Germap.y r ■ %ove in Drive For p 'loby. -in Near
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M
®K JStar-Independent 8* J~ i¥ ,d
LXXXVII— No. 121 14 PAGES
HUNS LAUNCH
A TTA CK A GAINS T ALLIES
BIG GUNS
OPEN FIRE
ON PARIS
• • •
Powerful Thrust Is Made on Long Line For Important
Channel Points and Paris; Fighting Expected to Grow
in Intensity and Widen as to Area; Americans Prob
ably Taking Pert in Stupendous Conflict
By Associated Press
Paris, May 27.—After a long interval, the Germans
again began to bombard Paris with long-range guns at
6.30 o'clock this morning.
London, May 27.—Strong German attacks developed early this
morning against the British and French positions between Rheims
and Soissons, the war office announced.
The attacks were preceded by a heavy bombardment.
The Germans also attacked this morning in Flanders, between
Locre and Voormezeele, on the northern side of the salient.
The text of the.statement reads: .
"Strong hostile attacks, preceded by a bombardment of great
intensity, developed early this morning on a wide front against
the British and French troops on the line between Rheims and
Soissons and against French troops'between Locre and Voor
mezeele.
"There was considerable hostile artillery activity yesterday
and last night on the British front."
Paris, May 27.—Over the front between the forest of Pinon
and Rheims the Germans launched an attack this morning the war
announced. The French and British troops are resisting
with their habitual valiance.
The statement follows:
"In the latter part of the night the Germans opened a very
violent bombardment all along the front between the forest of
Pinon and Rheims. This morning an enemy attack is in progress
along a very extended front between these two points.
"France-British troops are resisting the German thrust with
their habitual valiance. The battle is continuing.
"In the Champagne, on the right bank of the Meuse (Verdun
front), in Apremont forest, and in the Woevre there was active
artillery fighting. During the night the Germans delivered several
local attacks in the Apremont forest, but were repulsed after
spirited fighting -which the Germans sustained losses. Two other
efforts, in the region of Limey, northeast of Badonviller also were
repulsed. The French took prisoners."
With the British Army in France, May 27.—The latest reports
show that tlie Germans, have made small progress in places. .The
attack of the Germans in the sector northwest of Kemmel ap
peared to be directed against the ground captured by the French
on May 20. <
Germany has resumed her drive
for a decision on the western front
af'er a lapse of nearly four weeks,
striking in the south between Rheims
and Soissons, and in Flanders on the
northerly side of the Lys salient.
While it is to early for the true
German intention to be disclosed,
the effort apparently is simultane
ously to push through to the channel
ports in the north, thus breaking up
the British front, and to strike for
Paris in the south in an effort aimed
mainly at the French.
Open Long Attat'k
The main field of the German at
tack begun last March and halted
after the disastrous enemy reverse
in Flanders late in April—the
Somme region in the direction of
Amiens—has been neglected by the
German command in this new thrust.
The possibility exists, however, that
the fighting wil! be extended to this
area as the battle develops.
The southernljf blow which covers
Extra clerks have been
put at W. S. S. windows
in our post office today.
&3T Did You Buy
Thrift Stamps today?
THE WEATHER
| For HirrUbarg and vicinity t
cloudy to-nlarht and Tuesday t
not muck chance la tempera
ture.
For Eastern Pennsylvania ■ Partly
cloudy to-night and Tuesday,
probably ahowerp Tuesday In
north portloni warmer to-night
In southeast portloni gentle
south winds.
River
The main river will rise alowly,
except the lower portion will
remain nearly stationary to
night. The lower portion or the
West Branch will rise somewhat
to-night and fall Tuesday. *The
N'oi th Branch will rise, except
the upper portion will begin to
fall 'o-nlght or Tuesday. All
other streams of the system
will probably fall. A stage of
ahout six feet Is Indicated for
Harrlpburg Tuesday morning.
I
a front of some forty miles and ap
parently is by far the more impor
tant of the two, has come at a point
wnich had not been considered the
most probable tiled for a renewal of
the German attempt. The fact that
both British and French troops are
found holding this fron>, however,
gives indication that General Foch,
the allied commander-in-chief, has
hardly been caught napping and has
large 'oxces massed there
Aimed at Important Points
It was, indeed, on this front, be
tween the tip of the Montdidler sa
lient and Rheims, that the enemy
flank was most dangerously exposed
a'id where he must have felt himself
invo'nerable to a counter blow. If
his a'tack here is neither a demon
stration in force, to cover the main
effort elsewhere nor a veritable drive
at Paris, the possibility remains that
it was launched with the intention of
driving the allies from their Advan
tageous positions along the Olse and
the Ailette and thus forestalling a
flanking counter-effort by Foch's
gieat reserve army.
