BORDERCOUNTRY UNDER ARMS TO HOLD MEXICANS Every Precaution Taken by U. S. to Prevent Reprisals For Death of Bandits By Associated Press Indio, Texas, Dec. 4.—After two lights between Mexican bandits and American border cavalry troops dur ing the past three days, the entire Bid Bend river front was under arms to-day and every precaution was taken to prevent further firing into American territory or bandit raids by the organized force of outlaws. Private Keist was wounded yesterday when United States troops crossed the border and killed twelve bandits. Colonel George T. Langhorne, in personal command of the troops along the Rio Grande, believes he has the situation well in hand with reinforcements at his command suffi ciently large to run down and anni hilate any bandit band which might attempt reprisals for the killing of thirty-five of their number Saturday and twelve yesterday. Altoona Selects Hinkle For New City Manager Altoona, Pa., Dec. 4.—City coun cils to-day elected M. G. Hinkle to the newly-created position of city manager. Mr. Hinkle is a resident of Altoona and had for some time served as county surveyor. AMUSEMENTS "majestic 4,000 person* attended thr Majestic yeaterday, IIIHI NUW Pretty Baby Our \\ hoopliiß ISiic lliiMieal Comedy If you nere not onr of the 1,000 —don't mi** the treat to-day. CO3II \G THURSDAY Fashions A la Mode Don't fnil to buy a tleket for the lied fro** benefit nt the Majestic, Friday lnominir. r> cent*. Every eent taken in ffoea to the ited CroM*. I > vT ( T O I; I A Iro-DAI and TO-MORROW I For the I.ant Time "The Retreat of the I Germans at the Battle of Arras" I Oll'icinl War Vietures ADMISSION t Adults. !>lat., iSc; Kvea., .Tie. 1 Childr % -t 10c to All Show* H VICTORIA Municipal Band Dance Winterdale Wednesday Evening, Dec. sth 8.30 to 11.00 Ladies 15c. Gentlemen 35c. nAND AND ORCHESTRA COLONIAL - PICTURES I Today ETHEL B ARRYM ORE in "The Eternal Mother" To-morrow and Thursday Only Constance Talmadge in Scandal _________A^Selznick^^asterPhotopla^ i^ A I I IScnclit Robert Disbrow Lloyd Ursheum [neater su,, " ,ncsocict> 6 Friday, Dec. 7, 8.15 Out-Somewhere Saturday Matinee, 2.13 | Prices—.23, .50, .75, SI.OO, 91.50. Box Office Now Open. REGENT THEATER and lo£ To-day and To-morrow and 15<J DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS In His Best Artcraft Release "REACHING FOR THE MOON" Different From Other Fairbank Productions. Thursday, Friday and Saturday First Time in This City MME. PETROVA in "EXILE" A Paramount Picture. Petrova will hold you in the spell of this super-story of exotic Oriental love and devotion. ADMISSION Adults, 15c; Children, 10c ORPHEUM Mat.& Night Dec. 6 I HELP STOP THIEF Jean Bedini's New Cyclonic Novelty 40 THIEVES A Riot of fun and a bevy of pretty girls T Jk "TV T¥7l CJ Any Seat You Want -g 11 f\ I.> I at the Matinee J.UC TUESDAY EVENING, 'PRETTY BABY' MAKES BIG HIT Musical Couiedy at Majestic Wins Favor of Large Audience For the first time in many weeks a musical attraction is presented as the vaudeville program at the Ma jestic Theater for the first half of this week. Large audiences last night saw "Pretty Baby," with Jean Tynes, OUie and Jimmie Hodges as the stars, and showed their appreciation of the pro duction by generous applause. The work of the comedians was ex ceptionally good, Jimmie Hodges and Elmer Coudy furnishing much of <he fun by the usual array of jokes, some of them old. but many more that are original. As there is only a lisht story arranged for the production the comedians have a fine opportunity to entertain and make a big hit. The novelty and originality of some of the musical offerings aroused a re sponsive feeling in the audience and brought much praisefor the company. A few in the chorus seemed to lack any interest or enthusiasm in the parts and almost spoiled one or two of the fine dance numbers. The spirit displayed by the others, however, helped to overcome this to a large extent. i The last scene of the first act was conceded to be one of the best of its kind attempted in vaudeville. Fre quently patriotic displays are given, but so far none has equaled the origi nal one in "Pretty Baby." The cos i tumes of the chorus and the imper- I sonations were fine, while the scenic ! arrangement, particularly at the clos ing of the scene when the entire com i pany sang "Over There." was unusu- I'ttlly attractive. Announcement was made by Jim i mie Hodges that on Friday morning. I at the Majestic Theater, there will be I given a benefit performance for the : Red Cross, all proceeds to be given to I that organization. The vaudeville i program for the last half of the week ! will be given in Harrisburg. "Pretty ; Baby" will be presented in Altoona at I that time. MAX ROBERTSON. Postmasters Will Spare No Efforts to Find Registrants fly Associated Press Washington, Dec. •!.—Postmast ers throughout the United States have been instructed to -fnalte every effort to insure the delivery of reg istrants for military service of the nine million questionnaires ?hich 1 will be mailed out by the local ex emption boards beginning Decem ber 13. • In an order issued to-day by the Post Office Department postmasters | are informed that in case of nonde j livery of the questionnaires placed in i their hands return must be made ! to the local exemption board with the postmaster's indorsement stating I the reason for nondelivery. "In no instance," says the order, ; "must these letters be returned to Washington or sent to the dead let- I ter office." AMUSEMENTS 1 The Sweet Shop | j | HARRISBURG HOME OF §i j| Martha Washington | Candies AND GOOD DRINKS |] | 4th and Walnut Sts. | i 1 A FEW STEPS FROM [! g THE MAJESTIC THEATER % ©_ _ a M ENTSg ORPHEUM Friday night and Saturday, matinee and night "Out, Somewhere," benefit Roberta Disbrow Lloyd Sun- | shine Society. Sunday afternoon, December 9 Free Christian Science Lecture. Wednesday, matinee and night, De cember 12—"Love o' Mike." MAJESTIC ' "Pretty. Baby," Musical Comedy Tab loid. COLONIAL To-night, for the last time Ethel Barrymore In "The Eternal Mother. To-morrow and Thursday—Constance Talmadge in "Scandal." Friday and Saturday Mae Marsh in "Sunshine Alley." REGENT To-day and to-morrow Douglas Fairbanks in "Reaching for the Moon." Thursday. Friday and Saturday Mme. Petrova in "Exile." Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday William S. Hart In "The Silent Man.' VICTORIA To-day and to-morrow —"The Retreat of the Germans at the Battle of Arras," official war pictures. Thursday Ethel Clayton in "The Dormant Power." Friday and Saturday William S. Hart in "The Last Haul;" also "The Painted Madonna." Those who witnessed the opening 'performances of "Pretty Baby," at the Majestic Thea "Pretty Baby" ter, yesterday, have nt the Mnjetttlc remarked of the fun element in the big musical revue. While there are songs and girls in profusion, the com edy part of the show stands out prominently. Jimmie Hodges, who is co-starred with Jean Tynes. is a rare ccmedian of much originality. One of the brightest spots in the show is where Hodges, as the illiterate butler, impersonates a gentleman of culture and accompanies his mistress to the top of tile New York Roof Garden in quest of the lady's errant husband. Hodges never produces snickers. All his efforts call forth real heartfelt laughs. He is not a believer of half way methods, and the beauty about it all is that the show is as clean and wholesome an entertainment as anyone would desire to see. Prob ably one of the reasons why Hodges and his assistant find so much favor with theatergoers is the fact thai neither a comedy situation or a musi cal number is so protracted as to be come tiresome. There is always >i feeling of wishing that they were a trifle longer. The whole production is sumptuously mounted and present ed. The piece is in two acts and seven scenes. The scene in the last act, atop a skyscraper, forming the New York Roof Garden, with Broad way and its millions of lights in the background, is a stage picture that one will remember for many a day. "The Eternal Mother," with Ethel Barrymore a3 the star, has that sublime appeal, the Ethel power of mother love. Itarrymore In this five-reel Metro at the play, which is being Colonial shown for the last time to-day at the Colonial, the noble qualities of Ethel Barry more. artist and woman, shine forth as they have never before had an op portunity to do in a production either of stage or screen. The story centers around Maris, a young woman who has rparried, against her father's wishes, a man who turns out to be a worthless drunkard. She finds com fort and happiness