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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Right; Keep 'en Out!

A member of the crew of one of
the vessels torpedoed off the Jersey
coast says majority or the crew of
the submarine were German-Ameri-
cans, who lived in Jersey City and
Brooklyn before the war, the fami-
lies of some of them still being
there. An officer of another vessel
says one of the officers of the sub
marine told him he had lived in the
United States, that he was aged
to a Philadelphia girl and that as
soon as the war is over he is going
to settle in America. The immigra-
ton laws prohibit the entry of mur-
derers or other persons convicted of
infamous crimes, and every member
of a submarine crew Is ant actual
or potential murderer and should be
treated as such. 1t is none too soon
for Congress to enact measures pro-
hibiting German immigration for a
specified term after the close of the
war, and making 1t impossible for
any man who has served in any ca
| pacity on submarine forever to en-.
| ter the country.-North American
Reviews War Weekly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
HARD TO STAY

Try ITH so much happening in
wv France and with the cry for
men becoming louder and
more persistent, it is harder to stay
than to go, these days. The call of
the great adventure has gotten into
the blood of many men who know
in their souls that the time has not
come for them to go, but who are
straining at the shackles which hold
them to their jobs while hundreds
of thousands of their fellows are
having in France the greatest exper-
ience in the whole world.
1t is difficult to understand that
they also serve who only stand and
wait and that some must always
stay with the goods" The eagle is
screaming in France and men with
red blood in their veins long to re-
spond. Many a man who goes un-
complainingly to his drab tasks day
after day, feeling that age, family
cares or business responsibilities
have robbed him of a wonderful op-
portunity. would breathe a, sigh of
relief If the draft were advanced to
an age that would leave him with no
alternative but to don the uniform
and shoulder the rifle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27

tinues The Transcript, noting other
recent events on Russia's arctic coast
an opportunity to execute "a flanking
movement from the north as well as
a frontal movement from the east.
The Boston paper points out that
the port of Kola is ice-free, and is
connected by rail with Petrograd
and that the allied military force now
stationed there threatens the Ger
man control of Finland ''and men,
aces the whole. scheme of German
conquest on the Baltic"
The rather involved story of Fin
land and the operations in the prov
ince of Archangel may be gathered
from various dispatches and special
newspaper articles. In the New
York Globe Louis Edgar Browne
observes that while the whole Fin
nish- -German-Allied question is COM
plex," its origin was simple enough
the lack of food. The allies were
unable to meet Finnish demands for
food last summer. The Firms then
said they would be forced to turn
to Germany. 'The Finnish Senate
did turn to Germany, but the Fin
nish laborers. the Finnish Socialists,
turned to Soviet Russia. Civil wal
resulted and Germany came with
armed force to the aid of her secret
ally, the Finnish Diet. The Red
Guards, with red ribbons on their
hats and rifles, fought for the prole-
tariat government with supplies fur
nished by Soviet Russia; the White
Guards, similarly decorated with
white. defended the rule of the prop
erty-owning classes and depended on
material assistance from Germany
, With the German camel's nose once
in the tent. the rest of the animal
soon followed. German officers came
through Sweden in civilian garb
and, according to Mr.. Browne, I'll
was not long before General Manner
helm, the commander of the White
Guard forces, had a full staff OF
German advisers" Finland was un-
der German control. and rumors oi
German King, or Finnish decla
ration of war against the allies
seemed plausible. But the realities
! have been serious enough.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Trouble Brewing in Germany's Rear
From the Literary Digest

