FIRST CALL TO
ARMY FOR DRAFT
MENSEPf. 1
Million Men to Be in Training
Under Colors by First
of Month
Washington, Aug. 9. —More than
200,000 men of the selective draft
forces will be called to the colors on
September 1. to go immediately to
their divisional training cantonments.
This will bring the strength of the
United States Army on that date up
to virtually 1,000,000 men.
Brigadier General Crowder, provost
marshal general, dispatched the fol
lowing telegram to the governors of
the states to-day, cautioning them to
make certain that the first third of
their quota of the first increment of
registered men is ready in time:
New regulations governing mo
bilization and the certification of
men from district boards to adju
tants general will be mailed to you
on August 9. In the meantime,
local boards should certify to dis
trict boards daily those who have
been called and who have not been
exempted or discharged, either be
cause they failed to file any claim
or because their claim has been de
cided adversely.
Strict compliance with this rule is
necessary, since on September 1 the
War Department will call for not to
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Compare it in every way with cars that cost from
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Then you'll get a real tangible idea of the amazing
value we can put into this Six because of the
economies of our larger production,—larger than
anyone building a similar car.
Note the smart new body design—the double cowl
body—slanting windshield—long racy lines —a
perfect beauty!
. The superior performance of the new Willys Six is
due to a new scientifically attained balance be
tween great power and sturdy light weight.
It makes the Willys Six a livelier, snappier car and
easier to handle.
There*B nothing to compare it with until you come
to cars costing S3OO to S4OO more—even then
you must take into consideration the superior
Willys Six performance.
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120-inch wheelbase 48 x cantilever rear springs
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THURSDAY EVENING,
1 exceed one-third of the quota from
each state to be entrained for mo
bilization camps between September
1 and September 5. Unless we wish
to he put in a position of not fur
nishing men as fast as the War De
partment is ready to receive them,
each state should have accumulated
by September 1 a minimum of one
third of its quota not exempted or
discharged. This can only be at
tained if local boards certify these
lists up with great expedition.
The message was followed up by a
new ruling regarding exemptions be
cause of dependents, which is expected
to decrease considerably the loss of
men from the military service for
this reason. Boards are authorized to
deny exemptions to married men
whose wives are solely dependent
upon them, but where the parents or
other relatives of either wife or hus
band are willing to assume the burden
of her support during his absence.
The same course is to be followed
where any drafted man's employers
agree to continue his salary as a pa
triotic duty.
A third supplemental ruling pro
vides that where a man has supported
his dependents by his own labor on
land which he owns and the boards
find that the land could be rented to
advantage so as to continue the sup
port of the wife derived from the
rental, exemption for the man may
be denied.
The telegram to the governors fol
lows:
Under presidential regulations the
term "dependent for support" ha
given rise to several further ques
tions of principle affecting large
numbers of persons.
The general basis for ruling upon
such questions should be the spirit
and purpose of the act in provid
ing for such discharge, wherever
the terms of the act apd of the
regulations are not in themselves
conclusive. The act authorizes the
President to discharge wherever the
parties drafted are "in a status with
respect to persons dependent upon
them for support which renders
their exclusion or discharge advisa
ble."
Such dependency ordinarily ren
ders discharge advisable, because
since the drafted person loses his
civil income and thus loses his
means of support, the wife is left
without support and this lack of
support is the effect which the act
aims to avoid. But wherever such
effect does not, In fact, follow and
the wife is not left without reason
ably adequate support, but will re
ceive such support from other
sources, there is no real .dependency
rendering discharge advisable.
CIaNMpN Under New Exemption
The following classes of cases are
within this ruling:
A—Wife and Children.
1. Where the parents or other rel
atives of the wife or the husband
are able, ready and willing to pro
vide adequate support for her (and
children, if any) during the absence
of the husband.
2. Where the wife owns lands
which has produced income by the
husband's labor, but which could,
with reasonable certainty, be rented
during his absence to other persons
so as to produce an adequate sup
port.
3. Where there exists some ar
rangement by which the salary or
wages of the husband is continued,
in whole or in part, by third per
sons,. being employers or insurers
or others, and such portion of the
salary or wage, either alone or with
an allotment of his soldier's pay.
or with other definite income, will
furnish a reasonably adequate sup
port.
B—Other Dependents.
I-irst—Where in one of the fore
going ways a reasonably adequate
support is provided for a widowed
r ' ' n^rm Parents or an orphan
child under sixteen years, of a son,
brother or father called into serv
ice.
Under presidential regulations
providing that any certificate of
discharge may be withdrawn, modi
fied or renewed by the local board,
the boart) is authorized to reopen
any claim of exemption alreddy
passed upon and still awaiting dis
position on appeal to the district
board for the purpose of receiving
any affidavits or making other in
quiries relative to dependency as
defined In the prfesent rulings: and
the local board shall transmit to
tiie district board such affidavits
and its own minutes thereon for
consideration on appeal.
The foregoing rulings are calcu
lated to carry out the spirits and
terms of the act and to enable pa
triotic men to remain in the mili
tary service of their country, wher
ever the burden of support hitherto
carried by them alone is In a posi
tion to be distributed, for a time,
among others who are patriotically
ready to make in this manner their
contribution to military service by
setting another man free to enter
the army.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
CANNING
ARE EXCHANGED
BY HOUSEWIVES
YOU with hundreds of other housewives have successful methods
of canning, preserving and drying foods and fruits which have
either been handed down to you from generations of your an
cestors or which you have evolved. Ths feature of the HARRIS
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with other housewives. Send your favorite receipts and methods to
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wives. In this way they can be placed before the public and do the
maximum amount of good.
Camp Rations
Ration No. I.—Products required
for mixture.
4 pounds rice.
1 pound Iresh green peppers.
4 Chill peppers.
4 cloves or 2 garlic.
4 quarts tomatoes.
1 pound cheese or 1-2 pound but
ter.
1 pound fresh pork.
4 Spanish peppers.
8 level teaspoonfuls salt.
4 quarts water.
Put the meat, peppers and gar
lic through a food chopper. Mix
with tomatoes, water, and salt. Cook
on slow fire, simmering for 45 min
utes. Soak rice In salted water for
'2O minutes. Rinse with cold water
at once. Mix this product with the
sauce without straining. Grind or
grate cheese and mix thoroughly
with all other products.
To can this ration, the mixture
should be packed in hot glass jars
or tin cans while hot. Place rubbers
and caps of jars in position not
tight. Cap and seal tin cans com
pletely. Sterilize for the length of
time given below for the particular
type of outfit used.
Water bath, homemade or com
mercial 90 min.
Water seal, 214 degrees, .60 min.
5-pound steam pressure..so min.
10-pound steam pressure, 40 min.
Remove jars or cans, tighten glass
jar covers; Invert to cool and test
joints. Wrap Jars to prevent bleach
ing and store.
MRS. E. G. C.
Ration No. 2.—Products required
for mixture.
1 pound rice or hominy, crackeed.
1 teaspoonful salt.
One-half pound bacon or chipped
beef cut into small pieces.
1 pound mixed equal parts car
ronts, onions beans, Irish potatoes.
2 quarts water or milk for one
quart and one quart of milk.
One-half pound sweet green pep
pers cut fine.
1 pint strained tomatoes.
Season with celery salt or celery
seed.
Cook rice or hominy, water or
ALFALFA MUST
BE INOCULATED
Beginning to Be Considered
One of the Most Important
Crops Grown in East
Alfalfa is beginning to be consid
ered one of the mosc Important
crops grown by the eastern farmers
to-day. The lack of inoculation has
necessitated many reseedings of
alfalfa in Pennsylvania.
Many field have been inoculated
with the necessary bacteria, but of
insufficient quantity to make a com
plete inoculation. Unless your field
has grown alfalfa or sweet clover,
within five or six years previous to
the time when it is to be seeded,
special inoculation measures should
be employed.
The most successful method of
inoculating alfalfa is to broadcast
over the field from two hundred to
five hundred pounds of soil from a
successful alfalfa or sweet clover
field. The soil should be taken spade
deep.
When the amount of soil to be
used is not limited, it may be ap
plied with a manure spreader, or it
may be thrown from the back of
a wagon with shovels. When the
quantity of soil is limited, broad
casting by hand is the most satis
factory method. In this case usual
ly two hundred pounds per acre is
sufficient.
Another method is to dry the soil
in the shade, run through a fine
sieve and drill It like fertilizer, a
drill set to sow the smallest amount
of fertilizer will sow enough soil
for Inoculation.
The soil should be applied be
fore sowing the seed. It does not
matter how long before seeding it
is done, a few weeks is not too long.
Be sure that the soil is harrowed
in immediately after sowing, for
sunlight is very injurious to the
bacteria. Artificial cultures for
alfalfa are not as a rule as suc
cessful as soil inoculation. They
are more easily applied, and are
best where soil cannot be secured.
