2 Letters From the Front | HARRISBURG BOY IS TAKING PART IN BIG ALLIED DRIVE [Among the young Harrisburg men who are doing their bit in France is Herbert W. Wallower, son of E. Z. Wallower, president of the Penn-Harris Hotel Company. Young Wallower is a grad uate of Princeton and Cornell Universities and has been serving with the French in the transport service. His reference in the letter herewith to an approaching big drive manifestly refers to the tremendous operations of the French and British armies in Flan ders during the last three weeks. This letter is of unusual in terest.] Saturday, Sept. 22, 1917. TVarest Family— -1 very unexpectedly had to-day off While the rest of the section have 1 ten out on convoy all day on a long, ]ii\rd trip. As It quite often happens, not oil the cars are needed on a cer tain trip, so the fellows are given their spare days in rotation. I worked on the car this morning and s'.ept this afternoon and it was a badly needed sleep, too, for we have just had the hardest week so far, long hours on convoy every day and, two night runs. Things are beginning to warm up considerably and the long-expected "big push" Is due almost any day row. We can judge fairly closely I y observing movements of troops, artillery, etc., and we have been K ; ven unofficial information as to the objective points of the drive and character of the proposed attack, which I will be able to tell you about after It Is over. As we ride over the main military roads, I am continually thrilled and impressed by the extent and magni t".de of the operations behind the lines. Especially the last two weeks, the roads have been filled continu ously with regiments of troops marching toward the front, com ing from their sectprs, artillery t.-alns sometimes several miles long, convoys, both wagons and cannon, nil moving in the same direction, I- nd empty convoys and troops go ing en repos moving back. To-day rhnost all day long there has been a constant stream of artillery moving past the camp, and along the roads, especially a little closer to the front, troops are billeted and en < amped. As the country is thickly wooded, the woods are literally .•■warming with men who live in barracks, but mostly In dugouts or any kind of a shelter they can build. Moving Up Vast quantities of ammunition and supplies are moving, which we are SUFFERED WITH STOMACH and KIDNEYS Now Good as Ever "Several months ago I became very badly run down as a result of hard work," says Thomas Peches, 254 Lincoln avenue, Steelton, Pa. 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FILLED 25 DICTIONARIES IN ONE I All Dictionaries published previ- J ous to this year are out of date I SATURDAY EVENING, carrying forward all the time to the depots near the front, and these de pots or pares are innumerable, each of them holding large quantities of ammunition, and tho statement that the Allies are suffering from Insuf ficient supplies is certainly belied by the sight of what they have stored here in readiness for any emergency. It is that which impresses me, what a terrific drain it is to the nation and what an awful expensive operation the war is, and I feel at an utter loss to comprehend the magnitude and extent of the whole organization. We had a most interesting trip the day before yesterday, when we went to a pare closer to the front than we had yet be£n. The road par alleled lines of batteries back of which on the side of the hill were the dug-outs and living quarters of the men; It reminded me of a vil lage of prairie dogs, all ready to duck in their holes when the shells Hew. While we were unloading at the pare situated at the end of a ra vine which ran straight up to the firing line about 1 miles away we heard a low, droning whistle, at which we instinctively ducked, and then a terrific explosion which rocked the ground. The Germans were try ing to locate a French battery near us on the hill and the arrivee, a lit tle out of range, fell uncomfortably near us, about 150 yards away. It was the only shell that fell near us, though we could hear them whistling over our heads. While waiting for the other cars to be unloaded we walked up over the hill, another boy and myself, and found a French bat tery in the middle of a thick clump of trees. The Frenchmen were all gathered around a cider press, while waiting orders to fire, and when they saw us, asked us in and gave us some fresh cider. They said they would fire in about half an hour and that if we could