in their child. Felice, and lavishes on the child a wealth of mother love and affection. The scenes with the child are particu larly beautiful. The selection of Miss Barrymore to depict the heroine was a happy one. As Maris, the great player is ideally cast. Charming Constance Talmadge, whose splendid interpretation of the character of the Mountain Girl in Griffith's "Intollerance." won for her a contract as a Selznick star, will be seen at this theater to-morrow and Thursday in a screen presentation of Cosmo Hamilton's great serial, "Scan dal." "A whirlwind of action and a riot of fun, and typically Fairbanks." is a de- scription given Douclaw Fnlrbnnks of the new Doug tn "HenobliiK las Fairbanks for the Moon"' film, "Keachinf? for the Moon," now showing at the Regent. This pro duction will be presented to-day and to-morrow. With New York and Italy as backgrounds, extraordinary "film punches" are presented. Inter spersed with flashes of real comedy. The story allowed spectacular treat ment. and Artcraft has produced it on a lavish scale, making it a notable offering, and one of the most preten tious yet issued from the Artcraft studios. The reproduction of the Ve netian settings are well done, with picturesque canals and romantic gon dolas. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the llrst time In this city, Mme. Fe trova, note Russian actress and idol of three continents. In a thrilling ro mance, "Exile." Dealing with a little band of expatriated Americans in an Asiatic colony, and including a very dramatic love theme, "Exile" has fur nished Mme. Petrova with one of the cleverest vehicles of her entire career. The great crowds of people who witnessed the showing of "The Re- treat of the Germans at "Bnttle of the Battle of Arras," at tfcc Arm*," the Victoria Theater, \ ictoria were amazed at the scenes of the actual fighting and were given an idea of just what this war really means to every individual in the trenches or back of the men who do the actual lighting. Thrill upon thrill is shown in this official eight-reel war picture. Here one sees behind the battle lines, a regiment of motor guns in action, shells bursting in the center of cities, leveling the giant buildings to ,l,p ground; Germans blow up hundreds of bridges in their retreat; the city of Arras in flames; the headquarters of the German Crown Prince blown to pieces after he had abandoned It; Ger man dead and wounded strewn upon the battlefield and other scenes that fairly make one grip their seats. Owing to the great demand for these pictures they will be shown only for to-day and to-morrow. Joliet Convicts Captured; Rob Passengers of Clothes By Associated Press ' Joliet, Ills., Dec. 4. Seven of the thirteen convicts who escaped from the state penitentiary here yes terday morning, were captured early to-day by three posses near Morris, in a box car on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. The other six are surrounded and their capture is expected shortly. The captured convicts offered no resist ance. The three posses were organized late last night after the convicts had stopped a Chicago, Ottawa and Peoria lnterurban car, robbed the passengers of everything they had including most of their clothes and had driven the car to Morris, Ills., where they abandoned It. Reports from Morris stated the passengers from the interurban car reached there about midnight all badly bruised but none was serjously in jured. BAJtRISBURG PII HELNZ WOULD PUCE BAN ON ALL 'GOUGERS' Threatens to Cut Off Supply From All Who Demand Unfair Prices Philadelphia, Dec. 4.—Howard J. Heinz, representative of the United States food administration for Penn sylvania, issued a statement yester day in which he instructed county administrators that retail dealers who charge "unreasonable prices" are to be driven out of business by having their food supplies cut off. Instruction* Front llelnz In his statement of the method which food administrators will pur sue when dealing with retail dealers, Mr. Heinz said: "As to the small retailer or dis tributor whose business is less than SIOO,OOO a year. Section 4 of the act makes it unlawful for any person (a> to destroy any necessities for the purpose of enhancing the price; (b) to permit waste or permit deterioration of any necessaries: (c) to