NIGHT EXTRA— Allies Take Much War Booty in Big Drive —INIGIiT EXTRA HARRISBXJRG TELEGRAPH M otar- Independent ' LXXXVII— No. 170 12 PAGES ENEMY THROWN INTO DEFENSIVE POSITIONS ON THE WHOLE UNE Great German Forces Mowed SIXTY JITNEYMEN ORDERED TO STOP ALL OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CITY Public Service Commission Refuses Certificates Per mitting Men With Automo biles to Compete With Har risburg Railways Company LITIGATION HAS REEN PROLONGED Operators Run Risk of Arrest if Ruling of State Utility Roard Is Not Obeyed; Mat ter Hanging Since Trolley Car Strike Two Years Ago Orders were issued to-day by the j Tublic Service Commission refusing I applications of about sixty jitney-1 men in Harrisburg for certificates of j public convenience and ordering a, similar number, including sonin of] those who had asked for certificates, I to stop operating. A year ago ;om-| plaints were filed against a number! of jitney operators by .the Harrisb jr I Railways Company and certain of tl-p men made respondents asked for certificates fronj the commission to permit them to run. The commis-j ston after u study of the local situa tion directed that all applications be amended to specify routes. This was not done. The effect of the order is! to cause the jitneymen to run tlie' tisk of arrest if they operate. Ac-; tion is pending on about eighteen! complaints filed recently. This action of the commission is the most wholesale movement 'aken ir regard to any jitney complaints, with the exception of Wilkes-Uarre' and results from the failure of tne; men named in the orders to comply, with the directions of the commis s>lcn, according to men at the Capl-I to!. It is believed that a number of, them will enter applications, but in. any event the jitney situation in Harrisburg is brought to a crux. j Prolongated Litigation The jitney matter has been attract- ■ in? attention at the Capitol for more! than a year. Right after the strike 1 on the Harrisburg Railway lines jit-I r.cys multiplied on the city's streets and some established regular routes in competition with the trolley lines.: As the commission had required jit neys in other cities and in many pa its of thf: state where auto nurses ran between towns to take out cer tificates and no move was made here by the operators to secure state Her mits. the Harrisburg Railways Com pany filed a long series of com plaints. After a hearing the commission Issued a statement in which it de clared the residential section of "he city west of the railroads be furnish er 1 . with trolley service and directed that owner* of jitneys confine th?m --> fives to the Hill section by wav of I'err street trffl that they file new ap plications or amendments specifying routes in accord with the commis sion's ruling as to territory. Th* jit ney operators failed to do so. This spring and summer they increased in number and as no applications were filed for state certificates, as wa3 done in other cities, the railways company filed fresh complaints and pressed for a decision on pending cases. The Action Taken The commission announced that It had refused these applications for [Continued on Page 10.] PAYS TO WORK IN MINKS Cniontown. Pa., Aug. 5.—A1l rec ords for wages in the Connellsville region were broken last week, when Joseph Malachick drew $158.34 for, two weeks' work in the mines at' Adelaide. The man, who is 35 years e,!d, five feet six inches tall and weighs 140 pounds, walks four miles daily to his work. His earnings for the month were $300.96. THIS POTATO PLANT GROWS VERY FINE TOMATOES Vegetable Curiosity Doe's Double Duty During War Time; Grafted by City's Oum "Burbank" Early in Spring A vegetable curiosity with a great er degree of freakishness about it than have m®st curiosities, is on ex hibition at the offices of the Berry hil! Nursery in Locust street. It is a full grown tomato plant grafted on a potato stalk. The freak is bear ing both tomatoes and potatoes. Grafted early in the spring by H. r.lebe. the "Burbank" of the Berry hill Nursery whose official positio-i AMERICANS WIN BITTEREST HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING OF WAR IN STORMING BIG BASE Few of Men Wounded in Battle Unable to Get Back to Grim Work 80 PER CENT. FULLY RECOVER Only One in Twenty Die in Hospitals, j Allies' Data Now Proves By Associated Press Washington, Aug. s.—Of the, American soldiers wounded in, '• the Marne-Aisne offensive prob- j ' ably less than one in twenty will die from their wounds, more! , than four-fifths will be returned! to service and only 14 per :ent.j 1 will be discharged for ! according to a statement of the I 'j chief of staff to-day, based uponi ,the officially attested experience [ of the allies during the four' 1 years of war. i • Paris, Aug. s.—French detach- | ! ments which crossed the Vesle are ' meeting with resistance from the < | Germans, says the official statement from the war office to-day. It is ! eeclared there is nothing of lm- I portunce to report from the battle! | from. ■ Ixtndon, Aug. s.—Raiding opera-1 tions were carried out last night by : the British south of Arras, wear ! Neuville-Vittasse, in which prisoners j were taken, the war office announced j | to-day. I On the northern front, opposite iLa Bassee, the German guns have 1 | been very active. They also have! shown some activity north of | Bethune and between Hazebrouck' and Ypres. Paris. Aug. 5. —Each day adds to the booty captured by the allies. It! will bo impossible to take full stock for some time, but the booty includes a considerable number of 77 milli meter guns, many of which were: i found in the depths of the woods of i Arcy and Tournelle and the forest of Fere. The number of 77 milli : meter shells salvaged up to the pres ent totals 1.500.J00. With the French Army in France-, Aug. s.—German resistance along j the banks of the Aisne and Vesle rivers is growing more stubborn. Al lied patrols which have crossed thesr | rivers have met with the sternest re sistence. In the neighborhood of Muizon, on the south side of the Vesle the Ger ■, mans fought fiercely last evening be fore they were forced back. The bat tle was especially severe around thei Vautes farm and the adjacent woods, i On the end of the line nearestl I I Rheirns a. heavy artillery duel is go- I ing on. is that of superintendent, little dif ference could be noticed between this tomato plant and ordinary plants of that variety. This week the first full ripened tomato appeared on the plant. Five other green vegetables appear on the two-foot stalk. Beneath the sur face of the ground in the flower plot in which the freak is growing, ap pear several well-developed pota toes. SINGLE: COPY 2 CENTS HUN HORDES THROWN ON DEFENSIVE ALONG ENTIRE BATTLEFRONT Thousand Cut Off Refore ! High Waters of Vesle River and Are Mowed Down byj Allied Fire or Taken Pris-! oners GREAT CAPTIVE RAG TAKEN RY AMERICANS Crown Prince's Forces Proba- ' bly Will Have to Retreat to j the Aisne; Enemy Retires Refore Rritisb in Northern j Flanders Weakened by the defeat suffered on the Soissons-Rheims front, the J I Germans apparently are preparing to assume the defensive on the front j ' Yyres to Rheims. While continuing their retirement northward toward the 1 Aisne, the! Germans have given up good defen-' MVe positions in Picardy, east of | Amiens. The movements north and ! (south of .the Somme have been oniyj i local in character, but they are an| | indication that the German ecm-i ' mand is aware of the danger of an ! "Hied attack north of the present | battlefield. i _ Between Soissons and Rhelhis the Visle virtually has been cleared of I enemy trocps and Fismes, the ini- j j portant base in the center, is in the j i hands of the Americans, having been I | carried by storm. West of Rheims I ! the French have made important gains and in the region of Soissons the- Fren.;h are north of the Aisue. Enemy Is Cut Off Enemy resistance apparently has been growing stronger from Fismes east to Rheims. However, the Vesle! is in flood and as large swamps line ; its cour.