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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

CHARLES WAGNER, AUTHOR
OF SIMPLE LIFE" DIES
Paris, May IA. - Pastor Charles
Wagner, the distinguished Alsatian
preacher and author of the widely
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

known book, "The Simple Life" Is
dead at his home here. He was 50
years old.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
LYKENS VALLEY
FISHERS FINED
Upper End Men Arrested For
Having Short Trout in
Their Possession

Eleven re si-
dents of the Ly-
kens Valley were
arrested last week
in a raid made
by State Game
Commission ofhc-
ers on illegal fish
@ IS a n d w e r G
fined an aggregate
of $3.50 by Justice
w. S. Young, of
1.ykens. The raid
appears to have
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

Use McNeirs Pain Exterminator-Ad
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
1e Them the Best

And the best comes back to you. We
express the above in merely words that's whv the
Doutch Store has become of the greatest most famous
clothing stores in Pennsylvania.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
PAPER WORKERS
 ID RESUME WORK
Representatives of Strikers Vote to Instruct Men to
 Go to Work Monday

Albany, N Y, July N.-Representatives of employees of the International Paper onapany, of several New York and New England cities, who have been idle for several days because of differences with the corporation over an interpretation Of an award of the federal war labor board and whose idleness has curtailed the output of the plants by about 75 per cent, voted tonight to instruct the work men to resume work Monday morning.
 The vote was taken after J. T. Carey, president of the International Broth erhood of Paper Makers. had suo- mitted a report recommending that the award of the war board, with lts clarification of last night regarding the bonus provisions, be accepted.
 The order to return to work affects about 4000 employees of the company in New York and New England.
 The committee of the employees will meet some time next week, probably in this city, with representatives of the company, when minor differences will be discussed.
 The decision of the war board held that the employees were entitled to an increase of 10 cents an hour and shortening of the work day from nine to eight hours but that the employees were not entitled to a 10 per cent bonus, granted by the company before the award became effective early in July
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
Jefferson County
 Saued Money

The expense of running big county like Jefferson is, and always has been matter of great to the peo pie who pay the taxes might therefore be matter of information to the thinking people of this county to know that during the administration of Joseph R. Tate as sohc- itor the county of solicitor and his assistants has been only S24O0 per annum while during previous admin istraons the cost has been much O00 per annum What is the conclusion? It nothing else than that Mr. Tate saving every dollar to the county that can possibly be saved will be vouched for by the following citizens who have served foremen of the four grand iuries which have been impaneed during the past IF months:
 Glenn c. Burke, real estate, Ensley.
 J. Frank Foster assistant cashier First National bank Charles E. Burris merchant, Woodlawn
 Paul E. Green, capitalist, Birmingham.
 These men can be communicated with anyone desires to get further information along this line.
 Mr. Tate does not countenance frivolous malicious prosecutions but investigates thoroughly whether person accused of crime is guilty innocent convinced of his guilt he is prosecuted vigorously without fear favor The experience of Mr. Tate in the criminal courts and with the prosecution of in these courts has given him knowledge that can only be gained by connection with these courts This makes him invaluable pros ecutng officer of this county and untrained would have to gain this experience at the expense of the taxpayer of the county.
 JAMES G. DAVIS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
SENDS CONGRATULATIONS

i Washington. July 27.--Congratulas tions upon the succesees Of the Aineri- can troops In France have been re-
 ceived by General March. chief Of staff. from Gen. Baron Uyehara, chief of staff of the Imperial Japanese army. In thanking General Uyehara 9n he- half of the American army. General i March announced that the message of consratulation was being forwarded to General Pershing for publication to the American expeditionary forces.
 The message from General Uyehara as made public tonight by the war de- partment follows:
 Please accept my sincefest congrat-
 ulations on the recent brilliant success
 won by your gallant army Oh the French battlefield. am looking for ward with absolute confidence to tho continued favorable development of the situation, and I feel fortified ih my convictions for the final triumph Of our common cause"
 General March. in replying, said; I "Yo3r message is deeply appreciated
 by the United States army. and am repeating it to General Pershing for publication to the American expedi- ttipnarM forcAss in order that. they may fbefnade aware ofyoar interest in thsir fight Tor our common cause, towards the final triumph of which our two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
GERMAN STATEMENT

