Letters From the Firing Line Harrisburg Boys Tell of Experiences With each American detachment to land in France, are Harrisburg boys in either, the marine, army, or ambulance service. Their experiences in camp behind the front and along the line of fire, serve more than anything else to bring full realization of the war home. The Harrisburg Telegraph requests the parents or friends of men across the seas to send their letters in. Today is printed a 1< Etter, who is in the ai is a son of George Ett Somewhere in France, June 13, 1917. Dear Family—Well, as yet 1 have sceived no mail from you, but I uess it is because no boats came i. I am surely anxious to hear 'om you all and know what is go is on in Harrisburg l . I think in my last letter I told ou all about the American Ambu ince Headquarters at 21 Rue Ray ouard. We were all comfortably xed there and well fed. Usually in le morning we had rollcall and £re assigned some little thing to o, or else fixed up and collected ur stuff, which in soniejnysterious ay always disapears. By the way, ly muffler disappeared for good, so guess you had better send my other ne, as I may need it later on. But Ist now the weather is wonderful. : has rained only once and then ot very much, but the sun has been ot, believe me. In the afternoons and evenings we sually go down town and see the arious places of interest, and then 0 to the 'Cafe de la Paix, which is Ituated on the Place de 1" Opera nd Boulevard Madeline, the real enter of town, and sit and watch lie people go by. You sit right out n the sidewalk at little tables, and sr a quarter you can get wonderful akes and cup of chocolate, and sit here for an hour or more. It is all ery interesting and wonderful. It's surprising how many people peak English. You think hard and Hen get a fine French sentence off our chest, asking where a certain treets is or where to get some- Sing, etc., and then you are thrown ff a mile by having a perfectly good rvji, to all appearances, genuine Countless Women find— that when suffering from nervousness, sick headache, dizzy spells and ailments peculiar to their sex— aothing affords such prompt und welcome relief, as will follow a few doses of BEEUIAM'S PILLS A proven women's remedy, yrhich assists in regulating the organs, and re-establisning healthy conditions. Beecham's Pills contain no habit-fprming drug —leave no disagreeable after-effects. They are— Nature's aid to better Health Oinctiwi of Social Valu t. W*ara tra tnr; Ua. Sold •verjwhar*. La AO***, 10c„ 2Sc, itomach Bloated Tight As a Drum "Everything I ate, no matter hat, just seemed to stagnate Inside f me until it decomposed and then would throw off so much gas that iy stomach would be bloated tight 5 a drum," says Nathaniel Miller, of phrata, Pa. "Why at night it was so bad that used to get frightened for some mes I felt as if I would strangle | nd the gas would back up around iy heart making it act in such a range manner. "My whole trouble was catarrh of le stomach and as soon as I start -1 taking Tanlae it went right to the sat of my trouble and I soon began > notice a marked improvement. "Now all those distressing symp ims that made me so miserable are t>ne, I have a good appetite and njoy my food; I sleep restfully and am in every way a well man now.. 11 thanks to Tanlac." Tanlac, the famous reconstructive >nic, is now being introduced here t Gorgas' Drug Store where the anlac man is meeting the people nd explaining the merits of this taster medicine. Tanlac is sold also at the Gorgas irtigr store in the P. R. R. station: i Carlisle at W. G. Stephens' Phar lacy; Ellzabethtown, Albert W. aln: Greencastle, Charles B. Carl; [lddletown, Colin S. Few's Phar aey; Waynesboro. Clarence Croft s harmacy; Mechanlcsburg, H. F. runhouse. —Adv. MONDAY EVENING, tter from B. Franklin mbulance service. He :er, of this citv. Frenchman answer you in perfect English. Paris is almost like New York, so much English is spoken. But the streets are even worse mix ed up. I lever say anything like it. But if you watch yourself It is easy. I get