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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
SCARLET FEYER AR McCLELLAN

Halifax, Pa, May 6.-The Village OF
Mcclellan, three miles north of Hall
fax. has four cases of scarlet fever.
Three are in the family of ira
Fortney and one in that of G. p.
Sands. The children attended the
Halifax public schools in the lower
grades. The Board of Health had the
schoolhouSe fumigated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
GIFTS FROM FRANCE

Marietta, Pa, May 6.-Chester w.
Rudisill, of Marietta, has received
la unique gift in the shape of a cigar
Fighter from Lieutenant Frank Nc
|Closkey, now in France. 1t was
made by a wounded French soldier,
and has the initials of Mr.. Rudisill
engraved thereon. Lieutenant Nc
|Closkey sent his mother two large
vases made from shells picked up
lon the battlefield.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
LANCASTER COUNTY WEDDINGS

Marietta, Pa, May B.-Miss Cath
arine B. Kline, of near Terre Hill,
was married Friday evening to
Jacob G. Harnley, at the parsonage
of the Trinity Lutheran Church,
Ephrata, by the pastor, the Rev.
J. w. Smith.
Miss Ada M. Burgess was mar
ried Friday to H. John Ringold. of
Lancaster, by the Rev. DR.. C. Elvin
Haupt, pastor of the Grace Lutheran
Church, Lancaster.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
EIGHT TO GRADUATE

Halifax, Pa, May 6.-The an
nual commencement exercises of the
Halifax High school will be held in
the auditorium on Friday evening,
May "a. There are eight members in
the class this year as follows: Rus
sell Neff. Mary Lands. Ira Hoffman,
John Lebo, Melvin Sponsler. Charles
Wise, Isaac Seagrist and Mark
Spahr.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
PREMIER PRAISES YANKEES

London, May 6.-Premier AIloyd
George has returned from the
French front, is loud in his praises
of the American fighting men.
Courageous" ''resourceful' and
keen" are some of the words he
uses in expressing his admiration.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
AsCENsION DAY MEETING

congregational meeting of Zion Luth-
eran Church will be held on Ascension
Day. Wednesday, May g.. at. eight
of yearly reports of the various or
ganizations of the church and the
election of officers will take place at
that time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
MUSICAL AT CHURCH

MummelstOwn, Pa, May "a musi-
cal will be given in the United Breth-
evening. A special attraction will be
the Rutherford Y. NJ. c. A. Glee Club.
Soloists. Zarker. Lingle and Matthias;
Mrs. Kinneard, of Harrisburg, Will
sing and Miss Beatrice letters will
read. There will also be several Sc
lectionS bY local talent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
DISTRICT p. @. S. OF A. MEETING

Marietta, Pa, May "a district
meeting of the camps of Patriotic
Order Sons of america was held
Saturday in the hall of Denver
Camp, delegates being present from
all sections of Lancaster county. The
Ephrata camp had the largest dele
CATION present. Prominent members
of the order delivered addresses and
many important subjects were dis
pussed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
SOLDIERS son BORN

Halifax, Pa, May 6.-Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph L. Kerstetter, formerly
son, Ralph e. Kerstetter. Jr., on
Monday, April 90, 1918. Mr.. Ker-
stetter is in France with the Amer
lean eXpeditionary forces.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
RTRTH ANNOUNCENfENT

Halifax, Pa, May 6.-Mr. and
Mrs. Ceylon Bowman, of near town,
announce the birth of son, Ceylon
Bowman, Jr., Friday, May 9, 1918.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
1Os IN SERVICE

Marietta, Pa. May 6.-Marietta
has to date los young men in the
war. and fifteen are in France and
several on the way. During the Civil
War Marietta furnished over zoo.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
ARM BROKEN BY DOOR

Blain, Pa, May 6.-Charles E.
Gutshall, of Jackson township, two
miles west of Blain. had his right
arm caught in a door yesterday,
which blew shut, sustaining a broken
bone near the wrist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
TO REPEAT PLAY

EnOIa, Pa, May 6.-Announce-
ment was made to-day that plans
are being completed by the Senior
class of the Enola High school to
repeat their class play, " Just For
Fun" at Marysville on Friday even
ing, May II. The class gave this
play here some time ago to a crowd
ed house under the direction of Miss
Anna Book, a member of the fac
ulty
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
PRIZE FOR FLAG DRAWING