board any necessaries; (e) to engage in any dis criminatory or unfair practice; (f) to make any unjust or unreasonable rate or charge; (g). to combine or conspire with any other person in any way to enhance the price of any necessaries. "If. then, the small retail does any of these things which are prohibited, the rules and regulations for the li cense system explained above provide that no licensed dealer shall know ingly sell any food commodity to any person engaged in the business of selling such commodity who is vio lating the provisions of the food ad ministration bill by making any un reasonable rate of charge in selling or otherwise handling or dealing in such commodity, or by holding back such commodity beyond his reasona ble requirements, or by hoarding." When it comes to the knowledge of a food administrator that a retailer is making an unreasonable charge or is carrying on an unfair practice or is hoarding or is accumulating a stock of goods beyond his reasonable requirements, he can shut off the supply of the retailer by notifying the wholesalers oY the manufacturers not to furnish him with goods. This would mean that unless the retailer changes his practice he would soon be put out of business, because he could not get any goods to carry on his business. 1 >Ki' Cutting of Wiutr Unnecessary credit and delivery systems should be abolished, in the opinion of the Government. Mr. Heinz asserted, for these are considered economic wastes. He also said that the success of the food administration law depends upon enlightened public opinion. He said: "The flrwt evidence received hy me or gonglng by retailer* will be turned over to the Department of Justice for action." "We have our own inspectors." he said, "as well as seventeen women who are known as price obtainers. But our efforts to bring the gouger to justice should not stop with their efforts. If any woman believes she has the evidence that will fasten gouging on a culprit, let her come at once to me. and I'll dot all in my power to see that the man, if guilty, gets his just deserts." Ileinx to Meet "Big Sinter*" Mr. Heinz said he had arranged a meeting with representatives of the "Big Sisters," to bo held to-day at 4 r ANNOUNCEMENT j Hoak's Dairies Wish to j; Announce That Milk j : Hereafter Will Cost jj 12c Per Quart j! 6c Per j] Hoak's Dairies are known for their j | cleanliness and the milk for its super- ; j? iority; they are being supervised by |;l jj Dr. Lee H. T. Maynard of the dairy ; || laboratories of Philadelphia and form- jj |) erly of the United States Dairy Division j j |i Charles A jj ic Penbrook, c j o'clock at the, Finance Building. It was thts organization which protest ed on Sunday against certain results of price listing:, according to the Heinz official scale. "Many" Engineers Killed in Cambrai Drive, Report Washington, Dec. 4.—High tribute to the gallant conduct of the. Amer ican Army engineers in France who were caught in the German encircl ing attack on the British lines, near Cambraj, is paid in an official com munication from the French govern ment received here last night by cable. The communication follows: "We must remark upon the con duct of certain American soldiers, pioneers and workmen on the mili tary railroad in the sector of the German attack west of Cambrai pn November 30. They exchanged their picks and shovels for rifles and cart ridges and fought with the English. "Many died thus bravely, arms in hand, before the invader. All helped to repulse the enemy. There Is not a single person who saw tliem at work who does not render warm praise to the coolness, discipline and courage of these improvised combatants." Rutherford Again Heads Paxtang School Board Joshua E. Rutherford was re elected president of the Paxtang school board at the reorganization meeting last night and H. A. Birchull was re-elected vice-president. Mr. Birchall was elected for another six year term at the November election. Jens Clausen was appointed by the board to fill the unexpired term of James C. Reichley, removed. Middle Aged Womeiv I Are Here Told the Best Remedy %■ for Their Troubles. I Frcemont, O.—"I was passing l through the critical (]^^MMi>BMplLi[i(Hi pi' WM/'///ft. I pefigd of life, being forty-six years of age and had all BL~I 0 |> ~ ' M Mm\ the symptoms incident to that change heat flashes, ill i 111 ~'/ nervousness, .and was in a general rundown condition,ll3 "f\ N?"