Cr me in V v ront Between A" moy HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH jk ®ljc £tar-3n&epcntent f * LXXXVII— No. 118 16 FACES ENEMY FLYERS SENT CRASHING TO EARTH BY U. S. BIRDMEN Spectacular Fighting High in Air Marks Battling of Aviators Over German Lines in France FRONT QUIET EXCEPT FOR WORK OF AIRMEN Pennsylvania Man Gets His Third Victim of Week After Battle Far Behind Hun Sector By Associated Press Mllh tht American Army In Fraaer, Sunday. May 19.—Two hos tile airplanes have been brought down by American aviators, says an official announcement issued at Amer ican headquarters this evening. The statement, timed at 9 p. m., follows: "Aside from activity of the air forces on both sides, the day was quiet at all points occupied by out* troops. Our aviators brought down two hostile machines." With llie American Army In France, Saturday, May IS.—A report that two Gorman airplanes were shot down northwest of Toul this morning is not confirmed. During one of many lights on both sides of the line, two enemy machines were seen to dive, but the best informa tion is that they straightened out be fore hitting the ground and escaped. The American aviators, therefore, have not been credited with vic tories. Third in Three Day* The German biplane brought down yesterday by Captain David Peter son, of llonesdale. Pa., his third since May 13, was conquered after a fight live kilometers within the German lines. Peterson and another pilot came upon two enemy machines, one 2.000 meters high tnd the othti 3,000. The Americans each picked out an enemy airplane and attacked it. Captain Peterson, diving onto the tail of one 2,000 meters high, fired thirty shots tt close range. The enemy went into a spinning nose dive and crashed to earth. The other ene my machine escaped. Lieutenant Douglas Campbell to day gained his second aerial victory. On the Toul sector lie shot down in flames an enemy biplane containing two officers. Hurtle* Down in I'lnmra Returning from a trip over Ger many at a height of 4,500 meters, the lieutenant met a German photo graphic biplane going home. He maneuvered until he got under the tail of the German machine and thn opened fire. The German machine burst into flames and fell inside the American lines southeast of Elirey. A French aviator this &iternoon shot down an enemy plane back of the Lunevllle sector. Two men from the plane were captured by the Americans. The Germans came from somewhere in the rear. It is report ed. although not confirmed, that this is the machine which brought down Major Lufbery. There has been extraordinary aer ial activity all day in this sector. ONE THRIFT STAMP will buy a waist belt for a soldier And you will only be lending. THE WEATHER For Hnrrixhurg nnil vicinity: Thunder*hotter* thi* afternoon or to-night; Tue*iliiy rair and •iimen hat cooler. For l*a*tern Pennsylvania: Tliun der*hotvcrx thi* afternoon or to night: Tuesday fair, xomenhnt cooler; gentle to ntoderate xouth winds, becoming northwest Tuesday. Kit er The main river will prohnbly con tinue to fall slowly. Some tributaries are likely to rise sometvhat as a result of the scattered showers that have fallen anil others thnt arc Indi cated within the ne*t twenty four hours. A stage of nhnut ■t.H feet may he expected at Hnrrlsborg Tuesday morning. General Conditions A disturbance, now central over Ontario, has ennsed showers In the Inst twenty-four hours gen erally In the I pper Mis>.lsl|ipl Valley and the l.ake Itegina and locally In Pennsylvania and Xew York. Temperature! S a. m.. US. Muni Rises, 5:40 a. m.; seta, 8:11 p. ra. , Moon: Fall moon. May 3r. River Stage: 4.M feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperiitnre, NO. I.owest temperature. 111. Mean temperature. 70. rVormnl temperature, 03. MAJOR LUFBERY, NOTED FLYER, IS KILLED IN AIR With llie American Army ill France, May 1 y.—Major Raoul Lufbery. one of the most famous of the American flying corps, has been killed in an aerial battle. He will be buried to-morrow with full military honors in which both American and French troops will participate. The German machine which brought Lufbery down, which was armed with two machine guns with an operator for each piece, apparently es caped. Lufbery's only wound, aside from those received when he dashed to earth, was a bullet hole through the thumb. Appar- ently the same bullet punctured one of the gasoline tanks of his machine. The German machine was un der heavy anti-aircraft lire sev eral times both before and after the air fight, and one explosion of a shell upset the enemy plane.' but it managed to straighten out again. J BEIDLEMAN AND