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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07

The Orpheum announces for its at
traction on Saturday, November IL,
Neil O'Brien and his min
Neil strels, all newly equipped
O'Rrien'S and organized for their
Ninstrels sixth annual tour MI
Comiur O'Rrien has always
brought to this city some
of the most pleasing minstrel organi-
cations il has ever had, and there
seems every reason to believe that the
show he offers this year will main
tain the high standard established by
this popular minstrel comedian. The
company is a large one. and includes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07

Plenty of thrills. action and sus-
pense make the six-reel Metro pro-
duction. "The Adopted Son"
At the appearing for the last time
Colonial to-day at the COLONIAL
Theater. of exceptional in
terest to the modern day picture fans.
The story has all the earmarks of an
interesting drama. This point, to-
gether with the fact that the story
is well directed and capably acted
makes the production in its entirety
an entertainment of value. The pic
tureS offers two of the screens most
popular stars-Francis y. Bushman
and Beverly Bayne.
Beginning tomorrow, and continu-
ing for the remainder of the week,
the third of the Goldwyn pictures,
"Fighting Odds" will be shown. The
world famous beauty-MaXine Elliott
makes her first appearance as a
screen star in this production.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

Marietta, Pa. Nov. 7.-Oliver Nc
Fadden was IA years old to-day. He
served during the Civil War in the
Infantry. from 1861 un-
til the close of the war. and was
badly wounded at Cold Harbor and
also at Gettysburg, in he las days
fgh. He is the last man left in Mari
eta who was in the fight at Gettys-
burg. He is a member of the Grand
Army of the Republic and the Union
Veteran Legion of Lancaster county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07
TO AID SOLDIERS

Blain, Pa, Nov. IA public meet
ing will be held In the town hall to-
morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock In
the interest of the soldiers. Mr..
Brimmer and Mr.. Kirk will be pres
ent to explain how we may be able
to make their life in the canton
ments pleasant
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07
HAGERsTowN LICENSES

Hagerstown. Nd. Nov. Mar
riage licenses granted here to the
following Pennsylvanian couples:
Zigmon Govicin, Steelton. and Julia
Zigkovin. of Harrisburg: Edwin s.
Hornsold. of Keyser, w. Va, and
Elsie NJ. Peffley, of Hershey; Joseph
Wilson, of Huntingdon. w. Va. and
Ida King. of Gettysburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07

: First i naQ Tip,
then pneumonia,
then kidney and
bladder trouble.
Kidney eXcretion
was high color
ed. I got sick on
November 18th
and laid up till
February 18th,
when l began to
use the Anuric
To hlatG 7 told
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07

The Knife" said to be Eugene
Walters most thrilling play, will be
the attraction at the
s'The Knife" orpheum to-nlght
Tonight only. Thls latest
drama from the au-
thor of Paid In Full and The
Fastest Way" ran all last season at
the Bijou Theater in New York.
While THE Knife deals with a
timely theme that of using criminals
Tor experiments in the interests of
medical science. instead of visiting
capital punishment upon them. its
main claim to popularity lies in the
fact that it provides entertainment.
replete with thrills, punch and sus-
Iense, 80
The story of "The Knife" deals with
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07
Going Out of fReady Made
Clothing Business

We about terminate the clothing business This decision
reached after careful deeraon Rather than offer goods the future
that stand behind prefer close the reliable clothing
have hand AS
value. This alone make them better values but
the closing stock
clean and these goods will probably
tempted of accord supply while reliable goods still
procurable.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07
KIEFFER-BUCHTER WEDDING

Marietta. Pa. Oct. Miss Stella
Fl. Buchter, of Lititz, was married
Yesterday to Charles NJ. Kieffer, at
the parsonage of the Faith Reformed
church. Lancaster. by the Rev. d. G.
Glass. The couple was attended by
Mr. and Mrs Charles Realer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07

Harry Bulger, excellent comedy en-
tertainer and one other act.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07

The following lineup of clever
Keith attractions are appearing al the
Majestic the first half of the
At the present week: The Fer
Majestic raros, in a lively tumbling
and balancing act; Nevins
and Gordon, comedy variety enter
tainers; McNally, Dinus and DeWolf,
clever trio presenting a pleasing song
and patter skit; Barry and Wolfofds.
the popular favorites, who are back
again with budget of tuneful songs
and parodies, and the Six Virginia
Steppers. seXtet of excellent dancers
in ope of the prettiest dance offerings
in vaudeville.
The bill for the last half of the
week includes a playlet presented by
seven clever juvenile performers en-
titled "Storyland;" Robert DeMont
Trio, comedy acrobats; Saxton and
Farrell, in a lively comedy skit en-
titled The Troubles of an Actress;"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07
COLONIAL

To-night = Francis y. Bushman anu
Beverly Bayne in The Adopted
SON.
Tomorrow. Friday and Saturday =
Maxine Elliott in Fighting Odds
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07
MAJESTIC

six Virginia Steppers.
spectacular dance Offering, and four
other comedy vaudeville acts.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday =
"Storyland." Juvenile playleti also
comedy and vaudeville acts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07
VICTORIA

To-day and tomorrow = Dustin Far,
mum in "Durand of the Bad Lands.
Friday and aturday-Nirginia Pear
son in Thou Shalt Not KILL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07

the following artists: Neil o,Brien,
Eddie Ross. Joe Coffman, Reggie
Futch, Joe Willard. Major Nowak,
Steve Werner. Miller and McCarty,
James Barardi, Eddie Connolly, Earl
Holmes. Chas. r. Wright, Earl Har-
rold. ]. Lester Haberkorn, Leslie
Berry, Barton Isbell, Geo. Miner,
Waldo Roberts and Fred Mills, and
many others. From n singing stand
point, the organization is said to be
noteworthy. there being
no less than twelve soloists of ma
tional repute.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07
s9IAMUSEISSt NlENISlES
ORPHEUAI

ORPHEUM
Tonight - The Messrs. Shuoert OF
fer 'The Knife" by Eugene Wal
ter.
Wednesday. matinee and night, No
vember 14-"Daddy Longlegs:
Saturday, matinee and night, NoVem-
ber I7-Neil O'Brien's Minstrels.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-27


 ing of the sixteen new soldier towns to be completed in various parts of the country within the next sixty days. The quartermaster's office of the War Department bears the responsibility of building the environments. The officer in charge of the work is Colonel l. w. Littell, U. s. A.
 The War Department in this work has had at it's side what is known as the Emergency Construction Commit tee of the Council of National De- fense, a body of experts in construc- ton work which has advised concern ing every department of the work of building the army cantonments in order to guard against mistakes. The best city planners. engineers. sanitary experts and other specialists are in this group, and each is working with out pay for the cause of the country.
 No such task as the building of these sixteen cities was ever under taken before in twelve weeks. In the three months between the first of June and first of September there will have been spent more money than went into the Panama Canal in the course of any one year. For the construction of the Panama Canal the Government expended about forty
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noted scientist. lost his life on it's slopes while trying to measure it's ac- curate height. Since that time there have been only two other fatalities, although some of the climbers have had narrow escapes. For the past few years Mt. Rainier has been a part of the National Park system of our coun- try and the Government has made stringent rules for climbers which must be obeyed under all circum- stances-a fact which has reduced ac- cidents to climbers on the peak to minimum
 The mountain is easily reached from either Tacoma or Seattle by rail and stage or by automobile. the latter be- ing the preferable way to journey to it's base. as there is a splendid road leading through some of the finest forest in the northwest and over the excellent highways built by the Gov ernment through NIt Rainier National Park. The National Park Inn pro- vides comfortable accommodation and the trails whereabouts make ex- cellent practice for the climber who comes to scale the slopes of Rainier. for even the most seasoned noun taineer prefers to get into trim by climbing some of the lesser peaks be- fore attempting the real climb. Ascent From Paradise Park. | The ascent of Rainier is usually made from Paradise Park. where
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 million dollars year. This amount will have been spent in the building of the cantonments in the three months of June, July and August. Today there are only 15O cities in the U. s. as large as. or larger than these army cantonments.
 Each Cantonment Really A Town.
 The cantonments cannot be the old fashioned camps of either the Civil or the Spanish-American War. As now planned, each will be a town, occupying 3 minimum site of from fifteen hundred to two thousand acres. Each camp will have ample water supply and the best of sewerage. They must also have streets, a railroad, barracks for men and quarters for officers; in all, about thousand houses. with electric lights. garbage incinerators and the like, and as far as essentials go they must all be ready by the first of September.
 Involved in the task of constructing these cities have been the selection of suitable sites, their scientific laying out, the drawing of plans, the pur- chase and assembling of materials,
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the signing up of contractors and the securing of labor even before single board might be sawed or nail driven. Then comes the work of actual con- struction, which includes the building of roads, laying of sewer and water pipe and putting up of light poles. as well as construction of buildings.
 Paramount considerations entering into the choice of the sites for each new training camp have been:
 l. Its accessibility by rail. The cantonment must be easily reached through adequate main line facilities, so that building materials and supplies may be carried in before and during the course of construction. After completion of the cantonm lent those same rail facilities are necessary that troops may be brought there for train ing and taken away again for service when the training period is ended.
 2. Assurance of an abundant sup ply of pure water. Some authorities estimate that safe supply of at least 100000 gallons a day is absolutely essential.
 3. Proximity to some center of population
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there is a small hotel and a camp di-
 rectIy at the foot of the peak close
 to- the snow line. The climber may
 reach this point by automobile, on
 horse back or by walking over one of
 the most remarkable mountain roads
 in the worldAa perfect switchback,
 where one may see the road in four
 places at once, one road above the
 other. Once settled at the camp. or
 hotel, the climber who wishes to make the ascent seeks out the guides head quarters and makes his arrangements.
 These guides are uncanny in their knowledge of who's who as a climber and they refuse to- take the weak and lfhe timid. When one of these guides tells an ambitious young man or wom- an that they are not physically able to climb the peak 1t is folly to insist. They may agree to take. you to a cer;- tain point for all climbers do not go to the summit. The cost of the trip depends upon the number in a party
 as the guides make charge of twenty | five dollars for the first member of | the party and five dollars each for the others, and in this way half a dozen
 climbers can have a guide for fifty dollars. The guides furnish alpen-
 stocks, ropes and calks for the shoes l of climbers al a reasonable charge and each person carries with him blanket | or extra coat and a small amount of food. for use in the event of being on
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workmen are at work on the construc- tion of these cities. An estimate for typical cantonment calls for about four thousand carloads of material, assuming that all material must be brought to the site by rail. Crushed stone for the roads alone will make SIP modern freight carloads. Other items include 2S.000 squares of roof ing, which will require 60 cars; 20 carloads of nails and hardware. 20 carloads of plumbing and 192 carloads of tanks. heaters, stoves, ranges. pip ing, electrical supplies, refrigerators, with railroad materials for five miles of tracks. Materials for 12,000 cubic yards of concrete required in each cantonment will take 70 carloads of cement, $50 carloads of stone and 175 carloads of sand.
 The men in the cantonments will sleep in double-deck hunks. This means that there will be 37,000 sep arate hunks. each with it's mattress. To transport the mattresses 125 cars will be required and the hunks will take 62 more; 150 carloads of hos pital equipment will be necessary.
 In order to extinguish fires in these cantonments about $500 fire extin- guishers will be placed around the
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dim blue haze that hangs over the Pacific Ocean. To the northwest in British Columbia the white saw teeth of the Selkirks are plainly outlined. and to the south Mt. Adams and Mt Hood across the Oregon border and dozen lesser peaks appear more like sugar coated mounds than towering mountains. The scene on a clear day is awe inspiring and makes one forget all the difficulties of the climb. All the beauty of the world seems to be spread out for exhibition and the guide permits the climber to drink in his fill before the start downwards is made. 'TIl remember this view for the rest of my life," said woman. who a few minutes before declared she would never survive the Journey. q feel that have seen the whole world and now am able to go down and tell everybody I know how won- derful the universe looks from this point
 The return trip takes much short CT time, as in some places sliding is safe and the climbers usually indulge in coasting on snow fields; and the
 
 After a light supper theoparty all go off to their respective tents where, as one climber declared. they sleep the sleep of the just" Save for a little stiffness they arise the next morning little the worse for their hard climb I amid natures glories.
 Weeks might be spent about the peak studying it's grandeur, for its glaciers vie with those of the Swiss i Alps. Its steam caves and eraters have never failing Interest for the scientist; it's rock and lava formations have brought students in geology rom all quarters of the globe; its flora has been the subject for the botanlst. tor i its foothills are covered with the rarest and most beautiful wild flowers in the world. As for its scenic beauty. to use the words of a well-known artist, there is a picture every five yards.''
 Altogether Mt. Rainier is we'll worth l the climb, but if the traveller is not 1 able to endure the fatigue of the jour- ney the view of the peak from Para disc Valley is worth going many miles to see, for it is one of the most sublime pictures in natures book of American scenery.
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buildings. There will also be at con- venient places about 5000 water casks similar to those used in ship ping oil The sixteen cantonments will require nearly 120,0o0 water pails. There will be water mains run ming through the encampments fitted with hydrants, and about 380,O00 feet of hose will be provided for connee- ton with the hydrant nozzles.
 Sanitation A Paramount Necessity.
 The tremendous losses of the French army. due to inadequate housing and sanitary provisions in tho concentration camps were carefully considered in planning the American buildings. The difficulty of making untrained men obey the sanitary reg ulations of the regular army was fully recognized. Consequently the design of the buildings is being prepared with view to the sanitary protection of the men. and the general sanitary fea- lures of the cantonments have been studied carefully.
 In addition to the city itself. parade grounds, manoeuvering spaces and rife ranges must be provided. The typical company barrack will be two-story structure, built of wooden frame covered with matched boards. The roofs will be covered with pre- pared roofing. They will be we'll ven- tilated with fues, lighted by electric ity, heated in the north by steam and in the south by stoves. Each will have a kitchen and mess hall. Quick Construction Is Imperative.
 How the War Department Is doing business with the contractors who are building the sixteen great canton ments for the new army is indicated in the form of contract made public. This form was adopted as an emer- gency measure because of the neces- sity of completing these military cities each for a population of about forty thousand persons at a very early date The most Interesting features of the form of contract are those governing the financial relations between the Government and the contractor. The latter is to be paid his expenses and percentage of their total amount. out of which he must meet his over
 head costs The contractors profit will come in the difference between this percentage and overhead expense,
 and it has been figured out that this
 will average about 51k per cent. The
 maximum amount of profit on any contract is fixed at s250. 1000.
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4. Assurance of good roads mak- ing for easy access to and from the community nearest at hand.
 5. General healthfulness. The cantonment must lie on reasonably high ground, the site being we'll drained with no standing or stagnant water.
 6. Size. The site must be large enough to assure sufficient room for the many buildings and grounds re- quired.
 z. Topography.
 Location Of Sixteen Cantonments.
 The sites selected for the sixteen |cantonments, which are to house the six hundred thousand men of the new national army are at Aver, Mass; i; Wrightstown, N. J.; Columbia, s. C.: Atlanta, Ga; Chi1licothe, Ohio; Louis vile, Ky; Battle Creek. Mich: Little Rock. Ark: Des Moines, Iowa: Fort Riley. Kan.;l Fort Sam Houston. Tex; American Lake, Wash; Yaphank, South Haven. L. l.: Annapoli June tion. Md; Petersburg. Va, and Rock ford. Ill.,.
 An immense amount of material and thousands upon thousands of
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 shirts and trousers.i No skirts are allowed owing to the danger of slip ping on them.
 Steam Caves.
 During the Journey steam caves are passed and frequently visited. At one time Rainier was hugh volcano, and while practically dead, there is still enough of the old fire left to make the steam from some of the Assures in the rocks unbearable to the ungioved hand. The walls of these caves are very warm and have saved many climbers. who were caught on the mountain in storm from freezing to death. A number of scientists have spent several nights in the caves while studying rock and glacier formations.
 After the Hume at Gibraltar Rock is passed the climbers go over two miles of ice filled with crevasses before the summit is reached. This is long hard journey where one must watch his step every minute of the time, especially if the sun is warm enough to melt the snow which hides the ir- regular gullies in the ice. Breathing there is especially difficult and little talking is done. Everywhere caution is needed and strict obedience to the guide.
 When the top is reached there is a rest before view is taken or the summit explored. It is seen at once that the summit has three volcanic craters. The largest one. partially filled by the building of the two oth- CTS, is the oldest and has suffered so greatly from subsequent volcanic ex- plosions and erosions that no more than its general outline can be traced. Scientists declare that the mountain lost fully 2,000 feet of its summit by a great explosion centuries ago. The craters are now snow filled bowls. while in the smaller ones steam jets play into the snow. There is no as- surance that the energy of this great peak may not be reawakened.
 Magnificent View From Summit. While the more scientific people of the party are studying the formation l of the craters the lovers of nature spend their time in gazing on scene unsurpassed in natural beauty in the world, for there spread out at ones l feet lies the greater part of a state; Puget Sound with its thousand miles of shore line and innumerable bays and islands. and far in the west the
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Mcclure, who met his death at this point. There are splendid views from both these places. as all the south side glaciers come into full view while the nearby mountain ranges spread out in a vast panorama of rare beauty. Wa terfalls and streams are all about with acres and acres of wild. flowers of the valley spread out to ones gaze like mighty brilliantly colored carpet. Early in the morning the guide sets about to serve light breakfast. Tea made on an alcohol stove, crackers and chocolate form the main part of the meal after which the start is made over the great Cowlitz GIacier-one of the finest of Americas ice rivers. Care must be taken to follow in the steps made by the guide as a mis-step might mean a fall into one of the many snow covered ice pits. While there are no great crevices on this glacier the ice pits or snow cups as they are some times called, are deep enough to cause a sprained ankle.
 Gibraltar Rock Dangerous.
 | It is imperative that Gibraltar Rock be passed before the sun is high enough to melt the roots of the shower of icicles that it sends down with rocks over the cliff daily. The trail at this point is very narrow and one creeps close under the rock keeping as far as possible from the edge from which | there is drop of several hundred feet | to the ice below. ''This is the shivery place of the trail,'' said an old noun taineer as he held the hand of a wom- an climber. Just watch your step and follow me-" he continued, which she did and all went well. Once around the rock steep Hume caused
 by the melting ice is climbed, the
 guide frequently making a stairway in
 the ice. At many points the climbers
 pause to view the grandeur of the scene. The wind and sun with the 5, brilliant whiteness of the snow would cause snow blindness. but for the col Iored glasses worn by the climbers from
 the start. The faces are also black
 ened with black grease paint to pre-
 vent them from blistering. The wom- en dress like the men in loose flannel