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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-28
OFFICIAL LCHECK
ON COST FACTS
Oregon College Pair Make Re-
port on Figures New
Buyers Seek

How much money for operating
upkeep need the automobile owner
expect to invest in running his car
after he has bought it?
In an effort to be of definite aid to
thousands of men and women who
are balancing this question against
their check books, Milton ]. and Mrs.
Miriam Thayer Seeley, the latter a
professor in the Oregon Agricultural
College, Corvallis. oregon, have COM
pleted double transcontinental au-
tomoblie drive, involving 800 miles,
and have just put together for the
public generally what is believed to
be the most enlightening and COM
plete table of authoritative statis-
tics ever assembled on the costs of
motoring in the United States.
The table, which is to be put on
file with motor clubs throughout the
country at once, is of great value to
while women will be much interest
ed in the knowledge that Mrs. Seeley
kept the books on the long trip.
Driving a Maxwell touring car, the
Oregon fact-hunters travelled from
the Pacific coast, in Oregon, to Bos-
ton, Mass, and then returned to the
Pacific over different route. The
total of their expenses, this including
not only the cars upkeep in gaso-
line, oil and repairs, but the cost of
food in camping out, was surprising
|-$275.47.
Every condition of travel was en-
countered, observed and statistics
kept on it. All cost details, as it was
felt these are sought by the intending
motorcar owners, are given in the
official tabulation.
The table accurately gives, Pro-
fessor Seeley asserts, statement of
facts as to his MaXwelPs operating
economy and he is convinced that
the record is sufficient to Satisfyingly
reinforce this cars championship of
the industry in low operating ex-
pense:
The salient point in an analysis of
this table, which shows car repair
costs of $3.50 for the run East, and
$10.50 for the $500 miles back to
the coast, and the factor in motor
ing that the buyer tries hardest to
put his finger on, is that in the 1000
miles, which constitute a good sea-
sons mileage for most drivers, it is
shown that the Maxwell owner can
expect to keep his car in repair for
approximately 81 a month, the total
cost for car repairs having been only
S14. The long trip likewise upheld
the MaXwells reputation for upward
of twenty miles on gallon of gaso-
line in daily service, it is shown
while the expenditures for lubricant
prove that the car goes approximate
ly $50 miles to the quart of cylinder
oil.
Indicative of the spread of the mo-
torcar's usefulness, the table also
makes plain the revelation that the
automobile no longer is a luxury, but
is to be accepted as an economic ne
cessity, these tourists having cross
ed the United States both ways by
automobile at a cost more than 500
less than would have been required
in fares alone had the distance been
covered by rail.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-28

more riders can be gathered into a
company.
The promoters of the plan have
received an unqualified endorsement
of the value of the motorcycle in
military organization from the war
department Ralph A. Hayes, pri-
vate secretary to Secretary of War
Baker, in an answer to a letter writ
ten to Secretary Baker outlining the
plan for the organization of motor
cycle volunteers, says:
Doubtless in case the present
crisis should unhappily become more
acute, the services of motorcyclists
would be very necessary and valu-
able. The experience of the con-
tending forces on the other side of
the ocean demonstrates that motor
cycle forces can and must be used
for service which would be less satis-
factorily performed by any other
branch of the service"
Captain Davis, assistant quarter
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-28

master in charge of the entire south
ern district, in a recent interview
said of the motorcycle forces on the
Mexican border:
Motorcycles have proved very
satisfactory in service on the border.
All of the officers want them and if
war should come we will have to
have very many more of them"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-28
CAMPHOR0LE GIVES
IMMEDIATE RELIEF
Opens Up Clogged Nostrils.
Vanishes Colds in Head
and Catarrh Like Magic
It soothes and relieves catarrhal

1t soothes and relieves catarrhal
deafness and head noises.
Drives out congestion without ap--
paratus, inhalers, lotions, harmful
drugs, smoke or electricity. Do not
treat your cold lightly; this is pneu-
monia season. If you have cold in
head, pain in chest; or sore throat
send to nearest drug store and get
jar of Camphorole, and watch how
quickly it will relieve you.
Physicians recommend Camphor-
ole for colds and catarrhal affections
of the nose and throat, bronchitis,
Group, asthma, stiff neck, sore mus
cles, lumbago, stir joints, headache,
frosted feet rheumatism, cold in
muscles, neuritis, hay fever applied
to chest will check development of
cold and often prevent pneumonia
Advartisement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-28
Lumber
Lengths
IRE QUENTLY

