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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06

authorities dredges which are escap-
ing inspection.
In another opinion It is held that
the State Fire Insurance Fund
covers the damage done by a boiler
explosion at the State Lunatic Hos
pital.
pital here. which was not followed
by a fire.
Attorney General Brown has held
that the creation of a medical Off
GERS reserve in the State Department
or Health does not transfer "the
health functions and activities of
the state to any other authority or
in any way delegate to any other
authority the power by law vested in
them" and the Health Department
has no power to enter into a program
that would bind the state. EN-
ployes of the state can individually
enter the federal service or they
may bedrafted but the state cannot
send them into such service. Once
entering such service they would
pass under the jurisdiction of the
United States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
ASSETS OF THE
BRETZES ON FILE
WITH REFEREE
Total Liabilities $11, ,469.31
Holdings, $2O,O3O.9O; Trus-
tee to Be Named

Harry M. Bretz to-day filed with
John T. Olmsted, referee in bank
ruptcy, the schedules of assets and
liabilities of Bretz Brothers. hard
ware dealers, of which he is a men,
Der. and also individual assets and
liabilities of his brother, William r.
Bretz, another firm member. His
own schedule and that of the third
member of the firm, Charles e.
Bretz, is to be filed late to-day or to-
morrow.
The schedules of the firm show
that there are approximately 1870
creditors; $10,50S.64 unsecured
claims, and $965.67 due on notes
from the partnership, making the
total liabilities $11, ,469.31. Estimat-
ed value of the store stock is placed
at $4,000; $500 for fixtures, $3.50
for a delivery auto; sS56.26 from
proceeds of business since bank
ruptcy proceedings started S3,990.3S
in collectable bills, total assets, $780,
030.9O.
Store Stock in Question
The accounts of William r. BretZ
show liabilities of $500, as he ap-
peared rs a joint maker on three
notes for that amount. His assets
are estimated at $500; $500 as the
undivided one-seventh interest in the
Bretz farm in Cumberland county
and $4,000 as a one-third interest
in the stock of the hardware store.
Mr.. Olmsted said he questioned
whether that amount could be al
lowed as probably much of the store
stock would be needed to meet debts
of the partnership. Insurance total
ling $4,000 is carried on the hard
ware stock
1t was said that a trustee would
probably first be named for the part
nership accounts, and that another
one would be elected for each OF
the individual members, the same
trustee probably being named for
each personal estate.
First Meeting in Two Weeks
Mr.. Olmsted announced that no.
tees to the various creditors would
not be sent out until all the sched-
ules are filed. The first meeting will
probably be called in two weeks.
No exemptions under state laws
are asked for any of the property
and it was said that the firm mem
bers in their personal accounts will
include all their personal property
holdings. including farm equipment
and stock on the homestead farm in
Cumberland county.
OF the large number of judgments
entered against Harry M. Bretz only
$500 worth are liens against his
property for full value as they were
entered four months or more before
bankruptcy proceedings started.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
PREMIUMS CAN
PAY EXPENSES
Insurance Fund Ruling Made
Today; Coal Dredges Under
State Inspection Now

Expenses of administration OF the
State Insurance Fund may be met
from revenue derived from premiums
since January /, 1918. if the appro-
priaton made by the Legislature is
exhausted according to an opinion
rendered to-day by the attorney
generals department. After July 1
next the fund must be entirely ad-
minlstered out of the money paid as
premiums, according to Deputy At
torney General largest.
inspection of boilers on steam
dredges taking coal from the navi-
gable streams of Pennsylvania is out
side the scope of the authority OF
the Department of Labor and In
dustry. because such dredges have
the status of other steam vessels
navigating the streams of the state
holds Deputy Attorney General
Emerson Collins. Mr.. Collins sug-
gests to Acting Commissioner l.. r.
Palmer that his department should
render any assistance desired by the
FEDERAL government to secure due
inspection of such dredges and to
bring to knowledge of United States
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
Red Cross Auxiliaries
Doing Work For Nations
Soldiers During Summer

