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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
Russia's Amazons

The female of the Russian species
becomes daily more deadly than the
male, If we can believe what we
read. One turns from news of the
rout in Galicia to the epic of the
Legion of Death with a lifting of
spirits almost dizzying. When the
Russian morale is restored we shall
have Kerensky to thank, but also
these Slavic Amazons, these Lenas
and Sonias, who climb over the top
into hell with a dash wholly invin-
cible. They carry each a ration of
cyanide of potassium against their
capture by the Germans. This is the
latest news, and a dramatic COM
mentary on their heroism and on
the extra hazards which everywhere
dog their sex.
One of these sisters of the sword,
we are told, lies in a Petrograd
hospital, suffering from shell shock,
but with a German helmet on the
bed beside her, to bring her the
same joy and consolation which
come to little girls with the measles
from toys cuddled up close. This
helmet belonged to a man whom she
impaled on her bayonet.
Another girl in the company, de-
scribed as its most popular member
Gin the language of a high school
commencemept). ran into a shell on
the battlefield and was blown to
fragments before the eyes of her
undismayed comrades. Still another,
musician, was riddled with ma
chine gun bullets. Such are a few of
the incidents of their baptism of
fire, in the course of which these
amazing girls made many prisoners.
Five of the latter were of their
own sex, they say-five peasant
girls, embryos of that type of patient
docile German hausfrau whom in
another era we have associated with
the milk of human kindness-indis-
tinguishable in uniform, equipment
or department from the men. Wom-
en- VS.. women. tearing each other to
pieces, no longer with gossip or
finger nails, but with shrapnel
What are we coming to on this
careening planet!-New York Trib-
une.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
Our Resources

when Ii Hung Chang visited this
country several years ago he took
back to China the report that the
vast resources of America were un-
known to our own people" remarked
Stephen Demmon, stockman of
Wyoming. 'Wu Ting Fang also was
impressed by the great possibilities
of the country. Lord Roberts like
wise has remarked upon the Won
derful riches of the United States.
Here at home, however, we do not
appear to realize how great our
country is and how limitless its re-
sources.
"I can remember when $1,000
cattle on the Chicago market was a
record. That was along in 1885.
To-day 10000 cattle in a single day
on the Chicago market does not even
cause passing notice. In the leading
cattle markets-Kansas City, Chi
cago, st. Paul, Sioux City, Omaha,
Denver and Fort Worth-there are
daily sent to the markets more than
250, 900 head of cattle. We are pro-
ducing moro beef cattle to-day than
ever, of course, and the relatively in
creased production is not very far
behind the increase in population.
True, prices have gone up along with
the increase in production. Twenty
years ago b-month-old Polled-AnguS
steers would bring from SIT to $40 a
head; to-day this same class of cattle
are commanding from $50 to $40.
1t was not so long ago that the
farmers with the old-style. horse
drawn implements would thresh
LOO bushels of oats a. day; to-day
we thresh $1,000 bushels day and
10000 bushels of wheat.
"It is not geneally known that
Montana to-day grows more wheat
than Kansas, and the grade of wheat
is equally as good as that of Kansas,
Nebraska or Iowa. Montana cattle
that reach market will weigh 1,7O0
pounds. as against cattle of other
states that will not average more
than 1, 400 pounds, and all the Mon
tana cattle are hay fed.
There is a little town in Wyoming
--Monfort 1t is called-that has a
population of less than $50 people
that sends to the market every year
more than 100000 pounds of wool
Our own people do not comprehend
what an immense country we have
and the extent of our resources.
"At Fremont. Neb.. they are pre-
pairing to entertain 100000 people at
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
THE PEOPLES FORUM
Training of Dogs
the Editor of the Telegraph;

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
AS matter of information to your
readers who may be interested in the
subject, 1 hope you will give the fol-
lowing a prominent Ilace in your col
umns:
Under the provisions of section 26
of the Act of June Z. 1917, the new
game law of this State. dogs, when
accompanied by anG under control of
their masters, may be trained upon
any of the living wild game or birds
of this State, excepting elk and deer
and fawn or wild turkeys, from the
first day of September to the first
day of March next following, Sundays
excepted, so long as no injury is
inflicted upon said animals or birds.
We recognize that it would be impos-
sible to adopt a hard and fast rule
regarding the training of all dogs. We
know that while the bird dog may be
and should be limited in its range,
both in the matter of time such dog
may run as well as in the distance
he may go from his master, that to
attempt to apply to rabbit dogs or
coon dogs, rule that might be ap-
piled to bird dogs. would not only
be unfair. but would also be ridicu-
lous ane impossible.
We, therefore, propose to interpret
this provision in manner that will
place bird dogs under the rule that
might be applied to rabbit dogs, or to
coon dogs, and to say that dogs in
this respect shall be under a rea-
sonable control by thei- masters. BY
this we mean that the person in con-
troll shall take his dog out. and shall
see to 1t that the dog Is taken home
when the man returns to his home,
and that dogs shall not be turned out
to run as they please all day or all
night as the case may be. regardless
of what harm they may do.
During that interval between Sep
tember l and March 1 next following,
the majority of game. both animals
and birds. Is so fairly we'll matured
as to be able to take reasonable care
of itself for a limited period. but
just as the fox hound can run down
and kill . fully developed fox by per-
sistent and continued effort, so much
of our game could be and would be
destroyed II dogs were to run at will
during any period of the year in this
State. and the law does not intend
that this shall be. but the running
of dogs In course of training will not
be questioned during that period be-
tween September l and the first day
Of March next following, II the dog
Ia under the reasonable care and con-
troll of its master, and Is not allowed
to run for such a lengthy period as
must, of necessity, result in Injury or
death to the game pursued.
Respectfully yours,
JOSEPH KALBFUS,
Secretary Game Commission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
Took High Bid
70 the Editor of the Telegraph:

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Would you be interested in a news
item for the benefit of the public,
proving that the purchasing depart
ment of the Harrisburg schools paid
S1.OO per gallon of the peoples money
for the same material that was of
fered to them for so cents?
On May 2 the Harrisburg schools
submitted bids for supplies for the
year.
On the item of disinfectant, this
company, bid 80 cents per gallon; on
item of liquid soap this company bid
90 cents per gallon. goods delivered
Harrisburg. You can therefore imag-
inc our surprise to receive a letter
from the secretary in which he stated
that the board of education was pay
ing for disinfectant $1.00 per gallon
and for the liquid soap so cents per
gallon.
We asked for an explanation as to
why we were not given the contract
and we have never received any We
took the matter up with the mayor
and still received no satisfaction.
Therefore, this is the reason I am
calling the matter to the attention OF
transaction of this kind should be OF
sufficient public interest to warrant
investigation. 1 am
Very truly yours,
+. G. BARTON,
President Sanozone Company.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE:

w. A. Garrett, Philadelphia
transportation expert. is home from
France, where he went to look into
the railroad situation.
M. p. Quinn, OF Overlook. has
been selected by Archbishop Prem
dergast to have charge of the food
conservation III archdiocesan mat
ters.
Ernest T. Trigg. president of the
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
has started after gas rates in that
city.
Representative James H. Maurer.
Of Reading, will attend the Mime.
apolis labor conference this month.
Elmer Spahr, of York, has boea
selected as president of the Stak.
Bricklayers and Plasterers' Union.
The Rev. Henry Finn, Johns
town clergyman, may be named a
chaplain in the army.
City Controller e. S. Morrow. of
Pittsburgh, has celebrated his sevS
enty- eighth birthday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
REPUBLICAN ?

TRANK WILBUR SMITH, a mem
ber of the Philadelphia force Of
postal inspectors, has resigned
from the government service.
Several weeks ago Smith was ap-
pointed by the War Department post
office Inspector in charge of the
United States mails for the American
army in France. He went to Wash
ington and planned postal system
that would expedite the delivery of
mails to American soldiers abroad.
He was ready to go to France, with
the rank of major, to take charge.
being attached to the staff of General
Pershing, when Secretary of War
Baker informed him that Postmaster
General Burle5on refused to sanction
the appointment.
Smith was given no reason except
that Burleson wanted the place for
somebody else.
We don't know Smith and we have
absolutely no knowledge as to his
politics, but it's n safe wager he is a
Republican.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
Cheated of Victory

Herr Loringhoven, speaking in
the Reichstag, laments that the SOL
diers of Germany have been really
cheated out of the fruits of their VIC
tories" because the evergrowing
number of nations allied against the
Fatherland has made it possible for
"our enemies" to continue the war
far beyond the period of German
calculation. What was to have been
short and merry confiict-Paris IN
six weeks and then on to Russia
has dragged on into the fourth year,
and now the armies that set out for
conquest are told that theirs is Il
war of defense. Doubtless Herr Lor-
inghoven reflects a pessimism pre-
valent throughout Germany. Official
reports have reeked with announce
ment of victory upon the heels of
victory, and yet the victorious"
armies get nowhere. Why this
strange situation?
1t is well for themselves that the
German people are asking-why? 3?
The next step in their questioning
will be toward the end of discovery
just where lies the responsibility for
the miscalculation that turned ex-
pected victory into certain defeat. In
time the questioners will get at the
heart of things; they then will un-
derstand that the reason for Ger
many's plight is to be found in
their own blind worship of a State
that can do no wrong, dominated
by an emperor who clings to the
archaic idea that kings rule by Di-
vine right. They then will realize
that such a state belongs to the
Dark Ages, not to the civilized world
of to-day, and that leaders who rely
! upon doctrines of the Dark Ages
L. kox frA I'LL
When that understanding reaches
the German people 1t will be the
end of the Hohenzollern and of Ho-
hcnzollernism. New York Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
Thanks Carpenters
le Editor of the TeIeerobh.

"'e HuHU " We IelegTdpH:
l desire through your columns to
express my thanks and appreciation
70 the members of Carpenters Union
ZSi who so nobly responded to my
call to them to work on the snoring
up Of the building in North Third
street to prevent further accident,
after the falling of the one building
TOO much praise or thanks cannot
be given them, for some had on their
good clothes, which they Immediately
changed, and procured their tools and
got on the job.
l further want to extend my thanks
to William Mcbride, of the Warren
Moore Company, for sending me his
force of men. all members of 2S7, and
by their united efforts the place was
made safe enough until the wreckage
can be removed.
At my second call for six men to
work on Sunday. to further secure
the walls, ten responded.
When men respond in that manner
without hesitation, 1 believe they
should have all the praise and thanks
that can be given them. and / take
this manner of doing so.
Yours very truly,
H. M BROOKS
Business Agent, Federated Trades
Council.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
Hope For Russia

Elihu's Roots expression of con-
fidence in new Russia Is welcome tes-
timony in view of the pessimistic
tone of many of the news dispatches.
Mr.. Root is not a man who would
be easily duped by theorists or mis-
led by dreamers in matters of gov
ernment. His belief, therefore, that
order and discipline are riumphing
in Russia disposes of much of the
superficial discouragement over the
Russian situation.
Even the reverses and desertions
at the army front do not seem to
dishearten Mr.. Root or the members
of the commission. 1t is apparently
their feeling that the fundamental
desire for a stable, efficient govern
ment Is powerful enough to over
come the intrigues of the pacifists,
the wild eyed radicals, and the Ger
man spies.
All the commissioners agree that
rioting and anarchy are, as a matter
OF fact, conspicuous by their alb
sence. 1t Is on this fact perhaps as
much as anything else that their
confidence is based. A nation that
can go about its business "as usual"
IN spite OI every temptation that
must be offered when old restraints
are removed. is. we have reason to
hope, country that cannot go very
far wrong.
From the insufficient evidence at
hand 1t would seem that the council
of soldiers and workingmen does not
represent the country at large. Ger
tainly a large share of the troubles
of the provisional government may
be traced to the council. 1t has
exercised almost tyrannical powers.
But If, as the American commission
believes, Russia is on the road to
representative, constitutional gov
ernment. the influence of that self
appointed body will be short lived.
Chicago Tribune.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
MOTORING AND GASOLINE

A UTOMOBILISTS who use their
~ cars for pleasure will find a
trifle of comfort in the issue
raised by Alfred Reeves, general
manager of the Automobile Chamber
of Commerce. with the statement of
President Bedford, of the Standard
OIL Company, that all pleasure rid
of gasoline is to be prevented and q
plentiful supply left for military and
commercial purposes. Mr.. Reeves
does not believe that pleasure riding
need be seriously curtailed II scon-
omies be observed by pleasure ride-s
and owners of commercial cars us
well.
But while he takes exception to
the unqualified demands of Mr. Bed
ford for the elimination OF all pleas-
uro driving, Mr.. Reeves gives this
bit of pertinent advice:
Everything considered. there Is
no cause for alarm among auto
mobile makers and users over the
fuel situation. but it is both wise
and patriotic to encourage the
conservation of gasoline by avoid
ing waste and by careful car
bureter adjustments and handling
OF cars SO as TO get the greatest
possible mileage from every gall
lon of fuel used.
Doubtless President Bedford real.
ICED when he posted his conservation
bulletin that all he might say would
not have the effect of cutting off
entirely the use OF the automobile
for pleasure and recreation. and Mr.
Reeves very properly takes excep.
tlon to his unqualified statements
But the public will agree with the
Standard Oil executive that much
1oy-riding could be eliminated with.
out injury to public health or pleas
ure and very much to the advantage
OF everybody and everything, the
gasoline supply included.
Nobody begrudges the hard-work.
ing man whose only extravaganza
is his car an hour or two In the
country with his family these hot
evenings. or even a whole day in thC
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
MONDAY EVENING. AUGUST 1s
COAL PRICES

X OAL prices. the government
tells us, must not be advanced
more than 10 cents a ton Sep
tember l.
In other words. the virtuous federal
authorities are not going to let the
bold, bad coal barons rob the poor
public of more than a dime In ad-
dition to the extortionate prices now
being charged. For these small
things, we suppose. We should be
humbly grateful. But We are not.
What we want in the way of coal
prices is not 10 cents more ton, but
10 cents or so cents, for that matter,
less.
Strange to say, the present high
retail prices are not attributable to
the coal trust nor to the small deal
ers so much as to the so-called in
dependent" operators, men who boast
they are mot in the combine"
When the big operators ran short
of coal, due to increased demand and
decreased production caused by lack
of labor, the independents" stepped
into the breach with accumulations
OF coal which were knocked down
to the highest bidder instead of be-
ing distributed pro rata at a fixed
price, as is the custom of the trust.
So it is to the independents that the
government must look for relief now.
However, putting up the price
"only 10 cents" a ton won't remedy
conditions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
THE APPROACH OF FALL

THERE Is something in the air
the past few days that was not
there before. There is a chill
In the early morning and haze across
the landscape. Fields that were
bright and glorious green are turn
ing brown. There is a new note in
the song Of the birds and the katydid
has begun to voice its complaints in
a manner that can mean but one
thing-summer is nearing its end
and fall is approaching. Weeks be-
fore the calendar records the wane
of the warm season nature tells the
tale and paints the picture for those
who listen and look.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
WHO CoUNsELs PEACEq

VINO counsels peace at lnis hloineht-
Gus hour
When God hath given deliverance to
the opprest
And to the injured power?
Who counsels peace when vengeance
like a flood
Rolls on. no longer now to be re-
prest:-
When innocent blood
From the four corners of the world
cries out
For justice upon one accursed
head?
Woe. woe to all, both woe and end
less shame
II this heroic land,
False to her feelings and unspotted
fame,
Holds out the olive to the tyrant's
hand.
Down with the tyrant; with the
murderer down!
BY Robert Southey.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13

tractor demonstration. Before the
European war the crowds at such
exhibits rarely reached more than
$4,000. The tractor engine has revo-
lutionized farming and made avail
able hundreds of thousands, yes, mil
lions, of acres of land that with the
old style of plowing could never have
been made to produce, perhaps. -
Washington Post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13

