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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-26

Money to loan on some good farms
/. Looa Savings Bank.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08

purposes II was necessary to elimi-
nate the service To accommodate
the crowds the Harrisburg Railways
Company last night announced that
number of extra cars will be placed
on the Hummelstown line. In place
of the usual two cars an hour. the
schedule was announced as double
headers every half hour. or just
twice the regular number of cars.
In addition to this there were hun
dreds of automobiles which took peo-
pie to the scene of the festivities.
Hundreds of people on the athletic
field at Hershey Park saw an eXcit-
ing baseball game between uptown
and Hill grocers at the big grocers'
picnic this morning. Because of the
strenuous nature OF the game, it was
impossible for the officials in charge
of the contest to announce any score.
In fact, it is said the game became
so interesting they forgot to score.
Both sides claim the victory and it
is said that the umpire and the
scorer are now endeavoring to decide
just who won. The result will be
made public, officially, at a later
date.
There were host of people who
watched the two teams clash. There
were other hosts who gathered to
watch races. swimming contests,
pole climbing feats and other athle-
tic features. While sport lovers
watched these various contests, there
was plenty of room in the big park
for the hundreds of people to get
together and renew acquaintance
ship. The spirit of auld lang syne
pervaded the park and after the ath-
letic stunts, thousands gathered for
the big wartime dinner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
Charged With DisloyaIty,
Will Be Given Hearings
Before u. S. Commissioner

Jordon Richardson, of Shippens-
burg, charged with making disloyal
remarks. and Dick" Allday, of Cham
bersburg, arrested under the spionage
act for alleged pro-Germanism, will
be arraigned before United States
Commissioner N. l. Bonbrake at
Chambersburg on Saturday.
Richardson although claiming to
be loyal American. was arrested
yesterday at Shippensburg, because
it is alleged that he said the Presi-
dent ought to be shot so that the
food shortage might be satisfactorily
adjusted. This remark was made, il
is said. while Richardson was in a
heated argument on July Is. The ar
rest was made by Deputy Marshal
Harvey I. Smith, of this city.
Allday. real estate operator, in
surance agent and Democratic poll
tican, was also arrested yesterday by
Marshal Smith. Given a preliminary
hearing before Bonbrake, he was held
under $4,000 bail for Saturdays
hearing. He was a candidate for
Congress from the Seventeenth Dis
trict several years ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
Hen Drinks Water Sun
Has Heated; Then-but
Let the Farmer Tell 1t

Hummelstown, Pa. Aug. s.
Farmer jeremiah Backlash strolled
into a local bank here to-day with
the champion hot weather story of
the year.
Pretty hot" observed Cashier
Ralph /. Delhi, as Farmer Backlash
deposited his money bag on the
counter prepared to stow the pro-
ceeds of a horse sale where it would
be safe for future needs.
Yep, darned hot" observed MIR.
Backlash.
But not so hot as it might be-
continued Cashier Delhi. II read in
a newspaper to-day that the apples
are actually being baked on the trees
in Virginia."
That's nothin' compared to the
thing that happened out our way
yesterday" boasted AIR. Backlash.
Toward the middle of the afternoon
one of our old hens strolled UP to the
kitchen door and took "a drink of
water from a rain barrel that had
been standing in the sun all 1ay.
Five minutes later she laid a hard
boiled egg"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
National Committee
Accepts Eighty For
Y. M. c. A. War Service

During the present drive for Y. NJ.
c. A. secretaries. the applications of
1913 men have been accepted by the
State Committee, it was stated to-day
by ]. B. Carruthers, secretary. or
this number. approximately eighty
men have been accepted for service
by the National Committee.
The district under the Jurisdiction
of this committee comprises the entire
state with the exception of Philadel-
phia and Pittsburgh. e. ], Stack
pole, Harrisburg. is chairman of the
State Committee and J. b. Carruthers,
secretary of the State Y. M. c. A. ia
secretary.
In addition to the men who have
been accepted by the State COMMITTEES,
hundreds of others have volunteered
their services. After the State Com
mittee passes on applications, thew
are sent to the National COMMITTEES in
New York City 80
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08

band concert at the open-air audi
torium and for dancers there will
be free dance in the large pavilion.
1t is estimated that more than 5000
people are attending to-day's picnic.
1t is usual to have a crowd of ten
thousand merry makers but because
of the war, the number has been cut
almost in half. Every effort was
made to comply with food admins
tation regulations in the serving of
the big dinner to the thousands of
picnickers.
No Special Train
The effect of the war was seen
when, several weeks ago, the request
of the association for a special train
for Hershey was refused. In past
years it was necessary TO have at
least three sections of a special train
to transport the many thousands to
the park. Because of congestion of
traffic and use of railroads for wa
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
SOCIAL NEWS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE
Story Telling Hour
Held This Morning

