14 WAR AIMS ARE DESCRIBED TO BUSINESSMEN Baker Tells of *7hat U. S. Is Going to Accomplish; Victorious Peace Can Be Only Result [Ctontlnuctl front First Paecw] added a pleasant touch to the scene. Tho table decorations were chrysan themums, asters and dahlias. Applause 1W Speakers The speakers of the evening and the officials of the Chamber were applauded as they arrived. Governor Brumbaugh, at the request of Presi dent Tracy, was escorted to the hall by E. J. Stackpole and was given a warm welcome when he took his seat at the speaker's table. Secretary Baker's entrance was preceded by the ushers and the guests stood and applauded as he, escorted by Presi dent Tracy and Vance C. McCor mick, took his place besid* the toast master. In an invocation which reflected the sincere earnestness of the occa sion, the Rt. Rev. Philip R. Mc- Devitt, bishop of the Harrisburg Dio cese of the Catholic Church, said: "Oh Almighty God bless this as sembly of our patriotic citizens who gather here to pledge anew their ad herence to the principles and ideals of these United States of America. Bless the President, his Cabinet, the Houses of Congress, and all who by their wisdom and advice aid him in this crisis of the nation's life. Bless in a particular manner the men who offer their lives and their all in de fense of the Republic. "Grant, O Lord! that victory, re splendent with glory and honor, may follow tho flag which the young man hood of our beloved America is carrying across the seas. "In faith, in hope and in charity, we join with all those who love jus tice and hate Iniquity and from our hearts we cry out to Thee: Our Father who art ?"• Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven, give up this day our daily bread %nd forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temp tation, but deliver us from evil. Amen." Mr. Gilbert Toast master David E. Tracy, president of the Chamber, introduced Spencer C. Gil bert, as toastmaster. "There is but one business in this country to-day." said Mr. Tracy. "That business is war." Mr. Tracy's designation of Mr. Gilbert as "a man'whose motto spells service," was the signal for pro longed applause. In presenting Secretary Baker, Mr. Gilbert said: "In July, 1914, the world was startled by the declara tion of war. America was startled. Women Steady Workers It used to he said that women could not be depended upon like men to work steadily, and, conse quently, ought not to expect so much pay as men employed at sim ilar work. While it would be foolish for any young woman to stay at work when physically unlit, it is believed that most women now continue at their work as constantly as men. Any woman who is unable to do so, should take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, the old, reliable medi cine for woman, and get the aid she needs to enable her to keep at work. —Adv. Here's What You Get For $5 per Mositli # , I -yrt i ■. ; j. af* : r; YOU get storage for one month—and our service facilities day and night, in a new modern garage. You get service of At lantic gas. You-get service of eight different grades of oil. You get service of five different grades of grease. You get service of tires, tubes, blowout patches and Inner liners. You get service of automobile accessories. You get free air. You get use of wash stand free. You get heat. You get phone service. You get protection, which means that no one else will run your car around when you leave It In our care. We ask all automobile owners to come and see our garage and see what comfort and service they get for $5 per month. Twenty-seven thousand square feet of floor space. Hoffman's Garage SEVENTH AND CAMP STREETS B. F. HOFFMAN, Prop. N. R. HOFFMAN, Mgr. Absolutely No Pain | fillEMsJj My nteat Improved appll- | ance, Including an xeyitn- A. mf I l*cd air apparatus mnko.i J&r AJV JgF extracting and ull dental Jw (>V jM? work positively palnlem Xj' V y, rSy if nnd ln perfectly harm- •Ar. XN lc, (Age no object^^^ Pull act of EXAMINATION f. jTSp nSS FREE A\Oi Ai X r Oojd nowrni and /k jy 2.2K (old crown, SO.OO Itcßlatered Office open dally N. 30 o 0 p. n..| Mondny, Wed <.rndn.tr W nrdn> and Saturday, Ull AMlatanta AJ Jr 0 p. til. BELL PHONE 8322-n. JF 0 BABY TERMS OF PAYMENTS WRAMB / 320 Market St (Over lk Hub) HARRISBURQ, PA. j t didn't hurt a bit TUESDAY EVENING, but not especially concerned. The war was some thousands of miles away. The quarrel was not lier's. "Finally, America found that she had to take a part, or become in ef fect one of Germany's dependencies. Then came from Belgium tales of temples defamed, and women sub jected to such barbarities that tonguo cannot adequately describe them." Mr. Gilbert described the steps which linally brought this country to the verge and over the edge. "The gentleman who left his mani fold duties to come here to-night has the esteem, the love and the re spect of his fellow citizens. We place in his keeping the lives of our boys with utmost confidence. This body has been honored, probably as has no other Chamber of Commerce in this country, by the character of tie men we have heard hero in Harris burg. We ought to be better men, better patriots, and better citizens for what wo have heard. N/?ver have we been more highly honored than in the presence of the Hon. Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War." Ovation For Secretary The vast audience arose and tendered Secretary Baker a distinct ovation. The story of America's struggles and ideals, of her efforts to submerge tho individual for the common good, of the task before the pedple of this country to make the world safe for democracy, left little place for hu mor. A few flashes of rare wit il luminated Secretary Baker's address, however, and he told several good stories on himself, as reflecting upon his smallness of stature. "While touring in tho country in 1914, on a mission of which some of you would not have approved at the time, said the Secretary, "someone pointed me out to a young lady." " 'See that man —that's the Secretary of War,' " she was told. The young lady gave him a critical glance. "Well, you'd never think It to look at him!" she declared. Upon another occasion, a young ster of seven, while with his mother at a White House reception, had been presented to the President, and all of the great men present, but he wouldn't bo content until he had seen the War Secretary. Ilia eyes were aflame with expectation, and when he discovered that Secretary Baker, instead of being 6 feet and 5 inches in height, was 5 feet and t> inches, he turnod to his mother with a despairing glanco and said, "Let's go home!" "Perhaps," said Secretary Baker, "although I may have disappointed you in similar manner this evening, 1 can contribute something to your pride in being Americans." He paid a line tribute to tho businessmen of this country, referring to their greatest achievements as not when they were multiplying their equip ment and covering the hills with in dustries, but when they dedicated their services without hope of re ward to tho service of America in the present crisis. When war seemed inevitable, the businessmen suggested that the gov ernment take stock of her resources. Out of this suggestion grew the Na tional Defense Council, which proved I invaluable when the accumulated wrongs to which this country had i been subjected, brought us to the i vortex and then over the edge. "Every day," said Secretary Baker, "I receive hundreds and sometimes thousands of letters from business men asking the one question, 'How can I help?" And the men who ask the question are men of affairs, men at the head of great Industries, who are willing to desert all else give their time to the government until this supreme emergency Is past. "At the outbreak of tho war we were curiously situated. We had de veloped a civilization which flowers in peace. The greatest struggle of all was to give up individual right for the good of the community. This feeling pervaded the business at mosphere. lousiness suapoctod tho government, and the government pected business. Greater Democracy "Over night, almost, the emergency came, and it found every suspicion gone or suspended. To-day Washing ton is tho center of a perfectly co ordinated and united country. To day, this country is a greater demo cracy, a stronger nation and a great er hope for mankind than It has ever been In Its history. "To me, war is essentially a waste ful thing, but this nation, wedded before the war and In tho war, will after the war give place to a perma nent peace," said the Secretary. "The different characteristics of our people and the size of the coun try was pointed out as one of