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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
BODY OF MRS. C.E, CHAPLIN
IS FOUND IN HOTEL ROOM
Her Husband, City Editor OF New
York Evening World, Has
No. Been Located.
SUICIDE NOTE LEFT By HIM
Said He Would BE Dead When Mes
sage Was Read-Iiis Wife Killed
by Bullet-Pnir Married Thirty
Nine Years.

NEW YORK September 16.-Mrs.
Charles T.. Chaplin. sixty. wife Of the
Evening Worlds city editor. was
found shot to death late to-day in
their apartment in the Hotel Cum
berland at Broadway and Fifty-fourth
street. She had been dead since morn
ing.
a letter written by Mr.. Chaplin to
Don c. Seitz, business manager Of the
World. declared he would be dead
when the note was received. Mr..
Chaplin has not been located.
In Mr.. Chaplns letter to Mr.: seitz.
received at 3:45 P.' NJ. the editor.
after saying when you get this let
ter | Will be dead" wrote:
My wife has been such a good pal.
| cannot leave her alone in the world -
This was assumed by tho authori-
ties 10 be an announcement that Mr..
Chaplin Intended that he and his wife
Whether this decision had been reached
by agreement between husband and
wife. nothing has thus far been dis
covered TO Indicate.
The letter laid stress upon the COM
plete happiness OF their married life.
covering Il period OF thirty-nine years.
letter was delivered, that he had becn
on TN" verge OF a nervous breakdown
Tor some time ana that a complete
collapse was imminent
Betore leaving his apartment on the
eleventh floor of the hotel, Mr.. Chaplin
pinned note upon the panel of the
locked door. readinS: Don't dis
turb -
He paused as he was leaving the
building and requested the desk clerk
not to disturb his wife during the day
as she had been i'll. he said, in the
night. He also asked that the room
telephone connection be plugged. While
talking with the clerk the editors de-
lncanor held accustomed calm. the
former declared tonight.
In the elevator. while descending
from his apartment the editor met
Frank ID. Carruthers. one of the
Worlds business Office stafI who also
lives on the eleventh floor OF the Cum
natural manner.
MIR. CaTruthcrs declared the editor
appeared To be in good spirits. He was
Informed by Mr. Chaplin. he said, that
he had just returned from a vacation.
and that ne had intended returning TO
vented by the illness OF his wife. who
had been chilled while bathing ycstcr-
day at Manhattan Beach
Leaving the hotel At ala. Mr.. Chaplin
Probably Immediately posted the letter
to Mr.. Seitz. since its postmark bore
dcrbilt Avenue and Forty-fifth Street.
TIE chauffeur said he also drove MIR.
Chapin back to tho hotel at o'clock
this afternoon. Whether the editor re-
turned 10 his apartment for las,
farewell TO his dead wife was not
learned.
Mr. Scitz clephoned to Manager Paul
tllman. OF The mberland. after read
ing the letter. and Ullman FASTENED 10
tn" Chaplin apartment. where he first
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
You Will Never BE Cured by
Local Treatment With Sprays
and DOucheS.

Catarrh is n condition OF the blood
and cannot be cured by local applica-
tions Of sprays and douches: this has
been proven by the thousands who
have vainiy rcsorted to this method
Of treatment.
Catarrh should not be neglected or
experimental with. The wrong treat
ment is valuable time lost, during
which the disease is getting firmer
hold upon its victim, and making il
more difficult for even the proper
treatment TO accomplish results.
Though Catarrh makes its first APP
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
AUSTUIANs CAPTURED
IN LARGE NUMBER


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY N
fiANCE. sunday, September l5-Tne
role OF the French divisions engaged in
we ~. M!hiel battle was to attack
the mead OF the salient and assist the
americans In their drive against its
western front. while the main mass
oi the Americans was pushing through
me southern side Of the salient Only
re" French divisions were engaged
one or which. under American com
n!hnu formed the extreme left of the
aaSaek on the western front of the
s"Heh'' IL had powerful force Of
Americans on it's right
rms Franco American army started
from the region Of Les Eparges and
with the Wocvre army from VigneII
rs olncr French divisions CO.
operated in the attack on both sides
ol ne blunt head of the salient
Which attacked north of ST. MihicI
II mad to fight it's waJs across the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
AUSTRIAN PRISONERS
HITTER AGAINST GERMANS
-! .>ssO,..l,,u Press.