Enola, Pa, May edwin Nc
Kay, son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. e.
Mckay, 253 Susquehanna avenue,
formerly of Shamokin, received
word to-day that he had been
awarded the state prize for a PEN
drawing of the American flag.
Young Mckay is at present stu
dent in the fifth grade of the Sum-
NIT street school building. He will
receive a gold medal for his prize.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
PEMBROKE DOUBLES ALLOTMENT

PenbrOOk, Pa, May 6. = Penbrook
has more than doubled it's quota in
final reports turned in Saturday night
give the district $S2,400, divided
among 961 subscribers. The members
of the 1918 class bought bond to he
donated to the school board for the
purpose of starting a fund for a new
building.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
HUMMELSTOWN

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hartz spent
Saturday at Harrisburg.
Misses Mildred and Frances Burk-
holder, of Harrisburg, spent Satur-
day with relatives here.
Miss Alma Deimler and sister,
Esther Deibler. of Chamber Hill,
were entertained by Miss Kathryn
Shull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman
spent Saturday at Harrisburg.
The Beaver school, of which Miss
Kathryn Shull is teacher, will hold
their annual "setout" on Wednesday,
from 10 a. m. to p. m, at which
time the patrons and friends of the
school will be entertained.
Dudley Brinser received letter
from his son, Charles Brinser, that
he had arrived in France.
Meade Shuey is confined to the
house by sickness.
Herman Shope, of Camp Meade,
Md, spent several days with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Shope.
Mrs. Jacob Stanley. who was op-
Grated on at the Good Samaritan
Hospital at Lebanon. is improving
rapidly.
Postmaster j. Lands Strickler and
family are visiting Mrs. Strickler's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Uriah Bloom,
at Sunbury.
Jacob stanley spent Sunday at
Lebanon.
Mrs. H. Petersen and child are
spending a week at York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
BIGLERVILLE

Clayton Sandoe, a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. P. Sandoe, of Biglerville, is
now stationed at Fort Slocum, New
York. He has been commissioned
first lieutenant in the Quartermaster
Corps
Mr.. and Mrs. Sandoe have also re-
ceived a letter from their other son.
Sergeant Edgar Sandoe. stating that
he has arrived in France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
LIVERPOOL

B. T. Lower, DR.. f. P. DeHaven,
Myles Shuler and Herman Williamson
were Friday visitors at Harrisburg
DR.. NJ. Swartz. of Harrisburg, was
visitor at the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage.
Mrs. Edward Shuler is visiting at
Harrisburg and Steelton.
Clark M Bowen. of Blain, was
visitor in town.
Miss Ruth Brown is spending the
week with relatives at Harrisburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Park Holman, Mr..
and Mrs. w. W. Holman and Mrs.
Sarah Holman attended the High
School commencement exercises at
Millerstown on Friday.
Mrs. Ellen Lebkicher and grand
daughter, KathryR Lebkicher, are
visiting at Harrisburg.
The Lutheran orchestra, including
Irenie Coffman, Margaret Heimoach-
er, Luther Erlenmeyer, Charles ker-
stetter, Thomas Wenck, Harry Deck
ard, Lloyd Long. George NJ. Deck
ard, Millard Barner and r. L. Shu-
maker. rendered the music at the
Thompsontown High School COM
mencement exercises on Friday night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
SUBURBAN PERSONALS
WILLIAMSBURG

Miss Carrie Philips. a nurse at the
Methodist Episcopal Hospital at Phil
adelphia, is visiting her parents here
Mrs. Flossie Poticher. of Wiconis-
CO, spent a day at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Poticher.
Albert Parker. of State College. is
spending a vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parker.
Mrs. Verde Donley and Miss Nell
lie Stokes left for Atlantic City,
where they have secured employ
ment.
Miss Anetta Moffett has returned
home from the Harrisburg Hospital,
where she had been a patient for
the past month.
Miss Hazel Hawk has returned
home after spending the week with
her sisters at Selirsgrove.
Mrs. John Walker has returned to
her home at Gettysburg after SPEND
ing several weeks with Mrs. Ida
Walker.
william Bottomley, William Jones,
Richard Dawson and Joseph Matter
have returned from two days fish
ing trip to stony Creek.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Russians Butchered
BY German Troops

LONDON, May 14.-A Russian gov
eminent wireless received here TODAY
reveals the full horrors of the German
atrocltles in the occupied regions of
Whlte Russia. 1t says that trustwor
thy witnesses, who produced documen-
tary evidence, told of the violence of
tne pogroms and Of the tortures, exc
cutlons and savage methods of dealing.
with the working classes, as we'll as
the plundering and burning of Russian
villages by German detachments.
In the Bobrinsk district" the dis
patch says, "entire villages have been
set afce and plundered, In the viii
lage OF Buda Uhlan patrol extorted
contribution Of several thousand ru-
bles, and when the peasants had maid
part OF 1t and were unable to pay more.
the Uhlans surrounded the village and
bonn barded it.
"ln other villages peasants. women
and children, who endeavored to es
cape from fires were pursued by Uhlans
and cut to pieces with swords or fogged
with whips. o ~
"All persons suspected of belonging
to the Bolsheviki and those in military
uniforms were Immediately shot. 4
further group of facts concerns vio-
lence done by the White Guard. allies
OF the German authorities, to the Rus
sian Inhabitants of Finland, especially
IN Viborg. According to other wit
nesses, more than six hundred persons
were executed in two days."
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Military Comment
By William l.. McPhcrsor

that ndenburg
the 1t has psychological
Offering the
offensive.
strategy fifty years
tensive military application Hindenburg
The his Thor
like which the embodiment
ruthessnessa mperurbabiy
he somewhat resembles Grant had degree
fight and his ability
burg he hated and whatever
fundiy
If greatest organizing the
German would
machine would be foundpossy Mackenn The vital question
Allies whether Hmdenburg dead whether
which
theory whatever authority The offensive
surely anything
instability which all
far acqu it,
however,
salient below Albert
admitted that Anms troops had Hill No
Mount KENNEL which they
This elevation lies between KENNEL and Vyverbee
northeast along the Mount
clebusch protects north and must be rec
oned with first c the Allies
positions and envelop Kenme
The second attack mile
from Cob Bray Here the Germans
Australian troops at point But they subsequently
counter attack These actions of
which both
be temporarily pinned down.
attacks on Monte Cono
The Hungarian
offensive Northern Italy Public
Moreover Hungary seeking
another ronthrough Balkans the gean
Sea- Blood shed Vneta will bring small
the Hungary political
we'll military nothing but
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Germany Hopes to
End War by Reaching
The Channel Coast

COPENHAGEN, May 14.-The Ger
mans still are of the belief that they
will be able to reach the English Chan
mel coast, bar navigation of the waters
and lombard Southern England, and
that then it will be easy to begin peace
negotiations, according to an interview
the newspaper "Politiken" has had with
Il prominent German politician, men,
her of the Relchstag, who requested
that his name be not used. He added
that the German offensive thus far had
proved failure, owing to heavy losses.
and that the German high command
was waiting to obtain more artillery.
Germany hao lost in killed, wounded
and made prisoner 100000 men, he
added.
Answering questions about the opin-
ion of the Reichstag Main Committee
on the situation on the Western front
and the end of the war, the newspa-
per's informant said:
1--WE still believe, according to mes
sages from our military leaders, that
we shall reach the north coast, where
our guns can bar navigation of the
Channel and fire at South England. 1t
is suggested from the German side that
with this another course of the war
will commence, and, as far as Germany
is concerned, it will be very easy to
start armistice negotiations, as, despite
all assertions, we do not aim at any
conquering. We want neither the mine
districts on Lorraine's west frontier OF
Antwerp.
1--WE have lost, including killed
wounded and prisoners. three million
men. Do you think that we intend to
make foolish claims and send our chill
dren through another four years of
war? Moreover. we shall have enough
to do during the age Of man to control
the new Russian countries and secnre
their mercantile and industrial inf1u-
ence. Responsible German politicians
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Germans Fail to
Find Weak Spot
In Allies Defence
lRn Thn Asaoctcicd Ercssl

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Monday. May 13.-The Ger
mans are preparing most methodically
for resumption of their offensive.
Signs seem to show that they will at
tack between La Bassee and the front.
south of Amiens. but it is also probable
they will execute secondary operations
simultaneously in Flanders, between
Montdidier and Noyon, and possibly on
other parts of the front, in the hope OF
attracting the Allied reserves away
from the centre.
!. 1t is regarded as possible that these
lesser assaults will be delivered before
the principal attack. Whenever the
Germans decide to engage IN battle,
however, they will find facing them
French. British and American troops
ready to meet the shock in whatever
strength it may be delivered.
The enemy's searclings for weakness
in various parts of the Allied lines has
brought him only defeats, such as that
southwest of Mailly Raineval on Satur-
day morning The special shock bat
talon which the Germans threw IN
there left behind ninety-six prisoners.
including an officer and fourteen non
commissioned officers, when it retired,
ton was covered with dead, almost the
entire attacking party being DESTROYED.
In preparing fol resumption of the
fighting the Germans are reconstitut-
ing their used-up divisions and bring
ing up others which have not partici-
pated previously in the great battle.
They are also reinforcing their artil-
lery powerfully and forming large sup
ply depots behind the lines.
For the present the German mill
tary authorities declare through the
press that the delay in carrying out
their plans is due to bad weather and
the consequent condition of the ground,
which has hindered their preparations.
Undoubtedly they are waiting until
everything is in the greatest state of
readiness before making the attempt
on whose outcome so much depends for
them in view of their promises of de-
cisive victory to the German public.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
u. S. Fliers Killed
In Strange Mishap
by The Associated Press>

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
a,RAhcE, e,sAs. May 14.-.--Falling through the
clouds, an American airplane crashed
TO earth two kilometres behind tho
American lines in the Toul sector late
this afternoon, killing both the pilot
and the observer. f''0'
How the machine happened to drop
is mystery that may never be solved
One OF tae three things is believed to
nave h happened. An enemy aviator hid
den IN the clouds surprised it, a stray
piece from German anti-a;rcraft
collapse. ~ W
:. me 'e machine was seen flying over
the lines and anti-aircraft shells were
bursting around it. Suddenly it swerved
upward and disappeared in a fleecv
cloud. The next thing observers on
the ground saw of the plane. it was
hurting downward through the cloud.
bank toward the ground. The accident
vas witnessed by several hundred
American soldiers in the trenches and
gunpits. WV" anu
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Equal Suffrage
I'm Prussia Loses
I'm Lower House
Section Of Franchise Re-
form Measure Beaten by
Vote Of 236 to 1856

AMSTERDAM, May 14.--The Prus-
sian lower house has rejected motion
to restore the provision for equal suf-
fragc in the Prussian franchise re-
form bill. The motion was rejected
by vote Of 226 to 1855. 1t was in
paragraph of the bill.
Paragraph 3 was the most i'm
portant part of the franchise reform
measure, providing for one vote for
each man in Prussia, thus prohibiting
plural voting as we'll as giving univers
sal male suffrage. This paragraph was
deleted from the measure in committee
q fortnight go. The project for frn-
chise reform has been under active
consideration since Emperor William in
his Easter message of last year prom
ised it, but little progress has been
made in the Prussian Diet, which is in
control of the reactionaries. Chancellor
Won Hcrtling of Prussia is reported to
have been empowered by the Emperor
to dissolve the Diet in case it refused
to pass the - y.
On the third reading of the bill in
VIC iO"Si HON'eo SGSCeI udy, Sdlu car
lier Berlin advices, Herr Friedberg
Vice President of the Ministry OF
State, said the government was in
clined to an adjustment on the basis
of equal suffrage within certain limits
He adduced as proof of that state
ment that the government agree d
to the safeguarding" motions. ct has
been charged that at least some Of
these safeguarding" proposals have
been advanced by opponents of the
whole measure with the idea of
ncgativing the reforms.)
On a vote taken upon the safe
guarding motions proposed by the
Centre party, these were rejected
In his remarks Herr Friedberg de-
clared that if the bill were rejected
that would not end the matter, but
the real drama would then begin.
The bill concerning the composition
of the upper house was accepted as
a whole.
Other Berlin dispatches say it is
evident the German government does
not intend to come to any decision
regarding the dissolution Of the Prus-
sian Diet until the suffrage bill re-
turns from the upper house three
weeks from now.
- A Berlin dispatch printed in the
Cologne Gazette" says it is pur-
posed by the German imperial GOV
ernment to impose non-recurrino o
extraordinary defence levy because Of
the insufficient amount raised by in
direct taxes. This levy is expect
ed to yield $300,00O,0O and will be oh.
talned largely from taxing incomes.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
West Point Receives
Gift From France
Baker Sends 1t Statuette Pre-
sented by L'Ecole Poly
technique

