WRITERS USE 'AMERICANISMS M Interesting List of These Erases Found in New Uni versities Dictionary Many words and prases that have peculiar significance in the United tates have come into common use in pcent years. They are encountered I'ery day in articles contributed to 10 newspapers and the magazines v the best writers. A carefully se ated list of such "Americanisms" ill be found in The New Universities liotionary being: offered to the read rs of this paper. They make up one f the twenty-five supplementary dic onaries which have been incorpor ted in this remarkable volume, com iled and edited by leading American sxicograpliers, including Percy W. ,ong, Ph.D., Harvard University: 'lark S. Northrup, Ph.D., Cornell Jniversity; John C. Rolfe, Ph.D., 'niversity of Pennsylvania: Forrest . Dunt, A.M., Columbia University, nd Morris W. Croll, Ph.D., Prince on University. The editor-in-chief i George J. Hagar, compiler of many revious dictionaries and encyclo pedias. The book is new, absolutely ew. Its definitions are simple, ac urate and authoritative. FOUR CANS OF RUACK BASS Mount Joy, Pa., Sept. 18.—A con gnment of four cans of black bass > be planted in the Susquehanna iver in the vicinity of Columbia, ere received by M. N. Clepper, sec ■tary of the Columbia branch of the nited Sportsmen's Association. They ime from the government hatchery t Dubuque-, lowa. Secretary Clep er also received a consignment of earlings from State Commissioner uller. Try This If You Have Dandruff There is one sure way that never [tils to remove dandruff completely nd that is to dissolve it. This de troys it entirely. To do this, just get bout four ounces of plain, ordinary quid arvon; apply it at night when etiring; use to moisten the calp and rub it in gently with the nger tips. By morning, most if not all, of our dandruff will be gone, and three r four more applications will com letely dissolve and entirely destroy very single sign and trace of it, no natter how much dandruff you may ave. You will find, too, that all itching nd digging of the scalp will stop nstantly, and your hair will be uffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, nd look and feel a hundred times letter. You can get liquid arvon at any i us store. It is inexpensive, and four unecs is all you will need. This sim ile remedy has never been known D fail.—Adv. / The goody that is I beneficial to teeth and stomach is best WRIGLEYS Wffr 'rjjfc-'f is helpful to all ages. Km I It massages and i&k \ strengthens the !fm imJ gums, keeps teeth IS clean and breath jpp) sweet aids appetite every \ ) F(3VOr TUESDAY EVENING, 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 and does not attempt to givfe 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. IjESSON NO. 29 WARFARE IN EUROPE Preceding i^essons: —1. lour fost of Honor. 2. Making Good as a Soldier. 3. Nine Soldierly Quali ties. 4. Getting Keady For Cam I*. 5. First Days in Camp. 6. Cleanli ness in Camp. 7. Your Health. 8. Marching and Care of Feet. 9. Your Equipment and Arms. 10. Recreation in Camp. 11. Playing the Game. 12. Team Work in the Army. 13. Grouping Men Into Teams. 14.The Team Leaders. 15. Fighting Arms of the Service. 10. Staff Branches of the Service. I. 17. Staff Branches of the Ser vice—ll. 18. Army Insignia. 19. The Army System of Training. 20. Close Order Drill. 21. Extended Order Drill. 22. Guard Duty. 23. Getting Ahead In the Army. 24. Army Courtesy. 25. Discipline and Respect for the Colors. 26. Some National Traditions. 27. The Spirit of the Service. 28. Why We Fight. In previous sections of this Course army life and service have been de scribed without special reference to the changes brought about by the present war. There are important changes, and methods of training and of fighting used in previous wars must, of course, be modified accord ingly. The extent Of these changes, how ever, is often exaggerated. At bot tom the qualities that make a goo?l soldier or an efficient army remain the same to-daV that they were be fore the war. The changes that af fect the individual soldier have to do chiefly with weapons. But behind every weapon there is a man. If the weapon is to be used effectively, the man must be well trained, disciplined, cool and brave. He must have spirit, tenacity, and self-reliance. The big problem now, just as in all other wrs, is to de velop these qualities—and the other soldierly qualities—to their highest extent. The chief difference probably comes in the fact that self-relianae is a bigger factor than in most pre vious wars. And in American armies this quality has always been highly valued and well developed. This brief lesson can not, of course, enter into a discussion of technical questions which belong in the field of military science. It will simply point out a few of the strik ing features of direct interest to every man who reaches the front. Cliaractcr of Present War This war differs from previous wars chiefly in the enormous in crease in the use of artillery. This is due partly to the immense manu facturing resources of the countries at war, which enables them to pro duce great numbers of guns and great quantities of ammunition. It is due also to the new methods of di recting gun tire from airplanes. It is evident that a gun can not be ac curately aimed at an object the elcact location of which is unknown. The airplane however, is able to bring back or signal back this information, so that the artillery may now be used with much greater effect. The sizo of the guns and the force of the ex plosive shells fired from them have also been largely increased. Partly as a result of these improv ments in artillery, it has been nec essary to develop better methods of protection. The protection of troops consists of digging stronger field en trenchments than have been neces sary in previous wars. Here we have the main reason for the so-call'ed "trench warfare," which during the last three years has largely taken the place of former methods of mov ing armies about freely until they came into conflict with each other. Digging trenches and throwing up breastworks for protection against the enemy's fire is, of course, not a new thing in warfare. It is being done in Europe, however, on a much bigger scale than ever before. A complicated network of trenches now protects the men on both sides. The spade has become one of the soldier's best weapons of defense. In seeking protection against heavy artillery fire a very interesting de velopment has taken place. This is the use of various devices for con cealing field guns and troops from the view of enemy airplanes. Some times trees are brought up and planted near the object to be hid den. Sometimes the gun or other object has an awning spread over it which is painted to look from above like grass or earth. For the same reason tents may be painted in greens and yellows. The chief improvement in methods of defending entrenched troops is the increased use of machine guns. Ma chine guns must be put out of op eration by artillery fire or by rifle fire directed against the gunners be- HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH fore Infantry can advance directly against them. There has' been also a great increase during the present war in the use of barbed wire in front of tho trenches as a means of defense. Similar devices have been used in entrenched positions for many years, but never on so large a scale. Through their use it is now known to be possible to defend tho front line positions with smaller bodies of men than were considered necessary during the earlier years of the war, thus considerably reduc ing the strain on the individual sol dier. Development of Airplanes The chief new instrument of war-| fare developed during the present war is the airplane. As previously explained, it is used in scouting, Ji resting gunfire, and dropping bombs. The scouting machine Is usually equipped with a large camera which taKes a series of pictures. When these pictures are developed and compared day by day they give in valuable Information as to the exact location of troops, guns and supplies. The scouting and bomhing machines are usually protected by swift fight ing machines. Airplanes have also been used at times to descend close to the ground and fire from a'ma chine gun upon bodies of troops. Another very interesting and promising device is the "tank" —a heavily armed machine so construct ed that it can advance under its own power over almost any obstacles, and thus lead an pttack on enemy trench es. It is armed with machine guns. Armored motorcars have also been used effectively under some condi tions. In the front line trenches men are often armed not only with rifle and bayonet, but also with bombs which can be thrown by hand or by ma chine. Some of them are no larger than an ordinary lemon. Many men become extraordinarily expert in throwing these small bombs into enemy trenches. They even beconVe expert in picking up enemy bombs before they explode and throwing them back. Another keapon of the trenches Introduced by the Germans, in spite of international agreements to the contrary, is poisonous gas. This was at first very effective,' since no de fense against it had been prepared. At the present time, however, each man in or near the front carries a gas mask, which enables him to meet an attack of this kind without serious injury. Wonderful Stnff Organizations Back of the lines the organization of the staff branches of the service has been enormously extended. Rail roads trre constructed up to within a short distance of the front. Trans port of supplies and ammunition by motor trucks has been organized on a big scale. The medical departments have also made notable gains in methods of treating wounded men, with the result that a very large percentage recover. Even in the early months of the war it was an nounced that of the wounded ac tually treated in French hospitals, 54.5 per cent, were returned to duty within a short time; 24.5 per cent, were sent home to complete their recovery and later returned to duty. 17 per cent, at the time of makint; the report were still in hospitals, with the probability of complete re covery; 1.5 per cent were unfit for further service; 2.5 per cent, had died from the effects of their wounds. There is probably little basis for the idea that the number of casuali ties in this war is any greater, in proportion to the number of men engaged, than in previous wars. In the French army during the last six months of 1916 (which included three big offensives) the total losses in killed, wounded and are officially reported to have been only 1.28 per cent, of the French forces under arms. * One of the striking features of the war is the proof that has been given of courage and devotion to duty on the part of men of all nations. As soldiers we must honor and strive to emulate the heroic bravery of tkose who are fighting the battle for demo cracy and freedom. As sqldiers we must recognize also the skill and courage of the enemy, even though they are shown in a bad cause. Noth ing is gained by belittling the enemy. It is our place rather to see to it that we develop among ourselves a still higher degree of the intelligence, spirit, tenacity and selfreliance which atone can win victories. The war in Europe has brought forth changes and improvements, such as those just described, to which the soldiers of the National Army must quickly adjust themselves; but it has not changed in the least the qualities of body, mind and heart, which in the long run are always the greatest of all factors in war fare. Camp Meade's Men to Be Trained Well Before Sent to the Front Line Admiral, Md., Sept. 18.—Camp Meade, where the first groups of Eastern Pennsylvania to be drawn in the selective draft process will re port on Wednesday, will be a model for all of the other National Army cantonments to follow. Its com manding officers have plainly inti mated that the training to be given the drafted men will be in its es sentials precisely that given an ex peditionary army in Europe prepar ing to go into battle with the forces of Germany. Major General Joseph E. Kulin, commander of the Seventy-ninth di vision of the National Army, and the last United States military attache at Berlin, is emphatic In declaring that the men will be thoroughly trained. And General Kurn, fami liar with the ramifications of the Ger man system of espionage, proposes with equal firmness that absolute secrecy shall prevail as to the num ber of men under training here and the organization of the various units. Various means to render this sec recy effective have already been taken and others are in contemplation. And included In these latter are the mat ter of forbidding" letter writing, re stricting the men to the confines of the great military reservation, and the discouraging of visitors. Not to Go Out Untrained "X am responsible to the govern ment for many thousands of men and I am also responsible to the mothers and fathers and wives and sisters of the men," said General Kuhn. "It IR not my intention to send untrain ed men out of here. I know the German military system and I will not send untrained men over against them. Each man will be assured a square deal, but this Is to be earnest work and the men will have but little leisure time." Lawyer Fined $lO For Calling Snyder a Liar Pottsville, Pa., Sept. 18. A. D. Knittle. brother-in-law of President Judge H. O. Bechtel. was fined $lO by Judge Koch for calling Auditor Gen eral Charles A. Snyder a liar. Knittle is counsel for Patrick Dona hue, charged with murder, and at the trial of his case last week Snyder, as sisting the district attorney, compar ed a female witness to another wo by saying "birds of a feather." Knittle declared Snyder said "birds of i feather fiock together." Judge Koch said Knittle and Snyder ere each half wrong and half right, but as Knittle refused to withdraw the epithet, as requested by the Court, the fine was Imposed and DromDtly paid. BOYS FROM HERE DO WELL IN CAMP Harrisburg Lads at Fort Ogle thorpe Making Splendid Progress Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., Sept. 18.— At the foot of Snodgrass Hill where, in hastily improvised trenches the Union forces attempted to hold the Confederate advance Just fifty-four years ago, almost 3,000 student of ficers are constructing trenches and barbwlre entahglements, according to modern ideas. Within the range of the pictures, exclusive of the offi cers training camp, it is estimated at least 40,000 soldiers are in train ing, modeled so far as possible to meet the new conditions to which it is expected they will be subjected. To the right of snodgrass Hill Regular Army infantrymen keep up a continual snap and crack on the rifle range. The targets are placed in deep trenches with only a very small portion of them above ground. The Infantry cadets at the train ing camp are constructing their own trenches built in a series of com municating passes. When they are completed the students will be re quired to spend at least throe days In them. They will cook their own meals and be carefully Avatched to see that no heads appear above the top of the breast works. More than three-fourths of the entire number of students are receiving infantry training. In addition to the infantry there are six batteries of field artillery, two of coast artillery and one troop of cavalry. The students in the field artillery receive practical training in the handling of the three-inch guns at the Virginia batteries. On Septem ber 22 the coast artillery students will go to Fort Myer, Virginia, to train in handling the big guns. Range of Three Miles The average range of the three inch gun is about three miles, and as there is no artillery range here the students are given only imaginary targets to handle the guns. A rumor, unable to be verified, persists that they will be sent to Fort Worth, Texas, for a final tryout, where' a number of batteries are roaring to gether. The men are taught all the points o* the actual work. For in stance, every man must take a po sition forty inches from the breech when the gun is fired to prevent be ing struck by the recoil! Every man must stand on tiptoes with his mouth open to inimize the concussions. Al most 300 men were disqualified and given discharges because of slight physical troubles. Two days after they left camn the order was re voked from Washington, and they were summoned by telegraph to again report. The men who were °xamined meanwhile and accepted to take their places were discharged. The Chattanooga papers say that hundreds are staying at local hotels waiting a chance for examination and entrance. A small number have requested discharges which were granted. Some have been discharged because of unfitness. Almost without exception the Har risburg and vicinity boys are so far standing up under the 5.15 n. mfl un til 9.30 p. m. schedule and like it great. The vaccinations and inocu lations put some of them in the hos pital, but only for a short time. The Pennsylvania men are scattered throughout the camp and are mak ing warm friends with their South ern "bunkies" with whom they have been thrown In contact. W. B. B. Ordnance Bureau Is Blamed For Bad Shells Washington. Sept. IS. Colonel George Montgomery, commandant of the Frankford Arsenal, told the House committee investigating defective am munition produced at the arsenal that •he chemical formula insisted upon by the ordnance bureau of the War De nartment went contrary to th expert technical opinion of the world. The defective primers contained free sul nhur, and this hod been condemned by experts before defects in the ammu nition became apparent last spring Colonel Montgomery indicated clearly that he himself was convinc d that the chemical composition in sisted upon bv the ordnance bureau was inferior to formulas used by pri vate manufacturing concerns, but that the pressure in the department behind this formula was too pronouncqd to encourage a drastic change. PARTI' FOR MISS SCHAFFNER Hummelstown. Pa., Sept. 18.—A number of girl friends of Miss Car oline Schaffner gave her a farewell party in the Masonic hall on Thurs day evening prior to her leaving for Hood College, Frederick, Md., on Saturday. The evening was spent in dancing and in games. Those in at tendance were: Misses Caroline Schaffner. Pearl Kilmer, Catherine Conrad, Emma Sutcliffe, Myra Eber sole, Dorothy Zugg, Catharine Crist and Mary Hoover. Quality and Quick Service Here you see what you want and take it with you. j 1 No guesswork as to whether the dish will fit the name, 't| and no waiting for it to come. We buy the best the ['" M market affords. Prepare it the best we know how. Wc ¥•*' i eliminate all unnecessary expense by our self-serve plan. You get the benefit of good food at economical prices j and quick service. Half dozen fried oysters, pickle, bread and butter, Hot roast beef sandwich with gravy , 1 ' Real good pics, per cut . !i<p GREATEST NEED, THE TELEGRAPH Former Newsboy Tells How Boys of Eighth Regiment Want Home Paper In a leter to the circulation man ager of the Harrisburg Telegraph, Samuel Koplovltz, a former news boy now with the Eighth Regiment at Camp Hancock, Georgia, tells of the Harrisburg men's biggest' need— the Harritburg Telegraph. "Arrived safe at camp," he writes "and found lots of work, immedi ately after our arrival. We hiked to our new home which was about four miles distant. We got to work, put ting up our tents and fixing our homes. We had a big job before us when we were' put to work cleantng up our company street. 'After fixing up the place looks pretty nice, Just, like a tented city. Outside of the sand here, the place is alright. We are now comfortably situated in our new surroundings. We expect to have wooden floors put into our tents shortly. "There is one thing that tho Har risburg boys miss and that Is the the Telegraph. If the boys only ing for Harrisburg's best newspaper 'The Telegraph*. If the boys only' 1 Next Time your Store- | | keeper Comes for an Or | | der ask him this-Dolfou j 1 Deliver with a VIM ? I 3' l / ! 3 TT7HY isn't your store- ought to go with motor delivery. ~ | > V keeper's business your The yIM Saleg and gervice | 2 business. Station in this city insures his 2 He executes a commission for getting that service. 5 3 you You pay him for it He Free inspection every two 1 g must charge what it costs him. wee ks for the first three rmmths. 3 If delivery costs him twice After that once a month—; § 9 as much as it should, you pay. whether it needs it or not. 5; I You pay for your neighbor's de- Every VlMowner has thefull I livery as well as your own. benefit of our research depart- B S But VIM delivery enables him ment and the help of our de cs to increase his business, to give livery experts. If he uses them jr: better service, to cut his cost he must save money. B 1 Of doing business. 23,000 merchants now use i 2 So stick to the merchant who VIM Delivery Cars. They are ~3 uses a VIM Delivery Car. It is paying for themselves out of the handsomest, the most re- earnings. Deferred Payment 2 liable and the most economical Plan makes it easy to buy a jE g3 motor delivery made. VIM. SS 3 When a storekeeper buys a ANDREW REDMOND Dis't E g VIM he buys the service that Third and Boyd Sts = VIM DELIVERY B ° th Ph ° neS Harnsburg ' Pa - B 3 with Open Ezprees body, $815; with f Cloeed Panel body, $845. Twelve atend- If I* ■— —* >rd type* of body. AM price* F. O. B. f f B Philadelphia. 1 ZZ S 765 Sale* and Service Station* in IAmLhHW </ie United States VftjSSj£ Bjßj/ MpPrnßß By 30^iaj^fa®Msia [ eMa , aMSfai^^ie(3M3raj^MaM®(a5Mafaaia®e®^'s®^^'ajajaMSfa/aEraiar3farc | E. ! eMaji?MaiaßS'siii SEPTEMBER 18, 1917. had the Telegraph here, they would be just like at home. The people here, I think are not treating us right, as they certainly charge us an enormous amount for anything we desire. The boys are not allowed to have any girls, and there ie a big penalty. "Our camp Is exactly a two-mile walk and a five-mile ride to the city. The boys find little pleasure In the city, although the town Is swarmed with them. "The cotton fields are certainly an added attraction, as lots of the boys are interested In them. The Eighth Regiment band furnished a lot of en tertainment to the boys in camp. The food they are giving us now is real good. As yet we have no complaints. "I hear that wo are to have' six teen weeks of intensive training and the ngo across. We intend to start on our real war work next week, and I believe we will have plenty to do As I have no more to write I will close with best regards to everybody. "SAM KOPLOVITZ. "P. S. The Telegraph would be ap preciated here verv much." CAMP NOTES Fred Stleffer, the biggest man in camp was lost the first night. Ike Freedman is some attraction at Company D canteen. Cy Heckert is the llvest man m camp. William Rudy made all the guards take notice when he walked post his first night here. Phil Lontion is certainly showing tliem all how to play football. John Patton is certainly a welcome man in camp, as he is the only bar ber on the job. Edgar Myers is showing them all how to sing. Byron Mogul will not read until he gets the Telegraph. Army Contractors Mulct Government, Charge That Is Denied in House Washington, Sept. 18. Violent criticism of the War Department's methods of making contracts for rifles, shoes, clothing and canton ment camps broke out In the House again yesterdav during discussion of the urgent deficiency bill. No specific charge of graft was made, but Representatives Dalllnger, of Massachusetts; s|sson, of Missis sippi; Hull, of lowa, and Borland, of Missouri, joined in the general charge that contractors are mulcting the Government while the War Depart ment is doing nothing to stop such practices. Foundation for all the criticism di rected at the War Department was de clared by Chairman Fitzgerald, of the appropriations committee, to rest on idle rumors that have been floating around Washington ever since the war started. Despite the best efforts of the War Department and the ap propriations committee, Representa tive Fitzgerald said none of these rumors have ever been found to have foundation in fact. Representative Dalllnger declared that the appropriations committee ought to take steps to limit the profits being made by contractors out of war work. Don't Use Any Other Than Cuticura Soap To Clear Your Skin 7
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