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The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

was DIS uHV q IIHC dS u6VOT CdIuG IIOLI
Panama, seeing they don't make them
there.
And while the man looked at the
styles a couple of women who were
lettering along because they were too
early for the theater paused in the
shadow where the arc light couldn't
get at them and looked at the man.
The one who was a double -barreled
widow-two wedding rings in stock
knew exactly why the man looked in
the window.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

relatives in the consignment. Conse-
quently the residential sections Of the
national capital early in the war had
become an omnibus family reunion,
wherein pop and nom soon were all
fed up with visitors.
"Come and see us one day while
you're here" they said over the tele-
phone to me, with all the warmth of
Charles Evans Hughes opening his
front door and finding delegation of
California voters on the front stoop.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Does Seem Appropriate.

/ Could the eternal verities have bet
ter illustration than lis furnished by
the fact that German propagandist
turns out to be butcher?-New York
Herald.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
They All Have.

"Has your daughter a definite OBJ
ject in view, now that she has finished
her business education?''
"Yep; matrimony."
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

Philadelphia reports shortage of
garbage collections.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
How Washington Landlords Gouge Their Tenants

WHEN bndnew population about the size Of
w South Bend
completely tiled such as Washington there bound be
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
HEARDa1,aSEfNE (
at the CA.PITAI,I
And There Was Nothing Romantic About Him

ASH1NGIoNHe midage with bulge his vest that
showed life dinners
credit to the kings tai-never mind
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Yellow Flag Has Reused Ire Of Students

yellow fag mystery
"A
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good grocers. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Dainty Uniforms Adorn Fair Society Women

uniforms Wednesday
Miss Shofed Miss Carolyn Nash have establish
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

~S~>O~~~S~A~
trail high did not participate. At Cen
trail they say the rules Of the meet
were such as to bar Centrals best man.
In any event, early the other morn
ing when the students began to arrive
for school they were amazed to see
floating from the top of the 6O-foot
steel flag mast on Central high build
ing yellow flag.
CONSERVATION reigned. Whoever
had placed the yellow banner on the
halyards which were intended for the
Stars and Stripes, had cut the halys
Soon Jay Long, a Central athlete,
his place was taken by a second-year n
east, who triumphantly brought down t
the students wearing the strips as lap
But feelings of the students were
An order was issued by Principa
attempted-but rumors about the scho
school, otherwise known as "Tech," Y
morning-from which it is obvious tina
yellow banner on Central's masthead
Meantime the students say, "The
Tech spirit as whole-it was a few
Tech did it at all"
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22


Of white When
the
Barney Barucf Washington
entitled
patterned
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

teahOuse, the proceeds to 60 to the
Red Cross. This social and benevo-
lent enterprise will operate two after
Moons a week, when the Marine band
concert is expected to bring the elite
world to that particular part of the
park from four to seven o'clock. In
addition to the Red Cross service uni
form, Miss Nash and Mrs. Washburn
are both entitled to wear the khaki
skirt, shirt and jacket of tie national
service school, of which they are
graduateS This very nOnular Uniform
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
AGAIN ARRANGE FOR
NAZARENE CAMPMEETING.

The annual district campmeetlng OF
the Pentecostal Nazsrene Church Will
be held m Copsen Park at Leslie Sta
tlon on the B. and o. Railroad July IS
TO 2S inclusive. For a number OF years
this campmeetlng was held at Twin
Oaks. Pa. II Is under the same man
agement. The District Superintendent.
Rev John T. Maybury, Will be the spir-
ltual director. The Rev. Johas Trum-
bauer was elected business manager.
Many OF the pastors and eyangelists
a the district viii assist. as well as
the Pentecostal String Band OF Phila-
delphia. Many family tents VIII be
erected In the grove. Rent OF tents
will be reasonable. Good table board
win be served by the meal, day or
wceF. But no meals. refreshments nor
lunch Will be sold on Sunday. Those
desiring meals on Sunday must secure
their meal tickets at the restaurant be
forehand. The Rev. John Nelson. Oar
by, Pa. or Rev. Phiniss Chsmbers
North East, Md, VIII give any fur
ther information desired.
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
SAY WAR WILL BR. NG
A NEW EDUCATION
By Tho United Pres.

