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HAIG GIVES
WAY BEFORE
NEW ATTACK
Germans Switch Attacking Forces From Picardy to
Flanders, Where Dense Masses of Men Are Thrown
Against British Positions; Hans Gain Footing on
Kemmel Hill by Assaulting With Superior Numbers
By Associated Press
Lcndon, April 26.—A footing has been obtained on
Kemmel hill by the Germans in their attacks on the
northern battle front, the war office announced today. The
fighting still is continuing in this region. The allied
forces were engaged all day yesterday with greatly su
perior enemy forces along the front from Bailleul to Holle
beke (a distance of about ten miles) and finally were
compelled to give grounds.
Flanders is again the scene of tlic full tide of battle. Against
Mont Kemmel and the other hills forming the protection bastion
to the plain east and north of \ prcs the Germans are hurling the
thousands of troops. Standing on their second defense line and
with Mont Kemmel still in their possession the British are fighting
tenaciously.
Unable to make appreciable progress against the defense of the
British, French and American troops on the line south of the
Somme, in Picardy, the enemy swung bis attacks to the northern
battle ground- As on Wednesday his first assaults on the seven
mile front from Bailleul to Kemmel to Wytschaete were success
fill and the allied troops were compelled to give up their first
defense line.
Hun Scheme an Old One
The tactics of switching attacks is not new to the Germans and
was persisted in by them in their vain attempt to capture "V erdun
two years ago. After the first successful lunge ort both sides of
tlie Meuse tiie enemy tried to gain his objective by attacking first
on the right bank and then on the left. Apparently the Germans
are now trying the same method of attack by alternating between
Picardy and Flanders to reach Amiens and wipe out the Ypres
salient.
It is not improbable the Germans may be making strong attacks
on vital sectors in an endeavor to cover preparations for an effort
some place else but it is significant that they have attacked on the
most important sectors on either batlte fron.
American Wounded Arrive
South of the Sonnne the Germans have been driven from the
high' ground and village of Villers Bretonneux by the British with
the loss of six hundred prisoners.. Further south they hold Ilan
gard. On this front heavy artillery duels are in progress.
American wounded in the lighting on the French sector from
Hangard to Castel are arriving in Paris.
Heavy fighting still is in progress to-day along the ridge line
of the Flanders front where the peak of Mount Kemmel is the
German objective.
This peak evidently is yet disputed ground, but witli the Ger
man threat against it more menacing as it is conceded by the
British official report that the enemy has secured a footing on
the hill.
Face Superior Force
Although faced by a superior force in the ten mile sector be
tween Bailleul and Hollebeke, the Anglo-French troops holding
this line battled stubbornly all day yesterday, giving ground only
when compelled to by weight of numbers.
The line seems to have held fairly well to the southwest of
Mount Kemmel, which is virtually impregnable to frontal attack,
but to the northeast the Germans apparently were able to push
forward far enough in the neighborhood of Yierstaat to enable
them to approach the height on the flank-
May Force Retirement
The allied effort naturally will be to concentrate against this
ciiemv wedge and drive it back again sufficiently to ease the
pressure on the easterly side of Mount Kemmel. That they have
not conceded the height to the Germans is evident by the wording
of the London official statement which admits only an enemy
footing there and reports the battle still continuing.
Definite possession of Kemmel hill by the Germans might mean
the British would have to abandon the Ypres salient according to
correspondents at the front..
Sorr.me Front Again Quiet
The fighting on the Somme front has died down to artillery
fire following the successful execution of the British troops which
reclaimed the village of Yillers Bretonneux from the Germans.
The British troops last night completed their operation here for
the time being by cleaning out hostile posts. This once more
establishes the British well on the high ground in this sector.
r
In the. Woevre near Kegnleville,
which is five miles northeast of Sei
cheprey, where General Pershing's
men were attacked heavily Saturday,
If you
Buy a Thrift Stamp
Every Day It Rains
you will be surprised
£3?TAnd you'll have
money, too.
THE WEATHER]
For Harrlaburn and vicinity:
l'robnbly rain o-nlcht and Sat
urday] not much rbanitr In trui
prraturf, limtut to-nlKht nl>out
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River
The Suaqaebanna river nnd all Ita
brnnrbea will continue to fnll
nlowly thl afternoon and prob
ably to-nlßbt. Bain, Indicated
within the next tblrty-alx bourn,
may cauae aome atreama to rlac
Saturday. A ataae of about (Ml
feet la Indicated for llarrlaburjt
Saturday morning;.
