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THE GETTYSBURG TIMES. FIFTEENTH TEAR GETTYSBURG, MONDAY, MAY 28th, 1917. PRICE TWO CENTS SOLDIERS START FOR GETTYSBURG Leave Camps in Texas and Begin Long Journey to this Place. SUPPLIES ARE RECEIVED Several Carloads of Groceries here. Two Camp' Sites for First Few Weeks.

Starting from Brownsville and p- El Paso, Texas, eight trainloads of soldiers and their equipment began their long journey to-day to Gettysburg where they will be quartered for the next two months and devote their time to training- volunteers for the infantry arm of the service. The commands are the Fourth and Seventh United States Regulars. They ate due to arrive here on the evening of June 1st and the morning June' 2nd. will be in sections weeks and later will be established on one large site, after growing crops are harvested. The one section will be along the Emmitsburg Road immediately South of the Codori-'farm.

The other will be nearer town and a short distance South'of the Catholic Cemetery. Both are on Government ground. TKese two regiments were originally ordered to split up and with the volunteers to" form four new regiments. Later orders indicate that six new regiments are to be formed here from them so that it may be that there will be even more than the 8000 men in camp expected. Both regiments will come in over the Western Maryland from Hagerstown, the road getting them from other lines at various" points.

Due notice will be given in The Times of the approximate arrival so that people generally may have the opportunity to see the detraining of the men, the unloading of equipment, and the establishment of the ettmp. All preparations "here are going along with the system and precision with which the United States Army te noted. The first carloads of provisions were received on Sunday, two coming in with groceries and other supplies. They will be stored in the carbarn at the power plant. The big section of the building has been equipped with flooring and the other arrangements necessary to prepare it to receive the immense quantities of food which will be housed there and then conveyed, as needed, by the thirty six motor trucks which will be brought here as part of equipment of the two regiments.

The laying of pile lines and making all other necessary arrangements on the camp grounds will, now go or- without, delay. Much of the vvork, however, will be done by the men after their arrival here and then, as soon as the volunteers arrive, the work of training them will be started and kept up without intermission. MORE IN SERVICE Joins Medical Corps. Young Woman to go lo France. Dr.

E. A. Miller, East Berlin, a son of Mr. and Mrs. S.

Miley Miller, of Baltimore street, has enlisted in the- Medical Reserve Corps of the Army. lie is one of the first of the Adams County doctors to do this. H. Edward Barbehenn, of North Stratton street, has gone to Philadelphia, where he has secured employment in the Schuylkill Arsenal. C.

Russell Paxton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Paxton, of Gettysburg, has joined the United States 'Army as a member of; the medical corps. He left Saturday morning for Fort Slocum, New York. He is a former student of the "Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.

Harry W. Redding visited his parents and friends Sunday. He has enlisted in the Navy, and left to-day to take up his post. Miss Pauline Stock, daughter of E. C.

Stock, of Baltimore, and a former merchant of York Springs, spent FEW EXCURSIONS FOR WEDNESDAY General Cutting Down of Passenger Service Is the Reason. EXPECTING MOTOR CROWD Believe they will Help to Make up for Reduction in by Train. Persons Coming here So far as the railroads are concerned, Gettysburg's Memorial Day crowd will not compare with those of other years. This is the prediction freely made by those who notice the lack of interest shown generally in arranging special excursions for this place for May 30th. The cause is the.

of the men on o.ther roads got as high EXCURSIONS HERE Sunday and Monday Bring Various Parties lo batik-field. A special train over the Reading Sunday brought several hundred persons here who spent Sunday on the battlefield. The returning train left at five o'clock in the evening. To-day one of the Lutheran churches of Baltimore brought an excursion here with 150 people. They bpent part of the time at the college and seminary and the remainder on the battlefield.

They took dinner James social rooms. BLAZE THREATENS NEARBTVILLAGE Settlement between Littlestown and Hanover is Endangered by Fire. THREE DAYS' STORM Many Lu't-s Lost anil Millions Damage to Property. in THREE BARNS DESTROYED in the Si. Horse and Automobile Consumed in Blaze which Caused Total Loss ol'i Nearly Five Thousand.

GET BACK PAY Eight Hour Law Gels Good Checks for Railroaders. The Western Maryland to-day paid wages due from the Eight Hour law, the other roads having paid up. Some general retrenchment made necessary in passenger service. The Reading has but one special several days here last week with the booked and thafc is to come from Reading and. Allentown.

The Western Maryland will run specials from Baltimore and York, but they are featuring Pen Mar fully as much as Gettysburg, and many of these excursionists will go straight through. Compared with other years when the Western Maryland ran long trains from Cumberland, Keyser, Frostburg, Lonaconing, snd numer- as S100. Western Maryland men welcome the return as a sort of unexpected luck. Three barns were burned to the ground partially destroyed in a fire which occurred Saturday night shortly after 11:30 o'clock, and (By Telegraph) Chicago, May 28--Two hundred and thirty eight known dead, and 1112 injured, compose a part of the damage done by the series of tornadoes which i swept over the Middle West and parts of the South Friday, Satiuday, and Sunday. Thousands arc destitute anil less, and the property loss has run into millions of dollars.

The storm began Friday in Kansas. Late Saturday it visited towns in the vicinity of St. Louis and spread North and East, going as far North as Chicago, and extending into Indiana. On Sunday Alabama, Tennessee, which for a while threatened with de- Arkansas, and Kentucky were visited, struction the village of Pennville, be- SAFELY THROUGH NEST ORJ-BOATS Men whose Progress Gettysburg is Watching Amve in Liverpool. AT ONCE CABLE MESSAGE All Well after Journey Across tic.

One Officer and Two Privates Known here. and another tornado hit Illinois, families of Dr. E. H. Markley mid C.

W. Gardner. Miss Stock, who has been a nurse at Johns Hopkins University, expects to sail about June first with a. Red Cross unit for France. Dr.

Finney, the noted stir- geon, will head the party. BIGLERVILLE SERVICES INJURED IN FALL DOWN STAIRWAY Little Child Tells of Mother's Accident. Was Painfully Hurt. Mrs. Harry Geiselman, of East Middle street, is confined to bed by.

injuries received Sunday morning when she fell headlong down the flight of cellar steps at her home. She was hanging up some kitchen utensils in the cellar-way when she lost her footing and fell the entire way. A little child went into another room and, though not old enough to tell what had happened, kept repeating to Mr. Geiselman the word "Mama" until he realized that something was wrong. He hurried out to the other room and soon found his ftife lying unconscious at the foot of i the stairway.

i As he reached her side she partially regained consciousness and was able, with assistance, to get up the cellar-steps. Her shoulder so badly swollen that it is impossible to ascertain the exact extent of her injuries, which, while not serious, are very painful. ous other points this year's travel will amount to scarcely anything and the motor cars will have to be relied upon to bring the greater part of the crowd. With favorable weather, it is be- lieved that the automobile will, to a large extent, supply the shortage in Memorial Day visitors. The rain of Alemorial Exercies there to be Held in the Morning.

Memorial exercises will be held in Biglerville on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock. START ANOTHER FIRST AID CLASS Members of Second Twenty Five who Decide to Take up Course. The second "First Aid" class will Sunday and to-day has been enough hold its first meeting in the Episcopal to put the roads in comfortable shape provided there is no more downpour, and with clear sky on Tuesday and Wednesday, several thousand motor tourists may be confidently expected. The program for the parade and exercises in the cemetery shows trie regulation day without any special feature. But Memorial Day at Gettysburg at any time is an impressive event and, in view of the present national crisis, will likely be more so this year than for' a long time.

TO RESUME SPORTS Movement to Restore Athletics to Colleges is Urged. COMING WEDDING TRAMPLED BY HORSE Animal Broke Joseph Scott's Ribs, Crushing- them into His Lung. Falling 1 from the rear of. a buggy while the vehicle was being backed by the driver, Joseph Scott, aged thirty-five years, a resident of New Market, York County, was trampled by the horse and so badly injured that he died within' a half hour. The accident occurred about 2:30 a.

Sunday at New Market. Two men occupied the buggy and Scott and another man were standing on the rear of the buggy. When the driver backed the team Scott lost his balance and fell. The animal came back on him, and tramped on his chest, breaking four cribs on his right side, crushing them into his lung. A doctor was summoned by the man who died within a half hour.

He leaves his wife and two sons, one four years old and the other fifteen. Miss Louise Stahle and Ralph D. Strevig to be Married. Invitations were issued to-day for the marriage of Miss Louise Saba Stahle and Ralph Dennis Strevig- which will take place at half past A strong movement is on foot to restore athletics in the colleges and universities throughout the country. When war was declared many schools of learning thought they would be doing the patriotic thing by cancel- ling base ball games, track meets and so forth.

Since however, President Wilson," among othei-s, has advised the colleges to keep sports alive in the colleges. So many of Gettysburg's rivals took this action that local schedules were demoralized and Parish House at eight o'clock on Friday evening-, June 1. Meetings will be held weekly at the same time. Dr. J.

P. Dalbey will be the instructor and Dr. C. G. Crist the examiner for his class.

All are urged to be prompt. The fee of one dollar will include the price of text book and certificate. Those persons who were unavoidably absent from the first lecture of the first class may attend the first lecture of the second class. The following persons' have applied for the course. If anyone is unable to take the course she is requested to tween Littlestown and Hanover.

The loss is estimated at $4,500, partly covered by insurance. Consumed in the flames were a driving horse and a 191G touring automobile. The buildings destroyed were those of Amos Unger, Amos Hohf, and Ellsworth Raffensberger, while the barn of Thomas Yinglinp: was partly destroyed. The blaze was first discovered by Robei-t Sell "and Harry Rambo, who Were returning from Hanover. The flames were shooting from the Raffensberger building.

An appeal for aid was immediately sent to the Hanover Fire department, both the Eagle Fire company and the Hanover Fire company No. 1, responding. Before their arrival the three buildings destroyed were a mass of flames. It was only a short time before the fire fighters got the situation in hand and the progress of the flames was stayed with one stream of water and several chemical streams. Although the direct cause of the fire is not known, the blaze is said to have originated in the part of the building on the Raffensberger property, where a garage is maintained.

Raymond Kline, who had leased and stored his car in the building, is said to have returned a half hour previous to the- fire breaking out, and it is thought possible the blaze started from a gasoline explosion, Of the buildings destroyed the largest was that of Amos Unger, who will sustain the heaviest loss. The bam was GO by 60 feet in dimensions. A McCORMICK VOLUNTEERS notify the secretary once so that horge belonging to Mr. Raffensberg- seven on the evening of Tuesday, I the same step had to be taken here June 12th. The wedding will be solemnized at the home of Miss Stable's mother, Mrs.

T. J. Stahle, on Baltimore street. MOOSE--JUDY Parsonage Wedding Solemnized Biglerville on Sunday. BILL BECOMES LAW Fruit Growers of the Counly Pleased over Result.

Governor Brumbaugh on Saturday signed the Beales apple packing and branding bill which was urged by the Fruit, Growers' Association of Adams County. The bill will insure honestly marked'and apples, will be a protection to the consumer, and a great benefit 'to the" orchardist who raises fine fruit. At the Lutheran parsonage in Biglerville on Sunday, Rev. C. F.

Floto married Miss Esther P. Judy and Clarence E. Moose. The bride is a native of New York State but lately has been living in Middletown where Mr. Moose is employed.

He is a son of John Moose, of near Biglerville. They will reside in Middletown. WANT FLOWERS A special meeting to be held at Washington-has been called by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The conference will be held on a date during the month of August, which will be announced later. In addition lo the Executive Committee of the -N.

C. A. A. prominent college athletic authorities and advisers, representing all parts of the country, will be invited to attend. Major Palmer E.

Pierce, president of the N. C. A. has requested that suggestions relative to the restoration of athletics at the colleges and universities be forwarded to the secretary of the organization in order that the executive committee may have material upon which to base data to lay before the meeting. her place may be given to someone Miss Bessie Breighner, Miss Anna McSherry, Miss Stella Raffensperger, Mrs.

Beulah Schmidt, Miss Goldie Widder, Miss Margaret Cunningham, Miss Helen Cunningham, Mrs. William A. Granville, Miss Bernadette Miss Jeanne Sieber, Miss Martha Dickson, Miss Ruth Hamilton, Miss Lottie Raffenspergev, Miss Mary Ramer, Miss Zita Ramcr, Mrs. C. N.

Gitt, Miss Carrie Codori, Miss Mary Cope, Miss Mary Power, Miss Eileen Power, Miss Raf- er's mother, who was visiting in the village, perished in the flames. A surrey Unger burn and several other smaller articles burned. Nearly every thing "in the Unger and Ilohf barns was saved. MORE TO FT. NIAGARA Gettysburg Contributes Large Number to Officers' Cnuip.

Twenty nine more Gettysburg- College and Seminary students, recom- fensperger, Miss Stella Biddle, Miss mended by Major F. L. Graham, were notified this morning that they Would be sent to report to the commanding Will Prepare Buttonieres War Veterans. for Civil Small flowers, 'suitable for buttonhole bouquets, will be gratefully received Wednesday morning, the SOtli, at the Methodist church where the white ribbon bouquets for the veterans will be arranged by those in charge. SPECIAL black silk taffeta and messaline dresses, georgette crepe collars, gathered skirts, fancy patch pockets, worth $12 and $15.00 at $7.90 and $9.00.

G. W. Weaver 1 7. WANTED: time-keeper and glove factory assistant. Regular employment.

Mussulman Canning Company, 1 LARD wanted. Reichlc, the 1 SPENT SUNDAY HERE Known in Many Countries for his Y. M. C. A.

Work. Dr. Robert Weidensall, of Chicago, spent Sunday here and addressed the service in the College Lutheran church in the evening. Dr. Weidensall was the fii'st international- secretary of the college Young Men's Christian Association.

He was graduated from Gettysburg College in 1860 and several years ago received the degree of doctor of divinity from this institution. The new Y. M. C. A.

building at, the school is to be named in his honor. REMEMBER that graduation present. mcnt J. S. Ziegler 1 -advcrtise- Lorna Weaver, Miss Miriam Weaver, Miss Lily Dougherty.

Littlestown reports one hundred and forty two members of the Red Cross. A branch will be prganized at Cashtown on Thursday. The Gettysburg chapter will have open house in Iluber's Drug Store on Memorial Day. Visitors arc welcome. The work of the Red Cross will be explained, literature will be given out and members will be enrolled.

liion, New York, with a total population of 13,000 has 8000 members of the Red Cross. In many York cities the enrollment is one-third of the population. In Gettysburg the enrollment is thus far one-eighth. HANOVER WANTS 2000 Big CompaiRii fpr Red Cross in Neijtl'-. Bennett.

boring Town. I officer at Fort Niagara, 'on- June first, for enlistment in the training- camp now being- held there. The following compose the number: Ralph V. Ilankey, William C. Campbell, Harry T.

Stratten, Frank B. Williams, Albert H. Zeilinger, Lawrence E. Rost, John M. Lcntz, Stuart E.

Duff, Wilbur S. Mellinft-er, Harry W. Line, Guy A. Phillips, Allen C. McNitt, Maurice H.

Miller, James Kelly, Bernard Gehauf, Charles F. Edward II. Buck, Harry A. Brown, Paul B. Shearer, William B.

Harper, Franklin L. Hokc, James S. Richards, William B. Scheffer, Seibert D. Eberly, Grayson II.

Bowers, David M. HefTelfinger, William J. I Saul, Edward L. Ilolman, Victor W. Is Promptly Accepted as Clei-k in Registration.

ro (By Telegraph) Harrisburg, May 28--Vance C. McCormick, Democratic national chairman, to-day volunteered as clerk for the Selective Service Registration Board of the Second District, in "All well, arrived to-day in Liverpool." This message was received Sunday night from Base Hospital No. 10, under command of Dr. Richard H. Harte, which left Philadelphia for the war front on May 12.

This is the unit which has in its membership Dr. Henry C. Eamshaw, Paul M. Crider, and Fritz D. Hurd, all well known here.

Where the hospital unit went from. Philadelphia, has been kept a secret, but it was supposed to have gone to Jersey City for general mobilization, together with other units from New York, Cleveland, "and St. Louis. Nothing- was heard from the Phila- which he lives. He was promptly ac- delphia physicians and nurses in the cepted.

COUNTY PEOPLE TAKEN BY DEATH Abraham Hershey, of Gettysburg, Dies while on Visit in New Oxford. outfit until the Pennsylvania Hospital, which organized the No. 10 base hospital corps, received Sunday night's cablegram, telling "how the submarine peril had been successfully evaded. AMERICA TO HELP ABRAHAM HERSHEY After an illness of several days from acute indigestion Abraham Hershey, of York street, died Saturday afternoon at the home of his brother-in-law, W. A.

Diehl, New Oxford, where he and Mrs. Ilershey had been spending several days. He was aged 75 years. Mr. Hershey was born in Cumberland township, a son of John and Eliza (Mumma) Hershey.

He spent his entire life farming- in this county, retiring three years ago, when he moved to Gettysburg. He leaves his wife and these children: C. A. Hershey, McKnightstown; J. Willard Defiance, S.

E. Hershey, Greensburg; Harry A. Hershey, Woodland, California; Laban E. Hershey, Seven Stars; Raymond E. Ilershey, Covina, California; Mrs.

S. E. Wisler, Gettysburg; Mrs. David Brown. Cashtown; Mrs.

Ilerma Warren, Gettysburg; Miss Ella Ilershey, at home. England Hears that this Country will Give Substantial Aid. (By Cable) London, May 28-r-The government report issued to-day states that America has been asked to furnish the following and will grant the same; 100,000 Americans on the fighting line, the construction of 3500 war planes, the training of 6000 aviators. The 100,000 Americans includes those already with the JFrench, Canadian, and British troops, "and who "'are said to number about 50,000. NO PERSONAL SEWING This Order will Affect Teaching in Gettysburg Schools.

(By Telegraph) Washington, May 28--All teachers of sewing in the public schools are asked to-day to give up instruction in sewing of. garments for personal use and adornment, and to devote their energiss to making Red Cross and Funeral from his home Tuesday I hospital supplies, in a request sent morning at 10:00 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Jerome Funk and Rev. Harry Shank, Waynesboro. Interment at Mummasburg.

A parade and mass meeting Sunday afternoon opened the campaign in Hanover for 2,000 members the American Red Cross. Headquarters have been established in the town and a systematic effort to enroll members in the chapter which has been organized there will be made this week. TO SELL BONDS Banks of the County to Urge Purchase Locally. A ams meeting of the bankers of Ad- County is called for Tuesday evening at 7:30 when ways and means will be devised for taking- this The big mass meeting was held at! county's share of the Bond two o'clock in the Opera House. It was preceded by a parade in which the following participated: platoon of police, Boy Scouts, Knights of Pythias band, Boy Scout with Red Cross flag, Boy Scout with United States flag, Red Cross girls in uniform; clergymen, Burgess Stokes and town council, Hanover school board, executive committee American Red Cross, 0.

S. of A. band) firemen and fraternal organizations, citizen's. ssue. It is expected that the banks will outline a systematic campaign to dispose of the allotment.

A porary organization for this purpose has been formed with J. Elmer Musselman as president, and Dr. E. IT. Marklcy as secretary.

out to all high schools by the United States Department of Education. MAKE FIVE ARRESTS MRS. JACOB DEARDORFF Mrs. Anna Mary Deardorff, wife of Jacob Deardorff, died at her home in Cashtown Sunday morning at six o'clock, from heart trouble, following an illness of. a week.

Mrs. Deardorff fell some time ago and dislocated her ankle. Pleurisy developed, but she was apparently recovering- from this Disease when the heart attack occurred. She was aged about 70 years. She was a daughter of the late Peter Comfort, and spent her entire life in Franklin township.

She leaves her husband and the following children: Charles Deardorff, New York State; Mrs. William Jones, Ilarribburn; Miss Mary Deardorff, Philadelphia; and Misses Ada and Estelle Deardorff, at home. One brother, Max Comfort, Baltimore, and three sisters, Mrs. Georgianna Slover, Ilarrisburg, and Mrs. Sarah Ileintxelman and Mrs.

A. S. PfelVer, i Gettysburg, also survive. I Funeral from the house Thursday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. D.

T. Koser officiating. Interment at Flohr's church. Charged Men with Trying to Halt Successful Registration. (By Telegraph) Detroit, May 28--Accused of treason in an alleged- wide-spread anti- conscription plot, five Dctroiters were arrested here to-day for distributing- hand bills, bearing the caption "Kill the The circulars, which urged workmen not to register, arc said to have been inspired by members of the Detroit unit of the Socialist party.

PROMOTION Sims ih Advanced by Order of dent WHson. (By Telegraph) Washington, May 28--Rear Admi- jcal Sims, in charge of the torpedo boat section of the Gieat Atlantic fleet, now with the Allied fleet, to-day advanced to the rank of vice admiral by order of President Wilson. ARM FRACTURED COMING EVENTS June 1--Lecture by Dr. Richards. Reformed Church.

June 3--iligh School Baccalaureate. Reformed Church. June 7--Gettysburg Grammar School Commencement Exercises. SPORT STYLE: sport color suits of velour, jersey cloth and KODAKS and all supplies for them at the exclusive People's 1 FESTIVAL by McKnightstown Rc- formed Christian Endeavor, Jjatur- day, June 3 now $27.50 to $32.50. G.

Weaver 1 TENNIS, baseball and all sporting good 4 bathing caps, shoes, at People's Drug SPECIAL VAULES: 35 new styles of collars at 25 and 50 cents. They go out like the proverbial "hot Come soon. G. W. Weaver 1 While playing with some friends in front of Croft's drug'store, Thursday evening, Charles Price, young son of A.

Stover Price, Waynesboro, was thrown to the pavement and his right wrist bi-oken. It was not until Friday morning that it was known that the member -was broken, younft- Price thinking the accident just a slight bruise. FOR MEMORIAL DAY selling-- 100 pieces of wide moire and taiTeta ribbons. High grade at 2f cents, worth 03 and 40 cents. G.

W. Weaver 1 U. S. FLAGS in wool bunting and i OUR stores will be closed on fast color cotton--3x5 to GxlO. Poles! Wednesday, May 30th.

Thomas and brackets also at G. W. Weaver J. II. Srasloy, S.

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