2 26 DEATHS ON BATTLE FRONT TOLL OF A DAY Eight Killed in Action in List ol' Sixty-Nine Mode Public By Associated Press Washington. May 11.—The casual ty list to-day contained sixty-nine names, divided as follows: Killed in action, eight; died of wounds, four; died of accident. se>-n; oied of Uis , ease, four; died of other causes, three; wounded severely. four; wcunded slightly, thirty-four; pris oners. previously repot trd missing. Ave. Eleven officers wre included. Lieutenants Adrian C. Edwards, Car rollton, ill., and Walter Cecil Flato. -New York City, were killtd I'. action. ' Co'rnel George E. Leech. Minneap olis. and Lieutenant Mortimer 1* Ste'rbardt. New York, wire wounded slightly. Lifr'cd as prisoners arc Captain J,>hn F. It. Hard sty. Wintield. Mo., am Lieutenants William H. Gordon, Nrw York City; Thomas Benjamin Koin. Bethlehem, Fa.; I'rank K. Mtlkr Madera, I'a. and James E. k C lKley. of Adrian. Pa. The name of Lieutci:; nt Alton F. Gottl Boston, appeira anions those who u'ed "i>i other cs-us-es." The list follows: Kiucd in Action—Lieu'ir.ant Adrl ar- C. Edwards, Carrolltlll.-* lieu tenant Walter Cecil Flftto, New York "City Sergeant William i Taylor, Alio, Scotland; C ivporal Alexander Fierier, Blevins, XCy.. Privates "C'hailes Heckelman. Reading. Fa.; William Johnson, Refer. Mo.; B. E. atewai t, Amhurstdal.', W. Ya.; Da vvi F. Wilson. Opp, Aln. Died of Wounds-*—Co- j oral Jack Kitman, New Yor.c C'.tj Bugler Howard G. Parke,-, 12R Sycamore street. Providence, F.. 1 : Privates T.d<ia'd H. Monahan, Slocx City, la.: Wrilam J. Hamilton. Orcatur. 111. Died of Disense—Privnes Nathan iel Godson. BlutTton, S. C.: Glen ' bookenberry. Danvlllr 111.; Clair T. Newell. South Manchester. Conn.; John S. Robinson, Pearl Hh f, La. Died of Accident—Private John Pa dolonls. Lowell. Mass.; Wagoner Wil- Fani F. Small. Allston. Mass.: Pri vate Rolland Mom, Glencoe Mills. N. Y.' Corporal A. P. Lutterbach. Chi cago; Private CSnrnett W. Brown. Schenectudy, N. Y.; Private John T. Kel tonic. I'lantsville. Conn.: Private James Toomey, Methuen. Mass. Died of Other Causes —Lieutenant Alton IV Wood. Boston; Corporal rharles Cummins. Greenville. Fa.; Private Aldat J. Granite ville. Mass. Wounded Severely—Cook Edgar J. Johnstown. Pa. I'mns} I*nutans ouniled h* Wounded Slightly—Corporal Kl- Jwood Taylor. Chester, Fa.: Privates J. Carlln. Fiehback. Pa.; ■ Harry N. Fahr, Lebanon. Pa.: Joseph >l'. Julian, Bethlehem. Pa.: William J. K B. Koder. Hellertown. Pa. Prisoners (previously reported missing)— Lieutenants Thomas Ben jamin Kern, Bethlehem, Fa.: Frank K. Miller. Madern. Pa.; James E. :<4aiglcy, Adrian, Pa. Chandler Car Driven by Local Man Makes Remarkable Record Andrew Redmond, local distributor! for Chandler oars, is in receipt of a telegram from Pittsburgh from C. P. Gurnett. of 2002 North Third street, who is the owner of a Chandler oiadster. Mr. Qurnett drove to the | Mucky City yesterday. The telegram , reads: /Mr. Andrew Redmond, Third and Reily Streets. Harrisburg, Pa.: •Harrisburg to Pittsburgh in chandler roadster, 200 miles. Used t n gallons of gasoline and shifted irears once. A remarkable perform j-nee for a remarkable car. "C. P. Gurnett." Thrift Stamp Workers Plan For Big Drive An enthusiastic meeting of the ward commanders for the War Sav f ings Stamp drive in the city was held lit the* Technical High School .last /night. Both City Chairman r Frunk C. Sites and District Chairman W. M. Donaldson discussed the plans of the drive to the workers. Assist ants to canvass the precincts of the ! i-ity will be named before the open ing of the drive. The names of the division com manders who will have charge ot' the campaign in the various city wards are as follows: Charles H. Hunter, Charles E. Pass. E. R. Sponsler. •lames M. Cameron, Dr. J. W. Ellen i berger, J. Clyde Myton, Herbert E. | Sloat. Stanley