around pretty well now. Go Into Training ' Monday evening, the 11th, we got word that we were to be sent to a training jamp Tuesday. So Tuesday morning we got up at 4 o'clock, packed our things in some huge mo tortrucks and left. We all, about 160, were taken down to the station in motortrucks flying American Hags, and all the people cheered and saluted the fiag. We were all dressed in the American uniforms and, be lieve me, ij made me feel good to go through the streets of Paris like that. At 8.15 we left the station, Gare de I'Est, for the training camp in a troop train. The ride, however, was much better than the one I told you about before, the one from Bor deaux to Paris. This ride was only a little over two hour? and in the daytime, so we saw something of the i ountry, -which is really very pretty. Little red and white houses with red roofs and clustered togeth er in villages, usually surrounded by wonderful green trees. Lille all Eu ropean forests, or rather most of them, they are cultivated. The trees are planted in rows and well taken care of. They have to do their best to take care of the wood supply, and, believe me, they don't waste it as they do in the United States. Where Hat ties Were Fought We arrived in camp about 12 o'clock, after walking about a mile and a half from the station. The camp 1s about forty miles from Paris, toward the front. We are quartered in a huge white, old four story mill, which is built up on the other two sides by a wall about twenty feet high and various little stone houses. All these form a square courtyard, which has once been pav ed, but the grass ha? grown up and now it is quite grassy. All the Princeton unit is quar tered on the second floor, the best of the bunch above is the Yale unit, and on the fourth floor is a unit from Marietta college and various unattached fellows. The food is tine. We get lots of it and a good variety, with lettuce, eggs, etc. This part of the country is where the Germans made their furthest ad vance on Paris. In fact the Germans lived just where we are now, in the old mill, for eight days. Yesterday I went in swimming where thousands of dead Germans floated. The French had some entrenchment on a hill just on the other side, and when the Germans tried to cross they shot them down by the thousands and they fell into the creek. Wants Some Candy If you have a chance, I wish you would include some American to bacco and* some sweet chocolate in the package with the muffler. This French tobacco is horrible and we don't get a chance to get any sweets out here or when we are assigned to duty. I think they intend to send our section to Alsace pretty soon. That section is busy now, but it will be good training for us and we will probably be seot to a busier place later on. Values Experience I don't believe I have enjoyed my self so much in years. We have a fine bunch of fellows here and every body is willing to work cheerfully. There is no grumbling and when things are a little tough everybody just grins and says nothing. There are very few cliques, and as leveler of men and a melting pot for dem ocracy the ambulance section can't be beat. Our officers are fine. One is a Frenchman who speaks perfect English and is just as fine a man as you can find. The other is an American, by the name of Fisher, who is also fine. They treat us like gentlemen and all the fellows would do anything for th em.To-day, when the bread supply ran out, the officers didn't get any and everybody, to a man, offered his to the officers. The officers themselves saw that we were fed first. The things I have gone through, the experiences I have had and the things I have seen are worth far more than I have paid for them in cash. I wish you could be over here and see what we are doing and how we live. I sure do miss the good eats you can make, even if we are fed well over here. Believe me, I will make up for it when I come home. We get American news here and certainly enjoy it. I see that the conscript came off all right. It shows that the American spirit is all right. The French are all anxious for the Americans to come over and arc eagerly waiting for us. As yet we haven't gotten our cars, to practice on, bu£ expect them soon. Later we will be busy all day, but just now we have plenty of time on our hands. I have told you all the news that I can think of and wish you wo Mid write soon and give me some also. Lota of love. FRANKLIN. Owner of Auto Hearse Accused of Speeding Lewistowp, Pa.. July 16. —Emer- son Potter, a well-known business man and undertaker of Lewistown, who celebrated the Fourth of July in a quiet manner at his home here, has Just received the biggest sur prise of his life in the shape of a notification to appear before a jus tice of the peace at Big Run. Jeffer son county, to answer charges pre ferred against him for driving reck lessly through that town on July 4. An excited constable must of got ten the license number wrong when he jotted it down, as the person who went through Big Run on that day could not have been Mr. Potter. The number given is that of Mr. Potter's auto hearse and people all Vnntv it 1s not fitted for speeding TREE INSPECTION NOW IN EFFECT Department of Agriculture Is Having Nurseries Gone Over Carefully The new State nursery inspection act, which became effective on June 1. is being put into operation by the State Department of Agriculture in the Philadelphia and other districts where the bulk of the tree estab lishments are located. Five men are now at work. There are 350 commercial nur series in Pennsylvania and it is planned by the department to have three or four inspections of each ev ery year to insure clean stock so that purchases made in the State can be guaranteed to be free from insects or pests or diseases. The first work was undertaken in the Philadelphia district. By the terms of the act the Sec retary of Agriculture is given con siderable additional powers to in spect' and can also declare quaran tine. Where a person wilfully allows infected trees to remain prosecu tion may be made. The most Important feature of the new law is that which estab lishes a, State license system and JfoumaaZ 8251 X 1901 —S3S0 tJXITED HARRISDURG, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1017. FOUNDED 1871 ( • ' """I { STORE HOURS Needed Gloves TjUrtflg July unci H omen's extra heavy white Women's washable Swedo Only 110 pairs'of this odd Women's "Mohawk" Mi —Store closes 5 p. m. except Thursdays and Satur- silk gloves with hardly dis- tex gloves in pongee, chamois, lot of assorted gloves for wo- lanese silk gloves with double days. cernable imperfections self gray, ivory and white two- men white, chamoise, self- finger tips white only —Close Thursday at 12 o'clock noon Saturdays at and contrasting stitching clasp, self and fancy embroid- lined black mocha, a few pairs two-clasp, self and contrasting 9 o'clock p. m. embroidered backs double cred backs good range of of kid in the lot—small sizes stitching beautiful gloves Remember the summer half holidays come on finger tips sizes 5]/ 2 to 8. sizes in every color. onlv. that fit perfectly—very stylish. Thursdays. Do your shopping Thursdays in the 45c a p a j r 55c a pa j r ' 55c a p p r 65c a p air morning. BOWMAN'S—Main Floor. V ■ > V / New Perfection Oil Cook Stoves All Our Parasols at Z 7T , , c \ r 3 r\s-c D / oo Makes Cooking a Pleasure ff e & u ar rices Have Ideas In Retailing There's no need to burn row. Vhink e 5 progressive" H ill II || ! j!j you'rT" doing I "your 'own tLTummer se. dealer must*be amply prepared for other months HD il l I to'co'ok ought son has really only begun, O O TIT" 1 L ' Jjjl I ill 11 [| || j to be heat energy not we are going to sell every / bUtIJIMCt" *Sf,(ISOTI rr ith ttlC long blue chimney and what a eoodlv^ar/of L * demands that stocks of seasonable goods must be mjvW fj jPIBS Vytr own the ori S inal selling price is ke P l U P to meet the demand i kitchen. yours-to pocket. Bowman's Is a Good Summer Store / * constant fussing in use | The Price Range JVas $1.50 to $15.00 The wealth of beautiful, fresh, stylish goods / ! x in more than 