davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09
ION TO BERLIN!"

WYE are speaking in terms of
Wv force now" says Secrctary
Lane, Il member of the Presi-
dents Cabinet, because that is the
one language which the German
government understands. We will
continue TO speak in the language
that comes from the cannon's mouth
until we have achieved military de-
cision. A military decision will have
been reached, as I understand il,
when Germany knows that she has
been whipped, and knows that she
will be whipped again if she cont!n-
ues to fight, that she cannot stand
against the physical force of the
world, or its moral force"
And when the Hun has been licked
to his knees, as is certain tc happen,
let the armes of liberty and right
eousness and justice march on to
Berlin and determine there the fate
of the instigators and bloody leaders
of the inhunan horde that has up
set the peace of the world. There
must be no negotiated peace" Con-
dign and adequate punishment must
be inflicted and the German people
should be given such an object lesson
as will cure them for all time of their
obsession that they are a superior
tribe whose will shall be imposed
upon the rest of mankind.
"On TO Berlin" is the order which
will be chcerfully obeyed by the
American forces and their brave AL
lies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09
AlwdVs Look Like That

Uncle Bill. hearing an explosion in
the immediate neighborhood, said to
his small nephew, sitting in the auto
mobile beside him: Get out Jimmy,
and look at the tire, and see IL Il is
fiat"
1T looks pretty good" said Jimmy
upon inspection; 'it's only fiat on the
bottom side. de."-Everybody's Maya
zine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09
Grdndfdfhers

Father, what kind of boats were
the rams they used so much in the
Civil War;"
They were probably the ances-
tors of the eve boats of to-day. my
boy."-Puck
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09
Hindenburg'S Latest Song

o where, o where's my little line
gone?
o where. o where can 1T be?
With its head cut of and its tail gone
wrong,
It seems to be all at sea-
-Tlom the Philadelphia Evening
Public Ledger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09
Judging Another

Therefore thou art inexcusaole, .
man, whosoever thou art that Judg-
est; for wherein thou judgest another,
thou condemnest thyself: for thou
that Judgest doest the same thing
Romans II.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09

Member of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-.
titled to the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to it or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09

Just to let the Kaiser know that
we don't mean to listen to any peace
chatter this winter, we are going to
raise another Liberty Loan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09
STAMP IT OUT

A ARDlNAR1L1 the Cldlu reuter-
ois a burdensome nuisance an,
should be discouraged. But oc
casionally comes one that deserve
to go the rounds, even at the risl
of overburdening the already griev
ously-taxed mail service. Such ;
one has for it's purpose the stamp
ing out of German propaganda. l
reads like this:
The false and malicious stories
constantly being circulated as
facts, discrediting our high off,
cials and the Red Cross, the care
and conduct of our troops. and the
condition of our cantonments,
etc, are German propaganda, In
tended to create distrust and DIS
contentment among our people and
discourage those who are working
for the country.
These stories are accepted as
news. and unfortunately are being
given the widest circulation by
patriotic Americans. who do not
realize that they are aiding our
enemies.
The espionage act provides
punishment for those who CON
vey'' any false reports or state
mentS concerning our govern
ment. Those lighting for us de-
serve the fullest measure OF our
loyalty and support, both in word
We have resolved to close our
ears to all such stories and so dis
courage their circulation. VIII
you do the same?
stopping these malignant lies, so
enlist your friends by mailing to-
day six or more exact copies OF
this letter. Do not break the
chain.
Here is a chain that ought to b'
made strong enough and Ions
enough to link up every loyal Amer
lean man, woman and child. TIL
is dealing fairly will
us in the way of news. If a depart
ment head forgets his duty for
moment in this respect, some watch
full Congressman, Senator or news
paper correspondent is sure to cal
his failure to the attention of th'
public. We have no big losses t.
hide: no defeats to conceal, ant
il we had, they would soon becom'
public property. The only matter
that do not find their way into prin
are of a character the knowledg'
of which would aid the enemy, ant
he would be a poor citizen wh'
would ask for that. What you SCI
in the newspapers concerning wa
is true; nothing i
hidden that seriously affects tn
public. Don't believe any repor
until the newspapers verify it. Al
else is apt to be German propa
ganda. Any move designed t.
stamp that out is worthy of atten
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09

During the month of August we
sent to France 100000 soldiers. the
practical equivalent OF the whole 1920
German class. And there are thou
sands more to follow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09

It's drawing near the Thanksgiv-
ing season again, but we haven't
heard much about the Kaiser's dinner
arrangements.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09

