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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
LANDS WITH REGIMENT

Relatives here have just received
word of the safe arrival "over there"
of c. Edward Weitmyer. formerly Of
1921 North Third street, serving with
the Hospital Detachment on the One
Hundred and Twelfth Infantry, which
had been located at Camp Hancock
Ga Weitmyer was a former employe
of the Globe Clothing Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
ENoLA SIDE


Philadelphia DivlsiOn-The 255
crew to go first after 3.45 o'clock.
243.
Engineer for 243.
Conductor for 55.
Brakemen for 50 (2).
Conductor up Shirk.
Brakeman up Keirbick.
Middle DivisiOn-Engineers for 3rd
15C. 29C.
Firemen for End &c, 3rd &c, 12C,
23C. 29C. 35C.
Engineers up: Bair, Eyde. Keever.
Boyle, Burlington.
Firemen up: Kel, Garverick, Bard,
Troup. Smeigh, Shoemaker. Lofford.
Yard Side-Engineer for End 106.
Firemen for End 1875. End 102, End
104. End 106.
Engineers up: Fenical, Feas. Nc
Naly, Bruaw, Ewing, Lutz. Heron,
Holland.
Firemen up: Nolte, Haverstick
Rider, Garlin. Weaver, Handiboe,
Price. Fish, cambridge, Martin, Wal
lace, Waltz.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
MRS. T.. T.. KOHLER

Mrs. Z. E. KohIer. aged 81, died
Sunday night at her home, 161 Alex
ander street, Rochester, New York.
after a brief illness. She is sur
vived by her husband, +. +. Kohler.
son, Lynn. and two daughters, OF
Rochester; two brothers. Samuel and
William Nichols, of Harrisburg; and
two sisters. Mrs. r. Roberts. of Har-
risburg and Mrs. Charles Hagen, Re-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
TRAIN DIRECTOR,
NEW P. R. R. JOB
Will Be Inaugurated This
o.. Week; Three Men Will
Direct All Traffic

Train director is a new office es-
tablished by the Philadelphia divi-
sion of the Pennsy in this city. There
will be three of them, and they will
be located in the big signal and
switch tower at the foot of Market
street. Train directors are expected
to prove a big aid in handling .S1Ne
promptly the several hundred trains
moving daily in and out of the Penn
sylVania Railroad station. With the
appointment this week of three di-
rectors, the new office will be inaug-
urated.
Each director will work eight
hours and his duties will be to as
sign the various trains to places un-
der the big sheds and will direct
all trains east and westbound
For their accommodation an ad-
dition has been built to the big
tower. They will have telephone
connections with the office of the
train dispatcher and the stationmas-
ter.
Relief For StationmaSter
Heretofore this work has been in
charge of the stationmaster and his
assistants. With trains arriving
from all directions at the same time
1t has been a difficult task to assign
the various trains and there have
been delays in the yards until a
track is cleared for each train.
Stationmasters have also been re-
quired to chase from one end of the
station to another in order to avoid
any delays. Now they will be re-
quired to look after the movement
of trains after they have been load
ed only, baggage and mail trans
ferred and the signal given that the
block is ready for train movement.
with the rush of war traffic, much
OF which is now being cared for by
express companies, and the transfer
OF soldiers to the various ports, the
number of trains have greatly in
creased
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
MISS HENRIETTA BAILEY

The death of Miss Henrietta Bailey
of Milton, was announced this morn
ing in a telephone message received
by the Rev. DIR. Silas c. Swallow.
Miss Bailey has many friends in
Harrisburg. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
THE READING

The 81 crew first to go after LIS
o'clock: is. 81, 81. 81, 1. Sc, So, SO,
5. 81. SO. 81.
Engineers for 81. 81. 81. 3-25s.
Firemen for 5s, SO, 66. 81, 5, IS.
2-25Si Lebanon work train.
Conductor for 1-21.
Flagmen for SO. 81, Bird.
Brakemen for SO. So. 66. 81. 5. IS,
p. m. way train, Lebanon work train.
Engineers up: Linn. Barnes, Rails
ner. Motter.
Kresgre. Durbrow. Rolf, Sennet,
Keim.
Conductors up: Bashore, Daub.
Flagmen up: Leibtreu. link.
Brakemen UP: Thomas, Hender-
son. Shertzer. Rose. Miller
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT

Middle DIvisiOn-Engineers up at
1901 o'clock: Buck, SPOTS, Riley,
Crummel, Graham, Crum, Keser,
Crane, Donegal, Miller.
Firemen up: Stuats, Dunn, Ker-
ber, Zeiders, Ross, Herr, Potteiger,
Stauffer.
Fireman for 80.
Philadelphia Observation-Disclosures
for P36, 9S.
Engineer up at 1901 o'clock. Ken
nedy.
Firemen up: Shaffer, Stuckler,
Stine.
Fireman for 604.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
NO INCREASE

In spite Of enormous increased laboratory coats
DE- 70 the War the manufacturers Of DR.. Caldwells
yrup Pepsin sacrificing their profits and absorbing
The war taxes so that this family laxative remain
at The pre-xar price of Soc and 81 large BOTTLE So
sold Wy druggists for 26 years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
MRS. KATHERINE l.. METH

Mrs. Katherine Lydia Meth. aged
21. died this morning at the Poly
clinic hospital. Funeral services will
be held Friday afternoon at 130
o'clock. at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Page, 1914 Green
street, the Rev. ]. Bradley Mark
ward. pastor of the Bethlehem Luthe-
ran Church, officiating. Burial will
be in the Harri sburg cemetery. Mrs.
Meth is survived by her husband. c.
f Meth. her parents. and two broth
ers, George and Ralph. She was a
member of the Ladies of the Eastern
Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
FREE SAMPLES

Dr.. csldwsl's Syrup PspsiH is The largest selling
and would like sample IL before buying send your
address for free trial bottle to Dr. W. B. CALDWELL
468Wsahing St. Montieec. Ill Iyou have babiesin
The family send for copy Of The Care of the Baby
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
Mrs. Paul Froehlich Dies
After a Long Illness

Following several months ILL
ness, Mrs. Paul Froehlich. aged 80.
died this morning, at the home of her
parents, DIR. and Mrs John Hay,
1402 North Third street Her many
friends in Harrisburg will remem-
Der her as Nellie Mcknight Hay. a
popular member of the class of 1905
of the local High Scnooi. Her mar
riage to the Rev. Paul Froehlich,
formerly of $40 North Third street,
occurred in October. 1907 From 1907
until 1908 they served the Lutheran
congregation at cambridge. During
the next year the Rev Mr.. Froehlich
was pastor of Grace Lutheran Church
Troy Hill, Pittsburgh. From 1909
until 1910 he served as boys work
director of the Y. NJ. c. A. at Lam
caster, going from there to Gordon,
Pa, where his pastorate continued
for three years. Since 1918 they have
resided in Washington. where Mr.
Froelich is employed in the Bureau
of Markets of the Department OF
Agriculture.
Mrs. Froehlich is survived by her
husband and two children, Eleanor
Hay Froehlich and Sarah Jane
FroehliCh, aged and years, re-
spectively. While living in Harris
burg she was a member of Bethle-
hem Lutheran Church and for the
past five years had been an active
member of Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church, Washington. Funeral serv-
ices will be held from the home on
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock and
burial will be made in Harrisburg
cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
BENJAMIN +. BOwERMASTER

Benjamin f. Bowermaster, Civil
War veteran and Odd Fellow, died
this morning at his home, sos Race
street. aged II years. He had been
i'll five weeks. His widow and two
sons. Lawrence. of Harrisburg, and
Benjamin c. Bowermaster, of Chic
ago, and three daughters, Mrs.
George H. Mccormick. Mrs. Andrew
Hoyler and Mrs. Elmer Frysinger all
of this city, survive. Mr.. Bower
master was a member of Post 5S, G.
A. r.. and of Odd Fellows Lodge.
No. 100. The Rev. William Moses.
pastor of st. Paul's Methodist Church
of which the dead man had been a
member. will conduct funeral serv-
ices on Friday afternoon at . o'clock.
Burial will be in Prospect Hill GEM
etery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-21
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AT GERMAN LINES

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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-27
Great RrItaln,s National Debit.

Since the beginning of the war Great
Britain has piled up a national debt
amounting to $780, 0 5000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-27
MOTHERS OF MEN

Mothers of men-the words are good, in
deed, in the saying;
Pride in the very sound of them, strength
in the sense of them, then
Why is it their faces haunt me, wistful
faces as praying
Ever some dear thing vanished and ever
a hope delaying,
Mothers of men?
of men, most patient, tenderly
slow to discover
The loss of the old allegiance that may
not return again;
You give a man to the world, you give a
woman a lover
Where is your solace then when the time
of giving is over,
Mothers of men?
Mothers of men, but surely, the title Is
worth the earning;
You who are brave in feigning must I
ever behold you then
By the door of an empty heart with the
lamp of faith still burning,
Watching the ways of life for the sight of
a child returning.
Mothers of men?
-Theodosia Garrison.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-27
First Torped0es Made of
Kegs, Filled With Powder
and Kerosene, Destructive

Many stories are being printed now
adays about the true origin of the tor
pedo. One of the most interesting of
these Incidents, and which certainly
would seem to have a fair claim to
this distinction, concerns IN early
event in American history, observes a
writer. This was the battle of the
kegs, staged in the Delaware river be-
low Philadelphia, January 10, 1778.
A number of British warships were
lying in the river at that time and
American forces were present in the
vicinity. Capt. David Bushnell con-
ceived the idea of blowing up the Brit
ish ships. He obtained a number of
kegs and filled them with kerosene
and gunpowder, and attached a plunger
to each keg in such nj that it
would scrape upon a flint the moment
this plunger struck a solid substance.
On the morning of January 10 Brit
merous kegs floating down the Della
ware river. One of these collided with
an ice cake. Instantly there was an
explosion and a shower of ice
splinters. The lookouts rubbed their
eyes, then called the men to quarters,
and intense interest centered upon the
oncoming kegs. The warship com
manders sensed the situation and turn
ed gunfire upon the kegs, exploding
them one by one. Thus Captain Bush
nell's scheme came to an unsuccessful
end, but the idea behind the kegs Ger.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-27
FOR THE POULTRY
GROWER

That the Importance of the brooder
in rearing large numbers of incubator
chicks cannot be overestimated, is the
opinion of N. L. Harris, superintendent
of the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege poultry farm.
"Some artificial means of brOoding
chicks must be provided when incuba-
tor chicks hatch in cool or cold wealth
err" said Mr.. Harris. "Where a small
flock of birds is to be raised it is not
profitable to use either the incubator
brooder, but where large numbers of
chickens are handled the brOoder be-
comes a matter of convenience.
Excepting chicks in large f1ocks mini
mics the labor and reduces the cost
of houses and yards. Where hens are
used for breeders in cold weather only
a few chicks can be given to each
hen. This requires a large number of
coops and the attendant is compelled
to give each group nearly as much at
tention as would be required for n
large flock cared for by the brooder.'
A large percentage of the hen brood
ed chicks suffer from the effects of
head lice, Mr.. Harris pointed out.
These not only are bothersome to the
newly Matched chick, but continue to
be a source of trouble through the en-
tire season.
Where hens are not available and
only a few chicks are to be raised it is
possible to construct a homemade
brooder. These usually require con-
siderably more attention than those on
the market but will give fairly good re-
suits.
The most common method of heat
ing these homemade brooders is by
means of a jug of hot water. A box
which contains sufficient room for from
so to 100 chicks and which is tight on
all sides excepting the front, is the
first requirement. Some method of
ventilation should be provided on the
top of the box. A two gallon jug of
hot water furnishes the heating plant.
The jug should be wrapped in burlap
to protect the chicks and aid in retain
ing the heat. This brooder will keep
a limited number of chicks perfectly
comfortable.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-27
Telephone Pest Branded
As a Frightful and Most
UnWeIcome of Creatures

Probably there is no single mechan-
ical contrivance so absolutely essential
to our convenience and comfort today
as the telephone. 1t is the largest
small thing in modern commercial,
mercantile and social life, and without
it we would be as hopelessly lost in
the sea of endeavor as a ship without
a compass, says a writer in the Pitts
burgh Dispatch-if on some baimy,
windy or snowy morning, afternoon or
evening, the Fool Killer will take time
to plant a thunderous wallop upon the
low brow of the telephone pest, he
will hear the loudest burst of applause
in his experience.
Persons who have had telephones
ever since it was necessary to crank
them before starting a conversation,
will, upon hearing the contact of the
cruel club and pests pate, give vent
to their emotions in cheers, handicap
pings, shrill whistles and tweets of
Bravo" For a telephone pest is a
frightful creature. Until Alexander
Graham Bell, by his wonderful inven-
llOH lluue IL pOSSlDlc LUZ u hui W CA
tend his field of operations as far as
he had money to pay for, countless per-
sons who are now nervous derelicts
lived calm, well-balanced lives. If
they were fleet of foot or athletic thee
could readily circle the tiresome per-
son {" top speed or hop onto a car go
ing into any direction the moment they
set eyes upon him.
Now, it is different. The mental
wildcat drops a nickel in the slot, pulls
the door shut after him, and has his
victim just where he wants him. The
types of these "jitney" howlers are as
| diversified as their range of voice, but
their ability to provoke heat under
| starched collars, to bring water to the
| eyeglasses and to cause a frenzy of I'M
drilled dancing on the other end of
their ~unspeakable wire is unfailing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-27

Ialnly wOuld seem to have beer the
true genesis of the torpedo.
Robert Fulton, inventor of the steam
boat, also worked upon the torpedo.
Being unable to interest the Ameri-
car government, he went to England,
where his torpedo was rejected. Then
Fulton travelled to France and tried
to induce Napoleon to adopt this new
weapon. Napoleon refused 1t as an
instrument of war unworthy of use
by a great nation. 1t would be inter-
esting to know what the emperor
might have thought of the U-boat and
its ethics.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-27
GOVERNMENT BRDLY NEEDS
Concluded from page 49,

their services for this work,
work vital to pushing the war. Good
salaries are offered, and the work is
all in the United States. With the
exception of a few of the clerical DO
%sitions, applicants will not be assem-
bled for written examinations, but
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-27

will be rated upon their education.
training, and experience, as shown in
their applications, supplemented by
corroborative evidence. Representa-
tives of the Civil Service Commission
at the post Offices in all cities are pre-
pared to furnish definite information
and application blanks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-15
CLASS
WILL TAKE
RADIO WORK

AT two thirty this afternoon nine
Grady county registrants selected
from the 1917 and 1918 classes en-.
trained for Norman to enter special
government training in gas engines
and radio that begins today at the
University of Oklahoma. The entire
order with the exception of one man
was made up from the 1918 regis
tered class.
Examination of men who were to
make up this increment has been
completed only recently and at an
early hour this morning it was an
nounced that one alternate may be
substituted at the last moment in
case Of a delinquentcy. Following is
the list Of men named for this call:
Fayne Harris, Chickasha; Miles
Young, Amber; Walter F. Menden-
hall, Red Rock; Erin MoseIey. Chick
asha; Bryan Courcier, Rush Springs !;
Asa Miller. Bradley; Walter Whit
son, Chickasha; Travis B. Scurlock.
Chickasha; and L. L. Looney. Chick.
asha
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-15

DRAFTMEN
OF GRADY
1918 Registrants go Before Med
ical Board for Physical Ex-
animation; Believe 80
per cent Available.

Examination of men who regis
i tered in the recent selective draft
enrolment and who did not waive
exemption began before the county
medical board. early today and will
be rushed to completion this after
noon if possible, doctors in charge
stated this morning. Over 100 men
will be examined during the day.
The first hitch taken in inspecting
registrants of the 1918 class for gen
eral military service was finished
several weeks ago when a large per
cent of the new class waived claims
for exemption and went before the
medical board to be certified to
the local board physically. The ex.
board is composed of DR.. S.
O. Marrs, DR.. A. G. Crosse, j. L.
White of the naval recruiting SER
vice and Corporal r. e. Smith, in
charge of army recruiting office.
The adjutant general in a letter
to all local boards some time ago
estimated that fully so per cent of
the 1918 registrants should be Glass
One and draftable men. 1t is inn
possible to announce yet the results
of physical examinations, but it is
thought that the Grady boys will
reach the general draft seandards.
Others who assisted in the exami- |
nation are: Drs. Gordon Ninnekah; |
R. J. Baze, Chickasha; w. L. Bon
lell, A. c. White. Clerks, John Phil
ips, A. B. Thompson, r. E. Jack, H.
VI. Scott, S. M. Cowan, N. E. Bowden.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-15
Job Would be to Keep Down Nor
tality Among Children; City
Must Pay Salary Two
Months.
TO FIGHT DISEASE
MOVEMENTS PURPOSE
Oklahoma I tuberculosis Proven
tion Association is Behind Pro-
ject; Thinks School Board
Can Take Care Case.

Miss ida Spaeth field secretary OF
the Oklahoma Association for ~
Prevention of tuberculosis, met wieh
members of the board of education
council Of defense and Red Cross
workers this morning to present
the matter of the employment of a
public health nurse here "Our asso-
citation is giving q special ten weeks
course OF training to ten graduate
nurses who will be placed in as
many towns in the state il salts
factory arrangements can be made. ="
said Miss Spaeth. "We shall be glad
to place one of these nurses in Chick
asha and will pay her salary for one
month. She could not come before
October because the special train
ing cannot be completed before that
time. You would be expected to pro
vide her salary for two months more
and after the first of the year the
association hopes to be in a position
to provide the salary"
Miss Spaeth explained in detail the
work of the public health nurse.
This work is comparatively lew in
Oklahoma" she said, Gut in the
eastern and middle-west states it has
been established for number OF
years AT this time, with SO MANY
doctors and nurses called into war
service it is particularly necessary
to have public health nurses in or
der that the health of the peopie
may be properly protected. In some
towns the public health nurses are
employed by the school board and
in others by the city authorities
while special organizations have ta-
ken it up in others. One of the most
important objects is to reduce infant
mortality"
D. c. Burton, president of the
Board of Education, stated that he
thought the board would be able to
finance the work for two months. He
will present the matter at the next
board meeting and anticipates no
difficulty in handling it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-15
WORK ON LIBERTY
LOAN QUOTA HERE

With the purpose OF working out
a Fourth Liberty Loan quota for
this district, based on the crop con
ditions here, c. A. Davis of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank at Kansas City
went into session with Liberty Loan
cbairmen, defense council represen-
tatives, and bankers of Grady, Caddo,
and Stephens county at three o'clock
this afternoon and definite steps to-
ward fixing the new quota will prob
ably be taken
The meeting here grew out Of a
conference Of bankers at Medicine
Park the first of this week where
William H. Donahue. district chair
man for the loan drive, learned oil
poor crop conditions caused by con
tinued drouth in this section.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-15
RECRUITING
WAR WORK
LABORERS

Thirty four laborer5, unclassified,
shipped from the local Federal state
Labor recruiting office yesterday af,
ternoon for Camp Eusels, Lee Hall,
Va, signed up for service on heavy
artillery cantonment building, An
other shipment will be made from
here under the direction of the
United States department of Labor
the last OF the week, inspectors in
charge here STAGED this morning
In all, more than one hundred and
fifty men have been shipped from
the local civilian recruiting station
during the past week and several
have left the state IN that time Ok
lahoma City, Enid, tulsa. Ardmore,
and Chickasha have all billed out at
least three cars each to the Virginia
camp during the last week.
Men in charge of recruiting labor
for government construction works
declared today that the publicity
campaign started several weeks ago
has just reached the edges of this
enrolment distric. and that all IKE
men that can be used will be re-
ported up for service in the next
fe wdays. Already a waiting list
large enough to meet immediate calls
is on file at the Federal State en-
ployment bureau.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-15
URGES NO
QUOTA Be
ASSIGNED
Chairman Melton of Defense
Council Seeks Relief for Drouth-
Stricken Sections in Appeal
to Liberty Loan Committee.

THAT no definite quota should be
assigned to counties in which crop
failure has resulted from drouth, is
the position taken by Alger Melton,
Chairman Of the Grady County Coun
I Gil of Defense, in a letter addressed
to w r. Howe, executive secretary
of the Liberty Loan committee, or
the Kansas City Federal Reserve
Bank Copies Of the letter have also
been sent to Congressman Scott
Ferris and Senator owen who are
urged to use their influence in CIV
ing the drouth stricken counties tie
desired relief The County COUNSEL
of Defense sent T, II. Dwyer to
kansas City two weeks ago in con-
nection with the same matter.
In his letter Mr.. Melton reviews
at length crop and financial condi-
tions in this section. "In my judg
ment," he writes, "if quotas were
eliminated as to these drouth-strick-
en- sections, and if the people were
called upon to voluntarily subscribe
for what they could under existing
conditions there would be more
Liberty Bonds sold in this section
than if the fixed quotas were put on
each county. The people will re-
spond to voluntary cause They
will appreciate the fact that the
committee has saved them embarass-
ment and humiliation by not fixing
a juota, and merely asking them to
do all they can under the circum-
stances and the result will be that
they will really make more deter
mined effort to do voluntarily all
iey can do than they would il a
quota were fixed, which under the
circumstances they believe is OUT
of proportion to their ability"