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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
NEW RECORDS
BY RAILROADS
War Board Report Shows
Heavy Freight Movement;
Camp Supplies

Washington, d. c., Aug. 1.-THE
following statement is authorized by
Fairfax Harrison. chairman of the
Railroads War Board:
Reports just received by the Rail-
roads War Board show that the rail-
roads of the country in their CO.
operative efforts to give to the coun-
try the greatest possible amount of
freight service have effected an eX-
traordinary improvement in freight
car supply. These reports show that
the excess of untitled car requsitions
over idle cars or what is ordinarily
but inaccurately termed car shortage
was only one-fourth as great on Au-
gust 1 as on May l.
The excess of untitled car requi-
sitions on May 1 was 14S,627: June
l, 1O6,649; July 1, 1852, and on
August 1 it had been reduced to
30, 3,776. This result has been ac-
complished at time when the rail-
roads are supplying from fifteen to
twenty per cent. more freight serV-
ice with the same number of cars
than was being given this time last
year, for the railroads handled in
July a tremendous increase in both
government and commercial traffic.
Moving Camp Supplies
The movement of cantonment SUD-
plies alone occupied the full serv-
ices of more than 10000 cars. There
was also an extraordinarily heavy
demand for cars to transport food
products as we'll as materials to and
from munition factories.
The result above achieved has been
accomplished by cooperation with
the railroads of ShiDDers rapulatino
bodies and the public generally. This
cooperation has made possible the
intensive loading of freight cars,
prompter unloading, the elimination
OF large amounts of unnecessary
passenger train service and an op-
portunity generally to utilize the rail-
road plant efficiently.
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THE READING
The IS crew first to go after IL
o'clock; 10. .. ~. 20. 4, Is. 81, 5S. 81,
SO. 81.
Engineers for 72, 4, 5, Q, II, is. Is
%.
Firemen for 55. So, 2, 4, 5. 9. II. IS,
Is. 20.
Conductors for 5. 9, IL, IL, is, %.
Flagmen for 2. 8, 8, IL. %.
Brakemen for So. 81. 4. 5. 9, II.
16. IS.
Engineers up: Beecher. Hollenbach,
Wunderlick. Booser, d. Kaufman,
Minnich. Bordner. Leitner, Hoffman,
Sticker, Glass.
Firemen up: Luckenbach, Corn
ropst, Corpman. II. Miller, j. Miller.
Scheetz, Gates. Patterson, Heighs.
Kiter. Ellenberger, Taylor, Grundon.
Baker, Orndorff.
Conductors up: Palmer, z. Kauff-
man, Shower. Ray. Mccullough.
Brakemen up: Mosser. Ehrhart.
Morrow. H. Smith. Lineweaver. OyIer.
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r.
a
of assistants who show daily activity in keeping the interest
Recently there which thousand
and women Employees factors in furnishing sports and other
Harrisburg Division is offering
buildings resting
of
IS
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Veteran Laborer Retires;
Resident of Covallen

Marysville, Pa. Aug. 17.-After
twenty-nine years of continuous serv-
ice in the employ of the Pennsylvania
Railroad as a section laborer, Alfred
Fenicle. of Coveallen, has been
placed on the company's roll Of honor
and retired with a pension. Mr.. Fem
icle entered the service in 1888.
He remained in that department
entirely, remaining the entire time at
Coveallen. He worked under four
section foremen during his period of
service, as follows: George S. Free
burn, ]. ]. Kerr. A. l.. Wright and
j. S. Keel
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STOPS HEADACHE,
PAIN, NEURALGIA
Don't Suffer! Get a dime pack
age of DR.. James Headache
Powders

You can clear your mead and re-
Iieve a dull, splitting or violent
throbbing headache in moment
with DR.. James Headache Powder.
This old-time headache relief acts al
most magically. Send some one to
the drug store now for dime pack
age and a few moments after you
take powder you will wonder what
became of the headache, neuralgia
and pain. Stop suffering-it's need
less. Be sure you get what you ask
for-AdV
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TO CARE FOR TROOPS

Philadelphia, Aug. II. = Plans
providing for the spiritual and physi-
cal career of American troops here
and abroad were considered by
clergymen and laymen who attended
the forty-third annual convention of
the Catholic Young Mems National
Union which opened here to-day.
Delegates attending represent CathO-
lie clubs and societies in all sections
of the country.
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Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE

Philadelphia DivIsIOn-The 1o4 crew
6rst to go after o'clock; 109, 107
119, 102, lis, 113, 120, 129.
Engineers for 107, 119.
Fireman for 107.
Conductors for 100, 107, lis.
Flagman for 11S.
Brakemen for 100, 113, 120, 129.
Engineers up: Howard, Simmons
Yeater, Keane. Tenant.
Firemen up: Horning, Steele, Hook
lander, Casey, Schmeister, Kinter,
Brymesser. Newman. Bonds, Ellinger.
Conductor up: Myers.
Brakemen up: Carper, Meachan
Reese, Hoch.
Middle DivIsIon-The 23 crew first
to go after Ito o'clock; 26. 25.
Laid off: 10, 21. 33, 81, 22, 80.
Engineers for 26, 25.
Conductor for 23.
Brakemen for 25 (2).
Engineers up: Tettermer Buckwal-
ter, Kline, Cook.
Firemen up: Kennedy, Brown, Ra-
ney, Sipe, Hilbish. Peterman, Bechtel
Kepner, Davis. Delgrosso. Radle
Whittier. Houck, Smith, Hess, Kenady
Linsenbach.
Conductors up: Dottrow. Bennett
Corl, Leonard.
Brakemen up: Heineman. Hollen.
bach, Minichan, Hughes, Clemm
Shrowder, Wolfe, Cameron.
Yard BOard-Engineers up: Maeyer
Kautz. Wagner Shade, McCord, Myers
Heffleman, Burlington. Alleman, Mil
Ter, Beaver. Essig. Revie.
Firemen up: Bitner, Anderson
Rathfon. Steward, Crist, Parker, By.
e1s, Whitman. Baker. Swomley, Rote
Hoover.
Engineers for &C. 3nd &c, 5th &c
4th 15C, CSC.
Firemen for Srd &c, 4th &c, 5th &c
4th 15C, 17C, 23C.
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Average Freight Rate
Is Lowest on Record

THE average freight rate per ton
per mile received by the railways of
the United States in 1916. 716 mills,
was the lowest on record" says the
Railway Age Gazette.
For the million dollar roads the
average receipts per ton mile were
7.07 mills. as compared with 722 for
the previous year." the Railway Age
Gazette says. The commissions fig-
ures cover all roads in the country
having total operating revenues of
over 100000 a year. The average of
7.16 mills in 1915 compares with 1882
in 1915, 1888 in 1914, and 7.29 in 1918.
Never before, since the Interstate
Commerce Commission began publish
ing railway statistics, has the aver
age revenue per ton mile been below
7.24. which was the figure for 1899.
In 1881. the earliest year for which
the commission has the record, the
average was S.95 mills. Until 1899
there was a general decline and from
that year until 1904 there was an in
crease to 7.S0 mills. Since that year
the average has pretty steadily de-
clined."
FLAG AT HORSESHOE CURVE
Surrounded by natural scenery of
worldwide fame, "Old Glory" floats
from a handsome flagpole right in
the center of the Horseshoe curve
on the eastern slope of the Allegh-
henies The flag was ordered up by
Superintendent r. T. Morrow of the
Pennslvania's Pittsburgh division
All Americans going east or west
over this line have the opportunity
to see this flag. When rounding the
curve eastbound the flag is in full
view and the same, westbound, short
ly after leaving Altoona. Pa.
u. II. r., SOLICITORS TO TRAIN
Two former York freight solic tors
for the Pennsylvania railroad in this
city. Arthur II. Dutton and Thomas
Graham, have enlisted for the Of
ficers Reserve training camp and will
go to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. The
former is now assistant industrial
agent for the railroad company In
Philadelphia. Mr.. Graham has been
filling the position of agent for the
Empire line in Philadelphia
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German Concessions
Expected in Poland
BY .Associnted Press

London, Aug. II. - Reuter- Limited
says it learns on good authority that
pected shortly but that they will be
conditional on Austrias approval.
1t is probable, says the agency,
that the central powers will offer a
Polish politicians and ministerial
cabinet and council of state which
Will not have as members any per-
son who belongs TO the provisional
council of state. the ground being
taken that the latter individuals have
lost Poland's confidence.
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WILDWOOD. N. ).

SAVOY HOTEL
Surf Avenue and Beach. 200 feet
from Ocean Pier; private baths,
capacity 200. Booklet. w. II. GER
STEL, Owner and Manager.
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Firemen for A. 604, %. $3.50.
One Philadelphia extra crew here.
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GENERAL GROENER AT ERnNr

=, Amsterdam. Aug. Il. = The Ber-
lin Lokal Anzeiger learns that Cen
eral Groener, head of the Department
of Munitions intends to take over a
replaced in the War Department by
General Scheuch.
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ENOLA SIDE

ENOLA SIDE
Philadelphia DlvisIon-The 226 crew
first to go after 4.15 o'clock; 2O5, 21S.
2S1. 2z9, 2S6. 244. 233, 214. 21s, PIT,
237.
Fireman for 229.
Conductors for O5, Ia.
Flagmen for 20, A.
Brakemen for II, 81, SO, 81. "a.
Brakemen up: Grubb, Eli, Miller.
Middle Division-The 1O2 crew first
to go after lis o'clock; 120, 11S.
Laid of: 101, 1O3, 1O5, 1O4. ia. 1Os.
Engineers for 12O, 11S.
Brakeman for 100.
Yard BOard-Engineers up: Sheaf-
fer. Kapp, Fortenbaugh, GinErIch
Flickinger, Shuey, Myers, Geib, Cur
tbs. d. ]. Hinkle.
Firemen up: Deaner, A. w. Wagner
Hawbecker, Swigart. Dougherty, Moss
Hutchinson, Taylor. o. J. Wagner, Col
dren, Montel, Molmes, Snyder. Wolf
Engineers for 1st 100, extra.
Ffremen for End 129, 3rd 12s, 1st
102. End 1o2, extra.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT
Middle Division - Engineers up.
Graham, Crane. Buck. Crum, Sparver
Alexander. Keane. McDougal.
Firemen up: Zeigler. Hartzel. Kel-
ler, Roller. Lyter.
Engineers for 26. 1, 81, COL. Al
Firemen for 25. 1. 3S. $50, SO, II. sea
Philadelphia Division = EnRineers
up: Bless, Hall, osmond. Pleam, Ken
nedy. Gibbons.
Firemen up: Doerstler. White, John
son. Hershey, F. L. Floyd, Shaffner.
Engineers for 8, 2s.
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HOTEL SlLVERTON

AAVA AA DAA ANAVN Ave, q
Beach and Piers. Elevator. Open sur
s1.5O up daily. Excellent table, fresh
vegetables. white service, homelike.
Bathing from hotel.- Booklet.
JOHNSTON e. HASLETT.
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This tinY bottle holds

Women! Keep a tiny bottle on the
dresser and never let a corn ache
twice.
The Home news., 1917-10-12

line including advertisements was read by each of us, interest ed in the affairs of McCrory. Be sure and send us a copy each week and l assure you that it will not lack notice.
 Hoping that this may find you and yours enjoying the best of health and happiness, am,
 Your friend,
 E. c. FATS" MARSH.
The Home news., 1917-10-12
Letter From Company "A"

One of the last requests we made of Captain Hutchins was that he ask his private secre- tary," Elmo C. Marsh who is the company clerk to send let ter to The Home News for pub lication occasionally so that the folks back home may know something about the army life as they find it. We are glad our request is being complied with and are sure our many readers will be greatly interested in the following letter which we receiv- ed this week:
The Home news., 1917-10-12
WANTED: Experienced dining room girl McCrory Cafe, L. B. Colwell, Prop.
GENERAL DIRECTORY
COURTS.
NORTHERN DISTRICT

CIRCUIT COURT-Third Monday In February and August.
 CHANCERY COURTS Second Moh- day in January. May and .temoer'
 COUNTY COURT-First Monday in January, April, July and October
 PROBATE COURT-Fourth Monday in January, April, July and October.
 CIRCUIT COURT-First Monday ID March and September.
 CHANCERY COURT-Third Monoay in January, May and A.ember..
 COUNTY COURT-Second Monday ln January. April, July and October.
 PROBATE COURT-First Monoa' following that of the Northern Dis-
The Home news., 1917-10-12

the Fordyce Company, but that Company came through on a later train. Anyway there was a large crowd there and they all seemed to be proud to see us.
 We are quartered in tents so you see we have the advantage of getting plenty of good fresh air. The tents are new and have wood floors which of course makes them very comfortable. Ordinarily there are eight men to the tent, corporal and seven privates.
 All the boys are enjoying the best of health and aside of a touch of homesickness. to which we have not become immune, are all happy. Under usual cir cumstances there are five drill days a week and on Saturday we are allowed to do our laundry. On Sundays we are given the opportunity to attend Sunday School and preaching at our Y. M. c. A.
 Our camp. I am told, contains about GA, 900 acres, so you see there is plenty of room to ac- comodate quite a few soldiers. We are seven miles from Alex andria, city of about 15, people. We are becoming ac- customed to the place but it can never be compared to Fit. Roots. It is in no wise as nice a place as we enjoyed while at the Fort, but they are doing their best to improve it as much as possible for them to do, under the cir cumstences.
 The Home News was passed from man to man as though 1t were personal letter to us all. You may be assured that it was a welcomed visitor and every
The Home news., 1917-10-12
HEADQUARTERS