lTI .I-.,.-..iL,., .,ItAll IN
ioi1i.-ii\.-, .S>P,....vf IV.--Au,irI,y OF
GERMAN 'i.....~4. inGIcAscu somewhat
uu'Ihs i!'G iois..ooh ,o-u..,. NO MAN
tS atiacNS, however, were maze. IN
tense aci.a. .-S>,r..y narncu .nc opera
uonS carry iu-ua!.
me Germans nave not resisted mi or
movements ca!cu.alcu 10 cousoiiuale
the american inc, watch now mas De-
come lIrmIy liked.
Allied airp!anes Sunday night
dropped more than seventeen tons OF
BONES on CourceIles, EhranEe Saar-
nrucAen. Boutay, Bull, Contains and
other points. The bombs dropped on
CONTAINS We're directed against the
center Oh the German communicate ions
IN TINS feSion The railroads crossing
the MoSelie also We're attacked by the
airmen. Many direct hits were on
served. An enemy train was hit at
Pursuit groups. protected by a bar
rage, carried out numerous raids and
scored victories in several engage
10 cross the American line were I'm
successful generally.
Enemy airplancs last night attacked
points points within the American lines
and the Germans used their marhins
guns against that town, but with little
effect.
Reports from different points along
the line show that the number of SIMS
and the general material captured by,
The Americans is Increasing An en-
IRE artillery park was captured at
Jaulny.
Austrian prisoners captured by the
Americans are bitter in their denuncia-
tion OF the Germans. They accuse the
Germans Of leaving them in the lurch.
Austrian officers declare they were not
warned OF the American attack, and
mat repeated requests for ammunition
we're ignored. The Germans. they add,
save their entire attention to extri-
eating themselves from the salient.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
GIVES OUT NAMES OF
AMERICANS HELD BY FOE
tBy Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, September l6.-
Names of l22 American soldiers, held
as prisoners of war at various camps
in Germany, were made public to-day
by the War Department.
TIE list includes Privates John II.
Tully, Alsoma, Miss, at Camp Limbur:
Thomas G. Rayner. Alpharetta, Ca. at
Camp Metz: Oscar h. Jolley, Dexter.
Ga. camp not known: Guy Crawford,
Colson KY: Eddie j. Chandler. Levcs-
que. Ark.: John Cole, Viper. Ky: Err
nest j. King. Wooden. Tex; John L..
Dozier, Indianapolis. Okla, and Ser
geant Roland r. Hess, Bartlctsville.
OKLA. all at Camp Casscll
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
DRAFT CALLS ANNOUNCED
SENDING 1871 1888 TO CAMP
or This Number 142, 900 VIII BE
White Registrars Entraining
October I'LL.
SUMMON NEGROES FROM SOUTH
Eleven Southern States Asked TO
Send 10000 Qualified Colored Reg
istrants September 2O-27-Vir-
ginia's Contingent for Camp Lee.
lRy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON September 16-
Draft calls announced to-day by Pro-
voSt Marshal General Crowdcr will
send lSl,S3S men qualified for general
military service To army camps be-
fore October 10 All States have quotas
TO fiji. OF the total. $4,000 win be
between October and IL.
The remainder will be negroes. who
will move in two GROUPS; 29.oid en-,
81 and 1852 on October i6. Men who
registered last Thursday may be need
ed in a few districts to MI the new
marshal generals office. but in most
localities sufficient men remain in
class from the registrations on last
June and August "a TO meet the re-
Southern states from which the
white registrants were called, with
their number and the camps To which
they Will go. are AS follows;
Alabama. 1885. Camp Mcclellan.
Ala; Florida AS. Camp Greenleaf.
Georsia, 2,sas Camp Mcclellan; 2!s,
Camp Travis. 1852 Camp Grcenle,f:
North Carolina, 1874, Camp SEWER;
South Carolina. 49, Camp Sewer, $50
amp Grcenlcaf; Tennessee, 1852. Camp
Dhries
NEGRO REGISTRANTS
FROM SOUTHERN STATES
Negro rcgistran,s will be mobilized
on OCTOBER IN as lOliO"S:
Georgia, l,50o, Camp Wheeler Ga:
Louisiana. 253, Camp Travis. Texas;
Mississippi, 1880, Camp Grant, H..
1880 Camp Shelby, Miss; North Car
oiine. 2,56o. Camp Greene, y. C.: Ten
neSsce, 1000, Camp Sherman.
Negroes will be modified Septem-
Der ID and 81 as follows:
Alabama. Zoo 10 Camp Mcclellan,
Ala; Arkansas. 1000. to Camp pike.
Ark, and l20 to Camp Funston. Kans:
Florida, 755. to Camp Joseph Il. John
ston, Fla; Georgia, $50. TO Camp Upton,
Long Island. 500 to Camp Hancock, Ga,
PAS to Camp Joseph Z. Johnston. Fla;
Louisiana. 1000 TO Camp Bcauregard
La, $50 to Camp Sheridan. o., and 500
to Camp Grant. Ill. mississippi. $50 to
Camp Grant: oklahoma. S15 TO Camp
Funston. Rams. South Carolina, $500 to
Camp SEWER S. G.: Tennessee. 1000 TO
Camp Sherman: Texas, 5000 to Camp
Bowie, Tex; Virginia. 1000 to Camp
Lee. Va.
Soldiers from other states will be
modified in the following Southern
camps
Connccticu,, Camp Greenleaf, Ca:
Illinois, Camp Mcclellan. Ala; Ken
lucky. Camp Sewer. S. G; New York.
Camp Wadsworth, s. G.; Ohio Camp
Mcclellan. Ala; Pennsylvania, Camp
Lee. Va, and Camp HUMPHREYS. Va:
West Virginia, Camp HUMPHREYS. Va
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
A Health
Builder For
Weakened Lungs

After being weakened by a continued cough
mo INC lungs need the most careful attention.
In many cases ECkMAN'S ALTER XTISE
q calcium salt preparation with many rnorc
man twenty years successful use has BEEN
found very beneficial in strenEthsninr thn
luhKs and helping TO restore health.
zoe and S1.50 bottles nj all druKkist. or fYor,o
manufactured. DOstDafd.
EGkMAN LABORATORY. Phi,adeIph,.-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
LEXINGTON RESULTS

I1. .tHs}?"E 81 dfs' ydrv. ill.,
rs ,LGnsf!rD. $3.50. $3.50. second. Lucky
4; III "c%mneliyi SLIGO. third. Time,
jinc, ia Garrison. Charles canncil. Sazanmy.
SECOND rac"-.nvc mrlonEs-War Stories.
liiSS Miinhl 20 Sa.sso; $500. first; Lance.
IIarnetic. ne 'Garnsr). $3.50. third. Time.
l:Oi, Nan. sweeping Glance. Lucky Pearl,
Adore. brunette H., Paris Maid. MarzcIi;,.
Lazy lStnEdon aud icar Frog also ran.
co""slyp sSlo. sac6. tsS5. rst Sr car71
men. l"I 'GarncrJ. si2t0. 500 second :
EroWn'c Mcpnw"li. loi 'Smith). 81 third.
ri ,Hir; l1S IT.. N?rnan PAUL Connolly.
,ummins. Waterford. Diamond and Lady
i.uAury also
Regular third race was declared of and
substitute nut ON
rrn-oMard!a $50. 81 70, Cit nrst:: Ion ioS
Ain"lrita. LOO tDonohurN out third Time
ihrH" starters.
$5S53o, $3.50. first .Acuc. l0G tDavisD. i.5i0.
;a-it. second Xaurichiu. 100 t,;ruhnrI
'n,",i 'hird - Tim; 80 i-5. Rucv"ca.
sI" "i,SS Lawn lcas annTy hqssfn sG9ars
per and Staiwart also ran
SINH race.Ev" and c-half furiongs-
GG rsIi iiy2H 'C"nnollyl, $3.50 $50 $3.50,
S570 .sN W,n l YIN, los Litarretp. sill. so.
hird Tim. Lag a-6 rasiourenu IT. ju ~
StSh"o l.i""ly. Golden Floss ana Madrs aIso
Seventh ra,c"-one and q sixteenth miles
,.tg, ilrs,. baby Lynch lis (Monncv) Csi99'
std.n. sgr"nd i!oen.s. los (IunsiSrIi 80
tnitn' lIin", :t>. Ycnrh-e Pulaski M.
nrrF Is Flash Of Steel. R"p,on. Old i'm
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17

town home at the conclusion Of play
was found that the infection had
spread. and II was necessary to have
MN removed to 4 hospital. where
altcr Drief stay he was discharged
ALier Few days rest MIR ridden was
apie 10 leave for Pittsburgh. where he
WIZ rejoin his hospital unit
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
TO CONSIDER INCREASES .
Com n,ittee to Take Up Matter OF M.rs
Fay for Police: Firemen s9d

