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.XXXVH- No. 234 12 FACES Da, ifaK ,WR£t HARRISBURG. PA.. MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1918. ""'MZiKV, ffTCIASfti .SB 1 "" CIX KI HOME EDITION
KAISER ORDERS SUBMARINES TO CEASE
ATTACKS ON. ALL PASSENGER VESSELS;
AGAIN ASKS FOR "PEACE WITH HONOR"
Sermany Willing to
Give Up Piracy
to Gain Point
NEWEST NOTE
ON WA Y HERE
Berlin Now Asking
For a Commission
on Evacuation
By Associated Press
Washington, Oct. 21. —A
wireless version of the Ger
man reply to President Wil
son reached the State De
partment to-day. There will
be no official comment until
the official text is received.
The note as received by
wireless will not be made
public here, nor will officials
discuss London dispatches
describing its contents.
London, Oct. 21.—The Ger
nan reply 1o President Wilson's
note, the text of which was re
reived here to-day by wireless
;avs:
g "Germany hopes the United
States will approve of no de
mand which would be irreconcil
able with" the honor of the Ger
man people and with the open
ing; of the way to a peace of
justice.
Kaiser Protests
(iermany protests against the
references of President Wilson
to illegal and inhumane acts.
Denial is made that the German
navy purposely destroyed life
boats with passengers. The Ger
man government proposes that
the facts be cleared up by neu
tral commissions. . '
Willing to Evacuate
Germany has dispatched
D'rdcrs to submarine commanders
precluding the torpedoing of pas
senger ships.
The German government sug
gests to President Wilson that
an opportunity be brought about
for fixing the details of the
evacuation of occupied terri
tories.
"New" Government
Announcement 1 is made of a
fundamental change in the Ger
man constitution providing for
representation of the people in
the decisions concerning peace
and war, and it is said the pres
ent government has been formed
in complete accordance there
with.
Claims Law's Sanction
Germany claims the sanction
of international law for carry
ing out destruction of property
during retreats and says her
troops are under strict instruc
tions to spare private property
and care for the populations to
the best of their ability. Where
transgressions occur, the note
says, the guilty are being pun
ished.
AIRCRAFT WORKERS STRIKE
( By Associated Brest
Springfield, Muss., Oct. 21—The
employes of the Springfield Air
craft Corporation walked' out this
morning in an effort to enforce de
mands for an increase in wages. A
demand for an eight-hour day has
. been granted and took effect to-day.
I The company employs about 1.200
persons who are said to he unorgan
ised.
THE WEATHER
For Hnrrinliurg nnd vicinity I Fnlr
nml cooler to-night, with low
est triniiernturr nltout 42 de
grees; TuendHy fnlr, continued
cool. •
For Knstrrn I'ennsylvnnloi Fnlr
nnd cooler to-night t Tuendny
fnlr, continued cool; diminishing
northwest winds.
Hlver
The Snsqnrhnnno river nnd nil Its
trlhntnrles will full nlowly or
rrmnln nearly stntlonnry. A
singe of nbnut 4.0 feet la Indi
cated for Horriahurg Tuesday
morning.
What Is Sauce For the Goose Is Sauce For the Gander
YOUR OWN & /1
HANDWRITING, (J
P^Onn
* " .4^''
JAIL HOLDS FEW
OFFENDERS WITH
BAN ON LIQUOR
Average Daily Admissions'
Fsill Off From 15 to 2 Dur- j
ing Influenza Epidemic
So noticeable has been the de-;
crease in criminal offenses since the;
ban closing saloons and wholesale
liquor stores was declared necessary .;
by health authorities to check the;
Influenza-pneumonia epidemic, that j
officials at the Dauphin county jail 1
leviort there are only 13S prisoners!
in custody, and that since 'he sale;
of liquor stopred the average daily
admissions has decreased from 1.7
to 2.
Not One on October lit
The number of prisoners being j
held for heal ings, serving short sen- i
tences for petty violations or being '
held for court is lower now than it!'
has been in years, according to> :
Warden William A. Mcllhenny.!