YOU CANT CELEBRATE LIBERTY DAY WITHOUT A LIBERTY BOND
the French have repulsed a strong
German attack.
The enemy gained a footing in ad
vanced elements but the I'"reneh line
was later re-established.
Ha id a Complete Success
Complete success, it is authori
tatively announced, attended the
dramatic and courageous raid into
the German submarine base at Zee
brugKC. The enemy it is said, will be
compelled for some weeks to come
to use Ostend as a base and the Brit
ish then can deal more easily with
the German warships and subma
rines. The channel at Zeebrugge was
blocked and much damage done to
the enemy defenses and shipping.
A change of wind prevented like
success at Ostend, the Germans dis
covering the raiders before they had
time to begin their allotted task. The
importance of the raid is shown by
the fact that Emperor William vis
ited Zeebrugge immediately to as
certain the damage which Berlin In
sists was slight.
It is reported the vice-admiral In
command at Zeebrugge has been dis
missed.
BELGIUM BORROWS $3,250,000
By Associated Press
Washington, April 26.—Belgium
was granted another credit of $3,-
250,000 by the treasury to-day, mak
ing her .total borrowings from the
United States $107,850,000 and
credits to all the allies $5,288,850,-
000.
SIXGLB copy,
3 CENTS
CITY AGAIN GOES
IN LIBERTY LOA
Try Looking at Yourself in This Perspective For a Change
6UROENOP I
ÜBERTY T3OMOS s-
RED CROSS 8c" / cv.
SAV/NG, STAMPS.
JAS. WOODWARD,
OF ASHLAND, MUST
GET OFF BALLOT
Judge Ivunkel's Decision Will
Prevent Confusion of
Voters
The nominating petition filed for
James Woodward, of Ashland.
Schuylkill county, for the Republican
nomination for Secretary of In
ternal Affairs, was to-day declared
invalid by President Judge Kunkel,
of the Dauphin county court, who
upheld objections flled to it by James
F. Woodward, of McKeesport, can
didate for the same nomination. The
papers for the Schuylkill candidate
were entered a few minutes before
the close of the period for filing at
midnight of Aprii 11 and if upheld
would have given the Schuylkill man
a lusher place on the ballot than the
legislator from McKeesport.
There were nominating petitions
filed from six counties. The law re
quires that papers be filed from five
[Continued on Page 21.]
Loan Rally Bulletins
liabbi Haas, of Ohev Sholom
Temple, pronounced the opening
benediction, a fervent and impres
sive prayer.
The most untiring Worker of the
loan drive was John C. Jessupp, Jr.,
who got a big hand at the rally.
Postmaster Sites made a big hit
'by turning the letter carriers of the
city over to the loan committee.
They did great work and earned the
commendation so freely given.
Henderson Gilbert, ot the stunts
committee, went to the platform
and called for members of the Har
risburg Rotary Club. About fifty re
sponded and led by C. Llnford Scott
and band accompaniment,they sang
"What Are You Going to Do to
Help the Boys," making a big hit
and scoring an encore.
The choir sang "Keep the Home
Fires Burning" and the audience
Joined in the chorus.
A feature of the meeting was Miss
r>e Lislea— a vaudeville actress from
i the Majestic theater—who in the
HARRISBURG. PA., FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, 1918
CITY SEES ITS
SELECTED MEN
OFF TO CAMP
Housing Sendoff Given 113
Draftees, Representing
Six Districts
One hundred and thirteen men
from Harrisburg and Dauphin county
entrained at noon to-day at the
Pennsylvania station for their trip
to Camp Meade, where within a few
hours they will be a part of the
great National Army.
The men who left to-day consti
tuted one of*the finest quotas this
part of the country has yet given,
and If what those boys said to the
crowd that accompanied them to
the station, and if what the expres
sions ou their faces showed as they
boarded the train that carried them
to camp, is carried out. Uncle Sam's
army will hear of those boys when
they begin to earn their promotions.
Enthusiasm ran high at the stu
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uniform of an American soldier
sang a patriotic song, which was
enthusiastically encored.
