Italians Win Battle Against Austrians, Prefer Orlando Tells Parliament; Enemy Uses Dear i^efSj HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M ®je Star Jn&epcn&cnt # LXXXVII— No. 138 14 PAGES CIRCUS WIPED OUT IN WRECK HORROR 100 BELIEVED Performers Sleeping in Con verted Pullmans Arc Crush ed to Death in Their Berths; Fire Breaking Out in Buins Incinerates Scores; Wreck Is One of Worst in History of American Bailroading Chicago, June 22.—Between fifty and one hundred men and women, members of the Hagen bach-Wallac e Circus, were killed early to-day when a Mich igan Central train of empty Pullmans, runing sixty miles an hour, crashed into a special of sleeping cars of the show at Ivanhoe, six miles east of Gary, Ind. It is believed the entire per sonnel of tho circus perished. Four wooden coaches in which the circus performers were sleeping were demolished. The victims, caught in the wreckage, are believed to have burned to death, s it caught fire and burned for hours. Most of those killed were crushed to death in their sleep. The crash came so suddenly there was no chance to escape. Many Incinerated Six hours after the wreck eight bodies had been taken to morgues and 25 persons were missing and be lieved to have been incinerated. One hundred and twenty-five injured per sons were removed to hospitals at Gary. Twenty others were brought to Hammond, Ind. At Gary it was said 28 of the in jured could not survive, and six at j Hammond were reported beyond hope of recovery. Four died at Ham mond and four on the relief train carrying injured frm Ivanhoe to Gary. Manager Gollman, of the show, which exhibited under canvas mt Michigan City, Ind., last night, es timated that the death list would ! reach 67. Some of the Dead Mr. Gollman named the following : among the missing believed to be j dead: Rooney family, bareback riders. ] Meyers family, animal trainers. Cottrell family, bareback riders. Art Darick, strong man, died in j hospital. Uosie Rosiland, equestrienne. IJonavan family, elephant trainers. Kobert Ellis and wife, aerialists. Mrs. Jennie Codd, Bloomington, 111., performer, died on relief train. Joseph Coyle, clown. Mrs. Joseph Coyle and two chil- I dren, said to have died on relief) train. Knginecr Kscajies Deputy Coroner Green at Ham- j mond, said at noon that the" engineer j and fireman of the Michigan Cen-1 tral train-escaped, but that he would not divulge their story of the cause] of the wreck until the inquest. Their j train consisted of empty Pullmans ] which were returning from the east I [Continued on Page 2.] YORK PAPERS MERUI-; York. Pa., June 22. As an out come of paper and help shortage and I the high cost of labor and materials the York Gazette and York Daily, two morning newspaper, have been con solidated. The new paper will be pub lished by the Gazette Publishing Com pany under the title of tho York Ga zette and York Daily. The latter paper was the oldest daily newspaper in York, and was formerly owned by tho Dispatch Publishing Company. GET THIS! For $4.17 in June You Will Get $5 January 1, 1923 You Can't Beat It ! _l THE WEATHER] For llurrixburs nml vlclaitri Pnir and cooler to-nighr. with lOH e*t temperature about 5a de- Kree; Sunday fair, with mod _ erate temperature. For Kuntern Pennsylvania ■ Fair, anil eooler to-nlKlit; Sunday fair) moderate northw M ( winds. River The Suxquehannu river and all It* tributaries will rise about 1 to :i feet, as a result of the gen eral rain over the watershed In the lust twenty-four hours. V I stave of about 4.H feet Is Indi cated for Harrlttburg Sunday mornlnK. General Conditions The storm, central over Detroit Krlday mornlnK, Ik now cen tral near Philadelphia. It caus ed showers generally In the Inst twenty-four hoars from the Ureat taken and the Ohio river eastward to the Atlantic const the rainfnll being heaviest In the Susquehnnna basin, where It averaged about 1.30 Inches A general rise f 2 lo 10 arees has occurred In the 4t- Inntlc State*. Tempernturei S n. in., M, Sum Rises, 5i34 n. m.j Nets, 8i" p. m. Mooni Full moon, June 24. River stagei 4. feet ahove low water mark for io-morrow morning. Yesterday's Weather I Highest temperature, <l3. I.onest temperature, 33. Mean temperature, 110. Normal