Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, October 12, 1918, Page 10, Image 10

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MANY CRITICISE
COLLEGE ACTION
Dr. Morgan Explains His Rea
sons, Which Resulted in
Ousting Youth
The disclosure of the "color line"
being; drawn at Dickinson College
caused vast gossip among the stu
dents in Carlisle to-day, and a Tele
graph reporter found that the bulk
of sentiment favored the Jefferson
boys, the argument being that they
were line fellows and that, anyhow,
at this time unity is what the coun
try must have to beat the world's
enemy. "I've known William for
three years" said one senior "and
have always found him O. K. There
have been colored boys here before,
and nobody made any kick."
Among Carlisle citizens the action
of Dr. Morgan was the sole topic
disciissed to-day and the opinion
seemed to be that all "aversions"
should be concentrated against Ger
many and not directed at any race or
sect, and that the Jefferson boys had
been the subject of unpleasant pub
licity at a most unfortunate time.
Dr. Morgan made the following
formal statement:
"Frank L. Jefferson, of Steepon,
Pa., employed by one of the depart
ments in Harrisburg. has for three
years had> one son in the college and
for one year has had two sons in the
college. The older son has made a j
line scholastic record, and entered
three years ago after full conference '
with his father and mother, in which |
the whole race problem was talked
over, and he was told that colored \
men had been here before and had j
conducted themselves in such a way !
as to be entirely without trouble in ,
their college associations. This lias ;
been justified by tho three years in
which the family has had repre
sentatives in the college. With the
•opening of the present college year
and tho inauguration of the Stu
dents' Army Training Corps in the
college, new problems arose, and the !
father and 1 talked the matter over.
and after conference with the Com- j
uiittee on Education having the S. :
A. T. C. in charge and being told to j
follow out our usual custom, we told j
the boys to stay. This was before 1
the induction was accomplished.
"Later it developed that the men ;
must live together in the intimacy j
of common barracks, lavatories, mess
hall, etc., and in view of this new I
development which before had not !
been before us, or at least promi
nent in my thought, I raised the ,
question with officers in charge, who 1
tsaid that the induction of the boys |
was entirely with me, but the policy !
of the government in the camps was j
of course to segregate the races, and
that 1 should do as 1 pleased. In
the presence of one of the officers 1 |
called the elder boy and told him j
that his conduct in the college had
been such as to win the respect of
the student body, but that at least j,
two out of three of the Students' j
Army Corps were strangers to him, ;
having entered this year, and that it j
was highly probable that many other | (
new men would come who would not
know him, that it was also possible
that the government might send in a
considerably larger number who
be his associates and who would not
come to know him as his old asso
ciates in the college had done. Under
these circumstances 1 told hint that
it seemed to me that without the
possibility of the college or the army
officers to protect him his stay here
might be made uncomfortable and
that my advice to him would be to
go to a school for men of his race,
i usked him what he thought of it,
and he said: If you order it, of
course I will go. Sly reply to him
was. I do not order it; I suggest,
however, that you go home and talk
lhe matter over with your father and
report to me. His reply was that he
was due for drill in the evening. But
the officer in whose presence 1 had
made the statement said to him: You
may be excused from drill to advise
with your father. I said to the lad
specifically that it was advice, and
that he should counsel with his
father and report to me. He with
drew purposing to go home.
"The next day, and the next. I
conferred with the commanding of
ficer and he with me, inquiring as to
the boy's purpose. As he did not ap
pear nor write me, 1 concluded : ..my
that he had decided to withdraw
without further conference. I .earn
ed incidentally some days after the
original interview that he had writ
tento the dean. His letter, however,
1 have not seen. So far as I knew
and believe the only communication
subsequent to the advice X gave Mr.
Jefferson was a phone conversation
as to the boys' credits for work done
in the college.
"My words to him were words, of
advice, were not considered final, as
the commanding officer and myself
conferred about it afterward, each in
quiring of the other whether he knew
the purpose of the boy in the prem
ises."
