Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
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Inc railroad and steel making dis
trlcts> about Harrisburg have been
sending quite a few men trained in
rallroading and in metal working to
the headquarters of the new engi-
neer regiments in the last few days
ana halt a dozen industrial plants
n nave mad to give up men engaged
80 -, tiahsit men, and others on their
Of tho eifhs forces. Announcement
VI lhe formation of the engineer
regiment seems to have stirred I'm
recruiting here and numerous appli-
c"'iohs have been made by young
raiiroad men for information about
the enlistment These applications
nave come from not only Harris
oufs Dig railroad population but
from Enola, Marysville and other
roliroau towns. The men enlisting
are mostly those who have had ex-
perlehce on locomotives and trains.
although there are n nup,bar oF
trackmen who have gone up for ex-
ANIMATION. Flagraisings and patri-
otlc parades in Dauphin and Cum
perland counties have caused a num-
Der or young men from the country
10 come to the recruiting stations
ana at the same time brought about
| complaints from farmers that young
| leiiows were leaving the plough for
the army. 1t was through the ap-
pncatlons made to the employment
anu larh bureaus for hands that it
was discovered that fair proportion
Oh men enlisting were farmer lads.
te IN the Lykens Valley patriotism has
peen running high and the mine
! workers have been having a strenu-
Gus time to keep the young men on
their Jobs so that they can keep
| thelr promises to the coal companies
10 keep up production during the
war. According to reports which
are coming here the recruiting of
| Natlonal Guard organizations is go
lns ahead quietly throughout the
state and some companies have
pretty close to their war strength
on the rolls, the men having taken
tne precautions to be examined
When the Guard is ordered to Mt.
Gretna 1t is expected that the show
lng' notably in the Eighth Regi-
ment, which was short a good MANY
men last June, will be materially i'm
proved.
Howard NJ. Hoke, secretary to tha
Attorney General, used to be a court
reporter in Cincinnati and tells some
interesting anecdotes of the late Sem
ator James B. Foraker who was n
Judge in the Ohio city when Mr.
Hoke lived there. Mr.. Hoke fire.
quently reported cases in his court
Luier I1i,Ifi on ne was employed under
Wllllam IL. Taft when u judge.
|
Frank B. Bosch, of this city. is
PROBABLY the first Harrisburg man
to see the interned German sailors
at Atlanta. Mr.. Bosch was in that
city short time ago and drove out
to Fort Mcpherson where the sail
ors were to be seen in a great stock
ade They seemed to be enjoying
themselves.
Although the number of persons
registering at the State Capitol Is
more or less reduced because of the
war and the decrease in travelling, the
places whence they come seem to be
as distant as ever. One of the men
registering the other day came from
Cape Town, South Africa, and was
a native of Taku, China. The high
school of Narberth visited the Capt.
tol yesterday.
The County Commissioners or
ders to. constables to shoot all dogs
in which no license tax has been
paid, brought into the office the
other day an old colored man from
Susquehanna township.
Whats the trouble?" Chief Clerk
Edwin ii. Fisher asked.
"A-h, ah d-d-done want a-a-a-a
d-d-d-dog License" came the slut
tering reply.
Where do you live?"
"Sus-sus susquehanna township.
Hurry up. The alleys a-a-all f-f-full
of d-d-d-dead d-dogs b-b-back of
our place. W-w-we g-g-got our
d-d-dog LOCKED up and ah w-want
, to g-g-get BIB back BIB before any,
thing h-h-happens."
He got his license and saved the
dogs life.
People who have been coming
here for legislative sessions year af-
ter year and who are active in State
affairs are watching with interest
the developments in the new hotel
proposition. For a long time there
have been some skeptics about the
start on the hotel and lately some
wagers have been made about the
new structure being ready within q
year. One man who has watched the
way buildings start is betting on the
hotel being under roof by Christ
mas.
Former members of the Legisla-
ture are commencing to drop into
the city to see the lawmakers at
work and to tell of the days when
they were in the legislative halls.
This week not less than twenty-five
former Senators or Representatives
came back to Harrisburg to look at
the chambers at work on the ac-
cumulated mass of bills. The former
members seem to cherish pleasant
memories for they linger about the
halls as long as anything is going
and make it point of sitting in
their old seats.
Work was started to-day on the
demolition of the last of the build
ings in Capitol Park Extension dis
trict which were sold q short time
ago. There will be no sales for some
time to come and the removal of
buildings will likely be resumed in
the fall.