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PRIZES FOR BIG
MASQUERADE
Merchants From This City,
Mechanicsburg and Car
lisle Contribute Articles
A masquerade carnival will be held
at. Williams Grove on Saturday.
There will be dancing from S to 11
o'cloc.k. Prizes will be to the best
dressed, the most original and most
comical masqueraders on the floor.
There will be prizes for children un
der 16 years of age.
The prizes were donated by the
following business houses:
Harrisburg—Tho Army and Navy
Shoe Store, one pair of army shoes;
Harrisburg Hardware Company, one
tennis racket: P. H. Caplan Co., solid
gold lavalller; Harrisburg Telegraph,
one year's subscription and berry set:
Jacob Tausig's Sons, hand-painted
plate: Sides & Sides, woolen sweater:
J. C. Herman Company, pipe: G. N.
Bogar, bathing suit; William Strouse,
furnishing article.
Mechanicsburg—ll. Rakestraw, ice
Ryan's department store,
lady's umbrella; Harper Myers, rock
ing chair; Senseman's cigar store,
pipe; T. Biddle & Son, silk hose;
Ideas' drug store, one box of sta
tionery.
Carlisle lCronenberg & Sons,
necktie; Jacob Weiner, lady's silk
hose; Hertzler <s• Steckler, lady's silk
hose: P. B. Weigle, one pound coffee;
Charles Berg, necktie.
TWELVE MORE GAINED
FOR NATIONAL ARMY
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Inatlons of the first 510 called will
end to-morrow afternoon.
(iot Rid of l>rpendant
Results this morning follow: Thirty
seven examined; thirteen rejected
physically, three overweight and two
with flat feet; seventeen claiming
exemption, and seven accepted; four
not appearing.
Third district—Twenty-five exam
ined. seven discharged, physical rea
sons: five accepted; thirteen claiming
exemption.
One colored man called before the
first division board in Steelton the
other day returned this morning with
exemption papers and said he did not
want them.
"Mah mother went an' married an
othal) man, an' Ah'm not goin' to
support her any more,' he explained.
Peter Stulic, another man called by
the board, when weighed this morn
ing, tipped the scales at 234 pounds.
He is 5 feet 7 and is 102 pounds over
weight. The hoard rejected him.
The draft board for the second divi
sion will begin examinations at Pax
tang again next Monday morning.
Results of examinations by the first
hoard yesterday: Physically deficient,
22: absent, 22; passed, 56; claiming
exemption, 51,
Results of the third division hoard:
Passed—Karl Newbaum, Martin Gaupp,
Russel Doney, Hayden Klinger, John
Dietrich, Henry Fitzpatrick, Joseph
Harman.
. Asked exemption Roy Barrett.
Ralph Miller. Guy Ritter, Calder En
df rs, Walter Schminkey, George Hand,
Kdgar Shepley, Levi Schaffer. John J.
Coper. Freeman Manser, Norman Dan
iel, Harry E. Miller, Galen Kemble,
<"lark C. Miller, William A. Warner,
Paul Jury, Charles Dietrich. Hubert
Stine, Harry Fisher, Charles Long,
Harvey Kelley. John Kelley, Frank
Gaber, Clarence Schaffer. John Hoff
man, Harry Sweigard, Ray Myers,
William Cook, William Morgan, Her
bert Weaver and John James.
Rejected—-Hary A. Herman, James
Mace, Uriah Carsnitz, James Adams,
William Crawley, Guyan Paul, Paul
Kursovitch, Jay C. Scheffler, Charles
!•'. Snyder, Francis O. Rlegle, Paul
Rcnn, Stanley Tchopp, Mark Walborn,
Isaac Reisch. John Cable. Charles
Troutman.
Failed to appear—Eugene McAuliffe.
Writes Own Obituary
as She Feels Death Near
"After a short illness, Sarah Tait,
entered into her rest at her home.
502 Cumberland street. August 21.
She was a consistent member of the
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church for
many years. Although of a retiring
and unassuming type, she was con
scientious In all her duties and pos
sessed many true and upright quali
ties. During her twenty-four years
as teacher in the public schools of this
city, she achieved gratifying; success
but her painstaking methods finally
overtaxed her nerves and energies,
compelling her to retire from the
work she loved.
"She is survived by two grand
nieces and four grandnephews, who
reside in the far Western States of
Kansas and Washington. Funeral
services will be held in the C. H.
'"auk funeral chapel. Sixth and Kel
k.er streets. Friday afternoon, at 2
ii RLRTRK. The RPV. Robert Baffnell,
pastor "f the Grace Methodist Church,
will officiate. Burial will be private
ik itui'i ishurg Cemetery."
Three hours before death overtook
her. Miss Tait, aged 83. wrote her own
obituary as printed above. She died
last night at her home. 502 Cumber
land street, and requested that her
obituary be given to the newspapers.
OIKS KHOM COM I*l,l CATIONS
Harry F. FitzKee. 3344 North Sixth
street, aged 63, died at his home last
evening from complications. Funeral
services will be held Saturday morn-
I.IK. HI 11:45 o'clock, from the home.