G. Jean. George W. Bogur. E. I. Book, E. J. Stackpole, j Fred E. Morganthaler, Prof. C. E. El lenberger, Harry Sheesley and Dr. | C. E. E. lveone. BuHding Permits Issued in Course of the Week Permits were issued during the week for building construction work in the city which will be completed at a cost of $4,200. As In former weeks most of the permits were for remodeling work and additions. Con struction work which has been started follows: One-story garage, rear, 531 Maclay street, $500; frame shed, rear 150 Linden street, $400; remodeling three-story brick build ing, rear 1421 Detry street, $1,000; remodeling two and one-half story frame. 1601 Derry, $2000; remodel ing, 2020 North Fifth street, S3OO. Senator Beidleman Is Pleased With Prospects Senator E. E. Beidleman, candidate for the Republican nomination of Lieutenant Governor, was in Harris burg briefly to-day on his way from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia Senator! Beidleman said he is well pleased with the prospects. "Both Senator Pproul and myself were well received in Allegheny coun ty," he said, "and the outlook there is for a sweeping Sproul victory. I feel that my own candidacy is going well there and that my interests are in good hands." r Senator Beidleman believes he will r.!> rry Philadelphia, despite the fact thnt Scott's friends are doing every thing possible to help him in his home .town. • IIAUX AND GRAIN BURN l^wistotni.—The barn and out buildings on the farqj of Frunk Ba- Shtrie, one-haif mile east of Mex ico. burned last evening. All of tne .'•nc'.v waS taken out except two • I-cs: nil the grain *nnd feed vm i irr.ed. The fire started in tlft strvw ilie origin being unknown. The loss l-s about f 10,000. SATURDAY EVENING, DR. CHARLES B. FAGER, JR. MANY CHILDREN JOIN ! IN PATRIOTIC PARADE [Continued front First Page.] Technical High School —Locust; street, right resting on Front street. Itoutc of Parade Down Front to Market, Market to j Fourth, Fourth to Walnut. Walnut j to Third. Third to North, North to: Sixth. Sixth to Roily, Reily to Third,: Third to Boas. Boas to Second, Sec- ] ond to North, North to Front. Front; to Market, Market to Square, and mass for patriotic songs. Platoon of Police Chief Marshal, Harry A. Boyer j D. D. Hammeibaugh C. Floyd Hopkini etaoin Henderson Gilbert et J. H. Wallasz no etaoinn j Gen. Com.. W. M. Donaldson, etaoi; General Committee, W. M. Donald- > son, chairman. John F. Dapp William Jennings ' Carl W. Davis John C. Motter E. R. Eckenrode A. S. Patterson C. H. Hunter Geo. A. Reinoehl Boyd t gelsby A. D. Bacon C. M. Kaltwasser B. F. Blough John W. Phillips A. 11. Dinsmore j Robt. B. Reeves ("has. C. Stroh W. S. Essick John C. Jrasup R. W. Dowdell Geo. S. McCrone 1-t Division. Frank C. Sites Marshal AIDS D. L. Kicster Clyde My ton Chas. 11. Hunter Herbert E. Sloat i'has. K. Pass Stanley <I. Jean E. R. Sponsler Geo. W. Bogar James M. CameronEdwin 1. Book Dr. Ellenberger E. J. Stackpok* F. L. Morgenthalet Mercer B. Tate Dr. <K. i.. Keen John K. Rojal J. H. Sheesley Prof. Ellenberger ( Clerks and Carriers llarrlsburg Post Office Scotland Soldiers' Orphans' School Hand F.oy Scouts, J. F. Virgin. Marshal Girl Scouts. Julia Stanini. Marshal Municipal Band 21 I>iv„ .1. E, Rodcnliaver, Marshal AIDS Henry G. Reuwer J. H. Park R. J. Seitz J. R- Sneeringer O. T. Kelly E. J. Fogarty Bernard Schmidt Edw. Moeslein Pupils of Parochial Schools Citizens Band of Millersburg Arthur E. Brown, Marshal Pupils of Hurrisburg Academy Third Division. P. E. I)o\vlies, j Mitrslutl AIDS Robert A. Enders Harry M. Bretz Cameron L. Baer C. E. L. Keen A. C. Stamm George A. Werner W. Frank Witman . Iriquois Band of Palmyra Central High School. H. G. Dibble, 1 Marshal Senior, Junior and Sophomore Class The Slnget Band of Mechanicsbut g ! Freshman Class Automobiles for Female Teachers i Steelton