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[NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS J
THRILLING DROP
OF CADET RHOADS
At Elevation of 2,20() Feet the
Controls Fail and Airplane
Turns Upside Down
Shumok n. Pa., Dec. 12.—Cadet
Walter' ilhoads, a member of the
Aero Cor> a of the United States
: .Army, and probably the only aviator
to drop. 2,000 feet in a plane and
live, is"-.trending a furlough with
hia purents, Mr. and Mrs.- J. H.
llhpAcjs. . ' Both arms were broken
and lie was otherwise Injured. One
arm has failed to heal properly and
he still "earrloß It In a sling.
The accident occurred on Taylor
Field, Ala., on July 2. Cadet
lEhonds.'was "2,200 feet in the air
iti ,(*urtis.- training plane when
the elWutor controls failed to work.
Keening his presence of mind he
Fried to throw the controls into
service. This failing he threw the
power against the propeller in an
effort to right his machine. Falling
In this he directed the machine in
such a manner that it turned upside
down. The engines were still go
ing nt full speed, he says, and head
downward, ho glided for ,u mila
and a half. At a distance of 400
feet from the ground he succeeded
in breaking the momentum of the
fall. Finally he directed the plane
to earth and it was demolished when
it struck. Ho was picked up un
conscious
THOMAS I'KIFFEH PIES %
Vnion Poposlt, Pa., Dec. 12. —
Thomas Coiffer. aged 15 years, died
on Tuesday morning nt his home In
Hpnover street, after an illness cf a
week with influenza. He was a son
of John Z. Pel Tor, with whom ho
lived. He was a member ol' the Re
formed Church and is survived by
his father, three sisters, Mrs. John
Shellenhammer of Deny and Mrs.
j, Ocorge Miller and Mrs. 1-lenry Uin
1' der, of Union Deposit; six brothers,
CaJvin, of Harrisoueg; Hiram, of
East Hanover; Howard of Steelton;
"Henry, Edward aad Charles of
Union Deposit. Funeral services
will be held on Saturday morning,
in charge of the I lev. Arthur It.
King.
RECOVERING IX HOSPITAJj
(Mt. Woll", Dec. 12. —Although he
is wounded and lie is now being
treated in a base hospital in France,
I Mrs. Henry B. Hoff expressed joy
yesterday when she received the lirst
I letter in several months from her
| con. Private Henry Hoff, a member
!* ot Company L, Eleventh Infantry.
Mrs. Hoff had not heard from her
son £or some time and she had
feared that lie had been killed. The
} letter stating that he was rendered
I unconscious by the explosion of a
1 shell and that he is eonvale t • ng in
i a hospital far from the
e- trenches, bears the date of Novem
ber 4. Young Hoff left here for
Camp Forrest, Ga„ a year ugo. He
was later, transferred to Camp Mer
ritt, N. J., going overseas ldst
\ spring.
MARINE HOME OX VISIT
Gettysburg, Pa., Dec. 12.—Maur
ice Small is visiting his brother here
after an absence of eight years, Uur
' ing which time he was serving in
the United States Marines. He saw
. • action at Vera Cruz and elsewhere
and during the last three and a half
years was stationed in China.
SON KILLED IX FRANCE
' Newport. Pa., Dee. 12.—Sending
three sons into the United States
army since the opening of hostilities
with the Central Powers, John
Jlhoads, of Montgomery's Ferry, has
just b'een notilicd that one of them,
Private/Harry E. Ilhoads, was . kill
ed in action ib France on November
7. one other son has just been mus
tered out of.service. All three lads
went into the army by draft with
out claiming exepiption.
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THURSDAY EVENING. HARRIfiBTTRG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 12, 1918.
'1 C. V. A
| Three Officers in One
Family Fought in France
• hnmbernliurß. Pa., Dec. 12.—0n lhe (
! service ling which Hies from the home
I of Mrs. Lucy K.erhbaum, widow of:
I Caslmir B. Krlechbaum. formerly I
j chief of police, one gold and two sll-1
. ver stars gleam a record of three sons,
tin France, one of whom has paid the!
H supreme price for liberty,
s The Krlechbaum boys, all commis-i
! sioned officers, started their military,
r : careers as members of C Company of i
ij the old Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry |
v here. Captain Hoy Krlechbaum was.
| shot through botli legs us he wasj
" •leading the men of lfis company in]
I the One Hundred and Twelfth Infan-i
a | try In the assaults that stormed nnd
II took Ftsmes. He has Just been re-.
I leased from a base hospital.
Second Lieutenant Philip 'lvans;
r! Krlechbaum is the .martyr .who lies:
. : buried somewhere in France. Ho was
, leading liis men threugfi a tangle of]
fj woods in tlie u-est, when aj
ij German sniper "got him," Lieutenant
..Krlechbaum being killed at the firstl
s I shot.
i Second Lieutenant J. Ritner Krlech-j
31 baum, named for a former Governor |
i i of the state and the youngest of the I
! military brothers, has been gassed.!
He is in command of a company of;
t , negro troops, and the letters arriving!
_ i from France show the young officer
:! and his troops covered themselves
| with glory before the armistice was
'. signed.
J | THEATER DISPUTE SETTLED
• Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 12. —The
'[cloud that has hung over the Lib
-1 ] erty movie picture theater here for
■! some days, duo to a disagreement
: between the managers Daley & Wat
j son, has passed off and the theater
1 was opened again last night after a
. shut down since Saturday night. The
I management has sold out all lights ]
j | to the lessor and owner, George B.
I I Beaver, and the latter has leased the !
■ place to William Bowers, formerly I
.of Baltimore, who in connection
j with William Libby, of Philadelphia,
' | operates the motion picture theater
'jand other amusements at Pen Mar
' Park during the resort season.
• ] Daley & Watson have dissolved
■ J partnership. The picture machines,
, ! piano and other effects moved from
lithe theater Saturday night some
; ] where over the Mason-Dixon line
n into Maryland, were returned yester- ]
; ! day afternoon.
ON TOUR OK INSPECTION
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 12.—C. P.
i Williams, superintendent of traffic:
j C. B. Lear, traffic inspector, and H.
JE. Provost, division publicity man
] i ager of the Bell Telephone Company,
' ] all of Harrisburg: and George H.
|]Culp, local .manager, Chambersburg,
were in Waynesboro yesterday. Mr.
• j Williams and Mr. Lear brought with
• them three telephone operators from
.Lancaster to handle the telephone
. business at Blue Ridge Summit in
i the absence from the board of mem-
I bers of the regular force who are
. down with influenza.
J. W. DONNELLY DIES''
, Metiiaiiicsburg, Pa., Dec. 12.—Af
,, ter a short illness of influenza, J. W,
, j Donnelly, proprietor of the general
. store iii Churchtown, died at his
, ] home in that place on Tuesday eve
. I ning. He was about 3Q years old
t ] and moved from York county to
Churchtown, where h'e kept store
j the past four years. Mr. Donnelly
was a member, of the Knights of
] Pythias, of Allen and is survived by
, his wife and two small children;
'I also his father, Samuel Donnelly,
|i of Beavertovvn, York county, and
r i several brothers and sisters. Fu
, literal services will be held to-mor
,; row morning at 10 o'clock with
i burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery. near
! Churchtown.
SOLDIER iIEARD FROM
Mccluiiiicsbtirg, Pa., Dee. 12.—Ac
! j cording to a letter received by ,his
' ] parents here, Willihm Kailor, who
.i is in the United States service in
I Frajtfce, is' well and hopes soon to
; be home again. This was welcome
• | news since no news had come from
. j the young soldier for several months,
i | He was cited for bravery and wears
•ja medal of honor bestowed upon
i him by a French commander.
gweetness. . . .
IDithout Su&ar
Tpconomu^-,. . . .
IDithout Stint,
and "there are lots
of* other &ood things in
that "Food
GRAPE : NUTS
them, its "readu -
to-eat"and "rvo-iraste"
qualities irhieh markto
days housekeeping.
