NEWS: Items from The Evening News, August 8, 1918, Dauphin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JudyBoo Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/ _________________________________________ The Evening News, Harrisburg, Penna., Thursday, August 8, 1918 EXCITING SCENE IN TAKING FILM AT THE CAPITOL About 2000 people participated in the big mob scene filmed in Capitol Park this afternoon by the Edgar Lewis Production Company for the eight-reel feature called "The Troop Train." For some days the company has been filming scenes at Fort Hunter and today the climax was taken at the State Capitol. There were police needed in the scene of today and Police Captain Thompson and several policemen beside the Capitol guards lent their services. In the scene the director had hoped to produce the effect of the policemen scattering the crowd and gaining entrance into the Capitol building proper. This had been explained to the crowd but when the director yelled "Ready," and the camera man started to take the picture, the crowd became so excited that they all closed in on the policemen, cheered, waver handkerchiefs and some even slapped the policemen on the back. The effect of the scene was lost and had to be retaken. Several other scenes were taken in which the mob took part. It was a novel experience for Harrisburg and many people who came to watch the mob became so interested that they were drawn into the crowd and surged toward the Capitol unconsciously. Harrisburg was chosen by the production company because of the beautiful scenery and opportunities it presented. When the 'movie' is released it will be shown in Harrisburg and all in town who participated in the performance at the Capitol will find themselves filmed in the ninth reel. FIND QUENTIN'S GRAVE; WOODEN CROSS MARKS IT By FRED S. FERGUSON United Press Correspondent WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE, Aug. 8. - American airmen have found the grave of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, who was brought down in an aerial battle back of the German lines before the counter- offensive started. The grave was marked with a wooden cross. It was located at the edge of Chamery Wood (about four miles east of Fere-en-tardenois). The grave was found by Lieutenant Wentworth, of the aerial squadron of which young Roosevelt was a member. The Boche airmen had marked the grave with a cross, on which was printed in English: "Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, buried by Germans, July 14, 1918." Constant search for the grave had been in progress for several days. It will be marked carefully and will be appropriately honored by American airmen. Lt. Keen, Member of Dauphin County Bar, Is Wounded in France Word was received today by Clayton Keen, hosiery manufacturer, of Wiconisco, this county, that his son, Lieutenant E. LeRoy Keen, of Wiconisco, was severely wounded in action in France, July 15. Lieutenant Keen is 32 years old and a member of the Dauphin County Bar. He was graduated from Columbia Law School and read law with Lewis M. Neiffer. He obtained his commission after training at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and was assigned to Co. I. 30th U. S. Regulars. 82 in Quota Leaving Here Tonight for Camp The draft boards of Harrisburg will send fifty-nine men and Nos. 1 and 2 of the county twenty-three men to Camp Wadsworth tonight, the county's quota of eighty-two men leaving at 9.10 for the South Carolina camp. The trip will require, according to the schedule, twenty-four hours, the special train reaching Spartansburg at 9 o'clock tomorrow evening. Preparations to send the men off with a rousing cheer are being made by the parents and friends of the men who are in this call. Local Boy Gassed in France, Letter Says According to a letter received by David Cassle, a dispatcher for the Harrisburg Railways Company, his son-in-law, Earl Hartz, 712 North Nineteenth street, was gassed in action on July 15. The letter was written by Hartz. It is believed that he speedily recovered and is now in fighting trim again. He is a member of the 112th Infantry. Hartz and Morris O. Dunkle, a stepson of Mr. Cassle, residing at the same address as above, left this city together for Camp Hancock last year. They embarked together for over the seas and after that they lost all traces of each other and in letters home they inquired concerning one and other. Finally a letter arrived here from Dunkle saying that he had seen Hartz on the Western front but did not have a chance to speak to him. A few days later, on July 14, they met and the next day Hartz was gassed. TWINS ENLIST AND ASK TO BE AT SAME BASE KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 8. - Inseparable through their twenty-two years of life, Hobart Cupp and McKinley Cupp, twins, who were born the year that President McKinley entered office, came to Knoxville from Rogersville, Tenn., and enlisted in the United States Navy and also made a request that they be examined together and sent to the same naval base. ENGLAND TO SEND AMERICAN DEAD HOME LONDON, Aug. 8. - The English and American Governments are arranging to send the bodies of American soldiers buried in England back to America for interment after the war. ACTIVITIES IN THE REALM OF SOCIETY AND PERSONAL NOTES OF INTEREST TELLS OF THE BIG SHOW IN FRANCE Harrisburg Boy Describes Valor of Yanks in Fighting Huns [photo] Friends and parents of Harrisburg boys in the 107th Machine Gun Battalian, now "somewhere in France," will be interested in the experiences of Guy W. Zeigler, son of Mrs. R. F. Steever, 1248 Walnut street, who tells a thrilling story I the following extracts from a letter to his mother: "With the nice weather the past few weeks we are having a big show. Our boys are doing some hard fighting, and when the Germans buck up against the U. S. boys they get into a terrible mess. We have taken many thousands of prisoners in this one big onslaught. It was mostly hand to hand fighting except one night of artillery fighting. The French call the Pennsylvania boys the 'Fighting Fools.' "The motto of our American boys over here is 'Victory or Death,' and they sure are living up to it. An ambulance with some American lads in it passed by and one of the boys who had his hand blown off, waved the other in the air and yelled at the top of his voice, 'Give them hell when you get up there;' We did and held our own all night. One sergeant that I know got excited and went 'over the top' with his platoon without orders, and captured thirty-seven prisoners with the loss of only one man and three wounded. "I have not been in the big show as yet, but have been lying in range of the big guns in the reserves. The night of the heavy artillery fire they blew up an entire town about three kilometers from here. They were shelling a town on each side of us and the shells were bursting all around us. Everything was light as day and such noise you never in your life heard. It lasted all through the night. We have been in an alert position for the past four days sleeping with our shoes on and packs rolled. In the day time we take our shoes off to rest our feet, as it is seldom that a unit like ours goes into position by day. "While on the alert we never drill. Our treatment is wonderful and we have the very best eats that an army can give. If you go away from a kitchen hungry it is your own fault. Here is a list of our eats: Morning, oatmeal, bacon, eggs, bread and butter, sugar and real American bread; dinner, roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, stewed beans, bread, butter and coffee; supper, beef steak, gravy, potatoes, most any way, it just depends on the cook and you know that John Shade is one of the best cooks in our division. "Give this letter to the Evening News and the Harrisburg people who have boys in this show sill know that if their boys are the unfortunate one to push daisies up in France after the war, they didn't start them on an empty stomach." The Cheerful Giver class of Ridge Avenue church, taught by Mrs. Mary C. Knisley, met at the home of Mrs. Gochenour, 1911 Wallace street, on Tuesday evening. After a business meeting refreshments were served to the following guests: Mrs. Mary C. Knisley, Mrs. Jack Kiepper, Mrs. Ralph Gilberg, Mrs. Gochenour, Mrs. John Bishop, Mrs. John Forks, Mrs. Roy Beard, Mrs. Corena Hoar, Miss Lillian Zimmerman, Miss Theodore Beard, Miss Mildred and Beatrice Gochenour. The next meeting will be held September 3, at the home of Mrs. Ralph Gilberg, 339 Boyd street. The fifth birthday anniversary of little Miss Catharine Cleo Singiser was the occasion of a pretty celebration at the home of her mother, Mrs. Murray Singiser, 1227 Derry street, on Tuesday evening. The young guests enjoyed games and music after which refreshments were served to the Misses Emily Yentzer, Gladys Welb, Irene Welb, Evelyn Swartz, Ruby Swartz, Evelyn Singiser, Mrs. Harry Balthaser and children, William and Junior; Mrs. George Yentzer and Mrs. Murray Singiser. She Arrives Overseas to Nurse the Wounded MISS PEARL M. WILSON [photo] Miss Pearl M. Wilson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilson, 1920 North Fourth street, who sailed several weeks ago for France, where she will take up her profession as an Army nurse, has cabled her safe arrival overseas. Miss Wilson has many friends in this city, where she attended the Central High School, class of 1905. After graduating she entered a hospital in Wilkes-Barre, where she received her training. For several years she nursed private cases in Harrisburg and at the time of her enlistment for war work was supervisor of nurses in the Scranton Hospital. Miss Wilson's many friends in this city will be glad to hear of her safe journey. She sailed with Base Hospital Unit No. 7. The East Harrisburg W. C. T. U. will hold its regular business meeting on Friday evening at 7.45 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Mary Fackler, 1314 Derry street. There will be an election of officers for the coming year. Miss Mary Fell, 2025 North Fifth street, will entertain the members of the R. F. O. M. Club, of the Y. W. C. A., this evening at her residence. Personal Briefs Mrs. Meade D. Detweiler, 23 South Front street, left yesterday morning for Bethlehem, where she will be the guest of her daughter. Miss Rebecca Elscheid, 1810 State street, left for a month's visit to Reading and Washington, D. C. Before returning home she will visit at Colonial Beach, Va. Miss Ruth Hoffman, 1531 Derry street, is "doing her bit" on her sister's farm, at Liverpool, Perry County. Miss Hoffman is a student at the Central High School. Major and Mrs. J. Calvin Shumberger, with their family, have moved from 1200 Derry street, this city, to Allentown, where Major Shumberger has accepted a position. Major Shumberger was formerly prominent in Pennsylvania National Guard circles. Mrs. John Culp and Miss Alice Culp have moved from Millersburg to 223 North Thirteenth street. Miss Anna Brenneman, 608 North Third street, is spending two weeks in Bethlehem. Miss Dorothy Wolf, of Philadelphia, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Wilmer T. Batt, 2430 North Second street. Lester Bigler, of Camp Houston, Texas, is spending his furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bigler, Camp Hill. Mrs. William Henderson, 25 North Front street, will leave tomorrow for a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. Spencer C. Gilbert at "Summer Hill." Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Dunlap, 604 North Third street, will return next week after a month's stay in Main. Mrs. Chris Hibler, 1624 North Second street, left yesterday for a visit in Chester. Mr. Hibler and their children will join her on Friday and will motor to New York. Mrs. Robert A. Lamberton, Front and Locust streets, will motor tomorrow to "Summer Hill" for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Spencer C. Gilbert. Miss Sara Rochman, 418 Cumberland street, has returned from a visit in Shamokin. Miss Daisy Rowe, of Mechanicsburg, is spending her vacation in Washington. Tired, but happy, the members of Dogwood Troop 2, Girl Scouts, returned yesterday from a successful two days' hike and camping party. All the members were most enthusiastic about the party which started on Tuesday morning when the members left the city on the Carlisle car, hiking from Mechanicsburg to Williams' Grove. Mrs. A. Carson Stamm and Miss Catherine Stamm motored over with the luncheon. The Scouts cooked their own supper as well as yesterday's breakfast and spent the night in the open. The party, which was in charge of Miss Julia Stamm, scout captain, and Miss Maude Stamm, included: Elizabeth Sansom, Mrs. Emma Fisher, Emily Sites, Virginia Watts, Virginia Wallis, Elizabeth Harris, Ruth Forster, Edith Byrem, Margaret Ruth Ramey, Adaline Klinedinst, Louise Keller, Margaret McCormick, Dorothy Paul, Grace Mentzer and Katherine Lytle. Miss Grace Peake, 210 South Thirteenth street, will entertain this evening, at her residence, complimentary to the members of the High School club of the Y. W. C. A., who attended the conference recently held at Camp Nepahwin. The guests will include Miss Lois G. Scott, Margaret Martz, Ferne Hoffstott, Ruth Langdon, Mary Bright, Katherine Dickert and Mary Catherine Shope. The installation of officers of Camp 23, P. O. S. of A., was held last evening at the Flatiron Building. The new officers include: Mrs. Sara Banks, president; Mrs. Levi Fillmore, assistant president; Mrs. Mellie Brown, vice president; Mrs. May Posolm, assistant vice president; Mrs. Mary Shaddow, guard; Mrs. Wafson, sentinel; Mrs. Inez Clemm, conductor; Miss Sylvania Lenhart, assistant conductor; Mrs. Lizzie Adams, chaplain; Mrs. Martha Lehr, treasurer, Mrs. William Adams, financial secretary; Mrs. Sara Herbein, recording secretary; Mrs. Sue Ingram, assistant recording secretary. The retiring president, Mrs. Sallie Adams, was presented with a pin and Mrs. Martha Lehr, the former treasurer, was given a ring, while Wilbur Goodyear presented each member with a fan and a fly swatter. After an interesting program refreshments were served to the members and guests. City Will Send 9, County 5 Men, to Easton Aug. 15 Harrisburg will send nine men and the county five men to Easton August 15 for intensive military training, according to the quotas announced today by the State Draft Bureau. In all 412 men will be inducted into service through this call. Board No. 1 of the city will send three men and No. 2, six, while No. 3 is not called upon. The first county district will furnish three and the other two one each. SOMERSET CASUALTIES ARE 31 NEW BRIGHTON, Aug. 8. - The casualties in Company B, 110th Infantry, now number thirty-one, according to the latest notifications today from the War Department. 5 Generations of Shive Family, 1 to 89 Years [photo] Mrs. Rosanna Shive, of Linglestown, is proud of the five generations of her family and especially so of the youngest member, little Miss Winifred Annie Jenkins, who will shortly celebrate her first birthday anniversary. The members of the family in the above picture, reading from left to right, are: Top row, Mrs. Raymond Jenkins, 916 North Sixth street, Harrisburg; Mrs. Ehpraim Getz, Columbia; lower row, Frederick Shive, Piketown, Dauphin County; Mrs. Rosanna Shive, Linglestown, who is in her eighty-ninth year and is holding her great- great-granddaughter, Miss Winifred Jenkins. The Mumma Family Reunion which was scheduled for August 15, at Rocky Springs Park, Lancaster, has been cancelled on account of war conditions and will not be held again till after peace has been declared. John Henry MacDonald, who celebrated his sixth birthday anniversary yesterday, was the guest of honor at a party last evening given by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. MacDonald, at their residence, 1808 Mulberry street. Pink and white prevailed in the attractive decorations and the guests were Mr. and Mrs. John R. Henry, Richard Henry, Caroline Mehring, John Watts, Arthur Nelson, Doris MacDonald and Mary Jane MacDonald. Sends Home Piece of Boche Aeroplane HOWARD U. BATES [photo] Charles E. Bates, 249 Hummel street, received today an interesting letter from his son, Howard U. Bates, Company D, 21st Engineers, now in France, enclosing a piece of the wing of a German aeroplane which was brought down beside the billet in which Bates' company had spend the night. Bates said the plane fell July 7, at 7.45 a. m., and that the piece which he enclosed in his letter and a few more that other fellows took to send their families, was just about all that was left of the Boche pilot's machine. Bates enlisted in Harrisburg in the Engineer Corps and was sent to Camp Grant. He was stationed there until December 26, last when his contingent sailed for France. Lieutenant McCreath promoted to Captain Lieutenant William McCreath, son of Andrew S. McCreath, 119 South Front street, has been promoted to a captaincy, according to a cablegram from him in France received last evening by his father. He has been stationed with the 30th Infantry, United States Regulars, in France, and it was only a few days ago that word was received that he had won the much coveted Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action. YORKER GETS CAPITOL JOB Robert Prowell, of York, has been appointed a messenger in the Department of Agriculture. He succeeds J. Frank Zortman, who recently resigned. Prowell will assume his new duties August 15. The appointment was secured through the recommendation of Banking Commissioner Lafean. ALL OF THE NEWS OF STEELTON, MIDDLETOWN AND DAUPHIN COUNTY STEELTON ONLY 1 FATALITY IN TORRID WAVE Other Prostrated Heat Victims Improving - Ice Becoming Scarce STEELTON, Aug. 8. - As a result of the terrific heat wave, which held the borough in its grasp for several days, reaching its zenith yesterday when the mercury registered 104 degrees, but three heat prostrations were reported in this place yesterday. The only fatal case was that of Rita Wade, of Locust Grove, who was stricken while at work in the local plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company and died shortly after being admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital. The other two cases reported in this borough were: Miss Naomi Blackwell, age 7, who was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital for treatment and was discharged this morning much improved, and Mrs. Horace Fisher, who was stricken at her home 173 South Front street, at 7 o'clock last evening. Dr. Plank was called to the case and Mrs. Fisher was much improved this morning. She was not taken to the hospital. Similar to other boroughs and cities throughout the country, Steelton, is experiencing an ice shortage. Ice dealers say that the supply is sufficient but the facilities are insufficient to handle the demand and through the scarcity of refrigerator cars the ice can not be transported fast enough, while in using the ordinary box cars the meltage in transit is so great that enormous quantities of the product are being lost, thus accelerating the fast diminishing supply. Although the breezes of last night cooled this vicinity off to some extent the sun rose this morning with renewed vigor and residents were looking for more hot weather this afternoon. The ice supply was somewhat improved this morning, but with the greater demand that is bound to exist during the day it is expected that before nightfall the amount allowed for the day's consumption will be exhausted. Second Steelton Boy Wounded in France SALVATORE BERNARDO [photo] Salvatore Bernardo is the second Steelton boy to be severely wounded in France during the present great allied drive. His name appeared in the official Government casualty list yesterday. Bernardo resided in this borough with his aunt, Mrs. Teresa Carricete, 325 South Third street, his parents being in Italy, of which country he is a native. DRILL REGISTRANTS Following the order by Provost Marshall General Crowder, that all draft registrants should receive preliminary training before being sent to the various training camps in the Country, the Steelton Reserves are now drilling the registrants of not only the Steelton boards, but are also inviting the patronage of men from Middletown and Highspire. With Frank B. Wickersham as major commandant the two companies of the Steelton Reserves were formed last December. Company A is under Captain Charles A. Alden, and Company B is headed by Captain Max Ryder. The organization was formed following the initiative of the Harrisburg men in getting up such a company. LEAVE THIS EVENING Local Board, for Division No. 1, of Dauphin county, will this evening send fourteen white men to Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C. The local board is awaiting specific orders to furnish quotas for Camp Lee on August 22 and 26. General orders received by the board are for colored men August 22, and white en four days later. RESERVES DRILL Company B of the Steelton Reserves will hold its weekly drill on the Cottage Hill athletic field this evening. Captain Reider extends an invitation to all men registered for the military duty to take part in the weekly drill. MANY SOLDIERS HERE A big squad of soldiers from the Aviation Supply Depot accompanied the baseball team here this afternoon for the game with the Steelton team of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation League. The game was scheduled to begin on Cottage Hill at 3 o'clock. RETURN FROM CONVENTION Mrs. Bessie Miller, Miss Lena Willis, Miss Isabella Stevenson, Noel Basey and James Washington returned yesterday from Philadelphia where they attended the B. Y. P. U. and Sunday School Convention. They were delegates from the First Baptist Sunday School of Steelton. SUFFERS WITH HAND Patrolman Bowermaster, of the Steelton Police Department, who was severely bitten on the back of his left hand this week by Mary Stanton, a negress, is still detained from work, his hand having become infected from the bite. Chief of Police Grove who received a broken wrist at a fire last week, is steadily improving, although his right hand is still useless. Columbia Boy Among Missing in France WILLIAM B. BOSLER [photo] Details are still lacking concerning William B. Bosler, a Columbia boy, who was reported as missing in the casualty list printed yesterday. Young Bosler, who was with Company C, 110th Regiment, is known in this city where his sister, Mrs. Charles E. Hall, resides. The last letter Mrs. Hall received from her brother stated that he was preparing to go on a fifty-mile hike. Young Bosler was in the battle starting July 13 and was reported missing July 15. Six Killed in Mine Fall Near Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Aug. 8. - Efforts were being made today to reach two bodies of miners known to be under the debris at the bottom of the shaft of a mine that was being reclaimed by the Consumers' Coal Company at Harmarville. Six men were killed and six others were injured by the explosion that wrecked the shaft. So great was the force of the blast that parts of human bodies were blown from the bottom of the shaft to the surface, a distance of about 300 feet. The dead: James Washington, Verner Ware and James Gaffin, all negroes of New Kensington: Robert Smith, Harmarville; John Zinc, Etna, and Fred Smith, Pittsburgh. ALL OF THE NEWS OF STEELTON, MIDDLETOWN AND DAUPHIN COUNTY MIDDLETOWN AUTO CLUB MEETING The members of the Middletown Automobile Club will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening at the office of the president, Adam H. Luckenbill, on North Union street. TO PREACH SUNDAY The Rev. J. H. Groff, of Rochester, New York, will fill the pulpit of the Presbyterian Church on North Union street this coming Sunday morning at 11 o'clock owing to the fact that the pastor, the Rev. Thomas C. McCarrel, is spending some time at Atlantic City on his vacation. The Rev. Mr. Groff was formerly pastor of the local church. Picnic at Paxtang Mrs. Andrew Sinnegar and two sons, Andrew, Jr., and Francis, of West Main street; Mrs. John Redman and daughter, Miss Dorothy Redman and son, Lloyd, of Ann street, and Miss Nellie Sellers, of West Ann street, picnicked at Paxtang Park, Harrisburg, yesterday. Lunches were prepared and the party enjoyed a dinner in the Park. MOTORCYCLE VICTIM DIES READING, Aug. 8. - Horace Dunkelberger, aged 18 years, of Perry Township, near Mohrsville, died of concussion of the brain yesterday, the result of being struck by a motorcycle while celebrating the recent Allied victory in a parade at Hyde Park, on Monday evening. Several others were injured when the motorcycle dashed into the paraders. Bishop McDevitt Preaches at St. Joseph Convent At the exercises held in the Mount St. Joseph Convent, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, yesterday morning, Bishop P. R. McDevitt, of this city, preached the sermon in connection with the conferring of the religious habit upon ten postuants and the giving of names by which they will hereafter be known in the sisterhood. The young women who entered the religious order were: Miss Roselia Drannan (Sister Mary Jane de Chantal), Miss Helen Miller (Sister M. Clare Veronica), Miss Ella Vessels (Sister Irma Aloysia), Miss Agnes Lyans (Sister M. Cajetan), Miss Matilda Harrington (Sister Philip Marie), Miss Beatrice Quigley (Sister M. Frances Regis), Miss Mary Barrett (Sister Denis Marie), Miss Dorothy Staub (Sister M. Clare Frances), Miss Mary Somers (Sister M. Adalbert), Miss Mariett O'Connor (Sister M. Joseph Augustine). PLUMBERS UNFURL FLAG The Journeymen Plumbers and Steamfitters' Local Union, No. 520, at a meeting received a service flag from E. K. Young, oldest living member, who unfurled it and delivered an address. Nine members are in the service. They are Mauver D. Cooper, Harvey Swilkley, Chester Wharton, Roy Plank, Carl James, L. M. Wagner, Levi C. Shelley, Frank P. Nayear and Irvin E. Lehr. Find youngsters missing 3 days Blain Laird, 10 years old, and Raymond Wertz, 14 years old, the two Alpine, York County boys, who left their homes last Monday to go fishing in the Conewago Creek and of whom nothing had been heard since, were found at Rutherford, many miles from their home, by the Harrisburg police about 9 o'clock this morning and returned to their homes. The two boys, whom many thought had been drowned while fishing, had wandered to Rutherford where they helped a farmer harvest his oats yesterday. The farmer having read in THE EVENING NEWS yesterday of the disappearance of the youngsters, called up the police this morning and informed them that two boys, answering the description of Laird and Wertz, were at his place. When questioned by the police concerning their disappearance the boys would say no more than that they had asked their fathers to be permitted to go out in the country to help the farmers harvest their crops. Burbush at Camp Lee SAMUEL BARBUSH [photo] Samuel Barbush, 314 South Second street, left for Camp Lee on July 26. Mr. Barbush was in the employ of the Bethlehem Steel Company. [note: does show both spellings] Many Attend Services at Stoverdale Camp STOVERDALE, Aug. 8. - For the first time this season there were services yesterday in the camp ground auditorium. The Rev. J. E. Weirich preached the initial sermon. Prof. J. H. Ruebush conducted the Bible hour. The Rev. E. E. Bender delivered the sermon in the afternoon and the Rev. John S. Brinser was in charge of the evangelistic services in the evening. The program for Saturday follows: 10.30 a. m., the Rev. Roy Spangler, Lebanon; 2.30 p. m., sermon, the Rev. H. A. Crim, Jonestown; evangelistic service, 7.30 p. m. On Sunday at 9.30 a. m. an old fashioned experience meeting will be held. At 10.30 a. m. the Rev. S. F. Dougherty, of Annville, will preach. At 2.30 p. m. the Rev. Fuller Berkstresser, of Middletown, will preach. Despite the torrid wave the services are attended by fair-sized audiences. Fleet Officers to Talk at the Engineers' Club The manufacturers' council of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce will be addressed next Monday evening at the Engineers' Club by officers of the United States Emergency Fleet Corporation. Among the speakers will be W. S. Seamans, Jr., Philadelphia, District Supply Manager; Miss Maude Fay, head of the Women's Employment Division; Colonel A. E. Evans, of the British Army, and J. H. Heron, a welfare worker. The speakers will tell of the war work of the corporation and Colonel Evans, who has seen three years of life behind the trenches, will tell of his experience in France. Gross Is Aid-de-Camp to Brigadier General According to word received here today, Lieutenant Henry M. Gross, son of City Commissioner E. Z. Gross, who went to France with the Rainbow division, has been made aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Hayes, following the successful passing of an examination in a special course in which he headed twenty-one men. Commissioner Gross said this afternoon that he had heard this report but could not confirm it. He said that the last he had heard from his son was that he had been appointed an instructor in machine gun work in the 92d division. W. W. Fletcher, Lawyer, Dies After Long Illness CARLISLE, Aug. 8. - William Wallace Fletcher, a prominent member of the Cumberland County Bar, died at his home on East High street last evening after an illness of more than a year. Mr. Fletcher was a graduate of Dickinson Law School. After completing his work there he was admitted to the Cumberland County Bar and practiced in Carlisle. For many years he was referee in bankruptcy of Cumberland County. BOY DROWNS AT BROWNSVILLE BROWNSVILLE, Aug. 8. - William Stillborn, Jr., 16, was drowned in the Monongahela river here last night. The boy was swimming across the stream and when about forty feet from shore was taken with an epileptic fit. West Shore, Cumberland Valley and Central Pennsylvania News