12 AUSTRO-GERMAN SMASH ON PIAVE LINE CONTINUES Huns Continue Strong At tacks Against Defenses De spite Heavy Losses Except on the short stretch be tween the Brenta and Piave rivers there has been no marked infantry activity on the front from the North Sea to the Adriatic. Although their losses have been heavy the Austro- Germans continue their strong at tacks in an effort to break the Italian northern defense. In hard lighting just cast of the Brenta the enemy has gained Col Caprille at the head of the San Lorenzo Valley, after two attacks had been repulsed. The invaders have not yet reached the valley, further efforts here and else where having been checked by the . Italians. 1 British troops on the Cambrai ; front have' repulsed raids by infantry and bombing parties on the south ern end of the new salient. South of Lens the British improved their posi tion. The artillery battle has been more marked "south of the Scarpe. in the Arras area and north of Lange-1 marck, in Flanders. In Champagne, north of the Chemin-Des Dames and! south of St. Quentin, German efforts have been checked by the French,! while intermittent artillery activity has continued over a greater part of J the front from St. Quentin to j £ Switzerland. Patriotic Services Held at First Baptist Church "America will be the savior of the j world." said Philip S. Moyer. speak ing in the patriotic service held last | right at the First Baptist Church. The service was opened by a special organ prelude composed of a medley of national airs of the Allied nations, written bjj Prof. John W. Phillips and played by Miss Viola Burd. organist. Following a hymn, the pastor an nounced the reopening of the remod eled church. The total cost of the painting, windows, carpets, etc., was i 53.R10, he announced. Mrs. F. H. ] Mailey sang "The Star Spangled Ban- I ner." and a service flag was presented j to the church. Philip S. Moyer in ado an eloquent and stirring patriotic address. He told of the trials of Washington at Valley Forge and of his memorable words. "That flag will forever testify to their services and to their sacri fices." He painted a gruesome pic ture of German atrocities and bru talities and said, "Is it any wonder that noble men and women have asked themselves the question, Is this civilization a sham?" A Red Gross service flag with thir ty-six stars was presented to the church, with appropriate ceremonies. A brief address by the Rev. William ,T Ijockhart, pastor of the church, and a hymn concluded the service. Hardscrabble c Appeals Are Held Over Until Thursday Owing to the slight illness of oudgeJ S. . M. McCarrJell, who is hearing the Hardscrabble appeal •trials in court.. the hearing in the suit of Arlanda P. Dintaman, one of the property owners, has been con tinued until Thursday. President Judge George Kunkel to-day excused the Jury until then. It is reported That when the trial is resumed on Thursday there may be settlements in mo;c of the suits which have been listed. So far three owners holding nix properties have accepted the re vised awards offered by representa tives of the city, and it is intimated others are considering taking the j-atne action. The defense of the city will open on Thursday. hmtnrns jll Social Events p'r \ Within a week the day of M l '• u J , Good Cheer will be with us, the I | " Car w^en - ou [ flwJrw'H W want to '°°' < y° ur hest as well J as feel that way. ijiii , Suits, coats and dresses should !' be carefully inspected. If you | i ; find they need pressing or dry cleaning, phone us immediately , I ' and our motor delivery will call 'J "j 1 , for your garments and return V: 1 ' • them to you ready for any social i ■ 1 event. I : Finkelstein Dyer and Cleaner 1322 North Sixth Street I 'J 1134 M 11| A Man's Gift From a Man's Store M Wm. Strouse M MONDAY EVENING. URGES PRAYER DURING THE WAR Dr. Mudge Draws Interesting Story of Fall of the Holy City Saying that Christ forbade His fol lowers' prophesying, and that we are | not to be dogmatic in our interpre | tations of the Bible. Dr. Lewis S. ! Mudge preached on 'The Capture of Jerusalem" at the Pine Street Presby terian Church last evening. He said that Christ had given His followers but two things to do, and they were: "Watch and pray, for ye know neither the day nor the hour." He gave an Interesting story of the Jerusalem of the ancients, and showed from whence came the Mohammedan and I the Christian religions. "Prayer has a great deal to do with the present | clay crisis." Dr. Mudge made a plea for the Red Cross. He asked the congregation to be loyal In this great cause, and i said, "Have your name and your dol lar near the front door when you are I called upon this week, so as to save , time and labor." "Impressions of the Camps" was the j subject of Dr. Kobert Bagnell's ser -1 mon in Grace Methodist Church last night. "Ninety per cent, of the en i listed men are better off in the Gov ernment camps than at home, phys ically, morally and mentally," he said. The work of the V. M. C. A. was given high praise. He said that the morale of the soldiers was better than he expected. Dr. Bagnell made a trip of four weeks to the principal cantonments. I'eant of the l.inlits Three special collections were taken at the various services. An offering o fover st>oo was given to the Methodist Educational Fund, S6O to the stricken people of Halifax and S3O for the Red Cross auxiliary. At Oliev Sholom Temple, last night, the Feast of H.inukah or Feast of Lights was celebrated. Recitations, i songs and musical selections com prised the program. The Rev. I. Abranison rendered several vocal se lections. The entertainment was in charge of the following members of the teaching staff: Miss Rliedna Mayer, Miss Helen Mayer and Miss Dorothy St rouse. The Golden Book Jubilee was cele brated by giembers of the Kesher Irsael Synagogue in the Chestnut Street Auditorium last night. A ban quet was held, and contributions were given for the new synagogue at Briggs and Capital streets. The names of the guests who presented money to the fund were placed in the Book of I-ife, which will be placed in the archives of the synagogue. At St. Patrick's Cathedral, the ves per service was omitted because of the cold weather. Gaston B. Means Acquitted of Wealthy Widow's Murder Concord, N. C., Dec. 17. —Gaston R. Means was acquitted here yester day of the charge of slaying Mrs. Maude A. King, the wealthy New York and Chicago widow. The jury received the case last night, but af ter two hours' deliberation announc ed a verdict would not be returned until to-day. Mrs. King was killed at Black welder Spring, a lonely spot in the country near here, August 29 last, when, with Means and a party of his friends, she had stopped on an auto mobile drive to practice pistol shoot ing. New York, Dec. 17.—Gaston B. Means, acquitted of the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, faces indict ment in this county for forgery and embezzlement. District Attorney Swann announced to-day. "There is concrete evidence in our hands tending to show that Means forged many documents, on which he obtained large sums of money from Mrs. King's estate." said Mr. Swann, "and there is evidence point ing to him as the embezzler of '.he major portion of Mrs. King's wealth.',' RAPID PROGRESS MADE ON NEW HOTEL DESPITE DRAWBACK OF WINTER WEATHER •V • *.>. „> s \i— ~ President E. Z. Wallower, of the| Harrisburg Hotel Company, is more than pleased with the progress which is being made on the Penn-Harris at Third and Walnut streets notwith standing the weather drawback. He stated to-day that while the snow-j storm had temporarily suspended ; concrete pouring the carpenters, plumbers and electriccians have been making fine headway. In making the contract for the big hotel and when it was found nec essary to change from structural' steel to reinforced concrete in addi tion to other modifications of the ori-| ginal plan the big assembly hall ex-! tending from the main building to-! ward Strawberry avenue was elimi-, nated. President Wallower said to- THOUSANDS ARE OPENING HEARTS rContinued from First Page.] is operating in the Frst ward. He has no membership cards or out tons, and according to the reports, has not yet secured any subscrip tions. First ward residents hav-e been warned of his operations. Mrs. Ross Hickok, captain of the first precinct. Fourth ward, reported 187 members as her total. Tlianks From Camp A letter from David M. llefflefing er, a former Harrisburg boy, to Mrs. R. L. Gillespie, secretary of the local Red Cross Chapter, says: "I want to thank you and the Harrisburg Chapter, Red Cross, for the article that you sent me. I am pleased very much with the clothing; it is a great comfort to the soldier during the winter months. "The American Red Cross surely is backing the boys at the front and in the training camps and are play ing a large part in winning this war. It is a wonderful movement and this country (our country) is to be con gratulated upon the interest it" has taken in this work." Knits at 82 Among the articles turned in to the local chapter this morning, was a sweater knitted by Mrs. Mary L. Haverstick, 1624 Green street. Mrs. Haverstick is 82 years of age. Her work is among the best received at the headquarters. Grace Methodist Church auxiliary turned in some splendid work this morning including eight sweaters, five scarfs and one pair socks. This is the first report from the new auxiliary. They have made a splen did showing. Red Cross workrooms will not be open Friday evening of this