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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
Centenary Church Will
Honor Men in Service

A patriotic service in honor of the
members of Centenary United Breth-
rem Church who are in the service
of their country will be held on Sun
day evening. An address will be
made by Frank b. Wickersham. A
large service flag will be unfurled
during the service. The program
is as follows: Organ prelude, Mrs.
Clara Poors; scripture lesson, the
Rev. A. K. Wier; America" audi
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
VERDUN DESOLATED
 BY WARS ADVENT
Town in Ruins Following Desper-
 ate Battle on Outskirts

verdun. France, May 4.-The visi- tor to verdun must approach 1t stealthily. clad in steel helmet and waterproof bag. Thus fortified and with his eye watchful for any com- mencement of activity by the distant German batteries. he may walk and climb among the ruins or follow the debris-cluttered bank of the lovely Mouse. broad. green. calm, and in different to solitude such as 1t has not known for q thousand years.
 The rain drtps through the shell- torn roof of the cathedral, pulping the choir-scores and tho missals tossed with the fallen masonry about tho floors making mud of the altar's dust. rottinG the canvas Of the fallen pictures. rendering all things squalid
 Close by is the theater, with it's brocaded galleries brimming over with wreckage, flauting rags, and re- vealing through the uncurtained stage all the shabby mysteries of it's mechanism, all in wild confusion.
 Visitors are rare in verdun, but the town holds out to them emphatically the freedom of the city, every door and window open and no human eye to watch. Along the river bank are the little restaurants and cafes, the floors strewn with cups and saucers, glasses ranged on the counters, the open ledger on the cashiers desks in- viting the inspection of the curious. It has beem many months since the cus- toners sat around these upturned tables or out on the terrace. and watched the green Mouse slide below the bridges on sunny afternoons.
 The little humble shops along the side streets are more pathetic than
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
MONTHLY REPORT.
Visiting Nurses Make 017 Calls During
 April.

At the monthly meeting of the vis- iting Nurses Association held yester- day afternoon Miss Sarah Hamrick read the following report for the month of April:
 Patients remaining April ......8t New patients during month ...S2 Number of patients discharged. 7s Patients remaining May 1 .23
 During the month the nurses made total. of 617 calls. The Visiting Nurses also care for the patients of eight new cases were added during the month. It required 128 calls to care for these patients Miss Hamrick said that she had expected a fairly busy month but the standard set had been up to that of past months
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

Major General J. Franklin Bell, former chief of staff of the United States army, has assumed command of the eastern department of tho army in succession to NGeneral Leonard Wood. transferred to the recently created southeastern department.
 AS commander of the eastern de- partmenf General Bell will have su- pervision over the of1cers'- training camps It Plattsburg, Madison Bar racks, Fort Niagara and Fort Meyer. He will probably make tour of those camps in the near future.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
!. SHEDS ARE HERE.

aer Ag0nsr Oakley Leaves
 pply at Chamber of Commerce.
 fMek S e,ongressman F. Davis
 y several days ago promised the 6Annber of Commerce a supply Of 1Ie4s which he delivered yesterday 8ternoon at the rooms. The supply 1s4 limited one and will be distrib- ltN0 first come first served to adults pes6e headquarters in the aovereigns
 Todd and Mir. Finch. members kthe Greenwich Business Mems asso- EklDn. visited Secretary Andrews yes- l&02y afternoon to acquaint them |Yayks with the manner in which the E344 chamber Is, conducted. The Fs1pwich organization has plans for
 4tuting chamber of commerce t t1at town. U
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