The first results of the new system
of bookkeeping and accounting of the
Harrisburg chapter, American Red
Cross were revealed when the first
monthly report of the auxiliaries of
the local chapter. was released for
publication this morning. The New
Cumberland auxiliary leads in the
production for the month with a total
of 1.491 articles produced.
The report, listing the auxiliaries
and the number of articles produced
by each during, the month. follows:
Stevens Memorial. 179; w. C. T. u,
"a; Market Square, 67S; Camp Cur
tin, 602; St Paul's, 400; First Bap-
tist, 200; Grace Methodist, 35S; I'M
manuel, 232; Fifth Street Methodist,
III Wickersham. 1872; Evangelical, 38;
Lutheran, 756; State Hospital, 374;
National War Aid, 71S; St Andrews,
335; Pine Street Presbyterian. S74;
Catholic Women. 279; Shimmel Com
munity. %; st. Stephens, 1,135; Mt.
Pleasant Press, 81; Temple Sister
hood, S65; Calvary. los; York Room
No. /. S13; Work Room No. @, SIT:
Paxtang. 744; Duncannon, 727; Mil
lersburg, 430; Hershey, $40; Hummels-
town, $40; Newport, 50; Halifax. 460;
New Cumberland, 1.491; Lykens, 1862;
New Bloomfield, 219; Dauphin, AT;
Williamstown. 229; Linglestown, 12O,
West Fairview, Ill; Pillow. 20;
Wormleysburg. 16S; Blain, 642;
Marysville, SO; Lemoyne. IS; New
Germantown, 10; Loysville. SS7: Mil
lerstown. 1853; Eberly's Mills, .; Har-
risburg Silk Mills. 16; P. r. r. War
Relief, 232; Unknown. 76; Mrs. w. l.
Shreiner, SS; o. +. Club. /; Girls
friendly Club. 8; Miss Rutherford s
School. g. Harrisburg Walking Club
6; Knitting Department, 1855. Total
| 21,437.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
GERMANS SINK
HOSPITAL SHIP:
13O LIVES LOST
Seven Americans Landed in
England After Torpedoing
of Transport Warilda

A British Port, Aug. 6.-The tor
pedoing early Saturday morning of
the British ship Warilda was one of
The most narrowing disasters in the
history of submarine warfare. The
number of dead is variously esti-
mated from los to 130 and upward
and includes several women nurses.
The ship carried six hundred sick
and wounded. Among them were
seven Americans, two officers and
five enlisted men. all of whom have
been accounted for except one
private.
There were aboard SO nurses and
members of the Voluntary Aid De-
partment, and the crew comprised
about 200 men.
More than $50 survivors, brought
here shortly after six o'clock, were
given first aid treatment, food and
clothing. The patients were placed
aboard special trains. which had
been waiting to receive them and
sent to hospitals in various parts of
the country.
The torpedo struck the afterpart
of the engine ROOM killing the third
engineer and two other members of
the engine room force. The dynamo
was destroyed, plunging the vessel
INTO darkness. Just over the dynamo
was the ward room, which contained
more than 100 patients. Most of
these were killed outright by the ex-
plosion and the others, many of
whom had been freshly injured by
the torpedo, found themselves
trapped. 1t was impossible for out
side aid to reach them and all, ex-
cePt few who jumped overheard
and were picked up, perished. This
part of the ship, quickly settled and
water flooded the ward room,
drowning the men Gagged there.
Struggle in Darkness
Stories of the fearful struggle in
the darkness to rescue the helpless
tnvalids are told by survivors. The
ship remained afloat more than two
hours, but for a great part of the
time continued under headway be-
e-eause the engines could not be
stopped. This condition greatly
hampered the rescue work and in
addition three or four boats were
smashed while being lowered.
throwing their occupants into the
sea.
All the soldier patients and the
nurses testify to the heroic efforts
of officers and crew. Notwithstand-
ing the excitement and confusion,
which were increased by the inky
darkness, the crew under the mas
terly direction of the officers went
coolly an dmethodically abou tthej
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
FOR ALL ENGINES
Pennsy Locomotives Are Now
Receiving New Equipment;
Some Objections

