Malinoff, Bulgarian Premier, Offers Armistice to Allies ; Revolution Follows Action fcb HARRISBURG lillifii TELEGRAPH M ®jc otar-3n&cpen&cnt W\ * LXXXVTI— No. 215 24 PAGES fo y „ HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1918. ow A SB H^Si>^ ~fiM * I^C C KNTT HOME EDITION AMERICAN ARMY SWEEPS ENEMY ASIDE IN VICTORIOUS ADVANCE OF 7 MILES; BULGARS BEGGING ALLIES FOR PEACE U. S. TROOPS PUSH ON FOR FRESH GAINS A mericans Drive Over Nests of Machine Guns and All Enemy Oppositions GAINS AVERAGE SEVEN MILES; THOUSANDS OF HUNS CAPTURED British Strike New Blow North of the Franco-American Success and Haig Reports Satisfactory Progress By Associated Press American Army on the Verdun Front, Sept. 27.—The American advance continued during last night on the front of the offensive launched yesterday. 'The American patrols pushed for -4 ward, maintaining contact with the enemy. Stout machine gun resistance met during the late night at one point was quickly overcome with tanks and artillery. The weather to-day was thick, light rains having begun in the early morning in the field of the American operation obscuring observation. Late information tends to confirm the belief that the German heavy artillery was caught in the act of withdrawal and was unable to operate or reply satisfactorily. It is not known at this hour whether any of the enemy's big guns were captured. The machine gun opposition met by the Americans was in the Bois Guises. (This may be the Cierges wood, three miles northwest of Montafaucon, the capture of which General Pershing reported yesterday.) Paris, Sept. 27.—Reports at noon from the battle front in the Champagne between the Suippe and Meuse rivers indicate that the attack of the French and American troops is progressing under the most favorable conditions. , General Gouraud's fourth army in the Champagne resumed its attack this morning'from the positions captured from the Germans yesterday. . The assault is progressing satisfactorily. The French have attained all their objectives. The prisoners captured by the French to-day have not yet been counted. German War Machine Totters on Every Front j as Blow After Blow Is Delivered by Foch * Under allied smashes on two wide fronts between Arras and Verdun the German defensive system based on the fortress of Laon is being shaken severely. Marshal Foch while continuing the successful Franco-Amer-i ican thrust front east of Rheims to Verdun, has hurled the British against the German lines north of Cambrai on a front south of the Sensee river. Success on Allied Shoulders Allied successes in Macedonia have resulted in the offer of an armistice being made by the Bulgarian premier to the Allied generalissimo in Macedonia. The Allied commander has refused to stop fighting but said he would receive accredited Bulgarian] . [Continued on Page 18.] British Gain on Wide Front In New Attack South of Sensee River London, Sept. 27.—British troops attacked on a wide front south of the Sensee river this morn ing, according to a report received here from Field Marshal Haig. First reports indicate that satisfactory progress is being made. The Sensee river is a small stream flowing to the northeast! and paralleling on the south the Scarpe river, which flows past Arras and passes through the important city of Douai, one of the principal German bases on the Artois front in France. It is probable that the British attack is made for the purpose of driv ing a wedge between Douai and Cambrai, about fifteen miles to the south. Marshal Foch struck another blow at the Germans this morn ing when British forces south of the Sensee river, between Douai and Cambrai, launched an attack over a wide front. First reports from the battlefield indicate that satisfactory progress is being made. By 9.30 o'clock this morning the British appeared to have crossed the Canal du Nord, defenses on a front of more than three miles and to have advanced to a maximum depth of approximately a mile and a quarter. Kaiser Hides in Air Raid By Associated Press GENEVA, Sept. 27.