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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
COMMISSIONERS
MAY DECIDE TO
BUILD HOSPITAL
County Officials Considering
Plans For Contagious Dis
ease Institution

Because of the Conditions reported
smallpox patients are isolated, and
the statements by city health au-
thorities that the building is made
quate for such purpose, the county
commissioners to-day discussed the
advisability of erecting a county con-
tagious- disease hospital. 1t is likely
that n number of sites will be in
spected during the next few weeks
and more definite action taken on
the plan.
BY authority given in an Act of
Legislature passed in 1917, the COM
missioners in any county are direct
ed to secure site and erect a suit
able contagious disease hospital.
Shortly after the passage of this act
City Health officer ]. MI. Raunick,
with other health officials of the
county and some of the boroughs,
conferred with the county commits
sioners. No further action was
taken at the time.
While the suggestion was only dis
cussed, it is likely if carried out that
more than. one building will be
erected, so that children can be iso-
lated when taken there for treat
ment. At present there is no insti-
tuition IN the city OF county which
can be used for any communicable
disease except smallpox cases.
1t is likely a new hospital would
he built near the city. probably on
the site of the present frame struc-
ture. as it is situated more than one
hundred feet from the roadway and
hundreds of yards from any other
building. The hospital would be
under the supervision of the di-
rectors OF the poor. according to the
,rovisions Of the Act of 1917.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
SNOW AND RAIN
CONTINUE FOR
"a HOURS MORE
Farm Experts Hopeful That
Little Damage Will Re-
suit to Crops

Old Jupiter Pluvius grinned at the
weather predictions yesterday which
promised fair weather, and sent a
few more bucketsful on the city
last night and to-day. The storm of
rain, snow and sleet which began
early Monday morning has continu-
ed almost six days, and this morn
ing the weatherman forecasts that
the snow, rain and sleet will con-
tinue twenty-four hours longer.
In spite of the sleet and snow.
II. G.. Niesley, county farm agent.
came forward this morning with an
encouraging report on the chances of
the crops being able to survive the
rigors of he cold spell. With the
exception of early garden plants.
which cannot survive, the farm agent
TCOntinued On Paga CT
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
Battle Rages With Contin-
ued Intensity Although
German Progress Is No
tably Less in North
LINE STRENGTHENED BY
A SHORT WITHDRAWAL
British Pushed Back Two
Miles on 25-MiIe Front
Where Assaults Are Most
Desperate
By AsSociatcd PrcSS

With the British hanging
grimly on to the great bulk OF
Messines ridge, their bulwark in
Flanders, the Germans to the
south are pushing their wedge
deeper into the British lines
northeast and north of Bethune,
one of the British advance bases.
The point of this wedge was
driven last night further along the
Lys canal to Melville, two miles west
ofLestrem. which the British held
up to yesterday. The salient was
extended also slightly to the north
near it's tip to the vicinity of Neuf
Berquin, two miles northwest of Es
taires, another point where the Brit
ish had been making a stand.
Continue Heavy Pressure
The Germans to-day were con-
tinuing what appeared to be their
heaviest pressure in this region and
had made some progress when the
noon official report was issued in
London.
The southerly side of the salient,
as it runs southeast toward Givenchy
is being strongly held by the Brit
ish. They were standing firm to-day
at Loisne, three miles northeast OF
Bethune, and along the line north
west to the Merville region. Further
southeast, they repealed a German
attempt to advance northwest OF
Givenchy, on the high ground about
which protects the British right
flank before Bethune.
Line Is Strengthened
The British task here patiently is
to prevent the sides of this salient
from being materially widened as the
tip cannot be pushed in much
further without grave danger to the
attacking forces from flank attac,
unless they succeed in broadening
their advanced front.
Northwest OF ArmeLtieres, aban.
doned yesterday by the British. the
line was Strengthened out by their
withdrawal from Ploegsteert, whence
they fell back, fighting to the vicin-
ity of Neuve Eglise. close to the
southerly end of Messines ridge
which protects their new positions
Hold Mcssines Ridge
The British lines apparently arc
being firmly maintained along the
Givcnchy the high ground IN the
Messines and Wytschaete regions
and to the north toward Ypres. Nc
material change in the situation is
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
ALDERMEN COST
TAXPAYERS MUCH
USELESS EXPENSE
Fees Mount High When They
Sit in Chair Mayor
Should Occupy
MAGISTRATE TOO COSTLY
Budget Is Mounting Steadily
Without Added Expense
to the City
MAGISTRATE TOO COSTLY

