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.
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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
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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.
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