davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1918-08-06
CARRY-ON MAGNET
COSTS 300 MARKS

STOCKHOLM, Aug. GA "Carry-or
magnet, efficacy guaranteed" was
advertised recently in German news
papers by its Inventor" The magnet
was said to have mystic powers en-
abling its possessor more easily to
endure the food prfvations of the
country.
The price was 800 marks and the
buyer was privileged to inspect the
magnet before paying. Those who
sent in orders received a package
bearing the inscription: "Contents:
One Carry-on Magnet"
II is not on record that any one
refused to pay for 1t, for the mag
net" proved to be ten pounds of
Thuringian bacon. The ingenious
inventor" now is sought by the
police.
The Washington times., 1918-08-06
BISHOP, CANADIAN ACE,
AWARDED FLYING CROSS

MONTREAL. Aug. 6.-More laurels
have been added to those already held
by Major William Bishop. Canadian
aviator, recently appointed to the Brit
ish air board.
He has been awarded the distinguished
flying cross in recognition Of his de-
struction OF seventy-two German planes.
He brought down twenty-five German
planes in twelve days, five OF them on
his last day OF service as an active
aviator.
Bishop was awarded the Victoria
Cross some time ago.
The Washington times., 1918-08-06
TWOMILUONU.S. S.
UNIFORMS ORDERED
BY GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON. Aug. 6.-The British gov
ernment has let contracts to Glas-
gov cloth manufacturers for uni
form cloth for two million American
soldiers. according to a dispatch
from Glasgow to the Central News.
As a result of these contracts and
the vast amount of cloth and work
involved, no cloth for civilian use
will be made henceforth except un-
der government permit.
The Washington times., 1918-08-06
BAVARIA oPPosNs BARGAIN.

PARIS, Aug. 6.-SpealSing in the
Reichsrat. the Bavarian home min
lister declared that the Bavarian gov
erRment is energetically against the
proposed customs union between Aus
tria-Hungary and Germany. it was
learned here today.
The Washington times., 1918-08-06
SKIN RELIEF
: AWAITS YOU
. IN POSLAM

d The more intensely you have suf-
fered from irritated, itching skin, the
more grateful will be your sigh Of
relief when Poslam has been applied
Soothing, cooling. pacifying, now
That you KNOW, you will never be
without II should the need arise.
Try Poslam for any Facial break
ing-out. for clearing inflamed COM
plexions or red noses, for Scalp
Scale, any form of Eczema, Pimples.
Burns, Barber's Itch, Tired, Itching
Feet, to drive away all eruptional
troubles before they spread and be-
come serious.
: Sold everywhere For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories,
243 West 4Tth St, New York City.
Urge your skin to become fresher.
brighter. better by the daily use OF
Poslam Soap. medicated with Poslam.
The Washington times., 1918-08-06
PACK MULE SERVICE.

The YIN. C. A. workers with the
Italian troops are getting supplies to
their stations in the mountains by using
pack mule trains -H.s
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
STEELTON NEWS ITEMS
BOY OUTLAWS
ENTER STORE
Officials Believe New Band of
Mischievous Boys Are
Working in Borough

Steelton police are searching for
a band of boy outlaws who last night
entered the hardware store of Claude
Brinser, North Front street, and
made a safe getaway with large
amount of goods.
Chief Grove said this morning
that he did mot believe three boys
of the band of boy outlaws broken
up some time ago who are out on
bail are implicated in this robbery.
The band, which had been puzzlinS
the police several weeks, was broken
up with the arrest of its eight menu
bers. Five of the boys are now in
Jail pending hearings while three
are out on bail.
What leads police officials to
think the robbery was committed by
boys were footprints of several boys
in the mud near the building. Police
believe with these clues the guilty
parties can be apprehended in the
next few days.
The boys entered the store by way
of the garage and did not break
their way in. Police officials are of
the opinion that they concealed
themselves in the garage until after
the store was closed and then COM
mltted the robbery. The boys car
ried away four high-priced revolvers,
several flashlights, several shotguns
and about $12 in money.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
MIDDLETOWN
Mrs. Huss, so, Injured
When Thrown From Team

