RUSSIA'S HOLD ON DOBRUDJA IS FAST SLIPPING (Loss of Matchin Makes It Ap pear Doubtful if She Will Hold Territory URAILA IS TOPPLING Long Defense of Grain Store house Has Enabled Supplies to Be Removed Russia's last rcmalnlnK hold In the j Rumanian province of Dobrudja lias been so badly shaken by the loss of Matchin to Field Marshal Von Mack ensen'a forcoa that It seems doubtful If she can much longer retain her grip on any of this trans-Danube territory. Dispatches from entente sources indi cate an expectation that she probably trill bo forced shortly to abandon it. West of the Danube at this point, Braila, the important Rumanian grain and oil storage depot, Is still held by the Russians but it la considered doubtful whether it can hold out long tinder na serious a threat as is sup plied by the German - Bulgarian operations across the river. The line of the Sereth, to which the Russians have reUred further northwestward, runs just north of Braila- The ex pectation is indicated in the dis patches, however, that the prolonged defense of the city has given time for the removal of the valuable stores of provisions and material which It con tained. On the Moldavian west fron tier, where heavy pressure by the armies of the central powers has been exerted, the defense of the Russians and Rumanians seems somewhat firmer. The latest Petnogrrad official statement does not concede any further withdrawals along this front in the face of the Auatro-German at tacks. although further progress at n or Iwo points was claimed by Ber lin.. No operations of Importance have been reported from any of the other fronts. Capture of Matchin Is Regarded as Ending Defense of Dobradja London, Jan. 4. —The capture of Matchin is regarded here as ending the defense of Dobrudja- The Rus sians held the Matchin bridgehead in "order to protect Braila from the rear. Sv'othlng now regains to them except a narrow strij of land between ana rshes which carried the highway to Braila. The Germans and the Bulgarians ;.re In a position to push their guns ■within eight miles of Braila and it is essumed that If the Invaders capture rthe latter town the Russian line west of the Danube will be withdrawn. It :is taken for granted that the pro longed resistance to the German ad vance has enabled the defenders to wemove the stores of grain and other [material from Braila. War Has Raised National Debts to $49,455,000,000 Washington, D. C., Jan. 4.—The in crease in the national debt of Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany and -Austria-Hunga-y is estimated by the [Federal Reserve Board 'at $49,455,- 000,000 from the beginning of the war to the latter part of 1916, with the ex ception of Austria-Hungary, in whose case the estimate extends only to May, 1916. billions is the three entente nations' share of the total, and twenty billions Is that of the two cen tral powers. This estimate, the Board stated In . tabulations made public to-day, is ap proximate and does not cover the cost of the war as large revenues of un determined amounts have been raised by Internal taxation. Following are tile estimated national debt increases: Great Britain, to November 11, 1916, $13,253,338,000; France, to Au gust 31, 1916, $8,038,500,000; Russia, to December 31, 1916, $7,973,274,000; a total of $29,365,132,000 for the en tente; Germany, to October 27, 1916, *15,260,000,000; Austria, $3,716,200,- 000; Hungary, 51.214,000,000, a total of $20,192,200,000 for the Germanic nations. Great Britain's national debt the Board estimated, was approximately $15,163,750,000 In November, having risen from $3,449,813,150 In March, 1914. to allies and dominions included in the grand total are osU mated at from three to three and a billions. France's total loans to her allies during the war are estimated at ap proximately $330,000,000. The national debt of Russia lias risen from 9,888,310,000 roubles Janu ary 1, 1914, to 25.220,936,000 roubles (about $13,114,886,720) at the close of 1916. Commissioners Advise Wilson to Act on His Own Initiative in Muddle Washington. D. C.. Jan. 4. The American reply to General Carranza's rejection of the protocol for with drawal of American troops from Mex | ico was taken to-day to Luis Cabrera, i chairman of the Mexican commission ers, in New York, by Dr. John R. Mott, of the American commissioners. Whether there is one