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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
One Fast Train Is Off;
Further Cuts Later On

In accordance with the announce
ment of the War Board one passen-
Pennsy was eliminated to-day. Broad
way Limited, arriving at Harrisburg
from the west at 5:35 a. m. has been
eliminated. While no official an
rouncement has been made, it is un-
derstood that further cuts Will be
made in the passenger schedule later
on. This train was known also as
the Pennsylvania Special and run be-
tween New York and Chicago, passing
through Harrisburg westbound in the
evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
typographical Union Has
Many Men With Colors

When the call came for soldiers to
go to the front none responded more
promptly than members of the local
Typographical Union, No. IA. Some
of the cleverest men in their profess
sion are in the group which now
numbers IA. with more enlistments.
probably, to follow: Following are
service:
William f. Dwyer. A. r. Fitzger-
aid, c. w. Herman, Fred Koenig,, Jr.,
Il. r. King, r. S. Layser, Jere Nc
fer, II. r. Smell, P. G. SwartZ. Charles
w. Thomas, L. w. Wanbaugh and E.
L. Wanbaugh.
The union has sent Christmas boxes
to each of the above-named mem
berS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
FAREWELL PARTY TENDERED

Marysville, Pa, Dec. AT the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. b. Smith, in Dahlian street, Miss
Adella Smith on Thanksgiving even
ing rendered a farewell party to
Oliver Dickey, who will soon leave
Marysville for Columbus, Ohio, for
training in the United States AVA
ton service. Included among the
guests were:. Miss Anna Hammaker,
Miss Helen Lick, Miss Pauline
Glass, Miss Mary Deckard, Miss
Adella Smith, oliver Dickey, Linn
Lightner. Robert Cunningham,
owen Kennedy, and Harvey Brat
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
STUDENT ENJOY VACATION

Marysville, Pa, Dec. 1.-Sereral
Marysville students at Normal
schools, colleges and universities are
enjoying the Thanksgiving season
at their homes here.
S. a. Eppley, senior in the Uni
versity of Maryland Dental College,
Baltimore, is spending some time
with his mother, Mrs. Annie Ken
nedy.
Miss Miriam Hess, a sophomore
at Millersville State Normal School,
is at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Simon Hess, Maple avenue.
. L. c. Lightner, a senior at Frank
lin and Marshall College, Lancaster,
dis at his home here.
Mss Ellen Cat, a sophomore at
MillerSvihe Stat: So~mal Sri'Cri IS
at the home of ner parents Sir. ard
Mrs. II. e. Gault
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
EXAMINATIONS FOR CARRIERS

Marietta, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE United
States Civil Service Commission an
nounces an examination at Colum-
bia and Lancaster, Saturday, De-
cember S. The position of rural
carrier at Gap, Millersville, Column
bia. New Holland, Safe Harhor will
be filed Several of the carriers 1T
these places have enlisted IN The
United States Army.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
Rineer Brothers Die
Twenty-four Hours Apart

Marietta, Pa, Dec. /. - Within
twenty-four hours after his brothers
death, Joseph Rineer died at Mount
Neoo, Thursday night. He ate sup
per and while reading a newspaper
fell over dead, from heart trouble.
He was S3 years old, and seldom i'll
during his long life. His brother.
Calvin died on Wednesday at the age
of 81. Seven children and a number
of grandchildren and great-grand-
children survive. He was the oldest
member of the Colemanville Metho-
dist Church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
INJURED BY YOUNG STEER

Marysville, Pa, Dec. 1.-While
endeavoring to lead a high spirited
young steer at the sale of Olivet AL
bright on his farm near here, Cor
nelium Ensminger, II years old, OF
Camp Hill. was thrown to the
ground and suffered a severe frac-
ture of the left thigh. Mr.. Ensminger
is now at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. william Dice here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
EXPOSITION CLOSES TONIGHT

New CumberIand, Pa, Dec. t.
The exposition held in the social
room of Bauehm Memorial Meth
odist Church is well attended There
are many articles for sale sent by
wholesale houses, also fancy articles,
candy. ice. cream. One of the fea-
lures is a knitting machine from the
New Cumberland Knitting Mill,
which is operated by one of the wo-
men. Tonight there will be a spe-
cial food sale when the exposition
will close
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01

Every cars battery needs a
tonic" charge from an outside
source occasionally. 1t is good
for the battery - will make it
last longer and give better,
more dependable service.
Have US recharge your bat
terry and have the work done
by a skilled organization .adc-
quately equipped.
Our inspection and watering
service, while free, is THOR
OUCH and UNBIASED.
Skilled repairing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
WOMAN ARRESTED

