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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
THE STATE PRESS

American pacifists are urging that
peace propaganda be undertaken
among the people of Austria and
Germany. We know of no better
persons for the job than some of our
American pacifists. They should be
detailed at once to enter Austria and
Germany, carrying with them their
soap boxes and from every corner
and cross roads preach the blessings
or peace. OF course, the barbarous
rulers of Germany and Austria have
an unreasonable prejudice against
professional pacifism within their
own territory, but, as they have dis
tinctly favored it in America, they
might be converted. Even if they
do not permit our pacifists to speak
TO their people, all that will happen
to our missionaries will be to be
stood up against a wall and shot at.
Who will volunteer?-Johnstown
Tribune.
After congratulating the people of
the country upon the success of the
Liberty loan Secretary McAdoo
makes a request. The man who
does his full duty as a patriotic cit
izen Is he who retains his Liberty
bonds, maintains the market value
of the Nations obligations and pro-
tects the country's credit. Keen
your Liberty bond!" is the slogan he
suggests the country take up, and
only dire necessity should induce a
purchaser to part with the Govern
ment's promise to Pittsburgh
Sun.
The Prussian autocrats are the
greatest menace the world has ever
known. They builded for years for
their grand purpose. Nothing, alb
solutely nothing, that the human
mind could think of was overlooked.
They were prepared as no one had
ever been prepared before They
lost only bcause freedom cannot be
conquered. They have made the
same old mistake that autocrats
have been making for years. Free
dom is ineXtinguishable. 1t cannot
be destroyed. Those who would de-
stroy it but destroy themselves
York Gazette.
A bill aimed at the l. w. w. out
fit has gone through the Senate and
is expected to be put Through the
House at express rate speed. 1t does
not refer to the so-called Industrial
Workers of the World by name, but
those are the traitors. treasonmong-
ers and general nuisances that it is
after. 1t outlaws organizations that
use or advocate violencs to bring
about "any government, social, in
dustrial of economic change" during
the war. That hits these /. w. w.
scoundrels right between the eyes.
1t is an Internal organization that
sails under the pirate flag of the I.
w. w. 1t is found on violence.
During this war members of 1t have
been burning. plundering and de-
stroying. Hundreds of them ought
to have been hanged long ago, but
nuder the slow process of existing
law 1t is difficult to bring them to
trial, and once the trial is on there
are technicalities innumerable.-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

at $4,000 a mile, 1t is contende6
that the people of the locality to bt
benefited wanted the enterprise and
are bearing their share out of loca
taxation, a situation in which it is
held that the Commonwealth should
certainly extend it's help.
1t would seem that the time has
come when something should be de-
termined about the highway policy
of Pennsylvania during the war.
Commissioner O'Neil announced
some time ago that attention would
be concentrated on maintenance and
the State Defense Commission made
an emergency appropriation of half
million to help him out. Granted
that 1t is hard to get men and ma
terials, the increasing needs of Ma
tional defense and of motor traffic
simply demand greater effort.
Summer, with its augmented travel.
will be upon us before long. If it
is good policy to let contracts for
construction at war prices, it GER
tainly must be good policy to keep
up what we have. when we have the
money and public opinion is favor
able.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
PROPHETIAL

tFrom the Boston Transcript
In springtime, when the buds were
red,
And bees droned in the poppy-bed,
And z Zephyrs called-I knew not
where
The hungry heart to realdoms rare
caught the tune, and caroled soft
A lyric to the Bard aloft;
Who, answering, in transport trilled
Loves outlet to the flame that fast
his spirit filed.
A summer evenings golden glow
Heightened the hills in ruddy aow,
Deep in a Delphic glade I stood,
Mid clustered cloisters of the wood
And bathed in ever-purpling mist
OF fleeting day, with dewdrops
kissed.
Fair was that bower, full its breast,
Yet ceaselessly on high the Hand OF
vast unrest
Shifted the scene to somber
Darkling, the vineyard; dull, the
blue
OF skies overcast; the full-blown
Heart,
Living-wine red, pure in white art,
Bied its frail Beauty, ere mems eyes
fingered too long in Paradise.
Dwindled the Tree-God's gorgeous
might!
Autumn of Years, how swift, how
bitter-sweet thy fling!
Ere long, the homing feathered
troop
Shed their soft down. in silver droop,
And whtened clear with crystal
crust
The earth-abode of wanderlust.
AS angel choirs, myriad, sing
Each advent of deathless Spring,
All Heaven a glad triumphal urged
While holy hairs bent low, and snow
with snow converged.
H. e. PERRY.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
Dittnldn Joins Liebknecht

