The Mount Joy star and news. (Mount Joy, Pa.) 1878-1918, March 16, 1918, Image 1
TY yoy vy" Ne MOUNT JOY STAR AND NEWS THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST OF THIS VOLUME XLV. TWO KILLED AND MANY INJURED NO. 18 BAD WRECK OCCURRED IN THE CUT WEST OF ELIZABETH- TOWN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING—35 IN- JURED West bound train No. 19, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, bound from New York to Cincinnati, Ohio, and having passengers aboard from Phil adelphia and other points, was wreck ed in the deep rock cut, a short dis tance west of Elizabethtown one o'clock on Friday morning. The railroad authorities reported a at Polish woman, said to be from Har mony, Westmoreland county, and Conductor E. E. Edwards, who was in charge of the wrecked tran led The latter had both his skull fractured. injured and all of tention, were taken Harrisburg in a after the wreck There is a watchman tinuously in this cut and the was unavoidable. The ing west and after the eng several cars had passed, a huge bould these t specla on d train was go ind ne er weighing many tons, slid down the side of the embankment and against the rapidly moving train. The passengers were tossed about in the wildest confusion when the big rocks struck the cars. The breakir bral down of the cars caused to become applied and this served bring the train to a stop as soon as its great momentum could be over come. The fourth. and fifth coa vere badly crushed and in these re the passengers who were injured. The train was a fast express which does not stop at Lancaster but comes west via the cut-off. The train was great rate of speed when the accident occurred and despite the fact that all of the cars were steel, the wrecl age was of the most tangled and com plete character. Relief trains were mn scene and hospital doctors from Lan proceeding at a the S00 caster, Harrisburg and other places summoned. The scenes about the wreck were of the most pitiable order. The in jured moaned and some shricked in the agony, but the rescuers were un able to get to them for some time because of the difficulty in securing entrance to the cars where the strained or bent steel frames held doors and other openings fast. Hac the train not been all steel, however the list of dead would have mounted high as the strain was terriffic and literally bent the heavy steel sections like so many small segments RAINBOW DIVISION WINS GLORY IN GERMAN RAID American troops that repulsed the German raid of March 5 from the Forty-second, or Rainbow Divi sion, which is made up i were of tional Guardsmen, General Pershing report ed today. Company K, of Lancaster, with Major Reitzel, of Salunga, par ticipated in the defeat administered Boches. ee THIS WAS THE WORK OF SOME GERMAN SCOUNDREL Enough dynamite to blow up half the great ship yard at Hog Island was found there dur February, Dudley R. Kennedy, n cer of the Indus- trial Relations Department, today told the estigatn Com- mittee, x e men have been ui In vho 1 ced 1t there np al x Ty Bee at Elm Geil bee on 1 There 1 ing, one arithmetic eac h In case will be evening. Opened Yesterday The American Stores opened its branch store in building on East Main street g day. The store.presents a very fine appearance, has a complete stock and we predict success for Manager Bos- Company the B yester- ker well. Do not fail to keep your eye on their ad on another page of this issue every week. > ——————— ) He Will Recover Dr. Isaac Simons, the Elizabeth- town physician who was shot last Saturday morning, was taken from St. Joseph's Hospital at Lancaster, to the home of his mother at the east end of Marietta. He is rapidly re- covering. The bullet has not as yet been removed. rl Ae Has Received a Discharge Mr. Paul Bricker who was sta- tioned at Camp Hancock, Ga., has