Since the saloon closing order wen! !
into effeii the largest number of:
prisoners brought there W. one day!
was five, and at times has been as
low as one. On October 13 a new
record was established when, for
the first time m many years, not one
person was brought to the Jail on a;
charge of any kind.
Two Have Influenza
Two Qf the prisoners developed 1
cases of influenza to-day and were I
removed to the hospital to prevent,
a spread of the disease among others,
at the iail Every prisoner was
given a medical examination to-day;
to determine if others were suffering
from the disease. To safeguard the i
health of the men who are working!
on a stretch of state highway in the
county. Warden . Meflhenny also
kept them at the prison until they
were examined. These prisoners,
twenty in number, will be permitted )
to be taken from the jail again to-!
morrow. They have been working
for n few weeks for the state high- ■
way department. The men are taken !
from the prison about 7 o'clock in 1
tae morning.'and are brought back 1
in the afternoon.
EMPEROR CHARLES
TO GIVE HUNGARY
ITS INDEPENDENCE
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, Oet. 21. —Emperor
Charles will shortly issue a mani
festo to the Hungaiian people
announcing the independence of
Hungary, according to the Buda
pest correspondent of the Rhenish
Westphalian Gazette. ■
V
WORST OF GRIP
EPIDEMIC HAS
PASSED CITY
Continued Co-operation of
Public Is Wiping Out
the Disease
With a decided drop in the death
rate anil a decrease in the number of
new euses of influenza health offi
cials believe that the epidemic will
soon be over . Probably the most
encouraging report of the day was
that there were only seven deaths
since 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
one from pneumonia and six. result
ing from influenza Yesterday there
were 15 deaths as compared with 30
on Friday, and 25 on Saturday.
Another indication that the epi
demic is decreasing is shown by re
ports from the Emergency hospital
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HAIG LAUDS THE
YANKEE SOLDIER
By Associated Press
Wlt li tlic Anglo-American
Forces East of Le Cateau, Oct. 21.
—American troops fighting heßide
the British armies have made a
total advance of thirteen milps
in the last six days pf battle in
this sector.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas llaig,
commander-in-chief of tlie Brit
ish urniles in Franco, has sent a
letter of congratulation to the
general commanding the Ameri
can troops, which included the
77th and oth divisions.
L .
LIBERTY LOAN IS
i OVERSUBSCRIBED
| AT LAST MINUTE
Harriskurg and Dauphin
County Co Over Mark in
Final Spurt
| Harrisburg subscribed at least
tIUO.OOO more than Its quota of $6,-
: 133,640 in the Fourth Liberty Loan
! drive.
j The quota for Dauphin county, out
j side Harrisburg and Sti elton was
i $1,702,620. The subscriptions went
I well above that figure. Steeltou with
a quota of $805,230. subscribed more
than $1,0011,000.
I Dauphin county as a whole will
, have more than $350,000 subscribed
'• over the amount of her quota, in the
[ Fourth Liberty Loan.
Perry and Juniata counties to date
'have failed to subscribe their quotas,
land likely will not. The I'erry county
J quota is $856,520, and subscriptions
will reach the $500,000 mark. Juniata
j county will reach $500,000 of its
i $610,420 quota.
j Efforts will be made to increase
j the quotas for these two counties tna
terially daring the next -couple days.
When final returns show Perry and
jJunlatiu counties between $300,000
j and $360,000-behind their quotas, the
| extraordinary showing made by bau
; phin county, Harrisburg, and Steeltou
will make up the deficiency,
i Hummelstown oversubscribed its
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Funeral Services Held
For Register Danner
j Private funeral services for Roy
[O. Danner, register of wills In Dau
-phin county for almost seven years,
were held at 10 o'clock this morning
at the home, 1851 Xorth street. Mr.
Danner died on Thursday morning
.from pneumonia which developed
frcm inlluenza. The Rev. G. W. Har
per. pastor of the Plesunt View
Church of God, officiated. Burial was
made at Churchtown, Cumberland
j county.
