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.XXXVII— No. 212 12 PAGES "■"JaIM HARRISBURG. PA., TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1918. °% y ,cws*vu!kh NIGHT EXTRA
ALLIES AND GERMANS BATTLE
FOR WAR GAINS IN FLANDERS
/I lien by Leads English Troops Against 100,000 Turks
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BEL GARS DESER7
GERMAN RANKS
IN MACEDO
560 of One 'Regiment 'Put to' 'Death by Order of
German Officers in Holy Land If ar; Enemy
'Burns Tillages and If ar Material
By Asscctated Press
London, Monday, Sept. 23.—General Allen-
Sy's remarkable success in Palestine was achieved
against a total enemy strength of I 00,000 Turks,
according to unofficial dispatches reaching
London.
London, Sept. 24. —British cavalry, pushing up the;
Mediterranean coast of Palestine, have occupied Haifa,
it was officially announced to-day.
of the Jordan the Turks are withdrawing towards
on the Hedgas railway. Australian, Xcw Zeal
land. Jewish and other troops are pursuing the enemy:
and have reached Es-Salt, fifteen miles northwest of;
Amman.
The total number of Turks taken prisoner will ex-:
ceed largly the 25.JfKJO already reported, the official'
statement announces.
In Palestine. Macedonia and France the Allied offensives pro
gress successfully. General Allenby's forces in Palestine have
followed up their rout of the Turkish forces with additional gains.
In Central Macedonia the Allies are pressing vigorously the ad
vantages won and the difficulties of the Germans and Bulgarians
are increasing. Field Marshal Haig has taken a new step in his
investment of St. Ottentin and is fighting toward the northern"
■utskirtst'f that German strong point from east of Vermand.
British Cavalry Occupy Ports
On the Mediterranean coast of Palestine British cavalry has.
occupied the ports of Haifa and Acre, marking an advance from
just north of Jaffa of more than sixty miles since the present
operations began. Acre has been famous in history for the sieges
it has undergone and Xapoleon met with a serious repulse there
in 1799.
One Retreat Forces Another
The rout of the Turks in the area west of the Jordan has com
pelled the Turks east of the river to retreat. They are being pur
sued closely by Allied forces and the king of Hedja's. Es-Salt
has been reached and the Allies are pushing north rapidly along
the lledjas railway. General Allenby reports that the number of
enemy troops taken captive will largely exceed 25.000.
German and Bulgarian troops in Macedonia, their communica-J
tion lines almost entirely gone through by the Franco-Serbian
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KAISER BEGS HIS
SOLDIERS TO STOP
BOASTFUL YANKS
S.iys Americans Have Prom
ised to Give Lorraine Back
to the French
i/tuition. Sept. 24. —■ In an ad
dress to Austrian officers at Briey.
near Metz. yesterday. Emperor Wil
liam recalled to them that they had
hefore them on this front the Amer
icans. who have promised France to
give her Alsace-Lorraine." and who
wished, he said, to "add big deeds to
their big words." The emperor as
sured the Austrians of his confidence
that, with the help of the German
forces, the Americans would be given
'the right answer at the right mo-
In* ment."
The Exchange Telegraph corres
pondent at Amsterdam wires the text
cf this address, delivered during an
inspection trip of the Emperor
around Briey, where he distributed
400 iron crosses, visited field hospi
tals and spoke to German, Austrian.
French and English wounded in their
respective languages. loiter, adds the
message, he addressed the Austrian
officers, saying:
"You may fight our battles as good
comrades, and in return for our
help, which v/c have often given you.
and for our strong, free and common
future.
"You know wc have, perhaps, to
face heavy fighting. You know whom
>ou have in front of you. The Amer
icans promised France to give her
Alsace-Lorraine, which France alone
cannot reconquer. They also wish to
add big deeds to their big words-
You will, with the help of my troops,
give them the right answer at the
right moment."
THE WEATHER
For Harriaburg and vicinltyi
Partly cloudy to-night and U>d
nrsdny, and slightly warmer to
night, with lowest temperature
ahout 54 degrees.
LANSING ORDERS
AMERICAN ENVOY
OUT OF MOSCOW
Consul General Poole Has
Reached Helsingfors; Due
in Sweden Tomorrow
• By Associated Press
Washington, Sept. 24. United |
States Consul General Poole has ar-l
rived at Helsingfors from Mosco'w
i and is due in Stockholm to-morrow.
' News that the consul general had
'• crossed the Finnish border in safety
reached the State Department to- :
day in a message from Helsingfors;
dated September 24. Upon its re-j
■| ceipt Secretary Lansing disclosed;
i that a week ago he ordered Mr. ,
! Poole, the last American official te
'! maining at the Bolsheviki capital, to 1
■ leave Russia.
