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LXXXVII— No. 1 21 14 PAGES
HUNS SUFFER HORRIBLE
LOSSES IN BIG BATTLE
EARTH CO
WITH DE
GERMAN HORDES
Division After Division Thrown Into Inferno of Fire as
Enemy Puts Forth Every Effort to Break Through the
Line Guarding Approach to Paris; French Make He
roic Defense by Exacting Heavy Toll
By Associated Press
With the French Army in France, Monday, June 10.—Un
diminished severity marks the fighting between Montdidier and
Noyon. The situation to-night is rather satisfactory for the allies
vhose obstinate resistance and frequent counterattacks have caused
great consternation to the Germans. Enemy losses under the direct
tire of the French artillery have been horrible. Every time the
allies counterattack they rind the ground covered with German
dead.
Throughout tlie day. the enemy threw his greatest pressure
toward the center of the allied line in an effort to gain as much
ground as possible southward in the direction of Compeigne. Un
der the powerful push of the continually reinforced enemy
columns the allies were forced to give a little but they fought
tenaciously for every inch of ground.
An Epic Struggle
An epic struggle occurred in the vicinity of Plemont, where
the small garrison of dismounted cavalrymen possibly may still
hold out. French soldiers who managed to get through the Ger
man lines late yes/erday declared that before they left the Germans
had delivered terrific assaults all of which have been repulsed with
losses for the enemy.
Several small villages, including Mery, Belloy and St. Maure
changed ownership a number of times but this evening were in
German hands. At no moment is it possible to say positively
that this or that place is occupied by the enemy or the allies, such
i- the terrific nature of the conflict. Ebbs and flows occur every
where. On the Belloy plateau, fighting went on continuously for
several hours, man tackling man in single combats.
The artillery is engaged more actively than in any battle in a
long while. The Germans have been able to bring forward field
guns in considerable number. The French artillery fire is most
violent and very destructive, especially when turned against at
tacking enemy troops.
Fresh Troops
Huns to
By Associated Press .
Paris, June 11. —All the advices
from the battle front show that the j
enemy Is putting forth every pos-•
sible effort in his design to push to-1
ward Paris throwing division after
division into the melting pot. So far
he has succeeded, in two days of i
fmhting. in carrying "forward his line 1
at the maximum point of advance, at!
Vignemont, a distance of six miles.!
In this he has been materially aid
ed by a considerable number of tanks'
which the French artillery was at
first unable to demolish.
The enemy further succeeded in i
widening the point of his wedge byj
bringing up two divisions of the
guards and two Bavarian divisions
borrowed from the army group of,
I'rown Prince Rupprecht. These j
troops captured the villages of Mery. i
St. Maur and Relldy, giving him a
plateau behind which he can mass'
troops partially screened from ob-i
servation by the French.
French Regain Lost Positions
By Brilliant Counterattack
B$ Associated Press
Paris. June 11.—The German
drive between Montdidier and N'oyon
continued unremittingly last night,
jays to-day's official report. On
their left the French offered effec
tive resistance*. The>y recaptured
the village of Mery.
THE WEATHER
For Harrlahurir and vicinity! Fair
anil wnrmer to-night and_Wed
. nradar.
fk For Kulrrn PenaHj Ivnnla: Fair
and warmer to-nlcht and Wed
ncadnyi freah aouthweat to
aouth wind*.
River ,
The mala river and the other
trlbntariea will riw xilicbtly or
remala nearly atatlonary. A
atace of about 4.0 feet la Indl- I
rated tar Harrlaburg AVednea
dnv morulas.
General t'oadltlon*
Thuaderahowera have occurred In
the laat twenty-four hour* In
the Middle Atlantic Statea.
Temperaturei 8 a. m.. DA.
Sun: Rlaea, 3:36 a. m.( acta, 8:24
p. m.
Moon: Flrat quarter, Jane 16.
River Ittaiei 4.9 feet above low
water mark.
Yeaterday'a Weather
Hlchext temperature, 84.
I.oweat temperature. HI.
Mean temperature, 74.
Normal temperature, 60,
i French Hold Balance
If the danger to the French is in
; losing ground that is valuable as
i room in which to maneuver, the
German peril lies in the human wast
! age that is in progress. The German
army as a whole has been engaged
for the past three months with
j slight facilities for renewal. The
balance seems to be in favor of the
i French.
The resistance that is being offer
ed by the French forces in this bat-
I tie has not been surpassed for de
, termination during the whole war.
i Thus one little group of dismounted
! cuirassiers at Plemont, where, al
i most surrounded, it beat off fourteen
German attacks, contributed largely
to the checking of the German ad
, vance.
In a summary of the Paris com
| merit on the battle the Havas Agency
refers to the small progress made
by the Germans yesterday in com-,
| parison with the price they had to
I pay.
Huns Ignore Losses
The difficulties confronting the
enemy are very great in the nature
of the country he has now entered in
his new drive. The terrain comprises
sharp hills, deep valleys and thick
woods. Where his most pronounced
progress has been made in the cen
ter of the battlefield, the ground
forms a sort of hollow through which
runs the main road from Senlis to
Roye and the Compiesne-Roye rail
road.
The Germans are apparently try
ing to increase the rapidity of their
advance by entirely ignoring the
losses they sustain, the object being
to acquire possession of as much ter
ritory as possible before the allies
are able to stabilize the front. Each
division seems to have received
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ONE OF THESE DAYS
; There's to be a 'Dauphir*'
among Uncle Sam's
fighting ships.
felt War Stamps Will
Help Get It
SINGLE: COPY,
2 CENTS
Helping the Boy
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is a national institution!
P\N institution!
A CtflL* LEARN riOßfc fl&our
ANIMALS, AN' GEOGRAPHY,4N>AN;
IN AN HOUR,THAN I Couup
TEACH HIN) IN A MONTH'. AN' I Sttf
•) THAT HE GOES TO TH£ CIRCUS, IP |
1 HAVE TO LAY OFF
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HUNS MAKE STEADY AID OF U. S. ARMY
ADVANCE A T POINT IN RUSSIA ASKED
WHERE ENEMY MBY THE EMBASSY
French Reach Line, Where the
Final Stand Is to Be Made;
Battle Sow Enters Its Most
Critical Stage With Both
Sides Straining Every Point
By .Associated Press
• Moving with steadiness, in spite of
the frightful losses inflicted upon
them, the Germans, in their plunge
southward on the line from Noyon
to Montdidier, continue to gain here
and there in the center of the line,
where the greatest effort has been
exerted and where the Frejich re
sistance might have been expected to
be most stubborn. The enemy's
greatest advance is at Vignemont,
six miles from the line as it stood
last Saturday.
The French have launched coun
terattacks on the left of their line,
which may be an indication that
they have reached the front where
they will make their final stand. This
line seems to be along the Aronde
river, a small stream flowing west
and northwest from the Oise and
roughly paralleling the line of the
advance.
I limit of Advance
The Germans, according to the of
ficial statement issued by the
[Continued on Page 5.]
British Advance Line
Half Mile in Surprise
Attack of Local Nature
By Associated Press
l.oDdon. June 11.—The British last
night carried out an operation in
the region east of Amiens by which
their line south of Morlancourt was
advanced a half-mile on a front of
a mile and a half, the War Office
announced to-day. Two hundred and
thirty-three prisoners were taken.
The statement reads:
"Last night another minor opera
tion was undertaken with complete
success by Australian troops in the
region of Morlancourt. The line
Kbuth of the village has been ad
vanced to the depth of nearly a haW
mile on a front of over a mile and
a half and 2a3 prisoners, twenty-one
machine guns and a trench mortar,
were captured by us." I
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 1918.
Time For Kings •
to Stick Together
By Associated rress
I/ONDON, May 31,——A private
and secret letter written to King
Ferdinand of Rumania by Em
peror Charles of Austria-Hungary
in the latter part of February
marked tile turning j>oint in Ru
mania'., participation In the world
war and was one of tile deciding
factors in the long series of in
trigues which eventually broke
the spirit of the Rumanian king.
Cnder this outside pressure King
Ferdinand clianged from an ani
ent supporter of the war against
Germany into a lukewarm and
vacillating opportunist and finally
into a distinct peace advocate.
"This Is a time when kings
must stick together."
Yankees Improve Their
Positions by Moving
Forward With the French
By Associated Press
WnNhlngton, June 11. General
Pershing's communique for yesterday
reads:
"Section A—Northwest of Chateau
Thierry our troops, co-operating with
the French, again improved their po
sitions and inflicted upon the enemv
losses in killed, prisoners and ma
terial.
"There was moderate artillery ac
tivity in the Woevre and on the
Marne front. Our patrols crossed the
Msrne and successfully reconnoitered
the hostile positions."
Wilson Wires Labor to
Keep Busy Continuously
in Order to Win the War
fl.v Associated Press
Washington, June 11. _ President
Wilson to-day telegraphed to the
American Federation of and
the American Alliance for and
Democracy, in convention at St Paul
urging renewed efforts of labor in
support of the war program.
"The war can be lost In America
as well as on the fields of France
and ill-considered or unjustified In
terruptions of the essential labor of
the country may make It Impossible
to win It. said 'lie President's tele
gram to Robert Malsel, of the Ameri
can Alliance for Labor and Demo
cracy.
Allied Help in 'Stemming En
emy Advance Is Sought
by Diplomats
By Associated Press
Washington, June 11.—An appeal
| to the United States and the allies to
f send an expeditionary force to Rus
j sia to repel the German invaders,
] forwarded by the Central Committee
,of the Ladet Party .in Russia, was
; transmitted to the State Department
j to-day by the Russian embassy. It is
j asked that the expedition, if sent, be
| put under international control to
guarantee the rights of Russia.
City Council Postpones
Action on Traffic Rules
Proposed by the Mayor
Council postponed action on the
traffic ordinance Mayor Keister de
. ciding not to call it before the mem-
I bers after some of the Commissioners
requested a delay until Captain Jo
seph P. Thompson, of the traffic
squad, returns from New York City
where he will make a study of police
training arid traffic methods.
The ordinance locating new arc
lights was presented by Commission
er Hassler. It provides for the plac
i ing of arcs at the following locations:
Cameron and Nagle; Seventeenth be
jtween Catherine and Philadelphia
and Reading railway: Derry and
Dunkle; Vernon, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth; Fifteenth and Hun
ter; Fourteenth and Market; Twelfth
and Kelker; Mahantongo and Jeffer
son; Division and Jefferson; Camer
on above Berryhill; Tenth between
Market and Walnut streets; incande
scent lights at 27 South Summit;
Reservoir and Regina; Division be
tween Sixth and Jefferson; Cherry
' and River.
The ordinance appropriating $3,.
000 as the first payment for the sew
erage system in the Fourteenth ward,
WHS passed finally. A letter was re
ceived from an official of the com
pany owning the system asking for
the right to retain' all legal fran
chises and the charter. Commission
er Lynch said the city would not ob
ject to the company holding its
charter, but said he understood the
purchase price included all legal
franchises.
KYLER SENTENCED
TO DIE WHEN NEW
TRIAL IS REFUSED
Negro Says He Didn't Receive
a "Fair Deal" During
His Trial
HOTEL MAN GOES TO JAIL
Liquor Dealer From Upper
End of County Confesses
to Illegal Sale
C. V. Henry, of Lebanon,
who was specially presiding at the
trial of Charles Kyler, colored,
charged with murdering Walter
Shaffer, a railroader, in an uptown '
hotel, handed down an opinion to-day ■
refusing Kyler a new trials District j
Attorney Michael E. Stroup moved
for judgment Immediately and Kyler
was brought into court to be sen
tenced.
When asked if he had any state
ment to make before being sentenced,
Kyler said: "I don't think I received
a fair deal in this trial in no way."
Judge Henry asked him to explain
why he thflight he had not been
treated fairly. The prisoner then re
peated his statement made on the
witness stand that the stabbing oc
curred on the inside of the hotel.
Commonwealth witnesses all stated J
the murder was committed outside |
the barroom. Just before the death
sentence was pronounced by Judge
Henry. Kyler again repeated his
statement that he did not think he
had a fair trial, and said he hoped j
to be given one when he appeared
before "the greatest of all Judges—l
God."
Hotelman Sentenced
While present in courtroom No. 1
during the morning. Judge Henry
presided at several trials and also
imposed sentences in cases in which
convictions were returned by juries.
In courtroom No. 2 during the
morning George Chappelle, charged
with felonious entry and larceny, and
Emma Arder. charged with receiving
the stolen goods, were on trial be
fore Judge McCarrell. The case may
be concluded this afternoon. Clyde
Anderon, pleading guilty to a felon
ious entry, was sentenced to one
month in jail.' C. M. Dubs, charged
with receiving flour stolen by an em
ploye of Hotter & Garman, grain
dealers, was convicted before Judge
McCarrell.
A severe sentence was given An
drew Hoffman, a hotel proprietor in
Wiconiaco township, who pleaded
guilty to selling liquor to minors and
also on Suhday. Judge Kunkel or
dered him to pay a SIOO fine, serve
thirty days in jail and revoked the
liquor license in February for the
present year.
Cases disposed of by Judge Henry
follow: Charles Taylor, larceny, ac
quitted; Theodore Cashman, larceny,
six months; Joseph Bee and Richard
Brown, larceny, three months; Wil
liam Spratley and Country Smith,
colored, larceny, on trial this after
noon.
i Cases disposed of before Judge
Kunkel follow: Andrew Ross, lar
ceny from the person, three months;
Marko Zuperich, carrying concealed
deadly weapons, three months.
Grand Jury report on bills of in
dictment which were ignored: S. If.
Kreiger, larceny: Walter McQurrin,
William Heminghouse, W. E. Hanes,
serious charge; Oliver Craig, lar
ceny.
Funeral Service Instead
of Ordination For Young
Graduate of Bloomsburg
Bishop James Henry Darlington,
j of the Episcopal Church, who was
jto have' officiated Friday at Sun
' bury at the ordination of John
Clayton Rutter 111, of Bloomsburg,
received word to-day that the young
man died this morning as the result
of a shooting accident, and the
Bishop will be present at the fu
neral services Thursday. Mr. Rut
ter was graduated at the general
theological seminary in New York
last week and as soon as ordained
would have gone into the Army
service, his application already
having been accepted. He comes
from a well-known family and has
been prominent in Bloomsburg life
for years. The bullet which killed
him was fired by a lad named Paul
Mcßtide, who was trying to shoot
! sparrows with his father's revolver,
i The shooting occurred on Sunday
; while young Rutter was taking a
j walk. Archdea,con Fred O. Musser,
i of Bloomsburg. will have charge of
the funeral services.
The Bishop Will go to Bloomsburg
for the funeral and return to Sun
bury on Friday, where he will pre
side at the ordination of the re
mainder of the class. The Rev.
James Hart Lamb Jr., assistant at
St. Luke's, Altoona, will be raised
to the priesthood. His father, the
Rev. Dr. rector at Devon,
will preach the sermon, and a
brother, rector at Radnor, will pre
sent the candidate. The following
will be ordained ,as deacons:
Charles Nelson Thomas, Montours
ville; Joseph Herbert Bond, Lylcens,
and Clayton E. B. Robinson, Gou
dersport.
Place Open on City Police
Force For One New Man
Applications for appointment as
patrolman to fill the one vacancy on
the cltv police force will be received
until June 24, R. Roas Seaman, clerk
of the civil service board announced
to-day. Blanks can be secured from
him. Mr. Seaman announced that'as
there are only two . names on the
eligible list for appointment examin
ations will be held again. Men from
23 to 4 Oyears of age may applv.
As only one applicant has been Hat
ed for appointment as transltman In
the city engineer's office the date for
filing applications has been extended
by the civil service board until June
24. Examinations for registry clerk
applicants will be hel dor Friday
evening.
ONLY EVENING) ASSOCCIATED PRESS •'
NEWSPAPER IN HARRISBURG
Y.M.C.A.RECRUITS
ARE NEEDED FOR
SERVICE ABROAD
Recruiting Committee Hears
About Conditions Abroad;
Applications Received
WANTED
Wanted —Stenographers, ship
ping clerks, bookkeepers, auto
mobile drivers, automobile re
pairmen, storekeepers, canteen
workers, men and women for ev
ery kind of business conducted
in connection with the Y. M. C. A.
work in France. Automobile re
pairmen. secretaries and athletic
directors especially needed. Ap- j
ply Robert B. Reeves. Central |
Y. M. C. A., Harrisburg.
After considering applications from
several candidates for'service abroad,
the Y. M. C. A. recruiting committee
at its noon meeting listened to re
ports from General Secretary J. Wil
liam Bowman. Flavel L. Wright, E.
J. Stackpole and Ross A. Hickok,
members who attended the confer
ence last week in New York City
where John R. Mott outlined to them
the needs of the Y. M. C. A. in
France and the importrnce of re
cruiting men a s well as of raising
money. J. William Bowman pre
sided.
The need of physical directors es
pecially was emphasized, although
there is work aplenty for men of al
most every branch of business or re
ligious training.
How Army Is Billeted
The American Infantry is billeted
mainly in French peasant villages—
from three to live times as many
men in each village as the normal
[Continued on Page 12.]
CITY DETECTIVE IS
CALLED TO ARMY
David Wills, city detective, ap
pointed under Mayor Keister by the
Police Civil Service Board, will leave
the force Saturday to answer the call
of his draft board for service in the
National Army. Wills registered in
the western part of the state before
he came to this city. He is a for
mer member of the Pennsylvania
State Police.
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J FOCH STANDS AS BARRIER TO HUNS
JJ Washington—lrt the (Opinion of arwiy observers here- .
|
•T Hisis between Amiens anti Arts*:; • Hjgh dfficiala believe jfr
|f the policy o) Genera! Poch of holding his reser\-e; along 'wj
e vital line uhich form* the connection between the £
4j French and.'Briti&h has greatly impeded th Jcvelor- *S*
X merit of he all Genmart pUn Z
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4COKGRESS FOLLOWS BLINDLY. SAYS SENATOR 4k
Pall, oi NF 9, publicl]
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€ cbn{ resi fatw asked for and said this action has cotn- fl
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Three ir<*atle:;s days a \vrek within a 'j i
® * upon by the National. > | |
§ A- min • tio . Harry Wheeler, chief food administi*ft i |
* • for Illinois, wired headquarters br * J
'< TWO KILLED BY RrG GIJN
•> Paris—The long distance bombardment of Parts was* * '
, t ' -umed this morning. Two pmont were kiUetfand nin* i
e ere wounded in yesterdays bombardmertt lr accoHin ■ 1 1
, „ . the Eclair, , , ,
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• SWEDISH VESSEL SU#K •
, * An Atlantic F • New Sweden, a passenger am ,
••freight vessel owned fry the s^pn:-h- American-Mexico J 1
L.ne . $u rmflH&i!W*y 2$ in Mediterranean * >
£}** ;;
* HtJht MINES WASHED ASHORE •
e , Rehoboth, Del —iThfee German mines sown in the * \
; J Delaware Bay try U-boat*, hive been washed ashore and T.
< taken to the coast tfcrard station. Xj
I .t
t MARRIAGE
Ralph D. Blair, I hambrnbum. and Edith H. Behalf, Green- i
i, raatlei Samuel Ivlunhrr/. I.ancanter, and I.llllan M. Heddlg, Koh- T
ratal Jonathan A. Stoulfer and Margaret H, '•hanabrosk. Bow
ri* manndalei Harry J. Klnerfrork nnd Ruth MeK. 'lv.trr. Harris- >1
X borll Mtchael F. MrNellla and Stuy I- Prlee, Hnrrixburc.
HOME EDITION
THOUSANDS SEE
COLORFUL CIRCUS
PARADETODAY
Bands, Horses, Clowns and
Calliope Hold Interest
For City Crowds
MANY WAIT FOR HOURS
Lateness of Pageant Does Not
Detract From Attractive
ness of the Event
"There It comes!"
The electrical cry worked quickly
up the street, with all the intensity
of the sailorman's "Thar she blows!"
Craning thousands listened painfully
for the tlrst staccato notes of the cir
cus bugles. Windows of buildings
along the of march were gorged
with humanity. The sound came.
A ripple spread that brought lookers
to tiptoe. The pavement began to
rock perceptibly to the tune of a
measured and approaching rumble.
Something colorful swung into view.
It was the van <# the circus parade.
Thereupon, sure of being sated, the
populace sank back placidly on Its
heels and watched.
Bands blared. Horses caparison
ed in crimson and gold, caracoled
and pranced spiritedly. Long ser
pentine teams danced in and out
ahead of correspondingly tiny coach
es. Bedizened riders swung Jauntily
by, cowboys of the west, Cossacks of
the Siberian steppes, turbaned Arabs. '
[Continued on Page 10.]
•10.000 WENT DOWN
Washington, June 11.—Mail lost
when the Porto Rican liner Carolina
was sunk by a German submarine
off the New Jersey coast included
4 0,000 letters, forty-two sacks of
newspapers, fifty-four sacks of par
cel post and 376 registered articles,
mailed from throughout the islands
between May 25 to 28, inclusive, and
at San Juan May 29, the post office
department yesterday announced.
SEEK CITY JOBS
Three applications have been re
ceived bv the civil Service hoard fur
the position of registry clerk in the
city engineer's office *and one for the
other vacancy.