GUARDSMEN GO
AS A DIVISION
Chances Are That the Organi
zations Will Be Recruited
Up to War Strength
According to re
x\\V State Caplto |
Guard not now in
' j are making stren
anc* nian p rc^ ni
tlonal Guard reserves when the initial
muster for Federal service is held
on Monday morning. The various
units will mobilize at their home
stations to-morrow and in a number
of Instances men will spend the
night at armories or in camps es
tablished in their home cities. The
mobilization for Federal service will
be completed Monday morning and
the rolls will be called at 9 o'clock.
The muster into Federal service
will be under direction of the De
partment of the East and it is ex
pected that the guardsmen will re
main at home stations or In such
camps as their commanders may
establish at home until about Au
gust 5 when they will be moved to
cantonments for training.
No information has been received
here as to when the four regiments
now In Federal service will Join the
division.
The formation of the division sup
ply truck train and the ammunition
supply train will probably be fin
ished In a short time. These organ
izations will mobilize at Mt. Gretna
where equipment has been sent for
them and where trucks will bo sent.
The ammunition train companies
will probably be finished in a short [
time. These organizations will
mobilize at Mount Gretna where
equipment has been sent for them
and where trucks will be sent. Tlio
ammunition train companies will be
from the following places: Philadel
phia, three companies; Shamokln,
two companies; Allentown. Harris
burg, Lemoyne, Lebanon, Williams
port, Reading and West Chester, one
each.
Public Service—The Public Serv
ice Commission has announced Wed
nesday and Thursday for Its hear
ings next week, all hearings to bo at
the State Capitol except . one at
Mauch Chunk relating to n bridge
In Carbon county. Wednesday the
Philadelphia city applications for
certificates tor the Chestnut street
subway and Frankford elevated sec
tion will b<j heard.
Splitting Road Work —The first
bids to be asked under the new plan
of Bpllttina up State highway con
struction in small sections will be re
ceived on August 7 and will lncludo
a number of operations In Washing
ton, Lehigh, Allegheny, Cambria,
Luzerne, Lackawanna, Dauphin and
Butler counties, upon several of
which bids were received and re
jected, The idea Is to give contrac
tors a chance to do.quick work and
to get by without being caught in
the uncertainty of prices for ma
terial and the vagaries of the labor
supply, In Cambria county the road
to be improved has been cut into
three sections,
No Enlistments Now—The next
enlistments of the State police will
be held on August 1, when a number
of men will be taken in,
a .Tltneymen Bumped—gome ef the
who sought the right to ■
operate In Wilkes-Barre have been
refused, while four were granted ■
rights. Those refused failed to show
much need for their services,
Looking at Meals' Residence —The j
State authorities are considering the I
residence of the late Dr, E. 8. Meals,
at Third and North streets, which is
close to the Capitol, as a plaea to
house some of the divisions whloh
will have to move from the park
extension,
New Company—The State has
granted the charter of the Central
River Coal and Supply Company, of
this city, which Mil conduct coal
dredging operations, Its capital is
SIOO,OOO and George B. Tripp is the
leading spirit, w „
One for Judge —Andrew J, Beyer,
hotelman, Mifflin, to-da yfiled a peti
tion to run as a candidate for asso
ciate judge in Juniata coun'
Governor Buajr— Governor Brum
baugh will not act on the general
appropriation bill until next week, as
considerable data which re requested
from the departments -if the Sta*n
government regarding (.eeesgity for
appropriations has just been submit
ted to him.
Hunter Named—James N, Hunter-,
appointed a class inspector in the De
partment of Labor and Industry, \ a
the first to be named under the new
act and after an examination. He is
a former member of the Legislature
from Pottsvjlle.
Steele Keaiifna —Ard. O. Steele, pay
master of the State Highway Depart
ment, to-day left that department to
assume a place in the State Treasury
on Monday,
STRUCK BY JITNEY
George Potter, of 504 Emerald
street, was badiy injured last even
ing while walking along State street,
when a jitney got beyond control of
the driver and jumped the curb,
striking him.,
King Oscar
5c Cigars
have long been famous for
their high quality, regularity
and mellowness, They have
a, reputation to sustain
and they sustain their repu
tation.
John C Herman & Co,
Makers
SATURDAY EVENING,
NEWS OF STEELTON:
KILLS MAN IN
FIGHT FOR WOMAN
Southern Negro Fires Five
Times at Dean
Dent
Dean Dent, a southern negro, lies
dead at the morgue of H. Wilt's
I Sons this morning as a result of be
ing shot in the chest by another
southern negro, alleged to be John
Wright, who made his escape and
whose present whereabouts are un
known to the borough police.
