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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1917
Page
9
A satirical serialized letter from Lucifer to Kaiser Wilhelm portrays Satan reshaping history. It claims German misdeeds in WWI, praising power while condemning English and allied nations and predicting Hell’s rule passing to Wilhelm.
Bloomfield Pa Dec 8 annual midyear conference held in Loysville Lutheran Church with Miss L L Gray Kane and D B Fry addressing. Miss Puera B Robison’s resignation declined. tour to Tresslers Orphans Home featured. Jubilee convention planned May 8 9 1918 at Duncannon. Burial of Charles L Depugh Duncannon noted. funeral at Duncannon M E Church with burial in Duncannon Cemetery.
Red Cross Auxiliary of Wormsbur g to host a spelling bee at the town hall on Friday evening December 14 with prizes for top spellers and proceeds supporting the local unit. Real estate transfers include multiple property sales in Wormsbur g area from Miller Brothers and Co. to buyers such as George L. Bricker Helen Louise Johnston et al. J W Rodenhaver Carrie Be Newmyer A. B. Nasuti and others. farm and township parcels change hands in Middletown Londonderry and Elizabeth town.
Harrisburg, like Bethlehem, Lebanon, Williamsport, and Erie, faces a shortage of homes at moderate rent or sale prices as population grows and builders hesitate to invest. A Williamsport project of ninety three houses underlines civic pride over profit, with wide streets, central parkway, and compact lot layouts suitable for Harrisburg adaptation.
Sixty Harrisburg men at Camp Dodge Des Moines Iowa prepare for European service. A. L. Colestock of the Headquarters Company Three Hundred and Twentieth Field Signal Battery reports all are healthy and content with training. He notes excellent YMCA facilities and urges local support for the YMCA in aiding the soldiers.
Ward Plotts of Turbotville died in Danville Hospital from a fractured skull after John Reynolds also of Turbotville attacked him with a pitchfork during an argument. Reynolds stopped Plotts who was passing his home with a gun, believing he intended to hunt on the farm.
Washington December 8 Indications today were that fuel food and rail road war board officials seeking solution of the transportation problem are willing to deal with the situation temporarily at least without immediate action from President Wilson and Congress Plans went forward to perfect the priority order for shipment of fuel food and government supplies issued last night The order promulgated by Robert Lovett director of priority is effective December 12 and gives preferential shipment to the three classes of commodities over all general freight It constitutes one of the three important developments yesterday designed to relieve the situation.
The Benevolent and Improved Order of Elks with U S recruiting officers plan a farewell parade Tuesday morning for 150 volunteers from the United States recruiting station at 325 Market Street and the Quartermasters' Corps. Marchers include state officers, municipal bands, veterans groups, and city organizations. The parade starts at 8 o'clock from B P Ellis Home and proceeds through downtown streets to the Elks' Home for dismissal.
Carlisle, Dec 8. The Carlisle Aerie of Eagles unfurled a service flag bearing forty seven stars this afternoon. Guests on furlough attended and Senator Scott Leiby of Marysville delivered a strong patriotic address. The flag was unfurled by four sisters of men in service.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces sale of War Savings and Thrift Stamps at ticket offices shops and stations along its lines east and west of Pittsburgh. Ticket agents will stock stamps except near post offices where government sales suffice. Additional efforts target employees and pay cars where feasible to boost investment in the program.
Baltimore division superintendent R. Sinnickson and a group of city officials conducted an inspection tour yesterday along the Baltimore division as well as the York Hanover and Frederick branches of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Thomas F. Collins, an 80 year old retired Pennsylvania Railroad yard fireman, toppled this morning at the station entrance. He was assisted to a nearby hotel and later taken to his home at 563 Forrest street. No bones were broken.
A significant winter storm blankets the Northeast causing delays on Reading and westbound routes. Snow removal at yards and tower areas, lightening of some trains where possible, and heavy freight movement with schedules largely intact. Weather bureau forecasts continued snow tonight and tomorrow across the region with warnings from Jacksonville to Eastport.
County education officials launch a year long drive to boost civic pride and wartime morale through illustrated lectures. Professor F. E. Shambaugh, county superintendent, may ask the county commissioners to supply an office lantern for projections, noting school districts own only limited projecting equipment.
