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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31

be started tomorrow.
1t is estimated that the new act
will affect scores of nurserymen all
over the state, many of whom are
located in Philadelphia or its imme-
date vicinity and will greatly stiften
up the inspection of tree, shrubbery
and similar stock from Holland and
other countries. The preliminary in
spections are now being made of
nursery establishments in eastern
counties so that the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, which is charg-
ed with the enforcement of the law,
will have complete information as to
their number and location.
Under terms of the law all persons
selling trees will be required to tako
out a state license.
The Veto Records. = Although
Governor Brumbaugh's veto record
for 1917 was thirteen less than the
figure of 211 in 1915, it is still above
any veto record for ten years. John
K. Tener vetoed 90 bills in 1911 and
III in 1913. Edwin S. Stuart vetoed
81 bills in 1907 and 120 in 1909. Sam
uel w. Pennypacker' highest veto
record was 123 in 1905.
Public Service.-The Public Serv-
ice Commission has deferred execu-
tive sessions until August IA, but
HEARINGS Will D6 Il6lu mere lO-lIlOllOM
and next day on applications for
certificates and approvals. The first
months operation of the law au-
thorizing the commission to make
charges for certificates is expected
to yield several hundred dollars.
Can Pay Expenses Deputy At
torney General Joseph L. Kun gave
an opinion to John z. Hanifen chair
man of the State Prison Labor Com
mission in which he informs him
that the commission can pay its
superintendent of manufacture at the
Eastern Penitentiary and Hunting
don Reformatory and its clerks,
stenographers and office expenses as
we'll as the travelling expenses of the
commissioners out of the manufac-
turing fund of the board. This fund
was created by the Legislature in
1915 and increased by 100000 by
a recent act. Manufacturing can
not be conducted without supervis-
ion, without bookkeeping, without
correspondence, without necessary
travelling expenses" says the opinion.
The Attorney Generals Department
was asked for the opinion because
the Legislature of 1915 appropriated
$4,000 for the manufacturing fund
and $4,000 for expenses, but that Of
1917 appropriated 100000 without
Stlpulatlng any part Tor expenses
The deputy holds that the Legisla-
ture recognized the commission by
making the appropriation.
Petitions Filed - Nominating pc
titions were filed by these candidates
for associate Judge: Ezra L. Peck,
Fulton; J. Arson Singer, Monroe,
and George w. Kline, Union.
Rates Go Up-Charges that rates
of the Monnsvills Water Company
had been increased almost 100 per
cent. We're filed to-day with the Pub
lie Service Commission by residents
of Shillington and Mohnton, Bhrks
county. Clearfeld county residents
to-day filed complaint against the
passenger train service of the New
York Central, between Clearf1eld and
Keating and Heilwood.
Final Heading - Commissioner
Killing held the final hearing to-day
in the move of the Public Service
Commission to secure abolition of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
FIND BOMB IN
SECOND STREET
Internal Machine Found by a
Small Boy Turned Over to
Driver; Later to Police

A homemade bomb with a partly
Second street house last evening by
Meter Cajganic, a driver for the Ma
tional Brewing Company. The bomb
was turned over to the police, who
are investigating. The intention of
the person who placed the bomb is
unknown and police in the investi-
cation to-day were unable to un-
earth any details as to the person
who placed the internal machine.
Several months ago a bomb was
placed in a South Second street
dwelling and the occupants miracu-
lously escaped serious injury. Much
damage was done.
According to Cajganic, the bomb
was given to him by Eli Gruic, a boy,
who said he found it in South Second
street. The driver turned it over to
Patrolman Trombino, who in turn
gave it to Chief Gardner.
The bomb is made of a piece of
two-inch pipe, about three inches in
length. At each end of the pipe
a brass cap is screwed on. The
burned fuse extended through one
of the brass caps about two inches.
The instrument weighs about three
pounds.
Complaints were made to the po-
lice this morning that dog in the
vicinity of Hoffer and Second streets
was running amuck through the
streets, biting children and attacking
residents. In the last week four
mslal children have been victims Of
his attacks. The police are investi-
eating and have ordered residents to
capture the canine.
At a hearing before Justice of
the Peace Stees, acting burgess, last
night B. R. Weaver, who was ar
rested with his wife on disorderly
conduct charges, was discharged and
his wife fined. A. L. Clark, who
tried to shoot up a dance in Adams
street Saturday night, was fined $40.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
EFFICIENCY ON
ALL RAILROADS
War Board Reports Show,
Record Achievement in
Four Months