-e west of Rheims, it is pos-1 sible the resistance may be due to! the inability of the Germans to movel to the north bank. The high water; cut off many German units elsewhere j and these fought until they were! killed or hopelessly surrounded. j Allied troops, having flattened out! the Marne pocket, have not advanced! |so rapidly during the past forty-! eight hours as in the previous forty-' 1 eight. The leading units keep ini 1 close touch with the Germans, but tt! : 1 probable that heavy artillery will! have to be brought up if the Ger-I mans persist in trying to hold thej allies off at various points along' the Vesle. May Retreat to Uc Aisne There is little doubt in allied Capi-! tals that the German crown prince' will retire to the north of the Aisne. I Hlfi resistance to French pressure in j 1 the Rheims region not unlikely is! [Continued on Page 2.] THOUSANDS SEE 232 COLORED MEN LEAVE FOR CAMP Draftees Parade to Station Behind Band; Given Big Beception Thousands turned out this morn ing to witness the departure of Harrisburg's largest quota of col ored men. The men entrained in a bpecial at the Pennsylvania Station at 11.40 this morning, and a rew minutes later were pulled out of the city on their journey to he "great National Army camp at Camp Cus ter, Battle Creek, Mich., where they will be assimilated with Uncle Sam's fighting forces. The morale of the draftees and of the friends and relatives who Haid good-bye at the station was uever better than this morning when the 232 colored registrants boarded Uie train. As soon as they reached the station the gates were opened and they marched down onto tho [Continued on Page B.] HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1918. GERMANS MAKE STAND AT VESLE By Associated Press Paris, Aug. 5. —There was a | lull in the battle along the Sois ! sons-Rheims front last night and | the breathing spell extended into this morning. The Germans are being favored by the weather conditions, which have trans formed the Vesle river banks into swamps and morasses, and they j are making a stiffer stand here | than was anticipated. Magazines Sent Soldiers Brings Her a Husband Thoughtfulness for the welfare of the wearers of khaki has gained Miss Amelia K. Swartz, of Lingiestown, a j husband. Ever since Uncle Sam entered the ! war against Germany, Miss Swartz | has gathering magazines, books . and interesting clippings to be sent j to United States soldiers and sailors, j Over a year ago some of the material j gathered by her found its way to San : Antonio and into the hands of Bur ton F. Vaughn. I A spirited correspondence ensued, ! followed by intermittent visits. The conclusion of the affair now comes with the marriage on Saturday, fol lowing the Issuing of a marriage li cense here. Newspapers Must Cut Size of All Editions Washington, Aug. s.—Paper mills have bean listed as an essential in c'ustry, the. priorities divlsloji of the War industries Board announced to day, on the understanding that the ! greatest possible economy will be j exercised In the use of paper and that | newspapers will reduce their con i sumption of newsprint 15 per cent. I or. daily and 20 per cent, on Sunday editions. ; MAY REGISTER YOUTHS OF 21 EVERY WEEK By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 5. —Weekly registration of youths attaining the age of 21 during the next few : weeks was proposed by General Crowder as the only means of ob taining the 200,000 men to be I called to the colors in September, j This could be done by preslden | tial proclamation and would add | 80,000 to the number of men | available. MANUFACTURERS FALLING BACK ON SUGAR OF CORN Lemon "Pop" and Orange Phosphate Soon to Be Only Memories Without detecting the difference, Harrisburgers who eat ice cream ure contributing their bit towards the conservation of sugar by consum ing ice cream which is made or a mixture of corn sugar and cane sugar. Ordinary granulated sugar has hitherto been used wholly in the manufacture of ice cream, but the exigencies of war have forced the utilization of every possible conser vation measure to keep the ice cream dealer from going out of business. From thirty-three to forty per cent, of the sugar used in much of [Continued 011 Page 10.] Yankees Cover Selves With Glory When Prussians Try to Hold City FOE BAYONETED BESIDE GUNS Kaiser's Best Men Refusing Quarter • Die in Tracks By Associated Press • Paris, Aug. s.—The Ameri cans covered themselves with glory in the hand-to-hand fight ing in the streets of Fismes yes terday, when they captured the German base. The fighting is said to have been the bitterest of the whole war, the Prussian Guards ask ing no quarter and being bayon eted or clubbed to death as they stood by their machine guns. 'William Halfpenny Dies After Long Service William Halfpenny, 63 years old, one of the oldest conductors on the Philadelphia and Erie division ->f the Pennsylvania Railroad, died sudden ly at his home, 36 North Nineteenth street, shortly after noon to-day. Mr. Halfpenny returned from work this morning in his usual health and was stricken quite suddenly. Phy sicians say his death was due to ure , mic poisoning. An employe of the Pennsylvania | Railroad for forty-three years and | a resident of Harrisburg practically I his entire life, Mr. Halfpenny was well known in Harrisburg. He was | a member of Keystone division. No. I 143, Order of Railway Conductors, | ol Baird Lodge. Knights of Pythias, and of St. Andrew s Protestant Epls- I copal Church. He is survived by three children, ail of Harrisburg. They are Harry B. Halfpenny,' William C. Halfpenny and Miss Amy K. Halfpenny. One brother, Harry Halfpenny, of Los i Angeles. Cal., and two sisters, Mrs. j Ida Huh!, of Boise City, Idaho, and j Mrs. Celestin Kennedy, of Tamaqua, I survive. No funeral arrangements I have been made. BIGGEST SINGLE LIST OF BATTLE HAS 407 NAMES An Additional Toll of Nearly 300 Is Being Checked For Publication Tomorrow By Associated Press Washington, Aug. s.—Casualties among the American troops in the severe fighting in which they have been engaged since July 15, when the German offensive was launched and halted at the Marne, now are be ing reported In the daily lists from General Pershing, though no esti mate of the total has yet been re ceived. To-day's army list contained 407 names, the largest number reported in a single day. Of the men named, 203 were killed in action; 37 died of wounds, and 148 were wounded. 48 seriously and 100 degree undeter [ Continued on Page 10.] GERMANY CAN NEVER WIN NOW, LLOYD GEORGE, TELLS WORLD "Hold Fast" Is Message of English Premier on Anni versary of Britain's Entry Into War; Huns to Blame For Fighting By Associated Press London, Aug. s.—"Hold fast" was the keynote of a message to the British empire issued by Premier David Lloyd George and promulgat ed in a dramatic way throughout the kingdom to-night. The message was; mad to the audiences in all theaters,' concert rooms and other places, where people were assembled, in-j eluding moving-picture houses. Sealed copies of the message had I been distributed to the managers of j all these places, with the request' that they open and read it at 9 ] o'clock. The message follows: "The message which X senrl to! the people of the British empire cn the fourth anniversary of their entryl into the war is: Hold fast! No Selfish Ends "We aro in Ui* war for no selfish ! ends. We are in it to recover free-; dem for the nations which have been brutally attacked and ne-! spoiled, and to prove that no people, j however powerful, can surrender it- j self to the lawless ambitions of mili- , tarism without meeting retribution,; swift,, certain and disastrous, at the i hands of the free nations of the world. To stop short of victory for! this cause would be to compromise! the future of mankind. "I say 'Hold fast!' because our I prospects of victory have never been | sc. bright as they are to-day. Six i months ago the rulers of Germany; deliberately rejected the just anjl; reasonable settlement proposed by j the allies. Throwing aside the last! mask of moderation, they parti- \ tioned Russia, enslaved Rumania,! and attempted to seize supreme | power by overthrowing the allies in a final and desperate attack. Thanks | to the invincible bravery of all the allied armies, it now is evident to all that this dream of universarl con quest, for the sake of which they •' wantonly prolonged the war, never can be fulfilled. Hattle Not Over "But the battle is not yet won. I The great autocracy of Prussia still I will endeavor, by violence or guile, to avoid defeat and so give mili tarism a new lease on life. We cannot seek to escape the horrors cf war for ourselves by laying them up for our children. Having set our hands to the task, we must see it through till a just and lasting set tlement is achieved. "In no other way can we endure j a world set free from war. • "Hold fast!" Eligible List For City Patrolman Is Annouiiced Six of the fifteen men who took examinations for appointment as city patrolman passed, R. Ross Sea man, secretary of the civil service board, said to-day in announcing the eligible list. Of the six, four are within the age limit which had been set by the board while the other two are above the limit and have the best rating. The list follows in the order of rating: Joseph B. Polleck, 1505 Hun ter street. (Polleck has the highest percentage of anyone taking the civil service examinations for patrolman); Joseph H. Snyder, 1935 Green; Augustus H. Haines, 241 North; Le roy Darbrow, 218 South River; Harry Leonard Johnson, colored, 1316 Monroe; Frank Benjamin Stur geon, 638 Boas. Two others who were on the list were Charles E. Foreman and Frank Oliver Jackson, colored The additions to the eligible list for appointment as police matron, may be announced to-morrow at the meeting of Council. OUR BOYS ARE FIGHTING ON The MARNE NOW | Are You Fighting Extravagance? BUY WAR STAMPS j KILL WASTE theweatheiTl | For Harrl*bnric and vlelnltyi Fain I continued warn to-night and ' Tuesday. ONI.Y EVKMJIO ASSOCIATED I'ItKSS NEWSPAI'EII IN HAltl< ISB 11IIC* LATE NEWS • ENEMY FALL S BACH TO NEW LINES BEFORE BRITISH WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE—AD VANCED LINES ON A SECTOR NEARLY HALF 'A MILE LONG NORTH OF LA BASSEE CANAL HAVE BEEN EVACUATED BY THE GERMANS AND THE BRITISH HAVE PUSHED FORWARD AND OCCUPIED THIS GROUND. JOLTED OFF OF BOXCAR Harrisburg—Jerauld t)yc, of Cameron street, late to day was jolted, off a box car in the Pennsylvania yards. He was taken to the hospital MANGIN'S ARMY GETS 500 GUNS Paris—More than 500 guns have been captured by one French : y alone, that of Genet 1 Mangin, since the bcgiimin; of the allied offensive on July 18. This army also i an equal number of .iciv.h mortirs in the same period. U-BOAT CHASER SINKS Washington—Sinking of submarine chaser No. 187 in a collisioi > h mother ' late la t night near Hog Island, off the Virginia coast, was reported to-day by the y rescued. SIBERIA IN REVOLT Washington—Consolidation of the political factions in Siberia opposed to the Soviet government and,the liberation . additional Siberian citi- from tlx 4 ' Bol sheviki thrv ugh the combined efforts of the Czecho slovaks and the military organizations of the Siberian gcvernmc .1 c■■ announce ! -. dispauhc \ received, t : dry b- ;V. Russian embassy from Omsk. CROWN PRINCE USES MANY MEN Paris—The German crown prince has engaged forty of his divisions (540,000 men) in the Champagne and 47 divisions ("625,000 men) between the Aisne and the Marne since he began his offensive on July 15, the Intransigeant states. It is estimated that 1 y the shortening of the front through his retreat he has economized in the number of troops necessary along th eline to the extn of some ten divisions (135,000 men). LIG GUNS TURN ON PARIS Paris—The long range bombardment of the Paris re gion was resumed this morning. FISHING SCHOONER SUNK BY SUB A Canadian Atlantic Port—The fishing schooner, Nel son A., of Yarmouth, N S., has been added to the list of vessels sunk by a German submarine off the north of Atlantic coast. Ihe crew of the schooner landed here to-day, MANPOWER BILL IN CONGRESS Washington—The new administration manpower bill extending the selective service act to all men between the ages of to 45 inclusive and authorizing the President to call such persons into milit ry service "in such sequence of ages and at such times," as he may prescribe was in troduced to-day in both houses of Congress. MARKET'S CLOSING STRONG New York—Prices improved substantially in active late operations under the influence of a sudden inquiry for U. S Steel and other favorites at extreme gains of 1 to 31 2 poin' The closing was strong. Fully half of to-day's moderate dealings occurred in the final hour, the early and intermediate periods establishing records for dullness. Si. es approximated JOO.OOO shares. MARRIAGE LICENSES .. £ ,v '" I* IMeta, I'm Argyl. unil Florence i. LHltr, Knaton, R. D„ • ' J " , kon anl Xanib K. DearlnK, Hurrlbur| Jame* W. urru< and ►!<• E. Van Yuclor. HarrUbursi Pola W. iSt* ..and Mabel K. Morrlx. Oakland. CaL| Benjamin F. M lie II and Bertha K. Juniper. Cunherland county. NIGHT EXTRA
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