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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
SUNSHINE PICNIC PLANS

A Special meeting of the Robert
Disbrow Lloyd Sunshine Society will
be held Thursday morning. June 81. i.
at 10 o'clock at the Y. NJ. C. A. build
ing. A full attendance is desired. as
the plans for the Sunshine picnic at
Reservoir Park June % will be dis
ctissed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
BOY SCOUTS MEETING

Camp Hill, Pa. June IA meeting
of the newly organized Boy Scout
troop will be held in the high school
room this evening. Four boys have
signiffed their intention of taking the
tenderfoot examination at to-night's
meeting. The Rev. Raymond Ketch-
ledge will give the examinations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
NAEGLEY- -sHIERLY WEDDING

COIumDIa, Fa.t JUNE I9.--H. e.
Naegley former manager of the Co
lumbia Opera House, and Miss Mary
Shierley. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Shierley. of Hotel Columbia,
were married in st. Johns lutheran
Church, by the pastor. the Rev. q.
w. Genzsler. They left for Mount
Gretna. where they will spend the
summer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
British Transport Sunk
by German Submarine

London, June 19. - The British
transport Cameronian, with a small
number of troops on board. was tor
pedoed and sunk by an enemy sub
marine in the Eastern Mediterranean
on June 2. it has been officially an
nounced. Sixty three persons, includ-
ing the captain of the transport, are
presumed to have been drowned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
NEW ANTiSEPTIC

Philadelphia. June 10. = Discovery
OF new and powerful antiseptic COM
pound, said to possess more than
thirty times the strength of bichloride
of mercury, has been announced by
three philadelphia physicians who
Government for use in war hospitals.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
PUPILS, MUSIC RECITAL

Lemoyne. Pa. June 19.-Pupi1s in
music of Mrs. II. NJ. Shope will give
q recital in the Calvary United Breth-
rem Church this evening. An extern
sive program. in which piano selec-
tions will feature, has been arranged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
German Demands Back
Money Spent For Bonds

York, June 10. - Aloph Gustav
Ernest Weikelman. said to be a sub
tect of Kaiser Wilhelm through a To-
cal alderman has demanded that
money he had expended for a Liberty
bond be returned to him.
He said he did not know at the time
the money was subscribed that 1T was
to be used in financing the war against
his native country. Weikelman has
been released from his obligation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19

LEAGUE MEETING POSTPONED
Lemoyne, Pa, June 19.-The meet
ing of the Welfare League of Le-
moyne. scheduled for last night. was
until Thursday night
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20
Drafting "a Cash.

Sioux City journal: The second
Liberty loan issue will be made
within a short time, possibly in Sep
TENDER, and Iowans will have an OPP
portunity to contribute toward its
success in the good old way-by
voluntary purchase of the bonds
! There will be no special session of
the general assembly in the time in
tervening, and there will be nc legis-
lation under which the state as a
whole will buy its quota and assess
its citizens therefor on a taxation
basis.
l; sounds good to speak of the
| CONSUMPTION of cash. The Alternative
roll in itself is sweet. And the very
aura of the phrase bathes deliciously
the imagination of the fellow who
hasn't much money and who naturally
envies the man who has. But there
are some real defects in the PROPOSE
ton. And there are some advan-
tages on the side of the voluntary
system. And, beyond all these, there
| stands the fact that except perhaps
in Germany the CONSUMPTION of
wealth to float bond issues has not
been necessary; and that it is least
of all necessary here. The war has
shown c~onspicuously that while the
/ drafting of men is imperative, the
drafting of the peoples savings to
finance the war is not. The credit of
nations has stood up better than the
enthusiasm of their people to dabble
with bayonets.
Consumption of Iowa money to buy
the states Liberty bond quota carries
with it the idea of apportioning to
each citizen an interest in the bond
issue. OF course, in order even to
look fair, each citizen would have to
be assessed for the bond issue ac-
cording to his apparent ability to pay
in other words, in proportion to
the value of the property on which
he pays taxes. A corresponding share
of the bond issue then would be
placed to his credit, and the interest
would accrue to him. He would be
taxed for the cause only In the sense
that he would be compelled to make
a direct investment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
HIS SON.