New York, July 31.-German eff
fciency has been lauded so much
that Americans are apt to think it is
something unattainable anywhere
except in Germany.
After only four months of organ
ization the railroads of the United
states, under direction of the op-
Grating committee known as the War
Board, are approaching an efficiency
that Is pronounced by authorities to
equal the best the Germans have to
offer.
The results achieved have been
without serious interference to gen.
eral business, according to the War
Boards own reports, save for en-
bargoes in some parts Of the coun-
try where congestion existed. Troop
movements have been made without
a hitch, and other government trans
portation is being expdited.
Problems Harder Here
All these requirements call for
measures much more complicated
than those in effect on the state
owned German roads. In that coun-
try every road was built with war in
view. Troop movements We're the
paramount question. Because the
roads were built fo~ this prime pur-
pose, Germany is able to hurl troops
back and forth from east to west
with marvellous speed.
But the American troop move
ment have not required any eXtraor-
dinary measures. Freight problems
are to be coped with here.
When, on April II. the railroads
pooled their interests in the cause of
efficiency, 1t was recognized that coal
and iron ore were the requisites for
making successful war. Consequntly
the railroads took measures, first, to
load as many cars with these COM
modities as possible; then to hurry
them to their destinations and finally,
to pool cars loaded for different con-
signees at the same point.
By this plan, if fifty cars of coal
come to New York, all parts of or
ders for different consignees, they
are pooled and as many of the orders
completely filed as possible, so the
cars can be released without delay.
Equipment Provided
The next problem faced was that
Of providing equipment. The rail-
roads recognized that heavy traffic
would result from the war. The fol-
lowing table shows how orders were
placed in April, compared with all
the new equipment put into use for
five months before the war:
Freight.
Engines. Cars.
Five months orders
prior to the war -. 9S9 44,063
Ordered during first
month of war -. 2,209. 1O4,917
A report of the War Board on the
degree Of efficiency reached in the
first month shows this:
APRIL
Increase in ton miles,
all roads .......... 100000 900
Increase in train ton
mage ............. 10.4 per cent.
Increase in side of load
on each car ....... 10 per cent.
Railroads broke all records during
May in the amount of tonnage
hauled, according to figures of the
bureau of railway news and statistics.
During May the gross revenues of
all railroads was 1858, 100000. This
amount was $7,S00,000 more than
the amount for the previous October,
which was 'the peak of last years
business.
Thus it will be seen that the eff
fective work of the War Board is
bringing the co-ordinated American
railways up to a maximum degree
OF efficiency unsurpassed by that of
any other nation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
NEWS OF STEELTON
Pennsylvania R. R. to
Erect Freight Station
and Oficebuilding

A building permit was issued to
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany by Secretary Feidt this morn
ing for the erection of O. freight sta
ton and office building in rrewick
street in the old canal bed. The
building is to be 174 feet by 80 feet.
Work on the erection of the
building will be started on Monday.
The office building will be two
story structure and will be built of
steel brick and concrete. The freight
station will be one-story structure
of steel brick and concrete The
contract for the erection was award
ed to E. 3. Hollenbach of Phila-
delphia. The building is expected
to be completed by the first of the
year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
Red Cross Society to
Sew Surgical Shirts

AS soon as several dozen sets of
pajamas are completed by the local
Red Cross Society, work will be
started on surgical shirts.
The local officers received notice
from the national headquarters to
turn out a large number of these
shirts and will spend the month of
August making shirts. Work on the
pajamas will be completed in a day
and the new work will be started
probably this week. Many women
are turning out three days each
week to assist in the sewing but
more are needed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
:HIGHSPIRE ::
Church of God Will
Picnic at Paxtang

The Highspire Church of God will
picnic at PaXtang Park Thursday.
Special cars will leave the borough
at $50 o'clock in the morning.
On the committee arranging for
sports and other events are George
A. Wolff, Harry Hoke. w. H. Myers,
Frank Miller, Miss Mae Sides, Miss
Hilda Lehman and Miss Nina Ruth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
RAILROAD RUMBLES
Assistant Yardmaster
McMeen of Enola Yards
Placed on Roll of Honor

Enola, July 31.-John A. McMeen,
train receiver on the East Bound
hump will be placed on the Pennsy
Roll OF Honor tomorrow. Uncle
John" as he is called by the EN-
ployes of the local yards has been
working for the company for more
than forty years. = His first position
was road brakeman on the Middle
Division, he was later transferred to
clerk in the Harrisburg yards, he
remained in that capacity until he
was made assistant yardma ster at
d q East Yard, Harrisburg. When
the local yeards were opened on
January Is, 1905 Mr.. McMeen was
transferred to Enola. He was made
assistant yard master and train re-
ceiver on the East Bound hump
and remained in that position until
he will be placed on the retired list
QUITS RAILROAD SERVICE
w. r. Moore, stenograpker III the
office of Chief Train Dispatcher G.
A. Fisher lat the upper Reading
station, has resigned and will sever
ms connection with the company on
July 81. Mr.. Moore has been with
the company for 10 years. He is a
master of stenography and an expert
typewriter.
RAILROAD NOTES
w. L. Minnick, clerk at the Enola
burg.
G. E. Kissinger, draughtsman at
the general foreman's office at Enola.
VIII leave this week with his family
on motor trip to New York and sea-
snoIe resorts. He will be gone two
O. M. Marshall, foreman of the
,9iSc niSacksmlth s shop at Wilmington. Del,
rlsburg and Vicinity, has returned to
auty; He is a member of the p, w.
& ~. forces. w.
Many strikebreakers enroute 70
terday. ''
with iKh1cf6rd fbe 1TnIGR Burke formerly connected
city died at st. Lukes Hospital, Den
yer, last week. He was So wears Of
age and one Of the veterans in the
news business. - ''4e
Cor movement out of Rutherford
on sunday was 2,200 cars. 1t was a
busy, hot day. :"
Plans are under way for bie- dav
az rutherford under the direction Of
the. Philadelphia and Reading Y NJ
G. A. 1t will be known as an athietic
fete day. General Secretary G. W,
Swelgert viii be in hcarge. This
means something big.
Due to the large number of enlist
tmhents, baseball at Enola is dead for
thls Ss season. Players who have not
peen called to war duty are playine:
with Harrisburg teams. -e
Trains from the west were Off
Scheduie to-day because of a wreck
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
INTER PLAYGROUND MEET
TO BE HELD THURSDAY

The first playground meet of
the borough Fairgrounds will be
held on Cottage Hill field Thursday
afternoon. Contestants from the
various grounds will undergo strenu-
Gus training tomorrow in prepara-
ton for the big event. About 900
are expected to participate and more
than 1000 are expected to witness
the event.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE


Philadelphia Division-The lit crew
first to go after 1 o'clock; 11s. 12s.
127. 119. 122. 1875. 11S.
Engineers for III, 127.
Firemen for lib. 119, 1875, 1877.
Flagman for lit.
Brakemen for 113. lit. 11s. 123.
Engineers up: Tenant, Howard,
Black, 1. H. Gable. Simmons. BinkIey,
Brooke, ]. H. Gable. Grass, Keane,
Hogentogler. Schwartz. Newcomer,
Blankenhorn.
Firemen up: Dotter, Kramer, Rol-
neck, Kepner, Carey, Cassell, Reese,
Bridger. Walters. Shandler. Hamm.
Hoffman.
Conductor up: Horning.
Brakemen up: Gilbert. Kugle, Metz
ley, Jacobs, Thompson, Hatton, Kauff-
man, Hoch, Benedict. Arder.
Middle DivisiOn-The 218 crew first
to go after 1910 o'clock; 245, $50, 234.
239. 304. PAT. IS. -26, 107, 81.
Six Altoona crews laid off; FIVE to
come in.
Firemen for IS.
Flagman for 26.
Brakeman for IS.
Engineers up: Corder. Peightal.
Flagmen up: Raney, Radle, White,
Smith, Kowatch, Houck. Lensenbach.
Adams, Beck
Conductor up: Glace.
Brakemen up: Hemminger. Murray,
Beers. Sneeder. Myers. Kraft, Deck
ert, Minichan, Neff. Liddick.
Yard BOard-Engineers up: Snyder
Myers, Heffleman, Burlington, Auman
Essic, Ney. Myers, Shipley, Revie
Ulsh, Sheaffer.
Firemen up: Bitner. Ackerman
Stewart, Rathefone, Crist. Byers. Ba-
ker, Parker, Dill, Klineyoung, Bart
less. Delhi, Shopp. Swab. Hoover
Holtzman, Rice.
Engineers for sc, 26C.
Firemen for sc. 3rd &c. Tic, 35C.
ENOLA SIDE
Philadelphia DivisIon-The 242 crew
first to go after 11.50 o'clock; 239, 220
212. 230. 219. 221. 20S, 202. 225. 236
210, 224. PIT. 204. 227. 235. ZIG. 23O
223. 234. 241.
Engineers for 224, 225. 2so. 28s, 2os.
Firemen for 204, 216, 224. 225. 230
Conductors for 20S. 212, ZIG, 225
2S6.
Flagman for 239.
Brakemen for 20S, 210, PIP, 216, 21S
221. 225. 230. 234 239.
Conductors up: Hasson Carson.
Brakemen up: Miller Tipies. Suth
Wolfe. Hoffman, Berkheimer. Bard.
Middle DivisiOn-The 229 crew first
to go after 1920 o'clock; 246, 226, 243
233. 235, 1O2. 27. 10S.
Six Altoona crews laid off; three
to come in.
Brakemen for 102. 81. 10S.
Yard Board-Engineers up: Geib
Curtis. d. K. Hinkle. Holland. Field
]. Hinkle Shaffer, Kapp. Furtenbach
Gingrich.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31

Firemen up; Mcconnell. A. w. wag-
ner. Webb. Coldren. Arndt, A. ]. Wag-
ner. Taylor. Hutchison. Montell, Sad
ler.
Engineers for 1st 12s. 14o. End 1o4,
extra crew.
Firemen for 1st 1876. extra crew.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
YARD MASTER RESIGNS

Enola,, July 81. rroll w.
Burkholder. of Wormleysburg, night
train dispatcher at the West Bound
Classification yards resigned his posi-
ton with the railroad company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT

Middle Division - Engineers up:
Keiser. Buck. Crimmel. Miller, Gra-
ham, Keane. Crum, Sparver. Donnelly.
Firemen up: Bealor. Gates. Lyter,
Cornpropst, Winand, Zeigler
Philadelphia Division - Engineers
up: Bless. Hall, Lutz. Lippi, Gillums,
Lindley. Osmond. Gibbons.
Firemen up: Shaffer. Aulthouse
Shindler, White, Doestler, Johnson,
Burley. Hershey, Cover, Wentz.
THE READING
The IA crew first to go after II
o'clock; %. /. 10. ~, 6, Is. 4, Z, 101
102, Sc, 52 SO 73.
Engineers for 1. 4. 7. s. 10. 22. 101
102.
Firemen for 81. "a. 66, 50. 1, s, 12
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
TREE LICENSES
START AUGUST |
State Preparing to Put the
New Act Into Operation
Without Any Delays

Plans to put in
to effect the new
state license law
for nurserymen
and persons SELL
ing trees and
shrubbery h a V g
been worked out
and the act will
become operative
within the next
month. If blanks
are received it will
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
NEW FOUy TRACK BRIDGE

The contract for the building of
the Columbia bridge spanning the
Schuylkill River just south of Bell
mont, which was awarded to Seeds
& Derham, of Germantown, will be
four-track arch structure with
eight arches fabout 1913 feet span
each. In the future few bridges on
railroads may be constructed of iron. !
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
15. 1s. 22.
1Vf 1oI 20
Conductors for 1. 7, 8.
Tn. m -

Is. IS, %.
Conductors for 1. 7. 8.
Flagmen for SO. 8. IA.
Brakemen for So. ee. SO 1. 4. 8. 12s
Engineers up: Upton. Gruver.,
King. Warner, Beecher, Morne. Hoff-,
man.
Firemen up: Grudgon, Wintermeyer.
Frantz. Scneetz. Johnston, Orndorff, ..
Helm, Durborow. Burlington, Kelsey,
Cook, Hurley. Swartz.
Conductors up: Wilt, Barbour, Hail.
Alleman, Bashore.
Brakemen up: Mosser, Sourbeer.
Ehahart, Donmoyer. Treas, Stephans.
Siler, Garman, Wampler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
QUITS RAILROAD SERVICE
RAILROAD NOTES

:, Q; M Marshall, foreman of the
VINO has been visiting friends in Har,
lsours and Vicinity, has returned to
9auty: He is member of the p, W.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31

w. Richard Burke, formerly connected
city, died at st. Luke's HOSPITAL Dene
YER last week. He was SO years Of
age and one of the veterans in the
news business, AZ 'No
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-22
COLD WAVE ON ITS
WAY; DROP COMING
DURING THE NIGHT

The cold wave flag tapped and
tuggad on the pole on top OF The
Argus Office today.
The weather bureau announced that
there viii be a drop Of 20 degrees IN
the temp eratura and that by tomorrow
morning the mercury VIII register
about twenty degrees above zero.
This Is an unusually early period In
the year for a cold wave. While there
are ne records to shcw the earliest
cold save IN this community, Profess
sor ] n Sberier, mataorologist a the
local government weather bureau, to-
day said there has been few times il
any when cold waves have occurred as
early in the season as this year.
The cold wave may last for couple
Of days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-22
FIVE CLASSES OF
DRAFT;STORY OUT
shows Zach Registered Man Awaiting
Cali Just what Kind OF CLASH
Gcat3ca lis Way Expect.

washington. Oct 22-The FIVE class
idcalious into which men awaiting
draft VIII be divided, under the new
regular appointments here. have be-
come public much before the time
planned By the provost marshal gen
erals Office. and are hereby published,
IT was discovered today that what
was to hlsre remained an official Sc
cret for a week or more was disclosed
Saturday night at q dinner in New
York wh3ca Secretary Baker and Pro
Fost Marshal General CroWder at
tended. The provost marshal general
discussed the new regulations with
out intending 10 make public the
classi6ladous. bat some members Of
New York local exemption board.
thinking to eiucidate the generals
speech, printed the classifeatj0ns on
the back Of The menu card.
The classiGcati0Hs are as follows.
and show every man registered to
which class he belongs and lin what
order the different cl8ssjHCatIous VIII
be called 10 service.
Class One
L. Single man without dependent
relatives
2. Married men. or widowar with
children {Taa EahllualIy fails 10 sup
port his family
3. Married man dependent on wife
for support
T. Married man. COR widower with
chldreu1s not usefuIy engaged, fam
lily supported By income independent
OF his tabor
Is Men net included in any other
description in this or other class
g. UnskiIIed laborers
3lass Two.
1 Married man OF father OF moth
erigss children, useIuIIy engaged, but
family has sufficient income apart
from his daily labor to furnish ade-
quate support during his absence
2 Married man, no children. wife
can support herself decentIy and
without hardship
8. Skilled farm laborer. engaged in
necessary industrial enterprise.
d. Skilled industrial Iab0Ter en-
gagged in necessary agricultural en-
terprise
Class Three.
j. Man with foster children depend
eut on daiiy labor for support.
q Man with aged. inhTm or invalid
parents or grandparents dependent on
daily labor for support
8. Man with brothers or sisters in .
competent 10 support themselves, de (
pendent on daily labor for support /
+. County or municipal officers.
5. Fireman or policeman.
e. Necessary artifceFs or w0rkmea /.
TN arsenaIs. armories and navy yards. +
z. Necessary custom house clerks. !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-22


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Wednesday evening ula-EEee@ prayer
services VIII be held al the church
Thursday evening the Ladies. Aid So
ciety VIII serve q chicken PIE supper
from TO clock al Jhe clafCH-
Friday evening p social ana oo7t-t77
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-22

Miss Lou NJ. Harris has accepted IN
invitation to deliver two lectures at#
ern00n and evening Oct -. SIS tha
state farmers institute at Mainline. Lt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-26
Successes Are Scored
by Allied Troops
in Flanders.
lBr the A..oeis,.a pt.,,l

BRITISH FRONT IN BELGIUM.
Oct 2h,--Field Marshal flaigs forces
this morning made two separate at
taoh on the German positions north
and east Of Ypres,
The First was from point near
Saint Janshoek, westward, through to
the southern fringe Of the Hou,holst
ridge TO the region Of Nieuwcmolen.
The other assault was on both sides OF
the Hprcs. Menin highway, along the
Gheluvelt ridge. in the direction Of the
town Of that name.
The British troops. as well as the
French, who also attacked on the left,
made excellent headway. pushing for
ward on a wide front
Bellevue, but the British still were bat
which the British entered an hour after
the attack began, had been 4 nes, OF
machine guns from which the Germans
IN rc1nt battles had swcp, the country
10 the westward
At 7:lS o'clock the Germans CON
centratcd a heavy artillery fire on
Bellevue, but the British still were bat
Ting forward among the concrete de.
lenses.
Wolfecop.e, near Bellevue, which re-
Gently was the scene OF sanguinary
fighting, was passed at an early hour
by the onrushing British forces.