ANCIENT SPIRIT OF BRITISH NOT SAPPED BY EASE! I ngrudging Sacrifices Prove ' That Britons Are Not Withered by Dotage WAR IS WORTH WHILE l Allies Unflinching in Purpose! I * Lml Body-Qjuutl lnTbur Hera* VICRSVAPORU% A Dead Stomach Of What Use Is It J Thousands? yes hundreds of thou sands of people throughout America are taking the slow death treatment daily. They are murdering their own stomach, the best friend they have, and in their sublime ignorance they think they are putting aside the laws of nature. . This is no sensational statement - it is a startling fact, the truth of which any honorable physician will not deny. These thcuss-nds of people i.re swal lowing daily huge quantities of pepsin and other strong digesters, made es pecially to digest the food in the stomach without any aid at all from ach Kestive membrane of the stom- Mi-o-na stomach tablets relieve dis tressed stomach in five minutes: they do more. Taken regularly for a few ' w-eeks they build up the run-down I stomach and make it strong enough' to digest its own food. Then IntUgres- i tion, belching, sour stomach and Head ache will go. Mi-o-na stomach tablets are sold bv druggists everywhere and by H C Kennedy, who guarantees them-Ad-' vertisement. X ♦§ X Y Oil can 't ex P ect to get a J Cigar for a nickel that 4 J will give you the satisfaction j 4' which you expect, any more $. than your wife can buy a cake * J of soap, any more, for a nickel. 5 4 But when you pay six cents for a f I King Oscar | you are certain to-get that f quality which you have been £ getting for past twenty-six j years. Above all things, the X £ quality must be maintained. *f 4 ====== J % John C. Herman & Co. J - Makers . .*• s*• . $ Man's Gift From a Man's Store X H Wm. Strouse jp WEDNESDAY EVENING. HALIFAX DEVASTATED BY MUNITION EXPLOSION AND FIRE ' iSi:.r„jr.- v.. l *" •'; ' ■?•'. View of the water front and harbor of Halifax where a French munition ship, rammed by another boat, blew up, killing hundreds of people and setting fire to the city. Halifax is a great British naval base. From this port all of Canada's soldiers and their supplies have been shipped and a considerable part of the shipments from the United States to our allies have gone through this gateway. S He said that Germany mufet learn j that the enthronement of force is > bad business. "An enemy misconception," he ' continued, "is that the allies, espe- I cially Great Britain, are aiming at | the destruction for their own politi cal and economic objects of wnat vaguely Is called the freedom of the seas. This formula, if it possesses any relevance, can only be used to indicate some new limitation in war ! time upon belligerent rights of the power which happens to have com "mand of the sea. No corresponding limitation has been suggested for land warfare where exiting con ventions hove been in this conflict systematically by the enemy. I do not think we are likely to hear very much from enemy lips of freedom of the seas. "The allies are still unflinching in their purpose to use all legitimate methods, economic and military, to secure a lasting and fruitful pence I which the world needs. The allied i position is stated with perfect lu -1 cidity by President Wilson in his re j cent address and I especially snb j scribe to and endorse the language Ihe used. When that object is ac ) complislied we shall be free, as he j well and wisely said to base peace on generosity and justice, and to the exclusion of selflsli claims to advan tage even on the part of victors." I KIM; I'KTER ASKS l'. S. AID Srrldan Itulrr Hopes to Sff lli* People lulled in One Slate I Washington, Dec. 12. King Peter lof Serbia has expressed a wish for | American troops in the Balkans, ac cording to a report ot' an interview with the monarch reaching here yes terday. He said: "My only wish as king of Serbia is to see all my people—Serbs. Croats and Slovenes—freed from their op pressors and united In one state. "I wonder if our plea will reach across to America, and if she will send troops to the Balkans?" The king stated that at the begin ning of t'. c war the Serbian popula tion numbered considerably more than 4,000,000, while now barely more than 2.000,000 are living, of whom about 200,000 have een deported as slaves. P"LIVER TROUBLE*| Dull pains in the back, often under the shoulder blades, poor digestion, heartburn, flatulency, sour risings, pain or uneasiness after eating, yellow skin, mean liver trouble—aad you should take SGHENCKS I MANDRAKE! PILLS I They correct all tendency to liver trouble, relieve the most stubborn I cases, and give strength and tone ; j to liver, stomach and bowels. Pnr*ljr t#f#Ublf. PUtn or Snjnr Coated. I aO YEARS' CONTINUOUS SALE PROVES THEIR MERIT. Dr. J. H. Scbenck & Son, Philadelphia ' MANY CHANGES ARE FORECAST IN SCHOOL BOARD . ! Purchasing Agent May Re Employed if Committees Are Abolished I A meeting of the special ooiumit- I tee appointed to consider a motion I to abolish all committees of the city school board will be held to-morrow afternoon at the board offices. Mem bers of the