8 Strikers Asked to Work While Commission Acts : By Associated Press Washing-ton, Dec. 13. George W. Itiawson, secretary of the Minnesota (State Federation of Labor, to-day telephoned the strikes in St. Paul and Minneapolis to return to work in view of the order for an investigation by the President's Labor Commission. Lawson said that if he could set his message through to St. Paul and Min neapolis he would get the strikers back to work by 1 o'clock this af ternoon. He took his action on the basis of a telegram Secretary llaker, as chairman of the Council of Na tional Defense, sent to President Wil son's Labor Commission now in the West, instructing the body to stop in Minnesota. Secretary Baker, after conferring with the President, sent the tle- Kram to Secretary Wilson, of the De partment of Labor, now with the commission in San Francisco. 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You never wore more comfort able or "easy feeling" corsets. Lace Back Reduso Styles. No. 721. Low Butt, Brocade, price $5.00 No. 703. Medium Bust, coutil, price 3.50 O Lace Front Reduao Style*. The Cortet illustrated, No. 720, No. 0741. Low Bmt. Coutil. price $3.50 • price $3.50, shows how it reduces No. 0731. Med. Butt Q>utii. price 3.50 a Stout figures to youthful lines. No. 0740. Low Bui, Coutil, price 5.00 TATTE NUFORM.. B , ack -J tor mm K® mpig- j S?rv disposal plan is favor-ad inoro j than the reduction proposition. • | According to city officials who in spected the Wilkes-Barre piggory, It! is not a nuisance and is under care- j fui management. It is understood j if the contract is let to Hagy; Brothers provisions will be included • similar to the ones in force in I Wilkes-Barre. City Keeps Record The contractor in that city keeps j a complete record of all the houses in tho city from which garbage is collected. Wagons similar to the ones used here are sent over the. various districts the drivers -heck-. ing up on each collection. The gar- i bage is then hauled to a central sta- ! tion at the edge of the city, where ; it is assorted and all cans, paper, j other refuse and rotten garbage Is picked out. The garbage is thevi j iilled Into cans, loaded on large j ti ucks and hauled to the piggery | three miles from the city. At the piggery it is dumped into a largo | tank, thoroughly steamed, emptied j to a large platform and drained. It is then fed to the hogs. The Harrisburg officials were the j guests of the Wilkes-Barre Chamber ' of Commerce at a noon luncheon 1 yesterday. A big membership drive for the chamber is just clos ing in that city. Mayor Daniel L.' Keifter and Commissioner Gross made short addresses while the other j officials who took the trip were in- | troduced. They were Commissioners Fred L. Morgenthaler, William H. j Lynch, City Engineer M. B. Cow- i den, City Clerk K. Boss Seaman, | City Assessor James C. Thompson and commissioner-elect Charles W. | Burtrett. The party returned late last, evening. It was reported in city official} circles to-day that early action will j be urged in Organizing the ash and j garbage supervision bureau and pro-j viding for municipal ash collections. I So far no dclinite arrangements to' provide for gathering ashes and refuse have been considered by, council although Commissioner] Lynch, of the Highway Department, ; has repeatedly urged completion of! plans for this work, as provision ! must be made in the budget for both ' the garbage contract and municipal | ash collections. Municipal Band Honors Members in U. S. Service i Tho members of the Municipal j Bund of Harrisbuag met last evening I at their hall, 225 Market street, to do honor to those of their organiza tion who have joined the colors. The fine musical program was ar ranged by the director, Frank Biu menstine, and during its execution there was presented and unfurled a service flag containing nine stars, for the following: SergeanJ D. M. Clark, leader of the Eighth Regiment Band: Sergeant Jul ius Cohen. Sergeant Harry liunkle, Corporal .R. K. Robinson, Corporal I George Roberts. Private George i Shutt, Private John Shaffner, Private Stewart Askins und Private Dwight \V. Jerauld. While these boys all left as mem bers of the Eighth Pennsylvania Band and are still regarded