The Rev. Amos Stamets, of the Augs
burg Lutheran Church, will officiate.
Ihe body will be to Newport
for burial. *urviveß.
waa ill for about a year. i
432 MARKET ST.
Specials For
Thursday,
Aug. 23
Stewing Lamb, 12ic
Lean Boiling 1 r?
•Beef 1 5C
Fancy Round Offc
Steak CAJ C
Fish—Fish
Seat Trout, Butter Fish
and Red Bass, If\
lb IOC
56 Markets in Principal
Cities of 14 States
Main omen ChlraftO, 111,
Parkins Plantsi Peoria, 111.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG 'RKT.FOB."^PH~ /VUGUST
IRISH DIE LIKE HEROES
IN FACE OF FIERCE FIRE
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bo placed as lying between Fortuln
on the north and Frezenbcrg on the
south. Before them lay strong Ba
varian positions scattered over a ter
rain which at first blush made the
advance seem impossible. Stretching
out from the Zonnebeke-Langemarck
road ucross the center of the battle
field was a ridge which dominated
all surrounding ground and from a
myriad of machine guns on the crest
could be poured a deluge of bullets
into the advancing ranks.
Knce-Dccp Mud
Through the southern portion of
this section the swollen Zonnebeke
river poured Its muddy water and
scattered along both banks of the
stream were mnay steel and concrete
redoubts holding from 20 to 100 Ger
mans, all well armed. Immediately
In front of the Irish was undulating
ground. Every knoll was a strong
Bavarian position and the whole sec
tion was filled with concrete redoubts
and shell hole nests lined with ma
chine guns. Depressions in the
ground were n mass of knee-deep
mud caused by recent rains and the
llood of the river.
The Irish battalions were muddy
and wet when they began the attack.
The Ulstermen were on the left of
this battlefield and the men of the
South on the right. Shoulder to
shoulder they moved out among the
heart-breaking obstacles at the break
of day, bogging at every step, and
all that human beings could have
done under such circumstances they
tlid. As they advanced they first en
countered the customary thinly held
line of German outposts among the
shell craters. These Bavarians fell
back and almost immediately the
Irishmen found themselves lacing
fire from every machine gun before
them, vicious rapid fire whipping out
a steady stream of lead breast high
across the whole battlefield.
liain of Lead
Amidst this hail of bullets and
crashing shells the Irishmen pushed
doggedly forward. The Ulstermen
lirst struck a position called Pond
farm, below Fortuin. Here were
many machine guns placed in con
crete plates and deep dugouts. The
Ulstermen plunged Into the gun pits
and a fierce struggle followed. The
Bavarians would not surrender and
they fought until the last German
lay crumpled beside his gun. • A
small garrison was left to hold this
place and the Irishmen pushed on.
There was constant and bitter fight
ing at every step.
Near Pond farm they were held up
by partly cut barbed wire entangle
ments and as they struggled through
this they were swept with bullets.
Numerous redoubts were encoun
tered beyond and In most cases it
was hand-to-hand fighting to a finish
with a stubborn enemy. The South
ern Irishmen at a given hour Went
forward with all the coolness whlcn
made them famous at Glnchy and
other places. They surged on
through the mire to some of their
objectives, but they had passed nu
merous unsilenced machine gun em
placements and the following waves
of infantry were held tip by tliese.
Hand to Hand
North of Frezenberg was a redoubt
called Borry farm, holding sixty to
eighty Bavarians with machine guns.
The position was too strong for the
infantry to take, but the Irishmen
battled on until these troops which
had essayed an attack on the for
tification lay dead or wounded before
it. But others pushed forward to
'Hill 35, as the ridge which domi
nated the surrounding ground was
known, and for a time that eminence
was aittually in British hands. But
it was too important a position for
the Germans to relinquish. They
massed great numbers of men behind
it and hurled them against the Irish.
The latter met the onslaught with
bayonet and clubbed rifles and fought
as their forefathers had fought,
fiercely and determinedly.
But they were greatly outnum
bered and gradually they were forced
to fall back until the Germans had
regained their hold on the hill. The
Bavarians then began a series of
heavy counter attacks and the Irish,
many of them wounded and all ex
hausted, retreated slowly, fighting
every inch of the way, until they
reached the trenches which they left
at dawn* and which they held. No
more heroic effort has been made
since the war began than this.
Individual Heroism
There thad been many instances
of individual heroism, a striking ease
being fhat of the chaplain who gave
his life while working among the
men he loved. They tried to keep
him back, but he had been with them
in Ginchy and other struggles and
he would not desert his boys now, so
he continued to work on the shell
lorn, bullet-swept field, his kindly
face seen now beside some wounded
man, now beside another who was
dying.
It was while he was kneeling to
give absolution to some badly
wounded man that a German shell
broke near him and he was killed,
it was a great loss to the Irish troops
and his name was spoken with tears
by those left behind. Another who
will not he forgotten is the doctor
who for five days and nights con
tinued his work of rescuing wounded
under heavy fire.
