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LXXXVII— No. 96 16 PAGES
CONCRETE FILLED SHIPS
SUNK TO BOTTLE U-BOATS
GERMANS MASS
BIG BODIES OF
MEN FOR NEW
FLANKATTACK
Enemy May Launch Simul
taneous Assaults Against
British Lines in Flanders
and North of Somme
RAIDING ACTIVITY
GREATLY INCREASED
Allied Forces Making Ready
For Hun Drive Expected
to Develop in Great Force
at Any Moment
New thrusts on the western front
by the Germans are still held in
abeyance. Raiding activity has be
come more pronounced but the en
emy apparently is not fully prepared
for his next blow. The allied forces
are making ready their defenses and
it is believed the Germans will not
delay resumption of heavy fighting
much longer.
There are evidences of German
concentrations for a renewal of the
great battle on the Somme front.
Field Marshal Haig reports enemy
activities of this nature in the
vicinity of Villers-Bretonneux,
where the German wedge south of
the Somme has been pushed farth
est toward Amiens. The enemy
masses were taken under fire by the
British artilery as were similar con
centrations north of the Somme,
near Serre, seven miles north of Al
bert.
Bombardment Heat y
The Germans are heavily bom
barding the region west of Albert
and the entire northern side of the
salient along the Lys, on the Plun
ders front. The Pitris war office
also reports considerable artillery ac
tivity in the Somme battle area.
The chief activity of the British
infantry last night was north of
Albert where the defensive position
was improved and sixty prisoners
taken. Local fighting in which the
British had the advantage occurred
also on the Lys front near Kobecq,
and in the neighborhood of Wyt
schaete in the ridge region to the
northeast.
German raids on both the north
ern -and southern battlefields indi
cate the enemy is feeling out his
adversaries, who realize that the
longer the Germans hold off their
rew attack the heavier it is likelv
to be. Southwest of Ypres the Ger
mans are massing large bodies of
troops on the northern leg of the
salient probably in preparation for
further attempts to overcome the
Mont Kemmel positions and out
flank \ pres. They have carried
out small raids in the vicinity of
Laßassee and Festubert. where the
southern leg of the salient joins the
old battleline. in the center the
British have further improved their
position around Robecq.
Look For Two Attacks
On the Picardy battlefield the Ger
mans show increased activity north
of the Sonime to Albert. Tliis is at
the base of the trianKle whose apex
is the juncture the Somme and
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LIBERTY BONDS
AND BABY BONDS
g-o well together
jtSPßoth help the
soldiers, too
Itheweathf.p]
H"L,bor* and Tlclnltyi
Generally cloudy to-night and
Wednesday; not mnch chanter
In temperatare, lowest to-nlsht
about 48 deferens.
For Eastern Pennsylvania: Port
"h 1 ov " r " Wednesday
In north and west portions;
moderate went Minda.
River
The lower portion of the North
llranch Mill continue to rise
-lowly, all otlaer streams of the
system will fall slowly or re
muln nearly stationary this af
ternoon. to-nlaht and probably
Wednesday A Mate of a bant
Indicated for Rarrla
h®rn H ednendiiy morninK.
*onj ftlae*, 6i17 a. acta, 7*43
p. m.
Now That We Are Over That
HOLLAND MAY
VERGE ON WAR
WITH GERMANY
Dutch Cabinet in Extraordi
nary Session May Have
Sent Ultimatum
By Associated Press
The Hague, April 23.—The Dutch
cabinet met yesterday in extraordi
nary session.
The Vaderland says an agreement
has been reached regarding one
point which has caused friction be
tween Holland and Germany, but
that the old dispute concerning the
transport of sand and gravel to Ger
many continues to be a stumbling
block. Germany desires to resume
the practice of shipping gravel
through Holland, but the Dutch gov
ernment offers objections, on the
ground that new circumstances have
arisen.
The British Foreign Office, accord
ing to the Ix>ndon Daily Xews, has
learned that the relations between
Holland and Germany are very
strained. The dispute about the sup
ply of gravel from Holland to Ger
many was said to have been the
cause. Official and diplomatic cir
cles in London were reported to look
upon the situation with uneasiness.
Rumors were that something in the
nature of an ultimatum had been
delivered to Holland by Germany.
Holland in the Way
The Handelsblad of Amsterdam
on Monday expressed the belief that
Germany would not hesitate to use
communication through Holland
even at the risk of war if she be
lieved that by doing so victory could
be obtained on the western front.
It was reported recently that Ger
many looked with disfavor upon
Holland's atUtude toward the seizure
by the United States and Great
Britain of Dutch tonnage in Amer
ican and British ports.
