British Recapture GivencJiy After Teutons in New Attack North of Somme Force Way Into Town
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LXXXVII— No. 85 14 PAGES
YANKS TAKE
IN BATTLE
HUNS STRIKK BLOW
Germans Extend Front of Attack by Driving Infantry Into Action at New Points;
British Retake Town Captured in Yesterday's Great Battle North of the Somme,
Although Falling Back at Certain Points in Face of Heavy Assault; Heavy Fight
ing Marks Attempt of Kaiser's Legions to Cross Rivers
By /Isscciated Press
LONDON, April 10.—American reinforcements have appeared in the British
battle zone, says a dispatch from British headquarters in France to Reuter's, Ltd.
Their presence in the fighting line, the correspondent adds, should be soon felt.
The battle which began yesterday morning between La Bassee and Fleurbaix, the corres
pondent says, is continuing to-day with unabated violence.
The artillery duel has extended southward to Arras while the Germans also are attacking be
tween Armentieres and Messines, on the Belgian border.
The enemy has brought into action a tremendous concentration of artillery and is throwing
in his infantry in dense masses. The Germans, the writer declares, plainly are making another
effort to break through the British positions.
London, April 10.—In their new attack on the front north of the Somme battlefield the Ger
mans yesterday forced their way into Givenchy, but the British recaptured the town, the war
office announces.
tierce lighting continued during last night on llie front north of La Bassee canal. The British
troops are standing on the line of the rivers Law* and Lys and arc engaged in heavy fighting
with the Germans at the river crossing at Eslaiucs and Bac St. Maur.
The German front of attack is attending to-day. Early to-day a bombardment was begun
of the British positions from the Armentieres region as far north as the Ypres-Comities canal. On
the southern part of this front infantry fighting is reported tc have begun. •
Hy Associated Press
Buttle on 130-Mile Front
New German attacks to-day have
carried the fighting in the great bat
tle on the western front into Flan
ders and extended the battle front to
a stretch of approximately 130
miles from near the Belgian town of
Ypres, in the north to the vicinity
of Coucy Le Chateau, on the extreme
French right.
The fresh German blow struck yes
terday between La Bassee and
Armentieres, has already driven a
deep salient into the British lines be
low Armentieres and the Armentieres
Region itself was reported under at
tack this morning.
Infantry Driven On
The infantry lighting is spreading
to the northward following a heavy
bombardment by the German guns
which extended as far as the Ypres-
Comines canal just to the southeast
of Ypres.
Armentieres already near the tip
of a sharp bend in the line, now
has been further pocketed and seems
in serious peril from converging at
tacks north and south. The British,
however, are holding the line of the
river Lys to the southwest of the
town and at the latest reports had
prevented an attempted crossing by
the Germans at Bac St. Maur, four
miles southwest of Armentieres, and
another at Estaires, still further to
the southwest.
British Pushed Back
From the vicinity of Estaires the
British are holding the line of the
River Lawe southward for a short
iistanee, the front then curving in
i southeasterly direction and coup
ling up with the original line at or
near Givenchy.
The maximum deplh of the Ger
man penetration was apparently
about 4 1-2 miles at Estaires. Giv
enchy, at one time in German hands
during the attack, was retaken by
the British in a counter thrust.
I.inc Not Endangered
The German effort on this new
front, if it succeeds to no further
extent than it apparently lias so far,
does not seem likely to have any
greater effect than to compel modi
iicatlon in the British line north of
Ea Bassee canal. If the British can
continue to bold Givenchy, the front
to the southward would hardly be
f .
Postmasters say
FOREIGNERS
are keen on
THRIFT STAMPS
&£T*DO you wonder why?
THE WEATHER
For Ilarrlsburß nnd vicinity) Ilnln
to-nluht nml prohnbly Thurs
day) not much ehnnßc In tem
urrnlurr, lonnl to-night nhout
:tO decrees.
For Knatern Pennsylvania) Ilnln
to-nlKht and Thursday) Know In
mountain districts; continued
cold) fresh northeast to north
vvlnda.
■ Hlver
The Susf|uolniini river nnd nil MM
branched Mill rise slowly or re
main nrnrly stationary. A stuxc
of about <l.O fret la Indicated for
Harrtshuric Thursday inornlnu.
H Temperature: N 11. in., 3ft.
Sun: nines, r>;:i- a. m.t sets, 0)28
p. ni.
Moon I New union, to-ninht. 11)31
p. ni.
Hlver Stne) 5.1 feet above lon
water mark.
yesterday's Weather
Highest temperiiture. 111.
l owest tempernttire. SO.
Menn temperutiire, .*O.
.Normal temperiiture, 4.
War Must Be Won
in This Battle, Says
Premier Lloyd George
Ijoikloii. April 10. Lloyd
George, Premier, in summoning
up the allied chances of victory
before Parliament declared:
"If by any chance or mis
chance this colossal battle went
against us, 1 do not say the war
would be over any more than it
was when Great Britain fought
against another attempt at mili
tary dominacy when Napoleon,
having overthrown the armies of
Europe, had the continent at his
mercy.
"As long as we have a ship
afloat we shall not accept a Ger
man peace. But if the battle is
won as I believe it will be, the
doom of Prussianism is sealed.
The enemy has attacked at the
height of his strength. We have
been deserted by one powerful
ally and another and more pow
erful ally is not yet ready to put
forth one-tenth of his might.
"But on the other hand this
battle must exhaust the German
reserves. The enemy's last call
must be thrown in before this
battle is over and America is only
now putting in the first instalment
of her first call. *
"If we wish to avoid a war
lasting for years this battle must
be won now and to win it we must
be reidy to throw in all our re
sources. The men we propose
taking to-dav may well be the
means of winning the decisive
victory of the war and with these
measures and with the promise of
America we have no fear of the
ultimate issue."
disturbed and tlie direct effect of the
drive on the greater battle to the
south would be negligible.
There remains the possibility of
the attack north of Armentieres de
veloping further importance with
relation to the Flanders line as a
whole. The British are wel 1 placed
ou high ground at the salient points
in this region however, which they
were not in the region so'utli of
Armentieres, the Germans holding
the advantage of terrain there.
Concentrate In Flanders
The Germans seem to be concen
trating their effort on the new Flan
ders operation, the lighting along the
line of their great drive to the south
ward whicli was halted before
Amiens having largely died down,
only local lighting which had no
appreciable effect on the situation,
! Is reported along the British part of
this front.
The French were more hotly en
gaged at one point, giving some
ground in a heavy attack by the
Germans near Hangarden Santerre,
but re-establishing their, position in
a counter attack. No serious attempts
appear to have been made by the
Germans to advance at other points
on the French front.
Drive on 11-Mile Front
In a new offensive movement, be
tween Arras and Ypres the Germans
have pushed back the center of the
allied line on an eleven-mile front.
Heavy lighting continues with the
British and Portuguese striking hard
against the enemy on the line of .the
river Lys, southwest of Armentieres,
and the British holding the advance
in check south of Armentieres and
at Givenchy, the extreme ends of the
battle front.
The purpose of the German effort
Is not yet clear. It has succeeded
only in entering the de
fenses at several points along* the
Iront, but should the enemy drive
through to beyond Bethune and the
Clarence river, the strong British
positions at Arras and Ypres would
be endangered. The tlrst onslaught,
however, did not make any great
gain, although the Germans attacked
In strong force after a most severe
SIKULH COPY.
■-* CENTS
[artillery bombardment of forty
i eight hours.
Retire For a Mile
! On the front of about four miles
| between Neuve Cliapelle and Cardon
i niere farm the Portuguese and Brit
ish have been driven back about a
mile and Laventie, west of Fauquis
sart is in German hands. The enemy
also lias occupied Roelieburg-St.
Vaast, south of Newe ChapeTle. On
l northern end the British still hold
' Eleurbaix and have thrown back the
[Continued on Page 12.]
Biggest Casualty List
Since V. S. Entered War;
Contains 283 Names
By Associated Press
Washington, April 10. —The larg
est casualty list for any day since
J the United States entered the war
[ was announced by the War Depart
ment to-day. There are 283 names
! on the list.
Five men were killed in action;
three died of wounds; 11 died of dis
ease; 7 died from accidents; 10 were
severely wounded; 245 wounded
slightly, and two were missing in
action. Thirteen lieutenants were
among the men wounded. Captain
I John P. Hurley was among the
slightly wounded and four lieut.cn
j ants were wounded severely and nine
| wounded slightly.
Battle Fiercely For Town
in Afew Battle Sector
By Associated rress
Willi llio British Forces in France,
April 10.—The Germans this morn
ing extended the sector of yester
day's attack to the northward by
launching a drive against the Brit
ish between Armentiers and Mes
sines.
