In Fighting Earth Shakers With Roar of Cannon HARRISBURG ®lll|l TELEGRAPH 'M - 3n&cpcni>cut W # % LXXXVII— No. 8+ 14 PAGES ROAR OF HEAVY ' GUNS ON LONG FRONT AUGURS GREAT BATTLE Countryside Rocks as Tre mendous Bombardment Is Unloosed on French and British Lines INFANTRY ATTACKS ARE EXPECTED NEXT Furious Fighting Between Arras and Noyon Likely in German Effort to Ad vance Through Allies Paris, April 9.—Violent light ing occurred during the night at various points north of Mont didier and also between Mont didier and Noyon, it is an nounced officially. Xo infantry action developed. The French advanced troops south of the Oise river with drew to prepared positions southwest of the lower forest of Courcy and south of Courcy-le- Chatcau. London. April !>.—The German artillery developed great activity early to-day on the British front on the line from La Bassee canal to south of Armentieres, according to to-day's war office announcement. With the American Army in lYancc, -Monday, April B.—American outposts in the Lorraine sector at tacked a German patrol this morn ing and killed one of the enemy party. The Americans dragged the I body across No Man's Lund into their own trenches for identification. 1 %s*here were no American casualties. In preparation for another heavy infantry attack against the allied lines in Picardy in an attempt to reach Amiens, the German guns of ell calibers are roaring in thunder ous tones along a front of more than 100 miles from north of Arras to north of Soissons. The entire coun tryside is said to be rocking from the heavy detonations, but no infan try action has yet developed. Especially severe has been the German fire around Bucquoy, north of Albert; south of the Somme and between Montdidier and Noyon. Last week the Germans failed in mass attacks to penetrate the British and French defenses north and south of the sectors directly east of Amiens and £hus extend the apex of their wedge. The tremendous bombardment now going on un doubtedly is the forerunner of heavi er attacks, probably all along the line from Arras to Xoyon. Held Strong Positions Bucquoy, which is south of Arras, is on the northern end of the sector •which the British defended so val iantly last week. The British here and both to the north and south hold strong hill positions, from which their artillery and machine guns command all approaches. The Ger mans must widen the head of their wedge along the Somme and it is believed they again will attempt to do it by attacks in the Bucquoy area. Below Montdidier the German line bends. Here also the French have held the Germans for nearly ten days ds>pite severe attacks. To extend the oattle front on the south the attacking front probably would include the li.-e eastward from Mont didier to Noyon. fruitless Attacks Along the Arcre. Somme, Luce and Avre rivers, where the Germms n ade strong and fruitless attacks dur'ng the I-ast ten days, there has been no in.*antry lighting. As else- [Continued on Page la.] WHY have some of our richest men invested in WAR STAMPS $4.14 = $5 Figure it out tonight - ITHEWEATH^jI For Ilarrlahurit and vicinity: Snow or rain thin afternoon and prob ably to-nlKht: colder, vrlth lon eat Irniprrnlurr to-night about :0 decree*; Wedneaduy partly cloudy and colder. Temperaturei 8 n. m.. 38. Sunt Hlnes, 8i33 a. M.i acta, 7C7 p. m. Moon: Xen noon. April 11, 12i34 p. in. Hlver Stage: 4.8 feet above low water mark. Yeaterday'a Weather Hlßheat temperature, no. I.oweat. temperature. 42. Mean temperature, M. .\oratal temperature, 48. CITY'S HEART AND FOR LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN ENTHUSIASM IS KEYNOTE OF BIG PATRIOTIC RALLY Smiling "Pat" O'Brien Given Great Bcccption at Loan Meeting BIG OVEBFLOW SESSION War's Meaning Brought Home to Thousands Who Braved Bainy Night Will llarrisburg answer the call of its soldiers for guns, ammunition and supplies as given voice in the nation's Third Liberty Loan? If the unbounded enthusiasm of more than 3,000 determined men and women who first filled to over flowing the spacious Chestnut street auditorium and then filled to the doors the small hall is as echo of what the rank and file of Harris burgers believe and feel then the ouota of $3,500,000 