—Emperor William, Field Marshal Duke Al breoht of Wurtemburg and Prince Stcphan of Sehiiumburg-Lippc were hi Maiinlieim Inst week when British airmen raided the city. The royal party, according to the Pemocrate. of Geneva, was stay ing in the royal palace and the Emperor and his stalT promptly took refuge in the cellar, remain ing there twenty minutes. The palace was not lilt as it had l>con during a previous raid, but bombs fell In the vicinity. The object of the visit, the newspaper adds, was to appease (he wrath of yie population owing to the approach to the frontier of alliedbirmies and the constant aerial bombing. YANKEES DRIVE OVER TOP; HUN WAVERS Americans Attain All They Attempt in Attack North west of Verdun MENACE IN THE ARGONNE Give New Edition of Battle Triumph in St. Mihiyl Salient Paris, Sept. 27. —American troops, in their attack northwest of Verdun appear to have at tained all and more than they at tempted. The Americans were con fronted by the German Fifth Army. This force has been diluted which explains the rela tive small number of prisoners taken. The American advance over most difficult ground amidst -woods is looked upon here as a fine feat of arms. Montfaucon, whose heavy siihoulette dominates the horizon was passed by the Americans and now is well within the newly con quered ground. The Argonne forest itself is "dead ground" between the two attacking fronts, but the capture by the Americans of Montblainville (on the eastern outskirts of the forest) bottles up the Germans holding the positions in front of Four de Paris Germans there now have the French in front of them and the Americana at their backs. * The Get mans, it is believed here, have only, one division in the Ar gonne. This force now has no other means of retreat but over the rough roads leading northward through the woods. "By taking Varennes and Mont faucon with a series of positions that General Von Gallwitz considered so impregnable that he could not have taken indispensable precautions," says Marcel Hutin in the Echo de Paris, "the Americans have given a magnificent new edition of their vic tory in the St. Mihiel salient." With the American Army on the Champagne Front, Thursday, Sept. 26. (Reuter's) —Last night's bom bardment of the German lines pre paratory to the attack begun this morning was a magnificent spectacle, it was a cloudless night and thou sands of guns, all tiring furiously, wreathed the hills in a ceaseless sparkle of tlame-like myriads of tire Hies. For six hours the roar of the cannon, like the roll of a giant drum, was unbroken. The enemy, during the forty-eight hours preceding the attack, had in creased his reserves in this region from four to tweniy-three divisions. Prussian guards defending Vau quols, there being three divisions in the line and nine in reserve, strongly resisted the advance of the American troops early to-day. They were in structed to hold the town at all costs. By a general review of the fight after many hours, It Is evident the enemy is stubbornly retiring to pre pared lines to which all his heavy artillery has been withdrawn. This was the reason that his artillery re action was inadequate during the early phases of the battle. Ambassador Fletcher Passes Through City H. P. Fletcher, United States am bassador to Mexico, spent a few minutes in Karrisburg this mofnlng, en route to Washington, D. C. Tho ambassador is the brother of J. Howe Fletcher, 224 Pine street. He declined lo discuss the present Mexi can sltuatipn. It is believed he is go ing to Washington on business of great importance BAKER SEES AMERICAN 1 TROOPS START ATTACK ! ON CHAMPAGNE FRONT! War Secretary Sees Beginning of Drive Along Battle- j line Northwest of Verdun; Yankee Air men Loom Large in Assistance By Associated Press With the American Army on the Champage Front, Sept. 26. —Secretary of War Newton D. Baker witnessed the beginning of the American drive along the front northwest of Verdun yes terday morning. At 5.30 o'clock, after the enemy positions had been bombarded with high explosives and gas shells, the American infantry advanced . Machine Gunners Routed Squadrons of tanks again formed an effective part of the attack ing force, especially in the region of Chippy. These "land battle- J ships" moved up with the infantry, smashing down wire entangle ments and routing the enemy from machine gun nests. The work of the American airplanes was one of the features of the combat. Airmen Assist Infantry An aerial barrier was maintained over the line, preventing the enemy from observing the movements of troops. In spite of the' fog, the airmen swamped over the enemy's trenche sand ma terially assistd the advancing infantry. Without a hitch and absolutely according to schedule, the entire line was moving right into positions paralleling the line of attack. CAPT. ROY G. COX IS CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT Weil-Known Harrisburg Man Indicted; Alleged He Is Short $9,000 as Agent Roy G. Cox, of this city, a captain j in the Ordnance Department at j Washington, was indicted to-day by the grand Jury at the September ses- j sion of criminal court on a charge i of embezzling $9,000 which belonged ! to the Fidelity and Deposit Com- | pany of Maryland. The indictment! charges him with embezzlement. by i agent and larceny as clerk. It' is alleged that Captain Cox sev- | eral years ago was named as the j agent for the Harrisburg Trust Company and the Fidelity and De posit Company "of Maryland, then j owners of the Lebanon Iron Works, | Lebanon county, to which they had i obtained title by foreclosure of a lien against the property. The Leba- ! non plant was sold by Captain Cox about four years ago to Simon Mich - j lovitz, of this city, for more than ] $50,000. Under the agreement each j of the companies owning the plant: was to receive one-half of the sale i price. It was explained to-day that! only approximately $25,000 has been paid to the twp companies. The prosecution was brought | against Cox by G. L. Culmerry, gen- | eral agent of the Fidelity and De- 1 posit Company in this city. In the I bill it is charged that the embezzle- j ment took place about March 21 of this year. Captain Cox is a lifelong resident of the city and a former member of the school board* He took consider able interest in amateur sports and was instrumental in laying out the public golf course at Reservoir Park years ugo. lie was formerly con nected with various financial insti tutions, but for some months has been engaged tn war work, having received a commission as captain in the Ordnance Department. GREAT NEW FREIGHT STATION, NEAR COMPLETION, MARKS END OF BIG PENNSY PROJECT Big Structure Will Be Wholly in Use by First of the Year; Every Modern Device is Present to Expedite the Handling of Merchandise Take a mental squint at Old Har risburg, way back in 1870; then, in your hour of leisure stroll down to Second street, where the subway crosses at Mulberry street and view what has been done in four years by the Pennsylvania railroad. Take your time and if you have the good luck, accompany John H. Nixon, local freight agent, as he points out the arpazing efficiency of the new P. R. R. freight establishment which now covers the spot known to old Harrisburgers as "The Devil's Half Acre." Can you imagine a structure 440 feet long and 50 feet wide, four stories, with half an acre of roof whlfch, as Agent Nixon slyly observ ed, would make "a corking roof garden." This la the present receiv ing freight station which will be completed January 1, and which is now In use. It lies parallel to the CITY DWELLERS TO HAVE STEAM HEAT NEXT WEEK Boilers at Power Plant Being Fired Today in Answer to Complaint Boilers of the Harrisburg Light | and Power Company are to-day be ing tired by firemen of the company | and the city will next week be fur nished with steam heat for the first I time this season, following the re -1 ceipt of numerous complaints by j Mayor Keister. j Scores of citizens throughout the j city complained that they were suf- I fering much jliscomfort and in many j cases were threatened with illness j because they were unable to get heat ' for their homes. Business houses of the city especially have borne heavy I burdens because of unfavorable con [Coiiliiiucd oil Page 18.] Drawing of 17,000 Draft - I Numbers in 18 to 45 Net Begins Monday at Capital By Associated Brest Washington, Sept. 27.—Monday. I September 30, was set by Provost | Marshal General Crowder to-day as | the date for the national draft lot jtery to determine the order, in the | classes to which they may be as- I signed, of the thirteen million men | from 18 to 45 who registered for selective service September 12. The drawing will take place pub licly at the Senate ofiice building and the numbers will be given to the press and the country by dis trict draft boards as quickly as the list can be printed and put into the hands of the boards by mall. It will be necessary this time to j draw one at' a time, approximately! 17,000 capsules,'containing the serial! numbers and it will require approxi mately twenty-six hours to complete ! the task. narrower building that stretches even a longer distance and which will be used for outgoing freight. A bridge of concrete connects the two, facilitating the handling of inbound and outbound freight. In this narrow but complete struc ture hum dozens of electric tractor machines which are charged by the company's own plant Time will be when freight will not lay more than a few hours and night force and day force insure that the movement will have no slack. Many Conveniences But if you want to see the last word in American ingenuity stroll through the huge receiving structure and storage house. O days of yore! The boys of 1870 In their most vivid vision could never have fancied such a transformation. From the little [Continued on Page 22.] Liberty Loan Highlights Today Airplanes from Carlisle reach ed Harrlsburg about 2.30 o'clock. "Allen Squad," which will be In town Sunday anil Monday was in Ilarrisburg this morning on way to Reading. Reservoir Park mass meeting Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock will break park attendnnee records. Industrial campaign starts Sat urday morning. Harris-burg soldiers in trenches write home asking folks to "go the limit" on bond purchases. Bond "slackers'' who paid $2 down and forgot the balance ap pear at banks and say they ••overlooked'' the matter. THREE BIG WAR PLANES SWEEP OVER THE CITY Aviators of American Army Drop Liberty Loan Leaf lets on the Streets SIRENS SOUND WARNING Birdmen Fly Here in High Wind From Car lisle I Early this afternoon tjie sirens and whistles of railroad engines and in dustrial establishments in Harris burg gave warning of the first air raid over the city. Three army planes ligured in the raid, which lasted several minutes. The air raid, while spectacular, was not dangerous, and no casualties were reported. The three planes mere merely part of the squadron of nine which is touring the Third Fed eral Reserve District in the interest of the Fourth Liberty Loan. Circle the Capitol Circling over the city at 'a lqw altitude, the three aviators were able to drop their Liberty Loan pamphlets at will over the strets and buildings of the city. The wind caught up the papers and took them whirling through the air until they landed on buildings, telegraph wires, trees and in the streets. Those that landed in the streets were eagerly seized by the ditions as a result of the inability to get heat. Hickok Gives Permission I With the complaints becoming so | numerous and so urgent. Mayor Keis j ter held* several conferences with County Fuel Administrator Ross ; Hickok, relative to the removal of I the ban against the' use of fuel by the ; utility company for city heuting pur poses. Realizing that conditions were | approaching a truly serious state, i Administrator Hickok gave notice to j the Light and Power Company that ] they would be permitted to put their ! heating plant in operation at their ! own discretion. ! Firemen at once started to fire j the boilers at the Ninth street plant ! and the plant will be in a position j to supply heat for the first time on [Continued on Pngc 18.] Chilean Government Orders Interred Hun Steamers Under Arms By Associated Press •Santiago, Chile, Sept. 26 (Thurs day).—The Chilean government to night ordered the naval authorities to occupy with armed forces all the Interned German ships in Chilean harbors. First Frost of Season y May Come This Evening What will likely be the first frost of the season is expected in Harris burg some time between sunset to day and sunrise to-morrow. The mercury has already commenced to fall and some time to-night Fore caster Demain predicts the tirst frost will arrive. The lowest tem perature Is expected to be 42 de grees. The mercury, however, will not stay so low to-morrow. "Fair and slightly warmer" is the predic tion. An area of high pressure that has been central over the Missouri Valley Is moving from the north west in this direction and is causing a temperature fall of from 2 to 16 degrees In Its path, affecting this immediate section together with other sections of Eastern Pennsyl vania. THE WEATHER] For Harrisburg and vicinity ■ Fair and continued cool to-night, with frost i lowest temperature about 42 degreesi Saturday fair and slightly warmer. GERMANY'S ALLY, IS CRUSHED BY TERRIBLE BLOW Commander of Retreating Armies Asks Cessation of Hostilities While Berlin Reports of Revolution by Associated Press Paris, Sept; 27.