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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26
CAMP HILL AND WEST FAIRVIEW
DROP HARRISBURG ANNEXATION
Meetings at Two Important West Shore Towns Las
Evening Show Discrimination to Take Up Matter
at Present Time

of the agitators of the move in West
Fairview said this morning that that
borough can be considered out, as
the taxpayers that do not favor 1t
override tICs sc who do.
About twenty taxpayers were in
attendance % the Camp Hill meet
ing. II. y. Walters, a fireman, was
chairman of the meeting. The chair
man asked those who favored it to
rise and two. responded. Seeing that
the move was opposed, there was no
speechmakii 9. The meeting then
turned into the discussion of the an
ncxation of Washington Heights to
Camp Hill.
In Lcmoyne the petition is being
signed by SO per cent. of the tax
payers and will likely be ready to
present to the West Shore Fire
mems Union at it's next meeting. At
Wornlleysburg the petition has not
yet been started.
1t is likely that meetings will be
held at Midway and Enola next week
and the fil.al decision of the resi-
dents of these towns will be made
known. Union members are anxious
to get the Iinal decision of each dis
trict in egar d to the move.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26
EW SHIPPING TO
REMAIN UNDER
AMERICAN FLAG
D00,000Tons Commandeered
by Government Will Fly
Stars and Stripes

Washington Sept. 26.-Despite all
Rnors to the contrary, it can now be
ted positively that the two million
|hs of shipping which were building
the United States to foreign ac-
! mt when we entered the war, and
re commandeered by our Govern
! MT, will remain under the American
No official announcement to this
Zect will be made by the Shipping
lard. for the reason that the Ship
Rg Board feels that an announce
] mt is unnecessary and would lead
rely to further debate. But the
tipping Board. supported by all
her Government departments in
lived, has decided to refuse the re-
|ests which the British. French and
her nations have been pressing dur
4 the last few months.
|rhe shipping Board takes the sim
position that the day these ships
Ire commandeered title to them
|ssed to the United States and that.
Hrefore, the requests of foreign
HONS for possession of the ships
Itch were ordered by their nationals
/ really merely requests that the
lifted states should part with its
In property. The Shipping Board
sues further that the United States
|lnot be expected to give up any
these ships which now belong to it
It'll its own shipping needs are COW
Id fully. And it will be a long
be before our merchant marine is
Fge enough to meet the needs of the
kion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26

Judging fIom the outcome of the
meetings in West Fairview and Camp
Hill last evening in regard to an
rexation OF :he West Shore to the
city of Harrisburg, these two bor-
Gughs can bs considered out of the
move.
At the Camp Hill meeting it was
brought out Ey residents that in view
of the fact that Washington Heights
would soon be annexed to Camp Hill.
It would be of no use to consider the
consolidation with Harrisburg.
This wes the final meeting of the
series under She auspices of the West
Shore FircInen's Union. which is
backing the move. From the out
come of the meetings.. Lemoyne and
Wormloysburs can be considered as
the real hackers, with Midway and
Enola !ukcwalm in the endorsement.
and with mp Hill, West Fairview
and New Cumberland out of the
proposition.
The meeting at West Fairview was
called by the residents and was at
tended by twelve taxpayers. Three
speakers VINO were to have addressed
the meeting did not show up. One
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26

TO BE OBSERVED
CONTINUED from First Page.l

|rry II. Hodges, Of Philadelphia
speak to the delegates. on the
|ning of October the Rev. DR.. H.
|Alleman. of Gettysburg, will speak
on Thursday evening an address
be made by the Rev. DIR. Bert
bith, of Eastern Pennsylvania.
|Fhe officers of the Synod are: Pres
mt. the Rev. August Pohlman, of
|iladelphia; secretary. the Rev. Z.
Schantz. of Schaefferstown. and
|asurer, the Rev. L. F. NJ. Myers,
philadelphia.
Big Reception
tuesday evening at o'clock a re-
|tion in honor of the clerical and
delegates will be given by the
|theran Brotherhood Central of
|rrisburg. Thursday evening at 9
lock a reception will be given to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26
Linoleurl1s

New Process felt back linoleums in
tile and Mosaic patterns two yards
wide, at, square yard -. 300 and 400
Printed linoleums on burlap back in
blue, green or tan patterns - two yards
Wide, at, square yard .......... Zoo
Inlaid linoleums colors through to
the back = in tile and parquetry pat
terms - two yards wide, at square yard,
81 90, $1.1O, 81 30, 81 80 and 81. SO
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26
SHORT wEIGHT BUTTER SEIZED

