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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21

wished that I could be with him so
1 am going. Besides 1 think IT'S every
mans duty at this time to do some
thing in some branch of the service
and from my little knowledge of the
Marines 1 don't believe I could have
picked finer organization. I'm
mighty proud to think that I'm a
Marine now and I know that when
my brother hears of 1t he'll be pretty
happy over what his kid brother has
DONE"
Lawrence Faunce, Sr., this morn
ing appeared at the local recruiting
office, at 327 Market street, with his
1S-year- son, Lawrence, Jr.
Here's the last one I've got to
give and l guess if he passes the
physical examination he'll be in the
right place." he said as he turned his
son over to the recruiting sergeant.
MY other son, Paul, who is 21 years
old Joined the Navy three weeks ago
but Larry wants to join the Ma
rines. He's young but if he wants to
go I'm satisfied. L guess he'll be do
ing his duty. 1 only wish I could join
my boys"
Lawrence was a student in the
Technical High school. Several of his
schoolmates Joined the Devil Dogs"
this week here and as he put it Il
thought L might as well go with
them"
Lieutenant Samuel Hatcher, in
charge of the recruiting party here
wants to express his appreciation of
the cooperation given the Marines
by the members of the local draft
boards in granting releases to the
men so that they might join the
First to Fight. organization. He
declared that in no city that has
been visited by the party have the
men been so willing to aid in the
drive conducted as they have here.
Final arrangements have been
made for the three-round boxing ex-
hibition tonight in Market Square
preliminary to a recruiting rally.
The bout will be between Lieutenant
Hatcher, lightweight champion of
the Marine Corps and Sammy Schiff,
of this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21
ENLISTS IN THE MARINES
TO JOIN BROTHER IN FRANCE
Recruiting Driue Here Adds More Than Napys
Hard Fighting Branch

That he might join his brother
who is fighting with the United
States Marines in the front line
trenches in France, Edward Bahner
21 years old, of Millersburg, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bahner, to-
day enlisted with the Devil Dogs.
Three other men enlisted bringing
the total enlistments to twenty-three
for the week.
The other recruits are Frank A
Keiser, of 324 North street; Lloyd
Ferguson, of Jackson, KY, and Law
renee Faunce, 1914 North Third
street.
Banners brother is Paul, a cor
poral with the Fifth Regiment
which recently took part in the big
battle on the Marne. He has been in
tn service for the past three and
one-half years and left for France
last June from the Philadelphia
Navy Yard. He was only promoted
recently and has qualified as a sharp
shooter.
MY brother wrote me so much
about the Marines and conditions
abroad that L just couldn't do any
thing else but enlist with you fell
lows. In several of his letters he
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21
MIDDLETOWN

The Rev. T. C. McCarren and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Shireman and
Miss Alice Hendrickson attended the
Presbyterian reunion. held at Done
gal Church, yesterday.
The Sunday School class of the St
Peters Lutheran Church. taught by
Park. Harrisburg, Wednesday. Those
Helen Gotshail. Helen Hoffman. Ma
omi Yost. Kathryn Nauss, Mary EN-
Cora Poorman, Marion Smith. Dorothy
Case. Mary Gibbins. Helen Leggore
Dorothy YSst, ANN Anna ,,ist McGaTx,ey Hs,sy
Sarns SsrmSaeh Shsephfii Elsie cOFs stesRey n HeIen
Steiner, Helen Baumbach. Charlotte
Rudolph, Thelma Smith. Mrs. L. q
Smith, and Mrs. Ezra Good -
mentary class taught by Clarence
Barnet gave recital at the home OF
the teacher yesterday afternoon, tn,t .n
from to oslesk; 1S Thgse Rev f5siims nsim
Ter, Walter Brandt, Andrew Sinegar,
Iona Leidig, Grace Hoffman, Romano
Crow, Emily KurtZ, Mary Sides. Cath
Elberti. Janet rudolph. Anna Gruberr,
Elizabeth Bombardner and Hyacinth
A. G. Banks spent yesterday at
Mrs. Samuel Becky of Milton. is
spending a week in town as & the
guest of her parents. Mr.. and MRS
Kari Bowers, of Philadelphia, spent
yesterday in town as the guest OF
his father. DR.. C. e. Bowers.
Felix Schraedley has secured po-
sition as baggagemaster at the Penn
sylvania Railroad station.
Mrs Walter Yost. of Rochester
N. Y, is spending some time In town
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. L. M
Twenty-Five members of the. Chris
tian Endeavor Society of the st
Peters Lutheran Church hiked to the
second iron bridge at Frey's Grove
toast was enjoyed.
Middletown will have an ambu-
lance unit in France; Sergeant +. A
recruiting district. has made arrange
ments at the Few drug store. fol
Friday, Monday and Wednesday even
ings. up until July s, to fill the
of. is to 40 years. The men will be
sent to Columbus, Ohio, for training
George Lutz, of Royalton, was ap-
pointed by the court as constable toI
Royalton. to succeed Henry Brandt
The Red Cross chapter will hold
another race on the tracks of the fail
Charles Myers. who assisted the wo.
men on Decoration Day in securing
several horses for the race, will also
have charge.
tanned a number of friends at hei
home last evening, and after a socia
hour had been spent. refreshment'
were served to the following: Mrs Mrs
Mary Peters, Haddie Fisher and Mrs
Walter Shellenberger, of Reading.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21


much higher than last year.
To date mercantile tax has been
paid for 1,154 retail business places,
S2 wholesale, Sc restaurants, SO pool
rooms, 30 brokers and IL theaters.
Send Out OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
certificates are being issued at the
Office of County superintendent F.
b. Shambaugh and will be sent to
the forty-one teachers who passed
the recent Examinations. Special
examinations will be held again next
Thursday and Friday.
Refused License.-Stevan Vranese-
vic, 35, of Steelton, who came here
from Serbia, was refused q license to
wed Milka Ernyokovic, when he told
the marriage license clerk he had a
wife living in his native country.
Charges Misappropriation. - Mis-
appropriation of funds of the es-
tate of the late M. Homer Shirey,
and other illegal practices, are
charges in an equity suit brought
by Mrs. Hazel ]. Yates. daughter,
against her uncle, A. e. Shirey. A
number of instances are cited in
/ which Mrs. Yates alleges she was
sw1ndled out of money from her IA
theirs estate. A date for hearing
will be fixed later.
Prisoners at Work.-Six prisoners
from the Dauphin county Jail were
| taken to the county almshouse where
they will be put to work during the
| summer. They will be under guard
and will remain at the almshouse. II
is likely additional prisoners will be
taken there if needed.
Orders Bridge Built. - The court
signed the final order for the con.
struction of bridge in Huntington
county, Cromwell township, on the
road from Orbisonia to Chester Fur.
mace. The viewers recommended the
building of concrete structure III
feet in length with an 1S-foot wide
roadway.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21
DIES READING NEWSPAPER

Lttlestown, Pa, June 21.-Sitting
alone on the porch at his home,
reading a daily newspaper. Nicode
mus Huff, aged "A years, died sud
denly. Members of the family who
were in the house heard the paper
fall to the floor of the porch and
went out to see what was wrong
and found the man dead. He had
spent his entire life in Littlestown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21
MERCANTILE TAX
DUE THIS MONTH
Should Be Paid to the County
Treasurer Before
july 1

Mercantile tax
es for 1918 are
due this month
and should be
paid before July l
1t was stated at
the county. treas
urer's office to-
day. 1t is be-
lieved the total
amount collected
from this source
source will be
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
Washington, D. C..

The total casualties in France up to
the LIST of this month We're 46,!'30. OF
this number about 10000 are only
slightly wounded.
Provost Marshal CrOwder has ruled
that the law exempts Members of Con-
gress from military duty, but under the
recent law they nust register.
THE British air forces continue Sc
riously to hiirrass Germans in the
coastal region of Belgium. having
again intensely Eoml,arded enemy mill
tary and submarine bases at Bruges.
Ostend and Blackenburg.'
Provost Marshal General Crowder
issued statement Tuesday to the eff
feet that all youths of nineteen and
twenty years and men between the
ages of tlirty-two and thirty-six, in
elusive. who register to-day Thurs
day.. win be called to the colors first,
and until the supply of available fight.
ing material in their ranks have EeeIl
exhausted. older men will not be i'll
Quoted into the service. Questionnaires
will go first to registrants of these
ages. and local boards have been or
dered to proceed with their steady elias.
sitication 80 that some Of them may be
called during October.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
Our Bank Savings Safe
Unless Germany Wins

Bureau Of Publicity, Treasury Department.
There seems to have been a very In
sidiOus propaganda carried OH. Obyi-
ouSly by secret agents of Germany. to
the effect that savings banks deposits
are to be confiscated. 1t il difficult to
believe that any person in America
would credit such report for an III
stant Secretary McAdoo says that
the alsurdity Of these statements is
manifest. but in order to allay the
fears of few who might be alarmed
by such reports, lie repeats officially
There is but one thing that will in
the least put in danger Of cOnfiscatiOn
the savings of the American people.
whether deposited in savings banks or
ether banks. CT invested in Liberty
Bonds or any other Investments. and
that one thing is German victory.
1t is not the American Government
that our people should fear, hut the
German Government, and with the
American soldiers fighting as they are
in France and the American people
supporting their government as they
are IN America, the American people,
their liberty. their rights and their
savings are safe.
The United states instead Of con-
fiscating or endangering the savings
and other property Of its people IL
defending them aud theirs with all the
Irresistible might of this invincible
republic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
New Sugar Prices.

state Food administrator Parker re-
ceived the following Monday from the
National Food Administrator:
The Sugar Equalization Board.
upon the approval Of the President.
has fixed the price Of cane sugar for
the next year basis. granulated . cents,
less per cent t. 0. b. seaboard refining
pcint. effective ON Monday morning.
September 9TH. Wholesalers and re-
tailers will sell upon the old basis until
their stocks Of the lower priced sugars
are exhausted. No averaging Of price
will be allowed. All increase in the
price Of sugar in the hands of refiners,
or OF raw sugar under contract, Is to
be accounted for to the Sugar EIualiz-
ing Beard. SO that manufacturers will
not benefit by the increased price. 4
Price for beet pulp. wet and dry. will
be fixed by the Food Administration
in the interest Of cattle feeders in the
course of u few days"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
Number 81.

is an organization that is endeavoring
to mobilize the high school youth of
this nation for productive work in this
time Of national crisis. chiefly upon the
farms. Already the farms of the coun-
try have been denuded Of 10 per cent
Of their hitherto available farm hands.
They are about to lie further denuded
1t is certain that the farmers cannot
harvest their crops without the help
Of the members of the Boys Working
Reserve
We are therefore appealing to the
schools. to the boys. and to their par
ents to answer the Governments call
and to permit the boys to 20 to the
farms in order that the harvests of the
country may be garnered and saved,
and to feed our civilian population
and our fighting men in France.
This relaSe is feasible if the schools
will awake, as many of them have
awaken. to the necessity and will ac-
comnOdate their organization to it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
Louisiana.

Franklin Thomas I4ahif was fined
$325 and sentenced to four months in
the parish Jail ut Alexandria last Sat
urday for violating the dry-Zone law
in smuggling whiskey into Camp Beau
regard.
William Edwards. Stacker. hid i'll
the Swamps of East Feliciana Parish,
and, in reply to the sheriff, told him
to come, and bring a coffin Instead
Sheriff Hubbs took two revOlvers
After the Stacker received eight bull
lets in his hide. lie surrendered.
l.. f. Thomas. Chairman Of the
Board of State Affairs, has announced
that the board has decided on Il basis
of 80 Per cent of the actual value OF
property for state purposes of taxation
fcr the year 1918. The parish asses
sors throughout the state will be mott
fled during the week so that they may
Eegin making up their rolls on th;t
! aSis
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
After the War.

\ Washington dispatch says: Con
struction of Il great raw materials re-
serve by the allied nations is now
under way to pave the way fer Il lust
and lasting peace.
! When the war il over. tile side with
the reserves - gold. food. coal. iron.
steel. cotton, wool and clothing - will
he the power to determine tile peace
and happiness of the world.
The United States Government is
now taking steps to acquire that re-
serve. Raw materials may be pooled
after the war as now. to insure against
another outbreak Of Hohenzollernism.
if the great war fails to drive that
bloody monarch from. the throne.
An international priorities board
Will determine what nations shall re-
ccive first benefits of these raw mate
rails. 1t will take care that the weak
and helpless country first is allowed
to revive its strength, that it may not
be suddenly overwhelmed while con
valesCant. by il nation whose military
strengtL has survived the war and
whose greed for expansion has not
teen tempered
The foundation for this board
could he the international organization
already developing to direct distribu-
ton Of pooled allied war supplies for
fighting forces"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
Priority Lists Defined. /.

