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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
Boy Scouts Plan to Aid
in Sale of Thrift Stamps

Plans for the Boy Scouts of the
city to cooperate with the city's
drive for sales of Thrift Stamps are
being made by scoutmasters. John
Il. Lenig, of the Harrisburg Post
Office, has completed a schedule of
routes which the scouts will observe
when they campaign throughout the
city, March 80, The schedule in
cludes twenty-one districts, taking
the downtown section, the business
section to Reilly stret and to Thir-
teenth and Market streets. Mr.. Lenig
deal shrdl ta hrd tapun taunhunu
has patriotically devoted a great deal
of hts time to the preparation of
this schedule.
The Capitol has ben made a dis
trict and the scouts will campaign
aiming the state officers.
Boy Scouts of the city have been
deeply interested in the Campaign
many of them investing their own
hard-earned savings in the stamps
Their intensive campaign will be
waged under the leadership of scout
masters and J. II. Slime, scout ex-
ectutive of the Harrisburg Council
Boy Scouts of America.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
$NEWz AND NOTES or THEIB0Y Sz0uTS$
Pleasant Evenings Spent
by Scouts of Troop IS

The members of Troop No. Is en-
1oyed a very pleasant evening last
Thursday night when they surprised
one of their brother scouts by calling
on him at his home and helping him
celebrate his birthday anniversary.
The troop was modified by a secret
call and were ready to begin their
march to Riverside at 7.30 to the
home of Scout Barton Stewart. The
entire troop was in line and with
drums beating, bugles playing, and
colors flying, the uptown section was
astir similar to that when a circus
parade is passing. On the way to
Riverside the Aurora Borealis, or
better known as the northern lights,
was plainly visible in the sky, and
many scouts were amazed at the
strange phenomena in the heavens.
The troop was halted and Scout
master Shenk told many interesting
things concerning these lights. The
march was resumed and Stewards
home reached at s o'clock and the
surprise as planned worked out to
30 ANSiiDIi. lle eNcIlIlS was SpShL
playing games and contests and many
interesting and amusing things hap
pened to hold the attention of the
boys. Refreshments were served,
and at 10 o'clock the troop started
its homeward march very much elat-
ed with the events of the evening.
Two patrols of Troop No. 5 at
tended the patriotic demonstration at
the Chestnut Street Hall last Friday
evening to hear the British Labor
Commission speak on the problems
confronting us in this world war
crises, and they rendered efficient
service in the way of ushering and
messenger service.
The troop attended the evening
services at the Sixth Street United
Brethren Church on Sunday, March
10. Most of the boys were in uni
form and very attentive to the pro-
gram throughout. The scouts will
remember this affair by the fact
that Assistant Scoutmaster Mehaffie
initiated his new scout uniform that
evening.
Many topics of interest. are hold
ing the attention of the boys at the
present time such as War Thrift
Stamps, Third Liberty Loan, books
70 rthe soldiers, basketball and the
proposed camping trip which is
scheduled for this summer.
HAROLD SMEDLEY,
Scout Scribe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
The Honor Roll

The following scouts of Troop 13
are on the service roll at local head
quarters for the week of March a:
Joseph Hagar, Carl Moesline,
George Sener, George Diffenderfer,
Carl Rubenstine. James Byrem.
Lorne Bayles, William Fenstemacher,
Edward Harris, Carl Suskey, David
Bender, Robert Keller, Lewis
Kraus, Charles Kraus and Edward
Neiss.
The following scouts are on the
honor roll at headquarters for SER
vice at the mass meeting held Fri
day evening, March s, at the, Chest
nut Street Auditorium: +.
Troop - Arthur Zimmerman,
Burt Mattson, Stanley Fellows, Lee
LutZ, Thomas Leedy, William
Heagy, Amos Nye, Reel, H., Carson
Troop 13-John Smith, William
Hawthorne. ...
Troop 12-John Smith, William
Daugherty, Lester Simons, Harold
Smedley, Russell Barnhart, Harry
Eichelberger, George Dettling, Law
renee Garman, n. C. Boone, John
Burd, Troop Il.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
Boys to Aid Books For
Soldiers Campaign

