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ono lieutenant. With these officers
the organization was mustered into
the Pennsylvania National Guard by
Brigadier General ]. p. S. Goblin, of
the Third Brigade.
The first opportunity to do active
military service came to the COM
pany in 1898 when hostilities be-
tween the United States and Spain
broke out. Tho service of the Gov
ernor's Troop, Pennsylvania Volun-
teer Cavalry, was creditable to the
organization during this conflict.
The troop reported at Mount
Gretna on April 2S. and was mus
tered into the United states service
on May 13 as The Governor
Troop, Pennsylvania VOLUNTEER Cav
airy" 1t was held there until early
In July when it was ordered to go
to the camp of the Second Army
Corps in Fairfax county, Va. Arriv-
ing al Camp Alger, Va, on July 81,
1t went from there to Newport
News, Va, on July 23. Transport
was taken for Porto Rico on August
.. The troop arrived there five days
later and landed on the following
day.
The troop was on the island for
just little over one month. taking
transport on the Mississippi from
Ponce for New York City on Sep
tember 3. The men were furloughed
at Harrisburg on September IL to
!, November II, when it was mustered
out OF the United States service fater
serving almost seven months.
Frederick Nj. OFT was captain of
the unit during the Spanish Amer
lean War with John M. Major as
first lieutenant and Edwin A. Nico-
delnus as second lieutenant. The
troop was reorganized as the Gov
ernor'S Troop of the National Guard
of Pennsylvania on January 81,
1898.
The Second Trooo
During its absence from the Unit
ed States, a second Governors Troop
had been organized. The organiza-
ton meeting took place on July 81,
1898, with Charles P. Meek, captain;
S. Frank Westen. first lieutenant,
and Joseph j. Weaver, second lieu
tenant. On the return from active
service of the original troop, Captain
OFT was reelected and Captain Neck
made a first lieutenant.
The Governors Troop has had an
existence marked by many endeav-
ors that have brought much honor
to il. 1t took prominent parts in
many public events in Pennsylva-
MIA and other states, and no celebra-
ton in Harrisburg was complete
without the presence of the Gov
ernor's Troop. In addition TO nu-
merous festive events in which it
participated, it took n prominent
| part in quieting numerous disturb
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CITY is PROUD OF
ITS FIGHTING MEN
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about seventy-five Harrisburgers to
I'LL up the ranks to war strength and
this company, combined with one
from the old Sixteenth National
fuaro Regiment, forms Company c
the One Hundred and Twelfth.
also had charge for a short time of
the men in Company X, a Bedford
unit. These troops, too, were fine
soldiers, typical of the kind Penn
sylvania has furnished by thousands.
II am sure that every man in the
One Hundred and Twelfth is we'll
trained and an excellent soldier, and
ii was a great pleasure and no sur
prise to me to read that they were
successfully engaged in driving back
the Huns. They will certainly be
capable of any task assigned them
and no officer will find a more will
ing organization to carry on in any
drive"
a brief history of the battling
units, of which every heart in Har-
risburg is proud, follows:
Originated in Civil War
Companies d and l of the Eighth
Regiment of the old Pennsylvania
National Guard. whose members are
now right up on the firing line. TAX
Ing part in the bis partle being
waged on the fields of France, have
had a long and noble career. The
two companies are outgrowths of
the First City Zouaves and City
Grays, the germ of which was laid
in the spring of 1861 with the for
nation of the Harrisburg Rifles. The
membership of the two companies
was made up almost entirely of Har-
risburs boys.
After a series of metamorphoses,
the Harrisburg Rifles became the
Eighth Regiment of the Pennsylva-
MIA National Guard and only ceased
TO exist as such when it was mus
tered into the United States service
shortly after the declaration of war
against Germany.
Company l came into existence as
such when the Pennsylvania Ma
tionai Guard was reorganized at the
close of the Spanish American War,
being formed from Company II of
the Eleventh Regiment. This lat
ter unit had been formed for home
prote ction when Company ID had
been mustered inro the United
States service at the commencement
of the Spanish American War.
Formed in the spring of 1851, the
Harrisburg Rifles soon was known as
