2 SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE WITH EMPEY By Arthur Guy Empey ! (Continued) Tommy is a natural' born soccer player and clever with his feet, but stupid with his hand's when it cpmes to baseball. Several of them had a bad habit of stopping grounders with their feet, especially our short stop. He would see a hot grasseater coming his way, then, instead of us ing his hands, he would put his fooc in front of it. The ball would climb his leg and get him .on the chin or in the eye. After receiving a puffed up lip and a beautiful black eye, he flatly refused to. play unless 1 would let him wear the mask. Americans, picture a shortstop wearing a catch er's mask and then sympathize with Stewart and me. The shortstop was a sergeant, and through diplomatic reasons I gave the mask to him. At this every infieiuer wanted to wear' it. Stewart solved the problem by putting in another shortstop and giv ing me the mask. In England they have a game call ed "Rounders," in which you are supposed to hit the baserunner with the ball to put liim.out. This is gen erally a tennis ball and does not hurt very much. Well, those Tommies had a habit of slamming the baseball with all their might at the unfortunate run ner. Many an early practice was broken up this way, because the team would lose Interest in baseball When they had a chance to view a fight between a giver and a receiver. After about ten days' practice we had picked two pretty fair teams and arranged for a scrub game. Stewart's side won, due to his pitching. Then, as is usual Thf. Tinv in baseball, things xiic J ulx began to happen. Ai — Jinx seemed to rest, on our candidates. Every time we had to go up the lino on a working party, one or two of the players. would get wounded or killed; in fact, being a baseball player got to be a) perfect. Jonah, and the Tommies j commenced getting superstitious. If I one of our team happened to be; working among ten or twelve other! company men, he was sure to get | hit, while the other fellows camei through without a rftratch. Stewart and I also began to get frightened, ;<nd decided to chuck up the whole | thing before we got it ourselves. > Then we went further back behind j the lines. During this stay we round- j i d out a passable team. A Canadian battalion, just sent out! from England, on their way to i "Wipers," went into billets about a mile from us. This was our chance. | Stewart went oyer and challenged | them to a game for the following Sunday. The challenge was accepted. We had a week's time in which to strengthen some weakness and to teach the bunch a little "inside baseball. Then the Jinx popped up again. Shortage of Coal Cuts _ \ Newville Revival Services N CAW Hie, Pa., Jan. s.—On account, of the shortage of coal at the dif- j fcrc-nt churches only three services will be held next week in observance; of the week of prayer. The first ser- ( > ice to be held in the Big Spring Presbyterian Church to-morrow . veiling, and the sermon will be preached by the Rev. E. L. Ditzler oin the theme, "The Word." On Wednesday evening, January 9. tho service will be held in the Church of God, and the Rev. C. C. Rass mussen will preach on the theme of "Prayer." The Rev. F. T. Wheeler will preach at the following Sunday Evening service in the United Pres byterian Church, the theme being, "Tho Holy Spirit." The offerings at these services will be placed in the hands of the Ladies' Benevolence society, to bo distributed to the wor thy poor of Newville. —The Young Ladies' Missionary society of the Church of God will meet at the home of Mrs. James D. Gutshall on Tuesday evening.—Mr. and Mrs. A. D Laughlin and daughter, Mary Jane, Mr. and Mrs. T. Frank Bower and Miss Margaret Bower were en tertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaner, at Harrisburg, on Sunday.—Mrs. Annie Hays vis-, ited lier sons, Robert and Dr. • Charles Hays, at Johnstown recently. —John Grimm, of Lafayette College, ; spent several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Grimm.