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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Paris, Oct 2The German cities of Frankforto the Man
Stuttgart Treves and Cobens bombarded last night by
French avator retaliation for German aerial attacks French
cities.
Heavy artillery fighting in progress all along the Asne from
especially in the Craonne The German
pulsed by the French last night todays official
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
Body of Famous German
Aviator Found by British

British Headquarters in France
ana Belgium, Oct. 2. - The bodv
or Lieutenant .Vosse, the famoIIs
German aviator, has been found in
the British lines. The lieutenant
was killed in a combat with a Brit
terminedly.
The death of Lieut.. Vosse was ra-
ported unofficially from Amsterdan
last week. He was said to have
been killed in a fight with his
fftieth aversary. The lieutenant
was credited in German official re-
ports with having brought down ~
airplanes UP to September 10.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
WOUNDED AND
NURSES KILLED
IN AIR RAID
Hospitals Behind Lines Are Bombed by Boche; French
Bombard German Cities to Give Kaiser Taste of His
Own Medicine; Teutons Throw Armies Against Lines
Held by Allies in Desperate Attempts to Stem Defeat

British Headquarters in France and Belgium,
Oct. "a German airman has dropped bombs on
hospitals behind the British lines. Three British
nurses and some wounded soldiers were killed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
General Conditions
ouerature, q n. M, 40,

Temperature q. M, 40.
SUM Rises, 8;O5 n. MI sets, 5,45
ID. m.
Moon, Rises, 7t15 p. m.
River Stages 3.4 feet above low
winter mark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
BERLIN CLAIMS SUCCESS
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Egressz
and
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature, 40.
Mean temperature, 30.
Normal temperature 90.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
Casualties of Air War
on Great Britain
THE WEATHER
Killed. Wounded

For Harrisburg and vicinity, FaIr,
continued cool Tonight, with
lowest temperature about 45 de-
greesj Wednesday fair and
warmer.
For Eastern Pennsylvania, Fair
Tonight and Wednesday;
warmer Wednesday; gentle
southwest winds.
River
The Susquehanna river and nII its
branches will fall slowly or re-
main stationary. A stage of
about 3.4 feet is Indicated for
Harrisburg Wednesday morn
ing.
General Conditions
An area of high barometer, COW
ering the eastern part of the
United States, Ii separated
from another high area of
somewhat less magnitude In the
West by n narrow trough of low
pressure extending from the
Rio Grande Valley nOrtheast-
ward through the Lower Mis-
souri, Valley and the Lake Su-
periOr region into Canada.
1t Is to 10 degrees cooler In the
Ohio Valley, Middle Atlantic and
New England States. FrOsts oc-
CURED this morning in Eastern
New York, portions of PennsyI-
Vania, Virginia, West Vlr-
ginia and Western North CnrO-
lima.
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14
LONGER TRAINS ARE HAULED
Southern Pacific Improves Service
Over Sierra Mountains-over
$12,ooo,ooo Is Spent.

In order to expedite service over
the Sierras and care for the increased
volume of traffic which war demands
have produced, the Southern Pacific
railroad has instituted program of
extending every station passing track
between Blue Canon and Truckee. This
will enable the company to handle
trains of 55 to 81 cars instead Of 45
as at present, and will greatly facili-
tate the movement of perishable as
well as ordinary freight.
There has been spent on the con-
struction of second track from Rock
lin to Colfax, Colfax to Blue Canon
and Sparks to Truckee, over $12,000,-
600. The additional construction now
announced will enable the company to
secure greater efficiency on this ex-
penditure by increasing the CONNER
cial train length over the Sierra Ne
vada mountains. The capacity of the
track for freight service between Blue
Canon and Truckee will be increased
about q per. cent by this means.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14
Career OF EARLING
Misfortune That BefelI Him in His
Railroad Baptism.
SKIDDED ALONG TOP OF CAR
So Stripped of Clothing That He Had
to Stink Around Until Dusk Before
Starting for Home-Studied
Engineering.

