W fV I . I ( - 'I TS| pilaris Follow Up Their Victory With Raids On Asiago Plateau, Further Puzzling tig Aastrians 1 ffe HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ®K JStar-Jndcpcnbent W M LXXXVII No. 141 12 PAGES IS NOT NECESSARY TO CHANGE DRAFT AGE, SAYS BAKER General March Also Opposed to Premature Amendment to Selective Service Act OLDER MEN NOT WANTED Revision Should Be Down Instead of Up, Says War Secretary By Associated Press Washington, June 26.—After Secretary Baker and General March, chief of staff, had op posed revison of draft age limits and announced that within sixty or ninety days the War Depart ment would submit to Congress a new and enlarged army pro gram, the Senate Military Com mittee to-day decided to oppose any legislation to change the draft ages. Secretary Baker said an "enlarged" program for the army is planned, in a formal statement made after he had beer, closeted with the com mittee for nearly three hours, with ( his aids. L'nougli Fop Present "I presented to the committee j statements," said Mr. Baker, "that | for the present there are enough men | j'l Class 1 sufficient for our pros pective needs and when the enlarged I ogram of the United States is ready for nresentation to Congress < we will at the same time have com-1 plete data on which to base any rec-' ommendations for change in the age limits of the draft." Chairman Chamberlain prepared! to make a staement to the Senate J in connection with the amendments! to the pending army appropriation bill of Senators Fall, of New Mex- j Ico, and Hitchcock, of Nebraska, which, respectively, proposed mak ing the age limits 20 to 40 vears in stead of 21 to 31. 3.300,000 in August Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, gave figures stating that in August, when the final call on men in Class; 1 will have exhausted that class ' there will be 3,300,000 men in the army and that the highest estimate I of the number of American troops) which will be in France by that time ■' 1.450,000. When the War Department's en larged program is submitted, mem-1 'bers said, the committee, which vir- I tually is a unit in favor later of extending the draft age limits, also ! plans to prescribe by legislation reg-1 ulations regarding the classes of men ' who shall "work or fight." Such | regulations, it was said, probably would extend the "work or fight"' principle. It is impossible at present, the of- J ficials said, to give any accurate esti- ' [Continued on Page B.] John Heathcote Is W. S. S. Vice Chairman John Heathcote, who some time RKO won a handsome gold medal for the sale of $3,000 worth of War Saving Stamps, was to-day appointed ! vice-chairman representing the gov. I ernment for the sale of stamps. The ! appointment was. announced by • 'ounty Chairman Frank C. Sites. Mr. i Heathcote is one of the most en- i thusiastic an denergetic salesmen in I the state and through the agency he has ben conducting has done a won derful work here. The War Saving Society formed ! by the employes of Dives. Pomeroy ! & Stewart is doing splendid work in i ihe sale of War Saving Stamps. | There are 139 members pledged to' save and buy War Saving Stamps. Hie officers are: O. C. Blekel. presi- I •lent; W. B. Barnhart. vice-presi dent; Miss E. Beatrice White, secre- ! tary; J. D. Shuey. treasurer i FRIDAY WILL BE WAR SAVINGS DAY £*T Which ward will show up best? i THE WEATHER] For HarrlMhnre nnd vicinity: Knlr, continued cool to-night nnd Thurxda)-. For KiiHtern I'rnnxylviinln: Knlr to-night and ThurNdny. except probably rain In extreme nouth caxt portion! moderate north cn*t nlnda, becoming; north weat. River The SUNquehannn river nnd all Ita liranehea mill continue to fall "lowly. A ataKe of about 4.7 feet la indicated for Hnrrinburs Thursday mornlnK. General Conditlonn The atorm that HIM central over the l,oer Ohio Valley, Tueitday mornlnK, hun moved euatnard with tncreaalns energy nni | now central off the conn! of North Carolina. It ban cauaed rain the laat twenty-four houra in the South Atlantic State a nnd Kaatern Pennsylvania and New Jeraey. Temperntnre: S a. m„ 10. Sunt nines, Si3s n. M.i aeta, 8i25 p. ill. Mooni Klrat quarter, July 1. niver StnKei H a. m , 5 feet above low-wuter mark. Veaterday'a Weather Hlaheat temperature, 72. I.oweat temperature, <lO. Mean temperature, (HI. Aormal temperature, 72. Time For All to Help i . THEY CANT 111 NEWPORT MARINE FALLS IN FIGHT IN GROUP OF 46 | Brilliant Work in France Is Not Without Its Toll of Death I St Associated Press Washington, June 26. —The bril- J liant fighting of the American ma j rines in France has not been with ' out its toll of death. To-day's cas ualty report from the Navy's sol ! diers' commandant added fifty names | to the list, forty-six men being kill ed in action and brought the total i marine casualty list to date to 1,- | 112. ! A summary of marine casualties ] i&sued to-day shows 341 deaths, of ( which thirteen were officers; 763 j wounded, of which twenty-nine were j officers and two missing or in the ! hands of the enemy. The marine corps casualty list was I divided as follows: Killed in action, : 49; died of wounds, 2; wounded se verely, 2. The Army casualtv list to-day con ! tained 91 names, divided a.s follows: Killed in action, 4i; died of wounds, 1 7; died of accident and other causes, I 3; died of disease, 3; died of airplane ! accident, 1: wounded severely, 20; J wounded, degree undetermined, 2: i missing in action, 7. Pennsylvanians named are the following: , Killed in action. Cor poral George L. Davison. Pittsburgh; Private Victor Klinski, Morgan; Pe ter Yeaser, Turtle Creek; severely wounded. Private Paul E. Halg, Wer nersville; missing in action, Private John H. Simson, Jr., Philadelphia. The marine casualties included these Pennsylvanians: Killed in ac tion. Privates Andrew K. Axton. West .Brownsville; George E. Mich ael. Dalmatia; William H. Saylor. Newport. Severely wounded in ac tion, Trumpeter Andrew Modor. Pittsburgh. Newport, Pa.. July 26.—William H. Saylor. of Newport, mentioned in to-day's dispatches from Washing ton as among the killed in action on the French battlefields, is a son of Mrs. Edward Hain. of this place, and at the time of his death was 22 years old. Saylor Is the second Perry coun ty man to be killed in action in the world war. Daniel Spidel, of Marys ville, having been killed during the latter part of May. Shortly after the United States declared war on Germany, Saylor signed up for service to help check the Hun. Saylor's grandfather, Allen Saylor, who is still living, Is a Civil War veteran. Thirty-Eight Nabbed For Breaking Speed Law on Popular Riverside Drive Information has been made against ] thirlv-eight Pennsylvanians for viola tions of the state speed law on the Plverside Drive last Sunday. The cases are in the hands of Alderman Nicholas, who reports that only a half-dozen of the offenders are from llarrlsburg. The minimum fine of *lO will be imposed in those cases m which this is the first offense. | MXttLK COPV •i CENTS CROWDER CALLS 367,961 TO THE COLORS IN JULY |First Entrainment Is For 27,- 257 White Men Picked on the sth By Associated Press Washington, June 26.'—White and colored draft registrants numbering i 124,525 were summoned to the colors for general military service in a call issued to-day by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Mobilization will take place at intervals during the month of July, starting with the en trainment of 27,257 white selected men on July 5. 1-argcst Month Call To-day's call, combined with that for 220,000 to be mobilized July 22- 25 ordered by General Crowder last night and with the various special calls previously issued, will remove from civilian life during July a total of 367,961 men, the largest number of men summoned in any one month since the draft became operative. The call issued to-day is divided into four sections for entrainment [Continued on Page B.] Shipping Warned of Hun U-Boat Raiding Near the Bermudas Washington. June 26.