2
EXPECT 8,000
IN PARADE OF
LABOR BODIES
Plans Complete For Record
Turnout of Organized Work
men on Monday Morning
ROUTE OF PARADE
The first division will form ut
Verbekc street with the right
resting on Front, with the sec
ond division forming on llic north
side at Slate with the right rest
ing on Front. It will move in
Front, to Market, to Fourth, to
Mulberry street bridge, to Thir
teenth, to Market, to Fourth, to
Hcily, to Second, to Market
Square and dismiss.
Might thousand people will be in
line when the big parade of labor ,
Btr.rts in Front street on Monday
morning promptly at 10 o'clock. To
satisfactorily handle the big crowd, '
additional aids of the general com
mittee in charge of the arrangements '
for the day's celebration were ap- ■
po ntcd at a meeting at the rooms
of the American Federation of La
bor and Building Trades, 211 Locust j
street. Final arrangements were
likewise made for the big picnic with !
its games and contests and band
concert, at last evening's session of '
representatives of the workmen.
"We will parade rain or shine,"
George McCurdy, chairman of pub
licity, announced, "and we will start
promptly at 10 o'clock." Organiza
tions will get in position early and ■
each one is expected to be in position
at 9.30 so that final arrangements
may be made to start at once when
the procession gets in motion one-
half hour later. . ,
Railroad shops will be practically (
shutdown throughout the day, most |
of the men having been granted
leave to participate in the event.
Only a few men will be compelled (
to remain at their duties that any
emergency work may be done.
Union railroad men from Lahcaster
and Columbia are expected to reach
Harrisburg during the morning to
take part in the labor pageant.
Many Shopmen to March
One thousand shopmen will be
among the railroad men affiliated f
with the American Federation of
Labor. Carmen and blacksmiths will
each have 500 men in line. Sheet
metal workers, clerks and other shop
crafts will have a big percentage of ,
workers in line. 1
Robert M. Adams, representing ,
the Boilermakers' T'nion of railroad |
workers, who has been selected as
chief marshal, will have his head- .
quarters at the -Board of Tra .
There the chiefs of staff and j
are requested to report to him at 9 ,
o'clock Monday morning. „„„„ I
His chiefs of staff are H. 8. Rowe ,
and S. L. Spangler. Matthew Callen, ,
chairman of the general committee ,
arranging for the celebration, will be
♦he chief marshal of the second di
vision, while among the aids are G.
\ Alexander. H. Huntzberger, H. ,
Gllliland, C. H. Raffensberger, J. P.
Culhane and Percy C. Zinn.
The marchers will be divided into
two divisions for the procession.
These are: . ..
First Division—Platoon of police,
Mavor Daniel L. Keister. U. S- A. re
cruiting staff. Chief Marshal Robert
M Adams, aids, Pennsylvania H a ''"
road Federation officials. Noah M.
Jones of Pennsylvania Railroad
fvstcm Federation: Walter W. Plnl j;-
erton secretary-treasurer* Brother
hood'of Carmen, and Harry Bixlcr
vice-president District I' ederation of
Metal Workers; Municipal Band
Machinists No. 1070 Liberty Band
of Marietta, Machinists No. 1070.
New Cumberland Band, Sheet Metal
Workers, Pipefitters and
Clerks Railway Employes Depart
ment. Marysville Band Boilermakers
Electricians. Metropolitan Band of
Columbia, Blacksmiths No. 340,
Maintenance of Way. Commonwealth
Band Carmen, including Car Inspec
tors and Female Car Cleaners.
Second Division—Aids; Highspire
Band; Carpenters No. 287; Palmyra
Band; International Brotherhood
Electrical Workers No. 143; Barbers
No 140; Mechanicsburg Band,
Plumbers No. 520; Painters No. 141;
band; bricklayers; Carlisle City
Band: Allied Printing Trades, in
cluding Typographical Union No. 14,
Pressmen's Union No. 123, Electio
tv pers and Stereotypers No. 107,
Bookbinders; Raysor's Drum Corps;
Triangle Lodge, International Asso
ciation of Machinists, machinists of
the Pipe Bending Works and the
Harrisburg Boiler Works.
The first division will form, start
ing at Verbeke street, with the right
lesting in Front, with the railway
machinists, Cumberland street;
sheet-metal workers and clerks,
Herr street; boilermakers and elec
tricians, Boas street; blacksmiths
and maintenance-of-way employes,
Burster street; carmen, North street.
Starting at the north side of State
street, the Second Division will form
with its right resting on Front street
with electricians and barbers, south
side of State street; plumbers and
painters, South street; bricklayers,
Pine street; Allied Printing Trades
and International Association of Ma
chinists of the Harrisburg Pipe and
Pipe Bending Works and the Harris
burg Manufacturing and Boiler
('ompany.
