14
BRITISH FORCE
GERMAN GUARDS
OFF IN DRIVE
Enemy (Companies Reduced to
Membership of 1(H) Men;
Desertions Increase
At British Army Headquarters,
Sept. 14.—The Germans are being
steadily driven from all ground where
rear guards might prolong resistance
in o(d defensive yorks. The first ,
guftrds reserve division, much de
pleted. has been identified in the
Moeuvres sector and Austrian artil- r
lery has been in action astride the
Havrincourt-Flesquiers road
Three battalions of one regiment
of the 87th division now consist of
one company each with an average of
barely a hundred men.
.Prisoners admit disaffection and
lack of discipline are growing at an
alarming rate in the German Army
and desertions are on the increase.
.V battalion of the 46th Infantry
Regiment. which . had gained the
name 'lions of Canibrai." broke dur
ing cur advance recently across San
terre .and fled to Nesle. \vhere they
indulged in looting, after which the
remnants straggled away." A cap
tured majj shows that an attack
against our first army front was be
ing organized when Marshal Foch's
stroke upset the enemy's scheme. It
is dated the tenth "of July.
On the Cambrai front we are main- '
taining all gains. Farther north we (
captured Fcsse 8 (o. -k.) which figur
ed in the early fighting around La
Rassee. We are pushing through
Auehyven-La Bassee. near which we
took, the railway triangle three days
ago.
Germany Willing to Make
Sacrifice of Indemnities
■ Amsterdam. Sept. 14. —Reiterating
that Germany "as the innocent and
attacked party" in the war. had a
right to demand indemnification.
I-Jriedrich von Payer, the German Im
perial Vice-Chancellor, in his speech
at Stuttgart, sand that "we prefer on
chim reflection, and even with our
own favorable military situation, to
abandon this idea."
Schwab Says 200,000 .
Men Must Build Ships
t By Associated Press
Philadelphia. Sept. 14.—The ship
yards of the country must have 200,-
ttOO more men by January 1, if the
shipping program is to be carried
out. said Charles M. Schwab, di
rector general of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, here last night.
Me will confer with Provost Marshal
General Crowder next Tuesday on
the matter of draft exemptions in
order to get more men for the yards.
AIRMEN BOMB RAILWAYS
London. Sept. 14.—In'conjunction
with the American attack in the St.
Mihiel salient, the railways at Metz-
Sablons and Coureelles were heavily
bombed Thursday night and again
vesterday. This announcement was
made from the headquarters of the
Independent Air Force last night.
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SATURDAY EVENING. • HA.RRJSBURG TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 14, 1918,
Steelton News Items
INQUEST IN 1
DUNDOFFCASE
I
Story of Murder Develops (
Into Clear Case of
Sclf-Defense
Coroner Eckinger to-day said that
he will be unable to hold the inquest
on James Moore, alias James Weiley.
i alias James West, who was shot yes- :
terday by A'asil Dundofl. at the store 1
, of DundoiT's father, located at Frank
! lin and Myers street.
The stories told to the police to- i
day by eye-witnesses, differ widely (
from those obtained yesterday from
| Dundofl and friends of the dead (
man.
Evidence submitted to-day tends to j
show that Moore went into Pundoft's . <
store to make a purchase and in do- t
ing so got into an argument over his j ,
change, with John Dundoft, father of ' A
the boy who did the shooting. I c
I AVhile the dispute was in progress, J i
1 Mrs. Dundoft entered the room with , \
A'asil, and immediately became the J l
i target of the insults which Moore is s
alleged to have hurled broadcast. j t
Finally, Mooje grasped some ob- j (
ject, thought to be a piece of wood. !
and struck at Mrs. Dundoft. Dundoft ,
I senior, although over 60 years of age j i
leaped for the assailant and grappled ]
I with him. but his attack was fu- i t
tile. | t
Moore quickly overcame the old
man and dragging him outside on the ;.j
porch steps, began to choke him.
