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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
BETTER UNDERSTANDING

r UST now the public utilities, in
cluding the street railway cor
porations, are having a hard
time maintaining their efficiency
through difficulty in securing neces-
sary equipment. The Harrisburg Rail-
ways Company has properly taken
the people into its confidence in
a. series of public statements and this
is the only way for semi-public con-
Germs to retain the support of the
people. The day has passed when
utilities which hold franchises
granted by the people can disregard
the wishes of the public and it is a
good sign when they submit their
problems for popular consideration.
In an opinion recently handed
down by the New York Public Ser
vice Commission there appears this
statement: Driving private cap
ital from the work of extending and
improving the transit facilities our
people now enjoy would be deplor-
able"
1t is obvious, of course. that car
riders are given more for their nick
els and the company gets less by
reason of war conditions and the
enormous increase of operating ex-
pense. Many public utilities are
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
THE STATE PRESS

BY landing marines at Vladivostok
the United States has given assur-
ance to Russia that the fear of
Japanese invasion is nothing more
than a chimera aroused by the Ger
man influences in the distraught re-
public. AS soon as American and
British soldiers landed at the Rus
sian port and divided with the Jap
anese the work of guarding the vast
stores and munitions that are piled
high on the wharves and along the
railroad, danger of permanent oc-
Pittsburgh Sun.
The contrast between the way the
presence of the German Crown
Prince on the battlefield was herald
ed and the modest announcement
that the Prince of Wales had return
toe to the front was not lost upon
people who think. A line or so was
sufficient to let the public know the
heir to the British throne was back
with the fighters but the usual full
some praise and flattery was neces-
sary in the German dispatches to
proclaim that the Kaiser's eldest was
again ready to lead the armies of
the empire to victory. Again" in
proper Difference to his stupendous
achievement at verdun! This diff
ference in attitude toward the
hereditary process is one of the rea-
sons why it would not be safe to al
low Germans the fruits of conquest
They are dynasty worshipers, the
willing tools of the greatest Grim
inals of alb time. They seem to be
without desire for popular SOW
ereignty or even reasonable control
over the Kaiser through constitu.
tional limitation. Their constitution
is mere sham; it fetters the mon
arch no more now than if it never
had been granted.-Pittsbur Ga
zette.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

tF'rom Louisville Courier-Journal.1
+" HE official bulletin issued by the
Creel Committee on Public In
formation recently published
conspicuously a letter by P. P. Clax-
ton, United States Commissioner of
Education, to the president of west
ern college protesting against the
discontinuance of teaching German
in our schools.
The argument against that, which
is sufficiently strong, is not strength
ened by DR.. ClaXton's appeal that
We love the Germans instead of hate
them.
THE President has tried to make
1T plain to all the people," he writes,
that we are not at war with the
people of Germany as a people
that we have in our hearts no hatred
or bitterness toward them. For our
own sake and for the sake of the
future of the world, let us hope that
we may finish this task for the es-
tablishment of freedom and the
safety of democracy without learn
ing to chant any hymn of hate.
We cannot as a people afford to put
ourselves in the attitude of regard
ing as evil everything about any
people with whom we may happen
TO be at war. We cannot afford to
assume this attitude toward the Ger
man people simply because they
happen now to be under the control
of an autocratic, militaristic govern
ment with purposes and aims that
have brought us into conflict with it.
The fewer hatreds and antagonisms
that get themselves embodied in in
stitutions and policies, the better il
will be for us when the days of peace
return"
This sort of mush at this stage OF
the war is nauseating. ClaXton con-
cludes his screed with the assurance
that II have reason to believe that
the views and sentiment expressed In
this letter are fully in harmony with
those of the administration at Wash
ington," and the fact that the letter
is given publicity through the Off,
cial Bulletin confirms that assurance
The President in earlier stages of the
war has several times drawn this dis
tinction between the German people
and the German government. The
Courier-Journal has done the same
thing. 1t long held out that we had
no quarrel with the German people
only with their imperial masters
But it is too late now to cling to that
illusion. The masters of the Ger
man people started the war; they
inaugurated the policies of brutality
of piracy, of "frightfulness," of MUIR
der. of bestiality, rapine and vandal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

David Barry, Johnstown banker,
is directing the Liberty Loan cam
paign in Cambria county.
j. w. Gardiner, Pittsburgh coal
man, is naming men to inspect coal
at mines to be sure people get what
they buy.
&C. b. Pritchard. Pittsburgh di.
rector of safety, makes personal in
vestigations of charges against po-
licemen.
James M. Beck, former assistant
attorney general, is making speeches
for the Liberty Loan and says he
will do so all month, If necessary.
DIR. ]. d. Erdman, the head of
the Allentown school board, is acting
to have German taken from the city
schools.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
REPEAT THE PARADE
,Lr-Editor of the Teiegrabh /;

