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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
THE FIRST OF MANY

T ARL e. AURAND. seriously
~ wounded in France yesterday.
is the first of many whose
names are destined to be on Harris.
burgs roll of honor before the war
is ended.
This is not a pleasant thing to say
nor to think about. but it is true and
it viii be better for us if we all face
tho fact unblinkingly, with minds
prepared for whatsoever may come.
Our hopes and our prayers will be
constantly with the young men who
have gone out from among us to
stand between their own beloved
land and the wars desolation," but
where there is fighting on the scale
that will be our portion when mil
lions of Americans are in France to
give the death blow to Kaiserism, all
the killing and the wounding will not
be on one side and we must accan+
the sad truth that there are dark
days ahead of us, very probably,
when the casualty lists will be long.
There should be a lesson for all
of us in this. The shorter the war
the fewer will be the killed and
wounded. If we are true patriot:
we will do nothing that will in any
way waste our resources or take Ia
Dor needlessly from the great TASK
of making war. What one of us can
do in this direction is trifing; what
the whole people actirg along ono
line as Unit can do is beyond COM
putting.
The government has asked US TO
do many things. the reasons for
which we are not always able to see.
! Saving wheat one day and meat the
reXt is one way. Helping any one of
man. branches of war work is an.
other. Buying Liberty bonds, giving
to the many branches of soldier and
social welfare enterprises are sci.l
others. There are many ways in
which we can help to shorten the
war. In whatsoever way we are able
to be of assistance and take advan
tage OF our opportunities we are not
only aiding our own government bu.
We are striking blow at Prussian-
ism. In whatsoever way we can as
sist and fail to do so, just to that OK.
tent are We negligent and just to that
extent do we play into the hands of
the Germans.
AS the casualty lists lengthen we
shall come to a better understand.
ing of this and no doubt our efforts
in support of the government will lie
multiplied. But we should not wait.
Sacrifice. of our young manhood
should not be necessary to bring us
to our senses. Every day the war is
shortened will mean the saving oi
hundreds of lives, perhaps thousands.
and shortening of the war should be
tho chief concern of the people of
the United States from this time un-
til the signing of an enduring peace
pact.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20

huential Republicans want Norman
e. Clark, who ran two years ago.
| There are half a dozen other can
| dldatCs.
The Chester City Council has
just Increased salaries all around.
Erie city officials have been talk
Ing the most active part of the off,
GERS of any municipality in the state
In the matter of public utilities and
their energy has attracted much
, comment among officials.
Plans for further pre-emption
of Town Meeting party names have
been made in a dozen or more coun-
| ties. Democratic roarers do not seem
to like the idea.
The magnificent silence with
which the Bryan address on a sober
nation to back up sober Army
has been received on Market Square
is well worth noting. Democrats who
do not bow the knee need not eX-
pect to be noticed.
Representative James f. Wood
ward. of McWeesport, is getting
things ready to formally launch his
candidacy for the Republican NOM
ination for Secretary of Internal At
| fairs One of the Lebanon papers
came out the other day with boom
for Secretary Paul w. Houck for
Governor.
The Philadelphia Ledger says of
the McNichol death and possible ef-
fects: IF Senator McNichol had not
died no question would have arisen
as to the continuance of an organized
fight within the Republican Organ
ization against the Ware domination
of the party machinery. With his
death, however, the question has
arisen and 1t now becomes the duty
of independent leaders to seize the
scatterd threads of the present pol
itical situation and weave them to-
gether for use in the future, notably
in the next mayoralty contest For
with Senator McNichol living Sena-
tor Penrose in his drive on the Wares
would have had a powerful and
real vote-representing ally. Senator
McNichoI always was a thunderer
on the subject of party regularity,
but just before his heath he came to
the conclusion that in city politics,
at least, there were bigger questions
than that of party regularity. He
came to this conclusion after he. had
surveyed the situation himself and
then had listened to the arguments
on both sides"
Johnstown people say Warren
Worth Bailey is dead politically and
doesn't know 1t. They also say Con-
gresham Roosevelt will run again.
One story printed yesterday said:
Under the circumstances, the main
question awaiting solution for Cam
bria Republicans is whether Con-
gresham John M. Rose will have
opposition in his home county for
denomination. If he does not, his
triumph over a Blair candidate will
be assured in advance, in the view of
his friends. If he is opposed, it may
be a question whether the Republi-
can nomination would be worth
while to any man, they hint"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
BOYS WITH GUNS

