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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
HOSTILE PLANES
HOVER OVER US.
LINES FRONT
Hardly a Moment When an
Enemy Airplane Can
not Be Seen
Bv .4ssoetate5 Press

With the American Army in
France, March Evening
The American artillery in the past
twenty-four hours has bonn barded
vigorously certain towns in the rear
areas, roads and communicating
trenches of the Germans opposite
the Toul sector with excellent re-
suits. They shelled a number of
buildings in one town where enemy
troops were billeted. They sprinkled
with shells road being used for
transport and scattered the Ger
mans in trenches which were knock
ed in.
An American combat patrol early
to-day was discovered by the enemy
in front of his wire and subjected
TO machine gun fire. but all the pa
troll returned safely. An unusual
number of enemy machine guns
have been in action all along the
line, but they did no damage. rhe
German artillery bombardment at
several points also was without re-
suit.
Sniping continues to be most ac-
tive. One enemy post was found in
a tree and was driven out by Amer
ican sharpshooters.
There has been increased aerial
activity and there is hardly a mo-
ment in the day time when a hos
tile plan is not in sight. Two en-
emy airplanes flew over the Amer
ican front lines this morning and
spattered the ground and trenches
with machine gun bullets, but with
out doing any serious damage.
One German airplane was brought
down out of control within the
American lines by a French antiair-
craft gun, a shell from which burst
near the plane while it was high in
the air. The enemy aviators ma
chine gun was put out of commits
sion and he was forced to land.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
APPEAL BOARD IS
DOUBLED TO SPEED
UP CLASSIFICATION
War Department Asks That Work Be Completed at Once
to Clear Way For Next National Army Call; Central
Pennsylvania Counties to Have First Class Men Ready
For Service Within Few DAYS

Six new members to-day were
added to the District Appeal Board
to rush through the classification of
some 10000 cases so that the work
may be completed in the shortest
possible time. This action was taken
at the instance of the Federal War
Department, which asked that the
classification work be completed by
April l so that the way may be
cleared for the calling of the next
National Army.
The new members more than dou-
BILE the size of the board. which con-
tains five mem bers. Sessions will be
held every day, Saturday excepted, in
the House caucus room of the Cap
itol.
New members who assumed their
duties to-day are Charles A. May.
York; John C. Orr, Harrisburg: Pro
fessor II. III. Shenk, Danville; A. III.
Bailey PaXtang; r. Z. Wilson. York.
and Charles II. Clippinger, Cham
bersburg.
Tracy Is Chairman
The five old members of the board
which will retain its present organ
ization are: David +. Tracy, Harris
burg, chairman; II. I'll. Longsdorf,
Dickinson. vice-chairman: II. f..
Butz. Huntingdon. secretary: II. Y.
Snyder, Lebanon. and DR.. John \.
Shower. York.
The board announces that before
the end of the present week every
registrant in Glass Al will be def
nitely established. Every local board
throughout the entire district will
then be able at any time. within a
few days, to answer call for men,
or furnish a quota for the next Ma
ticnal Army.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
Lays TrOtzky's Fall
to Taking Hun Bribe

New York, March 11.-Casimer
Pilenas, who, as agent of the British
government, followed Leon Trotzky's
movements in America said last
night that in his opinion Trotzky's
resignation as foreign minister of
Russia came as the result of news
altering through to Petrograd that
Trotzky, in New York last March,
had publicly announced the receipt
of $4,000 from German comrades. 4"
F.. Pilenas said that while this might
seem trivial in the face of repeated
charges that Trotzky was in German
pay, it was sufficient to cause the
fall of the ministry, which had al
ready lost its hold on the Russian
masses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
Church Services Held Up
by Smallpox Scare

Church services were halted last
night in two colored churches be-
cause of the discovery of several
cases of smallpox in the vicinity of
Cameron aud Cumberland streets. At
least 200 churchgoers were Vaccinat-
ed before services proceeded and
several hundred more persons who
came in contact with the church
members went through a similar OPP
Grafton.
The smallpox victims are: William
Smith. 40. 1242 North Cameron street:
Miss Eta Yates, 1172 South Gamer
on street, and Mrs. Sunday, 400 Ham
ilton street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
Heavy Fighting in
Finland Is Reported
Bv Associatcd Press

