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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1918
Page
9
An editorial comment likens wartime logistics to factories turning out Ford cars. It compares efficiency to the old tale of a woman who knit socks day and night until she slept walked and kept knitting. A news dispatch notes Ukrainians now see the cost of German promises, and adds a provocative line that “60 are we.”
The prose-laden piece argues sauerkraut proves loyalty to America and Pennsylvania, claiming neutral status is false and praising pro American sentiment. It lampoons German efficiency and links kraut to Allied victory while critiquing statements by a national food administrator and Hoover.
Officials argue over shifting duty as five member board distributes authority. The piece condemns pass the buck culture, noting the city’s large tasks suffer when responsibilities are split. It urges decisive leadership and clear accountability.
A Harrisburg newspaper column mocks loafers amid war, urging a police census to track employment and force able bodied men age eighteen to fifty into work. It references interned Germans, Prager, and German sentiment, hinting at wartime social pressure and price claims connected to Hoover meat orders.
The text argues that indifference by individual board members threatens city maintenance. It calls for greater council cooperation and personal accountability, suggests brief weekly department head reports, and asks for practical common sense in drafting a new revenue measure.
Harrisburg merchants showcase the Monito hosiery as a leading local product. The piece urges continuing displays to highlight Harrisburg manufacturing and its growing industrial status. It warns against Bolshevik influence and notes American impatience with undermining institutions.
Ice Admiral Williams is praised for steady, hopeful statements that rally Americans during the world war. His presence at a recent England base ball charity game shows his human side and key role in submarine threat reduction. Saloonmen move toward prohibition by halving five cent beer glasses to ease transition.
The Pennsylvania Democratic state committee plans a June 18 reorganization here after the Republican session in Philadelphia. Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell may select a chair, with a platform dispute over a wet plank. Republicans back Crow and Baker. Hays may speak in Philadelphia. Prohibition committee meets Wednesday to outline its campaign. Local county committees show mixed support for Bonniwell, with re-elections and leadership changes across Chester Cumberland Franklin Blair Lehigh Delaware Lancaster and Lackawanna counties.
A Kansas City Star quotation recalls wartime mercy as showers of blessings fall on Red Cross efforts in France and money pours in at American Red Cross drives while rain waters American wheat fields.
Letter from the Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger argues hundreds of anthracite miners drafted disrupt coal supply. It cites England's wartime example of exempting essential workers and calls for a system to exempt miners and others in key war occupations.
A fragmentary line captures a lively bar scene with Brigg s presence and a character ordering spaghetti at a counter. The mood hints at nostalgia and a personable, humorous tone from a vintage piece.
Dr. Homer W. Tope of the Anti Saloon League, Philadelphia district superintendent, urges temperance workers to back Sproul for Governor. He warns against splitting forces and notes the primaries show O Neil defeated by Senator Sproul by over 210000 votes.
A Uncle Sam helpers poem shows a boy turning to flowers to raise money for Red Cross ends with the bird sponsor praising the floral sales as a lesson in thrift and patriotism. Edna Groff Deibl signs as author with Aunt Este note.
The Bocie Review argues Germany must win to avert economic collapse and fund the war. It cites Frederick W. Gehle on Germany's brink of bankruptcy and contends victory is the only salvation, while defeat would hollow out the German state and prolong the conflict. The piece notes Secretary Daniels’ forecast of massive troop mobilization reaching toward ten million if needed.
An official statement links infant mortality in the United States to wartime concerns. It claims six times safer for soldiers in trenches than babies in cradles. The Babies Welfare Association with the Mayor's Committee on National Defense leads a campaign in New York and across social classes to cut infant deaths.
In Paris straw hats appear on boulevards while many soldiers stay with tin derbies. A warm spell is forecast next month and a light rain cooled the day. The Potsdam Offen sive reports editor Charley Hindenburg has a cold and possible insomnia. A lieutenant turned in socks for a three month subscription last Wednesday.
A quoted verse from the Fargo Courier News reflects on critics who dismantle work after intense effort. It traces the impact of harsh critique on an author who doubts themselves and seeks improvement after long hours of toil.
The report cites 11 million women and girls at work in war industries under the Council of Civic Employees at Winnipeg. It notes British Columbia mine fatalities, Russian prisoners making propaganda books in Germany, and calls to extend Britain’s labor organizein to the United States. Wage hikes in Halifax building trades are listed. It names six labor-union congressmen who are printers and details British labor unions’ two main bodies totaling about six million members.
A wartime poem by Aubrey Attwater venerates English mothers who bear the loss and fear of sons sent to war. It honors their sacrifice and endurance, invoking faith that Britain will endure and rise from sorrow through steadfast maternal resolve.
The piece compiles witty quotes from U.S. and European papers describing wartime attitudes from World War I era. It notes American swagger in Europe, Col House’s modesty, German and Austrian solidarity, Irish optimism about Sinn Fein, and a Russian flag inscription in a distant readable script.
Jumbled snippets show a lighthearted exchange about finances and punctuation. A quip about living on a strict budget contrasts with requests for credit while a blonde at a hair store and a brief chat with Ellen Lagi hint at light domestic humor.
The piece notes hundreds of autos parked in Market Square on Saturdays with an estimated eighty cars in four lots, each averaging about 8000 dollars, totaling around 64000 dollars in cars. It contrasts gas powered autos with the fading horse economy and observes varied vehicle types on market days. It also mentions a rose show and local gardening lore.
A list of notable figures includes Rev J J Schindel taking a Philadelphia church post, Rev J C R Ewing delivering addresses in western towns, A H Young urging war-time harmony, Erasmus Wilson elected president of the Johnstown Flood Correspondents Association, John P Connelly joining Archbishop Dougherty reception committee, Col H R Laird receiving Templars insignia, and Capt E K Roden pushing for a new Scranton collier with Secretary Daniels to consider.
Historic Harrisburg Master Day marked twenty years since the Revolution era, with Har risburg noted for its enduring value during the War of.
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