8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded 1831 Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. Telegrapk Building, Federal Square E. J. STACKPOLB President and Editor-inrChief F. R. OYSTER, Business Manager GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor A. R. MICHENER, Circulation Manager Executive Board 3. P. McCULLOUGH, BOYD M. OGELSBY, F. R. OYSTER, GUS. M. STEINMETZ. Member of the Associated Press—The Aseociated Press is exclusively en titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. (Member American Newspaper Pub- HiaiSL llshers' Associa aeggj tion, the Audit Bureau of Clrcu- CGfiafc lation and Penn |gpn Associ iSS wßaatern office, Story, Brooks & 188 0 Finley, Fifth gSftiw Avenue Building, S New York City, Western office, Story, Brooks & "WllC Finley, People's Gas Building, - Chicago, 111. Entered at the Post Office In Harrls burg. Pa., as second class matter. By carrier, ten cents a 4t week; by mall, $5.00 a year in advance. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1918 The pieasantcst things in the world arc pleasant thoughts and the great art in life is to have as many of them as possible. —BOVEE. NO COMPROMISE IT is intimated in high quarters that Germany must soon realize the hopelessness of the struggle to boss the world.- It has also been inti mated that the sooner the Prussian outlaws realize what is coming to them in the final settlement the bet it will bo for their own victims in Germany ar.d for those associated with the Huns ir. despoiling Europe. , There is a growing belief that some strong statement should be made by the Allies as to the exact nature of the punishment that Ger many must undergo. So long as the Prussian leaders imagine that they can bring about some sort of a nego tiated peace which will leave thetn with much of their plunder they will continue the struggle. It is believed, however, that when they realize that condign punishment is to be meted out to men responsible for the atroci ties of the war and that peace will be dictated by the victors there will be a change of attitude and a disposi tion to throw up the sponge. Returned American soldiers are of one mind regarding the sort of peace which shouid be forced upon Ger many. Whether they surrender at the Rhine or elsewhere, it is the convic tion of all intelligent people Vho rec ognize the danger of a peace that would only be a truce that Germany should be impressed with such a show of force at Berlin and elsewhere throughout the country that nev.er again will the people or their rulers have the temerity to invite the wrath of an aroused world. There comes from Paris a sugges tion that after a formal conference the Allies should make a concrete, definite and easily understandable pronouncement of the punishment that is intended to be Inflicted on Germany, to the end that there may be no misunderstanding of what a prolongation of the war shall mean for Germany and those countries allied with the Hun cut-throats. This statement of the purposes of the Allies would not in any way in terfere with the vigorous conduct of the war and every day indicates more clearly the fact that the Allies now have the upper hand and that the conflict is going to continue until a definite and decisive victory shall have been wen. In short, it must be on the part of Germany and her serfs an uncon ditional surrender. The terms will be dictated and not negotiated. As the Penn-Harris nears comple tion its fine proportions evoke very general admiration. With the difficul ties which have constantly confronted the builders, owing to war conditions, they have made excellent progress. THE NEW "BOOZE" THOSE accustomed to their cold beer on a hot evening or their hot toddy or whiskey straight on a cold evening need not despair because the distilleries are closed let us hope for all time— and the breweries are soon to quit, very likely forever. If they must have refrigera tion in summer or a "hot slug" in winter, either for bodily comfort or mental stimulus they may turn for solace to the erstwhile much-derided milk bottle. Nor will they turn in vain. It is a strange coincidence that just as the world is beginning to look askance at alcohol, one of the most recent discoveries of the Pasteur Institute of Paris should have to do with the stimulating qualities of milk. While milk has always been considered an excellent tonic, and known to be exceptionally rich in food value. It was not until the Pasteur Institute conducted a number of conclusive experiments that the stimulus In milk became a known quantity. For a number