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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07
"ON TO BERLIN"

MAN l. 10 eN5SNANA
peace. There are reports that
~ the Kaiser's government is
willing even to accept President
Wilson's fourteen points essential
to peace"-if only the Allies will
stop fighting and talk. That is the
milk in the cocoanut. Germany
wants to quit the war on terms fav-
Iorable. at least in some degree, to
herself, and an early cessation of
the hostilities is her only hope. Ger
many is defeated, but not con-
quered. Germany, defeated, hopes
to escape with some of her loot;
Germany conquered will have to ac-
cept the Allies terms in every re-
spect and a conquered Germany
will be in no position to renew the
war if those terms are not to her
liking.
IL we sup ASllIlu5 hO" ~ 10 NSA
tain that Germany will never be fully
punished for her crimes. If we per-
nit an armistice the interval would
be used by the Kaiser to gather his
shattered forces for a strong de-
fense of the German border. in case
II T.
The great danger now is not that
we shall lose the war on the field of
battle, but that all our sacrifices
shall be rendered vain by prema-
ture peace.
Overnight reformations are some
times sincere and lasting, but who
can believe that the German war
lords have been suddenly converted
from rank barbarism to humanitar-
ian civilization, if the term may be
used, when with their voices they
are telling us how they hope here
after to live at peace and harmony
with their neighbors on terms OF
honesty and decency, the while by
their written orders the German
armies are deliberately, needlessly
and maliciously burning and de-
stroying the cities and towns of
France. We can believe the Hun only
when we have stripped him of his
arms and have him on his back with
a bayonet at his throat. Peace can
come when American troops are in
Berlin-not before.
Unquestionably, the American peo-
pie would vote almost unanimously
that way if ballot were taken. Be-
yond a doubt President Wilson
would act in accord with their de-
sires. A referendum is impossible,
but the American people have just
as sure a means of making their
views known. They can oversub-
scribe the Fourth Liberty Loan. If
that is done the Kaiser will realize
that his last hope is gone and the
march to Berlin will be continued.
Buy bonds-twice as many as last
time-as your answer to the whin-
Beast of Potsdam.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

1t is not to be forgotten that over
there the men are standing shoulder
to shoulder and they are not asking
each other where they were born.
whether they were reared on a golden
spoon, and it makes no difference to
the fighters whether their ancestors
arrived on the Mayfiower or came over
in the steerage of an immigrant ves-
sci. They are fighting together for a.
great cause and the folks back home
must take fire from their devotion to
the get-together principle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07
The End in Sight

Germany's military might is begin
ming to crumble, and we see the first
effects of it. not only on the western
front, but in Palestine and in Mace
donia. The process of disintegra-
ton is not likely to be rapid for a
long time but there is conclusive
evidence that it has begun.-From
the New York World.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07
Betrothal to the Lord

And I will betroth thee unto me
for ever; yea. I will betroth thee
unto me in righteousness. and in iov-
ing kindness, and in mercies. I will
even betroth thee unto me in faith
fulness; and thou shalt know the
Lord.-Hosea Ii, 10 and 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07
COOPERATION AT HOME

n NE of the things that has come
" out of the war is the lesson of
cooperation, and throughout
every community, large and small,
in this country the people are
realizing the value of getting to-
gether and cutting out waste and
inefiiciency through overlapping of
effort. This is true of the Liberty
Loan and all other activities. 1t
runs down through the business fab
ric and after the war there is going
to be less Of the foolishness of in
sane competition and all that goes
with it.
In recent address, Charles H.
Stabin, president of the Guaranty
Trust Company of New York, con-
cluded as follows:
With courage we must face the
future. confident that with a bet
ter understanding of our local
and national problems. and with a
closer and more sympathetic CO.
operation between the governing
authorities and financial institu-
tions. continuing progress will be
assured. These are not the times
for jealousies. prejudices or sell
fishness. but with largeness of
heart and bigness of vision we
must unite in a common effort to
help America achieve it's manifest
destiny.
Right here in Harrisburg there
has been fine cooperation in many
directions. but there is. still room
for Improvement and those who will
not cooperate must soon be made
to realize that they are outside the
pale of decent consideration with
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07
Don't Be Like King Cana

[From the Boston Herald.1
This is no time for fussy folks. 1t
is no time for caustic complaints of
service in restaurants or stores or
offices. 1t is time for lessening all
demands on others and for tighten
ing in every possible way the bur-
dens on the overworked.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

State Health Commissioner Roger
has acted promptly and efficiently in
an effort to suppress the prevailing
epidemic of influenza. OF course.
there will be criticism of his course
here and there, but in emergency tho
official with courage must not stop to
discuss possible objections. It is his
duty to exercise his best judgment
and act at once.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

The Kaiser, in choosing Prince Max
for Cabinet post, was careful II
will be noticed. to pick man VINO
spent some years in an insane asylum.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

Isn't it about time for the Allies to
warn the Germans that for every
French and Belgian town they de-
stroy in their defeat. one such Ger
man town or city will be laid waste?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07
'Pee;tsc4 G..
Pe~~ayesa~io
BY the Ex-Committeeman

While it will take several days to
OBTAIN complete information regard
ing the registration of voters in the
cities of Pennsylvania for the No
Vember election, it is believed that
the total will run far short of that
for last November. Saturday was
the last day for personal registra-
ton and between interest in the war
and the Liberty Loan and lack of
interest in politics the impression
is that the enrolment of voters was
lower than on any previous third
day known since the personal reg
istration act became operative
10 begin with there are over a
quarter of million Pennsylvanians
In the military forces of the nation.
Many men have dropped interest in
politics because of war activities,
Loan work and business and did not
register. Party workers were unable
TO get men to the registration places.
While the Republican registration
VIII be fair in many cities, there is
no question about the Bonniwell
people having registered all the
wet" element possible.
In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and
scranton reports were to-day that
the registration af all parties was
considerably below normal, even
counting off the soldier vote.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harrisburg is on its
mettle. for the Liberty Loan this
week and it has never failed?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07
"Kings of Whole World"
Doomed on Arnageddon Field

Where the British Army Has Driven Out the Turk
ish Allies of the KAISER Battles Were Fought
Many Centuries Before the Christian Era
1.-THE City Start
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TEL<SRAPH PRINTING co.
Telegraph Building, Federal Square
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

over these 'plains of Armageddon"
on many a military expedition.
An Ancient Fortified City
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

Henry f. Bodine, formerly in the
Department of Internal Affairs, and
lately manager of the Altoona
Chamber of Commerce, has resigned
to go to Fort Wayne, where he will
become identified with the Chamber.
He was formerly at Clearfield and
in Altoona was active in the Liberty
Loan and other work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07
HISTORIC HARRfsRIRc

continental money was taken in
Harrisburg without question in tha
darkest days of the Revolution.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

Colonel B. N. Hyde. for years Ii
brarian at Pottsville. and we'll
known to many residents of this
city, died Saturday at an advanced
age. He was a West Point gradu-
ate and classmate of General o. o.
Howard
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

Major Rudolph F. Kelker, Jr., of
the United States Engineers, has ar
rived in France where he will report
to the Pershing headquarters for as
signment. Major Kelker. who is a
son of the late Luther R. Kelker.
was formerly engineer of transit for
the city of Chicago and later camp
adjutant at Camp Grant where he
helped organize a regiment of engi-
neers. He is a State College gradu-
ate
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

Squads of Technical High School
boys who are out in the orchard dis
tricts of Adams and Franklin coun-
ties are writing twitting letters to
their comrades in this city who
have to give up work because of the
school closing order, while they are
having the time of their lives in the
orchards where apples are plenty
and influenza unknown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

