HOUSE TO HOUSE
DRIVE IS BEGUN
FOR RECRUITS
. j
Final Appeal Made to Enlist
Men in Army to Free City
of Draft
Harrisburg must give 300 more re- I
fruits, if it is to escape the second •
"raft, it was sail to-day. Lieutenant j
Lesher stated that he is going to make j
an effort to secure the necessady men. j
The 300 men must be recruited with- i
in the next twelve days. The recruit
ing officers have had letters printed
setting forth the advantages of en- i
listing in" a branch of the service
where they can advance rapidly, and I
these letters will be sent to every man
between 21 and 31 In the city.
There will be committees selected to j
make a house-to-house canvass of i
every section of the city. Civilian and -
soldier committees will be organized I
to make the canvass. Some parts of |
the city are being canvassed to-day. j
and some of the appeals Ijy letter to j
the men liable to draft were to-day.
betters have been sent to the mem- ;
bers of the Ministerial Society of the ;
city, and to members of all fraternal i
and labor organizations, requesting
the co-operation of the members in
the campaign to free the city from ,
the draft. The recruiting officers em
phasised the fact that there are forty- |
seven trades in the Aflny open to I
v (irkine: men, so that the chances for
advancement during the war are as ;
great as in civilian life. j
Ten thousand men are needed in the
Aviation Section of the Signal Corps
aline, and an effort will be made to |
secure an Aviation unit from the city. |
Other cities in the district have got- j
ten up Aviation units. Reading send
ing three units of at least ninety men |
each in the last month. This branch j
of the service otters opportunity to all ■
men to learn the airplane trade, and
to secure commissions. I
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distinctive articles of the better
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Or a Sheep Club?
Show your patriotism by joining or
= organizing. Raise a pig or sheep to
increase the meat supply; wool and
the fertility of the soil for crops.
We are already financing a Boy and =
Girl Sheep Club in the Chester Valley,
and are willing to do anything in our
power to further this movement to
E provide food and clothes for our
Boys Over There
| for information write the
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MONDAY EVENING,
, Gratz Borough Election
Protested in Court
A petition contesting the election
|of councilman for Gratz borough
| was filed to-day with the county
| courts. Testimony and argument
i will be heard December 17. In ihe
! petition it is stated that at .ho eiec
j tion last month because of a ni's
] print on the ballot fourteen votes
received by George E. Mcpler on the
| Republican instead of Prohibition
| ticket were. not counted by the
I board, and that as a result Newton
j W. Miller. Republican candidate, re-
I ceived a higher number of votes,
j The other two whose electio t is not
I contested are Harry A. Umholtu r.nd
I J. A. Williard, Democratic and I'ro
l hibition nominees. llepler ran on
i the same ticket, but an alleged mis
take on the ballot resulted in h's
| defeat, it is stated.
Surprise Penbrook Pastor
and His Charming Bride
About thirty of the Penbrook
, friends of the Rev. and Mrs. Charles
| O. Houston surprised them at the
' home of Mrs. C. E. Houston, 10S
Green street, Penbrook. Announce
ments had just been sent out to a
j few intimate friends that the couple
i had been married November ISMh,
I which was a surprise to everyone.
| The bride formerly Miss Helen I.
j Sellers, is a daughter of Mr. and
j Mrs. Reuben Sellers, 612 Muench
1 street. Harrisburg and a graduate
of Central High school. Rev.
Houston is a son of Mrs. C. E.
[ Houston, of Penbrook, pastor of the
I Church of God at Camp Hill, Pa.
t Games and refreshments were the
! order of the. evening and many
| tokens of remembrances wore cx-
I tended by those present.
MALVY CASE TO GO TO TRIAI.
I Paris, France —The committee of
! the Chamber appointed to look into
1 the Malvy question has approved M.
Forgeot's report favoring the sendint;
of M. Malvy to trial before the '.i•■ill
I court by 18 votes to 5. The Chamber
I will discuss the report to-day.
MIDDLETOWN NEWS
NEW LIBERTY B
The Liberty Band hall has recently
been completed. Work on the build
ing was done by members of the band
and the cost of erecting the hall was
not so great. Charles Sellers is dl- I
rector of the organization and took a |
prominent part in the erection of the
building.
