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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
Troop l6

To-night's instruction b e & n $
promptly at 7.30. Every member
should be present. This affair was
postponed from last week on ac-
count of the Scout Rally at Zion
Lutheran Church. OF course we
want to make the best showing we
possibly can, and those fellows who
are loyal will be on the job. The
time for our semi-annual re-organi-
zation is approaching, and we want
to know just what Scouts mean busi-
ness. There are several vacancies
in the. Eagle patrol, and one or two
other breaks in the ranks that must
be closed.
We enjoyed the rally last Friday.
There were thirty-seven Scouts and
Cubs present from this organization.
We congratulate Scout Cleon Girls
well for being decorated with a
League of Courtesy button by DR..
Eager. Don't forget, the list of good
turns, by the way. 1 heard that two
members of Sixteen are Lie and
Star Scouts, and L hope it's true. If
it is, I'll, tell their names next week.
An overnight hike to the Hut this
week. leaving the Square at o'clock
on Saturday with food for three
meals and carfare. We hope to re-
turn some time after dinner on Sun
day. We have nearly a cellar-full
of wood, and there is no doubt that
Wen be able to keep warm. All the
other details tonight at the meet
ing. Come if you have to travel on
crutches. ''HUSTING,"
Scribe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12

Germany and with no other object
than to transfer the producers for
tune to place where it will not
be taxed.
For their own sakes several
thousand illegal traders and capi-
talists are robbing their country
and committing a theft of food by
driving prices upward" the paper
charges. H-
Through pressure on the rate
of exchange German war bonds can
be bought in Switzerland for ten
marks and the loan is bought up in
quantities by those who realize that
Germany must ultimately be given
help and that the mark will rise.
THE purchaser of war loan will
then make fifty per cent instead of
five per cent on the investment"
The newspaper declares that
some means must be found for pre-
venting the expectation of goods to
foreign countries. 1t concludes
with the statement that while the
government is painstakingly spend
ing 100000 or 5000O,000 marks
for oil sand fats, 100000 900 marks
worth of French perfumes. soaps
and modes have arrived. The En-
tente, says the paper, must realize
that it is encouraging German In
ternational illicit trade at n cost of
German economic life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
TROOP Is HAS
NEW ASSISTANT
Fred Steffer to Aid Direction
Of Hustling Units of
Boys

Fred Steffer will be an Assistant
Scoutmaster at Troop 13 beginning
Friday of this week. His specially
is signaling and the Troop will start
real signal team at once. The
first aid team will again be under
DR.. Hazen, whom we claim as our
very own.
In the near future Troop l3 will
come across with real drum corps.
You fellows VINO saw us on last
Friday must admit that those drums
of the Boyd Memo orial drum corps
attracted attention. So real cam
paign has started to, persuade Mr..
Franklin to bring his corps into
the troop. Look for us in the next
parade.
The following fellows were up
for advancement on Thursday at
the Court of Honor meeting Chas.
Alexander, first class and n merit
badge; James Byrem, merit badges;
Joe Hagar, mreit badges; Bob kel-
Ter, merit badges; Joe Hertzler,
merit badges; Dick Hertzler, merit
badges; Bruce Grunden, merit
badges; Wayne Grunden, merit
badges; John Thompson, merit
hodges.
That means that out of twelve
first-class Scouts, eight were up for
merit badges at that meeting. The
Tenderfoot Scouts and Second
Second Glass are going strong, so
watch out.
The rally at Zion Lutheran was
very much enjoyed by the members
of this troop.
Chas.. Alexander, Assistant Scribe;
CHAS ALEXANDER,
Assistant Scribe.
JOHN THOMPSON,
Scribe
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
War Department Spent
Millions in Illegal
Purchases, Is Charge

Washington, Dec. 10. Charges
that millions of dollars had been ex-
pended illegally by the War Depart
ment on land purchases after the
armistice were renewed in the
House yesterday when "a bill author
izing expenditure of more than S9,-
900, 900 at nearly two score posts was
taken up by vote of 267 to H.
Republican member asserted the
post-armistice expenditures were IL
legal because the department used
funds appropriated for war purposes.
Democratic members replied that
the expenditures were made to carry
out contracts made during hostilities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
Two Boys Confess
They Are Main Line
Bandits, Say Police

Philadelphia, Dec. 12.-Confessing
numerous automobile thefts and
holdups along the Main Line, the
police say, Joseph Gile and Walter
Mellon, are held without bail for a
further hearing next Saturday.
Numerous witnesses identified
Gile. the taller of the. pair, as the
man who menaced them with a re-
volver and robbed them. None
identified Mellon, who, according to
the police, sat in the motorcar used
in the "stickups."
But after the testimony of a
dozen witnesses. Captain Donaghy,
of the Lower Merton police, told
Magistrate Stillwagon Mellon had
made a full confession duplicating
Gile. The latter, the captain as
serted, also made a statement, but
not as complete as that of his al
legged confederate.
There was something of the dra-
matte during the proceedings, recall
ing for some the exploits of the
"stad and deliver" highwaymen who
infested the environs of London long
ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
Pack Two

Seventeen of Pack Two went with
Troop 16 to the Rally at Zion last
Friday. We were surprised at the
number of grown-ups present. The
rally was fine, and we certainly
hope that we may have the privi-
lege of getting together oftener
during the coming year. We We're
little late getting home and some
parents were uneasy, but we feel that
being out until 10 o'clock occasion
ally under those circumstances
ought to be permitted.
Some cubs are mighty poor Scouts.
About half the fellows had to have
Il drink before the rally had
reached the fourth number on the
program. Help your self control
and will power by doing without
water occasionally. 1t won't hurt
you.
Tonight we will have at least one
new feature at the meeting and
maybe two. We hope to start
promptly at $50.
as RICHARD ADAMS,
Cub Scribe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
GERMAN CAPITAL
..DESERTSITS FLAG
That Is Reason For Decline
.ASof German Mark, the Vor-
= waerts Says

= Berlin, Dec. 2.-"German capital
has deserted the flag" says the
sWorwaerts in a bitter comment on
the decline in value of the German
mark.
: Numberless cases are occurring in
which the German sellers do not al
low payment of their wares in Ger
many but establish accounts abroad
Which are exempt from taxation,
delares the paper. To the damage
Of the German rate of exchange,
continues Vorwaerts, the German
keggar sells his rags in the world
market at what prices he can get
and ignores the opportunities to get
foreign moneys into Germany and
thereby raise the mark.
1 Capitalists who find tax evasion
profitable refer to the German eco
fiomic crisis with n shrug of the
shoulders and lay the blame to the
government and financial politics.
The Vorwaerts states that Ger
man leather especially has been
sold abroad at prices less than In
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12

Troop met on Monday evening
at seven o'clock. The Senior Pa
troll leader presided at the meeting
due to the absence of the president.
The report of the flag committee was
heard, and we expect to have the
flag finished by next meeting.
The members of Troop turned out
almost full strength at the Scout
Rally held at Zion Lutheran Church
last Friday night. 1t was splen-
did rally, and we, the Scouts of
Troop 4, thank the Scouts of Zion
Lutheran Church, and Salem Re
formed Church for their kindness.
We all hope to extend similar in
vitation in the future to them and to
the other Scouts of Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
Jap Wage Farmers
Accuse Government
of Protecting Capital

Toxic, Dec. 12.-Three thousand
wage earners, including printers,
miners, tram workers and tailors,
recently adopted a resolution declar-
ing that the Japanese Government
in the present crisis caused by the
high cost of living, is merely making
efforts for the protection of capt.
talists and limited circles of society.
This, the wage earners, asserted. was
done at the expense of the general
public, whose welfare and interests
are entirely neglected. They charged
that the Cabinet has no understand
ing of the welfare of the nation, of
| labor problems and the food ques-
ton which "are threatening the lives
and safety of millions throusout the
| empire" They demanded that the
p, Cabinet should resign.
| A delegation called at the Pre-
mier's residence after the meeting
and handed the resolution to Il
| secretary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
Pack 8

