f NEWS AND NOTES OF THEIBOY SCOUTS#
FOll NEW TROOPS
BEING ORGANIZED
Several Other Centers Getting
Ready For Work Among
Boys
There are four new troops in the
process of formation. Their meeting
places will be in the following
churches: Augsburg Lutheran. St.
Andrew's Episcopal, Wesley A. M. E.
Siion, Paxton Presbyterian, Paxtang.
There are a nutnber of other centers
discussing the forming of troops and
as soon as scoutmasters are secured
these will be chartered.
Raymond A. Ketchledge, scout
master of Troop 1. Camp Hill, has
petitioned the local , council for af
filiation with the Harrisburg Coun
cil. This will be acted on at a
meeting of the executive committee
to be held in the near future.
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du Fer Nuxate"
This li what you henr "Over There."
Even 1B France they nay
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An a tonte, atrength nnd blood builder
probably no remedy hits ever met with
aurh phenomenal ■uccenx ■■ ha Nm
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annually are taking It In this country
alone. It has been highly endorsed
and used by such men as Hon. Leslie
M. Sfaaw, former Presidential Cabinet
Official (Secretary of the Treasury).
United States Judge Atkinson, of the
Court of Claims of Washington; Judge
Wm. L. Chambers, Commissioner of
the United States Board of Mediation
and Conciliation, formerly Chief Jus
tice of the International Court, Sa
moa; former United States Senator
and Vice Presidential Nominee Charles
A. Towne, of Minnesota; former U. S.
Senator Richard Rolland Kenney, of
Delaware, at present Assistant Judge
Advocate General, U. S. Army: Gen
eral John L. Clem (Retired), the
drummer boy of Shiloh, who ufas Ser
geant in the U. S. Army when only
twelve years of age; General David
Stuart Gordon (Retired!, hero of the
battle of Gettysburg; physicians who
have been connected with well
known hospitals have prescribed and
recommended it. Former Health
Commissioner Wm. R. Kerr, of Chi
cago, says it ought to be used in every
hospital and prescribed by every phy
sician.
Dr. A. J. Newman, late Police Sur
geon of the City of Chicago, and for
mer House Surgeon Jefferson Park
Hospital. Chicago, says Nuxated Iron
has proven through his own tests of
it to e*cel any preparation he has ever
used for creating red blood, building
up the nerves, strengthening the
muscles and correcting digestive dis
orders.
Dr. James Francis Sullivan, former
ly physician of Bellevue Hospital
(Outdoor Dept.). New York, and the
Westchester County Hospital says
there are thousands of men and wo
men who need a strength and blood
builder but do not know what to
take. In his opinion there is nothing
better than organic iron—Nuxated
Iron —for enriching the blood and
helping to increase the strength and
endurance of men and women who
burn up too rapidly their nervous en
ergy in the strenuous strain of the
great business competition of the day
If you are not strong or well, you
owe it to yourself to make the fol
lowing test: See how long you can
work or how far you can walk with
out becoming tired. Next take two
five-grain tablets of Nuxated Iron
three times per day after meals fo?
two weeks. Then test your strength
again and see how much you have
gained.
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FRIDAY EVENING,
Wildwood as Seen by a Scout
By RED CLOUD
Wildwood! Say the word to a
hundred people of Harrisburg and
there will not he two to whose mind
the word would suggest the same
thought or to whose memory it
would call the same picture. Tou
would be surprised Indeed to learn
how few people there are in whose
being there is a chord that would re
spond to the mention of the name of
Harrisburg's largest, and may I say,
most beautiful park. A very large
percentage of the people of Harrls
burg have never seen Wildwood and
many have no real desire to do so.
Another has skated over the frozen
surface of the lake in midwinter or
has looked lazily over the mud-yel
low expanse of the water as it lay
shimmering in the blaze and glare
of an August sun. He imagines that
he has seen Wildwood.
But what does Wildwood mean
to the Scout. It is his natural play
ground. Here he finds woods, mea
dows, hills, wild flowers, the tracks
of squirrel, chipmunk and muskrat.
