Vv •' * ■ • ' i ™*r f r •, 4 'V. y ,♦ •" v ' V'" —V ' 4 • ■■ ' - >• ■ V ' •w .: *' ' r German Submarine Sends Norwegian Steamship Sommerstad Down Off Fire Crew in Fort 1 jfe HARRISBURG iSSpli TELEGRAPH M * Btac~3n&epcnteiit & ! LXXXVII— No. 177 12 PAGES "WAff" HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1918. HOME EDITION ALLIES DRIVE ENEMY DESTROYS VILLAGES IN BA TTLE ZONE; PERONNE RUINS REPORTED BURNING French Are Making Rapid Progress In Valley of Oise, and Have Heights of Lassigny Massif In Grasp; Allied Artillery Hits Hun Rear Heaps of German Dead Tell of Fierce Montdidier Fight With the French Arm.v in France, Aug. 13.—A fearful spec tacle of ruin is spread out along the great sweep of rolling pasture lands behind Boulogne-la-Grasse and Rollot, southeast of Mont ditVr. Heaps of German dead lie on every side. The enthusiasm of the French troops has carried them up to the railway line running between Compeigne and Roye. Their most advanced position is south of the Loges forest, where the enemy is vainly counterattacking. The enemy's tactics are Intended to delay, the French until the main German forces can withdraw, but great stocks of ammunition and war material of all kinds are being left as the Germans retire. By Associated Press . | A LLIED forces this morn- I\ ing began a general at tack against the German line running from Chaulnes south of the Oise river, a front of about 25 miles. Dispatches filed at London shortly after noon reported important gains at various points especially on the vital sector south of Las signy, near the Oise. The French have gained control of the entire massif of Lassigny, on the southern end of ' the Picardy battle front, accord ing to advices this afternoon. This gives command of the town of Lassigny and the val ley of the Divette, as well as the entire district to the north. French Forge Ahead Farther south the French have advanced to the village of l'Econvillon, just south of the eastern extremity of Thiescourt wood and virtually on the crest of the hills overlooking long reaches of the Oise. Just to the west of l'Econvillon the French have made new progress north of the St. Claude farm. As an immediate result of the gains made in that sector, the Germans are abandoning their trenches in the bed of the Oise just west of the village of Bai'l ly, east of Ribecourt. It is said that 'the French have occupied these positions. North of Lassigny, in the re gion of Roye and along the railroad running northward to Chaulnes, there are, so far, no reports of progress. Menace Line of Retreat If the allies have succeeded in carrying the heights south of Lassigny, they will force the MID-AUGUST Is Nearly Here HAVE YOU STARTED YOUR THRIFT CARD &&T A Quarter Will * Do It THE WEATHER] For Hnrrlxburg nnd vicinity. Partly cloudy to-nlKht and Wednesday) not much change In tcmperuture. For Eastern Pennaylvnnlni Part ly cloudy to-I,light nnd Wednea dny; not much change In tem perature) llight, variable winds. River The main river will rise slightly. All tributaries will probably (all slowly. A stage of about 3.1) feet Is Indicated for Hurrlsburg Wednesday morning. Temperature) 8 a. m., 74. Hlvrr Stagei 8 a. in., 3.7 feet above low-water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 81). Lowest temperature, 72. Mean temperature, 80. Normal temperature, 73. enemy to retire from the Roye district as they will have the Roye-Noyon road under their fire and will dominate the whole region with their artillery. The advance reported during the last few hours would, if continued, probably have an ef fect on the German position in the Ourscamp and Car'lepont forest east of the Oise. If the Germans there are outflanked by the allied movements, a re- Itirement from that district would be probable and this would necessitate a re-location of the line running from the Oise and the Aisne at Soissons. Thus the attack launched this morning would appear to have a direct Dilation to the battle being fought along the Aisne and Vesle by the allies. Fismette Is Recaptured Late dispatches tell of a hard fight at Fisniette, on the north bank of the Vesle between Soissons and Rheims. The Al lies, among whom Americans are known to be fighting, were forced from the village by the Germans and had to cross the Vesle, but an immediate count erattack is reported to have re stored the allied position on the north side of the river. From Chaulnes northward to the Anacre river.the Allies ap pear to have been held up by the desperate German defense. There have been local engage ments along this