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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
British Push Ahead to
Meteren Hold lie Walton
and Take 436 Prisoners
BY Associated Press

London, July 20.-British troops
last night advanced their line on a.
mile front south of the town of
Hebutrene, the war Office announced
to-day. A successful raid was car
ried out by the British near Beau
mont Hamel.
Hebuterne is about midway on the
front between Albert and Arras.
Beaumont-Hame is two and one
half miles south of Hebuterne.
As the result of yesterdays oper-
alton on the Flanders front the Brit
ish line was advanced along a
breadth of 1000 yards in the Met
eren sector. The village of Meteren.
and group of buildings southwest
of the village, known as lie Waton.
now are held by the British troops.
The prisoners taken aggregate 436.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
YANKEES BLAST THEIR WAY FORWARD AS
GREAT BATTLE INCREASES IN VIOLENC
LIEUT.. ROOSEVELT'S
DEATH is CONFIRMED
Notes Dropped Into American Camps Dispel Hope That
Former Presidents Son May Have Landed
Safely Hun Territory

lines in the Chateau Thierry sector.
Lieutenant Roosevelt's death is
the third casualty in the Roosevelt
family. Captain Archibald Roose-
Velt was wounded severely on March
IL and has not yet returned to ac-
tive duty. The captain won the
French War Cross for bravery.
Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr., the
eldest son, was gassed about three
weeks ago and cited for bravery.
Kermit Roosevelt, who accepted a
commission in the British army, re-
Gently was transferred to the Amer
lean forces in France
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
FORMER CAR
EXECUTED, D,SAYS
OFFICIAL REPORT
President of Ural Council Is
Said to Have Ordered
Death of Nicholas
By Associated Press

London, July 20. = Former EN-
peror Nicholas of Russia, has been
shot. Russian wireless statement to-
day announces.
The former emperor's correspond
ence, including letters from the Monk
Rasputin' who was killed shortly be-
fore the revolution, written to the
emperor and his family. will be pub
lished in the near future, the wireless
message declares.
The former empress and the young
Alexis Romanoff. the former heir ap-
parent, have been sent to a place of
security.
The central executive body of the
IContinued on Page 1O.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
Reinforced Huns Desperately
Defend Lines Threatened
by Disastrous Defeat
YANKEES AND FRENCH KEEP
UP STEADY POUNDING TACTICS
Efforts of Crown Prince to Rally
Reserves Indicates Great Armies
Soon Will Be in Giant Struggle
GREATEST BATTLE OF
HISTORY MAY BE NEAR
AMSTERDAM, July 20

AMSTERDAM, July ~.
A SEMI-OFFICIAL telegram received here from
\ Berlin, while admitting that ''the enemy has
succeeded in penetrating into and pressing our lines
at some points, avoids particulars of the allied sue
cess. Lieutenant General Baron Won Ardenne,
commenting in the Tageblatt on the German often
sive, says: 1--WE clearly only in the beginning
of probably the greatest battle in the entire history
of the world. The most severe fighting still lies
ahead. 1t would be presunptuous and in bad taste
talk already about the fresh destruction of enemy
fighting forces.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20

