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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
Shoes at SIS Are Nothing
Compared With These at
$11O, and Made of Gold

Mr.. Man, beware! the price of
shoes is clim bing high these days.
The man who moaned when he paid
SIS for shoes. will gasp more If he
catches a glimpse of the pair of
golden shoes now being displayed in
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewards big win
dow. The price tag is $110.
The shoes, made by Moulan, of
the Palais Royale. in Paris, will be
worn by Clayton, the Hindu mystic in
his appearance at the Majestic
theater next week. Clayton has a SUI
perb costume made from the richest
Persian cloth he could obtain. Gee, "
a girl usher at the theater exclaimed
when she saw the regalia, wish l
had that. Jimmie'd sure like met"
Among the other interesting things
Clayton carries with him all the time
is an ugly little Indian god, Wei Hal
Wei, which outlandish expression
means, The God of Luck and Love" "
If the devotee spells the name of this
image backward, he is promised the
granting of any wish he may make.
Clayton is in reality a Hindu.
When he came to America with a
name that broke the jaw of he who
attempted to pronounce it, he decid-
ed to become Anglicized, and chose
the name, Henri Clayton. He was
born in Gaypoor, India, is the son of
an Indian woman and an English
general, knew Sir Rabindranath Ia
gore, was for four years private sec
retary to Swami Nivekananda, and
was in Liege at the time the city was
taken by the Huns. He acted as
spiritual adviser and counsel for h.
II. Hartman, late head of the South
ern Pacific railroad and claims to
have found for Hartman his famous
sylvan retreat which he called 'Peli-
can Lodge"
One of the mystic's big tricks is to
have some one in the audience place
a question in a sealed envelope. The
questioner places his hand on the
envelope in full view of the audience,
while the mystic places his finger
tips on the edge of the envelope. In
three to five minutes the answer ap-
pears inside the envelope. '1ncred-
ible, eh?" he queried. well, I'll give
$1,000 to any charitable institution
you name if l don't prove my state
ment. And if any man knows the
name of his great grandmother and
does what l tell him to do, without
revealing her name in any way, I'll
tell him the name or forfeit my
weeks salary to the Red Cross"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
$4,000 U.S..
FIGHTERS ARE
NOW IN FRANCE
Transportation Feat Is Great
est in Worlds History, Con-
gressmen Are Told

Washington, May 25.-"We have
the greatest army in France to-day
that has ever been transported over
seas by any country in the history of
the world" so General Peyton c.
March, chief of staff of the United
States Army, told members of the
House Military Committee at their
weekly conference with him yester-
day afternoon.
While it is impossible under pres
ent censorship regulations to give
the exact number of troops in
France, it can be told that there are
in excess of $4,000 American Off
. GERS and men now there. Instead of
fifty per cent. noncombatant and
fifty per cent. combatant troops, as
was the case in early days of the
war, the United States now is send
ing sixty per cent. combatant to
forty per cent. noncombatant.
Quantity production of the heavy
Browning machine gun has been
reached more than 1000 Liberty
motors have been built and found
satisfactory; fast pursuit planes are
now being built in the United
States, with Liberty motors for their
driving power; French los are being
built in this country in large num-
bers; rifle production has reached
the point where a division of Is, 900
men can be equipped in three days.
Of the 500 Brownings manufac-
tured here during the last month,
more than 100 are now in France
being given their tests under actual
field conditions. Work on the light
Browning is getting under headway,
although the completed gun is not
being turned out in quantities. 1t is
understood that a particular part
for 10000 light Brownings has been
completed, and many other parts
are nearly as we'll along, but under
the quantity production system COM
pleted guns are not turned out rap
idly until all the parts are ready for
assembly.
Planes and Motors Multiply
More than one hundred DeHavi-
land combat planes have been built
in the United States, and have been
delivered to the Army. Quantity pro-
duction on these is just getting un-
der headway. Slightly more than
half of the 1000 Liberty motors of
the army airplane type have been
turned over to the War Department.
Nearly 200 of these Liberty engines
have been sent to England for in
stallation in planes there, and more
than 100 others are either on the
way overseas or are enroute to
American ports for shipment
Planning for 4,00O.0OO Army
There is a strong intimation in the
ordnance estimates that the War De-
partment is planning on an army
of 100000 men before the end of
June, 1919. The estimates are for
a force of that size, but General
March explained to the members of
the committee that it takes so long
to make some of the heavy ordnance
that it was deemed advisable to
start with the work even though a
force of that size should not be in
the field by that time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
WAR SECRETARY
WANTS AGE LIMIT
SET AT 55 YEARS
Baker Asks That Men Above
40 Be Given Opportunity
to Enlist in Army

