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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23

The weekly fireworks display at
Paxtang Park will be HarrisburR's q
"one best bet" in the
The Program amusement line FOR
mt PaxtnnE this evening. A good
pyrotechnicaI pro-
gram is always shown at the park
and from now on until the end of the
season Manager Davis promises to
make each succeeding show a little
better than its predecessor. For this
evening a beautiful assortment OF
bombs and rockets will be shown, to-
gether with numerous set-pieces of
varied design.
The show at the park theater this
week introduces many features that
are entirely new to the local vaude-
vile patrons. Among them is Coto.
known all over the world as the great
est of xylophone players. While this
Is FL Coto's first visit to Harrisburg,
his reputation as an artist has pre-
ceded him here and every night many
music lovers come out to the park
solely to hear him play. The French
soldier, Jeane st. Anne, is also a big
hit with the park audiences. He has a
beautiful singing voice, and the fact
that he was wounded while serving
with the French forces during the
present war, makes his act doubly in
teresting. Others on the park bill are:
Boutwell, Brown, in a gorgeous spec
tacular dancing act; George Moore, the
well l-known clown juggler. and the
Cycling McNuttes, in a fast comedy
bicycle act.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23
COMMISSION IS
HARSHLY SCORED
West End Democrats Censure
Public Service Body For /,
Ruling Barring Jitneys

The West End Democratic Club
adopted q resolution censuring the
Public Service Commission for its
announced intention to keen iitneys
out of the West End.
The resolution follows:
Whereas the public is entitled to
mission has announced its Intention
to prescribe the jitney routes to a
certain portion of the city. thereby
discriminating against the rights of
the public and justice.
Whereas the jitney has been a
public convenience for the citizens
or Harrisburg which has been ex-
pressed by the referendum vote and
supplies them of a much-needed
accommodation on which a monop-
oily public service corporation has
not given in the past.
Wheeras the public is entitled TO
the best of service from whatsoever
source 1t can be derived, and
the street car service has been a
miserable failure contrary to human
happiness and repugnant to com
nonsense.
whereas the street car company
has from time immemorial proposed
to improve the service for the city
and now by new routes and the wild
en1ng OF Market street subway,
which has been widened before for
their benefit from the original plan,
that 1t now becomes a mooted oues-
tion whether the city government
Is for the benefit of the street car
company or the street car is now for
the benefit of the city.
Therefore, resolved, that we. the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23
NEXT YEARS WHEAT CROP

In writing for the Pennsylvania
Farmer, Fl. M. Anderson says that
the seed bed. the condition OF the
seed wheat and fertilization are the
factors which will decide next
years wheat crop.
ITO get an ideal seed bed for
wheat" says Mr.. Anderson. I'VE
should plow early, harrow and roll
thoroughly and then harrow as soon
as the ground Is fit to work in after
an rains; this TO build up the mois-
ture content of the soil. 1t is nos
slple 10 accumulate q great deal
OF moisture in this way even dur
ing very dry seasons and wheat
seeded under these conditions al
most Invariably finds plenty of mois-
ture.
Another important factor in
growing good crop of wheat is tho
seed that You SOW.
Il have found that very thorough
cleaning and grading of the seed
wheat will increase the acre Weld
several bushels, land that it is one
of the best paying jobs that 1 do
on my farm.
Perhaps the next most important
factor is fertilization. 1 find that I
cannot grow even fairly good crops
OF wheat without the use of CONNER
cial fertilizers. Not that 1 have ever
tried to do so, but 1 sometimes see
where one end of the fertilizer box
got empty near the end of the return
trip, and it surely looks as though
money spent for fertilizer was money
well invested.
"Fertilizing ingredients are now
up about fifty per cent. above the
spring prices, but 1 am sure that II
would be false economy to decrease
the application of fertilizers at this
time. We should bear in mind the
fact that wheat has been selling al
more than double the normal price.
and the next twelve months will
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23
New York's Draft Quota
Is Nearly Complete
By Issoeidtsd Press