The fourth meeting in series of
story hours was held this morning
at 10 o'clock in the gymnasium of
st. Paurs Episcopal Church.
At 9.45 o'clock the enthusiastic
"kiddies" met at the corner of Green
and Woodbine streets, from which
place they paraded to the church.
Mrs. Harry G. Keffer, president of
the Story Teller's League presided
at the meeting. The Tongue-Spllt
Sparrow" and THE Sun Sisters
were told by Mrs. ]. Sharon McDon-
aid. Mrs. George Watson interested
the youngsters with fairy tale, THE
Two Princesses" and another charm
ing story, THE Peddler." Games,
singing and social time followed
the program.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08

Miss Rebecca Elscheid, of 1916
state street, who is visiting in Wash.
lhston, ID. C., for month will en-.
Joy part OF the time at Colonial
Beach, Virginia summer resort.
Mrs. b. Boyd Harrington, 10G
Chestnut street, and Miss Mary Dun.
can, of Duncannon, leave this week
for a trip 10 Longport, N. J.
Miss Hester Rodney went home
TO Brookline, Mass. this mornine
after ten days stay among relatives
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Keller and
small son, Philip Keller, of Column
bus, Ohio, are guests of their cousins
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos F. Long, of Mar
ket street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
Will Send Two Men For
Boards in Other States

In addition to it's quota of eight
men. the first city board will send
other men to Camp Wadsworth. Spar
tanburg. Va. tonight at 91O o'clock.
They are Martin Aronson, 125 Chest
nut street, who was registered at a
city board in Chicago, and Hugh P.
Calvert, S23 North Third street, reg
istered at a board in Akron, Ohio.
Harry Hurvitz. 236 North Second
street, who was inducted for service
as a stenographer in the S14th Aerial
Squadron at Washington, D. c., left
for duty at / o'clock this afternoon.
having been inducted by board l.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
Special Council Session;
May Appoint PatrOlman

City Council will meet in special
session tomorrow afternoon to pass
finally the ordinance increasing the
salaries of a number OF water depart
ment employees at the filter plant,
pumping station and pipe line shops.
Mayor Keister Is expected to recon-
mend the appointment of an addi-
tional patrolman and a police matron.
No meeting will be held on Tuesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Mackin and
family. of Retreat, Pa, motored to
PaXtonia and spent a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. johnson, of Pax
tonia
Mrs. NJ. e. Winfield, of 706 North
Sixth street, left this morning for
two weeks stay in Atlantic City,
N. j.
Miss Lillian Hanf, of Colonial
Acres, is spending several weeks at
Ararat Summit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
CHARLOTTE KEIBLE

Charlotte Keible, 1909 swatara
street. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Keible, died at the home of
Fher parents this morning She was
II years old. Burial will be made at
Chambersburg, Saturday morning at
o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. I. Kase. of Is
North Seventeenth street, who are
summering at their country home,
Rocky Place, near Middletown, spent
several days at their home recently.
Miss Blanche Hillard, of 155 Syl-
van Terrace, leaves Saturday to visit
relatives in Washington, d. c., on
her way to Neuva Paz, Cuba.
Mrs. E. Curzon Eager, of 25 South
Front street.. will leave the latter
part of next week to visit Miss Sara
E. Cooper, at Asbury Park.
, Miss Sara Nunemaker, of 1921
Crescent street, returns tomorrow
from Chicago, ILL.,, where she has
just completed her course of study
at the Moody Bible Institute. of that
place. The graduation exercises were
held at the school to-day.
Miss Marguerite Reynolds, of
Derry street will spend the last week
of August at Camp Nephawin, Can
ton, Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08