The Finance Committee Of the CITY
Council meets tonight for it's regular
monthly meeting. This committee has
number OF matters before It, not the
Least Of which is the application for a
20 per cent increase In salaries from
me employees In The Fire. Police and
STRENGTHENING Departments
The Council Committee on Dock,
Nivers and Harbors will hold a special
meeting tonight at O'Clock 10 ar
range for attending the eleventh an
mual convention OF the Atlantic Deeper
waterways association which Will be
held at Boston September "a to IL
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17

=, IIfIf5NINON, T'A., Scptember lf.-
STEPHEN L. tSteve) O'Neal. late of the
cleveland American League team. has
secured essential employment at the
Lebanon plant of the Bethlehem Steel
company. ONeal, who is native or
his seventh consecutive season with
the Cleveland team, will become u
member OF the Bethlehem Steel League
teams catching staff, dividing the
%ork with George Hale. late of the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17

discovered the notice on the door. He
sent for policeman and tho two en-
tered. '.-r'- = !.
No shot had been heard by any ona
in the hotel, and Ullman found every-
thing In order In the first rooms
through which he and the policeman
passed.
When they reached the bedroom thew
discovered Mrs. Chapin's body lying on
one OF the two beds
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
PARIS GUNS BRING
DOMN GIANT AIHDI.A IL.

PARIS. September ia giant Ger
man plane was brought down by the
Paris airtiaircraft guns in the course
OF last nights raid on this capital.
The bodies of three German officers
were found amid the wreckaEe
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
Pay sa,utpO for Ono HOG.

BS ASSOcla TED Press
AMEItiCCS. GA, September 1.-two
thousand dollars cash has just been
paid Tor Orion King, q Duroc Jersey
Doar. by All Plantation near here to
lowers Thompson. of Monroe. Ga.
This, ii is believed, establishes new
record i'll high priced stock raised in
Georgia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
REJOINS HOSPITAL UNIT
injected Ankle Cost I,t,,
Lawn Tennis Champion.

h,ering from an'infccted ankJe M 10;
cRamp n,,m 3he v?tiGnal lawn tennis
VINO mad made such a record ihn' Ut, ar,
r,nl, 'Hat n" is likely to ton iha
''"N'"s list returned to his C;,rm, am
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
Postpone Grnnd CircuIt Race,

by ASsOciu ted Press.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, September 16.-
me opening card of the two weeks
meeting here of he Grand Circuit races
was postponed to-day because Of rain.
and the card will be raced tomorrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17

n you nre worried with the hcIu
problem, follow the lead OF lnrSe ~m-
pioyers md use the Help Wanted Ads
I'm The Times-DIspntch. Phone Rnu-
dolDh l.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
SERBIAN ARMY
MAKES ATTACK
IN MACEDONIA
Continued from First parel

Continued from First Page)
heights OF the Meuse- This double
recon- Will establish the allied lines IN
stronger positions over a very wide
front.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17

The lnrEe circulation OF The TImea-
Dispatch over IL wide territory makes
Help wanted advertising In Its col
unns particularly productive. Phone
Randolph I.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17

French Deputy Dies From Wounds.
PARIS, September lG.-Abel Ferry.
member of the Chamber Of Deputies
is dead from wounds received in the
front line few days ago.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17

Secretary Baker In London.
by Associated Press1
LONDON. September l6-Secretarv
Baker arrived in London to-day from
Paris. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17

Connecticut, Camp Greenleaf. Ca;
Illinois. Camp Mcclellan. Ala; Ken
lucky, Camp Sewer. S. G.; New York.
Camp Wadsworth, s. C.; Ohio. Camp
Mcclellan. Ala; Pennsylvania, Camp
Lee. Va, and Camp HUMPHREYS. Va.
West Virginia Camp HUMPHREYS. Va
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
D. Wenrick Recommended
For Place on Labor Board

