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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25

treatment of the
lG n G | 1 shmen in
termed there. their
good food, their
shows. their IL
brary. s C h o o L
everything.
But - Ruhleben
is about like the
rest of the prison
camps of Germany
as Central park
West in New Yor.i
is like the East
side.
Ruhleben Is a
S h o w-p | a C q, a
place where Ger
mans take visitors
and say See. how
well we treat our
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
FOUND DEAD IN sHANTY

Dauphin, Pa, Sept. 25. Yesterday
Hungarian known as "Todar" was
found dead in his shanty along the
railroad line of the hartman Lum
ber Company. 1t is believed he had
been dead for several days. He was
employed by the lumber company.
So far as is known the man has no
relatives in this country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
FIRST RIDE ON TRAIN

WaYnesboro, Pa, Sept. 25.-Mr.
and Mrs. Zacharias Valance, of Nc
Connelsburg, who spent the weekend
here with their daughter Mrs. Levi
Cordell, had their first ride on rail-
road train or trolley car Mrs. VAL
lance is SIS years old, but it was her
first time on either a steam or cleo
trio train. She found her experience
very pleasant one.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
STOLE WATCH Is CHARGE

Thaddeus Toy, who IS we'll Known
to the local police, was arrested yes
terday, charged with stealing a watch
from Mrs. Fisher, formerly of 211
Mulberry street. Toy has been
wanted TO rthis offense for some
time. The theft occurred in April.
Since that time Mrs. Fisher has
moved from 211 Mulberry street,
and cannot be located.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
A TERRIBLE CONTRAST.

Truly, life in Camp RuhIeben In enc
grand sweet song.
But 1t II a terrible contrast to see
the other camps, and 1 saw only two
others, and those not the worst.
/ went to see one of the camps
where Italian prisoners of war are
kept.
Understand. Camp Ruhleben is not
for interned Englishmen, but the Ger
mans would be glad to have people
think that their prison camps are like
Ruhleben.
In the other camps there were no
streets. The buildings were the rud-
est kind of wooden shacks and. so far
as l could learn, contained no heat.
When IT rains, the great field upon
which these huts are built is a morass.
The men wade through II in misery
or sit, huddled tin their huts in even
greater wretchedness.
The camp is enclosed in a high fence
with barDed wire on top of it. Ger
man soldiers, of course are marching
are dirty, unshaven, swarming with
vermip. 1t gives one the horrors to
see the poor fellows scratching,
scratching. all the time.
They try, with what crude methods
they can use, to keep their hair and
boards close-cut But there is no way
for them to clean their clothes. There
are no arrangements for bathing or
washing.
OF course 1t was hard for me to
learn very many details. but I think.
about the only time the men can
wash is when 1t rains.
Their food is poor, consisting of
black bread and a kind of soup.
They have only what clothes they
wore when captured. 1t was cold the
day 1 visited these two camps and the
poor fellows were shivering, some
times standing three and four in N
group to keep warm.
The shoes on some had worn out
and their feet were tied up i'm old
rags, OF bits of blankets or old clothes.
In their wooden shacks. they sleep
on the floor, which sometimes Is of
wood, and sometimes of earth.
SOME ARE BAREFOOTED.
What sanitary arrangements they
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
THE TRUTH ABOUT
GERMANY
BY MARIE BoNINI BROWN
The "Show Camp" Is Cheerful Place,
but Wretchedness and Despair Reign
in Other Camps
No. 9-GERMAN PRISON CAMPS
By MARIE BONINI BROWN

In April of last year L mado Trip
70 several German prison camps, in
Guiding the much exploited one at
Ruhleben.
Everything is true, that has been
written about this camp-the gooo
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
|zN1SElfa|NENTs
ORPHEUM

To o-night-Klein Bros. and Hengler's
Mastadon Minstrels.
Tomorrow, matinee and night -
Bringing Up Father Abroad"
Saturday, matinee and night, Septem-
ber 29 - Hans Und Fritz"
Monday and Tuesday, with daily
matinees, October l and - Amy
Mans Sister,"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25

Cooperative harmony is the key
note of the Klein Bros. and Hengler
Minstrels, which
Klein bros. and is the attraction
HenSler Minstrels at the Orpheum
tonight. The
sponsors for this organization assures
us that 1t is new this season, very
judicious rounding-up of boys who
have beeu sweated out therefore In
vantage of experience coupled with
enthusiasm and interest in their work.
1t Is said to be a very snappy min
strel company, and includes such
well known performers as The Three
Apollos." Denton, female impersona-
tor; Joe Davis, and host of others.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
REGENT

To-day - Sessue Hayakawa in
"Hashimura Togo"
Wednesday and Thursday - Vivian
Martin in Little Miss Optimist."
Friday and SATURDAY. - Wallace Reid
in The Hostage"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
MAJESTIC
COLONIAL

To-day and Wednesday-Emily Stew
vaudeville, headed by Clara Morton
and company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25

Enjoy lifei Your system is filed
with an accumulation of bile and
bowel poison which keeps you bill
Gus, headachy, dizzy. tongue coated,
breath bad and stomach sour-Why
don't you get 10-cent box of Cas-
carets at the drug store and feel
bully. Take Cascarets tonight and
enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever experienced.
You'll wake up with a clear head,
clean tongue, lively step, rosy skin
and looking and feeling At. Mothers
can give a whole Cascaret to a sick,
cross. bilious. feverish child any
time-they are harmless-never
grippe or stcken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25

In Ruhleben. the Englishmen pay
for their keep" Mr.. Ferguson; q
singing teacher. does all the buying
for the kitchen. Every morning. ac-
companied by a German offcer, ne
the best there for the English in the
camp. This is cooked and served al
most in first class hotel style.
The camp is laid out in streets
The buildings are substantial.
Mr.. Thorpe, who, before he was In
termed. lived in the same pension as
/ did. has charge of the amusements
of the camp. Amateur theatricals are
given frequently. Mr.. Thorpe Is per-
mitted to go to town and buy what
ever he has money for and what the
town contains. to costume these plays
4 moving picture show is given twice
n week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25

COLONIAL
To-day and Wednesday Eimly Stew.
ems in THE Stacker"
Thursday and triday-Harold Lock
wood in Under Handicap"
Saturday-Earle Williams and Cor.
rine Griffith in "Transgression."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25

Like the other pieces of the series.
1t is "Jiggs" Mahoney, the retired
aBr!nEing Up fD rich and pleasure, pleasure
Father Abroad" loving. who keeps
the fun pot boiling.
This time he and Mrs. "Jiggs" decide
in Ireland. and it is there that the
fun evolves. For one thing, they're
met by a pair of clever swindlers
aboard the ship that takes them over.
the trimmers have no more right to
sell than the Statue of Liberty in New
York Harbor. They fall for the
Ireland their troubles begin and the
mirth of the audience PAGES wildly
and makes buttons hard to keep in
place. A company even more brill
that made the Father" series re-
nowned throughout the country, is
accredited to the Interpretation of
bringing Up Father Abroad" which
is the attraction at the Orpheum to-
morrow, matinee and night.
II you desire a hearty laugh, and
cares that this mundane
hSn" ThS sB6eFe 96Ss invites @od and surs nsr
Fritz that you subscribe immedi-
ately for the latest Gus Hill
triumph, Hans and Fritz" which is
to be the attraction at the Orpheum
Saturday, matinee and night.
ANY Mans Sister" will be present.
ed here for the first time at the Or
pheum, Monday and Tues
ANY day. with daily matinees.
Mans The story deals with the
Sister" unequal struggle of men
and women, and maintains
that the same moral code should pre-
vail for both sexes.
Madge Davis has come to New York
and fallen a victim to the temptations
of a great city. The lure of the gilt
tering lights of Broadway and the
fascination of the cabarets claim her
and the play depicts her struggles to
get back to on the straight and mar
row path.
"The Stacker" "the play that makes
patriots" opened three-day engage,
co., ment at the Colonial
Mt the Colonial This is special
Metro production in
seven smashing acts, and stars won
| derful Emily Stevens. In this pa =
triotic photodrama an exact duplicate
of the flag that inspired Francis Scott
Key to write the national anthem,
| The Star-Spangled Banner" Is seen.
This was the flag that fioated over
| Fort Henry, at Baltimore. when the
| British fleet attacked the American
| fort. At that time the national en-
blem consisted OF fifteen stripes and
! fifteen stars, and mea sured 40X30 feet.
! The duplicate of this flag, screened in
THE Stacker" measures exactly the
same as the original, which is one OF
the treasures of the United States
Government.
Clara Morton. one of the famous
| Four Mortons of musical comedy and
vaudeville note, with the
At the aid of a company of clever
Majestic artists. Is presenting a re-
fined singing Offering at the
Majestic the first half of the present
week. This is a spectacular scenic
production and Is certain to meet with
| the approval of local vaudeville de-
votees. The Valerie Sisters are also
| included on the bill. These charming
young girls present an artistic COM
edy act that is delightful. Rucker
and Winifred. comedy blackface en-
| Itertainers. furnish some good singing
and comedy; the Mensrds are seen in
comedy acrobatic novelty, while a
| novel offering has been booked to
complete the list of attractions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25

II you desire a hearty laugh and
wish to free yourself from all the
cares that this mundane
"Hans sphere invites and har-
Und mors, we woud suggest
Fritz" that you subscribe immedi-
ately for the latest Gus Hill
triumph, Hans and Fritz" which is
to be the attraction at the Orpheum
Saturday, matinee and night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25

The ORGANIZATION OF Infantry di-
visions made public by the committee
on public information on August 7,
has since that date undergone i'm
portant changes The,following sum-
mary of the organization of an in
fantry division completes the general
outline of organization of the United
States army for service in Europe.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26

What is your community doing to make
life safe and wholesome for its ba-
bies?"
But Baby Week has done more than
remind people of the importance OF
these questions. 1t helps people who
are already at work on the saving Of
babies lives to explain to their fellow
citizens what they are doing, and en-
ables them to extend their efforts. It
draws closer together the various
agencies which have been working
from different angles and furthers the
cooperation which is essential to sue
cess.
Perhaps most significant Of all is the
effect Of Baby Week In small villages
and scattered settlements and other
places where there has been no or
ganized effort to meet the needs OF
babies. People have come to see, as
few had done before, that even In the
fresh air and the sunshine Of the open
country many babies do not have fair
start In life.
The seven hundred villages which re-
ported to the Children's bureau Baby
Week campaign in 1915. have faced the
fact that every community-in city and
country alike-has responsibility to
fulfill which requires thought and eft.
fort and perseverance. And this awak.
ening Of a community has been In
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26

May 1 to 9 Is Baby Week. This ma
tionwide celebration was inaugurated
last year, when more than two thou
sand communities devoted a week to
reviewing the needs OF their babies.
The first suggestion Of nationwide
celebration came from the federal
Children's bureau and the General
Federation of Women's Clubs; they
believed that a Baby Week was an ex-
cellent expedient for calling attention
to the great loss of infant life and for
stimulating local baby-saving work.
Many people are still unaware Of the
fact that of all the babies born In the
United States, probably one In ten dies
before 1t has completed twelve months
Of life. Babies die in rural communi-
ties, in cities, in suburbs, and in small
towns. This great preventable waste
of life is scattered over the entire
country, and Baby Week asks:
"How many babies die in your COM
munity? Is your infant mortality rate
the lowest that any American COM
munity has yet achieved2 Do you re-
alize that when all babies are well
born and well cared for, infant deaths
will so rarely occur that the infant
mortality rate will be negligible2
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26
| Am the Baby
Psspsssd BY Chldseais Bsssss. u
Dspannsas Il Labor

I am the Baby.
I am the youngest Institution in the
world-and the oldest.
The Earth il my Heritage when I
come into being, and when ! 60 I
leave 1t to the next Generation Of
Babies.
My mission Is to leave the Earth q
better place than I found II.
With my million little Brothers and
Sisters / can do this. II the World
does not impose too many handicaps.
Now I need Pure MIX and Fresh
Air and Play.
When I am a little older ] shall
need good Schools in which to learn
the Lessons Of Life.
want to live. laugh, love. work,
play.
want to hear good music. read
good books, see beautiful pictures.
I want to build Houses and Roads
and Railroads and Cities.
I want to walk In the woods, battle
in the waters. and play In the snow.
am Yesterday, To-day, and To-
morrow.
II you will make my way easy now.
I will help you when / grow up.
am your hope-I AM THE BABY.
Anonymously appeared In several
newspapers during 1915 Baby Week.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26

"Nay, Jether, thou art bitter" pro-
tested Naomi. coming to him and TAX
ing him again by the arm. Thou art
unjust, Jether. would see thee In
thine old age respected as is thy ia
Their"
Jether broke from her angrily and
turned scornfully upon the young girl.
"How little thou knowest me, Mao
mir he cried boastfully, with a vague
sense OF that future greatness which
some day he hoped to attain. "Yet
one day thou shalt behold me different.
ly. One day shall stand before thee
and thou shalt know how much
He started toward her, his voice
breaking with real and genuine affec-
ton, as II to embrace her. but hest
tated.
"Nay, I shall not tell thee now" he
added. "Some day perhaps. but not
now"
Thou wilt tell me--whnt?' she In.
quired eagerly.
NAY. not now. Get thee into the
house. and perchance will join thee
presently. Come. Naomi"
Together. hand I'm hand. they started
up the steps into the house OF Jesse.
Suddenly the drapery Of the door was
pulled aside. A man. tall, heavy. full
bearded, rough and strong. stood be
fore them. Naomi with frightened
cry, drew back to let him pass. rs he
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26
Much Good Known to Have Been
Result Of Baby Week Celebration
Prepared BY chad,.. Bureau u s. Departures, q Labor

many cases accomplished by a cam
paign undertaken by some small group
who co-operated for the first time In
arranging their Baby Week. One cam
paign in a Southern mountain village
was launched and carried through by
one woman alone, a tuberculosis pa
tient. She arranged for meetings and
secured literature on baby care, which
was distributed In the two stores Of the
town.
OF course Baby Week can effect no
immediate revolutions in community
care. but II has proved an excellent
starting point for new and permanent
work.
/ Perhaps q Westinghouse service Is
organized, because the women Of the
community come to realize during
Baby Week that there Is no other way
in which they can be instructed so cas-
lily and SO well in the modern science
Of baby care. They see, perhaps more
clearly than before, that the mother
who depends on instinct and tradition
in regulating her baby's food and cloth
ing and sleeping and all the details Of
the baby's day Is behind the times.
They see, further, that intelligent care
not only will prevent Illness but will
simplify their own daily work.
Or perhaps Baby Week leads to
determination to have complete birth
registration In the community, with q
committee to carry on test and assist
the local officials in enforcing the BIRTH
registration law.
Or classes are started In the public
school for the instruction Of girls In
domestic science and in baby care.
Baby Week, especially in small COM
munities, is frequently concerned with
little children as well as babies, and
several reports tell Of provision for
physical examination Of children or Of
new interest in wholesome play. Al
one woman wrote to the Children's bu-
reau after Baby Week:
I'VE feel that the danger from con-
tagious diseases, the need of a strict
quarantine. the danger from flies, bad
milk, unclean stables, and bad farm
sanitation need publiciaU In rural COM
munities. Our whole county does not
boast of one kindergarten, and the idea
Of the value Of play for children, both
young and older. is very poorly under
stood. A popular proverb In these
parts Is Only babies and monkeys need
amusing 1t was very interesting to
see the play-hungry children hover
over the toy exhibit and to watch them
as they listened to the primary teacher
tell them stories. The young mothers
who brought their children seemed 20
interested, and 50 frankly acknowl-
edged the helpfulness Of the work, that
1t seemed altogether worth WHILE"
And last but not lease, Baby Week
has usually led to better understand
ing Of the child-hygfene work OF the
state health authorities. Four states
have special child-hygiene divisions
and several others are doing extensive
work for children. Nearly all OF the
states have special bulletins or leaf
let's on baby care. To show parents
how and where authoritative material
on the care of their children can be
secured free of charge, and to make
a community eager to cooperate with
state health officials IN their work for
child welfare would be by itself sub
stantial result from Baby Week.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26
The
Wanderer
Novelized by William A. Page
From Maurice v. Samuels'
Great Biblical Drama Of the
Prodisal Son, Presented
At the Manhattan Opera
House, New York

Copyright. 1917. by william Elliott,
y. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26

gestions for planning and carrying out
a Baby Week. The new edition Of 1917
is full Of interesting bits reported from
the local Baby Weeks Of last year.
Two bulletins, "Child-Welfare Exhib-
its" and "How to Conduct a Children's
Health Conference" give more de-
tailed instructions on these special
features Of Baby Week.
Other bulletins on infant welfare
include a tabular statement Of infant
welfare work In the United States,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26

