4 Hair Often Ruined By Washing With Soap Soap thould bo used very carefully. If you want to keep your hair looking Its best. Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and ruins it. The best thing fox steady use Is Just ordinary mulslfied cocoanut oil (which is pure and greaseless), and Is better than the most expensive soap or anything else you can use. One or two teaspoonfuls will cleanse the hair and scalp thoroughly. Sim ply moisten the hair with water and rub it in. It makes an abundance of rich, creamy lather, which rinses out easily, removing every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oil. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves the scalp soft, and the hair tine and silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to manage. You can get mulslfled cocoanut oil at any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and a few ounces will supply every mem ber of the family for months.—Ad vertisement. OX JAGOYV VISITS GERARD Berlin, Sept. 25, via London, Sept. 26. The German Foreign Minister, Herr Von Jagow made a short call on Ambassador Gerard at the embpissy this morning. The ambassador de clined to discuss the visit. Ambassa dor Gerard will leave Berlin to-mor row morning, accompanied by Mrs. Gerard, for Copenhagen, from which port Mrs. Gerard will take a steamer for the United States on September 28. The ambassador himself has re ceived no word concerning his vaca tion and so probably will return to Berlin from Copenhagen. BIG EATERS GEI KIDNEY TROUBLE SAKS AUTHORITY Take a tablespoonful of Salts to flush Kidneys if Back hurts. Omit all meat from diet if you feel Rheumatic or Bladder bothers. The American men and women must guard constantly against kidney trouble, because we eat too much and all our food is rich. Our blood is filled with uric l acid, which the kidneys strive to filter out, they weaken from overwork, become sluggish; the elimi native tissues clog and the result is kidney trouble, bladder weakness and a general decline in health. When your kidneys feel like lumps of lead; your back hurts or the urine Is cloudy, full of sediment, or you are obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night; if you suffer with sick headache or dizzy, nervous spells, acid stomach, or you have rheu matism when the weather is bad, get from your pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts; take a table spoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kid net's will then act fine. This famous Baits is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia. and has been used for generations to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys: to neutralize the acids in the urine so It no longer is a source of irritation, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts is Inexpensive; cannot in jure. makes a delightful effervescent lithla-water beverage, and belongs in every home, because nobody can make a mistake by having a good kidney flushing any time. How To Prevent Acid Stomach And Food Fermentation BV A SEW YORK PHYSICIAN "My experience in the treatment ot stomach diseases has forced me to the conclusion that most people who com plain of stomach trouble possess stom achs that are absolutely healthy and normal. The real trouble, that which causes all the pain and difficulty, is excessive acid in the stomach, aggra vated by food fermentation. Hypei-, acidity irritates the delicate lining ot the stomach abnormally, causing that full bloated feeling. Thus both acid and fermentation interfere with and retard the process of digestion. Ths stomach is usuallv healthy and normal, but irritated almost past endurance by these foreign elements—acid and wind, In all cases—and they comprise a great majority of all stomach difficulties— the first and only step necessary is to neutralize the acid and stop x the fer mentation by takinsr in a little warm or cold water immediately after eating from one to two teaspoonfuls of bisur ated magnesia, which is the most ef fective antacid and food corrective 1 bave ever found. The excess acide will be neutralized and the fermentation stopped almost instantly, and your stom ach will at once proceed to digest the food in a healthy normal manner b sure to ask your druggist for bisuratea magnesia which is the form of magne sia especially recommended for acla stomach conditions.—Adertisement How To Have Natural Rosy Cheeks There is nothing that adds to tho beauty of a woman so much as nice pink cheeks. They take years of time from her looks and add an Irresistible charm to her appearance. Not so, how ever, with the nainted or artificial klna as such methods are too disgusting to countenance. . I f. y 2 ur pl , nlt complexion is fading or lr it has already ben lost through trouble, worry or ill health, get from your druggist a little ordinary am-o nlred cocoa cream and applv this to your cheeks once or twice daily. There is nothing unnatural or unpleasant about this process. By its nourishing properties it gently draws the color to the cheeks and its tonic action on the skin is as beneficial to the complexion as it is pleasant to use. As It is ab sorbed quickly results, of course. ar Immediate. The cheeks become beau tifully pink, fresh and girlish In ap pearance. Where cosmetics invariably harm thft skin am-o-nized cocoa cream is positively beneficial. That's the dif ference. It keeps the skin so nourish ed and invigorated that It roust be pink and beautiful. It does not matter how pale you are. just use it twice & day and you will wonder at the girlish glow that It brings to your cheeks. Besides, you would never thing of hav ing a made-up complexion when once you see how easy it is to have natural rosy-cheeks of your own.—Advertise menu You Win Soon Need M L TUESDAY EVENING, RAILROAD MUTUAL MEMBERS OPEN CONVENTION Harrisburgcrs Prominent at Convention in Session at Reading GEORGE W. BROWN, President Reading, Sept. 26. New rules covering adjustments, plans for In creasing the membership, and other important questions were on to-day's program for discussion at the third annual convention of the General As sembly, Mutual Beneficial Association of Pennsylvania Railroad Employes. There are 75 delegates present, and the Bcssion will continue to-day and to-morrow morning and afternoon. President George W. Brown, of Philadelphia, is directing the business of the sessions. He responded yes terday to the address of welcome by Charles A. Mills, president of the Chamber of Commerce. An address was also made by James K. Linn, treasurer of the association. Among cho delegates present are: Delegates Present Harrisburg J. M. Derrick, S. R. Karcer, A. S. Moyer, J. H. Nonemaker. W. H. McDevltt, Isaiah Reese, Jr., B. F. Reed, W. H. Runk and E. K. Smith. Others will be here to-day. Harrisburg is the only district boast ins of two assemblies. Other dele gates here are: Norristown, A G. Harrison; Cyn w.vd, J. J. Skelton; Pittsburgh. J. W. Carr, L. B. Lemon and J. B. A. Tracy; Philadelphia, C. J. Patchell; Phila delphia, C. C. McElroy, A. Reed and E. A. Taylor; Verona, A. M. Hooper; Philadelphia, H. B. Rando; Trenton P. B. Edwards, W. P. Klelnkauf, W. fa. Brown, P. L. Hill; Jersey City. J. ■ 1"ox, T. P. Geary and D. Murray Philadelphia, C. W. Lindsay; Pit cairn, W. T. Kunkle and M. F. Lough ner; Pittsburgh. E. L. Seibel; Cam don, J. H. Cline and J. E. Culling ford; Wilmington, T. Dale; Sunbury, C. P. Altvater; Phillipsburg, W Swarti; Oil City E. S. Ryan; Renovo, . Donahue; Lancaster. F B Burroughs; Trenton. G. I. Plttman; The district chairmen are: Philadel phia, b. A. Biberstein; Plttsville, H. S. Bickel; Trenton, H. S. Craig; Pitts burgh, S. M. Hi 11ns. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDE I luladelphia Division—The 119 crew first alter 4 p. m.: 126, 109, 105, 122, Engineers for 119, 126. Fireman for 126. Conductor for 126. Flagmen for 126, 109. Brakemen for 12G. 105. Engineers up: Layman, Lefever, Hubler. Black, Gehr, Albright, Len nant, Keane, Baer. McGuire, Grass Streeper, Bissinger, J. H. Gable. \' r . c ' nerl Earhart, Bowersox, nelsh. Bake, Gillums, Finnegran, BRITISH SMASH WAYJO COMBLES [Continued From First Page] Yesterday came the combined effort of the French and British to close the opening or at least render it so narrow that what could be extracted through it by the Germans would not be worth while. Only two roads remained over which the Germans could withdraw their men and guns. The single-track railroad running through the place had long since been rendered useless. Attacking from the north. General Halg's forces pushed to and occupied Morval, cutting the northerly road run ning to Le Transloy. Striking from the south, the Frencn pushed their lines to Fregicourt, sever ing communication with Combles over the southerly road—that stretching toward Sntlly. The gap between Mor val and Fregicourt, a mile and a half in width and reaching back toward Combles, was swept from either direc tion by the combined Are of French and British guns. It is not thought probable that any considerable force of Germans re mained in Combles. During the day yesterday when it was becoming evi dent that the allied forces were achlev. ing their object of closing in east of the town the Germans are reported to have beiS jllpplljh 12 The New Store ol MESH M STROUSE \QJGF Allies havo been aiming at the enemy positions guarding Monastir from the south. Allies Smash Forward Along 13-Mile Front North of the Somme London, Sept. 2 6.—The allied troops yesterday smashed forward along a thirteen-mile front north of the Somnie. In a blow as heavy as any they have struck in the Picardy offen sive they captured three towns, broke through several lines of trenches and took a large number of prisoners. The British and the French moved forward in a combined attack. Gen eral Haig's troops assailed the German line from Martinpulch to Combles. a distance of six miles, while Foch's men advanced from Combles to the river, a distance of seven miles. Strong obstacles faced the British, but before the battle was over they had moved forward a mile along the whole six-mile front. Morval and Les Boeufs, lying directly south of Bapaume. fell and with them several lines of the new trenches built since the Allies broke through the original defenses. BRITISH AND GERMANS FIGHT IN OPEN FIELDS [Continued From First Page] French forces on the Somme. As a spectacle for the observer it was the most splendid of all the attacks made by the allied forces since the com mencement of the great offensive. What either army was trying to do and how they were doing it, the posi tions they held and nought to con quer in the team play of the blue French legions and the khaki-clad brigades of Britain, were comprehen sible to the eye in the glorious aut umn sunlight for a sweep