VUL. XC. LETTERS PROM SOLDIER BOYS, “ Ned ** Keller Writes of Liledn ‘Trenches at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, —~Brhard Zettlie Writes from Camp Upilon, N, ¥, gms Fort Oglethorpe, Gs., : Sept. 28, 1917. Dear Editor Reporter : I bad intenced to give you a little line on my life In the trenches during the paet week but time will not per- mit so I am enclosing a clipping which graphically describes a “battle” in which I took part. It was REAL, I assure you. The 1st Batallion (Browne) went into the trenches Thursday morning and the 4:h Bat- talion (Whites) were stationed back of the bille just iv front of the first line of trenches, You will notice that the main attack took place just as the camp I belong to came up on the fir. ing line and of course I was in the midst of it sll, We held the firing line until Monday and then we exchanged places with the 4'h Battalion. The article was writ en on Friday morn- fog and as a result they left out the best part of the whole battles We worked ourselves up to the edge of the woode just bordering on the front of the trenches and about two o'clock we were given the command to fix bayonets ana prepare to rush. All this time their snipers were picking our men off and when the command to go forward was given yu should have seen the sight, 500 of us rushed forward in three waver, intent on driving the enemy out of the trenches, We were using only blank shells but they were effective at 100 feet and as we advanced the boys in the trenches went plumb crezy and never did stop firing until we were right up on the parapet, This was enough to make any fellow fight sud to come back at them we made straight for them with our bayonete. One poor bam fired point blank at me when I was bat six feet from him and the contents of the shell struck the iron brace of my leg- giog and glanced off, That made me hot and I wes Intent on getting him with my bayouet but as I made the thrust some fellow brought the butt of nls gun down on my head and he sure lef a pice lump to remember the af- fair by. We all bad blood in our eyes by that time and we never did stop at the first line but clesped it out and then went on to the second line and bad the boys on their kuees begging us to siop. The boys were going to it #0 fiarce that the officers bad to call it oft to avoid any more causaltiee, There are about three dczen of the boys in the hospital row with some pretty bad bruises and several gun- shot wouuds in their arme, O, it ja ren), and I bave no fear of going into battle now since going through that, L'nat gies you a litle idea of the spirit of the American youth aud you can count on them giv- lug a good account of themselves when they get over to France, Life in the trenches is awful snd I can readily uc- derstand why man becomes mental. ly oubaslauced after staying ino for some tiwe, Wesiood in the reserve trevct sil day expecting to be called to the firiug Niue any winute and you Cs lusgiue Lhe vetvous sirain we Weie Und r util the command to go forw.1a was given, We were on duty from Lvur-any morniog untill Friday eVeniby (36 noure)and during that time I bad a 11ue food I'bursday noon sod then nothiug more until Friday noon at ove o'clock, and this was just before we made the charge over “No-man’s lana’, There was no sleeping, either. Ibe thing that made it slmost un- bearable was the fact that we had to oarry our fall pucks (48 poonds) on our bacas all the time, It might be luteresting to you to know that we constructed in three days the largest, most intricate and most complete trench system ever seen lu Amerios and on a par with eny in France at the present time. Tois satemuent was made by the Freuch officers who are here in camp acting os justivelors, They say ou: boys in Fisuce now 't get any more taste of the rel thing than we do, so at that rate I know what to ex- pect when I go across, HKumors are afioat to the effect that we be called to go overseas very El pa you never oan tell what m ot m I. Ww ed ie, wi Sp La 0. Ca an Ce Th at kn for at to be Tr I have been a ember of this Company since June h and have not regretted my step. We have with us another lad from ¥ Camp Upton is situated in the een- sixty-one iles from New York City on the L. R. R. It is a newly constructed four miles equare, e have four Ambulance Companies, the 302.d Banitation Y.and all of New York's draft- men, We have lots to eat and it is all well ‘8 I am one of the two first cooks. We bave received po orders ss to 11 bardly be this winter, in a while, It Yours very respectfully, J. ERHARD ZETTLE, (formerly of ring Mills.) . : 806th Ambulance Co,, 802nd Banitation Train, 77th Division, Barracks J 61, Camp Upton, Long Island, N. Y. i read Aceldent. led on Wednesday morning of last Mr. Kooney The family lived He mbert. About a year ago he made His mother, well as bis wife snd five children, B. of A. ball on the occasion of the later left for mp Meade. WN Condo—~Finkie, ited in marrisge by Rev. D, 8B, otre Hall, on =sturdsy evening. e bride is the daughter of Mr, and present Is one of Gregg township's teachers. Among the is eepecially wel) own because of nis masterly per- mance at the third sack as 8 mem- AI ASTURIAS. Wil Sell 3 Oarioad of Cattle, one o'clock, at the Centre Hall There will be sold a cat- They are » first big money for you, The second L. F. Mayes will the auctioneer, ————————————— alolng “state” Sindents for Alrpiase Experts, Training students ss inspectors of technology. They will study the "9 FUNERAL OF HON, L, > Number of State Grange Workers Attend Funera! Saturday Mornlog,—~Blograph- lonl Sketch, The funeral of Hon. Leonard Rhone, from his late home in Centre Hall, on Baturday morning, was largely at- tended, Among the many who paid their last tribute to the memory of a good man were the following State officers and past officers : Hon. W. T. Creasy, Past Master of the State Grange ; ex-Master Hiil, James Mo- Sparran, of Lancester county, father Fof John MeBpatrap, the present head of the Blate Grange ; Robert Conklin, Chief of the Rtate Forestry Commis- #ion, and Mrs, Nettle Allman, of B'ate College, secretary of Btate Grange, The floral tributes were besutiful and two pieces of unusual besuty were those given by the Penneylvania State Urange and Progress Grange, of Cen- tre Hall, The pall bearers were Messre, G, M. Boal, George Gingerich, Jacob Bharer, Prof. C. R. Neff, D. L. Bartges, and D. K. Keller, Funeral services were conducted in the Lutheran church, by Rev. D, BR, Kurtz. The ceremony at the grave was In charge of Messrs, Creasy and McSparran, who per- formed the beautifal and impressive rites of the Grange, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. The following biographical sketeh is taken frcm the Commemorative Ree- ord of Central Penpeylvanies, issue of 1868 ; In the svijet of this bingraphy, who has been for seventeen years the master of the Penrsyivania State Grange, the farmers of thie State have found a progressive, yet cautious, lead- er. He Is prominent salen in the National Grange, in which be ls chair- man of the executive committee, and be bas attended every snnusl meet- ing since 1880. His work In originat- ing the Grange picnic spd exhibition at Centre Hall, which meets annually in Beptember, snd Iaets one week, has produced great and lasting benefit to the order. Every year secs an in- crease in attendance and exhibitions, snd the oprortunity for conference among the farmers is priz+d more and more, Mr. Rhone was born at the Rhone homestead near Centre Hall, July 2I, 1838, and was mainly educated at (he old Falifield school in thst vicinity, Iu 1857-58 be a tended Kishae quik ias Feminsry one year, but it is to his own observation and private reading that his wide range of informstion is due. Io tre winter of 1858-580 he taught the Tusseyville school, Rear- ed as a farmer boy and late: engaging in sgriculture as an occupatior, he bas always been In complete sym- pathy with the tillers of the soil, and bis attention was early attrsaled to the anion amoog tuem for mutual fn- struction and information, and defi- nite work for desired ends. From the organization of the Patrons of Hus baudry he bias alabyes been an sctive member. His first official position was connecied with the State society, but he was elected master of Pomona Grange of Centre county in 1875, re- elected five times, snd in 1877 was chosen master of Centre Hall Grange, Iu April, 1874, ne was appointed first deputy of the county by the theo tester of the State Gravge, and this position he held until 1878, when he was elecled overseer of the HStae Grapge. In the Istter year he was elected trustee of the state Grange, nominated by the Gresnbackers to the Legislature, tut the Iatter honor wae deciined, ns wae a similar nomination in 1882, Iu that year he served as a delegate to the National Convention of Agricuiture under sppointment by Gov, Hoyt, and later he was pamed by Gov, Hastings as 8 member of the the State Board of Agriculture, In 1885 Democrats nbminated him for the Leg~ lslature, and the special lssues of that time overcoming his disivclination for