—General. Franchet d'Espetey, com manding the Allied armies in Macedonia has telegraphed to the French government that a high Bulgarian officer has presented himself in behalf of General Torodow, com manding the Bulgarian army, asking the suspension of arms for 48 hours to permit the arrival of two authorized delegates from the Bulgarian government. The minister of finance, Liaptcheff, and General Loukpff, commanding the Bulgarian second army, are on their way to the French headquarters with the assent of King Ferdinand to arrange the conditions of the armistice and eventually the terms of peace. Paris, Sept. 27.—The French commander in chief ui Macedonia reports to-day that the Bulgarians have asked for a meeting to arrange the conditions of an armistice and eventual peace. The French commander replied, refusing to suspend the opera [ Continued on Page 18.] j. j * BROTHERHOOD CHIEFS PROTEST ;! 1 Washington—Heads of the four leading railroad J ! 1 brotherhoods conferred with Director General McAdoo I Y to protest against his recent order forbidding political, 1 activity by railway employes or officers. They expressed ' i I the belief that this restriction deprived them of natural £ rights which in some localities tended to safeguard their | 1 interests. Mr. McAdoo explained that since railway ft | men now are essentially government employes, it is es- J < sential that they abstain from political action, individ ually and concertedly, to avoid any danger of any ad- ! , ministration using such a great army of workers for k > partisan advantage. Mr. McAdoo promised to write p j ' them a letter setting forth his views more fully and <? further conferences will be held. The brotherhood chiefs # were Warren S. Stone, of the engineers; A. B. Garretson, \ a of the conductors; Timothy Shea, of the firemen, and W. \ T G. Lee, of the trainmen. j) 1 CHILEANS SEIZE HUN SHIPS ' Santiago, Chile—The Chilean government last night ordered the naval authorities to occupy with armed forces , all the interned German ships in Chilean harbors. 36 DISEASE VICTIMS AT DIX £ * . Camp Dix, N. J. —Thirty-six soldiers have died here g of Spanish influenza or of pneumonia following that disease in the last 24 hours, it was anounced last night, k T In the same time 806 new cases were discovered, 252 | of which were so serious as to require hospital treatment. V' 1 Since the epidemic broke out here 5,727 cases have been Sf reported, and 182 soldiers have died.. In 423 of the H j 5,727 cases pneumonia followed Spanish influenza. i ALLIES CAPTURE 10,000 IN MACEDONIA Sj Paris—The Allied troops in Macedonia have captured e ( | | more than 10,000 prisoners, says a statement from the V J French war office to-night. More than 200 guns also * v have been taken. y I GOURAUD RESUMES ATTACK e Paris —General Gouraud's fourth army in the Cham- .% J pagnc resumed its attack this morning from the positions ' 1 f captured from the Germans yesterday. SERBIAN TROOPS CAPTURE KOCHANA 8 London —Serbian troops were reported this afternoon <£ i to have captured Kochana, about 14 miles from the v Bulgarian border opposite Kustendil. The British forces S ' , on the Macedonian front have captured the Bulgarian < city of Strumitsa. jfc CORN DROPS IN CHICAGO J f. ' t' Chicago—Corn was cut as much a five cents a bu -1 shel in value to-day as a direct result of the action of t 1 Bulgaria in seeking an armistice. The extreme break S , was in October delivery, which fell to 142 1-4 as com- I ' pared with 147 1-8 to 147 1-4 at yesterday's finish. I ALLIES CAPTURE 16,000 PRISONERS ( ' London—The number of Germans taken prisoner * by French and Americans in their drive in the Cham- • ff , pagne and to the east exceeds 16,000, according to Paris ■ dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company. V f | •• . ■ | MARRIA Ob V i Harvey F. Hurro and Irene Ddmlrr, HnrrlxburK. J
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