With Lin mer Br - nnj F*'en>;.h. Drive Tp;?# HARRISBURG . TELEGRAPH M x £tar* Independent <r LXXXVII— No. 11l 22 PAGES U-BOAT BASE BLOCKED BY A BRILLIANT NAVAL RAID tft/TV HARBOR CLOSED OLD CRUISER Obsolete Ship Filled With Co ncrete Placed Across Mouth of German Submarine Retreat at Ostend,'on the Bel gian Coast, in Duplication of Successful Attack on Zeebrugge; British Lose a Motorboat By Asscciatei Press London, May 10.—The German submarine base of Ostend on the Belgian coast, has been blocked as the result of a new raid by British naval forces, the Admiralty announces. The obsolete cruiser Vindictive, filled with concrete, has been sunk across the entrance to the harbor. The British lost one motor boat. Their casualties were light. The announcement follows: "Operations designed to close the ports of Ostend and Zee brugge were successfully completed last night, when the obsolete cruiser Vindictive was sunk between the piers and across the entrance to Ostend harbor. "Since the attack on Zeebrugge on April 23 the Vindictive had been filled with concrete and fitted as a block ship for this purpose. "Our light forces have returned to their base with the loss of one motor boat, which had been damaged and sunk by orders of the vice admiral to prevent it from falling into the hands of the enemy. "Our casualties were light. Zeebrugge Successfully Closed. Apparently the British have carried out another raid on the German submarine bases on the Belgian coast similar to the one on April 23, when so much damage was done to the harbor and works at Zeebrugge. In the raid on Zeebrugge and Ostend on April 23, the light cruiser Vindictive landed British storming parties on the mole at Zeebrugge, the attackers doing considerable damage to the mole after storming German batteries. Commander Alfred Carpenter was promoted to be captain, for bravery in action. The Vindictive was damaged severely in the action at Zeebrugge. The Vindictive was built at Chatham in 1897. She displaced 5,750 tons and her completement was 450 men. ALLIES SUCCES ON LAND By Associated Press Great Britain's naval triumph of April 23 at Zeebrugge, when this im portant German submarine base on the Belgian coast was apparently blocked by the sinking of concrete laden ships during a daring liiid, has been virtually duplicated at Ostend, another valuable base for the Ü boats just to the east. The feat wac accomplished by the sinking last night of the old cruiser Vindictive, likewise filled with concrete, across the entrance to Ostend harbor. Ostend was originally attacked for this purpose at the same time as Zeebrugge, but the blocking ves sels sent in there were turned slight ly olf their course and the success WAR STAMPS are Little Sisters of LIBERTY BONDS S&3* They're one of the best families, too. THE WEATHER Fop llarrlahuric nnd vlclnltyi < loudy thin afternoon, (o-nlKht nnd Saturday, probably >hon erai cooler, lowful temperature to-night about 52 degreea. For Uaatern Pennay I vnnln i Cloudy to-nlKbt and Saturday, probably >ho<vrrm cooler to ■ ilkli t In north nnd went por tions! roofer Saturday; KtronK aoutlmeat to northweat vilnda. River Miowera vilthlii the next twenty four bourn are llkrly to rauae Nome Mtrenma or the Suaque hnnna river ayatem to rlae. The main river will probably con tinue to fall nlowly or remain nearly atatlonary. A Htniie of about 4.7 feet la Indicated for Harrlnburg Saturday morning. Temperaturei 8 a. in., 10. Sun i nines, ttiOft n. in.; aeta, 7i55 p. m. Moon i w moon. May 10. Itlver Staite: 4.S feet above loit wnter mark. Yeaterday* Weather Hlßl'.eKt temperature, 74. l.ovet temperature, 4I. Mean temperature, 02. formal temperature, 00. was not equal to that attained at zeebrugge. The operations began with a vjew to closing these two ports, the Admiralty announces, have now been "successfully com pleted." Deprived of Belgian Bases The importance of the blocking operations lies in the fact that, if they have been as successful as is believed, and the Germans have been deprived of their Belgian bases, they will now be forced to revert for some time at least, to their own home ports as starting and return ing points for their undersea raid ers. These 'craft would, therefore, S ac to traverse longer, more difficult and more dangerous routes to attain their cruising grounds, with the consequent increase by many times of the chances of their being turned back or destroyed. The