Washington, May 25. - Another
move toward full utilization of the
country's manpower was made yes
terday when Secretary Baker sent
to Congress the draft of bill pro-
posing to raise the maximum age
Army from forty to fifty-fve years.
All men more than forty years old
so enlisted would be assigned to
noncomb batant service.
In letter to Speaker Clark, ask
ing that the bill be pushed, Secre-
tary Baker said:
Every man above the age of
forty years, who is enlisted in non
combatant branches of the service,
will make available for duty with
the line troops a man within the
prescribed age limit for all troops.
Many men, whose long expert
ence as mechanics and artisans will
make them particularly valuable to
the various staff corps and depart
ments, may be thus secured, instead
of younger men without such expe-
staff corps and departments thus
will be increased"
100000 Are Available
There probably are 100000 men
between the ages of forty and fifty
five, and many thousands of them
already attested their desire to serve
by bombarding the department with
applications. While the great ma
jority of the men in this class un-
doubtedly will be restrained from
enlisting by family and business ties,
the number at liberty to join the
colors is expected to be more than
sufficient to meet the purpose in
view.
Staff corps positions include many
duties behind the front. Every head
quarters unit includes a number of
positions for which the older men
would be just as well suited as the
present occupants, who, under the
new plan, will be released for line
duty.
Official estimates are that a mod
ern army to be maintained as an
efficient unit must have between 40
and As per cent of its actual strength
on duty behind the fighting zone
This means that of the first 900, 900
men sent to France 100000 serve
along the line of communication, in
hospitals or at the various head
quarters and debarkation bases.
Senators For Bigger Army
The Senate Military Committee
unanimously went on record in favor
of large expansion of the army. It
ordered a favorable report on res
olution by Senator Reed, of Missouri,
declaring for an increase of 3,000,-
900 men.
BY the resolution the President is
authorized in his discretion and at
such time as he may determine to
raise and begin the training of an
additional 100000 men, who are
to be called for training at such
times and in such numbers as the
President may direct"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
Official Count of Primary
Vote Is Complete Here

Tabulation work for the official
count of the votes cast in Dauphin
county on Tuesday was completed at
noon to-day. official totals of the
Republican and Democratic votes
will not be known until Monday. The
tabulation was started at noon yes
terday. In only three districts in
Vestigations of returns were neces-
sary, the clerks later learning that
in two of the districts no Democratic
votes were cast, and in a third in the
city the election board put the Re-
publican party tally sheet in the
ballot box. The board was called
and opened the box, turning over the
tally sheet to the computing board.
Official returns which have been
completed follow
Nonpartisan, Judge Superior
Court-Huselton, 4,O77; Porter, T.
$50.
Official votes for Socialist party
candidates for nomination for city
and county districts: Governor,
Charles Sehl, "A: Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Dalton T. Clark. 70; Secretary
of Internal Affairs, William Adams,
73; Representative in Congress-at-
Large, Cora NJ. Bixler, "A: John C.
Euler, II; Henry w. Schlegel, 20;
Harry T. Vaughn, 6S; Representa-
tive in Congress, John w. Coldren.
Enola. 10; Legislature, w. Waller
Shreffler. 80; Charles E. Wiedner,
81.
Prohibition party totals follow:
Governor, f. ]. Fithian, 80; Lieuten-
ant Governor, F. E. Whittlesey, 95;
Secretary of Internal Affairs. T. II.
Hamilton, "a; Representative in
Congress-at-Large, II. f. Dittman.
81; Albert Gaddis. SO; Elisha Kent
Kane, "a; f. L, Mckee. 81; Repre-
sentative in Congress. H. II. Mercer
and Aaron S. Kreider. each: Leg
islature. William r. Bottomley and
Charles W. Mccoy. 1S each.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
Academy Instructors
Are Off to the War

