2 CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA NEY/S SERVICE FLAG FOR 21 FIREMEN Washington Fire. Company, of Mechanicsburg, Honors * Members Enlisted For War 'X MEN IN ARMY AND NAVY Many Soldiers From Camps Spend Christmas Fur * loughs at Home Mccliun I< ■sburg. Pa., Dec. 29.—The following men who are members of the Washington Fire Company were honored on Sunday, when a large service flag with twenty-one stars was unfurled: John Hart, Geo. Mar-j tin, Willoughby Nichols, Robert Flak, and Cecil Flnkenblnder, Camp Han cock; Paul Gronbeck, Tacoma Park, Washington, D. C.; Fred D. Mumma, , Camp Meade; Bernard Stansiield, Benson Spangler, Robert Bentz, Al bert Rupp and George Berkheimer, Texas; John Davis, Herbert L. i I Hershraan, Edward Kleckner, Clar ence Herman, Camp Hancock; Alvin \ Murdoek, William Fink, Camp I Meade; C. R. Fair, Frank Lucas. France; George W. Wagner, Naval Reserves.—Lee Strock, of State Col lege, is spending his vacation at home.—The Rev. J. Ellis Bell, Mrs. Bell and daughters, Misses Marian and Lois, who teach school in Pitts 'j burgh, spent Christmas with Mrs. Lewis Buckingham.—Miss Myrtle # Sours was hostess for the Standard Bearers' Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal Church on Thursday evening at her home in South Frederick street. The evening was spent socially after the business session.—Miss Janet Roberton, left on Wednesday for New York City, and will be the guest of Mrs. Bea*- , ley.—William Holier, in service at Camp Meade, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Koller.—Miss Klorence Underwood, who teaches in k the High school at Jersey City. N. J., A is spending her holiday vacaUon with her father, John M. Underwood, West Main street.—Raymond Barnes, Wf of New York City, who is studying W theology, is home with his grand- j mother. Mrs. Mary Barnes.—Mr. andi .Mrs. William R. Kline, daughter, Miss Violet and son Alfred, of Car lisle, spent Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ashenfclter, West Marble street. —The Rev. Mr. j ' and Mrs. Charles Aurand, of York,j were guests of the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. j VV. 11. Falls. —D. Roy Miller, of Chcs- i ter Springs Academy of Fine Arts, i spent several days with his mother, Mrs. Jennie • Miller. —Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stuart, of Carlisle, were Christinas guests at the home of Mr. | and Mrs. F. K. Ployer.—Mrs Alice 1 j S. Hauck and son Walter, have re-1 ) turned from a visit to Washington,) l>. C. and Hersliey.—Milton Houston,' | of Cleveland, Ohio, is visiting his rtother, Mrs. S. F. Houston. —Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Houston have re- i l turned to their liime in New York! ■ City, after spending Christmas with j W the former's mother, Mrs. S. F.' | Houston. —Lieutenant of " Washington, D. C., visited his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Neidig, j fast of town. —William Kaley, in ser-I vice at Camp Meade, Md., spent his j furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaley, North York street.—Miss Kathryn Kimmel, j who holds a position at Washington, I>. C., spent her holiday vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jacob! Kimmel.—Lieutenruit Lawrence Lan-i dis in service, at the National Ar- 1 niory, at Springfield, Mass., spent his Christmas furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Landis. Family Reunion at Home of Mrs. Rebecca Baker I.iiiglestown, Pa., Deo. 29 —A fam ily reunion was held at the home of Mrs. Rebecca B;tker on Christmas (lav. The following guests we present: Dr. an<l Mrs. J. N. Baker, of I.ykens; Dr. W. F. Baker, of Phil adelphia; Mr. and Mrs. John Geyer itnd daughter. Miss Ruth; Dr. and ' 'r- tTarry Sehanor and children. of- I larrlsburg.—Miss Marion Smith was *-"■ week-end - IIPST of M'M Ellen Merryman at Steelton.—Miss Swartz, 'if I larrisbut g, was a recent guest of Mrs. Fannie Cure.—Robert and Frank Hoke, of Camp Meade, Md., .spent several days at their home this week.—Mr. and Mrs. MoConnel and daughter, of Philadelphia, spent Christmas week with the family of G. W. Shreiner.—Joseph Ball, • 'amp Sherman, f'hillieothe, ()., spent Christmas with his mother, Mrs. \V. (. Ball. —Mis J Sara Shreiner, of Philadelphia, is spending a vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. YV. Shreiner. —Misses Dorothy and Mabel Feeser, of Hershey, spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Carrie Feeser.—Miss Vera Care is spending her vacation at. East Pe tersburg—Mr. and Mrs. Paul Getz. of Mt. Joj, on Sunday were the guesle of Mr. and Mrs. Miles llol ton.—Fleck Meixel, of Camp Meade, Md., spent several days with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Meixel. — Miss Marion Smith spent Monday with friends at Mount Joy.—Mrs. Fannie Care is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. I.ydia Hill, at i'rogress.—Miss Ellen Merryman, of Steelton, and Paul Kistler, of State College, were recent guests of Miss .larion Smith.—Mrs. John Cassel, of Harrisburg, on Tuesday was the : nest of friends here.—Miss Esther Early. of Penbrook, on Wednesday v as the guest of Mrs. Sevilla Longe , . ir c>r.—Miss Fmmn Stuckey, of Highspire, on Thursday was the i:Lii;t of friends here. —Mrs. Kale Staffer, of Marrtaburg, on Thursday was the guest of friends here.—Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bernhardt and daughter, Miss Anna, were the guists of C. "B. Care's family on Tuesday.—Mr. and Mrs. John P.eesc and son, Clair, spent Christmas day with Mrs. Elizabeth Reese at Pen brook.—Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Hol land, of Paxtang, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hicks. —The UPV. nnd Mrs. Relter and daughter, Mtrs I.iillan. of Pleasant View, spent Thursday as the guests of Mr. and Mis. J. H. Bergner.—Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Landmcsser, of Chester, spent Christinas with the latter's mother, Mrs. VV. G. Ball.—Mr. and Mrs. Sbelton Walker, of Harrisburg, spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. 