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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
HIRD DRIVE FOR
LIBERTY IS TO BE
PLANNED TONIGHT
Workers Are to Be Named at
Gathering of Executive
Committee

In the Harrisburg Club tonight
members of the committee which
beginning Tuesday will conduct the
canvass of the industrial plants OF
Harrisburg and Dauphin county on
behalf of the Third Liberty Loan,
will meet to discuss plans for the in
dustrial drive.
George s Reinoehl is chairman of
the Industrial committee, and ]. c.
Jessup is secretary AT to-nights
gathering the committee will choose
the workers who are to canvass the
various plants, The campaign
through which bonds win be sold to
the industries employees will begin
Tuesday morning - following the
Monday night appearance here of
Lieutenant Pat o'Brien. and will con-
tinue two weeks,
The members of the industrial
committee are as followss
f. Boone Abbott, w, c, Alexander,
A. III, Armstrong. Arthur Bacon,
William II. Bennethum, Jr,, Charles
w. Boil, III. II. Bowman, ]. William
Bowman. c, W, Burtnett, II. o, Burt
nett, ., ], Buxbaum, Il. E Cahill,
James Cameron, Joseph Claster,
George ], ColoviraS, Frank f. Dav-
export, Carl X. Deem, +. r. Downey,
f II, Eckenrode, W, s ESsick. Frank
u raHneSlOCh, Jr., T. I. Fry. tten-
derson Gilbert, John Grey, John
Heathcote, John c. Herman. L d.
HiHeary, F, o. Horting, c. II. Hunter,
Stanley G. Jean, William Jennings,
j. C. johnson, Paul Johnston, c. NJ.
Kaltwasser, David Kaufman. Daniel
L Keister, John Kelley, C H. Kinter,
Gustaye f. Koster, John l. /. Kuhn,
Harry Lowengard, George F. Lumb,
F. Moeslein, r. NJ Moorhead. John
G. Motter, +. b Musser, Donald Nc
Cormick. James p Mccullough,
George G. Mcfarland. Boyd NJ.
Ogelsby, Charles Z. Pass, D. L NJ
Raker, H A Robinson, j. W. Roden-
haver, E Fred Rowe. +. c. Sites, f.
w. Smith, Jr., ]. r Sneeringer, w.
p. Starkey, W. c. Starry, d. f.
Tracy. A A Vert, r. NJ H Wharton
L S Williams w Frank Whitman
and F. l. Wright
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
'ROTARIANS GIVE
ONE DOLLAR EACH
TOLAUDER FUND
Entertained by William II.
German at Offices of the
Gas Company

Members of the Harrisburg Ro-
to assess themselves a dollar each,
the money to be devoted to the
Harry Lauder fund for the care and
re-education of Scottish soldiers dis
abled in the great war. The move
ment is countrywide among Rotar-
ians. Lauder himself is Rotarian,
and the clubs throughout the world
are responding to his call for funds.
The club met last evening at the
offices of the Harrisburg Gas Com
pany, on Market Square, the host
being William II. German, chief
clerk, member of the organization.
Mr.. German entertained the mem
berS for an hour with an illustrated
lecture covering a recent hunting
and fishing trip into the wilds OF
! Canada. The views were all made by
himself and beautifully colored. The
lecture will be repeated at a gather
ing of gas company employees at theiI
annual meeting Friday evening in the
| large room of the gas company de-
voted to those purposes. The meeting
last evening was held in this hall
which was handsomely decorated in
the national colors. After the lecture
| a buffet luncheon was served. Alfred
w. Maui was the holder of the lucky
| ticket which won the handsome gas
drop light offered as prize by Mr.
| German.
The next meeting of the club will
be held at the plant of the Harris
burg Pipe and Pipe Bending Com
pany, as the guests of G. LinforC
Scott, the superintendent.
In the absence of the president
Captain Lumb, Eli n. Hershey, the
vice-president, presided.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
WARES TO BREAK?
MAGEE INACTIVE
Political Talk of Interesting
Nature Comes From Wash
ington and Pittsburgh

