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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
QUENTIN ROOSEVELT
PRAISED BY PERSdTNG

Oyster Bny, Aug. 19.-within the
last few days Colonel Roosevelt has
received scores of letters from officers
and men with the American Army in
France extending sympathy in the
loss of lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt.
who was killed while in combat with
a German airplane. The letters tell
of deeds of the young aviator and of
the admiration the men had for him.
General Pershing wrote n long letter
expressing sympathy, and in it stated:
Quentin died as he had lived and
served. nobly and unselfishly, in the
full strength and vigor of his youth.
fighting the enemy in clean combat.
You may we'll be proud of your gift
to the nation in his supreme sacri-
fee"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
POLISH REVOLT
LEADERS PLACE
FREEDOM FIRST
Ask World Not to Interfere
With Death Sentence if
Land Is Compromised

Washington, Aug. 1s.-Held for
austrian court-martial which will
probably sentence them to death,
126 Polish soldiers and officers who
led an armed revolt in the Austria n
Army In February. have issued two
appeals to the Polish people
throughout the world asking them
not to compromise the freedom OF
Poland with the idea of securing any
alienation of their prospective sem
tence, according to dispatches re-
ceived here to-day by the Associated
Polish Press.
The officers and men are a mart
OF the Polish Carpathian Iron Rri-
Sade which revolted last February,
seized arms and provisions and
marched from Bukowina into Bees
sara bia under the command of Cen
eral Muller. Part of the force was
captured by the Germans, but the
larger portion is said to have been
consolidated with the Czecho-Sloval k
army.
The revolt was undertaken DELHI
erately, the Polish soldiers declare
in one of their appeals, with the
hope of disrupting Austria and oh
taininS freedom for Poland.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19

bleeding?" He died and his flesh
turned black
are still going. The night before last
was sitting near an ammunition
dump and q German bomb just
missed the dump by fifty yards. Our
anti-aircraft guns were shooting at
the plane. and when these shells
began falling, there was scramble
for steel hats.
so far our regiment has lost just
two men,"
Sergeant Berkstresser was for
merly employed by Bowman and
Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
HUNGER STRIKE MAKES
MANY SCFERAGISTS JTJ,

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Many suff-
ragists, who are on d hunger strike
against rheir Imprisonment in con-
nection with the demonstration in
Lafayette Square, were reported to-
day by thei! attorney as too i'll to
arise from their beds.
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, of Phila-
delphia, and Miss Lavinia Dock, of
Fayetteville, Pa, We're among those
said TO be in an alarming condition
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
5,7e9 MORE CALLED

Washington, Aug. 19.-Eighteen
states were called on by the provost
marshal general to-day to furnish
5.709 white draft registrants of
grammar school education for gem
eral military service. The men will
entrain September 6. Voluntary en-
Hstments will be accepted until Au-
gust rs. Pennsylvania viii furnish
206 men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
Col Samuel G. Shartle
Named to Attend Berne
Conference on Prisoners

Chambcrsburg, Aug. 1s.-Colonel
Samuel G.. Shartle, United States
Army, Of Welsh Run. has been nam
ed as one OF the Army officers to
meet with the Germans in Berne.
Switzerland. in the conference next
month relative to prisoners.
Colonel Shartle had been for quite
u long time military attache of the
United States at Berlin and speaks
German fuently.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
CUT IN AUTOS MAY BE NEAR

tOH' AuE. 1'.-INe manu-
iacture OF pleasure automobiles may
be curtailed 10 per cent. from Septem-
Der ! TO January next. Steel men
have urged that steel must be con-
served, and that a good place TO make
the saving would be in its use in the
making of pleasure cars
The War Industries Board has al
ready decided that no pleasure cars
may be manufactured after next jan
uary, and manufacturers have been
so notified.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
MAN WHO sLASHED
PATR0LMAN Is HELD

Arthur N. Elsie, who badly cut
Patrolman g. ". Anderson on Sat
urday evening. charged with felon-
ious assault and battery, was in po-
lice court this afternoon where he
was held under $500 bail for his ap-
pearance at the next session of court
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
TEN PER CENT. INCREASE
FOR WESTERN UNION
By Associated Press

New York, Aug. 1s.-Postmaster
General Burleson, in control of tele-
graph and telephone systems. has
approved the ten per cent increase
in wages of employees of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. it was
announced at the company's offices
to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
PLAN STERILIZATION OF
PETROLEUM PRICES

Washington Aug. 1s.-Plans for
the stabilization of petroleum prices,
recommended by the National Petro-
1eum War Service Committee in New
York last week. were accepted 10
day BY the fuel administration which
announced its belief that the agree
ment will prevent any radical change
in consumers prices of gasoline and
other oil products.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
CHARLES ID. BRADY
COMMISSIONED CAPTAIN

Charles D. Brady. formerly of Har-
risburg. more recently connected with
big building enterprises in Pitts
burgh. has been commissioned n cap
tain in the ordnance department and
assigned to Washington. His mother
is Mrs. Sarah A. Brady, of 1929 North
Second street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
TO STUDY ASSESSMENTS

County Solicitor Philip S. Moyer
will leave tomorrow for Wilkes
Barre to study the system of coal
land assessments used in Luzerne
county. 1t is likely that an expert
mining engineer will be employed at
once to place valuations on coal land
in Dauphin county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
REGISTRAR NAMED

The county commissioners TODAY
appointed Thomas K. Rife, 1910 Sus.
quehanna street. registrar in the
Third precinct, Fifth ward, succeed
ing John r. Fullerton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
ICE CREAM FOR AINfsHousE

Inmates at the Dauphin county
almshouse on Friday and Saturday
evenings enjoyed a treat when the
Sunshine Society furnished more
than twenty gallons of ice cream and
two boxes of cakes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
GERMANS ATTACK
AMERICANS WITH
GAS ALONG VESLE
Yankees Continue at Work
" With Engineers Under
Fire of Enemy

With the American Army on the
Eesle. Aug. 1s.-The Americans who
have dug in along the vesle continu-
ally are being harassed by the Ger
man artillery and gas projectiles
Hhe Germans made a vicious gas at
tack Saturday afternoon aimed at
those Americans who are situated on
the north side of the vesle- They
used artillery first and then followed
ehe hre of their guns with gusts of
mustard and '"sneeEe" gas.
These attacks have not met with
any apparent success, and the Ger
mans evidently are aware of the fact.
This is indicated by their having sent
over four airplanes which by wireless
or other means endeavored to direct
the firing of their noxious fumes so
that they would be more effective
The Americans have protective
measures against gas attacks worked
down TO such system that they are
not bothering them materially On
one occasion the Americans wore gas
masks and continued working on a
bridge which the engineers were
building across the Vesle, notwith-
standing the gas turned against
them by the enemy.
Anti-aircraft guns and shrapnel
drove off the enemy aIvators WHO
were trying to point out locations for
attack by enemy guns. and finally
the gas shells ceased falling The
next morning the bridge virtually
had been completed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19

Simon Michlovitz. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Michlovitz. 602 Boas street.
has arrived safely overseas. He is a
member of the 9th Battery Supply
Company, +. A.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
GATHER SEED FOR NEXT YEAR

GATHER SEED FOR NEXT YEAR
There is another task beside seed
sowing which may we'll be undertaken
in August-this August in particular.
and continued for as long as it is prac-
rical. This is gathering. The
government is urging that all garden
lers save as much of their own seed
as possible. Plants from which we
intend to save seed should be marked
with a bit OF string or a label, and we
should choose only perfectly healthy
and the most productive plants for
this purpose. Choose full, ripe ears
OF corn. strip OF the husks, and hang
them in q dry, airy place until thor
ouShly dry. Leave the kernels on the
cob until planting time. Bean and pea
plants may be pulled up when they
have thoroughly matured their crop,
and also hung in a dry. airy place un-
I'll the pods are hard, when they may
be sheQed and spread out TO dry.
When dry they are best stored in
cloth bags carefully labeled. These
bags may be either put into tin boxes
tion against mice. Seeding lettuce
paper bags until the cucumbers,
squash, pumpkins. and melons. thor
oughly ripe fruit is selected. cut open.
and the seed freed from the pulp and
dried upon trays in the sun. then put
into paper bags for safe-keeping. -
LOUISE y --e Wilder. in Good House
lHa--=--r
Meade County news., 1918-10-03
WITH THE COLORS

