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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
DID YOU KNOW THAT:
By MAJOR FRANK @. IAHIN
or the Army Recruiting Station

When war was declared the
United States had sufficient light ar
tillery to equip an army of 100000
men, and shortly found itself con-
fronted with the problem of prepar-
ing to equip 100000 men.
To meet the situation it was de-
cided in June, 1917, to allot our guns
to training purposes and to equip
our forces in France with artillery
conforming to the French and Brit
ish standard calibers.
1t was arranged that we should
purchase from French and Brit
lsh, the artillery needed for our first
division and ship them in return
equivalent amounts of steel, copper,
and other raw materials so that they
could either manufacture guns for us
in their own factories or give us guns
out of their stocks and replace them
by new ones made from our mate
rials.
Up to the end of April, 1919, the
number of complete artillery units
produced in American plants was
more than 5000 or equal to all those
purchased from the French and Brit
ish during the war.
The number of rounds of complete
artillery ammunition produced IN
American plants was in excess of 20,-
100000, as compared with 5000, 900
rounds secured from the French and
| British.
In the first 20 months after the
declaration of war by each country
the British did better than we did
in the production of light artillery
and we eXcelled them in producing
heavy artillery and both light and
| heavy ammunition.
7 So far as the Allies were con-
cerned, the European war was i'll a
large measure fought with Ameri-
can powder and high explosives.
At the end of the war American
production of smokeless powder was
40 per cent. greater than the French
and British production combined.
At the end of the war the Ameri-
can production of high explosives
was 40 per cent. greater than Great
Britain's and nearly double that OF
France.
During the war America produced
10000 tons of gas, much of which
was sold to the French and British
Out of every hundred days that
our combat divisions were in line in
France they were supported by thelI
own artillery for rs days, by British
iartillery for days, and by French
for one and one-half days OF the
remaining eighteen and one-half days
that they were in line without artil.
lery, eighteen days were in quiet sec.
tors, and only one-half of one da,
in each hundred was in active sec.
tors.
In round numbers, we had ir
France $500 pieces or artillery, O,
which nearly 500 were made il
America, and we used on the firms
line 2,250 pieces, of which over 10(
were made in America.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
FORWARD!
MYTH the reorganization of the
wv Chamber of Commerce for

VTYTTH the reorganization of the
wv Chamber of Commerce for
the new year, that impor-
tant body will lose no time in out
lining the work which will engage its
attention during the next twelve
months. II is a fortunate thing for
Harrisburg that the public spirit of
our people finds substantial express
sion in an efficient association of
those who have faith in the city and
are determined to develop it's re-
sources and promote its welfare
wherever possible.
During the last year the Chamber
of Commerce achieved much of real
benefit for all the people and its
accom- plishments form worthy
chapter in the history of the COM
munity. Throughout the whole war
period its activities were at once
patriotic and of real worth to the
Government, the soldiers and all in
terested in the development of its
commercial, industrial and neigh
borhood activities. No city in the
United States has a finer record OF
achievement than this beautiful
Capital of a wonderful Common
wealth.
But no city can rest upon past ac.
eomplishments. 1t must go forward
or backward; it is impossible tC
mark time without serious loss oi
prestige and actual damage to it:
material and spiritual forces.
The pace set by the retiring Off.
cials is one which will require great
energy and vision and public spirit
on the part of their successors tC
maintain the admirable record of the
year just closed. Fortunately again
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
The Riddle
New York Times.1

The whole world is striking from
cops to the clock,
And the gallant ship Progress has
struck on a rock
Nobody wants work, everybody
wants pay,
And Something for naught" is the
text of the day.
But the fret law of nature is work
ing hard yet
IF nothing you'll give. it's nothing
you'll get,'
IF things will not travel our own
little way.
Wen get mad and starve-ve'u go
home and won't play.
If we can't be on top and pasture in
clover,
Well get US gun and turn the
So instead of each giving his best
little bit,
The whole of creation is bound to De
lit"
BY your leave I will offer this an
cient solution,
The basic commandent of mans evo-
luton.
It's hackneyed and trite and long
since forgot,
However. methinks it would go to
the spot.
The Golden Rule, Live and lei
others live
Not how much you can get, but how
much you can give"
80,
If all these mad factions would join
in a truce
And give it tryout-but, oh, what:
the use?
BLANCHE F. GLE.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
Find Counterfeit w. S. S.
(From the Indianapolis News)