To Have Big Picnic
Dismissing at the Square, most
of the paraders will proceed to Res
ervoir Park for the picnic, which
will be opened with a concert by
the Municipal Band. Concerts will
be given both afternoon and eve
ning.
Games and contests of great va
riety have been arranged by the pic
nic committee. There will be tugs
of-war, three-legged races, wheel
barrow races and many other simi
lar events.
W. H. Runk, athletic instructor of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, will as
sist in the picnic in the conducting
of the games. A full list of them,
together with the prizes, all of which
are offered by the Harrisburg Tele
graph, include: -
Tug-of-war (five-man teams),
five stag-handled knives: wheelbar
row race for men, Ingersol Junior
watch: bag race for boys, Wlnslow
roller skates; three-legged race for
boys, two rooter • skullcaps; peanut
race, official baseball; cantyc race,
*tennis. racket; egg race. Keen Kut
ter pocket knife; fat women's race,
aluminum percolator; girls' race,
American flag; boys' race (fifty
yards), fishing rod; standing high
Jump, athletic .supporter; running
broad jump, Shakespeare fishing
reel; boxing match, pair gymnasium
shoes; wrestling match, gymnasium
shoes. Two boxing matches are
scheduled. Jones and Mann, two
local men, will appear in one, and
"Sammy" Schiff and another local
man will appear in the second.
Harrisburg residents are warned
to get their provisions for an extra
SATURDAY EVENING,
GIRL TAKES PLACE
LEFT BY BROTHER
WHO ENTERS ARMY
Miss Margaret Wilson Becomes Secretary and Treasurer of
Quarry to Release Fighting Man Fop Uncle Sam;
Worked For Red Cross
Anxious to give her efforts to aid
in bringing to justice the power-mad
H enzollern clan, Miss Margaret
Wilson, 21 South Twenty-first street,
replacing her brother who is now in
active military service, has entered
on the arduous duties connected
with the secretary-treasurership of
Hoffman Brothers and Wilson, quar
rymen who are supplying most of
their product to war industries. The
brother, William E. Wilson, is locat
ed at Camp Wadsworth, Spartan
burg, S. C.
Miss Wilson is exceedingly modest
when she speaks about her efforts.
"They are very slight," she says.
"Anyone could do what I am doing."
But the members of the firm are not
quite so sure that Miss Wilson could
bo as easily replaced as she would
have others believe. They tell how
she works long hours each day about
her duties, duties which would tax
the mental and tire the physical ca
pacity of quite a few men with more
than average capacities in these re
spects.
Miss Wilson had been engaged as
stenographer at the offices of the
Harrisburg Chapter, American Red
Cross, when her brother was called
into service. That her position at the
headquarters could be more easily
filled than could the quarry position,
she quickly decided, so she resigned
her position in the rooms of the Red
Cross workers to give her greater
effo:'. in the interests of Hoffman
Brothers & Wilson. Miss Wilson has
made herself so valuable as secre
tary-treasurer of the firm since en
tering upon her duties that she has
been selected as temporary junior
partner during her brother's absence.
The quarry firm is supplying every
ounce of its crushed limestone to the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. This
product, officials explain, is used in
Scotchmen of City
See Bonnie Plaids
at Bowman's Store
Virtually every Scotchman in
Harrisburg stood before the big win
dows of Bowman's store this morn
ing when the thoughtful window
decorator put on display plaids worn
by the leading Scottish clans. "Hoot,
mon!" gasped a canny Scot as he
furtively wiped a tear from his eye.
"It's the first time 1 hae seen the plaid
since X left Edinboro town!" "Mon,
dinna ye see Harry Lauder wi' his
garb?" asked his neighbor. "The wee
bairn was ill. I couldna see 'im," the
first speaker explained. "Oh, and it's
so purty," exclaimed a grayhaired
woman who joined the party. "Why,
there's our own plaid wi' the bonnie
gay colors," and she pointed to the
silk of the Malcolms. The crowd
surged back and forth and the silks
were the center of attraction all
through the morning until a thought
ful Harrisburger brought Burke's
"Peerage" and "The Book o' the
Plaid" for the information of the
onlookers.
Clans represented by the plaids in
the window include the Clan Rose,
the Clan Stewart, Clan Macbeth,
Clan MacPherson and Clan Malcolm.
In the various plaids there are rich
tones of royal purple, brilliant red,
green and gold much in evidence. It
is a matter of wartime interest that
these plaids are identically the same
as those now being worn by the
Highlanders in France.