Miss Genevieve McMeel eft
Tuesday for Leaveuworth Kan
sas. Miss McMeel is the first
Meade County girlto enter the
services of the Government as a
nurse, and being a graduate at
the time of entering, her ser.
v ces IN that capacity will im
medIately be of value to her
country. Two sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. B S McMeel are already
in the service and Genevieve GO
ing adds the third star. The
best wis of all Meade county
go with her.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

and the second plane came crashing
earthward, falling in a field nearby.
A moment later the victor swooped
down in a perfect landing.
1t was the buyer OF $4,000 in Lib
erty Bonds that enabled Uncle Sam
to train this victor in that mornings
fight--a battle which saved an artiI-
lery observation plane from destruc-
tion by the Hun. The tiny scout plane
which the boy plloted was bought
with the proceeds of $4,000 in bonds.
These boys need the cooperation
Of big brothers over here who Will
send their fighting dollars to aid them
in their battles. They need machine
guns, each costing 5000 in bonds. They
need ammunition for which $50
bond pays for only two minutes of
firing. and they need more planes
and pilots which Wlll be paid for with
the fiEbt'ng dollars Of the Fighting
lourh Liberty Loan.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

have fleas and rats as big as
cats. They like TO stay around.
You can find most anything IL
the trenches.
You have no doubt noticed in
the papers that the Allies hayc
made big gains and have brpk-
en- thru the Hindenburg lie
We have, and it's now, "On to
the Rhine!"
If you have time write r 2
letter, for one of the best iiiile
favors a soldier can get is mail.
Twill say good night and
good luck.
sgt. Edgar Z. Snyder.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03
To Meade County Voters

lam candidate for the off :e
ofsSheriff of Meade County, on
the Democratic ticket. If elect.
ed I.will perform the duties of
my Office to the letter of the law
and without fear or favor. |
will appreciate your suppora at
the polls in November.
&C. Keller.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

The following letter was
written by E. U. Snyder, for
merly an employee of the w. F
Casteen & Co. store:
Mr.. R. F. Todd,
Meade, Kansas.
Dear Friend:
This is from the trenches in
France. | am now in dugout
and | can hear the guns of
Fritz roar. He is at the present
time shelling to our right on
some other sector than our
own. This Hun is quite a man
and one of the biggest towards
that was ever invented, and one
who finds things all o. X. when
it all is his way. One of his
main holds is gas and he be
lieves in sprinkling it around III
his attacks with his big guns
that is, when he thinks he car
make a surprise attack, but the
Sammies are on the alert at al
times. We have had a little o
his gas attacks but no casualtie
so far; a few gassed men bu
not many and we are not going
to be caught if we can keel
from it. Our guns are sendini
over a few to Fritz now. W.
try to give him six souvenirs tc
his one. Heretofore it has beer
the other way but the Ameri
cans are in it now and watch
us; we are going to win. | know
The people in the states believe
in us.
France is a very pretty coun-
try; have only. seen small por-
ton of it. | have not been il
any larOe cities, only small vii
lagos. There is any number of
them, as there are no farm
houses in this country. The
farmers live in the towns or
small villages. as they are
called here. and another thing
when you see village the
houses are all built together.
The people live in one end and
the stock in the other, also the
chickens, ducks, and all things,
including the smell with it, and
that is the main thing.
am in Co. GaSs n. C. o. My
duties are to take care of the
gas when Fritz sends it over,
that is give the alarm. II is all
have to contend with. am
up at nights as that is the time
for a surprise attack from the
enemy. 1t is easy now, all J
have to do Is to inspect the gas
masks the men have and keep
them in good condition, but
when the Hun gives us his gas
well my work sets in.
1t is now 11:30 p. m. and a
long time till morning. What
may happen between now and
then | don't know, but if we
have to go for him remember
we will give him all we have,
for the ones at home and for
ourselves. This is my second
trip here in the trenches. We
Ionly put in a certain number OF
days and then we are relieved
and 60 TO reserves. There We
get chance to clean up and ge'
rid of the coolies. They are
nice to have around, also VIZ
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

Word from Archie Fee, who
is at Camp Bowie, states that
the most sensational happening
in the camp for some time has
been created by the capture of
a spy at Base Hospital, who has
been there for some time under
the guise of a Red Gross nurse,
He states that for some time
this individual has been sus-
picioned, but only a few days
ago did they find direct evil
dence as to her guilt. What
the United States Government
will do with this feminine aid
of the kaiser remains to be
seen.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

The air fight was almost over the
American aerodrome. Far above, ten
thousand feet 1t seemed, two tiny
specks we're whirllng and looping
around each other. One of them was
American, the other German, but SO
nigh were they that the inexperienced
eye could not tell which was which.
One Of them dropped out Of the fight.
Whirling and dipping. for all of the
world like leaf dropping from a
tree, It idled toward the earth. The
other came diving down in pursuit.
;radenly the falling plane straight
ened out, the other just behind IT..
With a beautiful loop the first one
turned backward and down again, the
uicl. putting it just above and be-
hind its pursuer. A slight sound
could be heard from below. much like
the tearing of a bit Of cloth--the rat
tie OF its machine gun The fight was
over in a second. A burst OK flame.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03
Reward offered

For Woodman watch charm,
lost Monday evening or Tuesday
morning. Onyx stone center,
square gold frame with corners
notched out. Letters M. w. A.
Property of John Truax.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03
Lost

L,ady's gold watch, Small size
with monogram H. F. K, some
where on the streets of Meade
Tveeday the oath Finder leave
at this office and receive reward,
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

Chas. Flemming and Dell
Sloss left Sunday evening for
Baltimore, Maryland, where
they go to assist in building
ships for Uncle Sam.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

R. M. Painter left Wednesday
for Wichita where he goes to-
attend Food Conservation
Convention. Mr.. Painter is
food administrator of this
county.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

Word from Bill Dettle says
he is now assisting in the run
ming of Uncle Sans railroad in
France.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03
Births

To Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
French, September 28th, "a girl,
whom they have named Lola
Fav.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

Mrs. d. A. Coon of Florence,
Colorado, arrived in Meade
Saturday of last week to attend
the funeral of her father, Mr..
A. ]. Byrns.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

Governor Arthur Capper adj
dressed a large audience at
Phelps Theatre last Saturday
evening.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

Harry French. now stationed
at Camp Funston, arrived in
Meade Sunday for a few days
furlough.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

FOR SALE: New, Re mington
22 repeating rifle. Regular price
$500. Will ell for $150 cash
C. K. Sourbier
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

Art Schmoker of Lawton,
Oklahoma, arrived in the city
last Saturday for a short visit
with relatives.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

Mrs. L. E. Wood returned
home last week after an ex-
tended visit in Indiana, and at
the home of her son, o. 7.
Wood and family, of Topeka,
Kansas.
Meade County news., 1918-10-03

| Fall Term Ssptsmber.2I
KANSAS STATE
' AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
| Agriculture, Engineering, Domestic Science,
Veterinary Medicine. Architecture, Printing
| Preparatory classes for students over sixteen
Send for Cateiogue
BsxA Pres. II. j. WAT-"s Manhattan Kanl
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-11
SEYDLER ADOPTS
 KUEHLMANN PLAN

Amsterdam, Friday, March S.-The lower house of the Reichsrath adopt ed a four months provisional budget after a speech by Dr. von Eeydler, the Austrian premier, in which he declared that the government adhered to the principle of the right of the peoples of Austria to self-government within their own territories, but not beyond the frontiers of the country, according to a Vienna dispatch. The govern ment, the premier aid, also adhered to the right of seIf-determination as far as compatible with the preserva- tion and development of the entire state.
 The government at the same time adopted the principle of the right of national self-determination. the pre- mier said, according to which no na- tionality must oppress any other na- tionality and that every nationality is entitled to live it's own life within its
 own territory.
 The premier announced that a bill il l this sense would be introduced es- | peciaI1y dealing with the south SlaN question, the settlement of which would correspond with the south Slav's dy'
 nastic and imperial royalty. The
 premier further said measures had i been taken to counteract enemy pro
 paganda in Austria.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-11
ONE-THIRD CHASE
 INCOME FOR WIFE

Waterbury, March 9-The will of Henry S. Chase, filed for probate to- day. creates a trust to continue during tue life of Mrs. Henry s. Chase, she to receive one third of the income, and the other heirs to receive the other two-thirds. It is directed that said trust shall determine and end at the death of my wife, and at her death I give, bequeath, and devise all of my property to my children, the survivors or survivor of them, per stirpes.' In explanation of the ab- sence of public tbeQuests it is stated that the will was drawn under un- usual circumstances, on Saturday last, just previous to the operation for ap- pendicitis.
 sfMr. Chase had, of course" the statement reads, mo time to formu- late anything but the most general provisions, as is disclosed by the will itself practically in accordance with ithe Connecticut law of distribution It is a question how far in any case ideas which he had concerning pos abilities for the future of Waterbury to which everyone knows, he was lmost devoted, had taken definite shape in his own mind. To whatevel extent these ideas may have been for mulated, there was no time and nc opportunity for him even to outline them in a will.'
 The will makes mention of "cer tain letter this day written and signet
 by me directed to my trustees ant
 family" and it is directed that "th
 trustees retain in their hands of tn
 income of my said property sufficien
 in amount to use in accordance witt the directions in said letter.
 Frederick S. Chase, and Frank E
 Noble have qualified as executors o ,the will The trustees are Mrs. Henr
 S. Chase, Miss Edith Chase, Frederic
 S. Chase, Irving H. Chase and Fran B. Noble
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-11
WON'T ANNOUNCE
 CASUALTY LISTS

Washington, March 9.-Names ot the next of kin and emergency ad- dresses of soldiers whose names ap- pear on the casualty lists of the Amer ican force in France will be withheld ir the future as the result of a War Department order published today.
 The announcement explained that the step had been urgently recom- mended by Gen. Pershing and the pur- pose of the order was to keep valuable information from the enemy. De- partment officials disclaimed any in- tentfon of suppressing reports of heavy casualties abroad. The Committed on Public Information announced that it would discontinue issuing the lists ot dead and wounded, taking the position that these without addresses, wouli be worthless to newspapers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-11
ANNIVERSARY OF GREAT BLIZZARD
 OF 30 YEARS AGO

A falling barometer, followed by rain and snow, thirty years ago today, marked the beginning of the terrible storm which has since been known as The Blizzard The entire North At lantic coast from Baltimore to New Brunswick felt the effects of the storm, but it's greatest fury was visited upon New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Doubtless there have been worse baizzards in the western parts of the United States and Can ada, but nothing to compare with it has ever been known in the eastern centers of population.
 '"The Blizzard was ushered in with rain, which changed to a snowfall ac- companied by a heavy gale, on March II, 1888. On the morning of the 12th, the real blizzard day." a heavy snow was falling, with a wind that reached a velocity of sixty miles an hour. At | noon the snow ceased, but the gale blew it into impossible drifts, and continued to do so during the 18th Railroads were blocked, and several days passed before travel could be re- sumed, and on some roads trains were stopped for a week. Telegraph wires were down in every direction, ant news between Boston and New York had to be cabled to London and bacl again. Forty inches of snow fell, but the drifts were from six to forty fec
 deep.
 The worst effects of the storm were
 felt in New York and Brooklyn Street car traffic was stopped, fac
 tories and stores had to close, ant business generally suspended. News
 papers were printed, but could not b
 circulated. Many people died il
 snowdrifts including a reporter name'
 Reilly, who had volunteered to go ou on an assignment. The famous states 1 man, Roscoe Conkling, was overcom
 in drift, and died from the effect of the exposure. Roofs of many build
 ings cayed in beneath the weight o snow. New Haven also suffere severely, and it was not until the 16t
 that the first train reached that cit , from New York, while the city wa cut off from telegraphic communica . ton for eight days.