of months milk has been given U>* TUESDAY EVENING, HARiusßtrßG TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 10, 1 French soldier* in the trenches and to many of them- it has been the one and only stimulant. The effect which the milk has produced has more than justified the claims which the Insti tute has made for it. It is claimed that the stimulating effect of milk is especially notable when given to soldiers just before a big battle or a dangerous chatge, and also when administered to the troops when in great futigue. The advantage of the milk stimulus over the alcohol stimulus so extensively advocated In previous years is that there are no bad after effects, and the keenness of the senses is in no wise impaired nor the coolness of the Judgment affected. The knowledge that milk is a stimulant of no mean force will come as something of a shock to those who have hitherto considered it synonymous with all things mild and peaceful. It is somewhat diffi cult to believe that the chief product of the patient and the gentle cow should contain such an element of forceful stimulation. But as proof of the contention we have the word of the world's greatest research in stitute. backed up by conclusive ex periments in a place where stimula tion of the most effective sort is needed. So, with the retirement of the champagne bottle, the flask and the keg that containeth beer, we may expect to see the* bar-keep shove across the shini,ng mahogany great beakers of foaming milk, and hear the host at the midnight party order: "Here, waiter, another quart of milk, and let it have lots of cream on top; what do we care for expense!" It is the desire of the Committee of National Defense throughout the country to encourage a long holiday buying season lhstead of a last-hour rush. as Is usually the case. Merchants of Harrisburg will doubt less conform to this suggestion and the buying public in order to con serve labor would do well to arrange their gift-buying from now until Christmas and not wait until the last fortnight. PROUD TO DIE LIEUTENANT JAMES GAULT ELDER, who has made the supreme sacrifice in France, is a scion of the fighting Elder family of the Paxtang Valley. A letter re ceived since his death contains this fine sentiment: I am assigned to field duty. It is likely that you will not hear from me for some time, but do not worry, as I will have little time to write. If you do get bad news it will be too late to worry. And I will have done what any young man should be proud to do—give his life for his country. Could there be anything finer than this statement from an American soldier? Facing death he goes into battle with a clear eye and a de termination to do his utmost for his country and a great cause. Proud to give his Ufe, if need be, for liberty and justice! What a fine epitaph for a brave soldier who typified the spirit of the American troops. It was Parson John Elder, one of the ancestors of Lieutenant Elder, who declared in the pulpit of the old Paxton Presbyterian Church as he went forth to battle— "There's a time to preach and a time to fight. This is the time to fight!" And the spirit of '76 is the spirit of our boys to-day. Letters from the Harrisburg soldiers on the fighting front are filled with optimism over the successes of the al lied armies, but all urge that there me no letting down of the prepara tions for a vigorous prosecution of the war. They understand the job better than those of us who are back of the lines. We must not rush to the conclusion that Germany has been crushed. She must be beaten to her knees and nothing less will satisfy the men who are making the supreme sacrifices in France. LET'S MAKE A RECORD READING raised $1,739 for the Red Cross by the sale of old rubber. Detroit people donated $5,000 worth of old rubber. Thursday, Friday and Saturday aro "old rubber days" in Harrisburg. How much will Harrisburg raise? There are slackers and slackers. But those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. THEN AND NOW EVERY once in a while somebody gleefully produces a lot of fig ures to taunt us with compa -i --sflns between provisidn costs a cen tury ago and the sky-rocketing ab normalities at present misnamed "food prices." The latest is our eld friend, James Foust, State Dairy and Food Commissioner, who has dug up ftom the files of his department a day book of one Elisha Fales who. away back in 1847, conducted a gen eral store. Mr. Foust, in his monthly bulletin, takes pains to inform us that molasses usually sold at 30 cents a gallon. Tea was 30 cents a pound, while flour ranged