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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
DRAFTED MEN TO
BE TRAINED AS
ARMY OFFICERS
United States to Use New Sol
diers to Train Those
Called Later

Washington, Aug 27.-Twenty- five
thousand drafted men of the first
increment of the selective draft
army about to begin training will get
commissions as officers.
This plan of the war department,
although not yet officially announced,
has been in contemplation for some
time, and the new army of young
officers will be used In training the
second increment of the National
Army when it is drafted and sent to
camp next spring.
News of the governments purpose
comes from an authoritative source,
although the plan has not been per-
fected and therefore not officially
proclaimed. Some authorized an
nouncement regarding it, however, is
expected in the near future.
1t is probable that the selective
recruits, most of whom had given
up hope of becoming officers and
some of whom failed to make the
officers reserve camps, will not be
given commissions higher than the
grade of captain, and the majority
of the men who show exceptional
ability to command as the training
progresses will be commissioned as
first and second lieutenants.
News of the change to become Of
iicers, it is believed, will furnish a
great incentive to the drafted re-
cruits. Under the intensive training
that confronts them it is the plan of
the war department to develop a
first class army for modern warfare.
1t was pointed out by the experts
here that the reason for the gov
ernment's decision to train so many
officers, is the fact that there will be
another shortage of officers, despite
the officers reserve training camps,
by the time the first increment of
the new army is ready for service
abroad. All the available officers,
or nearly all, it was explained, will
be required to go with the forces
that go to France and there would
be an insufficient force remaining
to train the second increment of
100000 men, which the selective
draft law gives the President author
ity to call
Disclosure of the opportunity to
be afforded so many drafted men
to get commissions, following inn
mediately the announcement of Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder that
only per cent. of the drafted men
would be sent to cantonments Sep
tember 5, has given rise to the belief
that the directions to local boards
to pick the best available men for
the first mobilization, were given
with the idea that these men may be
given the first chance to show their
ability to become officers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
US. NAVY WILL
LEAD THE WORLD
IN DESTROYERS
Daniels Will Ask Congress
This Week For $350,000,000
For Expansion of Works
By Associated Press

Washington, Aug. 27.-Secretary
Daniels expects to submit to Con-
gress this week estimates of $780,
100000 for the greater number OF
destroyers which will make the
American Navy the leader of the
world in ships of that type.
The money will be used to expand
existing shipbuilding plants and also
to build additional engine and boiler
factories as the destroyer program
upon which the ship building indus
try is now engaged represents the
full capacity of the industry.
Standardized Plans
Navy designers are preparing plans
Tor standardized destroyer to ia
cllitate the quantity production of
the most successful weapon against
Submarlnes. Parts of the engines
will'be assembled from various fac
tories at central plants and forward
ed to ship yards building the hulls.
Details of the number of destroy
ers now under construction or the
number contemplated in the supple
mental program are withheld for
military reasons.
New destroyers will be delivered
so rapidly beginning early next year
that the supply of trained officers
and men will be taxed in putting
them into commission. Means for
training new crews will have to ex-
pand proportionately.
The $3.50, 100000 estimate, it was
indicated, to-day, is a minimum and
may have to be increased substan-
tiaffy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
Elizabethville Young Man
Dies From PtOmaine Poison

Elizabethville, Pa, Aug. 81. -
This community was shocked yes
terday morning to learn of the sud-
den death of Dewey Keaffer, young
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles n.
keaGfer. The young man was IN the
best of health on Saturday evening,
being in company with his friends
up to q late hour. Before retiring
he ate a lunch and rested well until
6 o'clock when an acute pain led
him to go to his parents room to
awaken them. After arousing his
mother he sank into unconscious
ness from which he never rallied.
Drs. Shaffer and Hottenstein were
lIurriedly called and they pro-
nounced it ptomaine poisoning from
which he died at $3.50 p. m. lie was
IS years old and was preparing to
enter Bethlehem preparatory school
for the winter. He is survived by
his parents, one brother Blair, and
one sister, Emma. Funeral services
will be held on Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock, the Rev. Heilman, of
the Lutheran Church, officiating.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27