Canada Will Cease
Making War Munitions
Ottawa, Aug. 22. The Imperial
munitions board announced to-dav
that production of munitions In Can
ada will be discontinued as no longer
necessary, except in some lines which
In part will be produced in lessened
quantities, some of the plants af
fected In consequence will resume
prewar activities In their regular
lines; other will engage in produc
tion of equipment for ships.
France Needs More
Red Cross Nurses
The local Red Cross has received a
letter fro,m Ma.i>r Murphy Red Cross
(ommisstoner in France calling for
100 American women to volunteer for
service in French canteens. He de
sides to have forty sail from here not
later than September 1.
The nurses must be from thirty to
fifty years of age, able to speak
l'rench and are required to pay their
own transportation.
"WORK OR VIGHT" IS MOTTO
Wilmington. Del., Aug. 22. —"Work
or fight" Is the motto ndopted bv
the District Board of Exemptions for
the State of Delawtare. and the an
nouncement Is made that the board
wUI apnly It with special emphasis
when the occupation claims for ex
emption entered by some of tho
builders of the Pusey & Jones Com
pany, who have walked out. come to
be considered by the board.
This motto will apply with equal
force to all other workmen who may
strike, It Is said.
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits were Issued to
day to Isaac Freedman, for the erec
tion of a brick garage at 803-5-7
James street, at a cost of $3,500. A
permit was Issued to Marrv Mazzv
for the erection of a two-storv hr|pk
building at the rear of 622 Boas
street, to cost |BSO.
RAILROAD RUMBLES
OFFICIAL DUTY
STILL MYSTERY
Vice-President Atterbury Is
Going on Errand; Wash
ington Gossip
Philadelphia, Aug. 22.—Railroad
officials here are silent as to the real
•duties of Vice-President W. W. At
terbury of the Pennsylvania railroad
who has been selected by the United
States government for railroad duty
abroad. Directors who granted Vice-
President Atterbury a furlough Inti
mated that his duties were known
only to the officials at Washington,
D. C. A dispatch to the Philadelphia
Ledger says.
"W. W. Atterbury, on leave of ab
sence ns vice-president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, is going to France
with another railroad official on an
errand for'the government. His mis
sion is confidential, and whether he
receives an appointment to work for
the government depends upon tho
situation found in France.
Going on an lOrrand
"An official high In the War De
partment who last Friday authorized
the statement that Mr. Atterbury has
no appointment from the govern
ment, reaffirmed that statement to
day. He said the railway official was
'going on an errand' and declined to
explain further the purpose of the
trip.
"The desire of the government has
been to keep the mission secret and
the publicity department of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, which made
it public last week, was so Informed.
Now that it has become public, with
Mr. Attcrbury's leave granted by the
Pennsylvania Railroad directors, the
War Department refuses to elabo
rate the 'errand.' S. M. Felton, In
charge of the reconstruction of the
railroads in France, said, 'I have
nothing to say about what Mr. Atter
bury will do.'
"Secretary Baker said Mr. Atter
bury was going abroad on an errand
but had 'no commission from this
government.'
"As learned in an unofficial way, I
two railroad men of this country
have been sent abroad to look over
the railroads and make recommen
dations. It is likely that after this
report one or the other may be ap
pointed to head the construction
work. It may be Mr. Atterbury and
it may not."
Railroad Conditions Are
Up to Expectations
Washington. Aug. 22. With an
increase in equipment of only 3 per
cent., the railroads of this country
rendered nearly 26 per cent, more
freight service In June this year than
in the same month last year.
In June, 1916, these roads gave
freight service equivalent to carrying
15,650,194,737 tons of freight one
mile, while for the same month this
year they carried 19,676,453,348 tons
one mile, an increase of 25.7 per
cent. The magnitude of this achieve
ment becomes more apparent when
compared with the slight increase In
equipment which the railroads were
able to secure during the past year.
In June of last year the roads in
question owned 1.248,160 freight
cars. June this year found them
with only 1,284,644, an increase of
barely 3 per cent. Moreover, the
number of locomotives used by them
to haul freight has been increased
only one-half of 1 per cent,
No Closed Doors For
Friendship Meeting
Announcement was made to-day
that the Friendship and Co-operation
Club meeting to-morrow night would
be open to evof.'body. All railroad
men not members are invited to at
tend. There wil! be no secret ses
sion and the doors will be wide open,
Much that is interesting to all em
ployes will be discupsed.
Railroad Notes
Employes of the Philadelphia and
Reading shops at Pottsville are
awaiting a 20 per cent. Increase in
wages. It is said the increase will be
forthcoming in this week's pay.
Beginning next Sunday the gospel
tank of the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. will
visit the Allison Hill district.
Yesterday's hot weather drove
many to the big pool at the P. R. R.
Y. M. C. A.
John Gartland, known as the
champion pistol shot and corn husk
er on the Altoona police force, has
resigned and is now a Pennsy officer.
George W. Boyd, passenger traffic
manager for the Pennsylvania Rail
road, Is recovering from his recent
illness. He is at Cape May.
Winfield H. Hoffman has been ap
pointed boss painter on the Reading
division succeeding the late Frank
lin P. Saul. Mr. Hoffman is a prac
tical mechanic and has been with the
company the past twelve years.
For the first, time in the history of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, four
young women have been employed
as section hnnds at Shenandoah.
They arc Delia Sehuchavage, Anna
Slnkcavage, Belle Gowoskl and Jean -
nette Cancoski, 17 to 19 years old. |
They were put to cleaning the sta
tion and tracks.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS HERE
Local officials state that conditions
in Harrisburg and vicinity are simi
lar to those at Altoona. It Is esti
mated that the total number of men
over the age limit who have taken
up work since the new order wont
into effect is not more than twelve.
In certain branches of work, mostly
in railroad yards, men are needed,
and several veterans have been con
sulted with and may return to work.
At present there is no great need for
the men over age, as the work that
needs men requires younger men.
G. A. R. Veterans Show
Old-Time War Spirit
Boston, Mass.. Aug. 2 2. —William
J. Patterson, of Pittsburgh, com-
of the Grand Army
of the Republic, speaking to-day at
the opening session of the national
encampment, aroused the greatest
enthusiasm by delclartng that Amer
ica had drawn the sword In favor
of the oppressed people of Europe
who had appealed for help. The
convention hall rang with war-time
shouts as veterans rose to their feet,
waved battle-torn flags and cheered
wildly every reference to the •un
selfish motive which had prompted
the United States to enter the stuggle
OUT Goon SUPPORT
The police department is receiving
good support In Its efforts to sell
tickets for the police fund baseball
game Saturday, and many dimes were
contributed through yesterday's ticket
sale. The department Is enlisting the
help of Its friends In the ticket sale
and all the patrolmen are prepared to
furnish tickets, to volunteer agents.
FEW VETERANS
ASK FOR JOBS
Less Than Dozen Apply For
Positions in Altoona Shops;
Conditions Here
Altoona, Pa., Aug. 22.—Less than
a dozen men over the age of 45 years
and less than 65 have been taken
Into the service of the Pennsy since
the announcement of its revised
emergency policy, coming as a direct
result of the war and the need of
men.
Several men under 50 years have
been employed as special watchmen
for the various local shops, and one
or two hav<s been assigned to duties
in other departments. No men who
have attained the age 'of 6 5 have
been hired, it is stated.
Mav Not Need Men
It is unlikely that many of the
men between the ages of 50 and 60
will be actually needed on the rail
load for several months to come,
judging by present conditions, as the
younger men are not leaving the
railroads in such number as makes
the hiring of less capable and older
workers imperative.
More girls are being employed by
I the Pennsy to relieve young men who
have enlisted or are subject to draft
I call and others who are taking better
j paying positions elsewhere. Three
men in the general offices yesterday
handed in notices of their resig
nations and a half-dozen others were
reported last week.
Standing of the Crews
IIAKRISIURG .sine:
Phllndtlplila Division—The 103 crpw
first to go after 4 o'clock; 130, 109;
121, 107, 119. 102, 106. 129, 120, 113,
114. 128. 126.
Engineers for 109, 126.
Firemen for 107, 106.
Conductors for 109, 107, 106.
Flagmen for 103, 114, 128.
Brakemen for 10 9(2), 121, 107, 113,
126 (2).
Engineers up: Seifert. Baer, Downs,
Newcomer, S. Steffy, Dolby. Martin.
Firemen up: Warfel, Eecrone, Gray
bill, Brocious. Reese, Kramer, Lotz,
Carey. Cassell, Ellinger, Kinter.
Flagman up: Brown.
Brakemen up: Thompson, Kugle,
Penner.
Middle Division—The 239 crew first
to go after 12.01 o'clock; 245, 235, 233,
34, 15, 26. 118.
Ten crews laid off at Altoona.
Three Altoona crews t come in.
Preference crews: 6, 5. 2.
Engineers for 34, 15, 118.
Fireman for 26.
Conductor for 36.
Flagmen for 5, 2.
Brakemen for 15, 118. 2.
Engineers up: Corder, Cook. Buck
waiter, Kensel, Tettermer, Snyder.
Firemen up: Breon. Kaiser, Hess,
Rita, Orr, Raney.
Conductors up: Klotz, Hoffnagle.
Brakemen up: Valenttoe, Hancock,
Reynolds, Clemm. AugheC Brlnkley.
Ynril Hoard—Engineers up: Essig,
Ney, Myers, Boyle, Shipley. Revie.
Ulsh. Bostdort, Shiefer, Rauch, Wei
gle Ijaekey Cookerley, Maeyer. Kautz,
Wagner. Shade, MeCorfl.
Firemen up: Johnston. Houdeshel,
Gardner, Ripley, Speese, Miller, Fry,
Strawhecker, Peters, Blever Jr., Yost,
Kinger, Troup, Young, Plack, McGann
Wright, Sellers. Fitzgerald, Bitner,
Anderson, Rathfon.
Engineers for 6C, 2nd 7C, sth 7C,
2nd 14C, 3rd 15C, 26C, 3SC.
Fireman for 11C.
ENOI,A SIDE
Philadelphia Division—The 204 crew
first to go after 4.15 o'ilock; 206. 211,
232, 236, 222, 233, 205, 231, 215, 218.
Engineers for 36, 33. 15.
Firemen for 04. 11, 32. 05, 18.
Conductors for 05, 06, 24, 31.
Flagman for 22.
Brakemen for 11. 18 (2), 31. 32. 33.
Brakemen up: Spies. Horstlck,
Burklieimer, Campbell.
Middle Division —The 217 crew first
to go after 2.15 o'clock: 229, 228, 304,
234, 250, 215, 115, 117, 113, 111, 116.
Engineer for 113.
Fireman for 113.
Conductor for 115, 117,
Flagman for 177.
Brakemen for 117, 111. 116.
Vnrri llonrd —Engineers up: Sheaf- j
fer, Kapp, Fortenbaugh, Gingrich,
Flickinger. Shuey, Myers, Geib, Cur
tic. D. K. Hinkle.
Firemen up: Snyder McConnell,
Wolf. Deaner, Sadler. Montel. I.lght
ner, Hawbecker, Swigart. Dougherty.
Kensler, Hutchison, A. W. Wagner,
Taylor.
Engineers for Ist 126, #xtra.
Firemen for Ist 126, 132, 2nd 106,
2nd 104, extra.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT
Middle Division Engineers up:
Robley, McDougal, Keiser, Crimmel.
Miller. Graham, Crane, Buck, Rrum,
Sparver Alexander.
Firemen for Keller Hartzel, Bealor,
Holtzman, Koller, Gates, Eyter, Bow
man, Cornpropst, Zeigler.
Engineers for 21, 37. 11.
Fireman for 663.
Philadelphia Division : Engineers
up: Osmond, Lippi. Kennedy, Bless,
PleanV Welsh, Hall, I^utz.
Firemen for Aulthouse. A. L. Floyd,
Shaffner, Everhart, Johnson, White'
Shindler.
Firemen for P-36, 40, 5560.
One Philadelphia extra crew here.
THE READING
The 20 crew first to go after 1.15
o'clock; 16. 14. 24. 7, 11. 58. 73, 59.
Engineers for 59, 5, 9, 11, 16.
Firemen for 59 71, 73. 5. 7. 9. 11 16
20, 24.
Conductors for 5. 9, 11.
Flagmen for 73. 5, 9. 24.
Brakemen for 58, 59, 70, 71, 73 5
9; 11, 14, 16. 19. 24.
Engineers up: Beecher, Motter,
Booser, Kohl, Hollenbach, Wyre, Hoff
man, Ruth.
Firemen up: H. Miller, Cook. Gates,
Blenchfield, Weiley, Kiter.
Conductors up: D. Bashore. E.
KaufTman, Patton, I„evan. Hall,
Wynne. Baxter, Shover.
Brakemen up: E. Millar. Brauw,
Crosby, Mosey, G. Beashore, Geener,
Baker, Swiger, Peters, Gaines, Hen
naman, Mosser.
Nearly All Motorized
Apparatus Will Be in
Service by Tuesday
With the exception of the two
ladder trucks for the Allison and
Reily fire companies.
Gross expects to have all the motor
ized apparatus of the department in
service by next Tuesday when the
I.eague of Third Class Cities opens
its annual convention here.
All Will Bo Paraded Then
The triple combination pumper
for the Mt. Pleasant Company ar
rived here yesterday afternoon, was
unloaded and put In service. The
three chemical and hose wagons for
the Shamrock. Reily and Allison
companies will be brought here next
Monday, leaving on the two ladder
trucks which have ben shipped from
Wisconsin where they were built.
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Letters From the Front
Walter J. Shaffer, a native
u\iator with the Lafayette flyii
.'urthcr experiences in Paris in
Previous letters from him we
DESCRIBES AIR
RAID ON PARIS
Young Flyer From Here Tells
of Excitement When Ger
man Planes Arrived
Dauphin, Pa., Aug. 22.—The pleas
ures and discomforts of Paris life are
vividly described in the following
letters from Walter J. Shaffer, a young'
Dauphin aviator, who has entered the
Lafayette flying corpS. He is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaffer and
is well known in Harisburg.
His latest letters follow:
Paris, France, July 22, 1917.
Dear Mother:—Just had my first
glass of milk in a month, and that
was at the Y. M. C. A. There are a
lot of things the Frenchmen seem to
get along without, and one of them
is milk—the other probably being a
bath. At least so It sterns to me, for
there seems to be no place to buy
milk in Paris and one cannot get It in
the sidewalk cafes. It's hard enough
to get lemonade in some. Ordering
lemonade is a big experiment anyway,
for one can never tell what one will
get. The other day it was cofTee.
However, there is one thing that I
have not discovered as yet and that
is a hot bath. Goodtiessd knows I
need it. but cold ones are all I have
taken to date. Got our room rent
to-day, only 103 francs. Don't faint,
that only means about twenty dollars
which covers nearly two weeks.
Board and room was Included in that,
also extras, such as butter and wine.
1 used no wine, so my bill will be less.
Take it from me, I'm having my own
troubles keeping from drinking in
this city where drinking is a custom.
Went out to Versailles to-day, there
being a Belgian fete held in that
place. There was quite a mob and
the cars were stiffllng hot. When
we got there we were charged two
francs (eighty cents) to get into the
gardens. You know, Marie Antoi
nette's palace is situated here and it
was in the gardens of this palace that
we went. The most noted things in
these gardens are the fountains, and,
sad to say, they were not working,
so we missed a beautiful sight. How
ever. the statuary was worth solng
miles to see. How they can make
sculpture here! It's wonderful! As
for the woods In the palace grounds,
never have seen its equal, not even
in California. It was not so much
the flowers, for there were very few,
as the way the woods were laid out.
Probably the best way to explain it
would be to say it was a veritable
lovers' paradise. After watching a
number of youths endeavoring to
climb a greased pole, we walked
around in the woods. An aeroplane
flew over during the day, also a diri
gible airship, of which my partner
secured a picture.
Have heard some wild stories about
the aviation and the front. Some or
them are too horrible to tell, others
too full of military importance to
write about, so I won't tell.any.
Thursday we were all vaccinated
and inoculated and it surely made old
men of us for several days. The doc
tor lined us all up in a row, stripped
us to the waist and shot us in the
back with two billion bugs.
Fortunately my boarding house is
situated right in the center of the
city. The Eiffel Tower is two blocks
away. Alexander 111 bridge right be
side me. while the Louvre ami Jar
ainde Tulieries are only a flve-minute
walk away. Hotel de Invalides, where
Napoleon's tomb is situated, has quite
a collection of trophies, one room con
taining nothing but suits of knights'
armor. There were also four cap
tured German aeroplanes, which natu
rally interested us, one of them being
the famous Fokker typ.e monoplane.
It surely is a tiny machine. Looks
just like a mosquito. Captured guns
of every description were strewn
around the courtyard and were veO>'
interesting. Next to holding hands,
fishing seems to be the greatest of
Paris sports. Any time you go down
to tho Seine river lines of fishermen
can be seen on either bank of the
river passing the time a\yay, because
they never catch anything—as far as
I know. Some of them even use no
bait. And, strange to say, one of our
bunch "saw one of them catch a fish,
four inches long.
One of our men had a ride In an
aeroplane over Paris and to the front.
According to his account, it was some
ride.
Am having quite an amusing time
with my French, it generally being
my luck to spring It on an English
speaking person.
To-morrow we know the worst, as
our papers wiU be back. Here's hop
ing I got by!
WALTER.
Paris, France, July 27, 1917.
Dear Mother: —
Time has flown since I left the
home of good eats, for It is nearly a
month since I left the U. S. A., and
began dodging submarines, and I am
still Ipufing. I don't mind the loaf
ing, because I needed it, but it is
very expensive and eats into a
skinny bank roll something scan
dalous. You can imagine my joy on
hearing that we leave for school
Tuesday. Passed the French exam
easily, there being nothing to it, the
only difference I notice was in my
weight. It Is something like sixteen
stones intrtead of 150 pounds, fur
thermore It is said if one begins to
take on weight at the school the
food supply is cut down. From cur
rent rumors I have little fear of be
ing put on diet. In fact, I have not
overeaten since I landed in this war
stricken country. Not that it mat
ters, of course, because I think it
did me good as 1 get enough by
busting rules of table etiquette, such
as taking two chops at one helping,
that is when we have meat, which
doesn't happen every day, as there
are two days when meat is not al
lowed to be eaten or sold. Then we
get eggs, and frogeaters sure
can cook eggs. I wish you could take
a few lessons fronr these chefs. Un
derstand, I am not knocking your
cooking, for a piece of your bread
right now would be a Godsend, but
It sure would surprise you to see the
different way they dress up eggs.
Every time I see one its dressed In
a more becoming way.
Haven't learned to eat pigsfeet as
yet, but probably will before the war
Is over. White bread Is unheard of
In this country, black war bread be
ing all one can get and very seldom
butter with that. Some of the bunch
were wondering whether this bread
was not made of wood pulp and
chemicals, but we have a chemist
among us and ho assured us that if
was probably made of barley and I
rye.
Monday being a meatless day
we received fish and peaches. Yes,
that's all, and what's more, the fish
were neither scaled nor cleaned and
even had the heads on. However, we
were too hungry to mind, but we
of Dauphin, who is a student
ig corps in France presents his
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re printed several weeks ago.
made a raid on a candy shop im
mediately after, and after partak
ing heartily of hot chocolate, cake
and pie were . surprised to find it
only cost us two francs apiece (40
cents). As one fellow put It, If he
had known that was all it would cost
he would have enjoyed it. Right here
we discovered that any one in uni
form getsa disco.unt of ten per cent,
on all purchases.
sees a k>t of queer things over
here. The other day we saw a big
army truck driven by steam power
with a smokestack on and all. Car
ried his coal right with him, too.
Another amusing sight is watching a
kilted bare kneed, bow-legged
Scotchman walking along the street.
Seems to me they are rather old to
wear short dresses. Parks are very
beautiful here and being rree un
less one sits down. I'm taking all of
them In within walking distance, I
don't like them so well at night
though. Makes me sort of lone
some to walk past an occupied bench
right in the middle of a soul kiss,
and they do have some wonderfully
cute girls here. They hold up their
reputation easily for being the pret
tiest women in the world. Of course,
I am speaking collectively, for you
looked rather chic yourself the "last
time I saw you.
We have to provide a number of
things for our school outfit, so every
one went shopping yesterday. Un
fortunately , I started very early, so
had to go alone, which was a sad
mistake, as I couldn't find what I
wanted in the department stores and
neither could I read the directory.
Result was that I ambled home at
midday with a hunk of soap and a
tlncup, thoroughly disgusted with
the world and shopping in general
Went bcter in the afternoon as three
of us went together and with the
aid of the dictionary got along very
well until the worried clerk secured
an interpreter when we got our duf
fle bags (which look something like
a mail sack) towels, soap, knife,
fork and spoon, and blankets in jig
time, the interpreter going with us
to every department. Sure, it was
a girl, and a "petite" brunette to
boot. Bought some camphor this
morning. Use it for bedbugs. Not
here but at school as we were ad
vised to that effect by pupils already
there. The duffle bags are used to
lock one's belongings up as the bag
is caught together by a steel clasp
and locked. They are very conveni
ent for soldiers.
Have to buy a tlncup also, but
can't find one big enough as the
only kind available only holds a swal
low. Oh, for one of those five-and
ten-cent store ones that hold a pint!
You see at the school we go to work
at 3 a. m. and all we get for break
fast Is a cup of coffee. You get the
idea of the big tincup, don't you?
Several of the fellows went on an
other still hunt for said big tincup
this a. m. while I left for the Y. M.
C. A. to take a bath. No such luck
though. "Both baths busted." Pree
siire toa great, I guess, or dirt
stopped the drain!
Everyone is laying in a large sup
ply of milk chocolate, as its food
value is very great in proportion *o
its bulk. It can be bought in all
sizes and shapes, so I have laid in a
supply that would fill a good-sized
shoe box and even at that I doubt
if I have enough. However, that is
my financial limit as this loafiing
around Paris has taken weight off
my bank roll at an alarming rate.
What would you advise as a tonic?
However expense will soon end, 1
hope, as I will be paid s3l a month
at the school, which will probably
just keep me going.
Every thing very dear —even the
girls, Ha! Ha!—shoes especially com
ing very high. My roommate, Stick
r.ey, bought a pair which cost him
$12 (i and he has been miserable ever
since from the way they rub his
feet. The same shoe would have cost
$3.50 in the United States, so you
see how it is. One of our bunch took
advantage of that 10 per cent, dis
bount for men in uniform, and don
ned his National Guard outfit when
he went out to buy his school junk.
Too bad we have to wait until we
reach school for our uniforms as it
would be a great saving in shopping.
The Y. M. C. A. is doing a won
derful work here. All Americans
we4come whether members or not
and any amount of writing paper
furnished free. Big upholstered easy
chairs are thickly strewn around in
the lounging room with plenty of
magazines—a little old, but still In
teresting—on the tables nearby. Bil
lard tables also free. Rather weak
on baths though—sort follow the
custom of the country, don't you
know. Down in the courtyard is a
combination ice cream and delica
tessen store, (called a canteen in
France) where things are sold at
cost, needless to say, this Is very
well patronized. Have some wonder
ful musicians among the boys and
therefore have music nearly every
night. Golly, how they can rag,
makes one wish he had a pretty,
(yes, I said "pretty." I'm still par
ticular!) girl to whirl in the light
fantastic. Tuesday night Jhere were
moving pictures with a volunteer
orchestra, and that was some or
chestra too. Wednesday night was a
smoker. cigarets being passed
around, also had some more music.
The first thing one sees when he
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enters the building is a big black
lettered sign reading, "Write a letter
home," and another nearby "Ask for
paper at desk—no charge." I'm
obeying the order pretty regularly,
don't you think?
Say, do you think a loaf of your
bread would stay fresh until it reach
ed mo (ten days), If not, I know
"Old Reliable" would—get the drift?
Ha! Ha! Yes ma'am, all eatables ac
cepted with thanks. I would even
enjoy "snits and nep." That is how
my appetite is developing, which Is
certainly sad, because If there was
one thing I • should have left in
America, it was said appetite. It's
an awful expensive thing to keep,
and one can't lose it either, which
Just reminds me that dinner is near
ly ready. Next time you hear from
me I hope to be "somewhere in
France." Address letters as directed
and they will be duly forwarded.
Au Revolr, WALTER.
Paris, France, July 28, 1917.
Dear Mother:
Great excitement last night about
12 midnight! We had just returned
from the Y. M. C. A. and an exciting
battle of checkers and were prepar
ing to hit the hay when horns began
to blow, sirens to whine, and the
whole Paris fire department turned
out in a body—something in Itself
extraordinary, because we have vain
ly tried to find the headquarters of
said firefighters—searchlights began
to sweep the sky in every direction.
To say we were curious would be
putting It mildly and our room being
nearest the roof, everyone piled in
to see. You guess It. A raid was in
progress and the heavens were filled
with aeroplanes, looking so much like
shooting stars that one covld hard
ly tell the difference between stars
and aeroplanes. It was a clear night
and the Milky Way was white with
stars, which made It harder for us
interesting spectators to find the
aeroplanes. It was strange as well as
amusing to watch a star intently for
a few minutes and then discover that
it was an aeroplane. Everything
calmed down in about an hour and
we learned in the morning that one
lone German plane had caused all
this excitement and dropped one
bomb. Expect another one to-night.
Hope I get a chance to see the fun
and hope a Zep. comes along. But
It would be Just my fool luck to have
a raid occur after I left for school.
That happens on Tuesday, August
1, and to-day we signed a lot of
papers, were marched back and
forth to several buildings and finally
told to come back Monday when
every thing would be fixed for good,
or as one pessimistic fellow put it,
"Order your wooden box and cross."
Finally discovered some tincups
that would hold a drink. Two of the
bunch bought a plate which re
sembled a wash basin more than
plates and were? kidded on this point,
admitted that we were right in our
deductions. When they got through
washing up, dinner would be served
In the same utensil. Sure! Why not?
Look how much it holds. Besides the
soup rooks the same as the dish
water anyway. Several others have
bought Identification disks with silver
bracelets, which seems a needless
expense as the government furnishes
such articles. Of course, they have
plenty of money, so what's the odds.
Rut it's different with me. Little
Walter is getting pretty low; what
with buying all this school Junk and
footing board bills. Be broke soon
and then I will feel natural again,
for I have always been on the verge
of bankruptcy. However, necessity
for expense will soon be at an end,
the French army taking care of me.
Bought some camphor to feed the
affectionate bedbugs 1 am expecting
to meet. Hope the fumes w"orlt kill
me before the bugs!
To-day was a big day. Yes, in
deedy, quite eventual!—l had a bath,
a Hot one and it only cost 2 francs
(40 cents). Gee, but it felt good and
I soaked and scrubbed for an hour
and a half and had a wonderful time
floating around in a whole bathtub
full of hot water. What with the cute
little pieces of delicate pink soap
given me and two clean towels, a mil
lionaire had nothing on me. My
lij-st one in France. Wonder when I
shall get another one. Anyway this
was thorough and ought to last a
while considering the soap I used.
The canteloupes are wonderful
here. Great big juicy ones nearly as
big as water melons. I thought they
were cow pumpkins the first time
1 saw them and was therefore skep
tical about eating them, but now
you couldn't stall me on them. Have
to quit. Turning lights out on me.
Good night, WALTER.
P. S.—Following morning (Sun
day). Another raid last night. Heard
one bomb drop. Had a hail storm
this morning. Still raining.
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Completing Arrangements
For Annual Playground
Meet Friday on Island
Playground Supervisor Ford la
completing arrangements for the
annuul track and field meet of the
city playground teams, which will
be held on island on Friday after
noon. Fifteen events are scheduled
for the day, as follows:
Under 75 pounds—Fifty-yard dash,
broad Jump, high jump, quarter-mile
relay.
Under 90 pounds—Sixty-yard dash,
broad jump, high pump, pole vault,
quarter-mile relay.
Over 90 pounds—Seventy-flve-yard
dash, 120-yard low hurdles, pole
vault, high jump, broad jump, half
mile relay.
Winners will be awarded ribbons J
and a trophy will be given to the ™
team with the highest number of
points. Plans for the romper day
exercises to be held next Thursday
will be announced in a few days.
Mark Arie Captures
Trap Championship
Chicago, 111., Aug. 22.—Mark Arie,
of Thomasboro, 111., champion of
Illinois, won the national amateur
trapshooting championship in the
grand American handicap tourna
ment to-day after three shoot-offs,
breaking seventy-five targets straight.
Clarence B. Piatt, of Bridgeton,
N. J., won the national amateur
championship in doubles in breaking
ninety-six of fifty pairs of targets.
He equaled the world's record.
TO HOLD BIG PICNIC
The policy holders of the Metropoli
tan IJfe Insurance Company will hold
a picnic at Paxtanff Park to-morrow.
Prizes will be Riven for the person
who guesses nearest to the number
of visits made by the nurse on policy
holders in the Harrisburg district last
year. Also prizes for the oldest policy
holder and for the holder of the oldest
policy. For the finest babv and for
various sporting events.
THE MOTHER of these two chil
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dren need a bodjl builder I give
them Father John's Medicine and
it prevents them from catching cold.
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