SPROUL WILL WIN IN PRIMARY HERE Both Popular and Have Many Promises; Democrats Will Pull Guffey Through Both Harrisburg and Dauphin county will give big majorities for Senator William C. Sprcul for Gov ernor and Senator E. K. Beidleman for Lieutenant-Governor at the He publican primaries to-morrow. The local Democratic machine, al though sadly neglected In recent months, will be able to put over Guf fey and his slate and defeat Bonni- W'ell and his fellow candidates in both city and county. These were the predictions to-day of men who have made a study of tlie local political situation in the past week. There is not. however, any prospect of a very large vote. The fine weather and the efforts of the farmers to take full advantage of it will keep down the vote in the [Continued on Page 9.] In Kaiser's Pay, He Says of Bolsheviki l.nntlnn. May 20. A sensational letter from Boris sSavinkoff, the Rus sian Minister of War during the Ker ensky Administration, is published in the Norwegian newspapers. It is a strong denunciation of the Bolsheviki. accusing them of having received pay from Germany and of having recompensed their paymasters by working for the humiliation of and chaos of Russia. 11* DEAD IX TOItXADO flloouilieUl. Neb., May 2".—Twelve persons killed, mostly children, and twenty-five injured, some dangerously, is the toll of a tornado that swept this portion of Nebraska, .Saturday night. Must It be Brought to Our Door Before We Learn to' Sacrifice? , . - v, r j; n n rc ~44 !> K I SHAKING TVtF/J*. ' &Tl|l ■/" V' RAT laws- A**D -U\> A W ' I 7'MB/R LIVES ftp? \A \\ /' . # $ • SINGLE COP*, 3 CE.VTS H. D. BUCKWALTER KILLED BY HUNS ON BATTLE FRONT Captain of U. S. Engineers Meets Deatli While Serv ing His Country LEAVES FIANCEE HERE Served With Public Service Commission Before En tering Army Captain H. W. Buckwalter, for ; merly an engineer in the State ! Public Service Commission, has been ) killed in France, a cablegram re ! ceived last night advises. Captain ' Buckwalter was a native of Royers j ford, but was in the Public Service • Commission here, staying at the I home of Mrs. James L. Stewart. 1920 j Market street. He was well known here, having many friends. He went to the Officers Training ! Camp in Washington the latter part |of August and after a period of j training there, embarked for France, j where he was captain of a company in the Engineers' Corps. He was aged about 28. Captain Buckwalter was engaged to be married to Miss Carolyn Lind ley, it is said. Miss Lindley is an attache in the State Health Depart ment. and lives at 1115 Green street. Captain Buckwalter was a grand son of the owner of the Buckwalter [Continued on Paso 10.] Final Preparations For Primaries Are Completed Final preparations for the primary j election in the county and city were i made to-dayat the office of theCoun- Ity Commissioners. Ballots and sup | plies for each district, which had i i>een received last week, were sent out to all the boards. Eighty-six voters who could not inppear before registrars in the city I May 1 were listed by the County | Commissioners, of this number all j but two were Republicans. Elec tion boards have until noon Wednes day to file returns. The appoint ment of clerks to make the official tabulation will be made Thursday or j Friday and compilation will start at | nonr. i The court to-day named Christian ! K. Brenneman judge of elections for j the First precinct. Second ward, } Middletown, succeeding Joseph P. j Stehman, resigned. Mussulmans in Battle With Bolsheviki >loran, May 20. Mussulmans I and Bolshevik forces are engaged in | a deadly conflict with Baku, on the Caspian Sea. According to dispatches I to the Moscow newspapers 2,000 per j sons have been killed and 3.000 I wounded. Various parts of the town. I including entire streets and the Per- I slan bazar, are burning. • IIARRISBURQ, PA., MONDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1918. H. D. BUCKWALTER KILLED BY HUNS ■Hf* v - 11. • gflk JN jXb9H Captain Buckwalter was widely known in Harrisburg and went from his place with the Public Service Commission to the Army. His death on the field on honor, the third Har risburger has been called upon to suffer, was told in dispatches from the front to-day. LIGHT VOTE NOW FEAR OF STATE POLITICIANS Sproul Confident He Will Win Easily; O'Neil Says 100,000 Majority Candidates' Statements Sproul—"l will win by a ver: arge majority." ' O'N'cil —"My majority will run over 100,000." GulVej—"There is no doubt about my winning at all." Bonnlwell —"My campaign has been won." Several hundred thousand Penn sylvanians will go to the polls to morrow and