Register Danner was serving his
! second term at the time of his death,
iUntil the vacancy Is filled by ap
pointment, James G. Miles, who was
I deputy regis' er under hint will be
i the acting .eglater of wills.
fr > —
!
TRYING TO STOP YANKS j
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—Germany is drawing heavily upon
otlie parts of the western front for reinforcements to check the
Americans north of Verdun, General Pershing's communique for
Sunday says. During the heavy fighting of last week a constantly
increasing number of German divisions have been brought up and
are bitterly contesting every fool ol' ground.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMV NORTHWEST OF VERDI N.
Oet, 21.—Fierce lighting took place to-day in the Rois tie Rappes,
on the western end of the American line. In the fut'c of terrific
i
machine gun lirlic the Americans were forced to fall Itack. Eater j
they counterattacked and regained the part of the wood that had j
been lost.
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BRUGES HAPPY WHEN
CITY IS LIBERATED
American Woman Cries Out Fur Joij When Told of Tri
umph of Yankees in France; Bridges All Gone;
Fined Enormously by Germans
l.otitloii. Oct. 21. —Scenes of hap
piness at Bruges eclipsed those at |
Lille following the liberation of the j
two cities, according to the corre- j
spondent of the Daily Mail. During j
the occupation of Bruges by the j
Germans the people there were not |
allowed to receive news from the'
outside world or from their friends
inside the Gdrman lines unless the
news was handled by the German
otfieers. The correspondent writes:
"When the only American woman j
left in 'Bruges was told of the deeds !
of the Americans in France she!
cried with happiness: 'Oh, if I had !
only known that. 1 "
Bruges was fined enormous sums !
on various occasions, the correspond- j
ent says, and everything made of i
metal was taken away. The city was j
searched four times for copper. The 1
works at Bruges were robbed of i
every scrap of machinery. The Ger- j
mans paid for nothing except food j
and drink and then only in paper •
money.
The town Itself is Intact and seems !
to be as restful as In the old days ex- j
eept that all the bridges are gone.
German mines completed the work ,
ALLIED ARMIES
i DRAW NEAR THE
CITY OF GHENT
I Under Command of King Al
| bert Advancing Forces Cut
Distance to Ten Miles
l.omloii, Oct. 21. —Allied forces
in Belgium are within ten miles of
Ghent, according to an official state
ment by the War Office to-night. The
i statement reads:
I "The advance of the army groups
,in Flanders, under command of
King Albert, continued throughout
I the Jay. After vainly trying to arrest
our progress towards the western
tiank of the Bys, along the Deynze
jKecloo canal and near the Dutch
| frontier, the Germans have been
(forced to withdraw over the whole
front.
"The Belgian army has establish
ed itself along the canal, its left
flank is on the Dutch frontier and
ft he army has occupied the important
centers of Aeltre, Adeghem, Bellen
(and (Jrsel (about 10 miles west of
■ Ghent)
'Throw Rear Guards Rack
"French forces have thrown the
enemy rear guard back over the Bys
(and, notwithstanding Moods brought
■about by the Germans, have crossed
I the 'river and established bridge-
I heads. One of these is between
jGrammene and Peteghem, and an
other is east of Oyghem.
j "The second British army. In spite
of strong resistance nnd the difficul
ties arising from destroyed commu
nications, has crossed the Lys along
the whole of its front and advanced
its right flank to the western out
skirts of Pecq, in the valley of the
HBcaut. The line now runs west of
I Pecq and through St. Beger, Dottig
. neies, Kolleghem, Viche, Deelyck and
' Driesch. ,
[ "Since October 14 the second army
has captured 6,209 prisoners and
169 guns."
K FRENCH MAY QUIT IREBANI)
Dublin, Oct. 21. —Field Marshal
French. Ixtril Blcutenant and Gov
ernor General of Ireland, has gone to
London to submit his views to !he
! cabinet on the Government's failure
•to enforce conscription In Ireland. It!
Is underatod that he will resign If a
1 satisfactory arrangement is not ar- i
i rived at. ]
done by British torpedoes which
I were launched ut the submarine
I base at Bruges.
