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Newspaper

Harrisburg Telegraph

Location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1918

Page

2

108 NAMES ON WAR FRONT LIST OF CASUALTIES

Washington June 8 The Army casualty list shows 108 names including 30 killed in action 10 died of wounds 4 died of airplane accident 6 died of other causes 6 died of disease 35 wounded severely 17 wounded with undetermined degree Officers named include Captain Rufus F Montgall Kansas City Mo and Lieutenant Hamlet P Jones Kaufman Texas The list names many soldiers from cities across the country with details on their status and locations.

Associated Press Washington Rufus F. Montgall Kansas City Hamlet P. Jones Kaufman Texas Lester N. Meyer Glendale Cal Harry L. Dunn Santa Barbara George J. Jackson Kingwood W. Va Chester F. Wright Waterloo Iowa Thomas H. Wyllie Newport R. I Rufus S. Montgall Carl G. Theete Cincinnati Clifford R. Manchester Newark N. J Carl Sandman Brown Valley Minn David Schwartz New York City Wagoner Patrick J. Coyne Charlemont Mass James J. Cosgrove Lynn Thomas H. Abbott Concord N. H Fred H. Almos South Heart N. C Herman Dotz Knut Ellingson Rothsay Cleveland Russell Sk. Mershall Indianola Daniel §. Miller Norristown Vernie Newton Boston Roger Nolff Dercy Station Clarence Rockwell Toledo Preston V. Wall Beach N. D Joseph Fr. Ward Roland C. Winchenbach Baltimore Edward Nesterowicz Yonkers N. Y Henry Anglin Fairmont William Robbina Bloomingdale Ind Har C. Bates Columbus Bernard H. Bott South Bethlehem James Papineau Saginaw Mich James M. Shannon Sewickley Charles A. Smith Huntington Ivan D. Sweeny Council Bluffs Herbert A. Tobey Haverhill Thomas Huggins Elloree S. C William A. McCullough Easton Frank J. Adams Grappes Bluff David §. Jones Richard Wafer Idgeport Charles Winston Call Texas Lester L. Meyer Rexford Shilliday George M. Matin Longview William L. Messinger Watsontown Raymond Thomas H. Wylie Walter B. Brant Dorchester Walter M. Johnson Gadsden Ala George W. Peter Mountain Lake Janson E. Shue York, Pa Dennis A. Sullivan Auburn Joseph H. Buckley Alcide J. Comeau Leominster Chicago Ill William M. Magarrell Adair Humphrey D. Moynihan Lorin Earnest Ross Delavana Wis J. Whilgren St. Peter Howard M. Johnson Mason City Robert N. Vance Winterset John H. Wintrode Robert A. Breeding John L. Mathis Dubuque Walter H. Olsen Des Moines Archie M. Simpson Edmund B. Yates Glasford Harry BE. Lewis Russell V. Bakken Lake Mills Willis T. Chester Joseph M. Escher Corwith Andrew C. Granere Clifton Kan Lee E. Hoag Moneaqua Glenn Tivermore Hampton Ed KE. Neeley Lorimer Glen G. Wickliff Carlisle

Student Prize Winner Visits City Enroute Home

Miss Maria Litazinger of Bedford, Bryn Mawr College student, visits the city as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis O Connell at 1467 Market Street. She recently won a $500 scholarship prize for the season's end.

Maria Litazinger Bedford Dennis O'Connell Market Street Bryn Mawr College

Railroad Rumbles New Time For Many Trains

Pennsy announces a new timetable effective Sunday June 16 with many time changes on the main line and branches. Train No 13 is discontinued as a passenger service and will carry mail and express instead. A new through service between Washington and Pittsburgh labeled No 11 west and 50 east will depart shortly after 8 pm westbound and around 4 am eastbound. Train No 11 gains an earlier newspaper schedule while No 45 moves to a later time.

Pennsy Washington Pittsburgh Harrisboro Aida

Railroad Chief Resigns to Lead Federal Rail Line

George W. Stevens resigns as president of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad to become Federal manager of the road. Frank Trumbull, board chair, succeeds him as president. Vice presidents Wickham Whitaker Wall and Caples become assistants. F H Davis and Cc Buraham elected vice presidents. The Philadelphia Division Veterans Association meeting place and date updated to Harrisburg P R Y M C A on September 10 with no banquet planned.

New York George W. Stevens Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Frank Trumbull Trumbull Wickham, Whitaker, Wall Caples F. H. Davis Cc Buraham Philadelphia Division Veterans’ Association Columbia Harrisburg H. J. Babb

Harrisburg Girl Wins Flag Answer Prize

Janey Cremonesi daughter of Rev A Cremonesi wins first prize in a national flag meaning contest. The sixth grader from Follansbee West Virginia later resided in Harrisburg while her father ministered there and now studies in the Stevens Building. The gold medal was presented at the Cremonesi home yesterday by former teacher Miss Elizabeth Bowens.

