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HARRISBURG ifllflli TELEGRAPH Jo t
(The otar-Independent /
LXXXVII— No. 121 12 PAGES
AMERICANS ADVANCE MILE
IN FIRST BIG OFFENSIVE
HUNS DIRECTING
POWERFUL DRIVE
TOWARDS PARIS
No Letup in Germany's Ter
rific Thrust in South
erly Direction
ALLIES FALLING BACK
Americans Prove Their Worth
by Repulsing Fierce
Counterattacks
There has been no letup as yet
in the German drive south, from thv.
Aisne anfl both the French and the
British have been forced to give
fuither ground. Confidence is is
pressed in Paris, however, that the
allied reserves now rapidly coming
up. will shortly turn the scale and
stop the enemy advance.
Apparently the Germans already
are being held in the center of their
advance, along the Vesle river, in
the vicinity of Fismes, where the
point of the German wedge has been
thrust. The pressure on both the
allied flanks, however, has been
such that both have been compelled
to fall back.
Huns Broaden Front
On the west, the French lines have
been withdrawn to the easterly out
i skirts of Soissons, which town
about seven miles south of the near
est point of the battle line as it ex
isted before the new German drive
was begun on Monday. This con-1
siderably broadens to the west the
front on which the enemy is ad-'
vancing.
On the east the Franco-British line
been pulled back from above St.
Thierry, northwest of Rheims, whare
it rested yesterday, to the heights
south and southeast of that town.
This also has the effect of widening
out the front of the enemy thrust.
Aim at Paris
The bringing of Soissons into tlic
battle area may indicate that Uie
weight of the German blow has been
shifted in this southwesterly direc
tion am! is being exerted along the
railwav that leads to Paris from that
town. The possibility of tile trend
or tin- enemy push being turned in
this direction lias been forecast by
the coniiientators.
The Americans west of Montdidier
have further proved their worth by
resisting another German counter
attack on the new position won by
the American troops yesterday when
they drove into a depth of nearly a
mile and captured the village of
Cantigny. The Germans were re
pulsed in-their second effort as in
their first, and suffered heavy losses.
Recruiting Drive Yields
75 Per Day For Service;
Many Taken Under 21
Two hundred men from the suh.
stations, of the district are expected
at Harrisburg Army Recruiting head
quarters to-day to be forwaFded to
tolumbus. Ohio, and then to variou*
training camps throughout the United
* states.
Announcements issued from' local
headquarters this morning were that
an average of seventy-five men per
day have been recruited thus far this
week as a result of the two-davs
recruiting drive which ended last
evening. While many of these were
men who would have been obliged to
jegister on June 5. most of them were
boys over eighteen who would not
have had to register.
Announcements were issued this
morning that all efforts to persuade
men to enlist in the Army would
cease until June 6. It is under
stood. however, that men applying for
wVll beAccepted recrult '
officer at Room 20i. Dauph?n BuVld*
ing, this morning between H and r>
iVuffin th'Tay reCrU ' U " rc
Every Quarter Put in
THRIFTIES
Will Help Stop Huns
£3f*2sc X 16-}- 15c=$5
I THE WEATHER
For Hurriabtir* iind vicinity:
Partly cloudy to-night anil
Thtirnday, probnbly uliowcra
Thurdn>; not much change In
temperature,
for Kantern I'ennnylvnnlai Partly
Cloudy to-night nnd Thuniday,
probably nhoner* Thurxdayt
urn Ile to moderate northerns
to tut Mind*.
River
The upper 'portion of the main
river will bealn to full thin af
ternoon or to-niicht nnd the
lower portion Thursday. All
Irlbutarleu will probably fall. A
•itase of about .4 feet In Indi
cated for Harrloburg Thuriday
morning.
But First Catch the Rabbit
. \ | GONE AHLrXTJNOn -
*) to g6t a little; rabbit-skin j s -wj
1 .To WRAP UP BABY'ZUK TING, m\Wy (
London.—Because the war indemnity which Germany will demand from Great Britain and
the United States "will cover the deficit," the German Minister of Finance is opposed to an income
tax in. Germany similar tc the one in Great Britain. This announcement was made recently in the
Frankfurter "Zeitung."
YANKEE MORALE IS
HIGH AS O
LEAD INTO BATTLE
Battling Doughboys Sweep
Everything Before Them in
First Major Offensive
With the American Army in ;
France, May 28.'— The Ameri
cans penetrated the German po- i
sitions to a depth of nearly a j
mile. Their artillery completely I
smothered the Germans, the!
roar of the American guns could
be heard for many miles in the
rear. Several fires are burning j
behind the German line. Twelve i
French tanks supported the j
American infantry.