'. The dispatch brought no infor-;
j mation concerning the British and;
i French consular officers, who are de
" • tained by the Bolsheviki, and to aid;
•whom Poole, insisted upon remain-j
| ing at his post until ordered away
; It developed to-day that an unsub-i
l ;stantia! rumor recently reached the
i State Department that the American
; consulate general at Moscow was be
-1 ing beeieged by the Bolsheviki be
■; cause British and French officials
were given refuge there. Secretary
i Lansing said he did not believe this
' | report was true, but because of the
! rumor and the known seriousness of'
'! the situation at Moscow he had di-|
rected Mr. Poole to leave.
FIRE IX CHIMNEY
i A small blaze in the chimney of
I the house at 1304 North Cameron
street, about 1.30 this afternoon, was
extinguished within a few minutes
I with the aid of chemicals. Defective
ventilation caused by soot in the
chimney was responsible. The
house is a two story frame building.
! occupied by three families. It was
in the part occupied by Emmet Sour
bier that the fire occurred. The
damage was small.
JOHNH.WIEAND
I LOSES HIS LIFE IN
ALTOONA YARDS
Widely-Known Freight Con
ductor Is Instantly
Killed
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JOHN' H. WIEAXD
John H. Wieand, aged 56 years, a
" freight conductor in the employ of
, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company j
for more than thirty years, was in-!
stantly killed last evening when i
•he was struck by a freight train
in the Altoona yards. He , lived ]
lat 639 Harris street. His wife andj
a son survive. The body is expected i
to arrive in Harrisburg to-day un-1
i der charge of C. H. Mauk, under-]
'taker. Upon its arrival funeral ar-1
! rangements will be made,
'j Popular in railroad circles and
possessing many friends. Mr. Wieandj
was a prominent member of the 1
Knights of Pythias, the Pennsylvania;
Volunteer War Relief Corps, the
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President Casts-Vote
in Jersey Primaries
Princeton, N. J., Sept. 24.—President
| Wilson arrived here this afternoon
, to cast his vote in the New Jersey
j primaries. The President was greet-j
led at the station by a large crowd of,
Princeton students and cadets from |
I the aviation school.
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ANOTHER YEAR OF
WORLD WAR UNTIL
HUNS ARE BRATEN
Americans Put "Pep" in Strife j
and Start Ball Rolling to
Berlin, Senator Says
! Washington. Sept. 24.—Describing
his recent visit to the western front.
I Senator Thompson, of Kansas. Demo
crat. told the Senate to-day that
while in some quarters there is a be-[
lief that the war can be ended this!
year, the general opinion abroad is;
that another year will be required!
to bring Germany to her knees !
, America, he declared, had "put pep
in the war" and "started the ball
i rolling towards Berlin."
Senator Thompson opposed a 1
. i "make-shtft. compromise or half-way'
II peace." and declared it must bel
i "final and conclusive and destroy for-;
| ever If aiserism and militarism:
[• throughout the world."
German morale was never lower i
| than at the present time, he said.,
j while the allied armies are convinc-'
led they ere fighting a winning'
I cause and 'ithat victory is all but:
i within fheir grasp." The United
States' en'rance into the war is pri
marily responsible for this change,
he added.
: Not alone in manpower and in ar
tillery do the ABies predominate but
i they have a complete superiority in
the air. Despite the criticisms in!
this country of the aircraft program.!
I he said, planes now are arriving in [
: France from this country about as|
I rapidly as they can be taken care of. j
j He branded as false statements made
' in the Senate some time ago that in
July only oq* battle plane equipped
with a Liberty motor was in France.
"The truth is," he declared, "de
livery of these planes was not ex
pected earlier than July 1. while as
a matter of fact the first Liberty
motor plane arrived, was set up com
plete and christened on May 18 last
and they have been arriving over
there at the rate of five or six per
day evef since."
HINDENBURG LINE
YIELDS IN DRIVE
BY ALLIED ARMY
By Associated Press
With the British Army in France, Sept. 24.—10 a. m. —The
fighting for the vital positions which have defended the main
Ilindenburg line east of Epehv and Ronssey continued yesterday
and last night. Xo marked change in the situation resulted, but
the advantage lay with the British.
A vigorous local engagement is taking place to-day on the front
nearly wesf of St. Quentin, between Honlon and Fresnoy.
Fighting on the western front is not on as large a scale as last week.
In addition to the thrust again.- . ,ises east of VeiiniMtd,
In addition to the thrust against the German defenses east of Vermand,
where the British have not yet reached the Ilindenburg line. Field Marshal
Haig is improving his line at points farther northward and has repulsed a
German attack west of Le Catelet. Northeast of Arras the British have
broken up a German attack at Gavrelle, v. hile in Flanders the British
have regained part of their old positions at Yoormezeele, south of Ypres.