We had our weekly meeting Mon
day evening. 1t was intended to
hold an inter patrol meet, but this
was postponed until next Monday.
We fell short in attendance, two
members being absent. Paul Cox
and George Dress joined the pack.
Edwin has asked each Cub to
think up a suggestion for Pack s
flag. Put your design on paper and
bring it to the next meeting. We
will look them all over and use the
best one.
So long until next week
CUB MOORE, Scribe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
Troop IL

Troop II had n fine time at the
rally last Friday night in Zion Luth-
eran Church. Every event was in
teresting.
Tonight our regular weekly meet
ing will be held. Every member of
the Troop Is urged TO be present
c. l.. REBUCK,
Scribe
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12

Cascarets end biliousness, head
ache, colds ard constipation so gent
~ you're never even inconvenienced.
There is no gripping and none of the
explosive after-effects of cathartics
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12

camps have four and five. Several
parties have killed large black bears.
Last season 70 deer were killed in
this section. This year the number
will far exceed last years record.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
RAISE $1,000 FOR RELIEF

Columbia, Pa, Dec. 12.-I. A.
Fuld, treasurer. reports more than
$1,000 raised for the Jewish Relief
Fund up to last night. Team work
ers will continue the drive during
the week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
CAMPS GER DEFER LIMIT

Lewistown. Pa, Dec. 12.-Reports
from the Seven Mountains region are
that quite number OF camps have
killed their limit of dere. Many
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12

A meeting of the Harrisburg
Council, b. S. A., will be held on
Friday evening, December 18th, at
the Y. NJ. c. A., Second and Locust
streets. Supper will be served at
$50. This is the annual meeting, at
which reports for the year will be
made, and policies for the coming
year discussed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12

like Calomel, Salts. sickening Oh or
cramping Pills. Tonight take Cas-
carets and get rid of the bowel and
liver poison which is keeping you
miserable ard sick. Cascarets cost
little and work while YOU sleep.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
Arrest More Koreans
For Planning Revolts

Seoul, Korea, Dec. 1.-THE po-
lice have arrested many Koreans
who are alleged to have been
secretly plotting for the independ-
sympathiZers in Manchuria and
Shanghai.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12

Use McNeirs Cold Tablets. =. Adv.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-04-24

greatly pleased with what have to offer friends at this
spent years patient labor and have spared
choice Hereford for sale bought regard
Hereford herd and de-
termne make of the best herds the country if could do it.
You to be the Judge
The sale of sixty lots There % calves that
with making about 50 head in all These bulls the
choicest the breed Every them will make herd headers
will need make apologies for them
either
the best offerings that has been PLEASURE sub
your approval careful inspection of the breeding that
this will generosity dposing OF the
blood lines of popular breeding stranFarax and
Anxiety.
The females wonderful and great many of them the
kind-th kind always cash Every individual
will appeal o you "a of outstanding character.
The small bull offering selected for the value and
strengthened leaders of the highest type.
Audubon, Iowa. Monday, April 2Sth, and be
Dinner will be provided for all and want with and make
yourself absolutely home not the day it will be
your fault will provide the good time and all will have
do is help yourself
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-18

der broke in. Now and without fur
Their delay" Then turning to Fuller
he added:
"You do not know where WI
Tsang is. nor what he is up to; we
have got to act quickly"
That" said Mrs. Thayer, ais i'm
possible. If I do, it means our cat
ture. The place is guarded"
I'VE wiIi-fave to take the risk. =
retorted Fuller. "You have escaped,
and you can return with safety. Once
there it will be easy enough to cir
cumvent the course il you give US
proper signals"
"If we don't act quickly it means
our capture" said Snyder and Fuller
together. "only today we were pick
ed up as suspicious characters and
given the third degree by the bulls
"They demanded to know in no I'M
certain terms what we were doing in
town and said that our every move
ment had been watched and was being
watched. They were well informed on
the mysteries Of the UNCOVERED house
and what we did there. We Stalled
them vita a story that we had just
returned from France, where we had
been engaged in war work. There Is
where our French served US a good
turn and helped us to camouhage who
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-18

Ito be continued tomorrow In a
chapter written by Miss Enid Sims.
debutante daughter or Congressman
Sims OF Tennessee.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-18
FOLLOWING The TRAIL
OF "CAMOUFLAGED"
By GEORGE H. DoNoHUE.