The stroke in Flanders, while of
far less magnitude, covering a front
of less than ten miles, is nevertheless
aimed at the points which the Ger
mans must take before they can
hope to carry their April advance
further toward the coast.
Allies Well Prepared
Behind the Locre-Voormezeele
area lie the hills which constitute
the backbone of the Franco-British
position, only the outlying peak of
which the Germans captured when
they took Mont Kemmel last
month. Mont Rouge, Mont Des
Cats and other eminences are yet
barring the way to the Germans.
The allied positions along both
fronts under attack are notably
strong. In general, the allies seem
well prepared for the thrust, and
while they appear likely to. be forced
to give grounds at points, the opin
ion of their h'gh command has been
reflected as confident in the ability
of the allied fo<ves to prevent the
Germans from gaining anything de
cisive.
By their attack of to-day the Ger
mans have extended the active bat
[Continued on Page 12.]
PASSES AERIAf, EXAMS
Charles L. Bailey. 111, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles L. Bailey, 2103 North
Third street, who served several
months with the French Ambulance
Corps, and who took his final exami
nations for the aero service a short
time ago. has betn ordered to report
at Dallas, Tex., as a member of the
> Military Aeronautic Corps on June 1.
PA. MISSIONARY
SHOT DURING RIOT
AT LILING, CHINA
Son Born to Dr. and Mrs,
Niebel While Chinese Wreck
Hospital at Liling Station
Bishop H. B. Hartzler, chairman
chairman of the United Evangelical
Board of Missions, to-day received a
cablegram from Dr. C. Newton Dubs,
superintendent of the China missions
of the denomination telling of the
looting of the United Evangelical
Hospital at Liling, Huan province,
and the serious wounding of the
P.ev. A. E. Lehman, a Pennsylvania
missionary stationed at that point.
Mr. Lehman, the cablegram added,
is recovering.
The cablegram, which is very
brief, announces the birth of a son
to Dr. and Mrs. B. E. Niebel, also
missionaries at the Liling station,
where Dr. Niebel is in charge of the
hospital, while the rioting was at its
very height. The Niebels escaped
uninjured. Dr. Niebel Is the soi? of
the Rev. B. H. Niebel, .of JPenb.ook,
a suburb of Harrisburg, and Is well
known throughout the United
States.
Dr. Dubs' message says that while
the missionaries with the exception
of Lehman got away with wnole
skins thev lost everything and the
hospital, a new and modern struc
ture, was wrecked. The Changsha
and Siangtan stations in the same
province were not damaged. The
d'strict, however, is much disturbed,
and the Rev. and Mrs. Thomas
Knecht, of Myerst.own, Pa., are re
ported on their way home.
The news reocived to-day is the
first indication of the looting of the
city of Liling. which has been a
storm center for the warring forces
of'the No:th and South of China for
more than a year. Dr. Dubs' tele
gram indicates that the wholq city
was at 'he mercy of the rioting sol
diers.* Aside from those mentioned
the other missionaries stationed
tnere a.e Miss Cora F. Hobein, P>-of.
and Mrs. S. M. Short and Miss
Martha K. Wolf. The Rev. and Mrs.
■William Bhambaugh are home on a
vacaVon, visiting at present in Car
lisle. Bishop and Mrs. H. B. Harts
ler, of this city, recently furnished
completely a room in the hospital
which was looted. lir addition to
the hospital there is at Lillng a
boy's school, a girls' school, a wom
an's scHool and n day school, all of
which. It is understood from the
cablegram, were robbed.
HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1918.
On to the Fray
BIG RECRUITING
DRIVE IN CITY
TO BE CUT SHORT
Youths of 21 Have Until May
30 to Enlist; Dr. Brady
to Speak
Harrisburg's big two weeks' re
cruiting drive is off. *The meetings
scheduled for to-night and to-mor
row nigl}t will be held but all others
have been canceled. This announce
ment comes as a result of the War
Department order that no efforts
shall be made to stimulate enlist
ments of youths who will be obliged
to register on June 5.
The order issued yesterday of the
Adjutant General will have such ef
fect on the local recruiting station
that only those youths, obliged to
register on June 5, who have been
accepted up until the evening of
[Continued on Page a.]
