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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Everv One Must Enlist

philadelphia North Americana
The people of this country are
gradually coming to realize that the
United States is a participant in a
struggle compared to which all other
conflicts in history have been trivial.
The truth is penetrating their minds
that the war is not an enterprise to
be conducted by the army and navy,
but is an undertaking which will tax
the resources, the energies and the
endurance of the whole nation. They
are beginning to recognize that 1t is
not merely an overshadowing subject
of news, but a fact bearing upon the
life of every man and woman and
child in the land, and that 1t creates
tasks which can be accomplished
only by united and unsparing effort.
In millions of homes the war is
now the most absorbing topic of dis
cusslon, for there is hardly a family
which does not face the prospect
that a member Of 1t, or relative or
friend, will soon be summoned to
bear his part under arms. The neces-
sity cannot but be SOLDERING and sad
dening; yet it is being met with for
titude, and the test Is awakening
that spirit of patriotic resolution
which lies deep in the American
character.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
STILL ABLE TO FIGHT

THERE are only twenty-eight of
them left and they are too old
to go on the firing line, but the
members of A. w. Dodge Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, Balti-
more, Md, still have the patriotism
that led them to follow the flag in
'61. This little band of veterans
the smallest post in the Maryland
Department, has decided that the
quickest and best service the post
can render the nation in this war
is to buy Liberty Loan bonds with
the money in the treasury. I'VE
want to fight with rifles" is the way
the bond application reads, "but we
can't; so we are going in for silver
bullets"
What an example for men of
younger years and for organizations
that have idle money in their treas
uries that ought to be working to
perpetuate the free institutions of
America and fighting for the extern
sion of the cause of democracy
throughout the world.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Mothers Will Not Weaken

What are we going to do, then,
we mothers. when the tumult and
the shouting have died, and the long
wait comes? We will pray. The
churches of France are full of kueel-
ing women. And we will work.
There is no spectacular work for
mothers in a war. They cannot drive
ambulances, or guide aeroplanes,
although they are capable of doing
both. There will be need of the
wigWagging that some women are
so painfully learning! But they will
work for the Red Cross, and they
will make up such little packets as
only mothers can make-tooth-
brushes and chocolates and fresh
socks and gingerbread. and Bible
and playing-cards and cigarettes.
And in between times, they will
wait, in that quiet that is not peace.
That is what millions of women
are doing just now, while you are
rea ding this.
There are two wars being waged
to-day One is the war oe hate, and
one is the war of love. And this last
is the bitter war, because it is oeing
fought in women's hearts. between
their fears and their patriotism.
know.
And because fear is evil, it will go
down to defeat. Women are brave,
and mothers are the bravest of all
women. for they have faced the
Gethsemane of collaborating. They
will not weaken now.
MARY ROBERTS R1NEIA RT
in THE Altar of Freedom.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Unified Railroad Control
[From the Detroit Journal.I

ltrom the Detroit Journal.
In the short time that the opera
tion of the country's railroads has
been under the control of the trans
portation committee of the National
Council for Defense much has been
done. The great agricultural sec
tions have been supplied with the
seeds required for spring planting
and the farm implements ordered.
Coal for next winter has been sent
into the Northwest in advance of the
usual shipping period. Wheat has
been dispatched to the seaboard
faster than the ocean shipping and
terminals can care for it.
To have done this much in a time
of abnormal transportation condit-
ions indicates something more than
a high degree of patriotism among
the railroads. 1t indicates that op-
Grafton of the lines as q single unit
has been needed for long time, that
this was the one practical cure for
congestion and embargoes with
which industry has been embarras-
sed in recent mQnths.
This unified cd ntrol is war meas
ure. But we may all doubt if it will
cease to be when war ceases. 1t is
proving too much worth while to
discard, too much like the things
which the railways have needed
since their cut-throat competition
helping none of them and harming
all--tied them into a hangman's
knot
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 20
All things come around to him toho
iCiH but tOGit.-LoNGFELLow
CONSERVE THE FOOD

TT appears to be generally under
stood among experts on the war
situation that the entrance of the
United States into the conflict was
the determining factor. Until this
country made its decision the out
come seems to have been very much
in doubt and even now it may be
a question of years before a conclu-
sion satisfactory to the world shall
have been reached.
The unfortunate developments in
Russia have upset, to some extent,
the calculations of the Allies, but
there is still a strong hope that
Russia will be able to recover in
a measure her poise and participate
with real vigor in the prosecution
OF the war.
Germany is suffering intolerably
from the food shortage and all the
countries at war are compelled to
regard the food supply with concern.
There is more or less a world short
age of food, and unless the harvests
of this year are more prolific than
has been indicated in advance re-
ports the conditions may grow much
worse, instead of better. For this
reason it is highly important that
the conservation of food shall be
brought about at the earliest possible
moment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29

er and the consumer together in
some practical way. So the real
problem to-day is that of marketing
the fruit. Many kinds of fruit are
perishahle and will not keep any
length of time. Consequently the
space of time in which they can be
marketed is exceedingly brief.
1t is necessary to avoid shipping
the fruit to a market already glutted
and the attention of fruit growers
has been concentrated for a long
period in overcoming distribution
difficulties. Thousands upon thou
sands of bushels of the finest apples
have frequently been allowed to rot
on the ground because it was i'm
possible for the growers to get the
fruit to market without loss.
1t is conceded now that the apples
of Pennsylvania are superior to those
of any other part of the country in
quality and size. 1t is, therefore,
highly necessary that some such
measure as. has just been approved
by Governor Brumbaugh should pro-
tect the consumers against fraud In
packing and delivery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Study THE REVENUE BILL.

TIME consumption tax of a cent
pound upon coffee and two
cents pound upon tea will
bring the war home to the people in
a very literal sense.
We hope that it will serve further
to stimulate popular examination of
the revenue bill in which this tax is
provided. From that we hope there
will be an examination of other rev.
enue bills drafted by the Democratic
party which at present controls Con-
gress. There will then be a conven-
lent further step in the examination
of the measures which have spent
the money thus raised. And then the
public mind should be ready to make
the additional inquiry into the reve-
nue. bills.
This study will enable voters to
make up their minds about the cleo
tions which are coming next year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Furnishing Newspapers
New York World.1

Representative Sloan of Nebraska,
a member of the Ways and Means
Committee, used The right word
when, in announcing his opposition
to that section of the War Revenue
Bill which imposes killing postal
charges upon newspapers and maga-
zines. he said he would not support
"a punitive expedition against these
publications"
A punitive expedition it is, and it
had its origin in a spirit hostile to
the press not unlike that which in
spired the Censorship Bill as origin
ally drawn in the Department of JUS
tice. Taxation is one thing but con-
fiscation is another. Newspapers
have entered no protest against tax
alton, although, like other business
enterprises. they are heavily burden
ed but If they are to pay taxes their
industry must not be destroyed. A
government which taxes with one
hand and slays with the other is de-
featiug its own ends
In spite of all that is said of CEN,
sorsh'ps, reasonable or unreasonable,
this war cannot be carried on with
out newspapers. Intelligent officials
at Washington recognize the fact and
have no hesitation in summon ug to
their assistance o power which never
ye. failed of generous RESPONSE. Why
should ANYBODY in the departments
or in Congress be allowed malicious
ly and vengefrllY to bankrupt an in
s.itut'on without which armies, ma
vies and loans will be sought in
vain?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Come Out Of the Clouds /!
New York HaraId

General AleXieff has been hauled
over the Goals by the Council of
Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates
at Petrograd for characterizing
peace without annexation or indem-
mites" as Utopian. 1t is as Utopian
as it's inspiration, peace without vic
tory" Unless Russia turns in and
does its full part in whipping Ger
many that Council of Workmen's and
Soldiers Delegates will find that
there will be annexations and in
IDENTITIES good and plenty" and
thai the burden of them will fall
heaviest upon the soldiers and work.
men whom 1t essays to represent
for those anneXations and indemni-
ties will be forced by Germany.
There can be no peace in this
world until there is victory decisive
and complete, over Germany. That
is a long way off. Between now and
the accomplishment of that victory
all the time devoted to discussion OF
peace terms or after-war conditions
is time wasted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

William T. Ellis, the religious
writer, will take a trip to the Cau-
casus to study conditions.
John l.. Morrison, Greenville
editor, is discussing politics in his
original way in Mercer county. He
is keenly interested in the governor
orship.
The Rev. DIR. w. Fl. Foulkes, of
Philadelphia, is in Texas looking
into cotton lands as forms of in
vestment for Presbyterian church
funds.
DR.. James B. Ely, the Philadel-
phia clergyman, who is having trou-
bles with his city officials over re-
ligious services, has held meetings
for years in Fairmount Park.
w. w. Frazier is suggesting
that the government use German
prisoners on Pennsylvania farms.
Ex-senator Bayard Henry has de-
clined to act as president to the
Germantown Y. M. c. A. any longer
owing to business cares. He served
thirty years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Labor Notes
By BRIGGS

Labor Notes
Frisco brewery workmen ask an
increase of $3.50 a week.
Carpenters at Denver, Colo, will
get rs cents an hour October /.
All smelter workers in Arizona
have the eight-hour day.
The American Federation of Labor
now has a membership of 2,314,215,
which is a gain of 2S6,740 for the
first five months of this fiscal year.
President Gompers believes that the
membership of the a. f. of l.. will
total close to 100000 before the end
of the year 1917.
The Massachusetts Board of Labor
and Industries estimates the loss in
wages and sickness expense in Mas
sachusetts amounts to over 100000
600 annually. or per cent. of the
pay-rolls of the State. The board
says that between so and 20 per
cent. of this loss can be prevented.
Roxbury, Mass, Rubber Workers
Union has reduced working hours
from 55 to SO u week and increased
wages 10 per cent. for those earning
less than $12 a week and 5 per cent.
for those receiving over $12 a week.
This means an average increase of
IS per cent since the union was or
ganized.
Women and children in the mills
of Paterson, n. j., in 1892 began
work at 4.30 o'clock in the morning.
Furthermore, textile operatives at
some places were taxed to support
the churches, and if a man were
regularly absent from divine service
on Sunday he was in danger of los
ing his employment.
Following the Endorsement of a
pension system by a popular vote of
the International Printing PresSmen
and Assistants Union officers of
that organization announce that, be-
ginning May 1 next the 25-cent
monthly tax for the pension fund
will be effective. This makes the
pressmen's per capita tax 80 cents a
month and the assistants, IS cents
month.
Canada to-day, with the great de-
mand that is made upon it for food
stuffs, finds itself almost in the throes
of a labor famine. A novel means of
solving the problem has been evolved
by the Canadian government at OF
tawa when it was decided to prac-
tically bonus every farm hand going
to Canada by giving him 100 acres
free as q homestead, and TO allow the
time he would he working out for
the good wages offered to count as
residence duties on the homestead.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
PATRIOTISM AND SELF-LNTEREST
ALIKE URGE EACH TO BUY A BOND
The Great Resources of the United States Can
Quickly Absorb the Issue Now Offered

the greatest pride in being one of
the subscribers, as an act of patriot
ism.
1t is the same spirit in which ev-
cry man with a musket crowded on
to Lexington in the birth hours of
the republic.
1t is an essential and substantial
way of helping the revival of the
soul of America.
If the bond were only fairly good,
If even there were some doubt about
its ever being paid. and if the inter
est rate were much lower, it would
be the. duty of every citizen to sub
scribe.
But it is to-day the best bond in
the world. The interest rate is high
for such n bond and it is free from
taxes of every kind.
No sech opportunity has ever
been offered in any country in the
history of the world to combine pa
triousm, safety and good income.
The bonds will appreciate in value.
From forty years experience we
would certainly look to see these
bonds so to- a premium after the war,
as the one bond that will be the
most desirable of all the worlds is
sues.
And in the meantime, as COM
manding the highest credit and low
est terms for borrowing at the banks,
they will be in demand as collateral
by borrowers. who will be willing to
pay a premium for them in exchange
temporarily for other collateral, in
order to make loans at the banks
at the lowest rate.
In addition to this the bonds are
convertible into the bonds to be is
f,,t h.
then has to pay a higher rate than
II per cent.
This will probably be necessary.
The bonds bought now will thus, by
exchange, become even more valu-
able.
The thing to do now is to sub
scribe at once to the Liberty Loan.
Then get as many more people as
you can to do the same.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
PENNSYLVANIA APPLES

TOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH has
N approved an important bill
which provides for honesty in
the handling of the apple crop of
Pennsylvania. This measure is in
tended to govern the grading and
packing of apples and becomes effect
i've the first of next September. No
industry in this State is more i'm
portant than the raising of fruit and
the development of the apple or
chards has been little less than re-
markable during the last few years.
The bill which the Governor has
just approved requires that the
barrels shall be packed in a certain
way and so marked that there may
be no fraud in passing the fruit on
to the customer. One provision is
that the fruit shall be so placed that
the face or exposed surface shall
fairly represent the average of the
apples in the package. Consumers
have long suffered from those nice,
large, rosy-cheeked specimens on the
top of the barrel.
Reports from the apple bet OF
Pennsylvania indicate an enormous
yield of fruit this year. Cold and wet
weather has delayed the develop
ment of all fruits somewhat, but this
has probably been a blessing in dk-
guise and with seasonable weather
from this time on the yield will be
larger than for many years. A bull
letin of the national Chamber of
Commerce states that the condition
of apples is generally good every
where throughout the country.
Next to the yield of apples is the
importance of proper distributing
facilities. There has been difficulty
for many years In bringing the grow
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
. Made in Germany

Premier Ribot's answer to the pro-
posal put forward in Petrograd that
the Entente Allies declare a war poll
icy of mo annexation and no indem-
rfities" was a mastery treatment of
sophistry which was made in Ger
many. The French Premier was ready
to subscribe to the proposal IL it
meant mo conauests and no covet-
business" But he insisted on indem-
mites, in the nature of damages or
reparation, for Belgium, Serbia, Ru-
mania and Montenegro. despoiled and
crushed by the armies of the Central
Powers and their allies; and he re-
fused to consider the restoration to
France of her lost provinces" as an
nexation. There would be no dura-
BILE peace If Germany could menace
France from Alsace with military
dispositions"
What Russia would ask for at the
close of a victorious war cannot be
inferred from the virtuous demand
of the radical element in Petrograd.
Russia's western allies have looked
with complacency upon her desire to
obtain an outlet to the Mediterranean
through the Sea of Marmora. 1t was
a policy of the Cars Government
from the beginning of the war, and
nothing was heard of remuneration
until the provisional government gave
way to a coalition in which the Coun-
Gil of the Workmen's and Soldiers
Delegates was strongly represented.
Then German intrigue made itself felt
in the mo annexation, no indemni-
ties" cry.
Let Russia make her offensive"
says Premier Ribot, "and we Will be
able to talk of peace" that is to say,
to Germany. A responsible Russian
a 4. Wfg.NE
would never dream of forfeiting the
legitimate reward of the nations sac
rifices. mo annexation and no indem-
mites" is a device of the enemy to
sow discord between Russian and her
allies.-New York Sun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
a SILLY BILL

A SILLY bill that is giving amuse-
"A ment people throughout the
State more worry than 1t
should, for it stands absolutely no
chance of passing, provides that a
tax of two per cent. shall be collect
ed on the salaries of all performers
and others employed about places of
amusement in the State, the tax to
be collected weekly by the local
management and forwarded to the
Treasury Department, together with
a detailed report.
The measure on its face is so alb
surd that no detailed explanation as
TO why it should not be adopted is
necessary, but bills of this character
cause businessmen to mistrust leg
islators and to feel that legislation
must at all times be carefully watch
ed if injustice and unnecessary hard
ship are to be avoided. Thousands of
dollars in postage, expense of hear
ings and trips to Harrisburg are
made necessary every session by the
presentation of measures of this ma
ture.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
EDITORIAL COr1r1ENT

Potatoes are as necessary as car
tridges," says Governor Stephens,
and much more digestible, it might
be added.-San Francisco Chron-
icle.
There is a gray-haired wizard who
IS going to cross your path, Mr.. u
boat, and you're going on a long,
long ngjourney.-Chattanooga News.
Mr.. Balfours enthusiastic recep-
ton by Congress ought to convince
the English that we are willing to
forget George III, if they can
Kansas City Times.
1t is a historic fact that every re-
duction of letter-postage in the his
tory of the government has resulted
in larger revenues. - New york
Morning Telegraph.
Another reason why the soldiers
of the Confederacy finally succumb-
ed to hunger was that they didn't
know cotton-seed-mea was first
class bread material.-Dallas News.
The Mayor of Chicago refers to
that city as the sixth largest German
city in the world. That should en-
chant the people of Chicago, who
have to think of it as the second
largest American city.-Kansas City
Star.
TOO proud to fight" has now be-
come Proud to fight too. Punch.
In historical and dynastic sense
the submarine can sink Germany
Wall Street Journal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
A weedy garden is a poor garden
RIGHT COMMENT; WRONG TIME


DON C. SEITZ, publisher of the
- New York World, is out with
a few well-chosen words in op-
position to the proposal to increase
the postage rates on newspapers and
periodicals. Imbedded in his lam
guage is a tribute to the Postoffice
Department which, he says, has of
late followed a persistent policy of
assailing newspaper postage rates,
while at the same time raising sal
aries, extending rural routes and en-
gaging in other forms of unremuner-
ative expense.
"A properly constructed Postmas-
ter General, who knew more about
business than politics." says Mr.,
Seitz, could save a million dollars
a week to the postoffice" and thus
render increased rates unnecessary.
1t is too bad that Mr.. Seitz did not
publish something like this in his
newspaper last fall. Mr.. Burleson
was no different then from now. Yet
the New York World was working
tooth and nail to keep Burleson in
office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Spectators Less Eager
[Philadelphia Record. ]

Estimates that the wheat crop this
year, both winter and spring, would
amount to 700,000,00 bushels, which
is 60,000,000 bushels more than last
year, depressed the Chicago wheat
market several cents. The wheat
harvest in Texas is proceeding only
in some particularly dry sections,
but will be general in about 10 days.
Corn prices in Chicago also broke
sharply under liquidating sales by
holders who were discouraged by the
increased rural offerings. In other
words, the farmers are bringing out
their corn to an extent that makes
the spectators less eager to hold
options.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29


alone in the United States 49,
100000 depositors.
In all the banks there must be
over 35,000.000 depositors.
over one-third. then, of all the
people in the United States are de-
positors of some kind.
This would constitute a vast army
larger than all the fighting forces
now in the great war.
1t is upon this army that the Unit
ed States now depends to render the
first great service which this country
can offer in the fight for civilization.
That service is the raising at once
of the funds for the first Liberty
Loan.
Every one of these 35,OOO,OOO de-
positors is probably able out of future
savings, to take one or more of the
$50 bonds.
They must not be paid for, in any
considerable amount, out of present
deposits, as that would weaken the
banks.
If each of the smaller depositors
took one of the bonds, this, with
what the larger depositors have al
ready subscribed, would give the
government many times the amount
called for.
If one-third OF the number or de-
positors in the United States each
subscribed for the loan there would
be about 100000 subscribers
the largest number ever subscribing
to any loan in the history of the
world.
The number of subscribers to the
last loan of Germany with 65,000,-
900 inhabitants) was 100000.
In England with 47,0OO,000 in
habitants) the great British loan of
$4,000, 100000 had 100000 sub
sCribers.
The United States, with over 100,-
0OO,000 inha bitants, should have at
least 100000 subscribers to the
first Liberty Loan.
Every true American should take