from $6.75 to $7.50 per barrel, a high price, when one considers the great purchasing power of money, it being a time when able-bodied men would work all day in the country for a few cents a day. Brooms sold at 25 cents, rice was 5 to 6 cents a pound and coffee varied from 9 to 14 cents. Saff pork was sold at 10 cents a pound and eggs were 10 to 12 cents a dozen, and but ter from 14 to 16 cents a pound. Forty pounds of fish, probably salt cod, sold for 80 cents, or 2 cents a pound. Cheese varied from 10 to 15 cents a pound. Candles were in considerable demand, the price be ing 15 cents a pound. Raisins were 10 cents. All this sounds mighty attractive, but when we look up wage scales of the period and find a day's pay ranging as low as fifty cents ar.d scarcely ever higher than $2, one hesitates to sigh for a return of "the Rood Old dxya. for jrna nf ■■■ nrafar high wages, choosing rather to have money in our pockets with prices high, than to have nothing with which to buy, even with prices rang ing very low. With a cash balance and commodities high, we can pur chase or not'as we choose, but with empty purse even the cheapest goods are unobtainable. The automobile slacker is one who hunts up an excuse to go riding on Sunday, keeping within the letter of the law, but violating its spirit. Military drills in our High Schools will mean a finer body of boys and an increase of that discipline so impor tant to the .development of the future manhood of the nation. Ik By the Ex-Committecman The energetic manner in which the Republican state committee is pre paring the fall campaign and ■ the steps being taken to Insure the elec tion of Republican congressmen and legislators have caused many repre sentative Democrats to demand that the leaders of the contending factions of the stace Democracy get together and cease from troubling the rest of the party with their schemes for con trol. There is about as much chance of the factions reaching any agree ment as there is of Judge Eugene C. Konniwell retiring from the ticket as nominee for governor. The condition has so alarmed many of the Democratic candidates for Congress and legislative seats that they are discussing plans for candi dates for meetings to demand that the machine be oiled up and put (n charge of new engineers. A meeting of Democratic congressmen whose seats are threatened by the row is to be held in Washington before the end of the week to demand that some thing other than the animosities of National Chairman Vance C. McCor mick and National Committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer shall occupy the at tention of the party in Pennsylvania. Similarly legislative candidates are trying to arrange meetings, feeling their own welfare is more important than those who boss the delega tion of the national convention in 1920. —The plans of the Republican state organization are to elect every Republican congressman, state sen ator and representative possible in Pennsylvania and the fullest advan tage will he taken of the Democratic row. Senator William C. Sproul will also work to pile up a hpge majority so that the effect of the election, in the Democratic national chairman's own state will be noticeable. —The Philadelphia Evening Bul letin ventures the prediction that Judge Bonniwell will not be here for the state committee meeting on Sat urday and other newspapers have the same idea. The Philadelphia Record gives much attention to the wails of the Democratic Congressional candi dates that their places are in danger. —Judge Bonniwell spent yesterday working on his answer to Palmer's charges. He declared his response will be comprehensive and that every accusation made by the national committeeman would be answered fully. Names of prominent Pennsyl- YUnians and dates will be given, it is declared, to prove that Palmer misrepresented facts when he be trayed his party before the state committee. It is expected that Judge Bonniwell's answer will be made public within the next few days. —The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day says: "Politics may be 'adjourned' somewhere, but certainly not in Pennsylvania. Within forty-eight hours after A. Mitchell Palmer, Dem ocratic national committeeman and federal officeholder, alien property custodian, had repudiated the Demo cratic nominee for Governor, Judge Bonniwell, the President's ax swung and oft went the official head of Jo seph Howley, of Pittsburgh, United States marshal for the western dis trict of Pennsylvania, who had the temerity to assume the leadership of the Bonniwell fofces in Allegheny