wait they would let us fire the gun. It was a 150 mm. and a pretty big gun, but unfortu nately we had to get back to the convoy. We are going back to the same pare probably in a few days, and I am going to fire that gun. Shell Balloons The Germans tired several shells at a ~ French observation balloon quite near us, and, though they came dangerously close, the balloon was not touched.' There were lots of planes in the air, both French and Boche, which were being fired at without success on either side. Wednesday, Sept. 25. When I stopped writing last Saturday night I intended fully to finish the next morning, as we rarely "roll" on Sun day, but this has really been the first opportunity I have had since, and this afternoon off was unexpect ed, as we left camp this morning at 1 a. m., presumably for an all-day trip, but we finished our loading and unloading in good time and hurried back to camp. The other half of the section left at'l p. m. and will prob ably get back early in the morning, as they are going on a long trip close to the front. The trips that direc tion now mean seeing some firing, for there has been a marked in crease in activity and the Boches are sending them over pretty fast now. Sunday we had a hard day, making three trips between two ammunition pares, carrying 150 mm. shells, sixty cases of tan shells each, making a load of ahout six tons, which made the old "Fierce Sparrow" groan. Bodies on Itai<l. Monday and Tuesday were hard days, but the trip rather uninterest ing, as we were merely carrying trench material from one pare to another on this side of the river Makes Wrinkles Go "As If By Magic" Want to banish every wrinkle from face, neck, hands—easily, quick ly. completely? Try the famous saxo lite formula. Nothing else so nearly meets every requirement. Why? Be cause it is correct in principle and really, truly assists Nature. Posses sing remarkable astringent and tonic properties, it both tightens the skin thus naturally smoothing out the lines—and improves capillary circula tion and nerve tone—tending to strengthen loose tissue and bring about a healthy condition. Yet, pow erful as the saxolite lotion is, it won't harm your skin in the least. And it's so easy to get the inexpen sive ingredients at your druggist's and so easy to mix them. Just dissolve one ounce powdered saxolite in one-half pint witch hazel —that's all. Bathe your face in this —immediately every wrinkle and crease are affected, even the deepest. You are perfectly astonished, and de lighted. with the result. You look like you've lost years from your age! —Advertisement. Alsne, so it was just hard work. The trips across the river always prove exciting. night we had our first Boche air raid, and It was quite exciting. About 9 o'clock wo heard heavy firing close by and then some one rushed in with orders to put all lights out. We rushed outside to see what was going on and saw several powerful searchlights trained on'a Boche plane flying almost directly over us. Star shells were being sent up and shrap nel was exploding over us, which worried me a little, for the shrapnel comes down as fast as it goes up and I wasn't particularly anxious to stop any. In fact, X heard a piece of it whizz by. No bombs were dropped near the camp, but as we went past a small town about five miles from hero I saw a barracks which had been completely demol ished by a bomb, probably from the plane that flew over us. Two men were killed and eight wounded. I believe wo will roll again early in tho morning and perhaps late to night. The night runs are pretty hard going, for the roads are very dusty and a heavy fog usually set tles about midnight, so that it is .pretty much of a strain and is very tiring work. Fortunately, I am in splendid condition and feeling fine. The weather has been wonderful and very warm, but very cold at night, And getting up at 3 o'clock to roll at 4 o'clock is no fun; much less when you try to crank a car. Usually ono car gets started and tows the next to. get it starred, and so on down the line. HERBERT. War With Germany Is Decreed by the Brazilian Chamber by Large Vote Rio De Janeiro. Oct. 27. The Chamber of D'eputles, by a vote of 1-19 to 1, has declared that a state of war exists between Germany and Brazil. The tributes of the Chamber were filled to capacity. After debate on | the opportuneness of proclaiming martial law, the president of the dip- i lomatic commission spoke in favpr of | a resolution worded as follows: "A state of war between Brazil and ] Germany is hereby acknowledged and proclaimed. The President of the Republic is authorized to adopt the measures enunciated in his message of the 25th of October and to take all steps tending to insure national de fense and public security." The virtually unanimous vote of the Deputies was received with general acclamation. President Braz has sanctioned the proclamation of a state of war with Germany. Butter Prices Slashed by Chicago Committee Chicago, Oct. 27.—The consumer realized the benefits of Government supervision of food sales to-day when the better price was slashed three to six cents by the local food price com mittee, despite predictions of retail grocers that the best grades would sell at fifty-five to fifty-eight cents next week. The committee decided on forty four to forty-nine and a half cents a pound for creamery extras in bulk and forty-five to fifty and one-halt cents for butter in cartons. Retail ers have been asking fifty to fifty five cents. The butter and egg board commit tee agreed the grocer's profit should be two cents a pound on bulk butter and three and a half cents for car tens. ENSIGN MORGAN, C. S. N. London, Oct. 27.—Ensign J. P. Mor gan Jr. is now serving with United States Navy forces in European waters. A few days ago Ambassador Page, while taking lunch in the messroom which the embassy now maintains In the basement for the convenience ot its big staff, was struck by the par ticularly sturdy appearance of one young ensign. A few minutes later the young millionaire submarine fighter was introduced to the ambas sador. MICHAEI.IS MUST GO Amsterdam, Oct. 27. The major ity leaders in the Reichstag to-day made a formal declaration to Ru dolph von Valentlni, chief of the Em peror's civil Cabinet, to the eltect that Chancellor Michaells no longer could carry on the chancellorship. The leaders assert that the Chancel lor himself had asked them so to in form the Emperor. Wife Reverses Exemption; Won't Be a Slacker Hollidaysburg Pa., Oct. 27.—Mrs. Chance G. Earnest, wiffe of the automobile expressman between Hol lidaysburg and Claysburgh, appeared before Exemption Board No. 1 to-day and pleaded that her husband be sent to war. Earnest had been discharged by the board because he had a de pendent wife and two children. Mrs. Earnest renounced all claim of dependency, declaring: "I will work my fingers to the bone rather than be a slacker's wife." The board revoked Earnest's dis charge and ordered him to report for military duty. This Scout Sells Twenty-two SSO Bonds Arthur Swanson, 1171 Market Btrcet, proudly boasts of the sale of twenty-two SSO Liberty Loan bonds of the wecond issue. Scout Swanson is 12 years of ago, and has lived In Harrisburg three months. Among the Bales made by the scout was one to Mayor J. William Bow man. Swanson, Is a member t Tioop No. 12, of wUrti ]>r, O. A. E.mmerman, 1407 Market meet, U ihfe Bcoutmaster. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH TECH BOYS BUY $7,150 IN BONDS Working Spare Hours to Pay Obligations; Students of All Schools to Attend Church Tech students went "over the top" with a bond sale of $7,150 at the close of school yesterday afternoon, and each sale had a partial or an entire payment on it. Tech stu dents will be busy during the pres ent school semester earning money to pay the bond. Many of them have accepted work at Enola to-morrow, the proceeds of which they will ap ply to their bond. Dr. Floyd Appleton will address the students of Tech, Central, Seller school and the Academy to-morrow evening at his church on "Religion and Education." Tech students will attend in a body; it will be the uec ond year that Dr. Appleton has de livered to the students of this city, an autumnal sermon. The Camera Club will meet next Wednesday afternoon with Charles E. Keller, presiding. The program committee is preparing a program for the meeting. The tech Tatler has gone to press and will be distributed to the stu dents the first week in November. The issue is dedicated to the fresh men and will be a football issue. Rees Lloyd is the editor-in-chief. Next Friday morning the seniors will have an opportunity to display their talent to the school. The chapel period will be given over to the fourth year class. They have elect ed an officer who will direct the af fair. They are planning some sur prises. Other members of the school will not know the program until it is presented. On successive Friday mornings of November, the other three classes will render programs from talent in the class. 1 " JR. I 1 AMERICA! "The average German today hates the United States with a hatred far more venomous, far more implacable, far more unreasoning than the hatred gll which has been visited upon any other belligerent" J BE How this animosity was fostered and fed by the German Government, how it has been fanned to a fury by misrepresentations and deliberate deceptions, is re vealed by A. Curtis Roth, former American Vice-Consul at Plauen, Saxony, in the I PUBLIC LEDGER | The National Newspaper—Published in Philadelphia SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 1 M , * \ * BS| ' fjj Mr. Roth, who left Germany with Ambassador Gerard, was possessed of exceptional facilities for observing the German temperament and pene- J trating the official plans of the Prussians. m i The suite where a card-index of American "crimes" is kept with German jjg thoroughness, the "diabolically cold precision" with which the military leaders have laid out their future operations on this side of the Atlantic and the fate which wi!^bef all America and Americans if Germany wins the war are all depicted in this vivid account of the secret schemes of Germany. In addition to the Roth revelations, the Sunday PUBLIC LEDGER will H EMM ;iiiiifliii | i | ipiiii''!i; 'l' MANY RABBITS IN STATE THIS FALL Belief That There Will Be Fine Shooting When the New Season Opens Next Month The first rabbit season under the new game code will run from No vember 1 to December 15. This is a new season which will allow tlma for the northern and southern sections of the state to test the law. Cottontails aro numerous in al most every section of the state and the counties where they were liber ated have reported many seen. In some section farmers have been de claring them a nuisance and in the vicinity of Harrisburg there have been a number killed by automobiles, especially at night. Under the new code the rabbit bag is limited to ten in a day or sixty in a season, but the activities of hunters will not put a dent in the number, it is believed. The old unlimited number caused the killing off of rabbits in some sections, especially where market hunters got busy. The new game code carries the first provision ever made especially for boys to catch rabbits. All kinds of traps are for bidden with the express provision of box traps which may be used by boys under fourth n on lands wherein they reside. There are more wild turkeys to be seen In the southern counties notably in the sections along the mountains than have been known in that part in twenty years according to some of the men who have been out for the first week's hunting in the small game season. The flocks are large and there are numerous young birds, many of which appear more or less tame and are to be seen not far from roads. Under the new game code the wild turkey season will last only fifteen days or from November 15 to November 30 and the kill is one for each hunter for the season. This is the same as in the last law, which was passed after the two years' closed season. In a number of coun ties turkeys are protected under the county closed season act. West Shore Subscriptions Exceed Those of First Loan West Shore towns subscribed more to the Becond Issue of the Libert> Loan than to the Irst one, accord ing to reports to-day. Official reports of the campaign were not obtainable this morning. The latest figures Is sued were on Wednesday evening. The campaign was extensively con ducted In Lemoyne, New Cumber land, Camp Hill and Enola, while West Falrvlew and Wormleysburg did not take such an active part. The business was conducted through the Iyemoj'ne Trust Company and the New Cumberland National bank, the only banking institutions on the West Shore. N. Y. INFANTRY GOES SOUTH Lemoyne. Pa., Oct. 27. —After be ing ready to leave this borough and awaiting official orders for three days, Company B, Tenth New York Infantry, left this morning fqr Spar tanburg, S. C. Camp was broken forty-eight hours ago and the equip ment packed in railroad cars at the Lemoyne station. The men were or dered into the passenger coaches yes terday morning, but did not leave until early this morning. The com pany is composed of 12 4 men, and has been located here since eaijy in August. r BIBLE CLASS LECTURES Marysville, Pa., Oct. 27.