Mrs. John Huss, aged about so,
was seriously hurt while driving in
team to her home in Londonderry
was going up the hill, near the Schale
brick plant, on the Royalton side.
The horse she was driving became
frightened at a threshing machine and
ran to the side, of the road into a
ditch. throwing Mrs. Huss out on her
head, and she must have struck a
stone. When Dir. IL. II. Rhodes was
took her to her home, where it re-
quired fifteen stitches to close the
confusion in her head.
The new piece of state road that
runs from the Matheson property to
the new overhead bridge of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company has been
opened to the public.
., H; :, " BIS; B; Carver, who had charge
Landisville and Dillervllle, for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, has
resigned his position and has been
succeeded by Ross Seltzer, who had
been employed in the supervisors Of
flee of the company. Mr.. Carver has
accepted position at the aviation
grounds.
test held in the high schoolroom last
evening. was. largely attended. The
first prize of $40 was won by Tru-
on the Firing Line" Theodore Roose
welt. The second prize of $500 was
won by Miss Fannie l.. Hoffon. sub
1ect: America a Beacon Light of
Peace" The judges were Professor
r. NJ. McNeal. Professor G. S. Davis,
DR.. c. b. Eager, Jr. After the de-
cision, of the judges, Mr.. Hatz pre-
sented the winners with their prizes.
He was former Middletown boy, be-
ing a member of class 1S99
At a meeting of the school board
held last evening, it was decided to
discontinue its study of German. The
pupils who objected to studying Ger
man will take up the study of French
and English history.
The Liberty Loan clock, which was
made by the Mddletown car plant
was erected in front of the Elks
room, corner Union and Emaus streets.
meeting of various committees
was held in the council chamber last
evening to make final arrangements
for the parade on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Benjamin Mellman. OF Phila-
delphia. lis spending some time in
town as the guest of her mother Mrs
Abram Klawansky. Ann street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
Letters From theFront
STACKPOLE WRITES
OF THRILLING EXPERIENCES IN
FRANCE UNDER SHELL FIRE

Sergeant Albert II. Stackpole,
serving with the United States Field
Artillery in France, has recently
had some interesting experiences
at the front. Writing to the home
folks in Harrisburg before the pres
ent big drive, he tells of his work
near the firing line. The following
are extracts from the letters:
'My old regiment is here now
and we are having some fine little
reunion parties. *% A few weeks
ago we were told that we Ca few of
us at brigade headquarters) were
to be sent forward to have a little
instruction in one of the French
sectors. Well, here we are. I'm
writing this on the mess table,
which is in an abri and directly con-
nected with the room where we do
our studying. We were due to make
visit to a forward observation post
situated between the French first
and second lines this afternoon, but
it's such rotten rainy weather and
so dog-gone much mud that the trip
has been postponed until to-mor-
row. Yesterday and the cay before
we made visits to other observatories
and 1t was surely great stuff. The
one We visited yesterday was just
about a mile behind the Boche lines,
overlooking much country from the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
HUNS GAIN NEW
LINES By ASSAULT
Continued From Page IL
pushing gradually absobong all of the
ridge continuation of the spur the northeast.
No Danger of General Retirement

This NAV be an indication that British retirement to the
line of the spring 1917 although such withdrawal would IN,
cude the abandonment Passcendaele well
the Messine ridge from the greater part OF Whicn
have been driven in the present battle 1t would leave the toW
Ypres however still in British hands. .
danger OF retirement on any much
larger scale than northern end OF the Franco Belgian
line as the result of the recent The line
whole appears likely hold long the railway communica
supporting it intact Apparently the security OF these
provided for by the massng OF large
the northwestery sector of the Lys battlefront
The Germans still hammeng the British line north ot1
Baeu while north they reported to be close to Mount
KENNEL the towering height which dominated the situation in
this The British now seem able to deal with them along
the line however and the repulse OF re-
peaed attacks with terrific losses to the enemy in the Baeu
British Not Removing Reserves
The attack Flanders does not seem to have diverted
material British from the Somm battlefield as the Ger
apparently expected and such operations occurring
the southwark from Arras reveal the British in strength on this
the battlefront where the German effort inevitably must
xed The British last night counerattacked opposite Boyees
and drove parties of Germans who had entered the British
trenches yesterday, completely restoring the line.
The Somme battle appears likely to break out urouy again
in the future judging from the that from both
the French and British offices of the marked increase the
artillery fire south of the Somme.
RS ss
From wglyerghem
ridge which Big aFf Task ssf' h slss
q S sas, .: 3s s ss: @ ss
e t S Of the T'nd n P mes nss
east Of the railroad and six miles of Haze6Ogek
Of Mount Kennel 15s which the highest point in this
the lines.
n
pulsed attack there Boyele
the artillery
violent
dder sector ON the American sector around St M the weather has
their attacks of last week Near the Apemo forest ST. Mhie
American
villages
the Tahinos
The
of by
be
in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17

