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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24

Local boards of Division l and 2
were widely censured Saturday and
yesterday for issuing lists contain
ing the names of seventy-seven al
legged slackers when later develop
ments showed that a majority of
the men mentioned had enlisted.
Since the publication of the list
many complaints had been made to
the board which previously had no
knowledge of the missing mems
whereabouts. They claim they
were acting under orders of the
government.
The PaXtang board, since the pub
1ication of the list has been in
formed that the following young
men, whose names were included in
the list have enlisted:
Thomas T. Fox, Hummelstown;
Leroy Lands, Granville; Z. S.
Shellhammer, Harrisburg; II. A.
Schaffner, Hummelstown; M. E.
Tittiger, Oberlin; Clarence A. Herr,
Hershey; Harold G. Evans, Pen
Frank K. Shay, Middletown; Chas.
]. Bickle, Hershey: George G..
Hoover, Penbrook; John Paul Hum
mel, Hummelstown; Lester Lerch,
Penbrook; Basilio Petrucci, Swatara
Station; Lawrence T. Burns, Har-
risburg; Ruben McClain, Lingles
town; John A. Unholt, Harrisburg;
Norman E. Helf, Hummelstown;
Stanley Livingston, Harrisburg
Paul Zentmeyer. Hershey; Geo. Ed.
Shearer, Harrisburg; Samuel E. H.
L. Wart, Dauphin.
Examines 43
The Paxtang board to-day exam
ined AZ of the three hundred men
who were called in the fifth sum-
mons. OF this number nineteen
passed and claimed exemption. and
six passed and made no claim. Ten
did not put in their appearance and
their names are as. follows. They
have ten days in which to show up
or their names will be certified to
the district board as ''slackers":
Mike Gjuran, Bressler; Trinidad
Pantpga, G.. L. Labor Camp: Sebas-
tian Nagl, Enhaut; Geo. Christopher
Hench, Harrisburg; Amos Snavely,
Hershey; Paul Nedela, Bressler; |;
Frank B. Deter, Hummelstown: |:
Harry Snyder Boyer, Hershey; Andy
Szrinjah, Enhaut and VIM. K.
Leedy. Hummelstown.
The facts have. been greatly mis-
interpreted by the majority of those
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
Yom Kippur Will Be
Widely Observed Here

Yom Kippur will be more widely
and devoutly observed this year than
ever before by Harrisburg Jews.
Services will be held at both synago-
CUES starting at 6 o'clock to-mor-
row evening and continuing until the
same hour Wednesday,.
The following stores will be closed
Wednesday: .Kaufman's. c. Aronson,
Belsinger. Caplan Company, H. c.
Claster, Joseph Claster. Cohen's, Co
plinky, Factory Outlet Shoe Com
pany, Finkelstine, the Globe, Gold
smiths. Capital Optical Company.
Goldstein's, Goodman's. B. Handler,
the Hub, Konner and Company,
Charles Krauss and Company, Kuhn
Clothing Company. Ladies' Bazaar,
Miller and Kaoes, Leader Bargain
Store, Marks and Son, National
Watch and Diamond Company, Rob-
inson's Woman Shop, Rubin and Ru-
bin, SaIkins', Schleisner's, A. ].
Simms, Stern Shoe Store, VIM.
Strouse e. Co., Wonder Shop, Lou
Baum. B. Bloom. ]. H. Brenner. Loeb
Bros. junk; Max Cohen & Sons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
Reception Committee
Will Meet Mr.. Kahn

President David e. Tracy of the
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
has requested the following gentle
men to act as a reception commit
tee to meet Otto II. Kahn of New
York City. who will address the Har-
risburg Chamber of Commerce at a
luncheon meeting at IL o'clock We'd
nesday, September 2e:
Messrs. Donald Mccormick, chair
man of the Harrisburg Clearing
House Association, E. ]. Stackpole
and A. C. Stamm.
An unusually large number of re-
servations have been received By
the Chamber of Commerce in adj
vance. of the mailing of formal no.
tices of the luncheon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24