Jennie Hill, colored, was arrested in
the Corona restaurant. last evening,
by City Detective Murnane. for dis
orderly conduct. She was charged
with robbing a white man of 81. and
threatening to cut two girls with
razor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
WEST SHORE NEWS
Social and Personal Items
of Towns Along West Shore

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wharton, of
Alliance, Ohio, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Elliot b. Wharton in Third
street, New Cumberland, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Danner an
nounce the birth of Il daughter, Aida
Herman Danner, on Thursday. Mrs.
Danner was Miss Elizabeth Stepson,
of Bellavista, prior to her marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Carver and
daughter Elma, of New Cumberland.
went to Sparrows Point to-day where
they will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Drager. of Bal
timore, were guests of Mrs. Harriet
Drayer at New Cumberland on
Thursday.
Augustus Wright, of New Cumber-
land, is visiting his grandparents at
York.
Paul Mowry, a member of the
military police at Camp Meade, spent
several days with friends at New
Cumberland.
Miss Mae Lodger, assistant princi-
pal of Marysville schools. is visit
ing her parents at Carlisle.
Professor and Mrs. A. e. Deckard,
of Marysville, are visiting at Liver
pool. after which they will attend
institute.
Miss Sophia Airy, of West Fair
view, spent day with friends at
Enola.
The Rev. Mr.. Cohler, of West Fair
view, spent Thanksgiving at Dun
cannon.
Mrs. d. w. Miller and son Ker-
nit. of New Cumberland, visited at
the. home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Stiles, at West Fair
view.
Robert Wilson. Harrisburg, spent
Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs. o.
K. Eshenauer at West Fairview.
Mrs Annie Bender, of West Fair
view, visited her son, Paul Bender, at
Enola.
Miss Marion Curry, of Philadel-
phia, visited at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. e. H. Curry, at West Fair
view.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Stiles, son and
daughters. of Harrisburg. spent
Thanksgiving Day at the home oi
Mr.. Stiles parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ID
Stiles, at West Fairview.
Prof. and Mrs. Albert F, Deck
ard. of Marysville, are spending
some time with relatives at Liver
pool.
Mis-; Mae Logan, a teacher n the
Marysville public schools. is spend
ing the Thanksgiving vacation at her
home near Carlisle.
Park L. Zellers, a teacher in the
Marysville public schools, is spend
ing some time with relatives al
Liverpool.
Miss Katherine Hench and Miss
Beatrice Bell are being entertained
in New York City by Miss Bella
Bell.
ChaunceY r. Haney and Ed Wolfe
OF Marysville, are spending severa
days hunting for deer near Remove
Jacob Kochenour is hunting the
flcet-footed animals near Barree.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. White and two
sons. of lebanon, have returned
honTe after visiting with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. White, South
Main street, Marysville.
Miss Irene Umberger has returned
to her home at Washington, D. o.,
after visiting at Marysville for some
time as the guest of Mrs. Lucy
Traver.
Miss Edith Nevin, of Marysville,
has gone to Washington. d. c.,
where she has accepted a civil serv-
ice appointment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01

Miss Pauline Prowell and her
brother Wayne Prowell, have re-
turned to their home at New Cum
berland, after spending a week with
their grandparents, at Shiremnns-
town.
Miss Charlotte Snyder, of Harris
burg, is spending the weekend with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. +.
Snyder, at Shiremanstown.
Miss Edith larger. Shiremans-
town, spent Thanksgiving with her
parents at Greencastle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Carl, Miss
Mamie Carl and Raymond Lewis, of
Dillsburg, George Harman. Jr, and
David Harman III, of White Hill
and Miss Mary Harman. Of Harris
burg, were entertained at dinner
Thanksgiving day by Mr.. and Mrs.
D. w. Harman, at their residence on
West Main street, Shiremanstown.
Miss Beatrice Heighes and Miss
Kathryn Shrover, of Mechanics6urg,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
NEW CASTLE SOLDIER WOUNDED

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. I. = IncIuded
among the wounded in to-day's Cana
dian over seas casualty list is w. G.
Wilson, New Castle, Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
MIILERSTOWN


