FOOD DELAY NOT
FAULT OF ROADS,
CLAIMS M'ADOOi
jl
ionics That Ships Arc Held!
Over Time For Allies' j
Supplies
Washington, Feb. 23,—Complete
lenial of Herbert Hoover's state
nent that food for the allies and for
•onsumption in the eastern portion
if the United States is lacking be
■avise of the failure of the trans
location system was made by Sec
etary of the Treasury McAdoo yes
erday as director general of rail-1
oads.
Mr. McAdoo insists that the short- j
ge of grain is due to the fact that j
he farmers are holding it in expec- J
ation of higher prices. He says, if
ir. Hoover will specify any particu
ar.food supplies that lie wishes
ransported, the railroads will han-l
lie them promptly. It is also de
iied by the railroad administration, I
vhich, of course, mekns Mr. Ac- j
Vdoo, that there are any British
hips awaiting a cargo in Aineri
an harbors, and he even declared
hat there are cargoes of foodstuff*
t some of the ports awaiting the
hips to carry them across the ocean.
Public confusion regarding actual
onditions is greatly increased by I
his wide difference of statement be-1
ween the food administration and I
he secretary of the treasury. Until
•esterday 110 one had questioned
hat Food Administrator Hoover
new what he talks about.
Asks Hoover Where Food Is
Mr. MeAdoo, in a letter to the
ood administrator, called on him to
how where the food was. The let
?r read:
"Dear Mr. Hoover: You are, as I
nderstfuid it. the sole purchaser in
his country of food supplies for the
Hied governments. You must, there
ore, know the location of the food
upplies which you from time to
[me purchase, and the ports in this
ountry to which you desire such
upplies shipped. If you will notify
lie from time to time of the lo
ation of the specific supplies and
he port or ports in the United
tates to which you wish to have
uch supplies transported, T will
uarantee the necessary tr;insportil
- subject alone to interruptions
rom blizzards and floods.
"I wish to reassure the country
y saying that so far as transporta
on is concerned there is no danger
f suffering from a serious food
iiortagc in the eastern nart of the
ountry. Cordially yours,
"W. G. McADOO."
In a statement issued Thursday
iglit, lloover indicated that the dif
culty was due to the failure of the
-ansportation system to move tjie
aod supplies.
MISS GREGORY GOT .TOK
ttor"cy General's Daughter Needed j
(HO Post for Belgian "Dependents"
Washir.ston, Feb. 23.—Miss Janej
regory, daughter of the Attorney |
eneral, applied at the food admin- I
tration this week for an SBO-a-|
onth job giving as references Col- |
lei E. :'il. House and the Attorney
eneral himself.
In response to a perfunctory
lestion by the employment clerk,
iss Gregory said she had three de
sndents.
"Three dependants?" gasped the
erk, incredulously.
"Oh, yes." she replied: "I've
lopted and am supporting three
elgian children."
.Miss Gregory got the job.
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THE RESOURCEFUL COOK
LETTERS FROM A DAUPHIN BOY TO HIS MOTHER
Somewhere in France,
Jan. 6, 1918.
Dear Mother:
Started a letter to you., this morn
ing at the hangars, but it was so un
satisfactory that I threw -it away.
Was expecting; to go on a protection,
but low, fleecy clouds prevented, as
it's impossible to take pictures in
such weather. Sitting around like
that all morning is very tiring, and
one could not go far from the tire,
for it sure is cold. Just a promen
ade of about ten feet and those hob
nail conductors in my shoes made my
tootsies "tres froid." Ila! ha! I
l'ear if I keep 011 springing French
words on you, you will have to learn
French. I only hope you don't have
as much trouble as I, for it sure is
difficult, and these Frenchmen are
often quite amused at my construc
tion of sentences. However, their
use of English is just as amusing.
Somebody taught one of these
Frenchmen rooming with me an
English cuss word, and you never
saw anyone so proud of his command
of the language, as he uses it on all
occasions. It's a cinch that the first
time lie springs it on a girl, as he
surely will, somebody's going to get
shocked. The fact that I told him it
was never used in good society made
no difference, for he continues
springing it.
The French Comedian
Had to stop for dinner—no. it
didn't take me two days to eat it,
•but we have one Frenchman here
that is so amusing that one cannot
write when he is around. I nearly
laughed myself to deatli at him yes
terday. He lias a comical face to
1 begin with and now that he has a
' bealed tooth and his lip lias swollen
t(, abnormal size, he is funny even
to look at. It's his little manner
; isms that are so funny, so I can't
1 very well explain them. It was rain
ing all day yesterday and we all sat
around the fire, trying to write let
ters; he among us. Only he was
gravely pulling the hobnails out of
his slioes and filling up the holes
made thereby by pounding in matches
with the heads out. When someone
asked him why he did this he an
swered in his droll way: "To light
the way as I walk."
Then his cigarets were nearly all,
and to prevent passing them around
as etiquette demanded, he goes out
in the hall to light up and comes
back wearing his usual innocent "I
didn't do anything" expression.
Pretty soon he and another French
man began a duet, each one singing
in a different key. I suppose now
you begin to understand why I stop
ped writing.
Some Ilnth
My taking a bath in the morning
caused quite a lot of amusement also,
for, aside from it being a rare treat
' —1 mean the bath, not the tigure
it. was rather difficult, since only a
washbasin was available, which
would not even hold my small foot.
Therefore. I had to stand on a chunk
or oilcloth, which just about ruined
imy feet. Golly! but it was cold.
Imagine taking a bath with a wash
j rag which was frozen stiff and you
! will understand why it takes cour
! age to be a soldier. It just took one
I hour to warm my feet again, and it
' jest occurred to me that the twenty
| days' coat of dirt must have had a
j warming effect, for I never had cold
! feet before.
Plenty of Snow In France
After the rain had melted all the
snow it began snowing again and
continued thus off and on all last
night and to-day. Which sure makes
it look wintry around here, there be
ing some seven inches of snow on
the ground, and still she falls.
Walked to L'epine to-day to buy
some socks, all mine being out in
the heels and toes. That kind are all
right in the summer, but in winter
I want more warriith than ventila
tion. Not knowing what the word
was, I looked it up in the dictionary
as I walked. The word was "bas,"
and not only did it mean stocking,
but it was "a vile thing," according
to the dictionary. I guess old Noah
was right, too, because some of mine
are that.
However, the use of that word
didn't get me any hosiery and I
found out why when I came home,
for they use another name for it,
"bas" meaning a woman's stocking.
No wonder the woman said she
would not have them in stock for
several days!
He'n Wearing Wooden Shoe*
I'm a real Dutchman now, for I
have a pair of wooden shoes. The
government donated them also, seeVn
ing to think them necessary, which
ttiey surely are, making wonderful
house slippers—a little noisy 'per
haps and hard to break in, but very
handy, indeed, to. slide around my
chateau in. Indeed, most Frenchmen
wear nothing else—l mean the office
force, carpenters, etc. —for they are
very warm and stay dry longer than
leather ones. A thick woolen slip
per goes with them, so you see where
the warmth comes from. Have not
tried them for sliding in the snow
yet, but I bet they would work fine.
Having h(id some experience on a
dance floor. I think I could keep my
feet—if not my shoes. This snow
sure would tickle Donald, for there
is plenty for skiing, although there
are no hills, the country being very
flat. Of course, he could find hills if
he went closer to the "lines," for T
have seen many big hills as I flew
along looking for Boche, but he
might get a hill made over him, too.
Woodchopplnjc For Ewrcluc
For the last two days it* has been
bad weather, so all I have to do is
eat, for that's about .the only event
one can look forward to, since your
packages never show up and nary a
letter, either: which would make life
rather dismal if one did not have to
chop wood. One cannot eat all the
time, for even the most enjoyable
habits grow tiring if overdone. As
for woodcutting, I think I have cut
more wood since 1 came to the
"front" than during my whole boy
hood. I'll leave it to Dad to say
how much that was, for in my youth
ful fancy I might overestimate. How
ever. the eexreise is good for me, for
if this keeps up I'll get fat loafing,
for we have nothing to do when the
weather is bad.
| That just reminds me that during
the last day we flew one of the
Americans that came here with me
brought down a Boche. The funny
part of it was that he got lost from
his "patrol," as we always travel in
groups called patrols, and followed
this German around for five minutes,
thinking it was his leader, all the
time keeping a sharp lookout down
below, up above and to either side
for Boclie planes. Finally, he looked
at the plane ahead that he had been
following so faithfully for five min
utes, and noticed the iron cross. To
put it in his words, he was so ex
cited he couldn't shoot straight. He
finally got him, though.
These Fnenchmen are quite re
sourceful in some ways, especially
where the cook don't relish washing
; dishes-glisten closely, "Sis;" the idea
may be of use. Jam is served as
dessert here and if the plate is too
full of the remains of the former
courses for it, they simply turn it
upside down and use the botom. Of
course, this would not work very
well on a tablecloth, but such a lux
ury is about as strange to us as
white bread—or pretty girls.
WALTER.
Fulton County Dry
by Order of Court
McConnellsburg, Pa., Feb. 23.
Fulton county is dry. Judge Don
ald P. McPherson yesterday refus
ed to grant a license to Charles
Ehalt, proprietor of the Fulton
House in this town, the only place
in the county where liquor had been
sold.
At the January term of court Judge
McPherson heard charges against
two hotels which had been granted
licenses the previous year. One of
these was the Fulton House. The
other was the Hotel Jefferson. Pro
prietors were accused of selling li
quor to minors and to men of in
termediate habits.
At that time the Jefferson was
refused the right to sell liquor. Ac
tion was deferred in the case of
Ehalt's place. Yesterday's decision
by the court wiped out the last re
maining wet spot in Fulton county.
CAMP LEWIS PLOTTERS
MAY FACE FIRING SQUAD
Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.,
Feb. 23. —Four National Army sol
diers were held in the guardhouse
yesterday awaiting a presidential
warrant from Washington, which
will mean their internment at least
as enemy aliens who plotted not
only to shoot their officers the first
time they got into action in Europe,
but also to deliver all the American
soldiers in their organization to the
German army.
A general cleanup of enemy aliens
at Camp Lewis is in full swing, offi
cers said to-day. Thirty-four were
discharged to-day from the service.
Washington, Feb. 23.—Officers of
the Judge Advocate General's office
said yesterday that any National
Army soldier charged with plotting
treason would be tried by military
court-martial, and if found guilty
would be liable to the death penalty.
MACARONI MAN C FACTT RKR
CHARGED WITH FOOD CRIME
Philadelphia, Feb. 23.—Learning
that the Kurtz Macaroni Company
here was operating without a license
from the United States food admin
istration, Jay Cooke, administrator
for Philadelphia county, has sum
moned Max and 1 Robert Kurtz to
show cause why criminal prosecu
tion should not be instituted against
them. In his proclamation of Janu
ary 10, President Wilson required
that many manufacturers, including
makers of macaroni, should obtain
licenses from the food administra
tion in Washington. The Kurtz firm
is the first to feel the pressure of the
food administration in Pennsylvania.
The penalty provided for those who
fail to apply for the licenses Is $5,000
fine two yearn' imprisonment or both.
"A FAMILY AFFAIR" AT PILLOW
Pillow, Pa., Feb. 23.— A play en
titled "A Family Affiiir," a comedy in
three acts, will" be given in the Band
Hall, Saturday evening, March 2.
7.30, under the auspices of the
Pillow Red Cross Auxiliary.
—Frank Schreffller spent Sun
day and Monday at Sh&mokin.—
Misses Jennie Bobb and Rosie
Schreffler visited friends at Dalma
tia.—Private James of Dal
matia, now at Camp Meade, Md.,
spent a day with relatives here..
HARRISBURG Q&Mfr TELEGRAPH!
EVEN THE HUN
FEELS NEED OF
GOOD TOBACCO
Americans in France Depend
Upon Folks at Home
For Smokes
When the charms of spring awaken
I feel, sometimes forsaken
So far from all my dearest friends
and folks.
But clouds soon pass and birds
sing;
The whole world has a glad ring—
Headquarters has just called us in
for smokes.
The inside story of the new in
vasion of Russia by the Huns was
tipped off to the tobacco editor by
"some one, somewhere" and it is too
good to keep. The Germans, said this
tip, have hurled themselves into
Russia for nothing else than tobac
co. There is not a wisp of the weed
in Kaiser Hill's land, and his soldiers
are on the point of mutiny because
he has foisted a camouflage on them.
The Germans have been using what
is called "ersatz tobacco." Until re
cently German tobacco rationed out
was composed of tobacco stems and
a mixture of chopped leaves, princi
pally cabbage or chicory.
This new tobacco makes its ap
pearance in packages marked "Deut
scher Taback, 50 Der Preis sixty
pfg." It ,is composed of a mixture
of dried hops, fennel leaves, mint,
verbenia, wild oats, heather and bul
rushes, and extracts its coloring
from elderberries, fruit skins and
fragments of Pernambuco wood.
All this trouble the Germans went
to for a tobacco substitute, and then
the Hun soldiers would not stand for
it. Hence the Russian raid, for they
have very choice tobacco in Russia.
All the prisoners, of course, will con
tinue to be fed that "ersatz" stuff.
Lest our brave boys come to this,
you should instantly send in your
contribution to the Telegraph. To
bacco makes the boys cheerful and
they will need plenty of cheer when
the spring drive starts. They should
never suffer, like the Germans, with
make-shift tobacco. We Jiave plenty
of the best in this country. Show
your generosity and patriotism by
shooting in a contribution,.small or
large.
The following contributions have
been received for the Harrisburg
Telegraph's Tobacco Fund:
Previously acknowledged ...$928.15
<l. M. Guyler, Iluncannon. ... 1.00
$92-1.15
A MUCKS ASSOCIATION TO
HAVE PATRIOTIC MEETING
On Monday evening at 8 o'clock W.
Frank James, Congressman from
Michigan, will address the Alrick's
Associations, Nineteenth and Market
streets, giving a patriotic talk on war
from the. Congressman's standpoint.
This will be ladlles' night. No ad
mission charged.
Mr. James, while a member of the
Michigan Legislature introduced and
had passed a mothers' pension bill
and a workmen's compensation bill.
WORKMEN'S CIHCI.E TO
HUM) SI'ECIAI, MEETING
J. L. Entin, New York City, and
other speakers will address a meeting
in the Colonial Theater, to-morrow
evening, to be held under the aus
pices of the Harrisburg branch of
the Workmen's Circle. "For the
Freedom of the World," a patriotic
motion picture, will be shown at the
meeting. There will be no admission
charged, and the meeting is open to
the public.
Pennsylvania Soldiers
Parade in Augusta on
Washington's Birthday
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 23.—Marching
to the tune of "Onward, Christian
Soldiers," just adopted by the Twen
ty-eighth Division as its battle hymn i
to be used later in their drive'
against the Germans, the khak'i-clad, j
stalwart men from Pennsylvania,
30,000 strong, swung evenly into i
Broad street at yesterday
morning amid cheers from 10,000 ci
vilians.
Passing around the Confederate
monu.iient, in the heart of the city,
with bands playing ''Dixie,hundreds
of the men were seen to raise their
eyes to the immobile forms of Lee,
Jackson, Walker and Cobb, grouped
in statue form above the shaft.
Men in the crowd were moved al
most to tears when Miss Mary Hall,
80 years old, known throughout the
I South as an unreconstructed rebel,
cheered the men from the North in
keen, fervent tones and clapped her
hands until almost exhausted.
General Charles H. Mulr, who re
viewed the march, had no comment
to make as to which unit made the
best showing. The (leld artillery bri
gade went through the streets at a
trot, at times with horses galloping,
ar. the parade of the two brigades of
infantry ahead of them had taken up
nearly two hours' time and the offi
cers wanted their units to reach
camp in time for mess. The infan
try made the most impressive spec
tacle, and, while no criticism could
be made of any regiment, all appear
ing well-trained and disciplined, the
One Hundred and Ninth, made up
largely of Philadelphians, probably
presented the best appearance.
Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv.
FEBRUARY 23, 19T&
BOMBARDMENT IS
MORE INTENSE IN
THE U.S.SECTOR
: Enemy Party Attempting Raid
Is Driven Off by
Rifle Fire
By .Associated Press
With the American Army in
France, Feb. 22.—T0-day the artil
lery bombardment was still more
intense on the American sector
northwest of Toul. Night and day
enemy projectiles are falling in
towns and have been directed at a
number of strategical points. The
damage done has been unimportant.
Three American artillerymen have
been "vounded.
The Americans replied to the en
emy with three shells for one, firing
jiceurately on roads and enemy
works. Shells were dropped on a
party of seven Germans repairing
wire entanglements. Some were
wounded and the rest scattered.
Early to-day u small enemy party
attempted to raid American iines and
was driven off by rifle and machine
gun Are, after which artillery fire,
chased them back to their lines.
A trench mortar projectile fell
on one of our trenches to-day, kill
ing three and wounding four. Rain
has prevented aerial , activity and
trenches and dugouts are flooded.
"SKXI.r. AMI HONRS" CI.IB
PI'AXS FOll ANNUAL DINNER
The "Skull and Bones" Club of the
Harrisburg Academy met last evening
in the Academy Hall. An important!
business meeting was held followed
by a banquet and speeches by th 4
members. Plans were made for m
dance at the Colonial Club In tha
near future. The announcement wilj
be made at a later date. The foW
lowing members partook of the re-,
freshments: Parker Geisiwhite, Jacks
Liescure Donald Wren, Mennert New-*
iin, Ted Morgenthaler, Jack
pen, Mavin Hawkins, Albert Ramey*
William Liescure, George DeVor'e*
"Parkie" Beckley, Frank Francis.
MMMKfW
There Was Nothing So Good
for Congestion and Colds
as Mustard
But the old-fashioned mustard
plaster burned and blistered while it
acted. Get the relief and help that
mustard piasters gave, without the
plaster and without the blister. I
Musterole does it. It is a clean,
white ointment, made with oil of mus
tard. It is'scientifically prepared, so
that it works wonders, and yet does
not blister the tenderest skin. >
Gently massage Musterole in with the
finger-tips. See how quickly it brings re
lief—how speedily the pain disappears.
Use Musterole for sore throat, bron
chitis, tonsilitis, croup, stiff neck,
asthma, neuralgia, headache, conges
tion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago,
pains and aches of the back or joints,
sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chil
blains, frosted feet, colds of the chest
(it often prevents pneumonia).
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