Marvin A. Seely, who recently un-
derwent an operation in the Harris
burg Hospital, has been removed to
his home, 1850 Market street, where
he is convalescing nicely.
Miss Helen Dunlap, of 1907 North
Second street,, will return home the
latter part of next wek after spend
ing a month with her family in
Maine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08

Keynote of the days activities for
getting trouble and renewing youth.
Many Contests Enjoyed
Other athletic contests of various
sorts in the morning combined to
make the day an interesting affair
for all who were present. Scores
participated while many others looked
on and cheered their efforts.
After a big dinner at noon in which
wartime regulations were strictly OBJ
served, amusement lovers went to the
park theater where they saw the
show without cost. Another carnival
of enjoyment will be held tonight.
For music lovers there will be a bie
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08

Miss Eleanor Harold, East Main
street, Mechanicsburg, spent the
weekend the guest of Miss Esther
Sipe, in Goldsboro.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
AT THE SEASHORE

Mrs. Ross Matter. Mrs. Elmer
Eichelberger, Miss Violet Eichelberg.
er and Mrs. w. ]. Sheibley are
spending the week at Atlantic City.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
DISCONTINUE LUNCHEoNs

Chamber of Commerce luncheons
have been discontinued for the month
of August, Secretary Warren r. Jack
son announced to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
Dogwood Troop No. z
Returns After Hike

Dogwood Troop, No. 2. Girl Scouts,
who were III charge of Miss Julia
Stamm, scout captain, on a two-day
hike to Williams Grove, returned
yesterday.
The scouts left Tuesday morning
riding to Mechanicsburg and hiked
from there ito Williams Grove. Mrs.
A. Carson Stamm and Miss Gather
inc Stamm motored over with the
luncheon. The girls prepared two
meals and spent the night in the
open.
POSITION IN WASHINGTON
Miss Mary Eichelberger, of 1877
Bosler avenue, Lemoyne, who has
been associated with the dental Of
fees of DIR. Rhine, Market street, left
yesterday for Washington, d. c., to
take a clerical position in the Union
Railways station.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Writ and
children, Elizabeth Writ and George
Writ, Jr., have returned home, 1920
State street, after visiting in Cham
bersburg.
Harry s. Smeltzer, of keystone
Bank, tended the grocers' picnic
at Hershey to-day.
The Rev. NJ. o. Peirce, minister of
the First Baptist Church, is among
the house guests of Mrs. Mahlon
Evans, at her summer cottage, Chel-
sea, Atlantic City
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
TRUCK TRAIN IN CITY

A train of forty Army ammunition
trucks was camped last night on the
city circus grounds, Twenty-first and
Greenwood streets. The trucktrain is
one of the several which have been
passing through the city in the last
month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
OFF TO TRAINING CAMP

Sergeant Carol B. Davish, staff
artist of the publicity department of
the Harrisburg Recruiting Station,
has returned to his duties after a
short visit at Ocean Grove. n. ]. He
leaves next month for a field artillery
officers training camp.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08

Miss Agnes Carberry and Miss
Mary Carberry, leave Saturday for
Columbia TO spend some time with
their aunt, Mrs. Mary Finegan.
Mrs. James c. Deininger, T10
North Seventeenth street, is spending
two months with relatives in
Hughesville, Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
GROCERS' PICNIC
DRAWS THOUSANDS

[Continued from First Pagc.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
Harrisburg Boy Writes
of His War Experiences
Soldiers Want the Lighter Magazines For Rearation Tells
of Intense Hatred of the Huns

A Harrisburg lad in active service
at the front writes the following in
teresting letters home:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08
Dependable merchandise late prices Frocks
Wash Skirts Silk Skirts Suits and Coats at August prices
ShOping NeW Fall

Jersey Dresses Satin Dresses Serges and Georgees; Misses
Suits Sport Suits in Mixtures and Oxfor Novelty Top Skirts
wide range of Plaids.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31

the finished plant: over to the Army
doctors and the nurses and the hospital
corps men who make the beds, light
the fires, start the sterilizers going
and are ready to receive our wounded.
These are "tent hospitals" but they
are by no means as temporary as that
description would Indicate. They con-
sst of wards 2OXGO feet, each contain
ing twenty-four beds. The wards are
connected with each other and with the
operating rooms and diet kitchens by
covered pnssageways. The Boisso-
neau type tents are double, with free
air space between the, two canvases.
This makes them cool in summer and
warm and dry IN cold or rainy
weather. The framework to which
the canvas is attached is sturdy and
the glass windows open sand close.
Such structures will last without spe-
cial care for three years or more.
Their great advantage, however, Is.
that they can be put W quickly and
therefore close to the front. Similar
ly the hospital can be moved with II he
troops it serves whether they make
an advance or are forced to fall back.
To describe these structures a
brand-new gasoline-medical word has
been coined. They are called in
France 'autOchirs." "the hospitals
that move on motor trucks" The
"autO" is plain: the "chir' Is the first
syllable OF The word '"chirurgical."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31

trucks. At the bayfield, the parts
needed first were on top of the load,
while those Ito he set up last. were at
the bottom.
One truck in each train of eighteen
camions carried complete operating
room and equipment and its trailer
was travelling sterilizing room ready
at moments notice to prepare in
struments
The Red Cross "crcus crew"-so
called because it transforms vacant
fields Into hospitals about as quickly
as circus gang gets the "big top" up
on Il city block, are picked men trained
for the special job of putting up hos.
pitfalls, taking them down and moving
them to new positions Each man is
drilled for q special job. AS soon as
the pole men get their skeleton shacks
bolted, canvas men put over the dou-
bic tenting, floor men lay the sectional
floors and window men put in the
sashes. Others string the electric light
wiring and hang the drop lights, and
a special group furnishes experts on
cquipping the kitchens, building the
operating rooms, installing fumigating
apparatus and setting up heat
ing stoves in the wards. Still others
look after the water supply and sani-
tary equipment, shower baths and
tubs. In few days after the truck
train starts from the warehouse, the
American Red Cross Is able to turn
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31

and enlisted men of the Army Medical
Corps just twenty-five days from the
momentth the, site-u deserted racestrack
was selected by the Army medical
men. On the twenty-ffth day the com
pleted plant was turned over to the
Army Medical Corps; medical officers
and Army nurses moved in and before
night 1GO slightly wounded and gassed
men were safe in bed in the spOtless
wards. The new plant, thereafter, be-
came "half way station" for the less
seriously injured and thus left the
beds in other hospitals free for the
badly wounded.
The first suggestion from the Army
that such a hospital would be useful
caused the Red Cross headquarters to
mobilize its ,"hospital circus crews"
stationed at various points, and to re-
quest from the Army Medical Corps
long trains Of its motor trucks
to. be dispatched to various Red
Cross warehouses. In each Of the
warehouses, awaiting just such an
emergency call, was stored in knock
down form everything needed to erect
tent hospital units of 200 beds Frame
work. flooring, canvas, windows, foun-
dation supports, all cut to size, num-
bered and packed with every screw,
bolt and nut needed to combine them,
were packed in groups ready to be
loaded in proper order on motor
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31

the old fashioned spelling }of "surgi.
cal. The Fterlhi IS particularly apt
for the truck and its trailer. which
carry complete operating and steriliz.
ing rooms on one trip. ES
The ''autochir" erected In twenty.
five days at this race track "some.
where in France" is to be used prin.
cipally for those cases who can be
evacuated in ten days or two weeks.
Many on discharge will 60 back to the
nearby front and thus avoid long
journey from distant hospital.
Those who need longer treatment or
additional convalescence are sent fur
Their south to the army or navy hos.
pitfalls with special facilities for han.
ding each type Of case. So satisfac.
tory has this hospital proved that The
Red Cross expects to build additional
units which will double its capacity.
The French officers who have visit.
ed this hospital, which grew like magic,
comment often on the great change in
the use OF this field. The old betting
booths are filed with bales OF hospital
supplies. The little matched root shell.
tiers where bettors met have been trans.
formed into a smoking pavilion.
The names OF the horses are washed
off the betting board, but, as tho
courteous visitors punningly point
out, the course never had on 1t more
real "thoroushbreds" than 1t has to-
dny!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31

which supplies lenses, glasses, frames
every kind Of optical material to retail
ers This concern has taken a number
of disabled men for training.
One man, with leg off, is learning
lens grinding. He will be able to get
a job anywhere, because Germany
used to furnish the world with lenses
before the war; and lens grinders are
scarce.
In the machine shop two men, each
with a leg off, are among the best me.
chanics in the shop. Both have been
taken on the force permanently. One
was farmer. $40
The Russell Motor Car Company has
established vocational training de.
partment where lrge class of dis:
abled men are becoming machinists.
The company wants every graduatc.
Here | found men with artificial legs,
men with bullets through chest, arms
or lyegs; men who had been gassed;
several mild shell shock cases. Four
hours day they have practical work
in the machine shop; for four hours
they go to Toronto University for lee
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31

This little refugee photographed at the Care de
Lyons Paris, standing guard the family luggage until
the arrival of his parents All refugees arriving at this sta
ton from the invaded districts cared for by the Bon
Red Cross.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31
MODERN MIR CLES PERFORMED IN EDUCATION
AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CANADAS SOLDIERS
Them n
BY FREDERICK N. KERRY.
IN e, A. Staff CORRESPONDENT,

u
Toronto, Oont,--I talked today with
q man who has had bullet through
his right lung, dozen shrapnel
wounds In his back a smashed hip
and an arm injured so that he can
only lift ten pounds with it.
HE DOESN'T KNOW HE WAS
WOUNDED. Or, if he does, he is too
busy to think about it. r..
He was busy doing mans work at
3 big lathe He is one of those mod
ern miracles-a Reconstructed man
turned out by the department of sol
diers' civil establishment. 49,.
There are 800 Of him in 60 shops, Of
fees, factories and plants in Tornto.
They are working beside whole men,
doing the same work, asking no fayors
and receiving none, fitting themselves
to 60 back into the army Of civil life
with the same courage and confidence
which which they faced HUN bullets,
shells, gas and bayonets.
Orthepaedic Center
Toronto Is the orthepaodic center of
Canada, The vast majority OF men
who have had amputations, or SUI
lcIcu lOsS VI luICtl'li VI .htUSCie,,
hands, fingers, arms and legs, are
sent here to be fitted With new ap,
planes that will restore their lost
functions Then they are trained in
schools and shops for the job for
which they are best fitted in civil
life. aT
So far. Toronto is the only city
where artificial limbs are manufacture.
ed for injured soldiers. The factory
Is in a specially constructed building
on the grounds OF the Orthopaedic
Hospital in North Toronto. The hos,
pital is the, home of injured Canadian
soldiers waiting TO be fitted with. and
learning to use, their artificial limbs.
This. factory at the hospital is not
only turning out artificial limbs, but
training disabled soldiers as limb max
ers. one Of these men has invented q
new type of artificial arm, little short
Of miraculous.
It is, controlled principally by the
shoulder muscles.
A small backward movement of the
shoulder closes the fingers and brings
up the forearm: a forward movement
lowers the, arm and opens the fingers
The new arm is equipped with sun
day hand" that looks like a hand. and.
with glove on it. cannot be dis
tingunished as artificial: for practical
everyday use, however, tool. or tool
holder. is screwed on In the hooks
Of which this is composed anything
from pin to sledge hammer can be
firmly grasped and used.
Special Appliances.
OF course, only in the exceptions.
case are such elaborate appliances ne,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31
t(By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.)

| my newspaper EuSI pI1SV HSS Hs/
London, July 81. How a woman
visited the front in motor car dis
guised in, a British officers uniform
probably the only time in the war this
was ever accomplished was told dur
ing the divorce hearing OF Lieut.. Will
liam Myers, who is suing his wife on
the ground OF misconduct with two
army officers.
The couple separated in 1914, when
Myers joined the army. On March 3,
1915 she wrote him as follows
"You will be surprised to hear that
have been in the thick OF the fight
ing When see you will tell you
some of my experiences. At any rate.
you can say your mad wife went to
the firing line before you did. don't
know how / did it, but did it, and
I believe l was the first woman. to
do it.
On the stand Mrs Myers testified
that she had gone to France twice,
Her testimony follows:
Were you disguised as a man?"
II was"
"Where did you sleep?"