The Harrisburg Academy lost a
valuable teacher last evening in the
person of j. B. Barker, history and
English department, who left this
morning for service at Camp Meade.
The boys gave him a rousing send
off, presenting him with wrist
watch and trench razor. Popular and
competent, this vacancy will be hard
to fill. Mr.. Barker thanked Chairman
Frank Francis and expressed his sor-
row at leaving. but said Uncle Sam
needed him more.
H. B. n. Pritchard, instructor in
chemistry and English. has also been
called in the draft and will leave
this month, much to the students
regret.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
GIVE sLuMRER nnnr

The employees of Soutter's 25 Cent
department store have contributed to
the local chapter of the Red Cross a
beautiful slumber robe. in the hope
that it will be assigned to some
Pennsylvania regiment on foreign
soil. The robe is 56x72 inches and
is made up of ninety-nine squares,
each employe of the store contribut-
ing two squares. The squares are
blue and tan. with the exception of
the center squares, which are red,
forming large red cross. The bor-
der Is blue. The robe is on display
in one of the store windows and has
attracted much attention on the part
Of Dassersby,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
STEELTON POLICE
CHIEF RESIGNS

IContinucd from First Page.1
understood, when learning of Chief
Groves stand. made efforts to per-
suade him to remain in office. The
Chief said he was through with the
work and would not reconsider his
action under any circumstances.
No Trouble Grove Says
The police official in discussing
his action said: "I have not had a
bit of trouble with any members of
council or with the Burgess. 1t is
not for this reason I decided to re-
sign, but it is because 1 am unable
to run the department efficiently with
the small number of policemen and
the yearly allowance of funds. I'm
der the present conditions, under
stand council is unable to allow this
department any money for additional
patrolmen or for improvements. This
of course. blocks the police chief in
his plans for working up an efficient
organization and furnishing the bor-
ough with adequate police protec-
ton"
Wanted Improvements
In his annual report to council in
January, Chief Grove emphasized the
need of three additional patrolemen
and the purchase of a combination
truck to be used as patrol and am
bulance. This would mean an ex-
penditure of about $4,000 this year
and council, unable to provide the
funds decided the increase of the
police force would not be considered
1t is understood that instead of add
ing several men to the squad of
patrolmen, several councilmen fav-
ored move to have one or two re-
moved from the payrols at least
temporarily.
Confronted by these problems.
Chief Grove made efforts to build up
good working machine. but de-
clares he has failed. Rather than
proceed under the present conditions
he decided to resign, he stated.
Patrolmen Want Raise
Grove was elected to succeed T. v.
Gardner last September. Prior to
becoming Chief of the Steelton de-
partment, he was connected with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Police De-
partment for several years. He has
been resident of Steelton for a
number of years and is widely known.
He has not announced any future
plans.
1t is rumored that there is con-
siderable dissatisfaction in the ranks
of the patrolmen of the department.
The men, it is said, have demanded
an increase of $40 a month, while
members of council are understood
to have said that it is impossible to
grant an Increase of more than SIS.
Definite action will likely be taken at
the next session of council.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25

at Ostend and ZeeZrugge. These re-
ports are based on information said
tohave come from Bruges, Belgium
The German artillery was increas-
ingly active last night on the west
erly side of the Lys salient in Fland-
ers, in tn neighborhood of Strazeele
the war office announced to-day. The
district east of Beuhune was again
subjected to a gas bombardment. The
British captured numerous prison
ers and two machine gums in raid
ing operations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
Is HUN SEAMEN.
RAID TRAITORS.
DOOMED TO DIE
German Artillery Active on
West Side of Lys Salient
in Flanders
BY Associated Press

London, May 25.-Fishermen re-
turning to port to-day brought re-
ports that thirteen German sailors
have been sentenced to death and
two to Imprisonment for twenty
years by a German court martial for
attempted treason in connection
with the recent British naval raids
against the German submarine bases
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
PERRY G. ELDER

Perry G. Elder. aged II. died early
this morning at his late residence. II
North Seventeenth street. after a
lingering illness. Funeral services
will be held Tuesday afternoon, at $3.50
o'clock, and burial will be in the Har-
risburg Cemetery. The Rev. Lewis c.
Manages. pastor of the Memorial Lu-
theran Church, will ofhciate. Mr..
Elder was. for thirty-seven years, an
employe of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. He was a member of
Phoenix Lodge, No. SO. Knights of
Pythias. He is survived by his wife,
Mary T.. Elder; two daughter, Mrs.
w. II. Rife and Mrs. Laura Brubaker,
and n son, Harry w. Elder.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
Four Steel Steamships
Delivered in One Day;
29 Up to 23rd of May