"IIow do you like the idea OF dying
FOR your country7"
"I don't mind the idea OF dying
for my country, but I'm blessed y
I like this job Of peeiing potatoe
for her."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13

The importance of filling the va
cancies on the board of school con-
troll with men we'll qualified in every
way for the great trust imposed in
that body is proper subject for the
discussion of any Sunday school
class, or any other assemblage of
Harrisburg men, or women, at this
time. The Harrisburg School Board
was wrested from political control
after the hardest kind of a fight, only
to fall into the hands of directors a
majority of whom have displayed no
aptitude whatever for the duties de-
volving upon them and no sense of
the Importance of their work to the
future welfare of the community.
There is text for an hours sermon
in the concluding sentiment of the
TELEGRAPH'S correspondent. I'VE
who stay at homo must see to it that
we have right here in America the
same kind OF good government our
boys are going abroad to insure for
all the world" At this period of all
others in our history as a nation it is
important that we do have good gov
ernment right here in America" :"
We have set for ourselves the task
of making the world safe for democ-
racy, but what boots it that we should
achieve world-democracy If democ-
racy at home is not productive of
honest, efficient administration of
our public affairs?
Then, too, there is the necessity of
making every dollar buy a full dol
lars worth-the conservation of
money, materials and effort. This
is no time to entrust to men who
have proved their lack of fitness for
the responsibility of supervising the
expenditure OF more than a million
dollars. Waste has no place in the
economy of the nation at war. Taxes
arc high and going higher. The tax
payer cannot afford to have his
money frittered away.
A fine place to begin this good
government program is the School
Board. Who will volunteer?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13

Have you noticed that you do no,
havo indigestion after Pullman car
dinner? That. however, is not be-
cause the cooking or the food has i'm
proved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13

In many of the large factories in
the vicinity of Bridgeport Conn.
where shells and cartridges are being
manufactured. lathes. milling ma
chimes. drills and planes are being
operated by women.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13

Civil servants of the Saskatchewan
(Canada) government who desire to
work in the harvest fields will be
given leave of absence from their
duties for this purpose. and will draw
pay while away from their work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg has several
men in tho aviation training
camps?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13

Finding homes and providing enter
tainment for the $4,000 employees in
the city of standing room only" is
the task set for itself by the Fire
stone Tire and Rubber Company, Of
Akron, Ohio.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13

e. j. .STAcKPOLE,P Pvss't s. Editor.in. Chief
F. r. OYSTER. Business Manager.
GUS M. STEINMETZ. MdHaging Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

John Harris stockade was located
along the river front from Mulberry
to Vine street and was the first for
tifed place on tho Sssquehanna.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING co,
Telegraph Building, Federal square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
Labor Notes

Dominion Trades Congress meets
In Ottawa. Can. in September.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
to be filled in November:

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
read to my Sunday school
class of men to-day what the
TELEGRAPH had to say about it
being the duty of all good citi-
zens to see that first-class men
are elected to the School Board.
Every man in this city ought to
read it. 1t ought to be posted on
all the billboards. One of my
young men said: 20. what's the
use. They'd call us grafters If we
didn't do politically what they
wanted" Now, this is all too true.
But YOU are right Good men
should not fear criticism If their
hearts are right. 1 say with all
my heart, come out. men and join
the Harrisburg colors. We who
stay at home must see to it that
we have right here in America the
same kind of good government our
boys are going abroad to insure
for all the world.
SUNDAY SCHOOL, TEACHER
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
GOOD ADVICE

HE TELEGRAPH is in receipt
of the following letter relative
to an editorial appearing in
these columns Saturday under the
caption "A Call to the Colors," point
ing out the necessity of good men
coming forward as candidates for the
three vacancies on tho School Board