Mrs. J. I. Crane was visitor al
Harrisburg on Monday.
James Ulsh, principal of the High
school at MADEIRA, was home on his
Thanksgiving vacation.
V. B. Fabb has returned from q
visit in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Kipu, of
Harrisburg, spent Sunday with Mrs
Kipp's mother, Mrs. Martha Pretz
Mrs. william Marshall was at
Newport on Tuesday.
Miss Kathryn Mcdonald, of Lewis
burg, spent Thanksgiving Day with
her sister, Mrs. Annie Eckels.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rounsley and
granddaughter, Margaret Rounsley,
are visiting l.. e. Rounsley and
family at Altoona.
Miss Kathleen Thompson, a stu
dent at State College, was home for
the Thanksgiving vacation.
New Bloomficld-Miss Corinne r.
Ramsey is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson II. Walters at Johnstown.
Mrs. j. X. Comfy, who has been
visiting her brother, James T. Alter
for several weeks. left for Winches-
ter. Va. on Tuesday.-EX-T Treasurer
Harry c. CAN'T, of Harrisburg, was
in town on >Tuesday.--Mr. and Mrs.
w. j.. Hnmphreys. of Washington,
D. c., spent Thanksgiving Day
with Mrs. Humphreys aunt, Mrs.
Charles II. Smiley.-Mrs. James T.
Alter spent Thanksgiving with her
daughter Rhenybelle, at Mary Lyon
school at SwartEmore.-Mrs M. E.
e. Ruddy left on Friday to visit her
son, the Rev. Joseph Stockton Rod
dy and family at Churchville.-Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Walger of Harris
burg are guests at Hotel Reinsmith.
Raymond Adams, a dental student
at Philadelphia, is spending Thanks
giving with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John r. Adams.-Warren Seibert. a
sophomore at States College, is home
for Thanksgiving vacation.-Mr. and
Mrs. Anderson II. Walters, of Johns
town, were guests. at Hotel Rhine
smith on Saturday. Mr.. Walter was
formerly ngressman-at-large and
at present is editor of the Johns
town Daily Tribune.-Dewey Wal
lace, son of Mr.. and Mrs. s. Beck
Wallace, has gone to Burnham.-
Ralph Kerr, of PHILADELPHIA. is
spending some time with his parents.
MIR. and Mrs. General w. Kerr. His
father is seriously ill.-Mrs. Clar-
ence Clouse. of Harrisburg. formerly
of New Bloomfield. is in a hospital
at Philadelphia, undergoing treat
ment. Three of her children are
with their aunt. Mrs, Charles Homes
here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
Army Moves Fast
Toward Real Power

This sort Of thing is now but
quaint memory with the modern army
of Siam, however. In 1904 the law OF
universal military service went into ef-
feet. Years before that a number Of
the sons Of the Siamese nobility had
been trained in the military schools
of Europe and Of the United States.
They had returned home literally
kindling with enthusiasm for the
new order Of things. They had
seen that modern army and
navy had q good deal to do with the
dignity Of a modern state and with
her very moral standing. They could
not quite make out the logic of the
thing But they just knew that 1t was
right. Back home in Siam they lost
no time in becoming at once the proph-
cts and preachers Of this new doctrine
Of national prestige.
What they have accomplished up TO
the present writing is not likely TO
turn the tide Of the world war in Eu-
rope, as has been limited. But they
have made something Of beginning.
OF that there IN not ghost Of doubt.
And the development OF the Siamese
army and navy should be more inter
esting % the British statesmen than TO
the militarists Of Germany--if truth
were told.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
of Siam, had all the curses of an ORR
entail court. There was no comparison,
really.
Slams Resources
More Than Scenery

