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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-11

headed by the Uniformed Hussars,
of Palmyra. Other business houses
whose employees are in line are: The
New Store of William Strouse, Dives
Pomeroy & Stewart, the Globe, the
Hub, Bowman & Co, Kaufman's de-
partment store. f. W. Woolworths
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-11
HONOR EX-NIENIBER

Yesterday afternoon the members
of Troop c, First PENNSYLVANIA
Cavalry, the Governors Troop, pre-
sented a handsome gold ring to
Sergeant S. Wilbur Stutson, former
member of the Troop, who was with
the Cavalrymen at the Mexican bor-
der last year but who has since
been discharged on physical disa-
bility by the army surgeons. Since
his discharge from the service
Sergeant Stutson has been assisting
in the Quartermaster's department
of the troop and it was in apprecia-
tion of hi sservices that his former
comrades gave the testimonial of
their appreciation yesterday. Ser
geant Stutson has been a member
of the Governors Troop for about
fifteen years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-11
CITY BIDS FAREWELL
TO LAST GUARDSMEN

Company and the others of the Eighth followed Company
to Augusta yesterday while thousands upon their
relatives their sweehearts their townsfos families
stood upon the sidewalks and with eyes that gowed with patriotic
pride gstened with tears waved the departing
troops farewell
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
NINTH COAST ARTILLERY
NEEDS TWENTY MORE MEN
Captain Walton Sends Out Call for
Additional Volunteers to
Fill Vacancies.
EXPECT TO SEE ACTIVE SERVICE
Name Is Misnomer, as Members Of
This Branch Handle Big Guns Not
Only on Coast, but Wherever They
May Be Sent.

Twenty members Of the Ninth Com
pany. Virginia Coast Artillery. last
Friday, of their own free will. volun-
tecred at the call OF their country for
service anywhere at any time. It has
since been learned that they are to
be sent abroad for service in foreign
fields. The loss of these men has de-
pleted the numbers OF the Ninth Com
pany. which had previously been re-
cruited up to war strength. since tho
company is not given credit on its
quota for these men who have volun-
teered for immediate active service.
Captain c. C. Walton. Jr.. states that,
because Of this depletion. the company
now needs twenty men to fill up to
war strength. Excmplifying the spirit
of the whole company. Captain Walton
and Lieutenant Stuart emphasize that
1t is common feeling among the officers
and the enlisted men that they wish
to recruit to war strength by volun-
teers. The present company which
altogether of volunteers who were or
ganizcd In a short time. and the quick
ness with which the great majority
OF their number volunteered for service
anywhere at any time" is indicative
of tho spirit Of the whole company.
LAST VOLUNTEER STATE
UNIT TO BE FORMED
The Virginia Coast Artillery was the
last voluntary unit in the State to be
formed. and is the last voluntary unit
that can be formed. CONSEQUENTLY II
Is easily seen that this Is the last op-
portunity for men who wish to volun-
teer in the service Of Uncle Sam at one
time or other to elect their branch of
service. especially heavy artillery. All
the other State troops have already
this Is the best chance for volunteers
to join a representative company of
Virginia volunteers.
To many Americans the term coast
artillery" Is misnomer. and to tho
public at large 1t is misleading This
term does not really signify the work
OF this branch Of service. Coast artil-
lery means the handling and the use
OF heavy field guns-the gigantic siege
guns that are now being used on tho
Western front. The name OF this
branch OF service grew up In tho day
when the people never dreamt OF a
foreign enemy invading our shores. or
of our country engaging in war ana
sending our army in foreign fields.
AS result. there is much ignorance as
to the Importance of our coast ar
tillery in this war and the great need
for this particular branch OF service,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
OBJECT TO ENCAMPMENT
OF NEGRO TROOPS IN SC.
Governor Manning and Members OF
state Delegation In Congress Pro-
test to War Department.
SOME DIVERGENCE IN VIEWS
Certain Southern Senators sympa-
thize With Opposition, While
Others Believe That South Is Best
Place for Their Training.
fBy Associated Press. ]

