Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-25
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cordance with the Brunner- Manning
scheme approved last spring by the
State Board of Public Grounds ard
Buildings bids fair to attract 10
Harrisburg the interest of the whole
state. Because of the necessity of
systematic conservation work and
the urgings of men in public life
there will be more trees planted in
pennsylvania tomorrow than for a
long time and in this city. where OBJ
serVance of Arbor Day has been Spas
modlc there will be many trees get
out, the city authorities having given
the most substantial form of encour-
agement by offering trees in the
nurseries on the City's Island. 1t
may be said in passing that the nur-
sery, which was violently attacked
leW years ago, is now recognized
as a valuable municipal asset. The
general plan for the ceremonies of
Tomorrow morning are of such a
character that everything that takes
place can be seen for the trees will
be planted at intervals of ninety feet
and Will be on a line which will
eventually extend around the whole
capitol park. The trees will he
pennsylvania oaks and while there
VIII be some others added from year
10 year the whole plan will be one
worked out in accordance with the
Seneral ldea adopted at this time.
The manner in which the appoint-
ments and promotions in the Penn
sylVania Railroad service spread
about the city yesterday afternoon
was something rapid even for this
| day and generation of quick trans
mission of information. The news of
the promotion of Mr.. McCaIeb to
have charge of the water system was
the talk Of the city within a few
| hours and railroadmen all over the
Pennsylvania lines and yards in this
section picked 1t up somehow. BY
supper time everyone ION the road"
knew it.
Within ten months the Harrisburg
| chapter of the Harrisburg Daughters
OF the American Revolution has con-
tributed no less than $500 in cash
| Tor war work of various kinds. This
fact was brought out this afternoon
at the meeting of the chapter of
which Miss Cora Lee Snyder, is the
regent The report of Mrs. Rudolph
K. Spicer. the treasurer, showed these
contributions: 500 to the American
Ambulance Service Fund in France;
S126 to the Soldiers Library fund;
$25 to the State ID. A. r. fund for the
purchase of ambulances; $40 for a
sewing machine for the local Red
Cross rooms, and smaller amounts
in various emergency calls. Chapter
members have also contributed lib
orally as individuals to war work
| and many are doing excellent work
with the Red Cross, Emergency Aid
and the PENNSYLVANIA Woman's Divi-
sion for War Relief. Tomorrow aft
ernoon at the Central High school,
| three prizes in gold will be awarded
for the best essays on a patriotic
subject by senior girls. This encour-
ages research and awakens interest
in the early history of the state and
nation.
This is the shortest sale of Liberty
bonds on record. 1t occurred at an
early hour:
Very busy telephone bell
Sleepy voice: "Well, what do you
Morning, Mr.. Autumnleaf. Want
ed to start bond campaign bright
and"
'Ungh. Put down five, one hun
dred-dollar kind. Coin back to the
| hay"
Away off in the distance man in
pajamas hunting up number of an
| other man to nail before he gets up
The Philadelphia & Reading Rail-
way Company has issued "a war
card" that is attracting much atten-
| ton among businessmen here. 1t
says these are war times and that
the company desires to assist the
! government, shippers and receivers
In the movement of freight. Then it
SAYS: You can do your bit by
| Loading cars promptly,
Loading cars to capacity,
Unloading cars promptly.
This is contained in a Camp
} Meade letter regarding standard
| article of Army diet:
"By virtue of his ability and skill
in preparing meals for a hungry
crowd of ESQ men, the company
cook is either the most popular or
the most cordially hated person in
! the outfit. Take the matter of
| beans, for instance. The men call
| them, because of their regular ap-
| pearance on the menu, Hebrews, S,
! 16: The same yesterday, to-day and
| forever In some of the early at
| tempts at making beans palatable,
| careless cooks served a half-cooked
product that the men found almost
| nOTC SApeTleHCeu COOKS
| converted the same materials into a
dish that rivaled Boston's best home
baked beans. 1t is the cooks of the
latter type who are holding their
Jobs and winning promotions-fo IA
| private can earn his chevrons and
work his way up to a commission
about as quickly through the all-lm-
portant kitchen of the modern army
as through the ranks"
|
A friend who is just home from a
| trip which combined war and busi-
ness in the Levant, tells an interest
ing story about one of the reasons
why that big British army is held
up before Jerusalem in the southern
part of Palestine, much the same
way that Richard the Lion Hearted
was held up centuries ago. 1t seems
to be generally admitted that the
British could batter Jerusalem to
pieces with their heavy artillery, but
/ they refuse to use Prussian tactics
and are slowly stopping up commu-
nications. The army in Palestine is
strong one and designed for big
business after awhile. However, Just
now it is held up by the fortifica-
tions.
1T seems" said my informant,
that when the Kaiser visited Jeru-
| salem and marked the place for his
| church on the Mount of Olives he
| acted in q characteristic manner.
| The four corners of that church were
made towers with remarkable firm
foundations. Now they mount can
non that sweep approaches to the
city for miles and miles. The church
has given way to plain militancy"