-C> g H so it was hard for me to do my work. Lydia E. Pink- \ "y V¥j pik / ham's Vegetable Compound was recommended to me as \ ' \ V _>/ // J the best remedy for my troubles, which it surely proved k v\f/ // , * to be. I feel better and stronger in every way since Yjb>' / 0 taking it, and the annoying symptoms have disap- '/\ > jSßlPllttMl* FT peared."—Mrs. M. Godden, 925 Napoleon St., Fremont, North Haven, Conn. —"Lydia E. Tinkham's Vegeta- Jl. ble Compound restored my health after everything else / , had failed when passing through change of life. There is nothing like it to overcome the trying symptoms." r tcj —Mrs. Flobknce Isella, Bos 197, North Haven, Conn. LYDIA E. PINKHAMsj VEGETABLE COMPOUND I JIGS A® c^r me@r& £mr tk® qmmtmt LYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN,MASS. M RECORDS BROKEN | AT HOSPITAL Cily and County Generous inj Giving Over Holiday Weekend Contrary to general expectations.! the donations to the hospital have exceeded the donations of any pro-! vious years. The Women's Aid So-! ciety. In charge of the donation, re-! ports that in spite of the great drains; that have been made upon the gen- 1 erosity of the people of the city since ; the beginning of the war, the do- i nations have far exceeded their ex pectations. All donations will Vie collected to day. The gifts being collected with trucks and delivery cars donated by generous merchants. During the last few days there has been a steady traffic of trucks and cars to the hos-1 pital. Groceries, potatoes and green goods are the article* received in abundance this year. These are the things chiefly needed nt the hospital, and the members of the Aid Society are delighted with the way the peo-; pie have responded to their appeals. 1 There was one donation of a barrel j of sugar, and bushels of potatoes poured into the receiving room. j Middlertown sent almost . eighty bags to-day, and Shiremanstown sent' over half as many. From other out-' lying districts donations will con-j tlnue to conic in, it was said this' morning. The women announced' that any one desiring to make con DECEMBER 4. 1517. ! Starrvfo 'folic i If every person In the United I States were to purchase a war thrift | stamp at 25 cents, Unchj Sam would | have twenty-five millions of dollars j with which to light the wur for lib erty and democracy. I If every man, woman and child In | this county were to make up their I minds to do their bit in subscribing i to the loans the government now neetfs, the two billions provided for i in the war stamp act would be forth, i coming in less time than it takes to i tell it. If every one could realize what I ! this means to the government and [ the boys at the front the success of! this new project of the government would be assured and the 1918 issue ■ of Stamps would be exhausted before all who desired to subscribe would have had an opportunity. Here is what you give: $4.12 for a war savings certificate sttfmp in December, 1917 and Janu i ary, 1918. Each month thereafter ! you pay one cent more for these stamps. Here is what you get: If these stamps are left intact until the tirst day of January, 1923, you get $5.00 for each and every one. Here is what you earn: Four per cent, compounded quar i terly. A clear conscience. The . comforting thought that you have I done your duty as a loyal American. I Cnll at the Post Office and get the ; proof. j tributions that have not yet done so, should call the hospital and a wagan • or truck will be sent for them. Necessity Is the Father of Modern Conveniences One must crowd more than a day's work into a day in times like these. To get from one place to another is one of the vital prob lems of the busy man and woman. To get there in com fort and trim—ready to get right down to business makes for efficiency in work. The delightful, deep upholstered cozy in terior, of OVER LAND TOURING SEDAN makes travel easy and com fortable. And when the weather permits you can quickly convert this excellent Sedan into an open car. When will it be con venient for our man to call? AND CLOSED CARS $1240 TO S2BOO THE OVERLAND. HARRISBURG CO. 212-314 North Second St Open Evenings 13
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