Guatemala Declares War;
Follows Lead of U. S.
Guatemala City, April 23.—The
Xational Assembly at its session
yesterday declared the Republic of
Guatemala to occupy the same posi
tion toward the European bellig
erents as does the United States.
Guatemala broke diplomatic rela
tions with Germany in April, 1917.
The action now taken is apparently
intended ti> constitute a declaration
of war against Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary. with whom the United
States is now at war.
SINGLE COPV,
1! CEX'rs
REGULATION OF
ALL ADVERTISING
BY SIGNS, URGED
Ordinance Imposing Restric
tions and Taxes Proposed
by the Mayor
Passage on first reading of an
ordinance restricting all bill
boards, signs and other adver
tising, providing an annual tax
and annual inspection.
Appointment of George Xeb
inger as inspector of weights and
measures, succeeding Harry D.
Reel, resigned.
Statement by Commissioner
Gross questioning advisability of
changing name of Muench street
as it was given in honor of the
late Charles F. Muench, respect
ed citizen.
Statement by Commissioner
Hassler that at least $3,00Q
more will be needed by Health
Department to handle smallpox
epidemic.
Action postponed on ordinance
to require owners of public
garages to keep record of all au
tomobiles which are brought
there for repair.
Resolution declaring Friday,
April 26, legal holiday, closing
all city offices, directing city em
ployes to aid in Liberty Loan
work, in case Governor Brum
baugh issued a proclamation, in
troduced by Commissioner Lynch
•These were the important devel
opments at the session of Council to
day.
Mayor Keister announced shortly
after tiie session began that he had
accepted Mr. Reel's resignation and
had appointed Mr. Xebinger. 1437
Swatara street, to the position. The
appointment .becomes effective May
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HELD UNDER HAIL FOR
DISTRIBUTING PAPERS
Harry A. Wenrlch, 2028 Berryhill
street, was held under $2,000 bail for
a bearing May 3 on the charge of
distributing seditious literature ad
vocating resistance to the draft. With
him was held Mrs. Jane G. Zea, as
an accomplice, under the same
amount of bail.
Wenrich was arrested last night
for distributing posters and leaflets
issued by the government suppressed
International Bible Students' Asso
ciation. entitled "Kingdom News''
and "The Finished Mystery and Why
It was Suppressed." Mrs. Zea was ar-j
rested this morning.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1918.
WARNING AGAINST
THIEVES SOUNDED
BY POLICE CHIEF
Large Floating Population
Drawn Here Makes Danger
ous Unprotected Property
Chief of Police Wetzel to-day
sounded a warning to householders
to take extreme precautionary meas
ures to protect themselves from rob
bery. A number of sneak thefts
| have beer reported to the police re
j cently,. besides the entrance and bur
glary of a number of stores.
With the large floating population
occasioned by the labor situation
which brings hundreds of men to this
vicinity, the chief to-day predicted
that the summer will cause the local
police department the worst crim
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Fewer Autos For Pleasure,
Plan of War Directors
By Associated Press
Wellington, April 23.—A further
curtailment of the manufacture of
pleasure automobiles was indicated
to-day as the outcome of a confer
ence held by the Fuel Administra
tion and the War Industries Board
with representatives of the automo-|
bile industry.
The curtailment if made effective. !
would restrict the manufacture of I
pleasure cars to about 25 per cent. I
of the normal production. A thirty!
per cent, reduction already has been J
operative.
Total Loan Subscriptions
Reach $1,596,709,900
Washington. April 23. —New sub
scriptions reported co-day raised the
total of the Liberty Loan already
pledged t0'51,596,709,900. Until fur
ther .reports are received it will not
be possible to determine whether the
St. Louis or the Minneapolis district
exceeded its quota first.
HORSE AND TEN COWS
HIS "DEPENDENTS"!
PotU'rsvillc, Cal., April 23.—While
filling out a questionnaire the exam
iner asked an Armenian, "Have you
any dependents?" "Yes," he "re
plied. "Name them," demanded the
examiner. "A horse and ten cows,"
rejoined the registrant.
BRITISH SEND
OLD CRUISERS
TO BOTTOM IN
PIRATE HARBOR
Cruisers Run Aground and
Blown Up in Effort to Stop
Submarines From Leav
ing Great Base in Belgium
BIG COAST PORTS
RAIDED FROM SEA
Ostend and Zebrugge Suffer
Under Naval Strategy;
Official Report Gives but
Meager Details
By Associated Press
I.unilon. April 23.—British naval J
forces to-day raided the German |
submarine base* of Ostend and Zee
brugge, the Admiralty announces.
