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ALL NEWS OF THE RAILROADS
ELECTRIC TRAIN
HAS TRIAL TRIP
Pcnnsy Officials See Success
ful Test on Chestnut
Hill Branch
litiladelpliin, March 23.—Electric
train service to Germantown and
Chestnut Hill passed out of the
realm of theory yesterday, when the
Pennsylvania Railroad sent a test
train over the route.
The test went off without a hitch.
The train was composed of three
coaches. Promptly at 2.20 o'clock
yesterday afternoon it left the
Broad Street Station and bowled up
and down the twelve-mile stretch
between the city and Chestnut Hill
terminus, with residents of all sub
urban places along' the right of way
cheering as it sped past. High of
ficials of the Pennsylvania's operat
ing and passenger departments made
the trip. A stop was made at the
Queen Lane station, uermantown.
Work started Three Years Ago
The Chestnut Hill electrification
has been under way since the fall
of 1915. The total cost was approxi
mately $1,500,000, compared with
$i1,205,000, the original esti
mate. The construction included
the stretching of 150 miles of cop
per wire and the erection of 230
steel poles. Twenty automatic block
signals, similar to those used on the
Paoli electrified line, are used on
this branch.
It is planned to inaugurate pub-'
lie service a week from Monday, j
In the meantime finishing' touches to
stations and rails will be made and |
the necessary equipment will be as-1
sembled.
There are thirteen stations on the'
line, which is supplied with twenty-1
lour trains on weekdays and sixteen
on Sundays. The average running |
lime to Chestnut Hill with steam j
locomotives is thirty-live minutes.
<>rading Is Costly
The largest single item in the con- j
struction of the system was the elim-1
ination of grade crossings. This I
cost approximately $V50,000 and was
divided between the city and the,
railroad.
With regard to electrifying the i
Fort Washington branch to care for j
stations between Allen Lane and
Fort Hill the Pennsylvania an- j
nounoed nothing will be done until |
•sufficient traffic warrar®;.
Among those wljo made the trial j
trip were R. 1.. O'Donnell. assistant ,
general manager and acting man- j
ager in the absence of Brigadier i
General W. W. Atterbury: E. n. llill. 1
of Gibbs-Hill, consulting engineers, j
who had charge of electrical con- I
struction work; A. B. Clark, super-j
intendent of the Philadelphia Ter
minal Division, who will have charge j
•)f the new division: J. T. Wsillis.
general superintendent of motive i
power, of Altoona: J. C. Johnson, j
superintendent of telegraph: W. G.;
<'oughlin. engineer of maintenance'
of way: D. C. Stewart, superintend- j
int of passenger transportation:
.1. M. Jones, superintendent of the
Philadelphia Division E. R. Temple. |
assistant chief engineer; W. H. I
I'ookman, architect; S. A. Sloan, as- j
distant engineer; D. N. Bell, general j
passenger agent: J. C. Harper, divi- |
sion operator, and R. K. Matlock, j
assistant engineer.
Plans Complete For Big
Patriotic Meeting Sunday,
Announcement was made to-day
that many railroad men from out of (
Hie city would be here to-morrow,
for the patriotic meeting for railroad !
men. It will be held to-morrow aft-j
• •moon at 3 o'clock at White's Hall, I
Yerbeke and James streets. Key-1
stone Lodge No. 42, Brotherhood of I
I! ail road Trainmen, will be in I
< harge. The program includes a J
smoker.
Patriotic music and other features I
will be interspersed with addresses!
by prominent speakers. The latter \
will include J. Bradley Markward.!
nastor of the Bethlehem Lutheran j
c'hurcli: A. Ramsey S. Black and
William I. Laubenstein.
German Officers in
Finland Order All Red
Guards to Be Hanged j
By Associated Press
l.nndon, Thursday, March 21. —Ger- j
man officers operating in Finland i
and the Ukraine have ordered the ;
soldiers to take no prisoners, but to j
hang all Bed Guards, as they are :
only bandits, German newspapers j
report Geor*j Ledebour. an Independ- j
• nt Socialist leader, as declaring in j
the Reichstag, says an Exchange I
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam.!
Deputy Ledebour added:
"On the one hand we make peace •
with the Bolsheviki and on the oth- i
er we hang them.. This is the best j
way to stir up hatred that will last
forever against anything German." J
Contractor and Former
School Director Dies
Funeral services for Millard F.'
Saul, well-known contractor, will be I
held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock |
from his home, 1518% North Fourth j
street, the Kev. Edwin S. Rupp, pas- i
tor of the Otterbein United Brethren I
Church, officiating. Burial will be'
in the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Mr. Saul was a prominent con
tractor and a member of the Harris
burg School Board front 1914 to 1913. ■
lie laid most of the city's water!
pipes. He was a member of the Hope j
I'ire Company, and the Modern Wood
men of America. Hp is survived by i
his wife. Mr. Saul died last evening'
from heart disease.
MISS MVHTIK M. H A III'
Miss Myrtle M. Hart, aged 50. died '
last evening at the home of her par-I
< nts. Mr. and Mrs. Job D. Hart, 1263 |
Derry street. Funeral services will
he held Monday evening at 7.r:u '
o'clock, at. her late residence, the!
liev. Homer S. May, pastor of the;
i'ourth Reformed Church, officiating >
The body will be taken to Wellsboro,
Tuesday morning, and burial will be
made there Wednesday afternoon.
