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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
Mount Joy Musician Buys
Violin 100 Years Old

Mount JOY, Pa, March "a
Ralph Eshlelnan, an expert vio-
linists, of Mount JOY, recently pur-
chased one of the oldest Violins in
this section. 1t is about one hundred
years old, and was owned until re-
Gently by the late ]. l.. Hoffer. 1t
is n Strad make, manufactured in
Germany, and possesses great tone
qualities.-Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Geib
and Mrs. Minnie Minich and children
spent Sunday at the Back Run, visit
ing Henry Zerphey and family.-Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Kelsey, spent a day
at Lancaster.-Mrs. Amanda Green
leaf, visited Mr.. and Mr.. George Suy-
dam at Lancaster over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Macdonald,
visited the formers sister, at Phila-
delphia on Sunday.--Mr. and Mrs.
Frances Bennawit, of Lancaster,
visited John Pennypacker over the
weekend.-Mrs. A. NJ. Sweigert and
daughter, Esther, spent a day at
Lancaster.-Miss Esther Sweigert, of
Boyerstown, visited her parents over
Sunday.-Misses Helen and Mar
garet Krall, spent a day at Lancas-
ter.-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schock,
are spending some time here with
his parents.-Mrs. Jos. Cooper, of
Landisville, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Abram Heisey.-A birthday dinner
was given in honor of Miss Miriam
Chandler, on Sunday, at the home
of Mr.. Edward Ream, in East Main
street. The occasion was Miss
Chambers twenty-first birthday. The
following were present: Mrs. C. AL
bright, Mrs. C. S. Martin and daugh-
ters, Blanche and Loretta, Paul Wal
lace, of Harrisburg; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ulrich, Miss Blanche Bailer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ream and
daughter, Miss Viola and Miss Mir
lam Chandler-Miss Vivian Rhine
hart entertained a number of friends
in honor of her sixth birthday on
Saturday The following were pres
ent: Adele, Dorothy and Henry
Smeltzler, Maude Ripple, Robert,
Helen and Joe Schroll, Vern Morton,
Ellen, John and Vivian Rhinehart.
Refreshments were served.-Mrs.
Samuel Smetzler. is spending some
time at Berwyn.-Mrs. Anna Fetter
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kline. at
Harrisburg on Sunday.-Mrs. Sarah
Brown and Miss Ruth Brown, spent
Sunday at EliZabethtown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
ALL NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
CAPTAIN DICK A
MILITARY MAN
Veteran Dies at His Home in
This City; Long in Rail-
road Service

Funeral services for Captain John
l.. Dick, aged 50, will be held from
his residence, 116 Mulberry street.
Monday afternoon at o'clock. the
Rev. S. Winfield Herman, pastor of
the Zion Lutheran Church. officiat-
ing. Burial will be made in the Har-
risburg Cemetery.
Captain Dick was a picturesque
figure in Harrisburg for many years.
In 1S49 he was appointed a captain
in the Pennsylvania Militia, and was
identified with that organization for
many years. During the Civil War
he ran an engine, named the "Util-
ity." and also the Pioneer" an en-
gine which used wood for fuel. While
on the Utility" he was in a wreck.
Long in Service
The captain was in the railroad
service for over sixty years. Some
years ago he retired as an engineer
and became roundhouse boss.
Later he acted as watchman at the
Second street crossing.
An interesting fact about the cap
tain's life is that he ran the first en-
CINE over the Cumberland Valley
Railroad. He was prominent in Har-
risburg Railroad circles and was
known by almost everybody. During
the Civil War he was in charge of
many troop trains.
He is survived by his wife, a son,
James +. Dick, and a daughter, Re-
gina Catherine Dick.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23

One big night is promised men,
berS of the Friendship and Cooper
ative Club for Railroad Men. The
date is Thursday, March 2S. The
place is Eagles hall, Sixth and Cum
berland streets. The entertainment
committee announces, Package
Night" That is not all.
Amos ShultZ, who started his
career as a railroad employe, but
left the service to become vaude-
Vile entertainer, is also on the pro-
gram. Now Amos, who first ap-
peared as a blackface comedian with
a local minstrel aggregation, made
up of railroaders, has never lost his
identity with his friends here. Pro-
fessionally he is known as Harry
Dare" but his home is in this city
and he resides at 1921 Penn street.
Father Was an Engineer
He is the son of the late Amos
ShultZ, II former Pennsylvania Rail-
road engineer. For twenty-five years
he has travelled from coast to coast,
appearing in the big show houses.
He is preparing a special Offering for
his railroad friends and will be as
sisted at the piano by Ross Church.
Still another feature. John d.
Long. one of the est-known pas
SenSef engineers on the Mldule Ill
vision, will reach another milestone
in his travel through life on March
IS. He is going to be on hand and
will have some interesting stories to
tell about his early railroad history.
The sale of packages will be still
more interesting than that several
weeks ago. A large crowd is coming
from Altoona to help in the enjoy
ment, and these boys will bring
along some packages that should
cause some lively bidding. The COM
mittee will meet tomorrow to ar
range other details.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
naturally suffered grievous casual

