16 MASONS CONFER DEGREES ON CLASS Scottish Rite Branch Exorcises Attended by Many Lodgcmen An extensive program for the con ferring of degree* we# arranged for to-day's session of the local Scottish Rite branch of Freemasonry which is holding its annual fall reunion In the Cathedral at North and Capital streets. Beginning at 9 o'clock this morninjf when William Bennett. S. M„ Inducted candidates to the fourth degree. The whole day was occupied in further degree con ferring, the last being the sixteenth. As had been expected, the entering class was unusually large, number ing 130 candidates. The Council of Princes of Jerusalem, sixteenth de gree, held its annual business meet ing in the afternoon and a similar meeting of the Chapter of Rose Croix, of which the Rev. Harry Nel son Bassler, Is Most Wise Master, Avas scheduled for to-night. Some notion of the importance ofi the Scottish Rite and the number of Its members Is conveyed In the report of one local lodge, the Lodge of Perfection, fourtoen degrees. This was the first of the Scottish Rite bodies in Harrisburg. From a few charter members this lodge has in creased until its present membership Is 2,074. Thanksgiving Day Bags Distributed For Hospital Hundreds of Thanksgiving offer ing bags for the Harrlsburg Hospital ] wero distributed by the Women's ■ Aid Society of the hospital to-day. | The society seeks contributions of: cash, groceries, and provisions of all' kinds. The bags will be collected I before Thanksgiving by trucks and I •wagons. Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted is ( president and Mrs. Henry B. Mc "Cormick is honorary president. "fiets-lt," 2 Drops Corns, Peel Olf! For 25 Cents Peel Off 25 Corns. "Gets-lt." the greatest corn discov ery of any age. makes Joy-walkers out of corn-limpers. It makes you feel like the Statue of Liberty. Buy a "liberty" bottle of "Gets-It" right "It Will Come Off In One Complete Ileee!" now—free yourself at once from all corn misery. It will peel off pain lessly, in one complete piece, any corn, old or young, bard or soft, or between the toes, a:iy callus, or any co'rn that has resisted everything else you have ever used. Off it conies like magic. Guaranteed. All you need is 2 or 3 drops of "Gets-It." that's all. "Gets-It" is the only safe way in the world to treat a corn or callus. It's the sure way—the way that never fails. It is tried and true—used by millions. Never irri tates the flesh or makes the toe sore. It always works; peels-corns-oft like-a-banana-skin. 25c a bottle is all you need pay for "Gets-It" at any drug store, or sent on receipt of price by E. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago. 111. Sold in Harrisburg and recommend ed as the world's best corn remedy by Clarke Medicine Store. W. K. Ken nedy, Golden Seal Drug Store, Frank K. Kitzmlller and G. A. Gorgas. Ad vertisement. All Fat People Should Know This The world owes a debt of gratitude to the author of 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 ali 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 body to normal proportions.—Advertise ment. Music brings good j cheer | Buy a Victrola for | Christmas AVhy deny yourself this pleasure any longer? ;j: Victrola instruments and records are the world's ij: standard. The purity of tone, the richness of expression, the faithful iji reproduction of vocal and instrumental music as rendered by ill VICTROLA instruments and records all point to the advant- >}'< ages of selecting the Victrola. §; VICTROLA stands for supreme perfection. It's the only J: instrument to select for your home if you want the best. Easy Payments if Desired ij; P. M. OYLER Music Store 14 S. Fourth St. Ssttsgs33SS33333S33S3SS33aS33S3SS3S&SSSftSa3Sa3i&S&ftft*re3rei^^ THURSDAY EVENING, Hummelstown Boy at United States Naval Base SL I JACOB SHOPH Hummelstown, PH.. NOV. 22. Jacob Shope, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Shope, of Hummelstown, Is now serving In the United States Navy and Is stationed ftt the naval base at Lewes, Delaware. FIRE INSURANCE RATES HAVE BEEN INCREASED [Continued from First Page] and all office and ••.gency supplies show an average increase of fifty per cent. The direct cost of clerical help is materially higher, to say nothing of the cost of maintaining with the colots, many employes on a basis of the difference between their normal salaries and the com pensation allowed by the govern ment. Incendiarism Increases "The one per cent, tax in lieu of the stamp tax will equal on the net lines retained of companies a tax of 1.30. This item alone ab sorbs nearly one-third of the aver age underwriting profits for the last ten years. "Large losses of incendiary origin are occurring with greater frequency und have played an important part in producing an increase of $30,- 000.000 in the first ten months of 1917, as compared with the same period of 1916. The partial losses and the cost of replacement follow ing, the heavy advances in materials have caused a drain upon profits, out of all proportion to the former tax on fires of the ordinary run. "Since the war began the non advance in fire insurance rates stands prominently to the fore as an isolated exception, but the time has now arrived when the solvency of the companies, their duty to the public, insurers and stockholders re quires that they obtain some margin over and above their losses and ex penses." General Advance Notice of the general advance of ten per cent, in premiums which covers every kind of insurance writ ten follows: "That all rates, minimum and spe cific. shall be advanced ten per cent, to take effect as of November 22, 1917. This advance shall apply to all rates now in effect or hereafter published until such time as busi ness conditions warrant its removal. Any advances upon specified classes, effective concurrently with this in crease or subsequently promulgated, shall be first applied and ten per cent, added to the result. This ten per cent, advance will not be in cluded in any published rates." The following additional increases on certain kinds of property also are announced: Additional Premiums "Specific and minimum rates, bearing date of promulgation prior to November 22, 1917, upon mercan tiles, buildings and all contents, rated as unprotected, sprinklered risks excepts, shall be advanced fif teen per cent, as of November 22. "Specific and minimum rates, bearing date of promulgation jirior to November 22, 1917, upon all con tents of mercantiles, rated as pro tected. sprinklered risks excepted, shall be advanced ten per cent. "Specific and minimum rates, bearing date of promulgation prior to November 22, upon all hotels, commercial and resort, boarding houses, hospitals, sanatoriums, club houses and all contents of the clauses specified, rated as unpro tected, shall be advanced twenty per cent., sprinklered risks excepted." BRITISH BEGIN A NEWOFFENSIVE [Continued front First Page] ments, British "infantry tore such, holes in the German de fenses that British cavalry is now taking part in the drive to ward Cambrai and the Belgian border beyond. Surprised by the •suddenness of the thrust Tuesday the Germans fought back Wednesday, but the Brit ish pushed steadily towards the immediate goal. Nearly a score of towns and villages have been taken and more than 8,000 prisoners have been captured. The Germans have been driven from the hie'' ground west, southwest and south of Cambrai and this city, formerly German main head quarters in the west and one of the main links in the German supply system is at the mercy of the British artillery. While the British attacked on a front of thlhty-two miles between j St. Quentln and the Scarpe, their main effort was on a fifteen-mile front west and southwest of Cam brai. where an advance of more than five miles has been made. At Can talng and Noyelles, the British are within three miles of Cambrai and on the south they are at Crevecour, four miles away. The Scheldt canal has been gained, as have tbwns on the Scheldt or L'Escaul river, whose valley extends northeast through Belgium to Antwerp. In England the victory of General Byng is hailed as the greatest on the western front and it is looked upon as the forerunner of still greater achievements against the supposedly Impregnable Hindenburg line. The new tactics of thf British apparently overwhelmed the Germans and, In the view of military critics, hold out great possibilities for the future, especially as to its efficacy without the usual preliminary