Arrival of Police Sent Him
Hurrying to His "Work"
"There the cork is out now. I
must go to work." Thus, with wa
teiing mouth, spoke a well-known
polici character this morning as out
of the corner of his eye he saw ap
proaching the police patrol to assist
Thomas GifTord, Intoxicated, to the
police station.
Gifford, by the way, who has been
boarding at 128 South Second street,
was night when
he was refused admittance to his
ooardinghouse. This morning he re
turned in the same condition and was
again denied admission. So he lay
down on the front porch with his
blessed pint. In the meantime po
lice headquarters were notified.
During the interval Gifford became
thirsty, for a swallow from the flask
end withdrew it from his pocket. He
struggled and struggled with the
cork, but it would not come out. Just
then the police character came along
i\nd his mouth watered, so he volun
teeted his assistance. But just as he
got the cork out and Just as he was
ready to reap much-coveted re
wsrd, the police patrol hove in sight.
And so he went on his way to
"work."
"This is the first time," policemen
said, "that the character ever
'worked.' "
V. S. FLIERS WIN 3 TO 1
IN CASUALTIES INFLICTED
London, May 27.—Reuter's corres
pondent at the front telegraphs:
"The American airmen during the
last live days have caused three
time* as many casualties as they
themselves haive suffered."
7 '
MEMORIAL DAY
PARADE PLANS
ARE MADE READY
Peculiar Significance Is Given
This Year to Day For
Nation's Soldiers
Plans are being perfected for
Harrisburg's annual Memorial Day
parade and pageant which the com
mittee in charge promises will be the
finest and best staged in the Capital
City in many years. Hundreds of
people will be. in line, representing
various military and other organiza
tions of the city, and bands will fur
n'sh. patriotic music. The holiday
will have a peculiar significance this
year because of the hundreds of
Harrisburg boys who are following
in the footsteps of the veteran Grand'
Army men on foreign battlefields.
Organizations taking part in the
parade will meet'in North Front
street at 1.30 o'clock. The parade
will form in North Front street, the
right resting in Market street. The
procession will move promptly nt 2
o'clock, covering the following
route.:
Down Market street to Fourth
street: over the Mulberry street
bridge to Thirteenth street and halt.
The first division will step to the
right, face front and present arms,
while the second division passes. The
first division will proceed to Mt.
Calvary Cemetery for services. The
second division will march out Thir
teenth street to state, halt and
salute while Post No. 520 passes and
proceeds to the Lincoln Cemetery.
The remainder of the division will
proceed to the Harrisburg Cemetery
to the speaker's platform for serv
ices and will then march to the sol
diers' plot for further orders.
Tentative Lineup
The tentative lineup of the parade
as announced this morning, is:
First Division—Platoon of city po
lice, Chief Marshal John A. Randall
Post No. 116, G. A. "R., Assistant
Chief Marshal E. B HofTman, Post
No. 58. Q. A. R., Chief of Staff Wil
liam D. Rhoads, Highsjire Band
Pennsylvania Reserve Militia, City
Grays' Veterans Association, Span
ish-American War Veterans Associa
tion. Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Second Division—Sons of Veterans
Drum C#rps, Sons of Veterans, Com
monwealth Band, Post No. 68, O A
R.; Post No. 116. G. A. R.; Perse
verance Band: Pout No. 520, G. A.
R.; conveyances with
chairman and members of various G
A. R., posts, ■— ~ N. -
WHILE HUN GUNS
ROAR PRESIDENT
HOLDS CONGRESS
"Politics Is Adjourned," Pres
ident Declares; Asks Legis
lators to Eliminate
WAR PROFITS TO PAY
Increases in Taxation Should
Be on Incomes and Luxur
ies, Too, He Asserts
By Associated Press
Washington, May 2 7.—Just as the
German cannon were thundering
their herald of the renewed offensive
on the western battlefront. President
Wilson to-day appeared unexpected
ly before Congress and demanded
that, laying political considerations
and all others aside, it remain in
session until It has enacted new war
tax laws to finance the growing cost
of the war and prepare the country
for the burden it must bear.
"At the conclusion of his prepared
address the President pausing, laid
his hand over his manuscript and
added another precedent-breaker to
the lons list he has established in
his dealings with Congress. He ad
dressed the assemblage extemporan
eously, speaking earnestly and force
fully, while his auditors sat in a rapt
and surprised silence.
Drive Spurs Wilson
"May 1 add this word, gentleman,"
he said. "Just as I was leaving the
White House I was told that the ex
pected drive on the west front had
apparently been begun. You ap
parently realize how that solemnized
my feeeling as I came to you and
how it seemed to strengthen the
purpose which I have tried to ex
press in these lines.
