Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
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public which is manifested here by
people in many walks >of life. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh's suggestion thai
next thursday, the anniversary OF
the departure of LAFAYETTE from
France to help the American col.
onles, be observed as France Day
III tne schools has brought out d
wealth of gratitude to the nation
Whlch is bearing so much of the
straln or the war. In a number oj
tne schools of the city preparatSon]
are pelng made to hold exercised
which VIII meet the Governors fded
ana at the same time demonstrate thd
IIeeilhg OF the people toward thu
t, rrehch nation. There are comparaI
tiVely rev persons of French del
scent in this community so that An
sentiment is all the more notabIe|
iears ago there used to be mor1
recognition of the part France pIavl
eo IN the Revolutionary War and
perhaps the executive proclamatioII
may revive it. Just to iIIustrata th1
way the youngsters feel about IL ir|
most or the play battles which arl
indulged In by boys. and warfare n
the great play of the day. most oI
me me Youngsters want to be French
Naturally, no lads want to he CarI
mans so they form allied armies an
start sout after mythical Teutons
But after the Americans and Canal
aians are lined up there is a scram|
PIE TO be French for the time beineI
Frehcn hags and translations o|
french poems, French music and
French history will be great featured
or school next Thursday in Harri 81
burg and its suburbs. -
Men interested in national defensI
nlGtters and with whom motoring II
hoppy say that there are q. gooJ
| many more motor vehicles in thi|
part of the country which would bI
oHered to the nation than the ayerl
| age man realizes. IT personally knoJ
OF a number of owners of fine car{
VINO nave let it be known that III
event or war emergency arising theI
VIII not only give their cars to thE
government for use, but will paI
the expense of having the cars cor
Nerted into wagons or trucks I
tney would be more valuable than
touring car" said one man. "Th
vs. wort6 saG sort h,,o OF patriotic action that
These are stirring days about M
Gretna, according to the people VIII
nave taken rides over in that dired
uon. Hundreds of men have bee
Worklng on the site of the big mob
iizatlon camp of last summer anU
the changes made have been so q,
tensiVe- that the average man VIII
tolled over its rocks and through 4
uust last June and July, wou%
scarcely know it. The rocks hay
oeeh taken out of the camp site
ana the trails which were calIe
4 have hnnf1
kinks, but have been piked. WIN
the men go into camp they will als
md improved water facilities an
the drainage system will be on ia
| way to being modernized. The o
ldea or having a camp reflect wf
conditions seems to have been dor
away with and it is figured out thI
the men can be hardened better
surrounded with some comforts thu
II they were dumped into a fie
with q minimum of preparatid*
made for their coming.
Men who conduct seed stores
this city say that they have had
astonishing number of inquiries II
navy beans. This is a bean which
noted from one end of the country
the other for its nutritious uualiti
and which has been more Or le
overlooked by farmers. 1t is said IN
owing to the demand for the be,
the prices of seed have jumped e
ormously and that searches are b
ing made in many places for su
plies. Many acres will be set out
the bean in Dauphin and near
counties, judging from inquiri
which have been made.
|
Chronicle Telegraph talks of
clty's big patriotic demonstration
a story wired to Pittsburgh on Sd
urday: This city on the Susuu
mamma is setting an example of
mon-pure patriotism day that [
nation cannot afford to overlook
fail to profit by. Situated as it is
the borderland of Continental trad
tion and within q short journey
Valley Forge, the Brandywine a
Gettysburg, and not far distant fro
the Forbes Trail and the histo
Cumberland and Shenandoah v
leys, 1t is serving notice on the wo
that its love and devotion to the "A
conceived by Betsy Ross contains
financial alloy and takes no not
of the elusive and beckoning doll
The saloons, business houses, barl
shops and the general activities
the city will be discontinued for
hours-during the time that a mo
ster parade is forming and movin
|
Representative David Thomas,
Wilkes Barre, is a good loser.
| Thomas has been the sponsor for
| bill to restrict the use of firear
and got beaten yesterday morni
in the House. When the killed
wounded had been carried away
arose to a question of perso
privilege in the House and said:
II hold no grievance against
man for voting against my bill,
who gave me 13 as it's number"
"And" came from the sideli
why did you call 1t up on
23rd."
n WELL KNOWN PEOPLE