Band IM. H. Thomas and John F. Kob, : Marshals AIDS j S. P. Stambaugh E. D. Keiper Frank C. Foose A. H. Kreidler Charles Weber George W. Kennedy William D. Fritz Austin N. Miller M. 11. Layton John P. Scott Eighth Grade Pupils From Foose. Harris, Melrose. Shimmell, Stevens, Webster. Wicker- I sham and Wllliard „ Buildings Automobiles for Female Teachers ; Liberty Band of Mlddletown ! John J. Brehm and G. Herman i I Goetz, Marshals AIDS ! George S. Machen C. A. Jefferies j P. L. I locker , Wilfred Reed I Eighth Grade Pupils From Cameron. J Maclav, Camp Curtin and Steele Buildings • Automobiles for Female Teachers j Elizabethville Band W. C. Helges and W. H. Jacobs, j Marshals AIDS J. F. Ferguson J. E. Harlscher Robert Smtlh M. C. Hummer John Workman Albert Peffer. Eighth Grade Pupils From Forney, ! Hamilton, Lincoln, Reily, Yer beke and Woodward Buildings Automobile for Female Teachers Spring Garden Band of York Technical High School, Charles B. Fager, Jr., Marshal AIDS R. R. Seaman George R. Hull Rev. S. W. Herman William H. Musser C. W. Miller George E. Etter Paul Fuhrman Frank S. Keet, Ja. Senior, Junior and Sophomore Classes Carlisle Indian Band Ffeshman Class POST OFFICE TO flflSE i The main post office and the Hill and Maclay stations will be closed from 1 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Monday. Employes will participate in the War Savings Stamp parade. Noon and evening deliveries will be omitted, but other deliveries and night collections will be made. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE By Associated Press c Mi-lino, May 11. Board of Trade cloning. Corn—May, 1.27%; July. 1.43 H. Oats—May, '2\: July. 65. Pork—May. M.70: July. 45.15. L,ard—July. 25.27; September, 25.5u. Ribs—July, 23.92; September, 21.40. Men Who Are Helping to Make School Children's Parade a Success JOHN J. BREHM J. E. RODENHAVER W. C. HEIGES W. H. JACOBS WE ARE ON THE JOB ! SOME OF THE WAR WORK DOXE BY THE PUPILS OF THE PUBLIC SHOOLS Invested in Liberty Bonds ." $131,100.00 Invested in War Saving; and Thrift Stamps $22,298.76 Membership in Senior Red Cross 1,627 Membership in Junior Red Cross 8,936 Total Red Cross Contributions . $5,211.65 Contributions in V. W. C. A. and similar drives $1,967.56 Red Cross articles completed 3,360 War and Home Gardens, 1917 3.424 War and Home Gardens, 1918 • 3,432 Government lessons on Community and National Life taught throughout the schools. Conservation lessons. War poster work. Farm work. Books and magazines collected for the soldiers. Tag Day work by 3.000 pupils. Manual training service. Postal service. Draft Board service. Red Cross and other drives. I; ARTHUR E. BROWN p MANY TRANSFERS | ARE RECORDED i j i ! Realty Sales Equal Totals of 11 11 the Last Few t Weeks I Property sales-during the week 1 1 again equaled the records of the j ] last month or more but during the; j first few days there were no large i . tracts sold. Of the city properties! 1 the majority were frame and brick ( j dwellings, only a few vacant lot j j transfers being filed for recording. I ; J In the county a similar situation ex- j s | isted during the week dealers re-' port. 1 Sales filed for recording during! - i the week follow: John W. Thomp- j 1 soil *o Rolandus Adams, two-story i j frame. Wllllaitistown, $1000; Elsie j : M. Hess to Harvey Blyler, house and j ' lot. Williamstown, $650; Alvin J.: ; Hoke to Harry M. Cohen, two lots, ( Highspire. IX; Edwin M. Hershey to j John W. Cassel, lots, East Harris- ; J burg, $1; E. M. Hershey to John H. i ' Cassel, lots. East Harrisburg, 91; [j Harry L. Hershey to Phillip H. Cap-1 I ; lan. six three-story brick, 1426 to;! 1436 Naudairt, inclusive; 1526-28 ( N'audain, 542-44-46 South Sixteenth, i 222-24 South Seventeenth street; 533 ! South Sixteenth, sl. Consideration!] 'said to be more than $28,000. I Alfred B. Tack to Elizabeth Tack, ! ! J three-story brick, 170 4 Green, 91; ■ E. M. Hershey to David M. Wert, j lots. East Harrisburg. II; Harris- | burg Realty Company to Alvin S.J Williams, lot North Fifth street." ! $425, 2 lots. North Fifth street, 1850. I Christian H. Lyter to Lottie C. Dubs, I 2012 Derry, $10; Jacb S. Oramra to i Isaac Hauck. lot, Churchville, 1700; , deed dated December 9, Robert F. j Weaver to William A. Whitman .lot,! Eliaabethvnie, $325; Harry T. Sny der to John Ylngst, property In. Green, near Boas street, $3100; Isaiah S. Daniel to Mayme E. Ke boch, property Berrysburg, 9420; George O. Boyer to J. Clinton Boyer, ! i dwelling, barn, 95 acres, Washing ton township, $3&00; Nathan E. i II Parmer to Frank Harman, 1.7 acres! 'farm land, Jackson township, $100; 11 Martin Good to Isaac Hauck. prop . i erty, Churchville, $635, deed dated > | March 26, 1869. Ii William It. Shuey tQ John A. Tay- i ! lor, three-story brick, 266 Cumber land, $1; James K. Boyer to Flor i ence B. Kirkpatrick. three-story stone and brick, 1 829 Whitehall, • $5100; Ada D. Groff to Sarah E. | Swart*. 1320-22-24 Penn. 91; Anton: ; Bonitz to Harry C. Stephens, lot,' Enhaut. S4O; George M. Stauffer to 1 .; Jerry W. Yeakel. three-story briek, j . | 1313 Walnut, 91; Benjamin B. j HAKRBBURO TELEuRAPH Smith to Cora M. Zimmerman. 11 acres. Middle Paxton township, j $400: Harrisburg Trust Company, ! guardian, t*> Louis Goldman, 1316; Wallace, $1S00; Harrisburg Trust Company, guardian George H. and Catherine M. Hocker to Daniel Het- | rick, house and lot Union Deposit, : $390; Louis Goldman to E. Alper, | 1316 Wallace, $1; Daniel Hetrick to 1 Union Deposit Volunteer Fire Com pany, one and one-half story brick, j Union Deposit, $1; Harvey L. Orwan I to Charles C. Clark, three-story' frame, 1354 Liberty, Si; Morris! Livingston to Henry C. Stephens. I tract, Enhaut, $342; Amos Smiley. ! et at to James M. Shlley, three tracts, Jefferson township, $300; j Mary E. Bear to Maude L. Thomas, ' three-story brick, 2114 Penn, $2500;! E. S. Kaffman to Samuel Hhope, IB acres. South Hanover township. : 51450; Arthur G. Blyler to Samuel; A. Greene, two-story frame stucco, j Kelso street. Paxtang, $10; Mary A. j Baker to Carrie M. McClain, one! acre, Derry township. $150; Maude L. Thomas to Henry A. Bear, three- j story brick, 2032 Mifflin, $2300; j Silas C. Swallow to John G. Cor- I nelius, 234 Muench, sl. ThotnM E. Stephenson to Wll- \ Ham H. Ho user, lots, Penbrook $1; Annie C. Fitzkee to Clara A. Bow man, two and one-half story frame, 3344 North Sixth, $2600; William H. Shetron to David H. Frederic.' 1825-27 Zarker. $1; Devo O. Fish el! to Amanda A. Wengert, three-story I brick. 3i'f# South Fourteenth, SI; I Silas C. Swallow to Silas Allen, 232 I Muench, sl. Joseph Burkholder to Clarence! Conrad, lot, Humelstown, $225; liar- j risburg Realty Company to E. L. I Patrick, northwest corner Wicon isco and Lexington. $425; Howard' H. Fraim to Thomas 11. Bogar, two 1 two-story frame and Jacob, 3322-3! 35 North Sixth SI; Stephen 1,. Crook to Aaron B. Crook, two story ! frame Williamstown. $1800; Alice G Balsley to Ada D. Groff, three-story !. brick, 1611 North Second, $1§0; Commonwealth Trust Company to Minnie L. Toomey, lot, Cloverly, ! $430; Samuel F. Dunkle to' Leah Boyer, lot, Swatara township, now Thirteenth ward, $300; Daniel M. i Bicker to Bessie S. Bell, three-story brick, 1509 Liberty, $1; James J. Finega nto Oliver P. Seitz, two tracts i Royalton, $llOO. MltS. %. A. SPOFFORD Funeral services for Mrs. S. A. | 1 Spofford, aged 72, will be held at ! FhHadelphia on Tuesday. The body j will be taken to Philadelphia to- I night. Mrs. Spofford died at the j home of her son, AValter E. Spofford, j 711 North Second street. CHRIST LUTHERAN Morning Prelude, Impronsa-[ tion in C, Ladassohn; offertory, Sere-j nade, Schubert; solo, selected, Mlssl Margaret Wilson; postlude, March" Religious in F, Fauker. Evening Prelude, Impromptu, Leschetlzky; offertory. Fondelliod, Merkei; anthem, 'Great Is the Lord," M. T. Giffe; postlude, March, Kinder. MARKET - SQUARE Morning—Prelude, Pastoral, Mer kei; anthem, "Seek Ye the Lord," i Roberts; offertory. Meditation, Le- S maigre; postlude, Triumphal March, I Costa. Evening Prelude, La Creche. I Gullmant; offertory. "In Moonlight." j ■ Kinder; anthem. "Abide With .\le."j | Brown; poatiudo, March in F, Wullis.i H. G. DIBBLE DAMAGE DONE TO STORE AND PARK BY STORM TERRIFIC STORM CAUSES MUCH LOSS rContinucd from First Piigp,] the force of the wind. Windows were broken in the business section. Capitol Damaged Survey made to-day of tho dam age done to the State Capitol and Capitol Park by last night's storm showed that the force of the wind blew the revolving doors on the north and eefttral entrances to pieces, ripped off three pieces of lead, Bach weighing 150 pounds at least, from the roof and carried one two blocks; tore tiles from the dome and wrecked twenty trees, some of thom fine elms. The lead torn from the roof fell in the north and south courts un/i one piece was found at Fourth and JValnut. by Superintendent Slireiner. The weight would have made it as dangerous as a shell. Some of the finest trees in the park were destroyed, although one, a thorn tree, may be saved. This will be its third experience in storms which blow it over. In Capitol Park extension ten or twelve trees were destroyed, among them the nine poplars which Alderman Charles P. Walter had declared were worth as much as. the stato offered for his property. They were felled by one mighty blast and lay in a row. Smaller trees and shrubbery were ruined, but Superintendent Shrein's Liberty Loun billboards, being MAY 11. 1918. GERMAN ATTACKING TROOPS BEING HELD f Colli ill nod from First Pago.] ; raids, the French bit Into the Uer- j man line on the front between j ; Montdldicr and Noyon. An ap-| | preclable gain of ground was made I 1 here northwest of Orvillers Sorel. | • seven miles southeast of Montdldler. | j There are indications that the I i Germans have run into serious trou- j j hie as the result of their recent I ! high-handed action in the Ukraine. ; i The people are reported to have { ; turned against the occupying forces, (and dispatches from Dutch sources j report that Bavarian cavalry de- I tachments are being withdrawn | j from the western front and sent j I to the Ukraine. j The French hold on Grivesnesj | Park, on the front south of the, • fomme, is still secure. The Ger-I mans are shelling the new French t positions intensely but have not yet i tempted attacks in force. West of I 1 Monttlidier. American gunners havel been bombarding the Germans in the villages'of Oantigny and ftlesnilj St. Georges, .ires resulting. South j of this sector, the German guns have j been active between Noyon and Las- j ! signy. American troops on the sector| nothwest of Toul assisted the French in a successful raid into the German j vioeitions in Apremcnt forest Friday.! The American guns aided the French; and east of the raided section Amer ican patrol* made a diversion by rn-j ti ring the village of Apremont, which, was found to be deserted. Italian l'ront Active Active artillery firing is going on 1 on some sectors of the ttalian and' j Macedonian fronts. There also have been patrol engagements on those I fronts, but no heavy fighting. Lying 150 to 200 yards within the j i entrance to the harbor of Ostend, | i the old British cruiser Vindictive, it 1 : if- believed, will hamper the passage j of German destroyers. Whether she ' will be able to keep the submarines ! from coming In and going out is not yet certain, but she serves a use ful purpose in narrowing the subma l ini passage. The action of the tides and the movement of silt