Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
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According to what men connected
with the state government. the State
council of National Defense and the
state Chamber of Commerce say the
movement inaugurated last winter
10 get men who came from the farm
to devote some of their spare time
or vacation periods to going back to
the soil and helping the farmers was
wen rounded and there are men.
and women. too, who are helping
with the harvest. This railroad and
manufacturing community probably
uoes not see as much of 1t as some
toWns' put it is a fact in half a
ooZen counties in the southern sec
tlon OF the state merchants, doctors
ana dentists and even lawyers in
some cases are pitching hay, run
nlng cultivators and doing other
work In the fields with benefit 10
their health and interference to
waist ilnes. Are the businessmen
ana others who came from the farm
actually giving up vacations and
spare time to working in the fields
or Is 1t all talk?" was the question
nreu at man who has heen In
touch with theesituation in this state.
Ihey are" he replied, "and / want
TO say that up the state they are .
turning out in numbers that YOU do
not realize around here. 1t is a fine
thing for them from a physical
STANDPOINT, it helps the farmer and
II helpS the food supply. and believe
me, we are going to need it, but hest
of all it is getting people into touch
with the country again. The hulk
OF tnese men have gone to the farm
without being asked. They read in
the newspapers that it was desirable
ana 1t appealed to them and went
out to help. This is shown bv tbe
iact that so many have gone back
10 their old home neighborhoods or
10 heip relatives who are farming"
Here is good story told about
working on the farm. Two men met
on a farm in Lebanon county wbare
they mad gone to work. Both came
from the farm and they went hack
because they were ION the bum" as
one put 1t in telling ME the story
one day they got talking about their
last Jobs. Neither one had heen
much on that line of conversation
one man had tended bar in Harris
burg and the other in Reading.
Splenulu PATRIOTISM is shown in
the letters of Harrisburg young men
IN the service to their families and
friends, but one of the loftiest is
contained in one which Commander
Ned Kalbfus, who is in command of
ship engaged in very dangerous
work, has written to his mother,
Mrs. Joseph Kalbfus. He urges that
prayer be not so much that he re-
turn, but that If he must go it shall
be in the line of the duty given to
him in upholding national honor. 1t
is the unconquerable spirit which
has always been shown by men from
this community in every war of the
republic that prompts sons of Har-
risburg now. This city has given
many young men to the Army, NAVY
and Marine Corps, but should be
proud not of the number 1t is the
spirit that they show that makes us
glad.
Harry A. Boyer is putting in a
good many busy days just now. He
is not only the county Inspector of
weights and measures, but chairman
of an important school board COM
mittee and chairman of the music
committee of the big Fourth of July
parade. The latter job is enough
for four men, but it is safe bet that
there will be music to go around on
Thursday in spite of the demand f9rE
bands in every part of the state. One
band that was needed had an sen-
gagement at home. Mr.. Boyer found
out that 1t was an afternoon date
and by judicious application of time
tables got it for Harrisburg in the
morning. Securing bands from Will
Transport, York, Altoona ana other
places where the Fourth is going to
be celebrated, too. is some task.
Many Pennsylvanians have read
with interest of the promotion of
Col. George Van Horn Moseley to De
a brigadier general. The new gem
eral was the man who was chief of
staff of the Pennsylvania division at
the Border" He assumed his du-
ties at Mt. Gretna just about two
years ago and outlined the training
the Pennsylvania National Guards
men got at the Border He is a West
Point graduate and was connected
with the general staff. He is re-
garded as soldier of unusual capac-
ity and most unassuming. He made
many friends among the Pennsyl-
vanians and while here on brief
visits.
Brigadier General f. S. Foltz, who
is a Lancaster countian by birth and
a Harrisburger by marriage. is now
in command of one of the army
camps on the Pacific coast. He grad
uated from West Point near the head
of his class in 1879 and served on I
the frontier and in the Philippines.
In 1908 he was one of the United
States cavalry officers sent to taks
part in the horsemanship contests at
the Olympic games in London and
in 1912 he had charge of the United
States cavalry teams at the Olympic
games in Stockholm. On reaching
the rank of colonel he was given
of his old regiment, the
First cavalry, stationed on the Paci-
fic coast. During the recent Mexi-
can troubles he was stationed with
his regiment on the western MeXi-
can frontier with headquarters at
Douglas, Ariz.. but some months ago"
was transferred to Fort D. A. Russell
where additional regular
regiments are being organized. His
wife was Miss Mary f. Keefer
daughter of the late Major Keefer,
of Harrisburg.