Albert ]. Earnings railroad baptism
was eventful and disastrous. Born not
far from Rugby Junction, Wis, in JAN
uary, 184S, he wanted, on leaving
school, to enter the railroad service
rather than to serve in his fathers
store, B. G. Forbes writes an Leslie's.
A husky fellow, by the name of Tom
Pollard, whom young Earring used to
help with his lessons, had become con-
ductor on the Milwaukee road, running
between Milwaukee and Lacrosse.
During vacation the young conductor
gave the lad temporary job as brake
man on his train, an "extra," which
was sent out to pick up wheat along
a certain part of the road. Tom had
sweetheart and was anxious to ex-
pedite his train so as to enable him to
reach the point where she lived, and
when the train failed to do this the
first day, he roundly scolded the two
brakemen. The next day, the same
thing happened-except that the scold-
ing this time was much more severe.
Chance Was Disastrous.
The third day the crew were deter
mined to speed up and take a chance,
with the result that they ran full tilt
into an oncOming train on the single
track. Tom and the others, who were
at the front of the train, jumped; but
Earring happened to be on the top of
a box car toward the rear and, having
no time to jump, squatted on the run
ming board on the top of the car and
gripped it firmly with both hands. The
to end of the car, decorating his HANDS
and his body painfully and so stripping
him of clothing that he had to stink
around until dusk before he could start
for home.
He decided then he would rather be-
gin his railroad career as telegrapher.
Took Up Engineering.
The youthful telegrapher who had
orked at night and attended college
during the day had meanwhile taken
up the study of engineering in his
spare time. He stepped himself in en-
gineering books, worked out engineer
ing problems, lost no opportunity to
inspect engineering feats and contract
ed a desire to shape his career so as to
afford scope for the exercise of what
ever engineering taste and talents he
possessed. When 260-mile extension
was to be built in Iowa between Marion
and Council Bluffs, Earring was dele
gated to supervise its construction, and
here his engineering skill proved Of
practical use.
Other and more responsible posi-
tons, both of supervision and con-
structiOn, were filled by Earling in the
late '70s and early sos. In 1884 he
became assistant general superintend-
ent of all the lines and in 1888 gen.
erar superintendent. Only two years
more passed before he was asked to
become general manager. Here, also,
although only turned forty, he made
good, and was rewarded first with the
vice presidency, in 1895, and then, in
1899, with the presidency.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14
TO ENLARGE RAILWAY YARDS
Vast Amount of Freight Going to Aver
Camp and Elsewhere Makes
Improvement Necessary.

The Fitchburg railroad is being
worked to it's capacity at present, and
the vast amount Of freight going to the
Aver camp and elsewhere has made
necessary an enlargement of the yards
at East Deerfield. Mr. Hustis, receiver
for the Boston & Maine, has been au-
thorized by the court to expend SPA
900 for improvements at East Deer
field and $151,000 for necessary i'm
provements along the road. The entire
expenditure will be charged against
the Fitchburg company, and the Bos-
ton & Maine will not have to pay for
the work. The improvements will no
doubt pay for themselves in the in
creased efficiency and economy of op-
Grafton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14
Hoop Holds un Cars.

A mile of cars were recently held
up In London by small boy playing
with hoop. The blockade occurred
in the evening just as the crowds Of
workers were travelling homewards.
The boy was having final spin before
going home when his hoop rolled into
the electric current slot which con-
trolls the tube and tramway. His only
worry was that he could not extricate
his hoop. The police and conductors
vainly tried to pull 1t out and it was
not until the breakdown gang arrived
on the scene that the hoop was re-
moved and the traffic could proceed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14

