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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1917
Page
15
War Rages as Congress Declares War on Austria
The Senate and House swiftly approve a war declaration against Austria after Wilson’s call. Meyer London opposes, while Oscoe Conkling Simmons argues for loyalty under a single American flag. The Africa war narrative highlights Britain’s vast campaign, Boer strategists, and German colonial overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Wilson
Germany
Senate
House
Meyer London
German colonial policy in Africa and its consequences
The piece surveys German colonial cannons and battles in Central and East Africa, noting Boer War parallels and shifts in loyalties. It argues Kaiser Wilhelm’s broken promises as a key strategic blunder, critiques German colonization as harsh and ineffectual, and claims Germany lost Africa, with 14 million people under rule and 25,000 whites a few years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Africa
Portugese Africa
Hegin
England
Poer
Dorian Smith
Jan Christian Smuts
Vandeventer
Germany
Southwest Africa
Texas
British East Africa
Africa
Mt. Kilmanjaro
Lakes
Nyanza
Navassa
Tanganyika
Dom Paul
Natal
Pretoria
Central Africa
Botha
Kaiser Wilhelm
Mr. Krueger
Harrisburg Red Cross Seeks Christmas Gifts
The Harrisburg Christmas funds will pay out deposits to IT Harrisburg workers in the coming week or ten days after eleven months of saving. Funds total many thousands of dollars with some accounts at least twenty dollars. The message highlights charity and calls for Red Cross memberships, urging every household to give both heart and dollar this Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hrifty
Harrisburg
The
Red Cross
School Board urged to delay high school plan until war end
Harrisburg officials weigh war priorities as Director Stamm argues postponing the high school program could free men and materials for government contracts. Some urge continuing essential projects like the Penn-Harris hotel, while others support a fifty fifty approach to split urgent needs and future construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamm
Harrisburg
Penn-Harris
Pennsylvania Politics and hunting laws in the state
The article condemns poaching and risky hunting in Pennsylvania, warns authorities to pursue violators, and notes state spending on game preserves and stock. It also surveys state politics including judges’ commissions, campaign finance in Pittsburgh, Vare-era power struggles, and potential gubernatorial considerations with various local officials and candidates.
Outlaw Hunters Target Offseason Game in Caledonia District
Reports show seven does shot within miles of Caledonia since season opened. Other sections note does and fawns killed and left. Despite public support for sport and volunteer help, prosecution and publicity are urged to curb poaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Game Commission
Caledonia
Editorial chorus on German leverage and political tempers
A stitched-together editorial comment from multiple papers laments German agents gaining too much leeway while noting the public’s wary stance on President two terms and the era’s wartime echoes. Headlines and quips illustrate a tense mood as calls for restraint mix with sharp satire.
Ten Commandments for a Philadelphia Wholesale Office
The piece lists nine workplace maxims stressing honesty, efficiency, debt avoidance, self respect, and honest feedback. It notes these mandates are framed and occupy a conspicuous place in the office of a large Philadelphia wholesale house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hindenburg on U S Army Move Cited by Viennese Paper
In an interview with the Vienna Neue Freie Presse the German commander Field Marshal von Hindenburg says the United States seeks to build a large army using the war as a pretext. He argues Americans would not have acted similarly in peace and likens the stance to autocratic German policy. Japan is noted as another nation that would not stay indifferent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindenburg
Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
Marshall von Hindenburg
United States
Japan
New York
Noah and Ark Exiting and Altar Built
A biblical excerpt recounts Noah leaving the ark with family and all creatures. Noah builds an altar to the Lord after the flood. The Lord vows not to curse the ground again and notes the cycle of seasons and day and night will endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah
Interviews with Empey No 2 He French are saviors for Americans
Empey explains that French politeness does not indicate fear and Americans must act as true Yankees in France. He describes the emotional arc of American soldiers from arrival to frontline combat, including souvenir collecting, adjusting to prices, and the shock of shellfire and wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empey
Sergeant Empey
France
Trotzky Revelations and Allied Press Critique
A reprint of editorials and notes discuss Trotzky’s revelations and the French government’s irritation at his publication of diplomatic papers. The piece argues no new facts emerge, labeling Trotzky’s disclosures as servile to Germany and not news to observers of Petrograd and allied diplomacy. Labor notes follow, listing union and wage developments across several states and industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trotzky
Paris
Herr Trotzky
Germany
Russia
Trotsky
Lenine
Petrograd
France
Prussia
Constantinople
Bosphorus
New York Herald
Pugilist Coyne Wins Bride With War of Left Hook
In Allentown, famed pugilist Joseph Coyne sought a marriage license and recounted a Wheeling, West Virginia fight two years earlier where he knocked out a sink with a left hook. His tale charmed the bride who paid the fee. Also, Darby constable Jim Martin, missing a leg, steadies humor after a horse’s kick hurled his wooden limb ten feet away. He has survived gunshots, a mad dog bite, and scalding water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Coyne
Allentown
Wheeling
West Virginia
Coyne
Constable
Jim" Martin
Darby
Philadelphia
Mr. Martin
Our Daily Laugh Joke About Hopeless Love
A playful quip notes confusion over romance as one person asks why they were intimate if it was hopeless and another admits not realizing the situation until witnessing the other’s approach to making love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Valley
Harrisburg Public Library Circulation Surges Despite War
Reader demand grows in Harrisburg with 1917 projected circulation near 135000, led by children's programs and school libraries. Fiction remains about seventy two percent as local residents and newcomers access books. the era's labor shifts and aging workers appear across industries. The piece also notes state wildlife plans, including Mexican quail propagation, ring necked pheasants, and deer stock, alongside a public service rate dispute resolved by consumer patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg Public Library
Harrisburg
State
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Michigan
Notable names in state public service and finance events
C LaRue Munson attended a Public Service Commission hearing and was named to the State Committee for Wa Saving. Postmaster A B Guffey urges selling money to soldiers in France. Sheriff J P Bryan tallies aliens in Beave County. Frank A Vanderlip to speak at a Pittsburg meeting. T A Wright of Wilkes Barre railways warns of impending rate hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. LaRue Munson
Public Service Commission
State Committee For
Historic Harrisburg soldiers and recruiting hubs
Harrisburg has a long enlistment history with soldiers among the first to join every war. The courthouse served as a recruiting headquarters in the War of 1812, amid broader notes on the importance of newspapers in advertising and economic growth, citing J. Oga Armour's views on press impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
J. Oga Armour
Armour
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