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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-14
WOMEN LEARNING
TOREPAR AUTOS
War Conditions Incentive to
Many of the females
of the Species"

That women are fast taking up their
part in the great industrial centers
of the country in doing the work that
was once thought too heavy or out OF
their element entirely; work that
heretofore only the male of the species
performed. is evidenced by the fact
of the large hunters who are learn
ing the intricate parts of the power
OF the hour" the automobile.
From all over the country comes
reports Of the activities of women in
this line of endeavor. They not only
are learning the fine arts of driving
a car, but are delving further into the
innermost parts OF the auto. the en-
gine and the running gears.
In Steelton there is large Auto
mobile and Airplane Mechanical
School. under the management of E.
NJ. FELTON,, who reports that he has
enrolled about fifteen women. who
will start in at the October term to
learn the automobile business. Many
a the girls who are now in the Mo-
tor Messenger Service and the Red
Cross Ambulance Service have learned
in this way.
At the present time this big school
is running classes night and day in
order to keep up with the big de-
r1and for trained mechanics. In the
past six months many of the men who
have graduated from this school have
received responsible positions in all
parts of the country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-14
PACKARD TRUCK
GETS STIFF JOB
Takes Place of a Big Crane
in One of Uncle Sans
Munition Plants

An interesting story of a motor
truck that is doing some unusually
strenuous work in keeping the home
nres burning, comes from one of
Uncle Sans munition plants.
The job OF carrying steel billets
from the yard to the furnaces where
three-inch shells are drop forged, then
or returning to the yard loaded with
hot shells, used to be done by a big
crane. The crane broke down under
the strain. AS a temporary measure,
three-ton Packard truck was in
stalled while the crane was being re-
paired.
While the crane was of the lob. the
output or the plant jumped from 5000
sheils to $4,000 shells daily. And when
repairs were made il was found that
the crane could not handle the in
creased production. So the truck was
assigned to the Job permanently,
There probably is no other truck
making as many trips as this one, for
IL travels twenty-one to twenty-eig
mlleS each day on a roundtrip haul of
900 feet. Half of this distance the big
carrier must run backwards, for the
aisle IN which it is operated is not
wide enough for the truck to turn
The .redhot shells soon warped the
metal body of the truck so badly that
new BODY, much heavier. had to be
put on. But despite this trying SER
vice. the big Packard has been per
forming Its work without Interrupt
tion for many months. twenty-four
hours each day. And 1t gives every
indication of being able to continue
as long as the Huns require a shell
diet,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-14

The latter is by no means a safe
procedure, the tremendous speed ac-
qulred and resistance produced
thereby some times pulling a wing
on, but that seemed the lesser of two
chances, for I had no desire to stop
a bullet, and turning on the Boche
was too foolish to be thought of since
both guns were useless.
And after all this, when I landed
at the home roost the commander
gave me Sam Hill and Hail Column
bia for staying out on the lines alone
as its absolutely forbidden to go
out in patrol of less than three. I
excused myself by saying I was
hunting the patrol and got by with
it. Such. indeed. was the truth. Two
letters came from you yesterday and
in one was the pictures of my three
sisters. 1t sure is a wonderful pic
ture and could not be more f1atter-
ing.
We sure are in luck, for there is
going to be some celebration here on
the 14th-the French Fourth of
July" for an American colonel has
promised to send seven of his men
here who are talented musicians.
The colored band I told you about
in Chalons may be here also, so YOU
can see we won't want for music and
you know how I like music.
WALTER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-14
Overland Delivery Cars
Stand Up Under Hard Use

After seventeen months of the hard
est Kind of service. making rush runs
with mail and parcel post packages.
.he Toledo post office officials report
hat six 1.2O0-pound Overland deliv-
cry cars have proved highly satisfac-
tory in their service at all times.
Not one of these six delivery cars
mas ever been overhauled and very
tew trips have been lost during the
seVenteenn months of operation" said
one OF the men in charge of deliver
les.
These 1,20o-pound delivery trucks
are used in handling incoming and
outgoing mail to and from the post
oftce and the various railway sta
tions. The requirements which they
are called upon to fulfill are severe.
Practically all trips are rush runs. as
mail is held at the post office until
the last moment. Only sufficient time
Is allowed to make a hurried run to
the depot and to unload before train
time.
This is also true of the return
trip, as there must be no delay be-
tween depot and the post office
Day and night every day in the
week this fleet is kept on the jump.
During the seventeen months these
cars have been in service they have
had fully 100 different drivers The
lowest daily mileage covered is fifty
five miles, while conservative aver
age would place the datily travel at
siXty-five miles.
These cars travel with a heavy load
and at top speed. which is provided
for by special permission from the
police authorities.
In relating the severe treatment
given these Overland delivery cars
and the way they stood up under 1t,
post office officials say they are more
than pleased at the performance and
endurance of their Overland fleet
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-14
USE AUTOS MORE,
RAILROADS LESS
Working Vacation" Idea Adj
vocated by Leading Manu-
featuring Executive

One thing that has lately Impress
ed me very deeply is the win-the-war
spirit exhibited by the boys and girls
in our colleges" said B. F. Barker.
manager of the Miller Auto Company,
local distributors of oldsmobiles,' in a
recent interview. THE spirit of use
full work. instead of frivolous SUM
mertime play very obviously extends
even to the grammar schools.
This mora than ever confirms my
opinion that vacation time. in the
generally accepted sense of the term.
is nonexistent. for this year at least.
L mean particularly as applied to
business and professional men.
"of course, most such men are plan
ming some sore of relaxation. for
while they do not feel that they can
justly sever all business connection
for even few days, they realize that
all work and absolutely no play is not
conducive to the best results.
great many men whom 1 know
a nse piannlng TO make necessary busi-
ness trips in such a manner as 10
combine business with pleasure. Most
OF theSe plans revolve around the usf
OF an automobile. This certainly Is
an excellent idea from every angle
IN the tirst ~lace, crosscountry motor.
Ing is healthful and highlv stin,uiat
ing. 1t puts a man on his mettle. fits
MN for further hard work. Besides
when carefully planned, it is as eco
nomlcal of time as a railroad trir
Der of stop-overs
Even more important. every auto.
mobile business trip lessons the rail.
road transportation problem to some
extent And. as everyone knows. the
movement of troops. munitions, grair
and coal will surely tax the railroads
| during the next few months as they
never before have been taxed"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-14
Escadrille Spad Ss.
Secteur Postal IL,
July IL, 1918.


Secteur Postal IL,
July IL, 1918.
Dear Mother:
Although the weather has been
very bad of late, we still are sent
up once in a while. This morning
was no exception, for there was a
young gale blowing and the sky was
full OF tiny clouds, but patrol was
ordered up. Four machines were to
go. and If one had trouble with his
motor I was to take his place. No.
have not received my new plane yet,
being ordered to use the one of a
pilot on permission. AS was ex-
pected one man had trouble and al
though I was a little late I was soon
aloft and after the patrol l never
did find those three planes though.
although l patrolled up and down
the front for an hour. Once 1 dived
on a machine thinking 1t might be
one of them, but 1t dove in a cloud
and 1 lost it. After that I gave up
hunting my patrol and gave more
attention to looking for Boches.
There did not seem to be any work
ing though, for aside from the one
had dove on the sky seemed to be
empty. 1t was a beautiful sky, too,
all Hll6u with "nll0 ClOuOS, SOIilS
very large and others very small. and
it was a wonderful sight indeed, es-
pecially the very small ones. which
with the dark ground as a back
ground, looked like bits of cotton
floating around.
Flying Over Rheims
I could appreciate the beauty Of
the scene, but just the same I did
not like those big clouds. They
covered too much ground and were
not at all transparent. In fact one
covered the whole of Rheims. over
which 1 had been circling most of
the time, in hopes of seeing my pa
troll or pouncing on an unsuspecting
Boche as he stuck his nose out of
cloud. Neither of these hopes were
realized, however. so / started down
along the line for home. and was
just going to head for camp when
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-14

You wouldn't spend money for plates and
acid and battery jars and then fail to protect
your job with good insulation.
Then why neglect, when you BUY a
battery, to make sure that it's Bone Dry
Willard with Threaded Rubber Insulation.
We carry full stock of Bone Dry Batteries
and every one of them is as brand new as
the day it left the factory. You don't take
any risk-either of delay or of getting bat
terry not in every sense brand new.
There's an interesting story in the booklet,
"196,ooo Little Threads" Ask for copy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-14
Cincinnati Police Force
on Strike For More Paw

Cincinnati, Sept. 14.-Between the
hours of 3 and n. m. Yesterday this
city was guarded by only forty-eight
policemen, strike of the guardians
OF the law here having been declared
and carried out when the second
shift, which dali reported at p. m.
failed to put in an appearance. AT
Z p. M, however, 600 members OF
the Home Guard. under the personal
command of Colonel Charles f.
Hake. took command and the dark
drab of the guards greeted the eyes
of the pedestrians where the blue of
the policeman was accustomed to be
seen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-14
Flying With ShaHer
JULY 4 IN FRANCE

LETTERS FROM DAUPH IN BOY 10 HIS MOTHER
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
GOMPERs ASKS LABOR
NOT To GO ON STRIKE

WASHINGTON. April 24.-An APP
peal to organized labor not to walk
out in the general strike that will pre-
judice the interests of American sol
diers in France and risk disaster in
the war was issued Monday by sam
uel Gompers, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. following
the sensational speech of Senator
Poindexter, Monday. The Gompers
statements reads:
"The Vaccinations in the prosecu-
tion of the Mooney trial justify the
judgment that he was found guilty on
perjured evidence; it is greatly re-
Grettable that the California courts
refused to-rconsider this claim, which
was discovered since tn trial.
Every legal action has been and
VIII be taken by the bona fide labor
movement of the United States to Sc
cure justice for Mooney. Any attempt
to incite strike of the workers of 4,
trade or industry of locality state or
of the nation is not only violate of
the laws of the national and interna-
tional unions of America. but is re-
pugnant to the rights and the inter-
ests of the workers themselves
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
METZ IS RELEASED
WILL GO TO WORK

Clifford Metz. the Weston RUSSELL
lite who narrowly escaped mob viol-
ence Monday afternoon at Milton and
Freewater for circulating the king
dom News and who has since been
in the county Jail. was released short-
" after noon today by District At
torney Keator who reached a decision
that there is no law. federal, state or
municipal, under which he can be-
prosecuted.
Metz. however. expressed his Will
ingness to forego any further activity
that might be objectionable to the
public and declared 10 the district at
torney that, had he known there was
50 much feeling. he would not have
assisted in circulating the papers. His
one desire was to get back to his ranch
and attend 10 his seeding. he said.
During the night another batch OF
Kingdom News" was mailed at the
postoffice TO various Pendleton peo-
pie. Those who are mailing the cit
culars are said to be members Of tho
sect who live la this city. However.
It is said their act Is not a violation
OF the postal laws
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
GIFTS WANTED FOR
RED CROSS AUCTION
"What'n You Give" is Now
Cry for May | Money
Raisers.

"Whataya goin' t'give for the Red
Cross auction?"
This is the question of the hour and
is propounded to everyone in the city
1t will be propounded personally this
afternoon by the committee in charge
to every merchant who will be asked
to donate some article from his stock
and display it in his windows. How
ever the giving is not to be confined
to business men. Anyone who has
anything that will sell for real money
is asked to step forward and offer it.
The big May Day Festival and Red
Cross Auction on May 1 is to be put
on and pulled off without a cent of
cost so that every dollar and nickel
received will go into the Golfers of
the Red Cross. All organizations of
the city are to donate time. service
and materials. For instance the la
dies auxiliaries. of the churches are
going to prepare and serve dinner. the
Girls Honor Guard has agreed to turn
out in body to tag the celebrants and
the Umatilla County Guard, instead
of shouldering muskets next Tuesday
evening. will shoulder brooms and
mops and will march to Happy Canyon
pavilion to clean and decorate the big
hall for the dance on the following
evening.
The auction will go on all day long
at the old Happy Canyon grounds on
Main street. Altogether it is going to
be some event.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
STAMP BUYERS CAN
GET ON BLUE LIST
Moppers Up Now After
Those Not Taking
Liberty Bonds.

Every Individual in Umatilla
county Is presumed to contribute to
patriotic purposes in proportion to
his or her ability to be entitled to a
blue card.
Those who were not able for any
other reason did not subscribe for the
Third Liberty Loan Bonds are ex-
pected to subscribe for War Savings
Stamps and upon doing so in proper.
tion to his or her ability. will be Civ
en- credit the same as those subscribe
ing for the bonds"
This is the prologue to the card
which will be distributed next week
by the 'moppers up" of the Third
Liberty Loan campaign The card
will carry also place for name. ao-
dress and signature of subscriber ana
the following subscription or pledge;
please deliver to me War savings
Stamps TO the value of s.-.....
81 hereby pledge myself to purchase
War Savings or Thrift Stamps to the
value of s...... each week Cor
month) until Sept. /, 1918.
"I have previous to this date pur-
chased War and Thrift Stamps to the
value OF s..."
These cards win be presented only
to those potential contributors who
did not buy bonds and tn government
and the local organization viii thus
set check upon every individual
who can subscribe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
RUSSIAN RABBI WILL SPEAK
AT HAPPY CANYON ON FRIDAY
Survivor of Kischniff Will
Tell of Conditions in Land
of the Bolsheviki.

In addition to talk on conditions
at the front by DR.. J. d. Plamondon
at the big Happy Canyon meeting
Friday evening a talk will also he
given by Rabbi Goldman Russian
patriot now In the city and who is to
speak In the local churches sunday
Rabbi Goldman was at Kischniff
during the famous massacre there, his
wife being among the slain at that
time. He had son in the Russian
army during the forepart of the war
and he is now at Camp Lewis prepar-
ing for the American army. The rah-
b! left Russia a year and a half ago,
He says:
Russia Is composed Of % nations.
The Bolshevlki movement is made UP
OF the lowest element.
'Lenine and TrotslSy are German
sympathizers and German agitators.
Il tell you that Germany will meet
her Waterloo in Russia. Russia is
still in the war and always viii be
In the war with Germany. Il Is calm
now. II looks quiet. but you may ex-
poet every day the awakening OF the
Russian people.
American people don't realize the
blessings they have here and the free
dom and liberty. Every man. wom-
an and child must give all he has that
the German serpent shall be destroy,
ed.
The Germans In many towns are
helping the Bolshevik administration
trying to get control over the people
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
ITS AMERICANS"
YELLED FRIGHTENED
FOE At zEEBRUGE

LONDON. April 2i.-SurNivors Of
the raid mt Zecbrus-c and Ostcnd say
when the approaching ships were
discovered near the mole hundreds OF
guns mt the shore batteries opened
fire. When the landing parties dis
embarked, the German garrison fled,
CRYING. ats the Americans"
Stormcrs destroyed cannon and i'm
mcnsc quantities OF ammunition. II
will require weeks OF labor To move
the distractions which the stOrmcrs
placed when the cement ships were
turned practically into stone.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
AMERICANS NOW IN
THICK OF FIGHT

WASHINGTON. April 24.-The ma
tion was stirred today over word from
England that some Americans are
now brigaded with the allies on one
OF the bittorest sections OF the west
ern line.
Navy reports TO the war department
show that the process OF brigading
the Americans is being hurried. Soon
most Of the army will probably be
serving with the French and English.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
French VIII Make No Peace
While German Foot is on
the Soil of France.
SAFETY IN VICTORY
ONLY is WARNING
Wilson Tore Away Veil
Showing Germany's Sor-
did Aims.

PARIS. April 24.-Expecting Ger
many to launch a peace offensive
soon. French leaders are warning
against 1t.
"At this serious hour, the safety OF
France can come only Through VIC
tory" declared NJ Maginot former
minister of the colonies,
we have reached the eliminating
point in the war where the fate of
France hangs in the balance. Ger
many is at her maximum strength.
President Wilson has torn away the
last mythical wells from Geranys sor-
did aims"
NJ. Klotz. minister Of finance, de-
clared France would never consider
peace as long as the Teuton foot pro-
fanes the fair soil of France.
with our brave allies we will
fight to the end. The entire situation
summed up in the one word
Hold"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
IRISH STRIKE IS
GRIPPING INDUSTRY

DUBLIN, April 24.-A nationwide
paralysis OF industries resulting fror"
yesterdays strike which worked with
machine-like precision everywhere
except in Ulster is regarded today as
having emphasized the well-knit or
ganization with which the antl-con.
scrlptionists are working. The anti
conscrlptionists have shown no ami
mostly to date and have merely pa
raded the streets In their sunday best
alongside English. Irish and Ameri-
can soldiers. The lord mayor OF
Dublin is reported as having asked
for a passport TO the United States.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
THREE MILLION IN YEAR

committee. He said this would be
giving them sufficient training in this
country.
'If we have to have five million
and can get sufficient ships. we could
have the five million men over in
two and a half years?'' he was asked.
Mccain replied; Il think we could
dc it before that. If we are willing to
take chances here and there"
Questioned as TO his opinion on
raising the draft ages from 90 to 40,
he said he had no objection to it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
tHENRY MOODY

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
April 24.-How an American lieuten-
ant and six men held a zoe yard front
all day against Germans In a recent
attack at seicheprey is told In the Ca
ficial report OF a French colonel who
commanded a regiment which coop
Grated with the Americans in recap
turing Seicheprey and Remieres wood.
Everywhere evidences are visible
of most desperate hand-to-hand fight
ing demonstrating that the Ameri-
cans. despite two hours lombard
ment. defended themselves valiantly,
and particularly was this 50 near
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
SEVEN AMERICANS HELD
700 YARD TRENCH FOR
ONE DAY AGAINST FOE

IaNon. There two American ma
chine gunners died in their tracks
after covering the ground with Ger
man dead. As a result OF this mag
nificent resistance the enemy suffer-
ed the heaviest casualties.
Two mediterranean separatd
from their company though partly
surrounded. refused to retreat under
terrific bam bardment. When the
Germans reached their positions the
Americans blew up the guns and ~
treated.
Toward evening a hospital at
Soicheprey was blown up and the
doctors and nurses were killed or
wounded
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
Albany Will Feed
1000 Drafted Men

ALBANY. April 24.-The Albany
Red Cross is preparing to feed 1000
drafted mon from California. The
men will srrive ia four trains Friday
Monday ad Tuesday and will be en-
tertaincd at the Albany armory. All
material FOR four meals will be do
mated by Albany people and each sol
der win receive a postcard on which
10 write home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
Rabbi Goldman Who
VIII Speak Friday

The workinEmen are on the point Of
revolution. Not one OF them is for
the German peace. or the German
promises.
Large plucards are on the walls
OF cities and many handbills are scat
tered about the streets reading
Russians! We have lost nine
million men. Germany needs nine
million more men fro mus. Are you
willing to give il to herr No! Long
Live Iiussial' "
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
Hun Airplane Brought
Down Raiding Paris

PARIS, April PA German tri-
plane was brought down with "a crew
OF three who were taken prisoner in
last nights German air raid. it was Of
ficially announced this afternoon. The
raid was frustrated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
FINDING ANSWER TO
SHIPPING QUESTION

WASHINGTON, April 24.--wlth
more than four million deadweight
tons OF shipping now being operated
by the United States shipping board.
and one million tons launched and
waiting Quitting, Secretary Baker,
Goethals and ship officials are meet
ing today 10 map 1919 and 1920 ship
building and discuss general ocean
transportation problems.
Officials say that an inventory
shows America has begun TO find an
answer 10 the shipping problem.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
OLD MAN SUED FOR 80.
!. S1,OOO,OOO PASSES AWAY

NEW YORK, April 2f.-John B.
Manning. 80. who was sued by Miss
Honora May O'Brien for $1,000. 600
for breach of promise and who paid
her 100000, died at his home here
today from old age. Recently Miss
O'Brien went to her former home In
ireland. where she married a child
hood sweetheart. now a farmer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
WILL LEND
Direct To- ALLIES

WASHINGTON. April 24.-Revolu-
tionary changes in financing the world
war will soon occur. Instead of Eng
land handling all the loans and re-
lending to her allies, the United
States will lend directly to France,
Italy, etc.
The United States has extended
fcresdts Of 5000. 600. over half of
which England has used herself.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-24
America Can Send Above
Number Abroad This
Year if Ships are Ready.

WASHINGTON. April 24.-Ameri-
can put three million men on the
fighting front in France within the
year If ships are ready, according to
Adjutant General Mccain in speaking
before the House military affairs