 Company "A" 154th. Inf. 39th.
 Div. U. s. N. c.
 Camp Beauregard, La.
 October ', 1917. w. w. Raney,
 McCrory, Arkansas. Dear Friend Raney:
 I am very sure that you are beginning to think that I have forgotten my promise about writing you, but you are very wrong if that is the case. We have been very busy since our arrival here, getting straighten- ed out in our new camp.
 We left Fit. Roots Saturday afternoon Sept. 29th. about 4:15 o'clock and arrived at Camp Beauregard next morning about 800 o'clock, our train being handled by the Rock Island, we came via Fordyce and Eldorado. At Fordyce we met with warm reception, however 1 must con- fess that the large crowd that met the train really thought they were meeting the train carrying
The Home news., 1917-10-12
Junior League

Following is the program for the Junior League, which will be rendered at 5 o'clock D. m., Oct ober IA, 1917:
 Subject-Like Christ In Pray CT.
 Leader Ruth Piercey. Song.
 Piano Solo--Lena Cullum. Scripture Lesson Luke V-16, Lillie Taylor.
 Luke VI-12, Mary Jane Dixon. Prayer.
 How Jesus prayed Frankie Henderson.
 Song
 Who Jesus prayed for l. Vel ma Rose Raymond.
 2. Joe Candlish.
 3. Pauline billiard.
 4. Sarah Nicely. 5. Eloise Raymond.
 6. Jaunita Pugh.
 2. Lynndelle billiard.
 My Door and Yours Mary Janet Lark. Song ] Benediction
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-26

fer magazines Is III best sport. It's as
lazy an fnscinatin' as iishin'. You're
your " master. You don't even have
I he available. jest so your story Is
long enough or short cnuugh-jcSt so
III editor receives In August fer III
May number. All he wants is room
fer II an plenty a time.
when We reflect that Pilgrims Prog.
rcss wuz wrltt'n In Jail. that SilviO
PellicO an Tasso did Their best writin'
behind III bars, that Sir Walter
IAlelgh's admirable history o. tn
world wuz written with his hands
bandcuffed behind him In tn Tower
o London, thai Leigh Hunt wuz layln'
out n fine when liimini wuz written,
nm that Daniel Defoe laid tn plans
fer Robinson Crusoe while he wuz in
a lookup we confess that tn
world t'dny Is purity lenient after all.
Copyright. Adams Newspaper seryicej
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-26

Beauty. Lena Rivers, Uncle Toms
Cabin, Robinson CruSoe an Enoch Ar
len had dwindlcd L II fair demand, but
were L be found among tn others.
jest think a. IN appaliin' literary
output q t'day. 1t would require an
abandoned Skatin' rink I carry II full
line a. current literature. In tn aver
age home III cartin' away a tn nc
cumulatcd literature has come I he
as much Of II problem rs tn removal
o. ashes an garbage. a literary dis
posal plant Is one a. III urgent needs
o. tn times. ON returnin' from n
weeks vacation one has Z tunnel thro'
tn great drifts O papers an maya
zines L reach tn front door. Theirs
no longer any mystery about how tn
other half o. tn world lives. II writes.
Fer ever mail box Tiers an amateur
writer. As tn days draws { n close
he may he seen skulkin' along thro' tn
shadows T. n mail box beaTin' n thick
reel o. manuscript addressed I some
magazine publisher. lie knows some
magazine needs u Z balance up lt'
ncyertisin'. when n magazine editor
! returns n manuscript It's because h'
hnln't got room fer IL. It's no sign ht
>,s rrnh It Writer'S know that. They
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-26

this way. But the dress shown In the
picture Is entirely Of the crepe, even
10 the grille and sash ends. II Is cut
with n shaped yoke which extends
from the back and front TO n point un-
der the arms. Aprons. hemmed and
tucked, are gathered into the yoke nj
the front and back and hang to the
bottom Of the skirt. The plain under
skirt has a tucked panel gathered In
ut each side. All tucks and seams are
hemstitched. The neck and sleeves
are finished with n narrow binding OF
satin and sat~in-covered buttons are
used for n finishing touch on the
sleeves. The yoke Is embelllshed with
n braided pattern In silk soutache. SILK
tassels weight the sash ends; dress
and trimmings are all in one color.
In dresses Of soft materials the
straight-hanging and simpliied modes
for midsummer have greatly s.mplifed
things for the home dressmaker. Be
sides, we are assured hat the very
latest Of all fads Is the fad for things
that have a made-at-home look. Since
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-26
A HANDSOME AFTERNOON DRESS.

but light. and beautiful with a border
of narrow muslin braid about II In the
natural color of the straw. The same
braid Is laid In Greek key design about
the upper brim and used for a finish at
the brim edge. A border, called n
drop" Of malines, extends about the
brim edge. Its name betrays that II Is
worn turned down, sometimes. yelling
the eyes In n way altogether alluring.
Small flowers and leaves In linen color,
matching the straw braid, are placed
In n wreath about the crown. and lit
tie lunches Of silk-covered grapes, in
the colors Of the ripened or ripening
fruit. are set In the wreath.
A wide milan, In the yellow shade
called sunbeam" Is pictured In the
| graceful shape. with sweeping brim.
lines that are much wider at the sides
than In the front and back. Three fiat
brims-two loops and n end TO a
bow provide all the trimming needed
on this unusual design. one Is In
brown, one In natter blue, and one In
old rose, all of satin ribbon about four
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-26

When we look nj tn great mass o.
literature that tests tn capacity o.
book stores an news stands we cant
help thinkin' what II scramble ther
must be fer even standin' Don In tn
field o literature. Most anybuddy
roundin' forty kin easily remember tn
day when two or three family story
papers. n couple o. magazines, n stack
o. Ned BuntliEc's yeller backs, "A GER
tain illustrated pink weekly devoted
to- crime an tn prize ring an 'LOv-
ellis Library" constituted what wuz
regarded at tn time as a first-class
book an news depot. "Lovell's Ii
brary" III made up Of paper backed
novels-,hrillin' stories of adventure
an heart meltln' tales o lovely
such celebrated writer's as Wilkie Col
lins. Clark Russell. Mrs. Henry Wood,
Oulda, Hugh Conway, Charlotte
Eraeme, Robert Buchanan an Tn
Duchess. Tn great popularity o Adam
Eede, Tn Mil on tn Floss, Black
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-26
OUR APPALLIN LITERARY OUTPUT

jest renal II L some other editor. Tn
great difficulty In contributin' { tn
magazines Is KNOWN which magazine
editor rips open a story he counts tn
pages an calls L his assistant {:
George kin we use about fourteen
hundred words mex month";" an
George answers right on tn bat (beln'
thoroughly familiar with tn number
o ads): yes, It'll jest balance up tn
ads"
But tn author never quits. Some
times he drys up fer n week or ten
days, but he's soon at II agin. He
knows that ther must be somewhere
some editor that's holdin' his forms
open fer his story an he mails II an
remails II Till he hits tn right editor.
Writin' looks awful easy, an most
OF IL must be awful easy. That's tn
reason so many neglect Their personal
appearance an become writer's. I've
often thought I'd lay of some after.
o 10 an write Il novel. But writin'
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-26

Wen rally round the hoe, boys, and
Join the ranks Of toll, shouting the bat
tie cry Of Feed 'ciu :" Wen train the
crops to grow, boys, MS tillcrs of IN,
soil, shouting the battle cry of "FeeC
'cm." Whore there H. work to do
boys, well gather on the spot, shouting
ID" battle cry of Feed 'cm!" 70 duty
wen be true, boys, and I'LL the vacant
lot, shouting Ia" battle cry Of Feed
'cm !" Nature, kind mater, will aid In
our need. Down with the later; VI
with the weed, So wen rally round
the hoe, boys, ana train the crops to
grow, shouting the battle cry OF Feed
Fem ."-BoSton Post.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-26

TIL shameful treatment that Is hein'
accorded tn human liver In this day
an age Is n reflection on our boastcd
civilization. We're ruShin' ahead set.
Ting the affairs of the world while tn
great American liver struggles along
In either branch a. congress.
Tn human liver Swedish "Lcfver")
Is Il large gland that roposcs in III up.
per right hand corner q III abdominal
cavity an. when conditions are as they
should be, It weighs u~nc-fnrticth nS
much rs IN body Z which IL is at.
mchcd. II is IN main gazaho o. IN
human works hut. notwithstanding tn
Important roll 1t plays in our pursuit