committee are President Robert A. Enders, Director George A. Werner, who made the motion; Su perintendent F. E. Downes and Sec retary D. D. Hammelbaugh. At tho time the motion was pre sented it was decided to postpone definite action on it for one month and to have a special committee sub mit a report at that time on the ad visability of such a change. Aboli tion of committees was recommended in the survey report recently sub j nlitted, together with a number of j other suggestions to develop more j efficiency in school administrative j affairs. Fiivor Change A number of persons familiar with the school board situation insofar as the committee work is concerned, said they are positive if committtes are removed it will lie necessary to i give some of the officers moV-e authority and may necessitate tho employment of a purchasing agent to handle the work of ordering sup plies and all other materials needed by the district. It is understood that probably a majority of the board will favor the motion made by Di rtctor Werner but at the time the vote is taken want to know just what reorganisation work and revision of rules will.be needed to get satisfac tory results. The next regular meeting of the hoard will be held Friday, Decem ber 21 when bids for the remodel ing of the Camp Curtin School to be used for a Junior High School, will he opened. Plans for the re modeling were made by M. I. Kast. ( architect. This will he the second step in carrying out the high school development program. All contracts for work on the new Junior High I School at Nineteenth and Chestnut! streets, have been awarded. Charge Pooling Agreement Betwen Theater Interests By Associated Press Philadelphia, Dec. 12. Pooling agreements in various cities between klaw and Krlanger and the Shuberts theatrical maang-crs, were disclosed in court here yesterdas- in u suit be teween these interests to control a certain production to be shown here late this month. Great Remedy CASCARA E? pUININE The standard cold cure for 20 year*— in tablet form —aafe, sure, no opiates —curea cold in 24 hours—grip in 3 days. Money backif it fails. Get the ger.uine box with Red top and Mr. Hill's picture on it. >- | stroying the pilot house. A general funeral service for all the dead is to be held on Friday. Some of the bodies will rest beside victims of the Titanic and Burgovne disasters, in Fairview Cemetery. Others will occupy so many graves in Tamp Hill Cemetery that this burial ground will be completely till ed and will thereafter be closed. The official inquiry into the dis aster will begin late to-day. " Word was received from Ottawa to-day that the military service coun cil had suspended operations of the Canadian military draft in the Hali fax district on account of the dis aster. It was definitely established to-dav that seven men were killed on board the Canadian cruiser Niobe, used as a training ship and that six others of the crew were killed in a small boat at a pier. The arrival of the relief steamer Calvin Austin from Boston, was made the occasion of a demon stration at the pier. The vessel bring ing clothing, food and more import ant still, glass and other materials greatly needed, was welcomed by great crowds who cheered the ship,' the captain, the crew and her prec- I ious cargo. The relief work is being developed along better organized lines daily. Committees of Halifax men are in immediate direction of the work, those from New England serving in an advisory capacity with tiie excep tion, of course, of the physicians and nurses who are still occupied to the limit of physical endurance. To-day things were moving systematically. Aliens, Loyal to U. S., May Not Be Banned Washington, Dec. 12. The specific exclusion of subjects of Austria-Hun gary, distinguished for their loyalty to the cause of the allies from classi fication as alien enemies, was consid ered yesterday by the House roreign affairs committee, which Provost Mar shal General Crowder and other offi cials on Representative Sabath's Joint resolution for that purpose. Some 3,000.000 persons, including 800,000 men of draft ago, would be af fected. They are Bohemians, Moravi ans, Slovaks. Rumanians, Poles. Ruth anians. Serbs. Croatians and Italians from territory now oppressed by the dual monarchy. Many aliens of this classification now are in the American Army, and thousands are essential to the conduct of industries "requiring quantities of unskilled labor. CONGRESS MAKES INQUIRY INTO THE CONDUCT OF WAR | Assistance of Allies Will Be Required to Supply the Needed Artillery . By Associated Press Washington, Dee. 12.—Inquiry by Congress intb the general conduct of tlie war was begun to-day with in vestigation by the Senate Military Committee of the War Department's work in arming and equipping the American forces. Major General Crozier, chief of ordnance, said an obstacle in the early work was that the military ! Policy defined in the national de fense act of 191ti contemplated o force of one million men to be raised in live years. "it is apparent," he said, "that the original program for one million men .did not contemplate our participa tion in the war. We compressed the live-year program into one year when it immediately became apparent that the one million program would not do," Preparation of estimates and ac tual appropriation by Congress, the general said, caused further delay. Referring to the "cost plus ten per cent." contracts, General Crozier said the system had "worked out fairly well." "Will the American Army be able to supply itself .with sufficient artil lery?" asked Senator Reed. "The Indications are that we will be able, with the assistance of Eng land and France," General Crozier replied. "How long will it take to catch up on this side?" Senator Reed queried. "We will be fairly well caught up on the most important things by next summer." That he has a plan prepared to submit to Congress with Secretary Baker's consent, to deal with the munitions labor question was stated by General Crozier, but he declined to reveal its scope. Dutch Steamship With Belgian Relief Cargo, Is Held at Halifax Port By Associated Press The Hague, Netherlands. Tuesday. Dee. 11. The Netherlands Overseas 1 Trust was informed to-day by the British Legation that the Dutch steamship Nieuw Amsterdam, with a i cargo for Belgian relief, is being de tained at Halifax, having been pro | vided with no safe conduct or diS ' tingulshing mark, and also having passengers on board. Under these circumstances, and es pecially in view of the recent seizure by the Germans of the Belgian relief steamer Haelen, the-British Govern ment cannot undertake the responsi bility jif permitting the Nieuw Am sterdam to continue her voyage, the Overseas Trust was told. The Nieuw Amsterdam, the crack steamship of the Holland-America Bine, was the first Dutch vessel to leave Ne\fc York after the emliargo was ImposVd several months ago on the Dutch steamships. She put in at Halifax some time ago, and there were fears for her xafety at the time of the explosion. She had on hoard ."Oft passengers, including ten Ameri cans. and 10,000 tons of corn for the Belgians. Ease Itching Skins with Cuticura Vs wonderful how quickly a hot bath I with Cuticura Soap followed by a gen tle anointing with Cuticura Ointment ' relieves itching, burning eczemas, < rashes, pimples, irritations, etc. The I mission of Cuticura is not only to soothe and heal but to prevent skin trouble* I by keeping the pores free from impuri ties ant! irritations. For sample of each free by return mail, address post- I card, "Cuticura, Dept. 18 G, Boston." , everywhere. Soap 25c. Oint- i ment 25 and 50c. SNYDER WISHES TO BE SHOWN NOW Auditor General Wants to Know Necessity For Some "Extra" Employes Auditor General Charles A. Sny der has contributed to the interest of things on Capitol Hill by notify ing heads of some departments that he does not propose to honor war rants for future payment of em ployes on the "efctra" list at the Capitol until he is shown the nec essity for such employes. For some tiir.o past #the Auditor General has been conducting an inquiry into th numerous employes of some depart ments, especially those who have been named lately and paid out of contingent funds. The order of ihe Auditor General was rather sharply criticised to-day as savoring of cheese paring, but he says that he proposes to find out why people a>e m.VA.I 1 J jfiefyphest Glass%lkiti]}. 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Governor Btumbaugh will take up with Attorney General Brown the questions arose yesterday aft ernoon Pt the meeting of the State Board of I'ubiic Grounds and Build ings over the right of the Governor t.) name the employes. The Gover nor and his colleagues will then meet to talk it over. TEACHERS FACE DISCHAKCp llijih School Committee Heromnltldl UlNiiilNNni of Thpte on Disloyal CharKc. New York. Dec. 12. Three teach ers in De Witt Clinton High School, suspended recently on disloyal charges, have been recommended lor dismissal by the high school commit tee of the Board of Education, it was learned to-day. The board will act upon the reconimendntion to-morrow. On teacher was accused of main taining a neutral attitude, while dis cussing in the classroom; another with permitting one of his pupils to write an uncomplimentary letter to President Wilson, while the third was I charged with objecting to an officer in uniform speaking to the students. * Let the Mercury Drop I to the Bottom— it won't make . any difference to the man and woman who has many places to go— provided— ♦ they go in the Overland Touring Sedan. You see, this de lightful car .is en closed in glass— and that keeps the warmth from the motor within the | car— V' . _ ' and riding is as com fortable as sitting by one's own fireplace. In reality, one may have a pleasant summer all winter long in this cold-de fying sedan. And whenever you desire to do so, you may convert the sedan into an open car. . Our man will be glad to demonstrate thi* car for you TODAY. y AND ' CLOSED CARS $1240 TO S2BOO THE OVERLAND- ' H ARRISBURG CO. 212.214 North Second St Open Evenings 13