To the-Editor of the Telegraph:
Sir-Why not have the Honor
March again. The rain yesterday
spoiled what would have been one of
the most impressive demonstrations
ever held in Harrisburg. AS it was, it
was an inspiration. My suggestion is
that Harrisburg observe Flag Day.
June IA, with a procession of service
flags and that it take place at $40 in
the evening. We have an extra hour
of daylight. Please call this to the at
tention of the committee in charge
and let everyone join in.
NATIVE SON.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
Americans Ercel
New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Times-Picayune1
Although French bomb throwing
experts consider sixty yards a good
distance to hurl a hand grenade with
accuracy, large numbers of American
soldiers in the trenches have dem
onstrated their ability to throw
them ninety yards and hit the OBJ
jective three times out of five. Shot
putting and throwing the discus ma
terially aids soldiers in hurting gren-
ades and these two field events prob
ably will be given prominence on the
athletic programs in the various
training camps in the United States
during the spring and summer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
THAT CENTRAL PARADE

HEN a single industry can
wv turn out 1000 strong, each
man a holder of one or more
Liberty Bonds, and thirty nationali-
ties represented, in support of the
war, who shall say that the great
bulk OF our foreign population is not
doing its part?
The Central Iron and Steel Com
pany's demonstration Saturday after
noon to advertise the sale of bonds
and celebrate the company's 100 per
cent. record, was great credit to the
whole organization, from president
down to water boy.
The parade was all the more re-
markable because there marched in
the ranks men of Germany and Aus
tria, who could scarcely speak the
English language, so imbued with
the principles of democracy that they
are willing to take up weapons
against the troops of their homelands
in an effort to help the people of the
Central Empires to throw off the
autocratic yoke they now wear and
will wear until the rulers who now
drive them at will to the shambles
are beaten and dethroned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

Lord Reading, Let us make-no more
futile attempts to differentiate be-
tween Huns who command and Huns
who murder. Let us put aside every
compassionate thought and crush
under heel every kindly sentiment.
Let ur one and only motto be:-Kill
Germans; kill them in the greatest
numbers possible and by every con-
ceivable honorable means, not as fell
low beings, but as mad dogs who
must be made to realize that they
who take the sword must perish by
the sword. 1t is the only way"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
THE WORD

The fairest page in history
Will hold single word,
A word inscribed by Uncle Sam.
Too deep e'er to be blurred.
In all the ages yet to come
That page will shine supreme:
Its single words the sesame
Whence all our blessings stream.
Then forward, onward, Uncle Sam!
The battlefeld's the page
Whereon that mighty word you'll
write
The woes of man to assuage.
Your bayonet is the cleaning pen;
oh, let its work not cease,
Until with Teuton blood for ink
You've written the word peace"
Irving r. Bacon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
Rouse q Fighting Spirit

The Trenton Republican offers this
proof. that thrift stamps rouse fight
ing spirit One Trenton kid had 10
cents, another IL cents. They bought
a thrift stamp together and then
fought to see in which ones book
it should be pasted.-Kansas City
Times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

Merit to sound rule Of faith, there
is nothing of so much consequence as
sober standard of feeling in the
matters Of practical religton.-JoHN
KEBLE. ..''''..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

The superintendent of the schools
of Philadelphia. responding to the ap-
peal of Harry Lauder that mothers
write a protest against the further
teaching OF German, declared that
German will be dropped from the pub
lie schools just as soon as the pupils
elect to drop it. This is going to
rapidly become the attitude of the stu
dents all over the country. Those
who do not want to study German will
not be forced to do so. and as it looks
now the number who will want to
include German among their studies
will become less and still less. 1t ap-
pears that the most serious opposition
to German text books is the fact that
through these books there has been
carried on for years the propaganda
that is now responsible in large
measure for an attitude in this coun-
try that is widely condemned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING co.,
telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

Member Of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled 70 the use for republi: :ation of
all news dispatches credited to 1t or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

The fellow who goes fishing these
days has something more in mind
than food conservation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

When little Dauphin comes across
with $4,000 in Liberty Loan pledges.
there ought to be no trouble for Har-
risburg to go over the top.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

earning not even their fixed charges.
1t is explained that 1t takes nearly
twice as many nickels to pay the
street railways supply bills as it did
three years ago.
Harrisburg realizes that the cleo
trio street railway lines made the
growth of the city possible and while
some things have been done con-
trary to what is agreed to have been
public policy, upon the whole the
street railway system has been a real
benefit to the people. 1t is reason
able to hope that out of the war con-
ditions will come a better relation
ship between the public utilities and
the people. 1t must be mutual in
terest. We are going to see things
differently after the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

Ell. J.STACKPOLE,P Prest s. Editor-in. c ChiSf
f. r. OYSTER, Business Manager.
GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
DO YOU KNOW
THAT Harrisburg can make
better use of its schoOlhouses
for community purposes, espe-
cialIy in war times?

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
"A century ago swimming con.
tests in the Susquehanna ranked
next to shooting matches and horse
races as forms of amusement here
according to the Harrisburg news
papers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
GERMANY'S DEFEAT

TTYITH utter disregard for the
WV lives of their soldiers, the
German High Command has
been endeavoring for a month to
force a decision in the awful theater
of war in Europe. The great drive
that has been going on since the 21st
of March has been little less than
a massacre for the German troops
but saving their own precious hides
was the real motive of the unexam-
pied ferocity of the attack on the
western front by the Berlin gang.
These brutes in human form care
nothing for the lives of the unror-
tunates they are using as pawns in
their game of world power.
But that they have lost must be
group. Gaining a few miles of ter
ritory and losing hundreds of thou
sands of men can with no stretch of
the imagination be construed as
victory and now that the drive has
been checked the finish of their
game is in sight. For months the
German people were assured that
this was to be the last great battle
and that victory was sure to result.
What they will do when they real
ize how grievously they have been
deceived remains to be seen, but IL
is hard to believe that even the
hoodwinked populace will much
longer submit to the horrible cruel
ties which have been imposed upon
them by their autocratic masters. 1t
may be possible-that even the army
will refuse to longer become a hu-
man sacrifice for the Moloch of Ger
many.
AS Gettysburg was the decisive
battle of the Civil War, so is the
present struggle on the western front
the decisive engagement of the world
war. There may be other battles OF
importance, but never again will the
German army be able to strike with
anything like the force of the pres
ent drive. With the increasing Amer
lean strength on the fighting front,
the balance of man power is going
to pass to the Allies and then will
come the beginning of the end.
Having staked all on the last throw
and lost, the German government
must realize the truth and it is only
a question of a short time until
their dupes at home understand the
situation. The inevitable disillusion-
ment will be the tragedy of ages.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
Just THE THING.

"Have any luck with your gar
ten?"
"3ure thing, we got two or thrse
tomatoes the neighbor's chickens
couldn't quite reach"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

The average wage earned in New
York State is $17.66 a week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

Frank-Poor Jonesl He has lost
all his money in a wildcat mining
company.
Ethel-Mercy! didn't know you
had to mine for wild cats,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
OUR DAILYLAUCH1

IN UNIFORM ALL RIGHT.
"You say you are in the army.
Then why aren't you dressed as .
Ioldier?"
"It's de army of de unemployed.
aiy, an dis is me fatigue uniform"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

This week the third loan drive will
reach into the homes of Harrisburg,
and the work of the committee ought
to be made easy with the preparation
that has been going forward since the
beginning of the campaign. Our peo-
pie should be ready to subscribe to
the limit OF their ability and it ought
to be understood that the size of the
loan and the response of the people
will have a tremendous effect upon
the predatory Pottsdam gang.
Senator Beidleman is naturally much
gratified over the, spontaneous en-
dorsement of his candidacy for Lieu
tenant Governor by the labor and
mining forces OF the State. These men
have a keen appreciation of the con-
sistent friendship of the Senator
throughout his public career and are
now showing it in practical support
of his campaign. AS has been fire.
quently indicated in these columns,
the people are giving more attention
to the war than to political activi-
ties, but it does not follow that in
telligent study OF the campaign is
neglected by the average citizen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

The American Red Cross wants
10000 women nurses for France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

Bricklayers at Memphis, Tenn
get 81 for an S-hour day
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

Portland. Maine, painters have in
creased wages from IL to So cents
an hour.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22

Canada's new parliament has SO
farmer members.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
LABOR NOTES

Over 5000 union musicians are
serving in the Army.
Winnipeg, Can, street car men
have received increased pay.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1918-09-30
PRAISES THE JOURNAL
FOR PATRIOTIC SPIRIT

