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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
Y. M. c. A. Plans Winter
of Activity, With Great
Housewarming on Oct. ;

Plans for a social and gymnastic
activities of the winter season were
outlined and approved at a meeting
of the board of directors of the
Central Y. NJ. C. A. held in the as
sembly room of the association
building. 1t was announced that the
opening of the seasons activities
will be marked by a housewarming
to be held Thursday night, October
8. The program to be presented will
include a gymnastic exhibition and a
number of other entertaining fea-
lures. The first Sunday afternoon
mems mass meeting will be held
Sunday afternoon, October g.. The
name of the speaker will be an
nounced later.
A total membership of 1.169 men,
bers was announced by General Sec
retary Robert b. Reeves. This is a
gain of fourteen members over last
month. Secretary Reeves expressed
his satisfaction on learning of this
gain. He was elated when he re-
called that it has been made in the
face of the fact that hundreds of
men have gone into government
service.
A legacy of $500 to the associa-
ton was announced. 1t was be-
queathed by Mrs. Catharine Chan
dler. The money will be invested
in fourth Liberty Bonds and will be
placed in the permanent endow-
ment fund. The financial report de-
clared that virtually all bills have
been paid and there is a balance
of $3S7.2S in the hands of the treas
urer.
The educational committee will
organize a class in debating and
public speaking to open October Z.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12

the city was under artillery fire for
several hours was far less terrifying
to the public than were the endless
days of sheer brutality when the SOL
diers imposed on the helpless public
by virtue of their arms.
Men who have refused to fight the
Czecho- -Slovaks on the Volga have
been arrested. Even the helpless and
paralytic and one old woman more
than eighty years old have been
taken into custody.
Bolsheviki Encourage Violence
Such is the wild campaign carried
on by the Bolsheviki under the guise
of suppressing a counter revolution.
Moses Uritzky, who mercilessly di-
rected activity of this sort in Petro-
grad, paid for it with his life, but
Dzerzhinsky still continues his fran
tic persecution of civilians in Mos
COW. A brutal class war is encourage
ed by eXhortations daily in the Boil
shevik newspapers to, continue at
tackS upon the bourgeoisie and even
to take their lives.
But bad as conditions now ore IN
Moscok AMI Petrograd a worse situa-
ton is expected by the intelligent
| classes if an interregnum takes place.
The spirit of vengeance is so strong
and the feelings so bitter against the
Jewish leaders, arrivals here from
Russia say, that rioting against the
Jews generally is feared Such riots
| never are confined to one class in
Russia, but expand into general mur-
der and plunder.
Germans Hold Back
The apparent abandonment of Eu-
| ropean Russia by the Germans has
led to the belief that their expert
ence in the Ukraine has caused them
IN in thnir efforts n 10 icl,
a monarchy or to support any other
new government friendly to them.
The Russians are helplessly plead
ing for outside assistance to cure
them of their political troubles. Tho
| Constitutional Democrats and other
| bourgeoisie friendly to the Germans
| now are turning to the Entente AL
lies since the defeat of the Germans
on the western front and the success
of the Czecho- -Slovak, Murman and
| Vladivostok movements.
| The Constitutional Democratic party
and the other parties of the Extreme
Right, however, are in such disfavor
| with the great mass of Russians of
the Center that foreign diplomats are
not willing to take them seriously.
-Slovaks Gain
The Czecho-Slovak movement be-
yond the river Volga has gained tho
support of factions favoring CON
stituent assembly and it is making
the more reactionary programs i'm
! possible, as Siberia generally is con-
ceded to he the key to reconstruct
! ton in European Russia.
| Somewhere among the Social
| Revolutionaries, probably among
those of The Right, leader is ex-
pected to develop who eventually
may crystallize the opposition to the
Bolsheyiki
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
w. c. 7. U. Meets For Its
Thirty-Second Annual
County Convention

To-day the thirty-second annual
session of the Dauphin County Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union
was held in the Augsburg Lutheran
Church, Fifth and Muench streets.
Questions of vital Importance to the
org ganiZation were discussed by the
delegates. One feature of the meet
ings is the singing of patriotic songs.
The motto of the convention attracted
much attention of the delegates. This
was emphasized during the days ses-
sions. The motto was Don't dodge
difficulties: meet them, greet them.
beat them"
The program for this evening 8
meeting follows: Patriotic singing.
led by Mrs. J. G. Sanders; devotions.
the Rev. A. NJ. Stamets; address. in
terspersed with reading, Miss
Amanda Lands. B. A. Millersville
S. N, S.; collection; benediction,
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gas, garden and vacuum cleaner
hose, rubber overshoes and rubber
boots, rubber gloves, rubber coats
hot water bottles-everything rub
ber. Good heavens, man! There
enough old worthless auto ures
hanging around the public and prl-
vate garages of this city to make So
600 worth of junk. At the outside
the individual wouldn't benefit SO or
81 by the transaction, but II the iot
were punched and sold for the Red
Cross it would mean real money Tor
the Red Cross"
Organizations Help
: Secretary Myton and President
Downey of the Motor Club repeated
their requests that auto owners do
everything they can for the Red
Cross.
Central Iron and Steel and the
Harrisburg Pipe Bending Company
are gathering up old rubber around
the plants and will send it down to
Third and Walnut to-day.
Many business firms in various
parts of the city have boxes out on
the walks in front where folks can
throw their rubber scraps and avoid
trip downtown.
1t is expected that when school
ends to-day. many hundreds of boys
and girls will carry old rubber to the
slowly growing pile.
But in the meantime Harrisburg
is "fallinw down" on the old rubber
drive. Reading, which sold S1,70O
for the Red Cross, seems to have
more than little on Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12

ICOnunieu from E1rSt rage.
tie for international right now were
a league of free nations.
ITO end all wars" the Premier
said, 1--WE must impose a durable
peace from our enemies. The Prus-
sian military power must not only
be beaten but Germany herself must
know and the German people must
know that their rulers have out
ragged the laws of humanity and that
Prussian strength cannot protect
them from punishment.
This must be the last war. Don't
let us be mislsd that the establish
ment of a league. of nations without
power will in itself secure the world
against a catastrophe. A league of
nations with the Prussian military
power triumphant would be league
of fox and geese-one fox and many
geese The geese would greatly
diminish in numbers"
The only sure foundation for a
league of nations. the Premier said,
was victory for the Allies. Peace
must be of kind. he added, that
commends itself to the common
sense conscience of the nations. AS
a whole it must not be dictated by
extreme men on either side.
I'VE shall neither accept for our
selves nor impose upon our foes a
Brest-Litovsk treaty" he said. I'VE
cannot allow the 'Bolsheviks' to
force on us a peace so humiliating
as to dishonor the national flag and
to make a repetition of the horrors
of this war inevitable. When a sat
isfactory peace has been secured we
can proceed with clear conscience
to build a new world"
"The news is distinctly good,
really good" said the Premier. 1--WE
are going through a long tunnel and
are not at the end of the journey
There is some steep gradient to
climb. 1t may be that the tunnel
| will be dark but it will be shart, now
that the worst is over"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12

TERRIFIC FIRE INTO
ENEMY IN LORRAINE
Reply of German Guns Vigor Only in Spots Signs of
Withdrawing Artillery but Foe May Fight Hard Be-
fore Rereatng; Endure Assault of Eight Hours 81

American Forces on the Lorraine Front Sept H.
French and American artillery this morning directed
terrific barrage fire the German positions this front
The reply of the German big guns was vigorous
places, although whole it weak.
There indications that the Germans withdrawing
their artillery although probable that they going
to fight hard before being driven after enduring sitting
barrage of more than eight hours
The Germans points increasing the volume of
their big gun fire, but Intellectually.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12

/ privilege. rather than a duty or OBJ
legation.
The cards will be turned into the
local boards by the precinct chair
men tonight. The task of compiling
the lists to be sent to the selective
service headquarters is one which
Will take hours, and volunteer clerks
have signitied their willingness to
help in the task.
Besides those registered to-day,
several thousand were registered be-
fore the boards opened this morning.
They were the men whose work kept
them out of the city to-day, and
obligated them to register ahead of
time.
Registrants whose homes are out
of the city, registered with the
boards beginning more than a week
ago, so that the number who are
registering in the city and county
are by no means the only residents
| of the vicinity who are registering as
| volunteers to help crush Kaiserism.
Waiting Early .
Seymour Samuel Eberts made him
self famous in Harrisburg by being
| the very first man to register. This
| at least, is the claim of the booth in
! the county courthouse where Mr..
Eberts. district manager of the Bell
Telephone Company. accompanied by
his two pet bulldogs. was waiting
| early as six a. m. for the bureau to
open. Mr.. Eberts loyal enthusiasm
was advertised loudly by the canine
patriots whose carrying on brought
many to the scene of activity.
This booth was remarkable for the
number of men over forty who regis
| tered. There were IL in the first 20,
good number of them an even As.
There was plenty of kidding" as
each applicant had to put the cards
on the table. District Attorney
Michael Stroup just got under the
wire and many law firms were SO rid
died that If Uncle Sam calls them all
folks will have to do their own law
ing.
A Brisk Business
The booth at 207 Locust street.
with Frank Snodgrass and Mercer b.
Tate in charge did the briskest busi-
ness of any place in that neighbor-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12

hood although the heaviest registra-
ton reported was on Allison's Hill.
The Locust street spot handled $50
men before II o'clock at which hour
came Louis the tailor. with his game
toe. Louis recently had some bick-
ering with Bell Telephone workmen
who were putting up a pole near his
bailiwick and when he personally OBJ
jected friend pole cavorted, cutting
off his dexter little toe.
Forget Their Wives
II had 1t sewed on" explained Louis
this morning and when Uncle Sam
wants a full-toed tailor, here / am.
He was registered accordingly.
Officials We're puzzled at the differ
ent idcntifications of nearest rela-
tive" A great many married men
gave mother" or father" instead of
wife," but this option was with the
registrant.
A big percentage were from out of
town and Local Board No. 1 at the
courthouse was crowded all day with
citizens of Tennessee, California,
Texas and from all over the coun-
try. The process was to make out
the registration and send 1t by spe-
cial delivery to the home town.
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MANY REGISTERING
FOR WAR SERVICE
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whether citizens of another country
or not, must register for service If
they are within the age limit of IL
to As inclusive. Every man not al
ready registered or in the service
of the army or navy, must register
if he was born after September IL,
1872, or on or before September IL,
1900.
When given their cards, draft reg
istrants were informed that they
have nothing further to do until they
receive their questionnaires. This
will likely take place as soon as the
cards of tho registrants have been
tabulated and filed, so that question
naires can be sent to those in the
classes which will be called first. Ac-
oording to a message received from
Washington, Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder proposes to call first
the men in the 19, 20 and 32 to Sc
year classes. These men likely will
receive their questionnaires first.
A round up of possible slackers
, will not be started until after the
questionnaires have been sent out
and returned. This will cover a period
of some weeks. 1t is not thought that
there will be many coming within
the draft ages who will fail to reg
lister to-day. At the first registration,
June 5, 1917, there were numbers
who failed to register because of mis-
understanding of the regulations.
This probably will not occur to-day,
as there is a much better under
standing of the regulations.
Big Task Ahead
Practically every man who regis
tered for the new draft did it with a
cheerful willingness to do anything
the government requires of him.
Many of them made inquiries as to
the likelihood of their seeing active
service within the near future. The
general concensus of opinion among
the registrants at the couple hundred
draft registration places was that it
was a day for the performance of q
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
Slipping! Slipping!

AS u contributor of old rubhe.'
for the benefit of the Red Cross
Harrisburg seems to be on some
other job, judging by the appear
ance of the pile at Third and
Walnut streets at noon to-day.
The s. o. r. (Save old Rubber)
drive of the Red Cross began this
morning and will continue until
Saturday night. An auction will
be held ut l o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon, when all rubber con-
tributed UP to that time will lie
sold to the junkmen. Another
auction will take place Tuesday.
In the meantime there will have
to be lot more rubber or there
won't need to be an auction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
Oil City Mother Has
Four Sons in Army;
Fifth Registers Today

Oil City, Pa, Sept. 12.-Four sons
of Mrs. Minnie Stormer. of Oil City,
are in the United States Army. The
fifth is 1S and to-day registered for
service Paul is at Camp Forrest;
Robert is a second lieutenant at
Camp Perry, Ohio. having served on
the Mexican border; Amer L.. is a
sergeant in Company D, 112th Reg
iment, now at the fighting front.
Sergeant Stormer served through
the Mexican border campaign with
the Sixteenth Regiment, N. G. p.
Wayne, corporal with Company D,
112th Regiment. at the fighting
front. served through the Mexican
border campaign with the Sixteenth
Regiment, N. G. p.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
MRS. CATHERINE LEIB DIES

Mrs. Catherine Leib, aged 73, died
at 1890 o'clock this morning at the
Florence Crittenden Home for the
Friendless. Funeral services will be
held SatuHlay afternoon at o'clock,
the Rev. H. w. A. Hanson, pastor
of Messiah Lutheran Church, offici-
ating. He will be assisted by the
chaplain. Mrs. Leib is survived by
her sister. Alice Lewis. and a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harry Weitzel. The body
will be taken to Mount Olivet, York
county, for burial.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12

With the occupation of Trav-
ecy and the heights dominating
the country to the south, General
Petain's forces have outflanked
the important German position
at La Fere. This advance by
the French over a narrow front
of two miles presages the evacua-
ton of La Fere by the Germans
and general weakening of their
lines before the vital stronghold
of St. Gobain forest.
Hun Line Pushed Back
Slowly the allies are pushing
the enemy back on his linden
burg line from La Fere to St.
Quentin, slight advances being
made by both the French and
British armies fighting in this
area. The French have taken
and passed Hinacourt and re-
tained their hold on Essigny-le-
Grand, four miles south of St.
Quentin by repulsing enemy
attacks.
British Reach Vermand
The British in their drive for st.
Quentin have reached Vermand,
about six miles east of the Hinden-
burg line running through Cambria,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
TEIEGRAPHERs WANTED

TELEGRAPHERS WANTED
State Draft Headquarters was to-
day called upon to furnish five tele-
graphers, to be sent to Fort Myer.
to be assigned to duty with the Mill
tary Intelligence Bureau. They are
to be white men, qualified for special
or limited service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12

attacking armies
Huge American Army Ready
1t is known that General Persng has huge American army
under his command and there little doubt that adequate
would disposal of Marshal Foch for important
push this the opening develop suitable
opening The St Me salient nearly twenty miles wide at
its mouth from Frenes II miles southeast of Vedun
ousson and somewhat than Is miles in DEPTH with its
the southwest of ST. Mhie 1t driven into the
French line sudden German eruption southeast of Vrdun
early the fall of 1914 before the line had become entirely
stabilized after the Marne and Aisne battles
Salient of Long Standing
The French checked the German push ST. Mihe and
prevented debouchng movement on the Hanks lhe positions
taken the Germans strong however and there
organized attempt reduce this menacne
bulge pointing the heart OF France between the o
Verdun and Nancy.
Marshal Foch has launching of this attack almost
concidenty virtually complete elimination of the various
saen the German drove into the Allied lines III their offensive
during the present fight
Huns Stand Hindenburg Line
The Hndenbug line again had become the German defensive
position along almost entire length and the German defense
sening materially all points where the French British
and Americans pressing in upon them.
The German command will have appears another prob
dealing with the outbreak of its foe another and
comparatively distant quarter from that in which the bulk OF the
fighting has been done this years campaign The question VII
be seems the reduced German has lett Genera
Ludendor with forces sufficient maintain his front from
Rheims Ypres and the time beat back powerful
by the Allies far the southeast the battle front
British Hit at Cambria
The ndenburg line ITSELF however already has not proved
too strong either the French the British points
the fighting The British preached it the Queant
line to-day there the ocia announcement
from London that the British had made further Dene
this line in the direction of Cambria one OF the principal German
bases the north defensive line had been taken by
enemy here along the Canal du Nord but this line now seems
turned its left flank the British have forced crossing OF the
canal to the northwest of Havncourt and position
UP easey bank providing Field Marshal Hag decides
to employ his driving force in this direction
Additional progress also made by the British yesterday
and last night in closing upon St Quentin another of the Hin
dnburg line strong points They captured the towns OF Yer
the outskirts of Honon wood where
they than four and onehalf miles from St Quentin
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
Huns Constructing New Line


Paris, Sept IA supreme line of defense to be called
the Para line is being constructed by the Germans from
Antwerp to Metz says Marcel Hutn in the Echo De Paris
The article also says the Germans putting the Antwerp
forts in defensive condition,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12

which with st. Quentin form the
central pivots of the German de-
fenses between La Fere and Ypres.
Counterattacks launched by the Ger
mans in an effort to prevent the
British from driving a wedge between
Cambria and St. Quentin were re-
pulsed near Gouzeaucourt. Un-
favorable ghting weather has served
as an aid to the enemy. but despite
the rain and the stiffer resistance of
the foe Field Marshal Haig's men
the Hindenbprg line.
Guns Active in Gobain Sector
Artillery activity continues in the
st. Gobain sector and also between
the Aisne and the Vesle where the
Germans are making a valiant effort
to retain possession of the st. Gobain
and Chemin des Danes strongh olds
and prevent the Allies from forcing
them to fall back all along their
line east of Rheims. In the region
of Laffaux and in the Aisne area
enemy attempts to approach new
French positions were repulsed. the
Germans losing $50 prisoners.
British Recover Ground
In Flanders the British have ad-
vaGced their lines northwest of HUI
luch and made progress west of Ar
mentieres, which the Germans took
! from them last spring. In the Hav-
rincourt wood sector the enemy ar
tillery is active. At Gouzeaucourt
the British have re-esta blished their
line after repulsing the Germans
who gained a foothold in one of the
most bitter local engagements since
the. rapid drive was halted by bad
weather conditions several days ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
DORSETT WILL
SHIFT POTATOES
New Plan Worked Out to Help
Western End of the State
Get Supplies Soon

Plans for carry
iig out an unique
idea of distribu-
ton of potatoes
in Pennsylvania
by means of CO.
operative buying
and selling are
being considered
at the State Bu-
reau of Markets.
Western Pennsyl-
vania counties,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
Army Crushes
Foe in Terrific Drive

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DEFEAT OF HUN IS
CERTAIN, SAYS GEORGE

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CITY MISERLY
WITH ITS RUBBER

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One1
would be left threatening position the flank of the
attacking armies.
HUGE Anne Army
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-02
CHURCH NOTICES

SAINT MARKS church (Episcopap,
Plea SAINT st. Rev. Victor 9. Anderson
|rector ga sunday i'll LenU: Holy com
munion 80 A. NJ; childrens eucharist
and sunday school $50 A. n; process
s;cral. litany, miserere, choral euchars-
and sermon, 1890 A. NJ; evensong with
STORY Of the Cross and sermon, 80 p.
NJ Daily services: Holy communion,
80 A. NJ: mathis, 900 A. NJ. evensong
With meditation. 5.1J p. NJ: on Thursday
a second celebration Of the holy COM
lnunion $50 A. NJ All week day services
in the rectory chapel
ALL SOULS Unitarian) church: Ad-
dress at 1880 A. NJ. by Rev; Frank N
Fourth Watch in the Night
WINTHROP STREET UNIV ERSAL-
IST church, Rev. A. Francis Walch, min
lister: Union service with South Congrc-
gational church. at the Universalist
church at O3o with sermon by Rev. q. d.
Bcothby followed by communion; union
Sunday school at T.; Y. i. G. l. with the
minister TIA state st. at 6 o clock.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE church: sun
day A. NJ. 10.30 O'Clock, subject pf lesson
sermon: Christ Jesus; Sunday school
at same hour; Wednesday evening meet
ing at o'clock. Reading room in church
open to public Wednesday and Saturday.
70 ) P. NJ. Free circulating library Of
all authorized Christian Science literature.
SOUTH PARISH CONGREGATIONA
church. Rev. Clayton y. Boothhy minis
ter: 1890 a. NJ. worship with sermon
and communion at Winthrop street Uni
union sunday school at II: Lcnten Discus.
sion Club at parsonage Wednesday, eve
ming at 40 o'clock.
PROGRESSIVE SP1RITUALIST Socie-
ty, Welman c. whitney: Services at 80
and 80 i. NJ at @. A. K. hall.