The Associated Press heard these
men were here and sought them out.
The visit involved long motor trip
but the sight of their bronzed faces
and the sound of their cheerful, de-
tcrmined voices more than repaid for
the long journey. They are a fine,
healthy looking lot, and nearly two
moTths of hard work in the open
under real campaigning conditions
has put them in shape and they are
ready for anything.
Especially are they prepared and
anxious to try honors with the Ger
mans In fact their only grievance
Is that for the present they are not
permitted, except where necessity de-
mands, to expose themselves to the
enemy's big guns. They want to feel
the thrill that one experiences when
explosives are going up all about and
when shells herald their approach
across No Mans Land with a wicked
whine which gives notice that in a
fraction of a minute deadly bits of
rugged steel will be flying in all
directions.
In fact. until a stringent order was
Issued recently. the American officers
had a hard time keeping their men
out of the British front line trenches.
1t is said that more than one
American soldier has crept away
when off duty and after making
friends with the Tommies has taken
his place beside them for few glori-
Gus minutes while minor battle was
progressing.
"Over the Top
1t would have been unwise per-
haps for the correspondent to in
quire too closely whether any of the
American officers had done their
Bit in this manner. Nevertheless
the correspondent had grave sus-
picions that some of them had been
"over the top" with their allies in
early days before orders forbade it.
However, they are good disciplinar-
ians and nobody is disregarding the
edicts which have been issued by
the higher command, although the
sound of the artillery brings a visit
full look into their eyes.
The correspondent visited two diff
ferent camps and in each there were
the same scenes of methodical ac-
tivity characteristic of American
methods. Things were moving
smoothly and no false motions were
being made. Efficiency was the by
word everywhere.
Plenty of Beans
1t was noon when the second camp
was reached and the officers and
men were preparing for mess. Sew
eral clean-cut young officers came
out to greet the correspondent and
it was a CHEEKY welcome with a firm
hand grip and a hearty I'm mighty
glad ito see YOU" One would have
known he was in an American camp
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
EIGHTH REGIMENT
IS DISBANDED AT
CAMP HANCOCK
Colonel Finney Transferred
to Supply Depot to Train
Rockies
UNITS ARE TRANSFERRED
Whole Companies Torn Apart
to Form Fighting Ma
chine For France

Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ca,
Sept. 24.-Orders for the reorgani-
zation of the Pennsylvania National
Guard division have been received
from the Adjutant Generals office in
Washington.
Five of the time-honored regi-
ments of glorious traditions, the
Sixth of Philadelphia; the Fourth,
of Columbia; the Eighteenth, of
Pittsburgh; the Eighth, of Harris
burg, and the Thirteenth, of Scran-
ton, are entirely dismembered, their
personnel being transferred to the
four regiments that will make up
the division strength.
Colonel Maurice e. Finney, COM
mander of the Eighth, has been
transferred to the depot brigade and
will train new troops. Officers of
this brigade probably will not be
sent to France.
New Regiments Large
These four regiments are the First,
of Philadelphia, to be known here
adelphia, to be known as the 110th;
the Tenth, of Pittsburgh, to be
known as the 111th, and the Six
teenth, of Pittsburgh, to be known
as the 112th. Under this scheme the
strength of the division will not be
reduced. It's personnel still will con-
tinue at more than $4,000 officers
and men.
The new order of organization de-
clares that infantry regiments shall
have a personnel of 3,616 men, and
in order to obey this ruling it will
be necessary to draw upon the Ma
tional Army men now in tr7ining at
cantonments. About 1000 of these
will be necessary. Commanding of
ficers are advised in effect. that va
cancies for noncommissioned officers
will be filled by noncommissioned Of
[Continued on Page IL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
U. S. Aviator Brings Down
Another Teuton in France

Somewhere on the French Front.
Sept. 24.-Lieutenant Raoul Lufbury
of Willingford, Conn.,, one of the
most prominent of the Lafayette tiy-
ing corps, continued his brilliant
aerial exploits Saturday when he de-
stroyed one German machine and
forced another to land near the front
lines.
Sergeant Kenneth Marr, of San
Francisco, was attacked by four Ger
man machines and forced him to
land when the wires controlling the
elevating planes of his airplane were
cut by bullets.
The members of the Lafayette
squadron witnessed fight over their
own field this morning when a
French fiier of another squadron
forced down a German machine
which crashed to earth about a mile
away.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
Changes Seats in Airplane
For First Time in II 8.

Rantoul, Ills. Sept. 24.-Omcers
at the Army aviation school here de-
clared to-day that the feat of Major
Maxwell Kirby who changed seats in
an airplane at an elevation of more
than 1000 feet, was the first of its
kind ever accomplished in the
United States.
Major Kirby arrived Saturday
from Dayton, Ohio. where he was IN
charge of an aviation school. Ue
made his initial flight here yesterday
ascending alone in the rear seat and
using stick control. When the air.
plane was a quarter of mile In the
air and running at the rate of a mile
a minute the major climbed to the
front seat and took wheel control of
without mishap.A
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
GERMANS REPULsED

Heavy cannonading was again in
progress last night on the Flanders
battle front northeast of YpEes, but
the infantry had a relief from the
recent hard fighting. The last Ger
man reaction was not encouraging
enough, apparently, to warrant a
speedy repetition, as Field Marshal
Haig in his dispatches last night re-
ported that when the Germans as
saulted the British lines northeast of
Langemarck yesterday they not only
were repulSed, but lost ground in a
British counter drive.
Signs of possibly important activity
impending are appearing in other
sections of the British front, notably
in the Arras region near the Scarpe,
and in the vicinity of Lans.. which
city is still being closely pressed by
the Canadians. Considerable artil-
lery activity is announced from these
sectors.
The artillery on both sides is also
notably busy on the French front in
the Verdun region. Last night it's
activity reached the stage of intense
violence north of the fortress in the
Fosses and Chaumes wood regions.
Paris reports.
Although suffering a heavy re-
verse in the recent German operation
in the JacobStadt regions, the Rus-
slams on the Riga -Dvinsk front are
showing recuperative power and to-
day substantial Russian victory in
the sector south of the Riga -Pskoft
road.
Taking the offensive here the Rus
sian forces captured the German po-
sitions they attacked, retaining them
after a hard struggle. The German
losses were more than 400 in killed
and the Russians took number of
prisoners and ten machine guns.
The object of the Russian COM
mand in initiating this attack and
other not dissimilar operations re-
Gently reported from this front very
likely may sbe the rectitication OF
the line east of the Dvina at points
where it is now weak. The need OF
strengthening it where possible is
suggested by the assumption on the
part of some of the Russian military
critics, that it is the aim of the Ger
mans, after establishing themselves
on this bank of the stream to push
along toward the southeast for the
reduction of Dvinsk, the keystone of
the Russian line on the northern
front.
The Berlin official statement to-
day claims the capture of large
quantities of provisions by the Ger
mans when Jacobstadt, on the Dvina,
was taken in last weeks assault.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
u. s. TROOPS
IN RANGE OF
GERMAN GUNS
Americans Are Moved Up to the Front Where Two Have
Already Been Wounded by Teuton Fire. Many Men
Slip Out of Camp and Take Part in Actual Fighting
With British Tommies Proud of Their Wounds

Somewhere Along the British Front in France Sunday Sept
25On historic battlefield which into the fighting lines
encamped American removed from the
of their compatrots who form the vanguard of Uncle Sans
peditonary force in France.
For military impossible tell the world just
where these who they what they doing
further the interests of the allied cause but be said
authority friends home that they credit the
Stars and Stripes which for the first time in history fly
camp American soldiers this part the warwreced world
them have been working continually
by German guns and already of their number have
wounded, fact whereof they exceedingly proud.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
GERMANY SOUGHT
TO USE j. s. AS
TOOL IN CRIMES
Americas Protection Shame
fully Abused and Ex-
plotted by Kaiser Agents
Berlin Wonders How
u. S. Gets Information

London, Sept. "a. In COM
menting on the latest Washington
disclosures concerning the activi-
ties of Count Won Bernstorff, for
mer ambassador TO the United
States, the Koelnische Volks Zei-
tung. according to an Amsterdam
dispatch to Reuters Limited, saws:
This affair, If true. has a very
disasreeable character and it is
highly regrettable. The American
government, God knows how, was
able to get hold, apparently, of
the whole collection of German
diplomatic documents. which it is
now exploiting against us and
Sweden"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
DR.. Coover Promoted
to Captain in Army

DIR. Carson Coover, who has been
acting as regimental surgeon of the
Fifty fifth Infantry Regulars, at Fort
oglethorpe. Georgia. for some time,
has recently been promoted from a
first lieutenant to captain.
At present there are five of the
Harrisburg Hospital staff on active
duty who volunteered early in the
spring. Thev are Captains George r.
Moffitt and Carson Coover, and Lieu
Alexander.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
Minority Parties to Plan
For a Working Agreement
BY Associated Press

Chicago, Sept. "a. - A political
working agreement among the Pro-
hlbitionists, Progressives, Socialists,
Single Takers and Union Labor IS
said to be the purpose of a confer
enee to be held here October 8.
There will be twenty delegates
from each contingent, and they will
meet behind closed doors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vIcinityi Fair
and slightly warmer tonight and
Tuesday.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Fair
Tonight, slightly warmer I'm north
and west portions. Tuesday fair,
slightly warmer. Gentle to mod
crate northeast to east winds.
River
The susquehanna river and aII it's
branches will fall slowly to-
night and probably Tuesday ex-
cept the lower portion of the main
river which will remain nearly
stationary tonight. 4 stage of
about 3.55 feet lis indicated for
Harrisburg Tuesday morning
General Conditions
Pressure is high over the eastern
part of the United States except
the extreme southeast portion
where as a result of a disturbance
In the Atlantic ocean, APPARENT
Iy moving northward some dis
in Florida, Alabama, Tennessee
and eastern Mort Carolina.
IL is somewhat cooler than on Sat-
urday morning In the Atlantic
and East Gulf States and Tenne-
see, while over practically all the
rest of the country east of the
Rocky mountains there has been
general rise of two to twelve
degrees in temperature.
Temperatures 3 q. M, 4S.
sun Rises $50 a. nat sets, 5.5s
n. IN.
MoOni Full moon, September 30.
River Stages SO feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 65
Lowest temperature, 40.
Gean temperature. 80.
Normal temperature 03.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24


:
. MORE WARRANTS IN ELECTION MURDER
. Philadelphia. SEPT m-Addidonsl warrants were
issued to-day fer unnamed persons charged with com
rey IN re murder @. Policeman George a. Eppey and
assault on citizens ct eae primary election last Wednes
dsy -7anae have not yet been able 20 serve warrants
Oh James Glars charged with murder and Mike OSul-
, uyaa who is wanted for conspiracy to murder.
: 1000 JOIN SHIpTARD STRIKE
Portland, orer Sept 2f-Appro&imately 1000 work
raen tarse Portland steel shiryards laid down Their
tools to-day and Joined the 5000 men who walked out
the Portland Wooden shpyards recently enforce ts
40 T-''''''-1D
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
GERMAN HEAVY
GUNS ACTIVE
ON WEST FRONT
Heavy Cannonading Takes
Place of Recent Infantry
Fighting in France
NEW BATTLE EXPECTED
Both Sides Preparing Way
For Fresh Assaults in
Flanders

London, Sept. 24.-German heavy
guns were active early this morning
on both banks of the river Scarpe
on the Arras front in France, Field
Marshal Haig reported to-day. A
German raiding party near La Bas-
seeville was driven away after a
sharp fight last night with the Brit
ish. The statement issued to-day by
the British war office says
"A hostile raiding party last night
near La Basseeville was driven off
with loss after a short fight A few
of our men are missing.
The enemy's artillery was active
early this morning on both banks of
the Scarpe and artillery activity also
was shown during the night south of
Lens and northeast of Ypres."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
[Continued on Page 81


Amsterdam. Sept. "a. - Budapest
dispatches printed in German news
papers arriving here tell of an explo-
sion in the Luben coal mines. Fifty
nine persons were killed and fifty-five
injured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
MANY NAMED
AS SLACKERS
HAVE ENLISTED
Board Finds That Majority of
Men on List Are Already
Serving Uncle Sam
Only Five Per Cent.
70 Leave Here Oct.

Only five per cent. instead of
the original forty per cent. sum-
moned by the War Department
will leave here October > for
Camp Meade. The camp is not
able TO handle any more at this
time. This means that there will
be no big movement of selected
men from here before the latter
part of Ooctober.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES

John Joseph EIixabe Shyder. city
and Ina MOsma Lock Have
Claude NJ. Hose. Middleovr
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24

Continued on Page 1911
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-24
OLD INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BUILDINGS SOLD AT
 PUBLIC AUCTION
Buildings And Ground Bid In By Trustees of Benson Dis trict Who Have Been Using Building As Union High School.

The old Industrial school building at Benson was sold at public auction in front of the Court House in Tomb stone on Friday and was bid in by the Benson school trustees represented by G. W. Etz. The buildings and ground brought $500
 This property was abandoned by the state several years ago when the in dustrial school was moved from Ben son to the present site at Fort Grant. Since that time the building and grounds have been used by the Ben son school district as a union high school.
 The removal of the industrial school from Benson to Fort Grant is regard ed by the citizens of Benson as a fortunate thing for their town as it enables them to secure high school facilities complete in every depart ment that they otherwise might have had much difficulty in finding and which has been ably managed by Pro lessor J. F. Robertson, for many years superintendent of the schools at Mesa.
 Had there been another bidder be- side the Benson school board. and he had raised their bid and secured the he would have been com pelled to have paid back to the school district about S1O.OOO which has been expended by the district for improve
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-24
MOTHER INQUIRIES FOR SON

Deputy Sheriff Red Cannon has re ceived a letter from Jerome asking him to try and locate L. Chester Hat field, who was in this city a few months ago. His mother is ill and his brother is trying to locate Chester So they can get in communication with him. He sometimes goes by the name Of l.. Chester. If anyone in the district should know of his present where abouts they will confer favor by calling up MT Cannon and giving him what information that they have.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-24

Preparations for the Fourth of July field and track meet to be held at Warren Park on the morning of Inde- pendence Day were completed Friday night. The meet will be staged un- der the A. A. U. rules and all entries for the various events will be opened up to and including July l. The meet will be started at 10:30 o'clock in the morning and should be over by 12:30 o'clock.
 The events on the track program in- clude the 1O0-yard dash; mile run; 220-yard dash; 440-yard dash; SSO-yard dash; two mile race and half-mile re- lay race, with four men to each team in the latter event. The shot-put, broad jump; -jlfmp and high jump will make up the field pro gram.
 These events are open to all men in the Warren District and entries can be made at any time from now on at the Y. NJ. c. A. building and with members of the field committee up to July l.
 The officials who will have charge of the events follow:
 G. O. Mcconnell, Oliver Brown,
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-24
SUMMERING AT REDONDO BEACH WILL. DEI IIGHT THE WHOLE FAM

SUMMERING AT REDONDO BEACH WILL DELIGHT THE WHOLE FAM ILY. Plenty of good hotels, cottages and apartments. The Famous Tent City 'by the sea" is now open. Com pletely equipped tents for housekeep- ing, close to stores, amhsements and Famous Endless Pleasure Pier. You can live as cheaply at Redondo as at home. Mammoth dancing pavilion, finest on coast. Largest salt water plunge in western America. Play ground for the tots with swings and numerous healthful diversions. Picnic grounds under shady trees. Redondo Beach is famous the world over for its deep sea and pier fishing, its surf bathing and invigorating summer eli mate. Tell your agent that you de- sire to check your baggage and pur- chase tickets direct to Redondo Beach. For folder write. Chamber of Com merce, Redondo Beach, Cali.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-24

vestment of millions of dollars and giving employment directly and indi- rectly to many thousands of men. As a mere industry it is entitled to at the same consideration as other industries of like dimensions. for the revenue de rived solely from business is a vital concern of any nation in time of war
 But, unlike most other industries, baseball is peculiarly dear to the Am erican people. The business and working classes who remain at their ayocations in time of war even more than in normal times. the mental re taxation which baseball furnishes. An industrial cannot perform his days work when laboring under a contiEu- al mental depression. Some relaxa- tion, amusement if you will, is a nee essity for all of us. Baseball. be- lieve. furnishes such relaxation in the highest possible form.
 For there is nothing frivolous, noih- ing discondant, nothing out of har- mony with the serious public situa- ton, in a game like baseball. It tends 10 develop athletic ability and en- courage love for athletic prowess which are the fundamental of strong military organization.
 In the big concentration camps which are to be established. the gov ernment rightly realizes that some thing is needed to occupy the minds of the soldiers when they are not busy at drill, and plans to encourage the playing of baseball games, and the organization of baseball teams. The English government has also acknowledged the usefulness of base ball under such conditions and has established and is maintaining base ball on scale larger than ever as a mere adjunct to soldier life
 In short, baseball is essentially a war game and it's activities. far from being. curtailed, should rather be by the present war.