16 Keystone Troops Slaughter Huns [Continued From One.] them to the rear, and although ordered to a hospital, shouted: "Not much. lam going ba<k after some more of those damn Huns." Then he returned to his company. Kills Eighteen tienuans Corporal Alfred Davis, of Cnioutown. Pa.. was standing hesldf a lieu tenant when a bullet from a German snipet in a tree stanced off his rifle barrel and killed the officer. He saw red. and projecting himself forward into the woods upon his belly found a niche between two rocks, from which ho is known to ha\e shot and killed eighteen Germans. During the period of three days' waiting word came byway of an exceedingly brave liaison officer. Lieutenant John I. Kohinson. of I'nion town. Pa., that .Major Thomas Anderson, of Latrobe. l'a.. upon the right flank was running out of ammunition The commanding officer sent for lorporal Harold Wiekcrsliatu. of \\ ashington. l'a., and ga* e him a mes sage to take to the rear. Part of the route was under heavy shellfire. Wickersham took with him Private Itavid March, of Monogaiiela City. l'a.. and started at 1.41 o'clock in the afternoon. Reaching the town where he was to deliver the message, he found that headquarters had been removed. In the dark night the two boys made their way to another American large unit and. w-aking up the commanding officer, got his telephone through to corps headquarters. He was told to come and give writtln confirmation of his verbal statement. Wickersham and March got to their destination at S •'clock the next morning, having tramped all night, to find that the ammunition had been sent at the moment they made the telephone con nection. Needless to say. Major Anderson and his entire command are erateful and the two boys had been recommended fo ran award, as the ammunition came in the nick of time. 200 Germans Are killed Beftre an attack is made the Germans always, when we shelled their dugouts, have been in the habit of coming forward and sitting at the edge of the woods. This was noted, and after shelling them out Monday night our artillery put down a barrage with machine guns exactly on the spot where they had been sitting, getting more than 300 of them before they scrambled back to the dugouts. After Monday's attack was over l ieutenant Steward Alexander, of Marion. Pa., was busy interrogating a German lieutenant and a major who had been captured when a high-explosive shell landed nearby and killed both prisoners and wounded fifteen American soldiers. Alexander was blown twenty feet, but due- not carry a scratch its aJ reminder of the incident. According to Private Ross Buck, confirmed by officers of the units in the attack, many of the Americans, after being wounded and tagged 'or the Itospital. ton- off the tags and returned to the fighting. Sergeant Blake l.cighton. of Altoona. Pa., acting as a scout between the gaps in the advancing lines has so distinguished himself as to be recommended for a commission. Another hero of that day and night was Lieutenant Samuel Ha/.lchurst. of Camden. X. J., who has been highly recommended for bravery. Hun Positions Crumble Under Smashing Drive [Continued From Page one.] important thing th etllks have accompli shed since the Germans have retired from the Marne. Victory of Utmost Importance I ::e importance of the victory, it is explained, lies in the fact that the new allied positions command the whole area to the northward and take in flank and rear and entire western gate through which the Germans have been retiring. This area is a nest of German reserves and field artillery. • Joussancourt itself .ias been taken bv the French, the advices add. The capture of the important ground on the heights to the westerly side of the line means that the Germans will not he abie to retire in an ordinarily leisurely way and that they probablv will have to go beyond the river Yesle in their retreat. 1 ankees Gain Ground in Desperate Battle [Continued From Page One.] prisoners, being asked why the Americans were beating them, replied: Envy Yankee Food ! he Americans have good food in their stomachs, while the ie. mans onh have poor stuft that no one could tight upon.' . lar from this front a somewhat pathetic group was found. ! here were five Germans and an officer on one side of it and four Americans on the other. It had been a fight to the finish and the s. Ame ican to >ur\i\e and thrust his bayonet downward into itu- er:,i to signify that he was the last one to see it through Artillery Fire Slackens Meanwhile the fighting had been proceeding between >"v :md Scringes with much of the old bitterness. The "•luck'ened and t.ie lashion in which the enemy met the American ni an try attack showed he had no inten:*un of retiring unles compelled by superior forces. "Prisoners from the 201 st division declare their orders were to til , T. al CO -! S - at Hill 184—(northwest of! Ser.nges) 1 hey seemed to have little doube that there is no lack of troops behind them. -r. ard Fi S htin g on Yankee Front l.ie tide of battle on the American front drifted somewhat eastward on \\ ednesday. all the most severe fighting occurin-'in' the vicinity ot the village of Cierges. which is some two miles southeast ot >ergy. savs Reuters correspondent on the \mericanl front, telegraphing Thursday evening. -American Cierges. continues the correspondent, "has for some days been a .tumbling block to our advance, and it is noteworthy that it and the Menue.e -ood formed Mr. ~g cenier> ..f oppositio'n durin" ,he i lirst (icrmar. retreat trom the Marne. < "Cierges itself is unoccupied by either side, for the villa*® U in * I 'n Wh!Ch the gaS ten fcet dce P- So it win "remain while the*still summer weather Itsts-a village of the dead Americans Charge Hills .Meanwhile the battle circles about it on th* .. hiDs. the Americans fighting towards it up the Ou-co Jail" 5 over the high ground north of Roncheres . J„ddownZln£ near Sergy. while the Germans, after fflline the vHlll. I illustrated from the crests to the north and tlu eas, accomplished in a deterrent way with machine gun fire " Battering their path through | strong German defenses. allied troops hjve made substantia) gains' cn either side of Fere-en-Tardenoi.. Fierce fighting continues on both sectors with the enemy forced back steadily. Taking advantage of the two sali ents driven Into the German lines. General Foch launched heavy at tacks and their results already have proved the value of the positions. West of Fere the salient has been widened, while east and southeast the Germans in the small pocket be tween Sergy and Romifiny are ID a fair way to belr.g cut off completely. 31.000 Prisoners Taken Combats of the greatest intensity marked the allied forward move ment Thursday and Thursday even ing. The Germans used every na tural advantage to the full and had protected their positions with plenty of barbed wire and hundreds of ma chine guns. Seven hundred prisoners were cap tured by the French. British ;.nd Americans bringing the total for the second Marne battle to over 34.000. Between July 16 and July 31, 53.- 400 Germans were captured by the allies, besides many guns, great num bers of machine guns and large quantities of material of all kinds. Take Important Positions Surging forward between the ourcq and Plessier Huleu, west of Fere. British and French troops cap tured Cramoiselle and Cramaille and. important heights and are approach-; inv the hills around the headwaters of the Crise. From their new post-: tions the Franco-British forces out-j Hank the German line northward to FRIDAY EVENING. iSoissons. which has been virtually U J anSCd Bince ,he flret da > of the allied counter offensive. They also threaten the strong enemy position 1 in tne woods north of Fere. At Cramaille the allies 'art; with- In seven miles of Bazerehes. one or the two German bases along th f . . / thM - being It is reported unofficially that the G-. mans have begun a retreat trom Launoy, two miles north of Grand East and southeast of Fere Amer ican and French troops carried -he ■ burden of the day as successfully as their comrades to the west. Here J ~M ' l enA dr l v *n In earlier in the week by the Americans was utilized as the starting point of a furthe- ad vance. This with the French blow on the eastern flank which resulted in the capture of Romipny places the Germans In the V-shaped pocket Tr of VJl| e-en-Tardenois in a most difficult position from which they will have trouble escaping. The Americans in desperate hand to-hand fighting in which the enemv only gave up a position when he was overwhelmed by sheer forces ad vanced northeastward from Sergy almost to Cambry and eastward from Sergy to the Meniere wood the northern part of which thev occu pied. French troops gained Cierges. west of Meuniere wood, and pressed on. completing the capture of the entire wood. A line drawn eastward , from Cramaille held by the French, leaves St. Gemme. the ape* of the J V-salient east of Fere, six miles to : the south. Thus, the Germans would , have to retire a maximum of six KEYSTONE STATE SOLDIERS LOOM IN CASUALTIES Many From Pottsville Severe ly Wounded; Elizabeth town Fighter Named -tssiiei&ted Press Washington, Aug. 2.—The Army 'casualty list to-day contained 2SB| names, divided as follows: Killed in' action. 42; died ot wounds. 4S; diedj of disease. T; died of accident and ( other causes, T; severely wounded.' 12S; wounded, degrees undetermin ed. 2; missing. !. The Pennsvon-i nians named are the following KII LED IX ACTION Serjeant Edward K Stoflle*. Al burns. Corporal Janus Mutler. Andalusia. Private Walter P. Atkins. New Brighton. Private William J. Banhof. Phila delphia. Private John C. Bollen, Schuylkill Haven. Private Everett J. Bushwcller Dunmore. Private Frank Kutch. Pottsville. Private Joseph Levanovitch. Oly phant. Private Amos W. Morris. Miners ville. Private Albert M. Mullerschoea. Philadelp fiia. Private Francis K. O'Neill. Phlla delphia. DIED OF WOt" M DS 1-ieutenanf Herman E. Bonsel. Parnassus. Private Frank Berkofski. Eynon. Private Stuart L. Cummings. Car-! nesie. DIED OF ACCIDENT Private George Oronin. Pitts burgh. SEVERELY \\ Ot'XDED Sergeant Charles H. Bierschmitt, Erie. Sergeant Roy Brown. Pottsville. , Sergeant . George W. Kestner. Reading. vine r * eant Edward A Potta- Sergeant Frederick W. Von Der Heiden, Pottsville. Corporal l.ee A Frye. Reading. Corporal Frank M. Gore. Phila delphia. Corporal Charles E. Hoffman. Pottsville. Corporal Stephen S. Mitchell. Pottsville. Corporal Rov H Ream. Elizabeth town. Corporal Floyd Simons, Bethle hem. y orporal Philip A. Sterner. Potts ville. Wagoner Frank A. Smith. Glenburn Saddler William R. Wool ridge. Kiennehl. Private Charles R. Berger. Potts ville Private Clyde J Burns. 