land fighting of last night also brought success to both the British and the French. In the case of the former, the action took the form of a British counterattack upon the bit of ground the Germans took yester day in the Albert sector, northeast of Amiens, Field Marshal Haig's troops gained a complete victory, restoring the position intact and taking some prisoners. French Are Successful The French success was still more important as it represented a net gain of ground for the Allies on the Homme front. In an intensive oper ation, heralded by a brief hut heavy bombardment, the French captured Grivesnes park, five miles north of Montdidier, and held their own there against counter measures bv the Germans, taking 250 prisoners during the fighting. The Germans had held an im portant Rection of this park which adjoins the town of Grivesnes on the east and just to the north of th ( sector where American troopj [Continued on Page 16.] Flags of Two American Companies Are Decorated By Associated Press With llic American Army In France,, May 9.—The flags of com panies I and D of the ninth United States infantry were decorated with the French war cross to-day in rec ognition of the repulse of a German attack along the heights of the Meuse, south of Verdun on April 14 when enemy raiders, some disguised as French soldiers, entered the American trenches and gave the alarm that a gas attack was in pro gress. The two companies of the ninth atacked the Germans, killed 61 of them and took prisoners. ■ INGLE COPY. 2 CENTS At the Turning of the Ways SV ) / / • ' POPE NAMES DAY OF PRAYER FOR ILLS OF WORLD Urges Special Supplication For Cessation of the Evils Tormenting Humanity Rome, May 10.—A special prayer for the cessation of the evils tor menting huminity during mass on St. Peter's Day, June 29, is urged by Pope Benedict in a special message addressed to the world. "The end of the fourth year ap proaches since Europe is in con flagration," says the message. "Dur ing this time the violence has never diminished but increased so that we never "have had moments of relief from ever increasing ills and afflic tions." Continuing the Pope says that owing to the ministry entrusted to him by Providence and animated by the charity of Jesus Christ, nothing has been left unattempted to remedy these afflictions. The pontiff recalls the words of King Jehosophat, say ing: "Oh Lord God of our fathers, art Thou not God in heaven? And rules not Thou over all the kingdoms? * * * In Thine hand is there not power and might so that none is able to withstand Thee / • We will cry unto Thee in our affliction, that Thou wilt hear and help. O our God we know not what to do bur eyes are upon Thee." The Pope urges the world to trust in God, who is arbiter of the will of men and human events and to trust his mercifulness to put a ppeedy end to so many norms, hastening peace and restoring among men a reign of Justice and charity. Above everything God who is wrathful at such persistent sirs must be pla cated. Humble entreaties and persevering prayers are the best means to do this. He urges the clergy throughout the world to divide the sacrifice for this purpose on June 28, a day sacred to the apostle St, Peter and St. Paul, supplicating that the supreme desire of all be granted nnd "that justice be restored." SIOO,OOO FIKF AT IXJN BEACH By Associated Press Dong Beach, N. Y., May 10.—Fire to-day destroyed the post office, a small hotel, forty bungalows and other buildings, and the boardwalk, at Nassau by the Sea, with a prop erty loss estimated at SIOO,OOO. The fire started in the hotel and is be lieved to have been of incendiary origin HARRISBURG, FA., FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1918 Sites Calls Meeting of W. S. S. Workers POSTMASTER SITES to-day gave the Telegraph the following call for a meeting of War Stamp workers, the time being too short to get letters to all interested: Your_ presence is very much desired at a meeting to be held this evening Friday, May 10, 1918, in the auditorium of the Technical High school, at 8 o'clock. The purpose of this meeting is to advise all workers in detail as to the method of solicitation in the War Savings Stamp campaign in this city on May 14, 15 and 16. It is very important that every member of the committee and every worker be present at this meeting. Respectfully, FRANK C. SITES, Chairman. CITY MUST PAY ALLPROPERTY IN