The band was organized in 1858 I
with ten members. It later was j
called Harmonica Band and in IS9S
finally changed to the Liberty Band. I
The band In 1592 moved to the Young
Block in South I'nion street where
the headquarters were located for
twenty-live years, in ini they pur
ehased a lot in Swatara street and a
building from the Lutheran congre
gation at Oberlin.
The building was torn down and I
the present one erected. The band I
now numbers thirty members, ofj
| the organization when it was first]
| formed. liirector Sellers is a grand-'
; son of tlie first leader of the band, j
; \ a.entitle I'aumbach Sr. lias been |
I treasurer since 1870.
California's New Oil Field
of Great Importance
; San Francisco. Cal. A new "i! ;
neld of considerable importance lias
recently been opened up about eight
miles from Los Anfceles, according to 1
t information given out by the State 1
j Mining Bureau hero. It'seems prob
i able, says the mining bureau, that
I about 2,000 acres will prove produc
j tive at reasonable drilling depths, one
i well put in by the Standard Oil Com
| pany is flowing about 7.000 barrels a
I day. of twenty-four gravity oil, from
. a depth of nearly 3.500 feet.
The fact that nine companies, both
hirire and small, are operating in this
field, is interpreted by the mining ;
bureau to mean that there is not, as
has been asserted, a combination be
tween the large producers to restrict
i output and force the Government to
; rescind its conservation policy and
j < pen up Government reserves for pro
' duction.
The fact that a shortage of oil does
I exist, says the bureau, has alreadv
I been proved by investigation carried
on by the State Council of Defense
through a special committee, of which
Max Thelan, head of the State Rail
ro?,9 . Commission (tlie state public
utilities body), was chairman.
Wells started in the state since the
beginning of the year, savs the min
ing bureau, number 859. and indicate
tl'.at the year 1917 will see more wells
completed than any previous year.
Th new oil field reported by the
minine bureau is referred to as the
Montebello Held and lies about eight
miles east of Los Anneles, contiguous,
to some ol tyie oldest fields in the'
state. It was discovered through geo- 1
loKical investigation.
E. L Doheny. a large producer of
011 ., M f x ' co and California, is!
authority for the statement that the I
I tilted states is exporting gasoline at i
the rate of 8.000.000 or 9,000.000 bar
rels a year, as compared with 7 120-'
000 barrels in 191*; and 5.000,OOo" i'll j
|l9lo. Oil storage in Mexico, he savs i
totals 10,000,000 barels and produc-'
tion greatly exceeds the pipe line ca
pacity. This authority looks for much
heavier consumption of oil and its
products after the war than at the
present time.
•. r r! e i t # otal . stocks on hand i
* alifornia September 1, amounted I
to 3;>,„17,483 barrels, according to I
Standard Oil figures.
"YALE AND THE GVXS"
ia.e and the Guns" is the title!
of a small booklet which has gone
out to the alumni of Vale to remind
them of tlie existence and the sig
nificance of the University's liighly
dcveloped field artillery school. The
book which is profusely illustrated i
with photographs and which has!
upon its cover a picture of two men
in khaki standing on either side of
the Nathan Hale statue on the Col
lege campus with the words, "The
Spirit of 1776 and The Spirit of
1917"—has been printed and dis-
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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
•CHARLES SELLERS.
Director.
Colored Woman Holds
Up Man 80 Years Old
While Joseph Fortney, aged SO,
was on his way home Saturday night
he was stopped by a colored woman.
She said, "How do you do, old man?"
and caught hold of the lapels of his
coat and then was in the act of going
through his pockets. After getting
away he went to the hardware store
of R. I'. Reynolds, where he related
the story. The supposition is that it
was the same party that, accosted
Robert Kliug. Dr. O. 11. Swartz and
Felix Scitraedlcy in a like manner
J about two weeks ago.
POLICE ORDERED TO
STOP ALL GAMBLING
[Continued from First Page.]
he took over his new duties last
Tuesday, and in a short address he
asked every member of the force
to co-operate and help him make his
administration a success. Although
he mentioned nothing in his talk
about gambling, he authorized Chief
Wetzel to take this matter up -vith
the men at his earliest convenience.
The order which the Mayor issued
will be read to the policemen and
instructions will be given then> to
immediately arrest any person who
might be caught violating the order
and to confiscate any gambling para
phernalia that may be found.