week. They will be closed Monday, Tues day and Wednesday of next week because of the holiday season. Christmas Favors The local workers have solved the problem of Christmas giving. A dainty little card, attractively ar ranged is on sale at the local head quarters, at ten cents. This little verse on the card, tells of its pur pose: "Let us send to each other just cards this year, Then, through your Red Cross and mine, We can send our gifts of Christmas cheer To our boys on the firing line." All profit from the sale of the card goes to the Red Cross Society. Workers at Booth All over Harrisburg to-day will be found booths behind which aio well-known Red Cross workers who will take memberships for Harris burg chapter. Mrs. J. A. Plank is direr-tor in charge of all the booths. The loca tion of the \arious stands, with the names of those in charge of each, are as follows: The Capitol—Miss Helen Gurnett. Post Office—Mrs. George R. Hei sey. Y. M. C. A.—Miss Mary Mitchell. Kresge Store —Miss May Williams. Bowman's—Miss Julia Stamfn. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart —Miss Roinaine Boyer. Kaufman'—Mrs. S. Reese Coover. Library—Miss Eaton. Majestic Theater — Miss Rebecca Gross. Colonial Theater Miss Susanne Wast brook. Telegraph Building Miss Jo sephine Schwartz. Patriot Building—Mrs. Howard M. Bingaman. Pennsylvania Station*—Miss Leona Scott. Reading Station Mrs. Stanley Backenstoss. Robinson & Co., Third and Ver beke—Miss Kathryn Gorgas. Central Book Store Miss Pearl Yohn. Booth at Headquarters, Market and Court—Miss Virginia King, Miss Jeane Cameron and Miss Elsanor Clark. MRS. E. MENGLE DIES Hummelstown, Pa., Dec. 17.—Mrs. Emanuel Mengle of Lower Paxton township, died at her home on Sat urday, aged S3 years. Besides her husband she is survived by five daughters and two sons. Funeral services will be held Thursday at Shenk's meeting house at Deotlate. Burial at Shenk's Cemetery. < HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH [ day, however, that while this omis sion was regarded as a temporary thing he was now making an effort to have it included in the present operation for the reason that Har risburg is distinctly a convention city and the assembly hall is necessary to ; round out the proposition and pro vide for state functions, banquets and dances, as well as conventions. Ho : fully expects to add this important 1 feature, especially as the United Ho tels Company, the contracting lessees. , are favorable to the proposition. It 1 would also be more economical to in clude the feature now. j The picture herewith shows the I work on the hotel as of December ! 1, and the construction force Is now , busy on the eighth floor. Thoro will be eleven floors in all. HICKOK TO ASK FOR MORE COAL [•OSnj )SJI.| U10.1.1 X>,>tuniuoo] be done to supply a steady shipment of coal to the city. Dealers said this morning that the yards in the city are practically emp tied of coal. At a meeting called by the Mayor Saturday afternoon, at which the fuel commissioner, repre sentatives of the coal dealers and of the Chamber of Commerce attended, the seriousness of the fuel situation here was discussed in an effort to suggest remedies to relieve condi tions. Dealers at the meeting said there are now no more than 3,000 tons of coal in the city. About three hundred tons Of coal were ordered, to arrive early this week. Some of the coal arrived in the city to-day, a dealer said. Try to Prevent Suffering Mr. Hi'?kok said this morning that all efforts will be made to prevent suffering in the city among the poor. The matter of procuring the services of the police in an effort to tabulate the supply of coal t>n hand in the poorer sections of the city was dis cussed by the Mayor and the fuel ad ministration, and if necessary this action will be taken. The police will also be used, it was said, to check up the amount of coal in city cellars as compared with the amounts that are mentioned on the cards by the customers when they order coal. Dealers to-day said that the people of the city are co-operating with them In taking any size of coal that they can secure. When the coal on hand is too large, they break it up. This is being done at the suggestion of the coal administrator. Dealers are also co-operating with the fuel administration, it was said, in fur nishing coal to all customers, regard less of whether they are regular cus tomers or not. Mr. Hickok stated that he" has not received word from the national fuel administration to cut off light in dis play signs two nights a week. The supply of electricity to display signs in the city has already been restrict ed, being furnished only from 7.45 until 11 o'clock. Mr. Hickok stated he will not take any action until he re ceived orders from Washington. Mr. Kaltwasser, of