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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13
WAR ROMANCE
ENDS IN PARIS
Pierre Giraud, Hero of Char
leroi, Sentenced to Five
Years in Jail

Paris.-One of the stirring ro-
mances of the war had melancholy
ending in one of the criminal courts
of Paris n few days ago, when
Pierre Giraud. one of the heroes of
Charleroi, was sentenced to five
years imprisonment for purloining
letters containing money and valu-
aoles to the amount OF more than
100000 francs. The execution of the
sentence was suspended on the rec
omrhendation of the jury.
Under Military Age, Enlisted
Giraud, under military age, enlist
ed at the outbreak of the war and
was in the disaster at Charleroi. Hit
by an explosive bullet. he lay on the
field three days and three nights be-
fore he was picked up by a Belgian
manufactures who went over the
field with a motorcar seeking for
overlooked wounded.
Taken to a hospital in Charleroi.
he was nursed by the daughter of
the man who saved him. Later she
aided him to escape. Helping him
into one of the coffins provided for
the head of the hospital, she got him
into the morgue, where he remained
to transfer him in a wheelbarrow to
the home of the girls father.
His hiding place was discovered
through denunciation. but Giraud es-
capped on crutches before the Ger
mans could get him, and, after vari-
Gus vicissitudes, reached the from
tier of Holland, from whence he re-
turned to France by way of Eng
land His nurse followed him and
their adventure developed into a
marriage as soon as Giraud's wound
was healed.
Glrnud Was ReInstated
Decorated with the military medal
and the war cross, Giraud was rein
stated in his former employ at the
general post office.
He was charged with the super
vision of the department of regis
tered letters, in which important
thefts occurred.
Losses of letters containing large
sums of money continued through
ten months before Giraud fell under
suspicion. A search of his residence
revealed a hoard of about 100000
francs in banknotes and securities
that he had extracted from regis
tered letters. OF that sum, less than
10000 francs had been applied to
Giraud's personal use.
Giraud said in court that he had
no idea what he would have done
with the money and securities. The
jury concluded that he committed
the thefts under mental alteration
resulting from his wound and the
sufferings he had endured.
An odd development of the case is
that the owners of the money and
securities have no recourse against
the state for the recovery of their
property, because in each case they
had infringed the laws governing the
expedition OF valuables by registered
letter. Consequently the state is
richer by $4,000 francs in bank bills
and 10000 francs in securities and
jewelry through Giraud's aberra-
tions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13

Parker and the gallantry of the
eight American sailors who jumped
into the sea and swan to the rescue
or survivors on RATS and wreckage.
Picked Up Wireless
The Glenart Castle sank at o'clock
in the morning on February 26. The
destroyer. although far distant. pick
ed up a wireless message and hur-
ried to the scene. where she search
ed the choppy sea for survivors. The
first one was sighted at 1 o'clock in
the afternoon-a lone man on a raft.
In these submarine-infested waters
IL was impossible for the destroy er
to halt and launch boats, She threw
a line to the survivor. but he was
so weak that he became entangled in
the line and was carried astern of
the destroyer and severely cut by her
propellers. He managed. however.
to climb back on the raft.
Jumped to Rescue
The destroyer circled the scene
end as 1t passed the raft again Quar-
termaster ]. C. Cole jumped overheard
and brought the man back to the
destroyer. He was a fireman, Jesse
White, of Southampton. He died la
ter on board the destroyer. which
continued her search, and in the
course of the afternoon sighted three
more groups of survivors clinging to
RATS and wreckage. all of whom
were similarly rescued.
In congratulating the crew of the
destroyer, Vice-Admiral Sims, COM
mander of the American naval forces
in the war zone, telegraphed:
THE work done in wintry seas
and gales by all the destroyers' crews
has been inspiring, but none more
so than the Parker's."
One of the survivors who was res
cued late in the afternoon said he
sighted a submarine while he was
struggling in the water. The U-boat
rassed within a few yards of him.
There were two Germans on her
deck. He hailed her and asked for
7 help, but the Germans paid no atten-
tion to him.
Survivors Rescued
In all, nine survivors were rescued
by the Parker. OF whom one died on
| board the destroyer All were land
ed in Wales.
The Americans who jumped into
the water in the course of these res
cues, in addition to Quartermaster
Cole, were:
r. E. Hoses, boatswain's mate.
David Goldman. machinists mate.
Jerry Quinn, coXswain.
+. w. Beeghley, yeoman.
! w. w. Mathews. ships cook.
]. Newman, seaman.
T. F. Troue, seaman.
The official report of the sinking
of the Glenart Castle, on which II
is estimated 153 persons lost their
lives, announced that survivors had
been landed by an American torpedo
| boat destroyer. the name of which
was not given.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13
Boards Must Give
Card Data at Once

State draft headquarters to-day
called upon all local draft boards in
the state to forward at once state
ments regarding the condition of the
occupational cards for the informal
tion of the provost marshall
A number of boards are behind in
gathering this information and it is
proposed to issue a bulletin upon the
manner in which they have complied
with the orders Those which fall
down will be bulletined in newspa-
pers.
Draft headquarters to-day received
schedules for the movement of the
mon to the aviation field at San An
tonic. There will be 466 started
from Pennsylvania on Friday and
224 the following day. Two special
trains will start from Philadelphia.
The quotas for each board for the
latest call are being worked out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13
Methodists Plan Merger;
Combined Branches Would
Make Huge Membership

Louisville-Unificatio of the two
great branches of the Methodist
church, the Northern and the South
ern, with a com bined membership
of about 100000 persons, is prac-
tically certain to take place within
six years, according to a statement
by the Rev. Frank NJ. Thomas, pas
tor of the Fourth Avenue Methodist
Church, who has just returned from
Savannah, Ga, where he spent two
weeks as secretary of the joint COM
mission appointed TO consider plans
for unification.
Another session of the joint COM
mission will be held in st. Louis
beginning April 10, for the purpose
of adopting proposals already ten
tatively passed upon.
only a thin line now divides the
two great branches of Methodism, :"
said DR.. Thomas. practically every
problem of reunion has been solved.
Another thing, the formation of a
new church has to be laid from the
best elements of the old. We have
really got to build a world church,
for Methodism is at home in every
land.
One General Conference
THE union of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church and the Methodist
Episcopal Church South will make
membership of about 100000,
and we are expecting other Metho-
dist organizations to come in later.
One is the Methodist Protestant
Church. Another is the Japanese
Methodist Church, which has been
independent In forming a world
church the idea is to have one gem
eral conference, and in time asso-
northern Asia, one for India, one
for Europe, one for South America
and perhaps others later.
THE meeting at Savannah was
most important and successful. The
commission left feeling that solu-
ton of all problems involved in uni
tication was near.
IF everything is agreed to at the
st. Louis meeting the plan of uni
fication can be brought before the
Methodist Church South for ratifi-
cation at the general conference in
Atlanta next May. While the gem
eral conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will not be held
regularly until 1920, the bishops Of
that denomination have the author
ity to call special session if they
deem it best.
Should the st. Louis session de-
velop agreement on every point it
would be four or six years before
we could get everything working.
"It has been discovered that
$750,000 has been expended annu-
ally by the two great branches in
competitive territory. places where
one Methodist church could have
done the work. This would be ST.
500, 900 in ten years, or enough
UTh oil
to provide for all the superannu-
ated minister's
The name for the proposed new
church has not been determined.
Several titles are under considera-
tion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13
M--..L----
STANDS FOR
MenthO Laxene
Cold, Cough and .Catarrh
Medicine For Young
and Old