(From the Indianapolis News)
Counterfeit War Savings Stamps
are in circulation, according to in
formation received by Robert E.
Springsteen. postmaster. from
Thomas E. Halls, operative of the
United States Secret Service of the
Indiana district. A telegram re-
ceived by the postmaster warns him
against the counterfeits: Look out
for counterfeit war savings stamps
of the 1919 issue pasted on genuine
certificates. The stamps are pho
tographic productions of good blue
color, but the fine lines behind the
portrait are in solid colors. The
perforations of the genuine stamps
are photographed in the. counter
felt stamps"
Mr.. Springsteen says he can not
see how any one hopes to gain by
the counterfeits because the war
savings stamps are not transferable
and the persons who wish to cash
them must wait ten days, after no
tice before the transaction can be
made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16

AS a matter OF information for our
friends who may be confused some
what by the recent announcement
that the Telegraph Printing Company
had leased a large and modern build
ing at State and Cameron streets for
service of its general printing de-
partments. il should be said that the
nome of the Telegraph will continue
in Federal Square, where also will be
located the sales department of the
general printing end of the business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
HURRAH FOR NEW YORK

X ONTINUANCE of the Daylight
Saving" plan in New York city
next year. as unanimously de-
cided by the Board of Aldermen yes
terday. will be received with delight
by all Harrisburg and by the people
of cities and towns in general
throughout the United States.
New York, the leading city of the
country, having gone on record as
willing to change its time to meet
the demands of its people for an ex-
ira hour of daylight during the sum-
mer months, all other smaller places
will be encouraged to try the ex-
pertinent whether or not Congress
shall re-enact the Daylight Saving"
law which it recently repealed over
the protests OF a majority of the
people of the United States.
Petitions now on file in the Har-
risburg Telegraph Office embrace the
names of thousands of people in
Harrisburg and the towns surround
ing. Practically every man and
woman to whom the petitions were
presented signed them and many
persons came miles to the Tele-
graph office to procure blanks which
they circulated with great success
throughout the industries of this
locality.
Following the example of New
York and carrying out the wishes of
a vast number of their constituents,
Harrisburg City Council in due time
may be expected to write on the
statute books of the city such legis-
lation as will give us the additional
hour Of delight we so much crave
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
Death of Saul

Now the Philistines fought against
Israel; and the men of Israel fed.
And the Philistines followed hard
after Saul, and after his sons; and
the Philistines slew Jonathan, and
Abinadab. and Malchi-shua, the
sons of Saul And the battle went
sore against Saul, and the archers
hit him. So Saul took a sword and
fell upon it. So Saul died. and his
three sons and all his house died
together.-I Chronicles, X, to 16.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Ex-senator Ernest L. Tustin, OF
p.usde,nhia. was among the Vis-
itors to the Capitol yesterday.
'' observation-disclosures D. B. Good
win, of Nenango county. was mere I
for the meeting of the State Board
-Iorn7 P. Stewart, Washington
aditor has been named as head OF
the roosevelt Memorial committee
for Washington county A..
General L; T. W. Waller. the
marine officer, has been made an
honorary officer of the organization
of former British soldiers. A..
ous Of pittsburgh, was among the
people here yesterday.
DIR. H. H. Apple. re-appointed a
member of the State College ana
University Council, is president OF
Franklin and Marshall College.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16

OF course, every man, woman and
child who wishes for fine bathing
beaches and bath houses during the
scorching heat OF the summer will
boost the proposed loan of $40, 900 for
those purposes. We are so forgetful
that we often fail to do the very
thing we want to DO. but there will
be no excuse for any arrisburger
overlooking the particular loan in
which the whole city is interested. AS
n result of the coming to Harrisburg
this week OF Warren H. Manning. thu
famous landscape architect who mas
done 50 much for the city, and mis-
appearance on two public occasions
there will be more general informa-
tion on the subjects which are COW
cred by the proposed loans to be vot-
ed on at the November election.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16

Let US hope that the cooperation
between the cities and towns and the
rural communities will grow to the
point where there will be no dividing
line and where the people will work
together for the welfare of all. We
are learning to appreciate the farmer
more than ever before. He las been
much misunderstood individual
Through the County Farm Bureau
there is a better sentiment prevailing
and the antagonism which existed is
gradually subsiding under a more in
telligent appreciation of what the
farmer means to the comfort and
happiness of all of US. -..t
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
TOO OPTIMISTIC

THE TELEGRAPH does n t
agree, much as ii would Ike to
do so. with Attorney General
Palmer in his belief that lower prices
are in the immediate future. Indeed,
the indications are that prices for
some commodities at least will go
up before they start downward. AS
well known business man of Har-
risburg put it the other day. I'VE
are not buying goods alone now; we
are buying goods, plus labor, plus
freight rates" and as this is unques-
uonably true, it follows that wages
are not likely to be reduced and that
railroad freight rates must be
greatly increased if the railroads are
10 survive. Prices of commodities
in general are not apt 10 be affected
greatly by the reported falling off of
the European demand.
To be sure. beef and pork have
both shown downward tendencies re-
Gently, but the benefit has not yet
reached the consumer to any marked
degree. and if freight tariffs go up,
as doubtless they will do, the benefit
of reduction at the sources will be
absorbed to take care of increased
railroad rates.
We are not likely TO get back to
anything like pre-war levels for
some years if conditions which fol-
lowed the Civil War can be made to
serve as basis for comparison. To
be sure, we are probably at the
height of food and clothing costs to
the consumer, if we have not al
ready passed it, but there are so
many other factors to be considered
that Mr.. Palmer's prediction of
wholesale immediate reduction in
living costs does not seem to be
borne out by the facts in the case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
The Lord Sent Water

For thus saith the Lord. ye shall
not see wind, neither shall We see
rain; yet that valley shall be filled
with water, that We may drink, both
ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
And 1t came to pass in the morning,
that, behold the country was filed
with water.-II Kings iii, IT and 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
Who?

LFrom the New York Tribune1
Since January 1 strikes and lock-
outs have cost workers % million
dollars in wages and employers 100
million dollars in production losses.
Guess who is going to pay for 1t.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16

Strangers who come to Harris
burg in large numbers nowadays go
away with a fire impression of the
city and it's natural attractions. With
the completion of wonderful State
highway system this city will prove
a great magnet for thousands of
tourists who are oply waiting the
time when they can come into Penn
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
No Reward For Euil Man

Fret not thyself of evil men.
neither be thou envious at the wick
ed. For there sh>.ll be no reward
to the evil man. the candle of, the
wicked shall be put out.-Proverbs
24:I9-20. 81 -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
cause She's Natty

EFrom the Columbus Dispatch.
u Why is it some folks
Get so batty
When someone mentions
Cincinnati?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16

beauty of landscape.
water views. mountains and valleys.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
Worth 1t

TF'rom the Detroit News.1
1t cost Columbus $1,000 to find
America. 1t is the opinion of the
Big Five packers that it was worth it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
Plenty of It There

tFrom the Kansas City Star.1
The only trade in which there is
any appreciable increased produc-
ton Is that of burglary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16

Members OF the Associated Press-The
Associated Press Is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication
OF all news dispatches credited to
1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news pub
lished herein.
All rights OF republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16

With every meeting of the Board
of Public Grounds and Buildings at
the Capitol the great work of i'm
provement on the State property here
is given fresh impetus. Governor
Sproul with his associates on this
important board are fully awake and
every effort is being made to get
actual construction started.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
WATT ONCE DIVERTED FROM
HIS STEAM ENGINE INVENTION

of Closed
Became a Surveyor TO Experiments Lyer
-scotclnans Improvements In Modified Forr in
Machinery of Today
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16

