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HOME-READING COURSE FOR
CITIZEN-SOLDIERS
(Issued by the War Department and all rights to reprint reserved)
This course of thirty daily lessons is offered to the men
selected for service in the National Army as a practical help
in getting started in the right way It is informal in tone
does not attempt to give binding rules and directions.
These are contained in the various manuals and regulations
of the United States Army, to which this Course is merely
introductory.
LESSON NO. 9
YOUR EQUIPMENT ANR ARMS
(Preceding Wessons: 1. Your Post of
Honor. 2. Making Good as a Sol
dier. 3. Nine Qualities of a Soldier.
4. Getting Ready for Camp. B.
First Days in Camp. 6. Cleanliness
in Camp. 7. Your Health. 8.
Marching and Care of Feet.)
Each soldier in a modern army
carries with him sufficient food,
colthing, shelter, fighting arms, and
ammunition to take caro of himself
for a short period in case he should
be separated from his company. The
total weight of his load, in addition
to the clothes he wears, is 50 to 70
pounds. The number of articles is
surprisingly large. They are so de
visde, however, that by ingenious
methods of packing and adjusting
they can ail be carried with the least
possible effort.
You are personally responsible for
all the arms, clothing and supplies
issued to you. The trained soldier
keeps track of them. He knows im
mediately at any time where every
one of his belongings is to be found.
You are required to keep them in
good condition. In case you need
other articles, they may be issued to
you; but their value in that case will
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBUTIG tSSk TEJ.EGRXFH ' (AUGUST 22, 1917.
be deducted from your next pay.
You will receive on enlistment an
ample supply 0 f clothing, including
not only your uniform, but extra
shoes, shirts," underclothes and socks.
You may not be able always to keep
your clothing spotlessly clean. But
when It becomes dirty or spotted
take the first opportunity to clean it
thoroughly.
Y our shoes must be cleaned and
polished frequently. Wet shoes
should be carefully dried. Army men
frequently dry their shoes during the
night by taking a tew handfufs of
a =. ean pebb ! es - Seating them in
U . Cun or kettle until they are
and then placing them in
the shoes So long as the pebbles are
!!„ c ? lo ,y i e th ® m about once in a while
f, tl,e , sho s. Take care not
to heat the pebbles so hot that the
shoes will be scorched.
„iMM gen f ral ' sec to 11 "W ll J'our
clothing Is as neat and clean as pos
sible it ail times. Mend rips and sew
buttona without delay. This will
add to your comfort as well as ap
pearance.
Wear your hat straight. Don't af
;?, L ' I f "smart aleck" style of tilting
tne hat. Keep all buttons fastened.
Have your trousers and leggings
properly laced. Keep yourself clean
shaved. Carry yourself like a sol
dier.
Bear in mind that there is a ten
dency in camplife for men to be
come careless and untidy. You must
use every means to counteract this
tendency. Por this purpose the cus
toms and regulations of the Army
emphasize the necessity for personal
neatness and cleanliness. The good
soldier keeps close watch on him
self.
Besides his extra clothing a soldier
carries a blanket, a rubber poncho, a
canteen, a mess kit, including meat
can, knife, fork, and spoon, a cup,
toilet articles, a first aid package,
and some minor belongings.
One of the most useful pieces is
one-half of a shelter tent, with rope
and pins. The shelter tent is said to
be a French lnven'ion which was in
troduced into tile American Army
during the Civil War. in the Army it
is often called a "dog tent," evident
ly because of its shape and small
size. Two men can combine their
halves and set up a shelter tent in a
few minutes. While it can not be de
scribed as roomy, it is Just what its
name implies, a "shelter"from wind
and rain. It is used only in tempo
rary camps.
Your chief fighting tools will be a
rifle, a bayonet in a scabbard, a car-,
tridge belt, and an intrenching tool.
Other weapons of defense needed
in modern trench warfare will be
' referred to later. Do not under any
circumstances lose track of these
articles while on field duty. So lons
as you possess them, you are an
armed soldier capable of defending
yourself and of performing effective
service. Without them you are for
all practical purposes helpless. Of
course, this statement does not ap
ply strictly to those men who are
armed in some other way, such as
those who are serving artillery or
machine guns.
The rifle is the soldier's closest
friend. His first thought should be
to guard it and care for it above all
his other possessions. He expects it
to take care of him in emergencies
In ordinary times he must take carc
of It.
In caring for a rifle it is especi
ally important to keep the bore
clean. In so doing be sure to avoid
injuring the delicate rifling which
causes the bullet to spin as it is
forced out and thus greatly Increases
the accuracy of firing. Never put
away a rifle that has been fired or
exposed to bad weather without first
cleaning it. Never lay a rifle flat on
the ground. Rest it securely against
something. In lowering the rifle to
the ground, whether during drilling
or at any other time ,see that ir
touches the ground gently.
Don't play with your rifle. A rifle
or revolver, whether loaded or un
loaded, should never be pointed at
a person unless you fully intend to
shoot that person, if necessary, in
the performance of your duty. When
a firearm is put into your.liands you
are intrusted with a great responsi
bility for its proper use.
Anybody in normal physical con
dition can learn to be a good shot.
Two of the most important points to
remember are to take a deep breath
Just before completing your aim so
that you may hold the rifle with per
fect steadiness, and to squeeze the
trigger so that the gun will not be
Jerked from its, aim at the moment
of firing. When you become an ex
pert marksman (provided you have
also the courage which permits you
to remain cool and collected on the
battle field) you will have added im
mensely to your value as a citizen
soldier. The simple fact that you
qualify as a marksman will give you
more self-confidence and self-con
trol.
The amount of ammunition which
an American Infantryman carries
Into battle is usually 220 rounds. In
an advanced firing position, where
it is difficult to bring up reserves of
ammunition, it Is necessary to be
economical. Bear this in mind during
your target practice and learn to
make every shot count.
In modern warfare the intrench
ing tool is an essential part of your
fighting equipment. The eight men
in each squad carry these 8 tools:
4 shovels, 2 pick mattocks, 1 polo
or hand ax, and 1 wlrecutter. In or
dinary soil you can quickly throw
up a shallow trench which will pro
tect you to a great extent from the
enemy's fire. After a trench has once
been started, It can be deepene*} and
extended, even In the face of the
enemy, without the soldier exposing
himself to direct fire.
Don't look on practice in digging
trenches as if it were drudgery. Skill
in seeking and making cover from
the enemy's fire is far from being a
sign of weakness on the soldier's
part. Rather It Is a sign of the de
termination and courage that mark
a really efficient fighting force. Tho
day has gone by when either officers
or men are expected to stand out In
the open. They should use everv ef
fective method of self-protection so
long as it helps to gain ground and
defeat the enemy.
HIT BY MOTORCYCLE
Marietta, Pa., Aug. 22. While
waiting for a train at Watts station
Monday night, John Hippie, of Ma
rietta, was knocked down by a mo
torcycle driven by Earl Carver and
badly Injured. The motorcycle tried
to get across the tracks ahead of
the fast approaching train when he
■truck Mr. Hippl*
WEST SHORE NEWS
Twenty Little Guests at
Party For Daniel Fisher, Jr.
Marysville, Pa., Aug. 22.—The
lawn of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Fisher,
in Maplo avenue, was on Monday {he
scene of a delightful birthday party
in honor of the fourth birthday an
niversary of their son, Daniel, Jr.
Twenty little guests were entertain
ed from 1 to 4 o'clock, when a
luncheon was served. The little
guests with the other persons pres
ent included: Mrs. George Bell, Mrs.
H. J. Deckard, Mrs. Paul Stees, Mrs.
Emma Geib, Mrs. James Brownhill,
Miss Lou Middour, Miss Marie Wolf,
Miss Margaret Wolf, Miss Gewn
dolyn Geib, Miss Geib,
Miss Frances Albright, Miss Marion
Davis, Miss Sara Fisher, Miss Marion
Walters, Miss Jennie Stees, Miss Jane
Corl, George Eppley, Woodrow Fish
er, Edgar Seidel, Ralph Deckard,
John Myers, Elmer Myers, George
Bell, Richard Corl, Niles Brownhill,
Daniel Fisher, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs.
D. D. Fisher.
WED CROSS READY FOR WORK
Marysville, Pa., Aug. 22.—An in
structor in the sewing of articles for
the Ked Cross Society from the Har
risburg Chapter, met members of the
local branch in their rooms in Maple
avenue yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. G. W. Gault, president of the
local branch, to-day announced that
practically all the equipment neces
sary for the commencement of work
has been received and that Wednes
day and Thursday afternoons will be
the regular time for doing this
work.
BOV SCOUT FESTIVAL,
Camp Bill, Pa., Aug. 22.—T0-mor
row evening the Camp Hill troop of
Boy Scouts will hold an ice cream fes
tival at the firehouse for the purpose
of raising funds for holding a camp
next summer. On Friday nignt the
scouts, under the Rev. Raymond
Ketchledge, scoutmaster, will hike to
Orr's Bridge and enjoy a cornroast.
Dr. H. L. Hull, of the State Health
Department, gave the troop another
talk on first-aid work at the meet
ing on Monday night.
Dives, Pomeroy
Specials For Thursday Morning: Store Closes at Noon
No Thursday Morn- Jewelry Specials White Skirts Specially Priced Basement Wash Goods Toilet Goods
> • 10c Sterling silver hat pins. Remnants in 2 to 3% yard 40c witch hazel, bring bottle.
mg Specials Sent C. ,jn p Qr Thursday Morning !;r . Sp ~. la !. Th S:slf'.. T * u ™ a,v .. m .°. rß .'.s£
0. /),, 0/" Mail or clal Thursday morning .'...19 c 11.35 white poplin and llnene Hkirts made with full gathered 19c Ginghams, 32 inches. Spe- , Peroxide Soap.
' . $1.26 fancy metal necklaces. back, large patch pockets and broad belt, sizes 25 to 36. Special cilU Thursday morning, yard, Speclal Thursday morning, ,8c
Phnnp CirdPTl FUlpd Special Thursday morning, 75c Thursday morning, •• • j""i i? ,4c 25c Tooth Paste. Special
12 50 fancv fish scale mesh $2,98 and $3.00 white gabardine and corduroy skirts made in 30c WO v6n colored striped Thursday morning 10c
k . jo™,:, il?" gathered model with Inverted or patch pockets trimmed with large n 36 , ncheß Special Thurs
bags. Special Thursday morn- pearl buttons, sizes 26 to 36. Special Thursday morning $2.25 , morning v-ird lie o ? assorted Talcum Powder.
ln ® $1.49 $4.95 white poplin cotton corduroy and satinette skirts made with '• oining, jara nc Special Thursday morning 8c
T„h „Ji C f^n r Bhlrre<l back finishP< J wlth broad belt to form yoke ' sizes 24 29c Satlne and Poplin, silk fin- 10c toilet soap. Special Thurs
lUD bIIKS vases. Special rhursday morn- Special Thursday morning *3.<5 .. .. . . a nn< . ia .i dav mornlmr „
ing 25c ss.so and $6.50 white skirts in linen twills and fine gabardine, Thrrt!v mn?nlnl vnrH
SI.OO Tub Silks in wistaria $2.75 cut glass flower baskets. made in full shirred or plain tailored model, trimmed with large xnuraaay mornins, >ara ...jik- 2 5c Bathing Caps. Special
Special Thursday morning, crochet buttons and fan.cy shirred pockets, sizes 26 to 34. Special S1 uirta nf Thursday morning 15c
and rose stripes. Speclal Thurs- $1.98 Thursday morning . ... $3.75 wash'suiting. Special Thursday 25c Cold Cream. Special
dav morning yard 40c hn' v B tf B sllver sugar SILK SPORT COATS • morning 9e Thursday morning 10c
da> morning, jard 4Uc j shells, bonbon spoons, etc. Spe- $lO 00 Kayser silk sport coats in rose and white or black and white
Dives, Pomeroy Stewart, cial Thursday morning 08c stripes. Special Thursday morning $5.00 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart— Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
Street Floor. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor, Rear ' Basement Street Floor, Front
Street Floor, Front __________
Table Damask Cretonne Remnants Colored Dress Goods Cotton Dress Goods Boys' Sport Shirts Millinery
39c mercerized table damask, Odd lengths of 25c, 29c and 69c fancy Mohair, blue mix- g 9c and Q o n on pongee, * an ant * mode color sport Final clearance of all remain
-58 inches. Special Thursday 39c Cretonne in " Kht and dark Thursday morning? yard, - inß trlm / ned and ""trimmed
colors. Special Thursday morn- 7B C striped serge, 42 inches, grounds. Special Thursday summer hats. Special Thursday
morning, yard • 35c ing, yard 15c black with white hair lines. Spe- mornlnt , V nrd' l-. ing 38c morning 25c
clal Thursday.morning, yd.. 39c morning, yard loc
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, 69c Granite cloth, 36 inches. S1 oiik p ntfn „ irnlliA Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
Street Floor, Rear Third Floor Speclal Thursday morning, yard, ' ' Men's Store Second Floor.
" " 58c 36 inches. Special Thursday
~ ~ ' 85c navy mohair. 50 Inches, morning, yard -19 c
■■ - for bathing suits. Special Thurs- ——————— j— _____
, ri 11 da y morning 08c 50c Silk Voile, half silk, tan d.iU'--, t> _i tit it
Children s Sandals Curtain Muslin $1.50 suiting, odd styles, spe- ground, special Thursday morn. xsatning .trunks Women s Vests
_ . _ clal Thursday morning, yard,'l9c ing, yard 19c
69c tan leather Barefoot San- 20c White Curtain Muslin, 3 $1.50 Cream Serge hairline 25c bathing trunks for men 25c white lisle sleeveless vests,
, , . and 4 vard leneths dotted and stripes. Special Thursday morn- 29c Suiting, 36 Inches, fancy . . „
dais. Special Thursday morn- ' ln „ vard $1.19 stripes. Special Thursday morn- and b °y s - Special Thursday large sizes. Special Thursday
figured patterns. Special Thurs- 11.76 Serge, 44 inch, good ing, yard . . 15c
in & .....48c day morning, yard 12% c shades. Special Thursday morn- morning 1~/£c morning, 18c
Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, Dlves> Pomeroy & Stewart, ' 49 DIVC8 ' I " omeroi ' & stewart - Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
Street Floor, Rear Third Floor ' Street Floor Street Floor , Men s Store Street Floo#
Women's White Pumps Curtain Goods Umbrellas Shadow Lace Men's Sport Shirts Women's White Pumps
$2.50 and $3.00 white duck Remnants of 19c to 25c scrim American taffeta umbrellas In White and ecru shadow lace 69c, SI.OO and $1.50 sport One hundred pair white can
xT.Biwitti.La ui lav. iu iot alum, handios vas P um Ps in three styles, cov
pumps and sport oxfords. Spe- t d marauisette SDeclal mission and Doxwooa nan e, 2to 4 inches, values to 25c. Spe. shirts. Special Thursday morn- ered heels, sizes 2%t0 5, form
net ana marquisette. special fQr men and women . Spe clal K erly $3.00. Special Thursday
clal Thursday morning ..$1.75 Thursday morning, yard 10c Thursday morning 8c cial Thursday morning, yard, 5c Ing 48c morning sl.-15
Dives, Pomeroy & Stowart, Dives Pomerov & Stewart Dives Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
Street Floor, Rear ' Third Floor ' ' Street Floor Street Floor Men's Store Market Street.
Men's Baseball Shoes Children's Socks Crepe Neckwear. Men's Hats and Caps Women's Bathing Suits Bed Spreads
$2.00 black calf baseball shoes Georgette crepe collars and 50c Raffia Outing Hats. Spe- $2.50 worsted bathing suits in $3.50 hemmed satin spreads,
with cleats on soles and heels. 25c whtte Usle fancy top collar and cuff sets in white and cial Thursday morning 10c * worsted naming suits in Special Thursday morning, $2.75
„ 7 71/ O and 10 Rdp. eocks Special Thursday- morn- colors, slightly mussed, values plain navy, sizes 38, 40 and 42. $4.00 scalloped and cut corner
sizes 6, 7, 9 and 10. Spe- socks, special inursday morn- to sl i o . Special Thursday morn- j 50c golf caps. Special Thurs- H satin spreads. Special Thurs
clal Thursday morning ..$1.50 ing 50 C day morning. 25c Special Thursday morning, $1.98 day morning $3.25
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, nives Pomerov * Stewart Dives Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stowart. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
Street Floor. Rear B°Met Floor Street Floor Men's Store. Street Floor Street Floor. Rear
Women's Low Shoes Men's Hose Auto Caps Outing Hats Black Dress Goods Turkish Towels
Oxfords and pumps, all small i ßc white cotton seamless 50c automobile caps in as- and Special inches.^h'sSclaf Thursday moJn! 29 ° Turk,Bh tOWe,B • plnk and
sizes. *U. 3 and "V 4, values to hose gpec)al Thursday morn . BOrted Btyle9 . Speclal Thursday w'hite' felt" Slizk'Serie '4'2 Vn'c'h'es'' So!? b ' U6 BtrlPeS an " CheCk "' B " Kht
$3.00. Special Thursday morn- Uc morning.. 25c hats. Special Thursday clal Thursday morning .'...98 c Imperfections. Special Thurs
ing '...75 c , $1.50 Mohair, 54 inches. Spe- . .
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, clal Thursday morning sllO day morning 19c
$1.50 white canvas sport ox- Street Floor Street Floor Men's Store $1.25 Wool Poplin. 40 Inches. 19c Turkish Towels guest
fords with white rubber soles. ———————_J ——Mpeclal Thursday morning. SI.OO
$1.75 Panama, 54 Inches. Spe- size. Special Thursday morn-
Special Thursday morning, 95c | cial Thursday morning ... .$1.49
Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart. Women's Silk Hose Parasols - Men's Union Suits Dives, Polneroy & Stewart. PomVroy & siewal!^
Street Floor, Rear • SI.OO and $1.25 white cotton Street Floor Street Floor. Rear
, 50c black silk seamless hose. to $1.50. Special Thursday
morning Vfbbed union suits. Special
—————————Special Thursday morning, Ssc Women's Parasols, values to
Women's Handkerchiefs Dives, pomeroy & Stewart, fng . , Sperln ! . Thursday . Th i"sda> morning, <9i Lining Specials White Goods
hemstitched 61 " coUon° 11l * Street Floor nlves ' teWart ' 1 ° ' 3Bc silk Muslin. 36 inches. 20c white nainsook. 36 Inch.
cS values ?o 12 4c. Special II Special Thursday morning, yard, Special Thursday morning,
Thursday morning 3 for ...25c 24c yard 12V4c
Hemstitched handkerchiefs Wnmpn's Cotton Ho<*e Lace Bands Men's Union Suits 39 C fancy Kimono Satins in 10 25c novelty piques and cords,
with lace Insert in corner. Spe- Women S cotton nose DdHUS IVien S Union auus st ylcs . Speclal Thursday morn- 27 , nches Specla , Thursd '
clal Thursday morning 5c 19c black and white seamless Venise lace bands, 1% to 3 50c nalnsook athletic union >ar ° morning, yard.'
Hemstitched cotton handker- cotton hose. Special Thursday in ches wide whlte and ocru, Special Thursday morn- 4 o 6^n, b h^ k 15c heavy plaid nainsook, 27
chiefs. Special Thursday morn- values to 35c. Special Thurs- * ' 4 0 inches. Special Thursday inches. Special Thursdav morn
Ing 2c _ morning day morning, yard 5c ing, 39c morning, yard 48c j n g_ yard
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomerov ft Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart
Street Floor Street Floor Street Floor Street Floor Street Floor Street Floor, Rear
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Social and Personal News
of Towns Along West Shore
Miss Mary Harman, of Shiremans
town, spent Sunday at Mt. Gretna.
Miss Harriet Turnbull has return
ed to her home at York, after being
/he guest of Miss Jennie Stephens, at
Shiremanstown.
P. L. Wolfe and Lester Anderson,
of Shiremanstown, motored to Get
tysburg on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Stansfleld,
sons, Harold, Herman and Albert,
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Stansfleld,
Mrs. Earle C. Stansfleld, all of Shire
manstown, and Earle C. Stansfleld,
of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., motored to
Duncannon on Sunday where they
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Stansfleld.
Mr: and Mrs. Elmer Corman,
daughter, Alma, of Mechanicsburg,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R.
R. Eshleman, at Shiremanstown.
Miss Carrie King, Miss Reba
Hurst, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolfe,
of Mechanicsburg, and Mrs. Robert
Wolfe, and Mrs. Allen Adams, of
Harrisburg, were entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. C. JJ. Wolfe at their homo
at Shiremanstown.
Miss Pearl McKinney has returned
to her home at Marysville, after vis
iting relatives at Marietta.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Devine and
Miss Ada Fritz have returned to
their homes in Reading, after speed
ing some time with Mrs. Mary Heck,
at Marysville.
Cassius Kennedy has returned to
his home at Marysville, after being
entertained for several days at
York.
Mrs. P. O. Bare and son, Dewey,
have returned to their Marysville
home after visitii.g relatives at Cly.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McCalley,
children, Everett, Madeline, Elmer
and Walter, who have been visiting
for some time with Mrs. Mary Heck,
of Marysville, have gone to their
home at Baltimore.
Frank Ross and Mrs. Peet, of
Pittsburgh, are visiting Mrs. Fannie
Hoyer's family in Water street. New
Cumberland.
Prof. W. C. Carl has been appoint
ed director in the science department
and teacher of physics at the 'Nor
rlstown High school. Professor Carl
was assistant principal of the New
Cumberland schools during the last
term.
Mrs. M. K. Hench, of Camden, N.
J., and Mrs. William llench. of El
liottsburg, spent Sunday with M.
Baker's family, at New Cumberland.
Daniel Pyffer, Jr., of New Cum
berland, is visiting friends at Ply
mouth and Wilkes-Barre.
James Feight, New Cumberland,
has returned from a visit to Lewis
town.
Miss Annie Knaby and Solomon
Beck, of Mechanicsburg, were guests
of Mrs. Catherine Shaffer, at New
Cumberland.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reese, of
Chambershurg, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. E. N. Kirkpatrick, at Elkwood.
Mrs. Llnebaugh and Miss Cora
Farmer, of New Cumberland, have
returned from a visit to friends at
Dawson.
IM P!I.S MUST BK VACCINATED
Enola, Pa Aug. 22.—Examinations
for conditioned pupils and those who
foiled to pass will be held at the
opening session of school on Monday.
September 3.
One ruling of the board which will
be carried out to the limit is that
all pupils must be vaccinated. The
board has also ordered a complete
laboratory equipment for the high
school, both furniture and supplies.
When the labratory is finished the
East Pennsbftro township school dis
trict will have one of the best in the
county.
DRILLING IN LEMOYNE STREET
Lemoyne, Pa., Aug. 22. —Officers of
Company B, Tenth New York National
Guard, at present engaged in guard
ing the Cumberland Valley Railroad
bridge, instead of using the fields
around the camp for drilling, bring
the men to the square, where they put
them through instructions. Most of
the drilling is done in Hummel ave
nue. Many persons are attracted to
the street to witness the drills.
11 AST UNION SKRVICE
Tho last of the union meetings
will be held in Baughman Memorial
Methodist Church, Sunday evening,
August 26, the Rev. A. R. Ayres,
pastor of Trinity United Brethren
Church, will have charge of the
services.
TO INVESTIGATE
MILK SITUATION
State Commission Will In
quire Into the Situation in
Western Pennsylvania
An investigation of the milk situa
tion In Pittsburgh and Western Penn
sylvania will be made by the Pennsyl
vania Milk Commission, which has
been called to meet at the Kort Pitt
Hotel, Pittsburgh, on Tuesday, Au
gust to start hearings.
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture C.
E. Carothers, who is chairman of the
Milk Commission, has called the body
together at the request of Governor
Brumbaugh, who has had several
from producers of
the Pittsburgh district asking for an
investigation of the cost of produc
tion and the cost of distribution. The
commission consists of Mr. Carothers,
Dr. Clyde L. King, of Philadelphia; C.
Henderson Supplee, of Philadelphia,
end Morris T. Phillips, of Pomeroy,
Pa.
The investigation is to be msde at
the special request of W. J. Wilson,
president of the.Trl-State Dairy Asso
ciation. and P. S. llrenneman, presi
dent of the Co-operative Dairy Asso
ciation. These men represent a ma
jority of the producers in the Pitts
burgh district, but many independent
producers havp joined In the call for
the investigation.
The first session will be held on
Tuesday morning, at 10 o'clock, when
the producers' side of the milk situa
tion wll ->e heard. Dairymen from
the Pittsburgh district and shippers
of dairy supplies' to Pittsburgh have
been Invited to attend. . The Milk
Commission has also summoned the
large city retailers, Edward E. Reick
& Co., McJunkin-Straight Dairy Com
pany. and the Ohio-Pittsburgh Milk
Company, as well as a number of
smaller dealers in the Pittsburgh
district.
Chairman Carothers announced to
day that three sessions will be held
next Tuesday at the Fort Pitt Hotel
and that all persons interested in the
milk situation were invited to be
present.
AT SIXTKEXEHS' RRHNIOS
Thomas P. Moran, Spanish-Ameri
can War veteran, is attending the
Sixteeners' reunion to-day at Mc-
Alisterville. He was one of the very
early graduates of the Soldiers' Or
phan School at which he received his
lirst military training. He has seen
service in the United ' States Army
both in the United States and in the
Philippines.
Purchase of Property
Adjoining Hotel Is
Not Being Considered
The directors of the Harrisburg
Hotel Company, which is erecting the
new Penn-Harris Hotel at Third and
Walnut streets, contrary to rumor did
not consider the purchase of the prop
erty adjoining, at a meeting yester
*
day.
The matter was not even discussed,
as the purchuse of this property would
necessitate a change on all the plans
for the structure.
Shipyard Workers Agree
to Delay Impending Strike
By Associated Press
New York, Aug. 22. Although
the shipyard workers have voted to
make the strike in the shipbuilding
plants in the New York district gen
eral to-duy, the men have agreed to
delay their action pending the effort
of United States mediators to bring
about a settlement between the strik
ers and the shipbuilders. Charles
Hughes, a mediator of thq Depart
ment of Labor, was here to-day and
it was said, would make an effort to
have the difficulties of the men ad-
Justed. The labor leaders estimate
that about twelve thousand men em
ployed at the various yards are
already out on the strike and this
number would have been increased
by many thousands had the general
strike order been put into effect.
It WAS further said that nothing
would be done to interefere with the
operations of the navy yard until
after the meeting of the navy yard
employes called for to-night.
Torpedo Boat Destroyer
' Named After Harrisburger
Philadelphia, Aug. 22.—The United
States torpedoboat destroyer Conner
was launched at the yards of the
Cramp Shipbuilding Company here.
The vessel was christened by Miss
Elsie Diederick nine years old, of
Baltimore, great-great-granddaugh
ter of Commander David Conner, hero
of the War of IKI2 and the Mexican
war, for whom the ship was named.
Officials of the Philadelphia navy
yard were in the launching party.
Commodore Conner was a native of
Harrisburg.
TO BUY BOOKS
FOR SOLDIERS IN
CANTONMENTS
Delegates From Many States
Here Discuss Reading
Matter For Troops
A meeting of wide Importance was
held yesterday afternoon in the Har-
Public Library to organize the
part Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land, Virginia and the Carolinas will
take in purchasing reading matt<tf
for the soldiers in tlie thirty-two arrw
cantonments. Harrlshurg is in th
Eastern district of Pennsylvania. An
other meeting will be held in the Li
brary September 13, at which time it
will be definitely decided the amount
Harrtsburg will bo required to raise.
It is expected $4,000 la the sum to be
raised in the city. The campaign will
formally open on Monday, September
24, and continue for a week.
Mnny Representative* Here
The meeting was attended by repre
sentatives of libraries in Pottaville,
Easton, Wllltamsport, Bloomsburg
and other places and of various civic
d other organizations which are
Identified with the State-wide move
> • Ills. State Librarian Montgomery,
Robert P. Bliss, secretary of the State
Free Library Commission, and Mrs.
Elizabeth R. Currier, of Washington,
representing the National Red Croils,
were speakers. Mrs. Currier will di
rect the campaign in this part of the
country, with headquarters in Phila
delphia.
Under the arrangement between the
War Department, tue Red Cross, thf
Y. M. C. A. and tl)e American Library
Association, the country has been dis
tricted and it is planned to raise sl,-
000.000 in the United States for thf
purpose.
This sum. it Is estimated, will no!
only establish the libraries at all can
tonments, but provide means for theii
maintenance for three years, and it if
the desire of the national authorities
that there be as many contributors as
possible. One dollar will be the con
tribution asked and each communitj
will be canvassed.
PICNIC AT SUMMKRDALE
' 'Enola, Pa., Aug. 22.—The annua
picnic of the Ladies' Aid Society o
the Methodist Episcopal Church wil
be held to-morrow at Summerdali
Park.