Allied Soldiers DriveGermtins From -firmed Gflinedop'Vital lector o7 0!! • HARRISBURG s£so TELEGRAPH M ®bc otar Independent ' LXXXVII— No. 100 16 PAGES BRITISH BATTLE DESPERATELY TO HOLD FRONT IN FLANDERS ALLIES REGAIN PICARDY LINES IN BIG DRIVE Huns Must Strike Quickly to Gain Full Fruits of Ground Gained at Mont Kemmel; Further Retirement of Men Under Haig Is Probable as Ypres Salient Is Menaced; , French Regiment Sacrifices Itself to Stem Tide By Associated Press With the British Army in France, April 27.—General Von Arnim commander of the German troops in the Ypres sector paused last night in his drive against the entente allied territory about Kemmel, undoubtedly to enable the reorganization of his forces for a fresh attack. i German artillery continues to hammer the defending posi tions but during the early hours to-day no fresh German offensive in this region was recorded. Fighting of the most desperate character attends the German attempt to enlarge on the capture of Mont Kemmel on the 1 Flanders front, as the Franco-British troops strive to hold the enemy in check. On the vital sector of the Picardy front east of Amiens, the allied soldiers have driven the Germans from more of the ground they gained earlier in the week. The loss of Mount Kemmel evidently has failed to disorganize in any way the allied resistance in the Ypres region- The line in fact, has been stiffened since the isolated height was taken by the Germans, and the enemy after a day of desperate struggling yes-j terday found himself held fast everywhere. Failed to Gain Objectives Locre, west of Mount Kemmel, and Yoormezeele, two miles south of Ypres, were the chief points under attack by the Ger mans in their vain effort to develop their success of the previous day. At each, although the lighting fluctuated during the day, the enemy failed to gain his objectives and to-day is no further advanced toward them than lie was yesterday morning. The French fought with great gallantry in the Locre sector, inflicting severe losses on the enemy in his four attacks, the last of which carried him into the village. Last evening the French counterattacked vigorously and regained the place. The British were no less stubborn in their defense of Yoor mezeele, at which point they were obliged to hold fast if the line, curving to the east and north around Ypres was not to be abandoned! To-day found them still in possession of the village and holding fast in the wood on the ridge southwest of the town. Several hundred prisoners were taken by the British in this lighting. On the Somme battlefront the situation has worked still more in favor of the allies. The recapture of Yillers-Bretonneux, and its dominating high ground by the British has made the German tenure of Ilangard to the south, extremely precarious, and they already have lost part of the village. London reports a further advancement of the allied line last night in this sector. An attack by German tanks was broken up by the British tire. More than VOO prisoners were taken by the British in the fighting here. The fall of Mount Kemmel is a serious blow to the security of the salient about Ypres but to gain a complete victory there the Germans must strike quickly. This they arc trying to do while the allied troops resist strenuously. While KemmePs capture by the enemy docs not mean the immediate evacuation of Ypres, [Continnetl on Pago 6.] FLANDERS SIEGE IS SHARP CALL FOR AID Ix>ndon, April 27.—Commenting on the Flanders battle in serious tone, the morning newspapers contend that the situation imposes upon Great Britain the necessity of put- Help your Friend the letter carrier Win a Prize &WBuy War Stamps From Him THE WEATHER For Harrlaburg find vicinityi Partly cloudy and continued cool to-nlKht, with lowest tem perature about 43 decrees! Sun day fair. For Eastern Pennsylvania! Partly cloudy, continued cool to-nlKht! Sunday falr< IlKht, variable nlMa, mostly north. Temperature! 