Need Contributions For July 4 Parade
Harrisburg citizens are urged to donate to a committee aiding the Fourth of July celebration authorized by the President and the Committee of Public Defense. Contributions may be sent to Donald McCormick, Treasurer, care Dauphin Deposit Trust Company. Spencer C. Gilbert chairs the committee with Frank C. Sites and David E. Tracy.
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Harrisburg
THE
United States
Committee OF Public Defense
Secretary of State
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Donald McCormick
Care Dauphin Deposit Trust Company
Spencer C. Gilbert
Frank C. Sites
David E. Tracy
Harrisburg Independence Day Parade Plans And Fund Drive
Harrisburg prepares for the Independence Day parade with Mayor Keister as chief marshal and Francis C. Hoy as chief of staff. Volunteers organize relief, first aid, and ambulance supports along the route while 20 000 people are expected to line the streets. The fundraising total reaches about 4 380 dollars. Women’s groups plan a large participation with an estimated 1 500 women and floats in the women’s section. Endowment drive at Lebanon Valley College nears 400 000 dollars toward a 500 000 dollar goal, placing the city second in the region.
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Harrisburg
Mayor Keister
Francis C. Hoy
Pennsylvania State Reserve Militia
Civic Club House
John W. Reily
William Henderson
Civic Club
Herman Astrich
National War Aid
William L. Keller
Cora Lee Snyder
Daughters American Revolution
Frederick E. Downes
Sunshine Society
M. Caroline Weiss
Y. W. C. A. Clubs
Central Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association
J. 8. MacDonald
Cohen
P. O
A. No. 8
Adams
Holstein
Woman's Benefit Association of Maccabees
Lottie Sprucebank
Fifth Street Methodist Red Cross Auxiliary
Rush
Study Club
E. H. Gottschall
Degree of
Pocahontas
Schuyler
Steelton
Juvenile Court List Lets Fifteen Cases Move Ahead
Monday docket shows fifteen new juvenile court cases scheduled for next week. Four offenders who violated parole will appear before Judge McCarrell. Benjamin Buser of Londonderry township named clerk in county commissioners office as position created yesterday.
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McCarrell
Benjamin Buser
Londonderry Township
County Commissioners’ Office
F. E. Shambaugh
W. R. Zimmerman
District Attorney's Office
Roy Wellborn
Jednota
Gray Hair Mate Mealth hair restore and dandruff remedy
A meritorious preparation described as restoring natural color to gray or faded hair and removing dandruff. It is not a dye. Sold in generously sized bottles at all dealers and ready to use when purchased. Philo Hay Co., Newark New Jersey.
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Philo Hay CO
Newark
N. J
Executive Committee of New Ad Club Sets Luncheon Plans
President F R Downey led Harrisburg Advertising Club exec meeting to draft by laws for a July 12 special session. Plans for prominent speakers and a luncheon series were discussed to boost charter membership toward 100.
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F. R. Downey
Advertising Club of
Harrisburg
Two Houses Burned at Wiconisco in Fire
Two homes burned to the ground and two more damaged when a kitchen fire at Charles Slaybaugh’s home on South street spread to adjacent houses. Nearby roofs caught fire but saved by Susquehanna Coal Company firemen. Loss estimated in the thousands. a mine worker aboard one house reportedly lost 510 in cash.
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Wiconisco
Charles Slaybaugh
South Street
Susquehanna Coal Company
Hardships in France Won't Bend Y Girl Frances Gulick
Miss Frances J. Gulick, engaged with the YMCA Post Exchange in France, returns to report that hardships there did not bother her. She notes that amid important work the difficulties become a joke.
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France
Frances J. Gulick
Post Exchange
Wilson Plans Aid to Russia From Standpoint of Trade Improvement
President Wilson outlines basic principles for aiding Russia with a focus on commercial industrial and agricultural development rather than military intervention Cabinet discussions consider mutual helpfulness with any new Russian authority and possible joint actions with allies led by the United States through Siberia.
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Wilson
Russia
Washington
United States
America
White House
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
China
Siperia
Conservatory to Be Removed Soon
George A. Shreiner announces Capitol Park conservatories bought yesterday by Samuel Fishman will be removed promptly. Fishman seeks buyers to relocate plants and materials, while Shreiner notes the state may recover little from construction costs.
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George A. Shreiner
Capitol Park
Samuel Fishman
Fishman
Shreiner
Deaths and Funerals in Harrisburg Area
Cloyd M Parker aged 77 died Monday and funeral services were held at 621 Harris Street with burial at Penbrook Cemetery. Survivors include Harry C Parker and two daughters in Harrisburg. Susan B Henderson widow of Dr James B Henderson of Hummelstown died in Philadelphia at her daughter’s home. Burial at Hummelstown. Sylvester Bare died in Dauphin with services set for the next afternoon in Dauphin and burial at Lincoln Cemetery.
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Cloyd M. Parker
Cloyd
M. Parker
Harris Street
Penbrook
Parker
Mifflin
Harrisburg
Harry C. Parker
J. L. Yoder
Harry W. Miller
Susan B. Henderson
James B. Henderson
Hummelstown
W. R. Emerick
Philadelphia
Henderson
Harry C. Henderson
Margaret Henderson
Cleveland
Ohio
Sylvester Bare
Dauphin
Lincoln Cemetery
Draft Numbers Drawn In National Call For Men
Secretary Baker led the first drawing of 1 200 numbers from the draft bowl as Crowder office aides blindfolded and withdrew capsules. Numbers were announced and posted on a blackboard for three hours, with official lists to be sent to local boards.
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Baker
Crowder
Signal Corps Member Arrives Overseas With Unit
Frank Kuhn of Company A 303rd Signal Corps has arrived overseas and informs his parents Mr and Mrs H M Kuhn of 2208 North Fifth Street. He previously trained at Camp Dix New Jersey.
