10 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW ON TODAY Display of Cars Said to Be Larger Than Any Pre ceding Year New York, Jan. s.—For the first time in the twenty-two-year career of the American automobile indus try, war has cast its shadow over the annual New York automobile shew, which opened here to-day for a week's run at the Grand Central Palace, but, despite the unusual con ditions confronting the nation in nnns, tlie interest among exhibitors is just as keen as in the seventeen previous years of this production, now the richest and largest of in dustrial exhibitions. Popular en thusiasm also promises to bring out an attendance that will shatter all existing records. The display of cars and accessories 1 is larger and more representative of th® industry than were the exhibits at any past show, 300 new automo-1 bile models being*sho\vn by the lead- 1 ing manufacturers of the country,; while the equipment offered for 'n speotion literally chokes three lioors j of the big exposition building. Th(Ve. is a military atmosphere surrounding the New York show! 1918. At several booths service flags I S-PasscnK<T Touring $725 3-Passenger Clover-Leaf Roadster Ensminger Motor Co. THIRD and CUMBERLAND STS. Bell I'lmne 3515 DODGE BROTHERS ROADSTER It is wonderful how well people think of the car. Its quality is a thing everyone seems to take for granted. Long life, faithful service, fine riding qualities, lasting finish—none of these are debated. The prospective owner is nearly always sure of them without discussion. —■ x It will pay you to visit us and examine this car , The gasoline consumption is unusually low. The tire mileage is unusually high. Roadster, Touring Car or Commercial Car, $885; Scdnu or Coupe, 51350; Winter Touring Oar or Roadster, SIOSO (All prices f. o. b. Detroit) KEYSTONE MOTOR CAR CO. 57 to 103 S. Cameron St. Harrisburg, Pa. C. H. Barner, Manager. STORAGE BATTERIES FREEZE During 1018 YOUR CAR'S BATTERY will give the best kind of dependable service if you will avail yourself of our expert and thorough, free test ing and watering service. RIGHT NOW is an excel lent time to have the battery * cleaned and overhauled. You'll find this a thoroughly equipped and stocked battery station prepared to handle YOUR BATTERY. Reason able charges. ONLY OFFICIAIi WIl-LARD SERVICE STATION' —— SATURDAY EVENING, Harribburg .TAWtTAttV S, 1918, are Used In decorating. New body colors bear the names of Pertihin<* gray and periscope gray. Many of the arce-po n i 'l l 1. litre they lire designed to eliminate need less waste anil save gasoline. "New bodies and line coachwork are the predominating features of the 1918 show," said George M. Dickson, president of the National Motor Car and Vehicle Corporation, of Indian apolis. "There lias been little <4iange in motor and chassis design, due to the fact that the majority of the leading automobile engineers of the country are too busy serving the Government to perfect innova tions. "Moreover, radical changes in en gine and chassis design might be rated as unpatriotic, since the work would require the manufacture of nev/ die? and Jigs from materials that should be conserved for Gov ernment use. 1 j "The display of fine bodies at the ! New York show, however, is an in ' 1 dication that the American automo -1 bile industry is advancing and at > \ we are no longer dependent on Eu , I rope for distinctive coachwork and 1 body styles as we were only three •'or four years ago. Tlie American ' j automobile body of to-day has indi- I viduality where formerly it was in a j large measure a. reflection of the i European trend of design." Shop Employes Gave Their Gifts to Recruits Tn place of the usual Christmas '( gifts to its employes, the Dort Mo tor Car Company, of Flint, Michi ! I Kan. doubled the sum that would ordinarily be appropriated for that purpose and. sent it 111 cash pro rata to the sixty-three Dort factory men now In the Army and Navy. ! It, was announced by the directors j of the company that this action was taken at the suggestion of one of /the shop employes, enthusiastically ! seconded by several of his fellows. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Lemoyne, Pa., Jan. s.