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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
NEW RULING IS
APT TO CAUSE
TROUBLE HERE
Return of Aliens Makes Much
More Work; No. 2 District
Has Quota Nearly Filled

The new orders received at divi-
sion headquarters at Camp Meade
for the ousting of every unnaturaliz-
ed alien, may cause a great upheaval
in the plans of some of the local
boards.
The new order is particularly di-
rected against the Austro-Hungar-
ians who represent a large number
of the several thousand. who are al
camp. 1t means that practically all
the Austrians who have been draft
ed and sent away will be returned to
their local boards.
At Steelton thirty of the 100 men
that have been sent to Camp Meade
are AustrianS. The board has not
very many extra men available, and
with the departure of twelve more
Saturday morning, less than fifteen
will remain who can be sent to fill
the places of the Austrians if they
are returned. The PaXtang and Eliza.
bethville boards are not so seriously
affected as there are very few Aus
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
SO Negro Women Scratch
Suffrage Picketers When
Latter Start Fight in Jail
BY Assoeiated Prcss

Washington, Oct. 4.-Seventeen
silent sentinels of the womans S
party doing time in the Occuquan
.workhouse for picketing the White
House are bruised and scratched to-
day as the result of a free-for-al1
scramble late yesterday when the
authorities removed one of their
number to the hospital without Civ
ing notice of her destination and the
other pickets formed a flying wedge
to rescue their comrade.
During the melee, 1t is said. some
sixty negro women, also prisoners at
the workhouse, came to the rescue of
the keepers and details of the battle
as 1t was waged, vary The mixup
has resulted in new charges being
laid by the pickets against the con-
duct of the workhouse. One account
of the melee is that 1t verged on a
race riot.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
Smashing Tactics Win
Mile of Territory For
British in New Battle
By Associated Press

British Front in France and Bel
gium, Oct. 4.-Field Marshal Haig's
forces in the offensive begun to the
east of Ypres this morning in some
places have penetrated the German
lines to a depth of one mile and
have overrun the crest Of the Pass
chendaele- -Gheluvelt ridge.
At an early hour the Germans
were surrendering by hundreds.
The British already have pene-
trated we'll beyond the hamlet of
Broadseinde in which lie the cross
roads formed by the highways be-
tween Zonnebeke and Moorsled and
Passchendaele and Beclaire.
Line Threatened
Further to the south, Cameron
Covert, where there had been much
hard fighting was left we'll in the
rear.
To-day's battle was along strong
holds which comprised the crucially
important system of German de-
fenses along the PassChendaele-
Gheluvelt ridge.
The northern wing of the on
rushing British troops was battling
forward this morning within a short
Ndistance of Poelcappele. it had a
footing on the famous Gravenstafel
ridge, whfAh juts out from the Pass
chendaele tidge to the west, and had
crushed through the Zonnebeke-
Brcadseinde ridge. which is an in
tegral part of the Passchendaele-
Gheluvelt chain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
Success Fouows Opening
Drive of Latest Attack
on Germans in Flanders
BN Associatcd Press

Striking again on wide front
east of Ypres, the British this morn
ing began another drive at the Ger
man lines in Flanders.
Field Marshal Haig, in his early
report, announced that satisfactory
progress was being made. Already
stream of German prisoners is be-
ing sent to the British rear.
The renewal of the Flanders drive
comes after an eight-day interval.
On Wednesday of last week the Brit
lsh swept forward over ground on
both sides of the Ypres- Menin road,
advancing from half mile to a mile
at various points along the line.
Some of the heaviest fighting in
the war on the western front fol-
lowed the Germans making assault
after assault in desperate attempts
to regain the valuable high ground
they had lost. Almost every inch of
1t, however, was held intact by the
British, who meanwhile were pre-
pairing for the next forward push.
Like Somme Battle
With to-day's renewal of the drive,
the battle of Flanders is growing
more and more to resemble last
years battle of the Somme which
was followed by the memorable Hin
denburg strategic retreat" The
SiIne general lacJlCS now De1ng puf-
sued of persistent driving at the same
point in the line are evidently ex-
pected by the British to achieve q
similar result. This time, however,
the ground which would have to lie
abandoned would be far more valu-
able to the entente and it's loss a cor
respondingly heavy blow to the Ger
mans, for the German held Belgian
coast line, with it's submarine and
aerial bases is at stake, together with
the great French manufacturing city
of Lille and wide stretches of terri
tory in Northern France and Fland-
ers.
To-day's attack followed sharply
last despairing efbrt of the Ger
mans to staVe it off. Crown Prince
Rupprecht struck at the British line
yesterday at it's most vital points
between Tower Hamlets and Pc V
gon wood, but his troops again were
moved down by the British guns, the
assault making no impression what
ever on the British line or affecting
the British purpose to attack to-
day.
The French fighting front has been
comparatively calm, except for in
tense artillery activity northeast of
Verdun The French air forces have
been busy again at reprisal work,
however, visiting the Prussian city
OF Frankfort once more and also
bombarding Rastatt, a city of 14,G0O
population in Baden.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
American Schooner Sunk
by Submarine GunGre

London, Oct. 4.-The American
schooner Annie +. Conlon was at
tackled by gunfire by German sub
marine Wednesday morning off the
Scilly islands. The crew of eight
men has been landed safely.
The Annie +. Conlon was an Amer
lean schooner of sol tons gross reg
lister built in 1882 at Portsmouth
N. H. She left New York August 27
with cargo for Havre, under com.
mand of Captain ]. r. Griffin, carry
ing a crew of seven men, three oil
whom claimed American CITIZENSHIP
when signing on here before the
United States Commissioner of Ship
ming
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
Hearst Was Friend of
Germany's Master Spy

New York. Oct. 4.-The investiga-
ton of Attorney General Merton e.
Lewis into the activities here of Bolo
Pasha, under arrest In France as
spy and peace propagandist, dis
closed that William Randolph
Hearst the newspaper publisher, at
tended a dinner given in this city
by Bolo in March, 1916, according to
the Attorney Generaf.
There were present at this dinner,
Mr.. Lewis told newspapermen,
Adolph Pavenstedt, who figured as
an intermediary for the transfer of
German funds into New York banks
to be sent to Paris for peace propa-
ganda among French newspapers;
Captains Boy-Ed and Won Papen,
naval and military attaches of the
Germany embassy, and Jules Bois,
French lecturer, who, it was re-
vealed, received money from Bolo
Pasha.
Some time prior to this dinner,
Mr.. Lewis said, Mr.. Hearst had en-
tertained Bolo at the editors home.
i IT was explained by the Attorney
General, that the editors relations
with Bolo were purely social as far
as he was aware.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
u. s. TANKS MAY
SOON APPEAR IN
TRENCH WARFARE
America to Take Best France
and England Have Evolved
During War
STUDYING BOTH STYLES
Uncle Sam to Operate War
Machines Both Heavy
and Fast
STUDYING BOTH STYLES
BY associated Press

American Training Quarters in
France, Oct. 4.-"To carry on the
war for the next six months with
the best that the French and British
have evolved as result of their
three years war experience, and to
do our own experimenting entirely
on the side" is the gist of the policy
which has been largely adopted by
the American Army now In France
and recommended to Washington.
This policy applies to material and
various instruments of war as we'll as
to tactics and methods of handling
men in the trenches.
While many of the more serious
students of war among the American
officers believe the beneficial i'm
provements can be worked out by
American ingenuity inventiveness
and resourcefulness. they realize the
most important problem just now is
to get on with the war. They believe
America can most quickly become a
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
LUTHERAN ARE
OBSERVING FIVE
ANNIVERSARIES
With Merger Favorably Dis
posed of Synod Takes Up
Lighter Work
BELIEVE UNION ASSURED
United Lutheran Church in
America to Be Name; Doc
trinal Basis
BELIEVE UNION ASSURED

This evening at 7.30 o'clock, the
East Pennsylvania Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church. will
observe the 400th anniversary of the
Protestant Reformation. The ad-
dress will be delivered by the Rev.
d. B. Smith. of Easton. DR.. Smith
was at one time stationed at Hum
melstown.
Zion Lutheran Church. in which
the sessions of the Synod are being
held in this city, celebrates this year
the 130th anniversary of the foun-
ding of the first church in Harris
burg, the 122d anniversary of sepa-
rate denominational life; the 103d
anniversary of It's present location,
and the 18th anniversary of its pres
ent building.
Added to this enviable record. Zion
Church may well be proud of the
fact that it was within the walls of
this historic old church that East
Pennsylvania Synod acted favorably
upon the proposition to bring about
| a merger of the three great Lutheran
bodies of America, for the action OF
this body, at this time, is q decision
destined to be known as one of the
most momentous in the history of
the church. East Pennsylvania
| Synod's action assumes an import
ance of unusual moment. This Synod,
with it's fine ideals and masterful
leadership, has been expected to
point the way. Not only is this synod
one of the first to take action ire
| garding the merger, but it is one of
the largest and most influential
| Synods in the United Gtates, and
there has been feeling among lead
ers of the various bodies that the
success or failure of the merger
might be foretold by the action of
the Lutheran visitors in this city.
Discussed For Years
A possible merger has been under
/ discussion for years, but it remained
for the upheaval in Europe to crys-
tallize the sentiment which will re-
suit, in the opinion of well-informe ed
! church leaders, in the formation OF
a church that will be distinctly
American in the broadest sense of the
term.
Merger Assured
Church leaders believe that the
merger is an assured fact. The Gen
eral Synod, which met at Chicago, in
June, took favorable action upon the
proposition. The General Council
meets at Philadelphia within a few
weeks. The United Synod of the
South will meet in November After
favorable action has been taken by
the General Council and the United
Synod of the South, the various
Synods and Councils will vote, upon
the proposition to merge, and the
representatives of the three bodies
will meet in November, 1918, to take
final action. Committees from the
three great branches of Lutheranisn
have already approved the merger.
At meeting held by joint com
-
1917, a constitution was adopted
Following favorable action by the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
Continue Capitol Park
Cases in Civil Court

1t was announced in civil court
this morning that counsel in the suits
between owners of property in the
state desired to have the cases con-
tinred.
Only one other case remained for
trial and was expected to reach the
jury late to-day. II. A. Garman is
the plaintiff in the suit against Annie
Isaacman. Garman claims he sold
an automobile to the defendant but
did not receive payment on notes
given. The defense alleges the auto
was not in good condition as claimed
at the time of the sale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
Great Artillery Duel
Marks Russian Fighting

Petrograd, Oct. 4.-On the north
ern end of the Russian front, in the
region of Jacobstadt, an artillery
duel of great severity is in progress,
says to-day's official statement
On the Rumanian front, in the
Poliani sector, the enemy left his ad-
vanced trenches and retired to a
more favorable position.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
CITY INTERESTED
in BALTIMORE'S
GARBAGE PLAN
System Which Turns Waste
Into Profit Attracts Much
Attention

With the city about to advertise
for bids for the collection and re-
moval of garbage, the announcement
that Baltimore has received an offer
of so cents a ton for all it's offal
has caused much interest here.
Harrisburg during the last ten
years has been paying about $35, 900
a year under contract with a pri-
vate firm for the removal of ashes
and garbage. During the last few
years the company holding the con-
tract has not made regular collec-
tions, causing much complaint. 1t
is planned now to again let con-
tract and pay for the removal of
garbage, the city handling the COL
lection of ashes under municipal con-
troll.
The report that Baltimore will be
paid instead of paying for the re-
moVal of garbage, and will clear
about 100000 in revenue in this
way has attracted attention in Har-
risburg
The offer to the Maryland city was
made by William II. Faust, of Los
Angeles, Cal, who said he converted
the garbage into chicken feed by a
process similar to one now in use,
but which reduces odors.
He has plant located in the CEN
tral section of Pasadena, Cal, and as
the method used destroys all odor,
there is nothing offensive about the
factory. Pasadena is not manufac-
turing city, being almost entirely
made up of residences.
There are similar plants located in
Chicago, Pittsburgh, Portland, Ore,
San Francisco and other large west
ern cities and to determine the adj
visibility of establishing one in Balti-
more, as Mr.. Faust proposes to do,
City Water Engineer Lee, of Balti-
more, will visit all these cities and
make a thorough investigation. If
his report is favorable, Mr.. Faust S
offer will be accepted.
Another proposition made some
time ago by a Chicagoan to buy gar
bage from Baltimore has not vet
been formally submitted. This buyer
NpdIN SiloO C0liDliSil a. pant, Out III
stead of converting the household
refuse into chicken feed, he would
turn it into solid matter, which is q
substitute for coal and can be used
for heating purposes. Germany has
been doing this for twenty-five years.
The substance which is made in
blocks burns well, and while not so
effective as coal in producing heat,
answers the purpose and being very
cheap is used by the poorer classes.
1t is termed bricket. Unlike. how
ever. as In the manufacture OF
chicken feed it is not altogether
odorless.
Baltimore officials look with favor
on Mr.. Faust's proposition. If ac-
cepted the city will be richer by
s170, 600, which means four cents off
the tax rate. The city has a contract
with the Southern Products Company
which will expire at the end of
this year. This has been renewed,
however. for another year. This
company reduces the garbage to oils
and fats. Its plant is at Bodkin
Point. to which places the garbage
is taken in scows.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
Girl Victim of Auto
and Motorcycle Crash
Dies at Hospital

Marjorie Gray. of Trindle Springs.
who was in a motorcycle accident
Tuesday evening, died at the Harris
burg Hospital last evening at 1915.
Funeral services will he held from
her home probably Saturday.
Miss Gray was with Robert Bruce,
of Harrisburg, in a motorcycle. when
Bruce's motorcycle crashed into a
farm wagon at Camp Hill Tuesday
evening. Immediately after the ac-
cident. Bruce was taken to the. Har-
risburg Hospital where he died
shortly afterward.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
NEW YORK BUYS BONDs


New York, Oct. A. The mark ed
increase In Liberty Loan subscrip-
tlons in the New York Federal Re-
serve district yesterday, $4,000, 900
according to unofficial figures. caus-
ed the small army of workers to re-
double their efforts to better the
mark to-day. Estimates of the total
amount subscribed in the first three
days of the campaign range as high
as s135,000, 900.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
AN EYE FOR AN EYE
Pa Assortotsd Peace

London, Oct. Applying the
principle of IAN eye for an eye and a
tooth for a TOOTH" General Smuts,
in an address said, I'VE are most
reluctantly forced to apply to the
enemy the bombing policy which he
has applied to U.S."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

Col. Frank David Beary, of Allen
town, deputy adjutant general of
Pennsylvania, was to-day appointed
as. adjutant general to succeed the
late General Thomas ]. Stewart. Col.
Beary, who has been acting head of
the department since the death of
the general, will assume the duties
of the office Immediately.
Governor Brumbaugh, who an
nounced the appointment early this
afternoon following a visit by Col.
Beary to his office, said that the
records of officers of the National
Guard since the inspection of the
State Militia by the national author
tiles showed Col. Beary to be one
of the best.
"These records cover more than
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
BUSTNFSs rs coon
BY .4ssoeiated Presr

Washington, Oct. 4.-Continuation
of generally good business condi-
tions throughout the country was
announced to-day by the Federal
Reserve Board in its monthly re-
view.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
FALLS FROM BOX CAR

George McCord, lot Horner street,
fell from a box car at the Maclay
p.tal in semiconscious condition.
and physicians say his condition is
serious.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

Information received at Liberty
Loan headquarters. Dauphin Building,
this morning was to the effect that
throughout the entire county wage
earners and heads of families are
getting ready to buy Liberty As.
The chairmen in the several towns
and townships of the county are daily
receiving requests from known
residents that they be allowed to
serve on the soliciting committees
Meetings are to be held In the vari-
Gus farming regions. The grange in
the upper end of the county Is dis
playing much interest.
Headquarters is busily engaged in
completing details for the opening OF
the local campaign october %.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
.HAIG STRIKES
NEW BLOW ON
FLANDERS LINE
British Deliver Staggering Blow Near Ypres, Advancing
Mile at Some Points; Hundreds of Prisoners Make
Haste to Surrender; Battle Proceeds Successfully
For English Army
By Associated Press

Paris Oct 4.-Another aerial raid over Germany
last night by French aviators I'm reprisal
for the bonbardment of Bar-le-Duc our aviators
bombarded Frankfort and Rastatt," is announced.
S a of $4,000 in Baden fourteen miles
southwest of Karlsruhe. This IS the second attack
on Frankfort in the last week. since the French
inaugurated their policy of repral raids.
London 4-Field Marshal Hag has begun often
Ypres The official from British head
quarters France issued to-day says that the British attacked
o'clock this morning wide front and making salts
factory progress of prisoners already have
taken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity, Fair
and somewhat cooler Tonight,
with lowest temperature about
As degrees Friday fair, with
rising temperature.
Fer Eastern Pennsylvania, FnIr
and cooler tO-niEhtJ Friday
probably showers, with rising
temperature; moderate north
west winds, becoming south.
River
The main river will remain uenrIv
stationary. The North Branch
and probably the West Rrouch
and the Juninta will rise some
what. A stage of about 3D. feet
is indicated for Harrisburg FrI-
day morning.
General Conditions
The center of the western disturb
ance that was located over Iowa
Wednesday morning, has moved
TO the Upper st. Lawrence VAL
ley, it's southern extremity
reaching to North Carolina.
1t In to Ia degrees cooler over
the Lake Region, the Ohio, Mid
die Mississippi and Lower Mis-
souri, valleys, Central and
Southern Plains States.
Temperatures = a. m., ID.
Sun; Rises, 6iO6 n. m.j sets, 5t42
.. m.
Moons Rises, 1859 p. m.
River Stages 3.4 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 0S.
Lowest temperature, 45.
Mean temperatures, SO.
<~rmaI temperature 80.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
WlIIlamstoMn Rcndx


Wtlliamstown is ready to do it's bit
In the campaign. The chairman of
the committee there is William ].
Durben, president of the williams
Valley Bank. Associated with him
among others are ]. X. Hancock, who
is secretary of the committee. and
j. ]. Clarkson, treasurer. There are
perhaps 5000 people in Williamstown,
but Mr.. Durben has received requests
from 200 persons that they be allowed
to aid in the committees work.
Going to MifIIntOwn
Donald Mccormick, +. r. Miller
and II. e. Linderman tomorrow night
go to Mifflintown, Juniata county,
where they will address chairmen
from all towns and townships in that
county. The head of the Juniata
county committee is J. Lloyd Hart
man.
Gratz to Have Meeting
A grange meeting to be held at
Gratz Friday night will number
among the speakers John p. Heiner
and Flavel Z. Wright, of Harrisburg,
who will talk about the Liberty Loan.
Carlisle Coming Good
Reports from Carlisle to-day were
to the effect that the town is coming
along nicely in its preparations for
the campaign. A large committee
will cover the Carlisle district
One Page of the Telegraph to-day
will be found an intimate talk be-
tween Allison Hill folks which can be
applied with equal force in other sec.
tions of Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
CONGRESS TO PROBE CHARGE

Washington, Oct. IA committee of five HseHbere
appointed by aa House to-day investigate charges
made by Representative HsHin Of Alabama that Ger
tain members Of Congress had acted suspIcousiy in
connection with the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
THEY BRING RESULTS

THEY BRING RESULTS
Tuesday evening the following ad-
vertisement appeared in the classi-
fed columns of the Telegraph:
LOST - Between Hershey and Har-
risburg, an optical fitting case. Con-
tents valuable to owner. Reward if
returned to Rubin & Rubin, 800 Mar
ket street.
Yesterday, Wednesday morning
the finder returned the article to
the owner. Prompt results almost
invariably follow when classified ads
are inserted in the Telegraph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Gehrie b. IA l.
C.
= and Grace f.
!: !
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
General Conditions


Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 0S.
Lowest temperature, 45.
Mean temperatures, SO.
S~~rmaI temperature, 50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
WAR MEAsURE PAssED

Washington, Oct 5.The conference report On the
last of the big war appropriation bills for this session Of
congress, the $z,75sd2tooo deficiency measure, was
adopted by the House to-day after brief discussion and
the bill is ready for the Presidents.signature.
BRITISH PLAN FOR REPRIsALs
London, Oct 4.--"Applyirg the principle Of IA eye
for an eye and tooth for tooth General Smuts In an
address said e most reluctantly forced to apply 60
the enemy the bombing policy which he has sppned
to US
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