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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
One the Hun Censor Missed

So-called German efficiency finds
more than it's equal in American in
genuity. When American prisoners,
who are placed in the various forts
throughout Germany, seek to write
relatives or friends in their native
country, their messages must under
go the rigid inspection of the "effi-
cient" German censor, who often
believes that he is permitting only
good news to pass through. Real
descriptions of the situation are ef-
faced.
A son of a wealthy Philadelphian,
who has been captured, recently
sent word home that conditions on
the whole were satisfactory ana
American prisoners were being treat
ed well-but that he would much
rather be back in Laurel Hill.
The young mans parents were
able to understand his meaning, as
Laurel Hill is a cemetery not far
home. Splendid treatment?-From
the Wall Street Journal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
SUNDAY JOURNEYING

Said the Chugger to the Plugger:
"Gone the wasteful days of yore;
We are resting from our questing,
For the joyride is no more.
Though the muting of our footing
And the silence of the dearth
Comes a pounding and resounding
That is music to the earth.
Hear the stamping and the tramp
ing
OF the boys who went to win,
Hear the wonder and the thunder
OF the joy march to Berlin!"
-McLandfburgh Wilson. in New
York Sun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
PRIDE IN THEIR FELLOWS

THERE is reason for pride among
the black men of Harrisburg
that so many of their number
have entered the service of their
country and are taking part in the
great struggle "over there. Already
the records of valor include the
names of scores of brave negroes
and the French war cross for brav-
cry has been bestowed on not a few
of the American colored men who
have taught the Hun the lesson that
in America freedom is valued much
more highly than anything else and
that in the final defeat of the Ger
man autocracy the black men of the
United States will have a conspicu-
Gus and honorable part. The service
flags in the several colored churches
of this city are emblems of the pa
triotism and loyalty of our negro
citizens.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
War Broadening Religions
[From the Los Angeles Timesl

IFrom the Los Angeles Timesl
Men are coming home from serv-
ice on the European battle fronts
with broadened visions concerning
religion. Many men of all religious
creeds went over there with narrow
ed views and are returning without
the narrowness they took with them.
The war is doing a lot of big
things for the world, yet nothing
bigger, or perhaps quite so big, as
this.
In America every man has the full
right to worship God according to the
dictates of his own conscience, and
certainly they appear to have taken
unstinted advantage of the privilege.
The trouble is, however, that there
has been a good deal of determina-
ton on the part of each one of the
almost countless sects to force all
the others to it's way of thinking. The
result has been an endless and most
annoying acrimony of thought and a
pitiful and pathetic dislike of neigh
Dor for neighbor.
In this war there are forty-six
million Protestants and sixty-two
million Catholics fighting on one side
and forty-five million Protestants and
sixty-three million. Catholics fighting
on the other. A fairly even break, we
might say.
And on the side of America and
the Allies, at least, Protestants and
Catholics seem to have suddenly be-
come very good friends. We shall
doubtless feel the beneficial effects of
this in our country for all time to
come.
Surely, 1t is something that every
right thinking man may gladly thank
God for.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
WE CERTAINLY DID

A hard, little, never-say- die Tommy
who had been captured by the
Boches refused to work, and tor
mented his captors by continually
shouting:
I'VE gaive ye hell at the Marne,
didn't we, Fritz? We gaive ye hell
at the Marine, eh?"
He continued this, undaunted by
their threats, for many days. Final
ly, the officers, exasperated, offered
him the choice of either being shot
or getting into a German uniform
and subraitting to the discipline of
a German soldier.
After a struggle, he gave in, and
the first night his new Roche core
rades welcomed him to their ranks
and demanded a patriotic speech.
Tommy rose and said:
We'll, boys, 1 can't saiy anything
good now about those Trenches and
Tommies over there; but, ye know,
they gaive us hell at the Marine,
didn't they y?"-Everybody's Maga-
zine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM

-HE way to increase the output
of war necessities is not by
- eliminating all "non-essential
products. but by finding more work.
ers. Whether or not the war ends
to-day, or next year. or the year
after, it will find US in great need
of the industries we now so blithely
talk of closing as "non-essential."
We shall face the resulting fierce
world under a tremen-
dous handicap If countless mills and
manufactures are closed, their cap
ital dissipated, their credit gone and
their organizations demolished. Eng
land and France are maintaining
most of their industries, even after
four years of the most demoralizing
warfare.
How have they done this? BY
the employment of women. Women
and girls from every walk of life,
rich and poor. have become wage
earners for the period of the war,
and many of them for life. AS we
continue to draw men from private
life into the Army we shall be face
to face with one of two things
oither we shall have to concentrate
Spon the making of only war goods,
forcing male workers into the mu-
nitons works. willy nilly. or of in
ducing women to take the places of
men who have gone away Do not
blame the Government too much
IL the former condition arises. 1t is
sure to come unless our women vol
unteer In large numbers to fill the
vacancies left by drafted men. And
employers must realize this and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03

We believe that the people of this
section are disposed to cooperate
with the government in every step for
the prosecution. the vigorous prosecu-
tfon. of the war. In every movement
they have manifested their purpose to
stand together and give not only their
men. but of their means and of every
thing they have to subjugate the
Hun and relieve the world OF the
menace of an obsessed and intolerant
Germany. This was shown in the
very general observance of the re-
quest to cease operations OF automo-
biles last Sunday. OF course, there
were violations, but for the most part
the people observed the day by al
lowing their cars to remain in the
garage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
General FOch and the Bible

The great General Foch, in a letter
to DIR. George William Carter, gen.
eral secretary of the New York Bible
Society, expresses appreciation of the
Testaments sent to soldiers by saying
that 1.-The Bible is certainly the best
preparation that you can give to an
American soldier about going into
battle to sustain his magnificent ideal
and his faith" The society has given
nearly one-quarter of a million copies
of the Scriptures to our soldiers and
sailors.-From the Boston Tran
acrint.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
He Didn't KnOU

A man walking along a country
road came to a small pond. On a
tree at the waters edge was nailed
a board bearing the following badly
scrawled yarning:
DON'T FISH HEAR
The man pondered over it for a mo-
ment or two, then resumed his Jour
ney with the comment: Blamed IL I
Know."-Everybodys Magazine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03

Already the Kaiser and his associ-
ate murderers are beginning to throw
the high sign OF distress. They want
peace-a German peace. They want
also to negotiate a settlement while
the plunder of the ravaged countries
is still in their possession. But Sena-
tor Lodge has voiced the will of the
people. There will be no peace save
as 1t shall be dictated in Berlin and
on the terms of the conquering forces
of the allied nations now battling for
righteousness and justice and liberty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
OUR DAILYLAUGH
A TRADE
SECRET.

T b 9 Well
wisher It's
perfectly won
derful how so
many b ri g h t
thoughts occur
to you.
The Jokesmith
They don't oc-
cur as often as
they recur.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
ENCOURAGING Superstition

Don't be discouraged because the
cost of living is up 55 per cent. for
as yet the undertakers haven't start
ed bargain Fridays.-From the Bal
timore American.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03

Nearly 500 members of the molders'
and coremakers' unions of the Pitts
burgh district have been conceded an
increase of rs cents per day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03

There are on file now with the
State Department of Labor and In
dustry assurances from $4,000 Penn
sylvania employer. that they will
give employment to crippled men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03

A union of the Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way Employees has
been completed of the track repairers
of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Railroad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03

Before the war there were 177,000
mine workers in the anthracite in
dustry. The number has been drawn
down to about 200 now.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03

I've got a great
scheme. L m
going to capture
a million Jersey
mosquitoes and
ship them over
to London this
summer.
The British
G o v Q r n m en- t
wouldn't thank
you for that
would they?
Sure, they Will
puncture the
.Zeppellns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
LABOR NOTES

Ball bearings lessen the labor of
using large shears that have been
invented.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03

Birminghsm (Ala.) central body
and State Federation of Labor have
ruled that every delegate must have
at least three labels on his person
before he will be seated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03

pave the way. a. some of them al
ready have done and others are
doing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
The Best Omen

Let the best omen be our coun-
try's cause.-Homer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

The first steamboat on the Susque.
hanna was used to haul flatboats
filed with garden vegetables and was
employed in the twenties.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harrisburg sailors are I'm
the coast defense service and
helping chase "subs?"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03

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
herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
THE OTHER
WAY AROUND.

Do you stand
while they are
playing the Ma
tional Anthem?
In these times
1t would be
more appropri-
ate to say. Do
you sit when 1t
is not being
played?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03

1t is an interesting fact that many
of the goldiers who stop here on
their way to eastern points are
marching about Harrisburg streets
at cadence that would have Jared
many people a year ago. A couple
of years back men were trained at
about seventy steps to the minute.
The men who have been marching
about the streets this week are so
ing as high AS 124 to 12S minute.
Captain +. il. Hoy, Jr., who has had
much experience in drilling. says
that the 130. step marching is COM
ing along. One regiment hit up 1874
for a time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-03
20 &zM a&h4ese zMz.
SAVING 4 BILLION DOLLARS BY LETTING
UNCLE SAM DO 1T.
JANUARY 3, 1913.

