davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
SUNDAY MOTOR
TRIPS BARRED
BY FUEL CHIEF
Garfield Issues Orders to Save
Gasoline For Army and
Our Allies

Washington Aug, 2S.-Appealing
10 the patriotism II automobile
owners, including those who operate
machines for hire. ;he fuel admin
istration here requested the discon-
tinuance of Sunday automobiling un-
I'll further notice Motorboating
and motorcyciing for pleasure also
are taboo.
The request. which is effective
next Sunday. September /. and is
directed only to the territory east of
he Mississippi, resulted from the
Discovers that the stock of gasoline
1t Atlantic ports was running low in
he face II unexpected demands for
shipment overseas.
Motor vehicles ~nSed for neces-
sary PURPOSES. which constitute the
few exceptions made by the fuel
administration. include:
t'irSt. Tractors and motortrucks
employed in actual transportation
of freight
Second. Vehicles of physicians.
used in performance OF professional
duties.
Third. AmoulanceS. fire apparatus.
police-patrci wagons. urdertakerS'
wagons ana yO.veySnCes used for
funerals.
Fourth. hallway equipment using
gasoline.
Firth, Repair outfits employed
ny telephone ard public service
companies.
Sixth. Motor vehicles on errands
Of necessity in rural communities
where transportation by steam or
electricity is not available.
100000 Cars Affected
Nearly 100000 automobiles il is
estimated from figures available to
the American Automobile Associa-
ton will he affected by the order
and something in the neiShborhood
OF 100000 gallons of gasoline each
sunday will be saved if the request
Is strictly lived up TO. on July l,
in PENNSYLVANIA alone. there were
S2i.1S+ automobiles. but these fig
ures include motortrucks which are
exempted.
Fuel Administrator Garfield made
il plain that the government believes
automobile owners will observe the
spirit OF the request and no man
datory order governing the use OF
gasoline had been issued for this
reason.
The inference was drawn however,
that II the request is not needed
and the oil situation does not shape
itself TO meet the heavy require
ments of the American and Allied
armies in France, drastic action will
be taken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Baker Says Boys of
Is Will Be Held Back;
Chamberlain Doubts 1t

Washington. Aug. 2s.-During the
debate over the manpower bill yes
terday Senator OVerman said he was
so much opposed to sending 1S-year-
old boys to war that he had an
amendment ready, but, after con-
sulting Secretary Baker. had decided
to without Il.
Overman. that he did not intend to
call the bows of IS until an emer-
gency should arise. / asked him if
could make this statement on the
floor of the Senate. He said Yes
Therefore, relying upon his state
ment, | am soing to vote for this
bill"
Seator Pomerene of Ohio. inter
preted the statement of the Secretary
of War to he that "he will not draf.
these 1S-Tear-old boys or require
them to 20 to war until after the
other classes are exhausted"
II did not say that" interrupted
Senator Overland. g Isaid he would
not call them overseas until the
emergency should arise"
Il am not going to be a party to
deception of the American people in
any way. shape or form" said Scna-
tor Chamberlain. These young men
will he needed in France before this
war is over, and possibly by next
June. Under this bill the President
has power to divide these young
men into classes and retain the tS-
year-old men in this country a little
longer than the older ones. But
that is the beginning and end of his
power.
Whatever may have been said on
the side. by the distinguished Secre-
tary of War Or the Chief of STAFF. 4he
record by Mr.. Baker before the miIi-
tary committee shows what he in
tends to 10. I believe that in the
emergency which confronts us, if we
intend to win this var. we must get
these youhg men over to the front IS
soon as NEW can possibly be sent
and sufficiently trained. In other
words. it S the purpose or the War
Department tC have these young men
over there on June so, 1918"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Bars Congressman
From British Front

With the American Forces i'm
France, Aug. 2S.-The British au-
thorities, it has been learned. re-
fused permission for Representative
Ernest Lundeen. of Minnesota. and
Representative Charles H. Dillon. of
South Dakoa. TO visit the British
battlefront. They arrived in France
last month on board a British vessel
and visited the American front.
In explanation it was said both
men had talked freely aboard ship
in such a manner about subjects af-
fecting the war that both British and
American military and civilian pas
sengers brought the subject OF their
conversations to the attention of the
officer commanding the troops aboard
the vessel and also the ships captain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Clayton c. Crawford
Presented With Gold .
Watch by Bricklayers

