2 NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MIFFLIN BOYS' FINE WAR RECORD Many Members, of Old Penn sylvania National Guard Killed and Wounded Lewistown, Pa., Nov. 13.—-In the hundred days from Chateau Thierry to the downfall of the kaiser and the coming of iuaoo with Germany a few days ago, Mifflin county troops played a. bite part in the world war, and the people of the county, the homo ol the famous Logan Guards, of the First Defenders of Civil Mar times .are proud of the record of its sons. With Pershing were Pennsyl vania's National Guardsmen, many of them from Mifflin county. It was during these hundred days' fighting that l.icutenat "Mike'' Mateer, of Company M, of the 112 th Regiment, was In command of two companies of Guardsmen who made an attack on a far superior number of German soldiers on the Vesie river, and al though almost surrounded by tho enemy, cut their way out and put the Huns to flight. The first Mifflin county soldier to fall in the war, was Sergeant James C. Werts, a machine gun sergeant, who enlisted in the United States service in 1914 as a marine. He was leading a charge across an open field in the face of a heavy German fire when he fell and his superior officer In a telegram to his mother, Mrs. Mary Werts, of this place, told of his gallantry. As far as is known to date the last Mifflin county soldier known to have been killed was Milton Myers, a son of John Myers,, of Lewistown. who was killed on September 29. He was a member of Company M. 112 th Regiment, and enlisted at Lewistown after the United States entered the war. Other Mifflin county soldiers among those killed In tho world war were: Mark Brown, aged 16, of Lcw istown. the youngest soldier from Mifflin county in the service, being but 15 years of age when ho enlisted in a Canadian regiment. He was the only son of a widowed mother. Others among the killed were: Charles Kline, William Miller, Wil liam Houser and Lieut. Earle Childs. William Callahan, of Lewistown. was wounded in the charge on the Veslc river. Others among the wounded were Ralph Manbeck, Carl Rothrock, Spiney Kearns, Lloyd Gesseiman. Dan Hannon and a young man by the name of Dull, a son of William Young, of Lewistown, was badly gassed, but recovered. Jay Riden, ot' Yeagertown, was commended for bravery for working fifty-eight minutes on the western front assisting an army surgeon in caring for the wounded in the face of a terrific tire from the enemy. Dr. F. A. Rupp, a member of a medical corps, has been promoted to major, and J. Leeds Olarkson, of | Mifflin county, arose from a private to a captaincy, while Frank R. Mc- Coy has been made a brigadier gen eral. 180 DEATHS FROM INFLUENZA Lewistown. Pa., Nov. 13.—The in fluenza ban lias been lifted here. There are still a few new cases, but •Ahey have dwindled down to a very ffew, with several ill with pneumonia. The emergency hospital still has sev eral cases. In ail there were about 8,000 cases of the disease in the county, with about 180 deaths, and .ages of those dying were from babies "Of a few months old to adults of 40 years, there being only two fatalities over 40 years old. SHIPPING CHRISTMAS BOXES Liverpool, Pa., Nov. 13.—The Rod Cross rooms at Liverpool have been equipped with electric lights through the generosity of J. D. Snyder, Wal ter Wert and John Broome. Booms are open' Wednesday afternoon and Friday evening and workers are urged to eoine out. Christmas boxes to the boys at the front and in the camps are expected to be shipped this week. Mrs. W. G. Morris and Mrs. Walter Wert have charge of this work. YOUNG MUSICIAN DIES Marietta, Pa., Nov. 13.