politics] life, be acoepted, was «lected, and io 1857 became his own successor. Iu 1864 Mr. Rhone was married to Mise Mary Margaret Sankey, daugh- ter of the iste James Bau key, Eeq., of Potters Mille, and thelr union has been blessed with two dasugh- tere: Miss May V., 8 graduate the seminary at Lutherville, Md,, is now DR, BEIRLY WRITES Patriotic Letter to Grand Nephew—A Cen. tre Hall Boy—~Now In Training at Oamp Moade Chicago, I11,, Bept. 22, 1917, George Alfred Crawford, Camp Meade, Viaryland, U, B, A, My dear Grand Nephew : It affords me great pleasure to learn through the Centre Reporter that you have joined the great army of the United States of Americs, thereby to bestow the best that is in you of man- hood, valor and patriotism in defense of liberty, justice and world democ- racv, the highest measures and caures in defense of which any human being can devote hie or her noblest ef- forte, physical, mental and spiritual. A soldier's life is dismetrically op- posite to that of the peaceful pursuits of honor and trarquility, Hence it follows that he must learn to adopt new modes of thought and action, all of which will be freely supplicd by the officers in charge, The supreme business of a true sol dier i» to obey, and do It promptly aud efficiently, To serve his eountry in time of war is the highest snd no- blest opportunity slong the lines of buman endeavor. To do that eflio'- ively is the supreme test of 8 soldier's sincerity and manhood, Our pstion’s free in tilnticns and foremost! liberty were dewrly bought through the shi ding «[ sivers of hoe man bleed by cur noble sires of the Revolution spd Civil Ware, We #'snd foremost song the nations of tbe esrth by reason of the superior wisdom of the creators of the National Constitution and Declaration of Inde. petdence, so ably and nobly wrought by men like Fraoklip, Jeflerson, Pale, Washiogtor, Hancock, Mar- shall, Madison, and others who poe sessed Lhe wisdom to establish a form of government in which the state snd the church are separate, non-intefer- log ipstitutions, thereby creating s condition in which sll may exercise their highest mental activities snd pe blest sepirations toward the upbuild- log of happy homes and national greatness, in both of which our beloved Republic has sculeved beyond the dreams of sli men and nations from time immemorial, To bave wo built, to have so nobly achieve), i» sample cause for rejoicing, for ours is the foremost civilization of suy people, the zenith of reason and sdvapcement, sud the work that sur- mounts all former endeavor to estal- blish for men a form of govern:went that provides the highest good to the greatest number, Such csuses are worth all the ssecri- fices of many milliovs of valiant sole diers now evgeged In msintainiog them sgalost the aggression of greed, ust of corquest, and inbuman stroeci- ties now in force by the minions of su- tucracy, which if not corquered will in evitably dispoil the earth of her blood- bought demoeratic freedom and drag sil nations back into the serfdom of ignorance, superstition and bigotry. Most respectfully yeure, ALFRED FERIRLY, As TA Meanichs “ Not Gality ” of Sarder, Thomas Menicho, of Philipsburg, who was on trial at Bellefonte last week; charged with the killing of Walter Young, also of Philipsburg, was acquiited of the charge, the jury on Friday night bringiog in a verdict of not guilty, The case occupied the attention of the court for three daye. Quite » pumber of witnesses were heard by both Commonwealth and the defense. The gvidevce wae ali in by Friday noon, sud the afterncon was occupied by the four lawyers, two for Common- wealth and two for the defendant, iu making their pleas. Judge Quigley began his charge to the jury st 7 o'- clock. At 8y'clock the jury went into retirement, and after deliberating three ty, aa indicated above, Fhe trouble which resulted in the murder trial began at Poilipsburg las! May, and was a family row, Asa re- sult Walter Young was stabbed by Menioho and died at the hospital on June 12th, NO. 39 INJURIES CAUSED HIS DEATH, John Page, of Rebersburg, Injured st Kali road tation sn Week Ago, Dies In Belle- fonte Hospital, Other Denths, John A. Page died in the Bellefonte hospital on Friday of last week, the result of irjuries sustained in a fall, mention of which was made in these colamns last week, under the follow- ing circametances : A week before his death he hurt his side and back in a fall by accidentally stepplog off the board from the platform to the ear at the rallroad station at Coburn, csus- ing him to be thrown against