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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
ORDINANCE TO
FIX LICENSES
Gettysburg Council Regulates
Rates For Passenger-Car-
rying Automobiles

Gettysburg, Pa, Feb. 1s.-B-ought
face to face with the fact that some
thing must be done to increase the
revenue of the borough, tho Town
Council. at recent meeting, passed
new ordinance regulating the IL
cense fee to be charged all auto
mobiles that haul either passengers
or any commodity for pay. Under
the now law, a charge of s5 for each
passenger-seating capacity is to be
made This would mako a license
fee of S25 a season for a small car
and other cars proportionatelv high
er because of a larger seating ca
racity. The ordinance 1as its rood
feature in that it protects the homo
jitney.
During the past summer. when the
soldiers were camped here, many
persons from a distance came in and
hauled passengers for a few days.
making large sum of money and
then left, thus paying a license fee
.Of only a dollar or two. Now they
will have to pay the same as the
local owner of n car If he wishes To
engage in the traffic business, no
matter how long he stays. It will
also hit the large trucks which come
hore loaded with people to see the
truck is paid for the use of machine.
battlefield. provided the owner OF the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
John Mahon Commits
Suicide at Carlisle Home

Carlisle, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Placing
the muzzle of the weapon in his
mouth and discharging it with a
small hammer Which he pushed with
his foot, John Mahon, aged 5S, Il
prominent butcher here for some
years, committed suicide on Satur-
day. The body was found in the
afternoon by neighbors who became
alarmed by his continued absence.
Coroner Dearborn conducted an in
quest and pronounced it suicide.
Mahon lived alone and was last
seen on Friday evening. The en-
tire top of his head was blow away.
No reason has been assigned for the
act One brother, Williar Mahon, a
State Capitol employe, and sister,
living at Harrisburg, survive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
OLD PENN STATE
SPIRIT REVIVED
When Picture Theater Man.
ager Secures State Police
Students Start Things

Bellefonte, Pa, Feb. 1S.-At last
has the true Penn State spirit re-
vived at the Pennsylvania State Col
lege, and as a result, or perhaps as
the occasion, things have been
popping at the college town near
here during the past week. Ever
since the fall term opened, state
College has been depressed py tne
exigencies of war, and the students
have failed to respond to colleSe
spirit owing largely TO the fact that
large numbers of the student body
are now in active military service.
The loss of friends and college
chums has cast gloom and lack
interest among those remaining.
Recently, however, q ne" hiLI-
ager of the two motion picture the
afers in the town advertised on the
screens that he intended enforcing
strict order among the college poys
who nightly attend the plays the
situation becoming acute an even
ing or two ago when the poys' IN
answer to the challenge, invaded the
movie houses with mouth-organs,
mandolins, guitars, ukeleles ana
alarm clocks, the music of which
they accompanied with cat-calls ana
jeers az the management.
The manager might have laughed
the matter off, but he was adamaht
and night before last he had three
state policemen on hand to ENFORCE
order. AS the ''state cops" paraded
down the aisles of the theaters the
students silently got up behind them
and left the theaters. The news
spread al-i within few minutes
. ctr
sembled and in good-natured
manner subjected the state cops
to lot of raillery and proceeded to
raise merry cain.
The "studes" lost no time in
securing a quantity of paint and dur
ing the night signs protesting against
the movie management were strung
up throughout the entire town. A
branch college clothing store, con-
Quoted " the proprietor OF both
movie theaters, came in for its share
of decoration and artistic merit ran
riot with ingenuity in the gratuitious
decoration supplied to all three
places by the students. Gaping the
red night" the manager was hung
in effigy on the college campus.
The students considered the entire
affair righteous protest against
the canning OIL lllS Olu ulONIS
manager and the matter would
likely have been dropped, but the
new management saw things in a
different light and on Thursday the
state poI'ce arrested two students
who had been recognized in the
crowd of 1000 celebrants the night
before, namely, Howard II. Wilson
and Richard r. Dolphin. Both young
men happen to be exceedingly pop
ular with the student body and
when the news spread that they
had beens "pinched" a mob of 1900
students assembled in an ugly mood,
though no violence was attempted.
The two young students will be ac-
corded a hearing before Justice of
the Peace Kline Woodring of Belle
fonte, tomorrow evening, for which
they both entered bail.
Sentiment at State College favors
the student body and on Friday
evening 1.-THE Lone Wolf" played to
practically empty houses. 1t is pre-
dicted that both movie houses as
well as the store will be for sale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
News of Miflin County
Soldiers In u. S. Army

Lewistown. Pa, Feb. 18.-Phillip
Hall, of Lewistown, ill at Camp
Meade, Nd, is reported as con-
valescing.
William Austin went to Harris
burg and enlisted in the United
'ervice. He enlisted in the National
Guard here last summer, but his
mother had him released at that
time as being her sole support.
Mrs. John O'Hara has received q
telegram, calling her to Rockford,
ILL.,, where her son, Robert. is criti-
cally ill. He is a member of the
aviation corps.
Albert V. Meyer, the first Mifflin
county boy to fall in this country's
clash with Teuton autocracy, lived
before his enlistment with his sister,
Mrs. Cloyd Ritter, at Lewistown
Junction. He enlisted last June in
the Medical Department of the One
hundred and Twenty-eighth Wiscon-
son National Guard and went to
Camp Douglass, but was later trans
ferred to Waco, Texas. He was about
twenty-seven years old.
Thomas Beaver, of Lewistown,
has two sons in the United States
Army service.
George Burns, q Mifflin county
boy in the service and stationed in
New York, is calling on friends al
Reedsville.
Bert Prescott, in the United
States service, who was wed to Mae
Naylor, of Lewistown, n short time
ago in Philadelphia, has been here
on furlough.
Perry Garrett has two sons in the
United States Army.
Leeds Clarkson, of Lewistown
who went to France, to follow Y
| M. c. A. work. is now in the United
States Army service over there. He
| is a lieutenant.
A letter from the Rev. Reid S
Dickson, from France, tells of the
good work being done by the Y. NJ
c. A. over there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
L. s. JURORS DRAWN

New Bloomfield, Pa. Feb. 1S.-The
following men have been drawn as
jurors for the March term of the
United States District Court, which
convenes at Scranton March II, from
Perry county: Prof. Samuel $. Will
lard. New Bloomfield; John A.
Barnes, Ickesburg; Edward G. Brin-
er and Newton l.. Evans, Loysville;
Charles D. Stein. Cisna Run. and o.
D. Wingert, Millerstown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
RED CROSS MEETING

Annville. Pa, Feb. 1S.-Annville
branch of the Red Cross held a meet
ing in the Engle Conservatory of
Music on Friday evening. Reports
of the work done were made by the
chairman, Mrs. E. B. Marshall. G.
II. Meyer, of Palmyra. delivered a
patriotic address and there was spe-
cial music by Mrs. A. x. Mills and
Miss Gertrude K. Schmidt.
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EOIND DEAD IN REn

Waynesboro, Pa, Feb. IS John
e. Calimer was found dead in his
bed at his home in Glen Furney,
near Waynesboro, on Saturday
morning, and death is supposed to
have resulted from a stroke dur
ing the night. Mrs. Calimer is now
in Baltimore, having been called
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
WAR VETERAN DIES

Waynesboro, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Charl-
ton Fogle, a veteran of the Civil
War, died at the home of his son,
Calvin Fogle, Saturday night, fol-
lowing a para4ytic stroke on Tuesday
morning. He was ~ years old and
was born at New Windsor, Md. He
is survived by these children: Mrs.
Minerva Myers, Baltimore; Mrs. Mol
lie Stoner and Mrs. ]. f. Rodgers,
Hagerstown; Mrs. Ellen Miller and
Mrs. Millie Carbaugh. Catoctin Fur
mace, Md; Mrs. Lovey Potts, Woods
boro, Md. and Calvin Fogfe, of
Waynesboro.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
ENGINES OUT OF SERVICE

Waynesboro, Pa, Feb. IS At
least twelve engines of the Cumber-
land Valley railroad are out of SER
vice, having been damaged in battl-
ing the early February snowdrifts,
and are now in Chambersburg shops
for rennirS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
DRAFT BOARDS
COMPLETE QUOTA
Selected Men to Go to Ma
tional Army Latter Part
of Month

Carlisle. Pa, Feb. 1S.-As the re-
suit of examinations just complet-
ed, Cumberland county draft boards
have decided on the list of men from
this section tc go with the next draft
the latter part of the month. Those
accepted for service are:
District No. HARDY Davis,
Mechanicsburg; Huston Eckels,
NJ Johannesburg; Elmer Deckman,
Camp Hill, r. D. l; II. B. McGrea-
Sor, South Middleton; Mervin f.
Stoner, Mechanicsburg, r. d. 8;
Robert p. Humphreys, New Cum
berland; Frank w. lambert, West
FairView; Paul p. Barr, West Fair
view; II. B. Spriggs, Mechanicsburg;
p. c. Niesley, Mechanicsburg, r. ID.
l; X. +. Zerr, Churchtown; p. w.
Hastings, Lemoyne; w. II. Gronbech,
Mechanicsburg; p. G.. Harbold,
Mechanicsburg, r. d. 8; FREDERICK d.
FREDERICK, Wormleysburg.
District No. Norman NJ. Dean,
Goodyear; John A. Craig, Shippens-
Leslie NJ. Harper, Shippensburg;
James H. Nickel, MELVILLE, r. d. 3;
Bruce G. Beistline, Newville; Carl
II Clippinger, Shippensburg; Rob
ert Seay, HowardsVille, Va; Walter
ID. Crull, Carlisle, r. d. 4; Paul Il.
Stun, Newville; Clyde NJ. McNew,
Gardeners, r. ID. 2; Thomas Griffie,
Mt. Holly Springs.
SOUVENIERS FROM FRANCE
Waynesboro, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Rela-
tiVcs in Cham bersburg and vicinity
have received in addition to a cheer
ing message from George u. Stouffer,
who is with the Nineteenth Engine
ers Regiment (Railway) in France,
fine and valuable specimens of the
handiwork of wounded soldiers
over there" The specimens are
two large doilies, woven from silk
handkerchief bearing the flags of
the Allies. These wartime souven-
IRIS were sent to Mr.. Stouffer's sister.
Mrs. Lloyd Banks, and his cousin,
Miss Rose Urich, in Greene town
ship.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
WAITER COMPANY OFFICERS

Waynesboro, Pa, Feb. 1S.-The
waynesboro Water Company has
elected the following officers to
serve the ensuing year: NJ. E. Sol
lenberger, president; J. w. Ware
hime, vice president; ]. B. Hoefiich,
secretary and treasurer; j. p. Funk,
superintendent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18

there by the serious illness of her
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Riley.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
Fruitgrower Finds Peach
Buds in Good Condition


Waynesboro, Pa, Feb. 1S.-
Lancelot jacques, former postmaster
at Smithsburg, Md, and one of the
largest fruit growers above the Ma
SON Dixon line, states that the peach
crop on the highest lands is still safe.
Mr.. Jacques states that wherever the
drainage is good many buds still re-
main. He also said that on the high
attitudes it was rare to find IroZcn
bud, and that in the lower lands and
i'm pockets many buds remained. He
says he has been in many orchards
in which hardly a bud remains alive
and states that the orchards of
Aaron Newcomer, near Waynesboro,
which produced so many thousands
of bushels of fine peaches last sum-
mer, give promise of almost moth
ing in the way of a crop this year,
due to damage from freezing.
JACOB CLAPSADDLE DIES
Dillsburg, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Jacob
Clapsaddle died at his home in Car
roll township Friday evening after
suffering almost a week from paral-
ysis. Mr.. Clapsaddle was a native of
Franklin county and moved here
only a few years ago and engaged in
farming. lie ueClueu several mOnInS
ago to retire from the farm and had
advertised his farm stock and farm
ing implements for sale and had
rented a house at Waynesboro,
Franklin county. He is survived by
his wife, one daughter, Mary, one
of the teachers of Carroll township;
one brother, IT. r. Clapsaddle, of
Waynesboro, and two sisters. Mrs.
]. d. Winters and Mrs. Daniel Ken
nedy, of Altoona; also by his father,
Daniel Clapsaddle, SO years old, who
now lives at Waynesboro. Burial
was made at Mercersburg this
morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
Suburban Notes
HUANIELSTOWN


Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddeus Kautz re-
turned on Friday from a visit to
their daughter, Mrs. Ralph House
at Ubly, Michigan.
Miss Lille Gresh spent Saturday
at Harrisburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. Strickler
entertained their cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Walmer, of Palmyra
Mrs. Harry Laucks and son Oscar
spent the weekend with relatives a
Reading and Wyomissing.
Miss Emma lands spent a day at
Annville.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Landis Strickler
entertained Lewis w. Sellers. of
York, for several days.
Miss Helen Braehm, of Oberlin,
spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
d. w. Cassel.
Mrs. Serena Miller, Mrs. Knabe
and Mrs. Margaret Lenig, all of Har-
rlsburg, spent day with Samuel
Kautz and family.
Miss Annie Sutcliffe, probation
nurse in New York, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred SUIT
cliffe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Musser White. of
Harrisburg, spent Saturday with Mrs.
Mary Grove.
Miss Helen Gresh and Miss Mary
Breckenmaker spent Saturday at
Harrisburg.
Miss Catharine Nissley, of Phila-
delphia, is visiting her aunt, Miss
Mary Fox.
Miss Margaret Thomas, daughter
of High Constable Jacob Thomas. is
seriously i'll at her home in Second
street.
Joseph Walter transacted busi-
ness at Harrisburg on Saturday.
Miss Annie b. Nye has been ill for
the past few days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
ANNVILIE

John l.. Saylor, the retired COACH
maker of Annville, and one of the
most prminent residents, celebrated
his S5th birthday on Saturday and
on Sunday dinner was held at his
home.
Albert Herr, of West Main street
was at Lebanon on Thursday.
Immediate friends of c.. M. Cooyer
rendered him a surprise on his birth
day Saturday evening when the
guests assembled at his home and a
birthday dinner was served.
Mrs. Peter Hartman, of PALMYRA.
is spending several days with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Behney. i'm
West Church street.
William Carmany, of Hummels-
town, visited at Annville on Satur-
day.
William Snyder, of Annville, has
enlisted in the service. He passed
the examination at Harrisburg and
from there was sent to Columbus,
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray oIewine are
spending some time at New York
and Philadelphia.
The Misses Mower, of Annyille.
were at Lebanon on Thursday.
Mrs. r. M. Haldeman. whose hus-
band is a chaplain in the Army, with
her children, left for visit to friends
at Mount Etna.
Mrs. Bricker, of Mount Joy, spent
Thursday here.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-11
DAMNABLE PRACTICE OF
 GERMANS ON PRISONERS
INOCULATE HELPLESS MEN WITH TUBERCULOSIS GERMS
 UNTIL THEY sUCcUM5.

Chicago. May 10.-Private Michael j. Prendergast of the Royal Dublin Fusilliers, British army, invalided home and now in Chicago on re- cruiting mission. said during recital of his experience today that the Germans inoculate prisoners with tuberculosis serum and that seventy per cent of the prisoners so treated die. Private Prendergast was wound ed and captured in August, 1914, sent to German prison for two years and finally was exchanged when he was considered to be within a month of death from tuberculosis inocula- tion. Besides being inoculated three tins with tuberculosis serum, Pri- vate Prendergast said he was hung to post by the arms for fourteen hours while food was just beyond reach and marched for five dayf without food or water. /
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INFANTRY MAKES
 SUCCESSFUL TRENCH RAID

With the American Army in France. May f1.-The American artillery paf- ticipated and the American infantry lent some assistance in a successful trench raid in the Agreement forest northwest of Foul at dawn today. The American batteries acting with the French artillery in heavy two hours were showered with gas shells by the Germans
 Slightly to the east of the section raided the American patrols created a diversion. One patrol entered Apre- ment village which was found to De deserted. This provoked a German barrage while the men were returning, Another patrol cut the enemy's first system of barbed wire and was ensag- ed on the second entanglement ten
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AMERICAN TROOPS TO
 PARADE IN LONDON

London. May 10.-The American troops who will parade in London to- morrow will march over route three miles long. They will start from the Wellington Barracks, Hyde Park, at about noon and pass through some Of the most fashionable streets of the metropolis. The regiments will be headed by it's staff officers on horse back.
 On it's way the column will pass the American embassy where Walter Hines Page, the American ambassa- dor will receive the salute from each man and acknowledge the dipping of the colors.
 A few minutes later the Americans will pass in review before King George at Buckingham palace. Afterward they will return to the barracks.
 American flags began to appear to- day on scores of houses along the route of march and there Is every in- dication that London will give the Americans flattering reception.
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GERMANY DENIES
 OSTEND BLoCKADED
CLAIM THE CRUISER SUNK LIES OUTSIDE THE NAVIGATION
 CHANNEL.

Berlin, May 10.-The British at~ tempt to blockade the harbor of Os- tend was a failure, according to an official statement issued today. An old cruiser entirely battered to pieces lies aground in the harbor outside the navigation channel and the en- trance to the harbor is quite free, the statement continues.
 At three o'clock Friday morning British naval forces after violent bombardment against us made a blockading attack on Ostend. Several enemy ships which were under the protection of artificial fog tried to force their way into the harbor were driven off by the excellently di- rected fire of our coastal batteries. An old cruiser entirely battered to pieces, lies aground before the har- bor outside the navigation channel. The entrance to the harbor is quite free.
 "Only dead men were found on board the stranded vessel. Two survivors of the crew had leaped overheard, and were captured, &C., cording to information so lar re- ceived. At least two enemy motor boats were shot away and one moni- tor was badly damaged. The Block ading attempt, therefore, has been completely foiled. Once again the enemy has sacrificed human lives and vessels in vain.
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AlRMAN KILLED ON
 THE HOUSTON FIELD

Houston, Texas, May 10.--Second Lieutenant Louis Eddy Davis died late tonight from injuries received earlier in the day when his plane from Filing ton field crashed to earth having been thrown into a tail spin by engine trouble Second Lieutenant A. Lawr- ence who was in the rear seat was uniniured. Lieutenant Davis was from Bloomington, Illinois His wife, father, and mother are all here, the parents. coming to visit him a few days ago.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-11

Chicago, May 10.-By defeat Of the aircraft program and the seleotiVe service act together with the practice of sabotage in the trenches in France, and the factories at home, it was hoped by the Industrial Workers of the world to crumble Americas war plans, according to evidence present. ed by the government today in the se- ditious conspiracy trial of l. w. w. leaders.
 The 112 defendants listened intent ly during presentation of the great mass of documentary evidence which characterized conscription as a chal-
 enge to the workingman, advocated spiking of guns, and spelling of pow der and termed the uniform of the sol dier "the livery of scab herder."
 "Why not ask the lumber jack?' was the heading of an article ill a
 leading organization in which it was quoted that the nations aircraft pro gram would be delayed a year unless strike in the northwest lumber dis  trict was settled in two weeks.
 "This is an open admission that we have tied up the program" said the article. And to miners Woodrow W ilson says: If you slacken or fail armies and statesmen are helpless. read previous notice presented by the government as evidence.
 Right you are. Woody. When the cat (sabotage) sits on the pick handle, brass buttons must go"
 Whether the United States gets into war or not does not alter the fact the industrial organization is the crying need" special Prosecutor Nebeker i read from one of the seizer documents. One big union is the power that can disband one big army"
 "I belong to the l. w, W. because am a patriot" read one of the alleged anti-lWar documents.
 Patriotism does not mean murder but war does. l am too patriotic to enlist"
 Only few days before the time set for registration under the seleCtive service draft the publication Soldar- ity, later suppressed, distributed tC the membership throughout the coun- l try an article bitterly attacking Amer ica's entrance into the war. It op- posed the draft law and declared: As long as the kaiser can be made 1 the scapeeoat for the hideous reaii-
 ties of today, capitalism can pose a' white angel of purity"
 Various means of breaking dowr the military machine by a campaign
 of destruction and the teaching of dis l content were referred to in some O | the matter placed on record. "Th' | patriotic member does not salute the | flag. He slows down production 0bJ practicing sabotage); he proves hit
 loyalty by intelligent rebellion"
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BRITISH PURCHASING
 AGENT IS INVOLVED
DECLARES THAT BORGLUM WAS ONLY WORK NC FOR GOOD
 OF COUNTRY.

New York May l0-4Iiugo c. Gib- son, who is an assistant here in the munitions purchasing department oi the British military mission, issued d statement late today defending him self and Gutzon Borglum in connection with the disclosures made in Wash ington of Borglums alleged activity in aircraft schemes.
 MT. Borglum washed his hands of all connection with negotiations look ing to our organization of an airplane manufacturing enterprise as soon az President Wilson gave him authority to investigate handling of aeroplane enterprises" he said.
 Mir Gibsorfs statement was type written. To it he added verbally that CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.