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Malvern daily record., 1918-03-26

ed up to the station doors, with the sentries posted about in their tin hats, and with fixed bayonets, and just outside the line was a small crowd of men and women, possibly two hundred, with a sprinkling of were soldiers on leave, many of whom wore on their sleeves the gall ons that indicate wounds. And for thirty minutes the crowd stood there watching, but never speaking at all, until every man was out of the train and headed toward the hospital. The only voices I could hear were the quiet commands of the medical off cers and an occasional grunt from a man whose wound gave him a twinge from being handled on stretcher. But afterward things picked up again and everybody went jostling into the station talking and laughing with their accustomed cheerfulness. The same night I sat in compartment with a French Captain of Artillery, the 75's, that are the pride of France and the woe of the Bosches, and al- though we couldn't talk of things military I did ask him about the morale of his men, and he replied: "Splendid; better than ever before, " which is the French way of saying better than ever.
Malvern daily record., 1918-03-26
BLUES" WIN
 (. OF (. ELECTION
Record Breaking Attendance at An nual Election of Chamber of Com merce. Blue Ticket Wins in a Walk.

The Blue Ticket came out victori- ous at the annual election of the c. of c. held Monday night at the W. 0. w. hall, in one of the most interest," ing and "hotly" contested electftn ms to have ever been held by the bcty. A straight ticket was voted and the Blues received 31 votes to 15 for the Reds. The following, composing the Blue Ticket, were elected and assum- ed their offices:
 President-J. Park Chamberlain.
 Vice-President, J. H. Beerstecher.
 Secretary-E. O. Fitzpatrick.
 Treasurer-John P Emerson
 After the result was announced a motion to make the election unani- nous was adopted, and regular old fashioned love feast was held, in which nominees of the Reds pledged their undivided support to the new administration and every body voted to do all in their power to make the Chamber of Commerce of Malvern a real live wire
 Campaign speeches were made by the campaign managers of both sides, Dr. c. P. Bridewell for the Blues and J. Bruce Collie for the Reds. The platforms of both sides were discuss ed, including the Reds hitching post and the Blues Sidewalks to Baker Hill, and the Reds viaduct across the railroad tracks at the foot of Main street.
 Members of the body were allowed to ask the candidates many questions in regard to their platforms, and af- ter all had been explained, seemingly to the satisfaction of everyone, the vote was taken with the above result. c. w. Dixon and c. E. Mattison act ed as Judges, with J. Elmo Young and S. H. Pace as Clerks.
 After the election, the newly elect- ed officers were installed and the or ganization listened to several inter esting talks on the different war sub- jects, the Third Liberty Loan, the Red Cross, etc, and upon motion of J. B. Collie all stood as a pledge to do what ever called upon, and whenever call ed, in the work for the different de- partments of our government.
 Twenty-Five new members were elected, 19 of the applications being turned in by the Blues and 2 by the Reds. The meeting was enthusiastic from the beginning to the end.
 The committee appointed in regard to Band Concerts in the Courthouse square, reported that 16 concerts would be given for $50, and the com mittee was continued, with instruct ions to solicit the funds, and have all ready begun work It is hoped to begin these concerts sometime in the month of May.
 The meeting adjourned to meet on April 8th.
Malvern daily record., 1918-03-26

Somewhere in March, 1918 Claude Mann, Postmaster,
 Malvern, Ark.
 Dear Claude:-
 Your interesting letter was very welcome and appraised me of fact that I had not suspected, namely the extreme cold weather in Arkansas. Mrs. Woods has been writing of ter ribly cold days in Vermont, with the mercury dropping out of sight in the tube, but that's to be expected there. However, expect you'll have forgot ten all about the winter by the middle of August.
 George Lindahl just brought me several copies of the home papers and 1 have enjoyed reading them even though I did not live with you long enough to get to know all the names mentioned therein However, when this job Is finished I hope to come back to Arkansas and settle down again.
 We are doing our durndest to make lumber quickly and last month had the satisfaction of receiving word that our output was bigger than any American mill in France, which did not make the men very angry as l could see.
 As l write there is a nice little snow storm going on outside-sort of chaser" I reckon, for our win. ter has been very mild. More like Arkansas than yours has been.
 You know I like these French peo- pie mighty we'll. They are kind folks and think the Americans are really going. to help them out. Of course there is some pique on the part of the French soldiers who find American boys giving them hard race for the sweet smiles of the girls, but it is in a spirit of fun that they complain, al- though the Germans are trying to make capital out of the presence of our troops in the French villages just as they did in Italy with such evil re- suits. But the result of the first con dition is that many Americans are fixing to take French wives as a per manent institution, so the American girls had better polish up their lamps and get in some good licks al letter writing and tobacco buying. Having a fair knowledge of the French language and being safely out of the running myself I get ire quent calls to act as advisor anc informant for such soldiers as may be smitten by the little cuss witf the bow and arrow, and, believe me there's world of technicalities tc meet before an American soldier f,can get married over here, which probably is fortunate for the Amer ican girls who are left behind.
 But all joking aside, one cannot but admire these folks for their pa tient courage. Of course it has beer told so many times and ways that ii is trite, but yet one feels the force ot the truth whenever one looks about him. The other day I stood in sta tion when train of wounded came l in. There were the ambulances back
Malvern daily record., 1918-03-26
RED CROSS RHEUMATIC REMv

It's great advantage over other
 natic medicines lies in the f2 it does not disturb the stcsnac cases have been permanently this remedy. This and mort hundred other Red Cross sold and guaranteed only D,
Malvern daily record., 1918-03-26
A FINE LETTER FROM
 JOHN B. WOODS
Tells of the Fortitude and Courage of the French People and Other Sidelights of the Customs in That Interesting Country. :.

Postmaster Claude Mann has re. ceived the following interesting let ter from Liuet. John B. Woods, for. merly of Malvern, now of the Tenth Engineers, (Forestry) Somewhere in France:"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
DUNDOFF JURY
COMPLETE AND
TRIALSTARTS
Last Talesmen Accepted For
Service Few Minutes Past
Noon Today

After exhausting the panel of
available jurors in Courtroom No.
where Vasil Dundoff, of Steelton,
is on trial charged with murder, two
of the jurymen who had been
excused subject to call, were noti-
fed by the sheriff's office to appear
in court for examination. Both were
accepted for service and at 12
minutes after noon the last juror
was sworn.
The jurors follow: Ray Bowman,
Lykens; John Brooker, Jr., Middle
Paxton township; Harry Blyler,
Lykens; Philip II. Fulkroad, Upper
Paxton township; George Bacastow,
Lower Paxton township; Joseph II.
Chambers, Ninth ward, city; George
A. Gohl, Jr., Middle Paxton town.
ship; Joseph Bast, Williamstown;
James Keen, Williams township;
John W. Nye, Eleventh Ward, city;
Clarence n. Wolhey, FouRth ward,
city; Charles Hitz, Fifth ward, city:
OF the fifty-six jurors called for
examination, seventeen We're chal-
lenged peremptorily by thedefense,
fourteen peremptorily by the Com
monwealth; two for cause by the
defense, two for cause by the Com
Continued on Page 10.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
FAMINE STALKS
NPETROGRAD AS
THOUSANDS DIE
Hcrrings at Five Rubles Each
Only Food Obtainable
in Stricken City
RESTAURANTS CLOSED
Only Half of Normal Pop"
ton of Two Million
Souls Left
BOLSHEVII[I ARE CRUkL
Great Numbers of Middle
Class Residents Die of
Starvation
BY associated Press

Stockholm. Dec. 6. - Fugi-
tives from Russia who have
reached here say the famine in
Petrograd is terrible. Her
rings are the only food obtain
able and sell for FIVE rubles
each. All middle-class elements
are excluded from public eat
inghouses and are dying of star
vation by thousands.
Of normal population of
two millions, only half a mil
lion is left in Petrograd. The
city looks deserted. Half of all
the flats are occupied by Red
Guards and their families. Ho-
tells, restaurants, cafes and of
fees are closed. The houses of
the middle classes are deserted,
their furniture stolen and win
dows smashed.
Many widely-known persons
have been shot or have starved
to death recently. Rurnors of
approaching Entente iuterven-
ton have increased Bo1shevis-
tic cruelty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
REV. S. W. HERMAN
ELECTED HEAD OF
LUTHERAN SYNOD
Harrisburg Minister Is Hon.
ored by Great Church Body
at Conference