HARDSCRABBLE Court Awards Damages For Improvements Made Since 1871 in Park Section Property owners who appeal from the decision of the viewers in refusing* to award them damage 6 for improvements since 1871 to ground on the west side of North Front street from Herr to Calder f.'reets, are entitled to recover amounts for all buildings erected since that year, according to an opinion handed down to-day by Judge S. J, M. McCarrell. While only one case was decided, the rul ing affects nine other property own ers on the west side of Front street in the Hardscrabble district and will mean If the higher courts sustain [Oontinncd on CIGARET THROWN IN GRATING CAUSE OF EIRE A cigaret thrown through an open grating over the sidewalk is thought to have caused the firs in the cellar of the Lynch Hotel, Capital and Ver beke streets, which caused SIOO dam age, at 7 o'clock this morning. The fire began in a pile of rubbish and damaged some stock in the cellar. Smoke damaged the upper part of the hotel to some extent. The fire was discovered by Mrs. Leber, the cook. The hotel is operated by Frank F. Seiss. The building is owned by the James Lynch estate. BATTLE SCENES TO BE DRAWN BY NOTED SPEAKERS French and British Officers to Tell of Three Years r>of Battling Chaplain Sauvage of the French army. Major Hedges, of the 157 th Canadian Infantry. ' Harry L. Stevenson, noted Philadelphia orator. These are to be the speakers in | Chestnut Street Auditorium Satur day night at ths mass meeting ar ranged by the backers of the War Savings Stamps campaign in this city. Chaplain Sauvage has been almost as close to theactual battle line cs Major Hedges, and Major Hedges after three years' service was so badly injured about the head that five operations were necessary. The appearance of Chaplain Sau vage, who was with # the French fighters from the battle of the Marnc , [Continued oil Page 20.] College Students to Get Month's Military Training in Three Camps By Associated Press Washington. May 10.—A one month's course of military training will be given by the War Department this summer to 6,600 college students se lected from 120 institutions. The camps will run from June .'i to July 3 and will be located at Plattsburg N. Y.; Fort Sheridan. 111., and the Presidio. Han Francisco. Students will be selected from college reserve officers training corps. They will not be given commissions on gradua tion, as a great majority will be un der military age. The aim of the War Department is to create a list of eligibles who may be given commissions when they reach military age If their services are needed. . RESERVES TO DRILL If the weather permits, the Har risburg Reserves' drill will be held outdoors to-night. The Reserves will meet at the City Grays' Armory at 7.30 o'clock. TO GKT ONE NEW CAR The Harrisburg Railways Company to-day learned that one of the five cars ordered last year from the J O Brill Company, Philadelphia, has been shipped to the city. HARRISBURG AND WHOLE DISTRICT ARE "OVER TOP" One in Every Three Persons in Harrisburg Owner of Liberty Bond 29 083 BEHIND UNCLE SAM Bunks and Bankers Opened Resources to Aid Gov ernment Loan How Harrisburg Went"over Top" Complete report of all bonds sold in Harrisburg in the recent campaign made by Harrisburg banks to-day follows: No. of Sub scriptions (SVmount Hbg. National sr.o9 $15.400 Dauphin Dep.. 4,550 850,000 Mechanics T... 824 , 207,250 Ist Natl 10,525 881,650 Com. Trust... 1,39'4 438,800 Merchants Nat. 911 113,700 Hbg. Trust ... 1,820 307,650 Central Trust. 728 160,150 Com. Bank ... 474 42,850 East End Bk.. 1,415 112,000 Security T 875 91,650 Union Trust . . 2,632 254,800 Allison Hill T. 491 50,000 Citizens T 482 48,900 Camp Curtin T. 916 106,900 Keystone Bk.. 485 48,600 State Cap. Sav. 52 39,700 $29,083 $3,920,000 j One of every thrie persons in Har risburg, young and old, men, women and children, is the owner of a Lib-1 erty Bond, according to the final fig- j ures for the recent drive made pub- j lie this morning by Chairman An-1 drew S. Patterson. The total number of subscribers is given as 29,083 and the total amount of bonds sold $3,920,000. The city's quota was $3,500,000 the amount oversubscribed being $420,000. In the total number of subscrip- j tions there are included those of 7,- 000 Pennsylvania railroad men of Harrisburg and Dauphin county, of 'which at least 70 per cent, are resi dents of the city. These subscriptions, through the courtesy of Mr. Fahne stock, treasurer of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company have been credit ed to Harrisburg and the county out side of the city. Through the efforts of Chairman Patterson and his assistants, who ar ranged all the details of the drive in Harrisburg, the campaign was more successful than either of the two previous efforts although on all three occasions the city went "over the top." Mr. Patterson was heartily congratulated to-day upon the large number of subscribers and the amount above the quota. "Don't thank me," was the modest rejoinder, "thank those who had charge of the many details. Credit should be given to Postmaster Sites, to George S. Reinoehl, chairman, and all the members of the Industrial Committee, to Superintendent Smith of the Pennsylvania railroad and his works, to Superintendent Abbott, of the Reading and his men, to John C. Delaney, treasurer of the commit tee, to John C. Jessup, the secretary, to Assistant Secretary Hollenbaugh, to the members of the Planning Commission for loans and its secre tary, Earley Parthemore, and the various division commanders, team captains and workers in general who gave up so much time and talent to the big task. I want to thank them all and assure them that they have performed a patriotic service as im portant as any I can think of, for to ! get the money is the first requisite ! to whipping the Kaiser." The ratio of one to three, on which the basis of bond ownership in Har risburg is based, is really not liberal enough. It is based on an estimated population for the city of 87,000, and as the population of Harrisburg is not much over 80,000, the ownership of bonds in the city must be reckon ed as less than one in every three persons. When it is considered that one in ten has been considered as a fair average in many districts, the intensity of the campaign and the patriotic response of the people here may be easily understood. ~ Greatest Living French Airman Sends Six Huns Crashing to the Earth By Associated Press Paris, May 10. —Six German air planes were brought down yesterday by Sub-Lieut. Rene Fonck, the war office announces. The statement follows: "Yesterday Lieut. Fonck brought down six German biplanes in the course of two patrols. He downed the first two i" t en seconds, the third in five minutes later, and the other thrie In the course of second patrol." Lieut. Fonck's achievement yes terday has never been equaled. He Is the greatest French air battler since the death of Captain Guynemer. Lieut. Fonck who recently took a leading place among the French aces was credited with having shot down 34 German machines. He is de scribed as a remarkably cool and daring fighter. Recently he fought two German machines in a squad ron of eight, felled one of them and put the othep to flight. A year ago Lieut. Fonck was un known as a fighting aviator. He entered the aerial service as pilot of an airplane regulating artillery lire. After more than 800 hours of flight i over the line and two vic tories over German planes which had attempted to interfere with his work, he was sent into a squadron of pur suit planes. Eight days later, on May 13, 1917, he became an ace, be ing cited officially as having de stroyed his fifth airplane. He is 23 years old. ORLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PKESS NEWSPAPKH FN H AItHIMROKG MAYOR ADMITS POLICE COURTS ARE IRREGULAR No Reason Can Be Found For Piling Up Costs on Defendants BUT NO ONE WORRIES Keister's Secretary Says Ex ecutive Will Sit by Middle of the Month Mayor Keister will begin to hold police court hearings himself May 15, it was announced at his office by his secretary this morning. It was said that his reason for not holding hearings before was because new forms to be used' were delayed in preparation. Those forms are in the hands of the printer now. It was said at the Mayor's office this morning that there will be no investigation of the "additional charges imposed by Alderman Cav eny at a hearing Monday. Admits Need of Protection "Why doesn't the man on whom the unfair costs were imposed hire an attorney?" asked the Mayor's secretary. "Do you think that when a man is arrested for violating a motor ordinance the only way for him to protect himself from illegal charges is to have an attorney at the hear ings to watch the alderman?" "Evidently," was the reply. Mayor Keister declared this morn ing in effect that the costs in ques tion were illegal. Mayor Admits Fault "Common sense will tell you that it was illegal to impose costs for serving a warrant when no warrant was served," said the Mayor. When asked whose place it was to make an investigation of the il legal charges, the Mayor said "the defendant has his redress through the law." This is the only satisfaction E. F. Goehler, who apparently is the big gest victim of the present police court system, is to get. Mr. Goehler was compelled to pay "costs" of $3.75. Of this sum twenty cents was for "mileage," twenty cents for "ad ditional" and a dollar for serving a warrant. No warrant was served and Mr. Goehler is left to guess at the other items of the "costs." -AUSTRIA IN DESPERATE STRAITS X t ! -rvioa—Vienna newspapers report the financial as j ! T well as- the political situation in Austria as being mos < ' <■£ Post * J?' The Reichsrath, just before its adjournment has its at- 4 I T * I ipire :• , t T* * V f; ■ ' ''' T 4) FORGfeD SHACKLES ON JEFF DAVIS 2 V Canton, Pa.—Henry Arnold, Civil War veteran, died jX, £ t6-day at his home at Granville Center. He was a Mack ,*** X ; ith by trade and was the man who forged tl X p on Jefferson Davis, president of the Southern Confed- JBj X ;r Fortress Monroe. ' | V RUMANIAN PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED . X £ 'Amsterdam—The Rumanian parliament been dii S| X solved by royal decree, according, to a, dispatch froir. 4 .rest. New elections have been ordered and the J, X new parliament will convene on June 17. j* X U. S. LABOR DELEGATION IN PARIS . S]® ▼ With the American Army in France—After visiting * $ towns and lines of communication behind the front, th X !*i r embers of the American Labor delegation returned t *4* j k Paris Thursday night. This completed a stay of two day J J wii :he American army. 3* M 150 "BLUE DEVILS" ARE COMING.HERE (S Harrisburg -Wofd was received this afteni6on that T 50 "Blue Devils," the hardest fighting men in the Prend T anny, will arrive in Harrisburg next Tuesday at an hov X s yet not announced, to take Red Cros ▼ onstratjon prior to the big mass meeting. Thy will I|JB £ in 5 c ■ fty but a short time. u£- J STATE GETS 5 MORE TRACTORS X •F Philadelphia—Five more farm tractors have been d !• : l X d to the state authorities, following a long delay X -ue to the congestion of the railroads. This makes 3 S in all out of an order for 40, after an approptiation or J $50,000 for the machines had been made. ® ? ? $ MARRIAGE £ 4* llalph SpnnKler, York, and l.ottle Hay Sponilrr, l'hllndelpklai Mi Hmry EL Keratetter, HarrUhuru, and Kdnu J. Tkompaon, Pea- J ; braoki Alfred D. Metralfe und Huk K. >mi. Midilletonni Edgar *¥♦ W. Jlraa and Kllmhrth HaaK, SIMHOHI Churln J. I'lukti nod fL. Mabel Ora Rouirr, York. jTT MLJLJLJL a .a. a .a u ■>..?. .■ ■ r a a * XJjjLjh ®*rTTT , n"rTT v d' titrtrTir^™.™7rrTTTTW 4 JS HOME EDITION TELEGRAPH WAR COOKING SCHOOL ENDS TOMORROW Closing Session to Be Held Saturday Morning at 10.30 O'clock WORK A BIG SUCCESS Kitchen Cabinet to Be Given , Away to Some Harris burg Housewife Program for Saturday Morning Lecture Subject: "Resume" Menu: Gingerbread—Orange Sponge Coroa-Cocoanut-Oatmeal Cookies Thousand Island Dressing War Biscuit Doors open 9.30. Musical 'on cert, 10 a. m. Lecture, 10.30, Fahnestock Hall, Y. M. C. A. Building; free to everybody. The Telegraph's War Cooking School which has been so success fully conducted all this week at Fahnestock Hall by Mrs. Kate Brew Vaughn, comes to a close to-morrOw morning. The last session will take place promptly at 10.30 Saturday morning and the concluding pro gram promises to be intensely inter esting. The Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet which has been doing service all this week in Mrs. Vaughn's model kitchen will be presented to some Harris burg housekeeper at Fahnestock Hall to-morrow morning. From every standpoint the course of lectures and demonstrations con ducted by Mrs. Vaughn has bean a wholesome success and it is safe to predict that lots of Harrishurg wo men will now be giving war bread, war cake and the like to their fami lies. We do not believe that many of the families will object to the war food made by Mrs. Vaughn's receipts for all that came our way tasted like more. To-morrow she will make cookies that will keep and [Continued on Page 12.]
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