the biz clubhouse or the pitted ware houses with their shattered windows. The shops are wide open, with their scales still on counter, their knives and sugar scoops all ready for busd-J ness. The tailor shops displayed pic1 lures of tho modes for summer 1014@ hopelessly out of date.
 verdun Is only a little town. just struggling out of villagehood into dignity n an Incorporated city. Tslf or twelve thousand was its peace tinae population. It looks no different than . peAceful American city, for the ctta- del ts the least conspicuous of yeEA dun's features and the town. de0eftA fully seems tndefensive, open to- as-s sault and outrage like . seaside wal. tering place. ,S iss
 From one of the buildings on the hill above the narrow winding streetss of the upper town one may look down1 on the H9rst-shelied central parta dlll pound4d Into shapelessness, the Anaet2 streets obliterated. workship. warea house and tenement all reduced
 crumbled brick and mortar of yelloS
 ish hue. Outside this devastated areQ tho rest of Verdun stands with M apAcious look Of being hale and hA04
 able, only with the tagged outiinss Fl a broken gable showing here anA there.
 TrAmcars used to run down tAe < Avenue de h Gars from the railv1y station; cabs piled for hire; feak lounged In the afternoon on the Promenade dc Ia nigue. No life is in any of these places now save tho rat S that squeaks and burrows In the ruins when another she'll comes with its commotion, for verdun is still the object of the Germans daily hate.
 There Is nobody above tho surfkce of the ground in verdun, but the.sl terranean fortress beneath the Cita-ss del, desp down under mountain rock. are still animate with men. soldieraT who arc keeping up the defensive that3 months of German activity failed toT break
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
RUSSIANS TAKE NEW OATH

to Democratic Government When
 Informed of Overthrow of Czar. }, Salonilxi, May 4.-AM the Russian troops on the Balkan front have now taken the oath of allegiance to the new Russian government. Russian soldiers in the vicinity of Saloniki were marsha1led on suburban parade ground for the ceremony of swearing allegiance to the provisional authority. The general in command emperor's proclamation of abdication convention was to be held later to choose form of government.
 'The Emperor has given up his throne" said the general, "and has absolved you of your oath of fealty to him. You are therefore free now to take the oath of allegiance to the new provisional government"
 Not dissenting voice was raised when the general read the new oath, which was first repeated by the off, cers and then by the men, all of whom thereupon filed past and kissed the Bible and the cross in token of their new allegiance
 Tn conclusion. the general explained that all courtesy titles had been abolished, and that in future the men must not address him as "Excellency" nut simply as General"
 "Yes, Your Excellency." repied all the men in chorus, whereupon they were made to repeat their acknpw- ledgement in the new manner of "Yes. General
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
|llI ,vv sIx1NDI,oN NrE:acspED.

0yor E. E. Rogers, of New London
 5ritten to Mayor Quigley asking
 1au detailed information regard
 Ao recently enacted ordinance tAs pFohibition of the salo of fire lFhp on the Fourth of July. The Ay0r hap prepared 8 number os nlGns 0fsthie eEdin Yhichs will be i1lE 10 various cities about the state.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

ish state In Palestine comes within the domain of practical politics. but I see no reason why guarantees should not be given to the Jews there of the fullest liberty to manage their own local affairs and for the protection of the results. of their labor"
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
QUIGLEY IS WORRIED.

Mayor Thinks Strictest Economy
 Should Be Pncticed.
 Mayor Quigley this morning frank ly admitted that he is worried about the finances of the future and de- clared that he Is going even farther than the city meeting, which cut the tax rate. and advise every depart ment and every board to practice the strictest economy.
 Every additional expense caused by this war. the mayor states, will have to be shared by the state: city and individuals. With the grave uncer- tainties,>o >of the future in mind. the mayor feels that economy 1t not only wise but also necessity and to this end he Is determined to exert all his influence.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
AID SOCIETY OFFICERS

The Hebrew Ladies' Aid society has elected the following ladies for the ensuing term: President, Mrs. H. Cor 6on; vice president. Mrs. Max Fucker; treasurer, Mrs. George Koplowitz; fir- ancial secretary. Mrs. Solomon Shur. berg; recording secretary. Mrs. B. Goldberg; trustees, Mrs. Cohen. Mrs. Geisinger and Mrs. Wlntz.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
BIRMINGHAM HIT AS
 HUNS SEEK U-BOATS
.tcontinued from First Page.)
eNo boats which had remained in 10ynpany, but could not find the third.
Heroisn of French sailors

HerOism of French Sailors,
 Paris. May "A Marseilles de- atch to the Matin says that the v&tfol surprise which went to rescue
 the torpedoed transport Arcadian howed great heroism in rescuing the HHNms of the submarine. Both Aters and men leaped overheard and Nld up drowning soldiers. One AFpl saved 236 men in an hour and
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
wORKMAN MJURND.

While engaged in cleaning the floor near g rapidly revolving buzz saw at the Stanley Rule and Level company annex on Whiting street this morning, Salvatore Zocolli. Of Cherry street, ac- cidently struck his arm against the saw. inflicting an ugly, gash on his right arm. He was attended by pr. F. W. Peck and later removed to his home
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
RECRUITING MAN LEAVES
Chief Radio Nectrfcfan M. S. BFainard
 is Sent to Thompsonville- Ac-
 cepted sixteen Recruits in This Oity.

cepteo Stxteen RecTu1tS m Inae O1Cys
 Malcolm 8. Brainard. chief radio electrician, U. S. N.. who has been in charge of the local naval recruiting station in city hall and who. since be- ginning his work here, has made many warm friends, will leave Monday for Thompsonville where he has been sent by the navy department to open an- other recruiting office. Later Mir. Brainard will organize a recruiting office In Bristol. The local station will be continued, however, with Chief Gunners' Mate Frank Dunning, U. s. N., in charge.
 Thus far since being in this city MT. Brainard has accepted for enlistment in the navy sixteen young men. A total of forty men have visited him either to apply or to get information regarding the navy. To correct an erroneous impression held by many, Mir. Brainard states that all enlist ments in the navy. contrary to those in the army. are not for the duration of the war but are unqualifiedly for four years term.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
TO BUILD sHowRooMs.

Thomas Grove today took out a per- init to erect a $4,o0O brick building on Main street to be used as an auto mobile showroom andy garage. The building will be of brick. one story high and measuring 40x124 feet.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
VENEZUELA UNMARRIED.
Not Affected by Gezmany's Illegal
 Submarino Warfare.

Not Anected by Ge1anys IUe8dl
 SubmaEine Warfare.
 Caracas Venezuela, May <.-In his annual message to congress President Gomez says that Venezuela Is still ob- serving the strictest neutrality but that Germany has departed from the accepted practice in maritime var fare.
 Thus far no incident has occurred In the course of Germany's sub marine operations to cause injury to Venezuela and consequently this nation has not found itself involed m com ptications such as brought the United States into, the war.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
FIRST CHURCH DRAGONS.

At the weekly church night services in the First Congregational church last evening two new deacons were elected. A. Tyson Hancock was elect ed for five years to succeed the late Dr. George Clary and Philip Stanley was elected for five years to succeed Hu- bert s. Blake. MT. Blake's term ex rired and he was not eligible to fill another term.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
AMENDMENTS ARE PASSED.

AMENDMENTS ARE PASSED.
 The New Britain charter amend ments today were passed in their en- tirety by the house of representatives. Tomorrow they are expected to pass the senate and will probably be signed by Governor Holcomb and be- come effective.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
CTTY ACQUIRES LAND.
Have t6 Condemn Dc Mars! Prop
 erty for Park Purposes.

erty for Park Purposes. t4d deal for the purchasing of <N and buildings on Mill. street, at Entrance to the proposed new from John Kinder of Hartford kntonio Pitkiewicx. afters consid- e dickering.
 1s leaves but one parcels of land S has not been secured, the De 9g property on Mill street. and 1t elieved that the common council FlSaTant permission for ono moro for the site, and if the terms e 1nsatisnActory to the present own Sondemnation proceedings may be uted.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
LABOR LEADERS ARRIVE
From England Comes to
 America on Invitation of A. F. of ID. Going Direct to Washington.

