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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 \
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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.