ASK THE CROCER
TTferes" a Treason
Oberlin Church to Give
Harvest Pageant Tonight
Oberlin, Dec. 12. The Women's
Home and Foreign Missionary So
| ciety, of Saieni Lutheran Church,
i Oberlin, will give a harvest pageant
to-night, entitled "The Cross in the
Midst of the year." Twelve young
women, dressed in beautiful, appropri
ate costumes, bearing fruits und (low
ers, representing the reapers, will be
grouped In front of a large cross,
while another young woman will re
ceive the tokens and place them at the
foot of the cross. Several,beautiful
sacred pantomimes, witli tableaux
mauvats and poses, are Included in
the pageant. Also a solo und other
special music. The whole- program is
a unique nnd artistic affair. The cast
and characters are as follows: "Au
tumn," Mrs. S. H. Wilson; "Genesis."
Maude Meyers; "Petunia." Mrs. F. K.
Higler; "Emerald," Mrs. John Bonnet;
"Flora,'' Marie Rachman; "Itosn." Mrs.
Frank Limro;."Cerealc," Knda Cassel;
"Maize." Grace Giuntz; "Pomona,"-Jo
sephine Wise; "Vitis," C'lera Lewder;
"Ouercua." Helen Rachman; "Folia,
Kdlth Beck; "Aeternitis." Romaine
Brehro. The characters in the panto
mime are: Helen Lindol. Frances
Fackler, Sarah Rickey, Miriarn Jan
son, Dorothy Shope and Evelyn
Louder. The entertainment will be
gin promptly at 7:30 o'clock. The
committee in charge is Mrs. Harry
Dicker. Mrs. S. H. Wilson and Mrs.
J. H. Keller. The usual missionary
thank offering will be lifted.
LARGE SALMON CAUGHT
York, Haven, Dec. 12.—Large
catches of salmon are reported by
anglers in the Susquehana river at
this place during tho past several
weeks. The catches are not only
large hut many. One of the most
successful fishermen in the past few
days was Paul Ferry, a local resi
dent, who yesterday landed a string
of nine salmon, one which weighed
nine and a half pounds. The fish
measured twenty-two inches In
length. Similar catches are reported
almost daily. Many Han ishurgers
come here to fish for salmon.
CHURCH I>ERT LIQUIDATED
Mount W'oll', Dec. 12. —Fairmofint
United Evangelical congregation, the
Rev. S. A. Snyder, pastor, near .Jiere,
liquidated its church indebtedness
at its annual Ralv Day services on 1
Sunday. The sum ol $779 was raised
in cash and subscriptions to bo paid
by the termination of a period of
tdjf months.
HARDWARE STORE ROBBED
Sluunokiii, Pa., Dec. 12.-—Despite
the presence of a night watchman in
the building robbers .entered tho
store of the Banner Hardware Com
pany, in the business center of the
borough, and got away with St>o in
cash and a quantity of postage
stamps. , .
WOUNDED ON, LAST DAY •'>
Suiiluiry, Pa.. Dec. 12.—Wilson
Chester, of Sunbury, has received a
telegram from the War Department
telling him that his son, Robert T.
Chester, a member of a machine gun
battalion, had been injured in
France on November 11, the duy that
hostilities ceased. The extent of his
injuries were not slated.
RAYMOND lIACKETT BURIED
Ncwviile, Pa., Dec. 12.—Funeral
services of Raymond Hackett, son
of Mrs. Robert Hackett, who died
at the Harrisburg Hospital on Tues
day morning, will take place on Fri
day afternoon from the home of his
uncle, H. C. Hackptl, and burial will
be made in the Presbyterian grave
yard. Mr. Hackett was 32 years old
and was a graduate of the Newville
High school pftd the Carlisle Com
mercial College. Besides his mother,
he is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Lewis Dayton, of Newville. t
BLOCK SYSTEM FOR DRIVE
M'-clianloslnieg, Pa., Dec. 12. —On
Monday the Red Cross .drive for
membership will be .opened in ,this
olace. The block system will be
.scd with a major and assistants in
._>ach block, in the effort to have
every member in ench home vol
unteer "a heart and a dollar." 1
MERCHANT LOSES EYE
Siinbvry, Pa., Dec. 12. —As the, re
sult of an attack of influenza,. I'tercy
O. Hains, a merchant here, lost Jiis
right eye. It became infected IFnd
specialists told him that to save total
blindness it would have to be taken
out.
