NAVY MILITIA TO BE CALLED FOR NEW SHIPS Twenty-Five Thousand Men Must Volunteer Services to Bring Sea Fighting Force to Full Strength; Govern ment Will Not Intern Resident Aliens or Reservists So Long As They Obey Country's Laws '• ( • By Associated Press Washington, March 27. The United States marine corps needs more than 4,000 men to fill up its ranks to a war strength of 17,400. The need is urgent. An appeal to the press of the country to awaken interest in re cruiting the additional men was issued late yesterday by Secretary Daniels following an executive order by President Wilson authoriz ing the increase. The Secretary to-day expressed confidence that there would be an immediate response. Explaining that the present authorized maximum strength of the marine corps was 14,981, Secretary Daniels said that more than 25,000 additional men would have to be recruited to give the navy the 87,000 bluejackets and the marine corps the increases sought. Every step that is possible to ln-i crease the navy personnel has now, been taken except the calling out of i the naval militia. This arm of the service will be needed it is said, to assist in manning new vessels. The fact that the government has no present intention to seek the in ternment of any residential aliens, so long as they are obedient to the laws of the nation was made clear by Secretary Baker to-day. He added that this applied to German aomy reserv ists as -well as to other resident aliens. j Attendance at Sale Proves Advertising Power The power of newspaper advertising was again demonstrated this morning in connection with the sale of the j stock of the art needle and novelty < shop formerly conducted by Mrs. j Roumfort at 120S North Third street! at the store of Bowman & Co. As announced in Bowman's adver- j tisement in the TELEGRAPH last i evening, th estock was to be placed on | sale this morning, and despite the j inclement weather the extra space and ! extra sales people provided for the i occasion proved none too adequate for the crowds who patronized the event from the opening hour. MAY POSTPONE BOAT RACE Cambridge. Mass., March 27.—The Vale-Harvard boat race this year willj be canceled at once in event of a 1 declaration of war by Congress. (IBbI MAKES THE COOD ONES Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1917, International News Service By ( I I THKT VWb* VELU IF -too ' I , FORGOT K TUESDAY EVENING, I Senator Hitchcock, ranking Demo- I cratic member of the foreign Rela i tions Committee, next to Chairman Stone, talked with President Wilson to-day before the cabinet meeting. Mr. Hitchcock handled the failed armed neutrality bill at the last Congress session which Mr. Stone declined to do. Other Congressional leaders will be called to the White House during the week to discuss the legislative pro gram the Administration may disclose when Congress convenes. j Courthouse Notes First One to Pen—Russell ohnson, convicted of a serious charge prc- I ferred by a young girl, and sentenced !to serve from fifteen to eighteen ; months in the Eastern penitentiary, | was taken there to-day by Sheriff \V. jW. Caldwell. He was the first of the I prisoners sentenced at March criminal j court to be taken away. Prepare Appraisers' List —The mer- J cantile appraisers' list of the city and county is being prepared for publi j cation by Appraiser M. S. Daniels, i Taxes must be paid to County Treas urer Mark Mumma on or before May I first. Grant License Transfer—The trans j fer of the liquor license for the Vic | tor House, Fisherville, Jackson town ship, from Curtis A. Marsh to Galen 1 Koons, was approved yesterday by the court. Hold Ground Building Ceremonies For New Publishing House Indoo/s The ground breaking: ceremonies for the new building of the Kvangelical Publihsing Company, at Third and Reily streets, were held in the Harris Street Kvangelical Church this morn ing, at 10 o'clock. It had been planned to hold the exersises at the site of the new home of the company, but rain prevented. [ Nearly 100 persons gathered in the • church to observe the event. The Rev. 'O. Newton Dubs. snuperintendent of j the China Mission, at Changsha, China, made the chief address. Bishop H. R I llartzler, editor of The Kvangelical. read a Scripture lesson, and prayer was offered by Bishop W. M. Stanford. S. ll* Weist, a former publisher of the I company, also spoke. J. J. Nungesser, j manager of the company, had charge of i the exercises. U. S. Command For Villa Is Sir Sam Hughes' Plan By Associated Press Rochester, N. Y„ March 2 7.—Speak ing at a dinner of the Chamber of Commerce here last night. General Sir Sam Hughes, of Canada, said: "Were I in the United States, and if I had the power, I would be only too delighted to offer Villa a command as brigadier-general in charge of fifty or sixty thousand Mexicans and to send him over to the trenches in Europe to fight the Teuton. The Mexicans are much like us Irish. They must fight, and when they have no one else to fight must fight among themselves." He urged universal military training as the only bulwark of democracy. LOCAL OPTION BILL BEATEN IN HOUSE • [Continued From First Page] amending stage, and .Mr. Spangler, York, made an unsuccessful effort to have the writ changed from the coun ty to city, borough or township. Mr. •Spangler said the county unit was too Ifcrge, remarking that York county might vote "dry" and carry with it the city of York, which would vote "wet." Mr. Ramsey,' Delaware, attacked the bill, sayins that the Brooks high license law was a good local option law itself and that the enactment of the Vickerman bill would not take liquor out of politics. Vickerman Defends Measure Mr. Vickerman, sponsor for the bill, advocated local option as home rule, the principle of local self-government, and asserted that the advocates of the measure wanted the county unit. He closed by warning members that they would hear from their districts if they voted against the bill. Mr. Flynn, Democrat, Elk, said that the bill was unfair in that elections | could be held only in "wet" dis tricts. He remarked the bill came here session after session and was reg ularly defeated and he doubted if it would work well in an industrial State like Pennsylvania if enacted. Mr. Snyder, Westmoreland, an ad vocate of the bill, said there was noth ing to be said in defense of the liquor traffic. He gave statistics of the traf fice and recited the* sorrows it brings. Mr. Goodman, Venango, urged the bill as a economic measure, and as meeting the demand for majority rule in government. Mr. Davis. Cambria, discussed the effect of a local option bill on proper ty, saying the question of revenue was one that had also to be considered. Mr. Landis, York, declared that compensation in connection with li censes was a dangerous issue and should not be brought up. The treach ery of politicians, he said, was respon sible for so much trouble over liquor licenses and he demanded why drugs are to be eliminated and liquor retain ed. Mr. Lanius said Democratic legis altors are in duty bound to vote for the bill, because of the State platform of 1912. Mr. Stadtlander. Allegheny, started out to assail the bill, saying lie repre sented an iron-making district and closed by saying he hoped the bill 1 would pass. Mr. McVicar, Allegheny, referred to nations and States which had gone "dry" and said local option was com ing in this State. MORE GOLD FROM CANADA New York, March 27. —Five million dollars in gold from Canada was de posited at the assay office here to-day for account of J. P. Morgan & Co. This brings the total gold imports from all sources this year up to $230;700,000. LEGISLATURE MAY RECESS BECAUSE OF WAR [Continued From First along quickly and dispatch the legis- j lation w-hich is now under contem-1 plation, including the revenue and ap- j propriation bills, and as soon as this j is finished, which ought to be within six weeks, to recess instead of ad journing sine die. 'Emergency legislation is apt to be Leg Sore A hug* ore very deep —fall of fool di* elurge. Agony all day: no rest at night. Then •T-JL't 8 " ew d ro P* gentle, cooling liquid, D. D. D. Imtation and pain gone. Sweet, r®. freabmg deep at night. In due time, complete core. We guarantee 0.0.D. tic, SOc and SI.OO. SH.O.D. e Liauid Wash Gorgas, the Druggist. | J. Nelson Clark, Druggist. HARRZBBURG TELEGRAPH! NEW DEPARTNENT STORE WILL BE OPENED IN CITY THURSDAY "PL KS\ r \ I j£g3u*£9|^9 I ™K w • _ WHo Mrs. Mercer B. Tate, chairman ot the men's furnishing committee, is here shown examining a few choice articles of apparel which will be disposed of at the annual rummage sale for the benefit of the Harrisburg Hospital. COLLECTIONS MADE FOR HOSPITAL SALE Everything From Hoc lo Bu reau Scarf on Display; Benefit of Hospital A new department store will be i opened in Harrisburg at 9 o'clock J Thursday morning. ] That is what it will be in reality, ! although it is called the Annual Rum mage Sale. Every conceivable need : for the home from a hoe to a bureau i scarf wilt be found on the counters |in the various sections. Wagons and automobiles that have scoured tliol city for two days have been deliver-1 ing their "freight" without a minute's j letup from early dawn this morning I till late afternoon, and the big room! at 206 Walnut street, donated by Forrest Hunter, is so full that a glance! around fails to disclose a single square! inch of vacant space on counter or j shelf. And the organization: Efficiency isi the watchword in this new department! store just as it is in all modern es- i tablishments. The heads of tlio dif ferent sections have been selected j with great care. The kitchen utensils; department, for instance, will be in i charge of Mrs. George M. Whitney. | Mrs. Whitney knows a good utensil j from a bad one and just what its worth is. Mrs. J. Miley Jones has, been given the furniture section be-1 cause of her knowledge of that house hold article. The shoe, carpet and drapery, toy and book, grocery, china. | glass and silver departments are all j in charge ot" experts. Now step back to the men's furnish- | ings section. Here one llnds Mrs. Mercer R. Tate presiding, ably assist- i ed in arranging her stock for the opening by a corps of efficient sales- ; required, in case the nation gets into active warfare, and in times of other great national mergeneies it has been necessary for the Governor to convene i the Legislature in special session. It i would cost the State half a millton i dollars, at least, to convene a special i session, and there would be delay in ! organization and in getting down to work." • 1 Could Keep in Touch Senator Sproul suggested tliat it t would be possible for the Legislature i to j-eccss from time to time, so that it would be in touch with the situation and that the State would'be at little expense. He suggested that a reso lution could be passed providing that the employes of the Senate and House of Representatives should not be paid except for the time that the Legis lature was actually in session, and that some allowance could be made to | members and employes for mileage to 1 compensate them for returning for the one or more adjourned sessions which I might be necessary. Senator Sproul said his suggestion \ has been received with a great deal of ' favor 'and it is very likely that the j leaders will agree upon some such 1 plan. Emergencies Might Arise ! "Various emergencies might arise in I women. A visitor this morning was told by one of the heads that Mrs. I Tate and her assistants were put in . charge of this department because ' they have an unusually good taste I (for women) in the selection of men's 'I neckwear, shirts and waistcoats. I Sporting Goods, Too I Miss Frances Morrison is the man lager of the sporting goods counter, , placed there on account of her knowl edge of golf balls, tennis racquets, bathing suits and automobile apparel. Miss Katherine Cox is known among her friends as a skilful decorator and she has been given charge of the window display. Women's clothin?, notions, pictures and ornaments, i household furnishings and underwear ; divisions are fully stocked. The dis play in the millinery department is I attractive and is sure to draw big crowds. The general committee, or operating executives, consists of Mrs. Martin E. Olmsted, Miss Mary I Hester, Miss Anne McCormick and Mrs. Meade 1). | Detweiler. Mrs. Herman Astrich is j head of the merchants' division and Mrs. John Fox Weiss has charge of I transportation. The sale is held for the benefit of the Harrisburg Hos pital, and will continue until Satur day evening. I Although the salesroom is practi i cally tilled with complete stocks, a I large storage has been provided to ! take care of additional articles which jare expected to be received from resi , dents each day from now until the closing hour. The general committee appeals to the generosity of the people 'of Harrisburg for contributions. The i present stock is expected to be en | tirely sold out by Thursday evening. ( and it is Imperative for the success of the sale, that contributions keep com ing in. | The rooms at 206 Walnut street will be open each day until Thursday from 9 to 12 noon, and from 1 to 5 in the | afternoon to receive contributions > from the public. Persons who have I articles to donate and who have not I been reached by any of the district managers can telephone 965-R, Bell, I giving their name and address. An automobile or truck will respond as quickly as possible. the matters of public defense, the equipment and organization of the military and the providing of ways and means for the public works, which ! would require a special session of the Legislature," Senator Sproul said. "It would take some time for the Gov ernor to convene, the sessions and the matters to be considered would have to be specilied in the call, while if ithe Legislature should merely recess | from time to time during the present | crisis It would reconvene fully organ l ized and prepared to take up any mat | ters which might require attention." j /| / A BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITH ! G ALBODON I U\ANP THEY'LL BE CLEAN | Albodon is perhaps the only dental cream on the market that you can be absolutely sure will not harden under any climatic conditions whatever, with the cap on or off. 25c. ct drug stores anl toilet counters Trial tube free on request to ALBODON CO., 154 W. 18thSt.,N.Y. MARCH 27, 1917. Extensive Rebuilding of County Bridges is Made Necessary by Heavy Traffic Increasing traffic and heavier ton-1 nage due to the wider use of large j automobile trucks will necessitate ex tensive rebuilding of bridges in the county within the next few years, County Commissioners said to-day. Many of the smaller bridges in all townships in the county were built at least twenty years ago and were con structed to support weights of from : two to three tons. Since that time, however, large trucks used in a num ! ber of districts when loaded con i stantly strain the bridges, making re | building necessary, it was pointed out. I Concrete structures will be needed ■in a number of places because of the increasing traffic and tonnage passing over the bridges. For this reason Commissioners may decide lat er too have a loan submitted to the| voters which if approved would pro vide funds to make the improvements at once. German-Americata Society Substitutes U. S. Flags For Those of Native Land By Associated Press St. Joseph. Mo., March 2".—Henry Vogelman. president of the St. Joseph Turnverein, has ordered all German flags and portraits of notable Germans removed from turner hall. In their places have been placed the Red, White and Blue and pictures of Ameri can statesmen. "St. Joseph German-Americans are loyal," Vogelman said. "'They are ready to help their adopted country in every way. They know the United States is not going to war with the German people, but with the Frus- j slans." Nation Needs 25,000 in Medical Reserve Corps By Associated Press New York. March 2V.—Twenty-five thousand medical reserve officers 1e the goal of a recruiting campaign be gun to-day by the Auxiliary Medical Committee for National Defense. "Twenty-five thousand is not too many to begin with," says a letter received |by President Henry C. Coe, of the Medical Reserve Corps, from Surgeon- General William C. Gorgas. The basis of this estimate is ten surgeons for J every thousand men. The Medical Reserve Corps now ; numbers about three thousand, of whom two thousand have con\e in i within the last eighteen months. Alt IIEST A H SON SUSPECT | Lancaster. March 27. Deputy | State Fire Marshals >l. T.'Nugent and jH. Cohn, after investigating incen- I diary fires in Paradise, yesterday caus , ed the arrest of Frank B. Hurst, 26, of | Soudersburg, near here. Hurst, ac ' cording to the tire marshals, confessed |to setting tires which destroyed the | plants of the Lancaster County Seed | Company and four barns in that neighbrohood, with an aggregate loss ] of *125,000. The fires occurred since | tT . Hurst, according to the State 0.. <'i_ •.... •ndsse j mania." aFnners in the vicinity of | late have been guarding their property with shotguns. PI.AN CONFERENCE i County Commissioner Henry M. | Stine will confer with the Attorney General's department on a proposed amendment ro the law providing for taking an annual military enrollment when the county assessments are made. County Solicitor Philip S. Moyr has been instructed to prepare a bill which will give County Commissioners the power to have a roll made at any time, year they directed it to be donfMd also to include all aliens, their and previous military training. • j Goodby to Catarrh j Vac Antlweptlc AVondrroil ami See How ' Quickly You Are Cured No other disease is as disagreeable | r.nd offensive as catarrh and yet it is easily and quickly cured by the right treatment —antiseptic Wonderoll, a heal ing preparation that kills catarrhal germs and soothes and heals the ir ritated mucous membrane. No vaporizer or inhaler is needed with this simple treatment. Apply a little at night in the nasal passages and it cures while you sleep. It is made from ! healing herbs combined with antisep tics that kill the catarrhal germs and | prevents a further spread of disease, j Get an inexpensive package of anti i septic from George A. Gorgas and see | how quickly it will give relief in ca ■ tarrhal troubles. Money back if It does 'not give perfect satisfaction. Unequal led for all aches and pains and inflam mation of any kind.—Advertisement. FOR THROAT AND LUNGS STUBBORN COUGHS AMD COLDS ECKMAN'S ALTERATIVE SOI.D UV 41.L LEADING DRUGGISTS Spring and Sum mcr SultliiKß Son Sulfa a> I,utt aa *15.00 It's the workmanship that coupta. THOMAS I*. MOHAN 814 N. Third St. ' BELGIANS STARVE IN PRISON CAMPS Germans Cut Down Rations Until Bodies Arc Merc Skeletons By Associated Press Havre, France, March 2 7. —The Bel gian government" has received by trust worthy means letters from responsible' Belgians who have been deported to ■Germany. The letters, dated at tho end of February or early In March, were written form the camps in which the men are being confined. Some passages follow: "Since February 1 we have had only two meuls a day. The one in tho evening lias been discontinued. That was the best one, because we had corn." From another letter: "It is fright ful .here. We are dying of famine. Wqr have a ration of bread, wat#r and beets. That is all. We are skeletons j covered with skin. Thirteen were counted in the morgue yesterday and fourteen to-day. That is from among the three or four thousand here. Con ditions are more frightful in the and camps. If anyone gives us a little soup or something else to eat he is punished with live days in prison." From another letter: "The situation becomes more and more unendurable from day to day. Every morning two or three dead are tound in the huts. The doctors decline all responsibility. To-day 120 are dead at camp . We hope for our deliverance by the i great offensive." Lose Your Fat, Keep Your Health Superfluous flesh is not healthy, neither is it healthy to diet or exer cise too much for its removal. The I simplest method known for reducing j the overfat body two, three or four j pounds a week is the Marmola Method, tried and endorsed by thou- I sands. Marmola Prescription Tablets, j containing exact doses of the famous | prescription, are sold by druggists at 75 cents for a large case, or if you prefer you can obtain them by send | ing direct to the Marmola Companv, 864 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich. They are harmless and leave no wrinkles or flabbiness. They are popular because effective and con venient. See The Poisons In Y®nr Blood Mighty Poisons Accumulated Through the Winter Months Mean Disaster and Disease. Says Rid the System With Su!- pherb Tablets Easily. Springtime always brings with it joy and distress. The distress is in the form of catarrh, neuralgia, rheu matic pains, constipation, inactive kid neys and usually a feverish, sluggist lethargy that is hard to throw off. Do you remember how grandmother fed you sulphur and molasses every spring to purify the blood? It was a good, old-fashioned, but nauseous remedy. Now you can take sulphur, cream of tartar and herbs in tablet form. A remedy, easy and pleasant to take in Sulphcrb Tablets. Sold by all druggists. A laxative, blood purifier of unequalled merit for those who are constipated and suffer ing in any way from such pent-up poi sons. Each package is guaranteed to give wonderfully satisfactory results. Be sure you get Sulphcrb Tablets (not sulphur tablets), I ASTHMA SUFFERERS PHYSICIAN'S DISCOVERY MAKES BREATHING EASY In New England where Bronchitis Asthma and other diseases of tin throat and lungs are so prevalent sonn wonderfully speedy recoveries have re cently been effected by the use of v treatment known as Oxidaze, first in troduced by Dr. Eugene Howard. Oxidaze is a highly concentrated combination of curative agents, com pressed in a small tablet which the pa tient dissolves in the mouth. One ol these pleasant tasting tablets put il the mouth just before going to bei clears out the choked up air passage? soothes the irritated bronchial tube and enables the asthmatic sufferer t ■ breathe easily and naturally while ly ing down and to get a comfortabb night's sleep. Oxidaze tablets an harmless, contain no dangerous habit forming drugs and are not at all ex pensive. George A. Gorgas and man other druggists ure recommending Oxl daze tablets to all who suffer from asthma or bronchitis. 1 ————— i HEADQUARTERS COR SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES V j 13
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