DISSOLUTION OF ] - READING ASKED IN U. S. COURT Government's Suit Against Alleged Coal Trust Up For Rcargumcnt Today By Associated Press Washington, Nov. 20. —The second and last of the government's suits against the alleged anthracite coal trust was heard in the Supreme Court to-day when proceedings brought to compel the dissolution of the Reading company, a holding corporation, and affiliated railroad and coal companies were called for re-argument. As the arguments were practically reiterations of those made by both the sides when the case was heard iust, the usual period of three hours was granted by the court. A similar suit against the Lehigh Vail ay Rail road Company was re-argued last month. Solicitor General John W. Davis pnd assistant to the Attorney Gen eral, George C. Todd, is demanding the dissolution of the company, charging it had violated tho Sher man anti-trust law and also tlie> commodities clause of the Interstate! Commerce act. Both asked the courtl to declare the Reading a combina-j ticn in restraint of trade and to or-l rter the separation of the Pliiladel-i phia and Reading railroad from the! Philadelphia and Reading Coal and' Iron Company as well as the separa tion of the Central Railroad of New Jersey from the Reading combined. Coughs, Colds, Lumbago, . Sore Throat Vanish When Glngerole is Applied Hacking coughs; colds in the chest; terrible backache or head aches will speedily disappear if you just rub on GINGEROLE. Don't worry about lumbago, sore muscles, lameness or stiff neck; GINGEROLE brings relief in just a few minutes. It's better than any plaster, poultice, liniment or hot water bottle. It is a blessing to sufferers from painful, swollen rheumatic joints, swollen glands and varicose veins. Its action in all forms of rheumatism and neurits s marvelous. Get a 25- cent box to-day. Use it to-night to draw out the agony from those poor, burning,-inflamed joints and mus cles. GINGEROLE won't blister. It is the greatest of all remedies for sprains, bruises, cramps in leg and sore muscles. It acts so fiulckly that are simply astonished. But be sure you get GINGEROLE. All first class dealers sell it on money back jilan. • r N By reason of thorouich dlatrlhn tlon with the drug trade In the United State* and lower aelllng rontx, reduced price* are nun pi,- alble for Eckmao's Alterative FOR THROAT AND LUNGS Stubborn CouKhs and Colda No Alcohol, Narcotic or Habit forming Drug $2 Size $1 Size Now $1.50 Now 80 Cta. Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia. Wednesday and Thursday Specials November 21 and 22 Steaks IK 1 UlCalVd Sirloin or Club *"• Beef lb. 16c Hams slb. 29c Butterine F^p° und 25c Roils a Pound Brains, Hearts, Calf's Liver, Spare Ribs and Oysters. Anything and Everything to Eat in Meats. „ Market in 56 Cities Throughout the United States. - ! V j Quality or Price j I It is our belief that the great number of men ivho smoke I | L King Oscar Cigars / smoke them for their quality and flavor. To maintain this quality it has been neces i sary to advance the retail price to 6 cents, '■ but the n~iality must be maintained. John C. Herman & Co. Makers * J . _ j MONDAY EVENING HARD FIGHTING TO HOLD PIAVE LINE [Continued from First I'iigr] apparently on the outcomo of the desperate battle now in progress be tween tl)o Plave and Bronta rivers. The Austro-Germans are attacking heavily and are advancing against the stout resistance of the Italians. If the Invaders have captured Monto Tomba. us claimed by Berlin, they are within a few miles of the plains behind the Plave. The Italians are defending each position but the Germans have advanced soveral miles here within the past few days and seemingly are attempting to drive a wedge between the Italians in the region of Aslago and those along the Piave. Monte Tomba is on the western side of the Piave six miles northwest of Vidor. ,The Austro-Germans are exerting very strong pressure here and are reported to have - brought up Aus trian troops from the eastern front and to have transferred General Von Beulow's Army to this sector. Ap parently the Anglo-French rein forcements have not yet reached the Italian fighting zone and from Italian headquarters it is announced that these troops could be used be tween the Piave and the Brenta where the pressure of the invaders is strongest. * Around Asiago the Italians have checked the Germans and have been successful in offensive operations. Defeated in strong efforts to "ross the Piave. between Vidor and the Adriatic sea. the Austro-Germans have ceased their attempts. The ar tillery fire along the river, however, is very violent. Finnish Revolutionists Strip Representatives of Diplomatic Powers By Associated Press Stockholm, No. 20 (By the Associ ated Press). —The American, French and British representatives at the border station of Tornea, opposite Haparanda. have been stripped of all actual power by Finnish revolution ists,- assisted by Russian soldiers. At the outset the revolutionists refused to recognize any diplomatic privi leges and detained properly accredit ed couriers. They were induced finally to desist from this attitude but they are bringing all conceivable obstruc tionist tactics to bear to compel the entente representatives to recognize them. Recognition has been flatly refused. The revolutionists visited the Swedish consulate at Tornea and de manded that the consul place his au tomobile at their disposal and he himself act as their chauffeur. This he refused to do. The revolutionists then tore the Swedish flag from the consulate and departed, declaring they needed no foreign consuls in Tornea. Ira Nelson Morris, the American minister, learns from a competent scurce that Petrograd was quiet up to Friday night and that the police, were guarding the various legations and embassies. Fighting in Moscow has ceased. It is reported to have been very sanguine. Estimates ot the number of dead reach as high as 4,000. A general exodus of Americans from Petrograd and Moscow byway of Siberia has been arranged for the rext few days. Minister Morris is the only foreign diplomatic representative here who has had anything except the most scattered reports since the beginning of the present situation in Russia. At the outbreak of the trouble there he sent instructions to all possible points that he bo kept Informed fully, with a result that the British and Russian legations here have been al most wholly dependent upon him for Knowledge of eVfcnts in Russia. READING KEEPS ENGINES BUSY Motive Power Capacity Ex hausted on Sunday; Shops Working Day and Night Every available locomotive em ployed in the handling of freight and coal was pressed into the service on the Philadelphia and Reading rail way Saturday and Sunday. As a re sult more than 18,000 cars were handled. During the forty-eight hours about 2,500 cars of anthracite were brought down from the mines and at least 200 cars of bituminous from the Clearfield regions. It was consigned to different points. I x- bo noil Valley Busy On the Lebanon Valley the crews brought down 2,541 loaded cars from Butlierford and hauled nearly 1,400 east over the Fast Penn. There were seventy-eight trains out of St. Clair and Tamaqua on Sunday. Of the vast volume of freight brought in from the valley and from the north nearly 5,000 cars were taken south, destined for Port Richmond, Port Reading and other points. Some of the trains on the Lebanon Valley were double-headers. Reading Railways Shops Busy on Locomotives Reading, Nov. 20.—The Reading Railway Company's car Shops here have assembled enough material for ten freight engines and five passen ger engines of the large Pacific type and will turn them out in a short time. Repair work on the company's cars is also progressing rapidly and of the thousands of cars the company owns, only three per cent, is Idle at present because of need of repairs. The only drawback to repairs at present is lack of lumber from the South. The new 100-foot turntable at the new roundhouse is finished and the tracks to the roundhouse are nearing completion. The turntable is worked by electricity. Railroad men are receiving many complaints regarding the empty coal, yards here and the small shipments to local retailers. The Reading is handling 1,400 to 1,500 cars of an thracite a day, most of it going through Reading, but very little stays here. Engines Doing Extra Duty; Few on Regular Runs Due to the scarcity of passenger engines, because of heavy traffic, the Pennsy is making some of the big locomotives work overtime. On sev eral occasions engines have been run through from Altoona to Philadel phia. Few engineers have their reg ular engines. They take the first en gine in good shape and ready for swvice. On the through runs no changes have been made. Railroad Notes C. X. Nittenger, passenger brake man on the Heading, is off duVv with' a sore hand. Harrisburg contributed 363 pas sengers to the special excursion to Philadelphia on Sunday over the Philadelphia and Reading railway. August Hess has been made assist ant yardmaster at Reading, succeed ing Robert E. Dine, promoted to chief yardmaster. Rufus P. Huff, promoted from night to day yardmaster of the Read ing railway, in Reading, has been in the company's employ thirty-six years. The middle division telegraph de partment is advertising the second and third trick at Frankstown paying $80.15 and the second trick at El dorado paying $76.95. The No. 9 re lief trick is also on the boards pay ing $86.60 with two days' vacation each month jwith pay. The Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company lias awarded a contract to the Belmont Iron "Works covering the furnishing and erecting of live signal bridges and the altera tions, moving and re-erection of three existing signal bridges in con nection with signaling between the Delaware river and Skillman, on the New York branch. The same firm is to erect two signal bridges at Norris town Junction. csee RADWAY'S READY RELIEF Will (ire >ll c. chance to "buy the genuine rather than come inferior article. USED AS A LINIMENT "STOPS PAIN" INSTANTLY IS ah \ ft Does Not Blister For Rheumatism, Nearslfdi, Sc-laticn, I.itmhaso, Sore Throat, Sdre Muscles. IUDWAY & CO.. 206 Centre St. NEW YOBS, BACK TO WORK AFTER 10 WEEKS LAY OFF Now Hard to Realize He Ever Ha<l a Sick Day "I had nervous stomach trouble so says AT. M. Ileister, a well-known carpenter, who lives at 1527 Mul berry street, Reading, Pa. "I was in an awful condition and was getting so bad that I had to be forever laying oft trying to get rested up. ■>l tried three different doctors and the best they were able to do was to patch me up for a couple of weeks, then down I'd go again as bad as be fore. "I had been down and out for ten weeks when I read in the paper where a friend of mine, Dan Adams, had been helped by Tanlac and that heartened me up so that X started taking it myself. "I began to feel better rlght'away and I have kept getting better and stronger until now I don't feel as if 1 had ever been sick. "My wife got to taking it, too, when she saw how muSh good it was doing me and it has spruced her up a lot too and we- both are glad to recommend it." Tanlac, the famous reconstructive tonic, is now being introduced here at Gorgas' Drug store, who have se cured the exclusive sale of this mas ter medicine in Harrisburg. Tanlac is also sold at the Gorgas Drug Htore in the P. R. R. Station- In Carlisle at W. G. Stephens' Phar' macy; Ellzabethtown, Albert W Cain; Greencastle, Charles B Carp Mlddletown, Colin S. Few's Phar macy; Waynesboro, Clarence Croft's Pharmacy; Mechanicsburg, H. F Brunhouse. —Adv. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH [DISTRICT 'OVER THE TOP' IN Y.M.C.A.DRIVE [Continued from First I'agc] one little country town, a Sunday school struggling witn the present cost of supplies, gave SSO from the treasury, and members of the school gave large Individual contributions. Counties Forgo Ahead Increases In allotments began turn ing up last night. York county with a quota of $30,000, reported $38,- 000; Perry, with a quota of $5,000, reported $7,526.G0, and Mifflin with an allotment of SIO,OOO reportod $11,300 "with more to come." Cumberland county has secured $14,192 and promises to pass the oal of $15,000; Franklin has $18,000; and Lebanon will pass its $15,000 goal easily. I.ancaster county has its $40,000 "and then some," said the local officers. Need for the increased subscrip tions and allotments was the trend of a message from C. C. Mlchener, state campaign manager, who wired Mr. Reeves, of the local organiza tion, as follows: On llome Stretch "As we come to the home stretch of this most remarkable campaign, I wish on behalf of the executive committee of the National War Council, to express to you and all of the workers in your field our pro found appreciation of the really pa triotic service rendered and hearty congratulations on the notable re sults already achieved. "When we go over the top, twen ty-four hours hence and the record Is sent throughout the world, it will do more than any other thing to quicken the spirit of grateful patri otism in our own land, to assure the men who represent us In the camps, at home and In the camps, trenches and warships overseas that we are absolutely behind and with them; to hearten our allies —France, Russia, Italy, Belgium and Britain, and to cheer the six million lonely prisoners. "Let us put forth a united and su preme effort right up to the last hour, not only to reach the goal, but also to sweep as far beyond it as possible. The psychological and moral eftect of going away beyond our original goal will be very great. Moreover, let me point out that de velopments since our original I get was adopted make it absolutely essential that we have a tar larger sum available." Churches Give Money Announcement of contributions from the churches was made this morning by Al. K. Thomas, chair man of the committee. That the church members have been excep tionally generous is shown by his re port which follows: State Street United Breth ren $8.75 First United Brethren 20.00 Derry Street United Breth ren 47.00 Otterbein United Brethren.. 56.00 i Fifth Street Methodist Epis copal 7.(10 Ridge Avenue Methodist * Episcopal 15.00 St. Paul's Methodist Episco pal 7.00 Stevens Memorial M. E., $17.72; Stevens Memorial M. E. Sunday school .... 