U. S. REGULAR
ARMY TO CARRY
COLORS TO THE
FIGHTING LINE
Division of 25,000 Trained
Men Will Go to French
Front as Soon as Possible,
President Orders
GENERAL PERSHING TO
COMMAND EXPEDITION
War Department Gets Ma
chinery Working For
Registration and Enroll
ment of Men of Draft Age
By Associated Press
Washington, May 19. United
States regular troops, led by Major
General Pershing will carry the
Stars and Stripes to the European
battlefront.
Under orders from President Wil
son, a division of approximately 25,-
000 troops will go to Prance as soon
as possible to co-operate with British
and French forces.
President Wilson will not use the
authorization given in the war army
bill signed by him last night to per
mit Colonel Roosveelt to raise a vol
unteer expedition for service in
France. In an announcement to
this effect, the President said that
his action was based upon expert
military advice from both sides of
the water.
Heady For Draft
Machinery for enrolling and sift
ing 10,000,000 men and paving the
way for the selection of the first
600,000 men under the new war
army law, based on the President's
proclamation, was set in motion by
the War Department to-day. The
proclamation calls upon all men be
tween 21 and 30, inclusive, to regis
ter for military service on June 5.
The drafted army will not be call
ed tt> the colors until about Septem
ber 1, but by that time the regular
troops arc expected to be in action
against the Germans.
Vse Regular Troops
The order for the sending of regu
lar troops to France, the statement
regarding Colonel Roosevelt and the
proclamation, were issued by the
President last night immediately af
ter he had approved the war army
bill. Contrary to custom, there were
no ceremonies attending the signing
of the bill. The President affixed his
signature in the presence of only
members of the executive staff in ■
the W'i~ House proper and then |
sent ! t over to the executive offices.;
From there the document went to
the War Department where the
proclamation was issued.
General Pershing and his staff
will go to Europe ahead of his troops
at u an early a date as practicable.
He has been here for some days in
conference with War Department of
ficials and British military officers.
Pershing a Veteran
General Pershing to-day automati
cally was relieved of his command of
the Southei-n department by the
President's orders designating him
to command the troops to be sent
to Europe. Ho is a veteran of the
Spanish-American war and led the
American troops into Mexico last
fall in pursuit of Villa and his band
President W r ilson expresses re
of outlaws.
grot that he could not employ vol
unteers nor avail himself of the "tine
vigor and enthusiasm" of Colonel
Roosevelt for the expedition. "To
do so," he explained, "would serious
ly interfere with the carrying out of
the chief and most immediately pur
pose contemplated by the legisla
tion, the prompt creation and early
use of an effective army, and would
contribute practically nothing to the
effective strength of the armies now
engaged against Germany."
Officials declined to-day to com
ment on the possibility that a way
would be found for using Colonel
Roosevelt's services in another way.
There was talk to tills effect in the
army circles, however.
T. R. DENIED RIGHT
TO RAISE AN ARMY
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serious business of making war on
Germany.
Hfgrft Kinrfonril
Colonel Roosevelt's friends in Con
gress who fought so hard for the pro
vision in the army bill which made it
possible for him to lead a division to
France, if the President had author
ized it, expressed deep regret to-day
that President Wilson had decided not
to avail himself of the Colonel's of
fer.
Senator Johnson, of California, the
Colonel's running-mate in tht cele
brated Progressive Presidential cam
paign, only said:
"I am very sorry; very sorry."
Sejiator Harding, who wrote the
amendment to the army bill authoriz
ing sending the Colonel's division, is
sued a formal statement, saying he
thought it a "regrettable mistake" to
refuse the offer.
ForrlKn of I'olltlcN
"The intent was not political," said
Senator Harding, "there was no pur
pose to glorify Colonel Roosevelt.
Frankly we were trying to popularize
the war, to do something to awaken
the American spirit and mollify the
hostility to the conscription plan.
"But, we are enlisted for the war,
and a good soldier salutes the com
ma nder-ln-chlef."
Senator Harding predicted the Colo
nel would set service at the front as
a major general in the New York Na
tional Guard. Such a commission has
been offered him by Governor Whit
man. —*
Courthouse Notes
Common Pleas Court, Mr. and
Mrs. John L. Koons of Palmyra,
were awarded a verdict of $1,690
damages against the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway Company, be
cause of an accident which resulted
In the death of their son, Lester.
The case was closed late yesterday.
Mrs. Annie Bordner, of Carsonvllle,
awarded S4O because of alleged slan
derous statements said to have been
made against her by George Paulus.
In courtroom No. 2 to-day before
Additional Law Judge 8. J. M. Mc-
Carrell, the suit of Ovid R. Glrvin
against Joseph L. Shearer, Jr., was
started.
Divorces (arantml. Roy K. Al
bright WHS granted a divorce from
Dors M. Albright was granted a di
vorce to-day by th court. Florence
M„ Fouti also was given a divorce
from Usiar \Y. Koutz.
SATURDAY EVENING,
U. B. CHURCH
BISHOPS CHOSEN
The Rev. W. H. Washinger, of
Chanibersburg, New Mem
ber of Board
Wichita, Kan. May 19. At the
general conference of the United
Brethren Church yesterday, Ave
bishops of the church for the next
quadrennium were elected as fol
lows: William M. Bell, H. H. Fout,
i'. J. Kephart, G. if. Matthews and
W. 11. Washinger. Bishop Wash
inger, the new member of the board,
is from Pennsylvania, living at
Chanibersburg, and has been super
intendent of the Pennsylvania con
ference of that denomination for the
last fifteen years. It is not yet known
to which district he will be assigned.