the Harrisburg Light and Power Company, has expressed himself ready to co-operate with the local fuel commission. Consideration also is being given to Mayor Keister's plan to open schools and other public buildings for the benefit of poor children who may be suffering. American War Mission Returns From Europe After spending two weeks in Lon on and two in France, Vance C. Mc- Cormick, chairman of the export war board and a member of the American mission to the interallied war council, returned to Harris burg last night convinced that the mission was a great Access, but not feeling free to talk before the mem bers of the mission see President Wilson to-day. He did, however, confirm Col. E. M. House's state ment that peace had not been dis cussed. It was an interesting coincidence Mr. McCormick pointed out thit tho London conferences were held in the same room in which Great Britain in 1776 declared war on her American colinies. "France and England" he declared, "have got their backs into this war and the United States must do likewise. The allies are in this war to win, their fighting spirit is extraordinary, and it is up to America to get into the fight with the same dogged spirit of self sacrifice that will stop at nothing until victory has been acheived." On neither the trip over or back did the members of the mission see any sign of a submarine, but they were able to visit the front where the bombs were bursting and the flying machines hovering thickly. To Cure n Cold In One liny Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. DruKßlsts refund money If it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE S sig nature is on each box. 30c. Adv. Part of the granite for'the first three floors is already here and the balance is ready for shipment. The embargo on twenty-two cars of tile for the top story has been released at a point in Ohio under special per mit from the chief of the embargo committee at Pittsburgh and one or two cars will be allowed to go for ward a day. circular frames are here for the windows of the main lobby and dining hall lacing Third street and it is expected that the brick work will be started in a few days. The dark gray tapestry brick which will bo used in the facing of the hotel above the granite base reaching to the third floor is already here and everything is progressing in a satisfactory manner. Headmaster Brown in New Organization of Preparatory Schools That the preparatory schools of Pennsylvania and other states are to be placed in position to be of great er service to the nation, was de veloped at a conference held in Phil adelphia last Friday. The young manhood of the country is to be de veloped for national service. The object of the organization will be to bring about closer relations be tween the various preparatory schools for the proper exchange of thought along educational and athletic lines, with a view to aiding the government in its plans for na tional service, military and civil. This will include the adoption of a combination of athletic and military instruction, with specialized courses of mental training whereby physical ly and mentally fit young men will be produced prepared to undertake any work needed of them by the na tion. Dr. John C. Sharpe, of Blair Academy, Blairstown, N. J., was elected president of the association, the other officers being vlcp-presi d£nt, Dr. William Mann Irvine, of Mercersburg Academy; secretary and treasurer, Edwin M. Wilson, Hav erford school, Haverl'ord, Pa.: ex ecutive committee, Arthur E. Brown, Harrisburg Academy, Harrisburg; D wight H. Meigs, Hill School, Potts town; Dr. MacPherson and Charles S. Strout, St. Luke's School, Wayne. The executive committee was in structed to prepare a constitution and bylaws. It was decided to restrict membership to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. Musical Art Society Gives Handel's Messiah The presentation of Handel's "Mes siah" by the Musical Art Society in Grace Methodist Church yesterday afternoon was one of the best musical treats Harrisburg music-lovers have enjoyed in years. Under the baton of Prof. John W. Phillips, the choruses and solos were rendered with due re gard to artistic interpretation. Mary P.uttorff, soprano; Mrs. Frank Fager, contralto, and Charles M. Cassell. basso, were the soloists. The members of the Musical Art So ciety of Harrisburg, who presented the oratorio, are: Mary Buttorflf, Sara Decker, Grace Deilil, Ethyl Dissinger, Katharine Dubbs, Mrs. Frank Eby, Flo Eshenour, Miriam Fishel, Mrs. Vania Forster, Mildred Garman, Mrs. Carl Heefner, Mrs. Sara liocker, Catherine Jamison, Mary A. Jelley, Mrs. Fred El sie Mclntyre, Winifred Mover, Mrs. Anna Olschewski, Harry M. Bretz, William E. Bretz. Frank Entry. John