of ten miles. The scene had the intoxication of war's grandeur—if war can be said to have it. To-night the British have taken half of Morval. all of Lesboeux and have advanced their line on a front of 8,000 yards for an average depth of 1,000 yards; the French have stormed Ran court and have pushed their line to the outskirt of the little village of Fregicourt, a mile cast and a little north of Combles. The German stronghold of Combles Is virtually iso lated. The correspondent of the Associated Press went forward yesterday over the ridge in the Devil's wood and Ginchy region which the British have fought for over two months to gain. He walked for two miles through an area which reverberated to the blasts of the great guns, picking his way be tween the bursts of flame from the crashing batteries and moving around the rows of cannon as one who seeks a ford in a stream. On the other side of the ridge he saw guns where he had never seen them before—on the promised land of the lower levels which the British had won by persis tent siege work. The guns were close up to the British infantry who listened to their thunderous chorus as they prepared for the charge in to-day's attack. "The usual artillery prepara tion," said an artillery officer. Firing at Top Speed In his return the correspondent de cided that he would not pass through that wilderness of British guns of all sizes and caliber while he had any hearing left. Every one of them was firing at top speed. He chose a gal lery which took him past many bat teries which for two miles were pour ing out their share of the raging tem pest of gunfire. From the ruins of some old German trenches, whence the battle panorama stretched before him the correspondent had a near view of the French gunners who were feed ing shells into the gun breeches as grain is fed into a threshing machine and with the mechanical precision of automatons. Shortly after noon was the time chosen for ..e infantry to rush for ward under the cover of a final Inten sive chorus of hH from th* r.rtlllery. The ridges in front and on either hand were with racing Bparks of flame. Within an hour at laast fifty thousand shells must have been fired within sight of the correspondent. Far to the Bouth was Mont St. Quentin, two miles from Peronne and commanding that town, which, the allied comman ders say, will fall like a ripe plum, when the time comes. The hill lay hazy above the green foliage of the river valley In the midst of vast bursts of black smoke from sheila of enor mous caliber. Directly in front was Combles, another town which has come to mean much to the imagina tion of the public In England and France who seem to regard Its cap ture as of vital significance. Com bles differed from all the villages in sight in that the walls of many of Its buildings were still standing. It was different too, in the fact that It formed an oasis In the midst of the storm of battle. Neither artillery nor Infantry paid any attention to it. The gauge of battle was the high ground around it, the possession of which means the command of the town. Farther north lay the ruins of Glnchy and Guille mont. Fighting Out In Open At the appointed time the waves of infantry surged forward to the attack. Then the tremendous fire of the Ger man guns swelled to its utmost volume until the whole field was lost in vast clouds of smoKc. The attacking in fantry vanished in that grim pall while high overhead scores of sausage bal loons and hundreds of aeroplanes, their wings gleaming like silver In the brilliant sunlight, strove vainly to see what was passing beneath them. Then across the dead fields arose a signal from Morval which told that the British Infantry had reached an other goal and that another village was taken. A man at a telephone in a nearby signal station called out the capture of the different strong points faj Lasting and sweet jW Delicious to meet nk WRAPPED -WRIGLEYSB $} JF2 SEPTEMBER 26, 1916. 1 with the enthusiasm of one who scores a hotly contested game. Presently the British wounded be gaifr'to straggle back and their bear ing. as they moved along beside their prisoners, was another criterion by which the correspondent knew how the day had gone without making in quiries of the staff. The German ma chine guns had stopped them for a while at some points, but generally re ports told of every position being taken on the minute set In the pro gram. The British wounded said that of course they got ther as they were used to getting there. Their great gratification was that it was be coming an even fight since the Ger mans had no more prepared lines but both armies were fighting in the open. According to the British officers the Germans on the fighting front have no longer any trenches except those which are dug under fire. FRANCIS JOSEPH REPLIES Washington, Sept. 26. The reply of Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus tria-Hungary to the personal note sent by President Wilson to heads of belligerent nations appealing for con cessions to permit shipment of relief supplies to Poland was received to day at the State Department. It was forwarded to the President at Shadow Lawn without being opened. All of the rulers addressed have replied ex cept the Emperor of Russia. In none of the letters State Department of ficials understand, is there any pro posal likely to make possible "imme diate Polish relief operations.