City Plays Attract Dense Crowds For Summer Programs
Crowds of boys and girls gather at city play grounds as Supervisor J. K. Staples outlines summer activities. At Reservoir Park cooking classes enroll 181 girls the largest class since domestic science began. The four year class has twelve members. Swimming, sewing, folk dancing and multiple locations and instructors are listed with plans to hold meetings and form league games. Outer seam baseballs to curb costs are adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Staples
Reservoir Park
Anna M. Bender
Lillian Kamsky
Hamilton
Reservoir
Paxtang
Harris
Sycamore
Penn
Maclay
Calder
Reily
Emerald
Boas
Twelfth Street
The
Island Bathhouse
Samuel Sherman
M. C. Hummer
Woodward School
Polish Regiment Fights Hun Under Own Colors Front
Paris dispatch reports the first Polish regiment of the first Polish division entering the front line opposite the Germans in a bold response to German claims on Poland. Generals and officers frame the move as Poland’s bid for liberty and national autonomy. The regimental chaplain led an oath: allegiance to Poland, readiness to die, and unity under the Polish cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Poland
Germany
Archinald
France
America
Holy Cause of
Army Plans Final Drive For Recruits Before Draft Age
United States Army recruiting offices at 325 Market Street prepare a final August drive to recruit men under 21 before draft age limits expand. The campaign mirrors previous efforts with local groups hosting nightly meetings. Lieutenant Lesher notes enlistment papers show officers can transfer to the firing line at any time, signaling the party’s likely breakup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Market Street
Lesher
Want Entente Forces to Form Siberian Army
Peking reports the Far Eastern Russian Committee for the salvation of the motherland resolves to appeal through Japan for immediate entente intervention in Siberia. Russians say an allied army can be established there and oppose a purely Japanese expedition citing imperialist aims and memories of the Russo-Japanese war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Russian Committee For the “Salvation of the Motherland
Japan
Siberia
U S May Train South American Soldiers Here
Paris dispatch reports that Washington advices indicate a plan to train troops from South American republics in the United States. Premier Clemenceau's L Homme Libre quotes the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. May
Paris
Clemenceau
L’homme Libre
Washington
United States
Former Park Engineer Called to Service
James A. Shope, engineer in the City Park Department for over four years, residing at Perdix and registered in the Second City Draft District, has been called for service and will leave for Camp Lee next Monday. He was appointed by ex- Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor and retained by Commissioner E. Z. Gross. A Technical High School graduate in 1907 he captained the first football team from the school and spent a year at Mercersburg Academy. his brother is in training for machine gun service at Camp Meade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Shope
Perdix
Camp Lee
Shope
M. Harvey Taylor
E. Z. Gross
Technical High School
Mercersburg Academy
Camp Meade
Bulgaria asks for grain amid hard food situation
According to Germany's Berlin based Germania the Bulgarian food crisis worsens after Radislavoff resigns. Bulgaria seeks grain advances to bridge to harvest but the central powers cannot meet the demand to the needed extent. Washington reports German consideration of emigration tax avoidance laws postwar with a draft requiring emigrants to cede twenty percent of personal taxable property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Germania
Berlin
Mier Radislavoff
Washington
Germany
Splendid Y M C A Work Reviewed at Dinner to Friends
At a dinner by the Central Y M C A finance committee more than 1500 dollars was raised for next year and 8000 dollars pledged, totaling 9500 to help fund a 16000 campaign. The budget aims at 9000 for current expenses plus 11000 from room rent. Membership rose to 1152 with 945 men, 186 boys, 21 prep boys. reports praised improvements, gym classes and boy programs, and noted demand for a larger building for soldiers’ work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Y. M. C. A
Association
Friends of the Association
W. T. Hildrup, Jr
W. P. Starkey
J. W. Bowman
E. 8. Herman
E. Z. Wallower
Robert B. Reeves
Reeves
C. W. Miller
City Kiwanis Honores Merchant Marine Drive Speaker
Harrisburg’s duty to enlist in the merchant marine was lauded by Dr. George A. Gorgas, Rexall drugstore proprietor and local recruiting station host, at a Kiwanis luncheon. He noted 7,000 Rexall stores nationwide and hinted upcoming meetings may move to the YMCA.