D. Fisher. Walter R. Huber, Harry Rapp, William H. Winand, John W. Phillips. Ottilie Conley, Sarah Rauch, Hazel Seibert, Sydney Shaar, Mary Taylor. Louise Baer. Lulu Beard, Sar ah Estelle Butler, Mrs. Frank Fager, Mrs. H. E. Gilman, Grace Mclntyre, Olga Melov, Blanche Meloy, Mrs. W. S. Meek, Mrs. S. G. StaulTer, Dorothea Stillman, Ruth Taylor, Mrs. J. Wesley Weaver. George W. Cover, Alfred Ensminger, Frank H. Fager. Roger Harman, Ross Harman. E. S. Hassler, H. G. Hassler. W. 11. Kautz, Harold E. Malsh, John D. Paul. Meatless Days Already Responsible For Surplus Philadelphia. Dec. 17. —Howard Heinz, Federal Food Administrator for Pennsylvania, is in receipt of the following telegram from the United States Foci Administration at Washington, showing the saving which has been accomplished in meat and wheat, which are needed for shipment to our Allies abroad, by the observation of meatless and wheatless days in this country. "The results from meatless days have for the first time created a suf ficient visible supply of meat to al low us to partially comply with tho quantities requested by the Allies for shipments during the month of December. This should be a mat ter of satisfaction to entire Amer ican people that their devotion in this matter now enables us to re sume our duties to the allies in this respect and our endeavors should In no instance be relaxed. As to wheat, we have already exported the whole of'th surplus of the 1917 harvest. All exports of wheat from now for ward are limited' entirely to volume of saving made by the American people." .... I Too Much Red Tape in Getting Money, Says General Crozier By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 17. General Crozier declared to-day at the fen ate military committee's inquiry in to Army preparations, there vas "en tirely too much red tape" getting: money. While an emergency appro priation request for a lump appro priation ot $2,932,537,000 made by the War Department April 5. a day before war was declared, it was June before Congress made appropriations under the estimates. "But you had millions of dollars left of appropriations made a year before," interrupted Chairman Chamberlain. "I have not been en tirely satisfied with any explanation made of this matter. For instance, you had money appropriation for machine guns and you haven't the guns yet. We appropriated for small arms and you spent the money for pistols instead of rifles." "We were far shorter of pistols than rifles," General Crozier ans wered. "and we are not going io be slowed up in this war in the slight est degree on account of rifles." "I don't think the country will be satisfied with that explanation," Sen ator Chamberlain insisted. "We need rifles for target practice and train ing purposes and in the fleld." "We have placed orders of more than $1,50(1.000,000 since the war be gan," General Crozier explained, cit ing the magnitude of operations. "That is more than fifty per cent, over the government's expenses for any year since the Spanish war." U. S. Army Quartermaster Writes Letter From France New Cumberland, Pa.. Dec. 17. —A letter has been received by Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Fisher, of Market street, from Captain J. D. By era, who has spent the past two months in France. He says he has had many experiences, some of which were very pleasant and profitable, others hazardous. He traveled over TOO miles in an automo bile. seeing: much of the country, which he describes as beautiful. He has been in many Interesting cities, among them Paris. Captain Byers is a quartermaster in the United States Army Ambulance Service. He is well known in New Cumberland, where he has visited with his wife and son. Many Old Friends Attend Funeral of Mrs. A. J. Herr The Rev. Dr. Lewis S. Mudge, pas tor of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church, assisted by the Rev. John H. Warden, conducted funeral services this morning for Mrs. A. J. Herr, from her residence, 19 North Front street. urial was made in the family plot in the Harrisburg Cemetery. The pallbearers were Edward Bailey, George W. Reily, Henry B. McCor mick, Edward Z. Gross. Thomas T. Wierman, Kdward B. Diven, William T. Stuart and William E. Bailey. Mrs. Herr was one of the best known and loved women of the city. She was active in many charities and in the work of the Pine street church, oelding offich in many organizations. She was a vice-regent of Harrisburg chapteer, Daughters of the American Revolution, and a member of the Dauphin county committee, Colonial Dames of America. The services this morning were largely attended and many beautiful flowers covered the casket and tilled the house. Last Services Are Held For Adam H. Shreiner The funeral of Adam H. Shreiner, 78, who died