Tho shooting occurred this morn
ing about 1 o'clock in front of 452
Myers street, and is said to have oc
curred In consequence of a quarrel
over a woman, of whom both were
enamored. According to residents
of this section of the borough, five
revolver shots were fired In qutck
succession, but only one took effect.
The shooting soon attracted a large j
number of people to tho spot where
Dent was lying In a pool of blood.
He lived a few minutes after being
shot.
All the negro settlements of the
borough were combed by the local
police early this morning but no
trace of the fugitive was found and
It is now thought he will make as
complete get-a-way as Nod Rogers,
who killed a man in Steelton on the
morning of Juno 14.
Th Harrlsburg police department
was Informed of tho shooting and
met the last car In from Steelton,
but when tho car arrived at the
square the policemen were Informed
by the conductor he carried no col
ored passengers on thin in trip. Bath
men have been residents of Steelton
for several months, Dent's body was
found by Patrolman Wynn shortly
after the shooting took place. Cor
oner Ecklnger will hold an inquest
late to-day,
Playground Schedule
For Next Week Ready
James R, Irvln, supervisor of the
borough playgrounds has announced
the following schedule for next week;
Monday Morning—Senior baseball,
Lawn vs. Hygienic, at Cottage Hill;
newcomb, Lawn vs. West Side, at
Lawn,
Tuesday Morning—Senior base
ball, West Side vs. Cottage Hill,
Tuesday Afternoon -—■ Volleyball,
FotherglH vs, Lawn, at Lawn; girls'
physical efficiency tests on all
grounds; boys' physclal efficiency test
for all grounds, at Cottage Hill.
Wednesday Morning—Senior base,
ball, Lawn vs. Fotherglll at Cottage
Hill! volleyball, Cottage Hill vs. Ma
jor Rent, pt Major Bent,
Wednesday Afternoon—Newcomb,
West Side vs, Hygienic, at Hygienic,
Thursday Morning—Senior base
ball, West Side vs. Hygienic, at Cot
tage Hill.
Thursday Afternoon Volleyball,
Major Bent vs. Hygienic, at Hy
gienic,
Friday Morning—Junior baseball,
Hygienic vs, West Side, at Major
Bent,
Friday Afternoon—Newcomb, Ma
jor Bent vs. West Side, at West Side;
centerball, Major Bent vs, West Side,
at West Side,
Saturday Morning—Junior base
ball, Fothergill vs. Cottage Hill, at
Cottage Hill,
Entertains in Honor of
Youths Soon to Mobilize
Miss Sara Conklin entertained at
a farewell dinner last evening at
her home, 136 South Second street,
in honor of Samuel Curlfey, of Com
pany I, Eighth Regiment! Roy
Thomas, of the sanitary corps of the
same regiment, and Harry Walters,
of Company G, also of the Eighth
Regiment, who will leave to-morrow
for mobilization,
The rooms were decorated in pa
trietio t*yle and the evening was de
lightfully spent in games and music,
the latter being furnished by Miss
Ida Roam," of Palmyra, and Miss
Elizabeth Lutz, of Harrisburg, Re
freshments were served to the fol
lowing persons.
Miss Ida Ream, Palmyra; Miss
Elizabeth Lutz, Miss Ida Hoyer, Miss
Lois Hagerman, Miss Daisy Conklin,
Miss Sarah Conklin, Samuel Curley,
Robert Deisroth, Arthur Hinkle, Roy
Thomas, Harry Walters, Audrey K.
Kleiner, Harry Oimmel, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Loser, Mr, and Mrs.
Charles Groff, and son, George, Mrs.
J H. Hagerman and Mrs. Edith
Conklin.
COUPLE MARRIED
David Ernest Jacoby and Miss
Beatrice Wickey, hoth of Steelton, I
were married last evening by the
Rev. W. H. Shaw, pastor of the First]
Methodist Church.
CHURCH SERVICE
TO HONOR FRENCH
Pastor of First Methodist to
Hold Patriotic Exercises
Tomorrow Evening
The French as allies of this couh
try will be honored to-morrow by
the Rev. W. H. Shaw, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church,
who will deliver an address at the
evening service on "Tho Bastile and
France Resurgent." The choir will
sing the French National anthem,
"Marseilles," in addition to the ap
propriate music.
