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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Lieut.. Governor Goes to
Market Twice a Week;
Carries His Own Baskets

Lancaster. Pa, Aug. Eff you
want a first-hand and first-rate les
son on how to knock out Mr.. High
Cost of Living, come to Lancaster
and go marketing with Lieutenant
Governor Frank 3. McCIain
But come early. for the Governor
starts out at 8 A. m. from his house
in East King street with big mar
ket basket on each arm.
He has done this for thirty years.
just as all Lancaster housekeepers
have done it ever since the curb
market was first invented, or more
exactly. shortly after Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam were chased out of Eden and
told to hustle for their provisions.
Now that all the people are up in
arms against the High Cost of Living
gentleman, however, Governor Nc
Claim urges them to get back to the
old curb market.
Lot of this high cost of living is
because so many people nowadays
are letting George do it," said Gov
ernor McClain in addressing the food
committee of the PENNSYLVANIA Pub
lie Safety Committee recently. In
stead of letting George do it, / have
carried my own market basket for
thirty years to our old Lancaster
curb market"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Continued on Page 12.I
Pershing's Men Best
French With Automatic
Guns and Trench Bombs

American Training Camp in France.
Aug. (delayed). = The "Sammees"
won a good-natured victory over their
French comrades to-day. the poilus
experiencing no regret over their de-
feat, but being rather elated over the
efficiency of their new allies. The
contest was of two parts, throwing
hand grenades and firing automatic
rifles. The Americans captured the
honors in both competitions.
The American and French sides
were represented by picked teams
from the American and French
camps, and the matches were held in
the afternoon.
The victory of the "Sammees" in
the grenade throwing competition
was ascribed to their baseball train
ing back in the States. 1t was no.
ticed that the Americans threw the
hand weapons the same rs they would
a baseball, and this made them easily
superior at a distance.
1t must be said for the French.
however, they they showed splendid
accuracy, and the difference between
the teams was slight.
In the craftsmanship contest with
the automatic tlfles there also was
little to choose between the rival ag-
gregations. The victory, however,
was keenly pleasing to the American
officers as the "Sammees" are not
nearely so well acquainted with this
type of gun as are the Frenchmen.
This newly won efficiency on the
part of the Americans also evoked
warm praise from the French.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
STEEL HELMETS
AND GAS MASKS
FOR 'SAMMEES'
Pershing's Men to Be Drilled
This Week in Poison
Fumes
EAT HOMEMADE BREAD
British and French Patterns
Used in U. S. Equip
ment
BY Associated PreSs

American Training Camp in France,
Aug. (by the Associated Press).-
The weather cleared to-day and
there was much joy among the
American soldiers. who declared
themselves thoroughly fed up with
the incessant rain, especially when
that rain spoiled very ambitious
program of Sunday sports including
baseball. If the weather continues
to hold good, an important week of
training work is looked forward to.
The men have been furnished with
gas masks and steel shrapnel he'll
NETS, the former being the French
pattern and the latter British.
During the week all the men will
be put through lethal gas chamber
after being given drills in rapid ad-
iustment of the fearsome-looking
headgear.
Homemade bread will be supplied
tomorrow for the first time. field
bakeries having at last begun work.
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
MURDERER WHO
ESCAPES TAKEN
BY GUARDSMEN
Mounted 0rderlies of Head
quarters Company Find Man
Who Jumped From Train

Fourteen mounted orderlies of
the headquarters company of the
Eighth Regiment this morning
rounded up and captured Henry
Lewis, escaped murdered, who leap
ed from train IL late yesterday aft
ernoon near Division street.
The negro had been in charge of
Sheriff ]. H. Kreider and his dep
uty, John strayer, of Salisbury, Va.
He was arrested last week in Pitts
burgh. The officers took possession
of him yesterday morning and were
returning him 10 Salisbury, the
scene of his crime, where he MUIR
dered one man and wounded two
others last February.
AS he leaped from the swift NOV
lnF traln the deputy fired two shots
At nun. lie was untouched. Since
that tlme half of the police force.
large number of guardsmen and
several hundred citizens have search
ed in every available nook and cor
ner Tor the negro. The reward of
$40 offered by the sheriff. goes to
the members of the HEADQUARTERS
company. Oscar Mummert was the
hrst man 20 see the negro in clump
of bushes.
Hundreds i'm Search
Immediately after word of tbe
negro escape reached the city the
mobs began to form to hunt the es-
capped man. The dense woods be-
tween the railroad and Second
street seemed to be the most likely
pace for him to have hidden. The
remaining hours of light and dur
ing the entire night men and bows
continued the search. Dawn found
scores plugging away in the search.
Members of the police force were
exceptionally Jealous in the search.
many OF the night men hurrying to
that vicinity as soon as they were
off duty.
Hiding Under Bushes
breakfast over the mounted or
derles. with the permission of Off
GERS, decided to take part in the
chase. They had been on the ground
but a short time when Mummert
spied the negro laying prone in a
clump of bushes. Calling to Dick
CooVer, the officer in charge, the
pair advanced on the negro with
drawn revolvers. The experience OF
the last eighteen hours had taken all
the fight out of the negro. who sur-
rendered without resistance.
Handouts bangle
me patrol was called and the
man taken to the police station. The
handcuffs were still dangling. from
the one arm. They were of very light
[Continued on Page 1o.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Canteens For Pershing's
Men to Be Operated
Along European Ideas
By Associated Press

London, Aug. 6.-James Duncan
Miller, Liberal member for North
east Lanarkshire, asked in the
House of Commons whether repre-
sentations had been received from
the American military authorities re-
garding the character of the can
teens for American troops here and
in France and whether any beverages
other than ponalcoholic were pro-
vided.
In reply, James Ian Micherson,
parliamentary secretary to the war
office, said the canteens were SINH
lar to those open to the British
troops. No objections had been rails
ed by the American military authori-
ties, he added to similar arrange
ment in France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
TROOP c MAY
DRIVE TANKS IN
LINE OF BATTLE
Reported 1t Will Be Trans
ferred to Artillery, Too;
Rumors Fly Thick

Added to dozens of other reports
concerning the disposition of the
Governors Troop comes another this
morning saying it will go to Toby
hanna to be trained for unit of ar
tlllery. AEs,
Some of the boys are inclined to
give the new report credence, while
others continue TO maintain earlier
formed ideas. The theorists have
been furnishing them with lots of
problems to keep their minds busy
during the irksome hours at the ar
mory. Some say they will remain a
cavalry unit. others say artillery, a
few think they will be an armored
motor truck unit, but in any event
they seem anxious enough for action
whatever it may be.
Don't care what they do with us
as long as they still retain our pres
ent stiff of officers is the way one
of a group sized it up. LAS long as
I'm with Captain Roberts, Lieuten-
ANTS Kline and Shoemaker and our
sergeants, I'm happy" he continued.
The troop to man are exceptionally
CONTINUED on Page 12,1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06

On the French front, aside from
the Flanders area there was con-
siderable activity on the part of the
Germans. They made attacks in the
region of Boville, at Avocourt wood
and in Alsace. The French guns
were able to cope with the situation
in each case, Paris announces.
The strong hand of Kerensky is
again at the helm in Russia where
the personnel of the organized cahi-
net has been agreed upon under his
premiership. The constitutional
democrats are represented in the list.
China apparently is on the verge
of a declaration of war against Ger
many and Austria Hungary. y
cabinet meeting decision in favor of
a war declaration has been approx ed
by acting President Feng-Kwo
Chang and the declaration, Peking
advices state, is expected to be issued
this week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
War Tax Bill Revised
Finally to Garry Two
Billion-Dollar Lew

Washington. Aug. 6.-The war tax
bill finally revised to meet latest
estimates was favorably reported to-
day by the Senate finance committee.
1t proposes to raise $4,000. 100000 BY
taxation.
The House bill proposed $1.S67,-
100000 in new taxes. No provision
for additional bonds to be considered
later by the House, are made in the
Senate bill.
Chairman Simmons plans to call
up the revised bill for debate the
latter part of the week and hopes
for its final enactment by Congress
early next month.
Most of the new taxes proposed
under the revised bill for war ex-
penses of the present fiscal year
would come from incomes, war ex-
cess profits, liquor and tobacco
taYas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Ready to Have Change
of Insurance Rates
Made by September ]

Commissioner Gross announced to-
day that he had notified the National
Board of Fire Underwriters that any
time after September l the city's
motorized fire department will be in
service and numerous other changes
made, so that a rerating can be
made of the Insurance rates.
With the purchase of more than
5000 feet of fire hose this year, the
installation of additional fire alarm
boxes and the purchase of ten hose
driers which will be contracted for
soon the department will have met
a number of tho requirements of the
underwriters. Commissioner Gross
said. All the motorized apparatus
will be in service. it is said. before
September /. Repairs are being
made to the Hope fire engine, which
was damaged last week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Scoutmasters to Hold
Meeting Tomorrow

The second regular meeting of the
Harrisburg Scoutmasters' Association
will be held Tuesday evening in the
Y. NJ. c. a.
At the last meeting the members
voted to invite prospective scout
masters to future meetings, and it is
expected that large attendance will
result. DIR. j. II. Eager, Sr., who was
elected an honorary member of the
association. has been invited to speak
and C. Z. Ford, supervisor of city
Fairgrounds, will talk on the sub
ject. Motor Activities Best Adapted
For Boys of Scout Age"
The report of the committee ap-
pointed to make provisional arrange
ments for a rally and demonstration
of scouts, will be received and action
taken thereon. Other routine busi-
ness will be transacted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
German Infantry Breaks
Down Under Terrible
Fire From British Guns
By .4ssoeiatsf Press

British Headquarters in France
and Belgium (by the Associated
'Press) ).-Hollebecke, a Belgian town
southeast of Ypres, which was the
scene of heavy fighting early yester-
day morning, was again the object
OF 4 German counter attack last
night, but the enemy was repulsed
by the British artillery fire before
even the wire entanglements in front
of the trenches had been reached.
After the failure of their morning
assault on Hollebecke and on a post
just north of the canal the Teutons
continued to lombard the positions
heavily throughout the day, leaving
little doubt that they intended to
have another try to retake this sec
tion of the newly acquired British
lines.
Whitening Storm
When the German infantry finally
left their trenches and moved for
ward they were met by an intense
artillery fire and a whitening storm
of bullets from machine guns and
rifles. They continued to push for
ward, but before the wire defenses
We're reached they wavered and broke
and retreatd hastily to their own
trenches.
The partial success of the Ger
mans in the morning attack. when
they gained a footing in Hollebecke.
was due entirely to the heavy fog
which prevented the British gunners
from seeing the signals which the
infantry in the front lines gave indi-
eating the German advance. Not
having the assistance of their artiI-
lery. the British gave way slightly.
but in the counter attack. which they
immediately delivered. the British
infantry hurled the Germans back
with considerable losses and captured
a number of prisoners.
Cut on From Base
Evidences of the force of the Brit
ish bonn bardmen before the opening
battle of Flanders continue to null
uply. The German prisoners taken
in the st. Julien sector are unani-
nous in declaring that it was most
deadly and effective. No food. water
or munitions had reached their front
line for three days because of the
concentrated fire from the British
big guns.
| The British barrage just previous
to the infantry advance was so heavy
that the enemy was prevented from
manning his forward trenches and
the German troops had to stay in
their dugouts. The barrage when
| lifted onto the enemy's reserve
trenches was accurate and completely
effective. The barbed wire and para
pets, together with nearly all the con-
crete emplacements, were destroyed.
All the prisoners state that the Brit
ish counter battery work prevented
the German artillerymen from man.
ming their guns
Owing to the accuracy of the Brit
ish fire on German ammunition
dumps, many of them had to be
| moved to the rear and the a.nmu-
| milton brought !p piecemeal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
First City Board Is
Examining Men Called
by New York City

Members of the first city division
draft exemption board this afternoon
examined Charles Alfred Lackford,
who registered in New York city.
Tomorrow morning Lloyd f.
Green, of Bergen county, New Jer-
sey, and Henry r. Stackhouse. Craw-
ford county. this state, will be ex-
amined by the board. The men,
bers are DR.. V. Hummel Eager, City
Solicitor John e. Fox and Sheriff w.
w. Caldwell.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
KAISER BEGINS
REORGANIZATION
OF WAR CABINET
Five State Ministers and Four
Secretaries Are Forced
to Resign
U-BOAT FOE IN POWER
Zimmermann's Successor Dis
ciple of Policy to Placate
Great Britain
By associated Press

Berlin, Aug. 6.-Oficial announce
nent was male to-day that five
ministers of state, including For
eign Secretary Zimmerman land
four secretaries of state. including
Finance Minister Lentze and In
terror Minister Won Lobell nad re-
signed their portfolios.
DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann. the
German Ambassador to Turkey, has
been appointed secretary for for
eign affairs in succession to DR.
Zimmerman.
In character sketch of DIR. Rich
ard Won Kuehlmann just appointed
German secretary for foreign af.
fairs) the Nieuwe Kourant, of The
Hague, says that DR.. Van Kuehl.
mann has always been a vigorous
opponent of ruthless submarine war.
fare. He. also, says the newspaper, is
u disciple OF the policy of doing ev.
erything possible to avoid the fur.
ther alienation of Great Britain, be,
lieVing that after tae war friendship
between Great Britain and Germany
is necessary to the latter.
DR.. Won Kuehlmann, the NieuwC
Kourant adds, is an antiannexation
list, and the newspaper eXpresse:
hn nj in hn
retaryship he will do his utmost tC
bring about, an understanding witt
Great Britain at the earliest possible
time
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Continued on Page o.
Three American Flyers
Cited For Air Exploits

Paris, Saturday Aug. (Delayed)
The Journal Official to-day pub
fishes army orders in which cita-
tions occur of three members of the
Lafayette escadrille.
Adjutant Raoul l.. Lufbery, who is
cited as "adroit and intrepid, and a
true model for all his comrades" is
credited with having forced an
enemy in action to land on April s
and with having downed his eighth
machine on the same day and his
ninth on April "a.
Sergeant Willis H. Haviland. "a
good pilot, courageous and adroit." ."
is cited as having brought down an
enemy on April 26, within the Ger
man first line.
Sergeant Charles C. johnson. "a
good pilot, who performed excellent
services at Verdun and the Spmme"
is credited with an enemy brought
down ON April 26.
A news dispatch from Paris on
June % credited him with winning
his tenth victory over a German ma
chine. On July 80 he also was re-
ported as engaged with hostile air.
plane, which fell and disappeared
amid thick clouds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Congress Plans to Take
Recess in September
RN Associdted Press

Washington, Aug. 6. = A congress
sional recess in September is the
goal towards which the leaders now
are working. Before taking a vaca :
ton, however, Congress must clean
up important pending legislation.
The House already has cleared its
slate of war legislation and is wait
ing for the Senate to act. The most
important of these measures are the
conference reports on the food bills
and the war tax bill. In addition,
some minor legislation may be taken
up by the Senate afterwards.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Married Since April 6,
He Must Serve in Army
Despite Exemption Claim
By l4ttocinted Prcss

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 6.-Chair-
man James F. Jackson, of Cuyahoga
county exemption board No. an
nounced to-day that the exemption
claim of Daniel r. Sadler, 26, has
been denied on the ground that he
was married since April 6, 1917
Sadler, who claimed exemption be-
cause of the dependency of his wife.
was formally certified for service
with the National Army.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
u. 5. to Ask Death Penalty
For Draft Resisters to Be
Charged With Treason
BY Associated Press

Muskogee, Okla, Aug. 6.-United
States District Attorney w. P. Nc
Ginnis announced this afternoon that
the men arrested on charges of re-
sisting the draft in connection with
the oklahoma uprising, will be tried
for treason and that the death pen
atty will be asked by the govern
ment.
District Attorney McGinnis has
sent two deputy Attorneys to the
infested district of the state to gather
evidence.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Motor Club Committee
Will Warn Boroughs
to Repair Their Roads

At a recent meeting of the Board
of Governors of the Motor Club of
Harrisburg there was unanimous
censure for the deplorable condition
of the main streets through the
boroughs of Dauphin and Paxtang
The mechanism of cars has been
damaged and springs broken, COM
plants are received daily and threats
of prosecution by individuals unless
there is some action taken by the
club to compel the proper authori-
ties to make much needed repairs TO
the roadway. With this end in view
a committee has been appointed to
call on the borough officials in the
two boroughs in the hope that some
amicable agreement may be reaCh-
ed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Striking Miners Are
Back at Work Pending
Settlement of Dispute

Lykens, Pa, Aug. 6.-One thou
sand striking miners at the Short
Mountain colliery returned to work
this morning pending a settlement of
their differences with the operators
over the topping of cars" The
agreement to go back to work was
reached after an all-day conference
yesterday between the United Mine
Workers of District No. and
James Matthews, P. Sweeney and
John Strambo. 1t was decided to
send a delegation to Umpire O'NeIIl
at Washington and let him decide
the controversy.
The miners have been out because
the operators insist cars should be
topped" IL inches at the breakers
while the men claim it should be
topped" at the chutes. Only six
miner-contractors were affected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
MILLIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENTS
READING PLAN
Large Expenditures in Harris
burg and Vicinity; Includes
Work Over Entire System

The Philadelphia and Reading
Railway is making improvements in
Volving an expenditure of about S.
100000. They extend from Philadel-
phia to New York on one end and to
Williamsport on the other, and in
clude large expenditures in Harris,
burg and vicinity These improve
ments became a necessity because of
increased freight traffic.
The use of the heavy Mallet en-
gines, which are of unusual length
and width has necessltateH The en-
larging and replacement to a con-
siderable extent the facilities at a
number of points along the system.
Among the changes are the en-
larging of many roundhouses and
construction of some new ones New
turntables 100 feet lorC are being
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
CHINA ON VERGE OF DECLARING
WAR ON THE CENTRAL EMPIRES
Kerensky's Strong Hand Again Takes Control Of Gov
ernment in Russia, Where He Has Organized New
Cabinet With Aid of the Constitutional Democrats;
Chinese President Approves War Plans

Yesterdays tremendous cannonade the Flanders battle
followed last night by German attempts shake
their hold important sections of newywon
grounds Neither of with any whatever
London reports
The first attack launched in the Holebeck region. The
did here in reaching British
Later the German guns laid down barrage Wesoek
the infantry tried push under They with
success however, than they had done Hoebecke
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
APPOINT GUARDIAN FOR GIRL
SURVIVOR OF AUTO SMASHUP

Judge Henry. presiding in Dauphin
county court, to-day appointed Will
year-old Carroll ]. Gould, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll 5. Gould, who
with their young son. were killed in
an auto smashup at Young's cross
ing, near Middletown, on the night of
July 81.
The girl Is in the Harrisburg Hos
pital recovering from injuries she re-
ceived. The petition for the appoint
Kennard II. Gould, grandfather of the
girl
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
NAME NEW REGISTRARS

Karl o. Fox. 7l7h North Second
street was appointed by the County.
ler as registrar in the Second Pre-
cinct of the Fourth Ward. and Harry
]. Howdershield. 1714 North Fourth
street, registrar in the Third Pre-
cinct of the Twelfth Ward, succeed
ing the late N. George Peters. Both
new men are Democrats.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
ROAD VIEWERS APPOINTED

Viewers were appointed to-day to
report on the need of changing the
river road in Londonderry township
Eetween Young's crossing and Fall
mouth. The petition was signed by
the township supervisors and a num-
her of residents. In the statement II
IL claimed the roadway is too near
the tracks of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road for safety and is in lowland
which becomes flooded at times when
tile river Is high. The new road is to
be built twenty five feet farther away
from the present one. Viewers nam
ed by Judge Henry were Paul q.
Smith, z. Clark Cowden and Earl q.
Graeff.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
1000 PUDDLERs sTRIkE

Reading. Pa, Aug. 6. = Asking an
advance from 1915 to s1150 in the
ton rate. over 1000 puddlers employ
ed by the Reading Iron Company re-
manned away from work. The com
pany's three plants are idle. A compro-
mise offer of s10.50 was rejected by
the man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Russian Commander to
Be Shot For Leniency
Rr lAttocinted Prcst

London, Aug. e. General Mae
ovisky, commander of the guards
corps which headed the Russian re-
treat on the southwest front, has
been ordered shot. according to a
dispatch from 7etrograd.
This sentence came after a court
martial which was ordered by Cen
eral Korniloff. commander-in-chi
for noncompliance with his order to
shoot deserters.