Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-18
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country good bit and who is just
nome from an extended tour says
that men in every section he has
visited are doing just as they are
uolns In Harrisburg-selling bonds
aILu sr,l organizing home defense bodies.
me ne success of the first is known to
Everyone and from what this keen
observer says the men are entering
INTO the drilling and work of mill
tary ORGANIZATIONS for home defense
win the same zest, that they have
peeh showing in Harrisburg, Pax
Ians ana other places hereabouts.
Inueed, one of the things which i'm
pressed this citizen was that there
S was SO much interest being taken in
1ormlng military Organizations
which would replace, as far as the
emergency defense of the home com
munlty is concerned, the National
Guard organizations about to go in
10 the service. Practically all of
these companies have been formed
Tor home defense solely, but they
VIII in reality be excellent training
ORGANIZATIONS for men who may go
INTO the service later either through
their own desires or if the govern-
ment should call up men between
Ihlrty and forty. They will also be
good schools for men who NAV wish
70 go into the Reserve Militia or
provisional Guard, which will be
formed late this summer when the
Guardsmen go to camp. The homo
ae1ense organizations are bringing
Iogether in other places, just as in
harrisburg, men of wide military
experience. There are men in the
harrisburg Reserves, for example,
VINO were in the regular army or
National Guard prior to the Spanish
war, who served in the Cuban and
forto Rican campaigns and who
went through various camps. There
are number of Philippine veterans
ana some who were in the Boxer
war in China. Quite a. few are men
who served in the National Guard
Tor years and few were on the
border. Every branch of the serv
ice mas representatives and the per-
cehtage OF men with military ex-
perlence in the organization is un-
usually high, very good circum-
stance and one which will help get
tlns the organization into shape to
pe OF use In any emergency which
may arise here.
The number of Liberty Loan
ponds bought by people for children
IN this city would surprise even the
bankers. The other day some of
the men who took an active part in
the campaign for the sale of bonds
said that the first thing that the
mead OF family said was that he
Wdnted 10 take some bonds for 1.-The
klds. In other instances they were
asked If there was any limit on the
number of $50 bonds one could take.
we dld not have to use the buy
Tor the children slogan on MANY
men with families" said one of the
workers. we just went up to men
with FAMILIES and they did the rest"
One of the most gratifying things
aoout the subscriptions taken for
the Liberty Loan in this part of the
state has been the inquiries made of
the men in charge of committee
work since the announcement was
maze that the loan was away over
subscribed. In many cases men have
sent word to the volunteer statesmen
TO the effect that if they can not be
allotted bonds this time their sub
scrlptlons stand until the next loan
comes along. This coming from
| men VINO in many cases withdrew
! deposits on time has the right ring.
In many instances men in charge of
sales say they have been asked bv
men who subscribed if they are eo-
ing to lose out" on the first allot-
ment and have to walt for the next.
The office of the State Registration
Bureau is getting to be quite a place
Lor INQUIRIES and even the affable
colonel Frank G. Sweeney is kent
fairly busy holding the fort. Men
are calling up and asking for de-
tails of/the draft and for informa-
ton as to when they should be pre-
pared to go. AS the colonel, who is
the representative of the state au-
thorities, has no information on the
subject, he is unable to give data.
Ihe people persist, however. and
oemand all sorts of pointers.
Harrisburgers have received in
vitations to the thirteenth annual
picnic or insurance Commissioner 7
Denny O'Neil at Olympia Park. Nc
| heesport. This is one of the events
OF the year in Allegheny county. The
commissioner, who is one of the hIe
merchants of MtKeesport, has been
entertaining the kids of his city for
years and the fun was so great that
their parents Joined in. Now close
to $4,000 persons are Mr., McNe;Is
guests on that day. 1t costs an aw-
ful lot, but the commissioner gets
more fun out of it than the vo,ine-
sters that jam the -go-rounds
at his expense.
Bass fishermen are looking at the
streams with considerable disgust
The frequent rains have stirred nm
the waters very much and prac-
tically every place which has been
known to be good for fishing is be-
low par. There are plenty of fish
say observers, but they are hard to
get interested. With week or SO
without rains there should be plenty
of fine fishing close to the city.