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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
TWO MURDERERS
SENTENCED TO DIE
WEEK OF OCT. IA
Andrew Carey and Charles
Kyler to Pay Penalty
For Their Crimes

Two murderers convicted during
the year in the Dauphin county
courts, have been sentenced to be
electrocuted during the week of Octo-
ber a.. Governor Brumbaugh fixing
the date to-day. They are Andrew
Cary, colored, convicted of shooting
James Arthur Watts, also colored, in
the latter's home in Adams street,
Steelton, about IL o'clock on the
morning of February 25. The other
one is Charles Kyler, colored, found
guilty of. first degree murder for
stabbing Walter Clifton Shaeffer, a
railroader. as the latter was coming
out of a hotel in Verbeke street.
early on the morning OF January 2e.
Governor Brumbaugh also fixed
the wee'' OF October 81 for the cleo
trocution of Henry and Jacob SaIIa-
day, convicted of murder In the
Northumberland county courts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity, Fair
and cooler tonight, with lowest
temperature about 80 degrees;
Saturday fair.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Fair
and cooler Tonight, Saturday
fair; gentle west winds becon-
Ing variable.
River
The upper portion of the main
river will rise slightly; the
lower portion Will faI. slowly or
remain nearly stationary.
General Conditions
1t In 2 to IL degrees cooler over
the greuter part of the enstern
half Of the country and 2 to 80
degrees warmer over nearly ail
the territory between the
Rocky Mountains and the Mis-
Hisslppi river. West of the
Rocky Irregular.
Temperaturet y n. M, 90.
River Stages . n. M, 3.5 feet above
Iow-water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 5:.
LoWeht temperature, 90.
Mean Temperatures, 90.
Normal temperature, &C.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
VIM. JENNINGS
INDICATED BY
ADMINISTRATOR
Mr.. Meek Finds Him Blame
less; Charges Aired by
Patriot Fall Flat

Fuel Administrator Neck, of Perry
county. has absolved William Jen-
nings. of Harrisburg. from all blame
in the purchase of No. 2 buckwheat
coal for his country home. near Dun
cannon.
The charge of fuel violations sprea :
broadcast by the Harrisburg Patriot
in an effort to pillory Mr.. Jennings
have fallen fat. p
MI. jennings is entirely vindicated
and the Patriot is placed in the hu-
initiating position of confessing that
the charges IT printed in big head
lines are false.
After thorough investigation of
the case MIR. Neck sent to the Tele-
Continued on Page a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13

The old rubber pile started to grow
this morning.
1t is indicated that Harrisburg is
ashamed of its inactivity of yester-
day and is going to put lot of rub
ber on the pile at Third and Walnut
streets, this morning.
The home folks are those who are
falling down to-day. A careful look
over the pile being gathered for the
very few overshoes, gum boots or
gum coats, no hot water bottles and
no rubber gloves.
Why" said one of the little Girl
Scouts to-day, there isn't a house in
Harrisburg, hardly, that doesn't
have an old leaky hot water bag in
it. Out in our bathroom we had two
till to-day-there they are now on
the pile"
The auto owners continue to throw
old tires on the heap. The number of
these Is growing rapidly. From all
indications there are some fairly
good tires in the lot. Tomorrow be-
fore the auction starts at l o'clock,
George Bogar. Charles Ensminger
and Andy Redmond will go
through the pile of auto tires and
pick out those which can be repaired
and used.
An uptown man this morning
threw an almost new cord tire on the
pile. Then the Girl Scouts got busy.
They made hole in the rubber
heap and buried the very good tire,
worth not less than $50.
We'll put it in there, so no one
will see it," they said.
This afternoon and Tomorrow it
is urged that the $4,000 school chill
dren of Harrisburg carry all the old
rubber they can find to the Red
Cross pile.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13

London Sept. l3.-General Pershing's forces
IN their attack the southern side Of the St.
Mihiel salient have advanced eight miles. The
assault was made on a front Of fourteen miles
The Americans this morning were making
rapid progress in the continuation of their drive
$500 Prisoners Taken
General Pershing troops so far have captured
$500 prisoners and have taken sixty German
guns.
German prisoners say the American attack was ex-
pected but that it delivered rapidly that they had
time put up stubborn resistance when they were
ordered to. Pannes, which energetcally defended
by the Germans easily captured by the Americans
Towns Fall to Yankees
The Americans reported to have captured Vien-
eues, and half miles north of Xivray through
which the former line ram
General Pershings troops also said to have cap
tured Beney Houdicourt and the Bois de Thiaucourt
Bottles Neck Narrows
II these places really have been OF the
Mlhle salient has been narrowed six miles and the
two German divisions reported last night be salient still
there is decidedly improbable that they be able to get
away
The Germans blowing up the dumps at Hat
tonvle and DonbouX.
Three Miles More
On the side OF the St Mhe where the country
much difficult and where the German
more determined the Americans have made three
miles a twelvemle front.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
American Offensive Continues
Its Brilliantly Successful Course

The American offensive was reported TODAY to be
continuing its brilliantly successful course
The apparent prospect that only would the St Mhiel
salient be speedily wiped but would be dealt
the Germans in the loss of men and material
5000 Prisoners Counted
Already $500 prisoners and sixty guns taken accord
to today advces Prisoners the number 5000 indeed
had been actually counted up last night
The rapid progress American forces on both sides Of the
salient affords hope that still greater
may be caught IN the loop which General Pershng
closing in.
Advance Eight Miles
The Americans have made
eight miles the southern side of the would bring
them to the important town OF Vgneues lying the only
way line in the loop which town to-day indeed is unocaly
reported in Americans hands.
South OF Vgneues the town of Houdcourt
American possession while the east Thaucour
Persngs have acquired the important Taucou Wood
and the town OF Beney.
Stop at Nothing
Meanwhile the westerly the salient where the going
difficult the American advance
understood to have scored advance miles
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
OLD RUBBER PILE
GROWS RAPIDLY:
PLAN AUCTION
Auto Owners Periodically
Throw Valuable Tires on
Mounting Heap
GROCERS ASKED
TO JOIN IN S. o. r.

Grocers and businessmen
throughout the city were to-day
requested by Mercer b. Tate of
the S. o. II. (Saye Old Rubber)
committee OF the Red Cross to
place boxes i'm front of their
store for receiving the old rub
bcr of their neighborhood. And
they will confer second favor
on the Red Cross IL they will de-
liver this old rubber at the Third
and Walnut corner. If Harris
burg Is to make any kind of a
showing IL is necessary that some
mighty tall stepping" be done
before tomorrow noon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
RAILROADS. SKILLED MEN
TO BE KEPT FROM WAR
BY Associntcd Prcss

Washington, Sept 13.-Regional
directors of the railroad administra-
ton were instructed to-day to claim
deferred draft classification for rail-
road general officers. shopmen. train
men, skilled yardmen, road and
maintenance of way foremen and
skilled workers, telephone and tele-
graph operators and other essential
employees.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
Huns BlOW Up ammunition
as TOWn After TOWn Falls
to Gen. Pershing'S Men
DESPERATE RESISTANCE OF FOE
SWEPT ASIDE BY DASHING YANKS
Neck OF St. MihieI Salient NarroWed to
Six Miles by Quick Dashes Through
Confused Ranks of BOche Army
81 .lssgeid'ea Press

Paris, Sept. 13.-The St. Mihiel
salient, it is understood, has been re-
duced. The censor will not permit the
publication of the names of the towns
and villages forming the present Amer
can line in the St. Mihiel sector.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
KILLS NEGRO
WHO PROTESTS
AGAINST BILLS
Steelton Grocer Says He Shot
to Defend His and His
Fathers Lives
HAD FIGHT IN THE STORE
Prisoner Hurried to County
Jail to Prevent a
Race Riot

Seeking revenge because he he
lieved he and his fellow laborers
were being overcharged by Steelton
West Side dealers, a Steelton colored
workman, known only as Blackberry.
was shot aud instantly killed shortly
after noon to-day when he visited the
store of John Dundoff, 502 Myers
street, with his grievance. The shoot
ing was done by Dundoff's son. Va
sill DundoH, 3. 2O-year-old clerk, and
almost created race riot
Dundof, of Macedonian decent.
claims that he did the shooting i'll
self-defense after Blackberry had
come to the store and attempted to
hold him up. Dundoff is now in the
Dauphin county Jail awaiting hear
ing.
Alleges Holdup
The story as told by Dundon IS
to the effect that Blackberry in COM
pany with n number of other col
ored men came to the store and de-
manded money You have too mich
money" the dead Blackberry is al
legged to have said and drawing his
revolver. added, give up $500 or we
will shoot you"
Pushing aside the mother, Black
berry hit the father over the head
with soapboX and launched a
slashing blow at the face of the
youthful Dundoff, hitting him on the
nose and badly breaking it. Re-
treating strateg:cally, Dundoff with
drew to q rear room.
First Shot Fatal
All the time as he retreated he
threatened to call the police, but
Blackberry said I'm not afraid of
the police" Entering the small room,
Dundoff hastily grabbed from small
drawer there revolver kept for pre-
lection, and in turn advanced on
Blackberry. Blackberry taken up-
awares, had no time to draw his re-
volver and started to back off hastily
toward the door. Just as he Gp-
preached the high steps by which
the store is entered, Dundoff afflrms,
he blazed away with the revolver.
The bullet entered Blackberry's
mouth, passed through the upper
part and pierced thes brain. Death
was instantaneous.
Awaited Arrest
Dundoff made no attempt to es-
cape and was taken withopt trouble
by the police who were on the scene
soon after the shooting took place.
He was brought Immediately oy
Steelton police to Harrisburg, for
foreigners and colored men bega n
to gather about the Dundoff store
seemed imminent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
With the American Forces in

Lorraine, Sept. l3.-1.3O P. NJ.
Reports at this hour from the
front indicate that the Americans
are making progress according
to schedule. No unexpected de-
velopments are occurring.
Large quantities of German
supplies and material have been
secured but there has been no
time to check them up. The
battle so far has been wholly
normal.
With the American Army in Lor-
raine, Sept. 13.-General Pershings
troops continued their steady ad-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES

., Dock Barrett.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13

1900 PRISONERS AND WHOLE
SALIENT FALLS TO AMERICANS
. LONDON-TWELVE THOUSAND PRISONERS
HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE AMERICANS I'M
THEIR OFFENSIVE AT ST. DIIHIEL. THE ENTIRE
SALIENT NOW HAS BEEN CAPTURED
CAPT. McCREATH HOME
H~nsburg-Captan William MoCreath arrived in
New York last night from active service in France and
will visit his brother Lesley Mccreath, at Fort Hunter
tomorrow or Sunday. He has been detailed to Camp
Dix instruct a new division. He went acros sin March
lieutenant in the Thrieth Infantry He won pro-
motion to captancy and was awarded the French war
cross for distinguished braeery in action.
RAzvOzOFF REPORTED MURDERED
stockholm-RearAdmiralA a v. RszvozoH former CONF
mander nchief ohe Russian naval forces in the Baltic
murdered in Petro grad yesterday according to dis
patch from Hesingfors.
PERSHTNGs DIVISION TAKES $500 HUNS
With the American Forces in Lorraino-of 5000 pris
aners taken $500 were captured in one district near Mont
sec by American division Among the prisoners was
Major schmesig count He'and his staff had their
baggage packed and were waiting be captured In
majority Of cases the prisoners put up comparatively Ga
resistance before surendsring. In many the del
tachments which had escaped the arrage in their trenches
and dugouts made Perfunstory resistance with their
machine guns and then threw up their hands Adstsch
nent Of about 200 Germans the foot Of little hill
were ordered charge the Americans who wer. advanc
ing down the slopes. The Americans were ordered by
their captain retreat They did but only over the brow
of the hill Here, lying fiat they awaited the rush Of ts
Germans and received their assaisns with the bayones
It soon was over All the Germans were either killed or
captured
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Advance Eight Miles

CONTINUED on Page III
Smyrna times., 1918-01-23
MARK TWAIN LOVED TO TALK
Noted Author Asserted He Also Prof
tied From Instruction and Moral
UpheaVaI--WouId Not Charge.

Gen. Fred Grant once invited Mark
Twain to deliver lecture for the
benefit of the Robert Fulton MOnu-
ment association for a fee of $1,000.
Twain agreed to lecture, comments
writer, but declined the fee. Grant
thanked him in the name of the assO-
citation, but urged him to take part of
the sum, asking why he should work
wholly without compensation. Twain
wrote in reply:
"Dear General-Because l stopped
talking for pay a good many years
ago, could not resume the habit now
without q great deal of personal dis
comfort l love to hear myself talk,
because l get so much instruction and
moral upheaval out of it, but l lose the
bulk of this joy when 1 charge for it.
Let the terms stand"
Later he wrote to Grant:
"What shall l talk about? My idea
is this: To instruct the audience about
Robert Fulton, and f. Tea me-was
that his real name, or was it his nom
de plume? However, never mind; it
is not Important can skip it, and
the house will think 1 knew all about
it, but forgot. Could you find out for
me if he was one of the signers of the
Declaration. and which one? But if
it is any trouble, let it alone; l can
skip it. Was he out with Paul Jones?
Will you ask Horace Porter? And ask
him if he brought both of them home.
These will be very interesting facts, if
they can be established. But never
mind; don't trouble Porter; can es-
tablish them anyway. The way look
at it, they are historical gems-gems
of the very first water"
Smyrna times., 1918-01-23
BESSEMER IkON AND STEEL
Original Process Involved Decarboniza-
tion, or Burning Out of Excess
Carbon, by Blowing Air.

Henry BesSemer, who invented the
method named for him in the manufac-
ture of iron and steel, which revOlu-
tiOnized the industry, was granted a
patent by the British government on
October II, 1855. This was the first
patent given him, notes an exchange.
Additional patents were taken out in
the following December and February,
covering improvements. Bessemer's
original process involved decarboniza-
ton, or the burning out of the excess
carbon, by blowing air through pig
iron. This revolutionary invention was
due indirectly to the Crimean war.
Bessemer undertook to invent an inn
proved cannon, but found all available
metals too weak for the gun he sought
to make. He then began experiments
IN steel making. with the ultimate re
salt of the production of "Bessemer
steel" His invention won for him fame
and fortune and the honor of knight
hood. Sir Henry Bessemer was born
in England, but was of French Hugue-
not descent. Since his pioneer invCn-
ton, the process of converting iron in
to steel has been vastly improved.
Smyrna times., 1918-01-23
pectel.

There is JOY in the hearts of our
state regiment that they are again or
ganiZed into a State Regiment and
that Delaware is not to lose its ident-
ity. AS the many friends of our mil
itiamen were dumbfound and disap-
pointed over the scattering of the
troops after they reached Camp Nc
Clellan at Admission, Ala, so are they
pleased that they are to become a
pioneer Delaware Regiment at Camp
Dix, Wrightstown, N. J. Delaware
is justly proud of its Regiment and
the wish is expressed that under it's
reorganization where it can carry the
state flag as we'll as the stars and
stripes, cur boys will so acquit them
selves as to reflect credit upon them
selves and show that valor that has
ever been pronounced wherever Blue
Hens Chickens have been able to ex.
hibit military strength.
Smyrna times., 1918-01-23
VILLAGES ERECTED ON PILES
Ancient Settlement Discovered in Lake
Constance Contained $4,000 Tree
Trunks for Its Foundation.

The most interesting of the earlier
habitatiOns of man are the curious lake
dwellings Of the age of bronze, notes
a correspondent. These were usually
built on piles sunk into the bottom OF
q lake, some distance from the shore.
Large trees were felled, the trunks of
which were sharpened on one end and
driven into the mud by mallets used In
the hands of the builders, who worked
from q raft.
On these piles was built a platform,
sometimes of great extent. One of the
lake villages discovered in Lake Con-
stance contained $4,000 piles. 1t formed
a parallelogram $4,000 feet long and
400 broad, and probably accOmmO-
dated a settlement of several hundred
inhabitants.
After the platform had been put
down, the boards being fastened on
with pegs, and the whole strongly knit
together with clay, the builders pro-
ceeded to put up their huts, which were
circular or rectangular in shape. They
were madesOf waffle work, coated on
both sides with clay, and were general
ly furnished with a hearthstOne and a
hand-mill for crushing grain.
The village was connected with the
shore by long, narrow causeway, in
tersected by drawbridges.
Smyrna times., 1918-01-23
MIX DOUGH WITH SEA WATER
Wider Adoption of the Practice Is Rec
commended by French Naval Phar-
macst, Health Advantages.

1t has long been a custom in certain
parts of France to make up the dough
for bread with Sea-water instead of
using, as is customary, fresh water
with the addition of salt required to
make bread both healthful and appe
tizing, says the Literary Digest. NJ.
Albert Saint Sernin, a French naval
pharmacist of the first class, urges the
wider adoption of the practice, which
has, according to him, several advan-
tagpS; the bread keeps moist longer,
owing to the affinity for water pos
seSSed by the magnesium chloride sea-
water contains; it is very wholesome,
since it provides not only the chlOrides
of sodium and magnesium, but other
mineral substances which the body can
make use of.
The water must be collected at
suitable distance from land and should
he taken from depth of six or seven
yards if possible. The yeast must be
prepared with fresh water and the salt
water used for mixing the dough. The
French writer adds:
BREAD made with sea water, useful
for everybody, is to be recommended
especially for growing children, for
cOnvalescents, and for all those who
need to repair the wastes due to fever
or to hard labor"
Smyrna times., 1918-01-23

"The cry is heard on every hand
that every.m must speed up to help
win the war;" says the Dover State
Sentinel. 'There is need of men for
war and men for work in every line
of production and transportation that
are necessary for war purposes. One
of the most urgent calls is for food
and this makes it necessary for men
who sare past the age for the greatest
activity on the farm to put on their
working clothes and go at it again as
in former days. The old men will be
able to operate farm machinery and
the advent of modern farm machinery
is a great boon, and farmers should
not hesitate tn make use of it. The
farm tractor has come to stay and it
is an important saver of man-poWer.
Farmers who have the capital to in
vest in tractors should co so, and the
many who cannot raise the money to
buy tractors should apply to Governor
Townsend and his Council of Defence
for help in buying these machines
Maryland has already bought some of
these tractors snd is loaning them to
farmers or is arranging to have them
operate from farm to farm as they
may be needed. Canada has been Fl
nancing farmers to buy tractors and
other labor saving machinery.
Smyrna times., 1918-01-23
Everything in Its Place.

Mrs. H. had just employed a new
maid, fresh from the old country. She
asked the girl TO take the baby out in
The baby carriage. Gunhilde was de-
lighted. She had never seen a baby
before and from her articulate joy one
might think that she had waited for
this moment all her life. Mrs. IL. was
pleased to see that the girl was'sO will
ing. The baby was wrapped up and
they started. Two minutes later Mrs.
II. looked out of the window and her
face frOze with horror. Instead Of
rolling gently down the sidewalk the
way baby should her child was being
piloted majesttcally down the middle
Of the street in the midst of automO-
hiles and delivery wagons. From Gun
hides expression one could see that
she knew thGt her carriage was better
thar any coach on the avenue.
Smyrna times., 1918-01-23
Halfway Work.

We are, none Of US, 50 good archi-
tects as to be able to work habitually
beneath our strength; and yet there
is not building that I know of, late
ly raised, wherein it is not sufficiently
evident that neither architect nor
builder has done his best. 1t is the
especial Characteristic of modern
work. All old work nearly has been
hard work. 1t may be the hard work
of children, of barbarians, of rustics;
but it is always their utmost. Let us
have done with this kind of work at
once; cast off every temptation to it
do not let us degrade ourselves voIun-
tarily, and then mutter and mourn
over our shortcomings let us confess
our poverty or our parsimony, but not
belle our human intellect. It is not a
question of doing more, but of doing
better. Do not let us boss our roofs
with wretched, half-worked, b&lnt-
edged rOsettes; dO not let us flank our
gates with rigid limitations of medieval
statuary. Such things are more in
suits to common sense, and only unfit
US for feeling the nobility of their pro-
tOtypeS.-RUSkip.
Smyrna times., 1918-01-23

''The farmers of Kent County are
to be congratulated not only on their
interest and enthusiasm evidenced in
last weeks meeting for organization
of Farm Bureau, but the strong per-
sOnnel of its officers and committees,
says the Dover Index. 1T is a real
farmers organization, planned to deal
with the needs and duties of farmers
in the county and in each community.
The officers chosen are among the
most successful and active farmers of
the county and but two things are
now needed to make it a success-A
membership of all the farmers of the
county and the untiring efforts of it's
officers and members. By its resOlu-
tion to that effect, it is on record as
fsvoring a special session of the Leg
islature to enact a farm labor law.
AS the Grange and other organizations
of the State favor this there is every
reason to expect that the Governor
will soon call such a session and that
a law similarssto that of Maryland will
be enacted. The organization can do
much in other directions. Farmers
need to act promptly in getting spring
fertilizers, seed and other supplies.
They should also do something }salong
the line of cooperation. 1t is sug-
gested that farm tractors might be
used, especially for corn and wheat
blowing like threshing machines are
used. Then often one farmer with
his help may at times be able to help
another. The organization might
also be helpful in keeping its mem
bers advised as to transportation con-
ditions, market conditions, prices, etc.
The Kent County Farm Bureau will
be just what its members and officers
want it to be. 1t can be the biggest
thing that has happened to Kent
county farmers, or a failure. -