IMPORTANT NEWS OF TOWNS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
NINETEEN STARS
IN SERVICE FLAG
Patriotic Exercises Held at
Manchester Church When
Unfurling Takes Place
LIST OF MEN IN ARMY
Several Are in Francce and
Some on Seas; Many Others
Await Orders to Go
Manchester, Pa., July 20.—A serv
ice flag containing nineteen stars,
each representing a member of the
Lutheran Sunday school in the serv
ice of the country, was unfurled in'
the Lutheran Church on Sunday
evening. The services were patriotic
throughout and one of the most im
pressive ever held in the town. Sam
uel Frey, of York, delivered an ad
dress and dedicated the flag to the
church. The flag was unfurled by
Mrs. Harvey Gladfelter, who has
three sons in the service, one of
whom is in France, one in Philadel
phia and one on the seas. Dr. V".
Ness gave a reading and Mrs. Ness
sang a solo entitled "When the Sun
Goes Down in France/' Miss Dor
othy Gerstmyer rendered a pleasing
solo. "A Baby's Prayer at Twilight."
Miss Gertie Altland accompanied
Mrs. Ness on the piano and Mrs.
Gerstmyer accompanied Miss Dor
othy Gerstmyer. A feature of the
service was a quartet by Levi Small,
Dr. J. C. May, Milton Gross and the
Rev. H. T. Gerstmyer entitled "Un
furl the Flag." The following are
those of the school and church who
are in the service, the names of
whom were read by the Rev. Mr.
Gerstmyer: Jesse Gladfelter enlisted
yeoman service. Philadelphia; Pri
vate Oscar Gladfelter enlisted, now
in France: Private Clark Gladfelter
on the seas: Sergeant William Dietz, j
in France: Corporal George Dietz, in
France: Private Morris Hartman,
enlisted, San Antonio. Tex.: Private
William H. Guickel, In France: Pri
vate Jacob Decker, on the seas:
Private Paul Jacobs, on the seas;
Private J. Edwin Cocktey. on the
seas; Sergeant Leon Altland, Camp
Meade. Md.; Captain Charles H.
May, on the seas: Sergeant Ervln
Brenner. at Camp Lee, Petersburg,
Va.: Private Arthur Schriver. at
('amp Jackson. S. C, Private Jerry
Gross, at Camp Sherman. Ohio: Pri
vate Wilmer G. Hake, radio operator,
Philadelphia: Private Adam Arnt,
enlisted .in France; Private Carl
lOisenhart. enlisted, Long Island, N.
Y.; Private Christian Musser. in
France.—Robert March returned
from a trip through Virginia, Ohio
and New York. —Mr. and Mrs.
Emanuel Hartman returned from
Milroy where they spent several
days "with friends. —After making a
& compilation of the cards the war
savings stamp committee reported a
total of SIO,IBO invested by people i
in Manchester borough.—Mr. and
Mrs. J. Rainer Beck, George Beck, j
Sara Dietz, Lottie Gross. Mr. and
Mrs. Levi Small. Mrs. Milton Small,]
Gertie Altland and Mrs. J. C. Farcht
motored to Loysville on Tuesday.—
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baker and son.
John, of Highspire, spent the week
end at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Cockley. |
Recorder Lentz Chaperones
Party to Crow's Landing
Ellzabethville, Pa., July 20.—Re
corder James E. Lentz, chaperoned a
picnic party to Crow's Landing, op
posite Millersburg, on Wednesday.—
Miss Mollie I. Lenker, of Millers
burg. spent Sunday with Miss Anna
Mattis.—Dr. W. L. Stevenson spent
several days with his father at the
Hamburg Sanatorium.—Warren J.
Daniel spent several days at Wilkes-
Barre.—Fred Bohner, of Hershey. is
visiting his parents here.-—John J.
Paul, of Harrisburg, spent several
days with Mrs. Thomas Batdorf and
family.—Miss Rebekah Radle, of the
Mont Alto Sanatorium, is spending a
vacation with her sister, Mrs. War
ven J. Daniel.—Edward Steiley and
family, of Cumberland, Md., are
the guests of Daniel A. Andre and
family in Broad street.—A. D. Buf~
tington and family, of Jewell City,
Kan., motored here and are guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Enders.
—Mrs. Gordon I. Smith, of Philadel
phia, is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Smith. —Miss Irene
Bressler, of Harrisburg. is home on
a vacation.—C. Elmer Culp and fam
ily, have gone on an auto trip to
Easton, and Ithaca, N. Y., at the lat
ter place visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Matter and family.—
• Mrs. E. Westfall, of Johnsonburg,
spent several days with friends here.
—Miles V. Miller, son of Postmas
ter Miller, left on Tuesday for Pitts
burgh, N. Y., where he will enter a
training school for officers.—Dr.
Lenker, of Schuylkill Haven, spent
several days with Mrs. Harry A.
Snyder, near Dietrich. —Roy and
William Smeltzer, of Fullerton, are
.'■pending a short vacation with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Smeltzer.
—Mrs. Fred Keiffer spent the week
with her brother. Edward Sheetz.
at Enders.
Old Carpenter Celebrates
Eighty-First Birthday
Elizabeth town, Pa., July 20.