American Army the AsneM Front July 20
The battle along the front of the allied counteattack between
Asne Marine being extended further south towards
Chateau Thy than the region previously affected according
to information early this morning,
The continuing steady pound
ing of the northern part of the line Sossons although the
LACKING the dasng advance which characterized the
Look For Giant Battle
The attempts of the princes generals rally their
forces the steady movement of the allies has resulted in
such Strengthening of the opposition indicate that the battle
is approaching the point when the armies will soon be locked in
giant struggle
Both on the northern the further south the
reinforced Germans making desperate effort to hold their
positions.
The weather morning and this gave some salts
faction the thousands of engaged the allied side The
however, that the day would be OF exceptional
heat
German Dead Covers Ground
American troops participating in the ErancoAmecan advance
Chateau They front went forward against strong machine gun
fire ground covered with German dead
From hill east of Dommiers about six kometers southwest
of Sosono the correspondent Friday the Americans going
into action in the forward movement The advance we'll
organized and the system worked we'll from end of the line
to the other,
Advance Behind Barrage
Under barrage fire from 75s infantry and
machine advanced through rpenng grain fields rampd
by the retreatng Germans Thursday and reached their detectives
according schedule despite the fire of guns
The bombadment of the big German guns feeble this
point
Sossons road the sheshattered village of Missy
aGtnng & nearly @ before the Germans began to reply
lies IN valley and the Americans advancing upgrade
ward the east few tanks here and there preceding
nanye AS the Americans progressed the barage fire
increased
Hillsides Dotted With Dead
The hilsdes of Dommiers over which the Americans
advanced dotted The entire region was we'll
within the German lines until after the often
sve of Thursday One quickly dug trench had
German bodies They machine had caught
by the terrific fire of the allied artillery many places the
German dead in piles while the crest of hill
contained more than one hundred dead.
London July 2O-French troops the have
extended their advance from Monte de Paris
city, to Belleau town southeast of Sossons
The number OF German prisoners taken in the FrancoAmer
can offensive now has reached 188O0
On the Rheims front forces have advanced distance of
1000 yards between Souan The French also made
slight progress Pourcy.
The Frenc hadvanced average of mile on 2Ome
front between noon yesterday and o'clock night
me french line has not been advanced much further
Sossons but the front now close the main oppo
site Vemonore SIX miles south of Sossons Vlemontoire
an important center for the transport of German troops
Inc Fench line now passes through Fonenoy Berry
e SEQ, Vlemontore north of lie Pessier-Hue Chouy,
Neuilly-St Front and Coinelans
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
BREAKS OUT
IN MOSCOW; 800 CASES
Bv Associated Prctf

London, July 20.-Cholera has
broken out in Moscow, according to
a Russian wireless message received
here to-day Within the past twenty
four hours, the message says, there
have been registered in Moscow 224
known cholera cases. seventy-eight
suspected cholera cases and twenty
six cases of stomach disease.
The dispatch says that so far as
known 40 cases of cholera have oc-
Cured IN the province of Petro-
grad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity, Fa,r
Tonight and Sunday; warmer
Sunday.
For Eastern Pennsylvania, E,t.
tO-nightj Sunday fair nnd
warmeri gentle winds, becom-
ing south.
The Susquehnnna Is falling,
General Conditions
Showers continued i'm the Atlantic
states from New Jersey 10
Southern Florida.
Temperatures 8 a. M, %.
Stunt Rises, 5i16 a. M; sets, S,44
u. m.
MOOni Full moon. July 23,
River Stagei 3 a. M. az feet
above IOw-water mark.
a Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, IS.
Lowest temperature. 81.
Mean tempernture, 20.
Normal temperature, as.
CIVIC CLUB FLY CONTEST
Civic Club Fly swattIng Contest
closes July n, n. m. to ~ noon.
Five cents q pint for ali fIIes.
Prizes to be awarded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
Hun Nurse Clues Up
Sick Poilu's Mouth

LOndOn.-A returned prisoner, who
had lain wounded in a German hos
pital. says a Frenchman next him
talked considerably. AS a slap on
the face did not quiet him, his cruel
nurse stuck his mouth up with sure.i-
cal plaster
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
=
AUGUST sTH QUOTAS

Harrisbura-ouotss from counties near, Ty,r.b,r.
to 20 to Canp wads2ttb under the se,eeye drsgt act
August were announced to-dav as follows: Adams
Lebanon st district IL. second district ii; cumbcr
land, list district TO- second IL; Franklin fst district Is
second Isl Junia none; Lancaster Civ list district g.
second 10 Lancaster county lst district s.ond none
8rd l. 9Th i; York city, lst district 13. End lo York
+ county. list district g. second o. Perr, Io
] ITALIANS TAKE MONTE srABEL
Roue--Iiaian troops have wrestod fsom the Aus
tans Monte stabc and completely roooeuped cornod
! Cabe1to +, the AdsreIo region f The mountain front
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
2O2,35O SONS OF
STATE IN u. s.
SERVICE FOR WAR
27,6OO in Keystone Division;
$50 in Rainbow; $4,000
in Regular Army

