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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
MILITARY TRAIN
IS ABOUT READY
C. F. Clement Appointed Ma
jor and Others Will
Come Along

Organization of the headquarters
train and military police of the Penn
sylvania division of the national
guard will be completed very shortly
and in all probability j. Franklin
McFadden, of Philadelphia. will be
appointed colonel in command. Cap
tain C. F. Clement, Sunbury, COM
mander of Troop I, was to-day ap-
pointed major and assigned to the
headquarters.
The Rev. Frederick P. Houghton,
of Scranton, was to-day appointed
chaplain of the First Engineres, with
rank of first lieutenant, and Edwin
7. Ashplundh, who is at Mount
Gretna. was appointed captain of
engineers.
John A. S. schoch. selinsgrove,
was appointed captain and battalion
adjutant of the First Artillery.
Other appointments announced
were:
Captain-Walter F. Vrooman, Sun
bury, captain Troop I. First Cavalry.
First lieutenants-John NJ. Brown
ing. Pittsburgh, Battery F. and Fred
A. Ulam, Pittsburgh, Battery b. First
Artillery; William Raymond Thomas,
Carlisle, dental corps; Jacob f.
Mackey, Williamsport, Truck Com
pany No. 8; Oren Wesley Wallace,
Pittsburgh, dental corps.
Second lieutenants - Logan Cum
ningham, Wililamsport, Battery D;
Thomas ]. Nolan. South Bethlehem,
Battery A; William V. Richelen, Bat
terry b; Adelbert r. Robertson, Pitts
hurgh, Battery +, First Artillery;
Harlan Bucher, philadelphia, ma
70 " -.
philadelphia, Company K, First In
fantry; Charles c. Cutris, Williams
port, supply company. Fourth Infan-
try; Philip c. Shoemaker, Bellefonte,
machine gun company, First Cavalry
judicial nomination petitions have
been filed at the Capitol as follows:
Judge Fl. A. Denney, Susquehanna,
and e. l.. Whittelsley, Erie, and for
associate judge nominations as fol-
lows: irwin Hottenstein, Sullivan, and
S. Edward Mckee, Fulton.
Perry county's two narrow-gauge
railroads have filed notices of inten-
ton to increase rates next month.
The Newport and Sherman's Valley
will advance rates September 1. some
of them as high as 20 per cent, and
the Susqueharna River and Western
on September 3.
Seven cases of typhoid fever have
peen reported TO the state Depart
ment of Health from Just outside
Coatesville. They are located on
farms and state inspectors have been
ordered to make Investigations.
The State received no bids for the
delivery of state reports and PAM
phlets when bids were opened for the
annual contract. The work will be
done by local teams, which will be
called when needed. The Capitol
City Junk Company and Luria Iron
and Steel Company bid highest for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
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hearings will be held Wednesday
and Thursday for the usual applica-
ton hearings, among which will be
on Wednesday the contract between
the city of Philadelphia and the
Schuylkill River Eastside railroad
for construction and maintenance of
additional tracks below grade of
Wharton and Thirty fourth streets
and Gray's Ferry road. The Union
town hearing will be held Wednes-
day for jitney cases. The Pittsburgh
hearings will be Thursday with a
long list of Western Pennsylvania
cases. Friday will be devoted to
Wilkes-B Barre cases.
Local Boards i'm Charge-The
State Armory Board has formally
turned over to local armory boards
care and maintenance of the armor-
les throughout the State owned by
the Commonwealth and they will be
maintained by the boards until the
close of active service of the Guard.
Will Run Burcau-Commis
jackson has named a number of
men to look after a State employ
ment bureau at Scranton. It is part
of general plan being worked out.
DR.. Schacffer Chosen-Dr. Nathan
c. Schaeffer, State Superintendent of
ed as the orator of the day at the
dedication of the new Hazleton
school on Labor Day.
Foust Is Honored-Dairy and
Food Commissioner James Foust has
been honored by unanimous election
to the presidency of the National
Dairy and Food Association, the big
gest of the kind in the world and
composed of National and State Of
ticials. He is the first Pennsylvania
commissioner to be named, to the
place. .-
Board to Mect-The State Board
of Education will have a meeting
shortly in regard to normal school
appropriations.
Approved Plans-Johnstown Off
cials announce the approval of plans
for the city's sewerage extensions.
Allentown's plans have also received
approval of the Governor and At
torney General.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
VATICAN VIEWS !.
GERMAN POLICY
WITH DSFAVOR
Pope's Impartial Attitude To-
wards Belligerents Said
to Be About to Change
By Associated Press

Rome. Aug. At is stated in vati-
can circles that the Pope's impartial
attitude toward official Germany is
undergoing a change. The Pope is
reported to regret greatly the action
of Germany in connection with the
deported Bilgians. The new attitude
appears to have been adopted after
the fall of DIR. Won Bethmann- -Holl-
veg, the imperial chancellor, who.
just before his resignation. wrote
what now apparently was farewell
letter to the holy father. thanking
him for his forbearance and favors;
also calling attention to the fact that
he had always tried his best to grant
the Pope's demands regarding pris.
oners.
Although an absolute break with
Germany is not expected at this time,
it is certain that the Belgian de-
portations are daily making more diff
hcult the maintenance of relations.
Ihe Pope's personal position is also
uncomfortable as the result of the
hght made by Angle-French and Bel
slan Catholics who long have claimed
that the Pope was surrounded by CEN
trail empire influences.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE


Philadelphia DivisIOn-The 103 crew
first to go after 1 o'clock; 110. los,
102, 126. 116. 104. 112. 109. 1870, 1914.
Engineers for 102, 104. 112.
Firemen for 102, 10S, 112, 116.
Conductors for 0S, 110, 1875.
Flagmen for 103, los.
Brakemen for 104 (2), 10S, 109, 10,
112. 116, 124, 126 (2), 100.
Engineers up: Andrews. Baldwin.
Downs. Speas, Lefever. Wiker.
Firemen up: Burns, Slattery, Davis,
Steel. Hepner, Beidel. Hoffman. Gray
bill. Rolneck, Carey, Shandler, Purd-
ham.
Flagman up: Williams.
Brakemen up: Reese, Thompson,
Kugle. Fissell. Carper, Huss, Krimm ell.
Netzley. Jackson, Spaulding, Dough-
terry, Hatton, Benedict.
Middle DIvlSlon-The 1884 crew first
to go after 2.45 o'clock; 237, 252, 247.
Yard BOard-Engineers up: Myers,
Heffelman.
Firemen up: Peters. Yost, Eckinger,
Troup, Dissinger. Young. Plank. Nc
Gam, Wright. Sellers, Fitzgerald,
Bitner Anderson. Stewart. Crist, Hef-
heman, Parker.
Engineer for SIC.
Firemen for 1st &c. End &c, Srd &c.
15C, CSC.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
Tractors and Motorized
Fire Engines Reach City

Front drive tractors to be attached
to the Susquehanna and Paxton
steam fire engines reached the city
to-day, and will be installed within
the next two weeks. At the same
time the Good Will Engine, which
has been repaired and motorized.
arrived. and will be ready for serv-
ice shortly. City officials and fire
apparatus drivers from the compan-
les getting the first three motor
driven chemical and hose wagons
will go to Philadelphia next Thurs
day to get the machines. The cars
will be ebrought to Harrisburg un-
de rtheir wnpower, Fire Chief
Kinder announced.
Wit hthe dismantling of the Citi-
Zen's hose wagon Prime" and Dan"
the two horses of the company, were
pensioned for life and were taken
to McCormick's Island where they
will be used for light farm work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
NEED CARS TO AID
THE GOVERNMENT
Name C. E. Denny to Take
Charge of Very Important
Work; Reports Daily

Washington, D. c., Aug. 4.-Fair-
fax Harrison, chairman of the rail-
roads war board, authorizes the fol-
lowing:
To facilitate the movement and
prompt delivery of materials for the
construction of the army canton
ments, the railroads war board has
the president of the Nickel Plate
Railroad. 70 the quartermaster's de-
partment in Washington. During the
period of construction Mr.. Denney
will make headquarters in the office
of Colonel Littell. where he will keep
in touch with all phases of the con-
struction work and furnish advance
information to the commission on
car service of the railroads war
board concerning the governments IS
orders and the number of cars re-
quired to fill them.
Requires Many Cars
There are sixteen army canton
ments and sixteen guard camps. All
the material for the cantonments will
take over $4,000 freight cars. The
camps will require about 1000 car
loads. all of which must be moved
promptly and without delaying in
any way the usual traffic of the rail-
roads.
AS a. SdieSuetI against uCipJ III
deliveries of cars, an experienced
railroad man has been assigned as
a general agent at each cantonment
to work in cooperation with the
construction quartermaster there.
These agents will make daily reports
on the number of carloads of ma
terials received. the number of cars
unloaded and the number left on
hand for unloading.
What this team work is accom-
plishing is already apparent. Within
thirty days from the date that the
government placed its first orders
for cantonment materials the rail
roads had delivered more than IL 900
carloads of lumber and other build
ing supplies to the sixteen national
cantonments that are to house the
first division of men called to the
colors by the draft.
Additional trains. loaded to ca
pacity with lumber, brick, piping,
wire. poles. water mains and all the
other materials needed to construct
cities capable of accommodating
10000 inhabitants, are arriving daily.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04

titious name must register at the
Capitol. The blanks for the registra-
ton have been filed. The new act will
any business under any assumed or
fictitious name, style or designation" ."
The requirements are that the real
name or names and addresses of all
persons owning or interested in the
business and the name. style or des-
ignation under which the business is
conducted must be registered. Where
there is an agent the fact must be
stated, too.
The act carries a penalty not only
for failure to comply but also for
any false statement filed.
Over Three Million.-Receipts of
the State Highway Department for
automobile licenses went over the
S3,000,000 mark for 1917 this week,
breaking all records. The increase is
largely due to the demand for.appli-
cations for half year licenses. This
ran as high as $4,000 and $4,000 per
day recently.
Over 300 Camp Sitess-The State
of Pennsylvania has over 800 camp
sites in State reserves for this sum-
mer's camping and the fall hunting
seasons. This is the largest number
ever known and the sites are scatter
ed all over the State. Six more were
granted at the meeting of the State
Commission here yesterday. A num-
Der of them are far in the mountains
and in densely forested regions.
Busy Week Ahead-Hearings have
been scheduled by the Public Serv-
ice Commission for HarrisbIrp
Uniontown, Altoona, Pittsburgh and
Wilkes-Barre next week, the calen-
dars being the most extensive of any
week in months. There will be no
executive sessions until August IA
The Altoona hearings will be held
Tuesday and will consist of the com-
plant of Lewistown borough and
some Altoona residents against an
electric company. The Harrisburg
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
!: OBERLIN SIS:

The Sunday School classes of
Misses Pearl Brehm and Effie Rup-
ley had an outing at Paxtang Park
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bennett an
nounced the birth of a daughter,
Margaret Ellen Bennett, on August
!. Mrs. Bennett wa sformerly Miss
Edith Kreiner. of this place.
Rev. and Mrs. John B. Rupley
of Boonsboro, Md, after a few days
visit with his parents at the Luth-
eran parsonage, returned home to-
day.
Lieut.. Earl Eichelberger, is home
from Camp Niagara. visiting his
parents and awaiting orders from
Washington.
Miss Hazel Miller, of Baltimore.
Md, is spending few weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bachman.
At a recent meeting of our town
ship School Board, it was decided
to open the fall school term on
Tuesday, September 4, on account
of Labor Day falling on Monday
8.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
RAILROAD RUMBLES'
NEW CREW PLAN
Is NOT.POPULAR
Rescind Recent Order Affect
ing Local Trainmen; to Hold
Conference Tomorrow


Members of the four transporta-
ton brotherhoods in Harrisburg
have been called for a conference
Tomorrow morning and afternoon.
1t is probable both sessions will be
short, unless other business is
brought up. The meeting, it is said,
was called for the purpose of get
ting expressions on a recent order
affecting Middle Division crews.
orders were posted that all crews
completing runs at Enola would be
called for the next trip from that
point; and those running into Har-
rlsburg, be reversed on the list for
their next trip out of Harrisburg.
This, it is said, would cause hard
shlps, as the men running out of
Enola and living in Harrisburg
would get no pay for the time re-
CURED in coming from and returning
to their cabins at Enola.
Time Is Allowed
According to present plans crews
completing run at Enola are paid
Tor the time making the trip with
the cabin from that point to this
city. Crews called out of Harrisburg
also get paid for time REQUIRED in
going to Enola for their trains. There
was some dissatisfaction over the
new order and it was rescinded a
few days ago.
1t is understood that the pooling
OF crews for each side has been rec
commended and that trainmen will
be given the privilege of selecting
their runs after the latter have been
advertised. However, no definite
plans have been announced. 1t is
understood that the railroad officials
are anxious to adjust the crews so
that all employees will be satisfied.
IL Is probable that at the confer
ence tomorrow a committee will he
appointed to carry such recommen-
cations as the men may agree upon
to the officials.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
"TangO Toes" Bar
Many From Army

Pittsbuprg, Aug. 4. - Tango toes"
thought to be caused by excessive
dancing, is a prevailing defect found
among young men presenting them
selves for examination as applicants
for the new draft army in the fash
ionable Sewickley and the Squirrel
Hill districts.
Many of the young men passed ex-
animation as pedfect speciments of
manhood until the examining physi-
clans came to their feet. Here many
of the applicants failed to come up to
specifications. Toes overlapping
Joints raised to knots, callouses and
corns in abundance, fiat feet and many
other deformities were displayed by
the applicants.
Most of the men were unable to
give reasons for the condition of their
pedal extremities. but one young man
solved the mystery by answering that
he was suffering from tango toes"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
WANT TO USE
$4,000 LOAN
Ordinance Will Come Up Be-
fore Council at Session
Monday Night

An ordinance permitting Council
to ask voters of the borough to use
the $4,000 hospital loan for equip
ping the fire department will be con-
sidered by Council in monthly ses-
sion Monday night, according to an
official to-day.
The ordinance, it is understood,
Will come up on first reading and
will provide that the question be
submitted to the taxpayers at the
fall election.
Some additional money is needed
to fully equip the department and
1T is planned to secure it in this
manner. The hospital loan has been
laying idle for sometime and would
be useful in this capacity to clear
up this matter.
An ordinance providing that the
house plumbing inspection come un-
der the jurisdiction of the board of
health will come up on second read
ing at the same meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
Apostle of Good Roads
Coming to Harrisburg

Albert M. Hamer, clerk to the may
or. this morning received a letter
from Charles w. Thatcher, ANNOUNCE
ing his intended arrival in the city
in the very near future. Thatcher
claims to be an engineer in the en-
ploy of the Washington Highway AS
sociation. The letter was accompa-
MED by numerous press notices de-
scribing his outfit.
He is travelling with three mules
from Seattle to Boston and endeavor-
ing to interest people in good roads
from coast to coast. 1t is intended
that the new highway will connect
with the William Penn and Lincoln
Highways at several points and to
shorten the coast-to-coast road.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04

old reports and other paper. Some
bids were S1.25 per 100 pounds.
An unusual complaint was filed
with the Public Service Commission
to-day by II. w. Howard, Scranton,
who charges that the Delaware and
Hudson Company furnished a car for
shipment of culm to Rhode Island,
kept it on siding for some days
afte rloading and then sent it to its
own yards at Honesdale and un-
loaded the coal,
The Miller Auto Company, of Leb-
anon, has been chartered by the
State with 100000 capital. The in
corporators are A. H. Snyder, Wer-
nersville; H. w. Miller, Annville, and
B. f. Barker, Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
ENOLA SIDE

Philadelphia DivisiOn-The 226 crew
first to go after 11.50 o'clock; 222, 205,
PA, 233, 229. 213, 211, 21S, 206, 224,
244, 231 2O1. 203. 239.
Engineers for 203, 205. 232. 233.
Firemen for POI. 203. 205, 213. PA.
Flagman for PA.
Brakemen for 2OS. 21S. 226, 215, 2SS.
239.
Conductor up: Murlatt.
Flagmen up: Goodwin. Orr.
Brakemen up: Schwartz, Horstick,
Shooff. Dorey, Fites.
Middle DivisIOn-The 23 crew first
to go after 1 o'clock; 2S, SO, 2. Z. 245.
10. 235, 233.
Laid off: 10. 113. 80, %. 81. 116.
Firemen for 23, 7.
Conductor for SO.
Flagman for 2.
Brakemen for 80, Z, 235.
Fireman up: Evans.
Brakemen up: Moretz, Brown.
Yard BOard-Engineers up: Shuey,
Myers, Buibe, Curtis. Holland, ]. o.
Hinkle, Shaffer, Kapp.
Firemen up: Noff, Wolf, McCon-
nell, Webb, Kaylor.
Engineers for 1st 129, End 129, 140.
End 102, End 104.
Firemen for 3rd 1875. End 129, 1877.
End 102, 1st 106.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
Grocers to Make Final
Picnic Plans on Monday

Final plans for the annual Grocers'
Picnic. which will be held Thursday at
Hershey, will be made at a meeting
of the general committee at the
Metropolitan Hotel. Monday evening.
Tickets will be placed on sale Tues
day. Special trains will be run from
the city to the picnic grounds Addi-
tional athletic events will be placed
on the program because more prizes
have been received since the original
program was made. Music will be
furnished by the Municipal Band. of
this city, while the Hershey band will
play for the dancing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04

THE READING

The 22 crew first to go after 9.45
o'clock; 23. IS. 16. 2, 103, Sc, So. SO,
II.
Engineers for 5S. l. 4, 5. 7. s. IA. IL,
II, 10, 20. %.
10, IA, is, 16. IT. is, 10. 20, 22. 23.
Conductors for 1. 5, Z, s, II. 10, 90.
Flagmen for 2. 4. 8, Z, s, IA. 16, II,
Brakemen for 5S, So. 2. 4. S, Z.
8, 10. 10, IA. 16, II. 10. 20. 20. 30.
Engineers UP: Brauw. Billig. Altoff,
Pletz, Kittner, Ruth. Wilde.
Firemen up: Heighes, Smith. Heise,
Hoover, Gates.
Conductors up: King. Levan, Ba-
shore, Mccullough, Patton, Wynne,
Griffith.
Brakemen up: Flurie, Dean. Weave,
Sholly, Leutreu, Moesline, Farmer
Morrow. Mosser, Berrier. Edmondson
Dye. Cocklin, Ehrhart Sourbeer, Mil
Ter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
us. TAKES OVER
ALL SHIPPING
NOW ON WAYS
Triple Labor Shifts Will
Speed Construction of Two
Million Tons
BY Associated Press

Washington, D. c., Aug. 4.-The
Emergency Fleet Corporation to-day
requisitioned all merchant vessels of
more than $500 tons now building
in American shipyards. Double and
triple labor shifts will be put in the
yards to speed construction.
No announcement was made as
to the amount of tonnage taken over.
but the shipping boards records
show that about 700 vessels of near
ly 100000 tons of all classes are
building.
As fast as the yards are cleared of
their present construction they will
be put to work on the great fleet
the government will build. The yards
were ordered to enter into no more
contracts or commitments for pri-
vate construction and to begin no
new work on contracts already made
without first obtaining the permis-
sion of the fleet corporation.
To Pay Later
Compensation for the construction
seized will be determined later. Much
of the tonnage building is for British
and Norwegian account. Its final
disposition will be left to negotiations
with the governments concerned. al
though the President has power to
retain it. The British government,
it is understood, is willing to relin-
quish all its tonnage building here.
The American ships requisitioned
will be kept for operation by the
shipping board.
The shipping board and the fleet
corporation still have under con-
sideration the plan of Major General
Goethals for construction of two
government-owned shipyards.
Rear Admiral Capp, now manager,
1t is understood, does not look on the
scheme with favor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04

the other half the same way. All the
late comers hurried to the shore. eX-
pecting to see another brilliant res
cut. They found instead a rookie"
being manhandled by squad of men
who were attempting to divest him
of his outer garments. When he con-
tinued to protest a number of the men
seized him. carried him to the end of
nearby fiat and flung him headlong
into the river. Men in his company
decided he was a little negligent
about habits of personal cleanliness
and that he very much needed bath.
Captains this morning announced
to their men that in the future no
clothing allowance would be given.
A new ruling of the War Department
does away with the allowance system.
Instead, men will be able to obtain
clothing only when they need IL and
upon presentation of the worn-out
articles.
Wilson Out of Danger
Louis S. Gibbons. a private in Com
pany I, has been making himself
famous during the week. He assisted
in rescuing one man from drowning
and recovered the bodies of two 9TH
ers. Gibbons is an expert swimmer
snd an experienced riverman.
Edward Wilson. a member of the
supply company. was discharged this
morning from the Harrisburg Hos-
pital. 1t was thought that he had
been given bichloride of mercury tab
let's in mistake but analysis proved
they were boracic tablets, which are
not poisonous.
Troop still continues to be at the
head of things when something is
being done. They were vaccinated
and inoculated this morning by Major
Scott NJ Huff. The men who wear
the little copper badges bearing the
words Border Service" had the laugh
on their rookie" friends when the
vaccinating was being done. Forty
three men were forced to bear their
arms and breasts while the remainder
of the troops stood by and predicted
what terrible results it was sure to
bring.
Important Gain
Clyde Wilson was the only man not
present for the incubation. Wilson
has been in the Harrisburg Hospital
for a week suffering with quinsy. His
condition is much improved.
The game this afternoon between
Company d and the Governors Troop
is said by the Guardsmen to be an
unusually important one. Pay day
is only a few days away and men
from each crowd are willing to back
their arguments with cash. One hun
dred and twenty-five dollars has been
raised by the troop and although the
island crowd had not quite met that
amount at noon, they will bet even
Permission has been given to the
regular army recruiting stations to
enlist men for the Coast Artillery
The men who enlist for the Coast
Artillery will be sent to training
camps and from there to the coast of
the. United States. 1t is not expected
that many of them will see service in
France.
Interpreters will also be enlisted
for the regular army. Men who can
speak French fiuently will have un-
usual advantages and opportunities
offered them in the regular service.
No instructions have been sent to the
stations concerning the immediate
destination of the enlisted inter-
prefers.