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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
GROWTH OF HARRISBURG

A CCORDING to the July building
N records, $13S,S75 was dis
4 \ tributed among permits for the
erection of brick dwellings and
for rows of such dwellings. These
figures show just how rapidly the city
is growing in size and population.
Fast as family houses can be erected
they are being gobbled up, say realty
dealers, and realty expansion is no.
ticeable on all sides of the city. In at
least three different sections within a
three-mile radius of the city new sub
urbs have been opened by realty pro-
moters and man lots have been pur-
chased. But it is in the city itself, on
the Hill and in the West End that the
greatest building activities are under
way.
Many of these houses are being sold
to small property owners and few of
them are being rented, it appears. This
means that most of the holders who
take over the new properties intend
becoming permanent and stable resi-
dents Of Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
A RED CROSS ARMY
[Boston Transcript

[Boston Transcript
The eyes of the world are now fixed
upon the movements of the armies of
Europe and its thoughts are busy with
their bloody purposes. But there is
another army that has been quietly
mobilizing without challenge from any
Power but with commentator from
all. 1t marches and serves under the
Red Cross. 1t goes where the other
armies go and upon the fields which
mad passions have strewn with the
dead and the dying it enters with its
mission of comfort, help and mercy.
The Red Cross and the wal forces rep
resent the two poles of our complex
and frequently contradictory human
ity, yet they march together. The
former like the latter have been laying
up strength for the day that now
seems close at hand, and many will
pray for the day when the war drum
sounds no longer, but that the ranks
of the other may never be disbanded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
WILSON AND THE SOLDIERS

columbia Independent, (Dem.) ]
We have referred, heretofore, to the
fact that the Democratic veterans of
the Civil War have failed to receive
any recognition from President Wilson,
and he has the first appointment yet
to make of any of this class, but when
we recall. that after he declined to
visit Gettysburg in July, 1913, on the
occasion of Fifty Years After" and
was finally persuaded to go by Con-
gresham Palmer, who felt that it
would be suicidal for him not to at
tend. we are not surprised at his non
recognition of the soldier element.
The Democratic leaders are alarmed
over his studied ignoring of the veter-
ans. There may not be so many of
them left, bat when the fur is rubbed
the wrong way on n of them, the
danger receives a fresh impetus, not
only on the old boys, but on every
mothers son of their progeny, and
the entire clan will not be slow in re-
senting that which they believe to
be unfair and unjust, no matter from
what SOURCE 1t may emanate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
POLITICAL SlDELlCHTS

State Chairman Morris says the
Democratic ticket is growing in
strength. One would imagine from
Patriot editorials lately that it had
attained it's full growth and expected
to live long.
Senator Penrose will visit Frank
lin county next week.
AS an illustration of chow much
Importance is attached to the McCor-
mick tour of last week none of the
other parties is sending any one to
follow him up.
When 1t comes down to nonpar-
tisan elections PaXtang can give cards
and spades to some larger municipal
tiles.
State Chairman DIETRICH has been
issuing more demands or DIR. Brum-
baugh for information. He knows he
is safe as Brumbaugh is in the depths
of the Maine woods.
DIETRICH appears to think that his
duties are those of a mosquito.
September 3 Is registration day.
Cumberland Democrats are not
starting their campaign early. The
cost would be too great.
Apparently McCormick's tour was
so successful that Morris has to adj
~vertise it.
The Philadelphia Democracy is so
"harmonious' that 1t is going into
the courts.
-McNair is speaking in Philadel-
phia while Mccormick is going to
ILycoming. United and harmonious?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
U. S. AND SOUTH AMERICA

A THOUGH American trade is
"A well established in Argentina,
4 = Brazil. Chile and Peru, and is
growing despite the lack of di-
rect banking facilities, steamship &C.
commodations, ETC., American banks
are i~mperatively needed in South
America as a dependable in
the campaign for greater trade. We
are about to enter on a new era of
trade relations with South America,
due to the European war. and we
ought to remedy this fault.
Foreign and native banking houses
reasonably well accommodate the or
binary routine of American trade. but
they naturally withhold the full meas
ure of interest and solicitous upp
accorded to enterprises of their own
nationality. Moreover, many valuable
collateral benefits arising from the
financing of oversee trade are lost
through American reliance upon Lon
don banking mediation, while the
compulsory use of European materials
in many South American enterprises
financed in Europe is steadily restrict
ing the potential market for American
goods. American statesmen and trad
ing houses also lack the support given
by foreign banks to their national
trade seekers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
AUSTRIA'S ALPHABETICAL AT
TACK
TFrom the New York Post1

[From the New York POST
One of the most celebrated allitera-
tive poems in the language is re-
called by the war between Austria and
Servia. The authorship of the lines is
uncertain, although the credit for
their composition is believed to be-
long to Alaric A. Watts, Jr. The oc-
casion of the production was the siege
of Belgrade by Austria during one Of
the wars between that country and
Turkey, presumably in 1883. The lines,
which have been the model of count
less other attempts of the same sort,
are as follows:
An Austrian army, awfully array'd,
Boldly by battery besiege Belgrade;
Cossack commanders ~cannoading come,
Deal devastation's dire destructive
Ev'ry endeavor engineers essay,
For fame, for freedom, fight, fierce furi-
Gus fray.
gracious God!
How honors Heav'n heroic hardihood!
Infuriate, indiscriminate In ill,
Just Jesus, instant innocence instill!
Kinsmen kill kinsmen, kindred kindred
Labor low levels longest, Hottest lines;
Men march midst mounds. notes,
mountains murd'rous mines.
Now noisy. noxious number notice
nought,
OF outward obstacles o'ercem1ng ought;
Poor patriots perish, prosecutions pest
Quite quiet Quakers Quarter, quarter"
quest;
Reason returns, religion right, re-
bounds,
suwarrow stop such sa~nguinary
und
Truce to thee, Turkey, terror to thy
train!
Unwise, unjust, unmerciful Ukraine!
Vanish vile vengeance, vanish victory
vain!
Why wish we warfare? Wherefore
welcome won
Xerxes, Xantippus, Xavier, Xenophon?
Yield. we young Yaghier yeomen, yield
your yell!
Zimmerman's, Zoroaster's Zeno's zeal
Again attract; arts against arms APP
All, ali ambitious aims, savaunt away!
Eft caetera, ct caetera, ct caetera.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
WAR WAS INEVITABLE

[From the Phila. Public LEDGER
The present great conflict has been
impending for a generation. France,
Germany, England and Russia, to say
nothing of Austria, LAY been bending
their energies to prepare for 1t. States
men have seen that 1t was inevitable
and that only a miracle could prevent
it. The outbreak was expected at the
time of the Balkan war, and everybody
was astonished that 1t did not come.
But the Balkan States were allowed to
fight out their own quarrels, perhaps
because the Powers realized that a
partial solution of the Balkan question
and the elimination of as much of
Turkey from Europe as possible would
simplify the problems of the greater
| conflict to come. Those who hold the
d~estinies of Europe in their hands evil
; IDENTIFY thought that the time was now
ripe for clearing the air. Therefore
Austria made demands upon Servia,
which the Servians granted as far as
vas possible, n asked for further
discussion of those to which 1t did not
Immediately consent.
Austria presented an impossible ulti-
matum, which would ave been pre-
scented anyway no matter what Servia
had done, because Austria was seeking
person believes that Germany did not
know what Austria was doing, or that
Germany disapproved 1t. The war for
which they had been preparing could
be postponed no longer, and they
found a ready pretext for it, and Ger
many, without waiting for a Russian
attack upon Austria in defense of Ser
via, Immediately moved its troops to
the Russian frontier and attacked the
Russians, and at the same time crossed
the French frontier and made wal on
its ancient enemy on the west. Every
body forgot all about little Servia and
Austria's demands in that quarter, If
they have not forgotten Austria also
because of the more absorbing cues
ton of the fate of the States of north
ern Europe, including Great Britain
itself,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
FEARS

h TOT wen the unwise and short
sighted policies of the Wilson
= Y administration can long restrain
the activities of the American
people. Much has been done to de-
stroy confidence and discourage in
Vestment through ~overzealous theoriz-
ing at Washington, but enormous
crops and the courage of the Ameri-
can people will overcome even the
disastrous effects of continuous Demo-
cratic experiment.
Signs of the determination of the
people to displace the accidental man.
ayers of the country at Washington NJ
the earliest opportunity are every
where showing themselves. Already
the administration leaders are grasp-
ing at the possible temporary boom
resulting from European demand for
foodstuffs and our manufactured prod
ucts as a means of salvation, but the
people are quite we'll aware that
Democratic legislation has been re-
sponsible for most of the trouble of
the last year.
A most striking evidence of the in.
consistency of the Wilson Administra-
ton has been given within the past
few days. To the managers of West.
ern railways he calls attention to the
sensitive situation in his country as 9
result of the European crisis and asks
hat their wage disputes be arbitrated
saying in part:
II feel that in the circumstances ]
can appeal with confidence to your
patriotism and to your regard for the
public welfare to make whatever sac
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Mayor Joseph Armstrong, of
Pittsburgh, happens to be in Paris
Just now.
William Lauder. of the State
Board of Education, is making a trip
through central counties visiting old
friends.
w. f. Field, president of the
Pittsburgh Coal Company, is in Lon
don.
Daniel L. Dillinger, the Green's
burg distiller, n his bride are ma
rooned in Russia.
Judge S. III. Miller. of Mercer, is
spending August along Lake Erie.
C. A. Whitehouse, district attorney
of Schuylkill county, is after illegal
liquor dealers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05

rifce is necessary to avert a national
disaster"
And simultaneously with the an
nouncement that these managers have
accepted his proposition. the President
states that he is determined that his
antitrust program shall be pushed
through at this session, as a conse-
quence of which business will enjoy
no relief from the uncertainty of Ad-
ministration policies that has beset 1t
for months, Notwithstanding h pres
ent-day conditions which the Presi-
dent terms unparalleled in recent his
tory"
Large crops and the artificial stimu-
lation of a foreign conflict may tend
to save the faces of the Democratic
theorists, but the people will take no
chance hereafter on n theoretical
President and a Congress subservient
to the autocrat of the White House.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST :
WE ARE PUSHING ALONG

THERE is printed elsewhere in
to-day's Telegraph a showing of
i the more important work of the
several departments under the
commission form of government dur
ing the present year. Our people
sometimes fail to appreciate the big
undertakings of the city owing to
their failure to inform themselves re-
garding the various projects which are
under way and which involve large re-
s~ponsibility as well as a considerable
expenditure of the public funds.
1t would be better for the civic in
terests of Harrisburg If there was a
more widespread concern manifested
in these matters. When the heads of
departments understand that their
work is being watched and that their
services are appreciated, the service is
likely to be of a higher character than
would otherwise be the case. In short,
the average official is but human and
when he feels that there is no public
appreciation of what he. is doing it is
certain that his interest will fall in
like proportion.
The change in the form of our NUM-
cipal government has naturally at
tracted some attention, but it is an
open question whether the people gen.
orally are as we'll informed regarding
the several important improvement
undertakings as they ought to be. A
reading of what has been accomplished
thus far in the present year will be il
Illuminating and instructive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
BEGINNING OF SORROWS,

\ TEWSPAPER> headlines are pc
culiarly significant nowadays.
! Here are a few of them:
Jamaica Shaken by Terrific
Earthquake!"
England on Brink Of War"
Germany Victor in Baltic Sea-"
French Machine Guns Now Down
Invaders
Russian Warships Routed by Ger
mans"
And " shall heal of wars and
rumors of wars; see that We be not
troubled; for all these things must
come to pass. but the end is not yet.
For nation shall rise against ma
ton, and kingdom against kingdom;
and there shall be famines and pesti-
lences and earthquakes in divers
places.
"All these are the beginning of sor-
rows"
Matthew, xiv, 6. Z. s.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
THE RATE DECISION
PHILADELPHIA Public Ledger.

philadelphia Public LEDGER
Taken as a whole, the country will
be disappointed by the rate decision.
More liberality with the railroads
would have inevitably meant an awak-
ened activity on their part which
would have instantly been felt by every
other business. Economy is a good
thing, but advising a man to live in a
cheaper house does not increase his
wages.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
TWO VIEWS OF DEMOCRATIC HARMONY
WHITTIER ARE WE DRIFTING ?

columbia Independent (Dem.).l
What's the matter with the Demo-
cratic party in Pennsylvania? AS now
administered, revenge appears to be
the order of the day and hour, and
the party being used for a football,
and kicked hither and thither at sweet
will.
Whether these strayed Democrats
will return to the fold in November is
a matter of conjecture, but they surely
are not receiving any inducements in
that direction. They are watching
events as they occur, and plainly see
that the Wilson administration, as adj
ministered in Pennsylvania, is not on
the line of Cancellation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
DEMOCRATS HARMONIOUS
Harrisburg Patriot

The n of the first weeks trip OF
the Democratic state candidates shows
a most gratifying condition in the
counties visited and is a happy omen
of what may be expected in other
sections as the tour progresses. The
one thing that stands out prominently
in this showing is the overwhelming
evidence of Democratic harmony and
unity of action in the campaign now
under way.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
COMMENT

Nations do not prepare for raj I'M
less they expect war. The fallacy
that Europe's mighty armies assured
peace has been fully exposed. A test
had to come. 1t will be worth the cost
If it terminates the race to bankruptcy
which has characterized the prepara-
lions of the last few years.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05

BY Wing Dinger

That was some great occasion
That took place yesterday,
When little Paxtang Borough
Got started on its way.
It modified it's voters,
And fully armed each one
With many little stickers.
Instead of deadly gun.
1t sent them forth to battle,
They fought a friendly fight,
AS shown by the returns when
They all were filed last night.
Alliances. Ententes,
And other triple cliques
Were all ignored by Paxtang-
There were no yellow streaks.
All politics forgotten.
The voters filed each post
With some man who for PaXtang
Would do the very most.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
IN HARRISBURG FIFN
YEARS AGO TO-DAY

[From the Telegraph, Aug. 5, 1861
To Plan Convention
The executive committee of the
Sunday School convention is requested
to meet for important business at the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association this evening at s o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
SPECIAL THIS WEEK

Victrola style X, IS monthly at the
cash price of SIS. No extras. j. H.
Troup Music House, Is South Market
Observation-Disclosures.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05

Just as an illustration that the ex-
ports Of gold have not left us broke,
Your Uncle Samuel is sending ten
million dollars abroad for the relief of
stranded Americans.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
Need 90 q Men

Thirty thousand men are wanted
Immediately for State defense. They
are to be mustered into the State serv-
ice, and serve during the emergency.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05

Clothes do not make the man, but a
uniform now makes a soldier of a Eu-
ropean citizen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05

If this thing keeps up we shall ex-
pect to hear that Holland is fortifying
the Peace Palace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05

Captains of ocean ~greyhounds are
finding that there are more dangerous
things afoat than wandering icebergs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
Am EVENING THouGHT

Doubt INDUCED soon becomes
doubt reaIized.-F. R. Havergal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
REAL AND IMAGINARY

xEWS reports from Europe to-day
~ surpass the widest dreams of
the most lurid writers of fiction.
THE Wal of the Worlds THE
Conflict of the Nations" and a dozen
other stories like them are mild and
insipid when compared with unvar-
nished accounts of actual occurrences
And only the first few preliminaries
have been staged. The awful drama
of war, when it reaches its climax,
will haunt the minds of men long after
the heretofore unbelievable tale of
imaginary conflict has been forgotten.
The Germans are invading Switzer-
land. Bryan ought to warn the Swiss
navy TO be on the lookout
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05

Many an automobile owner has found
that the longest of his runs is into
debt
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05

Emperor william seems bent on max
ing potpie of the dove of peace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
NEWcSf fRa5aIPseTSEiEESS AR
From the Telegraph, Aug.
Raid Successful

Nashville, Aug. general Stone-
mans raid along the Macon railroad
met with a great success in cutting
the rebel line of communication and
thus completely isolating Atlanta.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05

Fire on Mail Ship
Washington, Aug. 5.-Yesterday
morning, as the mail steamer Jno.
Brooks, plying between his city and
City Point, was coming down the
James river she was fired at from a
rebel battery at Harrison's landing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
PUBLISHED BY

Published every evening Except sun
day., at the Telegraph BUILDING Sio
Federal Square.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-11-20

self "0nllon has got the best or
me. He found that place and made
the plan end fooled me- lie pain.
fully lifted his cinched hands toward
heaven and cursed vchemcntly until
bis curses faded into perfect delifium
Of mad dreams Far away on che hill
the coyotes bnrked dismally.
No longer stealtTiily Ike man ob.
sessed but with enc desire, he strne
'gled down the hiI aud out dpon tile
meea Yet there was stlll in bis eyes
ali the innumerahle stars. and be could
moi Fix his direction iu bis mind for
to bis acccntuated sight they oll No
pearrd brilliant and peculiar Thus he
got lost
Aftines. ia moments when the dend
ly thirst which rcrohed bis throat a
lowed him to drink, he saw the ere
Rllmmerlns Hight. which marked the
place where pc knew Gallon had gone
Miles .nnd hours became to him us
nothing. YET finally through his sharp
ened senses he smelled water aod rs
the sun Was rising over San Jacinto
mountains he fell face downward into
q stream Some instinct told him that
towns were built on hills; that consc
quentIy TO ind the town he should 90
upstream SO he struggled stemmIng
the current, dragginR bis feet. his left
hand cllnched into the folds Of bis
shirt over the wound IN his heart
wlis still smoldering the flame which
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-11-20

but one movable article Of furniture
rheat OF strange workmanship ana
redolent of alien lands Gaiion stoop-
ed over and pulled 81 the lid II came
opeu 70 his touch. and ne saw then
strange conglomeration Of articles An
Idol iay there inanimnfe. but impor
fapt lie picked Il up aud as he did 20
one OF It's coral eyes fen out
Tc him IL was q slnlstet omen and
he stared Tor moment cluicpinr AZ
hls breast Then be gave ~as 70 the
hysfeiln o. the hunted md the hanptrd
don't knUw whuse 900 sou are
be mufteted 'bui " you miisl have Il
-take 1t And ultU the opcn socket
ne thrust TN paper that held the se
crel Of MS mine
rims sleep wnieh ls IKE shof 70 fhe
heart 0sertook Gallon befWe ne Santa
Clara was we'll tosea he was awnk,
ened from II by the sound of an after.
cation
You've got 70 put back to port"
said Voice IN an ugly tone
There was fusilade Of shots and
then the deck beneath hiip Tilted slow
" Tie chest sid down the deck to-
ward shore. Gallon locked the chest.
dragged Il across the sill and then
looked back to see an enormous wall
of water This wall crumpied. faded
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-11-20

Governor Cruce. In his Thanks
giving Proclamation, points out that
the people OF Oklahoma during the
last twelve months have advanced to
a higher plane OF Christian living.
He nee san access Of modern en-
iightenment In the majority vote OF
the people whereby certain laws
have been made part Of our code.
making Oklahoma q better plase In
which to live"
This il a reference to ratification
by the voters last August by making
race track gambling and betting a
|prohibitory offense The proolama-
tion points out that decided progress
| has been made in all lines of educa-
I tion and that charity Is being dis
lpensed with more prodigal hand than
at any time during Oklahoma's past
history.
Governor Cruce notes that we have
had impressed upon us as never be
fore, the fundamental lesson tina
God would have us learn the human
character is OF infinitely more value
than worldly possessions. "that h'
who lives not for himself but for hi
brother, will bring unto himself tn,
blessings and happiness no human
factor can bestow, and in the EN-
win receive crown Of righteousness
more enduring than all the tempora
things fashioned by the hand of man