The Provost Marshal General has is.
sued the following Instructions to local
draft boards for their guidance in de-
ternining deferred classifications of
those who register on the 18th:
Priority lists shall not be regarded
as binding upon the district board in
its conclusion as to whether or not any
fmrticular industry, occupation or EN-
l,loyment, including agriculture. is "A
necessary industry. occupation or EN-
ploynent within the meaning of the
law and regulations. nor shall such
lists prevent the district board from
holding as necessary an industry, occu-
patton or employment, including agri-
culture. not contained therein.
The regulat tiOns say a reaistrant
shall lie considered entitled to exemp-
ton only when completely engaged
in an Occupa ton the boards class as
essential and when the available sup
ply OF persons competent in the ca
pacity Is such that the registrants can
not be replaced without direct loss tt
the effective operation Of the enter
prise.
Further restricting the granting Of
deferred classification Oh Industrial
grounds. the regulations netlfy board
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
Election Returns;
Watkins Nominated

The returns Of the primary election
held Tuesday for nomination Of a cam
didate for United States Senator show
Il vote of 74.9IO throughout the state
The returns are incomplete, hut will
not change the result The vote stood !:
Gay, 34,316: Hall, 24,O75; OvertOn,
1G 36G.
For Congressman the incomplete re-
turns show vote in the district Of
80 Z, of which number Sandlin receiv-
Cd 1885 and Watkins 47O2 There is
one box missing in Caddo Parish, and
several precincts III Bienvilie Parish to
he heard from.
For Justice Of the Supreme Court
the incomplete returns of the district
show vote Of 1906, az follows
Dawkins, 1862; Herold, 4417: Rey-
nolds, 3.)97.
For Railroad Commissioner the in
complete returns show vote In the
district Of 1871, as follows: Bridges.
2:-:3,2: Brown, 1874: Long. 1923
O'Quin. 1O32. and Roark. $40.
There will be second primary for
United States SenatOr, with Gay and
Hall as the two candidates; for AssO-
ciate Justice between Dawkins and
Herold. and for Railroad Commissioners
between Bridges and Long. The pri-
mary will be held OH October 18th, and
registration will close on the 18th OF
this month.
The vote by parishes for Congress-
man and Justice of the Supreme Court
is shown below:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
Americans In France.

Bureau of Publicity, Treasury Department.
In speaking of the American soldiers
In France, Premier Clemenceau said
in the French House of Deputies:
The French generals tell me the
victory was peculiarly American in its
conception and execution. l am mucl,
impressed with the magnificent disci-
pline, daring and bravery Of the
American troops
David Lloyd George. Prime Ministe.
of England, in speaking of our SOL
diers, said:
We know that when they appear
the battle line they fight in wa
worthy Of the great traditions of thei
great country. This is in itself il
source Of support, sustenance and el-
couragenlent to all those who, wit
anxious hearts. are watching the CO..
fiict going on in France"
The English and French prime milf-
listers have only expressed the opinic !,
of the world of the Americans
France. Our soldiers part In the gre;
drive against the Germans Is worth
Of our great nation. On Septemlt
18th begins the campaign for IL I,
Fourth Liberty Loan, the drive towar |
victory which it is the part Of til !,
Americans at home tc make trump
and success. II we do our part as We
as cur soldiers do theirs, our respon:
| will be worthy Of our great countI ]
and of our soldiers and sailors All
every good American will do his or liz /
| lest to make it So
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
Exemption Board Advisers.

An official statement from Washing
ton, dated the 9th, says:
"A plan has been agreed upon by the
War Labor Policies Board. Provost
Marshal General. Secretary Of War.
Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary
of Labor to put into deferred classifi-
cation such persons in the new draft
as are necessary in agriculture, indus
try and other occupations. Three ad-
visers are to lie associated with each
district draft EOard to present facts
relative to the supply of necessary
workers in these three Occupational
groups. The agriculture advisers will
lie nominated by the Secretary Of Agri-
culture. They will gather accurate
facts regarding the requirements Of az
riculture for the various classes OF
workers in their own districts. They
should have facts also as to the re-
quirements for such classes i'll other
districts in order that workers not suf-
ficiently necessary in one district to en-
titled them to deferred classification
may have opportunity to go to other
districts in which they are needed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
NEWS NUBS FOR HASTY READING
twenty years Imprisonment and $4,000

