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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
By Arthur Guy Empey

job on my hands. It's too bad that
Pinero let out on that young fellow
because, in my mind, that was a
pretty cowardly blow. He seemed to
know how to handle horses. What
do you say il l give him the job of
assistant veterinarian? He's had
six years cavalry experience"
Throw him over the side, if you
want don't care. But l guess
you'll need someone to help you out,
so go to it."
l was overjoyed. Just then Pinero
came aft. The horse doctor turned
to him and said: Look here, Pin
ero, I've seen lots of dirty work in
my life, but that exhibition of yours
on the dock is about the filthiest
I've seen in long time. Now, just
take a tip from me. That young
fellow from now on is working for
me, and you lay your hands off of
him. If | find you meddling with
him, I'll push that silly grin of yours
down your throat until it chokes
you. Now, that's all l got to say.
lay off of him. Do you understand 2"
Pinero started to humble excuses,
but the doctor shut him up with "I
don't want to hear any more. I'm
off O. you for life, but remember
what I tell you. Steer clear from
the two o. us, sabe?"
1 guess the second foreman "sa-
bied" all right, because he vouch-
safed no answer. My heart warmed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01

through the syauall and when it be-
came calm we all got busy. Out of
the twenty-four horses between
decks we had to shoot seventeen on
account of injuries. Beside the sew
enteen, three had died from broken
necks The four remaining horses
were still alive but hardly had q
square foot of hide left. They were a
pitiful sight.
The next day the three negroes
were buried at sea without word of
prayer.
For the next couple of days moth
ing OF Importance happened.
About four days out of Bordeaux
one of the large steam pipes in the
lower hold hurst. In this hold there
were siXty-four horses. The engineer
or the ship tried to repair the break,
but 1t was almost worth q mans life
10 go down there in that Kissing and
scalding steam. The cries of the
horses went straight to my heart.
All we could do was to turn streams
OF cold salt water from three pair Of
nose into the hold, thus trying to
Keep the heat down and save as
many horses as possible.
Why the engineer did not shut off
the steam don't know. 1 noted this
fact in my report. After about four
hours the steam was shut off and the
two foremen, Doc Casey and myself,
followed by twelve other men, went
into the hold. 1 will never forget the
sight as long as L live. Nearly every
one of the horses was dead, and
those which still remained alive had
to be shot. Some of them were
practically boiled alive. The wealth
er was hot. and it was not long be-
fore the rotting bodies of the horses
made the stencil on board unbear-
able. We had to get these bodies
out. Long tackles were rugged up,
chain around the neck of a dead
horse, and I worked the winch. The
bodies were snaked along the pas
e. q fx, i, -, 4 =
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
ARMY HAS A
RAINBOW co.
EngineerUnit Recruited From
Men in Every State
of the Union

In letter to friend in this city,
c. *. Mccormick, of this city, a mem
ber of Company C, Twenty En-
gineers. Camp Devens, Aver, Mass,
said that the company with which he
is connected is known amonk the
National Army camps as the Rainbow
Company. This does not mean that
1t is part of the Rainbow Division,
far be it from such, for that gallant
division of former National Guards
men has long since landed in France,
but that the members of this COM
pany have been gathered from all
corners of the globe.
A part of his letter follows:
Company c, Twenty-fifth Regi-
ment, has the unique distinction of
having in its ranks men from every
state in the Union, including Alaska
The occupations of the men in civil
life is almost as diversified as their
names.
"In the ranks of the company are
men who helped harness the noun
tain torrents to haul the trains over
the Rockies. They have bridged
chasms in the Andes. dug for gold in
Alaska, shot oil wells in Mexico and
Rumania; the Sphinx of Egypt has
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01

ing and pitching, and huge seas
would burst over the gunwales.
Several of the wooden stalls gave
way, and the horses were loose on
the deck. With every lurch of the
ship a couple of horses would fall,
and Kicking and snorting, would slide
down the inclined deck, hitting
against winches and the hatchway,
scraping their hide off. 1t was worth
mans life to get into that mess.
Then I had more or less respect
Tor the foreman and second fore
man. Into the midst of that strug-
Cling and kicking bunch of horses
they went, assisted by Doc Casey
-Four of the horses received broken
legs, and Pinero, instead of shooting
them, cut their throats with a sharp
dagger he carried.
One of the negroes from the lower
hold staggered to the upper deck
with his face blanched almost white,
and his eyes popping out of his head
Between gasps he informed us that
whole Section of stalls, twenty
four in all, had carried away be-
tween decks, and that the horses
were loose. He said three negroes of
MS gang were caught in this stam-
pede.
The foreman mustered most of the
ASii, oiiu uiNiuih5 lneIn INTO three
groups, in charge of himself, the sec
ond foreman and Doc Casey, they
went below. I followed. An awful
sight met my eyes.
The ship was lurching in q hor-
rfble manner. All 1 could see was,
one minute n pile of kicking horses,
smashed-up planks and the three
negroes piled up in one corner of the
compartment and then, with lunch
or the ship, they would slide into the
other. Nothing could be done by us.
1t was madness to attempt ANYTHING
The three negroes were dead.
That night and the following day
was perfect hell on the ship for
men and horses. The ship rode
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01

looked into many of their faces and
the Eskimo has shared his seal blub--
Der with some. Were they passing
in review their description would run
like this: The tall fellow was general
manager of a power plant in South
Africa; the short, muscular fellow fol-
lowing was special duty man for tho
Pennsylvania Railroad. Here comes
the mechanical engineer for Blank
and Company; beside him marches a
young fellow who can whip his
weight in wildcats-and so on the
Kaleidoscope description would run.
Do you wonder there are no vacancies
in Company C? When the fellows
get together in the evenings and
swap experiences, their adventures
sound like the tales of the Arabian
Nights. The leadership of this cos
mopolitan bunch of energy has been
assigned to Captain Rhodes, and to
say the boys are proud OF their cap
tain is putting 1t mildly. When the
word comes to go over the top. Cap
tain Rhodes will have a bunch behind
him that will leave its impress on the
phiZ of some of Kaiser Bills Huns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01

hatch. Some of the bodies would
not hold together, and it was COM
mon sight to see a dead horse sus-
pended in the air by his hind leg
drop suddenly into the hold below,
leaving his leg hanging to the tackle.
Every horse sent to France is
branded with different brand. They
have system of indexing them. AS
each dead horses was snaked to the
upper deck, Doc had to stoop over
and make a note of the brand be-
fore the horse was thrown over
board.
AS the dead horses were dropped
over the side, q resounding splash
could be heard and the water was
churned into a foamy white as the
body nom entarily sank from view.
Then the bloated body of the horse
would reappear and disappear in the
wake of the ship. the sea gulls ho-
Fering and screaming around it.
The grub on that ship was awful,
and day out of Bordeaux the gang
of horsemen refused to work. The
foreman mustered them on the main
deck, and standing on the bridge let
out about twenty minutes of religion
and advice in their direction. The
whole gang Immediately got religious
and returned to their duties.
was heartily sick and disgusted
with the rest of the trip because the
stencil was awful, there being about
twelve dead horses that we could not
get out.
Just outside of the entrance of the
river leading to Bordeaux, a small,
rakish boat, flying the tricolor of
France, came alongside. We hove to
and up the gangplank came three
French officers. They were closeted
with the captain of the ship and our
foreman, and after about twenty
minutes, left and we continued on
our course
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
Always Caught Cold
Kidneys Bothered
Me --- Was
Nervous"

says Mrs. l.. Baltimore. 554 Schafer
street, Harrisburg.
For several years have been
bothered with indigestion and ner-
vousness.
I'm fact was all broken up, for my
kidneys gave me considerable trou-
BILE. 1 was stiff and sore and filled
up with rheumatic pains.
my stomach would fill up with
gas after eating, and felt tired and
worn out and would get very nervous.
II felt cold and creepy, and was
always catching cold. 1t seemed I
always had q cold; this 1 think was
due to my run down condition.
well, I took a chance on San
pan, and it was a good bet for me,
as it fixed my stomach, restored my
nerves and kidneys, drove out all
pain, and I no longer catch cold as
before"
SAMOAN is being introduced at Kel-
1er's Drug Store, 405 Market street.
Harrisburg.-adY.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
Assistant
Veterinarian"

arian at $40 for
the trip. I was to sleep in Doc
Casey's stateroom, where he had his
medicine stock, but before entering
the room DOC" told me, Take this
bucket of water; put few drops of
creosote in it. and go aft on the
match and take a good bath, and
throw your underwear away"
asked him what for. He an
swered: When you take your shirt
OH, take good look at it and you'll
L began to feel itchy all over but
minutely followed his instructions.
Upon taking my shirt off, one look
was enough. 1t was alive, and over
the rail it went. Doc loaned me q
white suit and took charge of my
outer clothing. What he did with
them L don't know, but that after
noon he returned them to me. They
were shrunk size smaller but were
clean. l was satisfied So was Doc.
Five days out we ran into a squall
and our work was cut out for us. We
even had horses on the decks in
wooden stalls.> The ship was lurch-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
WITH EMPEY

to doc" Casey and I slipped away
unobserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01

17u771S00g Fe0EB Fe01lze Value 5
Kaufmans Semi Annual Clean Sweep Sale firmly es-
tabished opportunity that needs no nroduc
ton to those who have attended these in the
Everybody in Harrisburg and surrounding communities
recognize this sale THE Sale of Sales colossal sale
that towers above them all the ONE Sale that everybody
looks forward and which would want discontinued
Therefore, determined to nagate this sale in the face
of presentday market conditions The thrifty shopper will
take advantage of these Clean Sweep offerings and store in
supply to guard against future needs when prices will be
considerably advanced.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01

: The next morn
ling the doctor
fixed me up with
Icourt plaster and
IL was installed as
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
(Continued)

, The man still
paid no attention,
THE foreman was
speechless. In a
few seconds the
STOPPING m a n
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01

Advces received from New York Offices-where W
are enabled to feel the pulse of the business world
that the cost of Winter Underwear Hosiery etc. will
SO Per Cent to 100 Per Cent? Blankets 20 Per Cent
100 Per Cent higher; and practically all other merchands
will be similarly affected because of abnormal demand
Regardless of the constant rise of the market the price
on our entire stocks-with few exceptions be reduce
to the lowest Clean Sweep Prices This will also afford an m
paraeed opportunity to every good housewife for the buy
ing of dependable Merchandise the reduced prices
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

oiled.
Government investigations show that
II requires ITO hours of mans time
each year to care for one horse. or in
other words, seventeen working days
or ten hours each. Taking care OF four
horses then requires two and one half
months OF each year.
Not only are the farmers adopting
the tractor to till the soil and harvest
the crops. but they are buying small
and large motor trucks to carry these
products to market and bring back
supplies for the farm Whereas it tor
merly took man half. or all day, to
go TO market, he can now load up his
truck and deliver his products in n
Few hours. Automobiles have become
50 common among farmers that prac-
tlcally every man and woman on the
farm can jump into the truck and
drive 1t anywhere it may he needed.
The dealers in both tractors and
trucks declare that II will be but "A
few few years until every farmer in tho
state of Virginia will he equipped with
'heSe motor implements and vehicles
Ihen the farmer who is without these
VIII be considered rs far behind the
| times MS is tho merchant who to-day
attempts TO serve his customers viii II
horse and wagon. More and more the
FARMER is beginning to figure every
phase Of his business by dollars and
cents and is adopting every means that
VIII conserve labor and make his nro
auction more efficient
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
TOURING EQUIPMENT
FOR EMERGENCY NEEDS
Some OF the Things Automobile
Traveller Should Take Along
With Him.
DON'T FoRGErN A HA1RpIN
Good Old-Fashioncd Article Proves
One OF Most Convenient Tools in
tho Kit Replacement Parts
Should BE Taken Along.

What you Should take along with
YOU when. you tour depends upon n
number of conditions Whom all the
conditions have been considered and the
personal EQUATION of the tourists taken
me advice Of w. y. Lippman. in a
terestinG:
II admit there are many tourists
ior whom. tow ropes pullout devices.
like would be totally useless. 1t is
We, wSii Tor the cross roads garage that
inns Is true. likewise il cnriches the
purse or many farmer who slyly
turks within easy call of mudholes
that arc we'll known for their car
catchlng propenstics l distinctly re-
cal one mudholc vcritable gold mine
from which 4 wise old farmer pulled
twenty-five cars during one single
gay at the price of $3.50 per car.
NOT pad days work.
For my own part I carry at all
ZINES, In addition to we'll equipped
,ooi roll, replacement parts which |
nave FOUND useful in the past Be-
SUES spark plugs and plug Saskets my
s soT contains san, two valves With springs.
sprlnS seats, and spring seat stops,
Sedfsa1 y baye tapnets; fan belt:
OF water pump packing cotton. spare
electric system fuses and lamp bulbs
IN good bulb box. ! also tote along
an assortment of nuts and lock.
washers of the sizes required on NV
Car, cotter pins of standard or com.
mon sizes, a few odd bolts Of varied
lengths and thickncsscs, roll of adj
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