With the British Army in France,
j Oet. 21.—Roubatx and Turcoing yes
; terday celebrated their deliverance
! from tho enemy and it was like
Christmas, New Year's Eve and the
Fourth of July all rolled into one.
Tears of joy intermingled with the
shouts of laughter while the popu
lation sang and danced and waved
I flags.
Two Cities Wild With Joy
The two cities went completely
wild with emotional joy. There were
kisses, hugs und handshakes for
: every British soldier. On their wtov
: dows housewives had pasted pictures
j of French and British military cel
\ ebrities torn from the magazines.
There was good reason for Rou
| baix and Turcoing to celebrate the
; end of four long years of hardship.
1 privation and oppression. The
j swashbuckling Germans had gone,
| leaving in their wake us much ruin
i as they could do. Negrly every home
[in the city had been sacked and
things that could not be carried off
, were wantonly destroyed.
YANKEE AIRMEN j
PRIDE OF BIRD
GROUPS IN WAR
I
Duncan, American Aviator,
Fails to Effect Escape; Is j
Interned at Andennatt
With the American Arm) .North
west of Vcrilun, Oct. 21. American j
aviators by inaugurating night pa- '
trols along the Meusc, have attracted)
much attention among the airmen j
of other nations.
On Friday night when the system j
was inaugurated, five aviators started j
seeking any German machine that '
might be about. When an American '
searchlight picks up an American ma- !
chine, a prearranged signal is given, i
eliminating danger that the American '
might be shot down by his own men. j
When the airmen are aloft their'
airdromes are brilliantly lighted so)
that they may return without trouble. I
Lawrence Wall Is Found
Dead in Bed With Gas
Pouring From Chandelier
Bawrence Wall, 224 Woodbine!
street, was found dead in his bed- I
room this morning. It is believed
he committed suicide by turning on
the gas in his bedroom. No motive '
could be assigned for the deed and '
his mother, who is aged 71 years. ;
was so prostrated with grief that she .
could give no details. Garrett S.
Wall, who is in the Department of
Internal Affairs, is a brother.
While Mrs. Wall was not in n con- '
dition to talk to representatives of 1
the press. It is the belief of neighbors i
that she found her son lying In bed, i
dead. She is on the verge of col-i
lapse and .is undqr the care of a doc
tor. i
Coroner Eckingor is investigating i
the case. i
FRESH ATTACK IS
FORCING GERMANS
BACK IN FLANDERS
British Take 3,000 Prisoners
in Breaking Through Foe's
Strongest Positions
By Associated Press
British Headquarters in Belgium, Oct. 21. —In
the region east of Courtrai the Second British
army to-day was advancing on a line of three and
one-half miles along the Scheldt river. They had
gained this line by a great bound forward Sunday.
Paris, Oct. 21.—Allied troops have crossed the Scheldt
river at several points in the region of Audenarde, fif
teen miles southwest of Ghent. Audenarde has been
encircled and its fall is expected momentarily. German
resistance is reported to be weakening on this sector of
the front.
British troops in smashing through tiie formidable German
positions along the Se'lle river north of. Le Cateau, captured more
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York National League Club and attached to the 307 th ! '
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I to the farndus "lo6t battalion." The battalion sur-
J ounded for five days in the Argonne for :st and Capta \
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j 9R TO FREE HUNGA. f
Y Amsterdam—Emperor Charles will shortly issue I I
lamfesto to the Hungarian pi C"
I;!.. |
I I pondent of the Rhenish Westphalian Gazette.
t -CTROCUTED FOR M f
, Bellefonte—Henry F. Sallada and Jacob Sallada, his w
j t brother, were electrocuted at the Rockview Penitentiary,
to-day for the murder of William Schleig, a merchant of A
, Johnson City, Pa., who was killed in January last. Rob- if
: bery was the motive for the crime, which was committed v
*, on a lonely mountain road near Shamokth. t • fp i
i • MARRIAGE LICENSES
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