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Harrisburg
Merchant Marine
George A. Gorgas
Kiwanis Club
Elks
United States
Elks’ Clubhouse
Edward Paul
The
Elk
Romania Peace Plan Put Before Parliament
King Ferdinand told the Jassy throne opening that Romania was forced to seek peace to avoid further destruction. The pre treaty was submitted for approval with Sacrifices noted as painful but necessary. He cited regained Moldavian land and Bessarabia, Romania’s return of friends with the Central Powers, and plans to resume normal diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Rumania
Ferdinand
Jassy
Romania
May Coal Shipments Fall From 1917 Peak
May anthracite shipments totaled 8 887 256 tons, down 30 269 tons from May 1917 but 518 883 tons higher than April. Domestic sizes fell by 174 627 tons while steam sizes rose 144 627. Railroads mostly declined except Reading and Lehigh Valley.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Anthracite Bureau of Information
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Austrian grain exhausted according to Copenhagen dispatch
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company states Austria has exhausted its grain supply. Food of this nature is reportedly drawn from German allocations tied to Ukrainian supplies. The report emphasizes critical shortages across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Germany
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
City Men Have Chance on Farms in Harrisburg Area
Harrisburg area officials plan a public safety program to match city men with farm work for patriotic service. Scouts will census volunteers, obtain employer releases for one day a week, and record data for county farm labor managers. Fifty six men in Lykens have already volunteered. Harrisburg voters will be asked to participate next week under the US Public Service Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Haldeman
Harrisburg
Haldeman
Public Safety Committee of Pennsylvania
Boy Scouts of America
Public Safety Committee
County Farm Labor Bureau
United States Public Service Reserve
Lykens
George Parfet
British Press Warns Against Extravagance in War Costs
London papers react to Andrew Bonar Law's vote of credit remarks. Daily Chronicle and Daily News urge caution on spending, while Daily Express and others note the Allies face three months of anxiety. Critics fault treasury control and wasteful departments, though praise comes for American arrivals at the front.
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Associated Press
London
Daily Chronicle
The
Daily News
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Daily Express
Treasury
the Chronicle
Plane Instructor Killed at Benbrook Field
Fort Worth dispatch reports aviation instructor H. C. Kelly was killed this afternoon at Benbrook field. A cadet aboard the plane escaped injury. The accident details remain sparse but the incident occurred during a training flight and only Kelly lost his life.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
H. C. Kelly
Benbrook Field
Married men moved to first class in draft revisions
City and county draft boards revise classifications placing hundreds of recently married men into Class 1. Boards report 40 to 50 in City Board No 1 lists and about 50 in City Board No 3. Many affected men have already changed occupations under Crowder's Work or Fight order and seek clearer guidance on managers and moving picture operators.