X ERMANY has won battles in
1T France and Flanders largely
because she has been able for
the first time since the outstart of
the war to concentrate her entire
military strength against her western
enemies. But her opportunity shas
passed, and now from the arctic
coast to the Ural mountains. from
the Caucasus to the Adriatic. vari-
Gus troubles are sending calls for
German soldiers, which, our press
writer's believe, can only be disre-
garded at the cost of Germany's
eastern conquests. With allied forces
in Kola and Vladivostok, with a
thousand miles of the Siberian rail-
road held by the Czecho-Slov
forces, with the allies Launching
what may be a major Offensive in
the Balkans, with formidable risings
in the Ukraine. with a murdered
Ambassador in Moscow as proof of
rising anti-German sentiment in
Great Russia, with demands for
Teuton aid in the Caucasus, to say
nothing of Austria's needs after her
Italian disaster. Germany will soon
realize, our editors think, that her
EASTERN front is DelnB re-eStaDnSneQ.
For months military Intervention
in Russia has ben demanded by a
large portion of the press in all al
lied countries. To-day some editors
declare, Intervention is fact, and
it only remains for the allies to fol-
low up and to make the most of the
situation. At two widely separated
points allied forces threaten German
rule in Russia, in each case through
a peculiar ombination of unfore-
seen circumstances. 1t is perfectly
plain" to the Boston Transcript that
''the hour has struck for concerted
allied action in Russia" If the Ger
mans send an army to block the
CZecho-S -Slovaks and other anti-Teu-
ton elements in Siberia. they will "at
once reconstitute the eastern battle
line, and that is precisely the chief
necessity of the military situation to
the entente" for "it would compel
the presence of a very large German
army in Russia" We have now, con
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
America Must Sdue the World

Margaret Deland, writing. from
France, says in the August Woman's S
Home Companion:
The French nation-soldiers, and
young housekeepers, and old moth
ers-knowing values, has endured.
Are we going to endure?
"I haven't the slightest doubt of it!
Only, looking back now from France
at American comfort and character,
quite wakened up yet to the full
meaning of that word endurance
We have risen to the world demand
upon us splendidly. 1 think we can
afford. privately. just between our
selves, to say that to each other; be-
cause we know it isn't just the boast
ing of which our allies with cynical
agood nature accuse us. We are not
boasting, we are sta ting facts, we
really are meeting the situation. But
all the same, compared to the
French, we were, when we went into
the war, soft, and therefore we have
got to think out carefully all to which
that word endurance commits us.
las we learn our lesson, We will
say humbly that we have been spoil
ed. Then we shall ask ourselves how
we can most quickly recover from
that spelling? OF course, every in
dividual will make an individual
answer; but we shall agree that. col
lectively, we have got to eliminate
fuss about inconvenience, and we
may agree to say over to ourselves,
every day: We are face to face with
the most extraordinary opportunity
that has ever confronted a nation
the opportunity to save the world"
Does this sound like more Amer
lean brag? 1t 10 not; could almost
find 1t in my heart to wish that il
were! But ! beg you to believe that
| 1t is not. 1t is the terrible truth
Let us face it. Germany has got her
second wind; England, France, Italy
| (for Russia is out of it) are wind
| ed. Unless America comes Will
ships, with food, with men, with
ammunition, with sacrifice of the su-
| perfiuous, with endured hardship
with spiritual suffering, with sol
emn readiness to give up whatever IL
most precious to us, unless we can
do this. all that is worth living fol
will be lost. We shall be a conquer.
ed people. Can Americans bear thai
| word?
"A subject people! We shall have
to bear II, unless we realize that II
| we do not save others we canno
save ourselves. Realize that unles.
we stand shoulder to shoulder with
England and France, America will
be an enslaved nation. Freedom viii
perish from the earth. Civilization
will go under.
America must save the world'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
THEY CAN'T GET BY

HERE are in every community
and Harrisburg is no excep-
tion-certain men and women
who are bluffing along as to their
war activities and deceiving none
save themselves.
With the tremendous responsibility
resting upon the American people
those who are failing now must re-
member that after the war they shall
have to give years to explanation of
why they had no part in the great
struggle, either at the front or at
home.
1t is for this reason that those men
who have endeavored to get into the
service and who have been rejected
for physical disability should be per-
mitted TO wear some definite, au-
thorized insignia which would be
understood by all who look upon the
button or ribbon. The man who
fails TO be accepted by his country
is entitled to honor, but so long as
he has no distinguishing mark ne is
often confused with the Stacker
and the patriotic pretender who does
nothing. excusing himself on the
score of business.
The time has come when every
man, woman and child must line VI
and the wheat is going to be sifted
from the chaff in no uncertain fash.
ion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SUPPRESS MOB LAW
To the Editor Of the TeIegrdfh:

have read with degree of pleas
ure your editorial, "A Just Petition"
in this evenings Telegraph. which
was inspired by a resolution from
the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
Colored knights of Pythias, now in
session in this city, praying that the
President address a special mes
sage to the country on the import
ance of exercising self-restraint and
preserving public order during the
war crisis" 1 thank you for support
ing this petition and urging its fav-
orable consideration by the Presi-
dent. You have always championed
the cause of Righteousness and JUS
tice regardless of race or color; but
at this crucial period in the worlds
history your advocacy of a square
deal for the black race in this coun-
try not only during the war crisis"
but for all time, is greatly appre-
ciated.
1 do not know whether the Win
the-War" petition presented to Con-
gress by the National Colored Lib
erty Congress has been brought to
your attention. enclose herewith
copy for the perusal of the friends
of Justice" through the medium of
the Telegraph. This congress met in
Washington, June 21-29. Messengers
from thirty-three states attended.
The petition speaks for itself. 1t was
brought 70 the attention of the House
of Representatives by Congressman
Gillett, of Massachusetts,, and is in
corporated in the Congressional Rec
ord of June 29. Our own Senator
Penrose will see to it in the Senate.
E. LUTHER CUNNINGHAM.
Note-The enclosure is a copy of
| the petition presented to Congress
by Mr.. Gillett in the name of the
Liberty Congress, representing 49,
| 900, 900 colored people, praying for
suppression of lynch law, which at
| tracted wide newspaper attention on
the date of its introduction, June 29.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27

So George Creel wants to censor
the contents of the magazines also?
Well. why not let George do it? He
has seen McAdoo take over the rail-
roads as his particular job. in addi-
tion to running the treasury and the
express companies. George has like
wise observed the telegraph and tele-
phone systems pass under the control
of Burleson. the politician master
general" as Colonel Harvey writes it,
and naturally Creel feels like grab
bing a little more power while the
grabbing is good.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
The German Beast
philadelphia Public Ledgerl


Leave the dead unburied Aban-
don the wounded to writhe in agony
under the burning midsummer sun.
without water, without succor, with
out PITY Shoot down the Red Cross
stretcher parties! These are official
German orders. This is the sort of
enemy our boys are fighting in
France. Here is the text of this in
human order cabled by Perry Rob-
inson, the London Times-Public Led
ger correspondent with the British
forces in France:
"Henceforth the enemy is not to
be allowed to recover his dead and
wounded except behind his own posi-
tion, even under the Red Cross flag.
If stretcher parties go out a warn
ing shot is to be fired. If no attention
is paid to the shot, the enemy must
be thoroughly engaged at once"
These orders were actually carried
out at ers-Brettonneux.
The enemy must be thoroughly
engaged at once" Nothing could bet
ter illustrate the nauseating hypo-
crisy. the bloodless Journalism un-
convincingly covering bloodthirsty
savagery, which so constantly char
acterizes the Prussian beast.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
STEAM HEAT RATES

r rs a rather warm period to dis
cuss the cost of steam heat, but
this community is not feeling
too comfortable over the proposed
increase in rates by the local steam
heat corporation. Consumers are
like the man from Missouri-they
want to be shown.
As was indicated by this news
paper when the announcement was
first made OF the proposed increase.
the community is perfectly willing
to meet Increased war costs of any
commodity, but will not submit to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Col. Hdruey's Compliments

Colonel George Harvey has con-
graduated Secretary Daniels on be-
ing the best head of the Navy De-
partment since the days of w. C.
Whitney. 1t will soon be Secretary
Bakers turn for a compliment
Los Angeles Times.
We pay him one nova big one,
too-with the utmost satisfaction
Mr.. Baker promised at the beginning
of the war to keep politics out of
the Army, and barring his out
rageous treatment of General Wood,
we believe he has kept his word to
the letter.-North American Re-
views War Weekly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27

Again the Federal Trade Commits
sion has called attention to the
wasteful practices of certain pub
fishers in view of the serious condi-
tions surrounding the newspaper in
dustry. The Commission states that
recent figures indicate some publish
ers are not yet curtailing wastes as
much as must be done. Many are
accused of throwing papers about
promiscuously like circulars, allow
ing return of copies unsoId and other
practices which are contrary to the
recent conservation order of the War
Industries Board.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
SMITH BEATS TAMMANY

THIS has not been happy year
for Democratic machine lead
ers. First Bonniwell beats Nc
Cormick, Palmer and their pals in
Pennsylvania, and now Alfred E.
Smith routs Tammany in New York
and with the aid of upstate Demo-
Gratis forces himself on the New York
city bosses as the party's candidate
for Governor. Tammany would not
have accepted Smith if it could have
avoided such a move, but the Hearst
candidacy brought about a condi-
ton which enabled the better ele-
ment of the party to name him as
their candidate. even in spite of the
fact that Tammany had turned him
down last fall as the Democratic
nominee for Mayor of New York City.
The result will be control of New
York State by the Republicans next
year. unless all signs fail.
But, despite their internal dissen-
sions, the Democrats of the Empire
State are to be congratulated upon
their reputation of Hearst. A man
whom the Kaiser said has helped
our. cause very much in America"
is not the man for public trust.
whether or not he is sincere in his
protestations of patriotism and 10y
atty. To that extent at least the
New York Democratic convention was
a highly successful gathering. in
which every American. no matter
what his politics. may take pride.
Neither Democrats nor Republicans
want to have anything to do with
anything or anybody smacking of
pro-Germanism.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27

extortion or unfair rules which d.
rectly or indirectly increase the cost
to the consumer. It has not been
forgotten that the merger of the two
electric light companies resulted al
most Immediately in certain "scien-
tific" charges which jumped mate
rally the monthly bill of the aver
age user OF electricity.
It is understood the Chamber of
Commerce is investigating the mat
ter and it will be the duty of that
body to safeguard the interests of
the citizens in any increase of rates.
It is safe to assume that this organi-
zation of businessmen is thoroughly
competent to deal fairly with this
public utility or any other which de-
pends upon the community for its
franchises and its earnings.
Harrisburg consumers are in a
somewhat different class than those
of almost any other community. ow-
ing to the fact that the local steam
heat corporation obtains it's fuel in
large part from the Susquehanna
river supply. While there may be
reason for some increase as a result
of higher labor costs and the war
prices which prevail for all mate
rials, it is regarded as doubtful
whether there is justification for the
large increase proposed in the sched-
ule submitted to the Public Service
Commission.
However, it is only fair that the
matter should be thoroughly
threshed out to the end that a
square deal may be given the COM
pany and the consumer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Little Stories of Gen. PerShin9

The announcement that General
Pershing had adopted two French
orphans recalled a flood of tender
memories to friends of his on the
border. for it was while he was in
command here that his wife and two
children were burned to death at the
Preside in San Francisco. General
Pershing's hair, chestnut brown,
slowly turned to gray after his loss
and he could be seen frequently riding
on the mesa beyond Fort Bliss alone
with his great grief.
On an inspection trip from Mani
quipa to Colonia Dublan he saw a
mule driver beating his team be-
cause they would not pull an over
loaded wagon out of a rut. Jumping
from his automobile. General PERISH
ing lectured the mule-driver, forced
him to tighten the load, deftly swung
the team around and drove the wag-
on onto the high road.
Again he reprimanded a colonel
who forced his men to march all
day with a sixty-pound field pack
when empty motor trucks were pass
ing all day en- route to the same
destination.
"An American soldier will fight
harder, live on less food and accept
more hardships than any other SOL
dier in the world" General Pershing
said, in commenting upon the incl
dent, but he can see no reason why
his pack should not be hauled in
empty trucks if trucks are passing
Neither do l."
A camp sutler at Colonia Dublan
smuggled in an automobile load OF
bad whisky. After disposing of his
stock, a man appeared at General
Pershing's headquarters to ask for q
pass back to the border. He got the
pass as a free ride as a prisoner and
was forced to dig latrines and repair
roads en- route.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Chief Burgess r. D. thinner
man, of Shamokin. has taken the
initiative in a movement to erect a
permanent Roll of Honor" for the
young men of that town serving with
the colors.
, The Rev. John n. Levan, of
Lebanon, who is we'll known in Har-
risburg, where he has spoken several
times, is setting an example by
working ten hours in the mills each
day except Sunday,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
FORWARD!
|" HE Harrisburg Chapter of the
Red Cross needs workers. The
anDeal If made vesferd av

" HE Harrisburg Chapter of the
Red Cross needs workers. The
appeal it made yesterday
through the columns of this newspa-
per ought not to be in vain.
Doubtless the work has Jagged
through thoughtlessness rather than
intent. This is the vacation season
and many women who gave gener-
ously of their time in the forepart of
the year are out of the city for a
few weeks rest. But there is no
rest for the soldier and war knows
no such time as vacation. Our
armies are engaged in a vast often
sive. That means wounded men and
immense quantities of Red Cross
supplies 10 properly care for thcm.
Italy's heroic counter-blow has made
necessary the shipment of medicines
and materials by the shipload. Rus
sia is to be the scene of Red Cross
ministrations on a large scale, and
Secretary Baker talks of an Amer
lean Army of 100000 men. The
Red Cross must double, and treble
and multiply many times its already
heroic efforts. America is the great
reservoir from which me world must
draw succor for the suffering, as
well as the might with which to
crush the Germans. We at home
must not fail in the crisis. We must
meet the demands of the local chap
ter without stint, even though at
personal sacrifice. Our boys over
there do not halt because they. are
tired or hesitate because the weather
is hot. They go forward; always
forward, and so must we.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Hofrman's woods, the
little patch of woodland left
standing at Sixth and Division
streets, used 20 be a pop
ular picnic and campmeeting.
ground?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27

All tourists passing through Har,
risburg admire the dignified propor.
tions of the Penn-Harris Hotel, and
go on their way to tell their fellow
travellers of the fine place of enter.
tainment soon to be opened here. Nc
recent public improvement has done
more for Harrisburg than this fine
hotel. 1t is not only a business en-.
terprise; it is a great civic achieve.
ment
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Missed in the Right Place

In all walks of life those young
men of military age are greatly
missed. But they would be missed
more IL they were not doing their
duty in the Army.-From the Chi
cago News.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27

The official supervisor of the min
ing industry in Pennsylvania, Mr..
Button. is out of tune with the White
House. He says the output of the
mines would be increased 20 per cent.
by cutting out booze.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
OUR DAILY LAUGH
BETWEEN
GIRLS.

My d Q ar, I
never saw 20 u
looking so we'll.
That is a very
Inkind r q m a rk
TO make, Maize,
when l am on my
way to the doc
tors to get him to
prescribe a trip to
Atlantic City?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
No Doubt Who Has EN-

One general says the side with the
last reserves will win; and America
is raising 5000. 900 reserves.-From
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27

Fuel Administrator Hickok feels
confident that this community will
have sufficient coal before next
winter. Let US pray that his conf
dence is not misplaced.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Let's Look at 1t This Way

II the Kaiser builds bigger u
boats the American gunners will find
them easier to hit.-From the Des
Moines Register.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27

Making the country safe for the
Democratic party has paralyzed the
old Democratic principle opposed to
the Capitalization of power. Are we
hypnotized or-what?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27

ON THE DOCKS
What are 70 u
throwin' your fish
back in the river
for?
Aw, II I take
'em home, Mawll
make me clean
'em.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
We Weren't Very Anrious

BY bringing their U-boat war to
this side of the Atlantic the Huns
have brought 1t where we want it,
From the Dallas News.