Letters From the Front
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\|| HARD WORK IS LOT
| OF MEN NEW TO AIR \
Perfection in piloting fighting
French battleplanes so that the
lioche m:iy be iirought down is not
at all easy, writes Walter Shaffer
from Tours, France, to his parents
in Dauphin.
In the following letter Shaffer,
who has been flying for some weeks
preparation to winning a commis
eston, tells how hard it is to manage
a machine under adverse conditions.
His neck is stiff, he says, from try
ing to hold his head in position
against the wind.
The letter follows:
Tours, France,
Monday, Oct. 1, 1917.
Dearest Mother:
At last I have received a letter
from you. It was dated September
12, so I surmised that the Germans
must have sunk the ones written be
lore that time—along with the
bread, "Old Reliable," and numerous!
other things you sent in boxes. Zj
Otlly received one box from you and
that was a long time ago—a month, j
1 guess. Time Mies so ouickly here. |
and since we work Sunday the same;
as any other day, one is hard put to
keep track of dates and days. For- j
tunately, 1 have none of the former!
to keep so I need not worry about!
ihe latter. See? I really should be:
out at class to-day, but after seeing!
how the ground lay and that my |
turn would not come for several >
hours yet, I decided to answer your!
letter immediately: besides it was'
doggone hot out on that field at 1 1
r m. ."ml since i am BtUl feeling the ]
exposure I went through yesterday, I j
figured a little rest would not be
amias. You sea, yesterday they;
worked the whole class all day, j
would not even let us go in to din-1
ner. but brought our meals into the:
Held. The fact that the early morn-:
ing \yas raw. foggy and chilly was
Try This If You
Have Dandruff
There is one sure way that never j
fails to remove dandruff completely 1
and that is to dissolve it. This de- i
stroys it entirely. To do this, Just get j
about four ounces of plain, ordinary l
liquid arvon; apply it at night when j
retiring; use enough to moisten the
j'calp and rub it in gently with the!
linger tips.
By morning, most if not all, of*
your dandruff will be gone, and three i
or four more applications will com
pletely dissolve and entirely destroy j
every single sign and trace of it, no j
matter how much dandruff you may
have.
You will find, too, that all itching!
and digging of the scalp will stop,
instantly, and your hair will be
liufly, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft,!
and look and feel a hundred times!
i etter.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. It is inexpensive, and four;
ounces is all you will need. This slm- j
l>le remedy has never been known I
to fall.—Adv.
8 DREADED THOSE
WAKEFUL NIGHTS|
They Are Gone Now
ays Mr. T. Dohoney, 633 Walnut
. treet, Harrisburg. I was miserable,
vlien I would walk any distance 1
became nervous and unsteady.
I just dreaded to see night come,
for I would lie awake for hours at
a stretch unable to sleep, at times
would doze for a few minutes and
then awaken in a startled condition.
My stomach gave me a lot of
trouble, all food seemed to disagree
with me, and 1 was constantly both
ered with pains in stomach and
side.
Generally speaking, I was all to
the bad as it were.
Well, to make a long story short,
1 tried Sanpan, and my stomach has
come back remarkably, my nerves
are In good shape, I sleep well, and
no longer dread the coming of those
wakeful nights, because they are
i< thing of the past. Sanpan is cer
tainly a remarkable medicine.
Sanpan is being personally intro-1
(iuoed at Keller's Drug Store, 405'
Market street, Harrisburg, where the!
Sanpan man is meeting the people.— j
CUT OUT MEATS !
IF KIDNEYS ARE
TROUBLING YOU
I
Uric Acid in meat excites Kid-1
neys and Irritates the
Bladder.
Noted Authority says we must
flush Kidneys with Salts
if Back hurts.
We are a nation of meat eaters and j
our blood Is filled with uric acid, says
e. well-known authority, who warns i
us to be constantly on guard against
kidney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to
free the blood of this irritating acid,
*:vt become weak from the over
work; they get sluggish; the elimina
tive tissues clog and thus the waste
is retained in the blood to poison
ihe entire system.
When your kidneys ache and feel
like lumps of lead, and you have
stinging pains in the back or the
urine is cloudy, full of sediment, or
the bladder is irritable, obliging you
to seek relief during the night; when
you have severe headaches, nervous
and dizzy spells, sleeplessness, acid
stomach or rheumatism in bad
Keather, get from your pharmacist
four ounces of Jad Salts; take i
in a glass of water '
Hfore breakfast each morning and I
■ a few days your kidneys will act j
Hie. This famous salts is made from
acid of grapes and lemon juice,
with lithia, and has been
Wsed for generations to flush and
Stimulate clogged kidneys, to neu-
the acids in urine so It is
longer a source of irritation, thus
urinary and bladder disor-
Salts Is inexpensive and can-
makes a delightful ef-
llthla-water drink, and
can make a mistake by tak
■V little occasionally to keep the
Kys clean and active.
I
THURSDAY EVENING,
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WALTER SHAFFER
' what added to my discomfort the
! most. Worse luck, there were so ]
i many in the class and so few ma- j
| chines that I sat around all morning |
without getting a chance to go aloft, i
However, 1 finally was sent up in i
the afternoon, told to go to COO!
i metres an;l spiral down, staying;
: away for 30 minutes. That listened!
j real good until T got off the ground. !
j When I had a sudden reversal of
opinion, for rougher weather 1 never.
! experienced even with an instructor,
| and there I was all alone, feeling tor :
, all the world like a cork on a choppy :
sea. To make things worse there
was a 50-inile gale blowing and my |
j machine was all out of line, it re- J
1 quiring both hands and one knee to i
: hold the "stick," which is used toj
| preserve one's balance, in the een
! ter. However, she had a good en-;
| sine in her and after fighting the i
, gale for 15 minutes or so 1 finally
• got up to 700 metres (about 2,2001
) feet). And then I began to wonder i
I just what effect all these bumps 1'
j was riding over would have if I|
turned the wing up on end and went;
| into a spiral, but not for long, for i
j I was quite sure if I thought about'
•it long, I would not do it. So, finally j
j making up my mind, I shut off the'
! engine, stood the wing uf> to quite!
! :in angle and started to spin with'
j one eye on the altimeter and the I
- other on the chateaux far below,
j around which axis my wing tip wan
revolving. I was surprised to find 11
| did not slip down sideways and was
1 beginning to really enjoy the sen-!
| sation, when looking at my altimeter !
jto find I had 4>o meters to go yet I
jso we came out. I was so pleased j
i with the success of the maneuver j
1 that I climbed up 800 metres and j
i tried again. As an altitude killer |
this second spiral was somewhat i
more successful, since I stood tliej
wings right on end in my new-born '
confidence, but 1 made the mistake 1
of nosing her down too much, and
before I had whirled around one and j
a half times I was down to 300'
metres with a beautiful headache!
and getting dizzier every second.
Right there little Walter decided it j
was time to fly level again, not wish- i
ing to slide in on the chateau in such I
an unceremonious way.
Dropping 800 metres so quickly is!
what gave me the headache, and the,
next time I try a spiral I'll be careful'
not to come down so fast. After fly- :
ing around for 35 minutes 1 was just,
about worn out working the con-1
trols, for turning some corners, I'
was bounced all over the map. The
moniteurs told me to stay up a half |
hour, but although I had a watch!
with me in a very handy pocket, I;
had no extra hand to go in to find !
what the time was. so I stayed ui> !
until I was tired which was exactly
35 minutes. When I came down the!
other pupils refused to go up in the
old bus, so the moniteur went up in j
it, and came down feeling his :iore ■
| muscles This morning 1 went pre- 1
pared with an overcoat for another j
long siege, but fortunately I was
soon sent aloft, told to go to 250!
metres and stay there 30 minutes, j
One could go where he wished, but j
when one is put on his own hook !
like that he remembers that 250!