hestve tape. several feet Of three
sisteenths rubber tubing for emer-
Eency use. such as blowing out n
stoppage In tho gasoline line or for
patehing leak, eight feet OF ignition
cable. ten feet OF small copper wire,
tne same amount of iron wire similar
TO that used In hay balers, Il bicycle
es0as iiiEsetni o IN score Of ways but
travel ,ra when working on ignition
~ good ola Fashioned hairpin is
my Kit because with 1t I can clean out
stoppago in tho carburctor drain.
cocks and fish out nuts or small parts
that have rolled into places too small
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

operations arc easily accomplished
with tho aid OF this cheap. common
tool. I find n buttonhook OF the long
handled variety (thc kind that has
advertising printed on tho fiattened
handle is ideaO "a modest device of
will catch a spring and hold 1t when
no ether tool can turn tho trick.
when we take, to The tall timber
trips. 1 supplement- tho list given
above with replacement parts Which
might be needed not only for roadside
repairs but for lay-up repair work
which is encountered en route. These
are connecting rod bearings. two pairs
of piston rings. carburetor float
CarburetOr needle valve. wiring ter.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
LAWRENCE A FARM LABORER
Husband of NIiIItnnt-SunrnEcttc Tnlsc.
JOB Tint Pays Him $3.50 Per
Week to Escape War.

LONDON. October 5.-Pethick Law.
renee. husband of the militant suffra
gette. when called up for military SER
vice recently pleaded that he was a
conscientious objector and seemed in a
tair way to get away. with 1t until he
mcnt from Hastings. He was arnin
brought before the Dorlling TRIBUNAL.
where he asserted that he had obtained
work as farm laborcr at $3.50 a week
This eNempts him from combata ser
vice so long he remains on the ioh
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
Security
Auto
Theh-Signal

attached to the right
front wheel of an
a Il to m o bile or at
tempting to run a car
with the Theft Signal
so attached. Security
Auto TIL e f t Signal
makes a bump at each
+ olu tion of the
wheel, a ttra ctin 6
every ones attention
and leaving a plain
trail in the road.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

For 1t

The Theft-Signal is a
shackle of great strength
attached. to the right
front wheel of the car.
1t can be released only
by the owner who has
the proper key. Any one
attempting to remove it
without the proper key
is a thief. CALL THE
POLICE and have him
arrested.
LISTEN FOR 1T. If
a thief attempts to run
the car the Signal will
make a terrific bump at
each revolution of the
wheel, and the sharp
point will leave a plain
trail in the road, by
which he may be fol-
lowed and captured.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
lessons GRIND or "CHoREs"
AND GIVES MORE REST

In the tractor the farmers adopting
mem nave found their chores" greatly
iesSencd. Whereas 1t is necessary to
get up in the morning to feed. water,
curry. harness and hitch up. almost the
same procedure at noon and night. they
are relieved of this and only compelled
10 Ill up the gasoline tank and keen
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
I'm the Truck and Tractor Field

to the silage cutter. shredder or feed
grinder and put the crop in the form
IN which it is to he used or sent IL
market.
Quite 4 number of tractor owners
use their tractors to nov their hay.
ihcy may also he used for pulling the
nay leaders and hauling 1t while IL the
hay is to be baled this may be done
by betting the tractor to the baler
Men who have orchards or raise pota-
toes on large scale are rapidly adopt
ing tractor power TO do their work. 1t
is claimed that the tractors will Gull
irate an orchard much better than
II can be done with horses Pulling n
potato digger is an easy task for a
tractor.
Tractors may be used for pulling
manure spreaders. pulling stumps,
pulling tile machines. Tractors also
are claimed TO have the advantage over
horses and mules in doing road work
the steady pull required in grading
lSXeltng ard hauling road materials is
difficult for horses or mules. Usually
a number of horses are required TO null
grader and several men, while a lone
man can operate tractor attached
to a Scrapcr.
Tractor advocates point out that
farm horses work. on the average.
about 100 full days Il year, but cat
continually. Ii is estimated that one
horse requires the yield from five
acres as food. II has been but recently
Grafton the cost Of maintaining their
horses and mules rs previously they
figured their food was not expensive
20 the farm. The higher price of crops
hsnres on every branch of the farm
and this is pointed to as one OF the
factors in the more rapid adoption OF
the tractor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

m ,'i ignition platinum screw. isn,.
II take ignition distributor ana
spring. as these are tho Ignition paris
that nave given me trouble ball rnS
socket joints for .carbUretor and spsTS
connections, repair parts for. tho seM
tank gasket and elbow Joints. e tn,s.
feet Of soldering string is eo.n
substitute for an. entire soldering oiit'
lit. Crease in tubes Is convenlent.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
bristol Bank Increase, Cn,,,

BRISTOL. VA, October 5.-,Thc III.
National Bank of Bristol, Warrant
has Increased It's acpital stock. iron;
creased a It's surplus from $4,000 10
xxqa6Sjo cmfwy cmfwyp shrd cn,,m
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-07-30
ZMIANA PL.ANU JAZDY MA
KOLEI MILWAUCKIEJ.

Plan jazdy ma kolei milwauc-
kiej cd przeszlej niedzieli zostal
W kilku przypadkach zmieniony.
Rozchodzi sic jednak tylko o kill
ka: minut r6znicy, lecz publicznosc
musi sic do tego zast6sowac.
Cztery pasazerskie pociagi ma
ia plan nastepujacy:
Pociag mr.. l idacy IA zach6d
kt6ry. ~wyjezdzal ztad 0 1854 godzi
ME z rama, bedzie teraz odjezdza}
o. 200 godzinie.
.Pociag nr. 5 jadacy na zach6d
zamiast jak dotad 0 $50 bedzie
odjezdzal o 6 "a pc poludniu.
Pociag III. 55, jadacy IA zach6d
kt6ry~ odjezdza} o IL :05 W po1ud-
ME, bedzie teraz odjezdzaf 0 jedna
minute wczesniej.
Pociag nr. So. kt6ry odjezdza}
ma wsch6d 0 4:16 pc poludniu be
die teraz odjezdzal 0 4:16 pc pc.
1udniu.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-07-30
nVW|lARUSy NtoIek, dnia 30-go lipca, 1918.

oGIEN W MINNESOTA CITY.
wv nocy 2 Wtorku ma srode ude-
rzy1 piorun W dom mieszkalny Ja-
na Geiner W Minnesota City j wy
rzadzi4 szkody ma kilka tysiecy
dolar6w.
Przez peWien czas ogien zagra-
za1 rozszerzeniu sic ma inne budyn
XII W niedalekiej odleglosci sic
znajdujace. Kubelkami noszono
wode ably stlumie pozar, co jed
max sic ME udalo. ZaWezwano po-
mocy stray pozarnej z Winony,
lecz, ia wcale ME w~yruszyla DO W
Minnesota City, niema wodociaa--
gov. Mieszkancy musieli vice ra-
towac jak sic dalo, j tylko lyle
zdolali uczynic, re -ogien dalej ME
rozszerzy4. Dom p. Geiner spalil
sic doszczetnie.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-07-30
.MkODZIENCY PONIzEJ 18STC
A ME- BEDA PRzYJEc1
DO SkUzBY,

M1odziency, kt6rzy jeszczee ME
ukonczyli osiemnastego roku ~
cia, ME beda przyjmowani do sfuz
by wojskowej chyba re otrzyma-
ia pozwolenie cd rodzic6w. Skoro
m}odzieniec jednak ukonczy} lat
18cie, pozwolenstwo rodzic6w al
DO opiekun6w nie jest potrzebne,
mledzieniec must jednakowoz do
starczyc oficerowi rekrutacyjne--
mu pismienny dow6d, re zg1asza--
jacy sic do s1uzby wojskowej u
konczyf 18sty rok zycia.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-07-30
EGZAMINY OLA LISTONO-
STOW.

Cywilna komisya srzadoWa wy
znaczyla dzien "a sierpnia ma egg-
zaminy, azeby wype}nic miejsca
listonosz6w wiejskich W Lewiston
i Wilson, jake tez wakanse wiej-
skich listonosz6w winonskich, kt6
re p6zniej NIGGA bye opr6znione W
powiecie winonskim. Tylko mez--
czyzni beda do tych egzamin6w
dopuszczeni, kt6rzy mieszkaja W
obwodzie tel poczty i kt6rzy odpo
wiadaja pronunciation kt6re SO
w formie mr.. 1917 zawarte.
Formularze aplikacyjne MONA
otrzymac w wyzej wymienionych
biurach pocztowych albo cd RIA
dowej komisyi sluzby cywilnej W
Washington, D: G..