Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-27
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pressed by the intensive training
which has been going on steadily for
many months. There is no letup
from morning until night. At Camp
Hancock, on the outskirts of Au-
gusta, Georgia, is the keystone hi
yls'o comprised almost entirely of
pennsylvania troops. Here there
are over forty miles of trenches,
similarly constructed to those in
france, where the thousands of
! PENNSYLVANIA soldiers are being
drllied in trench warfare. There are
also Darbed-wire entanglements,
supterranean hospitals barrage fire,
bayonet exercises, physical instruc-
/ ton, boxing bouts, instruction in the
lightning use of the gas mask. etc.
it may also be interesting to know
| that the field bakeries produce 15.-
600 loaves of bread a day. and the
food is universally pronounced
wholesome and satisfactory by the
men.
Every Harrisburg contributor to
| the war work of the Y NJ. c. A, will
be giad to know that their contribu-
tlohs are giving the boys in the serv-
ice and in the field, large touch of
the home life. The Y. NJ. c. A. shacks
in all of the big cantonments and
camps are the clubs where the SOL
dlers gather in great numbers and
rememb Der with gratitude the contri-
buttons of the people which have
made these places possible. All diff
ference of creed are submerger I'm
the general appreciation of the SOL
diers, and they don't hesitate to saw
a good word for the Y. NJ. C. A. on
every occasion.
/
Speaking of the army camps. It
may be interesting for the home
folks to know that the outdoor life
is practically making over thousands
OF men, who were regarded as too
slight and delicate for military serv-
ice. one Harrisburg boy has added
tWenty-eisht pounds to his weight
since last summer and is to-day q
vigorous. athletic specimen of man
hood. Others, who were soft and
habby and without muscular de-
Velopment are to-day trained ath-
letes. Still others, who could hard
ly march from the railroad station
to the camp on their arrival. are now
able to hike long distance over
muddy roads and come back fresh
as daisies. Whatever else comes out
of this war, it is certain that there
Will return a body of men who will
he men, from top to toe end ready
to take mans part in the important
period to follow the war. Tell the
folks back home" said one of the
Harrisburg soldiers "that they need
not worry about us. All we ask is
: that they back up Uncle Sam and
leave the rest to u.s.
City Solicitor John P. Connelly.
keen observer of things political and
student of municipal affairs, stood
in the corridor of the south wing OF
the Capitol yesterday afternoon, not
t ing the people going in and out He
, had been talking about politics and
suddenly remarked: There may be
a change in these people next win
, ter, If some people don't watch out"
or words to that effect. However,
his meaning was plain.
Senator w. w. Hindman. of Clar-
ion county. who was here yesterday.
/, met Insurance Commissioner Charles
A. Amber, at the Capitol The
genial Amber, is a candidate for
state senator from Montgomery
county, and he greeted Hindman
,, with. Hello, senator"
well. guess I'll return the COM
pliment. How are you, senator?
understand you have hopes and !
, am not sure whether I am going to
run again" replied the Clarion man.
Chairman w. d. B. Ainey, of the
, Public Service Commission, who is
a great believer in composing COM
plants, between people of the small.
er towns and their utilities. effected
: a settlement of a case which was
. chockful of local antagonisms yes
: terday. When II had gone some dis
tance. the chairman made some sug-
; gestions and when an agreement
: was reached, remarked to attaches of
the commissions: I'VE are great on
getting folks to dwell together in
amity."
Mild weather has brought the
blackbirds back to the farms in
Southern Pennsylvania counties i'm
swarms, according to reports coming
here, and indications are that the
plowing season will on.be at hand.
The blaclSbirds were out of Penn
sylvania less than usual. probably
because of the open spring. They
disappeared when the weather grew
cold just before Thanksgiving Day
but were to be seen in Capitol park
last week. Farmers have reported
them at hand in many sections and
there is some curiosity to see
whether they survive any banquets
on the corn poisoned with strych-
nine, which the State Game Commits
sion put around to kill off the crows.
Experiments have demonstrated, say
the Game Commission officials, that
chickens and quail have only ap-
peared TO be stimulated after eat
ing enough of the doctored corn to
kill a score of crows, but that 1t is
bad medicine for wild turkeys The
appearance of the blackbirUs in this
section, is always hailed as the time
to uncover flower beds in Capitol
park and to begin spring work. In
cidentally, hostilities start promptly
between the Capitol park squirrels
and blackbirds.
Some Front street lawns are com
mencing to show dozens of spring
bulb plants. They are appearing
through the grass and If the weather
does not make change to the afro
cious, which has been known to hap
pen before this there will be a fine
display of the crocus by Easter.
Last year seems to have been a
favorite planting year for many peo-
pie and the gardens should be brigh;
with flowers.