Germe*:, I jrdes Still zteid in Check hy Allied Troops ; Americans l onfidetii Next Move "■ Mfc HARRISBURG OSSSt TELEGRAPH M ' . ®bc otar-Inkpcnscnt ' # LXXXVII— No. 108 16 PAGF.S s, \?!®nt° s py ' AMERICAN ARMY IS ARRIVING IN FORCE AT FRONT Yankees Hurrying to Take Their Places in Battle, Says Clemenceau FRENCH ARE CONFIDENT Hun Hordes Are Being Held in Check by Allied Armies By Associated Press Paris, May 7. American troops arc continuing to arrive on the front in force, Premier Clemenceau told Marcel Hutin, editor of the Echo De Paris, on returning to-day from a two days' visit to the front area. The premier brought back, he said a feeling of confidence in the invincibility of the entente forces. Germany's hordes are still held in check. Neither in Flanders nor in Picardy nor along the important Ar- I ras sector has the enemy renewed J his attacks in force and he has not ! reacted against the gain made north j Df the Somme by the Australians in 1 which more than 200 prisoners were captured. On both battlefronts, however, the j artillery tire has been most intense ' and the German attack cannot much j longer be delayed if the enemy I hopes to take advantage of what- i ever damage has been done to the ] allied positions by the heavy bom- I bardments carried out by his guns . since the repulse north of Mont Kemmel more than a week ago. The greatest German artillery activity has been on the northern half of the ! Flanders front and south of the ' Somme to below the Avre in Picardy. Americans Await Attack American troops in their positions j south of the Somme have been sub- i jected to intense artillery fire, the I enemy using more than 15,000 : shells, mostly gas, in a short period, i There have been no signs of a Ger man infantry attack against the Americans who confidently await the first signs of reawakened activ ity. A large part of the southern end of the important Arras sector has been taken over by Canadian troops, who also are being visited by a storm of German shells. French generals believe the Germans may ' attack simultaneously on the Flan- i ders, Arras and Amiens fronts in 1 an effort to push the allies back in one mighty blow. The hill positions, I however, arc held by the allies and ! their guns dominate the Germans I atfl along the line. ' Hold Up Austrian Blow The Austro-I-iungarian blow j against the Italian front has not de veloped. Rome reports only mod erate artillery fire along most of the front from Switzerland to the Adri- i atic and no infantry activity. The Austrians, however, may be waiting for the most favorable moment, probably the renewal of the German drive in France. To-day. May 7, is the third anni- I versary of the sinking of the Lusi- J tania by a German submarine with i the loss of 1,275 lives. 41 Names on Casualty List; 4 Killed in Action By /li.'ociaicH Press Washington, May 7.—The casualty list to-day contained forty-one names, divided as follows: Killed in action, four; died of wounds, two; ] died of disease, five: died of other causes, one; wounded severely, six teen; wounded slightly, thirteen: missing in action, one. Lieutenant F.dmond J. La Porte, of Plainfield. N. J., was the only officer named. He died of disease." Horseshoer Jo seph Schubert, of Ford City, Pa., is j reported as having been severely wounded and Corporal George R. Kardascovic, of Auburn. Pa., as slightly wounded. ( James M. Cameron will be one of 'our citizens to BOOST W. S. S. ! Everybody's doing it' I { j THE WEATHER] /ffor Hnrriahurg nnrt vlclnltn Thunrirrahonern thin afternoon or o-nlKh Wednesday prob nhlj- fair and somewhat eooler. Fop Enntern Pennsylvaniai Tknn ilernhowern thin afternoon or to night I Wednesday prohnblv fnlr nnd Komewhnt cooler) moderate to fresh southwest to not winds. River The Susquehanna river and prob nhly all Hk hranchm will fall ■ lowly or remain nearly station ary. A stave of about R.l fret Is Indicated for Harrlsburg Wednesday morning. Sunt Rlsesi diOS a. M.i sets, 7i5J p. tn. Moon i New moon, May 10. Give Him a Four Years' University Course in One! If bv increasing our faculty to 5.000,000 we can complete his education in a shorter time, by ai means, let's do it^ GERMAN GUNS TURNED ON RED CROSS MISSION Party Escapes From Odessa Thirty-Six Hours Before Teutons Enter City By Associated Press • London, May 7.—ln an eventful flight from Jassy, the Rumanian capital, the American Red Cross mis sion to Rumania which now has ar rived in London, escaped from Odes sa thirty-six hours before the Ger mans entered it, only to be fired up on by a German battery in the Ukraine 200 miles north of the Black sea port. | The German shells did no damage •to the Red Cross train, failing about a half mile from it, but several mem [ bers of the mission breathed a aigh of relief when the bombardment came to an end after five minutes which had seemed like hours. When the mission left Jassy. it was known that ihe Journey likely would be a dangerous one. Reports in Jassy as to the whereabouts of the Germans varied greatly, but it was fairly clear that the Germans were within fifty or sixty miles cf Odessa and that their advance part ies might be encountered along the lines. The train on which the Americans traveled was one of the most extra ordinary combinations of railway rolling stock ever seen. American doctors and officers had a third class sleeping car while the nurses had a second-class sleeper. Both cars were of ancient Russian vintage and without water supply or heating facilities. t The engine which pulled the train | dated back to 1876 and only burned | wood which was picked up along the way. The engineer matched the ! engine. He was an elderly Russian I of Bolsheviki opinion and had to be fed with rubles and cognac almost ; as frequently as the engine required wood. lie carried his family along ; with him in a boxcar next to the en | gine and whenever meals or other I domestic affairs required his atten tion, he stopped the train and went 'home" to his boxcar. Just outside Odessa the engineer i became dissatisfied with the flow of | rubles and cognac and went on a strike and departed with the engine and the boxcar. He had chosen rather a critical time for reports were current that the Germans were likely to reach tho railway at iny moment. After some delay they succeeded in finding another engi neer and engine and the train pro ceeded. As a matter of fact German bat talions entered Odessa only th.lrtv six hours after the Americans passed through the city and It Is probable j that some of their advance parties| already were in the suburbs when the engineer went strike. dies worth *tr., 000,000 By Associated Press Chlengo. May 7. Real estate ex perts to-day estimated the fortune of the late Mrs. Potter Palmer, who died in Florida Sunday night, at between $10,000,000 and $15,000,000. TEUTONS STILL HUNGER WITH AID OF A DRUG By Associated Press Amsterdam, MAy 7. TC> BEAR hunger without at the same time suffering from headache or other indisposi tion is very difficult for most people," reads the opening sen tence of a significant advertise ment inserted in Sunday's Tage lische Buntschau, of Berlin, by a Berlin chemical firm, praising a newly-invented drug which, "though not forming a substitute for a minimum daily sustenance, is an excellent preparation for still premature hunger and en ables one to hold out until the next meal time." COMMUNITY SONG AT TECH SCHOOL FOLLOWS PARADE School Pupils and Others Are Invited to Take Part After W. S, S. Demonstration The executive committee of the community singing campaign an nounces that following the marching of the schoolchildren on Monday for th eWar Savings Stamps, a great song festival will be held in the Tech nical High school auditorium, be ginning promptly at 8 o'clock. It is expected a celebrated leader from out of the city will be present [Continued on - Page 14.] Alabama Ku Klux Klan Ride Streets Bearing Fiery Warning to Idle Birmingham, Ala., May 7.—One hun dred and fifty white-robed men, in Ku Klux Klan uniform, carrying an American flag and a flery cross at the head of the procession, rode through the streets of Birmingham last night, warning idlers to find work to do. The riders distributed cards saying the United states Is at war; that ev ery man Is needed—except those whose attitude Is hostile to the Gov ernment—and that the klan intends to see that there Is no idleness. The cards say In part: . "If you would be Justly entitled to the toleration and protection you are enjoying, find work to do and do It. No able-bodied man, rich or poor, has a right to consume without pro ducing. Take heed and go to work. The eye of scrutiny is upon you. "Be respectful to the flag of our country and loyal to the Government. Aid by every means at your command the suppression of 'disloyalty by either speech or action. The Ku Klux Klan is pledged to the enforce ment of the above tenets." HARRISBURG, FA., TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1918. LIBERTY LOAN IS $2,000,000 OVER ITS LOCAL QUOTA Official Figures Show District Did Splendid Work For National Cause The total amount subscribed to the Third Liberty Loan in the Har risburg district -was $8,226,000, ac cording to figures reported by Don ald McCormick, chairman of the district, this morning. The quota was $6,200,000. In subscribing $2,- 000,000 more than its quota, the Harrisburg district set a record which has hardly been surpassed in the country, and which won special commendation from the Advisory Committee of Pennsylvania. The four counties comprising the district and oversubscribing their [Continued on Page B.] British Casualties in Week, 38,691; Heaviest Loss in Seven Days of Fighting By Associated Press London. May 7.