2
WAR IS REFLECTED
IN LITERATURE
Late Books Deal With World
Conflict; "Growth of a
Legend" Interesting
"The Growth of a liegcnd," Fer
nand van Langenhove, (Putnam
$1.25 net).
A volume of wonderful in
terest, regarding accounts of
"Francs tlreurs" in Belgium. A work
which shows first, tlie accounts of
Ihe atrocities, second their origin
and third, their propagation. In
asmuch as the work is Belgian, the
author as lie expresses it finds him
self in the position of being autlior
itativelv able to show from where
his information eminated and being
able to lead his reader to the
sources which must be unimpeach
able. To this end he has chosen for
the substance of his volume the Ger
man accounts of the atrocities of
francs tireurs as they appeared in
various German publications, giving
in each Instance the name, date and
any other necessary information re
garding the source, and then follow
ing with the German Army denials
sent to Informations Pax, a Catholic
organization formed for the purpose
of obtaining conclusive information
regarding the Francs-tlreurs, in
which Belgian priests had supposed
ly participated either actively or
passively. This discussion is follow
ed by a pschyologlcul study about
the origin, growth and propagation
of the stories of Krancs-tireurs. The
author is indeed lenient in his atti
tude toward the German army, but
merciless in his charges against the
power which rules tne army. Stories
of Francs-tireurs, he claims are but
the natural out-growth in tfhe Ger-
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man army, for the present day man
ual contains numorous references for
the conduct of soldiers regarding the
actions of the civilians toward an
e.rmy—references which all find
their birth in the Franco-Prussian
war, a time when the Francs-tireur
was in his prime. Small wonder
then, points out the author that
when the rear guard of the Belgian
army harassed the Germans in Bel
gium, that the Germans should
naturally seek the line of least re
sistance. and fix the blame upon that
with which they were the most
familiar. Throughout the entire
volume, the author has sunk his
identity as a Belgian, and has pre
sented facts, cold, logical study
which can lead but to one point
that of concluding that the Belgian
atrocities against the German army
are largely and almost wholly fancy.
"Life at the V. S. Naval Academy,"
Ralph Earle, (Putnam, $2.00 net).
A book of this character will al
ways have a greater demand and
circulation when the subject discuss
ed in the book is dominant in the
daily affairs of the world. And so it
might be considered most opportune
that at a time when the United
States Navy is holding itself in readi
ness hourly to answer the call to
action in defens'e of our rights, that
a book which both in scope and de
tail gives a clear picture of the
Academy and of the life and activi
ties of the Academy, which prepares
our boys for life as officers in our
navy. Written by Ralph Earle
commander U. S. Navy and head of
the Department of Ordnance and
Gunnery, in the Academy, the book
has an intimately and personal
touch which is of inestimable value
in describing both the history and
the daily round of life for the entire
four years of a midshipman's course
at Annapolis. And as such, whether
in a time when the nation's eyes
are turned to her fitfct. or at a time
of peace when in looking to the
future to such time as may see a call
for action. "Elfe at <he U. S. Naval
Academy," will prove not alone a
helpful work, for those interested in
naval affairs, but as Tialpfut too, to
those who might be tempted to pass
over all too lightly the period this
government gives to its future com
manding officers, and the prepara
tion it gives them for the duties
later In life. "Eife at the U. S. Naval
Academy" book of facts written
In a nicely descriptive, mariner. And
as such it will answer a call and
till a place both timely and in
structive.
"Gold Must Be Tried By.Fire,"
Richard Aumcrle Maher, (Macmillan
11.50 net).
This new book by the author of
"The Shepherd of the North," is one
that is an unusually appealing piece
of fiction. The central character is
Daidle Grattan, and the story is her
story, one of uncommon grip and
appeal.. She revolts in the midst of
her work one day, and sets forth
guided only by her call away from
what she had known into the great
unknown pathways of life. Dreams
she had, just as has every girl, and
alternately she finds them first being
shattered, and then realized, until at
the last, having passed through the
"refining tires of the furnace, the
dross and the gold have been sep
arated 1 , and she finds all of her
dreams come true. "Gold Must Be
Tried By Fire" lis an intensely in
teresting piece of fiction to which
is added masterly description of mill
conditions, trust absorptions and
strikes, colorful and most vividly
told.
Through all of the conditions and
changes of the book, Jliere is woven
a beautiful thread of love which
through the work keeps the lovers
wpart. reserving for the last the
solution which unites them and
brings true the dreams of the two
lovers.
PATRIOTISM
BEGINS AT HOME
Washington, D. C.,. April .—ln
emergencies it may be necessary for
some patriots to unyoke the oxeu
and leave the plow standing in the
furrow, but the lasting support of
the nation requires efficient patriots
to J<cep the plows poing. The soil
supports the corn; corn supports
animals; corn and animals support
an army; and "armies fight on their
bellies." Let us properly care for the
goose that lays the golden egg.
Whether corn prices are high or
low, the farmer's profit depends on
obtaining large acre yields. Earge
acre yields reduce the expense of
both labor and land. It is remark
able that acre yields are increasing
most rapidly in the states southeast
and the states north and west of the
corn belt states. These increased
acre yields are largely due to earlier
and thicker planting of better seed
corn. Unnecessary losses from
planting poor seed orn are dimin
ishing as it Is becoming better real
ized that neither frosts nor droughts
can exterminate good acclimated
varieties if oufficlent seed be saved
from good crops to last until another
good crop is obtained. Good t se<nl
corn will retain its powers of ge'rmi
nation and production for four or
five years.
Assurance of a Good Corn Crop
In the northern third of the Unit
ed States, corn yields are reduced
by lack of heat more than by all
other causes combined. The soil
freezes to such great depths that the
corn crop is slow in starting in the
spring, unless assisted by deep
spring plowing and frequent early
cultivation. The object to be kept in
mind in preparing the land is to
cause it to warm up rapidly in the
spring. Methods that permit air to
enter the soil freely will assist the
soil in becoming warm. The sur
face should be kept open and as dry
as possible.
With due care in preparing land
and with proper seed corn, plantings
should be made several weeks earlier
than is usually practiced in the
Northern States. Enormous losses
due to failure of the corn crop to
mature can be largely prevented by
earlier planting. It 1 as become cus
tomary to delay corn planting until
the soil is warm, becaust poor seed
will rot in cold soil. The proper kind
of seed corn can be planted before
danger from frosts is past. Spring
frosts do not seriously damage very
early panted corn. One fall frost is
worse tnan three spring frosts. The
earliest plantings mature earliest
antl usually produce ♦'ie largest and
best crops. While it may* not always
be advisable to plant "one for the
blackbird, one for tt> crow, one for
the cutworm and three for to grow,"
it is advisable even with the best of
seed to plant two or three kernels
for every stalk desired. Some of the
young plants wtl be destroyed. It
is very much better and more profit
able to pull out the weaker and su
perfluous plants than to attempt to
get good results by eplanting. Re
planting very seldom gives good re
sults. Thick planting and pulling
out the weaker stalks increase the
chances of obtaining good yields. C.
P. Hartley, in charge of corn inves
tigations, U. S. Department of Agri
culture.
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Needs Most Vital to
War-Stricken Europe
Things France needs most from
the United States arc money, food,
fertilisers, coal, steel, oil and
transport supplies.
Economic section of the French
mission believes there is serious
danger of a world famine owing
to the withdrawal of men front
agriculture and the derangement
of transportation facilities.
Fallacy to jisstimc that peace
would greatly alter food condi
tions for a year.
Rolling stock all over Europe
wearing out as rast as ships are
being sunk, and United States
must aid in renewing supplies.
Latins of S200, 01)0,000 will IK
made to France and Italy within
a few days. Of this sum France
will get the larger .sltarc.
First issue of new loan will
proably IK* for $2,000,000,000.
Bonds are likely to be indetermi
nate as to time of expiration to
corres|>ond with IIOIHIS allies will
deposit as security.,
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LIKES THEN
TOO—WE EAT W*
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POST
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BT - I THE BEST
[V > *\ Y CORN FLAKES
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HARRJSBURG t&rlf&S TELEGRAPH
AMERICA'S RICHEST SO
if**"'
Field, third, grandson and heir of the Chicago merchant, has
joined the First Illinois Cavalry to flglit for his country. It lias been stated
he is joint heir to property worth nearly $400,000,000. Ho thus becomes the
richest soldier in the service of liis country, but he was patriotic enough
to join as a private.
MORE POTATOES
WILL BE PLANTED
Reports to Department of
Agriculture Show Consider
able Increase in Acres
Pennsylvania farmers had sold all
but fourteen per cent, of the 1916
potato crop and ,were holding what
they had in hand for seeding pur
poses on April 1 according to tigures
issued to-day by the bureau of
statistics of the State Department of
Agriculture. The amount.ol' pota
toes held on that date was 2,598,000
bushels and it is expected that the
bulk of the potatoes that will be used
for seed will come from New York
and Maine. The demand for seed
potatoes is greater than'ever known
and never before were so few pota
toes held by the producers.
Reports made to the department
indicate that 1917 will have more
potatoes set out than ever recorded
and that there will be an increased
acreage of about eight per cent, or
21,216 acres while It Is conserva
tively estimated that over 30,000
acres will be planted through the
home garden and vacant lot move
ment. This win mean an acreage in
potatoes in the Stats of about 316,-
4T6 acres.
The average price received by far
mers for potatoes on April 1 was
$2.32 a bushel and this price ranged
from SI.BO in Franklin and Fulton
counties to $3.00 a bushel in Beaver
county.
Reports show that all but five
counties in the State will have an
increased acreage ranging from
three to twenty per /;ent. more than
last year. This acreage would un
doubtedly have been materially in
creased if seed potatoes had been
procurable in many of the rural sec
tions of the State. The high price
of seed potatoes and the inability to
'purchase them has kept many farm
ers from making an unusual increase
in acreage this year. Among the
counties that show an increase of
ten per cent, or more are: Adams,
Bedford, Bradford, Cameron, Dela
ware, Elk, Fayette, Franklin, Ful
ton, Huntingdon, Indiana, Lancaster,
Monroe, Montour, Pike, Somerset,
Susquehanna, Tioga, Warren, Wayne,
Wyoming and York. Counties in
which a decreased acreage is prob
able on account of scarcity of seed
are: Butler. Lawrence, Mifflin,
Perry and Mercer. A number of
counties will have an acreage equal
to that of the past year.
TWO UNION* DEPOSIT DKATHS
Huramelstown, Pa., April 28.
Mrs. William Curry, aged 79, of
Union Di*>osit, died on Wednesday
of heart disease. She is survived
by her husband. Funeral services
will take place at 9 o'clock, to-mor
row morning. Burial in Union De
posit Cemetery. ,
Mrs. Jacob Baker, aged 63 years,
died at her home in Union Deposit,
yesterday afternoon from pneumonia.
She is survived by one son and a
daughter. Funeral services will be
held on Tuesday morning at 9
o'clock, with burial in the Balsbaugh
Cemetery.
RULE HEARING MAY 7
By Associated Press
Washington, April 28. Hearings
on the general increase in freight
rates will be held before the Inter
state Commerce Commission' here
beginning May 7. During that week
it is expected the railroads will put
in their case. eHarings will be re
NO KI.AG OVER SCHOOI,
Easton. Pa.. April.2B. The pupilj
of the school of Raifhsville have been
on strike since Monday because the
School directors failed to provide a
Hag for the building. Residents are
indignant over the situation. One of
the school directors is quoted as sky
ing: "It's too late in the season to
buy a-ilag."
TO GIVE PEAtE DETAILS
Amsterdam, April 28. —The Tijd's
German correspondent says that
Doctor von Bethmann-Hallweg, the
imperial Qerman chancellor, in his
next speech in the Reichstag will
specify German's peace terms in j
greater detail.
GROW POTATOES IN STREETS
Onalaska, Wis., April 28. —Use of
the city's back streets, for raising
potatoes was authorized to-day by
the town council. High school boys,
under direction of the county farm
school here, will cultivate the high
ways.
MRS JOHN HARMONY DIES
Waynesboro. Pa., April 2 B.—Mrs.
John D. Harmony, aged K7 years,
dl?d at her home here yesterday.
Hhe is survived by three daughters, !
all at home.
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JACKSON CALLS
FOR MORE CARE
Says That Industrial Losses
May Affect the Nation When
It Goes to Warring
Warning that Pennsylvania must I
do more to prevent accidents unions |
her workers while the nation may j
call lor 100,000 men from this State]
was given to-day by Commissioner
of Labor.and Industry John Price
Jackson. He declares that an arm/
of ev'en greater numbers will be re
quired to maintain the army in the
field.
"Industrii-l safety has become a
war measure. There were 291 work
ers killed in Pennsylvania industries
and 23.037 injured during the month
of March alone," said he. "There
have been 750 killed in the industries
since January 1, while the total of
killed and injured for the first three
months of the year in tlie industries
of the State reads like an European
war casualty list. It shows 64,322
persons either killed or hurt.
"I hope employers and em
ployes will enlist everywhere in a
campaign for greater industrial
safety so that the workers at home
can keep up the supplies for the men
who will go with the colors. ,We are
losing human resources and at the
same time we are compelled to pay
big sums from material resources
for compensation.
"During March 154 agreements
for compensation to dependents of
workers were filed in the Workmen's
Compensation Bureau of the De
partment of Labor and Industry in
volving a total award of $410,168.48.
In addition to that amount, com
pensation paid to injured workers,
during the month of March alone,
aggregated $209,213.50, making the
total award for the month $619,-
392.28. If that rate continues for
the twelve months of 191" the total
compensation cost will exceed $7,-
000,000.
i "During last year the awards in
AfKTL 28, 1917.
compensation for disabled workers jl
and for dependent* of workers kill- '
ed in Industrial accidents in Penn
sylvania was more than $4,225,000.
"Many of the industrial accidents
creating this great linanclal outlay I
were preventable. To that enorm- ;
ous money cost —a direct drain on I
Pennsylvania's linanclal resources <
must be added the cost of medical i
and surgical services, the amount ; I
lost in wages by the workers re
moved permanently or temporarily h
from industry, the economic loss to j <
the State by death of industrial pro- j '
ducers, the loss to Industry by theji
labor turnover incidental to the I
casualties, the cost of the consequent [
interruptions of the regular Indus- i
trial processes, and me administra
tive expense for the distribution of
the awards.
"The burden of conserving the hu
man and economic resources of
Pennsylvania against the waste of in- i
dustrial accidents rests on employ- i
I ers, employes and the Pennsylvania
| Department of Labor and Industry. I
I "Some of the causes of industrial I
i accidents are:
"Carelessness, speeding up, the j
new man hazard, unguarded danger i
I points, failure to keep in constant j
service safeguards provided and I
lack of Americanization."
News Items of Interest
in Central Pennsylvania
lla/.lclon. —The beautiful grounds i
surrounding the home of James K. !
j Roderick, chief of the State Depart- J
ment of Mines, will be plowed up j
I for the first time in more than fifty ;
years and planted in potatoes. They j
cover nearly two acres.
I.ewistown —J. Hampton Moore,
aged 24, of Company 11, Third regi- |
ment, of Philadelphia, is at the hew- j
istown Hospital with several frac- i
tured ribs and ojther injuries received j
in a full from the coal tipple which j
he was guarding at Denholm.
York—Katharine Kleinmann, 80 ]
years old, became confused in the
street and was run down and killed
by an automobile. >
SliamolUn Despondency caused
Mrs. Clava 10. Herrold, MaiUlata, to
hang herself in the attic of her home.
I She was 4 0 years old.
Ninth Annual Luncheon of
Lutheran Men's Bible Class
11 iinnaelstown, April 28.—Ona
hundred and eight persons were in
attendance at. the ninth annual
luncheon of the Men's Bible Class
oti the Lutheran Church Thursday
night. The early part of the even
ing WHS given over to a musical and
literary program, followed by an
address by the Itcv. G. M. Diffen
derfer, of Carlisle, on the subject,
"Ore Prom the Reformation Mine
or. the Legacy of Lutheran Men." A
banquet was served in the soeiii!
rooms. At each place was a small
silk American flag and the dining
room as well as the auditorium waa
also decorated in the national colors.
Sunday School Superintendent Etter
was introduced by President Geeseji
as toast master and then took charge
of affairs. Speeches were made by
Messrs. Kopenhaver, William Earn
est, Hlias Bomgardner, Walter
Goosey and the Rev. Herbert Games,
I One hundred large double tulips, the
I >rift of R. J. Walton were used in
floral decorations.
HI D CROSS RECRUITING TENT
I Mcchanicsburg, Pa., April 28.—A
j tent was erected in the public square
I last evening a,s a recruiting station
! for Red Cross membership and help
| boost it to tho 1,000 mark. It. in
; decorated with the American flags
j and KM Cross emblems. Booths
j will also bo located in various busi
i ness houses of the town. The Rev.
! 11. Hall Sharp Is chairman of the
| membership committee. AssistinK
!at the recruiting station as Red
j Cross nurses will be: Miss Margaret
j Moser, Miss Catharino Kcefer, Mrs.
] R. B. Schroeder, Mrs. IT. Mervin
! I,amb and Miss Romalno Mum ma.
WEDDING AT SHIREMAXSTOW \
Mechanicsburg, Pa., April 28.—A
j quiet wedding was solemnized on
I Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, in
| Keller Memorial Church, Sliiremans
town, when Miss Pearl Wertz,
1 daughter of I. C. Wertz, and Bruce
■?. Wolf, of Camp Hill, were married
|by the UP.v. H. K. Lantz. Only the
immediate families* of the young
couple were present. The bride is
well known and has a large circle
of friends. Mr. Wolf is employed
at the Elliott Elslier Typewriter
Works, at Harrlsburg. After a wed
ding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Wolf will live
in Camp Hill.