... .. PWf'f ' __ ~ TOOHT EXTRA— Italians Hurl Austrians Btick EXTRA tfk HARRISBURG llSpfe TELEGRAPH M - ' * (Eljc otar~ln&epenbent . " LXXXVII— No. 143 14 PAGES MITCHEL FALLS TO HIS DEATH; RECOVER 50 BODIES FROM SHIP MAJ. MITCHEL, ONCE MAYOR OF NEW YORK, KILLED IN AIR Falls to His Death While Fly ing in Seuvicc of Uncle Sam, Where lie Was Known as One of the Most Daring Aviators ONE OF NATION'S MOST PROMINENT CITIZENS Youngest Chief Executive of Metropolis Was Willing to (live His Life For His Coun try; to Be Given Municipal Funeral By Associated Press Lake Charles, La., July 6. Major John Purroy Mitchel, for mer mayor of New York City, and an officer of the aviation sec tion of the signaj corps, was in stantly killed at Gerstner Field to day when he fell from a single seater scout plane at a height of about 600 feet. Major Kirby, commanding offi cers at the field, in announcing that Mitchel fell from the machine, offered no explanation as to how the accident might have occurred. Wire at Field Major Mitchel had been in the - air about half an hour when he fell. Major Mitchel, accompanied by Mrs. Mitchel, came to T.ake Charles [Continued cm I'bkc 3.] YANKEE COURAGE AT HAMEL CALLS FORTH PLAUDITS Soldiers Wounded Glad to Meet Enemy; General Proud of Men ' By Associated Press With UIP British army IN France, Friday, July s.—American fighting spirit and courage displayed in as sisting in the Australians in taking Hamel and Vaire woods Thursday has brought forth much favorable commendation. Soldiers wounded in the fighting were glad of the oppor tunity to meet the enemy and thej general in command of the American! troops was exceedingly pleased with the work his men had done. The Americans were exceedingly keen to participate in the attack, the Reneral said, and several units which had expected to take part were heartbroken when they found they would not be employed. The Amer ican casulties apparently were very light. Col. Watres Donates Land | to City in Son's Memory Scran ton, Pa., July 6. —L. A. Wat res has donated to the city twenty six acres of land for an addition to Aug Park, and the gift has been formally accepted by the council acting for the city. Colonel Watres donated the plot as a memorial to his son, Harold A. Watres, who died ten years ago. It will be known as the "Harold A. Watres extension to Nay Aug Park." The tract extends from the Elm hurst boulevard on the east to the tracks of the Erie Railroad Com pany on the west, and because of its natural advantages for park pur poses, the city planning commission began efforts a year ago to ac quire it. (8,000,000,000 MBRKTY IJOAN IVVSSUS SENATE: Washington, July 6.—An AdminiS' tratlon bill authorizing the issuance of $8,000,000,000 additional in Liberty Bonds and providing an additional 31,500,000,000 for loans to the Allies, recently passed by the House, was passed yesterday by the Senate with out amendment or a roll call. It now goes to President Wilson. Figure out how many QUARTERS you frittered away this week. £2TPut them into WAR STAMPS next week. BATTLE LULL FORECASTS DESPERA TE F ALL FRONTS IN FRANCE THEME IN FRONT LINE IS VALOR • OF THE ALLIES Gorman Prisoners Admit Cleverness and Invincible Courage Displayed Wit lit 110 British Army hi France. Frilday, July s.—Along the whole British front to-day the main topic of conversation was the remarkable success achieved in Thursday's at tacks south of the Somme by the combined Australian and American (roops, assisted by a fleet of Eng lish-manned tanks. Even the German prisoners were admitting ruefully that the drive had been conducted with cleverness and invincible courage. To this praise was added a telegram from Field Marshal Haig to the forces in volved, including the American de tachment, expressing his warm con gratulations on the victory. The Australians and Fankees were holding their newly won possessions strongly after having repulsed a series of three counterattacks during the night—one of each flank and a third in the center. All these enemy assaults were thrown back easily and still more prisoners were added to the large number taken yesterday whil emany of the hostile infantry perished in the attempts to regain that which they had lost. Additional reports confirm previous ones that the enemy casualties Thursday were exceedingly heavy. 251,000 YANKEES ACTUALLY FACING ENEMY IN FRANCE Preparations Now Being Made by Allies to Meet Next German Assault By Associated Press ashinston. July 6.