Once yesterday and again last
evening the Germans gained ground
at Givenchy. but each time the Brit
ish threw themselves so fiercely on
the invaders that the latter were
forced to withdraw, the last "time
leaving upwards of 800 prisoners be
hind them.
Fire in Business Heart
of Lancaster City Causes
Loss Reaching $200,000
By Associated Press
Lancaster. Pa.. April 10.—Fire of
unknown origin this morning threat
ened the entire retail business sec
tion of Lancaster, causing a loss of
approximately $200,000. The flames
started in an elevator shaft In the
implement and seed store of Sprech
er & Ganss, which place was en
tirely gutted.
With the large department store
of M. T. Garvin & Co. adjoining,
it sustained considerable damage
from smoke and water. The build
ing occupied by the MeCrory Five
and-Ten-Cent store was also ablaze,
damage being caused in a number of
apartments and offices on the top
floors. About seventy-five soldiers
from the camp at Allentown who
were in the city assisting in the Lib
erty Loan campaign, assisted the
firemen. They were under command
of Captain Boyd.
LIQUOR STORK ROBBED
FOR SECOND TIME
The liquor store conducted by
Fred Koenlg. at 813 North Seventh
street, was entered and robbed Inst
night. This is the second time the
store lias been feloniously entered
j recently. The patrolman on the beat
discovered the theft shortly before
1 o'clock. A side window had been
! broken and the latch turned. Twelve
I bottles of whisky were stolen. Thej
safe was pried ifpcn, but nothing of j
value had been left in it during the
| night. i
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1918.
When the Hun Collects He Leaves Nothing
and Pays No Interest
CAN'T AFFORD TO lil'l" 4J4 % 1,1 BERT V BON DS? YOU CAN' T AFFORD NOT TO!
CITY IS IN DEADLY
EARNEST
OF LIBERT
While Sales Are Rapidly
Growing Workers Will Not
Slack in Efforts to Bring
Harrisburg Over the Top
Harrisburg is getting in deadly
earnest over the Third Liberty Ixan.
It was a little hard during the tlrst
loan to convince people that It was
really their duty to loan their money
to the United States, it was easier
during the Second Loan. And dur
ing the Third Liberty Loan the work
ers believe that sales will be easy.
Hut they are not allowing that be
lief to slack them in their efforts.
For instance, there is Anna M.
Swllkey, a stenographer at Liberty
Loan headquarters. She has written
many letters about the loan and
read many others. She has heard
nothing but Liberty Loan during
working hours for several weeks. So
yesterday she talked Liberty Loan
herself for a few moments to
FRUIT BUDS MAY
SURVIVE ICE AND
SLEET OF STORM
More Inconvenience Suffered
Than Damage Done by
Heavy Downpour
A downpour of rain, snow and sleet
Inst night and to-day blanketed the
city with an inch and a half of water
and slush and was responsible for
the worst walking conditions of the
season.
Telephone and telegraph wires re
ceived the worst trial of the year.
[Continued on Page 1-I.]
Mexican Raiders Fired
on by American Troops;
Three of Parly Killed
By Associated Press
El Pnso, Texas, April 10.—Three
Mexican raiders were killed near
Fort Hancock, Texas, last night
when American troops fired on a
band of armed Mexicans who cross
ed the line, according to a* message
received here to-day. The bodies of
the Mexicans were found in the mes
qulte brush near the Mexican ford.
American troops have located
others of the raiding party on the
American side and are running them
down.
THOMPSONTOWN
HEADS THE LIST
It remained far the little ham
let of Thompsontown to show the
cities and towns -in Dauphin.
Perry, Juniata and Cumberland
counties what can be done when
folks are in earnest over this new
I Liberty Loan.
K. S. Thompson, of Thompson
town, this morning reported that
the village is in line for one of
■ the hpnor flags. The quota for
Thompsontown was $4,300. the
population being 293. Mr.
Thompson and his co-workers se
i cured $4,300 sales from thirty
I subscribers; and they have not
quit.
"We'qe going to do better," said
the chairman for Thompsontown.
[ friends—and sold four bonds. As a
j result she possesses t-he only card In
tile city of Harrisburg showing pos
' [Continued on Page 14.]
NEW COMMITTEES
ARE APPOINTED
BY Y.M.C.A.HEAD
Improvements Arc Planned at
Luncheon of Board of
Directors
The present paid up membership
of the Central Y. M. C. A., Is 1,126
members. Last year at this date, the
membership was about 400. These
figures were announced to-day at the
monthly luncheon of the board of
directors of the Central Y. M. C. A.,
held in the association building, Sec
ond and Locust streets. Fifteen di
rectors, were present •at the meet
ing.
