ARMY KITCHENS PRIDE OF BRITISH "King's Regulations" Call For Rigid Inspection Daily by Commanders Behind the British Lines in Franco, —The importance of the kitchen de partment of the army cannot be overrated, for if men are to work hard and efficiently they must be fed properly. For this reason the 'King's provide that it is the first duty of every command ing officer to see that the soldier's meals are "properly and sufficiently provided." It is further ordered that an officer must inspect the kitchens and cookhouses every day, while the same officer must visit the barrack rooms and mess tents during the breakfast, dinner and supper hours to find out if there is any cause for complaint. The kitchen establishment of a British army camp varies widely un der different circumstances. At gar rison centers in France the cook house is a large building shared by several units, and is under the charge of a sergeant-chef, who has been through a special course in military cooking. It is his duty to superintend personally all cooking done in the regimental cookhouse. Each unit, in its turn, has a chief cook, who is responsible for all the meals of his unit. In the field, however, the cook house is a thing of mushroom growth. When a unit is on the march the simplest method of constructing a temporary kitchen is to place a number of kettles on the ground in two parallel rows, block the leeward end of the passage thus formed with another kettle and light a fire in this improvised .trench. As soon as the lire has been started one or two rows of kettles can be placed on top of those olready in position. If the stay at a particular spot is likely to be for- any appreciable length of time a good field kitchen is improvised by digging a narrow trench for the fires and placing the camp kettles above this. Sometimes TEK MY SPECIAL EYE EXAMINATION, by our latest methods. 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Ships will win the war if we have coal to run the ships. Men will win the war if we have coal to transport the troops. The Government demands that every householder save coal. There is no better way than to use wood. We have oak wood cut into blocks that will easily fit your furnace. United Ice and Coal Co. Forster and Cowden Streets' THURSDAY EVENING, a, chimney is built of sods. For a stay of three or four days regular "field ovens" arc construct ed. An arch of sheet iron is erect ed and on top of this a layer of clay is piled. With this oven it is possible to give the men roast meat for din ner as often as the joints are forth coming froib the> supply column. Enough bread to feed a whole bat tery can be baked in one of these ovens. WATER COMMISSION SUPPORTSMAJ. GRAY [Continued from First Page.j way of decentralizing population, cheapening transportation and mak ing for greater prosperity. Possibilities Long Foreseen The Telegraph is also in receipt of a letter from E. Z. Wallower. a former president of the Harrisburg Board of Trade, in which he says: "I am very much interested in Major Gray's statement con cerning the feasibility of mak ing the Susquehanna navigable, and his decision to take up the matter with the authorities at Washington. Every assistance and co-operation should be given Major Gray in this matter, for the success of the project will be of incalculable benefit to this city and central Pennsylvania. Some years ago, while presi dent of th eold Board of Trade, I felt the importance of the sub ject, and a committee was ap pointed to confer with our Sen ators and Representatives at Washington to urge the matter. Congressman Olmsted rendered valuable assistance and was very much interested, but the sup posed opposition of the rail roads and the fact that the project was deemed chimerical and absurd by many of our citi zens and members of the Board of Trade caused this important agitation to languish. Condi tions are now different and ripe. The congestion of the railroads and the urgent recommendation of Secretary McAdoo for the de velopment of water power and the relief of the railroads will. aid in securing this great en terprise if actively pushed. I have always felt that it was only a matter of engineering and money to build the neces sary dams, blast channels and provide for flood control. Now since one of the greatest engi neers of the cbuntry is back of the project let us get busy and do all in our power to assist him. Here is a real live question for our Chamber of Commerce for our Greater Harrisburg beyond our dreams." Major Gray has had wide exper ience as an engineer on big work and especially in the utilization of streams for navigable and power purposes. It is believed the increase ing need for additional transporta tion facilities will eventually force some plan for harnessing the Sus quehanna river for light and power! and this may also develop the navi- j gable features of the big stream. | Millions of dollars have already been expended by the government in mak ing available for commercial pur pose insignificant streams which do not compare with the Susquehanna in importance. New York *has ap propriated millions of dollars for the great Erie Canal and the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania with its enormous resources might easily convert the Susquehanna river which extends from its