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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15
TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST is.
FAIR PLAY FOR POSTAL MEN

A Ii fair-minded and patriotic citi-
IA zens will wish Senator Townsend,
of Michigan, success in the fight
he is about to make for the militia
men who in normal times are employ
ed in mail service. Many private in
stitutions have announced that they
will pay militiamen their regular
salaries while they are on military
duty, or will at least give them the
difference between their regular
salaries and the amount It may be
necessary to pay substitutes to perform
their regular duties, according to
Senator Townsend.
Not so the Post once Department.
In what the Senator terms "a bluff at
economy" not only have the militia
men been dropped from the govern
ment rolls, but instead of employing
temporary substitutes the Postmaster
General has appointed men to the per-
manent roll TO fill the vacancies, thus
putting himself in a position where
he cannot, without an act of Congress,
restore those serving with the National
Guard. Furthermore, the pay of
substitutes is fixed by law at forty
cents an hour, while most of the regu-
lar employees received considerably
higher compensation.
Instead Of seeking authority from
Congress TO pay the difference TO the
guardsmen - which authority would
have been readily granted - Post
master General Burleson is filing the
vacancies with permanent men at
twenty-seven and one-half cents an
hour and purposes to utilize the saving
effected to make showing of
economy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15
Why?
New York sun.1

If it was necessary for Mr.. Wilson
to call out the National Guard for pa
troll duty on the Mexican Border it was
because of the national emergency"
which Secretary Baker speaks of in
a letter written on July 16 to an in.
quirer The country believed that the
emergency passed when the agreement
was made with Gen. Carranza to set
tie questions at issue by an interna-
tional commission.
Nevertheless, $4,000 more guards
men held In mobilization camps have
now been ordered to the border. The
country is curious to know why It is
told that the movement has no signifi-
canoe. Then question is pertinent:
Has Secretary Bakers hope that "the
emergency viii rapidly disappear"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

Several large stretches of land alons
the Susquehanna river between the city
and Rockville have recently changed
hands and 1t is common report that a
considerable number of fine homes will
be established in this section within
the year. With the development of this
residential section will come also proper
treatment of the river frontage out
side the city limits. 1t is obvious that
the Front Steps and walk must be con-
tinued from Maclay street to Rockville,
and even beyond. with the development
of Greater Harrisburg"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15
THE ROTARY CLUB
LEARNED OF THE CITY

>[Questions submitted to members of
the Harrisburg Rotary Club and their
answers as presented at the organiza-
tons annual Municipal Quiz."l
How are cit taxes collected? What
attachments are allowed? What penal
ties are charged? When is property
sold for nonpayment?
City taxes are collected by the
City Treasurer. An abatement of
per cent. is allowed until August
1. penalty of per cent. is add
ed September ! and l per cent per
month is added until tax is paid
Property is sold for nonpayment
about two years after levy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

(the expression is from his letter.
been COMPOUNDED? So fer as the
country knows the clouds have rolled
away. If the Administration is con-
cealing nothing. why should $4,000
more guardsmen be entrained for the
border unless the purpose is to bring
back an equal number who have serv-
ed their term of duty and restore them
to their occupations? If that is not
the purpose, how can the massing of
troops on the frontier be justified?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

malicious mischief or drunkenness or
any of the other common causes of
police court prosecutions. Happily the
policemen of this city are in sympathy
with the work of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and
work harmoniously with Agent O'Don-
nell. himself an ex-policeman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15
BANNERs AND SIGNS

DHILADELPHIA is now engaged
/ in u campaign against advertis-
ing banners strung from build
ing to building. across footways and
highways in that city. A police order
has been issued to the effect that these
banners are not only unsightly and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

Now that State Police have been sent
to Mt. Gretna to keep order in the Ma
tional Guard camp we are willing to
believe either that the State Police are
the most efficient in the world or that
the National Guard which cannot po-
lice itself wouldn't be much of a help
Ia time Of war;"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

There is opportunity for the inspec-
tors of the City Health Department to
do some good work in requiring prop
erty owners to cut the weeds from the
vacant lots throughout the city. A
fine example of how the weeds are per-
mitted to run wild is to be seen in
Front street, north of Emerald. but
this is only one of many instances of
the same sort.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

One fruit grower in Adams county
has set out within a comparatively few
years 10000 apple trees and more than
twice as many peach trees which are
yielding thousands OF bushels OF fruit
every year. Yet a few years ago
Adams county was unknown as a fruit
growing section.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15
Gracious Unto Them