Here we are. right in the very mid
die OF the absorbing serial o:
"CAMOUFLAGED," and today, il
Chapter XIV, we have a story jUSJ
chock full of action. by Mr.. John c.
Rooms, First Assistant Post'aaSter
General-an6 after YOU have read l.
days installmenT you will rapidly
discover that in Mr.. Rooms we have
a bif-bang literary genius. as Chap
ter XIV is Just sizzling with tense eX
element from the first to the very
last line. Just think Of that ras-
cally old WI Tsang-trying TO pass
himself on as a Sunday school teacher
anyhow, he was pinched-and we
are all glad OF it-but, hang IL all
what did he want to get pInched for?
It's dollars to doughnuts right now
that he has some deep plot cunningly
mapped out by which he intends to
close in on his co-conspirators-bu
and to think OF him hot-footinS
along in the night like a regular
marathoner, and then holding up
the unsuspecting Fuller and making
that poor chump walk six miles
through the dreary, cold. creepy
darkness-no use in talking, that old
WI Tsaug sure is the limit-Ah, Ha!
but here we have our fearless
friend, KimbaIl. right back on the
job with his merry little pocket wire
less telephone-h-i-st- hears the
bold, bad conspiratOrs away on in
the distance plotting more aWfulness
against his sweetest of sweethearts-
and-away he goes to the rescue
just like that
We discover Madeline taking things
easy in the Virginia cottage,
but-Knowles starts for succor-
and then just when things be-
gan to look real bright - smash
goes topsy-turvy again
in comes Mrs. Thayer-we hear
a regular pistol shot-and there
you are Miss Enid Sims, the deb
utante daughter OF Representative
Sims, certainly has a glorious oppor-
tunity for a real thriller" in Chap
ter Sixteen, which she will write for
tomorrow. Miss Sims, however, is
well up on the whole story OF Cam
oufiaged" and has announced her in
tention OF making Chapter Sixteen
some real story-action, love, mystery
and eVerything-but wait-no use in
saying too much about it tOday-get
Mr.. Rooms story well in your mind,
and then figure just how Miss Sims
will write her story, which she will
be doing as you are reading Chapter
Fifteen today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-18

Fuller saying "we have got this one
hard and fast. Now make your get
away" Knowles could not. see what
occurred nor could he move from the
position In which he had been placed
after being bound and gagged The
attack had been so sudden that he
had been unable to strike back or cry
out. The capture was done as silent
ly as the falling OF snow.
Upon receiving the command
from Fuller, Mrs. Thayer moved
toward the house. crying cut ~
she neRred the door, at L. me
Mrs. ThayeF. Madeline, let me lRJ
let me in quIck!D The door was
thrown open By Henderson and
Mrs. Thayer rushed into the house
breafhIessIy, Beseeehing Hender-
son to close the door quickly and
IOek II. Fer moment she seemed
speeches. and dazed, then she
seized Madeline By the arm and
Whispered exeitealy Into her ear,
At that Instant there WINS the
sound Of q shot In the grounds,
followed BY battering blows at
the door.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-18
"CAMOUFLAGED"

