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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
School Teacher Flags
Train With Coat; Averts
Wreck of Troop Train
By Associated Press

Toledo. Ohio. April 5.-Discover-
ing a tie spiked across the Baltimore
and Ohio track, ten miles south of
Toledo, near Perrysville, last even
ing. Grace Doyle, 20. country
schoolteacher at Roachtown, ran
down the track, removed her coat
and with 1t tagged train. approach
ing rapidly.
1T was freight. followed closely
by heavy troop train. 1t took the
freight crew twenty-five minutes to
remove the obstruction.
Federal authorities have been Eoti-
fed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
THE WEATHER

Fer Harrisburg and vicinity; Fair,
continued cool tonight, with
lowest temperature about freez-
Ing; Saturday fair and slightly
warmer.
For Eastern Pennsylvania, Fair
Tonight and Saturday; con-
tlnued cool Tonight; slightly
warmer Saturday; light, north
winds, becoming variable.
River
The main river will rise slowly.
The Lower North Branch will
rise slightly tonight and fall
slowly saturday. All other
streams of the Sukuuehanna
system will fall slowly or re-
main nearly stationary. A stage
of about 80 feet il indicated for
Harrisburg Saturday morning.
General Conditions
Under the influence of the strong
high pressure area from the
Northwest, which now covers
the eastern half of the country
with It's center over Michigan,
temperatures have fallen to
- degrees over nearly all the
territory south and east of the
Great Lakes.
1t IL TO 20 degrees warmer over
nenriy all the western ha1f of
the country.
Temperaturei 8 a. M, 81.
Sunt Rises, 5;3S n. MT sets, 6,22
o. m.
Moon, New moon. April 10. II,34
-. M.
River stage, IS feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 80.
Lowest temperature, ~.
Mean temperature, ~.
Normal temperature, 40.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

Flint. Mich, April 5.-Frederic11
Wilhelm Gustav Ehlen, representa-
tive of a Minneapolis merchandise
brokerage concern, who was given a
coat of tar and feathers near here,
was in custody to-day at the county
Jail. 1t was announced that he was
detained so that investigation could
be made of certain documents found
in his possession.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
Big STOCK OF
WHEAT LOST AS
OLD MILL BURNS
Arson Suspected in Blaze at
Historic Point Along the
Yellow BreecheS

Fire which started at o'clock
this morning completely destroyed
the historic Olmsted mill, situated
along the Yellow Breeches creek,
near Eberly's Mill. Only the stone
walls of the building were standing
at 10 o'clock this morning when the
fire was finally under control.
Fifteen thousand dollars worth of
grain was destroyed by the fire. That
which the fire did not reach was
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

Mayor Paniel L. Keister's efforts to
secure for Harrisburg this city's
rightful share of the Liberty Bond
subscriptions made by the firms from
New York. Philadelphia and Chicago
which do business in Harrisburg are
meeting with success. One of the
first replies to letters sent out by the
Mayor was that of the New York
Life Insurance Company, which in
formed Mayor Keister that it was
tContinued on Page. Ill
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

But on the cuff of his right sleeve there is n
tiny rag that bears the Stars and Stripes And
tnoush he doesn't wear his heart his sleeve,
it's with that tiny flag!
He's proud he is Irish. is Pat OBrien. Won
der myself who, but happy-go- lucky Irishman
tobogganing eight thousand feet-(from Seventy
Second Street to Times Square; Manhattan meas
urementD-wake up in a German prison hospital
with a few friendly" souls probing his throat for
Il neat little made-i Hunland bullet and he here
10 tel about it, But when they called him irish
American on the posters advertising his lecture
what did Pat do but make them erase Erin's title
to him. Why
I'm American. there can't be any hyphens
now, says Pat simply. Yet when his leave is up
ne is going back to fly for England. Again we
ch0ruS exclamation points and question marks.
And here is Fate WIZ and wherefore:
Bit Shaken Up
You know tumble like mine shakes Won IN
4 plt me doctors say that when get back nv
lost hfty pounds, the straying organs will roam
PACK Where they belong But in the meantime
we nave pretty rigid physical examination for
H!lhg IeIks TO pass here in America So Til stay
where I'm in already and don't have to prove nv
rights to get in,
After my second dive this one through the
WINDOW of train carrying me into Germanv's
heart 60, and my hide-and- -go-seek escape
through Holland finally got back to England
met the King and incidently the news that was
Hero and had few months leave nre-
Sented 10 me. And lad to face the fact that I'd
never have leave to fly again in France
You see to send an escaped prisoner back
to hght the Germans is just to give Germany a
little target. She knows them when she sees
them-and she shoots them when she gets them
When my leave is oyel they'll send me to Egypt
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
TEUTONS DRIVEN
BACK IN FIERCE
ALL-MGHT BATTLE
French Lines Hold Below Amiens; Germans Defeated
With AwfuI Losses in Struggle to Cut OFF Communi-
cations; British Maintain Steadast Defense; Armies
Fight With Constantly Changing Fortunes

Paris April 5German forces continued their attacks
during the night says the official issued today
by the office Despite the superiority of the German
electives wHicl, the says spent reck-
fessy the Teutons unable reach their objective
which the railway from Amens Clermont.
The French regiments, by their resistance and
counterattacks, maintained the line in its entirety, the
Office announced.
The French troops conquered the greater part of Ep
nette wood, north of the of Orvillers-Sorel All
German efforts to dslodge the Frenchmen vain.
The French captured St. Afghan farm, south of
Grivesnes and held it against all assaults In the north
the French withdrew their positions the Caste
They threw back the Germans from Arrere Cour wood
west of Maily Rameva
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

Across the broad
shoulders there is a bar
that reads England"
on his feet there are
good looking brown
shoes that they gave him
in Holland when he ar
rived, unshod, unshorn
and pretty much un-
everything-as any re-
cent guest" of the Huns
would be,
There is a light in his
blue gray eyes that says
ireland"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

The French lines have held below Anens the Germans
have been defeated with losses in what probably constituted
their most desperate effort break in and off
muncatonS OF this important base from the south
Similarly the of Amens. the British maintained
their steadfas defense and prevented the Germans making
any important headway here.
Battle Along Wide Front
This battle which ragged yesterday and virtually all last
night fought along line Approximately thirty south
the Sommc To-day
Germans switched their north OF the river and
engaged the British along front OF Il miles again
were unable TO make progress except slight advance
the river.
In the great battle the the Somme the contendng
armies fought with uctuang fortunes the French giving
ground the norery of their battle closing the
engagement with their line only standing where along
its southey but advanced in
where the Germans had been violently thrown back
German Effort Nearly Futile
As whole the line may considered as the French
official statements puts It, maintained its entirety So far as
the German objective south OF Amens railway line to Ce
mont concerned the supendous German merely
in the projection OF the fighting front distance probably not
more than 700 yards ii opposite Caste where
German Advantage Small
The British fought yesterday and last night chiefly on their
southern front between the Luce and the the
against the French Here the British back out Of
small salient that had projected the neghborood OF War
bancourt just to the north OF Marcecave almost
directly line OF Amens was the only ADVANTAGE
the Germans able to gain the whole hours
OF very constant attacking in heavy force
Ihe British recession slight and the line main
tain east OF 10 IL miles from the
center OF Amiens and about nine miles from its
French Repel Counerattacks
On that part OF the battlefront running eastward from Mont
dd1er the French ground but the drove in
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
FRENCH DEFEAT GERMANS IN
MOST DESPERATE EFFORT TO
BREAK THROUGH DEFENSES
"OutwiHu1g the Hum

WHY PAT" oBRENI UNIFORM
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Warren e. McCurdy TnIc NJ. Tobias Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

TCOntinued ON Page 2.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

Yesterdays Weather
HiEhcst temperature, 80.
Lowest temperature, ~.
Mean temperature, ~.
Normal temperature, 40.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

GContinued on Page 22.1
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-01
TO TELL OF BELGIUM.
Miss Suzanne Silvercruys to Speak
in Wilmington Next Sun
day Night.

The little Belgian refugee, Miss Suzanne
Silvcrcruvs. who recently made strong
men weep rs she told to the members OF
the Rotary Club, in this city, the bitter
experiences of her people in dcspolled Bel
gium, will again speak IN Wilmington
SUNDAY next. under the direction OF the
Food Administration.
Since her previous visit to Wilmington,
Miss SilvcrcrIys has made an extensive
speaking tour of the country, which TOOK
her as far west rs Chicago. She IS mem
Der of the Belgian Relief Committee oi
the Emergency Aid of PENNSYLVANIA, and
at present is working with the chairman
of that committee, Mrs. Bayard Henry,
1924 Walnut street, Philadelphia, for the
relief of Belgian children.
Few war time speakers hold and STIR
their audiences rs do Miss Slvercruys.
The little Belgian girl has not only had
many trying personal experiences, but
was present in Belgium ut so many places
where cities were burned, homes dc
stroved and terrible atrocities committed.
Her story is facinating because IT Is a
simple bur thrilling recital of the tragic
events which live over again IN her
memory.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-01
ANOTHER CONTINGENT
OFF TO JOIN TROOPS
Eighty-Seven Strong, City S Squad
Sets Out for Fort
SlOCum.

