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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
Yankees Take 275 Prisoners |
in a Dash in Conjunction
With the French Against
Positions West of Chateau
Thierry
CAPTURE PART OF
IMPORTANT HIGHWAY
Pershing's Men Sweep Every
thing Before Them in IRE
sistible Rush; American
Guns Now Dominate Sector
By ASSocidtcd Press

With the American Forces on
the Marne Front, July 2.-In
brilliant operation, after hard
fighting, American troops on this
front last night captured the vii
lage of VauX, together with a
large slice of the Paris highway
west OF Chateau-Thierry and
two patches of wooded land.
The Americans took 275 German
prisoners, including five officers,
and captured a quantity of machine
guns and other equipments.
Yanked Out of Dugouts
In the Vaux region the Americans
took the Germans completely by
surprise. Most of the prisoners were
| taken out of cellars and dugouts.
How many Germans were killed,
of course, is unknown, but from the
number of dead in plain view at
various places the total must have
been considerable.
American Pilots Active
While the artillery preparation
was going on many American air.
| planes flew high over head. Some
were protecting the observation bal
looms while others were combing the
skies to keep off enemy machines.
Early this morning the American
pilots again appeared for similar
duty and were soon found contesting
with the enemy for supremacy in
the air. A number of aerial battles
were observed but reports on the re-
suits are not yet available.
Huns Seek Cover
1t was exactly 8 o'clock last even
ing when the Americans went over
the top under the protection of hail
of machine gun bullets from our ma
chine gun barrages. The infantry ac-
ton was preceded by a short but ter
rifle artillery preparation. When the
| Germans saw that a formidable at
! tack was developing many of those
in outposts yelled and ran toward
the rear to nests where hot fire be-
gan pouring.
The Americans paused for a mo-
ment while the automatic rifles and
machine guns with the advancing
troops fought duel in front of VauX
briefly, but effectively, with the
enemy.
Get EN- on the Run
IilSll lht NIlOhG Hu1l-
ber was considerable, went on, most
of them running in their eagerness to
get at close quarters with the Ger
mans. At the same time the Boche
began hurting gas shells into the
rear of the American lines.
Within a brief time the Americans
had wrested from the enemy the
Bois de la Roche and the woods ad-
joining it. Then came word that the
Americans were in Vaux and finally,
after sharp fighting there in the
streets and houses the Americans
overcome all resistance and swept
| OIL beyond the village.
Get the UppeFhand
The Americans reached every one
of their objectives and by this oper-
alton they have eliminated salient
! and have Strengthened out their line.
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
THOSE WHO WOULD TRAVELLING
60 HAVE A HARD TIME OF IT
Time Tables to Be aScarse as They Were Formerly Hard
to Head; All 10 MaKeNe Kaiser Mad and Help Win War

Travellers now agree with areat- :
er degree of accord than ever lfore
with Gneral Sherman's dictum an
cerning war,
There is a famine of timetabs
all. because Germanys desires (
world domination did not meet wi
the whole-hearted approval of Johl
Bull, and Uncle Sam and leaders o.
a score more nations, both large and
small.
Pursuant to the recent economy
order of Director General of United
States Railroads Mct-doo. timetable!
for American railroads were remov
ed from racks of Harrisburg hotel:
yesterday Railroad office attaches
affirm that this has been done tha
passenger travel on the railroad!
might not be stimulated.
Information clerks at the severa
railroad stations in Harrisburg like
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
Increase Granted
Railways Employees

Employees of the Harrisburg Rail-
ways Company will be given an in
crease of two cents an hour, begin
ming July 10. according to an an
nouncement made at the offices of
the company to-day. The increase
will be the fifth granted since August
1, 1916, and it is being given without
a demand having been made for il
by the men. The five increases show
that the men on July 10 will be
earning more than forty-four per
cent. above what they earned prior
to August 1, 1916. Under the new
scale, new employees will get 31h
cents and wages will range from that
figure to 35h cents, according to the
number of years they have been in
service.
The increase in wages announced
by the company to-day will more
than use up the new revenue which
will be gathered by the discontinue
ance of the sale of round "trip tick
cts at reduced rates to suburban
places.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
ROUTE OF JULY
FOIJRTHPARADE
IS ANNOUNCED
Line of March Not Long, Con-
sidering the Thousands
Who Will Take Part
PRAYER OF TWO MINUTES
MAYOR ASKS THAT
PARADE HALT FOR
2-MINUTE PRAYER

"DLEASE have the newspaper
say for me that the Fourth
- of July parade will pause
promptly at II and the paraders
will remain standing with barred
heads for two minutes in silent
prayer for divine guidance in the
war and the success of the allied
arms" said Mayor Keister to-day.
1--WE will arrange to have the
church bells rung on the stroke
of u. This will be "a signal to
the chief marshal and the divi-
sion marshals and their aids to
halt the marchers on the instant,
to quiet the bands Immediately
and to set the example for their
fellow paraders and for all spec
tators by bowling their heads for
two minutes in silent devotions
/ think this the most appropriate
and impressive feature of the
whole celebration and trust that
it will be observed to the full in
tent of the recent proclamation
had the pleasure of issuing with
relation to the subject"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02

Some idea of the great size of the
Fourth of July parade to be held
in Harrisburg will be gained through
a perusal of the orders issued to-day
by officials. With thousands of in
dustrial workers in the line, thou
sands of women, and thousands of
office folks, the procession will break
all Harrisburg records.
The womens section under the di-
rection of Mrs. John w. Reilly, prom
ises to be quite as much surprise
as was the Red Cross parade in
May, when the women of Harris
burg boldly swept all records aside
and captured the citys parade lau-
rels.
"All Red Cross women who de-
sire to parade with the Red Cross
section, whether their auXiliaries will
be in line or not, are urged to re-
Tort in Reilly street, between Second
nd Third, at $50 o'clock Thursday
horning," said Mrs. Lyman D. Gill
8ert to-day. They will wear their
yorking uniforms and carry the
tandard-sized United States flag
used in parades."
Open Ranks
Secretary jackson of the Cham
ber of Commerce, to-day again call
ed attention to the fact that all per-
sons who for any reason whatever
will not march with any specific or
ganization are welcome to walk in
the Chamber of Commences open
ranks division.
The following orders relative to
the parade We're issued to-day from
the office of Mayor Keister, chief
marshal, by Francis II. Hoy, Jr.
chief of staff.
Having been selected as chief
marshal of the Americanization pa.
rade to be held Thursday, July 4
1918, I ask hearty cooperation ot
every individual taking part in this
glorious demonstration and the OBJ.
servance of the following orders as
issued by my chief of staff.
Chief marshal, Mayor Daniel l.
Keister; chief of staff, Francis II
Hoy, Jr., aids to chief marshal, John
A. Afileck, L. T.. Beidleman, C. r
A
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
CONTINUED on Page 1871
ASK CANNON TO RUN AGAIN

Kankakee, ILL.,, July 2--The Eight
ecnth Congressional District Repub-
lcan Committee yesterday adopted
resolutions requesting Joseph G.
Cannon to be a candidate for Con-
gress again. The eX-speaker is ex-
pected to accept.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02

wise are no longer eagerly alert to
furnish timetables to the stranger
who would a travelling go. The ap-
plicant is first put through the
: thirty third degree" and If the ex-
animation result meets with the ap-
proval of the lordly information clerk
the passengers request is granted.
But If our inquirer wishes merely to
obtain from the railroad leafiet the
ime the next train leaves for Perdix
r. Speeceville or some other nearby
.mlet, the autocract of the infor-
s.tion bureau will pass out the in
tsnation, varbally, and safeguard
'aprinted matter.
o,,yeral railroad companies, in
Zig the Pennsylvania and Balti-
INLAND Ohio railroads, will con-
h,nt 20 issue timetables to hotels,
~ u Philadelphia and Reading
AIR Ars have already discontinued
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
AMERICAN TROOPS WIN TOWN
AND IMPORTANT POSITIONSIN IN
NEW DRIVE ON ENEMY LINES
Toll of German Dead Is
Heavy Where Yankees
Made. Rapid Adpance
BUSY 20 MINUTES
ON A QUIET DAY
By ASSocinte1 Press

Washington, July 2.-Another
quiet day along the American
fronts was reported by General
Pershing to-day in a communique
for yesterday, sent before the sue
cessful operations last night west
of Chateau-Thierry described in
press dispatches. An American
aviator shot down an enemy ma
chine in the Toul region. Capture
of thirty-three prisoners, includ-
ing one officer, within the space
of twenty minutes in the Picardy
sector in the region of Chateau
Jenlis, on June 20 at n. m, was
mentioned The American party
penetrated the German lines and
took the enemy completely by
surprise.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
HUN FAIL IN RAID ON
BRITISH FLANDERS LINES
By Associated Press

London, July 2.-German troops
last night attempted to raid the
British lines at points north OF the
Somme, near LensS and on the Flan-
ders front, but were repulsed, the
war Office announced to-day. British
took prisoners in patrol encounters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
Commissioner Killing
Buys Hage Mansion

John S. Killing, member of the
Public Service Commissio on. has pur-
chased the Hage home at COS North
Front street, it was announced to-
day The home was purchased from
Gertrude M. Hage. After making
alterations, Mr.. Killing will take
possession about August /, moving
from his present home, 1887 North
Front street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
Germans Batter British
Positions, Then Attack;
Three Assaults RepuIsed
BY associated Press

With the British Army in France,
July 2.-After an intense bonn bard
ment, the Germans at 10 o'clock last
night began an attack on the posi-
tions the British had gained Sunday
night when they drove the enemy
from important high ground south
cast of Bouzincourt, to the north of
Albert.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
HUNS TAKE 1o1 ASA PRISONERS

Berlin, via London, July 2.-Since
the beginning of the German often
slve on Marc 21 the Germans have
captured 191,454 Allied prisoners.
according to an official statement
from the war office. or these. the
statement says. 94,939 were British,
5000 French and the remainder
were divided among the Portuguese.
Belgian and American forces.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
MINNEAPOLIS PAPERS . CENTS

neapolis papers, the Journal, the
Evening Tribune and Daily News,
to-day increased their price from
to cents a copy. The Minneapolis
Morning Tribune recently increased
its price to cents. The Sunday is
sues of the journal and Tribune will
be cents instead of 5.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
General Conditions

The storm that was central over
the st. Lawrence Valley, Mon
day morning, has moved OF
nOrthenstward. showers fell
Monday along and near the At
lnntic cOust from virginia
nOrthward nnd In the st. Law
renee Valley. There hns been n
general fall of to IL degrees
In temperature from the Great
Lakes eastward to the Atlantic
ocean.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02

Temperatures 3 a M, rs.
Suns Rises, 5;30 n. mt sets, S,24
ID. M.
Moon: New moon, July 3.
River Stages 8 "a. M, 4.4 feet above
lOw-water mark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
THE WEATHER,

For Harrisburg and vicinity. Fair
Tonight and Wednesday;
warmer Wednesday.
For Eastern Pennsylvania. Fair
Tonight; Wednesday fair and
somewhat warmer; gentle to
moderate northwest winds be-
coming variable.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
River

The Susquehnnna river and all it's
branches will fall slowly or re-
main nearly stationary. a stnRe
OF about az feet In Indicated
for Harrisburg Wednesday
morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
Yesterdays Wenther

High .sst temperature, so.
Low fst temperature, 6S.
Meth temperature, -.
n o mai temperature, ~.
The Winslow mail., 1918-05-10
DYNAMIC RED CROSS MONEY
By FRANKLIN K. LANE,
Secretary Of the Interior.

NUT of the 500 600, 900 given last June by the
~ American people to the Red Cross, nearly
one-half ($45, 600, OOO) has gone to help the
refugees the orphaned children the repatriates and
wounded of the French, Belgian, Italian, Serbian,
Roumanian and other peoples
The Red Cross has spent more than $50, ,OOO,-
OOOin France alone in the establishment of canteens
for the poilus the reconstruction of devasted dis
tricts, the Of homeless Children the housing of
refugees the sending of food clothes and supplies
to the sorely burdened civilian population. More
than $2 600 900 has been spent in fighting tubercu-
loss one Of the worst of wars by products 81 49,
OOOhas been expended for the shelter of orphans
7O9 736 has been appropriated for the reconsruc
ton of villages and general relief work in the dev-
asted areas.
In Italy great work Of relief was organized
after the Austro German drive of last fall and the
thousands OF refugees that came pouring over the
Pc and the Piave were aided by business-like and
farreachng supply and canteen service, improvised
out of the existing organization. More than
$3, 600, 600 was thus spent for Italy.
American funds will soon make the plain of
Monastir fertile once more through the importation
ofseeds and agricultural Implements In this section
of Serbia more than fifty thousand refugees have
been on the verge of starvation for nearly two years.
1t should be source of daily pride to every
American that our own Red Cross is adding new
glories to the American Name in the Mother
Continent Our full support is essential if it's pres
ent mighty work of succor and human brotherhood
IS to be continued on an ever increasing scale.
The Winslow mail., 1918-05-10
= 4 = 4 = = =
ARMY BARRACKS
FOR NURSERIES
One of Them Houses Mere
Than 800 Children
Under Ten.

Within sound of the deep throated
guns of the French firing line, guns
that are ceaselessly telling the Ger
mans "thou shalt not pass" live hun
areds of happy, healthy children.
At the beginning Of the war the
buildings in which these kiddies now
live and play and study were barracks
FOR French boys training to be SOL
diers. Today these boys-those who
are left Of them-are veterans. These
barracks are good modern buildings,
and they are set amid beautiful seen
cry There are several Of these groups
of barracks scattered throughout
France, and all of them have been
turned into homes for the nations
homeless children.
At one of the barrack-nurseries
there are more than 800 children.
Some are babies of a few days old,
and the oldest is not over ten years.
Most of these children are orphans.
Some few of them have mothers who
are working in fields and factories to
help France win the war.
And these little folks are receiving
the first intelligent care of their lives.
Skilled American doctors are in
charge of the kitchens, and expert
enced teachers are instructing those
old enough to attend the barrack-
school. The older girls and boys are
being taught useful trades as well as
the usual classroom lessons, and with
it all these children are learning the
joy in healthy play.
France laid upon us sacred service
in this care of it's children. And how
noble has been the response Of our
American Red Cross!
The Winslow mail., 1918-05-10

"Well," said Smith as he walked
into my office, "Ive wound up all my
business interests"
"What for?" I said as / rose to
greet the man I had known in my
home city years before.
$50 1 could offer myself If I'm worth
having. I've got to get into the game
Anything useful and human. Tm
ready for marching orders"
worth having?" I echoed. you've
dropped like a God-send. We've got
the biggest man-slzed job you ever
tions. You're going straight with the
Home Service. Something useful and
will be gripping you so that you'll eat
and sleep itI'
The Home Service Section of big
Red Cross chapter was In session. AS
Smith and arrived they were discuss
ing the problem Of a soldiers wife and
six children found living in two tene-
ment rooms in building that rad been
condemned because of leaky roof,
mouldy floor and lack Of fire protection.
They had sold most of their furniture
piece by piece for current living ex-
penses. The children had no change of
clothing. There was no income and, be-
cause of the mothers condition, no pos
sibility of one, except the expected allot-
ment and allowance, which even when
1T came would not entirely meet the cost
of living in the city. The Home Service
worker had given a generous sum of
money to meet the urgent needs, and
now the committee was planning to
rent better quarters, move the fami-
ly, secure medical and nursing atten-
ton for the woman, outfit them all
with clothing and furniture and keep
regularly in touch with the family.
Ill
In Smiths next case the Home Serv-
ice Section and the tuberculosis society
had arranged hospital care for, man
discharged because Of tuberculosis
contracted "in the line of duty"
Some attorney had told him he would
get compensation for him on fifty-fif-
ty basis, but the lawyer-member of the
Home Service Section helped him fill
out the proper form which the Red
Cross Office supplied and assured him
that no discharged soldier or soldiers
beneficiary should ever pay for col
The Winslow mail., 1918-05-10
Out Of No Man S Land
By
HARRY IRVING GREENE

Father:
This wonderful letter that / am writ
ing you-a miracle letter. / was hurt,
badly, but I am going to get well. 1t
happened like this-you know I am
not allowed to name place or date.
No Mans Land We were raiding
it by night, three of us-scouting,
prowling. 1t was as dark as the dun
geons of inferno, but often they sent
up signal shells-roseate, bursting
things that bathed all that evil land
in a blood-red light. When their glare
f1ared over us we had to stand as we
were caught, hand or foot upraised-
moveless objects in the red glow until
the light snuffed out and all was dark
once more.
We reached the German entangle-
ments and began cutting them with
our oiled clippers. We were careful,
very careful, but we were not careful
enough. They heard us. Over came
two bombs.
The three of us went down in row.
Jack and Tom never knew what hit
to get up.
l lay there-all night-groaning-
calling for help. Twenty feet away
could hear the boches in their trench
laughing at me, cursing me.
Morning! My last. / could endure
1t no more. l was dying-bleeding. /
said my last prayer.
And then
Since the dawn of time l do not be-
lieve the world has seen a more glori-
GUS thing. From the hill tops our ar
tillery laid down box barrage fire
and under it, heads raised like en-
perors and shoulders squared, came
six men, stretcher bearers. AS though
they had been on parade they came
forth in broad daylight into the very
teeth of the enemy and picked up
what was left of Jack, Tom and me.
AS though we had been their own
brothers they bore us back, swiftly,
gently. Then do you know what those
Huns did?
Opened fire on us-the dead, the
bearers of the dead and a man who lay
quivering at the threshold of death.
Two of the six bearers went down.
The other four brought them back
along with what was left of Jack. Tom
and me.
And when l awoke in the hospital
after the operation, deathly sick but
back from the nightmare-land and
with the sunlight upon me, whom do
you think l saw bending over me, the
red cross upon her sleeve, babbling,
laughing, crying, kissing me?
JANET
And I had never known that she had
come overi Had never got her letter.
And we are here together and I am
going to get we'll An hour ago she
held out her hand, and upon one finger
was still the little ring l gave her be-
fore | left. l am going to have stone
sci in it-yOu know what that means.
Though somewhat disf1gured / am still
In the ring.
And so Is Jane, jim.
The Winslow mail., 1918-05-10
Smith Serves the Red Cross
By +. j. EDMONDS.
Director of Civilian Relief of Potomac Division

lecting either compensation or insnr.
ance.
w.
"A member of the women's uniformed
corps drove us in her machine out to
camp where there are 10000 men.
Here we met the Red Cross Home
Service man. We didn't take his time
we just watched him. One moment
he was helping man to fill out dupl;.
cate allotment blanks; the next he
was arguing the merits of insuring to
the limit; the next he was wiring a
Home Service Section to visit a mans
FAMILY next he was going with a boy
VINO mad received tragic telegram
from home to see the commanding off.
GER about a leave of absense; then he
was speeding on his way a poor fellow
olscharged because of permanent in.
jury; then we saw him talking to a
soldier and girl wife at the hostess
house; and as the shadows fell he was
closeted with a worried chap, who was
telling him about an impending mort.
gage foreclosure and an expected baby,
V.
Later the same evening we saw hiE
stand up in the Liberty theater and,
his eyes glowing with the service pic
ture in his own mind and his voice
ringing with the conviction of his own
enthusiasm, tell thousand young fel-
lows what Home Service is. He paint
ed homes made happier by Home Serv.
ice-tOld of friends for fighters fami.
lies found by the Red Cross-pictured
devoted Home Service workers fight
ing the country's battles this side the
trenches. When he ended some fellow
struck up keep the Home Fires Burn-
ing"
We were silent for long while on
the way home, Smith and |. Finally
Smith broke out:
"Can l do it? The sort OF thing
camp service, you call it?. Why, that's
where / want to beat the point OF
first contact with those living prob
lens. Pershing was right when he
said, The thing most needful to the
American fighting forces overseas is
anything and everything that will con-
tribute to the morale of the men in
service
Home Service-I see it now
means morale. When can l go to
| work2"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
-
FLASH LIGHTS IN UNISON
Flreflies Seem to Have an Understand.
ing as to When 20 Begin
an Illumination.

Various observers testify to the fact
That myriads of glow worms very oc-
casionally indulge In synchronous fash
Ing with very beautiful effect. 1t Is
thought by some that this phenom.
enon Is accidental. although in this
light some cases would seem incred-
ible.
John V. Purcell of Washington,
u. c., records that in the town OF CO.
tabato, island Of Mindanao, T. l., q few
years ago there were two trees about
the size Of apple trees and perhaps a
hundred yards apart. and every eve
ming these were filed with frefles
which flashed In unison, first one tree
lighting up and then the other. There
must have been several thousand In
sects In each tree, yet the synchronlsm
was so perfect that rarely or never
did a single freely flash at the wrong
time.
ITO the best Of my recollection the
illumination period lasted about two
or three seconds and the dark periods
perhaps twice that long. I can posi-
lively voueh for the accuracy Of the
foregoing, for It seemed so strange and
produced so beautiful IN effect that |
thought it one of the most remarkable
things In the Philippines, and 1t made
deep impression on me-