New Cumberland. Pa. Aug. IS. -
The hricklayers on the New Cum
berland Quartermasters development
to-day as testimonial of their af-
fection and respect for Clayton c.
Crawford. the superintendent in
charge, presented him to-day with
a beautiful solid gold watch suitably
inscribed and engraved.
Mr.. Crawford, who is a well-known
contractor, with suCn buildings as
the Wallower mansion and the Y. w.
6. \. buildings in Harrisburg to his
credit, desired last spring to enter
war work but was persuaded to ac-
Cept the place of superintendent of
the big Quartermasters depot enter
prise below this place. So well has
he done this work and so popular
has he been with the men that when
Mr.. Crawford was persuaded to go
to Toledo to Superintend the brick
work on sl0.OOO.O00 government
enterprise of Bates 4 Rodgers at that
place. the bricklayers resolved to
put their testimonial in the form of
gold watch and appointed Burt
SinniCks. Russell Crawford and H. B.
Gardiner, an assistant on the Job, a
committee to select the present All
unconscious of the purpose of their
errand Mr.. Crawford yesterday drove
the committee to Harrisburg for the
watch.
at 1880 at warehouse No. s. the
speech being made by II. Il. Gardiner
The timeplece is engraved with the
date and the insignia of the donors
and bears Mr. Cranford's monogram
in script.
Mr.. Crawford is a member of the
Harrisburg Rotary Club and resides
near PaNtang.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
FALMOUTH DAM
WILL ADD POWER
e. w. Ensign, Inc, Engaged in
Big Operation For York
Haven Power Company

York Haven. Pa, Aug. IS. - With
the early completion of the dam
which the York Haven Power Com
pany is erecting between the island
and the east shore of the Susque-
hanna river above Falmouth, the
York Haven Company hopes to solve
the problem of maintaining current
in periods of low water. II this dam
had been in operation during the
present summer the low water would
have had no effect on the power
houses here.
The new dam was started last year
but not completed and this summer
contract was let to q. W. Ensign,
Inc, of Harrisburg and under his
direction the work is being pushed
rapidly. 4 high coffer dam has been
thrown across the river from the
east shore to the head of the island
below Royalton and this dried up
the whole bottom of the river as
far as Falmouth, leaving the site
OF the permanent dam high and dry
II rain does not delay the oper-
ations by September Is the dam will
be complete and the autumn rains
VIII wash out the Golfer dam and
back water ten feet deep. COM
pletlng vast reservoir that will tide
the power company over any low
water period that may occur.
The contractor has made excellent
progress and despite the shortage of
labor has been able to keep the
working force up to requirements.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Two Die in Hospital
as Result of Accidents

Two deaths, a the result of rail-
road accidents. occurred at the Har-
risburg Hospital in the last twenty
four hours.
Benjamin F. Miller. aged "a. $50
Kelker street. died at 1925 this morn
ing after his left leg had been ampu-
tated. His right arm had been frac-
tured also. The accident occurred last
night in the Marysville yards At the
hospital it was said he was run over
by car. He was employed as a
brakeman by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company
Frederick Brocious. 1915 Fulton
street. aged -, received his injuries
in the Lucknow yards. He was also
employed as brakeman by the Penn
sylvania Railroad. His body was
crushed at the waist, and his death
occurred Yesterday shortly after noon.
1t was said that his injuries were
caused when a boXcar fell on him.
pinning him under il. as he was heip-
ing 10 jack it up. He is survived by
a wife and three children. The body
was taken to the undertaking estab-
lishment of Hoover and Sons
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28


Gettysburg, Pa. Aug. IS -Theo-
dore McAllister, in company with
DIR. ]. Nelson Clark, of Mechanics
burg and ]. W. Johnston. of Roch-
ester. y. V, has just returned fro'l
n southern trip, where they had gone
to curroborate facts that are to be
used in a hook being written 10y Nr.
Johnston. To the two old veterans.
McAllister and Clark, the trip was
very interesting as they wandered
around the old place thar was An
prison during the days
of the Civil War and where both of
them had been confined as prisoners.
attention was given 10 the
famous Providence Spring, and the
author says that the story given by
MIR. McAllister is the best he has
yet been able to obtain aui that the
story has been found
accurate in every particular by the
visit to the place where 81. .000 Union
soldiers were imprisoned, $4,000
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Ford Wins and Loses
in Michigan Primaries;
Gets a Small Vote

