Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-06
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In spite of the announcements in
washington that the PENNSYLVANIA
national Guard will be held at home
stations to complete recruitment to
war strength for two weeks after
july 10 and will not be sent to a.
state mobilization camp, there are
some people who believe that Mt.
olSIna camp will be used after ali
oe tnaI IL may be the headquarters
~ "r extensive across country train
s movement Gettysburg Is lust
now becoming a big recruitu1ers>
camp Tor regular army orPanizatiouE.
as several regiments are to he formed
on that historic field and as the
war department appears to be hav-
ing troubles of its own IN regard to
% %Iuiiper ana transportation for the
proposed ll-the-year-round canton
ments in Souther States it is likely
mat Mt. Gretna will be used again.
me State authorities are leaving
hoth1ng TO chance and are moving
Tlsht along with their preparations
Tor a big camp. Scores Of men have
been at work on it and thousands of
collars of State money have been
| spent with the result that IT is in
the best shape it has been for a. long
nme and could accommodate $4,000
10 $4,000 men. Even If it is not used
as a place to accustom the guard or
CARNATIONS to field service, and some
UNITS because of dropping of depend
ents nave many new men, it will
probably be the headquarters of the
reserve recruit battalions of the
Guard while in active service.
NO one connected with the State
government has any information re-
Sdrulng the government plans to
nave the guarding of bridges and
steel works taken over by local or
PLANTATIONS when the National Guard
Is mopilized for service. 1t is pos
slDle that this work will be part
or the training of the new army as
II Will get men into good trim and
teach them elements of control. The
guarding of public works and indus
trlal establishments Is becoming
more and more a duty which will
deVelop on local or corporation po-
nee forces. many of which are being
formed under direction of National
Guardsmen or State police.
The State Board of Education in
Its latest bulletin calls attention to
| the presentation of two paintings
to the State Board of Education in
pittsburgh by the organization of
friends of art, of which William c.
VI IltlSDuTsn, well known
mere, is chairman. This organiza-
ton was established to encourage in
terest in American art in the schools
OF Pittsburgh. 1t set out to pIr-
chase 1000 worth of paintings each
year, the works to be a circulating
art gallery for the schools The COM
mission has been buying the work of
local artists and has aroused not
only great attention among the
| lXOunRStnrS h1t Of Him 1af eyiff
Announcement of the enlistment
or Lane S. Hart, III, and William B.
Hart made yesterday calls attention
) to the fact that these two young
soldiers are the grandsons of a noted
State Treasurer of PENNSYLVANIA.
They are sons of Lane S. Hart, Jr.,
whose father was William B. Hart,
who was elected treasurer right aft
er the Civil War in which he had
taken brave part. The young SOL
diers are grandnephews of Major
Lane S. Hart, for years one of the
city's leading bankers and now re-
tired.
Motorcar owners and motor
cyclists are sitting up and taking
notice of the bill now pending in
the State Senate to increase the Ii
cense fees and to further regulate
| operation. If the proposed federal
tax goes through and the income
taxes are raised and the State raises
license fees, there will be fewer cars
and cycles declare their present
owners.
A Capitol Park squirrel routed a
bulldog which had probably fatally
wounded it yesterday afternoon near
the State Library building. The bull
dog caught the squirrel while it was
going through some antics for some
visitors and in spite of efforts to
make him let go he bore off the
struggling animal. Suddenly the
squirrel made a last frantic effort
and bit the bulldog on the nose. The
bulldog quickly let go to yelp and
the squirrel crawled away. Then the
dog made after the squirrel again
but 1t made dash at it's tormentor,
who ducked. Once more the squirrel
Ievaded capture and a few minutes
later the dog was running out of
the park with people armed with
umbrellas after him. The squirrel
seemed to be in bad shape and If
the dog comes around again he will
get warm reception from the
policemen.
Yesterday afternoons rain caused
aia VI lOW lldHSlnS
clouds along the First mountain.
There appeared to be an exception
ally strong current of air through
the gap and the clouds were driven
back along the mountain and then
spread over Wildwood Park. They
did not appear to be much over
100 feet above the ground and from
a distance it looked as though there
had been a big fire.
Governor Brumbaugh and several
members of his staff together with
some personal guests will go to Get
tysburg on Friday to attend the
dedication of the monument to Gen
eral Robert e. Lee. 1t will be q
notable gathering of veterans and
officials. The Governor plans to make
the trip by automobile.