8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH . A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded ISSI Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. Telegraph Building, Federal Square E. J. STACKROLE President and Editor-in-Chief F. R. OYSTER, Business Manager GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor A. R. MICHENER, Circulation Manager Executive Board J. P. McCULLOUGH, BOYD M. OGELSBY, F. R. OYSTER, GUS. M. STEINMETZ. Member of the Associated Press—The Associated 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- Ushers' Associa tion, the Audit Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associ- ST ated Dallies. iluglflafi Si Eastern office, SSSsi"™" m Story. Brooks & SgEESBHB (Kl Finley, Fifth Jm Avenue Building, tffl| Ca fISB OS New York City ; 'ey, Vig Western office, g|HgSBESE Story, Brooks & Finley, People's Gas Building, —- Chicago, 111. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg. Pa., as second class matter. By carrier, ten cents a week; by mail, $5.00 a year in advance. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. 1018 Cleave then to the sunnier side of doubt, And cling to Faith beyond the forms of Faith.- She reels not in the storm of warring words, She brightens at the clast of "Yes" and "No." She sees the Best that glimmers through the Worst, She feels the sun is hid but for a night, She spies the summer through the winter bud, She tastes the fruit before the blos som fells, She hears Jhe Ic.rk within the song less egg. She finds the fountain where they wailed "mirage." * — TENNYSON. CIVIC CLUB'S GLAD HAND WHAT a fine thing the Civic Club is doing in the entertain ment of the soldiers on duty in this section. Harrisburg has met every expectation in all the activities growing out of the war, but might have done, perhaps, a little more in the way of providing the home at mosphere for the soldier boys who happen to be in our midst. The Civic Club is now supplying this need. Many of these men have re sponded to the call to the colors at great sacrifice, and it is only right and proper that the good women of Harrisburg, through the Civic Club and other organizations, should show them every proper attention. Time was when the man in uniform in the United States was not shown the courtesy which should with en tire propriety have been extended to one serving unselfishly his country; but since our entrance into the great war all this is changed and those who had the narrow view of the national service have in most cases I changed their minds and now appre- { ciate the importance of honoring the uniform as well as the flag Here and there, of course, some thimble-brained individual will pro test against social attentions which are bestowed upon the soldiers, but these persons are in such an insig nificant minority that they are soon dropped into the little niche to which they naturally gravitate. Harrisburg is a patriotic city and its fame has gone abroad even be yond the seas. In other wars it did its part admirably in looking after the comfort of the soldiers, so that again w.e say the community is back of the Civic Club in its determina tion to still further bring the home to the soldier who has left loved ones to do his best in the suppres sion of the Beast now 'ravaging Europe and destroying the peace of the w.orld. Register to-day and be glad you are young enough to do so. Many a man would be glad to trade his chances at the front to be again with in draft age. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SINCE the agreement at the headquarters of the Committee on National Defense with the mercantile heads there will be no interference with the usual holiday business so long as it does not in volve any increase of the working forces, the merchants of Harrisburg and elsewhere are preparing for a longer holiday season, instead of confining the gift buying to the last month of the year. When it was stated that the holiday purchases of the average merchant were made months ago and that the mer chandise had already been deliv- THURSDAY EVENING, iiariusbuko TijLEuRATit SEPTEMBER lyis. ered it was shown that nothing was to be gulned by cutting out the Christmas giving. Then the agree-* ment indicated was reached to per mit the usual holiday business, with the understanding that the mercan tile forces are not to be enlarged as has always been the case during the last rush of the year. In order to overcome these condi tions, the merchants are preparing to launch their holiday sales with out further delay. This will be a good thing, not only for the mer chants, but also for their customers. There never was any reason for the holiday congestion, save that the average Christmas buyer waited un til the last horn blew to provide the ; usual presents. The arrangement for this year will probably set a precedent for holiday operations in the future. Inasmuch as the merchants and shopkeepers cannot enlarge their forces to accommodate the ordinary rush at the holiday period, it will be necessary for them to begin the season soon in order that there shall not be any increase of employes later. Of course, the public must co-operate, so that there shall be no inconvenience from the proposed plan. / Killing Germans seems „o be re garded somewhat in the light of sport by many of the young soldiers in France, who insist that shooting the Hun is about the same as shooting rabbits. • PATRIOTS