Activity o nthe French front south of St. Quentin to the Aisne is coniined
to artillery duels.
St. Quentin, the center of the Hin
denburg line between La Fere, on the
south, and Cambrai, on the north,
appears to be doomed. French units
have reached the Oise river between
Vendeuil and Travecy. while the Brit
ish seem to be in a position to launch
a blow along the line to the north
of the city which will make a German
retirement from the place imperative.
Somme Canal fader Ktre
Already St. Quentin appears to
have lest its tactical value to the Ger
mans. The Somme canal, one of the
integral parts of the defenses of the
city, now is under direct Are of the
Allied guns, while the railroad lints
must be under constant bombardment.
MANY GIVE TO
CLOTHING PILE
FOR BELGIANS
Hundreds of Garments Pour
ing in at Heeadquarters;
Trucks Kept Busy
FOR THE BELGIANS
"I can't go to France myself,
but my clothes can help others
who are there!"
"If the mother of a war hero
can give her son's clothes, 1 feel
I can give mine."
These are some of the things
women in charge of the collection
of clothing for the Belgians heard
this morning. Clothing continues
to pour into the rooms at Fourth
and Market streets, but much
more is needed.
Have you given your share?
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The band of patriotic women
working in the Belgian clothing
headquarters at Fourth and Market
streets were kept busy all through
the morning assorting the hundreds
of garments that came to them,
ready to be shipped to the Belgians.
A contribution of $4 came from a
loyal American who said he had no
clothing but wanted to help the
cause.
The rooms this morning resembled
Dickens' "Old Curiosity' Shop" or
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EXPECT TO BREAK
RECORDS IN SALE
OF LIBERTY BONDS
"Times have changed since we un
dertook the selling of the First Lib
erty Bonds," said Donald McCor
mick this morning. Mr. McCormick
is chairman of the Liberty Loan dis
trict, composed of Dauphin, Perry
and Juniata counties.
"The people hadn't been educated
to what Liberty Bonds were," he
continued. "But Harrisburg and the
balance of the district bought their
allotments in fine shape. Things
were easier in the second campaign.
The third was still easier. Almost
every one by that time had come to
see in the purchase of Liberty Bonds
a duty as urgent as supporting one's
family. And in the Fourth cam
paign. which begins in the nation at
large on Saturday, I think that Har
risburg will outdo its previous ef
forts."
The organization which conduct
ed the Third loan campaign has
been held together for the Fouith
loan. Headquarters have been
opened in the Gilbert Hardware
Allies Take City From soviet*
In the far east, the Allies have
been victorious over the Bolshevik
forces and the Austro-Hungarian
prisoners of war who are fighting
under the Soviet standard. The city
of Blagovestchensk, on the Amur
river, 375 miles west of Khaborovsk,
has been taken by the Allies. Since
Chita was wrested from the Bolshe
viki the Allies have moved eastward
125 miles and occupied the city of
Nerchinsk.
Had Weather on I.orralne Front
Along the American sectors of the
front in Lorraine, patrol encounters
and artillery duels have been report
ed. Bad weather virtually has put
a stop to operations there for the
past few days.
STEEL DIRECTOR
WILL SPEAK AT
LUNCHEON HERE
J. Leonard Replogle Will Ad
dress Chamber of Com
merce Next Wednesday
J. Leonard Rqplogle, "the country's
biggest steel man." will address the
members of the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce and manufacturers of
steel products at the luncheon meet
ing, of the Chamber Wednesday noon,
October 2, in the Board of Trade
building
Mr. Replogle received his title of
the biggest steel man in the country
from Charles M. Schwab, head of tlie
Bethlehem Steel Company, and in
charge of the country's shipbuilding
program.
The opinion of Mr. Schwab was
substantiated by the government,
which made Mr. Replogle the direc
tor pf steel supplies of the War In-,
dustries Board, with headquarters
at Washington, D. C.
On Mr. Replogle's shoulders rest
the responsibility of overseeing the
entire production and distribution of
steel in this country. He is directly
concerned with manufacture of all
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EVENING CLASSES TO START
Evening classes in sewing and in
surgical dressings . for the winter
seas'on will open next Tuesday even
ing in .„ed Cross workrooms, it was
announced this morning. It is be
lieved by Red Cross officials that the
attendance this year will be much
larger than last season.
LOCAL LIBERTY LOAN
PLANS IN NUTSHELL
First meeting of the industrial
workers in Harrisburg Club on
Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock.
Big truck goes to Philadelphia
to-morrow to bring home thou
sands of Liberty Loan posters for
this district.
War exhibit trophy train ar
rives at Harrisburg at 7 o'clock
night of October 10, remaining
till next morning. .
Buyers of former bonds are
urged to remove flags and plac
ards from their windows.
Store in Market street, with J. Clyde
Myton in charge.
Had to Go After Posters
Because of train delays, it has
been found nece.sary to send a
truck to Philadelphia to bring to
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DIOCESE WILL
HOLD JUBILEE
SERVICES HERE
To Celebrate Fiftieth Anni
versary of Founding
on Sunday
Plans are being perfected for the
jubilee celebration next Sunday
marking the fiftieth anniversary of
the founding of the Har/isburg Dio
cese of the Catholic Church. The
services will be held in St. Patrick's
Cathedral.
Priests representing every city
and town within the diocese, one of
the largest in the state, will attend
the important ecclesiastical function
and the Pope's representative in
America, the Most Rev. Archbishop
John Bonzano, Apostolic Delegate,
will come from Washington to take
an important part in the ceremon
ies.
To Honor Late Bishop
These include the unveiling and
blessing of a fine marble memorial
to the late Rt. Rev. John W. Shana
han, third bishop of the diocese, by
Monsfgnor Bonzano. which will be
immediately followed by a Solemn
Pontifical Mass in the Cathedral.]
Monsignor Bonzano officiating.
The marble memorial, standing
just inside the entrance to the
Cathedral, is a particularly fine spec
imen of Samuel Murray's art, rank
ing with that sculptor's Pennsylvania
monument on Gettysburg battlefield
and the Commodore Barry statue In
Independence Square, Philadelphia.
The memorial Is in the form of a
shrine and holds a beautiful crucifix.
It is the gift of members of the
Catholic churches of the Harrisburg
Diocese. To-day It is being placed
in position in. the church by work
men.
Procession of Clergy
( The ceremonies next Sunday
morning beginning at 11 o'clock will
be preceded by a procession from the
Episcopal residence in State street,
composed of visiting and local clergy,
fourth degree Knights of Columbus,
local council, and altar boys. This
line will form in front of Bishop
McDevitt's residence just prior to
the ceremonies at the Cathedral and
go direct from the former to the lat
ter place. Though the greatest num
ber in line will come from this city.
I representatives are expected from
Steelton, York and Lancaster.
The sermon will be delivered by
the Rt. Rev. M. M. Hassett. D. D..
V. G., of St. Edward's Churches, Sh-i
-mokin, who was formerly rector of
St. Patrick's Cathedral of this city.
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Lone Bandit Holds Up
Train; Rifles Mails;
Bloodhounds on Trail
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 24. —'■ Several
thousand dollars in registered mail
was obtained, postal officials said to
day. by the bandit who last night,
single handed, held up a passenger
train on the Great Northern Railroad
near Mukilteo.
The robber appeared with drawn
gun before the engine crew and forc
ed them to stop the train. He then
compelled the uncoupling of the mail
and baggage car, during- which he
i took two shots at the fireman, who
i had thrown a hammer at him. After
going through the mail bags, he fled
j to the woods. Rloodhounds from the
state reformatory were put on the
scent.
$260,000 Are Subscribed
For Fourth Liberty Loan
at Auction of German Furs
New York, Sept. 24.—Advance sub
scriptions for nearly $260,000 worth
of Fourth Liberty Loan bonds wero
received at the opening of the unnual
fall auction of furs here.
About $730,000 worth of raw furs
were sold, including $30,000 worth of
German-owned furs for the account
of A. Mitchell Palmer, Alien Prop
erty Custodian. High prices prevailed.
A. C. Stamm to Head
Harrisburg Labor Board
Philadelphia. Sept. 24;— Federal
labor boards have been appointed in
twenty towns in Pennsylvania. The
chairman of the board to be located
at Harrisburg is A. C. Stamm and
labor and employers welfare will be
in charge of D. S. Wenrick and Mar
tin A. Cumbler.
IF YOU ARE NOT
GOING TO RIDE
ON 6c FARES
SIGN UP TODAY
TO BUY W. S. S.
£3TSave What You Save j
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' WILSON APPROVES MAXIMUM IROJ* PRICES
Washington—President' Wilson to-day formally ap
-IPr ; th." :r ■ pri- r : 'cn :r;n ore* pig iron
and V n and 'eel products bv War Industries Board.
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f'You may fight our battles as good comrades and in re
turn for pi o, which we have often given you, and
for our strong, free and cotpmon future."
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New York—His memory honored by the presence of
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representative in the United States, Catholic dignitaries
f r ° : ite ; ;
city of New York and of the American military and naval
forces, Cardinal Joftn M. Farle> arehbi: hp of Mew York, J
was buried tq-day beneath the altar of St. Patrick's
Cathedral.
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MAHKIACtLICENSES
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