Five old cruisers which had been
filled with concrete for use in block
ing the channels were run aground,
blown up and abandoned by their
crews.
The Admiralty reports that, accord
ing to incomplete information thus
far received, the raid met with a rea
sonable measure of success.
The statement follows:
I'jfcscly this morning a naval raid j
was made on Ostend and Zccbruggc, j
which aro being used by the enemy
as destroyer and submarine bases.
Our forces are returning and the;
scanty information so far received is
to the effect that the raid met with
a reasonable measure of success."
Troop* Are I.oniloil
In all probability the entrance to
the Bruges canal has been blocked
effectively in consequence of the na
vail raid. Sir Eric Geddes. First Ix>rd
of the Admiralty, announced to-day
in the House of Commons.
While the operation was in prog
ress, Sir Eric announced, British par
ties were landed to distract the ene
my. The officer who developed the
scheme of attack was killed.
Storming parties were landed on
the mole from the cruiser Vindictive.
The casualties to the personnel, said
Sir Eric, were heavy in proportion to
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HUN TRENCHES
ARE SWEPT BY
FIRE AND GAS
Canadian Army Headquarters in
France, April 23 (by Canadian Press
Ltd.). —The Canadians during the
past twelve hours have raided the
German lines at seven places, gassed
the enemy with thousands of lach
rymatory and lethal shells, harassed
j him by special artillery shots, swept
| his trenches with machine-gun and
j rifle fire and hammered his front
| line with trench mortars.
! In some of the raids sharp fight
ing developed, in onp instance pro
tracted hand-to-hand fighting taking
place, this struggle being so intense
that the Canadians were unable to
; take prisoners. The seven raids to.
; gether netted five prisoners and twoj
| machine guns. Two of the prisoners
! have since died.
BRITISH LINES
IMPROVED IN A
NIGHT ATTACK
By Associated Press
l.ondou. April 23.—0n the Somme
i front north of Albert the British
last night improved their line by
j a successful local operation, it is an-
I nounced officially. They took sixty
prisoners. On the Flanders front
in the Robecq sector and near Wyt
schaete the British took prisoners.
The statement follows:
"As a result of a successful local
operation carried out by us last night
north of Albert we improved our
position and captured sixty prison
ers. A nuhiber of prisoners have
been taken by us also in the Robecq
sector and Wytschaete, in both of
which areas local fighting occurred
to our advantage.
"In the neighborhood of Ampoux
one of our raiding parties entered
the enemy's trenches and penetrated
his support lines.
"The hostile artillery was active
yesterday afternoon and during thei
night west of Albert and on the
greater part of our front from south
of the forest of Nieppe to enst of
Ypres. Concentrations of hostile
troops observed in the Villers-Bre
tonneux sector and in the neighbor
hood of Serre were engaged by our
artillery.''
HOLD AMERICAN
BORN MECHANIC
AS POSSIBLE SPY
Spent Most of Ilis Life in Ger
many Before Coming
Back to L'. S.
MAY BE GOOD CITIZEN
Eniil Kricgsnian to Be He
leased if Charges Arc
Not Substantiated
The United States Department of
Justice has placed limil Kriegsman,
1614 Susquehanna street, alleged
pro-German, in the Dauphin county
jail. Investigation into his status,as
an American or German citizen Is
being made. The arrest was made
by Hyde Spcese, city detective, on
the suspicion that the man is a Ger
man spy.
The alleged pro-German learnings
of Kriegsman were learned of by the
Telegraph from railroad men to-day,
who have been working with him at
Roundhouse No. 2 for the Pennsyl
vania Railroad.
When arrested, Kriegsman had
pictures of the German Kaiser. Fred
erick the Great and another framed
picture entitled "The Great Herman
World War of 1914" hanging in his
room, it is said. It was also oaid that
he had a picture of a German bat
tleship on which he had worked.
Kriegsman registered at City Draft
Board No. 3. He claims to have been
born in New York state, and after
a year gone back to Germany, where
he remained until 1911, and learned
his trade as a mechanic. It was as
a member of the crew of the Vater
land that he returned to this coun
try in 1914.
Kriegsman is declared to be an
accomplished linguist, as well
as a first-class mechanic. It is
said that he was accustomed to ab
senting himself from the city for five
or six-day periods at rather regular
intervals.
Kriegsman is declared to have ap
peared at the police station in Feb
ruary to register as a German alien,
but upon his declaration that he was
born here was told by the police that
he need not register if he were born
in this country. His father, it is
said, is unnaturalized.