73.02 Fourth Street Church of God 69.71 Pleasant View Church of God 14.00 Green Street Church of God 20.00 Matiay Street Church of God 12.75 Park Street United Evangeli cal 21.00 Harris Street United Evan gelical 17.00 Olivet Presbyterian 10.00 Market Square Presbyterian 32.75 Pine Street Presbyterian, $29.55; Mrs. John Y. Boyd's Bible Class, SIO.OO 39.55 Covenant Presbyterian 23.00 Calvary Presbyterian 18.00 Fourth Reformed 46.00 Total $561.38 Pleased With Boys Supplementing the figures for the boys' fund, the following statement was given to a Telegraph reporter this morning by A. H. Dinsmore, boys' campaign director for the sixth Pennsylvania district: "The results of the boys' cam paign in the Harrisburg district are greatly satisfactory to'all of us. The fact that boys subscribed so largo an amount above, the quota of our district is a fine testimonial to the type of boyhood being reared In this section of Pennsylvania. It has been a pleasure to have a part in such" a campaign, to be associated with such men and boys and in so great and Eood a work It has been a big un dertaking but an enjoyable one. Due to the fine co-operation received from men and boys throughout the district, we have emerged from the campaign with a feeling of pride in the achievement of the boys. The success of the drive is due to 1 Just one cause—the boys themselves. They are the ones who will earn and give of their hard-earned cash. It is their bit of labor and sacrifice for their nation. The boys' campaign does not close now. It cannot close until every boy has assisted In se curing work, saving his money, pay ing his obligation and his certificate of honor has been issued to him. "Results will not be fully known before the latter party of week anc' I do not care to make any fore cast as to just how much additional will be reported. It is enough to ; say that all of the money has not yet I been reported to the district office." As a national movement the boys I of America were asked to earn and give one million dollars, or one-thir ty-fifth of the total amount. Had boys of the Harrisburg district rais j ed only their thirty-fifth the fund I would have amounted to $5,714. | Asked to raise SIO,OOO. Total figures are now sll,OlO. Rebel Commissioners Resign Posts Because of "Political Terrorism" By /Issociated Press Petrograd (Monday), Nov. 19. Seven commissioners of the Max imalist government to manage vari ous departments have resigned their tosts In protest against the "methods of political terrorism" by which they allege the Bolslievlki seek to main tain themselves In office. "We are of the opinion," they as sert in the declaration announcing their retirement, "that the necessary form of Socialistic government by parties Is that participated In by the congress of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates." Germans Making Heavy Transfers From Russian Front to Lines in Italy Copenhagen, Nov. 20.—Reports from - several sources In Germany bear out the assumption taking advantage of the situation In Russia, the German government is. making transfers of troops from the" Russian front. Only part of them appear to be going to Italy, where the front is too narrow to permit of the use of great masses, and a blow by Von Hindenburg at some other point, in the way of a division, may perhaps be expected. Some troops are reported to have been moved to the western front, but this Is not necessarily significant as Field Marshal Haig's pounding tac tics necessitate frequent reliefs for exhausted German divisions. I ASKS WOMEN TO REGISTER NOW Mrs. Chamberlin Reiterates Her Declaration That Har risburgers Are Unpatriotic "Are YOU A V; , Patriotic Woman? ' The United States Government is putting that question to YOU —and to all women In Pennsyl vania—and has provided a simple way by- which you may answer in writing. You merely register your name as first proof of your patriotism. Registration signifies that YOU are willing to giv# patriotic serv ice while 'the country is at war. Patriotic service means doing use ful work. Registration is , voluntary Women will not be drafted Into service. And signing-up does NOT bind for work. It simply indicates to the Government that you are willing to consider engaging in some useful occupation of YOUR OWN SELECTION and that ycu # want to be kept informed of all such working opportunities. Then it will be for YOU to decide whether you want to take a job. Registering to-day is your patriotic duty. - "Harrisburg women are unpatriotic almost tefthe point of being disloyal," reiterated Mrs. James I. Chamberlain chairman of the committee In charge of Dauphin county's registra tion of women, this morning. "To paraphrase Nelson's famous saying 'America expects every woman to do her duty' and the only way to find who can do her duty, is to have a list of the available woman-power of the nation. Perhaps you are serving your country best in your own home, but register so that we can know you are doing your part. "I have been receiving phone calls from school teachers in various towns, saying that they'don't want to register because they'll lose their jobs, and that they are afraid the Government will dra'ft them into actual service for the nation. A school teacher, as well as a mother, is doing the best service for the na tion anyone can do. and no woman will be drafted. The Government has made this solemn promise, and Mrs. Brumbaugh pouring, assisted by members of the committee and a number of the younger girls • The Civic Club is located ift tfte intersection of Front and North streets on the river bank, and a large Red Cross flag will mark the place so that no one can miss it. No in vitations have been sent out fot this meeting and all women relatives not only of the men of the Governor Troop, but all men In the service Will be heartily welcomed. Promotion For Local Man Now Doing Special Duty Clyde Corkle, who for some time has been foreman in charge of car inspector forces at the Pennsylvania railroad station, has been given a promotion. He is now on special duty with headquarters at Altoona. Mr. Corkle travels over the division and keeps in touch with all car troubles. = WM. STROUSE = ' HAT DEPARTMENT / am the Wm. Strouse Hat ■ iMm I "top off'" a man's attire in cor- ' {! llf JW/ . rect fashion. , I give his countenance the character of a well groomed fellow. I have come through the "mill" from the ground up and I can assure you that they "put me through in fine shape." My silk finish causes a lustre that "shines out" amoug the best of 'em. I am worn by men in every walk of life —from the clerk to the millionaire Yes I'm good enough for all of 'em. And my price $3.50 Oh! I'm worth that. _ UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT All the underwear a man needs, is here—and all the good kinds to select from—and all up to the WM. STROUSE standard of quality, which is a man's assurance that he gets what he pays for —Union Suits and 2 Piece Suits $1.50 to $7.50 The New Store of Wm. Strouse, 310 Market Street * Fifth Class in Ordnance to Open at State College State College, Pa., Nov. 20. —The fifth class In ordnance stores keep ing. established at the Pennsylvania State College by the War Depart ment will begin December 12, con tinuing for six weeks. Forty men will be admitted to the course, which will be conducted by the department of Industrial engineering. Upon completion of the work here the students will be sent to a gov ernment arsenal for a similar period | of training. After they have learned something of the Army's method of handling ordnance supplies, the men are ranked according to the ability of the Individual. Virtually every man is made a noncommissioned officer, and some of tne students have been commissioned in this way. The government has detailed to State College Sergeant E. L. Mack, from the ordnance department. He is giving instruction in the proper way to make out ordnance forms and directs other training along military lines. To take the course a man must be either a college graduate >r | must have sufficient practical experi ence in commercial or industrial lines In accounting and storeskeeplng. Some of the subjects taught are: scientific management, purchasing, accounting, conversational French, military drill and Inspecting. Shortage of Farm Labor Now Serious County reports showing that short age of farm labor would materially cut down the corn and potato yields of Berks. Chester, Delaware. Mont gomery and even Lancaster counties were made public to-day by the State Department of Agriculture. , lr, other counties not only corn is ' being lost because of lack of hands to husk it, but potatoes are being i left in the earth and apples on trees. ( The < Berks report was that a con siderable portion of the corn crpp ■ was very late in being taken in and > that the lack of hands had revented increase of acreage in wheat and rye; Lancaster, that the farm labor ' situation had made the wheat very I late and that men were badly needed , to get in corn; Montgomery, Chesten • and Delaware, that industrial and . military demands had taken away hands to such an extent that crops ! were in danger because of lateness of season, while one report from , Delaware was that some small farms : had been practically abandoned. Bradford and Lackawanna counties . reported farmers unable to got in potatoes because of shortage of labor and conditions in Clearfield, Butler and Beaver were blamed for failure to increase acreage devoted to grain. Shreiner Awaits Government Word Superintendent George A. Shreiner. of the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings, to-day said that he was awaiting word from the Government regarding the proposition to use the Capitol Park Extension tract for military purposes. "As yet no formal proposition has ; been made, but we will be ready to i consider it," said he. "I have heard of this project from a number of sources and it will, of course, be a matter for the board." Chemicals Caused Fire on U. S. Transport An Atlantic Port, Nov. 20.—(Jhem • icals used for fumigation purposes are believed to have caused a fire on a United States transport, tied up at her pier .here early to-day. The ves sel had been- seated for the fumiga i tion and no one was on board whe the blaze was discovered. NOVEMBER 20, 1917, UNION DISCUSSES LABOR SUPPLY TO MEET WAR NEEDS • A. F. of L. Defeats Pacifist Sentiment; Gompers Tri umphant in War Fight By .'lssocialed I'rcss Buffalo, N. Y. t Nov. 20.—The over whelming defeat of the pacifists by suporters of President Samuel Gom pers at the annual convention of the American Federation of l>abor, was followed to-day by the rapid disposal of many important resolutions upon which the anti-war party had been expected to show light. Resolutions relating to labor sup ply to meet war conditions were adopted with brief debate. The crea tion of an emergency supply commis sion connected with the federal de partment of labor, provided for in a resolution offered by a western dele gate, and Ihe report of the executive council on the proper distribution of labor, were covered jointly in a re port from the resolution committee. The committee recommended that the incoming executive council take up with the presidents of all affiliat ed organizations and the proper gov ernment officials any question that may arise in connection with labor supply during the war. A Socialist delegate declared that this was another effort "to tie the hands of labor," but Vice-President Duncan, chairman of the committee, replied that it involved no binding bargain, merely providing for the "face' to face" conference that al ready had been beneficial to labor •and the country. The report of the committee was adopted unanimously. TO EI.KCT OFFICERS Members of Company B, of the Har rlsburg Reserves, will have an elec tion to-night for a second lieutenant to succeed C. A. Rurtnett, who be came a member of the Officers Train ining Corps. FAIXS THIKTY-FIVK FEET Harry Lowe, employed by the American Telephone Company, is in I the hospital aufferina: with a fractur- I ed ankle and elbow. He was at work in Hast Watcrford when the accident occurred. He evidently lost his bold, and fell thirty-five feet from a pole. ISITAaJRE FOR ASTHMA —; / •Simple l'reserlptlou Gives Instant llellef. Makes Wreathing easy. In New England, where Asthma. Bronchitis and other diseases of the throat and lungs are so prevalent, remarkably successful results are be ing reported following the use of a new form of treatment known as Ox idaze, a physician's prescription. Oxidaze Is a harmless but powerful combination of curative agents con centrated and compressed into a small tablet. One of these tablets slowly dissolved in the mouth before going to bed seems to have the ef fect of releasing the muscular con striction of the bronchial tqbes, op ening up the air passages and regu lating spasmodic lung action. This Enables the patient to breathe easily and naturally while lying down and to get a comfortable night's sleep. So much interest has been shown that local druggists, including Geo. A. Gorgas have secured a small sup ply and state that they are author ized to refund the money paid for the first package if in any case this new treatment fails to give relief. Oxidaze is pleasant to take, contains no harmful, habit forming drugs and "is not expensive. This makes their test an easy matter. Why Should the Women of the * Family Stay in the House while the man uses the car a short time and then lets it idle while he is at business? Women should drive cars. % More and more they are becoming efficient in driving. More and more they are realizing that the outdoors has a call for them and that the auto mobile is a source of benefit to health as well as a means of pleasure. And the automobile is a necessity. Shopping and calling are made easy and com fortable and extremely delightful with the OVERLAND AND WILLYS - KNIGHT CLOSED CARS. \ These cars furnish as nearly the comforts of the home as it is pos sible to obtain and ye might say they are very much more exhila rating. These PARTICU LAR cars are easy for a woman to drive. They "operate" easily and ride smoothly. They are as much for warm weather as for winter—for a moment's time will convert them into a closed or open car. When may we have the opportunity tc demonstrate one oi these cars to you? -w.l # : _ 6^- AND CLOSED CARS s $1240 TO S2BOO t THE OVERLAND. * H ARRISBURG CO. 212-214 Nortli Second St. Open Evenings 9
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