will be met and passed. Tiiat the great throng which heard I.,ieut. "Pat" O'Brien, of the I Royal Flying Corps, hero of one of the war's most spectacular and i thrilling individual feats was back |of its boys at the front, on the ; pirate infested seas and in the train i ing camps to the last ounce of its I energy was manifest. There was a j patriotism in the air that pleased mightily the little army of workers 1 which to-day starts out on the quest i for Liberty subscribers and stirred to ! he heart the businessman and me chanic whose heart and purse is to | open wide for the support of the men who have taken up arms for the | Mag. A Great Ovation "Smiling Pat" was given.a great ovation. "Pat" was the personifica tion of the fighting man who is mpeting the Hun and besting him. His exploit was known to the men and women and the fighting man's nervousness, which didn't show in his daredevil work above and behind the Kaiser's strongest line, only kept the crowd with him. His description of the Hun's fight ing methods turned at times the [Continued on Page 3.] Need of City Contagious Disease Hospital Urged on Council by Physicians Recommending the >ection of a general contagious d'yease hospital for the city, the boa yt of managers, physicians and W/men's Aid So ciety of the Harrisburg Hospital in a communication to City Council, called attention to the increasing need of such an institution. The let ter was signed by Henry B. Mc- Cormick, of the board of managers, and included a resolution which was passed to endorse a move to have the disease hospital .built. Mention is made in the letter that several patients after being admitted to the Harrisburg hospital developed con tagious diseases but by careful ob servance of quarantine and isolation of the person suffering from the at tack, no other patients or attend ants contracted the disease. Commissioner Lynch to-day intro duced an ordinance imposing a tine of from $3 to $25 on any person throwing glass, nails, tin or other waste on the city streets. Complaints by autoists about broken glass on the streets necessitated such action, it was said. Commissioner Hassler presented an ordinance taking $2,- 783.43 from the water department reserve fund of $2,800 to pay for re pairs to the two old pumping en gines, and also a bill of $285.45 for the water furnished by the Dauphin Consolidated Water Company dur ing the shortage in January. Ordinances awarding a contract for workmen's compensation insur, ance and providing one-way traffic southward in Kilne alley, from Cran berry to Locust streets, were passed finally. Silver at $1 Per Ounce Proposed as War Spur By Associated Press Washington. April 9.—Melting in to bullion of not more than 250,090,- 000 silver dollars now In the Treas ury for sale and export to pay trade balances and the repurchase of sil ver at $1 an ounce, is proposed in an administration bill introduced to day by Senator Pittman as an emer gency war measure. ' Silver certificates would be with drawn from circulation as the dol lars are taken from the Treasury and Federal Reserve Bank notes of new SI and $2 denominations substituted. If enacted the measure virtually would fix a standard price for silver at $1 an ounce, several cents above the present market, and stabilize the world market, since the United States produces almost half of the total. FRENCH AMBASSADOR HEI.D Ixmtlon. April 9.—M. Kamen?ff. Bolsheviki ambassador to France, arrested in Finland, will be held by the Finnish white guards, pending the receipt of guarantees of nonin terference In Finnish affairs by Rus sian Red Guards, Reuter's Petrojjrad correspondent reports. , , SINGLE COPY, 2 CKfc'TS How France Advertises Her Liberty Loans (fh L? COuSl* ' ' - t • BP t The Telegraph begins to-day publication of a serifs of French war loan posters through the courtesj ot George E. Etter and Edward Bailey, who own the originals which were received recently from soldiers in France. At the top of the picture are the words "They'll get 'em " and at the bottom under- the picture this—"Second loan for national defense. Subscribe." FEW SEATS LEFT FOR ROTARY CLUB MINSTREL SHOW Tickets Will Be Withdrawn in Few Days; All Holders Get War Stamps Seats are