the problems with which the government had to cope in welding together this great people. Some idea of the vastness of America may bo gained from tho fact that if all of the people of the world, in India, in China, the savages who have been numbered and those that are un numbered, were placed in tho Stato of Texas, there would be but seven persons to an acre," said Mr. Baker. "Foreigners from all parts of tho world, this seething mass of peo ple, have been thrown into tho melt ing pot of democracy and have beeh welded into a tremendous effective agency for the speedy conduct of the task before this country." The Great Work Done Briefly Secretary Baker touched upon the accomplishments of less than a year. When war was declar ed, this great country, with trouble on the Mexican border and other perplexing problems, had an Army somewhat larger than the metropoli tan police force of London. To po lice the Panama Canal zone and the Mexican border it was necessary to call to the National Guard, consisting of from 300,000 to 400,000 men. In the entire situation, there was ono ray of light. "For almost 100 years West Point; has been the greatest military school that ever has been on the face of; the earth. It produces soldiers—and j men of honor. The Regular Army, 1 small though it was, has shown mar- j velous possibilities In development.. Within the next few months we shall! have, in training camps, on the wa-! ter or in France, at least 1,300,000; men. 'The old method was to go out with fife and drum, playing martial music, the young girl saying to her, sweetheart, 'Jimmy, aren't you go- j lng?' All that has changed. Within j a few months we registered ten mil lions of selected men and handed | over to the government an immense. Army to bo trained. "The selected men will comprise | sixteen cities of 40,000 to 45,000 men] each. Yaphank, N. Y., when com pleted, will be the fifty-first city in tlie United States. "Despite the immense amount of! work involved, in securing lumber, in : constructing sewers, laying water j lines, in perfecting electric light sys- i tems and in building hospitals capa-! ble of caring for the three or four! thousand sick should the occasion: arise, when the first drafted men; were called, every camp but one wasj ready. "The feeding of our Armies is a I giant task, compared with the feed ing of armies in former days. Then j the quartermaster took his market basket upon his arm, and went from store to store. So vast is this Army! that the market doesn't have enough if we took it all. "Take for instance, the item of blankets. Last month we purchased more than 11,000,000 blankets. Shoes, coats and stockings are se cured by the tens of millions in stead of by the hundreds of thou sands. As to Rifles "Every now and then, you'll dis cover from the newspapers that some particular item is short. At the start of the war there did exist a shortnge of rifles and large artillery. Rut T would say, that when the American soldiers reached France, there were five rifles for every man waiting for him on the other side, while every soldier in the Regular Armv and in the National Guard has a rifle. When our Army takes its place on the other side of the ocean, it will be as well equipped as the best, and bettor thnn most of the armies engaged in this war. "Here is a word regarding moral atmosphere of our camps that ought to make all of us thrill. When the war started. Congress gave the Pres ident the right to protect canton ments from the perils formerly re gnrded as being part of the training of a soldier. With the co-operation of the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A. and the Knights of Columbus, the Armies are being gathered under more wholesome, more uplifting and MSMBIA! GIVE A HI QUICK, i LOOK M TONGUE Don't you see your child is bilious, feverish, sick, constipated? Relieve little stomach, liver and bowels with candy cathartic Listless, prevish, feverish, droop ing. Little stomach sick, breath sour and tongue coated. Mamma, you must act now or your little one will bo real sick soon. Get a-10-cent box of Caacarets at the drug store, give a whole Cascaret any time. Cascar ets are harmless and children love this candy cathartic which stimu lates the little liver, cleans the thirty feet of tender bowls and sweatens the poor, sick stomach li> a few hours. Mothers know that Cascarets act, and act thoroughly and that they cure the little folks right up. Cas carets is best laxative for men. wo men and children. They never gripe or sicken. HARHISBURG slS§Sßfi TELEGRAPH International Justice, Free dom For All the World, and Permanent Peace, Objectives safer conditions than any army e'vor assembled upon the faco of the "Many mothers have written me that tney wero prepared to receive back their boys maimed and wound ed, if necessary, but begged that tlio boy be saved from those nameless things which in the past have been a part of the camp life. "Some people say _ that the war is not popular, and I p'ray to God that it will never be popular In that sense- War Was popular in Berlin some time ago, but I am told that the popularity is waning. "My soul hasn't stopped shivering over the Lusitania horror. But this was not the greatest crime of Ger many. The kreatest crime of all was that one of the most civilized peoples in the world approved of these things when they were done. "We must win this war; or concede that democracy is a failure." The effect of American ideals and independence upon the nations of the world was forcefully presented. France, China and Russia have taken courage from our accomplishments. "This is our house. We built It, an.d now we are going over, a million strong, to defend the we gave them." e "America cannot succeed without Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania cannot succeed without her capitol city," de clared Mr. Gilbert, who introduced Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh, and the audience stood and applauded him vigorously. "We expected much of you, we have received more," said the Gov ernor. "As a member of the Har risburg Chamber of Commerce I ex press the Kratitude of this audience to our distinguished Secretary of War for his'patriotic, able, illumi nating address. "You will carry with you the love, the respect and the confidence of the people of this city, as you return to your duties. Bear to your chief, the splendid President of the United States greetings and the assurance that whatever steps he may take for the preservation of our institu tions, Pennsylvania will stand stead fast and loyally back of the govern ment. "One-tenth of the entire resources of the nation in the providence of God is the strength of the Keystone State. We have already given the government the best National Guard in. the world. At Camp Hancock, near Augusta, Ga., they are 26,600 strong. We have given you all of the men you have asked for." The Rev. Dr. L. S. Mudge, pastor of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church, pronounced the benediction. Enthusiastic applause greeted the i Governor's remarks. Mrs. R. G. Cox delighted the 1 guests at last evening's meeting by j her singing. She sang "America" and [ "The Star Spangled Banner." The j Sara Lemer orchestra furnished the music. One of the most interested of the | many auditors last evening was Ed ward Moeslein, who was with the German forces in the Franco-Prus sian war, and won a cross for bravery. He has been a resident of Harrisburg for many years and because he realized as few persons can realize, the weight of the iron hand in Germany, his efforts con tributed largely in making the last Liberty Loan, a success in this city- Among those in the great audience who was greeted cordially upon every hand was L. H. Kinnard, the popular Harrisburg boy who has gone to the' top in the development of the Bell Telephone Company .and who was once head of the old Board of Trade. Seated nt the speakers' table were Secretary of War Baker, David 'E. Tracy, president* of the Chamber of Commerce; Spencer C. Gilbert, toast master; Governor Martin G. Brum baugh; Mayor William J. Bowman; Vance C. McCormick, chairman of the Exports. Administrative Board; Frank D. Beary, adjutant general of Penn sylvania; Right Rev. Philip R. Mc- Dovitt, bishop of Harrisburg; the Rev. Dr. Lewis Seymour Mudge, pastor of Pine Street Presbyterian Church; Con gressman A. S. Kreider; Dr. Guy Carlton Lee, president Carlisle Cham ber of Commerce; Edward L McCol gin, secretary Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce; Charles W. Burtnett, first vice-president Chamber of Com merce; Arthur D. Bacon, second vice president. and the following directors of the Chamber: Andrew S. Patter son, Joseph H. Walla'/.z, William H. Bennethum Sr., C. M. Kaltwasser, Arthur H. Beiley, George S. Reinoehl, William B. McCaleb, William Donald son, E. Bailey, D. Kaufman, Rabbi L J. Haas, William T. Hildrup Jr.. Quincy Bent. M. S. Hershcy. E. J. Stoekpole, Secretary of the Common wealth Cyrus E. Woods. William Jen nings, R. E. Massey, and the commit tee in charge of the dinner, com posed of Henderson Gilbert, chair man; Frank C. Sites, Paul Johnston and John C. Motter. At the three reserved tables were: R. B. Abbott, W. D. B. Ainey, John F. l>app, E. D. Hilleary, H. P. Miller. R. W. Moorhead, W. F. R. Murrie, R. L. Myers, J. H. O'Brien, John S. Rill ing, J. W. Rodenhaver, G. A Shreiner, George B. Tripp, J. E. B. Cunningham John E. Fox, Francis Hall, C. H. Hun ter, Alfred Jenkins. L. J. Julihn, L H. Kinnard, Paul Littlefleld, H. B. Mc- Cormick Jr.. Thomas L. Montgomery, Robert B. ijeeves, John T. Brady, F. 10. Downes, R. A. Enders, E. Z. Gross, W. M. Hargest, the Rev. G. E. Hawes, E. A. Heffelflnger, R. H. Irons, John Price Jackson. W. M. Nell. R. M. Rutherford, W. P. Starkey. Accompanying Congressman Krei der to this city was Mrs. Krei der, who motored up to hear Mr. Baker speak. • The committee in charge was heart ily congratulated on the perfection of the arrangements. Enola Will Oversubscribe Amount of Liberty Loan Enola, Pa., Oct. 9. —According to results so far obtained, the commit tee in charge of raising Enola's al lotment for the Second Liberty Loan will secure more than the amount for this district. Although this is only SI,OOO, it is to be raised among people not connected with the Penn sylvania Railroad Company. The company will follow Its usual cus tom and sell bonds to its employes deducting the money from their monthly pay until the full amount has been received. They will be al lowed the full interest during tho time they are paying for the bonds. George H. Horning is local chair man und according to an announce ment made last evening. Enola will oversubscribe her allotment by at least 100 per cent. Until yesterday the amount raised was about SBOO worth of the bonds and the commit tee had not yet started a complete canvass of the town. The other members of tho committee attended tho Liberty Loan meeting hel<j last night In Harrisburg at which time Secretary of War Newton D. Baker spoko. The committeemen are: Dr. Roy H. Holmes, the Rev, Thomas I H. Matterness and Samuel O, Hep ford. I SCHOOL PUPILS GIVE LIBERALLY TOWARD FUND Final Figures Show They Re sponded Splendidly; Sub urban Towns Do Well Final tabulation of the War Lib rary Fund in llarrisburg, showed that ] public school children played a prom- ' figure in the campaign. The , e , financial statement follows: , Civic Club, $403.80, including con tributions through Mrs. iMartin Cumb i™',}l'B, h8 V ii re,' , e ,' College Club. $327.45. Including Steelton. SBO. Hum. melstown, 51.2&; Rotary Club, $150; l.t •U.* 1 . 20 ' Study . (blub, $3.25; i u , t ,. ho ™. f?°vS o: laughters „f 1812, $50.00; Y. M. C. A., $39.:0; Story league, $35.85; Collegiate Periodical Club, $35.25; Walking Club, $28.00; J,' "• C. A., $20.00; Sunshine Society, $13.00; Y. M. H A.. $10.00; Ohev Kholom Sisterhood. $5.00; Y W. C. A., $3.00; public schools, $281.07; s6ff6 r 93 received at Library, The largest individual contributors were: Mis. Lyman D. Gilbert, $125; Mrs. A. P. L Dull, $125; Spencer C. I HS rt i.,!s o; ' )uv 'd E. Tracy. $50.00; W. r. Hlldrup, Jr., s.>o; Henry B. Mc- Cormlck. $0; Bishop Piiilip It. Mc- IJevltt, $25; W. L Gorgas, $25: Robert McCormick, $25; Mrs. M. E. Olmsted, <•25; Elliott-Fisher Company, $25; llarrisburg Light and Power Com pany, $15.00. School.* Contributions by schools, are: Lo b"ildi Ppose building. sb.o4 Harris building. $9.28; Paxtang building, $1.46; Shimmell building $17.11; Webster building, $21.60- Stevens building, $3.04; Fager build ing, $3.15; Willard building, $8 23- lioas building, $7.64; Verbeke build ing, $12.00; Ueily building, $8.95; Penn building, $1.75; Downey build ing, $4.74; Woodward building, $9 21' Wickersham building. $2.86; Lincoln building, $30.16; Allison building, Dives, Fomeroy & Stewart Red Cross Shoes For Women _ j| Combine Style, Comfort and f\ \ \® all When you take your first step in a pair of new Red Cross I >,> \"\ S \ "H Shoes, y ou 'H hardly know over which to rejoice more—the k > "H a PP earance or the comfort of your foot. ® fa \ " Mp# Ci ' , *|| lhe Red Cross shoe is made under a special process, the Ib 3 ,X Vj£ (1 secrc * the "bends with your foot" feature. Though it f \ ||P i "K ['hugs the foot" with the snugncss of a'glove, it adapts itself \ U"|Z mm ■ Doubtless you have heard of the Red Ccoss shoe for years \ \ ' / UIW l —its wonderful combination of style and comfort—and % t " How happy you will be when you find out for yotfrself ' ■ t^iat inthe Cross shoe, both style and comfort are youft. Ha a Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Market Street Section. li j Linoleum Remnants I The Amherst j in a >Sak . Men of all ages are wear- i| Rugs and Carpets Specially Priced ing belted back suits this Fall. An accumulation of Linoleum remnants brings about a spe li H prp ' c that 1 a Uf>tt(*r than |B cial price occasion, beginning to-morrow, in which scores of Otre S one Uldl S uecter man >| thrifty housewives will want to share. IllOSt It's a genuine 11 ith each purchase amounting to SI.OO a sample con ■Bi goleum rug, sizes 18x36 inches, will be given free. ■9j Remnants of Linoleum from our 65c to 85c quality in one and TTT tr T?x/" T7 TT r?T?"\/f \ fvJ afH y ar(Js wide. Special, square yard 39c II I V i t\. Pi 1 "" r K r.rJVI /\ I >1 aln 50c new process linoleum remnants; one and two yards wide. HS , ! Bi Special, square yard I )///7/lft\f " "t! 31.25 and SI.OO inlaid linoleum remnants. Special, square yard, COc \JW> llll> iy ; H CONG OLEUM RUG SPECIALS :■ 9x12 rugs, sl2 50 value. Special *lO,lO . !■ 9x10.6 rugs, $11.25 value. Special SO,SO hand-tailored from fabrics :B •* ruw, $. value, special. $ 2 .0 WOOL AND FIBRE RUGS REDUCED t\~ldt WPJIf Wfll sinrl t'hpir "H 9x12 extra heavy rugs; $12.50 value. Special, $10.25 Hj lildL VVCdI YVCIi dliu lIUIU LllCll || 9x12 extra heavy rugs; SIO.OO value. Special $8.75 1 [R 9x12 extra heavy rugs; $8.50 value. Special $6.75 snape. 9x12 extra heavy rugs; $6.00 value. Special $1.85 ■ g 50c and 75c remnants of Crex matting an.d carpet. Special, Ask to see the AMHERST. jj| ves, Pomeroy & Stewart, Third Floor B ■ Shown in rich mixtures and unfinished worsteds at £| $20.00 and $25.00 j s Cotton Fabrics For fill a Dives, I'omeroy & Stewart, Clothing Section, ftfl • Second Floor, Rear. 2 *ul ~r~ T T~\ 1 House Robes Soft finished Flcecedown for kimonos in fancy patterns neat figures. Yard 20^ Japanese Crepe in solid colors and stripes. Yard .. Serge Fleece'for housedresses and scarfs. Yard ... 290 ■ Beacon Robes, double faced, fancy figures for bath robes. A Gift Fit For a Bride Kimono Silk, cotton filling, 36 inches, attractive designs , , . , . , . . , , • , for fancy work. Yard <>s)o JNew homes are being furnished for rail bride and no fur- „ . . . , , , , ... > ,o A • 4 i • it i IDress Ginghams m neat styles and fancy plaids. Yard, niture is worthier a place in these homes than a smart suite . s . T with cane back and end, luxuriously upholstered, and with Serpentine Crepe in fancy figures, floral and Japanese pat extra pillows in rich plush, tapestry or damask. terns —dainty kimono styles. Yard 2 Two-piece living room suite, cane back and ends, upholstered In Flannelettes in many Stvles. Yard 160 plush with two extrk pillows. Special 9125.00 ~ . . n ' • j e c l li Three-piece cane UvinK room suite, chair, rocker and davenport, ChalllS in floral and 1 ersian designs for comtortable COV two extra pillows and roll upholstered in tapestry. Special, $12.00 • Vnrrl ' 180 Three-piece cane living room suite, chair, rocker and davsfriport, erings. i V upholstered in damask, with two extra pillows. Special, ... $156.00 an/I Rinoliimi. Three-piece cane living room suite with four extra pillows and • I'ercaicsj ana uingnaius chair," rocker aiid davenjiort! Finest grades of Percales in stripes, figures and solid with five extra pillows, In damask, frames of solid mahogany. Spe- cVmrleo Vnrd ' 17c 22c and 2!rt clal $200.00 s ' > ' ! ' . Three-piece mahogany living room suite in tapestry, chair, rocker Dress Ginghams in fancy plaids, stripes, checks and solid and davenport bed, Including mattress. Special 9105.00 .. , 10> , Three-piece living room suite covered all around In tapestry, bo shades, x ard IOC, ML ana iGoQ that each piece looks well in center of the room. Special, $82.50 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Third Floor NO HOPE FOR A GERMAN VICTORY Reichstag Progressive Says U-Boats Are Not Forcing a Decision Amsterdam, Oct. B—George Gothien, Progressive member of the Reichstag, is quoted in a Berlin dispatch as hav ing said at a meeting of the Central Commltee of his party tliat although the military situation was satisfac tory there .was no hope of crushing Germany's enemy on land. As for the submarine campaign, 7,000,000 tons of shipping had been sunk, he asserted, but no disposition toward peace on the part of England was discernible. A rationing system for foodstuffs had not been even in troduced, and no one was able to say when the B-boat would make Eng land more inclined for peace. "America cannot be forced to make peace," Hedd Gothien continued. "We cannot force America to pay a war indemnity. There remains only Eng land. But should we, in order to ob tain an indemnity of 10.000,000,000 marks, sacrifice 50,000,000,000 marks and another half million men?" $10.40; Forney building, $14,75; Ver non building, $12.11; Camp Curtin building. $20.24; Susquehanna build ing, $2.00; Steele building, $15.60- Cameron building. $14.75; Maclay building. $9.14; Melrose building $23.11; Teachers Training School! $9.20. An interesting sidelight of the cam paign is the fact that the country towns made up their full quotas which Harrisburg faces a $4,000 de ficit. llarrisburg s grand total is but $2,564.08, while WFconlsco. with a quota of $lO, raised $150.56. Much credit is due the school ehil dren uf Harrisburg for their ener getic work in securing contributions to the fund. OCTOBER 9, 1917 RASTUS STUDIES' TRAPS LAWYER Use of Dictionary Gives Old Negro Power to Trip Learned Man A well-known lawyer was standing on the steps of the Post Office the other day, when an old darkey came up, and, touching his hat, asked: "Kin you tell me, sail, is dls de place whar dey sells postage stamps?" "Yes, uncle, this is the place," re plied the lawyer, seeing a chance for u. little fun; "but what do you want with postage stamps?" "To mail a letter, sah, of co'se." "Well, then, you needn't bother about stamps; you don't have to put j any on this week." "I don t:" "No."' "Why, how come dat?" "Well, you see, the conglomeration of the hypothenuse has differentiated the parallelogram so much that the consanguinity don't emulate the or dinary effervescence, and so the Gov ernment has decided to send letters free." The old man took tilt his hat, scratched his head, and then with a long-drawn breath, slowly replied: "Well, boss, dat may be true, an' I don't say it ain't; but just sposen dat de eksentricity of de aggregation tarnsubstanshuates de puppendicular an' sublimltes de puspicuit of do consequence—could you all qualilicate dat de Government would confiscate dat letter. I reckon I Jest better put some stamps on. anyhow, fer luck!" The crowd laughed and the lawyer disappeared. 1 It was learned afterward, thta Uncle | Rastus had clipped the dictionary cou l pon now running in this paper and got himself a New Universities Dic tionary. PRESIDENT SAYS VICTORY IS ONLY WAYTOENDWAI Early Peace Would Mea of Democratic Ideals, He Asserts Washington, Oct. 9.—American who are discussing early peace wit Germany forget that It would mea crushing the democratic Ideals fo which the United States has alway stood, said President Wilson to conference of organizers of a patr otic educational movement, wh called at the White House. He sai the only way to end the war is h complete victory of the nations rej: resenting those ideals over Get raany's doctrine of force. Many persons, said the Presiclen aro inclined to let their thoughts o the causes and principles underlyin the war wander into byways, an forget Hjat the main reason th United States is at war is to d< feat a government which threaten even the existence of democracy. The President indorsed the plan c the new organization, which include a number of religious, business, la bor and fraternal groups, for unify ing the spirit of America. Little red misunderstanding of the war exisi in the United States, he said, bd there is evident considerable cloud thinking, which a patriotic educii tional movement can set aright.
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