Harrisburg Arrisburg Janey Cremonesi A. Cremonesi West Virginia National Society For Adequate Defense Follansbee Presbyterian Church Stevens Cremonesi Elizabeth Bowens

City Water Clerk Inducted into Wireless Signal Corps

Warren E. Lyme a clerk in the city water department was drafted by the second city board for three months training in wireless telegraphy with the Signal Corps He is a 1912 Technical High School graduate and baseball player for Rosewood Athletic Club left field Lyme is the second courthouse employee summoned to service.

Warren E. Lyme City Water Department Second City Board Signal Corps Erie Lyme Technical High School Rosewood Athletic Club Water Department

Boys to Give Concert by Scout Troop No 1A

The orchestra of Scout Troop No 1A will perform at Fahnestock Hall on Tuesday June 18 to raise funds for their camping program.

Scout Troop No. 1A Fahnestock Hall

Samuel Gompers Plans Attendance at Altoona Meeting

Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, signaled a possible presence at Altoona for the upcoming large convention. His message, read at a recent gathering of local railroad workers, notes it is too early to confirm full attendance.

Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor Federation of Railways Altoona Mr. Gompers

Railroad Crew Standings and Assignments by Division

Philadelphia and Reading divisions list crews first to go after set times with ranks for engineers firemen brakemen conductors flagmen and yard boards. Names include Kline Scanlon Steffy Gable Blankenhorn Wick er Anderson Craver Ramsey Portner Waltz Shimp Tatem Utley Pierre Middleton Masterson Vogelsong Rathfon Corder BE Sader Kauffman Rowe Hawk Mortz Titler Fisher Brink O W Snyder Kreiger Leib Barley and many others with specific crew numbers and assignments.

Risburg Philadelphia Kline Young Scanlon Steffy Gable Blankenhorn Wiker Anderson Craver Ramsey Portner Waltz Shimp Tatem Utley Pierre Middleton Masterson Voglesong Hill Brown Lauver Preston Kitzmiller Schueck Rathfon Corder R. Sader Kauffman Rowe Hawk Mortz Titler Fisher Brink O. W. Snyder Kreiger Leib Barley Warner Johnson Holsinger Book Klicker Buss Clouser Shull Mantello Shearer Barton Trego Long Leonard Lantz Kirkpatrick Roush Bitner Powell Hughes Stam iEngineers

Women fill jobs as male railroad workers fall in Pennsylvania

Elisha Lee reports a rapid shift in the Pennsylvania Railroad Lines workforce. From May 27 to June 5, 4,477 workers left and 5,122 were hired, lifting women employees from 5,682 to 7,227. The move signals a 1,545 net gain for women and a 900 decline in male workers amid firemen and brakemen shortages and 14,000 bad order cars east of Pittsburgh.

Philadelphia Elisha Lee Pennsylvania Railroad Lines East Lee Pennsylvania Railroad Pittsburgh

Smokers to Be Put on Cigaret Rations in Lancaster

Leading tobacco growers and dealers in Lancaster county admit that civilians nationwide will soon receive cigarette rations. They say cards will be issued to all smokers and that the plan can be announced authoritatively.

Lancaster Lancaster County

Explosion at Smerinetz Depot Kills Sixty. Wounds Hundreds

Amsterdam dispatch reports a large Ukrainian munitions depot explosion near Smerinetz west of the Lavra river. Sixty people killed and hundreds injured in the resulting fire and blasts, according to Kiev sources.

Smerinetz Amsterdam Lavra River Kiev

Minco the Dean of Clowns in Ringling Brothers Circus

Al Minco known as the daddy of them all is 77 and has spent over sixty years entertaining youth and adults as a pantomimist. He headlines Ringling Brothers new spectacle In Days of Old featuring 1,250 characters and 300 dancers in a grand pageant with animal acts and two hours of novelties.

al Minco Ringlingville Minco Dan Rice Mississippi River Ringling Brothers’ Circus Ringlings Ringling Brothers

Majestic and Colonial vaudeville and film lineup

A detailed theatre listing notes Majestic and Colonial vaudeville programs for the week, including The Hired Man and A Doll’s House with Elsie Ferguson, Joan of Plattsburg, Seal of Silence, and Chaplin in The Vagabond. It highlights Manhattan Madness at Victoria and previews Paxtang Park acts, with local film notes and a Marsh Run office team win 12 1 over Truck Drivers.

Charles Ray Charlie Chaplin Elsie Ferguson Lina Cavalier Regent Henrik Ibsen Paxtang Paxtang Park Park Theater Ward Wilson Yap Savannah Georgia Alice Roye Chief Iron Hand Squaw Manott Marsh Run

Steelton Band Concert at Reservoir June 21

The Steelton Band will give its first park concert of the summer at Reservoir Park on Friday evening June 21. The band offers the concert without compensation and the Park Commission expresses gratitude. Director Zala arranged a splendid program for the event.

Reservoir Reservoir Park Steelton Park Commission Zala Commission

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