He looketh upon men; and if any say.
was right. and IL profted me not; then
he is gracious unto him and saith De-
liver him from going down to the pit.
] have found a ranson.-Job 1927, "a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

Here's hoping that the cool snap
will give all the infantile paralysis
germs fatal attacks of pneumonia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

Yes, Maude. there are miracles
even in these degenerate days. The
Athletics won double-header on Sat
urday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

What, we wonder. has become of
those terrible Uhlans who used to
figure so largely in the news?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

Again we arise to remark that. in
the light of recent happenings in Cali
cia, we believe the Gear is entitled
to change the spelling to Rushing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15
PAPER FAMINE AND PRICES

TINE MANUFACTURERS REC
ORD, of Baltimore. one Of the
foremost trades publications of
the country, thus comments on the
paper famine which is threatening the
newspapers of the land with bank
ruptcy in the year to come:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

ruptcy in the year to come:
The price of paper. which has ad-
vanced from 100 to 200 per cent or
more over prices prevailing year
ago, seriously threatens the life of
arEs Ps Of Pand easH91S
lessons the profits of others. 1t. is
doubtful II any, other large in
industry in the United States has
had to face so serious a situation,
because when prices of raw ma
terials have advanced the manu-
facturers of the finished products
thrown the burden on the ultimate
consumer. In the newspaper busi-
ness this has not yet been done.
Ihe newspapers IRON the largest
have been bearing the burden which
to many publications will mean
complete destruction and TO many
Had the newspapers Of the country
been as prompt to defend their own
interests as they have the inter-
fore this have undertaken to save
themselves by an advance in sub
scription price.
The reluctance of the newspaper
publisher to advance prices is not
hard to explain. 1t is not that he did
not foresee the very condition he
now faces. He did foresee it and has
striven to meet it in a hundred ways
But as to increasing subscription rates
he has refrained from that for the
very reason that the modern newspa.
per is the apostle of low prices. The
newspaper publisher has fought high
prices at every turn. He has done
more in that direction than anyaothel
force in the land. He not only ha:
sold newspapers below their actua
cost of production, depending for hi:
profits, often meager, upon his adver,
Using columns, but he has shouldere6
increased cost due to the war while al
the same time enlarging his newspa.
per TO give adequate space to the in
creased volume Of news developed by
the war.
The laborer, the mechanic, the
farmer and many lines of business
despite higher costs of raw and
finished materials, are earning more
than ever in the history of the coun.
try. But the newspapers are goine
constantly backward in the face Of
one Of the greatest advertising year:
in history and with subscription list.
swelled to unheard of proportions
How long they will be able to stand
the pressure and live is a problem thai
only the future can solve.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15
TELEGRAPH PERIScOPE

The President will stump the
country" newspaper headline. Yes,
and then the country will stump the
President.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15
Our Daily Laugh
SHOWING A

SHOWING A
PITCHER.
You know the
fate of the pitch
er that goes to
the well too Of
ten.
Going to the
we'll never hurt q
pitcher yet. It's
going to the
corner alo o n
that sends him
back to the bush
leagues.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

z J. sTACKPoLE. Prsst and Editor-is-Chi.f
r. r. OYSTER, BXsinsss Mdsegsr.
GUS u. SpEINMETZ, MsHGRiHg Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15
QUITE A DIFF
FERENCE.

Are all sharks
man Q a t 1 n &
sharks?
oh, no. George
says that the big
majority are loan
sharks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

Interest in the Greater Harrisburg
Navy is growing rapidly, especially
among the girls who are wont to go
a-canoeing with their swains. Quite a
number of girls have already woven
insienias for their sweethearts sport
shirts. and from what can be gathered
about the boat liveries, one is quite
out of it, unless one is having one
done"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

Hundreds of Harrisburg folk have
been "snuf1in" with colds in the head
the last several days and the doctors
say the sudden chilly weather follow
inS close on the heels of the last hot
wave which left the city sweltering, is
responsible. If YOU have been used TO
sleeping under a sheet and forgot TO
get OFT a heavy cover, you are prob
ably one of the red-eyed, pink-nosed
sufferers yourself
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15
THE CARTOON OF THE DAY
MY KINGDOM FOR AN ELEPHANT

1900 - -. -: ~ =
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-03-26
Wyominq.