against the I old hulk will end to eventually close : up 'he passage unles the Germans 1 can remove the obstruction readily. staunch and erected in a good cause, outrode the storm. , Many Queer Tricks Many queer tricks on tho part of the wind wore reported yesterday. In North Sixth street tho wind tore the roof from a house and left It on the house only upside down. The carpet was torn from under the furniture on the third floor and blown out a window. At 513 North Thirteenth street, the roof was blown 400 feet. The flag was torn off the flag staff on the Masonic building and planted high on a tree in Capitol Park across the street. The damage to household goods where roofs were torn off is great as a result of the heavy rainfall. A half inch of rain fell during the storm. Street car traffic on the Hill was demoralized owing to the fact that an entire stretch of poles in North Eleventh street between State and Herr were down and it was impos sible to remove the cars to the barn. A large force of workmen worked all night clearing away the debris. Many streets were blocked and traffic re tarded. Ilrldgc Unroofed The first bridge over the Conodo guinet creek above West Falrvlew and just back of Camp Hill was un roofed hy the storm and a very old elm tree near the bridge was up rooted. Other damage of a minor character from the same section was reported. The residences of John S. Musser, G. M. Stelnmetz, H. B. Hartzler, Harold Todd and Herman F. Klehl, nt Washington Heights, were slight ly damaged, outbuildings at the Klehl home having been overturned. Farmers who attended market to- FLAGRAISING ! TO BE CERTAIN SIGN OF ZEAL Major Morava Arranges Pa triotie Demonstration at Big New Cumberland Plant Major Wensel Morava and his] | force have arranged for H patriotic j i demonstration on the occasion of a J ; ilagraising at the New Cumberland i headquarters of tlv big quartermas : tor's depot of the United States gov eminent, Tuesday, May 14, at 12. 0 j j o'clock. A number of the leading j | citizens of Harrisburg and New Cum- I berland and vicinity will be invited to the ceremony. A large flagpole has been erected at the site of the warehouses now under construction. The object of the ceremony is to show respect for the flag and the cause for which all Americans lire ! working at the l'ror.t and behind the | lines, imprt?Bßing upon each, and ! every one the Importance of con- centrated effort to the end of win ning the war, whether fighting in the trenches or sawing lumber to make barracks and wnrehouso'. Major Morava believes that these demon strations are useful as stimulating all the working force to their best ef forts. He says:, "For too marty years our flag has been Ignored and the ideas for which it stands forgotten. It is only in times of danger and trials like those of the present that we begin to real ize our responsibility. To bring this realization of our responsibility to the heart of every one it is well to i have days like the one we plan, when I we can stop for a few minutes and lake our hats off to the flag as it | floats to the breeze from the newly I | erected flag staff." Police Hold Negro as Murder Suspect I Police are holding Harry Loud, i negro, on the suspicion that he is a I murderer. ' The man was picked up in North Seventh street for drunkenness last : Tuesday and afterwards released. 