COURT REFUSES TO STRIKE .
OFF NONSUIT IN UAMAUK CASK
j Sunbiiry, Pa., Dec. 12.- — JudKe
; Cunimings,' in the Northumberland
I county court'to-day refused to Strike
| off a nonsuit in a civil court case,
I which has been on the record since
| 1917. . • .
Charles W. Schroder, a Sham'okln
I railroader, was working at the sid
j ings of the Trevorton Collieries
Company, at Trevorton, in 1917. The
] coul corporation hud an empty bur
i rel in the ground, and a steam pipe
! ran into it making a mutller for the
I exhaust. Schrader did not see the
i barrel aiyd stepped into it. He was
| so badly scalded that the skin peel
! Ed off his legs, and he alleged that
he hus been permanently 'injured.
! Suit was brought for $lO,OOO dani
■ ages for personal injuries.
MISS LONG'S BIRTHDAY
Uvcrpool, Pa., Dec. 12. —A pleas
ant birthday party was held last
night ut tlie home of Mr. and Mrs.
| David Dong in honor of their daugh-
I ter. Miss Kuth Dong, teacher at Wi
nter's school. Gaines, music and re
freshments were enjoyed by Misses
Arna Grubb, Annie Myers, Florence
Grubb, Katie, Minnie and Verna
| Darner, Merle Zaring, Helen llum
ilton, Vida Sarver, Carrie HoiTinan.
Kdna Knisely, Alberta and Nettie
Charles and Lloyd Dong, William
Dell, Hoy Barner, Murlin Grubb.
Hayden Lindsay, Hoy Auker, Uus
sell Hoffntan, Koscoe Sarver, Charles
Markel and ltoy Zink.
LIVERPOOL HUNTERS OUT
Liverpool, Pa., Dec. 12.—The
Liverpool Rifle Club, which com
prises the following members Dr. 1'•
P. DeHaven, Guy Detlaven, Herman
Wiillanispn, Myles Sltuler, Charles
E. Deckard, George M. Deckard,
Frank Potter, Howard Rlnkenbuugh,
Percival Reinkenbaugli, 8., F. Dow
er, Ernest Zaring, Wilson Rhoads
and Newton Wllllnmson, are on a
hunting trip, in tlye mountains of
Perry county. .
DONATION TO ORPHANS
! Blab), Pa., Dec. 12. —Al'ranee-
ments are being made by members
j of the Blain Zion'S Refdrmed church
| congregation to give a Christptas do
nation of clothing to the Hoffman's
[ Orphans' Home invAdants county.
Members of the committee to tpke
I charge of the affair arc Miss Minnie
i Fisher, Mrs. Riley M. Smith and
Mrs. David H, Snyder. Clothing
can be left at the Reformed church
|on Saturday afternoon or at J. C.
I Rickard's or Bistline and Smith s
j store. • < ■
RED CROSS I)AY
Blain, Pa„ Dec. 12. —The Sunday
: schools of the churches of Blain,
1 including the Lutheran, Methodist
! and Otelonned. will observe Red
| Cross Day on Sunday by holding a
! special meeting in the Re
j formed church at 2 o'fclock. All
. members of the Red Cross and
j friends are cordially Invited to be
| present.
Suburban Notes
HALIFAX
j old.
, The Halifax branch of the Amer-
I ican Red Cross" "Society will place
I booths in the stores of H. D. Fetter-
I hoff <& Brother, W. C. Heisler Und
lA. M. Smith,_ on Saturday for the
of collecting volunteer
! memberships.
| The Mothodist Mite Society gave
| a supper to its members at the par
j sonage on Monday evening.