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commissioned officers. Colonel Will
liam w. Jennings. well known in
Harrisburg, was colonel of the One
Hundred and Twenty Regi-
ment during the entire nine months
Of service of Company A.
With the War of the Rebellion
finally quelled, the First City Zou-
aves was reorganized with Lieuten-
ant-Colonel j. Wesley Awl as cap
tain. The unit prospered to such an
extent that its numbers soon made
it quite unwieldy. With 169 men on
the roll, in 1869 Captain Awl con-
ceired the idea of forming battal-
ion. Three companies of forty men
each were organized.
Captain Thomas +. Maloney, made
captain of Company A, was soon in
strUmental in having the uniform
changed and the organization was
hcnceforth known as the City Grays.
After an existence, bright at no time.
the other two companies soon faded
away. Company c had never been
fully uniformed. SO Company a,
the new City Grays, continued to
live to perpetuate Harrisburg's mill
tary honor. The City Grays were at
tached from 1872 to 1884 to the
Fifth Division of the National Guard
of Pennsylvania, commanded by
Major Thomas ]. Jordan, of
Harrisburg. Arms were furnished by
the state, but the organization paid
all the costs of maintenance.
On Memorial Day in 1872 the or
ganization first made its appearance
in its new uniforms. Temporarily
much feeling was held against the
uniforms, the color of which had
long been associated with the Con-
fcderate army. The fact, however,
that they were the same as worn by
the West Point cadets helped to re-
lieVe the situation.
Saw Active Service
As the City Grays, the body saw
active service only once. 1t was sent
at that time to Williamsport to help
oucll the "Sawdust Riots" occurring
among the workers in the saw mills
and lumber yards of that city.
In 1874 the organization built its
own armory, taking possession of 1t
on June 2S. The building, located
at Second and Forster streets. was
opened with much ceremony, in
cluding drill. reception, music and
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with Mexico. They served along the
: Mexican Border for a period and
were among the first ompanies to
De mustered out of the service.
| They resumed their local organiza-
tions after being mustered out, but
were mustered into the. United
states service again after several
months when war was declared on
, Germany. They were sent to Camp
Hancock, Ga, for further training.
with the reorganization of the Ma
tional Guard, they were merged
largely into Companies d and / of
the One Hundred and Twelfth In
fantry. They left for France sew
eral months ago and are now TAX
ing a prominent part in the big
Yankee offensive.
The Governors Troop
The Governors Troop of the old
Pennsylvania National Guard, many
of whose active members are en-
gagged in deadly conflict with the
Hun along the western front in
France, has had an existence of
over thirty years, during which time
1T has covered itself with much
glory.
Thirty years ago when Scranton
and Wilkes-Bar were vieing with
each other for the privilege of fur
nishing the cavalry troop for the
Third Brigade of the Pennsylvania
National Guard, and when no de-
cislon could be made, it was decid-
ed to organize the troop in Harris
burg.
At the time the troop was organ
lied there were two troops of caval-
ry in the Pennsylvania National
Guard. One was the First City
Troop, of Philadelphia. attached to
the First Brigade, and the other was
the Sheridan Troop, of Tyrone, at
tached 10 the Second Brigade. The
Third Brigade had no troop. and to
fill this position it was that Scranton
ami Wilkes-Ba were contending.
When no final decision could be
reached and after Harrisburg had
had some citizens interest themselves
in the movement for the organiza-
ton of a troop here, it was finally
decided to admit the new troop from
Harrisburg.
Since then the troop has been
known as the Governors Troop and
had grown to be the crack cavalry
organization of the Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guard when it was mustered
into the United States service. The
organization meeting took place on
February is, 1888, in the City Grays'
Armory.
Officers Elected
on the organization evening. fifty
seven applicants were examined and
passed. Harman A. Perkins was
| elected captain of the new troop
with H. A. Walkemeyer as first lieu
| tenant and Frederick NJ. OFT as sec
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-23
Wash Fabrics That Offer
Scores of Suggestions
For Smart NegU Fr0ckS