selling so fast for the notary Club's War Savings Stamp minstrel show in the Orpheum April 23 that in a day or two no more reservations will be available and the sale of tickets will be discon tinued. This was the announcement to day by George S. Keinoehl, of the ticket committee, who reports that very few seats are now to be had and those who desire reservations should look to them at once. Governor Brumbaugh. Mrs. Brum baugh and other state officials will be guests of Captain George S. I,unib, president of the club, and will occupy one of the boxes. Post master Frank E. Sites also will be a guest, he being in charge of stamp sales in this city. The Botarians will rehearse for the show this evening. The minstrel part of the program will be only a part of the evening's entertain ment. but it will include more men prominent in the affairs of the city than any chorus that ever sang from the stage of the Orpheum or any other local theater. The box auction will bring in large returns. Bids will be opened by Mr. Reinoehl a few days previous to the show and the figures will 14m into hundreds of dollars. Every bidder, will receive in return War Stamps to the amount of their face value in Thrift Stamps, the holders getting the show l'ree. HOLDS 00,000 PRISONERS By Associated Press Ijoiulon, April 9.—While the Rus sian Bolshevik authorities deny it, says a dispatch from Harbin, byway of Tokio to the Daily Mail, there are 60.000 armed German prisoners mobilized at Tomsk. Siberia, and de stined for the Far East. DRYS BROADEN IX CALIFORNIA By Associated Press San Francisco, April 9.—-California further extended Its "dry" territory when the results of seven anti-liquor elections were announced to-day. Five communities voted themselves dry. HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 191 S. TEUTON DRIVE CREATES ISSUES FOR PARLIAMENT Proposed. Coßscription Bill Comniaßds Deep Attention at England's Hands By Associated Press J.oiid<>ii, April 9.—Parliament re assembles to-day after the Easter re cess with two questions of'great im portance upon its hands, the first the new military service bill which raises the age limit eight years and makes those born after a fixed date in the spring of 1867 liable to bear arms; the second, another and what prom ises to be a strong attempt to deal [Continued oil PBRC 12.] New Liberty Loan Song "W HAT ARE YOU GOl\(i TO DO TO HELP THE BOYS" Your Uncle Sam is calling now on ev'ry one of you. If you're too old or young to fight there's something else to do; If you have done a bit before don't let the matter rest. For I nele Sam expects that ev'ry man will do lils best. Chorus What are you going to do for Uncle Sammy?. What are you going to do to help the boys? If you mean to stay at home. While they're fighting o'er the foam. The least that you can do Is Buy a Liberty Bond or two. If you're going to be a sympa thetic miser, The kind that only lends a lot of noise. You're no better than one who loves the Kaiser—^ So what are you going to do to help the b6ys? It makes no difference who you are or whence you came or how. Your Uncle Sammy helped vou then and you must help him now. lour brothers will be flgliting for your freedom over there And if you love the Stars and Stripes then you must do your share. Chorus MAJOR AROUSED BY LIQUOR SALES TO DRAFTED MEN Murdock Says if Police Won't Stop It He Will Ask For Federal Aid | Sale of liquor to "drafted men i passing through Ilarrisburg on their | way fo cantonments is to be stopped | if it is necessary to ask the United j States Army to detail military police |to the troop trains to do it. The I scenes which were enacted about Union station last week when draft el men got out of trains and jumped i the fences to get to saloons near the ' station are not to be repeated and lif police do not stop sale of liquor by saloonkeepers to the drafted men the federal authorities will. I This fact, and also the possibility I that steps being taken by officers at IMiddletown to curb sales of liquor and investigate vice may show trails to Ilarrisburg were learned to-dav. It is said that conditions in Harris burg are being studied with a view to what connections they may have with IMiddletown. Murdock Means Business "I had to go personally to saloon j keepers in the vicinity of the station last week to warn them not to sell liquor to drafted men and some of them at first refused to do so," said Major W. G. Murdock, state draft of ficer, to-day. "I was surprised that it was permitted and went to the station to investigate reports. I I found men in bars drinking. These | men are in United States service and it is unlawful to sell to them." "If It is necessary I shall ask that j military police be detailed on each j train to keep the men in the cars," I continued the major. "This will pre- I vent them from getting out not only | while in Harrisburg but everywhere I else along the line." RKPRIKVKI) SPY UN FOLDS PLOT. STORY IX FRAXCE By Associated Press Paris. April 9.—Revelations of the ' highest Importance are said by > h" j Matin to have been made by Rolo j Pasha, under sentence of death for ; treason, to whom a reprieve was ! granted yesterday. The newspaper i asserts another important case In I connection with the German propa -1 ganada in France is about to de ! velop. CITY ENTERS ON LIBERTY DRIVE WITH A DASH Workers Are First to Invest Their Money With Uncle Sam ABDOB IS UNDAMPENED Blind Hero, Whose Eyes Wcrej Shot Out, to Speak Here • I Cumberland County Sets a Fast Pace! Local Liberty Loan headquar ters this morning received word from Carlisle to the effect that total subscriptions in that county to date total $,">00,000. The entire quota of Cumberland county is only $1,000,000. "I think that is remarkable," said Donald McCormick this morning. "it shows that • Cumberland county is on its toes; and it sets a pace which Dauphin, Perry and Juniata counties must follow." Capt. K. A. Baker of the flrst Canadian Expeditionary forces is go ing to be -n llarrisburg this week, telling employes of the industrial plants why they should buy Liberty i Bonds, but Capt. Baker will not sec ; the beauties of llarrisburg. nor will | he see the immensity of the plants, he visits, nor the faces of those who 1 hear him. Capt. Baker is blind. A| Him bullet destroyed, the sight ofi both eyes. The committee In charge of the! local Liberty Loan has arranged fori the appearance here this week of! Capt. Baker and Ualph Bingham, the well-known humorist. They will | be available for industrial plants! Thursday afternoon after 4 o'clock, I all of Friday and until 3 o'clock Sat urday afternoon. Managers of industrial plants who would like to have Capt. Raken and Mr. Bingham speak to their em ployes will immediately get in touch with Secretary Jessup at Liberty Loan headquarters, Dauphin build ing. It's Raining, But— Despite the rain this morning the Liberty Loan campaign among plant and store employes in Harrisburg started on schedule time. Last night's meeting in the auditorium, in which Lieut. Pat. O'Brien greatly enthused the 1,500 Liberty Loan workers and 2,000 others who gath ered to hear him, gave impetus to the drive on the stores and indus trial establishments. Tills Establishment 100 Per Cent. The first 100 per cent business house in Harrisburg for the Third Liberty Loan campaign is Henry Gilbert and Sons. There are 34 em ployes and each of the 34 has bought new Liberty Bonds. Crowd at New Bloomfield Attorney J. E. B. Cunningham of this city was the principal speaker at a big New Bloomfield rally last night. Former Judge James W. Shull of New Bloomfield and H. E. Linderman, of Harrisburg. were also speakers. The meeting was presided over by Attorney Luke Baker. In spite of the inclement weather a large crowd was present. News Prom Cumberland Pleases Headquarters in tl,e Dauphin building was greatly pleased this morning at the news from Carlisle where half of the county's quota lias already been subscribed. The county lost one of its assets when Shippens burg was taken from it and added to the Franklin and Adams county district, but despite that fact Cum berland county is going to .get its $1,000,000 within a few days. One subscription, it is reported, was for SIOO,OOO. May Buy Xow Liberty Loan headquarters Dauphin building, is prepared to re ceive bond subscriptions immedi ately. Nearly 13,000 Ilarrisburg wage earners subscribed to the S c ° n ernians have been ttomhni'ding Paris at long range. The con tinual lioinhanlmcnt of the spot by the French artillery and the iKiiuhing by the airmen lias made the handling of the piece dillicnlt. This explains the in termittent lire of the long range weapon. The piece is mounted at Grepy-cn-lJtonnols. near the road from I.n Fere to I.ami. COAIi SHORTAGE AGAIN ALARMS By Associated Press . Washington. April 9.—Shortage of coal cars at the mines has become again so grave that fuel administra tion 'officials say that vigorous action will have to bo taken at once by the railroad administraUon to maintain equality of supply at all bituminous mines it another coal famine next winter is to be averted. IIA :-.J-. -PG MUST FURNISH U8 T t . APR! L/.> TO FULFILL NEW QUO! A X 2 HARRISBURG---HARRISBUR&-.WILL BE RE t T QUIRED TO FURNISH 128 MEN, TWEN OF 3 ? THEM COLORED, FOR- THE NATIONAL ARMY S - ALL FOR 11,000 MEN IS;,'L I SAT, T JJ RDAY. THE MOVEMENT WILL START APRII ?26. .THE THREE COUNTY DISTRICTS OJTSIDi. # . # . f*® l 2 r HE CITY MUST FURNISH.I 67 MEN, 4 4 COLORED. . THE MEN WILL BE DIVI J X I WEEN CAMPS MEADE AND LEE. ; CUMBER J T LAND COUNTY WILL • FURNISH SIXTY-EIGHT ? MEN. T J GOVERNMENT ASKS BIGGER LOAN X Washington—The first official indication that the gov £ |Jk crnmtnt hoped. to[ raise more than $3,000,000,000 from |T the Third Liberty Loan-tame to-day in treasury *4 | £ mentf asking that the • country . subscribe three dr four ® # • \$L times th?.t amount ard furnish 20,000,000 subscriber?. . T ♦ dcuole the number of the second loan, J 1 1 T PRISONER ATTEMPTS. SUICIDE ; MAY DIE X Ilnrrisburg—Harry Andrews whose home is at 1742 JL £ sfprth Sixth street, swallowed noison in his r e!l at. the JPj T count;- prwoA this afternoon' in an attempt to commit Mr f suicide. He was rushed to the hospital, where it w ( as said jfe X ' 1S he probably would die. Andiewi-,* who is '* * f 25 years old and whitf, was in jail awaiting a hearing on a (* A larceny charge. Andrews was to have a hearir before t j T* Alderman DeShorig at 4 o'clock this afternoon * P 3 55 4 PRESBYTERY ELECTS DEDEGATEt, Harrisburg—Carlisle Presbytery this afternoon elect, j g ? the to! v'A.nf Commissioners to the Gvtteral \ - -,i. ** J which meets at Columbus, Ohio, May 19: Ministers 2 ReV Harvey Riser, Harrisburg; Rev,ij. Ilaro :Wc . * * 4| Dillsbunj. Alternates, Rev E. E. Ctutis, Harrisb'Cg; Rev. <1 4S. S. W.ylie,. Shippensburg. Eideri, H. W. Spessard, 5 tJ Chambersburg; $. G Bigharri, Gtfcty*burg.' Alternates, C ' fc F, Cless, Harnsburg; D. M Welsh Run. i : |) J I J * ± MARRIAGE LICENSES % X RalM K. Harrrr aa< Nora C. Perk, Harrlabars. HOME EDITION EIGHT GIRLS ARE CAUGHT UNDER SKIDDING AUTO Machine Taking Stenograph ers to U. S. Warehouse Strikes Pole; Upsets FOUR INJURED IN CRASH Workmen Pull Young Women From Mud Underneath the Car Eight girl stenographers on thpir way from Harrisburg to the general ottices at the munitions warehouses under course of erection near Mid dletown this morning were pinned under the big touring automobile in which they were riding when the machine skidded and turned turtle. Four of tho young women were injured an the other four badly shaken up. The machine is a wreck, The injured are: Mrs. William J. Tate, private sec retary to Major Gray, engineer in charge of the development; serious contusions of the back. Miss Martha Armstrong, Steeltcn, sprained ankle. Miss Ituth Clay, 1725 Green street, cuts in face. Miss Barbara O'Xeil, 14 58 Market street, contusions of the body. Itescued by Workmen The machine, which daily brings the young women to and from work, was driven by a soldier attached to the camp and was going at a mods rate rate of speed, the girls said af ter tho accident. Near the big Jednota settlement halfway between llighspire and Mid dletown the machine skidded in tho mud and struck a telegraph pole. The force of the impact turned tho automobile completely over the -pun it around until the engine was front ing toward Harrisburg. Workmen standing nearby push ed the automobile over 011 its side and pulled the girls to safety. Thev were covered with mud and carried into the camp hospital at the avia tion depot where they were given first aid treatment. They were iatfc" ' taken to their homes.