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WOMEN or CITY
TO PARADE IN
RED CROSS DRIVE
War Workers and Mothers of
Men Under Arms to Join
in Demonstration
TO RAISE FUND OF $150,000
Harrisburg Asked to Give
Freely For Greatest of
Humane Causes
Thousands of women from this
city will join in a monster parade
through the streets of the city, Sat
urday, May 18, marking the opening
of the National Red Cross War
Work campaign in Harrisburg. This
was announced this morning at local
Red Cross headquarters in the Pub
lic Library.
An invitation to members of the
various women's organizations of the
city, was Issued this morning at the
local headquarters of the lied Cross
Society, toe invitation being signed
by airs. Lyman D. Gilbert, presi
dent, and Mrs R. L. Gillispie, sec
retary of the organization. The in
vitation follows:
"All women's organizations are in
vited to join the women of the Red
Cross in a parade, Saturday, May
18th, to open the Red Cross War
Fund Drle.
"This invitation includes all
women's lodges, clubs, patriotic so
cieties, church societies, graduates
of Red Cross classes. Red Cross aux
iliaries and branches, girl's clubs and
woman suffrage associations.
"I'lease report your acceptance to
Red Cross headquarters before
May 8.
5150.000 Goal
The War Fund campaign to be
opened here, has a goal of $150,000
to reach. The local campaign is in
< o-operatieji with a national cam
paign for $100,000,000. Subscrip
tions are to be purely voluntary, and
membership in the Red Cross So
ciety does not disqualify anyone from
contributing. The money is to be
used for Red Cross War Work, in
the war zone, and in the various
camps.
No definite plans for the forma
tion of the parade have be#n an
nounced, but a tour of the principal
streets of the-city wil Ibe made, and
prominent social leaders will be in
the throng. Several thousand women '
will join the procession, it is esti
mated.
Harisburg's quota for the War
Wtork Fund is $150,000. Gauging
their estimates on the splendid suc
cess of other war work fund con
tributions made by Harrisburg:, offi
cials express it as their belief that
Harrisburg; will be an "over .the top
city within several days. The cam
paign is to be waged during the
week from may 18 to May 25, but
it is thought that the goal will be
reached iom: Derore the closing Sat
urday of the campaign.
German Empire Unstable;
Driving Toward Revolution
, S<;k ~0, m, May 2—Germany in
1918 is not yet ripe for revolution,
although at the bottom the empire
is already in a state of unstable
equilibrium, with dark forces driv
ing toward revolution, prevented
only by by more powerful restrain
ing factors.
It is significant that riots, demon
stration strikes and threatened
strikes have heretofore been non
political, almost all precipitated bv
food shortage, while in 118 mass
restlessness has for the first time
taken on a decidedly political char
acter.
Ireland Feels Better;
Secretary One of Them
By Associated Press
London. May . Via Ottawa.—The
Daily Chronicle's Dublin correspond
ent says there is a decided improve
mrlit In the feeling in Ireland in
consequence of the appointment of
Kdward .hortt as chief secretary for
Ireland. lie is not merely a 'home
ruler, hut voted with the National
ists against conscription for Ireland.
AL. K. THOMAS
knows banking.
Ask him about
W A R SAVINGS
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to-nlxht, Friday and probably
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to-nlicht, Friday and probably
.Saturday; moderate northwest
wind* becoming variable.
River
The North llran.li will rile nlorr
ly thlM afternoon and heaiii to
fall to-nlKlit or Friday. All
other HtreaniM of the ayateni
will fall Nlowly or remain near
ly tatlon*ry. A Ntimc of nbout
M feet l Indicated for Harrln
biirK Friday mornlne.
Sum nine*, sO7 a. M.i aeta, 7i53
p. in.
Moon I New moon, Mny 10.