temperature, 72. PROCLAMATION June 22, 1918. "Whereas, it has been suggested by the Harrisburg Telegraph, that "Two Minutes For Prayer" be set aside on j the Fourth of July during which the whole city shall pause in its observance of the national holiday to petition Divine I Providence for the safety of our soldiers and our sailors and those of our allies, for their success on land and sea and for the complete attainment of our own war aims, and "Whereas, this movement, which has been approved by the clergy of Harrisburg and endorsed by representative businessmen through the medium of the Harrisburg Rotary Club, must appeal to all good people as an opportunity for the entire community to join in petitioning the Almighty for his aid and guidance in the great crisis the world is now facing, therefore, "I, Daniel L. Keister, Mayor of the City of Harrisburg, do hereby proclaim that the two minutes immediately fol lowing 12 o'clock noon, July 4th shall be set aside for prayer for Divine help and guidance in the war, and it is hereby recommended that upon the stroke of 12 on that day, the people of this city wherever they may be, pause for the time allotted and with bowed heads join their fellow citizens in silent petition to God. "DANIEL L. KEISTER, "Mayor." WAR DEATH ROLL SHOWS YANKEES ACTIVE AT FRONT 52, Including Three Officers, Killed on Action on Heav iest List From Overseas Washington, June 22.—The stead ily increasing participation of Amer ican troops in the fighting in France was sharply marked in to-day's cas ualty list. Of the- 153 men named, 02, including three officers, were killed in action, the heaviest death roll from the battlefield yet made p.ublic. Probably no particular action is responsible for the number of kill ed, but it ic an accumulation from the five or six sections of the front where the Americans are fighting and from patrol actions as well ■'as from the larger operations like the attack yesterday near Chateau Thierry to rectify the lines. Great care is exercised in forwarding the lists not to reveal the losses in any particular engagement. The Army casualty list is divided as follows: Killer in action, 52; died of wounds. 2fi; died of airplane acci dent, 1; died of disease, 9; died of accident and other causes, 10; wounded severely, 37; wounded, de gree undetermined, 2; missing in ac tion, 15; prisoner, 1. Pennsylvanians included were: Killed in action.—Privates Charles J. Dolan. Mauch Chunk; Carl Fey, Schuylkill Haven; Alexander L. Morley, Athens. Died of Wounds. —Sergeant Orlan da M. Doom is, Sayl-e. Died of Disease.—Private C. Lacv, Munhall. Wounded Severely.—Privates Jo seph E. Freet, Hanover; Clare W. Knepp, Curwensville; Martin J. May, Avis; Ray W. Stanton, Moosic. The marine casualty list contained 31 names divided as follows: Killed in action, 4; died of wounds, 15; wounded severely, 13. There was one Pennsylvanlan included, Pri vate Harrison Moon, Elwood City, severely wounded in action. Yankee Guns Active; Lines Are Made Better By Associated Press Washington, June 22. General Pershing's communique for yesterday received here to-day, reported im provement of American positions, northwest of Chateau Thierry. Brisk artillery fighting in the Woevre, tho Vosges and in tho Chateau Thierry region is noted. The communique follows: "Section A—Northwest of Chateau Thierry we advanced our lines and improved our positions. There, in the Woevre and in the Vosges there was brisk artillery fighting." July Draft Ma Hundreds War Department Calls For 16 M 0 White Men From Penn syluania For Next Month? One of the Heaviest Drafts Calls for 16,946 Pennsylvanians, all white men qualified for general military duty, have been made by the Army upon State Draft Headquarters and the quotas are now being work ed out for the 282 draft districts. These men will mo\* Independent of the 9,000 who will start for Camp Lee on Monday. This will be one of the heaviest drafts yet made on the state. Harrisburg was called upon to furnish 254 men for the present quota when the draft took but 9,000 men. Indications are that the city will furnish more than 300 men dur ing July. Commencing July 5, 3,000 men DINGLE: COPY J CUNTS TWO MINUTES FOR PRAYER ARE SET ASIDE BY MAYOR Telegraph's Plans to Ask Di vine Aid in War Meets Approval Mayor Daniel L. Keister this morn ing gave the "Two Minutes For Prayer" idea suggested by the Har risburg Telegraph his whole hearted endorsement. "I thing it would be a wonderful thing," said the Mayor enthusiasti cally. A proclamation setting aside the two minutes immediately after r.oon as an opportunity for every one in the city, wherever he may be, to pause for the time allotted and with bowed heads join their fellow citizens In silent petition for Divine help and guidance, was drawn up and signed by the Mayor this morn ing. Church bells tolling the hour of noon, and the fire bells will proclaim the moment of prayer. A hundred thousand heads will bow, and for the first time in its history, the city will pray as a city, with all hearts in perfect accord requesting aid from the Almighty during a period of try ing experiences. The Mayor this morning said that 20,000 paraders will be In line when the hour of noon is struck. The pa rade. he said, will stop 1n its tracks, and Harrisburg will witness its most solemn spectacle when the huge pa geant remains motionless.' the bands cease their music, and the thousands of spectators join in prayer. The Mayor will authorize the participa tion in the prayer by the entire line of paraders. Movie Cashier Admits Murder of Wife Aboard Train; Threw Out By Associated Press Kansas City. June 22.—While the police were searching for the slayer of a woman whose partly clad body was found beside the railroad tracks near Shelbina, Mo., J. R. Jackson, cashier of a local motion picture film firm, walked into the police sta tion here and made a written state ment In which the police said he ad mitted having killed the woman, who was his wife. According to the police, Jackson said he killed her in the stateroom of a sleeping car, on which they were passengers, because she would not promise to cease receiving the atten- Uons of another man. He declared he threw the body from the window and later threw out her clothing. will go to Camp Wadsworth, SparJ tanburg, S. C.„ and commenolni July 15, 1,459 will go to the sailc camp. f July 15, 787 men with grarrwViar school education and with an aptitude for methanes will be sent to thj fol lowing educational institution for special training: One hundryti and fifty-four to Pennsylvania Stile Col legt. State College; 108 to Technical school, Lancaste/; 165 to North Carolina State Colllge, Ral eigh, N. C„ and 360 to L,c/lgh Uni versity. South Bethlehem, f In the five-day period beginning July 22, 11,700 men will e sent to Camp L,ee, Petersburg, Va.> 7 HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1918. REPUBLICANS OF COUNTY RE-ELECT W.H. HORNER AND OTHER OFFICERS j Committee Meeting Today One of the Largest and Most Harmonious in Many Years BEIDLEMAN AND KREIDER CHEERED j Resolutions Pledge Support to Sproul and Ticket; Dauphin Senator Outlines Platform ' jriKsy l|P I vH| MB BBMBI JMB mHBBI 1 WM. H. HORNER, I Re-elected Chairman of Republican County Committee The Republican County Committee in annual session in Courtroom No. 2 to-day re-elected William 11. Horner, of Swatara township, county chair man; James E. Dentz, ccjunty re corder, of Elizabethville, and Mark Mumma. county treasurer, of Steel ton, vice-chairmen; Al. S. Cooper, of Harrisburg, secretary; C. C. Cumbler, of Highspire, treasurer, and adopted a series of resolutions endorsing the nominations of Senator William C. Sproul, Senator E. E. Beidleman, Congressman A. S, Kreider and the other candidates named at the May primaries. The meeting was largely attended and, entirely harmonious. Many prominent Republicans were present by special invitation and a few who could not attend sent letters of re gret. All forecasted a big Republi can majority in November. The meeting was called to order by County Chairman Horner and Secre tary Cooper read the official call. William Harvey Taylor, former park superintendent, was elected temporary chairman and Mr. Copper temporary secretary. Mr. Taylor made a harmony talk, saying that it was a pleasure to be a Republican at this time, that the party's little family differences are at an end and that Republicans are all together [Continued on