2 FIRST OF NINE LECTURES ON WAR RELIEF MONDAY Meeting Will Be Held at Red Cross Headquarters in Locust Street The first of the series of nine lec tures on "War Relief" will be given Monday morning at 11 o'clock in the Red Cross headquarters. 206 Wal nut street. John Yates, general sec retary of the Associated Ald3 Society, will have charge of the classes. He will be assisted by Mrs. William I. Laubenstein. Other classes ""will be held each Tuesday and Thursday morning and will continue for three weeks. The purpose of the meetings is to instruct the Society of War. Friends whose duty it will be to investigate all cases, make reports of a.ll wounded from this city and vicinity, and provide comfort for them. A list of all men now under arms from Harrisburg and sur rounding towns will be kept at the headquarters and letters will be mailed to them weekly by the War Friends. More than fifty members are needed to make the move a suc cess. Plans for maintaining a nur sery for children of the soldiers will be discussed. Men as well as women are invited to register for this relief work. The members who have volun teed as Friends are: Mrs. Albert L. Allen, Mrs. Henry McCormick, Mrs. John Fox Weiss, Mrs. Frank Gold smith, Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert, Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted. Mrs. Henry M. Stlne, Miss Anne McCormick, Mrs. Jean B. Chamberlln, Miss Mary E. Sponsler, Miss Mildred Astrich, Mrs. A. Carson Stamm, Miss Mary Gal braith, Mrs. George MaJson, Mtss Mary Mathers and Mrs. John Y. | Boyd. c Compensation Act Blanks For the convenience of law yers and small corporations we have arranged In book form a quantity of Accident Blanks sufficient for a year's supply. Sent to any addreas on receipt of price, 11.00. The Telegraph Printing Co. 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Mama went and tied a ; knot in my $ n<y;k so I could -1! n't eat all the ' \ buttons In tho jpIL | i A STUDIOUS GOAT "This," said the goat, as he turn • ed from the tomato can and began on the broken mirror "with relish, . "this is indeed food for reflection." —Lampoon. HARRISBtTRG TELEGRAPH PICK OFFICERS .FOR NEW ARMY Leaders of Young Men Are Drawn For Ranks; Pre sents Big Problem Washington, July 21.—Hundreds of thousands of young men have heen drawn to defend the United ! States against a foreign foe. j The most important thing con j cerning these young men is who will j lead them. There will be appointed for the new armies that will soon be at grips with the Germans on the western European buttlefrwit, thir ty-two major generals, 128 brigadier generals, 20St colonels, 208 lieutenant colonels and 410 majors.' Sixteen of the thirty-two major generalships will be given to Regu lar Army officers, who will command divisions in the National Army. Six teen will go to brigadier generals or major generals who now hold these ranks in the National Guard. Gov ernors have recommended to the ] War Department these appoint ments. Sixty-four brigadier generalships are now held by officers of t#e Na tional Guard. Most of tjiese will hold their commissions in the new armies. Sixty-four brigadiers are yet to be appointed to the National Army. In the first army drawn there will be 144 infantry regiments, sixteen cavalry regiments and forty-eight field artillery regiments. In each in fantry and cavalry regiment there will be appointed a lieutenant-colo nel and two majors. The colonels and one major will come from the Regular Army in these organiza tions. In each artillery regiment one lieutenant colonel and one major will be appointee, the artillery hav ing only two majors to a regiment. In the artillery regiments the colonel and one major also will come (fom the Regular Army. The other officers outside of the Regulars must come from either the National Guard or from civil life. The War Department expects to get a large number of lieutenant •colonels and majors from the second officers' training camps, which begin in August. A special effort has been made to obtain in these camps men of more mature age and all-round experience than those attending the first camps. Those who survive the ordeal of these camps will becoma captains and lieutenants in the new national armies. The general staff and members of the House and Senate military affairs committee believe every general of ficer as well as all colonels and lieu tenant colonels, in every National Guard and national army organiza tion, should be Regular Army offi cers. With men in the higher di vision, brigade and regimental com mand'! who are professional soldiers, members of the committee believe the new divisions, brigades and regi ments will be better trained and led | than if civilians or National Guard ■ officers are in command. There