U S Army Needs 30 000 Men To Fill Its Ranks
Washington June 30 Associated Press reports President Wilson calls for volunteers to raise the regular army to 300000 but only nine states meet quotas. Nevada tops with 441 of 162 quota and Idaho Illinois Indiana Michigan Montana Oregon Utah Wyoming show varying shortfalls.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Department
Nevada
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Montana
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Governor Approves Mothers' Pension and Nursery Inspections
Governor Brumbaugh signed the Vicker man House bill granting 400 900 for the Mothers' pension system and an assistant state supervisor at 1600 yearly with 7800 for supervisor expenses. He also backed a nursery inspection system linked to the State Department of Agriculture with annual checks and penalties for infected stock.
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Brumbaugh
Vickerman House
State Department of Agriculture
Salus Senate
Army
Navy
Public Service Commission
Girard Water Company
Eastern Light, Heat and Power Company
Schuylkill County
Bucks County
Bucks County Public Service Company
Twining
Transit Department
Chestnut Street
Frankford
Turby
Front Street
Callowhill
Arch Street
Pennsy Schedule Changes Announced for July 1
New timetables show service updates on the Northern Central between Harrisburg and Lykens. Trains from Harrisburg to Millersburg and Lykens depart at 3.27 and 9.45 a.m. daily, with a 5.50 p.m. change for the 5.30 p.m. departure. Sunday mornings stay the same, while afternoon connections at Millersburg for Lykens plus additional southbound departures from Lokens are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsy
Northern
Central
Harrisburg
Lykens
Millersburg
Lokens
Marysville
Perdix
Cave
Covallon
Duncannon
Juniata Bridge
Aqueduct
Rotary Club Contingent Heads to Gettysburg Training
A fifteen member Rotary Club contingent left today for Gettysburg for training. President A F F Tomb led the group with Vice President Gears Eff Fachman carrying gifts and Rotary identification. Notaries will stay in touch during enlistment and arrange employment upon their return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Gettyabure
A. F. F F. Tomb
Bechenan
Gearseff Fachman
Street Dance Aids Good Will Fire Company Uniform Fund
Citizens joined the Good Will Fire Company on Third Street for a street dance last night sponsored to raise funds for new uniforms. The Chambers Hill band played while other dances are planned for this evening and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Fire Company
Third Street
Cherry
Chambers Hill Band
Jury Deciding Christley Case
The jury began deliberations in the Christley murder trial as court proceedings continued with defense and prosecution presenting evidence and expert testimony on sanity. The day also covered cases against the Millers for alleged starvation, Bennett on new charges, and previous acquittals of Kohlman and Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Christley
Annie Christley
John R. Geyer
Stroup
McCarrell
G. E. Bill
Blair
Bill
Harry Miller
Hummelstown
Clayton Miller
J. R. Bennett
Bennett
Peter Kohlman
North Seventh Street
Rachel Bell
War’s end? Auto dealers see money spent for public benefit
A prominent Miser Motor Corp official touring the nation argues money spent must benefit the public. He predicts a quick return to normal auto sales, a new war profits clientele, and a forthcoming era of prosperity for the pleasure car business despite wartime shocks.
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America
Premiser Motor Corporation
Coun
Tam
Packard Representatives Enjoy Three Day Cruise from Detroit
Seventeen executives and salesmen from Packard Motor Car Company Philadelphia joined a three day cruise on the Noronic starting June 18. The voyage included Mackinac Island and Sault Ste Marie with exhibitions of Packard trucks and carriages. Leo J. Eastman led the Philadelphia delegation amid a 450 total participants and a Packard band concert on board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packard Motor Car Company
Philadelphia
Detroit
Packard
Northern Navigation Company
Noronic
Automobile City
Mackinac Island
Sault Ste Marie
Lake Superior
Leo J. Eastman
B. B. Harrington
Harrisburg
Lee J. Eastman
W. A. Almy
W. F. Roth
W. Y. Anthony
Sullien
C. G. Culver
W. G. Brooks
Dowdell
T. H. Moore
H. S. Volmer
J. H. Rosen
N. G. Wilson
Soldiers Need Books for YMCA Tents at Gettysburg
Robert B. Reeves appeals to Harrisburg citizens to donate books and magazines for soldiers at YMCA tents near Gettysburg. The field association lacks reading material for the troops, and donations are sought to provide reading matter for their use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Reeves
Harrisburg
Flowers in Harrisburg Backyards Promoted by Lecture
James Evans of 84 North Seventeenth Street will lecture at Technical High School on July 3 about beautifying Harrisburg backyards with flowers. He urges public-spirited effort, citing past city campaigns and proposing a flower festival and parade to attract visitors and improve neighborhoods. He asks organizations to nominate members to form a coordinating committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Evans
North Seventeenth Street
Technical High School
Harrisburg
Evans
Allison Hill
Regina
Seventeenth Streets
Portland
Oregon
Brazil Navy Joins U S Fleet In World War I Effort
Brazil and the United States expand allied operations after Brazil’s naval actions. A plan protects merchant ships carrying frozen meats to allied ports. Brazil’s large navy, under Admiral Caperton, helps clear the South Atlantic of enemy craft. Some officials doubt a formal war declaration. Argentina’s stance and Falkland Islands tensions influence strategy. State Department hopes Argentina may join the war.
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Brazil
United States
Germany
Caperton
South Atlantic
Argentina
Falkland Islands
Argentine
State Department
Women Chosen to Lead Food Conservation Registration
Mrs. John W. Reily announces ward chairmen for city women to register for food conservation over two weeks. Names include Mrs. Charles Hunter in the First ward, Mrs. A L Page in the Second, Miss Mary Jennings in the Fourth, and others across all wards. A meeting of ward chairmen is set for the Y W C A at 11 o clock, with broader county coordination by Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert and Farm Agent H. G. Niesley.
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John W. Reily
Dauphin County Committee of Public Safety
Charles Hunter
Allison Street
A.L. Page
Derry Street
William Henderson
North Front Street
Mary Jennings
Fifth Ward
Mary Helster
Sixth Ward
W. Frank Witman
Seventh Ward
Grant W. Lenig
North Fourteenth Street
Eighth
Edwin UH. Gotacall
Market Streets
Ninth Ward
Clayton A Smucker
Vernon Street
Tenth Ward
Frank R. Oyster
Riverside Drive
Eleventh Ward
Robert H. Irons
McClay
Twelfth Ward
Howard M. Bingaman
North Second Street
Thirteenth Ward
Louis Haepiien
Lyman D. Gilbert
H. G. Niesley
Youth Burned in Tire Cracker Incident Near Home
Karl Gast Rock, 14, of 3022 North Second Street, was burned about the head arms and hands this morning while lighting powder from a tire cracker near his home. He received treatment at Harrisburg Hospital.
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Karl Gastrock
North Second Street
Harrisburg
Easy Rolling Car Demonstrates Friction Reduction
A Frankilin car shows easy rolling by using a silk ribbon and a spring scale to measure the force needed to start and keep the 2280 pound car moving. Demonstrations find 24 pounds start force, 10 to 15 pounds on the lamps, aided by light weight, 27 ball bearings, and antifriction design. A Worcester Polytechnic Institute test noted the Franklin converts 4.4 percent of engine power to rear-wheel driving energy.
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Franklin
Theranklin
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester
Mass
Goodrich Man Sees Russian Revolution Views from War Affected Trip
Victor van der Linde Goodrich representative returned from war torn Europe in June after traveling through Norway Sweden Finland and Russia He witnessed Moscow and Petrograd during the revolution and noted the new Russian government aims to ally with England France and the United States He cited worker strikes for higher wages and praised American support through the Root commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor van der Linde
Goodrich
Europe
van der Linde
Norway
Sweden
Findland
Russia
Goodrich Company
Moscow
Petrograd
Council
Mr. van der Linde
England
France
United States
Eilihu Root
Paris
B.F. Goodrich Company
Colombes
Lrance
Irene
America
Large American flag raised at Central Iron and Steel plant
An American Colors employee in the open hearth department raised a 17 by 27 foot flag at the Central Iron and Steel Company yesterday afternoon. It is the fifth large banner raised at various plant locations, with addresses by John Fox Weiss and Rev. Dr. George Edward Hawes. The flag-raising committee included Robert H. Irons and others, as the Eighth Regiment band played patriotic tunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Colors
Central Iron and Steel Company
John Fox Weiss
George Edward Hawes
Market Square Presbyterian Church
Robert H. Irons
William C. Roberts
William Brown
Major General J Franklin Bell Takes Command East
Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell becomes commander of the Department of the East after Maj. Gen. Wood is moved to the newly formed Department of the Southeast.
