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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
Austrian Army Unable
to Stand Before Advance
of Italian Offensive
By Associated Press

Geneva, Sept. A dispatch
from innsbruck says that after
several urgent appeals Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg has
consented to send two divisions
of Bavarian troops from the
Russian to the Isonzo front to
strengthen the Austrian defense.
Udine, Italy, Sept. 4.-Field Mar
shal Won ARR, chief of staff of the
Austrian army, is reported to be in
specting the Italian front for the
purpose of reorganiZing his troops,
demoralized by many recent defeats.
Meanwhile the Italians continue
their steady advance and are spread
ing over a larger tract of the couTt-
try, especially through the Bresto-
vizza Valley and over the Bianzizza
plateau, capturing trench after
trench and in some cases finding con-
tingents of Austrian troops, literally
exhausted and suffering from thirst
and hunger, their means of COM
munication having been cut off by
the we'll directed Italian fire.
Monte San Gabrielle still is making
desperate efforts at resistance, but
italian pickets are gradually creep
ing up the slopes, making its fall
only a matter of time, when as otfi-
GERS laughingly say here, 'the Aus
trians execute another strategical
retreat
Since the beginning of the present
advance the Italians have gained
ground everyday, while all Austrian
efforts to recapture lost positions
have been shattered by the energetic
resistance of Cadorna's army.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
Registration Lists
Will Not Close Until
10 O'clock This Evening

While larger number of voters
registered to-day for the primaries
than on the first registration day
there are still a large number who
will have only one more opportunity
before the election September 10
according to registrars in the city
districts. They will sit this even
ing from to 10 o'clock and on
the final day for registration Sep
tember 10.
Precautions were taken to-day by
the clerks to see that their work
was done properly and no COM
plants were received by county Of
ficials In the county districts the
registry assessors Visited few addi-
tional voters today and made
changes for those who had removed
to other districts. The assessors will
sit again tomorrow and will make
their complete returns, to the County
Commissioners on Thursday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
Germans Experiment to
Try Out Possibilities
of Raids by Moonlight
BY associated Press

London, Sept. 4.-Reports receiv-
ed here from Southeast Coast towns
says that during Monday nights air
raid the air along the coast and some
miles inland resounded with the
noise of aircraft engines. One of
the raiders passed over a coast town
headed seaward, its engine making
the loudest noise ever heard there
for an aircraft.
The raids over the southeast coast
on Sunday and Monday nights seem
to have been more for the purpose of
testing the possibility of attack by
moonlight than in the hope of doing
any considerable damage. Like the
single aviator who dropped bombs
on Dover Sunday night, those who
came last night kept at a very high
altitude and while their machines
could be heard they could not be
seen. Nevertheless British airplanes
went up in pursuit.
After dropping bombs over a wide
area many of them falling into fields
or the sea, the raiders departed as
quickly as they came.
The announcement follows:
Lord French, commander of the
British home forces, reports that last
nights air raid was carried out by
about six enemy airplanes which
proceeded up the south bank of the
Thomas estuary to Chatham. Bombs
were dropped in the Isle of Thanet
and in the Sherness-Chatham area
between 10.40 p. M. and 11.SO p. m.
There were no army casualties. Civil
1ian casualties reported at present
are:
KILLED, / injured, 6. The ma
terial damage was slight. Our ma
chimes went up and anti-aircraft
guns came into action but without
result.
THE secretary of the Admiralty
reports that in the course of the air
raid last night the following casual
tie were caused to naval ratings:
Killed, 107; wounded, &C."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
By associated Press

Washington. Sept. A. With the
President of the United States, mem
bers of both houses of Congress. high
officials and diplomats participating,
the national capital to-day paid a
farewell tribute to her sons who soon
Will enter the national army for serv-
ice over seas with the eXpedit'onary
forces.
The demonstration took the form
of a parade IN which the men of the
selective army, led by President Will
son and accompanied by veterans of
the blue and gray, soldiers, sailors
and marines. swung up historic
pennsylvania avenue from the Capt.
tol past the White House.
The Senate and House prepared to
adjourn early in order to take part,
it being the first time that Congress
ever marched in any popular demon
stration. The Senate was led by Sem
ator salisbury, President pro tenn,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
Americans to Get Taste
of Trench Warfare by
Practice Under Barrage
Rn .Assncintcd Prcss

American Training Camp in France.
Sept. At is announced that a num-
her of British army officers will soon
be attached to the American expedi-
tionary force to assist in training the
Americans, who will thus get the ad-
vantage of the best points of both
the French and British tactics. 1t is
considered probable that many of the
British officers selected for this as
signment will be Americans who have
been serving in the British or French
divisions.
American soldiers on Wednesday
will see men advance under artillery
barrage fire for the first time. 1t will
of course be only a practice barrage,
but the French division training the
Americans will lay curtain of fire
as if under actual battle conditions
and will show their American stu
dents how closely infantry can follow
a protecting wall of fire when prop
erly trained artillerymen are direct
ing it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
Discover Plot to Kill
Premier of Canada and
Blow Up Parliament

Montreal, Sept. 4.-Frustration Of
den. premier of Canada, and Arthur
Meighan. solicitor general, and to dy-
Mantle the parliament buildings at
ottawa was announced by the police
to-day as having been effected by the
arrest of anticonscriptionist agitators
alleged to have been responsible for
the blowing up about a month ago of
the summer home of Lord Athelstan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04

and the House by Speakre Clark and
Uncle Joe" Cannon, both of whom
refused to ride despite their advanced
age. Senators Nelson and Warren,
who fought on the Union side in the
Civil War, and Senators Martin and
Bankhead, who were with the armies
of the Confederacy, marched side by
side in their respective uniforms of
blue and gray. The veterans of the
Spanish American War with the SEN
atorial delegation are Senators Wads-
worth. Lewis, Vardaman and Farrell.
AS the van of the column reached
the White House the President en-
tered the reviewing stand. With him
was Viscount Ishii, special ambas-
sador from Japan, and the members
of the Japanese mission, the French
ambassador and Nine. Jusserand, the
Mexican ambassador and Sonora Bo-
nillas and other members of the
diplomatic corps.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04

Harrisburg will start her second
contingent of soldiers upon their way
to France at 1926 this evening, when
twenty-six members of the quarter
masters corps, Pennsylvania admin
istrative staff, will entrain for Camp
Hancock. Georgia.
Orders were received this morning
from headquarters of the Seventh
Division Pennsylvania National Guard
at Philadelphia, to move the men as
soon as the train facilities could be
provided. All arrangements have
been completed and twenty-siX MEM
bers of the quartermaster's corps,
fully equipped for field service, will
leave the arsenal at 6 o'clock this eve
ming. A monster parade will follow
IN which many military, patriotic and
civil organizations will join.
Parade From Armory
The men who are departing this
afternoon for Camp Hancock will
leave the arsenal at Eighteenth and
Herr street at 6 o'clock. They will be
taken in automobiles to the City
Grays Armory, where the big parade
will promptly form. All plans are
being made to move the procession
with promptness, as there will be
but limited time for the movement
of the marchers.
The orders directing a part of the
men at the arsenal to prepare for
their departure come August 81. The
men will carry full equipment for
Held service. and will, Immediately
upon their arrival at Camp Hancock,
take part in the work assigned to
their department. Sergeant Edison r.
Henry will be in charge. 1t is thought
probable that the remainder of the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
Make Every Effort to
Secure Dirt For Fill

Determined to complete the work
of riprapping the river slopes from
Calder to Hamilton streets, If pos
sible, city officials are making every
effort to obtain fill for this stretch
along the river bank.
Some of the ground is being OBJ
tained from contractors who are
excavating at Front and Hamilton
streets for the erection of resi-
dence. A survey is being made Of
slope which has not been finished
to determine how much more fill
will be needed. The riprapping work
from Maclay to Hamilton streets has
been completed but the remainder
of the stretch could not be finished
until the bank is brought to the
proper. grade-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
Thirty Italian Airplanes
Drop 30 Tons of Bombs

Rome, Sept. 4.-Thirty Italian air.
planes dropped nine tons of bombs
on the Austrian naval base at Pola,
causing destruction and large con-
hagrations. it is officially announced.
All the Italian machines, although
heterminedly attacked, returned in
Safety.
The artillery fire has grown heavier
pn the Julian front, says the official
announcement. =
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
NATION HONORS
MEN SELECTED
FOR WAR ARMY
President Wilson, Members of Both Branches Of Con-
gress, Diplomats and High Officials March in Great
Parade as Farewell Demonstration to Those on First
Lap of Journey to Trenches in France
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TO Drafted MEN

National Army
service DN PRESIDENT Wilson in the following
fnS @ Is with you Everything that do viii be watched with
are near and dear but besides
TINS great war draws all together makes all
all Americans
OF freedom Let be pride
where what soldiers
high that IL will be glory
a of
ate confidence gees with battle
keep and guide
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
SCORESKILLED
IN AIR RAID
OVERENCLAND
Loss of Life Heavy in Attack by German Airplanes
Naval Base; Nearly All Casualties Are Confined to
Enlisted Men; Invaders Make Escape by Flying High
in the Air
BY Associated Press

While the major operation of the Germans in the Riga
district front and the great Italian campaign for
Test furnish the chief developments of military
the German authorities have caused momentay diversion
by directing spectacular English apparently
directed of the principal British naval bases
Whether British naval property suffered to extent from
the raid has been made apparent 1t is known however,
that apanes engaged in the operation reached Chatham the
of military and naval establishments 80 miles
southeast of London and that 10Y of the naval establish
killed and SO wounded.
All the six German machines participating the raid appear
have escaped although they engaged by British air
forces and antaircra guns they swept up the Thames
Chatham.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04

Commonwealth Band.
First Division
Captain w. II. Roberts, 2Garshal.
Governors Troop.
Detachment Company l. Eighth
Regiment, and machine gun.
Second Division
Will l. Laubenstein. marshal.
Detachment of Grand Army of
the Republic.
Veterans. of Foreign Wars.
Spanish-America War Veterans.
Harrisburg Reserves.
Civic and patriotic organizations.
Escort of honor.
Detachment of Quartermaster's
Corps under command of Captain
d. S. Gressang.
Departing Quartermasters Corps
under command Captain Leo A.
Lettinger.
ments Will form in Second street,
right resting on North.
All veteran military. organiza-
tions will form in Second street,
right resting on Briggs street.
Civic organizations will form in
Briggs street, right resting on Sec
ond street.
Quartermaster's Corps and the
departing Quartermaster's Corps
will form in Forster street, right
resting on Second
After the parade the friends of
the soldier boys on the Island will
attend the ice cream festival
which takes place tonight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
Teutons Will Not Turn
DOwn Peace Proposal
Made by the Pontif

London. Sept. 4.-The peace pro-
posals of Pope Benedict will not
meet with rebuff on the part of the
central powers, according to the
Budapest newspaper Az Est, as
quoted in, Central News dispatch
from Amsterdam. This newspaper
says it learns from diplomatic
source that the pope's note and the
Polish problem form the main sub
jects of the deliberations now under
way between DIR. Won Kuehlmann,
the German foreign secretary, who Is
now in Vienna, and Count Czernin,
the Austro- Hungarian foreign minis
ter. The central powers will make
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04


: NOT ALL DRAFT BOARDS HAVE CERTIFIED
Hagrssgrg-Not eli Of the local draft boards have
esr6ed tHr quotas The first cali the State Regis
: traoan headquarters ta this city, Col Sweeney said
to-day that returns are coming in slowly and that all the
: men f7 Camp Sherman re ready for departure Not all
of the for Camp Lee ready. Delay in getting
under way and some fault on part Of local draft
boards said to responsible for the sIowness to
: certify quotas,
MARKET ALMOST DEMORALIzED
New York Sept 4-oue of the most severe setbacks
the stock market has had in several months occurred
to-day when prices broke 6ve points under fever
sh liquidation the market being all but demorazed dur
: ing the list hour
LAFoLLETTE AMENDMENT KILLED
Washington. Sept f-The Senate this afternoon re-
ected so an amendment by Senator LaFolette to
levy flat increase Of 90 per cent on war profits
: GERMANS TAKE RUSSIAN PRISONERS
Berlin Sept 4-severa thousand Russian prisoners
were taken BY the Germans in their advance in the
Riga region More than $50 guns were captured by the
! German army in the Great Jaegel river district.
TURKS DEFEAT RUSSIA
) coHstantinope' Sept. Russian troops in North
western Persia have been pressed back by the Turks the
: Office announces Turkish detachents advancing in
eastey direction from mcrivan is reported to have
. occupied Garata Bridge.
: FRENCH CHECK GERMAN ASSAULT
: Pars, Sept. 4Attaeks were made by the Germans
last night the French lines in the Huebse fegion on
the Aisne front and the Meuse in the Verdun
> sector The war office announced that both were ;
) checked by the French fire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
NORWAY LOSES 21 SHIPS
By Associated Press

London. Sept. 4.-According to Nor
wegian advIces. twenty-one Norwe-
gian merchant ships with an aggre-
gate tonnage of more than 41,000.
were loEt in August. Twenty three
seamen were killed and five are MISS
ing,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
CHANGE OF DRILL PLACE

Owing to the concert and festival
OF the Eighth Regiment at the lower
end of the Island tonight. the Har-
risburg Reserves drill will be held on,
the old baseball field near the camp,
above the bridges.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
BRITISH CASUALTY LIST
] By Associated Press

London. Sept. 4.-British casualties
reported in the last week are 1854.
They are divided as follows: Killed
or died of wounds: officers, 1854; men,
3,Ss0; wounded or missing: officers,
S46; men, 10,524,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinItyi Fair
Tonight and Wednesday, not
much change I'm temperature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Fair,
continued cool Tonight and
Wednesday, moderate north
winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
River

The Susquehanna river and all its
branches Will fall slowly or re-
main nearly stationary. A stage
of nbOut 4.3 feet Is Indicated for
Harrisburg Wednesday morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04

Robe G. and
JOY, and MaytO
Duks HUM
Watson, HarrIsburEJ
Hende
Deynrinin and Lotte Writer'S oidaysburg William
Violet H. Marietta.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
General Conditions


An area of high barometer covers
the greater pnrt of the country
east of the Rocky Mountains,
with its center over Lake Su-
periOr. Another high pressure
has appeared in Northwestern
Canada. The pressure is reIa-
uVely low over central and
s0uthern districts west of the
rockies with minimum over
Southern Arizona.
temperatures are = to IL degrees
lower than on Saturday morning
over nearly all the country east
OF the Mississippi river and In
the North Pacific states and
British COlumbiay over practice
aiIy all the remainder of the
country there has been n gem
erai rise of to IS degrees.
temperatures 8 a. M, o..
suni Rises, 5i35 a. M; sets, 8,33
y. m.
Moons Rises, 7t55 D. m,
river StaEeI 4.6 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
HIghest temperature, 20.
lowest temperature, 60.
Mean temperature. II.
Normal temperature %.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04
CITY TOCHEER
NEXT UNIT OFF
THIS EVENING
Quartermasters Corps Will
Entrain For Camp Han
cock at 7.25
PARADE WILL BE HELD
Civic and Military Organiza-
tons to Accompany it
to Station
PARADE WILL BE HELD
Formation of Parade

Form at 6 o'clock
Chief Marshal Thomas p. Moran
Chief of Staff Captain w. l..
Hicks.
Aids.
Commonwealth Band.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-04

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-29
TOWN OF WILMA
From Our Corresponaent-

TAvus VuE NOIteSpOn0e0t-
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Hanstad
were Sandstone visitors last Fri.
day.
Miss Mary Shute is at Mime
apolis undergoing an operation
for appendicitis.
The Farmers Club will hold a
Thanksgiving supper and pro
gram Thanksgiving eve, at the
Hall.
Verona Ludwig and Mrs. Lila
Bates were calling at the Ander-
sen home in South Wilma last
Thursday.
John Richards is busy hauling
his belongings to Sandstone. Mr..
Richards is using the truck at
tachment on his Ford to do his
moving.
Warren Shute, John Ludwig,
Leon Coleman and Carl Hanstad
attended the meeting of the d.
rectors of the Cooperative Store
at Markville Saturday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-29

Sturgeon Lake Branch Meeting.
An organization meeting was
held at Sturgeon Lake, last Sat
urday evening and a patriotic
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-29
PUBLISHERS WIN FIGHT
y. S. Fixes Price Of News, Print
Paper at 3 Cents Per Pound.
Six Of Seven indicted Manufacturers
Agree to Accept Price and
Conditions.

New York, Nov. 2S.-Until April /
news print paper manufacturers, rep.
resenting IS per cent OF the print pa.
per output of the country, will sell
news print to publishers at cents
a pound.
After that the price. is to. be fixed
by the Federal Trade commission un.
der an agreement reached by the gov.
eminent and six OF the seven paper
manufacturers charged with violation
Of the Sherman antitrust law. 81
Edward w. Backus. president OF the
Minnesota and Ontario Power com
pany and the Fort Francis Pulp and
Paper company. did not agree to the
Scent price up to April /. but asked
that the Federal Trade commission
fix the price after Jan. 4.
The agreement Ii said to be salts,
factory to the Publishers association
1t was the outcome or The govern.
ments prosecution OF George Fl. Mead,
chairman OF the executive COMMITTEES
OF the News Print Manufacturers az.
sociation. Hhilip r. Dodge. president
OF the International Paper company:
Edward w. Backus, George Chah0oa
Jr., and @. NJ. p. Bould. comprising
the executive committee OF the News
Print Manufacturers association; AL
exander Smith, banker, and Frank !
Sesenbrenner, paper manufacturer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-29

demonstration by the school
children was the special feature
of the program, About thirty
five girls in Red Cross service
uniforms and flags, and as many
boys with arm bands and flags
performed a very beautiful drill,
sang patriotic songs and while
formed in a wheel in the front
of the hall gave the salute TO
the flag. Then followed two
little eight year olds with COM
positions that were greatly en-
joyed as the little fellows had
no assistance nor corrections.
We think you will enjoy them
too, so here they are:
I'VE are trying to help win
this battle and win this war, and
help the poor soldiers. They
are fighting and working hard
for our country, America, and
the Red White and Blue. Then
three cheers for our country and
flag. We love our own country.
l Love America! My native land
it is you we are trying to help
We have a Red Cross meeting to
help the soldiers win this war.
This meeting is the best meet
ing in this town but the soldiers
need it. They need, sweaters
stockings and pillows"
Roy Lofdahl, 3rd grade.
I'VE are all saving food for
the soldiers and the soldiers are
fighting for us. Some of the SOL
diers are in the war now and we
are all helping the soldiers be-
cause they are fighting for the
women and the children and for
our country. John Coke.
The orchestra rendered several
fine selections and everything
was thoroly discussed SO that the
can get busy at once.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-29
MEDALS FOR sAMMlEs
Fifteen U. s. Soldiers Given
French War Cross.
Cannot Wear Decorations Until Per
mission l. Given BY
conprsss.

With the American Army In France,
Nov. 28.--The French general coin.
handing the sector IN which The
Americans we're stationed at the time
Of the first German raid on the night
OF November % has cited is Amori-
can officers and men and on these the
French war cross has been conferred.
The men were decorated ana were
informed that they might keep The
medals In their possession, but mnst
not wear them until Congress gives
its authorization.
The ceremony was an impressive
one. An American major general pre-
sented the decorations and citations,
giving the regsmental colonel those
for tho men who were killed. They
Will b sent to their next Of kin.
The French general. n referring 10
the action OF the company, said:
"On the night OF November Is. this
company which was In the line for the
first time met an extremely v1ple1t
bombardment. when It seized arms
and offered such stubborn resistance
that the enemy though numerically
superior. was obliged to retirs."
The general specially citsd In the
order Of the day Corporal James D.
Gresham and Frivates Merle d. Hay
and Thomas r. Enright. who died
bravely In hand to hand fiEhting with
the enemy who had penetrated the
first line
The others cited were Lieut.. Will-
lam H. Mclaughlin. Lisut. n. o. Pat
terson. Lieut.. b. r. Erickson. Sergeant
John Arrowwood. Corpora1s David n.
Knowles and Homer Givens ana Pri-
Yates Charles Massa, William nj.
Thomas, George Hurd, Boyce G. Wade,
Robert Winkler and John J. Jarvis.