Mt. JOY, Pa, Sept. 26.-H. H. War
fel and John Andrews. of New Provi-
dence, and Mrs. Harry f. McCune
of Quarryville, had their butter con-
fiscated by Market Master Andrew
Swope recently because it was short
in weight. The short weight butter
was sent to the Children's Home. A
strict watch will be kept by the mar
ket master for short measure or
short weight products.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26
Tapestry Rugs

A wide range of patterns and colors to
select from. Seamless.
Size 6x9 it., at -. $1,000 and $3.50
Size 7.6x9 it,, at. $3.50 and $500
Size S.3x106 it,, at
$16.5O, $3.50, $21.OO
Size ox12 it,, at
S16.25, $3.50, $21. 100, $22.5O
Size 11.3x12 it,, at ...... $24.OO
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26

Ingram carpets in neat patterns
colors-full yard wide. Yard 80. 69c
Tapestry Brussels carpet, at, yard, 65c
Velvet carpets in hall and stair pat
terms, u inches wide, at, yard,
9Sc, S1.35 and 81 40
Body Brussels carpets = Sloans or
Whittall's, at, yard :. $500 and $3.50
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26
BELL 1981-2S5e UNITED
FOUNDED 1871
This Store EndeavOrs to Merit
Your Daily Patronage

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here dbyh hiqua
entire ecM6den n theB Store
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26
Administer Rugs

The most popular of all ugs-embrac-
ing almost every color and pattern -
many are seamless.
Size 6x9 it,, at
$500, $16.5O, $3.50
Size 7.6x9 it., at ....... S21.OO
Size 83x106 it., at
$4,000, $1,000, $500
Size 9x12 it., at
$24.OO, S26.5O, S27.5O
Sizes 9x12 it,, at
$32.5O, $500, $3.50
Size 11.3x12 it,, at $3.50 and Ss42.5O
Size 1l.3x15 it,, at .......... $500
Size 12x13.6 it,, at ......... S,67.5O
Size l2x15 it., at. $4,000 and $500
Small rugs to match many of the above
patterns in large rugs.
Size 27x54 inches, at 1928 to $3.50
Size 36x72 inches, at S4.25 to $3.50
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26
Body Brussels Rugs

The rug for rooms where extra hard
service is required = all colors and pat
terms.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Men Claiming Exemption
From Army Draft Must
Give Reasons in Detail
By Associated Press

Washington, May 29.-Men who
claim exemption from army draft
when they register next Tuesday will
be required later to explain fully why
they believe they should not be call
ed, Provost Marshal General Crowd
err announced to-day Public au-
thorities will determine the exemp-
tion of each individual on the basis
of the second and more ample ex-
PLANTATION. not on the briefly stated
reason given the vegistrar Tuesday
All men who are married or who
empted, will not necessarily be sub
every man between the ages of 21
and 80, inclusive, must register, re-
gardless of his claim to exemption
unless he is now in the army, navy,
national guard or naval militia.
Each man must state@ his full
name, age on last birthday, street ad-
dress, date and year of birth, occupa-
tion and the kind of establishment
where he is employed, military ex-
perience, whether he is single or
married at present; whether he has
father, mother. wife, or child
brother or sister under - years Of
age, dependent solely on him for
support; whether he is a state or
federal official;. whether he is a ma
tive-born American, or whether he
or his father is naturalized or has
taken out first papers.
Men past 81 years should not try
to register, as they will be refused
and Will only confuse the system.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
MOB ATTACKS
NEGRO QUARTERS
FOR REVENGE
Score of Colored Men Beaten
Into Unsciousness Dur
ing Riots
SEEK JAIL FOR SAFETY
Hundreds Driven Across Mis-
sissippi River Because of
Labor Trouble
SEEK JAIL FOR SAFETY

East st. Louis, ILL.,, May ga
mob of perhaps two thousand per-
sons went through the negro quar-
ter during the night, shot one COL
ored man, seriously wonding him,
beat a score into Inconsistencies,
drove several hundred negroes across
the Mississippi river bridge into st.
Louis, Mo-, and then dispersed early
to-day.
The assault began after a report
had been circulated that d white
woman had been insulted and two
white men held up by negroes, just
after a committee from the Central
Trades and Labor Union had attend
ed meeting of the city council to
make a protest against the importa-
ton of any more colored laborers
into st. Louis.
Refuge in Jail
Many negroes were given refuge IN
the city Jail and at midnight the po-
lice estimated that two thousand per-
sons surrounded the building threat
ening to storm it. The mob was dis
suaded, however, and rushed into the
business section, where street cars
were stopped and saloons searched.
Several negro saloons were wrecked
and Mayor Mollman issued an order
for all bars in the city to close.
Riot calls brought out the entire
city police force, but the mob went
virtually unchecked.
Many workmen here have been
idle on account of strikes, and it is
estimated tina. at least 5000 negroes
have been imported from the South
to take their places.
Plead In Vain
At the meeting of the council
whi-h was held in the main auditor
ium of the City Hall in order to ac-
commodate the crowd, the mayor
pleaded with the men to restrain
themselves from violence and prom
ised that some method of controlling
the ingress of negroes would be
found.
The cro-3d seemed peaceful enough
until rumor was heard that white
woman had been insulted and that
two white men had been held up by
negroes. Then the mob began at
tacks on negroes who were seized and
searched. If unarmed, they were pun
ished lightly. If they carried a wea-
pom they were shown no mercy. This
continued intermittently for more
than four hours.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Watermelons at 81 Are
Still Cheaper Than They
Were Early Last Season

Southern delicacies will be plenti-
ful tomorrow in the local markets.
Not only will strawberries be cheap.
but watermelons and canteloupes
may be had at a cost greatly reduced
over that of year ago.
Included in a consignment of fruit
received by Gardner Baptist and
Company to-day. were a number of
Georgia watermelons, and many
crates of canteloupes. tt is the earl
lest Georgia products have ever been
received in Harrisburg. The wa
termelons will sell for S1.OO each.
which is just one-half the price ask
ed one year ago. Canteloupes will
bring from 10 to 20 cents each. one
year ago they could not be had for
less than rs cents each. Strawber-
ries are plentiful and the retail
price is Is cents a box. New celery
arrived to-day, and new potatoes
brought $40 per barrel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Funeral Professions Dot
Streets and Cemeteries
in Wind Wrecked Towns
By Associated Press

Mattoon, Ills, May 30. - Mattoon
and Charleston to-day buried many
of the victims of Saturdays lorna
Go. Throughout the day the streets
and roads to the cemeteries were
dotted with funeral professions.
Business in the two communities
to-day began to assume a normal as
pect for the first time since the
storm. In Charleston where a large
part of the business district Law di-
rectly in its pathway with hastily OBJ
tanned new stocks, merchants opened
stores in makeshift shelters, several
tents and covered wagons being
used.
Plans for rebuilding announced by
j. ]. O'Connor, director of the CEN
trail division of the Red Cross, in
cluded reconstruction of the homes
of hundreds of persons in the two
cities who were left penniless. Sur
veys indicated that about four thou
sand cars of lumber are necessary
for the purpose and the aid of the
National Lumbermen's Association
in obtaining preferential delivery has
been enlisted.
Meanwhile, temporary shelter is
being afforded many of the homeless
in tents sent by the State of Illinois.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Scout Executive to
Be Selected by Council

Final action in the selection of a
scout executive will be taken this
afternoon at a meeting of the eXecu-
tive council to be held in the Board
of Trade at o'clock. ]. Howard
Stine, an applicant for the position,
will at that time appear in person.
He comes from large field of social
welfare work among the employees of
the American Felt Company at Nor
wood, Mass.
Saturday the scouts of the city will
distribute letters to the subscribers
to the scout fund thanking them for
the support they have given the
movement. Tomorrow nine troops
of scouts will hike to different part
of the county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
CITY WILL UNITE
WITH G. A. R. IN
HONORING DEAD
Veterans Plan impressive
Exercises For Memorial
Day

Veterans of the Civil War for the
forty-ninth time will honor their
their dead comrades tomorrow with
special Memorial Day ceremonies at
the Harrisburg, East Harrisburg and
Paxtang Cemeteries.
Final plans for the observance
were completed last week and in
clude the annual parade in the after
noon with the formal exercises and
tho salute over the graves.
The route tomorrow follows:
Form at Front and Market
streets, at las o'clock. Start at 2
O'Clock east in Market, to Fourth, to
Mulberry street bridge, to Thir-
teenth; first division halting while
second division passes turning north
to State and Thirteenth streets; first
division then going to Mt. Calvary
Cemetery. Post $40 will leave at
State and Thirteenth streets, going
to the Lincoln Cemetery.
Parade in Two Divisions
II. w. Newman will be chief mar
shal and f. III. Hoy, Sr., chief of
staff, with r. b. Hoffman and Capt.
+. Laubenstein as aids. The forma-
tion of the parade follows; FIRST
Division, Eighth Regiment Band,
Company ID, Company l, Headquar-
ters Company, Machine Gun Com
pany, Eighth Regiment, National
Guard, Governors Troop, United
Spanish American War Veterans,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, City
Grays' Veteran corps.
Second Division: Assistant Mar
shall A. Runkle; aids. Charles Bea-
yer and w. ID. Rhoads; Son of Vet
Grams Drum Corps; Camp No. Is,
@f Tnfo M nf1x n
Band, Posts So. 116, 500, Grand
Amy of the Republic; automobiles
with veterans and speakers. Per-
sons who will furnish autom obiles
are requested to be at 26 North
North Third street at l o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
The following program will be
given at the Harrisburg Cemetery:
Assembly, Mrs. Roy Mike; dirge,
Commonwealth Band; prayer, the
Rev. Harry Nelson Bassler, chap
lain, Eighth Regiment, n. G. p; adj
dress, the Rev. DIR. George Edward
Hawes, pastor Market Square Pres
byterian Church; march to Soldiers
Plot; dirge, band; prayer, chaplain,
Post No. 116; address. A. Wilson
Black, commander of Post So, G. A.
r.; General Logan's Order, w. T.
Bishop: Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress, N. A. Walmer, adjutant of
Post So; memorial ceremonies, j.
A. Runkle, c. ID. and w. II. Moore;
prayer, william Higgins, chaplain,
Post 5S benediction, the Rev. DIR.
Huwes. salute over graves; taps by
Mrs. Mike; echo by band trumpets.
All city and county offices, public
schools and banks will be closed to-
morrow following an annual custom
established years ago when Memorial
Day was made legal holiday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
COMMITTEE TO
AID GOVERNMENT
in ENROLMENT
Dauphin County Safety Body
Names Fifteen Chair
men

Under a recent act of Congress all
male citizens between the ages of 81
and 80. both inclusive. will be sub
ject to registration next Tuesday,
June 8, between the hours of a. m.
and p. m.
This matter was thoroughly consid-
cred at a meeting of the Dauphin
County Committee on Public SAFETY
yesterday afternoon. 1t developed that
some persons are of the opinion that
they can register or not, as they
please. But should they not register,
owing to ignorance or a deliberate
purpose to evade the law, they will
be punished by Imprisonment for not
more than one year. The registra-
ton has nothing whatever to do with
exemption from military service. That
is subsequent proceeding.
Everyone Asked to Help
The registration boards and the
registrars will make the enrolment.
Preachers, industrial and commercial
leaders. foremen of plants and all who
can in any way aid the registration
boards are called upon to assist in
completing the enrolment so that no
man may suffer the penalty provided
through carelessness, indifference or
neglect.
This duty of enrolment is so i'm
portant that Governor Brumbaugh has
issued special proclamation urging
that Pennsylvanians perform this
service in the most patriotic manner.
Those who are not familiar with the
registration should Immediately in
form themselves by study of the law
or by inquiry in proper quarters.
All male persons aged 81 and not
past 81 MUST register.
Committees Named
President William Jennings was in
the chair and he apportioned the
duties to a series of fifteen commit
tee chairmen, as follows:
Finance, j. NJ. Cameron; publicity,
E. j. Stackpole; legislation, A. Ram
sey S. Black; allied bodies, d. II.
Tracy; sanitation and medicine, Mrs.
L. ID. Gilbert; civic relief. Mrs. NJ. e.
Olmsted; food supply. Donald McCor-
mick; materials, w. II. Bennethum;
plants, industrial, ETC.. Quincy Bent;
motors and motor trucks, c. r. Burt
nett; civilian service and labor, F. ].
Hall; guards. police and inspection.
Frank Payne; railroads, w. B. Nc
Caleb; electric railroads and motors.
E. S. Herman; highways and water
ways, James L. Lentz.
At the same time a committee on
military service was constituted with
]. w. Bowman chairman and includ-
ing z. S. Herman, Frank Payne, S. S.
Pick of Millersburg. NJ. S. Hershey of
Hershey, NJ. A. Cumbler of Steelton.
and Il. B. Cressler of Middletown.
The duties of the latter group will
not be precisely defined until instruc-
tions are received from the State Pub
lie Safety Committee
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
County Insures Its
Farmers Against Loss
IN Assoeidted Prest

New York. May 2s.-with a fund
Of $4,000, which later may be in
creased. the West Chester County
Commission of Safety has insured be-
tween fifty and seventy-five farmers
against all possible loss on their
crops in the event that prices should
drop. u was announced to-day These
farmers. who have enlisted i'm the re-
serve army of food producers. are as
sured a minimum price of $3.50 a
bushel for potatoes and $1.75 busheI
for corn and buckwheat In turn the
farmers have pledged themselves TO
increase their acreage and raise as
much food as the soil can develop.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
U-Boat Sinks American
Steamer and Robs Crew
Set Adrift in Boats
By Associated Press

New York, May %. - The Amer
lean schooner Margaret Is. Ross
which left st. Andrews Bay, Fla,
February 4, with a cargo of pine
lumber for Genoa was sunk by a
submarine April 81 near the French
Italian coast and the crew robbed
by the Germans, according to Cap
tain Fred Z. Foot, master of the
schooner, who arrived here to-day
from France. Captain Foot said
detachment from the submarine
boarded his vessel and took from it
everything of value. including food
stuffs. navigating instruments and
even the extra clothing of himself
and his six men. They were set
adrift in open boats and were landed
at Monte Carlo by a patrol boat
which picked them up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29

For the present, however. the allied
infantry is being held close to its
lines. Raiding operations and occa-
sional local attacks by one side or
the other are the only developments
reported in the official statements,
aside from the displays of energy on
the part of the airmen and the artil-
lery arm.
The German infantry facing the
British armies is apparently being
held in check by its commanders as
closely as that of its opponents h"t
sharp attacks continue upon the
French lines, notably in the Cham
pagne region. Two of them were
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Bill to Suspend For
War Period Full Crew
Law, Passed by House

The Mckee bill to suspend the on
GRAFTON. of the fun crew law during
the war and for one month thereafter
was passed finally in the Senate to-
day by 32 to 13, and Immediately
sent to the House.
Senator Burke. Allegheny, opposed
the bill, and Senator Eyre, Chester,
spoke for it.
Senator Beidleman voted against
the bill
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Land "Battleship" Is
Launched For Recruiting
Rn A,sncintra pr...

New York, May 29.-The Recruit,
the only land batleship in the Amer
lean navy. to-day became the head
quarters for navy and marine corps
recruiting in New York City. Imme-
diately after the formal launching"
ceremonies in Union Square the struc-
ture, built to resemble a battleshfp,
was occupied by naval and marine Of
ficers. Rooms aboard the ship will
give ample space for the work of the
recruiting officers and examining ply
sicians.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29

tice proposes to do in every case
where attempts are made to hinder
or discourage registration"
Twenty-Near Penalty
n section of the espionage bill
dealing with interference with army
registration provides penalties of
twenty years Imprisonment and S10,-
600 fine This section of the bill says:
Whoever, when the United States
is at war, shall wilfully make or con-
vey false reports or false statements
with intent to interfere with the
operation or success of the military
or naval forces of the United States
or to promote the success of its
enemies and whoever. when the Unit
ed States is at war, shall wilfully
cause or attempt to cause insubor-
dination, disloyalty, mutiny or refusal
of duty, in the military or naval
forces of the United States, or shall
wilfully obstruct the recruiting or en-
listments service of the United States
10 the injury of the service or of the
United States shall be punished by Il
fine of not more than $4,000 or i'm
prisonment for not more than twenty
years or both.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
Boys and Girls Asked
to Remain in School
Because of War Needs
By Assoeiated Pres,

that trained men and women will be
needed during the war just as much
as fighting men, p. p. Claxton. Unit
ed States commissioner of education,
to-day urged all high schools pupils
to remain in school next fall.
IF the war should be long" said
DIR. Claxton, tine country will need
all the trained men and women it
can get-many more than it now
has. There will be men in abund-
ance to fight in the trenches. but
there will be a dearth of officers, en-
gineers and men of scientific knowl-
edge and skill in the industries"