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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-17
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS OF INTENSE INTEREST
Knitting Club Picnic
at Shady Nook Cottage

The women of a knitting club
planned a picnic for their husbands
and families yesterday at Shady
Nook cottage, on the banks of the
Susquehanna, the summer home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Roth.
The following guests enjoyed an
excellent picnic lunch, boating,
swimming, etc.: Mr.. and Mrs. Carter
Quigley and sons, Richard and Rob-
ert, Mr.. and Mrs. Ginger and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Jenkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur F. Eby and chill
dren, Margaret and John; Mrs.
Harry Sprague, of Wormleysburg
Mr.. and Mrs Barnitz, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bingham, Mr.: and Mrs. Stewart
Roth and children, Caroline and
Richard Roth.
Kenneth Gable, of the U. S. S.
Connecticut, who is a frequent WIS.,
itor in this city. is visiting his par
ents in Minneapolis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-17
MISS HOWARD TO WED

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Howard, Of
1928 North street, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Anna Howard to Francis L. Snoddy,
of Penbrook. Miss Howard, who,
until the removal of the family to
this city five years ago made her
home in Wormleysburg, is connected
with the Rupp studio. Mr.. Snoddy
is in the employ of the Harrisburg
Railways Company No date has been
set for the wedding. -,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-17
A Lot of 39C Value
PlanMoire, FancyStripe ondFloralRibbon
Thursday, yard
2OC

2oc value, 36-inch Longcloth, Thursday, 21c
36-inch 25c value Unbleached Muslin,
lnurSQdy, IOr
15c value Cotton Twill Toweling, Thursday,
121ae
tic and 1oc value Curtain Scrims in Rem
nants, to yds., Thursday, yd., -. Zoe
CSC value Dress Ginghams, fancy plaids.
Thursday, .................... 29c
$10O value Silk Stripe Skirting, 33-inch
width, Thursday, ............... .75c
soc value Table Damask, 54-inch width,
Thursday, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4SG
Sc value Soiled Val Laces, Thursday, ..1c
1oc value Colored Braids, slightly soiled,
Thursday, ..".. ..Ic
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-17

- 1O1o.
Mr.. and Mrs George Shelter, 1904
State street, are spending some time
in Wildwood, N. j.
Mrs. Joseph friedman, of North
street, has returned after short
visit in New York City.
Miss Lillian Southgate, of Ken
lucky, has returned home after vis-
iting Mrs E. c. Gitt 1416 State
street.
Mrs. w. L. Gourley and son Paul,
sos North Eighteenth street, leave
! tomorrow to visit in Erie and
| Waterford.
Miss Elsie Fortney, of Shippens-
burg, has returned home after
spending some time with her aunt,
Mrs. j. r. Rohrer. 1912 Boas street:
Mrs. Frederick Green, Seventeenth
and North streets. has returned
from a short trip to NV. York City.
Mrs. Jonas Fuld and children, of
| Baltimore, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto j. Buxbaum, North Second
street.
Mrs. Patrick McNiff and her
daughter, Mrs. Max Johnson. of Pax
tonia, are enjoying a visit among
| friends at Retreat and Wilkes Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fries and
children are spending ten days
among relatives in this vicinity, on
the way home to Baltimore from
New England.
Miss Pearl CASTOR and Miss Su-
zanne CASTOR, of Newark, N. J., are
| guests of their relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Inglis. of suburban Har-
risburg.
Mrs. James Edwards, of Herr
street, and Mrs. Walter Atticks and
small daughters, of 1896 Derry
street, leave tomorrow for a, stay
at the Dillsburg campmeeting
grounds.
ReedMcCarty 2100 North Sixth
street, has returned after a short
motor trip to Baltimore.
Miss Rebecca Witten. of Balti-
more, who IS visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Wltten, 247 South Cameron
street, will stay for several weeks.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Consylman,
1117 North Third street, and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. q. Huffer and son Donald,
of Seventeenth and Regina streets.
left July 13 for a three weeks auto
trip to Stone Harbor, N. j., Atlantic
City, Cape May and Philadelphia.
Harry H. Southgate, of Buffalo,
has returned home after attending
the funeral of his wife. who was
buried from the home of her sister,
Mrs. e. c. Gitt, 1416 State street.
Miss Leliah zug, of I'LL Market
street, is spending her summer va
cation with relatives in Newark and
New York,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-17