Another Matrmrnl
The foregoing statement, written
and signed by Dr. Morgan, appeared
in the night extra edition of the
Harrjsburg Telegraph yesterday, ar
riving in Harrisburg too late for the
home edition and is re-printed to-day
in faiiyiess to the college authorities.
This afterpoon Dr. Morgan phoned
the following statement to this news
paper:
"I'our article yesterday on the col
ored line of Dickinson College Is un
true and contrary to the facts given
your reporter. It raises the question
as to whether you wish to embarrase
the War Department authorities in
their S. A. T. C. movement. A re
porter of the Telegraph saw me at
eleven yesterday morning and 1 then
put into his hands the facts concern
ing the Jefferson hoys, He knew
when he left that they had not been
dismissed from Dickinson College and
but for the fact that the reporter
seemed to know that there had been
no dismissal I should have told him
that there was no color line in Dick
inson College.
"There is yet one colored student
in the college and the Jefferson boys
might be in the college tyithout ques
tion. I doubted the wisdom of their
connection with the 8. A. T. C., how
ever, which would entail their asso
ciation day and night in all the in
timacies of barrack life —In bunk,
lavatory and mess hall, I yet doubt
the wisdom of their connection with
the S. A. T, C. but should not now as
I did not then dismiss men situated
as the Jefferson boys were situated
in the college ten days ago. These
boys could yet become members of
the S. A. T. C. if they so desire in
spite of my Judgment in the matter.
I did not forbid it,
"In view of this clear statement
of facts to your reporter yesterday It
seems too much to expect that your
paper will now give a fair state
ment. However, as the United States
Army administration may seem to be
somewhat involved, I want justice to
be done if possible without any ap
peal to any body connected with the
army. I may, however, need tq re
fer the gross exaggeration of yester
day's Issue to army authorities. If
you want to be fair you should make
correction as publicly as you issued
the original story."
The Telegraphs story of the dta-
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WINNERS OF WAR CROSSES
TELL NOTHING OF DEEDS
Corp. Buchwalder Explains How Coming of the Americans
Saved France and Won the War in Allies' Dark Hour
In the eyes of Adjutant Dinet.
j there is the look of a man who lias I
' seen some things which he cannot ;
! forget. And there is the look which (
|is given only to men who. like Ad-'
Ijutant Dinet, go fearlessly into the'
i
teeth of danger. And the medals on >
J the chest of Adjutant Dinet tell a j
;story that the Adjutant himself will!
i not tell.
Adjutant Dinet, of the Foreign
'Legion, and Corporals Turcan and!
Buchwalder, who are shown in the i
photograph with Evelyn Dußree,
daughter of Frank Dußree, 203
Hamilton street, have served over
four years for Franre. The Adju
tant has, been a Legiondire for nine !
years, incidentally; but all three
of the Frenchmen have been light
ing the Huns since August of 1914,
when the horde of Huns overran I
Belgium and swarmed through 1
France toward the Marne and
Paris.
Corporal Buchwalder. the heavier j
of the two men of the Legion with !
Miss Dußree. has >3en many things, i
too. He said yesterday that he has j
a daughter the age of Miss Du-
Bree.
"It was early in March," he told
missal of the Jefferson brothers from
Dickinson College, as printed In the
Telegraph yesterday, is practically
confirmed in every essential particu
lar by Dr. Morgan's own statement.
If anybody has raised the color line
at Dickinson it has not been the
Harrisburg Telegraph. Dr. Morgan
evidently attempts to differentiate be
tween "sending boys home" and "dis
missal." The Telegraph doubts
missal." The Telegraph doubts wheth
er the public will so understand the
action of Dr. Morgan. The question
naturally arises, why were the boys
sent home if the college authorities
were willing that they should re
main?
The Telegraph has no objection to
Dr. Morgan taking the matter up
with the army authorities. feeling
that if any injustice has been done
the Telegraph Is not the guilty party.
Murderers Are Taken to
Western Penitentiary For
Electrocution Next Week
Charles Kyler and Andrew Carey,
two negro murderers, were taken to
the Center county penitentiary at
Rockvlew yesterday to be electro*
cuted next week for their crimes In
this county and both said they are
prepared for the end. Kyler seemed
to be in a happier frame of mind
than Carey. He told the Sheriff that
he holds no grievance against any
one. not even the Jury that convict
ed him because, he said, if he had
been a member of his own Jury he
wo lid have voted to convict him
self.
I He thought that Judge Henry
j gave him a fair deal, because of
: which "Judge Henry is a mighty fine
! man," but he said he expects to
[ meet a greater Judge. Kyler can
neither read nor write and he said
he was so glad to have had the
opportunity to make his peace with
God. It makes htm shudder, he said,
"when I think what would have be
come of me if 1 had been lynched
without having a chance to repent.
Carey and Kyler both blamed their
crimes on booze,
Kyler fatally stabbed Walter
Clifton Shaffer, ft railroader, Just
outside of a Broad stret hotel on
January 26, last, Carey killed Ar
thur Watts, In Steelton, on February
25, last.
COLORED MEW DRAFTED
Two city boards have announced
the names of the colored men they
will send to Camp Green next. Fri
day evening at 7 o'clock. City
Board No. 3, will send Albert Smith,
660 Sayford. and City Board, No, 1
will send Ned Edwards, 1750 Wood
stock street, Philadelphia! James Wil
lis, Locust Grove, Steeltoni Charles
Wallace Clerk, 208 G street, Wash
ington; Charles Jones, 1338 North
Fourth streeti Bruce Ringgold, 231
South River street.
The alternates for these men are
James Dixon, 1108 South Ninth
street; Thomas Ferhuson, 1103
South Ninth street, and Howard Mc-
Klniey'Cook, 1150 Cameron street.
C ALL FOR WORKERS
A call for the workers of West
minister Red Cross Auxiliary to
meet Tuesday evening to make hos
pital pads for the health bureau, was
sent out to-day. Only women from
| families where there Is no sickness
lare called.
Heroes of Many a Campaign With Medals of Honor
i 1 he Telegraph through the dapper
j interpreter, "that we got word the
Germans were going to start their
! long-looked-for drive by which thev
j hoped to end the war. We were
frightened my friend. Not fright
ened because we feared to tight the
| Hpns, but frightened when we
thought of Paris and the thousands
;of little towns in the path of the
i Boche and the many thousands of
women and girls. Because, you
i know, we had not many men left.
,So on March 21 the Germans began
! the drive, and we went back inch
by inch almost, and foot by foot,
and mile by mile—very, very slow
|ly!—hoping the Americans would
;soon be there. And our good
friends the British, who tight with
i us; they, too, go back—very, very
, slowly, ana we lose much ground
after awhde, and we think the war
; is going to be over, with the Ger
; mans the victor! So. you see, we
feel very badly, because we know
what has happened all through Bel
gium, and we have seen the women
and the young girls of our own dear
Prance —the women and the young
gtrls who sit in chimney corners and
; weep, and who do not see the sun
in the heaven, nor hear the song of
the birds, because for what has htip
, pened to them. Ah. M'sieu, we feel
very badly, as we go back so very
I slowly.
I "But, then, M'sieu—what is hap-I
pen? It is the eighteenth of July.'!
The Americans nave come! They
I start the drive on the Boche at .
Chateau Thierry! They beat him>|i
back!—back!—back! And then for i
the first time since March our com- j
manders say, 'Boys, go back and i
SERVING THE NATION
AT HOME AND ABROAD
r.• 11 .1 Corp. IV K. Fleisher A. c Gourde C. F. Shan)
Weir Paul Murray Lieut. Rn W. Gerdea Corp. M. St. Wagner
Mrs. F, Elwood Deysher, of 113
Locust street, this city, has i*e-1
celved word of the death of her son.
Alfred C. Grosholtz, of pneumonia,
following influenza at Hoffman's
Island, X. Y., whither he had gone
In preparation for embarkation for
service overseas.
Young Grosholtz was 24 years old
and well known here. He was born
in Atlantic City and enlisted in the
One Hundred and Eighth Field Ar
tillery at Philadelphia in July, 1917,
He received his training at Camp
Hancock nnd was Just ready to go
abroad with his battery when he he
came sick less than a week ago.
