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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
POLITICS AND THE WAR

A LII the political parties having
~ placed their candidates in the
field, the process of elimination
will now go forward until the pri-
mary election on May 81.
1t is difficult to arouse any con-
siderable interest in the political
game, owing to the tremendous pres
sure of war activities, but every
voter should see to 1t that he is fully
informed regarding the various can
didates and their qualifications for
the public service. So far as Penn
sylvania is concerned the State was
never confronted with more serious
problems than are now up to the
people for solution.
Those individuals who imagine
that the people are likely to be in
different under existing circum-
stances to the sort of men chosen for
public officer will probably get awake
after the ballots shall have beer
counted, to the fact that the average
voter is doing lot of thinking albeit
he is snot Saving the country" by
street-corner harangues and soap
box orations.
With regard to the Republican
party, it is the duty of all voters tc
give full consideration to the merits
of the several candidates seeking
their favor in the primary contest
One of the dominant issues. OF
course. is prohibition OF the liquor
trafiic, but the average citizen is moi
! going to lose sight OF the other great
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
LIBERTY BONDS

Lis for the Loan for which we're
striving,
lis for the interest paid, you see
BIS for our, brave lads who are
fighting,
E-means that we all must earnest
be;
R-means that our land can yet be
rescued,
It's for the tyrant who must fall
Y-means that we want you to SUBJ
scribe, sir,
Buy a U. S. Liberty Bond, that's all
BIS for the birth of democracy,
O-means only that shall rule oul
land,
N-means never shall the tyrant con-
quer,
Dis death to the autocratic band
Martina NJ. Moeslein,
Harrisburg, Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
The Industrious Fly

This is fly time and the disease
carriers are matching OUT by the
millions. Every dwelling place and
every meat and green grocery store
should be- screened.
The fly may look lazy, but it is far
from it. Few creatures sent by the
Creator to plague us are more en-
terprising. Flies prefer indoor life
to outdoor and if there is any way to
slip through they lose no time in
finding out about it.
Screen material does not come
very high, but suppose it were moro
expensive than it is. it would be bet
ter to deny oneself some of the COM
forts rather than not to provide
against the fly menace.-From the
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
HELPING THEMSELVES

TTTHAT are you going to do to
wv help the boys?" is the title of
a popular Liberty Loan song,
and the answer lies with every one of
us. But the boys are not all waiting
for somebody at home to help them.
There is the instance of a young
Harrisburg second lieutenant who is
in the trenches of France, where he
has been facing death almost daily
since January. The other day this
lads mother received notice from
Washington that he had asked the
government to take 500 from his
pay for the purchase of Liberty
Bonds for her.
The boys over there are setting us
an example. They are helping them
selves and now, once more, and
finally-"What are YOU going to do
to help the BOYS?"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
MONDAY, APRIL IS. 1918

Not every man according to his
mood and fancy, according to other
peoples giving or other peoples
ability, but "epery man according to
his dbiHty."-H. c. TRUMBUIL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
WHICH,?

To the Editor Of the Telegraph:
Your editorial Friday night on
Butcher Bill' prompted the fol-
lowing:
WHICH ?
After the war
Butcher Bill Bosses
or Butcher Bill Bungled.
Yours for the cause,
]. G.. SANDERS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

Fines of 500 to $1,000 may be
imposed at Winnipeg, Canada, on
BARRIERS who use eggs for shampoo.
1t takes three eggs to prepare a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

OF the 100000 members of the
British National Union of Railway
men now serving with the forces
more than 5000 have been killed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
The Word of God

TIE word of God is quick. and
powerful, and sharper than any two
edged sword, piercing even to The
olViding asunder of soul and spirit
ana is discerner of the thourhts
anu interests of the heart.-He-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

Policemen and street car conduc-
tors in Munich, Germany, are pro-
vided with protectors which they
may attach to the dangerous end OF
women's hatpins.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

Oregon is the first State to report
officially that its Liberty Loan has
been over-subscribed. but then, it
doesn't have so much to subscribe as
Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

Harold, you
mustn't eat all
of the peanuts
even II you are
pretending to be
a monkey. You
must give sister
some.
But. mother.
I'm pretending
she's some sort
OF animal that
don't eat pea
nuts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
PREPARED.
THE OPEN
BOOOK.