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Three sporting lads one Autumn day
Bethought some cotton tails to slay.
The eve before they ready got
Their guns, the powder and the shot.
That night the lads but little slept;
For in their dreams the rabbits crept
Through grass and fern and brier
BUSH
Thence cross the creek where waters
rush.
The morrow sun rose clear and
bright;
The lads arose with strange delight.
To Yellow Breeches creek they went;
Or shooting bunnies they intent.
Whlle thoughts of game infiam'd
each head,
Along the creek they quickly sped;
In Drier, thorn and tangled weed,
And anywhere, where rabbits feed.
In course of time they soon did spy
rabbit real, but very spry.
Quick as flash. two rais'd their
guns.
The other yelpd Shoot ere he runs"
Quickly too the swift foot rabbit
Starts his round of running habit.
Tho sporting lads all aim'd their
guns,
With one accord cried, There he
runs"
The Autumn sun was sinking fast:
The cotton tails. alas! alas!
Had gone to rest, or hunt for food.
The Sporting lads wish'd that they
could
a bunny shoot. or scent a trail.
But doomd they were to sadly fail.
They next agreed the best to do
Was homeward now their course
pursue.
To Harrisburg three miles or more
From Yellow Breeches winding
shore;
For weary lads a task too great
A trolley car their needs await.
Into the car they quickly ran,
I And soon their childish pranks be-
gan.
They actd as if the car they own'd
While others had to grin or groan.
VI
The lads grew fierce; the car sped
The ounces thought they had great
fun. =
They laugh'd, they yelrd, they
romp'd
Until from fear we felt to jump.
Recklessly with their guns they fool
Which was against the trolley rule.
| The passengers all nervous grew
! Wond ring what neXr the lads would
do.
VII
When Ger the bridge the car mov'd
on,
/ The conductor tir'd of the fun
! Up to the lads then quickly stepp'd;
These lads as silly apes then lookd,
Their nonsense he soon intercept.
AS the their childish acts forsook,
These sporting lads once bold and
brave,
Became as quiet as the grave.
VIII
A warning note / wish, to sound
TO all the wide. wide world around;
10 men and boys of many types;
TO nations, kindreds and to tribes;
To rich and poor, too old and young;
To people of old Babel tongue;
A loaded gun it means beware;
An empty one is Satan's lair.
REV. c. d. RISHEL.
South Enola, Pa
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

The Rev. DIR. n. r. Melhorn, for
several years a prominent pastor in
Reading, has returned to his former
charge in Philadelphia.
j. T.. Byers. prominent Pitts
burgh golfer, is one of the officers of
the national association this year.
Judge A. S. Heck. of Potter, has
been enjoying some hunting in the
woods of the northern tier.
DIR. Howard A. Kelly, distin-
guished surgeon of Baltimore. will
open the big Sabbath Observance
campaign in Philadelphia.
Bishop McDevitt preached Sun
day at the anniversary of st. Fran
els de Sales church IN Philadelphia
and met many of his former parish
oners.
w. c. Dunbar, the new president
of the old York road company, says
that he is willing to sell to the state.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
OUR LOSSES BY FIRE

The losses by fire in the United
States, and Canada during the first
eight months of 1917 were $180,00O,-
600, as compared with $111, 500. 900
for the entire year of 1915, practic-
ally the first year of the war. All
well-informed people are acquainted
with the fact that alien conspirators
have been exceptionally active since
April 8, last. And it will not do to
overlook the fact that they are as
active as ever stoday.-Christian Sci
ence Monitor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
MORE INIPoRTs-LEss REVENUE

" ATZUGO kOSUGI, of the Ku-
hara Shipbuilding Company, III
arguing for our raising the en-
barge on steel ship plates wanted
by Japan, calls attention to the De-
partment of Commerce figures
showing that our imports from
Japan during the fiscal year 1917
totaled $20S, 100000 in value, and
says: This exchange of products
means revenue to the United States
Government, which is certainly in
need of all the money it can get to
meet it's own gigantic war expenses
and to give effective aid to the
Allies"
Argument of this sort will appeal
only to the Democratic party, for
whom it was intended. The total
mentioned by Kosugi was 140 per
cent. greater than the total value OF
our imports from Japan during the
fiscal year 1918, the last under pro-
lection, yet the 1917 imports paid
little. If any, more revenue into the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
THE PEOPLES FORUM
PARADES

Tc the Editor of the Telegraph:
1t is all very we'll for friends of
Mayor-elect E,6ister to hold a pa
rade. They have won the elaction
and have q very good right to cele
brate. But after that parade is over
cts have fewer of them. We have
had a parade every few days since
early last spring and the public is
tiring of them. Let Mayor Ketster s
friends enjoy their big jollificatlon to
their hearts content, and then lei 8
cut out para1e5 for while.
CITIZEN
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20

will. A battle line Is much like q
chain-no stronger than its weakest
link-and 1t would be the duty of
the allied council to see to 1t that all
sectors are strengthened and military
activity so directed as to bring pres
sure upon the Central Powers from
all sides at once.
1t requires no military genius to
see the wisdom of the Presidents
recommendation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
NOT IMMINENT

If an immediate Bolsheviki peace
means a peace to be brought about
by proletarian revolutions in Ger
many and the Allied countries, the
reader may decide for himself just
how imminent the threatened sepa-
rate peace for Petrograd is.-New
York Evening Post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg is making
more steel every week than 1t
used to make in a month. ten
years ago?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
UNCLE SAM IS STRICT

The worst of a penny famine is
that Uncle Sam won't consume lead
slugs the way the good-natured slot
machines do.-Grand Rapids Press.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
uTSTORTC HARRISRURG

The first citizens. committee formed
to improve Harrisburg conditions
was after serious disease outbreaks
and they cleaned up Paxton creek.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20

E. STACKPoLE,P Pres't s. Editor-in-C Chief
F. r. OYSTER. Business Manager
GUS M. STEINMETZ. Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20

Bill Beaver-Plastering is my reg
ular trade. Here's a good chance to
make some extra moneyi
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20

Col. William B. Meetch, who has
hunted all over North America, has
gone south to try his hand at the
game in the swamps and woods of
Florida. The Colonel VIII spend most
of the winter in that section.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1917
PARTY UNITY

~ ERHAPS it is not too much to
hope that out of the confusion
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-13
EQUAL MANHOOD SUFFRAGE
IN ALL OF PRUSSIA

Berlin, Wednesday, via London
Emperor William directed the follow
ing decree to the pI e1iO ent of the min
istry: l
Upon the report of r1y : ate min
istry, made to me in Obedience to nv
decree of April 7 Of the current year.
[ herewith decide to order a supple
ment to the same, that the draft of the
bill dealing with the alteration of the
electoral law for the house of deputies
which is to be submitted to the diet
OF the monarchy for decision, is to be
drawn up on the basis of equal fran
chise. The bill is to be submitted in
any case early enough that the next
elections may take place according to
the new franchise. l charge you to
make all necessary arrangements for
this purpose. William.
(COuntersigned) 3>
Betnmann-HOllWeg."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-13
BOYS WORKING RESERVE
HAS BEEN ORGANIZED

The United States department of la
Dor, under it's statutory power, has eff
fected the organization of the Boys
Working Reserve, U. S. A, and has
appointed William E. Hall to be ma
tional director.
The Boys Working Reserve, U. S. A
was formed for the purpose of estab-
fishing reserve of labor for farm
and other work, from which Reserve
workers ordinarily not available may
be drawn. This labor Reserve shall
consist of boys between the ages of 16
and 20, inclusive, and is designed to
meet a shortage of labor inevitable in
the present crisis. 1t is intended that
the Reserve shall operate with and
through recognized state organizations
and that it shall coordinate all such
organizations so that the mobilization
and distribution of labor may yield
the greatest benefit to the nation.
1t seems desirable that the various
state, county, municipal and other Or
CARNATIONS concerned with boys in the
like endeavor shall be unified with
federal activities so that their power
for national service may be increased
To safeguard the physical and the
moral welfare of boys the Reserve will
endeavOr to establish as it's own the
highest standard set by many state
voluntary organizations. 1t is hoped,
also, that the awarding of a federal
badge to the boy workers may be an
a. inn 1.-Two To f,;Of
loyal service, and that the award will
make the boy feel that he is a part of
great national body working devot-
edly for the United States of America.
The Boys Working Reserve, U. S.
A is working in complete understand
ing with the federal department of
agriculture. The activities Of the Re-
serve are in a field different from that
in which the federal department of ag-
riculture is doing it's excellent Boys
club work. Such clubs are permanent
and for many years have sought to de-
velOp in their members the ability to
manage and to direct an agricultural
of farm life and to make them better
future citizens. The Reserve, on the
other hand, is an emergency organiza-
ton, and seeks to provide workers to
meet the present acute need in agri-
culture and in industry At present it
has nothing to do with the boy pro-
prietor who farms or gardens for his
own profit. The Reserve is to be dis
tinguished from the permanent work
of the United States employment ser
vice in the mems and boys depart
ment-an organization which is seek
ing to find employment for all appli-
cants whatsoever.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-13
The DEATH ROLL

Mrs. Henry Dahl died suddenly
Thursday morning at her home, 116
Lynn street, of heart trouble She had
been up and around until 10 o'clock
the previous evening. She was born in
Milwaukee January 1, 1850 and came
to Watertown with her parents when
an infant Her maiden name was Min
ME Weigel and she was married to
Mr.. Dahl December "a, 1882. She is
survived by her husband and two chill
dren, Herbert and Gertrude Her moth
er, Mrs. Dorothy Weigel, two sisters,
Mrs. Carrie Tracey, this city, and
Mrs. Kate Quentmeyer, Madison, and
one brother, Michael Weigel, this city,
also survive. Funeral services will be
held Sunday Afternoon; at o'clock in
the house and at 2:30 o'clock in the
M. E. church. Interment will be in
Oak Hill cemetery
The funeral of Mrs John Schumach-
er will take place Sunday at
o'clock from the home in the town of
Ixonia and at 2 o'clock at st. Johns
Lutheran church in Watertown. The
Rev F. H. Eggers will officiate. The
interment will be in the Lutheran
cemetery in Ixonia
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-13
Church Services

First NJ. E. church, Nain and North
Fifth streets-s5uuday school begins
at 10 a. H. At the morning service at
IL O'Clock the Re-. d. D. Wineted of
Baltimore, Md. will preach. The funer-
al Of Mrs. Minnie Dahl will be held
from the church at 2::30 p m The
Epworth League meeting, the evening
service and the service at Pipersville
will be omitted. The young people are
requested to attend Christian Endeav-
or meeting at the MoTavian church at
6:30 p. m.
German Reformed church-Sunday
school at a. M; special song and
preaching service at 10 a. m. The
church has been beautifully renewed
within and the opening service will
take place Sunday. Young and old.
friends and strangers, are cordially in
vited
Evangelical Lutheran Emmanuel
church, North Ninth street, Rev. G..
Sandrock, pastor-German service ev-
cry Sunday and church holiday at 10
a. M; English services every second
Sunday of the month at 7:30 D. m. :;
every last Sunday at Ills a. m.
Trinity Lutheran church (American)
corner North Eighth and Jones streets
Auditorium of St Marks school,
Sunday school at $3.50 a. M; services
at 1920 a. m.
German Baptist church-Sunday
school at $3.50 a. M; preaching SER
vices at 1920 a. m.; young peoples
meeting at D. NJ
st. Johns church-German services
at 10 a. m; English services the sec
ond and fourth Sundays of the month
at 7:30 p. n.
st. Bernard's church-Low mass at
a. M; high mass and instructions at
10 a. m.; evening devotions at 7:3O.
First Church of Christ Scientist, 500
Fifth street-Seryices at 1915 a. m. !:
Sunday school at 10 m
st. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran
church-Sunday school at 9 a.. M:
services at 10 a. NJ
ST. Henry's Catholic church-Low
mass at a. M; high mass at 10 a. M. !:
vespers at 3 d. m.
st. Marks church-Bible class and
Sunday school at o'clock. Services
at 10 o'clock
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-13
QUEER PROPHESY
MADE BY A CHILD

letter received by Miss Anna
Urbanus OF this city from a sister at
Reform, Ala, tells of a queer case of
child seven years old, which con-
Germs the war today, says the Ripon
Press. Up to date the child never
spoke a word until one day it's
mother broke dish and he ex-
claimed: you broke one dish" With
this the child again was mute. The
father, bent upon making the child
speak, broke another dish, with the
result that the child again exclaimed:
Two dishes are broke" A doctor was
then called in on the case, he being
told OF the queer actions of the child
when dishes were broken. He sue
ceeded in breaking one also to see
what the child would say Three dish
es are broke, and I am going to die in
three days and the war will end in
three months The boy, true to his
prediction, died on the third day and
as the sister wrote to Miss Urbanus,
all OF the south in their vicinity are
looking for a cessation of the war in
the time allotted by the child before
his death. The letter is dated June 8
and arrived in this city on the 18th.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-13
attention COMPANY: RE-
PORT SUNDAY MORNING

Official notice is hereby given to all
members of Company E, Fifth Regi-
ment Infantry, Wisconsin National
Guard, to report at the ArmOry WA
tertOwn old high school building In
Main street, at 8 O'clock Sunday
morning, July Is.
Pay will begin at that time. All
members who shall be granted a fur
Tough will not receive pay. Members
living out of town will be provided
with lodging and board at the ArmOry.
Members residing in town will be per.
mitted to board at their homes but
will have to report at the ArmOry
twice a day until called to camp.
Signed:
Capt. A. F. Solliday.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-13

Kurt and Arnold Meier are visiting
in BeIoit.
Mrs. Martin Schumacher of Jeffer-
son was in town today.
H. B. Johnson of Reeseville was a
business caller here today.
Mrs. Herman Schwendke has returned
from a visit in Milwaukee
F. H. Dauffenbach of Reesville was
visitor in town Wednesday.
A. Grams of Canon City, Col. is in
the city for visit with relatives.
Miss Katherine Malloy of Milwau-
kee is visiting friends in the city.
Miss Ruth Badger of Los Angeles.
Cal. is the guest of Mrs. Albert E.
Voss.
Alvin Conrad of Milwaukee is spend
ing his vacation at the home of his
parents here.
Mesdames Charles Sommerkorn and
Fred Neuberger of Reeseville were Wis
itors in town Wednesday.
The Misses Elsa Schempf, Clara
Hermann and Elsa Wiggenhorn
spent the day in Milwaukee,
Cap" Kiefer, James Spear and
Marcel Kiefer are enjoying fishing
trip at Silver Lake this evening.
The Rev. Louis Baganz of Dale is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Zimmermann
The Misses Esther and Mile Otto
gave kitchen shower at their home
in Ruth street Wednesday evening for
Miss Viola Knoll.
Miss Viola Schoechert has returned
to Denver, Col, after a months vaca-
ton spent at the home of her father,
Paul A. Schoechert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker of Big
Island, Virginia, and Carl Walker of
Menasha are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Baumann and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gust CHASER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles WOelffer of
Lake Mills and Mrs. Ernst Woelffer
Of Fredericksburg, Virginia were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woelf-
fer Wednesday.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-13
GUARDIAN LIFE co.
PAYS FIRST CLAIM HERE

H. P. Bahr, district manager for the
Guardian Life Insurance Co., and it's
leading business producer among the
managers, today received a check for
$1,000 owing the estate of Edward
Specht, who died a few days ago. The
check was mailed inside of twenty
four hours after proof of death was
in the possession of the company at
Madison, which speaks well for their
promptness and a feature which will
appeal to their agents and the patrons
with whom they transact business.
Although with the company more
than four years this IS the first claim
which Mr.. Bahr paid in Watertown,
although he transacts large volume
of business.