—The an- | j nual meeting of the stockholders of | the United Electric Company for the ( election of a board of directors and I for'the transaction of other corpora- I j tion business, will be held at the of j fice of the company at Chambersburg j on Monday, January 14, at 4 o'clock. | This company operates a plant in this I place which supplies the West Shore ' with current. Demand of Dealers For Motor Cars Exceeds Supply Motorcar manufacturers and deal ers arriving In New York during the last work for th opening of the na tional automobile show Saturday, voiced but one regret and as to that they were In unanimous accord. The one regret was the certainly of a reduced 1818 car production In the face of a live market. From the west, northwest and the south par ticularly, men accustomed to count ing correctly the pulse of the trade, predicted a demand for cars quite equal to tlie rosiest years of tho past. liven eastern men reported many | good signs. One, a distributor of Dort cars In upper New Kngland, said he Was ready to contract for double the output the factory would allow him. "That's nothing," said a friend from Texas, also a Dort distributor, "I'd take three times as many as they will give me." These are typical remarks from pre show talk heard on every hand re garding conditions. The answer, it Is declared, is that automobiles are in dispensable to the transportation re quirements of the country. Business could not be carried on with the same speed and efficiency without them, the automobile men say. liven though it were possible to return to the days when traffic was measured by the ground-covering capacity of horses, it would be economical to do so. Horses consume valuable foodstuffs. Cars run on gasoline, of which there is an ample supply. Speed, it is argued, Is necessary In order to end the war quickly—not only speed In strictly military prepa ration and movement, but also In all walks of civil life. Individual civil ians contribute to the success of the war in just the measure that they are personally alert, active and effi cient. Efficiency Is largely a matter of time and no agency saves so much time as the paissenger automobiles. This is the drift of expression at the New York show and it is mighty interesting. Reo Engineer Devotes His Entire Time to Government Hori'ce T. Thomas, chief engineer of the Reo Motor Oar Company since its inception, is devoting: his entire time to Government work in Wash ington. The Reo engineer is chairman of the committee on designing this new Government standardized %-ton truck. Mr. Thomas says, "As it sooner or later gets to the consciousness of every loyal American that he has a part to play, I began to feel that I should be doing, or at least trying to do, something for my country in this crisis. "At first my intention was to re sign the position I have held so long and offer myself to the Government. "Mr. Scott, vice-president and gen eral manager of the Reo Company, when advised of my plan, said, 'You do'not crave an uniform or a mili tary title, do you? You simply want a job of work in the interests of better efficiency.' "I told him that was my aim. but I didn't see how I could be of much use unless I offered myself wholly and gave all my time to the work. "He then said that the Reo Mo tor Car Company felt just as pa triotic as I could possibly feel and that the company would give me leave and, in addition, pay my sal ary and expenses for the duration of the war. "So I am In Washington co-oper ating with a lot of other experienced automobile engineers in working out a standardized light truck and other war equipment." Those who know Reo engineering know that it is sound engineering and it is good to feel that our Gov ernment has the assistance of prac tical men who hold regular positions on their ability. Cadillac Service a Business in Itself The unusual extent of the facilities maintained by the Codillac Motor Car Company for rendering service to owners of its cars is shown by the fact that the factory service depart ment-requires a separate building, with approximately 60,000 square feet of floor space. For the future con duct of this department on the same efficiency basis as in the past, the company has provided materials, in cluding alloy steel parts, sufficient for two to three years to come. The parts department has its own machine shop. It employes 225 to 250 people. Its stock of parts for past and present Cadillac models com prises approximately 25,000 Items, and this stock is maintained complete from year to year. Having its own separate manufacturing facilities, it as possible for this department to produce many parts that must be made quickly. Supplementing this service, which Is tinder the supervision of the gen eral salesmanager, is a corps of tech nical experts at the factory and on the road. Those at the factory are equipped to give complete advice as to the care and operation of Cadillac cars. Each of those on the road has a prescribed territory, in which he Is active at .ill times, keeping in touch with Cadillac dealers ant owners, and tendering to, both such service as may be necessary from time to time. The men who are engaged in this work have been especially trained for it. The Cadillac Companj' has always made it a point to be able to furnish parts for any /far it lias ever made, and the purpose of its highly organ ized service department Is to con tinue this policy. Scarcely a day passes that the company does not receive an order, and ship parts, for a Cadillac built in 1903 or 1904. / WE REPAIR RADIATORSI Lamps, Fenders, Hoods, Bodies and 9 Windshields Nuss Mfg. Co. I 11th anil Mulberry St*. I IIAHIUSIILKU, PA, ■ The Only Truck Attachment that Include Unit, Cmb sad Body ia one Job it one Priot Saves you (75 I . n\ to SIR OB body I I■! I II L it, | equipment. I I —/ Writ* for oar I •itwsuk* / booklet. 