"Anti-government ownership wiseacres and poltcO-
financial upstairs to the contrary Notwithstanding
says financial expert lit is reasonable TO
expect q saving o. a billion dollars a year in railroad
management as a result centralized mana cement,
with Uncle sam at the helm and the countrys welfare
considered first"
II is some Endorsement, and means saving Of FIVE
percent on total railroads II would
thus mean that our whole transportation system
could carried financially. paying practically all
legitimate interest and dividends entirely out Of the
economies effected result would make the re-
financing and rehabilitation of the railroads an easy
matter It would put them their feet and make
them genuinely prosperous, progressive and service
able.
How can this miracle be worked? There is no
mystery about It. Just consider experts say
enormous that will be eliminated by merely
getting rid Of the factor Of competition. Railroads
longer obliged to maintain expensive stats and
Offices equipment to purpose getting
business away each other Hundreds of passenger
and freight Offices may be abolished. Thousands Of
agents, clerks. publicity men, etc, employed the
elaborate system competitive struggle will longer
be needed Fast expensive passenger trains operat-
ed primarily for advertising will be cut Off
Lawyers fees will be greatly reduced, because of the
lessened litigation.
Hundreds Of millions will be saved by the coopera-
tive OF rolling stock trackage shops which
under the old system half wasted in compet-
struggle Direct routing Of trains the pooling
and locomotives and labor the utilization of any
property any special facility possessed by any rail-
road for the benefit of the general transportation
scheme instead of for the advantage of the poseor
the disadvantage OF rival all these will have power
ful effect the efficiency and economy of the new
plan.
In theory. at least it ought to work admirably
Whether Will do depends the skill intelligence
and gocd faith OF the management
The outlook thus far is extremely encouraging. The
public from big hnanciers down TO day labOrers seem
have confidence in the outcome. Thus the "psych-
illogical atmosphere" big factor in any public un-
dertakng, is right to begin with.
This confidence has been increased 10y the acts
the director Secy NfcAdoo has taken hold
the big principles involved way suggesting real
knowledge and mastery of the situation. wisely
the operation sense very little
politics AS long this situation continues need
have fear of missing the anticipated benefits
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-03

Bosses" Graham and Miller, before GOV Goodrich
sued the commission.
Indeed. there ugly rumors that the appointees
named by Mayorelect Carson have done quite
Langel and that their designations are lodged
in pretty much the same hands.
The standards FOR his administration then we
anticipate. be political standards and the service
Of the apbontees political service. quite of the era
ham Miller liking and other-or their designations
go in.
Il is up the present administration the present
board OF works, and the present common council 10
protect the people against such combination much
possible
Mr. Archie Graham, Esq. has reins enough in his
clutches to to his own political aggrandisement
and otherwise least for while. In the Graham
Miller combination he has newspaper the local state
employment agency is under his thumb; through the
political idosynorases Gov Goodrich as recently ap-
piled, ne has court. and now in conjunction with Mr.
Miller, he owns the board Of public works Mark
it down in your diary refer to it: IF you want
anything Of the board Of works see Arche"-and this
being true he will have enough to during the
next four perhaps without having to bother with
garbage disposal contract
We repeat that the common council. when calIei
together by the mayor for the purpose should give the
agreement entered by board Of works their
confirmation. There is nothing to the opposition but
political anticipatons wanted delay Never mini
the 1Oyear contract period There is proceed an for
that. for example, the public lighting contract put
in the last Of the Goetz administration
under pressure from several Of the same gentlemen
now wailing against the garbage that same
Oh yes aware that the Keller administration
isn't popular with political
Interests, including some democrats-and newspapers
but we have watched him pretty close he is gen
orally as concerned for the public as the rest Of them
and it is public public officials are elected %
serve.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-03

poets in the small town have been
persuaded 20 throw aside these pros
poets through the tales told by their
friends i'm the cities and have re-
turned broken IN health and spirits
with nothing worth while 20 show
for their effort.
There are so many so much
brighter and so much better trained
IN the large city that 10 takes year.
sometimes. OF the hardest work and
study 20 reach a position equal 20
all things considered. the chances
In the little village
Then the high up jobs are not for
long In the biz city. for when the
gray hairs begin 20 show there is
call for a younger man. and u the
middle-aged man who has Eiven his
best does not make provision for
this contingency ne dnds himself a
. has been"
Better stick. boys and girls. 10 the
small town with your friends.
CCoDyright. 1910
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-03
Other Editors Than Ours
WAR-SANINGS SOCIETIEs.