An investigation will be made by
the Department of Justice to see if
he is to be interned. If he proves to
be a desirable American citizen he
will be released.
Churchmen Urged to Put
Full Weight Into Fight
Against the Booze Traffic
"It is a defeat for tne church if
the fight is lost," declared J. Horace
McFarland, chairman of the publicity
committee of the Dauphin County
Ratification organization, which held
an important meeting yesterday aft
ernoon. "This fight against liquor is
primarily a fight of the church and
it is largely up to it to see that the
battle is won." A signal for ail
clergymen in Harrlsburg to take an
active part in getting the voters of
their congregations enrolled and reg
istered, this statement found instant
response. The ministers will keep in
close touch with the oranization
leaders and advise with them regard
ing candidates who are approved.
A short time before this meeting,
the object of which is to hurry the
triumph of doing away with liquor,
the Dauphin County liquor Dealers'
Association held their conference;
that Is. if there? was a conference.
An emphatic letter was sent out from
their headquarters, 109 South Second
street, for all and every one of the
members to be present on Sunday
evening for discussing the national
prohibition amendment, which is "as
important to the clubs as to the li
quor dealers." It appears, however,
that these invitations were either
wholly ignored or politely declined.
The invitation was tabled by the
Central Democratic and liarrisburs
Republican Clubs.
BIG GUNS OPEN
A HEAVY FIRE
Paris, April 23.—Active artillery
operations on the Sonime front and
east of Hheims are reported in to
day's official communication.
The statement follows:
"Rather spirited artillery engage
ments occurred on the Somme front
and east of Rheims. German raids
between Lassigny atld Noyon, north
west of Rheims and in the Vosges
were without results. Prisoners re
mained in our hands."
SECRETARY M'ADOO URGES
BIG FRIDAY HOLIDAY
' Washington. April 23. —All Qov.
ernors were asked yesterday by Sec
retary McAdoo to declare next Fri
day a State legal holiday, as Presi
dent Wilson has proclaimed it a
national holiday, to aid the Liberty
Day celebrations by which it is hoped
to boost sales of Liberty Bonds well
along toward the $3,000,000,000 mini
mum.
HARRISBURG BOY GASSED
Arthur M. Eckert, Harrisburg's
first soldier invalided back to Amer
ica from France will be a year get
ting over the effects of a gas at
tack and shell shock, for which he is
being treated at the hospital at Camp
Stuart, near Old Point Comfort, Vir
ginia. This was the word brouftHt
back last night to liarrisburg by {
A. L. Eckert, 36 Balm street, father |
of the boy. Young Eckert !a 19 i
years old. He enlisted September'
10. 1917. I
OFFER CONSCRIPTION 811.1. j
By Associated 'n-.ii
St. Johns, N. F„ April 23.—With
the opening here to-day of a speciul
session of the New Foundland legis
lature, the government was prepared
to offer a conscription bill fixing the
draft ages ai J# to 39 years.
ONIiY KVUNINU ASMM IA ll'ltbas
KEWSPAFKII IK II Altlll*Hl>tt3
CITY MUST BUY
MANY BONDS TO
FILL ITS QUOTA
Public-Spirited Citizens Put
Shoulders lo the Wheel
For Nation's Cause
TOWNS OVEB THE TOP
"Little Fellows" Jusf as Pa
triotic as Men of Better
Means
The niillenium has not been
reached, nor is the end of time in
sight, but. politically speaking, the
lion and the lamb are together this
week—and they are not lying down;
they're selling Liberty Bonds.
Regardless of factionalisms or po
litical differences, the public-spirited
people of the entire Harrisburg dis
trict—Dauphin. Cumberland, Juni
ata anil Perry counties—are at work
to-day in the effort to send the dis
trict past its Liberty Bond allotment
before Saturday.
The bond sellers lmtfe some dis
tance to go. Reports received so far
from the entire district show only
a trifle more than $3,000,000 worth
of bonds placed.
The quota for Harrisburg is $3,-
500.000.
The quota for the district is $6,-
500.000.
Many of the towns have "gone
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Lightless Nights Are
Suspended For Summer
Lightless nights have been sus
pended until September 1. United
States Fuel Administrator Garfield
has issued orders to this effect to
state fuel administrators, to be Issued
in turn to the county administrators.
The order states that "by reason
of the late hour of lighting, brought
about by the daylight-saving law. the
lightless night order will remain sus
pended until September 1 next, when
it will again become effective."
Thursdays and Sundays were the
lightless nights. The order takes ef
fect Jhursday night.