Says q German war report: eve
are everywhere incur new positions 81
Repeat daily and run {. T.. as the ad-
yertising department might say.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09

Can there be any significance in the
fact that we have not recently read
anything about the --latest German
war loan being oversubscribed?"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09

Urqucsuonably, as the Bureau
urges, j; is our duty now to plan
comprehensive programs of public
works TO bridge over the critical be-
riod of the readjustment. States
should see to 1t that there is means
OF raising money at hand; that laws
for needed improvements are made:
city planners should prepare for
definite developments. Bonds. II
necessary, should be authorized, with
the understanding that. they will
not lie issued or sold until Industrial
conditions warrant.
Some communities are already al
work on the problem. PHILADELPHIA
and New York are preparing by sur
veys and otherwise. the State of
Illinois has set aside $50, ,00O,0 900 for
road improvements. Toledo has q
reconstruction program under way
and Rochester has taken steps in
that direction.
Pennsylvania, thanks to the fore
sight of Senator Sproul. is fairly
well prepared for eventualities.
There is at hand the act of May T.
1917. law of which the Chester
Senator is the author. providing for
the appointment of a commission to
be appointed by the Governor, the
duty of which would. be to outline
public work in order to provide EN-.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09

II takes more than a mere German
+ornedo to put our old friend Jim
Ham Lewis out OF the running
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09
OUR DAILY LAUGH
SOME
RESTRAINING.
TA Co.

RESTRAINING.
The Sympa-
thizer I'm sur
prised that you
didn't save any
thing out of your
failure. Didn't
you retain a law
yer?
The Insolvent-
Sure, I retained a
lawyer and the
lawyer retained
the assets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09

"An excuse. an excuse. my kingdom
for an excuse"-the Kaiser.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harrisburg has been as
sembling walnut and ash for
Army needs?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
Parson John Elder and John Har.
ris used to drill men for Indian war.
fare defense along the Derry stree
pike.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09
POLITICS VS.. PATRIOTISM

TNDER the caption Politics VS..
Patriotism" the Bureau of
Municipal Research puts out a
bulletin calling public attention to
the need now of considering the
problems that will come with the
close of the war. Says the Bureau:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09

When our boys come marching
home they will be in need of Jobs.
and lots of them. thousands and
thousands of them. Who will give
them work? What will happen
when the munitions factories and
other war industries close down?
Some people think we'll muddle
through somehow. Some OF them
even deny the existence of any
problem. But as a matter OF
fact, after every war the prob
lem of reconstruction has been a
difficult one. a few generations
ago, thousands of veterans of
European wars were hung as va
grants. More recently other vet
Grams have sold shoe-strings or
begged on the street corners.
After the Civil War we had free
land in the West to give TO the
soldiers, but that has now gone
If we are not to face a disastrous
crisis we must make thorough
preparations in advance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09

A. Nevin DIETRICH, late examiner
in chief of the State Insurance De-
partment. field manager for the
O'Neil campaign and head of the
Washington party organization for
a while, is now an army printer. He
is at one of the camps training for
a commission and a. sergeant told
someone he was a printer. He is
not printer, but he buckled to it
and is running a printing press with
his feet.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Decrease in U. S. Shipments
Cuts Ceylon's Plumbago Trade

A decrease in shipments of graphite
to the United States is said to be the
chief reason for stagnation of the
plumbago industry in Ceylon. Plum
bago shipments to the United States
during the quarter ended by March,
this year totalled only 2s194 tons, val
ued at s405,064, as against s,524 tons,
valued at s2,166,957. during the cor
responding quarter in 1917. In 1917 the
United States took over 81 per cent of
Ceylon's plumbago as compared with
75 per cent in 1915 percentage based
on quantity, not value), showing how
dependent the industry is on the Amer
lean market. The year 1917 was not
quite as prosperous for the plumbago
industry as the record year Of 1916,
when the total quantity exported was
66S.216 hundredweight Of 112 pounds,
valued at sT,29s,12S, as compared with
540,950 hundre dweight valued at slight
ly less than S6,5oO,ooo in 1915. While
the best grades of plumbago sold for
as high as $500 per ton during 1915
and 1917, half this price is not obtain
able at present
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Coastal Fishery Operations
In New York and New Jerse,