DIttman, a Socialist member of
the German Reichstag, is now in as
sociation with Liebknecht, another
Socialist member of the German
Reichstag. Both are making shoes
in convict pen.
Tac crime for which the Kais2S's s
government sent Dittman to pris-
or was trat cf making a speech to
1900 wcrSmen who had ceased
work as Il Irotes. against the war
policy of Ihe Germsn n government
toward the Russian people and TIE
people Of the Baltic provinces. Tho
trial cf Dltlman was of the drum
head variety. Two of his colleagues
ia the Pcichstag were permitted.
however, to present arguments IN
his defense. Then the Prussian Of
ficers conGi ituting the court sentenc-
ed Dittman to prison without re-
course.
This incident is one of the many
that have aroused men of all liberal
minds 10 active hostility against the
German EoN ernment. The details of
the incident have come to America
only through German newspapers.
The Soc list press of the United
Ste tcs has nIade no issue of the af-
fnir. which appears to interest little
or not Ut Ill the pro-Germans con-
trolling the American Socialist por-
ty.-From the Chicago News.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
HARRISBURG TREES

wv HAT are the people of Harris
wv burg going to do about uheil
shade and ornamental trees? Twice
within the year violent windstorm.
have resulted in great damage, es.
pecially in the parks and along the
sidewalks, but this loss has only en-
phasized the growing indifference CT
the people generally to the planting
and care of trees. All over the city
they have been neglected and it. is a
common experience of pedestrians to
have hats swept from their heads by
low-hanging branches. In many
places automobiles and other vehicles
cannot approach the curblines with
out encountering the overhanging
limbs and there is general neglect of
even rudimentary attention.
But worse than all this is the van
dalism that is permitted in all sec
tions, resulting in widespread dam
age to many fine trees, especially in
the parks and around school build
ings. Unchecked by janitors or teach
ers trees are being broken limb from
limb by boys, a striking example be-
ing a fine shade tree at the Maclay
building which has been almost ruin
ed by the breaking of the branches.
Why should it be necessary to ap-
peal over and over again to City
Council to create shade tree COM
mission, whose business it would be
to look after the trees, supervise their
planting and care and protect them
against vandalism?
The city-wide damage of the latest
storm should be sufficient, without
further argument, to get action.
pointment of a shade tree commits
sion under an ect of the Legislature
and no valid objection.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
THE PEOPLES FORUM

needed for protection. One boy was
derided, and kicked by his classmates
untll he hid the offending emblem
i. OF civilization in the school closet,
ana marched to the drowned rat"
limit. The other braved a similar re-
ception from his patriotic CD school
friends, and walked Market street
beneath the friendly shelter. But
public sentiment was finally triumph
ant, for the boots and jeers of half u
hundred throats made him lower the
bit of civilization, protecting him
against a thousand possible calami-
ties, -and with the plaudits of his
learned CD companions ringing in
his childish ears he marched on in
the drenching storm. 1t is too early
to record any deleterious effects.
1t is not possible to educate our
high-spirited boys and girls to the
foolishness of rislling their health
unnecessarily? Were the adults in
charge of the youngsters to instruct
them regarding sensible protection in
our future parqdes, were the UNI
brellas to serve as long staffs for
their flags on unsettled days like
yesterday, ana were their adult cap
tains to set an example of common
sense in the matter, would we not all
enjoy the exhibit of patriotism more?
There always will be children to
spurn every product of civilization in
"Tarzan of the Apes" fashion, hut
they do not comprise the element
on which We of this generation base
our hopes for the future of our be-
loved country. Let the juvenile ad-
mirers of our braves at the front"
know that they would be only too
glad to hold iron, adamant or any
other shield-like umbrellas betwoen
them and the Boches rain of ire,
were it practicable.
A HARRISBURG PATRIOT. \
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
Over tie ToFs
tn Psnna.

Soldier boys at Camp Meade are
writing home in great praise of
Annie Oakley, woman champion
shot, formerly with Buffalo Bill, who
has been visiting there. After clip
ping the ashes off a cigaret held
in the teeth of a husky private she
related that when in Berlin some
years ago the crown prince asked
her to shoot one out of his mouth.
Gee" said Miss Oakley with
keenest regret, IF he'd only let me
try it now !"
Out in Cambria County they are
telling good one on two well-know1
physicians who insisted that a GER
tain society bellies rheumatism was
caused by her teeth. She protest
ed madly and could only convince
the eminent authorities by confess
ing that she hadn't had a tooth of
her own in her head for ten years.
We read in an Allentown paper
with vast appreciation the wonder
full record of jeremiah S. Hess, ex-
state senator. For fifty continuous
years he had been superintendent
of a Union Sunday School in-Heller-
town
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
THE SCHOOL PARADE

VTYHAT a pity it was that the
wv school parade of yesterday
was marred by downpour of
Rain. But what an inspiring sight
Bthe procession afforded while it was
in full swing with flags flying, bands
playing and thousands cheering. 1t
was indeed a great war service dem
onstration.
The number of Thrift Stamps dis
played in the parade and the num-
Der of 100 per cent. schools in line
illustrated the extent of the schools
investment in these popular govern
ment securities and attested the pa
triotism of the pupils.
But the boys and girls marched
not alone for themselves. Liberal
investment in War Saving Stamps,
it is true, will aid materially in
keeping the Hun from our door, but
it will do more than that-it will
help free the children of Belgium,
and Northern France, and Serbia.
and northern Italy and of a half
dozen other PROSTATE states from
the awful slavery of the unspeak-
able Beast of Berlin. So our boys
and girls marching yesterday repre-
sented the childhood and the young
manhood and womanhood of all the
world and our hearts went out to
them as they trudged sturdily by
and we thought how much our sue
cess in this war means to them and
to young folks everywhere. All that
we have taught them to hold dear,
all there is of good cheer, of happi-
ness and the chance to work and be
of service in the world hang in the
balance. Either we of adult years.
at home and in the trenches, must
destroy root and branch the muir
derous forces of autocracy or the
wave of frightfulness which has en-
quilted the childhood of Europe will
roll over us-and our children.
That is what yesterdays parade
meant. That is what the marchers
told us as they passed. though thew
did not put the thought into words.
and they steeled the souls of all be-
holders to the task before us. with
its suffering and it's sacrifices. even
as they melted our hearts in love for
the little paraders who so confidently
entrust their future to our will and
ability to win.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
USE THE UMBRELLA

10 the Editor of the Telegraph:
1t seems too had that the thunder
showers yesterday afternoon inter-
Iered so seriously with the school
chlidren's parade, but is it not pos
slple that we may learn some lessons
rom the uncomfortable experience
that VIII make the next" time more
successful? We all hope to see the
poys and girls repeating the attempt.
elther for the same purpose, or Tor
otheF patriotic occasions, like COM
munity singing, marching and the
IKE. The drowned rat" conditions
are depiorable for obvious reasons,
even though one admiring observer
was heard to remark that the pa
Iaoers breasting the storm showed
palrlotlsm. There is limit to such
love or country" Had the weather
conditions approximated last Fri
days, very probably the enthusiastic
citizen would not have been where
ne could have been overheard.
A patriotic demonstration about a
year ago, accompanied by similar
showers, resulted in at least one
death, and many serious cases of
lllness-to harder adults. besides
l pelieve no one protected by an UNI
orella on that occasion experienced
any unpleasant effects from the gen
tie dew from heaven" But. alas.
there seems to be a strong sentiment
against the innocent umbrella. and
especially among the school children
during marching. Two bows were
sent to their respective schoolrooms 6
Yesterday at 1890 under a lowerint.
sky. Their patriotic parent. sooner
than deny them the privilege of
marching, tied their flags to the
handles of their umbrellas, bidding
them carry them like muskets, unless
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
OUR GUESTS TODAY