New York. Aug. 23.-The first off,
cial figures of the draft in New York
City, which do not include twenty
three of the 1Ss exemption boards,
show that 122.257 young men have
been examined and that of this num-
ber S3.494 have been declared physi-
cally qualified. OF whom 1880 claimed,
ex emption.
Roscoe Conkling, deputy attorney
general in charge of the draft here.
said it Is estimated that but S,374 men
were needed to complete the quota
for the city of S8,621. Fifty-six
boards have filled their quotas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23
go, 900 Persons Homeless
in Big Saloniki Fire
By Associated Press

London. Aug, 23.-The first detailed
account of the disastrous hre at SAL
oniki last Sunday is contained In a
Reuter- dispatch from that city. which
says that $4,000 persons are homeless
and that the property loss is enor-
nous. Insurance companies are in
terested to the extent of $4,000, 900
sterling to $4,000. 900.
The military rendered all possible
aid. but the scarcity of water made
1t almost hopeless to attempt to\sub-
due the flames. Refugees are camp
ing on the outskirts OF the town.. The
destitute are being CARED for by the
entente military authorities, the Brit
ish having $4,000 in their charge. Food
and fresh water are very scarce.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23
Geraldine Farrar in
"Joan the Woman

Hailed as the most wonderful photo
drama Of the. age. Cecil B. DeMille's
masterpiece. Joan, the Woman" IN
which Geraldine Farrar Is seen as the
immortal Joan OF Arc begins DIN en-
Eagement at the Regent next week,
viewers, unstinting in their praise of
the story by Jeanne Macpherson. MIR.
DeMille's mastery direction, the ar
support of her accompanying organi-
cation of artists, the grandeur OF the
spectacle and the marvellous photo
graphy, have announced the photo
drama as one of the greatest achieve
ments of the screen.
Mr.. DeMille has surrounded Miss
Farrar with a cast Of famous stage
and screen players. Wallace Reid is
seen as Eric Trent, a dashing young
English officer; Theodore Roberts. is
seen in marvellous Characterization
of the traitorous Bishop Cauchon; Ho-
bart Bosworth scores a triumph as
the faithful General La Hire. and as
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23

big Timber a Paramount produo-
tion, featuring Kathlyn Williams and
Wallace Reid. the fea-
Two stars In ture attraction at the
big Timber" Regent to-day, is a
Mt Regent story of the Califor-
mia lumber camps
and all OF the scenes were taken high
up in the Sierras, in the lumber camp
district. How big trees are felled and
cut and handled is graphically shown
during the action of the story. The
story has to do with the loveless mar
rlage of Stella Benton "a young society
girl, and Jack Fyfe owner of the big
timber.
Tomorrow forbidden Paths" will
be presented. This picture, which
co-stars Vivian Martin and Sessue
Hayakawa for the first time, is a story
or man who was big enough to give
her own happiness.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23

probably establish o new high REQ
ord. Even the crop that we plauS
this fall should bring at least dou4
BILE the normal price. Fertilizers
have not doubled in price yet, so,
relatively speaking. such forms Of
Fertility as are still obtainabIe ara
comparatively cheap"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23

the weakling king. Charles VII. Ray
mond Hatton gives the most admir-
able characterization of his career.
The battle scenes In this wonderful
picture are Just as spectacular as
anything that has ever been done on
the screen. and whole lot more real
than most picture scenes. Ono has
picture to have perfectly olear idea
OF how the peoples of those days lived, |
loved, fought and died.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23

This full length
Davenport is easy to
convert into a full size
bed by simply lowering
the back. Makes an at
tractive living room
piece for any home.
Frame of fumed oak.
Black imitation leather
upholstering.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23
PAXTANG
Vaudeville

The feature attraction booked for
the last half of the present week at
the Majestic is THE Caba-
At the ret De Luxe" one of the
Majestic most pretentious acts of its
kind in vaudeville. The act
consists of singing. dancing and in
strumental numbers by a clever Jazz
band, and the company of eight peo-
pie are said to give q highly salts
factory performance. Grouped around
this attraction are: Chappelle and
Tribble. the dark clouds of Joy;" the
Ttller Sisters, in new and p-to-date
songs; Jack and Jessie Gibson, com
edy singers, dancers and bicyclists,
and one other Keith act,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23

members of the West End Demo-
cratic Association, enter our protest
against the contemplated action of
the Public Service Commission in
that 1t deprives the West End of a
public convenience and is in VIOLA
ton of natural rights, natural lib
erty and natural law"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23

