6 SCOUT MOVEMENT HAS A YEAR OF GREAT PROGRESS National Council's Seventh An nual Meeting Shows Increase of Numbers and Benefits • New York, March SO.—How the Boy Scout movement is advancing in all parts of the United States, and how scout training Is making its im- Spring Styles of Manhattan Shirts are now on sale FORRY'S Third & Walnut f^=^f; FOUR MORE WEEKS TO BUY WONDER CLOTHES '■•$11.00 #As a special inducement to our customers and, frieads, vve are still going to sell ybfdv WOXDER CLOTHES for /* V xffl 1 \ sll*oo until May Ist. We v \\/J can on b" d° this because we \ / want to show our good faith ///% * *° ie P eO P^ e Harrisburg. i*\ \f\/ M Evei T sensible man should ft I i 1 yfcs/ar ta^e advantage of this offer h anC * k"*' su *' now * ffl In our 20 years of existence, we "■ftj JBL-JB have maintained our standard of "W \tKnm quality which has stood out so \ 1 Wffl prominently in every one of our v M/B garments. 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Governors of Slates, college pusidents, school superintendents, pastors, priests, rabbis—received re | ports which show that -in the past year a total of 245,073 boys and men were registered as scouts and scout officials as compared with 151.522 on • December 31. 1915. Of these 54.345 were adults—scoutmasters, assistant scoutmasters, members of troop com mittees and of local scout councils. Another Interesting disclosure was i that whereas, prior to January 1, i 1916. forty-two men had been em ! 1 ployed to give expert direction to scout f work in various cities In .the United 1 States, eighty-two new men were em ployed in 1916. a gain of 195 per cent. : This means that communities, having had evidence of the value of the scout program to the boy himself, to his I home, his neighborhood, his city, state and nation, have been willing and ready to contribute the small amount that is necessary to maintain a local headquarters of Scouting, under the direction of a man specially trained for scout leadership and able to give encouragement and practical assist ance to tho hundreds of volunteers who are ever ready to help in tills fascinating work with boys when the way Is pointed out. And Vet llut the Beginning Remarkable as has been the growth of the Scout Movement in the past year, the Director of Field "Work, S. A. Moffat, pointed out in his report that organization work had scarcely begun, because in only 91 of the 700 cities In the country of 10.000 popula tion nud over, have scout councils of the lirst class been and men employed to handle the execu tive work, though 231 other cities have councils of the second class, without employed executives. Nearly all of the cities having councils of I the second class aro eager to have ' assistance from the national staff so . they may complete their organizations ! and provide the leadership that is [ necessary to make Scouting of maxi mum benefit to the. boys of their cities. In view of this report, and the , abundant testimony that was sub mitted showing the universal approval ! of Scouting as a means of training ! boys for good citizenship, the Nation j al Council adopted a definite appeal to the citizens of the United States for I financial assistance to provide ade- One Year's Record of the Boy Scout Movement Federal Incorporation granted the Boy Seouts of America by Congress, providing protection for the dlstlne llve scout proKram and methods. Total Olflclul enrollment. 1:43,073. (Previous year. 181,522). Number of Boya llurolled as Seoul*. 1U0.725. Xumber of Men Enrolled, 54,345. (Scoutmasters, Assistant Scout masters.. and members of troop Committees or Local Scout Coun cils). Xumber of Boy Scout Troops, 1t,720. Number of cities maintaining ex pert Scout Executives for direction of local scout work. 124. One Year's Gnln In Number of Cities So Equipped for Scout log, IM per cent. MtS Communities with leas thnn S,OiH Inhabitants have scout troops, shotting the adaptability of the scout program to rural communities. Occupations of Scoutmasters— Physicians IS9 Mercantile ..2,264 Lawyers 206 Professional Engineers 59 Journalists 57 Clergymen 1,197 Teachers 997 Students " 314 Government Employes 175 \umber of Scoutmasters who have had college education. 4.SSH, or more th.in one-half of the total. Sixty-live per cent, of the Scout masters are married. Merit Badges Issued to Scouts. 15,051 (Increase of 3,975). I.lfe Scout Budges Issued 80S Stnr Scout Budges Issued . . 20 U Eagle Scout llndges (highest honor! 