Berlin, July 27-(Via London. ] Fighting activity was greatly revived last night on the battle front in Elan ders, and especially on both sides of the River Scarpe, the German war of- ice announced today. In the soissofls- Rheims sector, the statement added, there was marked decrease in the violence of the battle
 The text of the statement reads:
 Army group of Crown Prince Rup- precht In the evening fighting activity was greatly revived. It increased dur ing the night, especially on both sides of the River Scarpe, in connection with the unsuccessful attacks of British in fantry.
 Army group of the German crown prince: On the battle front between Soissons and Rheims there was a fur ther marked decrease yesterday in the fighting activity.
 Tn the Champagne partial attacks launched by the French on both sides of Perthes (four miles east of Souain) were repulsed.
 There have been successful recon neitering thrusts in the Vosges and in the Sundgau.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
Bingham Has Option
 on Courier-Journal

Louisville, Ky, July 27.-Reports pub lished here today are to the effect that Judge R W. Bingham Of Louisville, in New York today, was paid a legacy of S5,o00,0o0 from the estate of his wife, formerly Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, who died in this city about year ago.
 Coupled with the report was pub llished statement that Judge Bingham had purchased the Louisville Times and the Courier-Journal, allied properties.
 A formal statement by Gen. w. B.. Haldeman, chairman of the executive committee of the corporations owning the papers, said:
 Judge R. W. Bingham has not pur- chased thee ontrol of the Times and the Courier-Journal companies. He has an option to purchase such control how ever. That his option will be exercised I cannot affirm, IS there are too many contingencies that mhight arise to pre-. vent the consHmmation of his purpose"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

Reports indicate that the enemy has decided to stop his withdrawal and fight it out. The reasons that influence him are not clear for his situation is re- garded as decidedly unfavorable, penned up as he is within a narrow salient, where converging gunfre is playing havoc with his troops, as well as with his communication lines. One sugges- ton advanced here is that the internal situation in Germany and Austria has forced the general staff to accept bat tie where military wisdom would have dfctated further withdrawal
 SERIOUS DEFEAT CERTAIN
 There are among the best in-
 formed officials here who believe
 that If the enemy does elect to
 fight 1t out in his present posi-
 ton he will receive the most se-
 rious defeat of the war. They are
 convinced that he will come
 through stand within the Aisne-
 Marne pocket with losses in men
 and material so serious that his
 whole fighting machine may be
 impaired.
 Secretary Baker said today that there was no indication that the vigor of the allied attack around the salient has 1essened, On the contrary, he said, there was every sign that the enemy was be- ing pressed and harassed by increasing forces without respite
 General March, in his talk with the newspaper correspondents, drew atten- ton to the inner pocket of the salient where the recent British advance south west Sof Rheims threatened a new pincer movement Enemy troops south of this advance, between the British and ths 1arne, are in jeopardy. and the French, today's official reports show, have al- ready made progress in hanmering a' the southern flank of this inner pocket by their advance just below Chattllon
 No additional American forces have been thrown into the Aisne-Marne battle as yet, General March said, although he announced the formation of two, addi- tienal American army corps, the Fourth and Fifth. The chief of staff explained, however, that the assignment of 30 dl- visions which compose the five corps now organized to their respective higher units, did not mean that the corps had been actually drawn together for operations. Many of the divisions are still with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
HOBBY ISLEAD|NG
 IN TEXAS PRIMARY Early Returns Indicate Fer guson Will Receive About
 One-Third of Votes Cast

Dallas, Tex, July Civilian r. Hobby. who was lieutenant governor. and succeeded James E. FerguEon as governor following the latter's itn- peachment, had big lead over Fer guson in early returns received from today's primary Returns were com ing in slowly because of late closing of the polls.
 At S:30 l47 precincts, which repre- sented widely separated sections of the state, gave Hobby 23,7S4 votes for the nomination fo governor, as against S952 for his opponent.
 There were contests in J1 of the IS congressional districts, but owing te the length of the ballot few congress sional votes had been counted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
SERIOUSLY
 INJURED BY ENGINE

F. M. Burt. 4416 Avenue c, flagman for the Southern Railway company at Twentieth street and Railroad avenue was seriously injured about 5:S0 o'clock yesterday afternoon when he was struck by Southern railroad en- sine in charge of Engineer Platt. Mr Burt was rushed to the Hillman hos pital. According to hospital authori. ties he is in a serious condition.
 Mir Burt's right leg was cut off and his left leg was badly mangled. He also sustained injuries about the body and head.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
Poslam Quick ToImprove Any
 Pimply Skin

Poslam is a remedy that you can pick up at any time and apply to any disordered skin with the confidence that it provides the quickest way to be rid of any itching or eruptional trouble and that it will serve you we'll
 Pimples and Rashes, Eczema, Acne, Itch, Chilblains. Scalp-Scale Burns and all like affections so distressing to endure, are. thanks to Poslam's con centrated healing energy, so easy to banish.
 Sold everywhere. For free sample write to Emergency Laboratories, 243 West fifth St, New York City.
 Urge your skin to become clearer. healthier by the daily use of Poslam Soap medicated with Poslam.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
ITALIAN STATEMENT

Rome, July 27.-The official conn rnunciation issued by the war office to- day says:
 Tn Albania the fighting near Muci bridge continued yesterday. Rein forced. the enemy repeatedly attacked, trying to drive us iron! the river. He was beaten off and suffered heavy losses. We captured hundred pris- oners and some machine guns.
 An enemy attempt to cross the Sem eni, west of Jagodira, failed. In the bend of the Devoli, on the western slopes of Mali Siioves. an enemy eol- unn, advancing to attack Hill 760, was repulsed.
 Italian front: Thursday night en- emN detachments attempted local att tacks at several points on the noun tain front. This morning party sue cecded in penetrating one of our trenches on Monte Corno, but was inn rnediately driven out
 At Monte Kaberlaba, British pa- trols hindered the enemy from ap- preaching and forced him to retire. On Asolone the enemy counter attacked on the Hanks but withdrew, leaving prisoners"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

A new German offensive against some other section of the line for the purpose of relieving the pressure on the crown princes armies north of the Marne is expected by some military experts but it has not developed as yet. It appears to be the consensus of opinion that the German attack, when it comes, will be launched against the British fronts in Picardy or Flanders.
 In Albania the French and Italian of. fensive has slowed down considerably, but still is making ground around the right wing of the Teutonic armies in Macedonia. They have not as yet reached a point where they can men, ace the Austrian and Bulgarian po- Sitions further east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
300, 1000 CROSS IN JULY

Ing.
 306,O0O CROSS IN JULY
 Members of the Senate military
 committee learned from General
 March that the July movement Of
 troops to France probably would
 reach a total of 300 eco, making a
 new record. Incidentally the move-
 ment last week was put at 50,00O
 men, or about one-hale of what
 has been the rule for some weeks
 past.
 In the course of his remarks to the correspondents, General March said the first American fighting troops had be- gun to arrive in Italy They are part of the small force of trained men sent by General Pershing and for the present their identity and location will not be disclosed.
 In summarizing what has already been attack on the Aisne-Marne salient, Gen. eral March pointed out that the German lines are today Il miles farther away from Paris than they were when the as sault was launched. American troops have advanced from Chateau Thierry that distance and the chief of staff said they still were advancing. The general also brought out the fact that the line surrounding the salient has been short- ened by 10 miles through American and allied advances, being now 64 miles long. French advances today on the Marne angle will still further shorten the bat- tle front and restrict the enemys field of maneuYer.
 GEN. MARCH'S STATEMENT The principal portions of General Marchs statement follow:
 '"The lines around the south of Soissons are still in the same position that they were last Wednesday when l talked to you. The distance across the lines at Soissons to those near Rheims IS ex- actly as it was when our counter Of fensive began.
 ..The general driving back of the Ger man forces has been toward the center of the salient. The falling back mas been on a line which remains approx imately perpendicular to the railroad line through Fere-En- Tardenois. There have beeu local attacks by the Germans, par ticuIarly at Gmsolles against the French, and at Epiedes. against the United states forces E3piedes was taken and retaken by our forces and the Germans four times by successive counter attacks, but it finally remained in American hands, and while it delayed their advance there. it only delayed it; we are going forward steadily.
 "On the Marne, east of Dormans, the progress of the allied forces has been difficult because the terrain there Is diff ficult, the hills are precipiteus and the country is very heavily wooded. The en- emy's left flank southwest of Rheims has been the scene. of very dashing It. tie advance byiG British achievements who went forward one and one-half miles on a fout-nile front. This advance IS a marked source of danger for the en- emv. as, of course, there is a chance If his getting his troops farther south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
g German Di1sions Are No1v Faci1q the Allies