Two interesting stories are carried
in newspapers to-day regarding Re-
publican affairs. A Washington dis
patch intimateS that the Wares may
not so along on Sproul because of
the Penrose attitude on John r. X.
Scott and the other is that Will
liam A. Magee will not take part in
O'Neirs councils of war, platform
drafting or campaign.
The Philadelphia Press in a Wash
ington dispatch. says Senator Pen
rose intends to conduct fight for the
elimination of the Ware e-Brumbaugh-
Smith forces from the councils of
the Republican party in Pennsylva-
mia. He has Informed his friends
that this fight must be waged square,
ly on such an issue and that there
cannot be any compromise with these
elements in the party in Pennsyl-
vania. While some of his lieuten-
ants have advised the acceptance OF
j. r. X. Scott as candidate for lieu
tenant governor, Senator Penrose has
refused to listen to such a compro-
mise.
Since coming to Washington he
has been in touch by personal con-
ference and by long distance tele-
phone with his workers and advisers
in Pennsylvania. WorC has gone out
that Scott. supported by his faction,
and O'Neil must be defeated in the
primaries and that battles will be
waged against candidates for Con-
gress aligned with this faction.
The ticket of the Penrose faction
is: For governor, William c. Sproul
lieutenant governor, Edward Beidle-
man, Harrisburg; secretary of inter-
nal affairs, James +. Woodward, Nc
Keesport.
The Ware leaders had intended
! supporting Sproul for governor, feel
ing that by doing so the Penrose
faction might concede Scott to them
for lieutenant governor. Now that
, the faction opposed to Penrose fully
| understands that Scott is not accept
able either for lieutenant governor
or Congressman-a at-large, the Wares
may go along with Governor Brum-
baugh and support O'Neil for COVER
! nor. Two Philadelphia Congress-
men who have been classed as Ware
adherents will be opposed by Pen
rose and Town meeting party. They
are Representatives Darrow and Cos
| tello. Penrose says that they will
be defeated in the primaries"
In a Pittsburgh dispatch it is said:
William A. Magee said to-day
that all reports to the effect that
he would take active part in the
! coming campaign for governor were
untrue, as he has in truth given lit
tie attention to it. A prominept
member of the Legislature, who has
always voted for the 'drys,' waited
on him to-day to ask for. his sup
port of j. Denny O'Neil, and he said.
L have nothing to say on the state
campaign whatever, and very much
| doubt whether l will take any part
in it outside of voting. l have not
expressed myself one way or the
other, reports to the contrary not
withstanding, and am hardly likely
to do so later Last year, when Mr.
Magee announced his intention OF
coming out for mayor, he and O'Neil
quarreled because the latter claim
ed that the eX-mayor had agreed to
stand by Dr. Kerr in the fight against
Babcock, and O'Neil then said he
would have nothing more to do with
Magee"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
AN OMINOUS CALM
PERVADES FRONT
[Contiimed from First Page. ]

had immediate command and which
it was thought might be used in
counter offensive Meanwhile more
than 100000 American soldiers,
eager for the fray, are marching for
ward TO the front 1t is announced
that American aviation mechanics
have been assisting the British air
men on the battle front
No German Attacks
Tuesday the Germans made no at
tacks either north or south of the
Somme- Near Serre, north OF Albert
the British carried out a small
operation and captured an enemy
post In the south the artillery
bombardment was heavy between
Montdidier and Noyon while further
east German detachments were
driven back from the Disc
Small attacks have been repulsed
by the French in the Woeyre and in
upper Alsace- In Flanders there has
been only the usual artillery activity.
German guns have been lombard
ing the American sector northwest
of Toul heavily. Inclement weather
is hindering operations on the Ital-
ian front and the artillery activity
is slight
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
GERMAN ATTACK AT MOREtJIL SMASHED
BY FRENCH; ROLLOT DRIVE BROKEN

was broken up by the French fire.
Last night the French carried out a
local operation on the slopes north
Of Plemont in the course of which
our troops enlarged their position ap-
preciably and took sixty prisoners,
There is nothing to report from the
remainder of the front.
"On March 81 and April 1 French
aerial squadrons threw down $4,000
kilograms (more than 13 tons) OF
protectiles on railways and canton
ments at Ham, Chauny, Noyon, etc,
A large fire was observed in the rail-
way station at Chaulnes, German
cantonments in the region of Roye
were bombed with many projectiles
and attacked with machine guns
from a low elevation, French pur-
suit planes were engaged in many
fights, in the course of which eight
German airplanes were brought
down. Two others were put out OF
action
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
Bishop Mcdowell and
Darwin 7. Kingsley to Be
Speakers at Big Gathering

In n conference at the Common
wealth Trust Building at O'CLOCK
this afternoon plans were formed
for one of the greatest patriotic
meetings vet held in Harrisburg, set
for April %, in the Technical High
School auditorium, where the chief
speakers will be Bishop Mcdowell
of Washington, and Darwin t.
Kingsley, president of the New YORK
Life Insurance Company.
The preliminaries of organization
began Yesterday, when the National
Committee on Churches and Moral
Aims of the War called up the Rev.
DIR. Bagnell and asked him to meet
the field secretary, who was Just
reaching Harrisburg. DIR. Bagneli
had immediate and enthusiastic re-
sponse from all churches, patriotic
societies, industries and every other
activity. A committee of clergymen
was Immediately appointed, consist
ing of the Revs. Nudge, Lighter,
Marquard, Hangen, Yates, Lockart
and Bagnell. Secretary Reeves rep
resents the Y. NJ. c. A.. From the
newspaper press are f. ]. Stackpole
and Dean Hoffman. and from the
various patriotic activities Messrs.
William jennings, Donald McCor-
mick, A. S. Patterson. A. ID. Bacon,
Captain George F. Dumb. s. G.
Fahnestock, Mrs Lyman Gilbert and
Mrs. William Jennings.
The scope of this organization, of
which Harrisburg is now a unit, can
be understood when 1t is explained
that it includes nearly all the big
societies now established, namely,
The Church Peace Union, The
Federated Council of Churches of
Christ in America, the League to
Enforce Peace, of which Mr.. Taft
la president, and the World Alliance
For International Friendship. The
officers are Henry Holt. president,
and Henry A. Atkinson. secretary.
This monster organization is work.
ing in close conjunction with the
Government. putting on a great pro-
gram of speakers OF the four hun
dred cities to be favored, Harrisburg
is one.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
Tarred Pro-German
Exhibited at Dance

Pittsburgh, April S-Twelve hours
after he had declared that the
Kaiser would soon be in America"
and Americans would soon be kiss
ing the Kaiser's hand" Adolph Full
mer. 80 years old, bartender in a
McKees Rocks hotel. was lured into
an automobile, taken to an isolated
schoolyard several miles from the
the United States flag. tarred and
feathered and then taken to a Red
Cross dance. where he was exhibited
as a specimen of the treatment
which disloyalists of the community
can hereafter. expect. Fulmer was
confined to his bed to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03


president of the Rotary Club. to-day,
George S. Reinoehl. chairman of the
ticket committee, gave notice that
he will extend the date for the OPEN
ing of bids for boxes for the show
two weeks from to-day.
"I do this at the request of a
number of men who are out of town
on business and others who have not
returned from Easter vacations"
said Mr.. Reinoehl to-day. The boxes
are going to sell high. Already l
have offers as high as $3.50 and !
wouldn't be surprised if some of
them brought the maximum, $3.50.
which is all we could take from any
Individual. for the reason that the
Government does not permit one per-
son to own more than that amount of
War Stamps"
Tickets are now on sale for the
big show and may be reserved at the
Orpheum. The prices range from so
cents to $3.50 each and each ticket
is good for it's face value in War
Stamps, so that the entertainment
will be absolutely free.
M.. Sites Letter
The letter sent by Mr.. Sites to Cap
tain Lumb is as follows:
Words are inadequate to express
my appreciation of the action taken
by the Rotary Club with a view to
stimulating the War Savings cam
paign. L have been intensely inter-
ested in this campaign. both official
lily and personally, and as chairman
of sales for this city. 1t is indeed
| gratifying to have your splendid or
ganization tender this offer of as
s,stance at time when your coop
( Grafton means so much to your Gov
| ernment. 1t again demonstrates the
! interest your organization takes in
this city of Harrisburg and your in
tense desire that Harrisburg shall
not lag in this important work. II
is now and always has been charac-
teristic of the Rotary Club to do the
right thing at the right time.
Your method of assistance is thor
| oughly approved and heartily COM
mended to the citizens of Harrisburg,
who are urged to give their whole
hearted support to the minstrels to
| be conducted under the supervision
! of your loyal organization. This is
! one of many ways our citizens are
privileged to show their loyalty.
| sincerely trust that long before April
25th, the date set for the minstrel
| show. hundreds of persons VIII avail
themselves of this opportunity to eX-
press their contempt for German au-
| tocracv and at the same time register
their approval of Americas partici-
| patton in the great world war for
| democracy.
"I thank you and through you
z.our splendid organization for the
! interest manifested, personally and
| On behalf of the Treasury Depart
ment, and assure you that I will be
glad to help in any way that will be
| of benefit"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
German Laboring Glass
For Peace Because of
Suffering Undergone
BY associated Press

New York, April S.-The German
1aboring class is for peace because
ii has suffered more from the war
than any other section of the Ger
man population This statement was
made on February % in the Reich
stag by Deputy Herzfeld, Indepen-
dent Socialist, during the discussion
of a Socialist motion requesting that
the Reichstag exercise its rights and
demand the release from imprison-
ment during the Reichstag session
of Deputy Wilhelm Dittmann, So
cialist Deputy Dittmann was ar
rested for his activities in connection
with the recent strike in Berlin and
other parts of Germany and SEN
fenced 10 several years imprison-
ment-
The January strike, Deputy Herr
field declared, was caused by the daS-
pair of the workingmen that there
woul6 be no early peace, the labor
ing class having gained the impress
sion from the Brest-Litovsk nego-
tiations that the annexations con-
trolled the governments policies.
During the strike, he added, the
newspapers of the working class
had been gagged and representatives
of the workingmen had been thrown
into prison whenever they were not
sent to the trenches.
Deputy HerZfeld was frequently
called to order by the vice-president,
DR.. Passche, who at the outset de-
clared he could not permit a dis
cussion of the political reasons for
the arrest of Deputy Dittman. Hugo
Haase, Socialist, protested against
limitation of the debate, saying the
discussion would be only farce, and
would not correspond TO the dignity
of the Reichstag.
The Reichstag decided it had no
right to interfere in the Dittmann
affair and the Socialist motion was
defeated over the votes of the So
cialists, Danes and Poles:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
No Mexican Quail For
Pennsylvania This Year

The state of Pennsylvania will be
unable to obtain Mexican quail for
propagation this year. DR.. Joseph
Kalbfus, secretary of the State Game
Commission, which is in charge of
this work, announced to-day that he
had received word from the men
with whom the commission had
contracted to deliver 10000 quail
from the highlands of Mexico that
they could not deliver them. In ad-
dition the national authorities had
Informed the secretary that birds
could not be admitted after April l..
The reasons given for inability to
secure quail were that the dry con-
ditions along the streams had driven
the birds farther inland and that un-
settled conditions and bandit raids
had prevented activity.
1--WE will now have to protect what
we have and do our best to increase
them," said DR.. Kalbfus.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03

Paris, April S.-A German attack
south of Moreuil last night was re-
pulsed by the French fire and the
enemy was unable to gain footing
in any part of the French positions,
the war office announces, except at
one point The French also broke
up a German attack near Rollot,
and gained ground north of Plemont,
The statement follows;
"On the front between the Somme
and the Disc there was increasing ac-
tivity on the part of the artillery on
both sides South of Moreuil the
enemy made a spirited attack against
the French positions between Morisel
and Mailly-Rameval, II was re-
pulsed by the French fire and the
enemy was unable to gain a footing
in the French defenses except at a
single point.
"A German effort north of Rollot
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
LINCOLNSHIRE TROOPS RAID ENEMY
TRENCHES TAKING GUNS AND MEN

London, April S,-British troops
after sharp lighting last night re-
pulsed n determined attack by the
Germans in the neighborhood of
Fampoux, the war office announced
to-day.
over 100 prisoners and three ma
chine guns were captured by us"
the official statement says,
We secured a few prisoners yes
terday through the neighborhood of
Serre already reported.
There is nothing further to re-
port from the battlefront.
Lincolnshire troops raided the
enemy's trenches northeast OF Loos
yesterday morning and captured 81
prisoners and a machine gun. An
other successful raid in which n few
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03

men were captured was carried out
by us last night northeast of Poel-
capelle."
The town OF Ayette, (about s
miles southwest of Arras) again is
in British possession, the statement
announces
The text of the statement reads:
AT dawn yesterday determined
attack made by a strong party OF
the enemy against our positions in
the neighborhood OF FSmpouX was
repulsed after sharp lighting, A
number of German dead and few
prisoners were left in our hands
"A successful local operation was
undertaken by us last night in the
neighborhood OF Ayette which is now
in our possession"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03

months. American regiments have
been sent separately to the front to
be brigaded with the French as the
final lesson in trench warfare. But
the new policy will be one that will
utilize virtually all the American
troops in France. AS construed here,
the plan will be:
To carry out a plan of dilution by
which companies of American in
fantry regiments and batteries of
artillery regiments will be merged
with French and British regiment
in a proportion that will give to
each regiment a preponderance of
veterans.
To withdraw virtually all Amer
ican-line troops from French train
ing camps. including late arrivals.
and send them to the front to be
so brigaded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
PERSHING SUPREME

WashingtOn, D. c, April 3.-The
decision of Secretary Baker to make
General Pershing virtually supreme
in the direction of military opera
tions abroad, making the general
staff of the Army a subordinate body
was accentuated to-day by an an
nouncement that all publicity re-
garding the troops abroad would be
given out from the headquarters of
the eXpeditionary forces.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY

Charles Burton, alias Charles
Jones, colored. was arrested by De-
tectives Speese and Wills this morn
ing in connection with the holdup
and robbery of a Burnham negro of
$l7, Saturday night. Burton, the
police say. committed the robbery in
the company of Smith. the negro who
was arrested last night for holding
up another negro the same night in
the company of William Spratley.
Spratley was held for court yesterday
on the charge. All the men will be
heard in police court to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED

Building permits were issued to-
day to Joseph A. Koons, contractor for
Fred Aldinger, for the erection of a
marquee awning at 81 South Fourth
street, at a cost of $3.50. and to John
]. Hare, contractor for Mrs. S. H.
Lemon. for the erection of n brick
garage, 20x120 feet, northwest corner
Derry and Summit streets. at a cost
of $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03

AAoih iESt Il
able Serbia to develop, and would
welcome closer economic relations
with her"
Since I came into office" declar-
ed Count CZernin, Il have striven
only after one aim, namely, TO secure
an honorable peace to the monarchy
and TO create a situation which will
secure to Austria-Hungary her future
free development and more over. to
90 everything possible to ensure that
this terrible war will be the last one
for time out of mind. / have never
spoken differently"
Count Czernin added here how
ever, his declaration that he had no
intention of begging for peace.
Count Czernin- the Austro-Hun-
garian foreign minister. declared
Premier Clemenceau of France had
asked Austria-Hungary on what
basis she would negotiate peace, says
a dispatch from the Hague to the
Daily Mail. Austria replied that the
only obstacle to peace with France
was Alsace Lorraine and Premier
Clemenceau said it was impossible to
negotiate on that basis
Some time before the western Of
fensive began" Count Czernin said,
Premier Clemenceau addressed 10
me an inquiry whether and upon
what basis 1 was prepared to nego-
tate In agreement with Berlin. 1
Immediately replied l was prepared
to negotiate and that as far as France
was concerned the only obstacle ]
could see in the way of peace was tie
French desire for Alsace Lorraine.
was impossible to negotiate on this
hl CfG ThaTaMnnn rhnra
choice left.
Will Fight Together
The colossal struggle in the west
already has begun. Austro-Hungar- r
ian and German troops are fighting
shoulder to shoulder as they fought
in Russia, Serbia. Rumania and
Italy. We are fighting together for
the defense of Austria Hungary and
Germany. Come what may we will
not sacrifice Germany's interests any
more than she will leave us in the
lurch- We are not fighting for i'm
perialistic or anneXationist aims for
ourselves or for Germany"
The AuStro-Hungarian foreign
minister, according TO an Amsterdam
dispatch TO the Daily Chronicle de-
clared also that he had an earnest
desire for peace and that his coun-
try wished to avoid any further mill
tary offensive. After referring to
his reply to Premier Clemenceau le-
garding Alsace Lorraine he said Aus
tria would insist on the status quo,
adding:
THE aspirations of France and
Italy are Utopian which he terribly
avenged"
Count Czernin declared he did not
believe that President Wilson in his
recent address really desired to cause
a separation between Vienna and
Berlin because the President knew
that such a thing was impossible.
The count added that President Will
son probably saw that Austria Hun
gary was more favorable toward
peace than Germany.
Washington. April 8. - Count
Czernin's statement that France had
suggested peace discussions with
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03
BOARD OF VIEWERS MEET

The first meeting of the reorganiz-
ed board of viewers to award dam
ages for properties adjoining the
Technical high school. which are TO
be taken by the school district, was
held to-day in the City Council cham
ber. Z. Clark Cowden. the new
member. succeeding the late James
D. SALESMAN, was present. The two
witnesses who were called were
Charles d. Gilmore and Eugene Wall,
SG3542.50, and the latter at $61,0lS