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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-06

mercial Telegraphers Of the Great
Northwestern Telegraph Co., the
Canadian branch of the Western I'm
ion, to join in the strike of the teleg-
rahers' union scheduled for July s:
Three negro soldiers, convicted by
court-martial of assaulting seven
teen-year-old white girl on the can
torment grounds at Camp Dodge,
Iowa, on the night of May "a, were
hanged yesterday with virtually the
entire division witnessing the execu-
tions. Three negro soldiers among
the spectators tainted, and another
ran amuck.. Guards overpowered him.
A white soldier also tainted.
Miss Jeanette Rankin, OF Montana,
the only woman Representative in
Congress, announced yesterday her
candidacy for the United States Sen
ate, to succeed Senator Thomas J.
Walsh. In doing SO she violated all
precedent. She said her say in an
eight-word signed statement, to-wit:
Il shall run for the United States
Senate" Further than that she would
say nothing.
Reports have reached London from
Dutch sources that che death of the
Sultan of Turkey. Mohammed V,
which took place on Wednesday night.
was not due to nalural causes and
presumably was part of a revolution
ary movement in the Ottoman en-
oire.
Germany must be barred from the
Pacific ocean through the combined
efforts of the United States, Japan
md Great Britain, so Senator Sauls-
Jury, of Delaware, insists. The Sena-
or put in a resolution yesterday
which would prevent Germany from
,vcr again possessing her far out
,osts, such as Kiao-Chau, the Caroline
stands or German Sama. unless she 4
hows to the world that, she is willing !
0 maintain the ordinary standards !
f mankind. Otherwise, the proposed !
ripple alliance-perhaps with the ad-
ition o. Russia and China-would 4
tand between her and her cherished !
possessions, which she has already. ]
made known will play large part
n the negotiations about the peace
able. The resolution was sent to the
'oreigE Relations Committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Cardinal Sebastian Martinelli, pre-
feet of the Sacred Congregation OF
Rites and former papal delegate to
the United States is dead in Rome.
The House late yesterday afternoon,
by vote OF 221 to A, passed the
resolution authorizing the President
to take possession OF and operate the
telegraph and telephone lines OF the
country
With the receipt every day o. new
stories of German brutality toward
British prisoners of war, the demands
for reprisals in England is growing.
Hardly day passes that the news
papers do not carry tales OF Hun n
humanity in the treatment Of prls1n-
ers.
More than $500 prisoners were
taken by the Anzac and American
troops of the British fourth army on
the Somme when they captured Hamel
village and two woods yesterday.
Among this bag were forty officers.
All German counter attacks were east
~ beaten off.
During the past week the British
brought down one hundred and ninety
five German airplanes. Fifty-two
British machines were lost. British
bombing planes yesterday morning,
raided the German cities of Coblenz,
on the Rhine, and Saarbruecken. In
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-06

an engagement over Saarbruecken
two German machines were brought
down. The raiders suffered no losses
Two persons were killed and five
others seriously injured in a triple
automobile and electric car accident
below Hedmans toll gate, near Quak-
ertown, Pa, shortly before noon
Thursday. Samuel S. Gulick, aged So,
president of Perkasie Borough Coun-
ell, was killed instantly, and Miss
Mary Green, aged %, of Perkasie,
died in the Grand View Hospital, Sci
lersville.
The United States transport Gov
ington was sunk by a German SUBJ
marine July 1. Six members o. the
transports crew are missing. All the
others, officers and men, were landed
at a French port. No troops were or
board The Covington was formerly
the Cincinnati, and was one of the
German ships taken over by this gov
eminent when the United States en-
tered the war.
Forecast that there will be a prob
able t;eup Of cable service between
Europe and America, unless the West.
en- Union Telegraph Company grants
demands of the Commercial Telegra-
piers Union of America for higher
wages and the right to organize, w;la
made in Chicago yesterday by S. j.
Nonenkamp, president of the union.
koncnkamp declared authority had
,een asked and granted to the Com
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-06
AGITATION IN BERLIN
Rcichstag Member Arrested, Charged
With Attempting to Organize
Strike.

Zurich, July 6.-The arrest Of 4
prominent member of the German
reichstag on the charge that he WAS
attempting to organize general
strike was reported from German
source today.
There is said to be much agitation
apparent in Berlin political circles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-06
Better Cooking by
Electricity,

Women have long known that electric cooking IS
cleaner that it banishes all the dust and ashes OF coal
and wood and SCOT and fumes OF gas. They have
known that it makes the kitchen cooler; the air
purer that is the most convenient way to cook Now
they have the word Of the women who stand for the
most scientific cooking methods known, that electric
cooking produces better results than any other
means
Let us demonstrate the various sizes of ranges
and refer you to the satisfied electric range
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
CANNING SHOWN
BY FARM BUREAU
Series of Meetings Scheduled
in Cumberland County
During Next Month

Carlisle, Pa, June 2S.-Arrange-
ments are being made for an extern
sfve series of canning demonstrations
In Cumberland county under the au-
spices of the Cumberland County
Farm Bureau. They will be in
charge of Miss Ruth Fisher. of State
College, who conducted the work last
year. Demonstrations have already
been held at MELVILLE. Bloserville
and Plainfield.
other demonstrations listed in
clude:
June 29-Evening, Mechanicsburg.
July Afternoon, Mount Holly
Springs; evening, Jacksonville.
July 2-Afternoon, Barnitz.
July 3-Afternoon, Goodyear;
evening. Churchtown.
July 5-Afternoon, Shippensburg.
July S-Afternoon, Newburg;
evening, Heberlig.
July Afternoon. Hogestown;
evening, Good Hope.
July 24-Evening. Carlisle Springs.
Others will be arranged and an
nounced later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
Tomlinson Family Reunion
Held Near Matamoras

Halifax, Pa. June 2S.-A family
reunion was held Thursday at Ryan
Bressler's bungalow near Matamoras
by the family of f. c. Tomlinson, of
Halifax. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Tomlinson. of Pitts
burgh; Mrs. LaBar, of Philadelphia;
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tomlinson and
children, Francis, Evelyn and Eliza
beth Tomlinson; Mrs. Bashore and
son. Mrs. Annie Tomlinson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Buehler and Claude
Mueller, of Harrisburg; Mr.. and Mrs.
+. c. Tomlinson, Miss Clara Grim.
Mrs. George Grim and George S.
Tomlinson, of town.
The Leo flour mills on Wednesday
shipped q carload of -four to New
York. This was the largest order
ever handled by the local mills.
The Halifax broom works are again
in operation after a shutdown for
some time.
Lloyd E. Motter and Guy Clemson
have arrived safely overseas, accord
ing to word received here.
A meeting of the Dauphin County
Pomona Grange will be held in the
Halifax Grange Hall tomorrow even
ing at s o'clock.
Ira f.. Keiter, of Wiconisco, on
Wednesday evening was elected
teacher of science in the Halifax
school at a salary of SIS month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
800 Delegates to Attend
Odd Fellows MEETING

Beaver Springs, June 2S.-Three
hundred representatives from Odd
Fellows Lodges will attend a meet
ing of the representatives to the Odd
Fellows Orphan Home of Central
Pennsylvania, to be held at Sunbury
on Tuesday, July 8. The meeting of
the board of directors will be held at
the home Monday, Sufy s. Reports
of the years work will be made by
the various committees and officers
for the ensuing year will be elected.
j. w. Stroh, of Sunbury, H. presi-
dent; r. d. Beman, of Harrisburg,
is one of the vice-presidents; H. I.
Romig, of Beaver Springs, the secre-
tary, and Robert Davis, of Mount
Carmel. the treasurer of the home.
This is the largest Odd Fellows
Home in the state and boasts of
hourishing finances and an immense
tract of farm land. The children of
the home practically support them
selves by growing farm products.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
Yankee Humor Even
at the French Front

Major Frank X. Ross, who is in
France, in letter to his father,
George f. Ross(, of this city, related
an amusing incident that occurred
in a movie that he witnessed in a
Y. NJ. c. A. hut. He said that one
could always count on something of
a humorous nature being pulled OIL
by the soldiers on these occasions and
that American wit bubbled up as
spontaneously there as it does on the
bleachers here at baseball games.
At a movie which was witnessed
by so many soldiers that the ca
pacity of the hall was taxed, William
s. Hart was the film star in one OF
his western melodramas, and when
Hart got the drop on the william OF
the picture the william threw up his
hands in token of surrender. when a
soldier who sat up front exclaimed
in a loud voice, 'Kammerad! Kam-
that followed fairly shook the build
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
LABOR PROBLEM
IN CUMBERLAND
County Divided Into Districts
Under Direction of Lead
ing Men of Localities

Carlisle, Pa, June 2S.-To aid in
solving the farm labor problem. Cum
berland county has been divided into
five districts and a number of sub
sections, under the direction of lead
ing men in those localities. This is
a part of the program of work of the
Cumberland county branch of the
Pennsylvania Council of National
Defense and Committee of Public
Safety.
In all of these districts efforts are
being made to solve the labor situa-
tion in a variety of ways. mainly by
increased cooperation among the
farmers themselves. Through the ef-
forts. of the committee, State High
way and Cumberland Valley Rail-
road employees will be released for
the harvest season. Lower end dis
tricts are as follows:
Carlisle District-w. II. Goodyear,
director.
Lower West Pennsboro-J. Mac
Graham, Carlisle r. u. s.
North Middleton-A. L. Bierbower,
Carlisle R. d. 8.
Middlesex-David Ilgenfritz, Car
Isle r. d. Z.
Monroe-John D. Niesley, Church
town.
Upper South Middieton-Louis
Ladner. Carlisle r. D, i.
Lower South Middfeton-Jacob
Nickel. Boiling Springs.
Dickinson-Y. A. Carothers, Car
Isle r, d. s.
Mechanicsburg District-M. l..
Dick, director.
Silver Springs. c. Eshelman, Me-
chanicsburg r. D.
Hampden-J. L. Basehore. Me-
chanicsburg r. D.
Upper Allen-Ezra Kelsey, Me-
chanicsburg r. D. 2.
Monroe-Frank .Konhaus, Me-
chanicsburg r. d. /.
Camp Hill District-E. N. Cooper,
director.
Lower Allen-Frank Hartzler
Camp Hill r. d.
East Pennsboro-George Musser
Camp Hill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
COMFORT PLANS
FOR CAMP COLT
Soldiers Club, Hostess House
and Liberty Theater Sug-
gested at Gettysburg

gettysburg, Pa, June 2S.-welfare
and comfort of the men in Camp
Colt are being given much consid-
Grafton by the local committee on
war camp community service, and
plans are being worked out for the
securing of a Liberty Theater. a
Hostess House and a Soldiers Club
The Liberty Theater, if secured, will
be constructed at the camp and will
be a semipermanent building. Plays
and musical attractions of the best
sort woul dbe provided for the SOL
diers. This idea has been followed
out at the large cantonments with
the greatest success and it is believed
would be equally popular here. 1t is
to the plays and entertainments in
these theaters that the smileage
book tickets give admittance. The
theaters are established by the COM
mission on training camp activities
upon the recommendation of the
camp commandant and the repre-
sentative of the Fosdick Commission.
Captain Eisenhower and Fl. II. Secrist
have both given their approval of
the idea here and hopes are held
that the request will be granted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
Historians Will Form
Union County Society
IRWisbure. I

Lewisburg, Pa, June 2S.-Union
county historians have started a
movement for a county historical So
ciety. j. Herbert Walker. editor of
the Lewisburg Journel, and a num-
ber of other historians of the coun-
ty, have begun the movement and
arrangements are being made for a
meeting of those interested, to be
sort would be provided for the SOL
Mr.. Walker is historian and au-
thor of note. Colonel Henry w.
Shoemaker, noted newspaperman
and historian, will address the meet
ing, it is announced.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
Chamber of Commerce
Formed at Lewistown

Lewistown, Pa, June 2S.-A
Chamber of Commerce has been
organized for this borough, some
thing that has long been needed
here. Bylaws have been adopted
and officers nominated. The com
mittee to nominate officers SUBMIT
ed the following to be voted upon
at the next meeting: For president.
George w. Templeman; vice-presi-
dent, c. A. Shunkwiler; treasurer,
Charles M. Rice; secretary, William
H. Wren; directors, for one year. G..
X. McClintic, ]. I. Quigley, A. Wal
ter Thompson; for 2 years, A. Reed
Hayes, f. P. Duggan, J. Smith
Green; for 3 years, Walter Fosnot,
William H. Wren, Carl Y. Monte.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
RED CROSS SUPPLIES

Liverpool, June 2S.-Besides sup
plying Liverpool soldier boys with
knitted outfits the local Red Cross
this month has shipped 67O COM
presses, $40 wipes AKA, and 12S cot
ton pads to the Harrisburg Chapter.
New Red Cross members are: Mrs.
John Reihenbach, Mrs. Maurice
Long, Mrs. Stella Nipple, Mrs. Ralph
Charles, Elizabeth Charles, LIoyu.
Leon and Ray Long, Guy DeFIaven,
harles Kerstetter, Mrs. Frazier
Stailey, Mrs. Jacob Long, Sarah
Nohl, Jennie Barner and Mrs. Sue
Barner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
DOUBLE BIRTHDAY PARTY

Dauphin,' Pa. June gS.-In honor of
the fifth birthday of their daughter,
Celia Minsker, and the thirteenth
birthday of Miss Elsie Stricken, Mr..
and Mrs. William Minsker enter
tanned informally on the Red Bridge
school lawn. After games and a gem
eral good time, supper was served to
Miss Elsie Stricken, Miss Celia Minis
ker, Miss Mary Sproat, Miss Frances
Sproat' Miss Hazel Stuck, Miss Viola
Mckissick, Miss Pearl Stuck, Miss
Thelma Stricken, Miss Mary Fieager.
Miss Media Bechtel, Miss Katharine
Fleager. Miss Vernice Stagley, Miss
Olive Fleager, Miss Hazel Stricken,
Miss Helen Fleager, Miss Vernice
Rhen, Roy Shelpley and Albert
Stricken, Jr.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
MRS. w. e. DRAwBAUGH DIES

Newyiilc, Pa, June 2S.-Mrs. w.
e. Drawbaugh died suddenly on
Wednesday night at her home in
North High street. aged 65 years.
Mrs. Drawbaugh was a member of
the United Presbyterian Church. She
is survived by her husband and two
children. Miss Mamie Drawbaugh, at
home, and Z. S. Drawbaugh, of near
MELVILLE. Mrs. J. A. Harlan, of New
vile, is q sister. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow morning at
1890 o'clock and burial will be made
in the MELVILLE Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
JULY FOURTH AT LITITz

Lititz. Pa, June 2S. = Arrange
ments have been completed for the
celebration of July Fourth at Lititz
Springs Park on Tuesday of next
week. For more than fifty years
Lititz has been fittingly observing
the anniversary of the nations birth,
and next weeks events will be the
incentive to bring thousands of Visi-
tors here. An all-day program has
been arranged. The music commit
tee secured the Spring Garden Band
of York, which will give concerts
throughout the day and evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
DISCUSS SKIP STOPS

Ross A. Hickok, Dauphtn county
fuel administrator, members of the
fuel committee, Frank B. Musser
president of the Harrisburg Railways
Company. and other officials of the
railway company, conferred yesterday
on plans to conserve fuel No
definite action was taken, but the
plan of the state fuel administrator
to have but eight stops to the mile
in the business section. six stops in
the residential sections, and four
stops in the rural sections. was dis
cuSsed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
OUTING AT WALDHEINI

Dauphin, Pa, June 2S.-Chap-
eroned by Miss Ruth Baker and Miss
Dorothy Jenkins, a crowd of Camp
Hill girls are enjoying weeks out
ing at The Waldheim a cottage
along the river The party which
will return home, Saturday, consists
of Miss Baker, Miss jenkins, Jean
Dodge, Kathryn Smith, Joanna
Myers, Mary Bowman, Thelma
Breen, Virginia Breen, and Betty
PattersOnS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
FESTIVAL AT LOUISVILLE

IOysNIIIe, Pa, June 26.-To-mor-
row evening the Red Cross Auxiliary
will hold a festival. Music will be
furnished by the Elliottsburg band.
A program to include addresses and
music, vocal and instrumental, will
be followed. Addresses will be de-
livered by John S. Eby, of Newport,
former Perry county member of the
Legislature, and the Rev. A. r.
Longnecker, of the Loysville Lu-
theran Church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
CLEANING UP LIVERPOOL

Liverpool, June 2S.-Liverpool is
using every precaution to prevent the
outbreak of any disease. The board
of health this week is making a
systematic survey of backyards and
alleys of the community and COM
pelling the removal of ashpiles. gar
bage and accumulation of rubbish.
The new health board is as follows:
President, Jacob Murray; secretary,
f. c. Mengle; treasurer, Samuel A.
Derr. other members are A. f.
Kerstetter, w. w. Holman and j. b.
KniSely.>
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
HELPING FARMERS

DiIIsburg, Pa, June 2S.-A mum
ber of the merchants and their en-
ployes are helping the FARMERS with
their hay and grain. The wheat is
now ripe and is being cut and prom
ises a good yield. Much of the hay
has been made. There was more than
the usual amount or clover this year
and the hay crop is large. With the
scarcity of labor the crops are being
cared for with the help from town.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
NO ENTERLINE PICNIC

Halifax, Pa, June 2S.-The big
Sunday school picnic held for many
years in the grove near Enterline
will not be held this year on ac-
count of the war. The Lykens VAL
ley campmeeting at Elizabethville
has also been called off. The only
big doings in this section will be the
Red Cross parade and carnival on
July 4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
RED CROSS SHOOT
Hummelstown, Pa. June .

HummelstOwn, Pa, June 2S.-The
Hummelstown Shooting Association
will hold a shooting event on July 4
at $50 o'clock. Entrance fee. 81, with
prize cup for high gun. Money
prizes will be divided by the Lewis
class system. Price of blue rocks
will be double the regular price. half
to be donated to the Red Cross. open
to all shooters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
TO ORGANIZE COUNCIL
AT MEETING TONIGHT

Formal organization of the new
Manufacturers Council, sponsored by
the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce, will take place this evening
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms
in the Dauphin building. The new
organization will be a self-governing
body, but it is provided that it must
act in accord with the rules of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
SNAKE STRIKES SOLDIER

WayncSborO, Pa, June 2S.-A
blacksnake coiled itself up on the
dancing floor of the pavilion at Gale
donia while music Was being render
ed by soldiers for the benefit of the
Falling Springs Sunday school at
Chambersburg. One of the soldiers
attempted to pick up the snake when
it struck him on the finger. The rep
tile was then Immediately killed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
SOLICITORS APPOINTED

Millerstown, Pa, june 28.-Miss
Margaret A. Alexander, chairman of
War Savings Stamp Sale, held a
special meeting of workers at her
home on Thursday in the interest of
the drive. The following were ap-
pointed to solicit through the town:
James Rounsley, Sr., A. l.. Long, G..
w. Fry, Elmer Reisinger, Harry
Martin, Charles Rippman and ID. G..
Rickabaugh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
FOOD SAVING CAMPAIGN

Sunbury, Pa, June 2S.-Northum-
berland county women are organic
ing for a food saving campaign.
which will be conducted on a large
scale, to supplement the work of j.
Simpson Kline, of Sunbury, county
food administrator. in saving wheat.
sugar, meat and other foods needed
by the allied armies to beat the
Hun. Miss Mary H. Taggart, of
northumberland, has been appoint
ed by the Woman's Committee of
National Defense to organize the
women.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
SCHOOL BECONES Mill,

New Berlin, Pa, June 2S.-Unior
Seminary at New Berlin, for many
years one of the leading preparatory
schools in Central Pennsylvania, but
which was discontinued, has been
bought by F. Q. Hartman, a Dan.
willie, Pa, silk manufacturer. He
announced to-day that he will turn
it into a silkmill as soon as machin-
cry can be installed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
PICNIC AT "THE ELMy

Dauphin, Pa. June 2s.-The Sunday
school class of the Presbyterian
Church taught by Miss Bertha Sellers
enjoyed a picnic yesterday afternoon
and evening at THE Elm" The party
Consisted of Miss Sellers. Miss Eliza
beth Poffenberger. Mrs Bion E..
Welker, Miss Mary S. Poffenberger.
Miss Ethel r. Forney, Miss Kathryn
Breckenridge. of Harrisburg. Miss
Mildred Kline. Miss Rebecca Lyter,
Miss Virginia Wallis. Miss Sarah
Margaret Hawthorne and Miss Sabra
Clark
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
PLAYGROUND OPENED

WayneSDOFO, "a, June Z6.-Mem-
bers of the Civic Club of Waynes-
boro formerly opened the children's s
playground in the North street school
grounds yesterday. There were two
hundred children present. A class for
instruction in knitting and crocheting
was a leading feature.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
SERVICES BY CHILDREN

Liverpool, June 2S.-"Earth's JOY
Gus Greetings" is the title of the
Children's Day services which will be
given by the Junior and primary de-
partments of the Lutheran Sunday
school on Sunday evening at 7.30
o'clock. Mrs. John w. Lutz, Mrs.
Jean Coulter, Mrs. Annie Lenhart.
Miss Irene Coffman and Miss Caro-
line Mitchell are the committee in
charge of the drilling.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
BROTHERS PATHETIC REQUEST

Sunbury, Pa, June 2S.-Michael
Miller, uncle of Benjamin Miller, of
Sunbury, who is with the American
Army in France, received a letter to-
day from the soldier, in which he
asked to have Samuel Miller, of
Danville, Benjamin Miller's brother,
write to him, as he gets homesick ut
times. The brother has been dead
three weeks, and Benjamin Miller,
apparently, had not yet received
word of mis- demise.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
MET RED CROSS MEMBERS

MIIIerstoWn, Pa, June 2S.-Mrs.
William Jennings and Miss Leib. or
Harrisburg Chapter of the American
Red Cross, and Miss Blanton, of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Division
Women's Committee Council of Ma
tional Defense, met the Red Cross
yesterday morning at IL o'clock in
the NJ. e. Church, in the Interest OF
civilian relief department.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
10TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Marietta, Pa, June 28.-Mr. and
Mrs. f. P. D'Miller, of Columbia,
celebrated their fortieth wedding
anniversary to-day. Mr.. D'Miller
was for a number of years county
commissioner and is engaged in the
grocery business, being one of the
oldest merchants of Columbia. Their
son, William, is chief burgess of
Columbia.