Detroit, Mich. Aug. eS.-Henry
Ford. Detroit automobile manufac-
tureE and choice of President Will
son for the Michigan senatorial nom
Ination. was to-day on the face of
returns from more than half the
state. both winner and loser in Tues
days state wide primaries
Truman II. Newberry, OF Detroit,
commander in the Third L. ). Naval
district and former secretary of the
navy, has won the Republican nom
ination for United states senator by
a vote which incomplete returns in
dicate may equal the total number of
votes polled by both Ford and former
Governor ChaS. :. Osborn, Detroit,
the other Republican candidate.
In the Democratic balloting. how
ever. the Detroit manufacturer. who
was a candidate on both party
tickets, won an easy race from his
lone opponent. James W. Helme.
Unofficial and incomplete returns
show that Newberry probably has
carried seventy-eight Of Michigan's
eighty-three counties. Osborn four
and Ford one county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
VETERANS VISIT SOUTHERN PRISON
CAMPS WHERE THEY WERE INTERNED
Trip Made Coroboate Facts Be Used in Book Written by
]. w. Johnston of Rochester, N. Y; Florence.
Bell Isle and Libby Sites Included

dying there. largely on account of
impure, drinking water
Mr.. McAllister and DIR. Clark were
both members of a Bible class con-
Quoted in tho prison by Sergeant I.
]. Sheppard. of the Eighty y-seventh,
Ohio Infantry. a class which fire.
quently prayed for relief from con-
ditions as they were. 1t was Mr.
McAllister, who first saw the signs of
the new spring which later fur
nished pCIe drinking water for the
men and an ample supply for all
uses. the men naming it Providence
Spring.
During the trip to the south the
three men visited Florence. \. c,
where the two veterans had both
been imprisoned. and Belle Isle and
Libby. at Richmopd. where DR..
Clark was held prisoner. MIR. Nc
Allister brought back with him
enough wood from the original
stockade at Andersonville to make
a cane.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28

Photography is not the only work
Lieutenant Harold Edwin Cooper,
901 South Twentieth street. now Off
Cial Cameraman with the American
EXpeditionary Forces in France,
finds 10 10 in the front line trenches.
\ few weeks ago while taking pic
lures of battle actions he captured
seven German prisoners single hand
ed. and brought them into the NJ
lied lines. Details of the feat are
missing, and the fact that he accom-
plished il was learned here only
indirectly.
\ fellow officer of Cooper's, Lieu
tenant Charles l. Reid. of Millers-
burg, told of the act in letter to
his brother, j.. Arthur Reid. Of
ClarkSburE, West Virginia.
Lieutenant Cooper is now a pho
tographer with the Signal Corps
overseas. He was formerly a mem
ber OF the Governors Troop and
served on the Mexican Border. At
Camp Hancock he was transferred
TO Battery +. 10Sth Field Artillery,
and went overseas with that unit.
He has brother. Clarence c. Coop
er. who is also lighting in France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Scarcity of Teachers Closes
Adams County Schols

Gettysburg, Pa, Aug. 2S.-All the
public schools of Adams county are
supposed to open next Monday
morning, but some time ago il was
announced that three of them would
not do SO. but that the pupils of these
schools would be transferred to
other schools. Announcement IS now
made that three more will not open
and woul dbe cut from the list, and
that eight other schools are yet
without teachers and that 1t was
more than likely some of these would
not be opened
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
British Annihilate Two
Foe Divisions in Clash

London. Aug. 2S.-Correspon-
dents with General Byng's army
described an epic fight at night
when there was a great clash be-
tween the Germans and the Brit
ish with bayonets and hand
grenades in the light of some
flaming tanks. whose petrol was
burning AZ 4 result of shell fire.
Spurts of flame ninety feet high
lighted up hundreds of airmen.
who despite the torrentiaI rain.
poured a deadly machinegun fire
into the enemy. while thousands
of men engaged in a deadly and
blood graLple.
Two German divisions were
positively annihilated. The ground
was strewn with thousands upon
thousands of bodies.
One correspondent saws: .Tt
was a gigantic tragedy. ending
finally in the utter defeat of the
enemy"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Camp Meies Model Site,
Soldier Says in Letter

Camp Meiss. Washington. is a
model camp and known for it's gen.
eral excellence. writes John c. Har-
lacker. a member of the clerical
force of the Quartermasters' Corps.
in training there. The men get the
best of food and have fine quarters
while they make up such a good
bunch" of fellows that they are sell
dom surpassed in this respect. he
lieves. panorama photograph of
the camp, sent to Harrisburg by Mr..
Harlacker. furnishes a view of the
most interesting points about it as
well as about Washington.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
RULING WILL NOT
AFFECT PREVIOUS CONTRACTS

The order of the federal fuel ad-
ministration of July s, fixing the
maximum prices of lump and
screened charcoal in carload lots will
not affect contracts made prior to
that time, 1t was announced. Neither
shall the price fixing order of the
fuel administration be construed to
impair the right of any shipper to
charge and collect the contract price
for any shipment of charcoal here
tofore or hereafter made under any
contract price.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Pennsylvania Leads
in Casualty Lists

Until last Saturday. $50 men from
Pennsylvania, more than any other
two states combined. had been men
tioped in the casualty lists. according
to figures compiled last week. New
York state runs second, with 29S
less men. In addition. Pennsylvania
has had 693 men wounded. 400 seri-
Ously. The standing OF the states
having the largest number of casu-
alties since March is a follows: Penn
Sylvania-killed. $50; wounded. 1873.
New York-Killed. 39l; wounded, 19l.
Massac sachusetts-Killed. 25S: wounded.
l03. lllinois-Killed. 1875: wounded.
90 Connecticut-Killed, 40; wound
ed So
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
UNION DEPOT IN SERVICE

GettysbufZ. Pa, Aug. 28.-The
union depot of the two railroads,
the Western Maryland and the Phil
adelphia and Reading, is now being
used. the order having gone into
effect this week. There are sumo
conjectures that the change IS only
temporary and if it proves satisfac-
tory new and up-to-date union STA
tion will be built on the site of the
Western Maryland station. which is
a little more centrally located.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
ARTHUR HoLLER RECOVERING

Arthur Holler, son of Deputy Pro-
thonotary and Mrs. Henry +. Holler.
OF Hummelstown. who lost his right
eye as the result of the premature
explosion of depth bomb on
transport on which he was a pharma-
cist mate. has almost recovered from
the shock OF the operation in which
his eye was removed, according to a
letter received from Mr.. Holler this
morning by Prothonotary Charles f.
Pass. The deputy and Mrs. Holler
may return home tonight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Commercial Secretaries
Will Meet September 7

The officers and executive commit
tee of the Pennsylvania Commercial
Secretaries Association will meet in
the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce office. in the Dauphin Build
ing. Saturday. September Z. it was an
nounced to-day.
The conference is to discuss war
work which can be accomplished by
commercial organization. G. w.
Board of Trade. is president of the
state association. and c. II. Heintzel-
man. secretary OF the Coatesville
Chamber of Commerce. is secretary.
There are almost 100 secretaries in
the organization.
Irse McNeirs Cold Tablets. = Adx.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
FURNACE PUT IN BLAST

Mar1ctta, Pa, Aug. 2S.-Marictta
Furnace. operated by Lavino and
Co, of Philadelphia. NJ. Becker, su-
perintendent. went into blast to-day,
after being closed down for several
months for repairs. The "startof"
was made by electricity. which was
new way to start off the fire. w.
V. Detz. the electrician. performed
the stunt"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
oIn oFtFNpERs ARREsTEp

S1dlc Gilbert and Patrick Fowler,
Iwo police court regulars according
Ia the officers. again graCed the ses-
sion to-day. Both were up for the
usual offense, drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct on the streets. Sadie
staged her disorderliness at Fifth
and Strawberry, and Fowler located
his old stamping grounds along
Front street near Chestnut. Both
were fined.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
German Battalion Rebels;
One Man in Ten Is Shot

Amsterdam, Aug. 2S.-Persistent
rumors from German source are
that a Gtrman battalion on being
ordered to the front unanimously
refused to go. whereupon every
tenth man was shot, says the
frontier correspondent of the Tele-
graaf. The others then gave up
their resistance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
MACNEELY ARRESTED

Joseph MacNeely. aged 81. was
arrested by Patrolmen Romig. Keys
and Pollock, at Fourth and Chestnut
streets. on the charge of selling liquor
to soldiers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Thursday Morning Specials
COlOredW Wool Dress Fabrics

$500 French Serge 4S inches wide six good shades Spe
S1.50 Navy Panama, "a inches wide Special Thursday
morning.
SOO French Serge, 80 inches wide Fall shades Special
Thursday morning yard 75c
S225 French Serge, ~ inches wide, Fall shades Special
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Thursday Morning Specials =
Black Dress Goods and
Innings

S50 Costume Serge, ~ inches wide Special Thursday
morning yard .......:::..:........:.. S125
S25 black Surf Cloth 81 inches wide. Special Thursday
morning, yard SOC
69c black Satne SO inches wide Special Thursday
Dives. Pomeroy
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Thursday Morning Specials
Wolfe, Poplin and Cotton
Suiting

35c Voile SO inches wide plain and fancy stripes Spc
ca Thursday morning, yard ................... 29c
29c silk stripe Wolfe Special Thursday morning yard
100
4oc ineninsh Suiting, SO inches wide Special Thurs
day morning. yard 900
29c Popln, solid shades Special Thursday morning, yd.
19c
Dives Pomeroy G. stewart Street Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Thursday Morning Specials
Mems Shirts--C Counter
SOiled

Nesligee Shirts with soft laudered cuffs; sizes IA to
W. Special Thursday morning .................. 65c
lives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Store.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Thursday Morning Specials
VOile and Batiste Waists

Tucked and lace trimmed Wolfe and Batste Waists col
lar trimmed with hemstched hem lace edge $1OO value
Special Thursday morning ..................... SOC
Dives, Pomeroy Stewart,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
Thursday Morning specials
Economies Announced by
the Basement

Woven rubber Hose, lengths coupled ready for
use 15c and Hc grades. Special Thursday morning foot
1Oc
Lawn Benches. Special Thursday morning $50
Corn Graters. Special Thursday morning loo
Frames make any size door, Special Thursday
morning $50
Apiece white and gold Dinner Sets. Special Thursday
:.
Dives. Pomeroy Stewart. Basement
Evening star., 1918-06-04
SHAW AND MORTON TO CLASH
IN FINAL. CLEVELAND BATTLE
Nationals Found Their Batting Eyes in
the Last Two Innings Yesterday and
Gamely Whipped the Indians.
By DENMAN THOMPSON.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 4.-Due to
the fact that Dame Fortune has
good sense of proportion the Nationals
yesterday nosed S-to-2 victory over
the Indians, and Johnson was recon-
pensed for the 1-to-0-reversed-
wished on him in eleven innings of
toiline the day before. In that Sab
bath encounter Walter got all the
worst of the breaks and was COM
PEELED to accept an unmerited defeat
after a sterling exhibition of mound
work Yesterday, called into the fray
in the eighth round with the score
tie at two all. the Kansan. pitching
about a dozen balls all told, retired
the tribesmen in order for two frames
and was credited with win.
Doc Ayers started the contest and
after the opening round hurled fine
brand of ball. being removed IN the
eighth in order that Milan might bat
for him. 1t appeared that Docs one
bad inning would spell defeat for the
tourists. as pass to Graney. SPEAK
er's triple and Womby's double gave
the Indians two runs right at the out
set, while Stanley Coveleskie perform
ed in brilliant style. holding the driH :
men to three scattered singles in the
first seven sessions. The first OF these
came in the second. when Shanks sin
gled through the box and advanced
base on a wild pitch. Coveleskie then
famed both Schultz and Morgan and
Iavan lifted to Wood in right held
The next single was obtained by
Lavan in the fifth with no result.
Judge reached second in the sixth on
his Texas Lacquer. but Millers mum OF
Fosters easy fly. but Shanks could
not help.