Here is th® home of the oriole, the
thrush, the tanager, the red-winged
blackbird. Here the Scout finds op
portunities for tracking: for the
practice of Scout-pace, map making,
bird study, tree study. Here are open
fields and hills for signaling and
above all the Scout finds here the
forces and beauties of nature and en
joys them as only a Scout can.
Gleaming rays of sunlight filter
down through a canopy of leaves
and form delicate tracings on a score
of wood land paths that are so sel
dom used that they are almost im
perceptible. A carpet of grass and
fallen leaves; scores of tiny wild
flowers: the rich odors of moist
earth, bark and decaying leaves; the
flash of gold as the oriole darts
across our path; these and a hun
dred other things that go to make
Mother Nature dear to the heart
of man, hold open year after year
an invitation to the people of Har
risburg which is unheeded and un
accepted.
With the melting of the snow and
the coming of the first warm breath
of spring, tiny blades of grass spring
up in,the woodland, in the fields and
on the hillside. Tiny green buds
shoot forth on the trees and all Wild
wood is shrouded in the pale green
of early summer. Yellow buttercups
and modest violets are in the fields;
the dogwood blossoms are on the
hill; wild phlox spring up along the
winding trails. In the forest shadows
the pale anemone, the delicate blood
root and the May apple blossoms
raise their pretty heads. The deli
cate green of the woodland grows
darker. The robin sings his mating
song; the hollow trunk resounds to
the busy blows of the woodpecker;
the brilliant red of the tanager's coat
shows in the wayside bush and Wild
wood dons her garb of midsummer
under the smiling skies of July.
In the marsh the cat-o-nije tails
provide a hiding place for the long-
legged crane. Rank weeds, knee
high, are in the fields; the first yel
low head of the golden rod appears
and September ushers in the golden
reign of autumn.
The crimson banner of the sum
mac sways gently in the breeze, the
leaves are turning to scarlet or shine
like burnished gojd in the mellow
light of the setting sun. Wildwood
lies in the soft haze of autumn and
wears her brightest colors in the
saddest and most beautiful days of
the year.
Red leaves, yellow leaves, copper
colored leaves drop lazily from the
.branches overhead and fall to the
ground, spreading a soft carpet over
the earth. In the first cold blast
from the north the dark brown
leaves of the oak are all that remain
on the trees. The white breath of
the Frost King glistens on the dead
weeds. The hills rise brown and
bare from the edge of the lake. Win
ter reigns over the earth. In the
short twilight fleecy particles of snow
dance in the air and all through the
long winter's night they silently
bury Wildwood in the gleaming
white mantle of snow.
On the clear cold nights that fol
low merry crowds of skaters skim
swiftly over the glassy lake or gather
around the glowing fires along the
shore, but the great body of Wild
wood lies cold and deserted. There
are miles of the snowy blanket where
the only tracks are those of the rab
bit, the muskrat or the snow spar
row. When the trees are bowed
low under the weight of a white bur
den, when Wildwood presents her
wildest, her most picturesque scene
of the year, she is unheeded and for
gotten except by those who know her
and love her for her quiet retreats,
her wild pictures and her natural
beauty.
Additional Medal Winners
Announced at Headquarters
In addition to those reported last
week, the following Scouts won med
als in the Third Liberty Loan cam
paign:
Troop B—Edgar Spotz, 17 bonds;
Russel Walters, 10 bonds.
Troop 10—Howard Sels&m, 17
bonds.
Troop 12—Arthur Swanson, 11
bonds; John Smith, 19 bonds.
Troop 16—Frank Foose, Jr., 21
bonds.
This makes a total of 22 medal
winners In Harrlsburg.
TROOP 8 WINS FROM
TKOOP 14, 15 TO 13
Over on Island Park, last evening,
Troop 8, of 'he Boy Scouts (Christ Lu
theran Church), defeated Troop 14 by
a score of 15 to 12. Troop 8 started
like a house a-flre, then cooled off and
permitted Troop 14 to gather enough
runs to make the game more Inter
esting. From the appearance and the
manner in which they handled them
selves. Troop 8 sure looks like a win
ner this season. Winks pitched a
steady game, while his teammates
backed him up in good style. Winks
and Irorchfleld each bad a three
i bagger. Gutschall and Janes showed
up well for Troop 14.
HXRRISBURG &£££& TELEGRAPH
SCOUTS AIDING IN
REAL WAR WORK
President Asks Assistance of
Boys to Beat the Hun
Barbarian
If there is one material the scarc
ity of which will alike slow down
battle and bombing airplane manu
facture and rifle production for the
army it Is black walnut.
Major E. A. Shepherd, of the
Ordnance Department, says: "This
lumber is a vital necessity for the
manufacture of gun stocks and air
plane propellers for the Immediate
equipment of our forces."
The War Department, through the
office of the Chief Signal Officer, nas
requested veneer manufacturers to
refrain for the duration of the war
from using black walnut
Far more important than powder
chemicals, or fuel, is the lack of
black walnut which is the one ma
terial absolutely necessary for air
plane propellers and gun stocks.
So vitally Important is it that the
President himself has devoted his ef
forts to having a nation-wide search
made for it and has appealed to the
,330,000 Boy Scouts of America as
the one organization that can search
it out from every part of the land.
Chief Scout Executive James E.
West has just given out President
Wilson's leCter, which follows an
appeal direct from the War Depart
ment, and Is as follows:
"The White House. Washington.
"To the Boy Scouts of America:
"In order to carry out the Pro
gram of the War Department it is
of utmost importance that large
quantities of Black Walnut .lumber
should be secured for its uses. Black
Walnut is used by the Ordnance De
partment for the manufacture of
gun stocks and by the Signal Corps
for the manufacture of propellers
for Battle and Bombing Airplanes.
"The location of Black Walnut
Trees, the names of the owners, the
sizes of the trees and the price at
which thaji can be purchased is
greatly desired. It is believed that
the organization of the Boy Scouts
of America is particularly well con
stituted for obtaining this informa
tion. There are no longer any large
individual lots of walnut timber but
there is a very large supply when
collected into groups or centers; at
the present time there are to be
found only a few trees here and
there scattered over the whole of the
United States east of the Rocky
Mountains.
"I, therefore, appeal to the well
known loyalty of your organization
to secure for the Government this
desired information.
"In securing data, the owners of
the Black Walnut timber should be
advised of our pressing needs and
they should be requested to show
their patriotism by doing all in their
power to assist their Government in
this great War.
"WOODROW WILSON."
To All Scouts:
It is expected that every troop will
pur forth an effort to carry out the
above request, and make report of
findings to local headquarters.
J. FREDERICK VIRGIN,
Scout Executive.
Work in Rain Shows Fettle
of Lads in Troop Twenty
The real test of a good Scout was
shown last Monday when it rained
during the parade, and hard and
fast at that.
The Scoutmaster will remember
1 their loyalty to Troop 20, under such
circumstances. Every Scout of the
troop was accounted for somewhere
and we trust that there were no
slackers. There were 32 Scouts from
the troop in line.
Certainly Troop 7 has some great
hustlers working for the United
States with the Red Cross for War
Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps.
The Scouts will also do their bit on
Saturday by distributing literature
for the Red Cross.
One of the most interesting hikes
of the season was enjoyed last Sat
urday, two miles north of Dauphin.
Ideal weather and scenery, wonder
ful at this time of the year.
Any Scout can compete for the
First Aid Patrol about to be formed
by passing with the best marks in
the second class test in First Aid.
Carl Gingrich, First Class Scout, and
Senior Patrol Leader, will be the
leader of the patrol.
The discussion on the test as re
vised by the new Scout Executive
will be discussed and explained this
The Scout Executive is ex
| ceedingly anxious to have all Scouts
get out of the tenderfoot class.