These beautiful fabrics, so light,
dainty and airy, display won
derful variety of charming weaves
and an elaborate array of radiant
colors and designs.
Splendid selections can easily
be chosen from them for the crea-
ton of super-stylish and practical
garments for street, sports and
dress wear. You will not be able
to resist purchasing enough to
make several garments at these
moderate prices.
32-inch finest American Cling
hams in a choice selection of smart
plain shade plaids-stripes and
checks, yard, ..... .39c, SOC, 75c
36-inch Tussah gingham-very
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-23
Bathing Suits

A hop, skip and jump into the cool
waters of the Susquehanna river on hot
days like these is pleasure,
If you want bathing suit that is as
stylish and serviceable as any that can be
found, see our display. We have them
in jersey, cotton, pure worsted and
mixtures; satin, mohair and surf cloth
Fancy and conservative colors,
$275 to $1650
Bathing caps and hats, shoes in high or
low models AS complete selection as
1tral Pennsylvania.
BOwMAN'S-Third Floor.
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Fine Big FavOrites in
Blue DeUtz Blue Silks

4O-inch Rad1um, yard, .SZSU
4o-inch satin Liberty yard, .................$ $500
36-inch satin Luminous, yard ....,..........$2
40-inch Crepe de Chine yard, ...............$2 $500
4O-inch satin Radiant yard, .$ZO0
4Onch Radum foulads white grounds with Navy black
figures yard, $500 and $3.50
36-nch Rock-a-way Hunt pongeeZ colors also white,
yard .....t ,$l9o
4O-nch Figured Khaki Kool plain figured Coele er-
sey Standings, Cascadense Boche Kioa pongee in line
color to close yard, .$95
BowMANs-Nfan
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YOU can find in Central Pennsylvania.
BOWMAN'S-Third Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-23

effective plaids of fine color combinations, yard .S5c
44nch plain color voies of very fine quality in all the
38nch fancy printed voes of superior quality de-
signs the astidous comprising of paids
stripes, floral effects, yard 47c
36-nch imported linen sung in II good shades fast
on-shrinkable- yard, ........ $25
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-23
Marker C0ndHl0nS
is Representa-
BELL 1901-2356 UNITED

Have you been skeptical about what you've heard or
read of the scarcity of good goods?
Let tell you very small part OF OUR experience.
We have been in the wholesale market and to manutac
turers for our merchandise. We've had end Of
trouble getting sufficient articles made of wool at any
price. Cotton goods are high in cost Soaps and some
toilet requisites are high and plentiful In gen
era can't get large quantities of any goods as
want
And we can't where prices will get any lower for
months and months-perhaps years.
"Forewarned is forearmed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-23
Camp Blankets Necessary
for Comfort on Cool Nights

Camp Blankets gray and Khaki coors-n wool and part
wool-singl ngles-prce, $6Z5, $3.50, 5000 up to $500
GRAY and with coored borderssnge and double bed
size pair $500 5000
Comforts in light weights made of skane and cretonne
with bordersa filled with white Shantung cotton,
each ........................... $500 to 5000
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-23
Turkish and HuCk Towels
Moderately Priced

We foresaw a shortage and con-
tracted for this lot long ago which we
are selling on the basis of what we
paid rather than what they're worth
wholesale now.
Turkish face towels-bleached and
hemmed-12Ac. and 15c each.
Honeycomb weave towels with red
borders-each, l0c
Huck towels-bleached and hemmed
limited quantity, each ...... 12Ic
Union linen huck towels-plain /;
size, 16x29, each, ..............
Union linen towels-hemstitche 81
Union linen towels, scalloped, size,
BowMANs-second FL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-23

Costs few cents! Drop a little
Freezone on that touchy corn. in
stantly that corn stops hurting, then
you lift it right out with the fng-
ers.
Why wait? Your druggist sells a
tiny bottle of Freezone for a few
cents suihcient to rid your feet of
every hard corn, soft corn, or corn
between the toes. and calluses. with
out soreness or irritation. Freezone
Is the much talked of discovery of
the Cincinnati genius.-Adv.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
SEVERE HAIL ANO RAIN STORM
Crops in Section Of Eight Miles Square
Are Completely DeVastated-HatI
Drffted to Depth of Two Feet.

Ra1eigh.-A stretch of country eight
miles square, encircling Holly Springs,
was visited by most severe hail
storm. The devastation is the most
complete ever seen in that part OF the
country. In that stretch Of territory
practically everything the farmers had
was destroyed. Fruit, cotton, tobac-
co, vegetables and practically all de-
structible vegetation was completely
swept away. Governor Beckett has
promised to send an expert from the
experiment station to confer with the
farmres who have lost their crops rel
alive to what can be planted now
most advantageously.
The hail storm, mingled with high
wind and some rain, began about nine
o'clock in the morning and lasted
about thirty minutes. At the end OF
that time the rain began to fall in
torrents and continued to fall nearly
all day. The hail fell to depth of ten
to twelve inches in many places, while
in other places it drifted to q depth
Of thirty inches.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
FOIL COUNTER
ATTACK BY GERMANS

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Germans have thrown large reinforce
ments into the new battle line be-
tween scissors and the region Of Cha
teau-Thierry, they nowhere thus far
have been able to stem the tide of the
onslaughts the American and French
troops are making against them.
Friday saw the Americans and
French batter their way further east
ward into the deep triangular salient
which has scissors, Rheims and Cha
teau-Thierry as it's points, and sue
cessfully Withstand a terrific counter
attack.
The gains of Friday were carried
to their greatest depth in the center
of the 25-mile line and on the south
ern flank northwest of Chateau
Thierry, where the Americans are
holding forth.
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the other sentry said they'd pardon
me. For Gods sake-don't tell me I'm
to be shot |" and his voice died away in
a sob.
"Of course, they're going to shoot
you. The other sentry was jest a-kid-
din you. Jest like, old Smith. Always
a-tryin' to cheer some one. You amt
got no more chance O. bein' pardoned
than 1 have Of gettin' to be colonel Of
my bait"
When the fact that all hope was
gone finally entered Lloyd's brain,
calm seemed to settle over him, and
rising to his knees, with his arms
stretched out to heaven, he prayed, and
all of his soul entered into the prayer.
80, good and merciful God, give me
strength to die like a man! Deliver
me from this towards death. Give me
q chance to die like my mates in the
fighting line, to die fighting for my
country. I ask this of thee"
A peace, hitherto unknown, came to
him. and he crouched and covered no
more, but calmly waited the dawn,
ready to 60 to his death. The shells
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25

had. An intense bombardment of the
enemy's lines had commenced. The
roar Of the guns was deafening.
Lloyd's fears came back with rush,
and he covered on the earthen floor
with his hands over his face.
The sentry, seeing his position, came
in and tried to cheer him by talking to
him:
Never mind them guns, boy, they
won't hurt you. They are ours. We
are giving the Boches dose of their
own medicine. Our boys are going over
the top at dawn of the morning to take
their trenches. Well give 'em a taste
Of cold steel with their sausages and
beer. You just sit tight now until they
relieve you. I'll have to go now, lad,
as it's nearly time for my relief, and I
don't want them to see me a-talkin'
with you. So long, laddie, cheero."
With this, the sentry resumed the
pacing of his post. In about ten min
utes' time he was relieved, and a D
company man took his place.
Looking into the guardhouse, the
sentry noticed the covering attitude of
Lloyd, and with a sneer, said to him:
Instead of whimpering in that cor
ner, you ought to be saying your pray
ers. It's bally conscripts like you
what's spoilin' our record. We've been
out here nigh onto eighteen months,
and you're the first man to desert his
post. The whole battalion is laughin'
and pokin' fun at D company, bad
luck to you but you W mt get another
chance to disgrace us. They'll put
your lights out in the mornin'."
After listening to this TRADE, Lloyd,
in a faltering voice, asked: "They are
not going to shoot me, are they? Why,
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
Mil Foreman Wounded.

