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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
If CroWder Pays the Soldiers
GFrom the New York Sun]

L
From Washington there comes q
report that General Enoch II. Crow
der is to be relieved of his duties as
Provost Marshal General and assign
ed to the task of paying the SOL
diers.
Nobody doubts General Crowder's
ability to clean up the mess incom-
petence. red tape, and unprepared-
ness have created in the pay de-
partment. His record is the guar
antee of his efficiency.
But Is General Crowder the only
man in the military establishment
who can tackle this job with fair
prospects of success?
Is there not under the stars and
eagles and other insignia of the army
outside of him. sufficient amount of
genius to devise and apply pay sys-
TEN that will not keep soldiers and
their families waiting months for the
money Uncle Sam owes them?
Among all the men who have join
ed the colors in the last two years. is
there not at least one other with
enough capacity for orderly business
management to install an accounting
practice that will meet the require
.nents of the army?
The implication of General Crow
der's unofficial nomination for this
job is that he and he alone can do
the work. IL this is the case, II it is
actually IA tact that nobody except
General Crewder can pay the SOL
diers promptly, If the United States is
utterly dependent on this one In
d.vidual for the administration of
the army pay roll. we should be told
about 1t. :.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

from cellar to gable, and the fact
that the bedroom occupied by Mr..
Wilson contained four pictures of
Napoleon, and q silver crucifix hung
over his bed was dutifully recorded
by cable. Mrs. Wilson's gowns
and millinery have been pictur-
esquely described-by cable. and
faithful attention has been given to
weather conditions. the cuisine. So
ciety, golfing. motoring, etc.
If the temperature of the Presi-
dents morning bath. or the color of
his nightie have been omitted it was
through oversight, and we may de-
pend upon receiving that informa-
ton when the monopolization of the
cables has become absolutely COM
plete. All this information, of
course, has come as a sort of gar
nnish to the more solid assertions
with Mr.. Wilson in everything he
utterS. or may henceforth utter,
London and Paris papers to the con-
trary notwithstanding. Sometimes,
however, the wires evidently get
crossed, and we receive state
ments conflicting like these two:
THE President expressed warmest
sympathy with Italy's aspirations, +"
and Mr.. Wilson did not know what
Italy should receive. but that he in
tended to support action that would
be just"
AS stated at the outset. the wires
have their limitations. In more
than one instance since the junket
began the press has carried as much
as two or more pages of creelo-
grams on matters pertinent and i'm
pertinent respecting the Trip Tri-
umphal. The hope deferred by the
business of king making which
maketh the heart sick is one of the
penalties which parents. wives and
sweethearts must pay to the Democ-
racy we witness to-day. But, let 1t
strut its uneasy hour" to quote its
chief exponent. The Republic will
be restored in 1920.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
Medals For Draft Members
(From Philadelphia Inquirer)

(From Philadelphia Inquirer)
Secretary Baker has performed a
notable service in asking legislation
of Congress which will permit the
presentation of a suitable medal to
every member of the thousands of
draft boards which conducted the
"selective service" operations of the
government.
1t has SO happened that most of
the publicity received by these hard
working men has been of an unfor-
tunate sort. They have been the
focus of all kinds of grievances.
They have been blamed for what
they have done and for what they
have failed to do, but any sane view
of their labors must be that they
labored long and deserve the thanks
of the country.
Many of these members have
worked without compensation. In
almost every instance real sacrifices
have been made notably in the case
of physicians who at time when
their profession was depleted by
members going to war have used
much of their time In a service for
which they have received little or
nothing.
There have been mistakes. Some
members have been guilty of bad
practices, but on the whole this
body of men have been unremitting
in helpful labors and are deserving
of some objective symbol which
they may with pride hand down to
posterity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
Educating the Soldier
rKansas City Timesl

The plan to educate the soldiers at
Camp Funston in the Kansas State
Agricultural College at Manhattan,
rs outlined by II agreement be-wecn
Major General Leonard Wood and
President w. NJ Jardine of the col
Iege. is the lrHt experiment of the
kind to be trie.l in the army camps.
The fortunate circumstance of the
location of Camp Funston Just
q q IS the way" from the Kansas
College, makes it possible for the
camp and the college to enter into
such a plan and demonstrate its
practicability.
In fact, it is the application of the
idea of universal military training
to present camp life. 1t combines
the college education and the inten-
sive short course in special sub
jects, with the physical and military
training.
The plan agreed upon by General
Wood and President Jardine gives
the soldier his choice of professions.
If he wants to go to the farm, if he
wants to become a truck gardener, If
he desires to be a dairyman or a
producer of poultry, or If he wants to
locate on a fruit farm, or become a
farm manager-he will be permitted
to begin to prepare himself for the
profession while he is in the army
camp.
The same is true if the soldier con-
cludes that he wants to live in the
city and have a trade. The college
will equip him as q motor mechanic,
n truck driver, a blacksmith, a car
penter, an electrician, radio opera
tor draughtsman, foundryman or
a machinist.
If the soldiers term of enlistment
is q short one-there is the short
course mapped out for him. He can
take the eight-week course which
will give him a start in any one of
the trades. If his term of enlist
ment is long one, he can take the
regular college course, while he is
receiving the army camp training.
General Wood and President Jar
dine are to be felicitated upon the
working out of the plan and the put
ting it into practical effect. 1t might
have been expected, however, that
such progressive idea would origi-
nate in the minds of such a soldier
as General Wood and such an edu-
Gator as Doctor Jardine, not to men
ton the fact of its happening in
such state as Kansas
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
GERMAN REDNESS
New York Tribune1

What happened in Russia, in the
dramatic phrase of Georg Brandes,
was that on being delivered from
Czarism the proletariat snatched the
executioner's idle axe.
/. Will that happen in Germany?
Nobody knows. The power of
prophesy is bankrupt in the world.
Anything may happen anywhere.
And yet, just as one learns in every
day life to accept appearances pro-
visionally so one will distrust the
parallelism between Russia and Ger
many. 1t may be real. 1t may be
that the Germans, with their genius
for complete and elaborate detail In
place of originality, will show us
something frightfully efficient in the
way of Bolshevism. But the possibil-
ity seems too theatrical and obvious.
We are obliged. at least, to con-
slider the dissimilarities. 1t is very
easy to be deceived by names. Boil
shevism in Germany may be, like
Bolshevism in Russia, not in fact
but in spelling. Our own preference
is to believe this to be the case, and
the basis for that opinion is the COM
mon knowledge of the differences be-
tween Russia and Germany. These
are differences both of degree and
of kind.
The German people are, in the first
place, much more political than the
Russian people. Secondly, they are
more Industrial. Thirdly, they have
much larger equipment of rational
knowledge and economic experience.
If these facts have any meaning
whatever il follows that the German
people, as a whole, have a much
greater capacity for self-government
than the Russian people and know
their economics too we'll to enact
the childish tragedy of killing the
goose to get the eggs.
One cannot imaine it-unless, of
course, there is. indeed, a fate that
DEGREES poetic justice. In that case
Germany may have been mad for the
high purpose of self-destruction. Bar
ring that one romantic possibility,
we incline to think that Bolshevism
in Germany will turn out to be very
unlike thing of the same name in
Russia-or that in so far as II turns
out to be the same thing 1t will be
overwhelmed in Germany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT

"HE New York World, together
with several other newspapers
with liquor leanings, is trying
10 drag the returning American SOL
diers into the arena to fight the los
ing battle of rum. The World pro-
fesses to believe that our men COM
ing back from France will be strong
ly opposed to national prohibition,
on the ground that they have seen
in France that liquor as the French
use it is not injurious and is better
than total prohibition.
The World should know better.
Poison in any quantity is injurious,
and alcohol is a poison. The French
are a great people, not because of
their drinking habits. but in spite of
them, and they would be the better
for total abstinence. But beyond
that. the American boys will return
from France as they went away
some favoring prohibition, others OPP
posed to it, and still others luke
warm in either direction. Six
months abroad will not greatly
change their opinions on the subject.
But they will know, one and all, that
they are better men for their own
abstinence, and that isn't going to
injure. the prohibition cause very
much.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
Stealing Apples In No Mans Land