"Gambling is a detriment to an>-
city." the Mayor said in an inter
view," and therefore I will not stand
for it. It has not only broken up
homes, but it has caused many a
man to commit murder. Gambling in
the poolrooms, which are frequented
by young men. is one of the worst
violations of the statute laws and
this, above all, I will not tolerate.
"When there's punchboards and
other gambling devices around a
city, it gives an opportunity to the
youth of that city to waste money
that should be diverted to other neces
sary channels, especially in this time
of stress, and I am determined to
prevent this if I can. I am going to
clean up the city and keep it clean."
tributed under the auspices of the
Military Committee of the Yale Cluol
of New York City. The edition of;
25,000 is more than sufficient for all i
Braduates npd pongraduntes of the
College and the Scientific School, and I
the graduates of tiio Law and Med
ical Schools. „
STEELTON j
STEELTONBOYS
SEEING FRANCE
Local Soldier Writes of Ad
ventures to Cities on
Furlough
Word was received here by friends
of Francis' D. Reidel. who Is In
France, stating that he and the Shel
ley brothers are seeing Farnce while
on a leave of absence.
A letter written on November 11
is as follows:
"When you are talking about won
derful towns don't forget to Include
Marseilles, We received our pass
ports for permission, as it is called,
one day and the next night we were '
in Marsclles. We were the first
Americans to present French pass
ports at Paris and we were held up.
We were taken before a colonel and
he decided that our permissions were
good after holding the train three
minutes for us.
French Very Kind
"We had only second-class trans
portation tickets but the French
made us take first class. We rode on
i a strictly military train and made
good time. Coming down on the
train we met an oflieer whom we
knew and he gave us a lot of dope
on this town and how to see it all
with as little cost as possible.
First Americans at Marseilles
"To-morrow we shall go back to
Paris. The scenery is great, especially
at this time of the year. We are
evidently the lurst American soldiers
here for the people ail look at us
with interest. A young fellow whom
we have known for some time is go
ing to meet us in Paris and show us
the town. I wish that you all could
take this trip for it is great."
in another letter young lieidel
tells how scarce things are. He says
Uncle Sam has the best fighting men
on the face of the earth. The letter
follows: "1 wish I could tell you in
words what a No Man's Land really
is. You have seen pictures of it but
how unlike a picture it is. When
I sit and think of these eventful two
weeks which 1 have pa-sed through:
think of the cost economical and
physical; think of the dangers which
Ihnve passed throughthink of the
terrible sights I have witnessed, atul
then think how 1 managed to pull
through it all unharmed, it seems
like one long dream.
. Must Buy Socks
"We have ben overlooked for we
have not received a thing. Xo books,
magazines, tobacco, clgarets or any
thing. We have not received even
heavy stockiftgs for winter and un
less von can purchase some you are
forced to wear the same six pairs we
were given in Allentown.
Shoes Are Had
"I have bought several pairs of
socks and have even had to pay for
the repair of our shoes or go on
the ground. I believe that I ncle
•Sam lias the greatest lighting men on
the face of the earth. I believe that
the United States can equip her men
better than any other nation. T do
hope that your packages will not be
held up much longer.
Eventful Weeks
"These few weeks seem like whole
years, so eventful they were. Not a
"moment but what there was some
thing interesting or possibly horror
strickenlng. Now comes repose, a
rest and I thank God for it, ds T am
about all in. I am well physically,
but it is my mind that needs the
rest. We do not expect to be at the
front again until next spring.
PAYING WATER RENTALS
Borough Secretary Charles P
Feidt was busy to-day receiving pay
ments for the semiannual borough
water rentals. Residents and prop
erty owners have until December 5
i to pay the rent.
Big Rush For Tickets
v For Charity Concert
A large sale of tickets for the
charity concert in the High school
auditorium Friday evening was an
nounced by the committee this morn
ing. It may be necessary to five
the concert on two different even
ings, judging from the demand for
tickets. Announcement of the con
cert was made in all of the local
churches at the services yesterday.
The proceeds will be devoted to As
sociated Charities fund to -jonduct
this Winter's work.
WELL KNOWN RESIDENT
DIES VERY SUDDENLY
Funeral services for Allison IT.
