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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
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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
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"Full Steam Ahead; Great
News," Says Lloyd George
iWi
He jgf™y^
LT-OYD o>EOH<i£
Premier Lloyd George, of England,
while speaking at a Welsh celebra
tion, was informed of the great suc
cess of the second allied offensive
launched by Marshal Haig in the
Picardy sector. He declared: 'We
propose to fight it through to the
end. The word is full steam ahead
until the gods decree that the sun
shine again in a land of real peace
and there is no apprehension of sin
ister plottings by forces always ready
to start the slaughter again. We have
a right to feel confident, for there is
great news."
Slashes Wife Nine
Times With Butcher
Knife; She May Die
Mrs. Helen Chainey, 312 Mulberry
street, still is in a serious condition
at the Harrisburg Hospital as the
result of nine slashes which her hus
band, Charles Chainey, inflicted dur
ing a quarrel with a butcher knife,
at their home shortly after 8.30 last
evening.
Chainey is in the Dauphin county
Jail. It is likely no formal charge
will be lodged until the outcome of
his wife's injuries is determined. She
may die.
Chainey admitted he and his wife
had oeen qu.nreling. and that his at
tack on her outcome of her
charge that he had' been running
around too late at night. He slashed
her nine times, twice upon the left
arm, once upon the right, once upon
the face, over the neck, the abdomen
and back. Patrolman Keyes arrest
ed the man, who made no attempt to
escape. The woman ran out of the
house and fell fainting against a
fence.
Government Will Issue
Railroad Mileage
Washington, Aug. 13.—Passenger
mileage books, interchangeable and
good on any railway, will be placed
on sale a week from to-day. They
will be accepted in payment of pas
senger fares on trains, in exchange
for tickets and for extra baggage
charges.
Two books are being prepared—
one with 1,000 coupons, each coupon
worth three cents or one mile of
travel, to be sold for S3O with the ad
dition og $2.40 war tax collected when
the book is bought, and another with
500 coupons, selling for sls with $1.20
additional war tax. Each book is to
be transferrable.
PROMINENT MEN
TO PAY TRIBUTE
TO DEAD LEADER
Will Attend Funeral of Ben
jamin F. Meyers To
• morrow
Funeral service for Benjamin F.
Meyers, prominent newspaper man
and political leader, will be held at
10.30 o'clock to-morrow morning; at
the home, 11 North Front street, with
the Rev. Rollin A. Sawyer officiating.
Mr. Meyers died Sunday afternoon
after an illness of long standing
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KAISER CALLS ON
AUSTRIA TO HELP
fcy Associated Press
Paris, Aug. 13.—Germany has
been compelled to call upon
Austria-Hungary for help on the
western front and Austro-Hun
garian troops are arriving there,
the Echo de Paris says to-day.
These troops, it adds, are being
sent to quiet sectors of the front.
A dispatch from London last I
ntght stated it had been ascer- i
tained that fhere was one Aus- |
trlan division on the western
front, but that it had not yet I
been brought into action.
NO ACTION YET
. ON PROPOSAL TO
MAKE TOWN DRY
Lieut. Col. Ncilson in Wash
ington; Officers Here Await
Federal Action
UP TO*WAR DEPARTMENT
Liquor Dealers Are Not So
Much to Blame as Police,
Army Officers Declare
The Army officers in charge of gov
ernment work in the Harrisburg dis
trict will take no action on the pro
posal to make Harrisburg and sur
rounding towns "dry" within a five
mile limit of the Middletown and
New Cumberland developments until
Washington has had opportunity to
pass upon the representations laid
before the War Department as to
conditions here.
Lieutenant Colonel Neilson was
not at his office at the aviation depot
at Middletown to-day and it was re
ported he had gone to Washington
where, among other things, he
would take up with the federal au
thorities the matter of "zoning" for
this district.
The assault on a federal officer by
the local liquor dealers so much, al
though some of them unquestion
ably have been to blame, as they do
the police, who have paid little at
tention to the illicit sale of liquor at
I this place and in surrounding towns.
They have had little or no co-oper
ation and much insolence on the
part of local policemen who should
have helped instead of hindered.
The assault of a federal officer by
City Detective John Murnane and
his interference with the Army rep
resentative in the performance of his
duty Saturday night were simply
culminating events in a long series
of petty annoyances which the Army
men say they have been compelled
to undergo.
"We were, as always, willing as we
co-operation or assistance from Har
risburg 'police," said Major William
B. Gray, constructing quartermaster
at the ordnance depot, to-day. He
were asked, and at no time has the
ordnance depot police gather evi
dence regarding gambling, dope sell
ing and selling liquor to soldiers, in
Harrisburg. Major Gray said;
"We were as always willing as we
were asked, and at anytime has the
ordnance depot police deparfment in
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Col. Henry C. Demming
Made Life Member of
West Shore Firemen
At the regular monthly meeting of
the West Shore Firelhen's Union,
held in the firehouse. Lemoyne, last
evening. Col. Henry C. Demming, of
this city, was elected a life member
of the Union by unanimous vote.