1 hater a circular from Hast St. Louis j describing a George Wilson, alias ' Handy Wilson, so accurately corre i sponded with Loud that he was again i arrested. Detective Morrisey, of the | railroad police, arrested him at Luek i now, where he was employed as a ! track laborer. He claims little Hock, j Ark., as his home, but admits he is | a wanderer. His photograph is bc j ing sent to East St. and if he is identified he will be sent west to i answer the charge of murder. The man wanted by the St. Houis < authorities and corresponding to the negro held by the police Is charged with the murder of Charles Kckert, a night watchman for the LouiflTille ! and Nashville Railroad Company, on January C. PLAN* VESPER SERVICE j A scries of vesper services will be j opened to-morrow night at Camp | Colt, Gettysburg, under the direction j of Robert Reeves, general secretary ! of the Army Y. M. C. A. there. Mr. | Reeves, who is also general secretary of the Central Y. M. C. A. of this city, has announced Colonel Henry C. Demmtng, of Harrisburg, will speak at to-morrow night's meeting. The meetings will be of the same Character as those held in Fahne stock Hall Sunday afternoons dur ing the winter season. day said that while the hail was heavy in some sections the fruit had not reached u size to be seriously damaged and they did not believe the crop would be seriously affected. Hardware Store Unroofed The roof of the W. M. Sheaffer hardware store, at Lcmoyne, was blown off and hurled fifty feet across tlio Lemoyne Trust Company build ing. The entire roof of the large building with a large section of the brick wall were blown down.' A part of the ruins landed on the Lcmoyne Trust Company building tearing sev eral large holes in the roof, while some of the lumber struck the side of tlio trust building with such force that It knocked the window sash In the room near where Robert L. My ers, president of the bank and his stenographer were working. Peculiar Damage to Trees The storm played peculiar tricks with trees. In front of the Cam eron school building, for example, four large trees were tumbled over one against the other like a row of fallen dominoes. At several places in the Hill district the same thing happened. Along North Second street a num ber of windows were blown in and chimneys damaged. Two of the large windows on the west side of The Telegraph Printing Company's plant in the rear of the Telegraph building were blown down but the big office building came through without damage. Two large boxes of paper In the street near the printing . plant, weighing several hundred pounds each, were picked up and whisked a half square, smashed and tholr contents scat tered. i W4& NEWS ofthtßl \ | # ) RAILROADS NEED WOMEN HELP Plans Under Way lo Trans fer Male Emyloyes lo Other Departments Officials of the Bureau of Employ ment of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia urc working out plans for relief in the shortage of help. While it h|s beep the policv for .sometime to employ women in many brunches, it is said that new departments will be opened, and positions lllled by women. The purpose is to put every de partment up to its standard in num ber of employes. ,To do this it is planned to take tlie men and use them as far as practicable in posi tions that women cannot till, and put women In their places. For some time officials in tile accounting de partments have been running fifty per cent, short. Shortage on Main l ine On the main :ine there is shortage in every branch, according to ~e ports. The State Bureau of Emplov inent has been appealed to for aid, but duo to the fact that there are so many government contracts under way it* has been almost impossible to get men to fill railroad positions In the opinion of one official the wage increase now under considera tion at Washington cannot come too soon. Employes are also getting anx ious about their hack pay. While they do not fear it will not conic, the men would like to have it now Because of the shortage of help vacations will in all probability be cut. There may be periodical lax offs granted, with pay, but the tisu.il two weeks granted station attaches and clerks may be cut out according to reports. Local Brakeman Hurt When Train Hits Auto Bernling, May 11.