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The Nenana news., 1918-03-16
READY FOR CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. l6.- Liberty Loan campaigners are pre- pairing to secure fifteen million sub scribers to the Third Loan, which will be offered to the American pub lie at an early date. There were approximately eleven million sub scribers to the second loan and four million to the first loan. Honor flags will be awarded those cities which exceed their quota.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16
LANE DENIES CHARGE
 FAVORED OIL WELLS

Washington-Secretary of the In- terior Lane has made sharp denial of the charge, made by Assistant Attorney General Francis Kearfut, that the interior department had failed to safeguard the public in- terest and had violated the public
 statutes in the administration of the public lands. The denial has brought to light a long-standing
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16
WHITE GUARDS HINDER
 YANKEES IN FINLAND

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar 16.- The state department has received a cablegram from Minister Morris, at Stockholm, stating that twenty five Americans are being detained on the Finnish coast, their passage through Finland having been pre- vented by the White guards.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16
SPELLING IN PROGRESS

PARIS, Mar. 16-The war office announces intense shelling is in pro gress along the entire French front today. Three raids were made by the Germans today in quick success sion, but in each case the enemy was repulsed. It is also reported that there has been forward move ment in Belgium by the Allied forces.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16
PRESIDENT WILL ANNOUNCE PLANS
 FOR JAP ACTION
Expected That Statement Will Be Issued Soon Covering Slav
 Situation.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 16.- Officials of the administration have let it become generally known that it is the intention of President Will son to issue a statement at an early date, which will define the attitude of the United States toward Russia and toward the plans of the Entente powers with regard to Japanese in- tervention in Siberia. It is not in- dicated what form will be used by the president or what will be the manner of delivery.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16
BASOFF IS CLEARED
 IN FAIRBANKS COURT

Advices received from Fairbanks today state that Cam Bassoff, who was indicted by the grand jury on the charge of failure to register, has cleared himself of the charge, hav- ing proven, to the satisfaction of the court that he was over the age limit at the time registration closed
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16
NAVY IS O. K.

Washington.-The house commit tee, which has been engaged in in vestigating the navy department, has submitted a report in which the de- partment is given credit for con- ducting its war preparations in a satisfactory manner.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16
MEMBERS DISAGREE

Atlanta.-Committees appointed to consider the proposed merger of the great bodies of the Presbyterian church in the North and South, have been unable to decide on a satis- factory plan.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16
NEW CONCRETE VESSEL
 SOON READY FOR TEST

GREENWOOD CITY, Mar, 16.- The steampship Faith, the first re- inforced concrete ocean vessel ever constructed for the United States, was launched today and will soon be ready for service in the trans-At- lantic merchant service. The vessel is 320 feet long
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16
TROOPS ARE DISPATCHED
 TO QUIET AGITATORS

SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.- Troops have been dispatched to St. Maries, Idaho, to put stop to the
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16

Carpenter, Songer and Burkman, the three men arrested at Fort Gib- bon on the charge of robbery, have been indicted
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16

disturbances in that city, resulting from the trial of W. NJ. Nelson, secretary of the I. W. w, who is charged with conspiring to interfere with the war preparations of the government The town is filled with Industrial workers and it is feared by the local authorities that the situation will get beyond them.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16
RAILROAD BILL READY
 FOR WILSON TO SIGN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 16.-

----WASHlNGI IOIS, D. I., Mar. I6.- The lower house of congress has approved the conference report on the administration railroad bill, and the measure is now ready for the signature of President Wilson. The action of the house was almost unanimous.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-16

Dr. Malcolm E. Smith is confined to his home by slight attack of illness.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
COUNTY MAY HIRE
EXPERT FOR PROBE

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
80 DRAFT MEN
GO FROM PERRY
Board Gives Out List of Those
Selected For Next Weeks
Camp Lee Quota