Israel P. Balmer, one of the oldest
and most highly esteemed life-long
residents of the borough and a re
tired carpenter, celebrated his eigh
ty-first birthday anniversary this
week at his home in Park street. In
early life he taught school for a
number of years after which he
learned the carpenter trade and was
F engaged in building and contracting
business until 1913, when he retired
from active business. In 1915 he
erected the handsome dwelling in
which he lives. For ten years he was
employed as a carpenter in the car
shops of the Pennsylvania railroad
nf Philadelphia.—The hoys' choir of
• 'hrist Lutheran Church, under the
leadership of Miss M. Catherine
Kuhn. will appear in their new
gowns to-morrow and will render a
special musical program.—A. A.
Hertzler and family, W. D. Groff and
family and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mc-
Lanachan, are camping at Mount
Gretna. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Sheetz announce the birth of a
daughter.—Misses Helen and Grace
Jones, of Lyme, are guests of J. G.
Dulebohn and family.—Garrett Co
ble. son of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Coble,
of Washington street. ha.i enlisted in
the Coast Artillery and is awaiting
rail.—-Miss M. Kathryn Kuhn has re
turned from ii sojourn at Atlantic
• Mty.—Mis* Helen Hoffer, a trained
nurse in the Good Samaritan Hospi
tal. Mt. Lebanon, is the of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Addison Hof
fer. Pennsylvania Railroad Tele
graph Operator Charles H. Worinley
was a recent visitor or. Harrisburg.
SATURDAY EVENING,
Last Survivor of Co. H,
88th Penna. Vol Infantry
'
GEORGI Y'HIM
Lewistown, Pa., July 20.—George
Yocum, Civil War veteran and well
known citizen of Lewistown, was
born in Ickesburg, Pa. .August 3,
1846. In the spring of 1864 he en
listed in Company E, 195 th Regi
ment Infantry and in March, 186<'>,
re-enlisted in Company H, 88th
Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry.
He took part and was at Lee's sur
render. Mr. Yocum upon inquiry, has
found that he is the only surviving
member of Company H, 88th Penn
sylvania Volunteers. Mr. Yocum has
lived nearly all his lire in Lewistown.
He served eight years in council and
one term as chief burgess. For some
years he was engaged in building
construction here.
Junior Chautauqua Is
Assured at Mechanicsburg
Mec I ia.ii ics burs', Pa., July 20. —
Junior Chautauqua is again assured
for Mechanicsburg for the coming
>ear by subscription sufficient for
the purpose. The young people have i
delightful meetings during the fall
and "winter season, which are visited
regularly by superintendents from
the parent association. —To-day the
Grace United Evangelical Sunday
School holds its annuii picnic at
Boiling Springs r'lans were
made for a day full of pleasure for
stockholders of the D. Wilcox Man
ufacturing Company was held on
Monday afternoon, and the report
showed a successful year. The fol
lowing directors were elected: Sam
uel 1". Hauck and Walter Hauck, of
Mechanicsburg; B. G. Booser, of
Philadelphia O. C. Bishop, of Ober
lin: Jacob H. Koller. Guy M. Eberly
and Frank E. Wilcox, of Mechanics
burg. The board of directors met
and organized as follows: President 1
and general superintendent, Frank j
E. Wilcox; vice-president, Samuel
F. Hauck; secretary and treasurer,
M. E. Anderson, superintendent of
works, Herbert C. Brown. —After
spending almost two months with
her sister, Mrs. Robert P. Long, of
South Market street, Mrs. James
Bacon left on Wednesday to visit
her son. Ethelbert Bacon, at New
York City.—Miss Hattie J. Hopple
and Miss S. Edith Swartz enjoyed a
motor trip to Elizabethtown on
Thursday.—A pleasant session of
the Mite Society of Trindle Spring
Lutheran Church was held Thurs
day evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Culp Jr.—The Rev. L. M.
Dice, of Hagerstown, Jild.. a former
pastor of the local Grace Evangel
ical Church, was elected assistant
secretary of the Odd Fellows Or
phan Home Association, near Sun
bury.—Glen and Milton Houston, of
New York City, were guests of
their mother, Mrs. S. F. Houston, of
West Main street.—Among Mechan
icsburg visitors during Chautauqua
week were Mr. and Mrs. Noah Ar
nold and daughter. Miss Alma Ar
nold; Mrs. Hartman and son. Ern
est Hartman; Mrs. Walker, Miss
Retta Bauman, Miss Mayberry, Miss
Mumper and Miss Gretna Beitzel, of
Dillsburg.—Holy communion serv
ices will be held to-morrow in the
First United Brethren Church. —
The Rev. Dr.. and Mrs. S. C. Swal
low, of Camp Hill, were guests of
the Rev. and Mrs. J. Ellis Bell on
Tuesday and attended Chautauqu*
to hear Captain Leslie Vickers in
his interesting lecture, "Life in the
Trenches." —John R. Hiley, of
Washington. D. C.. was a visitor in
his former home town and greeted
old friends. Sergeant William
Funk, of Camp Meade, Md., spent a
short furlough at his home here.
Harold Haines Wounded
With Engineers in France
Tliompsontown, Pa., July 20.
