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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
ExAMINE BUmDING WALLS

Further examination Of the walls of
the buildings adjoining the Penn
Harris Hotel excavations was made
ing inspector. He expects to be ready
soon with a report showing the cause
of the collapse of the Underwood
building last Saturday.
The work of removing the debris is
still in progress. Removing the
wreckage is moving slowly, as a close
watch is being kept for valuables that
may be in the ruins. DIR. F. b. Wilson
has recovered some of his dental in
strume ments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
sERYICEs FOR MR. LINGLE

Funeral services for William Lingle,
who died in the Harrisburg Hospital.
were held yesterday from the
Chamber Hill Church, near Walton
vile. The Rev. L. G. Manages. of the
Memori al Evangelical Lutheran
officiated. Burial vase made
in the Chamber Hill Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
BOYER CAR HAULs $4,000

That the Boyer Joy Giving Car is
being used extensively is shown in
an announcement which shows that
1887 persons adults as we'll as chill
dren enjoyed rides in the car. The
big automobile made more than 400
trips and traVled over more than
5000 miles in performing this task
of pleasure. Inmates of various
homes and shutins formed at least
half of the outings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
TAKE GUNS FROM IRISH

Dublin. Aug. 15.-Police and SOL
diers early to-day raided the premises
of the Irish National Volunteers.
commanded by Colonel Moore. They
seized 100 rifles and 1900 rounds of
blank cartridges. No arrests were
made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
CAR DITCHED

owned by Frank A. Magee, of Summit,
Pa. was ditched last night in the
Dauphin Narrows when the driver at
tempted to turn IT around. The. ma
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
SEIZE GERMAN SHIPS

Shanghai, China. Aug. Is. Three
the harbor, have been taken by Chi
nese naval forces. The ships were un-
damaged and no resistance was Offer
ed. The German and Austrian ships
now taken over have an aggregate
tonnage of 5000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
wvVIJAM HARVEY DIES

william Harvey, aged 80. died at
his home, Prospect street, after a
illness Funeral services
will be held at the home Thursday, at
10 o'clock. Burial will be made in
the Hummelstown Cemetery. A wife
and son, William. Jr,, survive him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
TO DECIDE FALL OPENING

A special committee of the Retail
Merchants Bureau of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce met this af-
ternoon at o'clock to decide upon
the time for the annual fall opening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
NEW YORK STOCKS

Chandler Bros. & Co., members Of
the New York and Philadelphia Stock
Exchanges "a North Market Square.
Harrisburg; 1898 Chestnut Street. Phil
adelphia; "a Pine street. New York
furnish the following quotations.:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
CHICAGO CATTLE
Rp 3ssor;1t,J Dr,..

Chicago, Aug. Is. - Cattle - Re-
ceipts, $4,000; strong. Native beef
cattle. $S.25@14.65; western steers.
$1.15 1855 stockers and feeders.
$6lO@9.50; cows and heifers, $4.s5@
Sheep - Receipts. 5000; firm.
Wethers. $7.90@11.25; lambs. $1O.25
Bulk of sales, $i7O0GI7.75; light,
S16.S5 a 1895; mixed, $16.35@1S.OO;
heavy, 3O@18,O0; rough, $163O@
1886; pigs, $117b@1525.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15


Washington, Aug. 15.-Official
notice of China's declaration of war
on Germany and Austria Hungary
was received to-day at the Chinese
Legation in cable dispatches from
Peking.
China is the seventeenth nation
to array itself with the Entente
countries against the Central Pow
ers. The decision of the Chinese
Cabinet to declare war on Germany
and Austria-Hungary was reached
August and the action of the
members of the Ministry was ap-
proved by Feng Kwo-Chang, the
acting President of the Republic.
The seventeen countries now in
the war on the side of the Entente
follow:
Great Britain, France, Russia,
United States, Belgium, Italy, Japan,
Rumania, Serbia, Montenegro,
Greece Cuba, Portugal, San Marino
Siam, Liberia and China.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
Too Late For Classification.
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

BOOKKEEPER AND STENO-
GRAPHER = Apply in writing, giving
reference and salary expected in first
letter to M, 6337 care of Telegraph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
China Is Seventeenth
Nation to Array Itself
Against Central Powers

London, Aug. 15.-Reuter's Linn
tied has been informed officially that
China has declared war upon Ger
many and Austria-Hungary, the
declaration dating from 10 o'clock
this morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15

[Continued from First Pagc.l
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
| ESQ New Names
for the Red Cross
Secured in Grant

Silver City, N. NJ, Dec. 26.-The
members of Grant county's Red Cross
chapter, locally known as the Silver
City chapter, have carried on a drive
for membership this week as part 81
the national campaign and have met
with wonderful success.
The total of new members added
to the roll in Grant county will show,
when all the returns are in, over 1850
names. Not only in Silver City has
the work been carried on with enthu-
siastic vigor but Hurley, Santa Rita,
Lordsburg, Tyrone, Pinos Altos AMI
many other branches of the chapter
report encouraging results.
Mrs. ]. r. Kinyon, chairman of the
Grant county board, states that the
monthly campaign fund has also been
largely increased but the figures are
not yet available. Mrs. Kinyon has
been ably assisted by Mrs. Margaret
Schmidle, chairman Of the member
ship committee, Mrs. Frank w. Vella-
colt, campaign manager, and Mrs,
Don w. Lusk, publicity manager.
The drive in Silver City was carried
by teams of two members each
and the town and surrounding coun-
try was thoroughly canvassed.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
Thousands of French
Women and Girls
Employed by British

Behind British Lines in France,
December 26.-(Correspondence OF
The Associated Press.)-Many thou
sand French women and girls, rang
ing in age from IA to well past 60,
are employed by the British army 1T
various kinds of work behind the
lines. One line at which they excel
all other workers is the painting of
cariouf!age on guns. They also make
very good packers at the various
army storehouses and ordnance
dumps their deft, active fingers max
ing it possible for them to do tits
wors. with so per cent more efficiency
q d speed than n other class f
worker.
In many of the clerical sections OF
the ordnance department they work
side by side with the uniformed Eng
lish girls belonging to the "Waacs,"
as the members of Women's Auxiliary
Army Corps, are called in these de-
partments a numerical system OF
marking has been adopted in order to
facilitate sorting, as most of the
French girls have no knowledge of
English.
More than 1000 French women are
engaged in the Receipts and Salvage
Department" where their work in
cludes the repairing of respirators
and other equipment, the s%crubbing
and renewal of harness and leather
materials in an oil bath, and the sort
ing of recovered cartridges and water
bottles.
In the boot and shoe repairing de-
partment at one base 1900 French
women are employed in bootmaking
and repairing. In the armorers' shops
French girls clean, oil and test bay
onets. In the wheelwrights' shops
they clean and straighten bolts and
paint wagons and travelling kitchens.
In the work at piece rates, the out
put of the French girls has been
found to exceed that of German pris-
oners by more than so per cent.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
OF STATE
TO NUMBER OF 1900
IN NATIONAL SERVICE

An explanation of the large number
of packages containing tobacco, can
dies and knitted articles which have
been pouring into the post office for
the past three days, is offered by the
semi-official statistics furnished to-
day showing there are many New
Mexico men in the service of their
country.
1t is estimated there are at least
1000 to 1900 men serving in the army
and in the navy, as well as in the
aviation corps.
In the u. S. National guard at Linda
Vista, which is not classed as the reg
ular army, and in the national army
composed of drafted men, it is said
there are approximately 1900 men as
follows:
Battery-Officers, 6; men, 1872.
MANUFACTURERS, as; men, 1894.
Sanitary detachment, with infantry
3; men, 2S.
Total-Officers, 81; men, 1924.
Several hundred men from Santa
Fe and Santa Fe county are at Linda
Vista and their Santa Fe friends at
home have been sending them manv
presents and letters bearing Christ
greetings,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
AL STATES SHARE IN
FEDERAL ROAD AID

Washington, d. c., Dec. 24.-All the
states Of the union have availed them
selves of the opportunity of partici-
pating in the benefits of the federal
aid road act, which appropriated $751;
O0O, 900 dollars for the construction of
post roads and $40, 900, 900 for forest
roads, according to the report of the
director of the office Of public roads
and rural engineering, United States
department of agriculture. That the
passage of the act has stimulated
road building is shown by the fact
that in 1916, there were approximate
ly Sal 900, 900 of state funds expend-
ed in the calendar year 1917, the ag-
gregate expenditures of state funds
for this purpose will be at least $780,
900, 900. "A number of the states have
made specific appropriations to meet
federal aid dollar for dollar. Among
these are New York, Illinois, Michi-
gan, Rhode Island, Nevada, Florida
and Vermont.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
PROSPECTIVE CATTLE
BUYERS ANNOUNCED