nominate candidates for state offices. Congress and the Legislature. The registration and enrollment are impressive, but the fear of a light vote is genral in both Republican and Democratic parties. There are over a million and a quarter voters qualified to vote at the primary, it is believed, [Continued on Page 5.] PLANS COMPLETE FOR GREAT "DRY" PARADE TONIGHT Legislative Candidates Favor able to Prohibition Say They Will Win LINE TO MOVE AT 8.13 P. M Endorsement Given Men Who Will Work Against the Booze Interests "Dry" Parade Plans and Route Are Announced rri HE U.g temperance demon stration this evening in favor of the nomination of "dry' legis lative candidates, will form on Front street, and will move promptly at 6.15, over the fol lowing route: Out Market to Fourth, '"ourtli to Walnut, Wal nut to Third, Third to Vcrbekc, Vcrbeke to Second, Second to Market Square, where community singing and music by massed bands will conclude tlio demon stration. Alpng with plans for the big "dry" parade this evening, the Dauphin County Ratification Com mittee, which is interested solely in the nomination of men of all parties fo the Legislature pledged to vote for the Amendment, to-day yave out the following notice: "A vote .east for these men at tlie Primaries to-morrow will be the first step in the fight to make Pcnnyslvania 'white""; IST LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Citjf of Harrisburg REPUBLICAN Harry A. Slierk C. D. Triillinger DEMOCRAT V Ramsey Black G. Willis Hartman 2ND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Doupliin County (Outside of Harrisburg) REPUBLICAN' C. W. McCoy, of Stccltou W. R. Bottomlcy of Wiliiainstown DEMOCRATIC O W. McCoy, -Of Hfrrtfon W. K. Bottomlcy, ol Wlllinistown "These men arc safe, they arc pledged to support the Shop pard National Prohibition Amendment, and are endorsed by the Dauphin County Ratifi cation Committee." Say They Will Win Both Mr. Sherk and Dr. Trul linger told friends to-day tfiat they found sentiment strong for the "dry" amendment and both believe they will win out by substantial major [Continued on Page o.] Harrisburg Misses Honor of Having Ship Named For It by Coincidence Replying to a suggestion of the Telegraph that one of the new ships of Uncle Sam be named in honor of Harrisburg, Daniel H. Cox. man ager of the Division of Steel Ship Construction of the Emergency Fleet Corporation writes as follows: "You may be interested to learn that we already had under consid eration the naming of one of the Emergency Fleet vessels Harrisburg. but found that there are now two vessels registered in Lloyds operat ing under this name. You will no doubt appreciate the confusion liable to occur where more than two ships are operating under one name, and if such a ship were unfortunate enough to meet with disaster, the report of such would be liable to cause undue concern, where in real ity it would not be warranted. "Your suggestion has been re ferred to the committee which de cides upon such matters for consid eration." It will probably be news to many people of this city that already two vessels are operating under the name of Harrisburg. The plants of this city are having much to do with the fitting out of the new fleet in one way or another and this fact manifestly was in the minds of the Shipping Board which had already under consideration the naming of one of the vessels for Harrisburg. Civic Club Members Forget Business and Hear Wednesday Club With eleven months of huslness meetings and a roundlcss number of tasks completed, 200 members of the Harrisburg Civic Club relaxed them selves and this afte/noon attended the annual social meeting of the or ganization, held in the rooms of the organization at 3.30 o'clock. This event is held every year at the end of the twelve months' busi ness and is the only meeting of the year when business In not consid ered. Complete relaxation and ease is the order of the day. Preparations for the event were completed this morning by a large committee. Decorations of the build ing and rooms at noon to-day pre sented a gorgeous appearance. To entertain the members, an ex cellent program was prepared by the Wednesday Club, a program fully up to the standard of those rendered by this musical organization. During tlie progress of the afternoon tea was served to the members by a committee, with Mrs. Robert Irons as chairman. Mr. William Henderaon, recently elected president of the Civic Club for the fourth time, reported this morning the makeup of the commit ter.! for the ensuing year would be annouccd during the afternoon. BATTLE SPIRIT IS KNOCKED OUT OF BEST HUN CORPS j