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FIRST GROUP TO
RETURN OFFICERS
AS SECOND GOES
Practically All the Central Pennsylvania Boys Who
Trained at Fort Niagara Are ,Given Commissions in
U. S. Army; Thirty Will Leave Next Week For Lat
est Camp at Fort Oglethorpe; Those Commissioned
ROTARIANS WILL ENTERTAIN
NEWLY COMMISSIONED
The Rotary Club of Harrisburg will entertain all of the Harris
burg officers commissioned in the United States Reserve as a result
of the training camps at Fort Niagara, Madison Barracks and else
where, at luncheon upon their return to Harrisburg. This was de
cided upon at the luncheon of the club to-day. Invitations will be
issued upon the return of the young officers to this city pending
their assignment to duty in the Regular Army or the new National
army called into being by the draft act.
When the sunburned, capable commissioned officers come
marching home from Fort Niagara, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week another increment not quite so large but every bit as
anxious will be getting ready to answer the call to the second
officers training camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. The second
crowd of young men of the city will leave August 23 to 27.
Very few of the Harrisburg boys at Fort Niagara were dis
appointed when the commissions were given after the return
from their last hike at the camp. Only 72 men at the camp
did not receive commissions and most of them will be recom
mended for the second camp if they care to take another three
months of training: such as tliev have had.
Thirty For X'oxt Camp
Out of the number of local boys
who made application for the second
training camp, thirty this morning
received notice to report at the
southern camp. From Central Penn
sylvania many more were selected to
go to Fort Oglethorpe. The city of
Philadelphia alone furnishes ">l2 men
leaving onjv "S3 candidates for com
missions who were chosen from the
remaining sections.
Selcetion Difficult
The many thousands who took the
examinations that have been going
on for several weeks in Philadel
phia. Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, all
made such a high average mark that
it was no mean task to select the
1,295 that the southern Pennsylvania
quota called for. At the same time
Major Glasgow chose 120 alternates,
sixty-two from Philadelphia who in
order that they are named in the
appended list will be sent to Fort
Oglethorpe in case any of thbse
named on the regular list fail to
enter the service for some reason.
Notices have been sent from the
office in this city to all the success
ful men. and the mail this morning
brings to the last the word of their
good fortune. Originally it had been
planned to choose only 998 from this
section, but when the place for the
encampment was changed from Fort
Niagara to Fort Oglethorpe the quota
was increased to 1.295.
Men of every station of life were
equaHv anxious to get in training at
the next camp. The roster of the
names made public this morning
shows some of the State's most prom
inent businessmen, many of them
married and advanced in years, as
■well as the young clerk or student
who will have to figure on last week's
pay to get the necessary expenses.
Train For Higher Ranks
While the men are in camp they
will receive SIOO per month and all
expenses. At the second camp men
will be trained for the higher grades
Including lieutenants colonel. While
at the first camp a larger number
were commissioned as second lieu
tenants than any other rank at the
second camp it is expected that a
large number of the men who can
qualify will be made first lieutenants
captains and majors. Although not
as large a number is being sent
to the second camp as was sent to the
first, the men were given a more
THE WEATHER
For IfnrriKburtf and virinlty: Fair
to-nlitlit{ Tue*lay probably
Mhowcrni not much chaiiKe in
tern peratnrf.
For Kantern Penimylvanlai Fair
to-nlKtlt, except fthowern In
northeant portion; Taenria?
probably whower*; llffht nouth
w inrin.
River
The >UMf|U(*hanna river and prob
ably all ltd tributaries will fall
Nlowly or remain nearly sta
tionary. A KtaKe of about 4.8
feet I* indicated for HarrifiburK
Tuesday morning.
(•cneral C onditions
A small disturbance, central over
Lake Mlchiffan, bus caused
shower* In the I'pper Missis
sippi \ alley and over the north
ern port of the l.ake HeKion.
Showers have fallen also In the
Lower >1 ississipl Valley, the
Kast (*ulf States and Florida,
and in Oklahoma. New Mexico,
Kansas and Colorado In the last
twenty-four hours. Fair
weather has prevailed through
out th rest of the i'nlted States.
Temperatures are, icenerally, *2 to
S deurrcM ItlKher than on Satur
day morninic over the territory
from the I'lalns States eastward
to the Atlantic ocean, except
nlonu the northern border of
the (.reat Lakes, where It Is
somewhat cooler. Over the
I lalns States and thence west
ward. temperatures have been
Irrejcuiar, but not decided.
Temperaturet 8 a. m., 68.
Sun: Hises, s*lo a. m.; sets, 7:ON
p. m.
Moon i First quarter, August 25.
Hlvcr Stage: 5.4 feet above low
water mark.
t Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 83.
Low est temperature, 62.
Mean temperature, 72.
Normal temperature, 78.
rigid physical examination and it
is expected that less men will be re
turned home because of physical
disabilities.
When the newly commissioned of
ficers at Fort Niagara received notice
of their success immediately a great
rush began for officer's uniforms. The
camp tailor was unable to supply the
rush and many of them were forced
to cross into the Canadian border.
They afterwards discovered that
they must pay sls duty on each suit.
Newspapermen Commissioned
John M. Bon bright, who was com
missioned as a captain of infantry
in the Reserve corps, and credited
to Philadelphia, is a native of Har
risburg:. He is a Plattsburg man. In
tho Harrishunr higrh school he was
noted as an athlete and won several
medals as a runner in inter-scho
lastic events. On leaving school he
entered newspaper work as a re
porter for the TELEGRAPH, after
ward coins to the Star-Independent.
Later he returned to the TELE
GRAPH as city editor and resigned
that position to jro to Philadelphia
where he was assistant managing
editor of The North American, when
he left for the training camp.
Commissioned Captain
Edward J. Stackpole, Jr., who was
commissioned as a captain of infan
try in the officers reserve corps, is a
son of former postmaster. E. J.
Stackpole, president of the Tele
graph Printing Companv. Captain
Stackpole, president of The Tele
while there was captain of the
champion basketball team of the
I niversity. He received two years'
training for military service at
Plattsburg and was commissioned as
a lieutenant in the officers' reserve
corps last December, after passing
his examinations. Since his gradua
tion from college he has been con
nected with the TELEGRAPH in var
ious capacities and was assistant to
the president when he went to
Madison Barracks at the call of the
War Department last spring. He was
a member of the Harrisburg Mili
tary Association which has sent a
large percentage of its memkers in
to the army.
John C. Swank, commissioned as
second lieutenant of infantrv. in the
reserve corps, is also a TELEGRAPH
boy. He received his early news
peper training in Lancaster and at
the time he was selected to go to
Fort Niagara was assistant sporting
editor of the TELEGRAPH.
John Price Jackson, .Major
The appointment of John Price
Jackson. State Commissioner of La
bor and Industry, as major in the
reserve corps of the army, announc
ed late Saturday night, was not un
expected. Early in the spring Major
Jackson offered his services to the
nation in any capacity in which he
could be of service. This offer the
government has availed itself of a
number of times. Major Jackson be
ing recognized as a great organizer
and thoroughly familiar with every
phase of industrial and labor con
ditions in Pennsylvania. He has
been of great assistance to the gov
ernment on a number of accasions.
His definite assignment to duty, will
in all liklihood cause his resignation
as head of the department of which
he is chief. Major Jackson came to
Harrisburg from State College,
where he was dean of the facultv, to
organize the State Department of
Labor and Industry and has been at
its head ever since. He has the con
fidence of both labor and capital and
his removal from the State service
would be regarded as distinct loss
to the commonwealth.
Archibald Knisley, who received a
commission as second lieutenant, field
artillery officers reserve, is a son of
the late Archibald G. Knisley, and
is well known in Harrisburg. He
is a nephew of Herman G. Knisley.
head of the Municipal Bureau of the
Department of Labor and Industry.
Lieutenant Hillearv is a nephew
of Edward L>. Hilleary, division
freight agent for the Philadelphia
end Reading Railway Companv with
headquarters In this city. He was
among the first to seek admission to
the officers training camp from this
section.
Meelton Boy < 'oinmlawloneil
Howard M. Kistler. son of Mr. and
Mrs. William H. Kistler. 196 South
Second street. Is a graduate of Steel
ton High school, class of 1910. After
leaving the Steeiton schools he work
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HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1917.
STALWARTS OF THE SECOND DISTRICT OF DAUPHIN COUNTY
ARE PASSING THEIR EXAMINATIONS WITH FLYING COLORS
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DRASTIC ACTION
MAY CUT OUT USE
OF AUTOMOBILES
Gasoline Must Be Conserved
For War Use; Joy
Rides Taboo
By Associated Press
Washington, Aug. IS. Warning
of the possibility of drastic action by
the Federal government to stop ex
cessive pleasure of automobiles dur
ing the war in order that the gaso
line needs of the United States and
its allies may be met is given in a
statement issued by Director Van H.
Manning, of the Bureau of Mines to
day in which he asks the co-opera
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General Debate on
Big War Tax Bill Is
Now Underway in Senate
Washington, Aug. 13.—General
debate ca the $2,006,000,000 war tax
bill began in the Senate to-day Sen
ator Simmons in charge of the
measure having finished his opening
statement. The leaders are hopeful
of the passage of the bill inside of
two weeks but many Senators doubt
if this can be accomplished under a
month.
Secretary McAdoo will confer
with Chairman Kitchen of the
House Ways and Means Committee,
probably to-morrow regarding plans
for raising part of the additional
$6,000,000,000 required to meet war
expenses.
Congress Leaders
Think Lafoleette's
Peace Move Doomed
Washington, Aug. 13.—The Senate
and House are aroused over the move
Saturday by Senator Lafollette, of
Wisconsin, to induce Congress to pro
claim to our allies and our enemies
definite terms upon which the United
States would make an early peace
with Germany, based upon the disa
vowal of indemnity or territorial ac
quisition and the restoration of dev
astated territory by a money pool of
all the belligerents.
From talks to-day with Senate lead
ers it appears that the Lafollette res
olution will have a hard road to go,
with the inevitable fate of being cast
into the discard.
Boston Hotels' Wheatless
Week Proves a Success
Boston. Mass.. Aug. 13. "Wheat
less week." which was observed by all
the hotels and some of the restau
rants in the city the past seven davs,
was a success. Food Administrator
Henry B. Kndleott announced yester
day. He estimates about 25.000 bar
rels of white flour was saved.
At none of the hotels was anv seri
ous complaint made because "of the
elimination of white bread. Many of
the guests declared their preference
for the Graham, rye and corn bread
substituted. and seemed perfectly wil
ling to continue indefinitely on such
a diet.
Citizen Firemen For
First Time in 81 Years
Meet in New Quarters
After meeting in its own home for
the past eighty-one years, the Citizen
Fire Company members will assemble
for the August business session at the
Friendship enginehouse at Third and
Cherry streets, at 7:30 o'clock this
evening. The company last week va
cated the large brick flrehouse at
Fourth and Walnut streets, owing to
the building being taken over by the
State for Capitol Park extension'. The
city authorities made no provision for
new houses for the two companies in
the Eighth Ward, and located the Mt.
Vernon with the Hope and the Citizen
with the Friendship.
SHOOTS WIFE IX SLEEP
Toledo, 0., Aug. 13.—Dreaming
that there was a burglar in the
house, Frank Leroux walked In his
sleep procured a gun and shot his
wife in the right side early to-day.
She died m hour latar.
Here is shown stalwarts from the second district of the
county, who are passing the examinations before the board sitting
at the Paxtang schoolhouse with flying colors, pf, the first
five examined only one was rejected. This average is being
maintained. To the side is Herman Garman of Lucknow who'was
the first man examined. He passed but seeks exemption on the
grounds of having his mother to support.
TWO MEN UNDER
FALL OF ROCK
IN LYKENS MINE
Sliding Coal From Pillar Im
prisons Eight Workmen
3,300 Feet Below Surface
Lykens, Aug. IS. On Saturday
evening about 5.30 o'clock there was
one of the largest breakdowns ex
perienced at the Short Mountain Col
liery for a long time, in which eight
men were imprisoned under the fall.
Six of the men were rescued about
ten hours after the accident and two
men are still entombed or buried un
der the rush of coal. This morning a
largely increased force of men is en
gaged in an attempt to reach the
two men still imprisoned and it is
hoped to reach them at an eerly
hour.
When the accident happened. Will
iam Greiner, Lewis Shadie and John
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Mrs. De Saulles Will
Not Be Placed on Trial
For at Least Two Months
Mineola, N. Y„ Aug. 13.—Mrs.
Bianca De Saulles in the county jail
here charged with the murder of
her divorced husband, John Longer
De Saulles. when he declined to per
mit their five-year-old son to return
to her, will not be placed on trial
for at least two months, according
to District Attorney Charles H.
Weeks. Mr. Weeks said to-day that
the case would have to await Its
turn and that he did not plan to
ask that it be advanced on the
docket. There are two other mur
der cases on the docket to be tried
ahead of Mrs. De Saulles, which it
was said would mean her case
would not come up before the Oc
tober term of court.
At the jail to-day Mrs. De Saulles'
condition was said to have improved
somewhat the last day or two. Dr.
Guy F. Cleghorn, the jail physician,
visited her to-day and said her con
dition was "encouraging." This was
attributed to the brief visit her little
son was permitted to have with her
last week and to the fact that she
expected a second visit this after
noon.
Grain Control Board
to Supervise Distribution
of Wheat and Flour
By Associated Press
Washington. Aug. 13. Creation
of a grain control board within the
food administration to supervise dis
tribution of wheat and manufacture
and sale of flour will be announced
within a few days. To the board will
be delegated authority to carrv out
regulations governing wheat' and
flour announced last night by the
food administration.
President Wilson will issue a series
of executive orders giving the food
edmlnistration powers conferred on
the executive under the food control
bill. Wheat and flour are taken ud
first.
PERFECT DRAFT RECORD
Carlisle. Ma., Aug. 13.— This town
to-day boasted of a 100 per cent
draft record. The quota of the town]
which has a small population. *vas
one man. Jacob P. Detsch, the first
man examined, passed the physical
test waived exemption and was en
rolled in the new national army.
MR. TAFT IMPROVING
Clay Center, Kas., Aug. 13.—Con
tinued improvement was shown to
day in the condition of former Pres
ident Taft. Dr. B. F. Morgan, in
attendance, said however it prob
ably would be two or three days be
fore Mr. Taft would be able to
walk.
FIVE AMERICANS
ARE LOST WHEN
SHIP HITS MINE
Four of Them Methodist Mis
sionaries; Explosive An
chored Near Cape Town
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C., Aug. 13. —Five
American passengers were lost when
the American steamer City of Ath
ens struck a mine and went down
near Cape Town, South Africa, Au
gust 10, according to to-day's State
Department dispatches. Ten other
passengers and four of the crew also
were lost.
The dispatches say four of the
Americans were missionaries and
named Mr. and Mrs. Naygard, Miss
Robinson and Caroline Thompson.
The latter is of the Methodist mission
board. A Mr. Pointer, of that mis
sion; was saved. Nineteen other mis
sionaries of an organization with
headquarters at 356 Bridge street,
Brooklyn, N. Y.. were saved. The
fifth American who was lost was a
Mr. Summer, address not given. An
Englishman named Duckworth, with
his American wife and six children,
also lost their lives.
Special Term of Court
For Hardscrabble Cases
Judge Kunkel announced in open
court this morning that a special
term of civil court will be held next
fall to dispose of the pending 22 ap
peals in the Hardscrabble cases all of
which involve claims for damages
and appeals from benefit assess
ments, lodged by property owners
who are not satisfied with the de
cisions of the board of viewers. The
court said the special term probably
will be held during the week of Octo
ber 15, hut If that cannot be arrang
ed then the cases will be disposed
of during the iveek of November 12.
The October 1 traverse jury will hear
the cases, so a npecial venire need not
be summoned for that purpose.
Narrow Escape When
Car Crashes Into Pole
J. H. Doughten. of near Mlllerstown.
with a party of friends, had a nar
row escape yesterday, between Dau
phin and Clarkes Ferry when he was
turning out of the way of other cars
and his machine crashed into a pole
and fance, nearly going down the em
bankment into a deep ravine. Several
men held the Daughton car up until
other assistance arrived and the auto
was pulled hack to the road. Mr.
Daughten was in the city to-day and
desires through the HARRIPRI'RO
TELEGRAPH to thank all who assist
ed him in righting his car.
Charges Squandering of
Minor's Estate of SSOO
Charges that Mrs. Mary Jane Wen
rick. guardian of Elmer Colbert, a
Harrisburg youth. Is squandering the
minor's estate, which originally
amounted to SSOO and which came to
him after the death of his mother,
wife of James Colbert of this city!
were made in court this morning by
Mrs. Mary E. Tagg, who la surety on
Mrs. Wenrick'a bo: i.
The court was also told that the
gufdian has not filed an account with
the clerk of the orphans court, show
ing how she used any part of the
money or Invested the remainder and
Judge Kunkel granted a rule on the
guardian to show cause why an ac
count should not be rendered.
GERMAN FLEET
TO ATTACK U.S.,
CAPITAL HEARS
Report in Washington of Teu
ton Plan to Strike at Max
imum Power
Washington, Aug. 13. Reports
have reached naval circles here
that the German high seas fleet has
formed a plan whereby it may seek
Ito elude the British cordon and
j strike with its maximum power In
American waters. Admiral Sims,
commanding the American naval
forces in European waters, has heard
of it and Admiral Sir John R. Jel
licoe, First Sea Lord and chief of the
British naval staff, has issued what
some naval authorities here regard
as a warning to the United States to
he on its guard from now on against
this contingency.
Admiral Jellicoe says the Germans
calcuate to spring their naval of
fensive at a time when the British
grand fleet, they believe, may be off
its guard or when, "at a moment
owing to the absence of ships under
going refits or repairs, the odds were
little if any against them."
Sortie Almost a Certainty
Admiral Sims regards the pos
sibility of Germany's attempting to
send her high seas fleet out as by
no means remote, especially now that
the German boats of her submarine
campaign are not being fulfilled. As
a last desperate resort the sortie of
the German fleet is looked upon as
almost a certainty.
"The German high seas fleet was
not created that it might remain in
active month after month," Admiral
Jellicoe says, and this idea is gen
erally indorsed. It is fully realized
that the German people will demand
that some use be made of it and the
German Admiralty, according to re
liable information, simply is await
ing the moment when conditions
justify the risk.
The idea of an open clash with the
British grand fleet has not appealed
to the German authorities and. it is
believed, will lead to an effort to
elude the British fleet rather than
meet It in battle. The British idea Is
to force the Germans to flght once
they come out and prevent if possible
German war craft from getting out
into the open sea. Once the Ger
man fleet has escaped the British
naval cordon, it is pointed out. it
might be next to impossible to force
it into action until it has executed
untold damage on the high seas.
Plan to Paralyze Shipping
That the Germans would strike at
some point on the Atlantic coast
and would aim particularly to para
lyze shipping from the United States
to Europe is generally realized. Out
side of the British grand fleet the
only other naval force which could
challenge the German war craft with
any hope of success would be the
American battleship fleet. But if the
Germans sought to avoid action It
might be extremely difficult for Ad
miral Mayo to force the issue. It
would not be safe for him to divide
his fleet, and any other gatherings
or naval craft would slmplv be rid
dled at long range by the powerful
guns of the German battleships and
battle cruisers.
It is because of the potential im
portance of the American battleship
fleet in such an emergency as that
created by the German fleet gaining
the open sets that no effort Is spared
to keep Admiral Mayo's ships cleared
for action and ready. Secretary
Daniels and his aids have Just com
pleted another Inspection trip to the
fleet, where everything is described
as ready for any duty.
Meanwhile word comes from
ahroad that the lighting efflciencv
of the German high seas fleet must
not be underestimated. "No greater
mistake could be made than to un
derestimate its strength," Admiral
Jellicoe warns, at the same time de
scribing the German fleet as "a great
war machine."
"It is far stronger," he says, "than
the British fleet was ten years ago,
and In th years before the opening
of the war it was submitted to a
very thorough intensive system of
tralnlnig."
Single Copy, 2 Cents
PASS TESTS FOR
NATIONAL ARMY
WITH HIGH MARKS
Second Board of County Passes Eighteen of First Twenty
five Examined; German Appears, Says He Doesn't
Want to Fight; Fifteen Stand in Line From 5.30 A. M.
1 wenty of the first thirty-four men examined by the exemp-
tion board of the second county division, sitting at the Paxtang
school house, passed the physical requirements,
Of this number seven will not claim exemption, they told the
board members. Two of the men in the first hundred called have
already enlisted; two others were aliens, and a third alien who
was examined, said he was willing to fight.
UP until noon almost forty men had |
received examinations. To-morrow
111* men will be called and the same
the succeeding day until the required
quota of 199 men has been tilled,
f-even of the eighteen rtien passed by
the physicians did not ille exemption
papers, whole the others did owing to
dependants.
Dr. M. L.. Nissley, a member of the
board from District No. 2. and Dr.
S. M. Traver, appointed by the State,
have charge of the examining. Mem
bers of the board expect that they
will work until late this evening ex
amining to-day's quota. They also
expect to complete the work of filing
the district quota by Thursday.
Doesn't Want to Fight
The conscripts have been notified
to report at the Paxtang Schoolhouse
at 8 o'clock in the morning. The last
men each day will be called at 5
o'clock. An intermission of an hour
is taken for dinner.
George Garman, serial number 258,
Harrisburg, R. D. No. 4, was the first
man examined and passed by the
oamining board. He claimed exemp
tion on the ground of dependants
Henry Sonnnentburg. Harrisburg. R. I
No. 5, was exempted on the grounds
of being an alian. Sonnenberg, on
being questioned, said that he was a
native of Germany and did not want
to fight.
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HOME EDITION
Mnkc Reexaminations
The work of the examining phy
sicians was retarded somewhat be
cause of the large number of re
examinations. One man was turned
down because he had a glass eye;
another was EUb.iect to epilepsy and
another under weight. The percent
age of men rejected by the board is
smaller than was expected, although
many are tiling exemption papers
because of dependants.
Perry Board Starts
The Perry county board started
work at the county courthouse at
New Kloomfield this morning. The
board, made up of Sheriff Kistler,
Dr. A. R. Johnson and J. C. Hench,
expected to 1111 the quota of 130 by
Wednesday night. The two Cumber
land county boards have been ex
amining for almost, a week and the
'cross-river county will have her
quota ready early this week. .
Many File Exemptions
The names of the first twenty-five
men examined by District Hoard
No. 2 this morning are as follows:
No. 2 58, Gaorge Garman, Harrisburg,
R. D. 4, passed, dependants; 458,
Jacob Hoover, 1901 State street,
passed, Hied exemptions on occupa
tion as trucker; 1436, Raymond A.
O'Neal, Hershey, R. D. 2, passed,
dependants; 854, Robert J. Jones,
Rutherford Heights, passed; 1894,
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