Combination Of gasolineless Sun
day, the closing of the churches be-
cause of the influenza outbreak, the
advice of the doctors to everyone
to get into sunshine and a perfect
day caused every road in the vicin-
ity of Harrisburg and the River
Front to be filled with walkers.
Taken as a whole, said one of the
doctors last evening, the day was
the kind needed to chase people out
for healthful exercise in fresh air
and probably went great ways to-
ward bringing about better condi-
tions. 1t seems to have been one
of the situations which could not
help being beneficial.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

passenger trainmaster of the middle
division, has asked conductors.
brakemen and baggagemen for an
individual report on whether thew
are holding public office or are can
didates for office, or whether any
OF them have resigned from political
office. Other branches of the service
are making similar inquiries.
All statewide, supreme and SUI
Derior court congressional and leg
islative nominations and the two
constitutional amendments to be
voted for in November have been
certified to the commissioners of
the counties of Pennsylvania by the
Secretary of the Comm monwealth
and the official form of the ballot
enclosed so that printing may start
at once. The ballots were certified
with q number of vacancies untitled
and state officiHls say that any sub
stitutions coming now will be sent
to the commissioners of the coun-
ties interested and If the names can
be added before printing we'll and
tgood. Otherwise, say men here. it
will be a matter of stickers. The
urday night, the latest they could
he held, say officials at the State
Depa artment
Immediate prepare ton Of spe-
cial ballots for the soldiers to vote
will be started. They will be rushed
rs il is expected the commissioners
to take the soldier vote will be
named before long.
C. Scott Smith. compensation
referee at Kane, was on Saturday
elected chairman of the Republican
county committee of Mexican at a
meeting held in Bradford. r. d.
Gallup. of Smethport, the chairman
for several years, retired. Mr.. Smith
is n newspaperman and well known
I. to many residents of this city. He
| is an energetic worker.
After taking thirty ballots in on eff
fort to break the deadlock existing in
, the forty-first senatorial district. the
Republican conferees at Butler ad-
| to fll the vacancy in the Senate caus-
| ed by the death of the late Senator
J. Frank Graft. The state committee
will be asked to make. the selection.
Armstrong county. with six votes in
| the conference. presented three candi-
dates. Peter Graf. of Worthington.
son r Of the deceased deceased. senator; w Fred
kin. of Ford City. Butler county
presented the name of former District
Attorney Sarn Walker. The last hall
Larkin /. The inability of the Arm
strong delegates to unite on a ca udi-
date of their own and an unwilling
ness to throw the nomination to But
Ter county was the cause of the dead
THE Democratic State Executive
Committee has taken no action on the
Democratic vacancy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07
A SAFE FALL.

She: What Is
the greatest fall
you ever took?
He: Last night
1t took me two
hours to fall
asleep.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-07

NNE of the things that has come
out of the war is the lesson of
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Reichstag Member Attacks the Rumanian Treaty
 in Pan-German Paper

Amsterdam, July 13.-"One or two more such peace treaties and we are lost,' ex. claimed Herr Von Graefe, a conserva, tive member of the Relchstag, in a feirce indictment of former Secre- tary Von Kuehlmann's mo indemnity no annexations' peace treaty of Bucha- rest. The article, which is published in the Pan-German Deutsche Zeitung, de- velops four points as follows:
 '1. Austria Hungary has received by frontier rectifications the lions share of the most valuable Rumanian territory, and not our enemies but we have to shoulder our billions of war debt.
 "2. The petroleum agreement is an ab- solute swindie. By it the banks profit, but not the German people who will have to pay dearly for their oil.
 ''3 We get Rumanian grain, but at usury prices. of which the Rumanian treasury is sure to grab the main part by way of export duties, so it is we who pay an indemnity to Rumania.
 "A. The dynastic question and the po- sition of Jews in Rumania are dealt with on the basis of the Berlin treaty of 1877, when self-detesmination and rights and noninterference in internal affairs of conquered states had not been in vented.''
 SThe writer declared the German people have been sadly humbugged and that when their eyes are open they will hear naledictiOns upon the heads of those who drafted the Bucharest treaty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
o. J. GRAHAM Roatswain's mate. U. s, navy

steps will be taken at once to relieve the congested living conditions in Washing ton, which have been an obstacle in the way of recruiting the civil service to meet war needs. The commission is ad- vised by the department of labor that the erection of temporary hotels and res taurants, to be conducted under govern ment supervision for the of federal employees in Washington, will begin at once.
 Ii is expected that the first units will be ready for occupancy early in Septem- ber Accommodations will first be pro- vided for approximately 5000 persons. Ad- ditional accommodations will be pro
 vided as they are needed. Each room
 will be arranged for the occupancy of but one person. In the meantime the
 room registration office which is con
 ducted by the District of Columbia 1 council of defense under the auspices of
 the council of national defense, is able I to provide rooning and boarding accom-
 mo6ations for the new appointees. At the 1 latest report the room registration office
 had on it's lists more than 5000 rooms
 which had been inspected and found l available for government employees. 1 Those who arrive on late trains may find accommodations for the night by applying at the booth of the district council of defense. which is prominently l situated in the union station, where all | trains arrive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
5. |. STARK TELLS TR|ALSOF Y. M. |. A.
 WORK NEAR FRONT
Birmingham Man Has Been Busy at Carpentering, Building His Own
 Hut

A letter dated June 14 from s. c. Starke. who is now nthe Y. M. c. A. servrce in France, gives some interesting infor- nation as to the work of keeping up the recently installed Y NJ. C. A. serv- ice for the French soldiers. Mir. Starke, it will be remembered, was until last fall in the real estate business in Birming- ham, and after a few months service in the huts at Camp Sheridan, was sent to France. He writes:
 Your most welcome letter of May 5 was handed me yesterday, while l was eorpentering at our foyer. It was a de- lightful interruption. Do so frequently, please.
 'tI used the word "carpentering" above. At best am not skillful, and with the tools and lumber at my disposal, the re- suit is almost ridiculous. I have to use a saw like one of your old-time wood saws My morteau, or hammer, is French. the lumber is green, and so am I. the supply of nails is small and my hand and work are both bunged up.
 But I have the pleasure Of knowing that in working on our unfinished foyer
 
 hut I am building monument that will hold out for the length of the war, Ii the Germans don't get it. If they do come to this village, my associate, the French director, says they will not find this foyer. as we are not building 1t for the Boche The regular French carpen- ters who were building this foyer were called off 10 days ago when the big Roche drive began in this direction.
 T have not been soldering very long and am still little nervous when hear a cannon bomb, and then the swish of the projectiIe through the air and finally the noise of the impact. l think the Hun is net aiming at OUT little village. but at a larger place near here, but he over looks his target sometimes, and l have seen the dust kicked up near where was dining The swish of his shells walked me up last night. but l went on ba ok to sleep Doggone bad gunner, any way, but if he keeps up, he gong 10 hit something around here.
 sDuring this big drive, truck after truck of achievements pass our foyer Tn one direction and ambulances and refugees the other way. You see I am not a thousand miles from the big battle.
 tIu these critical times I am badly handicapped by my limited knowledge of French. as l am the only American in the village. In the recent excitement, when I learned our village might be evacuated any time, I found my funds down to francs. I had some money in a hank three miles closer to the battle and decided to get it. It IS well l went for inc authorities closed it the next day. although the Huns haven't gotten there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
JOHNSON DIO NOT
 COMMIT SUICIDE, ASSERTS WIDOW
States Deceased Had Suf- fered Nervous Breakdown. Coroner Holds Inquest,
 But No Verdict Reached
E. E. GRAHAM

Friends of J. M. Johnson, who Thurs window of the United States inarshaPs s office, doubted the theory of his com hitting suicide at the investigation held yesterday by Deputy Coroner John R. T. Rives. It was stated that Johnson was subject to fainting spells and Mrs. John son, wife of the deceased, is of the opinion that he tainted while sitting in the window. Deputy Marshal Robert A. Morris and George Brown, the eyewit- nesses to the tragedy. were unable tC say whether he jumpied out or fell out
 Deputy Coroner Rives is trying to as
 certain the effect the accusations of Mrs
 T. Fuhrer and Mrs. Gramms had or
 the deceased and has wired Mobile fol
 a statement from the Pullman conductor and porter Mrs. Johnson states Sht ! will do everything in her power to prove her husbands innocence and clear his memory of the stain on his character just as her friends had advised her tt do.
 Miss Lee Johnson, daughter of thu dead man, arrived in Birmingham yes terday morning from Gainesville, Fla. accompanied by friend
 Mrs Johnson stated she was shocked at the tragedy and that she believed hi death could be traced to German agent who framed the deed to put top t
 his war work She states that an at tempt was made on his life at Shreve port by a German agent who attempte' to stab him with a knife at publi speaking in which he strongly condemne' Prussianisin The man was arrested am later informed as a dangerous alien en emy. She expressed her intention of go 1 ing to the bottom of the affair and de clared she would place the matter Il the hands of a competent attorney | Her husband had suffered nervou ] breakdown several weeks ago, said Mrs Johnson, and his physician had advise i him to give up his war work but h 1 refused to do so. She had just maile
 letter to his manager asking him t
 take Mir. Johnson ct the lecture fielc and declared she did not believe he wa
 guilty of the offense of which he wa ] charged. She stated she would be ad vised by her friends and her attorne
 just what action to take, but, she de 1 clared, no stain should rest on his name | if it could be helped, as he was goo and indulgent husband and father | Among the witnesses examined D
 Del uty Coroner Rives were United State
 Marshal H. A. S,<eggs Deputy Marshal Robert A. Morris and George w. BroWr 1 W. H. Nichols and Shirley Pope | I. is probable MT. Johnson Will D
 buried here and the family make thei home in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
General CrOwder Issues Call for 12,143 Registrants of Grammar School Education

Washington, July 13.-Provost Mar shal General Crowder today issued a draft call for 12,143 registrants of grammar school education and quail fled for general military service. These men, 154 of whom are negroes, will entrain between August i and 2S for various sch ools for special occupation al training to fit them for army serv- ice.
 The call covers 27 states and the District of Columbia. In school calls, boards are authorized to allow the in- duction of rolunteert until within ap- proximately week of the entrainment date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Disloyal Band Sergeant
 Corporal's Sentence Stands Given Long Prison Term;

San Antonio, Tex. July 1s- Band Sergt. Oscar Hermann, convicted at Camp Travis of disloyalty, was sem fenced tod3-y to life Imprisonment. The reviewing officer reduced the term to 3v years, it was announced at the camp. Hermann was band sergeant for more than % years. It was proven that he had made disloyal remarks, had once refused to play The Star-Spangled Banner a, a concer. and had played a German ar, Kaiser Frederick, at guard mount at Fort Sam Houston.
 The sentence of 99 years in prison re- turned ny {, court-martial at Ell Paso against Corporal John c. A. Kram sr Company c. Twenty-first machine gun battalion, has been approved by Majoi General Holbrook, commander. Kramer was founl guilty of writing in a letter; 'I am with my whole heart for Germany and I hote Germany will win"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14

yet They are bombarding it constantly, however.
 ''I have been here a month, but my real work in the foyer has not started I am to run the canteen and possibly promote games for the exercise and amusement of the French soldiers. This is sort of rest place, where the soldiers are billeted in houses, stables, etc.
 T am glad to be here and am in good health, comfortably housed and well fed. like, the very heavy crust of this French bread; so well that I broke off my two store teeth" in biting some of it. and I am now trying to get in touch with a dentist for repairs.
 I've been short on baths recently, and yesterday at twilight went to a nearby creek and took one. It was some cold. This creek runs into a river that is now world famous-in fact twice world fa- nous In 1914 the Hun officers occupied the house in which I am living, but we think they will never use it again.
 MT. Starke's letter bears the postmark of Epernay, Marne, and it is assumed that he is in that neighborhood.