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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-18
PEOPLE WARNED
BY FIRE CHIEF
TO Save SUPPLY
Pumps Being Installed WIN
Be Working Thursday
HIGH LANDS DRY EARLY
Only 20,000,000 GalIoas Re-
main in Whole System,
FIRE CHIEFS WARNING.

FIRE CHIEFS WARMING.
Because Of the imperative need Of
water to protect ths homes and
businsM houses Of Oklahoma City
In case Of fire, Il 10 sf great im-
portancs that every citissn 10 he
utmost TO help conserve al water
possible and especially In time Of .
fire when tho water pressure y At
standard and wstsr 10 ohtsinabIs
over the entire city.
Having only 100000 salions In
reserve Il 10 quite necessary to con-
serve every gallon Of water possi-
BILE because several fires during
the next ten or twelve hours witl
bring the water situation 10 4 daa-
serous climax
ROSS n. BRooKs,
rklkl nl A.. Rls.- ns~s .S~.xae
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-18
County Should Pay.

81 further believe, from information
furnished me by the city attorney, that
it is the duty Of the county eommis.
sioners to construct the permanent dasA
as outlined
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-18
Proposes New Dam.


81 intend 10 start Immediately work.
ing out plans for q permanent concrete
structure across the opening OF the by
path. This structure will consist OF q
spiilway. flood gates, and sufficient
wing gates to protect the. banks. By
means OF the spillway and the flood
gates, we would be able to allow iust
enough wter 10 60 to the city water
works to keep the water running ovss
the pumping station dam In this mar
ner we would b able to relieve any
strain on the dam caused by high
water.
II feel that this structure should
necessarily be permanent for the reason
that personally | have no confidenee 2
in the character Of the construction OF
the flow line which is being built from
the new reservoir TO the pumping sta
tion. and il will only be short time
until the dam is repaired and the river
channel will be required to carry the
water from the reservoir TO the city
County Should Pay.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-18


"The pumps which viii lsrnish ~
city with water while the eut-oil loSa
Is being repaired will probably ~
started TO work tomorrow night" Md
]. c. Walton, commissioner Of puh9e
works, his afternoon. II probably WIN
be two weeks until the dam u re.
paired, but the pumps will keep ~
city supplied with water" isk's
The pumps are being stationed abeye
the cutoff and the water will be coh.
veyed below the break In sluices 100
feet long.
my intention Is to spend the smallest
amount Of money possible In throwing
the water around to the pumping sta
tion, said Walton. in discussing tho
repairing OF the cutoff dam.
II do not think II good policy 10
completely repair the present pile dam
which would at least be only temporary
and would wash out again with the firss
b high water"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-18
Pumps st Work Thursday.

The rest will be completed tomorrow
but Il will be Thursday before they sss
connected and In good working order.
The six pumps will force 100000 gai.
Ions Of water q day, which 10 about
Oklahoma City's daily water consump-
tion. Before these pumps are connected
the city will be practically out Of water.
Water Goss or Tonight. :,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-18

The pressure IS being gradually cut
off today and by this evening water
over the entire city will be cut of. High
points OF the city will be cut off first
I. II Is impossible to reach there whsn
there Is an exceedingly low water pres-
sure
The iirepluss srs connected with shs
mains used by the city consamsrs. ID
case ef fire the water pressure will
be raised to the standard pressure, thus
giving the entire city high wsAss
pressure for the duration Of lire. \
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Girls Will Play For
Longball Title Monday

The championship game between
girls longball teams on city play
grounds will be played Monday
evening at Island Park, starting at
Z o'clock. Players from the Syca-
more and Emerald grounds will
meet. The former team finished in
first place in Section A of the league
and the latter team took honors in
Section B. Both have capable and
experienced players. Two officials
probably will be provided for the
contest.N
Miss Lillian Kamsky. folk dane
ing teacher, at the meeting of the
female instructors to-day in the Y.
w. c. A. gymnasium, had them
practice many of the dances used
on Fairgrounds so that during the
time between the regular weekly
classes the youngsters can rehearse
the various steps. The s&stem has
been highly successful, according to
Supervisor j. K. Staples, and the in
terest in folk dancing is increasing.
During the coming month the pro-
gram for Romper Day will be
planned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Tough War Job Ahead,
Kaiser Says as Offensive
of Foch's Armies Begins
BY associated Press