arc I not enough regular officers to- fill | these commands. ! Maxwell Closes Many : Contracts in Two Weeks Contracts with distributors and I dealers for the handling cf 75,000 automobiles were closed by the Max well Motor Sales corporation of De troit In less than two weeks after the company started making its annual contracts on July 1. The company finds that the men who have handled the Maxwell line in the past are optimistic as to the future. And the dealers and distributors be ing added for the first time to the Maxwell rolls are equally sure that the country, during 1917-1918 is to ab- • sorb a tremendous number of motor vehicles. "We look for prosperity, sales and [ profits. The people of our section have i money and are going to- buy automo- I biles. The automobile to-day is a' necessity and is steadily becoming ' more so. This is the substance of what Max- ' well motor car dealers In every part i iof the United States have to say re- ' garding the outlook. < It is this present and prospetcive heavv demand that is spurring the distributors to close their contracts ] early. They want to be sure of get- i tine all the cars their trade will need, i The Maxwell one-ton truck Is also i inspiring dealers to hurry and make 1 suro of the Maxwell line. Both the ! demand and the output, of this truck i will grow tremendously in the next S year. It is expected, and dealers know i that the truck is really an asset to their business. i Referring to the quick signing of I these contracts for the merchandis- i ing of 75,000 motor cars. Walter E. < Flanders. President and General Man ager of the Maxwell company, said. d "The business situation ir relflected i in these contracts with dealers. This, J | WOUNDED POILU GREETS U. S. FLAG BEARER Tv > > ' U S. FIxAG **ntrm#*rrMH\ This interesting photograph wa a made at Reullly, France, Barracks. The wounded pollu la welcoming th e United States Army flagbearer, and Mcta la trying to understand the other's greeting. DUGOUTS GOOD FOR STORAGE Use of Pits, Dugouts and Ma sonry Storagehouses Are Discussed Washington, D. O.—Th<j storage of I potatoes of the main ciop can bo ac i compllshed satisfactorily throughout | much of the United' States in the dug- I out pit or potato cellar in soma of its I various forms of construction. 3ays | a recently published Farnr.ers ltulletln | of the United States Department of I Agriculture, "Potato Storage and Storage Houses." JA general, tne bulletin says, 110 attempt Is inada to store potatoes of tile early crop, since usually they are sail for immedlato consumption. While the dusjout storage house Is in most genenl una, concrete or ma sonry houses with tranva r.upersii uc tures are, perhaps, must satisfactory in cold clinsat *s. Jn some sections, especially iu the South, whora drain ago is pool, liisuiated frame struc tures built entirely abo\ f e ground must be depended upon. • Purposes of .StoruKe The primary purposes of storage, it is jointed out, are to protect the tu bers from extremes of and cold and from light. Account also must be taken of conditions of humidity and ventilation and of the si.e cf the storage pile. The tempei'atu.-o should be the highest at whl?h pvtat'Ms can be maintained firm and ungerminateu, and which will nt the same time hold fungus diseases tn check. V.xperl ments of the department with eiti flclally refrigerated storage tnd'ca'.e that 36 degrees i'ahrenlieit is suffi ciently low for nil practical pur poses and that in tho earlier portion ot the storage season a tempersture of 40 degrees is just as satisfactory as a lower on e.o9pt where powdery dry rot infection occurs. All natural light should be exclud ed from potato storage houses be cause when tha tubers are i xposed to even modified light, they tire foon injured for foid purposes. A prac tical rule ! n regard to humidity, the bulletin already mentioned say?, is to maintain iufficient moisture in the air to prevsnt the wilting of (lie tu bers and at the same time to keep the humidity content low enough to prevent the deposit of troisturc cn the surface of tne tu&crs. If potatoes ura piled in too large piles they may become overheated and deteriorate. Six feet is a good maximum dapth ti which to pile tu bers in bins, and the area rovored by each pile also should be limited. A good plan is to insert ventilated divi sion walls at intervals through the pile or bin. The'ie nmy be made by nailing relatively narrow boards on bovh sides of 2x4 uprghts, one. ii.ch space being left between the boaids. General ventilation for the whole storage house usually is Accom plished thr ug'.i ventilating shafts in the roof. Methods of Storage The possible ways to store potatoes, says the bulletin, are pits or eartn covered piles, in dugout pits or po tato storage