—Shipping in the area east of longi tude 40 between latitude of Cape Race and Rermuda has been warned of enemy activity, the Navy Depart ment to-day announced. "The government yesterday evening issued a war warning to shipping operating in the area east oJ longitude 40 between latitude of Cape Race and Bermuda," said the announcement. . No explanation was given but a report of a German raider in that vicinity was brought to an American port yesterday by an incoming steamer. KING GEORGE AND HIS QUEEN MEET THE BUCKWHEAT CAKE Royalty Pleased With Good Old American Griddle Product and Want Britishers to Try Them With Maple Syrup By Associated Press lyondon,. June 26.—King George and Queen Mary tasted American buckwheat cakes for the first time yesterday at the Eagle hut of the American Y. M. C. A. The visit was a surprise one, made at the King's own suggestion. Smiling toward the tables where a row of Americans were devouring sandwiches and pancakes, the King taid: "What is the most distinctive Americun dish you have here? I want to sample it." The Y. M. C. A. secretary did not HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY-EVENING, JUNE 26, 1918 FOREIGN BORN TO HAVE THOUSANDS IN BIG PARADE Plans For Giant Patriotic Demonstration Growing to Enormous Size Three thousand seven hundred and ninety-four dollars have already been raised to finance Harrisburg's big Independence Day celebration, I Chairman Donald McCormick an nounced at 2.4j o'clock this after noon. Commencing to-morrow finan cial reports will be issued daily of the campaign to raise the SIO,OOO to linuitce the celebration. An interesting feature of the ar rangements of the stunts committee fo- the Fourth of July celebration will be the contest between the two recently-purchased centrifugal motor apparatuses to be held during the aft ernoon ulong the river front, prob ably between the two railroad bridges. Other attractive features for which negotiations have already been started but not closed, will be announced within a short time by [Continued on Page 10.] New York Grand Jury Indicts Daughter of American Revolution rf ■ Associatca I ress New York, June 26.—Following an investigation of the nnuneial nfTaits of the National Emergency Relief Society. Mrs. William Cummlngs Story, former director-general of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion. was indicted by a Grand Jui'y here to-day on charges of grand lar ceny. petit larceny and conspiracy. Mrs. Story is president of the relief society. The indictment names Mrs. Story and her sons. Sterling Story and Allen Story, as co-defendants in the con spiracy allegations, which form two counts In the bill. Mrs. Story Is also a prominent member of the Colonial Dames. have to think a minute before he answered: "Buckwheat cakes is the best thing we have got." The King: and Queen sat down at an oilcloth covered table beside a group of khaki-clad American aviators and a couple of blue jackets from an American battlqship. They each ate a plate of buckwheat cakes liot from the griddle, with a gener ous cbvering of genuine maple syrup. Roth finished their portions politely ief used a second helping, but declared themselves unanimous ly |n favor of the adoption of buck wheat cakes into the British national menu. i CAPITOL PARK GREENHOUSE SOLD FOR THE SCRAP Building Costing .$40,000 Goes Under Auctioneer's Ham mer For .$505 WOMEN BUY BIG PLANTS Giant Tropical Growths Sold to Persons Who Have No Use For Them The State Capitol Park conserva- i torits, upon which the state of Penn sylvania has spent almost $40,000 j since they were built about IS9O, j were sold to-day to Samuel Fishman, ! of this city, for $505 at public sale, ! subject to approval by George A. I Shreiner, superintendent of Public I G'-ounds and Buildings. The conser vatories' contain over 12,000 feet of pipe, thousands of panes of glass and much apparatus and frames. Fishman was the only bidder and objected when it was proposed to refer the bid to Mr. Shreiner, but later went on with the offer Which was cried by Charles E. Ensminger, the auc tioneer, who sold the building. The low bid attracted much atten tion, but the buyer, who has been an | extensive purchaser of buildings in Capitol Park extension for the ma terial they contain, said it would cost hundreds of dollars to wreck the conservatory and that the market for the material would be limited. Over 200 feet of iron fence was then sold at *25. About