MRS. MINNIES E. I,YMK
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie E
l.yme, aged 50, will be held from 1
her late residence, 302 Cumberland
street, Monday evening at eight
o'clock. The body will be taken to
Hainbridge, Tuesday, by the Hawkins
Kstate, where burial will be made.
Mrs. Lyme died at her home, Thurs
day.
MRS. ANNIE KAI'T/,
Mrs. Annie E. Kautz, aged 62, wife
of George W. Kautz, died last even
ing at her late residence, 1417 Wil
liams street, after'a lingering Illness.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day morning at 10.30 o'clock, at the
otterbein United Brethren Church
' ieily street, thi' Bev. Bdwin S. Rupp
officiating. Burial will be made in
the Harrisburg Cemeterv. Mrs
ICautz Is survived by her husband, a;
.'•on, George M„ a daughter, Mrs. KJ
wsrd Lyme, and a brother. Jacob!
ICisenberger. She was a member of i
l ady Harris Council. The body can I
ho viewed Monday evening at the late!
residence.
SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 23, 1918.
ONE BIG NIGHT
NEXT THURSDAY
Amos Shultz Will Be on Pro
grain; Also John
D. Long
AMOS SHULTZ
One big night is promised mem
bers of the Friendship and Co-oper
ative Club for Railroad Men. The
date is Thursday, March 28. The
place is Kagle's hall, Sixth and Cum
berland streets. The entertainment
committee announces, "Package
Night." That is not all.
Amos Shultz, who started his
career as a railroad employe, but
left the service to become a vaude
ville entertainer, is also on the pro
gram. Now Amos, who first ap
peared as a blackface comedian with
a local minstrel aggregation, made
up of railroaders, has never lost his
identity with his friends here. Pro
fessionally he is known as "Harry
Dare," but his home is in this city
and lie resides at 1921 Penn street.
Father Wits an Engineer
He is the sort of the late Amos
Shultz, a former Pennsylvania Rail
road engineer. For twenty-five years
he lias traveled from coast to coast,
appearing in the big show houses.
He is preparing a special offering for
his railroad friends and will be as
sisted at the piano by Ross Church.
Still another feature. John D.
Long, one of the best-known pas
senger engineers on the Middle di
vision, will reach another milestone
in his travel through life on March
2S. He is going to be on hand and
will have some interesting stories to
tell about his early railroad history.
The sale of packages will be still
more interesting than that several
weeks ago. A large crowd is coming
from Altoona to help in the enjoy
ment, and these boys will hring
along some packages that should
cause some lively bidding. The com
mittee will meet to-morrow to ar
range other details.
Recruiting Jewish Units
to Fight For England
in Palestine Campaign
By Associated Press
I<nndon, March 23. —Announce-
ment by the government that the
Jewish Regiment being recruited by
the British Army will fight in Pales
tine is considered as a visible evi
dence of the determination of the
government to restore the Jews to
Palestine. News of the recruiting for
the regiment in the United States has
caused much pleasure among the
Jews in England.
The first contingent of the Jew
ish regiment, which was formed a
few months ago, has left ror the
A few days ago these men marched
through Cairo, Egypt. They were re
ceived enthusiastically and a large
number of recruits were gained. A
large number of men of the regi
ment are in training in England and
the regiment's headquarters ii Lon
don and training camp in West
England are the centers of great in
terest to Jews and non-Jews. Re
cently the Jewish recruits marched
through London and were given a
civic reception by the Lord Mayor
and by the municipal authorities of
Stepliv, a Jewish section.
Lewistown Soldier Who
Married Lewistown Girl
THEODORE C. HIRAKES
Lewistown, Pa., March 2 3.—Theo
dore C. Ilirakes, in the United States
Army service at Camp Wadsworth,
Spartan, N. C., recently spent a fur
lough with his bride of a few months
here. Mr. Hirakes was employed In
Lewistown for some time before war
was declared on Germany and has
many friends in this section. He has
been in the service for eleven
months, being a member of the One
Hundred and Fifth Machine Gun
Company of the Twenty-seventh di
vision of New York. Since war was
declared, he married Miss Alice Pearl
Collins, daughter of Air. and Mrs.
Milton Collins, or Lewistown. The
bride is living with her parents here.
CAPTAIN DICK A
MILITARY MAN
Veteran Dies at His Home in
This City; Long in Bail
road Service
Funeral services for Captain John
1,. Dick, aged 95, will be held from
his residence, 116 Mulberry street.
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the
Rev. S. Wlnfleld Herman, pastor of
the Zion Lutheran Church, officiat
ing. Burial will be made in the Har
risburg Cemetery.
Captain Dick was a picturesque
figure in Harrisburg for many years.
In 1849 he was appointed a captain
in the Pennsylvania Militia, and was
identified with that organization for
many years. During the Civil War
he ran an engine, named the "Util
ity," and also the "Pioneer," an en
gine which used wood for fuel. While
on the "Utility" he was in a wreck.
I/ong in Service
The captain was in the railroad
service for over sixty years. Some
years ago he retired as an engineer
and became a roundhouse boss.
I>ater he acted as watchman at the
Second street crossing.
An interesting fact about the cap
tain's life is that he ran the first en
gine over the Cumberland Valley
Railroad. 'He was prominent in Har
risburg Railroad circles find was
known by almost everybody. During
the Civil War he was in charge of
many troop trains.