0.11 -W / T.\prm*m My Miller Auto Co., Inc. 50-68 S. Cameron St. Bell 4119 Dial 3660 CUMBERLAND VALLEY CARLISLE PEOPLE CAN KEEP HOGS Council and Board of Health Suspend Restriction on* Pens in Borough Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 5.-—After threat ening a Veritable revolution in the organization of the new town Coun cil, the matter of the removal of the 1 estrictions governing the keeping of hogs in the borough of Carlisle was adjusted last evening by the an nouncement of the Board of Health that the "zone" provision lias been suspended for one year and, if nec essary, for the duration of the war. Councilmen who voted some months ago for such an action and were balked by the board Were pre paring to have the majority of the health body oustod by the new pres ident and a complete organization on a "hog platform." The case has been contested for several months, the Council favor ing the keeping in a certain section of the central part of the town and the Board of Health opposing. The case was taken to court and the Board of HeaJth, acting under tho new borough code, was upheld. HUNS KEEP THEIR ALLIES IN WAR [Continued from First Pae.] Yet, despite this misery, they put on a surprisingly bold front and any one thinking they are crushed is clos ing his eyes to facts. The correspondent met the pris oners on a road leading to the town where they are being rounded up preparatory to being set to work or sent to a prison camp. Small detach ments were stretched along the road for some distance, each group being guarded by French soldiers. One de tachment carried spades and picks instead of guns. All ages were seen among the pris oners. There was a boy of eighteen and a man of fifty with a gray beard. A coating of trench mud made them look worse than they really were for they had stout boots, leggins and overcoats. Some had shawls and blankets. Their headgear consisted of battered helmets and caps with heavy hoods. They tramped along sullenly to large cour.vards where food was being distributed. Each man got a small tin of meat and a large chunk of bread. The correspondent tasted the bread and found it better in quality than that he had been get ling in first-class restaurants. The prisoners ate like ravenous animals and said it was the best food they had had in weeks. The correspondent was told by the prisoners that the method of the French attack was an entirely new experience for them, as they seldom had undergone such murderous artil lery fire. Most of the men were Mor avians, Dalmatians and Galicians.The sudden French charge, after the ar tillery fire, bowled them over before they had any chance to offer resist ance. Concerning the war they all expressed themselves as heartily sick of it and said the Germans were keeping the others in the fight. As the officers came from their quarters it was seen they were chief ly Hungarians, with some Moravians and Dalmatians and one Galician. They were very cold and their first request was for warm food. "We have not had warm food for days," said their spokesman, a stocky young Dalmatian officer. "And our own French soldiers did not have warm food for nine days after they arrived here," said the commandant. He explained that fuel was almost impossible to get and with no coal and little wood, hot food was almost out of the question. The commandant told the officers that if they had a soldier barber ho would be permitted to come and shave them and clean their boots and uniforms. Asked about the war the officers gave America's entry into it as an in stance that all the world was against the central powers. One officer said the food supply was running low, but it was better off in Hungary than in Austria. They thought, however, that Austria-Hungary could hang on. Asked about the ragged condition of their uniforms, one officer said: "Yes, we are ragged and look like tramps, but what does that count in fighting?" The officers were very anxious to know when they would be removed to prison camps in France, and seem ed gratified to learn that they prob ably would go through Paris within two weeks. After taking turns in get ting warm around the camp fire, the officers returned to their quarters. A German ■ artillery officer, who was captured with the Austrian!!, was given quarters by himself but the commandant said that another German would soon arrive to keep him company. The German, while deferential and civil, maintained complete silence on the war. His uniform and 'equipment looked in better condition than that of ihe Austro-Hungarian officers, but they were badly run down. Uncertain as to New Draft Ruling Results Harrisburg may have to furnish a quota for the second draft, according to local draft boards. Owing to the new ruling that men be taken in ac cordance with the number of men in class 1, the quota for the city may be raised. Draft officials do not know as yet whether the city will have to furnish a quota. Some weeks ago the members of the local Regular Army recruiting party were of the opinion that the city would not have 10 send a draft quota, owing to the large number of volunteers recruited since the first draft. WILIj address school Camp Hill, Jan. s.