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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
LYKENS AERO
SQUAD FORMED
Young Men of Upper End Bor-
ough Will Report at
Harrisburg Monday

Lykens, Pa, Dec. Son Tuesday
evening, Major Fl. e. Burlington
started movement for the forma-
ton of an aero squad from LykeDs
and sent out a call for volunteers.
One hundred personal letters were
mailed to prospect recruits.
Last evening at $50 o'clock eight
cen young men had signed the roll
and many others have signified their
intention of joining the outfit.
Locally the command will be called
1.-The Lykens Valley Aero Squad"
and the members will leave here for
Harrisburg at 7.15 on Monday morn
ing. Probably fifty or more mem
bers will go in the first detail and
others will follow later.
The names of those on the list
up to last night are as follows:
George Allen Row, Roy Cletus Long.
Frank Elmer Miller, David Robert
Romberger, Harry Allen Bowman,
Earl A. Wertz, Howard Victor Trout
man, Robert w. Moss, Andrew
Mekatka, Jonas Harper Schuffler.
Vastly NJ. Leshko, Barton +. Myers,
Frank Shuttlesworth, Gideon Wal
kinshow, Albert NJ. Zufing, Carlos
f. Daniel, Blain NJ. Shimuky and
Earl l. Hoffman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Final Drive Is Made to
Recruit Registered Men

Posters are being distributed all
over the city to-day by a corps of re-
cruiting officers, and by Red Cross
Motor Messengers in their automo-
biles. The recruiting officers have
had a great quantity of the posters
printed, and they were all distributed
during the course of the day. 1t is
the final effort to recruit registered
men before next Wednesday, when
the volunteer branches will no longer
be open to them. Barber shops, To-
bacco stores, poolrooms, and billiard
parlors will be especially visited by
the recruiting committees to-day.
Recruiting in the city has nrt been
brisk during the week, considering
the short time left for men to enlist.
Only one man from Harrisburg en-
listed yesterday. Howard M. Swartz,
119 North street, enlisted in the
aviation service. Seventeen men were
enlisted from the district.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
HOMES TO RENT
AT MODERATESIJM
HARD TO FIND
Practically No Houses of Me
dunn Value to Be Had
in Harrisburg

Scarcity in Harrisburg of houses
of moderate value. both for rent and
for sale. is a problem that confronts
the local real estate men. Practically
no desirable houses can be rented at
a moderate price, and property at $50
ana $40 is taken even before it is
vacated by the outgoing tenant.
The increase in population during
the past few years, coupled with the
reluctance of builders and investors
to be satisfied with a reasonable re-
turn on the money invested, is largely
responsible for the present condi-
tion.
Harrisburg is not the only city that
has felt the need OF better housing
facilities. Bethlehem, Lebanon, Will
Transport, Erie-have faced the same
conditions. The group plan of con-
struction has been undertaken, and
housis erected to meet the demand.
One of the latest community de-
velopments is at Williamsport, where
a colony of ninety-three houses is
under construction.
Civic Pride
e. Fred Rowe, who went over the
development a few days ago with w.
II. Milliner. of the Williamsport
Board of Trade, told a Telegraph re-
POi vi hheh1 a SlNhy VI lllo uGNtlOP-
ment shows many features which
could readily be adapted to Harris
burg.
Civic pride" said Mr.. Rowe, "rath-
er than greed for gain, has been the
ruling idea at Sawyer Park. The
general plan of the property could
be worked out in Harrisburg as well
as any other city. The principal
street will be eighty feet wide, with
center parkway, while the adjacent
streets are about thirty feet from curb
to curb. The lots are eighty to one
hundred feet deep and. twenty to
twenty-five feet in width.
while the houses are of medium
size. they are so well arranged that
almost every inch of space is used.
Three types of buildings are pro-
vided, a semi detached house for two
families, four-family house and a
siX-family house. The outside is in
stucco, brick and stucco and all brick
and of course all modern improve
ments are provided.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Social and Personal Items
of Towns Along West Shore

