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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
4
A 1914 column criticizes German plans to seize English chinaware factories while praising U S tariffs to counter German labor costs. It juxtaposes Germany's industrial gains with U S protectionism and defends self policing by American newspapers over censorship laws, referencing Lincoln and Wilson.
The piece notes united labor support for Hoover as food controller and Wilson's food bills. It stresses three war factors men dollars and food and urges efficient use to win. It condemns waste and profiteering by dealers and calls for prudent resource management.
In a statement the labor movement pledged to protect the public from extortionate charges for foodstuffs. The service aims to safeguard citizens and promote national welfare amid hardship.
Senate to vote next week on Beidleman measure to memorialize Camp Curtin historic site in Harrisburg. Bill backs state wide importance, governor support, and minimal cost, aiming to unveil the site before it fades. General Haig’s upbeat note follows grim WWI battle assessments and anti German sentiment is urged as rallying public war support.
The Ex-Committeeman notes the direct inheritance tax bill dominates the closing fortnight and predicts battles over vetoes and potential session extensions. He cites party leaders, editorial opinions, and committee plans as lawmakers seek to speed or block general appropriations tied to tax revenues.
The passage appeals to readers to imagine the loss of a child to aerial attacks and to reject claims that the nation has no stake in the war, urging active support and vigilance against enemy actions.
A nostalgic verse depicts clematis roses circling a garden gate, robins nesting, and a night scene of love and vows under stars. The speaker recalls planting flowers as an altar to beauty while the garden scents fill the morning air and the gate seems to prayerful.
Instructions warn rose chafers attack roses cherries grapes peaches and other fruits. Use sweetened arsenate of lead spray with water and molasses at prescribed ratios. apply before bloom and during rose chafer waves. cultivate uncultivated ground to reduce breeding.
An exhortation urges citizens to cut waste at home to save wheat and milk, noting that saving a slice of bread daily could add 470000 acres of wheat land and prevent millions of pounds of flour and quarts of milk from going to waste. It also offers a method to preserve meat by boiling, stressing simple daily acts in wartime solidarity.
Global notes report Sao Paulo corn production for hog and livestock feed at thirty cents a bushel, with potential half-price gains via modern machinery. Spain advances Madrid subway work while France seeks machinery catalogs for paper, concrete, and turbines. Colombian and South African markets show demand for trucks, oil exploration, and mining prospects. Cuba seeks cotton waste. Argentina studies oil as fuel. gold and copper discoveries planned in Central Asia.
A Salina Kansas journal proposes using women as observers in the aviation corps noting women can track aircraft, describe who passed by, their purpose, and delays from their porch vantage point. The suggestion highlights efficiency and practical observation by women in wartime air service.
A city editor takes copy sheet by sheet in a McClure's Magazine story scene. The composing room hums with machine noise as printers brace for one final feed.
The War Department plans to reinforce General Pershing with five National Guard divisions before winter. The Guard’s training and border service quell fears about untrained troops crossing the Atlantic, while allowing mass shipment of newer regulars later. Delays in equipment and readiness, plus prior lack of preparedness, cost time, but moving Guard first could accelerate the war effort and hasten peace.
Ike Wilson reports a cat story from Pomeroy with Hiram French accused of drowning the litter of newborn kittens. The cat then adopted baby rabbits from a hillside nest and acts as a devoted mother, with expectations they may grow into mousers if they stay.
A Rutland letter describes a scare when a supposed mad dog chased Bertha Kincaid along the street. She hurled soap and chicken feed toward the animal, which then retreated.
Labor notes report organizing drives in Peoria and Retail clerks at Elihart Indiana. Vancouver bricklayers paid 75 cents an hour. Mexico City cafes ban waitresses. Belleville firemen seek higher pay. Pittsburgh boilermakers gain 50 cents a day. Uniontown electricians win eight hour day. Toronto iron workers seek 55 cents an hour. Brant forms a cooperative with 200 members. Stratford calls for municipal coal yard. St Paul cigarmakers raise wages one dollar per thousand. San Francisco hosts 3,249 plants employing 47,626 workers. Valley Washington to build new hospital funded by farmers.
A collage of jokes and quips about marriage money donations and disappointments. A beggar quips on the penny in the cup while a philanthropist laments discouragement. A farmer comments on fed bills and fancy chickens in a running gag style.
Secretary Patton promotes agricultural aid by linking farmers with seed potatoes and free plantings, selling two heifers in the Capitol, and distributing beans, buckwheat, seeds, and chicks to boost horticulture. Dauphin county farmers face labor shortages and underuse schoolboy volunteers. York County strawberries stay strong, price and quality steady with direct-to-consumer sales reducing middleman profits.
James I Blakslee will speak at York county rural mail carriers convention. Chief Justice J Hay Brown praised Thaddeus Stevens at Gettysburg College graduation. Herbert Welsh of Philadelphia elected president of the Indian Rights Association. Rev Robert Hugh Morris received a Connecticut call. Dr W H Tomlinson of Swarthmore named head of the Montgomery and adjoining counties Homeopathic Medical Society.
Historic Harrisburg recalls Steelton as a mobilization hub during the Whisky Rebellion era. The piece contrasts Allied aims for real peace with Central Powers’ view of peace as a real war, reflecting wartime-era sentiment.
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