—The Sunday school of the Presbyterian Church will be addressed to-morrow morn ing by R. N. McCandless, the secre tary of the Associated Aids of Har lisburg. He will tell the school of the good clone by its Christmas gifts to Harrisburg's poor. At its Christ mas entertainment the scholars brought offerings of food and cloth ing to help Santa Claus bring Christ mas cheer to the needy. These were turned over to Mr. McCandless for distribution, for he knew where the gifts would find grateful hearts. The morning service will be a missionary service. The pastor will preach a missionary sermon and the offering will be given to the Board of For eign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. In the evening the pastor will preach the sixth ol' his series of sermons on the "Beatitudes." KNTHRTAINS S. H. S. SOKORITY Shlremanstown, Pa.. Jan. s.—Miss Marie Senseman and Miss Emma Senseman delightfully entertained the Sigma Beta Sigma Sorority Club at their home In liHst Main street Mon day eveniug. Carlisle Council Discusses High Cost of Paving Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 6.—The closing meeting of the Carlisle Borough Council was marked by a warm dis cussion on street matters, the pav ing of Pitt street completed during the year being the main target. The cost per front foot Is 3.66, an In crease of flfty cents per foot over any work heretofore done and charge of lax methods and improper super vision featured. The town's share Is Increased due to the fact that the post office and two school buildings are in the paved sector. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 5. —Announce- ment was made to-day of the en gagement of Miss Almeda Jones, of Carlisle, to liowan C. Pearce, of Germantown. The latter was a for mer Dickinson student, for a time connected with tho Standard Oil Company and now stationed at Paris Island, Port Royal, S. C„ having en listed in the Marine Corps. Miss Jones is a prominent musician and is known socially here and in Har risburg. She is a daughter of W. K. Jones, head of the W. K. Jones Gro cery Company, of this place. COMMISSIONED FOR BRAVERY Waynesboro, Pa.. Jan. s.—Wil liam B. Gilmore, of Chambersburg, son of the late Col. James R. Gil more, has re-enlisted in the Amer ican expeditionary force in France. Mr. Gllmore's second enlistment in the Ambulance Field service, in which he received the Cross of Hon or for bravery under fire, having ex pired. he has been commissioned as first lieutenant in the Field Artillery "over there." < STARTING K. OF C. CAMPAIGN "Waynesboro, Pa., Jan. 5. —A mass meeting in the interest of the Knights of Columbus war campaign funtl will be held • Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock in the Arcade the ater. A program lias been prepared for the occasion which will consist of music and speeches. Those mak ing addresses will be: Charles Wal ter and Norm art Hon brake, of Cham bersburg; William Rodenhaver, of Harrisburg; the Rev. J. K. Guy and Watson R. Davison, of Waynesboro. DINNER, FOR OFFICIALS "Waynesboro. Pa„ Jan. s.—After the regular meeting yesterday even ing the members of the borough town Council and other borough of ficials were entertained at a turkey dinner at the Warner apartments by President A. R. Warner, who retires from Council next Monday night after twelve consecutive years of service as councilman. Those pres ent were: J. W. Croft, C. I. Myers, E. E. Conrad, S. A. Benedict, S. S. Weaver, Leonard Johnston, A. Stover Fitz and John C. Hitesliew. MKASLES AT SCOTLAND SCHOOL Waynesboro, Pa., Jan. s.