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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-09

The movement of freight and coal
on the Reading division during the
month of June was the heaviest ever
known. There were few days that
the number of cars handled on the
Reading and Harrisburg divisions
did not reach 10000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-09
Railroad Notes

Enola employees of the Pennsy
were paid to-day.
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Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
PHILADELPHIA Division - The 1


t1remen up: Swartz, Utley, Metz
ley, Brafiey, Inswiler. Pierre, Carroll,
| Gettle. Shimp, Strickler.
Conductor up: Stark.
Brakemen up: Cook, Heflin Car
baugh, Collier, Mauyer, Lesher, Row
lance, Miller.
Middle Dlvision-The 26 crew first
! to go after 1880 o'clock: 80, 20, 81,
"a, 3O1, 300. 16, so, IS.
Engineers for 26, 20.
Firemen for 39, 81.
Conductor for 81.
Flagman for 80.
Brakemen for 26, 16.
Engineers up: Hawk, Carder, AL
bright, Rathfon, o. w. Snyder.
Firemen up: Warner. Grabill Rod
dy. Gross. Powell, Acker, Switzer
Ulsh, Markell, Paul. Sheaffer.
Brakemen up: Cassatt, Roush,
Manning. Manzello, Caruso, Dare,
Bell. George. Linn. Long. Woodward
Yard Board-Engineers for SIC,
4-7C,- Tic, 2-15C.
Firemen for sc. 2-7c. SIC, 4-7C,
SIC. 1OC, 1-15C. TIC, 2sC.
Engineers up: Ney. Myers. Boyle
| Shipley, Revie, Ulsh. Bostdorf, Schief-
er, Rauch. Weigle.
! Firemen up: Moses, Mummaw,
Rhine, Newkirk. King. Bell. Swope,
Monn. shaffer. Brown, Hopkins, Rein,
| Beard, Kell, Rheam Smith, Miller,
Hilmer, Wright. Farmer
ENoLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division - The 232
crew first to go after 2.15 o'clock:
241. 221, 203. 201. 24O. 254. 22s, 224,
242. 226, 210.
Firemen for 221, 2O1. 22a.
Conductors for 224, 210.
Flagmen for 241, 254, 224, ZAP.
Brakemen for 232, 221, 254, 223.
242, 226.
Conductors up: shlrk, Devices,
Kerlin. Hasson.
Brakemen up: Hanies, Ellinger,
Neidig, Schreffler, Vatello, Tenant,
Gutschall. Werner. Trayer. Garverick.
Middle DIvisIOn-The 125 crew first
to go after 3 o'clock: 10s, 11s, 121,
1913, 100. los, 1874, 101.
Engineer for 101.
Fireman for 125.
Conductor for 1875.
Flagmen for los, 49, 101.
Brakemen for 1876. 1Os, 119, 121,
1874.
Yard BOard-Engineers for 4th 1875,
11S.
Firemen for 4th 1875, End 104, 112.
| Ewing. Zeiders, Barnhart, Bruaw,
Kapp. Gingrich. Hanlon. Forten-
baugh. Feas, Brown.
Firemen up: Yeagey, Danner, Gar
lin, Miller Morris, Haverstick, Nolte,
Holmes. Criscoaro. Baker, Handiboe.
Eichelberger Bish.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT
Middle DivisiOn-Engineers up: r.
NJ. Crane. w. c. Graham. r. E. Crum,
G. G, Keiser. D. Keane, o. l. Miller,
II. L. Hobley
Firernen up: G B. Huss, S. r.
Mearkle, ]. l. Fritz. L. E. Ross, c. L.
Dunn. E. ]. Sheesley, ]. C. Kerber, r.
A. Arnold, P e. Gross.
Fireman for 80.
philadelphia Division - Engineers
up: NJ. Pleam. r. B. Welch. C. r.
Osmond, A. Hall, B. F. Lippi. w. S.
Lindley, v. C. Gibbons, B. A Ken
nedy.
Firemen up: w. NJ welch, w.
Shive, w. L. Spring, w. E. Aulthouse.
NJ. G. Shaffner.
THE READING
The 22 crew first to go after LIS
o'clock: 81, 8, "a. 56, II, 10. ~, 2,
SO. IS, 20, Is, 81.
Engineer for SO.
Firemen for 5s, 2. ~. IS, 22.
Conductor for 9.
Flagmen for 49, II.
Brakemen for 81, so. SIS, 9. 10, II.
Engineers up: Ditlow, Dowhower,
Felix, Sucker. Beecher. Boyer War
ner, Grove. Kollein.
Firemen up: scheetz. Smith.
swartz. Sonnet. oconer. Shanper.
| Snyder, Maui.
/
Conductors up: Alleman, Patton,
Ray. Hall.
| Flagmen up: Weiley Scheetz,
Sourbeer. Fleagle.
Brakemen up: Siples. Spire, Mil
ler. Rey.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
HUNS BOMbARD
j. s. LINES ON
LORRAINE FRONT
Uneasiness on Part of Enemy
Reflected in Increased In
tensity of Fire by
Heavier Guns.

With the American Forces in
Lorraine, Sept. 24.-The Germans
in the past "a hours have increased
the intensity of their heavier gun
fire on the American front, which
seemingly denotes the greatest un-
easiness on the part of the enemy.
Otherwise the German activity has
been confined to raids and patroll-
ing.
Although there appeared to be no
immediate purpose for the vague
fire of the German artillery, which
did no damage, the enemy spent
the entire night in bombarding the
back areas southwest of Kammes
and kept up bombardment north
and south Of Pont A Mousson for
hours at a stretch.
Very unfavorable weather continu-
ed to hold the infantry and aviators
on both sides fairly inactive and
the enemy ventured from his trench
cs only rarely and few of his
flyers we're seen. The Americans
carried out a successful raid south
of Villecey, after violent artillery
preparation, which netted five pris-
oners and patrolling expeditions
at various points on the line.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
FRONT
IN MACEDONIA
CUT TO PIECES.
BuIgarians and Germans Face
Direct Disaster Unless
Separated Armies Can
Form New Line.
BY Associated Press.

All along the l00-mile front in
Macedonia from the region north
of Monastir to Lake Doiran the en-
tire entente armies have pressed
further forward against the demor-
allied Bulgarians and Germans
whose reinforcements have not been
able to stiffen the line for a face
about.
North of Monastir the important
strategic position of Prilep has
been occupied, thus giving control
OF the numerous roads radiating
from it to the French cavalry; in
the center the Serbians have pushed
their wedge further in between the
enemy's western and eastern armies.
while on the extreme eastern flank
the British and Greeks have ad-
vanced along both sides of the
Vardar. to a depth averaging about
10 miles over a front of 20 miles.
Nowhere are the entente command
ers permitting the Bulgarians and
Germans to lose contact with the
advancing troops, who are harassing
them vigorously.
SO badly has the 100-mile line
been penetrated or battered that
immediate direct disaster seemingly
faces the enemy unless he is feet
enough of foot to outdistaflce the
allies on the wings of the drive and
Continued on Page Two, Column Four,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25

deavored to have the hearing held
up until the divorce case, which
Mrs. Mellen has brought, is tried:
Counsel for Mr.. Mellen objected
and Judge E. T. Slocum decided on
hearing today.
The witnesses included Ernest S.
Holland of Dayton, O. Holland
came to identity copies which he
made with an electrical machine of
nearly 80 letters which Mrs. Mellen
is alleged to have written to Harry
Douglas Brown, assistant manager
of the Vanderbilt hotel in New York.
The break between Mr.. and Mrs.
Mellen occurred in the spring of
1916, according to Mr.. Mellen's at
torney, John w. Grim of New York,
who said that "on at least two oc-
casions the conversation between
Mr.. and Mrs. Mellen resulted in vio-
lent physical attacks upon him in
way that his very life on one occa-
sion was threatened"
Charles S. Mellen, formerly lived
in Omaha, while at the beginning
of his career as a railroad man. He
was a clerk in local railway offices.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25