Other officers elected are: Dr. W. R.
Funk, publishing agent: Dr. J. M.
Phillippi, editor Religious Telescope;
Dr. C. B. Rrane, associate editor Re
ligious Telescope. f
After Bishop Washinger's election
was announced he was escorted to
the plaform by the Pennsylvania con
ference delegation and addressed
the conference relative to his work
for the church.
Dr. A. T. Howard was elected for
eign missionary bishop. Bishop
Howard addressed the conference 011
"Unoccupied Areas."
Two veteran ministers, the Rev.
C. W. Miller and the Rev. George
Miller, are brothers, and have been
in the ministry 07 and 58 years re
spectively. Their addresses to the
conference were impressive. Dr. W.
R. Funk, publishing agent, who ar
ranged a special Pullman train from
Dayton which carried one hundred
and sixty-three persons to Wichita,
is arranging a similar return train
from Wichita to Dayton on the ad
journment of the conference next
Monday.
Victor Murdock, senator from
Kansas and editor and proprietor of
the Wichita Eagle, addressed the
general conference on the subject
"The West's Work For the East," in
which he described his visit to
France during the war, seeing the
hospitals where 75,000 wounded
were treated, and one hundred thou
sand widows, and to China, blighted
by centuries of governmental malad
ministration. He declared that our
country was going to .win the war not
for conquest or power but for the flag,
and its principles of humanity and
liberty, and that democracy is going
round the world- lie expressed the
wish that President Wilson would
shut off the use of grain for the dis
tilling of liquor.
Bishop Weekley, who served as the
Bishop of the East District for the
last four years, and who retired from
official life at this conference on ac
count of failing health, will be made
bishop emeritus.
Five cities are competing for the
session of the general conference in
1921, Detroit, Mich., Indianapolis,
lnd., Columbus, Ohio, and Washing
ton, D. C., invitations from which will
be given to the conference. The de
cision will be made by the Board of
Bishops and Publishing Board and
Agent.
$268,000 to Be Applied
to Retirement of Bonds of
Central Iron and Steel
Tho Girai-il Trust Conjpany, Phila
delphia, trustee under the mortgage
of the Central Iron and Steel Com
pany. dated August 1, 1905, has ad
vertised that the receivers of the
company have turned over $268,000,
which is to be applied to the pur
chase and retirement of first mort
gage live per cent, bonds and certill
cates of deposit. Sealed proposals
will be received until .lune 15 at 3
o'clock, and the bonds offered at the
lowest price will be purchased on
June 19. All arrears of sinking fund
payments due under the mortgage
have been made. The. purchase of
these bonds will mean a big reduction
in the debt of the company. Yester
day the discharge of the receivers was
asked by President Kobert H. Irons.
140 Missing After U-Boat
Sinks British Transport
in Mediterranean Sea
By Associated Press
London, May 19. —The British *ad-!
miralty issues the following state- !
ment for newspapers:
"The British transport Canieronin j
with troops was torpedoed by an j
enemy submarine in the eastern !
Mediterranean on April 15. One hun- ]
died and forty men arc missing and
are presumed to have drowned."
Golden Jubilee Observances
Closes Spring Reunion
The golden jubilee celebration of
the Scottish Rite bodies of the Har
risburg consistory closed the spring
reunion last evening.
Kred .1. Kramer opened the pro
gram with an organ recital followed
by a prayer by Joseph H. Mussel
man. Introductory remarks were
made by William S. Snyder, com
mander-in-chief. W. H. Boyer sang
a solo. '
Three members of the Supreme
Council, William Peiffer Weiser, Cam
den, N. .1.: William Munroe Hamil
ton, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Bollin Wes
ton Meeker, liinghamton, N. 1., made
speeches.
A duet by W. E. Dietrich and W.
11. Boyer was followed by an ad
dress by Arthur D. Bacon, "Half
Century of Scottish Rite Masonry in
the Valley of Harrlsburg." After
music of the Consistory quartet Jos
eph Allen Lyter pronounced the ben
ediction.
T\VO-MONTII-OI.I> CHI 1.1)
IS DIOSKKTHI) 11V PAHi;NTS
Deserted by his parents two-month
old Jesse Austin Hawkins lias been
turned over to the county poor au
thorities and taken to the almshouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Wyant Hawkins, par
ents of the child, have been residing
at 777 South Fourth street, Steelton,
with Mrs. Mattie Williams, according
to information obtained by Clerk .1.
William Bayles. of the County Poo?
Board. The child was born March
12. On Thursday, according to Mrs.
Williams' story, the parents left, de
serting the child. Nothing has been
heard of them since.
HOWKBLi M. BECHT HONORED
llowell M. Becht, son of Or. J.
George Becht, of the State Board
of Education, has been elected a
member of the Sophomore Honorary
Society at Lafayette College, the
Calumet Club. At the end of tho
first year, the members of the
Freshman class who have, by their
accomplishments or personalities,
distinguished themselves among
their fellows are elected to this so
ciety. ,
AO Kl) CONGRESSMAN" DIES
By Associated Press
Washington, May 19.—Repre
sentative Daniel W. Comstock of In
diana died here early this morning
of pneumonia. He was 77 years old
and one of the few remaining vet
erans of the -Civil War now serving
In the House.
