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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
Book Week For Soldiers

We used to think of soldier
some strange being that we did
know anything about and were
particularly interested in. Now
soldier is our son or brother
friend. 1t never would have
Cured to us that a soldier wol
care for books to read. But
course we know that SON or brotf
ought to have a library handy.
That is why we are going to
spond. and respond literally, to 1
appeal of Purd Wright, the Kans
City librarian, for several thousa
books to be collected this week
use in branch Libraries at Fort Ri
and Fort Sill. The soldiers to
Mt those posts are 'our boys" q
tainly they must have good readiI
So we are going to pick out bod
we know they will want to read. n
Baxter's Saints Rest" but "ShI
lock Holmes and Kipling a
Stevenson and John Fiske and I'll
sort of thing. We are going to sn
the public library under this we
1t is one of the least things we q
do.-Kansas City Times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
September s

Tn the year 1TTG. the Duke of
i Gloucester tell into disgrace by
marrying contrary to the wishes of his
royal brother, King George III. At n
dinner given at StrassburE. In order to
set even with his autocratic brother,
the Duke regaIed the guests with a
humorous account of how certain
rebels had thrown n cargo of tea over
board I'm Boston Harbor. 1t was a
good joke and the laugh was certainly
on George. At the close of the dinner,
n lean, red-headed French officer, still
in his teens, went mp to the Duke and
exclaimed, 81 will Join the Americans.
/ will help them fight for freedom.
Tell me how to set about it,,
This young man was Lafayette. In
all her wars, Liberty never enlisted n
better recruit. Overcoming great OBJ
stacIcs, he finally appeared before
Congress and was given a commission
as MaJOr-GeneraI in the American
Army-a volunteer serving without
pay. Then he reported to the Conn
mander-in-Chief at the old house still
standing on York Road. near Hatboro
town.
1t was n great day in the worlds
history when Lafayette, the liberty
loving youth of twenty-one and WASH
ington, the IIbcrty-winnInE man of
forty-five, Joined hands and hearts in
the struggle for the further liberation
of the race. The world knows the
storyj but not all, as Liberty'S story is
never fully told. A great chapter is
being written in 1917, when men from
the land of Lafayette have reminded
us of their enrly friendship and thou
sands of American soldiers are on the
soil of France to repay the debt ere
ated seven-score years ago.
So, on September we celebrate
with renewed gratitude the birthday
of Lafayette, whose lifelong adher-
ence to keeping everIastInRIy mt IL did
80 much to bring liberty to us, to
France and to the worId.-THE
FOURTH ESTATE.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
ASHES AGAIN

NTOW that Council has voted
~ unanimously not to adopt the
curb system of ash and gar
bage collections it will be up to the
people to see that the municipal
regulations are obeyed.
Council has said to the ash and
garbage collectors that they must
GO into the rear yards of householders
for the refuse to be removed. 1t will
say to the householders that they
must provide certain kinds of retain
ers and place their ashes and garbage
in certain positions.
These rules are necessary to the
efficiency of the system. Council will
be justified in providing penalties fol-
violations and in seeing that they are
imposed. The resident must CO.
operate with the city to make any
collection system a success.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

General W. A. Mann. who w
command the National Guard divisit
going to France from Mineola, lik
TO tell of old days in Huntingd,
county.
j. Denny O'Neil. the new Sta
Highway Commissioner, got his FIJI
job in a store at fifteen. He owns
big one now.
Jacob l.. Druck. the new head
the Young Mems Hebrew Associ
ton, is prominent in Scranton q
fairs.
William NJ. Doulin. the nj
treasurer of the Pittsburgh and La
Erie railroad, has long record wi
the company.
Senator P. c. Knox marched t
whole line of parade in the Washin
ton demonstration, but then he is
daily golfer.
Col. Edgar Jadwin. formerly
charge of United States engineeriI
work at Pittsburgh, commands Il
regiment of American engineers til
has aroused admiration in Francel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
GETTING TOGETHER

THE street car company and the
Public Service Commission ap-
pear to be getting together. with
the result that the people will benefit.
Harrisburg and Its suburbs are en-
titled to the best trolley service that
the sum of their patronage will buy.
and there are indications that such
changes are forthcoming as will i'm
prove greatly the whole transpor-
tation system of this district.
The negotiations now under way
show a willingness on the part of
the company to comply in every way
possible with requests of the Public
Service Commission. which is a step
toward bringing the company and
the travelling public into moro har-
mcnious relations than have existed
for the past few years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
The Rainbow

Now in the West, the heavy clouds
Scattered and fell asunder,
While feebler came the rush of rain
And fainter growled the thunder
G, beautiful! that rainbow span,
Ger dim Crane-neck was bended;
One bright foot touched the eastern
hills.
And one with ocean blended.
The glory of the sunset heaven
On land and water lay
On the steep hills and Agawam.
On cape. and bluff and bay.
WHITTIER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
WHERE LABOR STANDS

TXTHERE organized labor stands
Wv in respect to the war was
amply illustrated yesterday
While President Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, was
delivering an address pledging the
united support of union labor to the
government, President Hayward, the
kaiser of the I. w. W., was being
arrested as dangerous citizen.
Too many people have confused
the American Federation of Labor
with the 1. w w. The two are as
far apart as the poles. President
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
EDITORIAL COMMENT
By Briggs

A food bonus-double rations for
six weeks-is the German govern
ments latest way of encouraging
just-married couples; at the end of
six weeks the material, like the sent
mental. honeymoon is over, and the
bride and groom return to turnips.
New York Evening Post.
Russian soldiers are paid six cents
a day. But lots OF them are not
earning it.-Macon Telegraph.
A grand total of 943,141 volunteers
actually under arms for the defense
of the United States will go far tc
offset the pacifist declaration that
the war is not popular. New
York Sun.
If a majority of German-Ameri-
cans are not pro-German at heart
now the German language press may
succeed in converting them ia
Kaiserism before the war is over
New York Morning Telegraph.
There's no chance of the Teutonic
allies falling out over the spoils for
two good reasons: First, there will
not be any; and, secondly, if there
were, Berlin would take them all.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
This is how Shanghars North
China Herald has been prefacing its
Berlin dispatches for some time
back: 'The editor takes no RESPONSE
bility for the assertions of German
reports" There is a lot of meat in
this terse aside" from the ORIENT
Golfers Weekly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
A Statement of Facts

America only entered the war to
deprive Germany of victory.-Frank-
furter Zeitung. 1t is a delight to
quote from a German newspaper an
exact statement of fact.-Syracuse
Post t-Standard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

A bonus of 81 week to the male
employees and so cents to the female
employees OF the tramways depart
mept has been granted by the Glas-
cow (Scotland) City Council.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

The State University is prepar-
ing to establish a four-year course
in city management. the first of the
kind in the country. it is said.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

dividual help to create may be toll
Grant and helpful even IL 1t is not
always in accord with what Is trans
piring,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

The Kansas Retailers Association
has lost It's fight against the nine
hour day for women. which has been
established by the State Industrial
Welfare Commission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

Officers of the Missouri State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor have issued a call
for the twenty-siXth annual conven-
ton to be held in Jefferson City be-
ginning Monday. September II.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

Cranemen employed in Frisco ship
yards have completed their organiza-
tion and will be affiliated with the
Stationary Engineers Union.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

Steel hooks carried on a revolving
drum pulverize the soil to a consid-
cradle depth below a gasoline driven
plow that has been invented in
France
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
Labor Notes

A large piano manufacturing firm
in the United States maintains a
school in craftsmanship for women in
which they are trained to sell pianos.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

Three roads to this place we
laid out before the town came in
being. The roads led to John Har
ferry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

This is the month when Il
cannas are in their glory on mai
lawns and in yards and the red al
white blooms are to pe seen in q
most every part of abe city. Son
of the cannas on Capitol Hill ha.
reached great heights and have a
tracted much attention.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
Stupidity Street

] saw with open eyes
Singing birds sweet
Sold in the shops
For people to eat
Sold in the shops of
Stupidity Street.
| saw in vision
The worm in the wheat,
And in the shops nothing
For people TO eat:
'''~e - ~nle in
Stupidity Street.
Ralph Hodgson, Poems" Mac
millan.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
DO YOU KNOW
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

That twelve State roads center
right in Harrisburg?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

The Adjutant General of Louisi-
ana wants Jim Crow" trains for ne
gro soldiers. Will there be Jim
Crow trenches also on the firing
line New York World.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Telesraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
THE PROPER SPIRIT

T LIEUTENANT Governor Frank
B. McClain, addressing a great
Republican gathering at Allen
town the other day. voiced the senti-
ments of thousands of Republicans
when he said:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

E.J. .STACKPoLE,P Prest s Editor.in. Chief
,. r. OYSTER. Business MGnager
Gus NJ. STEINMETZ. 3fGHaging Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

Religion is the most economical
police serUice rendered in the State.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

Member of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication of
all news credited to II or not other
wise credited in this paper and also
the local news published herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

This is no time for criticism that is
not constructive. Give the President
your whole-hearted support and If
he or his lieutenants do those things
of which you cannot approve, at
least let your objections be couched
in reasonable language. so that the
public opinion which you as an in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

The Philadelphia Press prints
this interesting sidelight on politics
to-day: "A human side to factionaI
political squabbles was presented to
Judge Barratt yesterday when j.
Lee Patton, counsel for the Repub-
lican City Committee, granted per-
mission to F. b. FrankenfeId to
withdraw his name as candidate for
Select Council in the Forty-fourth
ward. His brother. David G. Frank
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

ments of thousands of Republican
when he said:
Under the circumstances though
l am a pronounced partisan, a
consistent, persistent follower OF
the Republican political faith, and
firmly believe that the welfare of
our Commonwealth and our nation
is safest when in the hands of
those of the Republican faith.
have come here to-day not to talk
partisan politics. but to talk
Americanism. being firmly of the
belief that at the present juno
ture in our national affairs he
serves his party best, who serves
his country best"
To my mind the present moment
Is no time for making distinc-
tions, or drawing comparisons.
No time to attempt to excite
prejudice. even the criticism be
deserved, against those charged
with the conduct of our Govern
ment's affairs. Far better in the
eNigencies of this hour is to help
the President of the United States
and those associated with him in
executive and administrative ca
pacity to make. good. II they
can't make good. or don't make
good, criticism of their failure
Will be all the more effective
after the crisis has passed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

Fixing of a price for wheat (,
next year has already had the effe
of causing farmers to plan increas,
wheat acreage, according to repor
which are coming to the State Ca
itol. In several of the southeI
counties farmers will plow fiel
for wheat to greater extent than ev
and there is brisk fertilizing woi
under way already.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13

One reads that Darwin never under
stood an equation. and the chances are
that Isaac Newton could not have pass
ed any examination III literary or aes
thetic subjects with his idea tat poet
ry was ingenious nonsense and statu-
arv only stone dolls. Faraday had no
pift for mathematics. aul il Is moot
ed question if Napoleon B0laparte
could have passed COLLEGE entrance
examination IN French. But it was
their ability to do some one thing well
that has turned the world upside down
at various times in its forward march.
not their inability TO do badly what all
the world only does moderately well.
It makes little difference what you do.
The difference lies III the way you do
it. The business world is overstocked
with poor people looking for good po-
sitions. while good positions are wait
ing for good people to fill them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
Nov. END to Dec. eth.)

(Nov 22nd to Dec. 6th.)
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT
FOR BAYFIELD, COUNTY.
In the Matter of the Estate of Tn Probate.
AnderS F.. Bergman, Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That at the
Regular Term of said Court to be held on
the First Tuesday of January A. d. 1918. at
the Court House in the City of Washburh,
County of Bayfield, and State of Wisconsin.
there will be heard and considered the APP
plication of Maria Bergman to admit to
probate the last Will and Testame nt OF
Apders F. Bergman, late of the town OF
Lincoln in said County. deceased and for
the appointment of an executor;
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN,
That at the Regular term of said Court to
be held at said Court House. on the first
Tuesday of April, A. D. 1918, there will be
heard. considered, and adjusted allclaims
against said Anders F.. Bergman, deceased:
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER
GIVEN, That all such claims for examin-
alton and allowance must be presented to
said County Court at the Court House, in
the City of Washburn, in said County and
State, on or before the 2lst day of March,
A. D. 1918, or be forever barred.
Dated November 21st 1917.
BY the Court,
H. p. Axelberg. Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
Writers and Artists Too.

George Du Maurier was an artist,
who turned author after making q
European fame with the pencil as a
satirist of society. He suddenly star
tied the world with "Trilby' and set
two continents comparing feet With
him novel writing seemed his true
forte, but ne had started too late. He
enjoyed his new fame only few years.
Even Thackeray tried art before he
found his true vocation, and he Illus
trated several of his own books even
then. That is very piquant story
which tells Of Thackeray calling on
Charles Dickens to see if he could get
the commission to illustrate one Of his
earlier novels. He had not written
vanity Fair" then.
A very distinguished artist-author
was Dante Gabriel Rossetti He was
supreme in both arts. He was one of
the greatest poets and certainly one Of
the greatest artists Of the last century.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
CONQUERING THE CRAMP.
Rules Swimmer Should Follow Wher
an Attack Comes On.


A craMp is merely a contraction Of
the muscles caused by the penetration
Of the cold. Obviously it could not of
itself cause drowning. Its worst effect,
according to the Popular Science
Monthly, is to cause panic which
throws the swimmer off his guard,
causing him to let the air out Of his
lungs and thus allow the air passages
to become filled with water The safe
guards against such panic are absolute
confidence in the floating power of the
body and a demonStrable knowledge of
the proper way to fill the lungs quickly
to utmost capacity with air.
The moment a cramp IS felt the swim
mer should turn on his back and begin
to gulp the air, making no effort to
keep himself from sinking. AS he
sinks he slowly eXhales under water,
through the mouth, with the lips
puckered as for whistling. If 1t is a
stomach cramp the knees will be drawn
up against the abdomen, but the swim
mer should force them out, pushing on
them with both hands and using all his
strength until they are fully extended.
This will no. doubt cause great pain
for few seconds, but as soon as the
legs are Strengthened out the cramp
will vanish, and the body, buoyed up
by the air In the lungs, will shoot up
to the surface. There, still inhaling in
great gulps and exhaling through
puckered lips the swimmer may float
until he regains his strength or is pick
ed up.
In case OF cramp in the leg or arm the
same system OF breathing Is followed,
and tire affected part is Strengthened
out by sheer strength.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
THE PLATE ON THE MUMMY.
curioss Story Of Prophecy That Was
Fulfilled.

Fulfilled.
Visitors at museums often comment
on the sadness of the present state Of
buried with such great care In hope
that their rest might never be disturb
ed But such thoughts never enter the
minds Of natives who pillage their an
cestors' graves, nor do they disturb the
more civilized explorer. TO supersti-
tious person, however, d story of a
mummy that r. Cation Woodville tells
in Random Recollections' might have
a sinister meaning.
After the Ill fated expedition to re-
lieve Gordon, Walter Ingram brought
to London the mummy of an Egyptian
high priest that he had bought from an
Arab near AsSuan When he unrOlled
the mummy he found on its chest a
gold plate, upon which was inscribed:
lie who disturbs my rest and takes
me to a distant land shall die violent
death. His bones shall meier be found
They shall be scattered to the four
points of the world"
Shortly afterward Ingram went to
Somaliland on big game expedition.
He had four bore rife and when in
the elephant region got two good tusk-
ers. So he lent his rifle to one of his
companions, who had not so heavy
weapon, to give hin better chance of
bagging an elephant. He himself
mounted a pony and went off with
three Somalis, armed with 450 ex-
press, which shoots bullets of only 26Q
grains, to bag an antelope or perhaps
panthers
AS luck would have it, Ingram came
upon fine old rogue elephant with a
magnificent pair of tusks. 1t was 600
great temptation to be resisted. Gal
Looping up to the elephant, the hunter
fired both barrels at the beasts fore
head from about fifteen yards. The
bullets fattened upon the animals
skull and only made him very angry.
Ingram galloped out Of reach and re-
loaded, rode UP and fired again. with
similar result; again galloped away and
reloaded, and so on until : he had ex-
pended all of the cartridges.
AS he was galloping away after his
last shot, with the furious brute In pur-
suit, his pony suddenly stopped stock
stilly apparently for no reason what
ever. The elephant Numbered up.
Whisked the hunter out Of the saddle,
dashed him to the ground and tram
pied him to death The tragedy occur
red in the bed Of a dry nullah and was
witnessed by the three Soenalis, who
had climbed for safety to the tops OF
trees. They were armed only with
spears, which, of course, were useless
weapons against the elephant. After
the brute had gone they climbed down.
dug hole with their spears, placed the
body Of poor Ingram in 1t and returned
to camp with their sad story.
Some time afterward Mrs. Ingram,
the hunters mother, sent out an expe
dition to find and bring back to Eng
land the remains Of her son. The spot
was found, but two rainy seasons had
passed, and the dry nullah had become
a roaring river that had washed away
the remains to the four points OF the
earth Thus was the prophecy fulfilled
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13

Can you dance? Well it does moi
matter a rap whether you can or
cannot. whether you believe in
dances or not, there is no good ex
cuse you can offer for not at least
purchasing a ticket for the dance to
be given on New Years night for
from the proceeds of this dance pre-
sents will be purchased for our
soldier boys at the front. Harvey
Irish and Bob Affleck have charge
of the affair and the city band has
offered to donate the music, the
printers will furnish the advertislng,
every ceut will be clear gain for
purchasing something for our boys.
The cause is worthy one.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
NOV. sth to Dec. 1sth)

State OF WISCONSIN IN CIRCUIT COURT
bayfield, COUNTY
In the Matter of Change of Name by Bern
hart Albert Wandersee and Jilia Wander
see. formerly Julia Sampson.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the un
dersignec have filed in the office of the
clerko of the Circuit Court of Bayfield, County
Wisconsin. an application for the changing
of their names from Bernhart Albert
Wandersee and Julia Wandersee, to Bern.
hart Albert Rewalt and Julia Rewa1t: that
application for the change of said name will
be made to the above entitled court at a
special term thereof, to be he'd at the court
house in the City of Ashland. at an adjourn
ed session thereof, on the 22nd day of Dec
ember. 1917. at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
or as soon thereafter as the petitioners can
be heard.
Dated Nov. 9th, 1917.
Bernhart Albert Wandersee
Julia WanderSee
Sanborn. Lamoreaux & Pray,
Attorneys tor Petitioners.
Ashland Wisconsin,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
JUST A LITTLE BIT
OF EVERYTHING.
By "NIBS"
By 'NIBS'

Amos Hansen aud Jake Segal are
the prime movers in the banquet to
be given on Friday evening of this
week, invitations for which have
already gore forward, and you can.
bet on it that if these two have any,
thing to do with it that it will be
some affair. They say it is OF such
i'm portance that everyone receiving
an Invitation should attend, for
something big is planned that means
much for the city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13

pulling off a little sleuth work dur
ing the past several weeks which
has der onstrated his ability in this
line aud in both cases he has landed
his MAD. Jim doesn't say much but
he delivers the goods.