wASHIN GTON. August 21.-
Governor Manning. Of South Carolina.
accompanied by Senators Tiilman and
Smith. and the remainder OF the State
delegation in Congress. protested to tho
War Department to-day against the
encampmcnt OF negro troops in the
State.
The Carolinians protested against the
assembling of thousands of negro
troops at Columbia. and particularly
against the encampment Of several
thousand from Porto Rico.
Porto Rican negroes. the delegation
commended. were unused to the Southern
view Of the negro question. and should
be modified elsewhere. Senator Till
man asked that. in view of the fact
that Cuba has offered the United States
a training ground on the island. that
the Porto Rican troops be encamped
there.
Southern Senator'S said they felt con-
fdent the racial problem in the train.
ing of negro troops would be solved
without friction. Some sympathize
with the protests of the South Carolina
delegates. while others believe the
South is tho best place for training
the negroes.
1T certainly would DO a mistake to
send negroes from Northern States
into the South for training" said Sena-
tor Mcclellan. Of Tennessee. Of the
Military Affairs Committee. "Of
course. the negro and white troops
should. and, understand. will. be
trained separately. I think there are
many communities in the South which
IN
for training the negro contingents."
Senator Hardwick, OF Georgia. said
negroes from other States should not
be sent to any community which OBJ
jccts.
Tt might cause serious trouble in
some cases to send in large numbers
Of strange negroes" he said. Many
arc to be trained near Atlanta. how
ever. and I have not heard of any
serious objection
Senator Bankhcad Of Alabama, de-
claring separate training camps should
be established for white and negro
troops. said he did not believe much
objection would come from the South
against negro training camps there.
Secretary Baker heard what the dele
cation had to say and took their pro-
test under consideration. Recently the
War Department let II be known that
tho negro companies of troops would
go with their units for training to
whatever point the units had been as
signed
In view OF the fact that the Caro-
linians are protesting. not so much
against negro troops. but against taxi
ing some 10000 from Porto Rico in
addition. their view may receive some
consideration from the War Depart
ment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
DEFINES REQUIREMENTS
OF HOME GUARD UNITS
Circular Of Information rs
to Companies.
THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICE
Will Be Auxiliaries to Police In
Maintenance Of Order While Ma
tional Guard Is In Service Of Fed
cral Government.

Adjutant-General Sale yesterday is
sued additional regulations to the let
ter OF the Governor dated July %. rel
alive to the organization of home ds-
tense units for Virginia. during the
war. when the regular military organ
izations are away from the Common
wealth.
Eligible for service in these home
defense units are men between the
ages Of S and As years. 1t is explained
that young men. IS and 10 and 20 may
join these organizations. as they are
under the Federal draft age. Men may
join it also who are within the draft
age but who have not been called.
Men nine years over this draft age.
or up to As are also elig .b'e.
The regulations state that the ply
steal examination for this service will
not be as rigid as the test for the
must total at least sixty-four men
and each company must have the fol-
lowing officers: one captain. one first
lieutenant. one second lieutenant, one
first sergeant. one mess sergeant. one
supply sergeant. four serGeants. STA
corporals. two buglers. two mechanics,
two cooks and forty-two privates.
OUTLINES NECESSITY
FOR HOME GUARDS
Speaking OF the necessity for the
homo guards. tho Adjutant-General
says:
The members OF tho homo guard
being men Of mature years and dis
erection should bear in mind that out
breaks and disturbances may be fire.
quently prevented by wise counsel and
timely warning; but the guard should
also be prepared to act promptly and
effectively with force, IL necessary
Unlawful gatherings should be forth
with dispersed and there should be a
general watchfulness by the members
Of the guard at all times to prevent
acts calculated to foment trouble"
The Home Defense organizations will
be composed OF two classes. namely
the Virginia Volunteers and the home
guards. The duties of both orsaniza-
tions are fully explained in the cir
cular letter In tho following para
graph:
Tho volunteer companies may be
called for duty according to law in
any part OF the State, and when called
into actual service Of the State, and
not including drills and parades, OFF,
GERS and men will receive the same pay
and allowances as prescribed for Of
ficers and men In the United States
Army"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
BLUES GO TO FORT MYER
Many Members of Squadron Assigned
to Second Oflcers' Training
Camp.