GOVERNOR WILL
SOON ISSUE DRAFT
PROCLAMATION
First Conference Hree Tues
day ;Plans Are Fast
Maturing
Governor Brumbaugh will issue
his proclamation calling upon the
young men of Pennsylvania within
the class covered by the President's
draft proclamation to appear for
registration as soon as he returns to
this city 011 Monday. Copies of the
statements of the secretary of War
and the provost marshal general
were received at the office of the
Governor to-day.
Two-thirds of the sheriffs of the
counties of the state and of the
mayors have replied to the Gover
nor's request, for them to come here
Tuesday to discuss the registration.
Practically all are expected to ap
pear.
Governor Brumbaugh sent the
following telegram to the sheriffs of
the several counties of Pennsylvania
last night:
"In order to comply completely
with the directions of the President
concerning registration of all men
available for military service in this
Commonwealth I hereby summons
you to meet me in the Executive
Chamber, llarrisburg, on Tuesday,
next, at three-thirty o'clock p. 111.
Wire acceptance."
The same telegram was also sent
to the mayors of the following
cities:
Allentown, Altoona, Chester, Eas
ton, Erie, Harrisburg, Johnstown.
Lancaster, McKeesport, New Castle,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading,
ScrantfTh, Wilkes-Barre, Williams
port, York* and to the burgess of
Norristown having a population of
more thon 30,000; also to the boards
of registration commissioners of the
cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
and Scranton. *
The Department-<if the Secretary
of the Commonwealth has received
a supply of the cards for the regis
tration to be used in emergencies,
the sheriffs and mayors having been
sent their allottments, and the de
partment is preparing to take care
of the registration lists when tilled.
The supposition is that the lists will
be sent to Harrisburg and' sent to
Washington by the Governor.
CRUISER ESCAPES
London, May 19.—The British ad
miralty announced to-day that four
teen drifters hftd been sunk in a
raid by Austrian light cruisers in
the Adriatic Sea and that the Brit
ish light cruiser Dartmouth was sub
subsequently torpedoed, but reacher
port safely. The official statement
follows:
NO TIME FOR FUN !
AT FT. NIAGARA
Rookies Settle Down to War's'
Real Business in Big
Camp
Fort Niagara, N. Y., May 19.
Real war business is the order in the j
Reserve Officers' Training Camp,
here. Over 2,000 Pennsylvaniuns I
have settled down and are now:
training on a strictly regular army
basis.
All thought of pleasure and frolic i
has been cast aside. New orders are j
being promulgated daily. Every
man must conduct himself as a sol
dier. There must be no loud or
boisterous conduct about tlio camp, I
no tipping of the waiters in the mess I
halls. Careful watch is being kept |
to see if any officer attempts to fro- j
quent a saloon.
The hard work of training agrees j
with the "rookies." At night they j
are tired, but happy in the' knowl-'
edge that they arc doing their parti
in putting the nation in a state ofi
preparedness. They are going at
the work with a grim determination
that pleases the instructors.
There are only six men in the I
camp hospital to-day. None is in a!
serious condition. The chlorine wa- i
ter. purification system is in opera-)
tion and is a model to be patterned
after in other trniniitt; camps.
The student officers are not al
lowed to absent themselves from the
camp al any time during (he day
except at the mess huur. They are
then given a brief liberty. There is
a provost sergeant and two provost
guards policing the village of
Youngstown to see that the men arc
not out of camp bounds and con
ducting themselves properly when
at liberty.
State Guardsmen Are
Ready Now For Service
Washington, D. C., May 19.—"When
the Pennsylvania National Guard
mobilizes to enter the Federal service
on July 15, it will be in better condi
tion than ever before." said Represen
tative T. S. Crago," member of the
House committee on military affairs
|and formerly lieutenant-colonel of the
Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment.
"For several weeks," said Mr. Crago,
"the various commands have been re
cruiting up to 100 men to the com
pany, which was the limit lixed by
ih War Department. Now that orders
have come for recruiting to war
strength—lso men to the company—
there is no doubt that the Pennsylva
nia Guard will be able to reach that
strength easily. The knowledge that
| the militia is to be taken in the Fed
eral aorvice at once, with prospects
of active service abroad in the near
future, will stimulate recruiting.
"1 talked recently with Adjutant I
General Stewart and other general of- i
fleers of the Guard, and they are all i
convinced that the State force is in i
excellent condition for service."
i 24 Allied Vessels Sunk
During Austrian Raid
Vienna, May 19. —A British cruiser
was sunk during an engagement
with English, French and Italian
vessels lifter an Austrian naval de
tachment had made a successful raid
in the Strait of Otranto, on the
I southern coast of Italy, according to
I an official announcement made to-
I night by the admiralty. Italian de
| stroyers, three mercnantmen t and
twenty armed guard vessels, ' the
statement adds, "became victims" ot
the Austrian raid.
RVXON PUNBRAI, MONDAY
Funeral services for Lewis Eynon,
aged 71, will be held Monday after
non. at 2 o'clock, from hU home, 1431
Zarker street. Burial will bo made til
the Steelton Cemetery. He Is sur
vived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs.
R. C. Herman, and five sons, James,
William. John, Thomas and Lewis
Eynon.