Page 2.] Veteran of Heroic Italian Armies to Visit City to Aid Big War Fund A large representation of Harris burg's citizens whose ancestors came from Italy are expected at the Regent theater to-morrow afternoon when Colonel Americo Pio, who has been wounded on the French and Italian fronts, will tell of his ex periences. Colonel Pio will he met on his ar rival here by Mayor Keister, M. Acri, J. J. Pariolo, T. Comilla, P. Mag nelli, J. M. Monti and Peter Magaro, chairman. The true condition of affairs in f Italy will be made the subject of the | colonel's talk. One of the favorite tricks of German propaganda is to tell the Italian people that America is not back of Italy in this war, and the speaker will attempt to restore the confidence of the Italian people in America. Colonel Pio's visit is in the interest of the Italian Red Cross. Besides Col. Pio's speech, William M. Hargest, Deputy Attorney Gen eral, and Senator 13. E. Beidleman will speak. In addition there will be a number of reels of Italian battle front moving pictures. These pic tures are used exclusively by the Italian mission to America and are not shown publicly. The following general committee is in charge of the affair: Father Samma, Steelton; V. F. Salerno/ S. Acri, Joseph Giustl, I Charles Martin, Augustus Branca, M. I Curzullo, )D. Cirillo, S. Conte, £.. iConte'ani A. Gardine. Crowdler Directs Mailing of/Questionnaires in All . States Starting June 25 iAaslihißton. June 22.—Draft ex cAitives of all states to-day were jlrected by Provost Marshal General fcrowder to begin on June 25, and 'to continue for three days there after, tho mailing of questionaires to registrants of tho class of 1918. Twenty-five per cent, of the regis trants of each board will be provided with questionnaires each day. Boards were instructed to leave serial and order number spaces blank until classification takes place, probably some time In July. BRITISH RAIDERS ACTIVE 1/ondoii, June 22.—Raids by Brit ish troops In the region east of Amiens and in sectors of the Flan ders front are reported by the war office to-day. Prisoners were taken and casualties inflicted upon the I enemy. 1 ITALY WINS BATTLE; SEEK CHARLES' LIFE ASSASSIN ATTEMPTS TO KILL AUSTRIA'S RULER, SA YS REPORT Unconfirmed Rumors on the Amsterdam Exchange. Are to the Effect That Emperor of Dual Monarchy Escaped With His Life From an At tack by Fanatic London, June 22.—Reports are current on the Amsterdam Exchange to-dav that an attempt has been made on the life of Emperor Charles of Austria, : says a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam. The reports are uncon firmed. According to the Vienna Neue Freie Presse during serious street riots in Vienna the police and mili tary were called out and took strict measures and Issued warning to par ent's making them responsible for the actions of their children, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. ■ According to the Arbeitcr Zeitung, of Vienna, a great strike movement has developed in th<J Austrian capi tal though its full extent Is not known. The Vienna Workers' Council, the newspaper says, has issued a mani festo saying it hopes the govern ment will /jnderstand, in view of the strike movement, how necessary it is to increase the food rations. ■ PHrLs, June 22. —A number of telegrams received in Paris to-day by way of Switzerland described con diUons in the Interior of Austria- Hungary as becoming critical. Fifty thousand workers at tHe ar senal, in 'the Vulcan factories and in the Worschalowsky airplane works have gone on strike. The Burgomaster of Vienna has told the municipal council it would be impossible to distribute potatoes after the weekend. The resignation of several min isters in the Austrian cabinet is ex pected. WnHhiimton, June 22.