| Secretary. Better Known as Jeff"
Who VIII Make Kiddies Happy.
Plans are complete for the big re-
union and basket picnic tomorrow
of the Veteran Employees Association
of the Philadelphia Division, Penn
sylvania Railroad. 1t will be held at
PaXtang Park. The committee in
charge expects at least 500. Vets
with their families will begin to ar
rive at 1890. A large truck will
meet all trains up to noon and take
baskets to the park.
The festivities will begin at II
o'clock and will be announced by
Charles r. Jones, of the committee
on events. Following luncheon the
business meeting will be held in the
auditorium, starting at 1.SO o'clock
Routine business will precede a brief
memorial service for members who
died during the year. The orator of
the day will he the Rev. Robert Bag
nell, pastor of Grace Methodist Epis-
copal Church. The election of officers
will follow.
taudcVlllc Show
A special vaudeville performance
will be given in the auditorium
through the courtesy of Superintend-
ent Felix NJ. Davis, of the Harris
| burg Railways Company. A high
class program has been arranged for
this occasion. Then will come the
big event of the day.
Secretary II. j. Babb. from a big
| automobile. will hand out boxes of
! candy to the kiddies. This will be
q big treat for the little folks, who
have never been overlooked at these
| outings. Arrangement have also
been made to give all who attend a
flag button and badge.
There will be no special trains.
| Out-of-town folks will come and go
on the regular trains. Those from
points east of Middletown Junction
will be given a special train at night
| from that point. taking the regular
train out of Harrisburg. and which
will stop at Middletown Junction for
accommodation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27

At the Paxtans Park Theater for
this week the management announces.
among other high class
New Bill attractions. n return en-
at PnNtang gagemept of Frosini,
the celebrated accor-
diontst. who made the big hit of the
season at PaNtang a few weeks ago
Frosini is the best-known accordion
lst in vaudeville, and is considered by
many competent musical critics the
best. y feature of Frosini's work is
the fact that he takes great pleasure
IN playing special selections by re-
quest. If you have any particular
piece of music that you would like to
hear him play, just drop Frosini a
postal card with the name of the Sc
lection and the time when you expect
70 be IN the theater, and he will gladly
play 1t for you. Other acts on the park
Dill for this week will be Juno Salmo
and Company. in mystifying illusion
stunt, entitled "The Devil in Mid-Air;"
Ernest Dupree. with a new line of
songs and humorous stories; Fogg
ana White, who are an exceptionally
clever pair of blackface comedians.
ana Rose Schmittan and Brother, the
classiest equilibrists in vaudeville.
, There will be a grand fireworks
display at the park on Thursday even
ing when many beautiful novelties in
pyrotechnics will be shown.
For Friday the park management
announces the annual Bargain Day."
which means that by buying a strip
ticket for ten cents you can get an ice
cream cone, a ride on the merry go
round, trip through the giggler and
a ride on the roller coaster all for a
dime. This day has been a Paxtang
feature for several years, and is quite
popular. with the youngsters, who al
ways like to take the opportunity of
getting double value for their money.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
LADY HAD SUFFERED
FOR YEARS

Mrs. Bertha Myers, 1888 N. Cam
eron St, Harrisburg, says: For
years have been ailing with
nervous Indigestion. l would get
sick at my stomach and bloat, also
got very nervous and dizzy, which
would come on so suddenly that l
would fall and bruise myself
"As a result of this condition /
became despondent and just thought
that there was no help for me. l
was irritable and easily upset, and
thought everything was against me.
II was restless at night and could
not sleep, would roll and toss all
night long.
II decided to try Sanpan, and am
now enjoying better health than 1
have for years.
My nerves are steady, my sleep
,undisturbed, my stomach is right
my appetite is good and 1 enjoy my
meals"
Sanpan is being introduced at Kel-
ler's Drug Store, 4O5 Market ST.,
Harrisburg, where the Sanpan man
is meeting the people.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
Only Five Per Cent. of
First Draft Army to
Go to Camp Sept. 5

