Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-01
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bureau are almost in despair of be-
ing able to meet the objections be-
ing raised against the credits al
lowed for enlistment in the Regular
Army and the National Guard. One
point after another is cropping up
and the people here are looking to
Washington to issue some rulings
which will clarity points on which
objectors will take no decisions One
of the oldest complaints made came
from q northern tier county whose
people claimed that their young
men had been going to Elmira and
Bfnghamton and enlisting in the New
York National Guard or in the Reg
| ular Army. In this county as in
others in which the same situation
| is said to exist, it was claimed that
| the New York cities, where were
centers of recruiting were closer than
| the Pennsylvania centers. 1t is
doubtful whether any border coun-
ties will get credits for men who
went to other states to enlist An
other prolific source of objections
to the credits comes from enlist
ments in the United States Navy
and Marine corps. There have been
numerous enlistments from Penn
|
people can not understand why no
specific allowance for them has
been made. It is contended that if
| pennsylvania would be credited with
its enlistments not only in the Ma
tional Guard but in the Army, Navy
or marine corps that it would have
| a comparatively small quota to fur
nish and that If it's sons could be
checked up who have enlisted in
other States it would be still less.
Complaints have also been made
that men in reserve corps were not
counted. There have been many en-
| listments in officers, medical, signal,
| engineers, hospital and quartermas-
ter corps of the Army and the naval
and coast defense reserves which
under rulings do not count in the
credits. The new credits for the
National Guard will be finished this
week. They will show in detail the
home station of each man enlisted
between April 1 and July / and cit
les will lose and counties gain. This
has involved search of records and
reports from the commander of
= every unit. 1t is expected that
there will be fine credits when cal
culations are made for the enlist
ments during July From all ac-
counts July was the banner month
for enlistments in many branches of
the service in quite few parts of
: Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania harvests have been
; turned around in many sections of
+ the State according to reports which
, have been sent to the State Depart
ment of Agriculture. In a number
e of counties the hay harvest which
= has for years preceded the grain
h cutting is now under way and the
h grain has been harvested This sit
= uation Is due to the unusual weather
o conditions. Some of the reports in
n dicate that there is still oats to cut.
The wheat harvest was later than
e usual and in counties in a dozen or
d more parts of the State the hay
had been gathered before stalk of
i wheat or rye was cut In neighbor-
before the hay. 1t presents one
), of the mixed up conditions ever
9 known. Many complaints have also
o been received from farmers that in
I spite of the Importance of their
n harvests and the unfavorable condi-
r tions. they were unable to get help
t and some of them had to unite with
t neighbors to get wheat cut. Efforts
- are now being made to ascertain
t the extent of the yield, which 1t is
feared, will be less than last year
Il it is believed there will be a record
not only as to acreage but in yield
II For the first time on record it
= looks as though the State would be
4 able to sell its waste paper for a
: price to make it worth while. The
= plan is to let contract this week
d for the waste paper, which includes
: envelopes and many other things
received by the hundreds every day,
g covering six months. Because of
h the high prices for paper waste
# there have been many inquiries
made.
d The State Capitol is very rapidly
+. resuming it's normal shape after the
% adjournment of the legislative ses-
q sion and the committee rooms and
=. offices of various attaches are now
u in nse for offices of various branches
:, Of the State government. The eau
Gus rooms are now Icing used for
" meetings and the legislative halls
q have visitors by the dozen, autonlo-
l. bile parties predominating.
a
J. Major Moses Veale, who died in
" Philadelphia Saturday at more than
l. four score years. will be remembered
s. by many in Harrisburg as a promi-
= nent figure in Democratic affairs, an
e attendant at many state conventions
se and an officer under the Pattison
ID administration. The major delivered
the grafton four years ago when the
a. battleflags were taken from the State
q Library to the rotunda of the Capitol.
h one of the most inspiring events of
1T many years in the States official GEN.
d ter He was noted for activity In
m military and veteran circles for years.