Dr. and Mrs. W H Haines are in
receipt of a letter from their son,
Harold Haines, who is a member
of Company F, Second Regiment of
Engineers, in France, stating that
he had been wounded in the left arm
and the right thigh. He was in a
hospital but is now recovering.—
Mr. and Mrs. David Spicker were
at Lewistown at Sunday.—Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Haldeman, Mr. and Mrs.
Brackbille and Mrs. George Mah
lin, of Malvern, were guests of Mrs.
J. G. Haldeman on Monday—Mrs.
Israel Tennis is visiting Mrs. J.
Frank Patterson in Mifflintown.—
Mr. and Mrs. H. Z. Sowers spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Ward at Pennsylvania Fur
nace.—Mrs. John DeArmitt and
children were guests of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Colyer over
the weeknd.—B. F. Gayman recent
ly made a trip to New York.—Mr.
I'nd Mrs. Lemuel Zeiders. of Phila
delphia, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
McClellan, of Altoona, accompanied
by their mother, Mrs. Joseph Wetz
ler, are spending vacation at the
Wetzler home here. —Mrs. Annie
Dinn returned home Monday from
visiting friends at Lewistown.—Miss
Annie Colyer was a guest of Miss
Stoner at Mount Pleasant Wednes
day.—The Lutheran Sunday School
of Thompsontown attended the
county Sunday school picnic held
on the Port Royal Fairgrounds on
Thursday.—Miss Ella Vines, of Wil
'liamsport, is visiting her sister. Mrs.
Cyrus Carvell.—James M. Nelson,
of Mifflintown, was a guest of his
brother, William H. Nelson, on
Wednesday.—Misses Bertha Kearns,
Pearl Haldeman. Rose Keiser, Mrs.
H. Keagle and Mrs. C. R. Nel
son. recently attended a meeting of
Central Juniata Valley Chapter
I American Red Cross at Lewistown.
BRICK PLANT
TOSTARTWORK
Difficulty in Getting Machin
ery Has Caused Gettysburg
Yards to Remain Idle
30,000 BRICKS PER DAY
Trench Dog in France Adopts
American Medical Officer
as Master
Gottyshurg, Pa.. July 20.—Work is
to be resumed at the local plant of
the Auburn Shale Brick Company
next week. The plant has been closed
down since last November. It was
not the intention of the management
to be closed so long, the shut down
being for the purpose of installing
new machinery, it was expected that
this would be completed in a reason
able time, but the machinery was
held up in delivery for a long period,
this together with the shortage of
labor here in getting the machinery
placed after its arrival caused the
long tie-up. Every thing is now ready
to be put in operation and with this
installation of machinery it will be
possible to turn out thirty thousand
oricks a day.—Captain Paul K.
Seiber, a doctor at the front in
France, writes to two nieces here,
that he has fallen heir to a trench
dog, or rather the dog has adopted
him as its master, following the
death of the Frenchman who owned
him. He says he is a real trench dog,
but cannot understand why the ani
mals takes to him. The animal shows
the greatest devotion to him and will
not allow any one to harm him.—
The Red Cross Chapter of Fairfield,
has organized a first aid class "of
twenty-rive members and regular in
struction is being given by Dr. N. C.
Trout—A large number of ringneck
ed pheasants have been hatched in:
the western section of the county |
and will be set at large as soon as
they are able to take care of them
selves. —Helen Gephart, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gephart, of
near White Hall, was stunnded by
lightning during a storm while at
her work in the canning factory at
Littlestown.—George A. Miller has
enlisted in the United States Marines
and has been sent to Paris Island.
S. C.—The Red Cross Chapter of
New Oxford, held a tag day for the
30th Battalion Light Tank corps, of
Camp Colt, who assisted in the big
celebration in the neighboring town
on the Fourth of July, and one hun
dred and sixty-seven dollars was
realized, which will be used by the
boys in their overseas mess fund.—
The Rev. A. Nevin Brubaker, of
Landisburg, Perry county, who wasi
recently unanimously elected pastor
of the New Oxford Reformed charge,
composed of St. Paul's Church, ot i
New Oxford, and Emanuel's Chunch,
at Abbottstown, has accepted the call
and will assume the duties of his new !
pastorate the first Sunday in Au- j
gust.
Summer Guests in Dauphin
Cottages and Bungalows
Dauphin. Pa., July 20.—Mrs.
David Novinski and children, David
and Ella, of Philadelphia, are
spending the summer with Mrs. No
vmski's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Heck, at their home
above town. —Miss Virginia Watts
returned to her home at Harrisburg
on Tuesday, after spending several
days with Miss Virginia Wallis. —
Dr. and Mrs. James T. Johnson and
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Johnson,
of Cumberland, Md., motored here
on Sunday and were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. William P Clark,
with whom Miss Johnson is spend
ing several weeks.—Mrs. Alice B.
lless who has recently completed a
course in dietetics and home eco
nomics at State College, left for
Lancaster on Wednesday, where
she will do state food conservation
work.—Mrs. Emory Fisher and
daughter. Miss Lisle Fisher, of
Harrisburg, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John Gohl on Sunday.—Miss
Helen Hargest Hoffman and Miss
Nancy McCullough, of Harrisburg.
are spending the weekend with Miss
Ethel R. Forney.—William Bell
Clark returned to Philadelphia on
Monday, after spending vacation
with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. Wil
liam P. Clark.—Miss Sarah Marga
ret Hawthorne was a recent guest
of her aunt, Mrs. Clem Studebaker,
at her summer home at Camp Hill.
