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The Nenana news., 1917-07-14
SEATTLE JUDGE REFUSES
 GERMAN EDITOR PAPERS

Seatle: Judge Netterer Of the superior court this morning refused to grant citizenship papers to Herr Ortmann, editor of the German daily paper issued in this city. A number of prominent business men of this city were present at the hearing to support of the editor or to object 10 his being granted his papers. The case has created a great deal Of sentiment turnout the city.
The Nenana news., 1917-07-14
CHURCH SERVICES

Rev. F. l.. Forbes announces that the usual church services will be tomorrow morning and evening at the Martin-McMillan building. The Sunday School hour, as previously announced, is noon, instead of ten o'clock. Rev. Forbes has selected for his evening sermon, the timely sutject, Shall the Interior Of Al aska be permanent" The evening service commences at eight o'clock.
The Nenana news., 1917-07-14
GOVERNMENT WILL BUILD
 BIG AIRPLANE FACTORY

Washington: Secretary Daniels an have been completed for a million dollar aeroplane factory to be erected by the government, and that the work of construction will begin in a very short time The factory will be devoted exclusively to the con struction of aeroplanes for the new branch of the military service
The Nenana news., 1917-07-14
SEWARD GETS SOLDIERS
 FROM FORT LAWT0N

Seattle: It was announced this morning that sixty soldiers from Fort Lawton had received orders to leave immediately for Fort Sew ard. Alaska, where they will take the places of members of that post who have teen transferred to differ ent parts of the service Most of the men from Fort Lawton are newly enlisted volunteers in the regular army.
The Nenana news., 1917-07-14
CANT SHIP BOOZE
 INTO DRY TERRITORY

Washington: According to a rul- ing recently passed by the attorney general and transmitted to all sec tions of the country today, it will hereafter be unlawful to transport liquor into dry territory in any man ner whatever, whether it be by com mon carrier, in person, by freight, baggage or express.
The Nenana news., 1917-07-14
SEATTLE SHIPYARDS GET
 BIG FRENCH ORDER

Seattle: The shipbuilding firm of J. F. Duthie company was today awarded the contract by the French government for the construction of two 9O0O-ton steel vessels, to cost s4.OOO.O00.
The Nenana news., 1917-07-14
EMPEROR VII LIAM STEPS DOWN

LONDONThe correspondent of the Morning Post has wired hs paper from Amserdam stating that report has reached that city from Berlin to the effect that the Emperor has rendered his resignation favor of Prince Joachim, the youngest of h SIX Joachim was born in 1890 and IS unmarried.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
Bound to Survive

The other day we heard two elder
ly men reciting the merits of their au-
tomobiles and disparaging the other
fellows, and we knew at once what
they were doing and what they had
been in days gone by. For their talk
was the talk of the old-time horse
traders, altered to suit the commodity
they were dickering over, revised as
to technicalities, but racy still, unex-
cited shrewd, marked by that studied
indifference which always misled the
outsider into the notion that the last
thing horse-traders wanted to do was
to trade.
This all went to show how easily a
man can deceive himself. We had been
thinking that the tribe of horse swap
pers was passing from the earth, sor-
rowfully succum bing to the new trans
portation. But if we had given it real
thought, we would have known that
that could not be. Horse-traders were
the most resourceful beings living. 1t
was their business to be. They made it
an art. So, of course, the automobile
could not destroy them. They simply
drew upon their great stock of ready
highly trained wit and adapted them
selves to the new order. They trade
motor-cars now, and no doubt eXult
over victories in cunning, carry secret
hopes about with them of avenging
defeats, just as they used to.-Toledo
BladeI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
The Unforgivable Affront