Pennsylvania has sent 202, $50
men into the armed service of the
nations ince the outbreak of the war
according to figures issued to-day
by Major w. G. Murdoch, chief of
the state draft headquarters. Major
Murdoch says that there have been
10000 men drafted for the National
Army 27,600 men are in the 2Sth
or Keystone division; $50 are in the
Rainbow division, $1,000 in the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
Won Hindenburg's
Title to Ludendorff
By Associated Press

Paris, July 20.
NERAL LUDENDORFF.
1T who up till July II had
borne the title of quarter
master general of the German
army. has received in a German
official statement the title of chief
of the general staff, according to
the Matin. The newspaper points
out that that title belonged to
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
and wonders what has become of
him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
By Associatcd Pre,r

London, July 2O.-A German air.
plane crossed the Kentish coast this
morning ana was driven back by the
fire of antiaircraft guns. accordine
to an official announcement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
CONTINUED on Page 1911
BRITISH BOMB HANGARs

by- -fSSocidted HfeSS
Copenhagen, July 20. German
airship sheds at Tondern, in Schles-
Wig Holstein, were bombed recently
by three British airmen, and two
Zeppelins were destroyed, according
to an eye witness account of the raid
printed in the newspaper Stifts
Tidende of Ribe, Denmark
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20

TarlS, July ZO.-German aViatorS
have dropped a note into American
aviation camps confirming the death
of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt.
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt,
whose death while flying as an avi-
ator in the American ranks is con-
firmed from German sources, was
the youngest son of the former
president. He disappeared last
Sunday morning during a combat
between American and German ma
chimes ten miles inside the enemy
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
GAME
GIVES WAY TO
BATTLE RULING
Ban Johnson Calls on Owners
to Close; Cleveland
Loyal to War

Cleveland, o., July 20.-President
James c. Dunn, of the cleveland
American League club, TODAY sent
the following message to Cleveland
from Chicago: I'VE will plav a
double-header with Philadelphia TO-
morrow and then will close the hall
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
French and American Troops
Continue Steady Advance,
Paris Officially Reports
STILL HOLDS BUT
ITS FALL is NOW EXPECTED
Germans Tighten Defensive When
Pushed With Backs Against
River; Falling Back

London, July 20.-The Germans on the front south
OF the Marine have suffered repuse by the French and
are rereatng norhward across the river Reuters cor
respondent at French headquarters eegraphs this after
noon.
With the French Armies in France July 20.-Ententc
allied troops today driving back the Germans on the
southern bank of the river Marine and are now approac
ing the river e1bankment
Paris, July OFrench and American troops continuing
their advance between the Asne Marine according to an
official statement issued by the office to-day.
South of the Marne the French have thrown enemy
Fossoy and Reuy ground towards the
Marine.
The allied advance has reached the line Very beyond the
on
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20

Paul GeIseI, Harrsburgt George D.
Innnebaker Pembroke Claire
Eeher and Amy Is Roop MddIetownj
and Mary e. Fake EnoIai Albert b.
Wash Heeh
nosanns A. nnason PenbroOkg
HugIe, -e
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
HUN FLYER Is DRIVEN
BACK ON KENT COAST

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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-26
GERMANS FIGHT MUCH THE
SAME TODAY AS THEY DID in
J. CAESARS TIME NEARLY
TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO

the principal and senior men. came 10
his quarters with double object
to clear themselves ESQ they alleeet)
fore. contrary 10 the agreement and
to their own request therein. and also
by deceit to get what they could in
respect to truce
Caesar kept the messengers, and led
his troops against the Germans, who.
were completely defeated and scat
tered before the attack of the Roman
soldiers. "stung." as the story tells US,
by the treachery of the day before"
The fieeting remnant crossed the
Rhine into their own territory.
The German campaign thus I'm
ished, Caesar determined for many
reasons that he must cross the Rhine.
The most cogert reason was that. as
he saw the Germans so easily Induced
TO enter Gaui. he wished TO make them
fearful in turn for their own fortunes
by showing them that Roman army
could and burst cross the Rhine"
Caesar also demanded the surrender
OF the men who had been responsible
for the rreachery. To this the Ger
mans made reply that IL he thought Il
unfair that they should cross into Gaui
against his will. why did he claim TO
cross into their country? The mod.
ern Hun similarly asks why the hypo.
critical English should bomb Mann
helm when they have said the Ger
mans ought 70, TO bomb London.
unmoved by such protests, Caesar
proceeded to build bridge over the
Rhine scorning to use boats as un
worthy OF the Roman dignity. In 10
days the bridge was completed. the
iegions marched across. and for is
days worked havoc among the German
villages. Then they retired unmo-
Tested. destroying the bridge which
had served their purpose
The episode affords a remarkably
close parallel. although on q small
scale, 70 the present war situation
Once again the German seeks a truce
that he may restore his army. lie
protests that the soil OF the fathsrland
Is sacred. and claims to be the sole
judge OF what is fair In war. VIII
history repeat Itself. the Alice cross.
Ing his frontiers in token of their vic
tory. and compelling him TO give I'D
TO justice those who have been guilty
OF wanton outrage against humanity?
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-26

In the Fourth Book of Caesars Gal
lie War, which many of us read in our
school days and have now forgotten,
there is a story full of meaning for
these times, says a writer in promi-
Inent paper. 1t tells how the Germans
crossed the Rhine to make war on the
Gauls. seized all their buildings and
then for the remainder of the winter
sustained themselves on the supplies
of the occupied territories. just as
they have done in Belgium and France.
Caesar. hearing of this took prompt
action. The story, translated, says: /:
He began TO march into the locali-
ties in which the Germans were re-
ported to be. When he was few
days march away deputies arrived
from them, whose address was to the
following effect:
THE Germans did not take the
first step in making war on the Roman
people. nor yet. If provoked, did they
refuse the conflict of arms. for it was
the ancestral custom of the Germans
to resist anyone who made war upon
them. and not to beg of. .. II
the Romans would have their good
will they might find their friendship
useful"
(Note the request for an armistice
and the desire to end the war outside
Germany.
ITO this Caesar replied as seemed
good, but the conclusion OF his speech
was as follows: He could have no
friendship with them IL they remained
in GauI'"
We are next told how Caesars cav
airy advanced. but were instructed
not to attack, because of the truce.
The Germans, however. fell upon them
AID slew large number. putting them
to rout by this treacherors onslaught.
The narrative continues:
After this engagement was over
Caesar felt that he ought no longer TO
receive deputies nor to accept condi-
tions from tribes which had sought for
peace by guile and treschcry. and then
had actually begun war. Further. he
Judged II the height of madress to
wait TIL the enemy's forces should be
increased and ;heir savalry returned =
Caesar therefore arranged for in
stant battle. but as he tells US:
The next morning. as treacberous
and hypocriticai as ever. large com
pany of Germans. which included 80;
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-26
WOOD SHIPS
NOW HANG
IN BALANCE
oBy United rrc.s.)

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 2i.-Ship-
yards in the Fourth district. United
States Shipping Board, wood ship pro
duction branch. comprising the states
of Florida, Georgia. North Carolina
and South Carolina, are now on biz
drive which will determine the ship
building future in this section.
With official announcement from
Chairman Edward N. Hurley of the
Shipping Board. that the future OF
shipbuilding absolutely depended upon
the efficiency shown by the various
yards, before them, officials are weed
ing out" men not producing.
Now that the emergency need for
bottoms has been relieved to some ex-
tent. 1t is pointed out that unless
yards in, the southeast can show that
it is more economical to build wooden
ships than composite or steel vessels,
yards more accessible to iron mines
possibly may be favored in the future
Whether wooden ships will be built
in this district after the hulls now
under construction are completed is
not known 1t was unofficially an
nounced sometime ago that number
of pet yards would be eliminated
from the shipping boards program. To
date, however only few contracts
have been cancelled.
There are nine yards in the Fourth
district constructing wooden ships.
The first keel was laid August 81,
1917, by the American Shipbuilding
Corporation, Brunswick. Ga. Since
then 90 ships have been launched-an
approximate total of $4,000 tons.
Jacksonville has four yards under
the shipping board-the Merrill-Stev-
ems Ship Building Corporation, st.
Johns River Ship Yard Company. j.
M Murdoch Ship Building Company
and the Morey-Thomas Ship Builling
Company. Two other yards here are
building ships for private firms.
Savannah has had two yards-the
National Ship Building Company and
the Terry Ship Building Corporation.
Both of these concerns are under con
tract with the shipping board.
At Tampa the Tampa Lock Com.
pany has shipping board contracts.
Brunswick, Ca. has two yards un'
der contract with the shipping board
the United States Maritime Corpora.
tion and the American Ship Building
Company.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-26
Would Women
Wage War
Without Uniforms
tBy United Pre...,