He has gone to Join the fghtin', leavin' mother here an
I hadn't much chanst days gone by to study jogafee,
So my mind is ruther hazy about where our boy has gone.
But his ma showed me a paper that some jogafer had
And We started where we're Twin, and We crossed a lot
And we went aorost an ocean, me a-holdin' of her hand
And a-follerin' the finger of the other hand that went
Over land and over ocean to where he has pitched his tent.
And where he will do his hghtin' fer to make all people
And / hope that God forgives the pride his mother feels
When we think of him way yonder, straight and tall and
clean and true. -. ,oan ,.,,od rnon
We was always proud. I reckon. sence he was a little tad
That my heart swole when I looked down in his mothers
And 1 went and told the critters, every crtter on the place.
OF a tree, his ma beside him, an the burrows that made
Was the crookedest I RECKON d. tha tba a 1e non,d wor ar1 hsck 70
And I'd kiss the baby's mother and I'd hug the baby,
1 would say giddap and start in on my plow7n' once again
l bleeve there's a heaven yonder, but l know there's one
below.
Then he growed and went to college when the deestrict
Went off there to study farmin' an went at 1t like twas
Then he showed me about farmin'T had farmed since I
But his knowledge made me wonder at the little that I
knOWed
And that I had got by with, and then he heard his coun-
try's call
And he bent and kissed his mother and shook hands with
me, and all
OF the farm seems strange without him, and as lonesome
r.ut we're prouder now than ever of our boy, his ma and
me.
For if he had beena slacker-not that he could have
been that
And had let the others battle whilst he skulked where he
was at
We'd have thought that we was failures, and that we had
lived in vain
We car stand his loss I reckon. stand the sorrow and the
pain
IF the Lord does send that to us, and go heads up just the
same;
For there's a pride in sorrow, but there amt no pride in
shame,
And we couldn't have stood that, and, thank the Lord, we
don't have to!
Rein, the son of his mother made him loyal, brave and
true.
Judd Mortimer Lewis, in Houston Post.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20
Adleu. John RarIeycornI

Davenport Democrat: King John
Barleycorn, he who has reigned re-
lentlessly for SO many years over the
lives and destinies Of millions of
people, is nearing the end of his rule.
No longer a he number his sub.
jects, or shall we term them victims,
by the thousands.
The death kucll to whisky making
in the United States has been sound
ed and goes into effect at II o'clock
Saturday nigh, SeIt. g.. The national
food administration has ruled that
after this hour no foods, food ma
terials or feeds shall be used in TIE
production OF ~distilled liquors for bev-
erage purposes.
1t required a world war in which
the United States became involved.
to accomplish what prohibitionists
and other reformers have failed to
gain in a fight which has beer bit
terly and relentlessly waged for more
than twenty-five years. The long
fought battle is now won, for the
period of the wal at least.
What whisky remains on the mar
ket is bound to soar in price. It
now remains for the whisky user of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

times removing a part =,
over to the Iowa side, or Nsoras
the state of Missouri at n wldsni
or Kansas, but always holdino eSpenl
real estate in solution and enoa
ton to maintain a right to peclcpi1
1t bears. ne nad
There are times when the NJ.
river spreads thinly over a bmissouI
is miles wide. Then it is leu III
navigation is difficult between mat
The humorists of other dave pcoY
say that the deckhands % USED
wheelers frequently sen, s,erl
with garden sprinkling pots to m nrs1
en- the channel so that tbs uol1
could float through it. Once 90,
said, the captain Of a sts,w VI
made the trip from Omaha IN uaoo,
City by taking advantage If Aaasa
days. A story of great pnnnl. ial1
the SOS ran somewhat in tbIa
ion: An upward bound boat 'd y
been grounded for some DAYS ~ "a
the captain noticed a passenss- S az
had displayed impatience, ca, va
an empty bucket forward, " wv.
are you going to do with that, "l !
CURED the captain. I'm priv, !
fill 1t with water from the sida !!
throw 1t in front to- give the ho. y
start" raplied the passenger. " "v
do nothing of the kind" comm.ns.
the captain, we need all the ra,s
there Is in this river now n '
with" Yet, a volume Of water
potential horsepower sufac,an.
drive all the machinery in the ITr,,,
States flows down, every YEAR !
tween the widely separated banb.
the Missouri is frequently shall,
and wasted for lack Of harness IL
the Missouri is frequently shallo
often dusty, periodically destructi,
and nearly always useless, eycs
where Kansas City has pluckilr \
1t into service, is not its fault. :
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

Wednesday / remained over night IL
the fine little city Of Plattsmouth, and
on Thursday morning at eight, the
big through train on the Burlington
moved away for the east. Now, the
railway bridge across the Missouri
river at Portsmouth is a half mile
south, and the railway line passes
through an immense bluff Of some
seventy to eighty feet in height. Here
one notices that the soil is of the
same color and quality from base to
summit. The land is of a rich pale
yellow, and indicates that it belongs
tc the later soils and is much young
err. This is the impression I receiv-
ed when first viewed the bluff COM
position. The bridge cros the Mis-
souri, river here Is a fine attainment
In the art Of heavy bridge construc-
ton for heavy traffic. The west pier
is built upon the bed rock, which is
just below low water level. The next
pier. two hundred feet east, rests up
on bed rock fifty feet below. Thus
the sloping away Of the bed rock is
very severe. From the high bridge
are good views of the Missouri river
and valley north and south. Below
the bridge Is a gravity flat boat which
transfers general traffic. The boat Is
of the style which was in service at
Buena Vista before the completion of
the wagon bridge in the spring of
ilS77.
Upon invading Iowa territory, |
kept in view a study of the crops. es-
pecially corn. The nature Of the soil
for some eighty miles east of the
Missouri river. is about the same
quality as eastern Nebraska. The
land is quite productive and of dur
eble virtue. If the farmer desires a
larger crop, he must plow up deeper
and newer earth. In regard to these
soils the great French scientist,
Cuvier, pronounced them to be OF
origin not very remote. So as the lin
tied train moved defiantly in its VIC
lation Of the squatter sovereignty or
sacred states rights Of Stephen A.
Douglas, the literary scout entered
upon his official duty Of collecting esti-
nations of the wheat, oats, corr and
grass crops. All eastern Nebraska
was appearing fresh and prosperous,
and these gratifying conditions held
good for some hours travel in Iowa.
Gradually, however, | noticed that the
grass and O Indicated a deficiency
of moisture. We we're entering upon
1.-THE area of mild drought. improved
later by some rain. Wherever there
had been ample rainfall. the foliage
of corn and other crops is immensely
wealthy. The corn chop may be di-
vided as follows: Normally early. med
ium late. and quite late. The entire
corn area has been revived by late
rains and is in an heroic effort to re-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20
IOWA'S IMMENSE CORN CROP
JASPER BItnes Views Territory From the Missouri to the Mississippi
A Travellers Homecoming.

gain delayed development. incline
to the statement that the corn In gen.
eral is about three weeks late. Some
fields are now tasseling and forming
grain. A favorable September will be
necessary to perfect the corn crop
And with a seasonable month. Nebras'
Ira will have a harvest of corn SO I'M
mensely great as to establish a new
record. From the Missouri river east
to Burlington by way of Glenwood,
Corning, Red Oak, Osceola, Ottumwa
and thence to the Mississippi, Iowa
will come up to the cashiers window
and deposit official paper which Will
secure several automobiles and passes
into the carnivals and picture shows.
At three o'clokc the limited moved
modestly up to the Burlington station
and ten minutes later l nvaded the
office Of the Saturday Evening Post.
The girl in attendance informed me
that Editor ]. w. Murphy was up
above, very busy. When you get INTO
a. newspaper office, it is wise to De
real silent, for some editors and liter
airy folks have scattered thoughts n
ideas which they don't care to have
scattered into space like 80 many
winged dandelion seed. The king be-
ing rather too engaged just h to en-
terrain the royal guest from the Platte,
| took a walk up to the new bridge
and was rejoiced to renew acquaint-
ance with the fine old Mississippi.
The new bridge was completed n
opened to public use in April of TINS
year and be it said in honor, the al
fair is a magnificent structure, with
broad passways, the west span being
high enough to allow passing of all
boats upon the river. The bridge is
for general traffic and passing. WITH
out railway annoyance.
The Saturday Evening Post is late
ly thirty-tivs Tears Old, and is VICIOUS
and growing. 1t is an elemen OF
great character that 1t con;fnn"; 20
grow. / am being entertained by Ed
itor Murphy and family. and VIII n
/ are talking over old times and re
viewing battle scenes where we used
to be in so many literary conflicts in
Clark county.
The Evening Post is expecting to be
located in a new building before many
years more. The Murphy home is a
large any royal abode situated on the
gentle sloping bluff which affords a
fine view of the Mississippi. Large
native oaks and other trees decorate
the home premises, with flowers and
birds and little wild animals in va
riety: l could write a book about this
city and Its nice people. My progress
honleward will be by way OF keokuk,
and htence to the field OF peaceful con-
flict in Clark county.
JASPER BIN Els.
Burlington, Iowa, Aug. Is, 1917.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

One of the most valuable results of the war
will be the development of a distinct, uncom-
promising American character and citizenship
In the political life of the future foreign ma
tional associations will not be tolerated as they
have been in the past. Never again should our
citizenship be subjected to such misunder-
standing as was shown Of it prior to our dec
~laration of a state of war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

limited means to find a substitute.
Beer and wines are still available in
some states. but ginger ale, pop. soda
water and grape juice are to be had
everywhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20
Better That Way.

Storm Lake Register: King Alexan-
der of Greece, has taken the oath.
From now on he can play with the
crown and wear the robes. while
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

Venizelos pulls the wires that will
give to this royal puppet the appear
ance of animation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

Back up, senator. You are III linIui-
nent danger of finding youreslf on
the right side of something.
Marshalltown Times-Republican:
Has Colonel House been interned or
what has become of him?
Burlington Hawk-Eye: 1t may be
true hat all sorts of statesmen and
thinkers and undeveloped g%enfuses
may be running corner groceries or
digging potatoes. But then all things
are evened up in the long run. Con-
slider the men in congress and in
Offices higher up, who might have
made a success in a peanut stand,
and who have thus been deprived of
the success for which nature had in
tended them.
Vinton Eagle: When it TO
loyalty no one is making a greater
record than the newspapers of the
state-both weekly and daily. There
isn't a Stacker in the list.
Des Moines Register: Some men,"
says the Toledo Blade, are satisfied
if they can get three square meals a
day and a big feed about midnight"
They better not let Hoover know
about the midnight feed.
Dubuque Telegraph.Her ald: Resist
ance to the laws made by congress
is nothing less than resistance to the
will of the majority of the people.
Sioux City Tribune: Russia is in
serious need of 1000 locomotives and
10000 cars. American engineers re-
port. But the walking over there
seems to be good.
Des Moines Tribune: Russia is de-
%veloping her women into fighters at
the risk of frightening her men from
matrimony.
Sibley Tribune: Governor Harding
declares that he will go the limit in
a concerted effort with other COVER
nors to break the coal holdup. If
the governor succeeds eve the good
people will call him blessed.
/ Knoxville Express: 1t is a safe pre-
diction that when Federal Judge
Wade gets through with Davenport
treason will not be so popular among
the leading citizens.
Charter Oak Times: Both senators
from Iowa voted for the prohibition
amendment and SO did most of the
senators from the other states. The
world do move, and one of the moves
1t is making right nov is the abolish.
ment Of the liuuor traffic.
Hopkinton Leader, What sort of
fnicky doctors do they have in Du.
buque county, anyway? The medical
members of the exemption board pub
lished a notice sto applicants for
examination to take a bath before
coming before the gentry. Wonder if
the government will be so particular
when the boys get into the trenches.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

Germany proposes to furnish SWltzerlan
with coal in exchange for gold. Very likely it
will be on a pound for-pound basis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20
There is no financial security today for
Y except the trained ability to make a
Iiving-Helen Marie Bennett.