8 a. m., 44. Sam Rises, 6ill a. in.i sets, 7i40 p. m. Moani Rises, Bi4o p. m. River Statcei .H0 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather ttlshest temperature, til. I.awest temperature, 41. Mean temperature, 81. Normal temperature, 53. ting forth the utmost effort, especial ly of furnishing more men to supply w . as ' a Ke in the ceaseless lighting. 'We are faced with a crisis more perilous and momentous than any that has hitherto arisen, even in this appalling waty writes the military correspondent of the Dailv Tele graph. "Possession of the channel ports by the enemy would make our task on land and sea Infinitely more intri cate and costly." The Daily News in an editorial says the situation has changed seriously for the worst as a result of the fight ing of the past two days and ihat the German drive toward the channel is a matter of serious concern. Never theless it regards the situation as in nowise yet stabilized and says that if the Germans mean to break through they must do it quickly before Ameri can reinforcements finally turn the tide. The effect of the capture of Mont Kemmel upon the situation at Ypres is canvassed anxiously by some pa pers. The Daily Chronicle thinks Ypres could be held despite the loss of Mont Kemmel, but the tenure would bo costly and precarious. It hopes it will be found possible to dis lodge the enemy as at Villerß-Breton neux. Otherwise It says, a further withdrawal of the Ypfes line may be desirable. The Chronicle contends however, that the present value of Ypres is only secondary. The Daily Mall says It would be folly to minimize the success the en emy has achieved and if the loss of Keinmel should prove permanent, the difficulty in holding Ypres would be increased materially. It concludes by urging the necessity of maintain ing the supply of men. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS FIRST GERMAN WAR PRISONERS 4 'ft *• • i fDUt GUSTAV AUICRCR/% u OTTO w HTGEX. fI)U. NtUCIKX UVUUC.6)Wirrt Officer." HeMRY Roncc. These war prisoners, members of the crew of the refused permission for photographers at that time to German tT-boat 58, which was sunk by the United take pictures of the prisoners. This photograph' was States destroyer Fanning, arrived Wednesday, April 17, taken April 24, as the, prisoners entered Fort McPher on the same vessel that brought Secretary of War Baker son in Georgia. > '• * from France. The Committee on Public Information ' * , v FRENCHSHELLS REND'BERTHA,' BIG TEUTON GUN Aviators Report Damage to Barrel Beyond Repair; Craters in Platform By Associated Press Paris, April 27.—A description of the destruction by French artillery of one of the long-range cannon with which the Germans have been bombarding, Paris is publish.-J to-day, by the Petit Pa'risien. "All tlie signs that Bc-lt>a (a French nicknam# for the big Ger mar guns, referring to Bertha Krupp) was going to iire.hiid h t n noticed. The smoke curtain 'hr-d gone up. All around there nau a chorus of loud report*. Undoubtedly Fe*-iha and two or threflj-handrel millimeter naval guns were firing simultaneously to disguise the of the big cannon. "After a short pause, the fighting was resumed. This time ten naval' guns supplied the obligato. French air observers were on the lookout, [Continued on Page 6.] Woman Critically Injured; Struck by a Trolley Car at Third Street Crossing Mrs. Catharine Bowers, of West Fairvlew. wan struck by a street car while crossing Third street, at Briggs, at 10.10 this morning. She sustained a deep gash in her head, and other bruises. She remained in a semiconscious state hours after the accident. Her condition is regarded at the hospital as serious. Mrs. Bowers, according to 1. T. Gingrlck. the motorman of the street car. was crossing Third ' street at Briggs. The trolley ciy was going down Third street, behind a wagon which was on the track. The wagon turned out Briggs street and the woman started to cross the street in front of the car. The motorman stop ped his car, and as he didl so. Mrs. Bowers also stopped. As the motor man restarted his car, Mrs. Bowers, is declared by the motorman. to have again started across the street. As she stepped on the track the car struck her on the side and shoulder, knocking her to the pavement. The car did not pass over her. C. W. Black was conductor on the car. Mrs. Bowers was Carried into the Keystone Hospital, and from there taken to the Ilarrisburg Hospital. Many to Hear Noted Singer Speak on War Indications are that thousands will make an effort to hear Mme. Shu mann-Helnk at the Chestnut Street Auditorium to-night. It is the first time the great contralto has ever sung in Harrisburg with no admission charge—and as a result Chestnut street along about 7:30, when the Au ditorium doors open, will contain rather a large crowd. Mms. Schumann-Heink will not only sing i to-night, but for five min utes she will talk about the war. She will discuss the war not only from the viewpoint of a woman, but from the point of view of a mother who has sons in the American and German Armies. The Rev. J. Bradley Markward, one of Harrisburg's popular pulpit ora tors. iuid Sergfant-Major Bowman, formerly with the British Light Tank Regiment, will also talk to-night. The doors of the Auditorium will be thrown open at 7:30 o'clock. I-IARRISBUfcG, PA.,SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1918 44 PLANES PREY TO U. S. AVIATORS Paris, April 2". THK standing of American aviators based on the number of i adversaries shot down to date follows: Major Rauol Lufberry -18 Major William Thaw . 5 Lieut. Frank Baer 5 Sergeant Baylies 1 5 • Captain Charles . Biddle 2 Sergeant Vernon Booth. Ser geant August Greliore; Sec ond Lieutenimt Henry Gren delass. Sergeant Thomas . Hitchcock, Lieutenant Friest t learner. Sergeant David Hul nam, Sergeant W. A. Well man, Lieutenant Allan Win- * slow. Lieutenant Douglass Campbell, each 1 REGULAR ASH COLLECTION TO BEGIN MAY 1 General Cleanup by City Will Be Finished on : Tuesday Chief Inspector H. -F. Sheesley. of the Bureau of Ash und Garbage-In spection; announced to-day the gen eral dajtn-up-of ashes and refuse in the city will be complete by Tues day, ond' on' Wednesday the collec tion forces .will be started on the regular schedules, working by dis tricts. Twelve districts have been arranged, one of'them' to be covered each day for two weeks beginning on Wednesday, after which the forces will go back to the first district. The sections as announced follow: First seven districts between Penn sylvania Railroad and river: First, Market to North streets: second. North to Herr; third. Herr to Calder: fourth, Calder to Hamilton; fifth, Hamilton to Muench; sixth. Muench to Maclav; seventh, Maclay to Di vision. also Riverside: eighth, rail road to Fifteenth, Market to Maclay: ninth, Fifteenth to city line, north of Market..also Bellevue: tenth, rail road to Fifteenth. Paxton to Market: eleventh. Fifteenth to city line. Pax ton to- Market: twelfth, city line north to Market, including Cloverly Heishts to Paxton street. Residents are warned not to place fishes nnd rubbish with garbage. Cards will be printed later giving the districts, together with other rules which must be observed by house holders. German Losses Are Set at 2,000,000 Men Amsterdam, April 27.—Germany's losses thus far in the war have been 2,000,000 men, according to a state ment credited by the Frankfurter Zeitung as having been made t>y. General Schulze before the main committee of the German Reichstag. Sick and wounded men ,to the number of 750,000 had been able to return to the front, according to General Schulze, while 629,000 had been discharged as-unlit for service. Including 70,000 cripples. Up to date, the general added, Germany had to reckon with about 98,000 cripples. DETERMINES PRIMARY RIGHT Town 'Meeting' Men Who Were Registered Repub licans Not Barred The Dauphin up thirty court -to-day dismissed the objections to the peti tion tiled for Begnault Johnson as a candidate for the Republican Legis lative nomination in the' Twenty-first Philadelphia district, in which it was contended that a number of the sign ers of the petition