With police court hearings con-
Quoted by aldermen called to the Of
flee by Mayor Daniel L. Keister,
both the city and county lose fees
totalling hundreds of dollars which
would revert to the treasures in
case the mayor presided himself,
city and county officials said to-day.
Investigation of figures in the an
nual report of the city treasurer
and county controller reveal in part
how much was paid out to aldermen
sitting as committing magistrates at
police court hearings during 1917
While these figures do not show the
present expense as totals have not
been made they furnish an approx
mate estimate of what the total foI
1918 will be if Mayor Keister con-
tinues his present office system anG
retains a ward alderman to conduct
police court in the face of the criti.
cism that has been leveled at him
Fees Are Heavy
Fees paid by the county to the
aldermen who served as police cour
magistrates last year follow: Johr
B. Nicholas, $500 court cases
$51.95 discharged cases; A. NJ. Ian.
dis, $153.60 court cases; $131.15 5
discharged cases; James b. De
Shong, $1332.2O, court cases
$223.55 discharged cases. City anc
county officials state that while some
of these fees would have been PAID
to the aldermen for cases heard ir
their respective offices, a large par
of them would have remained ir
the treasures if the old system oi
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
BRITISH ARE PUSHED
BACK IN NEW FIGHT
HedDy Battling Continues, With English Regdping Some
Ground BY Counterattacks; Enemy Makes Progress

enemy is continuing his pressure and
has made progress. Merville. was
captured by the enemy during the
night.
Attacks made by the enemy yes
terday in the neighborhood of
Ploegstert succeeded after heavy
fighting, in pressing our troops back
TO the neighborhood of Neuve
Eglise, to new positions.
Attacks RepuIscd
ION the remainder of the north
ern battlefront the situation is sub
stantially unchanged. A part of our
positions into which the enemy
forced his way north of Festubert
was regained by counterattack. on
the front between Loisne and the
Lave river and TO the north hostile
attacks have been repulsed. Fighting
is continuing. on the whole front
north of La Bassee canal as far as
Hollebeke."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
Great Waves of BOche hfan-
try 90 DOIDn Before British
Guns; Further Attacks Are
Expected
BY Associated Press

London, April 12.-German troops
made a determined attack along the
Messines ridge and succeeded in
gaining some ground, says a Reuter-
dispatch from British army head
quarters in France and Belgium, but
the British once again drove them
out by a counterattack early this
morning.
The Germans are developing great
artillery activity in the southern area
the dispatch says. The Bray-Corbie
road is being fiercely shelled, her
aiding, it is believed, further infantry
attack.
Three attacks which the enemy
launched yesterday in great waves
near Villa Chapelle were repulsed
with immense losses to the Germans.
The ground was strewn with their
cOrpses
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
Senator Sprouts County
Put Up DRY" Candidates

The Chester Times, Senator w. c.
Sprouts paper. says many Republi.
cans favoring the Prohibition amend
ment attended the meeting of the
Republican Campaign Committee OF
the Delaware County Ratification
there was much enthusiasm. Charles
f. Eggleston, the chairman of the
general committee. eulogized Senator
Sprouts stand on the national prohi-
bition amendment, and said that 'Sena
tor Sproul favored a dry delegation
to go from Delaware county to the
Legislature with him as the next Cow
ernor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12

London, April 12.-Attacking yes
terday in the neighborhood of Ploeg-
stert, the Germans pressed back the
British to the vicinity of Neuve
Eglise, it is announced officially.
Last night the Germans captured
Merville. Heavy lighting is contin-
uing in the neighborhood of Mer-
vile and Neuf Berquein.
On the remainder of the northern
battlefront there is little change.
North of Festubert the British re-
gained ground by a counterattack
on the front between Loisne and
the Lave river German attacks were
repulsed.
Enemy Presses Hard
The announcement follows:
Severe and continued fighting
took place last night in the neigh
borhood of Merville and Neuf Ber-
quin, in both of which localities the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
Don't Eat Too Much at
Picnics, Warns Heinz