—T0-day's of ficial advices make plain there is no doubt of the extremely serious food situation in Austria. The reports come indirectly from representatives of the United States in neutral coun- CHILDREN FEEL BARBARITIES OF HUN INVADERS French Comtesse Tells Har risburg Men How Roches Devastate the Country "France Is holding out and will continue to hold out until America comes to her aid. But wo hope that she will come soon." So spoke the Comtesse Madeleine de Bryas, a rep resentative of the Committee on Pub lie' Information and the American Committee on Devastated France, who addressed yesterday and to-day sev eral meetings throughout Harrisburg. Another meeting was held this aft ernoon at the Civic Club home. This meeting was scheduled to start at 4 o'clock. Meetings were held yester day at the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Works, at the rooms of the Pine Street Red Cross Auxiliary, he- • [Continued on Page 2.] Racing With Train, Three Are Pinned Under Auto Three men narrowly escaped se rious injury last evening when the automobile In which they were driv ing near Halifax overturned. The occupants of the car were John Schriver, E. Lowe and Ira Culp, all of New Buffalo, Perry county. Ac cording to their story they were racing with a passenger train while on their way from Millersburg to Halifax, when the machine over turned. Neither Culp, who was driv ing or the other men were seriously hurt when they were pinned un derneath the wreckage. Yankee Army Numbers American Forces Near the First Million, With Program Five Months Ahead of Schedule; Hundred Thousand a Week • By Associated Press Washington, June 22.—Nine hun dred thousand men have been ship ped across the seas, General March told newspaper correspondents at the weekly conference to-day. These include the troops shipped from all American ports of embarkation. The United States to-day is five months ahead of its program for placing an army in France, General March said. The figures on American troop shipments are significant, as 1 ONI.Y KVKM.VG ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN HAIIKISDURG r . I EMPEROR AND CONSORT tries, but they point to the gravity of the situation. "We have no direct information re garding a new peace offensive on the part of Austria," it was stated to-day at the State Department. "But we are satisfied the reports of food shortage are true. It is said the Austrians cannot hope for any relief of consequence from this condition until the crops come on ir. August or September of this year, and from all accounts the people cannot escape famine until then. "Look back over history and you will see that almost all revolutions have been started because of lack of food." COUNTY BAR ASKS JUDGE KUNKEL TO BE A CANDIDATE Harrisburg Jurist Is Urged to Stand For Supreme Bench Because of His Fitness Replying to a letter asking en dorsement of Joseph W. Bouton, of the Forty-eighth Judicial District, for Justice of the State Supreme Court, Charles C. Stroh, president of the Dauphin County Bar Association, stated that the county organization is endeavoring to persuade President Judge George Kunkel to permit the use of his name for the office at the ensuing election. In his communica tion making this announcement, Mr. Stroh calls attention to the esteem of the Bar Association for Judge Kunkel. The request to endorse one of the other candidates was received by Secretary Job J, Conklin from Thomas J Melvin, Bradford The letter written by Mr. Stroh follows: "Your letter of the 20th Instant addressed to Job J. Conklin, secre tary of the Dauphin County Bar As sociation, relative to the candidacy of Hon. Joseph W. Bouton, of the Forty-eighth Judicial District, for Justice of the State Supreme Court, is received. , "The Dauphin County Bar Associa tion will not at this time endorse any. candidate for the said office for the very simple reason that we are endeavoring to persuade our Presi dent Judge, Hon. George Kunkel, to permit the use of his name for the office of Justice of the State Supreme Court at the ensuing election. We regard Judge Kunkel without a peer anywhere." March at his first conference last week fixed the number shipped at more than 800,000, the addition of 100,000 'luring the week showing the rate of progress that is being made. While the general buttle situation looks good to-day, General March paid, the lull on the western front means only that General combat di visions are being reformed for an other drive. Viewing the whole situation, including the Italian front, the chief of staff Bald the central powers ugain were held on all fronts. I Austrians Gathering Every Available Man For the Next Big Attack ALLIED RESERVES HARDLY . TOUCHED IN HEAVY BATTLE Cavalry and Armored Cars With Machine Guns Are Used to Mow Down Enemy; Airplanes Cut Off Austrian Supplies Rome, June 22.—The battle situation is unchanged and in fantry engagements were nut resumed during Friday, says the statement issued last night to the Italian parliament by Premier Orlando. It is now permissible to say that the battle has been won, the premier told the deputies Friday morning, according to the Tribuua. , 1 he Austrians, the premier added, are now gathering all available men in certain sections of the mountain front. Only a small part of their reserves have been drawn on by the Italians. Kalian Army Headquarters in Northern Italy, Friday, June 21. — Cavalrymen, artillerymen and air men are giving effective aid to the Italian infantry in driving back the Austrians toward the Piave. One of the principal activities of allied aviators, who now have been joined by American flyers is to pre vent Austrian airmen from deliver ing sacks of bread and other dry foods to the Austrian troops on the western side of the Piave, where the Austrians still are fighting tena ciously. 9 j 'k b ,s 4 t <4 H 4 H Jri M 4 , i& t T jn WARNS AGAINST "PEACE OFFENSIVE" T| v< Officials here have been plated on their !4* j} t what has become known as a "German 'X I 1' .i. A.ivi to be expected when the Central {jt ft Po e completed an offensive which has resulted ,§ >r. a gain ei entente terntory. British Foreign Minister J Balfoi irned America of the danger of the ofFen- '♦! t • 4 s,vc - ;$ jj* PLANT FOREMEN ARRESTED I ®Z* , *£> <•s# Limn a, N. Y.—Lew Longwell and Hector Bordeau, 4* . foremen in the Curtiss Airplane factory at Hammonds- m port, have been arrested yesterday by special government w JL agents charged with the wilful destruction of war ma- lE .t. -nT X tenals. The two men were arraigned and bail fixed at W m sls 'Of ndinj, a hearing. >2 if SOVIET PREMIER OF RUSSIA TO RESIGN X i**" *** Switzerland—Nikolai Lenine, the Bolsheviki ,A <■£* fcfe P' 1 'h.-is xpre- -led hi:; intention of resign- 2 -* r ing his office, according to a Moscow dispatch published & in tl D itsche Tages Zeitung of Berlin. '& 4 4 I 4* rY FOUNDER DIES IN IOWA (J X D i, I The Moat Rev. John Joseph Kcanc, IJ "§* fon f the Catholic University of America and 'L <7* '3 retired archbishop of Dubuque, died to-day aged 79 years. He founded the Catholic University which is In, Wash- & •* ington, D. C. X WAR VETERANS TO MEET AT WILLIAMSPORT j*fj Will: mt' t, Pa.—United Spanish War Veterans, De- ,*§* I 4* I ! A partment of Pennsylvania, are to open their convention ; here t : -mori • afternoon. The Military Order of the .V Serpf ?, an affiliated organization and ladies' Auxiliary jj* to the veteran will also meet at the same time. f HOU E GOES "DRY" BY 204 TO 47 ,? T JL W,. '.in ,i —The attitude of the House on national proh ion v sounded to-day by a resolution of Rep- .i ♦ resent.- c r idall, of California, prohibitionist, calling 4 X on President Wilson to inform the House whether any 'X *£ -order has been issued by the fuel administration curtail ing the supply of coal to liquor manufacturers. It was ♦* A 'ad '- 1 '■ r. £ % MARRIAGE LICENSES- - - ? *3* Cbnrlra 11. Wllhldc, Mrlnnna. and Blanche K. Porln. Walkera vlllel Uuvld A, Hlnkle, ITnlirook. nnd Anna A. Hlaek, Harrl Z; y Atllllnm M. Houck. Hnrrlabnrii. nnd Opal M. Ilnmlllon. Davton it Oliloi Frank (i. Shower*. Hnrnrll. IV' Innd Haael B. Wrntx. o'lran .- V, s. Y.i ChnrlM B> nnd Ada I. V. Hint, Muryavlllei Harrv F. 7* Anprr nnd Ruth K. Xtoner. liarrlfbursi <hurle W. Kltrr, I'alm'vrn V -V( nnd Jennie O. McUond, llurami-latowni U.iltrr K. tirnr, I.anrax'ter' f! and Idn c! K.hbnch, Itohrerittonn. 1 V HOME EDITION Around Montello and in the region of the lower Piave Italian cavalry is being used to help push the enemy back. They are aided by armored cars carrying machine guns. The rising waters of the Piave and the activity of the Italian ar tillery are making It difficult for the Austrians to obtain food. While the water carries some bridges away and ' damages others, the gunners are sinking boats and hammering the , damaged bridges and floats.
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