"I have admired the work of this
session. The way in which the two
houses of Congress have co-operated
with the Executive has been gener
ous and admirable and it is not in
any spirit of suggesting duty neglect,
ed, but only to remind you of the
common cause and the common ob
ligations that I have ventured to
come to you to-day."
Unfair to Wait Till li
It would be manifestly unfair, the
President said, to wait until 1919
before determining what the new
taxes would be. The President's ad
dress was comparatively brief, tak
ing less than fifteen minutes for de
livery.
In specific terms the President
gave a distinct warning against
lobbying in connection with the new
bill.
There is indisputable evidence of
profiteering at present, the President
said, and he declared it must be
reached by the new legislation.
"Profiteering that cannot be got
at by restraints of conscience," said
the President, "can be got at by
taxation."
Urges Fearlessness on Coiyrreas
There need be no hesitancy in tax
ing the country, the President told
Congress, if it were taxed justly. He
appealed to Congress to approach
the great task without selfishness or
fear of political consequences.
"An Intense and pitiless light beats
upon every man and every action in
to the tragic plot of war that is now
upon the stage," said the President.
The President concluded with on
appeal to Congress to do its work
ungrudgingly and said he could not
guarantee a proper administration
of the Treasury unless the question
were settled at once.
When he had concluded his ad
dress the President unexptectedly
made a brief extemporaneous state
ment, in which he faid that Just as
he was leaving the White House for
the Capitol he had heard that the
new German drive apparently had
just begun and that it added to tho
solemnity of his conception of the
country's duty.
The President's Address
The President's address follows:
"Gentlemen of the Congress:
"It is with unaffected reluctance
that I come to ask you to prolong
your session long enough to provide
more adeouate resources for the
treasury for the conduct of the war.
I have reason to appreciate as fully
as you do how arduous the session
has been. Your labors have been
severe and protracted. "You have
passed a long series of measures
which rea.uired the debate of many
doubtful questions of Judgment and
many exceedingly difficult questions
of principle as well as of practice.
The summer is upon us in which la
bor and counsel are twice arduous
and ere constantly apt to be Impair
ed by lassitude and fatigue.
"The elections are at hand and we
ought as soon as possible go and ren
der an intimate account of our trus
teeship to the people who delegated
on Page 14,]
Mrs. Sullivan Contributes
$5 to the Red Cross
A contribution o' $5 was received
this morning for the Second Red
Cross War Fund by the Harrlsburg
Chapter. American Red Cross, from
Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan, 526 North
street. Mrs. Sullivan Is the mother
of Sylvester Sullivan, one of the Har
risburg boys who gav e his life for
his country in France.
Contributions continue to pour in
through each mall to the War Fund.
Headquarters received a large num
ber of remittances this morning, the
amounts ranging from $1 to )75.
NATION OVERSUBSCRiBES
SECOND BED CBOSB FUND
Washington, May 27. With the
American Red Cross second SIOO,-
000,000 /war mercy fund already
oversubscribed by 112,097,304, offi
cials last night were setting no limit
to the outpouring of dollars on,the
closing day of tho week's drive to
morrow. That the dally average of
something more than 118,000,000
would be far exceeded they had no!
doubt. J
ONLY EVKNING ASSOCIATED PHU9S
XBWSPAPKH IN UAURISBIIRO
FREIGHT RATES
RAISED 25 PER
CENT.; 3CT. FARE
Commuters Must Pay Ten Per
Cent. Increase After June
10; Special Rates Go
WILL MEAN BIG REVENUE
New Schedules Go Into Effect
Next Month, McAdoo
Orders
Wnhlnir<on, May 27.—T0 meet
wage increases Just announced and
higher costs of coal and other sup
plies this year, Director-General Mc-
Adoo to-day ordered railroad freight
rates in the United States raised
twenty-five per cent, and passenger
fares increased to three cents a mile
from the present basis of about two
and a half cents.
It is estimated that the program
will bring beteen $800,000,000 and
J900.000.00U more revenues to the rail
roads within the nexf year. It rep
resents by far the biggest rate in
crease in the history of railroads.
The new freight charges, which
cover both class commodity
rates, become effective June 25 and
the passenger increase will go into
effect June 10.
Issued under authority granted by
the railroad act to President Wilson,
acting through the Director-General,
[ConUnucd on Page 11.]