metres is not very high and tho en- j
ginc might go bad. Furthermore a |
murky haze overshadowed every- j
thing and when one turned around I
and looked at the ground in the di- j
rection of the sun hardly anything [
was discernible, so 1 stuck pretty,
close to the school. Still, there are I
a number of chateaux very pretty in- I
deed front the air, situated near the!
school and I flew over quite a few {
enjoying the novel sensation of look- j
ing into the people's backyards with- |
out climbing over the fence. Up to i
date I have flown about five hours i
alone and I am learning little things!
all the time, luckily for me, I just j
came down in time, for the next man
up, the engine died on him and he
came down in the grape vines.
One doesn't realize how fast he
goes in one of these airplanes until j
you stick your head up over the
body and nearly get it taken off your
neck. It's a fact that my neck has
become tired of holding my head
against the wind pressure many a
time, and this morning, while quietly
lifting my hand to'wipe some oil off
my goggles, I nearly broke the gog
gles when the force of the wind
slapped my hand back against my
face with terrifie force.
Had a letter from Paul Worcester
this morning and sure was glad to
hear from him. He says he expects
to come to France soon.
The only way we can tell when
Sunday comes around here is by the
numerous crowds gathered around
the field. The authorities kindly
send up several expert aviators to do
stunts to please them, while we poor
beginners (you can take the poor
literally, in my ease) sit and watch
the ease with which they get int6
their stunts and came out. Coming
out Is the hardest part, and I am still i
turning over in my mind the lialf|
dozen so-called ways to come out of
a spiral glide. I have come out of
several, but I have little idea how it
was done.
Hope I get aloft to-night for half
an hour. I have a little chateaux
trip all mapped out. Here's hoping
for some of those packages.
WALTER.
AVIATION CAMP
AT BKAMSVIIiIiK
Toronto. Canada. —An aviation
camp for the royal flying corps Is to
be established at Beamsvllle and
erection of the buildings will com
mence at once. The grounds com
prise 300 acres, with an additional
1,000 feet along the lake front for
which a lease has been obtained. The
camp will accommodate 1,000 men
and about 50 machine guns.
Miss Hannah Bucher Bride
of Frederick K. Ployer
Mechanicsburg, Pa. p Nov. 1. —At
noon to-day Miss Hannah C. Bucher
and Frederick K. Ployer, both of
Mechanicsburg, were married at the
home of tho bride. No. 411 West
Main street, by the Rev. George Ful
ton, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, in the presence of a few
friends and relatives. Following t/he
ceremony a wedding breakfast was
JBoumcva2
| l.tiM, ID9I-S3M UNITED HAKItISBUHU, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1017. ' ~~ " FOUNDED 1871
Oualitv First— * Bargain Friday | Fnday sale of Furniture
1/ is t/ j A- v! %J %/ ♦ %/ s number of separate pieces throughout the
n . AT J. I —Broken lots-and those goods which department! Furniture Section greatly reduced for quick sell
#/" IfP C XP.Yt J; managers have ordained to go, must move rapidly. One set—five dining chairs, leather seat and
1 / jj , . , , t back, quartered oak. well finished. Friday Sale,
1 nese weekly sales never rail to appeal to the eco- t set of fiv e,
Prices are, after all a second con- nomical housewife. % $12.95
sideration. The continued healthy * —You are sure of finding something among the groups & ! Golden oak dresser—mirror top and roomy
growth of this store s business is due Q f sale-merchandise to make your shopping profitable. & drawers. l-riday Sale,
mainly to the entire absence of unre- $ . ■ SJIftQO
liable merchandise and the certainty % . Look over this list and see how important the offer-S ; i roidpn oak phiffnniir 1 1- .
