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SHELL.SONG TUNES

An American Army Y. NJ. Z. A
movie-man who carries a portable
outfit along with him, giving shows
in dugouts. barns, tents and where
ever he can set up his machine and
curtain, hiding his lights at the same
time from watchf1l German eyes, was
travelling along a shell-swept road be-
hind the lines in France. He picked
I'D an Army chaplain for ride to a
neighboring outpost. In a few mlnu-
tes they were speeding along stretcn
of road which the big shells were
whizzing.
"They seem to sing song" SAID
the chaplain, as he listened to the nun
overhead.
Il thought the same thing when
first heard EN- said the "Y' movie
man.
"What tune did it sound like to
your asked the chaplain, after a
pause.
"First it was Home, Sweet Home, !
was the reply.
"And them"
Nearer my God to Thee" aaid the
moyie-man, as he swerved the RED
Triangle automobile to avoid a shell
hole.
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GERMANS PLUMBER SACRED"
PALACE OF BELGIAN KING
(Copywrirght, 1918 by New York
Times Company.)

Amsterdam, Aug. 5.-(Dispatch to
the London Daily EXpress.) )-The Ger
mans are beginning to plunder King
Alberts private belongings in Belgi-
um, which they have often declared to
be sacred to them.
For the last week German, Belgian
and Dutch emissaries have come to
Holland from Belgium with pictures
and pieces OF furniture known to be-
long to the royal collections. Among
them are bookcase adorned with
statues of three kings of Belgium. 1t
.asaaSs hy Ezspz a a .l.hesl net lQng
before the war for his Brussels DaiSce
There are also paintings which are
known to be worth a fortune.
Articles from the kings palace
could only come here with German
consent. The size of some of the
treasurers is such that they could not
be smuggled in by thieves who were
not in league with the Germans.
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WAR TAXES RUN
INTO BILLIONS

Washington, Aug 5.--Ho>F the gov,
ernment Golfers were filled with bill
lions in taxes gathered from 4 wide
variety of sources ranging from
stamps ON playing cards to huge levies
on excess profits, was shown in de-
tail today by report Of Internal Rev
enue Commissioner Roper to- lSecre-
tary McAdoo for the year ending June
80, The figures are considered es-
pecially important because they will
be used by the house ways and means
committee as partial basis fo4 high-
er taxes in the new revenue billH Hhich
is to raise $S,00O,000, 900. Total KERN
al revenue for the year amounted to
$3, ,694 703,0 900, of which $2,S39.0S3, 900
came from income and excess profits
tax payments in June, and $SDe619,-
600 from a multitude of miscell4 4eous
sources, collected largely in pA aies.
dimes and quarters added to the. price
of various articles paid by cons lers,
and poured into the treasury q re-
tailers, wholesalers or manufacturers
to help meet war costs.
Huge as these taxes seem the
aggregate, collections for the entire
year were only enough to pay the ma
TONS bills for two and half months
of war at the rate the government
is now spending money.
Next to income and excess profits
taxes, the backbone Of the revenue
scedule, liquor taxes brought in the
most money, s443,S3S,OO0, including
1917, ,553 900 from whiskey, brandy,
wine and spirits, and 126,2S5,O00 from
beer and other fermented liquors, Tax
es on cigars, cigaretts and othI:r to-
bacco products yielded $156, 6,1SS000.
After income, excess profits, liquor
and tobacco taxes, the biggest yield
from any other cource came from lev
les on transportation and utilities,
which went into effect November |, /
amounting to $70,734.00O.
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AMERICANS FORGE AHEAD

With the American Army on the
Yesle, Aug. Shy the Associated
Press.) )--Under an incessant shellfire
the Americans struggled forward to-
day to slightly better positions north
of the Vesle. French division to the
east and the west did their part in
Strengthening the line
/ This day was not marked by organ
lied attacks enywhere along the front,
but was punctuated by sharp minor
engagements in which the American
gunneris successfully covered the op.
4ss tens es The s,s;, and ste 81: 8!
neeFs Along inc eIE4ft ,Atl4it there
was evident a determination to stabil-
ize the lines. Whether the battle that
begun July Is has virtually ended or
whether the Germans will withdraw
beyond the Aisne are unanswered
questions. To the American forces
already north of the river there was
added considerable strength during
the night and early this morning The
line tonight is well fixed along the
Rouen-Rheims road from near Baz-
oches, which still is in the hands of
the Germans, to point well east of
Fismes. The Americans hold Fismep
apparently, securely, but the village
of north of Fismes proved different
and at midday was subjected to a ter
rifle shelling by the American artil-
lery with the intention of making it
untenable. With that small point once
cleared, the line woulr run uninter-
rupted toward the east.
The Germans have strong machine
gun positions in Fismes and to the
north and east. 1t was the opposition
offered by them that resulted in the
American determination not to at
tempt occupation by the infantry but
to destroy the enemy with artillery.
1t is still generally believed that the
Germans are making nothing more
than a pretense of holding their lines
here. The testimony of prisoners to-
day continue to indicate that positions
beyond the Aisne have been prepared |
by the Germans and that the present !
action is to gain time and inflict as !,
much loss as possible on the Ameri-
cans and their allies.
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SEVEN THOUSAND PRIS-
0NERS ARE TAKEN

London, Aug. S.-Field Marsha
Haig's statement concerning the new
offensive by the British and French
troops shows that the enemy line ha.
been driven in about seven miles anC
a half in tho cease. at Plessiere. whitr
les soi&a9 1T of MJrruil. II shows
that soodiv gains al; e have bcen mad,
eastward rae-' Tie front If fifteen
miles lying between Plessiere and MOI
lancourt.
The statement says that no esti-
mate can be made concerning the
prisoners, guns and material captured
but that several thousand prisoners
and many guns have been taken.
The text of the statement follows:
"The operations commenced this
morning on the Amiens front by the
French first army under command of
General Debentry and the British
fourth army under Sir. Henry Rawlin-
son, are proceeding successfully. The
assembly of allied troops was COM
pieted under cover of night, untouch-
ed by the enemy.
AT the hour of assault, French Ca
madam, Australian and English diyis-
IONS, assisted by a large number of
British tanks, stormed the Germans on
front of over twenty miles, from
the Avre river at Branches, in the
neighborhood of Morlancourt. The
enemy was taken by surprise and at
all points the Allied troops have made
rapid progress.
AT an early hour our first object
ives had been reached on the whole
of the front attack. During the morn
ing the advance of the Allied infantry
continued actively assisted by British
cavalry, light tanks and morton ma
chine gun batteries.
THE resistance of German divisions
oEerGaEna III sersairl.
points after sharp fighting, and many
prisoners and a number of guns were
captured by our troops.
"The French troops. attacking with
great gallantry, crossed the Avre river
ana despite the enemys opposition
carried hostile defenses.
North of the. Somme, the greater
port of our final detectives were gain
ed before noon, but in the neighbor-
hood of Chipilly and south of Ian
court (Morlancourt?' parties of the
Of the enemy offered prolonged resis-
-ance.
"In both localities the fighting was
heavy, but ultimately our troops broke
down the opposition of the German in
'antry and gained their detectives.
Assisted by our light tanks and ar
nored cars, cavalry passed through
he infantry and beyond our detectives
riding down the German transport
and limbers in their retreat, and capt
lring villibes and taking many pris-
,ners.
mo accurate estimate can be given
the number of prisoners
II guns or the amount of material
captured, but it is known that several
thousand prisoners and many guns
lave been taken.
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TENNESSEE LEADS SOUTH.

Nashville, August 9.-Tennessee not
only ran neck and neck with Georgia
throughout the month of July in re-
cruiting men for service under the
Red Triangle of the Army and Navy
Y. M. C. A. overseas, but in tn elast
week forged ahead of the Cracker con
tingent and emerged in the lead when
the figures were tabulated In fact,
Tennessee led all seven states of the
Southeastern Department in the re-
cruiting campaign last month with 80
men obtained from June rs to July 20
for "Y" work with the allies, accord
ing to the State Recruiting Secretary,
F. M. Massey, who makes his head
quarters at the local Tennessee State
Y. M. c. A. offices.
Dr.. w. w. Alexander, director of
the War Personnel Board for the Y.
NJ. C. A. in the Southeast reports from
Atlanta headquarters that 209 men
have been recommended by that body
for Red Triangle secretarial service
during July. These men are all OF
the highest type of Southern business
and professional men and VAL no
doubt soon be in France, after taking
the short training course at Column
bia University, New York City.
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AMERICAN ATHLETICS
NEW TO THE FRENCH

DR.. George Meylan of the National
War Work Council, Y. NJ. c. A. has
Just returned from France. He found
virgin field for athletics in the
French army. He modified the rules
of baseball, volleyball indoor base
ball and quoits. which games TOOK
quickly with the poilus. They enter
into the sports, new to them, with
spirit. Teaching the French soldiery
how to play and forget the horrors
OF the trenches, while at rest billets'
is the work of the American Y. NJ. 2.
A. physical directors assigned to the
French army at the request OF the
French government.
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GENERAL MARCH GIVES
REASONS FOR BIG ARMY
Plans Call For Reserve Army of
100000 Men at Home to Be Sent
to France When Called For.

Washington, Aug. BACKED by a
reservoir of five million American
troops, Field Marshall Foch, supreme
commander of the American and alli-
ed armies, is preparing to hurl the en-
tire united military strength of France
Great Britain and the United States
against the Germans on the western
front in order to bring the war to a
victorious conclusion in the shortest
possible time, Next spring will see
the terrific conflict, already in prog
ress on the Aisne-M Marne line, in full
swing with Foch's armies striking
with all their power.
This was the impression gained to-
day by members of the senate military
committee who heard Gen. March,
chief of staff, explain in executive
session, the war department reas-
ons for asking extension of draft age
limits 10 include all men between 18
and As years of age. They learned
also that the definite decision to en-
large the American military program
to an army of five million men was
reached about July 80 and is in ac-
cordance with an agreement reached
in Paris shortly before that time.
The date when the United States
decided to more than double the great
effort it already was making and to
bring its whole man-power to bear
may be significant. Gen.
Foch's smashing blow which has flat
tened out the Aisne Malne salient and
has thrown the whole German front
from Rheims to the sea into jeopardy
was struck July Is with American
troops bearing their full share.
It appeared possible that the sue
cess of that blow had influenced
American officials who continuously
have pressed for vigorous aggres-
sive campaign at the earliest possible
and with attention cancentrat |
ID If - &C.. !: r-s.rs 90 isas
that enough could be done this year
to prepare the way for smashing |
triumph next year when the
full American force becomes available
The period of time covered by esti-
mates for equipment and transporta-
lion of troops under the enlarged |
army plan is understood to carry it
up to next spring
AS the progect is understood, al
hough no details were available, it
s contemplated to place an army of
three million American
roops in France before the spring
opens, backed by 100000
more at home, moving forward as
leeded, In this connection, intima-
ions that the British have made ex-
raordinary efforts to concentrate
roops on the western front in the
asst few months becomes increasingly
ignificant Coupled with the French
md American efforts, this gives prom
Sc of such overwhelming forces in the
'attle next year that comparatively
hort and bitter fight may see the
ssue decided and the German army
riven beyond the Rhine it it is not
estroyed in the field.
In his midweekly conference with
newspaper men later in the day, Gen.
Iarch dealt with the battle situation
n general terms and referred to his
ppearance before the senate commit
ee only to deny report that he had
xed the military program at landing
ighty-four American divisions in !
rance by next May. He had made /
o such statement he said. t
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Wy thC EAn9OGtdltu L IGSSJ
The historic battle ground between
Amiens and Mondidier again is the
scene Of a mighty contest, This time
the British and French are the ag-
gfessors, and under their fierce on
slaughts in the first days battle, they
have penetrated deeply into the Ger
man positions over front of more
than twenty miles, reaching from the
region of Branches TO the neighbor-
hood of Morloncourt
Following short but intensive artil-
lery preparation and aided by misty
weather the Allied attack took the.
Germans completely by surprise and
they fled almost everywhere pell nell
before the tanks, mortor machine
gun batteries, cavalry and infantry
sent against them. All the objectives
set for the Australians, Canadians,
Englishmen and Irenchmen were at
tanned in remarkably quick time, and
at last accounts Thursday night the
allied forces were still making prog
ress. Whenever the enemy turned to
give battle he was decisiyely defeated.
Thousands Of Germans were made
prisoners. Large quantities of war ma
terial were taken and score or more
villages and hamlets were reoccupied.
In addition heavy casualties We're in
flicted on the enemy
AT its deepest point the penetration
OF the German line was about seven
and a half milas eastward from Niller
lSrerUfiIs4x TO fHaAfsffIs. sirirs-
from two to five miles were gained
along the front northeast of Montdid-
ier to the region around Morlaneourt.
The fighting extended north of Nor
laneourt to the Albert sector, but no
official details concerning it have
been received.
The advance of the Allies in the
center places them well astride the
railroad leading from Villiers-B Breton
neux to the important junction at
Chaulnes, where lines radiate north
eastward toward Poronne and south
ward through Rove to Compiegne. I
The railway running northward to
Braye was crossed when the Allies
took Framerville.
y Well out ON the plains and pressing I
forward, seemingly with great rapid
ity, the present offensive of the French
and British gives promise of serious
ly menacing the entire German front
from near the sea to Rheims. 1t the
drive should proceed eastward to any
great depth it cannot but effect the
armies of the German crown prince,
now fighting between the Aisne and
the Vesle and possibly make imprac-
ticable stand by them even north
Of the Aisne along the Chemin Des
Danes.
Under the pressure of the. offensive
the menace of the channel ports also
seems for the moment at least to van
ish. Already there have been signs
to the fiorthward from the positions
where Crown Prince Rupprecht, had
formed his men for drive toward the
channel that a retrogade movement by
the Germans was not improbable.
With the armies of his imperial cous-
in on the Soissons-Rheims salient
badly shattered and unable to lend
him aid when his own forces north of
Montdidier are in rather precarious
position as result of the new often ]
sive, it Is apparent that Rupprecht
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LONG-RANGE GUN
CONTINUES TO ROAR

Paris, Aug. There was a further
bombardment of the Paris region by
the German long range common today.
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Are you doing your bit" in saving
food for our allies and our soldiers
and sailors?
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In the South, $50 county agents
were at work last year helping to
increase crop production.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

Store the farm machinery so that
the weather will not destroy even the
paint on it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

Tennessee farmers produced more
Of practically every food and feed
crop this year than last.
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STATEMENT BY SECRETARY
BAKER EXPLAINING AGE LIMITS

Press interview by the Secretary Of
War, August 8, 1918:
Il have before me a copy of the
Washington Times carrying a state
ment that Gen. Pershing estimates
/ United States casualties at 10000, and
says that Gen. March said that to the
Military Affairs Committee. That is
not SO. Gen. March said nothing on
the subject, nor did l. Nobody said
anything on that subject or anything
ike it, that | can recall
There was chart showing the
total number of casualties in the Amer
lean Expeditionary Force up to The
present time, of all kinds, from all
sources, and that aggregated some
thing like 10000 and that chart wa
shown, but it had nothing whate.1
TO do with casualties in the pr,
drive.
Age Limits In New. Is
'All the possible "A
, Sz
age limits were carefl
it was, found that in ||
men into class l for
posed Is to As wa
bill when introdud S.
contain provisi.
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if il Is foundl I l| + II
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later than y
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-17
RAILROAD NEWS
COAL SHIPMENTS
BECOME SMALLER
Wars End Causes Reduction
in BituminouS Coal Ship
ments on Reading

Shipments of bituminous coal over
the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
road have fallen off considerably
during the past several weeks, fol-
lowing the signing OF the armistice.
Many of the large Industries in east
ern Pennsylvania laid in large guam
titles of bituminous coal during the
summer and fall in order to guard
against possible shortage.
With the armistice signed and the
war, practically over, the plans are
using up the surplus, and as a result
the demand for bituminous is not as
brisk as it had been. In consequence
the shipments of this kind of fuel
over the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway, which transported the
greater portion from Pennsylvania
coalilelds, have fallen off consider
ably recently.
The anthracite trade continues ac-
tive and the distribution among the
dealers in Eastern Pennsylvania
seems to be more free. None of the
dealers apprehend that there will be
any trouble in supplying the trade
during the winter. The mild weather
has resulted in the saving of hun
dreds of thousands of tons of fuel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-17
require approximately 100000 pc
year or $1,000. 100000.
From Mouth 10 HInElamnf0n

From Mouth to BInghamptOn
This survey would extend from
the chesapeake bay to Binghamton.
New York, including the West branch
and the Juniata, the Conestoga to
Lancaster. 1T would locate dams and
Jocks, make investigation to deter.
mine the foundations for locks and
dams, the location of safety harbars,
H'harves, turning basins and the loca-
tion of the channel, kind of materials
encountered. The location of power
plants, all various engineering prob
lens would be reported on fully with
the solution suggested.
"Plans for all necessary struc-
lures, such as dams, bridges, chan
nc1s, power houses, wharves, retain
ing walls, locks and harbors will 5e
prepared, also detailed estimate of
cost of construction. suggested
method of construction.
Policy of construction, policy of
operation, carefully gathered sta
tistics of prospective freight busin ess
will be submitted.
The survey and report should
cover every question and be so COM
plete that the Legislature will have
complete reliable data upon which
to base their action. An appropria-
tion for the above purpose should be
made at this session of the Legisla-
ture and a -Susquehanna river and
branches commission appointed as no
more time should be wasted in max
ing available the great transporta-
tion opportunities offered at our We "
doors by the Susquehanna river. The
provision could he written in the
bill that should Congress pass the
till introduced by Congressman "
w. Griest, of Lancaster city, asking
for Federal appropriation and sur
Sey of the Susquehanna river for The
same purpose that the Pennsylvania
state survey would cease and their
data be available for the United
States survey. Pennsylvania must
not wait no the prospects of Federal
aid. 1t comes slowly and Congress
SIGNAL action is very deliberate. Con-
Eressman Griest can be depended ~
On to do all in his power in Congress.
In the meantime let Pennsylvania
act. Nothing will so help Congress
man Griest or so impress Congress
with the Importance of the project
us definite action by the State Legis-
lature of Pennsylvania.
of Great Benent
The great benefits that would ac-
crue TO the whole state and particu-
larly to the central section traversed
by the Susqu ehanna river can hard
ly be computed as they will be con-
tinuous and grow from year to year.
You have through the columns of
The Telegraph brought before the
public a great question for public
utility. You are doing a great work;
If successful, the greatest work you
have done. Keep it before the peo-
pie. Can any ore doubt the results
of adding six hundred miles of navi-
gable water way to the state of Penn
cylvania crossing its central sec-
ton from North to South through is
richest mining and farming sections
with great manufacturing industries
and large population on its banks? :?
1t will bring Pennsylvania products
that much nearer the markets of ho
states and the whole world. 1t will
affect and beneit the entire nation"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-17
ALIENS SHOULD =
LEARN ENGLISH.
SAYSGOVERNOR
Should Insist Upon Foreigners
Knowing U. S. Tongue
or Deport Them

Annapolis, Dec. 17.-Schools in the
future must do more to educate both
the foreign and native-born popula-
tion' and to train men and women in
trades, said Governor Martin G. Brum-
baugh. of Pennsylvania, to-day in an
address on state educational policies,
before the conference of Governors
here.
THE school must widen it's spere
OF service, said Governor Brum-
and we give them home and haven.
But We should insist that every inn
migrant within five years must master
the English language or leave the
country. We should also everywhere
enforce by compulsion the education
of all native born people. We shall
be wise If we at once establish con-
tinuation schools, and enforce at
tendance therein of all youths above
the age of IA. who are employed
legally in industry.
Each citizen, man or woman should
master definite trade and school
should be in position to train in thesu
branches. We are a wasteful and
eXtravagant people. The schools
must teach thrift and train our peo-
pie to save and conserve. The school
must set a new policy of national
loyalty and must be not only pas
sively but aggressively moral"
Governor Brumbaugh denounced
the past practice of sending youths
to Germany for the completion of
their university education. He urged
governors to use thier influence to
raise the standards of higher educa-
tiona1 institutions in this country.