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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
FATE OVERTAKES
RENEGADES WHO
MURDERED KING
Military Court-Martial SEN
tences Officers in Clique
After Fifteen Years
By Associated Press

Corfu, Island of Corfu, Aug. A.
Fate has at last fallen on that band
or military renegades who some fif-
teen years gao broke into the royal
palace at Belgrade at night and as
sassinated King Alexander and the
SERBIAN queen. Three. high officials
nave recently been shot after mill
tary courts-martial. Three more are
awaiting death sentences, seven Of
ficers, including general, have re-
ceiyed life sentences, and some thirty
o1ncers have received lesser sentences
or from one to five years.
While the outside world was
shocked, the band of assassins en-
1oyed at home a certain immunity
and even glory for having rid the
country of dissolute ruler and his
plebian gypsy queen. for the name of
Draga had been we'll known in the
concert halls of Emolu before she
mad the luck to win a king and
crown. The plain people of Serbia.
VINO are simple and honest, revolted
at the crime, but the army CLIQUE
which carride out the murders car
ried the upper classes with them,
and by terroriZing and intrigue be-
came one of the dominant forces of
Serbia.
Regent is Active
But all this changed about a wear
ago when the vigorous young Prince
Alexander became regent. One of
AleXander's first acts was to restore
to active service the great number
of officers retired and disqualified by
the murder clique. He declared that
all army appointments and advance
merits would be impartial. without
regard to the old line drawn between
cliuues.
The regicide element deeply re-
sented this action. They appealed
TO Alexander, even suggesting that
his royal power resulted from their
act When Alexander was firm the
cIiqne revived their watchword of
the former murder. Union or death. -
This timo their designs were aimed
at the prince regent and a plot 10
assasSinate him was to have been
carried out OH August 23 of last
year. Fortunately. the plot was dis
covered and wholesale arrests fol-
lowed of Ill those officers who had So
long enjoyed immunity and mower by
reason of the murder of Alexander
and Draea.
More than forty high officers were
gathered in the net Their trial by
military court ma rttal has been pro-
ceeding for months.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
Disguise U-Boats With
Sails to Decoy Steamers
BY Associated Press

A Gulf Port. Aug. A. German
U-boat commanders are making eff
fective use of the ruse of Disgusting
their craft with sails to resemble
trawlers during haZy weather, ac-
cording to Captain III. B. Thompson,
of the tank steamer John d. Arch
bold. which was sunk June 16. Can
tain Thompson is master of a
steamer now docked here. The
Archbold sighted a vessel of two
masts and one sail about six miles
away on the afternoon the tanker
was sunk. Although suspicious of
the vessel, Captain Thompson said
he was not certain of its identity
until the craft submerged with sail
set. Thereupor the Archbold changed
her course. The submarine was not
sighted again, but two hours later a
torpedo crashed into the, Archbold,
sinking her.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
Half a Dozen Armed
Bands of Half Breeds
Dream of Revolution
BY Associated Press

Oklahoma City, OKLA, Aug. A.
Indulging in a dream of revolution,
and resisting the draft law, at least
half a dozen armed bands of tenant
farmers, half-breed Indians and ne
groes are running rampant through
out five counties in east Central Okla
homa to-day.
AS the disturbed territory is about
one hundred miles long by ninety
miles wide, the topography of which
is rugged, only an estimate can be
made of the total number of rioters,
most of whom are bent on resisting
the draft law. Reports placed the
number of resisters variously at 500
to 1900. Authorities, following
clashes last night, declared the sit
uation was well in hand and that the
strength of the movement has been
broken. Numerous posses of
armed civilians and law enforcement
officials were converging to-day upon
the affected district and reports
from them were being awaited.
The district includes Pontotoc,
Seminole, Okmulgee, Pittsburgh and
Hughes counties.
Formerly occupied almost entirely
by Indians, their population includes
now a large mixture of tenant
whites, negroes, halfbreeds and In
dians. On the borders of the Cana
dian river and territory abounds in
woods and small hills into which
communication is difficult. Towns
are few and small. One thousand
armed posse men began a drive
early to-day upon four hundred of
llAC dlelII ItSlSbtIS WHO were sal a
to be encamped near Sasakwa. in
Seminole county, where the an
archistic campaign was reported to
have its birth.
That the lot of the tenant farmer
of the southwest is not as desirable
as 1t might be, was shown in testi-
mony given before the Industrial
Relations Committee in 1915.
Friction between the landlords
and tenants has occurred for years
owing to differences of opinion re-
specting the crops to be raised, evic-
tions and alleged efforts to control
elections, according to testimony.
Money lenders were declared to
have helped produce dissatisfaction
also.
A railroad bridge near Calvin and
another near Tyrola was burned last
night.
Another report here was that a
railroad bridge between Konowa and
Maud was burned last night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
ENTENTE FORCES
GERMAN ARMIES
TO GIVE GROUND
Anglo-French Troops Exert
lncesSant Pressure on
Teuton Positions
BRITISH MOVE AHEAD
No Renewal of Smashing Of
fenssive on Large
Scale
BY Associated Press

While there has been no renewal
of the smashing offensive on a large
scale inaugurated by the Anglo
French forces in Flanders on Tues
day the incessant pressure on the
German lines is beginning to tell IN
Tho further yielding of ground.
The British yesterday again estab-
lished themselves in the Village of
s.; Julien which they lost during a
German counterattacll closely follow
ms the initial dash. Last night rna
French in turn moved ahead in Their
sector, making further progress west
OF the Cabaret of Kortekeer.
To the South on the Arras bartI =
front the British have renewed their
grip on their old line. completing last
night the recapture of the petitions
TCOntinupd On PnUa 121
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
co. D MAY BE
FIRST TO LEAVE
CITY FOR CAMP
Await Orders From War De-
partment to Move Ahead
of Regiment

Company d has been designated by
one to go to Augusta. Ga, TO prepare
for the coming of the remainder of
the State Guardsmen in case the War
Department orders men sent for that
purpose. Colonels of regiments have
been instructed by the War Depart
ment to designate one company to
precede their regiments when orders
come for their movement. Acting on
these instructions, Company d was
selected to-day by Colonel Finney.
Some doubt was expressed by army
ofhcers as to whether or not a COM
pany would be sent in advance of the
regiments. It has been customary to
do so only in the case of State en-
campments. When the troops went
to the border they were kept intact
and the work done by the entire regi-
ment after they had arrived on the
campsite.
Saturday Inspection
Saturday, and Saturday inspection,
are synonymous for soldiers all over
the country. Saturday is the day
when the officers inspect and rate
the men for a thousand and one little
of an army man would notice. Each
of the troops on the island this morn
ing went through the ordeal with
fairly good averages.
Captains Of each company order
the men assembled and then the real
work begins. First and second lieu
tenants. who have been boss" the
early part of the week, come under
the rules of the inspection. The lieu
tenants aid the inspecting captain but
they in turn come under the same
rules. Not a detail is neglected, so
slight a thing as an unbuttoned shirt
lapel is sure to bring down a repri-
mand. Officers say the memory of
each Saturday helps to keep the men
ION their toes" until the end of the
next week.
Duck COmrnde
Early this morning half of the men
rushing toward the river attracted
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
GET IMPORTANT
DRAFT RULINGS;
MANY AFFECTED
Married Men Not Supporting
Wives Can't Claim
Exemption

Several important rulings in re-
gard to the operation of the draft for
the new national army were an
nounced here to-day upon receipt of
letters from Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder. -r
Married men who do not support
wives can not claim exemption; wo-
men living with men not their hus-
bands can not be classed as depend
ants; aunts are not to be considered
dependantS.
Aliens other than Germans may be
accepted for military service and
aliens may waive exemption.
Persons claiming exemption on the
ground of dependents must claim eX-
emption which means that all per-
sons appearing must be examined,
aliens as we'll as those who file eX-
emption claims.
These decisions which were re-
ceived to-day by Colonel Frank G..
Sweeney, the officer in charge of the
draft bureau, and Immediately sent
to local boards which have been
querying the bureau. The rulings
will affect thousands of aliens in the
industries of the state and settle the
question whether men claiming eN-
emption on anyeeround must be ex-
amined.
Additional physicians for district
draft boards were announced to-
day as follows by Colonel Frank G..
Sweeney of the state headquarters:
Dauphin county-Dr. S. N. Traver,
for district No. 2.
Cumberland county-Dr. Ambrose
PETER, Carlisle, for district No. /.
York county-Dr. w. r. Ramsey,
Stewartstown, DR.. John L. Harbold,
Dallastown, and DIR. George Nj. Yea
gle, Red Lion, for district No. 2.
In Juniata county William l..
Hopes was substituted on the local
draft board for S. e. Ernest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
Council May Not Act
on Naming Successor
to Late Mayor Miller