had voted the Town Meeting party ticket last fall. The effect of tlie'tfecision of the court ,is thsjt men who voted the Town Meeting party ticket last No vember in tjie Philadelphia city and county election but who were enroll ed prior to that election as Repub licans-may participate in the Repub lican oferty primary next f month . un less they have changed their regis tration this spring. Jt wjll prevent the VAres from barring ' Senator Penrose and other men who voted the Town Meeting party ballot last fall from • being - barred out -.of the Republican primary. ' • The decision Js regarded at the Capitol a of nittoto", importance, cs-. peel ally In Philadelphia, this year. There were two questions presented. One was relative to the qualifications of 'the signers of the petition and [Coit:lnuosl .on' Pugo 12.] German Minister to Netherlands at Hague Washington, April 27. The'Jjef man Minister to The Netherlands still is at The Hague and did not leave for Germany, as reportep. the Netherlands legation announced to-day. The Dutch Minister to Berlin returned to The Hague, it was said, to discuss with l)is Government the progress of negotia tions with Germany. DRIVE TO REGISTER DRY WORKERS IS ON THE drive to register and en roll every voter who is in sympathy with prohibition starts in Harrisburg next week, and any voter who desires Infor mation concerning what he must do to Identify himself with pro hibition forces in the coming election should get in touch im mediately with the district leader of his ward, the following being a complete list of these workers: Ward. Name and address. 1 W. T. Voll, 1623 Bcrryhill. 2 A. K. Hollinger, 237 Hum mel. 3 John DeGray. 2323 North Third. 4 H. K. Saussaman, Dauphin Building. 5 • H. H. Baer, 1909 Penn. (J J. B Moses, 652. Cumber land! 7 A. G, Murray. 318 Boas S ll.t I. ClcfUsef, Eighteenth and Forster. 9 William Laverty, 122 Syl van Terrace. 10 A. E. Burkholder. 270 Pef fer. 11 George Werner Jr.., 240 Emerald; 12 John Shilling. 617 Emerald. 13 Edward Kshenhour, 2008 Dcrry. 14 John Corl. Mechanics Bank. RUSH OF TROOPS TO FRANCE MADE IN BIG SECTIONS Soldiers Going to Aid of the Allies 27,000 at a Time WnnhiaKton, April 27.—110w stead ily and rapidly troops are being rushed to Franco Is revealed in the announcement of new officers" train ins camps 'at the various cantoh nients and National Guard camps. The program of tho War Depart ment ia to establish officers' train ing camps for twenty-one divisions of the thirty-two National Army and National Guard divisions now in this country. This means that before these camps are well under way eleven of; the divisions will have been sent alroad. The strength of 0 vibion is 27.- (n'O n.en, meaning "bat coven divi sions will number ab>.ut £61>,000 men. Tl.o divisions in question will be in addition to the nen alieady in France. Since the eh'piret.t of Na tional Army and National Guard troops to France began, the War L't jai tivsent lias been keeping the trairing camps fllljJ wLli recruits. This system will be continued, but, 'or the first time t is l.'iic-wii, whole divisions ale to be sent out of the country in rapid succession, so thut their successors in the training camps will be composed almost en tirely- of newly-drafted men. The estimate is that within a month the United States will have tiansported a force to France much larger than had been thought pos-1 siMe a short time ago, and that its strength will be sufficient to prov,e a .'actor this summer. The novement to training camps of the 15C.000 drafted men in the April quota began yesterday. Re ports to Provost Marshal-General Ptowder show advance or rr.ngenitr.ts were carried out with smoothness and precision. livery state and the District of Columbia contributed to the quota. Included in the 150.000 are 116,700 white, r.