NO LIMIT T
ARMY'S
IS U. S
Secretary Baker Asks Congress to Grant Fall Powers to
Call as Many Men as Nation Can Famish Supplies
and Transport to France; Millions to Be Gotten Under
•Arms as Fast as Possible
By Associated Press
Washington, May 2. Secretary
Baker, at a hearing to-day before
the House military affairs committee,
in confidential session asked that
Congress grant unlimited power for
the creation of an Army of what
ever size necessary for the prosecu
tion of the war. He told the com
mittee it would be ill advised to re
strict the number of men to be util
ized and that the size of the Army
should be increased in the discretion
of the government, as transportation
and equipment facilities warrant.
Secretary Baker indicated iie
would submit a proposed measure,
probably as an amendment to the
draft law to grant the unlimited au
thority asked for. For the exist
ing draft law, as constructed by
Captain Dent of the military com
mittee and others, there is authority
for use of only 1,000,000 men and
the draft. Mr. Dent yesterday in
troduced a bill to authorize a draft
total of 4,000,000 men which, with
volunteers already in the service
would make an ultimate possible
maximum strength of 5,000,000 men.
Secretary Baker was questioned
by the committee regarding his views
to increasing the draft age. He said
he was studying the subject and had
made no decision.
The House military committee will
immediately resume consideration of
the annual Army appropriation bill
and Secretary Baker's idea is uiat
it shall provide only for the number
immediately foreseen.
Indications are that it will carry
provision for equipment, transporta
tion, pay anc. other expenses of ap
proximately 3,000,000 men as part
not of a specific program but as a
200 MORE POLES
TO COME DOWN IN
CITY DISTRICTS
Nineteen in Central Part of
Harrisburg Soon to Be
Removed
Plans now nearing completion will
bring about the removal of at least
two hundred poles in the city, both
in the central and outlying districts.
City Electrician Clark K. Diehl said
to-day. Arrangements for taking
down long lines of wires and placing
them underground in cables have
been under consideration by local
telephone and telegraph companies
for months, he explained, and from
present indications will be carried
out during the next few months.
One ot' the lines which will be re
moved will be in Derry street, from
Twenty-ninth to Cameron, Market
street to the subway, and east in
Strawberry street to the Western
Union offices. While all details of the
removal of this long telegraph line
and the scores of poles on the high
ways have not been announced. Mr.
Diehl stated there will be little de
lay in carrying out the improvement.
Another row of tall poles and
scores of overhead wires which will
in all probability be taken down this
summer are on Walnut street, now
used by the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company. The wires will
be replaced by cables in under
ground conduits after which the
poles, many more than 70 feet high,
will be taken down. I
The city recently extended an un
derground line north in Court street,
to Liberty street for the police and
fire alarm telegraph systems. This
improvement was delayed because
of the difficulty in securing cable
and Mr. Diehl said other companies
arc experiencing the same trouble.
In the park extension zone many
of the lines have been removed and
a large number of poles there will be
taken down as soon as the city pur
chases cable to extend its under
ground line from Liberty and Court
to Briggs and Cowden streets.
In explaining the pole census just
completed Mr. Diehl said the Harris
burg Light and Power Company has
several weeks to remove about nine
teen in the central part of the city.
The census shows that the Light
and Power Compajiy has 3,050 poles
standing; Pennsylvania Telephone
Company, 1,776; Cumberland Valley
"telephone Company, 1,038; trolley
company, 2,228; Western Union,
222; Postal, 06; Pennsylvania rail
road, 3; American Telephone and
Telegraph, 283; city, 61; Valley
Railways, 3.
French Birdman to Encircle
Gapitol Dome at 11 A. M.
Lieutenant Georges Flanchaire, of
the French Flying Corps, will arrive
in this city about 11 o'clock to-mor
row morning, unless his trip is pre
vented by storm or fog. Before
landing in the fields east of Nine
teenth street, near the Philadelphia
and Heading Railway tracks, he will
fly around the Capitol dome. Lib
erty Loan speeches will be made at
the machine after the landing, and
then the Lieutenant will be taken
as guest of honor to a banquet of the
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh
Pennsylvania Infantry.
SINGI.R COPY,
a CENTS
furtherance of a blanket authority
plan, involving use of all or part of
the funds appropriated and supple
mental appropriations later on as
their need may become apparent.
Would Obviate Delay
The importance of removing legis
lative restriction lies in tile fact that
the facilities for getting men abroad
may and probably will increase
greatly on a progressive scale and
the President wants to be able to
utilize this expansion without the de
lay of getting Congressional sanction
for each step.
The immediate need is for 1,000,-
000 men, and a survey of the ship
ping and industrial situation shows
that this number can be cared for
at once without difficulty.
There will be no need to raise the
age limit, as revised figures show
there are 1,800,000 available first
line fighting men in Class 1 and
there will be 750,000 added when
the draft is made to apply to men
who have become 21 since June 5
last.
The men will be housed not by
constructing ten new cantonments,
as was proposed, but by expanding
existing cantonments and National
Army camps.
The new men drafted are to be
formed into fighting units with the
least possible delay and prepared
for foreign service.
Careful estimates made by the
Shipping Board and by other govern
ment organizations concerned in the
problem show that an army of ap
proximately 3,000,000 men can be
cared for during the present year.
BOND MATCHING
PROVES POPULAR
IN HARRISBURG
Men Everywhere Show Same
Patriotism That Moved
President Wilson
Governor Brumbaugh was not the
only Harrisburger who matched
President Wilson in the purchase of
another SSO bond to-day. Mayor
Keister's announoement last night
that he would match the President
brought a large number of people
into the matching game—and the
Governor's announcement that he
"will go the President one better."
will speed up bond sales along the
new line.
Harrisburg people who have
"matched" the President are:
Mayor D. L. Keister, Andrew S.
Patterson, Andrew S. McCreath, L.
[Continued on Page 15.]
Democrat Couldn't
Vote For Lincoln; Gives
Dollar Abe Gave to Loan
By Associated Press
Washington, May 2.—A man too
poor to buy a Liberty Bond to-day of
fered the treasury his most prized
possession, a gold dollar, given him
by Abraham Lincoln in 1860 at Mat
toon. 111., to be auctioned off and the
receipts turned into bonds. Writing
to Secretary McAdoo, he said:
"Uncle Abe jokingly put his hand
on my shoulder and said: 'George,
you will vote for me, won't you?'
"I said, 'X can't Uncle Abe, be
cause you are a Republican and I
am a Democrat.'
"He burst into a big laugh and
said: 'George, 1 am going to give
you a present for your honesty."
"He put his hand in his pocket
and pulled out a gold dollar and
gave it to me. I have been offered
$2,500 for that dollar, and I prize
it very highly, but I will send it to
you and will let it go at any price to
get a Liberty Bond to help the boys
in France."
The treasury now is trying to find
a way of disposing of the Lincoln
dollar.
All Traffic Is Stopped
on State Street Bridge
Commissioner W. H. Lynch an
nounced to-day that all traffic over
the State street bridge will be
stopped for the next few weeks
while repairs are being made. For
the last few weeks the bridge was
open to pedestrians and also to ve
hicles not weighing over 4,000
pounds. Until all repairs are com
pleted. however, the structure will
be kept closed, he said.
Traffic over the new concrete
bridge crossing Asylum creek, in
North Cameron street, began on
Monday.
Commissioner Iynch also said
street paving repairs in North Front
street will be started in a day or
two. At present the forces are fill
ing holes in the paving in the park
extension zqne, after which they will
be sent to Front street. The Mul
berry street bridge paving will be
repaired after the park drive is gone
over.
HARRISBURG, FA., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1918
RRY !
TO GATHER STRAY
DOLLARS FOR WAR
STAMPS IN DRIVE
Every Man mid Woman to Be
Asked to Pledge S2O For
"Baby" Bonds
Harrisburg and Dauphin county
are to bo combed for every stray
dollar that escaped the hands of the
Liberty Bond workers during the in
tensive campaign which is closing
this week. This money is to be de
voted to Thrift Stamps and Baby
Bonds.