EI.MA SANDERS HURT
When little Elma Sanders was rid
ing her bicycle near Green and Pef
fer streets yesterday morning, a
large touring car rounded the cor
ner and the child was pinned be
tween the curb and the car. She
sustained a fracture of the left
wrist and was taken to the office of
Dr. Harvey Smith, where her wrist
was dressed. The child is the daugh
ter of Zoologist James G. San
ders, 232 Maclay street. The auto
mobile party did not stop.
*<H iliTiti Aift m A nf^aa^anr>Ta *&*
v#fcyryr S
f WAYNESBORO STRIKE ENDS *t
T T
§ Waynesboro—After a parade of 4,000 striking cm-
X plq -raf industries of Waynesboro ibis mprning T
•ti meeting was held at the Arcade Theater and the labor
A f>
i strike came to an end. The men are to resume work irt
T the morning and all 'are to be taken back. The wage jj*_
4 stion will be adjusted later#
f ALABAMA AVIATOR MISSING 4*
T* , vi
4 Paris—Liet. Paul F. Baer, of Mobile, Alabama, an 4
T ■te a.s mi-sing since May .'2. It U hoped ? 1
4 ilive.jks he may have been taken prisoner. |
J SOLDIERS AND SAILORS EXEMPT T
/ashington—Soldiers and sailors are exempted • fror 4^3
* .
3-cent per mile railroad rate when traveling on fur- jIII
4 '
" " lough and at their own expense. There are other exemp- 3* 3
, tions affecting G. A. R. men in traveling to encampments. JS
| MUST NOT DELAY, SAYS WILSOh
'* Washington --Pre*! lent Wilson advised Senato.' *4r> •$
e $
e could not postpone war tax legislation and
- Id have to ask Congress to proceed immediately. 9H
* • "BIG BERTHA" SPEAKS TO PARIS AGAIN .
*? 4
4 Paris—The resumption of the bombardment of Par. AS3
Tl was an unwelcome surprise to the Parisians, who had i.uv T ; 'l
f* heard the sound of exploding shells from the German
Bertha" since May 1. There was no mistaking the ?' J
Tj peculiar "ping" with which the shells burst, however <3
and it immediately was recognized that the'long-range fit i, j
£ again. _ XI
T WOOD TO GO TO SAN FRANCISCO " 4 *
* • Washington—Major General Leonard Wood will not* ,3H
\ * accompany his division at Camp Funston, Kansas, when T
* * inally moves overseas, but it was understood to-day A"1
t 4'° to command of the Department of the West, with •T.|i
* 0 it San Francisco. # *£
1 I CLEMENCEAU WITH FOCH ' J
* * Paris—Premier Clemenceau visted the front Sunday *jf>j
'* t
and conferred with General Foch, returning to Paris in
I the evening. ' lj|
: • j
i t
T . MARRIAGE LICENSES 'J
X WTM R. Hen, rhllidtlfMa, aad Myrtle A. Hoffman, WIN ,
T llaißM*wai Raymond 1.. Ruaaman, Harrlabarii. and Helen Orr, y
<4 ChamberabnrKi John C. Rodea, Jr., and KlUnbeth B. Foater, Har- af
rlabws.
HOME EDITION
SCHMIDT BAKING
PLANTS CLOSED
FOR FOUR WEEKS
Food Administrator Charges
Violation of "the National
Wheat Saving Order
CONTROLLED BIG SUPPLY
Much of Bread Sold in City
Was Baked by Schmidt-
Controlled Shops
Three baking plants controlled
by the Acme Baking Company
and the Capital City Baking
Company, in which Bernard
Schmidt has the controlling in
terest, supplying thousands of loaves
of bread daily to Harrisburg and
surrounding toVns, will be closed
for a period of twenty-eight days,
commencing Thursday, for infraction
of food laws, according to announce*
ments issued this morning by local
food administration authorities.
These are the first Harrisburg or
Dauphin county bakeries to be closed
for infraction of food laws. Several
stores, however, have been closed.
Too little substitutes were placed
in the bread and pastry baked dur
ing April according to administra
tion statements this morning. Offi-*
cials of the 'two concerns appeared
this morning before the authorities
for the Imposition of the sentence
and at that time acknowledged that
they had failed to observe the re
requirements. The period durinx
which these bakeries will be closed
[Continued on Page 12.]
PRESIDENT OK KEICHSTAG
IS DEAD AT THE AGE OF "6
Berlin, May 25. (Delayed).—Dr.
Johannes Kaempf. president of the
reichstag, died to-day.
Doctor Kaempf had been president
of the Reichstag since 1912. He be
longed to the Progressive Peoplu'?
party. He was 70 years old.