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
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Open Evenings
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