—The Rev. Edwin R. Worrell, of
Harrisburg, and the Rev. R. M.
Ramsey, of Newport, preached in
the Presbyterian Church last Sun
day.—Clement Kelley and William
Reichert, of Harrisburg, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E.
Williams on Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Spegce, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Bogner and children, of Speeceville,
motored to White Deer and were
the week-end guests of Mrs. Bog
ner's mother, Mrs. Peter Rumfeldt.
—Mrs. Mary Weaver and daughter,
Miss Anna Weaver, who wee the
guests of M. and Mrs. George Heck,
hav returned to their home at Lan
caster. —Mrs. John Putt and son,
Kenneth Franklin Putt, have re
turned to their home at Harrisburg
after spending several days with
Mrs. Putt's mother, Mrs. Mtft-garet
Fertig.—Miss Pearl Lebo, of Harris
bug, was the week-end guest of her
•, rand parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Dell.—Mrs. Charles Dewalt and
children, Miss Elizabeth Dewalt and
Miss Pauline Dewalt, who were re
cent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eman
uel Feaser, are visiting Mrs. Simon
Stroh. of Fishing Creek Valley.— ;
Mrs. Wenrick and children. Dorothy
and Joyce Wenrick, of Philadelphia,
are spending some time with Mrs.
Wenrick's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
James Raub. Miss Gabriel, of
Reading, who was the guest of Mrs.
William Powley. has returned home.
—Mr. and Mrs. Grover Glass and
children, James, Grant and June
Glass, of Paxtang. spent the week
end with Mrs. Glass' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Maurey.-—Mr. and
Mrs. Curtis Mahin and daughter.
Miss Winifred Mahin, returned to
Harrisburg on Monday, after visit
ing Mr. Mahin's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Mahin. —Mr. and Mrs.
George Knauus and son Russell, of
Duncannon: Major Oscar Knauss, of
Washington; Mrs. William Strieker
and daughter Caroline and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Hill, of Elmla. N. Y.,
were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Reed.—John V. Wells, of New
"V ork City, is spending some time
with his brother. ex-SherifT Harry
C. Wells, at Wyandotte Place,
Speeceville.—Miss Mary Long, who
has been nursing in the hospital at
Lewist'own. has returned home, pre
paratory to taking up Red Cross
work.—The annual picnic of the
Stone Glen Church of God Sunday
School, will be held Saturday, Au
gust 3, at Stone Glen.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
MARTIN BROTHERS IN S
' JbH
GEORGE D. MARTIN
Rlaln. Pa., July 20.—Mr. and Mrs.
William H. Martin, of Blaln, have
two sons in service in the United
States Army. Mr. and Mrs. Martin
also have another son. Arthu McKin
ley Martin, of Britt, la., who sent his
name to Biain for registration on
June 5, 1918.
George Daniel Martin enlisted in
October, 1917, and was first sent to
Paris Island, S. C., in Company F,
49th Regiment. In February he was
transferred to Boston. Mass., and is
FRENCH AND AMERICANS
CONTINUE STEADY ADVANCE
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wood of Mauloy, east of Villers-Helon and Neuilly-St. Front.
Still Pushing Eastward
Over the greater part of the line between the Aisne and the
Marne the French and Americans are still pushing eastward. Their
most pronounced new progress appears to have been chiefly on
the more southerly part of the line, the dash in the northern
sector having apparently slowed up somewhat.
The allied forces control the plateaux to the southwest of
Soissons. This important town, howeve r , still is holding out.
Further south the allied advance has established itself at the
village of Vierzy, has passed the Mauloy wood east of Villers-
Helon. and has driven to the towns of Neuillv St. Front and
Licy-Clignon. The capture of Neuilly-St.Front, one of the most
important towns in the field of the advance south of the Ourcq,
was officially announced this morning.
Battle Line Widens
Dispatches state that the fighting to-day was spreading south
ward toward 'Chateau Thierry. Indications were, it was said.,
that a great battle all along the Aisne-Marne line seemed to be
impending, the Germans having brought up reinforcements in an
effort to stop the steady push of the allies.
South of the Marne there has been a tightening of the defensive
arc along the 14 1-2 mile line between Fossoy and Oeuilly where
the Germans are fighting with the river at their backs. Attacks
by the French' last night caused the Germans to fall back still
farther along this line.
Americans Engaged
During the fighting early this week, American troops retook
Fossoy and were mentioned as being engaged in the battle along
the heights to the east of that place. They are, therefore prob
ably engaged in the advance officially reported from Paris.
Oeuilly marks the approximate point where the German lines
crqss the Marne and turn northeast over the rolling hills toward
Rheims.
Pursuing its policy of conserva-1
tism, the French war office makes no |
extreme claims of victory along the:
Aisne-Marne front. The front, as;
delineated in official reports, leaves ■
the Clignon river near Torcy, runs i
north through Licy-Ciignon and !
Neuilly-St.. Front, turns slightly to i
the east to Mauloy wood, thence;
north to Veirzy up over the higher
ground to the hills southwest of;
Soissons.
Hold on Soissons Weakened
There have been reports of allied ;
forces being far to the east of this j
line, but they have not been offi- \
cially confirmed. It seems probable i
that the German tenure of Sotssons !
has been greatly weakened, and it
is quite possible that some allied ,
forces are further east than the posi- i
tions indicated in the official re- j
ports.
The actual results officially an- |
nounced as achieved, however, with
important territory taken and more \
than 17,000 prisoners and 360 guns j
taken, Amstitute in themselves a
decidedly brilliant success for the
Franco-American drive to date.
Methodical Push
In the Aisne-Marne drive there j
appears to be an effort, which is
seemingly succeeding, to straighten j
the front all the way north from I
the Clignon river, about five miles]
northwest of Chateau Thierry. The
movement does not at present appear i
to be a great circulating operation.
It is rather a methodical push all
along the western side of the Sois
sons-Chateau Thierry-Rheims salient. '
As such, it still must be con
sidered a defensive action that is j
going pn. Its character may change i
to an offensive stroke at any time, I
but nothing so far officially reported |
would indicate that General Man-}
gin's advance seeks to do more than
relieve the pressure against Kheims. |
Significant Move
The advance of the allies south of
the Marne, from Fossoy to Oeuilly, I
as officially reported may be de- j
cidedly significant. The German:
front is here so extended that il is
not Improbable that thw niemy nas]
begun a retirement from the peri- j
lous position into which he had ad- ;
vanced on Monday and Tuesday. It!
has been pointed out that the situa- ,
tion of the Germans from Chateau
Thierry eastward to the point where
their line crosses the Marne is dan
gerous in the extreme if the allied
effort on the front north of Chateau
Thierry makes further progress, n
the Germans really are retreating
from across the Marne, the situa
tion is very similar to that vHiich>
ensued when the Austrian advance
across the Plave was checked and 1
the retrograde movement was begun.
Huns Stopped at Kheims
Along the line from the Marne
to Kheims and east of the Cathedral
[ city into the Champagne region, the
| battle has seemingly died down, as
no reports of fighting come from
I these sectors.
In a sudden attack in the Baileul
'sector, on the northern side of the I.<y
salient in Flanders, the British have
advanced their lines over a front of
two and a quarter miles and swept!
the Germans from the village of
Meteren.
Further south on the front be
tween Albert and Arras the British
have advanced their line over a milei
front, their attack taking place south 1
Sp ft
JAMES L. MARTIN
I now at Hingham. Mass., stationed at
I the Marino barracks.
James Lynn Martin is now on his
way to France. He has been at Camp
Meade, Md., since he was drafted last
September with the first contingent
of soldiers that left Perry county.
He is a member of Company C, 314 th
Regiment Infantry, National Army.
On February 1, 1918, he was ap
pointed corporal and was promoted
!to sergeant of his company June
i 21, 1918.
|of Hebuterne. This operation should
I relocate the BBritish front very near
j the town of Serres. A successful
j raid has been carried out by the
i British at Beaumont-Hamel, just to
the south of Hebuterne, this opera
! tion probably being in conjunction
I with the greater attack further j
; north.
jTener Thinks Baseball
Parks Must Close Gates
| Cincinnati, July 20.—John K. Ten
i er, president of the National league,
} after reading Secretary of War
Baker's statement relative to >base
t ball as it is concerned in the "work
j or fight" order, said:
j "I have read Secretary Baker's
; decision in full and baseball inter
j ests will comply with the finding in
, spirit as well as in action. As good
j citizens our obligation is to respect
r constituted authority. If baseball
comes under the classification of a
r.on-essential occupation, we will
most gladly make the sacrifice of our
business interests in the country's
j welfare.
| "We feel however, some provisions
j should be made that would give us
I time to determine whether or not the
i j clubs can proceed under the sugges
tion made by Secretary Baker or
j whether we will close out our busi
ness entirely, and we will request the
War Department to make its ruling
more definite as it concerns this
| point.
"My personal opinion is that if
| every ball player between the ages of
twenty-one and thirtj'-one is forced
I *o cease playing at once, professional
j baseball parks will have to close their
I gates immediately."
Miss Hilbush Entertains
in Honor of Her Guest
XcwvUlc, Pa.. July 20.—Miss Har
! riet Hilbush entertained a party of|
| young folks on Saturday evening at j
| her home in East Main street inj
j honor of ner guest, Miss Mary Green, |
of Shippensburg.—Mr.s. Samuel Mc-1
\ Calister entertained t about fifteen i
friends of her son Roland on Mon- i
; day evening, it being the anniversary
of his birth. Refreshments *werei
served.—During the month of June!
the New/ille Fost Office sold $39,-;
256.75 worth of War Savings and!
I Thrift Stamps.—The Rev. S. E. Her
ring, of York, will supply the pulpit,
j at St. Paul's Lutheran Church to-'
i morrow.—Wilmer J. Hoover andj
! John Christlieb left on Monday for!
j Pittsburgh .where they will enter the!
I Mechanical University, to take train-1
: ing as auto truck drivers in war
service and Roy Burkhart and Ralph I
Seltz left for State College for train
ing.—Miss Blanche Boyle.s and Miss'
Kelley, of Philadelphia, are enjoy- 1
ing a vacation with the former's!
' father., W. W. Boyles.—Mr. and Mrs.
Josephine McKee, of New Bloom
field, visited over Sunday 'with the
, Rev. and Mrs. F. F. Wheeler.—Mrs.
W. Mclvor is seriously ill with pneu
monia.—Miss Ellen Sollenberger has
resigned her position with the Olo
verdali lilthia Spring Company and
accepted a position as stenographer
| and typewriter with the Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company at Alt^na.
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light produced by coal, oil or other
fuel for illuminating advertisements,
announcements or signs, or for ex
ternal ornamentation of any build
ing on Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday
ad Thursday of each week in New
England and the states of New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey.
Delaware, Maryland and the District
of Columbia. In the remainder of
the United States they will be dis
continued Monday and Tuesday of
each week. Outdoor moving pic
tures, roof gardens and restaurants
are exempt.
Public lighting will be curtailed
as much as possible through ar
rangements to be made by the fuel
administrator with the city authori
ties.
The enormous demand for coal,
necessitating the conservation of the I
coal resources of the nation as much
as possible, is responsible for the
stringeht order. The regulations,
>vhich go into effect July 24, follow:
"First—No city, village or town
and no person, firm or corporation
under any contract with any city,
village or town shall use or consume
any coal, oil, gas or other fuel for
maintenance of lights in streets,
parks or other public places of such
city, village or town, except under
the following restrictions and limi
tations: v
"(a) Street illumination automat
ically lighted, maintained by or for
any such city, village or town in the
streets, parks or other public places
thereof, shall not be lighted before
sunset and shall be turned out not
later than sunrise.
"(b) Street illumination lighted
by hand in any such city, village or
town shall conform as nearly as may
be to the requirements hereinabove
prescribed for automatic lights.
"(c) The amount of public light
ing in any city, village or town shall
be only so much as may be neces
sary for safety, and use of lights
for display or decoration shall be
reduced to such portion only of the
cluster as is necessary for safety.
Fuel Official's Authority Final
"Second—The local fuel adminis
tration for the territory within
which any city, village or town is
located shall arrange with munici
pal or town authorities of such city,
village 6r town for regulation of
public lighting in accordance with
the provisions of Paragraph No. 1
of this order. Regulations for pub
lic lighting so arranged shall in
each case be subject to approval of
the proper state fuel administrator,
and in case regulations in accord
ance with said Paragraph No. 1 for
• the public lighting of any city, vil
lage or town satisfactory to the
I state fuel administrator of the state
within which the same is located
shall not have been arranged be
tween the local fuel administration
and the proper municipal or town
authorities is hereinabove provided
within ten days from and after t*>e
effective date of thi sorder, salt"
effective date of this order, said
! authorized anct directed to prescribe
| such regulations for such city, vll
i lage or town, and thi same shall be
I valid and binding.
"Third—Outdoor lights within a
i city, village or town, other t{ian
Ihose mentioned in Paragraph No. 1
of this order, which involve, directly
or indirectly, use or consumption of
coal,' oil, gas or other fuel, shall not
be lighted until thirty minutes after
sunset.
"(a) The use of light generated
or produced from use of consump
tion of coal, gas, oil or other fuel for
illuminating or displaying advertise*
ments, annuncements or signs, or
for external ornamentation of any
building, shall be entirely discon
tinued on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday of each week
v-ithin New England and the states
of New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and the
District of Columbia, and shall be
entirely discontinued on Monday and
Tuesday of each week in all the re
mainder of the United States.
Three Exemptions Allowed
"Fourth—(a) Except: Bona fide
roof gardens, where meals arc
served, and outdoor restaurants,
also establishments devoted exclu
sively to the exhibition of outdoor
moving pictures, at which admission
is charged, are exempt front this
section.
"(b) The use of light generated
or produced by the use or consump
tion of fuel for illuminating or dis
playing any shop windows, store
windows or any signs in show win
dows shall be discontinued from
sunrise to sunset and shall also be
discontinued on the nights specified
in Paragraph 4 (a).
"Fifth —The state fuel administra
tors within the several states are
hereby directed and authorized to
see that the provisions of this order
ure observed and carried out within
their several states, to report viola
tions thereof to the United States
Fuel Administrator and to recom
mend to him action to be taken with
respect to such violations.
"This Order shall be effective on
and after July 24, 1918."
Tyrone Boy Sends Home
Pictures Taken From Huns
Tyrone, Pa., July 20.—William
Nelson is a Tyrone boy who is in
the front line defense in France.
This is certain, for recently his p*-
ents received a letter from him and
enclosed were six photographs which
he had taken from a perman pris
oner whom he had captured. Posted
publicly, attracted a great
deal of attention. They were pic
tures of the family of the Bocfie", and
show well'dressed and intelligent
looking German people.—That Ty
rone te on the increase in property
valuation is indicated by the 1918
tax duplicate, which reveals that
valuation for taxation purposes in
the boroug:h is $2,853,805, which is
a decided increase over last year.—
Samuel C. Leeper, a Tyrone boy
who has spent twelve years in the
State guard, and who was one of
the promoters of the Home Guard
after the regular troop was taken
into the United States Army, has
been r r-"-' for his faithful
ices by being appointed a first
lieutenant 01. irr stn of the Adju
tant General of the state. Mr.
1/eeper was with the local troop at
Mount Gretna this week, although
he is not now attached directly with
Ihis organizatiom—Mrs. Gilbert E.
Kanour, formerly Miss Jess John
ston, daughter' of Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Johnston, is the fond mother of a
I aby girl, born this week, while the
father is on the firing line in France.
--Captain Cleveland and Ensign
Aughenbaugh. who have had charge
of the Salvation Army here for a
\ ear, have been transferred to New
hern, N. C., where they obtain pre
liminary training and then proceed
to France, to do social work In con
nection with the Army.-
JULY 20, 1918.
CALLS FOR MEN
WILL. EXHAUST
CLASS 1 QUOTAS
View of Draft Hoards That
All 1917 Registrants Will
See Camp in August
It became practically certain this
morning that all the class I regis
trants of the 1917 class will be called
for milita \y service during August.
The local boards received induc
tion calls for colored men which are
designed to take up the colored
registrants of the first class. The
calls are for 2,768 colored men to'
entrain for Camp Custer, Battle
''reek, Michigan, and 2,390 colored
men for Camp Sherman, Chillicothe,
<'hio, during the five-day movement
beginning August 1.
The boards also received notice of
thd quotas they are to send to Camp
Walsworth, Spartansburg, S. C.,
during the five day movement be
ginning August 5. The quotas are:
City board No. 1. eight men; No. 2,
twenty-seven men; No. 3, twenty
four men; county. No. 1, fourteen
men; No. 2, nine men. County No. 3
will not be called upon to furnish a
quota. All of the boards said this
call will take practictlly all their men
of the 1917 registration.
The few men not absorbed into the
Army by these calls will be inducted
during the month, it was said. The
boards have received several induc
tion calls during the week which are
to be filled during the first half of
next month.
As a Anal step to clearing up the
remaining l available* men of the
1917 registration qualified for gen
eral military service, the selective
service headquarters is to-day re
ceiving reports from the local boards
of the number of men In the 1917
class. Included in the report Is a
complete list of the men of both
classes, white and colored.
The report of city board No. 3,
John C. Orr, chairman, was avail
able this morning. He has 557 clause
of 1917 and 115 class of 1918 men
on his list. Of the 557 men. 417 are
white and 140 colored, and of the
115, 90 are white and 25 colored.
The report follows:
Class of Class of
1917 1918
1! "2
5 si!
S - k -
Accepted for gen
eral service ... 86 56 33 l
limited Service... 67 11 0 0
Remedial 3 o o 0
Emergency Fleet
regree 33 i o 0
Delinquent 37 47 7 13
Not physically ex
amined 4 0 50 8
Inducted and call
ed for Induction 232 25 0 0
City board No. 2 announces the
following report:
Class of Class of
1917 1918
■ >0
££ 2 t
5~ a 2
* 5 is 5
General service . . 64 50 28 0
limited 49 3 5 •
Remedial 1 0
Emergency fleet .15 0 0 0
Not examined ... 11 0 79 14
Inductions 366 20 0 0
•Sent to advisory board.
City board No. 1:
Class of Class of
1917 1918
•O TJ
4 4) O
** +* U
s 2. s 2
>P t O
so £ o
Qualified 25 41 32 2
Limited 51 6 12 0
Remedial 18 0 2 0
Emergency fleeet 50 0 1 0
Delinquent 21 11 2 1
Not physically ex
amined as yet.. 8 3 26 4
Inducted and call
ed for induction 264 30 8 1
County board No. 3at Elizabeth
ville has 105 men of the 1917 class,
and 83 men of the 1918 class. Its
report follows:
O
si.
General service 27 45
limited service 52 12
Remedial 11 2
Emergency fleet 5 0
Delinquent 8 0
Not examined 2 24
Miss Ruth Taylor Entertains
Millerstown Camp Fire Girls
MillcrsUowii, Pa., July 20. —The
Camp Fire Girls were entertained at
the horpe of Miss Ruth Taylor on
Tuesday evening.—Miss Virginia
Ulsh, who had visited in Liverpool
the past week, returned home Sun
day.—Emory Fry left Monday tor
State College where he will receive
mechanical instruction prior to en
tering the United States Army.—
Mrs. John Brinton was the guest of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .T. C.
Kipp, Wednesday and Thursday.—
Mrs. W. D. Bollinger and Misses
Mary and Margaret Rounsley were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Sny
der and daughter Helen at their cot
tage near Harrisburg this week.—
Mrs. Vernon Tabb and son Vernon.
Jr., are visiting relatives at Norfolk,
Va. —Mrs. Samuel Ham and daugh
ter Florence, of York, and Miss
Annie Thompson, of New Buffalo,
are guests cf James Rounsley and
family.—Miss Anna Rowe, of Har
risburg, visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Josiah Rowe, over Sunday.—
Miss Clara Wingert is visiting her
sisters at Clarendon and Balaton, Va.
—Miss Zella Cathcart is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Harry Messersmith, at
Harrisburg.—Mr. and Mrs. William
Rounsley, of Penbrook, visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Rounsley, Wednesday and Thurs
day.—D. H. Lahr .spent Sunday in
Newport with his brother, C. A.