—Raymond Arnold, 17 years old. of Marietta, died yesterday morning from pneu monia at the Columbia Hospital. Mis father died a week ago from the same disease. Young Arnold was in the graduating class of the Marietta High school, on the basketball team, a flute player in the Liberty band, and a member of the Marietta High school orchestra. His mother, a sis ter and a brother survive. BEQUESTS TO CHURCHES Marietta. Pa.. Nov. 13. —In the will of Jacob Ijandis, of near Marietta, he bequeaths the sum of S2OO to the Reformed Mennonite Church at Lan caster, and in the will of Maria Ed wards she leaves SIOO to the Salem Lutheran Church, at Lincoln. Roil know your §8 own feeiinds Ul best ■ Authorities agree that a great many people can drink coffee without apparent harm. © If coffee doesrit disagree keep on with it. © But if you think coffee is the caase of your headaches, nervous ness, heart flutter or sleepless ness, quit coffee ten days and drink INMTPOSTUM WEDNESDAY EVENING. Cumberland Valley News 65TH SESSION OF INSTITUTE Cumberland County Teachers! Will Meet at Carlisle Opera House December 2 to 6 Mec'lifinicHburff, Pa., Nov, 13. —From I December 2 to C, the sixty-fivth an nunl session of tho' Cumberland County Teacher's Institute will be hold in the operahouse at Carlisle. The instructors are: Dr. F. B. Dyer, of Brooltiine, Mass., formerly super- I intendfnt of tho Boston school; Dr. |F. B. Pearson, of Columbus, Ohio, ! state superintendent of Ohio; Profcs ! sor T. L. Gibson, of Baltimore, Md., I editor of school music; Dr. Ezra Leh [ man, Cumberland Valley State Normal j j School; Miss Mary Harris, of the j Stato Normal School; Professor W. M. Denison, State High School In spector; Dr. J. H. Morgan, of Dickin son College. The evening attractions include: Tuesday evening— lecture, — Arthur jW. Evans. Wednesday evening—lec ture, Montraville Wood; Thursday evening—a play, Montague Light | Opera Company. Officers of the institute are: Presi- | j dent, J. Kelso Green: county super- j | intendent, vice-president, superinten- I flent of Carlisle schools, John C. | | Wagoner: assistant superintendent. I W. G. Rice; Dr. W. F. Kendall. J. S. | ' Ginter, D. V. Beattie: secretary, Helen j IC. Markell; treasurer, A. H. Cala- 1 j man; enrolling clerks. A; H. Ala- j 1 man, J. E. Carothers, Oren Lebo, H.; j B. Marltley; musical director. Pro-1 | fessor T. L; Gibson, Baltimore, Md.;! J pianist, Kathleen Riley; ushers, Silas: | Orris, H. W. Evans, Franklin Weary, > j Clyde Sheaffer, Benjamin Cayman, I j Earl Stover. j These committees were announced: j j Resolution, 1.. Dale Crunkleton, Edith i Mumma, Mary Kendig and Emily! ■ Clever: reading course, Superinten- j | dent J. C. Wagner, C. S. Jacobs and j j A. G. Mower. ! On Thursday, December 5, the ] I semi-annual meeting of the School ! Directors' Association will be held j 1 in the Lamberton school building at j I Carlisle. The officers are: President, ! | W. A. McLaughlin, Dickinson town- j l ship; vice-president, John Hosfeld, j j Shippensburg township; vlcc-presl j dent, M. E. Brandt. Monroe township; j I secretary. It. A. Bowman, Upper Al- j j len township; treasurer. Dr. T. W. ; i l'reston. .Middlesex township; auditor, ; M. A. Hoff, New Cumberland. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gutshall Die at Carlisle Springs McchnnlcMliurg, Pa., Nov. 13.—In fluenza. which is not entirely wiped out in this section, claimed as vic tims. both father and mother in one family, leaving, two little orphan children. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gut shall, both of Carlisle Springs, died j within the past four days of the I j disease. i On Saturday morning, Harry Gut- j shall, aged 32 years, succumbed to' the malady after a short illness, j After funeral arrangements were I made, his wife, who had been ill I for the past ten days, died on Mon- ! day Affternoon, at the age of 29 years. | Surviving are two children, Rebec ca. aged four years and Goldie, aged j seven months. Also several brothers i and sisters of both. This morning a j double funeral service was held at j the home. NEW PASTOR TAKES CHARGE Greeiicastlo, I'a., Nov. 13.—Ihe Rev. i + H. B. Burkholder, of Berlin, Summer- j | set county, the recently elected pas- I j tor of the Evangelical Lutheran! j Church has arrived in Greencastle j ! with his family, and will occupy the ! Lutheran pulpit next Sunday. The j | Rev. Mr. Burkholder had built up a ! I large church at Berlin, and had been i j very successful in his pastorate. i • —-— ! HEARS SON IS ALIVE Heading. Pa., Nov. 13.—After re- ! j eeiving several notices that his son, ' | Rusself Moll, was dead, George W. i Moll, a Reading railway department' I head, is overjoyed by receiving a! i letter sent in October after the re- j I ported date of death in his son's | own handwriting. Young Moll, J | wounded, is now recovering, and he I • incloses his Christmas box tag. I HISTORIC WAR FLAG ON PARADE ! Emblem Presented to Stem met* Phalanx al Mechanicsburg Before Civil War Days Media nicslmrg, I'a., Nov. 13. Figuring in the early history of Me chanicsburg, before the Civil War, was a silk flag carried in the parade on Monday night, which had been, presented to a military organization known as the Slemmer Phalanx and commanded by the late Captain T. J. Kerr, by patriotic women of the town. In the celebration of the Civil War victory, tho ting was flung to the breeze; at Appomattox it figured; j was carried in the parade that wel ■ corned home the boys in blue; again floated on July 4, 1876, to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of America's independence; when tho United States was victorious in the Spanish-American War, and on Mon day was prominent in the Mechanics burg demonstration for the great Al lied victory in the world war. W. A. Beck carried the historic emblem. Mrs. Joseph Z. Prowell Dies in the Harrisburg Hospital Mechanicsburg, Pa., Nov. 13. Pneumonia, which developed from ' influenza, claimed Mrs. Joseph Z. | Prowell, of West Main street, as a J victim yesterday afternoon at the : Harrisburg Hospital, where she had been taken the night before. She ■ had been il! less than a week and was i not considered tn a serious condition | until Mdndsty afternoon. Mrs. Prow ' ell, who was born at Hogestown, : was formerly Miss Bessie Crain, and had a wide circle of friends. She was : a member of the Presbyterian i Church. Her husband, J. Z. Prowell. who is a prominent West Main street ! hardware merchant, survives, and ! one brother, the Rev. Anderson j Crain. of Carpenteria, Oal. Funerul ! services will be held on Friday after j noon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. George : Fulton, pastor of the local Presby i teriari Church, officiating, assisted i by the Rev. Dr. T. J. Ferguson, pas ! tor of Silver Spring Presbyterian | Church. Burial will be made in Sil ver Spring Cemetery. Newville Civic Club Holds Meeting at Gracey Home Newville, Pa., Nov. 13. —On Mon : day evening the monthly meeting of | the Civic Club was held at the home of Miss Emma Gracey, in Parsonage street. After singing "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow," and "America," the president, Mr§. Swope, offered an appropriate peace prayer. The subject of "The Preven tion of Tuberculosis" was discussed and Miss Helen Scouller appointed to have charge of this line of wel fare work in the public schools. The new service flag was presented to the town and through the kindness of the Clover Club, placed in their win dow. It was suggested that each member of the Civic Club purchase a star. , I Mrs. John Elliott reported on the I Fourth Liberty Loan and Mrs. R. C. ! Espenshade on the American Lib | erty Association. Mrs. G. M. Reed, the speaker of the evening, gave an j interesting address on "What Consti- I tutes German Propaganda." Mrs. j Reed is a member of the State War | time Speakers' Bureau and said Ger man propaganda stood for every i thing to which wo are opposed. A ; motion was made to give SSO toward , Newville's quota in the United War i Work campaign. After singing the | "Star Spangled Banner," the meeting j adjourned. A. R. BREWBAKER DIES Gre"nen*tle, Pa., Nov. 13.—A. R. ! Brewbaker died at -his home near j Middleburg on Monday after a weeks' 1 illness with Bright's disease. His t death was the first one in his family, ; and he had been married 58 years, i His twin brother is still living and is I actively engaged in business pursuits, jHe is survived by four daughters ■ and three sons. One of his sons, the Rev. Dr. C. W. Brewbaker, is a noted : minister in the United Brethren j Church. The funeral services will ( be held to-morrow afternoon at two | o'clock. Burial in Cedar Hill ceme tery. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH! WEST SHORE Personal and Social Items of Towns on West Shore Mr. and Mrs, Ray Stouffer, of Hazelton, are guests of the Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Ayres at Trinity United Brethren parsonage. Mrs. Margaret Prowell, of Third street, New Cumberland, who has been spending several months in Philadelphia returned home. Mrs. Annio Gorman has to Sliiremanstown, after spending several month with her sister, Mrs.! Ellen Myers at Andersontown. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Atkinson, son Albert, Jr.. of Lemoyne, spent Sun day with Mrs. Atkinson's sister, Mrs. Roy S. Epley at Shiremanstown. Mrs. James L. Young, Mrs. Pris eilla Miller, of Meehanicsburg, Mrs. H. O. Dodge- and daughter. Miss Jean Dodge, of Camp Hill, Charles Whistler, of Harrisburg, were en tertained recently at the homo of Mrs. H. M. I tulip, at Shiremanoiown. Mrs. Isaac McKonley, of Shirt ma nstown, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Delbert I. Mcloy and fam ily, at Boiling Springs. Miss Margaret Backenstoss, of Earlington, visited friends at Shire manstown. Miss Nellie .Feister, of Shire manstown, visited her sister, Mrs. George V. Coble, at Lemoyne on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Tsiilg. Mrs. Herbert Price Hunt, Mrs. H. M. Hupp, Mrs. Orrell D. Klinlc, Miss Jennie Stevens, of Sliiremanstown, Mrs. H. D. Dodge and daughter,' Miss Jean Dodge, of Camp Hill, were entertained at a birthday dinner, Friday Evening at the home of John Whistler, at 322 South Fifteenth street, Harrisburg. Mr. Meixel and Mrs. Miami S. Erb, of Harrisburg, were visitors at Shiremanstown on Monday. Lawrence Harlacher, of Harris burg, spent several days with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Benja min Stansfleid, at Shiremanstown. Sirs. Ellen Myers, of Anderson town, visited relatives at Shiremans town, on Sunday. PEACE TERMS REAL New Cumberland, Pa., Nov. 13. The High school reopened yester day, after being closed five weeks. A brief patriotic program was rendered at the opening. The peace terms were read by Miss Carrie Prowell; Park Ba'r rendered a solo; Miss Lillian Kauffman and Mabel Maulfair sang a duet and there was a song by the school. A committee was appointed to secure a gold star to be pla-ed in the service flag in honor of Guy Fulton. The flag has eight stars. GOLD STAR ADDED Sliiremanstown, Pa., Nov. 13. A gold star has been added to the K. O. P. service flag, the fire com pany flag and St. John's service flag for Captain David M. Rupp, who was killed In France. Captain Rupp was a son of S. S. Rupp, of this place. His wife, Mrs. Mary Landls j Rupp, who lives with her parents, | Mr. and Mrs. Amos Landis, at Meehanicsburg, and one brother, Franots Rupp, with the Aero Squadron, Reigelsville, survive. RECOGNITION OF BLESSINGS New Cumberland, Pa., Nov. 13. Services at Trinity United Breth ren Church next Sunday will be of a patriotic character, in recognition of the world war victories and the passing of the influenza epidemic and other great blessings at the hand of God. On Sunday evening, December 1, a series,of evangelistic services will begin which will con tinue during the month. EVANGELISTIC SERVICES New Cumberland, Pa., Nov. 13. — Evangelistic services will begin in the Church of God Sunday evening November 17th. The meetings will be conducted by the pastor, the Rev. C. H. Heiges and will continue dur ing the evenings, of next week. LITTLE ROY DIES No'.v Cumberland, Pa., Nov. 13. —Gojrge Kilmore, four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jean Kilmore died at the home of his parents in York county, after a short illness of pneumonia MIIS. BESSIE STOUFFER DIES Pa., Nov. 13.