Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-27
BIG RECRUITING DRIVE
In CITY TO BE CUT
[Continued from First Page.l

by Lieutenant Lesher of the loca
recruiting station. Congestion on the
railroads and at the various camps
due to the movement of drafted men
is the cause for the issuance of the
order.
The recruiting drive was scheduled
to extend for period of two weeks
commencing this evening, with meet
ings held every day. The purpose was
to stimulate enlistments of men be-
tween is and 21 and between 81 and
40 years with special attention being
made to have youths who since last
June 5 or who win before June 5 OF
this year become 21 years.
This evenings meeting will be held
at the platform erected in Market
Square, opposite the Market Square
Presbyterian Church. Included In
the trio of speakers for the meeting
are Senator +. e. Beidleman, Repub-
lican candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Mayor Daniel L. Keister and
Jesse L. b. Cunningham, The Munic'
ipal band will furnish music.
DR.. Cyrus Townsend Brady, clergy
man and author, will be the speak
er at Tuesday evenings meeting
held in the Chestnut street auditor
ium under the auspices of the XII
been arranged by the Kiwanians
The music for this meeting will be
furnished again by the Municipal
band, Major w. B. Gray, of the
Middletown war depot, will preside
at this meeting. Major Kramer, Ma
jor Garrison and Major Morava with
their staffs. of the war depots being
erected at Middletown and New
Cumberland, have been invited to be
present at this meeting.
Preceding tomorrow evening
meeting, the Kiwanis Club with some
outsiders will hold a big parade
headed by the Municipal band, over
the principal streets of the city
Members of the club will meet at the
Elks home at z p. m.
The head of Kaiser Bill, a wooden
one, has been nailed, and not figu-
ratively, either. but nailed in its lit
eral sense. 1t was done right here
in Harrisburg. too.
The deed was performed on Sat
urday night and done in Market
Square. At that time forty pounds
of nails were driven into the wooden
facsimile of Kaiser Bills head 10y
Harrisburgers. James Stiner, of the
st. James Hotel, drove the first nail,
paying $50 for 1t. He also drove the
second nail which cost him an ad-
ditional five spot The third nail was
driven by Mrs. E. c. Sheaffer, 27
Crooked street. This nail cost So.
Other nails were sold at ten cents
each. Most of the proceeds will be
turned into the treasury of the Har-
risburg Red Cross Society.
The mailing of the Kaiser will con-
tinue every evening this week. After
the present facsimile of Bill has been
filled with nails. another will be
erected to be filled.
DIR. Brady, before addressing
Tuesday evenings meeting, will ad-
dress a luncheon meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce in the Board
of Trade building tomorrow at
noon. His subject for this meeting
is why God Doesn't End the War"
A big turnout of the local member
ship is anticipated.
DR.. Brady tells thrilling story of
an encounter which he had with a
bandit while in Italy, shortly after
the war started. He was in Austria
and shortly thereafter he made his
way to Naples, Italy. In passing
along the street there one day, he
was accosted by man who, recog-
nizing DR.. Brady as an American,
asked him to change some American
money. DIR. Brady pulled out his
well-filled wallet for the purpose of
complying with the mans request,
when the bandit grabbed his pocket
book and ran down the street.
DR.. Brady, although a man Sc
years of age and large of stature,
showed the value of his early physi-
cal training at Annapolis, of which
institution he is a graduate, by chas-
ing the man and overtaking him al
the end of nine blocks. After a fierce
struggle he removed his purse and
disarmed the man, taking from him
a stiletto and large revolver. Dur
ing the course of the encounter a
large crowd of police and passersby
had assembled. The police, at first
intended to arrest both of the men,
thinking that the encounter was
simply an ordinary street fight. They
were amazed, however, when they
learned the circumstances and dis
covered that DIR. Brady had cap
tured and disarmed, single-handed.
one of the most notorious criminals
in all Europe, for the capture OF
whom a large reward had been
standing for more than two years.
DR.. Brady, who is now devoting
four days each week to war work. is
a graduate of the Annapolis Naval
Academy and spent twenty years in
the United States Navy. He held an
officers commission in the army dur
ing the Spanish American war. He
is also prominent in the affairs of
the Episcopal Church, having served
al one time as an archdeacon of
Pennsylvania, and is an author of
note, having written such books as
the isle of Generation" "Fetters of
Freedom" For the Freedom of the
Sea" and For Love of Country"