6 PURPLE CROSS NOW ORGANIZED Members Ready to Offer Serv- j ices to U. S. During the War The undertakers of America have* formed an association known as the • Purple Cross, which, if permitted byi Congressional action will send thou-| sands of efficient men abroad whose j business it will be to scientifically | embalm and permanently preserve! the bodies of our recoverable dead! soldiers. Gruesome as this project may strike one at first the ends of; the Purple Cross, will, it,is believed, j appeal to every mother and father: in the country and citizens are urged j by the organization to do their bit i toward persuading the coming ses- J sion of Congress to pass the bill ; which will permit this service. | The plea is set forth in this wise. THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY TROUBLE AND DON'T KNOW IT Weak anil unhealthy kidneys cause I BO much alckneig ami suffering and when through neglect or other CHUM'S, kidney trouble is permitted to continue. serious results may In': expected. Your other organs may necl at-! tentton—hut your l.idneys should have attention tirst because their work is most important. If you feel your kidneys arc the cause of your sickness or run down condition commence taking l>r. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, the great kid ney. liver and bladder medicine, be cause if it proves to lie the remedy yon need and your kidneys begin to, improve they will help all the other organs to health. Prevalently of Kidney Disease Most people do not realize the; alarming Increase and remarkable prevalency of kidney disease. While kidney disorders are among the most I common diseases that prevail, they! are almost the last recognised by pa tients, who usually content them- j selves with doctoring the effects, j while the original disease constantly undermines the system. Sl'Kl'l \i, NOTE—You may obtain by enclosing ten cents to Dr. Kilmer . you the opportunity to prove the renii will also send you a book of valuable thousands of grateful letters received found Swamp-Root to be just the rem tier troubles. The value and success that our readers are advised to send t Kilmer fc Co.. Binghamton. X. Y. I the Harrisburs Daily Telegraph. You Look As YOU FEEL You know well enough when your liver is loafing. fAKfCTID ATI AN is t he first warning; then you ' vvllulirnllUri begin to "feel mean all over." Your akin soon gets the bad news, it prows dull, yellow, muddy and un- Violent purgatives are not what you LfIRTtRS need — just the gentle help of this old* j£W*!2m KITTLE time standard remedy. HIVER Small Pill, Small Dose, Small Price. B PALIS' Genuine 4 A'gffifSipAßTEß'S IRON PILLS many colorless faces but greatly help most pale-faced people I *^lll Si, ROME sitlA .BABY'S MABEL'S 'MOTHCTS^ SflnoiA preserves shoes, sheds moisture, and won't rub off. A brilliant, lasting shine. Over 50 shines per box. The key opening box prevents broken nails and soiled fingers. ShiroiA Home Set ) Substantial bristle dauber, and U-*— - - / •oft lamb's wool poUsher. f * " fTTTB Make* shining convenient end V easy. Ask Nearest Store. \ | ■LACK TAH WHITE—RED HOME SET WEDNESDAY EVENING, 1 If the bodies of our soldier dead ever are to be returned to their home burial grounds in a sanitary and l! recognisable condition; if the motli ' i ers and fathers of America ever again are to see the faces of their loved ones who offer up their lives on the altar of civilization; if their : minds are to be forever free of the fear that the body of a stranger may I have been sent to them In error: if I our private soldiers are to be ac ! corded, the same honor, care and sympathetic treatment given the I bodies of officers, and if we are to , ] have tlio prlviloge of appropriately '[ honoring our martyred dead, then it , only reasonable that professional , men whp have made the care the 5 dead their work should be. sent to | the battlefields and trenches. | The Purple Cross, composed of li censed undertakers and embalmers, : who have progressed in their pro- I fession far beyond those of other countries volunteer to make this ! expedition at their own expense, i They are prepared to send tt*' the j trenches experienced men and maln ! tain them and their dependants. A ! petiton asking" Congress to pass a j toil enabling the undertakers to. do j this has been circulated widely and j will be presented shortly in Har i risburg. By quick and efficient at- I tention it is claimed by the under- I takers that the great majority of | men who fall in the trenches can | he taken care of a few hours after death. I A Trial Will Convince Anyone Thousands of people have testified i that the mild and immediate effect I of Swamp-Root, is soon realized and i that it stands the highest for its re | markable results in distressing j cases. I Symptoms of Kidney Trouble Swamp-Root is not recommended for everything but if you suffer from : annoying bladder troubles, frequent |ly passing water' night and day, j starting or irritation in passing, brick-dust or sediment, headache. ! backache, lame back, heart disturb ] a nee due to bad kidney trouble, uric : acid rheumatism, lumbago, may be loss of flesh or sallow complexion, i kidney trouble in its worst