For the information of New Mexico
cattle men who have animals for sale,
the following list of prospective buy
ers is furnished by County Agent M.
r. Gonzales OF San Miguel County:
X. p. Harris, Crystal, Olkl., two
year heifers; J. 0. Allsbott, Maysville,
Okla, Angora goats; w. p. Bell, Delhi,
Okla, few pure bred and 100 head
good graded stuff; ]. Il. Harris, Bad
den. okla, 80 or so head of 3 and A.
year-old heifers; William L.. Davis,
box so, Strong City, Okla, three or
four airs OF Shropshire ewes; p. b.
Neal, Maddsch, N. c., cattle; A. A.
Sappington, Grary, Okla, prefers
shorthorn; Joe G. Schell, Powell, Mo-,
dairy cows as well as common grade;
Walter Brewer, Box 81, Toledo, ILL.,,
two-year heifers, w. T. Fears, Fears
Building, Eufaula, Okla, 100 head OF
red or white faced; Sam Kyle, r. r.
No. 3, ~Sallisaw, Okla, Holsteins or
Dui nduio, WdltCl lthCos SaohtOi Sobh
merce, state and Savings bank, Den
yer, Colo, cattle; l.. e. DeVinna,
Mountain Grove, Mo-, cattle; Jim
Cunningham, Prosper, Tex, 10 or 20
head registered Hereford cows; E. G.
Evans, Verbal, Utah, cattle; John
Mason, Granbury, Tex, carload of
good grade cows or coming three-year-
old heifers; Bert Herlott, Mahomet,
ILL.,, breeding cattle; John Bonifield,
Undertook, ILL.,, cattle; t. A. Coffey,
Merriman, Neb., cows and 3-year-old
A. e. Townsend, Hansford,
Tex, cattle; C. t. Otis, Room So, 81
w. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, ILL.,, cattle;
w. Gonce, Anderson, Tenn, steer
DR.. J. ". Fuqua, Greeley, Col,
2 to A carloads, bred 2-year white face
heifers; II. T. Marcott, Brady, Tex,
100 good breeding cows and few bulls,
White faces preferred; L. w. Pid-
geon, Sumner, Neb., carload of young
COWS; e. M. Koenig, Milford, Neb,
R. w. Armstrong, Hunting
burg, Ind, high grade or pure bred
Hereford bred cows; Geo. Backen-l
berg, Armour, Neb., stock cows or
h%eifers; Andy Ross, Briggsdale, Colo,
two-year Hereford heifers; Noah Red
iger, Milford, Neb., carload of grade
Hereford cows; G. T. Duncan, r. R.
No. 2 Foss, Okla, carload of grade
Hereford cows; G.. B. Hilleary, R. r.
No. 2, Fort R%evocery, Ohio, registered
Hereford cattle; S. Mohler and Son,
l341 Ban East, Cedar Rapids, Ia, cat
lie; J. X. Fleming, Volga, Ia, cattle; |
NJ. F. Meyers, Paxton, Neb., cattle;
Ray Griffith, Liscomb, Ia, cattle; T.
W, Elliot, Koshkonong, Mo, cattle.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
Mining Activity in
Mogollon District

Mogollon, M M, Dec. 26.-The
steel headframe for the Socorro
Mines Plant has been delivered.
Work has been started in the mine,
this will be increased as soon as hoist
can be put in commission. Supply
house, machine and carpenter shops
are about completed and other build
ings are being started. All lumber
needed to rebuild mill has now been
delivered.
THE owners Of the Iron Bar Group
have started operations. This is the
furthest work south on the Queen
vein and developments here shows
that the value continues to this prop
erty. s44.e
The Oaks company continue to in
crease their production taken from
development work. During the week
ore was milled from Maud S and Cliff
ton mines. Work has been started
on a lower level from the Central
shaft on Deep Down mine and new
development work is being started in
the Pasific mine.
Earl c. Cleveland has been appoint
ed government powder licensing Of
ficer for the district.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
CHARMED LIFE FAILS
TO SAVE SOLDIER
YOUNG AMERICAN DEFlES GER
MAN BOMBS-BUT SuCCUMBS
TO TUBERCULOSIS

