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The Evening News, Harrisburg, Penna., Thursday, August 22, 1918
It Wasn't This "Mel" Kepford [photo]
Everybody in town, but particularly his fellow members of the
Harrisburg police force, "kidded" Patrolman Melvin Kepford today about
the arrest, described in dispatches from New York, of another "Melvin
Kepford, of Harrisburg, Pa.," for stealing $10,000 through the
cashier's window of a Broadway bank late yesterday afternoon.
Patrolman Kepford was greeted all day long, as he worked at his post
at Fourth and Chestnut streets, with such remarks as: "How did YOU get
out?" and "What are you going to do with the $10,000, Mel?"
But they couldn't get the good-natured copper's "goat," as witness
the grin on his fact that THE EVENING NEWS photographer snapped.
Kepford first joined the police force in 1902 and is known and liked
by almost everybody in town. He holds one of the most responsible
positions on the force, as a member of the traffic squad. Under Mayor
Gross, Kepford was a sergeant.
SUDDEN IMPULSE LED KEPFORD TO SNATCH $10,000
Special to The Evening News
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. - Admitting that he grabbed $10,000 from a
Broadway bank, Melvin Kepford, of Harrisburg, Pa., who was arrested
after a chase through Broadway and Barclay streets, late yesterday
afternoon told the police today he was tempted by a sudden impulse to
seize the cash just after he had had a $5 bill changed in the bank.
According to F. E. Andruss, a vice president of the Atlantic National
Bank, No. 257 Broadway, Kepford appeared at the employes' entrance at
2.30 p. m. He worked his way to the paying teller's cage and grabbed
two bundles of bills, each containing $5000. Shoving them in a handbag
he started on a run for the entrance. The bag opened as he ran and a
bundle dropped. He left it where it fell and sped on.
Chief Clerk C. F. Smith and Foreign Exchange Clerk Joseph Baumel ran
through the hall in pursuit and a crowd joined them in Broadway.
Kepford dashed through Barclay street and west to the station of the
Ninth avenue elevated line. At the stairs Patrolman Smith, of Traffic
Squad A, grabbed him.
Kepford is 26 years old. He told Police Lieutenant Daniel Moritary
he came to town yesterday. He entered the bank in the morning to have
a $5 bill changed and the robbery idea occurred to him as he looked
over the plan of the floor. He bought the handbag and returned to the
bank. Learning where the private entrance was, he laid his plans,
depending on boldness and surprise to bring him success.
Bandit May Have Been Former Lemoyne Youth
It is believed by residents of Lemoyne that the Melvin Kepford, who
entered the Atlantic National Bank, 257 Broadway, New York City,
yesterday and attempted to make away with $10,000, is a former resident
of the cross river town. A man of that name, whose description in many
respects corresponds to that of the man seized in New York, lived in
Lemoyne ten years ago. He was known as "Flicker" Kepford, but his real
name is Melvin Kepford.
Melvin Kepford left Lemoyne when sixteen years old. Word has been
heard of him from time to time since then and it was thought that he
had enlisted in the Navy. Later reports concerning him stated that he
had been thought drowned in a plunge from a warship but that in reality
he swam ashore and deserted the Navy. However, there had been nothing
known of him for several years and up to the present time.
While living in Lemoyne, "Flicker" was employed by S. H. Bowman, a
milk dealer, for several years, and he was widely known throughout
Lemoyne and delivered milk in Harrisburg. He does not have any
relatives in Lemoyne but friends have received word that he had been
seen along the Atlantic coast and was frequently in New York.
There is but one Melvin Kepford listed in the Harrisburg city
directory and he is Patrolman Kepford, of the Harrisburg police force.
"Mel," as he is known to his friends, was the object of much bantering
yesterday when it was learned that Melvin Kepford had been arrested for
larceny. The patrolman was on hand all day at his post of duty.
ANNOUNCES THE COUNTY QUOTAS OF THREE CAMPS
Quotas for the calls for men to go to Camps Dix, Meade and Greenleaf
were completed at State Draft Headquarters late this afternoon and show
that Dauphin and nearby counties will send the following:
Camp Dix (all white men) - Harrisburg Board No. 1, ten; No. 2,
eleven; No. 3, eleven. Dauphin County, No. 1, five; No. 2, five; No. 3,
five. Cumberland No. 1, three; No. 2, four. Perry, six. Lebanon No.
1, eleven; No. 2, thirteen, Juniata, six.
Camp Sherman (all colored men) - Cumberland No. 1, one. Harrisburg
No. 1, three; No. 3, three; Lebanon No. 2, three.
Camp Greenleaf, all white men, Dauphin No. 1, forty; No. 2, thirty-
two; No. 3, twenty-one; Harrisburg No. 1, sixteen; No. 2, twenty-eight;
No. 3, twenty-five; Perry, thirty-seven; Lebanon No. 1, thirty-two; No.
2, twenty-seven; Juniata, twenty.
The Dauphin, Perry Cumberland, Northumberland, Blair, Juniata,
Mifflin, Huntingdon and some of the other up-State draft districts men
for Camp Green, N. C., will leave Harrisburg on a special train at 7 p.
m., August 30.
Some of the Lancaster and York contingents will join the train at
York. Adams, Fulton and Franklin men will go by way of Hagerstown.
These contingents will go after the Camp Lee men, who will leave from
this section on Monday next by special trains.
MARSH RUN WORKER KILLED
George Walters, an employe of Black & Company, Marsh Run contractors,
who received a fractured skull and other injuries at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon when he fell from a roof on which he was working,
died in the Harrisburg Hospital at 5.25 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Walters' home is 503 Franklin street, Corning, N. Y.
IF NOT ASSESSED YOU CANNOT VOTE
Voters of the city and county cannot vote at the election in November
unless they are assessed and the city voters must be assessed before
they can be registered. The county commissioners issued special
notices today urging voters to be assessed on either September 4 or 5,
the final assessment days of the year.
In the country districts the assessors will sit at the polling places
but in the city the voters will have to go to the assessors' homes to
get their names on the assessment books. Those voters who were
assessed and voted last Spring need not bother about getting assessed
this Fall, but those who moved from one election district to another or
who were not assessed before the primary should make arrangements on
September 4 or 5 to get their names on the rolls.
After the city voters are assessed they will be required to register.
Old registrations will not be good for the Fall election. Everyone
must register anew and three days have been fixed for the registration,
as follows: September 5, September 17 and October 5.
GORNER'S DEATH TOLD BY CAPTAIN
Mrs. William Gorner, who resides at 1916 Penn street, this city,
received a letter written by the captain of the company in which her
husband, William Gorner, was a corporal when he was killed, June 16, in
France, and which was sent to the mother of the dead soldier. Memorial
services for Gorner were held recently in Zion's Reformed Church at
Marietta, where his parents reside. The letter follows:
"In the field, June 21, 1918.
"Dear Mrs. Gorner:
"I have hardly the heart to send the enclosed letter to you but I
found it today among the mail to be censored. It must have been
written by your son a week ago, but he was ordered to the front and
prevented it being sent.
"Your son had the honor of being the first man of my company to give
his life for his country and civilization. He gave all he had, with a
courageous and faithful spirit and the sacrifice he made is a blow,
fearful and terrible, not only to you but to each officer and man in
this company. Your grief and sorrow, my words cannot avail, but I can
assure you that your son's death was a glorious one and you may well be
proud of him.
"He was killed by a German rifle grenade, and I can assure you there
was no suffering and death was instantaneous. We could not carry his
body back to the rear, so heavy was the German fire, and so buried him
upon a hilltop of France, not 100 yards from the German lines. After
the war I hope we may bring his body back to America. Let us who
remain fight on to victory in the cause for which your son gave his
life.
"I wish to convey to you and his family my personal heartfelt
sympathy an the condolence of Company A, the 4th Regiment of United
States Infantry.
"Very sincerely,
"TRUMAN SMITH,
"Capt, Inf. Commanding Co. A."
The letter referred to by Captain Smith was one written by Corporal
Gorner and when found had not been sealed.
Marshal Smith Gets Pair of Draft Evaders
Two draft evaders were picked up yesterday by Harvey T. Smith, Deputy
United States Marshal, one in Steelton, and the other in Chambersburg,
and both have been sent to army camps. Both men had contended that
they were below the draft age, and therefore, did not have to register,
but the Marshal proved their statements false and he turned both over
to draft boards, who prepared the necessary induction papers.
The Steelton man was Joseph Hunter. Edward Bohanns was sent to camp
today by a Chambersburg board.
MORAVIAN C. E. UNION IN FOURTH CONVENTION
LITITZ, Aug. 22. - With a hundred delegates present, the twenty-
fourth annual convention of the First Moravian Christian Endeavor Union
of the eastern district opened yesterday at Linden Hall Seminary.
The speakers were: The Rev. E. S. Crosland, Lititz; the Rev. I. E.
Deer, Reading; the Rev. H. E. Stocker, Bethlehem; the Rev. E. S. Hagen,
Newdrop, N. Y., and H. B. Macroy, state secretary.
Navy Wireless Operator
A. C. LEHMER [photo]
A. C. Lehmer, son of Mrs. A. A. Lehmer, of White Hill, has left for
Norfolk, Va., to join the Navy. He formerly had been employed by the
Western Union Telegraph Company, in this city, but prior to enlisting
as a wireless operator in the Navy, was in the employ of the B. & O.
Railroad as telegrapher in Baltimore.
OPPERMAN IN NAVY
Erwin C. Opperman, a son of Henry Opperman, contractor, 131 Paxton
street, left yesterday for Norfolk, Virginia, where he is stationed in
the United States Navy as a third-class yeoman. He is a graduate of
Central High School in the class of 1907 and is well known throughout
the city.
Oberlin Boy Arrives
THEODORE R. SMITH [photo]
Theodore R. Smith, Company D. 304th Engineer Corps, has reached
France. His home is in Oberlin.
ACTIVITIES IN THE REALM OF SOCIETY AND PERSONAL NOTES OF INTEREST
COOKING SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
The commencement dinner of the Reservoir Park Cooking School, which
has finished a successful course under the efficient management of Miss
Anna Mae Bender, will be held this evening at 5 o'clock in the Domestic
Science School at the park.
Fourteen members of the graduating class will receive the ribbon
badge and a diploma and sign of faithful service during the term. A
table arranged for forty guests will be decorated in the national
colors, with a variety of lovely garden flowers through the center
while the place cards will be marked with the American flag. With what
earnestness the work has been carried on will be evident in the
delicious menu which the young cooks themselves will prepare. The
dinner, served in courses, will consist of the following:
Consomme
Salted nuts Olives Celery
Chicken Croquettes Peas
Mashed Potatoes
Rolls and butter
Fruit Salad
Apple Pie a la mode
Coffee
The members of the class who will receive ribbons are the Misses
Dorothy Paul, Mary Emma Fisher, Sara Beck, Kathryn Walmer, Ethel
Stockdale, Ruth Potteiger, Cecelia Harris, Laura Straining, Dorothy
Saul, Ruch Macey, Helen Perkins, May Mountz, Romayne Davis and Luella
Anderson. Among the forty guests will be Edward Z. Gross,
superintendent of parks and public property; V. Grant Forrer, assistant
superintendent of parks and public property, and J. K. Staples,
supervisor of public playgrounds. [note: does say Ruch]
SLOVAKS UNFURL WAR HONOR FLAG
MIDDLETOWN, Aug. 22. - The second day's session of the Central
Committee of the Slovak League of America opened this morning at 9
o'clock, in the Jednota Home, near here, with the president, Elbert
Mamatey, of Braddock, in the chair.
The first thing on the program was the unfurling of a service flag,
which contained one large star in the center of it and in the center of
the star was the number 1185, representing the toll of the boys who
have gone from the ranks of the Slovak League to enter the military
service of the United States. On the flag were also seven gold stars,
signifying that seven of the Slovak boys have died in the great war. A
requiem mass was then held in honor of the memory of these boys.
Following the mass, all the members of the Central Committee left the
Jednota Home and journeyed about a mile of it where a picnic was held.
At the picnic Colonel Vladimir Hurban, recently from the Czecho-Slovak
armies now operating in Russia, was scheduled for an address, in which
he was to relate many interesting things concerning the Czecho-Slovak
armies and also to tell of the many intrigues against the Russian
government.
2500 Pennsylvanians to Go to Camp Forest
War Department officials today forwarded a call to the State Draft
Bureau here for 2500 men, qualified for general military service, to go
to Camp Forest, Ga., during the period beginning September 4.
The call today brings the total of the number of Pennsylvania men who
will enter the military service during the first week in September to
approximately 15,500.
Personal Briefs
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Martin and children, of Riverside, left this
morning for New York City.
Miss Katharine Grittinger, of Lebanon, is the guest of Mrs. George A.
Gorgas, 216 Maclay street.
The Misses Julia and Kathryn Stamm, 333 South Thirteenth street, have
gone to Blue Ridge Summit, where they will join a party of friends at
the Beuna Vista Hotel.
Mrs. Robert Hall, formerly of this city, has gone to San Antonio,
Tex., to join her husband, Lieutenant Hall, who is stationed at Camp
Travis. Mrs. Hall will remain until her husband leaves for 'overseas."
Miss Sara Cooper, of Camp Hill, who has been taking a course of
nursing at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, will spend her
vacation at Asbury Park, N. J.
Mrs. George King Keet, 268 Boas street, has returned from a trip to
New York.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Hatfield and son Grant, of Denver, Col., are the
guests of Mrs. Alice Barringer, at her residence, 129 Evergreen street.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bailey, of Paxtang, are on a motor trip to
Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Charles Aronson and her daughter, Jeanette, 2010 North Third
street, will leave shortly for Long Branch, N. J., where they will
spend the remainder of the Summer.
Mrs. Lester Haup and daughters, Lucile, Frances and Lillian Haup, of
this city, have returned from Ararat Summit after a visit of several
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Kiehl and Mr. and Mrs. John Myers, of McKessport,
are visiting friends in Harrisburg.
Miss Agnes Grittinger, of Lebanon, has accepted a position in
Harrisburg and will reside for the present at the Civic Club.
Miss Frances Moyer, 108 North Thirteenth street, has returned to her
home after spending a few days with Dr. and Mrs. S. Z. Shope, at
Selinsgrove.
Arthur C. Leitner, of Richland, is spending the week with his nephew,
Kermit Landis Leitner, at 20 South Twentieth street.
Miss Mabel F. Harris, 2354 North Sixth street, has returned from a
two weeks' visit with relatives in Duncannon, to resume her duties as
teacher of the sixth and seventh grades in the Foose Building, for the
coming year.
Mrs. John S. Vaughn, 14 South Fourth street, has gone to Atlantic
City for the remainder of August and the months of September and
October. From there she will leave for Connecticut to visit at various
places and Boston, Mass., where she will spend a month.
Corp. George C. Neff, now attached to the Medical Corps at El Paso,
Texas, left last night for his cantonment after spending a fifteen-day
furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Neff, 1810 North Sixth
street.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Morrett, 1439 Susquehanna street, have received
word that their son, Elmer T. Morrett, who was stationed at Syracuse,
N. Y., has been assigned to the instruction school, Gas Defense
Division, Lakehurst, N. J.
H. B. Dallmus has returned to New York after visiting his sister,
Mrs. S. T. Morrett, 1430 Susquehanna street. Miss Esther Dallmus, of
Baltimore, is also Mrs. Morrett's houseguest.
Ross K. Bergstresser was presented with a fountain pen by the male
chorus of Stevens Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. He has taken a
position with L. F. Grammes & Sons, of Allentown, and will leave this
city next week to take up his new work. Mr. Bergstresser was employed
in the sales department of the J. Horace McFarland Printer.
Little "Sonny" Keet, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George King Keet, 268
Boas street, will be the young guest of honor at a supper party this
afternoon from 4 until 6 o'clock, at Reservoir Park, the occasion being
"Sonny's" birthday anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Keet will receive the
young guests at the park where they will enjoy all sorts of outdoor
games. Late in the afternoon supper will be served at a long table
especially arranged, with appointments in real military style. The
center of the table will feature a huge birthday cake, elaborately
decorated and lighted with a candle for each year, while red, white and
blue candles will be lighted at the place of each guest. The favors
for the boys will be khaki and "Uncle Sam" hats while the small girls
will be delighted with the red, white and blue knitting bags.
Mr. and Mrs. Keet will be assisted in entertaining the young folks by
Miss Margaret Romayne Boyer, Miss Getha High, Miss Caroline Hahn and
Miss Elizabeth Watts. The guests will include Margaret Hagerling,
Dorothy Jane Troup, Jane Wambaugh, Eleanor Sides, Alice Raub, Mary
Virginia Rikenbach, Nancy Clark Hatz, Ruel Sides, Frank Mason Long,
"Billy" Hammond, John Mackenson, Francis Ramer, Charles Clayton and
"Sonny" Keet.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gates, of Allen, was the scene of a
pretty wedding last Thursday evening when their daughter, Miss Adeline
Amelia Gates and Ellsworth Miller Heisey, of near Williams' Grove, were
united in marriage with the Rev. J. W. Gables, officiating. Only the
immediate families were in attendance.
The Romig Family Association is holding the sixth annual reunion at
Rolling Green Park, near Sunbury, today. The officers of the
association are W. H. Romig, of this city, president; S. Harvey Romig,
Allentown, vice president, and F. W. Getz, Lewisburg, secretary.
ALL OF THE NEWS OF STEELTON, MIDDLETOWN AND DAUPHIN COUNTY
STEELTON
$500 IS LOSS IN MYSTERY BLAZE
STEELTON, Aug. 22. - Fire of unknown origin partly destroyed the
plumbing shop and residence of G. Newkam & Sons, 12 Mohn street, early
this morning. It is estimated that the loss will amount to about $500.
The blaze was discovered at 3.45 o'clock after it had gained
considerable headway and before the firemen had it under control it had
gutted the plumbing shop and found its way between the walls in the
residence over the plumbing shop.
It is believed the fire was caused by the accidental throwing of a
lighted cigarette into a box filled with excelsior on the river alley
side of the building, as the flames seem to have started at this point
outside the building.
Steelton Draft Board's Selectives for Lee
Local Draft Board No. 1 of Dauphin County yesterday announced the
names of the selective service men who will leave next Monday morning
for Camp Lee, Va. The men who were ordered to report for final
instructions on Saturday morning are as follows:
Enna W. Reigel, West Londonderry Township; Hiram W. Slesser,
Middletown, R. F. D. No. 2; Fred Stickle, 370 Chestnut street,
Steelton; Elmer Stauffer, 1511 North Sixth street, Harrisburg; Howard
Weirich, 58 State street, Middletown; Charles Blair Hartman, Railroad
Y. M. C. A., Freedom; Orville Frank Beidel, 30 South Third street,
Steelton; Paul Francis Flury, 255 Spring street, Middletown; Guiseppe
Guerrise, 339 South Fourth street, Steelton; Walter Stauffer Seiders,
328 Mulberry street, Steelton; John Nicholas Borel, Highspire; Earl
Benjamin Fishburn, Middletown; William Carl Bausman, Middletown, R. F.
D. No. 1; Charles Edward Pugh, 248 South Second street, Steelton; John
Henry Seitz, Royalton.
MISSING IN ACTION
A telegram was received yesterday by relatives of Anthony Galez, 6
Chambers street, that Galez is missing in action on the French fighting
front. Galez is of Czecho-Slovak birth and a member of Company C,
112th Infantry, which was organized in Chambersburg.
BURIED IN NEW YORK
The body of Raymond Mackey, who died from injuries received when he
was caught under a truck on the narrow gauge railroad at the steel
works, Monday, will be sent to Gloversville, N. Y., for burial.
STEELTON PERSONALS
Warren A. Eshelman, assistant foreman of No. 2 forge shop of the
local plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company, and family have moved from
their former residence on North Front street to their new home on North
Conestoga street, recently purchased from J. W. Conrad.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Miller and children, Kathryn and Elmer, motored
to Dillsburg Sunday to attend the campmeeting being held there.
Miss Jessie Wright, Locust street, has returned from a two weeks'
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wright at Woodbury, N. J.
Patrolman John Winn is spending two weeks' vacation in the New
England States.
West Fairview Boy Over
LOUIS H. GEORGE [photo]
Word has been received here of the safe arrival in France of Louis H.
George, of West Fairview, a member of Company C, 316th Infantry.
ALL OF THE NEWS OF STEELTON, MIDDLETOWN AND DAUPHIN COUNTY
MIDDLETOWN
ENTERS PONY CONTEST
Harry Longsdorf, of North Spring street, Middletown's smallest man,
has entered the Pony Contest, which is now being carried on in the
borough under the auspices of the local Chapter of the American Red
Cross. Harry has collected many votes up to this time.
CAMPING AT CLIFTON
Mr. and Mrs. Peck Garver and daughters Alice and Dorothy, and son,
Richard, of West Emaus street, are spending this week on a camping trip
to Clifton, along the Swatara Creek. Many visitors were at the camp
for supper last evening, and included the following from town; Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Garver, of East Main street; Miss Sara Davis, of South Union
street; Miss Nancy Hanna, of Water street; Earl Dalton, Chaeste West
and Harold Treichler.
GIVEN BIRTHDAY PARTY
A birthday party was held yesterday afternoon for Elwood Cain, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. Cain, of South Catherine street. Master Cain has just
passed his fifth birthday. Several guests were present from
Harrisburg, and the little tot received many presents. Refreshments
were served late in the afternoon.
PASTOR'S AID MEETING
The members of the Pastor's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal
church will hold a special meeting this evening at the home of Mrs. J.
J. Groupe, on South Union street. All members of the organization are
requested to be on hand, as special business pertaining to a day's
outing will be discussed.
Hummelstown Yank, Wounded, Writes Home
HUMMELSTOWN, Aug. 22. - H. F. Gebhardt, of Hummelstown, has received
a letter from his son, Corporal Herbert F. Gebhardt, a member of the
17th Company, 5th Regiment, U. S. Marines, stating that he is now in a
French hospital convalescing from wounds received in action on July 18.
Young Gebhardt was the first Hummelstown boy to arrive in France. He
was wounded in an attack made on a German machine gun nest and took
part in the fighting at Chateau Thierry. He says that up to the time
he was writing, 20,000 German prisoners, hundreds of big guns, and
about 3000 machine guns had been captured by the allies. A recreation
hut is located near the hospital where Gebhardt is confined and
convalescent patients are taken to see moving pictures each day.
Corporal Gebhardt hopes to see the "movies" very soon.
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_ULE MRS. McNEAL SHOULD BE KEPT IN HOSPITAL
The special committee appointed
__ inquire into the mental condition
__Mrs. Frank W. McNeal, composed
__ a lawyer, doctor and a layman,
__cided today, after visiting Mrs.
__cNeal at the Harrisburg Hospital,
__ere she is recovering from a bul-
___ wound inflicted in a vain at-
___pt at suicide, that she is of un-
___nd mind and needs to be re-
__ained. The committee made out
__pers recommending that she be
__mmittd to the State Insane Hos-
___al, and the papers were taken to
___anon to be presented to Judge
___nry to be signed.
The inquiry developed, according
__ a copy of the report filed at the
__rthouse, that Mrs. McNeal has no
__manent hallucinations or delu-
___s and is not violent, but that she
___uses to take food.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
_ichard R. Thomas and Levenia E.
__man, York.
_dward Blunt and Daisy Bennett,
__.
_cHenry Crowley and Marcella
__, city.
_harles P. Forrer, city and Rachael
__ _aker, Lower Paxton Township.
__arence E. Walters and Lovie K.
__gner, Lemoyne.
LETTERS GRANTED
Letters of administration on the estate of Albert E. Burkholder, late
of this city, were issued this morning by Register Danner to the widow,
Mrs. Emma Burkholder.
Gifts for Patrolman and His Bride
Members of the city Police Department today presented Patrolman and
Mrs. Harrison Bathurst with a mahogany wall clock, a half dozen cut
glass tumblers and a cut glass pitcher. Mr. and Mrs. Bathurst were
married in this city last Thursday and returned from their wedding tip
today.
WILSON ON THE UNTIGNOL
Robert V. Wilson, of 311 Forster street, is now stationed on the
transport U. S. A. Untignol, according to word received by his wife and
mother. Wilson enlisted with the Tenth Regulars six years ago and at
the outbreak of the war was pronounced physically unfit for service in
the Army. He then enlisted in the Navy where he has been transferred
several times before.
R. W. Moorhead Enters a Suit for Divorce
Robert W. Moorhead, manager of the Moorhead Knitting Company, Walnut
and Cameron streets, today brought suit for divorce from his wife,
Esther P. Moorhead, whom he married on November 20, 1907, and who, he
alleges, left him and his home on July 5, 1914. The Moorhead suit is
one of five divorce actions begun in court today. The subpoenas were
signed by Judge McCarrell and were forwarded here from Eagles Mere
where the Judge is summering.
Moorhead charges that his wife "willfully and maliciously deserted
him and absented herself from his home and habitation without
reasonable cause." As in all the other new divorce cases the Sheriff
is directed to give the respondent notice of the action and to make a
report of the result to the court on September 23.
Desertion is charged in two of the other four cases. They are suits
of Wallace S. vs. Etta Strawser and Pearl vs. Henry R. Sherk. In the
Strawser case it is stated that the couple married on February 13,
1913, and that they separated on October 14, 1914.
In the suit filed by Pansy Swarez against Eugene Swarez, the wife
mentions Laura Geesey as co-respondent. Jessie M. McCormick declares
in her suit that a co-respondent has been the cause of the troubles
between her and her husband, George H. McCormick, but that she does not
know the co-respondent's name.
ACCUSED OF RECKLESS DRIVING
Charged with driving an automobile while he was under the influence
of liquor and exceeding the city speed limit William Brehm, of this
city, will be given a hearing at police court this afternoon. He was
arrested last evening by Patrolman Keys, while, it is charged, he was
running at a rate of thirty-five miles an hour down Sixth street.
Kohler Reaches France
SERGEANT MAJOR KOHLER [photo]
Word has been received of the safe arrival in France of Sergeant
Major B. C. Kohler, a member of the 70th Artillery Headquarters
Company, which formerly was stationed at Camp Hamilton. Kohler resided
in this city at 1208 Derry street.
Will Reclassify Men Sent Home From Camps
Draft boards of the city and county have received orders from
National Army officers to examine and reclassify selectives who were
sent home after they failed to pass the "overseas" or "general service"
examinations which they were put through in the army camps.
According to the instructions, men so returned are not to be put in
class 5, which is the division in which are placed men who are
absolutely disqualified for general or limited service. Rather, they
are to be put in limited service class which indicates that they are
qualified for domestic or non-combatant service, clerical positions,
etc.
Halifax News Briefs
HALIFAX, Aug. 22. - The official board of the Methodist Church has
granted a two weeks' vacation to the pastor, the Rev. J. George Smith,
to be taken at his own pleasure.
Martin L. Snyder, of Halifax Township, has purchased the first farm
tractor in this section and is now busy using it in plowing.
The Ladies' Bible Class of the United Brethren Sunday School had an
outing on Tuesday evening in Buffalo Park.
The members of the Halifax Boy Scouts with the Scoutmaster, the Rev.
J. G. Smith, spent Tuesday night in Freeland's Woods, near town, and
were given first instructions in outdoor cooking according to Scout
rules.
The Rev. Ira D. Lowery has returned from a two weeks' vacation spent
at Mt. Gretna and Cape May, N. J.
Huntsdale Boy in France Is Wounded
NEWVILLE, Aug. 22. - Mr. and Mrs. William A. Fraker, of Huntsdale,
have received official word that their son, William A. Fraker, Jr., was
severely wounded while in action. The Frakers reside on a farm owned
by Dr. H. H. Longsdorf and is located near Centerville. The telegram
was received at this place and telephoned immediately to the boy's
parents, who were much relieved when they received a letter written by
their son on August 6 from a base hospital, saying that he had been
wounded by machine gun bullets which he received in his hand and foot.
Young Fraker has lived in Mooredale and vicinity all his life prior
to his enlistment. He was 19 years old when he enlisted July 14, 1917.
He went to Camp Hancock as a member of Company G, Eighth Regiment,
Pennsylvania National Guard. When the old Eighth was broken up, Fraker
was assigned to Company G, 11th regiment, 25th division.
August 31 Set for Samuel Kunkel Day
Honor will be done to the memory of Samuel Kunkel, former treasurer
of the Democratic Party in this State, when the Central Democratic Club
of Harrisburg gathers at Reservoir Park on Saturday, August 31, to
observe Samuel Kunkel Day. The time and place were definitely selected
at a meeting last evening.
All democratic candidates for office from this vicinity will be
present, as well as other prominent members of the party from this
county and from other parts of the State. Addresses and band concerts
will be given during the afternoon and evening. The principal address
of the day will be on "The Life and Works of Samuel Kunkel" by B. Frank
Nead.
Another 112th Boy, of McVeytown, Wounded
McVEYTOWN, Aug. 22. - Mrs. Elizabeth Allison has received a telegram
stating that her son, Clair J. Fry, had been seriously wounded in the
big battle in France.
Private Fry is 20 years old, a member of Company M, 112th U. S.
Infantry, and a son of the late Elmer Fry. Young Fry's name has not yet
appeared in the casualty list.
Perry County News
MARYSVILLE, Aug. 22. - The demonstration of this afternoon in the
series arranged by the Perry County Food Administration was given at
New Buffalo by Miss Mary Whiting, of the Pennsylvania State College
Farm Bureau Extension. This evening's demonstration, scheduled to
start at 7 o'clock, will be given at Duncannon. Tomorrow's schedule
includes Liverpool at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and Millerstown at 7
o'clock in the evening.
Because of shipping conditions, Mrs. Clayton W. Diebold, of Felton,
Cuba, who has been spending several months with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Deckard, at Marysville, will be unable to sail for her home
this week. Mrs. Diebold was scheduled to leave Marysville yesterday
afternoon, but a telegram yesterday morning notified her that her boat
would not sail for one week.
The Loysville Red Cross Auxiliary will hold flag raising exercises on
Saturday afternoon of this week. Following these ceremonies, an ice
cream festival will be held by members of the auxiliary.
Mt. Union News
MT. UNION, Aug. 22. - Mt. Union has secured the Federal Labor Agency
Station for Huntingdon County and Wayne Township of Mifflin County and
all labor in this district must be secured through the Mt. Union office
which is located in Dr. Gregory's Building on Jefferson street. A
registration is being made of all male workers in this district. R. B.
Cassady is business manager.
Clarence McGarvey, one of the former Post Office clerks, and Chalmers
Chilcott, also of Mt. Union, who have been in training at the
University of Pittsburgh in the service, have been transferred to
Florida to complete their training.
The service flag of the General Refractories Company at this place
has another star on it, this time for a young woman, Miss Helen Figart,
one of the office force, who has volunteered for Red Cross work. Miss
Figart has gone to Pittsburgh for her examinations.
REILY HOSE FESTIVAL POSTPONED TO AUGUST 30
It has been announced that the festival, which was scheduled to be
held Friday and Saturday of this week at Fourth and Dauphin streets
under the auspices of the Reily Hose Fire Company, has been postponed
to August 30 and 31. This postponement is due to the death of Mrs.
Mary Stroh, mother of seven sons, Harry, Charles, Fred, William, John,
Crist and Arthur, all of whom are members of the Fire Company.
POST 58 LARGEST IN COUNTY, MEMBERS CLAIM
It is now claimed that Post 58, G. A. R., is the largest of its kind
in the country. It recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. The
membership at present at 201, while in 1891 there were 700 members.
Nineteen deaths have occurred since the beginning of this year.
Chief of staff George Rhoads and David Brickel, of Curtin street, are
the representatives from Post 58 attending the National Army Encampment
at Portland, Oregon.
West Shore, Cumberland Valley and Central Pennsylvania News
109 CUMBERLAND BOYS SELECTED
CARLISLE, Aug. 22. - The names of sixty-nine men who will go to Camp
Lee from District No. 1 of this county next Tuesday, were announced
this morning by the local draft board. A captain and eight marshals
will be in charge of the men, and, according to the new plan for
sending drafted men to camp each will wear an arm band to show that he
is enroute to camp. Extensive preparations for a farewell to the
draftees are now being planned by the Council of National Defense and
when completed, more information concerning the demonstration will be
announced. The list contains the following names:
District No. 1
William Bruce Stem, Etters; John Ebersole Asper, Mechanicsburg;
Wilson Leroy Miller, Harrisburg R. D. 1; Howard A. Neidig, West
Fairview; Kenneth Leroy Black, Carlisle R. D. 2; David Russel Murray,
Enola; Charles Grover Clelan, Carlisle R. D. 1; Samuel Cleveland
Clelan, Carlisle R. D. 1; Charles Kauffman, Mechanicsburg R. D. 4;
Freeland Rhoades, Mechanicsburg; Ralph Franklin Zell, Allen; James
Clifford Koller, Mechanicsburg; Frank M. Cornman, Carlisle R. D. 2;
Reuben B. Cornman, Carlisle R. D. 2; William Clayton Gordon,
Mechanicsburg; Ross Carson Gutshall, Mechanicsburg R. D. 4; Charles
Edward Conrad, Mechanicsburg.
Arthur Raymond Troup, Carlisle R. D. 1; George Edgar Trostle,
Carlisle R. D. 7; Roy Maurice Bowers, Shiremanstown; Elmer Biddle Wert,
Carlisle R. D. 7; John William Conrad, Mechanicsburg; Oscar Earl Crull,
Landisburg; Harry S. Rutz, Jr., Carlisle R. D.; Martin Grover Boyer,
Hog Island; George Franklin Smyser, Mechanicsburg; William H. Haring,
Lemoyne; Chester Shearer, Mechanicsburg R. D. 6; Clifford Earl Weber,
Shiremanstown; Horace Dewitt Miller, New Cumberland; John W. Trimmer,
Mechanicsburg R. D. 3; Arthur K. Rupp, Shiremanstown.
George Bosler Ward, Carlisle R. D. 6; John E. Hoffmaster,
Mechanicsburg R. D. 2; George Cleveland Roth, Mechanicsburg R. D. 4;
Charles Martin Rothaar, Enola; William W. Stambaugh, Carlisle R. D. 1;
Cary F. Wise, Carlisle R. D. 6; Charles H. Shelehamer, Mechanicsburg R.
D. 5; Charles S. Kell, Carlisle R. D. 2; George S. Yorlets, Carlisle;
Raymond Albert Nace, Carlisle R. D. 1; Francis Bear Myers, Carlisle R.
D. 7; Ralph Smith Arbegast, Washington, D. C.; William Richard Lewis,
Lemoyne; Albert Harry Yost, Wormleysburg; Christian Seidel Ebersole,
Mechanicsburg R. D. 4; Ervin Paul Gochenauer, Mechanicsburg R. D. 2;
Elmer Richard Blessing, Mechanicsburg R. D. 6.
Raymond Henry Tritt, New Cumberland; Francis E. Coulson, Gardners R.
D. 1; Walter S. Martin, Bowmansdale; Avery S. Wenger, Duchess,
Albemarle, Canada; Paul O. Sunday, Carlisle R. D. 1; William H. Landis,
Mechanicsburg R. D. 5; Howard L. Knisely, Camp Hill; Clarence Edwin
Meily, Mechanicsburg R. D. 5; Guy L. Vogelsong, Mechanicsburg R. D. 3;
John Stine, Mechanicsburg; Samuel K. Hostetter, Mechanicsburg; Edward
J. Renninger, Lemoyne; Vernon Forest Start, Harrisburg; John H. Myers,
Marysville; Earl M. Barbour, Camp Hill; Bruce L. Pryor, Lemoyne; Leroy
Herman Baird, Harrisburg; Frank Rupp, Mechanicsburg R. D. 1; David
Nelson Sheaffer, Carlisle R. D. 1.
Alternates - Joseph William Winemaker, Mechanicsburg R. D. 1; William
S. Garman, Carlisle R. D. 2; Harry L. Kline, Mechanicsburg R. D. 4;
Lorne Mumma, Wormleysburg; John Charles Barry, West Fairview; Paul
Monroe Meals, Mechanicsburg.
District No. 2
Yesterday afternoon the draft board for District No. 2 made public
the names of the forty men to go from that district to Camp Lee on
August 27. The names of the men follow:
Elmer Kingsboro, Carlisle R. D. 8; Jacob C. L. Ritchey, Minersville;
Charles Lewis Dewalt, Carlisle; Jay Bernard Peters, East Stroudsburg;
David Franklin Ocker, Shippensburg; Herman David Wolf, Shippensburg R.
D. 2; George Harper Brehm, Carlisle R. D. 4; Walter Lewis Dentler,
Oakville; Charles Milton Nelson, Newville; Charles David Stuck,
Carlisle R. D. 3; Oren Delbert Lay, Carlisle R. D. 8; John Addison
Leer, Carlisle R. D. 9; Samuel Cromer Jones, Shippensburg R. D. 2;
Frank Albert Diehl, Newville R. D. 2; Clay Lewis Lay, Carlisle R. D. 3;
Victor Winifield Danner, Carlisle R. D. 8; Thomas William Givler,
Mechanicsburg R. D. 3.
George William Walker, Carlisle; Norman Franklin Heiser, Carlisle R.
D. 9; Guy Ommer Gutshall, Newville R. D. 3; Frank Wilbur Burkholder,
Shippensburg R. D. 6; Blaine George Hurley, Newville R. D. 2; Harry
John Smith, Shippensburg R. D. 2; John E. Fogelsonger, Shippensburg;
William Harvey Fenton, Carlisle R. D. 4; Philip Wesley Thumma, Newville
R. D. 1; William J. Orris, Carlisle R. D. 4; Lawrence Edward Sheaffer,
Carlisle R. D. 5; William Earl Anderson, Carlisle R. D. 5; John M.
Barrick, Newville R. D. 2; John T. Stull, Carlisle; Elmer E. Miller,
Carlisle; Leroy William Carns, Carlisle; Frank E. Philipy,
Shippensburg; Ira D. Cope, Shippensburg; Galen H. Gates, Shippensburg;
Henry B. McNeal, Carlisle; Russel Loy, Carlisle; Sylvan Clay, Carlisle.
Alternates - Ralph Hubley, Shippensburg; George Wallace Burkholder,
Shippensburg; Fred Samuel Sollenberger, Newville R. D. 3; Isaac I. Fry,
Bloserville; Ervin Ray Smith, Newburg R. D. 1.
New Cumberland News; Honor Roll for Borough
NEW CUMBERLAND, Aug 22. - A committee representing the several
organizations of the borough was appointed by E. C. Dewey at the
Community Singing this week when F. S. Frazler, who represents the
International Honor Roll Bulletin, brought the subject before the
committee. The committee has since decided to purchase one for this
town. On the bulletin will be placed the names of all local boys in
the service. It will be put up at some public building in the town.
The committee will meet at Kaufman's store Monday evening to complete
arrangements.
A new valve is being put in at Fourth and Market streets by the
Mountain Water Company, as the plug at that place leaked. The water
was shut off for several squares yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rosenberger and daughter, of Washington, D. C.,
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Rosenberger.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Myer, of Philadelphia, motored to this place on
Tuesday and were guests of Mrs. Myers' sister, Mrs. Jerry Spahr.
Mrs. Mae Free, of Philadelphia, is visiting her brother, G. G.
Guistwhite.
Mrs. Wiererbach and two children, of Allentown, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Williams, of Ninth street.
Leonard Rosenberger, who has been spending several months at Mifflin,
returned home yesterday accompanied by his cousin, Miss Lenna Robison.
Mrs. Catherine Fahs and granddaughter, of York, are guests of Dr. and
Mrs. J. F. Good.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lichtenberger, of Chester, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Shuler.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ruhl, of Baltimore, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Leaf.
Mrs. W. P. Gohn and son, of Johnstown, are visiting the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zimmerman, Geary street.
Miss Ida Beaverson, of Middletown, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Clarence Sweeney.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Beckley and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fencil have
returned from a week's visit to Atlantic City.
Prof. and Mrs. E. G. Rose are spending the former's vacation at
Meadville and other western Pennsylvania towns.
Mr. and Mrs. John Oren, of Pottsville, motored here yesterday and are
guests of the former's uncle, Jesse Oren, Sr., Third street.
Enola M. E. Church Class Is Entertained
ENOLA, Aug. 22. - Mrs. Charles H. Miller, Wyoming avenue, entertained
the Ruth and Naomi Class of the Methodist Church at her home. The
house was tastefully decorated with flags of the Allies and a very
interesting musical program was given. The guests included Mrs. M.
Heckert, Mrs. Clair H. Shaffer, Mrs. H. M. Roath, Mrs. W. C. Smith,
Mrs. William T. Murphy, Mrs. George Keller, Mrs. Boyer, Artie Miller,
Arlene Heckert, Margarette Smith, Katharyne Miller, Florence Troup,
Thella Richmond, Mrs. C. H. Miller and Mrs. W. L. Troup.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Enola M. E. Church held its regular
meeting in the church auditorium last evening. On account of
conditions due to the war this organization will not hold its annual
picnic this season. The society has assumed $250 of the church
indebtedness and will raise this amount by self-denial of the members.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Fisher and son are visiting relatives in Roanoke,
Va.
Mrs. Joseph Mumma has returned from a visit to Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rockey and three children are visiting in Atlantic
City.
E. H. Shell and son are visiting in Atlantic City for several days.
30 Perry County Boys Go to Camp Lee Aug. 27
NEW BLOOMFIELD, Aug. 22. - Thirty more men will leave this place next
Tuesday, August 27, at 4 P. M. for Camp Lee, Va. They will report to
the Perry County Draft Board at ten o'clock Tuesday morning. The last
nine men on the list are given here are taken from class one of the men
who registered on June 5th of this year. All the class one men in the
first draft list have now been called, with a few exceptions. Those
who will go on Tuesday are:
John R. Hench, Landisburg; Sherman D. Fry, Ickesburg; Thornton A. J.
Conrow, Hog Island; Charles E. Garlin, Alinda; Forest M. Lightner,
Landisburg; Paul R. Smith, Ickesburg; John H. Ricedorf, Ickesburg;
James A. Reeder, Newport; Banks R. Rohm, Blain; James H. Satzler,
Millerstown; Roy C. Hench, Landisburg; J. R. H. Latchford, Newport;
Alfred Lowe, Duncannon; J. Walker Snyder, Elliottsburg; Nevin E. Roush,
Duncannon; Charles C. Copp, Hershey; John W. Zellers, Liverpool;
Clarence B. Kipp, Millerstown; Fred C. Knuth, Newport; Frank L. Mumper,
Loysville; Ralph K. Smith, Aisna Run; Benjamin F. Harp, Duncannon;
Ralph M. Rhodes, Newport; Herman H. Hipple, Marysville; Charles W.
Reisinger, Millerstown; Orlando V. Trostle, New Germantown; Frank A.
Flickinger, Andersonburg; William Rowe, Andersonburg; William T.
Jacobs, New Bloomfield.
SALESMAN DIES IN HOTEL
HAGERSTOWN, Aug. 22. - C. H. Muller, 53, hair goods salesman,
Williamsport, and member of York Lodge of Moose, was found dead in bed
at Hotel Hamilton, here, yesterday. Acting Coroner Ditney decided
Muller had died of neuralgia of the heart.
Nine Cases Infantile Paralysis in Franklin
CHAMBERSBURG, Aug. 22. - There are now nine cases of infantile
paralysis in Franklin County, including two deaths. In the family of
Martin Reese, in Lurgan Township, a second child died from the disease.
In all former epidemics in Franklin County, no family had two deaths or
was a second case reported.
A child of Solomon Pogue, in Light alley, has the disease. This
alley had smallpox a few months ago. The quarantine for the paralysis
will be set from twenty-one to thirty days, and every effort made to
stamp it out.
Knights of Pythias Elect State Officers
BRADFORD, Aug. 22. - The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Knights of
Pythias, at yesterday's session, announced these officers after E. M.
Hutchinson, of Harmony, had been elected grand inner guard:
Grand chancellor, M. R. Daughtery, Pittsburgh; vice chancellor, B. B.
Bodie, Philadelphia; prelate, H. F. Jones, Plymouth; master-at-arms, W.
J. Sylvester, Pittsburgh; keeper of records and seals, Lemuel Wilt,
Philadelphia; master of exchequer, Julius Mountjoy, Philadelphia; grand
outer guard, W. M. Cherry, Philadelphia.
FIRE IN TAMAQUA
TAMAQUA, Aug. 22. - Fire of an incendiary origin in the business
center of town yesterday cleaned out the building, which is vacant, and
damaged the stock of F. J. Scheid's department store to the extent of
$2000.
Newport Boy, Gassed in France, Tells Story
NEWPORT, Aug. 22. - Another Newport boy has been slightly gassed in
France, Cloyd Manning, serving with the Headquarters Company of the
First Engineers, and a former member of the Newport Dauphin-Perry
League baseball team, suffered gas burns from which he has recovered
and again taken up active work.
Concerning the gassing, Manning writes under date of August 4, when
he was still in the hospital:
"I had to pass twice through a valley from which I was certainly
lucky to escape. It was while going through the second time that I got
gassed. The valley was so filled with smoke from exploding shells
mixed with a little gas that I could not see my way with the mask on,
so I took it off to accelerate my progress. After getting out we dug
holes in the side of a high bank and it was there that I got about an
hour and one-half sleep while high explosive shells were dropping all
around. This was all the sleep I got during one period of sixty-five
hours."
Local Lad Tells of Bayonetting the Hun
A letter has been received in this city by the secretary of the
Keystone Lodge, No. 42, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, from Benjamin
Stehman, Company K, 4th United States Infantry, who was formerly a
member of the lodge and employed as a brakeman on the Philadelphia
Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
He gives a vivid description of an attack on the Huns and how he went
over the top.
The attack of the Yanks took place July 14, and Stehman writes that
they "took the Boche by surprise. It wasn't five minutes until we had
one on the end of our bayonet," he writes.
"We never take prisoners when we go into bayonet combat," says
Stehman. "It is either you or him that comes back to tell the tale."
Stehman has been slightly wounded and gassed and now is in a French
hospital. He expects to be back on the front again in a month.
First City District's Men to Meet Saturday
The selectives whom the draft board of the first city district will
send to Camp Lee on Monday will be assembled in the courthouse on
Saturday morning at 10.30 o'clock and then they will be given
instructions as to what to do when they reach camp.
Just who will address the selectives has not yet been determined but
the instructors will be selected from the following list: Captain
Henry M. Stine, Dr. J. George Becht, J. W. Rodenhaver, Joseph C.
Claster and Dr. J. H. Royer. All five may have something to say to the
boys.
DeHart Is Promoted
EUGENE E. DEHART [photo]
Eugene E. DeHart, with the University of Pittsburgh Training
Detachment, writes to his father, Edwin DeHart, 1605 South Cameron
street, that he has been promoted to Sergeant of his company and that
he is enjoying the work and training very much. His many friends in
Harrisburg and Mechanicsburg, where he formerly lived, are
congratulating him on his rapid advancement in the service of his
country.
Herndon Camp Closing Attended by Hundreds
HERNDON, Aug. 22. - The camp-meeting which opened here August 13 came
to a close last evening at twilight with the usual ring ceremony in
which about 300 participated. This camp was one of the most successful
held here for many years, financially and spiritually. The Rev. A. E.
Hangen, of Harrisburg, preached the first sermon. Presiding Elder W.
F. Heil had charge of the camp. At the communion services Sunday 354
communed. The Misses Albert and Trumfheller, students of Albright
College, assisted in the singing and also sang a number of excellent
duets.
The Rev. Herbert Moyer, of Williamstown, had charge of children's
meeting, and the Rev. A. W. Brownmiller, of Sunbury, conducted the
evangelistic services. The sermon to "old follies" was delivered by
the Rev. S. L. Wiest, one of the oldest ministers in the service of the
church. The Women's Missionary services were in charge of Mrs. E. A.
Riegle, of Harrisburg.
This little camp town consists of fifty-six cottages and forty-two
white tents and all were filled. There were sixteen conversations
during the camp's progress.
AUTO HITS CYCLIST
While riding his bicycle early last evening, Charles Schmauck, 8
years old, of Front and Cumberland streets, was considerably shaken up
but uninjured when he was struck by an automobile, driven by S. B.
Peters, 205 Myers street, Steelton, at Cumberland and Second streets.
The bicycle was badly smashed.
WOMEN FIGHT ON STREET
Charged with fighting on a public thoroughfare, Florence Fletcher and
Gertrude Washington, both colored, of North Seventh street, were
arrested last night. They will be given a hearing at police court late
this afternoon.
Hazzard Writes He's Well
JOHN T. HAZZARD [photo]
John T. Hazzard, of Field Hospital Company No. 125, 107th Sanitary
Train, is a West Fairview boy, who recently wrote to his wife that he
was well. This brought much comfort to Mrs. Hazzard inasmuch as the
name of a "John T. Hazzard of Pennsylvania" recently appeared in the
casualty list.
Wrist Watch Given to Francis J. Williams
Francis J. Williams, a faithful and valued colored employe of the
Pennsylvania Railroad station restaurant in this city, who will leave
tomorrow for Camp Lee to enter the service of his Country, was given a
handsome wrist watch yesterday by his many associates, who say he has
always been prompt in dispatching his duties and a conscientious and
willing worker.
In appreciation of Williams' association with them, the following
contributed toward the wrist watch: Frank Shack, head waiter; William
P. Allen, F. R. Birch, Morris Johnson, J. T. Snow, John Passey, Fred D.
Young, Holmes Hackett and Frank Brynt.
Doctors Meet to Form a Volunteer Reserve
A meeting was held this afternoon in the Harrisburg Club, Front and
Market streets, of the State Committee on the formation of the
Pennsylvania State Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps. Doctors from
different parts of the State were present and a program was mapped out
for this new organization. It will include practically all doctors in
the State who are too old to enter the service or who are otherwise
physically disabled.
Word has been received from Washington that this new organization is
to be completely formed by September 1.
Army Promotions Announced Today
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. - The following nominations were sent to the
Senate by President Wilson this afternoon:
Major General to be major general in the United States Army - Jesse
McI. Carter, chief militia bureau.
Brigadier generals to be major generals in the United States Army -
William H. Johnston, Beaumont B. Buck, William Weigel, Robert L.
Alexander, Robert Alexander, John L. Hines, Grote Hutchison, Walter H.
Gordon, Eli A. Helmick, William Lassiter and William S. McNair.
To be assistant surgeon general with rank of major general -
Brigadier General Merritt W. Ireland.
Colonels, to be brigadier generals in the army of the United States -
Henry C. Newcomer, Laroy S. Upton, Peter W. Davison, Howard L. Laubach,
Frank H. Ramford, George H. Estes, Briant H. Wells.
PERMIT TO BUILD
Mrs. Mildred L. Ommert obtained a permit from the Building Inspector
today to build an addition to the property at 729 South Nineteenth
street, costing $600.
BRETZ STORE STILL OPEN
Thomas C. McCarrell, trustee of the estates of the bankrupt Bretz
brothers, announced this afternoon that the hardware store will not be
closed for the present. The trustee thinks that it will be for the
best interest of the creditors to have the store open for business.
Stingle Is Over Seas
LEROY H. STINGLE [photo]
Mrs. Susan E. Stingle, 650 Cumberland street, has received word of
the safe arrival "overseas" of her son, private Leroy H. Stingle, a
member of Company A, 313th Machine Gun Battalion. He was formerly
stationed at Camp Lee.
$25 Fine or 30 Days for Street Walkers
Edith Klinger, of Pottsville, and Merle Snook, who gave 1839 Derry
street as her home address, were accused by a city detective in police
court this afternoon with soliciting and Alderman Householder gave each
the choice of paying a $25 fine or spending thirty days in jail. They
didn't have the ready money but they indicated that they mean to avoid
going to jail, if possible. The Klinger woman has been in town ten
days and in that time she and her "pal," the Snook girl, have been in
the police net twice.
J. H. Sparks, W. G. Baer and Bert Wagner, three colored men arrested
for gambling, pleaded guilty to "rollin' one dice" and each paid a $10
fine. Half a dozen young men were up for creating a disturbance at
Third and Broad streets early this morning but they were released with
a reprimand. A drunk promised to take the pledge and support his
family and he was discharged by the lenient alderman.