It was definitely decided to install
a new private branch telephone ex
change, with telephones in the var
ious offices and assembly rooms. An
electric buzzer will be placed In each
[Continued on Page 14.]
SOVIETS CHOOSE RED FOR FLAG
By Associated Press
Moscow, Tuesday, April !). Rus
sia's national flag henceforth will be
red with the Inscription "Kossisk.it
Sotzialyltieheskaya Federativ na y a
red with the Inscription "Rossiakay
Socialistic Federation Soviet Repub
lic). This was decided upon to-day
in a resoltftlon passed unanimously
by the Central Executive Committer
of the All-Russian Soviets.
$5 COSTS WERE
j. A MISTAKE, SAYS
MAYOR KEISTER
I Neither Chief Executive Nor
Alderman Has Any An
swer to Criticism
Mayor Keister to-day again de
j dared that the fines of $3 with costs
i of $3 extra imposed by Alderman
| Caveny in police court the other day.
i were really intended for $lO fin?a. lie
did not say why the lines were pro
nounced in such a peculiar -nanuer.
The mistake appears to have bten
made quite often, a perusal of the
police "blotter" shows.
Police court yesterday was con
ducted by Alderman Caveny, with
the Mayor sitting by as usual. The
Mayor refused to say this morning
when he will begin to conduct hear
ings. He said nothing further on the
•subject, merely saying that he nad
no statement to make.
The matter of the polite court
tir.es of So imposed by the alderman
and later pronounced by the Mayor
I as half of the regular tine, remains
shady to-day. The alderman has
refused to say how he arrived at ll:e
$5 costs. It was said at the Mayor's
office that it was the alderman's mis
take, who thought he was "entitled"
to a $3 fee. It was also said at tile
Mayor's office that no alderman is
expected to exact a fee unless he
sends a defendant into court.
llow ll Is Done
Another police court alderman de
clared that the state legislation on
the subject gives the alderman a
right to impose costs of {2. to be
kept as the alderman's fee, for every
offender arrested for drunkenness,
disorderly practice, or any violation
of a city ordinance. However, this
imposition of costs, he said, has not
been commonly imposed in police
cou-t by aldermen sitting in place
of the Mayor. The Mayor • natural
ly is not allowed to impose these
costs.
Where a defendant Is held for
court, costs Include making out the
committment. or recognizances
where bail is given, an additional
fee for each oath administered, wit
ness fees and all other costs enter
ing a case which an alderman ,<ends
to court. It is then sent to court as
that alderman's case, rather than as
a police court case.
Alderman Caveny has made no
statement on the matter of the $5
fines with $5 costs which he im
posed in two most recent cases.
EXPIiOSIOX CAUSES $200,000
FIRE IX GRENADE i'I.ANT
By Associated Press
Cleveland, 0., April 10.— An ex
plosion in the core room of the plant
of the.Grabler Manufacturing Com
pany early to-day started a fire
which took six hours to control and
caused damage estimated at $200,-
000. The company has been manu
facturing hand grenades for the gov
--nment.
ONI.V UVHNINU ASSOCIATED I'ltttSS
KEWSI'AI'KH IIM II AKKlKltllllO
HUNS LAUGH AS
HARRISBURGERIS
THROWN INTO SEA
Harry Glass Safe at Home
With Head Wound After
Torpedoing of Ship
PLIGHT PLEASED CREW
Oil Tanker Sinks in Twelve
Minutes After Subscu
Pirate Fires
Mere is tlie best war story that has
come out of Harrisburg. Harry How
ard Glass, who used to sing in homo
talent theatricals with McClintock
and others, who helped to put the
finishing touches on the Susquehanna
dam, got mixed up with a German
submarine and has a bandage over
his skull covering a nasty wound.
Most everybody in Harrisburg knows
or has heard of Harry and he told
his story to-day to a Telegraph re
ported down at Grape Hotel in Rac.3
street, surrounded by a bunch of
old friends who had heard from him,
time to time, as he cruised about the
world.
Harry Howard Glass is a Harris
burg fixture and character. He was
a theatrical man, but got a love of
the open water by daylight with the
old Susquehanna. He became a stew
[ Continued on I'agc 14.]
; U. S. Senator Stone
| Stricken With Paralysis
While Riding in Street Car
By Associated Press
Washington. April lu.—Senator
Stone, of Missouri, chairman of the
loreign relations committee, was
stricken with paralysis to-day while
I riding in a street car enroute to his
! ollice in the t'apitol. The senator was
\ removed to the Senate office bui'd
ing where medical assistance was
summoned and later was taken to his
home.
The attack affected the. senator's
left side. He was about to fall when
two other passengers caught him. A
physician who made a hasty exami
nation of the senator declared while
his condition was serious, it was not
critical.
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<*• REBYTERY TO MEET AT WAYNESBORO 4
Presbytery concluded its busi- ,
IT T
|T sess -i,.i to meet the last Monday of September in Hp
j Mil
J* fohi and the Revs. Dr. McAlister and William L.
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X 'bra ion cf the founding of Wilson College at Chambers
-17 cm nrxt Monday- £*
L ONE KILLED IN COLLISION OF PLANES T
IX 1 y
7 San Antonio, Tex.—Cadet Elam A. Ankrum, 24 years •I*
I *i
MM Champaign, Ills.-, was instantly killed and Cade; JL
|X George S. Douglass, of Marysvflle, Kas., perhaps fatally *jj* '
j*f , injured when airplanes which they were driving collided X
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' 4* !t ' •
T 2. : 0 fct t to-day. >
It TWELVE THOUSAND MORE MEN CALLED j
hinjgton—Twelve thousand selective service men, <§f
1 ¥, •§
in additi nto the 150,000 already called, will be called t< z
eg#
L v • r.ing camps on April 26, Prov. ■ Marsh 2 2
el
V -daj announced.
2
T THOUSANDS PAIL TO FILE TAX RETURNS ♦£
4* Washington—Thousands cf cases of failures to file *F
•
X :ome tax returns have been uncovered by Intern- ▼
, Revenue agents and steps are being takn to compel £
X ing of delinquent reports and payment of the propc* "jr
jh penal*.ie;. * ' ' . ft;
*S ENEMY ALIENS UNDER ARREST S
Milwaukee; Wis.~Eighty.two enemy aliens, who ar
•<P lid to have violated their permits were arrested earlj
X ' sh> agents of the Department of Justice It is sai X
X ar, ° l - r 1 others will be taken when lo.cated,
4 PRESS WITH ENGLISH PREMIER X
X n.'on—The morning newspapers agree with the
J* ; Premier Lloyd George's manpower appeal if
{"No faintheartedness of survivor#, must make the sacri- i
fice oi our dead irt vain," the Daily Mail says. 4*
♦ Pomfret, Conn.—Tn a freight wreck near here, two 4*
tratßß cm v ere killed, two are missing and two injured. JJ?
3* All were members of crews. Trains from Boston to Hart- A*
.V T
t MARRIAGE J
S -™ •■sag*-?.- i-- f
J? Jnrkaon townmhip. Nad Mnrl* Vlnnkcl. l|hervill Frederick 1*
$ <• m. *
9 -f-Wf* iHI-HHi-i' 'I-5*
HOME EDITION
PLANE PROGRAM
SHOT TO BITS,
SENATE HEARS
Report of Military Committed
Would Take Building
From Signal Corps
CALLS OFFICIALS UNFAIR
Production of Liberty Motors
to Date Gravely Disappoint
ing, the Probers Declare
By Associated Press
Washington, April 10.—The Gov
ernment's aircraft program is char
acterized) as "gravely disappoint
ing" and a drastic reorganization of
production machinery was recom
mended in a report by the Senate
Military Committee to-day which
charges Government officials with
misrepresenting the situation and
misleading the public and with
'procrastination" and "indecision."
The prospects for the future, the
committee said, look more favorable
and the production or the last few
weeks promises to get the program
under way to such an extent that a
number of planes will be
[Continued on Page 6.]
J. H. Stine Resigns as
Boy Scout Executive
Announcement was made to-day
j by J. H. Stine. scout executive for
j the city, that he has resigned, ef
fective April IS. Mr. Stine will take
: charge of sports and physical ac
tivities at Camp Lewis. Washington.
Before he came to Harrisburg. Mr.
Stine was for many years prom
inently identified with recreation ac
tivities and physical work in parks
throughout the western part of the
■ I nlted States. He has been for many
i months in charge of the Boy Scouts
here and did much'to bring' the or
ganization to its present nourishing
| .state, lie came 'o Harrisburg soon
after the city-wide Boy Scout eam
j paign concluded.
Authorities at Camp Lewis have
| been endeavoring for the past six
months to secure Mr. Stine's services.
He has finally consented to take up
i the work.