Miss Florence Orris and Miss Clar-
abelle GeiSet, of MechanicSburg,
spent Thursday with Miss Gladys
Bitner, at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. William A. Clouser. of Shire
manstown, spent Thursday at Har-
1isburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Swindell
have returned to their home at Ha-
gerstown, Md, after being guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Wallace, Sr.
at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. William E. Ross, of New
Cumberland, spent a day recently
with her sister. at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. H. a. Bixler, son. John, and
daughter, Mary Bixer, of Sixth
street, New Cumberland, spent
Thursday at Quincy and Shippens-
burg.
Fl. A. Bixler, of New Cumberland.
attended, the teachers institute at
Carlisle on Thursday.
Miss Synder and Miss Houston, of
Carlisle, who have been guests of
Mrs. Raymond Paden. at New Cum
berland, have returned home.
j. II. Reiff of New Cumberland,
attended the funeral of Mrs. George
| Hoerner, OF Philadelphia, whose
for burial.
Miss Catherine Kutz. of West
| Gairview, left on Thursday to spend
several days among relatives at Car
Isle.
Sylvan Blair, of Harrisburg, WIS.,
tied his mother. Mrs. Alice Gambler,
at West Fairview.
The Womans Missionary Society OF
the Grace United Brethren Church,
held its monthly meeting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Nipple
at West T-airView
Mrs. Daniel Stiles. OF West Fair
view, was in Harrisburg on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. f. -. Luse. of West Fairview.
visited friends at Harrisburg on
| Wednesday.
Mrs. Grace Snider, of EnoIa, spent
n DAY at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
e. III. Curry. at West Fairview.
.. X. Eshenauer. of West Fair
view, spent d day at Gettysburg.
Paul Curry and Robert Luse, of
West Fairvjew. spent a day at Har-
risburg.
Miss Ida Boyer, of West Fair
view, Is spending several days with
friends at Shippensburg.
Mrs. Edward Hawkins, of Enola
is confined to her home in Altoona
avenue with typhoid fever.
Warren Gracey, attached to the
yeomen's school of the United States
Navy, at Newport, r. l., who has
been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman Gracey, of Altoona
avenue, Enola, for the last week will
return to duty tomorrow.
Miss Ethelynd Coble, of Enola,
visited her cousin, Mildred Rishel
at Wormleysburg, on Wednesday.
Miss Mary Miller and William Mil
Ter were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Crossley, at Wormleysburg on Thurs
day.
Foster Wingert and R. C. Sparrow,
of Wormleysburg, motored to Wind
sor, where they were the guests of
the Rev. and Mrs. G. B. Renshaw.
Mrs. Samuel Heckard and daugh-
ter Enola, of Wormleysburg, visited
the formers mother at Philadel-
phia.
Ira Felix, of Shepherdstown, was
the guest of the Rev. and Mrs. A.
b. Mower, at Wormleysburg.
Mrs. S. e. Vance, of Wormleys-
burg, is visiting her father, Mr..
Sheaffer, at Black Gap.
Miss Belle Patterson, of Mechan-
icsburg, was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. d. Weaver, at Wormleys-
burg.
The Kings Daughters" of st.
Paufs United Brethren Sunday
school, of Wormleysburg, met at the
home of Miss Hannah Lauer last
evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
60 Harrisburg Men at
Camp Dodge Are Pleased
With Training Work

Harrisburg boys at Camp Dodge.
Des Moines, Iowa, are enjoying the
best of health and working hard to
complete their training for their work
in Europe, according to a letter re-
ceiVed from A. Il. Colestock, a Har-
risburg man connected with the Head
quarters Company of the Three Hun
dred and Twentieth Field Signal Bat
terry. There are nearly sixty Har-
risburg men at Camp Dodge and the
majority are attached to the Three
Hundred and Twentieth Field Signal
Battery.
Colestock writes that THE men are
all in the best of health and are hav-
ing swell time at Camp Dodge. The
eats are fine and they have all the
comforts of home in the Y. M. c. A.,
which is doing the greatest work for
the soldiers that any organization
could do. All the boys have a good
word for the Y. NJ. C. a. and would
like to have their sentiments pub
lished. The people back home should
support the Y. NJ. c. A."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
S. S. WORKERS
AT MT. JOY
District Convention Held al
Methodist Episcopal Church
on Thursday y