Thursday as the result of several strokes of apoplexy, was held at the home of his son, George A. Shreiner, superintendent of public ground and buildings, Seventeenth and Forster streets, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. H. E. Hallman, pastor of the Emmanuel Presbyterian Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Shreiner was a member. The four sons of Mr. Shreiner acted as pallbearers. They are: Superin tendent Shreiner; Cyrus H. Shreiner, of Scranton; Francis H. Shreiner, ot New York, and Harry B. Shreiner, in structor at Technical High School. Interment of the body was made in the Harrisburg Cemetery. Besides his sons, Mr .Shreiner is survived by two daughters, Mrs. M. A. Bacon, 501 North Front street, and Mrs. C. M. Goodyear, 208 North Fourteenth Funeral Services Held For John C. Jennings Funeral services for John C. Jen nings, prominent manufacturer and businessman, were held from his hornet at It o'clock this morning, the Rev. Dr. Robert Bagnell, pa.stor of Grace Methodist Church, officiating. Mr. Jennings was president of the Jennings Manufacturing Company, and was actively interested in the fraternal societies and the philan thropic work of the city. He was a member of Perseverance lodge No. 21, F". and A. M. Perseverance Royal Arch chapter No. 21, and the Harris burg commandery df Knights Tem plar. FRHDINAXD D. BASIIOHF. Funeral services for Ferdinand D. Bashore, aged 74, will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of his brother, John H. Bashore, 1123 Green street. Mr. Ba shore was proprietor of the cigar stand at the old United States Hotel, in Market below Fifth street, for almost forty years. He is survived by his brother and three sisters. Burial will be made in the Harris burg Cemetery. MRS. AM* A M. HKTItICK Mrs. Anna M. Iletrick, 40, wife ot Dr. D. J. Hetrick, died at her home, 54 North Thirteenth street, Saturday afternoon. Funeral services will be held to-morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock from the residence. Further serv ices and burial will be at Shoop's Church, the Rev. Dr. Kreamer offi ciating. Mrs. Hetrick was a mem ber of Salem Reformed Church. She is survived by her husband and a son. HENRY P. FLETCHER IS HOME FROM MEXICO San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 17. —Hanry P. Fletcher, ambassador from the United States to Mexico, was in San Antonio Friday enroute to his home in Pennsylvania to spend the holi days. Ambassador Fletcher said that the situation across the Mexican bor der was rapidly clearing. [Mr. Fletcher will spend a few days with his friends in this sec tion. He is a brother of ex-Sheriff Rowe Fletcher.] Use McNeil's Cold Tablets.—Adv. Radiolite Watches .A Nice Present at a Moderate Price GORGAS 10 X. Third St. Pcona. Station / DECEMBER 17,1017. Council to Take Up Tax Rate Problems With New Budget at Night Session The first meeting of council in preparation of the 1918 budget will be held this evening at 7.30 o'clock in the council chamber. It was re ported to-day that the commissioners would probably wait until then to discuss the ash and garbage question and what action will be taken to morrow at the regular session of council. Commissioner Morgen thaler will probably submit his esti mate to-night on the cost of equip ment and collection of ashes The contract for garbage collection an<l disposal will be a*varc!"d to-morrow it was said. With the cost of collection and disposal of refuse for next yaav esti mated unofficially at almost SIOO,- 000; reports of requests for salary increases in many dep iv.'menta in cluding city patrolmen, increased cost of labor and materials, some of the commissioners said to-dav they anticipate a difficult tau'i in' com pleting the budget foi next year. While an increase of one mill in the tax rate ig being considered with the improvements in the Fourteenth ward, the big increase in the ash collection cost and other items the commissioners predicted a number of meetings will be held before the budget is complete. V. >l. C. A. FOSTKRS AMITY Arranges For I'.xcliangc of Speakers ™Mi British Associations \\ ith the American Army in !• ranee. Dec. 17.