215 Union street. Pottsville Private Andrew Dudxick. Phila delphia. Private Harry Dull Pottsville Private Fred Eiler. Pottsville. Private Kenneth Eiler. Pott.si;j e . Private William A. Evans. Potts ville. Pr'\ate Joseph P. French. Scran ton. Private William H. Gore. Potts ville. Private Amos H Hubler. Cres?ona Private Robert L. Hunsworth Philadelphia Private Horace Kemmerer. Phila delphia. Private Andrew J. Kilmurrav Pottsville. Private Harry F. Koenig. Miners ville. Private James M. Kurtz. Hunting don. Private James P. McConnon Pottsville. Private Edward Mullen. Pottsville 1 Privite Raymond V. Xevlls Tor est* ille. p rivat? Matthew J. Peiffer Po't-' ville. Private Daniel W Purcell. Pa-k Place. Private William F. Rail, McElhat ten. Private William R. Richards. Min ersville. Private Daniel J Roth. Marys. Private Herman C. Scheneck. Min ersville. Private Thomas B. Pcholato Min ersvjlie. Private D Sohuler. Pottsville. Private Raymond Shortall. Min ersville. Private Joseph F. Spence. Phila delphia. Private Robert F. Telford. Min ersviiie. Private Cleo F. Thomas. Darby. Private Wayne A Troutman. Gl rardsville. Private Arthur E. Walker. Shamo kin Dam. Private John C. Ward. Philadel phia. Private James W Wood. Raden Run. MISSING IX \CTIOX •"'orporal Lloyd E. Long. Apollo. Private John F. Becker. Philadel phia. Private Gilmore Brown. Brook-' ville. j Deputies Vote 312 to 164 Confidence in Premier Paris. Aug. 2.—Premier Clemen ceau's government yesterday was riven a vote of confidence in the Chamher of Deputies, the ballot ballot standing 312 to 164. The vote of confidence was asked on the ques tion of rejecting an amendment pro viding for the calling up of the 1920 class of recruits. miles to place their line east of Fere on a horizontal with that to the west. Huns Try to Hold Apparently the German crown prince has resolved to hold his pres ent line .it all costs and to go north ward to the line of the Vesle only before allied pressure. Reports from the battle zone say the Germans are fighting to the bitter end and seldom retire. The crown prince also <e?ms to have made every effort to organize his defenses as well as time and al lied attacks permitted. Notwithstanding this resistance and the evident intention to fight rather than to withdraw, the allies continue to progress in the center of the pocket. General Foch's policy seems to be to hammer hard at vul nerable points and thus ease the way for gains on adjacent sectors. Thes tactics brought worthwhile <ains Thursday and appear likely to pro-| vide more. Artillery Active Only the artillery has been active alsewhere on the western front, the Germans seemingly paying all their attention to the Marne battle field. The aerial fighting on the British front has been heavy for the past few days, generally a sign of approach ing infantry movements. Wednes day British airmen accounted for, thirty-five enemy machines, twenty-, six of which were destroyed. Thej British lost tour. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH "GIVE 'EM A L GRO WING STEADILY Motorists Willing to Lend Hand to Soldiers Who Are Home From Dangerous Work on Furloughs The "Give 'em a Uift Club" is grow ing. Ofh. e girls at the Telegraph busi ness office have been active within the past several days giving out mem bership certificates of the new or ganization. Membership is limited to owners of automobiles but the own ers may be admitted to the organi sation free of charge. All they need to do is to call at the Telegraph office. There they get their certificate. This certificate is to be placed on BLOCK FESTIVAL FOR RED CROSS [Continued fprm First Page.) Pennies, nickles. dimes, cotns of other denominations and bills will be counted out for the coffers of the society for more than $165. Suffering from shell shock as a result of the German drive through the Toul sector in March and with a bad case of trench feet. Arthur M. Eckert. stretcher hearer with the Second Evacuation lospital. while in the United States to recuperate visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A., I. Eckert. 