Francilly-Selency, L'Epine De Dali
lon, and the village of Dallon, ac-
cording to the French official COM
munication issued this evening.
More than 500 prisoners and a
large number of machine guns were.
taken in the operation.
The fighting for the vital posi-
tions which have defended the main
Hindenburg line east of IEpehy and
Ronssoy continued yesterday and
last night, No marked change in
the situation resulted, but the ad-
vintage lay with the British.
The pressure which the British
have established here is obvious
from a glance at the detailed maps.
The great St. Quentin canal forms
a strong natural defense for the
enemy for a great distance in this
section, but just east of Ronssoy it
runs underground for about three
miles. Thus, there. is a gap in the
waterway defense, and it is this
which the Germans have been de-
tending so desperately.
Face Alpine Corps.
In front of the canal along this
gap the Hindenburg line has hee-
made especially strong to protect
the possible gateway. The British
divisions which have been doing
such magnificent work here have in
front of them as opponents not only
the famous German Alpine corps,
but four more fresh divisions which
the enemy has thrown in.
With this force of enemy troops
especially hard fighting occurred
just east of Ronssoy in a quadrilat-
eral system of trenches, which the
British captured. The, Germans At.
tackled here continuously and heav-
lily, but on each occasion they were
repulsed with severe losses.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
Sixty-6ve Germans
Surrender in Panic
To British Aviators

London, Sejt. 24.-Two British
aviators, flying low in one machine
brought about the surrender of 65
Germans, and without leaving their
plane shepherded the party across
No Mans land to the British lines,
according to tale from the battle
field today.
The pilot and his observer had
been attacked from a trench and
sunken road. The pilot dived and
replied to the enemy fire with his
machine gun, killing one and wound
ing three. The Germans in panic
ceased firing and hoisted a white
handkerchief.
As there were no British infan-
try in thats neighborhood the pilot
descended to within 50 feet of the
ground and ordered the Germans
out of the trenches, circling around
them to insure that none escaped.
All were safely handed over to the
British troops.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
URGES GIRLS TO
BACK UP BOYS ON
FIGHTING front
Miss Margaret S|attery, in
Straight-to- to-ShOuIder Talk
Calls for Purity, Loyalty
and Courage.

Like a garden of brilliant autumn
flowers, Omaha's great auditorium
glowed with the bright colors of
the gowns of hundreds of girls when
Miss Margaret Slattery of Boston
gave her address, Hands Across
the Sea-" last night.
The huge building was completely
filled, many girls even standing
along the walls. No coats of Con
ventional black" were visible except
those of a favored few men invited
to sit on the platform.
Miss Slattery gave the girls
a straightforward -shoulder-talk
THE future of America" she told
them, depends on the women of
America, for the men are not going
to fight unless they know their
women stand solidly behind them"
Three Great Duties.
"On you gitls, still in your twen-
ties" the speaker declared, depends
not only the future of this genera
ton, but the kind of world in which
your little sisters of two or three
years, and the babies still in their
cradles will live"
Loyalty, self-sacrifice and purity
were the three great duties of the
American woman as Miss Slattery
pointed them out She told stories
of patriotism that brought tears to
the eyes of the girls.
The tale of a little New York girl
who could not give up food or
clothes to help win the war, because
she had barely enough to sustain
life and cover her decently, but
who finally gave up the gum that
made her days in the dust-laden fac
tory tolerable. that she might send
money to France, was told, side by
side with that of the wealthy girl
who gave up her beautiful $4,000
motor car and walked that she might
do her share.
The worst traitor the country con-
tains, according to Miss Slattery,
is the man or woman who makes a
Continued on Page Two, Column Thrse).
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
Mellen Says Wife Struck
Him With Marble Egg
When He Criticized Home