one has of finding the world's best J i n S s are i n the matter of money-saving. £
or). Friday Sale, j
production in the lines handled. i —Green price signs also call your attention to numer- I $12.95
Incidentally —if you appreciate J ous items —not advertised—look for them. jj | j Ivory enamel chiffonier, large mirror. Friday
good value you will have no fault Sale
to find with prices here. Women's 1 Filet Scarfs $19.75
' yehrwse? Wall Paper |j I
Union suits—medium ■ New patterns suit- lo*v—bluebird and Cupid $27.50
Damask Beds Dreads weight, bleached cotton able for sitting rooms, j patterns- -made in sizes BOWMAN's—Fifth Floor.
i_ —long sleeves. Friday | kitchens, bedrooms ! 18\i0 and 18x45 inches. ! - [
Mercerized table dam- Crochet bedspreads— Sale, and halls 9-inc.h bor- . Friday Sale, o • i <• _ . _
ask —good quality —SB hemmed—snow white— 7Q ders to match. Friday *1 CQ bpecials from the Towels and
inches wide. Friday size 74x86 inches—lim- #5fC Sale, roll, liri • r* l -n I.
Sale, vard, ited quantity. Fridav* ~ , I W BOWMAN's —second Floor White (jOOuS Toweling
Sale vests, pants and union j 1 ! i
33c <M AA suits of b,eached cotton, I Section Bleached Turkish tow-,
S>I.UU medium and heavy Choice designs, with _ , I [ els —snow white size
HUWMAX'S— Second Floor BOWMAN'S— Second Floor weight. Friday Sale, ; cut out borders to 1 ftPOUretteS Bowman Special long- 18x31 inches. Friday
■*— ' match, suitable for K , . . ,j j cloth—s yards to the Sale,
Knitting Bag, House Dre.se. 50c ,: "**• 18 i"ch M \ n ,
Cretonne knitting bags, Percale and cliambray BOWKAmMUI.ru-, , , 1K ' Friday i i n", more to ! i 59c „ , , ,
trimmed with apples, in house Jesses in ava . ale, roll. a customer. None sent j j White voile—27 inches towelVwith 0 red border* °
Sa ,a, ;f r and W „e. g£gVt 9C ~! |
(i qa ja j i Bedroom, reception ! or n °t more than 10 \ards
31 4"c Women's crepe de ! j hall and parlor papers LoC , to a customer. Friday SI.OO
BOWMAN'S— Second Floor BOWMAN'S— Second Floor chine handkerchiefs in a in handsome colorings | BOWMAN'S— Fifth Floor Saile, yard, . *
j large variety of patterns , j —two-tone stripes, jas- j a I Honeycomb face cloths
anfl shatles - Frida y Sale ' ! pers and gilts cut lUC j—6 for 25?.
V illT~ 1 £LI T"1 PAC in out borders and panel Pillow Tubing Fancy white voiles— Bleached cotton tow-
VIUI tamo, 19c effects. Friday Sale, 8 . do inches wide-to clean eling with red . border.
nr j j roll, Bleached pillow tubing I out. Friday Sale, yard, Friday Sale, yard,
Scrim curtains in Figured scrim in bow MANS Main rioor j inches wide—excel- I
white, ivory and ecru white small and m lent quality. Friday 15c 7c
—lace edges—2 X A yds. large desierns 3o ! M i Sale, vard,
, T? ci . ? _. . M BOWMAN'S—Fourth Floor ' J ' BOWMAN'S—Second Floor BOWMAN'S—Second Floor
long. 6 - Women', 21c
98c 17c stocking. Wash Goods Women's Footwear
Nottingham lace M a rqu i sette and j Thread silk stockings, Gintrhams e-alatea cloth ! vidc ~" good q ua lit.v—"o j
curtains in white and J w,ne cl °t h m wh,t o c ; i islc , rarter tons—black and Tif lit 'rSmind ner ! len^ths cut - Friday Women's black kid, gun metal and patent colt
ecru—2l4 yards lone ,vor y and ecru ~ 30 ' garter top. Ac and light ground pei Sale d button boots—regular height tops, with low or
-extra wide Fridav inches wide - Fridav and colors-seconds. Fn- cales-d.scontmued lines, medium heels-mostly every size. Friday Sale, !