been given an honorable discharge and is now here with his wife. el Do It Now The chart for the concert in the hall Saturday evening, opened Garber’s Drug Store yesterday. ter get your seat reserved now. re A Subseribe for the Star and News, Advertise in the Star and News. ‘Manheim from a complication of di- PAPER NOW INCLUDES THAT OF THE LANDISVILLE VIGIL AND THE FLORIN MOUNT JOY, PA. SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1918 THE FINAL MEETING OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S BRANCH | Young High The last meeting of the People’s Branch was held in the School auditorium on Monday « ing, March 4. After singing a number of Tem perance Songs, 1 Scripture lesson from the Psalms was re: Dorothy Longenecker The call for sentence prayers was responded to by each member of the branch. Twelve boys anc girls Next week an active campaign in responded to roll call with Bible the interest ot Jelgrian Relief will | verses he carried on throughout the United The reports of wor lone during | States by the American Red Cross. he past month included these fact "his will take the form of the collec wo new members were secured who tion of old garments and clothing gned the triple pledge; the vasur- Two-thirds of this clothing will be en to the Belgians and one-third Appeal to America to Give Clothing for the Beigians and French night; to have one pair of shoes re soled costs as high as seven dollars. Even the well-to-do in that land are hort of necessities, and the poor are n dire need America, in its plenty, has a particular duty before them in relieving the destitution prevailing. Light, warm, cotton flannel is much er reported sending one dollar and ! half to the State treasurer to help in the people of devasted Northern needed, a many Belgian mothers the adoption of a French War-or- France. The Penn ylvania Division is ‘have to swathe their new-born babies phan; also one dollar to. tl I an expected to furnish 1,350 tons of {in rags. Shoes are very much need M. Stevens Fund and two to these materials and Lancaster and |ed; also, bed blankets and sheets. In the Frances E Willard rial L aster County's share, it is hoped, | fact, clothing of all sorts, except Fund; the Sunshine Committee de Il be large. those tabooed in a foregoing para troyed thirty-six cigar stumps, made For the past several months Miss | graph. Nothing short of 5,000 tons nine visits to sick persons t two Frances D. Calder has been the head | from America will meet the present cards to invalid flowers to one ¢k of the Lancaster Belgian Relief. She |situation effectively. woman, cared fo } for a tired will-co-operate with the Red Cross ac- | The Slaymaker store room, No. in this line, which same Chair- mother and de 0 cigarettes: tivitie the Soldier's i or Depart- man Herbert W. Hartman has placed nent reported thi four letters in charge of H. B. Cochran written, nine magazi eighteer These contributions, while entail pounds in boxes, one book ing little or no sacrifice for the and about sixty cards God donors, will mean a great deal to the ys to His Soldiers” nt to soldiers countries where they are sent. I ind sailor France and Belgium a great army of The Press Superintendent reported women are busy making over such nches of newspaper | t ir- garments for the needy, and, while ng February they are busy doing so they forget The 1eeting djourn fter a their own misery to a great extent, lesson concerning the f co- while they labor to relieve the need hol on the nerve of others mere Mier The articles donated must be of LOCAL AND PERSONAL. trong, durable material but need i not be in perfect repair, as they are re-made largely abroad, as said. Butcher Harry H. Krall is indis 3 posed at this writing Givers are requested to not con- Mrs. Amanda Greel leaf and Mrs. tribute men’s or women's stiff hats, A SD. Adlldllle 1 « 1a S y - . A. R. Garber spent Thur v at Lan women's fancy slippers, goods con SA. \. Te K S 1 L id bd raster 1 o : clothing, all leather goods to be free taining rubber in any form, no damp | stockings 0 | 154 North Queen has been secured as | ceiving the supplies street, Lancaster the depot for re | Articles Needed for Belgian Relief | MEN'S WEAR—Shirts (prefer {ably of light colored flannels), under | shirts, underdrawers, trousers, coats, | work suits (overalls), suits (3 piece), i shoes, overcoat jerseys, sweater vests, socks (sizes 10, 10% and 11). WOMEN'S WEAR—Shirts, draw corset-slips, petticoats, blouses, overcoats, suits, pinafore hats, knitted caps, stock 7 and 8), shawls. BOY undershirts, overcoats, ' WEAR union suits, trousers, coats, suits, Jerseys, socks (sizes Shirts, el kirts, shoes, Ings ( | | | | shoes, i! and 9). | GIRLS’ overcoats, WEAR-—-Dresses, shirts, nightdresses drawers, 5), undergar (2 piece), (sizes 1 fo ments, petticoat suits blouses, shoes BOYS’ AND Hooded caps, unionsuits. INFANTS’ WEAR -—Swanskin swaddling clothes, cradle chemises, bonnets, bibs, baby jackets, WEAR woolen GIRLS’ pinafores diapers, shoes, cloaks, socks. nickerchiefs, hooded | bodices, cradle dresses, | i dresses, | vis, sweaters, MISCELLANEOUS Jed-ticks,bed at | sheets, pillow cases, blankets, mufflers Mrs. Amos Garber and daughter . Frances left today for Philadelphia, ©} mud, and no notes or messages to here ou will srend. soveps) Aave De placed in the pockets of clothing, gre hey Jn pond severs! days Attention called to the fact that Sergeant Albert Myers of Camp clothing must not be contributed de. tx he ah Voie fF from homes where there has been Meade, is here on a five days fur contagious or infectious disease lough visiting his parents, Mr. and The % y 1 of D ts | Vrs. George Mvers. : e 8 eat neea o garmen Sand aster Benjamin Shank 4 new Clothing is illustrated by the fact that ; DI BtiCe at this offtc. but hk Eo ’r n Belgium dur the rigors of the ; . . ] WwW T jus ast families of f a 1 shay will not prevent him from being Souter 3! PR Families of fom and | Alig five Ss \ re require regular attendant at school. h ee bal on bl ors ; J juired mem. mn rere Share one ANKE In sleeping Club Met Thursday The Acquaintance Club met the trickler DRAFT BOARD home of Mrs. Martin S town on Thursday afternoon y were conveyed there by automobile. Those present were Mrs. P. E. Getz, Mrs. Melvin Grove, Mrs. Simon Sny der, Mrs. Joseph Charles, Mrs. J. B Hershey, Mrs. H. G. Longenecker, Mrs. Benjamin Garber, Mrs. Walter Eshleman, Mrs. B. Frank Greenawalt, Mrs. Fred Farmer, Misses Martha Stauffer, Fannie Strickler, Edith Bentzel and Mrs. Martin LONG LIST OF MEN WHO FAILED IO APPEAR FOR EXAMINA- TION—MUST REPORT OR PUNISHMENT WILL FOLLOW Strickler A luncheon was served and had a ery lovely afternoon The following is a list of all mer TTT who failed to re port for physical ex Mrs. Charlotte Pennell amination at the office of Local Board Charlotte Pennell, widow of the No. 1, for the county of Lancaster. late ex-postmaster F. G. Pennell, died This list will be sent to the Adjutant at her home on Mount J treet Gener Harrisburg, and unles Wednesday afternoon at : good reasor ire given for non-ap pneumonia, aged 77 years pearance, the delinquents will, unde and 7 days. She is sury the law, be treated as deserters. It daughter, Miss Emma and yn. 1s hoped that all persons named be Frank, both at home y two sis- low will report to the board im ters, Mrs. Emma Skane of Harris- mediately: burg and Mrs. Sue Frimd of Lancas Joseph Luk: ver; Edward ter. Funeral services will be held Pollard, Landi John Gamble, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Billmyer; Antonio Sowinski, Mari the house and interment in the Mt. etta; Joe Bush, R. D.. Columbia: Wil Joy ceme 7 liam S. Gbodman, Elizabethown: Billmer; Columbi: Stewart Cl Joseph ——tl- Ee Kicked in the Eye ason, Lawrence 4 Young, eveland Hart Robert Haines, son of I } Mel! Haines, a pupil in the Fourth Grade Coin James Med oy of our public schools, was kicked in Len SI Landi he eye by a playmate who was stand en Kau Elizabeth : Bi to ar ar Marietta: : ¢ g, Billmyer; : Joseph ero n March Argument Court here will 1 ( Y ‘ourt i Ww ¢ which has beer "HY tans nineteerx fro ( Y ! Pleas Court and six fror Qu ons Court — —g ——— Wants to Succeed Hf Congres n Aaron S. be a Ct for r 3 §) ; is desirous of succeeding f 1 Toh the Eighteenth Cong ) ki, Bill rict. Donn ita A Alene mioetsiins " Charles Marriage License Granted Lev . Bill A marriage license was granted to mver; John ! Dorcie, Marietta; Johr z myer; Paul K. Stehman, R. Lancaster; Luther Wilfred Hardy, lImver; Angelo Mi 3111 Toney Karduchelly, Marietta; Davis, Marietta; Herndon Far Christian H. Rohrer, West Hemj township, and Ida G. Charles, E Hempfield township. —_——— ll B : myer; I Will Play at Columbia. raca, Hart The Girls’ team of the Mount Jog er, Marietta. High school will go to Columbia to —— (Saturday) where they will play the Girls’ team of that boro. — Eee Clegg, o day, Clegg Wins the Shoot { f Philadelphia, last year’s holder, ea defeated Samuel Traf- ford of Lebanon, present title holder, for the live bird championship of Penn the of the ne 25-bird race on the Kheto grounds at Mari- Left for Washington Mr. Paul Peifer of Salunga, Friday morning for the Navy Y: Washington, where he has accepted a pos tion. ie ir yvlvania possession Ww cup, I Gun and in a Club’s EP etta Thursday afternoon. Trafford Mrs. Mary Behm, wife of Abram missed five of his first 21 birds and Behm, died Wednesday night at as Clegg knocked down 21 in sue- cession, he was declared the winner in that round. Two miss seases aged 67 years. events followed with various ties on a and out, account of an insufficient supply of | at! George C. Willy, proprietor of the |a¢ Bet- | Central Hotel at Columbia, died aged birds. [49 vears. i Try Miss Resta Fidler has accepted a ! LeRoy Kimble died at Columbia position with the American Stores] | from tuberculosis, aged 57 years. | Company. RAPHO SCHOOLS ISSUES WARNING ARE TRUE MODELS COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT DAN- IEL FLEISHER FINDS THEM IN MOST EXCELLENT SHAPE children s the Lin sh The Rohrer, is of nature, museum. Be the table to rura permitted ir the great artists in the music 1 phonograph and many the school. The careful preparation of a high order of Mr. - Harry Meade made Fortunate, ind who attend h coln school, teacher, Mi C an enthusiastic and eed, school apho town D. Emerson tudent small be relating 5) pupils are also his room is a sides the objects to een is full of literature life. The to he: world, as : al 3 records are in recitations show and the teaching is Fhe departure wughey to Camp aSsary to close School ood > 11 B: It nece Q the Sporting Hill pu and Mary ry of the Manheim Miss Secondary Some Is have been sent to others are ender, the charge of of tk 11 teacher the 0" found to ondition. Af 11. The teachers ar na their pay ( chool e school tan derd ntere ) ( Is own ( Te crop the disappe ( snow which cove h 1 rye during the ntire ' has been a decided ir 1 condition of the two gor 1 CX now in the ground. een tl Aree _ Greider— Strickler Rea E. Greider, of West township, and B Strickler, of R Owl united in n I'ues even ling at 7 o’clocl Ie lence of Rev. Hiram G ville. The re: Strickler and G. Gi ———— Lost at Strasburg The Secon team of the M. J. H. S. played the Strasi High on Thursday the ter place. The score was 18 in favor of Strasburg. Secvears was the high scorer for the home five while Egge was for the Strasburg boy me DO Eee Candidate for Governor | J. Denny O'Neill is sending out literature announcing his candidacy for Governor of Pennsylvania. tll een Subscribe for the Star and News. NEWS $1.00 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE FACTS CONCERNING SONS OF VETERANS ELECT AND INSTALL OFFICERS At a regular meeting of Lieut. D. ’ ‘H. Nissley Camp No. 74 S. of GUY CULP'S DEATH held on Tuesday evening, the follow ing: officers were elected and installed: Commander, Martin B. Brown; Sr Vice, Phares Shank; Jr. Vice; Andrew LIEUTENANT IN HIS PLATOON WRITES THE NEWS TO MRS. B. Brown; Camp—Council, Jacob G MAZIE SHELLY OF THIS Brown; Representative, J. Willis PLACE—BODY BURIED Freed; Alt, W. D. Chandler I'he NEAR JERUSALEM (appointed offices were filled by the ’ newly elected commands as follows Mrs. Mazie Shelly, on West Main Secretary, J. Nis Freed; I're ay treet, kindly gave us the following er, W. D. Chandler; Chaplain, 4. Jetter which she received and which Brown; Patriotic Instructor, Chas. E. Ricksecker. The next regular eet ing will be held on Tuesday evening, are 9, ¢ ‘hich ti a number : March 1 ;. at Which time um SF Yyoor Mrs. Shelly: of other appointive positions will : be : : hi! I am writing to send le / "INge Sus ill be equipped : : - filled. A firing squad will be equippc vou my deep sympathy on the death contains the. facts concerning the death of her nephew Guy Culp: Jan. 6th, 1918, and drilled. I'his Camp has a num vour newphew, Private Guy Gulp ber in France on the firing line i 5 J : Sr Rpts f the 1-5 H. L. I. which I am told, the person of Major Reitzel. fe i wl reer lili eee yok place on November 30th. I : hould have written long before this |FLORIN FIRM MAKES A but I was myself wounded in the BIG TOBACCO SHIPMENT fighting earlier in the month and - have only just received a list of our E. L. Nissly and Sons, of Flori ualties The officer who sent it have shipped six cars of tobacco from me told me that your newhew was the Millbach region to their ware lled instantaneously by a bullet houses at Florin and Lancaster ['t u head and suffered no entire lot amounted to over 2,000 had been in my platoon The weighing, sampling, figuring out ever since he came out to Egypt in and making out the checks was all 1916, so that I knew him well and done by one man, E. Jay Nissly, a liked him as a good sturdy and member of the firm. A force of six courageous soldier, who took the men was required to load the car rough with the smooth; and 1 was { The farmers are jubilant about the terribly sorry to hear of his death. big checks they: received from their I hope it will be some consqlation = crops, the largest check for one load to you to kne that he died fighting, was $1,730.00 to Mr. Sonnen, of as our General said, “not only for Millbach. Mr. Nissly has about ten King and Country but also for God more cars to load a few weeks later [and Righteousness to fr the Holy when the farmers are finishing put-!'Places from the Dominion of the ting it up. The largest purchase by |Turl died as a man should fighting his ni enemy, men se quarters with is buried with good 10t far from Jerusalen and. With deepest syn I remain. \7 Yours tech raise Mr. Nissly was from John Benne which consisted of 36 acres, in the Millbach region. EQ — about In the pathy, Bee a Success A largely attended Spelling Be was held in the Union school house in West Donegal township on Friday evening. The building was not ade sincerely, W. Parr, 1 H.L 1, EE. quate to accommodate all who de ’ sired to hear the program. The!f, . audience was especially delighted | with the vocal solos given by Catherine Kuhn and the readings Miss Blanche Bushong of Rohrer: town and Miss Clara Charles of Lan disville. Much credit due the teacher, Miss Esther M. Herr, for the l interesting program. Miss } TOPS ALL OTHERS AMOUNTED TO NEARLY $12,000 COWS SELL AS HIGH AS $520 WHILE A BULL WAS is Miss Anna Gish taught the WITHDRAWN AT Cn class. The prize winners were: : de Hersh, Wesley Wittle and $685.00 Strickler. The second class was round I" The banner sa taught by Mr. Clarence Garber the winners were: Mary Strickler, here wa the Valley View Ardella Brand} and Anna Souders. | farm of Engle, 2 miles The General Information class 1 outh of vhen fifty head in charge of Miss Elizabeth R f registere nd higl ade Holstein leman and the prize winners were: COWS, bulls and heifer vere disposed Hiram Nissley, Ardella Brandt and |of The sale was largely attended and Alice Hersh. This school is one of | the price realized were unusually the first in West Donegal township £o0d. The highest priced ci brought to be recognized by the ate as 3020 ay others sold at $440. The Standard School. highest priced heifer brought $340 a — ind number of others sold at $300 A PIECE OF BALE WIRE ch. One bull calf brought $200 nr i i nd heifer cal weeks CAUSES COW’S DEATH old sold at os SS ranged from $150 to in the A elling. Bulls ranged apwird io $685 alued at $1 fine Jersey cow and owned by Mr. Christian Sheaffe which figure King -Pontaic Lz: of East Donegal township, died very wt: withdrawn for private sale. suddenly a few days ago. Being Grade co sold at from $150 to rather inquisitive as to the cause of $195 The sale amounted to the cow’s death, Mr. Sheaffer had 2,000.00 I'he above sale man investigate and discovered that d all Mr. Engle live stock, among some of the animal’s feed wa rm implements, ete. The sale was a piece of bale wire about fow lled by our local auctioneer, Chas. nches long. After lodging in her S. Frank and clerked by Jac. H tomach the wire passed thru one Zeller and Son lung and puncture vr heart wl T = and tured her hea } The Myers Sale aused her death. On Saturday Mr. Samuel Mvers wih : he . iraay : Po imue!l yers J : ; d 1 entire lot of stock and in Dedication Service on Sunday lem public Mvers On Sunday, March 17th, the to ip for and one hurch at Sporting Hill will h t et I le; t costs dedication services. The church w o to farmir days The formerly called the Union Sport inte Mules sold in y ral ato 1 I s4 ¢ 1 H Chui h, but lately th ) ( ) One horse Zion Brethren have dele old high Sunday forenoon at cl $14 ices will be held I a m= Lebanon County an A LOCAL NOTES charge of the service. EY Dw T wo Brothers In Frar Lich w Mee 1 i I t ( Mrs. J I. ( I S¢ P the 118 Y t bar 1 int o1 1 h misfor y gash his DE eee. , Gave a Farewell Party Entertained On Sunday A farewell party was held : 1 iD J. S. Carmany enter- Mr. John Way ) I th follov in honor of their 1 ce at 73 | Her Sunday Sche Su r class were presen ‘ 1zhten Games were playe I H. R and away the evening and a 1 E. L. N y and Res eon was served. Everybody sper A Mrs. George A of this joyful evening. ¢ 3 eel Wl i ici - lin sei . Barber Shop Closed Bee at Landisville After doing business here A 1 spelling be vill be held i S 2 { g | ve held in vears, Mr. L. Percy Heilig « ( I lich School rc tonsorial parlors on Saturda I It 1 sold out to Jos. B. Hershey st there in the evening ai The Ww ui prizes a i oni A Pleasure Trip TT. _ Messrs. Enos Rohrer, Cly I Another Good Number m Christian Hostetter and Le March issue of the Patterson- toberts spent several day FT the and is other York City last week. . to the The 1] erarv - — > + +4 * - —-eus rtment, ed etc. are inter- BORN est ind well edited. Don’t miss of this issue Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Weidm Y py nounce the birth of a daught N ay. A0RRY. ——— Compelied to Sell Cattle 1 iarvey Hostetter, whose barn wag \ many farmers in Pen vl- destroyed by fire recently, was com- va ave produced on their i= pelled to dispose of his ‘twenty-four ne head of fine cattle enough wool to supply the clothi h ing. of one soldier? or lack of stab-