6 WAR AID HAS GREAT GROWTH American Women Who Have Male Relatives in Service Eligible The National War Aid. a society of American women who have hus bartds, sons, fathers, brothers and ether mala relatives in the war, has had a wonderful growth in the first weeks of its existence. The idea of nn organization in which the mem bership requirement is the service of a masculine member of the house hold to his country has gripped the popular imagination. National head quarters for the new society which is sponsored by many prominent American women have been estab lished at 160 C Twentieth street, N. XV., Washington. D. C. ' Tho mala purpose baclc of the Na tional War Aid, as explained by its chairman. Miss Elizabeth E. Poc, prominent in many patriotic endeav ors, is to raise the morale of the troops at the front and In the light ing ships by getting the women they have left behind in active service for the country in relief and other war work and also by assisting these v.omcn by obtaining Information from and giving directions how to roach authorities in Washington. The National War Aid was formed "pri marily in answer to General Persh ing's appeal from the tiring line in France that the American people support their army and navy by tak ing an active interest in the war. l.imiuxl to 18 Years Membership in'tlie organization is limited to women over IS years of age that have relatives in the army, navy or marine corps of the United States. The names of members, to gether with the names of relatives in the service are inscribed on a Roll of Honor Book to be kept at head quarters and which will be handed down to future generations. In after years membership in this society will prove to be historic and a proof of patriotic service. Members are re quired to sign the following pledge: "I hereby pledge four hours a week to National Service and will do m> part loyally in the name of (name of relative) whom X have given to the service of his coun try. I will aid other women who have sacrificed for democracy to the best of my ability." Pledged in this way to a certain definite amount of personal effort In behalf of the war, the women of the National War Aid are further required to write letters to their relatives regularly and i heerfully. to keep in touch with thenrto learn as far as possible, their needs and desires, and to satisfy those needs with the aid of their sis ters on the Roll of Honor. It Is to be a band of real war workers — working through Red Cross and oth er existing organizations so that work may not overlap—joined by the most suered bond of common sacrifice and common devotion. Solid Suggestions If not able 'to go from home to do the four hours national service work weekly the National Aid So ciety will send suggestions how wom en can knit, sew and do other na tional service work in their homes. The members of the National War Aid are entitled to wear the society's lecognitlon pin which Is a bronze shield on which are the lnsplrinij words, "We gave our own." This badge indicative of their contribu tion to the war will be an honor and distinction to the wearers in their separate neighborhoods. Officers of the new organization which Is affiliated with several prom inent women's organizations are: Chairman, Miss Elizabeth E. Poe; secretary. Miss Dorothy Potter; treasurer, V. P. Wilson. Among the members of the committee in charge and notable women interested in the project are Mrs. George Dewey, wife of the late admiral of the navy; Mrs. Parks Fisher, a sister of Hear Ad miral Schley; Mrs. James M. Thom son. daughter of Speakr Champ Clark; Mrs. Mary P. Lockwood, founder of the Daughters of the American Revolution. and Mrs. Frank D. Odenheimer. president gen eral of the I'nited Daughters of the Confederacy; Mrs. Julian James, of Washingtoti, D. C.. and Mrs. John Callan O'l-aughlin, wife of the for mer Assistant Secretary of State. A cordial invitation is given to all women having relatives In the serv ice of the country to join the Xa. ttrnal War Aid and full information can be obtained by writing to 1606 Twentieth street N. W., Washington, D. C., the national headquarters of the organization. . New Fog Signals Worked Out by British Scientist A new system for vessels signal ing in the fog has been worked c it by a British scientist. It is belle. *#d that this will prevent many collisions when put Into general use. The scientist points out that the sound of a forgliorn comes out of the mist in such a freakish way that it is impossible for the pilot on another vesaol to estimate accurately how far away is the vessel blowing the horn. Jn the new system, a foghorn signal and a wireless signal will be sent out simultaneously. The speed of wireless waves and sound waves la dfTierent, and the exact difference in speed is known. By noting the in terval that elapses between the re ceiving of the wireless messaare and the sound of the foghorn, the re ceiving vessel can tell exactly how far away the sending vessel is. As soon as she has received two or more messages, she knows whether the other ship Is coming closer or bear ing away, and has ample warning to prepare for trouble. Buffalo News. FOR 9AI.E BTi WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS!, Holmes Seed Co., Harrlabnrs, Pa. RETAILERS! Coarud Brothers Co., llarrlaburc, Pa, Mailer S. Sehell, llarrlahurK, I'a. W". U. Strieker, Dauphin, Pa. Herahey Store Co., Herahey, Pa. Broivnatoae Store Co., liummelstown, I'a. W. B. Sla ope, Pa. •■■T H. I.ueas, Mfebaaleaburc, Pa. H, K. Kramer, Viixtang, Pa, . AMI Al_i, GOOD DEALERS. G. A. Woir,' Hichaplre, Pa. I. C. Erb, Hoekervllle, Pa. C. H. Care, l.loKleatomn. Pa. Geo. H. Hnveratlek, l*en brook, Pa. Paal K. Zlesler, Steelton. Pa. Aad All (iooil Dealera. C. P. Kuhn, Boiling Sprlnca, Pn. H. Sllva, Cams Hill. Pa, Caanlagham A Bitting, Marjavlile, Pa. TUESDAY EVENING CO-OPERATION IS ASKED BY DIXON Commissioner of Health Calls Attention to Army and Civilian Work Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, state com missioner of health, calls attention to the importance of better coopera tion between the field army and the i civilian army in the war. Dr. Dixon says that things would work out bet ter if a strict medical examination was made at the very outset. The commissioner's views aro as follows; We should look out for economy in the combination army made up of the fighters at the front and the men and women at home laboring to pro duce the essentials of war. The American people are fighting a war of national defense against the government that has degenerated in to a savagery such as was common before the era of higher civilization. Our fight is by a civilized people. Between our soldiers at the front and civilians at home there must be perfect unity. Those at home fully appreciate that the direct results of the war depend upon our trained ! men at the front, bitf at the same; time they also know that tho j strength of the civil army at home! must be developed so as to produce I the maximum of munitions, food, i and all necessary things. This great army made tip of itsj different parts must work in unsel fish unity. We have had a lesson j taught us by the British and French, i Some of their most valuable men, I men with natural ability, highly! trained in specialties necessary for j basic work, were permitted to go j into the army at the front and be sacrificed at the cost of the strength of both the army at home and the army at tho front. One great factor in the success of' any movement, great or small, is to| get the right material into the right: place. A bureau made up of offi cers of the fighting army and offl-1 cers of the basic army to consider! the proper placement of certain In-1 dividuals would enable the facts on I either side to be intelligently pre-; sented so that wise and economic de cirions might be reached for the best interests of all concerned. Facing the shortage of medical i men in Pennsylvania and other states, even as it existed before the ! war, followed by a drastic war call, we are confronted by the difficult, problem of looking after the health j of those at home, the home army, i This home army as well as the army j at the front must for humanitarian ! reasons and on the ground of effl-j ciency, be well equipped. It is to be hoped that our medi cal schools will be granted a corps of teachers and, under them, stu dents, so that we may keep up the j supply of medical men to care for, the army at the front and at home. < Guarding against the abuse of ex-) emptions of medical students Is only j a detail along the lines probably al- | ready adopted for the munition, workers and others. Co-operation of all the great dl-1 visions of the government, tnclud-i Ing both the military and the home: army of producers, to bring about j the strictest economy is bound to; be one of the greatest factors In strengthening us In our present; struggle. The home army must bei kept in good health so as to pro duce a maximum of the essentials j for war. A more thorough medical exami nation in the beginning when the men are first called, would prevent | much unnecessary demoralization inj the home army conditions and at the| same time avert much unnecessary j expense and misplaced energy for, the field army. Grandmother's Botanic Medicine In every pioneer home the bo tanic recipes of our grandmothers for the treatment of disease wq*p wonderfully dependable. Every ffll she gathered her vurious herbs; I thoroughwort, camomile, sage, pen nyroyal, wormwood, rue, etc. It is interesting to note that L.r- f I >IAJ -czir. mwAEDs ■ Major-General Clarence Edwards, commander of the Department of the Northeast, who has just been assigned to take charge of the Twenty sixth Division at Charlotte. N. C., is here shown at his favorite diversions— map studj-ing Curiously enough the map before him now is of peaceful New England and not northern France, where he will probably be direct ing charges against the Germans. HIS REJOINDER 0 "Women can do something to help. They can tight with food bullets." 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Gompers Urges Labor Men to Remain Loyal to U. S. During War Krie, Pa., Sept. 4.—Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, delivered a Btirring mes sage to (he laboring men of the coun-| try in an address here. He said: | "Maintain a clear vision, stand true and loyal, so that before another 1-abor Day shall come a desirable, permanent peace shall have been es tablished, founded upon the highest concepts, Justice, freedom and hu manity. • "Never in the history of the world was It so essential that the peoples of all countries imbued with the spirit of freedom, justice and democracy stfind firmly united until these prin ciples are firmly established among all' peoples of all countries. And of all these, not one is In a position for greater responsibility to do service for the triumph of these principles than are we of the United States. The wage-earners, the working peoples, are in a peculiar sense responsible, for upon them depends the supplies of the men in the trenches and on our ships, enabling them to fight for victory and achieve It." "Nothing will contribute more to the success of our men abroad then the knowledge that their mothers, wives and children are being cared for at home." America's Heaviest Guns Now at Front in France Washington, Sept. 4.—America's heaviest and best artillery, and with it some of the finest gun crews not only in the United States but in the world, now are in France. Concrete emplacements are being: made ready for the great rifles and howitzers and over them, camouflage of painted canvas, branches and grass Is being constructed. Some of the rifles, with proper ele ction, will have an effective of thirty miles. It Is altogether un l.kely, however, that anything ap proaching this distance will be trav ersed by the shells. Sugar Prices Depend Upon Transportation Washington. Sept. 4.—With the re duction In the price oV beet sugar, a move Intended to stabilize prices of that product and cause the cane out put to the same figure. Is still a possi bility that that staple's prices may not fall. Fear is expressed In certain circles that the lack o| adequate transportation facilities may keep the prices to the present high figure*. Herbert Hoover, food administrator, In a statement issued to-day, touches upon this feature In the following re view of the situation: "A review of the sugar situation shows It is not actually a lack of this commodity that emphasizes the need for Its conservation In the United States so much as inability to get It to the places where it Is needed. The world's shortage Is comparatively small and confined to Europe. With the stocks on hand In this country and Cuba, and those now coming from Hawaii, it -would appear that, with proper management and speculation and hoarding eliminated, there need be no scarcity, even while awaiting the new crop." Negro Troopers Sentenced For Houston Rioting San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 4.—Six negro soldiers of the Twenty-fourth Infantry, who clashed with the civil pclice and the troops sent to subdue them at Waco on the night of July 29, were found gflilty of violation of the ninety-third article of war before the general court-martial held recently at Camp Mac Arthur, Waco. Five of the men were sentenced to five years at hard labor in the United States Peni tentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. The sixth man feceived ten years. All were sentenced to be discharged from the service and to forfeit all pay and allowances due or to become due while in confinement under the sentence. SEPTEMBER 4, 1917. Mail Car Robbers Attacked With Deadly Gas Fumes It would be a sad gang of robbers who tried to break into the railway car invented by George W. Myers, of the United States Army, and described in the Popular Science Monthly. They would be greeted with clouds of poisonous gas fumes. Myers' robber-proof car works with extreme simplicity. Two tanks, in which fumes of cyanide of potas sium are stored under pressure, are fitted inside of the car at each end. Those are connected with a perforat ed pipe which extends ail around thfe door of the car, just In back of the outer framework. Should the train be held up, the locomotive engineer would telephone the guards within the car, who would lmmed dlately open the valves of the tank. Lemons for Complexion Juice of two lemons made into creamy lotion can be used to bleach, whiten and soften the skin. Make a quarter pint cheaply! The beauty lotion which is becom ing so popular throughout the coun try Is easily prepared by anyone, and a whole quarter-pint of it doesn't cost any more than a small jar of the common, ordinary cold creams. Add the juice of two fresh lemons to three ounces of orchard white and shake well In a bottle. Strain the lemon juice two or three times through a fine cloth so no pulp gets Into the lotion, then It will keep fresh for months. Regardless of what price you pay or how highly adver tised, there is nothing else really more meritorious in beautifying, softening and clearing the skin. As TO-DAY'S COUPON ON PAGE 2 The fumes would stream out through •ho pipe perforation!! and Into the robbers' faces. The door being gas tight, the deadly gas could not pene trat into the SQUELCIIED "How will you have your hair cut, sir?" asked the barber, as G. K. Chesterton seated himself In the chair. "Minus conversational prolixity," replied the other. I "How's that sir?" "With abbreviated or totally eli minated narrations," answered tlia writer. "What?" "Without effervescent verbosity," was # the reply. "Let even diminutive colloquy be conspicuous by Its absence." The barber was too dazed to i make a further eflort. Buffalo News. a tan and blemish remover, also to remove oillness, freckles and sallow ness, lemon juice has no rival. Mas sage It Into the face, neck and arms once or twice each day, and just see If It doesn't bring out the roses and hidden beauty! Lemons have always been used to bleach the skin, but pure Temon juice Is too highly acid, therefore irri tating. Try It! This sweetly fragrant lo tion will spenk for itself. Any drug store or toilet counter will supply the three ounces of orchard white at very little cost, and the grocer will supply the lemons.