He Is survived by his wife, a son.
James K. Dick, and a daughter, Re
gina Catherine Dick.
WEST SHORE NEWS
Personal and Social Items
of Towns Along West Shore
Mrs. Beaverson, of Middletown, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Marion
Sweeney, at New Cumberland.
Mrs. J. F. Boush and Miss Nellie
Keister instructed the Junior Red
Cross at New Cumberland, yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Siddler, who has spent the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. Jess
Oren, in Third street, New Cumber
land, has returned to her home in
Pittsburgh.
Mrs. W. W. Higgins, of New York,
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. H.
Reiff, in Third street, New Cumber
land.
Mrs. Nesley and daughter, of Har
risburg, visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Eiehelberger, at
West Fail-view.
Paul Bender, of Enola: visited his
mother, Mrs. Annie Bender, at West
Fairview.
Mrs. Calvin Baker, of West Fair
view, spent a day at Harrisburg.
Mrs. W. A. Miller an'd daughter,
Mrs. Carrie Baker, of West Fairview,
visited at Harrisburg, 011 Thursday.
Lawrence Sparron, of West Fair
view, spent Thursday at the home of
his brother, Rollie Sparron, at
Wormleysburg.
Mrs. E. D. Reitzel and daughter,
Esther, of West Fairview, visited at
Harrisburg, recently. •
Mrs. Edward Blair, of West Fair
view, visited her sister, Mrs. Mary
Carson, at Harrisburg.
Reception For New Pastor
of Lutheran Church
Lemoyne, Pa., March 23.—A re
ception in honor of the Rev. L. A.
Bush, who was last Sunday installed
as pastor of the local Trinity Luth
eran Church, was held In the church
on Thursday evening. The new min
ister was welcomed by prominent
members of the church and ministers
from Lemoyne and West Shore
churches.
The Rev. Dr. E. D. Weigle, pastor
of the Lutheran Church, of Camp
Hill, delivered the sermon. This min
ister is one of the oldest of West
Shore Lutheran ministers. The Rev.
W. E. Pellley, connected with the
United Evangelical Church, of this
place lead in prayer. The Rev. M. S.
Sharp, pastor of the Lutheran
Church, at Enola, was one of the
speakers. The Rev. L. F. Drash. pas
tor of the local Church of Christ,
was also a speaker. Others who took
part in the program were Miss El
mira Bricker, Miss Maine Putt arid
Miss Edna and Alva Sherman, of
Lemoyne.
Miss Bertha E. Stambaugh
Bride of N. W. Danner
New Cumberland, Pa., March 23.
Nevin W. Danner, of New Cumber
land, and Miss Bertha Elizabeth
Stambaugh, of Harrisburg, were
married 011 Wednesday at Trinity
United Brethren parsonage by the
Rev. A. R. Ayres. Mr. Danner is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Danner,
and is an employe of the Harrisburg
Traction Company. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Stambaugh, of New Bloomfield. The
young couple will live at Harrisburg.
GEORGE WATKIXS BUKIEI)
New Cumberland, Pa., March 23. —
Funeral services were held for
George M. Watkins yesterday after
noon. The Rev. C. H. lleighes, pas
tor of the Church of God, officiated,
assisted by the Rev. J. H. Young.
Mrs. Nester Bair, Miss Almeda Balr,
Robert Parthemore, Paul Brown and
Clark Bair sang several selections.
The pallbearers were Charles First
Gearge Kissinger, John Zimmerman
and Garfield Atland. Handsome flow
ers were given by the order of
Moose and Elliot-Fisher Typewriting
works.
Dickinson Professor to
Speak at the Y. M. C. A.
Prof. Leon C. Prince, professor of
history and international law at
Eickinson College, will address the
men's mass meeting in Falinestock
Hall to-morrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. Professor Prince will speak
on "The Wisdom of Solomon." His
address will be a helpful and instruc
tive one, telling of the wisdom of
Solomon and how lessons can be de
rived at the present time from his
writings.
The P. It. R. Glee Club will sing
several selections, among them being
Klchberg's "To Thee, O Country."
Sullivan's "The beleaguered" and
Shelley's "The King of Love." 'Arthur
I). Bacon, president of the Central V.
M. C. A., will preside at the meet
ing and Dr. George Preston Mains
will read the Scriptures.
FALL BACK TO
STRONG POSITIONS
[Continued from First Page.l
vital factor in Ay general engage
ment which the western front light
ing should develop.
Battle Progresses
The battle is still in progress nlong
tlio British front, with the Germans
continuing to throw fresh forces into
the struggle. It is estimated fifty
German divfsions already are in
volved, with probably 25 'or more
additional divisions in close reserve.
Advices from correspondents indi
cate that wherever the British
troops are falling back they are do
ing so in excellent order and with
deliberation, withdrawing volun
tarily at some points in order to
maintain an unbroken front.
Tremendous Kit oil
The heavy assaults against the
British line between the Oise and the
Searpe continues but nowhere have
the attackers effected a breach in
Field Marshat Haig's battle positions
and the British rank and file is con
fident that the tremendous German
effort will be futile.
Intense 'fighting has occurred
around Crolsllles, on the northern
half of the 50-mile front, near the
Bapaume-Cambrai high road, the
British have held against the enemy.
Near Croisllles the Germans used
nine divisions in their atta.ck and
south of St. Quentin they used six
divisions. Here the British retired to
the protection of the Oise river
the flooded ground near it.
Many Prisoners Taken
Berlin, in announcing the capture
of 25,000 prisoners and 400 guns,
does not locate the lighting areas nor
does It specify the sectors of most
intense action. It places the fighting
as along a front between Arras and
La Fere.
The initial German efforts were
aimed at Lagincourt at the end of
the sharp Cambrai salient, and at
Gouzeacourt at the southern point of
the salient. After the first assault,
the Germans, firing great quantities
m shells Into the British positions,
lengthened the attacking fronts sev
eral miles at both ends of the salient.
Apparently they gained the first line
British positions on the sectors at
tacked, but suffered severely frorrt
British rifle, machine gun and artil
lery fire against their solid advanc
ing ranks.
Bombardment Intense
The Germans have not yet taken
advantage of the concentration of
allied attention on the Cambrai front
to make an attack on another sec
tion in the west. The intense artil
lery bombardment in the Verdun and
Ypres sectors, however, continues.
Along the Chemin Des Dames and in
the Champagne the German guns
have been firing violently, but three
small German attacks in the Cham
pagne were repulsed by the French.
London. March 23.—Powerful en
emy attacks delivered with great
weight of infantry and artillery has
broken through the British defen
sive system west of St. Quentin the
war ofllcc announces.
The British troops on the north
ern portion of the battle Held are
holding their positions.
The British of St. Quentin are fall
ing back in good order to positions
further west. Very heavy fighting
with fresh enemy forces is in prog
ress.
The war office stated there are
prepared positions behind the Brit
ish to which they are falling back;
Fighting Begins Anew
The statement follows:
"Heavy fighting continued until
late hours last night on the whole
battle front. During the after
noon powerful hostile attacks, de
livered with great weight of infan
try and artillery, broke through our
defensive system west of St. Quen
tin.
"Our troops on this part of the
battle front are falling back in good
order across the devastated, area to
prepared positions farther west.
"Our troops on the northern por
tion of the battle front are holding
their positions.
"Very heavy fighting with fresh
hostile forces is in progress."
British Army Headquarters In
France (Friday), March 22. —British
troops between the Scarpe and the
Oise have fallen back in places, but
the British generals have foreseeh
this eventuality and made prepara
tions accordingly. In the face of a
great attack it is not only impossible
liut-qultc unsound to attempt to hold
the front line trenches everywhere.
Good defensive tactics usually aim at
organizing resistance so that the
further the enemy advances the
stronger will be the opposition he
meets.
Taking: the situation as a whole,
the British are well satisfied with
the results of the first stage of the
fighting. They undoubtedly lost sev
eral ruined villages and the Germans
probably will make much of their
capture, but the defenders have held
on amazingly well and worked ter
rible slaughter among the attackers.
Fighting Is Intense
The fighting to-day was greatest
in intensity in two sectors —one
northwest of Cambrai and the other
southwest.
The tighting on the northern front
was about Bulleeourt, while hargi
court is the southern center. A
bright sun came out at midday and
airmen wer ' most active, the British
aviators flying at very low altitudes
and using their machine guns
against the opposing infantry.
Use Much Gas
Before they •attacked to-day on
the sector between the Canal Du
Nord and Croisilles, on the northern
battlefront, the Germans for four
hours smothered the British with
every conceivable form of hate which
a gun could throw. The enemy
depended chiefly upon large num
bers of trench mortars to cut the
wire entanglements. The British had
had warnings that the Germans
would use large numbers of gas
shells. This proved to be true, al
though there was nothing new in
the type of gas and the British gas
masks appear to have been most ef
fective.
Terrible Execution
The British Tommies and their
ofiicers fought for hours with their
gas masks on, but even this draw
back could not dampen their jubi
lation at the havoc they caused as
the German infantry presented itself
in the form of pointblank targets.
Nine German divisions negotiated
the assault in this section, but they
met with strenuous resistance. Brit
ish machine gunners did terrible
execution as the Germans moved
forward. *
As on Thursday, the Germans to
day depended on tremendous artil
lery bombardments and massed at
tacks with great numbers of troops
to achieve results. At least forty
German divisions have been identi
fied and the German artillery con
centration is the greatest that has
been seen on the west.
It is reported that in one section
the Germans came across No Man's
Land In regular formation and gaps
in the ranks were quickly filled to
present a solid front. The Germans
are said to have stopped when they
reached the barbed wire and to have
cut it by hand under a heavy lire
from rifles, machine guns and artil
lery. However, the report is not
verified, but It is certain that the
Germans advanced in more dense
formations than ever before and
naturally suffered grievous casual
ties.
Six German divisions Thursday de
livered a very heavy attack against
the British south of St. Quentin.
Despite the fact that the enemy had
a superiority in numbers, the British
hung doggedly to their posts through
the day and it was only after the
Germans had stopped the assault
that the Hritish withdrew their
lines somewhat in order to give them
protection by means of the Oise
river and the flooded ground around
it. A further attack here will be
extremely costly to the enemy.
Berlin, March 23.. via London.—A
crossing over the Oise west of Le
Fere (12 miles south of St. Quentin)
was forced by Jaeger battalions, it
is added.
Between the Oniignon stream and
the Somnie, after tile capture of the
first enemy position, the . Germans
made their way through Ho Ino n
wood and fought across the heights
of Savy and Roupy, penetrating into
the tbird hostile position.