' A party was held Tuesday evening
I at the home (ft Mrs. Isaac Bow
man by a number of young people
who gathered 'to honor the four
teenth birthday of Mrs. Bowman's
J son, Norwood. Games and music
j were enjoyed and refreshments were
] served.
George M. plotter, of Halifax
i township, shot, a ,large spike deer
(this week in CerifeV county. '
The Methodist Sunday school will
j hold their Christinas entertainment
(.on Sunday evening, December 22, at
| 8 o'clock. The \jnited Brethren Sun
day school entertainment will he
1 held on Christmas evening, Decern
-1 ber 25.
Edward Ballon is spending the
week at visiting his
! brother, Elon Baoou.
Mrs. Anthony Deo is visiting rela
; tives at Hazleton.
The Rev. Dr. George H. Bickley,
[ district superintendent of Philadel
j phia. will occupy the pulpit of the
( M., E .Church on Sunday morning.
Lewis Stoneroad gave a candy
: party to a number of friends at his
home in Fisherville, on Monday
evening.
The sitO for Halifax's first muni
cipal Christmas tree will be Second
and Market streets. The tree will be
illuminated on Christmas eve.
LIVERPOOL
Miss Julia Albright is spending
the week with relatives at Hurrfc;-
burg.
Miss V. ' XI. Knisely js spending
several days in Steelton.
XV. ,W. Welker made a trip to
| Harrisburg this week.
Miss Lillian Snyder, of Danville,
spent several days here with Mrs.
! Frank Potter.
Mrs. C. E. Deckard is visiting her i
parents at Harrisburg.
Mrs. Allen Ritter and son, of Har- ,
rlsburg,. are visiting relatives here. I
llarner- Wilt, of Muncy, is spend- I
ing several aveeks with his parents. !
Mr .and Mrs. G. W. Wilt here, re- j
cruiting. his health.
Mfs. A.-XL Shuler Was a recent
•visitor in Harrisburg. •
Mrs. Annie' Belgh spent several j
days with relatives at Harrisburg. !
The' Rev. Mr. Mnycr. of Port Trev
orton, spent yesterday here with the
Rev. G. C. Cramer and wife.
Mrs. G. W. Wilt was a recent vis
itor. at Muncy
Alvin Williamson was a recent vis
itor in Harrisburg.
Mls Jennie Hamilton, of Pal
myra, spent the week with her
brother, John Hamilton.
David Zink, of Harrisburg, is vis
iting relatives here.
Xliss Ruth Brown spent several i
days with relatives in Harrisburg. |
XII DDE It STOW N
W. F. ltounsley and family, of ■
Penbrook, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William j
ltounsley.
V'ss Mildred Shenk spent the pa& !
week at Harrisburg.
Miss Nan Kinter, of Chambersbuig, j
is visiting Xlrs. Wijliam Moore. !"*-. i
James Rounsley was a recent vis- ]
itor at Newport.
A number of people from this |
place attended the wedding of Miss i
Minnie Beaver and, Edgar D. Deckard I
at Newport on Saturday, V, , I
Xfrs. Annie Eckels was a recent
visitor at Harfisburg.
Miss Ruth Ritzman is ill at her{
home here.
Mrs. A. 11. Ulsli and' daugliter, :
Mrs. J. E. Rounsley, were at Harris-1
burg on Tuesday.
Miss Fannie Noll visited in Juni- j
ata county during the past week, j
The young people of-the Methodist;
Sunday school are rehearsing for a 1
cantata to be given on -Christmas!
Eve. | •!
Miss Stella Goodman, of Harris-:
burg, atended the funeral of Mrs. I
Thom'as Nanklvell here on Xlonday. |
Officers oi Marysville
Masonic Lodge nlstalled
Mnrvxvllle, Pa.. Dec. 12.—At a
meeting; of Perry Lodge, No. 458. Free
furl Accepted Maxons, in the Masonic
Temple, on Tuesday evening, recent
ly elected officers were installed as
follows: Worshipful master, William
Arnold. Enoln; Junior warden, Samuel
Lindsay, Enoln: secretary. Dr. 11. ttv
Kppley; treasurer, Frank Uupley. J.