KICKED BY MULE
George A. Bruner, 2328 Derry
street is in the Harrisburg Hospital
suffering with a broken leg. Bruner
got too close to a mule.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
KNOX SUPPORTS
SHIP SEIZURE
Tolls Senate Congress Must
Give All Possible Powers
to President
Washington, D. C., May 19.—Dis
agreeing with many of his Republican
colleagues who are opposed to giving
to the President blanket authority to
take over ships that are under con
struction for foreign Governments in
American yards, .Senator Pniianucr C.
Knox, of Pennsylvania, muue a speech
in the Senate in winch he said tne
Cliiel' Executive would never utilize
the maximum authority granted.
He said the etfect of giving the
President such wide powers in hand
ling the existing situation would
show that Congress meant to niaKe
good on its pledge to furnish all the
resources of the country in winning
the war against Germany.
"1 think the more responsibility the
President is clothed with and the more
real is given hun to prose
cute this war the higher the standing
of the. United States will be in the con
duct of it. The revenue bill is so un
scientifically drawn that the super
structure will topple over and fall be
cause its foundation is so weak.
"This is a most extraordinary and I
unusual situation this country linds j
itself in. It is called upon lor the
first time to light upon foreign son,
and if we arc to take any active,
manly part in this conliict we must
light on the soil of Flanders. We
must reach this by ships. We must
transport troops and supplies more
than a,OOO miles, and our bottoms are
unequal to the task. •
"Vessels in the coastwise trade all
are being drawn into the Nort Atlan
tic service and made to serve the pur-']
poses of this war. There is no danger
in conferring the powers described in 1
this bill, except to the United States
11 they be withheld. This power never
will be used to the maximum extent
and possibly not at all. The only
purpose is to empower the Govern
ment to utilize facilities promptly and
effectively. We can't build ships faster
than the facilities of the shipyards, I
but I know the managers are prepar
ed to deliver materials as rapidly as
the shipyards can use them.
"It is good to have it go out to the
world that Congress is going to live
up to its word and will pledge all the
resources of this country to the war."
Will Represent Pilgrim
Commandery at Conclave
Division Commander. Arthur D.
Bacon. Commander !•'. C. Neely, and
Captain-General \V. A. 8011, .will
represent the Pilgrim Commandry No.
11, Knights Templar, at the annual
slate conclave which will open at
Pittsburgh, Monday. The conclave
will be in session until Thursday.
The meeting this year will be a
strictly business session. On account
of the war all demonstrations have
been called off. Kight Imminent An
drew G. Williams, of Butler, Grand
Commander, will retire at this ses
sion and his successor will be chosen
at the election. Wednesday. The in
stallation ceremonies will also be
held Wednesday.
Recruiting Age Here Is
18 to 40; Taken in to
Serve Only During War
Captain W. F. Harrell of the local j
recruiting station this afternoon re- j
ceived a message from the War De
partment giving several new lights
on the recruiting situation for this |
district.
The age will be'from 18 to 40, the |
only educational requirement will i
be an ability to speak English. -Any j
alien not a subject of Germany or !
her allies may be enlisted. The oath ;
taken when recruited will be'
changed to read "For the period of j
emergency unless sooner discharged " I
Captain Harrell said this would re- !
lieve th eniinds of many young men i
who have been afraid of enlisting
lest they should be forced to serve
four years or a period longer than
the war.
Home Defense Company
Take Part in First Drill
The Home Defense Company of I
ihe Stevens Memorial Guard met I
last evening for the first drill under I
Captain George H. Davis, who put
it through the first steps in the man- I
ual of arms. The membership of
the company includes men and boys
over and under the military age
and will be used for emergency dur
ing the period of the war.
Forty-five members of the Stevens
Memorial Guards mobilized this aft
ernoon for their drive on the plot of
ground at Seventeenth street and the
Philadelphia & Reading l!allroiul.
The plot was divided into smaller
lots and each boy will be held re
sponsible for his own particular lit
tl ecorner. Potatoes will be the chief
crop and the hoys are studying every
phase and angle of the potato-grow
ing industry. Walter Vanaman has
been directing the boys.
I'I.AV AT (.'OI'HTHOL'SE
The Klizabethville aßnd, which par
ticipated in the parade at Steelton
this afternoon, after arriving in llar
risburg this morning, marched to the
courthouse and gave a short concert.
Percy Swab is leader of tile band,
which is composed of thirty-two
pieces.
lUOCOVISR LOOT
Much of the loot stolen Thursday
evening from the home of Frank Gib
son, 1625 North Second street, was re
covered yesterday afternoon at the
rear of the lot at 121 Pine street. It
was reported that a number of valu
able articles had been found at that
address and Detective Hyde Speese in
vestigated. With the exception of the
potatoes that had been stolen most
of the other articles were recovered
and returned to their owner.
\V. A. UARVKKICH DIES
William A. Garverlch, aged &!, 1934
Rellevue street, died at his home last
; night. He is survived by his wife,
son, Charles M., of Enola. and daugh
ter. Mrs. Arthur Reynuolds, of Ruth
erford. Funeral services will be held
| Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock
[The Rev. Harry N. Bassler, pastor ot
i the Second Reformed Church, will of
| ficiate.
I SERGEANT TO SI'EAIi IN t'HI'RCH
Sergeant Ira Partin, of the local
recruiting station, will go to Dun
cannon to-morrow to deliver an ad
dress at patriotic services to be held
in the Presbyterian Church. This
morning three young men from near
by towns Joined the colors at the re
cruiting station. Each went into a
different department of the service.
TWO GIVISN HEARING
.Lee and Kiner Brownaweli, of Pen
brook, were arrested last evening by
Detectives Murtiane nd Sliuler. They
I were suspected of having stolen wire
i in their possession. They were given
a hearing before Alderman DeShong
this afternoon.
INFANT DIES IIEIIE
Dozlnc Biser, a ten-month-old in
fant, was taken to the llarrisburg
Hospital yesterday afternoon and died
a short time afterwards. The parents
were enroute from Toledo. Ohio, to
New York City.
STEEIJWOR KER m u\ fci>
Jatnes D. Clay, 1934 Forster street,
is in the Harrisburg Hospital badly
burned about the arms and hands.
He was injured at the Central Jron
and Steel Company.
TAKE STEPS TO
PREPARE GUARD
FOR ACTIVE DUTY
Ordered to Recruit to War
Strength; to Mobilize at
Mt. Gretna
Ysteps to further prepare the Na
tional Guard organizations not now
in Federal service for active duty
were taken to-day by Adjutant Gen
eral Stewart, who received from the
uuvenior uie caii ot me x'tesiuciti
nn- tne National Gual'u 10 uiouitize
on juiy 10.
Ait organizations of tile National
Guard Hot now 111 the United ataies
service \vere oidereu recruileu to war
sti etig ill, wllicll win mean approxi
mately tO.uuo men to be 'audeu 10 tne
uuaru. i.iu'ii lyiaiury company win
bo to lbo men, cacu baueiy to mu
uud eacn ckvany uoop LO 1 uj.
clues.* oruet s come to , uic con
trary, tne i ennsynama troops will ie
mooiuzeu at an. omnia, Wiiel'e con
siueiaoie Woll nab Uii'tuuJ 1 been uone
on tne camp site, 111 ucco,dance Willi
I lie existing piuhjl. \v Hue al (tie
liiouilizauoii Cuiiip the men will ue
tloliieu anu etiuippeu anu ihaims 10
ine lureaignt in securing a legisla
tive appropriation ot i>_42,suu, tne
supplies ate expeeteu to Ue available
lor the men comprising the uiuer
etce oetwuen peace anu 'ar strength.
'Hie folate win be reimbursed by tne
national government U„ us outlay
lor mese supplies. it is assumed
that 11 southern itainnig camps are
10 ue esiauttsited iu.ii ttiey \,ni be
occupleu alter tne weather changes
in nut'iuerii states.
Tne inree regiments of Held artil
lery nave been oigamZeu Into a bri
gaue u! heia ariuiery, the Itrst in
tins state since ine civil War, and
Ijrigadier General \Vnnaui G. i J rice,
.jr., commander of tne i<irst Urigade
ol intaniry, lias been assigned to com
mand it. oenerat nice will lake com
mand at once. Coionei Thomas Biuuie
Kins, commander 01 tne sixth ln
lantry, ine oniy first brigade organi
zation not 111 Feaeral service, Has
been assigned lo temporarily coin
maud tile first brigaue in,aduitlon to
commanding tile sixtn regiment.
Colonel C. C. ..lien, ot the regular
army, will nkeiy oe appointed 111 a
lew days to command tne First in
tantry.
Adjutant General Stewart to-day
announced tile appointment of Ed
win St. John Greule, jr., an officer
of u large arms manufacturing com
pany near Phliauelpnia to be a ma
jor of artillery ana assigned htm to
the second artillery. He is a West
Point graduate, the son of a general
officer in the United States army and
the grandson of the first federal
killed in the Civil War.
Other National Guard appoint
ments announced to-day were: Ice
land Mitchell Haller, captain, and
Kobert Woodcock, first lieutenant,
Company M, Sixth Infantry; John
Nuckle, first lieutenant, Battery C,
First Artillery; Henry Harrison
Hibsman, first lieutenant, medical
corpo, Third Artillery.
BUILDING WORK
DROPS IN APRIL
Operations Show Eight Per
Cent. Decrease Over Coun
try; Due to War
Despite the entrance of the United
in the great world war, build
ing operations throughout the coun
try decreased only eight per cent,
during April 1917 compared with
figures for April 1916, according to
statistics compiled by the American
Contractor.
While the high cost of building
materials and labor is believed to be
partly responsible, the step taken by
the government was largely the rea
son. it is said, for the initial chill
in this great industry.
Last month in 115 cities 29,823
permits were issued for operations
costing $86,100,925. During April
1916, 32.288 buildings were erected
at a total cost of $94,029,102. The
January statement this year showed
an increase of eleven per cent.:
February and March, decreases of
five per cent.
Of the 115 cities listed. 69 or 60
per cent, record losses and forty per
cent, gains:
Probably the biggest gain was in
Atlantic City, N. J., building con
struction showing an increase of 472
per cent, during April 1917 corn
tared with the same month last
year Wilkes-Barre and Erie were
the only two Pennsylvania cities to
show big increases, Wilkes-Barre
gaining 180 per cent., and Erie 144
per cent.
11l Harrisburg a loss "of 49 per
cent, was reported. Last month
thirtv-seven permits were issued for
buildings being erected at a cost of
$184,987. Last year during April
forty-nine permits were taken out
for operations which cost $373,445.
