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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
Rank in the Army

tempt for when the order comes for
action the man of the Industrial
ranks is just as Jealous as any ma
chine gun lad who ever blushed on
the wrong side of the army social
chasm. 1t may be noted that the
Boer Army was the limit of democ-
racy. From Kruger, DeWet, Botha,
Joubert on down it's officers asso-
ciated with the lowliest burgher on
even terms. But when the alarm
sounded and implicit obedience was
imperative who more efficiently and
readily responded than those saga
cious fighters?
Interesting indeed is this delemna
from the viewpoint of the private
The scion of q well-known Pennsyl-
vania family, college graduate and
first honor man, on leaving his home
city for service was one of a com
pany of privates in n moving picture
show who was asked by the man
ager to move to other seats because
some officers were coming in. The
bad feature about this thing" said
he to some of his friends, 'is that
it looks as though the officer did rot
respect our uniform, and yet the
officer expects the civilian to show
such respect. In time / should think
the officers attitude might be as
sumed by the civilian and so the
officer himself would not command
respect"
The thousands of educated, in
telligent and in every sense high
class young men patriotically serv'
ing as privates makes our new army
different from the English or Ger.
man service. No one in this coun.
try, especially now that a big per
manent regular army is talked of
would wish American officers to be
so arrogant that, as in Berlin, the
civilian must step in the gutter tc
leave the uniformed man plenty Of
space on the pavement. No one but
a boneheaded German general would
question the ability of the United
States of America to fight to 9
finish in a worthy cause. which
means that the nation is behind the
authority of an officer.
1t is related in the New Testament
that twice in his ministry Jesus
"marvelled." One occasion was wher
the commander of a Roman leglor
in his scarlet toga and cleaning hel-
met, begged him: Speak the word
only and my servant shall be healed
| also am q man set under authority
This soldier of the Roman eagles
saw in the humble NaZarene author
ity, power. dignity. None of these
influences in an American officer
would be inValidated We're he to sil
in the same room with a plain
"ranker," his fellow man and fellow
patriot. Official recognition and de-
ference to shoulder straps are neces-
sary but they must not be. overdone.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
OLD APPLE FRESH

Apples may come and apples may
go, but this one goes on forever.
This may be said of an apple be-
longing to George M. Reade, of st.
Paul, Mimi, which he picked from
a tree in New York in 1868.
Mr.. Reade lived on a farm in
Cortland county. N. Y, when a boy.
One day, just for amusement, he
climbed one of his fathers apple
trees, picked the largest apple he
could find and stuck cloves In 1t, says
an exchange.
1t was merely an experiment, he
said. He had heard of preserving
apples by putting cloves in them, but
thought 1t only a joke.
He gave the apple to his mother,
and when she died and some goods
were shipped to him in Minnesota,
the apple was found among them,
sound and still fragrant from the
spice.
This apple" Mr.. Reade said, "has
been from New York to Dakota, and
from Tennessee to Minnesota. It has
always been exposed to the air. II
is as shiny and wholesome looking
as when 1 pulled it from the tree.
Fifty years old, IL still is fit for sale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
UNCLE SAM AND THE KAISER

~ o far as this particular newspa-
- per is concerned there is no dis
position to misrepresent any
alien, but in the registration of those
subject to the draft there is bound
to be uncovered a considerable num-
ber of men of military age who will
strive to escape conscription through
a pretense of loyalty to the land of
their birth. These men must un-
derstand that the time is rapidly
coming in this country, If it is not
already here, when those who are
not for us must be classed as against
us.
The other day, in the course OF
his replies to the questionable OF
the Government, a resident of Har-
risburg made it clear that he is a
German and owes allegiance to the
government of the Kaiser. He also
stated that If in Germany he would
enter the military service. He was
careful, however, to state that he
was not under the orders of the
German government, in subsequent
explanation of his attitude.
In this particular case the father
of the registrant had applied for
naturalization papers, declaring his
purpose to become citizen of the
United States. 1t would seem, under
the circumstances, that this partic.
ular individual was under no obliga.
ton to continue a long distance
allegiance to the Kaiser.
There are too many "neutrals' Of
this sort in the United States to.
day. So long as Germany and the
United States were at peace there
could be no criticism. perhaps, Of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
MY BED

(These lines were written by @
soldier in the American expedition
ary forces in France, and sent to his
mother. Recently they were print
ed in the Christian Advocate, for
what they will mean to every moth
er-heart.)
7 love to think of my little bed,
With its whiteness, as of snow,
Waiting at home for my return,
Tho the years be long and slow.
It's at the top of the second stair
In the room just to the right,
Always prepared for a weary boy.
AS the day gives way to night.
Quite often at night, before sleeI
comes,
I think of my little bed;
I long for the whisper of the leaves
NV mothers hand on my head.
Twas never the same to sleep down.
stairs,
Altho in q finer bed;
Twas never home till got upstairs
With the slanting roof o'erhend.
1 loved to lie on rainy night
And hear the pattering drops;
Sometimes the pace of a racing
horse,
Sometimes the tick of clocks.
I'm always glad of my soldier!
straw,
Where'er the resting place,
But I'll ne'er forget the bed at home
Nor the love of my mothers fsce
SAMUEL GORE,
Somewhere in France, October, 1917
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
CAN'T BE TOO STRICT.

-HE public will pay little atten-
ton to the complaint, voiced by
- a Southern newspaper, that
Secretary of War Baker is too strict
with the men of the training camps
while they are off duty. Whatever
may be said of Secretary Baker
administration it must be admitted
that he is doing a fine piece of work
in keeping the soldiers of the new
army away from evil influences, or,
rather, perhaps, in keeping evil In
fluences away from the soldiers.
The scandal of the Texas border, SO
far as has been brought out, has not
been repeated in the vicinity of any
of the National Army camps.
The Secretary has had a large and
camps from the encroachments of
vice in many forms, but it is gener-
ally conceded that he is accomplish
ing much. The strong arm of Uncle
Sam should and does extend beyond
the confines of the camps. In this
work the secretary is greatly aided
by the War Camp Recreation move
ment which does for the soldier on
leave what the Y. NJ. C. A. and the
Knights OF Columbus do within the
camp, and just as efficiently. In
deed, the work of this branch of the
service may be even more important,
for it is when the men are away
from quarters that they are most
likely to get into trouble.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

A VISITOR to Gettysburg last
~ summer called upon an old
friend whose family, includ-
ing several charming daughters, was
at the moment entertaining three
United States soldiers. They were
stalwart, manly, clear-eyed gentle
men, but only privates in a ma
chine gun company. Presently the
door bell rang and two officers ar
rived, lieutenant and second lieuten-
ant. In the awkward confusion
which followed it transpired that the
officers declined to come in where
privates were welcomed, and depart
ing, they limited that the family
would be ostdacised II they did not
cease the practice.
This incident has been multiplied
a million times since America en-
tered the war and so obnoxious has
become this military "unwritten
law" that a United States Senator,
Overman, is soon to present a reSo-
luton at Washington calling for in
formation from the War Depart
ment whether there is an army
regulation requiring" officers to
snub or otherwise humiliate men in
the ranks. That any change in this
precedent will instantly overthrow
all discipline in the United States
army is the notion of men nigh in
the service. They tell you that lrti-
macy between officers and men
means decentralization and call to
witness the laXity in some branches
of the National Guard. Neverthe-
less in this land of free speech 1t is
permitted one to raise his voice In
question.
At a baseball game recently be-
tween Army and Navy men q cap
tain on the former team, very
punctilious and a good hitter, was
turning first base when q private
coaching, to hurry him along sang
out: BEAT it, you long legged dog;
make second" The captain stopped
dead in his tracks, with: Here
what kind of language are you u.s.
ing?" Beat it," roared the pri-
vate, IAN you forget who you are
this is baseball" The captain
thought 1t a good joke and said so.
If this spirit can prevail In the
most democratic game known why
not in q democratic army? Il an
army any different from a news
paper office? A big newspaper EN-
ploys hundreds of men who 60 after
news, No soldier in the most seri-
Gus crisis of battle is more prompt
or loyal than an employe of news
paper. The same is true of Schwah
plant n railroad, any great indus
trial plant, or even in a street Clean
ing organization. And yet man
ager, editor or superior feels no call
to snub the inferior. And further
more familiarity does not breed con-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
JUDGE McCARRELL