cellars, in insulated wooden structures, In substantial ma sonry or concrete houses, and in arti ficially refrigerated storage houses. The latter two methods are the most expensive. Pitting is the most primi tive method of storage, but if prop erly. done on well-drained locations | Is satisfactory insofar as the preser vation of the potatoes is concerned. The chief drawback to pitting is that the potatoes are not always easily accessible in the winter. Potato Storage Cellar* The dugout pit or potato storage cellar is probably more widely useo than any-other type of storage space. Fitted with watertight roof, It is in my opinion, is conclusive evidence of the prosperity of the nation and of the sound condition of commerce and industry. It is proof, too, of the fact that the American people are re solved to live on the' sane, logical "business as usual" plane. The new contracts are with the very best class of dealers and dis tributors in the country, several being with some of tlie largest dealers and distributors in the country. Among them are: The Harry Com pany of Chicago, who agrees to handle 8,000 cars; John D. WUliarfts and Company, exporters, of New .York, who agrees to handle 7,500 cars; the McKinney-Curtis company of Fargo. N. D., who agrees to handle 4,000 cars; and the Western Motors Company of San Francisco, who agrees to handle 3,000 cars. "These contracts Illustrate the class of dealers being attracted to the Maxwell company by our new sales policy," said T. J. Toner, Director of Salees. "We are seeking more and better dealern—striving persistently to build up and strengthen the already strong Maxwell sales organization. mmm IMMMM LAST FAREWELL AS B •,>. —n — HWffilMliWliilWWWlllWllill m.llllM imumi l!IIIIIWIIWII|UMUyUU J aSßgWßWaßMeSiSS3Sitßaag3SßgSßW>WffaWßagftaftiegKw>c^j:--.M^.w— CyAieD3>3AM'3 UV-/*v*VWA?M. A New York guardsman's farewell to his family. This same little do tic scene is taking place in all parts of the country to-day. | especially popular in the central ppr tlons of the United States. In tne arid and semiarid a type wltn soti or dirt roof is in most general use. As a rule, the excavation for the cheaper structures of the dug out pit or cellar type when erected on level or nearly leyel land does not exceed three feet. The soil removed from such an excavation, particularly if the dugout is of any considerable size, is ample for banking the side and end walls and also for the roof. The cost of construction may be greatly modified, according to the character of the location. In the cheaper dugouts, where tne soil is of such a nature as to remain intact, it is allowed to form the side and end walls, the roof beihg sup ported on plates resting on the soil and held together by boards or joists. This form of construction involves a deeper excavation and a constant ele ment of risk from a cave-in. In the more expensive and substantial struc tures the elde and end walls are buli: of concrete. Insulated Structures Insulated frama potato storage houses are not used very extensively. As a rule they are better adapted to southern than to northern climatic conditions. The construction feature of such houses is the thorough insu lation of their walls, ceiling, doors and windows. This type of storage house is not to be recommended for northern locations, nor is it advocated for, the south except where poor | drainage conditions will not permrt i the use of the dugout or cellar styiw of house. It is not recommended, be cause it cannot be so economically constructed, nor does it furnish as good a type of storage as the prop erly ventilated cellar storage house. Aroostook Type The Aroostook type of storage house, with concrete or masonry basement walls and wooden super structure, seems to be distinctly a product of Maine, and so far as has been observed is not found to any extent outside of the state. It Is an expensively constructed house and is almost always located on a side-htll Now money counts! L buying a truck you must get utmost earning power for every dollar Not purchase price, but cost per year of The four-speed, silent, chainless drive service and per ton moved is the sensible saves fuel—saves strain on parts—saves test of hauling equipment. wear on tires—and masters every road. Many Packards, nine-years-young, are Seven sizes—l to 6V£ tons. Bodies to fit still earning and saving for their owners. any task. Prices, $2325 to S4BOO, at Detroit. Packard economy is the sum of sound Telephone or see Parkard Motor Car Co. design and Packard-built stamina, rein- of Philadelphia, 101 Market Street, Harris forced by unfailing, nation-wide service. burg. Ask the man who owns one. JULY 21, 1917. or knoll in order that advantage may be taken of a ground-level entrance. That 3uch houses have proved satis factory to the potato grower in Maine is evident from the fact that practically no other style of potato house is in use in that state. Artificially Refrigerated The artificially refrigerated potato storage house is as yet hardly in ex istence. The present use of this type of storage house is confined practi cally to the holding of northern grown seed potatoes in cold storage for second-crop planting in the south. o o State Insurance Fund Bill Is Approved The Woodward bill making pre miums paid by subscribers to the State Insurance Fund available for payment of expenses of operating the fund and increasing the salary of the assistant manager to $6,000 was approved to-day. The act as re gards use of income for expenses is to take effect January 1 nexs. These House bills were also ap proved. Changing state highway routes in Huntingdon and Lancaster counties. Fixing pay of subordinate asses sors in Allegheny at $5. a day. Providing for adjustment of debt of school districts. Changing time for issuance of water bills in second class cities. Rain Damaged Local Wheat Crop Is Belief D. Bailey Brandt, of the Paxton Flour and Feed Company, this morn ing said that there is fear in the farming districts in this vicinity that the recent rainy weather has caused considerable damage to this year's wheat crop. The amount of the damage .cannot be ascertained until after the crop has been threshed. This has also been delayed on ae count of the weather, which' pre vented harvesting. DRAFT DRAWING BRINGS MEN TO REGULAR ARMY Three Among First in List Apply at Recruiting Offices For Enlistment Soon after the first names were announced yesterday morning three young men who stood high in the numbers appeared at the recruiting station for the Regular Army and applied for enlistment, Two were rejected and one accepted. It is ex pected they were merely the ad vance agents of hundreds of men who will prefer the Regular Army to the national one that will be raised within the next few weeks. "When the announcement was made yesterday afternoon that no men would be taken from Harris burg the hopes of hundreds and the word of the War Department had Several months ago the local station took as their motto: Let us work together to keep Har risburg out of the draft." Since that time the men of the station have worked almcst day and night to se cure the largest possible number of enlistments. Every opportunity was used to interest eligible young men in the Regular Army life. Enlistments Increase tinlistments increased daily until : Harrisburg district was soon leading the nation in number of re cruits. They reached their own quota and then started to increase the number of men that were to be de ducted from Harrisburg's quota if any were taken. More than 2,000 ad ditional men were secured. Yester day, when the quota for the Harrig burg districts was announced it was' found the enlistments from April 1 to June 30 had more than equaled it. Instead of resting easy now that the quota for the entire district has almost been filled Captain Harreil immediately started a campaign to fill up the ranks of the Regular Army to its required number. Many of the states fell far below the totals expected of them, and to avert a pos sible draft for the Regular Arny. the men of the districts which have i secured their allotment of men will now endeavor to recruit the Regular Army to its full strength. To Wage Campaign Captain Harreil has sent, a circu lar letter to every substation in his district instructing them to make every possible effort _to enlist men . who are between the ages of the con scription act. A circular letter will also be addressed to every man who stands high on the registration lists advising him of his opportunity for , enlistment before he is actually call ed by letter to appear before a local board. When an eligible receives such a letter his opportunity to se lect the branch of the service, he pre fers immediately ceases. > telegram from the War Department gave the recruiting stations their instructions concerning enlistments. This will give the men who stand high several days before they receive notification. During that time it is believed the local enlistments will increase immensely. Many of the men who enlist prefer to join the medical corps or. as ambulance and truck drivers. Such opportunities are still open. Local enlistments yesterday were: John H. Taylor, 502 Walnut street, infantry: Paul J. Anderson, Pen brook, baker school; Mayberry H- M Rlnard, Catawissa, signal corpa; ® Eckert E. Sheaffer, Middletown, medical; Paul L. Daily, Middletown, medical, and George W. Gilbert, 1317 Swatara street, medical. MOTHER'S FRIEND F OR Expectant Mothers HELPS MATURE
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