New Bloomfield. Pa, Aug. 23.-
Thirty men VIII leave here next Tues
day afternoon at 4 o'clock for Camp
Lee. Petersburg. Va. They will re-
port to the local board at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. The last nine
men on the list as given are taken
from Class One of the men who reg
istered June of this year. All of the
Glass One men on the first draft list
have now been called, with a few ex-
ceptions. Those who go on Tuesday
are:
John e. Hench. Landisburg; Sher-
man o. Try, Ickesburg: Thornton A.
]. Conrow, Hog Island; Charles e.
Gamin, Alinda: Forest NJ. Lightuer,
Landisburg; Paul r. Smith, Ickes-
burg; James A. Reeder, Newport;
Banks r. Rohm, Blain; James a.
Satzler, Millerstown; Roy c. Hench.
Landisburg; j. r. w. Latchfcrd,
Newport; Alfred Low, Duncannon;
]. Walker Snyder, Elliottsburg; Ne
vim E. Roush, Duncannon; Charles
c. Copp, Hershey; John w. Zellers,
Liverpool; Clarence B. Kipp, Mill
lcrstown; Fred c. Kunth, Newport:
Frapk l.. Mumper, Loysville; Ralph
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23

couldn't get down into the mines.
However, that time Davies was not
in the employ of the county.
II the commissioners engage him
therell he no trouble about getting
down into the mines, the commits
sioners said.
\ With Davies at the helm, the
Lackawanna county commissioners
started in 1907 to boost the coal land
assessments. The aggregate then
was $4,000,000, and it was sent up
to S36,000.000 in one jump. In the
next triennial assessment $2,000,000
more was added and, then in 1917
it was sent up to $100,000,000, ac-
cording to the data Meyer obtained.
And Dawes told Meyer, he said,
that all the while the county was
boosting the assessment the coal
company was reporting that annual
ly 1T was getting anywhere from
SIS. 100000 to $20,000.00O worth of
coal from the mines.
Books Changed
Davies told Meyer that the ASSESS
ment books for the coal mining Sec
tions of this county will have to be
changed and some other records
will have to be modified If the coun-
ty adopts the Lackawanna county
system. Up there the assessment is
laid on the acre and regulated by
the thickness of the coal veins. Land
in which the coal veins are two feet
or less thick are not assessed as coal
land but that which contains heav-
Ter veins are assessed at the rate
of $500 per foot of coal per acre.
Hence where the vein is forty feet
thick, the acreage assessment is forty
times $500, or $4,000 an acre. Ex-
cept whore the coal company owns
the surface ground, the coal land is
assessed separately from the surface
land. And the county has separate
assessments on the breakers, and
! real estate. The $500 an acre assess
! ment is about seventy-five per cent
of full value. An examination of
the Dauphin county coal lands by. n
mining engineer. Davies assured
| Meyer. will furnish the county COM
plete data with respect to width and
breadth of coal veins and the COM
missioners say it will provide them
with the first real foundation upon
which they can boost the assess
ments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23

Lemoyne, Pa, Aug. 23.-John c..
Stooss, widely-known barber of Har-
risburg for years, and who holds a
record for attending Sunday school
fifty-four years without missing a
session, died at his home here yes
terday afternoon, following stroke
suffered two weeks ago.
Although in ill health for more
than year, Mr.. Stooss did not miss
a session of Sunday school and up
to six months ago held his remark
able record of continuous attend
ance at sessions. Seized with a sud-
den attack of illness about that time
he was compelled to miss session,
but the following week started out
to make a new record for himself.
He managed to attend weekly until
two weeks ago, when he was seized
with a stroke. During the severe cold
weather last winter, despite the adj
vice of physicians, Mr.. Stooss with
the assistance of his wife and daugh-
er managed to get to Sunday school
every Sunday.
Mr.. Stooos, who was 73 years old,
started this remarkable record in
Germany. He attended Sunday school
for fourteen years in Germany and
1orty years IN TINS country, making
a total of fifty-four years without
missing a session.
Born in Germany, Mr.. Stooss came
to this country in 1865. AS a barber
he located in Broadway, New York,
and later moved to Harrisburg,
where he followed his trade for a
number of years. In 1898 he came to
Lemoyne, where he has lived since.
Because of ill health Mr.. Stooss
was compelled to retfe from busi-
ness several years ago and since that
time has been living a retired life
here. For several terms he was town
assessor and was also active in
church work. Until a short time ago
he was teacher of the Young Mems
Bible class of the Lutheran Church,
which he organized about ten years
ago.
Surviving him are his wife, three
daughters, Mrs. George E. Ellis, of
Lemoyne; Mrs. J. w. Walck, of
Steelton, and Miss Pansy Stooss, of
Lemoyne. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock from his late home Burial
will be made in the Prospect Hill
Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23

CONTINUED from First Page.l
that it is made in limited quantities.
which can hardly be increased, owing
to the nature of it's manufacture.
Two thousand bags of 100 pounds
each of corn sugar have been used
in Harrisburg during the past six
months. During that time the places
and methods for it's use have been
increased twelve fold, it was said
by S. R. Coover. of the Whitman
Schwarz Wholesale Grocery Com
pany, this morning.
Used to Advantage
The common use of corn sugar here
was not generally suspected until
patrons of public eating places dis
covered the little yellow grains mixed
with the graBulated sugar which they
poured into their coffee and onto their
cereals and desserts. 1t has been
commonly used in ice cream, and can
be used to advantage by ice cream
manufacturers, Mr.. Coover said. It's
use in bread is also becoming COM
mon. Corn sugar is always mixed
with cane sugar to insure a palatable
product.
Besides these common uses. it is
being tried out in many other ways.
Corn sugar costs about a half a
cent a pound less to the wholesaler
than cane sugar. The retail cost is
the same. The sweetening qualities
of corn sugar however, are only about
three-fourths those of cane sugar.
Reasons were given this morning
for the fact that the manufacture of
corn sugar cannot be increased to
a point extensive enough to insure
it as a factor in relievig the sugar
situation. The corn sugar is manu-
factured from a small germ in the
end of the corn grain, it was explain
ed, and it was pointed out that very
little sugar can be manufactured
from even a great quantity of corn.
The sugar germ is no larger than
a pin head, which shows how small
is the amount of sugar that can ac-
tually be derived from an ear of corn.
The corn is extracted in the process
of manufacturing fiucose and starch
from corn. The latter two products
are results of 2 separate process corn
sugar is derived as side issue in
their manufacture.
Corn sugar is a small round yellow
grain. 1t is about as heavy as cane
sugar. 1t is manufactured in the
large corn centers of the United
States. Argo, ILL.,, is the nearest
center for the supply of corn sugar
for Harrisburg,
At present there is little corn sugar
held by wholesalers. A few carloads
are expected by the Whitman Schwarz
Company, but there are a dozen places
for every carload that comes in, the
demand has increased so since the
sugar shortage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
HELPED BOTH HIS
WIFE AND HIS SON
Sinking Springs Contractor Says
Tanlac Restored Health and
Harmony ut Home
RESULTS CAME PROMPTLY

MY wife was in a bad way from
nervous indigestion" says Peter R.
Leininger, well-known stone ma
sonry contractor of Sinking Springs,
Penna.
II read in the paper where Tanlac
had brought relief in a similar case.
I bought my wife a bottle of this
wonderful medicine and it gave her
relief from the very first doses. She
improved steadily and it wasn't long
until she found herself enjoying her
meals and sleeping we'll and long.
I'VE both feel now that she is
permanently cured and we have
been giving Tanlac to our young son
and he is rapidly becoming we'll and
strong, so that, thanks to Tanlac,
health and harmony have been re-
stored to our home"
Tanlac is now being introduced
here at Gorgas' Drug Store.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
CORN SUGAR MUCH
USED In HARRISBURG

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23

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This section was taken after the We'd
nesday and Thursday in Scranton,
getting data on how Lackawanna
county boosted its coal land assess
ment in ten years from S4.000.000 to
its present figure of 100.000.000.
The Commissioners are thinking
seriously of employing Lackawanna
county's mining engineer, t. Ellis
worth Davies Davies is the man who
boosted the coal land assessment in
his home county and he told Solici-
tor Meyer that there is need for
boosting the Dauphin county assess
ments which, comparatively, are a
paltry SS33,000. The engineer said
he would be glad to help the Dauphin
commissioners make the assessment
the Lackawanna county commission
ers said they'd have no objection to
Mr.. Davies coming here and the engi-
neer urges that the results to be OBJ
tanned through an examination OF
Dauphin county coal lands would
more than warrant and repay the ex-
pense.
Davies thinks that Dauphin county
coal lands are worth anywhere from
s12.000,000 to $15,O00.000 and the as
gregate may run to $20.000.000. The
county commissioners passed a reso-
luton directing their chief clerk to
write the engineer and have him come
here for a conference on September
or September 9.
Solicitor Meyers message from the
Lackawanua county officials great
ly enthused the county commission
ers. The engineer didn't tell Mr.
Meyer what it might cost Dauphir
county to make the examination o.
the mines but that will be the chiei
point of inquiry when Mr.. Davie.
comes here in September. The com.
missioners fixed September 9 as ar
alternate date although they woult
like to meet him on September
because they all insisted I'VE want
to get this thing started as quickly as
possible"
According to what Davies told the
solicitor, it will take at least two
months TO thorough examine the
coal lands. That will include the
coal fields of the Susquehanna Goa,
Company in and around williams.
town and Lykens, which are being
worked, and also the Rush town.
ship land Of the Reading Coal an6
Iron Company which Davies insists
contain marketable coal that is
workable. This latter tract the
Reading company always has insist.
ed contains no workable coal deposits
and because the county heretofore
has had no way of confirming OF
disproving that contention, the land
always has been assessed as timber
land, at an extremely low figure.
a Big Task
If Dauphin county employees Dav.
les, as is expected, the engineer said
he will need the services of another
mining engineer, an assistant engi-
neer and at least two clerks. Davies
wouldn't have to do much prelimin.
airy work before beginning the actua
examinations down in the mines be.
cause he made maps and profiles and
gatheredl other data on Dauphiu
county coal lands when he made q
superficial survey and was halted in
the midst of his work because he
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
WHOLE GERMAN LINE
WAIVERS UNDER ASSAULT
lContinued From Page one.l


held by the Germans protection their right flank
The line stands cannot be but OF
the taken by the British nearly mile inside of the
positions where the Germans believed have stood yesterday
and the greatest advance is said to be two miles.
When is realized the fighting this front is along the lines
which strongly nrenced by the Germans and held by them
until the great British offensive before Albert in 1916 the inn
poance of the advance made to-day appears be augmented
Battle Rages o 5o-Mile Front
London Aug ga battle raging to-day in France
widest extends for about fifty miles
north from Sossons Everywhere according received
here this afternoon from the battle front the battle has been going
successfully for the Entente Allies.
The British Third army has gained than mile
front of than miles.
The British Fourth army has gained than miles
front of miles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
CANNING DEMONSTRATION

Mfllerstown, Pa, Aug. 23.-Miss
Mary Whitney. of the Pennsylvania
State College Farm Extension Bu-
reau, will give a demonstration on
the preservation and canning of
foods and vegetables in front of
Mrs. Hannah Rounsley's residence in
the Square Friday evening at z
o'clock, under direction of the Perry
County Food Administrator, Arch
deacon William Dorwart, of New
port.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
COUNTY JAIL FILLED

Lewistown. Pa. Aug. 23.-There
are more prisoners in the county Jail
at present than in many years past.
Many OF them are awaiting trial at
the term of court next week. The
present sheriff is working the pris-
oners on jobs about the county. A
number have been working on the
construction of a bridge at Burnham
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
RED CROSS NURSE ENLIsTs

Liverpool, Pa, Aug. Z3. = Miss
Daisy Sweezy. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Josiah Sweezy, of Liverpool
township. a graduate nurse of the
Methodist Hospital, at Des Moines.
Iowa, has volunteered as a Red
Cross nurse and has been sent to a
base hospital at Camp Bowie. Fort
Worth. Texas, for service. This is
the third nurse from Liverpool to
enlist in Red Cross work, the other
two being Miss Dorothy Thorp, grad
uate of woman's Hospital, Phila-
delphia, and Miss Mary Morris. grad
uate of Johns Hopkins Training
School. Baltimore.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
SENATE HoNoRs HEROES

Washington, d. c.. Aug. 23.-Grat-
itutde of Congress to men in the
Army and Navy for their efforts in
the war is expressed in resolution
by Senator Jones. of New Mexico.
adopted yesterday by the Senate. AS
special tribute to the men who
have died for their country the SEN
ators in voting. remained standing
fer one minuta-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Halifax, Pa, Aug. 23.-Engage-
ment of Miss Elsie Shultz. a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Shultz, of
Harrisburg, to j. Howard Chubb, of
Halifax, has Just been announced.
Miss Shultz is a graduate of Central
High school. at Harrisburg and
taught the Urich's school IN IN Halifax
township last year. Mr.. Chubb is
employed " the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. The wedding will take place
on September IL. 1918.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
j.. A. MUTZABAUGH BURIED

Duncannon, Pa. Aug. 23.-John
A. Mutzabaugh, who died at his
home here On Sunday was buried on
Wednesday. He was 68 years old
and survived by his wife and eight
children as follows: Joseph Mutza-
baugh, Of New Bloomfield; Mrs. AL
bert Scott. of Marysville; Miss Eliza
beth Mutzabaugh, Harry and Clay
ton Mutzabaugh, at home. Ellis and
Orville Mutzabaugh and Mrs. Will
liam Perry reside here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23

K. Smith, Cisna Run. Arthur S. Sny-
der. Ickesourg; Earl A. Nesbit, Cis-
ma Run; BENJAMIN F, Harp. Dun
cannan; Ralph M. Rhoades, New
port; Herman w. Nipple, Marys-
VILE; Charles w. Reisinger, Millors-
town; Orlando U. Trostle, New Ger
mantown: Frank A. Flickinger, An
dersonburg; William Rowe, Ander-
sonburg; William T. Jacobs, New
Bloomfield.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23

and there should be no question
about the opening of the hotel in the
late autumn.
The cleaning down of the exterior
of the building is moving along rap
idly and the marquises have been
erected at the Walnut and Third
street entrances.
The main lounge and dining rooms
as we'll as the main lobby have al
ready been plastered and the plaster
ing is practically finished throughout
the building, except the top floor,
which is now being completed. The
wood work has been practically fin
ished from the third to the seventh
floors and the hanging of doors,
painting and placing of hardware is
proceeding on the third and fourth
floors. Setting of tile and marble
throughout the building is going for
ward and the plum bing fixtures are
being rapidly installed. as also the
radiators.
The large assembly or convention
hall is ready for the plasterers; also
the refrigerators, ice machinery,
bake ovens. kitchen and laundry
equipment are being set up.
: All the wall papers have been Sc
lected and the interior decorating
contract will be let within the next
ten days. All the furniture has been
ordered and is ready for shipment
as we'll as the hangings, carpets,
china and line.
Details of the cafeteria. which will
be located on the Walnut street side
with a street entrance as we'll as an
entrance from the main lobby have
been gone over and this feature of
the hotel will be quite attractive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
PENN-HARRIS SOON
TO OPEN ITS DOORS

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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-07
British Capture Neuve Chappele and Bursy Fied-Ex-
tending Their Whole Front Along the Canal du NOrd
French Within Three Miles of Chuny
GREAT DISSATISFACTION In GERMANY Y
and MUTINY in ARMY
Light and Heavy Artillery Being Used by American Line
to Tear Holes in Enemys Line-Big Transport Tor
pedOed but no Loss of Life Reported

The British have captured Neuve Chapelle and Bursy
Field Field Marshal Haigs troops have crossed the Can
al du Nord the whole front except from Havrcourt
north to Scarpe
The French have captured Range Hills known
Recount Massi which is within three miles Of Chuny
The course of fighting the western front continues
to show day after day that Marshal Foch praccng his
precept that the whole art of war consists in attacking
with telling effect AS newspaper puts it the Marne
battle is being reproduced with the positions reversed
The German aviators Wednesday night scored
two direct hits large Red Gross Hospital between
tie wings of the French and American building south of
Sossons There were fortunately casualties as the
Patients removed to nearby when the bombing
tegan. Eighteen bombs dropped
A London despatch says there is general demorali
cation Of the German population and widespread and
growing dissatisfaction in the German army accompanied
by mutny and desertons An Amsterdam correspondent
says that the information reaching him is SO sensational
inspire skeptcsm but he declares he has received
corroboration from authoritative which estab
fishes the authenticity Of his information beyond any
doubt. @@Ma
With the Americans the Aisne-The front addi-
tiona force and supplies brought up by both the
American and French troops during the night and early
this morning The American line was again advanced
he Allied artillery Of both heavy and small caiber is be-
ing used to tear holes in the enemy's lines