South of the Somnie the Germans
broke through the hostile lines, adds
the report, and in an uninterrupted
forward movement drove the enemy
.over the Crozat canal' toward the
west.
The announcement says the Ger
mans are standing before the third!
enemy position, it reports that the
British avacuated their positions in
the bed southwest of Cambrai and
were pursued by the Germans
through Demoncourt, Flesquieres and
Kibecourt.
ARCHBISHOP OF
YORK WELCOMED
[Continued from First l'ase.]
should have been selected as one of
the twelve big cities of America in
which the Primate of England would
appear.
A Warm Welcome
When the train arrived in
the early afternoon every prepara
tion possible had been made for a
dignified and enthusiastic welcome.
Stationmaster N. Frank Hotter with
forces of city and state police kspt
the wide plaza in front of the station
cleared for \he company which came
down in two automobiles to entend
first* greetings. Governor Brum
brugh and Thomas Lynch Montboin
ery occupied one of the closed cars.
The other contained Bishop Darling
ton, the Rev. Floyd Appleton, of St.
Paul's; Archdeason William Dor
wart, Newport; the Rev. R. A. Saw
yer, St. Stephen's, and the Rev.
Henry A. Post, St. Andrew's.
As the Archbishop and his party
emerged from the station the city
echoed with chimes l'rom different
churches. Zion Lutheran rang out
clear and loud, first, the British na
tional anthem and the keen earnest
countenance of the Primate was seen
wreathed in delighted smiles. In
liis company were his chaplain, ilie
Itev. Dr. lremonger, of York, Eng
land; the Rev. Dr. Charles Hutchin
son, chaplain of Bishop Rhinelander,
and several other prelates.
Swinging up through Market
street which was" plentifully dotted
with the Stars and Stripes and tile
Union Jack, to Front street, which
was even more freely decorated, the
party reached Bishop Darlington's
house where an escort was drawn up
consisting of aviation officers from
the Middletown station, commanded
by Major Garrison. They acted as
guard of honor for the afternoon.
The home of Bishop Darlington
had been prepared for the recep
tion with beautiful flag displays and
decorations of red and white flow
ers.
Flags of Two Xntlons
About 100 guests had been invited
by Bishop Darlington to meet the
English dignitary and a brief recep
tion with prayer following in the
chapel took place before starting for
the Capitol. Just as the party was
about to start, big delegations came
up Front street from Lancaster and
York, lavishly decked out with the
white of York and the red of Lan
caster, vividly recalling the ancient
days and traditions of the Wars of
the Roses.
Massive British flags, mingled with
the Stars and Stripes, floated from
St. Stephen's, where the bells on the
tower also rang out the two na
tional anthems as the procession
started for the Capitol. State street
had responded with gay bunting and
the approach to the Hill was in the
manner of a triumphal march.
It had been intended to have the
speaking in the rotunda of the Capi
tol, but at the last moment Governor
Brumbaugh decided that it would by
no means accommodate the huge
crowd which had gathered so the
House of Representatives auditorium
was commandeered.
The various elements of Harris-
Jew in Kngland is now so highly re
denomination, Protestant, Roman
Catholic and Jewish. One of the
most picturesque delegations was
that of the St. Michael's Serbian
Greek Church, of Steelton, led by the
Rev.- Sebastian Popovitch. Clad in
elaborate, brilliant-hued robes, he
and twenty others of his church had
come to ask for justice to Serbia.
Of All Creeds
There was also a large delegation
of Jews, whose spokesman, Rabbi
Hras, told of the gratitude of his
race for the change in sentiment of
the English nation. There was a
time when England had trodden
down this race, but its change of
heart has been permanent and the
Uurg's representation included every
garded that the present Ambassador,
Reading, a man of that faith,
has been chosen to look after the
welfare of Great Britain in America.
The commonwealth of Harrisburg
was most creditably represented by
Mayor Keister, who made a brief,
pithy speech, much to the point. The
next speaker was Governor Brum
baugh, who spoke of the state's ac
tivities in the war. Andrew S. Pat
terson, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, extended a welcome on
the part of that municipal activity
and Mr. Montgomery added his well
chosen words to the general .greet
ing. TJie order of Free Masons ex-
its welcome through W. I*
Gorgas.
The English Primate entered the
Capitol underneath a bower of beau
tiful decorations, an array of flags
and bunting, arranged by Superin
tendent of Grounds and Buildings
Shriner. That the elaborate welcome
vastly delighted the .distinguished
visitor and that he was enthusiastic
ever American enterprise and re
sponse could be readily concluded
from his happy countenance as the
party prepared to leave. Police,
mounted and on foot, straightened
up the crowd and at- 3.25 a start was
made for the station. The Primate
Is to be received this evening at
North Philadelphia station by the
city of Philadelphia, which is tender
ing him a great banquet. Governor
Brumbaugh' was his traveling com
panion all the way down.
Upper End School Teachers
Assist Local Draft Boards
I'.lUabctlivillo, Pa., March 23.
Several automobile loads of Mlllcrs
burg public school teachers spent
Tuesday evening here assisting the
local draft board to compile records.
250 WORKMEN
ARE VACCINATED
Case of Smallpox at York
Haven Causes Precaution
at Mount Wolf
EASTEB IN CHURCHES
Special Services and Musical
Programs Arranged For
Coining Week •
Mourn Wolf. March 23.—As a re-;
suit of the proximity of this bor
ough to that of York Haven, where
a case of smallpox has been dis-1
covered, the 250 employes of the 1
American Wire Fabrics Company
have been vaccinated. A number!
of residents from here are employed
at the York Haven "Paper Mill, and
a number of persons from that vi
cinity are employed in Mount Wolf
industrial plants.—Easter will be
celebrated in the local churches with
special services. At St. John's Lu
theran Church, the Rev. G. A. Liv
ingston. past6r. services will be con
ducted each evening next week, with
preparatory services Saturday even
ing and Holy Communion Sunday
morning at 10.30 o'clock. The Sun
day School will be in charge on
Easter evening with a special pro
gram to be given under the auspices
of the class taught by Mrs. G. A.
Livingston. The program has been
arranged and rehearsed under the
direction of Anna Kinports, Mary
Arnold, Margie Strevig, and Mrs-
Livingston.—At the United Brethren
Church, the Rev. H. W. Zuse, pas
tor. Special music is being prepar
ed for the morning and evening ser
vices on Easter. The Rev. 11. W.
Zuse, pastor of the United Brethren
Church, officiated on Wednesday at
the funeral of Daniel Everhart, a
former resident of this vicinity, who
died ten days ago at Seattle, Wash.
The body was a week coming liete
by train, and arrived Tuesday. The
funeral services were held at
Manchester. —Mrs. Charles M. Hum
mer spent Sunday at Lancaster as
the guest of Mrs. Anna Eich. —The
Sunday School class of the United
Brethren Church has arranged for
a sauerkraut supper to be held Sat
urday evening in the K. G. E. hall.
A special program of entertainment
will be provided for the guests.
Thompsontown Talent in
"Tom Thumb Wedding"
Thompsontown, Pa.. March 23. —
A home talent entertainment will be
given by the two schools of the bor
ough in the High school auditorium
this evening. Included in the pro
gram will be a "Tom Thumb Wed
ding,' by the primary school.—Mrs.
Joshua Gress has gone to Baltimore.
—Mrs. W. 11. Brubaker was at Miff
lin on Wednesday.—Miss lloopes is
spending several days at Mifllintown.
—Mrs. It-win Barton, was the guest
of Mrs. M. E. Jones on Tuesday.—
Mrs. Olan Dlnun, has returned from
a Harrisburg hospital. She was ac
companied home by Mrs. James
Wright.—Clyde Hlbbs, of West Ches
ter, was a recent guest of his mother
here.—E. B. Cameron, is ill with
typhoid fever. A congregational
meeting will be held In the Lutheran
Church, March 31, for the purpose
of selecting a pastor.—Mrs. Annie
Stalilnecker, of Middleburg, is visit
ing at C. A. Meisers.—Miss Anna
Brauthoffer, of Mifllintown, spent
Sunday with her sister. Mrs. John
Hopple.—Mrs. Elmer Carvell and
Mrs. Gilbson Pannebaker, of Mifflin,
were guests of Mrs. Cyrus Carvell, on
Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Long,
of Port Royal; Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Sieber and family, of near East
Salem and Mr. and Mrs. William
Rowe, of Millerstown, were guests of
Daniel Yeiglis, on Sunday.
Twenty-fifth Anniversary of
Pastor of Carlisle Church
lA'niHgy. gm
THE REV. DR. A. N. HAGER'ft'
Carlisle, Pa., March 23.—A feature
of recent observance in Carlisle was
| the celebration of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the pastorate of the
Rev. Dr. A. N. Hagerty, head of
the historic First Presbyterian
Church. A number of former mem
bers of the congregation and others
were here for the occasion. Be
cause if illness, Dr. Hagerty could
not preach his anniversary sermon
at the morning service as planned,
but will deliver this on Raster Sun
day. He, however, filled the pulpit at
both services, speaking on topics of
the war and present-day interest.
Dr. Hagerty is the ninth of the pas
tors who have' lllled the pulpit of
this historic church during the 165
years which it has been located
here. Parts of the original walls are
still standing. It was one of the first
in the country to be established and
has a unique history.. One of the
earliest demonstrations against En
glish oppression took place here and
1917 a similar gathering was held to
uphold the stand of - the United
States against autocracy. It has been
a rallying point for patriotic activ
ity for many years and was under
tiro during the shelling of the town
in 1863. Dr. Hagerty is a native of
Mount Hope, Washington county,
and the descendant of a prominent
Presbyterian family. He attended
the West Alexander Academy;
fayette from which he graduated in
1877, and the Presbyterian Semi
nary at Allegheny, from which he
graduated in the class of 1884. His
first pastorate was at Olathe, Kan.;
later he was at Castroville, Cal.; in
1884 at the Second Presbyterian
Cliurch at Kansas City, going from
their to Hagerstown, Mil., for a short
period and then to Carlisle, lie has
been prominent in church activities
and held offices under the General
Assembly,
PRAISE GIVEN
TO GETTYSBURG
Lincoln "Highway Association
Sends Letter to Congress-
man Beales
FIRST WITH 40 MEMBEBS
Men of Army Truck Trains
Given Lunch by Gettysburg
Bed Cross Women
(■o.tysburg, Pa., March 23. —Stale |
Senator Beales has received a let-!
ter from the Lincoln Highway Asso-!
elation complimenting the town on]
the fine showing it made when an 1
appeal was made for forty sustain-j
ing members from this town. The j
letter states that no' town or city
along the route secured its quota in |
so short a time as did this place, I
j
the forty names, with some -.Mia
being secured in about two hours
time. —Truck trains are again com
ing through Gettysburg on their way
from Detroit to Baltimore and arc
running much closer together than
any of the other trains. Some days
as many as three trains go through,
and all are given lunch by the women
of the Red Cross. —John Case, while
assisting his brother in felling trees,
was caught by a falling tree and had
both legs broken between the knee
and ankle.—The limited number of
applicants who took the clerk-ca.--
rier examination some time ago and
the probability of needing more help
in the postoflice during the summer,
when the camp is in full swing, has
made necessary the holding of an
other examination, which was held
this week.—Mrs. P. M. Mishler has
received a letter from her 1,011
Robert, who is quartermaster's clerk
on a United States supply ship.
When last heard from he was at
Newport News. He is now at an
other Atlantic seaport and expects
to leave any day for France with a
cargo of supplies for the Pershing
forces.—Gettysburg citizens are
nobly responding to the call for
books for the use of the soldiers 1 \
the cemps and cantonments and
volumes have already been contri
buted.—Word has been received
from Armand Joseph Dillon, of Bu
chanan Valley, that lie has arrived
safely in France. He belongs to a
regiment of engineers and is in an
outfit to hew down timber for the
'use of the armies.—L>. W. Bishop,
living about three miles from town,
fell while getting out of his buggy
in front of the postoflice and sus
tained fractures of both bones of
the right leg at the ankle, the bone
protruding through the flesh.—Cap
tain and Mrs. Calvin Gilbert cele
brated the fifty-sixth anniversary of
1 their marriage during the past week.
; Both of them will be the seventy
nine years old before the end of
the present month.—Miss Anna Fox,
teacher of domestic science at the
high school, has been called to her
home at Shenandoah on account of
the death of her brother.—The next
consignment of drafted men to go
to Camp Meade will take eight ofj
the sons of Adams county.—Charles
Lott, one of the employes of the
postoflice, has taken advantage of
the opportunity to volunteer
through the local draft board for
service in the Army. He passed the
examinations and decided to go with
the engineers and was sent to Fort
Slocum, New York.
Mount Joy Musician Buys
Violin 100 Years Old
Mount Joy. Pa., March 23. —
Ralph Eshleinan, an expert vio
linists, of Mount Joy, recently pur
chased one of the oldest violins in
this section. It is about one hundred
years old, and was owned until re
cently by the late J. E. Hoft'er. It
Is a Strad make, manufactured in
Germany, and possesses great tone
qualities.—Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Geib
and Mrs. Minnie Minich and children
spent Sunday at the Back Run, visit
ing Henry Zerphey and family.—Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Ileisey, spent a day
at Lancaster. —Mrs. Amanda Green
leaf, visited Mr. and Mr. George Suy
dam at Lancaster over the weekend.
—Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mac Donald,
visited the former's sister, at Phila
delphia on Sunday.—Mr; and Mrs.
Frances Bennawit. of Lancaster,
visited John Pennypaeker over the
weekend.—Mrs. A. M. Swelgert and
daughter, Esther, spent a day at
Lancaster.—Miss Esther Sweigert, of
Bqyerstown, visited her parents over
Sunday.—Misses Helen and Mar
garet Krall, spent a day at Lancas
ter. —Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Schock,
are spending some time here with
his parents.—Mrs. Jos. trooper, of
Landisville, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Abram Heisey.—A birthday dinner
was given in honor of Miss Miriam
Chandler, on Sunday, at the home
of Mr. Edward Ream, in East Main
The occasion was Miss
Chandler's twenty-first birthday. The
following were present: Mrs. C. Al
bright, Mrs. C. S. Martin and daugh
ters, Blanche and Lorctta, Paul Wal
lace, of Harrisburg: Mr. and Mrs.
George Ulrich, Miss Blanche Bailer,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ream and
daughter, Miss Viola and Miss Mir
iam Chandler. —Miss Vivian Rhinc
hart entertained a number of friends
in honor of her sixth birthday on
Saturday. The following were pres
ent: Adelle, Dorothy and Henry
Smeltzler, Maude Kipple, Robert,
Helen and Joe Schroll, Vern Morton,
Ellen, John and Vivian Rhinehart.
Refreshments were served.—Mrs.
Samuel Smetzler, is spending some
time at Berwyn.—Mrs. Anna Fetter
visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kline, at
Harrisburg on Sunday.-—Mrs. Sarah
Brown and Miss Ruth Brown, spent
Sunday at Elizabethtown.
Daughters of Liberty Will
Celebrate Anniversary
Duncan noil, Pa., March 23.
Dunqannon Council, Daughters of
Liberty, will celebrate Its fourteenth
anniversary by giving a banquet to
the members in Knights of Pythias
Hall. Mrs. William Wills and
and daughter. Miss Mary Wills were
week-end visitors at Philadelphia.—
Mrs. Emma Orris has returned to her
home in Penn township after p sev
eral weeks' visit to relatives at Har
risburg and fteadihg.—Mrs. Melvin
Isenberg and son William have re
turned to their home at Hunting
don after a visit to her brother, Mrs.
Mary Weaver. —Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
Duncan Jr.. nowlyweds, have taken
up (heir residence in their r.owly
furnished home In Market street.—
'Mrs. Roy Wolpert and two children.