Sergt. Russell, Local Boy, Reported Missing Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Russell received word last evening from the War Department in Washington that their son, Sergeant F. J. Russell, has been reported missing in action although his name has not yet appeared in the casualty lists. He was attached to Company M, 109th Infantry. The father of the missing boy was born in Germany and left that country some forty years ago. Today he states that he is very, very proud that his boy has been able to do something for the country which is his father's by adoption. Sergeant Russell ran away from home before he was 28 years old and affirmed that his age was 21. He was assigned to Troop H, Second Cavalry in 1898 and served during the Spanish-American War. After the close of this war he enlisted in the National Guard of Pennsylvania and last Winter he was attached to the company of which he was a member when reported missing in action. Previous to the mustering of the National Guard into the Federal Service, Russell was employed as a hostler in the Pennsylvania Railroad shops. Steelton Man Burned at Steel Co. Plant Harry Rhodes, 34 years old, 11 South Third street, Steelton, employed as a laborer in the Steelton plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company, received severe burns at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Attending physicians at the Harrisburg Hospital, where he was brought after the accident, say that his condition is serious. New Cumberland News; Heat Doesn't Bar Singing NEW CUMBERLAND, Aug. 8. - Although the weather was extremely hot, local citizens showed their patriotism when they assembled on Market Square for the community singing. Prof. E. G. Rose, with the New Cumberland Band, led the inspiring singing. J. N. Witmyer presided, reading several letters and making an address. The Rev. V. T. Rue, pastor of Baughman Memorial Methodist Church, is arranging to preach a series of sermons to men in September. The Rev. Mr. Rue asks all men who are non-churchgoers to send him a written slip stating the reason they do not go. He promises not to make any names public. All the stores were closed today as many proprietors and clerks attended the grocers' picnic at Hershey. The girls employed at the offices of the Government plant were sent home at 4.30 yesterday afternoon on account of the heat. Mrs. Warren Meck, of Harrisburg, spent Wednesday with Mrs. H. S. Reigle. George William Feathers, of Lebanon, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Weaver, of Fourth Street. Mr. and Mrs. Wilt, of Philadelphia, are visiting the former's sister, Mrs. Susan Fry, of Water street. Elwood Ross, proprietor of the electrical store on Third street, is spending a few days at Atlantic City. Miss Ada V. Horton, preceptress of the Shippensburg Normal School, is a guest of Mrs. H. D. Eisenberger and daughter Margaret. Miss Amy Trout, of Gap, Lancaster County, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Columbus Snyder. A large flat is run to the island every evening by the Steelton Ferry Company to accommodate the bathers. Mrs. Amos Shuler, of Seventh street, entertained the Ladies' Aid Society of the Church of God. Several men from the Government plant were taken to the Harrisburg Hospital yesterday, overcome by heat. The Susquehanna Woolen Mill and the New Cumberland Hosiery Mill closed down yesterday afternoon on account of the heat. Enters the Navy HARRY E. BURGER [photo] Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Burger, 553 Mahantonga street, is another Harrisburg boy to enter the service. He was formerly a fireman for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He has gone to Newport, Rhode Island, where he will be in training for some time as second class fireman for the Navy. Aviator Headed This Way From Speeceville An aviator, high in the air, passed over Speeceville this afternoon at 2.10 o'clock and headed down the Susquehanna River. The machine, apparently a monoplane, came into view from the western side of the river and may have come down the Juniata valley. Word was received here this afternoon of the flight and many persons in the city craned their necks for an hour, but at 3.15 o'clock the machine had not come into sight in Harrisburg. Later in the day the Edgar Lewis Motion Picture Company explained that the airplane belonged to them and was being used in making a picture above the city. Woman in Hospital With Self-Inflicted Wound Suffering from a self-inflicted bullet wound, Mr. F. W. McNeal, 1015 North Third street, is at the Harrisburg Hospital in a serious condition. The shooting occurred yesterday and Mr. McNeal attributes her attempt to the fact that she was suffering from a nervous breakdown for some time. Mr. McNeal was in the store below the apartment when he heard the shot and when he went upstairs he found her lying on the floor. LINEMAN'S HAND INJURED Frank Miller, 37 years old, who lives at 313 Broad street, and is employed as a lineman by the Automatic Telephone Company, was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital at 2 o'clock this afternoon suffering with injuries to the hand. Lightning Causes $20,000 Blaze on Cameron Farm Special to The Evening News MOUNT JOY, Aug. 8. - The large barn, residence and several outbuildings on a farm near here of former United States Senator J. Donald Cameron, tenanted by J. H. Hartman, were destroyed last night at 8.30 o'clock by a bolt of lightning. The loss is about $20,000 and is partially covered by insurance. This is the second fire that has occurred on a farm of Senator Cameron in three weeks, the other having destroyed a barn on the adjoining farm. LEGAL NOTICES EXECUTOR'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Pursuant to authority contained in the last will and testament of Albert T. King or Kuehne, late of Harrisburg, Pa., deceased, the undersigned will expose to public sale on Wednesday, August 14, 1918, in front of the Court House, Harrisburg, Pa., the following described real estate, late the property of said decedent, situate in the Seventh Ward of the city of Harrisburg aforesaid, to wit: No. 1. Fronting on the west side of Cameron street, 69 feet 7 inches, and extending in depth 164 feet more or less. Being lots Nos. 19, 20 and 21 on plan of winters & Mumma, recorded in Plan Book "A," page 65. No. 2. Fronting 70 feet on the west side of Cameron street, and extending in depth on the north 81 feet, more or less, and on the south 165 feet, more or less. Including lots Nos. 22, 23, 24, and 25 on said plan. No. 3. All the right, title and interest of said decedent in and to the land lying between the two tracts above described, fronting 20 feet on the west side of Cameron street, and extending in depth, same width, 165 feet, more or less. Being designated on said plan as Dauphin street. Sale to commence at 2 p.m., when terms and conditions will be made known by the undersigned. COMMONWEALTH TRUST CO., Executor. THE HARRISBURG STORAGE CO. - Will sell for storage and other charges, at their warehouses, 437-445 South Second street, Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, September 12, 1918 at 9 a. m., the following goods, (described as consigned and manifested), if all charges are not paid and goods removed before day of sale: Alvin Boyer, 1 steel tank; Thos. O. Donnell, 1 W. Mattress; H. D. Perry, 1 Box Dishes; F. H. Kohr, 1 Barrel Rf. Cement; Mrs. Jennie Brown, 1 Couch; Order Eagle Furniture Co., Ntfy. M. Schroeder, 1 Table Top and Leaves, 1 Table Base; H. A. Haley, 1 crate picture frames, F. E. Brugel Co., 5 Boxes Dried Fruit; C. F. Hoover, 1 Refg.; Wagner & Herbster, 1 Box Cocoa; Witman Bros., 1 Bundle Hoes; Webster Weaver, 1 Axle Box; J. McCrorey Co., 1 Barrel; Front & Market Supply Co., 1 Box Glass; M. H. Baker, 1 Bag Fire Clay Cement; Wisehaupt & Frazer, 239 Pails Animal Tonic, 100 sacks Animal Food, 1 box Animal Tonic, 1 Box. Adv. Matter; C. E. Milliken, 1 Wash. Machine; A. S. Noy, 1 Drum Reducing Oil; Order Scito Sign Co., Ntfy. M. E. Russ, Columbus Hotel, 4 Boxes Metal Signs; E. W. Sipple, 1 Keg Pickles; M. F. Garwin Co., 1 Carton Glass Jars; Witman Bros., 1 Dryer; Hbg. Burial & Casket Co., 1 Box Cement; Brown & Co., 1 Bundle Chairs; National Iron & Metal Co., 1 Bundle Old Hose; H. A. Maurer, 2 Crates Acetyline Generators, 1 Box Parts and 1 Box Gas Fixtures; Harry Reese, 1 Cart Soap; J. H. Kinsley, 1 Crate Baby Buggy; M. E. Bear, 1 Half Barrel Paint in Oil; I. B. Dickerson, 1 Box Polished Marble and 3 Boxes Rough Marble; Busy Bee Restaurant, 1 Barrel Neverdust; P. H. Morton Co., 1 Board Sign; Evans Burtnett Co., 1 Case Caustic Soda; E. W. Lowe, 1 Box Adv. Matter; Chas. C. Johnson, 2 Second Hand Wagon on Wheels; H. L. Fahl, 1 Box A. & P. Regulator, 1 Box Drugs; H. W. Walter & Son, 1 Crate Picture Frames; Miss Ella E. Varner, 1 Barrel Notions; P. H. Morton Co., 3 Crates Signs in Frames; Harry Grocer Krause, 1 Iron Folding Couch, 1 Bale Mattress; T. E. Hoff, 1 Bale Binder Twine; Christian Nauss, 1 Cast Iron Fitting; Mrs. L. M. Mith, 1 Box E. Ware; Globe Gear & Differential Grease Co., 2 Cases Grease; Order Touraince Co., Ntfy. J. A. Rose, 1 Case Confectionery; E. A. Smith, 1 Empty Gas Cylinder; Central Pa. Alcoholic Beverage Co., 1 Barrel empty bottles; Order Pgh. Electric & Mfg. Co., Ntfy. C. F. Bender, 1 Cs. Copper Wire, 1 Case Glass Shades; John A. Bentz, 1 Box Tools; F. W. Reuwer, 1 Box Furnace Castings; E. W. Miller, 2 Boxes Smoking Tobacco, 1 Case Cigarettes, 1 pkg., 2 Boxes Plug; George H. Hower, 1 bale mattress; Doorley & Co., 1 Bureau; John Stambaugh, 1 Buggy Top; Wincroft Stove Works, 1 Box Reamers; Rathbone & Brown, 1 Box Dutchess Trousers; William Crook, 1 Crated Washer; James Jefferson, 1 Cot, 1 Bundle Bedding, 1 Refrigerator; Witman-Schwarz Col., 2 boxes Macaroni; H. Wilt's Sons, 1 Crate Tops, 1 Crate Columns, 1 Crate Bases; B. C. Herman, 1 box Beans; Chas. Wm. Winger, 1 Heating Stove; Standard Bread Co., 2 Cases Corrugated Strawboard Boxes, K. D.; Mrs. Alvah F. Wright, 2 Boxes and 1 Barrel Dishes and Cooking Utensils; F. C. Keim, 1 Case Raisins; S. S. Steele, 1 Bag Middlings; Gamble Fuel Brickett Co., 1 Barrel Pet. Lubricating Oil; J. F. Hummel, 1 Box Tools; H. J. Heinz & Co., 1 Pail Pickles; B. W. Glover, 5 Boxes and 4 Cartons Goods; Ross Wenrich, 61 Pieces Household Goods; W. A. Norris, 10 Pieces Household Goods; Mrs. M. L. Stewart, 1 Trunk - By Order of HARRISBURG STORAGE COMPANY, 487 South Second street. Give Bretz Until Late Today to file Assets Harry M. Bretz, lawyer and school director who is under bail for criminal court on a charge of embezzlement, was given until office- closing time this afternoon to file his schedule of assets and list of creditors, with the county referee in bankruptcy, John T. Olmsted. Up until 3 o'clock he had not produced the necessary documents. While Bretz has turned in his statement of the assets and liabilities of Bretz Brothers, hardware dealers, in which firm he has a third interest, he had made no returns on his individual financial standing, up to the hour mentioned. Since the meeting of creditors, according to plans, is to be called for August 19, the schedule of Bretz's individual accounts must be in no later than today, for ten days' notice of the meeting must be given all creditors. LIGHTING CAUSES FLOOD BROWNSVILLE, Aug. 8. - Lightning which struck the reservoir of the Huron plant of the H. C. Frick Coke Company last night caused a break and the country for miles around was flooded. Trains were delayed for hours. ELECTED PRINCIPAL MOUNT JOY, Aug. 8. - Professor George Kunkle, of Wind Gap, was elected principal of the Mount Joy schools last night. Negro Slashed in Crap Game Along the River Last Saturday night, along the Susquehanna river at a point below New Cumberland, a quarrel broke out between several negroes, which ended in one of them being badly cut on the arm and the back. Three negroes, whose identity has not been established, were shooting crap and one of them was winning steadily. This caused the others to become angry and a fight started in which one of them was cut. All the men are employed on the Government building operations at Marsh Run and the injured man was placed under the care of Dr. Good, one of the physicians in charge at that place. Dr. Good stated this morning that although it was thought at first that the man was badly wounded, it was discovered that his injuries were not serious and that he is rapidly recovering. MANY MADE ILL AS COOL WINDS NIP HEAT WAVE When a windstorm broke suddenly over the city last evening about 6 o'clock, it was greatly appreciated by the populace which had been suffering for two days from a torrid wave that had broken all previous records in the history of the local Weather Bureau. The storm, unheralded by the bureau, it appears was a remnant of a hurricane which swept the southern coast of the country on Tuesday. The cooling winds broke the backbone of the extreme heat which had enveloped the city for the previous forty-eight hours. One curious feature that the windstorm brought with it was the resultant toll of illness among the emloyes of the various industrial plants in this section. Scores of workmen were compelled last night to lay off from work for a short time because the sudden drop of the mercury had made them ill. These men, who worked over furnaces, were seized with a nauseating feeling as the thermometer suddenly took a drop. Yesterday's High Mark Here Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock the mercury stood at 104.3, or just one-tenth of one degree lower than the highest record of the city, made Tuesday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. Late this afternoon the temperature hovered about the upper eighties. At noon it was only eighty-four, or twenty degrees cooler than the hottest parts of the prior two days and by 1 o'clock this afternoon the temperature was eighty-seven. It seemed hotter than this because of the humidity which was fifty percent at the time. Yesterday at the hottest the humidity was thirty-four per cent. There is a prospect this afternoon of a storm during the evening or night that may make life entirely bearable. This storm is in the middle distance some place this afternoon and the humidity and heat combined may bring it to a head here at any time. Harrisburg Second Hottest City Harrisburg was the second hottest city yesterday in the country. It was 104 here in the afternoon and at approximately the same time it was 106 at Philadelphia. There was some consolation for the stay-at-homes, however, for Atlantic City had the same temperature as this city. Washington also had the same temperature. After the threatening thunderstorm that sprinkled the city but did not settle the dust, the temperature here at 7 o'clock began dropping and during the night it got as low as seventy-six degrees. The mercury dropped fifteen degrees in the hour between 6.30 and 7.30. Large Industries Crippled Many large industries in Harrisburg and vicinity were greatly crippled by the intense heat. Both the Bethlehem Steel Company and the Central Iron & Steel Company maintained a complete working schedule throughout the period of the hot wave but at a reduced output. On Tuesday the Harrisburg Pipe & Pipe Bending Works was compelled to close down operations in several departments but all of these departments opened again this morning with full strength. Smaller factories and mills throughout the city and vicinity reported reduced operations owing to the terrific strain on the employes. In some instances entire plants were closed down all of yesterday. 8 Prostrations at Marsh Run About one hundred laborers working on the large Government Quartermaster department's supply depot at Marsh Run laid off yesterday at noon and work in every department was slackened. During the course of the day there were eight laborers prostrated by the heat but none of these cases resulted in death. The roofers, whose work demands that they expose themselves to the direct rays of the sun, were the first to lay off and they did so about 3.30 yesterday afternoon and started a new shift at an early hour this morning. Other crews made similar arrangements to evade the heat. The Trail of Death The hot wave, which appears to be now showing some mercy upon the city, left its sad touches when it caused the death of four people and the prostration of many others. Park Proxell, of Lykens, Peter Wade, of Locust Grove, Charles R. Bowen, of this city, and John Felker, of Hillsdale, all succumbed from the effects of the heat. The reported prostrations were Naomi Blackwell, of Steelton; Jacob German, an employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad; Walter Shippley, this city; Lillian Flynn, this city; Harry E. Bickel, Enola; J. C. Firestone, Washington Heights, and Sherman J. Albert, this city. The condition of none of these has been reported as serious and it is expected they will soon be allowed to return to their homes from the Harrisburg Hospital. RETURN AFTER VISIT Miss Rachel Thomas and brother, Osborne Thomas, 3212 Green street, have returned from Clarksburg, W. Va., where they visited relatives. 3 More Join Student Nurse Reserve Corps Miss Frances M. Scott, of the Harrisburg Hospital, who is in charge of the local recruiting station for the Student Nurse Reserve Corps, announces the following new names added to the list of applicants: Miss Veronica Robinski, Miss Maude Ney and Miss Irene Myers, all of this city. A special plea is made to high school graduates to register for this work which is of vital importance at present, as every young woman who enters training is releasing for service a trained nurse for "over there." Not only is the call for student nurses to enter the Army Schools of Nursing but the need is just as imperative in the civilian training schools, which number 1579 in this country. Applicants are received at the recruiting station at the Harrisburg Hospital between the hours of 9 A. M. and 3 P. M. daily.