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The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
WHEN DO WE
EAT?" PROBLEM
Tn GERMANY
Returning Travellers Claim
Food is One Issue in
Empire.
MORALE IS CRUMBLNG
Said to Be No Longer Inter-
ested in Outcome
of War.

An Atlantic Port, June 2S.-When
do we eat? That is the question up
pcrmost IN the minds and on the lips
of the German people today, over
shadowing interest in the war or its
outcome, according to Miss Olga
Wurzberg, just returned from Codes
berg. Germany.
olga Is accompanied by her father,
:. w. Wurzberg, 81. a German-born
american citizen who is a millionaire
ssnufacturer of Grand Rapids, Mica.
I'd her mother and two sisters
hey had been in Germany six
ears and got away with extreme diff
.ulty. Tney were discharged today
on the steamer whose so passengers
ON Germany, Russia and Scandi-
-.viun countries were subjected to
&inst& King search upon the ships
e. rival here yesterday.
We unfortunately were in Ger
.--s. r-hen the war sJaTtE d., laid
IS WurzGerg. and have been trying
q" since to get out. l have lost
Il pounds. while my poor Elother lost
y. Ny sister, Elsie. suffered so from
.laInutr.tion that her face became
Eartially paralyzed. When we reached
Norway. we all wsve paper clothinS.
Morale weakening.
The morale in Germany is very
had. The people are nearing a re-
volt.
Il was sick in a hospital at Des-
borg. where there We're a great many
soldier patients. ] spoke fluent Ger
man. and the soldiers who did not
know 1 was an American talked free
Iy to me. A German official said to
me on the hospital porch:
You see. wear the coat of the
German Kaiser. l only wish YOU
could know the feeling that lies be-
meath it. We are not going TO stand
this forever
Soldiers in the hospital get a poor
ly made soup with little or no meat,
roots and vegetables, neither nutri-
tious nor palatabIe. The result is
very slow convalescence, and a good
many never get well One soldier
said to me:
VIII Lay Down Arms
Some day we are all going to put
down our arms Why should we
fght? Our officers now, instead of
leading Us, go behind US with guns
at our backs
Il have seen men leave the hos
pital to return to the trenches when
they had only one arm.
Now that the German people
have learned that America has sent
over nearly 100000 soldiers, they
are beginning to get plainly wor-
rled- One remarkable thing 1 have
learned is that the German people
have Q most friendly feeling toward
the American people. But they feel
very bitter against President Will
son. as they were taught by the
German press and the military party
to believe he was responsible for
Americas entrance into the war.
while was at the hospital a
German officer started berating the
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
AUSTRIANS IN PANIC.

AUSTRIANS IN PANIC.
The Austrians who had sue
ceeded in the initial rush in reach
ing the western bank of the river
were thrown into panic when they
saw their lines OF communication
and their food supplies cut of.
The food had been brought by
airplanes and the allied aviators,
including Americans, concentrated
successfully in cutting the lines.
Panic, at first small, soon be-
came general when the Italian
pressure on the Montello and all
the way along the line to the
Adriatic Sea slowly but surely
turned into victory. Before the
retreat the Austrians were whipped
and whipped we'll, and the de-
feated and overwhelmed attackers,
or rather defenders of small slices
of terrain, broke and rushed back
across the river as best they could.
Many are believed to have been
drowned in the precipitous at
tempt to reach safety.
Dash Madly for Bridges.
The hog-back' of MontelIo, the
mountain from which the Austrians
haG contemplated overcoming the
plains. justified its name. Down its
eastern slopes the Austrians tumbled
in masses, their one idea to reach
whatever bridge remained intact.
And few hours previously Vienna
had announced that our troops re-
main unimpaired."
And while Emperor Karl's war Of
fee lied to his people, Rome has
Eecn confident for the last three
days. What happened yesterday xss
only a matte Of time. Small sa-
lients were constantly driven into
the enemy u &c and great losses eX-
acted until the positions of the en-
esny. flooded artc undermined by the
swollen Pave. becGmer untenabis.
The he,vy gurs of the Italians kept
up a murdcTCus bomba rdment air
along the line. and while Gen. Diaz.
with his reserves intact. kept his eye
fastened On thc northern mountain
reaches. he slowly but surely csrvei
his victory CT the PiaVe-Italy's
Mar"
The outside world waltz Goa ssss
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
Italians Score Successes
lin West Also.

Paris. June 23.-Italian troops are
distinguishing themselves not only
on the Piave. but also on the vest
ern front They have elected q
force OF Germans. the Paris war
office announced today. which had
obtained q footing on Biigny Noun
tain. Prisoners were taken and the
line re-established in its entirety.
The statement of the war offise
reads:
I'VE executed some raids betwsen
Montdidier and the Disc and made
some prisonerA 80
Between the Marine and Rheims
the Germans managed to take pos.
session OF the summit Of F''--y
Mountain A vigorous count, -
tack by the Italian troops rt = ~
them, prisoners being taken. -
Our line was re-est- eEtF
throughout" *
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
3 By COL. AMERIG0 PIo,
Member OF italian Mission.


As 1t becomes more and more
apparent that the enemy's din
culties are increasing on every
front and that the. morale of the
Industrial classes in Austria and
Hungary is lower than ever be-
fore, 1t Is but natural that con-
sideration OF q military offensive
by the allies on the Italian front
should more and more occupy the
attention Of the critics and the
public.
II is not for me to discuss the
value Of various military plans be-
ing put forward at this time by
various writers and military au-
thorities. But In a broad general
way it is permissible that q study
Of the present military situation
in its bearings upon q possible Of
fensive should be outlined at this
time.
NapoIeon's Plan.
As Is well known. the Italian
general stan Is frankly commit
ted to the belief that the military
conquest Of the enemy can come
only by a victorious advance to
Berlin over the route which Ma
poleon accepted as the most prac-
ticable. namely. an offensive against
>Trieste, through the Julian Alps,
the subjugation of Lower Hungary.
the investment of Vienna and then
the march north to Germany.
This route. as Is well known, pre-
.sents far less difficulty for an Of
fensive army than would an advance
from the Western front across the
Rhine. The great strength OF the
German system OF fortresses north Of
the Rhine would hold up an advanc-
ing force for q long period. 1t IL true
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
Britain Condemns Bisamv.

London, June 23.-While Germany
is urging plural marriages and 9Th
er means to speed up the ever de-
creasing birth rate. bigamy Is being
condemned in England. Justice
Fray I'm the coart at Iced. said
that bigamy must be punished more
severely in the future and announc-
ed that he was prepared to put his
words into effect. /
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
. Seize Hun In Paris,

Paris. June IA German soIdic'
wearing French uniform was ar
rested on Paris boulevard. He con-
fessed that he had deserted the Ger
man army during the recent offensive.
donned dead French soldiers uni
form and came into Paris hidden OH
a hospital train.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
FOREIGN POLICY DISCUSSION.
Premiers and Foreigt Ministers viii
Meet in Copenhagen.

London. June 3.-The Premieres anc
. Foreign Ministers Of Denmark, Nor
way and Sweden wilf- meet In Copen-
hagen on Wednesday and continue
their sessions until Friday for the dis
eussion Of q Joint foreign policy, ac-
cording to a central news dispatch
from onpenhsz.n
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
Food Violators Punished.

London, June 23.-Food prosecu-
tions appear to be the common or
der in this country at present. A
report Just issued, covering prosecu-
tions for one week. shows that
there were 1881 cases brought to
court and that 1.54s convictions
ware obtained
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
Now LIS U.Soc;ali.ts." |"

Berne. Switzerland, June s3.-The
letter ''U" hitherto applied only to
submarines is now being used to de-
scribe the Independent UInabhaen-
In Germany. They are known as the
ssU-Socialists."
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
45O,O9S MEN
NOW ENROLLED
IN j. S. NAVY
Biggest Number in Coun-
try's History Now in
Sea Service.

Thanks in part to Germany's ac-
ton in sending her U-boats to this
side Of the Atlantic. the total
strength in personnel of the Ameri-
can navy has reached the unprece-
dented number of 45o.0s3 officers
and men.
Announcement Of this fact was
made late last night by Secretary
Of the Navy Daniels, who gave out
the following figures for the vari-
Gus branches of the naval service:
Enlisted
Men. Officers. Total
Regular navy 205.7ss s.204 215,oO2
Naval Reserves 14S.505 14,704 1884,
Marine Corps 4S.505 1854 4s.s6s
National Naval
Volunteers E. $4,000 7s5 1875
Coast Guard :. 5000 22s e.22s
Totals ..... 42s,sos 2s.2s5 so.oss
In the navy. because of the ap-
pearance Of the enemy submarines
of the American coast, and in the
Marine Corps. because Of the won
derful exploits of the Marines IN
France, recruiting records have
been broken.
The Naval Reserve Force, from
which the enlisted strength of the
coast patrol service is largely
drawn. has almost doubled in size
since March 1. when its enlisted
strength was only 1854. During
the week ending June 6, all recruit
ing records in this branch were
broken, the number Of accepted vol
unteers for that period being A.
406. Returns up to today indicate
that the rush to enroll in this
branch Of the service continues un-
abated. When relations with Ger
many were first broken off in Feb
rnary, 1917. the reserves numbered
only few hundred men as against
their total strength today Of 10000
officers and men.
Since the declaration of war the
Marine Corps has grown from a to-
tai strength OF 1852. The pend
ing naval bill will increase its au-
thorized strength to 75.500.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24

CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24

VITAL W fUU WANIp
LEI The WASHINGTON
HERALD CLASSIFIED PACE
ACCOMMODATE YOU.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-12
CITY CHURCHES TO HOLD
TEACHER TRAINING CLASSES

A teacher training class in each
church in the city and a monthly meet
ing OF all Sunday school teachers and
officers in the city for Instruction and
discussion was part OF the program
adopted at the conference OF the pas
tors and uperintendents at noon yes
terday This concerted movement is
IN line with the nationwide drive this
fall among the various denominations
for adequate teacher training
In keeping also with the suggestion
of the denominatio agencies next
Sunday will be known as sLaunching
Day for the work along these lines
this fall. The pastor Of each OF the
churches represented at the conference
will give the matter special attention
at the morning service. AlI Sunday
school workers and officers are spec.
iaily urged to be present at this morn.
ing service that they may be aware OF
the plans for the work ahead.
The superintendent of the various
schools were made the central commit,
tee to arrange for the monthly meet.
ings, make up the progr rams, select the
place of meeting and ha the dates for
the rally each month.
1t was further decided at the confer
ience yesterday to have a Sunday school
census OF the city taken this fan ii
discover all families in the city who
may be, for one reason or another, MOI
in touch with any OF the Sunday
schools. The superintendents are also
the oramittee to arrange for this can
PASS of the cIty.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-12
TO AID REGISTRANTS in Fill
ING OUT QUESTIONNAIRES

The LAWYERS Of Watertown have
taken a great, interest In the new
draft campaign. They have met, and
organized an Advisory Board, whose
members are: George w. Case, Az u.
Sherin and j. w. Mcfarland. These
men have named committees Of
lawyers, who will 60 to the Court
House, during the time that the ques.
tionnaries are being filled out, to
supervise the filling out Of the ques.
tionnaries, and draft what other men,
3of other professions, they can get, to
do the clerical work. All the attor.
sneys In the city are giving their time
and attention to this work, gratis.
There is no schedule ready for publicas
tion just at this time as to the men
who Will go at certain times. The
Advisory COMMITTEES decided to hold
the meetings in the evening as well
as IN the day time 50 that those who
find it impossible to attend in the day
may not be put outs The question.
naixes will be sent out A1onday morn
ing, and the commit ttee VIII be entirely
ready for 1t. Z
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-12
Germans Pressed Closer
Against Hindenburg Line
Allied Battering Ram Quiet for Moment.
Question What Foch's Plans. Are.
100000 Prisoners and 2,100 Guns
Captured in 1918
BY William Phillip Simms


Paris Sept l2Gen. Foch continues to give Ludendorff
fairly vigorous local raps he asters the Germans tighter
against the wall Of concrete and steel But gem
orally speaking the line today Is fairly stabilized.
From the British Channel to Switzerland the allied batter
ing ram for the moment is taking vacation The sole topic
of conversation here is whether the batterng will
SWING again before the winter starts whether it will settle
down until spring. approximately where the lines are. The
Germans boast that their lines here mpregnable.
The total allied captures for 1918 approximately 15O
OOO prisoners and 2l0O guns. Plainly the German soldiers
have improved in running ability only the past year
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-12
REGISTRATION
ABOVE Quota ] 0 !
WITHIN COUNTY

With the registration in the city ex-
ceeding six hundred at three this
afternoon, and the fact that the regist-
rars are asking for more supplies, all
things point to the fact that the regis
tration in the county will exceed the
estimate of 1000. The many transients
in the country for the harvest and
threshing has brought the number OF
registrants UP.
The local board has been busy to-
day directing men to their precincts,
and two cars have been in use the en-
tire day taking men out in the country
to their precincts.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-12
CZECHS RALLY
TO SUPPORT OF
ENTENTECAUSE
Czecho-SIoyak Muster Strength
and influence Of People to Help
Allies in Bringing on War

Washington, Sept Encouraged
by the American recognition, Czecho-
Slovaks Of the world, both inside and
outside of Austria, are mastering their
strength and influence to fully sup
port the entente cause according to
authoritive disclosures made today.
Great significance it attached to the
conference today between President
Wilson and Chairman MasarylS of the
CzechoSIovah national council.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-12
AMERICAN LINE WITHIN
3 MILES GERMANY LINE
New Drive May Mark Beginning Cam
paign Of Destruction Against Teutonic
Industrial Centers on the Rhine.
By Fred S. Ferguson
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

With the American the Metz Front, SEPT. 12.-The
first American offensive started at FIVE clock this
ing between the Meuse and the Mosee The attack
carried by the first army under the direct command
Of General Pershng The French assisting toward the
right ard the left Thg
Salient
The Americans have captured ten villages and advanced
several miiemeters fifteen kometer front
The immediate object Of the attack limited to spec
ial line
Tanks action and the greatest number of American
troops and artillery yet engaged any single operation
engaged In the attack.
st. Mhel is the Meuse directly in front Of Metz ap
proxmatey thirty three miles from that city, and about
twenty three miles from the Lorraine border It is the apex
of the st. Miheil salient.
The American line is reported within three
OF the German border At points the line actually
touches the Lorraine line approximately fifteen miles
Metz.
General March last week that per
cent Of American troops in France under the direct
command Of General Pershing.
Washington, Sept. 12.-The launching Of the American
drive in the Tou sector, where probably million Yankees
concentrated the beginning Of General Perish
forecasted OF destruction against the
industrial centers the Rhine
While awaiting full details the new offensive to deter
mine whether not is destined to become major action
officials here today guarded in their comment
IT Is known however that systematic destruction of the
Rhine Industries has long been urged It here
that the best opportunity of giving Germany an example of
the wreck she wrought Belgium and northern France
lay IN campaign the Rhine from the American con
centraon point between the Meuse the Mosee bsdes
offering an opportunity Of reaching Germany by short line
The drive presents chance Of preventing added German
pressure further north.
Americans and French also attacked on the western side
OF the ST Mlhe Salient pushing the enemy back the
of fTesnes Tins action IS front twelve lometers
The French the peak Of the Salient and keeping
pace with the Americans pinching ID On the sides
More than hundred tanks manned BY the Americans
are smashing the powerful concrete enforced first line of tie
enemy IA the region OF St Baussan Tanks drove forward
at sunrise behind dense smoke The Monthec was
shrouded n smoke all Of morning to prevent obser
vaton By th eeneny.
Inc Ws4her was ideal and the allies supremacy III the
aar completed the attack following terrific al
tlerying.
Everything within the Salient fifty klometer arc Il nn-
der fire Arpanes dropped bombs on tie railroad cener
bridges hangers and munitionS depots sss
The Americans attacked behind rolling barrage timaa
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-12
DISTRICT IN REVOLT CRINEA
PR0CLAIMS INDEPE PEuDENC c
GERMAN GARRISON WIPED OUT
lBy United Press. J
lBy United Press.

Stockh holm Sept The Berlin
lnewspapers declare tha six districts
n the PrDvince sof Arselnas ana Kxzan
are m 4 stats of revolt against the
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-12
SURPRISE ENEMY NORTH OF
AILETTE TAKE PRISO OlIERS
CIV United Presg.'j ]

Paris, Sept III orth of the Aaiette,
iin a prprise attack by as, we captured
some prisoners, Gays y Paris official
statement.
IA regions around Rhienns and
2rosnes there is artillery fighting. III
sEaInpagne ana Vosees, two SIses5sy
surprise attacAs were repulsed
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-12
British Troops Capture
Important Towns to
Northwest Of Key City
British Cross Canal du Nord on Front
Before Cambrai --Sieze Fortified Rail
way Positions Southwest of LaBassee.
(By United Press)

London Sept 12Athes Vermand and Vandelles north
vest of ST Quentin have been captured by the British
cordlng to Field Marshal Haig's official statement
On the front before Cambria the British have crossed
Canal du Nord And attacking during the night the British
seized the powerful fortified railway triangle southwest Of
lLaBasse in Flanders.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-12

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
NEWS OF STEELTON
WILL ELIMINATE
CURB COLLECTION
New System Put Into Opera
ton Today; Expect to Soon
Catch Up With Collections

The new plan of garbage collec-
tion eliminating the curb method was
put into force by the highway COM
mittee yesterday morning, f. c. Hen
derson. chairman. announced to-day.
Two additional men have been Sc
cured by the committee which were
added to the force of men on the
truck. A foreman was placed in
charge of the men. This man will
see that the four men on the truck
gang gather the recepticals to the
curb while the truck is taking load
of refuse to teh dump. A truck driver
was secured to operate the truck.
To Increase Efficiency
Mr.. Henderson said this morning
that he expects to increase the eff
cheney of the department t by this
method. BY doing away with the
surb collection idea, the official said,
the. people will cooperate more and
be better satisfied.
The highway committee is consider
ably back in the collections on ac-
count of the cold weather. AS soon
as the new plan is given a good trial
complaints will not come to him in
such large numbers.
The automobile truck and two
wagons are working to clear up the
town as quickly as possible. AS soon
as this work is completed. commit
teemen believe they can do all the
work with the truck.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
ASK CITIZENS TO
CONSERVE WATER
Danger of Serious Shortage
Unless Supply Is Used
With Care

While there is danger of a serious
water shortage city officials and
representatives of the Hummelstown
Consolidated Water Company said
to-day they hope to be able to cope
with the situation and keep an ade-
quate supply in the reservoirs.
Both city officials and those of
the private firm made request
again to-day that the residents of
harrisburg and the towns using wa
Ter furnished by the Hummelstown
company, shut off faucets and hy-
drants so that no water is wasted.
Much of the trouble is due to
the water that is wasted because OF
the cold weather, householders
Keeping the water running to pre-
vent pipes from freezing" Commis-
sioner Morgenthaler said. This
mornings the reservoir had a depth
OF 1875 feet and IL the residents of
the city conserve the amount con-
sumed and stop the waste there will
be big increase by Monday"
Mayor keister also issued a warn
ing to householders not to let spigots
open, but if necessary to shut the
water off in the cellars.
The Hummelstown company sup
plies. Rutherford Heights, Paxtang,
Penbrook, Progress. the State Luna
tic Hospital and the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway at the Ruth
erford yards. A big drop at the
Chamber Hill reservoir was report
ed with the result that officials have
made a request to all persons using
water from the mains of the COM
pany TO stop the waste by closing
faucets and hydrants,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
General C. 7. O'Neill Is
Transferred to N. Y. Guard;
Goes to Spartansburg, sc.

Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. Jan.
). - Hero of instructions and riots,
veteran of Porto Rico and other cam
paigns, q familiar figure in all of the
National Guard encampments of Penn
sylvania for the last two decades,
Brigadier General Christopher O'Neill,
known popularity as Buckle" former
commander of the old Third Pennsyl-
vania Infantry Brigade and later of
the Fifty-third Depot Brigade which
was absorbed into the other units of
the Twenty eighth Division, yester-
day passed from the command of
Pennsylvania troops. An order re-
ceived yesterday at division headquar-
ters, ordered him to report at Camp
Wadsworth, Spartansburg, S. c.,
where the Twenty-seventh Division,
consisting of the Federalized New
York National Guard, is encamped.
He has been associated with the
Pennsylvania Guard for more than
forty years, entering it as a private.
He served in all the grades up to his
present rank. His old regiment, the
Fourth Infantry, which he joined as
boy and of which he was for many
years colonel, has been dismembered.
one battalion servin in France with
the Rainbow Division and the other
two composing two machinegun units
here.
1t was not announced what unit
General O'Neill woulr command. His
home is in Allentown, Pa.