Mount JOY, Pa, Dec. S.-Mount Joy
township district Sunday school con-
vention was held in the Methodist
Episcopal Church Thursday afternoon
and evening. The session in the after
noon was opened by the Rev. o. G..
Romig. of Florin, who conducted the
quiet hour. This was followed by an
address on "The Home Department"
by MISS Alice Strickler. Miss Mary
Detweller sang a solo, after which
the following officers were elected:
Vlce-president, Clarence e. Mussel-
man, Florin; secretary. Mary l.. Esh-
leman' Mount JOY; treasurer, s. L,
Eshleman. Mount Joy.
III. c. Greider. president of the Lam
caster County Sabbath School Asso-
ciation, conducted a "round table
talk. Following this about two hum
dred pupils of the Mount Joy public
schools, accompanied by the teachers,
marched into the church and were
granted front pews. They sang an
appropriate hymn, after which an ad-
dress was delivered by Mrs. Sara II.
jenkins, of Lititz. on the subject, BE
a Litter, Not Leaner."
The evening session was attended
by a large congregation. The devo-
tions were conducted by the Rev. D.
e. Long and the Rev. l. A. MacDon-
aid, of Mount Joy. "Echoes from the
State ConHention" were given by II. C.
Greider. The principal address of
the evening was delivered by the Rev
DR.. E. A. Bowden, of Lancaster, on
THE Sunday School of To-day-the
Church of Tomorrow" A duet was
sung by Misses Ruth Ston and Emma
Brown, and a quartet by Messrs. Gar
Der, Brunner. Arntz and Bentzel. The
Rev. p. T. Brosious. of Lancaster, de-
livered an address on The Trained
Teacher" The convention was one OF
the best in the history of the district
convention
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08

CONTINUED from First PaSe.1
are working on the signals and in
the yards. The snow is being re-
moved from the vicinity of towers
and yard offices. Wherever it was
possible trains were lightened. Those
from the west were from one to
three hours late this morning.
On the Reading similar efforts are
being made to keep the lines open
and prevent any tieups. Freight traf-
fic is heavy and up to late this after
noon, all trains were running on
schedule time, and no serious con-
gestions were reported.
Storm General
Snow throughout the entire north
eastern section of the country, ac-
companied by a cold wave through
the middle west and extending south
ward to the Gulf of Mexico, was
causing some discomfort to-day and
generally delayed movement of traf-
fic. already badly congested by heavy
shipments. Continuation of the
snow was predicted for tonight and
tomorrow by the Weather Bureau
for greater part of that section.
In Eastern New York and New
England warmer weather was indi-
Gated, but cold wave warnings were
issued for the lake region, the Ohio
valley, Tennessee and the East Gulf
and South Atlantic States
The center of the storm was over
Eastern Kentucky this morning, hav-
ing developed greatly in the last
twelve hours. Widespread snow in
the north and thunderstorms in the
south accompany the disturbance.
About fifteen inches of snow fell in
the Ohio valley in the twelve hours
since o'clock last night.
The cold wave which has been ad-
vancing from the west has over
spread the south, reaching the gulf
coast with freezing temperature, al
though it has made little progress
east of the Mississippi river.
Heavy snow tonight in New Eng
land and the Middle Atlantic states
was forecast. probably continuing
Sunday in the lake region and New
England, with much colder weather
in Atlantic coast districts south of
New England. Storm warnings are
being displayed on the Atlantic coast
from Jacksonville, Fla, to Eastport,
Maine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
A Simple Way to
Reduce Wrinkles

Remember that wrinkles and bag
giness of cheek or chin are due to
the muscular tissue losing it's
strength and shrinking. The skin is
then too large in area to fit such It's
sue smoothly. 1t wrink les or sags.
To remedy this condition, there's
nothing so effective, so quick-acting
at home. Just get an ounce of pure
powdered saXolite at your druggists J.
and half pint of witch hazel, mix
the two and battle your face in the
liquid. This at once tightens the skin
and solidities the underlying tissues
which, of course, smooths out the
lines and draws in the sagEng skin.
1t also stimulates capillary circu-
lation, bringing natural color to fad
ed cheeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Miller Brothers and Co. report the
following recent sales of real estate:
Three story brick dwelling, No. 120
Chestnut street, John l., Killinger,
owner, to George l.. Bricker; four
Third street Helen Louise Johnston
ct AL owners. to J. w. Rodenhaver;
dwelling No. 1915 North street, Harry
c. Brfady, owner, to II. c. Raddle;
Hemlock street, Joseph Giusti. owner.
to Margaret NJ. Mahoney; dwelling in
North Lemoyne, Carrie Il. Newmyer,
owner, to A. b. Nasuti; 121-acre farm
about two and one-half miles south of
Middletown, Charles Eyer, owrfer to
Harry o. Westenberger; the Beates
farm of 1887 acres, in Londonderry
township. to Harry II. Good, of Eliza
BEETHOVEN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Mrs. Caroline Chubb Dies
Suddenly at Matamoras