Two coaches attached TO the Boston
express on the PENNSYLVANIA railroad
system were reserved for the latest Della
ware contingent To the nation lighting
forces. which left al 1912 o clock TINS
morning for Fort Siocum, s. strong The
train departed from the south platform,
instead of the center one, which has been
used for the Camp DIX men on the gong
away Of the last three or folr drafts.
All persons were excluded from tins
platform. unless provided VITA railroad
tickets. One friend ~ a depaTtee invested
G perfectly good fivc-doliar bill IN ticket
which he expects 10 Use some day. rather
tnan miss d parting h"nd-shake as the
tram pulled out.
The men reported al the old Court
House at $50 clock 10 t cir respective
division headquarters and received final
Instructions badges flags and pennants
and formed at lOl5 behind the First
Infantry Band. the Exemption Board and
city officials The column then marched
down Nar6et street ~ the station
through lanes Of spectators who waved
their adicus, 10 the accompaniment of the
bells and g0ngs Of fire department appara-
rus drawn up along the cIlrD-
The boys VINO went away were q tIHc-
looking lot and were III good spirits Tho
are due to arrive at Fort Slocurn thls aff II
noon. and will have nncu On the tTau
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-01
TWO WORKMEN SCALDED.
Mix. upof Railroad Car and Steam
pipe Causes Accident at
Blumenthal Plant.

There was n great deal OF excitement
about 1O.40 O'Clock this morning IN the
vicinity of Front and Monroe streets,
when a big freight car struck An lS-incf
steam pipe Of the Blumenthal Company,
breaking the pipe and badly scalding two
men. II was first reported that one OF the
men had been killed but happily such
was not the case.
The men injured were James Boulten
of 633 East Sixth street and George
Russell of 3O3 Seventh avenue. The
former is n fireman at the plant and the
latter a gateman. Both are badly scaided
hv escaping steam. The Phoenix aInbu-
lance was summoned and Boulten was
taken in it to the Homeopathic Hospital
while Russell was put IN touring car
belonging TO Morris Coleman and taken
To the Delaware Hospital. Their condi-
ton is not thought to be serious.
The freight car. one of the box
tvpc. was loaded with soft coal and WAS
benz pushed in the yard Of the plant by
shifting engine when 1t struck the steam
pipe breaking a joint. Immediately
large crowd gathered around the Monroe
street gate and il was necessary Tor the
police. who arrived on the scene shortly
after the accident, to drive IT back.
MANY of the crowd had relatives working
in the plant and were ANXIOUS 10 learn Il
they had been hurt The steam was
shut off and repairs made 10 the pipe So
that work could be resumed at once.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-01
WILLIAM {. COKE
DISTRICT HEAD
FOR SH|PYAROS
Local Man Made Supervisor for
Delaware River Territory From
Trenton to Chester.
OFFICE IN PHILADELPHIA

