Germans Renew Offensive on Rhei 'k Ground Reeks W • * * HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH jflA ®lje Btar-3n&epen&ent W i LXXXVII— No. 137 14 PAGES ITALIAN LINE HOLDS WELL DESPITE TERRIFIC ASSAULTS BY AUSTRIA NS BOCHES FAIL IN ATTACK ON RHEI MS EN EM Y DISMA YED B Y ITS SLOW ALONG PI AVE RIVER Gains of Austrian Armies Not Commensurate With Ex penditures of Blood and Powder or With the Prep arations Made For the Con flict Fierce attacks are being made by the Austrians to overcome the Ital ian resistance along the Piave, but the defensive line still holds. Appar ently the enemy sees his only hope of success in enlarging his gains across the Piave, having been given a disastrous check in the mountains from west of Asiago to the Piave. In the mountains the Austrians have been generally on the defen sive since they were checked and then thrown back over the terrain gained Saturday in the first day of tiie offensive. The French and Brit ish around Asiago and under a heavy enemy bombardment and the French Tuesday repulsed a strong local Aus trian effort. Along the Val Sugana and against the Bastion of Monte Urappa the enemy holds further at tacks in abeyance. Situation Not Clear Along the nearly thirty-mile Piave line the situation has aiot improved treatly from an allied viewpoint, al though the Austrians have been de feated at most points in efforts to enlarge their gains. Where and in what force the enemy has crossed the river and how far he has pro gressed into the Venetian plain are not outlined clearly, but appar ently the Italians have given most ground on the north around Montello and on the south of Capo Sile. From their foothold on Montello, an important pleateau three by eight miles in extent which dominates the country between Bassano and Tre \iso, the Austrians are making vio lent attempts to drive the Italians off the height entirely, while the Italians are fighting just as determinedly to keep the enemy close to the river bank. The fighting the past two days has been favorable to the Ital ians. In the center, from to Fossalta, the Austrians are being held well in check and have been i:nable to make any progress across the Piave, despite repeated attempts. Kiiemy Gains Small Seemingly the Austrians have pushed back the Italians several miles between Fossalta and Capo Sile and along the Fossetta canal, which runs southwest toward Ven ice. Capo Sile is in the lowlands along the Adriatic, but if the enemy reaches the Fossetta canal to the north he would be on drier ground and better able to push toward Mes tre, and outflank the line northward along the Piave. What gains the enemy has made, however, have been hardly commen surate with the preparations made, the shells expended and the lives lost. Emperor Charles, unless his troops can make swifter progress, will have to call off his "hunger of fensive" and face the populace at home. Reports have reached Swit zerland that Socialist manifestations occurred in Vienna Monday. W. M. DONALDSON Bought all the War Sav ings Stamps the law al lows him. Figure out why to night THE WEATHER For llnrrlshiirg timl vicinltyl Fair to-night ii ml Thursdays much change In lemprraturrt lowenl to-night about (II) dc icrees. For Kastern I'fnnnj Ii iinln: Fair to-night nnii Thursday) not ■Much change In temperature* light northerly winds. lllvrr The Sumiurhannu river will con tinue to fall slowly. A stage of about 4.1 fret la Indicated for Harrlaburn Thursday morning. General Condition* t'nder the Influence of (he high presaure area, central over On tario, fair, cool weuther per sists over the l.ake Keglon and has spread eastward to the At lantic coast, attended by a gen eral fall of 2 to 12 degrees In temperature between the Great I,nkes and the Atlantic ocean. Temperaturci H a. in., (HI. Sun: Rises, 5i38 n. M.i sets, Bi£3 p, m. Moon i Full moon, June 24. River Stagei 4.1 feet above lon. water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 74. I.nwest temperature. (I.*. Mean temperature, 70. \ormnl temperature, 71. HUNS FAIL IN RAIDS ON PARIS By Associated Press Paris, June 19. THE Germans have attempted fourteen air raids on Paris since January 31, but only twenty-two of the more than 300 machines which took part In them have succeeded In flying over the city, says the Excelsior. Nine of the twenty-two ma chines, it adds, were brought down by the French defenders of the capital. HUN DIVISIONS ROLLED BACK IN RHEIMS ATTACK Germans Unable to Penetrate French Lines in Great New Assault By Associated Press Paris, June 19. —The Germans last night, after a violent preparatory bombardment, began an attack on the Rlieims front, between Vrigny and La Pompelle, the war office an nounced to-day. The French are resisting the Ger man blow with entire success. On the western front of the at tack the enemy was not able even to reach the French line. In the cen ter, before the city, the Germans were completely repulsed and suf fered heavy losses. East of Rheims the French were equally successful. The statement follows: "Last night at 6 o'clock the Ger mans delivered a violent preparatory artii'.ory fire along the whole front of Rheims from the region of Vrigny, west of the city, as far east as La Pompelle. At 9 o'clock the enemy infantry began an attack on the French positions between these two points. CTieckcd ly Poilns "The French troops resisted the German attack with complete suc cess, the counter barrage of the French artillery proving very strong. "Between Vrigny and Ormes, Ger man assault troops we're stopped by the French fire and forced to return many times to their lines of depart ure and were not finally able to reach the French positions. "Around Rheims violent combats developed during the course of which the enemy suffered heavy losses and Was everywhere repulsed. "East of Rheims the fighting like wise ended to the advantage of the French. The Germans having been successful in penetrating the woods northeast of Sillery were driven out by a French counterattack. "Prisjpners taken in the region of Rheims declared that the town was attacked by three divisions, which were ordered to take the place at all costs during the night." .Vtack Expected The front of the new German at tack is the semicircle drawn by the enemy about the city of Rheims in the recent offensive on the Aisne front. Tlie Rheims region comprised the left flank of the German attack. Ground was given by the French on both sides of the cathedral city, but the town itself and the nearby pro tecting forts were held against the German onslaught and have since remained in French possession. Rheims. however, was hemmed in on three sides by the enemy, and It has been considered only a question of time when the Germans would make a concerted movement to oust its defenders. The front of the present attack, from Vrigny, west of the city, to La Pompelle, around the semicircle to the east, is ap proximately fourteen miles. British Troops Raid Hun Lines and Recapture an Outpost Lost to Enemy By Associated Press l/ondon, June 49. —British troftps last night successfully raided the German lines in the region to the south of Hebuterne, north of Alber ta, the war office announced to-day. A British post recently taken by the Germans near Virux Berquin, on the northern side of the Lys salient, was recaptured, some prisoners and two machine guns being taken in the operation. The statement reads: "A raid attempted by the enemy in the Locre sector, was repulsed by French troops. "The hostile artillery was active yesterday evening in the Ancre val ley, about Mericourt, and during the night has been active in the neigh borhood of Mcrris, (Flanders front). "We carried out a successful raid last night south of Hebuterne. "In the Vieux Berquin sector, a party of our troops attacked and re captured one of the posts taken by the enemy in this locality 011 the night of June 14. We secured a few prisoners and two machine guns." SIXOLF, COPV : CKWTB Far Better the Doctor Than the Undertaker 'r- , THE DOCTOR.! —— " 1 CAN'T POSSIBLY'/ 1 —' L-F 1-1 p MAKE HIM WORSE) I —— rr —T" THE _ R L ANvmv! J WMKHKugg I pi - 274 NAMES ON THREE LISTS OF BATTLE VICTIMS Pcnnsylvanians Killed in Ma rine and Army Service Number Seven By Associated Press Washington, June 19.—0n three casualty lists issued tb-day there are 274 names. 130 on two Marino lists, and 144 on the Army, divided as fol lows: Army—Killed in action, 28; died of wounds, 12; died of accident and other causes, 3; died in airplane ac cident, 2: died of diease, 8; wounded slightly. 1; missing in action, 1; pris oners, 2. Marines—Killed in action, 30; died of wounds, 7; died of disease, ,1; wounded severely, 92. Pennsylvanians named in the Army list are the following:- Killed in action. Privates Peter J. Fenstermacher, I'atawissa: Victor Kolinskj, Shenandoah: William G. Rltzman, Reading; Robert V. Win nett, Speers. Wounded severely, Lieutenant Dean I). Sturgis, Union town; Privates Vincenzo Balitto, Pittsburgh; Earl A. Gill, Eldred. Died of accident and other causes. Private Robert E. McKiernon, Al toona. Pennsylvanians named in the Marine list are the following: Killed in action. Private Joseph Sanderson. Ardmore, Pa.; Corporal Clare L. Van Eman. Grove City; Joseph Farrell, Philadelphia. Died of wounds received in action. Second Lieutenant Charles 11. Ulmer, Pottsville: Privates Paul Leber, Co lumbia; Harry E. Hess, Altoona. The wounded severely in action, numbering forty in this first list, in clude: Privates Harry G. Meredith. Philadelphia; Marion Gorby, Wash ington; Corporal Herbert Mazerov, Duquesne; Private Anthony Boterus, Ranshaw. The wounded In action severely, numbering fifty-two in the second list, include: Privates Frank Lees, Gastonvllle. Pa.; Roy Harper, Brook line. Pa.; Sergeant John L. Craver. York, Pa. COLUMBIA SOI.niRR DIKS Colnmhln. Pa.. June 19. Howard Leber received a telegram last nlglit announcing the death of his son. Paul Revere Leber, from wounds received In action in France June 7. He was 20 years old. and belonged to the Fifth Regiment. Sixty-seventh Marine Corps. Me enlisted January 19, 1917, and was sent overseas in JVlay from Quantlco, Virginia. He was the Hrst Columbia soldier to die of wounds re ceived In action. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 19, 1918. OTTOMANS SACK U. S. HOSPITAL; MAYBEWARACT Outrage Committed by Turks Over Protest of Spanish Envoy of America By Associated Press \\ nshirmioii, June 19.—Sacking of the American hospital at Tabriz, Per sia, and seizure of the American and British consulates there by invading Turkish troops was reported to the State Department to-day by the American Minister at Teheran. -May He Act of Wllr If the report as it reached the Minister is officially confirmed. the outrages may be considered an act of war and settle the long-pending question of whether the Ottoman al lies of Germany should be formally listed among America's enemies. According to to-day's dispatch, the Turks sacked the hospital over the protest of the Spanish consul, in charge as representative of American interests, and in defiance of the Span ish nag flying over the building. Farmers Hard Pressed to Get in Biggest Hay Crop in 50 Years; Wheat Good The farmers of Dauphin county are busy harvesting the biggest hay crop they have ever grown, accord ing to H. Q. Niesley, county farm agent. The labor question is serious, but the farmers -will get their hay in if they must work twenty hours a day, the farm agent afflrnjed. It is the best hay crop in fifty years, in the opinion of Mr. Niesley. The wheat crop is going to sur pass expectations, Mr. Niesley said. The wheat has flourished remark ably during the last four weeks. Sev enteen bushels will be the average per acre, and some acres will yield twentv-five to thirty bushels. 19-Year Sentence Given to Grace Lusk, Murderess TVnukcslui, Wis., June 19.—Grace I-usk, who was found guilty of mur der in the second degree for slaying Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts, wife of Dr. David Roberts, former state ve erlnarian, yesterday was declared by a board of alienists to be sane. She was sentenced to nineteen years' imprisonment. BEEF MAY BE CUT ENTIRELY OFF THE MENUS OF HOTELS Restaurant Men May Go Hoover One Better in Showing Patriotism It is likely that within a few days, hotels, clubs, restaurants and public eatinghouses in Harrisburg will fore go serving beef in any form. Beginning to-day householders may serve beef only four times a week if the odium of being a food slacker is to be escaped. Public eat ing houses are compelled to serve beef only four meals a week begin ning to-day. This is according to the new ruling of the federal food administration, which has declared that rigid eco nomy in the use of beef must be ob served during the summer months. The provisions of the regulations were made public by Donald McCor mick, county ■ food administrator, this morning. Mr. McCormick also said that he will call a meeting of proprietors of restaurant!, hotels and public eat ing houses within a few days, when it is likely that they will decide not to serve beef at any time during the summer beef conserving months. Many of the proprietors have sig nified their willingness to take this action. The .Schedule Householders are requested to conform to the following schedule, and restaurants are required to ob serve its regulations: Roast beef, whether hot or cokl, to be served only on Monday at mid day meal. Stewed, boiled or beef hash, on Wednesday and Saturday at midday meal. Steaks in any form t including Hamburg steak, on Thursday only at midday meal. By-products of beef, such as ox tails, livers, tongues, sweetbreads, hearts, kidneys, brains, and tripe, may be served at any time. The voluntary observance of these rules by each householder will in sure that no member of any fam4ly will use more than one and a quar ter pounds of beef per day, it Is thought. Compulsory observance by proprietors will effect an enormous saving In beef, according to the food administration. VIENNA SOCIALISTS ACTIVE Paris, June 19.—Socialist manifes tations took place in Vienna yester day, according to a dispatch received by the Havaa Agency from Basel,] Switzerland, j FEW TO ESCAPE DRAFT BECAUSE j OF PHYSICAL ILLS Draft Boards Ordered to Let! Down Bars on Exami nations WANT ONE-EYED MEN | New Divisions Created in j Which This Class Can Serve I Total disability will be practically : the only thing that ! fpr Henf-v Niles, Judge Bcwjiwell's ch ice for the 4^ j • <£ X Chairmanship. There were scenes'< P. } jL' T Br . ':<■ ' ■ -•,>.*(.-1. J hn K. ♦* T thry for McLean,' against the instructions of the *£ ♦ Dtu'/'lv,:; . :s:ty ocr.'rr.itt'.-c. X X LOGANTON, PA., HAS DESTRUCTIVE FIRE jl •T* kc out shortly be- ▼ X fore noon in the >j .Hon, near IVSTL, X P< a-i.. . irvl i:i ,T time § 4 v. it: \f {■ 11. >TIR VIENNA Tj 4* Washington—An official dispatch from Zurich says- * c t • n • ■! I to workmen for extraordi- .Jj A nary services in produ' ini; war materials, by voting down, jS t •\,te ■ the naval Mil - crmii■ J§| Ij* tin;, such payptpnts. The" proposal now gees back to fl |<4 cc ferrri'e. .3 X CLASS 1 TO HAVE 250.000 MORE * f Washington—Preliminary reports indicate that more I $• ¥ , !L than 250,000 men may be added to Class 1 available for a 5 V immediate military duty as a result of Provost Marshal *ij 4 Oener ll Crowder's recent order for revision of deferred J T gasifications lists by local craft b'oards. * 4 • MUST DISSOLVE Al lEjR END OF WAR , *2 <|i Washington—The express monopoly created under J " |j government auspice's mustbe dissolved after the war • X emergency i? pa:scd, under provisions of the. contract 'J X signed to-day by. representatives of the express com * <■* panies 3-d the railroad administration. t § —— X MARRIAGE UCtNSES * (ifordf W. M)fr and l.ncy IlhoadM, l.}krnnt (iror(r Mar ■y* tinovii'h and Mnry Malic. Slreltoni MnrrUan I). .lohnnun and Btair *\-> K. SponK. MlllrrnlmrKi John J. Farrld>. HnrrinliurK, and Narfarrt • f r. Ktllx. CarllNlri Harper H. Woland and Katharine K. Rlnmh. -/< llarrlaburKi Paul V. /.elßler and Mavdnlrn N. Ulaaer, Steeltoni 4 (irorxf W, Wilder and Mac K. Rodrnhnvrr, Horrlabarr. y • HOME EDITION DEMOCRATIC ROW OVER COMMITTEE CONTROL BREWS To Dodge Prohibition Issue in Platform; Palmer-Mc . Cormick Faction Agrees BONNIWELL IN SADDLE ! Insists That He Be Permitted to Name His Own Chairman and Rule Organization The meeting of the State Demo | eratic Committee scheduled for 2.30 j o'clock this afternoon was delayed somewhat by the meeting of Judge ['Bonniwell and A. Mitchell Palmer, I brought about, it is said, by W. J. I Brennen. The two had previously I declined to meet. They shook hands j ;-nd there appeared no lack of cor j dlality in the meeting. While the two leaders were con | ferring, the committeemen In the Board of Trade Hall upstairs buzzed with curiosity and all sorts ot m mors spread. Home of the Bonni well men took advantage of tho chance to circulate cards boosting Henry C. Niles for state chairman and containing, a declaration by Bonniwell that in making the re [Continued on l'agc 12] Twelve Drafted For Army by Second County Board The twelve jnen to be sent to Camp I-.ee,VVa t by county board No. 2 was announced this morning. The men will entrain with the quotas of the other city and county boards at the Pennsylvania railroad station at Monday morning. The men are: Robert W. Payne, 1 545 Herr street; Henry Y. Car many, Union Deposit; William Kramer, Rutherford Heights; Levi O. Bolton, 1862 Walnut street; Ray mond J. Thompson, Paxtang; David A. Hlnkle, Penbrook; Robert H. , Satttazahn, Hershey; Addison C. Burkholder, R. D., Manheim; Ivan T. Dawson, Fort Hunter; Millard K. O'Neil, Jr., R. D. 1, Harrisburg: Howard S. Bomgardner, Hershey, and G. Ballard French, 1830 North street.