Soviet T) oops Begin Evacuation of Moscow; U. 5. Consul General Poole Quits His Post jfei HARRISBURG lllllli TELEGRAPH * ®IK otop Jnscpcnscnl ' LXXXVII— No. 179 14 PAGES FOCH WRESTS 1,800 MILES AND 73,000 MEN FROM THE FOE Allied and German Armies Prepare For Resumption of Heavy Fighting Along Long Line While Battling Con tinues Under Difficulties FRENCH MAKE FRESH GAINS AT LASSIGXY I British Advance Lines Slightly North of Chaulnes on the! Picardy Front; Enemy .Hard Pressed by Haig's and Pe tain's Armies By Associated Press London, Aug. 15 —t p. m.— The French have captured all the high ground on the Lassignyj massif and are working down the nortli and eastern sides so that a further retirement of the enemy in that sector is prob able, according to advices re ceived here this afternoon. Paris. Aug. 15.—Both sides are, gathering strength for a resumption of heavy fighting. That, however, j does not prevent the French from j hammering away at the Lassignv-! Noyon line and doggedly struggling; onward through gas-choked woods, j General Humbert's men have car-! Tied Ribecourt, which barred the! road running toward Thiescourtj ridge and the Olse and protected the Germans in Ourscamp forest, east; of the river. It is a success that seriously endangers both Thiescourt i ridge and tke Ourscamp salient. The enemy in the Thiescourt po sition, already severely shaken by the attacks of General Humbert's left, is reported to be showing signs; of giving way. Ixtmlon. Aug. 15*—The British' line has been advanced slightly east j of Rainecourt, in the district north | of Chaulnes, on the Picardy battle front. to-day's war office announces. Since August 8. when the allied attack began, the British and French have taken prisoners to the number of 30,3 44. British patrols were active last night in the district between Albert and Ayette, where the Germans be gan their retirement yesterday. The patrols have maintained close touch with the enemy in this region. The British made further progres at several points along this front. Officials Look For $380,000,000 Toward Third Loan's Total Washington. Aug. 15. The la3t instalment payment on the Third Liberty Loan, due to-day. was ex pected to bring in the $380,000,000 unpaid balance of the $4,176,000,000 total of the loan. Although the instalment nominal ly was 40 per cent., a large part of this already has been paid into the Treasury. The $500,000,000 issue of certifi cates of indebtedness which closed Tuesday was oversubscribed $75,795.- 000, the Treasury announced to-day. Officials are considering issuing tax certificates, WILSON APPROVES PROGRAM Washington. Aug. 15. General support for schools of all grades dur ing war time is urged by President Wilson in a letter to Secretary Lane to-day. approving the bureau of edu cation's plan for an educational cam paign this summer and fall. TROLLEYMEN! Put some of those raises into Uncle Sam's WAR STAMPS NOW Transfer in 1923 THE WEATHER For Harrisburg and vlrlnltyi Fair, continued cool to-night and Fri day. For Knatern Pennsylvania i Fair, continued cool to-night nnd Fri days light, north wind*. River The Susquehanna river nnd all It* branches will fnll slowly or re main nearly (stationary, except the lower portion of the main river, which will rise slightly this afternoon and to-night. A Mage of about 3.0 feet Is Indi cated for Harrlsburg Friday morning. General Condition* Thunder* bower* occurred Wed nr* afternoon In tbe Middle and North Atlantic States, the heavi est rainfall reported occurring In the Lower Susquehanna Val ley. Temperatures 8 a. m, , VOX BOEHX, "RETREAT SPECIALIST," IN LEAD Part*, Aug. 15.—General Hans j ■ Von Boehn. the German "retreat specialist" has been appointed to the supteme German command on I , the Somme front. The newspaper j believes this change in the Ger- j man command is highly signitl- j cant. The German withdrawal j | north of Albert is looked upon as | ; the lirst application of his tactics, j SEAPLANES DROP BOMBS ON U-BOAT NEAR CAPE MAY i American Schooner Sunk by Shell Fire; Submarine Chasers on Scene By Associated Press Washington. Aug. 15. —Seaplanes j j and naval patrol boats attacked with ! ! depth bombs a German submarine: ' which shelled and set fire to thei i American schooner Dorothy Barrett, j i New York for Norfolk, yesterday af-i | ternoon off Cape May, N. J. Navy reports to-day said one bomb ; front a seaplane exploded within j [ seventy-five feet of the bubbles and j : the wake from the U-boat, which had 1 submerged when the planes and pa-i ! trols were sighted. When the planes; | had completed their attack, two pa ' trol boats closed in and let go depth; j bombs over the spot where bubblesl i were observed. The results have j | not been determined but the subma • rine did not again appear. The crew abandoned the schooner I as soon as the submarine appeared ' and opened tire, and have been land | ed safely at Cape May, N. Y. Mine Sweepers at Work Dispatches to the department to-1 , day did not make clear whether the) | vessel was destroyed. She was bound ; I front New York for Norfolk when j S attacked six and one-half miles front j | Northeast lightship, near Cape May. j j Mine sweepers have been sent to i the scene as there is a possibility; i that the submarine laid mines in the 1 i vicinity as was the case when the) raiders made their first appearance) I in American waters last May. This submarine probably is the! ! one which Tuesday evening tor- j ! pedoed the oil tank steamer Fred-! crick R. Kellogg, thirty ntiles south i j of Ambrose light, with the probable j | loss of seven men of the tanker's ; | crew. The tanker to-day was re- i ! ported still afloat with a chance of j j being salvaged. Portsmouth, N. 0., Aug. 15.—! j Heavy firing was heard to-day off i the North Carolina coast in the vi-; ! cinity where a German submarine! j has been operating. Beginning about 8 o'clock this j ! morning, the booming of two guns, j j one of larger caliber than the other, | continued for about forty minutes, j I To those on shore it seemed both' I guns were being fired simultaneously j | until at last only the lighter gun was, j heard. Boston. Aug. 15. —Four survivors! |of the fishing schooner Progress,] ! sunk by a German submarine Satur i day, were brought here to-day, af- I ter being adrift in a dory seventy ; two hours without a compass and i with little v.-ater and food. Others j of the Tew were landed earlier in i the week. Boston. Aug. 15. Twenty-five I survivors of the British steamer i Penistone, sunk by a German sub -1 marine off the Massachusetts coast 5 Sunday, landed at Cape Cod ports 1 to-day and reported that another boat containing members of the ! rew had been lost. Four of the sur ! vivors were badly burned and in | jured. indicating the vessel had been i attacked fiefore the crew had a ' chance to escape. ! Navy Department reports earlier , in the week did not explain how the j Penistone had been sunk and first advices from the cape to-day failed . to clear'up this point, as it was said i naval authorities had taken charge ,of the ship's crew. The men were in two boats, which had drifted since Sunday. They were well nigh ex hausted from exposure and lack of I food. The number in the boat reported I lost was not stated. Bath. Maine. Aug. 15.—The five masted schooner Dorothy B. Barrett. | sunk by a German submarine near I Cape May, N. J.. yesterday, was own j ed by the G. G. Deering Company, of this city, the builders, and was • valued at $150,000. The Barrett, a j vessel of 2,OS'S tons gross, was pro j reeding to a New England port with i coal. First 1918 Hunter's License Issued Today County Treasurer Mark Mumma to day issued the first hunter's license : for 1918. The tags and books for I this season were received a few days ; ago and twenty-five were used then ] to supply those who applied through ! the mails. To-day Joseph T. Powley, i 920 Cowden street, called and took j out the first one issued in person. Last year 8,500 licenses were furnish ed to the county treasurer and long before the season closed these had been used. An additional 1,000 were l ordered and used, the last one being I issued in December. This year 9,500 blanks and. tags have been supplied i by the state. SINGLE COP* 2 CENTS LudendorffOrders Retirement on Five-Mile Front Between Albert and Arras Where Pressure Has Been Heaviest on His Front Line EXTENT OF RETREAT NOT YET DETERMINED Battling Confined Principally to Strong Local Actions, With Allies Pressing Hard on Heels of Teutons Who Give Up Positions Paris, Aug. 15.— Allied troops, among whom the Americans have borne a creditable part, have captured 73.000 prisoners and more than 1.700 guns dur ing the past four weeks. This is a greater number than the al lies have taken in four weeks since the beginning of the war. Allied success in Picardy appar ently has compelled the Germans to tealign their positions between Al bert and Arras. Many troops have begun a retirement on a five-mile front, but complete details of the movement are lacking. Four weeks ago to-day Marshal Koch took the initiative on the western side of the Marne salient and a week ago the French and British hit the German lines east and southeast of Amiens. In the four weeks the allies have reclaimed nearly 1,800 square miles of terri tory, improved their posiUons to the detriment of the enemy, freed' the important railways running east and north from Paris and unofficially have captured 73,000 prisoners and 1,700 guns. These are the physical gains; the future holds the others. Between the Ancre and the Oise the fighting still is confined to local aeUons at various points. The Brit ish and French have improved then positions slightly north of the Somme. northwest of Roye, south of Lassigny and along the Oise. En emy troops have shown no disposi tion to counterattack elsewhere and have confined their retaliatory ef forts to artillery bombardments. Extent Uncertain The extent of the German with drawal north of Albert is not yet clearly defined and its effect upon the situation as a whole is prob lematical. Field Marshal Haig an nounces the enemy has left his for ward positions at Beaumont Hamel, Serre, Puisiex-au-Mont and Buc quoy. These are in the Hebuterne sector, where the Germans were stopped in their offensive of March 21. Many vain efforts were made by the Germans to reach the heights around Hebuterne. as their positions iii this sector were dominated by the British guns. British Make Progress Should the German lines be moved back any great depth, the line south to Albert and thence to the Somme would be affected. Likewise the line northward to the Scarpe might have to be readjusted. It is not un likely the movement here is similar in purpose to the recent withdrawals in the Lys salient and Is part of a German plan to get into as strong positions as possible on the entire front from Ypres to Rheims. North of the Somme Australian troops have improved their positions between Bray and Etinehem, reach ing the western outskirts of Bray, one of the main bastians of the line south from Albert. East of Par villers, northwest of Roye. the Brit ish have made progress toward the Chaulnes-Roye railroad. French Near I-assign,v Lassigny still holds out. The French, however, continue their pressure and now are a little more than a mile south of the town. Ger man resistance is strong, ihe enemy counterattacking repeatedly on the hills and in the woods of the plateau region there. On the western bank of the Oise, slightly more than six miles south of Noyon. the French have occupied P.ibeeourt. The town itself is on the lowland, but the French also hold the heights to the west and northwest, which were part of the defensive system for Curscap forest east of the Oise and Thiescourt wood south of Lassigny. While the French have not broken the Roye-Lassigny- Noyon line, it is still far from being saved to the Germans, and a French advance of even less than a mile would throw It out of balance. Many army officers in Washing ton expect that a new drive shortly will be made against the enemy. Flanders or the Kea between the Oise and Soissons are believed to be the most likely fields of action. Allies Drop Bombs Along the Vesle the French and Americans are being subjected to bombardments from German airmen as well as from . the enemy guns. There has been no infantry action. In Lorraine American patrols hav brought back prisoners from the enemy trenches. Allied airmen Tuesday put out of action forty-three German machines, twenty-one of which were de stroyed. Attacks on railway sta tions. airdromes, ammunition dumps and other military targets edntinue without a letup. American aviators also have bombed railways stations in the area between Verdun and Metz. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1918. "O/i, 'Vere, Oh, 'Vere y Iss Mein Leedle Dog Gone?" TWOSTEELTON * MILLS CLOSED BY WALKOUT Men Demand Conditions Ex isting at Big Bethle hem Plant BOBBINS CONCILIATORY General Manager Says Local Plant Wll Get Bethle hem Benefits Word reached Harrisburg to-day that employes of the Bethlehem Steel Company's blast furnaces, billet mills and rolling mills, at Steelton, had failed to show tip for work to day and that those departments were idle, due to the desire of the men to have the wage scales and working conditions existing at Bethlehem put into effect at the local plants. Un rest among .labor in several Harris burg plants also was reported to day. Aaked concerning the facts in the case, Superintendent Robbins, in charge of the Bethlehem Steel prop erties at Steelton. said: Sufiie As in Bethlehem "The employes of the 44-inch and the 28-inch rolling mills failed to re port for duty this morning, making it necessary to close operations in those two departments for the day. These are the only branches of the industry affected. I do not know the grievances of the men as they have not sent anybody to-day to consult with me concerning them. The wage scale for laborers is the same here as at Bethlehem, and all the other workers are adjusted on a scale as [Continued on Page B.] Painters Overcome by Gas While Painting Chimney at Central Iron Two men were partially asphyxiat ed and burned in a peculiar accident at the Central Iron and Steel Com pany plant shortly after ten o'clock this morning. Neal Maloney, aged 42, 1048 South Ninth street, and Norman Skiilen, of the same address, are the victims in the hospital. It is said that the men were on a chimney painting it, when the fumes from the furnace be neath shot out and enveloped them. They were partially asphyxiated, and hanging on to the ropes which had supported them, fell to the side of the chimney," where they sustained burns over their hands, arms faces. At the hospital this afternoon it was said they will recover. Both men are from Pittsburgh. SPAIN INTERESTED IN U. S. MILITARY CAMPS By Associated Press Paris, Aug. 15.—American camps and depots here were visited by the Spanish military mission to-day. The mission was accompanied by Amer ican officers. Colonel Roosevelt Answers Poincare By Associated Press Par*. Aug. 15.—Colonel Roose velt's answer to Condolence ex tended by President Poincare on the' death of Lieutenant Quentin Rooseveß is published by the newspapers. "My only regret," the Colonel wrote, "is that I am unable to fight beside my sons." SPECIAL SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ARE BEING ARRANGED Board of Directors Will Re- ceive Report Tomorrow From New Supervisor Special activities to be conducted in the city school district during the coming year as outlined by J. H. Dickley, who was recently appoint ed as supervisor of that branch of work, will be presented to the board of directors for approval at the reg ular meeting to-morrow afternoon. Officials to-day would not give complete data about the plans pre ferring to have the reports submit ted at the board meeting before making public the arrangements. It is understood, however, that one of the moves in connection with this new branch of work will be night schools for tht educatioq of the for eign population and working classes; establishment of evening recreation ■centers and other important moves to bring about a general Americani zation plan. The plan to have a definite pro gram of special activities was recom mended to the school board months ago by Superintendent F. E. Downes and upon the approval of the direc tors he was authorized to propose a suitable person to act as supervisor. Mr. Bickley had been doing similar work in connection with a large east- [Continued on Page 12.] 400 Soldiers Enroute to an Atlantic Port Swamp City's Bathing Facilities Four hundred soldiers enroute for an Atlantic port, swamped Harris burg's swimming pools, shower baths and bathtubs this afternoon when they stopped here for a "clean up." The local chapter of the American Red Cross received a wire In the early afternoon, asking that bathing facilities be provided for the soldiers. Through the aid of Captain H. M. .Stlne, Commissioner E. Z. Gross and Frank Payne, arrangements were hurriedly made for the accommoda tion of the soldiers. The P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. swimming pool; shower baths and other facilities in the Boyd Me morial building apd the Cathedral j Hall were thrown open for the use) of the soldiers. Many of the boys! in khaki went to the river where they | splashed to their heart's content. ■ / COAL FAMINE IN CITY UNLESS THE SHIPMENTS GROW But 30 Per Cent, of Ordered Tonnage Is Delivered, Hickok Says CONSERVATION IS URGED County Fuel Head Has Assur ances August Shipments Will Continue Good Harrisburg will not escape a coal shortage during the coming winter unless shipments are materially In creased, it was learned to-day. During the first four,months of the summer coal-buying season Har risburg received 12,302 tons short of its allotment. Its allotment Is 13.- 601 tons monthly. Thirty per cent, of the tonnage or dered by householders during the four months has been delivered. The remaining orders for domestic sizes of anthracite are unfilled. The above facts were announced by Ross A. Hickok, Dauphin county fuel administrator, this morning, who said: Situation Unfavorable "It now looks as if there would not be enough coal. I feel that there will be a shortage, and, urge conser vation. As a safety measure, I urge the people to use bituminous coal and wood, or even coke where it can be used. I advise that householders lay in supplies of wood and bituminous coal." It was not possible to learn the amount of coal ordered during July, but until July 1, 145,428 tons had been ordered. July orders would in crease this total. Thirty per cent, of this amount is now in the house holders' cellars. However, this does not mean that thirty per cent, of the orders are filled, or that orders which have been attended to are complete ly filled. One Hopeful Sign During July, 13,873 tons of domes tic size, anthracite, were received by Harrisburg dealers. This is an in crease of 5,854 tons over June, and 4,357 tons over the amount received during July, 1916. It is 272 tons more than the monthly allotment. It was the largest amount shipped here [Continued on Page 12.] Seeks to Relieve Local Sugar Shortage Donald McCormick, county food ad ministrator, went to Philadelphia to day in an effort to get the State Food Administrator to release the 600,000 pounds of sugar held by the Harris burg wholesalers. Retail grocers, confectioners and drink dispensers who are dependent upon the whole salers for their August sugar sup plies are short of sugar, and in many cases entirely without it. It is In an effort to relieve the situation that the local administr>-- —... to Phila delphia. ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN H Alt ItISIIHKG U. S. TO PLACE 3,000,000 MEN ON. FRONT LINE Tremendous War Program Planned by War Department to Reach Full Development by June 30,1919; All Men to Be Called Then By Associated Tress Washington Aug. 15.—1n reporting the .administration man power bill extending the draft ages, to-day Chairman Chamber lain disclosed to the Senate that General March had told the mil itary committee it was up to the United States to put enough men in France to win the war on the west front and had express ed the belief that four mollion Americans under one commander could go tluougl. fite German lines whenever they oleased. The report also revealed that the new American war program calls .'c.r eighty divisions, or something over three million men, in France by June 30 next year, with eighteen nore divisions in training at home then. All men called for service under the proposed new draft ages —IS to 45—General March told the committee, would be in France ! y next June according to the program. Secretary Baker informed the committee, the report said, that the President's policy called for concentration of American forces on the western front, including Italy and that "the theory of the fighting in the future is that we must force the issue and wifi on the western front." Immediate extension of the draft ages was declared by the army representative to be imperative in order that the United State may throw its full strength in the struggle and win. If the draft ages are fixed at from 18 to 45, General March said the system of volunteer enlistment in the United States Army automatically disappear. In his report Chairman Chamberlain quoted extensively from testimony before the committee by Secretary Baker, General March and Provost Marshal General C'rowder. Allies Ask Big Program "The United States Government," General March is quoted as saying, "has been asked by her allies to embark upon a pro gram so large that it was necessary very carefully to ascertain whether we could go through with it or not, and one of the [Continued on Pago 12.] j ; MURNANE TO GET HEARING ON SATURDAY | ;j; Harnsburg The hearing of City Detective Murnanc, 8 |; ; charged with aggravated assault and battery and inter- 8 | ; fcring with a United States officer, will be held before 9 j | Alderman E. J. Hilton Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, J ; ; M"urnane was arrested Monday afternoon upon inform-:; - ; ; tion brought by a Government.officer from Midflletown. ; ; BRAVE SEAMAN, WILLIAM KING. COMMENDED I [ | : Washington—William E. King, seaman, of Baltimore. j j | | was commended by Secretary Daniels to-day for bravery •j I j| : and initiative in taking a launch to the side of the burn- < I ; | ing Spanish steamship Scrantes on July 13, in New York | | harbor, and rescuing from the forecastle seven men, who 1 1 1 who being hemcd in by the flames, were too panic strrck- j 8 en to jump into the water. To reach the vessel the launch S steered through an area of burning gasoline. BRITISH TAKE DEFENSE OF BAKU i London—A British force irom northwestern Persia has i reached the Caspian Sea and taken over a part of the * defn?;c of Baku. SENATE FAILS OF QUORUM Washington-Only 43 senators answered to their names j j when the roll was called to-day. This was six less than a i quorum. Senate leaders had telegraphed members to re- j turn from vacations so that the agreement for three 8 • day recess until August 24 might be set aside. The fi i : senate adjourned until Monday and the plan now is to i ; : begin consideration of the manpower bill next Thurs ; day. PEN/STONE ENGINEER KILLED. Nantucket, Mass—The killing of the engineer and the ' j ; ; wounding of tour firemen on the British steamer Pen- ,| j! I istonc, sent down by a German submarine in New E'rig- ;| hi I'M ; land waters Sunday, was reported to-day by nine sur | : > ivors of the vessel who were brought here by a tug. ; The tug picked up "by two officers and seven men a- I: : other vessels landed 29 of the crewat Cape Cod point earlier in .tne day. . ! • ( t 4 • t ■ f i MARRIAGE LICENSES Gordon McG. Mcklt and Maruaret M. KnllnKcr, Harrlabttr*! I Harry C. Houxeholdrr. Alexander, and Jene Cllppinnrr, Mapletoni Clarence Mitchell, Alexander, nnnd Margaret E. Hawk, Mnpletont Arthur J. Davlcx. Hnrrlnburic. and Klale M. Alexander, Philadel phia. HOME EDITION