davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
BIG STOCK OF WHEAT
LOST AS MILL BURNS

CONTINUED from First Page.l
carried down into the creek by the
mill stream which runs under the
mill. Mill and contents are a total
loss.
The property damage will exceed
ten thousand dollars. The loss in
grain, conservativeiy figured by c. S.
Willis, of Lemoyne, who leases the
mill at $4,000, is not covered by
insurance. The grain consisted of
corn, wheat, corn flour and wheat
flour.
The mill is owned by Mrs. Marlin
f. Olmsted. Until few years ago
it was owned by Calvin Etter, from
whose hands it passed to Mrs. Ohm
sted.
Origin of Blaze Unknown
The origin of the fire is a complete
mystery. Mr.. Willis declared this
morning that he will make a minute
investigation, as he was certain the
mill had been fired deliberately. The
fact that the fire originated at the
water line and spread so rapidly,
furnished grounds on which Mr..
w sbdotu IlS OplIllOn VI llIG ny
arson. The idea OF spontaneous COM
bustion was secuted by the leasee of
the mill this morning.
The blaze was discovered by Elmer
Kline, n miller, who with another
miller worked in the mill all of last
night bagging flour. Upon his dis
covery of the fire, the flames had
gained such headway and spread so
rapidly that Mr.. Kline was barely
ii.
office. Even so he failed to salvage
all the office books, it was said. The
fire spread so rapidly neither man
was able to save single sack of
grain.
AS the flames spread the entire
! woodwork, with the great supply of
grain and flour, were enveloped, and
| the means at hand were powerIess to
| impede the depreciation of the
| flames. The New Cumberland Fire
Company was summoned but when
the firemen arrived the building was
practically burned to the ground.
The volume of smoke was dense and
| the heat was intense during the
! height of the conflagration. Showers
of sparks and smouldering grain
were thrown into the air as the roof
and floors crashed to the mill stream
under the structure. What grain
might have been saved from the
flames was carried away by the
stream. Several thousand bushels of
| grain and flour We're thus lost
In Operation Century
The mill has been standing about
century, during which time it has
always bene operated as -four mill.
In 1865 Calvin Etter, who operated
the feed store now known as c.
Etter e. Son, bought it from J. H.
Teal. About ten years ago it passed
from the possession of the Etters to
Mrs. Olmsted. At that time it was
sold for $4,000.
During the ownership of the Et-
ters new machinery was installed
and the mill was in good condition
before 1t was destroyed this morn
ing. 1t had been remodeled during
the tenure of ownership by the Et-
ters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
DRIVE UNDER WAY

pleased to buy $4,000 worth of
bonds through this city's statesmen.
1t was the idea of the executive
committee of the local campaign that
the huge corporations of various
kinds which make large purchases of
Liberty Loan Bonds. and which con-
duct branches of their business or
have agents in Harrisburg, should
subscribe to bonds through Harris
burg in the ratio that the total bond
purchases compares with the proper
tion of their total business done in
HGrrisburg. Mayor Keister consent
ed to take up the proposition with
the outside corporations. AS told, the
New York Life has "come through"
notification coming through George
NJ. Spangler, local representative.
Industrial Drive Tuesday
The Liberty Loan drive this time
will not be confined to one week, as
were the other two. Beginning next
Tuesday morning and continuing for
two weeks, the industrial plants of
the city will be canvassed. Certain
members of the industrial executive
committee have been given charge of
the stores, shops. mills, factories and
other plants, each being allotted GER
tain units. In each of these indi-
vidual plants a working organization
of that establishments employees is
being set up-and these workers will
canvass the employees. This sort of
campaign will continue for the period
ending April 90. go
In the following week a drive will
be made on the homes of the city.
The first campaign will be undeEI
the direction of George S. ReinoehH
the second under Postmaster Sites.
These two chairmen last night is
sued the following statement:
Thousands of Harrisburgers are
prepared to buy Liberty Bonds, con-
sidering it their duty to do so. These
persons will aid in the campaign
through the time they will save the
workers, If they will contribute now,
not waiting to be asked"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
By Associated Press

London, April 5.-The British have
teen pressed back a short distanse
lions east of Villers- Brettoneux. the
War Office announces.
The Germans hurled large bodies
of troops against the British lines be-
tween the Luce and Somme rivers,
making repeated assaults. For the
most part the enemy was thrown
hack with losses.
The Germans concentrated troops
early to-day near Albert, the War
Office announces. British artillery
took them under it's fire. In the
neighborhood of Bucquoy and in the
Scarpe valley there was active artil-
lcry fighting during the night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
'T|T GLADDENS
SORE, TIRED FEET
No puffed-up, burning, tender,
aching feet - no corns
or callouses.

"Tiz" makes sore, burning, tired
feet fairly dance with delight. Away
go the aches and pains, the corns.
cAllouses, blisters.' bunions and chill
blains.
HTiz" draws out the acids and
poisons that puff up your feet. No
matter how hard you work, how long
you dance, how far you walk, or how
long you remain on your feet, "Tiz"
brings restful foot comfort. "Tiz"
is magical, grand, wonderful for
tired, aching, swollen, smarting feet.
Ahi how comfortable, how happy
you feel. Your feet just tingle for
joy; shoes never hurt or seem tight.
Get a 25-cent box of "Tiz" now
from any druggist or department
store. End foot torture forever
wear smaller shoes. keep your feet
fresh; sweet and happy. Just thinki
a whole years foot comfort for only
25-cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

be given hearing before Alderman
Murray, April IL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
BRITISH PRESSED BACK SHORT
DISTANCE BY HUN MASSED TROOPS
The statement follows:

The statement follows:
Between the Luce river and the
S 5mme heavy lighting continued yes
terday during the afternoon and
evening till a late hour. The enc
my employed strong forces and deliv-
cred repeated assaults on our posi-
tions. These attacks were beaten of
with loss to the enemy, but our
troops were pressed back a short
distance to positions east of Villers-
BrettonneuX (about nine miles east o.
Amiens), which they now hold.
North of the Somme the enemy's
artillery has been active during the
night in the neighborhood of Buc-
quoy and in the Scarpe valley. Hos
tile concentrations early this morn
ing in the neighborhood of Albert
were engaged by our artillery"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

CONTINUED from First Page.J
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
GERMAN PASTOR IS

MenOminee, Mich, April 8. - The
Rev. c. II. Auerswald, pastor of the
German Lutheran Church here is uu-
der arrest, charged with making Sc
ditouS remarks He is alleged 10
have said concerning the sinking cf
the Tuscana:
The soldiers on that boat said
they were going to get the Kaiser or
go to hell, and l guess they went to
hell."-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

from Mayor Daniel l.. Keister for
the use of Market street in starting
to-morrow's big Y. M. c. A. run. The
two classes or sprinters will get the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

a. m. The route will he up Second
street to North, to Front and to
Walnut for the finish. There will
be twenty-five entries. Each boy will
carry Liberty Loan advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05
CHARGED WITH GAMBLING

John Horiacker. of Progress, was
arrested yesterday for operating a
punchboard' in his store. He will
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-05

TO HOLD ". NJ. c.. A. RUN
Permission was received to-day
Palisadian., 1918-10-19
SALVATION ARMY
ENSIGN WRITES fine
LETTER FROM FRANCE

France, Sept. 1, 1918.
Dear Colonel Nelson:
Your letter received with pleasure,
as | am always glad to hear from my
superior and old comrade officers and
friends. Our speciality now is ''fap-
jacks" in the morning and lemonade
in the afternoons. l have built an
other large range upstairs. In our
wine cellar hut, in an old French fire.
place, l found another 4X4 steel plate,
which I built upon bricks and stones,
and now l can sling out II pancakes
at lick, as big as the top of your cap,
and the boys say as good as mother
used to make them. The boys stand
in line, sometimes half a block long.
Some mornings 1 make thousand in
two hours, while we make the coffee
and syrup downstairs. Some of these
boys are from Nebraska, some from
South Dakota. I have met some from
st. Paul, others from Chicago and diff
ferent parts of the States. 1t is quite
hot to make the cakes. The perspira-
tion just rolls off me, but when I hear
the way the boys speak praises of the
Salvation Army work-well a fellow
is willing to sweat for it. Yesterday
morning a company came in after
marching Is miles during the night,
and their ration wagon did not arrive
in time, so the Salvation Army was on
the spot with hot cakes, coffee, chocO
late and other good things, and the
boys said they would give the Saliva
tion Army another boost. I wish had
a motorcycle with side car to help me
gather up the stuff. I sometimes have
to walk many miles to get flour, sugar
and eggs, as our trucks cannot always
supply us fast enough.
1t takes almost half of my time to
hustle stuff, but we are known to have
a larger supply than any place around
here, the Y. M. G. A. included, but l
suppose it is hard to get a car, and
suppose it would take too long to get
it over. / have wished for one many
times, and Dr. Howard said l should
have car of some kind, also Mr.. Van
SAINT, who was with us while.
Palisadian., 1918-10-19
MAYOR WHITE DEF|ES
STATE HEALTH BOARD
Continued from Page 1.