I may be a
trihe late for
dinner tonight,
dear. You see
Yes, dear, /
know. i always
tell the cook to
have dinner an
hour later than
u s u al when
there's a dou-
BILE header
scheduled.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg is increas-
ing the value of its products
every month?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

Two young girls were fined FL each
at a Midland (Eng.) court for alter
ing their birth certificates in order
to be employed at larger salaries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

1t now begins to appear that the
Kaiser's six sons are being conserved
fer the purpose of filling the two
by-four, made Germany thrones
which the Kaiser expects to create.
Nashville Southern Lumberman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

A detachment of bilingual tele-
phone operators, many from Quebec,
to run United States Army switch
boards in France, have sailed from
IAN Atlantic port.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
LABOR NOTES

Toronto carpenters have ten local
unions, with a total membership OF
$500.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

Senator Lewis is known as the
Democratic whip, but some of his re-
cent remarks incline one to the belief
that it ought to be whip-cracker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
It Neper Col a Truout

An exasperating fellow, Tirpitz, to
have let our unsuitable ship cross
the Atlantic without shooting a tor
pedo at it.-New York Sun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

The cost of living in Germany is
increasing at the rate of AZ per cent.
a year. requiring the average Ger
man family to go into debt for the
necessaries of life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

The only trouble about the George
Creel debate is that he is scarcely
important enough to consume so much
valuable time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

An inspiring sentiment is expressed
in almost every card of acknowledge
ment from the boys in France who
have received packages re tobacco
through the Telegraph smoke fund.
Almost without exception these SOL
diers on the fighting front speak of
"the good old U. S. A" and their pur-
pose to win the war. These cards all
breathe keen appreciation of the
thoughtfulness of their friends back
home who have provided tobacco for
those "over there" where tobacco is
a luxury.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
ARBOR DAYS

~ OvERNOR BRUMBAUGH PRO-
II vided in his proclamation this
year for two Arbor days, the
first Friday, April IL, and the second,
Friday. April 26. AS the weather on
the first day fixed was impossible
from an arbor day standpoint, every
effort should now be made to arouse
interest in the second day, so that
there may be statewide planting
and interest in the question of shade
and fruit trees. We are busy with
everything growing out of the war,
but there is nothing more deserving
Of attention than the matter of tree
planting.
Every school teacher ought to
have something to say about tree
planting during the next week or ten
days. Too often the school build
ings in the rural districts are with
out shade or any of the attractive
features of shrubbery and flowers.
Now is the time to create real inter-
est where there has been indiffer-
ence and neglect heretofore.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

1t seems easy to abolish German
made aviation goggles, but when it
comes to the editorial eyeglasses it
is harder to detect the Hun trade
mark or to correct the distorted
viewpoint.-New York Morning Tele-
graph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

Rudolph Blankenburg, a former
Mayor and reform leader in Philadel-
phia, whose passing has called atten-
tion to the robust character of his
loyalty to the country of his adop-
ton. was a fine type of the German
who brought to America the right
ideals and who never was guilty of
divided allegiance. Also, he was a re-
former who could see good in others.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

The Germans shelled a maternity
hospital in Paris yesterday. How
would you like to have that tribe
over here? Buy Liberty Bonds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
HISTORIC HARRIsBUR.