technique
WASHINGTON. May IA statuette
presented to Secretary Baker by L'Ecole
Polytechnique, French military
school, on his visit to that institution,
April 6, has been placed in the library
at the United States Military Academy
at West Point.
Colonel Tillman, superintendent of
the military academy, Notifying Se.re-
tary Baker to-day. said the formal
acknowledgements was prepared by a
committee of cadets for transmission
to France:
'Fighting side by side with the sons
of L'Ecole Polytechnique, confident and
assured under the leadership of one
of the, greatest of your graduates, we
shall become truly your brothers in
arms and your associates in the de-
fence of those ideals to which our
united efforts are dedicated.
The beautiful symbol of the spirit
OF L'Ecole Polytechnique. which we
have received through our Secretary of
war, will ever serve as source Of
inspiration, as a constant reminder of
the high ideals and the perfect spirit
which are the foundations of our in
stitutions.
at will stand as q permanent monu-
ment to the enduring fraternity of
L'Ecole Polytechnique and the United
States Military Academy, of the French
army and the American army, Of France
and America"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15

strenuous resistance, but the persist
ent Germans kept pressing forward
slowly in the face of heavy machine
gun and rifle fire, until they secured
a footing on the hill. The fighting
was still going on to-day.
The Germans southwest Of Morlan-
court, on the southern battlefront
picked quarrel with the British tins
morning and got their just deserts.
In the early hours the enemy attempted
a raid into the lines of the British
fighters. who made a field day OF It
Forty EIGHT of the raiders remained
behind to grace the prisoners cage and
large numbers of their less fortunate
comrades lay dead in front Of the Brit
ish positions at-the end of the engage
ment. The British casualties were very
light.
There has been considerable artil-
lery activity at various points along the
front, but nothing big in the way OF
infantry actions had been reported up
to mid-afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Italians Repulse.
Desperate Effort
TO Retake Corno
lBu The Associated Press


ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTHERN ITALY, Monday, May
13.-Italan troops rerulsed with heavy
loss a desperate enemy attempt last
night to redeem the loss of Monte
Corno. I. is believed that this was
only the first of series of efforts to
regain the lost ground owing to the
value of the height which commands
the approaches to the valley leading
from Trent to Rovereto.
The fight last night was in the dark
ness and was a bloody handto-hand
struggle over the rocky slopes Of the
mountain. The Italian positions, how
ever, were maintained intact.
Thus far the fighting around Monte
Corno has been of local character and
not part of any general offensive, al
though the outposts show increasing
activity all along the mountain front.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
4l,6I2 Casualties
Reported by British;
Highest Weeks Z otal

London, May lathe total Of Brit
ish casualties reported in the week
ending to-day is 41,612. divided as fol-
lows:
Killed or died of officers,
SOL; men, 5,065.
Wounded or missing-Offcers, 2,123;
men, 1923.
Reports of British casualties usually
are not available for some time after
the actions in which they are sus-
tanned. The large total in the last
week evidently represents losses suf-
fered when the fighting in, Flanders
and Picardy was at it's height. Com
plete records have not been given out
but it is probable that the casualties
reported in the last week are the heav-
lest British losses Of any week Of the
war. The total last week was 38,691.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Will Not Recommend
War on I turkey Now

WASHINGTON, May 14-New infor.
nation On the relations between the
United States and Turkey and Bulgaria
was given the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee to-day by Secretary Ian
sing, Afterward Chairman Hitchcock
of the committee. said it was not likely
war on the two countries would be
recommended at this time.
. Secretary Lansing also discussed the
Mexican oil situation, indicating that
the State Department still is in neeo-
tiation with the Mexican government.
Revised drafts of the proposed
treaties between the United States and
cal operation of the selective draft
laws are expected soon, Secretary
Lansing said
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
American PATROL
Routs 20 Germans
Enemy Machine Guns Sweep
Front Line, but No Casual
ties Are Reported
(By The Associnted Press J

IBD Tie Associdtod PTcss)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May l4.-An American patrol
in Picardy met and routed a German
patrol of twenty men last night.
In this part of the front the Germans
are using searchlights and trench NOR
tars occasionally, although the artillery
fire is under normal. The America n
front lines are swept by enemy ma
chine guns, but there have been no
casualties.
There is considerable activity back Of
the German lines.
The Toul sector, where American
troops are stationed, has been exceed
ingly quiet during the last twenty-four
hours. The artillery fire has beer at a
minimum and there IS little aerial ac-
tivity until late in the day.