William G.. Coke. former president q
the Harlan Il EIollngsworth Corporation,
has been appointed bv the Federal
government H. supervisor Of all govern
mcnt shipbuildIng IN what Is known as the
Philadelphia district. extending irom
Trenton. \ j tu Chester, Pa. which m
cludeS all uf the Delaware river wards m
that section While lie retains hls homo
here. 81 1905 Brcume street, he Wilt nave
hls o.icc IN a ucv building at Sixteenth
and Walnut streets Philadelphia. lie haS
assume his nru duties the appointment
havue become effective on Monday
lncIdentaily Charles N Nchwah. hcad
of the Bethlehem ~hphuidlng Corpora
tlon, Is ID general charge Of the country 5
shlpbluidInC activities Mir Coke Vas
president ot the Harlan plant at the tune
Mr.. Schwah became interested III H. MI.
Coke retired from the presidency II the
Harlan plant last October sIncC winch
time he has lived retired at his home here
he had charge of the local works for -
wears
Mr Coke. before coming 70 Whining
ton, was connected with tire Crlnp ship
ward. in Philadelphia and IN the spanish
American Mar served ii the nIted states
Nayy as an engineer and WAS badly In
Jured IN an explosion On hls ship lie ls
one Of the best known shiphullders IN the
country He Is i member 81 the Board Of
I Water Commissioners.
He Is 8 son-ln-Iaw q the late George
T. Baer. president Il the Philadelphia q
Reading Railway TO
Mr.. Coke IS not IN charge Of the loca
district, which includes Wilmington and
Baltimore, ;. e. jerks OF the latter clt>
being supervisor for tins district.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-01
BRITISH RELAX
At NEWS OF HUNS
DEFEAT At YPRES
More Confident and Hopeful Bu.
Critics Warn Against Optimism
Germans Seeking Weaker Spot
for Attack
GREAT LOSSES TO FOE

81 Associated Press -a Every Evening
London Nav ua 8i.uge d ha
German attacks southWp-r 1f pres .n
Monday with it- immense losses t1 fne
enemy ls commented IN here p 2 more
hopeful and more confident tone wnicl
u In marked contrast with sorne recent
comments On news ~ the progress "a the
German advance towards The hannel
ports
The consensus Of opinion y hat az
enemy on Monday suffered the most -e-
we're and costlv rnDuise since ne ceZan hts
offensive on March - ana Il Is c1ntendeu
that if he terms 0i v1ct0rv ana uefeat
are applicable 70 single phases ci sucn z
prolonged battle then the AAles en- Non
1ay won very substantial rICtory.
Comparison L made between the pres
ont operations anu the rencn defence q
Nrrdun ana the opnon Is expressed rnat
the German experience on The erdun front
Is beng '-.4t@u d their effort % capture
tine Lrouu 80 allls southwest ~ pres
The ucmv .aIure I'D -0 ms time III
4cnleye LIS object nu specially s
bloody rrpuise un Monday are regarded
Ial versally as E hopeful augurv y 1n
future of he allied defence
Nevertheless me commentators war;
against optimism. hev -"mars 0a
although he enemy has -eu 'r"4
does u1t mean necessarily gA, -#a ,aser-
prise laC eea .oanuourU. lt -atler
hi. Ga- been suspended +. at.r | III
8Jraca st some 00lut Hrere ! .7.,ei Dl
defence seems less assured
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-01
Z MILLION BUYERS,
21-2 BILLION BONDS
Buy Another Appeal Lures Pres
dent; Takes One on Installments;
Hopes Million Will Follow
.ooiated Pres o Ivory Evenlne

- Associated Press 10 livery Evening
Washington. Mav Ali records for
her Of subscribers 10 Liberty Loans
broken todav. when Treasury tabt-
as showed that approximately T.
BOO persons have bought bonds Of the
issue. Total subscriptions were sent
q g.. 500 100000 hy early reports
ith four DAYS remaining the number Of
.scrihers Is , 500. 600 more than the
300 900 OF the second loan and nearly
rec times the 500, 600 Of the first loan
nder the stimulus OF the active canvass
d the few DAYS and the buy another
bono" movement the Treasury hopes To
raise the subscription roll 70 the 20 600 900
sought by Secretary McAdoo ana the
total subscription - bulIon OF TWO
hevond the s. 600. 100000 minimum
The ''buv another bond appeal reached
President Wilson today and although lie
already mad subscribed for nearly SO 900
Of third Liberty bonds, he agreed 70 buy q
$50 bond on the instaliInenr plan, I'D
accordance with the standard suggestion
Of the "buy another solicitors Since this
appeal Is sounded particularly by four
minute speakers az theatres, the President
said he would enter thls subscription some
evening this week when he attends q
theatre. He added that he hoped q mil
hon or more other Americans would
"buy another bond.
Loan headquarters Immediately tele-
yraphed local TO communicate word Of the
Presidents s subscription 70 four minute
.rnen, theatre managers, newspapermen
nd loan workers III an effort u round up q
ilion to follow his example. Sub
options of any size will be welcomed
special effort will b made 10 get
rsous OF moderate means to buy SO
Iabv bonds
This buy another phase viii not be
Eerrnitted 10 interfere With the intensive
(round-up Of men and women who have yet
10 subscribe for their first bond Of this loan
and Of big business interests whose pur-
chases are needed t. boost the total to the
high oversubscnptIon mark
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-01
Ely ANOTHER ROND.
BUY ANOTHER BOND
Observation-Disclosures -


One million dollars day for the tolT
remaining DAYS Of this week ana inc
third Liberty Loan campaign
That is the amount that must he sub
scribed bv Wilmngtonians and residents
of New Castle county i the maximum
amount needed in tins effort Is 70 he raised
According u today returns there are
> 2o25 more subscribers needed and over
81 oOO. 600, but with the handsome total
sold Yesterday. the workers arr optimistic
that hv straining every effort the goal
which would place Wilmington. the county
and state ut the top Of the column may
be attained.
If anv one doubted that the people
OF Wilmington are with the loan, all that
was necessary was 10 watch the never
ending stream OF people that tiocked 70
the Liberty Bank. tE0i Market street,
TODAY. 20 make the initial payments on
the partial pavmcnt bonds they had
bought Officials of the bank through ad-
vertlsementS TODAY notified the buyers
that il was not necessary to make the
payments today-that any day this
month would do
WANTED To MAXI rIRST FAYMESF-
But these financial patriots were ann
olI, to make their first payment and a
: result there was always . crowd 81 p
people waiting inside or ont OF tac bans
Sometimes the line was sWelled to neariA
100. ami as rapidly as ttS cleTAs IN Inc
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-01
EVERY EVE N | N @
Now &c And Worth 1t.

The publishers Of Every Evening
have offered no excuses for the adj
vance IN price for excuses are un-
necessary Everyone at all tatnlilar
with business conditions today
knows that no newspaper can be
published prohtably at lc, even
where il IS merely forwarded to
subscribers through the mails. And
where the paper Is delivered through
dealers neWsboys or agents 1t Is
even more Improbable, for the rea-
son that il Is handled by such agen-
cIcs on "a wholesale basis The daIly
newspaper at 2c Is sound bust
ness proposition, and Is bound to
be regarded as such
Every Evening places IN the
hands Of It's readers every day the
news. not only Of the city, State
and nation. but the world at large
The difference IN time between
New York and London, Paris and
Berlin, enables this newspaper to
print in it's last edition At ) clock
he news from the hattleilelds Of
Nandcrs ~ to Il o clock Tins
war has emphasized To an eXtraor-
d,nary degree the efficiency and
sufIlcicncv of the evening news
napcr. Ii IS doubtful if the average
reader appreciates what the even
ing newspaper really gives him IN
this World War
Every Evening S staff Of local
writers, its corps Of correspondents
n every town IN Delaware, its
manv exclusive daily features, and
last but bv no means least, its As
sociated Press Wire Service ali
i combine to place it IN the front
rank Of the daily newspapers Of the
country, filling It's own particular
! field as it does thoroughly and ef
hcimtly
At the advanced price Every
Evening will continue to he non
returnabIe with dealers and agents,
and readers desiring a copy regu-
LARRY should place ali order IN adj
vance with the dealer or telephone
i the Circulation Department. &C a
copy on newsstands, l2c a week
delivered. BY mail 50c a month,
/ $500 year, payable invariably
! in advance,
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-01
GERMANS WQRSTED
IN WHOLE DRIVE,
SAYSLOkDON TIMES
Monday Unquestionably the Most
Disastrous Day for Huns Since
Opening Of Big Offensive.
! SEES HOPEFUL AUGURY
~ As.ocLaled press 10 Every Evening

rs Associated Press 10 Every Evening
London. Nav |. WA Ottawa the
details Of Monday : fighting are received
confirming the fact that II was the worst
dav the Germans have experienced since
The opening Of the great offensive, the
English newspapers, hitherto reticent n
view Of the fluctuations Of the battle. now
comment on the operations IN tone o.
confidence they have not hitherto dis
played
The Times says.
'.Of all the violent combats witnessed
in the last few weeks, we know OF none
which is a more hopeful augury for the
Allies than this ten mile German failure
II is pointed out that the public IS apt
10 reckon victory IN terms OF offensive put
defensive victory like that on Mondav
NAV contribute equally towards the uitl-
mate object OF the campaign, namely,
destruction OF the enemys fighting
strength From this viewpoint the Ger
mans. despite their spectacular successes,
can be regarded as having had the worst
Of the balance Of nearly six weeks lighting.