Pittsfeld, Mass, Sept. a.
Charles S. Mellen of Stockbridge,
former president of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road company, testified in probate
court today that his wife, Mrs. Kath-
crime Mellen, struck him twice with
a marble egg when he spoke to her
about the condition of the home.
and that when she attempted to
strike him again he warded off the
blow with his open hand and caused
her nose to bleed. Mr.. Mellen tes-
titled that his two younger daugh-
tiers lounged about drug stores in
Stockbridge and peddled newspapers
on the streets, which he did not
think proper for children whose
parents had as much wealth as
theirs.
Mr.. Mellen brought action in pro-
bate to get decree to the effect
that he is justified in living apart
from Mrs. Mellen, who he claims
deserted him. He also seeks the
right to transfer his property as il
he were unmarried.
Attorneys for Mrs. Melleh en-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
BANDIT SLAIN
IN BATTLE At
KANSAS CITY
Three Policemen and Soldier
Wounded; Deathbed Con-
fession Made by Roy
Lancaster.

Kansas City, Sept. 24.-Roy Lam
caster, alias kansas City Blackie," "
alleged member of the Lewis band,
and sought by federal agents for
suspected completely in the robbery
of a Missouri, Kansas and Texas
passenger train near Koch, Kan,
July 10, last, is dead. In a gun
fight with a score of policemen
here this afternoon, two bullets
pierced his lungs.
Warren T. Lancaster, his brother,
was taken into custody when he
tried to escape from a two-story
house where the pair had barricaded
themselves and were resisting the
police.
Three policemen and soldier
who was aiding the officers, were
wounded Hundreds of shots were
fired.
The trail of the two men was
picked up by the police when they
gave chase to a motor car con-
tanning two men violating the speed
ordinance.
Lancaster, according to the po-
flee, made deathbed statement, in
which he admitted being a member
of the Lewis gang and having par
ticipated in the revolver fights in
{ dorado two weeks ago when
Frank Lewis, Roy Sheriff. and an
other member OF the band were
captured.
Several thousand persons, taking
chances of being hit by stray bull
lets, watched the encounter between
the police and Lancaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
Nonpartisan League
Leaders DriUen Out
Of South Dakota TOUn

Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 24.-Mark
P. Bates, candidate for governor
on the Nonpartisan league ticket,
and A. c. Townley, president of
the Nonpartisan league, were driv-
en- from Britton, Marshal county,
today, when they attempted to
make a campaign speech there, ac-
cording to reports received here.
The Nonpartisan members ar
rived in Britton in two automo-
biles. They were met by
crowd of farmers and townspeo-
pie numbering between 200 and
800, who locked the town hall and
refused to permit them to speak.
They were then escorted to the
Day county line
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25

Hard lighting is in, progress ate
Selency, Scant two miles from the
western outskirts of St. Quentin.
Around Epehy and further north in
the Cambria sectorethe British po-
sitions in front of the Hindenburg
line have been bettered.
In Flanders the British have re-
captured a portion of their old
trench system south of Ypres.
Assault German Defenses.
With the British Army in France,
Sept. 24.-Another Anglo-French
assault was delivered against the
German defenses before St. Quentin
today. Reports received up to 2
o'clock this afternoon indicated that
the allied attack was meeting with
great success.
On the right the French appeared
to have possession of L'Epine De
Dallon, southwest of St. Quentin. a
strong position known as Round
Hill to the west of the threatened
city and the hamlet of Francilly-
Selancy, while to the north the
British had seized the high ground
west of Fayet and cleared the woods
east of Fresnoy of the enemy and
had stormed their way through
Pbntrust.
This place lies only three-quarters
of a mile from the bend in the St.
Quentin canal which forms a. vital
part of the Hindenburg bulwarks.
1t was around Pontrust that the
British captured many hundreds of
prisoners.
Fighting was proceeding this af-
ternoon along the ridge between
Pontrust and Gricourt.
French Capture Village of Dallon.
Paris, Sept. 24,-West of St. Quen-
tin the French troops, in connec-
ton with the British have captured
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
Never Too Old to Enlist.

London, Sept. 24.-The Pensions
appeal tribunal has allowed the ap-
peal of Patrick Connor, 70, who
joined the Army Service corps in
May, 1915, and was discharged the
following November, suffering from
rheumatism. He explained that at
Aldershot he was bileted in a very
dillapidated, leaky tent. In unload
ing wagons he was not supplied with
a macintosh, and his clothes were
frequently wet. Thus he contracted
rheumatism.
Asked why he joined the army at
his advanced age, he said: well. as
men did not seem to join up when
Lord Kitchener made his appeal, l
decided to go myself"
"You acted from a feeling of pa
triotism?"
The Appellant-"If Twas eligible,
| would do it again"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25

The chancellor opened with the(
promise to meet the desire of the
reichstag for information as far as
possible, He proceeded to allude
TO the deep discomfort which has
seized wide circles of the popula-
ton" and said that the principal
reason was the pressure of the ter
rible four years of war with all the
deprivations and suferings it
brought in its wake and the sacri-
fee imposed On all classes, all fam
lilies, and, more or less, on every in
dividual.
81 have no intention of trying to
diminish this pressure by words"
he continued, "but, gentlemen, this
discomfort is influenced by our pres
ent military situation by the events
on the western front, | must, with
out desiring to anticipate a state
ment which we may expect from a
representative of the war ministry,
declare most emphatically that it
far exceeds justifiable limits"
Admits Situation is Grave.
Count Won Hertling admitted that
the last German offensive was un-
successful and that it had been nee
essary to withdraw to the Siegfried
line.
"The situation is grave" he added,
"but we have no cause to be faint
hearted. We have already had to
pass through harder times"
The chancellor instanoed the fail
ure of the Verdun offensive, the
Somme battles and Brusiloff's mass
assaults, bringing in their train the
we'll remembered unfavorable reac-
ton on the Austro-Italan front.
Then came Roumania's entry into
the war.
"We never lost courage" he said,
"but showed our enemies what
resolute will to victory could do.
How do things stand now? We
have peace with Russia and Rou
mania, and even though conditions
in Russia are not yet clear and the
future appears uncertain, neverthe-
less former menace from two sides
has disappeared and a considerable
part of our men of the eastern army
can be employed in the west"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
TWO YOUNG men
HELD BY POLICE
IN ROBBERY CASE
George Marsh of Counci
Bluffs and Bill Mccarthy
of Omaha Arrested for
Blair Robbery.

With the arrest of George
Marsh, 2420 Broadway. Council
Bluffs last night, the police believe
they have solved the battling double
robbery case of Saturday night, in
which two men in a highspower
car relieved the Nose confectionery
store at Blair of $50 at the points of
revolvers, and later the same night
held up two men, ]. F. and Fred
kruse, five miles west af Florence.
The first arrest made was that of
Bill Mccarthy, 5917 North Thirtieth
street, Monday night, who, it is
said by the police, was positively
identified by the men robbed.
Tuesday night Marsh was arrest
ed, nd on his person was found a
registration card bearing the name
of F. Kruse, one of the men robbed
west of Florence.
Detectives Rich, Anderson, Hayes
and Danbaum made the latter ar
rest. Both youths are students at
Creighton.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25

The seventh and probably the last
issue of certificates of indebtedness
preceding the loan, announced to-
night by the Treasury department,
will be for $5000O0,000, dated Octo-
Der |, maturing January 80, bearing
AZ per cent interest, and having
the same terms as similar past is
sues.
McAdoo Opens Campaign.
New York, Sept. 24.-Sx billion
dollars is the minimum amount the
people of the United States are
asked to subscribe for the fourth
Liberty loan, according to an an
nouncement by William G. McAdoo,
secretary of the treasury, in a
stirring address here tonight out
lining the governments plan for
the campaign which starts Satur-
day, before an enthusiastic crowd
that filled Carnegie hall.
Asserting that without this vast
sum I'VE cannot lick the kaiser"
secretary made special appeal for
the subscriptions of corporations
and wealthy individuals, as returns
from the third Liberty loan indi-
Continued on Page Two, Column Two)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
Plum Pudding for Soldiers.

London, Sept. 24.-At the request
of the Army council, the director
general of voluntary organizations
is this year again making arrange
ments with contractors for the sup
ply of ration of one-half pound of
qlum pudding to every British SOL
dier in all theaters of war.
In view of the congestion of traf-
hc, and the necessity for economic
ing transport, it will not be possible
to grant facilities for the convey
ance of consignments of plum pud-
ding other than those referred to,
and the Army corps hopes they
public will refrain from dispatching
plum puddings to the troops abroad.
The whole expense to en-
able every soldier serving with the
British army overseas to receive
one-half pound of plum pudding
will be borne by the expedltionary
torce canteen funds,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
RUSSIAN RAID
COSTS LIVES OF
SOME U. s. BOYS
Americans Killed in Fight Near
ArchangeI Buried with
Honors; Soviet Band
Is Beaten.

Field Headquarters, Archangel,
Sept. 24.-The first Americans killed
in action in northern Russia were
buried tonight in newly conse-
Grated cemetery in the glade of a
nearby wood. A Russian Greek
priest in gilded robe and a peasant
choir performed the service while
soldiers, wearing shrapnel helmets
witnessed the ceremony in the
moonlight.
"A bolshevik raid against an Amer
lean outpost south of Archangel cost
the Americans their first battle
casualties on this sector of the front.
The bolsheviki apparently attacked
in the hope of saving one OF their
airplanes which descended the day
before just beyond the American
lines. They displayed stubborness
and the accuracy of their artillery
fire indicated that skilled officers
we're manning the guns.
The fighting in this area is a
combination of trench and Indian
warfare. The trenches are along
the railroad, but in the forest hem
ming the tracks trees are the only
cover.
The Russian railway employees
are loyal to the allies, They are
operating trains under shrapnel
ere. and even repair tracks in the
open, unperturbed by bursting
shells.
Duroff Made Governor.
Archangel, Friday, Sept. 20
Colonel Boris Androvitch Durott
today became governor-general OF
the region of the north, succeeding
the Tschaikovsky government. The
new governor general is responsible
TO the new central government
formed at Samara and which is un-
der the leadership of General
Alexieff, former Russian command
er-in-chief; M. Avskentieff, minister
or agriculture in the Kerensky cabi-
net and Nj. Stetpanoff.
The Tschaikovsky government de-
eided to abdicate when it learned OF
the formation Of the central govern,
u,ent
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
National Draft Lottery
To Take Place Next Week

Washington, Sept. 24.-The ma
tional lottery, which in a measure
will determine the order of the call
ing of the 100000 men between l8
and As years of age who registered
September II, probably will not be
held before next week. Officials
had hoped to fix date late
this week, but this plan is
understood to have been aban-
doned in order that additional time
may be given local boards to cor
rect any errors made in assigning
serial numbers to the registrants.
Since men between l9 and SO are
to be the first called to the colors,
the drawing will have less effect
upon determining the order of the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25

call than did that for the nearly
100000 men who turned q before
last June 4. Order numbers for
all the 100000 men will be drawn
but youths of l8 and men between
SO and As will not be classified until
the boards have given classification
to all the men between 10 and SO
who are the first to receive their
questionnaires. In the meantime,
many OF the l9 to SO class will have
been inducted into the service.
Only FIVE states have now to re-
port the totals of the registration.
Unless their returns show sharp de-
creases under the official estimate.
the total registration will exceed the
original estimate Of l2,778,000.