twenty years Imprisonment and SlO,OO
fine.
Albert STRAUSS will succeed Paul NJ.
Warburg on the Federal, Reserve
Board
The manufacture of beer within the
United states is prohibited after De
cember 1st next
Four bandits held up the Riuce State
Bank at Gore. Okla. Monday and Sc
cured $36O7. They escaped.
Great Britain has asked the United
States to send over more aircraft !;
also more tT-Goat destroyers.
A floating mine of foreign type,
weighing 200 pounds. was found off
the New Jersey coast last Saturday.
Italy has prohibited the donation of
cereals. grains, etc., to converts, mon
asteries and other charitable orders.
The food is wanted for the army.
The L. s. Army transport Mount
Vernon was torpedoed last Friday 200
miles off the coast of France'by Ger
man submarine Thirty-fiye lives were
lost.
An infantry regiment Of Ravarians
nutinied in the battle Of August 22d.
and. throwing down their arns, said
they would no longer fight for Ger
many.
Julio Acosta and his brother Jose
were executed by the home guard, near
chihuahua. Mexico. Monday. They
were with Villa i'll the raid on Colum-
bus. New Mex.
| Sunday was ''motorless day" in
New York city About 17o.eOO gallons
cf gasoline was saved. The road
henses were closed for laclYof patron.
| age, and the ,theaters had small audi
ences.
Rev. f. Sheppard, a Missionary Bap
tist ut Pine Bluff. Ark, was arrested
one day this week on the charge of dis
loyalty. He had denounced the M
c. a.. the Red Cross and the Govern
ment in sermon delivered Sunday.
At the Morgantown, w. Va, Univer
sity. Sunday, President Trotter tore
from the hymnal the German nationa
anthem, Die Wacht Am Rhine" Hi
noticed the Objectionable hymn as III
was about to deliver All address Tht
audience followed his good example.
Jacob Harris, an mountafAeer. livin:
near Uniontown, Pa, came In to thai
town Monday for the first time il
four years He was much astonishet
on being told that this country was a
war; He exclaimed: Heh. are ",
in the war! I'm glad I Come to town
I'm going, you don't have to force Ill
to CO.
The general reunion of the veterans
| will be held at Tulsa, Okla, Septen
her 24th to 9th, inclusive. The rail
road fare will he l cent mile, eacl
way: return tickets good until OctO
Eer 31st. This rate applies to Confed
crate veterans, and members of thei
families; Sons of Veterans. and thei
families. and members of the Confed
crate Memorial Association, and thei
families.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
New Flour Regulations.

The old half and half flour rule
has been repealed, and new regulations
became effective on the 1st. Only one
pound of substitute is required to each
four rounds Of wheat -four. The order
of the Food Administrator says:
n lie bread Of the Allies, including
cur own people, will contain 20 per
cent of other grains than wheat.
The $500 formula which takes the
place Of the $3.50 formula is not i'll
tended to diSplace the use of corn
bread The 1920 formula is used in
addition to our normal consumption OF
cornhread.
:" Retail dealers selling standard
wheat flour must carry in stock either
barley flour. cornmeal or cornflour, and
with every sale of wheat -four shall
sell combination Of one or more OF
these In the proportion of one pound
Of sui stitute to each four pounds OF
wheat -four.
No dealer may force any other sui,
stitute in coml ination upon the con
sumner. and the substitute must con
form to the standards fixed by the
United States Food Administration.
The following fiours may be sold n
combination with standard wheat tioul
in lieu of all barley flour. cOrnmeal ol
corn -four. if tile, consumer so demands
at the ratio of one pound to each foul
pounds of wheat -four, namely: Rice
flour. oat flour, buckwheat flour, potato
flour. bean -four, sweet potato -four
kaffir flour, milo flour. feterita fioul
and meals of the last three Manned
tiourS.
Pure rye flour or meal will be solo
as substitute in the proportion Of a
least two pounds Of rye with thre,
pounds Of wheat -four
| . <s--
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12
Shreveport.

The total registration in Shreveport
today was 5,1a3.
The Mayor has issued a notice warn
ing all males within the draft age to
carry their registration cards SO as to
avoid keing stopped Ivy the officers and
held until it can he shown that they
have registered. Also, all males near
the draft age are notified to carry
cards stating their age and thus save
the annoyance of detention.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12

About sixty soldiers Of the Fourth
Congressional District voted at Camp
Beauregard. The official returns had
not heen received at the Watkins head
quarters, but, giving all these to Sand
lin. Watkins would still have a ma
jority OF 2.,0.