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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
GIRLS ENJOY MOVIE PARTY

A number of Seller school girls en-
toyed a movie party to the Victoria
the other day to see Mrs. Vernon
Castle in "Patria." In the party were
the Misses Miriam c. Cocklin, Mar
guerite Sucker, Alice Virginia Cooper,
Dorothy Il. Cox, Honore j. Patton.
Katherine Beidleman. Alice Lescure,
Darthea Davis, Florence Cocklin.
Mary W. Halves and Louise Plank.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02

De Forest Lescure, student at La
fayette College, Easton, Pa, is spend
ing the midyear vacation with his
father, w. j. Lescure, of 500 North
Second street.
from Palmerton where she visited
Mr.. and Mrs. William l. Reed.
Miss Mary Babbitt, of West Virginia
has returned home after a visit with
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Stroup, of 1919
Derry street, are home after a visit
with relatives in Mechanicsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Gingrich and
children, of Lawn, were recent guests
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Stauffer, of 2f11 Green street.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
German Losses in Recent Fight
ing Along the Aisne Are
Estimated at More Than
100000 Men

Paris, April 27.-The extent
OF the German losses in the re-
cent desperate fighting along
the Aisne is practically disclosed
in today's official statement on
the capture of l30 guns, of which
q considerable number were of
heavy caliber.
The German losses IN men
are estimated at more than 200,
600, with the probability that the
total reached 235,000. These
figures include killed, wounded
and prisoners.
The number OF German pris-
onerS aggregates approximately
10000, The usual formula
among military experts is TO es-
innate the casualties at five
times the number of prisoners,
but this five to.one ratio has
not held good in the present
case, owing to the exceedingly
sanguinary character of the
fighting for the mastery of the
strategic position of the Chem
indies. Danes plateau. They
held this firmly at the outset,
and when it was rested from
them by the French attacks, the
Germans repeatedly brought up
large reserves in desperate ef-
fort to regain it.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
French Declare World Famine
Danger Exists

Washington, April 27.-The
French war mission has inform.
ed the American Government
that the things France needs
most from the United States are
money, food. fertilizers. coal,
steel, oil and transportation
equipment, especially ships in
which to carry goods from the
new to the old world.
One of the foremost purposes
of the French mission revealed
late today authoritively for the
first time, is to impress upon the
American Government and peo.
pie the serious food situation in
Europe. Members of the
economic section of the mission
believe there is serious danger
of a world famine.
Other features of the war will
be carefully canvassed during
the stay of the mission in Wash
ington.
The economic section of the
mission is prepared to submit
evidence that all the world is
seriously threatened with famine
because of the withdrawal of
men from agriculture, the lack
of fertilizers. and the deranpe.
ment of transportation facilities.
Rolling stock of railroads in
Europe rapidly is being
worn out through the lack of
lubricants. it is declared, and
more railway supplies are ur,
gently needed. The growing
scarcity of transportation facili
ties on the seas make it impera
tive, the Frenchmen believe,
that the United States carry out
quickly the plan for a large
fleet of wooden ships to assist
in the struggle against Germany.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
Winthrop College Scholarship
and Entrance Examination

The examination for the
award of vacant scholarships
in Winthrop College and for
admission of new students will
be held at the County Court
House on Friday, July 6, at9 a.
m. Applicants must not be less
than sixteen years of age. When
Scholarships are vacant after
July 6 they will be awarded to
those making the highest aver
age at this examination, provid-
ed they meet the conditions
governing the award. Appll
cants for Scholarships should
write to President Johnson for
Scholarship Examination blanks.
These blanks, properly filled out
by the applicant, should be
with President Johnson by July
lst.
Scholarships are worth $lOO
and free tuition. The next ses
sion will open September l9.
1917. Further information and
catalogue, address President D.
B Johnson, Rock Hill S. &.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
A Ray of Sunshine