—Big prep arations were completed to-day for the first of a series of lectures by prominent speakers to be held in the borough churches under the au spices of the Men's Bible classes of the five churches. The first address will be delivered .to-morrow after noon in the United Evangelical Church at 3.15 o'clock. The speaker will be Dr. Robert Bagnell, pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, at Harrisburg. The plans of the clergymen provide for the hold ing of one lecture each month. FAREWELL FOR TEACHER New Cumberland, Pa., Oct. 27. Miss Claire Frysinger, who resigned her position as teacher of the inter mediate school at Elkwood was riv en a farewell party by her pupils on Thursday evening. Scholars of Miss Frysingw's school, the grammar school taught by Orville Morrett and Miss Coover and Miss Tritt, teachers in the building, were guests. OCTOBER 27, 1917. BOY SCOUTS FOR A SANE HALLOWE'EN Will Patrol West Shore Towns and Encourage Saving of Grain Celebrating Hallowe'en Without throwing grain or damaging prop erty, a move suggested by a prom inent resident of the West Shore, haa gained impetus. A move to have Boy Scouts patrol the towns and ask the boys to do away with tho long-used customs In celebrating the event and not to throw corn or damage property has" /iow been endorsed by the Camp Hill Boy Scouts and the Lemoyne scouts. At a meeting of the Lemoyne scouts last evening the matter was endorsed. J. Boyd Trostle, scout master, gave the boys a talk on the conservation of food and different ways in which Hallowe'en could be celebrated. The New Cumberland Boys' Bri gade will fall In line shortly, it is believed. The matter of having the schoolchildren bring the grain to school that they would throw away in the celebration of Hallowe'en will be brought before the boys and girls Monday and Tuesday of next week. They will be asked to bring the corn on Wednesday. The corn will then be collected and ground for the bene fit of the Red Cross. SUBJECTS OF SERMONS New Cumberland, Pa., Oct. 27. The subjects of the Rev. Dr. T. S. Wilcox's sermons to-morrow will be, "Man, the Masterpiece of God's Cre ation," at 10.30 o'clock, and at 7.30, "The Remedy For Sin." Special prayers will be offered for the coun try during the services. BOY SCOUTS RAISE $3,250 Camp Hill, Oct. 2 7.—Camp Hill Boy Scouts have raised $3,250 for the Second Liberty Loan up to noon to-day. Last evening a wiener roast was held on the Alleman farm, and about thirty boys attended- They were in charge of the scoutmaster, the Rev. Raymond Ketchledge, and Assistant Scoutmaster A. E. Strode. Grand Lodge Officers to Visit Star of America Tuesday evening, octoDer 30, Grand Commander H. M. Askin, of Carlisle; Grand Captain General S. Raymond Snyder, of Chambersburg; J. Smith Riehl, of Sunbury, and the Rev. Dr. L 8. Kerschner. past commander of Lincoln Commandery, of Punxsutaw ney, are expected to pay a fraternal visit to Star of America Command ery. Invitations have been sent out. Including the commanderiea of the city, Steelton, Mlddletown and Me chanlcsburg. Many members from these commanderiea will be present to extend a hearty welcome to the grand officers. The evening will be spent In ad di esses and a social time. J. G. CLUB ENTERTAINED New Cumberland, Pa., Oct it 4 On Thursday evening the jr. G. Club was entertained at the home of Miss Elizabeth Smiling. Market and Fifth streets. The evening was spent knit ting and crocheting, after which re freshments were served to: Misses Mabel Schaffer, Frances Schaffer, Nerissa Sadler, Jennie Baker. Josie Horn, Pauline Neidhoimer. Marie Neldheimer, of Wormleysburg; Marion Ileffloman, Sophia Witmyer, New Cumberland. CATCH SIX ESCAPED GERM INS Atlanta. Ga„ Oct. 27.—Six of the ten German prisoners who escaped from the alien enemy detention camp at Fort McPherson on Tuesday night were captured to-day by agents of the Department of Justice. I Five were taken at Surrency, Ga.. and the sixth, Johann Adelhardt, a noncommissioned officer, was arrest ed here. All Fat People Should Know This The world owes a debt of gratitude to the author o'f the now famous Mar mola Prescription, and is still more indebted for the reduction of this harmless, effective obesity remedy to tablet form. Marmola Prescription Tablets can now be obtained at all drugstores, or by writing direct to Marmola Co., 864 Woodward Ave., De troit, Mich., and their reasonable price (75 cents for a large case) leaves no excuse for dieting or violent exercise for the reduction of the overfat bodv to normal proportions.—Advertise ment.
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