:HURCH OF GOD PASTORS PLACED he Rev. Dr. Yates Returns to Fourth Street Church; New Pastor at N'agle St. Aitoona, Pa.. Oct. 10.—Yesterday c Eastern Pennsylvania Eldership the Cljuich of God concluded Its muni business sessions with a emoriai service in honor of three misters who died during; thj year, ic Uov. O. S. Shooo. of Harrls'ourg; ie liev. C. Y. Weidenhainmer, of eadin,<, and F. Y. Weidenhammer. ' Harrisburg. The following were elected to the >anl of finances; The Rev. A. P. Gwv' OPTOMETRISTS &OPTICIANS ro ?G H. av> ST. T.'AURISBURG. PA. .'\Ti a '* c Klght." Society Brand Clothes are invariably correct for all ages. They typify the modem trend toward youth fulness, in business, in thought and in dress. i organization, fully developed, f in harmony to complete every operation to a fixed standard so | I that the finished garment matches the perfect model we set as our ideal. j ! No garment is a genuine Society Brand model unless the inside ! j pocket bears the label. Go to "Style Headquarters"— the store that sells Society Brand Clothes. [ I A postal card will bring you our Fall Fashion Book. j 1 '] 5 ALFRED DECKER & CORN. Makers, Chicago ii || 0 |j r |'| ||| | | j!! ||| | j I | in and see our complete assortment of Society Brand Models. The styles, weaves and patterns that fashion has decreed popular for Fall j you will find here. H. MARKS & SON j I j 4th and Market Streets J 1 I I I i- ' i I |i" I | i; | . I | jj STYLE HEADQUARTERS—THE STORE THAT SELLS SOCIETY BRAND CLOTHES f, J I | i iiiiiiiiii)tMil1 11 11 1 1111111i111111 miiPiii I ejJU L i. -Liiu LJIaJ - . . ..... - ■ - . . -1.. • .-Vr".-~-'I v WEDNESDAY EVENING, Stover, tlie Rev. H. F. Hoover, the Rov. G. H. Hoverter and L. C. Mil ler, G. W. Fox and Charles S. Meek, laymen. The P.cv. W. H. Snyder, of Mar tlnsburg. was elected statistical cle.-K of the e'detship, and Mechanlcsourg was chosen as the place of the next meeting. The following appointments were ornounced. Altoona—First Church, C. F. ltait zei; Fourth Street, E. F. Aspar: Lakemont and Hollidaysburg, C. N. Mcncmaker; Koaring Springs, J. A. Dettev; Martinsburg, W. H. Snyder; Philadelphia. T. B. Tyler, Lanca?- ter. O. R. Hoverter: Lancaster M's slcn. Charles Sayers; Smithvilie, J. C. Wilrnei: Uolirerstown, F. W. ,\lc- Guire; Lendisville. Jonas Martin: Washington borough. F. M. Thomas; Columbia, I. M. Denny; Balnbrid;-C, H. Whlitkker; Maytown, M. C. Man tling; Mount Joy. I. A. McDannald; Elizabetlitown, 11. F. Hoover; M-.d --dlctown, O M. Crabill; Highsplre, A. G. Heir; Steelton, G. W. Gctz; En hant.. C. 11. Grove. J'arriKburg—Fourth Street. W. N. Yi'.te-: Green Street, if. Hershey; Nay le Street, E. E. Kauffman; .Va ciay stieet. w. s. Houck; Pleasant View, G. W. Harper: Monroe Street, W. J. Winiield; Penbrook, J. C. For t •rork; Progress and Lingir.stow'i, J. F. Wigs lis: Mount Laurel, 11. E. Waaner: Snedburg, W. D. Sheds; FreOeriiki.lnirg, Archie Uaessloi - ; Au burn and Kimtnels, K. F. Voder; Valley vinv. C. D. Collins; M.nta moraj, F. F. Sipe; Mount Carniel, J. O. Weigle; Wormleysburg, S. iC. Vance: New Cumberland. C. ii. Heiges; Churchtown, J. W. Cable, Howtuansdale, E. J. Huggins: Eno'a, ■J. D. Kishei; Yocunitown. 15. A. Mell; Goidsboro, W. S. Sturgeon. York— Vander Avenue, W. H. Shale, West Poplar Street, Franklin Droske; Camp Hill, C. O. Huston; Lieuburne. A. L. Kriner; Harney aaJ Mount Olivet, I. C. Soilonber-tor; Mcohantesburgr, B. L. C. Bar; Cnr iisle, A. P Stover; Plainfleil K. W. Mover; Newville, E. F. Sitzler; Mount Holly. W. J. Wintield, Siiles burg, J. A. Staub; Shippensou.-g, S. X. Good; Chambersburg. H. D. l'OKghter; Marysviile, Wesley Wright. Citnvaie, E. Sheets; Dun cannon, U. E. Seliar; Lower IV.rry, J. O. Eaer; Upper Perry, J. IF. Strlne; Landishurg, E. E. Fackier; Walnut Grove. C'. D. Morgan; Saxton, C. E. Strlekler; Six Mile Run. W. A. Spiese; Brisbane. J. H. Gilbert. May Give Roosevelt Command of Division of New England Men Springfield. Mass., Oct. 10. The Republican yesterday says: Colonel Theodore Roosevelt may be given a commission as major gen eral and authorized to raise a division, to be recruited possibly from New Fngland alone. At least it is intend ed that it shall be organized and equipped here. It is stated on good authority that New Gngland Gover nors are favorable to the plan and are working with Mr. Roosevelt and mili tary men to further it. It is also in timated that opposition in Washing ton which forced the defeat of the original plan of a Roosevelt division is now diminishing and thta the pres ent plans stand a good chance of suc cess." HA.RRKSBURG SSifSg TELEGRAPH KAISER FEELS NEED OF MEN ON WEST FRONT German Man-Power Crumb ling in Crisis; Teuton Hosts Diminishing Washington, Oct. 10.—German re sources are diminishing at the mo ment when the military situation re quires they should be increasing, and tiie Kaiser is arranging a wholesale transfer of picked men from the Rus sian front for divisions exhausted on the western front. The supreme military effort of the enemy has been made and the Allied armies will main tain their enormous strength until the end of the war. The foregoing is the substance of a statement issued to-day by the French High Commission through the Committee on Public Information and based on official data of tlie French general staff. From the statement, it would ap pear that were it not for the inef fectiveness of the Russian armies, the army lines on the west would now be crumbling, for the German wholesale withdrawals from the east to the west would have been impos sible. The statement in part says: "Both Franco-German fronts on tho Aisne, 1917. and Verdun. 1916, have already been compared, and it has been noted that they are virtually of the same length. It has been stated that the German forces occupying them before the attack were equally comparable, twelve and fourteen di visions. It is known to-day that dur ing the same period, from May to September, the Germans engaged twenty-five fresh divisions at Verdun and that they have been obliged to engage forty-five on the Aisne. Fur thermore, during an equal period the French took 5.863 prisoners at Ver dun and 8.552 on the Aisne. This comparison included only a small number on the French front. "It showed the improved French fighting methods since adopted by the other armies and also as testified by the German staff itself, apropos of the battle of the Somme, in ex plaining their defeat to the perfect use of technical methods. "If the above communication is ex tended to-day to the entire Franco- English front. If you consider that from April 15 to June 15 the enemy engaged 10S divisions against the Anglo-French forces, and. finally, if one bears in mind that the successes of the British offensive at Yprea obliged the enemy to engage fifteen divisions during the last ten days, you can understand why the German losses on the western front grow heavier and heavier (they admit the less of 116,000 men during ;the month of May. 140.000 are estimated by the Allied staff during the month of June). This Is because the fighting on the western front virtually never ceases. "Carefully prepared small actions which have been crowned with suc cess and of which the bulletins are not able to give a clear idea increase the attrition of the Germans. All the measures they have taken have been defensive in character, intended to strengthen their resistance in the face of Anglo-French forces. "Germany has made her supreme military effort. This is evidenced in the two following statements, which should be compared for future en lightenment: "After the formation of the twenty seven divisions Germany had intend ed to create ten more divisions with the regiments of the series 601-602. Not only has she been obliged to abandon the latter part of her pro gram. in spite of calling out a por tion of the class of 1919, but she has been obliged to break up several newly-formed regiments to reenforce her fighting units, and for the first time since the beginning of the war a clear decrease in the total regi ments of the German armies is on record. "At the very time that her total strength is diminishing Germany finds herself obliged to increase her reserves on the French front to forty divisions, with the sole aim of pro viding relay and resistance. "Germany has still great powers of resistance which will take all the Al lied forces to break. She Is capable of executing very rigorous local of fensives. On the other hand. Rritish and French armies have reached their full strength in men and material and are capable, with help of America, of maintaining the enormous strength which they have gained to the end of the war. To this strength will be added the great American Army." CROPS GO BELOW EARLY FORECAST Frosts Damage Harvests; Buckwheat Hard Hit According to an agricultural bul letin just issued Pennsylvania's po tato, corn and buckwheat crops of the state will fall far below the flattering predictions for bumper crops which were made during the past few months, as the frosts of. September 10 and 11 have caused serious injury to corn and buck wheat, while potato growers report blight and rot seriously cutting down thf potato yield. In some sections of the state the frosts practically killed all chances of large corn crop and buckwheat yields. The conditions prior to the early part of September gave every indication of splendid crops, but the early freezing spell has caused a large percentage of the corn to soft en and buckwheat has been very badly frozen in spots. In some sections of Somerset county 95 per cent, of the corn is reported soft and 40 per cent, of the buckwheat frozen. In North umberland county the buckwheat is poor and in Monroe county 50 percent, of the corn was damaged while fogs that hung along the Del aware river Hats during the two nights of frost saved the corn in fields in that district. In Westmoreland county it is re ported that some sections show a third of the potatoes affected by rot and the same condition is true in Mercer county where the corn crop is reported in some sections as the I poorest in years. Even in Lancas ter and Bucks counties the reports indicate that the lack of cultivation and thinning will cut down the pro duction of corn below the normal in some sections. In Jefferson county some farmers report that the buckwheat will hardly yield more than seed while in Clarion county the potatoes are reported small and affected by rot. In Indiana county the corn and buckwheat have been greatly dam aged and potatoes are rotting due to the wet weather and blight. In Fayette county many potatoes are rotting and the buckwheat is light and will hardly yield more than ten to twelve bushels to an acre in some sections. In Wayne county three-fourths of the buckwheat was damaged by the frosts and the po tato crop is below the average. Reports are coming to, the De partment from all sections of the state, but the districts that have suffered the most damage are the interior and northern tier counties. Large acreages of wheat and rye have been sown in these sections and with a favorable winter season the largest crops of these two grains Is expected next year. CROWDER PLANS DRAFT CHANGES Regulation Governing Mar ried Men Will Be Made Unambiguous Washington, D. C., Oct. 10. The changes in the War Department regu lations governing exemptions under the selective draft law virtually are assured of adoption before the second draft of 500.000 men is ordered. One of the new regulations is to be a straight-out, nonresilient rule to gov ern married men and others with de pendants. It became known to-day that promi nent members of the draft appeal boards in several states have con ferred with Major General IS. 11. Crowdor, the provost marshal general, both in person and by letter, and that their recommendations with respect to revised regulations are being assimi lated with a view of a presentation of concrete suggestions to the President and the Secretary of War. General Crowder will not discuss the proposed changes at this time for the reason that discontent and bad humor might arise in tho ranks of the first National Army if the impression were given at this time that exemp tions might be easier of attainment In certain cases in the next draft. He has declined to adpiit that such re visions are contemplated, but mem bers of the draft appeal boards called here have stated the purposes of their missions. Mow Ilnle For Married Men It is considered certain that a new rule will be laid down for guidance of the. local exemption boards in cases of married men. More complaints were received by General Crowder over these cases than all others com bined, due to different interpretation? of the regulations by the different boards. In some sections of the coun try all married men were exempted; in many others men in similar finan cial circumstances and having child ren were denied exemptions. The boards in numerous cases ac cepted the President's construction of the regulations as favoring dischnrge of married men, while others took a directly opposite view. The President merely reiterated what was set forth in the original regulations, that "the fact of dependency and not the fact of marriage" should be cause for ex emption. Many boards excused men on this ground without inquiring into the cases to tiie ex'tent 'of determining whether a man drawn bad other means of income than that derived from his mental or physical labor. General Crowder believes that if members of the local boards will ap ply a literal construction to the old regulations as written that slight cause for controversy over exemp tion on the ground of' dependency can arise; but that such was not the case in the first draft is admitted frankly. Member* of GongrrNn Infrrrofril Members of Congress are Interested in the proposed change in the regu lations, and many favor a hard and fast rule, stated in plain English, to govern not only exemptions for de pendency, but for agricultural and industrial reasons as well. Repre sentative Madden, of Illinois, will urge Congress to adopt an amend ment to the draft law, stating the V^ r s c^aßa<lß Industrial workers that are to he exempt and the types of employment so included. Farm ers' organizations throughout the country have petitioned Congress for a plain statement in the law relative to the exemption of farm labor. J?"® of points in connection with the proposed revision of the ex emption regulations causing- annoy ance at the War Department relates to men exempted in the first draft. Under the law as construed by Gen eral Crowder, a certificate of exemp tion Is valid only so low? as the basis for exemption exists. Under this ruling:, if changes are made in the rules so that men exempted for I one cause or another in the first draft ! would be held for service if called jon the second list these exempted men will be subject to call. Rev. Abraham Hostetter, Oldest U. B. Minister, Dies Mount Joy, Pa., Oct. 10.—The Rev. Abraham Hostetter, the oldest resident of Mount Joy, died on Mon day, aged 91 years, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Geise He was a son of the late Rev. Jacob Hostetter. Besides Mrs. Geise, one other daughter, Mrs. Joseph Heisey, of Elizabethville, survives. The Rev Mr. Hostetter had three brothers and five sisters, but Jacob Hostetter. of Silver Spring; Mrs. Benjamin Seig ley, of Refton, and Mrs. Jacob Zercher, of Mount Joy, are the only ones now living. The Rev. Mr. Hos tetter was the oldest preacher of the Brethren in Christ denomination and had been a minister of the Gospel for more than sixty years. He was one of the most powerful preachers of the United Brethren Church. Fu neral services will be held to-mor row morning at Mount Pleasant. Recent Deaths in Central Pennsylvania Columbia.—Mrs. Elizabeth Boyer Strickler died at her home here, aged 88 years. Three children and two stepchildren survive. Columbia. —Isaac Crewson died at his home on the Bushong farm, near Columbia, aged 88 years. Marietta. —Christopher C. Am wake, aged 65, a native of Lancas ter, died on Monday. He was a mem ber of the Lutheran Church and was driver for the police force many years. His wife and three children survive. Marietta. —John Hause, aged 75, of Salunga, died after a long illness Monday night. He was a stonemason by trade and worked during the winter months at butchering. A number of brothers and sisters sur vive. KICKED HY HOUSE While working for the Duncannon Iron Company, at Duncannon. Jacob Shafner was kicked by a horse. The left side of his face was lacerated, and his eye badly hurt. He was brought to the Harrisburg Hospital for treatment. Cured His RUPTURE I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good. Finally I got hold of something that quickly and completely cured mo. Years have passed and the rupture has never returned, although I am doing hard work as a carpenter. There was no operation, no lost time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will give full information about how you may find a complete cure without operation, if you write to me, Eugene M. Pullen, Carpenter, 351 D Marcellus Avenue, Manasquan, N. J Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who are ruptured—you may sav6 a life or at least stop the misery of rupture and tho worry and danger of an operation. Catarrhal Deafness May Be Overcome If you have Catarrhal Deafness or head noises go to your druggist and get 1 ounce of Parmint (double strength), and add to it J4 pint of hot water and 4 ounces of granulated BUK&r. Take 1 tablespoonful four times a day. This will often bring: quick relief from the distressing: head noises. Clogged nostrils should open, breath ing become easy and the mucus stop dropping Into the throat. It is easy to prepare, costs little and Is pleas ant to take. Any one who has Ca tarrhal Deafness or head noises hould give this prescription a trial. JSmrmat iiki.i. idoi—mu united harrisburg, Wednesday, octobeii 10, 1017. founded isti This Is / \ HOME CRAFT WEEK/Jj|\ featuring in all their beauty and freshness — Draperies, Curtains, Curtain Material Cretonnes / etc., for enhancing the beauty of your home for the coming / winter months. \ / It's a national plan to make this week the time to bet- \. S ter the appearance of the home —to make it more comfort- able, more attractive. Our Drapery Section is Ready with the Right Merchandise and the Right Ideas Featuring particularly Quaker Craft Lace —in a wealth of artistic patterns for window coverings. You Will Be Interested in the Following Displays Levcra lace curtains, in Twine cloth for curtains Scrim, in white and ecru, white, ivory and ecru— in white, ivory and ecru. • with hl'ie cr rccn brown and handsome designs Pair Yard ....45* rose borders -38 to Marquise tte in white, • . „ . •• v„_,i on* Barred and figured mar- ivory and ecru. Yard, inches wide. Yard .. 39* quisette curtains in white, ' 22$ to 49* Filet net in white, ivory ivory and ecru lace trim- Imported scrim in white, and ecru—36 to 44 inches med. J air SO.KUU ivory and ecru Y ard, 50* wide Y ard, 29* to SI.OO Iwine cloth curtains in English madras in white, . . ivory and ecru —hue edg- ivory' and ecru some with Marquisette with one-inch ings. Pair $4.00 colored designs. Yard, band border, in white, Quaker Craft net curtains 25* to sl.lO cream and ecru. Yard, 525* in white, ivory and ecru. Imnortpd jind domestic at * 1 p•, sq <ui ain n imported ana aomesuc Mercerized rep in rose, A a,r JpoUU to !po.>U cretonnes —111 the rich dark . . 111 Filet net curtains in white, tones. Yard, 25* to $1.25 ™ Ulber _ r J'. b'™" an <L ol J d ivory and ecru. Pair, Figured marquisette and blue - *0 inches wide. Yard, $1.7. to $4.00 scrim in white, ivory and Jpl.lO Marquisette curtains in ecru—3B inches wide. Yard, Marquisette curtains with white, ivory and ecru—lace 40* to 59* hemstitched borders —in andln se rt ion trimming. Barred marquisette and white, ivory and ecru. Pair, 1 air Jpl.oO to Jpo.aO scrim in white, ivory and $1.50 Scrim curtains in white, ecru. Yard, 18* to 59* , , ivory and ecru—lace and in- Hemstitched marquisette Scrim curtains with neat sertion trimming. Pair, with Cluny lace edge. Yard, ' acc e( lges ' n white, ivory $1.25 to $3.25 49* and ecru - Fair sl.lO BOWMAN'S—Second Floor. Tomorrow, Thursday---Will Be Stylish Stout Day /^flh in Our Newly Appointed Corset Section on the Second Floor Iwp With Miss Mary Jones X > of New York who will give intelligent assistance to the proper selection of the corset and the fitting of every type of figure —in which the |( \ stylish contour will be brought out. vLM/ Confidential advice and fitting.will be featured privately in our new French gray and rose rooms—the best appointed de- ~ HU ill partment in the city for the demonstration and show of intimate v\ —The corsets given especial prominence under if 111 mlllll\\\ the charge of Miss Jones are jl || Ifll MJ| 1j 1 Lestelle Lace Front- LaVida - Stylish Stout Miss Jones is a fashion exponent and she will give our I j l[Tir7| patrons advice to-morrow on the ever-interesting topic, "How to j k tyjjysj l , Stout' be stylish though stout," and show the wonderful "Stylish J X X Stout'' corsets and demonstrate their matchless value as beauty builders through figure-improvement. New Stock of Fine Undermuslins Beautiful garments—from the plain tai- I!!! to have their charm fully appreciated. Special Sale Tomorrow of Silk Camisoles Flesh color jersey silk camisoles in several different styles —lace trimmed —hem- stitched and plain tailored effects. While this underprice purchase lasts, your choice at • 75)^' BOWMAN'S—Second Floor. The Second Liberty Loan The campaign for the Second Liberty Greet the volunteers who may solicit Loan, three billion dollars, is on, and you with a glad hand—they get 110th will be concluded October 27th. ing for their efforts; their work in this direction is wholly inspired by patriot- ism, by love of country, by a stern _ , . , realization of the great need of co-op- Capable volunteers have been recruited eration to help win the war and to pro ior the great drive, and organized with OUj those dear to you, and the experience acquired 111 the flotation of homes an(l i ndustries of thc American the first Liberty Loan. people. The United States Government does not u —she gives to you in the performance of the high mission instead —gives you the best security she has undertaken by subscribing in the world for your savings and pays liberally to this second Liberty Loan. you four percent. 1 Get Enthusiastic—Buy A Bond or Several OCTOBER 10, 1917. 3
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