According to reports to-day in city
official circles Council will take no
action on the appointment of a sue
cessor to the late Mayor Charles A.
Miller, and will leave. the vacancy
untitled. While it was said recently
that Harry l.. Hershey is a candi-
date for the short term until a sue
cessor is elected in November, it
was intimated to-day Council will
let the power of appointment go out
of their hands. Commissioner Sam
uel f. Dunkle, who is leaving the
city tonight on business trip to
the West, and other councilmen ex-
pressed opinions that they had not
considered filing the office. If Coun-
ell does not act the county court
has the power to fill the office, if
a petition asking the appointment is
presented.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
Frank Payne Will Form
Local Unit of States
Home Police Force

Frank Payne, 1901 North Front
street. has been appointed to organ
ize the local district PENNSYLVANIA
home defense police unit.
He has not decided on it's size. but
will name enough men to adequately
keep the peace after the younger
men have gone to war.
The PENNSYLVANIA home defense
police h2s all the nowers delegated
tn special officers of first class cities
The members will wear badges as
evidence nf thoir authority tn act for
the security of the state Mt all times
1t would be well to heed q friendly
warning concerning your conduct
from a member of this volunteer
force.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
AMERICAN WAR
MISSION HOME I
FROM RUSSIA
Elihu Root Declares Party
Was Hospitality Received
in Cities Visited
GERMANS ARE AT WORK
Activities of Kaiser's Agents
Said to Hamper Work
ofNew Government
q By .ASsocidtcd Press

A Pacific Port, Aug. 4.-The
American mission to Russia, headed
by Elihu Root, landed here late last
night. No official statement of the
work of the commission in Russia or
on the report that the mission will
make after its return to Washington
was made public. Mr.. Root, acting
as spokesman, declared that he had
nothing to say beyond the fact that
the party had ben Hospitality re-
ceived in every Russian city visited
From the Russian revolution will
be evolved a stable government, ac-
cording to James Duncan, vice-pres-
ident of the American Federation
of Labor. Its establishment is re-
tarded he declared, by the radical
socialist reformers, who have re-
turned to Russia from America. The
success of the revolution, Mr.. Dun
can attributed to the workmen of
Russia, by whom the propaganda
of freedom was first carried to the
peasant class at the time of original
Duma in 1905.
Charles Edward Russell said the
task of new Russia was greatly
handicapped by German influences
and the ceaseless activity of the Ger
man propagandists.
Radicals at Fault
Most of the trouble, however, has
been caused by Russians naturalized
as Americans, who have returned to
Russia since the outbreak of the
revolution" he said. "These propa-
gandists," he continued, who pre-
tend to have an intimate knowledge
of American conditions and Amer
lean motives, inform their native
countrymen that the government of
the United States is more oppressive
Continued on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
Local Exemption Board
Examines First Man

Alexander Smith. 915 West Michi-
gan street. Lansing, Mich, the first
man to be examined by any local
draft board for the new National
Army, to-day was declared to be phy-
sically fit for service. The board in
charge of the examination is thn
third city district made up of John
c. Orr. Jr., William Bayles and DIR.
c. r.. Phillips. Smith, who is ira
yelling salesman, was examined only
because he was a nonresident He
has a widowed mother. wife and five
year-old son dependent upon him for
sllppOrt
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
200 Miners Entombed
in Mine by Explosion;
30 Rescued Badly Burned
By Associated Press

