Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-15
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Contrary to all precedents moro
books are being taken out at the Har-
risburs Public Library in July than in
June Ordinarily circulation drops off
in the hot months, but this year, prob
ably due TO the interest being taken
in the business and industrial books at
the Library the circulation is holding
up better than known in summer time.
The record for June went over the
10000 mark and it is likely that July
Will run away up. The librarian in
charge making arrangements to meet
this unusual summer demand by add
ing more fiction TO the shelves, a con-
siderable number of summer recrea-
tional fiction being on the way. One
of the rather unusual facts regarding
the demand for books is that there are
numerous dequests for books on Mex
leo and the Travel Table" at the Lii
brary contains some of the best books
on the tempestuous republic Many
inquiries are also being made for in
formation on Mexico which indicates
the extent of the popular interest. Tho
business books, which were bought
from lists supplied by a number of
specialists here and elsewhere. have
proved a big success.
That the food provided for the Penn
sylvania regiments sent across tho
mands of the men when handled prop
erly is evidenced by cards received
here the last few days. All of tho
cards were posted from Missouri or
other western States and tell of men
being in good condition and well fed,
Major Henry a. Renninger, adjutant
of the Fourth brigade, which contains
the Eighth regiment, wrote to Colonel
Fl. c. TreNler, the chief quartermaster
who handled all the rations: Every
one we'll and everything fine Mess
officers received highest praise and
men pleased with rations. All have
plenty of food.
No one would have believed six
months ago that in front of a long
famous beer garden in Walnut street
Christian Endeavor emblems would be
hanging to-day. But so rapid has been
the onward march of the make the
map all white"i movement that this
very thing obtains. 1t seems that so
few people like to drink in the garden
so popular of old that it has been con-
verted into an ice cream parlor. And
the owner of the ice cream parlor fol-
lowed out the suggestion of the Cham
Der ofCommerce and decorated in honor
of the Christian Endeavor convention
which brought temperance workers
here this week from every part of the
Commonwealth.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
calls attention to the interesting fact
that $50 Pennsylvanians are officers in
the United States regulars and that
| some of those most eminent are Penn
sylvanians. For instance General
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burg and has been Al years in the
army. The Bulletin says: The Chief
Isignal officer of the army is Brigadier
General George P. Scriven, who was
born in Philadelphia in 1854 and has
been in the service for 3S years. A
Reading boy, Hunter Liggett, is the
brigadier general in charge of the
forces in the Philippines, while the
Il Schuylkill Valley has contributed an
other general officer in Brigadier Cen
eral Charles =. Bailey, who was born
in Tamaqua, and is now in charge OF
the coast dfenses at Corregidor Island
in the Philippines. Brigadier General
William NJ. Black, the chief of engi-
neers, was born in Lancaster; Colonel
Henry H. Ludlow, the second in COM
mand of the Coast Artillery, was born
in Easton and by marriage is related
to the Armistead family of Philadel-
phia: Colonel Brechemin, the second
in command in the Army Medical
Corps, is a Pennsylvanian; Brigadier
! General William A. Mann, in charge of
the Second Brigade of regulars at
Laredo, Texas. is another son of the
Comm and Lieutenant Colo
mel William P. Burnham, also Penn
Isylvanian, is in command of the Porto
Rican Infantry. Pennsylvania COM
missioned officers are scattered around
the globe. Major James A. Logan, a
Philadelphian, who served throughout
the Spanish-American war as a private
in Battery A, is now attached to the
American Embassy in Paris. Colonel
James A. Irons another Pennsylvan-
ian, is the military attache at Toxic.
In addition to the general officers
named, the Keystone State can claim
Colonel Frederick S. FoltZ, of the First
Cavalry; Colonel Joseph A. CASTOR, of
the Sixth Cavalry; Colonel Horatio c..
Sickel, of the Twelfth Cavalry and
Colonel George A. Dodd, the hero of
, the now famous "Dodd's Ride" all
these officers now being at the "scene
of action" Three colonies of infantry
represent the States leadership in that
arm of the service, one of whom, Colo
mel James S. Rogers, is now with the
Eighteenth Infantry at the border.
while Colonel Samuel w. Miller is at
the head of the Tenth Infantry. pa
trolling the Panama Canal"
officials of the State Highway de-
partment have had photographed as a
horrible example the river road be-
tween Division street and Lucknow. A
traction engine, supplied with big
cleats, passed over the road one of the
recent warm afternoons and in the
language of the poets. 'left its mark"
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE