INTERESTING NEWS OF TOWNS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICT CHECK SMALLER Manchester Directors Are In formed Appropriation For Year Will Be Smaller CLASS INVITATIONS OCT Seniors of Manchester High School.Receive Their Allot ment For Graduation Manchester, Pa.. May 3.—Harvey Gladfelter. treasurer of the borough school board, received a check from the State Treasury for $399, being the high school appropriation for the year. Heretofore it has been S6OO and the Department of Pub lic Instruction informed the board that the appropriation for high schools made by the Legislature is insufficient to pay the amount speci fied by law for high schools.—Mem bers of the senior class of the Man chester high school received their invitations and have mailed them to their friends for the class day and commencement exercises in Fratern ity hall, May 13 an 14. The follow ing members will graduate: Mao Cassell, Scott Rudy, of York Haven; Anna Kauffntan, Irma Hoff man, Rebecca Gladfelter, George Beck, Roy Jacobs and Millard Ever hart. of Manchester; George Ebaugh, of Mount Wolf. The class motto is "Pergo;" class color, garnet and cream; class flower, American Beauty Rose. Clara Cassell will be valedictorian and Anna Kauffman stands second and will be salutator ian. The Rev. J. 1. Hummer preached a sermon on "The Spirit of the Wheel," to a large congregation ir Christ's Luthfittan Church on Sun day evening. Two musical numbers were rendered by the male Quartet. On Sunday. May 11, Mothers Day will be observed. —A meeting of the Ladies Aid Society of the Lutheran Church was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rentzel on Thursday evening. The bacca laureate sermon will he preached to the high school pupils by the Rev. J. H. Schmidt, pastor of the United Brethren Church. — Mrs. Mary Good has returned to her home after spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Elias Hake, at Hellam, who is conlined to the house with rheuma tism.—The Rev. and Mrs. J. I. Hummer and son. Paul, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hake, of Felton. were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gross on Sunday.—Emory Kami and Miss Ethel Wood, of New Brunswick. X. J.; Mrs. Bertha Gil bert and Mrs. Charles Schroeder. of York, and Harry Kami, of East Petersburg, were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Kann. —Miss Almena Knaub, of Saginaw, and Miss Miriam Hoffman, of Manchester, spent a day at Hel lam. —Henry Strine, of Strinestown, and Mrs. Peter Strine, of Mount Washington, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Strine, on Sunday. —Charles Strickland, of York, who recently retifrned from a year's serv ice overseas, spent Tuesday at the home of H. A. Kauffman. —Mrs. I.ucinda Fink is critically ill at the home of lier son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Airs. Alvin Hyde. Harrisburg Consistory Fuumakers Entertain Throng With Program Between 1,400 and 1,500 members ot the Harrisburg Consistory and their guests enjoyed an entertain ment, of which a minstrel show was ttie principal part, in the Chestnut Street Auditorium last night. The entire cast was made up of mem bers of the Consistory, who pre sented many "brand new ' joltcs. Following the conclusion of the entertainment, the members and their guests went to the Consistory building in North street, where Ihe remainder of the evening was spent. A buffet luncheon was served. Ml. Wolf Young Folks See "Deacon Dubbs" at York Mount Wolf. Pa., May 3.—Young j people who went to Pleasureville ] several nights ago to witness the] playlet, "Deacon Dubbs," given un- j der the auspices of the Senior class I of the North York High School, was | as follows: William Knudscn, Roy | Hoffman, Stewart Holler, Samuel Baney, William Duering, Charles Shearer, Chester Ebaugh, Harry Hoffman, Earl Hoffman, Joseph Lehman, Guy Albaugh, Philip Bahn, Henry Diehl and Wallace Kunkel. J •—George W. Rousson and daugh ters Edna and Ethel, returned to | Freeland, Md„ after spending a j week with the former's son-in-law, ! Charles A. Waltemyer.—Mrs. R. L. Rulil and sons, Joseph and Henry, I spent several days with the former's j parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rahe, near Dallastown. —Mrs. John Krafft, ] of York Haven, was a guest of her son-in-law, Levi Augenbaugh.— Mrs. M. C. Barnhart is confined to the house suffering from an in fection of her foot.—George Ebaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ebaugh, a senior at the Manchester High school, has been elected to the cler ical position at the Mount Wolf National bank, left vacant by the resignation of James Diehl. WAREHOUSE BLOWS; 1 KILLED By Associated Pre.is. Greensoro, N. C., May 3.—At least one man was killed, several were in jured and much property destroyed by an explosion here to-day in the storage warehouse of the Texas Oil Company. Burning oil spread over southern railway tracks and bridges and down the city streets, jeopardiz ing houses. Railway traffic was sus pended temporarily. The body of a man was found burned beyond recog nition. He evidently had been hurled across the street by the explosion. THREE KILLED IN FRANCE By Associated Press. Orleans, France, May 3. Three American soldiers were killed and eight injured seriously to-day when an American Army motor truck was struck by a railroad train at a grade crossing near La Ferte-Staubln, 12 miles southeast of Orleans. DIVORCE GRANTED Judge McCajrrell signed a decree in divorce to-day in the case of Annie B. vs Willis R. Coleman. SATURDAY EVENING, ENTERTAINS HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS Enjoyable Entertainment at Home of Mr. and Mrs. McClellan Hench SERMON SUNDAY NIGHT Baccalaureate to Linglestown Graduates by the Rev. L. 1). Gottschall ! I.inglostown, Pa., May 3.—The ' I.inglestown High School seniors j were entertained by one of the | members, Miss Sibyl Hench, on [ Thursday evening at the home of ! her parents, Mr. and Mrs. McClellan [ Hench. After music, contests and games, refreshments were served to the Misses Vesta Koons, Sara Felty, Meta Graybill, Carrie Hocker, Helen Hocker, Ethel Cassel. Sibyl Hench, Messrs. Paul Zimmerman, Marlin Shope, Sylvester Deavens, Ellis Mumma, and Professor Stewart Cyber.—The Baccalaureate sermon will be delivered to the Senior Class of the Einglestown High School to morrow evening at 8 o'clock. In the Church of God, by the Rev. 1,. D. Gottschall. the subject being, "The Entrance Into a New World." There will also be church services in the morning in the Church of God by the Rev. James Wagner.—Mrs. Maria Zimmerman, Lester Lingle and Charles Lingle,' of Pleasant View, motored to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Schauer. —Miss Anne Feeser, of this place, spent the week-end with Air. and Airs. Frank Balsbaugh.—Mrs. William Fager and children, Marlin, Samuel and Sara, of Royalton, are spending several days as the guests of Mrs. Fager's mother, Mrs. Alartha Etzweiler.— [Mrs. Flora Huber, daughters Martha (and Helen, and ron, Louis, of Chi ' cago, 111., are spending some time j with Airs. Huber's mother. Airs. ! Ann'-j Smith.—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ftztreßr and familv, and Miss ; Bessie Brightbi'l, of Hummelstown, | were the guests of Airs. Martha Etz- I weiler on Sunday.—Lawyer John | Herman spent Sundav at the home of Mr. and Airs. C. Brooke Care. — Air. and Mrs. Harry Hocker, sons | Reese and George, of Penbrook, and | Edward Lingle. of Steelton, were J the guests of ATr. and Airs. John j Reese. —Miss Elizabeth Arve, of i Progress, was the guest of Mr. and j Airs. Philip Arva on Sunday.—Mr. (and Airs. Aliles Backenstoe, daugli | tor Lillian, and son Harold, of 1 Mount Joy. visited friends here on "Tuesday.—'The Rev. James Wagner, .of Penbrook, and Dr. Reel, of Phila ! delphia, were guests of Air. and Airs. David Fe'ty.—Airs. Alartha Etz- I weiler received a telegram from her j son. Private William Etzweiler, on Thursday morning, stating his ar rival at Philadelphia, after serving with the Tron Division in France.— Air. and Airs. Frank AI. Balsbaugh, of Harrisburg. spent Thursday with Airs. Bnlshaugh's mother, Airs. Car rie Fecser.—Airs. Amos Lingle, of [Pleasant View, spent Thursday with her sister. Airs. Austin Schauer.— j Mrs. John Geyer. of Aliddletown, ' spent Thursday at the home of Airs. 1 Rebecca Baker. —Mrs. Alary Feeser [ was the guest of Air. and Airs. Wil ! Mam Feeser at Halnton. Railroad Glee G'uh *n Concert at Elizabethtown rairabrthtomi, Pa.. Hay 3.—The Glee Club of the Pennsylvania Hail road, of Harrisburg, will give an en tertainment in Market hall, in South poplar street, on Tuesday evening, May 13, at 8 qt'clock, under the au spices of the Men's Bible class of the Church of God of the borough. —George Weigand, of Philadelphia, one of the survivors of the ill-fated submarine chaser that was sunk by an American chaser off the Atlan tic coast, which mistook her for a German submarine, visited his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Horst, in the Square, for several days.— Robert M. Lindemutli, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Lindemuth, who live in North Poplar street, is home from camp on a thirty-day furlough. He saw eight months in service and was wounded in the left thigh by a hand grenade in the battle of Argonne Forest. He was a member of the Seventy-ninth Division, Three Hun dred and Sixteenth Regiment. He will be sent to the government re cuperating hospital at Cape May for further treatment.—The Rev. J. W. Forrest, a former guest at the Ma sonic Homes, was among friends in the borough.—Harry Reed had his right arm broken while cranking his auto on Thursday afternoon.—C. E. Brinser, a Pennsylvania Railroad of ticial, of Trenton, N. J„ spent sev eral days with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Brinser.—Mr. and Mrs. John Mertaugh are visiting relatives at Myerstown.—F. B. Keller, cashier of the Schuylkill Haven National bank, and Mrs. Keller, spent sev eral days with the Keller and Will families. —A. H. Baker, of Lebanon, i spent r few days with his parents, j Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Baker. —John J K. Forney, of Abilene, Kansas, is i the guest of the Forney and Eshel | man families.