Write to Yanks Urges War Chief
The War Department training camp activities commission and Secretary Baker urge Americans to write letters filled with home flavor to bridge the 3000 mile ocean barrier. Raymond Fosdick, commission chairman, says letters should convey news and encouragement as President Wilson travels to France aboard the transport.
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Associated Press
New York
War Department Commission On Training
Baker
Raymond B. Fosdick
Commission
France
W!son
Y M C A Elects Officers for Coming Year
Officers elected at the Pennsylvania RR Y M C A meeting held in Reily street building last evening include President A G Murray Vice President G A Geisel Treasurer J P Kautz Recording Secretary F W Weaver Assistant Recording Secretary H E Rupp and directors Harry Miller W S Robinson D F Manahan M L Harting W W Davidson and J E Miller
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Reily Street
A. G. Murray
G. A. Geisel
J. P. Kautz
F. W. Weaver
H. E. Rupp
Harry Miller
W. 8. Robinson
D. F. Manahan
M. L. Harting
W. W. Davidson
J. E. Miller
Wounded Heroes to Be Aided by Noted Speeches
A joint Harrisburg meeting on Friday noon brings together the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club and Kiwanis to discuss rehabilitation of wounded soldiers. Speakers include Michael J. Dowling and H. R. Heydon who will outline past and proposed local actions with Red Cross support. Motion pictures will illustrate both addresses. Reservations are urged before 11 AM Friday.
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Board of Trade
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Harrisburg Rotary Club
Harrisburg Kiwanis Club
Reconstruction
Home Service Committee
the Red Cross
Michael J. Dowling
Tha State Bank
Olivia, Minn
Minnesota House of Representatives
H. R. Heydon
Bureau of Education
Red Cross Institute For Crippled and Disabled Men
Heydon
Red Cross Institute For Crippled Men
New York
Harrisburg
Dowling
Central Northwest
Mulkey Sworn Oregon Senator to Serve Short Unexpired Term
Fred D. Mulkey of Portland elected Republican to fill the unexpired Lane term ending March 3. He was sworn in yesterday and will resign December 15 to allow Governor Hiram McNary to appoint McNary for the full term starting March 4, 1919.
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Washington
Fred D. Mulkey
Portland
Ore
Lane
Oregon
McNary
Mulkey
Final War News From The Wire Aboard Canopic And Tenadores
Reports from New York and Amsterdam describe Allied troop movements and veteran air crews returning from combat zones in the Argonne. Naval detachments and mail sacks are noted, with Berlin press predicting no preliminary peace before German assembly. A London columnist cites surrender of German warships as unlikely to fly the ensign again.
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New York
Argonne
Amsterdam
Germany
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Berlin
London
Archibald S. Hurd
Daily Telegraph
Murray Re-elected President of local Y M C A
A. G. Murray was unanimously chosen to lead the Pennsylvania Railroad Y M C A for another year at the annual meeting held at the association building on Kelly street. The session drew a large, enthusiastic crowd as Frank Gregory praised a prosperous year. New officers include G. A. Geisel vice president J. B. Kautz Jr treasurer F. W. Weaver recording secretary H. E. Rupp assistant recording secretary Harry Miller W. S. Robinson D. F. Manahan M. L. Harting W. W. Davidson and J. E. Miller directors all noted railroad men closely linked to the Y work.
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A. G. Murray
Pennsylvania Railroad
Association
Kelly Street
Frank Gregory
Murray
G. A. Geisel
J. B. Kautz
Railway Clerks Abolish Sunday Meetings In 1919 Plan
Penn Harris Lodge No. 640 of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks decides at its semi monthly meeting in Odd Fellows Hall to end Sunday afternoon gatherings and hold sessions on the first and third Monday nights each month. The next meeting is set for December 16 with officers to be nominated for 1919.
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Penn-Harris Lodge
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Odd Fellows Hall
Col Roosevelt to Leave Hospital in Few Days
Former President Theodore Roosevelt is expected to be discharged from Roosevelt Hospital late this week or early next after weeks of treatment for sciatica and rheumatism. He has shown marked improvement and responded to curative measures.
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Col. Roosevelt
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hospital
Yankees Welcome Wounded Soldiers Home From War Voyage
Wounded American soldiers arrive in New York aboard the steamer Kroonland with 63 officers, 1,180 enlisted men and 106 civilians. Crowded docks and cheering crowds greet them as they debark the next day. The Empress of Britain also brings 500 troops amid the celebrations.
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Kroonland
New York
Liverpool
Ce Ktoonland
804Th
76Th Division
New England
Home Sweet Home
Arrival of Allied Units Includes Nurses and Civilians
Landed forces include nurses civilians and a French mission. Among the arriving soldiers are casuals the 804th Ambulance Company head troop and a postal unit of the 7th.
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804Th
7Th Division
New England
Washington News Notes Roundup of War and Policy
Washington reports note Navy losses of forty four ships including submarines and cargo vessels, price regulation and steel oversight ending on January 1 with export embargo power retained. Weather forecast predicts rain or snow in northeast Pennsylvania Thursday. Names of Pennsylvanians in overseas casualties include R Montgomery Philadelphia and H Hall Erie. Legislation to regulate meat packing introduced. Poindexter seeks probe into Army ordnance and quartermaster. Cabinet meets marked as McAdoo's last. Carter Glass to succeed him. Houston Thompson of Colorado nominated to FTC. The Groff Plot on Derry street purchased by Dr. Louis C. Goldman to be developed into The Heart of Old Orchard with eight stucco houses planned.
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Derry Street
Twenty-sixth
Twenty-seventh Streets
Groff
Louis C. Goldman
North Sixth Street
Berks County Trust Company
William J. Lohlind
City Planning Commission
Old Orchard
Central Pennsylvania Soldiers Named in War Casualties
War Department release lists Pennsylvania service members by status. Names include Corporal William W. McVay Waynesburg and Private William J. Aury Sharon as slightly wounded, with others died of disease or killed in action and numerous wounded or missing across towns such as Pittsburgh Philadelphia Harrisburg and Allentown.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Hugh J. Gallahan
Chester
William J. Mehten
Mc McKeesport
Truman M. Moyer
Allen- Allentown
Secret Remedy Improves Health and Weight
A testimonial notes weight gain from 96 to 105 pounds in two weeks and praises Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for stomach, liver, and intestinal issues. The claim includes a money back guarantee and mentions sale at several local druggists.
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Mayr
G. A. Gorgas
H. C. Kennedy
Clark
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