davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The courier-index., 1917-08-10

Some have wondered if the fact the American troops in France will be up against foreign tongue will not handicap them and lower their military efficiency. Possibly. to- some extent. But they can shoot in any language.-Yonkers States man.
The courier-index., 1917-08-10

The cheapest man is the fellow who is always asking the Lord to save the country and doesn't do a darned thing himself.
The courier-index., 1917-08-10

It would be difficult to recruit regiment of American women Sol diers, as was done in Russia be- cause there are hardly that many women in America having depen-
 ets.-Kansas City Star.
The courier-index., 1917-08-10

Crops are reasonably good this year, including that of inventive geniuses who can end the war by the pressing of a button.
The courier-index., 1917-08-10

The mistake of the Germans who conspired to spread tetanus is that they did not scatter the bacilli of lockjaw in the United States Sen. ate.-New York Evening Post.
The courier-index., 1917-08-10

The French flag dates from 17S9, and after the empire and the re- storation was adooted in 1e48 a sec. ond time.
The courier-index., 1917-08-10

When opportunity crosses your path. garb it. It will never annex you.
The courier-index., 1917-08-10

Don't exceed the speed limit. You may have to loaf around too after you get there.
The courier-index., 1917-08-10

Don't jump to conclusions. It is safer to slide.
The courier-index., 1917-08-10

If you cant smile, go out and herd sheep. They won't care.
The courier-index., 1917-08-10

Beware of the man with an ex cuse. That's all he is-an excuse.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10
Seven Riders in Big Race
Drive Home on Goodrich Tires

The 250-mile International sweep
stakes automobile race at Sharonville
Speedway, Cincinnati, O., May 80, was
marked by victory for Goodyear cord
tires, when the first seven drivers
romped home on them, winners.
Louis Chevrolet, in a Frontenac,
took first place, after driving a race
at the average speed Of 1928 miles
per hour.
Ira Vail finished close behind Chev-
rolet in Hudson. Tom Milton, Otto
Henning, Eddie Hearne and Earl
Cooper constituted the field that
strung out behind Vail
Ralph De Palma, in his Packard,
did his best to prevent the race from
becoming Chevrolet joy ride and
alternated in the lead with Louis and
CASTOR Chevrolet for 100 miles. But
a splinter from the track, thrown by
one Of the other cars with great force,
entered the radiator puncturing the
water tank, and forced him from the
race. De Palma's car rode on Good
years, also.
The success which Goodyear cord
tires have attained in the two race
meets that have been held so far
this season, it is said, portends even
a more successfutyear than last, when
they entered a racing season that was
nearly half over and won a majority
of the remaining events,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10
Argument for Employment Of
C0nviCtS OH Roads or Farms

The Investigations OF the national
committee on prisons and prison la
Dor into the reliability of convicts at
work on roads or on farms show that
the majority CT the sane and able
bodied men now confined in penal in
stituttions, if properly handled, can
be depended upon to perform the
tasks set for them without the slight
est fear of their escaping.
In Colorado prisoners in six large
road camps are constantly employed
IN the construction OF roads. In eight
years they have built what Warden
lyman calls 800 miles of probably
the most perfect highway in the
world" They are also farming thou
sands of acres of land which pro-
duces food used by the state institu-
tions.
There are, however, about 1000
convicts in Colorado whom idleness
is running in the various penitentiaries
and they should be, employed in build
ing roads or on state farms.
The national committee on prisons
and prison labor finds that through
out the country there is an increasing
sentiment for the employment OF
convicts on roads and farms to assist
in relieving the food pressure which,
because OF the war, confronts the ma
ton
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10
Liberty Car Makes New
Record for Shipments

Announcement is made of the elec-
ion Of the Liberty Motor Car COM
pany into membership of the Nation
al Automobile Chamber of Commerce,
this concern having passed all the re-
quirements imposed by the national
body and is now officially in the big
league of motor car manufacturers.
In this connection, it is interesting
10 rote that the Liberty company
shipped more cars during the last
year than any motor car company
building cars in the same price class
sver shipped in the first year. No man
ufacturer of motor cars in the same
class ever started so auspiciously as
did the Liberty company, and noae
in its class, according to official rec
ords, produced and sold as many au-
tomobiles in its first year.
In less than ten months since the
first Liberty car was, shipped, the
Liberty company has shipped more
than $500 cars. This showing was
made in spite Of difficulties through
out the country. Because cf these con-
ditions, President Percy Owen of
the Liberty company was compelled
to limit in allotments and to turn
down many opportunities.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10
Honorary Degree for Nebraska
Poet to Be Giuen by University
By A. EDWIN LONG.

The high literary accomplishment
Of John G. Neihardt OF Bancroft, Neb.,
will be formally recognized by the
University of Nebraska June IS. On
that date the university will confer
upon Mr.. Neihardt the honorary de-
gree of doctor of letters.
This is the highest honor univers-
ity can confer upon man for liter
ary attainment. For fifteen years Mr..
Neihsrdts poetry and fiction have at
tracted attention all over America and
throughout the English-speaking
world. Nebraskans, however, have
hitherto been slow to recognize the
prophet in his own home"
The University OF Nebraska has
now come forward and invited the
Young genius to appear June IS and
receive this honorary degree.
Mr.. Neihardt will thus be the only
poet OF his own generation to receive
this degree. He is barely Sc years old.
This honor seldom comes to man
before his ffties. William Dean
Howells was nearly 60 when the de-
gree was conferred upon him. Mark
Twain was &c when the University of
Missouri gave him the degree.
Some of Neihardt's best known
works are "The Song of Hugh Glass"
"The Quest" "The River And L."
MAN Song" "A Bundle Of Myrrh,"
"The Lonesome Trail" "The Divine
Enchantmcnt," and others.
Lived with the Indians.
From 1901 to 1907 Neihardt lived
largely among the Omaha and Win
nebago Indians, studying their habits,
character, legends, and philosophy.
He stuck close to the Oldest men in
the. tribe, and lay often half the night
beside their fires with the scent OF
dog-stew in his nostrils, just TO get
the nucleus of a good story or legend,
The result was that his Indian stories
were new departure in that line of
work. They eliminated the scalping
knife, and the massacre OF whites, and
went intosthe hardships, trials, trag-
edies and sorrows OF members of the
tribe themselves in the days before
the whites appeared to tempt the red
man with their scalps.
1t is as a poet, however, that Mel
hardt looms largest in the literary
world. In his "Song of Hugh Glass"
he has immortalized the American fur
trade period. Neihardt insists this
period Of American history has been
shamefufly neglected. This fur trade
period" said Neihardt "is an epic as
great as the Siege of Troy, Yet,
here we are in Nebraska schools still
reading about Helen of Troy, about
Hector, Priam and Achilles, though
we had men century, ago in Ne
braska and the northwest whose
nerves Of steel and whose deeds of
daring would make Hector and Achil-
les look like lily-fngered dudes"
Plenty of Romance Here.
Neihardt has dragged to light these
powerful men Of the northwest. His
Hugh Glass is one of them and he
follows him through his terrible jour-
ney from eastern Nebraska to the
Yellowstone, crawling half the dis
tance, dragging broken leg, nursing
a mutilated face, subsisting mean
while on the flesh OF bison rejected
by the coyotes and ever creeping for
ward again at break Of day, sustained
by that furious purpose to overtake
a foe on the Yellowstone. No one
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10

knows today whether the siege OF
Troy ever took place or whether
Achilles really dragged Hector round
the walls Of Troy. Homer's imagi-
nation was powerful. Neihardt, how
ever, knows OF the case OF Hugh
Glass, for he has bought up a WON
derful collection of the old musty
journals kept by the post managers
of the fur companies and these con-
tain definite, though brief, records OF
all the. principal events that occurred
from day to day.
Studied in Universities.
"The Song of Hugh Glass" is al
ready being studied in some of the
colleges and universities as a master
piece Of American literature and one
college professor has made a cash
offer to his class for anyone who
could point out one superfuous word
in the entire work He has never
been called upon TO pay the prize.
In his shorter poems Neihardt has
interviewer philosophy, religion and
heroism with a virile dash in such a
way as to make his works appeal to
men and women alike. He has em-
ployed tricks Of music, rhyme, lit
and rhythm that never occurred to
the musical Poe. He has employed
vigorous plain English diction until
his lines slash like a rawhide.
Nebraska Thunderstorm.
In his prairie Storm Rune" he has,
gained for the Nebraska thunder
storm the recognition it deserves as
great elemental manifestation,
frowning and flaming with the poten-
tial power Of the Infinite. Here he
has shown more vigor and imagina-
tion than Byron in his Thunderstorm
in the Alps" but because it was By
ron and because it was the Alps we
hesitate to believe his production
could be equaled or excelled in Ne
braska. .r
Mr.. Neihardt appeared for a read
ing before the Omaha Fine Arts So
ciety at the Hotel Fontenelle last
winter and before another society in
Lincoln few days later.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10
Chalmers Car Makes Record
-, n Runninu on Low Gear

The first low gear test of long
duration to be made by an automo-
bile was completed several days ago
by a Chalmers hre-passenger stock
car, driven through the streets of St.
Paul to Minneapolis. The test lasted
twenty-four hours without the motor
being stopped" says F. E. Spooner.
The trial was made under direc-
tion of w. F. Sturm, Chalmers con-
test manager, and sanction No. 1927,
was secured from the American Auto
mobile association. L. A. Hiilman,
technical representative from Chicago,
had charge of the test for the Ameri-
can Automobile association. The car
averaged slightly more than ten miles
an hour, covering 257.6 miles in twen-
ty-four hours. Oil consumption was
three quarts, Four gallons of water
was used. Despite the adverse con-
ditions of the test from the stand
point OF economy possibilities, the car
averaged 7,S6 miles per gallon of
gasoline.
while Chalmers cars have been en-
gagged in tests through traffic in var
ious parts of the country, all previous
trials have been made in high gear.
In putting a car through twenty-four
hours OF continuous service with low
gear only being used, and with second
and high gears removed, the Chalmers
Motor company of Minnesota, which
conducted the latest test, has done
something which is not only unique
but which is considered daring as
well.
Ordinarily, low gear is used only
in starting car. A motor being run
in low gear for any length of time
has a tendency to heat and cause the
water in the radiator to boil. In this
test the chief idea was to prove the
ability of the Chalmers to keep from
overheating under the severest con-
ditions. 1t was found that the water
in the radiator did not boil at any
stage of the rum"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10
Philadelphia Gets Ready
To Get Into Racinq Game

Philadelphia is now going in for
speed in the automobile racing game.
In the suburbs they are completing a
notordrome, which will hold $4,000
ipectators. Experts say that the two
mile track will be the fastest in the
country, and they are buttressing the
turns with heavy timbers to make the
track withstand speed of lao miles
per hour.
Probably this track will be the
scene of many ordvbreaking per-
formance, with the big honors won by
men who have yet to be heard from
There is one thing that is just about
settled beyond all dispute. Practically
every driver will use the one brand
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10

of lubricants that keep a car free
from friction-Dixon's Graphite Au-
tomobie Lubricants.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-22
NEWS OF STEELTON
STEELTON NEARS
GOAL IN DRIVE
Secure More Than Thousand
Members During the Cam
vass Yesterday

To-days reports of canvassers for
Christmas members for the local Red
Cross Chapter are expected to enable
officers to flash the news over the
borough tonight that Steelton has
again displayed its loyalty and gone
'over the top
The total number of members post
ed this morning was 5.965. The town
when. this number was posted had
Just 335 members to secure to reach
its slogan. Members of the commit
tee are now assured that the total
number of members will be far above
what Washington has asked of this
little borough.
The general office and the chemi-
cal departments of the steel plant
yesterday reported that every employe
working there has subscribed to the
Red Cross running the total number
of perfect departments up to six.
Members of the committee were
very much encouraged over yester-
days results when 1900 members
were secured.
a request has been made by those
in charge of the campaign that all
canvassers make their reports not
later than noon on Monday. 1t is alb
solutely necessary that this be done,
members emphasized, in order that the
local chapter officers may telegram
the results of the drive to the Phila-
delphia office, before 3 o'clock
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-22
Steelton Churches

Centenary United Brethren Church
The Rev. A. X. Wier, pastor, 9.45,
Christmas cantata by S. S.; IL, ad-
dress by r. T.. Mowery, field secre-
tary for Quincy Orphanage; G. E.,
$50; Christmas exercises by Sunday
school at 7.30.
Main Street Church of God-The
Rev. G. w. GetZ, pastor, will preach
at 1890 on THE Song of the An
gels" and 7.30, Christmas exercises
by S. s.; $50, regular S. S. session.
First Presbyterian-The Rev. G..
B. Segelken, pastor; Christmas SER
vice of S. S. and morning worship at
10; 7.3O, Christmas cantata by choir.
First Reformed-The Rev. II. Fl.
Rupp, pastor, will preach at 1915
on THE Divine Man" and at 7.30
on THE Other Wise Man; Christ
mas musical service by choir.
st. Johns Lutheran-The Rev. G..
n. Lauffer, pastor, will preach, 1890
on The Everlasting Kingdom; at
? Christmas service by S. s.; Ills,
carols by choir followed by cantata,
The Universal King" by choir of
thirty voices assisted by the Rev.
G. n. Lauffer.
First Methodist-The Rev. w. H.
Shaw, pastor, will preach at 1890
and at 7.S0; S. s., 2; Epworth Lea
que, $50.
Mt. Zion Baptist-The Rev. War
ner Brown. pastor, will preach at
1915 on Love and Obedience" and
at 7.30 on "The Duty of Man; S. s.,
1890; B. Y. p. u, $50.
Salem Lutheran, Oberlin The
Rev. D. L. Rupley, pastor, will
preach at 1890, the Christmas SER
mon; 7.30, Christmas exercises by
S. s.; $50, S. s.; go, C. E.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-22
RAILROAD RUMBLES
Special Committee Meeting
to Plan For Big Session

A meeting of the committee on
entertainment of the Friendship and
Cooperative Club for Railroad Men,
is c1iivd for tomorrow afternoon at
4 o'clock. This will give the Broth
erhood members an opportunity to
attend the regular afternoon meet
ings. William X. Drake, president,
requests all members to be present
and others who will volunteer to
help in boosting the big meeting for
Thursday.
1t will be package night" Every
member is requested to bring pack
age to be sold at auction. The pro-
ceeds will be turned over to the As
sociated Charities. There will be
some valuable articles sold. +. H.
Hoy, Sr., will be auctioneer and this
means loads of fun.
Those who have packages to con-
tribute and will not be able to be
present, are requested to send them
to the home of Grafton Drake, 1900
North Third street. An invitation has
been sent to the United States re-
cruiting station forces to attend. Re-
freshments will be served.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-22
Starting Advice
For Motor Owner

In view of the all too frequent
starting difficulties experienced by
meny inexperienced motorists dur
ing cold weather, the service depart
ment of WHY'S Overland, Inc, of
Toledo, has issued note of advice
to automobile owners which, IL car
ried out, would eliminate the source
of much annoyance to the owner,
and injury to the motor.
Every owner operating car,
bearing battery ignition, should al
ways retard the spark to low point
before attempting to operate the
starting motor" according to the
Overland director of service,
otherwise, a backfire is liable to
occur resulting in either a broken
engine arm, or a damaged starting
motor bracket.
Drivers of cars of this type
should also throw out the clutch be-
fore connecting the starting motor
switch. When the clutch is thrown
out, the transmission load Is re-
leased, which, during the cold per-
iod, is an important factor in the
life of the battery and the success
full operation of the starting motor.
No car. should ever be started with
the clutch engaged"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-22
Standing Of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE

Philadelphia DivisiOn-The 219 crew
first to so after 4.15 o'clock; 25S, 204.
237, 2I0. 207, 254, PA, 235, 239, 212.
Engineers for 25S, 237. 21O. 754.
Firemen for 25S. 21O. 254, PA.
Brakeman up: Burlington.
Middle DivisiOn-The sol crew first
to go after . o'clock; 247, s. 5, /, 81,
S5, "a, 3, %, II. 16, 80, %. IS, 80.
Engineers for s, 5. IS. 80, %.
Firemen for 5, l, 81. So, 6, %.
Conductors for s, 33, 10.
Flagman for 5, I, 90 II, 16.
Brakemen for 8, /, %. II. 16.
Engineers up: Asper, L. r. Snyder,
Fisher, Brns, Moretz.
Firemen up: Clay, Earring, Bickert.
Conductors up: Leonard, Coup
Brakemen up: Shade. Ulsh. Bell.
zimmerman, Danner. Likens.
Yard dBOard-Engineers up: Schiefer.
Meade, McCord, Rauch, Myers, Au-
man.
Firemen up; Parker, Bowman,
Swomley, Whitman. Whitman. Byers.
Engineers for sc, 4th &c, End 15C,
2GC, SOC, Sic, 32C, SIC.
Firemen for sc, &C, soc, SIC, Feb
S31916.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-22
Safety on Railroads Is
Shown in Annual Report

An analysis of the latest accident
report of the Interstate Commerce
Commission indicates that, next to the
seculsion of ones own home, the SAT-
est place a person can be is on a rail-
road train. Some interesting obserVa-
tlons and conclusions, based upon the
1916 accident reports, made public by
Julius Kruttschnitt. chairman of the
special committee on accident statiS-
ties OF the American Railway Associa-
tion.
In 1916 S02 companies. operating
$4,000 miles of railroad. equal to the
combined mileage of Germany,
France, Austria Hungary and Russia,
transported 60 per cent. of the coun-
try's entire passenger business and 81
per cent. of it's entire freight busi-
ness without a passenger being killed
in train accident. The Southern Pa
cihc system of over 1000 miles, en-
ploying $4,000 men and carrying 49,
100000 passengers in 1916, conducted
its operations with the loss of not one
passenger and only five employees in
accidents to trains.
Forty-nine per cent. of the total
fatalities for 1916 were due to tres
passing on trains or on tracks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-22
FIRST DRILL OF
LOCAL RESERVES
FELTON, Hall to Be Used by
Newly-Formed Unit For
Weekly Instructions

The first drill of the newly organ
lied 'Steelton Reserves will be held
III FELTON, Hall next Friday evening
Arrangements for the work were
completed at n meeting of. the OFF,
GERS and directors of the unit in the
steel plant offices last night.
At this session the constitution
and bylaws were adopted, and ap-
plication made for a charter. Fifty
applicants for membership in the
unit which were submitted to the
officers and directors last night
were acted on and. accepted. AS
many more are filled out and will
be presented to the officers before
the first drill it is understood.
No action relative TO using guns
and wearing uniforms was taken at
this session. These minor details
will be worked out after the Reserve
members are given some instruc-
tions in the work.
Frank B. Wickersham was elected
maj jor-commandant and will appoint
his assistants in the next few days
Several men from the Harrisburg
Reserves, well booked in the work
will assist in launching the plan
here
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-22
Local Teachers Will
Attend Convention

Teachers of the local schools will
attend sessions of the Sixty eighth
annual meeting of the Pennsylvania
State Educational Association at
Johnstown next week. Prof. Charles
s. Davis, principal of the Steelton
High school is president of the As
sociation, a member of the executive
committee and the Board of Con-
troll of the PENNSYLVANIA Inter
scholastic Athletic Association. At
the opening session on Thursday,
Prof. Davis will give the response to
the address of welcome. Prof. L. E.
McGinnes, superintendent of the
local schools will talk on the Home
School" p. d. Miller is chairman
of tho mathematics department of
the association. Miss Lille NJ. Nam
liiveli of the local faculty will read
n paper on THE Functions of the
Special Grade Teacher" at the ses-
sion on Friday evening. Prof. w. NJ.
IIarclerode instructor of music in the
local schools is vice president of the
department of music of the state
body.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-22
ENOIA SIDE
PhiIndeIDhIo Diyision-Tbe

Philadelphia DivisiOn-The 13O crew
first to go after $40 o'clock; 135, 1O6,
1856.
Firemen for 1876. LOG. 1876.
Flagman for 106.
Brakemen for 130, 1876, 1876.
Engineers up: Maxwell, Steffy.
Houseal, Lefever, Kline.
Conductor up: Gallagher
Flagman up: Wenrick.
Brakemen up: Hamilton, Collier,
Heagy.
Middle DIvision-The 21S crew FIRST
to go after o'clock; 214, 222, 23G.
217, los, 119, 1o4, 100.
Firemen for 10S, 1O4.
Conductor for 119.
Flagman for 49,
Brakemen for 119.
Yard Board-Engineers 2x1O tilted.
Firemen for 1st 129, End 129, 1872,
140, End 100. H..
Engineers up: Kapp, Fortenbaugh.
Gingrich, McNally. Feas.
Firemen up: Holmes, wickey AL
bright, Morne, Lightner, Neck, Zei-
ders, Kennedy Haubecker, Brubaker,
Norris, Jones, Shuey.
Middle Division - Engineers up:
Smith, Keiser. Keane, Alexander, De-
loZieer.
Firemen up: Bealor, Ramsey
Brown, T.. NJ. Cramer II. A. Schrau-
der, Huss, Rehh. Markle; ]. L. Zeig-
Ter, Marks, Washington, Newark
Engineers for %. 81. $50, As.
Firemen up: 80, 8. 50. IL, G63, Is.
Philadelphia Division - Engineers
up: Crsswell. Gillums, Kennedy, Da-
Wis. Welsh, Smeltzer.
Firemen up: Copeland, c. A. Shirk
Fireman for 626,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-22
Mrs. Alfred A. Pancake
Dies in Her list Year

Mrs. Alfred A. Pancake aged 20
years, died this morning at her home.
1901 North Second street. She was
the daughter of Matthew and Mary
Hay Edwards. of Pittsburgh. She
was born in Pittsburgh, May %, 1S4S.
Mrs. Pancake is survived by two
brothers, Alfred II. Edwards, Pitts
burgh, and Homer B. Edwards. To-
ledo; and a sister, Mrs. Lydia N.
Henderson, Pittsburgh; two grand
daughters. Mrs. George w. Hill, Jr.,
and Miss Martha Il. Snavely. of Har-
risburg. She was widely known
throughout the city and state.
Funeral services will be held from
the late residence. 1901 North Second
street, Monday afternoon, at 3 o'clock,
the Rev. f. r. Curtis, pastor of West
minister Presbyterian Church. officiat-
ing. Mrs. Pancake was a member of
this church. Burial will be made in
Harrisburg Cemetery