The state records were brought
mere m wagons from Lancaster in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

| increasing at the rate of AZ per cent.
| year, requiring the average Ger
man family to go into debt for the
necessaries of life.
Miss Hendricks Wander Filler is
| now in this country for the purpose
| of raising $4,000 to build gar
| den village near Antwerp to shelter
Belgian widows and orphans.
Women collectors have been put
to work by the New York Gas Com
pany in Flushing, and the company
! is considering employing women as
meter readers.
Government of the Commonwealth
| of Victoria. Australia, was defeated
by a vote of 23 to 2t on a motion of
the opposition protesting against re-
duct:on of war bonuses for railway
men.
One or more of the three features
of direct legislation, as applied to
municipalities, has been authorized
or required by constitutional amend
ments or otherwise in A states.
Plasterers' laborers at Toronto
have settled with their employers for
| q rate of so cents an hour. time and
one-half for overtime, and will re-
ceive their wages every week.
In a report by the State Bureau of
Statistics II is shown that in 1915 81
per cent. of nearly half a million
adult wage-earners in Massachu-
sets received between $S and SIS a
| week, In 1915 the wages of b14,202
male adults ranged between Ss and
SIS a week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

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
and also the local news published
herein.
All rights OF republication OF special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

There is pending in the House at
Washington a bill that has already
passed the Senate providing commu-
tation of quarters for army officers.
It has been the history of all legisla-
ton having to do with the war that
matters of this kind are frequently
unfairly handled in the process of
LEGISLATION. owing to indifference to
the men in the field. Since the big
German push. however. there is a
change in public sentiment that will
back up the people in Washington in
everything that has to do with the
support of those who are doing the
fghting. This bill seems to deserve
prompt consideration and approval
1t is only one OF the many measures
that ought to have passed long ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING co,
TeleErsph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

E-J. Prss't s Edisor-iH-C hisf
+. r. OYSTER. Business Mandger.
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ. Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15
EDITORIAL COMr1ENT

History may call this Germany's
Suicide Battle.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
or Russia's 1S0,000,000 people,
about 500 have formally agreed to
accept the German terms.-Chicago
Daily News.
Where would the Kaiser's sons go
If the Allies should invent a gun
with a range of seventy-four miles?
New York Morning Telegraph.
We should feel more concerned
over Switzerlands grain supply if
Switzerland were not such a week.
end resort for affluent Germans who
have found conditions irksome in
their own country.-Kansas City
Star.
So long as a tenor's income tax is
as large as the gross salary of the
President of the United States, grand
opera deficits will continue.-Kansas
City Star.
Captain Archie Roosevelt was given
resounding kiss on both sides by
the general who decorated him.
Sounds funny to read of a Roosevelt
turning the other cheek.-Pittsburgh
Gazette-Times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

The display of War Posters now
being made at the Harrisburg Pub
lie Library has attracted attention
not only from Harrisburg people.
but from nearby towns. 1t is the
er the art works which have been
brought out by the war in which art
lists of international fame have civ
en- their best to awaken the nation
to the critical stage of affairs. The
display is an interesting study and
some of the appeals are striking.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

AND TEN PER
CENT. GRIT.
Scientists say
that strawber-
ries are ninety
per cent. water.
T h ey ar G
away off. These
are ninety per
cent. vinegar.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

In opinion of officers of the State
Highway Department receipts for
automobile licenses for191S will pass
the $3,000,000 mark and establish
new state record this week. BY july
the record of receipts for 1917 will
have been passed. The number of
new trucks being registered is great
er than in any previous year and
scores of new tractors are being list
ed because of the demand for such
machines in country work.
The Adair County news., 1918-05-15

as pioneers, had .diedibefore the
passage of the act OF 1882, and
hence, no record is preserved of
their services. We have only
given those who made sapplica.
tons for pensions. If the sources
of information were available, it
would be pleasant duty to fur
nish a record of ali of them. |
will say in this connection, that
| am indebted to this old record
book for some facts of family
history personal to myself which
it was the means of revealing
facts which were unknown to
any person then living.
Some two or three:yesrs ago, l
was seated in the, county court
clerks Office. and something was
said about the Information con-
tained in this old record book.
The clerk arose and took it from
the case, and placing it before
me, remarked: Eyes, it has in
it some very interesting read
ing" | opened it at random,
and as it happened it was at the
page containing the narrative of
Col. Daniel Trabue. As | read
down the page | came to this
statement: He states that he
is able to prove substantially
much of of the services perform
ed by him, by John Baker and
William Baker, of the county of
Cumberland" and that he had
procured their afidavits, which
would be filed with his applica-
ton for pension. Although these
old men had died before l was
born. / knew that William Baker
was my grandfather and John
was his brother. | also knew
from family tradition that four
brothers, James, John, Thomas
and William, came from Chester.
field county, Virginia, about
1905, and settled in Cumberland
county. 1t occurred to me, that
if John and William Baker could
prove the services of Daniel Ira
bue,. they TOO, were perhaps il
the service.
The Adair County news., 1918-05-15