"Here's a good one!" a Scot told
the Telegraph representative. "These
plaids are worn by our bonnie
Hielander. The Germans called them
women until they knocked the Ger
mans into pudding. Now the Huns
call 'em old women from Hell! They
are staunch and sturdy fighters too,
m'lad!"
GROCERS PLAN TO
CLOSE THURSDAYS
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would be exceeding his authority in
issuing such a compulsory edict with
out authority from Washington. He
is, however, in full sympathy with the
dealers, and has made certain recom
mendations to them in the following
lejtor addressed to Monroe A. Morri
son, secretary of the Harrisburg Re
tail Grocer's Association:
"ThefcFuel Administration would
apprecifce it very much if your as
sociating could see its way clear to
adopt resolutions, requiring all your
members to not open their stores be
fore 7 a. m. nor close later than g
p. m„ during the coming winter. Also
to observe Thursday as a half-holi
day. Kindly be advised that this
is a request and not an order.
"However, as we are all giving our
time and money to win this war by
saving light and so that fuel can be
used for essential purposes, we will
be doing our duty fully here at home
by doing this."
Monday evening's meeting when
the proposition will be fully consid
ered will be in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms in the Dauphin build
ing. While being held under the au
spices of the Harrisburg Retail Gro
cers' Association, all Interested deal
ers have been cordially invited to at
tend. The meeting will start at eight
o'clock.
Denies Pro-German Is '
to Teach at Academy
That Ado'.ph Schumacher, Balti
more, an alleged pro-German had
been elected to a position on the fac
ulty of the Harrisburg. Academy, was
vigorously denied this morning by
Arthur E. Brown, headmaster of the
local institution. A story was cir
culated several days ago that Schu
macher, who had been discharged
from a position on the faculty of St.
John's College. Annapolis, Md., has
been secured to teach in the Har
risburg Academy, but Headmaster
Brown denied that as soon as he re
turned to the city after a short ab
sence.
CARDINAL FARLEY ON
ROAD TO RECOVERY
Mamaroneck, N. Y., Aug. 31.
Physicians treating Cardinal Far
ley, who is ill at his summer home
here are satisfied with his progress
toward recovery. He sat up for an
hour yesterday, the first time since
he became 111.
day while doing their week-end
shopping to-day. All stores con
nected with the Chamber of Com
merce and t!he Harrisburg Retail
Grocers' Association have agreed to
close their doors throughout the
day. Post office service will also be
curtailed.
WILLIAM E. WILSON
the manufacture of armor plate for
ships.
The brother, William E. Wilson,
popularly known, as "Bill," is well
known in Harrisburg. He holds en
viable athletic records here, being
the possessor of the best record in
high and low hurdles at Technical
High school. He is a member of the
Kiwanis Club, Zembo Temple, the
Rosewood Club, and a graduate of
Tech High, Harrisburg Academy and
the University of Pennsylvania. He is
serving with the Headquarters Motor
Section; Fourth Artillery Corps, at
the South Carolina camp.
Building and Loan
Associations Cannot
Buy Bonds, Confirmed
Attorney General Brown to-day ren
dered an opinion supplemental to his
opinion of some weeks since deciding;
that building and loan associations
cannot legally purchase Liberty
Bonds. The opinion is largely reitera
tion in an amplilied form of the con
clusions reached in the first. Mr,.
Brown replies to points raised at a
hearing attended by representatives
of several of the associations.
To the contention that the associa
tions could buy Liberty Bonds and
sell them when it became necessary
to liquify funds, the attorney general
suys that the government has decided
that Liberty Bonds are not to be con
sidered as securities, to be bought
and sold during the war, and that it
would not be patriotic for the as
sociations to buy and sell under these
circumstances.
Mr. Brown says it is not necessary
for the associations to withhold idle
funds from the government, for the
reason that they may be turned'back
to shareholders either in the form of
loans or as cancelled shares and that
many large holders of association
shares have expressed willingness to
buy bonds if their money is released
by the associations.
To the contention that there is in
some associations mon%y that the
shareholders cannot withdraw, the
attorney general says he doubts very
much if there is such, and says he
does not understand, under the law,
how there can be funds of the kind.
If there is, he adds, it could be Invest
ed in Liberty Bonds, but he again ex
presses doubt as to its existence.
Weil-Known Carlisle Young
Man Married in California
Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 31.—Announce
ments have been received here of
the marriage at Bakersfield, Cali
fornia, of Louis Fackler. formerly
of Carlisle, and Miss Edna Perry, of
Bakersfield. Mr. Fackler is a son of
the late Harry Fackler, a business
man of Carlisle, and went to the
western state several years ago. His
mother, Mrs. Minnie Fackler, lives
in California. The bride is a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Perry,
2021> Twenty-first street, and was
bookkeeper at Weill's store, where
Mr. Fackler is also employed.