The loan committee was so con
fident of going' over the top that it
had its honor flag all ready for the
parade. The band, too, was engaged
and on hand to lead off.
Choirmaster John W. Phillips got
a "good hand" when he appeared
to lead the committee in "Good-by
Kaiser Bill" and having started the
music he had a hard time getting
the enthusiastic band rooters to
stop.
Ualph W. Dowdell, a volunteer
with a Burroughs Adding Machine,
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Big Drive Starts With
Total of $1,956,776,650
By Associated Press
\VanhliiKnn, April 20—Liberty Dav
opened with a lotal of $1956,776 650
subscription!) already raised for 'the
nation's third big war credit, or with
in $43,300,000 of the $2,000,000,000
mark which will be passed before
night.
CITY TAKES HALF
DAY OFF TO AID
LIBERTY'S CAUSE
Men and Women Who Own
I'. S. Bonds Have Cause
For Rejoicing
Harrisburg observes a half holi
day this afternoon in celebration of
"Liberty Day." Workers in offices,
stores and business places laid their
work away to celebrate and buy
bonds. Those who have already pur
chased Liberty Bonds are celebrat
ing and bringing home the need of
purchasing to those of the city who
do not own Liberty Bonds.
Office workers, clerks, merchants
and many of the city's workers are
celebrating Harrisburg's going over
the top in the Liberty Bond sale.
Proclamations of President Wilson,
Governor Brunmbaugh and Mayor
Keister have set the day apart as a
holiday.
The main post office and tlie Hill
and Maclay stations closed at 1
o'clock to observe the half holiday.
These offices will reopen. at 6 o'clock
to-night. The usual 4 o'clock deliv
ery of mail will be omitted.
Capitol Hill offices closed Jusf aft
ter the nooji hour. Many of the
f'upitol Hill employes devoted their
half holiday to the boosting of the
Liberty Bond sale.
Confidence reigns supreme in the
Liberty Loan headquarters. It was
predicted this morning by the men
in charge of the work that Harris
burg would go "over the top" In
the sale by noon to-day. It was said
in that event a "walkaround" wojuld
be held. the workers marching
through the principal streets of the
city, cheering and singing their
songs of victory.
Workmen Must Mobilize
in Effort to Brinsr Victory,
Dr. Talcott Williams Says
By Associated Press
Philadelphia; April 26. Necessity
of mobilizing men of America for
work as well m for military service
was emphasized by speakers at the
annual session of the American Acad
emy of Political and Social Economy,
which began In this city tn-dav.
Dr. Talcott Williams, director of the
school of journalism. Columbia Uni
versity, discussing the need of or
ganization said the Westinghousa
Company met with a loss of $5,000 In
meking 1,800,003 rifles for Russia and
Kngland, although a profit of $30,000.-
000 had been looked for. He said
this was an example of the high coat
of failure to get prompt mobilization
of resources.
EARNS $3,500 A
YEAR BUT WONT
BUY WAR BONDS
Employe of State Health De
partment Has His Own
."Ideals"
INVESTIGATE SLACKERS
Grocer and Woman Clerk Are
"Insulted" When Asked
to Aid U. S.
Harrisburg men who refuse to
subscribe to the Third Liberty Loan !
to-day were "bombed out" by a
squad of men who called on them
after they had refused to do any
thing to air! 'he nation in its fight
against the Hun.
Confronted with the question
"why," most of the moral slackers
could give no good reason. There
were plenty of excuses, however, as
to why they wanted to hold onto
their money.
The "bombers" decided not to
make public the names of the men
for the time being. It was made
plain also that no one who cannot
afford to do so was asked to sub
scribe to the loan.
What the workers termed the
worst "turn down" was fountf in
the Capitol. Earning $3,500 a year
as an attiche of the State Health
Department this man does not own
one bond.
He Has Ideals
"Why," asked the solicitor.
After much explaining he said he
had his "ideals to look to."
These, "ideals" he further ex
plained he got from a religious, a
non-fighting sect, although he is not
a member. He has contributed
SIOO, he said, to this order's war re
lief work in France.
A North Sixth street grocer, who
has no bonds and has refused point
blank to invest in them sneered at
the Liberty Bond buttons the solici
tors wore. At first he was furiously
indignant but calmed down later.
He would'nt buy, however, because
lie didn't want to.
Easily Insulted
Keports to the effect that a woman
working in the same store, had
urged the grocer not to purchase a
bond, were investigated and It was
found that while she denied having
opposed the purchase, she refused
to buy a bond from the solicitor be
cause he had "insulted" her by the
questions
"I told you I wouldn't buy a Bond,
and I won't," was the woman's final
remark.
Investigation of other cases where
I bond salesmen were refused without
. reason and without courtesy, is being
made, and it is expected that in sev
eral cases action will be taken.
Americans Victors in
Trench Raid on Verdun
Front; French Harass
By Associated Press
With the French Army in France.
. Sunday, April 21.—American troops
to-day made a successful trench
raid near the heights of the Meuse,
• in the vicinity of Vaux Les Palameix
(on the front below Verdun, nine
miles north of St. Miliiel). Their
French comrades harassed the
1 enemy in the same way at a num
ber of places in Lorraine and in the
, Vosges.
The sector along which the Ger
| mans made their heavy attack
against the Americans yesterday is
. situated among a very broken, hilly
country about seventeen miles east
[ ward of the important St. Mihiel sa
lient, on the road between St. Pissier
• and Metz. The town of Seicheprey
is surrounded by hills about 800 feet
high. The line of the allies passes
2,000 yards north of Seicheprey and
a few hundred yard,s from the edge
of Renneres wood. The Germans
were able to seize this wood and a
strip of ground 1,000 yards long and
half a mile wide, lying to the west of
i the wood, on Saturday morning and
1 the attack on the American sector in
: the vicinity of Seicheprey was a
sequel to this action.
! Savings Since 1907 Go to
Buy Children Four Bonds
I Just to show that they wanted io
; help the Yankees beat those Huns,
I the four children of Ira P. Kom
• herger. 2223 North Second street,
have invested their savings in Lib
erty Bonds. A team worker brought
a big cigar box filled with dimes,
quarters, nickels and pennies to
headquarters this morning and pur
chased four SSO bonds with the S2OO
<n savings. This represents the chil
• dren's savings since 1907. and the
money was taken from their four
small banks. The names of the chil
' dren are:
[ Ira P. Romberger, Jr., Mildred S.,
5 S. Margaret and Elba J. Romberprer.
. TWO MORE H \RRIKBCRGERS
WIN ARMY COMMISSIONS
I Russell R. Holler, 213 Verbeke
I street, and George Kinter, 1403 State
i street, have qualified aa second lleu-
I tenants In Camp Meade, Maryland,
j letters to friends here advise. Both
t are popular in the younger circles
! of the city and they are well known
[here.
ONI.* KVKSII.M, ASSOCIATED I'ltKSl
KEWSPAI'KII IN IIAIIKIMII
THIRD CALL TO FILL
NATION'S WA
MET SUCCESSFULLY
Workers Wildly Enthusiastic at Wonderful Response Given
by Patriotic Citizens in All Ranks of Life; Rich and Poor
Alike Open Purses For Democracy; District Raises Us
Quota of $6,500,000; Small Towns and Boroughs Do
Themselves Proud by Surpassing Best Previous Efforts
Harrisburg went over the top in
its Third Liberty Loan drive this af
ternoon and the event was celebrat
ed by a jollification that exceeded
anything of the kind in the history
of the city.
The enthusiasm that followed the
announcement to the workers in
Chestnut Street Auditorium this af
ternoon was all the more marked be
cause in the past twenty-four hours
the committeemen were called upon
(o raise nearly a million dollars and
it was only by constant and most
heroic work on the part of the vol
unteers, some of whom scarcely took
time for meals or sloop, that the big
.sum was realized and a surplus piled
up to help out any of the outlying
districts that may fall short, as it
is feared a few of them will.
Oversubscribe Hero
The Harrisburg district went over
the top by $3,556,000 to-dny and the
drive Is still on.
The quota for Harrisburg was
$3,500,000 and the exact amount
subscribed when the city's drive
closed this afternoon was $1,042,050.
