10 iiIARRISBURG TELEGRAPH .4 NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded IS3I Published evenings except Sunday by THE TGLGGRArH FHINTINU CO., Telegraph Building, Federal Square. 15. J. STACKPOLE,Pr7 Sr Editor-in-Cliief V. R. OYSTKR, Business Manager. GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Member of the Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively en titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. * Member American Chicago, 111. K Entered at the Post Offlco In Harrls burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, ten cents a 4vaigiiL week; by mall, $5.00 a year in advance. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1917 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be. saved. — ROMANS 10:13. WHAT ARE YOl" GOING TO !>(>? NO matter what we may say about Germany, the fact cannot be denied that the German people have stood by their country nobly in the greatest conflict of ages. This fact should receive a full measure of appreciation from Americans in making subscriptions to the Second Liberty Loan. The people of Germany have believed, and many still believe, that the Fatherland is fighting in the sacred cause of liberty. Ameri cans know that the German people have been grossly misled and mis guided, but this does not change the lacts. Three years ago. 4 80,000 boys under 1 9 years of age donned the German uniform. During the course of the war, 1.000,000 persons not subject to conscription have enlisted in the German army. These facts should furnish food for reflection. The Ger man people are possessed of a loyalty unto death for their ideals as they understand them. In this Second Liberty Loan cam paign, every man, woman or child who holds back money that might be invested in a bond is guilty of pro longing the war, and every day the war is unnecessarily prolonged means the wanton slaughter of innocent men. What are you going to do about it? Isn't it pretty soon time for some Idiot to spring that "so many days to Christmas" sign? C'lll'RC'H ADVERTISING T'lE churches of Harrisburg are learning the value of newspaper publicity, as a glance* at the ,vcekl> church page of the Telegraph lay Saturday will show. The Tele graph was a pioneer in this form of advertising, having fathered one of the initial campaigns conducted in tne United States. The other day, urging churches to JfPeal to the public through the .iress, the Rev. Charles Steizle, of Sow York, In addressing the second session of the Inter-Church Con ference. said: The fundamental idea in religi ous publicity should be to promote religion—not the church, not the preacher. This is the greatest thing in the world. It is so big and broad that every man who catches its spirit and is honestly trying to bring in the kingdom ot God should feel that he will lie made welcome in the church which promotes this gospel. The newspapers reach moro people than ran lie reached in anv other way with the expediture of the same amount of money. Fjvery pastor realizes the value of advertising, as witness the regularity with which he brings his weekly "•church notice" to the newspaper of fice for publication. The "church notice" is good, but apt to be lost in a multitude unless supplemented by display advertising such as many .iarrisburg ministers are now using. If somebody would only invent fiourless bread and beefless beef, the world would be a lot brighter these lays. FRUIT OR VEGETABLE ? THE Kansas City Star, replying to the query of an "anxious read er," as to whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable, "passes fine buck" to the Century Dictionary by quoting tho definition there given, which has it that the tomato is tho "fruit of a garden vegetable." But laying aside the temptation to oommca; upon tho unconclusiveness of the reply we cannot but remark that the Star has no answer .for the same correspondent who asks for similar information concerning the cantaloupe. Neither have we; but we know when the cantaloupe is not a fruit, and that is when it is a pumpkin. A cantaloupe, perhaps, might be classed as a fruit when it has all the flavor of a ripe pineapple, a pulpy plum and the best elements of a half dozen of nature's choicest ambrosias rolled into one—you know the kind, honey-sweet. Ice cold and perfectly satisfying—but it is a gToss Insult to the whole vegetable world to compare a cantaloupe of the pumpkin type even to an overripe parsnip that has spent a hard win- Jter in the open. That kind of aVan '•taloupc is in the habit of masauerad- THURSDAY EVENING, Ing on the Harrisburg markets as a "muskmelori," and It Is as deceptive us a German spy and as alluring as a lottery ticket the day after your friend has won a hundred dollars. Likewise, It is just about as desir able and as satisfactory as either or both. Perfect table manners have been marred on innumerable occasions by cantaloupes that looked better than they had any business to. The happiness of families has been jeo pardized by thoughtless remarks as to the ability of the market-going member of the household to pick good melons. Guests have been forced to falsify in defense of per fectly defenseless cantaloupes of the "muslcmelon type." Cantaloupes like that were probably responsible for the original remark about "whited scpulcres." They are a delusion and a snare, but as to whether as a whole cantaloupes are to be classed as vege tables or fruits, that is another mat ter, and the Telegraph offers as a prize a half dozen of the largest— we do not say best—muskmelons on the Harrisburg markets for the most convincing answer to the question. West Shore officials who have taken steps to save garden crops from Hal lowe'en jokers, have taken a step that ought to bo followed elsewhere. TITK TELEGRAPH'S POSITION*. OCCASIONALLY there comes in the newspaper mail a letter* of personal inquiry that has a touch of public interest and is de serving of more than a mere personal reply. Such a one came in the other day from an old subscriber to the Telegraph, accompanied by his check for a renewal of subscription for the coming year. In it he makes these observations and inquiries: As you know, I have been a Telegraph reader for many years, and 1 am also a staunch ltepubli can. 1 have been watching your editorial policy carefully for the past several years and 1 have noted a distinct change of tone in recent months regarding the na tional administration. My one criticism of the Telegraph used to be that it saw little good in Dem ocracy anu no iault in the Re publican party. Recently I have been pleased to note that you have not hesitated either to say a good word for our Democratic brethren, when you think they deserved it, nor to hit hard at evils within our own party. Your support of the President in his war measures and your splendid editorial on the re cpnt political disgrace in Philadel phia are points that illustrate what 1 am trying to say. I am lrank to say that you have been making a better Republican of me and a' better newspaper of the Telegraph. But how do you square yourself with the fellow who is never satisfied unless you a:*e raising the old Harry with the Democrats, and where do you mean to draw the line between your support of the President and his war policies and support of the Democratic party'.' I'll be glad to hear from you on the subject. The Telegraph is an unswerving supporter of the Republican party principles and it holds no brief for the Wilson Administration. None fought moro vigorously against the re-election of Mr. Wilson than the Telegraph. It would do so again. Likewise, It has criticised the Presi dent and his Administration freely when it has felt that public good so demanded. But there is a difference between constructive criticism and mere fault-finding, and the Tele graph has tried conscientiously to keep itself free from that pernicious practice. The Telegraph yields to nobody in its loyalty to the Nation or its sup port of the Government in the prose cution of this war. It has given glad ly almost a fourth of its employes as volunteers to the cause. It will be found unfailingly back of the Presi dent in his efforts to make the "world safe for democracy," but it will not agree to look upon the Presi dent as infallible or his administra tion as free from error. The Telegraph is somewhat, in this relation, in the same position as Collier's W r eekly, which a few weeks ago in a leading editorial, said: Faultfinding is the most unro mantic of occupations, and mere criticism is like Snug's Imitation of the lion. "You may do it ex temnore, for it is nothing but roaring. • • Mr. Wilson's moral leadership is glorious. He has put the objects of the alli ance beyo-nd the reach of greed and sinister ambition. Rut a war can no more be managed through precepts than a hospital can be es tablished by pity. It would be too bad if aimless energy, lack of or ganization. amateur experiments, and all the other characteristics of the early stages of our wars in the past should be accepted as a substitute for the leal qaulities needed for this war. We don't want to sec our soldiers punished or the future security of the coun try endangered by mistakes which can be corrected now. Three years ago Collier's was for pre paredness against the inevitable war with Germany; Collier's Is now for preparedness against the inevitable dangers that will con front this country when the war with Germany is over. The ad ministration ought to welcome criticism. The President is not the President of the Democratic party; he Is the President of the United States, and the United States is at war. The Telegraph is back of the President