-.en and 33,300 negroes, to be distributed among the sixteen Na tional Army cantonments. The rchedule calls for the completion of the movement by the night of Way 1. Methodists to Hear From Bishop Lewis of Plans For Universal Work After War Bishop W. S. Lewis, of the Meth odist Church, and a corps ot as sistants in the home and foreign missionary work of the church will outl'rc in the city to-morrow and Monday the plan of the Methodist church for world-wide reconstruc tion after the war along religious economic and social lines. To-mor row morning the bishop will speak in the Grace Church and in the eve ning at the Fifth Street Church. A big men's muss meeting will be held in the afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Grace Church. On Monday the bishop is sched uled to address the Methodist minis ters of Central Pennsylvania in the Grace Church. In the evening he will address a meeting of tho promi nent laymen of the church at the home of K. K. Wallower, who will be their host. Bishop Eovis is well qualified to talk on this very important question as h has spent more than twelve years in China and other foreign fields. His assistants are well in formed both in the home and for eign mission work. Police Take Farm Hand Who Confesses He Slew Farmer and Girl With Ax Geneva. N. V., April 27. Earl Aus tin, who murdered Mack Mosher and his daughter, at Victor, this mornine. was caught at Cheshire at noon to day by Cunandaigua police. He made a full confession, the police say. ItoeheMer, X. V.. April 27.—Deputy sheriffs were searching fpr Karl Austin, aged 40. alleged to have killed Mack Moser, a farmer, and his daughter, Blanche Moser, aged 18, early to-day. Both were killed with an ax. Neighbors of the Moshers said Aus tin had been discharged by Mosher because of unwelcome attention to his daughter. It is believed Austin was mentally unbalanced. Dogs Are Barred From All City's Markets City food inspectors to-day Issued warning to owners of dogs, notifying them that prosecutions will follow if the animals are not kept away from the markets. "We are having reports on every market day about this nuisance, and It must be stopped." one of the in spectors declared. "The names of owners of the dogs are being secured for the purpose of enforcing the law. "Complaints have been made also about dealers who spit on the floors In the market houses. This is another unsanitary habit which must be stopped. The law imposes a tine up on any violators and a close watch will be kept and prosecutions brought against anyone who does not heed the warning of the bureau." Warmer With Showers For Week's Beginning Washington. April 2?. Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday, issued by the Weather Bu reau to-day, are: North and Middle Atlantic States: Warmer, with shower periods first part of week. ONLY KVEKINO 49MH-IA 1 U.U I'ltb.SS IfRWSPAPICII IN HAIIIIIMHIHi SALE OF BONDS IS TO CONTINUE FOR SEVEN DAYS _ I With City and District Over the Top More Subscribers Are Needed LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE IS NOT YET CLOSED TELL the people of the Har risburg district that while .ve have gone 'over the top' in the Liberty Loan drive, the cam paten will not end until May 4," said Donald McCoimick, district chairman, to-day. "Hundreds of men and women liavo net yet subscribed who arc able to do so. These are just as much stackers if they do not boy bonds as though the district were still un der its quota. Everybody who can buy a bond should do so if ho hopes to keep his self-respect and his standing as a patriotic Ameri can. Liberty Bond buttons are badges of distinction and marks of patriotism and the man or woman who has the means to ac quire one and does not have it is going to be looked upon with sus picion by every bondholder in tlio , community." ! The fact that Harrisburg, Dauphin J ccunty and the Harrisburg district J have more than subscribed their I quotas for the Third Liberty Loan ; will not be considered any reason for letting up in the intensity of the I drive on the part of those who have it in charge. Harrisburg is going to j subscribe thousands more than its ! quota, with more than $50,000 over I th y top already, Harrisburg will give j the boy scouts some $."i0,000 if its ! residents keep promises already 1 made. Dauphin county is well over the top, but Chairman Jennings hasn't even begun to think of calling the Dauphin county drive ended. He's going to get many more thousands of dollars out of his district. Steelton alone is going to give another SIOO, 000, according to reports. "The Liberty Loan drive will not [ConUnued on Page 6.] i ?