top of a hill. Through powerful
glasses which the French use We
were able to easily see the front lines
and farther back we could distin-
guish German working parties and a
loon, the big black cross on its side
plainly visible and the observer him
self almost so. While we were there
big shell came whistling near us
end all ducked. 1t exploded about
eighty yards away. think the objec-
tive was a communicating trench" :"
''The first few days we were out
here the Boches didn't drop any
shells at all, but yesterday afternoon
they started to shell a battery whose
position is few hundred yards to
the rear. (That battery, by the
way, is firing now, and it sounds as
though it were just outside the door.)
The first shell they dropped yester-
day was short of it's range and fell
about fifty yards to our right. 1 was
in the trench nearby and made back
tracks for my billet. The next ones,
however, were corrected for range,
and we stood in the trench and lis
tened to the shells whistling nearer
and nearer-louder each second
until they would pass over our heads
with the sound of an express train
and burst with a huge crash back
somewhere near the batteries. II
was great stuff after you got used
to it. but very nerve-racking at first.
When we were at the observatory
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17

comfortable exit from the place aa
few days ago. We had just come
back from the observation station OF
battery where a most obliginsI
battery commander. who spoke ex-j
cellent English, had staged a bit OF
firing on an observation post or the,
Boches expressly for us,-but moret
of him anon; as I said, we Were'
about to make our adieus TO our
nosts and / stood with a well-loaded
barrack bag in one hand and a small
suitcase in the other, when friend
Boche decided to send few high
explosives over on a battery which
was located about $50 or 200 yards
to our rear and just about zoo yards
to the left, where our CANTON was
awaiting us. Well. all went fine
the shells were passing over regu-
larly and with fair enough range.
so we started towards the CANTON
1 with the barracks bag on my bacll
and the other in one hand-when
suddenly we had an exhibition of
what we call in the Artillery dis
PERSON. namely, the premature
bursting of a shell which landeI
some fifty yards away! 1t haH
rained hard all day and the mud-
was thick-I had on my short fleece
coat and my outfit of gas masks,
etc, was hung around my neck, my
lin hat on my head. You should have
seen us all toiling through the mud
sliding. slipping, sweating-oh,
| boy! All else human seemed to
have some sort of q cover, but wer
toiled on, praying that there would
| be no more premature bursts. 1t
seemed hours before we reached tho
place where our canton was to have
been, and, 10, it had disappeared.
Well, 1 dropped everything in tho
mud and started to look for it,
finally finding it at much greater
distance than necessary, and with
out a driver! So L hauled back to
the others and we made for the
canton. my barrack bag dragging
and humping in the mud by this
time-shells still yelling around
overhead-and after an intermina-.
BILE distance, it seemed, we reached
the truck. 1 hope never to have a.
ike experience-it was too hot!"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
New
VOi[e
Waists

Dainty lace embellished
waists including the newest
vestee effects are newcom-
ers in the Blouse Section
heralding a season of fasci-
mating waist styles.
Voile waists in box plated
style, with embroidered collar,
finished with lace edge, ..$1.95
Wolfe waists in square neck
style with embroidered collar,
trimmed with lace medallions
and lace edge ...........$ .$1.So
Wolfe waists with a vestee of
imitation filet lace, the tucked
collar is finished with hem
stitched band and flst lace,
S1.95
Wolfe waists with high coll
lar and embroidered front; the
sleeves are trimmed with a
cum, ............ @I.10
Batiste waists in yoke front
style; collar and cuffs finished
with picot edge, ....... $1.95
Dives, Pomeroy G. Stewart.
Second Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
TO
MEET TONIGHT
Local Workers Will Be AS
signed to Their Work and
Given Instructions

Liberty Loan solicitors at meet
ing to be held in Freys Hall this
evening at s o'clock will be given
their assignments of prospective sub
scribers and tomorrow will find
r:any of the workers canvassing the
town. although the campaign does
not open officially until Saturday.
The campaign will get into full
swing after the big mass meeting in
the High School auditorium on Fri
day evening. The mass meeting on
Friday evening will be one of the
most important held in the borough
for a long time. The committee is
making efforts to have several prom
inent out-of-town speakers of distinc-
tion talk on the Liberty Loan drive.
Street Parade
Prior to the meeting, which is
called for s o'clock, the committee,
headed by the Steelton Band, will pa
rade the downtown streets. The
route of the procession will be an
nounced in a few days. w. III. Nell,
chairman of the committee, said to-
day Members of the band are re-
quested TO meet at the band hall on
Friday at 7.30 o'clock.
A committee of $50 solicitors has
been selected to canvass this district,
which includes Oberlin, Enhaut,
Bressler. Highspire, Swatara township
and Steelton. The committee this
evening will be given instructions
for canvassing by the major com
mittee, of which II. w. Stubbs is
chairman.
Large Committee
The committee of fifty members to
canvass Steelton and nearby dis
tricts, announced to-day, is as fol-
lows:
C. f. Beshore, Utley S. Abercrom-
bic, C. A Alden, NJ. r. Alleman, Da-
vid P. Baker, Charles II. Beidel John
Bethel. George s. Bolton, j. II. Bond
S. A. Brehm, Claude. i. Brinser, Har-
vey S. Bogar. George Byrod, Charles
G. Detweiler, James p. Detweiler,
Harry L. Dress, Charles S. Davis,
Ralph Eckels, r. II. Fairlamb Charles
p. Feidt, Ross NJ. Frey, John L.
Grove, William f. Housman, F. r.
Howells, S. II. Hadley, Charles w.
Mccoy (Boy Scouts), c. M. Long,
John A. McCurdy, L. f. McGinnes, b.
+. McNear, Jr., Ira +. Myers. w. f.
Maginnis, II. S. Messenger, William
]. Middleton, G. Nissley Mumma'
Mark Mumma. Harry c. Deik, Will
liam II. Nell. r. NJ. Rutherford, Bar
tram Shelley, Frank A. Stees, Walter
Keister, Hiram Billet. n. d. Bishop.
O. C. Bishop, T. Park Brehm, Andrew
Bressler, the Rev. Mr.. Brunner John
p. Croll, w. o. Daley. Raymond
Deimler, A. w. Ellenberger, John
Erb, L. L. Hickman. T. N. Heicker.
l.. r. Herman. the Rev. Mr.. Herr,
A. C. Hooker, w. II. Horner, u. c.
Irwin, Peter Keefer the Rev II. S.
Keiffer, Kelley Kramer, william
Kuhn, Louis Lehrman, Reuben Lerch,
Grant Miller, Frank Morelli, r. F.
Nissley, E. o. Paul, the Rev. L. l.
Pee. L. /. Rupp, John Schroll, d. w.
Shaffner Robert Shultz, Faber STEM
gle, Lester Thompson. the Rev. Mr..
Vert and Joseph Wilson.
4 committee of 200 steel company
employees will wage the campaign in
the steel plant
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
OBERLIN

Richard Schriver sustained Il
bruised right foot when a flask fell
on it at the iron foundry of the Beth
lehem Steel Company.
Paul Shakespeare was seriously in
jured at the local plant of the Beth
lehem Steel Company when he was
caught between the girder of the
building and the crane.
The Eighty-e eighth Embroidery
Club held the semimonthly meeting
at the home of Mrs. l.. l.. Hackman,
Monday evening.
Mrs. Ida Rodiheimer and daughter
of Lebanon, spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mrs. Emma Dengler.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Balsbaugh, OF
Ebenezer, were in town yesterday.
Alfretta Hoffman, of Coatesville
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
ENROLL 200 MEMBERS IN
OWL DRIVE IN BOROUGH

Since the opening of temporary
organization headquarters of the
Steelton Nest 1926 Order of Owls at
so North Front street. many new
members have been enrolled. Ma
tional Organizer r. +. Webster, of
Harrisburg, is in attendance every
evening. Already about 200 men have
Joined the local nest, but the goal
has been set at 500 and the way new
members are enrolling. daily it is safe
to predict that the 500 mark will be
passed. The orders stand against
booze" is winning many friends for
the local nest. a big class of candi-
dates will be taken in tomorrow
evening at the regular meeting of the
nest at Red Mems hall, 144 North
Front street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
Small Child Wanders
Far From Its Home