—American troops actually on the lighting lines in Europe about July 1 numbered 251,000, according to information given to-day by General March, chief of staff, and other members of the war council at their weekly conference with members of the Senate Military Committee. • Preparations are now being made by the allies on the western front to meet another heavy German assault. General March, chief of staff, told newspaper correspondents to-day at his weekly conference. As to the participation of the United States in the war, General March had nothing to announce ex cept that the first million men hav ing embarked for France, movement of the second million is being pressed. Canadian Troop Ship City of Vienna, Ashore on Coast; AH Are Saved By Associated Press Oltnnsi, Ont., July 6. —A Canadian troop ship, The City of Vienna, has gone ashore on the Atlantic coast. All the troops and the crew were re moved safely, says an official an nouncement made here to-day through the office of the chief press censor. It is thought the ship' will be a to tal loss. The City of Vienna, of 6,111 tons gross, is owned by Ellerman Lines, Ltd., of Liverpool. The, vessel was built in 1914 and has been in use as u government transport almost from th.e time of her launching. Boston, July 6.—The' rescue by an American patrol boat of 700 troops from the Canadian troops ship City of Vienna, wrecked off the At lantic coast, was reported here to day. The American ran through a thick fog to reach the City of Vienna which went down soon after all hands had been taken off. Hornsby, Star Fielder Is Hit by Work or Fight Rule Fort Worth, Texas, July 6.—Roger Hornsby, star shortstop of the St. Louis Nationals, was today ordered by local draft board No. 1 to engage in an essential occupation or be placed In Class 1-A of the draft. Ho Is the first major league player to receive work or fight notice, under the new ruling of Provost Marshal General Crowder. Hornsby's home home Is In Fort Wortth, SINGLE COrV •i C K.VI'S No Doubt but That Another German Offensive Blow Is Brewing While General Foch's Forces Arc Steadily Growing For the Expected Attack; Strong Artillery Fire Near Ypres ALLIED ATTACKS ARE ANNOYING TO ENEMY The Australian and American Troops Cannot Be Budged From Advanced Positions Taken by Them in Recent Assaults; Fighting Is Grow ing More General in Italy By Associated Press Paris, .July (I.—German troops last night attempted to raid the American sector in Ijorraine, at Xlvray, tlic war office announced to-day. Tlic enemy was com pletely repulsed in this effort, as lie was 111 raiding attempts at points on tile French front, the statement adds. London. July 6.—The German artillery was active last night in the region between VUlers-Bre tonncux and the Ancrc, north- | cast of Amiens, where the Aus tralians assisted by Americans have recently gained valuable ground, says to-day's war oflicc report. Successful allied thrusts in local actions have not yet drawn from the enemy a resumption of his strong offensive movements, but there is little, doubt that another German blow is in the making. But for the moment at least a lull has come in infantry activity on the western front. Germany's offensive begun on March 21 is not completed and tne Germans have yet to win a strate gically vital point. Another strong effort, probably greater than any this year has been awaited uy the allies for several weeks. General Foch has employed the past week or more successfully by Improving hts positions at various points along the main front American, British and French troops helping In taking val uable ground and more than 5,000 prisoners from the enemy. Except north of Albert where the Germans regained some ground, the enemy has not been successful in attempted counterattacks. In sev eral instances no effort was made to dislodge the allies from their guns along the Somme, north of the Alsne and between the Aisno and the Marne. Australian and American forces hold strongly to the recent gains south of the Somme and the French are improving the ground recently taken north of the Aisne. The strongest enemy artillery fire Is be ing directed against other sectors than these, namely, southwest of Ypres. Ypres and south of the Aisne. Foch's Strength Grows General Foch probably will con tinue to harrass the enemy in minor [Continued on Page 3.] Voq Kuehlmann Makes Even the Germans Laugh Amsterdam, July 6.—The German government has no intention of un dertaking a campaign into India, Foreign Secretary Von Kuehlmann told a questioner in the Reichstag. "As regards a campaign in the <ii rectlon of India,." he said, "I regret to have to tell the inquirer that brll , llant as are the prospects which he thinks might be opened up for our food supply, an Indian campaign forms no part of our official policy." The Foreign Secretary's remarks were greeted with laughter. 1500 WOMEN ARE WORKING IN DAUPHIN Operate Heavy Machinery Because of the Shortage of Male Labor in Agricultural District; Crops Are in Good Shape Between 1,000 and 1,500 women are helping on the county farms with | the harvest work this week and will; also bo engaged much of next week County Farm Labor Manager W. R. Zimmerman said to-day. According 1 to Mr. Zimmerman on many of th; farms two or more of the women' are in the fields dally because of thj' labor shortage, some 6f them op-' eratlng raking and hay loading rna-| chinery. Manager Zimmerman said thati from reports he has received three fourths of the wheat crop has been' HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1918. WILSON'S PEACE TERMS ADOPTED BY LLOYD GEORGE British Premier.Declares Ar rival of America Makes Certain Kaiser's Defeat By Associated Press With the American Army on the British Front, Friday, July s.—Un til Germany accepts the conditions laid down by President Wilson, she cannot have peace and she can hqve peace to-morrow if she accepts them. David Lloyd George, the Brit ish premier, gave this message to the American troops training on the British front after he had seen them at review to-day. The arrival in France of one mil lion American soldiers had made the German emperor realize that his de feat was certain. The emperor, the premier said, had had many illus ions regarding the war. One of these was that the new American troops^ [Continued on Page B.] WILL PROSECUTE WHERE MILK AND CREAM IS IMPURE City Health Bureau Plans Drastic Steps Where the Product Is Bad Milk and ice cream dealers whose products did not meet the city standards last month will be prose cuted, City' Health Officer Dr. J. M. J. Raunick said to-day. A few days ago the monthly re port of the city bacteriologist was published showing that many of the samples of milk and ice cream when tested showed the presence of a large amount of dirt and of disease j germs. j Dr. Raunick said to-day that while there is no immediate danger of a j disease epidemic, declared that J drastic measures will be taken if the milft and ice cream supply does not come up to the standards this month. Dr. Raunick declared that if some of the dealers can furnish a pure supply there is no reason why any of the milk or ice cream should be contaminated. Numerous complaints have been received of persons becoming ill soon after having eaten ice cream. In vir tually every one of the instances the illness was caused where the city health bureau's report showed the ice cream was not up to standard. British Casualties in Week 17,336; 2,736 Die; 14,600 Hurt or Misiing By Associated Press .lyomlon, July 6.—British casualties reported during the week ending to day reached an aggregate of 17,336. The losses were divided as follows: Killed or died of wounds: Officers, 140; men, 2,596. Wounded or missing: Officers, 413; men, 14,187. These figures show a considerable falling off in the rate of British cas ualties reported as compared with those of week after week during* May and June, when the effects of the heavy German attacks on the British front were revealing them selves in the casualty lists. harvested and much of the grain | has already been hauled Into barns. | The oats crop will be exceptionally , good this year he said, while on all , farms where the farmers tested their 1 1 seed corn, record crops are looked ij for. Higfi school boys who are working ( on farma receiving from tZO to J26 a month are making good Mr. Zim merman said. Boys from 12 to 1(1 I years of age who have volunteered | for farm work and are not large enough to make sheaves, pick ber- I ries and do other smaller Jobs. BEEF ORDER IS MODIFIED TO PREVENT WASTE Hotels and Restaurants May Serve Roasts or Steaks One Meal a Day While it is necessary to continue a most careful conservation of the beef Supply, it has developed that, owing to the shortness of the pre vious regulatory notice, there have been left supplies of dressed beef in the hands of the trade that are not in good keeping condition, and, to avoid loss by spoilage, it becomes necessary to modify the rule of June 22, and the State Food Administrator has issued the following ruling: "Hotels, restaurants, clubs and all public eatingplaces are, accordingly, authorized, until further notice, to serve a beef dish in one form only, at one time, at the noonday meal of each day. By-products of beef may continue to be served at any time as heretofore. "This temporary change is made for economic reasons only. It must be borne in mind that the above reg ulation affeets only hotels, restau rants, eatinghouses and clubs, and has absolutely no bearing on the present regulations affecting individ ual consumers, who are still request ed to maintain a consumption of 1 % pounds of clear beef weekly, or 1% pounds including the bone, per per son, in tlie household." PROFITON SALE OF CHEESE CUT BY FOOD ORDER New Ruling Made Necessary When Dairy Product Was Substituted For Beef Cheese is the latest article of diet to which the Pennsylvania State Food Administration has given its attention, regulations having just been announced by Howard Heinz, state administrator, to regulate the amount of profit to be made >n the sale of cheese by dealers. Coming at this time with the stringent regulations concerning the use of beef in force and with such sharp advances in the prices of many foods that make some of them prohibitive, the amount of cheese consumed will be greatly increase, so added importance is lent to the new regulations of the State Food Administrator. Taking of excess profits will be banned under the new regulations, only a reasonable advance over the first cost being allowed und,er the new ruling. The market and re placement values at the timo of .sale will be disregarded. A reasonable advance over the average cost cf the lot will be allowed, however, to [Continued on Page B.] Crowder Calls on State Boards to Have Men on Lists Examined at Once By Associated Press Washington, July 6,—State draft executives were directed 'by Provost Marshal General Crowder to have local boards call up for physical ex amination immediately all new reg istrants under the selective draft law who have been placed in class 1. District and local boards and med ical advisory bodies will be instruct ed to speed their work so as to have class 1 men available for call to the colors in August. Showers in Week's Weather Is Forecast By Associated Press Washington, July 6. Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday issued by the weather bu reau to-day are: North and Middle Atlantic states: Fair except probably some showers about .middle of week in North At lanta states. Nearly normal tempera tures. Italians Repulse Foe on the Northern Front By Associated Press Rome, July 6. —Italian troops af ter desperate lighting yesterday re pulsed a counter .offensive of the Austro-Hungarianß In the direction of Chiesanuova, on the northern Italian front the Italian war office announced to-day. Further violent assaults by the Austro-HunKarlans on the itallan positions at Porte dt Salton were re pulsed. _ . _ . 150 DIE IN TRAP AS EXCURSION BOAT SINKS IN ILLINOIS RIVER Scores Arc Trampled to Death as Panic Takes Hold of Men, Women and Children Who j I W ere Crowded in Dance I Hall of Big Pleasure Ship VESSEL SINKS ONLY FEW FEET FROM SHORE | Many Jump Into Water With out Waiting For Life Pre servers, and Drown; Few Save Lives by Swimming to Bank; Sinks Quickly fiy Associated Press Peoria, 111., July t>.—Approximate ly 150 people were drowned or tram pled to death at midnight last night when the excursion steamer Colum bia, carrying more than 600- people, struck an obstruction Iri the Illinois river, and sank. The excursion party started from Pekin, lifteeu miles distant from here, early in the evening, spent sev eral hours at an amusement park i near this city and when the return ! trip to Pekin was about Half com- | pleted. the steamer ran into the ob struction, on the Peoria shore, in the fog, smashing a big hole in her bow. The pilot signaled full speed astern and as soon as the vessel pulled clear of the- log or rock, she began to set tle and within a few minutes, sank, carrying many persons down. Panic Anions Passengers Soon after the steamer struck, a panic occurred among the passen gers atid many men. women and children jumped into the water with out securing life preservers. Those who could swim reached shore, which was only a few feet away. The second deck of the boat where the dance hall is located was crowded when the crash came, and it was here that many were crushed to death in the panic. Ray Jones, fireman on the steam er, estimated that between 150 and 200 persons were on the dance floor when the boat struck and he be lieved many of these perished. When t'.e boat settled on the bot tom the water reached the state rooms immediately below the pilot house on the listed side. The pilot, when he found his boat was sink ing. sent distress signals and within a short time boats from various di rections came to the rescue and be gan to pick up those struggling in | the water, but on account of the | darkness their efforts were badly hampered. The police bf Pekin early to-day estimated the number of dead at 150, but Captain H. F. Mehl, of the steamer, said he believed the num ber of dead was not more than 100. Divers liriug l*|) Bodies With the break of day divers went I down into the sunken steamer to bring up bodies of the victims of the j disaster believed to bo between the i crushed decks of the boat. Almost at the same hour hearses began arriving from Pelcin, bringing the fii-st of the bodies of the victims. Soldiers detailed from Camps Brad ley and Herring were in Pekin to preserve order. Coroner E. t,. Cleary, of Tazwell county, early to-day swore in a jury and left with the members for the scene. , . , At that time nineteen bodies had been identified and seven injured persons were in hospitals. All known victims were residents of Pekin or neighboring villages. Divers had recovered fifty-one bodies at noon to-day in their search for the estimated 150 men, women and children drowned or trampled to death when the excursion steamer Columbia carrying five hundred dan cing and singing passengers, struqk a sunken log In the Illinois river shortly after midnight and sank quickly. HOUSE RAISKS WHEAT TO $8.40 By Associated Press Washington. July 6.—ln an effort to break the deadlock over the pro | posal to Increase the government's minimum guaranteed wheat price to $2.50, the House to-day adopted, by a vote of 450 to 106, a resolution by Representative McLaughlin, of Mich igan,, to make the price $2.40. I THE WEATHER For Harrlahur* and vlelnltyt Fair nnil Mllghtly cooler to-night, with lowest temperature about (in degree*; Sunday fair. For Eastern Pennsylvaniai • Fulr to-night) slightly cooler In north nnd went portion*l Sun day falri gentle west and north not winds. Temperature! 8 a. m.. 72. Sunt l IKON, OISB a. M. I seta, SS2 p. m. Mooni New moon, July H. Hlver Manet H a. m, 4 feet above •■NW-Hrmta- "Wit, ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN HARRISBURG | LATE NEWS | *" • ! . • - •„ , • ' " 1 < , .CIRCUS HOSTLER WRECK VICTIM * 1 V i | ' ioung9town, O.—Thomas Kooney, a circus hostler, , I- H was killed when Barnum & Bailey circus train No. 2 | J € crashed into the rear end of New York Contral Limited at * •. Girard, four miles west of here. L ' :: m II WILI NOT DISCLOSE CABINET SUBJECI •' \ I <i • 1 • 1 c * 1 i 1 • * Jin.; it wild' be ued. < M . f I T ' * COSTA HI CANS NAME HOLI'DAY * '* L | •fc i Rican congress to-day pa L t I - X proclaiming Bastile day,. July 14, a national * ! 4* !i 'lifiav. J * t i & T 56 BODIES TAKEN FROM WRECK 's * * mostly women, had been *" i A p ( , age of the ' *■ tfl ® * 1 to three o'clock this afternoon. n a i | time it was estimated ihat nearly 100 more bodies re- .J fa T 4* in Peoria and Pckin. , *jT T T WILSON 'GREETS AMBASSADOR 5 Washington— The State Department made public an j£ Independence Day greeting from President Wilson to all '▼ X 4> a| 4 t by the co-cpcrati n and loyalty of Amcri . •$ ~ abroad. * * i NORSE MINISTER RESIGNS y, Chribtiania, Norway—Professor Prytz, minister of in- tjljj X dustnal supples in the Norwegian cabinet since April, J® 1817, resigned to-day. liis resignation is said to be du X A 4 the fear that the working provisions of the agreement I* with the United States would create a situaion for which fhe did not want to assume responsibility, *1" 4* RESENT RUNS IN UKRAINE T T Washington—Bitterness in the Ukraine caused by the m German military occupation is described ina belated dis- X tch received to-day at the State Department. Such * | -ious disturbances have arisen that the Germans have jS <4, en compelled to greatly increase their army of occu- T pation. I ' PRICE OF WHEAT $2.40 * At jT Washington—Congress settled to-day the leng stand- *lt controversy over the government guarantee price <Jf .3? jj wheat, approving the House substitute price of $2.40. The of* <• measure goes to President Wilson for approval. T * T 4 WILSON INSISTS ON SEIZURE T , J Watington— In letters to-day to the chairman of the Hp * * congressional commerce committees, President Wilson jS ft said it was critically important that Congress p#ss the fjg * l! resolution authorizing him to take over the telegraph ami X . lines before the midsummer recess planned to J begin to-night. 1 J BRITISH BOMB HUN IN BELGIUM X I ® " -British atrial bombing squadrons continue jt < German military works in Belgium. An offi * J cial statement issued to-day by the British admiralty X •'says: "During the period between July 1 and July 3 one W J * tiny seaplane was destroyed and three indecisive com X * bats toc/k place. 4 4 IJ WILL VISIT WAR ZONE X *J, Washington—Chairman >Padgett and other members J 4 jot ,the House Naval Affairs Committee will leave on a $ j * ittleship thjs month to make a tpur of inspection of the T naval activities in the European war zone. MARRIAGb ULLNSES Rlrhnrd U. Mniwcll. Cnmp Hnmpbrern, Vlrslnla, and SI. T At ThompMon, HarrlnburKi I'karlea V. Hlttrr, l.cmojar, and Punnlc £. *, Dran, IlnrrlnburKt Jncob H. Uularlry, and Mnry K. Har- " II rlaburart Harry W. Shucy. Knola, nnd I'ortln M. Sadler, \Varmlr>n* H? -ft hurst Kraak H. Dnvim, Jr., nnd Klulf M. M. Rftllnurr, Harrlnburgt 5. ( hnrlrn A. IHthler and Marararet H, M?cr. Harrlfcbar*. V . 4l • Ifl ffi .f.nfiff..ffi -*" u ■'*-- u -*n.-at--flt.* te ML TTTT TTTVT TTTT fH! S NIGHT EXTRA
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