New York, May 4.-British labor leaders, appointed by their govern ments as official advisers to American lator in the conduct of the war, ar rived in the United States today and will proceed at once to Washington
 The delegation, passengers on Q British steamer, are Hon. Charles Bowerman and T. H. Thomas, mem bers parliament, and IT. w. Gar row. who represents the labor party ir the bureau of munitions. They have come at the invitation of the American Federation of Labor.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
SKINNER CHUCK BUSY.

SKINNER CHUCK BUSY. A new schedule of working hourSss which recently became effective at t1s4 Skinner Chuck company's factory. W as follows: s:30 a. m. to IT na.; 1z: D. m. to 6:30 9. m. M
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
IN DR. MILER'S PLACE
Milo Pecanha, Former President of
 Brazil Appointed to Post of For -.a

eign Minister.
 Rio Janeiro, May 4.-Nilo Pecanha, former president of Brazil. has been appointed foreign minister in success sion to Dr. Muller, resigned. He has accepted the portfolio.
 Dr. Martins de Souza Dantas, un- der secretary of state, who was ap- pointed temporarily to head the for eisn office, relinquished this post on the appointment of Senor Pecanha.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

ICE FORMS IN DANBURY.
 Danbury, May flee formed on still water here last night and the heavy frost caused some damage to growing crops.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28

10000 tons Of coal will be moved
to this city. This would release for
other purposes 4,S00 freight cars.
San Francisco-One of the direc-
tors of the new $20,0OO,OO0 Japan
csc shipping corporation which has
been formed to operate between San
Francisco and the Orient, was a
merchant in Toxic five years ago, but
is now considered the richest man in
Japan.
Brazil, Ind.-Roy Montgomery, 10
years old, was brought back to life
after apparently being dead from
drowning for more than 20 minutes.
After he was reported dead call was
sent for the fire department, and the
lung motor was applied and operated
by the firemen.
Neutrality-suspicious. the items of
equipment needed for the draft army
are 10, 1927 ,295 pairs of light weight
WOODEN socks, 4,416,44O wooden
blankets, 100000 wooden jackets,
4,177,269 pairs of shoes, 2,4O2,OOO
wooden overcoats, 2,173,3O0 flannel
shorts and 3,637,26 hats
Hartford, Conn.-Closely guarded
by federal agents, who said she was
one Of the most dangerous female
anarchists in the country, Mrs. Irma
Sanchini has been taken to Boston,
and from there will be deported to
Italy. A valuable list of names of
active anarchists was found among
her possessions.
Lawrence, Mass-President Ed
ward F. McGrady, of the Boston Gen.
trail Labor union, is supporting a
resolution in congress providing that
aliens who have been in the country
five years and have failed to take
out their preliminary naturalization
papers, be deported. He further fav-
ors a resolution that all aliens of the
draft age be required to serve in the
national army or be deported.
Observation-Disclosures of the war
department. are authority for the
statement that Japanese troops will
not fight on European soil for the
present, at least. Neither the United
States nor any of the allies believe
that there is any necessity for ad-
dltlonal man power except that to be
supplied by the United States. Japan's
turn may come next spring if the
conditions in Russia make it seem
necessary.
Observation-Disclosures life insur-
ance companies, which did consider
able business prior to the war in Rus
STA, are profiting greatly in case of
policies that are coming due and have
to be paid off there. Roubles have
declined to 16 cents from 81 cents.
AS result an American company's
policy to meet in Russia for 10000
roubles can be met for $1,000, where
as the amount formerly would have
been $4,000.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
FEW GRASSH0PPERS IN 1918