36 Ralnt street, during' May. when he spoke the above quoted sentence. Hopos to (.el Back Then young Eckert left Harris burg. after spending a few days j here, and after being located .at, a New Jersey Hospital, w-as sent to ; Camp Dix. N. J. There he is now. located, attached to the Forty-sev enth Company, Twelfth Battalion,- One Hundred and Fifty-third Brigade. assisting to drill the draftees. He expects to cross the seas to France again if able to pass the overseas examination the second' time. Put his mother did not forget his i remarks concerning the Red Cross. [ She fondly thought of the time when I she might be able to do something for the organization which had done so much for her boy and was doing so much for other American soldiers on the foreign battlefields.' Finally she decided she would do something and called in several of her neighbors. Last evening a big "block party"' in Balm street, between Baßilev street and Shrub avenue, came as a result of this consultation. Every, one of the houses of the two dozen families living in this half-block was daintily decorated in national colors and in the colors of Allies. 112 th Not Forgotten The One Hundred and Twelfth- Regiment with its many Harris burgers was not forgotten in the af-j fair of the evening. A toothsome star-cake that made more than one! mouth water, handsomely lettered in honor of this regiment in which her son Charles Glass is serving, was i baked l> >' Mrs. David W. Glass. 1186 Bailey street, to be sold during the evening. No less than a half-score of nov- I elty booths were arranged on the paved street last evening for the af-1 fair. Street dancing formed a pleas- 1 ine form of entertainment and at the same time performed the added) and valuable function of raising the amount of proceeds. Other novel forms of raising money for America's great human itarian society featured the big "block party" and every one of the two dozen families in the section lent their efforts to make the big affair a success. Even the litlle boys worked many hours to do their part. Another and bigger "block party"' is being planned for the benefit of the lied Cross. It will be held in September. Mrs. Eckert. chairman of the committee in charge of this one. announced this morning. Other members of this committee were *i rs " Lewis Ellicker. Mrs. John Michaels and Mrs. John Stroup. George's Threat Over Hun Stirs Opposition By Associated Press Kl' 0 ?? 0 "\ Au f" b Sharp dissent to the threat of Premier David Llovd Ueurgt- to use the economic weapon against Uermany after the war. as outlined in an address made by' the premier before a delegation from the National Union of Manufacturers yes terday. is expressed by the Liberal I press and the premier s view, it is! said, will not be endorsed in America. Quoting the phrase "the longer thel' war lasts, the sterner must be the ; economic .terms we impose on the . foe." used by Lloyd George in his ad address, the Chronicle says: "We doubt very much whether that is how President Wilson views the question. It is certainty not the view of American opinion generally. It will not he possible to carry out *>oth the American polic vand Lloyd George's policy. They are alternative, not supplementary. "The American suggestion is full of hope and help in the pursuit of ulti mate permanent world peace. That of Lloyd George has quite the oposite tendency." FORMER HARRISBURGER WAR DECLARATION ON HUNS Adopted Son of Onondaga Indian Tribe Draws i'p Defy For Insults Placed on Once Powerful Sorth American Nation The Onondaga Indiana have de clared war on Germany. The declaration of war against the Hun is now in the process of being drafted by Edward H. Gohl. former Harrisburger, now adopted Ononda ga Indian and adviser of the tribe. Announcements to'thls effect have been issued by Mr. Gohl from Syra cuse. X. Y., where he now resides. The cause given for the opening of hostilities is the Imprisonment of seventeen members of the tribe at the outbreak of the world war In 11114. The Indians put in prison were a part of a circus. The Indians. Mr. Gohl declared, were Insulted and beaten by the Germans and Austrlans and finally were Imprisoned for their own protection, but later their re lease was obtained. By the terms of a treaty with Gen eral George Washington and twenty three Chiefs of the Onondaga tribe In j^^SssssSßßs^^^Bi the windshield of th<* member * auto mobile. One side of the certirtcate card reads: "Any man in khaki is welcome to ride in this car. Hold up your hand 1 will stop." The reverse side bears the inscrip tion: 1 "Tell me where you want to go and I I will take you as near there as my I journey will" permit." Courtesy is the watch word of the I organisation Join it! Dr. Claypool Does Not Agree With List of Dry Federation Dr. Ernest V. Claypool. superin tendent of the Harrisburg district Anti-Saloon League was not party to ment to-day to the effect that the Anti-Saloon League was no party to the compilation of the list of legis lative enndfdates issued yesterday by the Dry Federation as favoring pro hibition amendment and. being cer tain of election. He says: "There has been published a list, sponsored by the Dry Federation, which purports to Rive the names of men who are sure of election of the Legislature this fall, and who will undoubtedly vote for ratification of the national constitutional prohibi tion amendment. Will you kindly make public the following informa tion also in any form you think best. First. The Anti-Saloon League is not in any way responsible for the preparation or publication of that list. "Second—Some of the men who are therein contained are by no means sure of election. "Third—There are other candi dates who are not on that list whose record and attitude are in every way as satisfactory to the "Drvs" as any on that list. No list without certain of these other names should have been published. " We do not wish the Anti-Saloon League held responsible by anv un didate or his friends for seeming to cast a question on his loyalty to ratification or on his prospects for election because of the publication of this incomplete and imperfect Yours, En\EST V. CLAYPOOL. Superintendent Harrisburg District Anti-Saloon Leai?ue." Busy Hour at Hospital; One Dies on Way; Boy Struck by Automobile ni,Ht ri w b !i rR " os P i,al surgeons and nurses had a busy time this morn ;ng between 11 o'clock and noon, with three accident calls and two medical admissions. One accident Octim died on his way to the hos- Allen De Larcey. 419 North Third street. W est Fairview, was injured n. an ? c £ i(lent at the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Lending Company so badly he died in the hospital am bulance on the way to the hospital. He was on the top or a crane oiling it. He lost his footing, falling twenty eight feet to the ground. He sus tained a fractured wrist and head injuries. His death occurred u few minutes after the accident. Nine-year-old Claude Deont. 1102 North Cameron street, was struck by an uutomobile at Eleventh and Herr streets and admitted to the hospital shortly before noon. He is suffering injuries to the head. He was struck by an automobile which was occupied by J. E. Craft and J. B. Emeriek, 42 4 Hummel street. It is said by hospital authorities. It is said Craft was teaching Emeriek to run the car. Harry McAllister. 1920 North Fifth street, was admitted to the hospital suffering head injuries fol lowing an accident at the Maclay street shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad, where he is employed. H was hit on the head by a lathing bar He was admitted to the hospitai shortly before noon. Two other medical patients were admitted to the hospital this morn ing. Yankees in Close Fighting Drive Enemy \% asblncton, Aug 2.—Counterat tacks were renewed by the German forces on American lines along the Ourch river during the night Tues day, but were repulsed, assaulting parties which temporarily penetrated the American lines near Serlnges-et- Nesles. being cut off by machine gun fire and their members killed, wound ed. or captured. CJeneral Pershing reported in his communique for Wed nesday, received late last night by the War Department. Southwest of the Boise de Menu lere, American troops after severe hand-to-hand fighting, drove the Ger mans before them into the woods, the communique says. The Bois de Menulere was occupied and Ameri can forces reached the village of Cierges. Hostile raiding parties In Lorraine and Alsace were repulsed. 1183, the Onondagas were declared a separate nation in the United States # n d both sides have always respected the treaty. In his declaration of war Mr. Gohl states he also will call on every able bodied man in the tribe to enlist on the side of their allies. Mr. Gohl. was born in Harrisburg and has many relatives living here. He is a brother of John P. Gohl of 1416 North Second street. He left the city shortly after manhood and was adopted within a short time by the Indians. He soon gained their full confidence and was made tribe ad viser. He is about 50 years old. TO Ql'l7. FOR POI.ICK JOBS Mental examinations for IS appli cants for appointment as elty patrol men will be held this evening In the city council chamber by the civil service board. TELLS HOW OTHER COUNTIES ASSESS COAL PROPERTY League Secretary Shows Valu ations of Anthracite Fields in Various Districts That the coal lands in Dauphin and Schuylkill counties operated by the Susquchannu Coal Company are assessed front S3OO to S6OO an .tore ■while in the coal fields in Lui-rne and Lackawanna counties the coal properties are assessed at from >2.- 000 to SIO,OOO was one of the state ments made by Frank C. Reese, of the Anthracite Consumers' League, in speaking before the Dauphin county commissioners to-day on as sessments. While Mr. Reese did not have as exhaustive an amount of infor mation about Dauphin county as lie had about Schuylkill, Lucerne and Lackawanna. the new figures lie did give showing valuations in coal dis tricts in this county indicated that the lands are valued for taxation at figures far below their actual worth.! i Mr. Kecse is at present conducting; a campaign in Schuylkill county to have th? coal land assessment In-; creased and is speaking frequently at' meetings of school boards, township supervisors and other officials frjving data. Me came to Harrisburg volun tarily to explain to the Dauphin offi cials the extent of his investigations and to give all necessary data to them on the systems of coal land j assessments in other counties. Heavy Coat Veins Mr. Reese first showed the extent, of the various anthracite coal fields in the state and said that statistics, show that,the veins running through Schuylkill county and with two ends extending into Dauphin county con tain almost twice as much coal as those in Luierne and Lackawanna. Assessments of coal lands In those j three counties show: Schuylkill. $14.-j 383.9)12; Luzerne. $171.240,055: j Lackawanna. $68,560,821. according! j to figures taken from 1916 records. I The total county property valuations! ! show a similar difference. Schuyl-1 kill's being slightly more than ; 000,000 while Luzerne's was $330,- 000,000, and Lackawanna's $210.-1 ; 000 00 with the tax rates for thej ; counties seven, four and three mills.l • respectively. lilahcr Valuations land valuations in Carbdn and Northumberland counties also • were shown both much higher than Dauphin or Schuylkill. Barren acres of land in Dauphin : county are assessed at $ 1.57 to $2.06 an acre: in Luzerne. SSOO to j Schuylkill. $3.44 to $11.25. and Lackawanna. $lO to S2OO. Mules in Dauphin countv are as sessed at $62.91 each: Schuylkill. $49.50: Luzerne. $125: Lackawanna. SIOO. The most startling informa tion on the assessment of coal and coal reserve lands per acre was fliven next by Mr. Reese. Owing to a slight difference in the methods of ; assessment in Dauphin and North | timberland counties in comparison I wih the other four which are men tioned, accurate comparison between Dauphin and the other counties was; not possible, but the highest'valua tions on coal lands in this county are in Wicotiisco township ranging up , to $570 an acre. The average valuation per acre in ; the other counties follows: Schuvl j kill. $362.61: Luzerne, $6,855.66:1 Lackawanna, $2,048.06; Carbon, sl,- j 797: Northumberland. $791.87. High-j est valuation for one acre of coal land: Schuylkill, $687: Laoka wanna. $10,978: Lackawanna, $3,-! 815: Carbon, $1,800; Northumber-j j land, $1,250. Explains System After giving comparisons of the amount of money spent per capita in i the various counties for the poor.; ! for roads and for schools, Mr. Reese ; made short explanation of the system j j followed by Luzerne and Lacka-j | wanna counties in getting the coal| i land assessments raised. In these i J two counties the assessors are ap-' | pointed by the county court while in] I other counties in the state thev are. | elected to the position. In 1911 after public agitation in! j favor of increasing the assessments' | the assessors were appointed and I made valuations. The county com- j ! missjoners refused to accept them as! I competent estimates of the value of : the coal properties, appointed 2 en j gineers and after much investigation I and comparison of maps and meas j urements of the coal fields an agree-1 j ment was finally made bringing the ! assessment in Luzerne county from $58,000,000 to $173,000,000. The final assessments in those counties were made after taking in to consideration the size of the veins and with the understanding that each year the coal companies would be allowed a reduction in assessment i based on the amount of coal which : wi>s. removed during the year. The question of refuse in coal, I need of more cars at the mines, , freight rates and other similar points l brought out in Mr. Reese's talk were discussed also. • The Dauphin county commission ers said they are positive that coal land assessments in this county are too low. but they will not take .any action for the present. Next week while attending the convention of; county commissioners of the thev will confer with officials from! Luzerne. Lackawanna. Northumbr-j land and Carbon counties, they said, j Railroaders Are Told of Y.M,C.A.'sjind War Work . Several hundred men at the Luck r.ow shops listened to an address at I toon to-day on the war wo."lt and I peeas of the Y. M. C. A. The cause ! \va < presented by Frank H. Gregory, secretary of the P. R. R. Y. M. C. ! A., who then introduced E. J. ■ Stackpole. He told how important is the work being done by this great | camps camps and appealed to all figct'cy in '.he war zoic and tho ' present to further the recruiting of workers in every way. Mr. Stack pole dwelt briefly upon the great struggle for human freedom, de nounced the Prussian autocracy and declared America would be satisfied with no peace save one that guar anteed the future of all peoples and their right to work out their own development. Congratulating the railroaders on their loyalty he de clared that but one kind of strike seemed defensible in the midst of such a war—to "strike for your altars and your fires, strike 'till the last armed foe expires. God and your native land." FTYEH I!W WOHI.I) RECORD By Associated Press Wnhln*ton, Aug. 2. Remaining In the air thirty hours and thirtv minutes. Ensign P. J. Barnes. at tached to the American Naval Air Force* in European waters, establish ed a new world's record for sustained (lights in a "Blimp" type of airship, the Navy Department announced to day. AUGUST 2. 1018 iMARKETS i ■ _ ______________ >K\V YORK STOCKS I t handler Brothers and Company. | members of New York and Phlladel j i'hla Stock Kxchange—3 North Mur • ket Square. Harrlsburg: 336 Chestnut | street. Philadelphia: 34 Tine street. I New \ ork—furnish the following | quotations: Open. 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Riley & Co.. 212 N. Third j street: Title Building. Philadel phia: 20 Broad street, New York. INDUSTRIALS Last Sale. I Aetna 13% | Carllght 2% I Chevrolet 135 ! Lake 5% Smith 1 | U S Ship 6 | I'nlted States 32% ; Wright 9% INDEPENDENT OILS Last Sale. Barnett 5-16 Cosden 6% Federal 2% Glenrock 3% 1 Island 3% ] Met Pete 11-16 ! Midwest 99 | Okla P and R 6% I Okmulgee 3% Sapulpa 7 I Sequoyah % MINING Last Sale. Atlanta. .... 4% I Big Lodge 1 1-16 i Boston and Montana 52 I Caledonia 46 'Calumet and Jerome 1% j Hecla ,4 1-16 j .lerome Verde % j Mother Lode 36 | Nipissing 8% j Ray Hercules 4% j West End 1 1-16 CHICAGO CATTLE By Associated Press Chleugo, Aug. 2. (U. S. Bureau ! of Markets). Hogs Receipts. 13.000; 20c to 25c higher. Butchers. I $19.30@19.76; light. 19.40®19.80; I packing. $18.30(319.20; rough. $17.90® 18.25; bulk of sales. $18.50® 19.75; pigs, I good and chofce, slß.oo® 18.75. I Cattle Receipts. 6.000; market • slow. Veal calves, good and choice, i $16.50(3 17.00. I Sheep Receipts. S. 000; choice. ! western lambs, strong to higher; na ! tive sheep steady; feeders steady. j. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE By Associated Press j .Chicago, Aug. 2. Board of Trade . closing: Corn August. 1.57%; Septem ber. 1.59. Oats August. 69%; September. 68%. Pork—September, 45.30. I.ard —September, 26.70. : Ribs—September. 25.02. PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE Philadelphia, Aug. 2. Wheat j No. 1, toll. red. $2.86; No. t red. <2.14; No. i, soft, red. $2.22. Bran Tne market Is steady; soft i winter, per ton. $46.50®47.00; spring, j per ton. ?44.00i>4fi.00. ! Corn—The market is firm; No. 2, I yellow. $1.87® 1.88; Nok 3. yellow. I $1.86® 1.87. Oats The market is lower; No. 2, white, 87®87%c; No. 3, white. 85% c. Butter The market l firm; western, creamery, extras. 45c; nearby | prints. Shncy, 61®53e. Cheese Market steady; New York and Wiaco 'ln. ' *' cream, 25% ®26%c. Eggs—Market higher; Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts, free cases. | $13.25® 13.50 per case; do., current re iceipts, free cases, $12.75® 12.90 per case; western, extra, firsts, free cases, | $13.50 per case; do., firsts, free cases, | $12.90® 13.20 per case; fancy, selected. I packed, 50®52c per dozen, j Refined Sugars Market steady; I powdered, 8.45 c; extra fine, granulat | ed, 7.25 c. I Live Poultry Market steady; I fowls, 35® 36c; young, softmeated i roosters. 25® 27c; young, staggy roost ers, 25® 26c; old roosters. 25® 26c; | spring chickens, not leghorns. 36®42c; leghorns. 34® 47c; ducks, Peking, spring, 33® 35c; d0.,0id,28® 30c; Indian l Runners. 26®27c; turkeys. 27®!8c; i geese, nearby. 25®26c; western. 25® | 26c. Dressed Poultry Steady; turkeys, nearby, choice to fancy. 39®40c; do., | fair to good, 32® 37c; do., old. 37® 38c, | do., western, choice to fancy. 37®38c; do., fair to good, 32® 36c; do., old toms. ! 30c; old, common, 30c; fresh killed fowls, fancy, 37<f?37V4c; do., smaller ! slz, 33®36c; old roosters. 28c; spring, ducks, Long Island, 35% ®36%c; frozen j fowls, fancy, 3r>)/ 35% c; do., good to | choice. 32®34c; do., small sizes. 28® 30c; western broilers. 41®44c. rotatoes The market is higher; New Jersey, No. 1, 88c%51.00 per basket; do., No. 2, 40®60c per basket; Pennsylvania, 100 Iba.. i $1.30® 1.65; New York. old. per 100 lbs. | $ 1.56® 1.75; western, per 100 lbs., sl.2> I ® 1.55; Maine, per 100 lbs.. $1.60® ! I.S0; Delaware and Maryland, per 100 : lbs.. 90c®$1.10; Michigan, per 100 *ba.. | $1.60® 1.70; Florida, per barrel. | $2.00® 4 00; Florida, per bushel, hamper. 76®85c; Florida, per 150-Ib. ! bags. $1.60®3.00; North Caro'lna. per barrel. $1.50® 4.00; South Carolina, par i barrel. $1.50®4.00; Norfolk, per bar- ! rel, $1.50® 5.00; Eastern Shore, per! barrel. $1.50®5.00. Tallow The market Is firm; j price city, in tierces. 17c; city, special, loose, 17% c; country, prime.; 16% c; dark. lo®l6Hc; edible. In I tierces. 18%® 19c. Flour The market Is quiet and steadier; winter wheat, new, j 100 per cent, flour. $10.75® 11.26 per j barrel; Kansas wheat, new. $11.26® 11.60 per barrel: spring wheat, old. i $11.35® 11.76 per barrel. Hay Market firm; timothy. No. 1. large and small bales. $25.60® 1 $6.50 otr toh: No. 2. small bales. $21.00 ! ©24 00 per ton; No. 3, $17.50®19.50 per , ton; sample, $12.60®15.60 per ton; no , grade, $7.50 S".l 60 per ton. Clover Light, mixed, $24.00® 15.00 per ton; No. 1. light mixed. $20.60.®21.60 per ton; No. 2, light mix ed. $16.50® 17.50 per ton; no grade, $11.00020.90 per too. CHURCH SHRINE DRAWS SEEKERS AFTER PARDON Plenary Indulgence Extended in Ten Catholic Places of Worship in Parish In the ten Catholic churches of Harrlsburg and Steelton, plenary In dulgence was extended yesterday and to-duy to many of the faithful who are visiting the churches to gain the grand pardon. This celebration began at midday yesterday and will continue until midnight to-night. In case any mem ber of the church for any reason Is unable to attend the celebration dur lnK these periods, announcements have been issued that they may visit any of the ten churches between sundown on Saturday and sundown on Sunday. t * > ' enar - v indulgence, known an ' The Pty tluncula." is granted in ac cordance with a decree issued in 1911. On the occasion of the sev enth centenary of the foundation of the Franciscan Order. Pius X. by a Motu Proprio of June 9. 1910, au thorized ordinaries of the dioceses to endow for that year churches under their jurisdiction with the privilege of plenary Indulgence. A decree is sued in the following year provided for the continuance of this privilege in subsequent years. Until recent years the time for the gaining of the indulgence extended from the first Vespers of August 1 to " sunset of August 2. this day. the feast of St. Peter's Chains, having been "designated by Pope Honorius HI. about the year 1211. By a rescript issued on January 26, 1911, visits to gain the indul gence may now begin at midday on August 1 and end at midnight on August 2. if by virtue of a papal Indult the indulgence of the Portiuncula, as is done in some instances, be trans fered to the Saturday and Sunday following. August 1 and 2. the faith ful may gain the indulgence either in the church that celebrates it on August 1 and 2 or in the church that keeps it on the Saturday and Sunday following, but not in both churches. In order to gain the Indulgence one must be in the state of grace, having approached confession and Holy Communion, and must then visit one of the designated churches or chapels and there pray for the intentions of the sovereign pontiff. Confession may be made at any tim during the preceding week. Com munion, however, must be received within the time prescribed for the gaining of the indulgence. The indulgence, which is ap plicable to the souls in urgatory, may be gained as often as the church or chapel is visited. The churches of Harrisburg to which the privilege of the Por tiuncula is attached are: St. Patrick's Cathedral, State and Church streets. ■ St. Mary's Church, Fifth and clay streets. ™ St. Francis' Church. Market street near Fifteenth. St. Ijiwrence Church, State and Buttonwood streets. Sacred Heart Church. Cameron street, below Paxton. The Steelton churches to which | the privilege Is attached are. St. i James', St. John's, St. Ann's, St. ] Mary's and St. Peter's. [Yankee Steamer, Poseidon, Sunk in Collision With Tanker Off Delaware New York, Aug. 2.—The American steamship Poseidon, 1,911 tons gross, formerly under the Dutch flag, was sunk in a collision with an American tanker last Wednesday off the Dela ware Capes, it was learned in marine circles here to-day. Five members of j her crew of thirty-eight are report - | ed as missing. Captain J. Durie, mas- I ter of the ship, died as the result of exposure after being landed. Thirty-three men of the crew were landed at Lewes, Del., having been picked up by a patrol boat after they had floated for about eight hours. Many of the men were found dinn ing to wreckage as part of the ship's equipment of lifeboats had been de stroyed in the crash. According to the information re ceived here the missing men are the second and third mates, a mess boy and two sailors. The damage to the American tanker was such that she was compelled to enter a nearby port. The Poseidon was taken over in an American port by the United States shipping board with other Holland vessels several months ago. She was assigned to the coastwise coal carry ing trade. When sunk she was on a | voyage from Boston to Norfolk. I WOMAN STEALS AUTOMOBILE The Willys-Knight touring car of I Richard M. H'. Wharton, business manager of the Patriot-News Com pany, was stolen from in front of the Patriot-News building this after noon. A woman was seen to enter the machine and drive olf with it. The police had found no trace of it late this afternoon. PHILADELPHIA STOC KS Philadelphia, Aug. 2. Stocks clos ed irregular. Baldwin Locomotive S9',j General Asphalt 32 General Asphalt. Pfd 66 Lake Superior Corporation .... 19'< Lehigh Navigation 68 Lehigh Valley 57^ Pennsylvania Railroad 43% Philadelphia Electric 24Vt Philadelphia Company 28V4 Philadelphia Company, Pfd. ... 25 Philadelphia Rapid Transit .... 25>4 Reading 87Vt Storage Battery 53 1 ;. Union Traction 37 United Gas Improvement ...... 65 United States Steel 108 Vi York Railways 7V4 York Railways, Pfd 30 f -i A Different Kind of Used Car House We mark our cars In plain fig ures we guarantee satisfaction —we don't misrepresent we give you the lowest prices possible to i get we give service and satis faction to all our customers. 1000 Used Autos, $250 Up We have every known make auto and truck in 1918-17-16 mod els Just tell us what you want and we'll show It to you. Auto Catalogue No. 110 Free Our new catalogue Just off press. Send for It. ROMAN AUTO CO. World'* I.argent Auto Dealers 203 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, Pa. ■ y 1
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