1 $
* MRS ROSE PASTOR STOKES INDICTED §
j y
J- Kansas City. Mo.—Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, of New <P |
tapd
llYork. was indicted by a federal grand jury on three X
IJcoun's here this afternoon. Mrs. Stokes
4* •■.ritl ; ~i of the espionage act,
I PRIEST AND NUN IN BELGIAN DEATH GROUP T
T Amsterdam—Fourteen Belgians, including a priest j
* and nun. have been shot at Atnwerp on the charge ot
M j
'2| espionage, a dispatch from a point on the Belgian border wJ
* reports. ,Es|
XWILLARD-FULTON BOUT UNDER ADVISEMENT T j
X V
' St. Paul—The Minnesota Safety Commission to-day m*. ■(
<£ vote t t....c under advisement the question o ;sg jja
V the proposed Willard-Fulton boxing contest in this city jj *
* jt
! J COMMANDEER 500 HOUSES *f
£ hiladelphia Five hundred houses in the jt!r\< '
j tion uf this city have been commandeered as h jxtk ,
| gthe Hog Island shipyard workmen, of whom t'nei **
23,000 at the yard- i '''<
4 RUSS MINISTER PROTESTS I s
London—The Russian Foreign Minister Tchitcherin ,
* 'protests to Germany against the action of German and %|j
ainian ti. ops ir. .• sossing into the Crimea, c intending * *
4 ,it is in violation of peave treaty, according to a Russian. • |j.'
* * wireless dispatch received here to-day. •
A JUSTICE MESTREZAT IMPROVES J ]
* * "'hdadelphia— Marked improvement was reported '
i | day in the conditicn of Supreme Court Justice S. Leslie , ,
: Mestrezate, who had bean critically ill with heart trouble. * *
l • CHINESE BANDITS CAPTURE AMERICAN • [ !
t I MP
4 i London—An American named Lo've has been captured J v.|
7P by Chinese bandits in the province of Shantung, says a 4*
e *
* * Reuter dispatch from Peking. Tn the past seven weeks X
4 * five Americans have been reported captured by bandits
3* s
* * hi China 1;
! I J GION or HONOR F.OR DIJKIE MAN' |X I
X I'jris—The ci vw of the Legion of Honot na<„ been
J w*
T confer ■ d upon Captain Charles Carrol!, of Mar /land * t
J
j MARRIAGE LICENSES
*2* t runk III! K. Kornnalt and Kllmkrtl (j, Kotn, Harrlabura; Wll- b
tllnm H. Dounhter and Irene M. I.awrran. Mlddletpnn; Marl A. J.
W'lmrr, Ilubola. and Alice ('•rbrtl. • Mrnlliimlllrt ICdßar J. H. ~
<7l MoralaKKlar nml Mary Ida Martin. Marrinhurjt; A. A. Mclormlek |A|
5 nad Hflra 11. Amulr tlarrtaburci John 1. /.Ink and A ana C. Ferry
I limp Hill. i , ,
HOME EDITION
PEACE HOPE FOR
TEUTONS PLACED
IN FRONT DRIVE
Without Severe Battles Ger
many Says Peace Is Not
Attainable
HINDENBURG CONVINCED
Admits Allies Have Powerful
Reserve Which May Move
on Railway System
B.v Associated Press
Siew York. April 23.—Peace fof
Germany, according to Genera] L,u
dendorff, ctiief quartcrmaster-scner
al, rests upon the fighting' on the
western front and without severe
battles fought to a finish Germany
cannot obtain peace. These state
ments were made during an inter
view with German newspaper cor
respondents at great headquarters on
March 12 and reported in German
newspapers of that date which have
been received here,
l'ield Marshal von Hindenburg was
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Sister Beats Drum
as Wedding Sendoff
David Beittel, of Easton, and Miss
Alma McCurdy, of 320 1-2 Chestnut
strete, were married in the Little
Church Around the Corner, in New
York, yesterday if plans made weeks
ago were successful. They didn't
havfe a military wedding, but the
bride's sister, Ethel, beat the drum
for them as they stepped on board
the railroad train to begin the trip
to Gotham. At the station with Miss
Ethel, were other salesladies In the
Kresge Five and Ten Cent Store,
Misses Clara Wallower. Ttuth Web
ster and Elizabeth Hartman. and
they cheered Mr. Beittel and hi?
bride-elect, although the morning
was misty and the hour early, the
start for the big city beginning at
5.10 a. m. And Miss Ethel actually
beat a drum she carried as a token of
good will to her sister and future
brother-in-law. People at the station
didn't mind the noise so much, for
I these are military times and the
martial spirit is everywhere.