Crack Divisions Have Not Recovered From Fear ful Losses EXPECT TWO ATTACKS British, French and Ameri cans Ready For Any Eventuality By Associated Press From Ypres to Rheims the allied armies await confidently the resump tion by the Germans of the offensive thoy began two months ago. Good j weather prevails along the fronts in Flanders and Picardy but the enemy has yet-shown no disposition to take advantage of it. Lack of lighting spirit irf the crack ' divisions it is- reported is holding ! back a renewal of the heavy battles. Most of the first class units were battered severely in the fighting in the past two months and require more ! rest before they can again take up 1 active operations, although the losses j have been made up from reserve I stations. | ■ Allies Look For Feint Indications are that the Germans I may extend the fighting front further 1 south and east along the Aisne into | the Champagne. It is thought they [ may strike south of Loan in an effort | to gain the attention of General Foch j and his reserve army, while their | real effort is made further north in ian attempt to separate the British 1 and French armies. Meanwhile, British raiding activity ' grows livelier. In a successful opera tion between the Ano*re and Somme rivers, east of Amiens, Australian troops have occupied Ville-sur-Ancre and captured 360 prisoners. On the same front betwen the Somme and Arras, the British have carried out minor roads northwest of Albert and near Hamel. Artillery and aerial work continues at high pitch. In ad dition to dropping many tons of bombs on important railway sta tions, airdromes and billets, British aviators Saturday destroyed 21 Ger man machines and disabled two others. Rattle in Mountains There is increased local fighting on the Italian front, especially in the mountains in the western Trentino. Austro-Hungarian troops have at tempted attacks in the Mantello and Adamello region, but were driven back by the Italians. In the Giudi caria Valley, in the same zone, the Italians captured prisoners in break ing up an enemy outpost. It has been reported through neu tral countries, that the Austrians planned to resume their offensive with an attack against the Italian lines in the western Trentino with the intention of reaching Milan and Brescia and outflanking the Italian line along the Piave: Except for the storming of Casatassoon ridge north of Monte Grappa by the Italians, who captured prisoners, the activity on the front between Lake Garda and the Adriatic has been confined to artillery bombardments. Anti-Hun Demonstration Four German airplanes were brought down during an enemy raid on London and the southeast coast of England, Sunday night. This Is the largest number yet to fall before the British defense. The raid was on a large scale and a large number of bombs are reported to have been dropped. It was the first enemy air plane raid on England since April 12, and the first on London since March 7, 'when 11 were killed and 46 Injured in the British capital. Anti-German demonstrations in Prague by Czechs and Jugoslavs have resulted in a state of siege being pro claimed in the Bohemian capital. The garrison has been reinforced and the Jugoslavs ordered out of the city. French Scouts Find Pennsylvanian Hurt by Ballet of Enemy By Associated Press Paris, Saturday, May 18. Captain Charles J. Blddle. of Andalusia, Pa., chief of a patrol of the Lafayette squadron, who recently was reported lost after a tight with the Germans, was Pound to-day by French scouts in No Man's I-and with a bullet through his leg. His machine was wrecked. He was brought to the rear for treatment in a hospital. Romanoff, Former Rass Raler, Chooses Place of Exile Among Swiss By Ars.iciated Press Oenevn, Switzerland, Sunday, May 19.; —Nicholas Romanoff, former Em peror of Russia, and his family, ac cording to reports printed in Vienna newspapers, has been given his choice of exile in Rumania or in Switzerland and has decided to go to Switzerland. He must refrain from making efforts to return to the Rus sian throne. Motorcyclist Severely Hurt I in Crash With Auto Truck Walter Rupp. of Mcchanlcsburg, is in the hospital suffering possible In ternal injuries and severe lacerations and bruises as the result of a crush between the motorcycle he was riding and a delivery truck belonging to the local branch of the Kleichman Yeast Company. The hosptal ambulance was sum moned and took the Injured man to the hospital. At the office of the Flelchman Yeast Company it was de- I'lured no report of the accident was made. And they would not divulge the name of the driver. BOHEMIANS CHEER FOR WILSON AND ALLIED LEADERS London, May 20.