Lahr.—Misses Margaret Bollonger
and Maude Shover were weekend
guests of Mies Louise Gay at Landla
burg.-—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allen
and children, of Mifflin, accompanied
Miss Miriam Deitzler, to her home
here Saturday after a week's visit
with her uncle. Mr. Allen.—Mr. Hnd
Mrs. Harvey Cox and grandchild,
Roy Emory, of Philadelphia, spent
the weekend with George Fry and
family.—Mrs. Grace Farnsley , and
daughter Madallne. of Palmyra, who
had been guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George Fry, returned home on
Thursday. Mrs. Carl Lauver and
Mrs. Harry Wagnei were visitors at
Harrisburg on Tuesday.—Hrs. W. H.
Hall, son William and daughter. Mrs.
Roy Wise and daughter, of Clear
field. are visiting Peter Altic and
family.—Mr. and Mrs. George Wertz
of Liverpool, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Branyan, on Sunday.
SOISSON FIGHT
HOTTEST OF WAR
WAGED IN OPEN
American Charge Made Under
Blue Skies and on Ojien
Fields and Roads
By Associated Press
With the American Army Between
the Aisne nnd the Miirnc. July 20.
The Franco-American troops made
an advance late yesterday afternoon
on the Solssons-Chateau Thierry
front, averaging about two kilo
meters (about a mile and a quarter).
Vicious German machine gun
southwest of Solssons hampered the
advance for only a short period.
In the same action the Germans
attempted to use tanks against the
Americans, but a hot Are soon com
pelled the tanks to retreat.
The advance began with a bar
rage opening at 6.30 o'clock. Tanks
were sent in by the Allies to assist
the infantry and machine gunners,
and the Germans endeavored to
stem the tide with a heavy shell Are.
Southwest of Solssons. the Germane
repeatedly attempted to reach the
Allies' big guns. The German firing
continued until long after dark, but
the French and American guns re
sponded in kind, and gave full pro
tection to the Allied forces as thev
advanced along the line. Several
towns were captured.
Pushing Advance
The Allied forces are continuing
to advance their spearhead midway
between Solssons and Chateau
Thierry. The Americans took several
towns in the course of the night.
Early in the morning the Ameri
cans also made further progress
They continue to hold the plateau
southwest of Solssons, where on
Thursday the Germans made their
first organized counterattack. This
soon fell down, however, as soon as
the American heavy artillery got
Into action.
This was one of the fiercest strug
gles in connection with the Franco-
American offensive. The battle
raged southwest of Solssons for some
time. It resulted in the Germany
failing back finally under the rain o<
the heavy gunfire of the Americans.
No resistance was encountered at
Vierzy or in the neighboring villages
taken.
At two villages on the southern
portion of the line the hands of the
clocks had been stopped by shell fira
at 4.45 o'clock. Indicating the time
the Allies had started their bom
bardment on Thursday morning.
tierinans in Flight
One of the greatest surprises for
the Americans In the opening of the
offensive was the flight of the Ger
mans before the attack. The Amer
icans, many of whom were going
over the top for the first time, were
fully prepared for a stiff fight, and
as the hours went on without a Ger
man counter blow, they began to
wonder when the enemy would re
taliate.
Among the slightly wounded men
In the. American dressing station was
one lad who left a Chicago school to
join the army. This youth had been
wounded in the leg soon after the
start of the attack and his chief
worry seemed to be that his com
raaee who had gone on would fear
he had been killed.
While the American force engaged
in the present battle is small in
comparison with the total Allied
strength, it may be said that it is
greater than any participating in a
battle since the Civil War, and the
conduct of the men is eliciting the
commendation of the French. They
have performed the part assigned to
them with steadiness, courage and
skill.
Clean, Open Fight
To a large portion of the Ameri
cans these four days havei been their
first real fighting. Reports from
along the lines indicate a great deal
of clean, open warfare, some spon
taneous, localized actions being un
dertaken without a preliminary bar
rage, and it is in actions oif this
character that the American units
have won the praise of the French.
Tht tone of the communiques, and
likewise the success of the counter
attacks begun early yesterday, have
infected the French and American
troops with high confidence In the
outcome of the great enemy offen
sive, which now is believed not only
to have been effectively checked, but
in at least a small measure thrown
back.
The American transport, of
munitions and of the hospital serv
ice, is working smoothly and effi
ciently. Behind the line the corre
spondent encountered ambulances
and trucks filled with what are
known as sitting cases, which had
already been attended to at the ad
vanced dressing stations. These were
on their way to the rear and fre
quently In their passage they forced*
to the roadside groups of German
prisoners being escorted to the pens.
Wounded Clieerful
The wounded were comfortable
and cheerful. The men in one truck
were making an attempt to sing as
they passed. Further to the rear
long American railway hospital
trains, shining with their newness,
moved slowly through the ripening
wheat fields and the cool forests to
the bases, the wounded waving
cheerfully from the windows.
MOODY CONFERENCE:
CI.OSEB TOMORROW
Rmtlrsmrre, Pa., July 20. Six
meetings to-morrow will close the
Bible Conference conducted here by
| the Moody Bible Institute, of Chicago.
The first service will be held at 10:30
o'clock, with others scheduled for 11
a. m.. two at 3 p. m.. at S p. m. and
at 7:30 p. m. The sermon at the final
. session to-morrow evening will be bv
Ir. James M. Gray, dean of the in
stitute. He will speak on "The Holy
Spirit in Everyday Life."
PROTHONOTARY
CHARLES E. PASS
bought W. S. S. early
and made a speech
on them
j&WWhy can't you do it,
too?
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