—British casual ties reported during the week end ing to-day reached a total of 38,- 691. Of this number 6, s<js officers and men were killed or died of wounds and 32,136 were wounded or reported missing. The casualties were divided as follows: Killed or died of wounds, officers 499; men, 6,056. Wounded or missing: Officers, 1,- 859; men, 30,277. British casualties reported during April, starting with low figures in the first week, began to mount rap idly thereafter, so that the total for the month reached 52.475. The re turns from the heavy fighting against the German offensive in late March and April are now appar ently in full flow- It appears probable those report ed during the current week are the heaviest in any single week of the fighting. In the days of the Somme battle of 1916, however, the losses reported in August averaged 30,000 per week and an average of more than 25,000 has been reached in sev eral other months. May Fix School Tax at Board Meeting May 17 Harrlsburg's school tax rate for 1918 will probably be fixed at the meeting of the board. May 17, it was said to-day. School official* predict an Increase of at least 1 % mills making a total of 11% mills, because of the increase cost of maintenance and the salary increases which have been granted teachers and are being considered for all other employes in cluding janitors. A report from the special committee on the latter in creases was expected at the special meeting this afternoon. The session was called to discuss proposed changes in the building program It is understood. HOPE TO EXCEED RED CROSS QUOTA IN RIG DRIVE Committee Will Not Stop at $150,000 Mark Set by Na tional Organization BIG WEEK APPROACHING Quarter of Collections to Re main Here For Local Work WILL HARRISBURG RETAIN $37,500 OR $50,000? During the week of May 20-27 Harrisbi'ig and the surrounding sections of Perry and Cumberland county which go to make up the Harrisburg Chapter of the Red Cross will raise not less than $150,000 for the Red Cross. The Harrisburg Chapter retains 25 per cent, of the total sum raised. Will the Harrisburg Chapter have $37,500 in its treasury when the campaign ends? Or will it have $50,0007 Puzzle. Chairman W. T. Hildrup of the general committee in charge of the forthcoming Red Cross campaign through which $100,000,000 will be raised in the nation, and not less than $150,000 in the Harrisburg Chapter district, declared this morn ing that Harrisburg has already made up its mind that a figure far above the minimum will be the least that it can give. Tlie Harrisburg district consists [Continued on Page I#.] McAdoo Promises Prompt Action on Wage Increase Washington. May 7. Secretary McAdoo found a multitude of ques tions awaiting his action at the Treasury a/id Railroad Administra tion when he returned to Washing ton to-day after an absence of near ly five weeks spent on a speaking tour for the Liberty Loan. One of the most important matters was de cisions of wage increases to be grant ed employes under recommendations of the railroad wage commission. The Secretary had said he would act on the commission's report promptly and increases will go into effect as of January 1. ACCISES PATIiOI.HA> OE ISING ST KONG I.AXGIAGE When Earl F. Goehler, 1117 Market street, was fined $5 and costs of $3.75 in police court this afternoon on the charge of parking his car in front of the Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart store. h<' stated that he would bring information against the officer for using profanity in arresting him. The officer is George Neumyer. Goehler is a Sunday school superintendent, it is said. U-BOAT SINKS AFTER YANKEE SHOOTS TWICE No Signs of Submarine When Crew of Tidewater Awaits Morning Attack Washington, May 7.—A fight be tween the American steamer Tide water and a German submarine on March 17, in which the submarine was defeated and perhaps sunk, has been reported to the Navy Depart ment. The announcement says: "The commander of the armed gard on the steamship Tidewater reports to the Navy Department that on March 17, about 11.30 p. m., a submarine was sighted off the star board bow, heading toward the ves sel, about 150 yards off. As the ship turned it missed the submarine by not more than twenty feet. The U-boat was then submerging. The ship's guns were brought to hear and the first shot hit some distance ahead of her wake. "The pointer fired the second shot and had what the captain, the chief engineer and myself and other mem bers of the crew called a clean hit and was satisfied that it was effec. tlve. The third shot was fired by the boatswain's mate in charge of the aftergun's crew, having her spotted and firing in the position she was submerged. We resumed our course and commenced zigzagging, stand ing by for an attack, but the subma rine did not appoir again. We made all preparations for an attack at day break but there was no signs of a submarine." Tyler's Crew Perish When Bomb Hits Steamship By Associated Press New York, May 7.