Washington, May 25.-Steel ships
completed thus far in May exceed thak
output of any previous month in the~
history of the shipping board. The
total output, up to and including
May 2S, was 20 vessels, of 174,661
tons Four steel steamships, total
ing 2S,200 tons, were delivered on
Thursday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
CHURCH UNFURIls FLAG

Marietta, Pa, May 25.-A patrio-
tic and community service was held
to-day in the Colemanville Methodist
Church. A service flag, containing
thirteen stars. was unfurled. The
Rev. Thomas Roberts, of Mount Joy,
was the orator and addresses were
delivered by George Conner, the pas
tor Of the church and others.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25

list OF LETTERS REMAINING IN
the Post Office, at Harrisburg, Pa. for
the week ending May 20, 1918:
Women's List - Maude Auker Mrs.
Geo Barrett, Laura Benton, Mrs, Geo.
Bevens, Alverta Bittinger. Margaret
Black, Grace Boyer, Anna BuckwaIter.
Mary Clumley, Helen Copeland. Hat.
tie Davis, Blanche Deputy. Mrs. Ester
e. n; DlIIer. Lille Dodson. Sylvia Dugan,
Jennie Forester. Mrs. Alice Haley
Ethel B. Hargest, Elsie Henry Clara
II. Hubbard, Mrs. Lille Hudson. Mrs
FLORENCE Javins, Mrs. Sarah Jones,
kass feadv h9%fman' Panri ms Mrs. H. Kirk, Mrs. n.
Miss r: Louis. Mrs. NJ. Mailey. Mrs
Katie Maeo. Esther Martin, Minnie
Miller. Rosa a. Miers, Mrs. John Neal,
Hattie Neil. Mrs. Corah Oliver. Pearl
Simmons, Mrs. Roberta smith. Mrs.
Russell Walker. Beatrice Walker,
Mabel Walters. Catharyn Weidner
Miriam Werner. Katherine Wilson Ef,
ne Wydieth, Mrs. William Young,
Mrs. j. Zimmerman.
Mems List - Clarke Anderson. I p
Anthony, Fl. f. Arisman, NJ. II. Banks
(2). Bond Bar. Arthur Bailey Mr.
Benititto. II. J.. Biggs. Harry Biggs,
David V Beavesom, Jack Brennan,
G. Clay: Frank Coary. John Cordes,
r. c. CLANCY. w. T. Golden. Clarence
Goodyear, Edward Dapp. Jas. Dough1
erty. S. Arthur Eastburn. II. III. Espen-
shade, William Eshenour. Warren S.
Filbert, John p. Finegan, N. Nj
Fletcher, Grady Franklin. w. t..
Frishkom, Geo. Hamilton. Sr, II E
Hawkins. NJ M. Hayes, John Henry
Wilbert II. Herman. John A. Hill
Chas. w. Hinnershitz, Stanley Hoch'
Henry B. Hodge. r. C. Jenkins. James
Jones, A. r. Johnson, II. Johnson. ]
Katzen. r. C. Kingsbery. Geo. Koon-
sty, Antonio Di Lallo. C. Luyada, d.
w McRalston. M Merle, Courtiand
Moon. M. F. Philips. Tom Poundles.
Harry Quigley, Mosea Rayford, Joseph
Robertson, Chas. Roehin. Geo. Riliy.
A. w. Reece. J. w. Russell, Geo. w
Schulty, Frank Shannon. Henry
Shepherd, Paul S. SnaveIy. John
Stouteage, Emmett swinney, viii
Thompson. l.. Bennar TIM. Hearne
Turner. j. l.. Underkofffer. John
Walker. DIR. White. Ben Whitfield. E.
e. Widger. Mr.. Zuk'
Foreign - Mrs. Geo. Altru, MoruIes
Carlor.
Firms = David Etters G. Son. Har-
risburg Surety Co.. London Guarantee
& Accident Co.. A Zurick & Co.
Persons should invariably have
their mail matter addressed to their
street and number. thereby insuring
prompt delivery bv the carriers.
FRANK c. SITES.
Postmaster
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
Deaths and Funerals
DOROTHY JEAN JOHNsON

Dorothy Jean Johnson, aged nine
months, died early this morning at
the home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Johnson, 2S4 Main street, Steel
ton. Funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Burial
will be made in Mt Calvary Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
NEW YORK. CURE sroCks

Following prices supplied by How
ard A. Riley & Co., Stock Brokers
2l2 North Third street. Harrisburg:
Land Title Building. Philadelphia: 20
Broad street, New York:
TNnTrCnDTATc
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
MINING
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

BY Associated Press
Chicago, May 25.-Board of Trade
closing:
Corn-June. 1.271a; July. 1889.
Oats-May. 75& July 65H.
Pork-May, 1880; July, 1880.
Lard-July, 24.02; September, 2432
Ribs-July. 21.9O September, 22.S7.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25

LContinucd from First Page.l
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
Judge Steel at Nunlev.

J. R. Neal came in Monday from Nunley to look after business matters, and also bring in Judge J. s. Steel, who has been visiting with his sister, Mrs. Charles Everett. While there Judge Steel made talk at the Nun ley Sunday school, his talk dealing with the patriotism and duties of good Americans in the war. He also spoke at the evening service, patriotic songs were sung, and, as MT. Neal expr ressed it, the entire assembly was made to feel deeply their duty and sacrifices that must be made to win the war. Judge Steel returned to his Ashdown home this afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
D. D. Dodd at Familr Renni. q.

D. E. Dood returned on Monday from Fort Smith where he had been on business, and from Russellville, where he visited with homefolks, che last being in the nature of a reunion as all the boys of the family were present. Mir. Dodd's brother, George, who went in the first quota of the Pope county registrarts, and had re- gently attended the Third Officers Training Camp at Camp Stanley, Tex, was home on short furlough. He had received the recommendation for the rank of second lieutenant, tho no commissions were actually award ed in this camp, all commissions be- ing held to be issued as needed
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
CONTROL OF WHEAT
 PREVENTED RIOTS
Herbert Hoover Declares Had the Market Been Allowed Its Course Flour Would Have Been Today
 at $50 to $50 Barrel.

New York, April 30.-If the gov orrment had allowed the commerce in wheat to take it's untrammelled course." flour would be selling at the mill-door today for $3O to $50 bar rel instead of s10 to s1O.50, and prob ably "rioting would have been ex- nerienced in all centers of congssted nopulation, of a violence that leads to blood in our gutters," declared Her. bert Hoover, federal food administr..- for in an address here today.
 Asserting that when flour went to s1675 a barrel at the mill-door last Nav. and resulting hardships dislo- cated our entire economic life, MT. Hoover said he did not accuse the grain trade of having been responsible for the situation, but rather blamed the fact that the allies had to have wheat and were prepared to pay any price for 1t.
 "A series of speculations sprang Up that were deplorable beyond words," he said, "but only a microscopic per tion of this speculation was deliberate or vicious by nature. There was no concerted manipulation. There was a total disturbance to the law of sup ply and demand"
 If price levels had been allowed to rise without restraint, the poor would have paid in suffering and the rich in price, he said, adding that "any repe- tition as rising price levels such as those of the 1916-1917 harvest year would have meant an enormous profit to the middleman and would have in- spred the foundation of social dis content from this reason alone, if no other"
 Therefore, he said, the government had placed reduction in consumption on a voluntary basis.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
Germany's systerl.

From The Fort Smith Times Record
 The pressing need of man-power m Oermany, IS seen by the character lsue Hun method in the negotiations With what passes for Russia, for the exchange of prisoners of war. IT. uermans demand from Russia all the aoie-bodied ones, requiring Russia to keep and care for all the incapacitated ones' In return, Germany proposes 'o return to Russia only tie dis" bled ones retaining as prisoners the able podiea ones. Could anything be slmp- Ter Russia owes It to the miserable boisheyiki that such dishonorable ana humiliating terms can be dictated Ito her.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
BAKER WILL PRESENT
 PROGRAM FOR BIGGER ARMY
Probably Will Ask for Blanket Au- thOrity to Raise All Troops to
 Send Abroad.

Washington, May 1.--Secretary of War Baker will tomorrow present the administrations program for inereas- ing the army, to meet the German drive, to the house military commit tee.
 It is said that he will ask for 3lan- ket authority to raise all the troops it may be found possible to clothe, equip and ship to France.
 The entire question of transporta- tion was gone over again at the War Department today.
 It is known that the authorities, thru survey of the shipping and supplies recently completed, have been convinced that it will be possible to handle at least 3,000,000 men this year, and that number could be con- siderably increased by straining the nations resources.