more session of the joint commission will depend upon the Mexicans. There will not be a continuation of the conferences, however. The report of the American commissioners that further negotia tions with the Mexicans were useless has received the approval of President "Wilson, and if there is another meet ing it will be merely for the observ ance of the formalities of ending the conferences. The American commissioners ad vised the President to act on his own Initiative on the withdrawal of troops. '■ ' - What to Do for Eczema 1 Greasy salves and ointments should not be applied if good clear skin is wanted. From ny druggist for 25c or SI.OO (ear extra large size, get a bottle of jeme. When applied as directed, it effectively removes eczema, quickly stops itching, and heals skin troubles, also sores, burns, wounds and chafing. It penetrates, cleanses and soothes. Zemo Is a clean, dependable and inex pensive, penetrating, antiseptic liquid. Try It, as we believe nothing you have ever used is as effective and satisfying. The JS, W, KOGG Co., Cleveland, O. THURSDAY EVENING* Ths First Friday Bargain of the Glean Sweep Sale Brings Exceptional Values l And Because It Is the First Friday of Our Great Clean Sweep Sale You'll Find the Collection of Money-Saving Opportunities Superior to Anything You've Ever Had Offered You. Read This List of Offerings and Come To-morrow Prepared to Profit Amazingly. , Regular *2.50 to $3 Valu * " Cholc® assortment of mend- Wh < ~ I Exquisite stylet tn ft variety of For FrHUy Only 11 BfJ4 atih iUI M / "For Friday Only \ r fL F *5,. f" 111 T Kl 'V o "V ov ®® SlflF <7 I hew ehadet and slaes, but not all wA\rava M T.. Imperfections. | .. \ ;^LI , but not of each jB || M 1B ■ First Floor. Worth to 73C, pair For Friday Only For Friday Only "* Union Suits v"'' ' l " <l 1 °Klrst Flo or ■ ■ SA'/ \AI \ For Friday only Ona Lot of Infants' One Lot of Infants' Worth to flc, for ; B y\\ W Tf. V I f *?/• Carriage Covers, Corduroy and Silk /— ■——— ror day ly BJ W V, l v \ rWmM Women s and Misses Bungalow OxJ t worth to 75c Caps, values up to 41/ C Another Lot of Girls' Caps and (/ T X rvv "• 36c gZtfvxi 39c 75c * 39c n* Bets, . Wol ' th . to . 75c : 39c y , ~ . . . , broldered • styles with , , . , In blues, browns union suits for boys, Y f /V3t7 r len F t U QU^itV a^t m o^orp^al*; X ?uU fc^ hose carters. All ***• *d wjjiu *od winter Oood assortment of attractive /TTv/ I / J length itylea. All eises. IZM> In colored silk. SIKM garments. All sizes. patterns and styles. (f I \\\—' IJ v Second Floor / - Second * V_Socond Floor Second Floor Second THnnr > v rew.. ~ l,_ \\ Broom Coupan Bargain Friday Features a Host] '"Zr"' orfrich" bT and . of Wonderful Clean Sweep Sale Savings Marabou Scarfs .Jfsns.S'Sk.. In Our Women's and Misses' Ready=to=Wear Section A\D FROM to 5.50 P.M. n-w _ „ J . \ ___ •> thirst p lonr . ° nl y J For Friday Only For Friday Only For Friday Only \ /——For Friday Only \ For Fridar Only S ,., rQ _ t -. < 4 _ I __________ 14 Women's Fancy Ostrich AI ! One Lot of Beautiful Silk Poplin Another Lot of Women's and Misses' For Friday Only Feather Boas, worth QQ Alarm Clocks , Good Dress skirts Dresses oirlfl , Raln Capw for OOATS ' _ up to SI.RO, for ... . (Sit C Q1 r Speical Friday only worth to $6.51 >, for Worth to $7.50, for Women's 17c to Excellent assortment of I lor lUC M. SI.OO $2 - 69 49c $3.95 k— aSres H f— sasSfe&rS jsf&usMSS ™ST?. $135 nf OF jc Silver Platad „i T ." model. Assorted larijo assortment of col- red l-alnproof sateen; lined and all sizes In the _ r ,HH,H Choice variety of wanted an di s r fffl&Wm. Z,fiT .2f ors. styles and sizes. sizes 10. la and 14 only. lot. A splendid value. of styles, slightly style 3 and f, vn oy combina cnanaise or JiR/Q, ffigwA Sandwich Plates _ mussed and soil- ESS*" to fmmWA for 4A Sacord Floor Second Finn.- * 1. y T , linnr ed llonß - and only IS ?C H I I I n * I\ i • . ... . .■• mm m First Marabou Sliawl Neck Pieces, Remarkable Big Reductions In Women's and Misses' Wimer Coats r n, ° 12^5 ed pierced pat- For Friday Only Just whait you'vfl been look- Our Entire Sfock ■| CllTlZl' p:f~s COATS, $5.00 ISSSa. COATS, $7.501 cSsa COATS, $8.50 I -frf COATS, $9.50 SS&. COATS,SII.SO COATS,SI3.SO Z*t FNE FURS -fT" - 7r^ COATS,SI4.7S COATS,SIB.OO SU . TS , SUITt , : y I / A## inat a e^i od queJlty Women's and Misses' up to $16.00 Plush Coats, $10.95 Ail St /2 IfICC 0u " n 4 c c e Women's Silk and f y{| ■ ■ *- First nr 1 Women's and Misses' up to $22.50 Plush Coats, $18.50 ... p . _-- I Peroxide I I aVi/^flov.