Plans for a War Savings Pledge
campaign were completed at a din
ner given the workers by William
Donaldson at the llarrisburg Club
last night. Postmaster Frank C.
Sites, chairman of the homo cam
paign during the Liberty Loan
drive, will bo chairman of the drive
in the city and William Jennings,
chairman of the Dauphin county dis
trict during the Liberty Loan drive,
will be chairman in the county. The
[Continued on Page 2.]
Kaiser Rules in Kiev;
War Minister Prisoner
By Associated Press
l/ondoii. May 2. — The Germans
have established military rule in
Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, and
have arrested a number of members
of the government on the ground
that "the government had proved
too weak to maintain law and or
der," according to a Berlin olTlcial
statement.
The Ukrainian government officials
arrested included the minister of
wer.
SATURDA Y IS "SHOW
BOND OWNERS TO
Percentage of Buyers in City and Suburbs Said to Be Good,
But Not Extraordinary; Gain Over Second Loan Issue
Saturday is "Show Down Day."
Harrisburg men and women who
own Liberty Bonds of the third
flotation are urged to fly their colors.
That means they will either wear
the little red, white and blue liberty
Bell button which denotes bond
ownership; or they will display in
the front windows of their homes
or places of business the flag posters
which denote the same thing.
Chairman Andrew S. Patterson, of
the Liberty Loan campaign commit
tee said this morning that in the
neighborhood of 18,000 men, women
and children of Harrisburg have
bought bonds.
In the second campaign tho total
number of bond buyers wus approxi
The Call From Over There
TELEGRAPH WAR
COOKING SCHOOL
OPENS MONDAY
Noted Expert to Give Harris
burg Housewives Practical
Economic Hits
There never was a time when the
women generally were more eager
for practical informatio t on cook
ing and household problems than
now, because of the exigencies of the
times and for that reason there is a
great deal of interest being mani
fested In (he Kate Brew Vaughn lec
tures, which will be conducted here
all next week at the Y. M. C. A.
auditorium under the auspices of the
Telegraph.
The aim and object of the lectures
will be to help those who have sign
ed the pledge cards of the National
Council of Defense to learn how to
keej? the pledge and yet not be any
[Continued on Pago 11.]
President Decides to
Give Addresses in U. S.
War Casualty Lists
By Associated Press
Waslnington, May 2. The War
Department will resume almost im
mediately the practice of giving ad
dresses of American soldiers in the
casualty lists sent from France. The
decision was made by President Wil
son to whom the public appealed,
when the addresses were ordered
discontinued. The President took up
the subject with Secretary Baker im
mediately after the Secretary's re
turn from France.
mately 13,000. The Increase for the
third flotation is 38.5 per cent.
There are approximately 30,000 to
35,000 men and women and children
in the city and immediate suburbs
who are wage earners or salary
workers—that many receiving a rev
enue of some sort. The percentage of
buyers is good, but not extraordi
narily so.
In the neighborhood of 25,000 but
tons have been issued in the Harris
burg and Dauphin county district.
The Liberty Loan committee requests
that these be displayed Saturday,
and that (lags so in all the windows.
Saturday is "Show Down Day."
Bond ownera will make themselves
known.
NEW CLASS IN
RADIO WORK TO
BEGIN AT TECH
Men inFirst and Second Draft
Classes Get Chance to Fit
Selves For Promotion
A new class in radio and buzzer
work which fits graduates for spe
cial work in the Army signal service
is to be started to-night in the Tech
nical High school building, it was
announced to-day.
The course, which is under the
instruction of J. Wilbur Smith, is
f'eo to men in the first and second
draft classes. The work has been
commended by the federal govern
ment which to<-day urged that more
nien be enrolled.
Several young men who enrolled
when the first class started in Jan
uary have offered themselves for
induction for the . advanced work
with the Army. A number of others
who have left with draft quotas have
been picked at once for the much
sought after places which are said
to promise quick promotion. This
month will find more than a score
more ready for the special service
when their calls come.
Dr. Charles B. Fager. principal
of the school, to-day received notice
from Washington to the effect that
more men with this sort of training
."are needed. The training consists
largely in drilling the men in the in
i ternatlonal code so that they may
| become part of the vital signal sys
tem.
Several new classes In other lines
that will (It drafted men for special
service may be opened in the school,
it was said. Dr. Fager to-day de
clared that every department where
manuel training is taught in the
school will be turned over for gov
ernment work the minute the re
quest comes for such co-operation.
The classes meet in tjie fourth floor
study hall at 7.30 o'clock to-night.
"Knights of Liberty" Give
Pro-German Beer Maker
Coat of Tar and Feathers
By Associated Press
Son Jose, Cal., May 2.—Tarred and
feathered and chained to a brass
cannon in a city park, George Koet
zer, a brewery worker, was found
early to-day by the police, who took
him to the city prison.
Koetzer, who was accused of pro-
German activities, told the police
that "Knights of liberty," wearing
black coats over their heads, took
him from his room, carried him in
an automobile live miles Into the
country last night, where they ap
plied the coat of tar and feathers,
and then brought him back to the
park.
Ilr> said nnothcr man was given the
same treatment
ONIiY CVEMI.Mi ASSOCIATED IMIISSS
NEWSPAPHII IN II Al< It ISIIII !!(■
HUN LINES
ARE RAKED
BY GUNFIRE
Allied Troopsy Stirred by Recent Successes, Await Con
fidently the Next Assault to Be Delivered by the
Enemy; Kaiser's Troops For Most Part in Such Posi
tions Where Advance or Retreat Is a Necessity
By Associated Press
Apparently the Germans are not
prepared to break the second lull in
the Flanders battle until still more
troops and greater concentrations of
cannon are massed alcng ;he ?ew
important miles of the front south
west of Ypres. Signs are not want
ing that General Von Arnim is bring
ing up reinforcements nnd supplies,
but the Anglo-French troops, stirred
by the brilliant repulse of the enemy
which caused him to cease his at
tacks for the second time, wait con
fidently.
As the first break in the hard
fighting was followed by stronger
attacks, it is probable that only the
difficulties of transport and supply
compel the enemy to withhold fur
ther assaults against the allied posi
tions from the Mont Kemmel region
westward. Except for Mont Kemmel
and a small strip to the cast, includ
ing the Messines ridge the Germans
are on much lower ground than the
French and British and must either
fight or or be compelled eventually
to withdraw before the smothering
fire of the allied artillery.
Artillery Is Active
Heavy artillery firing and the
usual outpost actions continue along
the front. Around the important
sector of Locre, the French have
been shelled very heavily by the. en
emy. On the southern leg of the
salient the German guns have oeen
active in the region of Bethune.
Southward, in Pieardy only the ar
tillery has been active.
| American troops in Picardy east
i of Amiens have engaged the Ger
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HOME EDITION
man infantry for the first time on
the great battle field and have emer
ged victorious. After shelling heav.
ily the American positions near VII*
lers-Bretonneux, south of the Somm
and in the direct route of Amiens,
three enemy battalions attacked
Tuesday night. Sharp lighting \oofc
place all along the line and the Ger
mans were repulsed, having sustain
ed severe losses and leaving dend
and wounded on the field. The Amer
ican losses are reported as "ratliei
severe."
Fighting for democracy and Coi
[Continued on Pago 4.]
18,000 Rumanians,
Captives in Italy, Ask
to War on Austria
By Associated Press
I'nrift, May 2.—Eighteen thousand
soliders of Rumanian origin who
were captured by the Italians while
lighting under the Austrian flag have
asked permission to go to the front
against Austria. The request haw
been granted, and organization of
these troops is under way.
With the entrance of this force
into the field three armies composed
of former subjects of the central em
pires will be fighting on the side of
the Allies. Czech troops already are
un,der arms on the Italian front and
I there is a Polish army on the French
front.