(FrOn. II. VI Hutchinson, Publicity Director Indiana
Var Savings COmmitteeO


Efficiency any enterprise demands organization.
The savings campaign is exception. The prob
lem is interest the great of the people
the movement, to get everybody thinking about it,
talking about it, and finally acting upon it. The in
huence of association and example is very powerful
What person does, frequently suggestive foI
another person do. Hence the origin C societies.
fraternal religious recreative and charitable.
1t is very proper therefore that the society principle
should be introduced into this savings movement,
and the treasury department has made it one the
features of the campaign.
One of its purposes is to awaken all the people
men, women and children-to the realization of the
fact that their hands hold the key the successful
prosecution the war. IS by avoiding all unneces
sary expense that each the little which
with 100 10000 amounts to deal If every per
son. old young, buys only the things necessary for
health and efficiency only will the savers" ac-
stamps and certificates and thus help the governments
production of the unnecessary article will
stopped and the labor and machinery be directed
TO making the needful things Again. this saving.
practice Of economy and thrift that fail to
a habit which will be valuable the individual
and the community. Finally, the loaned the
government-estimated to reach $4,000 0,00O-win
be OF assistance in the Fastening the
victorious end.
These considerations have led national war
ings committee to urge the organization
societies for the especial purpose of promoting the OBJ
outlined above The federal director
prepared directions for initiating
carrying these societies. When or more persons
are disposed unite in this service, such a society
should be formed IL may consist Of adults children
union Of both.
II could be established in a school factory a store
rural community The necessary blanks. directions
and suggestions be obtained from the county chair
men the local agency for the sale of stamps
others e-minded and organize your neghbor-
hood local w. s. S.-War savings society.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-03
THE GARBAGE! SAVE IT SO THEY'LL
HAVE TO SEE ARCHIEl

Lest they forget-the council, we mean
I'VE say il yet" that the garbage disposal
contemplated by the Keller board OF works with J.
dellett mayor of Anderson is favorable
10 south Bend the city will get and a CON
tract which. believe without political
Zee attachments After investigation Of the
systems garbage disposal, the compensation that
shey bring cities. the board of works accepted the
afellett proposition 81 per measure. the
garbage to be delivered at old incarceration plant
md nothing that the opposition pted
hows up any better
Il is easy enough tell what Columbus and Dayton
pho and Chicago H. are able to produce gross from
ton CT garbage. but the cost OF such production
through garbage reduction plants deducted. and
ne value Of raw garbage ascertained it is cat of
different color Pressed for bid from these opponents
inder the same specifications Mayor bid
heir expert refused. and when pressed for reason
OF his refusal. he admitted that the Melleu PROPOSE
lon guaranteed much 30 the city with too little
esponsblity part Of the city. He might we'll
ave confessed certain knowledge that the main pur
OF his being here sidetrack the garbage
acf so far as concerns the present administrations
aect a delay that would put it to the Carson
administration. and the Graham Miller henchmen on
ae board OF public works The South Bend Misha
aka combination is just little more cooked up
an appendix. Leave 4 to 1ir. Graham monycoddle
: be unsophisticated.
= And there is still it. You may have noticed
AiayoreIect Carson gave it with his appoint
ents that all members OF his boards would be expect
hand their designations II they did measure
70 the standards set by the administration what
er that
You may have noticed too. the comment the re-
huean organ that this is precedent. in respect
which there must be some forgetfuIness as for in
ance the case Alex LangeI local superintendent
"A the labor bureau. whose resignation demanded
b signed. and placed in the hands OF Republican
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-03

tiers connected with charitable en-
terprises will come under a sway
making for exposure and reform.
The death Of a crowned head is
prophesied. This viii take place
within a few weeks. astrologers de
clare.
Libel and SANDER cases in which
high public officials are involved
will occupy public attention before
long.
Jealousy and envy will be foment-
ed in the army during the three
coming months, and warning is
given against the danger Of voicing
criticism. since sensations viii be
numerous.
The approach OF the sun 10 the
place Of the planet Mars in the ma
tivity Of the king Of England is sin
lister ami revolutionary forces are
likely 10 disturb Great Britain.
As Pres't Wilson's Jupiter is near
the ascendant in King Georges ma
tlvitv however. there is promise OF
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-03
THE MELTING POT
"Come Take Pot Luck With Us"

Though the grapefruit the flat
When the bowl
save little skinp little, lads the
Won't be cheated
You love the napack though the
You live without molasses in BosOns, if
We discipline lick
While the
hough the bread
Days meaess wheates sweeue they're quite
If the flour fades
Bear mind the Johnnycake
Is mighty sight wholesome
Learn limit
While the dumPnss pudding the the
Feed fatess fo0dsuGs like the and the clam
Though the hands beside plate
1t him the missing links
and
a
That that's a soldiers rbsi