Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, July 05, 1918, Page 19, Image 19
THOUSANDS WHO MARCHED IN GREAT FOURTH OF JULY AMERICANIZATION " t *" i. i rJl'wi #&f < MiPnif if if" W >~%f f *s*®* *- f#P • r i'iMvr- wi • *V%% rf;7V ; r ■ ML' ■-■■J l --' •' ••£>''> *• '* * \ _ " '•; '■', _ g. ' -,';;. J#' <?* 4-S-?, *. <*■* >-, Railroad section, the Division Street Transfer; Xo. 7—Picture of a float in the splendid showing made by the Harrisbure Pine and Pine Rpndincr rnmnanv'* c-rH i * ' udin £ n f motor transports, No. 6—Float in the Pennsylvania Q. R. deletion; Xo. of Major Gray's splendid s ho™ e of the Ordnance Department fp^tioo lt MiddlSo^ ' * g °° " ° n<! "" ShC " S "° W b "" g made ,here ' No ' 8 - P " t of the S ' P " BLOOD OF EVERY RACE RUNS QUICK [Continued from First Page.] ers appreciate the blessings of America and its opportunities. It meant that they are willing to sacrl- Tlce and die if need be. that their children and their children's chil dren may enjoy the peace and pros perity that have brought happiness to so' many of those who came earl ier. It meant that Americans acknowledge at last the debt they owe these people who are helping lis in this our hour of need —who are filling our mills and our armies. It meant that we—all of us—stand together on common ground. It meant that pro-Germanism is a dead issue in this community. It meant above all that we are going to win this war—for yester day's demonstration here merely il lustrates a condition thp.t is as wide as the country. 'y A Great Day And what a .day it was! The sun rose in a sky as blue as ever shown in sunny Italy, flecked here and there with fleecy summer clouds. A .spanking breeze swept In from the Cumberland hills, stirred the trees and whipped into ripples of color the countless flags that adorned the houses and appeared in waves as the thousands of paraders and spectators began to gather. It was cool, too, a perfect day for the biggest and best parade Harrisburg ever had or will have until that wonderful day when the "boys come home." • Loyal Foreign Born "Rumanians by birth, "Americans by Choice." This little sentiment on the ban ner of the division of 000 Ruman ians of the big pageant—American ization. Born in many countries in every clime, the spirit of each and every one of the several thousand foreign-born, naturalized and un naturalized, yesterday showed that they have adopted with whole souled enthusiasm the United States as their nation, that every inch of them • has become Americans: that its ideals have become their ideals; its their aims. Subjects of kinds and emperors, czars and kaisers, and weary of auto cracy and all the oppression inci dent thereto, they showed yesterday Uat they are glad, very glad that mey have left the land of their na tivity to come to the land where we are all "free and equal" and where government "of the people, by the people and for the people" prevails; where militarism and autocracy are not idealized; where each and evory one has the greatest possible degree of freedom. Hundreds of foreign-born persons, some of them naturalized and prac- tically all in the procession of na turalization. were in line with Ed ward Moesleln, a native-born Ger man but a lover of liberty and free dom, who was the chief marshal. Every one of them is bound closer to-day to the mother of democracy than ever before as a result of Har risburg's big oration yesterday in their honor. Carry Liberty Bell That the "Declaration of Ind pandence" dedication 141 years ago MM * document ot the United Sutea FRIDAY EVENING, BARRISBDRQ TELEGRAPH JULY 5 1918 alone was In a manner to be rededi-| than their Americanized icountry cated as a doctrine of International men been told. But the fact was im-| pressed upon each and every one of! us with slightly greater emphasis; yesterday when almost in the very l front of the iirst division, on the shoulders of two husky sons of; sunny Italy, a replica of that great j bell that 142 years ago yesterday j pealed out the glad news that a newj fangled state, a democracy had beeni created on this earth. Just as in Italy their fathers and grandfathers fought ferociously to achieve the aims of the statesman, Cavour and the King of Piedmont whom he served, that a unified Italy! might be served, so these sons of\ the southern suns yesterday showed that they are now lending their ef forts, financial and physical, to help the United States and incidentally their lative land and other lands of democracy, to maintain lands frue from cruel oppression. Seven hundred of these Italians,! men and women, old and young, | were in line to lend force to the big Americanization scheme and the de-l lial of Hohenzollern autocrocy. Three! 