REGISTER SELECTIVE Service is the own offspring of the American Vol unteer. It has neither exiled its sire nor silenced his voice. Selective Service has but shifted the burden Of the whole task of fighting for our country from volun teer shouldejs. and guided enthu siastic patriotism in the right chan nels towards the quickest and best results. No! The day of the American Volunteer is not past; for volunteer service is a matter of spirit—the willingness to do. It can still speak; it Is acting to day—the Day of Selective Service Registration. The man. who, being between 18 and 46 years, ro§e early to-day and hastened to place his name on the Selective Service Roll, is an Ameri can Volunteer. He is as much an American Y'ol unteer as the men who shouldered a musket In 1776, or answered the first call in 1861. A man volunteers in his heart. Selective Service opens the way for him to serve where he is best needed, and when. It safeguards an over-zealous spirit from trying to serve where it is of little use. Our nation has set for itself to day the task of registering thirteen millions of men between the ages of 32 and 46, and 18 and 21 'years. It will register them only if America's volunteer spirit speaks and acts. The need of the hour is a double quick response. Our country must add more than two million soldiers to the American Army of to-day to bpat the Hun back into his den. It will pick these soldiers from the 13.000,000 men who register. If you have not already done so, do not delay. Go prepared to give the vital facts about yourself. Answer the ques tions of the registering board. Don't ask questions. That will show a true volunteer spirit. Patriots will register promptly. Others must, or pay the penalty. Captain Walter Kilroy Harris, a dis tinguished Australian soldier, journal ist and author, will be the luncheon speaker before the Chamber of Com merce to-morrow. He has had a large experience in the actual fighting and the C. of C. is fortunate in having him for Friday's luncheon. THOSE GERMAN KNIVES THE body of an American boy was found in No Man's Land 'ho other day hacked almost to pieces by German knives. Before the war we bought 'nearly two million dollars' worth of Ger man pocket cutlery each year. A captured British officer was re cently found with his throat slit from ear to ear—by e. razor. YVe used to import a half million dollars' worth of razors from Ger many annually. Are we going to continue to patronize these barbarians and their j murder-tool factories after the war? SOWING TO THE WIND G 1 ERMANY continues to devas tate utterly the towns and countryside which the enemy forces now occupy in France and Belgium. Their retreat is marked by desolation and ruin, and they must be given to understand that similar conditions will prevail throughout Germany when the Allies are through with their big Job. Americans and their Allies every where will never be content to ap prove any settlement that will not directly punish the authors of the atrocities and the barbarous war fare which has continued for more than four years. They must be whipped until there shall be no fight left in them. It is a common remark among German prisoners that in the event of final defeat their government will surrender and save their own coun try from the frightful destruction which has been visited upon their neighbors. It is on account of this attitude that many American states men and leaders believe the Prus sian gang should be given full no tice of what, to expect, so that they will cease their constant prattling about a "negotiated peace. 'fdUlct Ik By the Ex-Commltteeman Men connected with the Demo cratic State Headquarters here now regard it as a foregone conclusion that while Judge Eugene C. Bonnl well will not attend the meeting of the Democratic State Committee here on Saturday, his friends will be here to make as much trouble as possible for the managers of the state machine. The big point now being discussed among the leaders of the faction which has titular con trol is how far they can §o with Bonniwell. _ The way the matter stands now. National Committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer has repudiated Bonniwell, although Bonniwell was nominated by direct vote of the Democratic voters and by a substantial majority over the Palmer-McCormick candi date, and Bonniwell has repudiated Palmer, demanding that he get out of the party. Honors seem to be even and as usual when such a con dition prevails among the Democrats the machine is jingling in every joint. Secretary Warren VanDyke is ar ranging for the meeting here on Saturday and State Chairman Law rence H. Rupp.wili be here to-mor row to take up his burden. —While this is going on Senator William C. Sproul is going right ahead with his campaign. Ho will speak in Bucks county Saturday and Roosevelt men. Flinn menn and even Brumbaugh men are coming out for him. Ex-Senator E. F. Blewitt, of Lackawanna, a Democrat, is openly for Sproul and it is expected his lead will be followed by other prom inent Democrats. —Speaking at Philadelphia yes terday, Mr. Blewitt said'i "As I look at the gubernatorial situation, Sen ator Sproul is without question the man Pennsylvania needs in the Exec utive Mansion at Harrisburg during the next four years. "As to my own party, it has been 'gassed.' The Palmer-Bonniwell fiasco has disgusted the better ele ment of the Democratic party in this commonwealth. I am not in poli tics and do not make the assertion in a narrow, partisan sense. I am merely stating what I regard as a fact. My belief is that the think ing, substantial men of my home county, Lackawanna, are behind Senator Sproul, and I am sanguine he will be elected by a big ma jority." —Considerable comment was caused here to-day by the attempt of the Democratic National Chair man's newspaper to belittle the Bon niwell charges as "old stuff." This is in line with the shrieks that aiose a few days ago against the Demo cratic Congressional candidates wno arc claiming that the Palmer-Mc- Cormlck course imperils the r chances in November, which is nothing more or less than an effa-t to stave off the use of the time honored demand for "a sincere re organization" of the party which Is rairing after the election this fall. The Bonniwell people have been en deavoring to taKe a leaf out of the Palme! book and Palmer has been trjing to prevent them from taking it ly debouncing Bonniwell before Fcnnivvell could denounce him. in the midst of it all the silence of the Dauphin County Democratic com in'ttee is interesting to note. —Deputy Attorney General W. H Keller is considering the propor tions presented in the War Depart ments regulations against the voting of soldiers in the field under state ,ov. r and it is probable that within a few days he Vvill have his opinion in the hands of Secretary of tile Commonwealth Woods. —Mavor Smith's new Board of Recreation did not lose much time in electing E. R. Gudehus, former I luiadelphia newspaperman, as su per,r.tendent of recreation yesterday. Within an hour after the Mayor had named Judge Raymond MacNeiiie. T. .! Meagher. Edwin O. Lewis and other pronounced adherents to take the places of men who refused to take orders, Gudehus had been elected. —Pittsburgh, councilmen are ha v ing somewhat of a fuss over who shall succeed President Kerr. The president is in the army and there is a question among members as to who should be elected and how. —Charles B. Lenahan. of Wilkes- Barre, candidate for the Supreme Court' nomination, has been swing ing around the circle -in Western Pennsylvania. Mr. Lenahan is one of the half dozen Democrats aspiring to the place and does not seem to care whether his candidacy from the home county of Major George R. McLean matters or not. Folks about the Democratic state windmill are having more or less of a busy time ducking#the barbed inquiries of DemocraticMeg tslative candidates as to whether they must get off tickets. The head quarters says that it has heard nothing, but the candidates want to know why. The Railroad Brother hood men affiliated with the Dem ocratic state organization are In clined to have some opinions of their own about the order. Another Interesting problem is whether the order will af&ect Wil liam J. Burke, Republican candidate for Congress-at-Large. Mr. Burke is a Pittsburgh councilman, but is one of the Brotherhood chiefs, be ing carried as an active railroad man. Love as a Housing Problem Sarah MacConnell, author of "Many Mansions," just published by Houghton Mifflin Company, is a comparatively new writer, this being her second book. Miss MacConnell was born in Springfield. Ohio, but has lived in New Y'ork for some years. She was a designer of book covers until she became associate editor of Everybody's Magazine, and since giving up magazine work she has written numerous short stories and given occasional lectures on craft work. Of "Many Mansions," she says: "The book was written because love appears to me a very important housing problem, spiritu ally, and rather more neglected than our material housing problems. Our fiction usually presents It as something that may be ordered all ready to put up, like a certain kind of collapsible bungalow—no archi tect needed." JUDICIOUS CRITICISM So far as candidates for Federal place are concerned, the Maine elec tion is a victory for Mr. Wilson and the war. It is not a Republican or a Democratic war. It is an Ameri can war. The men who have held up the President's hands, no matter' what their party names, deserve to be returned to Congress. A lot of Democrats in Congress, Laodiceans or pacifists, might well be spared. From his political enemies Mr. Wil son not infrequently gets Judfcious criticism and indispensable help.—- New York Times. AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEEIHF' ~ ~ By ] AFTeR You've Beau ~ AND OUT IKJ Colorado 1 i V \SYTHdG IN MICHIGAN FROM THE PUMP- You HAVE THG TUB BUT AMD HAD RONMlistG CIAimPS for light) HAve "To Be wtW]r n I had a won- J wf&y derful dream last Ey' |||S night—lf it would 'fflLtffonly come true W ° neVel " I dreamed you > were dead. Signing (Eljai j n— ,lnve been seeing: many ruc ' ts Passing through Harris ," , B on r bo way to the camp at Al ,whero tri rck companies are mobilized and prepared for the movement to the lighting lines the h t™S! v! ?' not one-tenth of i svfL V Whfch B ° through Penn- * evlrt , a c ? m * 8 lnto Harrisburg. For ', ® r , y r "? k th at rumbles over the nni Ke and through the city n!L S ° Ut . over tho Heading pike ?' n ® are Bo ' ns byway of Chambers burgr and Gettysburg and York to tidewater or being diverted over irt franklin county to Baltimore. Still °* re so'nk over the National th™ uCumberland road which runs through Washington, Fayette and frJfn Bet oount| es. But the bulk aro traveling over the Lincoln highway and move from Pittsburgh