Paul c. Gerhart, executive secre-
tary to J. w. Hopes. executive man.
ager of the federa1e reserve bank OF
Dallas, Tex. has written the Journal
several complimentary letters regard
ing the stand this paper had taken
relative to complying strictly with tho
request as to the publication of the
Fourth Liberty Loan advertisements.
One Of these letters. under date Of
the 25th and received this morning,
reads as follows:
"Gentlemen:-We want you to
know how much we appreciate the
patriotic spirit shown by your letters
and especially the one of the 22nd,
Just received.
I'VE note you have compiled with
all our restrictions covering the in
sertion of the Fourth Liberty Loan
advertisements. This is fine.
"We call your attention to the fact
that our plan was for the newspaper
advertising to begin with the first in
sertion of the presidents message on
September 28--the only exception to
this being the advertisement entitled
TO Arms. Citizens which was in
tended for insertion on and after Sep
tember 1S.
II believe the press has supported
us loyalty in these rules. However
we know of one or two exceptions. in
which cases we have asked the pub
fishers to kindly explain.
Yours for the Fourth Liberty
Loan, PAUL c. GERHART,
Executive Secretary"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1918-09-30

been most delightful, it has been
pleasant to have meals in the open.
This, however, cannot continue much
longer, as cold weather will naturally
he expected some time early in Oeto-
ber Mr.. Rapp, the architect who has
charge OF the mess hall and the
swimming pool building is spending
the week at the institute, giving close
attention to the finishing touches to
the mess hal building All of the
heavy work is now completed, and the
floor alone remains to be finished
and the ceiling TO be painted, until
the building will be serviceable. AS
soon as this building is completed the
workmen will be transferred to the
Luna Memorial building. 1t is hoped
to have this structure ready for use
by Christmas.
Captain Wonsetler, who has charge
of athletics at the institute this ses-
sion, has candidates for the football
team out for practice last week The
squad was Il big one and contained
some excellent material 1t is doubt
ful, however, whether much attention
will be given to football this session
Some of the star players will most
probably be transferred from the
institute TO Camp Pike, Ark, in 0c-
tober For this reason and because
most OF the afternoons are devoted
to military work 1t it not considered
practical to attempt much Of sched-
uIe with regular college athletes.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1918-09-30

lery pressure behind and the energy
of indomitable British and Australian
airmen in front. The infantry has
forced the enemy over the hills into
the road just as their guns began to
shell the transport. The airmen
swooped down to 200 feet and
bombed the head of the column. That
accomplished and with the front and
rear q broken mass of wheels, time
only was required to finish the Job.
1t was done with surprising thorough
ness.
one fight after another took up
work until the whole column was one
vast broken mass The enemy troops
seeing escape with vehicles was i'm
possible, fled to the hills. Some en-
deavored to find an outlet along the
Beisan road and fell into the hands
of the cavalry waiting for them. 9th
ers accepting the inevitable sought
refuge in our lines.
The Irish and Indian troops played
a great part. In thirty-siX hours they
marched twenty-one miles as the crow
| flies over a continuous succession OF
mountains and deep rocky valleys,
| necessarily against an enemy striving
| with much conspicuous gallantry 70
| delay their advance. Just before the
| Balata road was in sight the Turks
! tried hard to compel the rish to halt
| Where the Nablus road passes HUI
| warah. about five miles south of Ma
! blus, there is a wide flat surrounded
| by hills The Turks held the SUBMITS
| with numerous machine guns, and il
was obvious that it would take all day
| to drive them out by prepared at
| taply
Albuquerque morning journal., 1918-09-30
FOOTBALL To De
A SIDE ISSUE THIS
YEAR At N. NJ. NJ. |.
Athletics to Receive Secondary
Consideration Because of
Importance of Military Train
ingi Mess Hall Being finished

ESPECIAL CONSCIOUSNESS TO HoRHlNa JouaSAll
Roswell, n. NJ, Sept 29-Lieut
| Oliver Elliott, United States army
who was last year first captain in the
corps Of cadets at the New Mexico
Military institute, is making a visit
to his alma mater while on furlough.
Lieutenant Elliott was recently
graduated from the officers training
school at the Preside, San Francisco
He ranked first in his class and was
chosen one of eight to act as instruc-
tors in the officers training school al
Camp Pike, Ark
Lieutenant Elliott was cadet in
the New Mexico Military institute for
four years, His record was brilliant
all the way through; he was an excel
lent student in the academic depart
ment and was first ranking cadet in
the battalion. He played end on the
football team and was member of
the baseball squad
Lieut. Max X. Rupert, assistant in
structor at the institute, has been rec
commended for the officers training
school at Camp Pike and he will prob
ably leave about the nth of October.
Since the opening of the session Lieu
tenant Rupert has been in charge Of
the physical drills. He has developed
the battalion Of new cadets in splen-
did form. He is considered an excel
lent drill master and a thoroughly
capable officer. He enters the military
service of the country with the high
est of recommendation of the New
Mexico Military institute.
The new mess hall is now nearing
completion. Inside finishing is going
on rapidly, kitchen equipment is be-
ing placed, and just as soon as the
floor is laid in the main hall, the ca
dets will be served their meals in this
magnificent building. At the present
time q large majority of cadets are
being fed on the lawn just north OF
the old mess hall. AS the weather has