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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
2
Rev. R. H. Taylor leads Derry Presbyterian Church with Sunday School at 9:30 and services at 10:30 and 7:45 preceded by Christian Endeavor at 7. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:45 followed by choir rehearsal. Rev. R. R. Butterwick presides over First United Brethren with Sunday School at 9:15.
Evangelical Lutheran Church announces Sunday School at 9.15 and morning service at 10.30 led by Rev. S. S Garnes. Catholic Hershey Mission from Harrisburg Diocese lists Mass at 9.30 a.m. and confessions before, Rev. Father Phelan in charge at Hershey Press building.
The 119th annual East Pennsylvania Conference United Brethren in Christ will convene October 2 at Zen’s U B Church Myerstown with Bishop W M Bell presiding. The gathering includes churches across Philadelphia Harleysville Lebanon Reading Allentown Sunbury Shamokin and surrounding counties and features talks on evangelism and ministry.
State officials warn that without the soldier vote the November totals may drop by about 340,000 ballots. They have no information on preserving military ballots and wartime conditions likely prevent tabulation of Pennsylvanians serving overseas.
The piece notes difficulty finding selectors from the state for November votes and that about 40 000 men have gone to Camp Meade yet only 5000 remain there. It suggests voting may occur at camps with governor appointed commissioners similar to past practice. A separate anecdote mentions a boy praying earnestly and a humorous reply about gargling.
A Scottish farmer testifies under questioning by a truthful advocate asking what meal he was returning home to when an incident occurred. The farmer finally reveals that the meal was oatmeal.
President Wilson signed the man power bill at 2 30 PM Saturday and proclaimed September 12 as the registration day for men aged 18 to 45. Registration runs 7 AM to 9 PM with a class system determined by a drawing in Washington. The draft extension is estimated to affect about 12 788 758 men. about 2 300 000 will be called for military service, with two thirds aged 18 to 20. New York would register 1 345 457 and Pennsylvania 1 087 692, the only states expected to surpass one million. The proclamation ties the national call to arms to a pledge of decisive victory and full mobilization of manpower.
A World War I era note reports gloom in German cities and towns while praising Liberty Loan bond buyers in American towns. It claims over 6 billion dollars loaned to the allies strengthens the war effort and resources for U boats ships food and munitions.
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