—Miss Belle Dumfee has returned home Ml Facts, like rivets, hammered |B| WM • When the body loses effici llffil ency, it is time to remember iggflHl ||||j| that coffee drinking' does . ■ Then is the time to chang'e to ;fl| the delicious cereal drink'— ' l|S| J# POSTUM I mfe "There's a Reason" j|^ SATURDAY EVENING, BARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JANUARY 5, 191& | On the morning of the name with the Canadians, our cleverest infield er, the first baseman, picked up an old German hand grenade and brought it to the billet. This man was a great souvenir collector; always hammering at "dud" shells, trying to remove the nose-caps. Seeing him fooling around with the German bomb, I told him to throw it away; that one could never trust | those things; and that I did not wan';- to take any chances of losing a first baseman; but being of a naturally curious disposition, he refused tq, do so. Taking the bomb out behind the billet, lie proceeded to take lib erties with its mechanism; result, right hand blown off and another vacancy to be filled at first base. What we said about him would not ' be fit for publication. The game was scheduled for 2 o'clock, and exactly at 1.35 Mr. Frlta plunked a stray "five nine" shell into our infield between home and fire base, making a hole big enough for a limber to hide in. This •meant picks and shovels for all hands to fill in the hole. By this time a large crowd of root- j era for both sides had lined them selves along the foul lines. The com- j pliments that were wafted back an if forth made the chaplain pack up and leave before the game started. Then the betting commenced. It waxed hot and furious. I don't be lieve there was a loose penny in the crowd after all bets had been placed. Stewart and I tried to discourage this betting because we knew that if we lost we would be ostracized from that time on. We explained to the Tommies that the Canadians were baseball players, and that we were in for an awful trimming, but they wouldn't listen, saying that anybody who could make a ball curve in the air the way Stewart could was enough to win for any team, and that all the Canadians would strike i out. We insisted no further. We came to bat: , The Big first. Our first Game man U P sot bean- I ed, and instead of J xsegins taking first base ——— he went out into the pitcher's box to lick the pitch er. After a little argument we man aged to get him on first. The Canadian pitcher was wild. The next ball went over the catcher's head and our runner took second. The next man up struck out. , 1 batted third, hit to the outfield, the'right fielder dropped the ball and I reached second, the runner ahead of me moving to third base. Then Stewart got ujl and placed a corking double out into left Held. Stewart was a fast runner. I started for home, touched third, the runner In front of me plowing .along for home plate. He ran like an ice wagon. I was shouting to him to hurry up. I from a visit to Washington, D. C. — Ned Koser, of Wilmington, Del., spent several days with his mother, Mrs. Martha Koser,. —Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Woodburn and child, of Baltimore, Md., spent a week with t'ne former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Woodburn. STUDENTS RETURN TO BOOKS EilzabeQiville, Pa., Jan. 6.—Stu dents who were home for the holi days have again returned to their colleges and schools.—Thomas Os wald, of New York City, spent sev eral days with friends here. The local High school held a party'in the Swab buildiifg on New Year's eve. — j Harry Koppenheffer, son of D. W.; Koppenheffer, who is an enlisted j man in one of the Southern camps, l in Georgia, is spending a furlough j here.—lra M. Hoke has been con- i fined to his home with sickness.— j Jaccb Luboid, of Coatesville, was a| recent guest of Mrs. M. A. Miller and' family.—Merrill A. Leltzel and Miss 1 Pcari Bechtel, of Elizabethville, were; married at Harrisburg on Monday; evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Dewin J.! Bechtel spent several days with Mrs. j Stakely, at Harrisburg.—Allen Barr,> of Weatherly, is the guest of his sis-! ter, Mrs. Ralph Lehman.—Leon Eeam, of Elizabethville, is now in • France. Arthur Helt is also in i France.—The High School will dls- j play a service flag for the nine mem bers of the Alumni now serving in the Army.—The officers of the local I I'. C. S. of A. C*mp were installed! by District President Corbett, of Mil- j lersburg, on Thursday evening. I could hear Stewart pounding behind I me. The Tommy's cap blew off, and instead of going home he stopped j to pick it up. Stewart was shouting, | "Leg it, here comes the ball," as he i slid into third base. I could not pre : cede the runner in, so we were trap-- I ped tot a double play. Stewart's an- I gora was bristling and mine was tug- I ging at its chain. The Canadian rooters were tickled to death, their sarcastic remarks I burning into Stewart and me. Stew- I art was fast losing his temper. The first two Canadians struck out. The third man up got his base on a passed third strike, My error. Then our substitute first baseman pulled a stunt turned the tables on the Canadians and wewwere | somewhat appeased. ■ The Canadian runner was laying |p. few feet off first base. Suddenly ; our first bßfeman shouted *o him ; "Look out, 'ere comes a shell; duck ; low!',' The Canadian dropped to the | ground. Stewart instanfcly sized up ■ the situation and tossed the ball to I the first baseman, who touched the I baserunner and three were out. We ! had got our own back. Stewart and II could have both kissed that rube first baseman of ours: Right then and there we put him in a class with Hal Up to the fourth inning neither side scored. Stewart was pitching in fine form. The Canadians just couldn't connect with his delivery. All they were doing was fanning the air. The Canadian rooters commenc ed to get frightened because they saw their money disappearing into the Tommies' pockets. They had the greatest contempt for the rest of the team, myself included, but real ized that if Stewart did not weaken it would be a case of their going back to billets broke. Then old Mr. Jinx butted in again, and it happened. In the British army there is an order to the effect that gas helmets must be carried at all times, even while sleeping. To disobey this order is a serious offense, and means im mediate confinement. These gas hel mets are in a canvas bag and are slung around the left shoulder by means of a canvas strap. In pitching, Stewart's gas helmet bothered him greatly, and after the second inning he took it off. I warn ed him to be careful, because I no ticed several military police in the crowd. But Stewart would not listen. He always was pig-headed. One of the Canadian footers spot ted that Stewart had laid aside his helmet, and artfully communicated this fact to the rest of his team's rooters. I noticed the rooters crowd around him for three or four innings and then a great laugh went up and they stretched out along the foul lines. [To he Continued.] AUTO AND SLEIGH COLLIDE Union Deposit, Pa., Jan. s.—John Moyer, of Hershey, with his automo bile, collided with George Seiber's sleigh on Wednesday when passing down the hill at the Square, break ing the sleigh.:—Mr. and Mrs. Abram Fackler and Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kuhns spent a day at Elizabethtown, visiting the former's son, Enos Fack ler, and family.—Miss Grace Stauf fer. after spending some time at Harrisburg visiting her relatives, has returned home.—Edward Yeag ley and daughter, MabeK of Phila delphia, were recent guests of the former's sister, Mrs. Emma Boyer. —William Phfeils, of Palmyra, visit ed Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kneiswend er on Tuesday.—Dr. W. G. Goodman spent Wednesday at Harrisburg.— Landis Curry had a narrow escape from being run down by an auto mobile on Monday while coasting.— Mrs. Barbara Yingst, of Linglestown, is spending several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. David Patrick.—Mr. and Mrs. William Umberger, of Hanover dale, were guests of the Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Kuhns on Sunday.—Mrs. Ella J. Rapp is spending some time at Bethlehem.—Preaching services will be held in the United Brethren Church to-morrow morning at 10.30 o'clock by the pastor, the Rev. J. R. McDonald.—Miss Sarah Etter, of Annville, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Etter, on Sunday.—Roy Landis, of State College, after spend ing the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mm. A. L. Landis, returned on Wednesday. „ THREE MURDER CASES LISTED FOR HEARINGS More Than 200 Criminal Charges to Be Taken Up January 14 More than 200 cases, including three murder charges, have been listed for at the January ses sions of criminal court, opening Monday, January 14. Of this num ber 138 are new cases and about sixty had been continued from the September session. District Attor ney Michael E. Stroup said it may be necessary to hold a spefcial session to clean up all the cases on tho lift. Retrial of Frederick Rlchcreck, whojias been given another chance by tire court to fight for his life, will probably be started at the January session. Richcreek is charged with the murder of an old peddler. The other two murder cases are against Jack Ellis and John Wright, both arrested by Steelton authorities. .Nonsupport cases will be heard January 28,„as a session of common pleas court will be held on the week of January 21. The trial list fol lows: Monday—Mary Elliot, a. and b.; John Taggert, a. and b.; George Washington, agg. a. and b.; Minerva Wilder, agg. a. and b.; Joseph