MAJOR FETZER IS ADVANCED GRADE Milton Man Becomes Lieuten ant Colonel of the First Cavalry Regiment Major William //J Wallace Fetzer. of <//. Milton, has been /Ty promoted to a lieutenant-coionel cavalry and ■- SJSS signed as lieuten ant-colonel of the First Cavalry, suc -111 ceedlng the regu lar army officer detailed as lieu tenant-colonel dur in the Spanish War. Major Fetzer was formerly an of ficer in the old Twelfth Regiment. He commanded the Milton company and when four companies were con verted into cavalry he was placed in command of the squadron. His rank as major dates from 1910 and he served on the border. The appointment of H. A. Souders, of the HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, to be f.-<st lieutenant, in command of one of the ammunition truck com panies raised here, was announced to-day. Lieutenant Souders organ ized the company and will go with his command to Moult Gretna for muster in. Dr. Brown Leaves. —Attorney Gen eral Brown left late yesterday for Philadelphia, where he will look after a number of state matters. Mr. Brown may be here late in the week Chairmen Depart. Chairmen Buckman and Woodward, of the legislative appropriation committees, left for their homes yesterday afte. - consulting with Governor Brum baugh. Seek Free Roads —Highway Com missioner Black yesterday afternoon assured a committee of Lancaster countians that he was in hearty ac cord with the plan for freeing toll roads in Lancaster county, notably on the Lincoln highway, and that he would co-operate with the Lan caster county authorities and pay half of the cost. The roads in ques tion are the Lancaster and Colum bia and Lancaster and Williams town. A conference will be held at Lancaster, Saturday. The commis sioner also received a delegation from Northumberland regarding the improvement between Milton and Muncy. O'Xcil Gets Busy—Commissioner O'Xeil has not lost any time in get ting busy on the affairs of the in surace companies which it is held he has charge of and not federal receivers. He will have the whole list cleared up without delay. To Award Contracts Mayor Smith will proceed to let contracts for the Philadelphia transit units pron.ptly. The certificates will be issued at the Public Service Com mission at once. Headquarters Mastered The headquarters of the First Brigade has been mustered into federal serv ice. To Test law —A test of the new drug law will be made in Philadel phia bv attorneys who claim clients violated neither State nor Federal acta. Bridges Approved The State Water Supply Commission has an nounced approval of tne plans of Dauphin county commissioners for a bridge over Little Wisconisco creek near Millersburg; Lycoming for a bridge over the Susquehanna at Williamsport: Lancaster for a bridge over the Conestoga near Talmage; York for three in East Manchester, Warrington and Manheim town ships; Lebanon city for Brandywine run and Coatesville city for a cov ered drain for a creek similar to Paxton creek in this city. Interest Runs High—lnterest is running high in the fate of bills in Governor Brumbaugh's hands and he is receiving a mail which is im pressive. The Governor will clear up all work by Saturday morning when he will leave. Consider Treaty Changes to Permit Conscription of Aliens Living Here By Associated Press Washington. July 25.—Changes in treaties with America's allies to make their subjects in this country eligible to the draft were considered to-day by the Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee. Chairman Stone and Senator McCumber were named to confer with President Wilson on the latter's reso lution proposing treaty negotiations. Committee sentiment was said to fa vor subjecting all aliens to the draft, except enemy subject and neutrals. Senator Stone was advised that the subject had been considered favora bly at yesterday's cabinet meeting. All the allies except Russia were said to have Indicated their assent. Miss Helen Taft Works Cultivator in Garden West Chester, July 25.