—Engine 174.1, an eastbound extra on the East Penn. struck an auto yesterday at the first crossing east of Blandon, severely injuring Brakeman Ellis H. Messi mer, aged 27, of .13 North Thirteenth street. Harrisburg. who was riding on the rear of the tank of the en gine. The engine had backed off its train and the crew was about bringing it to Reading and was running back ward on the eastward track when tlie auto came along. The machine was occupied by James Shearer, of Calcium; Mrs. Frank Tiarlct and child. Mi s. Barb t was shlightly injured. Dr. \V l|. Hunshergcr, of Blandon. was called and attended Mr. Mcsslmer. nft< r which he was brought to Reading j and removed to the Honieopathi- I Hospital, this city. Eater lie was I sent home. Some Figuring Necessary on New Railroad Scale | With the announcement of the new scale of wages will come long hour.; for clerks in the various departments of the railroad companies. There j will be some figuring done in comput ing each man's earnings. Each divi | sion on the Pennsy and Reading will I have to arrange its own wage scale I according to reports yesterday. Many of the men say that it is complicated and if the schedule as outlined holds good it will require an army of clerks many weeks to make the calculations. With the monthly men it will be easy enough, but where there are so many differ ent rates to contend with it will re quire time to complete the statements showing what each individual is en titled to in the shape of back pay. Mrs. Ora Blizzard Is Visiting Western Cities Mrs. Ora Blizzard. 426 Verbcke street, wife of Ora Blizzard, engi neer on the Middle division of the Pennsylvania railroad, with her newhew, Otto Haas, have gone toMo bridge, South Dakota. They will visit Butte, Montana, points in Idaho. Salt Lake City and other prominent places in the west, and will be gone two months. Railroad Notees President A. T. Dice, of the Bead ing railway, Is a member of tin men's advisory committee appointed to raise $20,000,000 for the Philadel phia war chest. Next week will be payweek for Reading employes. A special committee will visit Al tooona to extend a personal invita tion to officials to attend the big Friendship and Co-operation Club meeting on Thursday, May 23. Major William B. Gray and his force will be there. The Beading Bailway Company is now laying 130-pound rails on the northbound track between Birdshoro and South street, this city. These 1 heavy rails have been found neces sary to meet the modern equipment. David Boorman. of Lakemont, near Altoona, a retired Pennsylvania rail road gang leader, although 6S years of age, decided that he must yet do ills bit In the war. Learning of the need of skilled mechanics at Lewis town, where some of the nation's big guns are being made, he applied for a job, was accepted and is at, work to-day. FAREWELL LIXfIIEOX The GI hump crew in the Harris burg yards of the Pennsylvania rail road gave a farewell luncheon to Bobert H. Peters, a member of tlie crew, who leaves for service with Itncle Pam on May 14. The affair was held at the home of C. J. Heck ert, a member of the crew. Mr. Pe ters was presented with a military safety razor and takes with him the best wishes of his companions for a safe return. APPLICATION'S FOR "V" SECRETARY COMING IX A number of applications for ap pointment as Y. M. C. A. secretaries in Franco have been received by the recruiting committee which is cam paigning for men who are capable of going Into overseas service. J. W. Bowman Is chairman of the exami nation committee of the main re cruiting committee. With him on the committee are Robert B. Reevos and J. B. Carruthers, A number of prominent business men of the city are among those on the main com mittee. Applications for appoint ment should be directed to the re cruiting committee at the Central Y. M. J. A., Second and Locust streets.
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