1 Sons of Italy lodges, led by the Sons, l of Italy Band, other Italian organiza- i tions and several hundred unattach-, 1 ed individuals, made up the southern ' kingdom's representation of Amer- < icanization subjects. i Jewish Race Loyal With its rabbis and hundreds of i i Harrisburg members of the race in i line, the Jewish nation was well'rep- i resented. That this "nation with- : out a land" Is serving and will con- i tinue to serve the country that has given to them a haven of safety, was . well evidenced by the wording ofi the few banners that they carried. The Jewish organizations of Harris-! burg but await the orders of Presi- , dent Wilson was the substance of one of them. "The Jews of Har risburg are ready to lay down their lives for democracy" was the epi tome of the statement on another. Seventy-five Greeks are in Har risburg and practically every one of them was in line yesterday. Their small delegation did not nearly match the American spirit which they showed and the wholesome re spect that went out of them as a re sult of their show of yesterday. ' Twenty per cent, of them, a total of : 15, have already entered the service ' of the country of their adoption, one of their banners told. That their nation in doing Its part to help pre serve the nation which has brought about the preservation of their free- : dom was shown by another of their banners which told of 35,000 Gre cians already in the United States Army with 50,000 soon to be under the colors and another which told of 350,000 In the service of the Al lies with 500,000 expected soon to be battling along the Macedonian front for the preservation of demo cracy. Soils of Evory Nation While the vast majority of those in line in the foreign-born division were one of the Allied coun-| tries, then* was a place too for those born In the lands with which the Allies are at war. Germans and Aus trians, of course, mado up the great er part of these representatives, but other enemy countries had repre sentatives. None showed yesterday that they dulrtd more sarneatly the downfall ot the Bus and his cohort* Croatians, 400 of them, were also In line. Six hundred Bulgarians with their own band, Serbs, Japan ese, Chinamen, and enough repre sentatives of other foreign countries to bring the total represented to 22, were represented in this big divi sion of Harrisburg foreign-born, to give vent to their feeling of Amer ican spirit. Aids to Mr. Moeslein in the f(- eign-born division were: N. Acri, William Beiser, Gus Branca, George J. Coloviras, D. Cordas, G. Dianta, T. Dundoff, Nathan Gross, Fred Hei merdlnger, M. Koyganlc, Marko Ko falt, Peter Magaro, D. Hilhaloff, D. Mlnoff, S. Michlovltz, Charles Ott, Peter Patrick, J. J. Paliolo, F. Pe trasic, Joe Rolles, George B. Rasa dean, F. Robarlc, L. Rudman, W. Schubauer, V. Salerno, L. Shuman dan, Rabbi Romanoff, Charles Sal la!, J. Trulac, M. Tarbuk, Joseph Tuljas, E. W. Weise. Riot of Color In the riot of color, bands, flags, nationalties and activities which marched in Harrlsburg's epoch-mak ing pageant, there wore a number of things which instantly attracted uni versal attention by their novelty and originality. When the thousnds of spectators turned regretfully away from the stret curbs as the last unit in the great spectacle swept proudly into history, they carried home with them the memories of individual ef forts which created special attrac. tions long to be remembered. The floats particularly attracted attention. There were battleships, tanks, cannon and small munitions factories on wheels. In Its presenta tion of clever replicas of huge war machinery, the parade was interest ing to a degree. The Harrisburg Welding and Brazing Company had a huge whit* battleship in line. In the same di vision was a large dial phone, with the bell ringing all along the route. Blue Devil Marches The Harrisburg Pipe nd Pipe Bending Company had a number of floats that Illustrated vividly the work they are doing to supply the sinews of war to the American armies. The floats were a reminder of what the 2,300 men who marched are doing at the great munitions works every day. The open hearth, rolling mill, cylinder finishing, pro jectile finishing and other floats showed shells in all stages of man ufacture, from the raw metal to the finished, shining projectiles packed In their boxes and ready for ship ment to the battlefields. A genuine Blue Devil, In full uni form of sky blue, marched with the Pipe Bending employes. The French man Is the representative of the French government, and has been twice wounded and decorated for bravery. He is known to his fellow workmen as "the Frenchman" and is popular among the workmen at tho plant for his constant good hu mor and reminiscences. The Pennsylvania Railroad Divi sion Street Freight Station had a dark, sinister looking battleship, bristling with guns, in line. Follow ing it was a huge tank with business like machine guns -pointing at the crowds nloji* the atraaui. Both of them did mtneu vara that "want never did. before," for the edification of the crowds. Railroaders in Line The Berryhlll Nursery Company had an attractive float In line. It was an automobile decorated with green, and carrying a Columbia, Uncle Sam and other historical characters. The Pennsylvania Railroad had one of the largest contingents in the Parade. Every branch of railroad ac tivity was represented. Banners, Uncle Sam, soldiers, sailors and Red Cross nurses, figured largely In the costuming of the marchers In this di vision. The Pennsylvania Railroad Luck now employes made one of tho hits of the parade. They were led by an Uncle Sam, President Wilson and forty-eight gorls, representing forty eight states of the union. J. D. Rees, aa President Wll .on. startled the crowd, his resemolance to the na tion's President was eo complete. E. E. McClaln made an equally good Uncle Sam. Following the Lucknow employes, the always faithful "Spirit of "76" marched with flfes and drum, mak ing merry along the line of march. A company of minute men and colonial soldiers added to the his toric appearance of the Lucknow division. Rifle dub Parades The Pennsylvania Railroad Rifle Club marched with shouldered guns. Led by a company of railroad police in natty blue, the P. R. R. engine men and firemen, trainmen, shop i forces, machinists, apprentices and laborers marched in force. The Ma clay street shops were represented by a large contingent. Each con tingent was led by a banner and service flag. The Reading Railway was repre sented by Its force of clerks and closed with a banner which said: "The Rest of Us Are Working For Uncle Sam." The large American flag was carried by a bevy of at tractive young women clerks. These girls are working nine hours a day for Uncle Sam, doing hie railroad business, but they were not too tired to parade three hours to show their Americanism. The Reading office employes did some real American work besides parading. While waiting for their formation to move, a man dropped a dime in the large flag and called upon Others to follow him. When the contributions were ail in, several dollars were in the huge flag, which were afterwards turned over to the Red Cross. "The Kaiser" Instant commendation was won by the Swift and Company turnout. Besides a numerous contingent of employes, a hearse with a sign bear ing the legend, "Kaiser Bill," caught the eye of the crowds. Within the hearse was a huge porker, wearing a German helmet and marked "Con demned." Moreover, it was nailed to a board. Even a dead German has to be held down, the Swift pea pie figured. The platoon of police, led by Cap tain Thompson, Sergeant Draben studt and Sergeant Owens, looked natty in their new gray uniforms and black puttees. They swept the street clear for the marchers. The company polk, at Mlddlatown in black uniform*, belts and puttees, the Pennsylvania Railroad police In blue, and the company police from Central Iron and Steel, In blue, were remarked for their appearance. The Y. M. C. A. war secretaries, In olive drab, attracted favorable at tention, as did several contingents of Boy Scouts. The Selective Serv ice headquarters was also repre sented, Major Murdock leading: the office force. The Western Union messenger boys In olive • drab were in two platoons. The firemen in their blue trousors, scarlet shirts and bleaming helmets were one of the brightest units In the formation. The girls from Kaufman's store, with red, white and blue parasols, and the men with the colors of the allies, showed up well. The Globe lineup, with each girl carrying a shield bearing one letter, to make up the names of the store, and white swords, was admired. The Harrisburg Chamber of Com merce open division, led by Warren R. Jackson secretary and Andrew S. Patterson president was well filled. Mothers and Wive* The wives, mothers, sisters and relatives of the soldiers at the front, bearing their service stars on white caps, was as usual received as the most impressive contingent in the parade. The Pennsylvania Railroad Wom en's War Relief organization had a large turnout. The colored Red Cross chapters of the city and Enola wero represented. The Y. W. C. A. and Navy League, and domestic science turnouts, added to the femininity of Hrs. Rellly*s fine divisions. Women's Suffrage was not forgotten, either, and an attractive float made Its silent appeal for votes. The fraternal division was a bright spot In the lineup. The In dians, In war paint and feathers, the Koraas Lodge No. 204 In their black fez; Knights of Pythias Jn uniform, &nd Odd Fellows in full dress, gave the pleasing appearance of fancy dress costuming. A feature of the parade for the residents of the upper end of the town was 4-year-old Junior Cllp plnger, ',224 Emerald street, who stood at attention three hours, sa luting the marchers as they passed his house. It was noticeable that