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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.
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Social Events
p'r \ Within a week the day of M l
'• u J , Good Cheer will be with us, the I |
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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
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Dyer and Cleaner
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A Man's Gift From a Man's Store
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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. ,