Posters are distributed citywide by recruiting officers and Red Cross Motor Messengers as the final effort to enlist registered men before next Wednesday. Volunteers warn that enlistment is winding down and will visit barber shops, tobacco stores, poolrooms, and billiard parlors to boost numbers. Only one local man, Howard M Swartz of 119 North Street, enlisted yesterday in aviation service, with seventeen men enlisted from the district.
Large cinder dumps from Lebanon to Philadelphia for use at the Hog Island Navy Yard are shrinking as heavy loads continue. Thirty to fifty carloads daily by Pennsylvania Railroad. freight crews working extra due to snow and high traffic. Reading system prepares for Sunday rush. future ship movements planned from Rutherford.
Mayor Daniel JL Keister will headline a recruiting rally at the Chestnut street auditorium next Tuesday night. Sergeant John K. Blake and Rev. Dr. George Edward Hawes will also speak on army life, training camps, and service advantages. Red Cross messengers will usher, with Commonwealth band and local soloists providing music.
Mrs Caroline Chubb aged 76 died suddenly in Matamoras Halifax PA after hemorrhages on the street near the Sweinard home. She was a well known churchworker in Dauphin County. Her husband died nine years ago and she had no children. Funeral arrangements not made.
A five story government leased warehouse for the Army medical division in Chicago burned in a mysterious blaze. Chemicals caused several small explosions as walls remained standing. Major W S Shields and 35 workers evacuated. Two men arrested near the scene by federal agents. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars.
Fourteen federal soldiers died yesterday when 300 followers of Felix Diaz captured Guerrero opposite Zapata Texas. General Almazan is named as Diaz’s commander. American troops guard river crossings near Zapata. A second men’s mass meeting will be held at the Y M C A Auditorium tomorrow at 3 30 with W A Granville, president of Gettysburg College, speaking on The Power of Consecrated Life.
Five reels of motion pictures feature instrumental and vocal selections at the Y M C A tonight. The program includes Pathescope Periodical Piga Is Pigs in two parts and a film titled A Visit to the Government Printing Office in Washington.
James Sweeney state chief of standards urges that fowls and many commodities be sold by weight rather than count or dry measure. He calls for a standard loaf of bread of 32, 16, or 8 ounces, wraps to show weight, and stricter penalties for food fraud. The annual report cites 360,870 weighing tests, 13,347 adjusted, and 21,651 condemned.
Miss Jorence Orris and Miss Clarabelle Geiger of Mechanicsburg spent Thursday with Gladys Bitner at Shiremanstown. Residents in Shiremanstown and nearby towns appear in a string of visits and social calls including Harrisburg, New Cumberland, Carlisle, and Wormleysburg. The column notes travels, visits, and society meetings among local families, church groups, and crews in Enola, Wormleysburg, and West Fairview, with a few illness mentions and a navy attachment returning to duty.
A large five star service flag is shown at C. R. Miller's store in Serr Wormleysburg Pa to honor boys from the Sunday school of the Church of God now in military service.
Mount Joy township Sunday school convention met at the Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. Romig opening the session and Miss Strickler delivering the Home Department address. Officers were elected and about 200 Mount Joy pupils occupied front pews for a hymn and talk by Mrs. Jenkins.
Carlisle merchants in the chamber of commerce face a forthcoming vote on a proposal to ban trading stamps premiums or any inducements during wartime. A three person court would decide disputes with a $50 fine for violations, the penalty to be donated to local charities.
Lykens Pa December 8 Major H E Buffington called for volunteers to form The Lykens Valley Aero Squad. One hundred letters mailed. By last night eighteen youths signed, with fifty expected in first detail. Members listed include George Allen Row Roy Cletus Long Frank Elmer Miller and others.
Wormleysburg Pa December 8 Mr and Mrs George Coleman hosted the five hundred club on Thursday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs William Willing Mr and Mrs James Conklin Mr and Mrs James Agin Dr and Mrs Rambler Mr and Mrs Stephen Fiery Miss Hettie Frost and Mr Brinser. Prizes went to Miss Frost Mrs Rambier Mr Cocklin and Mr Fiery.
The article claims wrinkles come from weakened facial muscles shrinking skin. It prescribes a home wash lotion of saxolite and witch hazel to tighten skin, firm underlying tissue, smooth lines, and improve color by stimulating circulation.
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