IRE QUENTLY
: people buy lurn-
Der in unusual sizes
which must be sawed
into shorter lengths
before it is suitable
for the purpose in
tended.
Shorter and narrow
stock could have been
purchased at a saving in
price.
The quality of the
shorter lengths in the
same grade, as a rule, is
better than the long.
Give us accurate in
formation about the pur-
poses for the lumber you
desire. We will gladly
tell you the right kind
to select so as to save
your money and at the
same time suggest ma
terial that will last a
long time.
United Ice & Coal Co.
Forster & COwden SITS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-28
HARRISBURG WINS SHOOT

Reading, Pa, April 2S. - Scoring
"a out of his 25 birds. George w.
Hepler, of Harrisburg, former
Pennsylvania livebird titleholder,
carried off the honors in the 25-bird
handicap, the feature event of the
livebird shoot over the Riverside
traps this afternoon. Hepler lost his
fourth bird dead out of bounds.
Twenty-Five birds. handicap rise,
81 to 80 yards. Interstate rates
George W. Hepler (30), "a; John
G.. Martin (30), 23; Fred w. Dinger
| (30), 23: Edward w. Shank (2S),
23; Fred Confer (29). %; Samuel
| Seigelbaum (2S), 21; c. f. Keys
! faal. 9. withdrew.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-28
Motorcycles Will Be
Used in Military Affairs

The motorcycle riders of the
United States do not intend to be left
behind in any preparedness cam
paign that may result from the
present International crisis.
Already there is well organized
movement on foot to start q COM
pa~y of motorcycle volunteers in
every community in which 25 or
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-28

George Creel. who has been named
by President Wilson as chairman of
the government committee that will
censor and give out war information.
Mr.. Creel has been a forceful maga-
zine writer for years. He was active
IN the last Democratic campaign. He
is the husband of Blanche Bates. the
actress.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-28

has received official confirmation Of
an attack by a German supI nd
on the Spanish steamer Tr1ana ai -
has addressed a strong protese "
Germany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-28
SPAIN GETs SUBMARINE

Madrid via Paris, April 2S.-Ihe
first submarine of the Spanish heIS
the Isaac Peral, constructed IN the
United States, has arrived at Carsn
agena escorted by the cruiser
Estramadura.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
Or. J. II. RINpLAue {speeia,lst),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo, N. ..
The Secret Of Youth.

After all, the plain truth is that ad.
venture consists less in the experiences
one actually has than in the indefatiga-
bic expectancy with which one awaits
them, writes Edgar ]: Goodspeed in the
Atlantic. Indeed, sometimes fear that
people must be divided into those who
have adventures and those who appre-
ciate them. And between the two the
affinity for adventure is greater treas
ure than the experiencing Of it. II we
are possessed of the affinity, adventure
itself is, ut most, just round the cor
ner from us. This opens the life of
adventure to all who crave it. What
possibilities lie in merely crossing a
street, for example! Some one. re-
marked the other day as he lodged
across among the motorcars, ''Avhy not
take chance now and then and lead
real life for a few minutes?"
therefore recommend the life of adj
venture. 1t conceives each day as Q
fresh enterprise, full of delightful pos
sibilities and promise. and SO preserves
the wine Of life from growing fiat.
Here is the secret Of youth.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
PLAN SUIT FOR BOTH SEXES
British Consider Means Of Simplify.
ing Professionalism Willing to
Have Showdown.

London.-Mere man is willing to
wear semimilitary breeches and other
rational" clothing If women will wear
'em, too. Then, the man-person fig
ures, neither sex will be apt to do any
tittering over the shape of the others
legs.
English tailors have devised a uni
form for civilian wear with the hope
of simplifying clothes production.
It consists of tunic, slightly mill
tary, breeches resembling those worn
by the cavalry, puttees or stockings,
and cap.
Many persons, men and women,
showed alarm over the suggested uni
form and were promptly accused of
hiding bow-legs, knock-knees and alb
sent calves. The owners of shapely
underpinnings, especially the men, are
perfectly willing to have a. show
down.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
GUARDING ARMIES AGAINST DISEASE

In three main channels. The most com
prehensive has been keeping in touch
In an advisory capacity in the work of
the several divisions of control of the
government and the civilian population
the medical corps Of the army and
navy, the public health service, the
Red Cross and the work with the civil.
ian and munitiOn workers.
Besides this work of keeping gem
eral oversight over all branches of the
public medical service, the committee
mas concerned itself deeply with the
problems of personnel and supplies.
The personnel problem has not been
solved, but it is possible to say that the
section has been of great service in
putting the government departments in
touch with the kind of men they need.
TO take advantage of carefully laid
tration only physicians with the vision
and the professional training needed to
carry them out, both for active service
Mt the front and in the concentration
camps back at the rear. The medical
service must he filled with men of the
broadest gauge, of the standard al
ready set by it's present personnel, and
we must depend on the profession be-
tween now and the first of September
to furnish of its best even more gen.
erously than in the past. The question
of planning for health now seems
somewhat academic. When the army
is modified it will be vital.
'"The supply problem, which is cared
for by Doctor Simpson, who sits in
with the general munitions board, has
been another source of difficulty in
which the medical section has coop
Grated with the medical divisions Of
the army and navy. Faced ut the be-
! ginning with II shortage, due to the
country'S previous almost exclusive de-
pendence on Germany for it's medical
supplies, we have had both to arrange
for taking care of civilian hospitals and
private practice and ut the same time
to build up additional sources to meet
the vast needs of the new army.
Through constant conferences with
manufacturers and close attention to
detail, especially standardization of
products, this work is in fair way to-
ward accomplishment. There will be
| no serious dearth.
'The country can rest assured that
everything of which the American med
ical profession is capable has been
done to prepare for taking care of its
new troops"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
APoLoGIzING TO THE TIGER
Raymond BIathwayt Tells Of His Ex-
perIences While Connected With
Travelling Menagerie.

In a book of "reminiscences, Through
Life and Round the World" Raymond
Blathwayt tells the following story in
connection with travelling menagerie
he attached himself to while knocking
about the West during his salad days.
zone day just after breakfast" he
says. Il peeped in at the messroom
door. There was full-grown tiger
licking the jam and bacon off the
plates.
"'Oh, I beg your pardon! ejacu-
lated, as hastily shut the door. A
moment after l met Jack, the tigers
keeper.
".I can't find that other tiger no
where he said to me. 4 guess I've
mislaid the old critter.'
"'You have icily replied, for I was
a good deal annoyed with the danger l
had so narrowly escaped. you'll find
him in the messroom licking the plates.
"'Thank you, mate he said.
"An hour after overheard the pro-
prietor asking his little son If he had
washed up the breakfast dishes.
"'Hadn't no need to, pop; the tiger
licked 'em like he knew they wanted
cleanin'!"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
DEANS CLAssED AS LUxURIEs
$3.50, 900 Spent on Them Yearly In Eng
land Called Waste by Bishop
Of London.

London.-Deans Of the Church Of
England, or rather of the cathedrals Of
England, are luxuries and should be
abolished, in the opinion Of Right Rev.
Arthur f. w. Ingram, bishop of Lon
don, who declared that the $3.50, 900
spent yearly on deans is wasted
money.
ut is with no disrespect that I say
it," he declared, "but believe that the
whole idea Of dean being at the head
of q cathedral and the bishop having
no right whatever in his see is an un-
catholic thing. In some cathedrals a
bishop cannot even preach without the
leave of the dean and chapter. There
are excellent men among them, but
the money spent yearly is more needed
for the bishops of the new dioceses
which are required"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
FROM WAR sHlRKER. TO HERO
Remarkable Career Of Henry Bella.
more, Once Rampant English
Pacif7st,

London. - Conscientious objector,
shirker, volunteer soldier and now one
of England's dead heroes-that is the
war career of Henry Bellamore.
When war came, Bellamore called 1t
the DEVILS invention. He fought
against CONSUMPTION on conscientious
grounds, preferring Jail to the bat
tlefield.
"If ever see wounded soldier fall
with his crutches, I won't help him
up again." said Bellamore. This SO
his neighbors at Bath that they
burned him in effigy.
A few weeks later he experienced q
change of heart. Though exempted
from the army. he volunteered. Soon
he was the most popular soldier in
his regiment, the duke of Cornwall's
light infantry.
Recently the former conscientious
objector was killed In action.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
Children and Untruths.