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J. Franklin Bell
Department of the East
Wood
Department of the Southeast
Maj.-Gen
S Franklin Bell
Rumor of a Separate Peace Grows in Austria
Copenhagen June 29 The East German Rundschau Vienna organ of German nationalists complains of plots within the empire favoring an Austrian separate peace with the entente and straining good relations with Germany. It says Austria-Hungary could have peace earlier if not for the German alliance, blaming Russia for the war’s continuation and notes rumors of discord between Austria-Hungary and Germany. The panic cited centers in industrial districts amid tales of crisis and German aggression toward a neighbor and ally. The city school board will meet Monday in special session to re elect D D Hammelsbaugh as secretary and Harry F Oves as treasurer with the vacancy likely to remain unresolved pending court appointment. the board probably remains deadlocked.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Rundschau
Vienna
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russia
D. D. Hammelsbaugh
Harry F. Oves
Women Can Dress More Fashionably at Home
Women across the country learn to cut clothing costs through self taught sewing and plain dressmaking. The Lincoln Correspondence Schools offer a ten lesson course with over 200 clear illustrations designed for home study. It aims to empower housewives and daughters to tailor outfits for any season and occasion without becoming professional dressmakers.
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Lincoln
Transfers Recorded Today in Steelton and Surrounding Areas
Transfers include James Dougherty to John F Smothers for two two story frame houses at 814 16 Ridge Street Steelton for 1100 dollars Clarence E Gardner to Susan A Adams at 214 Forster Street for 5300 dollars Commonwealth Trust Company to James M Dare two three story brick houses at 1702 Walnut Street for 3000 dollars B Ellen Hillard to R M Hoover two and one half story frame house in Penbrook with no consideration Samuel K Varnes to William M Flynn three story brick house at 1853 Market Street with no consideration Mike Fracone to Joe Intrieri at 352 South Fourth Street Steelton with no consideration Anna M and Clara Freck to Florence Gilbert in Millerstown for 3500 dollars Post office hours announce closure of main and Hill and Maclay stations 10:00 to 12:00 for Fourth of July except lobby open for lockbox patrons and specific collections scheduled. city and Ft D deliveries eliminated.
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James Dougherty
John F. Smothers
Ridge Street
Steelton
Clarence E. Gardner
Susan A. Adams
Forster Street
Commonwealth Trust Company
James M. Dare
Walnut Street
B. Ellen Hillard
R. M. Hoover
Penbrook
Ofice
Hill and Maclay
Ft. D
Stine Made Guard Captain in Chambersburg Unit Change
Adjutant General Stewart announced Henry M. Stine of Harrisburg appointed captain of Company C, 5th Infantry, in Chambersburg, replacing Harlan Ambrose. C F Reitzel resigned, succeeded by Roy R. Kriechbaum. Frederick A. Hartung of Pittsburgh named major and ambulance director, while William N. Parkinson of Philadelphia became first lieutenant at Field Hospital No. 3.
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HM. Stine
Stewart
Henry M. Stine
Harrisburg
Sth Infantry
Chambersburg
Harlan &. Ambrose
C. F. Reitzel
Roy R. Kriechbaum
Frederick A. Hartung
Pittsburgh
Vision and Fy
William N. Parkinson
Philadelphia
Feild Hospital No
Fresh Vegetables Plentiful as City Markets Open
Fresh garden produce arrives from truck farms easing prices. Lettuce radishes onions and other items sold at low rates with potatoes dropping to 1 to 1.50 a bushel and some trades down 2. Fresh eggs ranged 35 to 88 cents and butter sold 38 to 42 cents a pound. Speculators blamed for lingering price levels.
Twenty two apply for second officers training camp blanks
John Herman announced that twenty two persons had applied for the application blanks for the second officers training camp. The camp opens in August at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana with most applicants from Harrisburg and nearby areas. Physicians meet on Medical Preparedness at Harrisburg Academy of Medicine with Local doctors in Medical Reserv Corps participating.
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John ©. Herman
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Harrisburg Academy of Medicine
Opportunity for Home Study Course via Lincoln Schools
The paper offers subscribers a complete home study course through The Lincoln Correspondence Schools Inc of New York City, a leading educational institution, arranged to deliver correspondence instruction through the newspaper.
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Lincoln Correspondence Schools, Inc
New York City
Home Management Course Revolutionizes Household Work
This practical course teaches scientific home care to save time and energy. It promises more personal time, easier chores, and benefits for both family and self. Act now before the limited offer ends and fill in the coupon.
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