TT is a proud moment in the life
of any man when he dons the
ermine and assumes the title of
judge of the courts. The elevation
of a lawyer to this position of high
trust indicates that in the judgment
of his fellows he is an attorney of
ability and that they have implicit
confidence in his integrity. But it
is a far prouder moment when he
takes Office. as Judge S. j. NJ. Nc
Carrell did yesterday, for a second
term after an election in which he
was the unanimous choice of the
voters. Judge McCarrel was fully
entitled to all the congratulations
heaped upon him. 1t was an occa-
sion for fluctuations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
MAYOR KEIsTER's VIEWS

MT AYOR KEISTER has taken g
M very sane view of public i'm
provement matters to come
before council during the period OF
the war. In his address before city
council yesterday he expressed the
opinion that the city ought to go as
far toward meeting the wishes of the
developments as is possible, recall
ling the promises of council to CO.
operate with the Commonwealth
when the extension proposal was be-
fore the Legislature. This is in har-
mony with public thought. We have
watched the Commonwealth in it's
work of acquiring and preparing the
land in the extension zone and now,
with preliminaries we'll out of the
way and the State about to ask the
way to comply, as the Mayor says,
even though finances may be a trifle
short. The next Legislature must
not hear that Harrisburg has de-
clined to play its part in this great
scheme of things, and councilmen
as a whole appear to be in harmony
with the Mayor in his views.
The Mayor is right, also, concern
ing the Donate statuary, the gift of
NJ. s. Hershey to the city, which has
been permitted to gather cobwebs
and dirt in a warehouse for the past
several years. DR.. Hassler will add
to his popularity if he takes up this
matter, which his predecessor in Of
flee neglected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
EXPERT JUSTIFIED

THE new head of the city water
department has ample justifica-
ton for appointing an expert
to. take active charge of the filter
plant, pumping station and reser-
voirs. The city has suffered greatly
because of the handling of this high
ly technical work by laymen and the
cost of the assistants salary would
have been saved many times over
If a trained man had been in charge
Just how well this idea Jas
worked out in other departments is
illustrated by the success of DIR. j
M. j. Raunick as head of the health
bureau and of V. Grant Forrer in
charge of the public parks under the
administration of Commissioner e
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

the natural tendency to support the
land of their birth by those who had
not yet sworn allegiance to our flag.
But when this country entered the
war against Germany men of this
type at once became alien enemies
and with the unfortunate develop
ments here and there 1t becomes
more and more evident that a
stricter supervision of all such per-
sons must be had in the interest
of the United States.
Germans who have lived here for
years and who still prefer the Kaiser
to Uncle Sam are not deserving of
any particular consideration at the
present time. They had almost three
years before our entrance into the
war to get back to Germany and
participate in the Hohenzollern
melee, If they so desired, but hav-
ing remained here they can hardly
expect patriotic citizens of the Unit
ed States to look upon them with
favor, especially when they declare
their allegiance to the Kaiser.
There is great sympathy in this
country for those of German birth
who are torn between their love of
the fatherland and their patriotic
devotion to their adopted country,
but these are not now divided in
their allegiance. They regret the
horrible war forced upon a peace
full nation by the Prussian ruler,
but as between Germany and the
United States they stand firm for
the land which has given them q
home and opportunity and protec-
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
Over he TOP
IN PeNMa.

H The Chinaman who went coasting
for the first time when asked by q
friend how it went, said: "Zip-whee!
Walk a mile" That's what the
young people of Reading thought,
too, and so they have invented the
sport of hitching a sled to a motor
car and ripping over the snow for
runs of many miles. The new sport
has attracted girls and it is quite
the thing now to have "hitching"
parties. The picture of the unfor-
tunate at the end of the rope would
scare off any but a brave person.
Keeping his hold only by the skin
of his teeth, swaying dangerously,
swallowing quantities of snow
thrown up by the motorcar, with
many a "belly-bumper" the sport OF
"hitching" requires almost as much
fortitude. as skiing.
A little girl, nine years old. is now
at Jefferson Hospital in Philadel-
phia with one of the rarest diseases
known, progressive myositis ossifi-
cans" All her tissues and cartilege
will turn to bone before she is 20
years old. Even now when one
touches the muscles of her neck,
arms and back they are rigid and
hard as stone. The disease attacks
progressively all the voluntary mus
cles of the body. The involuntary
muscles are unaffected, death re-
sulting from inability to eat or move
any portion of the body. DR.. Da-
Costa places the outside limit to
the age which the child may attain
at 20 years.
They have some distance to go,
those folk living in the South Noun
tains, near the Maryland line, before
they shake the thrall of supersti-
ton. A love doctor" recently ar
rested by the Federal authorities
carried off quite a bunch of coin
from the credulous populace. Here
was the formula which he foisted
on young and old:
Get fresh egg and three leaves
called, for classification purposes,
young mans love, and five hairs
from a coal black cat, of any breed
so she's black. The leaves and the
five hairs from the black cat must
be put into pint jar filed with
strong vinegar. The jar containing
the leaves, the five hairs of black
cat and the vinegar were to be
touched three times daily with the
right hand, the TOUGHER to say, men
tioning the one whose love was
wanted, This day commends you to
love me-
'SiX days were required to work
the charm and any one not having
the love leaves and the hair from
the black cat were told that the
love doctor would supply them at
an extra cost of only 25 cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
MISSOURI SHOWS UP

(From the Fresno, Cal, Herald)
Now comes the state geologist OF
that commonwealth in his report for
1917 to show that Missouri is one of
the chief mining states of the Middle
West and that the mineral wealth
in seventeen years, from 1898 to the
present, has in the value of outputs
increased over 450 per cent, or
about 26 per cent annually. And
the SHOW me" state has. moreover,
the figures to show that 1t can make
the claim.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

-Ex Congressman J. Washington
Logue, of Philadelphia, well known
here will make speeches against Sc
dition in the coal regions.
Albert r. Granger, the new
sheriff of Delaware county, is a bus
mess man in Chester.
Col. John G. Groome, on leave
as head of the State Police, has TAX
en- up his residence at washington
for the present. He is in the United
States Army.
DIR. Talcott Williams, former
editor of the Philadelphia Press, is
writing a series of articles on Ger
many's ruling caste.
George b. Gehret, burgess of
Bridgeport, has given up his home
affairs to take charge of govern
ment work at a shipyard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
THE SOLDIERS DIET

The old idea that army diet should
consist largely of beans, hardtack and
coffee is no longer approved. In the
present training camps meat, prefera-
bly, beef, is served twice a daX. with
white bread baked in the general
camp bakery and kept twenty-four
hours before serving. Where green
vegetables can be obtained, they are
used, otherwise canned goods are sub
stituted. Coffee is served at break
fast and buttermilk, lemonade, tea,
cocoa or water at other meals. Meals,
which in the vernacular are mess"
or Chow" are served cafeteria style.
Every soldier is furnished with an
outfit which consists of a meat pan,
knife, fork and spoon. and a long
handled cup. The cover of the meat
pan serves as a plate, and the outfit
is so arranged that each man may DO
his own cooking in case of an emer-
gency.
Each man takes his meat pan and
passes bfore n table where he is
served with the various dishes pre-
pared. He then goes to a table, or II
there is none, drops down on the
ground, and eats in absolute content
ment. Don't feel too sorry for the
boys, even If they do write longingly
home wishing for mothers cookies
or James fried chicken. Belle Case
Harrington writes in Leslies. Men
in outdoor training have good appe-
tites. and they are far better off
physically than if fed on the salads
and ices and sodas they probably
would have at home. What they miss
most is sweets. II you are sending
things from home, put in cookies.
candies and jams or jellies. Milk
chocolate is one of the things a SOL
der seems to crave and jar of malt
ed milk will come handy If he is not
feeling well. Be sure not to send
food that is too rich. The boys are
on plain diet, which extremes of cli-
mate, and sometimes doubtful water
supply-and boys never do have sense
when IL comes to eating
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

u. Gross. Both DIR. Raunick and Mr..
Forrer are fitted for their work by
long training and the effect of their
experience is plainly shown in their
several lines.
1t is not to be expected that a
man shall step from private life, in
to public work and be at once famil-
lar with all the details of depart
ments requiring skill and experience
any more than it is that truck
driver should mount a locomotive
and, without previous knowledge,
take the engine over the road safely
and on time. Mr.. Gross realized this
and wisely employed Mr.. Forrer,
who had served for a long time as
head of the city park system, with
the result that he has been able 20
free his mind and at the same time
be sure that the park system is re-
ceiving all the attention required to
keep it up to standard. The Reser-
voir park is a sample of the effl-
cheney of this method.
So, too, the new superintendent OF
the water department will achieve
the best results only If he puts in
charge of its active operation a
trained executive, who shall be re-
sponsible only to himself and under
whose direction the subordinates
shall work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
HOW DO THEY GET THAT
WAX2

There must be boche inspiration
back of that report from Pasadena
that four persons attending foot
ball gone there on Tuesday were
. overcome by heat.-From the New
York Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

In view of the fact that Washington
needs no "Red Rum" sermons. we sug-
gest that Billy" Sunday deliver few
talks on Red Tape"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

If Government control of the meat
supply works as badly as it has in
the matter of coal supply, good-by
beefsteak.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
OUIET ABOUT IT. TOO

It begins to look as IL in Hurley
the President has found an adequate
man. A few such can save the day
Boston Advertiser.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
HISTORIC HARRISBURG.

A company of Harrisburg rifiemen
helped cover Washington's march on
Long Island when he retreated to
New York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

Member of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication Of
all news dispatches credited to it or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
DO YOU KNOW

That Dauphin county steel
has been built into army trans
ports?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

II Russia does not intend to listen
to hypocritical peace proposals" there
is no use talking further with the
Kaiser's representatives.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1918

1t is safer to trust your eyes than
your ears t0hen a man argues reli-
gi0R l0hile his t0ite carries in the
tCGter.-"RAM's HORN"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
OUR DAILYLA
ANNOYANCE.

'I can smell that ham and cab
bage you're cooking away out in the
street."
do you think 1t will annoy peo-
ple."
"Yes. It'll make 'em envious."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING co.,
telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
LABOR NOTES

Women are working as conductors
on trolley cars in Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati Clothing Cutters and
Trimmers Union has raised wages 81
a week.
The majority of Japanese women
workers are engaged in, factories.
Approximately 100000 people are
affected by the United States income
tax levy.
San Antonio (TeXas) Electrical
Workers Union has prepared a new
wage scale which raises rates IL Il
cents an hour.
An army of some 5000 girls is to
be enlisted by the Y. w. c. A. to
act as soldiers dining porters in
Y. w. C. A. camp pavilions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

E.J. STACKPOLE,Pr Pres't 6 Editorin- c hisf
T.. r. OYSTER, Business Mdndgsr.
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ. Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

Lord Rhondda tells us that he has
lost weight since he took over the
food controlling job But he wishes
it to be understood that he is still
capable of coming down heavily on
profiteers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

Latest from America: There will
be General Bliss at the inter-allied
war council.