but befoSe doing so they compelled
her to take solemn oath, which each
in turn took. 1t was known among
them as the Triangular oath. It was
more binding and the penalty for its
violation was more terrible than that
OF any other oath known to the under
world. It is significant that the name
Of this oath is the same as a part Of
the mysterious chart which they were
at that time plotting to obtain, and
which, If they did obtain, would DE
the tombstone which would change
their poverty to unbounded wealth.
"Have you located the chart? Where
is Madeline?" Both men asked these
questions simultaneously.
''I have been unable to do anything
without your assistance. I have been
helpless in the hands Of Henderson,
Knowles and Kfmball, and have but
now made my escap Pc" 81 saw Made.
line when she was taken from the
water and landed on the Virginia
shore. Where she is now we will
have to find out. Can trust you?
What guarantee can you give me of
security against WI Tsang? What
do I get; what is my share? Is 4,
worth the risk?'
you will get your share: do not
trouble yourself about that" Then,
approaching her menacingly, Fuller
said: share or no share, you have
got to do what we say. You must
understand that We will not be
double-crossed. You have got to help
US locate Madeline and lead us to her,
and unless you can promise to do so
and be true to US you die now!"
you must lead US to Madeline"
This sentence was conveyed by
means most EysteriOus and by
chance to cara that were loyal TO.
Madeline.
However sincere she may have been
in her professions Of repentance and
good faith toward Madeline, Mrs.
Thayer was now confronted with a
situation which would permit OF no
compromise.
She must lead them to Madeline
II she were sincere in her professions
to Madeline then she must pray for
some means by which warning might
be given. She could not resist the
demand that she disclose MadeIine's
nh
question at first, she had left the i'm
preston in the minds of Snyder and
Fuller that she did not know, but
would have to discover the girls hid
ing place This would give her some
time and perhaps opportunity to give
warning II such were her wish. But
the suspicious Of the two men were
her undoing.
BY a slip Of the tongue she dis
closed that she knew more than she
had told them. She had spoken of
her escape, and they demanded to
know from whence she had escaped,
and she was compelled to tell them.
This led to the assumption that
Madeline was at the same place. and
to an inquiry on the part of Fuller
II she did not herself believe that to
be true and was not Withholding the
information. This inquiry was made
threateningly and with threatening
eyes Of suspicion upon her.
ct will lead you to the house." she
said, In desperation, as soon as
can"
''You win lead US there now" sny-
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CONTINUED from Page Thirteen.)
the latter had responded, but not in a
manner anticipated by the conspir-
ators.
WI Tsang, by his own devising,
was in his place Of hiding. under ar
rest.
Mrs. Thayer, on seeing the "per-
eonal," understood it's Importance.
Her presence was not for the pur-
pose Of advancing the interests Of
Snyder and Fuller. Whatever her
attitude toward WI Tsang might be,
it certainly was not friendly to these
two men. Whatever their movements
might be, she had been determined
to keep informed without disclosing
her identity.
When WI Tsang failed to appear,
she became curious and. leaving the
station, approached near enough to
Snyder and Fuller to hear the above
remarks. Thereupon her plans i'm
mediateIy changed. She revealed her
self and said:
81 am here in response to the call"
"Wu Tsang has failed us" Snyder
replied.
at is long past the hour fixed for
the meeting, and there is no chance
of his coming"
As if seized with sudden suspicion.
he added:
You are late yourself. Do you
know anything of WI Tsang?"
Il know nothing of him. Is he in
Washington"
THAT we do not know" said Full
Ter.
Il am satisfied" said Snyder. chat
. WI Tsang is attempting to frame
US. He wants TO turn the trick and
leave US out of it That he shall
not do. I am ready to Ndeclare war
on him at once"
81 am with you" said Fuller. Il
think you are right, but we are at
tracing attention here. Let's move
on"
Thereupon, the three proceeded
across the Calvert street bridge. I'm
mediately after crossing it, they
turned to the right and went down the
steps leading to the chasm below, and
then walked westward until they
were in q secluded spot under the
arch OF the Connecticut avenue
bridge and were as well obscured as
though in the fastness of the noun
tains OF Colorado. with which trails
AIRS. Thayer was so well acquainted.
This place was well chosen for a
conspiracy and the concoction Of a
crime Apparently there was no pcs
sibility OF anyone overhearing their
discussion. There was no approach
save by the way they had come, which
was fully obscured. At that hour cf
+. the night there was little or no travel
over the bridge, and the vast arch
above their heads stood over them as
q canopy and as 4 further protection
from the outside world. But with all
this seeming security there was one
thing that did not enter into their
calculations. nor could enter into the
calculations Of anyone.
Snyder and Fuller were suspicious
of Mrs. Thayer. and they were re-
.luctant to take her into their conf
dence. She was necessary to them,
however. and they were compelled to
cast aside their apprehension and
speak with some degree Of openness,