4U illiam Eutz. —Mrs. J. F. Wilt, of I larjisburg, spent Thursday with friends here. —Mrs. Annie Buck spent Thursday with friends at Har rlsburg.—Mr. and Mrs. Adam Wal mer, of Steelstown, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Leese. V SATTJEDAT WENOTT^, "Bunkies" in Same Outfit at Camp Hancock, Georgia I M. PETERSON—WM. NAUSB New Cumberland, Fa., Dec. 28. William Nauss ifj spending a ten-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nauss, in Second street. With him in the photograph is his comrade, M. Peterson, of Braddock. Both young men are in the same company and are stationed at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Oa. Everybody in Mt. Union Enrolled in Red Cross Mount Union, Pa., Dec. 29.—1t looks very much as though every man, woman and child in the town will be .members of the Red Cross. Solicitors claim that every person in the town is signed up and Mount T'nion chapter is sure of one of the state banners for the highest per centage of population enrolled.— Fire at the Aetna Explosive plant on Christmas Eve caused about $60,- 000 worth of damage. No one was hurt. —Herman Smith, Sergeant at Camp Lee spent Christinas with his parents.—The Kistler band furn ished music on the streets of the town on Christmas day.—The Sun day school of the town as a patriotic move, dispensed with the regular Christmas treat to the members of the schools as a whole. George Shover, of Philadelphia, spent Christmas with his parents here. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA PERSONALS Halifax. —Mrs. Lydia Bowman ana granddaughter, Ruth Bowman, who spent sometime at Harrisburg, re turned home on Monday.—Mrs. Jen nie St roup and children have gone to Willtamsport to spend the holiday-. —Carl Koones was at Ligglestown this week.—J. J. Gipple was at Eliz abethville this week.—S. J. Bowntrtn and family were at Enterline on Tuesday, the guests of Mrs. Bow man's parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lebo.—John H. Fetterhoff, of Whit ing, Ind.. a son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil ip Fetterhoff, of near town, who had been seriously ill of typnoi i fe ver for some time, is improving.— Miss Esther Wagner spent Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wagner, at Mata moras.— Mrs. Harry Kline and daughter, Mies Pearl Kline, spent Christmas at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Poffonberger, at Marysvilie. —Charles Zinn is spending several days at the kome of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zinn, at Speeceville.—Elmer E. Dougherty spent Monday at New Buffalo. Per ry county.—T. J. Hoffman, of lan caster, was at his home here over Sunday.—Myles Albright, a student at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, is spending his holidiy vacation in the service of the Unite 1 States Government as a mail nlerk, running between Harrisbuvg ar-d Williamsport.—Miss Frances Smith on Monday returned home from a several,months' visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sfnger at Sault Ste. Maris, On tario, Canada. —Christian Shott, aptd 88 years, is seriously ill at nis home in Second street. —Edward Mlll3r, of Steelton, spent Sunday at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller.—Lester Wilson, of Harrls burg, spent Sunday at the homes of Thomas Hoffman and Curtin Potm er and family.—Charles Sheetz spent Mondav with friends at Lykens.- Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Boyer and daugh ter, Grace, of Middletown, spent Christmas at the home of Ma Boy er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T.entz. —Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Westfall, of Marysvilie. visltsd "vcr Sunday at the home of his mother, Mrs. G. W. Westfall. Mrs. Westfall spent Monday and Tuesday "Isitlng her daughter, Mrs. G. F. Keim, at Harrisburg.—Charles Romberwr, of Rockville. visited at the home of Mr and Mrs. Philip Etzweiler over Sundav. —Mr. and Mrs. Benton Straw and Mrs. S. B. Alleman, of A'l toona, spent Sunday in town visitin ? at the homes of Amos Dunkel and C. W. McClellan. Ellzabctliville—W. Emory Tschoop and family, of Eafayette, Ind.. ap guests of his mother in East Mii'i strect .—John A. Fauber, of Broed street, has been seriously ill. George H. Temple, of Washington. D. C., spent several days with his family here. —I. Blair Mattis and family spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. John Byerly at West Mil ton. Percy A. Swab and Ralph Spacht, of Camp Meade, Md.. spent Christmas with their parents hero. —Miss Bob Dye. of New York City, spent several days with Miss Ruth A. Miller. —Bryant D. Stroup, of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga„ spent Christ mas with his mother here and re turned on Tuesday evening. Toseph A. Bufflhgton and family, of Mount Cermel. socnt several davs with John A. Messersmlth and family.— Mrs. Ralph Shertzer. of lteeds*:'le, spent several days with her sister, Mrs. W. J. Daniel. —Allen Ban, of Weatherly, spent several davs with Irts sister, Mrs. Ralph Lehman.- Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Stevenson spent Christmas with his parents at Mc- Veytown. Bcrrysburg.-r-C. Joseph Daniel, of Philadelphia, who has been travel ing in the South, was home for Christmas. —George and Harry App are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis App.—Harry Hartan, who had been at Camp Meade, Md., for sever ."J, weeks, has been rejected on account of physical disability and arrived home on Saturday. Homer Stine also returned. —Mrs. Daniel Weaver and son, William, spent sev eral days with relatives at Sunbury. —Mrs. William Keboch and Mrs. Focht, of Allentown, attended the fu neral of Mrs. Mary Mete and spent Christmas at the home of Henry Daniel. —Mr. and Mrs. Moody Raker, Mrs. Roscoe Garber and Miss Mario Hartman, of Harrisburg, and Ottle Hartman, of Elissabethvllle, spent several days in town. DOLLAR BILLS ON CHRISTM AS TREE One Hundred Given by Mem bers of Millersburg Church to Quincy Orphanage WILL REPEAT CANTATA Soldier Boys From Camps Spend Chrisfmas at Mil lersburg Homes Millersburg, Pa., Dec. 29.— The United Brethren Church sent out a handsome present of useful articles! to the Quincy Orphanage and Old Folks' home at Quincy this week. 1 consisting of groceries, shoes and other merchandise. Upwards of 200 pairs of shoes were donated by the shoe companies at Millersburg. A feature in the Sunday school of the above church was a Christmas tree on which was tied 100 one dollar bills, contributed by members and friends for this worthy cause.—At to-morrow evening's service in the i Methodist Church the choir, by spec ial request will render the Christmas cantata, "The Light Eternal."—Sol dier boys who ate their Christmas dinner at their homes were as fol lows: Corporal R. H. Bournan and, Private Ray M. Blasser, of Camp Meade; Privates Robert Bender, of Jersey City; Walter Loomis, of Camp Jackson, Columbia, S, C., Ralph Spong, of Fort Slocum, N. Y.; J Mark Wingard, of the Cruiser Chi cago.—The Brubaker Brothers Tap and Die Company, the Johnson Rail-! lie Shoe Company, the Alvord Reain-| er and Tool Company, and other manufacturing plants in Millersburg! gladdened the hearts of their em ployes on Christmas by substantial money gifts, ranging from $5 lo SSO to each one.—Millersburg was well represented at Ilarrisburg on j Wednesday night at the Harry Laud er entertainment. —Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lambert, of Carlisle, spent the j week as guests of their daughter, I Mrs. C. E. Mumma. Liverpool.—Dr. John Blossom, dean of Williamsport Dickinson Serti inary, wa sa Thursday visitor at S. A. Hobison's.- —Miss Puera M. P.obi son was at Millerstown on Friday.— Miss Elva Shirker, employed in Mil lerstown, is the week-end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Spicker.—Maurice Shuler, game war den of Perry county, was a visitor at Millerstown.—Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hamilton spent several days at Har risburg.—Frank Potter made a trip to Harrisburg on Friday.—Mrs. Duke Snyder, of Coatesville, is vis iting her sister, Miss Madge Stai !e.v. —Miss Mellie Shuler, a trained nurse at Girard College, Philadel phia, is spending the week with her mother, Mrs. Caroline Shuler.—Mrs. Alice Zaring is visiting relatives t Newport.—George M. Deckard made a trip to Harrisburg on Wednesday. —Wesley Feehre. of Harrisburg, spent bore with his <s ter, Mrs. Lily Stailey.—Jay Snyder, who is employed in Harrisburg, Is spending the week here with his family.—Mrs. J. Park Holman spent several days this week with relatives in Harrisburg—Mrs. George Wert visited her sister, Mrs. 8. H. Bran van. at Millerstown on Wednesday. —Miss Alice Freed, of Harrisburg, was a recent visitor at C. E. Deek ard's. Wiconiseo.—lra F. Keiter, of Philadelphia, is spending several days with Dr. and Mrs. I. A. Keiter. —Wilhelniina Seimons and Laura Leigh, of Strayer's Business College, are visiting their parents here.— Prof. J. X. Dodd and sister, Marga ret, of Freeport, Long Island, ~'v> spending the holidays with Mrs. Thomas Dodd.—Alva E. Powell, of Norristown; Edwin Powell, of Phila delphia, and Chester J. Powell, of Camp Meade, Md., spent Christmas with Mrs. S. J. Powell.—Jennie Seip, Margaret Lewis and Mary By crly, of Shippensburg. are liome over the holidays.—Prof. J. E. Shambach and family are visiting relatives at Middleburg.—Amnion Bordner has returned to Philadelphia after visit ing relatives here. —Guy R. Smelt/, of Lancaster Business College, is vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Ren Smelts!.— Mrs. Maryann Samuels and family, of Philadelphia, are visiting at tne home of Eliza Evans.—David P. Ev ans, of Pittsburgh, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Evans.—Mary Diefenderfer, of State college, is spending a vacation with tier par ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Diefen derfer.—John A. M. Keen and R. E. Minnich, of Dickinson College, are. home over the hoi if) i vs. M iv. John Buckley and daughter.'Florence, nrn visiting R. C. Batdorff and family at Philadelphia.—Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lawrence, of Phi'.nd/;i>hin, spent Christmas with It. C. Orn dortt.—J. s. Prout is visiting his son. Hayden, and family, at Mauch Chunk.—Mildred Koppenhaver en tertained friends at her home Christ mas evening. Malta. —Kay S. Witmer, of Frank lin and Marshall Collesre, Lancaster, is at home tor the holidays.—Miss Edith P. Zerbe, of Millersburg, vis ited her parents over Christmas.— Hay and Stella Klinger of ne 1 ." Mandata, paid a visit to their sist'\ Mary, at the home of A. L. Zerbe on Sunday.—Georse 11. and William Deppen, J. M. Schroyer and M. T. Wertz transacted business at Mil lersburg on Saturday. William Farnsworth and granddaughter, Sar ah Farnsworth, visited relatives at Sunbury over Christmas.—Miss Ida Bohner, who spent several years at the home of Charles Zeiders. loft for her home near Herndon last week.—Miss Jennie L. Witmer, of Philadelphia is staying among relf atives here for several weeks.—Mary Klin-'er called on her grandfather, Emanuel Klinger, at Mandata, the fore part of the week.—Mrs. Robert B. Zerbe and sons, Palmer and Bel ford, spent Christmas at the home of her parents( Mr. and Mrs. S. IJ. Sehlegel, of Danville.—John Quincy Adams, a private at Camp Meade, Md., spent Christmas with his par ents here.—Miss Meda Lenker, of Countyline, paid a visit to the homo of C. H. Hepner and family this week. HARRISBURG TTXEGRXPTF Miss Elsie Eisenberger Weds J. Dr Child at Baltimore MRS. JOHN D. CHILD Marietta, Pa., Dec. 29. —Announce- ment was made to-day of the mar riage of John D. Child, of Marietta, and Miss Elsie Eisenberger. daughter of A. H. Eisenberger, of Klinesville. The ceremony was performed at Bal timore, Md„ several months ago by the Rev. Joel T. Rossiter, of the First Reformed Church. The groom is em ployed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, as weighmaster at Bill meyer, and they will be at home in Marietta after the holidays. Mr. Child is well known in Harrisburg. CHRISTMAS AT MT. ZION Allen, Pa., Dec. 29.—The Mount Zion Lutheran Sunday school held Christmas exercises In the church last Sunday evening.—-Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Markley, of Mechanicsburg, spent Christmas Day at the home of J. H. Nickey.—Mr. and Mrs. Jacob llerr, of Atlantic City, spent Christ mas with Mrs. Herr's mother Mrs. Sarah Goodyear.—-Mr. and V'rs. Linden Gates, of Mechanicsburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Addison Gates. of Boil ing Springs, spent Christmas Day :ic the home of M. and Mrs. Elmer Enck. —William Senseman and Mis" Ida Wetzel, of Boiling Springs, spent Christmas with Miss Wetzel's sister, Mrs. Smith.-—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baker and family, of Carlisle, and Mrs. Harrietts Freeby and daugh ter, Harriette. of New York, spent Christmas day with Mrs. Freeby's and Mrs. Baker's mother, Mrs. Fran cis Shelley. < Mlileivlowu— \ii:s Annie rhonip son, of New Buffalo, is visiting Junes Rounsley and family.—Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Crane were guests of their daughter, Mrs. George Eentz, >vr Christmas.—Mr. anil Mrs. Harry Hopple spent Tuesday with their son. Herbert Hopple, and family Mifflin. —Mr. and Mrs. John Wingerl, of Renovo; Mrs. Charles Snyder and daughter, Frances, of L/iverpo.il, were guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Wingert, on Tuesday.— Dr. and Mrs. T. P. Cockran and sons, George and James Cockran, of Pitts burgh, are guests of D. M. ilieka baugh and family.—Mrs. John Slat terback, of Lewistown, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dunks Page.—Mr. and Mrs. John Wiser, ot Milwaukee, Wis., spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. .T. M. Litfht.—fos ter Bollinger, of Ithaca, N. Y., and .Miss Margaret Bollinger, of the Mil lersvllle Normal School, are rpending their vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bollin.^jr.—Miss Anna McDonald, of Harrisburg. was I the guest of her aunt. Mrs. Anmo j Eckels. at the Ward House Chrlsl- J mas Day.—Prof. J. Otis Charles, of Macungie, joined liis iainily ,r. this place Saturday and will spend their Christmas vacation with Mrs. Charles' mother, Mrs. Sunuel Hounslev. —William Bollinger and family spent Christmas day it Har risburg with William S. Snyder and family.—Mr. and Mrs. Joh.i Tuylcy are visiting their son, William, Tay lor, at Gre^nsbnrg.—Miss 'Anna Rowe, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo siah Rowe.—Mr. and Mrs. Lewl3 Dimm and son, Calvin, of Philadel phia; Mr. and Mrs. Grant Patton, Mr. and Mrs. James Kipp rand chil dren, of Harrisburg; Mr. and Mrs. John Brinton, of Campy Hiil, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kipp and chil dren, of MeAUisterviile, Christ mas day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kipp.—Mr. and Mi : J. I!. Parson, of Pprt Royal, spent Tuesday with Mrs. William Moore and the Misses Sarah and Jessie Kipp.— Mil.-. Brushart and sister, Mij An nie Menghes, spent Tuesday with iheir parents, Mr. and Mrs. Euward Menghes.—Mrs. Ellen Sellers was caPec' to town on Wednesday 'jy jthe serious illness of her sister, Misj Robe kali Weimer.—Mr. and Mrs. George Stackpole, of Lewistown, | \ sited Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Rowe j ovei Christmas. —D. Gilbert Rlcka ! baugli went to Mount Holly Springs jon Wednesday to visit his foretlie., Btaver Rickabaugh, who lit? been IM with blood poisoning.—Mr*. David Snyder left Saturday for Harrisburg to visit her son, William Snyder and j lamiiy.—Holman Cathcart, of Hart !ord. Conn., is visiting his pirtmts, | Mr. c-nd Mrs. T. P. Cathcart—Mr. land Mrs. William Rounsley an 1 ohil | dren. of Renbrook, and Mr. anl Mrs. i Edward Bumple and son, Harold, of Cardiff, Aid., spent Christmas with j their parents, Mr. and Mrs. William I Rounsley. Slilp|)cnsl)urs.—Mr. and -Mrs Paul Mowery, of Steelton, are wpendin:' (several days here. Mr. and Mrs. Charles .Walch, of Alliance, Ohio, are spending several weeks in town. —Lieutenant Walter Itebuc-K, of Camp Meade, Md., spent ■'hristmas with his parents.—Albert Grscn and Melvin Kosenberry are spending- sev eral days with their parents.— Misses Kthel and Hazel Powell, of Lewis town, are spending Christmas whn their parents.—Frank Phillippy is cnlined hi: homo with r!ieii*risi tlsm. Miss Vera Long, of Pen brook; Miss Ruth Lonfc, of .Mdlers ville, and Miss Ksther Long, of 'otts ville, spent Christmas with their par ents, MY. and Mrs. D. A. Long, of East Orange street.—Miss Anna Martin, /of Philadelphia, spent Christmas with her mother in Spring street. Pillow. —Abram Snyder, a stu dent at the State Forestry Academy at Mont Alto, is spending Christmas vacation at home. —Harry Under koppler ami Alonzo Lauden.ilagtr, oi Philadelphia, spent several days in town.-r-Mr. and Mrs. Koberc Pcdi grew and son, of Sherrill, N. V., . re spending several days with Mis. Pedigrew's parents here. Harry Hepner, of Harrisburg, visited his parents here this week.—Atr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder spent Tuesday at Berrysburg, visiting the latter'i sis ter.—Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Wiest. are visiting at Sunbury.—Fannie Aurand, of Kramer, spent several days w'tJi her Mrs. Milton Snyder. Drives Duplex From Michigan Through Snow The Harrisburg Auto Company, like lots of other distributors, have had to adopt unusual methods of getting cars in from Michigan to fill their orders. They started a young and en thusiastic truck man by the name of Joe Heckart, one of their employes, from the Duplex truck factory at Lansing, Michigan, on the evening of Saturday, December 22, driving a large 3%-ton Duplex truck chassis, on the top of which was loaded a Model F Keo %-ton truck. It probably was a stunt that no one in their, right mind would have attempted trft account of the road and weather conditions that existed for the last couple weeks, but the necessity of having these trucks to till orders made it compulsory to take the chance. This young man had an unusually line trip, and his telegraphing and telephoning the news all along the line kept the local concern free from worry. He reached Altoona, the destina tion of the Reo truclf on Wednesday the 26th, and unloaded his truck there and proceeded to Tyrone, where he delivered the big four wheel drive Duplex on the morning of the 27th. k The roaik and weather conditions were simply fierce, but his report was that he did not encounter any snow drifts or roads that the Duplex could not plow through without any hesitation at all. All along the line he was com pelled to break the road after the heavy snows, and he said that thero was a string of other automobiles following him all the time, traveling in his tracks. Word of this foolhardy trip had preceded him, and lots of automobile owners who wanted to come east were waiting until he came through first and opened a path. Joe is so enthusiastic over his successful trip that he Is starting west again for another load of trucks. Corpora) to Wed Niece of Recruiting Officer On Christmas Eve the engagement of Miss Harriet O. Bowman, Allen town, to Corporal Harry C. Blank assistant director of publicity at the local recruiting office, in the Harris burg recruiting district, was announc ed by Mrs. Cora M. Bowman at her home in Allentown. Mrs. Bowman is a sister of Lieutenant Robert W. Lesher, who has charge of the re cruiting party in the Harrisburg dis trict. Miss Bowman is a high school teacher in Allentown. Corporal Blank was city editor of the Allentown Morning Call. He was educated at the Allentown High School, the Allen town preparatory school, and Muhlen berg College. Corporal Blank enlist ed for recruiting service October 24, and soon received an appointment as a corporal. Since that time he has directed recruiting publicity cam paigns in Allentown. Rending. Lan caster, Pottsville and Johnstown. At the latter place it was through his efforts that more than four .hundred men were raised for the Regular Army in less than a week. 1918 Budget Ordinance Passed on First Reading Ordinances including the 1918 budget providing for expenditures in city departments totalling $875,453 and fixing the tax rate at ten mills next year, one mill higher than this year, were passed on first reading last night at a special meeting of City Council. If the ordinances can be printed until next Tuesday morning they will be passed finally at that time, otherwise a special session will be called to act on them later in the week. With the final passage of the budget ordinance provision will be made for five additional patrolmen and one more sergeant on the city police force. As there are three vacancies now in the uniformed force and one in the detective service the civil service board will soon arrange for exam inations of applicants for appointment to the police department it is said. 1,000,000 Is Loss of Germans on French Front French Front, Dec. 29. One mil lion casualities have been suffered by the German armies along the front occupied by i le French tiuups timing the 1917, according to statistics care fully compiled here. French territory amounting to many hundreds of square miles has been freed from Ger man domination by the year's light ing, and the German crown prince Frederick has been compelled to suf fer the mortification of leaving be tween 60,000 and 70,000 prisoners from among his best troops In French hands. His cannon to the number of 1400 have been captured, and. In addi tion, thousands of machine guns and hundreds of trench mortars. MERCHANTS TO CUT THEIR DELIVERIES [Continued from First Page.[ upon in Wilkes-Barre was shown to several merchants of Harrisburg to day. Up there they propose to charge 10 cents for each delivery stop and a 3 . per cent, charge added to all book accounts. But this did not ap appeal to Harrisburg merchants, or seem to them logical. „ "It is no help to the Government to pay cash," said J. W. Bowman. "The stores of this city have their regular customers wlio for years have been paying by the month, and that is satisfactory to merchant and customer. What is needed is that the public . enlist and carry home what it can. The changu this will make in the delivery work will in stantly show. A merchant can lit tle by little diminish his expenses in delivery and that money will not ho put in his pocket. Competition alone will prevent that. The customer will get this return In a short time through cheaper prices. Let the whole public enlist. I do not be lieve in taking away credit. Credit is a national institution. Where would any nation be without it? Saving of man power and fuel is the object of this, and not tacking on any extr* charge. "Harrisburg should show its pa triotism by giving this campaign a boost right now It is almost certain that the Government will come down hard in the near future. ' The. first move toward cutting down the delivery service here is evidenced in the most of the firms limiting the service to two trips a day. No one will call twice at the same house. Tlwy are also discouraging persons ordering trilling purchases such as thread and asking that they be de livered. But this is only a begin ning. Merchants of every type are alive t6 the situation and a big delega tion will go from this town to the delivery conference, at which a uni versal plan for reduction in this ex pense and conserving man power to the Government will be adopted. Consumer Benefits Just how far the "cash and carry' plan can be carried merchants were unuble to say to-day. It was pointed out however, that savings on de livery charges mean a reduction' in overhead charges which ultimately result in a benefit to the consumer. One merchant pointed out that all big stores figure in all items of cost and investments and then endeavor to charge a certain percentage of profit to make up this sum. Any thing, he said, that reduces tho over-' head costs means something to the consumer. Academy Alumni to Hold Annual Smoker Former students of the Harrisburg Academy will hold their fifth annual reunion at the University Club, Mon day night, at 8 o'clock. Lunchaon will be served, followed by a smoker. Short addresses will be Riven by the graduates. Some of the addresses will portray war-time conditions in the various colleges. Many alumni are in various branches of the service, and a large number of the "old grads" are expected to be present. The sixth form students will be guests of the alumni at the affair. Mr. Rob ert McCormlck is president, and Ehr mnn B. Mitchell, Jr., is secretary treasurer of the association. Suspected Spy in Wright Plant Had Airplane Secrets Chicago, Dec. 29. Maps, drawings, and the secret minutes or the Dayton- Wright Airplane Company's strategy board, were found in the rooms of Paul H. Blllhuber when he was arrest ed recently, it was testified yesterday in a hearing here. Blllhuber was an aero engineer In the employ of the Dayton-Wright Company, at Dayton. 0., where he worked on the planning and construc tion of airplanes which the company is making for. the United States Army. He was arrested on charges of failing to report for the selective draft and violating the espionage act. TWO AUTOS CRASH ON MVLBEKIIY STREET BRIDGE A large automobile moving truck owned by William H. Dare, collided with a roadster on the Milberry street bridge shortly before noon to-day. The drivers of both machines were unable to see each other because of smoke issuing from a railroad loco, motive below the bridge. The small er machine was left partly suspended over the viaduct as a result of the accident. No one was injured. PRINCESS PINED SIOO Geneva, Dec. 29. The Princess Von Wrede, wife of a chamberlain in the entourage of the King of Bavaria, has been condemned by a court at Vevey to pay a line of SIOO and costs for buying up and storing large quan tities of foodstuffs in her villa at Ter ritet, contrary to Swiss law. NEW YORK IIAMv STATEMENT New York, Dec. 29. The actual condition of Clearing House Banks and Trust Companies for the week (live days) shows that they hold $112,276,830 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of $35,135,620 from last week. SMOKE FUND IS GIVEN BIG BOOST [Continued from First Page. [ service in France, who fought for two years there, was severely wounded and discharged and who came home and won fame by his book, "Over the Top," talked to an immense audience in Chestnut Street Auditorium last evening. .He told thrilling tales of life in the trenches as he saw it and took part In and made an eloquent plea for funds to buy smokes for soldiers. liaises Fund For "Smokes" At the conclusion of his lecture Mr. Empey offered at auction an autograph copy of his book, "Over the Top," the proceeds to go direct ly to the soldiers' tobacco fund. Th 6 bidding was not at all brisk, the first offer being $25 and the lecturer him self immediately jumping this price to SIOO. Other bids were tendered and Empey knocked the book down to himself at $2 50. As the audience was leaving the hall, however, a number of persons got together and through Lesley McCreath, as sured the lecturer that they would take the book at S3OO. Others to day hearing of the plan to subscribe to the fund through the purchase of the autographed book have sent Mr. McCreath their checks and be fore he forwards to Mr. Empey his check for the total amount he will be very glad to receive any further contributions for the tobacco fund. This money is all utilized, every cent of it. for the purchase of "smokes" for the soldiers at the front and Mr. McCreath will bo glad to forward any additional contributions. There are indications that several hundred dollars more may be subscribed. To Encourage Enlisting "I'm here to further enlisting," said the speaker. "All talk against the British is pro-German. Britain Is our blood ally. We can't lick the world by waving the American flag. The war won't he over in a few months. Perhaps there will be three more years of it. if any peace is to be handed out, v:e, the allies, will hand it out." Speaking of the fact that this country does not yet realize it is at war. Sergeant Empey said that Canada is an example of what we shall have here before the conflict ends —lame, halt, sick and blind soldiers everywhere. "If you would know what war means and what we are escaping," he continued, "go to France. See the ruined villages, with everything in them smashed; see the dark, still ftfrms in the ruins; see the newly-arrived United States j soldiers out on the battlefield, where the artillery gun* are smashed by shells, the dead horses, the bodies of soldiers, muddy and bloody, scat tered about and intermingled. See the casualty list. There appears the name of your own dear one. lie gave his all for those who stayed at home. Go farther and see more graves; more pineboard headstones, where "unknown" conies under the caption of "missing." The friends of him whom sleeps beneath this slab will never know when, where or how he died." "Do Your Bit" "Do your bit if you want your boy to come home with the firm of 'Me and Gott' by the back of the neck," was one of the lecturer's striking sentences. "The American soldiei is afraid of nobody, but he can't light the insidious German agent back homo whet is nullifying his ef forts at the front, and I'm out after this type of German-Americans." The difference between the Ger man oflicers and those of the Brit ish, he said, "is that the Germans say: 'Go on boys,' while the English say, 'come ftm boys.' " His graphic story of his own ex periences was told in an easy, mod est manner that won his audieneu completely. He showed his audience the various "tools" used in trench warfare, from a loop of barbed wire used to bring prisoners quietly from enemy trenches, to trench knives and "persuaders," which are long clubs used in close quarters. He told of his own varied experiences from the time of the sinking of the Lusi tania, which prompted him to go to England and enlist, to the time he was wounded atid lay for three days in a sliellhole in No Man's land, sorely wounded, without water and most of the time unconscious. He was out withya detail of twenty men on a trench raid when a Tommy sneezed. A little later this same chap in cutting a barbed wire made such a nise that the Germans were aroused. Star shells were thrown and the raiders stood out revealed be fore hundreds of German