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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22
Higher Priced Beef
Sure to Come Says
Lieut. t.-Governor McClain

Lancaster, June 22.-"Meat prices
will not decline as long as we con-
tinue to feed Europe. Since we shall
have to feed Europe until Europe is
able to feed herself, which will be
a long time after the close of this
war, meat prices will be high"
The foregoing statement was
made by Lieutenant Governor Frank
B. McClain, known as a cattle ex-
pert and one of Lancaster's foremost
cattle brokers.
Then he capped his statement by
prophesying that beef would rise
two or three cents higher in the re-
tail markets within a month or six
weeks. Lieutenant Governor Nc
Claim ridiculed the slogan plant
more grain and you will lower meat
prices" He pointed out that milk
and meat famine would follow If
pasteurage were sighted in favor of
wheat and corn.
There is n remedy for the high
prices of beef" he repeated. AT
that it is the cheapest meat you can
buy. 1t returns more nourishment.
1t is cheaper than mutton"
Mr.. McClain ascribed the high
beef prices to the exports of dried
and canned meats from the West
Sand to the ability of more people
TO buy meat because of higher
wages.
The Lieutenant Governor is the
accepted authority in the Union
Stock Yards here, which last year
did a ten million dollar business.
Approximately six thousand car
loads of cattle were shipped to mar
ket
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22

RECITAL BY MUSIC CLASS
New Cumberland, Pa. June 22. -
On Tuesday evening, June %, the
pupils of Miss Rhoda Desenberger's
class in music will give a recital in
Trinity United Brethren Church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22
President Approves
Plan to Appropriate
$500, 900, 900 For Flyers

Washington. d. c., June 22.-Ap-
proval has been given the Defense
Councils aircraft bill py President
Wilson and it will be introduced in
Congress early next week. 1t will
provide an initial appropriation of
S600,000,000 and the program calls
for construction within a year of
between $4,000 and 10000 airplanes.
The present authorization for nine
training camps would be extended
by the measure to include twenty
four, each to be established at cost
of about $1,000, 600. Flying instrue-
tions also would De extended TO many
ether technical schools.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22

complete and sincere understanding,
encountered inevitable obstacles dur
ing the old regime because of its very
nature. The situation Is now radical
ly changed. with free Russia starting
a new era in her national life. The
natural and deep feeling of sympathy
which always existed between the peo-
pie of the two great nations will grow
now, by the force of events, into
stable friendship-into permanent
and active cooperation.
II have been in this country hereto
fore on several occasions; l have here
many friends and have always look ed
forward to close union and friend
ship between the United States and
Russia. The United States, with its
enormous natural resources and it's
wonderful genius for organization, can
now greatly aid in the work of recon-
struction which is taking place in
Russia.
Another object of our mission is to
establish the most effective means by
which the American and Russian de-
mocracies can work hand in hand in
the common task of successfully car
rying on the war. The friendly as
sistance which the United States has
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22

said Mr.. Bakhmetieff. that 1t is abso-
iutely necessary to root out the auto
cratic principles which underlie and
are represented by German militarism,
which threatens the peace. the free
dom and the happiness of the world"
All classes in Russia. the Ambassa-
dor said, are concentrated on the en-
ormous task of reconstruction made
necessary by the sweeping away of
the evils of the old regime, and al
ready noticeable results are apparent
especially in the army, under the en-
ergetic leadership of Minister Ke-
rensky.
"In behalf of the Russian Pro-
visional Government and in behalf of
all the people of new Russia" said Mr..
Bakhmetieff, II have, first of all, been
sent here to express their gratitude to
the Government of the United States
for the prompt recognition of the new
political order in Russia.
This noble action of the worlds
greatest democracy has afforded us
strong moral support and has created
among our people a general feeling of
profound appreciation.
Aim mt Aid in Wnr
"Close and active relationship be-
tween the two nations. based upon
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22
LAWMAKERS GO
HOME AFTER FUSS
Friday Session Abandoned
and Many Bills Will Fall by
Wayside Next Week

Both branches of the General AS
calendars were piled high with bills
and ordinarily when within a week
of final adjournment the House has
been known to sit on Friday and
even Saturday to advance legislation.
The lawmakers will meet again
Monday night and the House will
make a strenuous effort to get its
own bills over to the Senate and the
Senate will send the last of its bills
to the House so that measures
which do not pass finally in the
House where they originated on
Monday will have slim chance of
getting by.
The close of the Senate was very
orderly. There was little to do be-
cause the House spent most of the
day fussing over a few bills and
resolution to make up a special cal
endar. The House on the other
hand suspended its sitting in the
midst of a fight, passing up the ses-
sions scheduled for last night and
this morning. The members simply
decided to quit although their action
means the death of many bills
which can not possibly be acted
upon.
The closing session of the House
was marked by passage OF rev
bills, including one to allow Cam
bria county to sue the state and
one to validate deeds given by trus-
tees without filing authority. The
tax receiver bill, which affects York
and Dauphin counties, was granted
an extension of time. During the
considerations of the bills the men,
hers were called to account by
Speaker Baldwin for throwing things
and for inattention. Then some one
moved to adjourn and it lost by
few votes. Another motion to ad-
journ was made but before it could
be acted upon Chairman Ramsey,
of the rules committee, proposed
special calendar consisting of reve-
nue., appropriation and Senate bills.
Messrs. Fowler and Maurer objected
that it would block out the COM
pensation amendment bills and were
about to get consideration for them
as a special order when Mr.. Boyer
tried to put on the small council
bill. 1t started the Philadelphia
fight all over again. Then some one
tried to add the full crew bill and
the prohibition amendment and
other measures. Suddenly Mr.. Wal
ter moved to table the whole mat
ter, which was done and the House
quit where it began almost an hour
before.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22
First Issue Of Farm
Loan Bonds on July l


Washington, ID. c., June 22.-The
first. issue of farm loan bonds. 1t
was announced last night. would be
offered the public about July /.
From 500, 100000 to $3.50. 100000 of
the bonds, bearing 4 " per cent. in
terest, probably will be issued within
a year.
The twelve federal land banks,
through the Farm Loan Board, have
concluded an arrangement with q
group of investment bankers under
which half of the issue up to
$30,000,000 during the next six
months will be marketed by the
bankers. The preliminary negotia-
tions were concluded with Alexander
Brown & Sons, Baltimore; Brown
Bros. & Co, of Philadelphia; Harris,
Forbes C Co.. of New York, and Lee.
Higginson & Co., of Boston, repre-
senting the bankers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22
Publishers Urge Senators
to Reconsider Tax
By 4stocintcG Prcss

Washington. d. c., June 22.-Rep-
Iesentatives of the American News
paper Publishers Association to-day
urged reconsideration by the Senate
finance committee of it's decision to
incorporate in the war revenue bill
a section raising second class mail
rates to l II cents a pound and the
lenying of a 5 per cent. tax on pub
The association met here yesterday
and protested against special pub
fishers taxes not levied on other
classes of business. A half hour be-
fore the protest was presented, how
ever, the committee approved the
publishrs' tax amendment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22
RUSSIA WILL
FIGHT TO END
Mission to U. S. Makes Reas-
suring Statement to the
American People

Washington, June %. Russia $
conservation to a war to the end with
German autocracy was avowed by
special Ambassador Boris A. Bakhme-
tfen, head of the Russian mission
here. In a statement to the American
people. Only through victory, he said,
can stable world peace and the
fruits of the Russian revolution be Sc
cured.
The Russian people thoroughly un-
derstand and are fully convinced" :"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22
been of the high

already rendered has been of the high
est value.
The Provision Government is actu-
ally mobilizing all its resources and
the country and the army for the pur-
pose of conducting the war. We hope
to establish a very close and active
cooperation with the United States In
and intensive accomplishments of all
work necessary for our common end;
for the purpose of discussing all mat
ters relating to military affairs, muni-
tions and supplies, railways and trans
portations, finance and agriculture,
our mission includes eminent and dis
tinguished specialists"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22
Girl Who Murdered
Woman Will Recover
BY l4sSoeinted Press

who yesterday shot and killed Mrs.
Roberts, wife of DIR. David Roberts,
former state veterinarian. and then
tried to kill herself by sending two
bullets into her body. probably will
recover, physicians said to-day.
DR.. Roberts, who arrived at the
house after the shooting. asked Miss
Lusk why she had killed his wife. ~
didn't intend to, but just lost my
head when she said couldn't have
you," she replied.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22
Women Urged to Can
This Summers Crops
BY Associated Press

Washington. D. c., June 22.-Sec-
retary Houston to-day appealed to
American housewives to assist the
national food conservation move
ment by canning or preserving per-
ishable fruits and vegetables.
Pointing out that the ordinary
harvest yield will be greatly increased
this year by the "back yard garden
ing" campaigns, Mr.. Houston de-
clared that not to conserve this val
liable food surplusage would be "a
sinful waste"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22
FUNERAL OF INFANT

Funeral services for Helen Marie
Lippert. the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Lippert, who
died yesterday at her home. 255
Sassafras street. will be held to NOR.
row afternoon at 2 o'clock Burial
will be made in the Paxtang Gene
terry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22
Lancaster Man Plants
First U. S. Flag in War

Lancaster, Pa, Juno 22.-Boone
Bowman. son of DR.. ]. C. Bowman,
president of the Reformed Theo-
logical Seminary of this city, was the
first American to plant the United
States flag in German trench. This
announcement was made at the
meeting of Red Cross workers here
to-day. Bowman is serving with n
Canadian force and had the flag in
his possession. 1t is being sent to
his home here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-15

through the cross, it will come to
US anew that the Red Cross mes
sage and the Christmas message
are the same.
WHILE they flicker, while the
w ~carolers sing and the
chimes peal, somewhere in
Europe they will be bringing in
the wounded.
A train, with the Red Cross
painted on the coaches, will be
pulling into some railroad station.
Motor ambulances in long lines
with the sign of the Red Cross will
be waiting for their human bur
dens. Men and women with skill
full hands and the right to wear the
Red Cross brassaro Will be ready
for the stretchers.
As we stand here the stretchers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-15

on evcry side. from non
sstil Chrtstmds, noe are 90
~ to see and hear tho slo-
nan, MAKE it a Red
Cross Christmasr On
Nery side zoe are going to
Be asked to enlist in the
Christmas camp aign drive
for 10000, 900 ne,o mem
bers of the american Red
Cross. and eve,,y mem
Der is dskcd to place a
lighted candle in a zcsn-
dop of his home ON Christ
mas Eve, shining through
a Red Cross Service FIag
on the zclndozr- nnne. yh;s
s1U De at pGDcy. trrth one
large Red Cross (fye
inches square,. and one
small one for each member
of the household zoho is al
80 a member of the Red
Cross.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-15

ferent country, where they
10 not speak his language,
and no one of home will be
around him. But if we will
have done our duty-his eyes
will see a Red Cross. It may
be on the arm of a surgeon
and a nurse. It may be on
the flag waving over the hos
pital that can save his life.
To put it thereto send
the Red Cross to Europe
thatais making it a Red Cross
Christmas.
Our hands VIII tremble when we
place u Red Cross candle in the
window on Christmas Eve. And
as we start the fame glowing
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-15

are carried past US IN a slow pro-
cession. Il il just a sprinkling,
Just thimbleful of the DAYS
harvest of woundsd-only two or
three hundred. Yet the process
sion seems so long-it seems so un-
endingly long. The faces are like
the faces of our men at home
here like our father-here like the
man who lives across the street
and here a slender boy whose eye
we think we cannot stand to e e.
1t is all 80 quiet as the stretchers
file BY. The French officer of high
rank with many medals, the peas
ant, the man who used to collect
the garbage, the black man from
Africa who does not know why he
Is called from home to give his life,
pass bv without a moan. Some are
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-15

By MARIAN BoNsALL DAVIS.
NHE war lays its hand
upon us this Christ
mas.
The Ginning carols may
seem almost lost amid the
blasting Of the guns, The
candles in the windows of
our homes will shed their
little beams into a world
brilliant with liquid flame.
We will celebrate Christ's
birthday singing So. and
on earth peace, goodwill to-
ward men," while we urge
our sons to train their minds
AID their bodies for the kill
ing of their brothers. But
tEe Red Cross has taught
hose of us who have suf-
cred, to see double: and it
MI be a Red Cross Christ
(nas this year, wherever
americans are grouped to-
getl,er.
This is what / mean by
double: there are over
5000, OOG members of the
american Red Cross and the
campaign drive now opening
should result in over 10000
600. That doesn't seem big,
for we have become used to
figures. But the
woman off in some lonely
place, far from the inspira-
ton of her Chapter, making
with her work-worn hands
things to keep our soldiers
and sailors warm, the dress
ings that will help the heal
ing of some wounds-that
one woman seems great. She
the spirit of the Red Cross.
The War Fund of $780,
900, 1000, generous as it was,
has a way of turning round
and seeming small. Twice
that sum was spent IN this
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-15
IN THE NAME OF FRANCE
THANK YOU.
God receive your Soulss
Farewell!

AhSIc ~ q uoluci WHO VOTES IN
her home and her church for the
Red Cross who said that the high
est points of her life, and her deep
est happiness were the times her
son, a new young second lieutenant
home on furlough, talked with her
as they washed the dishes together
at the kitchen sink.
How it is these humble things,
and not the dramatic ones, that
bind US together and thrill ~ nowl
How to those whom the war has
touched, people are not SO much
Generals or Colonies, or Presidents
or servants or ice-mcn or tslors or
acrubwomen or Kings, as fellow
human-beings |; and how the hope OF
carrying on what thousands Of
radiant youths have died and arc
to die for, eentexs upon the httia
children.
THIS IS thinking IN Bed Gross
ways. For tho ideal sf tho
Red Cross Treaty signed h
Geneva by the delegates of nations,
is merely this: that every suffering
human being in war, whether be-
longing to friend or enemy, shall b
sacred to the Red Cross. Yet the
symbol of that treaty is 20 great,
that it is the meeting ground of tho
most conflicting race and the most
conflicting creeds; of and won,-
en- and children; of black and white
and yellow and red; Of rich and
poor; of Jew and Gentle; of Catho-
lie and Protestant; of Buddhist and
C~onfucian; of artist and artisan;
Of materialist and idealist; Of soi-
der and civilian; OF general and
private; of Foe and Adversary
he Red Cross!
So we put candles in our win
dows this Christmas Eve, that the
Pickering point of light shining
through the Red Cross on the win
dow-pane may say 10 the way
farer and the soldier and tho
sailor, things too great for wordz-
They will understand. For In this
overwhelming trouble We have be-
gun to be simple of heart together.
The poor and the rich have begun
to understand the others sacri-
fees.
And 50 we can sing Christmas
carols and not be hypocrites; fos
the guns that are killing men 80
anguishingly dear to us are hash-
ing out old wrongs and old hypoc-
riches.
The Red Cross is our home way
to help. The need Is too great for
us to compass wen in our minds.
The organization of the Americas
Red Cross can do the things va
cannot do oursetves-it can ar
range the shipping, and carry our
gifts, it can get them to our meu.
1t can, If we let it, hook after cur
mems little children left ut home
If you arc not a member Of ths
Red Cross, you r needed beyond
your imagining.
Please help-because you are %
needed.
To get the Red Cross to our boyl
and our men
This is q Red Cross Christmasi
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-15

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country last year for candy.
We have learned to talk and
think in billions. But one
cent can buy enough iodine
to disinfect a wound-and
the disinfection of that
wound may save a human
life.
And, after experience with
the wounded, there comes
the time when one sees in the
horror of the shattered flesh,
the beauty Of the spirit.
TT is a strange holiday for
us Americans, with our
new excitements and our new
emotions; our new soldiers
IL environments or foreign
trenches. and our new sailors
on mined seas; reports of
our first dead, and our letters
from the front; our fears and
our Citations; and the occas-
ional flash of vision of hun
dreds of thousands of boys
and men in khaki in miles
upon miles of army barracks.
Many of them, too, are
aching with new tenderness.
It is the time of times, in
our new puzzlement and
need, to sing the Christmas
carols of glad prophecy. The
city chimes and village or
gans, singers going from
door to door, will chime and
peal and carol as they never
have before, the Christmas
message of good tidings and
great JOY which shall be to
all people.
We owe it to our men to
sing it with full hearts, so
that the spirit of it will reach
their battleships and their
camps. They must never
forget the happiness of this
Christmas, the last, doubt
less, before they go across to
ofer-all they have.
The Red Cross is trying,
and expects to send every
man in training a Christmas
parcel of Christmassy things
as a symbol to show him how
much we care, and the things
we cannot say in words. The
boys in their barracks will be
celebrating, swapping pres
ents, joking and singing,
adding a Christmas song to
the familiar round of swing
ing choruses. But before an
other Christmas perhaps a
million more young soldiers
will have followed them over
seas.
COME of Them, until the
- day they put on the uni
form, knew only school fun
and home love. Their stock
ings were darned, their favor
lite things to eat were cooked,
every minute of their holi-
days planned, their young
hopes regarded with yearn-
ing eagerness by their fam
lilies. Some of them were
born seemingly to be knock
ed around, and have the hard
and lonely end of things.
Both are going abroad to-
gether now, serving the col
ors, defending our lives with
the offer of their own.
There will be a day when
one of these boys will be hurt.
Suddenly his strong young
will be quite helpless.
He will be- far away in q diff
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-15
President Wilson'S Red Gross Christmas
prOSldmdfi0n
THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington.

49, ii WHITE HOUSE, Washington.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES: v
TE7EN> MILLION Americans are invited TO join the American Red Cross dur
& nng tn the week ending with Christmas Eve. The times require that every
branch Of ur great national effort shalt be Loyalty upheld and is peculiarly
fitting that at the Christmas Season the Red Cross should be the branch through
which you willingness to help is expressed.
You bould5 JON te American Red Gross ~eans it alone can carry the pledges
war both in or own Army and Navy and in the nations upon whose territory hi
issues of the world are being fought out Your evidence Of faith in his work is
necessary for their heartening and cheer
You should join he Red Cross because tms arm of the National Service is
steadily and efficiently maintaining its oversees relief in every suffering land, ad.
miniterng our millions wisely and well. an awakening the gratitude of eyerv
people.
Our conscencesw will not let US enjoy the Christmas Season this pledge of
support to Our cause and the worlds weali left unfulhled. Red Cross member
ship is the Christmas spirit in terms ola action.
lSgned) WOODROW WILSON. ~~*rz
President of the AmercanR Red Cross
Evening journal., 1917-11-21
trunk With chemicals
PUZZLES U. S. AGENTS

TRENTON. Nov. 2i.-Federal agents
are investigating the shipment Of d
trunk containing ten cans. Of alleged ex-
plosive chemicals. now held under
guard here at the Clinton Street sta
ton Of the Pennsylvania railroad. Mys-
terry surrounds the matter and little In
formation can be obtained from either
the railroad officials or the federal au-
thoritles
II is alleged that the trunk was ship
ped from Phillipsburg and consigned 10
Wilmington, Del. Fumes and vapor is
suing therefrOm IN the baggage car
before this city was reached directed
the attention Of the trainmen to it and
it was put of here and the federal Of
flcers notified.
The trunk was opened IN the baggage
room Of the station and partly burned
cans and SCARED interior lining were
disclosed.
Chief Deputy United states Marshal
Woodbury. B. Snowden. his deputies and
railroad detectives. are endeavoring 90
trace the shipper. The trunk was
checked in the ordinary way. II IS a
violation Of the law to ship explosives
as ordinary baggage, and this is what
gives rise TO a suspicion Of a plot The
cans were closely packed in excelsior
in the trunk.
Evening journal., 1917-11-21
Here's New Whaf-is-If That Science
Has Discovered in Americas Rocks

Well, well. well. children land also
paw and nav who pretend they aren't
interested, but are gazing over your
shoulders just the same) look who's
here.
Is it the grandma Of the little pig
that went to market. No, It is not.
Look at the horn and tail There IS
no curl in the tail and 10 is too fat
We have with us today Mr.. and Mrs
Monoclonius. The wise men call them
horned dinosaurs, and say they lived
three million years ago. They were
nothing but big lizards. II feet long
and 6 feet high. who walked about on
four legs and ate and ate and ate
The bones have recently been mount
ed at the American Museum Of Nat
ural History. They were dug from tho
rocks OF the Belly River formation Oh
sand Greek, ~ miles below Steyeville,
in Alberta, Canada.
Most striking Is the enormous skull,
3 feet long, with a scalloped frill ex-