ny lno United Press
NEW YORK. July "A new educa-
'ion VIII be one OF the products OF the
war, according TO Prof. A. D. Dean,
noted education and author. member OF
the faculty OF Teachers College. Colum-
bia University.
Inc war Is exposing the usefulness
or uselessness. from the direct ser
vice standpoint, Of our school subjects
lhis world conflict IL bringing out the
relation OF education TO war. Il comes
TO the schools as an opportunity TO de-
velop service TO the State,n said Prof.
Dean today.
Now we have extension courses In
economical cooking for adult women as
a war measure. Later we shall have
IL as a home measure. Now we arc
bringing adult women into the schools
10 receive Instruction with their chill
dren. Later we shall do the same thing
because II IS the only sensible procedure
under any and all conditions. Now we
think In terms OF re-education OF dis
abled soldiers because Of the immediate
need OF helping these honored men.
Later We shall turn what we have
learned TO do for these men into bet
ter provisions for making self-suport-
Ing our crippled and blinded children
who are now In dependent institutions
being made still more dependent by
the very nature OF the pOor apology
FOR vocational training which Is given
them. NowNve have clearly before us
the need for industrial education be-
cause the Government Is crying FOR
workers Later we shall see The need
for industrial education because those
who are TO work In the industries need
IT,
"Out OF this war we are going 60
have a new spirit and method IN educa-
tlon."
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
MAKES FOUR EFFORTS
TO GET INTO CAVALRY

Kenneth Frazier OF No. 235 Madison
street, has made four attempts to en-
list at the local army recruiting sta
ton fof .he cavalry. lie told Sergeant
Shour that he Is rs years old. but
because be appears so much younger
the recruiting officer will not take him.
The lad is employed in one OF the
Wilmington shlpyards and recently
brought letter from his foreman stat
ing that he Is IS years old, according
TO their records. But Sergeant Shour
could not pass the boy on such au-
thority and he had TO refuse him. To-
day the lad told the Ofilcer that he
would pay his fare 70 Baltimore where.
he lhotght. he would be more sue
cessful in his endeavors. He told
Sergeant Shour that he wants 10 do
his share toward licking the Kaiser
and his hordes OF women and baby
killers.
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
From the Gouzenhelmcr zcltunui

fioih Aho NOuLcnncltncr LcttunQf
We shall conclude no peace OF any
kind with our western enemies until
be have obtained a guarantee that all
tho costs Of this criminal war Will be
paid by that lousy brood OF liars. the
English.
To US nothing matters. neither death
nor hunger, so long as we know that
our vile enemies OF the islands OF de-
celt and hatred Will go TO their we'll
merited perdltlon. We, however, shall
cling fast 10 the Iron mines az Briey
TO Wallonia, to Flanders. to the Ger
man provinces OF the Baltic and to the
area surrounding Warsaw.
Nor Is this all. Rumanla, too, we
shall have and the rest OF them. We
are not yet satlated; our hatred must
have more food to nurture Itself on
Wherever once the German language
has been spoken. there we shall FIX
our standard. there we shall remain
the masters for evermore.
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
POLO GROUND IS pIccEBY

BY Newspaper Enterprise Association.
LONDON, July 3.-Society people at
Wimbledon are raising pigs on CO.
operative plan at what used TO be the
polo ground.
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
RED CROSS FEEDS
TR|SOhERS With HUNS
No Yankee in Germany
Goes Hungry; Cigarettes
Also Sent
EVERY INTERE1'T
IS CARED FOR