C. Rebels, fel. a.; Edward Pinkney, fel. a.; Garfield Swindall, fel. a.; John Daniels, fel. a.; John Deßosse, fel. a.: John Rosse. fel. a.; Charles Ef lie, fel. a.; James Rurkey, et al., lar.; John Dye, lar.; Charles Watson, a. and b.; Charles Watson, lar.; Charles Watson, rob.; Charles McClain, lar.; John Ensinger, et al., lar.; Miloe \ orkapie, c. c. d. w.; Edward Miller, c. c. d. w.; continued cases, Frank Ross, fel. e. and 1.; Isaac Anderson, lar. from per.; Isaac Anderson, fel. a.; Robert Berry, r.; Elmer ICreiser, et al., burg.; Charles Fishr, et. al., burg.; Charles White, et al., lar.; Coney Washington, lar.; W. H. Heard, fel. e. and lar.; James liarri- Fon, fel. e. and lar.; Robert Steward, c. c. d. w.; Somon Garnett, rec. St. goods; John L. Marshall, fel. a.; William H. Heard, fel. e. and lar.; Arthur Boykin, fei. a.; Alice Cassel, ' ~W ' s Keisling, agg. a. and b ; w. S. Keisling, c. c. d. w.; W. S. Keisling, fel. e. and lar.; Lizzie Ben nett, lar.; Walter Arnold, fel. a.; John Ensinger, lar. „. Tu , esday —£ ollu Morgan, James Worley and William Lippsey, c. c. d. w.; William Harvey, lar.; Arthur Jones, lar.; Richard Murray, lar.; Willis Coleman, fel. a.; John Irvin, et. al., lar. from per.; Paul Hunter, lar. from per.; Solomon Brookens. et. al., bilrg.; Thomas West, lar.; William Johnson, lar. from per.; Samuel Rodrlck, lar.; Max Anderson, lar.; Joseph Smith, lar. from per.; Pat Tally, et. al., rob.; Mabel John son, lar.; Warren Johnson, agg. a. and ba.; Christ Hofsess, lar.; James Smith, mal. mis.; William Clay, ind. a.; Solomon Emanuel, et. al., mal. mis.; J. E. Rice, forg. (two charges); Charles Mutzabaugh, fraud ag. b. h. k.; William Norman Hafer, fraud ag. b. h. k.; Carrie Yingst, forn.; James Irby, forni; Carrie Yingst, lar.; James Irby, unl. pos. of drugs; Ralph Matter alias McQueary, r.; John J. Jones, big.; John F. Jones, per.; Joseph M. Keister, fel. e. and lar.; Joseph M. Keister, et. al., unl. pos. of drugs.; Joseph M. Keister, forn.; Sue Eberly, forn.; Lester Red fearn, fel. a.: Jerome Walker, res. an off.; Clarence R. Hass, c. c. d. w.; TUaddeus Toy, lar.; William Wil liams, lar. from per.; Harvey Rod key, lar. Wednesday—Earl Kimmel, agg. a. and b.; Frank Carrcia, agg. a. and b.; John Sander, mal. mis.; John E. Sweigard, unl. op. mot, veh.; John Fox, Jr., false pret.; Raymond Toomey, c. c. d. w.; Harry McClain, pub. ind.; John Pappo, gain, li.; Ja cob I. Erenner, gam. h.; Robert Hanon, gam. li.; Daniel B. Mullen, lar. as el.; Daniel B. Mullen, lar. as b.; H. B. Fox, gam. h.; H. B. Fox, furn. cig. to min.; George W. Brick er, et. al., lar. as b.; Laffenda For tunatta, lar.; JfYanlc Smith, lar.; Al farctta. Gemmill, lar. as 1).; Edward S. Smith, lar.; Jennie Taylor alias Hill, lar. from per.; George Howard, lar.; Charles Germer, lar.; Tlarry Blough, lar.; Sarah Brenner, a. and b.; Sarah N. Yoselowitz, lar.; George C. Bamford, et. al., rec. St. g.; George Gebhart, fel. a.; Abo Troup, a. and b.; Mary C. Furman, a. and b.; Jo seph Siepus, fel. a.; Joseph Siepus, sell. liq. on Sun.; Amos Huntzberg er, agg. a. and b.; Annie Tuslion, lar.; William Blaln, lar.; C. M. Dubs. rec. St. g.; Ray Craddock, r., (two charges); Samuel Albright, r.; Max Green, lar.; Lewis Foster, lar.; Fan nie Nathan, a. and b.; Sirnon Nathan, a. and b.; Bessie 1-Irush, a. and b., (two charges); Walter Acey, fel. e. and lar.; William F. Martin, ent. a build, with int. to com. a fel.; Harry McClain, ind. a. Thursday—Max Reiter, et. al.. fal. pub.; Harry M. Keller, ad.; Annie Fox, ad.; Anna Hand, et. al., b. h.; Emma Fields, b. h.; Mattle Taylor, b. h.; Bessie Shaw, a. and b.; Ralph dlitler, a. and b.; Mary Harrison, lar. from p.; Frederick Brown, lar. from per.; Lillian Adams,' unl. sal of coc.; Rachel Ogden, a. and b.; Joseph Revels, c. c. d. w.; John Wentz, agg. a. and b.; Benjamin Conrad, a. and I'.; William Towns, r.ob.; Jacob Biightbill, fel. a.; Mike Benko, agg. a. and b.; H. L. Meachan, agg. a. and b.; Joseph Lafitte, fel. a.; J. J. Fleck, res. an off,; Charles K. Reedy, a. and b.; Charles Reedy, agg. a. and b.; William P. Strawhecker, agg. a. and b.; Manuel Bazarro, et. a'„ fel. a.; George Spotts, f. and b.; John Monroe, f. and b.; Russell Doney, f. and b.; Samuel Hlncy. f. and b.; John Earhart, f. and b.; con tinued cases, Robert. Thompson, f. and b.; Howard C. Gordon, ad. ar.d b.; Jdhn Byerly, f. and b.; Raymond Long, f. and b.; A. L. Shearer, ah.; Minnie Zimmerman, fel. pret., three charges; George Loncar, lar.; Eli Gourgioff, r.; Gordon N. Cassatt, f. and b.; Harry V. Tennant, f. and b.; Murrey W. Hocker, fraud, conv. of part, prop.; Samuel Piatt, f. and b.; Howard Hollman, f. and b.; Ja cob C. Stauffer, f. and b.; Harrison Brown, f. and b.; Robert Wilson, lar.; Charles Cranford, fraud, male, writ. inst.; C. M. Forney, sell, ad food.; Samuel Fleegal, a. with int. to r.; Samuel Fleegal, r.; Robert Chenoweth, mal. mis.; Todor Sekula, a. and b.; Ivan Kapac, fel. a.; Maud Kolvp. a. and b.; William Kolva, a. and b.; Ralph P. Fox, a. and 1). Friday—Charles Bruner, larc. as b.; Charles Bruner, fal. pret.; Frank Spongier, in. as.; Edward Swenson, larc. as cl.; Ray Fergprson, larc.; C. W. Riding, larc.; William Chromer, vlo. Pure Food Act.; William P. Eber sole, un. oper. mo. veh.; Elizabeth Martz, sub. of per.; Margaret Wick ert, per.; John Miller, forn.; Margaret Martz, afy; Jack Ellis, murder; Anna Henry, fal. pret.; Charles 11. Sean dalis, un. oper. mo. veh.; Sarah Hel ler, fel. ent. and larc.;John Albright, as. and bat.; Arthur Dubbs, furn. liq. to min.; Howard Lewis, fel. as.; How ard Lewis, c. c. d. w.; John Beeman, fel. as.; Tom Jones, larc. from per.; Israel J. Brenner, fal. pret. (two charges); Harry H. Freeburn, larc. as ot.; P. C. Ltddick, gam. house; John Trulas, as. and bat. Continued cases—l .con Katzman, larc. as cl.; Frederick Richcreek, mur der; Daniel Fegley, as. and bat.; John Wright, murder; Robert Smith, r. celed. Monday, January 28 —C. R. Burris, George ButtorfC and C. C. Fox. non sup; Ren Hammon. sur. of p.; Charles Mutzebaugh, Howard Martin and Samuel Wolf, non-sup.. Continued cases—John A. Dutton, at.; John L. Drake, at.; Pierce Stoak, sur. of p.; Sylvester Miller, at.; Frank Allen, at.; Clayton Lyme, non-sup.; John A. Daniel, at.; William ltohro bach, John W. Noll, John Brown, John Smith, Walter Arnold and Park Paules, non-support. Seventeen Members of • G. A. R. Lost in Year Seventeen members of Post 58, Grand Army of the Republic, have answered the final summons during the past year. The official list of deaths: Daniel B. Biever, Company 11, 49th Pa. Vols., G. A. R-; George W. Rodfong, Signal Corps; J. Newton Deeter, Company E, 201 st Pa. Vols.; Samuel E. Powell, Company A, 4th Pa. Vols.; Tyrus Shreftler, Company C, 73rd Indiana Vols.; M. J. Dunbar, Company B, 201 st Pa. Vols.; William Hcnneman, Company A. D. M.; Chaun cey D. Glenn, 46th Pa. Vols.; Isaiah Steigelman, Company H, P. R. V. C., and . Company F, 130 th P. V.; Wil liam Bateman, Company C, 2nd Md. Cav.; John H. Snyder, Company C, 9th Pa. Cav.; Jacob Rife, Company B, 165 th Pa. Vols.; S. H. Kautz, Com pany E, 201 st Pa. Vols.; Henry Roat, Company G, Pa. Vols, and Company F. 64th Pa. Vols.; Thomas W. Reed, Company 1, 10th West Va. Vols.; Fer dinand D. Basehore, Company- I, 201 st Pa. Vols.; David Bender, Company A 55th Pa. Vols. Goldpiece Lay on Busy Street For Half Hour Lewistown, Pa., Jan. 5. —William Tice fell in West Third street yester day morning, injuring his back, sprained his wrist and bruised him self about the body. Going on home a square from where he fell, he re membered that he had a S2O gold piece and a bunch of keys in his pockets when he fell. Putting his hand in the pocket he discovered that he had lost them and going back to the spot where he fell a half hour afterwards ho found the money and keys. People had been passing the spot right along, but failed to see the lost money and keys. Thomas Guehler fell in Juniata street last evening badly injuring himself across the hips and back. ADVISED TO KEEP COOL Lewistown, Pa., Jan. s.—Consum ers of coal here have been advised to keep cool and not to get worked up over the coal situation in Miiflin county. The commission says that stories circulated of a coal famine in Mifflin county have been greatly ex aggerated. They say that a sufficient quantity of coal to take care of the i needs of the consumer is being re ceived. Two cars of coal for Burn ham residents reached Lewistown Junction yesterday. The fuel com mission further says that during De cember twenty-nine carloads of coal were received here. MRS. HARRIET BLOSSER DIES Millersburg, Pa., Jan. 5. Mrs. Harriet Blosser, aged 80 years, died yesterday at the home of her grand son. John E. Blosser, in North street, with whom she was spending the winter, after a short illness of erlsy pelas. The funeral will take place Tuesday at her native homo. She wns a member of the Re formed Church. BIBLE CLASS TO ELEOT New Cumberland, Pa., Jan. 5. — On Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock the Bible OIJIHK composed of sixty women of Trinity United Bre.thren Sunday . school will meet at the 1-ome of their tearher, Mrs. Howard Stone, in Fourth street, when an elec tion of officers will be held. NEWPORT Approximately fifty persons enjoy ed a New Year's eve dance in the rooms of the Calumet Club in the Citizen's National Bank building. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Tressler have returned to their homes at Wash ington, D. C„ after visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fleisher. Mrs. A. E. Fawcett, of Wllklns btirg, Is visiting with her many rela tives here. Frank LonKacre, of Philadelphia, Is visiting for some time with his mother, Mrs. Mary Longacre. Miss Anna Sharon, of Philadelphia, w§B a guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Buttorff. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cassidy, of Pittsburgh, visited here. The condition of W. P. Delancey, who has been critically ill for dome , time with a complication of diseases, I is improving. HUNS ARE WELL SUPPLIED WITH GOOD SMOKES One Way to Help Win War Is to Provide Tobacco For Yankees When love grows cool thy fire still warms me; When friends are fled thy presence charms me. If thou art full, though purse lie bare, I smoke and cast away all care. That's what a German poet thinks of tobacco. It is taken from an ancient folkslied and evidently written by one of a race no longer nourishing—the German with a heart. It js said that the Kaiser's army is still well supplied with smokes, because he knew just wh-.it an Important thing tobacco is to a soldier. Of course Kaiser Bill would not have the time or inclination to study the most beautiful poem ever written about tobacco. What gel 3 him, is its help to efficiency. He 'mows that a good smoke at a criti cal moment may turn the whole course of events. Therefore even with l'ood scarce the Germans arc said to have plenty of smokes and America has got to out-smokis them; that's the fact The only way is lor everyone with the least touch of generosity to give what he or she can &nd not wait to make a big con tribution. Send in your lowly iwenty five. cent piece and that will buy a soldier 4 5 cents worth of Up-top smokes. Heally a gift of this sort is more to be desired than a pair of wrist warmers. That's what private Milard thinks. Read his letter: 9 x "I've seen thousands and thousands of wounded, and they are all the same and never fail to show their appreciation at the slightest thing one does for them. They want cigarets more than anything, and it seems too bad that some of that surplus- luxury in the states can't f upply them. I've absolutely broken myself going through the hospitals trying to make my meager supply give each one in a ward at least one. "I wish you'd tak£ up some kind of a fund to buy cigarets for the 'voimdfcd. They'd a darn sight rather have them than wrist warmers. I know I can't make you understand the (food it is doing. Just imagine something impossible in its hellish uess, and you'll have a faint idea ot it —• —" Miller & Kades Give Check For $250 to Red Cross A cheek for $250 was received at local Red Cross Headquarters, yester day, this being a contribution from Miller and Kades, 7 North Market Square. This firm held a preholiday sale, and said that a percentage of tlie sales would be given to the Red Cross. The contribution is the result of this sale. Accompanying the con tribution, which was addressed to Robert McCormick, treasurer, was this letter: "The work of the Red Cross is so splendid and fine that we feel that we want to do our bit to help this magnificent organization to do all it can do to alleviate the pain and suf fering caused by this greatest of all wars. It is a pleasure to send it and we ask that you see it reaches the proper destination. 'Tours, very truly, "MILLER & KADES." No Coal at Armory; Reserves Don't Drill Harrisburg Reserve members, who reported at the City Grays' Armory last night to resume their drills for the winter, were unable to get into the building, the coal supply having run out and the armory being closed. 1 All drills scheduled for last night and next Tuesday were thereupon post poned until further notice, it being the plan to have companies A and 1) start (Ililling again next Friday if the coal supply warrants. Arrangements were made last night for a meeting of all commissioned of ficers to be held next Monday night to discuss the plans for the winter work. Company commanders will also hold meetings of their officers, commis- | stoned and noncommissioned, during the week. II I K\S RECEIVED FROM oil, STOVE ARE SERIOUS Robert Marshall. 1527 Fulton street, was reported at the hospital this morning to be in a serious con dition. It was said that the burns he sustained at ills home yesterday when a blazing oil stove ignited his clothing, are serious, and his recov ery is doubtful. Marshall sustained the burns while carrying a leaking oil stove from his wife's bedroom, after it had started a fire in the room which seriously endangered the lives of his wife and 11-liour-old child. The tire was discovered by Mrs. Sarah Sutch, who lives in the same house, arid rescued the babe, while Mr. Sutch carried Mri Marshall out of the room. The condition of the mother and child was reported this morning to be as well as could be expected after their experience. RED CROSS LECTURES A series of lectures on Home Serv ice and methods of handling the work in this important department of the Red Cross, will be held in the Public Library, each Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Volunteer workers are invited t?o attend this series of lectures. Registration may be rnado at local headquarters, or through Miss Mildred Astrich. An extensive series of lectures will be "given and each worker must agree to give two af ternoons a week for handling of cases to which he may be assigned. The lectures will be given by John H. McCandless, secretary of the Asso ciated Aid Societies, and by Miss Helen Leib, social worker. Get an Extra SIOO From Your Back Yard! A subscriber to The Poultry Item tells you in January number how a small flock on hit town lot was made to pay handsomely. In the same issue starts a Monthly Guide for Poultl7 Keep ers, slving a detailed program a month Is ad •rf- vance end guiding you straight. Practical arti rles on all phase* of poultry culturo gather ~ —rti d from experience. Tho Poultry Item will make It easy for you to make a profit from eren ■ '* w hens tn your back 'Vr, it? . **"l b " following the special articles outlining necessary work each month. SI ta 132 pages monthly. Three years 11.00. Trial subscription, 6 months only 21 eta. Where the Rooiter Crows the Item Qoett THE POULTRY ITEM uJSXbfK CATARRH For head or throat wHI Catarrh try the vapor treatment I \7 lody-tiuAPd tntber Horn *"v-// MSI THE INCOME TAX AND THE INDIVIDUAL BY I. A. FLEMING WASHINGTON, D. C. ARTICLE NO. 5 (Continued) The internal revenue bureau has issued some very plain regulations that set forth many conditions cov ered by much technique in the two revenue acts, under which the in come tax is imposed. Pensions and the pay of retired Army and Navy officers are liable to income tax, if exceeding the exemptions allowed. Farm produce is not treated as in come until sold. A farmer is free from very many things in the taxa tion scheme. He may make deduc tions labor, cost of seed, fertili zer, pay of labor for the care of live stock purchased for resale, but must report the entire proceeds of sale as income. A farmer does v not report products! of the farm as income until sold. Pro" j ducts of the farm produced in 1916; and sold in 1917 become part of tbej income of 1917; no report ia made, of product of the farm for 1917, un-I less sold in 1917. The farmer may: make no deduction for the labor used in producing garden truck for his own table and does ijot need to include it as income. Must Allow Fair Rental In paying an employe room and beard plus a salary, a fair rental must, be allowed, also a fair value on the meals furnished must be re ported by the employe as income, but if services are used in the em ployes' business the latter may claim aeduction for the rent of the room, if any, and a fair valuation for the meals furnished, under the head cf business deductions. Overdue salary must be returned for the year in which it was finally made good. Payments on account of contract for work to be performed entered into do not figure in Income account until contract is completed, as the extent of the profit cannot be esti mated until finished. This is espe cially intended for contractors. Contributions and gifts to individ uals do not constitute allowable de ductions. Contributions to organizations for religious, charitable, scientific or ed ucational purposes; for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals, or the Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Children, are de ductible if not more than 15 per cent of the income of the giver. A renter of a farm reports as in come his share of the produce for the year in which it is sold. ~~ An exchange of farm produce for merchandise, groceries, etc., requires the inclusion of a fair price for the groceries, etc., in the farmer's In come. Report Cost of Repairs A tenant, under the terms of a lease, is expected to pay cash rental and make certain repairs. The cost of the improvements plus the cash rental must be made part of the landlord's schedule. Recipients of bonus. Intended to stimulate zeal and enthusiasm or a reward for past services must in clude bonuses in Income. Christmas gifts, anniversary remembrances, etc., do not constitute bonuses. Merchants to ascertain amount of gain and profit should take an inven tory at the close of each calendar year of the goods on hand, at the cost price, add to the total cost price of all goods on hand at the opening of the year, the cost of all goods pur chased during the year, and the dif ference between the amount thus ob tained and the inventory taken at the close of the year, plus his total gross receipts, is to bo reported as his gross income. Wage of Minor Child Gross receipts should not be given under gross income and the cost of the goods purchased* claimed as a deduction. Tho wage of a minor child Is to be reported in the parents' income. iN THE CAMP For Many ILLS Dad ways Aneady 25c Xliielief 50c Quick Acting All UroKtlata. JLHb Remedy For Sciatica, Sore Back, Lumbago, Sore Throat, Sprains, Bruises, Neu ralgia, Rheumatism, Sore Muscles, Cold in Chest. Also Internally for Bowel Complaints I * Careful Spendingl There is nothing that makes money go further than exercising care and thought ' before spending a dollar. . j! The best way to exercise this care is to I f open a checking account which enables you to keep close track of every dollar paid out. \ I We cordially invite ohe ckilig Accounts, gm j whether large or ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ljg|||p£ CAPITAL AND SURPLUS j| ||};||| ||j|| | #600,00000 ■ ———-—i Payment under the employers' 11a billty act are subject to-income tax and are also applicable to an: amount received from accidental in su ranee policy. Maturing endowment policies are not subject to the income tax laws. A salesman, selling on commission, may make deductions of railroad lares, sleeping car berths, taxi or street car fare, showrooms, assist' ants, advertising, etc., if he is not reimbursed for these items by the concern for which he ia selling, but he must report the gross amount of commissions earned,-'after which ho may claim expenses actually made in earning the income. A salesman may also deduct amounts expended in entertaining out-of-town customers If the purpose of the business man is to cultivate the good will of his customers and secure an increase in trade. The same ruling would apply to mer chants and business concerns gen erally. Items of personal expenses cannot be ducted. Repairs on a farm, fence, build ings, etc., may be deducted. Amount of premiums on life in surance policy and premiums on res idence property are listed as person al expenses and not deductable. [To bo Continued.] STOP! GIVE YOUR KIDNEYS A CHANCE 9 out of 10 Cases Pain and Soreness in Back Not' Due to Kidneys, But Muscular Rheumatism or Neuritis Stop drugging. So many people think' they have kidney trouble and start right in taking drug*, which does more harm than goods Don't hesitate and suffer: get a jar of CAMPHORQLE from your nearest druggist, and while applying you will won-* der what became of your imagined kid ney trouble. The remarkable success of CAMPHOROLE is due to the scientific combination of oil of winter green, menthol, camphor and other valuable ingredients. The medical profession snd medical paper* testify to their great curative properties. Knight, Goodyear and Empire TUBE SALE A chance to buy your tubes for the coming year. Front-Market Motor Supply Co. 109-111 Market Street ' ' *' ' . 4"- ■> FELT HEAVY AND WEARY ALL THE TIME "Had Palpitation --- Ankles and Feet Would Swell," sa.vs Mrs. S. Thompson, 253 S. Elev enth street, Harrisburg. "For years I have .been ailing with stomach trouble and rheumatism. "My food would lay like a weight in stomach and had heartburn. "Was troubled a lot with dizziness and palpitation and felt heavy and weary. "Had headaches, pains in back and my ankles and feet would, swell and get sore. I believe I tried every thing without result until I read a Sanpan ad., which persuaded mo to try it. "Now am feeling very good,.ln deed. "No dizziness, palpitation, head aches, rheumatism, pains, stomach trouble nor anything." Sanpan is being specially intro duced at Keller's Drug Store, 405 Market street, Harrisburg.—Adv.
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