nmaxtuns Blaze Way For Renewed Infantry Attack on Germans Northward Toward Vesle River HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M ' ■ _ . ®K otar-Inscpcnscni • W l r LXXXVII Xo. 167 16 PAGES BIGMIDDLETOWN GOVERNMENT JOB ORDERED CLOSED Water Department, Sewers, Ete., Laid For $12,500,000 Plant; $1,500,000 Spent MAY BE MORE LATER ON Suggestion That Bigger Army Will Necessitate Larger Warehouse Facilities After preparing for a veritable city—with twelve and sixteen-ineh water mains, the construction of a great draining system with k septic plant for the treatment of sewage, the erection of a hospital, dining halls ajtd barracks accommodations for 1,500 soldiers, the War Depart ment has suddenly decided to stop all work at Sliddletown with the completion of the two immense ord nance warehouses now nearing com pletion on that site. The original plan, as outlined in the blueprints given the contractors, embraced a group or sixteen build ings. two of them six-story struc tures for mechanical work, involving an expenditure of not less than $12,- 500,000. Only $1,250,000 of this sum has been expended and the contrac tors have beer, ordered to close their work and call the plant complete. Why? Everybody concerned is asking why? It is pointed out that for a plant of the size contemplated the prepa rations are in proper porportions. but that the expenditures ordered by Washington for water pipes, sew ers, grading and barracks are ex travagantly large and very wasteful if the development is to be confined to the two warehouses that at pres ent constitute the sum total of build ings erected for actual use by the ordnance department. #lt is believed that the work is to be halted merely for the present. It is pointed out that while curtail ment may have been necessary un der existing conditions, the enlarge ment of the Army from a 3,080,000 to a 5.000,000 basis will have the effect of compelling the enlarge ment of storage facilities for ord nance. particularly since the artil lery is going to play an ever-grow ing part in the war. and that the next few weeks will bring orders to resume work. >'caring Completion Major Gray, officer in charge, is completing his work rapidly. The first equipment for the big ware houses has arrived and in a few days [Continued on Page 14.1 Two Boys Arrested For Alleged Rowdyism on the City's Playgrounds Warrants charging two boys with disorderliness on city playgrounds were issued to-day by Alderman Lan dis. Playground Supervisor J. K. Staples brought prosecutions against Augustus Bria, alleging that he re fused to stay off the Harris play ground which is now used only for girls and boys under 12 years of age. Instructor at the playground said that Bria defined them and refused to leave when ordered to do so. The other defendant is Lerov Mclntvre. who has been held on similar charges on other occasions, according to Mr. Staples. Mclntyre it Is charged used profane language while on the Reily playground after he had been ordered to stay away from the place. Hear ings will probably be held to-morrow afternoon. The fourth week of the playground camp at McCormick's Island opened to-day with a number of girls re maining. Those who will camp until next Thursday are: Mabel Elicker. Mildred Fetteroff. Grace Culp, Wilma Roberts, Doris Paul, Grace Kuhn. Violet Baumgardner. Mary Starry. Marjorie Schiffman, Katherine Em brick, Gladys Krebs. Caroline Stauf fer, Mildred Stauffer. Dorothy Beatty. Edith Spongin, Esther Naugle, Julia Steinheiser. Winners of camp pennants during the last week were: Seniors, first, Marjorie Schiffman, 142: second, Elizabeth Nissley, 119: Juniors, first. Mae Pugh, 146: second. Katherine Emanuel. 118: Henrietta Wohlfarth. 117. Mae Pugh was voted the best "sport" in camp. Xext week boys from the Reservoir, Reily and Ham ilton playgrounds will be taken to camp. People Who Bought War Savings Stamps Yesterday Saved lc Not Much Now, but August Price $4.19- THE WEATHER For Harrlnbttrf? and vlrlnltyi Fair and continued cool to-night, with lonut temperature about defgreen; Friday partly rlonriy and warmer. For Eautern Pennsylvania t Fair and continued cool to-nlghti Friday partly cloudy and warmert dlmlnlahlng north went wind*. River The Snaquebanna river and all Ita hranchea will fall alowly. Temperature i 8 a. m.. 58. Sun: RUes, 8i37 a. m.; acta, Bi©3 p. m. Moon: New moon, Auruat A, River Stage: 8 a. m.. 3.0 feet above low-water mark. Yenterday'a Weather Hlgheat temperature, TO. I.onfat temperature. 63. Mean temperature, 66. • Normal temperature, 7i * Look Out, Bill, She's Slippin' ''WHEN A GIRL MARRIES" By ANN I.ISLE. A NEW, ROMANTIC SERIAL DEALING WITH THE ABSORBING PROBLEMS OF A GIRL WIFE CHAPTER I Copyright. 1918, by King Feature : Syndicate, Inc. To-morrow at four I am going to ] be married! Over my blue satin couch lies a ; mass of "white fluffiness—my wed ding dress and veil. To-morrow at three Barbara Anne Lee will pal pitate and blush her way into this i little white tent of girlhood—and at five Mrs. .Tames Hunter Harrison will fly up to her room to change all that soft maiden whiteness for the staid blue serge of a honeymoon bride. To-night I am all terror —terror trembling on the verge of happi ness. 1 want to go down on my SOVIET ENEMIES TAKE PERM TOWN, YEKATERINBURG Bolshevik Press Sounds an Alarm as Czecho-Slovak Danger Increases Amsterdam, Aug. I.—Tlic town I ow Yekaterinburg, In the prov tni'p of I'cnu. near the Siberian I 'wider. Ims been taken by the Czeeho-Slovaks, acronliiix to the newspaper Isvcstia of Moscow. With the new development of the Bolshevik press Is raisins th Bolshevik press "Is raisins eries of alarm. The Pravda de clares the Czeeho-Slovak danger is growing like an avalanche and that tike counter revolutionary movement is extending. Moscow, via Berlin to Amster dam, Aug. I.—At a plenary session last night of the executive main com mittee the Moscow council and the labor organization, in which 2,000 members participated, Premier I„en ine and War Minister Trotzky spoke and the following resolutions were passed: "First—The Socialist fatherland is in danger. "Second—The chief tasks at the present moment are the repulse of the Czecho-Slovaks and the obtaining of grain. "Third—The most powerful agita tion must be started amongst the laboring classes to explain the grav ity of the situation. "Fourth—Vigilance must be in creased against the bourgeoisie, who everywhere are Joining the counter revolutionists. The Soviet govern ment must protect itself and to that end tfce bourgeoisie must be placed under control and mass terror put into practice against them. "Tifth—The general watchword must be death or victory, with mass expeditions for bread, mass military organization, the arming of workmen and the exertion of all ftrength to tight against the counter revolution ary bourgeoisie." SINGI.K COPY 2 CENTS : knees and beg God to Jet me be hap py—happy, always l.appy! And I want also to step out into the moon liffht and across the newy grass and Ito run far, far away from the mys | tery of to-morrow! A month ago I did not know the man I am going to marry to-mor- ! row. Even now. while I love him with every racing drop of blood in i my shaking body—even now we , are strangers! We have talked. Our 1 lips have met, our souls have groped I toward each other— rut when we come closer, will we be one or still strangers? A month ago I went to a recruit ing meeting with Carl Booth—nice, staid old Carl, a big brother per- STOP EXEMPTIONS TO EMERGENCY FLEET WORKMEN New Questionnaires to Be Given Those Engaged in Local Munitions Plants i The fact that Harrisburg men ofj | draft age are employed in the city's! industrial plants on work for the! Emergency Fleet Corporation, is not! to serve as sufficient cause for him to receive deferred classification. On the heels of the announcement to all local boards from Provost Marshal General Crowder's office, not to grant further exemption or de ferred classification to men of draft age on the grounds that they are employed on such work, the Emer gency Fleet Corporation itself has issued a drastic order which is ex pected to render many workers so [Continued on Page 14.] ■\NOTHING QUIET FRONT AT SUMMERDALE WHERE KIWANIS CLUB Casualties Surprisingly Light at First Annual Outing of Businessmen Who Are Far From Tired; First Attack- Leveled at Big Dinner Table On the Kmanis Kront. Somewhere In Summerdale, Aug 1. The Kl wanis Army to-day invaded the cot tage of Henry C. Claster, Harrisburg jeweler, carrying off everything from edibles to the athletic champion ship of the state. The occasion WHS the first stag picnic of the Kiwanis Club of Harrisburg. Under the lead ership of General Charles L. Schmidt, erstwhile florists of Harris HARRISBURG, PA„ THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1918 son and the best a girl ever had. everything was peaceful and calm like a strawberry festival. And then some one introduced Lieutenant James Harrison—"Fearless Jim" and out on the stage there came a man—the man—"my" man! I knew it suddenly and clt-uny, though I would have died of shame to ae i knowledge it even to myself | He was tall and slim. He stooped a bit under the sagging weight of | his wide shoulders. He leaned on a ! cane and dragged his left ankle as if it were just a little tired. He was in the olive drab of the aviation, and on his breast were the spread wings [Continued on Page 7.] KAISER CHANTS OF VICTORY IN STIRRING ARMY In Proclamation Hun Em peror Treats Lightly Pres ence of Americans By Associated Press | Amsterdam, Aug. I.—The coming j of American armies to France and I numerical superiority on the part of the allies does not frighten Germany I declares Emperor William in his proclomotion to the German army and navy. \ ital forces which are stream ing across the sea to the enemy." he says, "are being attacked by German submarines, which are certain of suc cess." The emperor in his proclamation, which is dated August 1, alludes to the successes which the German forces have won, the bringing of peace to the eastern front and the [Continued on Page 14.] burg, the forces completely demorM-l ' entir neighborhood. Wil li? 111 A ' ,>xan< lcr. sales manager of the Moorhead Knitting Company, "' a ® th ® ringleader in the battle. With wild shrieks of glee, he rushed up the road in his Bulck, leading the Kiwanis hosts to the cottage. Fol lowing as a close second, was "Bill" {Continued on Page 5.] , KEYSTONE DIVISION LOSSES ARE HEAVY, BERLIN CLAIMS THROUGH ITS OWN BUREAU SERINGES FALLS TO YANKEES IN CUNNING BATTLE Final Capture by Americans Especially Creditable Achievement HUN GUNS KEPT UP FIRE I. S. Fighters Prove Better; Shots Than Prussian Guard, I Pledged to End By Associated Press London, Aug. I.—Tuesday was a: day of sheer hard in-and-out fight ing on the American front, tele-j graphs Reuter's correspondent on) the front north of the Marne. Ho says that the final capture of Serin-! ges by the Americans was an espe-1 cially creditable achievement. Since the Americans took the vil-j lage on Monday, the Germans made! no infantry attack on the place, butj kept up a constant artillery and mi i hine gun fire to drive them out. 1 This continued all day on Tuesdayj and towards evening the enemy; seemed to think that the spirit ofl the defenders might possibly bei broken and then they began to| emerge from the Nesles forest in a way that seemed to forecast a fresh I attempt to take the village. Of the fighting which followed the corres pondent writes: Yankees Learn Subtlety "The Americans after three days of to-and-fro fighting through vil lages had learned subtlety and were, determined to have a real fight to a finish. They consistently withdrew as it retiring from Seringes and the| i Germans crept down from the high I ' ground convinced they had their op- 1 ponents beaten. Additional German ! troops came pouring in until the ' town was occupied as it never had | been before. i "But as the new occupants began | to organize their defenses they found j that bullets appeared to be coming i in from three sides of the village and j it was not long before they discov ! ered that the Americans, while with>- drawing l'rom the front of the town, j had commenced an encircling move j ment on both sides, thus forming a ring almost completely around it. I "Then came tragic fighting. The | Prussian Guard had voted not to 1 surrender and their opponents were | just as anxious to see the thing j through. It was an affair of small i arms, but the Americans proved to ; be better shots and slowly picked off ! men here and there. Prussians Redouble Fire "Then the Americans began 10 ad vance and slowly their encircling ring closed about the village, the de fenders saw their doom approach ing, they redoubled their Are but still the Americans came on un falteringly. "When the Americans reached Ihe precinct* of the village their lire ceased and with one wild yell they closed with the foe. The fierce uproar suddenly gave place to strange silence as man grappled with man. Only the clash of steel on steel and the groans of stricken could be heard. "The issue never was in doubt. At this kind of fighting the American is more than equal to any Prussian guardsman, and in a little more than ten minutes all was over. Ex cept for a few German prisoners, every German in the village was killed. l-'alls at Sergy, Trios Mcurry "During the night the enemy twice attempted to retake Sergy. but each time he was repulsed with heavy losses. Then he made a fierce as sault on Meurcy farm, east of Serin ges, which was piled witlr dead which he had left there the day be fore, when every man defending it died at his f>ost. There again the enemy was unsuccessful. Heaps of German slain were doubled. "Subsequently the fighting extend ed still further eastward and in every case the Germans who attacked were annihilated. Later came the at tack on Seringes and an attempt at the same time to drive the allies from Hill 187, west of Seringes. There for the first time since the allies crossed the Ourcq the Ger mans may be said to have definitely taken the offensive. "All through the day's fighting the enemy's airplanes attempted in the most daring manner to assist in the battle. Early In the morning six en emy planes succeeded in penetrating as far as the La Croix Blanche farm, near La Fere forest, firing upon al lied troops. "Members of the Prussian Guard who were taken prisoner state that their orders were to hold the line at all costs. All three of their battal ions apparently were in the line on this memorable day, which ended everywhere in victory for the allies, although there was no great gain of ground. "During the following night ground near Cierges was captured by the Americans. This advance will make it popsible for the troops in this sector to join hands with the con querors of Sergy and Seringes." UKRAINE PEASANTS ARE IN ARMS AGAINST HTNS By Associated Press London, Aug. 1— Serious riots are reported from the country districts in the Ukraine, according to a Kiev dispatch to the Fremdenblatt of Hamburg, the Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Copenhaven re ports. The peasants now are offer ing organized resistance to the "Gen man usurper*" us they are character ized. Harrisburg Boys in Unit Said Defeated by Enemy in Battle of the Marne Little Credence Is. Given in America to Claims of Ber lin, Who Puts the Words in the Mouth of a "Captured American" FIRST BATTALION OF 110 TH IS MENTIONED According to- Scmi-Officiul Mouthpiece of German Gov ernment Only Thirty Men Escaped Wounds of Thou sand Engaged Although General Pershing! has not mentioned any heavy losses in the American divisions participating in the great drive that has thrown the enemy from the Maine salient and saved Paris from a dangerous threat, Berlin to-day puts forth a claim of haviftg inflicted heavy losses upon the 110 th regiment, a uiit ot the Keystone division. The 110 th contains many men from Harrisburg including officers. When the old Pennsylvania National Guard was reorganized at Camp Har.cock many of the men who enlisted in Companies D and I were j placed in this regiment although j the majority were placed in the ■ 112 th. Berlin's statement is dated in Am-! sttirdam and is sent out by the Wolff • Bureau which has gained notoriety' for lt& false and misleading state ments bolstering up ttie German csxute and for the dissemination of; propaganda designated to bring un easiness in the rear of th-3 allied j | lints. The dispatch follows: Amsterdam, Aug. I.—The semiofficial Wolff Bureau of Berlin is sending out reports of heavy losses inflicted on Ameri can troops lighting on the Manic front.' A telegram dated Wed nesday and received here says: "An American prisoner cap tured on July 29 said that of the first battalion of the lltttli regiment after a German attack cast of Chateau Thierry on .Inly 17, only thirty were left and no reinforcements had arrivcl since that time. The spr-ond Imi tation of the same regiment in , going forward to the attack ; Tuesday (July 20) west of Mcunlcre wood had one linn- I fired casuaties.* Little credence is placed in the! number of casualties, (there are I about 1,000 men in a battalion) i | claimed by the Wolff Bureau which i r eccssarily makes its cluims high to I i<o.:'er up the co.irage oC the war-I It'ied German people at honu nl~ I though it is said to be entirely prob- ! j able that the Keystone division in j | the course of its fighting has suf , fered some losses. General March said yesterday that! [no attempt will be made to with-j ; hold American casualties and that: I all reports will be made public asi 'soon as they can be verified. ■ The 110 th is commanded by Lieu-! , tenant Colonel Henry W. Coulter, of Greensburg. It Is composed princi- ; I pally of members of the. famous -Bat- I I tling Tenth," and the Third Infantry! | of the old National Guard of Penn-1 I sylvania. Join the "Give 'em a Lift Club" and Show Yourself a Patriot Have you noticed how many auto- I I mobiles are already carrying the I : cards of the "Give 'Em A Lift Club?"| This organization is bound to be- | come popular. Membership therein l is not limited and it costs nothing. I All you do is call at the Telegraph | business office for a card to be placed ! lon windshield of your car. This! card bears on its face these words: I Any man in khaki is welcome to a ride in this car. Hold up your! hand and I will stop. And on the inner side, where It I can be read by the passenger in the car: Tell me where you want to go and I I will take you as near there as myj ! Journey will permit. The idea Is for every automoblllst I in Harrlsburg to give the visiting j soldier a ride if they happen to be' going in the same direction. It's a! little courtesy that costs nothing and ' makes the soldier feel that he is among friends who appreciate the i sacrifice he is making. Call at the Telegraph office and get your card. TO PRESENT FLAG TOMORROW The postponed ceremonies incident; to the presentation of the colors to Company I, Pennsylvania Reserve Militia, will b held on Island Park to-morrow evening. The same pro gram preceded by a parade will be I held 1 OXI.Y EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN HARRISBURG FISMES SOUGHT AS HUN REFUGE By dissociated Press With the American Army on the Ai.sne-Manic Front, Aug. I. The Germans used less artillery late yesterday against the attack ing forces 011 yiia front, depend ing more upon their machine gunners for defending their lines. This fact, coupled with stories of prisoners and deserters, tends to strengthen the belief that they are planning a withdrawal to new poaitions along the river Vesle. A deserter who came in the lines last night declared that or ders had been issued for a series of retrogrado movements until Fismes had been reached. With the exception of minor engagements, there was only ar tillery tire along the line up to noon to-day and that was com paratively light. Fourth Liberty Loan Guarantee Oversubscribed By Associated Press Washington. Aug. I.—The $300,- 000,000 block of certificates of in debtedness, subscriptions to which closed two days ago, was over sub scribed $84,750,000, making a total of certificates now outstanding in an ticipation of the Fourth Liberty Loan $2,183,835,000. All federal reserve districts except Richmond, Atlanta, Minneapolis and Dallas oversubscribed their tentative quotas. F ALLIES'DELIVER NEW STROKE |i FOUR MILES SOUTH OF SOISSONS !;! j; London—The allies to-day delivered a new stroke over I: a ten mile front between Buctancy, about four miles |! 'south of Soissons, to Scringes, north of Ferc-cn-Tardenois. || The result W#s a considerable advance and the wiping cut |> of the elbow in the line at Oukhy-le-Chateau, according to l| advances to the Evening Standard this afternoon. E FEDERAL TOBACCO LICENSES DOUBLED \Vashingtcn—Federal license taxes cn retail dealers in I! tobacco, cigars and cigarets were doubled today by the || House Way® and Means Committee in framing the war * : < i.-"ue bill. Federal licenses for amusements also were doubled :n rates and a new ta* was put cn shooting J | r-i-es. | MALONEY IRELAND'S CHIEF JUSTICE I London —Lord Justice Thomas Francis Malone, lord I justice cf appeal in Ireland since 1915, has been appointed | 4 lord chief justice of Ireland, according to an official ajV !: rto 'it' | WILLIAM J. ROURKE DIES | Reading—William J. Rourke, aged 59, z leader cf ! the Berks bar; one of its most eloquent advocate's, and fcr- Ij merly city solicitor for nearly 20 years, died here this I; afternoon. I PASSENGER TRAIN LEAVES RAILS % l| Terrc Haute, Ind.—Train No. 21 west bound on the |> Pennsylvania for St. Louie, left the track in the east yards || here early this afternoon and one coßch was badly |> smashed. All of the train left the rails. Three coaches . p turned over. Ambulances are bringing the injured to the I; i'viTf Hautf. hospitals. ); WILSON SENDS GREETINGS TO REPUBLICS l! | Washington—President Wilson has sent to the presi j| dent of Switzerland a message of greetings on the occasion j> of the Swiss national holiday, and to the president of J; Honduras a message expressing the gratification of the |: the people of the United States that Honduras has joined | the was against Germany, "to fight for freedom of man !' kind " >1 MARRIAGE LICENSES _ J" 1 " K'mr Griiv. .r„ no.< Marjorle M. Snyder. H<irrlbor ;; ' r " nß " ■ h " and ElUnbeth U. I.llllnt;bum, HnrrUbarg. HOME EDITION FRENCH BEGIN A FLANK MOVEMENT WITHJJ. S. AID Americans Push on Town of Scrgy and Ap- \ proach Chamcry , BLAST OUT BABBED WIRE Allies Drive Forward Despite Greatly Increasing Re sistance of Huns By Associated rress Paris, Aug. I.—The Germans this morning attacked Uie French positions In the region I of UIIKII.V. southwest of Rhelnis. 1 The attack was repulsed, says the olticial statement to-day from Uie war office. American and French troops ; have hegun a turning 1 movement ( that, if successful, will compel a German retirement over a wide sec tor east of Fere*en Tardenois at the center of the Soissons-Rheinis* salient. They have attacked over a front of over three miles on each side of the village of Nesles. the apex of | the allied, wedge north of the Ourcq. Their greatest advance wa3 toward the east, where the Ameri cans pushed on some distance from the town of Sergy and approached < Chamery. Though the announced purpose of J the attack was the straightening out J [Continued on Page 14.] 1
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