Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23

in the regular army and the National
Guard since the declaration of war
upon termination of emergency
The order says that "a general
order will undoubtedly be issued
from the War Department, at the
proper time, authorizing and direct
ing that these discharges be made.
This publication was made because
of impression that had gotten abroad
that the minimum of enlistment
would be three years in the National
Guard regardless of the duration of
war.
National Guard officers are exer-
cising the greatest care in the dis
charge of men with dependents and
only men who have families which
might become public charges in the
event of their entering active serN-
ice are being discharged.
To Increase Crops-An effort to
increase the output of honey in Penn
sylVania by million pounds and to
add 10O,000 chickens to the flocks in
Pennsylvania are among the plans at
the State Department of Agriculture.
The State produces between 1,000,-
600 and 100000 pounds and a sys-
tenn of inspection of apiaries and
demonstration of methods for i'm
provement will be started next
month. The plans for increasing the
poultry will be made here by a COM
mittee representing poultrymen.
DIR. Dixon Honored-Doctor Sam
uel G. Dixon, State Health Commits
sioner, has been designated by Gov
ernor Brumbaugh to attend the con-
ference TO be held in Washington on
April IS for the purpose of meeting
the Commissioner General of Immi-
grafton and other federal authori-
ties to discuss the new federal i'm
migration law. The conference was
proposed by the Governor of Massa-
chusetts and it is expected that rep
resentatives from fifteen States which
are most effected by immigration
problems will attend.
Warden to Fight FircS-State
Game Wardens are given special in
struction in a circular letter just is
sued by DR.. Joseph Kalbfus, secre-
tary of the State Game Commission,
to pay close attention to any forest
fires which may come under their
notice. Under an act of the last Leg
islature the wardens are required to
assist in enforcing fish and forestry
laws as we'll as those pertaining to
game. DR.. Kalbfus says that the
wardens are to be especially vigilant
in regard to fires in the woods and
that they should report to the for
ester or fire warden of the district
when help is needed to fight fires.
Guard Changes-Captain Scott NJ
Hayes, medical corps of the National
Guard, has been promoted to major
and assigned to the First Cavalry.
William Joyce Sewell, Jr.. of Phila-
delphia, has been appointed cornet
First Troop, Philadelphia City Cav
airy.
Barnett Forms Regiment-Word
has been received at the Capitol that
Col. James E. Barnett, former State
Treasurer and former colonel of the
Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment, has
completed formation of a regiment
of 800 men in Washington, Beaver
and Fayette counties for service
when called by the President. The
machine gun company has already
been equipped.
Little in Storage-The report of
Dairy and Food Commissioner James
Foist on cold storage deposits in
PENNSYLVANIA on April 1 shows only
270 pounds of eggs out of shell in
storage in the three plants in Dau-
phin county. Except for poultry the
food in storage in the State is away
below the normal at this time of the
year and a number of plants report
nothing in Storag ge at all