%. ' % * # -*• :.' ~'i , . 'A r * * 4 j4* • ir • ,£ 14* 4 7* • 4r ■ L if* Second event: Won by Lansdale; second Shwen T | <w fa j *s* tes 52 2-5 aeconJfc. <i X ' " r ' r *!Z T Easttown; thihl Chattle. Time 3 minutes S3 3-5 seconds 9 |a ilcy Man *l* ! I ual Training, Washington, D. C.; second, East Orange jj| fT N. J.; third, Philadelphia Central. Time 3 minutes, 36 3-! 9 |'4 second Hv „. m {T urth event won by McKiiiley, Manual Training. J"i* -phi a **"* ' f * a * *H *3* rd. *i $ * Sagl' Jpvilin throw wof('by Emery, Pennsylvania tSate 153 '*■ i ! ■ - T* [4K V ! §* ' h *r* I J. \ M, ' <4* ' IT • :S 4 *f X P-OY SCOUTS ADD $6,550 • 1 oh 'tttE T ur:ve'cubr.cr p tic ns. - : L !*s LAUNCH-WAUKESHA AT WILMINGTON if 4.00 C. £ * ; {'let' jft X Corporation was launched at the yards of the Pu. ey an-- ]4' | Jones Company in this city this altcrnoon. J DIVIDEND IN LIBERTY BONDS T 1 'V. -Ancj : r lO pe<* c.< ,t. payable 'X £ ;h Va' Tl< * a'c - o:v.pany. . • X X HUSH CREW 10 HOSPITAL M X Atlantic .Port—Thirty-six cargo handlers in th*. ere ./ f he I r, .i l-ir Di De* A 1 ri were t*T ! tr> .c s • >nly ill en board to ■ ■ an- wr?< rus ;ed to • T taken suddenly ill to-day and were rushed to a hospit jf . , *lr 0 MARRIAGE LICENSES •$* Ira Ambroae Klehard, Kit IVnanboro tonnaklp, ( nmbrrlanil 4, romil). nnil Kdnn A. WrlKht, Siiniairrdnlei Bnlph K. l'ollerk und IU < Kittle I'ortM, llarrKhurit: Aidrtw *rli:ifl>r. Hiirrlabnrtt, old Hrla- , 4) Him Kohler, Mrrllom Karl K. Millard, Goldaboro, and Kaehel *S* ; Grlmea, Wllllan*port I Mlln W. Hetrlvk and Kmma K. Moonnhlnr X ■ * I.lnpleatonn, K. F. I. I) AI via T. Krynrr, Philadelphia, and Be*-' " ale Cover, llarrlaburKi (inj W. /.elislrr aad Hani M. Grace, Harrlx bnrKi Harry H. Miller, Harrlaburii, and Mnry A. ( loiiaer. Newporti jp Anion CJ. Hex*. Cheater, and Katharine K. BufNaartoiw Harrlnhurui IF* JL Charlea A. Miller, New Cumberland, and Saru W. DaYla, IMOIM Harry B. Wolf and Mildred A. Klca, HarrlabarK. ™ HOME EDITION 2 MORE WOMEN IN MYSTERY OF ALIEN SUICIDE Well at Lakewood Searched For Bodies of Probable Victims WIFE NOTIFIES POLICE Helmuth Schmidt's First Wife and Housekeeper Have Not Been Found By Associated Press ■ Detroit, Mich., April 27.—Anita Schmidt, the woman who came to America as the wife of Helmuth | Schmidt, and Margaret Darsch, who | lived with Schmidt at Lakewood, N. ! J., were to-day added to the list'of | women entangled in the\ _ mystery j surrounding the man, who last Tues day took his own life in the High j land Park jail after confessing he had I burned the body of Augusta. Stehl bach after she had swallowed poison at his home. This informaUon de veloped after questioning by authori ties of Mrs. Adele Ulrich-Braun, who marr'ed Schmidt, then known as ! Braun, at Lakewood, in 1914, and . Gertrude, Schmidt's 17-year-old' daughter. In Love Willi Old Woman According to the girl, there was a love affair between her father and the Darsch woman which developed shortly before her mother disappeai ed. Schmidt told his daughter her mother. Anita Schmidt, had returned to Germany. Soon afterward, when Miss Darsch disappeared, Schmidt [Conlfnuetl on Page 4.] SMOKE OK 111 HMMi DI.WKK CAISES ALARM When Mrs. Klmer Lowe, who lives on tile third floor of the apartments in the Klat Iron Building, 1903 lierry street, put a piece of meat on the gas stove this morning and went out into another part of the building and for got it, she caused the Are department a lot of work. The water dried and the meat started to smoke, causing dense fumes to pour out of the win dow. There was no damage except to the meat.
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