AT the seventy-seventh annual
session of the Eastern Pennsylvania
Synod of the Lutheran Church just
closed in Wilmington, Delaware, the
Rev. DR.. s. Winfield Herman, pastor
OF Zion Lutheran Church, this city.
was elected as president. The ter
ritory of the synod includes eastern
pennsylvania, southern New Jersey
and Delaware. Election to presi-
dent of the body is considered a big
honor in the Lutheran world.
AT the session it was decided to
accept the invitation of Harrisburg
and the next convention will be held
in this city next year. Harrisburg
ers figured prominently on the pro-
gram, on committees and on the
list of officers chosen.
DR.. Herman spoke at the Monday
night session of Synod. The ordina-
tion sermon on Wednesday night
was preached by the Rev. Thomas
Reisch. pastor of the local Christ
Lutheran Church. Financial re-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
GOVERNOR CALLS
TO HONOR HEROES
FOR STATE SONG
Chief Executive Points to Fact
That War Has Not Pro-
voked the Muse
RECITES KEEN RIVALRY
Former Efforts Have Excited
Lawmakers Without
Results

Governor Brum baugh to-day is
sued an appeal from the Capitol for
some one to write a state song.
pennsylvania genius has not pro-
duced a state song during the war;"
says the Governor in an official state
ment issued at his department.
Boys in the service have written me
asking why they have no Pennsyl-
vania song. / appeal to the spirit of
Pennsylvania to give our boys a song
worthy of the great glorious Com
monwealth. Who will do it?"
Efforts have been made in the last
half dozen legislative sessions to
have songs adopted as the official
state song, but the rivalries always
appeared to be too strong. Two
songs. those written by George j.
Brennan and John E. Barrett have
attracted wide attention and have
been extensively sung. The Brennan
song was first in the field. Each is
characterized by a splendid spirit
and the music written for them is
most attractive. Mr., Brennan has
sung his song. here q number of
times and ii has been given upon
numerous occasio ns. Mr.. Barrett S
song was first sung at the dedication
of the Barnard statuary groups at the
Capitol in 1914.
Persons in Pittsburgh, Erie. Punk
sutawney and Philadelphia have also
produced songs which they have
sought TO have adopted by the state
lawmakers but they never got any
where.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
Especial to the Telegraph }

Atlantic City, n. J., Dec. Co.
operation is the keynote of the
great after-war conference of more
than five thousand businessmen of
the United States now in session. A
more earnest body of representative
men never assembled for the con-
sideration of great problems. Met to
discuss the reorganization of COM
merce and industry and readjust the
lines of activity in which some mill
lions of people are engaged, these
men are demonstrating the same
spirit of patriotism which has ami
mated the American businessman
throughout the war. 1t is a re-
markable gathering and out of the
conferences will come much of good.
Harrisburg Ably Represented
Harrisburg is represented by
Francis J. Hall, who has been en-
gagged in the ALLEGATION of steel pro-
ducts at Washington, an important
and complicated task. requiring
Continued on Page Z.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
AMERICAN ARMY TO RULE
OCCUPIEDLANDS STERNLY,
PERSHINGTELLSGERMANY Y
PRESIDENT LEADS FIRST LADY OF
LAND TO TRANSPORTS LIFEBOATS
BY associated Press

u SIS. 6.-Presidcnt
yesterday have been
to
abandon ship
theoretically attacked by submarine
bell the buzzcr" in the Presidents
signal to take to the boats
Previously having been instructed by Captain McCauey PRESIDENT
Wilson feboat
Wilson in adjusting her life preserver
they in line waiting
ships doing the as the
President
drill perfectly conducted and the people board the
abandoned
steadily rougheg and the conveying dcstoyers
Swens
Presi
dent seemingly enjoying the trip.
of
turn the day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
SALOON is.
PASSING AS LIQUOR
LOSES ITS POPULARITY
Few Bars Remain Open After Midnight While Others
Close an Hour Later; Police Glad to See
Change Suggested by Dealers

of a closing hour for bars. The pres
sure of public opinion and other
agencies finally is bringing the sa-
loon men around to the same opin-
ion.
1t has been pointed out that if
saloons closed at II o'clock, or even
midnight, it would work measureless
good in the community. Men who
lose their restraint on their appe-
tites and remain up until and 8
o'clock drinking, are incapacitated
for work next day. If saloons order
ed out all drinkers before midnight,
the probabilities would be that they
would get home to bed and be able
to work. in the morning.
Police welcome the passing of the
all night saloon. Much of the crime
recorded in the police records occur
after and 3 o'clock in the morn
ing, when the drunken habitues of
vicious drinking places begin their
uncertain courses homeward or to
places worse.
Several of the most popular and
famous all-night places have closed
within the last month. The disap-
pearance of old standbys from the
bars is reported to have caused the
shut downs
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
PROFITEERING IN
FOODSTUFFS TO
BEHARD FOUGHT
Food Administration to Pro-
tect Consumer, Especially
on Sugar Prices