as members ot this organization, they are now at tached to the One Hundred Twelfth Regular Infantry headquarters. The flag was the gift of Ira Rom berger, of Romberger Brothers, and in the absence of Mr. Romberger, a tilting presentation speech was made by AV. W. Burrls, treasurer of the Municipal Band, and tile flag was ac cepted and unfurled by Director Blu menstine while the members played the "Star Spangled Banner." A letter of appreciation was ordered, sent to j Mr. Romberger for his gift. Spain Will Protest j Bombardment of Steamer ' By Associated Press Madrid, Wednesday, Dec. 12. Premier Alhucemas announced to day that tho Spanish government was preparing an energetic protest to Germany regarding the bombard ment of the Spanish steamer Claudie by a German submarine. The Spanish steamship Claudio, Premier Alhucemas announced Mon day, was attacked by a German' sub marine which lired upon the steamer, killing eight sailors and wounding others. The Claudio was able to make port under her own steam. Mount Hope Company Sells Property as Junk By Associated Press # Pottsville, Pa., Dec. 13. Forced out of business because its coal land worked out. the Mount Hope Coal Company, at St. Clair, Pa., sold its property to junk dealers. The own ers of adjoining tracts containing plenty of coal refused to lease. Because of the Importance of keep ing up the coal supply at present the Mount Hope Company appealed to the Federal Fuel Administrator. It is claimed, asking that the Government lend its influe#e to keep the colliery j working, but the appeal was not act ed upon. The colliery shipped 75,000 tons of anthracite annually. American Engineers Have Thanks of Field Marshal With the American Army in France, Wednesday. Dec. 12.—(8y The Asso ciated Press).-—Field Marshal Halg, commander of the Britisli forces In France, has expressed to General Pershing, in a letter, his thanks for the assistance given by American Army Engineers around Gouzeaucourt on November 20. _ < KNTERS U. S. Mill V Eld red B. Smith, or. 1712 Reglna itreet, will louve this evening for Troy. N. Y., to enter the Urdnaneo branch of the Fnited States Army. Mr. Smith carries with him a special letter of Introduction from Washing ton and ts an expert machinist. He was formerly connected with the Bethlehem Steel Company at Steulton. HXHJRIBBURG fiStS* TELEOK3CPH ★★★★★ ★ ★ "★ Nine of Our Boys Enlisted In the Service —. tThis Announcement Was Not.Ordered to be ' The Boys of The Wm. Strouse Store Obtained This Space From Our Advertising Manager, who agreed to devote it to the message printed herein. Wm. Strouse F. E. Wood Thank You, Mr. Strouse • nl We, the Boys of your store, the old standbys, realize that you are the Wr foremost clothing .merchant in Harrisburg. All the clothing salesmen in the city will appreciate, along with us, the Heist Culp Closed Evenings Movement which you have inaugurated for th e clothing stores of this city. I It Was A Big Move On Your Part It proves, beyond argument, that you are striving now as you have done since you entered the clothing business, years ago, to place the clothing business. On A High Plane of Endeavor W We sincerely appreciate and deeply feel concerned that you have G. O. Day Kept Our Store Closed Evenings ■This Week jf \ and we are doubly certain that the public in general, and especially our s£**** own customers, will look to the WM. STROUSE STORE as the lead- $ ing clothing store in town and perhaps, in this entire section of the %* , V The Bond of Friendship * i 2" between all the boys in your stora is stronger than ever, and is reflected r '~'jmMS? in the service we are all giving the public. No store could have a better general, no store could have better * M p erns ] er methods, no store could give better values. • We are glad to sign our names to this announcement. ' iwrjoxt. 9Uv-cL_ C ' . Geo. Stark They are not here to speak for them- jfl - JM ppTP^-^i selves, but we are sure that they would ... flj sign t° X^ S a " nOU "^^ ient ' |BB (Motor Truck Co.) aH Louis Stein (Aviation Corps) £ Branca • Charles B. Snyder Jr. (Governor's Troop) H Albert Michaels (Signal Corps) wt Earl Yeager (Co. I, 8h Regiment ) , ■I. C. G. Fry D. P. Jeffries . R. P. Hampton , DECEMBER 13, 1917: