THE CENTRE REPORTER: ISSUED WEEKLY, CENTRE HALL - - PENN’A. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1917 SMITH & BAILEY . Proprietors SB. W.SMITH . . . «+ « « + + « Bditer EDWARD B. BAILEY { Bociess anager Business Manager # Entered at the Post Office in Centre Hall as second Class mail matter, TERMS. —The terms of subscription to the Re porter are one and one-half dollars per, year. ADVERTISING RATES-—-Display advertise ment of ten or more inches, for three or more in portions, ten cents per inch for each issue . Dis Brahos nd. for os and for less than fifteen to twenty-five cents Sorat evs oct TRO Seven ? Local notices accompanying display advertis- Ing give cents per line for i ; other- , eight cents per line, minimum charge, twenty-five cents, Loghl nasioed, twenty cents per line for three insertions, and ten cents per line for each ad- ditional insertion. CHURCH APPOINTMENTS. Presbyterian~Centre Hall, evening. U. Ev.— Lemont, morning ; Linden Eall, af tetnoon ; Tusseyville, evening. Lutheran—Centre Hall, morning ; Tusseyville, Spring Mills, evening, Communion at flist two places, Reformed Spring Mills, morning ; Union, al- ternoon ; Centre Hall, evening. 10 Rensons for Buying Liberty Bonds, {1) Morey must pour into the Treas sury to psy, to feed, and to supply am- munition and all war waterials for our soldiers ard esilors, (2) The Bond issue should be over- gubseribed for the cffect upon our e€n- emies, (3) There should be millions of suk- gcribers to show our enemies that the great msjority of the people are sup- porting and backing our soldiers and eailors, ; (4) It ie, perhape, your only way of showing your patriotism. (5) The Bonds will pay you 4 per eent interest and are the safest invest ment io the world. } (8) They will sell at a premium after the war, t (7) Here is Lhe finest opportunity to teach your children to save, Bay » bond in your son’s or daughter's name, eo that they will feel that they are belping to win the war, (8) An investment in these bonds is liquid, you can sell your bond on any dsy you need the money. { (9 Up to $5,000 they are free from state, borcugh and ineome taxes. (10) Uncle Bam has bever been whipped. Plenty of men and plenty of money will bring him an early vie- tory. Draft Call Delayed Until Decsmber, Secretary Baker indicated on Mon- dsy that a dicision as to the examins- tion and classification of all remaining men registered under the draft law might be reached within a few days. Congress eliminated from the u'gent deficiency bill an sppropriation for this work and it bas been announced tbat the pre ject could not be carried out, at leset, until money was forth- coming at the next session in Decem- ber. . £ Mr. Baker aleo Is considering a pre- pozed change in the process of exami- ning the men which has been recom- mended to him, the detalls of which have not been announced, Discussing reports that several bills proposing ‘0 change the draft ages would be offered when congress reas- semblee, the secretary said he had not changed his opinion that 19 to 26 was the best age limit for military service, He added, however, that he was con- sidering no amendments to the present law. Pleasant Gap. The home of Archie Zettle was last week quarantined for scarlet fever, Mrr. Joseph Miller, of Bellefonte, is visiting with her sister, Mre, Tressler. Mre, Walter Dunklebarger and son Donald left Tuesday on a visit with friends at Bnow Bhoe and Milesburg. Mrs, William Bell closed her house for the winter and is now staying with her daughter at State College. Mre. John Frszler, of Asronsburg, Ie visiting at the home of David Rim- mey. Forester Leonard ‘Barncs is spend- ing a few days with friends In Phils de'phis, Miss Mary Twitmyer, who Is teach ing school at Vandergrift, spent a fow days with her mother at this place, Misses Margaret and Edna Wolf spent Balurdsy and Bunday with friends ia Bpring Mille, Mre. Nancy Coxey, of spent Bunday with Mr. and Mrs, T, F, Willlame, Mr, and Mrs, Willlam Durkee sre rejoleing over the arrival of a young son. he Mr. and Mre, Frank obildrer, of Bellefonte, with Mrs, Koart's Barprise Party at the Samuel Durst Home, “The home of Mr, and Mre, Samuel } Durst, at Earlystown, was the scene of a delightful party on Monday evening, it being the occasion of Mra. DursVs birtbday anniversary. The prepar- ations for the event were carried out without knowledge to Mrs, Durst, who had to confess to being taken en- tirely by surprise when the host of friends gathered at their hospitable home. The refreshments served were of the most delicious kind, The fol lowing is a liet of the heads of the families who erjoyed the occasion : Thomas Delaney, Elmer Royer, A. W. Axlander, Harry Burrle, H, E. Fye, H. W. Frantz, Michael Delaney, Frank Floray, Jobn Delaney, George Sharer, Charles Neff, Richard Brooks, Cloyd Brooks, F. E. Wieland, John Wert, Claude Wert, W. F. Keller, D. W. Bradford. ——— i ———————— Deng Bi: Bit, A card frem Willism C. Bweetwood, posted at Portland, Oregon, states that he sold his ranch at American Falle, Idaho, snd has located on the Pacific coast, Before lccating permanently a little time will be epent in sight seeing in Californie. Mr. Bwealwood, who is a builder as well es ranchmap, help- ed in the construction work at the World’s Fair, 8t. Louie, and will now do his bit by belpiog Unele Bam fo build ships. The Bweetwood family made the trip from Idaho to the Paci- fic coast in their Michell big-six, oar- rying with them a complete camping outfi’. . Mr. Bweetwood is a native of Pot. ter township and will be recalled by many of the Reporter readers. ————— op ———————— Faved $1000 Cash Whea Home Burned, Fire destroyed the dwelling upon the farming estate of James Macklin and W. P. Stevenson near Vineyard, Mifflin ocunty, on Eaturday night, pecessitating a complete rebuilding. The farm ia tenanted by Silas Wolf- kill and family who awoke sbout 1 s. in. to find their sleeping rooms stifling with smoke and the building almost entirely enveloped in flumes. They managed to escape from the doomed structure saving a few pleces of furni- ture and $1,000 in money sccreted up- der the carpet of an upstairs room, A——————— I ————————— They Gave zs helr Mite, The junior chrocetiog club, compoe- ed of the following little ladies of Cen- tre Hall, contributed to the president of the local Red Cross suxiliary the sum of ope dollar, They contributed bat a mite, but how much more it fs than that given by the others out of their atundacce : Miriam Foes, Agnes Geary, Vivian Foer, Lottie Keller, Ostharine Glsxuner, Edoa Luse, Mir- fam Moore, Louise Bmith, A'gle Em- ery, Mildred Bitte, ns————— SAP AAAI Homes Quarantined for f oarlet Fever, Two bemes in Pleasant Gap are al present quarantined for scarlet fever, At the Archie Z ttle home three chil- dren are down with the malaly, while at the John Tate home two children are iL ————— A AP ———— Mariage Licences, Peter B, Bwieher, Mill Hall 1da Resides, Mill Hall Chae, E. Bruse, Ualonville Clara J. Flick, Usicnville Waiter J. Dailey, Altoona Eulodie B, Ertley, Nittany — a J —— Z wby-Horner, At the United Evangelical parson age, by Rev. F. H, Fosr, Edward Zor- by and Mise Millle Vianna Horner, both of Potter township, were united in marriage on Falurdsy evening. ———— AAA Birthday Sarprise Party, Mondsy evening Mre, L. U, Barnes, wife of Forester Barnes, was agreeably surprised at her home in Plessant Gap when a number of friends gathered there to honor her on her birthday anniversary. Mr. Barnes was lo Philadelphia st the time, Those pres- ent were: Mre, W. Yeager, Mr. and Mre. Ralph Noll, Mr, and Mre, Vincent Bower and daugher Margaret, Mr, snd Mre. Hector Griffith and dasugh- ter, Mr. and Mre, Harry Bilger, Mise Frances Rapp, Mr, and Mre, H. A, Warne, Misses Margaret Yeager and Helen Noll. Gamer, music and re freshments played important parts on the evening's program, A———————— A —————— Hell Company's Big Liberty Bond Bay: The American Telephone & Teles graph Company and its Asecciated Companies, forming the Bell System, announce a subseriptior, in behalf of themselves and their employees, for $8,000,000 of the second Liberty Loan. This is to be alioted to localities, or sections of the country, as nearly as may be, in proportion to the qudtas assigned by the Treasury Department to the various Federal Reserve Die triote, so that each district will get credit for its proportionate share of the total sum, The sotual subseription will be made in esch locality by the Associated Company operating in such locality. There is also announced ihe adop- tion of plan whereby employees of the companies above mentioned may pur chase Liberty Bonds through these companies, paylog for them In weekly or monthly jostalimentr, by deduc- » BOALSBIIRA. . Miss Mary Kidder vvas a Bellefonte visitor or Baturday. Mr, and Mre, Willlam BStosrt, Mrr, Emma Stoart, and William Meyer spent Friday at Sandy Ridge. Mre. Anns Rine apd daughter, Mre, @. N. Fisher, spent last Thursday in Bellefonte. Mre. F. W. Weber was a recent vie- itor at the home of her daughter, Mrs, Charles Roes, of Pine Grove. Mies Rosalie MoCormick spent Bat- urday and Sunday at her home at Hublerburg. Mise Frances Patterson is spending the week at the home of Clement Dale at Houserville, 1 John Gregg, a student of Btate Col- lege, spent Sunday at the home of his uncle, Newton Yarnell, Mre, William Goheen and daughter Margareite, spent the week end with friends at Altoons. J. W. McWilliams snd daughters, Sara and Nab, of Rock Bpring, spent Sunday afternoon at the John Jacobs home, Mr. and Mre. W. E. Gettlg, of Al- toons, visited at the home of the lat- ter’s parente, Mr, and Mra. Henry Meyer. Mre. A. L. Baker, of Oaceols, Tiogs county, joined her busband at the home of her daughter, Mrs, J. W. Ke!- ler, where they will spend some time. Mr. and Mre, James Fry, of Phila- delphis, arrived at the home of the iatter’s parente, Mr, and Mrs, George Kaup, on Saturday for vide, Mrs. John Traxler and son of Bett- endorf, Iows, came to the home of the former's parents, Mr, and Mre. Henry Reitz, where they will spend several weeks, The following from Huntingdou spent Sunday at the L. E. Kidder home: Mr, and “re. Herbert Miller and two children, John M. Miller, and Mr. and Mre. W. W. Johnson. Mre. Bliss Myer and daughter, of Virg'nle, returned to their home on Saturday after spending almost two weeks at the home of Mrs. Meyer's parente, Mr. and Mrs. James Ross. ———— A A AN Spring Mills. William Zones is spending some tirge at home. Charles Leitz-1l moved from the G. C. King bouse to B. F. Kennelly's home, Mrs, Andrew Rote ls suffering from an infected hand, due to a cat on ber thumb, » The citizens had a meeting on Tues day evening with regard to lighting the streets with electric light. A pleasant surprise in the form of » kitchen shower was held at the hoe pitable home of A. W. Finkle io bone or of thelr dsughter, Mre. Russel Con- de, by the members of the Eastern Star, on Wednesday evening. Bhortly after the guests arrived the calithum- pian band appeared on the scene and serenaded the crowd. They were treated generously by the groom and after a short merry time they left. Re- freshments were served by the mem- bers of the order. The brida was the recipient of many usefal gifts; at » iste hour the guests, numbering about forty, took their departure, baviog spent a pleasant evening with the first newly married member of thelr order. ———— AAG ———— Crops Badly Damaged by Frost, The potate, corn and buckwheat crop of the State will fall far below the flsttering predictions for bumper crops which were made during the past few and 11 have caused serious injury to corn apd buckwhes', while potato growers report blight and rot seriously cutting down the potato yield. In scme scotiovs of the Btale the frosts practically killed all chances of large corn and buckwheat yields, The conditions prior to the early part of September gave every indication of splendid crops, but the early freezing spell hae caused a large percentage of the corn to soften and buckwheat has been very badly frozen in spots, Io some sections of Somerset county 95 per cent. of the corn is reported so’t and 40 per cent. of the buckwheat frc- zen. In Northumberland county the buckwheat is poor and in Monroe county £0 per cent. of the corn wes dsmaged, while fogs that hang along the Delaware river flats during two fields of that district, In Westmoreland county It ls ree ported that some sections show a third of the potatoes affected by rot and the same condition is true in Mercer coun- ty where the coin crop ls reported in some sections as LLe poorest In years, Evenin Lancaster and Bucks coun- ties the reports indicate that Lhe lack of cultivation acd thiopiog will cat down the production of corn below the normal in some sections, In Jeflerscr ocunty some fsrmers t that the Luckwheat will hardly more than seed while in Clarion cotinty the potatoes are reported small and affected by rot, In Iodiana eoun- ty the corn and buck *heat have been greatly dagoaged and polates are rol. ling due to the wet weather and blight, Lo F te county many potatoes are y and the buckwheat is light and will hardly yleld more than from ten to twelve bushels to an mote in some scotione, In Wayne ocoun'y $ =» damaged by the frosts and the potato | crop ls below the average. Buch reports are coming to the Pennsylvania Department of .Agricul- ture from all sections of the Btate, but the districts thet have sufiered the most damage are the Interior and porthern tier counties. Large acreages of wheat and rye have been sown In these sections and with a tavorab'e winter season the largest crops of these two grains is expected next year, SHOES MAY SETTLE THE WAR Germany Has a Badly Shod Army, De- clares American Just Returned From the Front, | Berlin dispatches via London are t the best criterion of How Germany J standin up under the burden of rar, but a late bit of news regarding the searcity of leather there Is cor: Yoborated by first-hand information. The dispatch says, according to the Itimore News: | “Berlin's bank clerks today set an example in patriotic self-sacrifice. To pid the movement in economy of leath- er, the clerks discarded thelr shoes. Scores of barefooted individuals were geen on the principal streets gingerly stepping along and saving thelr tender feet as much as possible. Berlin's shoe gtores are now selling wooden sandals, the only leather being in toe guards.” In the News there was an interview with Dr. Joseph Ames of Hopkins, who has just returned from the frent on government business, having been sent there as a member of the national re- search council. , Curiously enough, Doctor Ames saw but one sign of weak- ening in Germany, and that, he sald, was shoe leather. To quote from the interview: - “I saw thousands of German pris- oners while I was in France, and in none was there the slightest further sign of want or privation exceptsshoes, They all wore shoes that were In bad shape, and that, you know, is a thor- oughly good sign, for a badly shod army is a half-crippled army.” It may be put down as certain that the army is the last to be deprived either of food or of clothes and shoes, In war the needs of the people at home must yield to the necessities of the men at the front. An army without shoes is In a bod way. The dispatch and Doctor Ames’ account of what he saw with his own eyes are interesting as indications that Germany is having troubles of her own and, doubtless, a great many more of them than we know anything of. DAY OF THE RIFLE NOT OVER Is Btill Valuable In Warfare, Despite Advent of Machine Gun, Hand Grenade and Other Weapons, The overwhelming position In the ‘war picture occupled by the big guns, the machine guns and Lewis guns, the importance of trench mortars, hand grenades, bombs, rifle grenades, and other accessories of trench warfare, make some men think that the day of the rifle as an important adjunct to success In battle is well-nigh past. Buch is not the case, declares Fred- erie Coleman in the Saturday Evening Post. Those of us who can remember ‘the brave advances of the Prussian Guard at Ypres, when they marched in battalion formation right up the Menin road, straight at our trenches --on one occasion, if not more, march- ing to almost sure death at the goose step—knew the value of accurate, rapid rifie fire. Bo do these Prussian ‘guardsmen, if any of them are still alive. Not many of them were left when the broken waves of gray were Swept back, like leaves by an autumn The rifles did most of it. Machine guns wo had, to be sure, but woefully few of them. Those that we had were overworked to a point that made us wonder, not when they jammed, but when they worked long without jam- ming. The rifle, In the hands of a man who can shoot straight and shoot with great rapidity, is a wicked weapon still; and the value of cold steel, though it is not a subject on which men who have seen it used love to «dwell, has not, so far as I can see, changed greatly, If at all, In the three years of grim war in Europe, Saved Napoleon's Heart, the American military leaders been visiting Napoleon's tomb, re- London Chronicle, Did PUBLIC SALE OF Valuable Real Estate. Pursuant (0 an order of the Orphans’ Court of Centre County, Pennsylvania, there will be sold at public sale, at the Hotel in Centre Hail Bor- ough, in said county, on Baturdsy, Novewber 8rd, 1917, at 1:80 P. M., the following described real estate, lato of Joba William Mitteriing, de ceased, to wit: No, 1--All that certain messusge, tenementand parcel land situated tu the Horough of Centre ial}, County of Centre aud State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described oe follows: Beginning st the point of intersection of the East side of Penn- sylvanis Avenue and the South wide of Ridge Blre t, thence North fifty four degrees East to an alley ; thenos along ssid alley Bouth thirty six degrees East, to lot owned by Agn-+« Shrefller; tnence along the Hoe of lot owned by ssid Agnes Bhrefiler, Bouth fity four degrees Wel to the East side of Pennsylvania Aveuus; thence No'th thirty six degrees West. to the place of begiun- ing: Containing about eighty perches: THERE. ON ERECTED A TWO BTORY BRICK HOUBE, garage aud other out buildings, No. 2-All that certain mossuage, tenement and it of ground situated in the Borough of Centre Hall, County «f Centre acd State of Pennsyl vania, bounded on the West by Pennsylvania Avenue, otherwise known as the Bellefonte and Lewistown Turnpike : on the north by an alley, said alley being the dividing line between this t by an aliey ;: on the South by Jot of Mrs M. B, Richards : Coutsining one fourth of & acre, net measure: THEREON ERECTED A TWO BTORY FRAME DWELLING HOUSE, stable and other out bulldl: gs. No 8~All that certain mes usge, fenement and tract of land situated in Bie Borough of! Centre Hall, County of Centr® and State of Peonsjyl. vania, bounded and described as foliows : Begin. ning at lands of Margaret Smith, thence Bouth siovg Miles alley 15 Ridge Sireet | thenve Fast by said Ridge Btreet to lands of B, H, Arney ; thence by lsnds of said B, H. Arney Norta Ww land of Margaret Smith; thewce by land of Margaret Beith 1) the place of beginning on Miles Alley © CONTAINING BEVEN AND ONE HALF ACRES, Ore OF jess, No, 4—All that certvin mososge, tenement snd tract of land, situat 4 in Potter Township, tre county and State of Pennsylvaunls, and described as follows: Beginning at & post, thenoe slong lands of Mrs, Issac Bmith spd J. Ww, Mitterling, Bouth thirty one degrees East sixty five and eight tenth perches to's post ; thence a ong lands of George Durst's estate, North filty vine degrees Fast, forty and five tenth perches I a post; theuce along lands of Mrs, Flora Ba'rioot, North thirty one degrees West, sixty five snd four perches to a post; hence slong lands of John C, Be sman, Bouth filly rine and one fourth degrocs East, forty snd sixth tenth per ches to a § ot, the place of beginning: CON- TAINING SIXTEEN ACKES AND NINETY 81X PERCHES, TERMS OE SALE : Ten per oem of thy pur- chess money 10 be pald in cash, on day of sic; forty per cent 10 be paid on confirmation of saie aod the balance, being Aity per gent, to be paid within one year from ria of sale ; the deferred payments to bear inter st and 10 be & cured by bond and mortgage on ths premises, The purchaser may pay the entire purchase money in full or confirmation of sale, if 80 4. - sired, ELIZABETH MITTERLING, D.C. MITTEELING, Clement Dale, Administrators of John Willlam Attorney, Milleriing, deceased, SALE REGISTER BATURDAY, OCTOBER 27th, at one o'clock, James E Frohm, one and one hall miles east of Centre Hall, at the George Vonsds home, will sell lot household goods, THUREDAY, NOVEMBER Sth, at 108, m., on the Duck fsrm, located 2 miles west Epring Mills and 1 mile south Penvs Cave station, by A. B, Lee : Farm stock and full line farm machinery, | practically good as new. {| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 72, at one o'clock, i John H, Burkholder, 1-2 milesouth west of Cen- | tre Hill, will sell : [7 Holstein milch cow, Guern- isey cow; 2 Holstein heller calves, 4 Holstein | bulls, ¢ Holstein heifer calves, 12 shosts and | brood sow, { TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27th, at 12:30 o'clock, | Elizabeth Mitterling and D, C Milteriing, sd- ministrators of J, W. Mitterling, will sell at late i home of deceased in Centre Hall : Lot homneeho!d | goods, farming implements, 2 horses ; Overlend | automobi e, ele, i ren a {| JE YARM FOR BALE~ fs a The undersigned offers for sale his farm, locet led near Red Mill, spd contsinivg forty-eight acres, nearly ail of which Is in good ate of cul- { Uvation. New house snd all nece sary outbulld- | ings, Wat-r, fruit, ete ~JOBN BUBB, Bping Mills, Pa. BR. D, HA LAD and MEN'S All of the latest styles your every need. CLOTHING in many different varieties: of Public Sale SALE ALL AGES On hand all times of Hog Stock. BE a — is to be commended when they lay aside money in a bank ac- count for the little one, Compound interest on the money will grow into a fine account for the child by the time it
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