Little two-year- Walter Zuna,
whose home is at 766 Mohn street,
wandered away from his mothers
apron string and walked seventeen
squares from home before he was
found by Patrolman Bowermaster.
Little Walter, according to the
mother, was near her about 8 o'clock
while she was working in a garden
near her home. When she called to
him Il few minutes later he was no
where to be found. The police We're
notified and a search was at once
started Icy Patrolman Bowermaster.
Shortly before noon the child was
found IN the vicinity of Front and
Lincoln streets
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17

is spending several days with Miss
Anna Gerhart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Osman spent
Saturday and Sunday at Millersburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Andrews and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Miles. of
Struthers, Ohio, are spending several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah
Rice.
Private Orwin Carpenter, of Camp
Meade, is spending several days with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Rob-
erts.
Miss Alma Gray returned to her
home in North Carolina after spend
ing several months with Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Gardner.
Mrs. Nelson Hopple, of Toronto,
Canada, is spending several weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. III. II.
Atticks.
Miss Jestina Wise has returned
from Coatesville.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
Steel Company Committee
Meets at Engineers Club

The coal committee of the Beth
lehem Steel Company met in the
Engineers Club, Harrisburg, this
afternoon. The session was sched-
uled tor IL o'clock. This evening
members of the committee will be
taken on an inspection tour through
the coal washery at the local steel
plant. 6. r. Delamater is the local
plant representative of the body.
Other members are w. L. Cummings,
geologist of the Bethlehem Steel
Company; ID. p. Leeps, coal geolo-
gist; T. r. Johns, superintendent of
the Penn Mary mines, and Edward
Barnhart, of the Maryland plant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
Austria Torn by Scenes
of Violence and Pathos
By .Assoeiated Press

Washington, April 1.-THE eco
nomic situation of, Austria is more
critical than at any time since the
war began, according to an official
dispatch to-day from France. The
Vienna I(euwe Free Press, says the
dispatch, announced that lamentable
scenes alternate each day with
tumultuous ones in the different
markets of Vienna, where meat is
unprocurable.
The Viennese are not able to buy
even the ration of 200 grammes a
week, officially allowed them. The
burgomaster of Vienna declared to
the municipal council that the sani-
tary service estimated at Go per cent.
the food deficit of the capital. At
Prague the situation is still worse.
This week the bread supply is PA, 900
kilos short.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
Three Steelton Boys Land
in France This Week

With three Steelton boys arriving
in France this week the borough
honor roll of men in service in for
eign countries is near the twenty
mark. The men who arrived this
week were: Raymond Suydam, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Fl. Suydam; Har-
old Mumma, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
n. Mumma, both members of the
23d Engineers, and Earl Bush, of
Swatara street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
OLD RESIDENT DIES

John II. Bingaman, for many years
a we'll known resident, died yester-
day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Howard
Hoke. 1439 Berryhill street, Harris
burg. Prior to going to Harrisburg TO
live about a year ago, he resided at
394 South Second street. Mr.. Binga-
man was for many years a member
of the Baldwin Hose Company. A
special meeting of the company will
be held this evening to take action on
his death.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17

we could plainly hear the passing
of both French and Boche shells
over our heads"
ITO get to this station we had to
traverse ground which was the scene
of "a great struggle last year, and 1t
certainly bore evidence of the fact
Huge shell holes, demolished
trenches, abris and battery positions
were everywhere. 1 saw some aero
plane pictures of the same ground
all pitted with shell holes, every
where. and the French here have
some vivid tales to tell of the fight
ing. from the station also one
could see for many miles on all
sides, and many balloons of both
armies were visible. 1t was really
most interesting. Many planes con-
stantly circled around above the lines
while the anti-aircraft guns barked
1T them but seemed to disturb them
not at ALL"
AT night it is quite interesting,
also. Several nights ago the lieu
tenant took my pal and myself to
see a battery position. We were
walking along quietly while the
guns behind us doomed at regular
intervals, when suddenly just at our
feet a battery let go a two-round
salvo. You should have seen us
drop! We thought the flash of the
pieces were Boche shells bursting
near us. 1t was a bad moment. but
then we saw a slick gun position,
we'll concealed, and after we had
watched a few more rounds on their
way we visited the guns themselves
The French gun crews go about il
just as though it were a business
singing and laughing between shots
as at a picnic. The b. c. told us
that their position had evidently moi
yet been discovered"
"The little excursion which we
are just finishing up has been 6
most interesting one. We were right
up against the firing line and shells
were flying through the air witt
most disturbing frequency and ac'
curacy. I only wish we might have
stayed longer. We made a very un-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-17
CADETS ON HIKE

As part of a program of open air
activities, the st, James Catholic
Church Cadets took a hike of eight
Miles on Monday evening. A meet
ing of the cadets will be held to-
morrow evening at $40 o'clock.