—Miss Anna Stern, of Lebanon Valley College, Annville, ! was the guest of her parents, Mr. \ and Mrs, J. H. Stern. —Jacob Bausli j has returned to his home at Myers- I town after a visit to relatives in the I borough. Survivor of Submarine Chaser Visits His Parents Ellznbethtown. Pa., May 3.—George Weigand, of Philadelphia, one of the survivors of the ill-fated submarine chaser that was sunk oft the Atlantic coast by an American chaser which mis took her for a German submarine, vis ited his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Horst on Sunday. He had a thrilling experience before being rescued. He spent his boyhood days here.—S. D. Boggs, chairman of the Liberty Loan Committee, met the solicitors in the engine house parlors on Friday evening. They were assigned to districts for the Victory drive.—Robert Lindemuth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lindemuth, of North Poplar street, is home front camp on a thirty-day furlough. He saw eight months' service in France and was wounded in the thigh by a hand grenade. He was engaged in the battles of Ar gonne Forest and Verdun. He was in the Seventy-ninth Division, Three Hun dred Sixteenth Infantry. He will be sent to Cape May to the Government's recuperating hospital for further treat ment. * ' V >"/ , - r ~ - -;>^ EXACTING MOTOR TEST TO BEGIN [Continued from First l*nge.] son, John J. llurgest, Jr.. Frank Weber and Harry C. Morton will be maintained day and night for the seven days. The motor of the car will not stop for the entire time. The car itself will stop with the driver holding in the clutch only long enough to take on gasoline and oil. It will report every four hours to the control station for this supply and at that time the mileage that is be ing made will be recorded and marked up on the large dial that will bo placed in front of the office win dow of the Telegraph. This contest is creating consider able attention from owners of cars in Central Pennsylvania, as well as all over the country for motorists fa miliar with the many roads leading into Harrisburg appreciate that this little Overland will have to 'go some' to overcome the many difficult hills and mountains in this territory. The car has been thoroughly gone over and every part is in first-class work ing order. Mr. Hanson predicts that the run will not only be successful front every standpoint but that the world's record will be bettered. Some of the hills that the car will traverse in high gear have been the stumbling block for otorists from the time of the auto. Red Hill, be tween Speeceville and Dauphin, is one with a treacherous little dip at the top; there is another hill between Dillsburg and East Berlin that has a sharp curve at the peak that keeps many a motor from making it in high; another is the steady pull be tween Mechanicsburg and the Shep herdstown pike; another is the Shep liardstown hill itself; all of these hills and many more this little Overland will have to climb in high gear for they are on the route that it will take. One hundred and twenty miles every four hours on an average must be maintained in order to beat the record of 4,370.1 miles. The car will be conspicuous in the towns it will pass through for it will carry signs on both the hood and the sides telling that it is the car that is breaking the world's record. Pictures that accompany this article show just what the car looks like and also shows three of the drivers, John Hargest being absent at the time it was taken. The drive will continue until six o'clock Saturday evening. May 10, rain or shine, good luck or bad. in case of trouble on the road the ob server will sit in the car and hold out the clutch while the trouble is being remedied. Tires and tubes will be carried in case of tire trouble, but gasoline and oil can only be obtained at the control point. A large criwd is expected to wit ness the sendoff of this car and the results will be watched with keen interest by everyone interested In motors. German Delegates Discuss Finances With the Allies By Associated Press. Versailles, May 3.—A meeting of the German and inter-allied finance commission was held yesterday at the Trianon Hotel. The German dele gates, numbering eight, arrived afoot, walking across the park under the escort of a' French captain. The American and other inter-allied dele gates drove from Paris in automo biles. The delegates embarked on a pro longed discussion, apparently a con tinuation of the negotiations at the Chateau Plessis Vlllette, at Senlis, near Compiegne. The German dele gation included Bankers Warburg, Melchior and Strauss. The American delegation comprised Thomas W. La mont and Henry P. Davison. CHOIR AND ORGANIST One of the most grateful of Wood ward's anthems, "The Radiant Morn Hath Passed Away," will be sunt; by the quartet choir at Zion Lutheran Church tomorrow evening. Max Spicker's "Fear Not, Oh Is rael," quite often sung at this season of the church year, will be the eve ning anthem at St. Stephen's Episco pal church to-morrow, the opening solo being sung by Clar.ence H. Sig ler, basso. An unusually effective number is to be sung at Westminster Presbyterian Church to-morrow morning, when Mrs. Henry W. Miller is to offer the soprano solo, "My Redeemer and My Lord," from Dudley Buck's Golden Legend." Willjam Boyer, baritone, is to be the soloist in the evening. The postlude will be Giustav Mer kcl's splendid "March." Woodman's '.'A Song in the Night" is the anthem chosen for the evening service at Bethlehem Lutheran Church to-morrbw. At the morning service Mrs. Bumbaugh and Mrs. Hertzler are to sing as a duet. Haw ley's "In Heavenly Love Abiding." Mrs. C. W. Myers continues con sistently good work as soprano so loist at Salem Reformed Church. At tomorrow morning's service she 's to sing an adaptation of "Lord, Vouch safe to Me Thy Loving Kindness" to Rossini's music. One of the features of tomorrow evening's service at Augsburg Luth eran Church will be the singing by a male chorus of Eicheberg's "To Thee,,o Country," particularly appli cable at this time when the Harris burg soldiers are about ready to come home. HAFJRISBURG ILLEGKAPH DRIVERS AND CAR TO MAKE TEST GIVE UP HARRISBURG GIRLS! NO SIR'EE 808 Jimmy Lentz Will Do a Rushing Business in His Marriage License Bureau; "Parley Vous," Well a Little ( amp Dlx, N. J., May 3.—"We were too busy soldiering to pay much at tention to the French lassies," one big husky in Company D, 112 th In fantry, called out when he heard a conversation about the American boys who went overseas and brought back wives from France. "Why our fellows were so darn busy drilling and fighting to lick 'Jerry' we didn't get a chance to learn much French except 'Oui-Oui.' Marry any of 'em, not us. We didn't stay in one place long enough to pick out any pretty lassies, and then there's a verse I read in a popular magazine that tells the story for Harrisburg boys. Here's part of it; 'The girls in France are very sweet And most have eyes of brown But girls at home are hard to beat 'l'll stick to my home town! I know a girl named Antoinette, And one named Alimi, too, But just the same you need not fret, I'm coming back to you.'" Alueli Work for I.entv. "Sweethearts of Harrisburg boys will not bo disappointed and I miss a guess if there aren't quite a few marriage licenses issued at "Jimmy" Lentz's office when the local boys get homo." One Harrisburg boy was sure hap py yesterday. He was Private Ed ward M. Carnathan, who was for merly in Company I, of the old Eighth National Guard Regiment, but was transferred, went overseas and saw service with Company D. One Hundred and Fiftieth Machine Gun Company. He was married be fore he left for France, but the af fair was a secret. To-day a Tele graph reporter found him with a re lease 1 from the Army in one hand and a happy wife beside him. She was formerly Miss Erma Elvyn Workman, 2220 Atlas street, Harris burg. Both left camp late yesterday and for the present Private and Mrs. 50 COAL MINERS IN JEOPARDY AS MEN FIGHT FIRE Deadly Black Damp Over comes Toilers in Ply mouth Region 111/ Associated Press. Wilkes-Barrc, Pa., May 3. —Fifty men were overcome with black damp in the Nottingham mine of the Lc high and Wilkes-Barre Coal Com pany at Plymouth to-day. Twenty of this number have been brought frani the danger zone to the surface and many of them are in a seri ous condition. So far there are no fatalities but at noon the fate of the thirty men still in the mine was un determined. A tire started in the twelfth east gangway yesterday and a force of men were fighting it with water. The Are broke out fresh to-day and the battle with the flames was re newed. The deadly black damp coming from the tire was present in great quantities and the men were quickly overcome falling, in rows along the gangway. Rescuers were on the scene early. Some of these also fell over. Helmet men went in and began the work of bringing out men. Twenty reached the foot of the shaft in a short time, were given first aid treatment and then sent to the surface. SNYDER IS ACTING CLERK The County Commissioners huve 1 i elected Clarence Snyder as acting j j chief clerk, to succeed Jacob S. j ] Fnrver, the Conewago township > j farmer, who has been mare r Direc- ! tor of the Poor by appointment, i j succeeding the late Levi S. Miller, j Carnathan will reside at the latter's home in Atlas street. When the Harrisburg soldiers come home and talk about hard work and little opportunity to get acquainted in France, the tales won't be fiction and every man will he willing to back up that statement. When the armistice was signed there was a let up, of course, but then the boys got busy getting acquainted with each .other In some lively boxing bouts, wrestling matches, and football games. line Tiresome Record But the talk about work is straight. One corporal who kept a brief record of events in his army life overseas has page after page filled with notes of hikes in the rain and mud, drills every day until at last it got so tire some he missed a few weeks in his diary. "Worked hard all day," "drill all the time, now," "digging trenches." "hiking through mud all night," "all in"—these are a few of the entries on these pages, written sometimes in a quiet sector during training, then again while the boys were in trenches waiting "zero hour." 'J'hc local boys say they haven't learned a tvhole lot about the French language, so the folks at home needn't worry about their talk. Some of them who had been in base hos pitals learned quite a bit of the for eign tongue, but there are many whose vocabulary does not include 500 French words. The last big athletic events for the boys in France were a big Held meet in Lea Mans in the early -pring, and a divisional football game between the Twenty-eighth and Seventy-Ninth or. February 15, the teams playing in mud ankle deep and Hnishing the gridiron scrap with a 0-0 score. Sergeant William H. Bennett, Kiv erside, was in this football game on the team from the Twenty-eighth. WHOLE ARMY TO BE RETURNED BY SEPTEMBER American Troops to Leave Germany When Peace is Signed Washington, May 3. —Determina- tion of President Wilson, indicated in press advices from Paris, that no American troops shall continue on German soil for a longer period after ! the signing of the peace treaty than may be necessary to embark them for home, is borne out by present j plans of the War Department,"which | contemplate the return of the entire ! American expeditionary forces by | | September. Because of this General j j March, chief of staff, is making ! every effort to speed up demobiiiza- j j tion in this country. Ap official announcement as to the ! accumulation of surplus clothing for ! the troops states that the estimates i were based on "troop withdrawal j to be completed in September." I LEAPS 1,000 FEET; WINS SSOO Ily Associated Press. Atlantic City, N. J„ May 3.—Jean i Ors, a French airplane export, ; leaped in a parachute from a fiy -1 ing machine 1,000 feet in the air to day, speeding at a mile a minute i over the flying field in Che-se t, and | iauding safely within the enclosure. | The jump was made in competition ; for the Sf.oo Bennett, prize, and the | judges gave him a perfect mark for I the 1,000 feet elevation. Others j may later contest for the trophy. YANKS SHOW HOW UNCLE SAM USED GUNS [Continued from First Page.] Immediately surrounded It—and has remained there since. At 7 o'clock this morning the sixty-nine officers and men In this battery—Battery E of the Forty-second Artillery, went to work; and they have been working ever since. The huge guns and the 490,000,000 candlepower searchlight require as much atten tion as a pair of twins. To-night will ee some great ac tivity by the searchlight. It is a Sperry "self-contaihed" mechanism. The searchlight proper Is mounted on a small truck; and this truck, iu turn, is on one of the largest trucks used by the United States Army. The dynamo which supplies the searchlight with power is connect ed with the formidable engines of the "mother" truck. The searchlight is to be operated in several sections of the city. City Commissioner E. Z. Gross this morning was of a mind to refuse Victory Loan authorities the priv ilege of taking the truck into Reser voir Park because "it would cut up the grass." The committoe wished to place the truck and light near the Detweiler statue, so that the rays of the light might be thrown down into the city. The equipment carried by the ar tillery train is remarkable. There is a wireless telephone in the tire control car by meuns of which air plane observers talk with the bat tery and keep the gunners informed as to how their shots are falling. In this car, too, there are to be , found a plotting hofird, a Pratt range board, a deflection board, wind component indicator and sim ilar apparatus. By means of these there is gathered the data for use on the guns, and this data is rap idly computed by a crew of eight men and communicated to the gun ners. What TNT Docs There is also an exhibition of pro jectiles and high explosives. For instance there is a jar containing eight four-pound containers filled with TNT, used in ihe projectiles. If a very severe concussion were given this explosive, the Pennsylvania freight yards, Metropolitan an nex, the Reading station and other structures in that section would he no more. Fift,v-six pounds of TNT are used in shells for the big guns. A submarine mine is also shown, and an exhibition of engineering drawnings. In the bunk car Harrisburg will he able to see how the men live on the front. It contains a kitchenete —in reality a field stove planted in a box of clay. This is attracting much attention from women spec tators. If their embarrassment can he overcome, short talks will be given this afternoon by Sergeant Donald Lowry and Sergeant Behnke, two ar tillerymen, individually decorated for services. The entire battery in cidentally has received the Croix de Guerre from the French government for heroism last July. Lowry, if he talks at all, will tell of an Incident of July last. He was with a battery of 19-centimeter guns. Near this battery was a battery of French 155's (six inch). The latter battery was being heavily bombarded by the Ger mans, but most of the Hun shells were falling short in a wood through which passed the telephonic lines of communication from the American battery to the French battery, and a communication post. It was Lowry's job to keep these lines intact—-and he and the four men with him did it. All were decorated for their work on July 14-15. Shells during these two days fell within 20 meters of them and they were covered with mud. "But we must have had horseshoes on us," said Lowry this morning. "We got away without a scratch." Sergeant Behnke, also decorated, rescued ammunition under direct tire. "His job," said Lieutenant Walker of the battery tis morning, "was something like that of a man sitting on a box of TNT with some one shoot ing at the box with a pistol." Just what time tomorrow the tru'n will leave Harrisburg has not been determined, but it will be open to the inspection of the public every min ute until that hour arrives. Trophies Here Tomorrow The War Trophy Train reaches the city at or about 7 o'clock Sunday af ternoon and will be open to the pub lic until 11 Monday morning. Battery officers last night havr furnished the following descriptions of the two large guns in the outfit: Twelve-inch U. S. It. K. Mortar, Model 1918 —Length of morlnr, 10 feet, weight of mortar, 15 tons, muz zle velocities, 1500, 1070, S7O, 745, 660 feet, per second; range, maximum, 15,500 yards, 7 miles; weight of pro jectile, 700 pounds; weight of pow der charge, 65 pounds maximum; powder chamber pressure, 27,000 pounds per inch: loading angle, 5 degrees; firing angle, x2O to x 63 de grees: transverse, 360 degrees, or "all around fire"; total weight of mortar and carriage, 00 tons; reeoil system is two reeoil cylinders; coun ter-recoil system is air recuperator. Emplacement Car is raised by four built-in screw jacks. Longitudi nal "H" beams and wood cross lies are placed The car is lowered on the platform and the outriggers are bet. Twelve-inch U. S. R. R. Gun, Slid ing Mount, Model 1918 —Material of gun, nickel steel; total weight of gun !I0 tons; total length of gun and car riage, 100 feet; total length of gun, 50 feet; weight of projectile, 700 pounds; weight of powder, 337 pounds; maximum elevation 40 de grees; muzzle velocity 2300 feet per second; maximum power pressure, 3,- 000 pounds per square inch; total weight of gun and carriage, 288 tons; length of shell, 3 feet 9 inches; burst ing charge, 90 pounds; weight on each axle, 36,000 pounds; necessary curve for manoeuvering, 150 meters. There is a shuttle car which oper ates between the ammunition car and the gun. The gun has no traverse, but Is laid in azimuth by moving it up or down a curved track. Lifting wedges take the weight off the wheels and transfer it to ten cross beas which in turn rest on bearing string ers of which there ure four lines of double I beams. There are 150 four foot sections furnished with each gun. Trophy Train on Sunday Another big train arrives in Har risburg on Sunday evening about 7 and will be open to the public the re mainder of that evening and Mon day until 11 o'clock. Before coming to HarrisbUTg it will exhibit at the following places in this Liberty Loan district: Juniata county—At Mifflin Sunday morning 11.15 to 12.45. Perry county—At Newport Sunday afternoon. 1.30 to 3. Dauphin county Millersburg on Sunday afternoon, 4.40 to 6.45; Har risburg, 7.20 Sunday evening to 11 Monday morning. MAY 3, 1919. FIRE DESTROYS YORK CO. TIMBER Several Acres of Land Burned Over in Harmony Grove District on Tuesday MASS MEETING FOR LOAN Wellsville Tannery Company Making Large Increase in Force; Adding to Plant WfcUsville, Pa., May 3.—A forest fire on Tuesday afternoon on the farm of Sarah Spahr caused considerable alarm in the Harmony Grove school j district. Several acres of timberland was enveloped In a blaze at the same time. After several hours of hard work a half hundred fire fighters managed to extinguish the fire. —A mass meet ing In the interest of the Victory loan drive was held on the local school grounds on Wednesday evening. Ad dresses were delivered and in addition to witnessing the motion picture, "The Price of Peace," the audience partici pated in community singing.—Marion, the ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Airs. W. D. Brougher, Is seriously ill with Influenza. —Work on enlarging the tannery plant of Barrett and Co. is now in progress. An artesian well, between 500 and 600 feet deep, Is being drilled, to Increase the water supply. Ten new vats and additional machinery will he installed. It will require a month to complete the work. This will Increase the production and at the same time will necessitate the employing of about twenty-five additional hands. AYhen all the Improvements are completed the out put of the plant will be approximately five carloads of finished, fancy leather per week. Many Guests in Halifax Homes During Past Week Halifax, Pa., May 3. —Mrs. ITomer | Stiley and daughter, of Harrishurg, : were Sunday guests at the home of her | mother, Mrs. Jane Bowman. —.1. C. ] Marsh on Monday found in his hennery an egg measuring Tl-i by 6V4 inches and weighing exactly seven ounces.—Mrs. J. S. Gemberling spent the last part of the week at Buffalo, X. V.. visiting her daughter. Miss Annabelle Gumber ling.—Mr. and Mrs. John Leo. of North Front street, announce the birth of a son, John Leo, Jr., on Monday April 28, 1919. J. C. Marsh spent Monday at Goldsboro, visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bottomst.one. —William Myers and brother. Elmer Myers of High spire, and Roy Shepley, of Dauphin, and Ralph Shepley of Millersburg, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Shepley. Harrison and Charles Kaylor of Middletown, spent Sunday at the home of D. F. Meredith. —John Kohler and family of Steelton, spent Sunday at their summer home here.—Raymond Cusnitz and family of Harrisburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Mil ton Straw of near Halifax spent Sun day at the home of Sadie Grimm. — Nestor Sipe. who recently arrived home from France, and A. H. Welker and daughter Susan Welker, of York, spent the week-end at the home of the Rev. C. F. Sipe and family.— William Rudd of New Buffalo, Perry county spent Monday at the home of Klmer K. Daugherty in South Front street. —Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sweigard and Earl Deeter of Altoona and Isaiah Fetterhoff, of Washington, D. C., were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Fetterhoff and family. —Edith Thompson and Charlotte Ijebo at Hershey.—S. I* Wert has been appointed health officer for Hali fax, Reed, Wayne and Jefferson town ships by the State Health Commis sion. Mrs. Luther Lehr this year displayed an egg that was colored I for Easter in 1841. It is now 78 years old. The egg belonged to Mr. Lehr's grandfather. Mrs. Charles Haas of Juniata, is paying a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John I'*. Poffenberger, at Susquehanna Heights near town. Home from overseas, Curtis IX Leiser and Llewellyn D. Mellen, two Halifax boys, and Lester A. Enders, of near town, all three of whom saw service in France arrived at their homes on Tuesday, having been mustered but of service.—H. L. Fetterhoff spent Tuesday and Wed nesday at Philadelphia.—Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Eby of Elizabethville, visited at the home of their son, Eby, over the week-end. Miss Esther Wagner, of Washington, IX C., was the guest of her sister, Mrs. 11. S. Potter over Sunday. Mrs. Clara Lutz of Liverpool spent Sunday with her son, Harry I. Lutz and family.— Gilbert A. Still, of Camden, N. J., and Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Still and baby daughter, of Millersburg spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Still's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Still.—Forrest Boyer, in naval service at New York spent the week-end with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bow man, Mrs. Catharine Epler of Mid dletown, was a visitor at the home of her son, Joseph Epler, over Sun day. Mrs. S. C. Beitzel spent sev eral days this week in Carlisle visit ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. S. Rice. HOLIDAY AT WILLIAMSTOWN. Williamstown, Pa., May 3.—Wil- Uamstown had a half holiday Tues day, when the colliery was shut down at noon, also schools were dis missed at 2.30, to witness the air planes pass over town, to boost the Victory Loan. Miss Carrie man ning, of Harrisburg, visited her mother, Mrs. Belle Blanning.—Jacob Mellon, of Philadelphia, is spending the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Mellon. Ross and Lloyd Seiders, of Philadelphia, are guests at the home of their sister, Mrs Thomas Griflliths. ■ —• Howard Mack has returned home from over seas. —Earl Rlckert from Camp Lee, Va., is visiting his mother, Mrs. Sallie Rickert, on Market street. — Mrs. Blanch Stinner, of Tower City, visited friends here on Tuesday.— Mr. and Mrs. Fred James, of Harrls burg, have returned to their home, after a brief visit to Mr. James' par ents, Mr. and Mrs. George James.— Howard Jones, of Pottsville, was a visitor here this week.—Mrs. Charles Schoffstall was a Lykens visitor on Tuesday. . DAY and NIGHT SCHOOL Open All Yeai. Enter Any Time. Individual Promotion. BECKLEY'S BUSINESS COLLEGE 121 MARKET ST. Bell 125 (Opp. Senate) Dial 401S RED CROSS NUiiSE GOES TO SIBERIA Volunteered Services Several Months Ago, but Wt.: I" ;t Called Until This Week SISTER NURSE IN FRANCE Birthday Surprise Party For Arthur Strickler at Home Near Greeneastla Greencostlc, Pa., April 30.—Mrs. Elizabeth Brendle, who recently cele brated her ninetieth birthday, fell at her home on South Carlisle street and dislocated her shoulder. Miss Nora Shoemaker, who volunteered as a Red Cross Nurse, but was never called, has been ordered to report at Philadelphia to join several other nurses who will be sent to Siberia for Red Cross Work. Miss Shoemaker's sister, who also vol unteered her services, was several months at one of the Rase Hospitals in France.—A number of the friends of Arthur Strickler gave him a party on Tuesday evening in honor of his birth day. The afTair was a complete sur prise to Mr. Strickler. The guests went by automobile to Mr. Strickler's country home, and he was unaware of their coming until he heard a great eomtno , tion on the outside, and opened the door I to find the porch filled with people. John Gaston has returned to Pittsburgh, after a brief visit.—Prof. P. E. Raer, of Fairview, Kansas, was the soloist at the lecture given in the Lutheran Church Sunday evening.—Mr. and Mrs. William Ruthrauff left on Tuesday for their home at Detroit. Michigan, after a two weeks' visit with Mr. RuthraufPs mother.—The Rev. Lester M. Conrow has returned from a visit to Pitts burgh.—Miss Ressie Rankin, of Cleve land. Ohio, and Miss Sadie Rankin, of Palnsville. Ohio, arrived home this j week, called here by the Illness of their [ father. T. A. Hawhaker is seriously ill I with pneumonia at his home near Green ] castle.—J. C. Seacrest, a newspaper man | of Lincoln, Neb., is a guest at tlio home of O. P. Omwake. Mr. Omwake gave a stag dinner in his honor on Monday evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Hykes announce .the birth of a daughter,—Al | fred Lesher is visiting his daughter at Philadelphia.—Mrs. Jennie bowman is j recovering from illness at her home on South Washington street.—Mrs. William Differ and ehildrcn, of Harrisburg, were recent visitors at the home of D. F. Ryder. Nurse to Tell Experience at Hospitals in France N'owvillo, Pa., May 3.—Miss Helen Erskine, who served with the John Hopkins unit in France, at Base Hospital No. 18, from June, 1917, until February, 1919, will tell of hei experiences during that time in the high school auditorium on Mondav evening at 8 o'clock. Miss Erskine comes under the auspices of the ( i\ic ( Lib. There will be no other I meeting of the club this month. No admission will be charged and all are invited.—The Rev. J. Russell Fink, of Gettysburg, will preach at. St. Paul Lutheran Church to-mor row morning and evening.—Miss Annie Greaver has returned home from an extended visit, to friends at Philadelphia.—Mrs. Mary E. Landis and daughter. Miss Bess, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Morrow, at Lan djshurg. —The Bev. and Mrs. A. A. ICellv and son, Benner, of Winches ter, Va.. were guests aat the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Heberlig for a few days. DR. WKKTER TV BLAIV PI I,PIT lllain, Pa.. May 3. —Miss Ethel .Wilt returned to Mount Joy.—The Rev, Dr. J. W. Weeler, of New Bloomfield, supplied the pulpit of the Blain Zion Lutheran Church Sunday evening.—Miss Margaret E. . Riegal spent the week-end at her home at New Cumberlland.—Miss Alleen Neidigh is visiting friends in Lancaster county. On Sunday morning, (lie Rov. <\ A. Waltman. of Millorstown, preached in the Cen ter Presbyterian Church, which con gregation is without a pastor.—Pri vate James Mort has returned from France, receiving his discharge, at Camp Dix. N. J.—Mrs. Vera Martin returned home from Orlando, Fin., where she snent tlio winter months. —Clarence Wilt went-to Harrisburg, | where he has obtained employment, j—Mr., and Mrs. Joseph Shrofller and baby, Gearld Shrefller, of Palmyra, I naid a visit lo Mrs, Malinda Shrefllot. | Mr. and Mrs. W. H. SheafCer and sons, Paul. Tliurman and Burke Shacffcr, snent Sunday with the family of A. A, Neshit. at Green Park.—J. A. Heneh and C. B. Hcnch returned to Drift. Town, and Dr. and Mrs. R. M. TTench and son to Waynesboro, Pa, — Miss Mabel D. I Noel Ims returned to Washington. ID. C. —Miss Florence Gutshall spent I two weeks at Lewistown. • LI'THKRAV S. S. RALLY I Thompson town, Pa., May 3.—Mrs. S. F. Mctz and son have returned from visiting friends in Allensville. —Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Frank, of Newport, were guests of Mr. and ' Mrs. Warren Sellers on Sunday.— | A Sunday School rally of the. Eastern district will be held in the Lutheran Church Tuesday evening, May s.—■ I Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Zeigler and two . sons, of Harrisburg, were guests of ■ Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Brantlioffer on Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith. lof Harrisburg, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith.— Mrs. Salome E. Linnville, of the Gap. Lancaster county, is a guest of Miss A. B. Oreenleaf.—Miss Annie Dimm is visiting friends at Harris burg.—Mrs. D. H. Spotts and Mrs. Israel Tennis were recent guests of Mrs. J. Frank Patterson at Mifllin town. —Dr. and Mrs. A. 11. Shelly and Miss Mary H*rr, of Port Royal, called on friends in town Wednes day.—Postmaster O. W. Keagle was at Mifflintown on Wednesday.—• Jacob Bishop and daughter. Miss i Mary, and Mrs. Mary Barton, of Mil roy, were here attending commence ment exercises.
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