1uliet's mother-of all things! while
Aida was to play Juliet to Earl's
Romeo.
1t seemed almost more than she
could bear. She would hay e with
drawn altogether only she feared that
that would be too noticeable, for some
body would be ready to say she was
Jealous. She wasn't jealous but she
dreaded all those rehearsals with Earl
repeatedly making love to Aida, even
though 1t was only In play. They
would both die in the end, however,
and there was some comfort to poor
Diana in that.
At length the girl reused herself.
She felt that she really must join the
others; so, touching up her hair bit
and wiping her eyes, she drew aside
the curtain and stepped out. But she
was hardly in normal condition when
she took her place as one of the merry
ry company around the blazing wood
fire.
So little did Diana join in the gay
spirits of the others that Bess Palmer
called: whats the matter with
Diana? She's not speaking a word"
"What is it, DIP" asked some one
else, mot in the dumps, are you?"
"Oh, yes" exclaimed Aida who
had been looking over the play and
still had the book in her lap. "Oh,
yes, she must be having the doleful
dumps. Let's see-how does that go?
Here it is:
When gripping grief the heart doth
wound
And doleful dumps the mind Cypress,
Then music with her silver sound
With speedy help doth lend redress.
Cant somebody give us some
muster" She went on. "Where's your
mandolin, Jack2 Has that silver
sound?"
At this Diana laughed, rather
forced laugh, which she hoped no one
noticed, and a little later 1t was sug-
vested that, as there was nothing spe-
,cial on the docket, they should read
through the chosen play of Romeo
and Juliet"
This would have to come sooner or
later so with an effort Diana Joined
the others and tried her best to put as
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14
SAFETY IN CROSSING TRACKS
Many Motorists Killed by Engine
Sailing in Front of Train
Safest Thing to Do.

More than one motorist has been
killed by stalling his motor on the
tracks in front of an oncoming train.
The driver slows down when approach
ing the tracks, believes he has time
to get across, and then fails to start
his motor up sufficiently to negotiate
the rougher going across the tracks.
The safest thing to do is to shift into
second or low before starting across
the tracks, and you can then be sure
of keeping going when going ahead
may be all Observation-Disclosures
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14

"Diana," called spritely voice,
"Where are you, Dit"
"Diana," called a spritely voice.
pink-cheeked Diana Kelsey curled up
within the curtained window recess
did not feel like talking just then.
Indeed, she was only too glad to be
hidden from sight for there were tears
in her eyes and she knew they would
be discovered by Bess Palmer If she
came near her; so, while her friend
went off in search of her, Diana con-
tinued to brood over her troubles
which, as everybody knows, is the
best way In the world TO increase
them, in fancy If not In reality.
To begin with-there had been so
much of hilarity going on the night
before that she had not slept well, and
her head ached. The new hat of which
she had expected so much, was not
very becoming after all. She was dis
appointed in this house party. 1t had
not come up to those of previous
years, even though 1t was made up of
nearly the same company. Worst of
all was the fact that Aida Goodrich
was to take the principal lady's part,
and Earl Raymond was to be the lead
ing man in the little play that was on
foot. Earl had been her stanch friend
and open admirer since their primary
school days. In all the little plays
which they had given hitherto, when
she was leading lady, he, as matter
of course, had been given the part of
leading man. Now, in the most am
bilious thing they had ever under
taken, for, with an audacity given to
youth alone, the club had elected to
play "Romeo and Juliet" now she,
Diana Wales, had been assigned the
unimportant part of Lady Capulet,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14
WORK SWITCHES ON RAIL- WAY
Prime Object of Invention of South
Carolina Man Is to Lock Switch
in Any Position.

The Scientific American in illustrat-
ing and describing an automatic
switch, the invention of H. III. Palmer
of Charleston, S. c., says:
The invention relates to means for
automatically operating the switches
on railroads, including street railroads
and particularly relates to that type
of switches adapted to be operated au-
tomatcally by trips provided on car
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14
BIG NET OPERATING INCOME
Total for June $34e, 739, 636, Exceeding
Those for June, 1915, by
SAC, 72o,256.

