: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'
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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|\
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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
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_ , . , 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
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the first Liberty Loan. people.
The United States Government does not
u —she gives to you
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