The quota for Itari isbul'g ai.d
! LATE NEWS I
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1;
-?• GERMANS TAKE KEMMEL HILL
% LONDON—THE GERMANS IN THEIR ATTACK 4-
ON THE NORTHERN BATTLEFRONT HAVE *
<f OCCUPIED KEMMEL HILL, GENERAL DELMA £
f RADCLIFFE, CHIEF DIRECTOR OF MILITARY £
J OPERATONS AT THE WAR OFFICE STATED *.\
THIS AFTERNOON.
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*• ONE LONG-RANGE GUN DESTROYED ' V
Paris—One of three German long-range guns which "r*
have been bombarding Paris has been destroyed, accord- tir
-4* ing to Deputy Charles Leboucq, who talked with the **"*
4e general commanding the sector where the big guns are *£*
stationed.
REPORTS LIEUTENANT GERMAN PRISONER £
Washington—ln addition to seven officers named in
4* the casualty list another Lieutenant Julien N. Dowe,
4* previously reported killed in action, was reported a pris-
oner in Germany and suffering from a severe wound.
% WAR HEROES OF CASUALTY LIST •
T Washington—Those killed in action in the casualty >v-
T list of 75 made public by the War Department are the V
following: Sergeants Harry T. Corbin, William R.
Knapp, Corporal Louis M. Holmes, Private Harry J.
Askins, Delmar J. Warner, Joseph Demarco, Charles G. t*
4. French, Joseph F. Gaudette, Ralph Palumbo. *T*
* BIG GUNS SHELL FROM "JOY HILLS" !'I
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Paris—Photographs taken in the sector near which
4 the long-range guns bombard the French capital show
the guns send their shells from near what is known as " r *
"Joy Hills." . T
* RAISING THE ST. PAUL ,£
tAn Atlantic Port—The wdrk of raising the American A
liner St. Paul which sank at her pier here yesterday was
Ja progressing rapidly to-day. Aside from damage to the 'J*'
■yt machinery and furnishings the loss Will be confined to
the cost of salvaging operations. The vessel lies with
r-ft her starboard side above water. Three of the 350 men
4 said to have been aboard the liner are reported as miss*
4 ing. while the list of injured will not exceed twenty. The
•4* St. Paul was returning to her pier from a drydock when
j she was caught in a strong ebb tide and water poured v
into her. It was said to-day that an ash port had been
14* left open.
J RACE CARNIVAL OPENS
X Philadelphia—The twenty-fourth annual relay race *5?
T carnival of the University of Pennsylvania, opened this **>*
T morning at Franklin Field, with athletics in attendance [T
X from al lover the United States.
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£ MARRIAGE ±
4. T
Clinton Ray WWtf. HlKhnplre. nnd Gertrude May Bolton. Har- *
y rlnhurKl lnvln Wrlnliurßfr. Canton. Ohio, nnd Ilone Sherman V
HnrrlabrrKl lloyd *. Cramllrh und Mary Jonr Nelson. Nteelton:
, T Harry Kelly and Mnbel Snyder, Wtronlnrot Stanley G. Walker and T
1 7 Hath 10. Bamford, llnrrlrthurKi Chrlatlnn Bornman nnd Myrtle H *T*
1 Beek, llnrrlnburm John Vplekler Herr. Mauhelm, nnd Aaan Mabel J
| Anker. Mlllersbar*. *£•
HOME EDITION
Dauphin county district, including
f-ieclton, outside of the city, was sl,-
-oo t'Ou, and the district subscriiie-1
a li'tal of $1,283,650.
The total subscriptions for Har
risburg Dauphin county, for which
the total quota was $4,8000,000, are
$4,819,675.
The committee on the district of
Dauphin county came to the meet
ing $36,000 behind its quota, but
with Steclton, already having sold
more than $400,000 worth of bonds,
are sure of putting the distreit over by
subscribing a total of $600,000. Steel
ton has done exceptionally well and
the drive is still on.
Electricity in the Air
After the walk-around by the
committeemen last evening most of
them went back to the work of so
liciting and kept at it until rear
midnight They were on the job
early to-day and when they assem
bled for the linal luncheon in the
Chestnut Street Auditorium at noo.i
there was an air of subdued expec
tancy and the atmosphere was
changed with the electricity of suc
cess. The members were a little slow
in getting together, many of thc-m
working up to the very last minute
and not a few subscriptions having
i [Contiducil on Pago 21.]