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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
TWO MOLARS ARE
ENOUGH TO GET
INTO SERVICE
Rigid Physical Tests Eased by
War Department; Too
Many Exemptions
NO BLANKET RELEASES
Medical Students Drafted Will
Not Be Furloughed
Wholesale
NO BLANKET RELEASES

The National Army draft head
quarters to-day gave out rulings
from the War Department in re-
gard to acceptance of men with
missing teeth and where exemptions
are claimed under various condi-
tions. All local boards were an
prised of the rulings.
In regard to teeth, which has
occasioned many inquiries, the ri,
ing sent to the boards is Surgeon
Generals office advises acceptance
of men with only two molar teeth
provided other two can be replaced
according to methods suggested in
regulations governing physical ey-
aIllhatlons. Surgeon Generals office
also advises acceptance of men with
ueIectlVe teeth provided defects can
De remedied by treatment after
enlistment"
The ruling on exemptions it is
belleVed will cause many to hest
tate whose reasons are more or less
flimsy. 1t will also prevent any
tendency toward favoritism on the
part OF local boards, for with the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
LOCAL PLANTS
SEEK EXEMPTION
FOR THEIR MEN
P. R. R., Bethlehem Steel, Pipe
Bending and Other Indus
tries Want Furloughs

Officials of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, Bethlehem Steel Company and
all local industrial plants handling
government contracts will seek ex-
emption for employees subject to
draft. 1t is said that skilled labor
is now so scarce that any further
withdrawal of employees would great
ly interfere with prompt and efici-
ent work for the government dur
ing the war.
Some time ago it was announced
that with the acceptance of a num-
ber of large government contracts,
tn, Bethlehem Steel Company would
not only need every man in its en-
ploy. but would have work for hun
dreds of Others. Agents have been
busy for some time hunting for men
for the steel company. At the Steel
ton plant many young men of draft
age are employed, and to take them
away at this time, officials claim,
would badly cripple the big plant.
Pipe Bending Wants Men
President David E. Tracy, of the
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending
Company, said to-day that he would
make every effort to keep Lis men,
and that a loss of any number of
employees, large or small, would ham,
per the work now on hand. While
no official announcement had been
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
RUSSIA READY
TOENTERWAR
WITH ENERGY
General Kornof Declares Second Phase of Campaign Is
Just About to Start New Democracy Will Never Sub
nit to German Rule; Surrender Would Make Nation
Colony Under Kaiser, Says Army Chief

London Aug The correspondent of the Times at the
headquarters of the Seventh Russian army talked with General
Korno the his departure take the
mand General Korniloff said
The first stage of the The second phase begins
to-day.
The correspondent the Russian commander repudaes
the possibility of the Russians surrenderng He holds
Russia concludes dshonoabe which traitors
driving her she will become German colony forever The
would seize her foodsu enroll her
conquered country There could choice between the
evil of war and the evil OF surrender.
Russia is full of spendd fighting Ten millions have
already been enrolled but they scarcely trained
too busy attending meetings instead of drill These millions
must be helped by British and French officers Serban
manians, Greeks and Americans have been.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
ELIHU ROOTS
CONFIDENT OVER
RUSS SITUATION
Commissioner Meets Presi-
dent Wilson With Hopeful
Report on New Republic

washington, D. c.. Aug. s.-A
RUSSIAN republic is certain to result
from the situation in that country,
is the opinion of Elihu Root. head
OF the American mission which re-
turned here to-day from its three
months visit to report to President
NlISon: In Mr.. Roots opinion only
through the Overwhelming of the
country by German armies. making
impossible further DEVELOPMENT in
the formation of the new govern
ment, can prevent the erection of
the Russian republic.
internal difficulties are being over
come and the process of crystalliza-
tion Is going on rapidly; the extreme
elements which threatened serious
trouble have been brought under
control, and, given due opportunity
ana time and such assistance as
America can render in material and
moral support, in Mr. Roots opinion,
the RUSSIAN republic is a certainty.
A delegation of government Off
Gals met the party at the railroad
station. Major General Scott, chief
of-stan of the Army, who spent
much time at the front, will report
to Secretary Baker. The general
was with the Russian army part of
the time it was in rout before the
German forces and is expected to
bring much valuable military infor-
nation.
Reports Today
Arrangements were made at the
White House for President Wilson
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
FAKE ASSASSINS
PLAY ON RUSSIA
FOR FAT LIVING
Enterprising Citizens "Mur-
der" Despotic Officials
With Free Hand
ARE HELD UP AS HEROES
Success of Released Terrorists
Responsible For Terri
BILE Tales