Over Half of City Cleaned
Fjrst Week of Campaign
The first week of the spring clean
up campaign in the city closed to-day,
with a little more than half of the
city covered by the gangs of men
sent out by the Pennsylvania Reduc
tion Company.
While figures had not been complet
ed late this afternoon, it is believed
totals for the first week for removal
of ashes, refuse and garbage will
equal if not bettei' any previous mark.
Next week the men will be sent to the
district from Market to Division
streets. Progress will be slower, it Is
believed, than In the hill section, be
cause of the larger accumulation of
ashes during the winter months.
Ross Boas Ordered to
Ft. Myer Training Camp
Ross H. Boas, formerly of 115 State
street, this morning'received-'word to
go to Fort Myer to enter the training
camp for a commission in the reserve
corps.
He is a graduate of f,afayette Col
lege and has been connected with gold
mining in Nicaragua, copper mining in
Utah and lias lately been living- at
Franklin. N. where he was em
ployed by the New Jersey Zl-ic Com
pany. He is 25 years of age.
Fishman Purchases Block
of Chestnut St. Properties
Announcement was made to-day
that Samuel Irishman bus purchase.*,
the properties from 331 to 33!> Chest
nut street, from the Commonwealth'
Trust Company, acting for the Hanis
burg l.lght ami Power Company.
The bl # ork Is 101 feet by 21(1 feet. Xlr.
Flshftian announced that he Intends
to build a large garttffe on the site
to accommodate at least 200 automo
biles. The consideration for the prop
erty was not made public
TO TAKE EARLY
ACTION ON SCHOOL
REORGANIZATION
Directors Considering Admin
istrative and Supervisory
.Changes
Action on the reorganization of
the supervisory and administrative
systems of the Harrisburg school
district will be taken by the direct
ors within a>bhort time.
A complete plan for the big
changes in supervision and admin
istration as urged late yesterday aft
ernoon In a special report by Dr.
K. E. Downes. city superintendent,
will be carefully considered as soon
as all members of tht board receive
additional copies of the recommend
ations.
Dr. Downes himself devoted much
time in assisting University of Penn
sylvania authorities in a complete
investigation of supervisory and ad
ministrative methods used in cities
with school districts of the second
class.
The feature of Dr. Downes' report
in addition to pointing out Harris
burg's needs was a lengthy descrip
tion of the weaknesses of the pres
ent system. Basing his estimates 011
figures averaged from returns from
forty-six cities. Dr. Downes declared
Harrisburg is 1101 spending enough
for proper supervision and too much
for administration.
Demand Attention
In the changes which were urged.
Dr. Downes stated supervisors should
be provided for manual training,
physical education and for special
activities. The need for these will
demand attention soon, he said.
The supervisor of special activities
will have charge of night schools,
continuation schools, social center
work, parent-teachers' meetings,
openair schools 'and schools lor
backward children.
Detailed statements of the work
for all the supervisors, principals
and head teachers as provided in
the new system were given by Dr.
Downes.
Recommendations to have plans
prepared for a new one-story build
ing for an openair school, to accom
modate at least 160 pupils, and for
a four-room annex to the Harris
building were referred to the finance
committee.
To Take Over l*ropcrtles
Dr. C. E. TJ. Keen announced at
the meeting that he intended to vote
for C. Harry Kain for architect for
the openair school when the question
came before the board.
Steps will be taken by the board
to take over the properties adjoin
ing Tech high and a resolution was
passed also empowering Directors
Keen, Enders and Stamm to fix a
price and dispose of the board prop
erty at fifteenth and Vernon streets.
893 Xew Pupils
Dr. Downes reported that 893
pupils had been listed for entrance
to Tech and Central, but that only
74 3 would probably go on. Of this
number 415 are girls and 336 boys.
The retirement of Miss Agnes E.
6. Schlick, of the Hamilton build
ing. was approved, and Miss -Clara
Blttner was chosen to fill the va
cancy. Miss Esther Slierk was
named to succeed Miss Catherine Al
dlner, who resigned.
The use of Technical auditorium
was granted to Prof. E. J. Decevee
for the commencement of tbo Acad
emy of Music June 26; to , >9 Dun
mire School of Music for Jane 25
and to the Girl Scouts Troop 1, for
an entertainment May 31.
A petition was presented by Dr.
Keen signed by Professor Karl E.
Richards and Miss Mamy C. Ort.li,
of Central High School, and Profes
sors Edward E. Knauss and Russell
C. Hertzler, of Tech High, who su
pervise the publication of the High
School Argus and the Tech Tatler,
asking compensation of SIOO each
for their work during the year.
School Notes
TECH NOTES
Tech students of civil government
will make a visit to the foreign csc
tion of Steelton the latter part of
next week to investigate conditions
as to housing and sanitation, cus
toms and manners. The party will
be in charge of Professor Pierce Ret
tew, and the students will break in
on the foreign colony unawares, in
order that they may study the real
order of affairs. Those who will
make the trip include members of
each section of the class. They are;
Gilbert Stewart, Lester Wolf. Wil
liam Huber, Louis Kraybill, DeWitt
Gable, Delmont Plank, William Wag
ner, Paul Melchoir, Charles Johnson,
Paul Bratten Knd Professor Ret
tew.
A detailed study of practically
every branch of government in this
city has been made by the commit
tees, and reports are then made to
the class. .
Students of the school will follow
the custom established last year by
again placing a wreath on the monu
ment at Second and State on the af
ternoon of May 29. Members of the
Senior class will get together next
week, and elect a student from the
ranks of the graduates to deliver the
charge to the Junior class on the af
ternoon prior to Memorial Day. Last
year's innovation is likely to be car
ried out for many years to come.
The May issue of the Tatler, de
dicated 4o the Junior class, was dis
tributed to the Sections of the school
yesterday. It was published by the
new staff. ■ The paper contained a
cut of the Junior basketball team,
class champions; a picture of the
Junior class, and a half tone cartoon
of the class in a state of "prepared
ness." The cover design was sketch
ed by Marchant Shaffner. A new
feat lire is a department of Industrial
notes edited by William Johnson.
The new staff consists of Kees Lloyd,
George Fisher, Fred Huston, Glen
wood Beard, William Johnson,
Charles Mowery, Paul Guarin, Gor
don Holland, Donald Miller, James
Minich, Marchant Shaffner, Daird
Landls, Abram Gross, Frank Shaff
ner, Earl Schwartz, Andrew Musser,
Fred Henry, Clark Swengel and
Kenneth Boyer.
Technical High Senior
Dies After Long Illness
H. Bruce Williams, aged 18. died
last night after a lingering illness al
Ills Home. 1121 North Third stieet. He
was a Senior Ht Technical high school
and would have graduated In June.
Mis parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. CI. Wil
liams. a sister. Esther, and one
brother. Paul, survive. Funeral ser
vices will be held Tuesday afternoon,
at 2 o'clock, from the home, the Rev.
A. M. Stamets officiating. Burial will
he made In the Paxtang Cemetery.
SERVICES roil MRS. HOSAN
Funeral services for Mrs. Susan
Hosnn were held from her home, 2.12
Verbeke street. Thursday afternoon.
The Itev. G. W. Ilartman. pastor of
the St. John's Church. officiated. She
l.i survived by her husband, William
Mosan; one son* Charles, and her
mothev. and the following brothers
rd s'yte>-s: William H. Simon D.,
Jacob li. Ellas M.. F. and Harry
H. Sherk, Mrs. Susan E. leaser. Jennie
M. Sherk and Mrs. E. B. Sunday.
MAY 19, 1917.
ENOUGH MONEY
WASTED ON CASES
TO BUILD NAVY
Use of Wooden and Fiber
Boxes Costs Nation $120,-
000,000 Annually
Accorading to C. B. Breed, pro
fessor of railroad engineering at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technol
ogy, the United States wastes nearly
enough money on wooden boxes and
fiber cases, which are useless after
one or two trips, to build as many
warships as were provided for in the
1915 naval bill, maintain the navy,
naval academy and navy yards.
The entire naval appropriation of
the United States for the yearj
amounted to $1 47,161,320, and the.
amount spent for the containers of
wood and fiber was. according to the
best estimates based on census and
other figures, certainly over $120,-
000.000. Of course, when the pre
paredness movement forced Con
gress into making the plans for a
greater nav;y, last year, the appropri
ation bills suddenly jumped beyond
any ever known before anywhere in
times of peace. Even the estimates
for the British navy were, for the
fiscal year 1914-15, placed at only
t%56,150,026. The German naval es
timates for the same year amounted
to less than the cost of the American
kindling wood pile, $1 1 3,918,367.
The French naval estamiates for
1913 totalled only $96,255,733: the
Japanese navy estimate for 1914-15
was about $50,000,000; the Italian,
during the 1914-15 tiscal year, $50,-
600.000,, and the Italian army, al
ready getting ready for participation
in the European war, $80,025,234; so
that the entire expense for the Ital
ian army and navy totalled about the
same amount as the United States
threw away on kindling wood in the
form of shipping cases.
All Wasted
One hundred and twenty million
dollars are being wasted every year
on wooden packing cases and fiber
containers used in shippin goods in
the United States, according to Pro
fessor C. B. Breed, of the Massachu
setts Institute of Technology. Prof.
Breed is one of the on
such matters and he maintains that
in times of national emergencies
like the present ,when all possible
savings should be encouraged, ship
pers ought to give careful attention
to such matters.
AMERICA WILL
BOLSTER LINE
[Continued From First Paso]
without publicity except as to the
participation of tl\e marines a full
rcgimen.t of which was ordered
abroad with the regulars #to make
good the "first to fight" slogan of
the corps. It can be said authorita
tively, however, that the government
proposes to Rive the troops every
possible advantage of training and
equipment to fit them for their task.
. To Pave the Way
All military advisers have agreed
that additional training within sound
of the guns at the front must be
given to forces taken to the battle
fields in France before they took
their places iu the line. The regu
lars of the expeditionary force are
certain to have that training. 'ln
placing new divisions in the line of
battle, Great Britain has followed
the practice of accustoming the men
gradually to the work before'them.
The first hundred thousand of the
Kitchener army was put in with
each battalion flanked by veteran
British or French troops until it
found itself.
Presumably General Pershing will
select, in conference with French
and British officials when he reaches
the scene of action, the location for
the American training camps and
the part of the line to which Amer
ican troops will later be assigned
will also be determined then. The
first expedition probably, also, will
pave the way for the armies that
are to follow it as soon as they are
ready.'
Machinery in Motion
The machinery to build these ar-1
mie.s was in full motion to-day.
Early reports Indicated a' tremen
dous stimulation of recruiting- both
for the regular army and the Na
tional Guard as a result of the an
nouncement last night and the pub
lication of the President's proclama
tion fixing June 5 as registration day
for the selective draft army.
Mail trains leaving* Washington
last nigbt were laden as never before
with registration cards, enrollment
blanks and all the data necessary to
register ten million men for the new
armies. The first shipment, went to
state and municipal officials In the
Far West and other most remote
parts of the country A steady flow
of blanks for nearer states will fol
low and in six days every section of
the country will be fully supplied,
giving state officials a week to study
their task before June 5.
CORONERS Tlk MEET
Coroner Jacob Ecklnger will be
among the representatives at the
State Convention of Coroners who
will meet at Wllkes-Barre, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of next
week. The Elks' Club will be the
headquarters of the delegates. Dr.
Charles E. Ashley, of Plymouth, cor
oner of Luzerne county, will deliver
the president's address. P. J. Jami
son, of Pittsburgh, is vice-president.
The following speakers have been
announced: Br. W. E. Delaney, Wil
liamsport: Dr. W. S. Wadsworth,
Philadelphia; Dr. <3. M. Moore, Potts
vllle; John U. McGlathery, Norris
towri; Dr. P. P. Kteck, Shamokin: Dr.
John Price Jackson, Harrlsburg; State
Commissioner of Health Dixon, and
Dr. MeClintock and Deputy Coroner
Stanley Kuryloski, of Wllkes-Barre.
COMPENSATION
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For the convenience of lawyers and small
corporations we have arranged in book form
a quantity of Accident Blanks sufficient for
a year's supply. .Sent to any address on re
ceipt of price, SI.OO.
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PRINTING CO.
HARRISBURG, PA.
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15
VETERANS PLAN
BIG PARADE FOR
MEMORIAL'DAY
Event Will Mean More Than
Since Early Sixties With
U. S. at War
Once again the veterans of '6l
will form in line, straighten bent
shoulder, lift up their gray heads
proudly and swing down the streets
in slow march to j>ay their annual
memorial tribute to the comrades
who have died in years gone by.
Fewer and fewer become the
numbers in this company, smaller
and smaller the roll grows each
year, as death visits the ranks.
And those who remain—with tear
dimmed eyes each year faithfully
and devotedly go to the resting
place of the departed ones who
fought by their side in the great
War of the Rebellion.
Moans More Than liver
This year Memorial Day prob
ably means more than it ever did
since the days of '9B. With the
United States in the great world
war, another great Memorial Day
may be set—for the Bojrs in Blue
who fought in the early sixties will
soon be gone.
Only a handful remain compared
with the many thousands who
marched down Pennsylvania avenue
in Washington in '65 and were
mustered out of service after four
years of fighting. Their greatest
wish and desire is that the genera
tions to come will never forget their
sacrifices and once again ask every
one to join them in paying homage
to the ones who tiave already an
swered the last roll call.
Planning Observance
Plans for this observance in Har
risburg were started ast night at a
meeting of a large joint committee
in the rooms of Post 58, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Next Friday the veterans will visit
all the public schools and partici
pate in the patriotic programs which
are being prepared.
The annual Sunday Memoriat
services will be held Sunday morn
ing in the Pine Street Presbyterian
Church, with the Rev. Dr. Lewis S.
Mudge as speaker. The veterans of
Post 58 with visitors from other
posts will form at 10 o'clock in
front of the Post Hall, 2t> North
Third street, and march to the
church at Third and Pine streets.
in the afternoon ceremonies will
be held in the West Fairview Ceme
tery at 3 o'clock.
The annual parade to the ceme
teries will be held on the afternoon
of May 30. The line will form in
two divisions at Front and Market
streets, jlenry W. Newman will ue
chief marshal and Francis H. Soy,
Sr., chief of staff. Definite plans
will be completed within the next
few days, in the first division'the
National Guardsmen, Spanish Am
erican War Veterans and Veterans
of Foreign Wars will be placed, and
Posts 58. 116 and 520 in the Second
Division.
The route of the parade will prob
ably be cast in Market street, to
Fourth street, over the Mulberry
street bridge; the first division turn
ing south to the Mt. Calvary Ceme
tery, and the second division north
to the Harrisburg Cemetery. The
Rev. Dr. George Edward Hawes of
Market Square Presbyterian Church
will speak at the ceremonies in the
Harrisburg Cemetery.
Flags will be placed on the
graves on Tuesday, May 29. George
Sellers, commander of Post. 58. and
chairman of the committee of ar
rangements, has issued a request to
all persons who know of graves of
soldiers that are not marked to com
municate with him. On Wednesday
morning Post 58 members will visit
the lOast Harrisburg Cemetery and
Post 11H the Paxtang Cemetery.
Persons contributing ilowcrs are
urged to bring them or have them
sent to the rooms of Post 58 early
on Wednesday morning, May 30.
probate WII.I,
The will of Mrs. Mary Hubley, of
Middletown, was probated and letters
issued by Register Roy C. Danner to
the daughters, Mary and Lila, 1
MHS. E. M. HOERNER
Funeral services ror Mrs. Edwin M.
Hoeiner, aged 35, will be held to-mor
row afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from her
home, in Hummelstown. Burial will be
made In the Hummelstown Cemetery.
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Court and
Cranberry Sts.
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Repair and Machine Shop at
the above address. We are spe
cially equipped to do grinding,
bicycle, automoblle.and general
machine repairing:.
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