Character must stand behind and
back up ererythin1-the sermon, the
poem, the picture, the pIaU-J. G.
HOLLAND.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harrisburg automo-
bile sales have jumped rapidly
in the last year? !.
HISTORIC HARRISBURG
in old days there were two
churches on Front street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
CABLE FROM AMERICA
TO SWEDEN PLANNED

STOCKHOLM, July 14.-Strong finan-
cial interests in the United States have
under consideration with authorities of
the Swedish government a plan to lay
a cable from America to Sweden, max
ing the landing atsGothenburg, says the
Dagens Myheter.
British monopoly and control Of cable
connection between Sweden and the
United States and the exercise Of Brit
ish censorship in the wal has caused
some adverse criticism here. The
American minister, Ira Nelson Morris,
now In the United States. is said to be
energetically supporting the plan under
consideration, and it is understood here
that one of the purposes Of his visit
to America was In connection with the
proposed new cable service.
Advocates of the proposal point to the
prospect that a considerable part of
American trade with Russia, Finland,
Poland and the Baltic provinces will
pass through Scandinavian countries,
and they see in this increased need of a
direct cable service with the United
States.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
NORTH RUSSIA ADOPTS
BRITISH KHAKI TYPE

ARCHANGEI. July II. Correspond
Khaki uniforms Of the British type that
have been adopted by the North Rus
sian government for Its soldiers have
now with only a very few exceptions,
replaced the dozen or more varieties
OF fancy military dress that were com
mon in the early days OF the fighting
against the Bolsheviki on this front last
September.
This little matter OF standardiEing
the uniforms typifies the efforts that
have been made to organize a Russian
army in the north. Only three units
now are out OF khaKf-the French for
eign legion, Russians who wear the
French light blue and the Polish le-
gion. also wearing light blue and with
strange four-cornered peaked caps.
> Even the Cossack troops have had to
xiv up their gaudy colors and flaming
striped trousers for the khaki, The
Slave. Brittanic legion officers wear the
British uniforms, 'pips' and all, aA
officers wear the old Russian shoulder
stripes on British cut coats with the
Sam Browne belt.
A startling contrast TO the well-uni-
formed government troops are the
Bolshevik prisoners who are brought
In, from time to time, to ArchanHel
Most OF them are without any uniforSl
at all, wearing their peasant clothes
while some have queer mixtures of the
dress of half the nations of the world
Many former B%olshevik prisoners
have changed this garb, and also theil
politics, for the khaki, and now ar,
fighting against the Bosheviki, On,
entire battalion OF former Bolshevil
prisoners, differed by an English col
,onel, and known as 'Dyer's Battalion,
has done excellent work.
Hundreds OF boys are In khaki II
Archangel. Recently Gov.-Gen. Mile
announced that an educational bat
talon Of boys from the ages of IL 4
Is years. was TO be formed, TO includ
boys guilty Of actions deserving i'm
prisonment, ramblers and houseles
boys, and boys whose parents woul
like to have them brought zip in a
atmosphere OF military discipline.
In honor OF Gen. Edmund lronsid,
the British commander-in-chief thi
battalion will be known as Gen. Iron
sides Educational Battalion for Chill
dren," and will be dressed and fed a
the expense Of the British government
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
HUN ADMIRAL SCORES
KAISER AS ARCH ENEMY

BERLIN. July IL. tCorrespondence of
the Associated Press,)--The former
German emperor ia termed superficial,
a gambler, IA dilettante of the worst
kind and the worst enemy Germany has
had since 1907" by Vice admiral Foss
In his revelations entitled, disclosures
About the Breakdown" The vlce-ad.
miral charges that the emperor let
things drop that he had espoused pas
%sionately after he had lost interest In
them, In his conviction that no UNI
derstood everything the former m
peror, he says. went so far as to par
ticipate in a contest arranged by the
navy department for plans to construct
m armored cruiser
The ce-admiral ascrihes the break
down Of the fleet 10 lack Of decision
and civilian courage among the officers,
lack of discipline and forgetfulness OF
duty, ven undeniable cowardice.
Vice-Admiral Foss gives as the
aus of war. first, the peculiarly or
the German people, second, thai of
the emperor, and third, the huge power
In the hands q the emperor. He takes
the leaders to task and says, Admiral
Won Tirpitx vas not a proper leader,
that Won Scheer carried out the Skag
orak fight with faulty tactics. that Won
Hoetzendorff was incompetent but was
made chief OF staff because OF his re.
~lationship and friendship with Admiral
o Mueller and Herr Balm.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
BLIND ARE CAPABLE OF
WORK IN SHIP YARDS