—A state of siege has bccij proclaimed at Prague, the Bohemian capital, by the police, and the military garrison has been reinforced. These counter itieasurcs. accord ing to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Zurich, followed demonstrations of an anti-Ger man character in which Caechs and Jugoslavs paraded through the streets shouting, "Long live Wilson, Clemenceau and Lloyd George." At a performance in the Bohe mian National Theater speeches violently attaching Germany were delivered. The theater was then closed and rioting occurred in the streets outside. Submarine U-39 Limps Into Cartagena Port; ' Torpedoed Lusitania By Associated Press Madrid, Sunday, May 19.—The German U-39, says an official dis patch from Cartagena, entered that port last night in a damaged condi tion. The U-39, according to German advices, is the submarine that tor pedoed the Lusitania off Kinsale on May 7, 1915. A dispatcli from Munich, Bavaria, received in Switz erland on May 8, said that it was the U-39 that sank the British liner. On March 11,.1916, it was reported in Washington that it was the U-39 which attacked the American tanker Petrolite off the coast of Egypt in December, 1915. it is possible that the old U-39 may be out of service by this time and that her number has been taken by a new boat. I 'fy % STATE STREET BRIDGE OPEN Hr 1 -h ,£ rg—The Public Service Commission issued XLI mf an er to-day declaring the State street bridge, which *j* : | - jk has been undergoing repairs, again open for traffic of al <-* 4> i T kinds, including street cars. T JR NEW TROLLEY CARS "HERE <4 ] o —Four large cars recently ordered by tht *}* Harrisburg, Railways Company from the Brill Company, * i g Philadelphia, reached Harrisburg to-day and were being JJJ X unleaded this afternoon- *f X U. S. STEEL TO GIVE RED CROSS $£,000,000 I| New Yrk—The U". S. Steel Corporation will con- jr|j § tribute $2,000,000 to the Red Cross fund, it was anouncec* $> JL by E. H. Gary, chairman of the board of directors to-day. Tt O <: c> edited York 1' * li strict , m x FRENCH FLYER WINS PROMOTION • 4 Li-at:, j onck, of the French aviation 1 ; X X gervice, who recently shot down six German airplanes in XJ "M one day, hps been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant 4" ?• T ONE AMERICAN KILLED; 4 MEXICANS FALL Sergeant Ulrich, of Kawkawlin I \ 7. X Mich., was killed by. a shot from across the Mexican Urn x < * f near Ilidalgo to-day. Four Mexicans were killed. £* " T f AMERICAN CARGO STEAMER SINKS 4 Washington—The American cargo steamer J. G. Mc ♦* -y a ine or torpedo ;n for gr. T T ' 'he Navy Dsr art ™ent to-day was advised. X T Hw mm T PRESIDENT SIGNS OVERMAN BILL J -4* Pr< ;• lit Wilson to- .ay signed the | <■3* *- X Ovi; ;r.i;v ill, jiving the President broad powers to t T | 4* ordi. , . fJ irmnent departments. * j $ BOIIfvMIA DENOUNCES GERMANY j jT London —A state of si?ge has been proclaimed srt ' 4 Pra h' iiohemian capital, by the police, and th mi: yft . n ;on has been reinforced- At a performance j | in \ i.eiu. m national theater spec&es violently at • '(p| Jjn tacking Get iiany were made. | f • 6 *w £ 2 MARRIAGE l.fwln A. Ki-hrilis nnil Kntlr 1.. Hnrlmnn. I..<krn> tnn naklp. * HOME EDITION EVERYTHING NOW READY FOR HUGE RED CROSS DRIVE TO AID FIGHTERS Harrisburg Determined tc Show That Its Patriotism Is Something More Than Cheering For Men to Win WORKERS TO MAKE PLANS THIS EVENING Three Whirlwind Days Ex pected to Bring City Well Over $150,000 Quota; 25 Per Cent. Stays Here Harrisburg this week 'again tells the world that it is more than vo cally patriotic. It not only singß "Keep the Home Fires Burning,", and talks about its duty to the boys in far-off France, but it conies through with money— and in this war money is the word with the bark on. "We'll win the war—if the civil ians hold out," said one British Tommy to another, and in Harris burg and the balance of the district covered by Harrisburg Chanter ol the Red Cross the civilians are go ing to hold out till the war's won. And while the district's endurance is good, it will not "hold out" in an other sense, and the question in Harrisburg isn't "what will 1 give?" but "how much have I?" With 9,280 women and children appearing Saturday in a visualized prayer for victory Harrisburg's pa triotism is on straight, and the Bed Cross campaign is to be a success. It Begins To-morrow * Harrisburg's campaign for not less than $150,000 and perhaps $200,- 000 begins to-morrow. It will con tinue for three whirlwind days. Final [Continued on l'age ll.]
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers