8 SCHOLARSHIPS AS EXTRA WAR GIFTS Red Cross to Provide For Public Health Nursing Courses Washington. —Announcement was made to-day by the Town and County Nursing Service of the American Red Cross of a series of Public Health Nursing Scholarships, donated by chapters and individuals as special war gifts. Miss Fannie Clement, director of the bureau, made the following statement : "The war experience of Europe has emphasized the social need for carefully trained nurses, who by education and temperament, are pre pared for the patriotic service of watching over the health standards of a whole community. The Scholar ships of $250 each that we now offer cover an eight months course in public health study at Columbia Uni versity, New York City, Simmons College, Boston. A similar course is offered at the School of Applied Social Science, Western Reserve University, School of Nursing and Health, University of Cincinnati and the School of Civics and Philan thropy, Chicago. "The sum of $250 is hardly suf flcent, of course, to cover the ex penses of the course. Each nurse, receiving a scholarship, will be privi leged where necessary, to utilize tho Student Loan Fund of the Red Cross to an amount equal to the scholar ship. The loan fund was established several years ago in order that nurses might be trained for Red Cross work in rural communities. Many of the nurses so trained are now render ing invaluable service, both in com munity and reconstrution work in France, and in fhe public health work in the zones around canton ments. "At this time, when the nursing profession is giving so generously of its talent to the base hospitals abroad, it is important that the pro fession strengthen itself in order that it may more extensively par ticipate in the civilian relief at home and in the foreign field. We need young women to go into the hospital training schools. And we need grad uates from the hospital training schools, who will fit themselves for social service." DWELLING HOUSE RUINED Rlain, Pa., Sept. 19.—Sunday about noon the house of Mrs. Hannah Hock enberry, in Tobovne township, was destroyed by fire, with all its con tents. Mrs. Hockenberry was away from home at the time and her son, Ambrose Hockenberry, started the fire in the kitchen stove to make preparations for dinner. He then went to the woods nearby to get some wood and when he returned the house was ablaze and nothing could be saved. Fruits preserved in Summer reduce Winters cost ©i' Jg its?? - SAVE IHJL FRUIT CROP "A Franklin Sugar - for every use' * Granulated, Dainty Lumps, Powdered, Confectioners, Brown Sold in 1.2 and 5 lb. cartons and in 2.5.10.25 and 5° lb. cot- ~-_— ion bags. ' " n [I : - Wd&W J W waAmmo ph „J3fl WEDNESDAY EVENING, THE TRUTH ABOUT GERMANY How the American Word "Darn" Won a Friend in a Foreign Land Germans Expect to Collect Huge Indemnity From U. S. After the War By MARIE BONINI BROWN WO. 4—GETTING OUT OF GERMANY. It was when I started to come home that I realized fully the attitude of Germans toward Americans and the horrors of German militarism as applied to peaceful citizens. May 19, of this year, I sent a cablegram home to Pittsburg, asking my people to send me money to return. I also applied for my pass- Then I waited; and waited and waitecf. Week after week passed until six had gone. When I asked for my passport, of course I had to answer a great number of questions, and to jE „ tell why I wanted to come home. Then I had /$$ ''A to write out my application, and I had to be very humble about it. "I beg to be permitted to re turn to my home" was the way in which this ap •plication Jiad to be worded. ajga Friday, June 29, I received the an swer to my cablegram, telling me the money had been sent—ssoo. All my news, cablegrams, letters and every thing. of course, had to came through the Spanish embassy. I went to tho embassy but they would not give me my money until I had my passports ready to go. That Is a rule. I do not understand it. for one would think that Germany would be glad to have all the money spent within Its borders possible. But that Is only one of the seemingly sense less rules which are of vital impor tance over there. SHOWS ANGEIt AT AMERICANS. I waited until Monday, then went to the Kommandatore and asked how soon I could get my passports. He crossly told me to go home and wait, and that, when they were ready, he would let me know. I waited until Wednesday and, although I was frightened, went back again, as I wanted to get away that week. Well, since I can remember any thing I never received such a "calling down" as the Kommandatore gave me. "What do yon mean," he fairly howled, "coming around bothering mef •'That la the way with you Ameri cana! yon think yon can ran every thing over here. We'll ihow you yon can't, and, before we're through with you you will know liow to treat un Cermnnt. Go bark and wait until you're aent for, or It will be the worae for you." I was stunned—but what could I do? I did not- dare resent his words or answer him back. I only sat there and cried then went back home. Fortunately, that day I met Capt. Tauscher, ' the husband of Mme. Johanna Gadskl. whom I had known before. I was almost frantic by that time, as I began to be afraid that my passports would be held hack alto gether. But he was most kind to fhe. He got In touch with the foreign office and asked them to hursy up the passports. As a result, Saturday I heard Indirectly that I could get away the next weeK. By the way, Capt. Tauscher and I had quite a talk about the conspiracy plot for which he was tried and acquitted In the United States and he assured me, with sincerity which I am certain was not feigned, that he knew noth ing about it and was really absdutely Innocent. I hope so, for I have very pleasant memortes of Ills kindness. GERMAN RED TAPE. Tuesday, July 10, I received a tele gram from the Kommandatore, to come to his office Monday, July 0, to get my passports. The telegram had been sent on the ninth, and of course I did not get it until the tenth. Also. I got It after the Kommandatore's office had closed, and so I had to wait until Wednesday. I was fright ened then, for I was afraid I would have to go all through the whole proceeding again and get new pass ports. But I went and showed him the telegram. You can imagine what 1 got from him. He called me all the names the German language possesses for dolt and dunder-head and thick witted numbskull. And I had to take it. Of course I was crying. But that made no Impression on him. Finally (and I am sure this was because he knew of Capt. Tauscher's Interfer ence), the Kommandatore said, very ungraciously that he would let me have the passports. He said I could have them Friday, the 13th, and would have until Monday, the ICth, to get out of Germany. Then, again I was frantic, for Sat urday and Sunday I wouJd not be able to do very much to get/away and there was so much red tape still to be gone through with. But I did not protest. Then I had to wait until the per mission actually was In my hands to go. This came about & a. m„ Friday. Until I had this permission, I could not get my money. Friday I received the telegram that I could go get my passports. Then I had to go to the office where they were and stand in line and wait. The hanks closed at 1 and I knew if I did not get mv money that day that I could not get It Saturday and Sunday and, maybe, would have to stay over the time" al lowed me to leave and, perhaps be arrested or at the very least have to start all over again to get my pass ports. / I had to pay' the kommondatore three marks fotf stamping my pass port. I was nervous with crying when 1 went to pay It and my hands shook when counting the marks out. The money there of course was paper. 1 had nine marks together and I laid down three on the table while 1 folded up the rest to put back in my purse. The kommanda tore flew at me again. "Pick thom up and hand them to me right," he said. "How dare you treat a German officer in this way? How dare you throw that money on the table? I'll teach you how you Bhould behave.' EXPECT INDEMNITY FROM U. 8 When the kommandatore had stamped my papers aa allowing me to leave from Friday to Monday, I begged and begged him to make' It Wednesday—ths same day I was In his ofllce, or Thursday. But ho would not, although it would have been as easy for him to do that as not. But they try to humiliate an American In every way possible, just to show their authority. From 8 a. m. until noon Friday I stood in line for my passports— tlfen I got them. I hurried directly to the Spanish em bassyand received my money—ssoo In American money. Then I went to the Deucher bank to get the money changed Into German money, for In Germany only the banks will touch American money. But this bank would not do it. "We to mot want American money ■Aw—well get enough of It after tbe way" ha sneered. They all think, over there, that when Germany wins, America will ba compelled to give a stupendous In demnity. You can hear even the children talk of the money they will set from America when America Is beaten. They know this country Is rich and, if ever such a terrible thing should Prs? rrl * ht * 1917 ' by The p,tt!,bur * h Marie Brown happen as that Germany would beat us, America will be bled white to satisfy the hatred and revengeful spirit of the Germans. I believe I would want to die If America is beaten In this war,- for we simply would not. to use a common expres sion, "have the life of a dog" here. Germany would make our lives a hundred times more wretched than it has made even Belgium. After they had refused to change my money at the Deuscher bank, I went to the main bank of Berlin, the lleich bank. Here they changed It and did not treat me so badly. I had to leave my money and come back for the other money and, as that would have been after the bank was closed for the day, they gave me a piece of paper which admitted me to the bank about 4 p. m. I went back at that time and got my money, re ceiving only five marks on the dollar. That Is a low rate. In Sweden, an American dollar is given seven marks. START FOR HOME. They gave me 1,000 marks, and sealed the rest of the money so I could not open It until I was beyond the frontier. That seemed another silly thing for them to do—but they did It. I paid my rent, bought my tickets and got everything ready to leave the next morning, Saturday. I packed my trunk but of course had to leave it there. They kept it two weeks, go ing over everything in it, then sent it on to Christlanla, Norway. Up to this date I have not received it yet. They had to read every bit of writing In it, look over all my music and stamp everything, for if. at the fron tier, one thing would be found not stamped officially. was a likeli hood that the whole trunk would be confiscated. My bag was treated the same way— everything examined and stamped. I I had a couple of fiction books I wanted to read on the way and I had a great deal of trouble getting them out. They were looked over thor oughly, so to be sura they did not contain mysterious messages or maps or something like that. Even my prayer book was stamped. Tljen I really started. I had to travel second class. In a stuffy little compartment without any comforts, but I did not mind that. I traveled on the train from 6 to 12 a. m. Sat urday and then reached the frontier. AVhen I had applied for my passports, 1 had to give the dommandatore three pictures of myself. One he pasted on the passport, the other two he sent on to the frontier. When I got to Warnemunde, the frontier town, I handed over my passports and was given a slip of water with a number on It In return. OUT OF GERMANY! Th,en I was taken Into a room where a woman stripped and examined me from head to foot. She took down my hair, looked In my shoes. In the waist bands -of my clothes and the herns. She worked like lightning, but she certainly was thorough. Finally she said I could pass. Then I received my passports and my bag—which had been put through as gruelling an ex amination as I had, and I was out of Germany. The very air seemed different on the other side of the border. Then I took the boat to Copenhagen, Denmark, and from there prepared to go to Chrlstiania, Norway, when I would really be on my way home. I spent from Sunday to Monday In Copenhagen and here I met a Capt. Totten, connected with the American military legation in Copenhagen. I met him as I was getting on a train. I was lugging my heavy bag and try ing to lift it on the high steps. "Oh, darn!" 1 said. This man smiled and said, "You are an American?" I told him "yes." and he then took charge of my bag; and of men and was tremendously nice. I got In Chrlstiania about 4 p. m., Tuesday. July IC. Capt. Totten told me I would have to stay in Christiana six days before 1 co\ihl leave. Once more panic seized me, for a boat was leaving for Amer-' ica in three days and 1 wanted to set it. But Capt. Totten said he would see what he could do. He communicated with Mr. Caffin, the American consul general at Chrlstiania, another very nice man, and Mr, Caffln after ques tioning me, said he would see that I got that boat. You see. they are so suspicious there of any person coming from Germany. They have had such terrible examples of German spying that thsy must be careful. A STRANGE STORY. In Norway I heard of the Norwegian captain upon wliose boat an English army officer, a spy, had secreted him self to escape from Germany. He was In terrible danger, but had managed to get to the boat and he would have escaped, had wot the captain been a German sympathizer. He found the English officer on board and, Instead of giving him to England, turned him over to Germany again. People heard of it and now that officer Is not permitted to go into any part. Any time his ship ap proaches a port, he is warned awav. The Germans don't want him, hi* own L*.?, P / , w Wo^.' t 1 ? avB hlm :'n° neutral will take him in and, unless ha gets •ome Place where he Is not known, ne ana nis crew may starve. It la a weird story, but I heard It so many times and from such rellabla So "J?ea that I believe it to be true. This happened Just a little while after the German courier had been found on a Norwegian boat with hla suitcase full of bombs and after the bombs had been found among the coal on a Norwegian steamer. One thing, If Germany hates ua and England ahe surely is cordially hated In return by any country over thera which has had anything to do with her It seemi a terrible thing that a whole people, living peacefully and contentedly, a people really good at heart. Industrious and thrifty, should be made an objeat of hate everywhere because of the actions of a few peoola ruling over that people. Somehow, with It all, I feel sorry for Germany after the war, for it seems lo me that It will be centuries before the Ger man nation e\er again can take its place among the nations of the world. (To Be Continued) BARRISBURO TELEGRAPH READY RESPONSE TO BOOK APPEAL Big Publishers Arc Heartily in Favor of Move and Plan Substantial Aid Washington. The instant re sponse of the publishers of the United States to the appeal for sl,- 000,000 by the Library War Council, appointed by the Secretary of the War, the money to be used for the purchase and equipment of libraries for our soldiers in <?antonments and at the front has been most grath'y ing. With true patriotic fervor prac tically all the leading publishers of America have written to the Library War Council heartily endorsing the plan and promising to help in all ways in their power, not alone by giving liberal discounts on books that must be purchased, but in many cases, offering cash donations. Brief extracts from some of the many hundred letters received are their own sufficient comment. Charles Scribners Sons write: "We are heartily in favor of such a move, as it seems to us most desirable and important that the soldiers should have the suitable entertainment provided by ready access to good reading." Harper and Brothers de clare: "We feel this is one of the most important things that can be done for the general good of our men who are going into camp." D. Appleton and Company write: "It would be difficult to estimate the good which these libraries instituted in the large camps will accomplish for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the leisure they havo from their arduous campaign." Dodd, Mead and Company cay: "It will of course bo a great advan tage to have the selection of books for the American army controlled by ■ chandise carried by us, and you will likewise view the newest creations design- Curtains Raised and Lights Will Be Turned on at 7.30 P. M. £ I li A beautiful souvenir will be given to each visitor as our ap- jj w ■ LIVINGSTON'S | a council such as the one you de scribed." The Princeton University- Press suggests: "If in addition to raising a million-dollar fund for tho Soldiers' Library you are handling the books themselves we shall be glad to send you a bundle of books for the solders." Little, Hrown and Co., say that "Thsse libraries will be of great importance In helping to maintain the morals of tho men." David McKay writes: "I thoroughly approve of the plan." Henry Altcmus is sure that the plan "will receivo encouragement everywhere." The. J. B. Lippincott Company write: "We are much Impressed with the lasting as well as the immediate benefit of this book .project." Mitchell Kennerly says: "I have al ready expressed my Interest In the plan to the extent of offering Mr. J. 1. Wyer, Jr., Chairman of the Com mittee, a contribution of several thousand volumes." Frederick A. Stokes and Company announce that "It is our intention to contribute to the fund." Q. P. Putnam's Sons aver: "We believe that the work being done by the War Service Com mittee of the American Library As sociation deserves the greatest form of publicity. Wo are interested in co-operation with you to every ex tent." Thomas Y. Crowell and Com pany say: "We trust the American people will realize the importance of furnishing good reading material for the soldiers." So It can be seen that the men who best know about the making of books are in the forefront of tho campaign being waged by tho Li brary War Council. Eminent librar ians have thought that the original estimate of the cost of establishing the proposed libraries, at $1,000,000 was too low; it seems now that goal aimed at will bo very largely over subscribed. GAMBLE-WAY WEDDING Mount Joy, Pa., Sept. 19.—Harry Gamble, of Dothan, Ala., and Miss Minnie Way, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Way, of Mount Joy, were mar ried on Saturday evening by the Rev. Russell Clark, of Harrit burg, at the homo of the bride's parents. The flower girls were Bessie Jaekson ana Coidie Way. i East Pa. Conference of U. B. Church at Annville Annville, Pa., Sept. 19.—Sessions of the Bast Pennsylvania Conference of the United Brethren In Christ will open here on October 3. The con ference includes the territory east of tho Susquehanna, extending to the Delaware and has the largest mem bership of any conference of tho der nomination In the United States. Within | e bounds of this conference is the well-known Lebanon Valley College, located here, in the very heact of the most picturesque and fertile Lebanon Valley. One of the features of the confer ence will be the election of a new man as conference superintendent. The Rev. Dr. D. D. Lowery, who died during the past year, served the church and conference nearly a quarter of a century. The set addresses of the confer ence are "The Biblical ConceptioT of the Christian Ministry," by Dr. G. D. Batdorf, of Lancaster; "Confer ence Resources and Opportunities," by Dr. H. E. Miller, of Lebanon: "The Possibilities of a Rural Church," by Dr. R. R. Butterwlck, of Hershey: "How Realize the Four Year Program in the Local Church," Dr. S. E. Rupp, of Harrlsburg, with the general church representatives; Dr. S. S. Hough, secretary of foreign missions: Dr. C. W. Brewbaker, sec retary of Sabbath schools; Dr. J. S. Kendall, secretary of the board of administration; Dr. C. I. B. Brane, associate editor of Religious Tele scope; and the Rev. J. F. Musselmun and the Rev. C. W. Shoop, returned missionaries from Africa and China, respectively. The Rev. Dr. Wm. M. Bell, of Washington, D. C., the bisfiop of the east district, will preside over the conference. RED CROSS PARADK Blaln, Pa., Sept. 19.—Preparations are being made by the executive com mittee of the Red Cross auxiliary to hold a parade and festival on Sat urday evening. Committees appointed at a recent meeting to take charge SEPTEMBER 19, 1917. of the various parts are pushing all plana for the occasion. Patriotic or ders of Rlaln and New Germantovn have beert invited to participate in the parade. Soldiers' Newspaper to Be Published in Each Camp By Associated Press Washington Sept. 19.—Plans tor publication of a soldiers' weekly newspaper in every National Army National Guard camp beginning with the wek of September 30. under the auspices of the national war work council of the T. M. C. A., were aS- trade-mark "Aaplrin" (R*. V. B. Pat. 1 —. & Off.) is a guarantee that the monoacetic- \ f J nounced here to-day by John Stewar Bryan, publisher of the Richmond News Leader, who arranged the de tails of co-operation among man; other publishers which will make th work possible. Among the contributors will bi Colonel Roosevelt and many of th best known newspaper workers an cartoonists. President Wilson has en dorsed the plan. The general manage ment of the paper will bo under th personal direction of Mr. Bryan an the co-operating publishers will com pose an advisory board. The plan grew out of a conference in Wash ington last July at which Mr. Brya was assigned by the war work coun ell to visit all camps in the Sout before going to Europe.
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