Tho choir of St. John's Lutheran
church will present tho following
program tomorrow:
Morning, anthem, 'The Master
Passeth By," Kratz, with soprano
solo by Mrs. L. B. Roth and tenor
solo by Earl Thomas. Evening, re
sponse," "Give Peace, Again Oh God,"
Wilson; anthem, "Take it to the
Lord in Prayer," Lorenze.
The following churches of the
borough have announced their order
of services for the day.
First Reformed—The Rev. H. H.
Rupp, pastor, will preach at 10.4 5 a.
m. on "Paying the Price." No even
ing service. Congregation meeting,
Thursday at 8 p. m.
First Presbyterian—The Rev. C.
B. Sekelgen, pastor, the Rov. A. O.
Stone will preach at 11 a. m. and the
pastor will preach at 7.00 p. m. on
•'Stopping the Mouths of Lions." S.
S. at 9.45.
St. John's Lutheran—The Rev. G.
N. Lauffer, pastor, will preach at
10.45 a. m. on "A Revealed Gospel"
and at 7.30 p. m. on "Is Not This the
Carpenter?" S. S. 9.30; Inter. C. E.
6.30.
Main Street Cfiurc hof God —The
Rev. G. W. Getz, pastor, will preach
at 10.30 a. m. on "The Blessedness,
of Obedience" and at 7.30 p. m. tho
Lord's Supper will be observed. S. S.
9.15; Jr. C. E., 6; Sr. C. E., 6.30.
Centenary United Brethren The
Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor, will preach
at 11 a. m. on "Characteristics of
Christ's Love For Man" and at 7.30
p. m. on "The Disappointed Christ,"
S. S., 9.45; C. E.. 6.30.
First Methodist—The Rev. W. H.
Shaw, pastor, will preach at 10.30 a.
m. on "A Wild Flower" and at 7.30
p. m. on "The Bastile and France
Resurgent" S .S., 9.30; Epworth
League, 6.30.
St. Mark's Lutheran—The Rev. D.
D. Holloway will preach at 10.30 a.
m. and at 7.30 p. m. Union S. S.,
9.30.
Salem Lutheran, Oberlln The
Rev. D. E. Rupley, pastor, wljl
preach at 10.30 a. m. on "Hezeklah's
Sickness," -and at 7.30 p. m. on "Need
of Patience." S. S., 9.30; C. E.. 6.30.
Grace United Evangelical The
Rev. J. K. Hoffman, pastor, will
preach at 10.30 a. m. on "Beholding
Wondlrous Things," and at 7.30 p. m.
on "God Our Helper." S. S., 9.15;
song service, 7.15.
Bids Friends Farewell
Before Joining Guard
Levere H. Hess, son ol Mrs. Cath
arine Demmy, of 624 Oxford street,
Harrisburg, employed as clerk by
Frederick E. Smith at his wholesale
liquor store, Ftont and Trewiclc
streets for the past eighteen months,
to-day bade his many friends In the
borough good bye. Several months
ago he enlisted in the Governor's
Troop and to-morrow he will Join hts
command.
When a bev Hesa waa a resident
of the borough, but some years ago,
his mother moved to Middletown,
where she resided several years, then
she removed to Harrisburg, Levere
going with his parent, Hess stated
yesterday that he was anxious to oea
service In France,
STEELTON CHURCHES
First Reformed—The Rev, H, H,
Rupp, pastor, will preach at 10,45
a. m, on "Paying the Price," No
evening servjee, Congregation meet
ing, Thursday at 8 p, m,
First Presbyterian—The Rev, C.
B, Segelken, pastor, the Rev, A, O,
Stone will preach at 11 a, m, and the
pastor will preach at 7-80 p. m, on
"Stopping tho Mouths of Lions") a.
S, at 9,45,
St. John's Lutheran—The Rev, G.
N, Lauffer, pastor, will preach at
10.45 a, m, on "A Revealed Gospel"
and at 7.80 p. m. on "Is Not This the
Carenter?" S, S, at 9.30; Inter, C. E.
at 6.80,
Main Street Church of God —The
Rev, G. W, Getz, pastor, will preach
at 10.30 a, m. on "The Blessedness
of Obedience" and at 7.80 p. m, the
Lord's Supper will be obsedvedj 8, S.,
9.15; Jr, C, E., 6j Sr, C, E., ~.80.