Frank Leonard, elected senior war
den, is In the United .States service
nt present but expects soon to he
released and his Installation will fol
low at the first meeting of the or
ganization thereafter. B. Stiles Dun-*
can. of Duncannon, is the retiring
worshipful master.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies,
a luncheon was served to the mem
bers and many out-of-town guests.'
Included among tlie latter was Clark
31. Bower, of Blain, recently elected
Perry courtly member of assembly.
TANK SHIPPED SOUTH
Gettysburg. Pa., Dec. 12.—The
liffht tank which was at Camp Colt
all summer and generally used in
training the men for service over
seas. lins been shipped away, having
for its destination Columbus,
Georgia, Before putting the ma
chine on the car the Ordnance Corps
drtnc!,# tent still here gave a litrle
exhibition drill in the public square,
maneuvering the tank, shn.v'ng how
quickly it could be turned in its
own position and various other stunts
it is capable of performing.
SOLDIERS MUSTERED OUT
Mt. Wolf, Dec. 12.—With the de
mobilization of the National Army
in this country, local soldier boys,
who have been mustered out of
service are arriving at their homes
here. During the past several days
a half dozen local young men, who
were honorably discharged, have ar
rived as fallows: Paul B. Hart man.
Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. J.;
Harry Shaft and Merle Fink, Stu
dents Army Training School, Lehigh
University, South Bethlehem, and
Harry Batcman, Camp Gordon, Ga.
GIFTS FOR ALCADE SCHOOL
Mount Wolf, Dec. 12. —The annual
Christmas donation to the orphans
at the Alcode school, an United
Brethren Institution at Alcade, N. M.,
was made last w;eek by the Otter
tiefn Guild of the Mount Wolf
United Brethren congregation. A
huge box of gifts, consisting of sta
tionery, toys, handbags, et-*, was
packed and shipped to the school.
The institution of Alcade was only
recently founded. *
NEW CASES OF IM'l.l'EN/. \
.Mount AVolf, Dec. 12.—( wing to
the influenza epidemic here the two
local congregations, United Breth
ren and Lutheran, have decided to
call off the annual Christmas enter
tainment. This action was tajcen
by the two churches last Sunday.
The disease is continuing to
spread and one-sixth of the bor
ough's populace ds afflicted with the
malady. * One physician alone is at
tending 103 cases it is r-aid.
SOLDIER RETURNS HOME
Slininokin, Pa., Dec. 12: —Private
Stanley Starcel, who was the first
Sliamokin jsold.ier to.be invalided
overseas, has arrived home. He was
granted an honorable discharge. He
was gassed, while on patrol duty early
last spring arrd has since been in. a
Baltimore Army Hospital, undergo
ing treatment.
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MOTORCAR STRIKES TEAM
I Lewistown, Pa., Dec. 12.—1t Is
11 seldom that an accident ever occurs
I on the K. V. R. R., a small railroad
J I from Reedsville to Belleville, In
. Mifflin county, bupt >me took place
on Tuesday night. The locomotive
, used on this road wis out of re
( pair and a gasoline motor was
! used for a trip to ReedsVtlle. On the
, return the motorcar struck a two-'
J mule team of James Wills, at Cold
• water station. Mr. and Mrs. El-!
, | nier Krebs were on the wagon with
, | Mr. Wills. Mrs. "Krebs received a
. number of lacerations in the colli
i sion and the one mule had a leg
I broken and had to be killed. George
, Carson and Ralph Manbek, passeng
| ere on the car, were slightly in
! jured.
■j CAVALRYMEN MAY COME HOME
Kniibiiry, Pa., Dec. 12. —A letter
! ! received by Charles Dalzell, Sun
| bury, from Rajph Rorick, a member
|of the 28th Division headquarters
j troop of cavalry, says that the troop j
has everything packed and under!
' | orders, to be ready to come home.'
I Most of its .members are from Sun-
I j bury. The 28th Division in last re-I
'! ports from Washington, was report-I
' ed us a part of the occupational
• army, and was not expected until
' next fall. It is considered possible
' here that the troop has been drop
! ped as not being needed, as Rorlck's
■ letter says positively that they will
soon be heme.
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> 1)R. HOWARD STINK BURIED
Blain, Pa,, Dec. 12. —Funeral
j services were held to-day for Dr.
I Howard E. Stine. who died at Pen
. j Argyle. of pneumonia at the home
of Mrs. Stine's parents, Mr. and
'I 31 rs. William M. Heneh, In Blain.
; Burial was made in the now ceme
' I tery at Bla.ln and services
i I ducted by the Rev. E. V. Strasbaugh,
> I Reformed minister: and the Rev. L>.
> D. Weible, Jlethodist minister, of
■ j Blain.
BOARD REORGANIZES
j Newport. Pa.. Dec. 12.—1n order
! I'to make aip fionie of the time lost
II through the Influenza ban, borough
l school officials , have decided this
' | toar to limit the holldny vacation of
! Newport schoolchildren to one day,
■ | Christmas Day.
At a reorganization meeting of the
'.board, Dr. L. A. Carl was elected"
' president and L. A. Wolf vlce-pres
• Ident. H. E. Bonsall end E. S. L.
j Coule were elected secretary and
I treasurer of the board at its June
i meeting.
<] AERO OFFICER HURT
. | Sluumikin, Pa., Dec. 12.—With his
• i skull fractured and a large portjon
! of Ills scalp torn away. Lieutenant
| Richard Carr, of Shamokin, a niem
j bor of the United States Aero Corps,
, j.atetipned at Taylor Field, is in a
( | critical condition at Camp Sheridan.
Ala., according to word received here
( j to-day. He was adjusting his rna
i chine and accidentally stepped into
J i the rapidly revolving propeller, it is
| understood.
■ ,
; TO ENTERTAIN PAST CHIEFS
, I Mount Wolf, Dec. 12. —Arrangc-
■ j ments are being ' made for the en.-
| tertalnment by the Mount Wolf
(Castle, No. 154, K. G. E., of the
| York county Past Chief's Associa
! tion, which will meet here in its
: quarterly session on Monday night,
I December 30.
i _
t BRIDE DIES SUDDENLY
' j Sunbus-„v, Pg., , Dec.. i2.—.Mrs.
L : (ieoi ge H. Welsn, bride of two
■! months, died sudd.;ply of tonsilitis
I a '".or a short illness.
Death of Young Officer
on Battlefield Confirmed
Gettysburg, Pa., Dec. 12.—Lieuten
ant Edgar Eyler, a young theological
student, who hud one year's .studios
in his ministerial course in the semi
nary here yet to complete when ho
entered the officers training school at
Fort Niagara, whose home was at
Thurmont, Md., and about whom
there has been so much mystery, hak
finally been nccounted for as having
filed from wounds received in action
in France. The only definite informa
tion that cbuld be gotten of him was
when Lieutenunt George 11. Trundle,
a fellow student in the seminary,
wrote that Lieutenant Eytcr had
been picked up wounded; on the .field
of battle September 29. Although
Lieutenant Trundle searched for his
friend nothing could be found of him
until one day in November, without
giving any information, a strange of-,
liccr handed to Lieutenant Trundle.
Lieutenant Eyler's ring with the re
quest fliat it be sent to his wife.
The message just received from Iho
War Department by his family Is the
first news received since that time;
BOY SCOUTS TO ORGANIZE
York Haven, Dec. 12.—Orguniza
ti oi of a patrol of Boy Scouts will be
effected at a meeting to-rtiorrow
t wiling at 7.30 o'clock ut the school
house. All boys who are 12 years
old er over are asked to turn out for
the meeting if they t.csire tb ioin.
The project is hooded by the . ltev.
J H Schmitt, United Brethren
clergyman, and J E. Whisler, cash
ier of H.e A'ora Haven State Bank.
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