Now she hates one of her oldest
friends. Yesterday she was downtown
with this friend, and just before noon
she said to the other lady: well,
am going over here and catch my
car" Then the other said to her:
We'll, 1 am going home, too; I'll go
over on Main and catch mine: 1 am
awfully glad 1 ran across you, and l
want you to come to see me real
soon" Martha said she would, and
the two parted. A few minutes later
Martha went into place to get bite
of something to eat, and what do you
think? Yes, there she was-eating
lunch. "I didn't want her to ask me
to go to lunch with her." Martha ex-
planned to us after she returned from
town, but don't see why she wanted
to slip away. / don't see why she
wanted to pretend that she was going
home. 1 am sure / am able to buy
my own lunch, but I want her to re.
turn those patterns she borrowed, and
I never expect to set foot in her house
again. Claude Callan, in the Fort
Worth Star-Telegraph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
Universal Service in England

"One cannot even begin to esti-
mate" says Sydney Brooks, in Ma
tfonal Service Magazine for February,
the enormous contribution that uni
versal service has made to the cause
of British democracy; how it has blot
ted out>class feeling, has made wealth
and birth of no account, and has un-
flied the nation by imposing upon all
its members an equality of obligation.
In that new England which will
emerge from the furnace of this war,
an England physically made over, in
ured to discipline, making character
and achievement the test of honor,
scornful of old distinctions, and insist
ent upon the bonds that link and
not upon the divisions that separate
rich and poor, employer and employ
ed, the palace and the slum - in that
vigorous and triumphant democracy
compulsory military service, L hope
and believe, will take fixed place
in the national fabric.
But if England has gained much
and stands to gain still more by her
conversion to universal training, what
may it not be expected to produce
in America? For in America, as it
seems to me, the need for just some
such leveling and energizing expert
ment is greater to-day than it has
ever been in any white mans land"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
HELMET RESISTS RIFLE BULLETS
Allies Head Protectors Tested With Our Army
Springfield

the eighth shot shattered the helmet
after terrific pounding.
In all the tests the helmet had been
placed over head-szed rock Previ-
ously the writer, using the same am
munition had perforated 4 inch plates
OF boiler steel at five hundred yards.
IL Is this helmet. apparently, which
Is now in use by the allied armies. Of
fcials of the Frankfort arsenal laughed
at the reports of the powder man and
when the latter tried repeatedly to get
one of the helmets from PHILADELPHIA
to prove the truth of his statements his
requests were met with polite refusal
The helmet weighs about six pounds. 1t
is said, and is made of some alloy like
tungsten, heat treated. "The shatter-
ing under the final blow indicated a.
glasslike hardness that was still de-
void of the brittleness of most very
hard and thin steel plates"
The interest of Mr.. Crossman's story
lies In the fact that it has been popu-
larly supposed that the famous trench
helmets were for protection only
against shrapnel, which, of course, has
not the force or penetrating effect of a
high speed rifle bullet. Inasmuch as
the average range of rifle fire on the
western front approXimates two hun
dred yards and. in the tests, the blows
against the helmet were all delivered
at right angles, the effectiveness of the
new head protection may be imagined.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

TN recent issue of the Scientific
American Edward c. Crossman tells
how. one day during the first year of
the war. two mysterious strangers ap-
peared at the testing station of a big
American manufacturer of explosives
with steel helmet which they wished
to have proved with a service rifle. A
marksman obligingly produced a regu-
lation United States army Springfield
and at distance of eighty yards drill
ed nice little round hole through-the
helmet. The helmet men thanked the
riheman and left. Five or six times
after this they returned and submitted
their helmet to similar test, and each
time the steel was neatly perforated.
Finally helmet was produced by the
Visitors-they came, 1t developed, from
a famous Philadelphia steel company
of the same lightweight steel submitted
for the initial test, which was dented
by the bullet, but which refused to let
it through even after repeated blows.
The army rifle has a striking energy
of 2,430 foot-pounds and a muzzle We
locity of 400 feet per second. The
rifeman then changed his ammunition
to that of the Palma type, which is of
$50 instead of $50 grains, and has a
striking energy of 1900 foot-pounds
The results were the same even after
repeated shots The range was short
ened to forty yards, at which distance
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
Provides For Citizens First

The progressive little republic OF
Uruguay has taken decidedly ad-
vanced step to provide for the needs
of it's people and has prohibited .the
expectation of all wheat or flour Until
after the next crop has been harvested.
A law passed by the country's con-
gress provides that statistics shall be
prepared after the harest is over,
showing the quantity of wheat on
hand in the country and the amount
required for home consumption.
With these statistics as a basis. the
exact amount to be exported is deter
mined and the rest is held for home
consumption. In this way prices are
kept down to q reasonable limit and
q bread famine prevented.
The Uruguayan Congress is contem-
plating applying this same procedure
to other foodstuffs produced in the
country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
OBSTRUCTIVE LEADERSHIP

TIME New York Tribune COM
plains of the selection of Mann
as Republican fioorleader in the
House and the Philadelphia Public
Ledger expresses the belief that nei-
ther Mann, in the lower branch. nor
Stone, the Democratic leader in the
Senate. is big enough for the Job he
holds. Failure to display unpreju-
diced patriotism and unadulterated
Americanism is the charge against
each.
Neither Mann nor Stone is progress
sive. Both are prompted more by
politics and partisanism than is good
for the country or the parties they
represent.
unpopular. The rank and file of
Americans are progressive. If the
Republican leaders are wise they
gently but firmly will take Mr.. Mann
away back and give him a seat by
dear old Uncle Joe" Cannon, whose
unfailing good kumor and broad ex-
perience make him at once an orna-
ment and a useful member of the
lower house of Congress, but who
long since outlived his usefulness as
leader.
The Democrats may have their
Stones, and welcome. What the Re-
publfcans need in Washington and in
the party councils is leadership that
shall be constructive rather than OBJ
structive. TIE same applies to the
party in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Ernest T. Trigg, the new president.
of the Philadelphia Chamber of Conn
merce. has gone on q southern trip.
Judge w. B. Broomall, of the
Delaware county courts, is in Florida
on a vacation trip.
Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart, tha
authoress, is at the seashore for
vacation.
j. d. Breidinger prominent
Wilkes Barre educator, is opposed to
some of the proposed training ideas
and is having quite time with some
of his people.
Captain S. M. Evans, well-known
Civil War veteran. has been made GUS
todian of the Pittsburgh memorial
hall.
Colonel ]. Howell Cummings. one
of the new trustees of the South
Mountain State Hospital, has sum-
mer home near that place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
DON'T BUY POTATOES

lDoTAToEs $500 bushel in Har-
= risburg!
The figures are preposterous.
Somebody is clutching greedily for
the pennies of the poor. That some
body's fingers ought to be pinched.
When food brokers put a tax on
luxuries there is ground for complaint.
When they place exorbitant and pro-
hibitive prices on the necessities of
life 1t is time for vigorous and effective
protest.
Government relief is slow and un-
certain. The deeper the federal probe
goes into the price problem the higher
the prices mount, apparently. Any
relief must come from the people
themselves. Their weapon is the boy
colt.
DON'T BUY POTATOES.
If everybody in Harrisburg refrains
from purchasing for only three days
prices will be restored to something
like normal.
Rice is a good potato substitute
Hominy in a pinch can be made to
answer, too. Both are palatable If
properly prepared. If you must have
vegetables try turnips for a change.
At all events three days abstinence
from potatoes won't hurt anybody, and
it would be sure to bring prices down.
Potatoes are staple diet in every
Particularly are they val
ued as a winter food by persons of
limited means. They are at once de-
licious and wholesome. Abnormally
high prices for potatoes are almost as
keenly felt by families of small income
as are high prices for bread and flour.
The present price is outrageous. 1T is
justified neither by short crops nor
exports. Somebody wants to get
wealthy too fast.
Will the consumer stand it or will
he use his only weapon of protest.
the boycott?
Thanks Mr. Weatherman for the fina
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXTENDED

TINE criticism of the County Com
missioners with respect to ex-
cessive costs of police hearings
at the Mayors office is justified-but
it might have been extended.
Like our method of tax collections.
our aldermanic system is expensive
and archaic. If it ever had any real
excuse for existence in its present
form, it has none now.
Doubtless there is need for some-
thing between the court and tho poo.
pie, but the aldermanic office as op-
Grated in Harrisburg does not fill the
bill. 1t is excessively costly and is a
constant temptation to doubtful prac-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
BOROUGH BETrERMENTs

TINE gathering of borough officials
i in Harrisburg last week indi-
Gated an awakened spirit of civic
betterment among the boroughs of
Pennsylvania. In this the State has
had no small part. The Department
of Labor and Industry has been inter-
esting itself in very constructive
manner in the problems of the small
municipalities of the State, especially
since the creation of the bureau of
municipal statistics several years ago.
The great trouble with many of the
boroughs is that they have grown up
either in haphazard fashion or have
been the prey of petty politicians using
tie local government as an instrument
to their ends. Carelessness has played
a much bigger part than deliberate
intent to mismanage, and ignorance
probably has been a greater offender
than either.
The effort of the bureau of NUM-
cipal statistics has been to discover
what is wrong and to offer corrective
measures subject to the approval of
the boroughs themselves. Those who
have headed the movement have been
too wise to attempt to force their own
views upon the people affected. The
unpopularity of the Clark act and its
failure to meet expectations afforded
them an example of the folly of such
tactics. Cooperation for Improvement
of conditions, supplemented by uni
form legislation of a reasonable char
acter, cannot but be helpful in correct
ing many of the evils that are now
recognized as holding back the prog
ress of many of the small towns of
PENNSYLVANIA.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
Some Keep More'n Two

I'VE have friend" says Com
merce and Finance. "'who is fond of
telling how his elderly mother took
him aside when he was about to be
married and advised him always to
keep two bears in his home If he
would be happy. When he asked-her
what she meant, she explained that
the animals she had in mind were
bear and forbear'"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
Bring on Your War !
New York World1

I'VE are preparing for anything.
When the necessity arises Chief In
spector Schmittberger will press a
button on his desk. The rest will fol-
low like clockwork."
In these words Acting Police Com
missioner Cooley yesterday summed
up the international situation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
Stops Exports of Sugar

The government of Argentina has
extended the decree prohibiting the
expectation of sugar and permitting
the importation, free of duty, of cer-
tain quantities of raw and refined
sugar. This is done to prevent Sc
rious sugar shortage ih the country
and to stay speculation in this pro-
duct
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

tees. 1t is an unnecessary drain upon
the taxpayers and it should be re-
vised.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

In days gone by the State used to
test the cannon it bought on grounds
near First Mountain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

Dundee, (Scotland), town council
has agreed to increase the wages of
constables, sergeants and detective of
ficers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

If this thing keeps up, the restaurant
keepers will be serving a steak with
each dish of potatoes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

Whatever was attended to. That was
last Monday, Lincoln's Birthday. And
pending the decision on the probe res
olution little was done with the vast
sheaf of bills introduced"
The Philadelphia North Ameri-
can, which has been more or less
friendly to State and city administra-
tions, to-day declares that fifty-seven
per cent. of the bonding business of
the city of Philadelphia is done by
Mayor Smiths firm and that in its
opinion there is reason to believe
Smith means what he says when he
threatens to resign if the Legislature
tries to interfere with the business of
his firm.
There are thirteen less applicants
for licenses in Berks county than last
year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg is one of the big
telegraph centers of the State?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

San Francisco Building Material
Teamsters' Union has received an in
crease of so cents a day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

The working force of the Britt
navy, afloat and ashore, include more
than / 100000 men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
Labor Notes

Toronto, (Canada), machinists will
demand As cents an hour.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

Dispatches from Austria indicate that
Vienna hopes for the best. but fears for
the worst.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

An exhibition of the work done by
the female munition workers, which
has been promoted by the Minister of
Scotland.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
OUR DAILY LAUGH

HIS VIEW.
Ever Sc Q q
game Of polo 2"
saw one once
upon q time, but
1t must have been
p fierce one, as I
got the idea It
was against the
rules to hit the
hall"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1917.

Hope is a prophet sent from hedven,
Fear is a false and crodking raven:
The dGa0n that buds all gray and cold
VIII blossom to sky of gold.
e. r. SILL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

The governors of the North of
Scotland College of Agriculture at
Aberdeen, approved of scheme for
the training in agriculture and hor-
ticulture of discharged soldiers and
sailors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

The number of British women re-
cruited to industrial occupations be-
tween July, 1914, and July. 1915, was
$4,000. OF this number 263,0O0 di-
rectly replaced men. In commercial
occupations the increase in women
workers was 19S,000. The increase of
women workers in hotels and places
of entertainment is only 10000. In
agriculture $4,000 more women are
1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

Thanks, Mr.. Weatherman. for the fine
sample. .r.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Telegraph Building. Federal Square
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

u. E.J.STACKPOLE. Pres't and Editor-i,i. { Chief
F. r. OYSTER. Business Manager.
GUS M. STEINMETZ. Managing Editor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-05

Mrs. Bertah Piper. who has nursed
in this vicinity for many years. has
just returned from a three month rest
in the east and is now at the home
Of Mrs. Ward Bower 3e07 Fir street
Al invitation from the~ local re-
corder OF the Valparaiso Royal Neigh
bors camp has been sent to Mrs. John
Colder. recorder OF Maybower camp.
to be present at a class adoption to
be held there in the evening or Friday.
December T. Arrangements for going
will be made at the regular meeting
tomorrow evening.
The department OF literature OF the
East Chicago Womar's club held
most instructive meeting at the home
OF Mrs. George II. Summers in Drum
mond street Yesterday afternoon with
the hostess as leader in the Robert
Browning study. "Abt Nogler" An IL
Illustrated story from the magicians
point Of view was abby given b. the
leader. which proved corsclusively that
the character sketch OF the day was
one of the greatest organists and in
ventors Of the pedal system and the
reconstruction OF the organ famed at
Pantheon. He was closely associated
as a companion OF Beethoven in his
declining years and the great latent
talents OF Won Weber and Meyerbeer
with their attendant successes in the
musical world were attributed to him
At the CLOSE 81 the meeting dainty
refreshments were served and the at
tendance was most gratifying.
The Ladies' Aid OF the NJ E. church
OF Indiana Harbor Will meet with Mrs
]. A. Teegarden. 1904 Grapevine
street. IN the afternoon OF tomorrow
at ESQ o'clock. A good attendance OF
members is desired.
The Charity Circle club met with
Mrs. Peter Kleinman in Fir street yes
terday afternoon and played whist for
the benefit of war sufferers. This club
OF ladies spends a great deal Of Its
time in the knitting of Red Cross gar
ments. Refreshments were served and
the honors in the game went to Mrs
B. n. Turbow and Mrs. f. Honoroff.
the latter OF Gary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Powers OF Oil
City. Pa. are here on their honeymoon
visiting the home OF Mr.. Powers uncle.
Mr.. Maurice Powers, in Drummond
street.
Miss Irene Turner OF Fort WAYNE is
house guest OF Miss Berenice Morea
/ Of Drummond street.
Mayaower Camp. Royal Neighbors.
will meet tomorrow evening in reEu-
lar session and hold their annual cleo
ton Of officers. There will be refresh
ments served az the close OF the meet
ing. All members are asked to be
present.
/ AR Lester r. Murphy OF Beacon
4 street has returned from Decatur. I'LL.
where he was summoned owing to the
sudden passing of his mother. a resi-
dent of that city and whose funeral
! occurred Sunday at the First Baptist
church in that city. Another son
Lutz Kingbaum. captain OF the 39th
Illinois field artillery stationed at
Houston. Tex, was also present at the
funeral