Electric lights will be installed on
all locomotives on the Pennsy. This
is an order from Director General
McAdoo. Recent experiments on the
main line have proven satisfactory.
The work of installing the new lights
was started last week.
The work has been necessarily
slow at the beginning and only four
or five engines have been equipped.
but from this time on it will go more
rapidly, and the time is not far dis,
tant when the oil-burning lights will
be thing of the past, as far as the
Pennsy is concerned.
The electric current for the head
lights is generated by a dynamo
driven by. a steam turbine with
which each engine must be equipped
and the installation of this equip
ment takes time. The company has
not as yet adopted a standard dynamo
and none will be adopted until the
experimental stage has passed. The
one that proves the most satisfactory
all around will be adopted by the
company.
brotherhood Plan
The movement for electric head
lights had its inception with the en-
gineers, who, through their brother
hood, secured the passage of legisla-
tion in various states. The fact that
there is no uniformity about the
plans has made It somewhat difficult
IOT Ine railroad TO carry out InelT
plans. The distance at which an OBJ
ject like a man can be seen on the
track ahead of an engine varies in
the statutory requirements of the diff
ferent states.
AS a matter of fact. the distance
that an object can be discerned varies
with the same light. according to
weather conditions, and also with the
seasons. Tt makes a vast difference
whether it is raining or foggy.
whether there is snow on the ground
or not, or whether or not the foliage
is out, all of which are factors de-
termning the distance a light is ef-
fective.
Some Objections
Experts say that the electric head
light is not the best kind of a light
for a foggy atmosphere. Fog is water.
though the drops are very minute,
but nevertheless, an electric light
will reflect from water, back into a
mans eyes. and blind him.
Only the general use of the cleo
trio headlight will determine it's su-
periority over the oil burners, though
they doubtless have advantages that
make them the coming thing, not
only for the Pennsy, but for the rail-
roads throughout the country.
Their installation on all the loco
motives of the Pennsy will, it is said,
be an expensive proposition. No es-
innate of the cost per locomotive
could be hazarded by local officials.
but the cost of equipping all the en-
gines viii run into the millions be-
fore the work is completed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06

difficult task of bringing the sick
and wounded up on deck. AS many
as could be handled in this manner
were placed in sings and lowered
to the escorting destroyers which,
by wonderful seamanship in the
rough water, managed to work in
close enough to the sinking ship to
take off men by lowering ropes.
The morale of the wounded, lying
on deck waiting to be taken off, is
described by members of the crew
as too fine for words" They never
complained and they never urged
the rescuers to hurry.
The less seriously disabled as
sisted their more unfortunate mates
to go first. Women were placed in
the first boats lowered, notwith-
standing their protests that they
should not precede the patients. One
boat. containing six women, was
thrown against another just before
touching the water and upset. Three
women from capsized craft were
picked up bv another small boat,
along with five wounded British SOL
diers all of whom hac managed to
keep afloat although each had an
arm in a sling.
The Warilda had been in the
channel service two years, and this
was her first >crossing from France
in which she did not carry a num-
ber of German wounded prisoners.
Members of the crew remarked over
this fact and some expressed the
opinion that it was of sinister Sig
nificance.
Stewards Unusual Escape
T. E. Redman, one of the stew
ards, had an unusual escape. He
had been placed with the six women
in the. first boat and when the rope
broke he seized another line and
clambered hand over hand to the
top. There he managed to swing
in from the end of the davit to the
rail where a wounded Tommy
awaiting rescue, seized the stewards
hand and aided him to Chamber
aboard. This man described how
one woman, becoming entangled in
the ropes as she was being placed
in the boat, was caught between the
boat and the side of the ship. She
was frightfully injured by the
pressure and begged to be released,
but no aid was possible The small
boat finally went adrift and the
woman fell into the sea and was
drowned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06

Side
Philadelphia Division The 1Ot
crew first to go after o'clock: lot
lis, 126. 101, ia.
Engineers for log, 11S.
Firemen for 11S, ia.
Conductors for 11S, 126.
Flagman for 107.
| Brakemen for 106 (2), 11s, 101, ia
Engineers up: Sendle Brown
shocker Dolby, Anderson, Karr
| Frickman.
Firemen up: Webb. Taylor, Stauf-
fer, Inswiler, Mace, Painter.
Conductor up: Shark.
Brahemen up: Funk. Kaufman
Funk.
Middle Division-The 33 crew first
to go after 1 o'clock: 81, 10, IS, 23S
"a.
Engineers for 27, 81.
| Firemen for 1S, "a.
Engineers up: litter, Kaufman
Nissley, o. w. Snyder. Blizzard, Lef-
| fard, Rathfon.
ris, Benson.
Conductors up: Leonard, Hoffnagle
Klotz.
Brakemen up: Rhea, Barton. Leon
ard. Linn. Shelley. Dare. Wengart.
Yard Board-Engineers for 8, T.
2, Is.
Engineers up: Lackey, Cookery.
Firemen for l, 81, ~. 26.
Ffremen up: King, Bell, Swope
Sheaffer. Frysinger, Rein. Brown
Beard. Garverick. Kell. Nicol.
,ENOLA SIDE
Philadelphia DiyfsiOn-The 220 crew
first to go after las o'clock: 223
242, 234. 24S. 202. PSI, 24O.
Engineers for 22O, 2o2.
Firemen for 220, 223. 242. 234, 2O2
24O.
Conductors for 20. AZ, 4s.
Brakemen for 20. 23, AZ. 4S.
Brakemen up: Bordner, Bower.
Middle DivisiOn-The 103 crew first
to go after 2.15 o'clock: 106, 101, 30S
1913. 1875.
Firemen for 103, 125.
Brakeman for 1913.
Yard Board-Engineers for 145, 1st
126, Sd 126. 1st 129. End 1872, 1877, 140
1st 1O4. End 104, 11s.
Firemen for 4th 126, 1st 129, 4th
129, 140, 1st 102, 11S.
Engineers up: Fortenbaugh, Brown,
Potter Hanlen, McNally, Quigley.
Ewing, Zeiders. Caff. Fenicle.
Firemen up: Martin, Weaver, w. F.
Ready. Steffen, Danner, Lutz, Caf,
Price, Biting.
PASSENGER SERVICE
Philadelphia Division - Engineers
up: Hall, Welsh, Gillums, Lingley.
Firemen up: Spring, Cook.
Middle Division Engineers up:
Keane. Alexander, Crane. Crimmel.
Robley. Graham, Miller.
Firemen up:Zeiders. Arnold. Sheath,
Ross, Fletcher. Gross, Kelly, Sheesley.
THE READING
The 70 crew first to go after 11.45
o'clock: IA, 7. 6, 56, 0. 63, 1, 73. 70, 55.
23, IL. 81. So, "a.
Engineers for 63, 81, 1, 6, 10.
Firemen for 55. SO, 81, 70, 73, O..
IA, 25.
Conductors for SO. 81, 70, 6. 9. 25.
Flagmen for 81. 25.
Brakemen for 55. 5e, 81. 72. 7S, Z,
.. 25.
Engineers up: Grifith. Beecher.
Hunsicker, Hollonbaugh.
Firemen up: Sonnet. Bechtel, Kohn-
lein, Yeingst. Kline. Tanner. Miller.
Conductors up: Barbour, Fessler,
Hetrick, Helabaun. Hall, Baddorf,
Mccullough.
Flagmen up: Sourbeer, Ensminger
Gardner, Filbert, Beshore, Farmer,
Mclaughlin.
Brakemen up: Burtnett, McCabe,
Koons, Fry. Roger, Fauber.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
Eat More Beans or
Lose 100000 Bushels

New York, Aug. 6.-There are 12o. =
900 bushels of last years beans in the
New York market which are in dam
ger of going to waste unless they are
consumed before the 1918 crop comes
in. In the hope of saving them the
Federal Food Board issued a call yes
terday for bean drive" to begin
at once.
Just as the consuming public came
to the rescue during the spring and
tatoes," the board said, 80 a similar
patriotic use of beans is requested.
Patriotic housewives are urged to
have a bean dinner or bean supper at
least one day a week as means of
using up the present surplus. One
reason for the existing surplus is a
falling off in the consumption of
beans during the past few months
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
IL He Drinks
Give Him TESCUM
POWDERS Secretly

Any mother, wife or sister can
stop the Drink Habit, If she wants
to do so. Thousands of women are
happy today because they gave their
husbands, sons or brothers '"Tescum
Powers" The powders are taste
less and harmless and can be given
in either liquid or solid food.
You take no risk as Tescum Pow
ders are sold under a steel-bound
money-refund guarantee by ]. Nell
son Clark at $1.00 per box, or six
boxes for $500.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06

tormen and conductors, comprising
Reading, Norristown. Roxborough,
Lebanon and connecting lines. from "a
to 3S cents an hour. to be effective at
once and to 40 cents on September 1.
Over 500 men are affected. The COM
pany gives notice that 1t is preparing
to ask for another increase in fares
fom six to seven cents in Reading and
Lebanon. The fares on the remainder
of the system have been increased to
eight cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
CHARGED WITH MILK THEFT

Frank Caruso, aged 19, Elmer Fox,
aged 18 and Frank McCuric. aged Is,
were arrested by Patrolmen Parsons.
Dutton and Hoffman last night on the
charge of stealing seven quarts of
milk from the grocery store at the
corner of Race and Paxton streets.
sPolice say that they broke the bottles
and smeared the milk over the river
walk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
HURT IN FALL

James Keys, 524 Cumberland street,
a driver for Doehne's Brewery. is in
the Harrisburg Hospital with iacer-
ations of the face as the result of a
fall down the steps of a hotel at
Third and Verbeke streets. He was
carrying a keg of beer down the steps
when he slipped and fell, with the
keg landing on top of him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
RAILROAD RUMBLES
Railroad Notes

Pay week on the Pennsy started to-
day.
Nelson Anthony, baggageman at
the Pennsylvania Railroad Station.
has passed successful examination
for war service.
Extensive repairs and improvements
are being made on the Schuylkill Di-
vision of the Pennsy.
The new yards of the Reading at
Bethlehem are completed. General
superintendent w. II. Keffer was at
Bethlehem yesterday watching opera
tions.
Two carloads of material for the
Ordnance Depot warehouse have been
delivered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
Admiral Won Capelle to
Quit as Minister of Marine

Zurich, Switzerland, Aug 6.-Ad-
miral Won Capello, German minister
of marine, Will resign shirtly, accord
ing to Berlin dispatches to the Stutt-
gart Tageblate, the Munich Zeitung
and the Augsburg Zeitung.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06

READING TROLLEY WAGES RISE
ReadinE, Pa. Aug. 6. - The Read
ing Transit Company to-day announc-
ed an increase in the wages of its mo
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06

Admiral Won Cape1lo succeeded Ad-
miral Won Tirpitz as German minister
of marine in March. 1915. His report
ed resignation may have some con-
nection with the retirement of Ad-
miral Holtzendorff, head of the naval
general staff, announced on August
Q. Several days before his announc-
ed retiremen Won Holtzendorff had
apologized 70 the failure of German
submarines to sink transports.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06

Pay week on the Pennsy started to-
Iax
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
Standing of the Crews
HARRISRuRG SIDE

HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division The 1O6
crew first to go after 4 o'clock: lot,
lis, 126. 101, ia.
EnRinanra
The Winslow mail., 1918-04-19
War Savings Certificates.

With all the attendant excite
ment on subscribing for our full
quota of the third Liberty Loan
let us not forget that this county
has a large proportion to raise
from the war certificates. The
Liberty Loan campaign will be
over in three weeks, but the
campaign for war certificates
will be continued until the close
of the year 1918. The average
for every man, woman and child
is about 500. Have you purchased
your full share? If not, go see
Jack Kaufman and sign up one
of his pledge cards that you will
buy your share before the close
of the wear.
The Winslow mail., 1918-04-19
Belgian Relief.

Mesdames George Heuser, R.
Walcott and A. w. Haydock have
been appointed a committee to
gather up discarded clothing of
all kinds for shipment to the
Belgian sufferers. The ladies
want to get the clothing assem-
bled and ready to pack for ship
ment Saturday, and if people
having donations to make will
notify any member of the COM
mittee a car will be sent out to
gather it up. Clothing for men,
women, children and babies is
wanted. Let every housewife
get out the discarded garments.
and turn them over to this COM
mittee.
The Winslow mail., 1918-04-19
Tough on Wool Growers.

Ed. Sawyer informs US the
government has issued an order
that the wool growers must not
dispose of any of their clip this
year until after the government
decides how much they will need.
AS he understands the order they
can ship the wool to some stor.
age house, where they can pay
the storage until such time as
the government gets ready to
buy. If this rule is enforced it
will work a hardship on the wool
growers, as they always depend
on the money derived from the
sale of the clip in the spring to
pay up their obligations con-
tracted during the winter. 1t is
all right for the government to
insist on having the wool, but
there should be some provision
whereby the owners could at
least draw part of the value to
meet their financial obligations.
The Winslow mail., 1918-04-19
Red, Cross Memberships.

Mrs. Geo. Jackson, who is
chairman of the Red Cross COM
mlttee on memberships, desires
to notify all those members who
joined the Red Cross prior to
June lst, 1917, that their dues of
81 for the coming year are now
due, and hopes all will promptly
remit by check, or call at head
quarters and pay the secretary.
The organization is needing the
money to pay for materials to
keep the women busy working.
There are over 700 members of
the local chapter, and if each
one will promptly come across
with his dollar without further
soliciting it will materially aid in
financing this great Humanitarian
work.
The Winslow mail., 1918-04-19
War Saving Certificates.

Mesdames R. B. Eastman and
A. j. Henderson are the first
committee to report on the War
Savings pledges, and the amount
they secured will total nearly
$100 a month. One subscriber
signed a card to purchase month
ly $3.50. The list of signers to
the pledge cards returned are as
follows:
L. Merle Hahn, Katherine
Lambert, Alice Lambert, Mrs. J.
E. Dunn, Mrs. C. C. Johnson,
Mrs. H. E. Murphy, A. J. Hen
derson, H. J. Fouts, Arlie H.
Miller, Fred S. Carter, Ben Will
Jams, Francis See and N. S.
Bailey.
The Winslow mail., 1918-04-19
Summer Is Here.

We are advised by Superin-
tendent Shindle, Of the Winslow
fee & Power plant, that the local
delivery ice truck will be put on
regular daily route service Mon
day, April 22d. Customers are
required to purchase ice coupon
books to assist the delivery man
in his work. The following cou-
pom books will be for sale by an
authorized agent OF the company
who will call on you after Mon
day, and also by the driver. The
following ice coupon books can
be had:
26,6OO h. books. S125 1000 lb. books. S12
500 h. books So rs. 100 ID. books 81
Ice sold for cash, cents per pound.