Corporal Max M, Wagner, Com
pany C, 621 st Engineers, A. E. F.,
has advised his mother, Mrs.
Julia Wagner, 170 Ridge Avenue,
Steelton, of his safe arrival overseas.
The corporal sends his best wishes
to all his friends hereubouts.
Mrs, Raymond K, Fleisher, of this
city, has received word from her
husband, Corporal Raymond K.
Fleisher, of the latter's safe arrival
in France. He left with the Dau
phin county quota July 26, Before
sailing for France he was stationed
at Camp Lee, Va., with Company M,
infantry, leaving September 14 for
overseas, The corporal wae former
ly an employe of the Packard Motor
Car Company's branch in this city,
Another safe arrival overseas is
that of John W, Burd, of 1839 Ful.
ton street, who recciyed his prepara
tory training at Camp Lee, Va. He
was formerly a hrukeman in the
Erie yards.
Advices have reached this city
telling of the safe arrival fh France
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
ake a little rest. Our good friends,
he Americans, have come! So we
nen of the Foreign Legion come out
if the trenches for the first time
ince March and we take a little
est. Now we go back! We have
een your country! We have seen
he homes of the brave Americans.
of Weir Paul Murray, who sailed
overseas a short while ago.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ross Sharp, 628
Norris street, this City, have received
word that their son. Private George
|C. F. Sharp, has arrived safely In
j France. He left Harrlsburg July 26
| for Camp Lee and departed for
abroad • September 1. Prior to en-
I listing he was working for the Penn-
I sylvafala Railroad In the plumbing
I department.
Yesterday Mr, and Mrs. B. J\
! Oerdes, 120 Sylvan Terrace, received
I a letter from Lieutenant U. W,
I Gerdes, dated Vladivostok.
"Never saw so many ships In all
, my life." he wrls. -"And people—•
gee whiz, every race In the world
Is seen here. Harbor Is big enough
to hold all the ships ever built.
Weather Is fine and the country per
fectly wonderful. Say, that trip over
1 the Pacific was something to re
member; met people from all parts
[of the world. They have the biggest
cabbages and 'taters' here 1 ever
saw, Wc have to use Russian money
and I'll say It's funny looking stuff:
all paper and resembles moth-eaten
fitamjra, We have plenty of fine
fruit, and live well, but say, won't
I let out a yell when I see the shores
of the United States ryfaln!"
Young Gerdes graduated from
Tech and not long after graduation
enlisted in the Ordnance Depart
ment at Chicago. He was shifted
to nearly a dozen camps and his
family never knew where to find
him.' Hungry for adventure, and
proving himself capable he went up
in rank rapidly so that he Is now
Lieutenant Gerdes, at your service,
sir,
We know .that we have won. And
so when we get into the trenches
once more, in November, it will be
with the knowledge that the war
soon is over."
That was Corporal Buchwalder's
little story as he sat at Liberty Loan
headquarters yesterday.
FANATIC WITH
PISTOL ARRESTED
j (Continued; From First Page)
'picked up afterwards contained five
j bullets. The man was taken to a
j police station, where his name was
[given as H. J. Boone, a printer. He
|denied, according to the police, hav
ing any harmful intent, saying he
j merely wanted to shake hands with
:the President.
I After questioning Boone the' po-
I lice announced that they did not be
! lieve that he had any wrong motive
I in seeking to reach the President.
I just wanted to shake hands
with the President," he was quoted
II as saying. "I guess I went a little
! tooo far."
Boone was unarmed when search
j ec l at the police station and the po
lice said they did not believe that
the revolver that was found be
longed to him. It was thought that
1 in the scuffle it was dropped by one
lof the secret service men.
Boone, who admitted he had been
| drinking, denied owning the weapon
j and said he meant no harm to the
| President. He and his wife had
' come down town to see the parade
I and attend a local theater, he de
jclared. Two tickets for to-nighis
, performance at the playhouse he
j named were found on him.
! The prisoner also said he had writ-,
j ten a letter to President Wilson com
i mending his course in the war and
that the President had acknowl-
I edged the missive.