loc and 12c value Venise Insertion, Thurs
ooy1 Z. .Cc
1oc and 121ac value Oriental Laces, slightly
soiled, Thursday, . 90
25c value Venise Bandings, slightly soiled,
Thursday, Observation-Disclosures. .15c
3ec value MILDLY Blouses, size S, Thursday,
1870
soc value Children's Sandals, Thursday, 15c
1ec value Soiled Sun Bonnets, Thursday,
1Oc
15c value Boys Dutch Pants, Thursday, 7c
25c value Children's Muslin Skirts, Thurs
DAY, .......... .15C
1ec value Ladies' Black Gloves, Thursday,
DC
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-17
HOME FROM VIRGINIA

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick NJ. Barton,
of Second and Hamilton streets, are
home after a delightful visit in
Winchester, Va, with Mr.. Barton's
father, Joseph NJ. Barton. Many So
cial events were given in their hon
or and they had the pleasure of a
Ion gautomobile trip through North
ern Virginia, visiting many places
of historic interest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-17

Mrs. Meade D. Detweiler is home
after visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Lewis Lindemuth, at South Bethle-
hem.
Miss Genevieve Carter went homo
to Baltimore this morning after a
little visit among old friends here.
Mrs. e. ]. Knisely, of the Derry
block apartments. is spending some
time with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eli Ruth, of Highspire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-17

Mrs. Rena Carter, of 229 North
River street, has received word of
| the arrival of her brother, Captain
Beverly l.. Dorsey, safely over on
the other side of the waters.
Captain Dorsey. who is attached
to the Three Hundred and Seven
teenth Ammunition Train of the u. S.
r.. has been in the service of the
United States Army for twenty years,
having fought in the Spanish Amer
lean war; He has been located at
Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas,
for the last eight years where he has
trained men for military service.
Captain Dorsey is a son of Ed
ward Dorsey, of Spottsylvania, Va,
and until his service in the Army
had always lived in the south. Mrs.
Ethel Dorsey, his wife, who has been
with her husband during the time
he was at Camp Funston, will arrive
in the city this week to make her
home with Mrs. Carter while her
husband is fighting for the right
with the Army over across the seas.
Miss Pearl Meyers, of 1913 Re-
gina street, spent the weekend with
friends at Camp Meade, Md.
Miss Marguerite Reynolds, of
Derry street, will leave Saturday for
PENIS Grove, TO spend some time.
Mrs. James Templar. of 209 Boas
street, left to-day for several weeks
stay with relatives in Coatesville.
Miss Ruth West has returned to
her home in Cory, Pa. after spend
ing several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Mount, of IL North Fifteenth
street.
Miss Helen Marshall. of IS North
Sixteenth street, spent some time
with friends in Mount Gretna re-
Gently.
Miss Charlotte Crabbe. of 1881
Whitehall street, visited friends in
Carlisle recently.
Miss Jenny M. Mumma, of Derry
street, will leave the latter part of
the wek for Blue Ridge Summit to
remain for some time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-17

Henry Cocklin, son of w. c.. Cock
lin, a well-known postman, has sent
his father word of his safe arrival
across the sea. The young man who
was an employe of the P. r. r. until
he entered the service, is a member
of Battery E, 10Sth Field Artillery.
He is in excellent health.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-17
DANCE IN GROVE

The first annual masquerade dance
of the season will be held at Will
liams Grove Saturday evening, July
81, 1918.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02

chimes were manned by the best and
most intrepid fighters which the German
air service boasts. This concentration
of planes and the mobilization of the
best men enabled the Germans to contest
the mastery of the air in that region if
not actually to gain the aseendaney in
that form of fighting. At any rate we
read time after time that German air
squadrons swooped down on infantry, ar
tillery and cavalry of the entente allies
and did murderous work before they
were molested by aircraft of our own
side, while the anti-aircraft guns of the
allies were almost impotent to check
them This situation probably reveals
that the American advance in air prep
aration has not kept pace with the other
arms Of the fighting service and that the
British and the French were not in a
position to make up for the lack of prep
aration on the part of their allies, not
having airmen enough on that front to
cover the advance of all the armies en-
gagged. So it is in the field of aerial
preparation that the United States must
put forth extra speed at this time if the
allies are to gain such complete mas.
terry of the air as to insure decisive
victory within reasonable time. AL.
ready that increased speed in aircraft
production has been noted and planes
are going across the ocean in far greater
numbers than few months ago. The
mastery of the air is not likely to remain
long with the Germans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
GRANITEVILLE