Xorris, aged 66, for many years one
of the best known figures in poli
tical campaigns who died yesterday
morning after a brief illness will be
held from the home of his brother,
Frank E. Norris, 364 Spruce street,
to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Rev. C. B. Segelken, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church will
officiate. Durial will be made in
the Baldwin cemetery. Mr. Norris
waS a graduate of Hamilton College,
New York, and was employed at the
local steel plant for about 20 years.
When he became ill he was con
nected with the Harrisburg Manu
facturing and Boiler workers. One
sister and three brothers survive
him.
EDWARD S. BALDWIN DIES
Edward S. Baldwin, aged 60, died
at his home, 306 Main street, yes
terday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock. No
arrangements for the funeral have
been made.
STEELTON PERSONALS
Jacob Kades, of Shamokin. spent
yesterday with his daughter, Mrs.
D. P. Baker, Pine street.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Yoselwitz
and Miss Ida Yoselwitz, 864 South
Second street, are on an automo
bile trip to Altoona.
OFFICIAL ORDERS ABOVT
ENLISTING SELECTED MI X
Official orders were received at
the local recruiting office this morn
inr .that no men betwsen the ages
of 21 and 31 would be onlisted after"
December 12. This is expected to
stimulate recruiting here.
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
Evangelistic services will continue
in the Grace Unite I Evangelical
Church this week. After the services
to-igght a business meeting of the
Chnstian Endeavor Society will be
held.
OBERLIN WEDDING
Miss Eva M Fasnacht was mar
ried to Harry V. Stauffer by the Rev
H. S. Keefer, pastor of the United
Brethren Church at Oberlin on Sat
urday afternoon. After a weddlne
trip they will reside in Oberlin.
AD STEELTON PERSONALS
Miss Eva Seifert, of Philadelphia
has returned home after visltlne Miss
Stella Shupp, 153 South Third street
Steelton Woman Injured
When Automobile Upsets
Mrs. William Phillips, 176 South
Second street, sustained a fractur
ed arm and body bruises, William
Phillips and Miss Ruth Phillips body
bruises and lacerations when the
automobile in which they were riding
turned turtle near Shippensburg yes
terday afternoon.
Miss Phillips was driving the car
at the time of the accident and said
this morning that she was not travel
ing very fast. She said she did not
know what caused" the car to turn
over. Miss Phillips is a clerk in the
Philadelphia and Reading freight
ofllce in Trewick street.
West Side Hose Company
Dedicates New Apparatus'
The new motor driyen apparatus'
of the West Side Hose Company was
dedicated Saturday evening. A street
parade, in which 200 firemen took;
part and a banquet marked the in- j
stallation of motor-drfven apparatus i
in the West Side company, repiac-j
ing two faithful fire horses.
The truck was presented to the]
company by President T. J. Nelley, |
of council, and accepted by Edward i
Lewis. During the banquet speeches
were made by Borough Solicitor |
Frank R. Wickersham, T. .T. Nelley, j
president of council; Burgess Fred
Wigfield, Councilman E. C. Hender-i
son and I. B. Reider, Borough Secre
tary Feidt and Edward pew is, one of
the oldest members of the company.
ST. THOMAS HAS NO MEN
TO SPAMS FOR WAR WORK
San Juan, P. R.—The futility or
seeking for unemployed lab".* in the
Virgin Islands was to'
Special Labor Coroiai *ionT Roberts
by a flying visit to St. Thomas laati
Saturday and Sun lay. Mr. Robert;
was the guest of Governor Yaw en
the revenue cutter Itasca, an 1 thej
were the week-end quests of Gov
ernor Oliver at St. Thomp.ii.
"As nearly as I can ascertain, there
are about three or four women to
eve ry man in St Thomas at the Jive-s
--ent time." said Mr Tii i erts in refer
ring to his trip, "in the days before
the war, when St. Thv.vias was an im
portant shipping center, I am told
that the women did m.ist of the work
in loading and ualoi-'insr ships; now
they do it all, and there Is not much
tn do at that. Governor Oliver
Wgged me not to take away the few
a'de-bodicd men whe are left. From
the data I was .VJle to gather, since
the cane season has begun on St.
C-oix there is plentof work to do
fcr all the men in ihe group, to ray
nothing of a number who have al
ready gone to the canellelds of !?anto
Domingo."
The Best Low-Priced
Piano Oppo
in Harrisburg
is, without a shadow of doubt, to be found in the
Disposal of Used and New Reduced
Pianos at Troup's
In the collection are some good uprights at such low prices
as SBO, S9O, $95, SIOO and up to $390, the last-named price be
ing for an excellent SSOO Hardman piano that is absolutely new
and perfect, and is, at the price- a remarkable value.
There are equally desirable opportunities among the player
pianos, prices ranging from $290 t05595 for a Knabe-Angel us.
We suggest that whoever is going to buy a piano, let him
BY ALL MEANS see these instruments before investing else
where.
Pianos of practically all good makes are in the collection,
and - - -
Terms Will Be Arranged to Suit the
Customer's Convenience
J. H. Troup M
15 So. Market Sq. Troup Building
DECEMBER 3, 1917.
CITY QUICK TO GRASP
CHANCE AT BONDS
[Continued from First Page.]
was the early start on the colossal
campaign wlilch was especially ar
ranged to gather in folks with small
fortunes, the worker of America. "It
looks good," chuckled the govern
ment merchant, tucking away Pa
triot I.yncli's coin. "I think this sale ■
will go a flying. Five dollars is with
in the limit of most everybody, and
this is the big chance for every man,
woman and child to show that he is
hack of Uncle Sam, not only with
sentiment but the necessary coin."
Hundreds of 'baby'bonds and thrift
cards were on hand at the Hill and
Maclay street stations and at the
twenty-two substations. In a few
weeks an organization to include de.
partment stories, schools, groceries,
cigar stores, etc., will be established
and a thorough canrnss of the city
will be made, so that everybody will
have an opportunity to get acquaint
ed with the plan.
World's Itost Investment
Millions of persons are expected Vo
become buyers of thrift cards and
war savings certificates. The act of
Congress permits of an issue up to
$2,000,000,000. They make the best
and safest form of Investment for all
with small savings. They afford the
easiest and largest way In which
such men and women and children
win give financial support to the
United States for the war. And they
return a higher rate of interest than
the Liberty bonds. The only limita
tions, and they are made to exclude
wealthy persons from taking advan
tage of such better terms than are
carried by the liberty bonds, is that
the war savings certificates may not
be bought by any one at one time
for more than SIOO and that at 110
time shall any one person own more
| than SI,OOO. • '
| The war savings certificates return
I more interest than can be got 011
1 small sums of money in any othei
j way. Hoth self interest and patriot-
I Ism combine to urge their purchase,
i Wage-earners can save their money
| in no way so advantageous, and they
1 have for it the obligation of the
United States government,
f Here in Harrisburg an effort is
I shortly to be made to have every
j school child take out a book and
| start the purchase of the stamps.
| These stamps will be sold in de
j nominations of twenty-five cents
I each and a book is provided with
| the purchase of the first stamp. As
1 rapidly as the stamp books are filled
they will be exchanged for the flvc-
I dollar certificate.
I.IKI TKX AXT I.EA VMS
I r>r. U. T. UombtMger. of Elizabeth
ville, first lieutenant in the Medical
j Corps at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga..
I left this morning for camp after a
1 short furlough, lie spent Thanksgiv
ing Hay at his home.
DOKCAS SOCIETY BAZAR
Marysville, Pa., Dec. 3.—The Dor
cas Society of th Lutheran Churcli
will hold a bazar In Diamond Halt
on December 14. A sauerkraut sup*
per will fce served and fancy woi'K
sold. Homemade candies and other
artlcjes will be sold.
W
Cold At Once
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iorwris
RUN-DOWN
WOMAN STRONG
Her Signed Letter Proves
This. Read It
Ivcene, N. H.—"l was all run
down, had no strength, no appetite
and a bad cough, so that a good deal
iof the time I was unfit for work.
My druggist told me about Vinol. I
took it, and my cough soon disap
peared. my appetite improved and I
lam strong and well again."—Mrs.
Irine Davis, 50 Kussell St., ICeene,
N. 11.
Vinol is a constitutional cod liver
and iron remedy which creates an
appetite, aids digestion, enriches
the blood, and in this natural man
ner creates strength. We guarantee
it. Geo. A. Gorgas, druggist; Ken
nedy Medicine Store, 321 Market
St.; C. F. Kramer, Third and Broad
Sts.; Kitzmiller Pharmacy, 132S
Derry St., Harrisburg, and at tha
best drug store in every town and
city in the country.—Adv.
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