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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-12
ENOLA SOLDIER
GIVES LIFE IN
RECENT BATTLE
Four Others Injured in July
Fighting Cacualty List
Shows

One more death and four names
additions on the casualty lists from
France showing the part soldiers
from Harrisburg and nearby towns
are taking in the war against the
Hun.
The death was that of James
Charles McSherry, aged %, of Enola,
son of Mrs. Philena B. McSherry. He
was killed in action July 26. He is
the third son of Mrs. McSherry to
be killed in war, two brothers hav-
ing lost their lives during the Span
ish-American War. Mrs. McSherry Is
overcome as a result of the news.
Corporal Charles Raymond Nc
Curdy, Company c, 9TH Infantry, 612
Schuylkill street, is in a base hos
pital in France suffering from shell
shock and gas attack. In his letter to
his parents, he said his heart was af-
fected, but that"he was confident of
his recovery.
Lieutenant II. P. Hunt has been
wounded in action, according to word
received by his wife, the daughter
of Charles B. Ising, of Shiremans-
town. No details were supplied in
the cable she received.
Carlisle Man Wounded
Charles Forney, owner of a farm
near Carlisle, has also been wound
ed during the fighting on the west
ern front. He was born in this city,
and spent the first years of his life
here.
Two Chambersburg men, both
members of Company c, 112th
Infantry, were listed as killed in ac-
don. They are John Calvin Bishop,
Df Chambersburg, and Jacob E. Win
CERT, of near Chambersburg. Win
sert was the first Franklin county
iraftee to be killed in action.
Two Marines were reported to be
seriously wounded. They are Charles
II. Gladhill Waynesboro, and Her
bert Gebhardt, 610 Lake street,
Lancaster
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-12
Soldiers Blame Crown
Prince For Reverses

London, Aug. 1.-THE Reuter-
correspondent with the British Army
in France sends the following dis
patch concerning the German Crown
Prince:
According to the statements of
prisoners, the German Crown Prince
appears to be the most unpopular
leader in the German army. He is
accused by them of being directly
responsible. fol the Marne disaster.
They say that the opinion is wide
ly expressed by German soldiers that
the Crown Princes amateurish in
terference with the plans of their ex-
perienced generals was the starting
point for the present crushing mis-
fortunes of the German armies"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-12
"SCARCITY OF FUEL GRAVE
DANGER TO THE NATION''
President Appeals to Miners For Full Producion Tells
Them It's as Patriotic to Work to Fight

nor can the mine workers alone do
It; but both parties, working hand
INLAND with a grim determination
to rid the country of it's greatest OBJ
stacle to winning the war. can do 1t.
1t Is with full confidence that I CAT
upon you to assume the burden OK
producing an ample supply of coal.
You WILL I am sure, accept tht ,
burden and will successfully carr
it through and in so doing you will
be performing a service just az,
worthy as service in the trenches.
and will win the applause and graft
tude of the whole nation.
WOODROW WILSON.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-12
PICNIC AT BOILING SPRINGS

Marysville, Pa, Aug. 12.-The
annual picnic of the Bethany United
Evangelical Sunday school will be
held on Wednesday at Boiling
Spring Park. A schedule of games
and contests of various sorts has
been provided and. prizes will be
awarded. Only a limited number of
trolleys have been provided.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-12
Five of Our Airmen Fight
IL Machines and Down z

With the American Army on the
Vesle Front, Aug. I'm a battle
in the air between twelve German
and five American airplanes, Lieu
tenant Walter Avery, of Columbus
Ohio, and Harold Buckley, of Aga
wan, Mass, each brought down
German.
There were no casualties among
the Americans.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
Full Power of Germany
Now Turned Toward the
West, Reichstag Is Told

Amsterdam Wednesday,, March
20.-A war credit of 5000, 100000
marks was brought before the
Reichstag to-day for first reading.
Count Won Roedern, secretary of
the imperial treasury, said Ger
many's monthly war costs had in
creased from 2,000,0O0,0OO marks in
the winter of 1876 to 3,75O,OO0,-
coo in the last five months, owing to
the increased supply of necessaries
OF war. The secretary gave the total
cost of the war as 550,000,000, 900
marks, of which he said the entente
had expended 307,O0O,0OO,000.
Germanys military successes, said
the count, had SilenCed the guns in
the east, and the full power of the
nation now was directed against the
west. Germany's enemies there did
not desire to hear anything about
peace, he asserted, adding that she
could not be vanquished by the
catchwords of Clemenceau and Bo-
mar Law. He continued:
1T is easy for President Wilson to
thunder against so-called militar-
ism. From the east and west his
country is protected by oceans. His
country is the strongest on the
american continent and has no dam
Serous neighbors, as have the Cen
tral Powers, which are i'm the heart
OF Europe, surrounded by formida-
bic military powers"
The credit passed both first and
second readings without debate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
PENNSYLVANIA
WILLCAREFOR
DISABLED MEN
Plans Made For Physical Res
toration and Education of
Wounded Soldiers

Preliminary plans for physical res
toration, educational training and
proper placement in industry of dis
abled Pennsylvanians returning from
war service were formulated to-day
by committee named by Governor
Brumbaugh to institute the work as
a project of the Commonwealth.
The committee comprises Adjutant
Gtneral Frank ID. Beary, chairman;
DR.. B. Frank Royer. Acting Commis-
sicner of Health; Lew r. Palmer.
Acting Commissioner of Labor and
Industry. and DR.. j. George Becht,
secretary of the State Board of Edu-
cation. S. S. Riddle, of the Depart
ment of Labor and Industry, is Sec
retary of the committee.
The possibility of one or more edu-
cational institutions in Pennsylvania
being temporarily transformed into
Il aiming schools for convalescent SOL
Giers and sailors is foreshadowed in
survey of such institutions to be
made by DR.. Becht to determine most
suitable locations; dormitory, infirm-
airy and gymnasium facilities; class
room, laboratory and vocational
training equipment.
OHer Cooperation
The committee will get in immedi-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
RICHCREEk WINS
FIGHT FOR LIFE
IN NIGHT SESSION
Jury Frees Man Once Con-
Victcd of Murder in
First Degree

Acquitted on n charge of murder
ing .Ephraim SHERMAN, an old junk
peddler, Frederick Richcreek, of Roy
alton, who has been in Jail since No
vember, 1916, was discharged by
Judge a. w. Johnson, shortly after
the verdict of the jury was read.
The jurors had been out since yes
terday afternoon, retiring shortly be-
fore o'clock. The verdict was not
reached until 81 o'clock this morn
ing, it was said According to re-
ports at the courthouse the jury took
dozens of ballots. At one time, it is
said, the vote stood five for man.
slaughter, five for second degree
murder and two for acquittal. Many
of the other ballots ranged from
seven to ten votes for acquittal and
five to two for second degree mur-
der, it was reported. Many officials
and members of the bar expressed
surprise at the verdict as in the first
trial first degree was returned.
The verdict was read about 1910
o'clock and a few minutes later a
motion was made to have the de-
fendant discharged. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Robert T. Fox con-
sented and the order was given. y
number of relatives of Richcreek, in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21

London, March 21.-The Germans
shortly before dawn to-day began
a heavy bombardment over a wide
section of the British front it is
announced officially.
The artillery action on the west
ern front could be distinctly heard at
Dover and other towns on the east
coast of England. The doors and
windows of the houses at Dover, fer
instance, Were continuously shaken
by the heavy conclusions.
The firing, which was the heaviest
that has been heard in this district
from such a distance. began at 3
o'clock this morning and lasted at
brief intervals until a. m.
At Ramsgate, besides the sound
of the cannonading, bright flashes
were seen at sea, while the vibration
of the explosions shook the windows
and dislodged tiles from the roofs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
Get Parks in Shape For
Summer by Clearing Up
All Debris of Long Winter

Extensive preparations for OPEN
ing the city parks for the spring and
summer months have been started
by the department during the week,
weather conditions permitting much
repair and improvement work.
Within the next two or three weeks
the track at Island Park Will be
ready for use. AS there was little
damage from high water so far this
year the track is in good condition
and will require little attention. At
present much of the playground
equipment which is kept at the
island is being repaired and repaint-
ed. The department announced that
this year all the apparatus will be
taken to the island, overhauled and
set up SO that as soon as the season
opens it can be taken to the grounds
and placed without any delay.
Plan General Cleanup
At Wildwood Park. at the lower
end of the lake, repairs are being
made to a small bridge and board
walk over marsh. During the win
ter part of the walk was washed
away by high water and this is being
replaced.
All of the parkway roads except
the one in Wildwood to the breast of
the dam are closed, and will not be
opened for a short time.
Within a week or two a general
cleanup of all the parks will be
started, including River Front after
which seeding will be done. Part of
the spring work will include plant
ing along the top of the bank from
Harris to Maclay street, where the
riprap work was done last year.
Whether this work will be COM
pleted to Calder street has not beeh
assured yet as no provision was made
for it in the annual park department
budget. 1t is likely efforts will be
made to secure sufficient money
from another fund to do the work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
Has Two Sons to Place in
Good Christian Home

An opportunity for some country
FAMILY to do good turn and also
set assistance in summer work is
offered by man who applied to the
office or the Harrisburg Telegraph
to-day with tbs proposition to have
his two sons taken care of by some
respectable family. The lads are 10
and 10 years of age. healthy and in
telligent Their father said that he
was able to be home so little that
the boys were being neglected and
he would like to see them settled in
a family that would treat them well
and take some interest in their de-
velopment. A communication to this
office will reach the father.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
BIG REPUBLICAN
VICTORY IS SHOWN
BY ENROLMENT
County Voters in Overwhelm-
ing Numbers Register With
Dominant Party of State
RETURNS ARE NOT ALL IN
Figures Indicate Sentiment
Strongly Favors Principles
of Republican Party

Returns by registry assessors in
the county districts filed to-day at
the county commissioners office
show practically no change in the
party situation in the county, the
Republicans maintaining n big ma
jcrity. The overwhelming Republi-
can registration was said to-day by
persons conversant with the situation
here to be indicative of the usual
Republican victory next fall.
The number of Republican voters
is shown to be much greater than
the enrolment of all other parties,
including even the men enrolled as
"nonpartisan." A large number of
the voters thus registered also are
said to be Republicans.
With fifty of the seventy-two dis
tricts reported the total Republican
enrolment for them is 7,4O5; DEM
ocratic, 1921; Socialist, 257; Wash
ington, 1873; Prohibition, SO; Inde-
pendent, 2,36S; scattered, Il; indi-
eating the plurality for the Repup-
lican party over the entire enroll
ment in all other parties including
independent voters, is 2,219. OF the
independent voters party leaders. Dc-
lieve hundreds registered last fall,
falling to give any preference at she
time, and did not take the trouble to
notify the assessors Tuesday or yes
terGay.
Republican Gains
In practically every district some
changes were made because of re-
movals, but in most instances only
slight changes in the total party
enrolment were noted, most of them
being gains for the Republican
party. OF these the Republican
party received the most, the in
Grease ranging from five to more
than thirty with decreases in inde-
pendent and other party enroll-
ments.
Districts for which returns had
not been filed at noon include four
Swatara township precincts; two in
Susquehanna; Derry, one; Lower
Paxton, Lower Swatara, West Lon
donderry, East and South Hanover,
Second Middle Paxton, Penbrook,
Royalton, several precincts in Mid
dletown and in Steelton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
Total Net Losses to Allied
Shipping 2,641, ,297 Tons
By ISSocidtci Press

Washington, March 21.-Secret fig
ures of the British Admiralty on sub
marine losses and world shfpbuildlng
were made public here to-day by the
British embassy. They show that
from both enemy action and marine
risk on January l, 1918, Allied and
neutral shipping had lost since the
ar began 11.S27,572 gross tons,
while shipyards outside of the Cen
trail Powers We're turning out $780,
275 tons.
In spite of the tremendous total of
losses. they do not approach the
claims of the Germans. and with p
$4,000 tons of enemy ships added to
the output of the war period, the net
loss to world shipping. exclusive of
that of Germany and her allies. is
only 2,641,297.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
ALLIES DESTROY
FOUR HUN SHIPS
NEAR DUNkIRk
Force of Five British and
French Destroyers Engage
German Vessels
NO FRENCH CASUALTIES
Enemy Bombarded Dunkirk
Prior to Sea En-
gagement
By associated Press

London, March 21.-Two enemy
destroyers and two enemy torpedo
boats have been sunk by force of
five British and French destroyers.
the Admiralty announced. One
British destroyer was damaged. The
engagement occurred off Dunkirk
this morning. The British casualties
were Slight. There were no French
casualties.
The announcement follows:
"Vice Admiral Douer reports that
an action occurred off Dunkirk be-
tween 4 and o'clock this morning.
Two British and three French e
stroyers were engaged with a force
of German destroyers which had
previously bombarded Dunkirk for
ten minutes. Two enemy destroyers
and two enemy torpedoboats are be-
lieved to have been sunk. Survivors
have been picked up from two enemy
torpedoboats.
mo allied vessels were sunk. One
British destroyer was damaged but
reached harbor. The British casual
ties were slight. There were no
French casualties
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21

Moscow, Tuesday, March 10
man province and Russians will lose
their liberty if they submit to the
peace forced by the Central Pow
ers, David r. Francis, the American
ambassador, declared in statement
to the Russian people, issued from
the American embassy at Vologda.
lean help to any government in Rus
sia that would resist the German
penetration. lie urged them to for
get their political differences and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
Find Night Watchman
Dead at His Place

Joseph F., Rudy, aged 6S, employ
ed as a watchman at the Sanitary
Laundry, was found dead at. the
laundry at 6 o'clock this morning.
Upon investigation by Coroner Jacob
A. Eckinger, it was found that death
was due to heart disease.
Funeral services will be held at
his late home. 342 South Seven
teenth street. Saturday afternoon at
8 o'clock. The Rev. DR.. ]. A. Lyter,
pastor of the Derry Street United
Brethren Church. will officiate and
burial will be in the Shoops Church
Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
Americans Encounter
Germans in Hand to
Hand Fight in Raid
By Associdted Press

With the American Army in
France, Wednesday,, March 90
American troops in the sector cast
of Luneville participated tonight in
a raid on German trenches, pene-
trating the enemy lines for some dis
tance. Handrto-hand fighting en-
sued.
The raiders returned to the Amer
lean lines after about forty minutes.
Further details are unavailable at
this hour Go p. m.).
The raid was carried out in con-
junction with French troops, after a
brief but intense barrage. The Ger
mans retaliated with a heavy fire of
gas and high explosive shells on the
batteries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
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Cabaret Dancing No
Longer Permitted in
Phila. Drinking Places
By associated Press

Philadelphia. March 21.-Dancing
and cabaret entertainment in places
in Philadelphia where liquor is sold
will no longer be permitted. This
drastic order was issued to-day by
Judges Shoemaker and Vessels sit
ting as the license court, an annual
institution IN this city. The order
applies to all hotels. cafes and
saloons and hundreds of places
which reaped a harvest from the
dancing feature of their establish
ments will be hard hit.
The court decided that a reason
sonable use of instrumental music in
public licensed places is not unlaw-
full. In this connection it said:
"The reasonable use of instru-
mental music may have a beneficial
effect, but the extension of the
amusement features to places l..
censed for the sale of liquor pro-
duces consequences injurious to the
individual and to the community"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
County Commissioners
Upheld in Coal Land Tax
By Associated Press

Philadelphia. March 21.-The Su-
preme Court to-day filed opinions
the appeals of various
coal companies in Lackawanna coun-
ty from tax assessments against
their coal lands levied by the county
The companies adversely affected
by the decisions are: Temple Coal
Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany, Price-Pancoast Coal Company,
Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern Company, Scranton Coal Com
pany, Delaware and Hudson Com
pany and the Northern Coal Com
pany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
REPUBLICAN HARMONY N LIGHr

" -|-| - -EE1
! PElaaa7Ha-Ihe Republican outlook for pesoe
~ the party as respects the gu5srnatoral situation
: took on an Optimistic aspect to-day with The return
! organization leaders from various sections OF the state
= according to tae Evening Bulletin Republican leader
: declared ta afternoon that the prospect was that t
: Republican state ticket would be- For Governor State
, Senator William C. sprou' Chester Tor Lieutenant
: Governor John H. H. Scott PotadePhia' tor Secretary
: OF -nts7a'. Aas Paul w. io1' Shenandoah t9f Con,
8 gress"aa at Large I'omas b. CFago Waynesous;
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
RECOVFRS FROM uLNESs

The many friends of Francis C.
Neely. 90S North Second street, will
be delighted to learn that he has
almost entirely recovered from his
recent illness. Mr.. Neely, several
months ago, was taken i'll with heart
trouble. He was present at the
luncheon of the Kiwanis Club at the
Elks' clubhouse to-day and said h,
felt "fit and fine"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
GEORGIA IS MORE
DRY
THAN WHEN WET
Prohibition Does Prohibit and
1t Is Highly Beneficial
as Well
by IL. j.. StnckpOIe,


Augusta, Ga.-Does prohibition
prohibit?
That's the question which is con-
stantly being suggested by those op-
posed to the proposed constitutional
amendment, and here in Georgia,
where it has been tried out, I have
endeavored to learn from reliable
sources. the actual results. They are
heartening for all friends of the
nationwide movement for the over
throw of John Barleycorn. AS Penn
sylvania will have as its main issue
this year. the ratification of the pro-
posed anti-liquor amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, we
can't have too much light on the
subject Here are the concrete re-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
Germans Driven Back
in Violent Fighting
Southeast of Rheims
BY associated Press

Paris, March 21.-There has been
an intense and sustained lombard
nent of the sectors north and south
east of Rheims, as well as on the
Champagne front, the War Office an
nCunced to-day
Between Caurieres wood and Bezon-
vauX. on the Verdun front, the Ger
mans were driven back in violent
hend-to-hand fighting.
In Lorraine the Germans suffered n
complete defeat in the region of
Nomeny, sustaining heavy losses
without attaining any success.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
VILLA FOLLOWERS
DYNAMITE TRAIN
By Associated Press

FL Paso, Tex, March 21.-Villa
followers under Epifanio Holguin
dynamited and robbed n Mexico
Northwestern mixed passenger and
freight train this morning at Santa
Sofia, 110 miles southwest of Juarez,
killing two passengers and wounding
ten, according to reports received
here to-day and confirmed by the
Mexican general consulate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
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Several Soldiers Injured
When Vessels Collide;
Depth Charge Explodes
Ru Associated PrcSs

Washington, March 81. - One
American officer and three men were
killed aboard an American destroy
er March 19, when the vessel COL
lided with a British warship, the
Navy Department announced to-day.
A number of American sailors were
injured.
The destroyer was the Manley.
A depth charge on the Manley cx-
ploded when the vessels met. Both
vessels were damaged.
Lieutenant Commander Richard
Mccall Elliott, Jr., was killed. His
wife lives in New York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
JOHN II. IT. RYAN
DEAD AT WIILIAMSPORT
By Associated Press

Williamsport, Pa, March 21.-
John r. T. Ryan, one of Williams
ports wealthiest residents, died last
evening in the Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, at the age of 20 years.
He was born in Trenton, N. j., where
at the outbreak of the Civil War he
recruited Company G, 10th Regi-
ment, New Jersey Volunteers. Dur
ing the war he served on the staffs
of General Wadsworth and General
Martindale.
He made fortune in the lumber
business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21

said that he would not leave Russia
until compelled by force. The. ann
bassador's statement said:
THE friendship between Russia
and the United States which has eX-
listed for century or more, should
be augmented. rather than IMPAIR
ed by Russia becoming q republic
and Americans are sincerely desir-
Gus that Russians be permitted to
continue free and Independent and
not become subjects of Germany.
II have not seen an authentic copy
of the peace treaty. but 1 am sulIi-
ciently acquainted with it's provis-
ions to know that if the Russian
people should submit to it Russia
not only would be robbed of vast
areas of its territory, but her peo-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
CLEAN UP ASHIls

Ofiicials Of the bureau of ash and
garbage inspection estimate that
there is an accumulation of at least
5000 tons of ashes and refuse on the
Allison Hill district which have to be
be removed during the present clean
up. AS this section is about one
third of the city's area, tits believed
the total accumulation of refuse
piled in backyards and alleys is
about $4,000 tons. The cleanup will
not be finished for at least five
weeks it is anticipated