The Yankee line now runs 150 to
'2OO yards east of Cantigny, as a re
sult of the successful attack to-day.
The nearest German trench is several
hundred yards east of where the
Americans have dug in. The Ger-
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CHANGES MADE
IN PENN-HARRIS
HOTEL PLANS
Two Store Rooms in Third
Street May Be Used as
. Cafeteria
Not withstanding many handicaps
growing out of war conditions satis
factory progress is being made in
the construction of the Penn-Harris
hotel. A meeting of the directors of
the company was held a day or two
ago with Frank A. Dudley and S. A.
Johnson, the president and secretary,
respectively, of the United Hotels
Company, which will operate the
Penn-Harris and also W. A. Stod
dart. the archiect who expressed
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SIXGI.E COPY,
2 CENTS
Pershing's Men Making Proud
Records For United States
Army, Reports Show
By .Issociatcd Press
Washington, May 29.—Reports of
successful operations by American
soldiers are coming to the War De
partment, Secretary Baker said to
day. Details of the actions are ex
pected in the regular official com
muniques from General Pershing.
The Secretary made this statement
when asked to comment on the situ
ation in Europe;
"I cannot comment on the general
situation," he said. "We are con
stantly receiving reports of splendid
valor and successful operations by
our American soldiers and I am very
proud of the part they are now
playing. The details of these actions
will appear in the communiques from
General Pershing."
War Department officials are high
ly pleased at the conduct of the
American troops in their first offen
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MORE COAL MAY
BE SENT TO CITY
TO MEET NEEDS
Hickok's Request For Addi
tional Anthracite Recog
nized by Administrator
In the wake of the announcement
that Harrisburg will need more an
thracite coal for tlie 1918-19 yaar
than she consumed during the 1917-
1? year comes the announcement
from the anthracite committee of th
Federal Fuel Administration that
Pennsylvania will receive an in
creased allotment of 18.25 per cent,
over the 1916-17 year's supply. So
Harrisburg can expect to receive at
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HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1918.
ALLIED ARMY IS
HOLDING SAFELY
ODDS OF 10 TO 1
Flanks Fight With Extraordi
nary Courage to Pro
tect Main Line
By Associated Press
With the French Army in France,
May 28. (Night)— The German of
fensive made only slight progress to
day. Seeing the heavy masses op
posed to them, the allies gave way in
the center and in some places the
enemy crossed both the Aine and
the Vesle.
The allied command perceived
when the German offensive began
that resistance on the lines then held
would be impracticable and effected
a withdrawal towards stronger po
sitions in order to give the reserves
time to come up. The enemy found
both flanks were holding, however.
The Germans pushed forward as
quickly as possible with all the
troops at their disposal. The alliet
gave way. fighting hard. Both -be
French and British troops on the
flanks fought with extraordinary
courage and succeeded in holding
on. notwithstanding the great odds
against them. In some places thej
were outnumbered ten to one.
1 The enemy now has the Aisne
Ms back and may find himself in an
awkward position when the allied
reserves come into action.
Harrisburg Women Get Big
Order From Red Cross
A hundred thousand sleeveless
sweaters. 300,000 pairs of socks. 6,-
000 helmets. 3,000 pairs of wristlets
are the articles asked from the Penn
sylvania Division, American Red
Cross, In a new appeal coming from
the French, Italian and American
organizations. The articles are to be
finished by September 1.
-The Harrisburg Chapter will
make every endeavor to do its full
share," Miss Anne McCormick.
chairman of the workroom, declared
this morning. "A man came Into
Red Cross rooms the other day and
told us his wife was kitting for her
self. The soldiers don't need knitted
things in warm weather, was his
reason. We need articles for next
winter," Miss McCormick said. "We
want all the workers possible to
work on this new order."
FOCH EXPECTS TO
STOP ENEMY IN
NEXT4B HOURS
Supremo Allied Commander
Now Has Situation Well
in Hand
PRAISE FOR THE YANKEES
Crown Prince Unable in Drive
to Pierce Line at
Any Point
Py Associated Press
Paris. May 2 9.—General Foch now
has the situation well in hand and
French troops are beginning to gain
on the German advanced forces in
a contest of speed. No important line
of communication is yet threatened
by the advance of the German crown
prince.
Those on the scene declare it is
not too much to say that another
forty-eight hours will see the Ger
man drive dertnitel. stopped. High
praise is given the French reserves
for the perfect order in which they
are coming into the lighting line.
Not the least encouraging news
yesterday was the brilliant success of
the Americans in the Jlontdidier sec
tor which all the newspapers fea
ture.
It was the first important action
carried out alone by the Americans.
All reports agree that they behaved
like veterans. This is pronounced the
best augury for the early future
when American help will weigh
heavily in the balance.
French and British Fall
Back on Soissons as
Battle Wages Bitterly
By Associated Pi ess
Pnrl, May 29. The French troops
have fallen back to the eastern out
skirts of Soissons, where the battle
continues with bitterness, the French
War Office announced this afternoon.
Franco-British troops, the state
ment adds, have fallen back to the
heights south and southwest of St.
Thierry, where they are holding posi
tions between the Vesle and the Aisne
canal.
Ylinks Kepulscd Attack
American troops to the west of
I Montdidier, the French statement
I says, have repulsed two German coun
ter attacks against the village of
| Cantign.v.
' In th 6 center, continues the War
Office announcement, fighting is going
on with varying success on the heights
on the southern bank of the Vesle
river, where the French troops are
bravely and admirably defending their
I positions.
Huns Make Larger Cans
. For Paris Bombardment;
Shells Do Little Damage
Paris, May 29.—The long range
bombardment of Paris began again
early this morning.
Examination of the shells dis
charged by the Germans in the long
range bombardment of Paris which
began again on Monday indicates
that new guns are being used,
larger shells are being employed
than formerly, the caliber'of the
guns being 2 4 centimeter (9 >/&
inches) instead of 21. The powder
charge is greater and the detona
tion louder, but the force of the ex
plosion does not seem to have in
creased. A shell exploded yesterday
only a dozen yards from a man seat
ed on a bench and did not injure
him.
Stanley G. Jean Goes
to Newark to Manage
Plant For Government
Stanley G. Jean, a widely-known
businessman of Harrisburg, will
leave to-day to take charge of the
| National Metal Stamping Company's
j plant at Newark, N. J., at the re
t quest of the United States govern
! ment.
This plant, which is engaged in
the manufacture of powder cans and
other receptacles for explosives, was
in charge of a German, who has
been Interned recently at Fort Ogle
thorpe. Ga„ and casting about for an
able, thoroughly patrioUc American
to put in charge of the plant and
run it in the interests of the United
States government, the federal au
thorities were directed to Mr. Jean,
who acceptel the assignment in the
spirit that the good American is he
who goes without question where he
can be of most service as a factor In
the war.
Mr. Jean has been in business in
Harrisburg for many years and has
had a prominent part in all of the
liberty Loan drives, the Red Cross.
Y. M. C. A. and other war work
campaigns.
McADOO FACER STRIKE;
RAISE CALLED TOO SMALL
Alexamlriu, Va., May 29. —Between
300 and 400 Southern Railway shop
men have struck here as a protest
against the size of the wage increase
granted to railroad workers by I
Director-General McAdoo.
It was said to be the first sus
pension of work since the railrouds'
were taken over by the government. |
MAGEE NAMED
COMMISSIONER
A SECOND TIME
Former Mayor of Pittsburgh,
Who Resigned in August,
Reappointed to Board
TO COME HERE AT ONCE
Governor Declines to Discuss
Further Appointments to
Commission Now
William A. Magee, former Mayor of
Pittsburgh and former Public Serv
ice Commissioner, was to-day reap
pointed by Governor Brumbaugh as
a member of the Public Service Com
mission. The appointment is effec
tive at once and it is expected that
Mr. Magee will assume ills duties
within a few days. The Governor
returned to Harrisburg to-day after
a short visit to Philadelphia, but de
clined to make any further an
nouncements regarding appointments
as to the Commission or to the Su
preme Court, on which there is one
vacancy each.
Mr. Magee, who had been a State
Senator and Mayor of Pittsburgh,
was named as a Commissioner when
.the Governor reorganized the Com
mission in the early summer of 191.'.
He handled a number of important
cases and resigned August IS of last
year to become a candidate for May
or of Pittsburgh, in which he was
unsuccessful. He was offered reap
pointment during the winter. During
the recent campaign he announced
himself in favor of J. Denny O'Neil
for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination and also supported John
R. K. Scott for the Lieutenant-Gov
ernor nomination. He will succeed
himself.
The other vacancy existing was
caused by the death of Robert K.
Young, who was named to succeed
the late Ex-Governor Samuel W.
Pennypacker and who was renamed
after the Senate had refused to con
firm the appointment. He died be
fore the litigation over the right to
appoint under the circumstances was
determined by the Supreme Court in
the Governor's favor.
Humors that Governor Brumbaugh
had made up hisf mind to name a
Democrat to succeed the late Justice
S Leslie Mestrezat and that C. Laßue j
Munson or A. Mitchell Palmer would
be chosen could not be confirmed
here.
Opposed to Hun Power
in Finland Mannerheim
Urges His Resignation
By Associated Press
Stockholm, May 29.—The new
Finnish cabinet formed by former
Senator Paaskivi indicates increased
German influence in the Finnish
government and has resulted in a
further request by General Manner
heim, commander of the Finnish
troops, demanding that his resigna-
I tion be accepted. The general is op-
I posed to German intervention and
the Germanization of the Finnish
army.
Colonel Vostesleff, the new war
ministed, is working in close con
nection with German headquarters.
It is believed that a number of Swed
ish officers now serving in the Fin
i nish army will follow General
Mannerheim into retirement.
Federal Courts May Sit
Continuously to Try Cases
Against War Statutes
By Associated Press
Washington, May 20.—Speeding
up of justice by holding federal
courts in continuous session and giv
ing immediate trials to persons
charged with violating war statues
was urged by Attorney General
Gregory in instructions to United
States attorneys to-day.
Attorneys were told to confer with
federal judges in an effort to have
grand juries constantly ready for call
and to keep trial jurors available at
al (times. If the exigencies of speed
require it, special juries may be
| called.
Knights Templar Give
$25,000 h> War Chest
By Associated Press
Williamsport, Pa., May 29.—The
grand commandery, Knights Temp
lar, in annual conclave in this city
to-day contributed $25,000 to the
war chest of the Grand Encampment
of Kniehts Templar of the United
States. The election of officers result
ed as follows:
Grand commander. General Charles
IM. Clement, of Sunbury; deputy
| grand commander, Frederick B.
I Black, Franklin; grand generalislm-
I mo, Thomas R. Patton, Philadelp
hia: grand captain general, Alfred E.
Elister, Scranton: grand senior war
den, Ralph C. Minehart, Pittsburgh;
grand Junior warden, Henry Hippie,
Williamsport: grand prelate, Robert
O'Boyle, Philadelphia; grand treas
urer, William M. Donaldson, Harris
burg; grand recorder. Colonel Wil
liam W. Allen, Philadelphia; trus
tees, S. Smith, Pittsburgh, and
Dr. Henry G. Brunei- and John F.
Cheeseman, of Philadelphia.
CARLISLE PRESBYTERY
IN* SPECIAL SESSION'
A special meeting of the Carlisle
Presbytery was in session this after
neon in Market Square Presbyterian
Church. A number of matters of
routine business and special Inter
est were discussed.
TO. ATTK.MD CONVENTION
Robert B. Reeves, general secretary
of the Central Y. M. C. A.. Is plan
ning to attend the convention of Em
ployed Officers of the Y. M. C. A.,
to be held In Springfield, Mass., June
7-11. Among prominent speakers
will be Dr. John R. Mott, general
secretary of the international com
mittee ol the Y. M. C. A.
ONI.Y KVKSIJIU ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEWSPAPER IN HAHKISRIIHG
MEMORIAL DAY
THE Memorial Day parade will
form at 1.30 p. m. at Front
and Market streets, proceed
ing to l-'ourth and over the Mul
berry Street Bridge to Thirteenth,
where a halt will be culled. One
division of the parade will then
go to Mt. Calvary Cemetery for
services. Post 520, G. A. R..
of the second division, will go to
Lincoln Cemetery, while the re
mainder of the division will go
to the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Roman Catholic churches of
Harrisburg will hold a parade at
9 o clock with a field mass, the
first of its kind in Harrisburg,
participated in by all Harrisburg !
Roman Catholic churches, at the
Sylvan Heights Orphanage at 10
o'clock.
Special services will be held by
congregations of every denomina
tion and faith in the city, pravers
being offered for the success of
the thousands of Harrisburg lads
who have ansnvered the nation's
call to arms. *
MEMORIAL DAY
WILL TAKE ON A
NEW" MEANING
Prayers to Go Up For Men
Who Are Bearing Arms
For the Nation
HONORS FOR THE DEAD
With more than two thousand
Harrisburg boys under arms ready
to sacrifice themselves for the na
tion and as many more from nearby
towns and fai-nrs. Memorial Day to
morrow will hold a new significance
in Harrisburg. as it does throughout
the United States.
The events of the day will be en
tirely different from anything that
they have been in the past. The spirit
will be absolutely different from that
prevalent in previous observances.
Less of the frivolous and more of
the sc-riou.s will find a place in the
day's events and doings.
When Harrisburg honors her sol
dier dead of this and other wars in
particular and the nation's dead of
all wars in general to-morrow the
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4 CHARGE SUGAR HOARDING X
I X ' Washington— Francis S. Nash, a medical director c: **"
Mr the NvV, and his wife, wer4 indicted by a grand jury <£
LL hero to-day. Investigators found among other foodstuff X
T more than a ton and a half of sugar stored in Nash home. *
4 LUSK CASE sNEAR END |
X Waukesha, Wis. —The case of Miss Grace Lusk, scho f *! I
♦
teacher, charged with murder of Mrs. Mary Newman |j£
A Roberts, is expected to go to jury to-night
14* DUTCH SHIP TO SAIL FOR U. S. ?
§ b
L Rotterdam—The Dutch liner Nieuw Amsterdam will' vLj
soon tail for the United States with a contingent of Dutch * P
j *£*
passengers for the Dutch East'lndies Passage has been
▼ booked by a score of American citizens. * *
;4 SHERIFF SWEARS DEPUTIES I
Ljj Huntingdon, Pa. —At the urgent request of the bitumi- *5
f nous mine owners of Rock Hill, in the Broad Top region, i i
n
Li, Sheriff John A. Steel, has sworn in a force of deputies to f
J* rotect the mining properties, employes, to the number cf
■7* **
f 2,600 have been on strike for the past week. • ►
i i *•
If MONTHLY TREASURY STATEMENT *
4 Harrisbcirg—Cash in the State Treasury at the closs ? p.
Tot business for the month of May to-day aggregated) ||j
4i $9i757,665.25 against $10,043,091.48 at the close of April *.'• *
and : >'3 '5 .it the cl -e o: V
were $2,626,726.36 and expenditures $2,912.152.59. Detail
X of the balances is as General fund $5,909,02 'f| jb
T sinking i'und, $651,110.02 ; f.chool (uninvested t, s(">,'"} i 8.15;' JJ|
| motor license $2,325,142.84; game protection, $263,660.02; |i t
€■l '|| |.f
bounty, $174,260.18; fire insurance (uninvested), $205.-
T 299.91; prison manufacturing sll6.Q r >4 42 , fish propagation |*
f $672; federal vocational educatic- f 1 $15,484.06. •
4* *'
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4 SAYS WAR HOLDS ,lAiLS > r
X Washington—Delaying in transmission of mails it, laid X
T *o excessive demands on the Post Office Department due .▼
cL to the war and not to a sacrifice of service in the interest ■
T of economy, in a statement made to the House Ruteo
|4 Committee to-day by J. ,C. Koons, first assistant post-
X master general. X
* MARRIAGE LICENSES
Itiilph C. Unrrrll, HarrlalturK. and l'rudrnrr S. E. Harnrr,
7* Wlroalami Arthur W. Jnmrn. tt llllnmtoi\n, und Carrie K. Wrlkrr, *v"
W lroalxroi Wllllum (itorgt Kf, Sharon, mid Abble M. Smith,
F tirc*nvlll.
HTTTTT VTTt TVTT 'l' T"r*
HOME EDITION
WILL IMPROVE
HOSPITAL FOR
ISOLATED ILLS
Commissioner Stine Author
ized to Name Committee to
Recommend to Board
PLAN OTHER STRUCTURE
Dollars Not to Be Considered
in Safeguarding Health,
Session Hears
First steps toward carrying out
proposed plans for improving condi
tions at the present smallpox hos
pital and erection of another struc
ture to be used for other contagious
diseases were taken at a meeting of
city and county officials when Coun
ty Commissioner Henry M. Stine was
authorized to appoint a committee
of five to make recommendations to
the County Commissioners.
Attending the conference this
morning were representatives of the
state, city, Steelton and Mlddletown
health departments, County Com
missioners, Directors of the Poor and
other city and county officials. Com
missioner Stine appointed the follow
ing committee: Frank B. Snavely,
County Poor Director; Commissioner
S. K. Hassler, Dr. C. R. Phillips,
county medical inspector; Charles
i Yost, president Steelton health de
partment; E. S. Gerberich, president
Middletown borough council.
Many suggestions were made by
the officials at the meeting and a,
number of these will be consideretT
by the committee. According to
Commissioner Stine the county offi
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CHARGED WITH BREAKING
ARM OF COX STABLE
When Constable David Hodge at
tempted to arrest Herman Keys on
i. charge of assault and battery last
night. Keys broke the officer's arm,
th 3 constable alleges. The constable
drew his gun and finally arrest?d
Keys. The charge of assault and
battery was brought by Rosie Mitch
ell. Eiid a further charge of resist
ing an officer, has been brought.
Keys has been committed to jail to
iawait a bearing before Alderman
'James DeShong, Friday.