—There are seventy-five cases of measles in the Soldiers' Orphans Industrial School, at Scotland. All the build, ings are under quarantine and Dr. J. P. Maclay, of Chambersburg, the physician to the school, is trying hard to head off the disease. One of the boy pupils of the school vis ited the soldiers' encampment at Gettysburg late in the summer and contracted a case of regular "sol dier measles" and case a£ter case has followed since. Possibility of Labor Drafts Are Hinted at by Provost Marshal W aSliington. Jan. 5. Maintenance of an adequate labor supply without class exemptions for workers in vital industries or on farms is sought by Major General Enoch H. Crowder, provost marshal general, in recom mending that Congress amend the se lective draft act to provide for the registration of men who have attain ed twenty-one years of age since June T> and for the yearly registration of youths reaching that age. While expressing the hope that such a drastic course would not be neces sary. the provost marshal general said it was not inconceivable that draft of labor would be made, and that the government had full power for such a move. L>eneral Crowder, in his annual re port sent to Congress yesterday by- Secretary ttaker, takes the position that it is necessary to retain workers in shipbuilding operations, in muni tion factories and 011 farms, but he believes that the deferred classifi cation will care for them unless thfe nation is reduced to the ultimate ex tremities of needing such men in the field. Me does not believe there is any such possibility in the immediate future if Congress approves the draft ing of the 700,000 men who annually reaech twenty-one years of age. AglllllKt rIdNH IMhtinCtioKlN It was sakl General Crowder would give this answer to the appeals of Fuel Administrator Garfield, who be lieves retention of coal miners especially in the anthracite fields, is of the highest importance, and Direc tor General McAdoo, who believes that efficient railroad operatives are serv ing their country just as well haul ing supplies as carrying guns. There will be no definite class ex emption for these men, but all of them will have the assurance that they are in deferred classes and will not be railed lor military services un less unforseen emergencies are en countered. JOIIX A. HABECKEK DIES Itutherford Heights. Pa.. Jan. 5. John A. Habecker died to-day at the horrte of his son-in-law, Charles A. Baker, 13 Somerset street. * Pennsylvania Indemnity Exchange | jj PHILADELPHIA jj "RECIPROCAL AUTOMOBILETNSURANCE | jj H arritbarg Branch, A. L Hall, Patriot Building Manager | For the Car Owner Who Knows AUTO SUPPLIES SALE We have our table up and At 8 1 ma11 c ° st , w0 * an make , . , j. _.. r,. your brass beds, chandeliers loaded with discontinued lines and sUverware look llke new with a price that will sell them in a very short time. We replate and refintsh gold You no doubt, have a minute and silverware, brass and to spare today. Look the ar- nickel fixtures of every de ticles over on this table; there scription. is something for you regard- A phone ball brings our rep less of the car you drive. resentative to your door with Front-Market Motor Supply Co. an est,rnate 109-111 Market Street NO CONVENTION FOR DEMOCRATS VanDyke Idea Fails to Win Much Applause Around the State Windmill These Days Th demand of the Harrisburg Democratic Association for a return to the old state convention system wherein representative Democrats of Pennsylvania may gather "to discuss merits of men suggested as condi riates for state nominations" and to consider planks for state platforms will be ignored by the Democratic State Committee as the action of men who cling to institutions of the past. The resolutions adopted by the association, which is composed of a number of prominent Democrats, including most of the original Bryan .element, have been sent to State Democratic headquarters, but by an, apparently pre-arranged policy all comment upon them is withheld. A state convention to discuss mer its of candidates in advance or the primary is about the last thing that the folks around the State Demo cratic headquarters want this year. The headquarters company would be glad to have a conference to discuss finances, but nothing else. The plat form will be left to the state 1 com mittee after it is elected at the pri mary at which it is hoped to get away with the whole Washington ticket. Meanwhile the headquarters will be maintained here, the press cli-pping bureau run actively and th glad hand given to Democrats who may stiny into the place. Most of the Democratic officeholders realize by this time that every time they vis it the headquarters it costs money. Acting Chairman Joseph F. Guffey is expected to visit the headquarters some time late this month. He has i>ot been here for weeks, but with the promulgation of the. slate ho will stop in on his way to and from Washington. The plans are to util ize to the utmost the federal appoint ments in Pennsylvania, to mobilize the jobholders and to make what capital is possible out of the railroad situation, placing the blame for the fuel and food situations upon the city and county administrators. The aim will be to avoid not only con ventionn but even meetings of the executive committee. COAL DEALERS^ ARE PESSIMISTIC [Continued from First Page.] keep his entire force busy deliver ing it to consumers for four weeks at least. For every small shipment