northern to its southern border into a great trans portation agency. "Cheer those left behind by the purchase of a player piano." SPANGLER MUSIC HOUSE, 2112 North Sixth street, adv. YANKEE FIGHTERS LINED VP FOR THE EATS [jwi in— ]v .v, ' •* ... ■ UP PCR. ~YSS. The call of the dinner bell Is always welcomed by our boys over there. The photo shows the boys 1 ined up by the "soup kitchen" wait-ins for the stew to be dished out. COLORED TROOPS GOOD FIGHTERS One Regiment Acquits Itself Well Under Its Baptis mal Fire With the American Army in France (Correspondence of The As sociated Press). —One regiment of negroes in the American Army (No. deleted by censor) has had its bap tism of fire on the fighting fields of France and acquitted itself so well that the French commander of the sector has cited the whole regiment as worthy of receiving the War Cross. This regiment's repulse of the enemy attack on the early morn ing of June 12 (possibly, at Belleau wood or Bouresches) was briefly re ferred to in the official conmunique. A later and official report of the engagement brings out interesting details and gives credit to the of ficers and men for fine fighting qual ities displayed in their initial expe rience under shell and machine gun fire. The French commander of that sector has given the regiment the highest possible commendation for the results accomplished and the splendid fighting spirit shown by the American negroes. For several days preceding the at tack there were evidences that the enemy was preparing to strike a blow. Two days before one of the main points held by the regiment had been subjected to a strong bom bardment of nearly one hundred shells, gas and shrapnel. Prior to the heavy enemy artillery barrage occurring on the morning of the twelfth, our advance groups heard movements apparently of narrow gauge track trains in the wood back of the enemy lines, indicating they were getting ready for an attack. Every preparation had been made for meeting the move if it came. Besides the usual combat groups at the main points of the line, a special machine gun section occupied a spe cially chosen position on a small sa lient projecting into the enemy line. It was accompanied by a combat group detailed from reserve com pany and carrying rifles and hand grenades. It was 2.15 on the morning of the twelfth that the order to "stand to" was given and all combat groups and the machine gun section .took their fighting "position. The enemy artillery now opened a violent bom bardment, engaging in a "box bar rage" five of our main groups and the special nachine gun position. The lines of this bog barrage are well defined on the ground, showing its outer circuit, with a considerable scattering of hits inside. The shells were mostly 775, with some 1555, gas, shrapnel and high explosives. One of our points received particu lar attention, probably by minen werfer, the craters of which were two yards in depth and five yards in diameter. The artillery bombard ment wts extremely violent at the ment was tapered off until it stopped after thirty minutes. Meantime, under cover of the ar tillery. the enemy Infantry began its operations, adopting the inflltering process by which detached groups are thrust forward at a number of points instead of moving in mass fornation. One group came on with two light machine guns, firing a rather intense fire into one of our positions. Another group was esti mated to be about 25 or 30. At an other point on our front a stationery enemy patrol took position, firing Corns, Aches, Tenderness and Other Foot Misery Easy to Get Rid of Now At Last! Serg't C. S. Turner of the Army Medical Corps, after three .years' service ahroud, tells how to take corns OUT. not merely oil, with out plasters, dangerous cutting or caustic liquids—Also ex plains best way soldiers "over there" have found to • stop soreness, shoe-destroying perspiration, etc. > Perhaps you have hacked the top off| velous way saltrdted water acts and that corn with a razor, burnt it oft i how totally different it is from any with caustic pastes, liquids or plas- thing . ters, soaked it in hot water, picked dubiously at it with your fingernails and sprinkled it with vnrrious powd ers to stop the aching. After doing all this and waiting a while for results, you either find that most of the corn has stayed righi on the Job or else a brand new top has sprout ed up to replace the old one and the ache is still doing busi ness at the old stand, worse than iver. This is because you have only worried and irritated the top of the corn without at all affecting the little pointed root or core which Is the real business end that causes all the pain by pressing on sensitive nerves. It would be as logical to cut the top off an aching tooth to stop the pain. It is only after all these time-wast ing experiments with a corn, un pleasant as they are, that you are really ready to appreciate the mar HARJUSBURG TELEGRAPH with two small machine guns. Now ,and then squads would dart forward from their gun positions. Eight Ger-| mans got up to the wire in front of one of our positions, and four others approached at. another point. Besides these assault groups which reached our line, there were doubt less additional enemy forces in as saulting columns and supporting columns "which were