2,500.000 77, that pours into this store daily is amazing. Not 4 homes. oeiect J\ow, 1 a king a 1 htrd alone in apparel and every dress and perS onai ac- For camps and summer cottages—single burner Perfection Off These Prices cessory do we try to excel, but we also specialize oil cook stove, $3.25. T . , cf,ri„o , u • ij- • hi everything to make the home more attractive Two-burner low design Perfection oil cook stove, $6.30. T lhe seas ? n s favored styles are here including the various and comfortable Two-burner high design Perfection oil cook stove, $9.80. { ~~ * 1 handles comlortab e. Three-burner high design Perfection oil cook stove, $13.50.. Wl J* ' This is truly an ideal place to Four-burner high design Perfection oil cook stove, $17.20. Choose from green, blue, yellow, and other shades J L New Perfection ovens, single, $1.98, $2.39 and $3.15. stripes, plaids and novelty silks. j a 0 your summer shopping. New Perfection ovens, double, $3.65 and $3.85. BOWMAN s—Main Floor. t v J BOWMAN'S—Basement. 1-3 Off On All Cameras ' ZT" . : I : ' Camera Enthusiasts Here's Your Chance! Ifa O fr\ 11 /l/i /y //) Our entire stock of Cameras marked down to JL i I JL ft / Cx / L W— 9 kJL I effect a complete clearance of every one on hand. , Come to-morrow—take your pick from any We r F working now to reduce our big stock of rugs. camera in our stock and pay but 2-3 of the price. Good torekeeping demands that a new season's goods must find - You won't get an opportunity like this again. no season sto compete against when they arrive. All camera supplies to go at the . . And — 0U1 ; ru S st o ck is heavy; not because we haven't had a big same ratio of discount business, but because we bought more than twice as many rugs as } There is a wonderfully attractive assortment of patterns and col- ! Special Sale of ever y head of a home come now and make selection even If OMCH S Smart Hcifldbcigs VELVE^AND 1 lON WILTON VELVET WILTON RUGS RAG RUGS A most interesting collection of handbags offered AXMINSTER RUGS RUGS Wool or worsted in In hit and miss patterns tomorrow at a discount of Beautiful floral, all-over Made hv the Magee Ci.r- every size from 27x54 in- for bathrooms or bed or conventional patterns. . „ 3 • u rhec tn 11 feet rooms—in all wanted sizes. on * mismatched, but pet Company, in choice ches to 11.3x15 feet. Size 24x36 inches, at. .45^ 20 per cent.- >. thc „ca ri „ g & #> f- • Choose from pin seal-glaced and dull morrocco- izc 6x9 " {t Axminstei . ( at Size 9x12 ft., at . $32.50 Size 36x63 inches, at J^ he J J t ; ; gS J Indian goat in various finishes, pebble, English long il2 50 TAPESTRY RUGS s<.oO to $13.75 72 inches at 15 grain, crepe and .plain Durbar leather in green, Size 8'.3x10.6 ft. Axminster, Excellent colors and pat- c- ze I^*sl" 512*52 Size 4x7 ft., at $1.95 brown and tan —lamb in tan and green. ' at $20.00 terns, and very moderately "! ze ( • x •' •• a "2.> 7 'k 0 Size 6x9 ft., at $3.95 20 Percent off these bags that sold at Size 9x12 ft - a i n SI.OO, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 to $5.98. Size 9xU Velvet, A Vti.so to *19.50 g . {( WO to 848 S 'coo L RUSH'RUJS "NULL NON"' ' A new fabric, in which has "been attained the per- Size 9x12 ft. Velvet, at Size 9x12 ft., at ' lv C ft'' SRO'OO brown° borders. 11 green an fection of high-class French linen in finish and clean, $21.50 $12.50, $16.25 to s2l lze • x "• at > * Si ze 27x54 inches ,at $1.95 rouiid thread effect but at the price of cotton. Size 11.3bc12 ft. Velvet, SMALL RUGS . AXMINSTER RUGS Si zc 36x72 inches at $3.95 *£ •% r F * %% /-% f\ i $26.50 Velvet and Axminster in Manufactured by W. &J. Size 4.6x7.6 ft., at... 57.45 Nil innn ---.XY/" nVn WILLOW GRASS RUGS floral, all-over and cofiven- Sloane and Roxbury Carpet Size 6x9 ft., at $11.95 # Good quality , in green tional patterns. ' Company in the season's Size 6x12 ft., at . . $16.50 It is the most desirable fabric of its class on the and brown patterns. VELVET newest patterns and colors. TEN WIRE RUGS market for coat suits, jackets or separate skirts. Size 27x54 inches, at . . 