S7OO was realized from the sale of about 100 lots of plants. The choicest plants were removed to a greenhouse where" the state has leasea space since it was determined to remove the conservatory and give up the maintenance which costs about SO,OOO a year for men alone. There were many women at the sale ! to buy plants and spirited bidding j occurred on some things, among I them beds of heliotrope. Twenty j large plants, including palms and elephant ears, sold at about $ 1 a niece, and one giant palm, given to the slate years ago by the late Mrs. Jacob Haldenian and never out of •he greenhouse, was sold to a woman foi $2. When she saw it was twelve 'eet high she refused to take it and j Fishman took it off her hands for a | dollar. What some of the people who bought tropical plants are going to ] do with them they could not say to- j day. Several will require half a dozen men to lift them. More Prisoners Needed From County Jail to Work on the Almshouse Farms With large crops to be harvested and plenty of other farm work at the county almshouse, officials in charge said they will need the six prisoners from the county jail for many weeks i and may ask for additional volun teers. By an agreement with the Board of Prison Inspectors, the Poor Board had six men removed to the I almshouse farm 'from the county j prison. The men are kept at the j poor farm at night, working in the i fields during the day. ! According to J. W. Early, steward, and other officials of the Board of Poor Directors, the men are well I pleased with the opportunity to work | in the open and are showing their | appreciation. Because f the labor shortage, many of inmates who had been at the Institution for years and during the summer months helped with the work have left and secured positions. One man. 72 years old, who had been there and claimed to be unlit for any work, left several weeks ago and is now earning sfio a month. Charles H. Tunis Elected City Sanitary Officer j Charles H. Tunis. 440 North street, j has been appointed city sanitary of ' rtcer by the Health Bureau to suc j ceed the late David H. KUinger. The j tegular meeting of the members was ! he'd this morning. Mr. Tunis will ■ begin his duties July 1. ! The Bureau also directed repairs to be made at a house which had been reported as a nuisance. A plumber will be sent there at once and after the work is completed a lien will be put on the property un , til the bill is paid. The last two smallpox patients be ing cared for at the isolation bos | pital were taken home to-day. A ' thorough fumigation will he made, | after which the special committee j appoin'ed to report on Jilans for a ! proposed contagious disease hospital | will be taken there to inspect the building and decide whether it w.'U be advisable to remodel it and con tinue using it for smallpox cases. Lebanon Lodge of Elks Will Visit Harrisburg Lebanon lodge of Elks to the num ber of 100 will come to Harrisburg this evening to pay a fraternal visit to Harrisburg lodge. They will be accompanied by a band of twenty two pieces which will give a con cert during a dinner to be served the visitors in the palm room of the I Elks Home here. Recently Harrisburg Elks went to i Lebanon to assist in the dedication | of the Elks home in that city and ! to-night's visit is a return of good ! fellowship by the Lebanon Elks. ' NO BASIS FOR REPORT OF CZAR'S ASSASSINATION By Associated Press June 26. —There is no foundation for the persistent ru mors that Nicholas Romanoff, tho former emperor, has been assassinat ed, says an Exchange Telegraph dis patch from Moscow dated June 21. DIES IN ASYLUM Austin Kerstetter, 4 4 years old, of Liverpool. Perry county, died sud denly this morning at the Pennsyl vania State Lunatic Hospital. YANKS SMASH ENEMY; KERENSK Y IN LONDON; AUSTRIA GIVES WAY AMERICANS RUSH GERMANS OUT OF WOODONMARNE Fight Like Demons to Clear the Foe From Strip of Underbrush CONFLICT HAND TO HAND j Prisoners Taken Pay Tribute lo Brilliant Dash of Pershing's Men fry As social Press Willi the American Army in France, June 26.—1n an attack upon the German lines on t'le Marno front last niglit the Amer ican troopt* extended their line northwest of Itcllcuu wood. Up to lit o'clock this morning 'JIG prisoners had been captured, to gether with a number of inn chine guns and other booty. Ad ditional prisoners arc coming in. With the American Army in France, June 2t>.—American troops i on the Marne front again attacked | the Germans last night in the Bel- j leau wood sector. The Americans made an Irresistible rush for the | complete clearing of the wood, in | which it was discovered yesterday the | Germans were still occupying a small i strip of the underbrush. Bombardment Precedes Attack The attack was preceded by a thirteen-hour bombardment from the American artillery. Geiman prisoners taken pay tri bute to the brilliant dash of the Americans, declaring the men in the assaulting party fought like demons. The Germans were virtually clear ed out of Belleau wood several days .ago, but the discovery was made yes-, terriay that under cover of darkness they had planted machine guns be hind huge boulders, in sunken road ways, in shell holes and in trees in a narrow area on the edge of the wood. It was most difficult to get at them lin these positions, and some fierce hand-to-hand fighting occurred dur ing the night while the clearing pro cess was being carried out. Hold l.ong Front The new sector held by the Amer ican troops in Alsace is in the re gion of Gebweiler. This sector is not far from the famous Hartmanswiler- Kopf, the scene of so much hard fighting in the past. The Americans are now holding a considerable front In three different sectors l*n Alsace. The Americans are now in posses | sion of virtually all the valuable tactical positions in the Belleau wood sector. Most of the prisoners taken belong to the Three Hundred and Forty seventh German division. Steamroller Fashion i On Sunday the Germans placed the I crack Two Hundred and First divi j sion opposite a portion of the Amer | ican line. Despite this, the Amer icans went through in steamroller ' fashion. j The Germans also had attempted lon Saturday to fill the wood with gas, but the determination and hero- I ism of the Americans could not be checked by this circumstance. ' The American artillery again bril ! liantly carried out its part in throw ! ing the entire German line into con fusion. Prisoners said that the po sition from wh'ch they had been taken was like an inferno under the [Continued on Page 10.1 City Solicitor to Get Into Touch With State on Capitol Park Plans City Solicitor John 13. Fox stated to-day he will get In communication at once Willi officials of the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings to ar range for a conference to discuss the pioposed Capitol Park extension ! plans. Council yesterday passed a j resolution directing him to take such I action, and, without awaiting an of l tlcial communication from City Clerk It. Ross Seaman, Solicitor Fox said he will lose no time in arranging for a meeting. That the city will have much im portant work to plan for In connec tion with the big improvements which are proposed is expected by the Gommlssionel's and their action in d>- ! rectlng Solicitor Fox to learn what will be necessary for co-operation with the state was taken in view of that fact. Many Willing to Pick Berries on Shares Plans Eager to aid In harvesting the large crop of berries in Dauphin and Cumberland counties and also to secure them at a cheaper rate, a number of persons of the city have sent in their names to County Food Administrator Donald McCormlck, signifying their willingness to har vest the berries. The food adminis trator Is desirous of having names of farmers who are willing to have their berries picked on the share or at reduced rates sent to him as he Is able to supply the pickers. 810 FIRE AT WILLIAMSPORT By Associated Press W llliainsport. Pa., June 26. — Fire caused a loss of $75,000 at the Dltt mar Furnace Company plant here late yesterday afternoon when a three-story building was reduced to ruins. ONI.Y KVENINU ASSOCIATKU PIIESS NEWSPAI'KII IN HAIIIIISIIIIRU FORMER RUSS PREMIER SAFE; COMING TO U. S.' B t! Associated I'rj. London. Alexander Ker ensky, former provisional premier of Russia, has arriv ed in London. Former Pre mier Kerensky is on his way to America. ITALY ATTACKS ENEMY IN HILLS; TAKES CAPTIVES General Diaz Adds 1,600 of Foe to His Bag of Prisoners Now that the Piave line is again intact, the Italians have begun oper ations on the mountain front looking to the further improvement of the positions there. On the northwest ern slopes of Monte Grappa, between the Brenta and the Piave, they have gained considerable ground and taken more than 1,300 prisoners. Italian attacks on the mountain front probably are for the purpose of forestalling any intended enemy effort there, as well as to improve the Italian positions. Strong raids are being carried out also on the Asiago plateau. Italians Add lo Ks The Italian gain on Monte Grappa, however, is most important, as the mountain is the key position to the [Continued on Page B.] © 4*4*4*4*4*4*4* 4*4*4*4* 4* 4*4*4*4' 4*4*4*4* 4*4*4*4* 4"& j w l jjj J *. ;AK S SERVICE INSIGNIA NOW WORN 4Rm 4 X £ Paris —Two gold service stripes, indicating a whole -JV-*a 4* year's service in the zone oi the advance of the allied lrfl 4 4 ! X armies, are now being worn on the left arm by nearly -3|H 2J 500 American soldiers. KING LEARNS TO THROW BASEBALL | j T -King Gc- ;e is learning to throw a i cball 4* n preparation for his appearance at the game between ?j American teams on July 4 when he will pitch out the X first ball. # J . EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS LIKELY T The Hague—There are indications of an agreement by the At. 10-German conference on exel tnge of pris j oners. For a few days there will be no sittings of the 4* 3 * conference so that the delegates may consult with their X/J T respective governments. T J f WEISS TO BE APPOINTED? '<* 4 **• § ♦s> Weiss is to be appointed by Governor Brumbaugh as as -4* sistant counsel to the Public Service Commission. *s* 3 ITALIANS GAIN PRISONERS X X R c )i.:;. t. on the southern part cf the X-.M * 'Pi.. li ive nv„ <-illy con 4 ely r<--x aipicd th' Capo .4*' >ll Si bu : it ni. Hdd atn ▲ J T* against Austrian counterattacs. The extension was 'T^Ji r *f* *9* r:tt <" 'i.-rd ' v ')ir in •. the J-?r.i£ nearly 4v pris- +*> 4; {> IT oi, ken. The war office made this anounccinent ' j£ to-day. * j± GEORGIA RATIFIES "DRY" J* i |4* A;! ,Ga -Th< Georgia Legislature to-day ratified j* y j A the federal prohibition constitutional amendment [ ►;j|| T aft ihc annual sr. J n begun. Georgia is the twelfth state 1 to ratify the amendment. ** jiPRE.IDCNT APPROVES CONGRESSIONAL RECESS J ► X |X Washington—President Wilson, it is announced to- •„ t i -j day, b given his approval to plant, of congre:: ional * * l 4 * iX leaders for a brief -ecess of Congress while the new „ , j4 revenue bill is being prepared. The recess will begin * * j | X early ne. t month, probably before July 4. < if . •• i . * * i • ? "'■ ■ ■ m f MARRIAGt LICENSES + j it*** J John S. Snnnorn and Enola My C route, Harr|ibarf. ; HOME EDITION KERENSKY FLEES RUSSIA; BUSY IN BRITISHCAPITAL Moves About Quietly Confer ring With Compatriots; Coming Here in July SOUNDS FREEDOM NOTE Tells Labor Conference Buss Will Join in Fight With the Allies By Associated Press I.(union, June 26. Kerensky reached London incognito four days ago. Since then he has moved about quietly, though busily, con ferring with prominent Russians in England over the necessity of en tente allied assistance in Russia. Kerensky expects to go to Amer ica in a week or ten days. Kerensky has been here for sc\- cral days but has kept in retirement. Few Russians have been aware of his arrival. His health i.s bad. Those who have seen him say he has gono through remarkable adventures 'hi escaping from Russia. Kerensky was introduced to I lie British labor conference here this afternoon and was received by lhe delegates with loud cheers. Comes From Moscow Kerensky told the labor conference delegates: "1 have just come straight front Moscow, and tt is is duty as a statesman and a Socialist to tell you and the people of the whole world that the Russian people, the Russian [Continued on Page B.]
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