When using artificial preparations,
be sure that seed is sown right after
applying the culture.
The United States Government
formerly made a practice of sup
plying artificial culture to farmers.
This hag been discontinued, so it is
necessary to secure artificial cul
tures from commercial sources.
By writing or phoning the Dauphin
County Farm Bureau, a list of rep
utable commercial houses can be
secured.
MISSION SOCIETY PICNIC
Marysvllle, Pa., Aug. 9.—Yester
day the Young People's Missionary
Society of the United Evangelical
Church, held a picnic at Rhinehart's
Woods, about three miles from
town. The trip was made on a mo
tor truck. The party Included Miss
Anna Mayer, Miss Anna Hammaker,
Miss Estella Whitmyer, Miss Mary
Kocher, Miss Orpha Nicodemus,
Miss Frances Fortenhaugh, Miss Ma
rie Harrold, Miss Ellen Gault, Mirs
Alda Gault, Miss Margaret Gault,
Miss Louise Roush, Owen Kennedy,
Lester Mutch and Herman, Hippie.
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milk, and salt in a double boiler
until the rice or hominy is soft. Ba
con or chipped beef, green peppers
and the strained tomatoes should be
cooked or boiled separately. Then
add to this mixture the one pound
mixture of vegetables and season
with mixed spices. Cook this vege
table combination until done. Mix
at once rice, bacon, green peppers,
etc. Stir this well into the mixture.
The product to be canned should
be hot and thoroughly mixed. Pack
mixture into hot glass jars or tin
cans at once to one-eighth inch of
top. Place rubbers and caps of jars
in position, not tight. Seal tin cans
completely. Sterilize for the length
of time given below for the parti
cular type of outfit used.
AVater bath, homemade or com
mercial 90 min.
Water seal, 214 degrees, .60 mtn.
5-pound eteam pressure..so min.
10-pound steam pressure, 30 min.
Remove jars, tighter covers; In
vert to cool, and test joints, wrap
and store.
MRS. P. G.H.
Ration No. 3.—One-pound pack.
Products used.
8 ounces beef.
2 ounces potatoes.
2 ounces onions.
1 ounce carrots.
1 ounce beans.
2 ounces beef gravy.
Parboil the beef in kettle with
thin gravy for 30 minutes. Cut up
potatoes, onions and carrots, into
small sections; add the beans. Place
entire mixture into kettle, add the
gravy, season to taste. Stir mixture
and cook for 10 minutes.
To can the mixture, pack it hot
Into hot glass jars or tin cans to one
eighth inch of top. Place rubbers
and tops of jars in position, not
tight. If using tin cans, seal com
pletely. Sterilize for length of time
given below for the particular type
of outfit used.
Water bath, homemade or com
mercial 90 min.
Water seal 214 degrees, ..60 min.
5-pound stea mpressure. .50 min.
10 pound steam pressure, 40 min.
Remove jars or cans; tighten jar
covers; invert to cool, and test
joints. Wrap and store.
MRS. H. C. M.
WHEAT ONLY TO
BE SHORT CROP
Federal Forecast Shows Na
tion Will Have Bumper
Harvests
Washington, Aug. 9. Simultane
ously with its announcement of the
greatest corn crop ever grown and
record crops of barley, rye, white and
sweet potatoes, tobacco and hay, the
United States Department of Agricul
ture yesterday published the program
under which it is hoped to achieve far
greater results next year.
Production of more than 1,000,000,-
000 bushels of wheat and more 83,000,-
000 bushels of rye, through the plant
ing of 47,337,000 acres to winter wheat
and of 5,131,000 acres to rye this fall,
is the immediate Wfcr agricultural pro
gram for the nation announced by Sec
retary Houston.
This record winter wheat acreage,
an increase of 18 per cent, over last
year, will yield 872,000,000 bushels if
the average yield for the past ten
years were equaled, or under a repe
tition of the favorable conditions of
1914 would give 880.000,000 bushels.
Crop Prospects
Corn production for this summer is
estimated at 3,191,000,000 bushels, an
Increase of 67,000,000 bushels over the
July forecast and 68,000,000 bushels
above the record crop of 1912. The
showing is due to vast improvement
in the growing corn in Illinois, Indi
ana, lowa and Missouri.