People who laugh over the news of
the Slams entry into the world war and
conjure up the visions of humble huts
stuck up on piles or on pontoons along
the muddy banks of the Menam, of the
house boats weaving their ways up and
down her innumerable canals, or of the
stately towers Of Bangkok's public
buildings, palaces and temples rivalling
a sunset sky with their many colored
tiles-they do not know quite as much
as they might. Siam is not altogether
bit of picturesque scenery. In the
fiscal year Of 1915-19l6, she exported
more than one million and quarter tons
of rice valued at more than s32,449, 900
yes, she is as solid as all that and
this must mean something in the days
when food-simple, primitive non
fanciful food is the most fashionable
topic of conversation in all the chan
celleries of all the great powers of the
earth.
To be sure Siam can not make much
impression on the war finance Of the
Entente Allies. Her revenue for the
fiscal year 1867 is estimated at $780,
1000; the entire amount does not
cover just one days war expenditure
Of Great Britain alone.
When the Siamese army is mentioned
the good people Of Europe and America
somehow let their fancies wander to a
comic opera. Before the Russian war
they were wont to do precisely this
very thing about the Japanese army.
And they should be reminded Of this
fact in the most unkindly manner pos
sible. And Just to rub it in, the good
American friends should be reminded
of an undeniable fact that Siam was
ahead of the proud and very up-to-date
United States in the matter Of COM
pulsory military service-ahead of her
by about thirteen years. Incredible, OF
course, but true.
OF course the old style army Of Siam
had its share of entertaining traditions
to make a tremendous demonstration
Of overwhelming force to scare the enc
nv. always at good safe distance
from him-was one of them, and when
an accidental blunder placed the oppos-
ing forces within reach of human
voice, then to hurl at the enemy ter
rife stream of heroic epithets and vile
vituperations, and if the matter came
10 the worst, then under no circum-
stances whatever let the men lose their
heads TO the extent of launching bay
onet charge, but let their spokesman
challenge the other side TO put up
warrior-the champion warrior TO a
deadly duel with the hero of their own
camp, and let the two warrior repre-,
sentatives decide the fate OF the war!
Ny own heroic countrymen IN Japan
have not the slightest excuse TO make
merry over this procedure. Not so
many centuries ago their own Draye
ancestors were wont TO resort 70 TINS
method OF economical warfare, espe-
cially in many inter-clan brawls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
A Siamese King
Who Outdid Lincoln

In this city Of 5,67o,0oo, as proud and
provincial as any in the world, there
may be as many as one hundred people
who have heard Of Siamese king who
succeeded in emancipating the slave in
A somewhat wiser manner than did the
great American President, Abraham
Lincoln, and his advisers. But l have
ny doubts about 1t. Such, however, Is
the testimony Of the Siamese history:
King Chulalongkorn ! is the name OF
the siamese Lincoln, the father OF the
present King Of Siam.
When King Chulalongkorn ascended
the throne of Siam he was young
man. and the institution of slavery In
the country was hoary thing. Re,
ligion had sanctifed it; tradition had
ossifed IL. Slavery in Siam was IN the
utter depth Of depravity. That was PAD
enough.
But there was another thing which
was in a much more impossible depth
Of degradation than slavery itself. IL
was the incredibly selfish and benight-
ed attitude Of the wealthy and the priv
LEGGED class which owned the slaves.
Apparently the younk King was power
ls1s; he could not do a single, solitary
thing save through the cooperation and
assistance Of this self-ssme privileged
class, which surrounded him on all
sides. Compared 70 the Siamese King.
President Lincoln had the freedom OF
action Of Rocky Mountain eagle. Com
pared 70 the gross, depraved selhshness
Of the Sismese nobility, the slaye-own-
ing planters Of the South were like the
gentlemen Of the Belgian Relief Com
mission with wing. 70 them.
did the work. The year 1905 saw both
the Sismese born 20 slavery and those
rho had sold themselves into bondage
walk out into world and life as free as
any other rnortals. And that is not the
most remarkable chapter OF the re-
Variable story, either.
For under the Sismess King there
vss not 20 much as a hint Of civil
wsri Another thing still more remark
able even than this, is that al TINS
! work was done by an Oriental poten-
nte--born and bred out yOnder IN the
atmosphere, amid traditions, ideals and
culture which the Christian mission
srlts travel thousands Of miles 20 de-
siroy and 70 reform. And In the name
OF al that IL sensible, IL IL unrcssona-
Die 70 expect anything bat the most
mediocre and modest degree Of intelli-
yshes from poor victim Of luxury
ara silly forms we call q prince. Abra-
hsm Lincoln had all the priceless bless
hss OF poverty. Cbulslongkorn ], King
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05

IN. question list covering the posi-
tion Of police sergeant; the wholesale
stealing of fares by employees on TIT.
municipal ferryboats - these ana
many minor derelictions and ohences.
were all run down by Commissioner
Wallstein, thoroughly and expect
tiously.
And it will be noted that the laying
bare of guilt did not end the Mater
The Commissioners job was FER
formed to a proper finish. whenever
his findings indicated the criminaiity
Of an offender-the findings were
turned over at once to the District
Attorney.
Went to School in Harlem
Commissioner Wallstein is not quite
thirtv.three years Of age. He received
the rudiments of his education in the
public schools Of Harlem. He went TO
the College of the City Of New York
in 1897. and later to Columbia, grAdu-
ating in the class of 1905 law school.
In 1905 the Commissioner was at
tached 10 the office Of ex-Judge j. q.
Dill. During 1905 and 1905 he was also
mart of the office force OF Francis ).
Hutchins. Late in 1906 he went with
Horace E. Deming, and from the close
of 1906 to 1907, in the summer, he was
one of the counsel for Stuyvesant Fish
in his great legal fight with the illl-
nois Central Railroad Company against
Z. H. Hartman.
From 1907 to 1914 Commissioner
wallstein practised law on his own
account. On June s, 1914, he was ap-
pointed to his present office, and has
made it known in many ways. many
times. that he is holding it. He has
been a prominent Fusionist for many
years. In the drafting of party plat
forms and the adjustment and arrange
ment OF many vital organization mat
ters he has played a conspicuous part;
Commissioner Wallstein married
Miss Olive Roe, Of Barnard. 'oS. 1t
was a college courtship. There arc
three children. the eldest being a sew
en-year-old son, Leonard NJ. Wallstein,
jr. He is already marked out by his
father for . life journey along a route.
that bears the sign post Preparation
at every crossroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
Central Powers Loss
In Commerce Heavy,
Says "Staats-Zeitung'

The "Staats -Zeitung" in its August !
issue says:
"The 'Berliner Tageblatt,' recognised
as one Of the most eloquent advocates
Of peace, shows in an annual review
that the armies Of the Central Powers
have conquered region Of over half
million square kilometres, and that
their military strength, far from dimin-
ishing, has increased.
"The 'Tageblatt's' calculation is, how
ever. silent with regard to point
which, in our opinion, is not earnestly
enough accentuated by the Germans.
The calculation speaks only Of military.
strength only Of military successes
Will these alone decide the issue!
Must not also the economical strength,
the Commercial success Of the adver-
sary. be taken into account?
1.-THE very 'Berliner Tageblatt which
represents the German commercia!
world that had conquered the world
has a correct estimate OF the reason
why this war was unfettered-commer-
cial interests, markets, the glitterlng
gold which is the reward Of the vic
torious merchant!
"And Of these very things Germany
lost immensely; it has lost the com
merce of the world; has for three years
been compelled to surrender IL, first OF
all, to the British, who cared for moth
ing else in this war. II is, to be sure,
a sign of the indomitable energy of the
German il in view Of these losses he
proudly says:
"'For all this we'll make up within
few years But will he be able
to do so? The poison has penetrated
too deep everywhere in the world that
formerly bought from Germany; the
English have worked too thoroughly
and three years long undisturbed on
their scheme of creating a prejudice
that can be combatted only after gen
erations.
"To estimate fairly and impartislly
Germany's situation at the commence
ment of the fourth year we must also
think Of the fortunes, Of the German
capital in all parts Of the world, which
upon the instigation Of two dozen peo-
pies, our former friends. have been de-
stroyed forever.
"And this loss in commerce, in cspi-
tai and the sympathy Of peoples should.
in order to arrive at the result up to
date. be contrasted with the conquered
territories Of which, at best, the most
insignificant part only could be perms-
nently annexed by the Central Powers.
We reprosch the Entente with making
light Of dissgreesble things; must the
four allies initiate them"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05

Siam is not such an Insignificant dot
floating loose somewhere near the
equator, when one stops minute and
thinks IL over.
Siam is bigger than Japan proper
| mean the country is. She has $4,000
square miles of territory. And the
hish-chested Japan proper is not quite
$4,000 square miles in area. Siam is
only 1880 square miles smaller than
Germany herself. All Of which goes
70 show how impossibly loose is the
knowledge Of an enlightened people
III. the Americans on some Far East
ern matters.
A, 70 the number Of the people in
Siam, she herself was not any too clear
until 1910. In November Of that year
fairly accurate figures were obtained
a, census figures go-and published.
The number given was s,14s,4S7. 1t in
eluded women. For years the serious
trouble with the Sismese census figures
had been a startling fact-more or less
true in political United States and po-
litical Jspan--that TO them women
were no people at all.
Globe trotters who grace Siam with
their unwelcome presence are apt 70
get away with the impression that the
City of Bangkok is something more
than all Siam. They have claimed IN
their printed books that one-ninth OF
the entire population of the kingdom
lived In the capital city; that there IS
no other capital Of the world-save'
perhaps, LondOn-which had such an
exaggerated proportion Of cOuntry'S
population centred in one city.
For once there is something back OF
this impression. 0ne-ninth Of the total
population Of Siam? Well, not quite.
But not far from the mark, for Bang
kok had in 1914 more than 628,60o in
hsbitsnts, which is something more
than one-thirteenth of the entire popu-
lation o; the kingdom.