There is more activity in all Wyo ming oil fields as spring approaches
 A rich vein of copper ore has beer struck al the Green Boy mine, neal Guernsey. The mine is near wher; a great deal of mining was done ir the late seventies.
 That the Ohio oil Company vii erect a refinery at Greybull, the sec ond there, is reported as result O the company's acquisition or tn, Willis ranch, a tract adjoining tn. townsite.
 The Hiorth Oil Company well No I, which has been flowing ten bar rels of oil day during the past year came in with a 5OO-barrel flow al the result of deeper drilling opera tions which were instituted recently The well is in the Salt Creek field near the Midwest holdings. It is be lieved it will have steady flow O 250 barrels daily.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-03-26

As practically all Villas men are mounted. 10 catch him mounted troops will have to be used This means cav. airy and field artillery. If he gets into the Sierra Madres mountain artillery only can be used. In this type of ar. tillery the guns are dismOunted from the carriages and all the parts and am intuition carried on pack mules.
 One Aero Squadron.
 We have one aero squadron which. if it can get over the country. probably will be of great use in helping to locate any considerable forces Villa may keep together. We have no reserve of men or horses to bring our regiments 10 war strength or to make good cas ualties. Therefore. even if we start with them at peace strength. we will have 10 let the regiments used run down in strength or else i'll them up with green men and green horses. The greater the number of these the less tine efficiency. with the consequence that as time goes on we will probably need a good many more men than would have been the case had we al the present time sufficient trained re servists to fill our regiments to war strength and to make good casualties.
 Viii Resort to Guerrilla Warfare.
 From Villas expressed intention to involve the United States as much as possible in order to force intervention. the probabilities are that he will not make any attempt to fight a campaign but will scatter his forces. in order to give as much trouble as possible. keep the border in an uproar. and draw our forces as far as possible into Mexico While the administration nas definitely stated its desire 10 do noih. ing more than to eliminate Villa, the problem. due to the extent of country over which he can operate and our comparative lack Of troops. which pre- vents our speedily ending the cam, paign. is one which can easily involve us in difficulties which can only be settled by a general war with Mexico.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-03-26

There is nothing insignificant.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-03-26
RARASSING WITH SCATTERED BANDS
 LIKELY TO BE VILLAS TACTICS

Washington, D. C.-The adminis,ra ton has announced that it has no in tention Of entering Mexico in force and therefore will merely send sutfi cIent body Of mobile troops to locate and disperse or capture the band or bands which attacked Columbus.
 This. then. is the problem before the war department. To bring this about. two forces must be provided. one to go after Villa and the other 10 guard the border. so that he or other Mexican leaders may not raid it as was done al Columbus. says Capt. Henry J. Reilly in the Chicago Tribune.
 If Villa keeps his forces concentrat- ed and offers battle. the problem will be much more simple than if he scat ters his forces in small bands ali over the country If be keeps them concen trated we will have to send force sui. hcieutly large to defeat him in battle and 10 guard its own line of communi cation
 Provisions important Factor. If he scatters his troops in small | bands all the principal points through out the country in which he can oper' ate will have to be occupied in order that he may get no provisions from any of the towns or principal ranches nor water from any of the water holes and be unable 10 use any of the passes across the Sierra Madres. while al the same time bodies Of troops sufficiently large chase and destroy his various ! ands
 i The guarding of the border has been a difficult matter since 1911, when the | troops were first sent on this duty The frontier is l.20O miles long Alp proximateIy six hundred Of this Is an imaginary line. Along the Rio Grande Hh hich runs along the eastern half O! the border. there are many lords. lr | other words. in general the border can | be crossed easily almost anywhere | All along !; are ranches. Here and there along il are a number Of towns l Need Cavalry or Border. We have never had enough troops tc afford complete protection. 10 all these towns and ranches. The consequence
 has been that in most vicinities the
 number Of troops Is not sufficient tc
 prevent such an attack as was made | al Columbus. Such attacks have beer | toreseen for 6 long time. but the wa, I department could not put more troop:
 along the frontier than it had avail | able. lt Is duty which should bs
 principally performed by cavalry be
 cause Of the distances to be covered and because the enemy forces almos invariably consist Of mounted troops.
 It may be remarked that fin spite o this obvious lack of troops now evi
 dent for almost five years the bill re
 gently reported by NIT. Hays commit
 tee of the house of representative,
 adds no cavalry to the army and oni,
 ten regiments Of infantry. Had ther,
 been sufficient cavalry immediatei, available at Columbus the proba abili
 ties are that had Villa attacked at all ! which would have been doubtful undel such circumstances. he not only woult
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-03-26
New Mexico.

rich zinc strike Las been reported at the Zinc King mine at Bullard's peak, ten miles from Bedrock, by George w. Spencer.
 Several of the largest consumers Of copper in the country are inquiring for good round tonnages to be deliy. cred in the latter half of the year.
 At Steeplerock the water in the Carlisle mine was lowered to the 800 foot level and it will be but a short time before the mine is entirely drained
 The Austin mIne. one of the oldest copper mines in the Burro Mountain section, but which has not been oper. ated for many years, has again en' tered the producing class.
 A shipment of eleven bars of gold. silver bullion from the Mogollon Min ing & Milling Company properties 8, Mogollon, was sent out by express tc New York. The shipment was valued at approximately sl2,000.
 The Chino Copper Company's pro duction for the last quarter of 19l; was at the rate of 7S,OO0,OOO pounds of copper year and the profits were at the rate of sll per share. The full years production amounted to over b,.o0G,o00 pounds and the shar' profits 10 about sS.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-03-26
GOLD AND AMMUNITION
 BURIED BY VILLAS MEN

Villa has 5000 men with him now. according to the most authoritative re- ports Ten thousand men. it is be lieyed. will join him on the day the American invasion is launched Men old in the wisdom of the border say Villa will have from 10000 10 30.00O men within a week after the hated gringo" sets foot in Mexico.
 Tales come out of Mexico of gold. silver. and ammunition that Villa has buried that put to shame the stories Of Captain Kidd and the lost pirate treasure of Cocos island
 T should place the gold and silver In bullion and money that Villa has buried in northern Mexico at ss.0OO. 0O0." said one of the bandits former iieutenants The spots where thrs treasure Is buried are known to no one on earth except Pancho Villa The men who buried il for him were shot
 Villa himself told me Of one cache of treasure he made in the mountains near Guerrero. which is popularly sup posed 10 have been his birthplace. It HoIh VI VI sAA u carry the sacks of money and gold and silver bars to the spot where Villa had decided 10 inter them
 Six men dug the trench After their return to camp. Villa had them arrested on a charge of treason The, met their death in front of a line of Mausers and took the secret Of the buried wealth into the other world with them.
 Villa told me this because ! hap pened to know one of the men and asked about him. He was a good sol. dier.' Villa answered. but l had to kill him
 Villa also has buried millions Of pounds Of ammunition and has sealed the secret of the caches in tragedy. [ believe be has enough buried ammu. hilton at his disposal to carry on long campaign"
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-03-26

have been beaten. as he was. but cap tured or killed. and his whole force dispersed.
 Too Scattered for Protection.
 An attempt to give some protection to all parts of the border has led to a dispersion Of the troops to such an extent that there are many compara lively weak points such as Columbus All Villa or any other leader has to do is 10 determine by means Of spies where they are. and then suddenly attack them.
 The only thing that saved the troops al Columbus from being beaten by the overwhelming numbers which Villa brought against them is the great SUI periority Of our regulars to any troops which the Mexicans can bring against them For the pursuit of Villa most Of our cavalry undoubtedly will have to be taken This means that the pro lection Of the border will have 10 be primarily in the hands Of the infantry. who are hindered by their comparative lack Of mobility and the large stretches Of country they will have to protect.
 Nature of Land.
 The state Of Chihuahua Is immedI ateiy 10 the south of that part of the border along which Villa has recently operated. To it's wes: Is the state O! Sonora. The two are separated by the Sierra Madre. Chihuahua is abou, three times the size of the state of New York About four-ffths Of 1t is rolling plain at a height of from four thousand to eight thousand feet above sea level In general 1t slopes down hill from the south to the American border. This plain is covered with brush and cacti Of all kinds The veg. citation is distinguished by it's thorn bearing capacity
 There is not great deal of water and such as there is is generally found in water holes. called tanques. While these. as rule. are Of considerable size. they are generally quite a dis tance apart.
 If Villa keeps his force concentrated he may retreat practically due south 1 winch means a long stern chase. with steadily increasing line of communi. cations and more and more danger O. the mass of the Mexican people be- coming convinced that we are making real invasion instead of merely help- ing the federal authorities 70 dispose | Of dangerous rebel
 On the other hand. he may cross the Sierra Madres and raid some part of the Arizona border. or he may return to the east and strike some part of the Texas border. If he goes due south. the railroad of course will be available for line of communications, If he goes toward the Sierra Madres, the railway running to Minaca will be available. 1T he goes in any other direction, wagon trains and pack trains will have to be used Whatever the line of communications. they will have to be guarded to prevent Villa or any considerable part of his force from slipping around the troops after him and attacking them