form may I be stealing upon you. Swamp-Root is Pleasant to Take If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you can purchase the regular medium and larafe size bottles at alt drug stores. i a sample size bottle of Swamp-Root & Co., Binghamton. N. Y. This gives tarkable merit of this medicine. They ? informatioif containing many of the 1 from men and women who say they nedy needed in kidney, liver and blad s of Swamp-Boot are so well known for a sample size bottle. Address Dr. Be sure to say you read this offer in Chester M. Martin Wins ' Lieutenant's Commission . %> "s ; I-IEUT. C. M. MARTIN • Chester >l. Martin is another Har | risburg boy who lias won his lieu ! tenant's commission at Camp Ogle j thorpe. Lieutenant Martin was com | missioned second lieutenant at the J training camp, and will lie assigned jto duty with the Thirty-fifth In i tan try at Nogales. Arizona, iiieu'.sn- I ant Martin was employed as a clerk jby the Pennsylvania Railroad. He resides at 1515 Penn street. Lieutenant Martin has a younger | brother, Ralph G. Martin, better ( known as "Bugs." who is a corporal at Montgomery. Alabama, in the Engineering Division. His company 'is 'ommandcd by his uncle. Captain j John Trout, of Cleveland. Y. M. C. A. Activities Are | Attracting Large Audiences i Social activities at the Y. M. C. A. | 11 re drawing large crowds of men and j boys to tlie clubroonis every night in j '.he week. Secretary Hobert Reeves ; t'.iis morning announced that In open | house reception would be held Thurs | day evening for men and boys who are away from home. Good music, j pntertairing program and a social | hour will constitute the program. All j men, whether or not they are mem i bers of the association, are cordially j invited. ! A reception and entertainment will |be gi'-en the men of the aviation } corps at Middletown next Friday eve- I ning. A reception and social hour is : held in the Y. M. C. A. rooms each Saturday evening. This week the feature of will be a lec ture on airbrakes by Samuel H. Lane. Telegraph Boy Getting Close to Fighting Line "Lucky boy!" chorused the fel j low workers of Arthur E. Owon. a i lorraer 'employe of the Telegraph, wiio, according to advices, yester : day, reached Prance November 9, ( and who thus has the distinction of being one of the first from the Tele graph bunch to get within swatting i distance of Kaiser Bill. So far. the ! Telegraph has contributed a total of j twenty-four men. Owen is a mem ; ber of the Fifty-third Aero Con struction Squadron, .attached to the American expeditionary force in j France. War Rates Prevail, Even Among Turkey fytfflers War rates prevail this -year over j among the West Shore turkey raf flers. who appear to be flourishing I because they are outside the cit) limits. No longer will a trifling dime buy a chance. No sir. It takes a quarter now to see the big wheel roll 'round. And there are about a hundred chances, so that even if you "invest" your chances of carry ing home a bird are small. FIRST DROP OF THANKSGIVING DAY TURKEY IS NOTICED The first drop in Thanksgiving I Day turkey was noticed by Allison j Hill people yesterday. A Hill man returning from down town with a turkey, bound securely by its feet, was walking up Market street. Near Thirteenth a wom an had scrubbed the sidewalk. When the man stepped on this pave ment both he and the turkey fell to the pavement. The turkey did not get away by any means. The owner sat on the pavement and held the highly-prized bird until several men came to his lescue. He requested that they take, the turkey and see that it did not get loose. After he was sure that the turkey was safe in the hands of the men he climbed to his feet. PATRIOTIC SERVICE TO BE lIEDD AT FOURTH REFORMED An interesting patriotic and i Thanksgiving program is this evening at the Fourth Reformed Churth, Sixteenth and Market streets A large service flag with sixteen stars will be unfurled in honor of the members who are now at the front. In addition to the spe cial music and other appropriate features there will be an address bv the pastor, the Rev. Homer S. May. and other speakers. The music will be in charge of Jacob Schnader, the well-known director of the church choir, and Leßoy S. linker, who will return from Spartansburg, 8. C., for Thanksgiving, will unfurl the flag. RED CROSS SALE Members of. the Penbrook Red Cross Auxiliary are holding a "sec ond hand" sale this week. Furni ture. dishes; clothing, cakes and candy are among the articles sold. A great deal of interest has been shown by residents of the town, and about $l3O has already been real ized. A special sale of candy and cakes will be held to-morrow after noon. Miss Tilda Zarker is chair man of the committee in charge. - / It BO CROSS SHIPS IIOXKS Twenty-five hundred Christmas ' b'.xes were shipped by the local lied j Cross chapter in the last few weeks. The chapter was asked to send 2,000 boxes, but so many contributions poured in that it was possible to s*nd I :\SCO. 1 H ARRISBURG tAljtftl TELEGRAPH MAYOR ATTENDS FIRST HEARING Keister Listens to Procedure Before Taking Reins at Police Court The tirst day of his administration as Mayor, Daniel L. attended the afternoon session of police court. Alderman Landts presided as usual, with the Mayor at the desk with the chief of police. The session was un usually short, but one defendant be ing on the docket. A man arrested for drunkenness was released on the promise to do better. It was his first offense. When arrested, lie was try ing to tear a 520 bill in half. After the session the Mayor conferred with the chief and captain of police. The need of a more suitable place to give the police hearings than in the base nlent. where they are present heard, was discussed. Two regulars confined In the base ment attracted the Mayor's atten tion at his first session. For the first CHASSIS ONLY $985 F. O. B. DETROIT ✓ ;jmir jEcIE rirjEirr ip Think what it means to your Business Standing when this 10-foot, Worm Drive, Electric Lighted Truck rolls up to a customer's Door. ON E TON £ X F Qe C I" cheap makeshift combination of pleasure car chassis and trailer and buy a Maxwell 1-ton truck for $985. It will purchase itself as it runs along and save its cost in a year's time. 10-foot loading space. 16 miles to every gallon of gas. A truck built for these driver-scarce times. So simple that a boy can run it. So strong that he can t ruin it. Always ready when you are—never begs a day off. Repair bills won't equal interest charges on your money. Remember the worm-drive—featured by noted $5,000 trucks. Remember the electric lighting sys tem and generator. Remember the low gasoline consumption. Remember that it's made by Maxwell. And re member that this is the lowest priced, full grown, fully guaranteed 1-ton truck in the world. Pays its way from day to day. " MILLER AUTO CO., Inc. ™ 68 S. Cameron St. t 52 W. Main St. 126 N. 9th St. Harrisburg, Pa. Mechanicsburg Branch Lebanon, Pa. time the police have in custody two police characters who summoned the patrol und arrested themselves for panhandling and drunkenness. Quigg juid Dicky-Ross, who have run an "in again, out again" career with the local police for years, were drunk, and the police station received a "phone message ffom Quigg t* send the patrol after them and arrest them. After they got to the police statiftn, Itoss said he arrested QuiKgr and Wished to appear against him for panhandling. Quigg said Itoss helped hi hi, and was angry because Quigg got the money. They were too drunk to appear at .the afternoon trial, and will have their hearings to-day. Pershing Reports Death of Two at French Front By Associated Press Washington, Nov. 2 B.—General Pershing to-day reported two deaths due to pneumonia complicated with other diseases. They are Private William J. lyo gan. Engineers; sister, ftosic Wind ham. Atkins," S. C.. died November 21. Privnte Harry ,T. Morrison, Head quarters Troop, mother Mrs. Mi nerva Morrison. Punxsutawney, Pa., died November 22. Plan Recruiting Drive For Men Not of Draft Age Announcement was made by i tenant I-esher, the Harrisburg re cruiting station oflicer, that after December 15, when ijraft ellgibles| dare no longer enlist, tire recruiting officers will turn to the men between IS and 21 and 31 and 40 for their volunteers for the Regular Army, lieutenant L,csher said that the fact j of the matter is if a certain number: of men are not enlisted in these ages' the draft ages will be changed to in- j elude them. Tiie recruiting ofllce stated that i numerous requests have been made j by high school and preparatory j school students for information in | regard to the best branch for "enlist- i ment. The lieutenant said that men ) will speak before the schools in re gard to the various services, and In! an effort, if there is enough enthXisi- ! asm, to stimulate the recruiting of, school units. Sergeant Blake, in charge of pub licity at the office, stated that a num ber of clergymen have signified their willingness to aid in recruiting, lieu tenant sold he has no doubt that this plan will secure a great number of recruits in the city and vicinity. NOVRMRER 28. 1017. A LETTER FROM THE MONASTERY OF THE DOMIHICfJ SISTERS IH DETROIT Give Grateful Praise to Father John's Medicine Say They "Find It Most Useful For Colds and a Won derful Strength Builder" "We have used Father John's Medicine for colds and coughs and we are certainly willing to advertise its value. The Medi cine is most useful for colds, restoring lost strength; in a word a wonderful strength builder. Gratefully (Signed) Dominican Sisters, Oakland Ave., Detroit, Michigan. This letter, recently received from the monastery of the Blessed Sacra ment in Detroit is another evidence of the value of .Father John's Medi cine for colds and body building. Father John's Medicine is in use and recommended by. various institu tions. homes and hospitals through out the country. Its value has been proved by more than sixty years of I success. It is a. doctor'? prescription anil Is guaranteed free from alcohol or dangerous drugs in uny form. Be cause of -the fact that it is safe for children as well as older people, Father John's Medicine is used in thousands of homes by careful moth ers who have found from experi ence that It keeps the children well, relieves colds and coughs promptly and builds new strength.—Adv.
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