Sale, pair, ' Sale, yard, day Sale, pair, but a good assortment- 25c pair.
' v ' nA 27 and 36 inches wide. 1
20C 50C j Friday Sale, yard, r ' "" $2 25
Remnants of mar- „ 1 fi_ •
Marquisette cur- quisette in scrim, ere- BOWMAN s Main Hour IOC ! Women's turn sole "solid comfort" shoes—but
tams in white and tonnCi silkolir.e and Braeloch ginghams in Laces ton and lacc - A cleanup of surplus sizes in 3, 4,
ecru hemstitched - sun fast in desirable " ! stripes and plain colors — 8 and 9. Friday Sale, pair, :
2/z yards long. l<ri- l ell crths. Friday Sale, *>i j 32 inches wide—2 to 10- Venice all-over laces in
day .ale, pair, j_ If P * yard lengths. Friday ' cream and white—lß
(1 1Q rlalt rncc .. , a I Sale, yard, inches wide. Friday
Cretonnes in dark PrgSt Shirt* Sale, yard. ' | BQWMAN S-Main Moor.
Plain and fancy bor- colorings for bags and Made of nercales and LLC, 1C
and" 1 ' ecru'-V)" inches u P ll " ,stcr >' ~ J ieav y madras in choice mate- Kiderdown m light 15c Women's Sheeting
and ecru M> inches quality —36 inches rials and irood patterns— and dark colors—fleecy BOWMAN s— Main Floor
wide. riday Sale, wid e. Friday Sale, starched and soft cuffs, surface for kimonos, Hand Bags Unbleached sheeting—
3arci> ' yard, Fridav Sale house dresses and chil- • j = =- 36 inches wide —round,
10-, dren's wear—36 inches ' \ A small assortment of even thread—will bleach
95c wide - Frida y Sale - >* ard > Ribbon 3 black hand bags in vari- easily. Friday Sale, yard,
BOWMAN'S—Second Floor. i v - f. .
BOWMAN'S Main Floor 20c Velour ribbons in dark ous 'eathcrs-lmed with JS C
Pillow Caseß Blankets S i American print per- shades—6 inches wide— fanc y poplins and fitted : Bleached muslin—36
u .•.i j •„ • Women's caJ es in stripes, figures excellent for bags. Fri- with coin purse and nur- I inches w id e —cut from
"emsti tched pillow Gray cotton blankets, and checks light—and da y Sale, yard, ror—also a small lot of t h e pj ece . Friday Sale,
cases made of good i )e( j s j ze bl Ue Neckwear dark effects—36 inches silk bags. Friday Sale, i yard,
muslin—sizes 42x36 and wide . Friday Sale, yard, 49c
45x36 inches. Friday ana P'" k IJOr aers iri Roll co ll a rs, of fine 00 ' BOWMAN'S—Main Floor 79C 12 1-2 C
Sale, each, day Sale, pair, d c oreandv lace 22c BOWMAN s-Maln Floor I IL
h . uigaiiujr irt(.c UL.IV BuWMAN'S—Main Floor I BOWMAN'S—Second Floor
nn (j1 QQ trimmed the ■
CttLC. tPl0/ season's newest styles. BOWMAN's Main Floor . j -
BowMAN's-second Floor BowMAN's-second Floor Friday Sale, , Serving Trays Woolen Dress Goods
Silks—Velvets I Mahogany serving tray All-wool serge in navy and black —36 inches
Cotton back satins in a full line of light and Complete with 16-inch de^ orated center. Friday
dark colors, also black and white —36 inches Children's Chairs s,iad e with silk covering ' °*' C
wide. Friday Sale, yard, —two lights. Friday 75c m ' xed P°P'' ns ' n and dark shades—
Made with a strontr, Sa,e . " ** 36 inches wide. Friday Sale, yard,
i • i t i j ~'. • -BOWMAN'S—Basement
high back and varnished <£/ no QQ^-.
Remnants of plain, figured and striped silks in wood Fridav Sale pO./0 OV\*
serviceable lengths also short lengths of vel- * BOWMAN'S Basement Broadcloth in navy and black—so inches wide.
vets. Friday Sale, yard, 29c Cedar Tubs Frida y Sale ' y ard '
98c and $1.29 BOWMAN S-Basement . Large size cedar tubs, $1.69
Black silk velvet 50 inches wide a very §[ painted and bound with Fancy coatings and plain colored zibelines— !
handsome suiting or dress quality. Friday j Utensils three electric welded 54 inches wide. Friday Sale, yard,
$5.00 • * Sterling - aluminum ' l °°P S * Friday Sale, $l5O
* Cut glass sherbets, cooking utensils, con- 85c Black astrakhan cloth superior quality —49
Yelour plush—36 inches wide—in navv, coral ~ , . . sisting of large fry . inches wide Fridav Sale vard
and cardinal. Friday Sale, vard, tumblers and wine glasses pan> 4-qt. Berlin ket- BOWMAN s-Bae.ment inches wide. Friday yard,
Ql q —wonderful values, con- t le, 4-qt. sauce pan „ $5.00
sisting of odd patterns with or without cover ... , D , , , , ,
White corduroy—36 inches wide—wide wale which we are desirous of —each has Wash Boards ardine7gray S lniS sergeS,''. checks Ulid
—heavy quality velour finish. Friday Sale, yard, closing out. Friday Sale, I , to 54 inches wide. Friday Sale, yard,
MA each rriaay eacn, Large size, strongly r > j >
79C 89c braced. Friday Sale, $1,48
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor. 15c BOWMAN'S—Basement 23c BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
~ " BOWMAN'S—Basement BOWMAN'S—Basement ——
WATtRISBURG TFTJSGMFH!
served. Mr. and Mrs. Ployer left on
a wedding Journey, after which they
will be at home to their friends at
No. 401 South Market street.
The bride is a member of one of
the oldest Cumberland county families
and is a daughter of the late George
H. Itucher. Mr. Ployer Is prominent
in local and county affairs of public
interest and was a former cashier of
the Second National bank. He Is
an elder in the Presbyterian Church
and adjutant of Col. H. I. Zinn Post.
No. 415, Grand Army of the Repub
lic, and also past commander.
Save Owls and#Kill
the Catf, Urges Woman
Colllngswood, N. J. "Save the
owls and kill the cats" is the appeal
made by Mrs. Maude R. Wright, of
Pennsgrove, to members of the Ush
ers' Association, of the First Metho
dist Episcopal Church here, follow
ing the newspaper publicity given a
story of a flock of owls occupying
the tower over the belfry and the
fact that the association was about
to drive the birds away because of
their noise and depredations.
"These birds are useful In destroy-
Ing rodents, are recognized by the
government as such, they are friends
of tho people of Colllngswood, and
the noise they make is innocent on
their part," continued Mrs. Wright,
who provided the association and
church with several Audubon Soci
ety placards to put up for the pro
tection of the owls.
"If the owls must be driven from
their winter quarters, please spare
their lives," the appeal continues,
"for it would be wicked and cruel to
harm them, as they do little harm
unless food Is scarce, and they very
seldom bother poultry and birds."
NOVEMBER 1, 1917.
BATH QIIIOU.S DISTURBANCE
Wenatchee, Wash.—Twelve I. W.
W. in the city Jail created a commo
tion recently, but were quelled by
water from the firehose.
The men tore from its hinges an
Iron door in the Interior of the build
ing, and using It as a battering ram
proceeded to smash things up in
general, with the front door as an
objective. The racket soon brought
the sheriff to the scene, who was
cursed and Jeered by the "wobblles,"
and with more yelling and shouting
they redoubled their efforts.
Fire Department men were direct-
Ed to turn on the firehose and direc*
a stream of water through the front
door of the Jail. This method proved
effective immediately.
CORE THROAT
|/l or TonsilitU —gargle \£jy
with warm, salt water fcajfftt
f(| then apply— /rMfeY
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