—Mrs. Bessie V. Stouffer, widow of Williari Stouffer, died at lier home here on Monday morning, after an extended illness. She is survived by two daughters and three sons, all in war service. Two of them are at the front. COTTAGE PRAYER MEETING Dauphin, Pa., Nov. 13.—0n ac count of lack of fuel the Presby terian Church has decided to turn their midweek meeting into a cot tage prayer meeting, held at the homes of the different meifibers. The first will be held this evening at the home of Freeman C. Gerberich. WILD DUCKS ON RIVER Liverpool, Nov. 13. —The Susque hanna river raised several feet, dur ing the Inter part of last week due to the heavy rains. The rains and high water brought hundreds of wild ducks, large Hocks of which were seen in flight past town yesterday. FARM LAND SOLD Marietta, Pa;, Nov. 13.—A tract of land in Colerain township, contain ing 105 acres, the estate of the late Robert Linton, was sold for slll.ll, per acre, to Edgar Linton. Eighty six acres of land situated at Bart ville was sold to J. Clyde Linton for SO3 per acre. Suburban Notes DILLSBURG Mrs. Emma Leech, of Kankakee, 111., is spending several days with Mrs. Annie Wiley. She was with the Dillsburg women- in the parade on Monday evening and was the only one in the party who had the opportunity of casting a vote for President Wilson at the election two years ago. LIVERPOOL Frank, Brown, employed at Har risburg, spent the weekend with his family here. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hebel and lit tle daughter are visiting their par ents here. John Derr, of Millersburg. spent the weekend here with Mr. and Mrs. John Barner. . Newton Miller and Jay Snyder, of Harrisburg, are spending some time here with their families. Miss Carrie Brown, of Harrisburg. is visiting her parentp. William Ulsh, of Sunbury, was a recent visitor here with his brother, Thomas Ulsh. COW TAKES RIDE ON AUTO HOOD Machine Picks Up Animal in Collision on Dark Road Near Dillsburg Dillsburg, Pa., Nov. 13. —"While Grant Shelter, of Franklin town, was on his way to this place Monday evening to attend the parade lie ran i -his automobile into a cow that sud ' denly appeared In the road out of the darkness and the impact threw the cow on the hood, the radiator. The machine sped along about a hundred feet with the | cow on the front, before it could Ibe stopped. Wen the car stopped the cow dropped oft and in a short ! time walked off apparently not much hurt. The radiator was badly dam aged and Mr. Sheffer made his way to Dillsburg without water in the car. MITE SOCIETY ELECTS Dauphin. Pa., Nov. 13.—The Mite Society of the Presbyterian Church met at the home of Harry B. Oreena walt. After the regular business meeting the annual election of offi cers was held. All the old officers were elected. President, Mrs. Free man C. Gerberich; vice-president, Miss Mary Umberger; secretary, Mrs. C. D. M. Reed; treasurer, Miss Mar- I garet BOOKS. Refreshments were I served to Mr. and Mrs. Freeman C. | Gerberich, Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams, Mrs. i George W. lleck, Mrs. George A. ! Oilday, Mrs. C. E. Williams, Harris burg; Mrs. J. D. M. Reed, Mrs. Alice B. Hess, Mrs. Harry Reed, Miss Mar garet Brooks. Miss Mary Umberger, Miss Anne R. Miller, Little Miss Mary G. Williams, Charles Shaffer, Russel Reed, Wellington Deibler, Mr, and Mrs. Harry B. Greenawalt. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Sabra M. Bell. YOUNG GlltL DIES Dillsburg Pa., Nov. 13. Ethel Starry, aged 14 years, died at the home of her parents, Second and Harrisburg streets on Monday even ing from heart trouble. For sev eral years her health was such that she was unable to attend school, j She is survived by her parents, Mr. i and Mrs. M. G. Starry, two broth ! ers, Chester and Harold Starry, and one sister. 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