretary P.alfour sakl I the meaning of America's action hud | not thus far been appreciated in thlsj, country. To realiz.e what It meant. I Englishmen must ask themselves whether Great ltritaln would have taken the same course in the 3ame circumstances. AIRCRAFT BAG TEN GERMAN SUBMARINES j Admiralty Reports Tell of Successes Scored by Seaplanes By Associated Press London, April o.—Details con- ! I cerning the destruction recently of i ten Geiman submarines by naval air craft, eight by seaplanes and the ' others by dirigibles,, have been ob- j talncV by the Associated Press f jm j 1 Admiralty reports. The first case is | ; described as follows: j "While on patrol in the Knglith [ channel a seaplane sighted a suo. j | marine eight miles away, directly i> j I the path of an oncoming envoy . [Continued on Page 6.] Second Cleanup of Ashes and Garbage to Begin in City Monday The second tour to make a com- i plete cleanup of the city will be j on Monday morning, 11. P.) Sheesley, chief inspector of the bu- j reau of ash and garbage inspection! announced to-day. On the lirst trip! over the city the gangs of men were kept busy hauling out accumulations, of ashes and refuse from the yards getting hundreds of tons. The clean up which starts Monday will be nib re general and an appeal is made to the householders to remove all the ashes and refuse from the cellars and place them in receptacles in the 'backyards, so that the collectors will not be delayed in removing rubbish. Two forces will start at Verbeke street on Monday, one going north in the district from Third street to Front street, and the other working south between the same .streets. On Allison Hill the teams will begin at Tenth and Market streets, going out Market to Thirteenth, and north and south to State and to .Mulberry streets. Co-operation of every resident of the city Is asked by Mr. Sheesley, who urges the householders to have all the refuse at the most accessible place. The length of time required for this cleanup will determine largely how soon the regular collec tions by two-week periods, will be started. TELLS WHY COAL PRICES VARY IN s NEW RATE LIST Administrator Hickok De-! dares Dealers Make Nar row Margin of Profit Misunderstanding; arising l'rom' the fixing of fiat coal prices, for each of the larger communities in the county to-day was explained bi ll oss A. Hickok, fuel administrator. Conditions in each community were taken into consideration, it was ex plained. anil the pi'iccs arranged ac cordingly. Thus the differences in labor costs and freight charges is taken into account. Mr. Hickok contended that the llarrisburg dealers are not operating on an excessive gross margin, and likewise affirmed that the margin of profit made by Harrisbirg dealers is but twenty-five cents a ton accord in;,' to the present price arrange ments. The cost of coal to the consumer, the fuel administrator explained, is the cost of the coal, plus the freight charges front the mines to the rail road sidings of the dealers, plus the gros: margin of $2.05, which is al lowed the dealer to cover of handling and delivering his coal. The cost of handling the coal is $2.4 0 thereby leaving the dealer twenty-five cents for his profit. The $2.65 gross irfUrgin allowed llarris burg dealers includes the cost of un loading and delivering expenses, shrinkage and resereening the coal, sales ,office force and office expenses, insurance, compensation, light, heat and power, depreciation on plants and wagons and repairs. Carefully figured by his committee and the dealers, Mr. Hickok said, this brings the cost of handling the coal to $2.40, leaving 25 cents of the gross margin for prollt. This does not include sundry miscellaneous expenses, such as bad debts. Charges Are Different The cost of coal to the consumers was agreed on after a conference with the mayor city officials, business men, coal dealers and the t'uel com [Continued oil Page 6.] John M. Mumma, Widely Known Mason and Mail Clerk, Dies of Stroke John Martin Mumma, 1520 Derry street, prominent in lodge circles throughout the city, and widely known as a mail carrier, died at 1.20 this afternoon. He had been ill only sinc this morning at 7.30. when he sustained a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Mumma was aged 59 years end four months, lie was prominent in the tyasonic organization in his city, fie was secretary of the Foun tain Lodge of the former organiza tion. and worshipful master of the Robert Burns Lodge, No. 44, of the Masons. He had been in the mail service twenty-two years. He was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church. The funeral ar rangements will be announced later. Mr. Mumma leaves his mother, one brother, one sister, four daughters and one son, aU residents of this city. MUCH DINKASK CONTAGION* During March 223 contagious dis ease cases were reported a big in- ! crease over the total for March 1917, which was 100. Last month the following eases were recorded: Sear let fever. 20; smallpox, 11; chicken pox, 9; diphtheria, 8; measles, 42; German measles, 35; whooping cough, 3; pneumonia, G; erysipelas 3; mumps, 85; impetigo. 1. Clergymen of every denomination advocate the WAR SAVINGS PLAN i if in doubt ask any one. | THE WEATHER] For IlarrishurK nnd vicinityl Fair, continued cool to-nlKht. with lovieitt Irmprrnturr uhout .in de- Krreai Sunday Inereaxlntc elouill- i n, followed by nhowcra In the afternoon or Ity night, with ris ing Irmiifrnturr. For Kantem I'ennylvanlai Fnlr ami continued cool to-nl|cht| Sunday Mhonern In the after noon or by nlßht, with rlalnic temperature; light aouth lndn. I Trmprralirrt S a. m., 32. Sum Mine*. 5:38 a. m. I c|a, T122 l>. m. Itbrr Stage ■ 4.9 feet above lon natfr mark. Yesterday'* Weather Illicheat temperature. Til. I.uweat temperature. 3-1, Mean temperature. 12. Normal temperature, 4il. ONI.Y HVU.M.NC ASSOCIATED PlltSSg NEWSIMI'ICn IIM II AItttISIIHIK) A NEW CALL FOR TROOPS IS MADE | ON PENNSYLVANIA 1 Stale to Furnish Quota of Eleven Thousand Men. April 20 CALL OX OTHER STATES' Another Big Movement Is Scheduled by Provost Marshal-General I \S*<K iutcil Press dispatches lale to-day indicated that the RoYcl'iiinciit is calling thousands of men I'rom other states for the ! same time. Approximately 11,000 more Penn sylvanians registered under the draft act, will be sent to Camps Lee, Meade and Sherman, commencing April 20, according to a telegram received at j state draft headquarters to-day. I These men have been called in addl- 1 tion to the 7.700 men sent to Camps! l.ee and Meade this week and Major! W. G. Murdock, the officer in charge! lias commenced working out the! quotas,, which will probably be com pleted late Monday or early Tues-1 day. The new call includes both white and colored men and makes some changes in destinations of men In what has hitherto been Camp Meade territory. To Camp Lee there are to be sent j [Continued on Page .] Harrisburg Children Pelt Kaiser's Posters Two Harrisburg children hit thei Kaiser with mud bnlis this morning. I and raised an awful row with sonic' of his subjects. It all happened right here in liar-' risburg. Two children, celebrating Liberty day, erected posters of the Kai.-cr on telephone! poles in front of their home at 42N South Four teenth street, and pelted them with mud balls. Two alleged pro-German families living near are said to have protested strongly against the defa mation of the All-highest. i "J* *s | f j*S PRESIDENT REVIEWS 12,000 TROOPS { IJT Baltimore—President Wilson arrived here shortly be- * I I *♦ an j.< view of 12,000 '& XCa Meade troops. To'-night he will formally open Jfj T* th<. Third Liberty Loan campaign with a speech i *il w Fifth Regiment Armory. J, X U-BOAT SINKS OIL SHIP |j A: Atlantic Port—The American oil steamship At- ■4 4 lanti. Sun, of 2,333 tons gross was torpedoed and sunk X i £ *4* n t " 4* and the first officer was taken prisoner by the crew o- tm | Ml <§ r j X t The A !*,<:: Ii r San k.l fr. . w j* elphia She was built at New Castle, Del., in 1893. IT -FRENCH PRESS APPLAUDS PERSHING •? 14* rhe anniversary of America's entrance int X Ml the war is receiving great attention from the French press J* brought into relief is the spirited manner ir\ 9| Jjb Pershing offered the American Army now Sp 7 T in France- ' y [Z PITCHER TONY INDICTED V Nashville, Tenn.—The Federal grand jury to day re M --f indictment against Fred Tony a ditcher for Jff;: X lati National League Baseball Club, for\he,al- Z ' i £• *F leged violation of the selective service law. The charges JL : 35 |T* of is. e: nt relatives. *S Lfc BOLSIIEVIKI PLAN OVERTHROW J; rL Harbin—Disorder is increasing in Siberia, and th< Bolsheviki are using every effort to overthrow Genera' iiief of the Russian forces* in Siberia and Man% * * churia. In Harbin there has been wholesale looting. BolsheviUi agents are arriving here House# and j9 * J business buildings are under heavy guard. 4* • SIGNS WAR INDUSTRIES BILL X 4 JL 'I * *. creating a government corporation with capital of $500,- 4 000,000 and authority to issue $3,000,000,000 in bonds foi jf? l * * the assistance of essential war industries * * * X t MARRIAGE LICENSES f £ M> ron I'. \ II (I, <ll mn Gordon. in.. anil Caroline S. llama*. *s* l.jkeasii .Inwph MIINITNII mid HW IIIIXH, llurrUliiirßi Kbnrr W. button, (jump Hill, uud Itulh U. Zimmerman. I,rmnf. HOME EDITION CITY CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY OF ENTRY INTO WAR Lust Touch Is Put to Plan For Third Liberty Loali • Drive MANY FLAGS ARE FLYING Bit; Campaign For $3,300,000 War Fund Begins Next Week This is Liberty Day, the anniver sary o£ America's entrance into the \va r. Harrlsburg is confining its observ ance of the day to two things—the display of flags ancl preparation top the purchase of Liberty bonds. The drive to place $3,500,000 worth of bonds in Harrlsburg, and a similar amount in the districts outside of this city, will begin Tues day morning. That it will be suc cessful is the declaration of the uonv mittec in charge of the work. On Tuesday morning hundreds of team workers will begin the canvas? [Continued on Page 9.] Damage Suit Is Brought Against Hotel Contractor A trespass action against Nelson & Lewin and W. H. Murphy & Sons, contractors, was tiled to-day at tho ofitce of Prothonotary Charles E. Pass by counsel for the Underwood Typewriter Company. While no statement of claim was tiled it id understood the action is to recover damages because of tile collapse of the building occupied by the type writer company at 23 North Third street at the time the foundations for the Penn-Harrls Hotel were be ing laid last summer, c. P. Rogers, the attorney who tiled the suit, said lie had been asked to enter the ac tion on record by Philadelphia at torneys. CM:.m KNCKAU CON in>i-:vr Paris, April 6.—Premier Clenien ceau told the Committee on Foreign and Military Affairs in the Chamber of Deputies to-day that he had no anxiety as to the outcome of the German offensive.
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