—A number of'well known war correspondents of Im portant French newspapers have visited the American troops and fol lowed the lines of communication from the sea to the advanced camps After interviewing General Pershing who expressed to them his unalter able confidence in an allied victory, the journalists summarized their im pressions in the following statement: "We have come to a striking reali zation of American power. We lia\ e the. fullest confidence in the aid which America's Army will render us and we are more than ever con vinced of victory. We have been struck particularly by the brother hood in arms of Americans and Frenchmen, and nothing rejoices us more than the vigor, high spirits and enthusiasm of our allies from over seas." The party made a long visit to a camp of former national guardsmen, where they partook of the soldiers' mess. They also visited and had long talks with the troops returned from the trenches, especially those who were wounded. To strengthen mutual sympathies arrangements have been perfected by which the British Y. M. C. A. in France is to send influential British public men, such as Viscount Brvce, to speak in the American Y. M. C. A huts. The American Y. M. C. A., in turn, will provide well-known Amer ican lecturers to speak in the Brit ish huts. The interchange of speak ers will begin probably about the first of the year. Seventeen Men Missing From Engineer Corps Washington, Dec. 17.—Seventeen enlisted men of the United States Army Engineer Corps were reported missing in action by General Persh ing in a dispatch yesterday to the War Department. They were miss ed on November 30, the day of the German turning movement at Cam brai and are believed to have fallen into the hands of the Germans while lighting valiantly with the engineer contingent which distinguished it self helping the British to check the attack. I Give Goldsmith Gifts—Useful, Practical Gifts A Piano Bench |! Makes an Excellent Christmas | !Why not discard that old and unsightly 'g piano stool when you can buy daughter one of H our Mahogany Piano Benches at SB.OO to $15.00 1 A very large showing to choose from—every one. = with music compartment under seat a design to || match every piano GOLDSMITH'S I M North Market Square Buy Your Jewelry for Christmas ' at COHEN'S j i We Specialize in 1 * High Grade WATCHES J i eSpfe) COHEN'S j j | 431 Market Street 1 . AT SUBWAY . | 3 OPEN' EVENINGS UNTIL XMAS , > " '■ MH3 M.E. FUNDS ARE GIVEN A BOOST Educational Campaign Com mittee Expects to Meet Goal Thursday At noon today it was reported at the headquarters of the great Meth odist Jubilee Campaign that the re sults of "Gleaning Sunday" yester day had swelled the fund to $372,000 and many districts had not yet been tabbed. At least $20,000 more was expected by this evening. Officials expressed the certainty of clearing up the entire allotment for the Cen tral Pennsylvania conference by Thursday midnight when the cam paign closes. On that evening there will be a celebration at Carlisle in which Bishop William F. McDowell will take part and the students of Williamsport - Dickinson Seminary, along with many hundreds of church workers. The campaign so far has been so successful that it seems likely the whole country will run far ahead of the quota set. This is concluded from results in the territories that have been worked simultaneously with Pennsylvania. Ohio has re ported $2,900,000: Southern Indiana $1,000,000; Washington and neigh borhood, $1,110,000; New York, sl,- 550,000. This total is far over ss!- 000,000 the amount fixed for these communities. The first report came to-day from Hazleton where sl.- 356.26 was contributed from the "Gleaning Sunday" campaign. PRIVATES MAY WIN PROMOTION [Continued from First Page.] recommendation of their superiors, which will be forwarded by the commanders of divsions or other separate units and by the chiefs of departmental staffs to the command er-in-chief. Before submitting such recommendations the officers charg ed with this duty, are instructed by General Pershing's orders to give the most careful consideration to the record of thosereeommended, hav ing in view, in the case of noncom missioned officers of the line, only the fighting efficiency of his unit, and in all other cases only the ability to perform duties efficiently. When candidates attending the training school have been found to be proficient they will be assigned to vacancies as second lieutenants of replacement divisions. Thence they will go to fill vacancies occasioned by casualties and other causes in combat divisions. There will be no limit to the number of second lieu tenants in the replacement divisions. On the contrary, it is recommended that there be at least three times as many in a given organization as a corresponding combat division. Within the combat units vacancies to the extent of one-third of the to tal will be filled in this manner and two-thirds by promotion within the combat unit itself. In the replacement divisions vacancies from the grade of firsf lieutenant to colonel will be filled by officers recovering from wounds and officers who have received no as signments. Those fully recoverinfi from wounds will be assigned to the combat units. Arriving depot bat talion? hereafter will be considered part of the replacement divisions. ,
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