There will be an important meet
ing of Troop at the Harris Street
church tonight at 7.15 to make
final arrangements for the Books
for Soldiers campaign to-mor-
row. Every scout should be present
without fail as the district for each
patrol and scout will be outlined
and the details of the canvass care
fully gone over. The troop plans to
make thorough cleanup of the
territory assigned 1t and expects to
lead all the other troops in Har-
risburg in the number of books
brought in. The regular meeting will
be held on next Wednesday night
as usual.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
SLAV CONGRESS
RATIFIES TREATY
CONTINUED from First Page.1

lOontinued from First Page
present Russian government thou
sands of square miles of land and
millions of inhabitants contained in
the former imperial territories of
Finland. Poland. Courland, Lithuania
Esthonia. Livonia and the Ukraine in
Europe, and Batoum, Kars and Eriyan
in the Caucasus. The Russian army
must demobilize. the Russian fleet is
interned and favorable trade agree
ments are to be given Germany and
her allies.
Jap Intervention Looms
Announcement of Allied policy to-
ward Russia and of Japanese inten-
tions in Eastern Siberia probably
will follow quickly the news that
the Lenine government after four
months of rule has surrendered COM
pletely to the demands of Germany
and opened up the vast European and
Asiatic territories to German econom-
ic and military penetration.
The question of Japanese interyen-
tion in Siberia has brought from
Foreign Secretary Balfour in the
British House of Commons, the dec
leration that he had every confidence
in Japan's loyalty in any action IL
might be decided to take in the Far
East. Japan. he said. would act as
the friend of Russia and as the em-
issary of the Entente governments in
helping Russia to combat German
penetration and save the revolution.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
Scouting Notes
By J. H. STINE

all means. Headquarters wants to
have your ideas on some stunts to
pull off for dvertising. A parade
at noon is one of the features al
ready definitely decided upon. But
we can use some good ideas. The
troop that submits the cleverest
stunt to Headquarters by Saturday
noon of the 23rd, will get the priv
ilege of putting it on some time dur
ing the campaign on Saturday the
30th.
You second class scouts! Come
on now, we want some of you fell
lows to plug up on first class tests.
What's the matter with this bunch
of second classers. We've got sever
al on the waiting list at Headquar-
ters who want to go before the
Court of Honor for final eXamina-
ton, but we ought to have a much
larger class by this time. Looks like
we'd have to put limit on the bas-
ketball and athletics and require
that scout to play on a troop team
must be a first class scout Anyway
you fellows better get to going and
pass off some of your first class ex-
ans. We all want Harrisburg to be
up high on the scout roll, and we
must get more first classers.
A. key was found at the Armory
last Monday night. The owner may
claim it at Headquarters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15

Get on your marks Get set!
Go!i!-We're off bright and early in
the morning on our BIG CANVASS
for BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS! The
whole town will be on the lookout
for the scouts of Harrisburg in their
trim uniforms, as they turn out to-
morrow to help Uncle Sans boys by
collecting books for them to read
while they are in training camps and
sailing in transports overseas. Get
every book possible. Don't overlook
a single house. Be real scout and
be on the job early. There's big
days work ahead of you, and be-
sides we want to show the rest of
the 100000 scouts in the United
States that Harrisburg's boys are
Just as able to hold up their end of
a job as any other bunch in the
country. Above all else don't quit
till your job is done. Don't get dis
couraged, don't give up. Make
real and complete cleanup of your
part of the town and we'll turn over
to the Library Association books
enough to take care' of a good many
regiments of soldiers.
Who's got the classiest novelty
stunt to pull off on March Goth?
The scouts, you know, are going out
on the streets of Harrisburg on that
day to sell Thrift Stamps, and we
want to sell them in quantity lots by
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
Western Industries
Fear Famine of Oil

Washington. March 15.-CaliforZ
MIA oil men appearing before SEN
ate naval. subcommittee yesterday
declared the Pacific coast oil situa-
ton is critical and that if the gov
ernment takes over the oil and gas
lands in the naval reserves in that
state many industries dependent on
oil as fuel will be compelled to sus-
pend. The present available sup
ply of the state is rapidly being de-
pleted, the committee was told, and
will reach the danger point within
twelve months at the present rate of
consumption.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15