You buy it of any we'll stocked
druggist in 2B OF. bottles and take
it in ten-drop doses. or better yet
mix it with simple sugar syrup, made
by dissolving "a of a pound of gran
lated sugar in a half-pint of boiling
water. 1t is so easy to make a whole
pint of cold and cough syrup that
tens of thousands of mothers make
it every year for their loved ones.
All agree that this homemade
cough syrup is free from harmful
drugs, and that only few doses are
required, for each case, so that
pint may last a family throughout
the winter season.
For colds, catarrh, cough, and
bronchitis, there is nothing superior
for prompt, lasting relief Guaran-
teed by the Blackburn Products Co.,
Dayton, Ohio, to please or money
back.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13
Poisonius Gas:

Po1sonluS Gas:
First employed by the Germans
at the battle of the Somme. The
first gas used was chlorine and after
the first surprise attack, the British
learned to know it by the yellow
low-rolling clouds sweeping across
No Mans Land. Since then other
gases have been employed by both
sides, the composition of which is
regarded as a military secret. One
gas employed by the Germans is in
visible and not BILE, it is
said, until the victim falls dead.
Protection against this deadly chem
ical is found in the rats which in
habit the trenches and succomb
more quickly than men to its effects,
thus acting as detectors. Gas shells
contain various compositions, cal
culated to spread rapidly in all di-
rections when the shell eXplodes.
The advantage of gas shells is more
apparent when it is remembered
that the first method of shooting gas
from a nozzle, was only possible
when the wind was in the right di-
rection to carry it away from the
Huns own lines. Sometimes, even
so, they suffered from their own
weapon. Both methods are still en-
ployed, however, and every soldier
must carry gas masks as part of his
regular equipment in the field
Gas inhaled destroys the lung
tissues and is both very painful and
suffocating.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13

Mrs. Ira Nelson Morris, wife of
the United States Minister to Swe-
den, is back home fresh from the
great storm center Of European in
trigue. The reports furnished to the
American State Department by her
husband have kept the Government
in close touch with inside conditions
both in Germany and Rus>.a. Mrs.
Morris has labored necessarily to
alleviate suffering Sweden. and re-
Gently was publicly thanked by King
Gustave for her help to the poor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13
10000 Muskrat Skins
Brought $5OO,OOO

st. Louisa lot of 10000 musk
rats brought 100000. Many of the
skins brought $3.50 each. an average
price for good pelts being rs cents.
A few years ago muskrat skins sold
on the market as low as cents
each. A collection of beaver brought
$25 per skin and the small lot of
martin from Alaska set a record
price of $57 each.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13
War Time Lexicon

Copyright, 1918, by British ca
madam Recruiting Mission, which
maintains depots in all large cities
where men, except Americans, may
volunteer.) r.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13
KSREWARD
FOR HEROISM OF
PARKER'S CREW
Seven Members of u. S. De-
stroyer Risked Lives For
U-Boat Victims
Bv Associated Press

London, March 13.-Sir ]. Fortescue
Flannery, member for the Maldon
division of Essex. announced to-day
that he would call the attention of
the First Lord of the Admiralty
in the House of Commons to the
remarkable heroism and seamanship
displayed by the American crew OF
the destroyer Parker in rescuing nine
survivors, including the unconscious
navigating officer. of the hospital
ship Glenart Castle. sunk in the Bris-
tol channel late in February.
The member said he would suggest
that the Admiralty suitably recognize
the skill of the navigator of the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13
The Arctic Night
Lasts For Seven Weeks

ondon.-Imagine what the in
habitants of Vardo. on the shore of
the Arctic ocean, near the North Cape
in Norway, have suffered this winter
The SUN sets there at the end of No
vember and does not rise again until
tn" middle of January, and the Arc
tic night lasts for seven weeks. At
midday in fine weather one can just
see to read for about an hour. All
the rest of the time artificial light is
necessary.
There was such a shortage of coal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13
RHEUMATISM, NEURITIS
IMMEDIATELY RELIEVED

SOOthes and LOOsens Up Those
Stiff. Rheumatic Joints, Re-
duces inflammation h and
Drives Out Pain
Don't suffer with Lumbaeo.7 Rheuma-
tism. Neuritis. Pleurisy Neuralgia and
Congestion. Here is the quickest I and
surest relief. Pain is an easy thing TO
stop. Get a jar of CAMPHoROLE from
the nearest drug store. and while you are
applying it you will wonder where the
pain has gone. The remarkable success
Of CAMPHOROLE Is entirely due to Win
tterereen, Menthol and Camphor. prepared
in a synthetic way to give results. n is
we'll known that the medical profession
and medical papers testify to their ereat
curative properties. DR.. Brigadell, Manu-
facturer. Atlantic City, N. J.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13

at Vardo that the electric light
works were able to furnish only half
the normal supply. Therefore, all
parties and entertainments were for
hidden, the schools were closed and
every one had to live. If not in alb
solute darkness. at least in deep
shadow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13
RUTToN,s SIDE OF 1T

Seward E. Button. State Chief of
Mines, to-day declared his department
was not in politics and denied that
inspectors had been sent blank petit
tions for ]. Denny ONeil. Reports
from western counties have been to
the effect that inspectors had re-
fused to circulate petitions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-13

The official report of the sinking
of the Glenart Castle, on which it
is estimated 153 persons lost their
lives, announced that survivors had
been landed by an American torpedo
boat destroyer, the name of which
was not given.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-28

by arousing the attention of
my enemies and preventing me, for
that reason, from collecting proofs
which | need in order to confound
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-28

reactionaries to buy him off with prefer
ment. But he refused to be a cabines
munster or al ambassador, & senator oa
deputy. He chose to be merely pro
fessor of history in state normal school.
ana during the II years that he occupied
this position he turned over every dollar
of his salary to the treasury Of the radical
party and lived on small private income
He rarely showed himself In public
Argentine politicians of the average type
asslduously frequent the salons OF high
society, the theaters, the races and the
cafes. But Irigoyen kept himself go rig
idly secluded that he was given the niclo
name Of Eel Monte" dhe rnonk)
BY one Of the lrories Of fate was thaa
his opportunity was given to him by the
conservative party itself. The last prest-
dent OF Argentina, Senior Rogue Saenr-
Pena, decided that the time had come to
institute electoral reforms and engineer
through parliament a law providing 20,
universal, obligatory and secret voting
Savenz- Pena was q candidate for re-
election and supposed that he had ths
country behind him. But he had ns
sooner signed the new law than Irigoyen
emerged from retirement and sum
moned the radical party to name It's f.rs,
national ticket He was, of course, norai,
mated for president and swept the Yolla
with a clear majority OF 5000 votes.
The platform on which ne was electess
was practically silent on the war ana
foreign affairs. 1t was complicated
document calling for a multitude OF re-
forms in internal government which II
would take at least two full terms OF ala.
years each for the president to institute
This undoubtedly explains Irigcyen's re-
luctance to enter the European con.-ie:
He feels that he was given a nandat.
to perform another kind Of job
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-28
The Man Who Is Keeping
Argentina Out Of the War

Again news from Buenos Aires indf-
Gates Argentina is about to join the asso-
ciated nations in the war against Ger
many. Several months ago q declaration
sr war was expected from the most power
rul OF the Spanish speaking republics Of
south America. The parliament of Argen-
tina has voted to break off diplomatic re-
!ations with Germany. The people have
made plain their anger at the Luxburg
Incident. There have been pro-war riots
IN the streets of Buenos Aires Yet, Hippo
litic Irigoyen, president OF that nation by
stubborn resistance to popular opinion
mas Kept Argentina on the fence. This
man who snaps his fingers in the face Of
the people Is the most interesting political
figure in South America.
IL would be easy to classify him, the
Brooklyn Eagle remarks, II there were
any reason to suppose that he could be
bought with Hohenzollern money. But
lrlgoyen's record is OF the best. He is an
advanced liberal, who has fought all his
life for the cause of democracy More
than once he has declined to accept pub
lie office because the men who offered
10 support him had furnished regulations
throughout an active career" wrote
the Argentine publcist, Garzon, in 1916
lrlgoyen has proved his remarkable
strength of character, combined with po-
ntlcai foresight He Is keenly intelligent
energetic and as honest as the day I'M
perturable in the struggle, he has never
permitted his private life to be in the
slightest degree affected"
Inc last named Is one Of the most inter-
esting facts about Irigoyen. He became
a popular hero and enjoyed so much
prestige, even among his opponents,
that he could have had almost any
minor office in the gift of the republic
Numerous attempts were made by the
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-28
ON DOING FOR SOLDIERS
Letter in San Antonio, Tex, Light.

:onio, Tex, Light.
army man, for he needs none but 10
merely a statement OF facts to show thai
the money spent for luxuries for the sol,
diers is wasted and could be put to much
better use for the benefit of the needy OF
both America and Europe
Uncle Sam is always taking good cara
of his soldiers and can still do 80 and they
would be much better pleased IL there waa
not so many misguided expenditures. II
there were more competent mess sergeants
and cooks throughout the army. the living
would be q paradise in comparison to what
it Is In many homes Of the poorer classes
OF civilians.
The high cost Of living is all Joke IN
Uncle Sans army, for he furnishes
enough food or the equivalent in rat.on
money for any man. Amy man in tbs
service does not expect 1t to be home llks
for this is a war, and the war has not
changed a bit since Sherman made h!s
spiel.
During 19l4-15 when the troops were do
Ing border duty, we were living great
deal harder than we are now, and still
we didn't need any help and II we were,
caught away from camp we could hardly
get a meal or even water for our horses
! except from our own enemies, the Mexi-
cans. Now if there are any people who
are donating money for luxuries and pleas
ures for soldiers, please desist, for tho
men of the army want to keep their self
respect and they cannot do 1t wnen the,
know that they are taking the necessities
Of life away from helpless women an,
children and are regarded as objects OF
1 pity and charity.
will close these remarks with ,it,l.
true anecdote. A troop of cavalry halt-a
for a meal in Haughton, Kan litti.
girl with her mother was passing Will.
/ the soldiers were eating and the little girl
made the remark. Why mamma. they eat
Sergeant
Second Aero SQUADRON. Kelly. Field Tex
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-28

To the Editor: Asking your indulgence
and also that Of those who read this and
not wanting to detract any favors or con-
cesslons from any who may receive them
but to those 1aymen who may not under
stand the customs of the regulard army
these statements are hereby dedicated
In every paper from Maine to California
there Is one or more articles that either
make the statement or ask the question,
What can we do for our soldier boys?'
II not that. What are we doing?'' or
What can be done?''
Now readers, having been soldering IN
the regular army for a number of years
and. having seen service in nearly every
foreign post of the United States service,
/ think that am a competent judge.
United States service men are the best
clothed best fed and the best paid men
of any in the world. They are not objects
of pity or charity. and the older men in
the service resent being considered as
such. They so1dered for SIS month and
had nothing given them nor any charita-
Bile institutions canvass1ng for them. 1t
was only year ago that the soldiers.
sailors and marines were not welcome in
many Y. M. G. AS and in one they
were actually asked to leave. Not saying
that the Y. M. G. AS are not doing great
work now but merely to show that 1t IS
not Indispensable and that the soldier does
not have to depend upon them for amuse-
ments or favors Also there were edicts
issued. compelling theaters and cafes to
allow any man in uniform, IL they We're
acting respectfully. the privilege accorded
to civilians. M
Now since war has been declared and
nearly every mother has son in the
army, soldiers character has taken q
jump straight up. No ore means to state
that every man with service can transfer
to most any organization and get pro-
NOTED to the highest grade of non-com-
missioned officer.
This Is not a defense OF the regular.