Why do children lie? Iklwin S. Pull
Ter In the Mothers Magazine answer.
the question by saying that the imagi
nation of child is stronger than his
intellect, that fiction is as real to o
child as fact.
"The cure for lies inspired by imagi
nation" he asserted, ''is the education
of the child's intellect to distinguish
between fact and fancy. AS his error
is mental, not normal, his cure must
be mental. 1t would be grave error
Of training to attempt to suppress his
imagination as cure for his untruths.
Imagination is the handspring which
moves his mentality to growth, hence
1t should be directed into rational
channels and not curbed.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
TELLS HORRORS OF AUSTRIAN CAMPS

course, as the starvation diet had
weakened US. We were divided into
four sections of $50 men each and sent.
to different localities. My section was
sent to Komen under the command of
an Austrian sub-lieutenant and 80 ter
ritorfals. We worked at building rail-
way together with 1900 Russian pris-
0ners.
"Our food was worse and less than
that we had In camp, as we got cents
day pay and were supposed to spend
1t on food, although bread cost dol
lar loaf. AS we were ravenously
hungry because we had to work hard
we were compelled to rummage among
the garbage for food and even ate
rats and mice. We also got bones hu-
man bones they were sometimes, which
we boiled to make soup. In Is days
60 men out of the $50 in my section
died from hunger, exhaustion and ex-
three attempted to escape and were
shot.
ION January % my comrade, Niku
Crstia, and decided to escape. We
walked for three days in the direc-
ton of the Italian lines with nothing
to eat, but we finally reached the ruins
of a village where we found Il pigsty.
We took shelter here and found some
potato Feelings and turnips, which we
ate.
his conrade Dies.
"The cold was intense. We reached
another village completely in ruins and
we could hear the italian guns very
near. We could not find anything to
eat and my comrade was more dead
than alive. We slept during the day
and when night came on tried to
arouse my comrade, hut he was dead.
'Just then I distinctly heard the
characteristic sound of machine gun
fire and I knew was near the first
line trenches. I decided to go on and
after two hours crossed or rather
crawled through the Austrian lines.
already felt free, but had to get over
the wire entanglements and crawl over
such long stretch of ground that I
thought I had made a mistake and
that the Austrian trench left behind
meswas merely a support position. AS
tI hesitated what to do a voice came
out of the darkness: Alt! Chi va
LAP (Halt, who goes there?)
II understood what the words
meant, SO 1 stood up and shouted:
''Romun! Romun!' And when the
Italians saw me could see the aston
ishment in their faces. l did not look
human. They pulled me up and car
ried me inside their trench. They gave
me coffee, wine and bread
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
Roumanian, Who Escaped, Says
Men Were Starved, Kicked
and Chained.
HUMAN Bones FOR SOUP
Prisoners Often inhumanIy Punished
for Eating Seeds Given Them to
italian Prisoners
Are Treated Worse.

ROme.-A Roumanian soldier, TOma
Haralam, taken prisoner by the Aus
TRANS last September during the Rou-
manian invasion of Pennsylvania, has
just succeeded in escaping to the Ital-
ian lines on the Carso. The following
is his story In all its simplicity and
horror:
"As soon as I was taken prisoner in
q wood near Basso was brought be-
fore a German officer, who examined
me. I refused to answer his questions
and betray my country, so he handed
me over to an Austrian sergeant, who
kicked me without mercy. I was left
absolutely without any food, not q
piece of bread or drink of water, for
three days. and then taken with many
other prisoners to concentration camp
in Hungary on the River Leytha, where
10000 prisoners Of war, Russians, Ital-
ians and Roumanians. were confined.
I'VE were literally starved. Our ra-
tons consisted of five ounces of bad
bread and a handful of boiled beans
daily, with small piece of meat every
week. The men died like flies, both
from insufficient nourishment and from
cold, as the Austrians took away our
uniforms and warm underwear, as we'll
as our boots, and gave us in exchange
the castoff uniforms and torn boots Of
their first line troops.
1--WE all had to work, generally in the
fields, and as we ate the seed given us
to SOW or the raw turnips and potatoes
we had to plant often we were pun
ished by being tied to pole with our
arms raised for hours or else chained
to the ground. The Italian prisoners
were treated worst of all and system
atically beaten by the Austrians.
Sent to italian Front.
"Orlers reached our camp in Janu-
airy that 1000 Roumanian prisoners
were to be sent to work on the italian
front. I was among the thousand
picked men. We were all young and
strong, comparatively speaking, OF
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
Leaders in the American Medical
Profession Cooperate in
This Work.
PUBLICITY Big SAFEGUARD
Mistakes Of the Spanish American War
Will Be Observation-Disclosures
of Medical Supplies ls Be-
inc Accomplished.

Washington.-Tribute to the eager
ness with which the medical profession
has responded to the problems of car
ing for United States military forces In
the field was given in an interview by
DIR. Franklin H. Martin, chairman of
the committee on medical surgery OF
the medical section of the council of
national defense. All the best medical
thought has been given the committee
to aid in solving new difficulties incl
dental to sending so many men into
service.
1.-THE trained physician knows that
unless certain precautions are taken"
Doctor Martin said, dangerous cpl
denies, such as typhoid fever or men
ingitis, are almost certain to occur in
the army camps, striking often with
the most surprising suddenness. The
less is heard of the medical branch Of
an army the more efficient it is. because
usually when much is said about 1T the
comment is of very unpleasant char
acter."
Declaring publicity is going to be the
big safeguard against mistakes similar
to those made in the Spanish-American
war, Doctor Martin continued:
"The work of safeguarding the
health of the army and navy could not
be in better hands than it is right now.
In the Best Of Hands.
"The general medical board of the
council of national defense, composed
of the country's biggest medical men,
including the surgeon generals of the
army and navy, has served as a clear
ing house of professional opinion and
has brought to the solution of the ques-
lions at hand in reconstructed form the
best medical thought of the nation. On
the board are such men us DR.. Simon
Flexner of the Rockefeller institute,
Drs. William ]. and Charles H. Mayo
DR.. Victor C. Vaughan of the Univer'
sity of Michigan, DIR. John NJ. T. Fin,
ney and DR.. William H. WEIGH of Johns
| Hopkins, DIR. Frederick A. Besley OF
Northwestern, DR.. George w. Grille OF
Western Reserve and DIR. Charles E.
Kahlke of Balremaum college, to men
ton only few. Through frequent con-
ferences with these men the surgeon
generals themselves, occupied constant
ly with administrative tasks, have been
able to gain new points of view and
gain detached perspective in looking
at their problems from time to time.
During the last months the work OF
the medical section. has been directed
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
CUT OUT GLOOM WHEN
YOU Write TO SAILORS

Chicago.--"There's vacant
chair ut the table, George, and
we need your strong, broad
shoulders"
If you have a boy in the navy
eliminate such phrases from
your next letter. Don't write
them. They are dumdums to
the jackies, says the Great
Lakes Recruit, the monthly mag
azine published by the officers
and jackies of the naval training
station at Great Lakes, III. In
the August issue of the Recruit
a campaign on "what to write
your sailor" leads the editorial
department.
The editorial says that fully
80 per cent of the letters re-
ceived by the sailors convey, in
stead Of good cheer, n tale Of
woes and imaginary griefs, as:
"Mother's sick. Little John
ny's down with the measles, and
dad has sprained his foot"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16

Theodore Spicer- Simson. the noted
medalist, at work on the medal de-
signed by him and issued to comment
crate the entry of the United States
in the world war, both sides of which
are shown. Copies Of the medal in
gold have been presented by Miss
Anne Morgan to President Poincare Of
France, Premier Viviani and Marshal
Joffre, as we'll as to Sarah Bernhardt.
Replicas of the medal in government
bronze are now being sold by the
American Fund for French Wounded.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
The Family Pride.

II suppose you're proud Of your boy
Josh. now that he's in the army"
"Of course" said Farmer Corntos-
sci. "But that's not so important just
now. What I'm supposed to do is to
hustle an run this farm in a way
that'll make Josh proud o. me-"