The net operating income OF rail.
roads in the United States for June,
1917, was more than the same month
of 1916 by $32 per mile, or 81 per cent.
The bureau of railroad economics so
announced in q bulletin of revenues
and expenses. The total operating reve-
nues for June were $349, $3.50, ex-
ceeding those for June, 1916 by $49,-
72O,25G.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14
BY Ella M. Bangs

2
copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14

Women working railroad yards all the aborng
complaint The caught with
clerks holding down delicate Now they all the
tumble like
condition
husky
Women APPLY termed the savors of industry and they
have taken all left to be done by the fighting The
America CALL
efficiently
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14
Switch in Operation.

or locomotive and arranged to depress
switch-operating plungers in the tracks
at the sides. The prime object is to
provide means for locking the switch
in any position to which it has been
thrown.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14
Matters Where You Take IL.

A small girl who had appropriated
the lions share of the bed In which
she slept with her sister, listened at
tentively while her sister chided her.
"You are entitled to just one-half of
the bed" admonished big sister.
The little one replied: swell, had
only half. took 1t In the middle
you know"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-05-02
FIRE SEALS EXIT Of
100 tNTOMBEO MEN
Hope Abandoned for Men Caught
In Colorado Mine By
Explosion.

Trinidad, Col, April 27.-Hope
that any of the 100 men entom bed
in the Hastings mine, near here, to-
day, may be rescued was abandoned
by rescue crews tonight. The men
were caught behind a wall of fire
which followed an explosion in the
main slope early this morning and
cannot be reached.
The first bodies of victims have
been found by the rescue squads, ac-
cording to Charles Dalrymple. chief
inspector of the State Mining Blu
reau. He said the rescuers have
penetrated 1000 feet into the work
ings.
One hundred and eighteen men
are behind the fire and there is lit
tie chance of reaching them" Dali
'rymple reported.
The only means of communication
between Trinidad and Hastings is a
single telephone wire which has been
crowded with official messages re-
lating to rescue work.
Rumors current that the explosion
was the result of a plot were dis
counted by company officials. who
pointed out that the mine was known
as a gas mine" and that a similar
explosion had occurred in 1913.
Company officials stated that the ex-
plosion was slight and that the great
est danger to the men was from fire
and smoke.
Ninety of the men entombed are
coal diggers. the others being COM
pany officials. Besides the rescue
squads of the Victor-American Com
pany in Hastings Canyon. rescuers
were called from the camps Of the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company's
camp just across the hill from the
Hastings mine.
The Hastings mine is twenty miles
from Trinidad. The mine normally
employs about 100 men to a shift
and has a capacity OF 1000 tons a
day.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-05-02
PLAN TO DESTROY RAIL.
ROAD BRIDGE BLOCKED
Boys Discover Wires Attached
To Dynamite Fuses-Two
Strangers Suspected.

Princeton, KY, April 2S.-An al
legged attempt to dynamite the ILL
nois Central bridge across Trade
water river, at Blackboard, north of
here, was frustrated by two boysf
who were fishing in the river, ac-
cording to a report which has reach
ed here.
While fishing, the boys discovered
wire sticking above the surface of
the water, and upon pulling the wire
out of the water it was found that a
dynamite cap was attached to the
end. Several other
wires, all of which had dynamite
caps attached to the end submerged
in the water. were removed from the
river Much excitement was occas-
toned by The finding of the wires and
dynamite caps, and an investigation
is being made. 1t is said that two
strangers. one of them evidently be-
ing a German, were seen in the
town of Blackford on the day pre-
vious to the finding of the wires.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-05-02
Tanker Vacuum Sunk.