Then a meeting of the saloon folk
was held at Cella's on Friday night,
October II, at which Mayor White was
present. The conclusion was arrived
at that in view of the injustice that
was being done the saloon interests by
the state order they should be allowed
to open Friday until further orders, so
on Friday last they did open and re-
mained open until Monday of this
week, including some of them on Sun.
day, as usual OF the number of Fort
Lee saloons that always has obeyed
the letter of the law, never opening on
Sunday, is Joseph SchlOsser's. He adj
mits that he opened Friday, October
II, but only after being assured thai
the order came from Mayor White.
OF course the mayor knows that he
was subject to prosecution for openly
violating the State Board of Healths
positive order. But it could have come
about that he was told to allow the
saloons to open and there would not
be any prosecutions. But who told
him or did any one tell him? The min
listers of Fort Lee are highly indignant,
and one of them, prominent, had this
to say to The Palisadian:
81 have lived in the borough good
many years and have always tried to
obey the law. But this violation Of
the State Board of Health's order for
the closing of the schools, churches
and saloons is the most outrageous act
l have ever known public officials to
be guilty of. 1 do not hesitate to say
so. Public sentiment is against such a
usurpation of power, and for one am
ashamed of our borough. am indeed
To say that other people in Fort
Lee are indignant at the mayor for
daring to menace the public health is
putting it mildly. Some of the ex-
pressions of outraged feelings that
have reached The Palisadian would
not look well in print.
Later - Notwithstanding the tele
graphic order to Mayor White to close
the Fort Lee saloons, they We're again
open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day A leading saloon man told The
Palisadian he opened because the rest
did.
did you close on Monday after
Mayor White got the telegram from
Trenton?"
"Yes, l did," he replied.
"When did you open again?"
TUESDAY, and every day since"
"By whose Order?"
II don't know. 1t is all mixed up"
did the mayor say Open?'
81 heard as much, so l opened, as all
the rest did"
There was Board of Health meet
ing last night to discuss this disgrace
full matter
Palisadian., 1918-10-19
HOW PAL|SADE TOOK
THE GERMAN REPLY
IN LITTLE TALKS

AS q matter of record The Pali-
sadian sought few expressions of cit
izens last Sunday morning regarding
Germany's acceptance of President
Wilson'S peace terms. They follow:
David Arthur Carson-Who said
peace? There's nothing to it but Ger
man propaganda to injure the Fourth
Liberty Loan.
Mrs. Ernest Sibley-Not yet! Not
yet! 1t cannot be. We must force
Germany to a military decision. This
is no truthful answer Germany is Civ
ing us. We must force her to surren-
der on her own territory. l would
never be satisfied otherwise.
L. c. Anderson-Bah! Another Ger
man camouf1age! 1 shall believe Ger
many has surrendered when l know
Pershing has received Hindenburg'S S
sword in Berlin. The answer came too
quickly to be sincere.
Charles r. Logan-I have been say
ing all the week we would have peace
before next Monday hight. I believe
the note to President Wilson is a
truthful statement of the German
mind. Germany is whipped. l have
always said it would be necessary to
starve Germany to beat her. She is
half starved now and knows it. She
no doubt thinks she would receive bet
ter terms now than later, when she
would have none at all. Americas en-
try into the war finished the labors of
the German war board. They came to
the end of their rope that day at Cha
teau Thierry. Considering the size of
the dose we were giving Germany, it
was the quickest clean up of all rec
ord. / look almost to see the last shot
fired in less than a week-maybe a
day. The end is matter of hours
perhaps. What an amazing record we
have made! We cannot realize it our
selves. AS a last shot am buying five
more Liberty bonds
Palisadian., 1918-10-19
AVE. TRAGEDY
RESULT OF ALLISON
LAND co. NEGLIGENCE

The killing of Elizabeth Tracy, the
talented young Fort Lee girl, last
Tuesday afternoon in Lemoine avenue
by an automobile truck brings up the
responsibility of politics, and shows
how playing the game may some
times lead to strange results. Said a
Fort Lee man this week to a Palisa
dian reporter:
"Anyone knows the real man respOn-
sible for this poor girls death. The
borough ordered the Allison Land
Company to lay sidewalks, but they
baked, and through their lawyer.
Judge Seufert, attorney for the land
company, the council was Informed
that they could not be forced to put
down sidewalks along LemOine avenue.
The same thing prevailed in Linwood
avenue. All automobile drivers know
the peril of driving along LemOine ave-
nue., especially late summer evenings,
summer nights and Sundays. l would
not like to characterize this case as
municipal murder, but what else is it?
The responsibility is certainly on some
bOdy'S shoulders"
Palisadian., 1918-10-19
Near ACCIDENT
IN Binding rain,
AUTOS SKID AND Ram

Last Saturday while the Logan FAM
lily were out enjoying a little run to
Suffern, in the rain that came up.
when they had gotten about as far as
Arcola and they didn't turn back on
account of it, they got as far back as
Hohokus, when something happened
that might have been serious, but
wasn't. A car in front suddenly came
to a stop without any hand being put
out by the driver. Mrs Reynolds,
driving her car, could not see perfect
ly on account of the rain and was al
most on top of the car in front when
she noticed it had stopped. She i'm
mediately slammed on the emergency
brakes, and this at once threw her car
into skid directly across the road
way. Another big touring car was
coming in the opposite direction and
when about so feet away saw the Lo-
gan car in his path. He put on his
brakes, but could not stop, sliding for
came to stop just as his left fore
wheel hit the front right tire of the
Logan machine, but not the slightest
damage was done. 1t was threaten
ing scene for moment, and Mrs. Lo-
gan was badly frightened. The man
in front apologized and offered to
stand all damages.
Palisadian., 1918-10-19
JULIUS zANNETTE
HAD NO SISTER, BUT
MOTHER IS in ITALY

In the published statements of the
death in action of julius Zannette, the
young Italian Palisade tailor, there
was an error made, which needs cor
rection. He had no sister. The wo-
man with whom he boarded in Fair
view was no relative whatever. The
Palisadian has received the following
letter from Rev. S. c.. GoZzo, Italian
assistant pastor of the Grantwood
Congregational Church:
Cliffside, N. j., Oct. II, 1918.
Editor The Palisadian:
Dear Sir-An article appeared in the
last number of your valuable paper
regarding the death of julius Zan-
nette. The writer has known julius
for the past seven years-has known
him intimately-and the report that
he was living with his sister is incor-
rect, as julius had no sisters at ALL
his only relative being his widowed
mother over in Italy. / am writing
this in order that the so-called sister
may be very careful as to give to the
press, as have been told, such report
in order to get the compensation of
julius $4,000 life insurance from the
government julius mother lives in
S. MARITIME di Finita, Italy. Her name
is Maria Lanzillotta. Very truly,
(Signed.) S. c.. GOZZO.
Palisadian., 1918-10-19
BIG AUTO TRUCK HIT,
KNOCKED into DITCH
BY SPEEDING TOURER

A terribly bad automobile truck ac-
cident took place last Saturday morn
ing about 9 80 in Arcola, just above
the trolley tracks going north. The
truck was one of the leviathans owned
by the James Butler grocery concern
of New York that operates a line of
trucks all over this section of New
Jersey. According to one of the help
ers on the truck, the driver not being
on hand when this reporter came upon
the wreck, the truck was going along
about twelve miles an hour when a
big touring car going at the rate of 90
miles an hour dashed past, it's hubs
striking side-Swiping blow against
the left front wheel of the truck and
the right of the road, where it buried
itself up to the hood in the mud. The
touring car went on past so fast that
the surprised driver could not get it's
number. Il never have seen car
drive like that on any road" said the
truck hand to "The Palisadian' man.
He wasn't hurt, and l cannot under
stand why he was not knocked galley
west, he hit us such blow
A number of other Butler trucks
had come to the rescue of the wreck
ed car, but up to late Saturday eve
ming had not succeeded in pulling it
out. 1t was like trying to haul up
locomotive. The wreck caused great
deal of interest to passing passenger
cars all day, and at times there was
block on account of the curiosity man
ifested.
Palisadian., 1918-10-19
3 MORE BERGEN BOYS
KILLED IN ACTION ON
FRONT IN FRANCE

Word was received from the war de-
partment by wire Tuesday by Justice
and Mrs. John E. Romaine of haywood
of the death of their only son, Acting
Sergeant Elmer NJ. Romaine, who was
killed in action on September 25.
Sergeant Romaine was until his join
ing the army assistant chemist at Rick
.etts & Co., Maiden Lane, New York
city.
Sergeant Romaine was a graduate
of Hackensack High School, held an
honorable discharge from the Seventh
Regiment, New York Guard, was a
member of the haywood Athletic Asso-
citation, Gun Club, Cooper Union Fra
ternity and many other organizations.
Hasbrouck Heights Boy Killed in
Action.
Word has just been received of the
death of Arnold Botsford, brother of
Mrs. James j. Bertholf, killed in action
in France on September 26. Private
Botsford was connected with the Field
Hospital Unit in France He was a
boss painter, twenty-nine years old,
and resided at 206 Boulevard, Has
brouck Heights. He was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Botsford.
ArcoIa Boy Wounded.
In Wednesdays casualty list appears
the name of William Bolts of Arcola,
reported wounded in action. Bolts is
the son of Mrs. Therrasa Bolts of the
Saddle River road He is about twen-
ty-five years old and plumber by
trade He was drafted and sent to
Camp Dix, at WrightstOwn, about
April last About month later he
sailed for cover there.
Daniel o'connor Killed.
Mrs. John Hart of Waldo place, En-
glewood, has been advised by the war
department that her nephew, Daniel
j. O'Connor, was killed in action in
France. OCOnnor, it is understood,
was drafted while living at Tuxedo
Park, n. Y. Mrs. Hart was his near
est relation in this country.
Others Wounded.
Other boys reported wounded are
Joe Rodina of Little Ferry and Antho-
ny Cardoni of Lodi.-Record.
Palisadian., 1918-10-19
DOG SKEEDADDLED
WHEN She SAW HER
new POLICE MATE

The George Pfeiffers of Anderson
avenue have lost valuable female
police dog that suddenly ran away
last Saturday. They recently bought
the young dog to mate with Jack" J"
the splendid police dog they already
had. "Goldie," the new dog, was car
ried out on the front porch, but as soon
as she got a look at big Jack" she
bolted to the ground and fairly flew off
toward the Palisade Playground An
alarm was sent out to the police in all
the nearby villages, but no trace was
found of the runaway. Mr.. Pfeiffer
had just paid $50 for "Goldie.' Afine
reward will be paid for her return.
Palisadian., 1918-10-19
LEONIA MAN TO RESCUE;
OPENS BARBER SHOP
AT FRONT IN FRANCE

Paris, Sept 20, (By MaiD.-While
the poet may have been perplexed to
find something more ideal than the
usual June day, John ]. Baker of Leo
mia, N. j., admits that his chief trouble
has been in locating anything more
rare than an American barber shop in
France. As Baker conducts the only
barber shop of that character in this
country, he is presumed to be an au-
thority on the subject.
When Baker came to France as a
field worker for the Knights of COlum-
bus he discovered that the climate was
such as to promote prolific growth
of spinach" on soldiers chin and
that the French industries were not
bending their efforts to increase the
safety razor supply. Surely something
had to be done to prevent the fighting
Yankees from becoming entangled in
their own whiskers when they went
over the top in pursuit of the festive
Hun! So Baker came to the rescue.
Down at Anglers, where he was sent
by the K of G. to direct activities look
ing toward the comfort and welfare of
the thousands of khaki clad lads in
that district, Baker established bar
ber shop. AT the outset it proved to
be the most popular institution in
France
Officers and men patroniZe the place
in such numbers that the soldier bar
bers who have volunteered to ''police
up the faces of Uncle Sans warriors
are more active than one armed vet
eran with the coolies. Soap, towels
and extras are free at this X. of G.
shop.
Baker also operates a shower bath
system in connection with the barber
shop. This likewise is free to men in
uniform. The Knights of Columbus
make no charge for cigarettes, candy,
toilet articles, soap, athletic goods and
other things distributed to American
soldiers and sailors throughout France.
There are number of American
military hospitals near Anglers, and
Secretary Baker provides the Knights
of Columbus volunteer chaplains, who
daily visit these institutions, with ice
cream for the bed patients. Ice cream
is difficult to obtain, even in Paris, and
the sick and wounded soldiers in the
military hospitals greatly appreciate
this service.