85<! g ize 27x54 inches, at $1.50 Size 4.6x6.6 ft., at ' Made by Roxbury Carpet The secret finish of this fabric makes it exclusive |! zc inches, at $1.49 gj zc 27x54 inches! at $2.00 $8.50 and SIO.OO Company a sure guaran and therefore desired bv the smartly dressed wo- ze ;"* ' nclies at $2.50 gj ze 27x54 inches, at $3.00 Size 6x9 ft., at $13.50, tee of quality. men It is * ?! ze 'V at Size 36x72 inches, at $2.89 $15.00, SIB.OO. Size 7.6x9 ft., at .. $19.50 mcn< Size Bxlo ft., at ... $5.85 Size 36x72 inches at Size 7.6x9 ft., at .. $19.50 Size 8.3x10.6 ft., at $25.00 Something Niew and Original Sn'rS AXMINSTER *24 10 .4o 00 522 ' 50 ' size 9x12 ft at Ti . 0 . . 1 ... ~ O OVAL BRAIDED RUGS C: YP AT 1 FITT $24.00 to $30.00. Size 11.3x12 ft., at $35.00 -It won t muss or wrinkle like linen. In solid or mixed colors c" 27x54 in a —lt will retain its soft, pliable finish. for porches. $2 75 to $4 00 $27.50, S3O to $35. Made by M. J. Whittall —lt will wear almost as well as linen. Size 24x36 inches, at 95* Size 36x63 inches, at s3>o Size 5, om P an 7 a " d W * &J --—lt will launder as well and look better. . Size 30x60 inches, at $1.9. g ize 36X77 INCHCS AT s•>., S4O, $42.50 Sloane in all-over and me- An expensive looking material. Size 36x72 mches. at $2.95 $4.50 to $6.00 g 2e BOWMAN'S —second Floor. Size 54x90 inches, at $4.9J BOWLLJl'S —icourth FLOOR Size l-xls ft., at .. $)0.00 prices, V , V , M .. • ' t ... hC . V ' !., HAHRISBHELG TELEGRAPH will place all three salesmen under State control. The State Zoologist's Division will have charge of the en forcement of the new law. The Department of Agriculture is also enforcing the new State law relative to insecticides, which was passed to Insure purity and which is being vigorously put into operation because of the heavy demands for such materials. King "Globe Trotter" Visits Harrisburg on Trip East The Rex Garage and Supply Com- i pany had a visit the past week from ; H. C. Bradfield, the factory adver- i tising man for the King Motorcar i Company, eDtroit, who was accoin-' panied on his swing into the Penn-1 sylvania territory by Willard Eld rldge in charge of King sales for this . section of the country. Mr. Bradfield was enthused over conditions as he found them and declared that with the good stand-1 ing which this eight-cylinder prod- j net has in this territory there <*re expansion plans in progress of pro mulgation by the factory that will make this motorcar a bigger factor j than ever in this field. "In selecting the King to placsj their reputation back of it," Mr. Bradfield said. "The Rex Garage and j Supply Company did so after know ing from actual experience in their I large garage business of the quali ties of the product. And this com- i pany, who had many opportunities to take on lines of motorcars were critical, because they were anxious' to .either maintain their good stand ing in the motorcar world with a product they had faith in or else re main out of the merchandizing of motorcars." Mr. Bradfield travels all over the United States in the Interest of ad vertising for his company. Lately ho has spent a great deal of time in what he calls "the sticks." which Is the Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and northwest territory. Business is booming out there, the King "globe trotter" said enthusiastically. "Bump er crops and all that American spirit which means that industrial pep is as important in this international struggle as men or money," Mr. Bradfield said. "The government rea lizes that the American must have pep to win a or a business prob lem. Out in the west the people know we are at war, but there are no calamity howlers. Businessmen in the automobile business have gone out after the business. ' "I cannot impress too strongly on all automobile dealers in this section of the country to do likewise. There is likely to be a shortage of motor cars. There is no question whatso ever that automobile prices are go ing to advance still more. And an automobile will be, with prophecies that could be made, a real invest ment to-day." MAY RKOPEN SHOE FACTORY Halifax, Pa., July 16.