Moekino Jsthsr.
speaking with the authority Of a mas
Ter. MY fathers father built this
house, and It shall shelter both my
sons. 'Tis large enough for all ye two
may bring there. Gaal Is thine elder
brother. and to him. Of course, the first
born's rights belong. But know full
we'll that he will respect my wishes.
Here shall We two abide In peace to-
gether."
All the fre and suppressed hatred of
the elder brother which had been surg
ing In the young boys breast for
weeks and months broke forth in tor
rent Of words.
"Live under Gals roof-eat at his
tablew cried Jether. Nay! Sooner
than that ! would share crust with
any beggar on the road. Father,
would not hurt thee, but thou canst
not see beyond these hills Thou canst
not understand how one might wish
10 live afar."
MY son. what meanest thouT In
quired Jesse, amazed.
Il am a man In all eyes save thine
continued Jether wildly. "The things
feel are what man feels Yet here
am nothing. Not only thou, but
Iaal whom I detest, would be my
master. I tell thee. father no mau
shall be my master"
what wouldst thou do. my sonw
go elsewhere; see the great world
beyond these hills; live my own life;
be my own master: not Jether. q son
Of Jesse, but Jether-himself"
The venerable patriarch smiled,
much pleased at the boys assertion OF
manhood and Independence. He came
to the boy and patted him indulgently
upon the shoulder.
Thou shalt CO." he asserted proud
ly. II will send thee to the tribe OF
Issacher. We have a kinsman there, q
leather merchant, thy mothers second
cousin. For her sake Jehozadak will
welcome thee and for thine own sake
also. Thou art a bright lad and hast
seen much here Of cattle. Thou shalt
live with him a whole year and learn
much Of the ways Of others before
thou shalt come back to us, enriched
with knowledge"
Jether broke away from his fathers
embrace. How little the patriarch un
derstood the feelings Of the boy! Why
merely TO go to the tribe Of IssacheI
meant transferring obedience from one
ogta 10 hA
free-free to Join the waiting Tola In
the valley below and to explore the
wonders Of the great city Of Jerusa
lem Yet his father would merely
transfer his bondage.
els that thy idea OF freedom" he de
manded scornfully-"live with Jehoza
OAK. to make myself Of greater worth
to thee. and then to come back here
and live again as We liyef"
"Of greater worth TO me-" repeated
the aged Jesse, hurt at the boys words
when hast thou seen me enjoy aughl
that all here have not shared? Is Il
for need OF ours that thy mother and
have saved these many yearsf How
much weight Of gold or silver thinkest
thou We can spend when we have gone
down into the gates Of the grave
Thou art a foolish lad and quick OF
speech. but not Of judgment"
Jether angrily kicked a stubble Of
grass with his foot.
"In not have Gaal a master ovel
me- Neither shall ! stay here nor &
to him"
TO be Continued
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26

and reports on the Children's bureau
studies of infant mortality In certain
selected typical communities.
The causes and prevention of deaths
Of mothers In childbirth are discussed
In the bulletin ON Maternal Mortal
ity."
The bulletin on birth Registration"
tells why the birth Of every child
should be- registered with local su-
thorities.
The series Of bulletins for mothers
includes one on Parental Care" ana
one on "Infant Care" A third on
.Child Care" Is In preparation.
A postcard addressed to the Chill
dren's bureau. Washington. ID. q, VIII
bring to you list Of publications any
OF which will be sent you tree o.
charge.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26
How the Children's
Bureau Can Help


The Children's bureau has bulletins
which are OF special interest 10 moth
ers, and bulletins addressed to every
citizen who Is concerned with chill
dren's welfare.
Baby Week Campaigns" gives sus-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26
CHAPTER u.
The Warning Brothers.

ETHER! IL IL Jetherw
Naomi. watching from the
highest pinnacle Of the house
~ Iossa h.hold IN tho road
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26

little ones-aye, thine and Gals also.
play in the shade before u.s."
The eyes Of the young boy again
flashed Ere.
"Not my children with Gaal'sr' he
cried. THAT shall never be-"
thine with Gals, as have said"
responded Jesse. raising his voice and
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-26
Why They Are Cleaner.

"Women's minds are much cleaner
than mems" said "A woman to her nus
band.
They ought 10 be-" replied her hus-
band. They change them 80 much
oftener."