clear thiough to Philadelphia. One of tins reasons why the Lincoln highway is preferred to the William Penn is the difference in grades, hut when parts of Somerset. P.edford and Fulton counties are considered there is not "?dch to brag of. The section from phambers'ourg to York gets more traffic because there are portions of highway near Harrisburg, notably Camp Hill and Paxtang and some other boroughs, over which traveling even for an army truck is not a • matter of undiluted joy. This city could have many more truck trains [' neighbors would buck up. Highway Commissioner CVNeil is now arranging to extend some help in tho way of repairs to Paxtang, whose au thorities will provide the labor and material as soon as he can spare Some road machinery. At present all of the state's road-building machin ery is concentrated on military roads or the Lincoln highway, thirty road rollers alone being on the Lincoln and the state renting all of such ma chines that it can get hold of. ♦ * * The Capitol Park squirrels have a new set of friends. They have al ways had them, but lately they have been coming around in increasing numbers. They are the soldiers and sailors. Every day or so squads of men. who visit the Capitol while waiting for trains or who stop in Harrisburg to see the State House call on the squirrels, or to be more correct, the squirrels call on them. The soldiers have a gorgeous time feeding the furry denizens of Ihe public domafn and the animals have gotten so that, like some girls, they will shake one In "cits' " clothing for a- uniform without much time be ing lost. But It is the sailors who have the best time. They insist that tho squirrels "wigwag," to them with their tails and have all sorts of fun letting the animals climb around their shoulders. • • • Harry J. Myers, state compensa tion adjuster, whose son walked into his office after having been on the firing line in France the other day without giving him any notice, was the most surprised man at the Capi tol. Myers comes from McKeespart. where he held several places, and resides in Peffer street in this city. His son had been ordered home as an instructor so suddenly that he did not have time to send word. ♦ * A well-known citizen who talked with the outgoing recruits at the courthouse the other day has receipt ed a letter from one of the draftees at Camp Lee in which he suggests that the speaker was not fully con versant with conditions in the Army inasmuch as he, the writer, had not had any sugar since the morning of August 26 and from that date until the present time he and sugar were strangers. He is strong for the Y. M. C. A. however, as he says it is a god send to the soldiers as it is possible to go to tho "Y" and get stationery, books, athletic paraphernalia and hear good music. * * * The problems attending the abol ition of the three Derry township grade crossings where the Philadel phia and Reading Railway goes over the William Penn highway will be cleared up late next month. The pecple interested, the state, tho county, the township and the rail road officials and numerous property owners have had five hearings and the railroad and the State Highway Department have prepared plans and it Is now up to the point where an agreement must be made or the Pub lic Service Commission will step in and mako one. The hearing Is scheduled for October 23. The rail road people are as anxious to got the crossings abolished as anyone, but whether they can get the material is problematical now. The property owners are socking to have Washing ton speed up the required permission. ♦ State Librarian Thomas Lynch Montgomery, who is to be speaker at the September meeting of tho Dauphin County Historical Society to-night, will present'some of the matters ho has discovered in a sum mer vacation study of original doc uments pertaining to the early his tory" of Dauphin county. Mr. Mont gomery, who is a Harrisburger by brevet and inclination, has been giv ing much attention to the study of the early day 3 in this county, hr.ving been fortunate to discover a num ber of letters and papers of those times- • • In regard to old-time papers would bo very valuable contribution to the history of this county if the Dauphin County Historical Society should be able to print the letters and papers of the Rev. John Elder, the "fighting parson," of Paxton church. Mr. Elder was one of the two men who loomed up in the co lonial history of what Is now Dau phin county and his descendants not only reside here still, but are giving their lives for the country which ho helped establish. WELL. KNOWN PEOPLE —Captain E. It. Mackey, of Wil llamsport, # cited for bravery, was long intere'sted in military matters in that city. —W. McK. Reed, well known here, is in charge of the big housing investigation in Pittsburgh. —The Rev. Dr. W. H. stated clerk of tho Presbyterian gen eral assembly, is spending a short vacation at the seashore. —E. M. DuPont, general manager of the Johnstown Railways, says it is only a question of a short time until women aro employed on trollcV cars in that city. —Samuel W. Gault, well-known Pittsburgcr, was here on his way home after a three-months' stay In New Jertey. [ DO YOU KNOW —That Harrisburg soldiers have won places as noncom missioned officers In every camp Into which they have been sent? HISTORIC HARRISBURG —John Harris stockade is deciar-< ed to have been the first fort erecte* on the Susquehanna.