guns. They started to run back to their own trenches, but only three of them ever got there. Empey was shot in the face and twice through the shoulder and as he fell he hurled a bomb he had In his hand back into the German trench, killing a num ber of the enemy. Then he stumbled into a shellhole and was uncoi - scious. For three days he lay there, until advancing British found him and carried him off to a hospital. DECEMBER 29, 1917. PAID BONUS BUT * LOST HIS PLANT fContinued from First Page. [ 000 in bonds which tied me.up 30 I could not raise any more money on the property," the witness uns wered. At first McDonald said, he had more business than he could attend to but later ho began to feel compe tition and the bank commenced to press him for money. To satisfy their demands, he said, he gave up bit by bit all his property, lost his health iTnd finally the plant, but paid his indebtedness in full. In adjourning the sessions to en j able the commission to return to Washington this afternoon, Mr. He | ney said the surface had only been ] scratched in New England and that j he planned to return soon to tinish j the investigation. President John J. Martin, of Ex- I change Trust Company to-day dc | nied testimony given at the Federal Trade Commission inquiry into the packing business, to the effect that i his bank had charged William Mc i Donald, formerly an independent Tenderer, ten per cent, interest on a loan, or that the bank had accepted a bonus for making the loan. Member of Committee Objects to Cancellation; Brother Has Contracl By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 29.—The profita ble "scrap sorting contracts" in con nection with making of Army uni forms, which testimony at the Sen ate committee investigation of war activities, has led into the commit i tees of the Council of National De fense, came up again at to-day's hearing while Quartermaster Gen eral Sharpe was still under exami nation. It was developed that Samuel Kap lan, a ihember of one of the supply committees 'had protested against cancellation of a sorting contract in which his brother was interested, and it was further developed that his brother was treasurer of the Mill j Brook Mill Company, owning one of the Connecticut woolen mills com mandeered by the government. Senator McKellar asked whether Eamnuel Kaplan, treasurer of the Mill Brook Mill Company was not a brother of Samuel Kaplan, a mem ber of a supply committee. General Shame said he thought so. Senator Weeks brought out that on April 3, Boston wool dealers offer ed all their wool to the government at prevailing prices, but the offer never reached General Sharpe, being referred to the general munitions board by Secretary Baker. When orders were given to prepare to clothe the one million more men. General Sharpe satd, soaring prices, rather than a was the worst factor in the situation. Railroads Not Entirely Responsible For Coat Shortage, Says Mead Washington, Dec. 29.—Although there has been suffering in the na tional capital for lack of fuel, A. L. Snead, distributor for the fuel ad 'ministration, told tho Senate investi gating committee to-day, enough coal had been shipped here to supply nor mal demands. Coal was unavailable, he contend ed, because persons who could afford it overbought, local dealers did not co-operate with th*' fuel administra tion and distributing'facilities were inadequate. "The railroads are not entirely responsible for congestion due, to crosshaulinng," said Snead. "The operators desire it in many cases, as it often extends their distributing field." MERCURY TO HUG ZERO MARK HERE [Continued from First Page.] rived they were directed to the W. 11. Hunt Carriage Works, 549 Woodbine street, but workmen there khew nothing about the alarm. It could not be learned who sent in the call. The police department is investigat ing in an effort to locate the person who sent in the alarm. COLDEST DAY OF YEAR Philadelphia, Dec. 29. Steam and electric car service was inter rupted and telephone and telegraph wires were damaged by a snow storm which ushered in the coldest day of the winter here to-day. 12 BEI.OW ZERO Easton, Pa.. Dec. 29. —This morn ing marked the coldest weather of the winter in the Poconos, the ther mometer registering 12 degrees be- I low zero at Pocono Station at 7 a. m. MUCH SUFFERING Baltimore. Dec. J9. - This region awoke to-day to one of the coldest | days it has experienced since tho ,local Weather Bureau was establish ed. The temperature dropped to six degrees above zero at 7 a. m. with a high wind and light snow fall. The storm brought a decided lilcve.'ix* lit suffering among the poor of tills city and added to the already serious situation in regard to co.il shortage. I;ACI( FUEL Boston. Dec. 29. The most severe cold wave experienced in New England since 1914 swept in from the northwest early to-day and caused widespread suffering because of tho general la-k of fuel. Carbarn Employes Have Hundred Per Cent. Flag The Harrisburg Railways Comnanv carbarn employes have a Red Cross flag of the hundred per cent. kind. Including in the forty-seven emploves who subscribed is one Austrian who cheerfully put up liis dollar. THREE INJURED IN REVOLVER DUEL By Associated Press El Paso. Tex., Dec. 2.9.—Captain J. White, of an artillery regi ment: Lieutenant St. Clair, deputy provost marshal, and Edward Me lius, a city detective, were seriously 1 wounded last night in a three-liand ' i pistol tight at the home of Cap tain White, near Fort Bliss. DANES PROTEST By Associated Press London, Dec. 29. According to a German newspaper the Danish Gov ernment hat: protested to Washington against the internment of German sail ors at St. Thomas. Before taking over the Danish West Indies, tht> United States is said to have guaran teed that the Germans there would be tret, ed as neutrals until the end of the war. BANK MAN/IGICK RKI.EASEU By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 29—8. R. Stevens manager of the National City branch bank In Petrograd, and his assistant .1 Mr. Link, arrested when the Bol sl-*vikl seized the bank, have been released, reported American Ambas sador Francis to-day. NOT EASY TO STOP FRENCH WINE SALE STATES PERSHING Mooted Question Is Being Discussed With Officials of French Government By Associated Press France, Friday, Dec. 28.—General Pershing in an interview with cor respondents to-day, said the question of prohibiting the sale of all intoxi cating liquors to American troops, "it'll ho favors, is being discussed \wth the French government. He explained his recent order prohibit ihflit^vinV 6 ° f i a ," Intoxicants except, light wine and beer and the cond'- cai?sed P | r t° V f i ing , in Fra ce which caused it to be drawn as it was. A Was not any means intend nyey un injunction to tho troops to drink light wine '.. : 1 kut quite the reserve," h io. WaB drawn to conform to •• AHI U 'V ON THO subject, of I , am heartily in favor . A ohiblton for the American ex peditionary force, the situation in •r.ineo and the United States is !vL u e san J e - Comparatively few w i ! P f° p e drink water as we do; they drink wine instead. This is part y because the French water supplv !! pu , re as ours - French win'o is lif,ht and much less intoxicating than is generally supposed. An in toxicated Frenchman is a rare sight indeed, French beer also is by no means strong. The French govern ment issues to its soldiers a regular wine ration. r u?.Vi! o y their are obstacles to forbidding wine shops in the zone of the army to do business at all which practically is what tlie French would have to do. 1..0cal sentiment will play a large part in the determina tion of the question. AMERICAN STEAMER SINKS HUN U-BOAT [Continued from First Page.f Fanning immediately headed for the spot and about three minutes after the periscope had been sighted drop ped a depth charge. The Nicholson also speeded to the position of tijo submarine, which appeared to be heading toward a merchant vessel in the convoy, and dropped another depth charge. At that moment tho submarine's conning tower appeared on the surface between the Nichol son and the convoy and the Nichol son fired three shots from her stern gun. The how of the submarine came up rapidly. She was down by the stern, but righted herself and seemed to increase her speed. The Nicholson cleared, the Fanning headed for the U-boat, firing from the bow gun. After the third shot, the crew of the submarine all came on deck and help up their hands, the submarine surrendering at 4.28 p. rr,. "The Fanning approached the sub marine to pick up the prisoners, both destroyers keeping their batteries trained on the boat. "A line was gotten to the subma rin but in a few minutes she sank, the line was let go and the crew of the U-boat jumped into the water and swam to the Fanning. "Although the crew all wore life preservers," the statement continues, "a number of them were exhausted when they reached the side of the destroyer. As the submarine sank, five or six men were caught by the radio aerial and carried below the. surface before they disentangled themselves. Ten of the men were so weak that lines had to be passed under their arms to haul them aboard. One man was in such a condition that he could not even hold the line thrown him. Chief Pharmacist's Mate Elzer Harwell and Coxswain Francis O. Connor, (N. N. V.) jumped over board nfter this man and secured a line uncle his arms. When he was hauled aboard every effort was made to re suscitate him but he died in a few minutes. The four officers of the submarine and thirty-five members of the crew were all taken prison ers. "After being taken on board tho prisoners were givn hot coffee and sandwiches. Though under strict guard they seemed contented and a short time commenced to sing. To make them comfortable the crew of the destroyer gave them warm coats and heavy clothing. "Kaiser" and "Gott" "The German officers said the first depth charge had wrecked the ma chinery of the submarine and caus ed her to sink to a considerable depth. "The submarine bore no number, nor distinguishing mark. She was. however, identitied by lifeboats and by statements of an officer and men of the crew. One of the lifebelts, the report said, had 'Kaiser' marked on one side and 'Gott' on the other. "The Fanning proceeded to port and transferred her prisoners under guard. As they were leaving iit small boats the Germans gave three cheers. The commanding officer of the Fanning read tiui burial service over the body of tlietdead German sailor and the destroyer proceeded to sea and buried him with full military honors. "In his report the commander of the Fanning praises the conduct cf his officers and crew and gives par ticular credit to Lieutenant Walter O. Henry, officer of the deck, and to Coxswain Loomis, who sighted the periscope. He also commends Phar masist's Mate Harwell and Coxswain Connor, who pumped overboard to save the drowning German. "The British commander-in-chief, under whom tho destroyers were op erating, said this in his report to ihe British admiralty: Affair Itctlccts Credit " 'The whole affair reflects credit on the discipline and training of tho United States flotilla,' and added that the incident showed the Fann ing a man-of-war in the best sense of the term, well disciplined and organized and ready for imme diate action. He also praises her commander, Lieutenant A. S. Car pender, and commends Lieutenant Henry, Coxswain Loomis, Pharma cist's Mate Harwell and Coxswain Connor. Tho British admiral also commended the prompt action of the Nicholson, which he says complet ed the success of its sister ship. The Nicholson was commanded by Lieutenant G. H. Fort. The British admiralty sent a telegram to the commander-in-chief directing him to express to the commanding officer, officers and men of the Fanning, its 'high appreciation of their success ful action against enemy subma rines.' "Vice Admiral Sims, commanding the American forces operating in European waters, commended tho officers und men of the Fanning and Nicholson. Coxswain Loomis was advanced to the next higher rating in recognition of his vigilance in sighting the periscope,"
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