L wrote to the Department at
Washington, and in q few days
received a communicates stat
ing that they were both soldiers
in the War-and Informing me
that William Baker was born De.
cember 17th,. 1764, in Chester
field county, Virginia, where he
enlisted as a private in the Viz
ginia militia first enlistment in
JAN, 1779, under Capt. Barnett
Marcham, Col. Thos. Bowlin; aft
erwards under the same Captain,
and Col. Robt. Goode, and again,
in 1871 under Capt. Edward
Moscly, Col. Faulkner, Gen.
Muhlenburg; was in the battle of
Petersburg, and attack on Sud-
berry; that he removed to Cum
berland county, KY, from Ches.
terfield county, Virginia, in 1905,
and that he was granted a pen.
sion, Certificate No., 1858, issued
March 8, 1888, under the act OF
June 7th, 1882.
They were a fine type of men,
the old pioneers, and early set.
tiers, who came into, and opened
up the Green and Cumberland
river country, and it is not q
matter of wonder, that even af.
ter the lapse of more than a hun.
dred years. the impress of thei,
lives is seen and felt in their
descendants, not only here, but
elsewhere in other great com
monwealth's of the Union,
whittier they.have gore in search
of home and fortunes. The
North, the South and the great
West have been made rich by
their contributions to them of
noble men and women, who have
assisted in building up new
states as their fathers and moth
ers assisted in making of Ken
lucky what it is.
Coming as our fathers did,
largely from the Mother State,
Virginia, many of them, q
might say, most of them) sol
diers of the Revolution, or chill
The Adair County news., 1918-05-15

Jones. T@ylorss Whites, Staples,
Hughes, Meats, etc.
Aaron Redmon, who made a
declaration under the acts of
1918 and 1920, was 76 years old.
He enlisted from Loudon county,
Virginia, in the 18th Regiment,
Rifemen under Capt. West, Col,
Morgai's command, and served
in this corps twelve or thirteen
months, after which, he enlisted
for the war. He was at the bat
ties of Fort Washington, Mon
mouth. Brandywine, German
town, Stony Point and Trenton,
besides other smaller engage
ments. He received a bayonet
flesh wound at Story Poinc.
John Smith, who made proof
of services, was in the battle o:fs
Guilford, and at Ramsey's Mill,
on Deep river.
Moses Smith was also in said
battles. Phillip Winfrey was at
the Siege of York. John Self,
who proves the services of Win
frey, was also present at said
time. The following named SOL
diers made proof of service, but
made no detailed declaration,
viz: William Rogers, aged "a
years, Thomas Brannon, aged SO
years, William James, aged "a
year, Charles Butterworth, aged
70 years, Matthew McGlasSOn,
aged II years, Thomas White,
aged SO years, Joseph Miller,
aged 70 years, John Shirley, aged
u years, John Polly. Joshua At
kinson, Robert Bushly, Solomon
Royse, VIM. H. Price, Thomas
Cochran. Archibald Skaggs,
John Tupman, ages not given.
AS has been observed in read.
ing the above sketches, these
soldiers of the Revolution were
all old men when they made
their declarations and proof Of
services-their ages running
from sixty-nine to ninety. eight
years. Many who served will
them. and came out to Kentuck,
The Adair County news., 1918-05-15

dren of those who took part in
that great struggle, they brought
with them the spirit of indie
pendence, the love of liberty.
personal and political. which an
mated and sustained them dur
ing that trying period, and the
sufferings, trials and privations
through which they passed in
suoduing the wilderness to CIV
ilization, only served to intensity
that spirit.
As we sit to-day in the shade
of our home trees, surrounded by
all that is needed to make US
comfortable and happy, we
should not fail to keep in CRATE
full remembrance the heroic vir-
tues of the fathers and mothers,
who in times of danger, and with
privations that we can not now
fully appreciate, with more than
Spartan courage rescued from
savage beasts and more savage
linen. The Dark and Bloody
Ground" and made of it a habi-
tation for the generations which
followed, and will follow in the
years to come.
They found the country a will
derness, and they made of it a
happy dwelling place for their
children: the forest gave place
Co orchards; the cane fields, to
fields of corn, wheat and ver-
Idant meadow lands.
These old men, many of them.
lwere but little educated in
books, they would have been out
of place in what is called pol
lished circle of society, yet they
were educated and trained for
the work which they had to do.
| They were alumni from an
other school-a school whose les
sons are never forgotten-that
of severe experience and discip-
line. In it they learned the les
son which they needed to know
l-of courage, of endurance and
self reliance, which enabled them
to meet hardships and overcome
difficulties before which we per-
haps would stand appalled,.
The Adair County news., 1918-05-15
Historical and Biographical that
Will be Of Interest TO all
Readers 0fthe News.
BY JUDGE II. c. BAKER.
No. Is.

county Oh DucklnSIldIu, virginia,
under Capt. John Chambers, in
January, 1880. He was marched
first to Prince Edward Court
House, where he remained a
short time, then to Hillsboro,
North Carolina, where he joined
the regiment commanded by Col.
Holcomb, and in a few days
marched to Guilford, where he
Joined Gen. Green. He was in
the battle at that place. From
there he was marched to Wor-
ford's Iron Works, and then into
Virginia, where he remained for
some time, and thence back to
Hillsboro.
He afterwards re.enlisted as a
volunteer in the militia under
Capt. John Clark, by whom he
was marched to Staunton, where
he Joined the army commanded
by Gen. Green, and remained
there until he was honorably
discharged.
William Mckinney, aged IA
years, enlisted from Charlotte
county, Virginia, in the year,
1775, under Capt. Thomas Collier.
He was marched to Petersburg,
Virginia, and then joined the
Halifax and Meckelberg troops.
They were then marched down
to Jamestown, then to Williams
burg, then to York. then to
Gwinn's Island, and were sta
toned there until the battle was
over, and then marched to Cher
ry Point, on the Potomac. The
Indians having broken out on
the Holston, he marched there
under Gen. Lewis, to route them,
and was stationed there until the
return Of a part of the army
which went in pursuit of the In
dams. He then returned home.
and went to Georgia, where he
enlisted under Capt. Austin for
three months, during which time
he was ranging and guarding
the country from the outrages
and barbsrity of the Indians.
Some time after this he enlist.
ed in Georgia, under Gen. Viii.
liamson, Capt. Logan and Lieu.
tenant Charles Herd to go to
Florida. They went on to St.
Mary's river, and there met Gen
Howe, a continental officer.
Zen. Howe wanted Gen. Viii.
Hanson to give up the flour anC
bacon to his officers, and us tt
draw beef and rice in their stead
and the soldiers refused" anC
Gen. Williamson also. Gen
Howe and his officers got mad
and went off, and left the arm!
at st. Mary's river. After som,
days, Gen. Williamson sent mel
to ascertain how far the Torie
had gone, he mckinney goini
with them. After marching tt
Trout's creek, a distance o
twenty-five miles, they cam
across the Tories and British il
- half faced fort, had a scrim
mage, and Clark, the commando
was wounded, and they had t
retreat back to St. Mary's river
Gen. Williamson then sent Maj
Pickens, afterwards, Gen. Pick
ems, back to Trout Creek, h
mckinney in the company, bu
before they reached there. tn