^l / Women's and Misses' up to $30.00 Plush Coats, $21.50 uum SUITS, $6.75 Shetland W ° ol Regular Prices r."S.C 1 S. 2 s P eeial Extra Size Women's Coat Values £—: i.. C[||TS S8 75 "~ r ' r " F '°°—^ s.„, 5 .p.„,. s . rf . COATS sl4 501-""COATS $lB 00 w.::r~ ' ,„....*3- 49 l9c v --^: KP ;!;,J"r SUITS, $10.75 '-sr* .u..-.. } ast v art eft? of 2 SPLENDID SILK DRESS SPECIALS ' 3 rakes for sortment of wanted colors, 4 eOW g nal ces and >r °color Up to $6.50 Womens' and AJQr| Up to J15.00 Silk and dtQ /\f\ QIIITC CIQ Rfl If\ styles and sizes. Second Floor. nations. Misses Silk Poplin Dresses, V* wO | Serge Dresses for IVP • *BO.OO Willi O f fluiVU|| lUC 11 Second Floor. 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"C Ir r/~IXT"M'C I C For Frld "y ° Dly '' or Friday Only" - For Friday Only > For Friday Only / For Friday Onl v \ attractive boxes. nan-ts, in the most dirable Single atrips of the - widths and colorings; large lar $2.95 to $3.50 grades In Pillo-w Cases. 45x36 inches. 81x90—'flniahed with 3-inoh thirteen nieoft-' miilrhtiv 00 Embroidery Pillow 25c Boxed 19c or Friday only, ~S 19c I j Special tYiday | | /;f sclal Friday 23cJ IIMa 1 Friday only, each , 83c | I Sr- J I | itched "end*^"specla! J | 39c Boxed 25C ' *""" °"" 1 CZZ ' ' " > 1 "" ■' \ """ ' Stationery, Hatting Suit Cases COLORED VOILE PICTURES ~ Muslins Cambrics INITIAL 50c Boxed oa c sf ,^iSßisJ£s a.'.'.risr,;: wif,rn.?.„ , „ s TOWELS Stationery IJIS,. Ht J 1 wonderful a good variety of subjects comipaot form when not In nainsook. One vard wide. 25c Turkish Bath Tnwei. ; s KI,IOC_ 25c_ S vv ise *■ r % ' v - - . • ' -*• For Men & Boys—The First Friday of Our Clean Sweep More Extra Big Clean Sweep p ■ To morrow, n,,, p. „ X EXTRA BOYS' CLOTHING SPECIALS Specials for Men UOllTinUing Friday, UUT 016811 OWBBD Ol "p :o $4.00 Boys' Norfolk Suits, !.. .$2.89 I Men's $2.50 Men's $6.00 Men's $7.50 r Up to $5.00 Boys' Norfolk Suits, .... $3.89 & a ' "' Man'tt Xr Vftliniy Man'* lilt IA tIR nil ##% OA Up to $6.90 Boys' Norfolk Suits $4.89 "o,"SK.'; IU. wh ® ® lOling MSI) BUpto $ I 9.00 SQ H|l Bp to sß.soßoys'Norfolk Suits 85.89 pairs full llnetl. Norfolk models. skin front; full UD to $3.50 BOVS Polo OverCOatS S2 19 a Men's 57.50 All fit! AM A fl Up to $5.00 Boys' Long Overcoats,s3.7s M< t'J? £** fl . Wool *V IVIT 8 T UVBrCOfIIS for Up to $9 00 Boys' Long Overcoats, ..$6.50 Oh wonderful dou- vrint Qg^ lfe, Up to 75c Boys' Odd Pants I prlc* Friday' onl>* coat. Pull down in- Bt^® —* ®' za to Bu it v enr man, no matter how critical or hard to please he may be. We are not Up to $1.50 Boys' Corduroy Pants, .. 99^ sizes. ride fur bands. exaggerating in the least when we say its the greatest Overcoat Opportunity, barring none, offered to Up to $1.50 Boys' Serge Pants, I MEN'S SflOO BATH ROBES woo Harnsburg men. The lot includes Blacks, Blues, Oxford Greys and Fancy Mixtures. In Popular Con- Up to 69c BOVS' BIoUSeS MEN'S £OO BATH RoS, S Engnßh are new and can to 50c BoyS' Knit ToqUeS,'39^ ,: - y " v Up to 39c Boys' Knit Toques, 19^ POOR DIRECTORS REQUEST $75,000 FOR YEAR'S WORK SIO,OOO More Than Last Year Needed to Care For County's Poor At to-morrow's meeting of the county commissioners the requisition of the Dauphin county poor board for $75,000 for maintenance of the coun ty's poor during 1917 will be con sidered. The sum naked for the ensuing year Is Just SIO,OOO above what had been appropriated for the care of the county's needy in 1916. increased cost of clothing, shoes,. and food, raises in salaries, construc tion of a new piggery at a cost of $4,- 000 and a cold storage plant at $2,500, are among the important items re quisitioned for. Office expenses, 1917, including raises in salaries of clerks, $6,500, 1916, $5,975. Relief, including $5,000 for main tenance of insane, feebleminded chil dren, etc., $5,920 for permanent and $3,500 for temporary •relief, a total of $28,500; 1916, $33,181. Almshouse salaries, 1917, $7,000; 1916, $6,337. Provisions. 1917, including $4,000 groceries and vegetables, $2,500 for meat and fish, $l5O butter and eggs, $250 ice, total, $7,000; 1916, $6,337. Supplies, 1917, $1,100; 1916, $595. Clothing and shoes, 191*, $2,300; 1916 $1,620. Furnishings, 1917 $2,000; 1916, S7OO. Heat and light, 1917, $3,- 700; 1916, $3,500. Incidentals, 1917, $900; 1916, SBO6. Hospital, 1917. sl,- 900; 1916. $1,730. Farm expenses, 1917, $4,600; 1916, $3,520. Stone crusher, 1917, no expense as crusher has been sold; 1916, S7BO. Improve ments, 1917, including s4,ooflr for new piggery and $2,550 for cold storage, total $9,500; 1916, $1,756. HARRISBURG iS6BI TELEGRAPH ANOTHER PEACE MOVE CONSIDERED President Will Not Let Matter Drop After Entente Reply Is Received Wasl\inßton, D. 0., Jan. 4.—lf the entente reply to President Wilson's peace note fails to meet his proposal for an early occasion for an avowal of terms, the President will not let the negotiations drop, but will make at least one more move. This became known definitely to day, although it was Indicated that no final decision on the nature of the next step had been reached. The administration policy of abso lute secrecy which curtains the moves In the peace negotiations at this stage, so far as the United SUxtos is con cerned, remains unrelated, but does not alter well-defined impressions that important developments are transpir ing under the surface. All officials are silent over the re ports that Ambassador Gerard as a result of his talk with the German chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann-lloll weg. probably transmitted a report on details of Germany's peace terms to make them Available to the entente allies. Neither is there official comment available on the statement that the entente reply to President Wilson's note will be In his hands two days before it is made public. Colonel E. M. House, who had ad vised closely with President Wilson all along on the peace movement, con ferred at length with the President to day and was about the official circle conferring with others in touch with the subject. Definite arrangements for publica tion of the entente reply have not yet been announced here. Sure of Beneficial Result* President Wilson's attitude was again described to-day as being sure that some beneficial results will come of the negotiations and he 1B holding. JANUARY 4, 1917. [ himself ready for the next step. If another communication in sent It Is expected to make more clear the position of the President, as it is felt that as a result of comment abroad and In the United States and the de bate in the Senate more or less con fusion has arisen as to just what he Intended. President Wilson's chief hope in the ultimate SUQCCSS of the negotiations Is known to He in his .suggestion that a means be found for maintaining: peace in the fnture. if an agreement on that point can be reached, the President is said to feel it would con stitute the "guarantees for the future" demanded by the entente allies and It might be possible then to return toward a settlement of the present conflict. It was generally indicated to-day that the President has no present in tention of asking Colonel E. M. House to go to Europe on a peace mission. Colonel House was uncommunicative ahOut his visit here and before coming arranged engagements which kept him busy until the time of his departure this afternoon. While the President never has pub licly indicated willingness to act as a medium for exchange of terms secretly between t ; ie belligerents and it is known that he would prefer that it be done publicly, American diplomats and other sources of confidential Infor mation have been looking into that point. The negotiations were described to-day as being of a highly confiden tial character. President Wilson's friends say he is unconcerned over efforts to connect his note with the German peace pro posals. Keeling that his sole object in sending the note was to learn just where eacn side stands, he is known to believe that In the end the entente allies as well lis the central powers will realize lhat his move was not directed against either. HKIJ> FOR MURDKR Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 4. James An thony, a negro, who killed William Ury, foreman on railroad construction near Newville, with a shovel on De cember 20. was given a hearing this morning and held for court on a charge of murder. There will be two murder cases for trial at the next term of court, something never beforo known in Cumberland county. 5
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