The Hague, July 27.-"The hard
est part of the job is still before us.
The enemy knows the war is about
to reach the point of decision and is
summoning all his strength for a
final defense and counter offensive" 4"
This was the observation of the
German emperor, recorded by Karl
Rosner in the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger
and apparently made on the eve of
General Foch's offensive. On the
same occasion Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg gave Rosner the follow
ing statement:
1T is to be hoped the people at
home are full of confidence. But
they are not learned in patience. 1
hope nothing is so promptly pun
ished, as overhaste is no good.
Preparation is half the battle,
and the people must remember we
are not working with machines that
can be smashed as soon as the job
is completed. We are working with
the most sacred thing we possess,
namely, the blood and life of the
German people. Our last reserves
must be strong men who will return
from the trenches to take up peace
tasks. We must not be left at the end
like smashed machines, but must be
strong and unweakened."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Bodies Lashed Together
May Be U-Boat Victims +;
Hun Boast Remembered
By Associated Piess

Bar Harbor, Me-. July 27.-The
bodies of man and a woman, lash
cd together with rope, were picked
up in the harbor to-day by a patrol
boat of the naval coast patrol re-
serve.
The bodies had been in the water
several days, apparently. and identi-
fcation ives believed impossible.
The first suggestion was that the
man and womna were lost from
some vessel that had been attacked
by any enemy submarine. This was
based ont he boast of an officer of
the German submarine which sank
the Gloucester fishing schooner Rob
ert and Richard off the coast Mon
day that they had sunk a big ship
a few days earlier and were in
doubt as to the fate of the. crew.
Boston, July 27.-A wireless call
for armed assistance" was picked
up on Sunday evening off the Maine
coast by steam twalrer which came
into port to-day, according to the
wireless operator, Walter c.. Bay.
The message was suddenly inter-
rupted. he said, and he was unable
to get the vessels name or position.
Seceral hours previously a German
submarine had attacked the tug
Perth Amboy and her barges off
Cape Cod.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
The Letter List

LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN
the Post Office. at Harrisburg, Pa,
for the week ending July 81. 1918.
womens List = Mrs. Frank Blee,
Mrs. Yora Brown. Mrs. Walter Cook.
Mrs. Dora B. Dickerson, Lucy Doug
las, Emma Duncan, Elsie Edwards,
Mrs. Harry Friend, Mrs. j. b. Gum,
Mrs. Katherine Hainston, Edith Jen-
l<ins. Mrs. w. +. Johnson, Mrs. George
r, Jones. Eva Klinger 90, Pearl
Lenka, Mrs. H. w Meloy, Mrs Harvey
Miller. Violet Morgan. Mrs. Jack
Moseley, Anna Payton, Mrs. c. l..
scott. Sylvia Sponsler. Miss Stram-
baugh. Maybelie Taylor. Mrs. Harry
Vert. Mrs E. C. S. Wingard. Mrs.
Mary Winand.
Mems List - Bennie Bergamond. NJ.
p. Bowman. Mayor Caldin. G. A. Col
felt. Thomson Fananor. w. Fl. Feeser,
Fred s. Gorsuch. Elias Hernandez.
John Hubbard. All Hutter, Pola w.
Lee. d. V. Mitchell. r. w. Morrison,
]. Nj. Myers Harold Pendleton, Theo-
dore Ray. NJ. c. Ray. Calvin Reicht,
Andrew ]. Rice. f. G. Roberts. Jes-
sic o. Ross, w. G.. Smith, James o.
Stuart, Walter Sturgis, Jimmie Tooley.
Firm-Harris Bros. Co.
Persons should invariably have
their mail matter addressed to their
street and number. thereby insuring
prompt delivery by the carriers.
FRANK c. SITES,
Postmaster.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Keep Accurate Account
of All Wheat Threshed

The United States Department OF
Agriculture through the county farm
agents is keeping an accurate record
of the amount of wheat threshed in
every county during the war. H. G.
Niessley, county farm agent, is in
charge of the work here.
The instruction are for every one
who does any threshing to make out
report every month of the amount
threshed, beginning with June. The
report is TO be made monthly with
in five days after the end of the
month. 4 report of the wheat raised
on the same farm the year before is
also to be made at the same time.
The reports will be submitted to
the United States Department of Agri-
culture, and in this manner an accu-
rate account of the nations wheat
crop will be ascertained.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Hope Is Fading in Hun
Trenches, Letters Show

London, July 27.-Hope of win
ming the war is fading in the Ger
man trenches, if letters taken from
some German prisoners accurately
reveal the morale of some of the
German troops.
The Americans are in front of us
and they are terrible men," read one
letter taken from a German pris-
oner. I'VE no longer have any
hope, he continued.
my company of 100 is down to
80"
I'VE should stop before we are
utterly demolished" wrote another
German soldier. IT am always hop.
ing tn eFrench may succeed in rop-
ing us in. We should then at any
rate be relieved from the moral an
guish we are continually suffering
Our strength is becoming more and
more sapped and if some of us dc
get home we shall be broken men
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Child Kills His Baby
Brother With Shotgun

WaynesbOrO, Pa. July 27-Ollie,
the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs
Charles Kaufman. living at Aram,
near the Mont Alto Sanatorium. shot
and killed his two-year-old brother
yesterday. The two children had
been left alone in the house for a
short time while their mother was
out. Ollie began exploring the room
and espied the double -barreled bretch
loading gun, belonging to his father
in the corner The boy picked it up
when it exploded and some of the
shot entered the head of his small
er brother, killing him instantly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Courthouse Notes

Fortney ST. Of Montgomery naaags Ferry FenTy
and Susan j. Raber, So. this city, both
of whom were married before, took
out license to-day. Fortney's
husband died &eout twenty-seven
years ago and thSSsecond one In 1916,
she told the license clerk.
Two Suits Filed. Two damage
suits were filed, one by Mary Draw
baugh against the Steelton Cigar
Company, and the other by Elisha II.
Small VS.. S. u. Shope. No statements
of claim were filed. Mrs. Drawbaugh
brought the action against the cigar
firm because of a motorcycle acci-
dent in which her husband was kill
ed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
To Call $4,000 Men

General Crowder's plans of a few
weeks ago called for 1000 men in
August, but his. statement to-day to
the Governors said the August call
would be virtually as large as that
of July. He plans to call 150, 900 men
each in the months of September,
October and November, and 1851 in
December.
The registration and classification
of British and Canadians under the
recent draft treaties is expected to be
about 10000 men for service in the
army and about 10000 subjects of
the United States for the British
forces. 1t is not believed that more
than 2S per cent of these men will be
subject to Glass 1 classification, this
percentage being the average in the
general draft.
On basis of the estimated calls for
remaining months of 1918 General
Crowder's plan provides for a total
enlistment of 2.40s,743 drafted men
during the twelve months to end jan
uary l, 1919. The calls by months
follow:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Reception to Rev. G. w.
Hartman on Tuesday

A farewell reception will be tender
ed to the Rev. George w. Hartman.
pastor of st. Johns Reformed Church.
or Tuesday evening. The Rev. Mr..
Hartman will soon leave Harrisburg
for Silver Bay. n. Y. for a period of
training before going overseas to
serve as a Y. NJ. c. A secretary
At this reception, in addition to
members of his congregation. repre-
sentatives will be present from the
Y. NJ. c.. A.. and other Reformed
churches and the Harrisburg Minis
terial Association. A special pro-
gram will be rendered and will in
clude patriotic addresses and music
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27

on that battlefield as we'll as north
of Albert have been repulsed.
British airmen in the past week
have accounted for ninety-one en-
emy machines while losing fifty
one. Long distance raiding was the
greatest during the war. Twenty
five incursions into Germany were
made and 154 tons of bombs were
dropped. Zeebrugge and Ostend
also were bombed.
More complications have arisen in
the Siberian situation. A provi-
sional government at Omsk, in Cen
tral Siberia, claims supreme au-
thority and has declared the inde-
pendence of Siberia. Another re-
port received in London says the
Siberian government at Vladivostok,
presumably that headed by General
Horvath, has resigned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
y" OF "MAYOR. LONG

No word regarding the identity OF
the man who was arrested by state
police at Lancaster when he claimed
to be Major ]. A. Long, of Virginia,
has been received by the local re-
cruiting office. Major Long is in the
Dauphin county Jail while the local
War Department authorities make
their investigation. 1t is said he spent
money freely at a number of cities
and never gave evidence of being a
genuine officer When found he had
a number of checks in his possess
sion which local authorities believe
to be bogus. Several uniforms were
found in his trunk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Dies in Hospital After
Being Run Down by Truck

Harry Osner, aged Sc, 1922
Jamestown Road, died early this
morning at the Harrisburg Hospital
as the result of injuries sustained
when he was struck by a heavy
truck at Front and Franklin streets,
Steelton.
Osner was crossing the street at
the corner, according to hospital au-
thorities, when a huge moving truck
of the Philadelphia freight line
struck him. He died FIVE minutes
after being brought 10 the Harris
burg Hospital. The truck was driven
by Harold Robinson. 1t was said at
the hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Over 500 Siamese Aviators
Ready For Service at Front

Paris, July 81 - More than 500
airplane pilots, members of the best
families of Bangkok. have been train
ed in Siam and are now ready to come
to France to take up active service
Prince Vaidyakara, secretary of the
Siamese Legation here, made the
above statement to the Paris Midi, and
added:
Slams contribution may appear
modest but it represents the effort
of a people animated by the highest
sentiments toward France"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
GRANGE MEETING. AUGUST "a.

Carlisle, Pa. July 27-The program
for the meeting of the Pomona
Grange at Boiling Springs Park on
August IA. is practically complete.
This organization embraces all OF the
Cumberland county oranges and has
a large membership. j. MacGraham
is the worthy master and will pre-
side.
In the afternoon there will be
baseball games and various contests
to be followed by a meeting. Speak
ers at this time will include ]. A.
McSparran, master of the State
Grange: J. c. Ketchas. national lee
turer and Mrs. Frank B. Black, head
of the Society of Farm Women of the
Pennsylvania Council and Committee
on Public Safety.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Twenty U-Boats Operate
Off the American Coast,
German Dispatch Boasts
BY dstocfntcd Prcss

Geneva, July 27.-A dispatch re-
ceived at Basel, Switzerland, to-day
from Hamburg, says:
More than twentylarge subma-
rines care now operating off the
American coast. The number of sub
marines in the Atlantic has been in
creased by thirty per cent. in the
last seven months.
No German denial, official or un-
official, has been made concerning
the recent statement of a Swiss en-
gineer who returned to Geneva from
Kiel that the harbor there is full of
damaged submarines and that il is
difficult to find crews for the Ger
man U-boat service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
j. j. BAKER

Funeral services for j. ]. Baker.
1851 North Sixth street. will be held
Sunday afternoon at l o'clock. Mr..
Baker died on Thursday. He had
many friends in Harrisburg. He is
survived by. his wife, Sarah Baker,
and the following children: II. X.
Baker, of Harrisburg; Mrs. ]. H.
Basehore, of Highspire; NJ. y. Baker,
of Marysville, and Mrs. Urban Lelo.
of Halifax.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL STATISTICS

Liverpool, Pa, July 27.-Miss Pu-
era B. Robinson, corresponding and
statistical secretary of Perry County
Sabbath School Association has just
completed work on the statistics of
the county which record as follows:
Number districts, 8; schools, l09;
cradle rolls. 75 home departments,
54;- secondary classes, So; organized
adult Bibleclasses, 81; teacher train
ing classes, 21; mission classes, 107;
temperance classes, 107; front line
schools, Is; officers and teachers, l.
42S; accessions to church. 1876; entire
total enrolment in the county, w.
529
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Pershing Tells Albert
Belgians Inspire Yankees

Pnris, July %. = General Pershing.
on the occasion of the Belgian ma
tional holiday. July 81, sent a tele-
gram to King Albert, saying:
THE innumerable sacrifices of the
Belgian people. their admirable cour-
age and their firm devotion to their
country's ideals are inexhaustible
sources of sublime inspiration to the
American soldiers in the world war
against tyranny"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Friedrich Accepts Crown
of Finland; Landtag Offers

Paris, July 81 - The crown of
Finland has been offered to Duke
Adolph Friedrich of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, and he has accepted, says
a Zurich dispatch to lie Journal
The offer was made by deputation
from the Finnish Landtag. The duke
will return with the deputation
aboard a Finnish warship. The coro-
nation. the dispatch adds, will take
place within n few weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
PARTY IN HONOR OF GUEST

DiIISburg, Pa, July PA farewell
party was held in honor of Miss
Katherine Zeigler. daughter of H.
L. Zeigler, prior to her leaving Dills-
burg. at the home of Verdella Dick,
daughter of George A. Dick, in Get
tysburg street. Refreshments were
served to: Katherine Zeigler, Ver-
della Dick. Pearl Weaver Margarite
Baish. Helen Atland. Elizabeth Cook,
Katherine Baish. Ethtl Baish. Hazel
Bushman. Mary Mcclure, William
Walls. William Grove. Frederick
Wehler, Earl Ditmer, Russell Baish,
Charles Rhodes. Wilford Cook and
Raymond Wehler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
GIRL ATTEMPTS MURDER

Carlisle. Pa, July 27-Temporarily
unbalanced, officers believe. Leila
Blessing, II years old. attempted to
shoot Margaret Arbutus, aged IS,
when she met the latter on West
street, Carlisle. She pointed the wea-
pom. but 1T failed to explode and per-
sons in the vicinity took it from her.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
FREIGHT STATION CLOSED

Carlisle, Pa. July 27-The unifca-
ton of railroad lines will cause some
big changes here. Announcement
was made that beginning to-day the
freight station of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad in the lower
end of the town will be closed. az
will also the Cumberland Valley, at
Gettysburg Junction station, the
main shipping point for local indus
tries. The main Cumberland vauey
station will be the point for receiv-
ing all shipments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Senator Beidleman Speaks
to Junior Americans

Members and friends of the shells
willie Lodge. Junior o. U. A. NJ. held
their fourth annual outing to-day
at Manada Gap. Music during the
day was furnished by the lnnwood
Band, Lebanon county. Short ad-
dresses were made by Senator r. f..
Beidleman. Republican candidate for
Lieutenant Governor. and Prothono-
tarN Charles f. Pass.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
Huns SEND ENVOY

London, July %. - DR.. Helnerich,
the newIy-appointed German Ambas-
sador to Russia, started for Moscow,
Friday, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam.
on the same train went battlion of
German soldiers. DR.. Helfferich, for
mer vice chancellor. takes the place of
Count Won Mirbach. who was assassi-
mated in Moscow early in July.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
JACOBS FAMILY REUNION

waynesbOrO, Pa. July 2T-Thirty
persons, members of the Jacobs clan,
met at the home of the Misses Jacobs
Zullinger, Thursday evening. to make
arrangements for attending the sixth
annual reunion of the Jacobs family
to be held at East Berlin. August TO-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
FLYING CADET KILLED
By associated Pres.

Fort Worth, Texas, July 27.-Fly-
ing Cadet Fred c. Campbell, Jr., 26
years old, of Rosedale, Kan, was
killed here to-day when his plane
dropped into a tail spin at a low
altitude,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
KNox BOYS IN 112TH RECT.

liverpool, Pa, July 1.-TWO IAV-
erpool boys, Paul r. and Stanley L.
Knox, son of the Rev. George III.
Knox, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, are members of
the 112th Regiment which is now
receiving special mention for their
gallant bravery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
SOLDIER DIES FROM WOUNDS

Marietta, Ia, July 27.-PriVate
George H. Leithiser, who was among
the first young men to enlist from
Wrightsville has been reported hav-
ing died of wounds received in an
engagement during June. The young
man was 20 years old and prior 10
his enlistment was employed by the
Susquehanna Casting Company. He
was attached to the Marines. He is
survived by his father and sister.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
DEMAND REPRIsALs

DN
Amsterdam, July 81. - Two German
aviators. who were captured by the
Bolsheviki when they alighted on
Russian territory, were ill-treated and
shot. according to German reports.
Berlin has protested and made de-
mand that those responsible for the
executions be severly punished.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
HORvATH CABINET QUITS
By Associated Press

London, Friday. July 26. = The ST.
berian Government, including the
premier, has resigned, says a Vladi-
vostok dispatch to the Times. The
that recently set up by General Hor-
Vath