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LXXXVII— No. 121
i"KAMERAD"GETS
RIFLE BLAST IN
REPLYTO CALLS
Huns Attack American Ad
vanced Guards in Picardy;
Are Repulsed With Loss
STORM WITH DEADLY GAS
Raiders Rlow Up Yankee
Wires and Try For
Trenches
By Associated Press
With tile American Army In
France, Monday, May 27.—Ger
man raiding troopa attacked the
Americana In the I.unevllle Hec
tor thl* morning. In sharp
fighting the raiders lost Ave men
killed. The American* suffered
Nome casualties. The Gerninn In
fantrymen were sent forward
after the American positions hnd
been deluged with launched
by the line of projector*. The
body of one German was brought
into the American trenches.
•
Washington, May 28. Another;
section of General Pershing's eom-i
munique of yesterday, made publicj
to-day by the War Department, saidj
that an enemy bombardment and a|
Bas attack on American advance;
positions in Picardy before daylight
were repulsed by counterattacks. Two:
places in the American lines werei
penetrated. An attempted raid ac-|
companied by artillery fire in the|
Wnevre also was repulsed. There j
were gas attacks in Lorraine yester- •
day.
The text of the communique fol-i
lows:
Pierce Yankee Lines
"Section B ln Picardy before!
daylight this morning the enemy af-j
ter a violent bombardment with
high explosives and gas, attacked j
our advance positions in three de-j
tachments. In two places he pene-j
t rated small portions of our front i
lines. Shortly afterward our troops!
counterattacked, expelled the Ger-'
mans at all points and occupied part
of the German tienches. Heavy!
losses were inflicted on the enemy i
and some prisoners were taken. Ourl
casualties are light. In one case an I
American was taken prisoner but|
was rescued by counterattacks and)
all of his captors were killed. Ouri
troops displayed a fine offensive)
spirit at all times and have achiev-j
ed a notable success.
"During the early hours of the
morning in the Woevre a hostile
force, supported by violent artillery
tire, attempted a raid upon our lines.
This force, which was composed of
three officers and about one hundred
men, well equipped with light ma
chine guns, t>lew up our wires and
attempted to capture portions of
our trenches. They were complete
ly repulsed by our infantry and our
artillery, leaving one officer and tour
men dead in our trenches and one
wounded prisoner in our hands.
Ten Stretchers Seen
Fifteen- or twenty dead were ob
served near our wire and ten stretch
ers were seen being carried from this
point. Here also our losses appear
to have been relatively slight.
"Yesterday in Lorraine the enemy
■was unusually active in bombarding
our trenches with gas and in patrol
ling. On one occasion a patrolling
party approached our lines with cries
of 'kanierad.' Our troops replied
with rifle fire. One of the hostile
detachments was killed and his body
secured."
Americans in Brilliant
Counterattack Hurl Huns
Back to Second Line
By Associated Press
AmAlcan Headquarters oil the
French Front, Monday, May 27. —In
the simultaneous attack of three
German raiding parties against tiie
American positions in Picardy to
day, the enemy penetrated the
American first lino to a depth of two
hundred yards.
A brilliant counterattack threw
the Germans out end the Americans
kept on until they had entered the
enemy first line, where they remain
ed until ordered back.
The Germans euffered heavily in
the fighting which was of a hand-to
hand nature at times Several prison
ers were taken by the Americans.
After a lull of several days, Ibe
artillery bombardment in Picardy
has become more intense on both
sides. The Germans are throwing
many gas shells into the American
lines. The American gunners, how
ever, are returning the enemy tire
two-fold.
DIES AFTER LUNCHEON
Just after eating a hearty lunch
eon at noon to-day, William M.
r"rull. 263 Cumberland street, died.
Mr. Crull was a veteran of the Civil
War and was well known in the Up
town district.
THE WEATHER
For Hnrrlshurg and vlclnltyi
Partly cloudy to-night and Wed
nesday] not no sultry.
For Kustern Pennsylvaniai Part
ly cloudy to-night and Wednes
day, cooler to-night In north
portion) icen tie to moderate
north wind*.
River
The main river will ride slowly.