in a pocket, and we already find that the French at that point are beginning to advance.
 LINE TEN MILES SHORTER
 The original line held by the allies before this big movement began was II miles long. The present line, on which the Germans are falling back, is 64 miles long. The front has been reduced 10 miles
 The area won by the allies in this counter offensive more than equals that won by the enemy in Flanders, to which I referred last Saturday
 Our lines have now reached within three and one-haf miles of Fere- En- Tardenois, which is big German sup ply depot right near the railroad, which afforded, of course, a means of getting supplies in and out. That point has been continuously and heavily sheled.
 "The nearest point of the Ger
 man line from Paris Is now 4D
 miles. The former distance was
 3S miles; they have been driven
 back II miles.
 During the last few ~''vs American combatant troops have bs3un to arrive in Italy. The numbers and the place where they are to be used have not yet been communicated to us. This is in addition to the force I announced before of hospital and supply troops sent from the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
Negro Assaulter of
 White Girl Lynched

3 Groesbeck Tex, July 27.--Jim Brown, negro, captured by a posse of about POO men, following an attack upon a young woman at Ben-Hur small town near here, was lynched there at noon today. While the young woman was asleep last night a man entered her room and threw acid over her. the acid evidently hay ing been mistaken for drug to pro- duce unconsciousness. The womans screams frightened the man away The posse formed quickly and Brown was soon apprehended. The sheriff was nos tihed. but before he arrived the negro had been hanged to tree and the crowd dispersed
 The young wornan's face was badly burned by the acid, but physicians be- lieve she will recover
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT

Vienna, July 27.-(Via London )AThe official communication from the war office reads:
 s'On the Tyrolean front storming operations in Val Arsa and the Concei valley inflicted sanguinary losses on the enemy.
 Tn Albania our troops near Ardenica repulsed several enemy counter attacks and captured, near l<alnla, the cross- ing over the Semen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
MASONIC LECTURE
Illustrated Lectures on E. A. and M. M.
 Degrees at Masonic Temple

At a special meeting of Birmingham Fraternal lodge, Ancient Free and Ac- cepted Masons, to be held tomorrow night at the Masonic temple, the entered apprentice-Master Mason's lectures will be given with stereoptieon views. The lectures will commence at 8 o'clock All Master Masons are invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
Wilson Is Nominated
 for Second Term

Monroe, La, July N.-Riley J. Wilson, member of Congress from the Fifth Louisiana district. was formally de- clared the party's nominee for another term at a meeting here today of the district democratic executive committee. He was unopposed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
ne-Fourth of Enemy's Entire Fighting Strength on Western Front Massed in Marrow Area. Allied Guns Are Blasting Way
 Through for the Infantry

Washington July 27There has been abatement of the American and allied drive against the Marne pocket far official reports show although the attacking forces ap parently have resoed concentrated artillery fire to force their way ahead With 52 German divisions, fourth of the enemy entire fighting strength the western front massed in the battle the have been called upon to blast way through for the infantry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
TWO ADDITIONAL CORPS

General March then told of the orsani- zation of the two additional army corps, giving the divisions composing them. and also detailed the units composing the first four regular army divisions, which are now engaged in the fighting. He also gave the location of the Thirty-second division, and said he had no report on the Thirty-fourth division, about which he had been asked, and announced the new assignment for Major General Buck man.
 Two questions have come in," con- tinued the chief of staff, asking num- Der of detailed questions about the num- Der of enlisted men, minor details about men available for the draft and that sort of thing. It will be impossible for me to go into such details except as an announcement of policy. If any unit as small as regin1e ent distinguishes it. self abroad I will be very glad to mem tion that regiment Unless such things are received in the cables and call for special mention I am going to confine my remarks to larger lines. I don't want to hinder you in any way; if you have any question put it in and if l can answer 1t I'll do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
sUPERCANNoN BASE FOUND

SUPERCANNON BASE FOUND
 Paris, July 27.-The number of German prisoners captured by the allies since the beginning of the counter offensive, is placed at 3e000 by the Havas agency.
 Americans have discovered at Brecv, north of Chateau Thierry, emplacements of German super-cannon, which bon. barded towns behind the front and perA haps Paris.
 2 Brecy, where American troops have found enlplacements of German super cannon, is a little more than seven miles directly rorth of Chateau Thierry which is 45 miles east-northeast of Paris. It would be possible to bombard Paris from Brecy, as the Germans fired shells about 75 miles from the forest of St. Gobain. when the big guns were first used.
 When the German offensive on the Marne began on July 15, the enemy re- sufned his long-distance bonnbardnnent Of Paris and continued through the 18th Since then the German big guns have been silent. It is believed the emplace. ments found by the Americans were used by the Germans in the latest lombard ment of Paris. At any rate, emplacc. ments at Rrecy show that the Germa ns apparently considered the place safe and counted on advancing south from Chateau Thierry. They are now tive miles north of Brecy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
HAIG's REPORT

London, July 27.--Field Marshal Haig's report from British headquar- ters in France tonight says:
 The hostile artillery has shown some activity during the day on the north ern position of the British front"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
12,sss BRITISH CASUALTIES

London, July 27.-British casualties re- ported in the week ended today, total +, ,Se3, compared with the aggregate Of l6,SSl reported in the previous week. These are divided as follows:
 Killed or died of wounds: Officers, 12S; men, 1764.
 Wounded or missing: Officers, 3N; men. 1Q697
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
GERMAN STATEMENT

Berlin, July 27-(Via London.) "This also has been a quiet day on the battle front" says the official com munication from general headquar- ters."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

The school children of Corea make use of shallow boxes of sand instead of slates. They draw the characters with a sharp stick, and when the box is ahuffled it is ready for another char actAr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
I'll: WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. July 27.--Forecast for Alabama: Local thundershowers Sua- day; Monday, partly cloudy.
 Georgia: Local thundershowers Sum day and Monday.
 Mississippi; Partly cloudy; sunday, thundershowers south portion; Mon day, partly cloudy. Tennessee: Partly cloudy Sunday, showers extreme east portion; Monday, partly cloudy.
 Local Data
 For the 24 hours ending at [ D. ra., July 27, 1918:
 Highest temperature ........... 80 Lowest temperature ............ B Mean temperature .......... T6 Normal temperature ..... sf Deficiency in temperature since January l ................... A Rainfall ................... .al Total rainfall since January 1...33. z7 Excess in rainfall since Janu- ary | 2.9D Rela tive humidity 8 a. m. ..... sS
 p. m. IS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

countries are jointly contributing. On behalf of the American army I sim eerely thank you for your message which is prized very highly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

Constantinople has previously been bonabed, half 8 ton of bombs having been dropped on the city on July '.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
coNsTANTINoPLE BOMBED

Amsterdam, July 27.ASix airplanes dropped bombs on Constantinople Tuesday afternoon, according to Turkish official report received here Five persons were wounded.