naturally suffered .grievous casual
ties.
Six German divisions Thursday de-
livered a very heavy attack against
the British south of st. Quentin.
Despite the fact that the enemy had
superiority in numbers, the British
hung doggedly to their posts through
the day and 1t was only after the
Germans had stopped the assault
that the British withdrew their
lines somewhat in order to give them
protection by means of the Disc
river and the flooded ground around
ii. A further attack here will be
extremely costly to the enemy.
Berlin, March 23.. via London.-A
crossing over the Disc west of lie
Fere (12 miles south of st. Quentin)
was forced by Jaeger battalions, it
is added.
Between the Omignon stream and
the Somme, after the capture of the
first enemy position. the. Germans
made their way through Holnon
wood and fought across the heights
of SaVy and Roupy, penetrating into
the third hostile position.
South of the Somme the Germans
| broke through the hostile lines, adds
the report, and in an uninterrupted
forward movement drove the enemy
over the Crozat canal toward the
west.
The announcement says the Ger
mans are standing before the third
enemy position. 1t reports that the
British evacuated their positions in
the bed southwest of Cambria and
! were pursued by the Germans
! through Demoncourt, F'lesquieres and
! Ribecourt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
Reception For New Pastor
of Lutheran Church

Lcmoyne, Pa, March "a re-
ception in honor of the Rev. i. A.
Bush, who was last Sunday installed
as pastor of the local Trinity Luth-
eran Church, was held in the church
on Thursday evening. The new min
lister was welcomed by prominent
members of the church and ministers
from Lemoyne and West Shore
churches.
The Rev. DR.. e. d. Weigle, pastor
of the Lutheran Church, of Camp
Hill, delivered the sermon. This min
ister is one of the oldest of West
Shore Lutheran ministers. The Rev.
w. p. Pettiey, connected with the
United Evangelical Church, of this
place lead in prayer. The Rev. NJ. S.
Sharp, pastor of the Lutheran
Church, at Enola, was one of the
speakers. The Rev. l.. +. Drash, pas
tor of the local Church of Christ.
was also a speaker. Others who took
part in the program were Miss Ell
mira Bricker, Miss Name Putt and
Miss Edna and Alva Sherman, of
Lemoyne.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
PRAISE GIVEN
TO GETTYSBURG
Lincoln Highway Association
Sends Letter to Congress
man BealeS
FIRST WITH 40 MEMBERS
Men of Army Truck Trains
Given Lunch by Gettysburg
Red Cross Women

Gettysburg, Pa, March 23.-State
Senator Beales has received a let
ter from the Lincoln Highway Asso-
citation complimenting the town on
the fine showing it made when an
appeal was made for forty sustain
ing members from this town. The
letter states that no town or city
along the route secured its quota in
so short Il time as did this place,
the forty names, with some Extra
being secured in about two hours
time.-Truck trains are again COM
ing through Gettysburg on their way
from Detroit to Baltimore and are
! running much closer together than
any of the other trains. Some days
as many as three trains go through,
and all are given lunch by the women
of the Red Cross.-John Case, while
assisting his brother in telling trees,
was caught by falling tree and had
both legs broken between the knee
and ankle.-The limited number OF
applicants who took the clerk-cac =
rier examination some time ago and
the probability of needing more help
in the postotIice during the summer,
when the camp is in full swing, has
made necessary the holding of an
other examination, which was held
this Week.-Mrs.. p. M. Mishler has
received a letter from her son
Robert, who is quartermaster's clerk
on United States supply ship
When last heard from he was al
Newport News. He is now at an
other Atlantic seaport and expects
! to leave any day for France with a
cargo of supplies for the PershinG
forces.-Gettysb citizens are
nobly responding to the call for
| books for the use of the soldiers il
! the cemps and cantonments and
| volumes have already been contri-
| buted.--Word has been received
| from Armand Joseph Dillon, of Blu
chanan Valley, that he has arrived
! safely in France. He belongs 20 d
regiment of engineers and is in an
outfit to hew down timber for the
use of the armies.-D. w. Bishop
living about three miles from town
! fell while getting out of his bugg!
! III front of the poStoffice and SuS.
! tanned fractures of both bones o1
| the right leg at the ankle, the bone
protruding through the flesh.-Cap.
/ tain and Mrs. Calvin Gilbert cele'
brated the tifty-siXth anniversary ol
! their marriage during the past week
Both of them will be the seventy.
nine years old before the end o.
| the present month.-Miss Anna Fox
teacher of domestic science at the
! high school, has been called to heI
home at Shenandoah on account OF
the death of her brother.-The next
consignment of drafted men to &c
| to Camp Meade will take eight OF
| the sons of Adams county.-Charles
Lott, one of the employees of the
| postoffice, has taken advantage OF
! the opportunity to volunteer
| through the local draft board for
service in the Army. He passed the
examinations and decided to go Will
! the engineers and was sent to Fort
| Slocum, New York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
ESQ WORKMEN
ARE VACCINATED
Case of Smallpox at York
Haven Causes Precaution
at Mount Wolf
EASTER IN CHURCHES
Special Services and Musical
Programs Arranged For
Coming Week