Then it is said, Dundoft appealed to
his son. saying'that he was dying. ! 1
and the boy running into a rear room j
secured a revolver and shot Moore in
the leg as he was still grasping the ]
old man about the throat. (
Moore straightened up, and as he 1
did so. the bby fired again, hitting ; <
1 him in the stomach. Death was al
most instantaneous. Moore falling 1
backward and spitting blood. j I
Dundofl was immediately arrested \
and brought to Harrlsburg by Chief i
'of Police Grove, who took him to the ]
1 Dauphin county jail. For a time, j
, threats of a race riot were rife, and
I only the quick work of the police (
1 saved the situation. As it was. Dun-
doff did not get off unscathed, a
beer bottle thrown by some one In j
the crowd, breaking his nose while ,
i he was sitting in an automobile pre
paratory to starting to Harrisburg.
This is the fifth murder committed '
. within the borough within a year, alt 1
.j of the murderers having been appre- i
>• hended save one. . I
Freshmen Guests of
Seniors Last Evening
' Nearly a hundred freshmen of the]
Steelton" High school were present
1 last evening at a reception given in
the High School in their honor by
i the seniors and upper classmen, j
There were addresses,by C. W. Davis!
! principal of the school and by sev- J
• eral prominent citizens of the bor- f
l ough. All of the talks concerned)
i the value of a High school educa. '
; | tion. and the advisability of com- j
ipleting it. I
RUBBER DRIVE
GAINS SPEED
j
Campaign to Be Continued
Till Wednesday; Auction
Wednesday Afternoon
The Lawn playground is piled
high with old rubber, papers,
peach stoties and bottles. Are j
yours there? If not. there is still j
time. Contributions will be re- !
cetved until noon Wednesday.
The local Red Cross chapter's i
drive for old rubber, paper, bottles,
and peach stones took a big spurt to
day.
All through the afternoon, scores
of children and gAwnups wended
their way to the 'Lawn playground
with bundles and packages galore-;
Automobile tires, balls, garden hose,;
over shoes, laincoats, and all man-1
ner of rubber goods are to be found:
in the big pile, but it is in the paper!
line that the borough has done it-;
self proud. One might literally think |
that the town has been stripped of.
every bit of eld paper to be found.!
Newspapers. cardboard boxes, j
wrapping paper, and every kind of j
material from which is made the;
printed page could be seen on thej
two Mg heaps this morning. In this
work, young Steelton was at its best. |
All paths seem to lead to the Lawn
playground, ar.d each and every pat i
was crawded with tots bearing paper,
eager to "do their bit in whipping the
Kaiser.
On Monday the Motor Messengers;
plan to cover the borough with their!
cars, in collecting any material which
householders have been unable to
deliver themselves. „
Wednesday afternoon will see a
big auction on the playground, when
the junk dealers of the town will he
given the privilege of bidding to;
make this event a gala affair, and a|
prominent citizen of Steelton will acti
as auctioneer.
Steelton Band at
Middletown Tomorrow
The Steelton Band under the di
rection of Director Zala. will render
the following program at the Mid
dletown Aviation depot to-morrow
afternoon: u
"America"; march, "Religioso."
W. P. Chambers: Scenes from "Car
men," Biget; selection on Scotch
melodies "Robert Bruce," Bonnis
seau; grand Fantasia, "Southern
Memories," Hecker: "Ballet Egyp
tien" (in four parts!, A. Luigini:
waltz, "Wedding of the Winds," J. T.
Hall; airs from the corny: opera,
"The Grand Mogul.' G. Luders; "Star
Spangled Banner."
CHILD HIT BY CAR
Wilbur Smith, the four-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith.
28 Pine street, was struck by a street
car yesterday at the corner of Front
and" Pine streets, suffering severe
lacerations 'of the forehead.
Arrested on Charge
of Inciting to Riot
As an aftermath of the Dundoff |
shooting affair yesterday, William i
Anderson, colored, and Raphael ]
Martines, a Mexican, were arrested ;
by the police last evening, charged j
with inciting a riot. Anderson was;
fined 610 and released.. Martines j
will be given a hearing to-day. The |
men are said to have urged a crowd j
to nttack the foreign population of
Steelton.
IN THE CHI'RCHIV
Trinity Tpiscopal—The Rev. W. C.
Heilman. rector. 8 a. m.\ holy com
munion; 10 a. m., church school;
11 a. m„ morning prayer and ser
mon, "The Compassion of Christ."
No evening service.
First Reformed—The Rev. H. H.
Rupp. pastor. 10.45 a. m.. harvest
hove: 7.30 p. m., offering for par
sonage fund.
First Methodist—The Rev. H. A.
Sawyer, pastor. 10.45 a. m.. "Religion
as Belief and Trust;" 7.30 p. m., "Sow.
ing Tears —Reaping Joy." S. S„ 9.30;
Epworth League. 6.30.
Centenary United Brethren—The
Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor. 11 a. m.,
"The Great Adventure;" 7.30 p. m„
"Jesus .vs. Moses.' S. S., 9.45: C. E.,
6.30; baptismal service, by immersion,
will be held at the river September
22 at 2.30 o'clock in the afternoon.
Main Street Church of God—The
Rev. G. W. Getz, pastor. 10.30 a. m„
"Defective Sacrifice;" 7.30 p. m.. "One
Thing." S. S., 2; missionary offer
ing; Jr. C. E.. 6; Sr. C. E., 6.30.
First Presbyterian—The Jlev. C.
;B. Segelken. pastor. 11 a. m., "The
Inheritance of the Meek;" 7.30 p. m.,
! "Approved of God." S. S., 9.45.
i St. John's Lutheran—The Rev. G.
IN. Lauffer will preach at 10.45 a. m. I
on "The Harvest and the Reapers."
annual harvest home service; 7.30 p.
m., sermon. "A A'oice." S. S.. 9.30;
C. E., 6.30.
Grace United Evangelical The
Rev. J. K. Hoffman, pastor. 10.30 a.
im. and 7.30 p. m., preaching. S. S.,
9.15; C. E.. 6.45.
BUSINESSMEN TO MEET
The regular monthly meeting of
the Steelton Businessmen's Assocfa
! tion will be held on Tuesday evening.
, Officers for the coming year will be
voted upon at this session.
I Announcement is made in the as
sociation's circular, that the date
j on which the credit system now in
■ existence between the Bethlehem
j Steel Company and the Steelton Store
i Company will expire, has finally
j been set as December 31.
BLACK DIAMONDS PLENTIFUL
! According to officials of the Steel
| ton Coal exchange, the borough has
plenty of coal to weather the winter
| through, and nothing sfcort of an
THE ARMORY
Second and Forster
Is where the
PYTHIAN HOME COMMITTEE
will holtl the
GRAND
BAZAAR
October 24th and 25th
Wateh Next Announcement
acute railroad tieup, would cause a |
shortage such as existed last winter. I
The schools are well supplied and j
there is little likelihood of a shut !
down this winter.'
t Events of Surpassing Importance * \
in the Store Next Week hi
On Wednesday of next week begins an Anniversary sale, under conditions that
, are entirely diflerent from those under which any previous sales have been held in the | \
4 .forty years of our business. This event of greatest importance is ) A
[f A War Time Anniversary Sale f 1
We want to celebrate our 40 years of service in Harrisburg, and we want the people in this part ||!R
of the state to help us celebrate our birthday. \
Iflv W" e do not believe this to be a time for retrospection ; everyone is interested only in the things JH \
I* of to-day, not in the things of yesterday. \
§rl Accordingly, we shall merely announce this evening that < ,
t Beginning Wednesday, September 18, Jh
|f And Continuing Until Saturday, Sept. 21
fAn amazing series of specially-priced items will be offered. Tremendous reductions from our
regular prices will feature the sales in every department. Altogether the 40th Anniversary Sale will J*
be one which you will be happy to attened. flr "* \
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart 1
BOY MISSING FROM HOME
John Krosbich, aged 9 years, of j
428 Highland street, left homo ati
5 p. in.-yesterday afternoon and has i
not been seen since. The affair has
I been placed in the hands of the Steel
| ton police and they are conducting
Iu search.
BCAI.DKI) lIY HOT COFFKE
Pledro Ricata, a cook at a Penn
sylvania Railroad labor camp, is in
the Harrlaburg Hospital suffering
scalds over bis right arm, hip and
lower leg. sustained when he spilled
a pot of boiling coffee yesterday \
morning.