the fron fupport of the car door. He was help- ing to put bagged potatoes in the car. He at once got very sick and when taken to his home near Rebersburg, took his bed. Bhowing no improve. ment after several daye, he was taken to the Bellefonte hospital where he died about ten hours afterward, He was a son of Reuben (deceased) snd Mary Page, of Linden Hall. He was married to Elizabeth Royer, who eurvives with the following chilaren : Allen C,, of Valley View; Lawrence, of Heoton, Kane, ; Chae, A. and Mrs, A. B. Wolf, of Rebersburg: Mre, E. J. Herman, Jersey Ehore ; Mre, W. H. Coueer, Pine ; Mre. Ed. Buyder, Jer- sey Bhore ; Nets and Alme, at home, Two brothers—George, of Eagleville, sud Joshue, of Linden Hall, and two sisters—Mre, William Btover, of Boalsburg, and Mre, W. T. Noll, of Linden Hall, also suivive, ar do twently-lwo grand children, Born in Hairis township, December 4th, 1853, Mr. Page was in his sixty~ fourth year. He was a member of the United Evangelical church snd a faitbfal member, a good citizen and neighbor, His pastor, Rev. Womels- dorf, bad charge of the funers! services which were held on Tuesday morn- ing; burial in the Union cemetery, Rebersburg, Miss Luella Rose, davghter of Mr. snd Mre, James M. Rose, of Boalsburg, died in the Bellefonte hospital on Fri- day evening st eight o'clock. Miss R #8 had been ill for scversl days pre- cediog her death and on Friday was remeved to the hoepital to undergo an operation for strangulstion of the bow- ele. The ordeal proved a severe one, and lacking the necessary recuperative powers, she pasced away at the time slated, Buarviviog her are her parents snd two sisters : Mre, Bliss Meyers, of Farmville, Virgicis, snd Mre, Robert Harter, of State College. Miss Ross was born st Linden Hall thirty-six years and two months BRO. She was a young woman of noble qual- ities snd enjoyed the respect and es- teem of a wide circle of friends. Her antimely death is regretted ard the parents bave the sympathy of the en- tire community. Funeral services were held on Tues- day afternoon by Rev. 8, C. Btover, of the Reformed church, of which the de- ceaced was a cousletent member, Burial was made at Boalstorg, A A ——— Child Dies of Diphtheria, Relph Dawson, the threc-year-old sou of Mr. snd Mrs, Harry Dawson, of Axemanp, died at the home of Mrs, Dawson's parents, Mr, and Mre, T. C. Cor), pear Nigh Bank, on Friday eve- olog, after a short illness with diph- theria. The Dazeon family was visit ing at the Corl home when the child took sick. The death was the second one in the space of a week's time in that family, sn infant child baving died a few days previous. The Corl home has been quarantined, and it is thought thal the disease will be held in check. FOLKS WE ALL KNOW TOWN AND GOUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Many from Centre Hall and vicine ity attended the Milton fair on last Thursday. Everything ’s going up but the rain, and we've noticed thst very little of that has come down within the past four weeke, If you have old or young chickens to sell, call me up. I need them. Prices are high now.—C. D. Barthol- omew, at Judge Quigley may preside over the nex: term of court in Clinton county, to begin on October 15th, owing to the illness of Judge Hall. William F. Colyer last week finish- ed raisiog a crop of 1000 bushels of po- tatces. He disposed of one earload at the price of $1.00 per bushel. Mre. John M. Coldron left on Tues- day morning for Holton, Kanes, where she will epend about six weeks at the bome of her mother. Harry E. Fye recently purchased from Boozer & Smith Bgency a new five-passenger Dodge auto, and conse- quen®ly will travel from the farm to town in the spproved modern style. Mre. H. C. Hand werk, of Slating~ ton, Lebigh county, wae an arrival at the Reformed parsoussge on Wednes- dey where she will remain for a ehort time, Mure. Handwerk is a sister of Mre. Jones, J. R. Bible, of Phoenixville, in mak- 10g a remit see to Lhe Reporter, says : We are having dry wesiber in Chester County sat present ; not much seeding done yet, and considersble plowing to do. Bilos about all filled and corn cut- ling begur, The Bmith Printing Co., of Wili- inmeport, has purchased the open house site in that city and will erect a three-story building, to cost spproxi- mately $100,000.00. J. Henry Smith, the president of the firm, moved to Williameport from Reedeville, about thirteen years ago. Through the means of advertising, Lucien Lebrum, of Lewistown, has secured the promise of wife, which makes him a firm believer in the effi- cacy