He was young and eager to fight
for the cause of Liberty, therefore
he did not wait for the United States
to get into the war.
In the fall of 1914 he left. his home
in New England and poined the Can
adam troops. He went over seas and
saw hard fighting in the trenches.
His regiment won distinction in sew
eral of the big encounters early in the
war, but its ranks were wofully
thinned.
Somehow the young American
seemed to have a charmed life.
Though shells exploded ea him and
his companions dropped off under the
rain of German fire, he was Q Sc
riously injured. His bravery and dar-
ing won the admiration of his COM
rades, and today he wears a little
button on his breast, the reward Of
an act of heroism performed when he
carried a dying comrade back to safe
ty under a furious bombardment.
A few days ago this young man
came back to his New England vii
lage. Though the German bombs and
shrapnel passed him by, he was pale,
stopped, and had a hacking cough.
His friends scarcely recognized iii
him the brawny young fellow who
had left them three years ago. He
had fallen victim to tuberculosis con-
tracted in the trenches. The French
lost thousands of soldiers in this way
before they fully realized how this
scourge flourished on the hardships
of trenchlife.
The young Americans charmed life
did not protect him against this foe.
1t is to prevent just, such occur
rences as this that the American Red
Cross and the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis have determined that Red
Cross Christmas Seal money shall be
used this year for the war tubercu-
losis campaign fund. This fund,
which it is hoped will reach $4,000
900, will help to bring American sol
diers home free from tuberculosis,
"If our boys brave the dangers of
sthe enemy fire they should not be ex-
posed to infection due to ignorance
and carelessness," says a statement
issued by the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis. Therefore let us do our
bit to raise this fund which will help
to make the trenches safe for Ameri-
can soldiers"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
NEW RULES FOR
REGISTERED MEN

Rules governing voluntary induc-
tion OF certain registered men into
the special form of service they Sc
lect are given In a lengthy telegram
sent by Provost Marshal General
.Crowder to Governor Lindsey and
made public today by Captain r. c.
Reid, federal disbursing officer.
No man In the current quota may
be voluntarily inducted but those well
down the list have an opportunity 70
select their line of work. Those ell
tering aviation or signal corps serv-
ice will be sent to Kellyfield, San An
tonic, Texas. Those going to the
land division signal corps, are 10 be
sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Others may go to the medical Of
ficers' training camp at Fort Riley,
Kan, If sent by local boards west OF
Mississippi and also to the camp at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, II sent by
boards east of the Mississippi. APP
plicants for q~uartermaster corps will
go to Jacksonville, Fla; ordnance de-
partment, to Raritan, N. j.; infantry,
to- Fort Mcdowell, Calf, for men on
the Pacific coast states; for others,
Charlotte, N. C.
Organization conditions are such
only white men may be sent to these
places" the provost marshal explains,
therefore no negroes will be induct-
ed under this new ruling. No men
may be indicted at present into cav
field artillery, coast artillery or
engineer corps"
The general adds that this new
method takes the place of voluntary
enlistment and as the men are often
sent great distances the greatest
care should be exercised by the local
boards to see that they are physically
acceptable for military service.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
Half of American
Employees in p Philippines
Supplanted by Natives

Manila, Dec. neutrality-suspicious.
of the Associated Press. More than
half the Americans formerly in the
employ of the Philippine government
have been retired since July, 1913.
There are now a few more than 1900
Americans in the service whereas,
four years ago, just before the ar
rival of the new Democratic admins
tration, there were more than 2600.
Meanwhile there has been a steady
increase naturally in Filipino en-
ployes OF the government, the list
showing 1000.
The law which permits Americans
of long service with the government
to retire with q three-year pension
ranging from Sc per cent of a years
salary to the full amount, is largely
responsible for the number of Ameri-
can retirements which have increased
very largely since the law was passed.
The past year has seen 400 retire
ments and the previous year saw al
most as many more.
The policy of the Harrison admins
tration in training Filipinos as rapidly
as possible for responsible posts iii
the government service has made the
successors of these retired Americans
almost entirely Filipinos. This fact,
together with the increasing activity
Of the government, due to increased
prosperity in the islands, is RESPONSE
Bile for the big increase of F~ilipinos
in the government service.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
NEARLY $4,000, 900 PEOPLE OWN
THE RAILWAYS OF AMERICA

on the Pennsylvania, was taken OH
November 80. The Twentieth Cen
fury on the New York Central is now
the only fast train between New York
and Chicago. Owing to the extremely
heavy freight business east Of Chit
cage, passenger service has been
greatly curtailed. Observation cars
have been abandoned and space is be-
ing sold in the smoking compart-
ments of the Pullmans to utilize the
capacity Of the cars to the utmost.
The cost of maintenance of equip
ment is a large item in the railroad
expense account. For the fiscal year,
ending June 80. 1917, the Santa Fe
railway spent $11,095, z17.94 for re-
pair of locomotives; for repair OF
freight cars, $5,S63. Saba; repair OF
passenger cars, $1,516, S41.16, and for
repair of work equipment, $199,51S.65,
There is a marked increase over the
previous year in the cost of all re-
pairs, due to the higher price OF ma
terial and labor. The increase in
cost of repairs Of locomotives, freight
and passenger cars was 1882 ,09O.9l
we last year and the end in increase
OF cost of repairs is not yet.
Engineer operations, including the
equipment OF the corps and railroad
and other construction for the expedi-
tionary force in France, will cost
nearly 81, 900, 0OO, 900 in 1919. The ex-
act estimate, given in the annual re-
port of Major General Black, chief Of
engineers, is 1892, 900, 900, and is based
on providing for engineer operations
for 1900, 900 men.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
AGED Woman
at Silver Citu
Doing her Bit
(silver City Enterprise


In connection with the Red Cross
drive, an interesting and inspiring X
ample of devotion to ones country
was brought to light by mi of the
soliciting teams. In c%anvassing in the
northern part of the city for members
the team stopped at the home OF Mrs.
Catherine Wilson, aged rs, a widow
and for 20 years a resident Of Silver
City. Mrs. Wilson is practically I'M
known outside of a small circle OF
friends as she is an invalid and is
badly crippled up with rheumatism
which confines her to her bed most OF
the time. The visitors were surpris-
ed to hear that this modest, self-effac-
ing, white-haired little lady had knit
ted 235 wound wipes, and Z sweaters
and mufflers for the Red Cross in the
last six weeks, this despite failing
eye-sight, frail constitution and shak-
ing fingers stiffened with rheuma-
tism.
1t was such an inspiring example Of
devotion to ones country and all
without any publicity and with
shrinking modesty IN the part Of the
gentle little white-haired lady, that
the team Immediately reported her
name to the Red Cross chapter and
she was unanimously elected an
honorary member.
Mrs. Wilson knows what war and
the ravages Of war a She lived
Mason and Dixon's line during
the bloody conflict between the north
and south and fed many hungry sol
diers in their marches past her home.
She is a loyal patriot and her ex-
of untiring industry in spite Of
physical infirmities is an inspiring
one.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
THEATER MANAGER
HAS CLOSE CALL

Clayton, N. NJ, Dec. 26.-"Slats"
Rankin, manager of the Mission
theater had an accident Tuesday,
which came very nearly being fatal.
He, in company with three of his
vaudeville troupe attempted to cross
the railroad track, at the same time a
freight train was claiming the right of
way and the collision was consider
able. If it had not been for the time
ly assistance of Glenn Blake, who
yelled at them with all his strength,
they would have been killed. Stats
upon hearing him, turned his car
down the track and killed his engine,
but turning down the track caused the
freight train to hit the car in the back
crushing it in and MASKING the back
door to sp~linters. One Of the vaude-
vile performers had his ankle badly
hurt, but aside from this, no one was
injured which is very fortunate.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
LOSES
ARM UNDER TRAIN
DEPLoRABLE ACCIDENT AT CAR
RIzozo DERIVES ARMY OF
iowAN IN MONTH AFTER EN-
LlSTMENT

Carrizozo, N. NJ, Dec. 26.-Last
Sunday morning about 2 O'Clock a
train pulled into Carrizozo loaded
with soldiers bound for some destina-
ton along the border. The soldiers,
as some say, had orders to- stay
aboard the train, but one Of them
took advantage OF the short stopover
and a to the Carrizozo Eating
House to- catch a hurried cup Of cof-
fee. according to the Outlook
In returning, however, he found his
train in motion and in the attempt
to grasp the railing he slipped, falling
under the moving train, crushing one
arm so badly that when DR.. Lucas
and DIR. johnson made an examine
ton they found amputation neces
sary.
The arm was taken off just below
the elbow and while the patient SUI.
fered much from pain and loss OF
blood, he was pronounced in condi-
ton to stand the trip to El Paso, and
was sent to that city the next orn
ing.
The injured mans name was
George wv. Owens, and he was a
member of the Twenty-third artillery,
was from Fort Bliss and was ell
route to North Carolina. He is a mar
ried man and has a wife and one
child at Muscatine, la.
He enlisted, travelled through sew
eral states and was finally disabled
all in the space of one month.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
New Cody Theater
at Deming Opened

Deming, N. NJ, Dec. 26.-The hand
some new Cody Theatre. properly call
ed "The Playhouse Beautiful" was
thrown open to the public Saturday
evening, 1881 people enjoying three
and a half hours OF solid pleasure,
first Camille in movies and then
AT Past" by the Audra Alden Play
ers, who came here from a 21-weeks
stand in San Diego.
The lighting and ventilation of the
Cody are perfect, owing to proper ar
chitectural plans and artistic cleo
trical work by 0. u. Lindlof,
Manager Sol Carragien made no
mistake in getting the Audra Alden
Players to start the Playhouse
Beautiful on its successful career.