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City Board No. 1
City Board No. 3
Crowder
Juvenile Court Session Friday Hearings On truancy and incorigibility charges
Thirteen youths will face hearings in juvenile court before Judge McCarrell on Friday. Kenneth Stover admits theft of dynamite used near Hershey Chocolate Co. plant, while others are charged with stealing ice cream and theater tickets. Sixty defendants with suspended sentences will be heard in courtroom No 1 before Judge Kunkel as probation reports are read. Adds 104 Books to TA Maryland state reports 1851 1885 Atlantic Reporter volumes expand the library. Albert Fritz seeks transfer of his Odd Fellows Hall liquor license to 147 Main Street. Mary Shaner asks the court to compel Robert S. Shaner to pay costs of a divorce action for desertion. he must answer in ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarrell
Kenneth Stover
Hershey Chocolate Company
Kunkel
David Oung
Maryland
Atlantic Reporter
Albert Fritz
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Lykens
Main Street
Mary Shaner
Robert S. Shaner
Shaner
Navy Rejects Meat For Battleships As Bad
New York June 19 Hundreds of thousands of pounds of meat bound for American battleships from Wilson and Company Chicago packers were rejected as in poor condition. Captain C B Williams Navy testified at a Federal Trade Commission inquiry noting rejections amounting to 300000 pounds of smoked ham described as sour and smeary. He said 428000 pounds were declined and 110588 pounds of ham sent to the battleship Missouri was later found unsound and dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Wilson & Company
Chicago Packers
C. 8. Williams
Navy
Federal Trade Commission
Williams
Navy Department
Missouri
Colored Attorney Cannot Be Found by Alderman
Efforts to locate and arrest J. R. Bennett a colored attorney charged with embezzlement were continued today by city constables. Bennett who posted 500 bail to appear before Alderman C J Householder did not attend Monday night hearing and has not been located. His bail is forfeited. Robert Brown colored who filed the charges also sues the Progressive Wage Earners Building and Loan Association for money paid toward a Steelton house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Bennett
Bennett
C. J. Householder
Robert Brown
Progressive Wage Earners’ Building and Loan Association
Steelton
Baby Fights For Life After Swallowing Acid
George Roller, three, son of Mrs Hattie Roller of 634 Verbeke street, is in critical condition at Polyclinic Hospital after swallowing carbolic acid around 10 this morning. A bottle was taken from a bathroom shelf and ingested, sparking hope among hospital staff for his survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Roller
Hattie L. Roller
Verbeke Street
We Be
Captain Drake Arrives Safely in France With Keystone Division
Information confirms Captain George P. Drake supply officer of the 103d Ammunition Train, 28th Division U S N G, has reached France. A Harrisburg resident, his long military career spans Spanish American War service, Pennsylvania Adjutant General’s office work, and wartime duty from 1917 in the Pennsylvania National Guard to Camp Hancock and Mount Gretna, where he rose to captain. Drake is a longtime Mason and lodge leader, with posts in Harrisburg’s F and A M, Rose Croix, Harrisburg Consistory, and Zembo Temple.
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France
George P. Drake
Drake
Harrisburg
Second
U. S. Cavalry
United States Service
Adjutant General's Department of Pennsylvania
State Arsenal
Adjutant General’s Office of
Pennsylvania
United States
Germany
Quartermaster Corps
Pennsylvania National Guard
Rose Croix
Zembo Temple
Will of Edmund Mather Filed With Register
The will of late Edmund Mather a longtime city businessman and former water commissioners member was filed today with Register Roy C Danner. Those named to manage the estate waived their rights and letters of administration were issued to Edmund M Deeter. The estate is valued at more than 50000 dollars including realty and personal property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Mather
Board of Water Commissioners
Roy C. Danner
Edmund M. Deeter
Deaths and Funerals in Harrisburg Area
Mrs. Anna Myrtle Reen died after a long illness at 1932 North Fifth Street aged 48. Survived by husband Frederick M Reen two daughters Esther Ruth and Myrtle Catherine and siblings. Funeral Friday at her home with Rev A M Cartets officiating. burial in Paxtang Cemetery. Mrs Elizabeth V Moyer widow of Andrew Moyer died of paralysis at 705 North Sixth Street. Survived by son John A Moyer and daughters H te Senseman Bernetta and Kathleen. Funeral Friday at 9 at St Patrick Cathedral with burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery.
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Frederick M. Reen
Anna Myrtle Reen
North Fifth Street
Esther Ruth “Line
Myrtle Catherine Reen
Harrisburg
A. M. Cartets
A. M. Cartets, Star of the Napebure J Aree Church
Paxtang
Elizabeth v. Moyer
Andrew Moyer
Market Street
North Sixth Street
John A. Moyer
H. Te Senseman
Echanicsburg
Bernetta Moyer
Katherine Moyer
St. Patrick's Cathedral
D. J. Carey
Arial
Mt. Calvary Cemery
Death of Mrs Mary Shatto at 49 in Macla street notice
Mrs Mary Shatto wife of George Shatto died last night at her home 225 North Fourth street after a compilation of diseases aged 49. Survived by husband and son George F. Shatto. Funeral at 9 am Saturday in St Mary’s Church Macla street. Burial at Mt Calvary.
