8 Germans Are Urged to Go Barefooted Washington, July 6. —The State Department has received a cable gram announcing that the City Council of Zittau, Germany, Is urging he entire population to go barefoot sd In order to harden their feet to >e prepared for the winter ordeal when there will bp no shoes. The >uplls of Wuerzburger started the ihoeless style June 28. Another message received by the lepartment says that sixty per cent. >f the milch cows in many districts lave been killed for meat, 60 that here is a great shortage of dairy >roducts. A third message indicates that the Serman government is selling tho ormer homes of dispossessed frenchmen in Alsace-Lorraine. BILIOUSNESS AND CONSTIPATION BANISHED FOREVER 'roinpt Relief Quick, Permanent Cure. The habit of taking strong purga ives such as Salts. Calomel, etc., hould at once be ended, says author ty, since they only afford temporary ellef by forcing the bowels to move, iich drastic purges eventually prove Murious and are only Justified In ex reme cases owing to the tendency hey create towards chronic constipa ion. Your bowels should move at past once every day without the use f such artificial stimulants. If sufferers would only take a few oses of a purely herbal remedy that as now been placed on the market nderl the name of Lebanon Herb Tab -sts. they would soon cease to worry. These tablets act gently and firmly n both liver and kidneys and so trengthen the stomach and bowels hat they can do their work without he aid of medicines. Get a small box to-day from your ruggist and take to-night as direc ions advise. Every druggist in ■ merica will refund your money if issatislled. so try It to-night sit our xpense. Geo. A. Oorgas can supply on.—Advertisement. Headache-Depression? FROM KIDNEY DISORDERS Indiscretions in eating and drink- j ng bring on such troubles very I radually, sometimes at other Imes quickly. .'ill bring the desired benefit if such ymptoms arc present as these. — id v.. 4IHLIVINGST ON'Spffi One-Day Special Sale For the first Saturday in July we are going to offer the greatest values we have ever dared to offer. (Remember these prices are for TOMORROW ONLY) and be sure to come early—for, you won't begin to realize what values we are offering until it's too late. Women's and Misses' Women's and Misses' Men'c anil Rnve' SUITS®^? esM i JiL —y Silk, Taffeta, Crepe de ■■ atufq Values to *$ |V Qfi Chine, Serge, Voile, Ging- m ®" S ULUI "" $12.50. Satur- ®hams, etc.— ■ Navy Serge and Flan- Hav nniv nel s, also mixed weaves o:„_„o4 49 $3.50 Dresses ....$1.98 of all kinds, in Pinch s4.7s Dresses ... .$2.49 Back, or Belt all-around; Women's and Misses' $ 5 - 85 Dresses $2.98 also plain conservative c n $6.98 Dresses .. ..$3.9S models for conservatlve spring Coats Dsses •■ • Slim... .ss. B 50 COATS SAT. ox TV 10.00 Dresses .. .Spa.JS SIB.OO SUITS ..$10.98 in thi<; sls - 00 Dres ses .. .$8.98. $20.00 SUITS . .$13.98 $20.00 Dresses ..$13.98 $25.00 SUITS ..$15.98 an " ———————— Ranged $4.98 Women's and Misses' Genuine Palm from SIO.OO i | Beach and Cool t0535.00 qo.kfo Dailllllg pi 1 n . Women's and Misses' WT T rjl V/lOtll ijlIIlS Qillr Qxi/oaWc UJL A $10.85 Palm Beach OllK uWCaICId Clothes $4.98 15 Different Colors AU Colors and St y les ~ $12.50 Cool Cloth Suits 10 Different Styles $3.50 SUITS ... $1.98 „ $6.98 $5.85 Sweaters .. $2.98 $5.75 SUITS $2.98 s ls -00 Cool Cloth Suits $6.75 Sweaters „. $3.49 $ 8 85 SUITS $4.98 $8.98 tuZ |S5£: UTh tights at p„ r > clothing SKIRTS I?? Children's & Silk Taffeta, Crepe de Qivlc Cnafc SSOO SUITS ""loos Chine, Poplin, Serge, VIII Id V/UClld SUITS .. $2.98 Materials o? a e ii a ki d nri^ Sh all colors and styles at $7.00 SUITS ""i&slos a,, oTrmmo less than cost ——*—————— —— $1.50 SKIRTS .... 980 D > 111 L C $2.00 SKIRTS .. .$1.29 Slze I to 15-years DOyS YYaSh OUI IS $3.00 SKIRTS .. .$1.49 $3.00 COATS J.... 98tf Ages 1 to 8 Years $4.00 SKIRTS .. .$1.98 $4.00 COATS ... .$1.98 75c SUITS 49tf $5.00 SKIRTS .. .$2.98 $4.50 COATS ... .$2.49 $1.50 SUITS • 98tf $6.50 SKIRTS .. .$3.98 $5.75 COATS .. • $2.98 $2.00 SUITS ''' "$1.49 SB.OO SKIRTS .. .$4.98 $6.50 COATS ... .$3.98 $3.00 SUITS ''' $1.98 FRIDAY EVENING, NEWS OF S VIOLATIONS ARE BECOMING LESS Only Two Traffic Violators Arc Nabbed by Officers Last Night Violators of the borough traffic ' ordinance have fallen off consider ably. At hearings yesterday only two were fined and two summoned for violating the ordinance last night. Burgess Wigfield last night fined the Bethlehem Steel Company $lO for speeding. Acting Burgess Stees yesterday afternoon fined four for eigners $5 each for discharging fire arms and thre negroes on disor derly conduct were fined and given jail sentences. Steve Stipic, 553 South Second stret, was fined $5 for violating the poo! room ordinance by allowing pool playing after 11.30 o'clock. The West Shore bakery was fined $lO for speeding. A robbery at the Acme store in South Front street last night was reported to the police. The glass of a window was broken and some goods on display taken. C. L. Robison, 162 8 Green street. Harrisburg, was arrested by Officer Burrell on a charge of operating his automobile with one light. A. P. Stevens, of Stroudsburg, was arrest ed by Night Sergeant Hand on a charge of parking his car on the wrong side of the street. Steelton Snapshots To Continue Course —Miss Sarah Ellen McGinnes has gone to New York, where she is continuing her post graduate work at Columbia Uni versity. Complete Oillnn —-Oiling of all dirt streets in the borough has been completed. Two carloads of oil were consumed in doing this work. This oiling will be sufficient for the re mainder of the summer, unless there is $n unusually dry spell. Not Much Sickness Announce ment was made by health officers this morning that during tho month of June there was less sickness than for years previous, during the same month. President Smith said that the town is in splendid condition and that the board is doing good work. MASTER MECHANIC RESIGNS George Nace. of Harrisburg, master mechanic in the West End mills of the local steel plant, has resigned his position to take up a similar position at the New "ersey plant of the Whar ton companj GOOD SCORES IN LEAGUE CONTESTS Supervisor Irwin Announces Results For Inter-Ground Contests League standings for the Steelton playgrounds for the first week of contests were announced this morn ing by Supervisor Irwin. Not all of the playgrounds were included ,in this week's program but the contests will get into full swing next week. The league standing is: Senior Volley Hall W. L. P. C. Lawn 1 0 1000 Hygienic 1 0 1000 West Side 0 1 .000 Fothergill 0 1 .000 Cottage Hill Major Bent Junior Volley Ball W. L. P. C. West Side 1 0 1000 Fothergill 1 0 1000 Lawn 0 1 .000 Hygienic 0 1 .000 Girls' Senior Neweomb W. L. P. C. West Side 1 0 1000 Lawn 1 0 1000 Fothergill 0 1 .000 Hygienic 0 1 .000 Major Bent 0 1 .000 Girls' Junior Neweomb W. L. P. C. Hygieniw 1 0 1000 West Side 1 0 1000 Fothergill 0 1 .000 Lawn 0 1 .000 Major Bent 0 1 .000 Senior liaselinll W. L. P. C. Cottage Hill 1 0 1000 Fothergill ...' 0 1 .000 Junior Ilaneball W. L. P. C. Cottage Hill 1 0 1000 West Side 0 1 .000 Special activities for next week an nounced to-day as follows: Monday afternoon. Girls' Senior and Junior Neweomb, West Side vs. Hygienic, at Hygienic; Tuesday morning, .Senior baseball, 9.30, Lawn vs. Hygienic, at Cottage Hill; Tuesday afternoon, girls' athletic test, all grounds; Wed nesday morning. Senior baseball. Major Bent vs. West Side, at Cottage Hill; Wednesday afternoon, volley ball, Senior and Junior, Cottage Hill vs. Major Bent, at Major Bent; Thurs day afternoon, first interplayground track ineet at Cottage Hill; Friday morning, Junior baseball. Hygienic vs. Major Bent, at Major Bent; Fri day afternoon. Girls' Senior and Junior Neweomb, Fothergill vs. Ma jor Bent, at Fothergill; Saturday morning. Junior baseball. West Side vs. Lawn, at Cottage Hill. PREPARATORY SERVICES Services preparatory to Holy Com munion will IV held at Augsburg Lutheran Church this evening at 7 o'clock. Complete Arrangements For Union School Picnic Arrangements for the union picnic of the Orace United Evangelical and the First Methodist Sunday Schools, at Hershey, Tuesday, have been com pleted. The car schedule Is as fol lows: Cars leave Front and Cham bers streets at 7.30 o'clock, stopping at street Intersections in Front street and Intersections in Second street from Harrlsburg to Lincoln streets. The program scheduled to take place t>n the ball grounds. Immediately after the arrival of the picnickers Is as follows: Peanut scramble for children six years and under; peanut race for girls six to nine years; leap frog contest for boys six to nine years; fifty-yard (lash for boys nine to twelve and thirteen to sixteen; fifty-yard dash for girls of the same ages; ball throwing contest for ladies. A game of baseball between teams from the two schools will be a fea ture of the afternoon program. The teams will line up as follows: Meth odists—E. Evans, catcher; J. Gran ley, first base; B. Frank, second base; George Hoffman, shortstop; Charles Dipner, third base; P. Sellers, left field; W. Crump, center field; Shep ley, right field; B. Sellers, pitcher. Evangelicals—F. Conner, catcher; W. A. Dry, first base; M. G. Reigart, sec ond base; L. Glattacher, shortstop; J. F. Ulrlch, third base; John Ca pello, Wayne Eshelman, left field; W. Dewalt, center field; K. Ulrich, Nickey or Watson, right field; Barr, pitcher. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keim Celebrate Aniversary Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Keim, 309 Main street, entertained Wednesday in honor of the twenty-flfth anniver sary of their wedding. House decora tions were of the national colors and June roses. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Zeigler and sons. Calvin and Charles; Mrs. Jane Zeigler, Mr. and Mrs. Decker and son Herbert, Mr. and Mrs. L.eroy O'Donnell and chil dren, Mrs. Arnold Spink and daughter Anna, Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shultz and children, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keim and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Houseal, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Botts and daughter L,avina, Mr. and Mrs. James Neshit and daughter Cecelia, Mrs. Sarah Hel ler and daughter Edith, Earl Keim, Miss Beulah Kuhns, Miss Bessie Mel man, Miss Marie Decker, Jack Winn, M. A. Obercash, William Handley, Miss Ethel Keim, Miss Maud Keim, William Keim, Mr. and Mrs. David Koup and children, Miss Kffle Koup, Mrs. Steward Barnes and daughter, of Enhaut, Mrs. Ardn Kochenderfer and son Arden Jr.. Mrs. Elizabeth Wag ner and Miss Mary Smith, of Harris burg, Mrs. Charles Shearer and daughter Maud, Mr*. Annie Cromleigh and daughter Sarah, of Duncannon. : OBERLIN : : : : At a meeting of the Swatara town ship school board this week, John Erb was elected secretary and Wil liam Logan, treasurer, for the en suing year. Miss Emma Eshenour, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry JSshenour, was taken to the German Hospital, Philadelphia, on Tuesday and is be ing operated on to-day. The Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of Salem Luther an Church will hold its monthly meeting Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Paul Suckey, of Bress ler. . • 1 Robert Chambers, formerly of Oberlin, now of Philadelphia, is vis iting friends. . Mrs. Augustus Horner, of Read ing, who with her children, has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stauffer, for several weeks, returned home yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cassell spent the Fourth, at Hornerstown. While celebrating the Fourth with | several other boys, Meade Bryan, the 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bryan, was accidentally shot by Felton Spencer with a 22-calibre repeating rifle. The shot passed through the fleshy part of the right arm and entered the body. He was taken to a lacal physician here and after examination was hastened to the Harrisburg Hospital, where an operation was performed and the bullet removed. /~ Earnest Horner, of Chicago, mo tored hero and is visiting his moth er, Mrs. Katherine Horner, at the home of her son, William. Mrs. William Hackman, who has been visiting for several weesks in the West, has returned home. Mrs. Alfretta Hoffman, of Coates ville, is spending a week with her grandmother, Mrs. Daniel Reed. Mrs. Robert Batdorf and son, Gil bert, of Philadelphia, are stopping with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Liter. The Rev. D. E. Rupley and fam ily, spent several days at Hanover, and on Sunday the Rev. Mr. Rupley assisted in the installation of his son-in-law, the Rev. R. H. Berg stresser, who recently took charge of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, of that place. Miss Olivia Stengle visited over the week-end with her sister, Mrs. John Yetter, at York. She was accompan ied by Miss Esther Stauffer. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Hackman and son have returned from Philadelphia after spending several weeks with relatives there. William Keiffer visited recently at Colebrook. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Young and son, Oliver, of Atlantic City, *re be ing. entertained by the former's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Young. Mrs. Howard Weikert and chil dren, are spending several weeks with Mrs. Weikert's parents at Get tysburg. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clark spent the Fourth at Elizabethtown. Frank Wise, son, Frank, and daughter, Jestine, visited relatives at Shippensburg, yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hopple spent the Fourth at Pen Mar. Harry Dengler has returned after several days' visit at Chambersburg. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Lavanture left this week for their home at Coatsville, after visiting several weeks with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lavanture. Miss Sarah Coleman and brother, Leon, of Marysville, were entertain ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Fetrow. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Hocker and children, have returned after several days' Aiotor trip to Hagerstown, An tietam battlefield and other points in Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. lrank Streams, of Baltimore, Md., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Streams, Sr. . Mr. and Mrs. George Etsweiler and daughters are visiting at Mrs. Etsweiler's home, here. Howard Weikert and John Peck spent several days this week at Btgr lersville. Miss Minerva Zoll is spending two weeks' vacation at Carlisle, New York with her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Myers took in the Gettysburg battlefield on the Fourth, and as an old veteran en- Joyed the scenes of over flfty years ago. Confessional service preparatory to Holy Communion will be held this evening at 7.45 at Salem Lutheran Church. (S8& TELEGRAPH : MIDDLETOWN Funeral services for George Springer were held from his home in str ®t yesterday afternoon, .vl , 0, Kraybill, pastor of j Church of God, officiated, assist, ed by the Rev. T. C. McCarrell, of the Presbyterian Church. The pall bearers were: David Krepps, Wil liam Flury. Earl Evans, Aaron Pear son Felix Schraedley and N. C. J- uhrraan, members of the K. of P. of which Springer was a Burlal was made in the Middletown Cemetery and was prl vate. Mr. and Mrs. George Uhrlch, of l.lsmarck, are visiting in town. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Uhler, son, i aul, and daughter, Edna, of Lewis town, are visiting in town. W. J. Kinnard has returned home rrom Reading where he attended the iron Molders' convention held there this week, being a delegate from the Iron Molders' Union. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schiefer and son, James; Mrs. Charles Schiefer and Mrs. N. C. Fuhrman spent the day at York. William Baumback, of Ann street, was taken to the Harrisburg Hos pital yesterday afternoon by Dr. J. I'. Blecher, where he was operated upon for appendicitis. Mrs. John Hickernell. of Newark, J., is visiting in town. .Samuel Hickernell returned to Reading after visiting in town. t,i ?L°, rge Mlsh Quietly celebrated his !)oth birthday yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor and son, George, and wife, arc visiting at Reading. Walter Kendlg, of South Bethle hem, is visiting in town, r., W 'v. J .' o °?' who attended the Cumberland \ alley Firemen's con- Art Supplement Free I with I Next Sunday's Ledger 8 I \pT SUNDAY'S PUBLIC LEDGER will contain the third of the 1 H I ser ies of art supplements showing the uniforms of the United m | States and her Allies. |sf 1 Uniforms of the French f . Army and Navy 1 France and the uniforms of her armed forces—that is the subject B of next Sunday's supplement. It consists of six handsome paintings by m Ben Dale, beautifully printed in colors on a sheet of stout white paper 0 suitable for framing. || . The demand for these supplements is steadily increasing. Thou- M m sands of people are framing them as souvenirs of the great war. Order ® m today your copy of next Sunday's Public Ledger. ■ ventlon at Hagerstown, Md., over the Fourth, was eleoted aa vlce-preal deut of the association. Harry Killlan, of Chester, Is vis iting here. Long War Is Certain Sec. Lane Announces Chautauqua, N. Y., July 6. —There Is no early end of the war In sigM, Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, wrote In a message to the Speakers' Training Camp for Pa triotic Education. "The United States," Mr. Lane wrote, "will be a nation In arms for an indefinite time, and the Cabinet has no delusions that the way to pfc.ee will be easy." Every preparation Is being made, he said, for complete mobilization of the nation's resources with the determination that no matter how long it takes victory must be ac complished. NATIONAL TREASURER I,INN" HEIIE James K. Linn, national treasurer of the Mutual Beneficial Association for Pennsylvania Railroad Employes, was in Harrisburg to-day. Just now Treasurer Linn is conducting a boost ing campaign through local assem blies and ,he gets In personal contact with the workers at intervals. There is considerable activity at present in the effort to build up a large mem bership, and at the same time in crease the circulation of the Mutual Magazine, the official organ. The current issue of the latter contains an interesting story by H. J. Babb, of this city, also a number of inter esting pictures. JtTLY 6, 1917. > SOME MYSTERY IN RIVER CASE Identity of Owner of Clothing Found in Boat Near West Shore Is Unknown Wormleysburg, Pa., July 6. —The owner of a set of man's clothing found in a boat floating down the west shore of the Susquehanna river directly across from this borough yesterday afternoon, has not called for the clothing. It is believed the occupant of the rowboat was drown ed while in swimming. The boat was found floating down the river by Howard Huber, of this place, who was working on the river for McCreath Brothers. He with several other workmen secured a rowboat and followed the craft down the river to the Cumberland Valley railroad bridge where they overtook it. In the boat was found a hat, shirt, trousers, $3.11 in money, a brass check issued by the Central Iron and Steel Company to its workmen, No. 236, and a boat check with the name of John Pall. According to a story of Huber this morning, he saw a man undress ing in the boat. He later saw him jump in the river and from his ac tions he "Judged he was not a very good swimmer. His attention was taken to his work and when he look ed again the man had disappeared and the boat was floating some dis tance down the river. A. P. Dintaman said thii morning that the man hired the boat at 11.30 o'clock and was to have re turned It at 1.80 o'clock. Huber saw the man about 1.15 o'clock. The city directory- does not con tain the name of John Pall and of ficials of the Central Iron and Steel Company say the holder of check 236 Is William Shearer, Front street, Harrisburg, and that he waa work ing to-day. MAKE YOURSELF STRONGER People with strong constitution# * escape many minor ills that make life miserable for others. Don't you envy the friend who does not know what a headache is, whose digestion is perfect and sleep undisturbed? How far do you come from this des cription and have you ever made an earnest effort to strengthen your con stitution, to build up your system to .var<l off disease and discomfort? Everyone cannot have perfect health ljut unless you have an organicdiseaso it is generally possible to improve your physical condition by attention to the rules of health, the first of which is to keep the blood built up. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People contain just theelementsneed ed to Ouild up the blo*(l and restore tha lost color and vitality. New en ergy circulates through the system with the enriched the heaft stops its alarming palpitating, color returns to cheeks and lips. Nothing more is needed except sun light, good air, proper food and rest. If you do not know exactly what rules to follow in these matters write today to the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y., for booklets on the blood and diet. Your own drug gist sells Dr. ■Williams' Pink Pills.
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