Resignation of the legal staff of the Emerg-
encv Fleet corporation is a fine compliment to
Cocktails, but it does not help the country in
its present emergency.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20
IOWA PRESS

Sioux City Journal: Senator La
Toilette is for raising the greatest
possible share of the war taxes by
levies on wal profits and incomes.
Back up senator. You are in immi-
nent danger of finding youreslf on
the right side of something.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

Marshalltown Times-Republican
Has Colonel House been interned O
what has become of him?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

Commodity prices could not be advanced so
easily but for inspired predictions OF price IN
creaSeS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

Now that Mr.. Hoover's activities have been
we may expect a definition OF the well
worn phrase, reasonable profit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

Vinton Eagle: When 1t comes to
loyalty no one is making a greater
record than the newspapers of the
state-both weekly and daily. There
isn't a Stacker in the list.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

Des Moines Register: Some men,
says the Toledo Blade, "are satisfied
if they can get three square meals {;
day and a big feed about midnight.
They better not let Hoover know
about the midnight feed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-11
QUARREL OVER WHISKEY
BRINGS SUNDAY TRAGEDY

MACON, Ca, Dec. 11-Argument
over a pint of whiskey resulted in the
killing Of L. D. Strong, well known
man about town, here Sunday, the IA
tai shot being fired by R. B. Barfeld,
who gave himself up and is now con-
fined in Bibb county Jail under a
charge of murder
1t developed at the inquest that
Strong, Barfeld, Bob" Akrige and e.
Mitchell, a private in Company e. ,123d
infantry were in a room on Popular
street, where Strong runs pressing
club. They are SAND to have been
gambling, cards and dice having been
found in trSong's pockets after he was
killed. 1t is said the argument be-
tween Strong and Barfeld started over
a nipt wfoh p; -ao3nrdhaabshrd
a pint of whiskey. Strong left the
room and later when he came back
along the hall, Barfield grabbed him by
the coat and jerked him back into the
room. One witness testified that
Strong attempted to draw his gun but
another told the coroner he did not.
However, a pistol was found in
Strong's pocket when the officers ar
rived. Barfeld when seen at the Jail
said; HE attempted to draw his pis-
tol and I beat him to it, Strong was
married and had wife and two daugh-
tiers. For several years he had been a
clerk in Popular street clothing store
Barfield is also married and has a wife
and one child.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-11
.CAEF OF TIE SEA
SENDS MAN ROWING

Atlanta, Ca, Dec, 11-Twel-
We years ago Frank Armstrong
quit the sea and bought a
farm in DeKalb county near
Atlantaand went to work in
the composing room of an At
lanta newspaper and married
a splendid woman and settled
down to become a citizen.
Now he is Advertising his
farm for sale and has given his
paper notice and when his af-
fairs have been Strengthened
up h is going to return to the
sea in Uncle Sans merchant
fleet to help beat the subma-
rines and win the war Off civ
iliation.
He and his wife have talked
it all over and come to their
decision. They will sell the
farm and she will take care of
the children while he is gone.
He viii enlist in the service of
the nation to cary food and am
munition across the seas. If
they won't have him in the mer
chant marine because of his
age. which is AZ, he will get in
to the navy if he can, as a mem
Der of crew of a destroyer.
Armstrong has heard SO
many fellows talk of the war
as the other fellows job that it
finally got on his nerves and
he determined to go and do
his part.