line, but at no point have the British and Americans engaged on this front succeeded in making any marked impression upon the German lines which are vir tually resting on the old trench systems held by the enemy in 1916. Peronne Is in Flames Reports received this morn ing stated that the ruins of Peronne are in flames and that t several villages behind the German lines are burning. The fires may have been caused by allied bombardments, but it is believed that the Germans ap plied the torch to these towns j as a preliminary step to a fur-i ther retirement eastward. There have been local en gagements in the Flanders sec tor but nothing of significance has occurred there during the past day. German Attack in Merris Sector Is Repulsed; Haig Gains Ground Near Roye London, Aug. 13. —British troops have gained additional ground north of Royis and on the north bank of the Somme, says the official statement from Field Marshal Haig to-day. The Germans last night attacked the British positions in the Merris sector in Flanders. They were re pulsed. The Germans delivered a local at tack near Fouquescourt, on the line between Roye and Chaulnes. This, too, was repulsed. LAUNCH SECOND MIGHTY IN PICARDY; PERONNE AFIRE GREAT ACTIVITY IN ENEMY LINES IN ROYE REGION Lull on French Sector Due to Difficulty in Moving Ar tillery Ammunition MANY WAGON TRAINS Prisoners Taken From Rear Guard Say Mission Is to Delay French With the French Army in France, Aug. 13.—Difficulty in bringing up artillery ammunition over battered toads brought a comparative lull on I the French sector to-day. Infantry | activity was confined to local en gagements. The German guns have been more active with shell of all calibers and with gas. The enemy is now rein forcing his old line which he held from 1914 to 1917, and it will re quire heavier armament to batter a way through. The Germans have attempted several counterattacks but they were without marked vigor and gained no success. Aviators Obstruct Supplies Aviators continue to play an im portant role in harassing the enemy behind his front line. They are ob structing the movements of convoys of ammunition and supplies. It is believed the stand the Ger mans are preparing to make !n their old trenches is likely to prove only a temporary expedient to obtain time in which to move back the immense stores of material and to organize retirement of the artillery and in fantry. There is great activity within the German lines east of Roye and Chaulnes. All the roads are en cumbered with wagon trains, indi cating the enemy still is moving out the ammunition and supplies he had gathered in that region. The latest prisoners taken say they belong to the rear guard, whose mission is to delay the advance of the French and facilitate the retire ment of the main force with the sup plies and big guns. The German artillery, wihch ha d. maintained only a harassing fire up to yesterday, now is laying down barrages which alone are sufficient to slow up the French advance. In of the intensified shelling the French to-day made gains in local operations, occupying favora ble positions north of Poy-sur-Matz and Chevincourt. Allies' Bag Is 70,000 Prisoners, 1,000 Cans, 10,000 Machine Guns Pari*. Aug., 13.—Since the begin ing of the allied counter offensive on July 18 the Allies have taken more than • 70.000 prisoners and more than 1,000 guns, the Echo De Paris states to-day In adition, it estimates more than ten thousand machine guns have been captured from the enemy. LABOR DAY WILL BE FEATURED BY PARADE OF 5,000 Every Branch of Employes to Be Represented; Women on Committee Plans which It is said will ma terialize on Labor Day into one of the best labor parades ever held in Harrisburg were completed at a meet ing of local labor representatives last evening. Five thousand will be In line in the big parade, it is planned, and every branch of endeavor will be repre sented. Floats will be a feature, and a number of novelties on wheels have been tentatively planned to make the procession unique. That the parade will be up-to-date, and replete with the spirit of the (Cqntinucd on Pago 10) KAISER'S AIM IS PETROGRAD l.oudon, Aug. 13.—The Ger mans intend to occupy Petrograd, a dispatch to the Copenhagen Politiken from Helsingfors de clares, the Exchange Telegraph correspondent in the Danish cap ital repprts. Troops for this pur pose already are being brought toward the objective; tf Is added. FISMETTEMAYBE SCENE OF ATTACK BY CROWN PRINCE Opposing Lines Close; Huns Search American Positions With Machine Guns FIGHT HARD" FOR TIME French and Yankees Continue to Exert Pressure South of the Aisne With the American Army on the Vete, Monday, Aug. 13.—The Ger mens directed counter actions against the Franco-American line between Soissons and Rheims to-day but with out bringing any change In the situa tion. Nor did the enemy reveal any intention of an immediate attempt to recover any portion' of the territory lost north of the Marne. Guns Seldom Silent At no point was a hard blow de livered. The guns on either side were seldom silent and at many places, especially in the neighbor hood of Fismette, north of Fismes, where the opposing lines are close, the Germans repeatedly searched the American positions with machine gun fire. It Is quite possible that the crown prince may decide upon a counterat tack on a big scale in that sector, but such action would necessitate the. bringing up of divisions which pre sumably are badly needed on th£ British front and at other points. It seems probable he realises that any attempt to wrest territory here from the troops that have just taken it would be extremely high priced. Germans Gain Time On the other hand, the Germans now are in such positions along the line south of the Aisne that they can afford to take more time for a re treat over ■ that river, confident that the allies will not extend themselves too much in an effort here at this time. The Germans are fighting hard for time, but observers continue to re port indications that their plans still include a. retirement. The French and the Americans, however, have not ceased to exert pressure. SENATORS FAVOR 18 TO 45 DRAFT By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 13. The Senate Military Committee to-day voted to report favorably at once the administration manpower bill extending draft ages to from 18 to 4 5 years, but with an amend ment by Senator Reed, of Mis souri. to have the Government provide two years' education f for all boys under 21 years of age, to be given after the war. Senator Chamberlain announced that the bill would be reported Thursday and that if a quorum is present in response to the request for Senators to return at once, the unanimous consent agree ment under which the Senate re cessed until August 24, will be set aside and consideration of-the I measure taken up next Monday. SENATE TO START DRAFT EXTENSION MEASURE MONDAY Leaders to Call Senators to Expedite Passage of Manpower Bill Washington, Aug. 13.—1n order to expedite the passage of the Adminis tration's manpower bill, extending draft ages to from eighteen to forty five years, the unanimous consent agreement by wnicn the Senate was to transact no business until August 24 is to be set aside and consideration of the bill taken up next Monday. An understanding to this efTect was reached yesterday by Senate leaders, who at once notified absentees to re turn next Thursday, at which time the Senate will meet again, a quorum being required to be present three days befdre the agreement can be va cated. The bill is still before the Senate Military Committee, but Senator Chamberlaih planned to have the committee act upon it to-day and re port it favorably to the Senate on Thursday. Limit of 21 Itejected Senate leaders anticipate some op position of fixing eighteen as the minimum draft age. but they do npt | believe there will be objections to i taking up consideration of the meas ure. By an overwhelming vote the Military Committee yesterday went {Continued on I'agc 10) "Full Steam Ahead; Great News," Says Lloyd George iWi He jgf™y^ LT-OYD o>EOH, Ullluburg, and Mu>y Theresa Bojrle, Har- j rlabnrs; Georse Snkl- and Mnry Wlnck. Kteelton. GERMAN PIRATE DANCES A JIG ON OLD GLORY AS CREW JEERS Fishermen Are Forced to Sub mit to Indignities When U-Boat Appears Among Fleet Off Nantucket MEN ARE STRIPPED AND PHOTOGRAHED Norwegian Freighter Is Sunk Off Fire Island; British Lose a Destroyer in tbi Mediterranean By Associpted Press Nantucket, Mass., Aug. 13.—An American flag, torn from the mast head of the little schooner Lena May, one of the fishermen sunk by a Ger man submarine off the New England' coast Saturday, was taken aboard the enemy craft by a German officer, who wrapped it around his neck and gave a grotesque exhibition of danc ing, while his men, each armed with a revolver, looked on and cheered. This was the story told here to-day by survivors of the vessel, who were forced tc witness the performance. Ten of the lishermen were ordered aboard the U-boat and stood against the conning tower to be photo graphed. They were jeered by the (Continued on Page 10)