Clay. Ky, Aug. 4.-Two hundred
miners are entombed in Mine No. Z
of the West Kentucky Coal Company
here as a result of an explosion of
gas at 7.30 this morning. Three men
have been rescued. Smoke is emerg-
ing from the mine.
The explosion. it is said occurred
in the south end of the mine, where
negroes largely were employed. De-
bris, it was stated 6hoked the pas
sageway to the north end, where the
remainder of the force. including forty
white men, were at work. Thirty one
men, all negroes, had been rescued.
Many of them. it was said were badly
burned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
Federal Government Prepared to Take Drastic Action
in Districts Where Slackers Apparently Have Organ
lied to Evade Service in New National War Army;
Regular Troops to Enforce Law if Necessary
WHOLE POWER OF NATION STANDS READY
TOPUT DOWN DISORDERS BEGUN BY COWARDS
Sher's Posses Search For Various Bands Of Directors
Believed to Be Hiding in Timbered Sections of Okla
homa; Bridges Said to Have Been Burned in Demon
stration Against Law and Order.

Washington Aug 4-Persons resisting the draft law, de-
Justice officials announced to-day whether in Okla
homa elsewhere will be sought out down. and brought
before the proper authorities, matter at what
Provost Marshal General Crowder and Assistant Attorney
General Fits in charge of the enforcement of the draft law,
conferred length to-day be taken to check anti
agtaors in North Carolina Georgia Oklahoma and other
ocaties.
prepared take drastic and effective steps necessary
effected districts Secretary Baker General Crowdr probably
will issue outlining the departments position later
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
King George Declares
British Will Fight On
Rr Arsocintcd Prcss

London. Aug. 4.-King George, on
the occasion of the third anniversary
of the war has sent identical cable
grams to the presidents and SOW
ereigns of the United States, France,
Portugal, Italy, Japan, Serbia and
Rumania, expressing the unwaver-
ing determination of the British en-
pire to pursue the contest until our
Joint efforts are crowned with sue
cess and our common aims attained"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
Farmer Fearing Draft
Kills Self With Gun

Chambersburg, Aug. 4.-Brooding
over the fact that he was drafted
and fearing he would be taken into
the new national army, David Hawk.
aged 29, a farmer of Cheesetown
committed suicide this morning. by
shooting himself in the head He is
survived by his wife and a small
child. Hawk is a member of tho.
sect of Plain People, who are re-
ligiously opposed to the war and
feared that he would soon be called
to the colors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
May Use Troops


May Use Troops
Despite the fact that the letter
and spirit of the selective conscrip-
ton law combines to place its opera
ton in the various states under civil
liam supervision to the fullest pos
sible extent, it may become neces-
sary to employ Federal troops to re-
store order in the disaffected regions
, in Oklahoma. This arises from the
fact that the entire National Guard
of the country will be divorced conf
pletely from state control tomorrow
under President Wilson's .proclama-
ton federalizing the force on that
date.
Should the situation in Oklahoma
get beyond control of the sheriff's
posses or other civilian forces, the
only recourse of the governor would
be to ask General Parker, command
ing the Southern Department, to
send troops to do the work. There
will be no Oklahoma National Guard
under the governors Jurisdiction af-
ter to-day, as the Oklahoma National
Guard passed under complete control
of the Federal military authorities.
Government to Act.
Just what steps will be taken to
bring to justice the men who are
a 4; -, 4
elsewhere against the draft law were
not announced. Mr.. Fits in the alb
sence of Attorney General Gregory
issued the following statement:
whether in Oklahoma or any
where else, if persons who are regu-
larly selected for military service un-
der the selective soldiers act, fail TO
obey when properly notified and call
ed they will be reached and over
taken by the strong arm of the Fed
eral law and brought before the
proper registration boards"
Looks For Trouble
Mr.. Fits first information of the
antidraft movement in Oklahoma
was obtained to-day from the news
papers. While department agents
and field Investigators have been
looking into the situation there for
some time past, he said their reports
had not been brought to his atteu-
ton. The situation so far as he
knew then. was no different in Okla
homa than in other sections of the
country where sporadic demonstra-
tions against the law have occurred.
officials were inclined to mimi
mize the seriousness of the situation,
based on unofficial reports, in Okla
home.
Field Investigators, however,
sometime ago reported to the depart
ment that trouble might be found
in enforcing the law in certain sec
tions of Oklahoma.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
KNOCKED DOWN BY MEN

Edwin Q. Byrem, 225 Briggs
street, was knocked unconscious by
two men, unknown to the police.
last night. Willie passihe- the Eagle
Home at Seventh and Cumberland
two !.o,, men ,,r, walkeq Wsho up behind and
he was taken home
by a fellow member of the Moose
Lodge. The men did not attempt
to rob him
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
New American Unit Sent
to Battle Front in France
Br ASSncintcd Press

Paris, Aug. 4.-Section 32 of the
American Field Service went to the
fl ont to-day under the command of
Keith Vosburg, of Azusa. Cal. The
Club of New York presented the au-
tomobiles for the section and organ
lied the personnel.
Section of the Filed Service has
been cited in army orders and re-
ceived the war cross for its work in
having moved hundreds of wounded.
The section remained on duty
twenty-seven consecutive hours until
it's task was accomplished.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
BRAKEMAN FALLS PROM TRAN

Charles Knight, %, OF THOMPSON
town, employed as freight brake
man on the Middle Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. is
in the Harrisburg Hospital suffering
from decorations of the scalp which
he received when he fell from an
engine last night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
CONsCRIPTTON AssUREn

Ottawa, Aug. 4.-The CnnadIan
senate last night advanced to second
reading the conscription act, thereby
insuring its passage through pariia-
ment and making certain that it will
become law.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
TWO FILE PETITIONS

Two candidates for tax collector
filed nominating petitions to-day with
the County Commissioners. Thev
We're: III. r. Strayer, Republican
Lower Swatara; Jonathan p. Bordner'
Republican. Hummelstown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vIeInltyi Fair
tonight and Sundayi not much
change In temperature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Fair
Tonight and Sunday, continued
cool Tonight warmer Sunday
In north portions; Hight, variable
winds, becoming south.
River
The SuSGuehanna river and NIL its
branches will full slowly or re-
mnin nearly stationary. 4
stage of about 40 feet In Indi-
Gated for Harrisburg Sunday
morning.
General Conditions
Showers have fallen along the
Atlantic coast from New York
to FIOridn, being light except
ON the South Carolina coast,
where moderately heavy rain
fell.
Temperatures = n. M, 90 degrees.
Suni Rises, 4;52 n. m.
Moon; Rises, 7i5S p. m.
River Stages Al feet.
Yesterdays Weathc-
Highest temperature, SO.
Lowest temperature, 60
Mean temperature, rs.
Normal temperature, "a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Forner.
Cathnrinc Hecher, sburgi
Martin
and RhOads Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-17
TRY IT! SUBSTITUTE
FOR NASTY CALOMEL
Starts Your Liver Without Making You
Sick and Can Not Salivate.

Every druggist III town-vour druggist
and everybody'~ druggist has noticed a
great falling off in the sale of calomel.
They all give the same reason. Dodson'~
Liver Tone j. taking it, place.
"Calomel j. dangerous and people know
it, while Dod-on's Liver Tone j. perfectly
safe and gives better results" said a prom
ment local druggist. IJod~on'~ Liver Tone
j. personally guaranteed by every druggist
who sells IL. A large bottle costs 30 cents.
and ii it fails to give easy relief in every
ease OF liver Sluggishness and constipation.
you have only 70 ask for your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone il a pleasant-tast-
ing. purely vegetable remedy, harmless 10
both children and adults. Take a spoon
full at night and wake up feeling fine; no
biliou~ne~>. sick headache. acid stomach Or
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-17
Credited With Reform
French Court Custom

PARIS. Feb. l7-Madame Louis J.
Malvy. wife of the Minister Of the Inter
Tor. j. credited with reforming the court
custom. a. old a. republican institutions
in France. of calling To- the bar i married
woman cited a. u witness III court al
Woman Leblanc" or 'Woman Lebrun" aS
the ease might be-, and Nh unmarried wom-
an a. Girl Lebrun" or Girl Leblanc"
Madame Malvy. summoned 10 = witness
in the ease Of a burglar who broke int.
her apartment. being i'll, was unable to APP
pear. The court cricr. according 10 usage.
called ont her MINNIE three times Woman
Malvv. Woman Malvy, Woman Malvy, III
Madame Malvy was shocked at this lack
uf Difference M the wife Of a cabinet min
iSter and on her prote~tation. the preSid-
ing Judge Of the supreme Court has order
"a that the title dame" for a married
woman and "Demoiselle' for an unmarried