Washington. Aug. ~. - Onlys5 per
cent. of the National Army Will be
mobilized on September 8 instead of
80 per cent. originally planned.
This has been announced by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder.
Forty per cent. will go September
10 and 40 per cent october 3. The re-
naming Is per cent. will go 'as soon
as practicable"
This latest change in plans is due to
congestion in traffic entailed in early
September by movement of National
Guards into training camps.
The object of calling only per
cent. is to place in, the camp enough
men to form a skeleton organization
to assist in receiving and assimilating
the larger contingents later. Boards
are requested to select men with pre-
vious military training for the first b
per cent.
One per cent. of the quota of each
board will be sent on each of hve
successive days, beginning September
5, so that the movement will not be
completed until September 3.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
ENGINE KILLS
LOCAL TRAINMAN
C.. NJ. Bashore Dies From In
juries Received in Nor
risville Yards

c. NJ. Bashore, aged % years. a
brakeman on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, was fatally injured in the Nor
risville yards yesterday. He died at
the st. Francis Hospital. Trenton
late in the afternoon. He resided at
1929 James street and is survived
by widow
Brakeman Bashore was shifting
cars when an empty engine backed
down the opposite track, knocking
him under the wheels. The left leg
was crushed at the hip. The young
man was rushed to the st. Francis
Hospital, but lived less than an hour
after the accident. The body was
placed in charge of an undertaken
and will arrive in Harrisburg to-day.
c. M. Bashore was a member of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, having Joined several weeks
ago, also n member of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Relief Department.
He had been in the employ of the
company short time and ran out of
Enola and was a member of
crew 237.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
u. 5. to Inventory Stocks
Held in Retail Stores

Washington, Aug. 27. = Food
stocks held in retail stores of city
and rural petitions of forty-three
try will be inventoried on August 81
to furnish the basis for an estimate
by the Department of Agriculture's
bureau of mcrkets of the amount Of
food products in the hands of re-
tail dealers.
other surveys will cover stocks on
farms. in wholesale commercial es-
tablishments and storages, and in the
homes of the consumers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
August
Coal Prices
Lower Here Than Elsewhere

Harrisburg coal prices for August are
based on the operators schedule issued on
May /, 1917.
In the year 1902 the operators put into
effect sliding scale of prices. The lowest
rate is on April | and increasing 10 cents
per ton each month until September |.
With few exceptions this arrangement
has been in effect each summer for l. years.
Other cities selling Anthracite Coal fol-
low the custom of the wholesale operators
advancing retail rates each month.
In order to give every person the opportunity to
fill their bins at the lowest possible cost, retail
prices have been maintained at the May rate and
will be continued until September l.
June 1st, July lst, August 1st, 1917 an advance of
1Oc per ton was added each month to wholesale
prices August IS an extra advance of from 25c
to $lOO per ton put into effect by large oper-
ating company shipping to Harrisburg
The United States Governments schedule for
Anthracite Coal is from 40c to 81 80 per ton higher
than May, 1917, wholesale price list upon which
local prices are based.
The increase in prices of Anthracite Coal author
izcd by the Government make it necessary that re-
tail rates be increased September l, 1917.
United Ice & Coal Co.,
Harrisburg Steeon, Pa
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
ADJUSTMENTS

sion OF Joan. the Woman" Joan,
the woman" is the greatest moving
picture production ever filmed, at a
cost of half million dollars. and TAX =
ing Two years to produce it. Twenty
hVe thousand people appear in one
mob scene, the like of which has never
been seen before.
FOR the convenience of our patrons
we VIII show this production at II a.
m.' 2, 4:3O. and 9:30 p. m. Owing to
the enormous cost of this production,
the admission price will be Is cents
and 25 cents.
Miss Farrar utterly submerges all
traces of twentieth century qualities.
AS Joan she is revealed as a sturdy.
tlreless,, vigorous peasant of the far
removed pasts The thickets of the
battle attracts her. She rides. nm
daunted, unafraid. leading her heroic
Danq. a warrior, a doer of deeds that
thrill the soul, grip the heart and
make one looking on want to rise
and cheer. Joan of Arc is the EN-
bodiment of all the characters with
which Geraldine Farrar is so delight
fully associated. More convincine
than our telling it, is the treat in see
ing the picture which Is now beins
presented at the Regent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
To Open New Ball Field
For Motive Power Teams

The new baseball field of the Mo-
tive Power Athletic Association of
the Philadelphia Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad will be opened
tomorrow. 1t is located on large
plot adjoining the Hickok Manufac-
turing Company plant, near Herr
street. The game at noon tomorrow
will be between teams from Engine
house No. / and Enginehouse No. 2.
There will be games every day and
next season q regular league will be
formed. The new field has been
leveled off and fitted up for baseball
by Civil Engineer Samuel Walters.
Improvements will be made from
time to time and next season there
will be big program of sports.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
Jacob Harmon Dies
After Six Months Illness

Jacob Harmon, aged 20, 1901 Derry
street died this morning at his home
after an illness of six months. He
was a member of the Christ Lutheran
Church, the Knights of Malta, and
the Mount Vernon Fire Company Tor
'many years.
He is survived by a brother Crist,
of Mount Holley. and a sister, Mrs
Sara Kutz, of Boiling Springs. Fu-
home Tuesday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
The body will be taken to Mt. Holly
Springs where services will be held
from the home of Grant l.. Good, at
10 o'clock,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
ALL NEWS OF THE RAILROADS
Standing of the Crews
HARRIsBuRG SIDE

Philadelphia Divislon-The 113 crew
first to go after $40 o'clock; 106, 107.
1o9, 102. ia. 120, III.
Engineers for 109, III.
Firemen for 106, 100.
Conductor for 109.
Flagmen for 113. 107, III.
Brakemen for 113, 109, ia, 120, III.
Engineers up: A. x. Steffy. Brooke.
Martin, Andrews, May, Albright, Max
well, Newcomer, Gray, Keane, Dolby.
Simmons.
Firemen up: LotZ, Cassatt, Dohner.
Shimp. Walters. Ellinger, Cassell.
Conductors up: Gallagher Resslng.
Flagman up: Krow.
Brakemen up: McCleary, Mersinger,
p. r. Fissell, Mummaw, Heflin. Lei
theiser. Yohn, Dougherty, Messner.
to go after 1880 o'clock; 20. 2S, 1G, 26,
%, "a.
Preference crews: 3. 2. 6. 3. /. 4. 10.
s, Z, 8.
Engineers for 16, 3. 7.
Conductors for S. Z. 9.
Flagmen for 8, 2, 8.
Brakemen for 16, %, (2), ..
Engineers up: Numer. Rathefon.
Kline, Albright, Tettermer, Leopard,
Buckwalter, Il. r. Snyder, Corder,
Rensel.
tlremen up: Colyer, Radle, Hess,
Kepner. Swab, Lensenbach, Adams,
Kennedy, Anderson, Bron, Smith, Ra-
ney. Stewart Shope.
Conductors up: IIoffnagle, Leonard,
Corl, klotZ.
Brakemen up: Brinkley. Blessing,
Danner, Beers. Atkins. Murray. Kraft.
Neff, Cameron, Corl. Wolf
Yard BOnrd-Engineer up: Auman,
Miller, Beaver, Myers. Boyle, Shipley,
Revie, Bostdorf, Schiefer, Lackey.
Firemen up: Johnston, Houdeshel.
Gardner Repley, Speese, Miller. Fry.
Strawhecker. Peters. Biever Jr.. Yost,
Kinger.
Engineers for sc. 4th &c, 1st 15C,
End 15C, 4th 15C, 26C, 32C.
Fireman for &C.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
TO REGISTER APPLICANTS
FOR THE WHARTON SCHOOL

The new Chamber of Commerce of
fees in the Dauphin Building, will be
used as registration Headquarters by
counts and Finance of the University
of Pennsylvania. The registration
staff of the Wharton School will in
terview old and prospective students
the evenings. with the exception Of
Saturdays, from September 10 to Oc-
tober !. The courses of study will
ing, October 1. after the registration
has been concluded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
MIR. BAKER is DEAD

: Theophilus Baker, aged Ct. died at
the home of his niece. Mrs. Robert
Wadsworth, 1918 North Fourth street,
will be held from the home Wedifes-
day, at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Pyles of
the Fifth Street Methodist Church,
will officiate. Burial will be made
in the East Harrisburg Cemetery.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Edward Shumaker, of this city; three
sisters, Mrs. Marie Long, of Thomp-
sontown; Mrs. T. Zimmerman, and
Mrs. C. l.. Delaney, both of
Newport, and two brothers r. II.
Baker, of Ferrododo. Ills, and G. w.
Baker, of Mechanicsburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
FUNERAL OF MIR. HOvERTER

Hoverter, aged so, who died Satur-
day, will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be
made in the East Harrisburg Gene
terry. Mr. Hoverter was a prominent
baseball player on the Baltimore
National in the eighties. He is sur
vived by his mother Mrs. Anna
HoVerter, one SOM Ross and four
brother. Harvey, OF Toledo. Ohio, Alb
ner and George A., of this city, and
Harry of West Fairview.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
REDUCES PAYMENT

After claiming in court, carly in
the year, that he could pay his wife
$50 a month for support, Thomas
Roberts was brought before Judge
kunkel to-day in an attachment pro-
ceeding for failure to comply with the
order which was made. Roberts kept
up the payments until in May. it was
said. To-day the Court reduceds the
amount to S32 n month when Roberts
wife agreed to that amount.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
REGENT
PAXTANG
Vaudeville

Quite above the ordinary run of
musical comedies will be the Offering
at the Orpheum Theater to-
"Hls night. 1t will be Frederick
Bridal Bowers in Ills Bridal
Night Night" from the pen of
Lawrence Rising and Mar
garet Mayo. whose Twin Beds met
with merited success. Frederick V.
Bowers, who starred in The Girl
Question" and MY Cinderella Girl"
and who has been a headliner in the
will portray the role of the distracted
husband. The Warren Sisters. Ethel
and Ruth, twins in real life, are the
twins of the play. Alma Youlin, the
prima donna with Hymans and McIn-
tyre in MY Home Town Girl" last
season, will play the chaperoning
aunt. who loses her charges; Billy
Wayne is the mystified lover, and
Harry Lillford will be seen as the but
ler which part he created in the origi-
nal production.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
INFANT DIES

Theodore E. Irvne, aged months,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Irvine,
1885 Cedar street, died Sunday morn
ing at 1.45 o'clock. Funeral services
Will be held tomorrow afternoon at
2.30 o'clock. The Rev. Mckenzie, of
Calvary Presbyterian Church, will Of
nciate. Burial will be made in the
Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27

i would leel very
weak and miser
able. ! remember .
ed how my moth =
er had found re-
lief from pain by
using Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
and l decided TO
try it, and thanks
to the Compound
It helped me just
as it did my
mother, and 1 am
Tree from main.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27

backache and that general weakness
that was so hard to bear. l am able
to do my work during such times
and am recommending Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
my friends who suffer as l did,
Miss Meta Tiedemann, 1922 Jefferson
avenue, Brooklyn, n. Y.
To know whether Lydia T.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound will help
you. just try it. For advice write to
Lydia T.. PinlSham Medicine Co.
(confdcntiaD Lynn. Mass. Your let
ter will be opened, read and answer
ed by woman, and held in strict
confidence.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
DEAD WUEN FOITNn

Henry Clayton, aged "a, 1904 North
Seventh street. was found dead in his
room about Q o'clock last night He
was not seen since last Friday, but
Coroner Eckinger said that life had
been extinct for only ten hours. He
was subject to heart trouble and il
is believed this caused his death.
Clayton was an employe of the
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending
Company. The only known relative.
n brother. George Clayton, resides at
sos South Tenth street. He was
buried this afternoon from the Page
undertaking chapel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
THILMoRE TATE DEAD

Thilmore Ttate. aged 62, 1910 North
Seventh street. died at his home Sat
services will be held on Tuesday af-
ternoon at o'clock,s from the resi-
dence. The Rev. w. Tolliver, of the
Zion Baptist Church, will officiate.
Burial will be made in the Lincoln
cemetery. He is survived by his
wife, Harriet. and eight children.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
BRAKEMAN KILLED

Charles Nelson Bashore, 1923 James
street, aged 20. brakeman on the Phil
adelphia Division, was killed in Tren-
ton yesterday. Funeral services will
be held on Wednesday afternoon at
. o'clock. The Rev. DR.. Reed. OF
Grace Methodist Church, will offici-
ate. Burial will be made in the East
Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27

Funeral services were held this af-
ternoon for John II. Ulrich, aged 40,
who died Friday. at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Sarah Ulrich, Go North
Seventeenth. The Rev. a. l.. Hangen,
pastor of the Park Street United
Evangelical Church, officiated Burial
was made in the Linglestown Ceme-
terry He is survived by his mother,
one sister and two brothers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
WILLIAM IITTIEnIES

William Little, aged n, 347 Boyd
street, died at the harrisburg Hos
pital last night, at 7.1Q o'clock. Mr.
Little made his home with his. sister
and had no other relatives.