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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
Back of the Lines
What other ways are there?
By GRANTLAND RICE

What other ways are there?
There is an old golf maxim which
aGvises-"Keep your eye on the ball"
This maxim is incorrectly arranged.
II should read-"Keep your mind on
the ball"
There are too many who keep their
Eye on certain injunctions to Help
Hoover" "Cut down the meat supply
"Economize;" Buy Liberty Bonds;
Help the Red Cross etc, etc.
Their Eye is focused properly, but
their Mind is not yet rightly adjusted.
Those back of the lines, who are
not in position to serve at the front.
can help immeasurably to win this
war and end it with greater speed if
they will only keep their Minds upon
the injunctions of the day-if they
will keep their Minds upon economic
ing, upon sacrificing, upon swinging
into line with'the most effective Team
Play the world has ever known.
The entry who does his bit on the
ball field never wins q pennant. 1t is
the one who does his ALL"
There isn't an American who doesn't t
wish down through the depths of his
soul for swift and proper ending of
this war. This goal can only be reach
ed by united team play back of the
lines, by united sacrifice. united econ
omy. united aid, united loyalty, united
ahead. the winning and the ending of
the war. The longer citizens put off
their day of complete sacrifice, of
needed economy. of complete team
play, the longer this war goes on and
the greater the sacrifice that waits
ahead.
Many a pennant has been lost -
many a football game has gone wrong
because each man thought the other
fellow would make the play or do the
work. 1t is made up of opposite in
gredients-it is made up of each man
taking upon himself the job of doing
his full and complete share, leaving
nothing to fate. luck, or destiny, TAX
ing nothing for granted but the ac-
complishment of the job at hand.
United for team play back of the
lines, as it will be at the front, the
United States will have the impetus to
has ever dreamed of-a swift and
proper peace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
\ GREAT STATE FAIR

"HERE is a chance that the mid
winter exhibition of corn, ap-
pies, dairy products, wool and
other things which are making Penn
sylvania great from an agricultural
standpoint, to be held in Harrisburg
week after next, can be expanded
into a great show of Statewide char
acter. The interest aroused by the
addition of a display of farm tractors
indicates that there are many farm
ers who would wend their way to
Harrisburg to see the choicest of the
exhibits of the autumnal fairs and
the latest in machinery.
When the mid-winter show was
started it was to be a sort of annex
to the annual conventions of the
State Board of Agriculture and al
lied organizations which meet in
Harrisburg in January. The success
of the first doubled the second and
the third is already out of prearrang-
ed bounds. All of the space has been
sold and hotels are being asked for
reservations beyond their capacity.
If the City of Harrisburg will pro-
vide hall the mid-winter show can
be made something which will bring
here yearly thousands of farmers
and others whose work is interrupted
by the weather and who plan in
January for the crops of August and
September. Farm machinery that
will save labor is one of the greatest
needs of agriculture to-day and the
assembling here of a dozen or so
tractors would in itself bring hun
dreds of farmers, while boys corn
clubs are capable of being developed
until every county enters into COM
petition.
The possibilities of the show are
worth studying.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
NO TIME FOR DISRUPTION

The action of the United States
Attorney General in asking the Su-
preme Court to defer argument oil
the seven antitrust cases pending
before that body until another term
is consistent with the need of the
Government that every energy and
facility of business enterprise and
organization shall be utilized in CO.
operative effort for the conduct of
the war.
At q time when the supreme au-
thority of the Government has been
invoked for the formation of the
biggest railroad combination ever
known, when the anthracite and BIZ
luminous coal producing interests
have been pooled, and there is Sc
rious talk of further combinations in
the name of the Government for the
purpose of standardizing prices, efL
fecting economies and also OF regu-
lating trade and distribution, 1T
would be folly to denounce Indus
trial and commercial combination as
inherently evil and to set up, and
attempt to maintain, compulsory
competition.
The obvious reason is offered that
the present would be an unpropi-
tious time for the disturbance of the
money market consequent upon II
dissolution and reorganization of
these great corporations. But it is
not more deserving of recognition
than the fact that the formula of
centralized control which has been
worked out and tested by these
genii of modern business enterprise
is the method by which the Gov
ernment hopes to solve the most Sc
rious of it's domestic problems of
war management and economy
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Two members of the Light fam
lily are new Lebanon officials. They
are District Attorney Dawson Light
and Coroner John J. Light.
DR.. John p. CARRIER, reelected
head of Philadelphia schools, sue
Ceeded Governor Brumbaugh in that
Office.
Paul J. Sherwood, the Luzerne
county lawyer who figured in tho
supreme court decision yesterday,
was one of counsel for DIR. Stougii
and the action grew out of that
case.
jay Cooke, Philadelphia food
administrator, says he is becoming
an expert on prices of things he sell
dom heard of year ago.
-R. l.. Fox. who will have charge
of Bethlehem s new sewer system,
had charge of similar work al
Johnstown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
THE CALL FOR MEN


Bring me men to match my noun
tains,
Pring me men to match my plains;
Men with empires in their purpose
And new eras in their brains.
Bring me men to match my prairies,
Men to match my inland seas;
Men whose thoughts shall prove a
highway
Up TO amble destinies;
Pioneers to clear thoughts marsh
lands
And to cleanse old errors fer;
Bring me men to match my moun-
tains-
Bring me men.
Bring me men to match my forests,
Strong to fight the storm and blast,
Branching toward the skyey future
Rooted in the fertile past;
Bring me men to match my valleys,
Tolerant of sun and snow,
Men cut of whose fruitful purpose
Times consummate blooms shall
grow;
Men to tame the tigerish instincts
OF the lair, and cave, and den,
Cleanse the dragon, slime of nature
Bring me men.
Bring NE men to match my rivers,
Continent cleavers, flowing free;
Drawn by the eternal gladness
To be mingled with the sea;
Men of oceanic impulse,
Men whose moral currents swccp
Toward the wide-infolding ocean
OF an undiscovered deep;
Men who feel the strong pulsation
OF the central sea, and then
Time their currents to its earth.
throb-
Bring me men.
SAM WALTER TOSS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
BALLADE OF GREAT
CAPTAINS


OF men of arms who've lived and
died,
Who conquered nations IN their
day,
Who dared the world, and in their
pride
Held all mankind their ,ightful
prey,
I've studied much; I know their
way
In every trif1ing circumstance;
But now-how small seem such
as they!
My son sets out to-day for France!
I've marched by Alexander's side,
And with him fought in bloody
fray;
Achilles hosts have / defied,
And struck with Hector, young
and gay.
I've watched the hordes Of Cyrus
slay,
I've seen kings shrink at Caesars
glance;
But now-are these the greatest t?
Nay!
Ay son sets out to-day for Tr1nce!
The Corsican was once my guide;
I've thrilled at Richards proud
array;
With Wellington who would not
ride?
Once Charles Martel I'd fain obey.
I've quailed with Tamarlane at
play;
The troops of Ney I've watched ad-
vance;
But now these names no thrills
convey
My sol sets out to-day for France.
L'Envoi
Great Captains. ye have passed for
ave,
All glcry gone, and gone romance;
A greater Captain now holds sway
My son sets out to-day for France!
81. s. HALL. I'm Lifa-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
UP TO CONGRESS

We are told from Washington
that the end of the first half of this
fiscal year shows that actual dis
bursements have fallen far below
the estimates" AS an example, the
actual outlay for the military estab-
lishment has been $1,311, 100000 for
the six months, as against estimated
outlay of SS,79O,00O,O00 for the
twelve months to June 80 next
Some doubt is accordingly felt
whether expenditure in the coming
six months can rise to a rate bring
ing the total for the year to $780,
100000 for the military and the
$12,316, 100000 estimated for all
government expenditures, exclusive
of $4,000, 900, 900 in loans to Allies.
Some doubt" is good. Why not
little certainty one way or the 9TH
er? Just a bit of simple figuring
will show that if the war machine
is speeded up in the coming six
months to a rate of money con-
sumption equal to the estimates il
will enter the next fiscal year de-
manding for that year in actual out
lay for itself around SIS, 900, 900 900
and for all domestic accounts over
$40, coo, 100000, or S26,00O,000,000.
including loans to Allies. And this
would be $4,000, 100000 in excess of
the estimates now before Congress
for that fiscal year.
Either this or we must suppose
that the war machine will decline
rapidly in speed after next June,
which is absurd under any condi-
tions short of certainty of early
peace.
What does Congress purpose to
do about these enormous miscalcu-
lations either in the estimates for
this fiscal year or in those for the
next fiscal year? Are they to be
left to a dozen or more pulling and
hauling committees in either
branch, as heretofore? Or will itI
put the whole matter up to single
committee, as urged by the Presi-
oent and as pledged by the Demo-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

Textile workers in Tennessee are
organizing.
City firemen at Everett Wash,
are 90 per cent. organized.
New York city has 1900 organiz-
ed window cleaners.
Musicians at Three Rivers, Can
ada, have formed a union.
over 100000 British women are
engaged in agricultural labor.
Teachers International Union now
has over a thousand members.
A new Alabama law provides for
compulsory education.
San Mateo (Cal.) unions have
opened their new labor temple.
Bakers at Murphysboro, Ill, are
100 per cent. organized.
Wisconsin does not allow the en-
pIoyment of children under IL years
old.
Textile mills IN GeorSld eHlploy
1000 females between IL and 16
years.
Pennsylvania has five public en-
ployment officers in operation.
Porto Rico contemplates a mini
mum wage law for women.
Carpenters at Austin, Tex, have
been increased to SIS day.
Cooperative companies are in
process of formation at Taylor.
Texas.
Ohio unions hope to establish
state inspection of ropes and scaf-
! folds.
The Union label is now required
on all Shamokin (Pa.) municipal
J work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
EDITORIAL COMMENT
By Briggs

The coal famine served one purpose,
anyhow. 1t made New York go to bed
ear1y.-New York World.
Civilization is now looking to the
Cossacks.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
One of the redeeming features of
the war is that the man who lacks
initiative has some chance of getting
to the front.-Imporia Gazette.
The work of supplying the Amer
lean Army with machine guns is go
ing ahead rapidly. Some factories are
now preparing to make the guns
Kansas City Star.
The eastern Siberians should not be
encouraged in their demand for pur-
chase by the United States. We have
enough Siberian weather already
New York Evening Post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
TVERY one knows about what the
= fighting man has ahead. His
business, in the main, is to

L fighting man has ahead. His
fight.
But how about the work of those
back of the lines?
l have in mind. as a prelude, two
major league ball clubs. The first
team had the leadership and the ma
terial to win with. There was no
question of this. But the fan support
at home was lacking-both in the way
of attendance and direct encourage
ment. The home fans apparently took
it for granted their club would win
the pennant and for this, or other rea-
sons, were lukewarm in their support
and over critical of any managerial or
playing mistakes.
The result was purely human
turn. The club finally became dis
couraged, began to sag in morale, be-
gan to wonder just what the use was
in playing for that type of support.
Needless to say, 1t lost the flag. The
terial, but nothing bordering upon the
invincible. But it carried the full and
complete support of its home fans,
who paid their money at the box Of
flee and who stood back of their cluo
on the field, as loyal in defeat as in
victory. Back in the grandstand and
the bleachers they helped to fight for
their club. This team, with it's morale
finely nodded by such support, fought
it's way to the front. and held the peak
against better-looking clubs.
These are not hypothetical cases.
They are not what might have hap
pened. They are what actually t~3k
place.
War is only a game upon mighty
scale. Like any other game, it re-
quires leadership. material, team play.
training. sacrifce-and support back
of the lines.
What are the concrete. definite
ways of giving this support back of
the lines?'
This war" remarked Ian Hay
Major Beith) recently, will be won
by the allies to a certainty, il the
nerve and nerves of the people back
of the lines only mold out"
Nerve and the control of nerves is
needed back of the lines fully as much
as in the field.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
Over he Tois
tn Pexx1.

Trotsky used to be a dock rat
and bellhop in New York. Now he
is in control of S0,000,0o0 people.
Some hop.
The first negro to sit in any law
making body in New York state,
Edward A. Johnson, Republican,
New York city, has just been sworn
in as member of the 1918 Legisla-
ture.
If you live in the neighborhood of
Scranton and say "po-po-po-pocono
m-m-m- -ountains" go to the new
school for stammering in Boston.
DIR. Swift, Iaryngology expert at Har-
ward, says he can cure any thing
from baby lisping to chronic stam-
mering with the new methods just
installed.
The Juniata river has frozen over
so solidly that in some districts it
Is common to see fast steppers hitch
ed to smart cutter engaged in old
time racer, the pilots famous driv-
ers of days gone by when trotttng
contests reigned supreme.
One thing may be asserted of
Billy Sunday without chance of
contradiction. He does not mince
words. Speaking of Kaiser Bill he
said the ether day:
Germany lost out when she trad
ed Christ for Krupp-the cross of
Jesus for the Iron Cross. The Prus-
sian eagle to-day is a dirty buzzard!
when our boys turn loose on that
fighting line the Kaiser and Hinden-
burg and the rest of that menda-
cious, dirty, rapacious low-down
bunch of bum sports, snakes, harle-
quins, charlatans and degenerates
will know that Sherman was right"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

While there is still all manner of
dark clouds with little of the silver
lining in any of them, there is a
growing impression in certain quar-
tiers that Germany is reaching the end
of her tethcr. The Prussian beast is
now threshing around in an effort to
break through at any point and es-
cape the inevitable finish. but the
lines are being tightened in every
quarter The restatement of the aims
of the Allies in clear language should
have the effect CT arousing the CO.
partners of Germany to the import
ance of a finel surrender before all is
lost
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
TRUE TO THE FAITH

To thee, o England, Ger the far
Dim sea with terror strcwo,
Our thoughts go forth as to star
In dark sky alone.
For thou has kept thine ancient
creed,
Strong buiwark of the ee.
And in the worlds sul Test naed
1t turns in hope to th>
EDWARD FULLER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

w the the theory eor'o Of Aes our GO Govern s1-
ment regarding the owner
ship and control of the railroad
systems of the United States. For
years there had been a gradual bar
rier built up by legislation against
any pooling of transportation facili-
ties, but the outbreak on the Mex
lean border in 1915 and later our
entrance into She world war forced
new conditions and a wider vision
OF railroad necessities.
For years the great carriers have
been compelled to live, as one eX-
pert puts it. from hand to mouth" :"
Material bettermen was out of the
question because they had been de-
MED access to the money market,
and decreased net earnings meant
impaired credit. The wiping out of
the anti-pooling embargo imme-
diately corrected the ruinous COM
petition of the transportation lines
and whatever may hereafter trans
pire regarding governmental owner
ship of the railways it is practically
certain that the prohibition against
pooling and the unification of traffic
will never again be imposed.
Many things are changing in these
days of world transformation. The
political interests which were form
erly emphatically opposed to con-
ccntration of power are now at the
head and front of the movement
tending to intensive concentration
of the national control. Surely, old
things have passed away and will
probably continue to pass until the
new day that shall be ushered in
with the close of the great war. .
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

What's become of the fellow who
used to "l1ick" about going down
cellar to put coal in the furnace?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
ANYTHING HEATED

The New York fiat dweller reads
with envy that the Cossacks are in
"hot pursuit" of the Bolsh evilii.-
New York Sun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

"Dillsburg makes shirts for the
other town will only make some
coats and shirts and shoes and rifles
and machines and things, one of these
days we shall have a well-equipped
army.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

We hope this sugar shortage lets
up before the strawberry shortcake
season arrives.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

a German writer says the key to
peace lies in the Capitol at Washing
ton" Maybe so, but the Kaiser is
sitting en- the keyhole.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

Have you given your knights of
Columbus donation? If not. the lists
are still open.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
The space east of the Capitol
where the extension will be built
was used as a drill ground during
the Mexican War.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

Now, IL only somebody would come
out for the conservation of Easter
bonnets
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

We might spell it op-Prussian and
still pronounce it oppression.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

Frlend-somewhere the sun is
shining.
Weather Man--Thsn you think I'm
afe IN predicting fair and warmer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ., 1918

To thine o1cn self be true,
And it must foIlolo as the night the
day
Thou cdRSt not then be false TO any
man. -SHAKEsPEARE
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

is not strong enough to hold the
whole world beneath its thumb. In
one way or another we shall attain
this end.
There runs through the Presi-
dents utterances note of conf
dence as we'll as of fearlessness-as
though he clearly foresees the end
he is striving for. The public will
hope that he has inside information
concerning both German weakness
and allied strength in keeping with
the tenor of his address. But,
whether the contest be long or short.
whether the war be won by revolu-
ton within or by force of arms
from without, Americans generally
will stand ready to fight it out along
the lines laid down by the Presi-
dent, no matter what the cost.
When Secretary Lansing recently
declared respecting our new agree
ment with Japan that sin few days
the propaganda has been undone and
both nations-the United States and
Japan-are now able to see how near
they came to being led into the trap
which had been successfully set for
Them" he gave a hint which ought to
be of benefit to those paciiists of this
who are still listening to the
siren voice from Berlin. Germany has
dreamed of world empire, but it is
now proving a frightful nightmare.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

EJ. .STACKPoLE,P Prest s Editor-iH. Chief
F. r. OYSTER, Business Mdrdgey.
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ. MGHdging Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Telegrsph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
DIFFERENT w1LDs.

Dad, I'm wild about Percy
Goofe."
"Yes, that's the way I feel every
time see him."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Dauphin county sausage
is on the diet list in camps?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

Member OF the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to 1t or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
All rights OF republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

Trotsky used to be a dock rat
and bellhop in New York. Now he
is in control of SO,000,000 people.
Some hop.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

The recent Christmas tree stunt
In the interest of the Children's In
dustrial Home netted that institu-
tion $1,000. OF all the Christmas
enterprises this was easily the most
successful in aiding an institution
that is doing much good.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

DR.. John P. CARRIER was re-
elected superintendent of Philadel-
phia schools and thus ends another
tempest in a teapot.
The Philadelphia North Amer
lean makes a savage attack upon
Senator e. III. Ware for failure to
carry out. what it considers prom
ises to have the two platoon system
of firemen established in that city.
The very kindly reference made
to Thomas j. Lynch, State Water
Supply Commissioner, by ex-Gov-
ernor Samuel w. Pennypacker in
his biography now being printed in
the Evening Public Ledger, was q
source of qualification to the Beth
lehem mans many friends here. Mr..
Lynch was most capable executive
clerk and the former Governor says
so very frankly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

An interesting thing in connection
with the patriotic meeting of the
state Society to be held Saturday
night in the hall of the House of
Representatives is that the two army
Gitlcers invited, declined in haste.
They would have been glad to come
here. In fact, one of them had
MADE all arrangements to be here.
Their messages of regret had u
strong tinge of salt water.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
: LABOR NOTES

Textile workers in Tennessee are
organizing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

Ohio unions hope to establish
state inspection of ropes and scaf-
folds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

Cooperative companies are in
process of formation at Taylor.
Texas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09

The Union label is now required
on all Shamokin (Pa) municipal
work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
' OLD THINGS PASSING

VrY HAT a change has come over
wv the theory of our Govern
,,anf ragordino +ba owper