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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
pIplomatlst,s Anaora Rabbit

London --"What is home without an
Angora rabbit" This is the motto
which will henceforth adorn the home
of Mr.. Franklin Mott Gunther and Mr..
]. II. Stabler, of the American embassy
here, as symbol of their first expert.
ence in joint housekeeping in London.
Both Mr.. Gunther and Mr.. Stabler
recently decided that club life could
not compare with the comforts of
"happy home," so together they took
a house at 81 Lower Belgrave street,
in one of the exclusive residential Sec
tions. With the house went the furni
ture, and with the furniture went an
unexcelled matronly cook and an An.
CORA rabbit. The rabbit was a great
pet, and the American diplomatists
agreed to show it every consideration
and incidentally return 1t to the owner
when the lease expired.
All went well until Mr.. Gunther con-
ceived the idea of helping out the dec
orations of the dining room with some
unframed rare Japanese prints which
he treasured. One of the prints was
of lettuce on green background. He
returned home the other evening to
find the print gone and the rabbit dead
The cook was beartbroken and the
house owner was notified. A cloud
hung over the happy home" which 1t
seemed nothing would dissipate.
Matters continued this way for sew
eral days until last evening, when in
the midst OF little private supper a
loud outcry was heard from the kitch.
en-, followed by crash of dishes when
the cook fell PROSTATE to the floor.
Near by, doing jaunty bunny walk
was an Angora rabbit, apparently look
ing for more paintings on the wall.
Mr.. Gunther said today that the cook
had recovered, but fully believes in
the resurrection of the dead. Mr..
Gunther and Mr.. Stabler believe that
Angora rabbits, like cats, have nine
lives, but there is report at the en-
bassy that one of the attaches, after
the sad fate of the first rabbit, had
succeeded in getting one more like 1t
than the original itself and that 1t
was surreptitiously smuggled into the
house last night. Anyway, the rabbit
is we'll and happy today and Mr..
Gunther has taken his Japanese prints
| from the dining room.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
Curious Family Of Kittens

Albuquerque, N. MIN the little
country store Of F. Jones at Vaughn
Is litter of gray kittens four Of which
were born with only three feet. Three
of them are short front foot, while
the fourth has one stump Of leg
behind. The mother of this freak
litter has only three feet, the fourth
being off at the knee joint in front.
yet she is fine mouser, and highly
valued by her owner The kittens are
lively and playful, not seeming to real
ize their deformity in the least.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
awful MONSTER,
NO IT ''T,YES' It's
Whalever-it-is Cauces Much Worry
and the Division of Opinion in
Peaceful Town.
CAUSES CELLARS TO Be FLOODED
Roots, Says Sewer Inspector General
Escaped Zippotherantheus, Says
Circus Scientist.

Geneva, Ohio.-Barnum had his
Whitis-it, his successors had their
Human and Animal Enigmas and
museums have mystified the world and
made money with their Thinking Auto.
nations - grim, iron-visaged figures
that beat all comers at checkers or
chess or for the small expenditure of
dime handed the investor his or her
fortune neatly printed and inclosed in
neat and sealed envelope. 1t remained
for Geneva, however, to produce the
whatever-it-is, fierce looking awful
monster that has been taken from the
darkest precincts Of our village sewer.
and which has divided our generally
peaceful residents into two armies Of
wildly excited verbal contenders.
At the head Of one army Is General
Edward Towne, sewer inspector ex-
traordinary-that is, extraordinary in
asmuch as he's some more sewer in.
spector. At the head of the other
array-faction, il this term suits anti.
war readers better-is Gen. Tom j.
Forde. inventor and circus man even
ing his winter quarters here.
Let's call what's been said a prelude
and begin the real story here. The
curtain rises on the main action. The
scene shows scores of cellars in Gen.
eva filling with water which has back.
ed up from Geneva's sewer lines.
A hurry call is sent for Gen. Edward
Towne, sewer Inspector extraordinary.
The sewer at a certain place is un-
covered and there before the very eyes
of crowd of terrified onlookers is a
monster with so many tentacles. or
whatever you call them, that even a
senior in a first-grade high school
couldn't count 'em. Anyway, Gen
Tom J. Forde, circus man, calls 1t a
| monster.
| Here's where the trouble comes In
| Everybody in Geneva doesn't agree
with Gen. Tom ]. Forde, inventor ant
| circus man. There's division of opin
ion in Geneva and citizens take the
difference seriously.
While scores OF honest-tO-goodness
brave men argued the Wat-ever-it-is ir
the sewer wasn't real for sure mon
ster, there was only one man in al
Geneva who carried life insurance
enough to warrant him to attempt re
What-ever-it-is. That man was Gen
Tom j. Forde, inventor and circus man
Everybody agreed to that.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
By J. U. GIESY and J. B. SMITH
Copyright 1.-The Frank A. Munsey Co.