The resembling of food restric-
tions will not give profiteering-in-
clined dealers a chance to gouge
housekeepers when they make their
natural demand for normal sup
ply of the commodities which have
been denied during the war, it was
announced at the Office of thes Dau-
phin County Food Administration
this morning.
With the lifting of restrictions on
sugar, it is realized, householders
naturally will want to supply them
selves adequately. Many consum-
ers normally lay in sugar by the
hundred pounds or'more. 1t is felt
Continued on Page 10.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
Academy of Medicine to
Hold Its 23rd Annual
Meeting This Evening

DIR. Howard F'ussell, professor of
medicine in the University of Penn
sylvania will address the twenty
third annual meeting of the Harris
burg Academy of Medicine tonight.
DR.. Fusselrs subject will be 6'Infiu-
enza." After the address a banquet
will be served.
The Harrisburg Academy of Med
icine is an honorary society connect
ed with the Dauphin County Medi-
cal Society. It's membership numbers
in the neighborhood of 1870. Besides
the monthly meetings of the acade-
my, an annual meeting is held at
which some prominent speaker is
secured.
The following make up the COM
mittee on arrangements: DR.. j. E.
Dickinson, chairman; DIR. Jesse
Lenker, DR.. George Bauder, DR.. IL.
Hershey Farnsler, all of this city,
and Dr. Earl Whipple, of Steelton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
Britishers to Hold
Dinner in Observance
of Great Britain Day

The committee on arrangements
for the observance of Great Britain's
day in Harrisburg to-day issued the
following formal notice:
"All Britishers OF Harrisburg and
vicinity are invited to attend a dim
ner tomorrow evening at 7.S0 o'clock.
Great Britains day. in the assembly
room OF the Y. NJ. C. A. Those who
wish to participate should notify \.
J. Sims. 22 North Fourth street Bell
phone. No. 2020-w. before ll.30 a. nj.
tomorrow"
The Britishers will have an even
ing OF "reminiscences and song In
honor OF the Mother country There
will be speech making and the re-
cital OF tales of British prowess In
the great war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
Charged With Breaking
Milk Bottles, Boys Are
Nabbed by the Police

Determined to act promptly in
their campaign to overcome the
practice prevalent among boys of
some neighborhoods in the city of
breaking bottles on street pave
ments and endangering the safety
of motorists, the police last evening
at about 10 o'clock arrested Albert
Eckenrider, aged 16. 1911 North
Third street, charged with commit
ting the offense in the neighborhood
of Logan and Muench streets.
Later four companions who escap-
ed the patrolman when he made the
first arrest, were apprehended. and
received a hearing with Eckenrider
in police court this afternoon. The
ages of the boys range between 15
and II years. They are Herbert
King, Herman Higgins. sylvan
Shuster and James Breech.
patrolman Snydor made the ar
rest last night. According to him,
the boys were breaking the bottles
out of sheer naischief. The police
recognizing the danger in the prac-
tice, will take every step to break
1t up at once.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06

The all night drinking saloon is
rapidly passing in Harrisburg. From
scores, the number of liquor dispen-
saries which operate twenty-four
hours daily, has decreased to a
meager two or three, it was learned
to-day.
Midnight and l o'clock in the
morning is the closing hour for many
saloons now although in u few cases
they are not closed until a little
later. One by one, however the
saloonkeepers are adopting the ulti-
matum of public opinion, and are
closing up at midnight. The Market
street barrooms now are as rule
darkened at midnight.
There are several reasons for the
almost universal adoption in the
city of a closing hour. The principal
reason is that men are not drinking
liquor with the free abandon they
formerly did. Saloon men do not as
sign a reason for the falling off in
mum bers of their devotees, but it is
generally conceded that men are no
longer willing to waste so much
money for intoXicants.
Public Opinion
The Liquor Dealers Association, it
is understood, long has been in favor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
LOYAL WOMEN
VOLUNTEER TO
AID RED CROSS
Three Commanding CoIoncls
Receive Scores of Offers
From Workers
CAUSE Is A GREAT ONE
No Stacking When Well Being
of City's Fighting Men
Is at Stake

Announcement to-day that three
colonels had been named to direct
the Red Cross membership drive in
Harrisburg city had an unusual re-
suit. The colonels received scores of
telephone calls from women in all
parts of the city who rendered their
services in any capacity during the
drive.
I'm do anything at all TO help the
Red Cross" was the burden of the
messages sent TO the heads of the
drive.
The colonies named yesterday are:
Mrs. j. Bradley Markward, who
will hav charge of the district north
of Forster street.
Mrs. Gilbert l.. Culmerry, who is
[Continued OH Page 1871
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
KEYSTONE MEN
ARE CITED FOR
BATTLE DEEDS
Nearly Every Officer of Two
Magnificent Regiments
Killed in Field
SERGEANT IN COMMAND
Noncom Leads the Victorious
Battalion Out of Action
as Senior Officer
TOOK THEIR DETECTIVES
Commander Thanks Men For
Splendid Victories Won
in Two-Week Fight
TOOK THEIR OBJECTIVE

The gallantry with which the
sion fought its way across France
is told simply in the official cita-
tion received here from the Pennsyl-
vania division headquarters. The
entire brigade received the official
citation, an honor seldom accorded,
for it's victories in the Argonne sec
tor where the 109th and 10th Regi-
ments went through a 14-day often
sive which resulted in the capture
of Chatel Chehery.
Brigadier General d. E. Nolan
in relinquishing his command of the
brigade. issued a special order cit
ing the entire unit and relating some
of the incidents of the fighting which
brought forth the praise from him
Brigadier General Nolan's order
discloses a remarkable part about
the Argonne Forest fighting. He
SAYS that one battalion of the 10th
Infantry emerged from the four
teen-day offensive in command of a
second lieutenant. while one bat
talon of the 109th came out with a
top sergeant in command.
In the latter case, the command
of the battalion devolving upon a
top sergeant would mean that
twenty-five commissioned officers
and the battalion sergeant major
had been killed or wounded.
% In
fantry, the command of q battalion
devolving upon second lieutenant
would mean that major. a -bsft-
TALON adjutant. four eaptaipss-aiAd
eight first lieutenants were killed OIL
disabled. Captain E. j. Stackpofe
Jr., who is recovering from serious
wounds received as commander oi
Company NJ, of the 10th, in letters
home has told something of the
high price the officers paid in the
| battle.
The Citation Follows
France, Oct. 15, 1918.
General Orders No. s,
1. In relinquishing command
of this br.,ade, which the un-
dersigned had the privilege of
commanding during the last
days Oh lIS paFllClpdIlOH III tle
battle now in progress, l deem
| it my duty to make of record an
appreciation of its distinguished
service in the general orders of
the brigade.
2. When the simple facts are
recorded that at the end of
fourteen days of constant COM
bat with the enemy the brigade
| was withdrawn, one battalion
of the 10th Infantry Regiment,
| when relieved from the firing
line, was commanded by one of
it's sergeants, the high devotion
to duty of the officers and men
of the brigade. Is made mani
fest and any words of praise for
such devotion could only prove
inadequate.
d. e. NOLAN,
! Brigadier General,
France, Oct. 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
JACK FROST AND GEN. COLD
CONSPIRE WITH KING BORE AS
Weather Bureau Forecasts Attack With Warming of Lower
Temperatures to Come Before the Morrow

A secret council of war was held
last night to arrange a chilling sur
prise attack upon Harrisburg and
vicinity. Old King Boreas, General
Cold, and that knave of knaves,
ack Frost, were all present at the
meeting. But somehow their plans
miscarried and were discovered, and
the evidence against this group of
rascals is now made bare.
The warning sent out by the
United States Weather Bureau that
a northwest storm will strike the
coast from Norfolk to Boston, only
bears out the expectations aroused
by the cold wave and high winds
which have been in evidence for the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
One Reason

At Red Cross membership head
quarters. Third and Locust streets,
Mrs. II. Il. Lucas this morning was
deep in the intricate details of the
organization of the Red Cross
membership campaign.
y little old man with blue
muffler came in.
is this the place you join for
the Red Cross"
Yes. sir" said Mrs. Lucas.
Here's four dollars" said the
little old man. Put me and my
sons"
While Mrs. Lucas was filling out
the cards the old man talked on.
MY grandsons are in France"
he said. "One of them wrote me
the other day that he had just
helped carry back the body of a
Red Cross captain who was killed
up in the first-line trench while
serving coffee. | Just thought to
myself that If the Red Cross is do
ing that sort of thing we all ought
to join"