davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1918-02-10
OKLAHOMA TOWN HELPLESS.
Explosions and Fire Cut Of Water
Light and Power.

es.: KINGSTON. Okla. February s.-This
.ity Is without water, light and power
tonight as the result of the destruc-
tien of the power plant of the Kingston
lee and Light Company by explosions
~ and fire early today. Two explosions
occurred. and the FIRE that followed
damaged. buildings aud machinery and
destroyed nearby residence. The
seetel loss - estimated st approximate.
-L t3S.001t
al 4SprKe Blethen. manager Of the plant,
deetaxae tonight that he believed the
:. t6G9aGfx ~ dues - the ailsgo6 peys
1sH9fss RNs bssa discovered.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
NEW COMMITTEES CREATED.
Bankers and Others to Serve Under
Reserve Board Direction.

Many prominent bankers. manufac-
turers, engineers and business men
have agreed to serve on capital issues
committees created in each federal re-
serve district. the Federal Reserve
Board announced last night. The To-
cal committees, which include federal
reserve agents and governors Of each
reserve bank, will assist the central
Evening star., 1918-02-10
GREATER SOFT COAL
USE CAUSED CRISIS
Fuel Administrator Points to
Increased Railroad and
Factory Consumption.
REVIEWS RECORD OF 1917

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February 9.-Greater
consumption of bituminous coal by rail-
roads and factories is among the rea-
sons assigned by the federal fuel ad-
ministration at Washington for the ex-
isting fuel scarcity. according to
statement received by the local fuel ad-
ministrator and given out here tonight
Government estimates Of the produc-
ton of bituminous coal in 1917, an
nounced January last. were $4,000
600 net tons, an increase OF 41.00o.00C
over the preceding year.
The railroads, which are the largest
consumers Of bituminous coal, increased
their consumption in 1917 between 49,
1916. the statement pointed out, whils
bituminous coal going into the coke
industry increased 100000. Amona
industrial plants the increase was suci
as to account for about so per cent OF
bituminous coal mined east of Illinois,
and north of Maryland. This does not
include New England, where the in
crease was between IA and 15 per cent.
Illinois and Indiana Gain.
Illinois and Indiana showed the most
notable gain in tonnage, the statement
SohtiHocu, anu LII AIdUs1iHd AtIc pTOQuc-
tion. beginning with May. was greater
than in the corresponding months OF
1916. Production in all the coal states
west of the Mississippi also was larger
In another statement, also received
here, the national fuel administration
declared that expectation of bituminous
coal was not an important factor in
the fuel shortage"
"Oliiciai returns from the Department
or commerce.. the statement said.
"shoW that during the frst eleven
months of 1917 the United States ex-
ported 19,647.371 tons OF bituminous
coal. This compared with 17.740,3ol in
1916
The greater part of this coal went to
Canada. which received 14.912,69s tons,
Evening star., 1918-02-10
TAKES LONG HIKE TO JOIN
HER SOLDIER-f1USBAND

who Is With the Motor Mechanics Resi-
ment
Il was anxious to be with my hus-
band until his departure for France.
and couldn't afford the price Of q rail-
road ticket, so I struck out on foot, ac-
companied by my brother-fn-law and
his wife" said Mrs. Messenger upon her
arrival here.
The party tramped their way through
Evening star., 1918-02-10

the states of Ohio, Kentucky. Virginia,
Tennessee and northern Georgia, arriv-
ing in Augusta twenty-six days after
starting from Chillicothe-
Mrs. Messenger says they spent the
nights at farmhousea, where they had
the most courteous treatment They
walked through ice and snow aim ost
the entire distance. there being only
she wore out one pair Of slippers, three
pairs Of shoes and three pairs Of rubbers.
Evening star., 1918-02-10

capital issues committee Of the reserve
board in investigating applications for
approval of proposed issues OF secufi-
ties. New members will be added from
time to time to advise on special guess
tions.
The Federal Reserve Board has In
structed officers of each reserve bank
to announce the personnel Of the cons
mittee for their district.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Aid to Navigation Announced.

A notice regarding an important aid
to navigation in waters of the local
district has been issued by the light
house authorities as follows:
Virginia-Chesapeak bay, main chan
mel; tail of the Horseshoe light vessel:
First-class tall nun buoy, red estab-
lished to temporarily mark station
Evening star., 1918-02-10
spee,.l p,,oateh to tn. star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUGUSTA, Ga. February s.-Soldiers
at Camp Hancock near here have
ceased to complain about twenty-mile
hike since the arrival here OF Mrs. Anna
Messenger of Chiiltcothe. Ohio. who
walked from that place to Augusta In
order to be near her soldier husband.
Evening star., 1918-02-10

A divorce has been given Eleanor
Dawson Ream, wife Of Louis N. Rean1,
at Putnam, Conn, together with $780,
900 alimony and the right to resume her
maiden name. The action was brought
on the ground of desertlon.
Evening star., 1918-02-10

Wood IL almost an imperishabie sub
stance, and IL kept from attacks of or
gapisms. both animal and vegetable
will practically last forever.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Illinois and Indiana Gain.
Deny Report Regarding Italy.

In regard to the report that especial
ly large quantities of coal had been
sent to Italy. the statement added:
That this was not the case is seen
when tn. reports show that the for
warding to that country for the entire
eleven months was only 55,423 tons.
This is less than one-third of the
Italian exports during the same period
in 1916"
While coal exports to Canada cannot
be greatly curtailsd. the Washington
authorities are quoted as saying 1t is
expected there will be some decrease
in the amount exported this year. as
the war trade board is declared to have
promised to be strict in the application
Of its authority to grant coal licenses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20
Germans Seek to Ban
Study of Mother Tongue

Allentown. Pa. April 20. That
German speaking may be eliminated
in the Pennsylvania German belt. the
homeland of the German tongue in
America. is indicated by an eXtraordi-
nary move made by DR. J. D. Erdman.
president of the Allentown school
board. DR.. Erdmsn called the Board
of Education into special session and
presented q resolution providing that
the school program be diyested OF
German studies
Not long ago il was discovered by
students that in a German textbook
in the high school was an elegant
portrait and glowing biograp phical
sketch OF the Kaiser. which was not
in the sample book from which the
purchase was made by the school
board. The students held an indigna-
ing pages. burning them.
The action OF DIR. Erdman came
simultaneously with a movement at
Muhlenberg College yesterday 70
make German elective.
The move is sentimental rather than
material. as not a single Pennsylva-
MIA German Is known who is traitor
Gus. seditious or lukewarm. The Penn
sylvania Germans are the descendants
mostly of Bavarians. who emigrat-
ed to America about 1880 for religious
freedom, and il their ansectors had
not come 10 this country the men now
known as Pennsylvania Dutchmen"
would be soldiers in the Bavarian
Army. 4 sa mass they followed JEFF
freSon and Jackson and are great he
ftevers in religious and political inde-
pendence and personal liberty. They
furnished any number Of soldiers in
the Revolution and every other war
the famous First Defenders in the
Civil War.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20
Middletown Soldier Dies
at Camp Merritt, N. J., on
His Way to Join Pershine

Edward Stipe. aged "a. son of Mr..
and Mrs. McClellen Stipe. of North
Catherine street, Middletown. died
at base hospital at Camp Merritt.
New Jersey, yesterday morning at IL
O'Clock. from acute lober pneumonia.
Young Stipe was a member of the
Thirty-fifth Engineer Corps of the
United States Army, and was just
recently transferred to Camp Mer-
ritt from Camp Gordon. Georgia,
for France.
His parents received a telegram
on Thursday morning stating that
their son was seriously i'll. and they
left Immediately for the camp hos
pital. They arrived at Camp Mer-
ritt on Thursday evening at 9 o'clock
and remained with their son until he
died.
Stipe was home recently on a
short furlough and was in good
health. On his return to camp, be-
ing late, he said in a recent letter
to his parents, that his company
had sailed for France and that it
might be some time before he would
leave. He also stated that on his ar
rival on French soil he would be
transferred to his original company.
Stipe was one of the first men from
Middletown that were selected for
the new National Army.
He is survived by his parents, two
sisters, Mrs. Robert Beshears. of
Highspire, and Mrs. Donald John
son, Middletown. No funeral ar
rangements have been made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20
FLYING WITH SHAFFER
PLEASANT. IF PAINFUL
LETTERS FROM A DAUpHIN Roy no HIS MOTHER

sumersault and had to wade ashore.
These were humorous because they
We're not tragic, for when one don't
nave to pay for the busted Zang he
can afford to laugh if he only gets a
oucking. So YOU can believe l was
carefully getting the lay of the land
and when my motor did finally stop
when was nearly at camp YOU can
imagine / was one surprised man,
for l was so close 1 had stopped
looking for landing places.
\ Fortunate Landing
Fortunately, there were all kinds
OF helds under me, so l came down
all right. 1t is utterly impossible TO
describe how beautiful the earth
looks from above. | have tried very
hard sometimes. but l know l have
always failed. One can't draw pen
picture of the wonderful coloring of
the ground beneath, the blue tracery
OF the rivers, or the little fairy-ap-
pearing lunches of houses which de-
note towns. These things must be
seen to be appreciated. and nothing
would please me better than to show
these beauties to you some day.
am quite sure YOU would like the
sensation of flying. As for Dad. from
the reports l am getting on his ac-
tivities he's getting to be quite a bug,
and taking him up would be the be-
ginning OF the end for he would sure
~ want to fly himself. and then
know you'd die of heart failure.
AS for writing about things around
here now, it's no use. as nothing hap
pens-but rain, for we are still wait
ing to get our machine guns mount
ed. After that, things should begin
to happen and YOU can look for more
interesting letters.
WALTER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20

send the Bertillon measurements OF
pair OF tulips? Now that he has
the foundation, however. 1 would re-
spectfully suggest TO the inventor
that he improve his patent and send
the thrill also. But now am getting
naughty, so l better change the sub
Ject, else you will urge me to read
an extra psalm. Speaking about
Bibles, l received another one yester-
day from some admiring friend in
Middletown. 1t came packed in a
wooden box along with variety OF
other things that would have done
credit to wedding present-the
useful kind, / mean, For there was
everything there from a rattrap to u
clothespin. l haven't decided yet
how to use the rattrap, as no rats
have appeared to date in our new
barracks, but If il was only little
smaller | might use it to catch those
other animals that insist on sleeping
with us at times. Even they haven't
bothered me yet.
The American that received all
those eatable packages / told YOU
about, also received a small phono-
graph which plays those little Won
der Records" so now the strains of
Eve Wasn't Modest Till She Ate
That Apple" float through the room
quite often. Indeed, we sure are
some musical escadrille, what with
a flute, bass fiddle. sweet potato,
mandolin, photograph and mouth
organ. Don't you think so? But of
course You never heard the whole
orchestra, fortunately, so YOU
couldn't say yes even if you wanted
to. l fear | made mistake by call
ing it a musical escadrille." 1t
should have read "musically inclin-
ed" There is a difference. you know.
One has instruments and makes mu-
sic. while the other has hopes and
makes noise. Maybe | will get used
to noise some day. if l once get into
the air-and war-again, but if these
letters don't come up to par blame
it on the sweet potato, the flute or
the fiddle.
They speak of an enormous Amer
lean Army being here now. but ]
have Vet TO see any of the privates.
Officers? oh. sure! Plenty of them,
and 1 am beginning to think all the
Americans are officers. And then
| am just inconsistent enough to want
to be an officer myself. having Just
turned down n second lieutenancy.
Gone and Forgotten
l haven't tasted cereals since
came to France, and as for pie,
have forgotten what it looks like
all of which makes me all the sorer
against the Boche.
I don't think my hands have ever
been colder than to-day. and won
der if some pretty female would
warm them for me.
Just now we are having our regu-
lar afternoon feed with Putnam as
cook. He is some cook, and with
sweet chocolate, cheese. marshmal-
lows. condensed milk, fruit cake and
honey, he sure makes us some feed
don't you pit ythe suffering sol
diers in France? However, the days
of plenty are nearly over, for the
good things come in punches and arF
nearly used up. If some of my boxes
would only come through, especially
that camera, for l could get some
pictures that sure would please YOU
Tea is served so I'll have to stop.
WALTER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20
Ground Is Broken For
Biggest Powder Plant

Washington. April 20.--Ground has
been broken for the largest powder
plant in the world for the United
States Government.
Within two months the daily out
put will be from 100000 pounds to
1.000.0 600 pounds of smokeless pow
der. and the plant. which is being
constructed in nine sections. Will be
three and one-half miles long and
one and one-half miles wide.
1t will cover five and n quarter
square miles and Will have work
ing force of more than $4,000 men.
Each of the nine sections is capable
of turning out in excess of 100000
pounds of smokeless powder every
twenty-four hours.
The plant will cost the Government
$4,000, goo. and the builders. when
their task is completed, viii have re-
ceived profit of exactly 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20