—Miss Helen Taft, daughter of ex-President Wil liam H. Taft. now dean of the Bryn Mawr College, came here last night and Joined the score of college girls who are in this place cultivating twenty acres of land on the Sharpless estate. This morning Miss Taft went with the students to the tract and was soon working a cultivator on the potato and corn section of the land set apart to the uses of the college. Miss Taft expects to remain here for several days and take an active part in keeping with the girls in the farmwork. This morning she re marked that she feels like staying here until the farmwork has been completed or until the college shall open its doors for the fall session. Uncle Sam's Thrift Thought For To-day SPREAD THE MEAT FLAVOR Cold ham, chicken or other# meat left over in quantities too small for use alone, may be used advantageously by mixture with other foods, says the United States Department of Agricul ture. Here is a receipt for one' way to use such meat. Meat and Pastry Roils Chop the meat fine and season it well. Mix in enough butter or other fat to make it "shape" well. Form into rolls about the size of a finger and wrap around each a thin piece of short, dough made from a pint of flour, 2 table spoonful of baking powder, salt, and milk enough to mix. Bake the rolls In a hot oven until thsy are a delicate brown. Serve hot. WEDNESDAY IVEKmG, RAILROAD SOMETHING FOR RAILROADMEN Will Be in Order at Friend ship Club Meeting To morrow Night Information of vital Importance will be forthcoming at the meeting to-morrow night of the Friendship and Co-operative Club for Railroad men. The big session la to be held at Eagle's Hall, Sixth and Cum berland streets. Results of to-day's conference will be discussed and im portant action taken of interest to all railroad employes. This was the announcement made to-day by President William K. Drake. While he would not commit himself as to the information that would be forthcoming it was under stood that certain statements made detrimental to the 10. al organization would not only be resented but that letters will be read showing that tne charges were without foundation. Committee Will Report A special committee has been busy for some time collecting data sub stantiating the worth of the Friend ship and Co-operative Club, and it is understood will make report to-mor row night. It is expected that prom inent officials will be present. In addition to this business, an in teresting talk is promised on the Pennsylvania Railroad Relief Depart ment. It will be given by E. H. Hunt who has been in demand and was unable to attend previous meetings of the local organization. Further re ports will be on the success of the new signals, and the meeting will close with general talks and refresh ments. Biggest Locomotive Can Pull Two-mile Train The greatest steam locomotive in the world has been put into service by the Baldwin Locomotive works. It is so gigantic, says The Popular Science Monthly, that its boiler had to be made flexible at three different joints so that the locomotive could turn around a curve. It is over luO feet long and weighs some 420 tons. Twenty-four driving wheels, each standing as high as an average size man, afford Its traction. The driving wheels are distributed along the length of the locomotive in sets of four pairs, the wheels of each set being coupled together and driven by two giant steam cylinders. Un der full 6team the locomotive can ex ert an eighty-three ton full on the cars behind it—which means that it can easily haul a freight train two miles long and 23,000 tons In weight over an ordinarily good roadbed at an average rate of about fourteen miles an hour, and possibly more. Standing of the Crews HARBISBITRG SIDE Philadelphia Division —The 111 crew first to go after 1 o'clock: 110, 102. 112, 121, 126, 109. 101, 116, 114, 104, 106. 108. Engineers for 106, 111, 112. Firemen for 102, 110, 111, 112, 114, 116. Conductors for 110, 111, 121. Flagmen for 106, 111. Brakemen for 104. 108, 109. 110, 112, 114, 116, 126. Engineers up: I. H. Gable, Hogen togler, S. K. Steffy, Black. Schwartz, Downs, Speas, Gray, Newcomer, Dol by, Blankenborn, Albright. Martin. Firemen up: Shaweld, Klnter. Lotz, Brymesser. Kugle, Dotter, Sanders, Briggs, Moore. Flagmen up: Williams, Helen, Brown, Martz. Brakemen up: Arder, Hatton, Bell. Dougherty, Carper. Reese, Lick. Thompson. Essig, Hartman. Mum maw. Rexroth. Middle Division —The 26 crew first to go aft£r 1.45 o'clock; 18, 15, 28, 104. 35, 13. 231, 220, 226. Laid off: 118, 22. 25, 23. 114, 101. Engineers for 104. 19. Firemen for 18, 104. 35. Engineers up: Buckwalter, Ford, Tettermer, Corder. Firemen up: Orr, Lensenbach. Houck, Smith, Rainey, Berkheim, Davis, Anderson. Conductors up: Rhine. Klot. Brakemen up: Reynolds, Arter, Val- i entine, Blayer. Blessing, Sett, Stouf- j fer, Hetrick, Atkins, Kraft, Aughe. Yard Bonrd —Engineers up: Essig,; Ney, Myers, Shepley, Crow, Ulsh. Sheaffer, Rauch, Kautz. Firemen up: Troup. Young. Plank. Wright. Stewart, Rathefon, Heckman. Engineer for 28C. , Firemen for SC, 2nd 14C, 4th 15C, 26C, 29C, 35a ENOLAt SIDE Philadelphia Division —The 229 crew first to go after 11 o'clock; 206, 244, 215, 243, 242. 207, 201, 203. 231, 22a, 219, 225. Engineers for 219, 242. Firemen for 215, 216, 229, 243. Conductors for 215, 225, 245. Flagmen for 206. 242. Brakemen for 203, 215, 219, 231 (2), 244. Middle Divinlon —The 31 crew first to go after 3.15 o'clock; 30, 108, 115, 102, 107, 116, 111, 113. Engineers for 107, 113. Firemen for 31. 30, 115. Conductor for 116. Flagman for 113. Brakemen for 30. 108, 102, 111. Yard Board— Engineers up: Geib, Curtis. D. K. Hinkle, Holland. Sheaf fer. Capp. Fortenbaugh, Gingrich. Firemen up: Sadler, Snyder, Con nell, Webb, Coldren, O. J. Wagner, Arndt. Engineers for Ist 129, 2nd 104, ex tra. Firemen for 2nd 102, 2nd 104, extra, j PASSENGER DEPARTMENT Middle Dlvialon Engineers up: Crlmmel, Miller, Graham. Crane, Keane. Crum. Firemen up: Bealor, Cornpropst. Winand. Philadelphia Dlvtalon Engineers up: Lippi. Glllums, Lutz, Kennedy, Hall, Welsh, Gibbons. Firemen up: Eveier, Shaffner, Does tler, Burley, Hershey, A. L Floyd, F. L Floyd, Shiodler. THE READING The 3 crew first to go after 7.45 o'clock; 6, 21, 23. 2. 18, 5, 20, 24. 16.' 17. 102. 101, 73, 51, 68, 62. 56. Engineers for 68, 5, 5. 7. 8, 21, 24. Firemen for 3. 6, 8. 21. Conductors for 7, 8, 17, 21, 24. Flagmen for 8, 24 Brakemen for 56, 62, 63, 2, 8, 16, If, 18. 23. 24. Engineers up Little, Tipton, Grif fith, Wunderllck. Blllig, Kauffman, Freed. Barnhart, Lackey, Mlnnick. Firemen up: Helser, Cook, Swartz, Ditzel. Young, J. Hurley. Clendenin, Tanner, Krill, A. Hurley, C. Corpman, Hoffman, Frantz, Kepler, Kressgre. Barrick. Orndorf, Deckert. Conductors up: King, PattOn, Der rick. Barbour. Levan, Bashor. Brakemen up: Berrier, Cope. Bruaw, Kinnard, Sholly, Farling, I>lbtreu. Gardner, Weaver, Lingle, Dahr, Ens minger, Miller. MORE ECONOMY ISP.R.R.ORDER Urge Employes to Save Mate rial; Do Not Stop Off Unless Necessary Further orders from Pennsy of ficials higher up have gone out to all branches of the big system, in cluding Harrlsburg. Employes are urged to save material wherever it is possible, and to remain on duty as long as health will permit. "Day's Off" are discouraged unless absolute ly necessary. Men who have charge of buying are also urged to buy at low prices. Equipment will be needed to take care of the big rush of freight ex pected from now until the close of the war. While orders have been placed for new engines and cars, Pennsy men are scouting for second hand material that can be brought into service. As an evidence of econ omy along this line, it was stated that recently two engines were pur- I chased 1n the South that cost $9,500. The regular price for new engines of the same type would be $22,000. Coat of Cars Cars that cost the Pennsy $1,500 to buy or build in 1916, have increas ed within a year at enormous rates and the price to-day is $3,555, while locomotives have advanced at unpre cedented price boosts, costing nearly double what was paid last year. Not a single car has been ordered from equipment builders by the Pennsy lines east of Pittsburgh this year. The extremely high prices of materials, the difficulty in getting deliveries and the scarcity of labor has resulted in the company confin ing its 1918 orders for freight cajra to the Aitoona car shops. Laat Year Prices In January. i 916, the Pennsy bought steel coal cars at $1,466 each, J and steel box cars for $1,500 each. The same cars cost $3,742 and $3,- 558. | respectively, in February. 