Quite a number Of men Of the First
Virginia Cavalry (Richmond Blues)
will go to the second officers training
camp at Fort Myer this week Those
who have been designated from the
different troops are as follows:
Troop A-First Sergeant Charles S.
Lahmann, Sergeant Mercer w. will
liams. Private Leslie T. Terrell, Mess
Sergeant William S. Chalkley. Sergeant
Edward A. Sullivan.
Troop B-Sergeant Stanley e. Wat
kins. Corporal Wilson Meek. Saddler
John L. Logan. Bugler James W. Sharp.
Private Harris NJ. Findlay. Private
David B. Payne. Private H. T. sutton.
Sergeant James D. Patton. Jr. Ser
Eeant n. v. r. Cavanaugh. Sergeant c.
H. Sutton. Jr.. Corporal Leland l.
Miller. Private John NJ Crowley. Pri-
vate Bernard Meredith.
Troop C-Sergeant r. H. washburn.
Sergeant James A. Fowden. Sergeant
William o. Leonard. Sergeant Marion
S. Boisseau.
Troop D-Sergeant Mills F. Neal.
Corporal A. l.. Hart, Sergeant r. f.
Scales. Private T. D. Steel. Saddler f.
s. Jones. Private Joseph l.. Wills. Pri-
vate e. A. McCluer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
The Weather
IFsrnished By u. s. weather bureau

Forecast, Virginia
Partly cloudy We'd
neAdny md Thurs
dnyJ not m u c b
change In tempera-
ture.
n or I b Carolina
Fair Wednesday and
Thursday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22

'Sontlnueo from FIRST PaCo.)
president Of the National Growers As
ISOLATION.
FACE TWO PROBLEMS
IN MEAT SUPPLIES
1t is pointed out that the herds have
been diminished by the war to the e1-
tent OF 100000 cattle, SIS. O0o. 900 sheep
and 100000 hogs. An accelerated In
crease in this diminution of meat ami
mails must take place in Europe from
month TO month as the war continues,
1t is said II was stated at the food
administration to-day:
I'VE have two problems in meat sup
plies. The first Is the task of supply
ing our own soldiers and citizens ana
helping iced the soldiers and citizens
Of our allies during the war.
The second is the one which we
desire to bring particularly TO the
attention of the American producers,
and that is:
After the war. Europe. with dimin-
ished animals. and. therefore, dimin-
ished annual production of animal
food. Will require larger inpcrts OF
meats during the years Of recupera-
ton. and probably will require the
actual import of breeding animals
Therefore, in a broad way, the out
look 10 the American producer from
now on and after the war will be (aI
large demand for animal products
| CD a continuing necessity for meat
and dairy animals TO convert forage
and grains not needed for human
consumption into meats and dairy pro-
ducts"
County agents of the Department of
Agriculture. it was announced. will take
orders for cattle, ewes or eve lambs,
among the small farmers of communi-
ties in less than carload lots. and ar
| rangements have been made with the
live stock exchanges to contribute 10
this mobilization of the nation by buy
ing this stock. and seeing to it that
1t is properly handled while in their
hands. free of any charge to the buyer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
LOcnl Rainfall.
Local obxer,.ntinn,

Rainfall, "a hours ending S P. n. None
Excess In rainfall since March 1 I.3l
Excess In rainfall since January /. 3.43
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
VIII supply Forty Cooks.

Manager Wortley Dickie. of the Pub
lie Employment Bureau, stated yester-
day that he has secured almost enough
cooks for Camp Lee. Richmonds quota
to supply to the camp is forty. twenty
for Class A and twenty for Glass B.
Mr.. Dckie said he needs about two of
the former and six of the latter.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22

first lieutenant In the medical reserve
corps. Miss Mcclure. his assistant, has
been taking a practical course in the
city Health Department under the di-
rection OF DR.. Graves.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22

Local Obxervntfons Mt S p. ".
Temperature. rs; humidity, SO; wind.
direction. southeast: wind, velocity. 8:
state Of weather. cloudy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22

She was a daughter of Captain B. F.
Stanley. of Wytheville. and sister of
w. l.. Stanley. assistant to the presi-
dent of the Scaboard Air Line Rail-
road. OF Atlanta. Ga. Her husband Is
extensively known in Virginia WASH
ington and Baltimore, having been
pastor OF churches in each place. his
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
James w. Poore.

PULASKI. VA. August 21.-James
w. Poore died suddenly last night.
aged seventy-three years. He was n
Confederate veteran. being a member
OF Longstreets division. He is sur
vived by his widow and three chill
dren: Mrs. l.. L. Thornton, Roanoke;
Mrs. Elmor Felts. Clay. Jesse and
Mark. of Pulaski
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22

present charge being tho Presbytsrissx
Church In Alexandria. y
She ia survived. bes ado her. hushaxks
by three daughters: Mrs Moses. ~
Johnson City. and Misses Martha auA:
Laura Mcclure. OF Alexandria,. A.,
rangements have riot yet been MADE
for the funeral 3A23 s.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
PLANS ANNOUNCED
FOR FOOD CENSUS

IContinued from First PaGe)
president of the National Growers As
ISOLATION.
FACE TWO PROBLEMS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
Miss Laura Stanley Allison.