Stockholm, March 11.-Heavy fight
ing is continuing in Finland between
the Finnish White Guard and the
Russian Red Guard troops. says an
official statement on Saturday from
the headquarters of the White Guard
at Vasa. Violent encounters are re-
ported on the Satakunta and Savala-
ko fronts. Sanguinary fighting is
proceeding by day and by night with
out interruption at Ahuola, in Kare-
liza. The statement announces that
the Russians. despite enormous losses
in the Ahuola fighting, continually
throw fresh forces into the fray.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
Plan to Establish MOrgue
at County AlmshOuse

An offer was made to the county
commissioners to-day by the Direc-
tors of the Poor to furnish room at
the county almshouse for use as a
county morgue, as recommended by
the Grand Jury of the January ses-
sions of criminal court. Should the
Grand Jury next week make a sim
liar recommendation the commits
sioners are required by law to pro-
vide for the morgue.
The probable cost of purchasing a
site for building and for the con-
struction of the morgue was consid-
ed to-day by the officials when the
offer was made by representative
of the poor board. 1t is likely the
commissioners will inspect the quar-
ters which have been offered and
then provide the equipment which
will be needed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11

With the American Army in
France. Sunday March 10.-Ameri-
can troops, cooperating with the
French have carried out three raids
opposite the American sector in Lor-
raine. Two of the raids were exc
cuted simultaneously last night.
The Americans swept past the
German first line and penetrated to
the enemy's second line, 600 yards
back.
Simultaneous Raids
The two simultaneous raids, one
northwest and one northeast of
- (deleted), were made after
intense artillery preparation lasting
for four hours. in which the German
positions were leveled. At midnight
two forces, each one of - ode
leted). with small French forces on
their fianks. moved upon the Ger
man detectives behind a creeping
harrage, each on a front of COO
wards. When the Americans reach
ed the enemy first lines the barrage
was lifted so as to box in the German
positions at both points.
The men dropped into the enemy's
trenches, expecting a hand-to hand
night, but found the Germans had
fled. Continuing the advance, they
went forward 600 yards to the sec
ond German line. All the time
American machine guns were firing
on each flank of the two parties to
prevent the enemy from undertaking
Ranking operations. One French
fianking party found two wounded
Germans in dugout and took them
prisoner. The Americans found none.
Find Valuable Paners
The Americans found excellent
concrete dugouts. which they blew
up, and also brought back large
quantities of material and valuable
papers. While they were in the
enemy lines German artillery began
a vigorous counter barrage. 1t was
quickly silenced by American heavy
and light artillery, which hurled
large quantities of gas shells on the
batteries.
An American trench mortar bat
terry participated in the artillery
preparation preceding the raid
helping to level the enemy positions
Soon after these two raids had
been carried out the Americans
staged another at a point further
along the line to the right. They
went over the top after artillery
preparation of forty-five minutes, in
which the enemy's positions attack
ed were obliterated. At this place
the dugouts were found to have been
constructed principally of logs. En-
gineers accompany the raiding party
completed the artillery's work of de-
struction.
The raids were carried out skill
fully and but for the fact that the
Germans fed more prisoners, doubt
less, would have been taken. The
American gas shells are believed to
have caused many casualties among
the enemy. No Americans are un-
accounted for.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11

The board has jurisdiction over
seventeen counties, including thirty
three local boards. Every agricul-
tural and industrial claim is consid-
cred and classified by the appeal
board. Every appeal from the de-
cision of the local boards is also
reconsidered at the district appeal
board. In addition to this, the gov
eminent appeal agent of the district
reports all cases on recent marriages
on the part of registrants. and the
classitications are made by the ap-
peal board after a careful consid-
Grafton of the circumstances.
Many Appeals
The report of the seventeen coun.
ties under the jurirsrdiction of the
district appeal board, with the num-
Der of appeals and agricultural and
Continued OH Page 1O.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
Eight National Army
Men Sentenced to Long
Terms For DisObedience
By Assocfafed Press

. Camp Dodge, Iowa, March H.
Found guilty by a general court
martial of refusing to obey orders,
eight National Army men from St
Paul, Mimi, all professed Socialists,
have been sentenced to long terms of
imprisonment in the Leavenworth
penitentiary. it was announced to-
day. A. 5. Broms was given twenty
years, and the other seven were SEN
fenced to Twenty-Five years confine-
ment, all at hard labor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
American Poetess and
Son Dead in Hun Raid
By Assoeiated Prcss

London, March 1.-THE bodies Of
Mrs. Lena Guilbert Ford. an Ameri-
can poetess, and her son. about 30
years old. were discovered to-day in
the wreckage of a house in which
twelve other persons were killed in
the German air raid last week
Mrs. Ford formerly lived in Ell
mira. \. Y. She was author of Keep
the Home Fires Burning" one of the
most popular of the English war
songs. Her mother. Mrs. Brown, of
Elmira, was extricated on Friday
from the wreckage OF the house and
taken to hospital. seriously in
jured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
CITY HOPES TO
SET PACE FOR
WAR LIBRARIES
Boy Scouts to Canvass Town
For Benefit of Training
Soldiers
ANY BOOKS?

UTHILE the national cam
wv paign for books for SOL
diers" does not begin until
next week. as does that of Penn
sylvania at large, Harrisburg is
going to set a pace for the bal
ance of this state; and it will
do it's book-giving this week.
But it won't be necessary for
Harrisburg book-givers to tote"
them to the library.
Twenty-one troops of Boy
Scouts next Saturday will canvass
the town. house by house, and
collect the books.
Have yours ready! is the ad-.
vance word of the Boy Scouts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
Victory Bread
SaUe the Wheat

What do you do with stale
bread? Do you know that bread
crumbs can be worked into the
bread dough? Remember this
receipt. It's thrifty and it's good.
Bread-C Crumb Bread
/ quart lukewarm water.
i or 2 cakes compressed yeast.
4 teaspoons salt.
2 tablespoons molasses.
cups fine bread crumbs.
s cups flour.
Mix as follows: Soften the
yeast in Il cup of water. Add to
the rest of the liquid Cd the yeast
mixture (2) the salt (31 the mo-
lasses ca the crumbs and (5)
flour 20 make a stiff dough. Fol-
low directions for kneading. rising
and baking given for potato
bread.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
THE WEATHER,

For Harrisburg and vicinity, Fair
ana warmer tonight and Tues-
days lowest temperature to-
night about 80 degrees.
Temperature; 8 q. m, 20.
Suus Rises, 0tI2 n. m, sets. s,aa
D. m.
Moons New moon, tomorrow, 2.52
%. N.
River Stages S.5 feet above Io,x
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, R2.
Lowest temperature, 25,
Mean temperature, 3S.
Normal temperature, 35,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
CITY TO BUY RIVER COAL

Bids Tor furnishing 1000 tons of
river coal for use at the pumping
station were opened to-day by Conn
missioner Hassler. two proposals be-
ing received. both at 81, 20 a ton. The
bidders were Ray h. Steward. holder
OF the contract last year. and Nj. II.
Steward. Commissioner Hassler said
he would submit the bids to Council
Tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11

= LOOK FOR 900 ACRE SITE HERE
e HARRISBURG REPRESENTATIVES, OF ABIc
+ INDUSTRIAL CONCERN. Will VISIT HARRIS
s BURG ToMORRow LOOKING FOR A 5000 AcRE.
2 SITE UPON WHICH 10 ERECT A BIG PLANT
: THOSE WITH WHOM THEY. GOT INTO CON
{ TACT TODAY Declined 10 GIVE ANY IN
5 FORMATION OTHER THAN THAT IF THE SITE
S rs SUITABLE a PLANT RUNNING UP INTO THE
: MILLIONS WILL BE ERECTED THEREON TITS
: NOT a GOVERNMENT PROPOSITION BUT
g SAID no BIZ WELL FINANCED AND WAS "a
= TRAcrED no THIS CITY BY THE DEcIsIoNoF
s TIE WAR DEPARTMENT 10 ESTABLISH BIG .
+ DEPoTs HERE
& 4l4 LICENSES GRANTED IN BERK8
+ Reading Pa-The Berks license court to-day
: Ganai 4lf retail liquor licenses refused two and held IL
E under adyemeat No rsnonstranoes had been fled
8. REDMOND WOULD SUCCEED FATHER
= London-captaia William Redmond has become
candidate for the parliamentary seat for Waterford made
+ by the death Of bis John Redmond the Ma
ss don4list leader lie is opposed BY DR. White, Sim
s. Feiner,
: MAY ACQUIRE STEAMSHIP DOCKS
= The Senate tentatively accepted to-day without arec.
{ ord an amendment TO the Urgeney Deficiency Bill
5 authorizing President Wilson to acquire title to the docks
s and piers owned by the North German Lloyd Company
: and he Hamburg American Company at Hoboken NJ
: DIES IN STATION
!, .HaTrisburg--Harry Miller aged Is years a X
+ tired railroad empioye, Of Newport died suddenly at tbs
s Pennsylvania Railroad Station this afternoon Death was
3 due to heart attack Mrs Sara Woodward was taken
+ III at the same time andwas to the Harrisburg Hos
s pi'a where She is in critical condition Her resdepe
& is unknown.
+ MARRIAGE LICENSES
!. Smith Mary Harrisburg 'r~l7-r--7
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
HUNSFLEE FROM
TRENCHES ASU.S.
FORCES ADVANCE
Two Attacks Were Made ST.
multaneously Following
Intense Fire
LEVELED HUN POSITIONS
Two Prisoners Taken and Val
liable Documents Secured
by the Raiders

Paris, March 11.-American
troops have made bold raid
into the German lines in Lor-
raine, the war office announces.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES

c. smith and Mary A. Ilnk Harrisburg. ,r~l7T--7 =
E-S-E
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-20
STATE COLLEGE SPORTS

Pennsylvania State may send it's track
team to the lntercollegiates as result
of its splendid showing in the Meadow
brook Clubs games. The Blue and White
Cinderpath athletes made a team score of
eighteen points, which surpasses the total
of any other college in the competition
This calculation is based on the inter-
collegiate system of point scoring, count
ing five points for first place, three for
second and one for third place.
States high scorer was Ganzemuller
49, the sprinter, who carried off first
prize in the fortyyard scratch invitation
and finished second in the forty-yard
handicap. He is credited with eight
points. Demming, the freshman middle
distance runner tailed five points when
he won the Dresser 1000-yard handicap
Charlie Way, 20, the varsity quarter
back, registered three points by captur-
ing second. place in the broad jump. By
taking third place in the same event
Jetferies, 10, added another point to
States list, and NeWcomber, '21 boosted
the total again when he finished third
IN the 8S0-yard novice run.
Additional points would probably have
been hung up by Coach Martins runner
had the four qRartermilers Krall IJllery
IhomaS and Morrill,, who comprised the
mile relay team, competed in the special
middle distance events. All of these men
might have placed in the 440 600 or $50
Is they had not been held in reserve for
nthe relay race.
Because college will close April 23d
the athletic authorities at Penn State
had Virtually abandoned the idea of hold
ing the track team together for the Inter
colleglateS on May 31st and June LIST A
survey OF the situation however, shows
tnat most OF the likely point-winners are
Wiling to remain here in training for the
Intervening period. 1t is altogether likely
that state viii be represented at the
championships this year, as Usual
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-20
ROMANCE OF THE
KNITTING MACHINE

Many romances are undoubtedly being
woven into the sweaters and wooden he'll
NETS for the boys at the front by the
fast-fying knitting needles in the fair
hands of American girls throughout the
length and breadth of the land but none
will be more interesting than that which
grew out of Queen Elizabeth's first pair
OF silken hose Says the Philadelphia
Public Ledger:
Knitting is a much more modern ac-
cOmDIiShment than the primitive weaving
the first authentic mention not occurring
until the beginning of the fifteenth CEN
fury.
The earliest form was the knitted cap,
worn by the common people at large, the
price fixed in Henry VII reign being
two shillings and eightpence.
BY 1880 knitting had been established
England the ambitious character of it's
output limited at by a reference in Ed
ward Wis time to "knitte hose knitte
peticots,. knitte gloves, and kntee
Henry VIII had proudly sported a
pain. Of silk stockings, a present from
Spain, and in the reign of Queen Eliza
beth the talented fingers of Mistress Mon
tague, the Queens silk woman, achieved
a homemade pair for her beloved SOW
ereign, who was so delighted with this
delicate, dainty noyelu vnat she forth
with vowed never again to incase her roy
al ankles in the heavy sewed-up- the
sides stockings then in vogue.
How widespread the plying Of knitting
needles had become before the end of her
reign is proved by the stand which she
took in regard to the invention Of the
first knitting machine.
But thereby hangs a tale too pic
turesque to pass, even ifa historian might
hesitate to Youch for it's authenticity
The inventor of the machine, a certain
Rev. William Lee, of ST. Johns College,
Cambridge, a native of Woodbough near
Nottingham, had fallen desperately in
love with a young townswonan, but when
the ardent swain went awooing, the fair
maiden-either coy or hard to please-ap-
peared more absorbed in her knitting than
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-20

in the Rev William. At last, exasperat-
having an inventive turn of mind as well
as a romantic turn of heart-determined
he would invent machine that would
produce wooden stockings with such rap
idity and precision there would be no
further market for those hand-knit,
Sure enough. in 1889 a knitting ma
chine producing very good, though
coarse, hose was perfected, but, alas for
the crafty lovers wiles, it failed to win
the royal favor-and financial support
necessary to make it a commercial sue
cess.
MY lord, have too much love for my
poor people who obtain their bread by
knitting to give my money to forward an
invention that viii tend by depriVng
them of employment to lead to their ruin
and thus make them beggars, half in
dignantly, half apologetically explained
the Queen in answer to the plea for pat
ronage presented by kinsman of the in
Ventor. Had Mr.. Lee made q machine
that would make silk stockings | should
have been somewhat justified in granting
him a patent for the monopoly which
would have affected only a small numebr
of my subjects, but to enjoy the ex-
elusive privilege of making stockings for
the whole of my-subjects is too important
to be granted to any Individual"
So, While the ingenious Lee eventually
carried his valuable invention to more APP
preciative France, knitting needs still
clicked on in England, and all in good
time crossed the seas and clicked on in
the colonies.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-20
Not Entirely Ignorant.

A full blown second lieutenant was
endeaVorinG to display his great
knowledge of musketry. Sauntering up
to tho latest recruit he said:
See here my man this thing is a
rifle, that is a barrel, this is the butt,
and this is where you put the cartridge
i'm
The recruit seemed to be taking it
all in, so the officer, continuing, said
you put the weapon to your should
er; these little things on the barrel
are called sights, then to fire you pull
this little, thing which is called the
trigger. Now, smarter yourself up,
and remember what [ have told you
and by the way, what trade did you
follow before you enlisted? A coal
miner. ] suppose"
mo sir!" came the reply; Il only
worked as a gunsmith for the govern
ment small arms factory"
Tit Bits.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-20

A French officer at the Liberty The
alter viewing the picture, His Best
Gift" noticed how quickly the stretch
er bearers came in after the hero"
was wounded" Il never saw them
come in so quick before" said the
French soldier. Il lay six hours wait
ing for one"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-10
MANY WARM FIGETS ARE PENN
Used FOR BOTH PARTIES
NEXT TUESDAY.
Bellalre Bids Well to Have Much In
f1uence.

The political campaign in Belmont
county will close this evening for th'
primaries Of Republican and pen?crat-
ic parties next Tuesday. TIL" polls VIII
open ut $50 o'clock Il. m. and clos" h'
6:3n p. M. and considerable interest ~
being manifested in III" last. hours ~
IL whom the successful candidates VIII
b. nt the primaries
One peculiar fcatur" Of tho campaign
is That all thr candidates arc stating
they have made Il winning fight. ana
ar" predicting their nomination. Ihrr'
arc ut least lH.unh voters in Belmont
county and how ihr candidates So" VIC
tory for themselves is Il problem TOT
IN" most expert pr"En"Stlcnt"f |" SOW
Naturally th"r" will In many dlSa p
puntmcntS for tho reason i!iat All III"
candidates named on each ticket. cam
not he nominated.
In the congressional field thor" -
warm fight on among fix" R"ruhlichr'
, candidates. hut il * likely That E"Ih'fit
county the largest in The district Will
he the ruling power rs far rs me nom
nation is concerned. Originally lh"r'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-10
INTEREST GROW5|N OHIO ELECTION
ASvOT|NG DAY DRAWS CLOSER

wrr" six candidates. Mr.. Metzger. OF
tDlumhi;lTL county, withdrew later.
When Mr.. M"tZser withdrew it Is
thou ght that h" lid SO in order that one
nj tho Jefferson county candidates
would win the nomination. Ali of the
.,uu:;r">$i0nal candidates have constant.
~ and consistently trampcd over the
district i'm the hope or winning. but
non" If TN" old time members Of the
win the nomination.
Another peculiar feature Of next
Tuesdays primaries is the assurance
,ha, three candidates. without OPPOSE
rl,,u. Will he nominated. They are VI. r.
Kitchener. of Bridgeport Democratic
candidate for nomination for congress-.
Judge Charles r. Lynch seeking a re-
nomination and Coroner John p. Wyatt.
Of I:rllnrc. asking the nomination for
the second term.
Perhaps the most interesting fight
will center around the candidates for
sheriff and auditor on the Republican
ticket. TWO popular men. John c. 10
iings and Richard T. Lynch are the
candidates. Their friends are numer-
GUS. and from present indications il
will be a close race. For county auditor
all The candidates of both parties have
,nad. an aggressive campaign. and ali
are willing to predict their success at
the polls next Tuesday.