HARRISBDRG TELEGRAPH A ttSiVSPAPER FOR THB HOUB Ftundti list Published evenings except Sunday bT THE TELEGRAPH PHI>TIXO CO.. Telecrayh Building, Federal 8re. E. J. STACKPOLE,Pr*/ 6r Editer-inChirf V. R. OYSTER, Business Manager. QUS M. STEINMETZ. Managing Eliter. Member of the Associated Press —The Associated Press ia 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. I Member American Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associ ated Dailies. Eastern office. Story. Brooks * Avenue F.ulldtnff, Finley, Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, ten cents week; by mail. $5.00 * year in advauca. MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1918 It matters not how strait the pate. Bow changed with punishment the scroll, 1 am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my sou?. —WM. HENLET. j 1 THAT BIG GUN THE Germans astounded the world Saturday when from a distance of seventy miles they began the bombardment of Paris with nine-inch shells, but astonish- ' ment has given way to calm cot- > sideration of the effects of the bom- j bardment and the conclusion has * been reached In all quarters that the new big gun. as the French premier 1 said yesterday, is designed for poli- j tlcal rather than for practical pur- ; poses. Two results no doubt were in- 1 tended—first ,to rouse waning en- I thusiasm in Germany by announce-! ment that Paris was under fire and 1 second to spread terror In Paris and ' lower the morale of the people. But when the expectations of the Ger-! mans at home have been raised by the hope of early capture of the French capital and have slumped again with failure to attain that ob jective, the big gun may fall into the unenviable role of a false prophet. And as for destroying French morale, a single air raid would have more de structive effect in Paris than weeks of bombardment with the big gun. | The French say their engineers' worked out the long range problem • months ago. but found it too expen-' sive, and beside, the number of times j such guns may be fired is extremely limited—from 100, to 150 shots be-j ing usually the maximum, after I which the weapons are good for i nothing but the scrap heap. It is Hkely that the new long range gun j will go the way of the German "Big I Berthas," which caused so much J comment in the early part of the I war, but which havs not been he-t'd ! from since the invasion of Kelgium. i Cheer up! Remember the first days 1 of Verdun, and what followed. THE SPROIL PLATFORM SENATOR William C. Sproul, j formally announcing his can- j didacy for the Governorship of i Pennsylvania at a great gathering of j his friends and neighbors Saturday ! evening, outlined a pLUform that meets the fullest expectations of his I friends and with which even his political opponents will be able to j find small fault. His program is j patriotic, broadly constructive, high j in moral tone and practical. It dis plays a thorough knowledge of Penn- I sylvania and its needs and presents a , vision of the future and its problems \ remarkable for its scope and impres- ! siveness. Reading it, with full ' knowledge of the man, his exper ience, both in business and in state craft, his high personal character and the liberality of his views, the conclusion forces itself home, that j its author is a candidate of calibre 1 and quality who must strongly ap- j peal to voters of all parties. Senator Sproul naturally, and very i properly, makes the chief plank in j his platform the winning of the war, and it is to his credit that he care- j fully refrains from personalities or j the discussion of incidentals. In ! short, he devotes himself very earn- ! estly to essentials, but painstakingly ' avoids reference to the piffle of poli- j tic# in which the public is not only no longer interested, but with which it ia disgusted as well. We are liv ing in a period when only the wel fare of State and and not the selfish Interest of party, faction or individual, is to be considered, i Personal attack and factional bick- | sring should have no part in the ' coming campaign. The candidates | should stand firmly upon their own feet, content to be judged for what they are and what they stand for, I rather than upon what they may ' allege their opponents are not. With respect to prohibition and ' woman's suffrage, Senator Sproul has i made himself entirely clear and his declarations are in perfect accord with the progressive thought of men MONDAY EVENING, HAHRISBURG o&fctfe TELEGRAPH MARCH 25, 1918. in all parties. He Is not only heartily in favor of the adoption of the "dry" amendment by the nest Legis lature, but he goes beyond, and comes out strongly favoring what ever anti-liquor regulations may be presented to him by the Legislature in the meantime—which means that he will give his support either to local option or State-wide prohibi tion. in addition to aiding in the right for the constitutional amend ment. This puts him in a most ad vanced position with respect to tem perance legislation. It is gratifying to note that all three of the Republican candidates now in the field for the gubernator ial nomination. Senator Sproul, J. Denny O'Neil and Robert P. Hab good, are on the "dry" side and this should have two effects —first to take the temperance issue out of politics, so far as the Republican end of the governorship fight is concerned, and to drive the skulking Democratic, bosses into the open. The Democrats are in an embarrassing position on the prohibition question, since Presi dent Wilson has not exercised the power granted him by Congress, to make the country "dry" by one stroke of his pen, and they have been keeping in the background, hoping i to profit by some mistake of the Re- I publican leaders or a "wet" deelara- J tion by Senator Sproul, who, how- I ever, instead of giving them coni [ fort, has deprived them of their only I chance of a victory in Pennsylvania ' next fall. j Unless the Democrats choose to | nominate a "wet" candidate, which lis not likely, all gubernatorial can didates in this State at the coming elections will be pledged to the "dry" amendment, and this should be joy fully welcomed by the temperance forces, who now will be able to give their attention entirely to the nom ination and election of members to Senate and House who* will favor the prohibitory amendment. Just as the voters would resent an attempt by any one candidate to assume exclu sive right to a campaign asset that is nation-wide in its scope, so will the various temperance and religious forces be slow to be stampeded into the support of one candidate for a particular office when ail aspirants for the same office are publicly pledged in the affirmative on the same question. These honest people, devoted to a great principle, will not and should not. permit themselves to be utilized for personal or political ends, when the aims for which they are striving are in no wise involved. In brief, the approval of national prohibition is too big an issue to be menaced in even the slightest degree by the settling of personal or fac tional scores. The Telegraph called attention some weeks ago to the great injustice done Governor Brumbaugh, in the campaign of 1914, by certain Anti- Saloon league leaders openly declar ing for his Democratic opponent, when the present Governor was an I avowed champion of the cause. Great care must be exercised by these same temperance leadeft they do not fall into a similar error this year and violate the spirit of fair play and non-partisanship which are the fundamental princi ples of all these organizations in their attitude toward candidates openly arraigned on their side. Any attempt to take these organizations into camp by any candidate is fore doomed to failure. . The Sproul statement, which ap pears elsewhere in this issue, is too voluminous for adequate analysis In limited space, presenting, as it does, a comprehensive review of present day conditions in the Common wealth and a clear insight of the many and grave problems which must be solved within the next few years. With respect to business and labor, humanltarianism and educa tion. economy and efficiency, and all the other multitude of subjects dis cussed, it is an entirely satisfactory document. It gives evidence of much careful study and embraces the con clusions and experience of a lifetime of public and business activity. Friends of the Senator who were im patient to get his views will not regret that he took ample time in outlining his platform. The re sult more than justifies the delay. We don't mind these "meatless" days so much, now that they afford an excuse for buying shad. "STEADY" IS THE WORD THESE are nerve-racking days, but the keynote to the situa tion lies in sustained confi dence. "Steady" is the word. The men in France are not flinching and we at home have no excuse for giv ing way to nerves or going about with crepe on our hats. The people of France bought palm leaves and went to the pre-Easter services yes terday calmly and as usual, the dis patches say. while shells from the new German long-range cannon were falling in the streets. Who. then, are we, away off here in America, that we should become panic-stricken ? To be sure, the first news of the new German offensive is not en couraging. But the mere fact that the British have fallen back upon prepared defenses means little ex cept that the German attack was' unusually violent. So long as the line holds firm and is not smashed sufficiently to permit a considerable body of German troops to Huh through, the allies may fall back indefinitely with advantage to them selves. There was more truth than we realized in Hindenburg's state ment last year, that he "retreated to victory," because had he chosen to stand where he was when the English attacked, as the Germans are now doing, his line would have