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Mary Shatto
George Shatto
North Fourth Street
George F. Shatto
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Macla Street
Ravers P
Canned Goods Lecture Draws Harrisburg Housewives
Miss Mary Ruth Fisher of State College urged canning of fruits and vegetables in a lecture before Harrisburg housewives, stressing its wartime importance. The meetings drew capacity crowds. Mrs. Samuel Friedman will lead tomorrow’s session on textiles with a varied musical program and devotional remarks by Rabbi Haag.
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Mary Ruth Fisher
State College
Harrisburg
House of Representatives
William Jennings
Lew Palmer
Howard Gensler
Roy G. Cox
Sara Lemer
Samuel Friedman
E.J. Decevee
Rabbi Haag
War Cuts Out Pomp in Penn Commencement
The University of Pennsylvania held its 162nd commencement with minimal ceremony. The usual oration was omitted and Provost Edgar Fahs Smith gave a brief address. Eight hundred fifteen degrees and certificates were awarded, including 307 to students in war service. Honorary degree awarded to Colonel Henry Page as Doctor of Public Hygiene.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Edgar Fahs Smith
Henry Page
Fort Oglethorpe
Coal License Revoked From NYC Firm Over Substandard Coal
Fuel Administrator Garfield revoked the Federal license of J. P. O Connor trading as the Pennsylvania Coal Company in New York City. The action follows Department of Justice evidence that the firm sold coal unsuited for use in the war zone for ships traveling between the United States and neutral countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Garfield Today
J. P. O'Connor
Pennsylvania Coal Company
New York City
Department of Justice
O'Connor
United States
Scouts in Need of Executives Drive Planned in Harrisburg
Local Scout Council leaders J. Fredrik Virgin and V. L. Huntsberger announced a campaign to recruit at least fifty more scout masters for Harrisburg district’s twenty-two troops. Nine officials already called for service, with demonstrations and war garden displays to reach potential volunteers. Committee members Edward Manser, Ross H. Swope, and William N. Frantz lead the effort, targeting industrial workers not essential to the war effort. Wilson’s plea prompts search for black walnut groves to source gun stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fredrik Virgin
V. L. Huntsberger
Hindenburg
Mr. Huntsberger
Harrisburg
Scout Council
Edward Manser
Ross H. Swope
William N. Frantz
Woodrow Wilson
Yale Class of 1918 Holds Sparse Commencement
A small corps of about fifty graduates, from a class of nearly 350, received diplomas at Yale in Wolsey Hall after quiet exercises on campus. The ceremony honored those remaining in uniform while the rest serve. Mothers and sweethearts watched as wreaths adorned Connecticut Hall and memorials commemorated soldiers and sailors of Yale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Yale
Woolsey Hall
Vanderbilt Hall
Old Connecticut Hall
Eli
City fines total May 896 75 at police court hearings
City Treasurer reports May police court hearings collected fines and forfeitures totaling $896.75, paid into the treasury.
Gates of Italy Slammed Shut
Italian Army Headquarters reports the Monello hills and Asiago plateau area held by British and French forces. The British division defended and counterattacked, with an Italian superior officer saying they were slamming the gates of Italy in the face of the invader.
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Ottawa
Montello
Italy
Plumer
Asiago
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Army
Siberian
Miller
Pocket Testament League
John McCullough
Donald Nissley
George Pavord
Dinsmore
Central Association
Zion Lutheran Church
Memorial Lutheran Church
Pine Street
Market Square Presbyterian
Grace Methodist
J. Stephen's Episcopal
Reformed Salem
Henry McCormick
Eighth Regiment
J. H. Darlington
A. J. Herr
George Douglas Ramsey
Kiwanis Club II
Boy Scouts
Harrisburgers
Valdogna
Senza
Pekrbaranc
Sectibembentes
Asiago Plateau
Brenta
Monte Asolone
Piave
Nervesa
Fagare-Musile
Captain Drake
Keystone Division
Elizabeth Moyer
Miss Fisher
H. C. Claster
Market ST
N. Third ST
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