in his conduct of the war, and If it qccasionally appears harsh in its referencees to him, it is not that it "loves Caesar less, but that it loves Rome more." As to the Democratic party, that is quite a different matter and there will be JO question ever as to where the Telegraph stands on that issue. Plant a tree on Arbor Day and leave your mark in your community for years after you have departed this life. MORE NEPOTISM COT.. HOUSE'S task of gathering material for use at the peace conference which will be held some time in the future, will be lightened by the assistance of Gor don Auchincloss, who is described In Washington dispatches as " a New York lawyer attached to the State Department." Byway of further Identification wojwould add that Mr. Auchincloss is Col. House's son-in-law, thus ranking with Mr. McAdoo and the J other notable sons-in-law whom tho 'administration delights to honor. Send tobacco to France and help American soldiers "smoke out" the Hun. HPoitttca LK f MuvOif&rahZa By the Ex-Committeeman State Highway Commissioner J. Denny O'Neil's declaration to-day that he had no knowledge of the curds announcing his candidacy for Governor which had been put into circulation in Western Pennsylvania and his observation that it must have been the work of loving friends and assertion by favorite sons of various counties that they have not announced any gubernatorial am bitions leaves Representative Asa A. \\ eimer, of Lebanon, as the only avowed candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor next year. While the Republicans mentioned ft oin time to time as possible candi dates are inclined to be in a receptive mood without saying much about it there are signs that every Democrat suggested for his party's standard bearer is disposed to run. National Chairman Vance C. McCormick and Acting State Chairman Joseph F. Guffey are insisting that they are too bus.v with important work to be even considered as possibilities, and Sec rotary of Labor William 11. Wilson is talking the same way. Collector of the Port Berry has been getting into so many rows that he is even discouraged when any one talks Governorship, while District Attor ney K. Lowry Humes prefers to have a sure thing In Western Pennsylva nia to a chase around a circle. —Most of the Republican leaders seem to think that the best thing to do is to await the outcome of the elections scheduled for next month. Then it will be seen what effect the Philadelphia upheaval has had in the state and the strength of a pos sible independent movement next year can be gauged. The Democrats are moving in every community to make all the trouble possible for Republicans and in some places arf flirting with state administration men in nonpartisan tights. ■ —The revolt of Republican ward leaders against the Vare ticket in Philadelphia was the theme of con versation among many of the men who have been visiting the State Capitol this week. All soem to be mightily interested and were asking questions whether it was going to go any distance up the state. The Gov ernor Ijas declined to comment upon the Philadelphia situation at all. —What the Philadelphia Inquirer terms "another bolt of stalwart Re publican party workers" occurred in the Thirty-seventh ward of Phil adelphia last night when twenty-two committeemen repudiated the Vare- Smlth combination and came out un qualifiedly in favor of the candidates ol' the Town Meeting Party. The Inquirer in writing of it says: "These men have just been through an exciting ward contest in which it lis charged that methods similar to those employed in the Fifth ward were successful in giving the Vare favorites a small majority at the pri maries. Most of the signers to a let ter of resignation from the ward committee have been affiliated with the Penrose leadership and they are counted upon to be an important factor in rolling up a big vote for the Town Meeting candidates. John Haney, a member of Common Coun cil and candidate for Select Coun cil, led the revolt and with twenty one other members of the ward com mittee joined in signing a letter an nouncing the resignations." —Scranton's Mayoralty battle hinges on the mine cave issue, which John Durkan, Democrat, has tried to pre-empt. A. T. Connell, the other candidate, says the issue will be settled if he is elected and that Durkan has not patent on the issue. Worthington Scran ton, president of the Scranton Gas and Water Com pany. is out for-Connell for Mayor. Mr. Scranton yesterday wrote a let tor to Mr. Connell assuring him of his support in thi. campaign on the mine cave issue. Mr. Scranton's fa ther. W. W. Scranton, who died a few months ago, it will be recalled, con tributed SIO,OOO to the causo of surface support and towards estab lishing legal precedents on the mine cave question. —About 20,000 ballots will be sent to Camp Hancock where the Na tional Guard organizations are in camp, 15,000 to Camp Meade and 10,000 to Camp Lee with a smaller number to Camp Sherman according to estimates made at the State Cap itol. The Department of the Sec retary of the Commonwealth has provided 70,000 ballots, a number in excess of requirements having been printed to guard against emergen cies. These ballots are being made up in accordance with units of the National Guard as it is expected that there will be commissioners named for about each one thousand men. The commissioners to the drafted men's camps will be made according to counties. —Tho Philadelphia Press, whose editor and chief men were arrested o'i libel charges growing out of the Fifth ward hearing on warrants is sued by Senator Vare, gives the downtown leader this blast editor ially to-day: "If Mr. Vare's action is the attempt of an angry political boss to intimidate this paper and other newspapers, and he hopes to prevent them from giving further publicity to tho misdeeds of invisible government as it has prevailed in this city, he will fail. It will have no such effect." —The Press was a strong sup porter of the Vares until some months ago and during the speaker ship campaign backed the Vare can as did other Philadelphia newspapers who are now against the South Pliiladelphian and his allies. —lt is probable that Babcock and Magce, the rival candidates for mayor of Pittsburgh, will meet on the platform during the campaign. Just now the city is going through a reg istration row and the two candidates are making speeches while their partisans are fussing over rights to \ote. Claims are being made that liabcock is showing more strength than expected and that the districts carried by Dr. Kerr are for him. —Luzerne county's judgeship light bids fair to be interesting in spite of the heavy vote polled by Judge Fuller. —Governor Brumbaugh's selection of Karl M. Lohnionn, of Wilkes- Barre, to be city planning engineer, find D. Lloyd Hartman, of Mifflin, to be chief of the bureau of statis tics, are rated as personal selections. Lohmann was recommended by friends of the Governor. He is a Harvard man. —Compensation Commissioner Harry A. Mackey, Vare leader of the Korty-Rijfth ward in Philadelphia, Kent an open letter yesterday to Thomas F. Armstrong, attacking the character of some of the deserters. Mackey took particular exception to the letter sent out from the Town Meeting headquarters concerning the defection of William J. Shermer, who withdrew as a member of Mackey's ward committee. Shermer is charic- HAROtSBURG (AfeAt TFJ.EGRAPH THE DAYS OF REAL SPORT ... ... BY BRICGS ' / • o- %f m *X£\' / J< WORK m Ed by Mackey with twice having been arrested for conducting a speakeasy and as candidate for councils on the Town Meeting party ticket is accus ed of having said he was the liquor people's candidate in the last legis lative election. Mackey also denied that Shermer had resigned a $1,200 clerkship in the registration bureau, claiming that he was merely a per diem employe. The Philadelphia Record says: "Chairman Armstrong refused to make any detailed reply to Mackey's charges. He declared, however, that it was signitlcant that Shermer should have remained a member of Mackey's committee 'if these charges had been made against him and were still, in a way, hang ing over him.' " —Pledging himself not to accept any fees or commissions other than the salary of the office, if elected, William It. Nicholson, president of the Land Title and Trust Company, yesterday formally accepted the Town Meeting party nomination for city treasurer and started a state issue that will stir up every county. In addition to the pledge not to ac cept the commission paid .by the state for the collection of license fees, the independent nominee prom ises to take steps to have legally re moved the technicality permitting the acceptance of such fees under the act of June 6, 1893, which was pass ed for the specific purpose of abolish ing all such fees and commissions. —Judge Groman, of Lehigh coun ty court, has announced he will, not grant licenses to the twenty-four ho tels now under the War Department's ban next March, but advises the li-1 censes to reapply, promising to hold j the petitions under advisement until! the Army ban is removed. A RELIC OF CIVIL WAR The following beautiful composi-1, tion was found on the battlefield ; at Charleston, South Carolina, dur-| ing the war. It was written by aj wounded soldier who did not live j to get home. It is quite a literary j curiosity: Thou to thy mercy seat our souls j dost gather, To do our duty unto Thee Our i Father, To whom all praise, all honor! should be given For Thou art the great God —who i art in Heaven. Thou, by Thy wisdom rulest the world's whole frame. Forever therefore Hallowed be j Thy name. Let never more delay divide us j from I Thv glorious face, but let Thy | kingdom come; Lel Thy commands opposed be by | none. I But Thy good pleasure and—Thy | will be done. And let our promptness to obey be I ever The very same—on earth as 'tis in Heaven. Then for our souls, O Lord we also pray. Thou wouldst be pleased to —Give us this day, The food of life wherewith our souls are fed. Sufficient raiment and—Cur daily bread. With every needful thing do Thou relieve us And of Thy mercy pity—And for give us. All our misdeeds for Him whom Thou didst please To make an offering for—Our tres passes. And for-as-much, O Lord, as we believe That Thou wilt pardon us —As we forgive. Let that love teach, wherewith Thc.u acquaintest us. To pardon—Those who trespass against us; And though sometimes Thou finds't we have forgot Tills love for Thee, yet help—and lead us not. Through soul or body's want to desperation. Nor lets earth's gain drive us—lnto temptation. Let not the soul of any true be liever Fall Into the time of trial—But delivers; Yea, save them from the malice of the devil. And both in life and death keep —Us from evil This pray we. Lord for that of Thee, from whom This may be had —For Thine is the Kingdom. This world is of Thy works its won drous story To Tliec belongs—The power and the .Klory. And all Thy wondrous works have never ended; But will remain forever and—For ever. This we poor creatures, would con fess again And thus would say eternally— Amen. THE PEOPLE'S COMING ELECTION'S To //•<• lulitoi of the Telegraph : j The resident voters of the city of ! Harrisburg will soon have the oppor j tunity oi selecting by their votes, a i Mayor, and four Councilmen. It is the duty of every voter to familiarize himself with a real meas urement of the various candidates and make their choice of men who measure to the highest and best standard iof citizenship and ability, and then boldly support their choice. Mankind is readily divisable into three distinct classes. First—Measured men, real men. who possess ambition, integrity of purpose, good common sense, and sufficient will power to direct it prop erly under any and all circumstances. Second —Imitation men, who pose as real men before the public, who try at all times to fool the people, but who do not possess qualities of true manhood, and of merit, and who when rfteeded in action fall short by not standing out boldly for right and true purposes, and who by their weakness frequently support wrong, evil and disgrace, which is then fol lowed by an apology for the act de liberately perpetrated by them. It is frequently a difficult matter to distinguish between these two classes of men. on account of the cunning and design employed by men RUSSIA BEWILDERED I For many years Russians had been' picking against a locked door which showed little sign of opening. Sud denly it fell to pieces and they rushed into a new and empty world,; in which everything had to bo made! from the beginning. They were ex-1 perlenced rebels, and knew perfectly well how to behave against tyrants, but not how to work together in a peaceful society of their own making. They knew how to light one sover eign, but not how to manage that more complex and many-headed au tocrat, a sovereign people. In the dizzy shifting of values which followed, it was as if all Rus sia were a revolving stage and the whole scene had swung around to the right. Radicals of yesterday were conservatives of to-morrow. The old regime, with its glitter and punctiliousness, accomplished gen tlemen with pointed black beards, old generals in lonn pale blue over coats with scarlet facings, the sort of people who make the background in Tolstoy's novels, disappeared alto gether. The Liberal intelligentsia swung off to the edge of the scene, and up to the footlights suddenly crowded sol diets, peasants, factory workmen and obscure journalists, a strange new mob in Russian blouses and collar less shirts, drunk with the notion of "freedom" and determined to get what they wanted even if they didn't know what it was.—Arthor Ruhl in Collier's Weekly. • A POWDERLESS GUN A machine gun, which, In its op eration, requires neither gunpowder, cap or shell, is bound to revolution ize present methods of offensive at tack, according to its inventor, W. M. Quick, a young man of Hunts vllle, Ala. Mr. Quick and R. M. McLatn, his I associate in the Quick-McLain Ma j chine Gun Company, are confident that, as soon as they are in position to give officials of the War Depart ! ment a thorough demonstration the i gun will be perfected to the highest I degree of efficiency and adopted for use by the American Army. The gun is tired by gasoline explo sion. It has been thoroughly tested by its inventors, and two hundred shots a minute have been accurately tired a distance of two hundrud ynrds. Mr. Quick says that the gun ran be made to fire between eight | hundred and one thousand shots a minute. The invention will represent a re markable saving in that it requires no powder, no cartridges and no shell. Furthermore, whereas three men are necessary to handle one machine gun on the battle field at present, one man can handle three of the Quick-McLain guns. "I will return to Washington with in a few days," Mr. Quick said, "and will be prepared soon to give the War Department a demonstration. The department has announced that It will attend a demonstration as soon as we are prepared to give one. We feel confident that we have struck upon the idea and equipped a gun which will eventually mean a new era in. offensive wA-fare."—From the Birmingham Age-Herald. of the second classification in their endeavor to appear as real. A careful and watchful analysis of their home life, their business meth ods and their associates, will gener ally disclose them. Third Crooks, weaklings and "snakes in the grass," are known quantities in almost every community and can safely be classed together under this one head". They should be avoided at all times, need watching by the police and should be ostracised from the consideration of all public matters. The business affairs of the city of Harrisburg will be entrusted to these men for sufficient length of time for the accomplishment of much good, or for the perpetration of many harmful and injurious acts. The suggestion of a most careful measurement is timely. No candi date who properly measures to the standard of first quality can be dis pleased with your selection, nor with the result of the election. Take the time 'to make a full and complete selection of men for your support, then boldly tell why you are supporting them and help to eiect men of the highest standard who will look after the interest of the city and by their acts in office prove themselves worthy of the honor con ferred. A VOTER. | TAFT ON THE WAR We are making a supreme effort in this country. We are changing from the quiet progress of peace to a march of war. It is a radical depar ; ture from our normal course of life. ! Tt takes time to redirect our acttvi ! ties. But we have a most adaptable people. We have the genius of quick application, and we are making the preparation that in the end will win success. The young giant is making j and putting on his armor. Hlsj progress has been flouted by a na tion that has been fifty years in its! military preparation. That nation is] to learn that its preparation was in vain because such preparation did not give victory within a month. At the battle of the Marne it was' turned from its prey. At the battle! of the Marne it was held and driven to intrenchment, and then its ene mies began the preparation by which jit is ultimately to be defeated. All | that is needed now to effect this de i feat is the united effort of the Amer ican people. In no other way can they contribute more effectively to victory than by their ready subscrip tion to these Liberty Loans as they come.—W. H. Taft. THE SPIRIT OF 1917 Dad has cast away his "all Havana" big cigar, Compared to last year, mother's hats and suits so simple are, • Sis has only gotten one dance frock for winter's balls, The family bill for auto gas—it's even taken falls Since we're cuttlnK out the trips that really were extreme — Just at first I kicked like Ned; but now I really seem To like to sacrifice a bit —am glad I have the chance To show my heart is beating for the boys "Somewhere in France." i . I am only sixteen years—l couldn't go along, i Swallowed down a great big lump— my feeing was so strong. ! Wanted to drop in line and don the khaki brown. ■ But iould do nothing more than cheer when boys I knew left town; . Felt as if I had to show, 'till Dad said "We can save 1 "And send our extra coppers to those fellows all so brave!" I Say! I rather like it—this sort of i Yankeo chance t To swap good times for comforts for i the boys "Somewhere in France!" I • "The Roys Somewhere in France!" • Say! that show that cost four > plunks s Will buy them Just a pile of things ■ that will be bully Junk! t That fat cigar that old Dad smoked • reduced to Just a cob. Will make so lad in brown chirp up while he is on the Job; 1 The money mother saved retrlmmlng - her last winter's hat, • The extra frock Sis didn't buy (a silly thing at that) 1 Will keep some hearts and bodies 3 warm! Gee! What a bully chance c The folks at home have, to help cheer ' the boys "Somewhere In France!" ' EDNA GROFF DEIHL, 3 Paxtang, Pa. OCTOBER 18, 1917. LABOR NOTES As a result of work done by agents ot the Home Economics Bureau of the Department, of Agriculture thou sands of Southern women are now practical and successful farmers in many of the Southern states. Twenty thousand workmen killed and 2,000,n0