Mrs. Larz Anderson, wife of
our ex-Ambassador to Belgium
and Japan, writes in the Harp
er's Bazaar this month a charm
ing description of a recent voy-
age aboard the yacht "Roxana'.
Like many other women of so.
ciety who write for Harper's
Bazaar, she asked that her check
be given to charity. 1t went to
Saint Faiths House, near New
York, haven for unfortunate
girl mothers, and one of the
most meritorious charities IN
this country.
The editor of Harper's Bazaar
has received this letter from the
secretary of Saint Faiths: "Our
work depends upon voluntary
contributions. Until this won
derful generous donation came,
we had nothing to meet the
bills which will come on May
lst. and we are now respond
ble for the care of 22 mothers
and l8 babies"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
Money Entente Nations Need

Washington, April &c. Pre-
llmlnary reports to the Treas
ury Department. upon which
Secretary McAdoo will base his
recommendations to the Presi
dent as TO the size of the first
bond issue under the $6,OOO,OOv,
700 war finance law, Indicated
that the United States will be
called upon TO finance the Allies
TO the extent at least 100000,
OoO, and possibly $500, 100000 a
month.
The tentative progam also
calls for>the expenditure of vir.
tually every dollar of the Dor.
rowed money in this country
for foodstuffs, munitions, coal
and other supplies.
The estimates indicate the fol
lowing Entente needs:
For Great Britain, $2OO,OOO,,
600 to $25O.0OO.OOO a month; for
France, from $lOO,OOO,OOO to
l25,OOO, 900; for Russia. a sum
undetermined, but up to 500.
OOO.OOO a month, and for Italy.
about $5O,OOO,O0O a month.
Under these requirements, the
$3,OOO,OOO,OOO available for lend.
ing the Allies would be exhaus.
ted In iron SIX to seven and one
half months. Ii is likely, how
ever. that the preliminary esti
mates can be pared down so
that the huge loan could be
made to cover possibly one
year.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
Hoover To Be Worlds Market
Man

Washington, D. c., April 29.-
The Worlds Market Man is the
title that may be bestowed upon
Herbert G. Hoover as a result of
plans of the British, French and
American Governments for the
United States to control the
food supplies of the Allies with
Americas best man in supreme
command.
Hoover has already done the
biggest job of feeding people
that any man ever did.
Unknown outside of his pro-
tesslon of civil engineer when
war began, he has sprung to
world fame through his wonder
full work in feeding the starving
otB elglum. Through that work
he may be called the Worlds
Greatheart.
Americans stranded in Europe
when war broke out remember
Hoover is the man who passed
out $50 to $l00 each to stranded
persons, millionaires and school
teachers alike, counting on
human goodness for the return
OF his money. While others talk
ed, Hoover acted. He got the
Americans home.
Typically American is Hooy.
er. Well set up, with a Jaw
that is square with determina-
ton, with eyes that have a stern
CLINT in them, but that betray at
the same time deep compassion
and sympathy. this Wizard of
Bread looks the true Doubtless.
Hoover is of a paternal type.
All children are his children.
The suffering of Belgium com,
PEELED him to act because he
cannot resist the appeal of suf-
fering. His most striking char
acteristic is love of children.
He has two sons. one six and
one eight years of age, one
born in China, the other in Rus.
Sia.
A hard task is to get Hoover
to talk about himself. Ameu-
can newspapers printed columns
and columns about Belgium.
About Hoover there was little.
Hoover saw to that.
The German Government was
so impressed with the rationing
of Belgium ii ask Hoover to
take entire charge OF rationing
Austrian Russian Poland. offer
ing him one million dollars a
month and asking no account
ing. But he would not leave
his Belgian work.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
Zeb Wasn't Dressed to Go
Visiting

Mr.. Zeb Green gives the fol
lowing account of his expert
ence on Gourdvine Creek in last
weeks issue of the Marshville
Home:
Il have had some experience
witt Ford conveyance through
swamps in the eastern part of
the State. Scapegoat writes the
Monroe Journal from Whiteville
and tells about how Rowland
Beasley got a Ford out of a
swamp down in Brunswick
county. In his narrative of the
trip Scapegoat says: THE en-
glne got plum drowned out in
a long lake which we had to
ford and everybody including
Mr.. Beasley, shucked everything
but their shirts and pushed. |
am awtully sorry that | haven't
a cut to illustrate how we got
out OF the Brunswick swamp"
And this reminds me of some
embarrassment and excitement
that experienced at Gourdvine
creek, near Olive Branch. some
years ago Gull Marsh and yours
truly were out on a buggy and
stopped at Holly school house
out of shower of rain that was
almost a cloudburst. We sue
ceeded in crossing the creek in
good shape by kneeling on the
seat. but there was swift stream
just beyond the creek and the
current was SO strong against
the buggy that the mule stopped
When Gull struck him with the
whip the harness broke. | vol
unteered TO shuck off everything
but my hat and get into the
water to make repairs. Just as
| took the lines the mule took a
mule notion TO go and up the
road he went. | was holding
on 10 the lines hitting the pround
IN high places. There was a
residence up on the hill hun
dred yards ahead. Since | was
not dressed to go visiting it
quickly evolved itself into an
emergency. | didn't seriously
object to Gull splitting his sides
laughing back there in the buggy
but did object TO carrying that
involuntary performance on I'D
the hill TO that residence, so |
dashed TO one side, wrapped the
lines around persimmon tree
and stopped that mule. Judge
that Rowland's performance i'm
that Brunswick county swamp
was rather tame affair as com
pared with that Gourdvine per
torrance which nobody enjoy
ed except Gull Marsh-and pos
Slbly the mule"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
Better Battling Along British
Line In France

From Staff Correspondent
OF the Associated Press, British
Headquarters in France, April
2S, via London. There was
more desperate fighting along
the British front today, and the
Germans, evidently spurred on
by the declarations from Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg that
they must hold their present
position at all costs. are making
resistance more stubborn than
any heretofore encountered. AT
various points captured in the
first onward rush by the British,
the Germans have been ordered
into counter attacks will be a
reckless disregard for loss of life.
The battle was still in progress
late today, and it was possible
near Oppo TO see at one time no
less than five grey waves of Ger
mans blindly facing the British
fire IN an attempt to retake their
lost positions. Heavy shells
broke upon them in a great ex-
pioSive torrent. and where each
shell burst great gaps were cut
in the ranks of the oncoming
men. Those who penetrated
the British barrage from the
larger callbered guns were met
by field gunfire and mown
down under continuous SPRAYS
of machine gun bullets.
Under this CALLING fire, the
attack utterly broke down. In
some places there was ferocious
hand to-hand fighting.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02

Il have kept up with the Ger.
man losses, as reported in the
dispatches, and subtracted this
from the total population of
Germany. This leaves onIy
seven Germans alive at this
ilme," said a citizen of Union
county the other day.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
Guatemala Breaks Off Diplo-
matte Relations

Washington, April 28.-Gaute
mala has broken off diplomatic
relations with Germany. has
handed the German Minister his
passports and cancelled the exc
quaters of German consuls
there.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
Administration Wins Fight for
Selective Conscription BY
Big Vote In Both Houses
of Congress

Washington, April 2S.-By
overwhelming majorities, both
the Senate and House passed
lale tonight the Administration
bill to raise war army by Sc
lectlve draft.
The final roll calls brought IN
to line behind the hill many
Senators and Representatives
who had fought for the volun-
teer system until routed by de-
cisive defeats of volunteer
amendments earlier in the day
in both houses.
The Senate. which has voted
down the volunteer plan 60 to
lS, passed the bill by a vote of
81 to 8. In the House, the vote
against the volunteer plan was
313, to 109, and that by which
the bill itself was passed was
397 to "a.
AS passed by the Senate, the
measure provides for the draft
of men between the ages of 21
and II years, while in the House
measure the age limits are fixed
at 2l 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 already has com.
pleted plans for carving it into
effect.
Senators who voted against
the bill were: Democrats-Gore,
Hardwick, Kirby, Thomas, and
Irammell. Republicans-Bo-
rah, Gronna, and LaFollette.
Senator Vardaman, of Mississ
ippi, Democrat, was excused
from voting, at his own request.
He did not give a reason.
The Representatives voting
in the negative were: Republi
cans-Bacon, King, Hay, Hayes,
LaFollette, Lunden. Minnesota:
Mason. olan, Powers. Demo
crats-Burnett. Church, Clark of
Florida. Claypoo]. Crosser, Dill,
Dominick, Gordon, Hilliard,
Huddleston, Keatlng, Sears. Sher
wood, Sisson. Prohibitionist-
Randall. Socialist-London.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
Months of Bitter Fighting Still
Ahead

hon4nS OF Dltter Flghtlng DILL
Ahead
Washington, April 27.-WhiIe
definite ascendency over the
German war machine has been
established by the Allied forces
in France. and eventual victory
is in sight. many months of bit,
ter fighting are still ahead.
This is the view of military
experts attached to Frances war
commission as gathered by Off
GERS of the American general
staff today during informal con-
versations at the War Depart
ment.
Statements of the Frenchmen
fully confirmed conclusions
reached by the general staff
after its long study of losses in
all armies actually engaged IN
Europe, in an effort to learn the
provision they must make for
maintaining the fighting strength
of an army at the front. The
terrible toll in dead, manned and
prisoners, computed on figures
including Prussia's enormous
losses in captured, amounts TO
ten per cent month of troops
at the front. Half of these are
permanently out of action and
were it not for the constant
stream of recruits going forward
every day, an army of a million
men soon would fade away.
Of the wounded or i'll sent to
the rear, great numbers recuper-
ate and return to their regiments.
There was no indication that
the French officers had any sup.
gestions to make AS TO the part
the United States Army is to
play in the great war. They
came to place themselves and
their experience at the disposal
of the American officers, to
answer questions-not to ask
that certain things be done.
The American staff officers
are known to oppose vigorously
any suggestion that a small ex-
peditionary force be sent to Eu.
rope for its moral effect. They
say their immediate concern is to
see that the American Army is
placed in such position that
when time comes to send men
10 the front, they will be so
strong, so well trained and equip
ped, so adequately supplied, that
IT will make its weight felt i'm
medlately, even in field where
millions are already contending.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
Bayonet Still Decides Battles

OoyoHCS Still AcClOcS DdStAcS
From a staff correspondent of
the Associated Press with the
British armies in France, via
London. April 26.-Despite all
the wondrous war weapons
modern science has created, the
cold steel of the bayonet has as
serted itself anew in much of
tue recent bitter fighting as the
arm of last appeal. AS already
related, the struggles about
Monchy le- Preux since Monday
hove attained an intensity un-
equalled by any of the fighting
in the Somme campaign last
year.
There was one German posi-
ton north of the town and par
alleling the Scarpe which resist
ed four desperate attacks. Ii
was finally decided to take this
position at the point of the bay
onet, without a shot of any kind
being fired to rob the attack of
its surprise nature. The attack
was made along a three quarters
of a mile front under cover of
darkness.
The British battalions were
formed in comparatively close
order and at the whispered word
of command, repeated along the
line, trudged forward into the
night. Grim and silent figures
they were, some in kits, some
in plain khaki, each man wear
ing a steel helmet, each having
a firm grip of his rifle with fixed
bayonet, the polished surface of
which. however, caught no re-
fleeing CLINT in the envelopinp
darkness.
-Four unsuccessful daylight as.
saults had left a touch of cha
grin which was to be wiped out
.in this getting" of a man.
There is little more to tell. The
sound of the fighting in the
trenches was lost in the British
barrage which closed down
some distance behind the Ger
man position Immediately the
British signalled they had enter
ed the position. This barrage
cut off any German who at
tempted to flee from the bayo
net charge.
Thus, in ten minutes with the
silent bayonet was secured a
a position which had held out
for two days.
The bayonet also has come in
effectively in dealing with the
ever troublesome machine gun
and gunners. A few brave men,
stealing out in the night, have
been able to accomplish much.
Several British battalion shave
reported in the last few days
that the Germans are again EN-
ploying the old "Kamerad" ruse.
suddenly standing up in the
shallow trenches and holding I'D
their hands and shouting ACROSS
to 20 their opponents that
they would surrender. Two
battalions, believing the sinceri
ty of this proposal, started across
to bring in the prisoners but
were Immediately attacked.
Incidents like this have helped
materially TO give the element
OF bitterness to the fighting to a
degree which have startled even
those men who have been IN
the battles since the first general
rush through Belgium.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-02
Better Than Lynching

The Monroe Enquirer makes
the following sensible comment
upon the prompt action of the
court in sending the brute. Bunk
Maske to his death:
IF in every case the admins
tration of justice was as swift
and as sure as it has been in the
case of Bunk Maske, who muir
dered MIR. Edgar Williams, the
Wingate policeman, lynching
would cease. In the case cited
there has been no undue haste.
The guilty man has had a trial,
fair in every particular. Judge
Whedbee, who presided; the
jury, composed Of good and
representative citizens; the coun-
sci. both for the State and the
defense, did everything possible
to give the accused his rights be-
fore the law and to measure to
him justice. The murderer will
in less than thirty days die in the
electric chair and no man will
have committed q crime nor
stained his hands in blood by
putting Bunk Maske where he
will commit no more crime"
II had no idea she'd accept
me the first time proposed"
Did YOU think she would the
second timer"
There would have been 10
second time"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-30
SUBMARINE DETECTOR
MADE BY PHONE CO.
Bell Concern Will Send Operat-
ing and Scientific Unit
to Europe

h TRENTON. y. j.. May 30. THAT the
Bell telephone system will send unit to
France to construct 400 miles of telephones
for the use Of United States troops. and that
scientists and engineers Of the company
have perfected IN improved method of de-
teCtinE submarines was disclosed here by
Frank II. Bethcl, vice president of the New
York Telephone Company. Mr. Bethel took
the stand before the Board of Utility Conn
missioners to explain why the company
asked that no orders or regulations affect
ing its rates he made by the commissioners
at this time.
Mr.. Bethel who is also president Of the
eastern group Of operating companies. em-
phasized the strain that the war is putting
and will continue to put on the telephone
system The device for detecting sub
marines. he said. had been developed in CO.
operation with naval experts. and. known
only to the United States Government, is a
distinct improvement on anything hereto
fore devised. Similarly. the company's eX-
perts have worked with army engineers per-
fecting means of communication with aero
planes and every battleShip is being
equipped with wireless telephone apparatus.
At the request of the Federal Govern
ment a new cable is being put into place he
tween Washington and New York, while to
meet the necessities Of coast defense an en-
tirely new line will be constructed. extend
ing from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.
Prior to the war. Mr. Bethel said, there
were las lonE-distanCe wires running out
Of Washington. Now there are 500. Robert
v Marye, counsel for the New York Tele-
phone Company. made the appeal to the
Utility Commissioners. who fixed June II
as the date for argument in the rate case
pending any action that may be taken on
the request.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-30
CHARLIE TAFT REAL "GUY";
A CLEAN SINGLE DID 1T
Son of EX-President Shakes SISSY"
Nickname Dad Gave Hmm
Right With Soldiers

WASHINGTON, May 80. 49, Charles =.
Taft, private in Battery u, Third Field
Artillery did not have to wait for foreign
service to prove his courage. He was en-
listed for baseball game, and when he
came to bat in the third inning he found a
teammate on second and another on third
with two out and one run needed to tie the
score.
Private Taft happens to be the son of
William Howard Taft, and when his dis
tnguished father came to Washington to
see him a day or two ago the ex-President
remarked to Adjutant General Mccain:
I've got birding over here some
where"
Tafts appearance at the plate was
greeted by chorus of shrill limitations of
various featllered warblers.
"Oh, look at the little birdling! 90 came
from a soldier rOoter for the opposing
team, while voice from the bench implored
the batter to Forget your old man used to
be President and lay hold of good one!"
Taft allowed the pitcher to waste
couple and then singled sharply over first
base scoring both runners
His mates in Company ID don't call him
birding" any more. He is now known as
Charlie.