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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
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were able to say, however, that there
are not enough 1917 men on their
lists to complete the quotas.
City Board No. l said 1t has 20
class one 1917 men. Its quota is 26
men. Board No. 2 has about 90 or
22 class one 1917 men. It's quota is
"a men. City Board No. will furnish
a quota of Is men, possibly some 1918
registrants.
Few In First County District
County Board No. / has few If any
1917 men. Their quota of Is men
will likely be almost entirely COM
posed of 1918 men. County Board
No announced that possibly Is of
it's SO men will be 1918 registrants.
The Elizabethvllle 1917 men are al
most exhausted. and their quota is 81
men.
In addition 13 colored men, one
from City Board No. 2, five from City
Board No. 8, and seven from the
Steelton Board, will go with the
movement of white men. They will
exhaust the list of 1917 colored reg
istrants.
The boards are at work on reports
of the number of 1917 fegistrants
they have. The reports must be sub
mitted to state headquarters on Au-
gust Is. After that the Camp Lee
quotas will likely be announced.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
NO MORE MEN TO
BE ENLISTED IN
ARMY, IS ORDER
Lieut.. Lesher Officially Noti-
fled to Stop Recruiting
in Harrisburg District

Lieutenant Robert w. Lesher, COM
manding the Harrisburg Recruiting
party of the Regular Army. received
orders to stop at once the enlisting
of men for the Army. The orders
went into effect last evening at 6
o'clock and at 7.10 o'clock this even
ing the last shipment of men will be
made from the Harrisburg office.
A rush in recruiting was an
nounced to-day. The only men the
local recruiting authorities could en-
list were those who had signified
their intention of enlisting before last
evening. Fifty men, it was estimated,
will be sent away this evening, fif-
teen of them from Steelton alone.
Some Are Too Late
Several young men tried to enlist
this morning. Among those who
were too late to be accepted were
Christian l.. Jennings, South Front
street, son of William Jennings, pres
ident of the Commonwealth Trust
Company, and John c. Kunkel, Jr.,
IL South Front street.
No information of what is to be
done with the men in the recruiting
party was contained in the orders
sixty men in the Harrisburg district,
which is composed of eighteen sub
stations. Many of the men have re-
Gently been sent to officers training
camps and more are to go in the
near future, but they have been re-
placed by new men.
May Get Special Work
Recruiting officers this morning
were of the opinion that the great
recruiting organization, composed of
sixty-four districts in the United
States, with from ten to twenty sub
stations each, would be given spe-
cial work to do, and would not be
disorganized. They point out that the
recruiting organization is invaluable
to the nation, and that it is likely
to be maintained. Lieutenant Lesher
and Harry Schifman, top sergeant,
are both of this opinion.
Has Enviable Record
The local recruiting office has had
an enviable record since the begin
ming of the war, almost continuously
leading the entire country in the
number of enlistments reported. I'm
til July /, the party had enlisted
III men from the city and 4S7 men
from the county, exclusive of the
Navy, Marines and civilian officers
training camps. Since August 1, 202
men have been enlisted, and fifty
more are expected to-day. The rec
ord of 250 men during the first ten
days of the month breaks all pre-
vious ones. while last month broke
all other records, more than $50
men having been enlisted.
Local officials are awaiting orders
from Washington regarding their flu
tDre activities
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
62 2COTTAGERSAT
DILLSBURG CAMP
Religious Services Opened on
Thursday Evening and Will
Continue Ten Days

Dillsburg, Pa, Aug. 10. = On
thursday evening the Dillsburg
campmeeting formally opened with
sermon by Evangelist Stephen A.
Zuber. A number of cottagers had
been on the ground for several
months and others arrived within
the past few days There are sixty
hve cottages on the ground and only
three remained unocupied at the
opening of the camp. The following
are the cottagers: Mrs. Elizabeth
Stonebaugh, Mrs. w. NJ. Steckley,
Mrs. Katherine Hollinger, ]. II. Hess,
. II. Bender, Mrs. Mary Sollenberg-
eT, MIS- Katherine Filler, S. II.
klugh, Norman Hess, George A.
Fehl. George Troup, Mrs. E. S.
Troup, Aug. d. Arnold, Noah Arnold.
Mrs. George c. King, Mrs. Henry
kinter, Misses Hoopert, S. w. Nc
Creary, w. II. Baker, Roy Shenk,
chester McAlicker, George Bender,
cara Nj. Kast, Ida Kast, William
Shelter, Mrs. Mary Bell, Mrs. ]. w.
Baker, Mrs. Hattie Eckerd, Mrs. Ida
Zorger, Prof. e. l.. Bender, d. A.
Fisher, Mrs. M, Gray, w. f. Whit
comb, j, Weist Bailey. George Snave-
ly' Mrs. Ed. S. Miller, Mrs. George
Barrick, the Rev. r. S. Taylor,
CHARLES X. Boyer, Mrs. Sarah Dorm
pach, George Kaufman, Mrs. Cora
McCurdy, S. ]. McAlicker, John
Heagy, Mrs. Ida Stewart, Mrs. viii
liam Trostle, B. r. Knisely, John
Comfort, Mrs. Ida Knisely, John At
ticks, Alex. McAlicker, Phil A. Zor-
ger, William Lambert
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
UNION PICNIO Ar PILIOw

Pillow, Pa, Aug. 10.-The Sunday
schools of Pillow will hold their an
nual picnic in Maple Dale Park,
August IT, afternoon and evening.
Able speakers will be present and
music will be furnished by the Pillow
cornet band.-Misses Tasold and
Keifer, of Hamilton. spent several
days at the home of the Rev. P. B.
Fasold.-Mr. and Mrs, John Buff
fington and sons, spent several days
at Ashland.-Mrs. Lizzie Shaffer, of
Urban, visited her daughter, Mrs
Frank Boyer, recently.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
WILLSTUDY COAL
ASSESSMENTS IN
LUZERNE COUNTY
Dauphin County Commits
sioners Plan Trip to Wilkes
Barre in Few Weeks

Returning late yesterday from the
annual convention of county commits
sioners of the state which was held
in Pittsburgh three days of this
week, Dauphin county officials said
they had short conference with
representatives from Luzerne> county
and had made arrangements to go to
Wilkes-Barre to make a study of the
coal land assessment methods used
there.
In Luzerne county few years ago
after court appeals and much legal
argument the county succeeded in
raising the assessment of coal lands
to almost full valuation. 1t was nec-
essary to employ two expert mining
engineers for the work and to estab-
llsh sufflclent evidence for the county
10 win its case, but since that time
| mere nave been no appeals The en-
slheers are still in service there and
When the Dauphin commissioners go
TO Wilkes-B they will spend
much time with these experts to de-
termlne what steps should be taken
mere TO secure proper values on the
extensive coal lands in the northern
end of the county.
owing to the torrid wave which
settled over the eastern part of the
county earlier in the week the of
hclals from all parts of the state
who gathered at Pittsburgh post-
poned action on number of import
ant questions which had been raised.
| Later members of the law committee
VIII meet and take action as some
or these were referred to that COM
mittee.
A resolution was passed at the
convention faVoring the abolitioo of
the office of county coroner and the
performance of their duties bv the
health registrars. This mvement
has been agitated considerably bv
the Dauphin County Commissioners
ana others in various parts of the
state. resolution favoring the an
actment of a law which would pro-
vide for the establishment of re-
ceiVer of county taxes in third class
cities was defeated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
STATE DRAFTEES
UNDER PROBE OF
ARMY EXAMINERS
Remainder of Pennsylvanians
Expected to Be on Hand
by Noon Today

Camp Wadsworth, s. c., Aug. TO-
The drop in temperature here or
Thursday was a welcome relief tc
everybody in camp and especially to
the 1900 Pennsylvanians who arriv-
ed Wednesday and Wednesday night
The new men had nothing to do for
a day except go before the medical
swer questions. This was their pro-
gram for to-day and tomorrow and
those who are accepted will be as
signed to regiments and will take up
the routine of camp life.
Those rejected-and usually about
25 per cent. of draft men are reject
ed on final examinations-will be
sent home and paid at the rate of
s day. The remainder of the Penn
sylvania draft. beginning to arrive
about midnight, should all be in by
noon to-day.
Lieut.. Colonel r. E. Grinsted. who
has been camp quartermaster here
since the camp was opened. is to be
transferred at his own request to the
new 1lth Division now being form ed
at Camp Meade, Md. He has been
very successful in his work here, es-
pecially in conservation and recla-
nation work. He is a regular army
officer and accompanied General
Pershing on the Mexican expedition.
Petersburg, Va, Aug. 10.-The
heat yesterday at Camp Lee, where
Harrisburg soldiers are undergoing
army training, was not so intense.
There were scores of prostrations
among the soldiers on Wednesday.
At the rifle range seventy-tiVe SOL
diers are reported to have been over
come by the heat.
In some parts of the camp that day
the thermometer registered III in
the shade and in several of the in
1irmaries the mercury went up to the
l20 mark and then burst the ther-
mometer.
General Hedekin. commanding
Camp Lee. was a guest at a meeting
of the Petersburg Rotary Club at
Hotel Petersburg. General Hedekin
addressed the Rotarians on the inn
portance of discipline and obedience
Of orders
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
WAR STAMP SALE
IN COUNTY SETS
NEW HIGH RECORD
Dauphin's Per Capita Mark
Passes Philadelphia; Sell
Most Last Week

Thrilled by the news of the victor
ious onrush of the Yankees in
France, Dauphin countians last
week purchased War Savings Stamps
and Thrift Stamps to a value far
greater than they purchased in any
one week of the campaign previo us
to this. .
Agents for the sales of the stamps
in this county last week established
the unprecedented record of $50, $50
worth of sales and raised the county
per capita sales past that of Phila-
delphia, Dauphin's closest rival. War
Savings Stamps sold during the week
totaled 1885, while 1851 Thrift
Stamps were sold.
Pass Philadelphia
Sales for the week amounted TO
S0.37 for each person living within
the confines of the county. The per
capita sales were raised to $3.50 by
this record. Philadelphia per cap
ita sales amount to $4.35. Total
sales in Dauphin county equal $685.
sos.
Chairman Frank C. Sites consid-
ers this record quite favorable and
says that il augurs well for the Ill
innate success of the campaign to
sell $3,000,000 worth of stamps in
the county. with our boys fighting
so gallantly and winning such glor-
ious victories over there" he says,
Shouldn't We all be willing to back
the movement to our utmost to
bring about the ultimate success of
the campaign to aid in bringing the
war to successful conclusion as
early as possible"
Nearby Counties Busy
Per capita sales of nearby coun-
ties are: Adams. $3.9S; Cumber-
land, $500; Franklin, $500; Junlata,
$500; Lancaster, s9.5S; Mifflin,
1891; Perry, s6.5S; Union, S21.14.
Union county is the first county of
the state to pass the per capita sales
Of $40. the mark set for subscrip-
ton by each man, woman and child
in the United States. Thatsthey have
passed the amount asked OF them has
not, however, caused workers in the
county to let up in their efforts.
During the past week the per capita
sales there amount to s1.01, which
brought the grand per capita sales
to s21.14.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
BAKER GRILLED
BY SENATORS IN
AIRCRAFT PROBE
War Secretary's Answer En-
tirely Unsatisfactory; Cabi-
net Officer Is Angry

Washington, Aug. 10.-Secretary
of War Baker spent an uncomfort-
able hour before the Senate Military
Affairs Committees subcommittee on
aircraft yesterday
According to members of the sub
committee the session finally broke
up when the members became angry
at the Secretary of War for what
they termed his refusal properly TO
answer questions put to him con-
cerning the aircraft production.
The subcommittee is composed of
Senators Thomas. Democrat, of Colo
rado, chairman; Reed, Missouri, and
Smith, Georgia, Democrats, and Fre-
linghuysen, New Jersey, and New,
Indiana, Republicans.
Secretary Baker was called as the
last witness in the investigation into
aircraft production which the COM
mittee has been conducting for the
last two months.
Baker, Too Was Angry
The nature of Mr.. Bakers testi-
mony or the questions asked him
mem bers of the investigating COM
mittee declined to make public, but
they declared after the session ended
that the Secretary of War had given
entirely unsatisfactory" answers to
the questions.
Mr.. Baker appeared to be great
ly disturbed after his appearance be-
fore the committee. and he also de-
Clined to discuss the nature of the
grilling he had undergone.
Senator Thomas said the subcom-
mittee has concluded it's work. and
that the report on it's findings will
be made public next week.
In making its investigation. the
committee visited all of the aircraft
plants in the United States. and sum-
moned scores of witnesses who testi-
fled regarding all stages of the de-
velopment of the airplane program
under the first aircraft board, and
the present production board
Startling, Uncalled-For Delays
Members of the committee yester-
day said they have disclosed many
startling facts, showing uncalled-for
delays in the production of plans for
the Army, due chiefly to prolonged
experimenting, which the committee
does not believe was necessary.
Numerous instances of graft in the
awarding and filing of contracts for
airplanes came to the attention of
the committee in the course of its
investigation, the members said, but
in each instance, evidence was turn
ed over to CharleS Evans Hughes,
&ho is making a criminal investiga-
ton of the failure of the aircraft
program for the Department of Jus
| tice.
The report of the Senate subcom-
mittee will deal only with the
causes for the fall-down in the pro-
gram for turning out the thousands
of airplanes that the other Allies
asked of the United States when this
country entered the war. said Sena-
tor Thomas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
Mr.. and Mrs. William PfeiIs
Married Fifty-four Years

Union Deposit, Pa, Aug. 10.-Mr.
and Mrs. William Phfeils celebrated
their fifty-fourth wedding anniver-
sary on Monday evening.-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Clippinger. of ALBANY.
N. Y, spent Sunday with the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Lands
on Sunday.-Paul Yingst spent Sun
day at Linglestown visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. John Brown.-Roy Lands and
Ray Kellar spent Sunday at Mount
Gretna.-Mr. and Mrs. William Nye,
of Sand Hill, visited Mrs. Nye's
mother, Mrs. Samuel Gipe.-Leroy
Croft spent part of the week at Pal
myra with his grandmother, Mrs.
John Batdorf.-Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Kreiser and children, of Linglestown.
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew Kreiser, on Sunday.-Paul
Miller, of Philadelphia, Visited his
mother, Mrs. Henry Miller, on Tues
day.-Mr. and Mrs. David Gingrich
and children, of Manada Hill. were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel
Kline 'on Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Gipe and mother, Mrs. Samuel
Gipe, spent Tuesday at Lebanon
Albert Herman, of Silver Springs.
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
A. Landis.-Miss Violet Stauffer. of
Harrisburg, is spending the week with
her brother, Frank Stauffer.-Mrs.
George Greiner and daughter. Sadie
Greiner, entertained as guests on
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter and
daughter, Esther; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Knaub, Mrs. Elizabeth Baker,
Miss Esther Smith, Miss Iney Baker,
Miss Mary Lear, Earl Smith, Russell
Smith, George Baker, Frank Bru-
baker and Samuel Keiffer, all of
Grantham.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
VICTORY'S LIGHT
LOOMS BRIGHTER
FOR THE ALLIES
British Premier Confident
Righteousness Must Triumph
Against the Germans

Meath. Wales. Aug. 10-Premier
Lloyd George. who came here to at
tend the Welsh National Eisteddfodd,
in receiving the, freedom of Meath
yesterday declared that "the end
OF the tunnel through which the AL
lies have been travelling for four
years was getting nearer.
Mr.. Lloyd George made no apology
10 any man, he said, for any part
ne had played during the war.
AND | propose to fight on to the
end" he added
Some people had complained. con-
tinued the Premier, that he was toe
optimistic in the view he took OF
things.
/ don't think l can," he insisted
was not one of those who thought
IL would soon be over Never!
thought 1t long job and a terrible
Job, but | have always been confident
we would get through, for | knew
we were fighting for the right and
that the God of Righteousness would
see us through"
The Premier appealed to his coun-
trymen toVput all the might of the
Empire into the fight saying:
We will be through the tunnel
INTO the proad daylight OF GODS sur
again, in a land of peace. real peace
without apprehension of sinister
dark. plotting forces to renew the
slaughter. No, never again!
That is why l am appealing 10
my countrymen. Now we have con-
fidence We have good news. The
annihilated army hit back Thursday
morning at dawn. If anybody had
told Ludendorff on the 22d of March
that up to the month of August he
would be trying to get his guns
away from the advancing French and
British armies-well, l don't know
German and, therefore, l cannot tell
what his answer would be, but / be-
lieve it would be in very strong
language indeed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
American Army Chief Factor
In New Battle, Says London


TIME feeling
battle launched
o
whether allies could hold
hnsh The
and within the
battles with
1t much o American Army las
the Westminster
o
the French o
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
AMERICANS TAKE
VILLAGE ON NORTH
BANK OF VESLE
Fismette, Across From For
mer Big German Base of
Fismes Is Captured

Paris, Aug. 10.-American troops
have captured the village of Fis-
mette. on the north bank of the Vesle
river. a short distance northwest OF
Fismes With the village they took
100 prisoners.
The 50th Division. a crack unit
was ordered into battle to stop the
pressure of the French in the valley
of the Ardre. 1t was a regiment of
this division which lost one-third of
its number on July %. The next day
the commander of the 10th Company
reported he had been reduced to thir-
ty-five men. The commander of the
18th Company declared no one was
left in the 7th Company. In other
battalions of the regiment similar
conditions Were reported Prisoners
say the seth Regiment lost from 90 to
75 per cent. of it's effectiveness in
three days.
On July "a the SD Regiment was
compelled to form three companies
of its three battalions put back into
the line. Before engaging in the bat
tie the companies of another division
consisted of eighty men each, many
being nineteen-year-o boys. AS a
result of losses. the division was re-
duced by one-half to July 20. In
the region of Fere-en-T -Tardenois. one
regiment of the 22d division was re-
duced to three companies.
The number of effectives in the
average German company is now
about ninety men, exclusive of Off
GERS and supplementary non-commis-
stoned officers.
The deserter from the Fourth Prus-
sian Grand division. said that sap
pers had been ordered by General
Finck Won Finckenstein to destroy
everything within their power. Sim
liar orders also were issued by lieu
tenants to bombers.
Prisoners taken from different di-
visions on various parts of the front
agree that it is the German plan to
retire to the Aisne.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
WILLIAM WEAVER

William Weaver, aged 81 years,
died last evening. He is survived
by his wife, a son, John, an adopted
daughter, Mrs. Mary Evans, three
sisters, Mrs. Mary Penrose, Phila-
delphia; MRS. Kate Alloways, Phila-
delphia; Mrs Martha Kirby, Har-
risburg. He was member of the
Mt. Vernon Hook and Ladder Com
pany and of the Harrisburg .Veter-
an Firemen's Association.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 1870 o'clock,
at the funeral parlors of the Haw-
kins Estate, 1907 North Third street.
They will be in charge Of the Rev.
H. r. Bender, pastor of the Ridge
Avenue Methodist church
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
Coal Co. Buys Ambulance
For BroOkside First Aid

Tower City, Pa, Aug. 10.-The
Reading Coal and Iron Company has
purchased an auto ambulance for
the First Aid unit of Brookside COL
1iery.-Miss Ruth Robson is spend
ing vacation with relatives at
Llewellyn.-Miss Thelma Kline has
returned from a pleasant visit to
relatives at Pottsville.-George Stoud
has received word that his son was
seriously wounded in France.-Miss
Bessie Schreiner spent the week end
mt Williamstown.-Mrs. Frank Kauf-
man is entertaining her sister, Mrs.
kaufman, of Philadelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
Week to Be Normal
With Cooling Rains
BY Associated Press

Washington, Aug. 10.-weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday, issued by the weather bu-
reau to-day are:
North and Middle Atlantic states:
North portion probably showers
about Tuesday, rising temperature
Monday, showers again at end of
week; temperature about normal on
the coast; above normal in the in
terror, south portion generally fair,
followed by showers at end of the
week. Temperature above normal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
MRS. oLARA q. MAHER

Mrs. Clara e. Maher, aged 65, died
last evening at the home of hei
daughter, Mrs. Sarah Hylan, 2435
Reel street. Funeral services will
be held Tuesday morning at
O'Clock at st. Mary's Catholic
Church, the Rev. w. v. Daley off.
ciating. Burial will be in the Mount
Calvary cemetery.
Mrs. Maher is survived by her hus-
band, James Maher; a son, James
'Maher, Jr., and her daughter, Mrs
Hylan. She has large number OF
friends here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
Capture of Beaufort
Marked Maximum of Is
Miles in Big Drive

London, Aug. 10. - When the
French captured Beaufort, Friday,
they had made an advance of thir-
teen miles eastward from Castel
This is The maximum infantry ad-
vance of the present offensive thus
far reported.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
DIR. HOLMEs REsICNs

State College, Pa, Aug. 1O.-Dr.
Arthur Holmes, dean of the Penn
sylvania State College for the last
six years has resigned to accept the
presidency of Drake University at
Des Moines. Iowa. He will take the
new position September !.