CONTINUED from First Page.1
the second week in April the firm
which is making ash collections in
the city assured Inspector sheesley
to-day that the entire cleanup will
be completed on schedule time
Nav l. after which regular collec-
tions will be made every two weeks
according TO a schedule to be issued
to householders on cards which VIII
be printed by the bureau.
Fewer Complaints
Inspector SheesIey said to-day the
uptown forces are working in the
vicinity of Reilly street and Cowden
street while the gangs on Allison
Hill are in the district from State
TO Berryhill and Thirteenth TO Fiji
teenth streets. on Monday an eX-
ira force will be put on, starting
at Walnut street and working to
the southern city line, and more
men will be added to the Hill teams.
Fewer complaints are being re-
ceived daily. Mr.. Sheesley reported.
but there are scores of inquiries from
persons asking when the teams will
be in the various districts. Mr..
Sheesley said this was due 10 the
lack of regular schedules and would
be remedied after May 1.
The garbage collection situation Is
in still better shape, the inspector
said. Hagy Brothers. contractors
for this work. are giving the best
of service. he continued. with the
result that very few complaints are
received each week. and these are
reported at once and the garbage
removed. The complete schedule for
both ash and garbage collections TO
be followed during the remainder of
the year will be issued within a week
or two. Inspector Sheesley has
written to a number of cities for
ordinances and regulations in force
there. from which ideas will be taken
for the Harrisburg rules. While
Council has established a number OF
new regulations, it is not likely the
complete ordinance will be printed.
but a digest of the restrictions will
be furnished on the card to house
holders.
The rules will notify the residents
what may and may not be included
in ash and garbage receptacles. and
will also give the telephone number
of the Bureau of Ash and Garbage
Inspection, which is 1854. Bell.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20
4 MURDER CASES
FOR COURT TRIAL
Prosecutions Are
Listed For Special Grim
inal Session

Thirty-nine cases have been includ-
cd in the trial list for the special
session of criminal court beginning
April 30. The list was issued by Dis
trict Attorney Michael L.. Stroup. to-
day. Four colored defendants, charg-
ed with murder are listed for trial
and it is believed that at least two
of the cases will be disposed of, prob
ably those of Charles l<yler and Will
liam Evans, on Mondays list. The
court yesterday appointed counsel for
Evans, naming Thomas c. McCarrell
and William III. Earnest to defend his
case; and for Andrew Cary, also col
ored, appointing Horace A, Segelbaum
and William f. Housman. y number
of minor cases on the list will he
tried also. The petit jurors from the
March session of criminal court will
serve at the special session.
The trial list follows:
Monday, April 29.ECharles Kyler
Howard C. Gordon, ad and b.; John
slaughter, lar from per-; Joseph Red,
ct. al, fel. entry and lar; Mary Chigo,
mai. mis-; Isaiah Washington. burg.
Tuesday. April sO.-Robert Wilson,
lar; William p. Strawhecker, a. and
b.; Charles Bruner, lar. as b.; Charles
two charges, fal. pre-; Leon II. BEN
nett a. and b.; Nick Dacheff, furn.
obs. lit. to min.; Howard Hilton. lar;
Charles Umholtz ad.; Conrad c. Crone,
agg. a. and b.; Mead Geiger, ct. al,
fel. e. and lar.
Wednesday, May Jack Ellis,
murder; Andrew Cary, alias Andrew
Carey, murder: Frederick Brown. lar.
from per-; Edward Ewenson. lar. as
cl.: William Chromer sale of eggs
unfit for food: John Miller, for; Mar
garet Mertz, ad.
Thursday May .. = Max Reiter, ct
al, false adv: Anna Hand. ct. al, b, II.
John Trulas, agg. n. and b.; Joseph
Verbos, ct. al, sell liz. without. lie;
Katie Stauffer. fel. en-. and lar; Vim
cent T. Poticher. as. and b.
Friday. May 3.-Sarah Heller. fel.
en-. and lar: Sarah Heller. lar. as h.
Edward Adams. lar; H. Rubin. rec.
$. e.: Morris List, rec. $. 8.
ct al abortion
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20
WALTER.
Somewhere in France.
March 5, 1913.