—Rumors are circulating that there are several men lpoking after theßyar shoe fac tory here with the intention of t>uy ing the plant, which has been idle for more than a year and reopening it. It is said that if the plant can be purchased about two hundred hands will be given employment; FORGOTTEN ASTOR IS VERY RICH Living at 85 on Income From Great Estate in New York New York, July 16.—Henry Astor —the forgotten Astor has been brought back to the recollection of New York through a bit of routine | court procedure. Trustees of a trust created in 1831 by William B. Astor filed an- application In the supreme I court for approval of their guardian ship of the properties whose income Henry Astor enjoys. Thus Henry | emerged from the long obscurity dur | ing which he has been on his farm | near West Copeck. N. Y. Those who remember him at all re called that he was disinherited by his father for marrying the daughter of Wijllam B.'s gardener. None of them apparently knew that long be fore the marriage—when Henry was 2 years old—a trust had been created for him. He Is now 85. For more than fourscore years he has enjoyed the Income from such bits of property as the Astor and Gaiety theaters, the block bounded by Broadway, Eighth avenue, Forty fifth and Forty-sixth streets, and JULY 16, 1917. about 100 parcels of other property on the middle west lde. Moreover, when he dies he can split up the property any way he likes amonK his relatives. He has no child ren of his own. Henry Astor was 45 years old when he defied his father and sacrificed millions which subsequently went, to the Astor Library. When he solemnized his marriage with Malvma YV. Astor in the little country church In West Copeck, some called him mad, for he was apparent ly throwing away a fortune. Few knew that years before William B. Astor, his father, had oreated the trust which makes him one of the wealthiest landowners In the city. Mr. Astor's brothers, John Jacob As tor and William Astor, were the trus tees originally. Visitors at Stoverdale Cottages and Bungalows Stoverdale, Pa.. July 16.—The Camp Fire Girls, of Millersburg, who have been at the Clyfrest for two weeks, left for their homes on Sat urday evening. Boy Scout Troop No. 1. of Hum melstown. has rented The Ivy and will muke it their headquarters for four weeks. Miss Nettie Hemperly and Miss Helen Keet, of Harrisburg; Chester White and daughter, Ethel, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Emory Fisher, at the Utopia. Miss Walter, Miss Sara Muth and George Muth spent Sunday with the Misses Kilmer. Mr. and Mrs. David Brown, of Harrisburg. have returned from Harrisburg and established them selves for the remainder of the sea son. Miss Pearl Allen, of Highsplre, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Johnson, at the Seldom Inn. Miss Lucy Grier, of the Marietta mansion, has left for Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Miss Hess, of Philadelphia; Miss Catherine Philips and Samuel Phil ips, of Harrisburg, are the guests of Mrs. Ellenberger at the Oakglen. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stover. Charles Kerns, of Harrisburg, and the Rev. Mr. Welrich, of Middle town, were among the visitors to the grove. Miss Lile Fisher, of Harrisburg, is stopping at the Emory Villa. ' Chinese Rebels to Get Three Months' Pay ' London, July 16. Telegraphing, i under Friday's date, Reuter's Pekin correspondent says: "Considering the enormous quanti ties of ammunition used and the num bers of troops engaged, the casual ties Saturday were remarkably small, I totaling ten killed and thirty wound . Ed among the combatants, while thirty were killed and a considerable num ber wounded among noncombatants. j "All of Chang Hsun's men captured . were disarmed. They will be given ► three months' pay and then disbanded. "The situation now is entirely quiet. • The police have taken the strictest precautions and no looting has oc l curred." 3
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