SAN FRANCISCO, July fl-That
bolh the blind as well as the manned OF
the great war are fully capable of do
ing certain necessary work In ~shipyards,
rigging lofts n hangers, is the opinion
OF T. ! Luebbert head OF a tent manu-
Iao.urlhE concern, who made the dis
coVery while on~deavoring to find sur
ilcient help in order to I'll his war con
tracts with the United States govern
ment. "
Short OF help for preparing foot stops
ana guy ropes for his tents. which con
slsts in knottlng and splicing, II oc-
CURED to Mr.. Luebbert that II the blind
were capable OF becoming adept at bas
ket weaving the same principles would
apply TO making complicated knots and
spices. His offer Of work to the stu
dents OF several institutions for the
blind was accepted and the resul,
proved a complete success.
For the foot rope, or loop that holds
10 the tent peg, the Matthew Walker
knot is used, among the most compli,
Gated known to mariners. BY patien,
work and with the aid OF n heavy ron,
over which Mr.. Luebbert could guild,
the hands OF his pupils, the worker,
were able at the end OF the week e
make the knot as well as their teacher
Not only could they do as well a,
myself, but they could do 1t a whole 10,
faster. paid them Y Of a cent eacl
for every foot stop delivered and the,
averaged between 81 and Sc a day, GU
OF several millions OF these foot stop,
delivered there was not n single reiec,
ton, | also taught them how guy rope,
were spliced and whipped and they be
came equally expert In this,
Under the circumstances I am con
WINGED that these people could be ex
pertly used by the United States shin
ping board In making the rigging 10
the new merchant marine fleet whicl
we are constructing, There is niue
work In rigging lofts that they can d
as expertla ms a sound worker.
With the tremendous growth In avi
alton, which believe Is hound to come
they also could be employed In tn
hangers where wire cable have to b
wrapped by rope
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
IT'S VERY TEMPTING!
A Syrup You Can Eat
at Every Meal

You like syrup-everybody does. But
you have never found a syrup so good
and pure and appetizing that you can
eat at every meal-unless you have
tried Domino Golden Syrup.
1t is different from all other table
syrups. Sweet-but not too sweet
none of that lover seasoned" sweetish
taste. Just a rare and delicate dash"
of the flavor of cane, A most delicious
flavor.
Domino Golden Syrup Is a pure
product-refined with much care. So
good you can drink it-so delicious you
never tire of II. A fine food for chill
dren.
From our grocer-in Is OF. and %
or. cans Ask him today for Domino
Golden Syrup, Try it on bread, cakes,
waffles and biscuit, You will be sure
to like it-immensely, Domino Colder
Syrup is made by the American Sugar
Refining Company, refiners OF Domino
Package Sugars-Granulated, Tablet
Powdered, Confectioners. Brown. adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
FERDINAND FICTITIOUS
FATHER OF FORESIGHT

The following is clipped from the
New York Sun:
ITO the Editor of The Sun:
"Sir--I have put in my cellar SOC, 600
worth Of intoxicating liquors-just
about enough to last me for the rest OF
my life,
Next spring, after the federal
amendment is in effect, ] probably shall
go into bankruptcy; not because | want
to, but because taking this $50, 900 out
of my business has crippled IT more
than | expected.
But my creditors can't get the booze,
can they? The amendment prohibits
the sale of liquor. / expect to spend
my last years in liquid comfort under
the roof of somebody who likes a drink.
"FERDlNAND FlCTlClOUS.
New York, July A."