Her Excellency, the Governor" a
drama OF love and politics, starring
Wilfred Lucas and
"Her ExceIlency, Elda Miller, in the
the Governor" Triangle Offering at
the Colonial to-day
only; the story depicts the hero who
has just been elected Governor with a
sweetheart who refused to marry him
because success had changed his
Ideals. The supporting cast includes
Joseph Kilgour, Regan Hughston and
Albert Perry. The added features are
Pathe News, a Black Cat feature and
g Triangle comedy. Tomorrow and
Saturday the Vitagraph presents a
Blue Ribbon feature. starring Anita
Stewart. in THE Message of the
Mouse" The story relates to a plot
of FIVE European Ambassadors to di-
vert fifty millions of dollars from
American banks and industrial insti-
tutions to their own countries, with
the result that Europe is assured of
restoration, while this country
writhes in the grip of panic.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23
Mother Instinct"

REGENT
To day - Kathlyn Williams and Wal
lace Reid in Big Timber"
Friday : Vivian Martin and Sessue
Hayakawa in forbidden Paths"
Saturday-Mary Miles Minter in me
lissa, of the Hills"
Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday and
Joan, the Woman"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-04
End FOOD SURVEY
Government Makes Another In
ventory of Topeka Stores. :.
Shawnee County Retailers In
cIuded in Probe.

Uncle Sam no sooner finished one
food survey in Topeka than he has
started another With the arrival to-
dav of the revised war emergency
food survey schedules, which have
been delayed in transit, the OFFICIALS
in charge of the detailed survey of
food stocks in the hands of Topeka
and Shawnee county retail grocers,
meat markets and flour and feed deal
ers. began their work early this morn
ms
1t is expected that every dealer af-
fected will receive the government S
announcement and inventory forms in
duplicate by Wednesday night. I'm
mediately upon their receipt the deal
err must prepare an inventory of the
specified eighteen food items as near
as possible the same as on August 81,
and certify to its correctness.
If the old form received by mail
has been sent in, the new form to be
personally delivered may be filled in
from the copy retailed by the dealer.
Two or three days only will be al
lowed all merchants to prepare their
inventory. after which they will be
personally collected by the officials
who have instructions from the secre-
tary of agriculture that they must be
forwarded to Washington not later
than September 10.
The revised forms deviate from
these previously mailed direct from
Washington. The first exempted all
stocks of less than $1,000. This means
that all retail stocks, however small
must be reported. This new form re-
quires a certification as to the correct
ness of the data instead of an affida-
Wit.
A. D. Folker. county farm agent
has a similar survey to make of all re-
tail grocery stores. meat markets and
flour feed stores outside of Topeka in
Shawnee county. ]. E. Earnshaw, a
government man, and officials of the
city food inspectors office. were con-
Quoting the Topeka survey
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-04
BREMEN HITS U. S,
Reply to Pope Subject of Bitter
DenunciatiOn From Merchants.
Say It's Brazen Attempt To Split
Kaiser and People.

Amsterdam. Sept. 4.-According to
advices received here from Bremen.
President Wilson's reply to Pope Ben
edict's peace proposal was the occa-
sion of a demonstration on the Bourse
today. After a speech by Herr Fa-
brius, president of the chamber of
commerce, the following resolution
was sent to the'emperor:
Bremen merchants raise an indig-
nant protest against President Will
sons hypocritical reply to the pope in
which he processes to combat the
German government in order to drive
the American people. with whom Ger
many never had a quarrel, into a war
which they reject. 1t is an impudent
and braZen attempt to sow dissension
between the government and the peo-
pie and into the German nation, while
by British arbitrariness our non-com-
batants, children and women are cut
off from all outside supplies in order
to exhaust the nation by hunger.
Contempt the Reply.
This attempt can only fill with in
dignation and contempt German mer-
chants who have had the opportunity
in foreign lands to compare German
with foreign conditions. In this hour
Bremen merchants pledge themselves
to unalterable allegiance to your
majesty as the empires guardian,
bearer or the imperial crown, re-won
after centuries of long struggles by
the united German people in 1871.
They again declare their unalterable
confidence and belief in a victorious
outcome of this righteous war of de-
fense.''
In his speech President Fabrius said
no other enemy utterance had evolved
such wrath in every German heart as
President Wilson's note in which the
most sacred rights of the German ma
ton were asSailed.
A demonstration also was held on
the Hamburg bOurSe, where resolu-
tons similar to those adopted in
Bremen were passed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-04
BOMBS ON POLA!
Thirty Italian Planes Raid Aus
trian Naval Base.
Result Was "DestructiOn and
CONGREGATIONS" Says Report.

Rome, Sept. 4.-Thirty Italian air
planes dropped nine tons of bombs
on the Austrian naval base at Pola,
causing destruction and large confla-
grations, it is announced officially.
The bombs were dropped on the
tary works.
All Italian machines, altho attacked,
returned safely.
The artillery fire has grown heavier
on the Julien fronts, says the official
announcement, which reads:
From Stelvio to Monte Rombon
there were the usual patrol actions.
ION the Julien front there were
more intense artillery duels and con-
siderable activity by our airplanes.
Last night under favorable atmos-
pheric conditions thirty of our air
PLANES flew on Pola and bombarded
the military works of this naval port
and the enemy fleet at anchor in the
harbor and in the Fasnia canal. Nine
tons of bombs were dropped on the
targets, causing destruction and great
CONGREGATIONS. Our machines, altho
attacked by seap1anes and shelled by
anti-aircraft batteries, returned safely
to their bases
ION Saturday night enemy aircraft
made a bombing raid on some locali-
ties in the plain between the lower
Isonzo and the Tagliamento, causing
distress among the civil population
and soldiers in hospitals"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-04
DAILY STATE JOURNAL-TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT

owner, as he sorrowfully gazes upon
his swollen taxes. will wonder why he
was Indifferent and supine when the
endeavor was made to tighten his bur-
den and to compel those who profited
by war to pay just part of the ex-
penses of the war;
Use Pre-War Method.
Temporarily laying aside the ques-
ton of percentage of war profits taxa
ton the senate today discussed meth
DDS of computing taxable profits. SEN
ator HOLSTER. "conscriptionist," Of
fered an amendment to commit the
senate to the place advocated by those
demanding more from riches. This
plan is to compute peace profits by
averaging the profits of two out of
three of the pre-war years-1911,
1912 and 1918.
The actual war profit would then
be osrtained by subtra citing the nor
NAL average peace profit from the net
1917 income.
This procedure would levy a tax
only on strictly war profits and not on
all profits, as by the committee plan.
The committee program of knock
ing down every amendment the con-
scription forces put up was well under
way today. .Johnson's so per cent
provision and La Follette's TO and 60
per cent amendments lay trampled
under foot. His so per cent provision
is next due for the guillotine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-04
HOLDING THEIR STOCK
Kansas Farmers Encouraged by Bet
ter Forage Outlook.

Recent rains, resulting in marked
improvement in the forage situation in
the state, have brought a more general
feeling of confidence and determine
ton among livestock men of the state
to retain their stock on the farm, ac-
cording to bulletin on conservation
of forage and grain issued here by j.
c. Mohler, secretary of the state board
of agriculture. The panicky pessim-
ism of the livestock men. evidenced
by@their desire to sell stock, has dis
appeared, decares the bulletin.
Now that Kansas livestock men
seem assured of a lot of good forage
and some grain, it behooves them to
make the most of every pound and
every bushel available continues the
bulletin. THE feed that we have
should be carefully gathered, pre-
served and conserved.
Never has there been a time when
a silo well filled with good silage was
worth So much. Every silo in the
state should be filled to the brim and,
if possible. there should be silo room
for every pound of silage produced.
Moreover, we should look we'll to the
quality of the silage weN put up; see
that it is made from the very best ma
terials at hand; cut at the right stage
of growth and properly spread,
tramped and dampened in the silo.
With the right care there should be
ample stores of good silage for the
winter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-04
Early Morning Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade. D