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Signal Corps
Frank Kuhn
Three Hundred and Third Signal Corps
H. M. Kuhn
North Fifth Street
State
Camp Dix
N. J
Auto Tags Readable in Pennsylvania Warned by Highway Commissioner
Highway Commissioner J Denny O Neil warns that license plates camouflaged with oil dirt or bent to obscure numbers will not be tolerated. Police urged to ensure plates are in proper place and readable as state policemen join efforts to curb reckless riding. Lieutenant Leaman in France news notes Mrs J W Leaman of 133 Evergreen Street reports her husband Lt J Seaman has arrived safely in France.
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J. Denny O'Neil
Pennsylvania
Leaman
France
J. W. Leaman
Evergreen Street
J . Seaman
Foreign Secretary Removal Hinted by Press Across Europe
London reports indicate Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann's removal seems likely after Reichstag remarks. Zurich and Paris dispatches note a stormy debate, with Germany’s future war-ending prospects questioned and reactions varied among conservative papers. Y M C A plans patriotic parade with many members expected to march in line.
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Associated Press
London
Richard von Kuehlmann
Reichstag
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Amsterdam
Paris
von Kuehlmann
Germany
Zurich
Petit Journal
Russia
Entente
Excelsiors
ePtit Parisien
Echo de Paris
Economic League of the Allies
Home Service Meeting Planned in Newport
Newport Red Cross Society hosts a home service meeting this afternoon at the Photoplay Theater with Mrs. William Jennings of Harrisburg in charge.
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Home Service
Newport
Newport Red Cross Society
Photoplay Theater
William Jennings
Harrisburg
Spahr Transferred From Waco to Camp Greene
LeRoy J. Spahr formerly with the Six Hundred and Tenth Aero Squadron at Camp Waco Texas has been moved to Camp Greene Charlotte North Carolina His father H W Spahr 2165 Logan Street expects him home on furlough soon.
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LeRoy J. Spahr
Waco
Texas
Six Hundred and Tenth Aero Squadron
Camp Greene
Charlotte
N. C
H. W. Spahr
Logan Street
Red Cross Melting Pot Enriches War Relief Effort
Red Cross melt ing pot contents include wedding rings Japanese trinket boxes silverware and many trinkets. Four kettles across the city are being appraised with rare old coins and medals of historical value found and given to the Dauphin County Historical Society. Proceeds support Red Cross refugees with some items sold at E G Hoover jeweler store.
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Red Cross
Dauphin County Historical Society
E. G. Hoover
Five Brakemen Held For Robbing Cars
Five brakemen arrested for breaking seals of Pennsylvania Railroad freight cars in Marysville were held for October trial in Scranton. Leader Ralph E. Sheaffer faces $2000 bail in Dauphin jail. four others from Marysville and Harrisburg posted $1000 bail. Major Henry M. Stine orders Harrisburg Reserve drill for tomorrow night at the Armory.
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United States
Wolfe
Pennsylvania Railroad
Marysville
United States District Court
Scranton
Ralph E. Sheaffer
Charles Alley
Dauphin County
Harper D. Collier
Charles C. Poffenberger
Charles E. Hummel
A. M. Barnholder
Harrisburg
Henry M. Stine
To Launch 94 Ships July 4 with Eagles and Destroyers
The Shipping Board predicts that 94 ships will be launched on July 4, excluding navy vessels. A Pacific Coast telegram notes eight destroyers plus EC launches, with around twenty total destroyers likely. Henry Ford plans to launch five or more Eagles on that date.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Navy
Pacific Coast
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Henry Ford
French Profiteer Held for Extradition to France
Frank J. Godsel, a French subject, is held for extradition to France on charges by the French government that he profited several millions on motor truck contracts. The district court ordered the hold in Washington on June 27.
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Associated Press
Washington
Frank J. Godsel
District Court
France
War veteran buried in Newport cemetery
Benjamin Joseph Kauffman aged 78, Civil War veteran and railroader, died after a paralytic stroke Sunday. He was buried yesterday afternoon in Newport Cemetery. Funeral services were led by Reverend W. C. Ney of the Newport Lutheran Church with assistance from Reverend A. O. H. Kerschner of the Reformed Church of the Incarnation.
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Newport
Benjamin Joseph Kauffman
W. C. Ney
Newport Lutheran Church
A. O. H. Kerschner
Reformed Church of the Incarnation
British Take German Strong Point West of Vieux Berquin
British troops seized a German strong point west of Vieux Berquin near Hazebrouck and captured prisoners and machine guns in a clash reported by Field Marshal Haig. German artillery remained active on the Lys salient.
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London
Vieux Berquin
Hazebrouck
Haig
Lys Salient
French Take Prisoners in Raids in the Vosges
In the Vosges the French took prisoners in raids according to the war office. Lively artillery duels south of the Aisne were reported today. Building permits issued include a corrugated iron garage at 1383 Derry street for 350 dollars to A. D. Zinn and a 30 dollar frame shed at 2012 Kensington street to William E. Ford. City records note abundant remodeling as owners convert private homes to apartments.
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Paris
Aisne
War Office
Vosges
A. D. Zinn
Martin A. Richards
Derry Street
William E. Ford
Kensington Street
Grove
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New Ad Club
Fr. R. Downey
Union Deposit
Lutheran and Reformed
Loving
Ole Columbia
Francis J. McGee
Aviation
Kelly Field
Knights of Columbus
FRANCES sJ \GULICK
Carter
Norcross’ Schell’s
Ality Seed
Market ST
National War Garden Commission
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Maryland Building
Camp Waco
Camp Green
the Telegraph Printing Co
Harrisburg, PA
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