Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-11
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Some of the big truck trains that
are moving across Pennsylvania
from the motor vehicle manufactur-
ing centers to the seaboard can be
routed so that they will pass
through Harrisburg. There are
scores of trucks now on the move
through Pennsylvania, part of q
formidable army of transportation
men who are to form cogs in the
great military machine to down the
Kaiser. They enter this State above
Pittsburgh and proceed over the
Lincoln highway to Chambersburg
where they are diverted to the vari-
Gus points on the seaboard where
they are wanted. Some find their
way to cantonments and some to
supply centers. Word came to this
city a few days ago that another
DIG squadron of trucks was about to
start 1t is said that on one day
twelve trains of thirty trucks each
started for the seaboard, all pass
ing through Pennsylvania. These
trains are manned by sixty men
each and are loaded with military
stores, including parts of trucks
themselves. They serve a triple
purpose in their trip. They relieve
congestion by hauling some freight,
give chance to get into running
order or be broken in, as the
phrase goes, and they give the men
in charge practice in moving in COM
panies. What is more they are q
visible part of what this nation is
doing to build a great war machine
and the very appearance of the
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thing to thrill the man or woman
who sees them go by. And that is
why some people think that truck
| trains should be routed through
Harrisburg. Highway Commissioner
j. Denny O'Neil, whose work to
keep the roads open for this truck
traffic has been officially COM
mended from Washington, said yes
| terday There is no reason why
somc of these truck trains could not
| be routed through Harrisburg. If
your Chamber of Commerce gets
busy l think that you can see some
of these trains passing through
your city on the way to the coast.
can tell you it is a great sight,
| these long trains of trucks, going
day and night, all forming part of
the supply system of a great army"
Who killed the wild cat in Dau-
phin county? The records of the
State Game Commission show that
one wild cat was killed in this coun-
| ty last year, but the name of the
man who has the honor is not given
out And it is interesting to note
that sixty-one gray foxes and twelve
of the red variety were killed in this
county. Big Chief of the Pelts
| Cleary, of the Game Commission,
says that there are numerous gray
foxes all through this country. They
are chiefly in the sections close to
the farming country and are a nuis-
ance to the farmers. But few peo-
| pie would imagine that sixty-one
would be killed in this county.
The Harrisburg Reserves, who
will resume drills after the holidays
and the coal shortage, will under
take training in guard duty. The
panies drilling Tuesdays and Fri
day nights at the same time instead
of an hour apart. This will be done
so that they can get the advantage
of training by platoons of size
more nearly approXimating those
in the regular service.
DR.. Joseph Kalbfus, Secretary of
! the State Game Commission, will be
| the speaker at the January meeting
of the Harrisburg Natural History
Society meeting at Technical High
| School tonight. DR.. Kalbfus will
talk on American frontier days be-
tween 1869 and 1875. "It is not
generally known that the state game
protector was a frontier man and
| hunted all through the Colorado
section and beyond in those lively
days. And it may be added that he
was known as Antelope joe" The
lecture should be one worth hear
ing.
| Captain William A. Moore, sur
veyor of the State Department of
Internal Affairs, detailed by Secre-
tary Horck to make an investigation
| of the lines about Hog Island in the
| Delaware which are in dispute, is
| home after some interesting expert
ences along the river in winter time.
When Captain Moore reached the
Delaware there was mild spell and
in going along the shore he went
into mud up to his shoe tops. The
next day he went out in a boat to
| determine some lines and when the
days work ended he had to break
a passageway for the boat to the
shore. Next day the boat was frozen
| in. The idea is to determine the
lines as soon as possible so that any
questions about ownership of places
where ships are to be built will be
cleared up.