The man was held on a charge of
; disorderly conduct, "in that he an
-1 noyed the President," as expresfeed
by the police. Mr. Wilson himself
j did not seem to be disturbed by the
| incident. He smiled slightly as his
i guards seized the man but did not
i halt his march.
It was expected that when the
[ President reached the Altar of Lib
! erty that he would leave the proces
j sion and reviw th remainder of it
| from the reviewing stand there, but
; to everybody's surprise he continued
[ the march toward Washington
: Square where the parade was to dls-
I liand.
At Washington Square the Presi
dent again got Into his automobile
and there reviewed the marchers as
they filed through Washington arch.
The patriotic fervor of the city
was quickened when the fighting
men of twenty-two nations marched
down flag-bedecked Fifth avenue in
Joint celebration of Liberty Day and
Columbus Day. Scores of airplanes,
flying In battle formation, preceded
the marchers. Guns, tanks and oth
er trophies captured from the Ger
mans by American soldiers at
Chateau Thierry and other battle
fields were towed by military trac
tors.
The total number of all troops In
line was estimated at 25,000. Wom
en had a prominent part In the pa
rade.
COUNTY OFFICES WIRE OPEN
The office of the Directors of the
Poor was open for a short time to
day in order to afford relief to needy
persons In the influenza epidemic.
Several calls came that demanded
prompt attention. Several marriage
licenses were issued by the deputy re
corder, the marriage license office
being open until nooa
W. H. Keller, Teacher,
Dies at Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg, Pa., uct. 12.— W.
H. Keller, a prominent resident of
Mechanicsburg, died at his home, 501
West Main street, early this morning
after an illness of six weeks with
throat trouble. Mr. Keller previous
to his illness taught school for sev
era lyears and with his son, Merle E.
Keller, conducted the Office Train
ing school at Harrisburg. Mr. Keller
was born in South Middleton town
ship and lived in Mechanicsburg for
thirty years, lie was 55 years old and
is survived by his wife, one son,
Merle E. Keller, of Mechanicsburg,
now employed at the government
plant at Marsh Hun, and a .daughter,
Miss Ada M. Keller, at home. Pri
vate funeral services will be held
on Tuesday afternoon, conducted by
the Rev. E. C. B. Castle, of the first
United Brethren Church. Burial will
be In Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
MRS, CLIFFORD YETTER
New Cumberland, Pa., Oct. 12.
Mrs. Clifford Yetter died last night
nt her home as the result of pneu
monia. She was aged 28 years. She
is survived by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Heven. Baltimore, her
husband, and two daughters, Flor
ence and Beryl Yetter. She was a
member of the Lutheran Sunday
school. The funeral services will be
held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
at the home.
CHAKI.ES W. (• ARM AN DIES
Dauphin, Pa.. Oct. 12. —Charles
W. Garman, aged 21 years, an em
ploye of the Pennsylvania railroad,
died at his home hero this morning
at 6 o'clock front Spanish inlluenza.
Mr. Garman was a member of
Washington Camp P. O. S. of A., and
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Re
lief. He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Grace Bailey, five brothers ami
three sisters. Private funeral serv
ices will be hehl on Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock.
HENRY C. MILLER BURIED
Dauphin, Pa., Oct. 12. Private
funeral services for Henry Clay Mil
ler, who was treasurer of the Jack
son Manufacturing Company, at
Harrisburg, were held here this aft
ernoon from the home, High street.
MRS. HELEN M. LUDLUM
Mrs. Helen Miller Ludlum, aged
29 years, wife of Edward Ludlum. or
1228 North Fifty-third street, Phil
adelphia, died yesterday morning
following a short illness of pneu
monia at her home in that city.
She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George B. Miller, of 24 South
Eighteenth street, Harrisburg, and
was a resident of this city until eight
years ago when she removed to Phil
adelphia. Surviving Mrs. Ludlum
are her husband and two-month
old daughter. Funeral arrangements
are not yet completed.
FUNERAL HELD BACK
The funeral cortege of the late
Margaret MeCurdy, of Steelton,
which was on its way to the Gettys
burg Cemetery at 11 o'clock this
morning received an interruption of
about half an hour at Front and
Chestnut streets, this city, when
a limousine containing the dead
j girl's father, Dr. J. A. MeCurdy,
Iwhich formed part of the proces
sion of auto vehicles, skidded, and
turning completely about, caused a
rear wheel of the machine to break
ioff at its axle. After another auto
i mobile had been pressed into serv
ice, the procession continued on its
way to the cemetery.
ROBERT B. HENSCHEN
Robert B. Henschen, son of Profes
sor and Mrs. G. N. C. Henschen, of
Harrisburg, died yesterday ntprning
; from pneumonia at Boyertown,
j where he was manager of the Stouf
j fer farm. He was aged 22 years.
A graduate of Technical High
| school in 1914, he was the cartoonist
;on the Tech Tatler. At State College
he was cartoonist for Froth, artist
on the Collegian for three years, and
editor of the State Annual. He was
an officer of the cadets at State Col
lege, being graduated from that m
| stitutjon last June. Because of his
' heart he could not enter Army serv-
I ice and therefore went on a farm.
While at State College he was one
, of the active operators at the Experi
| mental Station there. He is widely
i known in Harrisburg, having a host
1 of friends here. He is survived by his
parents and a sister, Eleanor
| Henchen. Funeral services will be
, held Monday.
SERGEANT CHARLES REVIE
Death of another Harrisburg sol
dier from influenza was registered
yesterday when word was received
here of the death of Charles Revie,
aged 28 years, 157 South Eighteenth
street, at Camp Lee, Vu. His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Revie, and his
sister. Miss Josephine Revie, left for
Camp Lee several days ago when
they learned of his illness. Revie was
drafted in a quota leaving Harris
burg June 27. He was made a ser
geant several weeks ago. He was
formerly employed in the Bureau of
Education at the Capitol. Besides his
parents he is survived hv two sisters,
Josephine and Bertha Revie, and a
brother, Daniel Revie. The body ar
rived in Harrisburg last night.
ELMA KIMMEL
Elma Kimmel, aged 12 years,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Kimmel. 114 Summit street, died yes
terday morning at her home from
Spanish influenza. Funeral services
will be held Monday morning at 10
o'clock, the Rev. William N. Yates,
pastor of the Fourth Street Church
of God officiating. She is survived by
her parents, a brother. Harold, and
a sister, Ethel Kimmel.
MRS. FipRENCK M. BOLLINGER
Mrs. Florence M. Bollinger, aged
19 years, died yesterday afternoon
from pneumonia. Funeial services
will be held at her home, 622 Hamil
ton street Tuesday afternoon with the
Three-fourths of the subscriptions re-
BUY w. s. s. HrafskuKpfe.
OCTOBER 12, 1918.
Rev. 'Edwin Hupp. pastor of the
Otterbeln United Brethren Church,
officiating. Burial will be made in
the East Harrisburg Cemetery. Mrs.
Bollinger was a member of Otterbein
Church. She is survived by her hus
band. Edward Bollinger, a week-old
daughter, her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry L. Hippie, a brother Churles
Hippie and a sister Anna Berry.
She had a host of friends.
BENJAMIX H. BOGGS
Benjamin Hoyer Boggs aged. 23
years, died yesterday morning at
Camp Vail, where he was stationed
with Company D, Telegraph Bat
talion of the Signal Corps. Heath was
due to Spanish influenza which de
veloped into pneumonia. He is sur
vived by his mother, Mrs. Benjamin
Boggs. His body will be brought to
Harrisburg for funeral services. Prior
to his leaving for Camp Vail Mr.
Boggs trained for several months at
Lehigh University.
i MRS. MYRTLE MAY LOVE
j Mrs Myrtle May Love, wife of
Harry W. Love, of Camp Hill, died
I yesterday morning at the Polyclinic
Hospital. Pneumonia resulting from
a cold was the cause of death. Sur
. viving Mrs. Love are her husband
and son, David Harold Love, and
! daughters, Lola Mabclle and Janet
I Evelyn Love. Burial at l.oik Haven,
!on Monday. Mrs. Love had'a wide
I circle of friends in this state and
New York city, who will be grieved
I to learn of her sudden and untimely
j death. Mr. Love is one of the Held
! secretaries of the State Young Men's
j Christian Asoeiation of Pennsylvania.
MRS. IRA MELLIXGER
Funeral services for Mrs. Ira Mel-
I linger, aged 29 years, will he held at
j her Summerdale home Sunday after-
J noon. Burial will he made in the
j Enola Cemetery. Mrs. Mellinger died
yesterday afternoon front penumonia.
| She is survived by her husband and
a daughter, Mary Mellinger.
JAMES U. MARTIN
Funeral services for James It. Mar-
I tin. son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Martin,
Colonial Acres, who died at Camp
i Taylor, will be hold Monday morning,
at It o'clock. The Rev. D. J.
Carey will officiate. Burial will be
j made in Mt. Calvary Ccmeterv. The
body was received in Hurrisburg by
Undertaker Sourbier.
ALFRED E. GROSSIIOLD
I Alfred E. Grosshold, Philadelphia,
la son of Mrs. S. E. De.vsher, 113 Lo
cust-street, died Wednesday at Hoff
| man's Island, New York, where he
( was stationed preparatory to sailing
for France. Pneumonia was the
cause of death.
GEORGE K. KAY MAN
George F. Dayman, 436 South Six
teenth street, died yesterday after
noon front a complication of diseases.
• Funeral services will be hold at his
| home Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock
I Burial will he made in the Paxtang
'Cemetery. He is survived by his
j widow and five children: Thomas W.
i Fayman. Mrs. Lenora Smolizer, Miss
Sue Fayman, Mrs. Cyrus Hoffer and
Roger Fayman.
JOHN ARMSTRONG
| John Armstrong, aged f>o years, died
lat his home. In Lentoyne, early this
i morning. Death, was due to pneu
] ntonia. He was employed as a niotor-
I man on the Harrisburg Railways
, Company cars for ttie past two years.
He was a member of the Lentoyne
Church of God. and the P. O. S. of A.
Besides his wife he is survived by a
daughter.
WILLIAM 11. HOI SEAL. .111.
William H. Houseal, Jr.. infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Houseal. died
yesterday at the home of his parents.
2102 Swatara street. Private funeral
services will be held Monday, and
burial will be made in the Union De
posit Cemetery.
MRS. GKORGETTA M. MACNEIL
I Mrs. Georgetta M. MacNeil, wife of
j John F. MacNeil, died yesterday after
j noon from pneumonia at her home,
: 32X7 North Sixth street. Funeral ser-
I vices will be held Tuesday afternoon,
| at 3:30 o'clock, at the home of her
son. R. V. MacNeil. 1315 Howard
, street. The Rev. Clayton Albert
I Smucker. pastor of Stevens Memorial
| Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial
I will be made in the Harrisburg Ceme
tery. Mrs. MacNeil is survived by two
I sons. R. V. MacNeil and R. G. Mac-
I Neil; three sisters and two brothers.
IJII. C. M. SULLIVAN
Funeral services for Dr. C. M. Sul
livan, widely-known local physician,
Lwho died at his residence', 1439 Mar
ket street, will be held Monday raorn-
I ing, at 10 o'clock. The Rev.' Joseph
IP. Murphy, rector of St. Francis'
Catholic Church, will officiate. Burial
will be made in Mt. Calvary Ceme
tery.
MISS ANNA K. HO LBV
Funeral services for Miss Anna F.
Holby. who died yesterday front influ
enza at the home of her sister. Mrs.
Leland Thrush. 1207 Mulberry street,
will be held Sunday evening, at 7:30
o'clock. The Rev. S. Winfleld Herman,
pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, will
officiate. Burial will be made at
Shipponsburg. Monday.
Appeals For Autos to
Assist in Work of Mercy
Charles W. Burtivett city commis
sioner and chairman of the Motor
Division of the Council of National
Defense, to-day sent out an appeal to
automobile owners to give the use
of their cars to-morrow to transport
nurses and first aid workers who will
visit homes in which there are in
fluenza patients. Two machines will
be needed in the morning between 9
and noon and a like number in the
afternoon between 2 and 6 o'clock.
Offers should be sent to Mr. Burt
nett who will advise where the autos
are to be sent.
REGISTER BANNER IN DANGER
Roy C. Danner, register of wills,
of 1851 North street, has developed
pneumonia and it was said at his
home this afternoon that he is dan
gerously 111. The register broke
down early in he week with Spanish
1 influenza. •
YANKEE TROOPS
DRIVE AGAINST
FIGHTING HUNS
Battle This Morning Espe
cially Violent on Front *
Northwest of Verdun
Willi tlic American Forces North
west or Verdun, Oct. 12.—Gene/al
Pershing's forces continued tlMir
attacks against the German posi
tions on this front to-day. German
opposition proved oven more bitter,
if possible, than it was yesterday.
The lighting this morning was es
pecially violent on the center and on
the left center. St. Juvin and Cunel.
both of which towns now are in No
Man's Land, are aflame. .
London, Oct. 12.—German troops
in the region of Douai are retiring
behind the Sensee canal. British
: forces have reached a line two miles
| west of Douat.
With the British Army in France,
Friday, Oct. 12.—The enemy yester
day began an attempt to slow up
the Anglo-American advance oh the
main battle front. All the bridges
across the river Selle, from Le
Cateuu southward, were blown up
and the Germans seem to have been
digging in furiously along the line
of the high ground some 2,000 to
4,000 yards east of the river.
With the American Forces North
west of Verdun, Friday, Oct. 12.—■
In closing Grand Pre gap it was the.
French who actually entered Grand
Pre station, but it was the American
advance east of the Argonno and
their capture of Marcq andChevieres
that made the occupation possible.
The Germans in their retreat from
the Argonno destroyed and blocked
the main roads by means of mines
and felled timbers. Little is likely
to remain of Grand Pre station, the
enemy having shelled it to complete
the destruction wrought by fire. All
of the German counterattacks have
been repulsed.
HARRISBURGNOT
READY FOR DEFEAT ,
(Continued Front First Page) *
j First, the people >vho haven't
bought enough bonds.
I Second, the people who haven't
(bought any.
And there are several thousand
wage earners in Harrisburg who
have not bought bonds, strange as it
may seem.
The executive committee has the
names of every wage earner in the,
city. It has" a total list of 30,000 peo
pie who are able to buy bonds, hav
ing secured it from the federal au
thorities. This list is now being gone
over and the nonbond purchasers
will be investigated.
In the meantime the city is $l,-
600,000 shy.
Postal Telegraph Buys
One of the two telegraph com
panies has bought bonds through the
Harrisburg district, at least. It is the
Postal Company, Manager Clark
Diehl yesterday receiving word that
$5,000 has been alloted to the Har
risburg campaign.
Paints Fine Poster
On display on top of the Bell
Telephone building. Market Square,'
is a very excellent piece of postage
painting from the brush of Calder
Metzgar, of this city, well known ar
tist. Mr. Metzgur's work is attract- >
ing much attention from folks who
pass through the Square.
I)., P. A S., $lO,OOO
Included in yesterday's total is
that of the Dives, Pomeroy & Stew
art store company, totaling $lO,OOO.
This is separate from the purchases
of the Arm's local employes.
The Walk-Over Shoe Company last
week bought $2,000 worth of bonds.
When it became known yesterday
that Harrisburg seemed likely to
fail in its efforts, the New York of
fice wired the local representatives
that $l,OOO additional bonds be
bought here
TO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
DIED
I
HEltll Vcrna Herr, wife of Edwin
R. Herr, aged 21 years, 4 months
and 12 days, died at her late resi
dence. 1618 North street, Friday, Oc
tober 11, at 3:35 A. M. '
Funeral Monday, October 14, at 1:30
P. M. Interment Harrisburg Ceme
tery. Private funeral and inter
ment. •
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