MounG Wolf. March 23.-As a re-
suit of the proximity of this bor-
ough TO that of York Haven, where
case of smallpox has been dis
covered, the $50 employees of the
American Wire Fabrics Company
have been Vaccinated. A number
of residents from here are employed
at the York Haven Paper Mill, and
n number of persons from that vi
cinity are employed in Mount Wolf
industrial plants.-Easter will be
celebrated in the local churches with
special services. At st. Johns Lu-
theran Church, the Rev. q. A. Liv-
lngston, pastor, services will be con-
Quoted each evening next week, with
preparatory services Saturday even
ing and Holy Communion Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock. The sun
day School will be in charge on
Easter evening with a special pro-
gram to be given under the auspices
of the class taught by Mrs. G.. A.
Livingston. The program has been
arranged and rehearsed under the
direction of Anna Kinports, Mary
Arnold, Margie Strevig, and Mrs.
L1Vingston.-At the United Brethren
Church, the Rev. II. W. Fuse, pas
tor. Special music is being prepar-
ed for the morning and evening SER
vices on Easter. The Rev. III. w.
Fuse, pastor of the United Brethren
Church, otficiated on Wednesday at
the funeral of Daniel Everhart, Il
former resident of this vicinity, who
died ten days ago at Seattle, Wash.
The body was a week coming here
by train, and arrived Tuesday. The
funeral services We're held nj
Manchester.-Mrs. Charles NJ. Hum
mer spent Sunday at Lancaster as
the guest of Mrs. Anna Eich.-The
Sunday School class of the United
Brethren Church has arranged for
a sauerkraut supper to be held sat-
urday evening in the X. G. T.. hall
special program of entertainment
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
Reception to Oldest Member
of Tower City u. E. Church

Tower City. Pa, March 2S.-Thi|
evening the Aid Society of the Until
ed Brethren Church will tender Mrs
Sarah Krebs a surprise party ir|
honor of her eightieth birthday
She is the Oldest member of thd
United Evangelical Church and il
still an active member. Refresh
ments will be 'served-Mrs. SaralI
Klinger went to Harrisburg to spend
several days.-Mrs. Leo Finley visl
tied her parents at Lykens.-ATis]
Sylvia Houtz. of Philadelphia, is here
for the Easter holidays.-Mrs. Paul
Strausser, of Reading, is visiting heI
parents prior to moving to Michi
gan.-The Methodist congregation
has been assigned the Rev. Mr.. ZooE
as preacher by the annual confer1
ence. The Rev. Mr.. Gutbub, thd
former pastor, goes to Schuylkil
Haven.--Miss Florence Lewis, oI
Harrisburg. enjoyed Sunday here
Mr.. Keller, of Mahantongo Valley
visited his daughter over Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
Plans Complete For Big
Patriotic Meeting Sunday

Announcement was made to-day
that many railroad men from out of
the city would be here tomorrow
for the patriotic meeting for railroad
men. 1t will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at 8 o'clock at Whites Hall
Nerbeke and James streets. Key
stone Lodge No. AZ, Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen. will be in
charge. The program includes q
smoker.
Patriotic music and other features
will be interspersed with addresses
by prominent speakers. The latter
will include j. Bradley Markward
nastor of the Bethlehem Lutheran
Church: A. Ramsey S. Black and
William l. Laubenstein.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
ELECTRIC TRAIN
HAS TRIAL TRIP
PennSy Officials See Success
full Test on Chestnut
Hill Branch

Philadelphia, March 23.-Electric
train service to Germantown and
Chestnut Hill passed out of the
realm of theory yesterday, when the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad sent a test
train over the route.
The test went off without a hitch.
The train was composed of three
coaches. Promptly at 2.20 o'clock
yesterday afternoon it left the
Broad Street Station and bowled up
and down the twelve-mile stretch
between the city and Chestnut Hill
terminus, with residents of all sub
urban places along the right of way
cheering as it sped past. High Of
ficials of the Pennsylvania's operat-
ing and passenger departments made
the trip. a stop was made at the
Queen Lane station, Germantown.
Work Started Three Years Ago
The Chestnut Hill electrification
has been under way since the fall
mately S1,500,000, compared with
81. .205,000. the original esti-
mate. The construction included
the stretching of $50 miles of cop
per wire and the erection of 230
steel poles. Twenty automatic block
signals, similar to those used on the
Paoli electrified line, are used on
this branch.
1t is planned to inaugurate pub
lie service a week from Monday.
In the meantime finishing touches to
stations and rails will be made and
the necessary equipment will be as
sembled.
There are thirteen stations on the
line, which is supplied with twenty
four trains on weekdays and sixteen
on Sundays. The average running
time to Chestnut Hill with steam
locomotives is thirty-fve minutes.
Grading Is Costly
The largest single item in the con-
struction of the system was the elm
ination of grade crossings. This
cost approximately $750,OOO and was
divided between the city and the
railroad.
With regard to electrifying the
Fort Washington branch to care for
stations between Allen Lane and
Fort Hill the Pennsylvania an
nounced nothing will be done until
sufficient traffic warrare;.
Among those who made the trial
trip were r. l.. O'Donnell. assistant
general manager and acting man
ager in the absence of Brigadier
General w. w. Atterbury; e. r. Hill,
of Gibbs-Hill consulting engineers
who had charge of electrical con-
struction work; A. b. Clark, super
intendent of the Philadelphia Ter
minal Division, who will have charge
of the new division; J. T. Wallis
general superintendent of motive
power, of Altoona: J. C. johnson,
superintendent of telegraph w. G..
Coughlin. engineer of maintenance
of way; d. c. Stewart. superintend-
ent of passenger transportation;
!. NJ. Jones, superintendent of the
Philadelphia Division E. r. Temple,
assistant chief engineer; w. H.
Goodman, architect; S. A. Sloan, as
sistant engineer; d. n. Bell, general
passenger agent; ]. c. Harper, divi-
sion operator, and r. X. Matlock,
assistant engineer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23

THE REV. DIR. A. n. HAGERTH
Carlisle, Pa, March 23.-A feature
of recent observance in Carlisle was
the celebration of the twenty fifth
anniversary of the pastorate of the
Rev. DR.. \. n. Hagerty, head. of
the historic First Presbyterian
Church. A number of former men,
bers of the congregation and others
were here for the occasion. Be-
cause If illness, DR.. Hagerty could
not preach his anniversary sermon
at the morning service as planned,
but will deliver this on Easter Sun
day. He, however, filled the pulpit at
both services, speaking on topics of
the war and present-day interest
DR.. Hagerty is the ninth of the pas
tors who have filled the pulpit of
this historic church during the 165
years which it has been located
here. Parts of the original walls are
still standing. 1t was one of the first
in the country to be established and
has a unique history. One of the
earliest demonstrations against En-
glish oppression took place here and
1917 a similar gathering was held to
uphold the stand of the United
States against autocracy. 1t has been
a rallying point for patriotic activ-
ity for many years and was under
fire during the shelling of the town
in 1863. DR.. Hagerty is a native of
Mount Hope, Washington county,
and the descendant of prominent
Presbyterian family. He attended
the West Alexander Academy; La
fayette from which he graduated in
1877, and the Presbyterian Semi
nary at Allegheny, from which he
graduated in the class of 1884. His
first pastorate was at Olathe, Kan.
later he was at Castroville, CAL; in
1884 at the Second Presbyterian
Church at Kansas City. going from
their to Hagerstown, Md. for a short
period and then to Carlisle. He has
been prominent in church activities
and held offices under the General
Assembly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
Daughters Of Liberty Will
Celebrate Anniversary

Duncannon, Pa, March ga
Duncannon Council. Daughters of
Liberty, will celebrate it's fourteenth
anniversary by giving a banquet to
the members in knights of Pythias
Hall. - Mrs. William Wills and
and daughter. Miss Mary Wills were
weekend visitors at Philadelphia
Mrs. Emma Orris has returned to her
home in Penn township after q sew
eral weeks visit to relatives at Har-
risburg and Readihg.-Mrs. Melvin
Isenberg and son William have re-
turned to their home at Hunting
don after visit to her brother, Mrs.
Mary Weaver.-Mr. and Mrs. C. II.
Duncan Jr.. newlyweds, have taken
up their residence in their newly
furnished home i'm Market street.
Mrs Roy Wolpert and two children.
Harper and Dorothy Wolpert, re-
turned to their home at Petersburg
after . visit to f1er parents, Mr.. and
AIRS. ". A. Harper.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
Dickinson Professor to
Speak at the Y. NJ. C.. A.

Prot' Leon c. Prince, professor of
history and international law at
dickinson College. will address the
mems mass meeting in Fahnestock
Hall tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. Professor Prince will speak
on The Wisdom of Solomon" His
address will be helpful and instruc-
tive one, telling of the wisdom of
Solomon and how lessons can be de-
rived at the present time from his
writings
The p. r. II. Glee Club will sing
several selections, among them being
Eichberg's ITO Thee, o Country. ("
Sullivan's THE Beleaguered" and
Shelley's "The King of Love Arthur
D. Bacon. president of the Central Y.
NJ. c. A., will preside at the meet
ing and DIR. George Preston Mains
will read the Scriptures.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23

Hummelstown, Pa, March 2s.-
John Burkholder, son .of Mr.. and
Mrs. Josiah Burkholder, recently
Left for San Antonio. Texas, where
he will enter the special service of
the United States Army as a motor
driver for the Aviation Corps. He
was exempted from service in June
because of physical disability, but
LITER was given the opportunity of
entering this special branch because
of his knowledge of motor trucks
gained through caring for and driv-
ing his fathers machine and truck
FOR deliveries in their feed, grain and
coal business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23

Lewistown, Pa, March 23.-Theo-
dore C. Hirakes, in the United States
Army service at Camp Wadsworth,
Spartan, n. c., recently spent fur
Tough with his bride of few months
here. Mr.. Hirakes was employed in
Lewistown for some time before war
was declared on Germany and has
many friends in this section. He has
been in the service for eleven
months, being member of the One
Hundred and Fifth Machine Gun
Company of the Twenty-seventh di-
vision of New York. Since war was
declared he married Miss Alice Pearl
Collins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Milton Collins. or Lewistown. The
bride is living with her parents here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
German Officers in
Finland Order All Red
Guards to Be Hanged

London. Thursday, March 21.-Ger-
man officers operating in Finland
and the Ukraine have ordered the
soldiers to take no prisoners. but to
hang all Red Guards, as they are
only bandits, German newspapers
report Georg Ledebour. an Independ-
cnt Socialist leader. as declaring in
the Reichstag, says an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amst erdam.
Deputy Ledebour added
"On the one hand we make peace
with the Bolsheviki and on the 9TH
er we hang them. This is the best
way to stir up hatred that will last
forever against anything German"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
Miss Bertha E. Stambaugh
Bride of N. w. Danner

New Cumberland, Pa, March "a
Nevin w. Danner, of New Cumber-
land, and Miss Bertha Elizabeth
Stambaugh, of Harrisburg, were
married on Wednesday at Trinity
United Brethren parsonage by the
Rev. A. r. Ayres. Mr.. Danner is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Danner,
and is an employe of the Harrisburg
Traction Company. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Stambaugh, of New Bloomfield. The
young couple will live at Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
GEORGE WATKINS BURIED

Now cumberland, Pa, March "a
Funeral services were held for
George NJ. Watkins yesterday after
noon. The Rev. G. III. Heighes. pas
tor of the Church of God, officiated.
assisted by the Rev. j. II. Young.
Mrs. Nester Bair, Miss Almeda Bair.
Robert Parthemore, Paul Brown and
Clark Bair sang several selections.
The pallbearers were Charles First
George Kissinger, John Zimmerman
and Garfield Atland. Handsome flow
ers were given by the order of
Moose and Elliot Fisher Typewriting
works
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
Upper End School Teachers
Assist Local Draft Boards

EIizabethviIle, Pa, March ga
Several automobile loads of Millers-
burg public school teachers spent
Tuesday evening here assisting the
local draft board to compile records.