That the districts in western Mon
tana SO badly infested by grass
hoppers this year will, in all prob
ability, be free of this pest in 1918,
is the prediction made by State En-
tomologist r. A. Cooley. Entom-
ologists from Bozeman have kept in
close touch with the grasshopper sit
uation all summer and have watched
particularly to find out where and
how abundantly the hoppers were
depositing their eggs. Much to the
surprise of the experts, not an egg
has been found and farmers who wit
messed egg laying repeatedly last fall
agree that the hoppers have as yet
laid no eggs.
This is good news to the grain
growers in this section who have
hesitated about seeding winter
wheat, fearing that grasshoppers
would multiply to such an extent in
another year that they would con-
sumo every green thing that grew.
1t is impossible to say conclusively
what has prevented egg laying but it
has been found that a parasitic fly
is destroying thousands of the hop
pers. This busy little fly, which has
SO providentially come to the res
cue of the farmer, waits until the
grasshopper is in flight, then darts
at it and deposits tiny maggot
underneath the hoppers' wing. The
maggot Immediately bores into the
body, where it lives for some time
before causing death; the hopper is
greatly weakened, however, as soon
as the maggot enters and the devel-
opment of eggs is prevented. Dur
ing the last few weeks the grass
hoppers have been dying off by the
millions and in many places the
ground is literally covered with their
dead bodies. When dying 'hoppers
have been examined in such locali-
ties they almost invariably contain
from one to five maggots.
Professor Cooley states that while
everything indicates great decrease
III the grasshopper population for
1918, yet it is not at all certain that
grasshoppers may not have flown
into the hills or into other localities,
thus escaping their parasites and
perhaps may have laid eggs far from
where they themselves Matched out
last spring. Tt is, therefore, urged
that farmers throughout the state be
or the watch for grasshopper eggs
this fall
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28

The grasshOpper eggs are laid in
the ground and for the purpose of
depositing the eggs the grasshoppers
often congregate in favorable locali-
ties. such as along roadsides, ditch
banks and in other spots where the
soil is not too gravelly, nor yet too
soft, and where roots of plants are
not too abundant. They may often
be found scattered through alfalfa
fields where open patches occur be-
tween the stools of alfalfa. Large
numbers of the grasshoppers in one
place at this time of the year indi-
cate localities to search for the eggs.
This may best be done with a shovel,
digging into the soil in numerous
places a few inches deep. The eggs
are laid in pods, some 80 to SO in
pod, the individual eggs being long
and slender and slightly curved. The
pods themselves may be an inch to
an inch and half in length, and
have one end at the surface of the
soil.
1t is desired that farmers and
others throughout the state who find
eggs in abundance in any locality
shall inform the entomologist of
the experiment station, Professor r.
A. Colley, Bozeman, Immediately.
Fall blowing will destroy the eggs,
and should be practiced wherever
possible. If fall blowing is not done,
early spring blowing should be done
before the eggs hatch, Or the sur
face of the soil may be stirred with
a disk harrow. Alfalfa fields may
be double disked both ways in the
spring with the disks set nearly
straight. This treatment not only
destroys large numbers of eggs, but
is of benefit to the alfalfa crop also.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28
MORE SEE PARK IN AUTOS
THAN BY STAGE ROUTES

Opening Yellowstone national
park to automobile traffic has re-
suited in making that national play
ground more popular than ever with
the result that when the season
closed this year, the total number
of tourists who had visited wonder
land proved to be greatly in excess
of last year by 1900.
Unofficial figures for the year
were $4,000. This is considered re-
markable in view of the fact that
when the park season opened June
20 it was generally predicted that
owing to the war there would be
falling off in western tourist bust
ness.
This was the first season in which
motor vehicles were used exclusively
for transportation Of tourists and it
was marked without accident. Sew
eral thousand more people went
through in private cars than made
the trip with the various stage lines,
coming to Gardiner, Yellowstone or
Cody by rail.
During the season a total of 49,
600 people toured the park in pri-
vate cars, 1880 patronizing the
Yellowstone Park Transportation
company's cars as guests of that
company. Of the 10000 who tour
ed the park in private cars, IS 600
put up at the hotels or permanent
camps operated there.