1917.1 Mikado locomotives that were con structed and delivered for $39,000 in January and In May, 1916, now neces sitate an expenditure of $63,000, or more, that being the price paid in i tebruary, this year. Award Contract For New Reading Enginehouse Reading. July 25.—The contract fori the new roundhouse of the Reading i Railway Company, to be erected on 1 the site of the present circular build ing, near the water station, has been awarded to Henry E. Baton. The structure will be crescent shape and provided with twenty-seven stalls. The rear of the building will face Sixth street. It is to be constructed of brick and reinforced concrete. The plans were drawn at the local shop. It is probable that some slight changes may be made to meet un foresoon conditions. The contract price is $300,000. On the east bide of the building the foundations are now being laid for a 100-foot turntable. The latter will be built by the Phoenix Iron Com- j pany. This table will accommodate the largest locomotives used by the company. Philadelphia DivVon to Have Big Target Shoot The Philadelphia Division Athletic AssociaUon Gun Club of this city, will hold a "claybird" shoot on thetr grounds at Lucknow, Saturday, July 28. Traps open at 2 p. m. Everybody is welcome. Prizes for winners. Shells for sale on the grounds. Take Rockville car to Hou ser's lane, cross railroad and follow sign boards to grounds. RAILROAD NOTES Charles L. Keckler, freight brake man on the Pennsy, is ill. He is con fined at his home at York. Passenger Engineer William K. Drake, of the Middle Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who has been on the sick list, is improving.. Freight Engineer H. D. Bowers, of the Middle Division, whose home is in I Harrlsburg, but who has been run- ] ning out of Holidaysburg. is here to attend the big railroad meetings to day and to-morrow night. W. F. Dugan, freight conductor on ! the Pennsy, is off duty on account of i illness. Passenger engine 114, of the Pacific type, was turned out of the Reading shop and Is now being given a tryout by the inspectors. Some of these new ! lecomotives are now employed on tne ; Atlantic City Railroad and the New York division, where they are hauling heavy trains. Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon 1,500 tickets were sold to Williams Grove. The occasion was the annual picnic ! of the united colored churches of Har- i risburg. A band accompanied the big crowd leaving on a special train. Captain of Police P. L. Barclay, of the Philadelphia Division, was called to Philadelphia this afternoon. Edward H. Gotschall, assistant manager of the Pennsylvania Railroad I Telephone Department, has been ap pointed chairman of the committee to ! secure new members of the local glee ! club. SUCCESSFUL ANGLERS Pennsylvania Railroad fishermen, j representing the local station forces. • had a successful day yesterday at j Tuckerton, N. J. They returned last i night with 200 fish. It was the result j of five hours' fishing. Mostly weak- | fish were caught, Including many big ones. Prizes Awarded* Winners in Motorcycle Outing Contest Winners in the Heagy Brothers annual outing contests held vester day were announce)! at noon to-day. The competition was lively and un usual Interest was manifested. Everybody in the party participated. The festivities began at 10 o'clock at Bellaire Park. The baseball game was won bv the single men. score 8 to 2. S. Froe llch WB awarded the championship in the pie-eating contest. Mrs. Hoff man took the prize for best record in running easy over rough roads and Mrs. M. L. Heagy won the blow out prize for men and women. Other