There were 1888 persons engaged in
the coastal fisheries Of the State of
New York in 1917, according to stats
tics published by the Bureau of Fish
cries. Shellfsh figures are not includ-
ed, however. In, this state the invest
ment in vessels, boats, fishing appara-
tus, an shore and accessory property
amounted to 68315,888 pounds, valued
at S1,376,360. This was en- Increase in
the products over 1915 of 1905 per cent
in quantity and 22.7 per cent in value,
notwithstanding a decrease OF 1876
per cent in the number of persons
engaged and 22.6 percent in the amount
of capital invested The products, in
cluded 50,441,540 pounds of menhsden,
valued at s261, ,919; but if this species
is excluded for both years decrease
is shown in the quantity of all other
fish of 1,654,615 pounds, or 8.4 per cent,
and an increase in the value Of S93,735,
9.18 per cent.
. In New Jersey, in 1917 there were
2,137 persons engaged, the investment
in vessels, boats, fishing apparatus and
shore and accessory property was ST.
235.550, and the products amounted to
49.9T9,375 pounls, valued at S1,963,076.
Compared with 1915 there was de-
crease of 7.2 per cent in the number Of
persons engaged, and an increase OF
3.6 per cent in the investment. of ~
per cent in the qantity. and 44.8 per
cent in the value at $14.664. but exclud-
ing this species for both years there
was an increase in 1917 in the quantity
of all other fish of 5044,044 pounrs, or
1859 per cent, and in the value OF $685.
BAT. or Alt.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Belgians the Best
Sugar Beet Laborers
Schoolboys and Mexicans Also
Employed on Big Canadian
Farm

There are four classes of labor en-
ployed on Ontario farms were sugar
beets are grown. They are Belgian
beet workers, Canadian farmers, Cana
dian schoolboys and Mexicans, and the
Belgian is the most efficient Of them
all, it is stated by Consul Felix S. S,
johnson, of Kingston.
"The Belgian beet workers." Mr..
johnson says, has worked in the sugar
beet fields since he was a lad and is
Injured to the heavy task. His short
handled rake works incessantly block
ing and thinning; as beets must be
left IN the ground every eight inches,
the remainder must be raked out to
allow full growth to those that are
still in the ground. At work the Bel
gan is picturesque figure, with his
blue overalls and cap, always stooping.
mis-. arms steadily and uninterruptediy
swinging, raking, cutting and brushing
aside. Alongside him works his wife
and the daughters old enough to per-
form the task. Working so rapidly,
the Belgian can block and thin an
acre of sugar beets in day
The Mexican sugar beet worker is q
new type of labor in Canada; in fact,
these men have never been employed
at this kind of work anywhere before
The Dominion Sugar Beet Company
has about $4,000 acres of sugar beets
under cultivation, and requires a
large force Of men and women to look
after growth to produce 10000 or 25,-
O0o tons CT sugar. Under these cir
cumstances the company was per-
mitted by. the Canadian government to
import a number Of Mexicans. The
Mexican does not accomplish so much
work as the Belgian; he can block and
thin an average of only two or three
acres week. Thtir Sdustry and en-
thusiasm seem to prove the assertion
that the Mexican peon is good
worker when given proper working
conditions and the right incentive to
labor.
"A series Of ten or twelve tents and
marquee are the quarters of the
Canadian boys. These camps, which
are about five or six miles apart, are
the centres from which the boys go
out to work in the beet fields. When
they have completed their task in one
particular section they move every
thing somewhere else. Boys working
IN the fields are generally supervised
by the farmer who owns the land and
is growing the beets for the company.
The boys work in communities; they
get so much per acre, and the pro-
ceeds of their labor is equally divided.
They pick their own gangs.
"The sugar company. discussing it's
experience with boys, states that it is
considering the advisability of con-
tinuing to engage boys for work in
the sugar beet fields as permanent
policy. 1t is found that they do the
work we'll, although naturally they are
not SO quick as the Belgians. 1t
means much for the boys, who can
earn as much as $3.50 to SO day."
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Coffee, Sugar, Tea and Cotton.
seed Oil
Coffee Futures.-Yeserday's marke

Coffee Futures.-Yescrday market
moved rather irregularly After quiet
opening, with prices unchanged to 1
point below the previous close, a report
that Brazilian steamer had been sunk
off the Atlantic coast by a submarine
caused little fresh buying from trade
interests, but in the early afternoon
prices sagged off few points from the
best, only to make new highs for the
day just before the close on renewed
demand, with selling pressure little in
evidence. Wall Street again liquidated
September contracts, while it was be-
lieved some of the buying of May was
for European account. The close was
3 to points net higher.
In the cost and freight market there
were indications that Brazil was in
clined to sell, and there were offers
here of Santos 4s at 1Oc to 1O.10c
+. o. b., equal to 11.30c to 11.4oc cost and
freight, steamer shipment, London
credits. However, this price was too
high to attract any buying interest.
and it is believed that considerable
further reductions will have to be made
before business can be done.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Hay and Straw
Fresh PouItry-Dre.sed

chickens, Broilers. 49, Fresh. dry
packed, IL to box. Western. milk fed.
10 to Is lbs. to dozen, lb., 45c; 10 to
"a lbs, 45c; rs to so lbs. 4sc; corn fed.
10 to l5 lbs. to dozen. lb., 40042c; IS
to "a lbs. 4o942c; rs to 80 lbs., 4o@
4lc; Southern, corn fed, 10 to "a lbs,
4o@41c; broilers, fresh, iced, bbls.,
Western. milk fed, to 21a lbs, per
pair, lb, 41@42c; 2s4 to lbs, S7@
$50; 8 to 4 lbs, 41@42c; corn fed, 2 to
2h lbs. to pair, lb., Ss@39c; 2% to 8
ibs.. S6G3ec; 8 to d lbs, 3S93sc; vir-
ginia, milk fed, to lbs. to pair, h.,
4o94lc; Philadelphia and Long Island,
fancy. to lbs. to pair, lb., SOC; Phil
edelphla and Long Island, to 2is lbs.
to pair, per pair, 75@S0c; Pennsyl-
vanla, to lbs. to pair, h., 400 43c:
Long Island, scalded, 3 to 4 lbs. to pair.
per H., 500 a0c; Michigan, scalded, 5
to lbs. to pair, per h., $50 SOC; West
ern, scalded, to lbs. to pair, per ID,
36@37c; Southern, kegs, dry packed.
corn fed, to lbs. to pair, h., 36@37c;
southern and Southwestern. bbls.,
scalded, 35M'36c; chickens, fresh, boxes.
Western, milk fed, 81 to SO lbs. to
dozen. lb., 3904oc; chickens. corn fed.
Western, 81 TO 36 lbs. to dozen, $50
3Sc; fowls, fresh. boxes, dry packed,
milk fed, fancy packs, Western, 60 lbs.
and over to dozen, Sac; As to sc lbs.
34c; 43 to AZ lbs, 33c; sc to ~ lbs,
SIC; 80 to 35 lbs, 3lc; under so lbs,
SOC; corn fed, Western, 60 lbs. and over
to dozen. 33c; 4S to 56 lbs, 33c: 43 to
a lbs, 32isc; So to AZ lbs. 81 &c; 80 to
35 lbs, 30c: under 80 lbs, 29lac; fowls,
fresh, dry packed, bbls., milk fed, fancy
packs, Western, dry picked, lbs and
over, 33c; a lbs, 32lsc; 31s lbs. and
under. SO@S1c; Southwestern. bbls.
or kegs, 8 to lbs, each, 32c; Southern,
corn fed, 8 lbs. and under each, 29@(
291ac; fowls, fresh, bbls, iced, dry
picked, prime, 5 lbs. and over, 32c;
lbs, 32c; II lbs, 301ac; lbs, Csc;
scalded, prime, mixed weights, 32c; old
cocks, fresh, dry packed, boxes or
bbls., dry picked, No. /, 251a@ 26c; old
cocks, fresh, iced. packed, bbls., dry
picked, No. l. 25c; Western, scalded,
24c.
Spring Ducklings.-Long Island and
Pennsylvania, lb., 36c
Squabs.-Prime, white. to 10 lbs.
and over to dozen, per dozen, $3.50GS;,
dark, per dozen, $202.5O; culls, per
dozen, $1(d15O
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
> u S t e n a n e
Cereals

Nheat.-W Wheat farmers throughout
the country are already getting ready
to plant big acreage for next years
crop and ploughing is going on rapidly
throughout the winter wheat belt. Pro-
ducers are apparently satisfied with the
price they have been getting, and it Is
believed that the fall acreage will be q
large one. What the price will be next
season has not vet been determined, but
the advisory committee of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture and the food ad-
ministration are said to favor 20
cent advance over the present level of
$226 at Chicago.
Receipts at interior points yesterday
were again of huge proportions, and the
fact that ocean freight room at the sea-
board is not large enough to take care
of the arrivals continues to check bust
ness in the export market. The food
administration is still refusing to issue
permits for further shipments from the
country.
Corn.-The market for corn contracts
was inactive, and after showing more or
less firmness during the early trading
prices eased off and at the close showed
net losses of "A to II. There were
further reports regarding the extent Of
damage to the crop as result of the
recent hot spell, and one authority esti-
mated the loss at about 200,000,000
bushels.
The weather was again favorable,
however, with further rains, and as
these will at least stop further de-
teriorzaton buyers were less disposed
LD1
was apparently discounted. Receipts
were small, but it was said that the
country was more disposed to sell, and
this gave rise to predictions of an i'm
provement in the movement in the near
future.
Yest'day's Previous Year
New York: close. close. ago.
Corn. No yellow .s1.sss4 s1.ess4 $4,000
saSsss September 1sGYs 1:s9H 1879 1879
Oats.-A firm undertone prevailed in
the oats market, and Western traders
buy oats on the theory that differences
are too wide. Receipts were again
large and country offers larger. Cash
markets in the West were firm and
the market was stimulated by recent
urchases of about 100000 bushels by
the government. Crop accounts from
Canada were very favorable, and latest
estimates place the indicated yield at
4l6,O00,0O0 bushels, an increase Of
100000 over last years crop.
Yestday's Previous Year
New York: close. close. ago
Oats. No. 3 white. .7sI2 .7sIa .72Na
Chicago:
August ......... .eeH .esH
September 20 .ee4 .54I4
Rye.-Market quiet.
Yest'day's Previous Year
New York: close. close. ago.
Cash. No. West. .$171 $171 S18s
Flour and Neutrality-suspicious. were:
Yestdays Previous Year
New York: close. close apo
Flour, Mimi, spg. pat $11.30 S11.3O 1880
Cornmeal. yellow. gran 4.9o 4.so s1oo5
Rye -four. choice. 9.45 1925 1855
sKiln dried
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Record of Stock and Bond Averages

Pre.s)
yesterday
start to hnsh The turnover again confined
wstnent issues participating in negligible degree.
the Of lustra+ino
ave attitude OF the exchange removing Motors
'front.' the issues to be Cleared" in the
Motors most sensational ord
features Of the stock market and yesterdays resulted from an
ave investigation Of its speculative was sad that
other STOCKS lacking VIDE distribution with like
Money proved deterrent although were
quoted deprecang reports Of undue on mixed
collateral held at being demanded
tr al ndustras while time funds limited renewals
Rails and ndustras sluggish until the final hou
when short followed shppng United States
Steel extreme advance of at tho
Oils priced motors fertilizers telephone and
exceeding fractions.
Liberty 37as at the moderate
the dull and contracted hod
market Old United States bonds unchanged on call
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Wool Stocks in u. S.

At the end of June this year wool
stocks in the United States, according
TO the Department of Agriculture sta
t,stics, to.alled about 466, 400, 900
pounds, grease equivalent, compared
with 5S5 100000 pounds on the same
date last year. Stocks of wool on June
so, 1918. by classes, in pounds, were:
Grease, 800, ,046,865; secured, 29,513 ,2Os;
pulled, 19,0o8,014; tops, 1921 ,696. and
noila. 16.7S4.70l.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Live Poultry

Broilers.-Colored, via express, h.,
35(437c; white leghorns, via express,
lb., 33@35c; Western. via freight. a4c;
Southwestern, via freight, 34c; South
ern, via freight, SAC; fowls, via express.
35036c; via freight. 35c; old roosters,
via freight, 24c; turkeys, via freight
or express, 2S@30c; Long Island duck
Hngs, lb., 40c; ducks, via freight
or express, zoe; guineas, via freight,
per pair, S5cM$1; live pigeons, via
freight, per pair, 4OM5Oc.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Livestock, Meats, Provisions

Following are yesterdays prices. compared with
those OF year ago
YESTERDAY year nso
Live steers. best. mn
100 lb .......si2.25 @sl8.0o sli5o @si4s5
Dressed beef sides.
ID. ...;;...,.-.. rs @ .2z IA a 7o1,
Lave veals, best
100 ID 1900 @ 1900 lam m t,oo
Dressed veals city. '
ID. ............ .29 @ .21 m
Live cses 100 %. 800 S 1900 SO as ,o90
Lambs fair to u ~
prime. 100 b 1900 q 1898 1000 m i7oo
Dressed mutton lb l6 a 25 I3iLS6 10
Dressed lambs lb "a @ 80 75 S 5,ss 5s
Hogs. 100 lb 1000 2o.75 i7.75 a 1875
con. lb. .:..... .27zo@ .2s,s 1870 1917.
Mess pork hbl 200 d 1880 445o a 4soO
Mess Mess neef bhi $500 a 5000 1900 q 5000
lb. ........... $3.50 a 2675c 22.s % 1900
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Curb Market

Note.-The Tribune assumes no RESPONSE
bility for the accuracy or authenticity of curb
market quotations. Transactions and prices
Friday were reported as follows: