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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
~ NE word in the Kaiser's letter
to Frau Meter after she had

~ NE word in the Kaiser's letter
to Frau Meter after she had
lost nine sons in the war strikes
the majority of non-Germans with
amazement. 1t has been often assert
ed by our enemies that the world
outside their borders does not think
as do the Germans, and the rebuke
is accepted as praise, but when the
Kaiser writes the bereaved mother
that he is "gpatified" by the extent
of her sacrifices there is seen to be
depth yet unplumbed in the EN-
peror's psychology. Americans in
stinctively place alongside this
strange message of sympathy the
letter that Lincoln wrote to Mrs.
BiXby, and the two men seem to
stand out in a clearer light:
The Kaiser's Letter
His Majesty the Kaiser hears that
you have sacrificed nine sons in de-
fense of the Fatherland in the pres
ent war. His Majesty is immensely
gratified at the fact. and in recogni-
ton is pleased to send you his pho
tograph, with frame and autograph
signature"
Lincoln's Letter
Dear Madam have been shown
in the files of the War Department
statement of the Adjutant General
of Massachusetts that you are the
mother of five sons who have died
gloriously on the field of battle. I
feel how weak and fruitless must be
any words of mine which should at
tempt to beguile you from the grief
of a loss so overwhelming. But |
cannot refrain from rendering to
you the consolation that may be
found in the thanks of the Republic
they died to save. ! pray that our
Heavenly Father may assuage the
anguish of your bereavement and
leave you only the cherished men,
ory of the loved and lost, and the
solemn pride that must be yours to
have laid so costly sacrifice upon
the altar of freedom" 4
1t will be recalled that the Kaiser
in one of his recent speeches spoke
of the war as struggle between
| two world ideas, and his letter, to-
gether with the act that 1t signal
| ICES, must be taken as tribute to the
| ideal that possesses the soul of Will
| liam. AS editorial writer's East and
, West view the contrasting letters,
1.-The spirit of autocracy and the
spirit of democracy are mere con-
| trasted beyond the power of any
commentary to do it," The Kansas
| City Star observes:
"Only a humane man. a man of
the loftiest as we'll as the tenderest
feelings, could have written the let
ter to Mrs. Bixby. Only supreme
egotist could have written the letter
to Frau Meter. Yet it would be a
mistake to assume that Lincoln. be-
cause he felt his heart melt at the
grief of an American mother hac
not the sternness of purpose to per-
severe in his task to saving democ-
racy on this continent. The other
word for German efficiency is
cruelty. To be thorough, in the Ger
man theory, is to be unfeeling. The
Kaiser, therefore. was 'gratified' that
nine sons of a German mother had
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
BonniUePS Mule Ticket
(From the PHILADELPHIA Press.)

(From the Philadelphia Press.)
All Democratic candidates for
Congress and the Legislature are in
vited by letter just sent out to take
a place on this independent ticket,
the name of which the public will
be allowed to know when the title is
pre-empted, as the law requires, a
day or two hence. Washington
Logue, the Democratic nominee for
Lieutenant Governor. is excluded
from the superior privileges the new
ticket is expected to afford, because
he does not agree with Judge Bon
Unveils free booze platform. To fill
the gap it is extravagantly intimated
that the Republican candidate for
Lieutenant Governor and for Secre-
tary of Internal Affairs may be
taken up.
That cannot but be regarded as an
impossible proposition. 1t cannot be
contemplated for a moment that
either of these Republican candi-
dates would permit his name to re-
main on a ticket headed by Judge
Bonniwell, and whose only purpose
would be to divert Republican votes
from the Republican candidate for
Governor That ticket will be no
place for a Republican, and no reg
uldTly nominated NepupllCdll SdH-
didate for any Office in the state
could affod to have anything to do
with it. 1t is designed to get wet
votes no matter from what party,
and the single aim is to advantage
the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor without reference to what may
happen to the rest of the party.
Neither party is all wet nor all
dry. Judge Bonniwell will. very like
ly get votes from other than his own
party because he is wet, and that's
what his proposed Independent ticket
is for. On the other hand. there are
dry members of his own party who
will not vote for him. All the votes
cast for Governor at the Republican
primary were for dry candidates.
with the. exception of 9,110. and the
total was 523,677. The wet vote at
the Democratic primary was 7S,20S,
and the dry vote was 65,S76. How
does Judge Bonniwell expect to get
enough voters into his spider web
to make his case hopeful?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
WERE PIKERS

= F you would find the origin of
the tank now in use in Europe,
go back to the Greeks and the
siege of Troy" writes correspond
ent, referring to the wooden horse
of legendary history. There is moth
ing really new under the sum-" he
adds.
Maybe not, but it's a far cry from
the wooden horse to the military
tank of to-day. They had to wait
for action until the Trojans had
made a breach in the walls of their
city and had hauled the horse with
in, but when the Allies find a wall in
their path they merely send a tank
to the fore and it does the smashing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
JAMES DONALD CAMERON

A S a great Republican leader Tor
~ many years and a forceful rail-
road executive, James Donald
Cameron will be long remembered,
but in Harrisburg his devotion to
the best Interests of this community
and his conspicuous efforts to pro-
mote the prosperity and welfare of
our people will be the outstanding
features in popular discussion of his
notable career,
1t is a difficult role which any man
must play who succeeds to the
mantle of a distinguished and infiu-
entail father, General Simon Cam
eron was so long the undisputed head
of the Republican party in Pennsyl-
vania and "a potential factor in the
counsels of the party in the nation
that his retirement imposed upon
his son a tremendous responsibility
in party leadership, but the guidon
was imm cdiately and courageously
taken up by the younger man, who
soon established in his own right a
leadership which was for many years
unquestioned. Even when he differed
with his party associates on the
important issue of free silver the
Cameron influence persisted in the
direction of party affairs. And to
this day there are scores and hun
dreds of RepG blicans who are proud
of the fact that they We're followers
of the Cameron-father and son.
Senator Cameron was direct,
forceful and without fear. His in
fuence in shaping national policies
was widespread and his patriotism
was constant and of the stalwart
type. Any reading of his speeches
while a member of the United States
Senate will show his earnest sup
port of the doctrine of protection
and his long experience as a busi-
ness man gave him unusual power
in the forming of important legis-
lation at Washington.
Perhaps no single thing in his
whole political career has been more
generally discussed than his un-
swerving advocacy of a third term
for President Grant. His strong
fight on that issue was characteristic
of the man. He was always firm in
his friendships and true to his con-
victions without regard to personal
consequences.
His loyalty to his home town,
abiding interest in everything which
concerned the welfare of the city,
and his constant desire to aid in its
upbuilding will not be forgotten.
While most of his colleagues have
passed on and for many years he
suggested the giant oak which has
weathered many storms, there was
in his life nothing of bitterness and
much of inspiration for those of an
other generation whose knowledge
of the dead statesman and leader is
largely matter of historic interest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
Persia's King Seeks a Queen

After these things, when the wrath
of King Ahasuerus was appeased, he
remembered Vashti, and what she
had done, and what was decreed
against her. Then said the kings
servants that ministered unto him,
Let there be fair young virgins
sought for the king; and let the
maiden which pleaseth the king be
queen instead of Vashti. And the
thing pleased the king. and he did
so.-Esther ii, to 4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

s-J. A. Harris. Jr., Philadelphia
banker, who has been i'll. has re-
turned to duty.
w. S, Gould. the State Elk sec
retary, will go to France in Y. M.
c. A. work.
Thomas G. Vincent, the reap
pointed postmaster of Danville, used
to be prothonotary of Montour
county.
John A. Thornton, postmaster
of Philadelphia. who was also reap
pointed, used to be a magistrate and
is noted for independent proclivi-
ties.
B. c. Atlee, the active head of
the Lancaster Automobile Club. has
issued a call for all members of his
club to abide by the call not to run
cars on Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
Mailing Packages to Soldiers

Here is the straight dope on pack
ages from the folks at home to the
boys here. Get your G. o. to make
written statement that you need the
articles and then have the folks
paste the statement on the package
when they send it to you. You'll get
France.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
When Germany Can Hope

At Lunenberg stood until recently
a huge bronze statue of the Kaiser.
At last the thing has been put to
some use-has been sent to foundry
to be converted into ordnance.
The statue is gone. When the
Kaiser is likewise gone-he and the
whole tribe of Hohenzollern--then
will there be some hope for Ger
many. And not until then.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
Dumping Must Like II

If an apple dumping doesn't want
to be eaten, why does 1T smear itself
all over with that delicious sauce and
sit there smilin' up at you with a
look of Paradise upon it's cherubic
face Baltimore Sun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

When the Democratic State Com
mittee meets here next week to throw
the hooks into Judge Bonniwell. the
party's wet candidate for Governor,
it will be interesting to observe
whether Bonniwell is out of joint with
the President.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
Forgiveness

The grave only knows how to for
give-it is. the most refined and gen.
erous pitch of virtue human nature
can arrive at.-Sterne.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
Company on Long, Long Trail

"Austro- Hungarian achievements
have arrived on the western 'front.'
just in time to help Fritz take the
back trail.-From the New York
World
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

Representative Kahn, Republican
promptly took UP the fight for the
administration, military bill when
Dent. Democrat. failed to stand by the
President. Yet we do not hear the
President asking for Dents defeat
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
Private Control Essential

Street car companies would never
let McAdoo run their lines, if they
could help it. The man believes in
seats for all passengers.-From the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
Mdube William Talks in Sleep

The German empress is seriously
i'll. Perhaps she is one German wom-
an who is permitted to hear the
truth about the war.-Kansas CityI
Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg was among
the first state capitals to go
over the top on the last Liberty
Loan?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

What does 1t mean that a bird has
Sosags Dat that there is air in Dhich
to Ay, or that men are naoOed TO pray
ii an orderly uniOerSe, bat that there
Is God to dnSaper them?oJoHN
WATSON:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

More than 1000, 900 English wo-
men are employed in making NUM-
tions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
A LOqicdI Reason

The belief in a hell will persist as
long as everybody knows some one
who he thinks ought to go there
Albany Journal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

What will happen when the Ger
man people begin TO see through the
Kaiser's eameuhage7
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

There are 1900 women employed
in the Paris office of the French War
Department.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
HIsroRIC HARRIRuRG

Almost every family in Harris
Ferry owned continental currency
when the Revolution ended and
many of them held on to it and made
money.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
OUR DAILY LAUGH
SAFETY
FIRST.

Why are you
putting that
muzZle on your
little brother?
I'm going to
send him to the
store to buy me
q C h a r lotte
russo.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
It's Ending ii, Run

The great German offensive began
in March and ended in Halt.-From
the Brooklyn Eagle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

The average rate of pay paid wo-
men time workers in England IS
$6.0S per week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

for itself and goes through of Its
own accord The Greeks were piixers
In the arts of war. (
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

Member of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-.
titled to the use for republiea tion of
all news dispatches credited to 1t or
and also the local news published
herein,
All rights of republication OF special
dispa tches herein are also reserved,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

And now. all you Sunday motorists,
what shall be done with the Raiser2
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

Spain has 992 plants for public
electric light and 97s for private use..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
LABOR NOTES

Michigan's women factory workers
more than doubled during the last
year.
Dresden's Germany trade union
membership of $4,000 in 1913 mas
been cut in half.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

lea will stand for no false peace. It
insists with growing emphasis upon
a decisive victory,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
PROGRESS.

Willie. how
are you getting
along In school?
Great. / can
lick three kids
who are two
grades higher
up than me.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

There seems to be two things
that all the federal thunders seem
unable to diminish. One is travel
on the railroads and the other is soda
fountain drinks" remarked a man
who gets about. There are just as
many people travelling as before,
probably more, in spite of increased
rates and there are just as many
fountain drinks sold. In these days
when every effort is being made in
Harrisburg to put hard liquor out
of business. 1t seems odd to call for
less drinking of soft drinks"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
MAGAZINE FEATURES
SBVNCMW lGGHX q
BEDTINE STORY
UNCLE WIGGILY'S CHRISTMAS,

old fur-trimmed gentleman 10 whom he
had loaned Mrs. Wtbblewobble's hot
water bag, as I told you in the story
before this n
Hello. Santa Claus cried Uncle
Niggily to the jolly old gentleman.
Did the rubber bag rold ali your pres
ens?'
Yes. every one" answered Santa
Claus, And now you have come to
YES answered Uncle Wiggily.
What do you want me to do?"
Help me leave the presents for the
animal children In Woodland" spoke
Santa Claus, Il have so much to do
this year, with so many daddy fathers
coming back from the war, that | don't
see how | am going to get to all the
places, So, as YOU know so many Of
the animal children / am going 10 leave
their presents with you to drop down
the chimneys. VIII you do ~"
Indeed / Will" cried Uncle Wiggily.
And have you a present for Nurse
"of course" replied Santa. That's
why asked you to meet me here in
the polar bears cave so she wouldn't
know about It until Christmas
Vhen there was a great deal Of talk
ing and whispering between Santa
Claus and Uncle WiRgily, and Mr..
Whitewash pretended not to listen.
Then Santa Claus gave Uncle Wiggily
n big basket full Of things-and Ia
tell you what they were only I'm not
allowed-and hen Santa Claus said:
"Well, II you attend to an those pres
ents II will help me a whole lot. Now
I'll start out again, for 1t Is getting
late. Goodbye and merry Christmas!"
! 1.-THE same to you!' answered Uncle
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
Told The Kaiser
His End Had Come

Corp, II. b. Ruffin, Battery A., S5lst
field artillery, one of the Memphis ne,
gro soldiers. who has given a good
account Of himself, writes an Inter
esting letter to his father, P. Ii. Ruff
fin, SOL Williams avenue, 1t Is an in
teresting account of the soldiers ex-
perience. He says In part: .
ut is indeed happy for me to sit
down and write you this letter. My
mind Is no longer filled with the
thoughts of boche shrapnel and his
deadly gases. | no longer long for
revenge for what they did to my COM
rades. | have not received Il scar nor
have ! been sick since have been
over here.
1--WE were in training at Camp In
Courtine, France, from Aug, u to Oct:
90, Here our regiment made one of
the best records Of any that has gone
over there.
About n month after u stay there,
then came the Spanish Influenza. out
Of 5000 OF us | do not think We lost
a man. The 310th, 3l1th and Sl2th regi-
ments lost nearly half Of their men.
Tho 3l1th lost so many Of their men
that | heard they made a replacement
unit of 1t,
AFTER we finished our training at
Camp Ia Courtine we started our move
to the front. OUT division infantry
Itkliiltltb WtlN DtkbtIk lbl w w NViil
on, for they had heard Of our record
on the range and, too, they had great
confidence In us. ON Oct, PS We took
possession of our positions we were
to hold on the front, The doughboys
oheered us from every side. Some Of
them were so glad TO sec us that they
cried, The boche big guns had ter
rified the soldiers IN the trenches and
all the neighborins towns, Those guns
had caused the civil population to be-
come expert dugout divers,
while we were moving into posi-
ton, or rather getting our guns placed,
the boche decided to let us know that
he was there by sending over a few
tin buckets, as the boys call them.
This was an insult to US. 80 we imme-
diately got DETECTION on this gun.
This reply told the world that the col.
ored artillery boys were In the field
The first shots ever fired by the col
ored boys told the kaiser his don had
come, This big gun that | spoke OF
was placed In n tunncl and would run
out on a track and shoot a number
Of rounds and then pea It, back, Bat
terry A, OF which | was a member. had
the pleasure to fire the first shot al
this gun, We sent over 20 rounds and
the gun has not been heard OF since
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
ADJUSTMENTS
Orpheum.

At this season OF the year, when
hearts are being cheered on all sides
and when the spirit Of good fellowship
is In the air, one cannot be critical and
a vaudeville bill during Christmas week
must be looked at through glasses of
r~oseate hues. Yet the bill which Is
tho offering for the first week Of Yule-
tide at the Orpheum,i as a holiday Of
fering Is diverting and entertaining.
Naleska Suratt returns with a bit
Of Russian tragedy such as Sardou
might have written. 1t is styled The
Purple Poppy which probably ac-
counts for Miss Suratt wearing such
a vivid purple gown. But she lives up
to her reputation In the beginning Of
her act. and displays a wealth of fur
laden garments that bring gasps to the
feminine contingent in the audience,
Gene Greene was mild until he went
into blackface. Then he nearly stopped
the show. Greene has a revue Of songs
that appeals to everyone and his dope
fiend specially Is one Of the best on
the stage. Green Is the popular hit of
the bill.
Ray Fern and Marion Davis, offer a
pleasing number of songs and some
stunning gowns IN "a Nightmare Re-
vue,' which partakes OF a little bit of
everything. Max Ford and Hetty
Trina dance and sing In five numbers
while Boyce Combe, English comedian,
clean-cut and refined, offers several
novelty songs.
The Tasula trio. in aerial feats, and
Tojetti and Bennett in dances and the
Orpheum travels and wal review, COM
plete the bill.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
nab GREAT HAUL
OF XMAS WHISKY

Eighty cases Of Christmas whisky,
valued at bootleg prices at $6,72O, COM
posed the haul Of Mounted Officers
Couch and Kingsberry Tuesday morn
ing at o'clock, when they stopped two
automobiles unloading the liquor, it is
alleged, in a vacant house at South
Willett street and York avenue
Cliff Luke. 442 Polk venue, an al
legged old offender, and Clarence Rich
ardson, negro. Mound City. Ark, were
arrested as they were slowing away
the eontraband, It is said, in the base
ment OF the building.
The two automobiles, with lights
aglow, aroused the suspicious OF the
officers as they passed, and an inves-
tigation revealed the men and liquor,
they allege. Two large automobiles
were also co~nfiscated.
The men were doCketed on LIQUOR law
violating charges and will be arraigned
before Police Judge WtxnuSh late Tues
day. Their cars and whisky were taken
TO the police station. The use of both
police patrols as we'll as the confiscated
autos was necessary to haul the liquor
TO the station. Other officers partici-
pattng in The arrest were Sergt. Quian-
thy and Emergency Officers Oliver and
Robinson.