artillery fire. The Germans had only five airplanes on the front and eleven British air men, by flying at a height of fifty feet because of the mist, wind and rain, sacrificed themselves during the first stages of the offensive. What effect the British drive will have on the Austro-German invasion of Italy is not yet apparent, but the Italians are holding tenaciously to their positions and the invaders have not been able to make a marked gain in two days. Around Asiago the Italians have repulsed strong attacks while on the important sector be tween the Brentna and the Piave. the Austro-Germans have ceased their attacks, apparently worn out by fruitless efforts a.falnst Monte Tomba and the nearby defenses. The Piave line still is unbroken. French troops have carried out a successful attack on a front of two thirds of a mile between Craonne and Berry-ap-Bac. German defenses were captured and 175 prisoners fell into French hands. In Palestine General Allenby's force is within five miles of Jerusa lem on the northwest and six miles on the west. It is not yet clear whether the Turks intend to defend Jerusalem, but if they should do so force seemingly is in great danger of being cut off from the north and northwest. U. S. Recognizes War Song Written by Harrisburger "The Old Gray Mare," with years of fame in Harrisburg and Central Pennsylvania, bids fair to become known all over the lighting world from word received to-day by Allen Sangree, who wrote lines to the fa miliar air called "Your Old Uncle Sam," that are now on gramophone records. From Washington came the announcement that "Your Old Uncle Sam" had been selected for a place in the official list of war songs compiled by the War Department for use in every Army camp here and abroad. An order also arrived from the Committee on Defense in New York City l'or copies of the song which are to be sent immediate ly, by the government's permission, to the National Army. On the first occasion of the sing ing of "Your Old Uncle Sam" when the Eighth Regiment gathered in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium here one evening last summer Lieutenant Lesher of the local recruiting-force predicted that this would be a suc cessful recruiting song and he start ed the songs's. popularity by sending copies to a number of Pennsylvania recruiting stations. Mate on Brindilla Made Trips Through War Zone y§' '. : jk - J. EUGENE STAMAN Marietta, Pa., Nov. 22. —J. Eugene Staman. a mate on the steamship Brindilla, is a son of Mr. and Mfs. John P. Staman, of Washlngton boro. Ho is home on a furlough for a few .days. He has completed three trips across the Atlantic ocean and back again since the outbreak of the war, and has many Interesting things to tell. His last voyage was to Italy as mate of the Brindilla, with a cargo of gasoline, and the trip was successful in every particular. In none of the voyages was there a sub marine sighted, though for hundreds of miles the voyage was made through where the submarines work. John P. Staman has two other sons In the service. Henry is a cap tain of a steamship plying between America and England and France, and James, another son. who was drafted, got into the service before his turn came. HARRISBURG &&&£■ TELEGRAPH ? - " Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart Worthy Gift Things Are to Be Found Specially Priced in the Friday Sale No Friday Specials Black Dress Gogds Hall Runners Sent C. O. D., or In The Friday Sale u j 3 a x r ® y ft '^ A g x^ inster runner8 ' reg " Mail or Phone Orders f 1 J 1 - 75 S l,k .^^V'oniv 8 ,nly •" -• • • *•" p.j| J •I .. .. . *149 3*10.6 ft. Axminster runners, JHEbK. I fuf'/ $2.00 Readona poplin; 42 only - ... $7 50 - , t; ~ in< i heS Wide " SPCCiaI F 10B 3X12 ft - Axmini *er runners, Urn regularly SIO.OO. Special Friday O'Cedar Specials <£i£\ f~l * 2OO scr Ke; 50 , l Jl c }\ eß wld , e: only SB-^5 /ilfcwT Til /-N in, I all wool. Special I< riday only, $1.25 mops, special Friday {sgj- H OWPT (T1 IT ShfYn flfif yard s, *° 9 Crex and Willow Rugs only 75c *■ lUVVVA UUI UllU r HN *3.50 broadcloth, 54 inches SI.OO mops. Special Friday The "Garden Spot" of the store and Ej . wide. Special Friday only, yard, ciai Friday only "r... only 0c Afilled with many gifts that are pleasing, ° . value, 9x12 ft. Spe- DnrfaWo T amnc fj&k artistic, lasting in their beauty and incx- wp $1.25 costume serge; 42 inches ° l ' s s ,o' 1. I c'/n' '' o * B \ s( ! For table L/ampS ~ * R/L/ wiiie; all wool, special Friday $8.09 value, Bxlo ft. Special 2 P ens,vc - ?/• i on 'y. y ard 8100 only ,0 - 73 Electric portable lamps fin- Japanese baskets, Japanese g lazed \j'.t . r. T i value, 6x9 ft. Special ished in gold, silver, Verde or gStfsP?/ novelty shapqp, vases, 25c, 50c, 60c, RUj $1.25 serge, 50 inches wide. Friday only $1.05 in goia, suver, , 50c to $2.50 08c, $1.25, $ 1.50 $1.75 M . Special Friday only, yard ..8c $4.25 value, 54x90 in. Spe green and bronze with art glass Decorated enameled Baskets of holly, , cial Friday only $3.50 shades, covered with silk. IS' f baskets. 0c to sl.o cascade coating: 62 2 yards $6 "5 Snecial Friday only .25c Mi UOc niiI.UU JSIB VjJ -JK I ifca f?> Vt, " : +?k only ' yard Short lengths of 50c to 60e 25 assorted tulips JjT V b $3.00 broadcloth, 50 to printed linoleum. Special Fri 25 assorted crocus £■% r\f\ ./ Millinery inches wide, in a good range of dav on)y 13 assorted hyacinth 1 .UU £&!Vv Floor . BSLS shades. Special Friday only 65c to goc printed" l'inoieum _ HEZZSSGL I frf T yard $ Special Friday only 40c Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart— Ji-** _ p mon . -V rai Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. DlveSi Pomeroy & stewart> Interesting Values in Muslin Underwear Flannelette Gowns Nut Bowls Trimmed Hats Sample Petticoats Limited quantity of counter Ten dozen flannelette gowns $1 9g mahoßany nut bowls Final clearance of trimmed \w soiled muslin underwear. Pink and blue stripes, collar * manogany nui DOWIS. mmeu We secured a makers or collarless, none exchanged. Special Friday only $1.19 hats and few velour hats. Spe sample line of fine Petti- Marcella drawer combina- Special ITriday only 50c cial Fr ' d ay only 50c coats, including Jerseys tions — Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Dlveß, Stewart * Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, with Tersev flounce or taf- sl ' 2s t0 $2 95 ** rmentß - s P e " Second Floor. street Floor Second Floor. Front. wun jcisc y " c)al Friday 93c feta or messahne flounce, Crepe de Chine and Messa- claV'Fridiy ! 2 '. 5 .° . g ° W . n .";. . S #sc Silver Novelties -p • , Q n #rial; w i Z ~ tines - none exchanged- Q , BOc Bllver p' a 'ted picture Friday Specials Women S Grey Boots - unes C S Jl-00 to $1.50 gowns. Spe- frames. Special BYiday only In Furniture SIO.OO PeticoatS. Special cull 1 " day "* L 25 allvernlated n i t 2 '" >C $ 4 - 95 brown fiber rockers. i a<^'^ boots, 'plaln^o^ long vamn Friday ?V 25 t0 t*!' s i? iJ° ng frames. Special Friday only"' 0 Special Friday only .... $8.5 hlf?h covered heel's. Special , J skirts. Special Friday 75c ™ ay onl> *. $3.95 plant stands. Special Fridav onlv * $7.50 to $8.50 Petticoats. $2 25 sliver Plated bren rt tr 7sc Friday oAly 82-05 * ,ldajr ml * •>•" Special Friday $5.9r, Dives ' P° ra eroy & Stewart. SpPcial Frld^v P ™ bread tra >." ft $5.50 golden oak rockers Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart. eeoe * Second Floor. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart Special Friday only $4 9o Market Street. $5.95 to $7.50 Petticoats. street Finn? ' $1.25 mahogany smoking Special Friday $4.95 stands. Special Friday only._ $5.00 Petticoats.. Special T TT , " ' $7.95 mahogany chairs. Spe- ~ , . " Friday .. #2.0.1 and s:i.9.> Women s Handkerchieis Velour Reduced cial Friday only $0.05 S* Shoes J $7.95 mahogany rockers. Spe •, An >Attnn nettleontq in 5c cotton handkerchiefs Sne- ~, cial Friday only ....... $2.50 black kidskin and gun K, s v S S 5c cotton iianaKercniers. spe sl-50 silk velour in two good $19.50 tapestry chairs. Spe- metal calf button shoes, sizes P1 „ P mmln/ n flounce V X Bhades for evening wear or for cla' Friday only $13.95 2% to 4. Special Friday only? Specla" - $1.75 Satine petticoats. slightly handkerchiefs some with color. white and rose. Special Wi- cial I-rlday only $1.1.9., Dives . Pomcroy & gtewart _ faded from window display— Special friday only sc day on]y yard Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor Rear SI.OO and $1.50 Petticoats. Linen handkerchiefs with % $3 75 best „ t VG ,''' n Fourth Floor. Center Elevator. Special Friday 50c inch hem. Special Friday only, 44 inches wl(lp „ no .. _ $1.95 and $2.93 Petticoats. 