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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
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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
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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
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T well as- the political situation in Austria as being mos < '
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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. ®
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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
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