crumbled and the English would have gone through. The English ere no nearer defeat to-day than was Hindenburg when he fell back from the fortified line which bore his name. It is said that the Germans threw ninetV-flve divisions into the battle. This is good news indeed, for there are in the whole German army only 175 divisions, and if more than half of them have been cut up in two days' fighting, the extent of tho Ger man losses must have been appal ing. Of course, the Allies lost heavily, too, but probably not in propor tion, for the massed attacks of the Germans formed fine targets tar ihe expert English marksmen. Also, the whole (ierman force opposite the Allies along the West Front is less than 5,000.000 strong, while the Allies are known to have something like 7,000,000 in arms back of *hese lines. War is harder on the nerves of ■ people not actually engaged than ' upon the soldiers themselves. We : are either in the fourth heaven of j victorious enthusiasm or in the | depths of a blue funk over the pros ' peet of a defeat. There were very few confident souls in liarrisburg j the first two days of the battle of I Gettysburg, but the situation of the 1 Allies to-day is far better than was that of the North when Gettysburg was fought. It is likely that we are witnessing in this grand German of i fensive the Gettysburg of the pres ent war. It is unthinkable that the i allied armies will be defeated. It is confidently expected that what they did at Verdun they will do again in this instance. The German onrush eventually will be stayed. And then what? Why, a gradual crumbling of German might and a slow, but sure, triumph for tho Eng lish. the French and the Americans. Unless all signs fail the Germans are on the top of their wave. It is do or die with them now. We should not underestimate possibilities. War is an uncertain game at best, but we need not allow ourselves to be needlessly, alarmed over a condition that has been an tipated for weeks, nor give way to j foolish fears before, at least there I is absolute cause for them.* As it looks now. the German offensive, in-' stead of being a thing from which! the Allies should have shrunk, eventually will be recognized as the very best thing that could have hap pened. * "foliUctU By the Ex - Comrn 111 ee man I* 1 j From ail accounts Acting State Chairman Joseph F. Guffey, of the Democratic State Committee, has made up his mind to be a candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, and machine Democrats are looking forward to a campaign in which there will be plenty of funds with pleasurable anticipation. "Dry'' Democrats are looking on with misgivings, and the Old Guard ele ment, is grinding a knife or two remembering the manner in which "llfr'fcfllte Chairman turned on "the Colonel," as they still refer affec tionately to James M. Guffey, uncle of the man who now seeks to be a candidate for governor. Men who follow politics are await ing the reception that National Chairman, Vance C. McCormick and the federal officeholders, will give Guffey. The Pittsburgh man can not be assured of the commendation of McCormick, unless he makes a declaration as strong for the prohi bition amendment as that of Senator William C. Sproul or Highway Com missioner J. Denny O'Neil, and if he does that, the liquor Democrats will go on the warpath. It is not to be expected that Ex-State Treas urer William H. Berry, will view Guffey's boom with any degree of equanimity, and it Is said that Ex- Judge W. E. Porter, of New Castlei will not withdraw. The Democratic bosses have been in a most unpleasant position. They wanted McCormick. because of wealth and pull with the president, to run and were willing to go along with his prohibition views and when he refused, as he seems to have done definitely, they looked for him to pick the candidate for obvious reas ons. And now here is Guffey in sisting upon being the nominee. —While Philadelphia newspapers to-day give prominence to Commis sioner O'Nell's attack upon Senator Sproul's announcement, only one newspaper makes reference to it ed itorially, and that Is the Philadel phia Ledger which calls Sproul items "admirable" and then adds: "The Senator must not be surprised if they are subjected to close and critical study and even if some of them are received with skepticism. His long experience in Organization politics must have taught him that a candidate's best Intentions and the intentions and actions of his party organization ai e very different things, but that in considering can didacies conscientious voters cannot always separate the two." —The North American to-day con tains a two column editorial attack upon Congressman John R. K. Scott and Secretary of Internal Affairs Paul W. HoucK and says any ticket containing these two names will "de serve overwhelming repudiation." It also attacks the Vares for pushing Scott. The Philadelphia Record says that harmony