(By Newspaper Enterprise Association,
BEhNE, Switzerland, July 3.-Eat
Eat Eat
That's what every captured Ameri-
can proceeds to do when he reaches the
prison camp at Brandenburg, Germany
TO which naval captiyes are sent by
Germany.
When the prisoner arrives after a
long Journey TO a German port and
through the Limburg concentration
prison, he is met by Chief Gunners
Mate James Delaney and three other
American prisoners who constitute the
American Help Committee Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross in Brandenburg Camp,
about 20 miles from Berlin.
To meet just such a contingency the
American Red Cross from its prisoners
relief warehouse at Berne has sent this
committee a stock Of emergency food
parcels and supplies Of clothing and
various comforts, such as soap, brushes,
towels. etc.
There are no speeches OF welcome
for the men are anything but welcome
just a good American handshake, and
the committee hands over a Red Cross
parcel containing ten pounds Of real
American "eats."
Most Of the food is cooked and ready
10 be woied by a man who has his
own opinion about the sustaining pow
ers OF thin soup. When finally the
sailor stretches and sighs the sigh OF
the well fed, the committee shoots It's
FIRST question.
Smoker"
This, too, is answered from another
Red Gross package containing cigarettes,
pipe and tobacco.
The arrival is then given a post card
addressed to the Prisoners Relief Blu
reau at Berne. This card gives the
Red Cross facts which It communicates
TO the prisoners family In America.
The card adds a new name 10 the list
OF 30i military and civil prisoners 10
whom the American Red Cross each
week sends 20 pounds Of bread, meat.
FISH, dried fruit, vegetables, sugar. cof-
fee, tea, etc.
The card also gives the sizes OF shoes
and garments the prisoner wears so
that uniforms OF other clothing can be
supplied. Smokers receive regular pack
ages OF tobacco.
vast stores which the Red Cross has
collected al Berne for the relief OF cap
tured Americans In Germany, enough
to maintain 22OO0 Americans for six
months.
No American prisoner needs anything
beyond what is being supplied TO him
except spending money. In fact, Frank
lin Abbott. director OF the Department
OF Prisoners Relief. urges relatives OF
captured men not 10 attempt to send
them parcels.
But do the American prisoners get
these Red Cross shipments" ?" is a ques-
tion asked frequently.
They do" is Mr.. Abboit's positive
answer. "The American Red Cross has
means OF making certain that the pris-
oners get what is sent. Every package
calls for return OF a receipt signed by
the prisoner.
"lf any one fails to acknowledge /
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
olrlsi Make beauty lotion at
home for few cents. Try III

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons into
bottle containing three ounces OF
orchard white. shake well. and you
have a quarter pint Of the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion beauii-
fer, at very. very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter Will supply
three ounces OF orchard white for a few
cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant
lotion into the face. neck. arms and
hands each day and see how freckles
and blemishes disappear and how clear.
soft and white the skin becomes. Yes !
II Is harmless.
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
Each Dog Plays His Part in War

their high two-whceled cart, climbed or
top. and with probably an old man OF
little boy driving the horses. they
hurried away Tommy" was forgot
ten In the haste to fee from tho wrath
OF the German guns and men.
lie wandered around dlsconsolate for
days while strange French col0nials
lived In the house his folks had left.
Then they departed. and the Americans
came. The Salvation Army moved into
his house. He wagged his tail at the
sight Of a woman. And when tho llttlo
woman reached down and petted him,
he was glad all over. He was going TO
like her, he decided. so no didn't run
and hide as he did when the Colonlals
were about.
"Tommy" was dirty. but when the
matter OF bath came up, he let
everyone know the dirt didn't bother
him. He made an awful fuss about It.
But when finally bathed, he leb every
one know he even liked being cleah
Now he has a little strap for a collar,
and is as proud as any American dog.
II Tommy" has real good luck may
be he'll see the United States somo day.
But II you don't see Tommy" maybe
youll see the collar OF the other dog
the dog born on the other side OF the
Rhine-amOng war exhibits In Washing
ton.
It's a pitlful little thing when you
stop TO think that tho dog which wore
it-being a dog-Yas just as playful and
good natured as Tommy" But no was
born on the other side OF tho Rhine.
It's just an ordinary leather collar with
a brass plate atop. There Ia a little
bell, all caked with mud hanging on
the side. Beneath Is the aluminium dis
patch case. Then there's heavy chain
about a foot long snapped In a ring
the boche dogs badge OF the bondage
for which he died.
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
by FRED S. FERGUSON
United Press Staff Corresponds