county. Howley, like Bonniwell, is a Democrat of the fighting school, and Palmer is bound to hear from him in due time. His job went to Editor John F. Short, of the Clearfield Re publican, whose journalistic attacks upon Bonniwell, who he classed as a Penrose Democrat and an adjunct of the Republican organization, were most pleasing to the reorganization leadership of the state Democracy." —People at the Capitol are watch ing with interest the outcome of the investigation into the Lancaster county prison. The State Board of Public Charities went into the sub ject some time ago and urged bet terments, but nothing seems to have come of it. Now the grand jury has taken hold. —Action of Patrick McLane in quitting his job as a railroad man rather than retire as Democratic nominee for congress in the Lacka wanna district was much com mented upon at the Capitol. The nominee says that he has a good chance, but friends of Congressman Farr says he is dreaming. —Lawrence H. Rupp, the new Democratic state chairman, will not be able to come here before Friday, the day before the meeting of the state committee to take action on the Palmer charges, but ho has as sumed direction of affairs and is in daily communication with Secre tary Warren VanDyke regarding de tails of the meeting, although any planning of a campaign will not be considered until after the state com mittee meets. People about the Democratic state headquarters expect that the state committee will adopt a platform, Mr. Kupp has polished up .he docu ment prepared by the sub commit tee in Philadelphia and, will bring it here Friday. National Commit teeman A. Mitchell Palmer will be here on Friday and will, t Is stated, be prepared to back up his charges. Nothing is known about headquar ters of what the Bonniwell attitude will be. but even if the judgo does not come here, it is believed that he will not want tor supporters in the meeting. The Bonniweil answer will be the first thing for the meeting and when the smoko over that clears away a platform will be adopted. ' The executive committee will meet after the state committee to till vacancies and then arrangements for the meeting of leaders to plan the campaign will be made. Superfluous Information We don't favor a tax on-summer furs. The furs are a sufficient affiic tion In themselves!— Houston Post. Idea of Insinuating He's Old This may be the day of the young man, but just look at Uncle Joe Can ncua.—ObniwOitt News and Courier. ■ ■ -~=r. I SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE JOY OUT OF LIFF A _ WONDERFOL MOONLIGHT -amE- YOG <3£T ALU -ANJD THEN GO AMSJD VW£DN4tC> DAY NifiHT ROLLS DoLLEO UV I(sj YOUR PAIVJCS WITH A i AROD'.aO AMD YoOHIi iNJGITeg- HJGW PIMK ORG AM DIR. y VirAR OLD IMFAMT To DINNER (\HO DA race AT X I THIS TRY CLUB 'NI ei/ERThMG . „ __ _ - AIMD ALL TViC VAAAILG ' T\ ~ • ANO.THCn WITH A Vou-HB thinking O* I)— M THE KAISER.!! <SDV Linn THIS "Wjjr" */AV v FRAIMC6 - AMD HOW HEAVSNLY OH HOW . ON HIS OWN "You see that young kid lying there,! Playing a game of solitaire? All ahot to pieces in the air; By heck, Sargc. he's a wonder. j The gamest kid 1 ever met; They're probing him for bullets yet. But s-sh! here comes his nurse, Y vette — Kept him from going under. "You think she's passing by him? I Nit! D'you get that smile? He waves his mitt; 'I think stuck on her a bit. Can't blame him for that matter. She watches him just like a hawk. Now listen to their daily talk, She's all Paree, he's all New "York; Sit quiet, hear their chatter." "Pardonnez-moi, desirez-vous " "Ohk, fine and dandy! How are you?" "Quelque chose? Comprenez-vous?" "Ah, now I know you're kiddin'," "Vous avez bonne mine aujuourd'- hui." "It's high time you were nice to me." • "Time?" Je comprends. il est mi di " "Bright eyes, I think I'm skiddin'." "Je crois que je vous donnerai." "I'll back up anything you say " "Un petit morceau de poulet " "You fascinating creature!" "Avec la creme, dans la coquille—" "Rats! there she goes! I always feel Some blessy's S. O. S. appeal Will call off my French teacher." The Sarge here nudged my splin tered ribs: "Well, I'll be damned; here comes his Nibs!" And down the aisle stalked General Gibbs With all the famous Aces. They formed around the sick boy's bed. He gasped, saluted, then turned red: "Looks like I'm pinched!" was all he said, Scanning their smiling faces. "So," spoke the general, "you alone Brought down three Taubes on your own! Another Yankee Ace is known To everyone in Blighty. I'm proud to know you—put it there And now we're going to let you wear ' This gallantly won Croix de Guerre I'm pinning on your nighty." —Fly Paper, France. Repudiated Leadership [Philadelphia Record (Dem.)] What we are in doubt about is the professed belief of Palmer that Penrose nominated Bonniwell. Why, in Heaven's name, Penrose should want Bonniwell when he had Sproul is beyond us. But Palmer is intent upon hanging on to some pqfrt of what is left of the Democratic party in Pennsylvania. Having worked the Donnelly-Ryan-Penrose game with enough success to follow Col onel Guffey as National Committee man, he likely believes that enough of the Democrats who are left in the state, can be continually fooled by linking the name of any Democrat who threatens hlsalleged leadership to the name of Penrose. A Fine Job For Efficiency Hindenburg has quit figuring on getting to Paris and begun devoting all his time to keeping roads open to Berlin. —Detroit Free Press. LABOR NOTES From August 21 to 26, at Washing ton, D. C., International Photo- Engravers' Union of North America will meet in convention. Cleveland Chamber of Commerce is planning a school where women will be taught to become plant man agers. , Totato planting machinery that can be attached to an ordinary plow has been invented by an English man. The National War Labor Board disapproves of the employment of children under 14 years of age on government contracts. More than 30,000 women volun teers are engaged In work directly connected with the German army in the field. Dispute which led to the closing down of an Irish aerodrome has been settled and the men have returned to work. A French Officer's Praise SEVERAL Harrisburg soldiers,, ln ing Lieutenant Louis M. O'Don nell, Lieutenant Albert H. Stack pole, Franklin Etter and others serv ing with the American Expedition ary Forces, were given special artil lery training at the famous French artillery school at Saumur and a let ter from the commandant, published in the New York Times, is of inter est. This letter was addressed to a friend in this country, a French sol dier, who sends it to the Times with this comment: "The authoritative,' unsolicited | judgment on the flower of the youth | of America by a superior French' of-1 fleer, long and hard tried in four' years of continuous warfare at the front, offers such a patriotic tempta- I tion thaj, I have decided to take tbej liberty without consulting its author of translating for the readers the following letter from the command er of the Saumhr School of Artillery for the American Expeditionary Force, inasmuch as his message will undoubtedly prove a source of "di rect information, as well as of unmi tigated pride to the American people, and of pride and great satisfaction to the parents and relatives in particu lar of the young American officers now in France." The son of Cheronnet, commander at Saumur, was killed at the Marne on his guns, folding to his heroic breast the terrible com mand of Marshal Joftre in that su preme hour. "No more retreat; the troops that cannot advance must die on the spot." And he died, as did every officer of his battery. This letter, dated July 26, 1913, is an intimate personal .message in which he cay 3 of the American boys who have been under his training, including ex-President Taft's sen, who graduated with high honors and will remain for a time, as instructor at Saumur: "I feel a great pleasure in telling you, and you will believe it, that we are extremely satisfied of our pupils. It is difficult to find more docility, more good will, more desire to learu Democratic Fiasco [Front the Wilkes-Barre Record.] If anything were needed to elimi-> nate the last ray of hope from the most optimistic of Democrats it was the outcome of the state committee meeting on Wednesday. If there tad been the least inclination to harmon ize differences it might have been followed in the election of a state chairman to succeed Mr. McLean, but the organization forces remained j as unrelenting as a stone wall in their refusal to accede to the wishes of the candidate for governor in the choice of chairman, i More belligerent than this attitude, however, was the vitriolic speech by A. Mitchell Palmer, who formally re pudiated Judge Bonniwell's candi dacy. The committee seconded Mr. Palmer's violent attack by postpon ing the discussion of a platform and by demanding that nothing further be done until Judge Bonniwell -be given an opportunity to state his case. It is needless to say that the candidate will treat the demand or request in a spirit of ccfhtempt. The Palmcr-McCormick organiza tion will continue to play into the hands of the Republican outfit rath-' er than do a thing that might in anyl possibility enhance the chances of | Judge Bonniwell for election —and there's a reason. Judge Bonniwell's facilities m the way, of building up an organization of his.own, in the event of his 'election, fortified by the patronage he would have at his com mand, Federal and state, would spall disaster to the Palmer crowd. Since harmony is now impossible, the next best thing is to make the defeat of the head of the ticket certain. Into these profound depths has the proud old party in Pennsylvania fal len. and vhe sting of it is ameliorated! only by the fact that there are now| more serious things to think about. The astonishment caused by the suc cess of Judge Bonniwell in the pri maries has given way to a determina tion to prevent him from taking tho organization out of the hands of those who originally confiscated It in the name of reform. In the mean time Senator Sproul says nothing but saws wood. Mother of Twenty Fined A woman summoned at Kingston for failing to send her twe daugh ters to scnool regularly Was unable to attend. It was stated that 3he had Just given birth to her twentioth child. She was fined ten shillings.— Continental Edition of the London Mall than that which is shown by at, these men coming to us from every State of the Union. "Within three months we succeed in making nine-tenths of our "stu dents" good battery officers, capable of conducting and regulating a fire •—hence to kill the Boche and to aid to victory. "Such results are obtained owing to the will of these sons of America. Let them be thankful for their excel lent spirit and their abnegation. Our pupils, meantime, have begun to give their own measure on the battle field; and wo know that some among them have distinguished themselves not only for their personal courage, which was beyond doubt, but as well for the manner in which they had prepared the work of the artillery in their staffs. "Their help has proved a serious addition in the admirable counterat tack of our Foch to the 'Frledon sturm.' Your old heart of a patriot must have exulted at the reading of the bulletin of July 18 and the fol lowing days! "On the threshold of the fifth year of war I can say with pride that I never doubted a victory, but this time we feel it is coming. The turn ing point is over, we will win! What an immense satisfaction for those who like myself have given the best of them, their eldest son, to the great cause." • Other Americans at the school ire Kermit Roosevelt, a bon of ex-Jus tice Hughes and also a son of George W. Perkins. Before being called to the direc tion of the School of Artillery for tlio American Ilxpeditionary Force Com mander Cheronnet was in charge during three consecutive years of the artillery of position in the section of Rheims on the dark days of the de structive bombardment of the city and cathedral from the heights of Craonne. and was decorated for bra very in action and for scientific su periority in the daily adjustment of his divisional groups of batteries with the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor. Bonniwell's Camouflage [Philadelphia Inquirer] . Judge Bonniwell is an anti-prohi bitionist and is making his campaign as such. He has counted upon the Democratic vote because he is the regularly nominated Democratic can didate. But he needs many more, than mere Democratic votes to landj him in Harrisburg. So he organized! another party— : the Fair Play Party j —in the hope that all- Republicans! who are opposed to the Prohibition j Amendment would flock to his can- j dldacy, seeing that the Republican■ candidate. Senator Sproul, has en dorsed the amendment in his own ] platform. • Now .as a matter of fact, this move of Judge Bonniwell's is camouflage pure and simple. It Is deceitful, since the next Governor cannot possibly have anything to do with the pro posed amendment. It is the Legisla ture that exercises full authority. The Governor neither signs nor vetoes the amendment if adopted by the Legislature, in other words, if the next Legislature adopts the reso lution, that will settle the whole matter so far as Pennsylvania is con cerned. Judge .Bonniwell as Governor could not destroy the legislative en actment by a veto, for he would be without veto power. The Democratic situation is of amusing interest, but of no import ance whatsoever, for neither he nor any other Democrat could have the slightest chance of election this year, even if the party were united. Penn sylvania is not turning against so excellent a candidate as is Senator Sproul to run after the strange gods of divided, Democratic leadership. Ancient Romans Stored Snow [From the Youth's Companion.] Ice is said to have been first cut and harvested for storage in 1805, <from a small lake near Cambridge in Massachusetts. But the millionaires of ancient Rome made snow serve the same purpose. They got It from the mountain summits and stored it in pits covered with straw and earth. Mary's Little Angel Cake Mary made an angel cake For her darling Charley's sake— For his dear sake. Charley ate it every crumb Then he heard an angel's drum Calling softly, "Charley, come," And Charley went. ?—Cornell Widow. Peace by Negotiation [From the Providence Journal] The echo keeps coming out of the Teutonic countries that the leaders want "peace by negotiation." But there is no re-echo in the Allied countries, for their people have learned only too well that the only Germany the world can trust is a prostrate Germany. When her armies are advancing she acclaims "peace by the sword;" when they are retreating she prates of "peace by negotiation." Allied sol diers at the front say "Npi" They do not want to have to Repeat the job thrust upon them. They are en titled to the first and loudest voice. As Mr. Lloyd George so strikingly said, there can be no peace confer ence with the German sword rattling on the table. Naturally, Germany wants the conference to assemble while her forces are still on foreign soil —who would not? !■ aturally, also, this Is precisely what she will not get; for the Allies are now driving the team and choosing the stops. If a peace is "negotiated" before Germany is definitely beaten, the out come will be an armed truce, fol lowed by another war. We must bring her to her knees; then the peace will be both peaceful and per manent. Let the whipped bully first cry: "Hold, enough!" The world was not ready for war when Germany struck; now it is not ready for peace on Germany's terms. I OUR DAILY LAUGH _ CLEVER. I see you keep copies of all the lellors y° u write MftW to your wife. Do AhS Wk. yOU d ° 11 t0 avold |kl \|W ropeatlng your sil ISJo! To avol(S t'l contrftCt ' my * : i self THE PRODIGAL HK^EDtegaa. Mother Hen Gracious me, son, where have yoU been all these Locked up in cold ' storage, mothor j dear. DON'T SPRING K for sympathy. m\ _ es ' " )ut w hen r' / 'f.'hrßt a ' ellow ' 8 Just r'J / SBtfja missed a two-foot if { Mm putt is not the i| ■■ time for it THE OPTIMIB - think of this? It is the latest I JST: might have been [Jjl 7/1 worse. It might I have been twins. - -i "■PjijedWWMMpr IN ANIMAL LAND. Pelican JW*" i A) \ 'Where are you \j' going with that hat box, DooT /H\ £fr> Been buying a hat for th • £yvJTly'y Missus? -MjU —-jj-—p De Hlngo—Hat AEL" " nothing! This Is a box of little "■ liver pills for the old man Hippo. LUXURIOUS- Tou should be content with / , / simple fare. j wl y ■ It can't be X —e managed. The \svl ?lfc\ta| u J|flh prices now en- / k / Al |||i title everything J HBmI edible to be "V w / i|j|rtj| classed as a lux- '\gL/, fitting QHjat > When Harrisburg people read about an American transport that fought a submarine for an hour and a half while on a homeward bound trip a short time ago they did not know that a Harrisburg man, born und bred and educated here, was in command of the ship and brought it safe to port, as ordered. There are suspicions that if his orders had per mitted ho would have run the risks involving in ramming the sea snake or that he would have done some thing else than make the best ti.ne possible in getting away. But or ders are oiders and Uncle Sam is not taking any chances with hie valuable ships. The ship was the Pocoliontas which some people from Pennsylvania have sailed in as the Princess Irene, a former German liner, with a registered capacity fot making seventeen knots. The com mander was none other than Com mander "Ned" Kalbfus. son of the veteran secretary of the State Game Commission. Commander Kalbfus ie noted as one of the most vigilant ol masters of transports, a duty to which only picked otiicers from the United States Navy are assigned. When the war is over the story ol what he has done can be told. In any event it is told in ports that the Pocoliontas found the submarine on its stern und opened tire. The sub marine was low in the water and a poor target and the shells from the guns of the liner splashed close to the small surface showing. But the submarine had something as big aa • a house to hit and showered over sixty shells about the transport, not one of which hit, although the vessel got many splinters and bits of the ' casing. While no one says it that knows, the chances are that the rea son the liner was not hit was tlje clever way it was handled and the fact that its commander remembered his orders and took his vessel home, • • • Major W. G. Murdock, the state's chief draft officer, went to Gettys burg yesterday to review his army. The major in addition to numerous Qther duties connected with the ad ministration of all of the drafi boards and a headquarters here as large as a high school, has an army all his own. It was "made so by a general order from Washington and consists uf the men sent to Camp Colt for limited training as clerks ta boards in the draft system. They are under his orders and he will have to inaugurate morning reports and other things. The major's army will be in training for a time and when the soldiers return to their home dis tricts they will report to him. • 4 * Carl W. Davis, one of the mem bers of tho Harrisburg Reserves, who has had charge of drills of men in the vicinity of Dauphin, has a widely-scattered and much-reduced army. The last draft struck it bad ly and when he called the roll the ' other evening he found that one man lived at Speeceville, another at Clark's Ferry, one near Dauphin, ohs at Rockville. another two miles up Fishing Creek Valley and others at separated points. Muster day for what is left of that contingSnt is go ing to be hard to arrange. * • The name of Dr. Thomas Munce, who is in charge of the worll of the State Livestock SanitarJ * Board in the absence of State Veter inarian C. J. Marshall, is one of thj men nominated for representative from the Atlantic States to the board , of the American Veterinary Medical ' Association. The alumni of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania's veterinary department have issued a circular urging that he be elected because of his activity and interest in the or ganization, as well as his standing in his profession. • • • The coming tractor demonstration near New Cumberland is going to be one of the biggest things in this part of the state in a long time and there will be tractors of all sizes, shapes and pedigrees on the government farm near New Cumberland to show what they can do in the way of tear ing up the ground. Tho tractors will be here from a score of states and it is expected that the demonstration 4 will attract attention from many farmers, notably the southeastern part of Pennsylvania. • Members of the State Public Serv ice Commission are commencing to get the idea that every time notice of an increase of rates is filed it will bo followed by a complaint. The manner in which the notices havo been coming along the line has kept the people at)> the offices of the com mission stepping and there has t scarcely been a jump in rates of a big utility but what complaints have followed. There are few trolley com panies in the state and fewer elec tric companies which have not ad- V vanced rates. Philadelphia's transit system is one of the few to keep to the nickel fare. • • * It is not generally known that Professor John T. Wenyon, the noted Shakespearean interpreter, is now a resident of Harrisburg and is living at 107 Locust street. Professor Wen yon's home is in London. Several years ago he suffered from severe ill ness and as a result could not under go the trials and strain of extended tours. He has entered the service of the British government as an inspec tor of munitions and is now stationed 1 with the Bethlehem Steel Company / at their Stee'.ton plant. Professor f Wenyon has great power of voice and expression. He has toured vir tually every "country in the world, 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE ") —John B. Williams, the now chairman of the Scranton distrirl appeal board, Is a Stroudsburg banker. —Senator William C. Sproul hm made a record for raising potatoes on his farm near Chester. —Thomas Robins, prominent Phil- V adelphian, is home from a visit tc Maine. —Admiral W. H. G. Bullard, Just advanced in rank. Is the first alum- £ nus of Media High school. j. —J. R. Rough, Hazleton city en gineer. says that his office force mas have to shovel snow from crossing! this winter if the draft keeps on. —B. C. Houck, city clerk of Wil. liamsport, has gone into the Army. 1 DO YOU KNOW —That Harrisburg is supplying considerable food for the men abroad as well as the canton ments? More and more it be- ' comes a big distributing center. HISTORIC HARRISBURG The Harrisburg regiment In th War of ISI2 was recruited and drill ed In Market Square and marchet to York when the British weri threatening Baltimore.
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