David Wenrick. of Steelton, secre-
tary of the Carpenters and Joiners
Union, has been nominated as the
representative of the local labor in
terests on the Community Labor Con-
troll Board for Dauphin county, il
was learned this morning. Confirma-
tion of the nomination was made by
Charles f. Quinn. secretary and treas
urer of the Pennsylvania Federation
of Labor, which made the nomination
this morning.
Wenrick will act with Martin A.
Cumbler, Highspire. in the appoint
ment of third man to act as chair
man of the Community Labor Con-
troll Board. The third name will be
sent to the organization committee
at Philadelphia for approval, which
will submit it to the United States
Employment Service at Washington
for final consideration
Wenrick's appointment must also
be approved by the organization
committee of the Federal Community
Labor Board of Pennsylvania. The
authorities at Washington must also
approve his appointment
The Community Labor Control
Board will have control over un-
skilled labor. Following the active
control of the labor board. no one
will be able to engage unskilled labor
except through the medium of the
board. Mayor Keister had been sug-
gested for the place by Typographical
Union No. IA.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE
By Associated Press

Philadelphia, Aug. 6. - Wheat =
70. l. soIt. ret. Sz.4o. NO. req, A-.2f.
NO. 2. soft. red. $2.22.
Bran = The market is steady; SOFT
winter, per ton, $4650@47.OO: spring.
Per ton. $4,000 45.0o.
Corn = The market is firm; No. 2,
yellow, o$lS7@1.SS; No. 3. yellow
Oats Oats Ao The market is firm.
No, 2, white. s51s QS6c; No. 8. white.
Butter - The market is tirm;
western: creamery, extras, 45c: nearby
prints. fancy. 51@53c.
Eggs-Market firmer; Pennsylvania
and other nearby tirsts, free cases.
Sl3.2O@ 1880 per case; do. current re-
celpts, free cases, $12.90 per case;
$500 per case do. firsts, free cases,
Sl2,sOq $40 per case; fancy. selected,
packed. 51Q52c per dozen.
Cheese-The market is firm; New
YORK and Wisconsin. full cream. 25 "
Refined Sugars - Market steady:
powdered, S.45c; extra fine. granulat-
Live Poultry-The market is steady;
fowls. Sim35c; young. soft meated
roostsers, 25@27c; young, STACEY roost-
ers, 25@26e; old roosters. 25@26c;
spring chickens, not leghorns, $50 42c;
Ieghorns, S4@37c: ducks; Peking,
Runners. 26@27c; turkeys, a7G%Sc;
26c
Dressed Poultry - Firm; turkeys,
fair to good, sea SIC; do. old, 81 ssc
90, western, choice to fancy. 37@3Sc;
do, fair to good. S2036c; do, old toms,
S0c; Old: common, soc; fresh killed
fowls fowls ). fancy. S5QS7hc; do, smaller
ducks.L Island. 35h Q36hc; frozen
| towls. fancy, 35@35l c. do, good to
choice. 32@S4c; do. small sizes. ESQ
Soe; western broilers. Al a 42c.
nsr Sew bS Jersey' SsEsf' No. l. Soc@$ll a9SS "a u
pei 6asket; Pennsylvania, 100 rbs.
si.So g i.6S; New York. old, per 100 10 >
SI;55i Maine, per 100 ms, s1.so o
l:SO; Delaware and Maryland. per loo
ibs:, voc O. g$l.1O; Michigan, per 100 ros.
sl.509l.70; Florida. per barrel
bags, $i.5O@s.o0: North Carolina. De,
barrel. $1.50@4.00; South Carolina, pei
herrel. Sl.5o@4.oO Norfolk. per bar.
beli BARREL flsfg sis5SSoo 5oe Eastern Shore pei
prime city, in tierces. 17c; city
! special. loose, l7%c; country. prime
ISIS; dark 15@15hc; edible. ir
Flour - The e market is steady
and steadier; winter wheat. new
100 per cent. flour, $1075@11.00 pei
barrel; Kansas wheat, new, 1925 q
11.50 per barrel; spring wheat, new
$11.25 01150 per barrel
Hay Market firm; timothy
No. l. large and small bales. S26.00d
! $3.50 ocr ton; No. 2. small bales. $3.50
@24.00 per ton; No. 3, $1750@19.50 pei
ton; sample, $12.50@15.50 per ton: M
grade, $7.50@11.50 per ton.
Clover - Light. mixed, $24.O0@
s2o.5OG $50 per ton; No. 2. light mix
! ed, S16.50@17.50 per ton; no grade
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
Prizes to Be Given
at August Mardi Ora.

Irving B. Robinson of Robinsons
Woman Shop, is the contributor of
the first prize for women to be given
at the big Mardi Gras carnival and
masquerade at Williams Grove, Au-
gust II. A list of the prizes and
their donors was made public to-day
by local members of the publicity
committee. The list follows:
Robinson's Woman Shop. best silk
shirtwaist in the house; Harrisburg
Telegraph, two prizes; Doutrichs,
handsome silk sweater; the Globe,
double set of gold scarf pins; Dau-
phin Electric Company, searchlight
Wilmer, Bair and Wilmer, woman's
silk shirtwaist; Tausig, woman's
meshbag; Harrisburg Hardware
Company, searchlight; ]. Krause,
handsome cut glass dish; DIV"
Fritz, handmade mahogany fly trap;
Hershey Creamery Company, two
gallons zee cream.
Among other contributors of
prizes, the nature of which will be
announced later, are: A. B. Nc
Lane, Mechanicsburg; A. Baptist,
Harrisburg; James Lehr and son,
Harrisburg; Harrisburg Electric
Supply Company, William Strouse
and Company, Mr.. Gettys, A. w. Hol-
man, James e. A. Machlin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
Sergeant Stackpole Gets
Army Officers Commission

Among letters from the boys "over
there" which have been coming in
patches this week is one from a
friend of Sergeant Albert II. Stack
pole. of the L. S. Field Artillery,
stating that he had been promo ted
TO second lieutenant and had on the
date of the letter in July received
his commission. He was leaving the
following day to join his battery at
the front. He is a brother of Cap
tain f. ]. Stackpole, Jr., whose let
ters also indicate that he has been
in the fighting on the Marne Aisne
salient the last three weeks.
Sergeant Stackpole enlisted as a
private in the Z. S. Field Artillery
in May, 1917. and as he did not reach
his majority until June 2S he could
not he commissioned as an officer
before that time. He had consd-
cradle training at Plattsburg, Fort
Myer and in a French artillery
school.
A pleasant incident of his last
week at the artillery school was
the receipt of a portfolio of birthday
cards from members of the Tele-
graph Family, which he explains in
a letter of appreciation to-day posted
in the different departments of this
newspaper, was great inspiration
and help.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
DIR. BAGNELL SENDS HOME
MESSAGE FROM THE FRONT
Pastor of Grace Methodist Church Is Very Busy Man.
Paris Calm and Confident of Victory

The Rev. DR.. Robert Bagnell, the
popular pastor of Grace Methodist
Church. now on a special mission with
the American soldiers in France. has
written a message to his congrega-
tion which will be read at the SER
vices next Sunday.
In a letter to A. D. Bacon. from
Paris, enclosing the message, DIR.
Bagnell says the voyage over was
very pleasant. II was a little sea-
SICK" he adds but soon got my feet
under me. l have been here a week
and will be mighty glad to get out
on my tour.
Calm md Confident
Paris is a wonderful place. and
never more so than now. You cannot
understand the calm and confidence
the people feel and the Prussians not
more than fifty miles away.
(July III. II have met a good many
friends over here and everything has
gone in such way as to fit per-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
Oil Tanker's Captain,
J. Thomas, of Newport, Pa,
Among the Survivors

\ Canadian Atlantic Port. Aug. 6.
The British schooner Glayds j,
Holland has been sunk by a German
submarine. The crew. which landed
to-day at a Nova Scotian town. said
the attack took place yesterday
morning.
Two boat loads of survivors of the
oil tanker Luz Blanca, torpedoed by
a German submarine off this port
yesterday, were towed into the har-
bor to-day. Taken to naval head
quarters for examination, they said
;heir ship fought the U-boat for
three hours before being torpedoed.
The Luz Blanca was captained by
]. Thomas. of Newport, Pennsylva-
MIA, who was among those brought
here to-day. The crew were Cana
dians,