Harper and Dorc.thy Wolpert, re
turned to their home at Petersburg
*fr * visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Harper,
HOME POLICE IN
NEW UNIFORMS
Mechanicsburg Defense Uni
Attends Big Patriotic Mass
Meeting in Body
WOMAN'S CLUB PROGRAM
Officials of United America!
Mechanics to Attend Im
portant Council Meeting
Mccluinlcaburg, Pa., March 23.-
Members of the Homo Defens
Police. Mechanicsburg I'nit, turnc
out in a body und attended the pu
triotic mass meeting in the Firs
United Brethren Church on Wed
ncsday evening. They looked naa
in their new uniforms. —Of specie
intercut was the meeting of th
Woman's Club last evening at th
home ol Mrs. H. Hyron Schfocdei
in East Main street. The progran
included: "The Business of Uoo<
Housekeeping," Miss liile G. Deetei
of Harrisburg; "The New Food Pro
ducts," Mrs. Murray I* Dick
"Household Discoveries." ever
member. —John "c. Kenton, Prof 2
sor of Scienro in the High Schoo
is actively engaged in promoting th
candidacy of Prof. Jacoby tor count
superintendent of public Instructioi
whose election is forecast.—An tni
portant njeeting of Integrity Coun
cil, No. 197, Order United America
Mechanics, will be held on Monda
evening, when the speakers schedul
ed for the occasion are: State Coun
cilor Nagle, State Council Secretar
Holstein, Ex-State Councilor se:dt
and Deputy Heisey.—Yesterday lrv
ing College students left for thei
various homes to enjoy their Easte
vacation. Upon their return th
spring term will open a busy sea
son.—Mrs. J. Ellis Bell und daugh
ter. Miss Marian, left on Monda
for a ten-days' visit at the home o
Mrs. Lewis Buckingham, York.—
Miss llattie J. Happle and Mis
Edith Swartz were visitors in Car
lisle on Thursday.—Mr. and Mrs. J
Z. Prowel and Miss Ellen Jenkin
spent Sunday in New Cumberland.—
Mrs. Walter Stuart, of Carlisle, spen
Thursday at the home of her t'athil
F. K. Ployer, in South Marke
street. Dr. and Mrs. M. M
Dougherty entertained the Evenin
Bridge Club 011 Tuesday evening a
their home in West Keller stree
Prizes were won by Mrs. 11. 1
Brown anil Dr. R. P. Long.—Vet
erans of the Civil and Spanis
Ware attended the patriotic mas
meeting on Wednesday evening.-
Miss Kdith Mumma. daughter of Mi
and Mrs. Fred S. Mumma, East Mai
street, Mechanicsburg, was electe
principal of the Lemoyne schools, t
succeed Professor Alfred J. 13ns
minger, who leaves for work in th
ordnance department of the Arm;.
Miss Mumma has been a successfii
teacher in Lemoyne since 1913, serv
ing in the position of assistant prin
cipal.—A pleasant session of th
Woman's Organized Bible Class, o
which George B. Hoover is teachet
in Trinity Lutheran Sunday Schoo
was held at the home of the teaclu
on Tuesday evening.—Mrs. Murra
r,. Dck was a Carlsle vstor on Thurs
da^". —The Msses Mary and Dell
Myers entertaned the members o
the Mite Society of Trindle Spring
Lutheran Church, on Thursda
evening at their home in West Allci
street.—The A. G. Eberly dwell in
house in West Main street was sol
for the Farmers' Trust Company, c
Carlisle, to Frank H. Tate, of tiii
place, by Fred S. Mumma and Son
real estate men.—Dr. 11. Alb;r
Smith, of Camp Dix, Wriglitstowi
X. J., spent -the weekend at his hom
in West Main street.
Reception to Oldest Membei
of Tower City U. E. Churcl
Tower City, Pa., March 23.—Thi
evening the Aid Society of the Unit
ed Brethren Church will tender Mrs
Sarah ICrebs a surprise party ir
honor of her eightieth birthday
She is the oldest member of tin
United Evangelical Church and i:
still an active member. Refresh
ments will be'served.—Mrs. Saral
lvlinger went to Harrisburg to spent
several days.—Mrs. Leo Finley vis
ited her parents at Lykens.—Mis:
Sylva Houtz. of Philadelphia, is hen
for the Easter holidays.—Mrs. Pau
Strausser, of Heading, is visiting hei
parents prior to moving to Miclii
gan.—The Methodist congregatior
has been assigned the Rev. Mr. Zool
as preacher by the annual confer
ence. The Rev. Mr. Gutbub, tin
former pastor, goes to Schuylkil
Haven.—Miss Florence Lewis, o
Harrisburg. enjoyed Sunday hero. —
Mr. Kehler, of Mahantongo Valley
visited his daughter over -Sunday.
Expert Motor Truck Driver
Enlists in Aviation Corp:
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JOHN BURKHOLDER
Iliinnnt'lstowii, Pa., March 23.
John Burkholder, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Josiah Burkholder, recentlj
lift for San Antonio, Texas, where
ho will enter the special service ot
the United States Army as a motor
driver for the Aviation Corps. He
w.is exempted from service in June
because of physical disability, but
lrter was given the opportunity of
entering this special branch because
of his knowledge of motor trucks
gained through caring for and driv
ing his father's machine and truck
tor deliveries in their feed, grain and
coal business.