captain, and the tone he used held a
sneer.
''Well, listen: You folks sure have
made hash Of things today. A
roundsman just sent in a package
which fell on his head from the Sec
ond story window of an empty build
ing. 1t contained a watch with Miss
Foote'S name engraved inside and a
note to the effect that the girl has
been grabbed by the same bunch that
got McKabe."
Like Lucille before me, l laid q
steadying hand on the telephone box.
Then, with exceeding care, put the
receiver back on its hook.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03

Mnns man can see where his wife
would have made q splendid railway
section boss but for the accident Of
birth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
DUTY OF AMERICAN MEN
TO KEEP FIT DURING WAR
SAYS Y. NJ. c.. A. DIRECTOR

IT'S your duty as an American
to be physically fit!" This is the
slogan adopted by c. w. Miller, ply
sical director of the Central Y. NJ.
c. y. who has opened Keep Fit"
campaign TO continue through the
entire winter. Resolved that Har-
risburg men shall be fit to meet the
Prussian foes of civilization, this
drive of preparedness has been
launched. Twelve gymnastiC classes
with prepared schedule as is given
on this page, have been organized.
Every one of these classes is going
10 receive some military training
and setting up exercises. 1t is an
inspiring sight to see kiddies of IL
TO IA years following in perfect line
the commands Squads right" and
squads left" and going through
the manual of arms without flaw.
In line With the preparedness pro-
gram, boxing bouts will be staged
between the men at the "Y' gym
nasium, not as a piece of sports
manship but as = link in the effort
to make the muscles strong and the
eye keen. Even the policemen and
businessmen will participate in this
program of training. Husky lads
from the city's law-keeping depart
ment will clash in volleyball with
grayheaded businessmen and boys
who are preparing to enter the army.
Each man is clad in the standard
uniform of white shirt, short white
pants, white shoes and white socks.
Standing erect in a straight row it is
a sight which must send a thrill of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
ProGteers, Slackers, Also
Loafers, Are Condemned

CoIumbus.-"The men who have
gone with Pershing do not limit
their output. They are not seeking
soft jobs. They are making no de-
mand for big wages, an eight-hour
day or piece-work limitations.
"At this hour there is just one big
union in this country. that is the
one to which we all belong. It is
the union of the United States of
America"
Col. Theodore Roosevelt speaking
at luncheon of 1000 workers of
the liberty loan at Masonic Temple,
rebuked men and organizations
which retard war activities.
He spared neither "profiteers,
slackers nor loafers."
THE men who are doing the most
in this war are receiving the least,
as far as money is concerned" he
continued. THE men on the fight
ing lines and their officers are today
receiving third or fourth OF wha;
their brothers at home are earning
We have a right to demand that the
men doing the less dangerous Jobs
back up those at the front. We
upon whom the smaller burden lies
should bear that responsibility with
heads erect, just as we expect oul
fighting men to bear the great tasks
which they have been called upon to
face.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
'FOOTBALLSTIRS
ACADEMY BOYS
CoachRudisill BuildingStrong
Team and Headmaster
Brown Is Aiding