London, April 30.-The American
oil tank steamer Vacuum has been
sunk. The captain and part of the
crew and the naval lieutenant and
nine American naval gunners are
missing.
The Vacuum Oil Company today
received this message from its
agents abroad:
Vacuum torpedoed 2Sth, 40
miles west of Barra. No. 1 lifeboat
with captain and others missing"
The Vacuum was sunk by a Ger
man submarine on Saturday while
she was on the way to the United
States.
The chief mate and seventeen
men, including three of the Ameri-
can navy gunners have been landed.
A boat containing the master of
the ship and the remainder of the
crew. together with the Lieutenant
and nine naval gunners is missing.
The details of the sinking of the
Vacuum are not yet available here.
nor have the names Of the survivors
or the missing been received by the
officials.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-05-02
KENTUCKIAN ON MONGOLIA
Is ANJExPERT SHOT

Z
Cadiz. KY. April 27.-Inhabitants
of Cadiz were not surprised at read
ing that the gunners' crew on the
Mongolia had made clean hit Of a
German submarine when they learn
ed that M. w. Freeman. of this city,
was a member of the crew. Free
man enlisted in the navy at Evans
vile in October, 1918. and has won
several medals for expert gunnery.
1T is thought not improbable here
that he fired the shot which sank the
submarine. His last visit to Cadiz
was two years ago. at which time he
was wearing medal for expert
craftsmanship. and since then he has
won others. He is a son of the late
John Freeman.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-05-02
J. A. Carnagey Defeats
Miss Adams of
HarrOds burg.
REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED
Important Legislation To Be
Favored by Association
Is Submitted.

Louisville, April 2S.-The annual
convention of the Kentucky Educa-
tional Association, which began
Wednesday evening in the auditor
ium of the Louisville Boys High
School, came to close yesterday
morning with the election of officers
and adoption of reports of officers
and committees.
j. A. Carnagey, superintendent of
schools at Danville. was chosen pres
ident. Other officers were elected a.
follows: T. A. Hendricks, Paris, frs
vice president; o. V. Jones. Owenton,
second vice president; Miss Katie B.
Beauchamp, Taylorsville. third vice
president; Miss Ida +. Gardner,
Carlisle, treasurer; and J. W. ireland
and w. o. Hopper, Mt. Sterling
members Of the Board of directors.
The last three We're reelected for
their third consecutive terms. Sec
rotary r. +. Williams, of Louisville,
is serving the second year of a four
year term.
The new president was nominated
by DR.. w. A. Garfield. president of
Centre College. Danville. and receiv-
ed 149 out of $50 votes.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-05-02
VOLUNTEER PRO-
4 POSAL KILLED
House Stand 307 for Con-
scription and Senate
81 To 3.
LATTER CHANGE AGE LIMIT
Accepts Amendment Permitting
Roosevelt to Raise Force
To Go Abroad.

Washington, April 2S.-By over
whelming majorities both the Senate
and House passed late tonight the
Administration bill to raise war
army by selective draft.
The final roll-calls brought into
line behind the bill many Senators
and Representatives who had fought
for the volunteer system until routed
by decisive defeat of volunteer
amendments earlier in the day in
both houses. The Senate, which had
voted down the volunteer plan SO to
is, passed the bill by vote of 81 to
s. In the House the vote against
the volunteer plan was 313 to 100
and that by which the bill itself was
passed was 397 to "a.
AS passed by the Senate the meas
ure provides for the draft of men
between the ages of 81 and q years,
while in the House measure the age
limits are fixed at 81 and 40. This
and lesser discrepancies will be
threshed out in conference early next
week so that the bill may be in the
hands of the President as quickly as
possible. The War Department al
ready has completed plans for carry
ing it into effect.
Among the amendments adopted
in the Senate was one which would
permit Col. Roosevelt to recruit a
volunteer force for service in France.
A similar proposal had been rejected
by the House.
Speaker Clark, Democratic Leader
Kitchin and Chairman Dent, of the
Military Committee. who had favored
the volunteer system, all voted for
the Draft Bill on the final roll-call.
Republican Leader Mann also was
recorded in the affirmative, as was
Miss Rankin, who previously had
voted with the volunteer advocates.