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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
ALL STORES TO
CLOSE SATURDAY
EVENING AT $50
Trolley Cars Must Have at
Least Half of Win
dows Open

As there has been no decrease in
the number of deaths and new cases
of influenza in the city. DR.. j. NJ.
]. Raunick, city health officer, has
communicated with the Chamber of
Commerce, requesting them to have
all stores and other business places
close again at $40 o'clock on Satur-
day evening. He has also asked all
other stores and small business
places not associated with that or
ganization to observe the closing or
der again. Only drug stores and
restaurants are excepted.
Every one should cooperate as
they did last week. DR.. DR.. Raunicll
urged. Rumors that the present
drastic quarantine orders closing
theaters. churches. schools. saloons
and other places may be lifted soon
were denied to-day by DR.. Raunick.
"At present could not say how
soon We will lift the ban which the
city health bureau imposed. The
situation is not improving. but there
is no need to worry. 1t is under
control and can be handled"
To Open Car Windows
DIR. Raunick also announced that
he will issue an order to the Har-
risburg Railways Company requiring
that at least one-half the windows in
each street car in service be kept
open. Tho request of the bureau
has not been generally complied
with, and there has been some trou-
BILE reported to me. The car win
dows must be kept open. and 1t may
be necessary to have the panes of
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
NATION SPURRED
TO RAISE EXTRA
THREE BILLIONS
Signs at Capitol Point to Sue
cess in. Raising Fourth
Loan to Quota
BY Associated Press

Washington, Oct. 16.-With four
more days to go the nation to-day
passed the $4,000, 100000 halfway
post In the Fourth Liberty Loan race
toward $4,000, 900, 900 before Satur-
day night. Headquarters reports in
dicate favorable conditions for the
closing days of the campaign.
"Tbe first really encouraging re-
ports began to arrive to-day" said
the. official announcement. These
reports carried ample evidence that
the country realized the serious busi-
ness 1t had ahead during the re-
mainder of this week to make the
Fourth Liberty Loan success"
Spectacular methods used in the
Cleveland district for the loan in
cluded q series of modern Paul Re-
we're rides through 100 towns of
thirty five counties in Ohio and
Pennsylvania last night by crews of
workers In army motor trucks.
Towns were visited after midnight,
citizens called out of bed and met
by solicitors. About $250,000 in SUBJ
scriptions were gathered in this way
during the night, At Brookline, Pa,
the Liberty Loan riders were mis-
taken fors bank robbers and put in
the village Jail for three hours. At
Georgetown, Ohio, and Jefferson,
Pa, the raiding parties were fired
upon. The rides will be extended to
many other communities in the dis
trict tonight
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
DESTITUTION
MARKS WAKE OF
GRIP EPIDEMIC
Parents Dying of Pneumonia
Leave Large Families of
Small Children

Extreme destitutior Is marking
the wake of the Spanish epidemic
to-day as disclosures by the score
came through police and Associated
Aid channels. The latter is furnish
ing coal, groceries and clothing in
quantity, the one most pathetic char
ity being the supplying of burial gar
ments for two little girls, sisters, who
lived with their parents in South
Cameron street and died on Sunday
at the Harrisburg Hospital. The
whole family Is down with the dread
disease.
New Cumberland suffers in parti-
cular. the seven children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hake being bereft now
of their father. who died at the Har-
risburg Hospital on Sunday. He had
waited upon his family as one after
another fell victim. He lived at
Springer's Lane. near New Cumber-
land and was 33 years old.
Not far distant another tragedy
involved the death of Mrs. David
Martin, whose husband died on Sun
day last. This morning the mother
also passed away. leaving five chill
dren. the youngest of whom is but
3 weeks OF age.
In Harrisburg the epidemic
wrecked the home of Samuel Olsen,
228 Liberty street, who died at mid :
night at the Harrisburg Hospital.
leaving II wife and five small chill
dren I'm desperate circumstances.
Olsen was well known here, as an
employe of the Water Department.
He worked for Major Gray at Middle
town went with him to Delaware,
and recently came home to succumh
to the disease,
The Associated Aids Society issued
a call to-day for personal subscrip-
tions to finance this sad situation
and will appreciate gifts of money
clothes or groceries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
TWO BANKS OFFER
MILLION DOLLARS
TO BOND BUYERS
Harrisburg National and Har-
risburg Trust Put Up Fund;
Russ Bros. Buy $4,000

Announcement was made to-day
by the Harrisburg National Bank
and the Harrisburg Trust Company
that these two institutions are pre-
pared to lend one million dollars
to those who want to buy bonds,
but who do not have the. ready
money. The acceptance of small
cash payments, or security for the
first payments and a Az rate of
interest for six months (the same
rate as the bonds), are inducements
offered, that leaves little. If any ex-
cuse for anyone not to increase the
amount of his original subscription
for bonds of the Fourth Loan.
This offer, coming on top of
George w. Reilys letter yesterday
to w. NJ. Ogelsby, chairman of a
special committee of the loan or
ganization, offered in behalf of the
Harrisburg Trust Company to un-
derwrite 100000 of the deficiency
of the Liberty Loan subscription, in
dicates the active effort and assist
ance which these two Market Square
institutions are putting forth to en-
able Harrisburg to go over the top
in subscribing her quota of the
Fourth issue. The Harrisburg Trust
Company yesterday added to its di-
rectorate w. P. Starkey. general su-
perintendent of the Harrisburg Pipe
and Pipe Bending Company. himself
big holder of Liberty bonds.
Russ Bros. $4,000
Russ Bros, Ice cream manufacture
ers, to-day increased their Liberty
Loan subscription from $4,000 to
$4,000. The letter of the firm to
George S. Relnoehl, chairman of
the industrial committee, follows;
We inclose you herewith our
subscription for $4,000 Liberty
Loan Bonds which In addition
for the $4,000 previously sub
scribed, brings our total to
$4,000 of this issue.
We consider this not only our
patriotic duty but q financial
privilege, inasmuch as corpora
tiens earning over 10 per cent.
on their invested capital will
save not less than 11.40 per
cent, annually on this amount In
their Federal taxes. In addition
we feel confident that before we
are able to pay for these bonds
they will be selling at q hand
some premium,
Enclosed find our check for
$4,000
Very truly yours.
w. NJ. RUSS,
Treasurer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
MEN BEYOND 81
TOBECALLED TO
WAR BY MARCH |
General Crowder Tells House
Committee 2,339,000 Will
Be Summoned by July 1
BY Associated Press

Washington, Oct, 16.-Draft calls
for men who have passed their 37th
birthday are expected to begin about
March 1, Plans for bringing the old
er class of new reglstrants into camp
have not been completed, but the
approximate date of the rst call was
disclosed to-day by publication of
testimony by Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder before the House Mill
tary Committee.
An army OF about 5000, 900
men, eighty divisions I'm France
and eighteen I'm training mt
home by July 1 next, is what
the new program calls for. To
prepare and Smalntain IL, the
amount now proposed Is
sought In addition to $17,500,-
100000 provided by the annual
army bill and the Notifications
bill. IL will bring the total of
appropriations and nuthoriZa-
tions for the year UP TO thirty
six billion dollars.
General March, appearing be-
fore the committee when the
bill wns drafted, described 1t
: 1t as the "maximum effort for a.
definite maximum performances"
He pointed to the moral effect
of such a measure.
In all General Crowder told the
committee. 2,399,0O0 newly register
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
Lys Is Crossed by
Haig's. Men as
Menin Falls
ALLIES PRESS
ON IN THE RAIN

With the Allied Armies i'm Bel.
gium, Oct. 16.-Menin has fallen.
Allied troops are mile east OF
Roulers and advanced patrols are,
according to latest reports, within
mile of Courtrai. The Lys rives
seems to have been crossed between
Confines, which has been captured
and Warneton Another crossing o!
the Lys has been effected at Wer
vicq. it is reported.
The enemy has begun a with
drawal from Pont-a-Vennin ant
Berclau and from the Rolleghen
front. Here British patrols have
reached the outskirts of Neurchin.
Everywhere the Germans arr
fighting rear-guard actions. Tht
battle is being fought in a continu
Gus rain.
Cuerne Has Been Taken
Cuerne has been taken. The Bel
gians have captured Bevern station
They are east and north of the Bev
ern Canal and are before Iseghem.
Yesterdays gains further turnet
the German lines both north alt
south of the area under attack ant
the enemy retirement reported from
the southwest is the result. Addi
tional fires and explosions are re
ported.
There was an impressive scene a
Roulers when the place was taken
A French major gathered the res
cued civilians and German prisoner
around a battered piano in TIN
square and, as the shells screame,
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
FOES BARBED WIRE
DOES NOT HOLD UP
AMERICANADVANCE
BERLIN IN PANIC
AT u. S. ANSWER
Br .dSsocintcH Prccs

LONDON, Oct. 16.-President
Wilson's reply to the German
peace note produced "a most UNI
favorable impression" i'm Berlin,
says a Central News dispatch from
Amsterdam to-day. The publica-
ton fthe reply, il adds, was fol-
lowed by n panic i'm Berlin bank
ing circles and on the Stock
Exchange.
The German Supreme COM
mand, the adviccs states, will
come to Berlin at the end of the
present week, ito deliberate on
mobilization, concentration of the
national strength and the raising
of the military age"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
Armies Are SWeeping
Through German Positions
in Belgium For Important
Gains Near Coast Lines
FALL OF LILLE ASSURED
BY FOCHS RAPID BLOWS
BY associated Press

Paris, Oct. 16.-The German
extreme right wing is being
threatened more and more as the
Allied wedge in Flanders is
driven deeper. Already the ad-
vance of the Allies is from two
and onc-half to five miles on a
thirty-mile front. The Belgians
are approaching Thourout, only
twelve miles from Brugcs and
within twenty miles of the Dutch
border.
There are signs that the Ger
mans realize the days of their
occupation of Belgium are num-
bered. They already have be
gun the work of destruction in
! western Belgium. According tc
information reaching Paris the
Germans are preparing to cvac-
uate Bruges and Ghent, and ever
Brussels.
! Sweeping steadily ahead over the
| lowlands of Belgian Flanders, the
| British, French and Belgian armies
are rapidly tearing away the ex-
treme right flank of the German
battleline. Twelve thousand pris-
days, according to official state
ments.
Allies Cross Lys River
Allied forces have captured Menfr
and Wervicq, and are across the
Lys river in the neighborhood OF
the latter town. There are unoific-
ial reports that Thourout has been
taken and 1t is confirmed that the
British are within two miles ol
Courtrai. This completely out
fanks Lille from the north and the
Germans probably will be forced out
of that city in a very short time
The Allies now are about eleven
miles from Bruges and twenty-five
miles from Ghent. They have ad.
Ivanced about seven miles since
Monday morning.
Yankees Pierce Kricmhild Line
Fighting through a maze oi
barbed wire defenses and over tam
gled lines of trenches, the Ameri-
cans west of the Meuse river are
slowly but surely cutting through
the Kriemhild line. They have car
ried Hill 299. height which domi-
mates much of the country west OF
Romagne, and have penetrated the
second line of defense In the vi
cinity of Landres- et-St. Georges.
Huns Get Fresh Troops
The battle in this area has beer
of a most savage nature. The Ger
mans are pouring fresh troops into
the struggle in the hope that the
American onslaught may be stayed
before 1t reaches the important rail
man front. A victory. for the
American in the Argonne sector
would decide the fate of Germany
on the western front and compel a
general retreat by the enemy from
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
ALLIES DRIVE WEDGE
INTO BELGIAN SOIL
Pershing's Troops
Easily Repulse
COunterattack
YANKEES HOLD
GROUNDGAINED

With the American Forces
Northwest of Vcrdun, Oct. 16.-
G2:1O p m. )-The Germans to-day
continued their resistance against
the advance of the American forces
on this front, the strength of the
opposition fully equalling that of
yesterday.
With machine guns, some artillery
fire and minor counterattacks the
Germans this morning interposed
desperate resistance to Pershing's
men all along the line.
All the counterattacks were easily
repulsed. They had the appearance
because of the small numbers of men
employed, of being efforts to throw
confusion into the American ranks in
order to gain time.
The principal American activity
this morning was on the left of the
battle sector. There was some ac-
tivity in the district east of the river
Meuse. The enemy threw gas shells
into the Chatillon woods last night
and bombarded Tuileries farm. The
advance of the Americans yesterday
has been maintained everywhere
and some slight gains were recorded
during the night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
Garros, Noted French
Flyer, Shot Down in
Flight Over Hun Lines

Amsterdam, oct. 16.-Lieutenant
Roland G.. Garros. the noted French
aviator, who was posted as missing
on October after flight over the
German lines, was shot down and
killed on October 4, a Berlin message.
to-day announced.
Roland Garros was a widely known
aviator before the war, taking part
in many important competitions. in
Guiding those at many American cities
and performing numerous notable ex-
ploits. During the war until the end
of April. 1918, when he was captured.
he more than equaled his civilian rec
ord of daring in his new role of mill
tary aviator He escaped from Ger
man prison In February of this year
and again took up his army career
as flyer, winning further honors.
Garros was born at Cape Town,
South Africa, of French parents, in
1885,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
LARGE FAMILIES
LEFT BY DEATHS

Among the deaths due to pneu-
monia and the influenza epidemic
which are particularly pathetic
are:
Samuel Olsen, 226 Liberty
street. who leaves five children,
the youngest. one year old.
Mrs. David Martin, 35, New
Cumberland, whose husband died
Monday; five children, the young
est three weeks old, survive.
Harry Halle, of near New Cum
berland, 33, who leaves u wife
and seven children.
Charitable organizations now
are making plans to look after
needy cases.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16

most of the French ground he still
holds.
Germans Leaving Pocket
French and Italian roops are
moving more slowly along the Disc
to the Aisne than they did on Sun
day when they wiped out the great
er the Laon-Le Fere salient. The
Germans, it appears, are gradually
emptying the pocket formed when
the Allies broke the lines north of
st. Quentin and along the Aisne at
Berry -Bac.
The French, however, have passed
Sissone, formerly one of the prin-
|ciple concentrating points for Ger
man troops in this part of the front.
General Gouraud's army has cross
ed the Aisne west of Rethel and this
advance apparently jeopardizes the
position of the enemy farther east.
The Germans in the Champagne
sector seems to be slowly involved
an another pocket.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
Lieut.. Geo. J. Shoemaker
Is Wounded in Battle

Lieutenant George J. Shoemaker. for
nine years a member of the Harris
burg police force. has been severely
wounded in the left arm and leg while
serving in France, according to word
lust received here. Injuries were re-
ceived in a shell explosion on Sep
tember 5.
He was former member of the
Governors Troop. serving on the
Mexican Border. lie is now in Com
pany b. of the one Hundred and
Eighth Machine Gun Battalion. lie
is convalescing in base hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
Huns Bombard French
Seaport; Kill Civilians

With the French Forces I'm Flan-
dcrs, Oct. 16.-The Germans to-day
resumed their long-range bonn
bardment of the French seaport of
Dunkirk, on the Strait of Dover
There were some civilian victims.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
Substantial Gains

Washington, Oct. 6.-Substantial
gains on both sides of the Meuse
against stubborn resistance by q re-
inforced enemy was reported to-day
by General Pershing in his COM
munique for Tuesday.
The dispatch follows:
"Our troops to-day continued their
attack on both sides of the 'Meuse,
encountering stubborn resistance
from reinforced enemy. East of
the Meuse French and American
troops have gained ground. West
of the river the fighting has in
creased in violence and our troops
have made substantial gains includ-
ing hill 299, which changed hands
three times We have broken the
-Stellung at new points,
where our men closed with the enemy
In n series of hand-to-hand encoun-
ters in which they took prisoners. "
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and yicinityi Fair
Tonight and probably Thurs
dayi slightly warmer Tonight.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Fair
tonight and probably Thurs
days slightly warmer Tonight
in north and west portions; Hight
west winds, becoming north.
River
The SusIuehanna river and all ita
branches will continue 10 fall
slowly. 4 stage of about 4.2J
feet IL indicated for Harrisburg
Thursday morning,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
BAvARIANs NOW PACIFIsTs

Zurich, Oct. 16.-At meeting of
the Bavarian Socialist party in
Munich, Sunday, a resolution was
adopted urging the Reichstag to ap-
point a state court to try all Ger
mans, even the highest personages,
who have been guilty of frustrating
peace efforts.
Self-government for the German
states also was demanded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
100 DIE IN PIATRA WRECK

LONDON, Oct. IB.-One hundred
persons were killed and 200 injured
in the derailing of the Bucharest
express near Piatra, Rumania, ac-
cording to a dispatch to the Central
News from Amsterdam quoting ad-
vices from Vienna. The dispatch
adds that several of the coaches of
the train fell into the Bistrita River.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
LoAM TorAL IN CO. s4ga4.soo

Hsrrisburg-Reports received by Liberty Loan head
quarters up until o'clock this afternoon showed that
ss68ooo has been added TO The Liberty Loan total for che
Harrisburg district since friday, The total TO date,
+52fa5o Qaudaz sodzys figures. Ten reports to-day
showed collections Of $2iso9o industrial sales $l5oooo
The Boy Scouts have sold $4,000
The Mccormick division, according to the team ag-
urss up TO o'clock collected $4s,5oo.
; Bacon division, $2a7oo
Hoffman division s42,a5o.
!. DaPp division, s85zso,
Hunter division, $500.
Pass division, s34Oo.
BERLIN HAS WILSON REPLY
Basel svitsrland-Prssiasnt Wilson's reply to ths
Ge9an peace proposals reached Berlin at noon yesterday
has not been given to the German public, bsygsyer up
j. o.eloe1 last night
BIG GUNS IN WAR PROGRAM
wa5hington--Gsnerat Elorney head Of the ordnance
s0ureau to-day told the committee that the new war pro
gram calls for $500 new guns for the Increased artillery.
srhe Neville sa.d ordnance plant near Pittsburgh for
constructing H. 49, and IS inch guns will be increased
- said.
GERMANY STUDIES WILSON ANSWER
London-It is expected tkat the German imperial
chancellor viii make decision to-day the matters
gcontained in President Wilson'S latest note says dis
patch from Copenhagen to the Exchange Telegraph
7company
COUNT HUssARE KREsIGNs
Washington-It IS reported in Vienna, according to
san official dispatch from Switzerland To-day that Emperor
Charles has accepted the resignation Of Count Hussars
the Austrian premier and instructed Count silva Tsrona
with the task Of forming q new cabinet
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Emory Kate Stouner. icndon-
W. b.
"a -
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-20
MRS. BELMONT CALLS
SLACKERS MUROERERS

NEW YORK, May 2O.-"Ameri-
cans who fail 10 do their part in
the world crisis are murderers,
declared Mrs. August Belmont in
an address here last night in which
she said that ALI the imaginings of
hell cannot depict the horrors of
from. line trench fighting"
Mrs Belmont, whose husband is
a major in the army quartermaster
corps. told of a recent visit 10 the
western front for the Red Cross
She said she experienced three
thrills over there" They were the
sight of American troops going to
the trenches, the sight Of American
wounded being brought from the
trenches, and the singing of the
Star Spangled Banner by our
wounded soldiers in the hospitals
Mrs. Belmont told Of the ca gerness
of American soldiers 20 hear an
American woman's voice. saying
that she was pleaded with 10 speak
more than the permitted time with
men in khaki who declared they
would risk punishment for the priv
ilege of talking with IAN honest-to-
goodness American woman"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-20

discharges from trench cylinders.
The effect OF a gas attack IS much
worse and lasts much longer IN
closed spaces such as trenches and
dugouts. and is more effective in
towns and villages than in the open.
There are many kinds OF gas now in
common use There is a purely
suffocating gas; a tear gas. which
attacks the eyes: a sneezing gas. in
tended 20 provoke an easier assimi-
lation OF the poison gas which ac-
companies II; and lastly the mustard
gas. which is an eye. lung and skin
irritant.
Gas shells in most cases contain a
mixture. designed to produce a dOu-
BILE effect. The shells are fred by
guns Of all calibre and gas mines
and "tOrpedoes" are DISCHARGED
from trench mortars.
The majority Of gas casualties
recover quickly. provided they have
been only slightly exposed 20 the
fumes before they put their resplra-
tors on The effects of the irritant
mustard gas are not usually seri-
Gus. most cases recovering in two
or three days. II is generally stated
that the gas attacks Of the Frwench
and British are more potent even
than those Of the Germans, while
the allies respirators are much bet
ter than the German because the
Germans have not been able 10 get
rubber enough to use II plentifully