Viewers Award $83,500
For Properties to Be
Taken by School Board
A board of viewers has decided
that the thirteen dwelling houses
condemned September 1, 1917, to be
razed to facilitate the building of an
addition to the Technical High
school, are worth an aggregate of
$83,500 with interest at 6 per cent,
totaling to date $5,010. The report
was filed with Prothonotary Charles
E. Pass to-day. The aggregate is
about, $50,000 less than the owners
claimed.
The viewers split the award in
three parts, designating the proper
ties at Nos. 26, 26%. 28, 30 and 32
North Fifth street, and Nos. 439, 441
and 443 Walnut street as parcel one,
and awarding $61,500 damages and
$3,690 interest. Parcel one includes
9,129 square/feet of ground. Parcel
two contains Nos. 20, 22 and 24 North
Fifth street, all of the properties
belonging tc Mrs. Annie R. Mrs.
Delia May, Maurice F. Simonetti, and
John C. Orr, qs bankruptcy trustee
of the estate of Homer R. Simonetti.
Damages amounting to $13,500 and
interest amounting to SBIO were
awarded. The third parcel, consist
ing of 16 and 18 North Fifth street,
is owned by the Nagle heirs, and
$8,500 damages were allowed, with
$5lO interest. The whole award, in
eluding interest, amounts to $88,510.
The report will remain on file three
weeks and on September 23 it will
be presented for confirmation. Xr.
the interim the owners of the prop
erties'will have an opportunity to
examine the awards and to file excep
tions.
STEWART FAMILY REUNION
Waynesboro, Pa.. Aug. 31.—A fam
ily reunion was held yesterday even
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W
B. Stewart, the guests being the
mother, brother and sisters of Mrs.
Stewart.
"The player piano makes music
appeal to the soul of mankind."
SPANGLER MUSIC HOUSE,
2112 North Sixth Street, adv.
BLAJRRXSBURG TELEGRAPH
Questions For New
Registrants to Answer
These are the questions which
all who come within the limits
of the eighteen to forty-five draft
will be required to answer:
1. Name. (Give first name,
middle name and last name.)
2. Permanent home address in
full.
3. Age in years.
4. Date of birth—month, day,
year.
5. White?
6. Negro?
7. Oriental?
8. Citizen Indian?
9. Non-citizen Indian?
10. Native born United States
citizen ?
11. Naturalized United States
citizen ?
12. Citizen by father's natural
ization before registrant's major
ity?
13. Alien (declarant)?
14. Alien (non-declarant)?
15. If not a citizen of the Unit
ed States, of what nation are you
a citizen or subject?
16. Present occupation.
17. Employer's name.
18. Place of employment or
business. Address in full.
19. Names of nearest relative.
(1, wife: 2, nearest blood rela
tion: 3. closest friend if no blood
relatives.)
20. Full address of nearest
relative.
YANKEES IN ONE OF
WAR'S WORST ATTACKS
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admitted the British troops had
been forced back to the western out
skirts of Bullecourt.
General Mangin has in his com
mand some of he finest American
divisions, together with elite
French and colonial troops. The
fighting during the past 4 8 hours
has equalled in ferocity anything as
yet seen during the war.
General Ludendorff, in conse
quence, has thrown in the best
divisions he can muster. These are
Alpine regiments, Prussian guards
and picked Bavarian and Saxon
units.
Nevertheless the enemy had to
give way and the Franco American
forces have won hall the plateau
between the Soissons and the Coucy
le-Chateau. The Soissons-Coucy and
the Soissons-Anizy-le-Chateau roads
are threatened and the Germans are
faced by the danger of the French
getting behind Chemin des Dames in
the rear.
Mangin Attacks
General Mangin attacked the
southern end of the line. The region
in which he is fighting forms an
elbow where the line running from
Dunkirk to Noyon meets a line run
ning at right angles across France
to Nancy. This "hinge" position is
exceptionally strong since it is based
north of Soissons on a high plateau
overlooking the valley of the Aisne,
to the south, and the Ailette, to the
north. There are wooded ranges of
hills in this St. Gobain country
which dominate Laon and a serious
defeat here would oblige the enemy
to make a precipitate retreat and
force him to abandon, not only the
line of the Vesle, but the three lines
formed by the Aisne, the Chemin
des Dames and the Ailette.
Waited Too Dong
Conservative military opinion here
views the situation with great satis
faction. It is felt the Germans de
layed their retreat too long and that
they are fighting so hard and sacri
ficing men to gain time because the
Hindenburg line is not yet ready.