United Press STAFF Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES II
PlCARDY, May 10 (by mall. This Il
the story OF two dogs. one lies stsrl
and stiff out In No Mans Land. He gave
his life for the country OF his master
a German officer. lie was shot by an
American sentinel while on duty as 9
soldier, carrying a message.
The other dog stlll lives. but for the
coming OF Americans TO the little vii
lage that was his home he might have
died OF neglect and starvation. Thil
dog Is now known as Tommy" JUS
what his French name was no one
knows. He's OF the crossed bull and
fox terrier variety, has had a bath sincu
he fell into American hands. and is get
ting fat on the left-overs OF food from
American messes. Whatever he was In
the days OF his puppyhood, he's a Sal
walton Army dog now, and the friend
Of every soldier who lives In or passes
through the village
II there is anything a soldier in the
field loves most next to his letters from
home, his smokes. and his bunkle, II
I is a dog. Consequently there Is feel
I ing OF pity as the men in the trenches
look out over the parapet and see the
stiffened body OF the boche dog. He
happened to be born on the other side
OF the Rhine. Therefore he was an en-
emy. He couldn't reason why one man
was his friend and one his foe. He
only knew that when he was called, and
something was slipped In the little alu-
minum cOntainer on his collar, he must
go 10 the place 10 which he had been
taught to go. Neither did he know that
when he galloped beyond the German
wire and out into No Mans Land his
lean form was silhouetted against the
sky in the gathering darkness. He knew
only that this was the short way to
the next post command.
Though only a dog, he was part OF
the monster German war machine that
is menaclng the world.
Corporal Clark, OF Z Company OF the
Infantry, loves dogs as much as any
soldier. But, you must remember, the
bOche dog was born on the other side
OF the Rhine. He was Clark's enemy.
The corporal raised his gun and fired.
The boche dog dropped dead. Clark
slipped out through the wire, unfasten-
ed the dogs collar. and brought It back.
The collar was sent into headquarters.
The little aluminium message box that
hung at the dogs throat was opened.
The message contained valuable inform
alton as to relief in the enemy lines
and told other things which II Is neces-
sary to know. The colonel Of Clark's
regiment sent him a note commenting
him for shooting the dog, declaring It
showed him TO be "a quick witted sol
der OF action"
Tommy Was French.
Tommy" doesn't know the story OF
the boche dog. In the first place he
doesn't understand much English yet
Then he's having too much fun frolick-
ing with the American boys to listen.
Tommy" has lived through the trag-
edy in his life. and forgotten II. When
thousands OF men, like the boche dogs
master swept forward and captured
just across the way from
where Tommy" lived, his people fed.
They were farmer folk. They piled
what household goods they could on
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
HUN NURSE CLUES UP
SICK POILU'S MOUTH

BY Newspaper Enterprise Association.
LONDON. July IA returned pris-
oner who had lain wounded In a Ger
man hospital says a Frenchman next
to him talked considerably. As a slap
on The face did not quiet him. his cruel
nurse stuck his mouth up with surgical
plaster.
Evening journal., 1918-07-03

package. an immediate inquiry is
started. II the package miscsrries. the
International Red Cross. through neu-
tral agencies in Germany. finds out
what became OF the shipment.
I'VE have a similar committee FOR
army prisoners at Tuchel in charge OF
Sergeant Halyburton. These stocks are
not large-just a few hundred parcels,
but we maintain these stocks at point
where we believe they will feed any
reasonable number OF prisoners until
the weekly shipments from Berne come
throU gh"
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
JEWS In PALESTINE
REOPEN THE SCHOOLS

BY Newspaper Enterprise Association
LONDON, July 3.-Tho Zionist COM
mission In Palestine has reopened a.
Hebrew schools the German Institutions
which were formerly conducted by the
"Hilfsvercln." and which were classcd
by tho British when they took Jcrusa-
lem
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
PIANO BRINGS ELEVEN
HUNS OUT OF CELLAR

BY Newspaper Enterprise Association
PARIS, July 3.-After the battle al
Villen-sur-Ancre during the recent or
fensive two Australians had been play
ing a plano in a cottage for 20 min
utes when a cellar door opened and a
German sergeant and 10 men came out
and surrendered.
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
SOLDIER REPORTED As MISSING.

Charles II. Adams Of the Delaware
Pioneer Infantry has been reported as
missing to Sergeant Shour OF the army
recruiting STALLION. His home was in
Grenville. Del, when he entered the
service. He is 81 years old.
Evening journal., 1918-07-03
GERMAN GENIUS Is KILLED.

By Newspaper Enterprise Association.
BERNE, Switzerland. July 3--Ger-
many Is mourning the death OF a young
soldier named Herbert nerkner. who
was the countrys mathematical genius.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
Murderers Are Taken to
Western Penitentiary For
Electrocution Next Week

Charles Kyier and Andrew Carey.
two negro murderers, were taken to
the Center county penitentiary at
Rockview yesterday to be electro
cuted next week for their crimes in
this county and both said they are
prepared for the end. Kyler seemed
to be in a happier frame of mind
than Carey. He told the Sheriff that
he holds no grievance against any,
one, not even the jury that convict
ed him because. he said. IL he had
been a member of his own Jury he
would have voted to convict him.
self.
He thought that Judge Henry
gave him a fair deal, because of
which Judge Henry is a mighty fine
man." but he said he expects to
meet a greater judge. Kyler can
neither read nor write and he said
he was so glad TO have had the
opportunity to make his peace with
God. 1t makes him shudder, he said,
when / think what would have be-
come of me If | had been lynched
without having q chance to repent
Carey and Kyler both blamed their
crimes on booze.
Kyler fatally stabbed Walter
Clifton Shaffer, q railroader, just
outside OF a Broad stret hotel on
January 90, last, Carey killed Ar
thur Watts, in Steelton. on February
g5, last
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
WINNERS OF WAR CROSSES
TELL NOTHING OF DEEDS
Corp Buchwader Explains How Coming of the Americans
Saved France and Won the War in Allies Dark Hour

In the eyes of Adjutant Dinet
there is the look of a man who has
seen some things which he cannot
forget. And there is the look which
is given only to men who, like .Ad-
jutant Dinet, go fearlessly into the
teeth of danger. And the medals on
the chest of Adjutant Dinet tell a
story that the Adjutant himself will
not tell.
Adjutant Dinet, of the Foreign
Legion, and Corporals Turcan and
Buchwalder, who are shown in the
photograph with Evelyn DuBree,
daughter of Frank DuBree, 2O3
Hamilton street, have served over
four years for Frame. The Adju-
tant has. been a Legionaire for nine
years. incidentally; but all three
of the Frenchmen have been fight
ing the Huns since August of 1914,
when the horde of Huns overran
Belgium and swarmed through
France toward the Marne and
Paris.
Corporal Buchwalder. the heavier
Of the two men of the Legion with
Miss DuBree. has seen many things,
too. He said yesterday that he has
a daughter the age OF Miss Du-
Bree.
1T was early in March," he told
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12

of Weir Paul Murray. who sailed
overseas a short while ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ross Sharp, 62S
Norris street, this city, have received
word that their son, Private George
c. F.. Sharp, has arrived safely in
France. He left Harrisburg July 26
for Camp Lee and departed for
abroad September 1. Prior to en-
listing he was working for the Penn
sylvania Railroad in the plumbing
department.
Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. B. j.
Gerdes, 120 Sylvan Terrace, received
a letter from Lieutenant r. w,
Gerdes. dated Vladivostok.
Never saw so many ships in all
my life." he writes. -"And people
gee whiz. every race in the world
is seen here. Harbor is big enough
to hold all the ships ever built.
Weather Is fine and the country per-
fectly wonderful. Say, that trip over
the Pacific was something to re-
member; met people from all parts
of the world. They have the biggest
cabbages and taters' here l ever
saw, We have to use Russian money
and I'll say it's funny looking stuff:
all paper and resembles moth eaten
stamps, We have plenty of fine
fruit, and live well. but say won't
l let out yell when see the shores
of the United States again!"
Young Gerdes graduated from
Tech and not long after graduation
enlisted in the Ordnance Depart
ment at Chicago. He was shifted
to nearly a dozen camps and his
family never knew where to find
him. Hungry for adventure, and
proving himself capable he went up
in rank rapidly SO that he is now
Lieutenant Gerdes. at your service,
sir
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12

Mrs. f. Elwood Deysher, of IL
Locust street, this city. has Re-
ccived word of the death of her SON.
Alfred C. Grosholtz, of pneumonia.
following influenza at Hoffman's
Island, n. Y, whittier he had gone
In preparation for embarkation for
service overseas.
Young Grosholtz was "a years old
and we'll known here. He was born
In Atlantic City and enlisted in the
One Hundred and Eighth Field Ar
tillery at Philadelphia in July, 1917,
He received his training at Camp
Hancock and was just ready to go
abroad with his battery when he be-
came sick less than a week ago,
Corporal Max NJ. Wagner, Com
pany c, 521st Engineers, A. E. F.,
has advised his mother, Mrs.
Julia Wagner, 10 Ridge Avenue.
Steelton. of his safe arrival overseas.
The corporal sends his best wishes
to all his friends hereabouts.
Mrs, Raymond K, Fleisher. of this
city, has received word from her
husband, Corporal Raymond X.
Fleisher, of the latter's safe arrival
in France. He left with the Dau-
phin county quota July 26, Before
sailing for France he was stationed
at Camp Lee, Va, with Company NJ,
infantry. leaving September IA for
overseas. The corporal was former
ly an employe of the Packard Motor
Car Company's branch in this city,
Another safe arrival overseas is
that of John w, Burd. of 1899 Full,
ton street, who received his prepara-
tory training at Camp Lee. Va, He
was formerly brakeman in the
Erie yards.
Advices have reached this city
telling of the safe arrival IN France