Halifax, Pa, Dec. S.-This morning
Mrs. Caroline Chubb, aged 76 years,
dled suddenly here. Mrs. Chubb had
gene to the home of a neighbor for
milk and while returning along the
street was stricken with hemorrhages
in front of the hqme of B. C. Swell
ward. She fell to the pavement and
was picked up and carried into the
SweiSard home. A physician was sum-
moned but she died in a few minutes.
Mrs. Chubb was one of the best
known women in the upper end of
Dauphin county and was a tireless
churchworker. Her husband died
about nine years ago. She had no
children. Funeral arrangements have
not been made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Boards Will Settle Problems
Without Action by Congress
By .Associntcd PrcsS

Washington, Dec. S.-Indications
to-day were that fuel, food and rail-
road war board officials, seeking So
luton of the transportation problem,
are willing to deal with the situation,
temporarily at least without imme-
diate action from President Wilson
and Congress.
Plans went rapidly forward to-day
to perfect the priority order for ship
ment of fuel, food and government
supplies issued last night. The or
der promulgated by Robert S. Lovett,
director of priority. is effective De-
cember II and gives preferential
shipment to the three classes of
commodities over all general freight.
1t constitutes one of the three i'm
portant developments yesterday de-
signed to relieve the situation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
BURIAL OF CHARLES DEPUGH

New Bloomfield, Pa, Dec S.-Regis-
ter and Recorder Charles l.. Depugh
who died on Wednesday night from
heart failure, had been in i'll health
for several years. He had been con-
fined to his bed several weeks ago
but had partly recovered.
Mr.. Depugh was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Dun
cannon. He was serving his second
term as register and recorder of Per-
ry county. He is survived by his
wife, a daughter, Mrs. Blanche Kluck
and two sons, Allen Depugh, of Dun
cannon, and William Depugh, OF
Marysville.
Funeral services will be held at the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Dun
cannon tomorrow morning, with
burial in the Duncannon Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Mysterious Fire Destroys
u. S. Govt Warehouse
Bv Associntcd Prcss

Chicago, Dec. S.-A warehouse re-
Gently leased by the government for
the medical, division of the Army was
destroyed by fire of mysterious ori-
gin to-day. Chemicals among the
stores caused number of small ex-
plosions.
The flames burned so fiercely that
only the walls of the five-story struc-
ture were standing wlsen firemen ar
rived. Major w. S. Shields and thir-
ty-tive employees fled from the flames.
Two men acting suspiciously near
the ruin were arrested by Federal
operatives. The loss was estimated
at 100000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Eagles Unfurl Service
Flag For AZ Members

Carlisle, Pa. Dec. S.-Exercises in
connection with the 'unfurling of a
service flag by the Carlisle Aerie of
Eagles this afternoon were well at
tended, a number of men here on
furlough being guests of honor of
the afternoon. Senator Scott S. Leiby,
of Marysville, made a strong patriot
ie address. The flag, which bears
forty-seven stars, was unfurled by
four young ladies, sisters of men in
service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
IA Soldiers Killed
by Mexican Rebels
BY Associated Press

Laredo, Tex, Dec. S.-Fourteen
federal soldiers were killed yester-
day when 800 followers of Felix
Diaz captured Guerrero, a small
Mexican garrison town opposite
Zapata, Texas. The Diaz commander
is said to be General Almazan. His
casualties. if any, are unknown.
American troops are to-day guard
ing the river crossings in the vicin-
ity of Zapata.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Farmer Attacks Hunter
With PitchfOrk; Kills Him
Br ASSocintcd PrctS

Williamsport, Pa, Dec. S.-Ward
Plots, o. Turbotville, As years old,
died to-day in the Danville Hospital
from a fractured skull inflicted by
John Reynolds. a Turbotville farmer,
who attacked Plots with a pitchfork
during an argument. Believing that
Plotts intended to hunt on his farm
as he passed his home carrying a
gun, Reynolds stopped him and the
argument followed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
ENTERTAIN 500 CIuR

Wormley5burg, Pa, Dec. S. Mr..
and Mrs. George Coleman entertain
ed the five hundred club on Thurs
day evening. The guests were Mr..
Mrs. James ConkIin, MIR. and Mrs.
James Fagin, DR.. and Mrs. Rambler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Fiery, Miss
Hettie Frost, Mr.. Brinser. Prizes
were won by Miss Frost Mrs. Ramb-
Ter, Mr.. Cocklin and Mr.. Fiery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
RAILROAD RUMBLES.
Large Cinder Shipments
to Hog Island Navy Yard

The large cinder dumps in and about
Lebanon. which it was believed, would
slowly but surely. This cinder is being
used to fill in at the new United States
Navy Yard, at Hog Island, Philadel-
phia From thirty to fifty carloads of
cinder are hauled daily from Lebanon
to Philadelphia over the Pennsylvania
Railroad
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
No Trading Stamps at
Carlisle During War Time

Carlisle, Pa, Dec. S.-Giving of
stamps, premiums or any induce
ments to trade during the war time
will be prohibited for Carlisle mer-
chants who are members of the
Chamber of Commerce, if a resolu-
ton presented to the board of direc-
tors, and which will be voted upon
at the next meeting, is adopted. The
plan calls for a court of three to de-
eide in all cases of dispute, with a
fine of $50 for any violation, this
amount to be given to local charities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
v. NJ G. A. "POPn NIGHT

Five reels of motion pictures, in
strumental and vocal sedlections. will
be Included in the program arranged
for the Y. M. c. A. Pop" tonight
The motion pictures will include the
Pathescope Periodical; pigs Is Pigs"
i'm two part, and an interesting film
on "a Visit to the Government Print
ing Office in Washington"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Veteran Fireman Has Fall;
Taken to His Home in Auto

Thomas f. Collins, a retired Penn
sylvania Railroad yard fireman, fell
this morning at the entrance to the
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger sta
tion. lie was helped to nearby
hotel, and later taken to his home, 563
Forrest street. Fireman Collins is 80
years of age. No bones were broken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Baltimore Superintendent
on Monthly Inspection

c. r. Sinnickson, superintendent
of the Baltimore division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and a party
of Baltimore officials, made an in
spection trip yesterday over the Bal
tImore division, and York, Hanover
and Frederick branch of the road.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
MEMS MASS MEETING

The second OF a series OF mem S
mass meetings viii be held in the Y.
NJ. c. A. Auditorium tomorrow after
noon. at $3.50, when w. A. Granville,
president of Gettysburg College, will
speak on THE Power of Consecrated
Life The meetings are free to all
men. and are under the auspices of the
Y. NJ. c. A.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
RED CROSS BENEFIT

Wormleysburg, Pa, Dec. S.-The
Red Cross Auxiliary will hold Il
spelling bee in the town hall on FRI
day evening, Devember IA. Prizes
will be given the best spoilers and the
proceeds will go to the local unit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
SERVICE FLAG AT CHURCH

Wormleysburg, Pa, Dec. S.-A
large service flag containing five
stars is on display in C. r. Miller's
store. 1t will be floated from the
Church of God in honor of the boys
now in service from that Sunday
school,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08

Because of the snowstorm and
heavy freight traffic. there will be
no shutdown of freight on the main
line of the Pennsy over Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08

Few preference freight crews are
on duty on the Pennsy. Traffic is so
heavy at present that the crews are
doing extra duty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Railroad Notes

The Philadelphia Division paycar is
making it's rounds to-day over the
division.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08

Charles Gratz, freight conductor on
the Pennsy, is off duty on account of
illness.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08

All engines available will be sent to
Rutherford tomorrow to take care of
the usual Sunday rush to and from
that point on the Reading system
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08

w. r. Sherry, a retired Pennsylva-
mia Railroad conductor at Altoona. is
threatened with the loss of his eye
sight. Conductor Sherry was retired
five years ago, after fifty-five years of
service.