Those apples weren't like the Kansas
variety, but at that they tasted
pretty good to the boys after trench
rations.
For some reason the next nirht
nobody went apple picking. Along
about 9 o'clock, the time we'd US
ually slipped' out to the little or
chard, there came the Bang! Bangu
of high explosive shells. l thought
Jerry was shelling one of my COM
mand posts and l ran out of my
dugout to investigate, but the shells
hadn't landed in the trench at all.
We were considerably mystified, and
couldn't figure out what sort of
trick the Boche gunners were up to-
But when morning came we saw
Where those apple trees had stood
was just one big hole. The Germans
had fairly obliterated that little
orchard. How they knew of our
apple picking trips l don't know
Perhaps they noticed that the ap-
pies were missing; perhaps their
listening posts had detected a noise
when we were out there; maybe
they did it just out of pure cussed-
ness
Anyway, we got the best of those
apples before Jerry got wise.'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1919
OUR MEMORIAL

TYIHILE Pennsylvania is consid-
wv ering Il great memorial in the
shape of a splendid mouu-
mental viaduct as a part of the Cap
itol Park extension plan, New Jer-
sey is giving attention to the erection
of mammoth assembly hall as tha;
States memorial TO its martyred sol
diers anc sailors who fell in the
world war. The structure will be
erected on lands adjoining the Cap
itol at Trenton and the plan pro-
vides for the financing of the propo-
sition by popular subscription.
Harrisburg is now giving serious
thought, through committee OF the
Chamber of Commerce, to its own
particular memorial and the general
sentiment seems to favor 4 building
or other structure which will. COM
lime utility with the memorial fea-
ture.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
ALL CABLES RADIATE

TOND parent. even the wires
have their limitations. That is
one answer to the thousands of
Inquiries which are pouring into
Washington from parents, relatives
and sweethearts of the lads "Over
There" as to WHY they are unable
to get any information concerning
their boys within anything like a
reasonable time; in some instances
not at all, and in others receiving
false news. Ever since the good
ship George Washington heaved
anchor, and pointed her nose Brest-
ward with her load of human
freight, and some not so human, the
trans Atlantic cables have been
swollen like German sausages. and
the wireless has sputtered like a
convention of hare-lipped Socialists
with everything down to the minut-
est detail concerning the President,
Mrs. Wilson,. the prolific Boiling
family, the $50 college professors,
the Creel minstrels and the two
brass bands. the royal florist, and
the imperial chef and his twenty
four culinary assistants, who are
making the Grand Tour a magnifi-
cent exhibition of American democ-
racy in full and opulent bloom.
No sooner had the vessel gotten
out of sight of land than the public
was informed of the Presidents
slight cold. On passing the place
where the Lusitania was sunk,
which. by the way, must have
meant detour of several hundred
miles. we were told that the Presi-
dent raised his hat and sent q silent
prayer heavenward. which was the
correct direction, of course, but we
could not help recalling, on reading
that important item of news, that
one week after the sinking of the
Lusitania he declared Americans to
be too proud to fight"
On the Monday following the
Presidents arrival in France. the
cables conveyed to us the following
Interesting bits of information:
That his bed is of mahogany,
bound with brass. and shaped like
a gondola; that he chose a church
of his own denomination; that he
joined vigorously in the singing
that he wore black morning coat,
gray trousers and a high hat; that
he did not take a seat in the first
row OF pews. but sat in the eighth
row; that he paid great attention
to the preachers DISCOURSE; that he
wore the same air of serenity as or
his arrival that he felt at home.
At Brest "the women wept open
ly" at his approach. The palace OF
Prince Murat, in Paris. where the
president sojourns. was described
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
And They'll Be Back
N. Y. Evening Telegram)