Centenary United Brethren—The
Rev. A. K, Wier, pastor, will preach
at 11 a. m. on ''Characteristics of
Christ's Love For Man" and at 7.80
p. m. on "The Disappointed Christ,"
Si S., 6.45j C. E., 6.30,
First Methodist—The Rev. W : H.
Shaw, pastor, will preach at 10.30
a .m. on "A Wild Flower" and at 7,30
p. m, on "The Bastile and France
Resurgent." S, 6., 9.30; Epworth
League, 6.80. .
St. Mark's Lutheran —The Rev. D.
D. flalloway will preach at 10.80
a. m. and 7.80 p. m. Union 8. 8.,
9.80.
Salem Lutheran, Oberlin The
Rev. D. E, Rupley, pastor, will
preach at 10.80 a. m, on "Hezekiah's
Sickness' 1 and at 7.30 p, m. on "Need
of Patience"; 8, S- ( 9.30; O. 8., 6.30.
Grace United Evangelical The
Rev. J. K. Hoffman, pastor, will
perach at 1ft.30 a. m. on "Beholding
Wondrous Things" and at 7.30 p. m.
on "God Our Helper"} S. S., 9.15;
song service, 7.15.
U. S. Aviators More Than
Hold Own Against Teutons
Paris, July 14. Lieutenant Wil
liarn Thaw, second "ace" in the La
fayette Bs'cadrilla, has downed his
eighth enemy plane, according to
word received here to-day. The. Pitts
burgh aviator killed both the Ger
man pilot and the observer in tho
Boche machine.
Sergeant Edwin O- Parsons, of
Springfield, Mass.. and Sergeant Har
old Willis, of Boston, were report
ed in headquarters dispatches to have
downed three enemy machines in a
hot aerial battle.
Corporal J. P. Doolittle, of New
York Cit, a newcomer in the La
fayette Efccadrllle, had an exceeding
ly narrow escape' in a fight with
three German planes. Only his ex
traordinary anility in doing aerial
acrobatics saved him.
Sergeant Andrew Ct Campbell, of
Chicago, wos to-day cited in the'or
ders of the day for his extraordinary
feat in safely alighting behind French
lines after half of nit wing plane
had -leen torn off. The orders de
clared the aviator showed extraor
dinary skill and coolness in landing
with practically half his machine
gone. This was the first time In the
history of aviation that such an ac
cident (lid not terminate fatally.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
: MIDPLETOWN
Wan Schlefer has enlisted in the
medical corps of the army, as a clerk
and will leave on Monday for Co
lumbus, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Baxtresser, of
Charleston, N. C., are visiting in
town.
Mrs. S. K. Houck, of Royalton,
has purchased the Kling property,
Water street.
The Rev. I. H. Albright' delivered
his illustrated- lecture on "The Pio
neers and Landmarks of the U. B.
Church," at Penbrook U. B. Church
on Thursday evening.
The Sunday school class of the M.
E. Sunday school taught by H. J.
Wickey served a ham and egg sup
per In the borough park last even
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Shaeffer ten
dered a farewell party in honor of
their son, Charles, who is a member
of the National Guard.
ments were served to the following
guests: Pearl Foult, Mildred Ging
rich, Clara Condrad, Bertha Shaef
fer, Katherine Hoover, Ruth Klnsey,
Florence Hetnley, Pauline Wilt, Mary
Musgrove, Ella Heinley, yell Mus
grove, Katherine Shaeffer, Mary
Shaeffer, Laurence Plckel, Daniel
Kinsey, William Musgrove, Daniel
Kaln, George Irley, William Patton,
Harry Shaeffer, Albert Myers,
Charles Shaeffer, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
gar Shaeffer, Mr. and Mrs. John
Shaeffer and two children, Frieda
and Hortlon, Mr. and Mrs. William
Murgrove.
The room was beautifully decorat
ed In the national colors and at a
late hour a flashlight picture of the
group was taken by William Mus
grove.
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ENGINEERS ARE
NOW REGIMENT
Adjutant General Stewart
Names Former Harrisburger
as a Major
General orders were issued by Ad
jutant General Stewart to-day estab
lishing tho First Regiment of Engi
neers of the National Guard, with
announcement that the headquarters
appointments would be made later.
For the present. Major J. H. M. An
drews, Philadelphia, who will com
mand the First battalion, will com
mand the regiment. The headquar
ters and supply companies will be
created later on.
The First battalion will be com
"posed of Companies B and E, Phila
delphia, and D, Pottsville.
The Second battalion will be com
posed of Companies A and F, Scran
ton, and C, Pottsville. Major Frank
J. Duffy will command it.
Orders were also issued appointing
James B. Wheeler, Harrisburg, as
major in command of the supply
truck train. He has been an attache
of the State Highway Department
and organized the units of the suppiy
train. Poul P. Porter, chauffeur in
the State Highway Department, was
appointed a first lieutenant and will
be assigned to the headquarters.
First lieutenants were named and as
signed to command truck companies
as follows: William Joseph Craw
ford, Philadelphia, Company No. 3;
Harry P. McCoy and James J. Fire
stone, Pittsburgh, Companies 6 and
6, respectively. V
Harry A. Pursell, Wilklnsburg, was
appointed a major and assigned to
the quartermaster corps.
Orders were issued for the three
recently-organized truck companies
of the supply train to mobilize with
Officials Return From
County Commissioners'
Session at Pottsville
County officials who attended the
annual convention of the State Asso
ciation of County Commissioners,
held at Pottsville earlier in the week,
returned to the city last night.
After the business sessions closed
yesterday morning, the representa
tives of Dauphin county took an ex
tended auto trip over the north
eastern section of the state, going
through Stroudsburg, Wllkes-Barre,
and over the Pocono mountains.
Much of the time at the business
session of the convention was de
voted to talks from State Depart
ment representatives on forestry
preservation, bridge building and
similar subjects. Those at the con
vention were County Commission
ers C. C. Cumbler, H. C. Wells, Clerk
E. H. Fisher, County Solicitor Philip
S. Moyer, County Controller Henry
W. Gough and Recorder James E.
Lenta.
FUNERAL OF MISS RIPLEY
Funeral services for Miss Ada A.
Ripley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph F. Ripley, 1542 Walnut street,
who died yesterday morning, will be
held from her home, Sunday even
ing at 8 o'clock. Further services
will be held and burial made Mon
day at Mansfield, Tioga county.
| the first three at Mt. Gretna, next
week. The entire train will then
be mustered into service. The or
ders regarding the ammunition truck
train will be issued when the com
panies are Inspected for Federal rec
ognition. Some of these inspections
will be held to-night and one will be
held at West Chester to-morrow.
Lieutenant William B. Churchman
Jr., quartermaster's corps, was to-day
appointed a first lieutenant of cavalry
and assigned to division headquarters
| as an aid.
JULY 14, 1917.
GREAT SENDOFF
FOR NEWSBOYS
"Pals" Honor Samuel Koplo
vitz and Moses Cohen Who
Go With Guard
The headquarters of tho Harrls
burg Newsboys' Association No. 1,
at 108 Chestnut street, was the scene
of a big demonstration last night,
when resolutions were presented to
the ex-president, Samuel Koplovitz,
who has joined Company K, Eighth
Regiment N. G. P., of York, Pa.,
and is to leave for camp to-morrow
morning.
As soon as the honor guest arrived
the entire body rose and sang*
"America," which was followed by
three cheers for the "United States
of America." Then the president of
the association turned the chairman
ship over to the Rev. E. P. Robin
son, who was chairman of the reso
lution committee, and making a few
remarks and reading the resolutions
he presented them to Samuel Kop
lovitz. Then Col. H. C. Demming
spoke, relating to the boys some of
his experiences in the Civil War, and
gave some good advice to the sol
dier. After that "Columbia the Gem
of the Ocean," was sung by the en
tire body.
The speaker of the evening was
Introduced. R. B. Reeves, secretary
of the Y. M. C. A., who delivered a
fine address, giving the boys some
good advice and offered his services
to the newsboys whenever they
would need him.
Then the "Old Friend" of the
7
newsboys, Major Bnftm Price Jack
son, Commissioner or' Labor and In
dustry, spoke on "Patriotism." Th 1
final speaker of the evening:, Rabbi
Louis J. Haas, of the Ohev Sholem
temple, delivered a forceful address
to the boys on "Patriotism Working
•n Conjunction With Judiasm," after
which the "Star Spangled Banner" .
was sung and the meeting closed 1
with an invocation by Rabbi Haas,
the boys all bidding good bye to their '
former president and also a former
newsboy, Moses Cohen, who is also
In the National Guard.
Tins room was beautifully deco
rated through the courtesy of Wag-,
ner Hoffman and Charles Uttley, the
piano being furnished by the Stieff
Piano Company. The piano player
was Harry Isaacman, a former news
boy. Every speaker was followed by
three cheers, led by Charles E.
Rubsamen.
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