Carlisle Evening Herald from Carlisle, Pennsylvania • 1

NlNG 82nd YEAR NO. 245' PA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY .1, 1919 SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS HERALD TELLS EXPERIENCES WHILE IN FRANCE WEST PENNSBORO TEACHERS' MEETING DEFENSE COUNCIL TO CONTINUE NOISE USHERS IN THE NEW YEAk Congress to Seek olution Railroad Problem Investigation to Be Started Soon to Go to the Roots of the Questions Involved Large Transport With Wounded Soldiers Goes Aground Off Fire Island This Morning in Fog (International News) Wsh: With the opening of- the new year Congress prepared to tackle the most difficult problem that hs confronted it for years An investi- gation will be started in a few days to go to the very roots of the entire laiU'cad problem and to seek the means some ratievval and definite rol-ution. ci Congress are now taking- sides cither for or against government ownedshi-p, an 1 several Senators are preparing dresses to be delivered on the floor of the Senate. SERGEANT .1.

WILLIAM SMITH HAS HAD BAD LUCK Letter to Sister, Mrs. Arnold, of This Place, Ncrratcs in Entertaining Style Recent Activities Overseas The following letter has been re- ceived by Mrs. May. E. Arnold, of this place, from fcergeant J.

William Smith, a men fcer of a motor truck company, row in active service in France. Dec. 10, 1918 I To my dear loving Sister and Fain- ilyrf Just a little note to tail you that I mi pretty well at present, and Jiopo that when this reaches you it will find you and family in 'he best "r-f health. May, I expected to be home with you by Christ- mas, fcuif the hard breaks that comes 'your wnen you are in VArny change things, and this is r.v. second one that I run up against in over month.

The1 first one came this to; We were all cheeked up to leave for the states, the second week in November. A convoy came in and brought a patient to our ward that night the next morning they dir-rovered he had the mealses so we were quarantined for fourteen days. I lived that out pretty well. The quarantine was lifted and we -were checked vrr for the States again ito go oni a convoy tha'; was going out 'December 6th. On December 4 a giy that just arrived in France the "first week in November ot this, year was in my ward and that morhing "he told the ward master his throat was a little sore.

Tho boys told him not to sav afiythine about it just then as he was going to another ward at He ten o'clock. This was eight said he would, so far so good. But, when the nurse came he told her and the told tlo Doctor. Good Night, we were quarantined for Mumps fourteen days longer, so you can see the in life while at war. Now the war is over and the victory is ours ami.

Uncle Saanei Ouas quit transpertinj" troops to France, so when they lift this quarantine on the 18 chances are pretty good? for us, to lie in good old! S. by New Years. May, I never was in such circumstances in all of my life. The last pay I received was in August. The last letter I received was Sep- temiber 8th from Mary and I want to tell you that it makes you feel pretty Ra wnen you flon't near from your ones home, its worry- worry all of the time.

But thank God it isj not long unil the conditions will change. As the censon permits: it now I will tell you some of th( places and the fronts that I was on. We started on the Chateau Thierry drive cn July 3rd. We wer" on that bat- tie front for seventy day. starting three miles north of Thierry, crossing the Marne rivei' "owing the retreating" Huns tin -Th that section' across the Vesle into Fismes a distance of 48 miles We were withdrawn! "on September 10.

One of the bloodiest battles I that was ever fought wast on, July 15th across the Marne river on 208 "hill caused by thef wonderful stand the American soldiers made against the Prussian Guards, the Kaiser's select armc'l outnumbering the Americana five to one and, at five (o'clock -that night' we had them retreating' so fast that we, had to jump oni trucks toi, keep them in eight and we were capturing them by tjhe hundreds 'from that daj until Nov. 11 when the armistice was signed. Victory was "Iri favor of the Allies and a crushing defeat was facinjj the barbarious Kaiser and his Army. That battle General Pershing said was the death blow to our enemy that will go dowro in history that will stand so long as thte world. From that day oa he called our Division hia "Iron Division," or the fighting devils from the state.

There were many monaj hard battles but none to compare with that one in any way I was there ard did my bit you can bet. When we were taken from Fismes, end were sent to Epemey From there we were sent to the Ver-durt front to relieve the forty second Division. That was September 12. I will tell you now why: I "was sent to the hospital and all about it, but don't worry, I am all right again. I bad Malaria just as I used' to get it at home.

I was treated; for that and got well. I was fl-t Bloior a replacement camp. There I was assigned to( the 138th; MSchine Gun Battalion of the 35 Division, Co. D. We were sent to the 'Argonne Forest.

From there we were sent to COUNTY ORGANIZATION TO BE KEPT INTACT FOR MONTHS Department of Child Welfare, Under Direction of Mrs. J. E. Sweeney, Camp Hill, Will be Very Active Volunteer Police to Continue in Service IWhile the State organization cf the Pennsylvania Council of National Defense and Committee of Putolici Safety ceased to function yesterday along the lines which have given such effective aid in the prosecution cf the war, the Cumberland County Branch, which has had its offices at the of Commerce, plans to remain active. New Year's letters, outlining the new plans, have been sent to all members of the County Committee and Community Councils.

The principal changes involve the curtailing of expense and less activity by some departments although some of them will still have many projects to carry through. However, the organization built up in Cumberland Ccunty which has proved so effective in war work, and the activity of which has in many instances been a model for the State, will be kept together for any new calls which may be made during the period of reconstruction. The Volunteer Home Defense Police, cf which O. E. Brindle is the county head, and which plan was early in the war adopted for (State use.

will be keipt together. Compilation of the Roll of Honcr will be continued, the organization working with the various Red Cross chapters and Pennsylvania War History Commission in the matter of securing names of and data concerning men in service. The headquarters at the Chamber of Commerce will be as usual and in fact for the next few months there will be practically no change in the status or work of the organization. The new department cf Child1 Welfare.headed bv Mrs. J.

E. Sweeney, Camp Hill, will be the most active of the departments of the former Woman's Committee. A CIVIC CLUB MEETING OF UNUSUAL INTEREST The next meeting of the Civic Club, which will be held in the rooms of the club, over the store of Cochran and Alcock, at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, is quite out of the ordinary line, and promise to be of unusual interest. Members of the families of Carlisle soldiers and sailors arc most cordially invited to be present at that time as guests of the club. Rev.

H. B. Stock will speak briefly and there will be recitations and patriotic music. The afternoon will close with a "get-acquainteti" hour. If you are a wife, mother, daughter or sister of any of those Carlisle has sent to war.

come. Please pass this word along the line. MYRTLE RAUDABAUGH DIES The death of Miss Myrtle Rauda-baugh occurred at midnight last year at the home of her parents, and Mrs. Charles Raudabaugh, on the York Road, Dickinson township, after a short illness of She was 19 yaars old and is survived by her parents; one sister and five brothers, as follows: Laura. Franklin, Jesse, Lester, Paul and Grant.

Funeral arrangements are not complete at this time. The family ha3 been badly afflicted with "flu," seven members being confined to bed at one time. All are improved but Mr. Raudabaugh is still suffering with the disease. MRS.

NEFF DIED TODAY Mrs. Neff, who resided at 231 West Lincoln street, died this morning at 7:30 o'clock, following a few days' illness from a complication of diseases. She was 26 years of age. Besides her husband she is survived by five children. No funeral announcements- have been made.

FIVE HUNDRED "FLU" CASES IN PENN TOWNSHIP Having pract'cally escaped during tho first influenza scourge, Penn township is now in. the throes of the disease, with art estimate of about five hundred cases throughout that part of the country, in the past two weeks. Centerville alone has about 51 persons sick and in some instances five and six members of a family afflicted. Frw deaths have occurred however, but the nursing problem confronts the in most cases help ach other, and many times under trying for the HOUSING SITUATION BROUGHT TO LIGHT SURVEY SHOWS LESS THAN TWELVE ROOMS AVAILABLE Community Can Not Exand and' May Suffer in Many Ways From Lack Proper Facilities For Transients Immediate Action Needed The present transient accomodation in Carlisle is such as to seriously interfere with the growth and expansion of the community. These Several men stationed at the institution nave orougm; ineir wives froirn other localities and they are cmmloved in local industries.

the men planning1 to locate "permanently utation, and immediately following her work in that connection she visited the -regional conferences thrrusrh Sepith America. She has been an all- around-the-world traveler, missT-nary neids being the special objects of her study. The meeting is "iin to all that are interested in t'-'s ectivites that mow loom on tne world'e horizon. WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING Committee has Arranged Excellent Programs J. Kelso Green and W.

G. Rice and Rev. Glenn PL Shafer to Speak Under the direction of a committee consisting of M5ss Margaret Houston, Miss Ethel Wolfe an 3 Earl Stover, arrangements have been completed for the sub-local institute for the teachers of West Pennsboro township. The sessions, one in the and one in the evening, will be held in the Plain-field grammar school FrHay, January 3. The program follows: Afternoon Session, 1:30 Devotional exercises, Rev.

R. H. Dick. Song. Topic: "How to Eliminate Waste in the School," Miss Lacy Williams, Miss Lina Piper.

Recitation. Topic: "Hoy May We Employ the Bright Pupils When They Have Mastered Their' Lessons?" Miss Velva Myers, Miss Irene Wauga-man. Kong. Practical demonstration, (subject to be selected by teacher), Mrs. R.

H. Dick. Vocal duet. Topic: "Drawing with Special Reference to the Primary Miss Nellie Dich. (Recitation.

Address, Prof. W. G. Rice, deputy superintendent of the public schools of Cumberland County. Evening Session, 7:00 Song.

Topic: "The Patriotic Side of Education," Miss Nellie Ginter, Edith Hipipcnsteel. Recitation. Ad'dress, Prof. J. Kelso Green, county superintendent cf public schools.

Solo, Address, Rev. Glenn M. Shafer. DO YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF THE SOLDIER'S STRIPES? So. many questions are asked about the insignia on the arms of our fighting men, that it may be of interest to know just "What ia what." On the right arm, a gold denotes a wound.

If a sold'ier receives more than one wound in one battle, he receives only one V. If, however, he receives several wounds, each in a separate battle, he is given as many Vs as he has wounds. On the left arm a gold denotes six months in foreign service; a blue denotes three months service, hence nine months service is ('enoted by a blue and a gold anld. one year by two gold Vs. A scarlet denotes honorable discharge.

Soldiers that have served in this country are given a silver for each 6ix months of service. COMPANY OF OLD EIGHTH HAD 179 CASUALTIES Company 112th Infantry, of Chamlbersburg, according to word from its officers, lost 26 lulled, had 144 wounded and nine missing daring it's service. Its main battles were the fifth German offensive, Ourcq and Vesle, Meuse-Argonne and Thiaucourt. A number of members of the company, formerly of the Eighth Pennsylvania National Guard, were from Harrisburg. A Happy and Prosperous New Year to All Our Friends and Fellow Citizens The old year has been a sad one and a glad one.

Let us welcome the New Year with a firm resolve to make this a better world to live in. Big events will come to pass in the coming months which will have an influence on every good American. Let us be ready let us prepare our town to that we may derive the most benefit. Our store will be closed tomorrow, January lit, at noon. KRONENBERG'C The Dependable Store.

WATCH MEETING HELD AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Town Wore Holiday Garb With Banks, Court House Offices and Many Stores Closed Industries Run Full Time Today Ring out 'ic old, Ring in the new;" and Carlisle did. As the clocks boomed the tic hour of midnight, the lid was literally torn off in this town, and i church bells and fire whistles rang and shrieked, until the city was nearly deafened. Autoists added to the terrific din by pressing their fingers to the klaxons and holding them, there for minutes at a time. Blank cartridges fired from revolvers were also used to welcome the New Year 1919. Watch night services were held at the First Lutheran church, begin- ning at 11 o'clok.

They exte.i'-: until a few minutes after mindight. The pastor gave a talk appropriate, to the character of the meeting and many hymns were also. Residents from e-ery part of the community fired a fusillade of shots into the air just as the clocks struck 12. Today the town assumed a holiday aspect in many respects, a majority cf the stores and all the banks being closed. The Y.

M. C-A. held an open house throughout the entire day, and tonight a reception will be held for the intermediate class. An attractive program has been arranged and not only members but their friends are urged tc. attend.

Just as the New Year arrived rain was falling in torrents, presaging anvthinp but good for the next vear. The rain, last night, contrast cd sharply with the large amount of snow that was on the ground this date last year. The court house offices were all closed during the day. Industries, on the other hand, for the most part followed their regular routine of work during the entire day. SAMUEL KELLEY KILLED BY TRAIN AT SHIPPENSBURG (Samuel Kelley, aged (19 years, flhippemlbrg, -was killed last evening at 7:15 o'cl in the Shippensburg yards of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad when he attempted to alisrht from a v-k train on which he was returni.i frnm Palmvra.

His body was thrown under the wheels of the car and his skull was crushed. The body was horribly i mangled. Kelley was a mebmer of a Philadelphia and Reading work crew and was returning home at the time of the accident. The body was turned ever to Undertaker J. Beatty Bar bour for burial.

Kelley is survived by his wife, two children, his parents, two sisters and three brothers. ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR SALE OF W. S. S. DURING YEAR Philadelphia, Jan.

1. War Savings Stamps for 1919 will ibe blue and slightly smaller than the 1918 issue and will be ornamented by a portrait cf Benjamin Franklin- The new War Savings Stamps will be pasted on a new certificate and will not be redeemable when -pasted on a 1918 certificate. Thrift iStam.ps, which are redeemable in War Savings (Stamps, will not be changed in the new year. Thrift Stamps purchased in 1918 can be put on the same card with those bought in 1019 arid both can be used in the purchase of War Savings Stamps. The price of the 1919 stamps will ha the same as last year, Sixteen Thrift Stamps purchased 25 cents each may be attached to a cord and, with the ol 12 cents, the holder will be entitled in January to a War Savings Stamp redeemable for $5 at maturity.

Each month one cent is adedd to the $4 worth of Thrift Stamps with which a $5 War Savings Stamp may be purchased. MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION The Carlisle Ministerial 'Association will hold its regular monthly meeting on Mcndav, January 6. in Uhe Y. M. C.

A. parlors at 10 o'clock in the The Rev. H. B. Stock will deliver the address taking for his subject "Savonarola." DR.

DOWNES RECOVERING Dr. F. E. Downesv superintendent of the Harrisburg schools, who has been confined to his home with an attack of pneumonia for the past several weeks, is rapidly recovering and yesterday was able to sit up for a short time. 4 facta seem evident from information New York.

City The large trans- secured as a result of the survey port, "Northern Pacific" carrying conducted by the Carlisle Chamber 148 officers and .2304 men, 1600 'of Commerce to lisUavailabla ac-the latter being bounded, went comodation3 fot visitors to the town, a shore off Fire Inland at 3 o'clock 'to supplement hotel and boarding this morning during a heavy fog. facilities. No one was injured and destroys J- In an interview with a represcn-rushed to the rescue. The wounded tative of the Herald this morning, 'i j. iv.

ia I the Secretary of the Chamber of men will be taken by other vessels mmerce than a to the docks here, and then attempts dozen oms had been listed at the will be made to float the vessel. office after a three weeks' survey. (The plan was introduced by the Rem: More than 100,000 Italian Chamber some weeks ago in order that places could be secured for vis-prisoners in Austrian camps died itors coming to meet relatives and from disease, starvation and neglect, friends at the General Hospital it was announced today. Other facts tend to show that (the 4 of rooms and apartments Baltimore, Md. When l' brake whjicn an be given over to persons i who desire to remain only a few of a trolley car failed to operate 3 or -weeks in the town is dis- properly today, the car dashed down I tjnctly jirnite(J and the town may steep grade, leaving the -tracks greatly in loss of (business and crashing into a building.

Two revenue unless some steps are taken lersons are reported killed, and ten to provide additional facilities. he Home Service Section of the seriously wounded. Carlisle Red Cross faces a problem number of requests have been Paris: If the United States in- 'made to that organization recently creases its fleet, France will give to securing housing for wives and assistance, will demand that the other relatives of soldiers stationed British fleet be not reduced. at the U. S.

Hospital and much troub le has been, experienced in placing )Wash The. pressing meed of ersions in every case, some of the skilled labor is being urged as a rea-'more active member- planning to fon for the rapid demobilization! of give rooms in their homes, from the army. Labor Department, ex-, purely patriotic motives if something perts assert that while general lab- cannot be done. or is in demand, in omc places I The coming of the Hospital to there is a serious shortage of train-'Carlisle already means much for the cd workmen I per- Amsterdam: More than 200 sons were killed and wounded durins the recent fighting between the Ger- mans ana wie roies at rosen. aer- in Carlisle after discharge, lin dispatch states that the Poles' Tho transient accomodation situa-ccrrounded the Germans.

seems to call for immediate and prompt action. Philadelphia Guards stationed at the home of every prominent citizen A MISSIONARY MEETING OF and at all public buildings prevented j' UNUSUAL INTEREST a recurrance last nignt of the out-1 rages perpretrated on Monday night On Friday evening next, Jan 3, when bombs 'destroyed "part of the. at eight o'clock, Miss Carrie J. homes of three of the city's leading Carnahan, of Pittsburgh, will give a residents. Five hundred members missionary talk in the Lecture room of the Home Defense Police, have of the Allison M.

E. Church, been called to woiik and are now act- Misa Carnahan is unusually well ing as plain clothes men in con junc-, equipped for her work as a speaker tion with the federal and state of-j on missions. A few years ago she ficers. a member fthe Panama. D- London: The report i current here that Bolsheviki forces are now advancing' on Reval and Riga.1.

Wash: Acting' on the charges mads that at Brest there are 7000 American eoldiers living jn abject misery, Secretary Baker ordered that an investigation be made. (Continued on pa go 8).