In any case that famous position
is not believed to be such a solid
rampart as it was when first made
a year ago, when the works were
new and well kept up and were gar
risoned by solid troops with unim
paired morale. They now are a
formidable obstacle, but everything
depends on the condition they are in
and also the state of the troops
which will fall back into them.
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White Caps 15
BOATS AND TEAM ON OLD PENNSYLVANIA CANAL
Selliisgrovc, Pa., Aug. 31.—Tc-day the Boatmen's reunion is be
ing held at Boiling Green Park near hore and a large number of boat
men, locktenders and others connected with the operation of the old
Pennsylvania Canal are enjoying the day. Prominent speakers are
scheduled tor addresses and timely topics will be discussed by the mem
bers of th 9 Boatmen's Association. These will include reopening of tho
old waterways. W. C. Portney,.of Milton, is president of the association
and Edwin Charles, of Middleburg, is the. secretary.
Well-Known Liverpool
School Teacher Resigns
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Liverpool, Pa., Aug. 31.—Much to
the regret ot the people of Liver
pool, Miss Puera B. Robison, teacher
of the primary school of the bor
ough for the past eight years, lias
tendered her resignation to take ef
fect at once. Miss Robison has long
been a recognized authority on pri
mary methods and a leader in the
Perry county teaching profession.
The board of education after pass
ing resqlutions of thanks and regret,
tendered Miss Robison a recommon
• dation signed by the board. Miss
Ruth Brown, of Liverpool, has been
elected to till the vacancy.
ENEMY RETREAT
IS PRECIPITATE
[Continued from First Page.]
village of La Couture, northeast of
Bethune.
The British have captured a strong
point known as the St. Servins farm
and the village of Eterpigny, north
of the Arras-Cambrai road and
southeast of Arras.
The text reads:
"During the night Australian
troops drove the enemy from posi
tions east of Clery-sur-Somme, cap
turing many prisoners and a number
of machine guns. The advance in this
locality is continuing.
Haig Carries Strong Points
"Yesterday afternoon English
troops carried out a successful oper-1
ation north of the Arras-Cambrai
road capturng a strong point known
as the St. Servins farm and the vil
lage of Eterpigny, on the east bank
of the Sensee river.
"On the Lys front our troops hold
La Couture and the line of the Lawe
river from Vielle Chapelle to Les
trem, both of which villages are in
our hands.
"We are approaching Doulieu and
have gained Bailleul station and the
hill to the east of it taken.
"Our troops have entered Dran
outre and have gained ground north
of Mt. Kemmel."
Allied Forces Advance
15 Miles in Siberia
By Associated Press
Vladivostok, Monday, Aug. 26.
Entente allied forces and Czecho
slovak troops have attacked the Bol
shevik Red Guard on the Ussuri river
front and have driven the enemy
back fifteen miles. Prisoners were
taken and booty was captured by the
| allied forces.
Thirty-eight wounded French and
Czecho-Slovak soldiers arrived here
this morning from the Ussuri fight
ing zone. The men were evacuated
by the American army medical corps
which overcame the greatest ob
stacles to secure a sanitary train to
move th <m to Vladivostok. When the
men arrived there they were turned
over to the care of the American
Red Cross.
THOUSANDS OF
CHILDREN RESUME
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12,000 pupils are enrolled, accord
ing to Superintendent F. E. Sham
baugh, not including the many hun
dreds in Steelton and Middletown.
, In the rural schools there are a
number of vacancies on the teaching
forces with the result that some
rooms may have to be consolidated
or remain closed this year. Vacan
cies to be tilled are reported by Su
perintendent Shambaugh as follows:
East Hanover township, 2;Conewago
township, 2; Londonderry township,
2; Hummelstown, Middle Paxton
township, Susquehanna township, 3:
Halifax township, 2; Wayne town
ship, 2; Jefferson township, 2; Wtl
liamstown High school, Gratz, Dau
phin, Conewago. In the city schools
all the necessary teachers have been
secured, officials report.
Action on whether military drills
of high school pupils in the city will
be started this fall will be taken at
a meeting of the School Board next
week. The Harrisburg Reserves re
cently offered to take charge of this
work. At the Harrisburg Academy
military training is scheduled to
start shortly after the opening on
September 23. A new dormitory will
be ready for use at that institution
this fall, according, to Headmaster
i Arthur E. Brown.
HUNS LOVE BLOOD '
Amsterdam, Aug. 31.—An illu
minating insight into Teutonic
mentality is provided by the Co
logne Volks Zeitung, which, la
menting the terrible bloodshed
and destruction caused by the
war, says:
"Much as we detest it as
human beings and as Christians,
yet we exult in it as Germans."
BOTH RAILWAYS WILL
INCREASE THEIR FARES
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increase. Taxes this year, it was said,
would be increased more than $40,-
000. *
"The new rate," said President
Musser," will in no way give the
company more profit but instead it
will only tend to help carry the enor
mous advance in operating expenses.
We have been paying no dividends
on either common or preferred stock
and from figures already compiled a
six-cent fare will not permit a di
vidend from present indications."
"Washington officials pointed out
a few days ago," continued Mr.
Musser, "that the purchasing power
of a dollar in the past two years has
decreased from approximately fifty I
to seventy-five per cent. That np-1
plies to the street car business as
well as any other industry. Prac-1
tically everything in use to-day has
been increased in price, doubled and
sometimes tripled and it naturally
follows that our increased expenses
must be met in some manner. Our
figures show for the past several
months that barely enough fares
have been taken in on some lines to
pay the wages of the men employed j
on those lines and the power con-1
sumed. One line in particular,
shows that the expenditures are I
above the receipts. With such con- I
ditions dividends and interests on I
bonds do not enter into the increase. !
There is a loss before the stock
shares and bonds are reckoned with.
"There was but one of two things
left for the directors of the company
to do unless we agreed to allow the
company to go to ruin. One was to
increase the revenue by raising the
fares to cut down on the service.
Eliminating cars would result in in
adequate service, crowded conditions
and general dissatisfaction. The
slight increase in fares will permit
us, we hope, to continue our service
as at present and give us facilities
for improving it.
"Increases in fares rather than
elimination of service arp recom
mended by the War Labor Bourd of
which former President William
Howard Taft and Frank P. Walsh
are joint chairmen. In a recent re
port of the board it is stated that 'ln
justice the public should pay an
adequate war compensation for a
service which cannot be rendered ex
cept for war prices. In the face of
added expenses, the report continues,
bankruptcy, receiverships and de
moralization with failure of service
will result until there is udequate
compensation." *
President C. H. Bishop after mak
ing the announcement that the Val
ley Railways Company had filed no
tice with the Public Service Com
mission relative to the new tariff, re
fused to discuss the company's move.
Notices of the increase were posted
in all the company's cars last even
ing.
Since the company has gone be
fore the Public Service Commission
it is likely formal complaints will be
filed by borough councils of West
Shore towns, and the West Shore
Firemen's Union if these bodies fol
low out thoir intentions expressed
some time ago.
The Camp Hill council has au
thorized its solicitors to look up old
ordinances which include several
agreements between the borough and
the railways company. Councilmen
are of the opinion that an ordinance
granting the company right of way
through the borough providing the
company give a five-cent fare, will
have some bearing on the question.
The West Falrview council has also
decided to work against an increase
in rates. At a recent meeting of
this council a committee was ap
pointed to appear before the Public
Service Commission to protest
against any rate advance.
Working for the benefit of the en
tire West Shore, the West Shore Fire
men's Union has taken up the work
and will make arrangements at its
next meeting to appear before the
commission to protest against the in
crease.
At a recent conference between a
committee of the West Shore Union
and officials of the Valley Railways
Company it was pointed out that the
increase is absolutely necessary. Un
ion officers claim that it may be nec
essary to increase the rates to six
cents, but they did not see why it
was necessary for any additional in
crease.
If the increase is made, it is un
derstood, the union will make ef
forts to retain the flrve-cent fare lor
Lemoyne and Worntleysburg and de
mand the extension of the transfer
zone to Enola. Giving as their rea
sons for opposing a seven-cent fare
for Wormleysburg and Lemoyne.
union officers claim these towns have
the poorest service of any on the en
tire system. Officers claim trat dur
ing busy hours in the morning and
evenings and on Saturdays Lemoyne
and Wormleysburg residents are the
straphangers on the cars. Officers
claim that Lemoyne residents getting
on the cars alter they are filled by
New Cumberland residents are com
pelled to stand and similar conditions
exist when Wormleysburg residents
use Enola and Marysville cars.
That the fates would likely be in
creased late this year became known
last month when President Bishop
said it was absolutely necessary to
adjust the fare schedule. Directors
of the company met last month and
decided to appoint a committee to
investigate the proposed rate increase
and report at the next meeting of
the directors. This committee's re
port advised that the increase be
made and yesterday's action of tho
company officials was the result of
the company's plans for the last six
months, it is understood.
The changes made by the new
Valley Railways tariff include the
following: Increases: Rate of fare
increased from five cents to seven
cents per zone.
Rate for school tickets in books
of fifty is increased from $1.25 to
$1.75, but the age limit of 18 years
is abolished.
For transporting packages the
rates per zone are increased from
five cents to seven cents.
Omissions: Sale of books of twen
ty-five tickets for SI.OO "good on all
lines west of Mechanicsburg" is dis
continued.
"Picnic rates" to Boiling Springs
and Carlisle are discontinued.
Changes: A provision is added
providing that—"Transfers may be
obtained on that portion of the
company's street railway system
operated along the western shore
of the Susquehanna River, lying be
tween the northern line of the pub
lic square in the borough of West
Falrview on the north, the borough
of Caitf> Hill on the west and the
borough of New Cumberland on the
south,"
AUGUST 61, iVis.
Columbia Girl Elected
Teacher at Bainbridge
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Columhta, Pa., Aug. 31. Miss
Sarah Stauffer, of Columbia, has
been elected teacher of the interme
diate school, at Bainbridge. Miss
Stauffer is a graduate of the Colum
bia High school and the Millersville
Normal school, year she taught
the school at Mastcrsonvitle, Raphe
township.
MANPOWERBILL
SIGNED BY WILSON
arduous duty of soldier life are to bt
taken first.
Youths in their eighteenth yeca:
will be placed in a separate group,
the War Department has announc
ed, to be subject to a special edu
cational program and will not be
called until the supply of othcj
available men in the new classes is
exhausted. This does not mean thai
their calling will be long deferred
! however, inasmuch as it has beer
j announced that all men in the nev
. registration accepted for genera
service will be under arms by Jam
30, 1919. The man power bil
makes no specific provision for sep
urate classification of 18-year-oli
boys and War Department plans foi
their treatment have been made on
executive initiative.
Although the "work or fight'
clause which would have effector
striking workmen was taken out o
the bill before passage yesterday
Provost Marshal General Crowdei
has planned to apply vigorously ex
isting regulations relating to idlr
men or those engaged in non-es
sential employment to the newlj
registered men.
The Proclamation
After citing the law and statins
the regulations for registration th<
President's proclamation read ai
follows:
"Fifteen months ago the men ol
the country from twenty-one tc
thirty-one years of age registered
Three months ago and again last
month tlioe.e who had just reached
the age of 21 were added. It now
remains to include all men between
the ages of 18 and 46.
"This is not a new policy. A cen
tury and a quarter ago it was delib
erately ordained by those who then
were responsible for the safety and
defence of the nation that theduty
of military service should rest upon
all able-bodied men between the
ages of 18 and 45. We now accept
and fulfill the obligation which they
established, an obligation expressed
in our national statutes from that
time until now. We solemnly pur
pose a decisive victory of arms and
deliberately to devote the larger part
of the military manpower of the
nation to the accomplishment of
that purpose.
"The younger men have from the
first been ready to go. They have
furnished voluntary enlistments out
of all proportion to their numbers.
Our military authorities regard them
us having the highest combatant
qualities. Their youthful enthusi
asm, their virile eagerness, their gal
lant spirit of daring make them the
admiration of all who see them in
action. They covet not only the
distinction of serving in this great
war but also the inspiring memories
which hundreds of thousands of
them will cherish through the years
to come, of a great day and a great
service for their country and for
mankind. '
Older Men Culled
"By the men of the older group
now called on, the opportunity now
opened to them will be accepted with
the calm resolution of those who
realize to the full the deep and
solemn significance of what they do.
Having made a place for themselves
in their respective communities, hav
ing assumed at home the graver re
sponsibilities of life in many spheres,
looking buck upon honorable rec
ords iq civil and industrial life, they
will realize as perhaps no others
could," how entirely their own for
tunes and the fortunes of all whom
they love are put at stake in this
war for right and will Vnow that
the- very records they have made
render this new duty the command
ing duty of their lives. They know
surely this is the nation's war. how
Imperatively it demands the mobili
zation and massing of all our re
sources of every kind. They will
regard this call as the supreme call
of their day and will answer it ac
cordingly.
"Only a portion of those who
register will be called upon to bear
arms. Those who are not physically
fit will be excused: those exempted
by alien allegiance: those who shoujd
not he relieved of their present re
sponsibilities; above all those who
cannot be spared from the civil and
industrial tasks at home upon which
the success of our armies depends
as much as upon the fighting at the
front. But all must be registered Jn
order that tflo selection for military
service may be made intelligently
and wjth full information. This will
be our final demonstration of loy
alty, democracy and the will to win
our solemn notice to all the world
that we stand absolutely together in
a common resolution and purpose
It is the call to duty which every
true man in the country will respond
with pride and with the conscious
ness that in doing so he plays his
part in vindication of a great cause
at whose summons every true heart
offers its supreme service."