of printer's ink. The would-be busband published his picture and qualifications in the Daily Bentinel, aod kept at it until be obtained r¢- sulte. He knew the secret of advertis- ing. October marks the opening of the Running season, Beginning on the 161h of the month bear may be killed aud on the 20th the small-game hunt- er has his choice of pheasants, quail or tquirrel. The cottontail bes a stay of execution for ten daye, but on the first day of November he will be sought af- ter by a fore: second only in number to that chasing the “Hun '', Eimoh Schilling, “trouble man" for the Commercial Telephone Com- pany, whi'e mask ng some repairs near Histe College last Wednesday evening came in contact with a live electric wire which struck him scross theeyer, He was tskeu to the Nittany Inn, where he is under the care of a trained purse. It is thought Mr, Schilling may lose the sight of his eyes. Leroy Puff, who for the past year was employed as a clerk in the local railroad cffice, passed the necessary examination at Harrisburg last week to qualify as a clerk in the railroad branch of the srmy service. He left last Thursday for Harrisburg and from there for Columbus, Ohio, with a possibility of being sent on te Rooke ford, Ill, for the required training. Col. J. L. Epangier, of Bellefonte, was appointed 8 member of a newly created commission which will be known as ibe concilistion board, whose duties it will be to try to effect a better understanding Letween em ployers and employees where labor troubles prevail, President Wilson created the new commission which, cousisting of only six members, repre- sents the entire United States. Col, Spapgler left for Washington last Wednesday. froou vaio parte of the state, were notified retontly to appear befbre the will happen pext, With regards to all the home folks, I am very truly, W. NED KELLER, [The clipping to which our corres poodent refers is taken from the Chat tanoogs News and is two columns in leng'h, which preciudes ite reprint- fog here. Mr, Kellei’s letter, how- over, interestingly describes the fury of the “‘battle’’, which was fought prin- olpally under the cover of darkness. A rough estimate of the ammunition consumed Juriug the Bight, made by 80,000 ron 0 L] curing, in adaison to the inter. mittent busz of machine gue. —KEd.) Camp Upton, sept 24th, 1017. Editor Reporter : The Qunton County Ambulance "Squire in the borough of Howard and pay their fine and costs, amounting to $12.50 each, for alleged violation of the speed ordinence. The motorists did not submit like lnmbs but stuck togethe er to fight it oul, retaining structure, strength and durability of spruce and seb, which are the chier woods used in airplane construction. Government officials have told Pro- fessor Gireen their is a great peed of ¢ompetent inspectors to be stationed at the various airpisne plants through out the country, Later the oourse will include a study of timbbre used in shipbuilding, snd Penn State will co operate with ship buliders in supply- ing Inepectors at their yarde, I AA———— It is estimated that the Pennsylvan- ia commercial onlon production wili Tesch 102,660 bushels as compared b with 76,000 bushels last year, on I A AAPA. New Town in Lewistown Sarrows, John T. Wilson, of Belleville ; John U, Bwigart, of McVeytown, and D. B. MoWillisme, of Burnham, have been appointed viewers to lay out a public bighway from the EK. E. Spangier farw, east of Lewislown Junction, along the railroad side of the Juniata river to Hawstone, a village springing up in the heart of ihe mountaine, in|! cident to the Haws Lefractories com pany, who expect to spend $234,000 at that point within two years, AA OP The spple orop will by considerably below that of last year, growers reports lng the late crop below the general av- erage for the past ten years, ( chief clerk in the Dairy and Food Division of Pennsylvania at Harrie burg. Mies Florence 8, was gra usted from the Lewis Academy st Wicbits, Kaupe,, in 1808 ,with first honors, ana at present aselate her father as his pri. vate secretary. The family ls prom inent socially, and Mr. Rhouve la iden tified with the Masonic lodge at Cen tre Hall, Me belongs to the Lather. an chureh at Tussey ville, “Mr. Rhone comes of our best plon ser stock, as is shown by the feot that his besutiful farm near Certre Hall bas row been owned and occupied by the Rhore family for more then a century, Tae first of the name to leave the sre ceatral howe In Hambure, Germany, | Ooattausd ou inside page. | .
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