talk has "disappear ed," while the Inquirer says that State Chairman Crow "has not made any progress" regarding harmony on second place. —The Pittsburgh newspapers ex pect sogie lively developments in the fight between Mayor Babcock and the members of council opposed to him over C. Elmer Bown. a special solicitor. The whole thing revolves around whether Bown has been do ing what the Magee men claim he has been doing or whether C. K. Robinson, who frequently appears he*e. has been doing it. —The first county endorsement given Robert P. Habgood, was given at Bedford, on Saturday, by the Me- Kean County Republican Committee which also endorsed_ E. J. Jones, of Bradford, for Congress; John A. Kitz gibbon, of Bradford, and C. W. Cat lin, of Port Allegheny, for the Leg islature, and H. S. Redfield. of Smethport. for state committeeman. The committee also endorsed the ratification of the national amend ment for prohibition. —The Philadelphia Press rises to remark that the Republican political situation is quite In keeping with the reputation of the month of March. —Secretary of the Commonwealth Cyrus K. Woods, who has just re turned from a trip to Florida for his health, haa gone to Greensburg, after consultation with doctors. Mr. Woods' name haa been mentioned as a possible candidate for second place on tho Republican ticket, but friends say that he would not allow his name to be used under any con ditions. —With three Democrats rending each other in a campaign for the Democratic senatorial nomination In the Carbon-Wayne-Mbnroe-Pike dis trict, and bitter Democratic fights on over congressional nominations in the 13tb and 16th districts, It com mences to look as though Demo cratic harmony was not to be found j in the neighborhood of A. Mitchell | Palmer, Democratic national com t mitteeman. —Predictions are being made that Forest county wl'.l go "dry" in a fort night. The license court is about to be held. —A. E. Gobble, a Myerstown pro fessor. and Peter Boltz, of Bunker Hill, have been slated by tho Leba non county machine for the Demo cratic legislative nominations. They are "drys." —Edgar F. Heffner, of Lock Haven and "dry" in his inclinations, is out as a contender for the senatorial seat of Senator W. W. Hindman, of Clar ion. Hindman will be a candidate for renomination. Heffner wanted to be public service commissioner in 1915. —Dr. J. P. Maclay, Republican county chairman of Franklin county, is said to have decided to be a can didate for re-election without asking permission to do so. Maclay is well known here. —I. L. Harvey. Bellefonte. brick manufactrer, will be a candidate against Representative Harry J. Scott, of Center, who seeks re-elec tion. Scott has declared "dry." —Friends of Senator H. W. Schantz, Lehigh's Republican Sena tor. believe that tlve Democratic row in that county will make Schantz's chances for re-election excellent. —The Republican enrollment in boroughstond townships has gained so much generally, that all Republi can candidates are claiming that It is the very thins that assures their respective nominations. The Demo cratic enrollment has fallen off so generally, that the subject is not one for polite conversation among them. LABOR NOTES Jewelry workers at Toronto are making splendid progress, and the officers say they will have a 100, per cent, organization in a sljort time. An official invitation has been ex tended to the British National Union of Railway Men to send 350 mem bers of that organization to make a tour of the Western front. Cincinnati iron molders have had their minimum wage of $4 a day in creased to $5. with an additional 25 cents a day, beginning Mhy 1. Bookbinders' locals are voting to change the convention date from the second Monday in June to the second Monday in July, because of the change in the convention date of the American Federation of Labor. A nation-wide strike of telegraph ers employed in the United States by the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies is threatened if there is any opposition to the open organization of the men. At a largely attended conference of farmers representing Welsh coun ties. held at Llanrwst. it was unan imously decided to form a National Farmers' Union of Wales, with an executive committee of three repre sentatives from each branch. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Vg W T FREIGHT EMBARGOES To the Editor of the Telegraph: As a railroad man with complete experience in transportation of freight throughout Europe and this country, the very vital question at this particular period when the wel fare and future of humanity is at stake, I take the liberty of asking why in God's name has this embargo of freight ever been allowed to ma ture? Why has it ever been adopt ed. Surely It seems hard to con ceive that brainy men who have this country's good foremost in their hearts should ever have suggested it. What is it doing? It is congesting all the tracks with loaded cars lying Idle, it is blocking up to the limit all -tracks and stopping every means of quick and perfect working, caus ing an unlimited amount of trouble and expense and dislocating every thing that leads to quick transpor tation of freight, going east, west, north or south. If our worthy President and Mr. McAdoo looked into the matter in the proper light they would realize that it is instrumental only in putting the every wheel and pre venting us getting to the goal we are all fighting to reach with a will and heart to accomplish. I say again, in the name of all that is just and pure, withdraw these embargoes entirely, let all cars go through to their desti nations and have them unloaded as quickly as possible to get these empty cars again In use and moving. It will clear all tracks of this con gestion, everything will move freely in the right direction, it will accomp lish all that it is asked and more, it will do more in one week than with these embargoes in a month. . As a born son of this country and with a thorough knowledge of this question in every detail, I pray that these embargoes be removed and give the railroad heads the oppor tunity to meet fully all that is re quired. Yours sincerely, BRUCE GREEN, 1814 Green stret, Harrisburg, Pa. A Life Fellow of the Imperial In stitute, England. Etc. ' owr tfwc t)V P l m From France comes the cheer ing news that the bray is being re>- moved from the American army mules. "The French veterinary practice, extracting the bray from a mule by a Blight surgical operation on the nose, so that the silvery bray, which can be heard a mile or two upon silent nights at the front, will become a harmless wheeze—not enough to awaken the enemy and draw his shellflre." AUelujah! Maybe they can cure snoring the same way. "I was so plumb full o' war bread I jes' had to scrap with someone," was the feeble excuse of a prisoner at the bar In Pittsburgh, charged with assault. "Well," meditated the judge, "you scrap on the scrap pile ten days and then you won't feel so scrappy." "Dad" Sliapley, from Upper Perry county, was in town the other day and had taken off his necktie for the summer. So we reckon spring has surely arrived. WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND ( ' I send ME ( I BIS;;] OOOKS IM- \ \ - sui AMD ,S\AJE*TE^S. \fi fflSn 1 IS "THE^THI-RDJ I VOLU Pennsylvania "Pep" Has Made a Wonderful Fighting Machine At Camp Hancock, Augusta THE Augusta Herald is no expert in army and military matters, but we certainly voice the pop ular and universal public opinion of laymen and civilians who have had a chance to see the workouts of the 28th Division now training at Camp Hancock, when we declare that good old Pennsylvania "Pep" has created a wonderful fighting machine, that is destined to give a good account of itself when it faces the Boches in the first line trenches. For months and months the men and officers of this splendid Division have been hard at work with ever increasing "Pep" at the various tasks and problems of their training. The Division nagjrally has had its good days and bad days, its periods of dis appointment and backsets, especially during the reorganization period. Gradually, it has overcome these ob stacles while the process of personsit disappointments, physical disabili ties, transfers, etc., has gone on. To-day the 28th Division repre sents as fine a body of well trained fighting men as America can pro duce in home training camps. And the good record the Division has made training here in Augusta wo feel sure is going to be made good .again when they enter the final per iod of their training behind the lines in France or wherever they may be sent. It is going to be courageously and gloriously further exemplified when their time comes to take over the first line trenches. The presence of the Pennsylvania Division in Augusta during their course of preliminary training will leave an impress upon our own peo ple that never will be forgotten. Augusta has been fortunate in get ting the National Guard of Pennsyl vania as its first experience with army camps and training camp problems so far as they affect the civilian population. The Herald cannot speak too high ly of the courteous and soldierly conduct of the officers and men as they have come in contact with our THE INCOME TAX The Merchant's and Professional Man's Statement A merchant may claim 4s deductions the amounts paid for adver tising, hire of clerks and other employes, the cost of the light, fuel, water, telephones, etc., used in or at his place of business, drayago 1 and n-eight bills, the cost of operating delivery wagons, trucks and the repairs to same. The cost of goods purchased for resale is not to be claimed as a deduction, as a credit for that cost may bo obtained by following another method of computation. This in a general way outlines the ordinary and usual expenses incurred by a professional and business man which may be claimed as deductions, and the principles underlying these allowances are equally applicable in the case of anyone engaged in a business, trade or profession. li\ short, all expenses connected directly and solely with tho conduct of an income-producing business, trade, profession or vocation are allowable. of personal expenses or items connected in any way with the support, maintenance and well-being of a family are not allowed: neither are the amounts paid for tools, implements vehicles, machinery or surgical instrument**' which are more or less perma nent in character, nor the cost of medical, low or other profes sional books, nor amounts expended in making permanent improve ments or betterments of any kind whatsoever allowable as deduc tions. These latter items are held to be investments of capital upon which depreciation may be claimed. own people. Thousands and thou sands of friendships and intimacies have been formed between Pennsyl vanians and Augustans that will en dure during the coming years. Aug usta and all of her people have tried in every way and to the limit of their capacity to make the Pennsylvania boys feel at home and to appreciate the real welcome that has been In the hearts and minds of our people during their stay in Augusta. Naturally in the course of events, one of these days, the 28th Division is going to get its marching orders, and to fall in line with the thirty odd or more American Divisions that are already answering "READY" to the call of service from overseas. When they go they will take with them an interest that lies in the heart of Augusta almost as deep and as affec tionate and as proud as will grip the great heart of Pennsylvania herself. —The Augusta Herald. Tractors Pay in All Ways In an article in the March Farm and Fireside, a writer says: "The farmer who uses his tractor to do the work at home, and, when that is done, uses it on work for others, finds that he has earned con siderable money from its use. Thus, should he see another he liked bet ter, he can sell or trade. He may sell at a low price and purchase an other without losing, as he has had the use of it at home and the money it has earned. "Three years ago two brothers purchased a tractor and tractor plow, the tractor being an 8- 16 horse-power with a three-bottom plow, costing $Bl5 delivered. It was turned to many uses besides plow ing. After the regular work was done at home, it gavo them time to do work for others. "For all extra work for others in year their net earnings received were $275. This amount is clear after all work was done at home on the farm. Wo then have the use of the tractor on the farm, wages for the men while working for others, and S2OO a year toward paying for the trac tor." EDITORIAL COMMENT If the President were to reply to von Hertling that the Potsdam crew are a pack of liars, and that the Al lied purpose is to beat their heads off, It would not be diplomacy, but it might enlighten the undeniably com nion people of mittel Europe.— Chicago Tribune. A lot of people have been nervous because Japan was only about four thousand miles away, and now they are surprized that Japan shows some anxiety when Germany is approach ing her front-door.—Chicago Herald. OUR DAILY LAUGH ENGAGE- Many engage- Tf' y Well, I've TT IT S sung with every j fil orchestra i n W ! New York this JI Good. What Agl did you sing? ■ J i§W| j The Star- W [{ TJT ; Spangled Ban- ) \\ I M Wjk yWoodma^ M (\ SA spare that j UT ° ur effort 9 I fflV-JI ■ doh't retard Just get fine quickly This conserva ■ tlon card. "f VN 'l< 1' WWM mv^maniu.'wt TRITE. The winter has A Kome splendid ' reason will vjj ttg ntu'ST li til pttW *6ewTps/ DARK deedll Fly Burglar: Try to work tk I 1 Wj, com to I nation, . 9© j 8111, 1 tblnk there's so m • sugar in therel Bfrntng CDJjal Probably fw people realize that the "daylight saving" system where by the clocks will be turned forward one hour some time next Sunday, has been given a thorough and very satisfactory try-out in Harrisburg foe seven or eight years, and only be-< cause of lack of popular support failed to be adopted generally in ourf establishments. The late Commis-, sioner of Health, Samuel Q. Dixon, was the man to give tho idea its flrstj official test. Dr. Dixon was an early riser. He was the last person at night about the offices of the great department he created, and he used to appear at the Capitol as early as 7 o'clock in the morning. The com missioner always said that the early part of a summer day in Harrisburg was certainly most delightful to work in and one summer ho changed tho working hours from 8 to 4 instead of 9 to 5. It was something which has been done years.gone by in many establishments, but it jolted prece dents on Capitol Hill, when it cuma under the name of "daylight saving." The commissioner said he did not care whether it was a "summer schedule" or "daylight saving" and made it effective. It has worked ever since and a number of depart ments at the Capitol have a shifting schedule when warm weather comes. Others maintain the same schedula the whole year around. When Dr. Dixon made his change, some estab lishments in Harrisburg were doing the same thing. Although "summer hours" are nothing unusual, peoplo I seem to balk and talk, when the plan is called "daylight saving" and tho clock is turned forward. However, in the opinion of an observer of tho currents of Harrisburg life, there will be little trouble about it here. "All that need be borne in mind is that there is a national schedule of 'sum-' mer hours' and that the hands of the clock have been put forward at the same time, as the new time for starting work. It's as simple as A, B, C, and if the phrase makers would only quit dressing up something that we have all known about, with terms that are apt to mystify, wo would all be better oft" was his com ment. And he was pretty near right. The tenseness with which Harris burg and its neighbors, awaited news from the battlefront in France, yes terday, brought to mind some of tho Sundays in the days when the crisis impended between the United States and Mexico, and the early days of the great war. People coming from church gathered about bulletin boards and telephones rang all day long. And it is to be noted that many of the calls came from bor oughs in this section, some even be ing from rural lines. The import ance of the hour seemed to be very . widely realized. There were moments of the ad dress delivered by Archbishop in the hall of the House of Repre sentatives, on Saturday afternoon, when the distinguished Englishman made his audience feel as must all England, at the time. During tho early part of his remarks, he de parted somewhat abruptly from the course of his acknowledgment of greetings, to call to mind what was happening on the Western front, and several times later on, reverted to the terrible hours in France and once showed emotion which was shared by his hearers. Just before he left the Capitol, the archbishop said that members of his own family were in the front line. It is of interest to note that the rostrum from which the archbishop spoke, has been occupied by quite a number of noted Americans, but by very few foreign visitors. Perhaps the most distinguished was the Ar gentine Ambassador, Romulo Naon, who addressed the Legislature here three years ago. The men in charge of guarding the site of the big army depots to be con structed between Highspire and Middletown. had their hands full yesterday, with Sunday visitors. It was a line day, and many people went out in automobiles from Dau phin, Lebanon and Lancaster coun ties, to see what Uncle Sam pro poses to do. The depot will be a place of interest for Sunday sight seers for a long time to come, and it will be difficult to make them under stand that everyone can not roam over the place. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Representative John M. Flynn, of Elk, who will probably be a can didate for re-election, has snt in every session of the Legislature, since that of 1903. —James Francis Burke, former congressman from Pittsburgh, has been in the southern states making War Savings speeches. —Col. Henry W. Shoemaker. Al toona editor, is an ardent mountain climber. —John B. Dampman, Reading newspaperman, is taking an activo part in the publicity end of the Boys' Working Reserve. —J. C. Taylor, superintendent of Lackawanna schools, says that an appropriation to aid jworer school districts, is essential. —Otto Musselman, who will run for congress in the Scranton district, is a former secretary of the Central Labor Union. DO YOU KNOW —That Harrisbtirg made steel for boilers fop southern sngar mills? HISTORIC IIARRISBURG In the Civil War, the hills backs of Harrisburg, were seldom without wagon train camps. May Commandeer Platinum The Women's National League for the Conservation of Platinum is warning women to prepare for a federal order commandeering rings, tiaras, bracelets, meshbags and other articles of jewelry which have plat* inum in them. "As our normal consumption of platinum per annum is 165,000 ounces of nne metal," writes Mrs. Ellwood B. Spark, of Cambridge. Mass.. chairman of the council of the league, to the division on wo men's war work. Committee on Pub lic Information, "and we have in sight for our war program 21,000 ounces of crude metal, I think it possible that later the government will have to call for tiaras, mesh bags, bracelets, etc. If so, this leagu will do everything it can to help." Women college executives, pro fessors of science and wives o! scientists form the majority of the membership of the council of the or ganization, which was organized to Inform women of the platinum shortage and the need of this metal '■to carry on the war..
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