8c Sp6Clal Fnday Special Friday 95c onl y- >' ar d $0.59 , . . Wompn'c Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Dlv Pome stewart B ° yS RamCOatS ° m^ , S Second Floor. Street Floor f-, ,v. . Evening Slippers St,eCt I ' ,oor $3.95 and $4.50 rubberized 5Q satin % vpnil^ S „_ — Raincoats, sizes 6, 10 and 1- ln pink blue whlte and black — ~ ~ p years. Special Friday only, hand-turned soles, Cuban satin Mesh Bags • Cotton Waists . * 2 00 only red . heels ' Speclal Friday Toilet Goods Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, S3 00 silver mesh bags. Spe- SI.OO voile waists in broken Second Floor. Rear. Street Floor. Hear sizes, slightly counter soiled, . . f.jnl Fridav only $1.98 none exchanged. Special Fri- ' water bottles Spe- r— ——— —— day only 25c cltt l Friday only Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, 15c Cloverine soap. Special LaCeS and Crepe Alarm Clocks Street Floor Second Floor. Friday only 7o , . . „ 1 c Valenciennes laces and inser- $1.50 v nickel alarm clocks. 4 oz. absorbent cotton .. 15c tions; one Inch wide, values to > — ROc Palm Olive V > Bc. Special Friday only, yard, 8c Pecial I-rlday only sl.t 9 Men's Gloves Neckwear For Women Cream ani - vaUl es Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, 50c lace trimmed Georgette ° to 25c. Special Friday only, 10c Street Floor 69c leather work gauntlets in no lltirs. SDecial Friday only. 25c tooth brushes is„ 40-inch Georgette crepe ln a limited lot Special Friday 25c Palm Olive Soap 10 C white, black and colors. $2.00 ~ on,y 480 vari o ourstyles orth S P e t cial B Frday Unseen ted Soap. 12Hc valued Special Friday only. ~ Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, only Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, V Jewelry Men'. Store Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart. Btr eet Floor. Front ' Dives. r^t r °y^ or Stewart ' ' Street Floor btreei 25c gold brooches and beauty pins. Special Friday only, 19 C * D,veß - Pomeroy & Stewart, Boys' Furnishings Neck Scarfs 1 here IS No Limit tO the (jrOOCI street Floor $3.50 school sweaters with TTTl'i T -r~\ (* (* it* ,1 Tkl • o n nly B,eeve ! ess :S F f r u which Is Effected By the Placing w f e i doy only 05c °f Good Pictures Before Ourselves children's Hats soiled. Special 1" rlday Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart. Corduroy and velvet hats- Dives, Pomerov Sc Stewart. Men's Store* RUSk i n Sap- I ji 1 ciaViv ind ,lEO hatSi Spe " '■ praisement of pic- K 3 ™ mr — f sLso 1 wondered at if his h M 1 W/k 1 D ' Ves ' L°^nd°Fio„f tewart * Silk Ribbons Men s Bath Robes words were in . i|| k ! second Floor. Taffeta, moires and satin taf- Blanket bath robes with cord Spired by SUCH J I ' [ feta ribbons, sto 7 inches wide. tassel, in plaid and figured pat- hpaittifnl rrpmc nI I ln good colors, values to 50c. terns. Special Friday only, uwuiuui ui I Special Friday only, yard, 25c $3.25 nature as Nut- yjTOflmFif Suit LiningS Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, tingf, DavidsOll .. , Street Floor Men's Store. and TllOmpSOU wide? lengths B of 10 yard" — have givcn us Special Frlday only> yard - 29c 1 These hand-colored pictures come in a variety 3 <>c and 35c satines, 36 inches — —— - . . , ... , , . wide, ln colors only, 1% to 3 Carpet Sweepers Tnfantc' <2Vir.p °* sizes in neat gilt and walnut yard lengths, special Friday 250 hygein carpet sweepers s frames. The subjects include landscapes, Coloni- onl! - yard • I#c day b °sale Cre to-morrow! : a With 75c kldsk,n sof t B °le button a j s> mar i nes> bIoSSOIRS and birches. What a gift SI.OO Farmers satin, 4 0 Inches broom action bristle brush. In and lace shoes, small sizes. Spe- „ • . i,„„ wide, in black only. Special Frl mahogany finish, limit one to a SUCII a picture maKeS, day only, yard 75c STmSm Vroo I'"' 60c, SI.OO, $1.50, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 to $5.00 D,v... • Dives. * Stewart. Street Floor, Rear ' Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Millinery Floor tr ° Bt ' °° r ' ' NOVEMBER 22, 1917.