Chicago, Eept. 4.-The Herald says: Most
of corn traders regarded the warm weather
over corn belt as favorable for forcing the
crop along They did not consider the
weekly forecast for temperatures below
the normal seriously. Many of the big
shorts covered on the bulge and said they
would be inclined to put them out again
with any further advance. 1t was noticed
that a number of the largest local longs
took profits and a few went out of fair
sized lines. The weather the next few days
will be most important factor in shap-
ing sentiment
Dat specialists say the size of the primary
movements and attitude of the farmers will
be a potent factor from on.
The shorts in September have reduced
their lines. One factor is the scarcity OF
cars on western as we'll as eastern roads
The seaboard was in the market Saturday
for oats for prompt shipment but inability
to ship in the time required restricted sales.
A provision man says the future of the
market is a supply and demand question
with the demand likely to be close up to the
short supply. The shortage In supplies the
world over compared with its needs 10
acute and means high prices.
New York, Sept 4.-Financial Bulletin
says: An important decline has occurred
ton has forced weakly margined accounts
out. The short Interest in large sentiment
is generally pessimistic.
These are facts. Adverse features must
be discounted to substantial degree. At
such times 1t is precedent that purchases
of selected securities have proven highly
profitable. 1t is logical to expect that adj
diticnal raiding will disclose n sold out
condition favorable to recoveries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-04
WARN PACIFISTS


said Chester NJ. Wright, publicity
manager. The alliance hao arranged
its meeting so as to be in session here
at the same time as the council. Be
and evening sessions will be held and
the subject of American labor's part
in the world war discussed from all
angles by a score of speakers, includ-
ing Charles Edward Russell, member
of the American mission to Russia;
Clarence barrow, labor attorney,
Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the
United States commission on indus
trial relations; John Spargo, former
member of the National executive
committee of the Socialist party, and
Hugh Frame, eastern representative of
the American Federation of Labor
New Socialist Party
A new American Socialist party,
which will pledge anew its loyalty to
the United States government and it's
democratic principles, will be organ
lied at the conference which opens
tomorrow.
This announcement was made this
afternoon by John S. Spargo, of New
York, former member of the Socialist
national executive committee, who re-
signed because of the alleged I'M
American attitude of certain of its
members.
II want it distinctly underst ,cd
that l am not an ex-Socialist," said
Spargo. Il am still a Socialist, my
heart and soul are in the American
Socialist movement and with my
country in the war for world democ-
racy.
Here in Minneapolis, before this
conference ends, will be born a great
new political party which will be true
to the fundamental ideals of American
Socialism and democracy"
Spargo arrived here with other
eastern delegates on the Red White
conference
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-04
DRAFTED MEN REPORT!
Forst 10000 Get-Rcady ito Go to Can
tonments Tomorrow.

IO0InCnNS lODlOFFOW.
Washington, Sept drafted men
of the five per cent quota going to the
national army environments were re-
porting to local boards to receive in
structions and railroad and meal tick
cts Most of them will be permitted
to spend the night at home under or
ders to report to the board before
train time tomorrow.
About 10000 men mostly selected
because of previous military training,
are included in the first quota. BY to-
morrow night they will be in the six
teen environments except those not
completed at Yappank. L. T., and Ad-
miral, Nd.
A letter from President Wilson
House addressed to Thomas l.. Chad
on national defense, New York, reads
as follows;
please say to the men on Septem-
Der 4 how entirely my heart is with
them and how my thoughts will fol-
low them across the sea with conf
dence and also with genuine envy, for
1 should like to be with them on the
field and in the trenches where the
real and final battle for the independ-
ence of the United States is to be
fought alongside the other peoples of
the world, struggling, like ourselves
to make an end of those things which
have threatened the integrity of their
territory, the lives of their people, and
the very character and independence
of their government.
bid them God speed for me from
a very full heart"