prizes were: Children's ball bearing retainer, children under 12 year*. Lucy Smith chariot race, P. Cassatt; cogaret match chase, R. Bowers; excuse my dust contest, J. Urich; water sport 100-yard pulling race for men, D Peters; 220-yard canoe race for wo men, L. Jones: tub race, K. Brown tug-of-war, married men. Other Interesting features were a parade In Carlisle lead by the chief of police, who rode in a Harley-Davidson sidecar, driven by R. Bontor; big din ner at 6.30 o'clock and dancing and cakewalk by Kentucky and Georgia stars. Music waa furnished by the Oriole orchestra. y HAHRISBURG. TELEGRAPH SCOUTMASTERS PLAN MONSTER RALLY IN FALL Form Permanent Organiza tion at Meeting; Discuss Important Questions Preliminary plans for a monster scout rally and contests between lo cal troops early in the fall were made last night at a meeting of Harris burg's Boy Scoutmasters. A com mittee composed 'of Garfield McAl lister, William A. Frantz and A. Mil ler will have charge of the event. A permanent organization of the Scoutmasters was formed at the meeting in the Y. M. C. A. building. Many important matters were dis cussed at the session. J. H.--Stine, scout executive, presided and Ross H. i?P? was p ' ect ed secretary. Meetings will be held every two months and scout rallies will be held in the inter vening months. One of the first matters acted upon was the enrolling of Dr. John H. rager, Sr., as an honorary member of the association. Dr. Fager is the nist scoutmaster of the city and was Instrumental in starting any other troops during the first days of the scout movement here. Chairman Stine appointed a com mittee to draw up a set of standard scout tests and to recomend a method of examination to the local council, rne members of the committee are: Edward Mansor, the Rev. Harvey Klaer and B. L. Huntzberger. A history of scout activities in the city was given by Mr. Allister and Mr. Mansor. The association ac cepted the invitation from Robert B. Beeves, general secretary of the Y. M. c. A. to hold a reception and open house in the Y. M. C. A. building some time during the earlv fall. In vitations have been extended to all scoutmasters of prospective troops to at tend the bimonthly meetings The names of the scoutmasters who attended the meeting are: Scdut ex ecutive, J. H. Stine; Ross H. Swope, „v J?,? 1 * 9 C. Peet. troop 19; Gar field McAllister, troop 4; William Frantz .troop 10: .Roy J. Shenk. troop Id Edward Mansor, troop 11; Jerome R. Miller, troop 7; B L Huntzberger, troop 6; out of town guests, Joseph Manson and assist- Condran. of Middletown; J. w. irostle, of Lemoyne; assistant o C i > ,i!^ lTlast S. I L s ' J °hn Demming and Mr. hel? August 6 v. 06 * 1 meetlng WUI be Second Increment of National Guard Called Washington, D. C.. July 25.—The second increment of national guard troops was called into the federal service to-day. All troops from Maine, New Hamp shire, Vermont, Massachusetts. Con necticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey Delaware. Maryland, District of Co lumbia. Virginia. North and South Carolina, Tennessee. Illinois, Mon tana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and Oregon came under President Wilson's recent proclamation, pre paratory to mobilization in Southern training camp 3 to be equipped and outfitted for duty in France. The remainder of the state forces from far western and southwestern states will be taken in August 5. I ■ I 'i I 1 I Our Former German Ambassador, I w ■ James W. Gerard, Says: g =. """"""" iiW AM writing what should have been the last I c^a P ter as foreword of this series of llf- SW|te|| ' A articles, because I want to bring home to our people the gravity of the situation; because I v: \tj | want to tell them that the military and naval power I | f °f the German Empire is unbroken. Americans |V;V Vr /Jl si do not grasp either the magnitude or the-importance I III| of the starvation of our allies than of the starvation * °f the Germans. • . . We are engaged in a war against the greatest military power the world has ever seen; against a people whose country was for so many centuries a theatre JAMES w. GERARD of devastating wars that fear is bred into the very marrow of their tl, Utm UnM, " t c S JrTa'n £mX" aJ '° "" souls, making them ready to submit their lives and 1 fortunes to an autocracy which for centuries has ground their which has promised them as a result of the war not only security, but riches untold and the dominion of the world; a people which, as from a high mountain, has looked upon the cities of the world and the* glories of them and has been promised these cities and their glories by the devils of autocracy and! of war. . . . We stand in great peril, and only the exercise of ruthless realism can win this war for us. . .' . If we had stayed out and the war had been drawn or won by Germany we would have been attacked, and that while Europe stood grinning by. ... 1 TELL SOME THING OF THE REAL GERMANY not only that my readers may understand the events of the last three years, but that they may judge what is likely to happen in our future relations with that country." From Foreword to 44 My Four Years in Germany," by former Ambassador James W. Gerard, which will be published as a serial by the Philadelphia Public Ledger, beginning with the issue of Sunday, August 5. Order the Public Ledger from your ■ carrier, or send order with name and address to the Public Ledger Company, Box 1526-C, and carrier will be notified. • 9 1 PUBLIC s&S&LEDGER I Ui NEWS OF STEELTON RED CROSS SENDS MUCH ABROAD Local Society Does Splendid Work Sewing War Materials Activities of the Steelton Red Cross Society are not falling off on account of the hot weather. The re sults of the strenuous work on the part of the ws>men who gather at the Red Cross headquarters <n Har risburg street several times each week are very encouraging. The society recently made a ship ment of five boxes of materials which were sent direct from Brook lyn to France. In the number were Included two boxes of bandages; one box of bath robes and two boxes of pajamas. Another box of pajamas Is being completed for shipment this week. The women turn out about a dozen sets of pajamas a day. The materials are inspected and numbered here and are not touched until they reach Trance. Mrs. R. M. Rutherford, treasurer of the society, said to-day that a fi nancial statement was being pre pared and would be issued probably to-morrow. Steelton ranks among the first In membership and in finan cial standing. ASSOCIATION' ELECTS The Standard Savings and- Loan Association No. 2 elected officers, auditors and directors for the en suing year. The officers follow: Dr. William H. Seibert, president; Harry L. Dress, secretary; Harry H. Howard, treasurer, and Frank B. Wickersham, attorney. The direc tors are: Horace M. Cumbler, Harry L. Dress, secretary; Harry H. How ard, treasurer; Dewitt C. Myers, Maurice O. Putt, Dr. William H. Sei bert, president; Frank B. Wicker sham, attorney; James M. Zimmer man. The auditors are O. C. Bishop and D. Edward Myers. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS LODGES HOLD PATRIOTIC MEETING A patriotic meeting of two local lodges of the Knights of Pythias organization was held in Frey's hall last night. The Rev. G. i X. Lauffer, pastor of St. John's Lu j theran Church, and G. H. Moyer j were the speakers of the evening. Frank B. Wickersham was toast master. Miss Grove and J. Elmer George sang solos. TRUST COMPANY DIRECTORS At a meeting of the board of di rectors of the Steelton Trust Com pany four directors were elected. They are: Edward Bailey, Felton Bent, M. A. Cumbler and John B. Lltch. MRS. ATTICKS DIES Mrs. Sarah C. Atticks, widow of William C. Atticks, and an old resi dent of Steelton, died yesterday aft ernoon at her home, 838 North Front street, from complications. No ar rangements have been made for the funeral. Young Folks Take Auto Truckride to Hershey An automobile truck load of young folks were chaperoned and enter- tained by Mr. and Mrs. Boyd D. Col lins at Hershey last evening in honor of their daughter Vera, who leaves on an extended visit to the North. A very pleasant evening was spent with dancing featuring. A midnight lunch was served to the following: Misses Lurlyne Hall, Madeline Brown, Elsie V. Oliver, Lillian Peters, Mary Louise 'Williams, Thelma Phillips, Virginia Edwards and Vera Collins. Roy Spahn, N. T. Shields, Harry Orsteln, P. Lawrence Roberts, Sam Crosby, Herbert Churchill, P. J. Froellch and Harvey Semmes and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd D. Collins. ARCANUM MEETING A special meeting of Royal Arca num, No. 933, will be held in Red Men's hall this evening. H. R. Camp bell of Harrisburg, and Frank B. Wickersham will be the speakers. TO ELECT JANITORS Janitors for two borough school buildings will be elected at the next meeting of the school board. Vacan cies at the High school and Major Bent buildings must be filled. Steelton Snapshots To Witness Fight.—Justice of the Peace Stees went to Philadelphia to day to witness the Kilbane-Leonard fight in that city this evening. Annual Outing—Class No. 5, of the Centenary United Brethren Sunday school will hold its annual outing at Reservoir park to-morrov. The picnickers will leave the borough at 2 o'clock. To Hold Dane*-—The St. Peter's club will give a dance this evening in St. Aloyslus hall. South Second street this evening at 8 o'clock, the benefit of the church. Stoeleworker Injured—John Neal, 302 Ridge street, sustained a broken left leg while at work in the local steel plant yesterday. He was pin ned between a hoist and a coke buggy. He was taken to the Harris burg Hospital, for treatment. Soldier Who Returns Stolen Pocketbook Is Charged With Larceny According to the police. Private Harry Givens, X. G. P.. who posed as the "Soldier Boy" heroic when a purse was stolen from Mrs. W. R. Granger was really the offender. He was given a hearing yesterduv after noon and held under S3OO bail for court. Whe nthe pocketbok was stolen from Mrs. Granger a crowd imme diately started in pursuit of Theodore Miller, who was seen to snatch the purse. Givens latter turned up at the police station and proudly displayed the empty pocketbok. Immediately he was made a hero. Later he was sus pected and Officer Paul Schelhaus went to the island and arrested him. Yesterday afternoon he gave his home as Lebanon, but police state their records show he is the same man who has served three terms in the Huntingdon reformatory, was re turned once for bretaking parole and also served in the Glen Mills school. Each case was for larceny. JULY 25, 1917. : MIDDLETOWN W. w. Concklin. C. C. Et noyer, F. B. Stayman and John Koons, motored to Lancaster yesterday' in the former's automobile. The social circle spent the day at Reading, where they were entertained by Mrs. Lizzie Martin. They were taken there by automobile in charge of John Koons and the following were In the party: Mrs. F. W. Myers. Frank Condran. Mrt-. j. P. Ackerman, Mrs. C. E. Bower, Mrs. N. C. Fuhr man, Mrs. C. Ober and Mrs. Sherman Hawthorne, of Harrisburg. Amos Huntzberger. W. J. Kin nard, Addison Harnley, George Engle, Jack Matton motored to York and Hanover yesterday in the former's automobile. _ Miss Dorothy Geotge, daughter of l' 1"' H. W. George, underwent an oper ation at the Harrisburg hospital on Monday. Miss Pauline Wall is visiting at Washington, D. C.. for several weeks. Miss Naomi Carmany was elected as a teacher by the Lower Swatara township. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Armour and daughter have returned home from a week's vacation to Atlantic City. G. W. Carr visited at Chambers burg, the past two days, making the trip with a motorcycle. Mrs. C. E. Bowers will leave on Thursday for Philadelphia, where she will visit her eon, Karl Bowers, for several days. Yesterday was payday for the em ployes of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in town, and the carshops had payday to-day. Mrs. Clarence Sweeney, of New [Cumberland, is visiting in town, i Miss Blanche Orner, of Philadel phia, is visiting in town for some time. Mrs. R. S. Friday and two daugh ters. of State College, are visiting in town. Miss Ruth Stotz is ill at her home in S. Catherine street, with typhoid fever. Master Draft Lists Now On Way to Registration Boards From the Capital By Associated P'css Washington. T). C„ July 25.—Mas ter lists of the army conscription drawn were in the hands of a num ber of local exemption boards to-day and were on their way to other boards more distant from Washing lion, where they were mailed yester day. Each local board, on receipt of the list, is required to summon for ex amination twice as many men as the actual quota for the district. Thus the work of selecting men to make up the first half-million contingent of the national army hereafter is in the hands of civilians composing the exemption boards. Examination of the master list showed only a few errors in the un official list compiled by the press during the rush hours of the draw ing and telegraphed to newspapers over the country. Among variations discovered in the unofficial lists previously announced are the following: * No. 2595 was announced as 3595. No. 10053 was announced as 1053. No. 1179 was announced as 1170. No. 10021 was announced as 1021. No. 1143 was announced as 1043. No. 570 was announced as 507. No. 538 was announced as 5038. No 10498 is stricken out. It was drawn as 2 780, which was found to be duplicated. No. 10500 is 5794, the only missing number in the drawing. 1,000 LYKENS MINERS STRIKE Dispute Between Operators and Employes as to Top ping of Cars the Trouble Lykens, Pa., July 25.—About 1,000 men went out on strike at the Short Mountain colliery here this morning on account of a dispute with the op erators on the question of the "top ping" of cars. This matter has been pending for more than a year, and during that time the Conciliation Board, composed of three members appointed by the operators and three named by the United Mine Workers of America, has been trying in vain to reach a conclusion. A vote al ways resulted in a tie. About two weeks ago Umpire Charles P. Nelll, Washington, D. C., handed down a decision in which he said the cars should be topped to a height of twelve inches. But now the operators claim that the height should be twelve inches at the break i er. The men claim that the mea surement of twelve inches should be at the shute. The coal, naturally, will settle down considerably in be ing hauled several miles from the shute to the breaker. This seems to be what has caused trouble. Previous to making his decision, two weeks ago. Umpire Neill admit ted that the cars had about fifteen inches topping. The men claim they i had from fifteen to twenty inches when the cars started on the way to the breaker. The strikers say they will not re sume work until the whole question ia finally and satisfactorily settled. Pastor of Steelton Church Dies at Enola The Rev. Franklin Y. Weldenham mer, aged 63, 534 Race street, was the first victim of the summer's heat wave, he died yesterday afternoon while on a visit to friends in Enola. He is survived by his wife, and four children, two sons, J. Fred -and J. Landis, two daughters, Miss Hattie M. and Miss Franceg A. Funeral serv ices will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Private burial will be made in the East Harrisburg Ceme tery. The Rev. Mr. Weidenhammer was pastor of the East Steelton Church of God. He filled charges at Enola. Bowmansdale and Churchtown prior to going to Steelton. He was a mem ber of the Elizabethtown Lodge of Odd Fellows, the Mt. Carmel Camp of the P. O. S. of A. and last winter was principal of the Washington Heights Grammar school. FUNERAL, OF I.ITTI-E GIRI, Funeral services for Miss Katherine Elizabeth Eisenhart, aged 3, who died yesterday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Eisenhart, 1860 Walnut street, will be held to morrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. The Rev. John Warden, assistant pastor of the Pine Street Presbyterian church will officiate. She is survived by her parents. 7
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