Paris. Dec. 21.--(By Mail)-war is
not without its smiles. Some OF
Americas women war workers keep 1t
from being too dull in Paris.
For instance the matter OF uniforms
Although living in hotels. doing work
as simple as that which they would do
at home. dining in up-to-date restaur-
rants. some of the American women in
Paris go in for uniforms at terrific
pace.
There Is one woman (name deleted
or unsought by voluntary censorship
who is wearing severe looking khaki
uniform of skirt and coat But that
isn't bad form as wartime styles go.
Her feet and ankles are what give the
shock, for she wears the heaviest of
shoes and spiral puttees. such as SOL
diers at the front wear. The puttees,
in addition to being puttecs, are OF the
heaviest wool variety. whereas, II the
war worker just had to wear putteea,
she might have gotten silk.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-26
General Vaccination
Is Strongly Urged


One of the moss critical times in
any epidemic is when the disease be
gins to subside. Reports indicate
decided decrease in the number OF
cases of influenza during the last
week, but this does not mean that it is
no longer necessary to use all precau.
tionary measures to prevent the fur
ther spread of the disease. On the
contrary it is imperative that every
means possible be taken to prevent
a recurrence of the disease in our
midst. There is every reason for be-
lieving that vaccination is one OF the
most effective means of combating in
fiuenza. The school authorities, there
fore, urge upon every one In the com
r'uFity, young and old alike. to avail
themselves of the opportunity of free
vaccination. The vaccine is being ad
ministered at the Washington school
each day between the hours of Q a
m. and .. m. To accommodate those
who cannot apply during business
hours the Office will be open during
the noon hour. The building will be
closed Sunday.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-26

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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-26
Teachers Ready
for School Work

Although II is not dennitely known
and the Canon City public schools per-
mitted to reopen for a resumption of
work. it is belieevd that it will not be
delayed. II any, beyond January /. Il
all depends. OF course, on the condi-
ton of the epidemic in this community
during the next week or 10 days. II
the disease continues to subside, as
IL appears to be doing now. there Is
little doubt that the schools Will short
ly be able to reopen without menacing
the public health. The Board OF Edu-
cation is anxious to open the schools
just as soon as it can be done without
peril to the people of the community.
and the outlook is encouraging that It
can be done without danger within a
comparatively brief time.
When the schools were closed at the
outbreak of the contagion !, was
agreed that the teachers should hold
themselves in readiness TO resume
work al any time. and II was decided
that none of them would leave town
without the consent of Sup; whitta-
ker. These agreements have faithfully
been kept and all OF the teachers are
ready to respond to a call to the class
room on short notice. Only four OF
the teachers have been away from
town since the schools were closed,
and they by permission of Prof. Whit
taker. They were Miss Ethel Young.
instructor in Spanish in the high
school; Miss Aileen Monahan. instruc-
tor in history in the high school; Miss
Marguerite Hendershot. instructor in
English In the high school. and Miss
Caroline Thomas. supervisor of ply
sical education. Miss Young, who
spent some time in Denver, returned
to Canon City a week or more ago.
Miss Monahan is at her home in Gree
ley: Miss Hendershot is at her home
In Denver and Miss Thomas Is visit
ing her parents In Trinidad. In OBJ
tanning consent from Prof. Whitaker
to leave Canon City pending the re-
opening Of the schools. IL was stipu-
lated that they must make the trip
by automobile instead of in a railway
coach. SO as to minimize the danger Of
contracting the influenza. ALI OF them
consented. and promised to make i'm
mediate response to a call to return
here to reassume their school duties.