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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
11
A fragment from a June 16 Saturday evening page presents a biblical quote about truth and freedom, attributed to Jons. The readable text hints at a period voice and newsroom style typical of a historical paper segment.
The piece urges gardeners to hoe regularly to protect crops. It argues that hoeing boosts yields and safeguards vegetables, describing hoeing as essential for successful harvests and contrasting negligence with diligent cultivation.
The piece counters rumors that Kaiser Wilhelm controls huge U S cattle holdings and delayed war to protect dividends. It suggests a safer investment in Liberty bonds, noting Harrisburg oversubscribed its Liberty Loan, implying strong public support for war bonds.
The article surveys international loan flows through France, notes war financing and domestic debates on socialism, and discusses draft registration, press role, and Liberty Loan bond sales amid wartime mobilization. It mentions Spargo, socialists shifting stance, and cautious optimism for bond premiums.
The vast oversubscription to the Liberty Loan signals American resolve and support for President Wilson and the army. It foresees rapid shipbuilding, U boat destroyers, air fleets, and a strong American army in France. Berlin faces gloom as democracy asserts itself and the American people back the fight with billions.
Ex-Committeeman reports final legislative moves for the last two weeks of the session, now set to end June 28 in Philadelphia. Brumbaugh and Penrose factions clash over direct inheritance tax and auditor general appointments, with party friction shaping bills on policing, school boards, salaries, and road funding.
The cardinal led a long battle against Europeanization proposals that would keep immigrant parishes tied to Europe and their native tongues. He warned such divisions would fracture American unity and harm national harmony, urging allegiance to America and its institutions. The New York Times notes his opposition to the Cahensly movement and its implications for Americanization.
Reports indicate General Brusiloff has accepted the role of commander in chief of Russia’s armies after resigning a prior post amid talk of a separate peace with Germany. Renowned for a decisive summer offensive that yielded vast Austrian losses and over a million prisoners, his appointment could shift the war’s momentum despite uncertainties.
The speaker argues the government intends to wage war on Germany seriously, noting the reconsideration of resignation and willingness to bear responsibility for the East front campaign. The move is seen as an encouraging allied sign.
The Days of Real Sport by Briggs notes the session moving faster with many appropriation bills headed to the Governor. Since the session began one exception aside, 304 bills approved, 60 vetoed. Calendars swell with 275+ House third readings and many Senate measures awaiting action. Committees will drive further activity as both chambers clear their agendas.
The Kansas City Times argues for universal conscription registration to reveal the nation’s full human resources. It contends a single nationwide signup would inventory men, dependents, and working capacity for war and civilian needs, highlighting the distinction between those able to fight or work and those who avoid service. It condemns slackers as traitors and blames the social burden on those who shirk duty.
Editorial from Pictorial Review July urges American women to focus on their duties at home and in war work. It stresses not shirking responsibilities, conserving food, and supporting soldiers while mobilizing children and youth through schools and the Boy Scouts. It argues patriotism starts with household duties and extends to national service.
Andre Cheradame argues in the Atlantic Monthly that Allied errors shaped WWI, notably trusting Bulgaria, misjudging King Constantine, and launching the doomed Dardanelles expedition. He contends that seizing Montenegro to Romania would have split the Central Powers, cut off supplies, and forced terms by pressuring Hungary from the south.
A new father, after three sleepless nights with his infant, grabs a bottle of soothing syrup on the fourth night. His wife warns of danger to the child, but he plans to take it himself, revealing his exhaustion and mistaken impulse.
A poetic fragment by Mary Carolyn Davies published in Pictorial Review for July. It contrasts climbing higher aims with preferring the comforting monotony of home life. The speaker reflects on choosing everyday happiness over loftier summits, expressing contentment on the road below.
A nostalgic verse celebrates a boy’s happiest route home after school. The speaker recalls wandering along brushy fence rows to Grandma’s house, crossing creeks, passing blossoming orchards, and the inviting warmth of her old-fashioned bed. The path becomes a symbol of joy and comfort shared across all boys.
The report notes a Glasgow based news boys league in Scotland, plans for fifteen thousand Russians to work on Canadian farms, a Tennessee law about foundry worker facilities, an Ireland county farmers association in Louth, Canada funding flax machinery, master bankers in East Cork negotiating with workers, Athlone raising wages for laborers, a Cleveland convention of printers, shipyards agreeing to a weekly wage increase, the durability of greenheart wood from British Guiana, and Brantford forming an independent labor party.
A collage of humorous lines and quips about authorship pen names war planes and casual moments. The fragments feature banter on naming, a water restroom joke, a soldier’s sortie remark, and a sarcastic jab about George’s spiral maneuver.
James B. Lentz of the Pennsylvania Public Safety Committee reports that frost damage to fruit is unlikely and crops such as cherries and apples look healthy. Dauphin County farmers boost potato plantings, buckwheat will be planted on poorer land, and fields show rapid grass growth. A humorous note on a farmer planning a milk-fed pumpkin prize at the Lancaster fair appears alongside war-time observations and profiles of Pennsylvania officers in service.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE W. W. Comfort the new president of Haverford is well known to a number of Harrisburgers Register of Wills William Conner of Pittsburgh expert on horses Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell head of the State Firemen's Association offers services of men in the organization to help in the state Dr A R Robinson of Pittsburgh new head of Westminster College Judge Robert W Irvin of Washington county gave the address General A Jean commander of the Second Brigade was yesterday.
Historic Harrisburg notes that Harrisburg machinery is being utilized by Atlantic shipyards. The county previously raised fourteen companies for the War of 1813, highlighting its enduring industrial and patriotic legacy.
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