108 Scouts llcceltiiig Silver Medals for l.lfe Saving 4 Seouts Becelvlng llroumc Med als for Life Saving 21 Scouts Becelvlng l.etters of Commendation for Heroism. 22 quate staff of field secretaries to go about the country and assist cities and towns everywhere to carry out their organization work, enlisting volunteer leadership and providing for it expert direction. In this way the movement hopes to reach with tho benefits of scoutiim- tho 8,000.000 boys of Scout age in the United States. A New Vocation Created It Is apparent that the Scout move ment has created a new vocation, for which special training is necessary. Such training is now beiiiK provided by leading educational institutions in various points of the country, from Boston University on the Atlantic, to the University of California and l£ced College in Oregon—some tifteen col leges in all. One of the interesting announce ments made at the National Council meeting was tjiat Teachers' College* Columbia University, has just estab lised a course in Scout training. This was made possible through the generosity of Francis P. Dodge and Cleveland H. Dodge. It wa Francis P. Dodge, whose deep interest in the development of good citizenship through Scout training, led him to the gift which made possible the estab lishment of a Department of Educa tion within the Scout movement its self. and the employment of a trained, man as the director. Movement's Educational Work This Department of Education in the Scout movement, under the lead ership of Lorne W. Barclay, is de veloping a system of training for Scout leaders that is being put into operation throughout the country. The first training course was held in February at Columbia University, and was attended by more than live hun dred Scout men who came from as far West as Minnesota and Missouri. On May 4, 5 and 6 another conference and training course of this nature will be held at Richmond, Va., for the Scout officials of the South, and about three weeks later another session of a similar kind will be held in Chicago for the Scout officials in the Middle West. Many of the most eminent edu cators of these respective districts are taking part in the instruction I work at thees conferences. Wliat Boy Scouts Will l>o in War What the Boy Scouts of America i will do for their country in case of ! war has been stated so clearly by the Executive Board governing the move j ment between council meeetings, and I this statement has met with such | hearty approval, and no dissent what i ever, in all parts of the country that | the National Council's reaffirmation of i position in this matter was but a for ; mality. It was apparent, however, when this j matter was brought up, that the men i who are leading in this organization i of 200.000 registered Scouts, and twice j that number of hoys who have had Scout training, feel keenly their re- I sponsibility in times like these and are at the same time proud of the j prospect that fcout training has ritted ! this large number of boys to help I their country in time of war without ! engaging in any form of military op i erations. One of the council members, for ! instance. Dr. Charles D. Ilart, of Phil i adelphia, told of the scout mobiliza \ tion plan which will enable the scout officials of Philadelphia to assemble | 4.000 Scouts of that city within two i hours, to co-operate in the protection | of property by accepting definite as signments for the purpose of giving alarm in case of danger, or collecting I information as to supplies, or acting 'as messengers and orderlies, or by i co-operating with agencies organized ; for relief work. Similar mobilization plans have been made in many cities, ! and wherever there are Scout troops i the leaders will let the local authori ties know of their willingness to aid in whatever needs to be done at home when our men go away to war. Country Boys Got Scooting Reports .vhicli were submitted to the National Council showed that con trary to the general impression, the Boy Scout program is proving to be especially attractive and adaptable to beys in rural communities, and in deed in numerous cases it is the only organized effort in behalf of boys out side the rural school. In his report James E. West, the Chief Scout Executive, said that of the 9,720 troops registered on De cember 31 last. 1,827 troops were in communities with less than 1,000 In habitants; 2,973 troops were in coin j munities with less than 3,000 inhabi : tants, and 3.3 48 troops were in com | munities with less than 3,000 inhabi i tants, thus showing that over one ' third of the troops now organized in the United States are in communities of less than 5,000 inhabitants. "It is this field which offers the I greatest opportunity for the further ; development of scouting," said the | Chief Scout Executive, "for notwlth- I standing the fact that boys in such ! communities do not have the same ; benefits as the boys in larger cities with well organized councils under the supervision of scout executives land their assistants, the Interpreta tion given to scouting is highly cred it table." It has been found that boys in such communities compare favor j ably with boys in our larger cities, I where in many cases because of trans fer such formerly rural scouts have been called upon to take their tests before local courts of honor. TO BUILD WATKR PLANT By Associated Press York, Pa., March 30.—8y a vot of 324 to 3, the citizens of Dallastown yesterday, at a special election, voted to establish its own water work), The action was taken because the local private water company has raised the water rates to what the people declare is exorbitant. The town Council pro poses making a loan for the purpose of purchasing the present plant or to erect a new one for the. borough. GERMANY WON'T ATTACK AMERICA [Continued l>oni First Page] He then proceeded to answer the ques tions by reviewing the causes which led up to tho German use of subma rines in unrestricted warfare. Defends U-Boat Warfare Declaring that Germany had under taken unrestricted 'submarine warfare for its defense, Dr. von Bethmann- Hollwes said: "If the American nation considers this a cause for which to declare war against the German nation with which lit has lived in peace for more than one hundred years, if this action war- I rants an increase of bloodshed, we ! shall not have to bear the burden of ; responsibility for it." Concerning German relations with (the United States the Chancellor, whose speech is reported by the Over seas News Agency, the German offi cial news bureau said: | "Within the next few days the direc tors of the American nation will be I convened by President Wilson for an extraordinary session of Congress in | order to decide the question of war lor peace between the American and I German nations. "Germany never had the slightest I intention of attacking the United (States of America and does not have i such intention now. It never desired ' war against the United States of 1 America and does not desire it to-day. Hits At England "Ilow did these things develop? More than once we toold the United ; States that we made unrestricted u&e of the submarine weapon expecting | that England could be made to ob serve, in her policy of blockade, tho laws of humanity and international agreements. This blockade policy— this 1 expressly recall, has been called .'illegal and indefensible' (The Impe rial Chancellor here used the English words) by President Wilson and Sec retary of State Lansing. Our expecta tions, which we maintained during eight months have been disappointed completely; England not only did not give up her illegal and indefensible policy of blockade, but uninterrupted ly intensified it. England,' together with her allies, arrogantly rejected the peace offers made by us and our allies and proclaimed her war aims which aim at our annihilation and that of our allies. "Then we took unrestricted subma rine warfare into our hands; we had to for our defense. Puts Blame on U. S. "If the American nation considers this a cause for which to declare war against the German nation with which it lias lived in peace for more than one hundred years, if this action war rants an increase of bloodshed, we shall not have to bear the responsibil ity for it. The German nation, which feels neither hatred nor hostility against the United States of America, shall also bear and overcome this." Dealing with Russia, the Imperial Chancellor said that the Itussiau Em peror had not listened to the German Emperor's advice no longer to oppose the justified wishes of his nation for reforms. "Had Russia's attention been con- 217 MARKET ST.IjDOOX£fU2I7 MARKET ST. Opposite Court House * J Iw#REAI SHOE MAKERS ik-J I Opposite Court House Easier Footwear Sale! 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BRITISH ON WAY TO FREE HOLY LAND Victory in Palestine Likened by Press as a New Crusade By Associated Press I,ondon, March 30.—The morning newspapers to-day comment enthusi astically on the British victory near Baza, Palestine, which naturally opens the way for much biblical and his torical reference and comparison, i "The new crusade" and "light for the Holy Land" aro among the headlines. '■ Jerusalem Is assumed In some quar i ters to be the immediate objective of | the invaders. Other commentators, ' however, think the British aim first | at securing the whole coast of Pales tine. In any case, the newspapers con- I sider that the blow dealt the Turks near Gaza will seriously cripple the effects of Emperor William's visit to Palestine and his entry into Jerusalem nineteen years ago. Of this the Times says: "The political dreams which led to that visit now are in the process of being shattered. The lloly l.and, it would seem, is on the eve of being I rescued from the regime which through centuries has held it in bondage." I The manner in which the British ! have pushed railroads across the desert i is considered a remarkable achieve ment. Apparently hundreds of miles of railroad have been constructed over the sands since last August. SOLEMN' SOt'KATES SAVED SPOISE'S SHRILL SCOLDING Solemn Socrates, sage senator, scarce ly sober, scenting scene, stealthily seeks slumber seat. Such scandal! Sheds sandals; seeks staircase. Stops suspiciously; spouse snores serenely. Starts staggeringly; stumbles second step. Slam! Strikes sculptured Sap pho surmounting stairpost. ' Suffering saints! Shatters statue; smashes skuli, sees stars, swears something scandal ous. Spouse stirs. Shrill soprano shriek —"Socrates!" Sphinx-like silence. Sec ond shriek—"Socrates!" Socrates still speechless. Spouse's sole strikes stair case. "Speak, sir! Sober?" Soc, scar ed stiff. Seeks salvation somewhere. Suddenly spies sneakthief stealing sil ver. "Stop!" shouts Soc. "Scat!" says sneakthief, showing six-shooter. Spouse spies sneakthief. Screams centrated on internal reconstruction," said the chancellor, 'there would havo been no room for the restless policy expansion which finally led to this war." Dr. von Bethniann-Hollweg em phatically denied that the German emperor or Germany was desirous of restoring "Czardom." "OLD ORCHARD" SOLD BY MEAD Historic Property Changes Hai/ds; To Be Developed Soon Harold A. Hippie, contractor, to day announce dtho purchase of the "Old Orchard" property, in Derry street, between Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh streets, from A. C. Mead. This property, which extends north of Derry street about two blocks, is an old land mark of the city. Mr. Hippie, who has made extensive real ty developments In that district, is planning another big improvement. The property will probably be used for residences. It was formerly own ed by A. L. Groff, who is now doing missionary work in China in the Pres byterian Held. superhumanly. "Shant shoot Socrates! Shoo!" She shakes skirts, shielding Socrates. "Sweet Socey!" Kneakthief slopes snickering sardon ically. Spouse swoons. Soc soothes spouse; seeks slumber. She still says sneakthief smashed statue. Soc saved. Selah! —Cleveland Plain Dealer. There is But One Genuine Aspirin Counterfeits and substi- 8 tutes may be ineffective, ® and even harmful. Refuse Pocket Boxes of 12, Bottle. of 24 •" d Botlle * of 100 The trade-mark "Ajplrin" (Resr. B ID A VCDI that the monoaceticac id ester ot ffff mg&m '' r\ T MAKE PLANS FOR MASS MEETING Gerard, Schwab and Brum* baugh Scheduled to Appear as Speakers Next Thursday Definite plan* for the big patriotic] celebration in tliia city next Thurs* day night are expected to be formiM lated soon and the (Chamber of Conn mereo is awaiting word from Chirles M. Schwab, of the Bethlehem Stee# Works, and Governor Brumbaugh, am nouncing that they will attend tliel meeting. Invitations were isued yean terday. The Harrisburg Chamber of Com-( merce, which has charge of the project, received word late yesterday after noon from James W. Gerard, formcfl United States ambassador to stating that he would address thW meeting and that he will come here oi< Thursday night. The special committee appointed by) David E. Tracy, president of the chain ber. will meet late this afternoon oil to-morrow morning to make final plana for what will be the greatest patriotio celebration ever held in this city. Tha committee Is composed of Henderson Gilbert, chairman: Quincy Bent, IT. JU Stine, J. William Bowtnan and C. Floyd Hopkins.
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