Immediate consideration in the
Senate of the emergency resolution
supplementing the Fall soldiers'
homestead amendment of the bill,
designed to prevent speculation in
homestead reports which may be ac
quired in the names of youths under
twenty-one, was sought by Chair
man Chamberlain, of the Military
Committee, but Senator Jones ol
New Mexico, of objected and the
resolution went over indefinitely.
Lawless Gangs Rob London
as 22,000 Constables, Entire
Police Force, G.o on Strike
Bj Associated Press
London, Aug. 31. Considerable
lawlessness marked the first night
passed by London without police pro
tection. During the earlier hours of
the morning there were some harm
less demonstrations, but later on the
thieves became active and daylight
found a number of windows of Jewer
er's shops and other places of busi
ness broken and considerable prop
erty stolen.
This was particularly true in such
centers as the Strand, Aldgate and
other busy streets, which usually ure
so well guarded that shopkeepers
leave their goods on view during the
night Some of these places wero
entirely without civilian police pro
tection iast night, 22,000 constables
having joined the strikers.
There were a few military police
about, including Americans, but they
devoted their attention entirely to
their own men, and, even if they
had tried, would not have been able
to cope with the thieves, who gen
erally worked in squads.
Hummelstown Scene of
Drill and Instruction
For Selected Men
Hummelstown, Aug. 31.—Officers
of the Harrisburg Reserves, acting in
co-operation with the Committee of
Instruction of Draft Board District
No. 2, drilled a large number of
men of the eastern part of the
county, on the baseball park here
this afternoon.
The meeting was under 4he au
spices of the members of the local
board, composed of A. H. Bailey,
George Karmany and Dr. M. L. Niss
ley, .and was arranged by the fol
lowing Committee of Instruction:
Clinton M. Hershey, chairman", the
Rev. A, S. Lehman, Hummelstown:
A 1 K. Thomas, Harrisburg: A. Boyd
•Hamilton, Paxtang; W. F. Murrie
and George E. Kopenhaver, Hershey.
The men assembled at the baseball
grounds and after addresses of a
helpful nature" , drilled for several
' hours. The speakers were: Jesse
i E. B. Cunningham, George E. Kop
enhaver, Flavel L. Wright and E. J.
Stackpole.
Sergeant. Ordained at
i First Baptist Church
i Ordained to the Baptist ministry
I last evening with ceremonies in the
First Baptist Church Sergeant George
H. Skllin, attached to the Develop
l ment Battalion, at Camp Colt, Gettys
' burg, will be probably appointed an
army chaplain within a short, time.
In this first examination in Harris
burg of a man in khaki for entrance
I to the ministry, the Rev. W. J. Lock-
E art, pastor of the. First Baptist
. Church, acted as moderator yester
day afternoon. C. J. Linde, of Camp
Hill, was clerk.
At the ordination services in the
i church last evening. Scripture read
ing was by the Rev. A. J. Greene,
Second % Baptist Church; ordination
sermon, the Rev. J. H. Palmer, Leb
" anon. First Baptist Church; ordtna-
B tion prayer, the Rev. W. J. Lockart,
3 First Baptist Church; hand of fellow
, ship to the Baptist ministry, the Rev.
W. H. Dallman; charge to candidate,
' the Rev. George Spencer, of Harris
burg. Remarks were made by the
new minister and the services were
; closed with benediction by him.
To Present Service Flag
at Capital Presbyterian
> On next Sunday evening at 7.30
1 o'clock there will be a presentation
' of a service flag for the members of
i the Capital Street Presbyterian
' Church who have been called to the
L service of the country. The services
' will be held in the auditorium of the
I church and addresses will be deliver
ed by Former Mayor E. Z. Gross who
is a member of Pine Street Presby
terian Church and by E. J. Stackpole,
a member of Market Square Presby
terian Church both of whom have al
ways been interested in the success
of the Capital street church.
The church choir assisted by the
community chorus will render special
music on this occasion suitable for
the service.
The flag will be presented by a
committee of young ladies who work
ed under the direction of the pastor,
the Rev. B. M. Ward, will contain
16 stars and will be accepted by the
president of the trustees of the
church. Colonel James M. Auter.
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Certificated Shorthand Teacher.
Formerly 15 years with the
leading business schools of
Philadelphia and New England.
Principal of
BECKLEY'S
BUSINESS COLLEGE
THE
Office Training School
121 Market St.
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Day School, Sept. 3
Night School, Sept. 4
Select either one of
Two Separate Night Schools
One on Monday. Wednesday and Fri
day nights. . The other on Tuesda;
and Thursday nights. Same work in
either .school.
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