Especial TO The Times-DispatchJ
WYTHEVlLLE. VA. August 21.-
Mrs. Laura Stanley Allison. wife of
Rev. John Leo Allison, D. D., OF Alex
andria. died suddenly at her summer
home here to-day Mrs. Allison had
been in i'll health for several years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
sIis. Mcclure In ch.rse.

Miss Margaret Mcclure. assistant
city bacteriologist. is acting city bac-
teriologist in the absence OF DR.. x. D.
Graves. who has been ordered to re-
port to DR.. Simon Flexner, of the
Rockefeller Institute. DR.. Graves Is
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
Local Temperature.

II noon temperature. . sc
AL. temperature. ............ SO
Sia Ainuh temperature 70 p. NJ. SO
Minimum temperature to 8 p. NJ 81
Mean temperature. Observation-Disclosures. rs
normal temperature for this date II
Excess In temperature. ....... /
Dehciency In temperature since
Marcn !. .......... 327
accumulated deficiency since Janu-
airy !. an3
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-02-08
HOW TREES BECOME FREAKS
Many Grotesque Shapes, It Is Now
Known, Are the Result Of
Heavy Shows.

To the person who is not versed in
forest lore the grotesquely bent tree
trunks that are to be found in almost
all woods are mystifying and wonder
is often aroused as to the cause, says
Popular Science Monthly. Foresters
tell questiOners that in the case of trees
in mountainous country and other sec
lions of snow where the snowfall is
heavy, the weight of snow is RESPONSE
bic in many instances for the queer
twists they assume. When a tree is
young, the weight Of snow that falls on
its branches often bends the trunk over
until it is flattened to the ground.
Sometimes ii Is buried under six or
eight feet of snow and held in that
position so long that when warm
weather comes the tree fails to spring
back into its normal position. The
summer sun causes tie tip of the
young tree to turn upward and II it
manages to withstand the weight of
the snow Of the next winter. that por-
tion Of the tree will, as u general rule,
continue TO grow in normal way.
"IIalrpin" bends and other odd shapes
RESULT ~.
A curious tree stands on the top OF
Tunnel hill, JOhi.stown, Pa, about fouI
miles from town. It is a sugar maple
about one hundred years old, which
has prolonged its own life by grating
branch into a much younger tree.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-02-08
LEAVE YOUR CARDS BY PHONE
fcooHE inYongion LesYea f7oco7a OF
Gail il There is Mo One 60
Take Message.

An ingenious apparatus for record
ing on Il receiving telephone the mum
Der of a calling telephone when there
is no person present to answer ut the
receiving end of the line has been in
vented by Charles L. Bedaux of Grand
Rapids, Mich.
"The telephone is a wonderful ma
chine when people are present at each
end Of the line, bur it becomes useless
when the person called is absent" says
BednuX. you call your doctor on the
phone when he is out. You get no an
swer You cannot leave your number
because there is no one at the re-
ceivlng end of the line. You wait
awhile and call again. Perhaps be-
tween your calls the doctor has come
in and gone out again. You cannot
reach him, nor can you let him know
that YOU want him to reach you until
such time us you can find him at the
other end OF the telephone. This same
situation is duplicated hundred times
day in every department of life. l
have perfected Il call recorder which
will Obyiute these difficulties"
With the "BedauX telephone call re-
corder,' the person calling, receiving
no answer, will press on button a Sc
rics Of short and long rings. These
short and long rings will be repro
duccd on the new machine Of the tele-
phone called in the form of dots and
dashes that will represent the number
of the telephone calling.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-02-08
USE FOR SUGAR-BEET PULP
In France 1t 10 Now Dried and Trans.
formed Into What Is Called
"Sugar Flour"

The drying of fresh sugar-beet pulp,
thereby Transforming it into what is
called "sugdr -four" is now being I'M
dertaken in northern France as COM
mercial proposition. The purpose of
this process is much the same as the
desiccatiOn of potatoes, which has been
described in Popular Mechanics Maya
zine, namely, to eliminate the moisture
from the vegetable matter so as to re-
duce Its weight and make it possible
to preserve part Of all of the food
value for some time. This new sugar
flour has certain amount of sweet
ness and can be used in cases where
pure sugar Is not required, as, for eS-
ample, in certain brewing processes,
in making special breads, feeding stock,
and the like. In preparing it, fresh
beet pulp is poured into the top of u
tower, where it comes in contact with
warm air and then is delivered into a
rotary device on set of gratings
placed one above the other Next il
is subjected to hot air and eventually
reaches air heated to 24S degrees, A
ton of beets will yield 800 pounds of
-four. 1t is thought that other drying
processes may be invented which will
make 1t possible to utilize many other
industrial resldues which are now
thrown away. Popular Mechanics
| Magazine.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-02-08
Adders Increasing In Scotland.

Adders, the most deadly scrpents in
the British isles, If not III the whole
of Europe, have recently been found
in Scotland. Fifty years ago they were
quite common in England, but societies
were formed for their extinction, and
II number of professional adder-killcrs
made a good income out of the bounty,
and this was carried to such an extent
that the serpent became exceedingly
rare, few cases having been reported
In recent years. The news from Scot.
land that a gamekeeper in Ardguy had
killed specimen, beautifully marked,
and sent it to taxidermlst for preser-
yation would not be of much signiii-
canoe were 1t not for the fact that II
Badvoon farmer Is known to have nc.
counted for no less Than 10 of them, all
considerably over two feet in length.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-02-08
DROP I'M.
tSaa.tFStse oNGI;kAlo,,,52
~. GGY 2zE.>s=-.-2;.y.ls4 gl.l4 f.
OMElt.

Mrs. Clifford Barker is very
sick with measles.
Born, Jan. 16, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruce Munsey, a girl.
Mrs. Mason Gunnell and two
sons visited her brother, Joe
Carpenter, Tuesday night.
The following were the guests
of F. M. Jones last week: Mr..
and Mrs. Jim Rowland, Mrs. Man
ford Elan and three daughters
and MIR. and Mrs. Rem Pieratt
and daughter Media.
The Carpenter school closed
Friday. H. M. and Joe Carpen.
ter were there and made music
with the fife and drum and al
had a nice time.
Misses Fern and Opal Elan
were the guests of Misses Laura
Bertha and Willie Lou Gunnel
Friday night.
Rollie Carpenter left this week
for Jackson where he will have
his eyes treated.
Wessie Coffee made a bushes!
trip TO Wolfe county Tuesday.
PANSY.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-02-08
BEGINNING OF NEW INDUSTRY
American VIII Establloh Plants In
Honduras to Make Alcohol
From Bananas.

An American has just secured con-
cession from the government OF Hon
duras which is expected to be profit
able to him and the government. Inc
concession IS for the manufacture OF
alcohol, which is government monOp-
oily. There have been great losses to
banana planters in the past because
many of the lunches did not contain
a sufficient number of "hands" to be
marketable, and have been thrown
away. 1t is from this waste product
that the American, who has had eNpe-
riencc In the industry, intends TO make
alcohol. He has deposited $4,000 with
the government as an evidence Of good
faith, and this is to be credited toward
the export duties of three cents u gal
ion. He must also pay $1,000 yeal
for the salaries of government inspec
tors and must begin operations within
year. His agreement provides that
! he shall take all the bananas offeret
up to 100000 punches monthly. Ht
! has also secured the right to build &
sugar and paper mill near the distil
lery. His plan IL to aid planters II
restoring worn-Out banana lands FOL
the raising of sugurcane, to make sug
ar. dlstill alcohol from the refuse nnl
make paper from the bagasse, the hbel
of the cane.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-02-08
Deadly Mysterious pIsease.

The China Mail reports that mys-
FERROUS disease which paralyzes the
stomach and ascends to the heart.
cnuSing syncope, has Overtakcn gang
Of KnOwloon dock Chinese hands who
have been engaged in saving the S. S.
Wisely, which ran aground of
Saigon a couple of months ago.
The work was delayed through the
dread epidemic, which has taken hold
Of the workers. The Blue Funnel s.
S. Telamachus brought up from Cape
Barllla few survivors who were ut
once conveyed to a hospital where
their condition has been watched with
much concern by the medical frater-
nifty, So far the disease has not been
diagnosed. The captain Of the Blue
Funnel boat said when he called ut
Cape Barilla he was informed that
virulent disease had broken out
among the Chinese salvage crew and
seven of them had died. Fifty-elGht
were taken on board and hurried with
all dispatch to Hong-K0ng.