IN. Y. Evening Telegram)
Some of our troops are now home
from Russia, where they assisted the
Allies in 'stemming the rising tide
of Bolshevism.
"And those Bolsheviki are
the cheapest cooties in the
world" said Private Ernest NJ.
Walker. of Manistique, Mich,
on the White STIR pier soon af-
ter the Baltic docked. Some
times when we took pity on
them and tried to treat them
decently they'd watch their
chance and try to get even by
cutting the bellies of American,
English. and French boys who
were sleeping beside them"
And what happened them"
What happened? Well. we were
a long way from London, Paris
and especially Washington. We
dealt with the dirty devils with
out waiting for anybody to tell
us the rules. Get me? When
things like thai happened we
first told them they were swine
and then acted accordingly. And
if any one back home here
doesn't like it they can lump it. -s
Get me?"
Further, the Bolshevists were al
officcred by Germans.
And these are the fellows, botf
Bolshevists and Germans, we are
catering to here!
incidentally" says the Indian
apoIls New, "the millionaire's sol
and the garbage collectors boy who
have hunted Boches together are go
ing to have some things in common
when they return"
Thank GOD!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
THE following story is told by |
Lieut.. Dick Phillips of Yates !

"hh Following story Is told by
Lieut., Dick Phillips of Yates
Center, Kas., formerly at
tached to the 137th Infantry in
France. and now on duty at Camp
Funston.
MY platoon held a section of
front line trench that was several
hundred yards distant from Jerry
About midway between the two lines
stood three big apple trees. l could
see the apples hanging on those
trees, and l kept thinking how good
the Winesaps and Jonathans had
tasted back in the good old days in
Kansas. So one night, after it had
become thoroughly dark and after
had inspected my section of trench
decided I'd just have to get bite
out of one of those apples.
II crawled out into No Mans Land
and made my way to the trees. Care
fully and, as 1 thought, noiselessly,
picked several apples and made
my way back successfully.
The next night a couple of my
sergeants, having the same Kansas
born hunger for apples. made the
same trip, and the following night
two or three of the fellows repeated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
An International Banner
(From Boston Transcript

" VII DOobolA tlhoSiiPtJ
1t is rather an odd idea to regard
the blue and white flag of the allied
maritime council as the banner OF the
League of Nations already in exist
ence. This ensign with the central
horizontal band of blue between
bands of white-seeming to symbol
ize the blue sky of hope cleaning
between the snow-covered mountains
of defense of Europe and America
may indeed become an international
banner of the greatest consequence
and honor, but 1t is the flag of the
victorious Entente and nothing else.
1t is the ensign of the league which
has humbled another league, and
that is all there Is about it.
1t is the flag Of a league of a part
of the nations. not of the whole.
But just now, and for some time to
come, it is a part which is greater
than the whole.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
Burglars Sense of Humor

[From the Steubenville Gazette1
Ernest Thomberro, fleeing from q
man who accused him of theft,
climbed to tn roof of a building.
where he tripped and fell through a
skylight. landing on a counter in a
store three floors below.
The first thing he made out after
the fall was this sign.
Everything on this counter five
cents" M
=. Gee" he said to the alarmed
shoppers. TlNe neter felt so cheap in
NY life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
Explaining a Missouri Failure
lFrom the Paris Appeal1

An interested crowd watched a
chimney sweep try to climb the flag
pole on the dome of the Monroe
county courthouse to put the cable
back on the pulley and earn $40. Efe
made several attempts but finallS
gave up. He was too old, his legs too
stiff and his feet too big, the staff
too fragile and the distance to the
top too great. :.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

Germans must now salute Yankee
officers. according to orders issued
yesterday. and IL we had our way
they'd walk bareheaded in the pres
ence of American privates. too.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
The Lord Dispeiied Fear