The forming of an engineers' pa
trol and a bicycle patrol will be dis
cussed to-night. Do not fail to be
on time. Seven p. m. A tender
foot examination will be conducted
during the rehearsal of the orches
tra. The crrchestra has some very
important engagements in the near
future and Mr. Bailey is anxious to
have it at its best.
GEORGE REINOEHL,
Scribe.
WOMAN DIES SUDDEN I,Y
Sevens Valley, Pa., May 17.—Paral
ysis, brought sudden death to Mrs.
Jacob Beck ,a resident of Glatfeltei'a
Station, near here. Mrs. Beck was en
gaged in preparing breakfast yester
day morning and was stricken while
in the act of descending the stairs to
the cellar. She was 65 years old. Mr.
Beck Is a track foreman on the Penn
sylvania railroad.
REMOVING OLD TOLLHOUSE
York, Pa., May 17.—Workmen are
engaged in razing the old tollhouse
three miles east of this city along
the Lincoln highway. The gate was
only recently abolished by the State
Highway Department The house is
said to be more than a century old,
having been erected about 1804. It
was formerly known as gate No. 3,
by travelers.
HONOR FLAG FOR HALIFAX
Halifax, Pa., May 17.—ThtB town
has secured an honor flag from the
government for having passed its
Liberty Loan quota of $42,500 In the
recent campaign. The flag has been
hung in Market street in front of the
post office.
SUFFER FOR CHURCH BENEFIT
Halifax, Pa., May 17.—Trinity Re
formed Church, will hold a chicken
cornsoup supper in the Grange hall,
in Third street to-morrow evening,
starting at 6 o'clock. Fancy work
will be sold and there will be a parcel
post sale, proceeds to be used in re
pairing the church.
PASTOR* GOES TO FRANCE
Marietta, Pa., May 17.—The Rev.
Frank G. Bossert, for a number of
years pastor of the historic Donegal
Presbyterian Church, just north of
Marietta, has resigned to do duty
for the Y. M. C. A. in France. For
ten years he has been an energetic
worker in Lancaster county.
Good Turns
Every day presents Its opportuni
ties for "good turns" on the part of
the scouts. On very short notice last
Saturday the city was covered with
Posters for the W. S. S. Pledge work
and the coming Red Cross campaign.
Everywhere the scouts found the
greatest willingness on the part of
stores to display the cards—not a
single refusal was met In the whole
city. It Is good evidence that the
city is 100 per cent, loyal.
The following scouts did the dis
tributing: Troop l, John Ness and
George Hoerner; Troop 3, Charles E.
ignore. Paul Wenrlch and Charles
Gosney; Troop 0. J. Lewis; Troop 11.
Richard Buxbaum, I* Murray, Earl
Alexander and Charles Craighead;
Troop 12, Arthur Swanson; Troop 13,
Charles Krouse, Lewis Krouse and
Joseph Brlcker; Troop 19, Charles
Tetter and Russell Hickman.
A big "good turn" will be done for
the Red Cross to-morrow. We have
assumed the responsibility of dis
tributing 25,000 leaflets telling of the
work of the National Red Cross.
Each troop in the city has been as
signed a district and at the meet
ings to-night the leaflets will be dis
tributed and blocks assigned to the
scouts. Every house will be covered.
Get Ready For Annual
Inter-Patrol Trackmeet
The second annual lnter-patrol
track meet of Troop 6 will be held on
Wednesday, May 29. at 6 p. m. The
daylight-saving plan will give us
about two and a half hours of day
light after the start of the meet and
it has been decided to hold the meet
at this time on account of the num
ber of scouts in the troop who work
on Saturday afternoons.
The events are as follows:
First Class, Scouts Over 110 Pounds
—IOO-yard dash, 220-yard dash, 440-
yard dash, half-mile run, high Jump,
broad jump, shot put, 120-yard low
hurdles.
Second Class, Scouts Between 110
and 85 Pounds—7s-yard dash, 150-
yard dash, quarter-mile run, high
jump, broad jump.
Third Class Scouts Under 85
Pounds—so-yard dash, 100-yard dash,
high jump, broad jump, mile relay
(four laps), Eagle and Wolf patrols;
half-mile relay (four laps). Silver
Fox and Tiger patrols.
The Eagle and Silver Fox patrols
will compete against the Wolf and
Tiger patrols. Last year the last
two patrols rolled up a total of 105
points, while the Eagle and Silver
Fox scored ninety-six points. Scouts
can enter three events other than
the relay. To participate, a scout
must have been at a regular meet
i ing of the trrfop within two weeks
previous to the meet This rule will
be strictly enforced except In the
case of scouts who are working at
night. Roy Reel, Scribe.
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French losses in the battle on the Western Front.
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All Phases of the Vexing Problem Shown in This Comprehensive Article
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A Nation of Bond-holders Offensiveness of the Peace Offensive
U-Boat Delusions v Rumblings in Austria
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Waterless Miles Sugar Crop That Makes Its Own Weed Killer
Clearing Land to Grow Food Do Bees Make Circular Cells?
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Books of To-day and Yesterday Dairy Products and Changing Conditions
Great Pictures That May Embarrass (Prepared by the U. S. Food Administration)
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One Hundred Millions For the Red Cross The Kaiser's God
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Boys of Troop Two Make
Fine Showing on Parade
The Scoutmaster wishes to com
mend the boys of Troop 2 on tholr
fine showing in the parade held on
Monday, May 13.
The hike held by the troop on May
4 to William's Grove was & decided
success. Scout Rlfkln won much
favor with the Scouts by his good
cooking. A number of second class
teßts were given. Although it
stormed and rained while we were
on the hike, everybody came home
in the best of spirits and the est
of health.
The following Scouts have been
appointed to look after the affairs
of the ice cream festival: Israel
Kerson, chairman. Ice cream, Roson,
Marcus, G. Cohn. Garonzik; dishers,
Kline and E. Fishman; cake. Levin,
Furman, J. Kransdorf and Klawan
sky; soft drinks, Isaacmnn, Sher
man, Soloman; candy, Levy, Wolf
son, Bloom, Handler; decoration, S.
Kerson, B. Cohn, J. Kransdorf, M.
Rappaport; dancing, Koplovitz, Rlf
kln, Abrams; lemonade, Begelfer
and Micklovitz; tickets, F. Fishman,
Dubin, Sneidman; checking booth,
Maize. BERNARD COHN, Scribe.
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Straw Hats 98c up I &
Dress Shirts 95c up I l\ 1
Men's Sport Shirts 48c | 1
Shoes . .$1.98 up j II
Incidently—
to help the sale of Thrift Stamps we ire
giving one free with each purchase of a \*7 ,
straw hat; Saturday only.
Outlet Clothing Company
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The Parade
To put it mildly, Harrlsburg was
surprised at the showing of the
scouts in last Monday's parade. More
than 425 scouts were In line. The
whole city was enthused by the tre
mendous showing. There Is no long
er any doubt In the minds of Har
risburgers that the scouts are a live
bunch. Wo stand for service, and
we proved It on Monday.
Troop 8 Studies Map
Making at Meeting
The meeting of Troop 8, on Mon
day night, was well attended as us
ual. and was very Interesting. Map
making was the principal subject of
the evening. An overnight hike was
discussed for the near future. Plans
are also being formed for the suiff
mer camjv The baseball team had
a game scheduled for Thursday night
but as this is being written on
Thursday afternoon, the result is
not yet known.
The patrols all had meetings this
week and the Tiger patrol elected
Marzolf as president of the patrol.
The patrol leader of this patrol was
selected to act as assistant to the
"chief." and Assistant Leader Kline
wa# advanced to patrol leader. Scout
Smith was appointed to fill the of
fice of assistant patrol leader.
All plans are made for the xnu
sicale on May 28.
R. FOSTER SHADER, Scribe.
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