In Kansas the condition declined to
33 per cent, of a normal, compared
with 66 per cent, on July 1, and as a
result the Kansas crop .is forecast at
81,740,000. bushels compared with 169,-
536,000 bushels forecast in July. Okla
homa's crop showed a decline from 61
per cent, of a normal to 30 per cent.,
with production forecasts reduced
from 65,592,000 bushels to 33,844,000
bushels.
Spring wheat production, forecast in
July at 276,000,000 bushels, showed the
results of adverse weather conditions.
The prospects are put at 236,019,000
bushels, a drop of about 40,000,000
bushels from the July 1 report. North
Dakota's crop suffered most with a
loss in prospective production of about
15,000,000 bushels, while South Da'kota
lost about 3,000,000 bushels and Wash
ington 7,000,000 bushels.
Winter wheat, however, is turning
out better than previously forecast
with a forecast total of 417.000,000
bushels, or 15,000,000 bushels more
than indicated from July conditions, !
The combined yield jyt winter and 1
spring wheat therefore shows a re- !
duction of 25,000,000 bushels from the ;
production forecast in July. The crop,
forecast from August 1 conditions,
will be only 653,000,000 bushels or 13.-
000,000 bushels more than harvested
last year.
White potatoes are expected to yield
467,000,000 bushels, or 15,000,000 bush
els more than forecast from July con
ditions and 47,000,000 bushels more
than the record crop of 1912. Sweet
potatoes also will be a record with
86,400,000 bushels.
ARCHITECT RIJSHINfi IM.ANK
FOR HARRIS SCHOOL ANNEX
M. N. Bair, architect for the -w
Harris school annex. Is preparing •>
have the revised plans ready for the
consideration of the School Roard at
Its meeting Friday, August 17. As
soon as they are approved a contract
will be let. Actual work on the an
nex will probably be under wav by
the first of September. Complete
plans for the nfiw open-air school at
North Fifth street, being prepared by
Architect C. Howard Lloyd, will be
ready for approval within the next
month.
SMAM, FIRE ON HII.I.
Fire companies on Allison Hill were
called to fight a small blaze yester
day afternoon in the rear of the In
ternational Rubber Sales Co, at 1423
Derry street. Little damage was done.
The cause of the fire Is unknown.
NINE GET CERTIFICATES
Blaln, Pa.. Aug. 9.—Nine Perry
county teachers who applied for per
manent certificates before the State
Examining Board, in Harrisburg, sev
eral days ago, were successful. They
are: Miss Olive Adams, Miss Martha
English and Miss Janet Zimmerman,
of Newport; Reed McMullen, of Kist
ler; Miss Margaret Myers, of Marys
vllle; Miss Pearl Rice, of New Bloom
fleld; Miss Florence I. Rice and Miss
Ruth Rice, of Landlsburg, and Miss
Isabel Weldler, of EUiottsburg.
Sharp Reductions in Coal
Costs Are Now Predicted
Washington, Aug. 9.—Sharp re
duction in coal costs was predicted
by official to-night as a result of the
Senate's passage to-day of the food
control bill carylng a provision for
government fixing of fuel prices.
The Federal Trade Commission,
which the measure authorizes the
President to designate as an agency
to enf<rrce the provision, is ready to
make out a price scale at short
notice. In a recent report to Con
gress they pointed out that prices are
too high.
STORE OPENS &.30 A. M. CLOSES SP. M. FRIDAYS
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\\ah i>rexe —Ging- Coats—Plaids, checks Two hundred gaber- Striped and plain
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V I Woman's Patent Colt and Dull Kid P f I
M Pumps. Actual $3.50 to $4.50 Values I mzn I
All Sizes, but Not All Sizes of Every Style
Bound-Up Sale of Over 500 MIDDY ffk
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sizes for Women and Children. See window display. cnoose nom. All
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NOTIONS jj Round-Up Sale of Girls' Dresses I!
10c Pearl Buttons. g j| GIRLS' DRESSES—7Sc GIRLS' DRESSES— *IQC i!
<! Values. Special I SLSO Values. Special.. * 1 '*o <[
5 looks and L>es. j S 65 Dresses in this lot made of '
M !; Just 22 Dresses. Fast colors. fine Gingham—plain and plaids. !!
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15c liose Support- 1A„ .rtwwwwwMMwmMMWMWMMmtvwwivMwvw; 1
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2c Wire Hair- l c LADIES'WAISTS LADIES' PAJAMAS
P" 8 *' ** I, _ Ladies' Waists—
i c Bundle A Values to Values. Special 01/ C
P? ' Jiir t! W.vsi* Mtuic of Only 2 7 Fairs in this lot.
Joe Hair "I o organdie and votle Size." .v; Made of Percales, fancy
Brushes t'> 44. stripes.
MEN'S SOFT COLLARS f „ c , . . Girls' Middy rf f\
2'/2C Worth $1 Skirts, Worth sl, sdc
Special, each ... £ only 35 of the Mlddy Sklrts
i 18 dozen assorted soft collars, Only 20 Skirts made of stripe to he sold, made of fast color
white and colors, sizes 14%, Galatea Cloth and fast colors. stripe Galatea cloth. Sices 6 to
16% and 17. 10 years.
' ROUND-UP SALE OF BOYS' WASH SUITS AND ROMPERS
I BOYS* 75c WASH 4Q_ BOYS' $1.75 TO 52.50 QC- BOYS' 75c Af\
SUITS '-iZJK WASH SUITS I7OC ROMPERS **J7C
i t , , _ XT . Handsome and stylish middy . ~
Bojs fast color, Norfolk mod- ant j Norfolk moi* jil. . Another lot of those fast color
i els. Sizes 3to 8 years. years. rompers. Sizes 2to 6 years.
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ROUND-UP SALE OF ALL MEN'S SUITS & PANTS
Men's Cool Clolh tfjo QP ~ * 2 ' so $1.95 SI 49
Suits—sß.oo Yalues. . iM.iJb PANTS >0 I .7*
Odd lots—only 10 Suits. Made Blue Serges Fancy Worsteds j kjiA-KI PANTS SI.OO
. ~ . , , , —Cassimeres. Sizes 32 to 42 MEN'S #1 00 nC
belt-back models. . . /Sr
i waist. I STRAW HATS
ALL DAY FRIDAY IN THE BARGAIN BASEMENT
Odnr Oil Polish *1.50 Brass *I.OO Alarm *1.50 Hound nml *7.50 Wool Fibre
Cedar Oil Polish, CnNpldorN Clocks Square Top Fern ■
4 oz. bottles. Each Tobies _
q r *'*r CSpecial 9x12 feet.
"V no ' upset. Guaranteed Alarm Special
Magnrlne Hacks Special DSe pjaittd. h3.4:*
4 10e Itubber Stair flotheN Propa Ware Good patterns
$1.50 funied oak I rrnd Very special. 8 1 Q gt, and cotors
racks, well made feet \ for
and " tr ° ng - Sizes 6xlß inches of 1
*4.50 . . Japanese - Clans Pieces
Mutt tag- Hub*. o<'e Dish Pans *3.50 Kleetrie Irons 15e Figured ,
Special o.> 10 Batiste nuC'
fli'l /tQ 27 inches wide.
Good size, gran- Nickel finish. Special All kinds, odds
Size 9x12 feet, lte ware pans, with complete with (Igh and ends, from
stenciled pattern.l. solid seams. cord. "V our own stock.
HANDLER'S
Big August Clearing
SALE OF FURNITURE
You know our goods. You know our reputation for substantial values.
A comparison will satisfy you that this big sale at this big store offers
THE GREATEST MONEY-SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Our location outside the high rent district makes it possible for you
with a SMALL DEPOSIT to put your home on an aeroplane basis at a sub
marine cost.
Skre TfBHANDLERTj 1
AUGUST 9, 1917.
STEALS GRUNDY'S CHICKENS
Bristol, Pa., Aug. 9. For the
second time within six weeks a fox
was discovered on the Joseph R.
Grundy chicken farm. The fox es
caped. More than S2OO worth of
fowls have disappeared recently
from the farm.
SCOUT TROOP ORGANIZED
Shiremanstown, Pa., Aug. 9.—A
Boy Scout troop has been organize 1
here with the Rev. H. K. Lautz as
scoutmaster and Thomas Lautz, as
sistant scoutmaster. At present six
teen members are enrolled. Plans
are being made for long hikes in the
near future.
Endeavorers to Picnic
at Wildwood Tonight
Christian Endeavorers and friends
of the Harris Street United Evangeli
cal Church will leave Sixth and Ma
clay streets this evening, at 7 o'clock,
for a hike to Wildwood Park. The
monthly' business session and social
will be held upon arrival at the pa
vilion In the park. A jolly good time
is anticipated by the persons who ex
pect to attend. President R. H. Stetler
will have charge of the program for
the evening.
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