Dear Mother:
Spring has not arrived officially as
yet. but its been here literally for
some time. Just now it's raining and
making slush of the snow which fell
yefterday. Having such weather.
naturally we did not fly, and for that
matter | am not ready as vet. How
ever. We are slowly acquiring all the
delights of civilization, that with
eating fruit cake with honey and
having our afternoon tea or choco-
late quite regularly. thanks to the
soldiers many friends in the states.
One of the Americans here was sim
ply swamped with packages, so not
wishing to see him suffer We very,
kindly offered our appetites to his
disposal. That was n week ago and
the disposing is still going merrily
on. Maybe you won't believe il, but
yesterday we attended moving pic
lures right here in camp. They were
very interesting, showing photos
taken from airplanes and what use
was made of them. The sad part of
1t was ] did not understand any of
it, for the lecture accompanying it
was all in French and spoken very
quickly, but my roommate explained
the important points to me. It's quite
easy to account for my interest. as
you know l am going 10 do that type
OF work as soon as they get my cam
era mounted
Judging from their present rate of
speed that won't be until next Christ
mas. .Golly. but these Frenchmen
can kill more time than l used to
when l was young and had to cut
wood. Since we have nothing to do
now but loaf and eat we naturally
are getting mighty choicy about the
grub. It's not quantity we want now,
it's quality. And l defy anyone TO
find quality in carrots and cabbage.
which seems to be the chief article
OF diet nowadays. Carrots, you know.
are such a disappointing food. for
they resemble sweet potatoes so
much, and you know how like them
sweet potatoes, l mean, not car
rots. l say they look like sweet po-
tatoes. but that's as far as the re-
semblance goes for they give the
palate an awful shock. Did I ever
tell you about the bread? 1t don't
come on. the table all nicely sliced
and stacked. Oh, dear me! Every
fellow pulls out his pocket knife und
cuts off his own hunk, and inciden-
tally a mathematician would have
some job figuring out the contests of
some of those chunks. For while one
olrd cuts OIL square. another will
cut off an obtuse angle. or a lop-
SIDED cube. I'm preparing you for
what may happen some day, so If
you see me absent mindedly pulling
out my pocket knife at the table,
don't think a murder is contemplate
ed. | might ruin the bread but moth
ing else.
Yankee Ingenuity
Received your birthday card with
the imprinted kiss and it made me
pause and wonder at the ingenuity
of the Yankee. What won't they
think of neXt?- And now since a pro-
cess has been patented for sending
kisses. wonder how many girls will
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20
Two Fires Cause Damage
of $500 in Early Morning

Property damage to the extent of
about 5000 damage was caused by
two fires early this morning.
The two-story CRANE house at 112
Ann alley was damaged by flames
which partially destroyed the second
floor in the rear. The wall and roof
were damaged. The damage was
confined TO the house. as the furni-
ture was saved. The flames started
at an overheated pipe leading from
the kitchen stove. The house is oc-
cupied by the family of L. May.
The other fire started at 1890 on
the Fourth street side of the third
floor of the Alva Hotel, Fourth street
and Blackberry alley. The roomers
left the hotel without accident. They
were aroused by the cries of a wait
ress. A partition of the closet, the
ceiling and part of the floor were
burned
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20
CITY ASHES MAY BE
USED AS FERTILIZER

[Continned from F,irst Page. ]
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20
Pillow Band Buys Bond
at Rally in Upper End

Kimmell. April 20-This little
place held rousing Liberty Loan
rally last evening when nineteen Of
those present signed up for one or
more Liberty Bonds and the Pillow
band. which gave its services free
for the occasion, announced it would
put $50 of its funds into a bond to
be held in the name of the band.
Phil S. Meyer. County Solicitor.
and James +. Lentz, County Re-
corder, were the speakers, and Call
vim Grimm, head of the public
schools. presided. The rally was held
in the Lutheran Church and was well
attended
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20

Received your birthday card with
the imprinted kiss and it made me
pause and wonder at the ingenuity
of the Yankee. What won't they
think of next?- And now since a pro-
cess has been patented for sending
kisses, l wonder how many girls will