Petrograd, Aug. S.-Among the
novelties which Russia's revolution
has presented to the world is the pro-
fession of fake assassin. In other
countries only persons suffering from
hallucinations claim to have commit
ted murders of which thev are inno-
cent. Here, as a result of Nicholas
overthrow. posing as an assassin is
highly profitable If transitory branch
of business.
Terrorists released from Siberian
convict jails and exile villages are
naturally made heroes of. They are
given free train accommodation, free
dinners, free clothes and gifts of
money. When they reach their ma
tive towns they are acclaimed as
martyrs of liberty; and they receive
proposals of marriage from attrac-
tive and wealthy young women. AS
result of this novel condition many
enterprising citizens whose hands
are innocenta of any thing grimmer
than mud or ink are posing as mur-
derers of despotic officials, women as
we'll as men entering the profession.
In Minsk has been arrested Cath
crime Smirnoff who announced that
she had murdered NJ. Ivanoff gov
ernor of Odessa, and described with
pathos her sufferings in the Arctic
wastes of Yakutsk. Catherine levied
tribute and was presented with
bouquets. An unkind1y inquirer dis
covered that Odessa had never had
q governor named Ivanoff.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
She Eases Pain of Her
Guinea Hen by Cutting
Craw Then Sewing 1t Up

Opening the neck of a guinea hen,
removing its craw and taking out
foreign substances that threatened
to choke the fcwl to death. and then
replacing the craw and sewing up
the neck, is said to be a difficult
operation. 1t was successfully per-
formed by Mrs. G.. I. Kirkwood,
former Harrisburger, now residing
at Hellam, York county. The op-
Grafton required but twenty minutes
Mrs. Kirkwood bound the guinea $
head with d piece of linen and cut
the neck. She took out the craw
and opened the latter sufficient to
remove several punches of thread
and other foreign substances which
the hen had picked up during feed
ing.
The craw was sewed up with black
silk thread, replaced, and the same
operation performed on the neck of
the guinea. The latter is alive to-
day and shows little discomfort be-
cause of the recent operation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
NO SWIMMING POOL IN
PENN-HARRIS BASEMENT

Just how Misrepresentation may get
is evidenced by the specializing now
being done by the members of the
Sons of Rest who line the fences at
the Penn-Harris hotel site. This
morning the Sons came to the con-
clusion that the management of the
new hotel intends making a SWIM
ming pool in the basement. No
Sherlock Holmes is needed 10 de-
duce why the Sons came to this
conclusion. There is big hole in
the cellar. This hole is filled with
water. What's the answer? SWIM
ming pool!
Strange as 1t may seem, on the
very day couple of weeks ago that
the Sons of Rest were speculating
why no river water seeped into The
cellar the seeping began. To-day
an electric motor is driving a pump
at one of the large pools. The Sons
of Rest were to-day wondering how
the contractors would keep out the
water. For a time that problem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
Preparing For School
Opening in September

Final preparations are under way
at the school board offices for the
re-opening of city schools on Tues
day, September 4. Practically all
new books, and other supplies both
for grade and high schools, have
been received and distributed. Con-
tracts have just been let for new
desks and chairs for a number of
the rooms in various buildings.
Repairs in all buildings are being
pushed so that there will be no de-
lay when the fall term starts. I'm
officially it was estimated that at
least 1900 youngsters will resume
their studies in September.
At the continuation school, near
Sixth and Forster streets, the second
floor has been torn out. and ex-
tensive alterations are under way.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
GERMANS OPEN
HEAVY FIRE ON
BRITISH LINES
Crown Prince Continues Fu-
tile Attacks on French
Positions
BY associated Press

London, Aug. S.-German artil-
lery last night began an active bonn
bardment of the British front in
Belgium TO the east and north of
Ypres. British troops during the
night raided the Teuton trenches
near Lombaertzyde and returned
with some prisoners and a machine
gun.
Troops of the German Crown
Prince last night launched attacks
on the French positions east of
Nauxaillon and west OF the Califor-
ME plateau, in the Aisne region. The
statement issued to-day by the
French war office says that all the
attacks were repulsed.
German raids north of St. Mihiel,
in the Nerdun sector, and in Upper
Alsace, was checked by the French
fire.
On the greater part of the Aisne
front. the statement adds, there was
a heavy mutual artillery fire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
GUARDSMEN ARE
ORDERED FROM
BRIDGE DUTY
First Regiment Companies
Already Gone; Third Unit
Ordered to Get Ready
POLICE TO TAKE PLACE
+. X. r. Has Large Force of
Special Duty Men to Take
Over Patrol

Orders for the withdrawal of SOL
d1ers guarding railroad propertv
uay' In conjunction with Harry C.
Baum' assistant division operator
Oh the pennsylvania Railroad. Cap
tain of Police Paul L. BarcIa, -.
ranged for placing speciol ,ffioa,rs
the soldiers. "s
At u" tower Lemoyne the ca,
diers broke camp TODAY and ya,,,
to Columbia, where thev will n,ohi
iize with their battalion. Soldiers
on duty at Coatesville. Downingto>yn
ana points west of Overbrook will
leave sometime to-day or to-p,or'
row. They are all of the First and
Third Pennsylvania Infantry
captain Barclay will have at his
disposal 13S officers for dut,, nn
pennsylvania Railroad property He
has assigned four officers at dav
ana the same number at night for
duty at Lemoyne. The CumberIan nd
valley Railroad Company officials
will furnish guards for the river
bridge.
New York Guard Coming
The Philadelphia division starts
at Marysville. Soldiers on duty
there, at Enola and Rockville arc
preparing for hasty departure
Philadelphia division police will go
on duty not later than Saturday.
East of Philadelphia and between
Trenton, n. J. and New York, sol.
diers from New York National
Guard regiments will be placed or
duty. At present New Jersey and
Pennsylvania Troops are on guard
Orders issued to-day were to be in
readiness for immediate movement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08

overtopped the question as to how
the steamshovel will be brought out,
once the cellar is dug. John New
ton, one of the Sons, asked an engi-
neer in the little shack.
Ever hear of waterproofing? %
asked the engineer. That cellar
will be so waterproof that the river
water will get mad and go away"
Things certainly look confused at
the Penn-Harris.
The cellar amt going to be the
same DEPTH" said one speculating
spectator this morning. THE em-
ployes will certainly be able to make
speed going down hill. bus gee! conf
ing back!"
The thought never seems to have
struck this particular Son of Rest
that perhaps there will be two cel-
lars.
In the wee hours of the mornins
blast at the Penn Harris reused
hundreds of residents of the central
portion of the city from their beds.
1t was used to split great rock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
Clergymen Will Not
Haze to Be Examined

philadelphia, Aug. S.-Ciergymen
and divinity students who are ex-
pressly declared exempt in the text
OF the selective service law will no
longer have to undergo physical ex-
animation as a preliminary to for
NAL exemption.
A telegram from Brigadier Cen
eraI Crowder sent to this city to-
day relieves the ministers. nrieste
and divinity students of this formal
ity, but leaves the final decision with
the local boards.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
American Dies of Wound
Received on French Front
BY Associated Press

Paris, Aug. S.-John Verplanck
Newlin. of Whiteford, Pa, an Amer
lean field service member who was
seriously wounded by shell at his
post on August 8, died in a hospital
at the front on August 5.
Newlin was a member of section
30 and left Paris less than month
ago. He was Princeton student
and was the second man from that
university to be killed in field serv-
ice within the last week
The same shell which struck New
lin wounded Julian Broome l.. Allen,
of New York, the sections leader.
The latter is the son of Frederick
Allen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
WORK ALREADY
HUNDERWAY ON
AIRPLANE PLANT
Force of Laborers Clears
Cornfield and Erect Large
Office Building
GIGANTIC BUILDINGS
100000 Feet of Lumber to
Be Used by Government;
to Rush Work
GIGANTIC BUILDINGS

Actual work on the big ware
house near Middletown, where air.
planes, machines gun parts and 9TH
er war materials for the government
will be assembled, was started this
morning.
a force of laborers and a number
of wagons began clearing the site
where the building will be erected
The location of the plant is on the
grounds of the Keystone State Fair
Association, near old Camp Meade.
The structure will be a one-story
building, 500 by S43 feet and about
twenty feet high. The Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad company has already
started to lay siding from the
main line to the site.
When the workmen arrived this
morning a large corn field greeted
them. When they left for home this
evening. the corn had been cut
down, an office building erected and
other Improvements made.
Speeding Work
About fifteen million feet of lum-
ber has been ordered for the build
ing and is now being shipped. Many
carloads of crushed stone, sand and
cement for the concrete foundation
and floor has also been ordered and
VIII arrive Friday. According to the
plans of engineers in charge of con-
structing the buildings will be COM
pleted within six weeks or two
months.
The contract for the erection OF
the building has been let to James
l.. Stuart, of Pittsburgh, one of the
largest contractors in the country
The construction on the grounds il
in charge of Nj. E. Brown, of the
construction division of the United
States Signal Corps. The force oil
laborers will be increased to aboul
500 men as soon as quarters and ma
terial have been secured.
Tracks Into Building
All wood to be used in the build
ing will be cut by large power saws
Large buildings will also be bMlt
for the accommodation of the labor.
ers. A bunkhouse, and diningroou
and kitchen will be built. The office
building is only temporary and wher
the work is finished only the ware
house will remain. Two railroad
tracks will pass through the build.
ing, The approximate cost is be.
tween 100000 and S500,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
Russian Brotherhood
Sends Delegates to Aid
Galicia Obtain Freedom

At the closing session of the Rus
sian Brotherhood of the United
States meeting in the Harrisburg
hotel, s2500 was appropriated late
this afternoon for the purpose OF
sending two delegates to Galicia.
They will leave as soon as pass
ports can be obtained. 1t is the in
tention of the Brotherhood to send
these representatives to Galicia to
aid that country to obtain it's free
dom from Austria and annexation
to Russia. Final instructions will
be given to the men before they
sail.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
Skidding Auto Knocks
Traction Employe to Street

John Fullcher. 1716 Logan street.
a switch greaser for the Harrisburg
Railways Company, was struck and
hurt by an auto truck this morning.
The truck, one of b. +. Hoffman,s.
was going west on Walnut street and
the driver, seeing Fullcher greasing
the switch at Short and Walnut
streets, applied the brakes, which
caused the machine to skid. The
rear end of the truck hit Fullcher
knocking him about ten feet. The
machine then turned completely
around and struck the curb, smash
ing the rear wheel. Fullcher was
taken to the Polytechnic Hospital by
Captain George c. Jack in his ma
chine. Fullcher suffered bruises of
the left leg and decorations about the
head
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
Cowboys and Rangers
Hurry to the Scene of
Apache Indian Uprising
By .4ssocidted Press

Globe. Ariz., Aug. S.-A force of
mounted rangers, led by Deputy
sherin Dan Armer, was expected to
reach the scene to-day of the Apache
indian uprising in the Sierra Anchas
mountains, fifty miles northwest of
here, where nine white men, en-
ployes of the asbestos mines in that
region, were reported to be sur
rounded by a mob of more than one
hundred striking Indian and Mexi-
can miners while forest fire set by
the Indians was sweeping the moun,
tains.
other forces of comboys and for
est rangers are hurrying to the i'm
periled white mems assistance from
the Tonto and from Roosevelt, while
still others went by automobile to
Rice, where they expected to obtain
horses for the ride to the mines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
Republican Committeeman
Will Meet Next Tuesday

Notices will be sent out late to-
day or tomorrow calling a meeting
of all Republican committee chair
men of the county and city to he
held next Tuesday evening at 7.30
o'clock in courtroom No. 2. The
call will be issued by City Chairman
Harry f. Owes and County Chair
man William III. Hoerner. In the
notice is included list of dates for
ming petitions, assessments and
registrations as follows: Last day
for filing nominating papers. August
%; last day for assessment of voters
September 5; registration days
August 80, September and Sep
tember is.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
Starvation Wipes Out
Whole Towns in Palestine
BY Assocfntcd Prets

New York. Aug. s. Conditions
in Syria and Palestine are declared
to be the worst possible" by a
refugee who has reached New York
and reported to the American Com
mittee of Armenian and Syrian re-
lief.
The committees informant whose
name is withheld. said there were
5000 cases of typnus in Beirut when
he left owing mainly to a lack of
medicine and scarcity of doctors. The
poorer classes have been wiped out
by starvation, he said In Lebanon
he saw many villages and towns
without a single inhabitant. Relief
work in Beirut is being carried out
in hehalf of the American Commit
tee by Americans there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
President Sends Judge
West to Look Into !. W. w.

Washington. Aug. S. = President
wilson to-day took cognizance of the
l. w. w. agitation and labor troubles
in the west by selecting Chief JUS
tice Covington. of the District Of
Columbia supreme court to make a
personal investigation of the situ-
alton. Justice Covington conferred
to-day with the President and Sec
retary Wilson of the Department of
Labor before starting on his work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
Two Black Bear Cubs
Bought For Park Zoo

Two baby bears have been bought
for the zoo at Paxtang Park, the
management announced to-day. One
of the cubs, a lively black bear, ar
rived from st. Louis, Mo-, last week.
and has been placed in one of the
smaller cages near the deer mems
The other cub is expected in a dav
or two. Recently one of the small
bears at the park was killed by a
large brown one.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
-Four Americans Among
Crew Murdered by Teuton
Fiend in Submarine

London, Aug. S.-Four Americsns
were lost on the British steamer Rel
glah Prince, which was sunk Julv ~
pV German Submarine. One Amari
can is among the survivors.
me Americans who lost their Iives
were William Crissy or Hupbes
Philadelphia; James Shew. Detroit
Thomas Gilmore. Merrick Mass and
ben cain, negro, Norfolk. Va.
The sole American survivor is vviI-
nam smell, a negro, from jackson
vile, Fla. The American consul at
a British port to-day heard from his
lips the story of the murder of the
crew. 'he
Thirty-eight of the crew of the
steamer were drowned and three
others were rescued by a patrol boat
ana taken to a British port. The
survivors say the submarine sbeIIad
the vessel, after which the com
mander ordered the crew to take to
the boats and go alongside the suh.
marine. According to the survivors
the Germans removed the ifebeIts
and clothing from all the crew ex-
cept eight. smashed the lifeboats
with axes. then re-entered the sinh
marine and closed the matches leav.
ing the men on deck After trayeIinp
on the surface for several miles the
U-boat submerged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
Shoots Self When Auto
Party Crashes Into Tree

Meadville, Pa, Aug. S.-When
Miss Florence Hughes, of New
Brighton, Pa, was killed, and two
other members of an automobile
party, Howard Beck. of Aspinwall,
and Miss Mabel Spencer of Slippery
Rock, were severely injured in an
accident caused by the machine
striking a. tree while running at a
high rate of speed at Conneaut
Lake. near here. last night, Walter
Welch, of Slippery Rock, the fourth
member of the party, is said to have
drawn a revolver and shot himself.
He is in a serious condition with a
bullet wound in the neck.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
- !. ], -. =

= RUSSIANS RESUME OFFENSIVE
! Peuograd, aug. 9Russiau troops are the aaaa-
i s2e in the chotn region near the southeastern frontier
+ Of Galc,a, Yesterday they drove the Ausr5 German
j. forces from two villages captured height took more
:, t:aa 500 prisoners and four machine guns ,, v=r
s. office announced to-day Teutonic attack in the region
z OF Brody where the Russians still on Gaaan soil
+ only temporarily successful A eounterattaek
restored the Russian positions that had been penetrated
j. COMMISSION APPROVES STREET CHANGE
Z, Ffarrsburg-The City Planning Commission this
= afternoon approved plans for the proposed changes
< at the Fourth approach OF the Mulberry street
= bridge, which will eliminate Of the dangerous curves
- there
!. Harrisburg Dr. c. j. Marshall, State Veterinarian,
tdaywas appointed by the Surgeon General to serve on
+ the advisory board rcorganzng The U S Army Vet
! c@n--y corps.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-08
KILLED IN FooD, RIOT
BY Associated Press

Bahia, Brazil, Aug. S.-Disorders
have been used here by the high
cost of living. Two persons were
killed and a number wounded in
conflicts with the police.