of coal that is received, he said, he has eight times as many customers demanding it as it will supply. Other dealers agreed with this one that the coal shortage is reaching an acute stage. With the exception of one dealer, wlio lias seemed to be well supplied, the dealers expressed the seriousness of the situation in emphatic terms this morning. A deal er said that during the cold wave that has enveloped the city for th last ten days, his office has been be sieged continually with from forty to sixty people. Tt seems to be charac teristic of every consumer ordering coal that he needs it for immediate delivery. Little Relief That the coal supply is reaching a stage where it is almost impossible to secure it has been attested dally at the police station during the last cold wave. Every day. Chief of Po lice Wetzel said, an average of a dczen people approach him with a de mand for relief. The cases brought to the police are of the most serious nature, it was pointed out, as people hesitate to go before the police until they have reached a point where Im mediate alleviation of their plight is necessary. There is no immediate relief In sight, aay the dealers, and Fuel Ad ministrator Hickok said thjs morning that the operators he saw in Phila delphia were unable to make any promises of delivery. The situation all over the state Is so bad that Mr. Hickok's recital of Harrisburg's con dition to the state administrator and the fuel operators was but a drop in the bucket. Mr. Hickok said this morning that there is some coal on the way to this city that has been lost or laid up on sidings or lost In the freight congestion. In response to the suggestion of Mr. Hickok that the situation be re lieved by using wood for fuel, one dealer said that it was his opinion that some one would no doubt or ganize forces to take the fire out of the mountains during the acute short age. Another dealer said that the plan is not feasible, as the wood costs as much as the coal and would not' give any real relief. Harrisburg Man Sails For France as "Y" Secretary Word has jujst been received here that G. M. Appleby has sailed for Prance to take up work as Y. M. C. A. secretary there. Mr. Appleby was president of Appleby Brothers and Whittaker, was superintendent of a stone quarry, the General Bridge and Construction Company, and was presi dent and organizer of the Mine, Mill, Plumbing and Heat Supply Companv. He is a member of the Engineers So ciety of Pennsylvania. He lived at 1812 Mulberry street. Aged Methodist Minister Dies at Lewistown I/ewistown, Pa., Jan, B.—The Rev, Dr, Joseph Gray, a prominent Meth odist minister, <lie<i at I*ewlstown yes terday. Funeral services will be held on Monday at the Methodist Church. I>r. Gray was one of the oldest mem bers of the Central Pennsylvania Conference, which he Joined in 1868. He retired from the active ministry in 1905 and was living at I.ewlstown. lie Is the father of the Rev. Dr. J. M. M. Gray, pastor of the Grand Avenue Methodist Kplscopal Church, Kansas City, Mo., one o mthe most prominent churches of the denomination in the country. COMMUNION AT ST. JOHN'S Shiremanstown, Pa., Jan. s.—The first Sunday of the New Year at St. John's will be opened by tho adminis- ECONOMY H ■ ISJTEB i these days of 5 | F|| Hi conservation, I what perf ec t | I peace of mind 5 you may enjoy, I ' owning and driv- I ing , | | New Series "R" | l "The Comfort Chr" I The product of I I two years road test. ■ | Hupmobile Sales Corp. | I" - Sales and Service 103 Market St. R. J. Church, Manager I I - I I W I I This Sign at our door; which means that we are an Eveready Service Station, completely equipped to I charge and repair storage batter- I ies of whatever make. jy We handle the only battery jree M from ruirvtut sulphation which is the chief cause of battery failure and trouble. e .. _ . . Definite Guarantee i The only battery free from ruinout StartinstTDe.l >4 veers sulphation ia a startling claim made by no other battery manufacturer; but we Lighting and Ignition give a written guarantee of non-aul- | lype.3y.ar.. phation and service-life with each EVEREADY we eelL /\ W want th. chanc. to and your eut phation troubles—we have the battery There ia an EVEREADY aize and style for every need and to fit any bat- V tery bo, made. dFj MILLER AUTO CO. M 68 South Cameron Street * Harrisburg, Pa. tralion of Holf Communion, Th pre paratory service Will precede th communion service. At th morninK service new members will be re ceived. At vespers the pastor's theme will bo "Tho Signs of the Times." PILOT "The Car Ahead." 91295—"Double Cowl," 5-pasa. Touring and "Get - Chummy" P oadster. Unhesitatingly the choice of exclusive buyers, who demand In. dividuality and personality in their possessions. ' Ensminger Motor Co. Circvu & Cumberland Sta.
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