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Geraldine Farrar in
"Joan the Woman"
Hailed an the most wonderful photo
drama of the age. Cecil B. DeMllle's
masterpiece. "Joan, the Woman, In
which Geraldine Farrar Is seen ns the
Immortal Joan of Arc, begins itn en
gagement at the llegont next weok,
the first four days. Tho dramatic re
viewers, unstinting in their praise of
the story by Jeanno Macpherson, ( Mr.
Pe.Mille's masterly direction, tho ar
tistic acting of Geraldine Farrar, the
support of nor accompanying organi
zation of artists, the grandeur of the
spectaelo and tne marvelous photo
graphy, have announced the photo
drama as one of the greatest achieve
ments of the screen.
Mr. DeMllle has surrounded Miss
Farrar with a cast of famous stage
and screen players. Wallace Held Is
seen as Eric Trent, a dashing young
English officer; Theodore RoDerts Is
seen In a marvelous characterization
of the traitorous Bishop Cauchon; Ho
bart Bosworth scores a triumph as
the-faithful General La Hire, and as
AMUSEMENTS
Grand Free
Fireworks Display
at Paxtang Park
TO-NIGHT
Paxtang Park
Theater
EL COTO
WORLD'S GREATEST
XYLOPHONE PLAYER
Bothwell Brown & Co.
IN A GORGEOUS SPECTACULAR
DANCING OFFERING
Geo. Moore
CLOWN JUGGLER
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Cycling McNutts
■Whirlwind Comedlnns on Wheel..
Jeane St. Anne
THE FRENCH SOLDIER SINGER
REGENT THEATER
TO-DAY
KATHLYN WILLIAMS nnd
WALLACE REID In
"BIG TIMBER"
A story of the Sierra., with a
thread of heart Interest running
through It.
TO-MORROW
VIVIAN MARTIN and
SESSI E HAYAKAWA In
"FOBIDDEN PATHS"
A strong vital slory of a Japanese
man In love with an American
girl.
REGENT THEATER
Mondaj', Tuesday, Wfdncsilny and Thtiradny, Auguat 27, 28, 20, 30.
Supreme Achievement of Motion Pleturea
JESSE L. LA SKY Present*
GERALDINE FARRAR, as Joan of Arc, in
"JOAN, THE WOMAN"
Succeaa of thla great Photo apectnclc, "Jonn.the Woninn," inept New
York off ifn feet. Audience* about und cheer the acenea of battle
piigrenntrj und drnmn. '
The moat conaplruoiia flrnrc In motion plcturea la Gernldlne Fomr,
HOURS FOH SHOWING—II.3O A. M., 2.00. 4.30, 7.30, 0.30 I. M.
A Two-nud-n-hnlf-ltour show.
SHOWN IX METROPOLITAN" CITIES AT GOc to *2.00
Our Admission Prices—lsc and 25c
STORE NEWS I \f m
Wm. Strouse & Co.
FRIDAY SPECIALS IN
OUR BOYS' DEPARTMENT
Buying here tomorrow will b$ at prices that fuJfl
mean money saving. /X| | | jjYj.
OUR BOYS' CLOTHING DEPARTMENTS
are very busy, for mothers know that these are ad- 4^
vantageous days to get the boys ready for school,
Boys' Suits Reduced Boys' Waists and Shirts
$4.25 for $5.00 Suits. SI.OO grades are reduced to 79c
$5,50 for $6.50 Suits. $ 1.50 grades are reduced to $1.15
$6.25 for $7.50 Suits. 50c grades are reduced to . 39c
$8.25 for SIO.OO Suits. 75c grades are reduced to . 59c
Boys' Khaki Knee Pants Boys' Stockings
The best ever sold for 50c; 15c and 25c the
made of government khaki. Boys' Caps, Special values 50c
Boys' Wash Suits 95 Cents
In all the very newest styles and patterns ages 2V 2 to 10.
This is a very special lot that sold for $1.50 and $2.00
The New Store of Wm. Strouse
310 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
THURSDAY EVENING,
the weakling king. Charles VII, Ray
mond Hatton gives the most admir
ablo characterization of bis career.
The battle scenes In this wonderful
picture are Just as spectacular as
anythlnn that Ims ever been done on
tho sareen, and a whole lot more real
than most picture scenes. One has
but to study tho pageantry of the
picture to have a perfectly cloar Idea
of how tho peoples of thoso day. lived,
loved, fought and died.
New York's Draft Quota
Is Nearly Complete
By Associated Press
New York, Aug. 23.—The first offi
cial figures of the draft in New York
City, whlc,h do not Include twenty
three of the 189 exemption boards,
show that 122,257 young men have
teen examined and that of this num
ber 82,494 have been declared physi
cally qualified, of whom 62,690 claimed,
exemption.
Roscoe Conkling, deputy attorney
general In charge of the draft here,
said It Is estimated that but 8,374 men
were needed to complete the quota
for the city of 58,621. Fifty-six
boards have filled their quotas.
AMUSEMENTS
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Majestic Theater
Mntlnee, 10c and 20c
Evening, 10c, 20e and 30c
Now Swinging lllsh on a New
Season.
High-Class Vaudeville
Cabaret De Luxe
Featuring;
Miss Billie Richmond
love in the Suburbs'
And Three Other lllg Act.
COMING MONDAY
Society Diving Beauties
VAUDEVILLE'S PRETTIEST
DIVING MAIDS
5 GIRLS who will try to recover
the lost *(1.000 from the depths of
the Susquehanna.
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TO-DAY ONLY
Her Excellency
The Governor
With WILFRED LUCAS
TO-MORROW nnd SATURDAY
ANITA STEWART
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The Message of the Mouse
An Unusual Drama of Diplomatic
Intrigue.
SPECIAL FEATURE
WHOSE BABY?
KEYSTONE COMEDY
| AMUSEMENTS
Four Chorus Beauties With Frederick V, Bowers
in "His Bridal Night" at the Orpheum Monday
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Few of the presentday farces have
met with the success of "His Bridal
Night," which will be presented at the
Orpheum as the first musical attrac
tion of the new season next Monday
night. The farce has been musicaliz
ed for this season's tour and all the
music has been furnished by Freder
ick V. Bowers, who will also appear
iu the leading' male role. It Is a classy,
ORPHEUM
To-night "The Mischief Makers."
(Burle'sque).
Monday, niprht only, August 27—"His
Bridal Night"
' COLNIAL
To-day "Her Excellency, the Gov
ernor."
Friday and Saturday Anita Stewart
in "The Message of the Mouse."
Monday Enid Bennett in "The
___ AMUSEMENTS
QgEM
TA TV A\r MATINEE
1 & MGHT
F. W. GERIIARDY Present.
THE MISCHIEF
MAKERS
A FAST, FURIOUS SHOW
Bubbling With Beauty, Sons nnd
Novelty.
Monday EE* Aug. 27
PEBIIY T. KEL.I.Y and
ROBERT CAMPBELL Present
SEATS TO-MOBROW
Frederick V. Bowers
In the Delightful M union I Comedy
Success,
"His Bridal Night"
With the WARREN TWINS
Augmented Orchestra -
PRICES, 25c to (1.50
Season's First Big Attraction
HARRISBURO TELEGRAPH
snappy, fun show, the plot of which
■is the complications that result of a
man marrying twins, and on the night
of his marriage not knowing which
one he marries and going off on a
honeymoon with the wrong girl. The
beautiful and fascinating warren Sis
ters play the parts of the twins. The
sparkling and intoxicating music will
be interpreted by an augmented or
chestra.
Mother Instinct."
REGENT
To-day Kathlyn Williams and Wal
lace Reid in "Big Timber."
Friday Vivian Martin and Sessue
Havakawa in "Forbidden Paths."
Saturday—Mary Miles Minter In "Me
lissa, of the Hills."
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday Geraldine Farrar in
Joan, the Woman."
PAXTANO
Vaudeville
..The feature attraction booked for
the last half of the present week at
the Majestic is "The Caba-
At the ret De Luxe," one of the
Mojestle most pretentious acts of Its
kind in vaudeville. The act
consists of singing, dancing and in
strumental numbers by a clever Jazz
band, and the company of eight peo
ple are said to give a highly satis
factory performance. Grouped around
this attraction are: Chappelle and
Tribble, the "dark clouds of Joy;" the
Tiller bisters, in new and up-to-date
songs; Jack and Jessie Gibson, com
edy singers, dancers and bicyclists,
and one other Keith act.
"Her Excellency, the Governor," a
drama of love and politics, starring
_ Wilfred Lucas and
"Hep Excellency, Elda Miller, in the
the Governor" Triangle offering at
, _. the Colonial to-day
only. The story depicts the hero who
has jußt been elected Governor with a
sweetheart who refused to marry him
because success had changed his
ideals The supporting cast includes
Joseph Kilgour, Regan Hughston and
Albert Perry. The added features are
Pathe News, a Black Cat feature and
a Triangle comedy. To-morrow and
Saturday the Vitagraph presents a
Blue Ribbon feature, starring Anita
Stewart, in "The Message of the
Mouse." The story relates to a plot
of Ave European Ambassadors to di
vert fifty millions of dollars from
American banks and Industrial insti
tutions to their own countries, with
the result that Europe is assured of
restoration, while this countrv
writhes In the grip of panic.
'Big Timber,' a Paramount produc
tion, featuring Kathlyn Williams and
_ „ Wallace Reld, the fea-
Two Star* In ture attraction at the
"Big Timber," Regent to-day. is a
nt Kegent story of the Califor-
. „ „ nla lumber camps,
and all of the scenes were taken high
up in the Sierras, in the lumber camp
district. How big trees are felled and
cut and handled Is graphically shown
during the action of the story. The
story has to do with the loveless mar
riage of Stella Benton ,a young society
girl, and Jack Fyfe .owner of the big
timber.
To-morrow "Forbidden Paths" will
be presented. This picture, which
co-stars Vivian Martin and Sessue
Hayakawa for the first time, is a story
of a man who was big enough to give
up the girl he loved for the sake of
her own happiness.
The weekly fireworks display at
Paxtang Park will he Harrlsburg's
"one best bet" in the
rhe Program amusement line for
at Paxtang this evening. A good
pyrotechnlcal pro
gram Is always shown at the park
and from now on until the end of the
season Manager Davis promises to
make each succeeding show a little
better than its predecessor. For this
evening a beautiful assortment of
bombs and rockets will be shown, to
gether with numerous set-pieces of
varied design.
The show at the park theater this
week Introduces many features that
are entirely new to the local vaude
ville patrons. Among them is Coto,
known all over the world as the great
est of xylophone players. While this
is El Coto's first visit to Harrlsburg,
his reputation as an artist has pre
ceded him here and every night many
music lovers come out to the park
solely to hear him play. The Frenoh
soldier, Jeane St. Anne. Is also a big
hit with the park audiences. He has a
beautiful tinging voice, and the fact
that he wns wounded while serving
with the French forces during the
present war. makes his act doubly In
teresting. Others on the park bill are-
Bothwell Brown. In a gorgeous spec
tacular dancing act: George Moore, the
well-known clown juggler, and the
Cycling McNuttes, in a fast comedy
bicycle act.
60,000 Persons Homeless
1 in Big Saloniki Fire
By Associated Prtsy
London. Aug. 2S.—The first detailed
account of the disastrous fire at Sal
oniki last Sunday 1 contained In a
Reuter dlspatdh from that city, whiclS,
says 60,000 persons are homeless
and that the property loss la enor
mous. Insurance companies are In
terested to the extent of £2,000,000
sterling to 13,000.000.
The military rendered all possible
aid, but the scarcity of water made
It almost hopeless to attempt to\ub
due the flames. Refugees are camp
ing on the outskirts of the town. The
destltue are being cated for by the"
entente military authorities, the Brit
ish having 30.000 In their charge. Food
and fresh water -are very scarce.
COMMISSION IS
HARSHLY SCORED
West End Democrats Censure
Public Service Body For
Ruling Barring Jitneys
The West End Democratic Club
adopted a resolution censuring the
Public Service Commission for Its
announced Intention to keep Jitneys
out of the West End.
The resolution follows:
"Whereas the public Is entitled to
mission has announced Its, Intention
to prescribe the Jitney routes to a
certain portion of the city, thereby
discriminating against the rights of
the public and Justice.
"Whereas the Jitney has been a
public convenience for the citizens
®f Harrisburg which has been ex
pressed by the referendum vote" and
supplies them of a much-needed
accommodation on which a monop
oly public service corporation has
not given in the past.
"Wheeras the public is entitled to
the best of service from whatsoever
source It can be derived, and
the street car service has been a
miserable failure contrary to human
happiness and repugnant to coin
monsense.
"Whereas the street car company
has from time immemorial proposed
to improve the service for the city
and now by new routes and the wid
ening of Market street subway,
which has been widened before for
their benefit from the original plan,
that it now becomes a mooted ques
tion whether the city government
is for the benefit of the street car
company or the street car is now for
the benefit of the city.
"Therefore, resolved, that we, the
For a Reasonable Length of |
i IVTEW SHIPMENTS OF FURNITURE t
j 1 " have arrived—Keeping Up the Complete
I Stocks and Unsurpassed Values of Burn's
| August Furniture Sale. 1
| Easy Terms, if you want them:
I /
| This Very Unusual 3 Piece Parlor Suit—ss9 |
I Sent to Your Home on Easy Payments—
| Solid Oak Library Library p or ch
rv Rocker 0 Table A
| - ressers . Rocker
{j) _, In t,lc August Sah? two massive round pedestals,
'raM '," s ""' , " > "" ,c "' U V]
jf leather, removable seat" 1 ' 10 r*Jces. A,,K " st Kal °
| I Davenport $27 $1.75 j
H Davenport Is easy to o?^f In tho Außr " st Sal °
!K I H convert into a full size i 3HB; v T end cnmfort.hl*. %
A bed by simply lowering I high back porch rocker 1
the back. Makes an at- g ;£/■§ , with reed seat an.d broad §
In the August Sale tractive living room B ■SWB arms. Not many left.
Attractive straight line design, pieco for an y home - ?. MS Better get one or two at I
jij plenty of drawer space and frame of fumed oak. >\ ■' |r^j
■ very substantially built. Note Black imitation leather Wfl, [PULLMAN "£3 Many other styles In I
h.h.„<,,0 m . 1 „.„ -w srasyarKss*
50 Large, Comfortable Couches, at $11.50 |
a ts Price Is Low I
members of the West End Demo-|
cratlc Association, enter our protest
against the contemplated action of
the Publio Service Commission in
that it deprives the West End of a
public convenience and is in viola
tion of natural rights, natural lib
erty and natural law."
Ladies' Nest of Owls
Aspires to Be Largest
in the Entire State
With the enrollment of a large
class of new members, the Harris
burg Ladles' Nest, No. 1930, Order of
Owls, now has a total membership of
two hundred and seventy-five, the
largest registration of any ladles'
nest In Pennsylvania. It had been
intended to close the charter on
Thursday night but plans now have
been made to keep the charter open
for the next month. Local members
have decided to make strenuous ef
forts during this extension of time to
augment the nest by twenty-five
members, which will raise It to the
required 300.
Vi ith the proposed membership of
300, the local nest will have the
greatest enrollment in the order
The gold watch offered in last
month's membership rally has been
awarded by District Organizer Web
ster to the local president, Mrs.
Irene Stewart, with eleven candi
dates. Mrs. Katherine Heckendorn
and Miss Emma Stager were second
and third in this contest and each
were awarded special prizes.
A complete set of twelve officers'
badges were awarded the local nest
for the enrollment of more than forty
new members In the past month.
Presentation of the badges was made
by Organizer Webster.
AUGUST 23, 1917.
NEXT YEAR'S WHEAT CROP
In writing for the Pennsylvania
Farmer, H. M. Anderson says that
the seed bed, the condition of the
seed wheat and fertilization are the
factors which will decide noit
year's wheat crop.
"To get an ideal seen bed for
wheat," says Mr. Anderson, "we
should plow early, harrow and roll
n°th U al ? d i then harrow as soon
as the ground is fit to work in after
all rains; this to build up the mois
ture content of the soil. It is pos
sible to accumulate a creat rlpal
of moisture in this wayeven duri
ing very dry seasons and wheat
seeded under these conditions al
most Invariably finds plenty of taols
ture.
"Another important factor in
Srowing a good crop of wheat is tho
seed that you sow.
"I have found that very thorough
cleaning and sradlng of the seed
wheat will increase the acre, vield
several bushels, 1 and that it is one
of the best paying jobs that I do
on my farm.
Perhaps the next most important
factor is fertilisation. I find that I
cannot grow even fairly good crops
of Avlicot w itliout the use of commer
cial fertilizers. Not that I have ever
tried to do so, but I sometimes see
where one end of the fertilizer box
got empty near tlie end of tho return
trip, and It surely looks as though
money spent for fertilizer was money
well invested.
"Fertilizing ingredients are now
up about filty per cent, above the
spring prices, but I am sure that it
would be false economy to decrease
the application of fertilizers at this
time. We should bear in mind the
fact that wheat has been selling at
more than double the normal price,
and the next twelve months wili
probably establish ft new high req
ord. Even the crop that wo plant
this fall should bring at least dou
ble the normal price.
have not doubled In price yet, BO|
relatively speaking, such forms of
fertility as ar still obtalnabla ar
comparatively cheap."
FAlili GARDEN CROPS
The turnip Is one of the very bed
vegetables grown. It can be served
In many ways and In combination
with many things. Right now Is th<
time to plant. Sow the seed thinls
on rich, mellow ground. Top-dress,
ing with fertilizer improves th
quality. It is very likely that turnipj
will command a good market pric
this winter. Any unsold will mak<
a welcome addition to the farm stocl
ration.
Plant beets, carrots, a few cucum
bers and bush beans before the mid*
die of August. It will help the tabU
wanderfully.
Spinach planted now will be readj
In the late fall. Late plantings cov.
ered with straw during the wintej
will give early'greens. Spinach needl
rich soli and moisture. A practical
fertilizer is one rich in ammonia and
phosphorus.
The demand for fall lettuce hat
Increased many times in the last fevi
years. Ground previously used foi
potatoes, cabbage, peas, beans, etc,
may be planted to lettuce between
the first and fifteenth of August. A
light application of well-rotted
manure and plenty of high gradl
fertilizer may be broadcasted and
harrowed into the soil. If planted
early the lettuce seed may be SOWB
directly on the field or garden. Oth
erwise it is advisable to start tin
plants in the hot-bed and transplant