Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
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| When the National Guard of Penn-
sylvania is drafted into the Federal
service tomorrow it will cease to
be part of the armed forces of the
| State of Pennsylvania and within
a comparatively short time the regi-
ments will be given new numerical
designations as g. part of the United
States Army. No information has
| been received from Washington as
yet regarding the numbers of the
regiments but it is assumed at the
Capitol that the Keystone State
troops will follow those of New
York. The New York troops will con-
stitute the 27th division and it is
believed that Pennsylvania will be the
2Sth. The New York infantry brig
AIDES will be the 54th, seth. 57th and
oSth brigades, and the artillery will
be the SID artillery brigade. The
last New York regiment will be the
l2Sd in the United States service and
the last artillery regiment will be the
iO1th. pennsylvania, 1t is believed
mere VIII follow those numbers with
its infantry and artillery organiza
tlons respectively. Nothing has been
received here officially regarding
| converting the First cavalry into a
Leslment of field artillery. The Presi-
Geht Will appoint the officers of the
1eIiansylVania troops after being
od,ti.I o1 o.. veg ana 1t is expected that the
uown and all noncommissioned sof-
IlcerS VIII receive new commissions
OF warrants, as the case NAV be. from
81" resident. Nothing is known as
" the general officers all of whom
ct ~ fea aioM IN active service with their
ming order. 80 Ill
Inc question of what to do about
sraue crossings which involve rights
originally granted because of private
laneS has arisen before tho Puhlic
service Commission in connection
with moves for abolition of a number
OF grade crossings in counties adjoin
ing Philadelphia and the cases have
assumed statewide importance. IT
mas never come before the commits
SION In the form in which it appears.
II seems that number of crossings
which have been marked for change
10 undergrades because of the travel
over them have grown into regular
= roads from private lanes and the
private rights do not seem to have
peen eXtinguished. In another in
. SN'e'NS IL mas DSSh Cldlmeu tnat nigh
ways crossing railroads were not
publc highways but were legally re-
strlcted to private use and had not
been used as public roads for twenty
one years.
The new State Bureau of Markets
already has jobs out for it. Owners of
peach and apple orchards in the
South mountain section and of vine
yards in the Lake Erie. region have
asked that the bureau lend its efforts
10 obtain not only hands to secure
the crops but to have the fruit moved
: promptly to markets. There have
also been requests made to secure
: supplies of seed potatoes and other
vegetables. The bureau got down to
work this week but it will take some
time to perfect its organization. The
ilrst business, it was stated, would
: be to prevent waste of the fruit crop
wherever possible.
The State commission in charge
of the erection of the Meade statue
at Washington, will be called to-
gether for final action upon plans
as soon as Governor Martin G.
Brumbaugh returns from his vaca-
tlon IN Maine. The commission has
been appropriated $4,000 to finish
the memorial, like sum having been
/ given for the pedestal and prelimi-
: nary work. The designs are now be-
ing elaborated from those of Bassett
& Simon, Philadelphia, by Frank
Miles Day, of Philadelphia Charles
Grafiey, Philadelphia, is the sculptor.
, The Fine Arts Commission of Wash
ington, objected to the first plans.
The memorial which has been
: strongly urged by the veterans of
the Army of the Potomac and by
Pennsylvanians, will be located near
| In Gporn fnfr tn ", I,tK rfr,,
Applications for thousands of
yearling trout are being made at the
offices of the State Game Commits
sion by sportsmen and members of
fishing clubs throughout the State
, although it is not the plan of the
State commission to begin planting"
fish for some weeks. In all probabil-
ity the trout will be put out late in
August and the applications will be
listed. The applicants have agreed to
supervise the placing of the fish in
the waters and to make reports on
them to the department. Prospects
are that more trout than ever be-
fore. will be put out.
Pennsylvania is declared by State
Live Stock officials to have fewer
colts this year than for a long time.
The tremendous demand for horses
because of the war and the high
prices paid for animals caused many
brood mares to be shipped abroad
and the stock of horses has not been
kept up. The decline in number of
horses was noticed about Two and
half years ago. It is estiIs ated that
there are between six and seven per
cent fewer colts than year ago.
Notwithstanding rumors there are
slim chances that the headquarters
of the National Guard will be moved
to this city prior to the movement
to Augusta. The headquarters are at
the home of the major general COM
manding and are at Sunbury, which
is the administrative center of the
Guard. Just what will be done about
general officers of the Guard after
the muster into Federal service no
one knows.