The Academy does not intend to al
low Tech exclusive honors on the grid
iron this fall. and after yesterdays
practice Coach Rudisill felt confident
that he would whip together a fight
ing bunch. Assisted by Dutch Rice,
Gettysburg classmate. the coach
kept his squad going over the top in
every kind of formation and was sat
isfied that the teamwork will show
up well on Saturday, when the Acad-
emy hooks up with Lykens High
school,
The team has by no means been
picked permanently. for Rudisill is
finding plenty of talent and, of course,
wants to get the best Yesterday
Red" Menger was moved back from
the line, and he made good carrying
the pigskin.\ Among the applicants
who have shown qualifications are:
Weigle, at quarter: Hawkins. Hendry,
Rose and Yingst on the line; Arm
strong and Good, new men, are trying
for ends.
The coach is getting fine service
from the scrubs. who include: Les
ems, Hunter. MichauZ. Hawkins, Morse,
Yoffee, Fisher and Wolf. Rudisill
keeps shifting the men from one team
to the other, the usual system, ana
not for several weeks will the perma-
nent lineup be established.
Headmaster Brown, in an announce
ment in chapel yesterday morning,
school letter and sweater and then
added that should the team pass
through the year without a loss they
will be rewarded with gold footballs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
Red Cross to Launch
Big Linen Drive

The storeroom of the Evangelical
Publishing House at Second and
Locust streets will be the center Of
huge drive for linen to be launched
here next week by the Harrisburg
chapter, American Red Cross:
The acquisitions from abroad call
for: 1,25O,00O bath towels, 2.500,00O
hand towels. 1,750,000 handkerchiefs.
125, 900 napkins. 65O.OOO sheets. sEar-
risburg's allotment is: 5000 sheets
5000 bath towels, 10000 hand towels,
"a, 900 handkerchiefs. 5000 napkins.
The linen is for use in the hospitals
overseas. Everything should be new
or nearly new, and should be of
strong rather than fine texture.
Pleading for the linen the Red
Cross has asked that every article be
washed and ironed. If desired, the
sheets should be 64x101 inches with
2-inch top hem and 1-inch bottom
hem, preferably of unbleached mus
lin. The local Red Cross chapter has
on hand a considerable quantity of
muslin and will make them up If
the price. S1.30. is donated. The other
articles desired can also be purchased
as follows: bath towels, 80 cents;
hand towels, 20 cents; napkins, 10
cents; handkerchiefs, Is cents.
Laundries of the city will take
care of the collections. When the
laundryman calls for the weekly
wash the linen will be collected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03

fear down the Kaiser's spine when he
sees the imposing array of willing
Americans.
It's a health giving proposition"
and a businessman of fifty turned
around to greet his competitor. Il
come here to the gym about three
times a week. This summer the eX-
ira strain of wartime activities put
me on the blink. My back was bent
and crowsfeet were climbing into my
cheeks. Doc. Miller grabbed me the
other week and now l can walk with
proposition that makes you feel like
thinking of entering the Students
Army Training Corps"
AS to the hoys in the prep classes
and in the older students groups,
their eyes sparkle with enthusiasm
as they eulogiZe the new plan.
"Chee, / never knew 1 could get so
much muscle before" and a happy
little newsboy flexed his biceps
wait till 1 get after the Kaiser
I'll be winding up the watch on the
run! 1tll be a watch that runs,
tool"
Sure. it's a good plan "said a
city policeman. why shouldn't it
be a good Plan? When we're tired
and sour in the evenings we como
in for little gallop and some vol
! leyball, and a good, invigorating
shower. 1t puts the pep into you
and helps YOU to keep order the next
day Let us tell you right here that
it's great stuff"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
Lebanon Valley Cancels
Game With Penn State

State College, Pa, Oct 3.-Penn-
sylvania States sagging football
schedule was dealt another shatter-
ing blow, when Lebanon Valley Col
lege cancelled its game which was
originally planned for October &c.
The War Departments ruling against
overnight trips during that month
was given as the reason by the Ann
vile authorities. Five games have
now been cancelled, leaving only
Washington and Jefferson, Rutgers,
Lehigh and Pittsburgh on the slate.
The graduate management is dick
ering with Carnegie Tech, for a con-
test here, November 2, and with
Bucknel for late October date. No
game has yet been arranged for next
Saturday. Coach Bezdek is idspleas-
with the offensive play of States for
wards. He plans to strengthen the
line before going ahead with any
other detail of his system.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
PATRIOTIC GRoCERs
Editor Of the Telegraph:

To the Editor Of the Telegraph:
Most of the. grocers of Harrisburg
have complied with the patriotic plea
from the Fuel Administrator to save
coal. They have pledged themselves
to conform with a ruling made in
their association to close their stores
promptly at six p. m. each day in
Guiding Saturday in order to save
coal for other more important insti-
tutions.
1t is just as unpatriotic for you to
do your shopping after these hours
as it is for the stores to keep open.
Too long the city of Harrisburg
has remained an overgrown coun-
try town! Long years ago when 1t
was customary for pay day to fall
upon Saturdays. the good citizens
would dress in their Sunday-go-to-
meeting clothes and squeechy shoes
and together with their children and
their childrens children they would
all flock to the nearby grocery or
town stores to pay their bills and
to buy provisions or clothing for fu-
ture needs. The habit that our
grandsires formed. in those good old
days fingers yet in the lives of their
great grandchildren.
Let us rouse ourselves from this
stupid habit! No longer does payday
fall on Saturday for the most OF us
why should the custom of buying
groceries on Saturday night be kept
up? Would not Saturday morning
or afternoon do just as well in which
to purchase our provisions?
realize the tremendous sacrifices our
own boys-the 112th Regiment are
making for us on the battlefields of
France--surely. even the most callous
among US would be willing to help
the grocers and businesshouses keep
their pledges to our county and to
our boys by shopping early. Get
the habit! 1t is with regret that we
learn that few of the grocers are
not in favor of this fuel-saving
scheme. Surely no personal plea
about labor or food spelling or what
not is of as great an Importance as
responding to the cry "Save Coal for
Humanity's Sakew
The former plea or pleas can be
solved by some figuring done on the
part of those conscientious objec-
tors; the latter cry can only be mas
'SiSo "iSh NbS BIOSSiS dhu puDlt
come to a mutual agreement that
they will awaken from their long
Rip Van Wrinkle like siumbeY and
buy and sell early.
Let the public stand by our pa.
triotfc BroceTs and businesshouses.
Buy your "taters" or shoe strings
before six O'Clock Saturday evening
Help them save the coalt Freeze out
Kaiser Bill! But keep the home fires
burning1
(Signed)
FOR HUMANITY'S SAKE.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
MANIA
GRIPS GERMANY
Weaver of the Name of Hahn
Has Been Posing as
the Messiah

Amsterdam.-Wierd outbursts of
religious maria are reported from
many parts of the German empire.
The commander of the Nineteenth
Army Corps at Leipzig has found it
necessary to prohibit meetings of a
sect known as the Little Flock"
which originated at Meerane. It's
head is a weaver named Hahn, whom
his adherents address as Holy
Father" He poses as the Messiah
and pronounces Sentences" from his
Judgment seat" from which he
separates the sheep from the
goats"
The new messiah" has achieved
some measure of popularity by his
attacks on the established clergy on
the ground that they draw stipends,
which, he says, the Apostle Paul
never did; neither does he. himself.
The Little Flock" craze, it seems.
has spread to such an extent in Sax
ony, especially among impressiona-
BILE young people, that the authori-
ties have had to. interfere.
Many extreme pan-Germans have
given way to a kind of heathentsh
revival of the pagan worship Of
the ancient Teutons, including offer
ings to Wotan
! A more modern .offshoot of this
queer movement is headed by one
Ludwig Neuner, who definitely re
nounces Christianity on the ground
that it is foreign to the German
ideal" Family life is out of date
says Neuner. and all children should
be charges of the state. For prayer
Neuner proposes the following sub
stitute, which the Roman Catholic
Germania appropriately calls 6
prayer ersatz" or substitutes:
Bodily and mental "uplifts" move
ments every morning; baths, deer
breathing. song and dance. reading
of valuable poetry, contemplation Of
truly artistic objects of art; train
ing of will power by auto-suggestion
etc.
The Roman Catholic Bavariar
Courier suggests an additional
movement. tapping of the forehead
morning, noon and night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03

touchdown. Tech lost too many of
the one-pointers last week. because
of a lack of practice along this Tine,
and when Wiikes-Barre is met, Wis
bach will be in better shape.
While at least three changes are
likely on the line, the backfield is
expected TO remain intact at the start
of the contest, with Captain Elmer
calling signals at quarter. Beck
and Lingle will take care of the
halves with Wilsbach at the full
back post. Tech expects to win again
Saturday. but the victory will not be
so onelsidcd. as Wilkes-Barre has
one of the largest student bodies of
boys in Pennsylvania.
Helping along the good cause will
be the Maroon band under the lea
dership of its new leader who was
chosen this afternoon, and also the
new cheer leaders who will be picked
tomorrow morning OF the chapel
exercises. Enlisted men will again
be admitted gntis by the Tech man
lgement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
School Board to Get Report
on Site For New Building
in the Fourteenth Ward

report will be made tomorrow
afternoon at the regular meeting of
the boapd of school directors giving
available sites in the Fourteenth
ward on which a school building may
be erected after the war. A special
committee appointed at the last
meeting went to the ward this after
noon to inspect the sites, of which
there are said to be. three under con-
sideration. On the committee are
the following directors: George A.
Werner, w. Frank Whitman, DR.. c
E. L. Keen, Robert A. Enders, presi-
dent. and Harry A. Boyer.
Directors Boyer and Whitman also
constitute a committee to appraise
the value of the Lochiel building,
which until last year was used. as an
open air school. Recently an effort
was made to sell the property but
the bids received were too low. This
committee may make a report also
tomorrow afternoon.
+ The calendar for the board meet
ing tomorrow includes only a few
minor business questions such as
action on the election of Mrs. Clara
NJ. F. Bitner as a substitute teacher;
leave OF absence for duration of the
war to Joseph Leswing and Denton
N. Albright. of Technical High
school, both called for service; resig-
nation of a 1anitor and request for
permission to use a. room in the
Technical High school by the Amer
lean Bankers Association, for even
ing classes every Friday
Christian Nauss. recently ap-
pointed superintendent of grounds
and buildings for the district, has
assumed office and yesterday made
an inspection of the buildings to de-
termine necessary repairs before
winter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
BELIEVES ANGELS
HELPED ALLENBY
And They Have Been at t><
Trenches to Comfort
the Soldiers

New York.-"Do we then really
believe in angels? OF course we do"
said D. w. Montague Geer in his
farewell sermon as vicar of st.
Paurs Episcopal Chapel, Broadway
and VeseX street.
First, / believe the Angel Ga
briel of the Annunciation has been
working of late in the City of Cali
lee named Nazareth And I be-
lieve that the angels of the Nativity
have been working in Bethlehem,
and that the angels of the Cruel
f1xion and the Resurrection and AS
cension have been working in and
about Jerusalem, helping General
Allenby until he and his wonderful
British soldiers have we'll nigh
driven the Moslems out of the Holy
Land and put an end to that for
hidden and abhorrent rule forever.
And, secondly, I believe the an
gels of God have been showing their
love and ministering to us as heirs
of salvation by flying low over the
trenches to comfort and care for our
wounded and dying soldiers and to
convoy the souls of our dead heroes
to the Valhalla of heroes in the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
Gee Whiz! Tech Forces to
Be Stronger ON Saturday

Fat" Lauster, Tech stalwart line
player, will be back in his regular
position Saturday afternoon against
Wilkes-B Barre after having missed
the Mount Carmel contest last week.
1t was the first game he has missed
since joining the squad in his fresh
man year, three seasons ago. Hen
ME" Kohlman will also be at an end,
while VIC Bihl, who was on the
casualty list for the first game, will
likely be placed at a guard. Coach
Smith has been using Garrett. at CEN
ter, and with Bihls return, placed
the latter at guard.
The advent of these three addi-
tional players will add considerable
strength to the Maroon, and make
thens more formidable this week
than last. Last night the Maroon tu-
tor spent his energies in showing the
squad how to open up a hole for
the. backs. There was no scrim-
mage.
Wilsbach and Elmer spent con-
siderable time practicing Goals after
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
Laurel Park Draining
Select Racing CroWdS

Laurel Park. Maryland, where the
Maryland State Fair is holding its
annual program, is the recreation
spot these days of many statesmen
and financieTs from the Capital, says
Harrisburg visitor, who ran down to
ogle the newly -beatutifed plant. You
can see most of the big fellows" he
remarked, and / noticed a pile of
them indulging in the pari-mutual. y
pile of money has been spent on the
racing sport in old Anne Arundel
county, something like 100000, and it
will be a 100000 proposition before
they are through. The track has been
raised in some sections as much as five
feet, and the horsemen who have Wis
tied it lately are unanimous in their
opinion that it will be as fast as
Saratoga, where worlds records went
by the boards during the great event
of racing which recently closed at the
Spa. The Laurel Park track is in the
hands of n master superintendent
Frank Keegan. This Keegan is the
same individual who prepared the