If there is anything that Howard
Heinz. state food administrator, over
looks it has not yet been discovered.
Picnic waste is his latest warning
He believes in taking Time by the
forelock, and the result is that when
picnic parties penetrate Reservoir
Park or any of the other wildwood
retreats they will find plenty of re-
minders in the shape of signs, that
no one is to waste one scrap of
sandwich, bread, butter, sugar CT
even lemonade. Nothing for the
brides, as in the days of yore.
Heinz says this is a serious matter
and it is a fact that after picnics at
Reservoir Park last summer many
baskets full of provender were gath
cred up by the park employees. The
county is to be thoroughly posted
with these signs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
GROUND STREWN WtTH CORPSES
OF HUNS WHO DIE IN VAIN
Machine Guns Reap
a Terrible Harvest
London, April 12.

London, April ~.
N/OU could have shot them
down with your eyes shut"
said wounded machine gun
ner, in describing how the Ger
mans attacked on the western
front, according to the corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail. I'VE
fired straight into them and they
went down in heaps, yet we could
not stop them. 1t was one down
and another come on.
The correspondent quotes other
remarks from wounded soldiers
which are indicative of the un-
conquerable spirit of the British
defenders and which bear further
testimony of the terrible toll the
Germans are paying for every
foot they advance. The corre-
spondent says the wounded SOL
diers agreed that the Germans
outnumbered the defenders at
least two to- one.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
TEN PER CENT. BONUS
GRANTED AT SILK MILL

Officials of the Harrisburg Silk
Mill Company, Second and North
streets, announced late this after
noon that a bonus of ten per cent.
had been granted employees. The in
crease will become effective at once.
More than 800 employees, the larger
number of which are females, are
benefited by the increase,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
ALL BANKS JOIN
TO MAKE 1T EASY
TO BUY BONDS
Weekly Payment Plan Ac-
cepted to Aid Men Who
Want to Save
LAST EXCUSE
is REMOVED

Liberty Loan headquarters an
nounced this morning that every
bank in Harrisburg has agreed
to take care of possible Liberty
Bond purchasers so that they
may buy bonds on terms which
will enable them to carry the
obligation with the least possible
effort.
The last excuse has thus been
removed-the last obstacle is out
of the way-and the $4,000 wage
earners of Harrisburg are at lib-
erty to buy Liberty Bonds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity: .Un-
settled, probably snow or rain
this afternoon, tonight and
saturday; not much change in
temperature, lowest Tonight
about freezing.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; ITn-
settled Tonight and Saturday.
probably snow or rain; nor
much change In Temperature.
moderate north to northwest
winds.
Temperatures 8 u. ma, 81,
Suni Rises, Oi2O a. M; sets, 7,3I
Moon, First quarter, April II.
II ;07 p. IN.
River stage, 6.s feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature. 30.
Mean temperature, 81.
Normal temperature, an
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
Deserters Are Returned
to Camp in Handouts

Jesse c. and Earl r. Stevens, Com
pany M, 30th Infantry. were taken
to their station, Camp Merritt in
handouts to-day. The men escaped
from the camp two weeks ago. after
they had stolen civilian clothes.
They were arrested by railroad po-
lice near the city, and turned over to
the local recruiting officers. While
in the Dauphin county Jail they tried
to escape by climbing over the walls.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
Doutrich's One Hundred
Per Cent. in Bond Sales

DOutrich's registered to-day as n
100 per cent" store on Liberty
Bond sales. The store itself has in
vested heavily in Liberty Bonds and
from general manager to messenger
boy everybody in the big clothing es-
tablishment is an owner of bonds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
Battle Plan Proceeds on the
Theory That Continuous
Fighting Will Annihilate
AngIo-Saxon Army
DETERMINED ENEMY
ATTACKS CONTINUE
War Settles Down to Grim
Fact to See Which Side
Can Kill Most Men I'm
possible to Replace

With the British Army in
France, Thursday, April IL
Determined enemy attacks con-
tinued to-day against points OF
strategical value along the new
battle front north and south Of
Armentiercs, from which the
British have withdrawn, the
Germans having placed it in a
pocket by driving a wedge on
either side of it.
On the extreme right the Ger
mans to-day were pounding
away against the British dc
fense at Givenchy which has
changed hands numerous times
since the initial enemy onslaught
Tuesday. North of Armentieres
the Germans were showing an
equal desire to possess Messines
ridge and Wytschate which are
dominating positions and which
changed hands several times
yesterday and last night. The
Germans got a footing in Mes
sines village and they were still
there this morning, but the
British were clinging to the west
ridge and were keeping the
enemy from Wytschaete.
Again Surge Forward
In the neighborhood of Ploegstert
the enemy again surged forward and
hard fighting was proceeding in this
section late to-day. South of Ar
mentieres the enemy also delivered
violent assaults.
The British this morning made
successful counterattack and forced
the enemy from Paradis, southwest
of Lestrem. This is on the front
between Estaires and Givenchy.
Armentlere' was evacuated yes
terday afternoon but was still reek-
ing to-day with clouds of poisonous
gas anC was u most inhospitable
place for the enemy. The British
withdrawal becG me necessary when
the Germans on the north drove
forward to the vicinity of Steen-
werck. bottlirG up the city. By
their operations the Germans had
gradually thrust forward lines on
either side of the city toward the
west until at neon yesterday Ar
mentieres lay at the bottom of a
sack-shaped salient whose sides were
10000 yards long and whose mouth
near Steenwerck was only 1000
yards across.
Plan of Battle
The withdrawal does not mean ne
much from military stnndDoint as
might appear from a first glance
but the Germans undoubtedly will
make much of the capture for thc
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
FoCH PRONOUNCED "FosCH.

Washington, April 12.-Sinee the
appointment of General Foch as the
Allies generalissimo. the question Of
the pronunciation of his name has
been raised times innumerable. The
correct answer is this: The 20" is
long, as in roll" and the &C" is soft.
as though 1t were "Fosch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12

1t was announced this morning at
Liberty Loan headquarters that the
following have been added to the
list of Hundred ercenters''-those
institutions every member of which
is a Liberty Bond owner:
Commonwealth Trust Company,
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12

U. S. TAKES THREE RUSS SHIPS
A Pacific Port. April 12.-Three
Russian ships have been taken over
here by the United States shipping
board. They have a dead weight
cargo capacity of $4,000 tons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12


UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR ARRESTED
: cbosgo-Agedts Of the department. of justice last
night aoint5 custody Dr. William. Isaac Thomas Of the
taeyg Of ae University Of Chicago and wom5n. said
to be the wife Of reNas man now in France with Gen,
oraI rcrshag They had registered at hotel as bas
: band and wife from Gary, Ind
AUTOMOBILE BANDIT KILLED
Toledo. On gun battle between PstroIman
Christopher C. Derse5 who is believed to be dying and
: Kenneth 2. Young and Wesley Worden automobile
bandits Young dead and Worden wounded The police
say W5raen confessed he and Young stole an automobile
which they attempting to>repenish with gasoline
: when discovered by the officer.
RUSSIAN FLEET AT KRoNsTADT
Perograd-The Russian fleet at Hslsingtors aggts-
eating two hundred vessels apparently has escaped
menace of capture By the Germans and has arrived
: safely at T-onstsdt the naya base Of Perograd
: BRITISH PLANES MISSING ;
London-Brtish avators yesterday dropped more tha
ton Of bombs on the railway statios at Luxembourg In
reporting on aviation activities on the battlefront Wed
nesday the official statement on aerial operations says
eight enemy apanes were accounted for and that seven
, British machines are missing. :
TRANSPORT NOT IN DANGER
AN Atlantic Port--Ihe transport Meade which broke
away from tug yesterday while being towed here for
use.as training ship remained al anchor off The New
England coast to-day No attempt viii be made to bring
her in unt the weather noderatss Reports indicate
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
MARRIAGE LICENSES

liam Il IIarrsburrt CnptnIn Ed
mund W. Mcnrren Camp Lee nnd eOn
Catherine Ieahy
OberhOltxer. MiddletOwn.
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Plan of Battle

The withdrawal does not mean as
much from a military standpoint as
might appear from "a first glance.
but the Germans undoubtedly will
make much of the capture for the
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Carlisle Pa-Edward WiIks for many years super
intendent for the Carlisle Shoe Company, died to-day
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-05
KILLS FOUR AND THEN
is KILLED By TEXAS GUARD
Mexican Starts In to Shoot Up I'll
PasO and Meets Tragic End

El Paso, Texas, Feb. 4,--Atter
shooting and killing four persons
and dangerously wounding another
early today, Felipe Alvarez, Moxl-
can, was blown to pieces by dyna-
mite, which was thrown into Me
srall house in the Mexican quarter,
Were he had taken refuge from
more than 100 city and military po-
lice who attempted to capture MIN.
Alvarez went to the home of Mrs.
Trinidad Lucero and began shooting
the woman and her two children. The
children were instantly Etilled end
their mother dangerously wounded.
T'he police chased the infuriate'i
Mexican for ten blocks, shooting as
they ran.
He en- tered the house in the Mex
lean quarter, barricaded himself and
u1ened fire on the police, killing one
policeman and Juan Garcia, deputy
lax collector. The shots attracted the
attention of the military police, and
within a few minutes the house was
surrounded by hundred soldiers
and officers. volley after volley was
poured into the house without dis
lodging the man.
! -Four charges Of dynamite were ex-
ploded before the building was
wrecked and Alvarrez's body hurled
high into the air. Examination Of the
body disclosed that he had received
riy bullet wounds from the police
men and soldiers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-05

The first celebration Of National
Thrift Day was ON Feb. 3, 1916, and
approximately a thousand commune
ties widely scattered throughout the
United States, participated in the OBJ
servance.
Even with this good start result
ant from a rather quickly prepared
and brief presentation Of the idea to
the public, those who planned Thrift
Day did not contemplate that Its ac-
ceptance a year later, Feb. 3, 1917,
would be so universal.
In one year, Thrift Day became es-
tablished in the mind of the public
rs firmly as any of the many legal
holidays This was undoubtedly due
to a quick realization Of the broad
scope and purpose that underlie the
Thrift Day idea.
! Thrift Day was not planned to be
the only day on which Thrift was to
bc especially practiced, but it repre-
sents rather keen recognition OF
the tremendous force propelled by
collective thought concentrated on
, one subject.
The universal acceptance of the
day after It's unusual celebration
clearly exemplifes this.
The effect of the thought of the
several hundred thousand people
who accepted the idea emanatine
ION a single source was In one year
to create such enthusiasm that on
the second celebration Of the day
millions participated thus Thrift
Day has come to stay.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-05

IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR POLK COUNTY. FLORIDA-1N
CHANCERY.-O, X, PASS administrator OF
the estate Of Il. J, Yates, deceased versus
R. A. BRANNON and ELD0RA BRANNON,
his wife, HUTTIG SASH DOOR COM
pany, a corporation. BARRETT MANUFAC..
TURING COMPANY, q corporation. and
THE ARCO COMPANY, a corporation.-No'
Notice is hereby given that under and by
virtue Of decree rendered in the above en-
titled cause on the goth day Of November. A.
D, 1917, by the Honorable John 8. Edwards
Judge OF the Circuit Court Of the Tenth Ju.
dic!al Circuit Of the State Of Florida In and
for Polk county, in chancery sitting In favor
OF g. X. Pass, administrator OF the estate OF
r, J, Yates, deceased and against r, A, Bran
non. Huttig Sash and Door Company, cor
ptratlon, Barrett Manufacturing Company, a
corporation, Arco Company. corporation, the
undersigned special master in chancery will
sci, at public outcry to the highest and lest
bcder cor cash, before the court house In the
CITY Of Barlow in Polk county. Florida, be-