TT ARRISBURG to-day welcomes
RI with joy and affection the SOL
dieTs of France who have come
to assure us of the steadfastness of
the Franch in the face of the Ger
man hordes and to bring us the
word that they will hold the line
until we can throw our millions into
the field with French and British,
Italian and Belgian in the final great
push that shall start the Germans on
the retreat that will end in a rout
beyond the Rhine.
Most of these Blue Devils who
come to Harrisburg to-day have been
in the war since it's start in 1914,
and every one of them has been
wounded, some,o of them a half dozen
times or more. They have been, as
one writes puts It; three years in
hell and back with a SMILE" They
have earned their brief vacation in
this country and they are worthy of
all the attention they are receiving.
They have stood between us and
German frightfulness and the graft
tude we show them to-day is no
less sincere than the gratitude with
which the Frehch people received the
first detachment of American troops
as they marched through Paris
on their way tos take their places
in the fighting line.
There has been always a tie of deep
understanding and affection between
France and the United States which
will be strengthened by such inter
change of compliments as<that which
brought the Blue Devils on their pil-
grimage of patriotism to this coun-
try. They visualize the. war for us.
They prove to any who may be
doubling that the smiling, confident
courage of the French is unbroken,
that there fight heside our own boys
in France not the dregs of a
nation "bled white" as the Germans
would have us believe, but some mill
lions of fine, Outstanding, vigorous,
hard-fighting Frenchmen, who are
well able to give good account of
themselves under any circumstances
and who will be shoulder to shoulder
with the lads in khaki when the
triumphant march to Berlin is be-
gun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
HIGHWAY WORK

"H HE State of Pennsylvania has
more money on hand for the
maintenance of its State High.
ways than ever 'known and it is
distributing to second-class town.
ships some arrears of aid under
what is known as the cash road ta1
bonus act in some circles and as SEN
timental legislation in others. Coun.
ties and first-class townships are go
ing ahead levying the usual sums
for roads.
And in the face of this situation
we hear criticisms that some much
travelled roads, the Lincoln highway
for instance, are not being well
maintained. Allegheny county com
missioners declare that they can not
secure materials for road improve.
ments through the national govern.
ment, which refers them to the State
Highway authorities on car priority
orders. Township officials claim that
cost of maintenance work is pro.
hibitive.
The Commonwealth is letting con.
tracts for construction of roads
some at State cost entirely; some on
the share and share alike" agree
ment with counties and some ON the
state-aid principle. 1t is conte bed
that certain of these roads do mot
connect with much travelled routes
and are isolated pieces of highway
a survival of the very policy that we
tried to get away from some years
ago This is denied at the Capitol
And in defense of award of contracts
for highway construction at as high
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
OUR CHAPLAIN

1 have sat in stately churches,
Built of costly wood and stone,
Listened to the mighty organs
Pealing forth in mellow tone;
Heard ministers whose eloquence
Made dome and arches ring;
| Sat enraptured while L listened
To some noted choir sing
But the holy benediction
Never rested on me there
AS when listening to our chaplain
AS he prayed in open air.
For my soul is lifted upward
From the sordid things of earth,
And l seem to catch a vision
OF life and it's true worth.
Oh, the soldier in the army
Is but mixture Quaint
For some of him is sinner
And some of him is saint.
But the bigger better portion
(I tell it to you square)
Comes right up to the surface
When our chaplain leads in prayer,
For he rouses all our manhood
And were anxious for the chance
To join the allied forces
Who are fighting now in France
1 know not what will be my lot
When on the other side,
For Fate has many cards to play
And this old world is wide;
But If, when victory is won,
They leave me sleeping "oveI
there,
In heaven I'll wake in answer
ITO Chaplain Bassler's prayer.
H. Il. X.
Company E. One Hundred Third
Ammunition Train, Camp Han
cock, Augusta, Ga.
(The above refers to the Rev
III. n. Bassler. formerly of Harris
burg and formerly chaplain of the
Eighth Regiment. N. C -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
A Soldier ViceroV

Lord French's appointment as
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland does not
indicate that the government intends
to let the Irish off on the conscrip-
ton. or course the chief secretary
for Ireland controls all Irish admin
istration, and 1t will in no sense de-
volve upon Lord French as viceroyt
to say whether or not the conscrip-
ton shall be enforced, but he will
be a good man to enforce it if 1t is
to be enforced. There is no indication
that Lloyd George is getting weak
kneed. Lord French himself, though
a soldier always, has not the temper
ament of aldragoon, and at the head
of the Irish executive he is not likely
to practice any Prussianism. 1t Is
certainly a time for wisdom all
around in Irish affaiEa-Roston
TzEE 5cript,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
Raising the Draft Age

There can be no valid opposition
to the proposed raising of the draft
age from 81 to 40 years. Men be-
tween those ages are as capable of
taking part-in the fight to save the
nation as their younger brothers. 1t
is their war as much as 1t is the war
of the younger men. Let them do
their share in the winning of it. Sec
retary Baker is expected to ask Con-
gress for an ARMY of 100000 men.
His recommendation should be ap-
proved. The Allies will win or lose on
man power, and there is no other
source than the United States. 1t
must be give, give, give, and that
willingly, or all that has been given
may prove a useless sacrifice.-Rich-
mond Times Dispatch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
Must Speed Up to End War

The great trouble with our prepa-
rations last year was that we failed
to realize the size of our job. We pre-
pared on a relatively small scale
when we should have prepared on q
large scale. We went forward leis-
urely as if we had all the time in the
world. That mistake must not be re-
peated. The War Department need
have no fear that 1t may adopt a
approve. America wants to end this
war. 1t knows 1t can do the business
only by gigantic effort. Let the gov
ernment call for this effort! America
will answer, "Ready!"-Kansas City
Times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

DIR. John Wenrich, we'll known
to many here, has contributed some
animals from the southern states for
Readings proposed zoo.
Ex-senator Ernest L. Tustin is
urging that President Wilson be in
vited to make the Fourth of July
address at Philadelphia this year
j. H. Hoffman, Bucks county
school superintendent, is making an
effort to have every school pupil in
his county save for Baby Bonds be-
fore school reopens in the fall.
George E. Tracy, of Consho-
hocken, has been elected secretary
of the Germantown and Norristown
Railway Company.
Bishop McCort preached the SER
mon at the dedication of the new
Catholic church at Easton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
THE GHOSTLY GALLEY

When comes the ghostly galley
Whose rowers dip the oar
Without a sound to startle us
Unheeding on the shore
II they should beckon you abroad
Before they beckon me,
How could l bear the waiting time
Till l should put to sea!
Jessie b. Rittenhouse, 18th
Door of Dreams" Houghton- -Miffiil
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
Grandmd'S Little Worry

Village Pedagog-'Darwin says
we're descended from monkeys"
His Auditor-"Well, what about
it? My grandfather may ave bin q
gorilla, but it doesn't worry me-"
Voice From the Fireside-
"P'raps not, but it must have wor-
ried yer grandmother. London
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
Prettu Near Time, Now

Down where the water
Ripples with a song,
Amt a-wastin' daylight
When you're catchin' fish-that
long!
They'd pull you in the river
If you wasn't mighty strong;
You're helpin' out the country
When you're catchin' fish-that
long!
- Atlanta Constitution.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

What has become of the old fellow
who used to go whitewashing the
back fences? There are some in Har-
risburg that would look better for
his attention,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

In his last report on gains made
by various ironmolders unions, In
ternational President Valentine says
that tifty-nine locals have secured
wage increases, reduced hours and
improved working conditions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
LABOR NOTES

Conductors, motormen and other
employees of the Montreal (Can.)
Tramways Company are asking for
increased wages of,from to IL cents
an hour, according to the length of
service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

With the increase of the wheat
crop and the decrease of U-boat sink
.ings the food problem takes on a
brighter appearance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harrisburg really ought
to have a fine state armory
fronting on Capitol Park Exten-
sion?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

A bill has been introduced in the
Massachusetts State Legislature
which provides that all persons be-
tween 1S and so years OF. age who
fail to work at least thirty-six hours
a week shall be liable to a fine of
800 and Imprisonment for three
months.