The North Branch will continue
to rUe except the upper portion,
which will begin to fall to
nlnht. All other atreamn of the
■yntem will fall slowly or re
main nearly Htatlonary. A Mage
of about 0.8 fret Iff Indicated for
Harri*l>urff Wednesday morn
ing.
Sun: Hlxe*. 3)20 a. m.| nefm, Bil7
P. m.
Moon i Hlses, 10:53 p. m.
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Boys Deliver
Release M
Youngsters With Express Wagons Reap Harvest While
Aiding Householders and Workmen Who
Formerly Did Work
"We're doing men's work," said
two boys in the Allison Hill district
to-day after canvassing a district of
several city blocks.
The youngsters live near one of
the community serving ice stations
just erected by one of the large re
tailers and are making plans to de
liver ice to regular customers. This
plan reduces the number of deliver
ies for the company and releases
men formerly engaged in the work
for something else. Thus severel lads
may release one man for war serv
ice.
The idea advanced by the young
MORE COAL IS
NEED FOR THE
COMING WINTER
Fuel Administrator Declares
Anthracite Needs of City
Are Heavy
Harrisburg will need more anthra
cite coal during the winter of 1918-
19 than she consumed during the
past winter, according to figures is
sued this morning by Ross A. Hickok,
fuel administrator of Dauphin coun
ty. The minimum requirement of an
thracite coal for Harrisburg during
next winter will be 160,920 tons ac
cording to Mr. Hickok's figures while
from April 1, 1917, to April 1, 1918,
but 129,468 tons were consumed.
These figures are the minimum
requirement to satisfy Harrisburg's
need for the winter, Mr. Hickok said.
"If wp get that amount of coal, we
will be able to get through nicely."
He added, "and if we don't, we will
not." And so unless Harrisburg re
ceives this amount of coal, more
"fuelless" days may be anticipated
for the winter. Federal authorities
have not given any intimation of the
amount of anthracite that will be
meted out to Harrisburg.
Figures quoted this morning by
Mr. Hickok do not include bitumin
ous coal. This coal is used entirely by
manufacturers of Harrisburg and is
shipped directly to them from the
mines. As yet Harrisburg has had
no difficulty in securing a sufficient
supply of bituminous coal.
The growth of the city population
together with an increased demand
for anthracite by steel companies and
other companies producing war sup
plies accounts for the increased
need for coal in Harrisburg during
the coming winter.
During April a total of 10,638 tons
were received in Harrisburg and de
livered to consumers, all of it going
to householders and bakeries. Fig
ures have not yet been compiled of
the amounts received during May to
date.
All Our Fault, as Usual
' s
I v CAN'T HELP IT IF
YOU"
RIGHT WHERE
SINGI.B COPY,
•I CENTS
| sters in their canvass of home is
! this: They will bring each day after
school a piece of ice the size the
householder wants. The delivery is
to be made by means of the express
wagon that has done familiar duty
for years for the housewife returning
home from market. A weekly charge
is to be made for the work.
One of the boys had worked out a
scale of prices so that the house
holder still will be able to benefit by
the cheaper prices charged at the
small stations and still let a good
margin of profit for the "war work
er."
DR. BRADY ASKS
CHAMBER TO ACT
TO SAVE WOOD
Says Distinguished Soldier Is
Punished Far in Excess of
His Indiscretions
Dr. Cyrus Townnenil Ilrndy, fa
mouN iik soldier, sailor, adventur
er, milhor and priest, who spoke
nt noon before the Chnmlier of
Commerce, will jilve n patriotic
address this evening In the
Chestnut Street Auditorium. No
tickets are required for admis
sion to the patriotic rally.
There will he a walk-around
prior to the lecture, which will
hegin at S o'clock. •
"If I had the voice of the Harris
burg Chamber of Commerce I would
make it heard in Washington in pro
test against the order transferring
General Leonard Wood from the
command of the division he has
brought to a high state of efficiency
[ConUnued oil Pace 14.]
Many Buyers, but Few
Sellers at Curb Market
Two wagons were present at the
opening of the Kelker street curb
market this morning. Three per
mits were issued by George B Neb
inger, city sealer. "The fact that
about 300 people wanted to buy, is
significant evidence of the resident's
wanting this market," Mr. Nebingcr
said. He predicted that a number
of wagons would be present on fu
ture days. The market will be held
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
of each week from 4 until 10 in the
morning, although no sales may be
made before 5 o'clock.
The two vendors present sold
flowers and vegetables and they were
kept busy supplying customer's
wants.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1918.
MAYOR AND CITY
ENGINEER DO NOT
AGREE ON BRIDGE
Mulberry Street Viaduct Re
port Is Not Satisfactory to
Hill People, Says Former
CONSIDER HEAVY COSTS
Building of Protecting Curb
Too Expensive, Experts
Rcfore Council
Although he did not oppose a mo
tion to accept and file the report of
J. E. Greiner, Baltimore, the en
gineer who made a study of condi
tions on the Mulberry street bridge,
Mayor Daniel L. Keister declared in
Council to-day he believed the resi
dents of Allison Hill would not be
satisfied with it. He stated he un
derstood Mr. Greiner was to give an
estimate of the cost of constructing
a buttress curb the entire length of
the structure, separating the road
way from the sidewalks.
City Engineer M. B. Cowden was
present in Council when Mr. Grein
er's report was read to-day. He was
asked to give his opinion of the sit
uation and stated he agreed with all
the recommendations made by Mr.
Greiner. He said the enormous ex
pense of constructing the curbing
would probably be considered and
would result in a decision not to
take such action, and he also inti
mated such a curbing might not
prove sufficient to prevent accidents
if vehicles were going at a high rate
of speed at the time they struck it.
Billboard Action l*ostponed
Action on the sign and billboard
ordinance and the new measure in
corporating all traffic rules was
again postponed. A conference will
be held on Friday evening to discuss
these ordinances.
After a short discussion Council
authorized payment of a bill from
Trihus & Massa, for additional data
furnished when the firm was asked
to send a representative to the city
late last fall to make recommenda
tions for ash and garbage collec
tions. One of the items charging
sls for the services of an assistant,
who was not authorized to come to
Harrisburg by Council, caused the
delay in paying the bill. The amount
was deducted and $228.19 will be
paid.
Percy L. Grubb -was appointed to
the police civil service board to fill
the unexpired term of the late Pierce
Rettew, and was also named on the
civil service board fqr the engineers,
electrical and building inspector's
departments. Professor Grubb is a
member of the Technical High
School faculty.
The ordinance appropriating $5,-
000 from a bridge fund for repairs
to the State street and Paxton street
bridges was passed finally.
Commissioner Gross reported to
the other commissioners he had
given permission for the use of the
baseball field at Island park for
games to be played Memorial Day
and July 5, the "proceeds of the con
tests to be given to the Red Cross.
TERRIFIC FIGHTING
MARKS HUN CHARGES
LEFT OF BRITISH
LINE IS FORCED
BACK IN BATTLE
Germans Developing Attacks
of Great Strength Along
Entire Aisne Front
FORCE RIVER PASSAGE
Severe Rattling Continues,
With Enemy Pressing Hard
on Haig's Lines
London, May 28.—The Ger
mans yesterday forced a passage
of the Aisne river west of the
British sector, compelling the
left of the British line to fall
back, the war office announces.
The Germans are developing at
tacks of great strength along the en
tire Aisne front. The enemy main
tained pressure all day yesterday
against the British on the Aisne
front. Severe fighting continues to
day.
The announcement follows:
"Continuous pressure was main
tained by the enemy all day yester
day against the British troops en
gaged on the Aisne front, and severe
fighting is still taking place on the
whole front of the British sector.
"Toward the end of the day the
weight of the enemy's attacks car
ried his troops across the river
Aisne to the west of the British sec
tor and compelled the left of out
line to fall back. The enemy is de
veloping his attacks in great strength
along the whole of the Aisne battle
front.
"On the Lys front local fighting
was recommenced this morning in
the area east of Dickebusch lake.
"On the remainder of the British
front a number of prisoners have
been taken by our troops in success
ful raids carried out at different
points during the night and the ar
tillery has been active on both
sides."
Germany Plans to Retain
Belgium After War as
Necessary to the Kaiser
Amsterdam, May 28. —"We must
retain Belgium economically, politi
cally and militarily," said Von Tir
pitz, former Gorman minister of ma
rine, in an address at Dusseldorf
on Sunday as quoted in the Nach
richten of that city.
The admiral's address was deliver
ed before the Dusseldorf branch of
the reactionary fatherland party, of
which he is one of the leading spirits.
Speaking of Germany's requirements
after the war, he said:
"Neither central Europe, the
Orient nor northern Europe can Sup
ply us wifh the raw material re
quisite to our industries. We need
'to have the sea free from Anglo-
Saxon tyranny for that purpose."
• Apparently the admiral did not
mention the submarine warfare,
which was discussed at the same
meeting in a highly optimistic man
ner by Herr liachmeister, a deputy
in the Langtag.
A 1.1.1KS DKOP BOM PS
Amsterdam, May 28. - Nineteen
bombs have been dropped on Lan
dau, Germany, by ten allied airmen,
the Tageblatt, of Berlin, reports.
The garrison headquarters and some
private houses are said to have been
damaged.
Power Company Fails to
Show Fire Company Was
"Stealing" Light Current
Efforts of the Harrisburg Light and
Power Company to substantiate a
charge that the Susquehanna Fire
Company was "stealing" current fail
ed City Commissioner Gross reported
to other offcials to-day in explaining
that a bill for almost. SSO had been re
duced to less than $2. According to
Commissioner Gross the company put
a test meter on the outside of the tire
company house to show how much
current was used. Inside the house
was a volt meter to show the power
of the current and close to it the
usual electric meter showing the
amount of current used by the com
pany for lighting. Months of readings
showed a wide variance between the
test meter and the regulation meter
for which the light company made
charges but the fire company refus
ed to pay. Investigation by Commis
sioner Gross showed that the differ
ence in current used resulted from
the amount consumed In the volt m(?-
t.er. When notified the light company
made the reduction in the charge and
turned pn the lights again, which
had been turned off for weeks brf
causp the firemen would not pay the
additional charges.
Dies Suddenly While at
Work in Hershey Plant
L. J. Ecka, an employe of the
Hershey Creamery Company, died
suddenly at the creamery plant at
11.15 o'clock this morning. Cause
of his death was pronounced to be
acute indigestion.
Ecka lived 111 Mifflintown. His
wife is dead, and he is survived by
two children. This morning while ut
his work he said that he felt ill. In
a few minutes ho dropped to the
floor and his fellow employes car
ried hirti to a milk truck, where ho
died ten minutes later. The body
was taken to tho undertaking par
lors of Hoover and Sons, and will
probably be sent to Mifflintown tor
burial.
U. S. HOSPITALS
SHELLED
BY HUN A
Funeral Ceremony Undisturb
ed as Explosives Fall Near
Cemetery; Wounded Men
Anxious to Repay Barbar
ians For Ruthless Attack
By Associated Press
With the American Army id
France, Monday. May 27.—What was
apparently a deliberate attempt to
wreck American hospitals in the rear
of the Americin Hues in Picardy oc
curred Sunday afternoon, when the
Germans hurled liig'h explosive and
gas shells within a few hundred
ya;ds of two hospitals. Fortunately,
no damage was done.
By a coincidence the bombardment
COUNTERATTACK
IS LAUNCHED BY
ALLIEDJVRMIES
Success of the Entente Drive
Would Deprive Huns of
Costly Victory
By Associated rress
With the American Army In
France, Monday, May 27.—A num
ber of American airplane* late
thin afternoon iiNNhted the
French Infantry In flffhtlns near
Pont-Au-MoiiNNon. Swooplnß down
over the (ierman linen, the
Americana poured an avalanche
of liulletn Into the enemy'*
t re lichen*
With the British Army in France,
May 28. —British and French troops
on the northern side of the Flanders
salient launched a counterattack this
morning east of Dickebusch lake for
the purpose of retaking a few bits of
ground which the Germans
in this section during their drive
yesterday between I.ocre and Voo<-
mezeele. The operation appeared io
be going well at the outset. Its suc
cess was all that was needed to make
the enemy assault a complete and
costly failure.
When the .correspondent visited
the French last night virtually the
entire sector 'nvolved was intact. It
was stated that the gains which tlio
enemy made in the Dickebusch re
gion were small.
Hard Fighting
There was very hard fighting on
the French left fiank throughout the
day and the artillery duel was in
tense, but the German attack was
not made in great strength. Its ob
ject appears to nave been merely to
regain the high ground which the
French captured on May 20. Ap
parently elements of four divisions
were employed by the enemy, and it
may be estimated that eight to t'jn
thousand German infantrymen were
sent forward on a front of about
6,000* yards.
The attack was preceded by the
heaviest bombardment since Von
Hindenburg launched the offensive of
March 21. At the beginning of this
terrific cannonade it looked as though
the Germans were about to renew
their great effort. From 1 o'clock
yesterday morning until dark a great
concentration of hostile artillery
maintained a bombardment of drum
lire intensity, which was opposed
furiously. More gas shells than us
ual were employed by the Germans,
especially in the back areas, in an
effort to catch concentrations of Al
lied troops.
Terrible Punishment
When the Germans advanced they
met such an effective barrage on the
French right (lank that the attack
ers never got to close quarters. They
sustained severe punishment from
ocncentrated shellflre. and French
machine guns.
In the center and on the left flank,
however, the enemy was more suc
cessful In the first rush. Pompier,
south of La Clytte, was captured and
the enemy pushed back the defend
ing line somewhat south and east of
Dickebusch lake.
City and County Officials
to Plan New Hospital
City officials will confer with the
county commissioners to-morrow
morning on plans for the proposed
contagious disease hospital. Com
missioner Hassler will be present at
the conference, he said, and other
members of Council will attend.
Members of the board of prison
inspectors also will be present at
the meeting of the county commis
sioners as Solicitor Philip S. Moyer
will give an opinion on the employ
ment of prison labor on the county
roads.
Save by Quarters
and cash in by
Five Dollars
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S2W Thrift Stamps
will do it
ONLY EVENISIG ASSOCIATED PUB3B
NEWSI'APEH IN UAllHlsnilllU
WOMEN WERE
HUNS' VICTIMS
By Associated Press
PAIIIS (Monday), May 27.
Tlircc persons were killed and
fourteen injured in the bombard
ment of I'aris to-day by the Ger
man long-range sun. One shell
burst in a crowded street in front
of a tramway station. Three
women were getting into a car
One was killed and the others
injured. Several persons wltliin
the car, one a child, were injured.
was going on while American fu
nerals were being held. Severa
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ALLIED TROOPS
HAVE SITUATION
WELLIN HAND
French and British Display
Greatest Bravery in Meet
ing Heavy Assaults
By Associated Press
With the. French Army in France,
Monday, May 27. —Whether the Ger
man attack north of the Aisne is
merely a demonstration in force
with the object of drawing the allied
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* MARRIAGE
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FRENCH BEARING
BRUNT OF HUNS'
HEAVYASSAULT
Battle Continues Fiercely
Along Aisne, Where Crown
Prince Effects Crossing
CHfiMIN-DES-DAMES LOST
Enemy Pushes Ahead Rapidly
After Making Initial Suc
cess in New Offensive
By Associated Press
The Germans, striking south
from the Chemin-des-Danies
after carrying' that important
ridge in the opening of their new
offensive yesterday, have pushed on
rapidly and effected a crossing of tlie
Aisne fiver between Yailly and
Berry-au-Bac.
This represents a rront of nearly
twenty miles along which the armies
of the Crown Prince engaged in this
great drive have crossed the Aisne.
In addition, they have apparently
pushed at points some distance south
of the river and are striking for the
river Vesle, which parallels the Aisne
along the greater part of this front
at an average distance of about five
miles.
Battle Rage* Klerecly
The Vesle, at its most southerly
point in this sector, is approximate
ly ten miles from the German point
of departure, but the Grman pene
tration is apparently considerably
Bhort of this depth.
The battle is continuing fiercely
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