every soldier In line returned the youngster's salute as he passed. Major Gray and Major Garrison, of Middletown, swept the lad a proud ealute as they passed his "reviewing stand." The Carpenters' and Bricklayers' Unions, in white overalls and blue and red shirts, made up a pleasing division. They represented organ ized labor, and as Buch expressed their thorough Americanism. The Military Knd The second division, the military division, was unusual in that it con tained the three branches of the armed service of the country and the veterans of the wars. It was the smallest but the most varied and business-like of the whole parade, attracting much attention all along; the line. It was marshaled by Cap tain J. J. Hartman, assisted by Cap tain E. Laubensteln and Lieutenants John Good and C. I. Trullitw?er. The company of tankers from Camp Colt, who came as Infantry, war* a aplendid example of tba men in th active military Mrvlc* of the country and evoked much applause. Immediately after them came Cap tain Paul H. W. Harm with his com pany of the Pennsylvania Reserve Militia, Company I of the Second Regiment, the city's representatives in the new National Guard, men who showed the result of careful Instruc tion and hard work. Next came two companies of the Harrisburg Re serves commanded by Captain I*. V. Harvey, the units being commanded by Captain W. A. Moore and Lieu tenant W. Li. Keller. The Reserve* were represented In many parts of the parade, their membership being in business and Industrial sections, while in the administrative end they were represented by Captain P. H. Hoy Jr., and numerous aids. "In spite of these heavy drafts, the Re serves turned out nearly 100 In their gray shirts. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Spanish-American War Veterans Onr big July Clearing Sale will make everybody happy jßk because we are going to out clothing and furnishing* price* . W\LsJ> 80 u,at you wiu b* abl to full outfit for at least one /' ■ ,vsj third lower than the regular market prices. J Tl We are here to do busincHs nnd we are going to do it; , / yTA Ajkv the temptations will be i'Tesistible. So hurry up and take A. W these low prices; the first few duys will be /vMyym\. ' Men's Suits, values to $12.50. 'Sale Q C /VtmJjwHL price ' Lm^JtVa rv 111 Men's Suits, values to $15.00. Sale <jJQ QC MjW/SL/3' v/7*A u price ' Xil&y j l Men's Suits, values to $18.50. Sale (1 O Q{f II 'fjf I price, JJ /levM. 1 M Men's Suits, values to $25.00. Sale 1"7 Q C ffijf jfif _7/ I £*7/53 Price, 1 # .t/O k 111 /fWj B ° ys ' Suits, — to $6.50. Sale 95 jV m** oys ' Suits, values to $10.66. Sale CA g i\ OT7f ra P rice - yl Jil nf Man Men's Khaki Trousers, values to d* 1| AO EtVjU V *\\ MfJU iff ri üBL s2o °- Sale p ricc ' *"O \rir^ 1/7 BflpP Men's Pants, values to $3.00. Sale QQ il M SIDI U price vlivO l| J§ 111 \ I Men's Pants, values to $4.50. Sale An aq 111 g|! ill 1 I price, .! IJI yEft *' KL Underwear, Shoes, Hosiery, Hats, Caps, Bathing $ /E& Suits, Trunks and Bags; Everything Reduced £3o£m Eilra Special BUY HERE—SAVE MONEY &<Spciil Mens Palm Men's Beach Suits, Straw Hats, tToo'° Outlet Clothing Co. V tv Sale Price, Sale Price $8.95 83 N FOURTH ST 98c Open Evenings. Across From Y. W. C. A. marched next with their bugle corps, the men wearing the uniforms which were so much seen twenty years ago. In their ranks were men who had fought In Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines with veterans of Chinese and other wars. It was an interest ing body. Nicholas Tack marshaled the veterans of the old City Grays, the men who had marched with General Hutchison and Captain Ma loney, and the veterans of the Civil War, the Grand Army of the Re public, then came In automobiles, the only paraders to be so honored. The veterans were cheered all along the line. There were ten automobiles and the men of the sixties made an interesting link with the great war for the Union. The United States Government was next represented, there being the post office force, carriers and clerks, marshaled by Postmaster | Frank C. Sites, a gingery bunch who 19 marched -well and seemed to en- Joy It. Major W. G. Murdock and the draft headquarters force were placed In the next division Instead of being with the military. —What a fine, upstanding body of men the ministers of Harrlsburg are! They certainly excited a lot of well-deserved admiration In line yesterday. One and all they have been doing good work In their pul pits and it was a fine thin* to have the denominations "all mixed up like the allies are on the other side," a.s one spectator put It. —Few knew that J. William Bow man, former mayor, who was mar shal of the flfth division, (are up a well-earned vacation trip with hla son along the trout streams of Clear field county In order to look after the financial end of the parade an* assist in its formation.