Aclean-cut addition. About one-half
the yearly loss, 1t is claimed. is
easily preventable by practicable
seed treatments which have been
worked out in the last few years by
trained scientists.
The war emergency board is MAX
ing an appeal to every grower of
spring wheat to use the preventive
methods available. and to the gem
eral public to support science in it's
efforts to work out more preventive
methods.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
War Saving Stamps Appeal
to Boys of Troop Nineteen

On Friday evening each boy in
Troop 10, who was present, was
given twenty red post cards and a
manual on War Saving Stamps and
the Red Post Card Plan" We were
also given instructions on how to use
the red post cards. One of the boys,
Augustus Towsen, reported the fol-
lowing afternoon that he had sold
$26 worth of stamps. sThis was ex-
cellent work, considering the short
time required.
Last Saturday afternoon the reg
ular team was ready to meet the
strong Woodward team on st. Paul's
floor, but they failed to show up and
the referee declared the game for
feited to Troop 10. The Red and
Blue teams of the Triangular Patrol
League then played a game. The
Blues led easily in the first half
but during the second half the Reds
staged a comeback and walloped the
Blue team by a score of So to "a.
Blue. Red.
Eissner, f. Koch, f.
Hummel, c. Hamer, c.
Field goals-Red, Koch, IA; Ha-
mer, 10; Yetter, 1. Blue, Eissner, 5 !;
Hummel, 6; Hoffman, 5. Foul goals,
Koch, 2; Eissner, 2. Referee, Min
Mich.
Standing of Triangular League
w. l.. Pct.
Red ................. 4 800
blue ''.s.. .4OU
WIlLe z .UUU
Saturday, March 16, 191S-Troop
10, VS.. Boas G. S.; White team VS..
Blue team; White team VS.. Red
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
Farmers Asked to Fight
Wheat Diseases in Spring

State College. Pa, March 4.-Onc
wheatless day each week will save
in a years time 65,000,000 bushels
of grain. according to estimates of
the government Food Administra-
ton. The war emergency board of
plant disease specialists. of which
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
ENJOYED GAMES

Troop 12-was present Monday eve
ming at the scout rally held at the
Armory. The scouts took part in all
the races and enjoyed it very much.
The scouts are going to help gather
books for the soldiers tomorrow.
The next meeting of the troop will be
held on Monday evening at 7.3O.
JESS MEADATH, Scribe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
l. SOCIAL ROOM -
LUNCHES BARRED'

Milton, Pa. Northumberland1
county lodges having social roomsi
were notified to-day by national food.
administration officials that theyl
must discontinue giving lunches
For years the practice was to have ~
free Inch on Saturday nights and
Sundays, in some places where in
toxicating liquors are sold,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15

DR.. F. D. Kern, professor of botany
at the Pennsylvania State College, is
a member, say this figure Is almost
the exact total of loss from diseases
of wheat in 1917. Duplicate this
war-saving, urge the scientists, by
controlling wheat smut and other
diseases which reduce the yield.
1t is pointed out by the board that
observances of wheatless days does
not add to the sum total of the
worlds food supply, whereas the
prevention of diseases does make a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
10000 TIBETANs REBEL

Picking, Monday, March 11.-Tak-
ing advantage of disorder in the
province of Szechuan, 10000 Tibet
ans armed with modern rifles, have
rebelled and are marching into
Szeehuan, where they have captured
several towns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
- Dr.. CGLdtueRs
OYRUP DEPSIN
The Perfect IA LaxatiUe
Dr.. CGLdtUeRs
NO INCREASE

In spite Of enormous increased laboratory costs
due to the War the manufacturers Of DR.. Cadwells
Syrup Pepsn saer6eing their profits and absorbing
the that this family laxative may remain
the pre-waF price OF SOC and 81 large bottle So
cold by druggists for z6 years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
FREE SAMPLES

Dr. CALDWELL. Syrup Pspsin is the largest selling
and would like sample it before buying. send your
address for free trial bottle to Dr. W. B. CALDWELL
A66Washington ST.. Montieello iii. you have babiesin
the family send foE : copy Of 'fhe Care Of the Baby.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15

AIbetter plan is 10 employ mild. gentle
laxative of which only little is required.
There is combination of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin sold by druggists under
the name of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin that
thousands of mothers have used successfully
for baby's constipation and its accompany
ing ills, such as belching. wind collie. rest
lessness. sleeplessness, etc.
Ehe nursing mother will also find it ideal
for herself. and it is especially important that
she be free from constipation.
Syrup Pepsin is guaranteed to do as prom
ised OF the druggist will refund the money.
Thousands of cautious families have it in
the house. secure against the little ills.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
Wher, the Baby
Needs a LaxatiUe---

No one knows better than the ever-watchful
mother-the natural doctor of the family in
all the small ills-that when the baby is out
of sorts it is usually due to indigestion or
constipation.
1t is always well. in any of its illnesses: to
look for this cause The diet may have to be
changed. but before good can result from it!
the bowels must be moved.
The mother has the choice of many medi-
cines-cathartics. purgatives. bitter-waters.
pills. physics. etc. But the little body
doesn't need such harsh remedies for they
wrench the system and do only temporary
good. 90 often followed by an unpleasant
reactioA.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15

Saturday, March 16, 1918-Troop
10, VS.. Boas G.. S.; White team VS..
Blue team; White team VS.. Red
team.
MATTHEW CALLEN, Scribe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29

century. and which was one cause
OF the present war the churches
will contribute more toward har-
mony ii each denomination belts the
globe with its work and workers,
rather than by the separate organi-
cation OF the Christian forces OF
each nation into national church
with the emphasis upon race charac-
terlsticS and the consequent loss OF
the vision of the universal church.
NO one will contend that forty or
fifty national churches-one Tor
each nation. maintained over against
each other for all timc--iS the goal
of Christian unity. The vital ques-
ton is. therefore, does the path to
the higher, final unity lie through
the organization OF national units
maintaining race characteristics,
supported from the national treas
urv and devoted in all international
conflicts to national ideals, or does
it lie through a Presbyterianism and
MethodiSm and Congregation
alism. each universalized and belt
ing the globe with its members each
accustomed to. various races and
,vmpathizing with the aspirations
oi them all. The prospects to the
high unity certainly lie along the
latter rather than the former path.
"ln the New Testament we lind
no trace OF national church and
no enunciation OF principles which
would lead to 4 national church.
at is this note OF universally
which differentiatcs the church from
the national and the family. Hence,
the very phrase "a National
Church" is a contradiction in terms,
Finally, for the Christian church
to accept any form OF nationalism
as its goal when the whole world is
moving toward internationaliSm
seems to us a fatal blunder. 1t
requires no prophet to toretell that
if nationalism was the key to the po-
litical history of the nineteenth CEN
turv intcrnationalism will be the
KEY to the political history OF the
twentieth century. At the very time
when commerce and industry and
politics are becoming international,
when the world is unconsciously ac-
cepting universal love manifested by
universal service as the only Solu-
tion OF human problemS-for the
Christian church to revert at Sucn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29

They are full OF polteness to every
woman, no matter what her age and
OF kindness to every child.
"In a station, in the middle OF the
night. / saw some poor little kiddies,
the family OF refugees, sleeping on
the floor. Two American officers
passed. They stopped. looked, shook
their heads. then without a word,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29
DAUDET IS SURPRISED
AT WHAT HE SEES
BEHIND u. S. LINES

Paris. Sept 2S.-(Correspondcncc
OF The Associated Press.)-Leon
Daudet, son OF AlphonSe Daudet
and editor of the Action Franchise,
recently visited some scenes of
American activity behind the lines
and hiS/enthusiasm is unbounded.
What a cordial frankness they
show" he writes OF the American
soldiers, "to the inhabitants they Of
Ter their bread, preserves and cigar
cites with a charming gesture which
seems TO say Are we not brothers ?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29

making converts from it; and the
presbyterians follow the same poll
icy with the HISTORIAN Christians,
or Assyrians. There is vigorous
sentiment abroad that this same pol
icy should be followed in any reli-
giouS enterprises undertaken among
the Christians OF Russia.
That will leave for later develop
ment the larger project OF reunion
OF all the major divisions OF Christ
endonl-thc Roman Catholic church,
the Greek Catholic church, the Pro-
testant churches, the Grcgorians,
HISTORIANS, Copts, and Abbyssian-
ians.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29
NORMAN HIGH WINS
THE FIRST GAME or
GRIDIRRON SEASON

Norman defeated Ardmore high
school at tho opening football game
of the season Friday by a score
OF Is to s. Both teams were IN Sood
form and played fast ball, Nrdmore
was more successful with open
game. while Norman scored on line
plays. making all their points on
line with Only one forward pass
Johnson OF Norman and Freeman
Anderson ard Potter OF Ardmore
PLAYED an exceptional game,
Ardmore will play Norman at
Norman. Oct II. On Friday OF tins
week Ardmorc will play Gainesville
HIGH at Gainesville. Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29

revive. Hope, the certainty OF vac
tory, have bounded IN single reap
TO the marvellous level OF the begin
ming. and by victory meanl the
definite crushing OF accursed Ger,
many | do not know that the world
has ever known a sight so grand or
one that even resembles It,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29
THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER
,By WILLIAM T. ELLIS.


Big questions, oi a size and inn
portance. commensurate with the
present world struggle, are suddenly
emerging within the realm OF re-
lieion One of these, which is now
being discussed in print and in con-
ference is whether denominations
shall be nationalizcd, or nations de-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29

The high price OF linen is due IN
large measure to the enormous ac-
mans for this material for covering
acroplane wings.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18

A letter has been received from La
p. Gerou, who has been aE Columbus
Barracks for the past three weeks,
stating that he was on his way to
GETTYSBURG Pa. He was then at
Harrisburg. Pa, an er being in a rail
road wreck. The aetter in part reads
as follows:
.',Dust a Ine to tell you that l am
still alive. You probably know by
the paper that we were in railroad
wreck. We Teft Columbus al a. M,
and owing to lot OF delay w&re quite
late when we're about $50 miles from
Columbus, near JOhnStOwn, where
we were run INTO from the rear by a
troop Ftrain. 1uckily she rear coach
eOf our train was a baggage car, as
.the big engine went clear through it,
Iniuring about twenty passengers on
our train in the coach ahead OF the
telescopes baggage car. No one was
killed but some 9yere ballly hurt.
"All the lights vent out when they
struck us and the windows were near
" all broken. Women tainted and
those who dkd not faint yened at the
top OF their voices. There were ten
of us Goth engineers in this coach,
and we tried to have everyone sit
down. but this was hard to do, as
all were making for the doors. They
were jammed in so badly the passen-
gers could not get out. | finally got
out through a window that was broken
and secured some lanterns from The
trainmen. Then we got the doors
open, all the 65th tank boys working
like good fellows, bringing out the
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18
From John B. Lambert

Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Alexander has
received a letter from John B. Lam
bert; a furmer. resident of BarabOO, and
for some time employed ut the CahOon
mine. He served three years in the
navy before the war, ana last fan re
enlisted. The 3etter STATED he W as
at Camp Farragut, near Norfolk, Va,
and had been iE the hospital much of
the time since leaving .BaraboO. While
employed at the mine his fOt was in
jured and an operation was necessary
after reaching Norfolk. He has been
teaching boxing and swimming lessons
when he was i'm the navy the first
time He travelled all over the world
and was in the Nicaraguan navy some
years ago His spresentambition ia. to
cross the Atlantic, grab an iron crGSs,
seize a helmet and hook "a submarine,
to bring TO Baranoo as souvenirs. Ills
mother resides al BeIOit. Hesent 'Ar.
and Mrs. Alexander a long pictIce
showing many of his camrade S.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18

have sent me for my little Marie
She is very small and not educated
enough to be able to answer you. She
is eight years old She is not strong
She has had infantile paralysis. She
is able to walk little, but is not able
to go to school. / am her mother, and
do washings every day. Her dear
father was killed in the country, EN-
Confrecourt-Vic on the Aisne-the
goth of September, 1914. He was q
laborer before the war Dear bene-
factor. | thank you with all my heart
in my own behalf and in behalf of my
little Marie for coming to our aid in
moment when we are suffering. Your
little protege will not forget her dear
benefactor, and may the help which
you have given us bring good luck to-
you and to your family.
Your little protege sends her most
tender greetings.
Marie Gravent, her mother
Vic. Gravent, son.