unable to enter the field! The special machine gun group under conmand of Lieutenant L. E. Shaw was in one of the most ex posed centers of the fighting, being tinder terrific artillery fire and the fire of two German machine gu* s. Lieutenant Shaw handled this very difficult situation with cool bravery. The enemy barrage was so close that it was impossible to stand up and Lieutenant Shaw controlled his guns by rolling from one to the other. His two guns fired five thousand rounds. Under this violent onslaught the men struck to their posts, carried out every order without hesitation, often urfder galling fire, and showed a high degree of skill with their weapons tnd coolness and courage. ■ Each machine gun jammed three] times, was partly disassembled and i cleaned under fire, continuing in ac-j tion throughout the engagement. One tcan fired fourteen clips when| the gun Jammed. Reporting this to. Lieutenant Shaw, they were ordered) to clear the jam. While under in-] tense fire of artillery and machine I guns they coolly dismounted the gun, remounted it and continued firing until ordered to cease. The fire of this machine gun section was doubt less unexpected by the enemy, and this fact, coupled with the effective fire* laid doWn, was chiefly' instru mental in causing the withdrawal of the enemy. There were instances of individual bravery during the action. Private Howard Gaillard, with a small rapid fire piece, wts unable from his posi tion to get a good fire to bear upon the enemy groups, so he coolly and with entire disregard of danger, nounted the parapet, and while en emy bullets were flying around him, fired his rapid-fire piece from the hip, first at one group and then at the other. Privates Smithfield Jones, and George Woods are especially mentioned for their coolness in the face of violent shelling when they dismounted the machine guns and reassembled them and continued fir ing until the close of the action. I Lieutenant R. C. Grarrve was in com-j mand of the group which received the brunt of the enemy fire, which, I besides the barrage, added a heavy; fire of large minenwerfers. There j was no flinching; the groups always; worked under perfect control, keep ing all combat posts manned though three men were knocked down by the explosion of shells. Others com mended for courage in the face of fire are Corporal Frtnk Harden, Pri vate H. D. Brown, Corporal Bean, Sergeant G. A. Morton and Private Sanders. From the elaborate artillery prep aration, the size of the box barrage, and the extensive front occupied, the coup de main attempted by the enemy was clearly intended to be on a rather extensive scale. Whatever may have been the ob ject of the attack it was successfully frustrated. No enemy party suc ceeded in getting within assaulting distance on any part of the line ex cept at one point and here they were) quickly pressed back and then driven off. The shell-torn condition of the ground tells of the firceness of the action. That the enemy suffered considerably In casualties is *not doubted, as some of their groups pushed close .into the machine gun fire, hut as their men fell they were carried off. The casualties on our side were small and none of them serious. The chief impQrtance of the action was in bringing this American unit for the first time under fire and demonstrating the steadiness and fighting ability of the men. else. Its soon dis-j solves out th <' oil from harden ed, calloused and "corny" skin, leaving it so soft and "mushy" that corns can easily be picked right out. root and nil out. root and all, whereas callouses come clean off at one scrape with the dull edge of a knife. Sound healthy skin is not af fected. In any way by the water ex cept that it is wonderfully refreshing to sore, tired, tender, aching feet To prepare the saltrated water which is both medicated and oxygenated in vest a few cents in a quarter pound of Rodell bath saltrates. this being a standard compound often nrescriKed by physicians and kept In stock by I most druggists. I know that Keller's i Drug Store. G. A Gorgas. Clark's I Medical Company. H. C. Kennedy al ways have it on hand. Use about a I tablespoonful to a gallon of water I and rest the feet in this, but first bid l all your foot misery a final farewell for such tortures will soon bs only unpleasant memorial J LOSS OF TOWNS IS SERIOUS BLOW [Continued from' First Page.] runs northward along the old battle field of 1916. Noyon is Situated on the right bank of the Oise river at the con fluence of that stream and the little ri' er Verse. To the south and east there are large areas of flat lowlands along the Oise, while to the north is a winding valley. To the southwest is Mt. and the Lassigny mas sif, which dominate the whole re gion. To- the northeast a range of high' hills juts out into the valley. Great Highway Center One railroad runs through Noyon. It conies up the Oise valley •from Compiegne and, turning east at Noyon, leads to Chauny and La Fere. A cana! leads off to the north and terminates at Nesle. Two small rail road lines run north ar 1 northeast, the former to Neslo and the latter to Ham. Noyon is a great highway center. One road runs to Roye, to the north west; one to Ham to the northeast, one goes up the Oise valley and another leads down into Carlepont forest, to the. southeast. Another goes down th,e Oise to Compiegne. Noyon is a'very ancient town, be ing known to the Romans. Charle magne was crowned king of the Franks at Noyon in 768 and Hugh Capet was elected king there in 987. It was the birthplace of John Cal vin, who was born July 10. 1509. "Have No Friends," Say German Papers Germany is exhausting her man power in such fashion as to encour age the belief that a collapse is not far away. Biitisih and French mili tary experts agree with those in this country that the German power to strike a great offensive blow has vanished. The enemy is eager to sur render and the advancing Allies dis cover daily fresh evidenoe of lack of preparation on the part of Germany's retreating armies. Upon all* sides there is a growing conviction that the morale of the enemy is breaking down to a most remarkable degree. German prison ers admit that the promise of a vic tory for the Central Powers has fail ed. They also criticise sharply the German government and bitterly complain of the deception that has characterized the authorized German statements. The newspapers are also more outspoken, "especially Vor waerts, which declares Germany has no friends. RESIDENTS MUST SAVE COALff SAYS HICKOK [Continued from First Page.] of the house If the doors are left open into the dining room or up stairs. "Every householder by endeavor ing to save fuel in this way, can render his country valuable service, and he is not doing his full duty to ward his country, unless he assists in this manner. In addition to help ing his country, he will help to short en the misery and the horror of this great war by allowing the fuel which he would use to go Jnto important endeavors of our government neces sary to win the war." BURGESS LUDWICK ENLISTS IN ARMY [Continued from First Page.] enter the Remount Service of the United States Army. A former member of the old Eighth Regiment of the Pennsylva nia National Guard. Ludwick has been itching for action against the Huns ever since they sank the Lusi tana with its load of women and children. Time after time he was prevented in his attempt to serve bis country because of his age. Physically perfect, he made an other application when the age limit was raised to 56 years recently and this time was accepted for active service. He selected the Remount Service because he believes that in that service he will be best able to use his ability in the service of the United States. He is known through out this section as an expert horse man, having at one time been a ser geant in the Governor's Troop. This 1 time together with when he served in Company I, Eighth Regiifient, brings his total length of service in the old Pennsylvania National Guard to fifteen years. He was a corporal in Company 1. Because of his military experi ence, Burgess Ludwick expects to make immediate application for ad mission to an offiecrs training school, believing that his National Guard ex perience has well fitted him for serv ice as a commissioned officer. Private Sale of Bretz Realty May Be Arranged Much of the real estate of Harry M. Bretz, bankrupt lawyer, may be at a private sale, the date of which 1 may be decided at a meeting of j creditors probably will examine the in about two weeks, it was said this morning. After the date of the sale is decided, attorneys representing the creditors prboably wil examine the | bankrupt on the question of' what i caused him to become bankrupt. It ! is said The trustee has received sev eral offers for the real estate, and may make a formal request of John 1 T. Olmsted, referee in bankruptcy, to [ fixe the date when the creditors can I meet and express their desires re-1 gardlng the private sate. PLAN TO LEAD WORLD SHIPPING Administration and Co-opera tion to Be Taught at Coast and Lake Colleges Washington. When the war Is over, the United States Government will be one of the largest owners of steamships in the world. They will be the trade argosies of the seven seas. There must be not only men to sail the ships, but there must be men to manage the lines to which these ships will be assigned. The United States SI ppinjf Board began the training of men to make up the complement of officers and crews for- these ships long ago. Now it is formulating plans to train executive staffs to manage the linos in whose service these ships will sail when the days of peace shall come again and all the seas are free. To perfect these plans and execute them. Chairman Edward N. Hurley, ot the Shipping Board, has had sev eral conferences with William M. Brit tain, secretary of the American Steam ship Associatiofi, who, besides being an expert in the steamship business, is a Master of Arts, a Bachelor of Laws, a Doctor of Jurisprudence, and a Bachelor of Commercial Science. As a result of these conferences, Mr. Brittfin.has laid out a course, which the Shipping Board has approved, which will introduced, at the re quest of the board, in the colleges and universities along the Atlantic and | Pacific coasts and on the shores of the ifi r>akPS - Brittain. himself, will conduct courses in ship operation and ship administration in the School of Commerce of New York University, and duplicate the course at the Col lege of the City of New York. Mr. Brittain also is working out a correspondence or library course of study. Under the plan on which he is working, libraries containing standard works on ship operation and adminis tration will be established at all home pcrts and overseas bases so that those I taking the corYespondence course may have the necessary books for col lateral reading. Any man in the Navy or in the transport of cargo services may take out a book at one port and return it an another. When he has finished the course he will be required to take a written examination and if his papers receive a mark of 90 per cent. 01; better, he will be in line for promotion to a place in the adminis trative end of the- United States merchant marine at the close of the war. The first correspondence or library course \has been started at Newport News, where a so-called stevedore regiment i stationed. The library has been provided bv H. B. Walker, president of the Old Dominion Steam ship Company, and now stationed at Hampton Roads as Director of Ship ping and of the Shipping Control Committee. Mr. -Walker has written tc Mr. Brittain that the men at New port News "are hungry for the in struction." It is the> expectation of Mr. Brittain that, when the war is over, many of the Newport News stu dents will become dock superinten dents, wharf superintendents, chief stevedores, wharf foremen, and the like. The university courses, supple mented by practical experience, will train men for higher executive jobs. "My purpose," Mr. Brittain says, "is to attract to these courses young men of this port who already have had some transportation experience, for instance, in our coastwise shipping or in railroad offices. It will be our en deavor to supplement their qualifica tions with a knowledge of the re quirements necessary for successful overseas operation apd administra tion. It is absolutely necessary that we begin at once work .of systematic ally equipping a body of men capabl of successfully conducting the com SPUTTER'S 25c DEPT. STORE Bay Here Not Alone Because Prices Are Lower, bat Because Qualities Are Better NEW FALL MILLINERY j\ / v / \ i .& /V - ■/ t! i if VI j-"t | Ir| j \ | Friday morning we place on sale, new seasonable ready-to-wear, trimmed. Lyons, Panne Velvet and Velour Hats. - j \ These hats are of the finest qualities. There is a large assortment of new shapes, each a style in itself, in black and all the leading colors At Lower Than Elsewhere Prices SOUTTER'S 625*8 lc to 25c Department Store V5 lw f# Where Every Day Is Bargain Day . 215 Market St. Opposite Courthouse AUGUST 29, 1918 merclal affairs connected with the op eration of the large number of ship ping concerns which will be required to manage the merchant marine of the United States after our armed forces hsf'e demobilized. Unless this is done. We shall have to call on young foreigners to do the work young Americans should d<f" War Industries Badges Will fie Ready Sept. 1 \\ asliingion.—The Department of Labor has announced that the de sign for the United States War In dustries Badge has been created and it hopes to have the first batch of medals ready by September 1, the date set for inaugurating the award of the Department of Labbr's In dustrial Service Insignia to deserv ing civilian war workers. On and after that date every man and woman who is faithfully doing his or hej- share in producing war |IKRIIIIW!linillMI!!MIIIM[ll!HIIHi 1 FALL OPENING | 8 ===== •= H a MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, is the day upon 52 which the Fall Term, for both Day and Night School, will begin. I Standardized Courses = By enrolling here, you have the opportunity of IP SSS taking standardized coursfes approved by the United States Bureau of Education—first-clacs teachers, 5H and good equipment. - i Decide and Arrange Now 8 m = Ml Owing to the great demand for ycur.g men and women with business training, there are many ~ a who will enter commercial schools this Fall, hnd wrjjj you will be assured of a if you arrange early. I— = Call upon us; we shall be pleased to advise you. —SS School of Commerce If §j and # §| \s Harrisburg Business College M ■ as Central Pennsylvania's Leading Commercial School == Troup Building 15 So. Market Square r Bell, 485 Dial, 4393 As Age Advances the Liver Requires occasion"' slight stimulation. CARTER'S LITTLE WW LIVER PILLS correct CONSTIPATION. /fiJdZm I was. Genuine * Colorless or Pale Faces Cartels boa Pills supplies will be eligible for the Fed eral recognition of patriotism in ship yards, munition plants and factories engaged on government contracts. Charles T. Clayton, director of the Civilian Insignia Service of the De partment of Labor, announces that the War Industries Badge will be disc-shaped, slightly larger than a quarter and will be attached to a red, white and blue enameled bar one and three-quarter inches long. Four consecutive months of uninter rupted service in war production will entitle a worker to the first badge, which will be of bronze. Eligibility to the second badge, which will be cast from the same die but made possibly of silver, will re sult from eight consecutive months of war service. Award of the bronze badge will be retroactive on properly supported application, but no silver badges will be given for industrial war service performed prior to Sep tember 1. 9
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