Fayetteville.-D. L. Bandy, foreman
OF saw mill seven miles north of
thsi city, is in Highsmith Hospital
here in a seriously wounded condi-
ton, having been shot three times by
Dave Evans, a negro laborer at the
mill following a dispute oyer the pay
roll. Evans fred four shots at the
foreman, three taking effect in his left
breast, left side and forearm. 1t was
stated at the hospital that the extent
Of the seriousness of Bundy's wounds
cannot be foretold at this time, but
hat he was resting comfortably.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
SUGAR Substitute Formulas.

Charlotte.-C. A. Brooks, merchants
representative of the food administra-
ton for Mecklenburg county at Char
1otte, states that he had received a
new supply of the booklets containing
formulas for making substitutes for
sugar. Mr.. Brooks had a supply of
these books some time ago, but they
we're in such demand by soda water
dispensers throughout the state that
his supply was exhausted. He stated
he is now in position to furnish them
to anyone desiring copy.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
NORTH CAROLINA
TO GET 5I,|0I.24
FEDERAL APPROPRIATION AVAIL.
ABLE IF STATE CONTRIB
UTEs LIKE AMOUNT.
BENEFITS ARE STATE WIDE
In the Distribution of This Fund a
Wide Range of Counties
Are Interested.

washington. The Federal BOARD for
VOCATIONAL Education has announced
that North Carolina's apportionment
Tor the fiscal year of 1888 under the
Smith Hughes act for the promotion
or vocational education was $51, 191.24.
The st1pulatfons governing the dis
tr1but1on of the federal funds specify
that this amount must be matched by
a State appropriation of equal size.
mus North Carolina will have avail
able for investment in vocational
training sum of $1O2,3S248.
The distribution for North Carolina
follows:
Agricultural, for salaries of teach
ers, supervisors and directors $685.
69O.82; trade, home economic and in
dustry for salaries of teachers, S.
SALTS; teacher training, for salaries
OF teachers and maintenance of teach
er training, $16,85269.
The educational institutions of
North Carolina sharing in the allot-
ment Of federal funds are: loves
Grove Farm Life School, Newton, R..
F. D.; Craven County Farm Life
School, Vanceboro; Sand Hill Farm
Life School, Vass; Red Oak Farm
Life School, Rocky Mount, R. F. D.;
Rich Square Farm Life School, Rich
Square; Cary Farm Life School, Cary;
Rock Ridge Farm Life School, R. F..
D. No. 2. These funds are designated
for the purpose of promoting agricul-
tural training.
The institutions to receive appro-
pr1at1ons for teacher training are the
Agricultural and Engineering College,
of West Raleigh, and the North Caro-
lima Agricultural and Technical Col
lege OF Greensboro.
Schools sharing in the distribution
for the purpose of teaching home eco
nomics are the Slater Industrial and
Normal School (colored) Of Winston
Salem, and the State Normal and In
dustrial College of Greensboro.
Schools designated under the classi
f1cation of vocational institutions are
the Winston-Sa1em High School and
the Cary Farm Life School of Wake
county.
Trades and industries will receive
an impetus by the distribution of
funds to the following Tar Heel
schools:
Roanoke Rapids graded school of
Roanoke Rapids; Weldon graded
schools, Wilmington graded schools
and East Lumberton High School.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
Ravaqes of Red Spider.

Raleigh.-Complaints of the ravages
of the Red Spider in the cotton fields
Of North Carolina are coming in from
various sections of the State. Fine
cotton plants, some entirely destroyed
by the pests, were brought into the
State Agricultural department. by
farmers from the Bayleaf section
in north Wake. The farmers who
brought them, stated that the spiders
are giving the farmers not a little
concern.
The United States and the State Ag-
r1cultural Departments are studying
this pest which seems to be worse
than usual this season. 1t is very
small spider, so called for want of
better name, and attacks the leaves
and squares.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
Artillery Army Camp.

Washington Special.-It is announc
ed that Fayetteville is to have an ar.
tillery army camp. Recently there
arose some trouble over profiteering
at West Point, KY, where camp was
to be located. Some people out there
grabbed up the land and tried to
prof1teer on the government. 1t was
then that the war department started
out to look for another location. Fay
etteville was selected, survey of 49,
900 to $4,000 acres of land offered at
an average of $40 per acre, was
started.