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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
ALLSAVE SEVEN
OF PLATOON DROP
ON BATTLEFIELD
Men Follow Officer Through
Machine Gun Nests
to the End

Philadelphia, Sept. 1s s.-"I took
my platoon through and, God bless
them, they stuck to me to the last
man. finished with only seven"
An epic of the war to be added
10 the achievements of the 10th
infantry. of the Keystone Division. is
embraced in this brief paragraph
from letter written by Lieutenant
william Edward Myers, in a hospital
near Bordeaux.
II epitomizes terrific action on
July 50, when 11S men-the first and
second platoons of D Company, OF
the l1Oth-attacked a strongly en-
trenched German machine gun nest
IN a woods fifteen miles north OF
Chateau-Thierry.
Lieutenant Wilbur Small. a Pbila.
delphian, and the fifty-eight men In
the first platoon. were caught in the
open under a whitening fire and, lit
orally, were wiped out. One wounded
sergeant alone returned
Lieutenant Myers and the second
platoon defiled around the stricken
first platoon and stormed the woods
They carried it at the point of the
oayonet. When the action ended the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13

TO HOLD PATRIOTIC PAGEANT
An interesting program has been
arranged for the big patriotic pa
geant of the Red Cross which will be
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
KEYSTONE STATE
SOLDIERS BRAVE
IN BATTLE LINE
Sergeant Gillian Casts Oft Gas Mask to SaDe Wounded
Comrades in No Mans Land; Was Getgsburq Col
lege Student; State Boys Capture Machine Guns

Philadelphia, Seept. 1S.-Wher
Sergeant Lester S. Gilham. of Schuyl-
kill Haven. heard the cries of wound
ed comrades out in No Mans Land
he left a sheltered trench to rescue
them.
His gas mask interfered with his
efforts to help the wounded boys, sc
he took it off He brought the wound
ed safely back to the lines, but Ser
geant Gilham was gassed.
This is one of many thrilling stores
of action concerning Pennsylvania
boys affiliated with ambulance units
and medical detachments which are
reaching their homes here, through
letteN from their comrades. Iron Di-
vision heroes are loud in their praise
of their medical men.
Sergeant Gilham. a former Gettys-
burg College student, writes of his
experience as follows:
1--WE were out in a wood and the
Germans started to lombard us al
dawn. They caught some of the boys
and l heard their cries. 1t was hard
to get out of my dugout, but / jus'
sent up silent prayer and crawleo
out
Shells burst ali around another
lad and me. We could not work and
do the wounded boys much gooC
with our gas masks on, so we pulled
them off and we got gassed.
The kaiser's manpower is giving
out. I know this to- be true, for
dressed the wounds of a lad of II
and saw a prisoner 56 years old. Gu,
boys captured a German priest anC
several soldiers. The first thing the!
did was feed them. In good EnNlish
the priest, holding a piece of Ameri
can bread in one hand and cup o
coffee in the other, said:
Gentlemen, l hope my eyes dt
not deceive me. This is the first piec,
of white bread 1 have seen in thre'
Years and the first coffee in TIVE
years He ate the bread like cakt
and slipped the coffee like French
man does his wine. When told he haC
to return becasue of being a noncom
batant. he was very sorry and begged
to be left on this side
How PENNSYLVANIA boys captured
German machine guns and turned
them on the enemy, is described il
letter from Elmer +. Heisler. o.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
Stomach Dead
Man Still Lives

People who suffer from sour stom-
ach, fermentation of food. distress
relief in large chunks of artificial di-
Sestors. are killing their stomachs by
inaction just as surely as the victim
of morphine is deadening and ln1ur-
ing beyond repair every nerve in his
body.
What the stomach OF every sufferer
from indigestion needs is a good pre-
scription that Will build up his stom-
ach, put strength, energy and elias
ticity into it, and make IL sturdy
enough to digest a hearty meal with
out artificial aid.
The best prescription for indiges-
tion ever written is sold by druggists
everywhere and by II. c. Kennedy and
is rigidly guaranteed 10 build up the
stomach and cure indigestion or
money back.
This prescription is named Mi-o-na.
and is sold in small tablet form in
large boxes for only few cents. Re-
member the name. Mi-o-na stomach
tablets. They never fail.-Advertise-
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
AMERICAN ARMY
ON WAR FRONT
WORRIES ENEMY
Won Payer Says Germany
Might Restore Belgium
Without Indemnities

Copenhagen, Sept. 1S.-That Ger
many might restore Belgium without
conditions or indemnities in case no
other country would be better situ-
ated as regards Belgium than Ger
many was the belief expressed yes
terday by Friedrich Won Payer. the
Imperial Vice-Chancellor of Ger
many, in a speech delivered at Stutt-
gart.
Herr Won Payer was speaking on
the depression felt in Germany and
allied countries which he attributed
not to recent military events. but to
the prospect OF fifth war winter.
IF we could be sure that no other
country would be better situated as
regards Belgium than ourselves"
said Herr Won Payer, Il believe I
could venture to say that Belgium
could be restored without conditions
and without indemnities."
With regard to the appearance of
the American troops in the war; the
Vice Chancellor said:
Nobody will deny that the CO.
operation of the American troops on
the front means a heavy and ever
increasing burden for. us. Our enc
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
Wounded Marysville Boy
Nursed by Home Town Girl

! Marysville, Pa, Sept. 13.-Wound-
| ed in action in France, a former
| Marysville boy is being nFsed by a
/ Marysville Red Cross nurse. Her
man p. LigEtner, serving with Com
/ pany G.. MachinesGun Battalion, 18th
| Regiment, of Duncannon. is the
wounded lad and Miss Jennie Gault.
| of Marysvilie, the nurse who is car
| ing TO rhis needs. Young Eightner's
mother, Mrs. Mary Lightner. has re-
ceived word that he was wounded in
! both hips on August 10 and is at
! Base Hospital No. "a.
| Frank Klinepeter, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Klinepeter, of Duncan
non, is another Perry county lad 10
be hurt in the recent Yank advances.
He was severely gassed and badly
wounded and was sent to a base hos
! pital.
REUNION AT PITTSBURGH
| Marysville, Pa, Sept. 13.-The an
nual Pittsburgh-Perry county re-
union will be held tomorrow in
Rhododendron Grove, Highland
Park. Pittsburgh. w. s. Newcomer,
2105 Perrysville avenue, N. S., Pitts
burgh, is the president, and ]. L.
Kochenderfer, also of Pittsburgh, is
Enola, Pa, Sept. 13.-Six hundred
and sixteen men between the ages
of IS and As registered under the Sc
lective draft law in Enola and East
Penpsboro township.
This total would have been much
larger hat it not been for the fact
that number of persons living in
the district registered at the indus
trial plants where they are employed.
The number of registrants was dis
tributed rs follows: Enola. upper
precinct, 346; lower precinct, Mid
way. 126; Washington Heights, 144.
At Washington Heights, sixteen of
the registranth were Mexicans.
The work of enrolling the men for
the selective service was handled by
the Following persons: Upper Enoia,
George II. Horning, Bankes E. Shull,
Horace III. Way and Roy H. Holmes:
lower Enola, Paul L. Bender and
Jacob Bordlemay; Washington
Heights, Harry Stonebraker, c. E..
Rennaker and Miss Margaret Stone
braker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
URGES DAMPER CONTROL
TO SAVE WINTER FUEL

Declaring that in tn average
home twenty-five per cent. of the
coal can be saved by proper damper
control, Ross \. Hickok, county fuel
administrator, last night issued a
statement on methods to conserve
coal during the coming winter. He
emphasized the necessity of con-
trolling the flow of air through the
coal. The necessity or cleanliness ne
also emphasized, saying that ii is
necessary to keep the chimney and
stove free of SCOT. He urged that
the head of each house care for his
furnace and stove himself
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13

mics, however. forget that If the
Americans now appear by hundreds
of thousands at the front we have
already put millions of Russians.
Serbians and Rumanians out of ac-
ton. And the Entente will not sue
ceed in winning them back for their
own purposes"
The postponement of peace pros
poets against the likelihod of a
fifth war winter weigh equally on
all helliserents and not on Germany
alone. in the opinion of Won Payer.
"Our state debt" the vice chan
cellor said. ARE everywhere reach
ing fantastic heights and everywhere
we struggle against the encroach-
ments on our personal liberty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
PLAN SUPPER AT "Y"

Kenneth Williams, chairman of
the committee on arrangements. is
planning an Older Fellows Reunion
supper opening Y. NJ. c. A. gym
nasium activities for the year, to be
held next Tuesday evening at $50
o'clock in the "Y" assembly room.
Plans for the winter gymnastic pro-
gram will be announced and Mag
gle Phillips has promised a good
feed for the hungry hordes.
The committee in charge of the
affair includes: Kenneth Williams,
Chairman; "Bul' Fortna, Bob"
sLeiby, Art" Hibler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13

lieutenant checked up his losses and
found, as his letter to his wife said,
Il finished with only seven"
When the history of the war is
finally written" the lieutenant told
his wife in one recent letter, "the
10th win be especially mentioned
for the capture of a machine gun
nest of forty-seven machine guns; a
capture effected while absolutely un-
protected by barrage." a. ..
The 10th infantry is composed of
the old Third (Philadelphia) Regi-
ment of the National Guard, and the
old Fighting Tenth" of the western
part of the state.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
BANISI1 CATARRH
Breathe Hyomef l'or Two Minutes and
stuffed Up Head VIII Get Relief

stuffed Up Head VIII Get Relief
If you want to get relief from ca
tarrh, cold in the head or from an ir-
ritating cough in the shortest time
breathe Hyomei.
1t will clean out your head in two
minutes and allow you to breathe
freely.
Hyomei viii end a cold in one day,
it will relieve you of disgusting snuff
fles. hawking. splitting and offensive
breath in a week
Hyomei is made chiefly from a
soothing. healing. germ killing anti
septic that comes from the eucalyp-
tus forests of inland Australia where
catarrh. asthma and consumption
were never known TO exist.
Hyomei is pleasant and easy to
breathe Just pour a few drops into
the hard rubber inhaler. use as direct
ed and relief is almost certain.
A complete Hyomei outfit, including
inhaler and one bottle of Hyomei,
costs but little at druggists every
where and at H. c. Kennedy. If you
already own an inhaler YOU can get
an extra bottle of Hyomei at drug
gists.-Advertiseme
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
Enjoys Army Life at
Fort Bliss, Texas

"I sure do like
army life. 1t would
make a man out
of anyone" writes
Howard NJ. Swartz.
a local boy. sta
toned at Fort
b Ii S S, T e X a s.
Swartz is a men,
ber of Troop K,
Fifth Cavalry. He
was formerly em-
ployed here as an
engine inspector
for the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13

held this evening in Boiling Springs
Mrs. L. j. Hockenberry, reader. and
Miss Estelle Butler, contralto soloist.
of this city, have been secured to
assist in the rendition of the pro-
gram.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
BOY DIES FROM LoCKJAw

EhoIa, Pa, Sept. 13.-George ".
Peck, aged z years, died yesterday
afternoon in the Harrisburg Hospital
from lockjaw. He was only admit
ted to the institution a few hours
before he died. He is survived bv
MS parents, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Feck' three sisters and four broth
ers. Funeral arrangements are still
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-23
AFTER THOSE WHO
FAILED TO APPEAR.
Draft Board Turns Over To The
Sheriff List Of Names Of
Persons Failing To File
QUESTIONABLE.
QUESTIONABLE.

There are two hundred and sixty
four delinquents in Anne Arundel
County who have not answered the
QUESTIONABLE call of the local draft
board for the National Army draft,
who are in danger of getting into seri-
Gus trouble Their names were today
turned over to Sheriff Joseph H. Bel
lis. with instructions that they be
brought in before the local board, OF
which States Attorney Green is chair
man.
The authority under which Sheriff
Bells and his deputies will act in
bringing in the delinquents is contain
cd in the following direction received
by his office today.
Under authority of Section of the
Act of May IS, 1917. and by Section
130 of Selective Service Regulations,
you are required Immediately TO visit
in person or through deputies each
person whose name appear on this
list, to locate such persons if possible
and bring them before the local board
If you are unable TO produce such per-
son within days of the date hereof
exclusive of Sundays and legal holi-
days, you shall report TO this local
board all information you may have
obtained concerning such delin-
Quents"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-23
MORE FIGHTING
ON ANNEXATION.
Bitter Debate In Senate This
Morning Over Efforts Of
Senator Allen To Kill
Bill.
DUVALL COMPLIMENTED.
Local Senator Praised By Balti-
more Members For His Fair
Way Of Fighting For
His People.

There was only a short session of
the Maryland Senate today before that
body adjourned over the week end un-
til Monday night, but during the time
the meeting was in progress another
annexation fight developed This was
when Senator Allen, of Baltimore
County, asked reconsideration of the
bill passed last night fixing the paw
ing tax rate in the annexed area, that
he might be recorded as against its
passage. He was granted the recon
sideration but when the bill was
again put on its third reading it fail
ed for want of a constitutional major
ity This led to an extremely
acriminous debate during which
President Campbell, Senator's Norris
and Frick, of Baltimore City. and Sen
ator Metzerott, of Prince Georges
County in effect charged bad faith
upon the part of the Baltimore Coun-
ty Senator.
During the debate, however, Sena-
tors Campbell and Norris took occa-
sion to compliment Senator DuvaIl
of Anne Arundel, upon his fair way of
fighting for his constituents.
After the argument had been in pro-
gress for some time over Senator Al
lens effort TO have the other Balti-
more City bill taking care of the pen
yions of the retired teachers taken in
TO the city, the move failed. and then
The Senate by the shift in the previous
vote reconsidered its action in killing
the paving tax bill and passed it
again.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-23
MYSTERIOUS BURIAL
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Two Men Garry Bag and Bury
Contents In Wee Small
Hours. Mystery Solved

Sh-sh, don't speak loud. all was quiet
yesterday along the Severn, for there
was a mystery in Annapolis, and the
sleuths were trying 10 unravel it. In
the early hours OF the morning the
telephone tingled at the Station
House, and a lady at Oklahoma Ter
race said she had seen some suspic-
ious actions by two men at the foot Of
College Ave. She explained that the
two men first dug grave on the
property of Mr.. Robert l.. WerntZ,
whose stable is located at this point.
The lady. who desires her name with
held, told the officer on duty that after
the two men has dug the grave left
but shortly returned carrying a bag
which seemed TO be quite heavy. They
buried the bag and its contents in the
hole they had dug. She naturally
thought there was foul play, and in
timated as much to the police.
An investigation was made .. ibe
pro misses yesterday by Mayor Strange,
officers Holiday and Fireman. who
sought out the grave, for grave 1t was,
and set to work exhuming the body"
Upon dumping the contents OF the
bag il was found 10 be woolley dog,
and the mystery was solved.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-23
CITY HOT OVER
WATER CO. BILL.
Of Little Else Than
The Effort To Legislate Mr..
Melvin Into Office.
DUVALL CONSIDERING.
He Wants To Hear From The
People Of The Town Before
Pressing Bill Through
The Senate.

Annapolis is seething pretty
strenuously today in a general dis
cussion of the bill offered in the Sen
ate yesterday by Senator Duvall,
which if passed would very effectively
override the will of fifty per cent. of
the membership of the City Council
in the selection of the president OF
the Annapolis Watetr Company
Wherever one goes one is almost
sure to find that question under dis
cussiOn.
The general sentiment of the town
is almost overwhelmingly against the
passage of the bill, and expressions
of Indignation over the provisions
and the things it seeks to accomplish
are to be heard on all sides.
1t is understood that Senator Du-
vail is bein & imporutned by those
friendly to the plan of the half of the
Council which was held up in its de-
sire TO re-elect Mr.. George T. Melvin,
to waste no time in getting the bill
passed. However, the local Senator
has announced that he intends con-
sidering IL matter most carefully
and givins the people of the town
chance to express their views to him.
Friends of the Senator today pre-
dicted that the passage of the bill
urging upon the Senate would place
him i'll a decidedly unfavorable light
before the property owners, water
consumers and voters of the town, in
view of the seriOuh opposition to the
measure. He has declared his inten-
tion of considering the whole ques-
tiOn and going over the bill very
carefully between now and the recon
vening of the Senate on Monday night.
In the meantime the members of
the Council who opposed the re-elec-
tion of Mr.. Melvin are, so far as can
be. learned, sticking to their determi-
nation not to abandon their fight.
That they are being importuned and
that all sorts of pressure, political
and otherwise, is being brought to
bear upon them to move them from
this determination, is also stated.
These men who have for years
fought the Water Company out of
politics, and who first incurred oppo-
sition when they balked the plan to
put in a filtration plant, are Alder
men Parkinson, of the First Ward,
Beavin, of the Second Ward, Levy, of
the Third Ward, and Russell and
Adams of the Fourth Ward. While
they are being subjected to all sorts
of arguments to abandon their stand,
they are at the same time being COM
mended by many of the most substan-
tial citizens of the town and urged by
this element to stand by their guns.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-23
THIS COUNTY'S SLICE
OF BIG ROAD LOAN
Anne Arundel To Get Money For
New Bridges And Two Ad-
ditional Highways.

The bill providing for a S3,000,000
loan, the money to be used to complete
the State roads system and for re-
pairs. was introduced last night by
Senator Stiffler. A companion bill
names the roads to be improved Fol-
lowing the the roads, highways and
bridges to be constructed, in addition
to those already built:
The Garrett-Oakland-H Hutton road; /;
bridge over Deep Greek; road from
State road to Friendsville.
The Anne Arundel slice of the big
loan will be used in the construction
of a road starting at the Prince
Georges County line through David
sonville to connect up with road lead
ing from South River to Mt Zion
A further amount will be used to re-
build the Severn river bridge on the
Baltimore-AnnapOlis Boulevard, and to
rebuild the South river bridge on the
Solomon road. In addition
TO these there will be constructed the
military road from Priest Bridge to
Camp Parole by way of Chesterfield.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-23
YOU ALL" DEFINED
BY DR.. SMITH.
Southern Expression Has Its
Grammatical Use Explained.
UNIVERSITY CLUB.
Hold Interesting "Talk-Fest." "
Prof. Handy Tells How To
Be Happy Though Old.

That two numbers. the first and
third on the program for the month
ly "Talk-Fest" by the University
Club were omitted at the regular
meeting on Thursday night was -
GREETED. but what the program lack
ed in quantity was made up in quail
ity, for more interesting meeting Of
the now we'll organized University
Club, has not been held hitherto
Prof. Handy's talk on Happiness
and Old Age" was especially pleas
ing, happily expressed and helpful.
That all must grow old if length OF
years is granted them and long life,
is apparent, but to grow old grace
fully is quite another thing. Prof.
Handy's topic Happiness and Old
Age brought out the idea that happi-
ness is a relative condition of the
mind 1t is possible for a person to
be just as happy when getting along
in years as when young. Prof Handy
illustrated by naming several we'll
known people of advanced age. who
are active and useful, and mentioned
especially that a good way to keep
happy is to keep interested in all that
is going on. A thing that helps
largely is to associate with young
people to keep in sympathy with them
and to appreciate their point of view.
Defining that much criticised South
ern eXpressin, and provincialism
You AL" Prof. c. Alphonso Smith
traced its origin. He explained its
grammatical use.and told just what it
means in Southern vernacular You
All" is used in the plural always. If
a Southerner sees a stranger he
thinks of him as a man representing
group, and asks, rs it cold up
where you all live?" Not using the
expression singly, but as representa-
tive of a group. When the expression
You All is used there is present in
the mind group consciousness. DR.
Smith cited by way of illustration a
lady who thought she had mastered
the use of You All" and had written
a book, but used it as often Incorrect
ly as she did correctly.
Prof. Angelo Hall gave a graphic
description of a trip to Norway and
the North Cape. His talk was couch
ed i'll perfect English, and he painted
a word picture. He told of steaming
along the West Coast and visiting
different Fjords and islands of trav-
cling Northward until he came to Ham
merfest. the only city within the Arc
tic Circle.
lie gave a picturesque description
of the light all day and all night, the
sun setting at a. IN. and rising i'm
mediately thereafter. Many tourists
and visitors find it difficult to sleep,
but not so with the natives
Prof Halls talk was most graphic
and was a fitting finish to a profit
able entertainment.
The University Club will meet again
on April IS.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-23
NORRIS MARKET BILL
FAILS OF PASSAGE

With four Senators absent, several
Of whom are friendly to the measure,
Senator Norris State market bill
failed of passage in the Senate last
night The measure is still subject
to the reviYifying influence of recon-
sideration of the vote by which it fail
ed for want of a constitutional major
ity The vote as to the final passage
was 13 in the affirmative and 10 in
the negative. To pass the Senate the
measure required at least IA votes.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill failed will be made, and
there is every indication that with
only one vote needed it will be passed
when there is a full membership pres
ent