Stephen Houghton and Alex Riddle are
among the boys who recently arrived
safely overseas
William johnson Of Inverness Corner,
P. O., returned to his home this morning,
after spending a few days here with
friends.
Leslie MacIver has returned from a
short visit to Pittsford and Burlington,
Miss Gertrude Wood returned to-day
from Thetford, where she has been visit
ing relatives.
The many friends Of Miss Henrietta
Mclean will be glad to hear that she has
improved greatly since she went 70 Pitts.
ford for treatment and is expected home
soon to spend few days.
Little Christy Murray, who has been in
the City hospital for several weeks, is
improving slowly 1t was feared last
week that the little girl would have TO
undergo a second operation, but since
then she has gained so much that anoth-
er operation win not be necessary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
The AHbi Stage.

Two weeks ago to-day, at dawn, Foch
launched his counter offensive against
the armies of the crown prince on the
Marine. In those two weeks the whole
German plan OF campaign has been shat
tered, the ,lneat arninsr Rheims has
been cleared OF the enemy for second
time in the war, and wat il still more
important, the German army has been
badly used up and the strategical dis
position of its units seriously interfered
with. Even the kaiser is forced to ad-
nit, in his proclamation to his armies,
that they are up against tough prop
osition and that their hardest battles are
before them.
Perhaps the most important effect of
Foch's victory is upon the German cam
paign plans for 1918. In race for time
against America, Germany has lost two
weeks More, 1t will eventually lose
other weeks-six, eight, perhaps tee
that must pass before its damaged ar
mics are in shape again. Fresh men,
fresh ammunition, fresh guns, fresh &C.
foundations of food must be brought
forward, and fresh dispositions of units
made before Germany can hope to re-
gain the initiative which, apparently, she
has dropped,
The battle, for Germany, has now
reached the explanation stage. Her gen
erals boast that by falling back from
the Marine they have shortened and
strengthened their line. But the accom-.
plishment of shortening the line is an
accomplishment Of confessed defense;
when German armies were Iunging for
ward in March and April and May, there
was no talk of line.shortening. Foch,
indeed, would be very willing to shorten
the German line-shorten it to a mere
pin point under the lindens Of Berlin,
Other German boasts are Of the terri
BILE losses of the enemy, especially the
Americans. But that is "old stuff" for
Potsdam. Long ago she was saying that
Britain had sacrificed the French; then
that the British Colonial troops were
the victims. Now, for variety, it is the
Americans who are being led to slaugh-
ter.
Talk does not win battles, nor does
it end the war, and the crown princes
desperate attempt to make it appear
that the defeat at the Marine has been
rendered victory by the losses of the
allies sounds suspiciously like the tale
of the badly whipped youngster. Gee,
Pa" he said, as the fond parent gazed
ruefully upon his offspring's blackened
eyes, "you oughta seen the other fell
low Boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02

pelier have been turned over to L. c,
Pollard, the city sheriff, for collection,
There is a substantial increase over the
amount of money last year, due, it is ex-
pected, to the large number of young
men who have gone into service and who
could not pay their taxes, and also some
have not been paid because of the pres
sure Of war activities. The total amount
turned over to Mr.. PolleGd is S7,4l4.40
From that there is deduction of two
large collections which brings the amount
to about $1,000. These unpaid taxes in
clude some of largest corporations in the
city, also one of the stores owned by an
outside corporation. The total tax pay
able in the city this year was $l79,374.55.
The result of the conference between
the executive committee of the Vermont
public safety committee and DR.. M. b.
Hillegas and Prof. l.. NJ Beach of the
state department Of education was that
the committee will cooperate in the
work which the state committee on vo-
cational education is attempting to do
and in which there has been little inter-
est shown in Vermont to the present
time. Prof. Beach has been working
alone on this effort and now the time has
arrived for more assistance, So in view
of the fact that this is a war work and
for draft registrants, the committee viii
co cooperate to improve the condition OF
these men.
George Anderson, who has been en-
ployed in the granite business for several
years, has commenced work in the Ma
tional Life offices.
Miss Dorothy Allen has commenced
work in the National Life offices.
Mrs. w. 4. Huntoon of Mortified has
commenced work as clerk in the Western
Union office,
Mrs. d. A. Forgue and Miss Elsie, her
daughter, have gone to Boston for a few
days stay,
Jerecho Ko and /. Takahash Of New
York, who are brokers in that city, visit
ed in Montpelier Thursday. They were
on their way from the White mountains,
where their have been enjoying an out.
ing, to their homes in New York. Both
are natives of Japan. By the poor con
nections which are provided now, they
were given four hours wait in this city
and availed themselves of it by visiting
the State House, Admiral Dewey's birth
place and other places of interest.
The annual publication of the automo-
bile book by the secretary of state has
taken place, and to-day copies were
mailed to the persons who are entitled
to them. The largest number in the book is
20, 600, while the largest dealers number
is 0-l9S, motorcycles 499, registrations
1878,
This morning Gov. Graham received a
modification Of the order relative to
draft boards releasing registrants which
provides that registrants may be released
to the emergency feet providing they are
to become marines, but not If they are
to go into shipyards for construction
work That is to say, if they are going
to help man ships they win be released,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02

The slight measure of relief from in
tolerable conditions of passenger service
TO Barre over the Montpelier & Wells
River railroad, as announced in another
column to-day, will be welcomed by the
people of Barre and by those who have
occasion to come to Barre from the main
line of the Montpelier s. Wells River
railroad. Under the conditions that have
existed since the passenger service to
Barre was removed by the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad, Barre has been
shamefully neglected, the people patron
ling the main line of the railroad being
compelled to resort to considerable hard.
ship in order to make the connections at
Montpelier and to get to Barre once they
have reached Montpelier. No relief is af-
forded for the former condition and only
partial relief for the latter by holding
the Barre train on the Central Vermont
railroad a few minutes in the early
evening Of week days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
Both Are Decent Men.

Voters of Vermont apparently will
have to decide between Judge Charles II.
Darling and Frank +. Howe, as to which
they will vote for to be governor The
News thinks Judge Darling the better
candidate for this high office. Judge Oar
ling 70 doubt realizes he has no mean
foe in Frank Howe, Things viii move
along in state matters, no matter which
is chosen. 1t is wen to remember this
fact. Readers have had chance to know
each of the candidates platform. Judge
Darling stands unequivocably for the
ratification of the proposed constitution
al amendment providing for nationwide
prohibition. Frank Howe says nothing
abolt this in his published platform.
Good men differ on this point One good
citizen of Mortified put it this way to
The News man the other day: Judge
Darling's prohibition part of his plat
form win not get my vote" No doubt
there are many who think the same as
this good fellow did. On the other hand
this very stand of the judge win get him
many votes. At any rate, he stood up
and was counted on this issue If Judge
Darling and Frank Howe would sit down
and talk it over, they would find them
selves pretty near together on many
state issues One might Just as properly
called Frank Howe Socialist as TO refer
to Judge Darling as a corporation law.
yer. They are both decent men, "and
you can lay to that "-Northfeld News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
Thrne hundred Million industry

Raw materials consumption by the
American automobile industry amounts
to s3O00O0,O00 yearly. There are 1850
parts and accessory makers, having an
invested capital Of S336,O0o,OoO They
employ 100000 workers and pay s2Ss,
100000 in wages annually. Tire makers
alone produced 100000 tires during
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1917, val
ued at $3.50, 100000. Nearly half Of these
were bought by ear manufacturers to
equip new cars produced during the
year.
The automobile and truck manufactur-
ers are the hub Of the industry. In the
twelve months ended last June, they
paid s4SO,O0O,000 for parts and materi-
ais.
There are $50 manufacturers of pas
senger and commercial ears, with fac
tories located in thirty-two states Of
the union. They have an invested CAPT.
tai of S736, OO0, 600, employ 100000 work.
ers and pay S275000,000 annually in
wages and salaries. During the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1917, they produced
81 SOC l04 motor vehicles of gross
wholesale value of S0l7 ,470,9s3, Exports
Of motor vehicles alone during that pc.
Rod amounted to more than S00000,000
Manufactured automobiles and trucks
were sold by the factories to distributors
and dealers and direct TO users. Sub
dealers buy from distributors or whole
salers, and most Of the users buy from
dealers and sub.deaers. There are 2.
500 distributors with SAL 100000 invest
ed capital and $4,000 employees, to whom
1926, 100000 Is paid in wages annually.
Retail dealers scattered throughout
every city and village in America num-
bered $4,000 Their invested capital
amounts to Sls4,000,000, and they EN-
ploy 100000 statesmen, repairmen and
other help, to whom $l59,000,000 are
paid yearly.--In Womans World for Au-
gust.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02

Among the dangerous grade crossings
In this vicinity is that over the Central
Vermont railroad near the Dodge bridge,
between Barre and Montpelier. The APP
prosch from the Montpelier side of the
crossing is so blind that it is not possible
10 see train coming from Barre until
the driver Of an automobile or team is
almost upon the track. Moreover, the
hazard is the greater in the case of mo-
torists because it is necessary to increase
The speed of cars in order to ascend the
grade leading to the crossing. The cross
ing at grade ought to be eliminated at
The first opportunity because the traffic
on this road is very heavy. In the mean
time a great improvement would be eff
fected if the bank which shuts off the
view to the railroad track were to be
cut down for considerable distance
Safety Of the travelling public seems to
demand that this comparatively slight
work be done at once.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
AMERICAN WEAKNESS IN AIR.
PLANE SERVICE.

If one were to venture an opinion
gained from reading of the newspaper
reports of the battles in the Marne sa-
tent, one would say that the feature in
which the Americans, and perhaps our
lilies, showed themselves inferior to the
Germans was in the employment of air
'lanes. We do not mean by that that
he Americans, the British or the French
howed dissemination to go up and
meet the enemy, but rather that the air.
flames were not available to make the
,est sort of defense against the Germans.
I seems that the enemy concentrated a
arge number of the swiftest and largest
ombat planes on the front running be-
ween Scissors and Rheims, and the ma
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
CURRENT COMMENT
A Good Appointment.

The appointment of DR.. Truman J. Al
len as superintendent of the state school
for feeble minded at Brandon, is the
right kind Of recognition to be handed
out to this talented physician During
the past five years, he has been connected
with the local institution as associate
physician. He has rendered such efficient
service that his work was noticed by
Hon. John Z. Weeks, director Of state in.
stitutions of Vermont, with such favor
that he selected him for this new impor.
tant position. DR.. Allen possesses splen.
did executive knowledge always active
in his work and going about II with the
right kind of cautiousness that brings
success. He is the type of citizen that a
community likes to see honored, and the
people Of Waterbury, whose pleasure il
has been to know DR.. Allen, will regret IL
learn that he is to leave town.-Water
bury Record
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02

The sale of the New York Evening
Post to Thomas W. Lamont of the firm
of j. P. Morgan & Co. does not call for
an investigation as that other recent
newspaper transaction in New York City
demanded; but it is probably true that
the Evening Post viii be known as a
newspaper Of captalistic tendencies be-
cause of the character of the ownership
However, that would not prevent its be,
Ing readable newspaper if the usually
accepted notions of newspaper making
are adhered to with fidelity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02

susation Of revolver by Traffic Officer
Carroll, a soldier, who was driving an
automobile, was stopped at Main and
Spring streets this forenoon. He proved
to be Private Virgil f. Gill of New Brit
ain and said he was on his way to Fort
Sloeum. Five minutes before that, Off
Ger Carroll had been notified from Hart
ford that soldier had taken an auto
mobile from street there, and the ma
chine was the one that the officer re-
trieved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02

The appointment of Vermont man,
DIR, Truman j. Allen, as superintendent
of the state school for Predetermined
children at Brandon, commends itself.
Sometimes we go far afield for capable
men, passing over those nearer home
who might prove equally as capable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02

The loss of only four British airplares
while 35 enemy planes were being driven
down on the British sectors in France
offers proof that the most experienced
German airmen have probably been sent
to the Marine sector In no other way
could such wide divergence between the
losses of the two sides be explained.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02

The kaiser declares he is not frightened
by the thrush of American soldiers. Such
statement is almost always the first
sign of the weakening braggadocio of the
bully.