Be not afraid of the King of Baby
Ion, of whom ye are afraid. be not
afraid of him. saith the Lord; for
am with you to save you, and to
deliver him from your hand.--Jere-
miah xiii IL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

The President is a diplomat, Wen
have to admit that. He is going to
visit while in Rome the King, the
Vatican and the Methodist College.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

Government loser in operating the
railroads says the Democratic Phila-
| delphia Record. which means, of
course. the taxpayers are also all
| losers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

Millions of workers employed in
the iron industry in Germany are now
out of employment. due to the fact
that the industry has always depend
ed upon Alsace-Lorraine for it's raw
product.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

Ordinarily We shrink from a cold
wave, but after the past few days II
will be welcome IL it only brings
blue skies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

Los Angeles shipworkers recently
constructed a twelve-room school
building, in which workers will re-
ceive instruction as shipwrights. ship
filters. welders and molders in Just
twelve hours.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

Come on. January. with your brisk
days, and make the flu fly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
LABOR NOTES

Several manufacturers producing
aeroplane motors in Great Britain will
hereafter make engines for motorcars.
Another British concern which has
been making shells will now turn out
shoe machinery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

Nearly 10000 women registered
with the Bridgeport Comm office cf
the Employment Service recently.
" hen IL inaugurated lively campaign
to enlist women for industrial employ
mcnt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

Member os the Associated Press-Ths
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled TO the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to Il or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
Al rights OF republicat tion OF special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

II erery day ire can feel, il only
for moment, the eldtion OF being
dliue, the realisation Of being our
best selves, OF flling our destined
scope and trend, zee may be sure that
aUe are Succeeding.-Bliss Carman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

Entered at the Post Office In Harris
berg. Pa, as second class matter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-11-13

The clerk reported having drawn
orders No. 466 to No. 479 inclusive
in payment Of the regular monthly
pay roll and fixed monthly charges,
.4so order No. 465 to the Treasurer of
me State of Minnesota for 81, 100000
the amount voted for Armory as re-
quired by State and as appropriated
oy vote of the Councl4 on April 10th,
1919.
Ordinance Numbera1 LAG was read
and introduced by Alderman DuBeau
and on motion of Alderman DuBeau,
duly seconded by Alderman Jameson,
the Preamble to said Ordinance, de-
claring the same to be an Emergency
Ordinance, was separately voted upon
and received the affirmative vote Of
more than four fifth of the members
of the Council, the vJse thereon oeing
as follows, to-wit: Alderman Halver-
son, Hillerud, Jameson and DuBeau
waiting, aye, nays, none.
Thereupon on motion of Alderman
DuBeau duly seconded by Alderman
Jameson, the said Ordinance Number
146 was duly passed and adopted by
the unanimous vote of all members
of the Council present, the vote there
on being as follows, to-wit: Alder
man Halverson, Hillerud, Jameson
and DuBeau voting aye, and nays,
none.
The meeting was then adjourned.
]. F. Cooper,
City Clerk.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-11-13
FOOT DEMONSTRATION WILL
BE IN PROGRESS NEXT. WEEK
Comfort for Bothersome Feet Elk
pounded Next Week.

National Demonstration Week il,
about thirty thousand shoe stores
throughout the United States win
take place next week. 1t is a week
devoted to the demonstration oil
mechanical methods Of relieving foot
troubles and correcting their under
lying causes, and these denonstra-
tions are being given by the graduate
Practipedists foot experts) employ
ed by those stores.
In thi scity, number of stores
are observing this week in the man
ner mentioned. The W. o. P. Hilsdale
store has made especially large and
thorough preparation for this educa-
toinal event. It's Practipedist will ex-
anime the feet OF, all who come to
him without charge and he will not
only point out the causes of the
troubles, but will demonstrate how
coruofort is obtainab'e.
The Practipedists claim that about
nine out of ten people are in need Of
foot correction appliances to make
their feet fully comfortable and eff
ficicrt. Their object is to educate the
public in this important matter. adv.