—The Ameri can steamship Tyler, formerly an old Dominion freighter, has been tor pedoed and sunk off the FreYich coast., according to information re ceived in marine circles here to day. Eleven members of the crew were killed or drowned. Of the eleven who perished, six were members of the merchant crew and five navy gunners. The mem bers of the merchant crew killed ! were K. W. Mears, third assistnt, en gineer, Washe f'reek. Va.: Clarence j Knowlton. oiler, Norfolk, Va.; F\ j Kauamato, mess man, no address; ! Joseph Kodrlguez, fireman: CJreg- | garlo Carro, coal passer; Fernando I I-assc, fireman, the three last from Corunna, Spain, WAR-TIME HAS APPEAL FOR HARRISBURG Initial Lecture at Y. M. C. A. by Famous Cook Appre ciated by Large Audience; Baking of Real War Bread That Is Patriotic and Palatable One of First Demon strations; Mrs. John W. Reily Introduces Speaker Mrs. Kate Brew Vaughn, who has returned to Harrisburg to give a six days' demonstration of war cookery, under the auspices of the Telegraph, gave her initial lecture and demon stration yesterday afternoon at Fahnestock Hall, Y. M. C. A. build ing to an audience of women that well tilled the main auditorium and that received her address with en thusiasm and watched her demon stration with great interest and profit. Mrs. Vaughn was introduced to the audience by Mrs. John W. Reily, local chairman of the Council of Na tional Defense, who graciously re ferred to the enterprise of the Tele graph in bringing Mrs. Vaughn here at such a propitious time. Warmly Greeted Mrs. Vaughn was warmly greeted] by the women who heard her on the occasion of her last appearance here] and by many new friends as well. Mrs. Vaughn wears the shield of the council as well as other insignia of national significance. She is accom panied in her work by Miss Vivien Kieffer, of Lancaster. Unlike many speakers on house hold economics, Mrs. Vaughn makes a point wherever she goes of giving straight from the shoulder patriotic talks. In fact her teaching through out the demonstration bears constant reference to the war and the work that women must do to win it. She thrilled her audience yesterday aft ernoon with the thought that for the first time in the history of our nation the government of the United States has been obliged to rely upon its woman-power, as second only to its man-power and hardly of less im portance in the present world crisis. Then she told how this woman-power must be mobilized for service ex pected of it and from that went quietly and logically into a demon stration of ways and means, which was of the most practical value. She took occasion to mention the activity of the food conservation workers here which is evidenced by the fact that the local grocery stores are stocked with various kinds of flour substitutes, also by the great number of food cards that are displayed in the windows of the homes through out the city. Real War Bread Mrs. Vaughn's first demonstration yesterday afternoon was war bread which she made using no wheat flour. She used one cup of potato flour, one cup of cornmeal, one cup of buckwheat flour and one cup of BIG DEMAND FOR ICE IS RESULT OF HEAT WAVE Price List For Summer An nounced; Hard to Move Natural Product The warm weather of yesterday and to-day caused the consumption of hundreds of .ons of ice in the city and vicinity. This ice, according to the statement of the officials of the United Ice and Coal Company, which delivered 100 tons of ice in the city yesterday, and perhaps more to-day, is being sold at the same prices as last year. This is In spite of the high cost of materials and labor, and the difficulty of securing ammonia for artificial ice. The United Ice and Coal Company has been able to secure a supply of ammonia to keep its artificial ice plants in the city running daily with an output of 105 tons per day! Much of the ice sold and consumed in the city during the present hot spell is artificial. Owing to the car shortage on the railroad, the general manager of 'he United Ice and Coal Company an nounced to-day that it has been un usually difficult to secure a supply of natural ice in the city. The com pany stored great quantities of the natural product during the wintnr, but Is beginning to anticipate diffi culty in getting it to the city over the railroads. The shortage of cars is the only exigency which can cause a scarcity of ice here this summer with accompanying soaring prices, it w&s said this morning. The prices of ice as announced this morning are:. Per twenty pounds $.lO Per hundred pounds 45 Per fifty pounds 25 When the customer delivers the ice himself, per hundred pounds 30 Per fifty pounds, delivered by the customer By lots of at least 200 pounds, per 100 pounds 35 By more than two ton lots, per ton 5.00 It was announced some time ago that the only increase in price for ice this summer will be when it is sold In large quantities. These in creases have not been announced as yet. MOHTAMTV IIATK IXCRKASK The "mortality ratp in the city for the first three months Increased slightly according to inonthlv birth and death reports at the City Depart ment of Health. During Januarv, February and March. 1918, there were 864 deaths and 434 births. During the same three months last year there were 323 deaths and 448 births. ONI.V EVENING A SSO;i A I'liU PIIKSI KEWSPAPKH FN H AII It IftHHIIH Program For Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Subject: "Making the Most of a Little. Stretching the Dollar." Menu War Cake Meat Loaf—Tomato Sauce Rice and Tomato Croquettes Chocolate Marshmallow Pudding Doors open I.3o—Musical Con cert, 2 p. ni.—Lecture. 2.30. Pahnestock Hall, T. M. C. A. Building. Free to Everybody. oatmeal. She whisked together a wonderful meat substitute loaf with peanuts and peanut butter as part of the ingredients and the audience had an opportunity of tasting it. Then she sent around some mint jelly lhat was delicious to taste and still more delectable to see. All the time she was giving valuable culinary hints, pausing to put in a patriotic word, showing how to do this or that clever stunt. In fact she was her own. fascinating, magnetic self and she won the hearts that had not been hers before. An interesting incident of the afternoon was the allotment of a beautiful decorated caJte <a war cake in its ingredients) which was presented to Mrs. C. H. Wagner, 2409 Main street, Penbrook. kitchen Cabinet lor Someone Considerable interest was manl- [Contintied on Page B.] " ' . ? - 4 ? BETHLEHEM STEEL'S BIGGEST MONTH T £ *** f Is of the Beth a* p 4 T 4 § f T! ' mills now are running at capacity, he said, as com 1 * T i 4* <1 if RUMANIA AND TEUTONS AT'PEACE $ £ Amsterdam—The peace treaty between Rumania an i 4 t 5 1 official dispatch from Bucharest to-day. T I "DELPHIAN DIES SUDDENLY 4> I !v lphia—William Henry Ashurst, a prominent 4 4 Philadelphian and a member of the original Ashurst ♦ X - ft r "f.turning IX home from a motor ride. He was 51 years old and a MP T f 9 4| NICARAGUA DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY J JL Ni ir en: ■. .:".,ress j* t to-day declared war on Germany and her allies. X S J CURTIS CO. HEARINGS BEGIN *r 4 Commission to-day X at fchedule of hearings in the complain J Tj against the Curtis Publishing Company, of Philadelphia 4* it Baltimore. The complaint involve * X ■ restrain I 4* * CROWDER CALLS 4,060 FOR MAY 20 J T Washington—A requisition on all states except Ari * X zona, Delaware and Vermont for 4,060 specially qualifie V draft registrants to go to camp May 20, was sent out to 1 f* day by Pro.vost.Marshal General Crowder. * T McADOO HAS TONSILITIS 1 ♦ ♦ gton-—Secretary McAdoo developed a case of M e£ * Np tonsilitis to-day and was compelled to do his work at | T home. * ® 4 HOURLESS TAKEN FROM TRACK X New York—Hourless, a leading three-year-old on uic 'X rF American turf last year, will not race again, it was an- 4| 4 - owner, August Belmont MARRIAGE LICENSES f - Mervln \eUon l.lachtner, IMimniinon, urid Mnr<r Hnrgurrlte •p Hire. Hurrlnhurni Jumrx Mai-Donald Murlnnri, Hitrribur. and • " 4) lluth Mnrlan Nhenk. Mlllerntnni .luneph A. Mrxnrt and Kleanar ( T C. McCarthy, Harrlnliarut Walter M. W Irnnd nnd Irene K. C'olr- Mtm-k. HurrlsburKt Cnrmlno CanbMella und Mllemlnn Ualln, Har- tf rUbor*. •• 111111 l ■MH-M-t-M't 1 I ( v . ... .^Ji HOME EDITION DR. BAGNELL TO TOUR AMERICAN LINES IN FRANCE Pastor of Grace Church to Bring Home Great Truths of the War TO VISIT HARRISBURGERS Minister Plans to Learn First Hand How Soldiers Fare Harrisburg is to learn first hand just how its fighting men are living, under what conditions they are bat ling for their nation's cause and what protection and comforts are provided for them by the govern ment. the V. M. C. A., the Red Cross and the Knights of Columbus. It is to learn just what problems the peo ple at home must meet to insure victory and what rumors from the front are based on truth and what are based on Hun propaganda. To ascertain these facts the Rev. Dr. Robert Bagnell, pastor of Grace Methodist Church, will leave fox- France in June and return in Sep tember. He is being sent by a spe cial committee of his congregation. It was Dr. Bagnell who toured the great training cantonments in Amer ica to report to the government what the moral conditions were sur rounding the men. To Be in France It is no longer a military secret that the big majority of the huii [ Continued on Page 16.] Child Scalds Self by Toppling Over Soup Kettle Dorothy Kahn. the 3-year-old daughter of David Kahn. 18U North Seventh street, is in the Harrisliurg Hospital, seriously scalded about the body as the result of an accident at her home yesterday. The little girl was playing in the kitchen during her mother's absence and pulled over a kettle or soup which was boiling on the stove. The boiling liquid poured over her cloth ing, scalding her seriously. The screams of the little girl aroused the mother, who sent for the hospital ambulance.
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