Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
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When the Eighth infantry comes
back to Pennsylvania. which is said to
be probable some time before Thanks
giving day. Harrisburg will be more
than ever military center and will
have no less than five units of the
regiment to say nothing of the Gov
ernor's Troop, or Troop c, Of the First
cavalry. 1t is not improbable that
before long there may be other or
ganizations formed and located here,
owing to the growing requirements OF
the military establishment in when
the National Guard of Pennsylvania
constitutes an important portion Oh
the first line. Col. NJ. L. Finney. COM
mander of the Eighth, will have MS
headquarters in this city and tne
headquarters company, the supply
company and the machine gun com
pany will also be located here. IneTe
are quite some organizations although
not as numerically strong as infantry
companies d and I which will have
the peace strength of 65 each. Inc
headquarters company, for instance
has a list of sergeants. including the
sergeants major and those with the
colors stable sergeant, mess sergeant,
is also carried as part OF this com
pany. The supply company consists
of the men in charge and one wag-
oner for each wagon. There are
twenty-five wagons authorized for the
Eighth. The machine gun company
which has the two guns, Is composed
of fifty-two men. The City Grays'
armory will be pretty busy place
because those organizations will have
to drill and to undergo inspection ana
there will also have to be considerable
property like the wagons stored some
place. In time probably more. in
fantry companies will be located here
and there may also be branch of the
artillery arm or maybe an engineer
company. The National Guard is shy
three engineer companies and with
the steel works. railroad shops ana
similar establishments here there
ought to be little trouble forming such
an organization In this city OF steel steel
ton If needed. When the five COM
nanies are definitely settled 1t will put
Harrisburg in line for a very substan-
tial appropriation for new state
armory.
The baseball games are taking a
good many men away from thelr
places of business these artern0ons
and there are some amusing collls-
ions between partners, masters ana
men and others who do not tell each
other where they are going. fester-
day one man called up his place or
business and asked for his right arm
Mr.. Right Arm had just stepped out.
Then he called for his left arm. He
had inst "gone to the station to meet
a friend" He called for third man
and he had been taken ill" Finally
he asked for himself and the loyai,
lucky fellow at the other end OF the
wire responded: why, he was just
here a minute ago. He has just gone
out"
This is the time of the year when
the youngsters are being taken out on
rambles and hikes and when they are
getting close to nature and learning
more about the birds and animals
and the trees and plants than they do
at any time of the year. The young
sters are apt to ask a good many
questions and it happens that a
couple of young women who are
teachers in planning a ramble took
some forethought and marched SQUADS
| to Boyd Rothrock'S collection or BIRDS
and animals and reptiles and bugs In
the State Museum and there let the
youngsters become familiar with their
appearance and fire questions with
some one in range to help If they be-
came too involved.
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The manner in which the Gen.
trail Iron and steel company has come
up out of it's difficulties has attracted
much attention throughout the coun-
try and there are many inquiries being
made about the company and what 1t
has been able to accomplish. Its
steel production and tonnage of plates
have been running close to records
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Auditor General A. w. Powell, who
is adjutant of the Tenth infantry will
rejoin his regiment tonight in Pitts
burgh. The captain was granted a
furlough to enable him to attend to
State tax settlements and the time is
up tonight. He said when he came
back that he would be willing to wag-
er that his regiment would be home
before his furlough ended. He won.