This action was taken, it was stated
by the membership, on account of
his numerous services to the Union
both befofe and since its organiza
tion.
Teuton Balloons Drop
Bombs and Propaganda
on Woevre Yankee Area
By Associated Press
With the American Army in
France, Sunday, Aug, 11.—German
airplanes dropped bombs on the
American positions on the Woevre
last night without inflicting dgmage.
The enemy has sent over balloons
carrying propaganda for both Amer
ican and French troops.
Appeal of Jitney Men
to Be Filed Tomorrow
The appeal to be taken by the
local jitneurs from the ruling of the
Public Service Commission ordering
them off the streets, will be filed
with the porthonotary of the Supe
rior Court to-morrow, counsel for
the men said to-day.
At the same time it was said that
it would be asked that the appeal
be "used as a stay in the regulations
of the Public Service Commission,
in order that the jitneurs might, op
erate pending a final decision by the
court.
British Airmen Send Down
Fifty-Seven Hun Machines
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 13.—An official com
munication dealing with aviation, is
sued last night, says that twenty- j
nine hostile machines were destroy- j
ed in air fighting during yesterday j
and 2i othdrs were driven down out]
of control. Four hostile balloons were
shot down in flaines. Five British
machines are missing..
FINED FOR DISORDERLY
ACTS ON PLAYGROUNDS
Charged with swearing and disor- j
derllness on the Twelfth street-play
grounds, Daniel Davis, colored, was|
lined $2 at a hearing to-day before.
Alderman A. M. Landls. The charge!
was preferred by J. K. Staples, city
playground supervisor.
CUT ICE SUPPLY
FOR SALOONS TO
PREVENT FAMINE
During Shortage Liquor Men
Get Only Half Normal
Amount
PEOPLE MUST CONSERVE
Railroad ' Traffic Partly Re
sponsible; Four Carloads
Arrive Today
"Relief in the ice situation is in
immediate sight" declared H. E. De-
Walt, manager of the United Ice and
Coal Company to-day "and dealers
will very shortly be able to take care
of all patrons. Even now, there has
been no actual suffering, but every
one should make effort to conserve
the supply. The dealers are doing
their part, for they are using their
judgment in cutting down quantity,
so that all may have at least some
ice."
Beginning last Saturday, buyers of
ice in great quantity were notified
that they could not get their usual
amounts, and the saloons were cut
universally to fifty per cent. This
will continue until the supply be
comes normal.
Elements contributing to the short
age are .continued hot weather, lack
of labor and railroad mix-ups.' The
establishment of jitney stations in
creased the demand largely and Mr.
DeWalt pointed out that money is
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TWO HUN GENERALS RETIRED
Paris. General Von Mudra and General Lie
brccht, wl)o commanded German armies in the offensive
which began on' July 15, hays beer placed on the retired
list, according to Berne newspabers which have been !j
received here. ,
JUDGE BONNIWELL TO ATTEND FUNERAL
Harrisburg. Judge Bonniwell, Democratic caiv
didate for governor, and a close personal friend cf the
lat,ei Benjamin F. Meyers, will attend the funeral serv
ices of,the former postmaster and political Jeader to
morrow morning.
ASK FARE INCREASES
Washington. The Cleveland and Erie Railway
Company to-day asked the Interstate Cortimerce Com
mission for increases to three cents a mile in cash, train- ,
fares, 25 per cent, increase in freight rates, and an d
vance to seven cents in commutation rates in Erie, Pa.
f
VESSEL PICKS .UP SOMMERSTAD CREW I
New York. Captain Hanson, master of the Som- !
merstad, said here to <hy she was sunk at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning. The crew took to the boats and
♦
later were picked up by a passing vessel. ,
NEWPORT SOLDIER IS WOUNDED
Washington. The name of Mechanic Chester A.
Latchford, of Newport, Pa., appears in the casualty li-1
to-day as wounded, degree undetermined.
MATN BATTLE FRONT QUIET
Paris. Last night was without important de
velopments otT the main fcattle front, says to-day's war
office announcement. c
RECRUITING. "PAL" BATTALION OF WOMEN
London. Recruiting has begun for a "Pal" :
battalion of the woman's auxiliary army corps fbr sev- j
ice with the American expeditionary forces. Five thous -
and women are needed and women who are friends are ]
invited to enlist together.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Hurry Jacob Knnul>, 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
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