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SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
WITH EMPEY
||l-. . ' By Arthur Guy Empey
(Contiiluetl)
"Tills state of affuirs widened the J
gap between Huston and Burton.
They hated each other pretty fierce- j
Jy, but Burton never went out of
his way to show it, while Huston |
took every opportunity to vent his
spleen. Ginger saw Betty very sel- i
dom. and when he did she was gen- j
erally accompanied by Huston.
"Then the war came. Ginger.im
mediately enlisted as a private. He j
could have had a commission, but
did not want to take a chance of !
having to mix with Huston.
"A few weeks after Ginger's en
listment. Huston joined, too —was I
losing prestige in Betty's eyes by |
staying in mufti. He went Into the i
(>. T. C. (Officers' Training Corps).
Jn seven months he received his
commission and was drafted to j
France. Ginger had been out three
months.
"Before leaving, Huston proposed
to Betty and was accepted. By one
of the many strange coincidences i
that happen in this world Huston
was sent to the battalion and com- ;
pany that Ginger was in and was
put In command of Ginger's platoon, j
Then things happened.
"Ginger could hardly believe his
eyes when he first saw Huston and .
knew he was to be his platoon com-
STOPS HEADACHE,
PAIN, NEURALGIA
Don't suffer! Get a dime pack
age of Dr. J&mes' Headache
Powders.
You can clear your head and re-I
lieve a dull, splitting or violent throb
bing headache in a moment with a!
Dr. James' Headache Powder. This
old-time headache relief act 3 almost'
magically. Send some one to the
drug store now for a dime package :
and a few moments after you take a
powder you will wonder what be
came of the headache, neuralgia and
pain. Stop suffering—it's needless.
Be suro you get what you ask for.
Henry Gilbert & Son
219 Market Street Opposite the Court House
Monday, January 1 4th, our store will
be closed while our stocks a>e being re
moved to our new home 400 South Second
street, and remain closed for about a week,"
after which time
We Will Dispose of All
Discontinued Lines and
Novelty Specialties
In the meantime our trade will be taken
care of efficiently through mail and tele
phone orders, all of which will receive
prompt and careful attention.
Deliveries will be made quickly.
THE FORMAL OPENING OF
OUR WAREHOUSE WILL
BE ANNOUNCED LATER
Our New Location
400 South Second Street
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mander. He knew he was in for it
I good and plenty.
"That night Huston sent for Gin
| ger and had a talk with him. Tried
j to make him believe that he liar
-1 bored no animosity, detailed him as
I mail orderly, the tlrst act of a cam
i paign of petty cruelty. By being
mail orderly Ginger would have to
j handle Betty's letters to Huston and
i Huston's letters to her. Ginger saw
through it immediately and his hate
I burned stronger. From that night
j on it was one indignity after an
i other, just a merciless persecution,
j but Ginger never complained; just
stored up each new act and swore
I vengeance.
[ "It came to such a pass that Gin
j ger could bear it no longer: he de
-1 cided to kill Huston and only waited
] for a favorable opportunity to pre
| sent itself. I think it was onl>; his
love for Betty which had held "him
| back so long; he couldn't bear the
thought of her grieving for her dead
I lover.
"One night, in the front-line
trench, orders were received that,
| after an hour's intense bombard
ment of the enemy's lines, the com-
I pany would go over the top at 4.30
the next mo iling. Huston was to
gii over with the first wave, while
Ginger was in the second. Here
was liis chance.
"All that night he crouched on
the tire step, musing and brooding,
nursing his revenge. He prayed to
Betty to forgive him for what he
was going to do.
"After the bombardment the next
morning, over went tne tlrst wave,
a line of bayonets and madly cheer
ing men. Ginger only saw one in
that crowd: his eyes never left Hus
ton. His linger twitched and ca
ressed the trigger of his ,rifle— L his
longs looked-for opportunity had
come.
'rive first wave liad gone about
sixty yards, when Ginger let out a
I curse. Huston had beeh hit ana
was down, and he saw his revenge
slipping through his Angers. But.
no. Huston was not dead; he was
1 trying to rise to his feet: lie was
up. hopping on one leg, with the
blood pouring from the other. Then
he fell again, but was soon sitting
; up bandaging his wounded leg, us
j ing a tourniquet from his first aid
packet.
"A surge of unholy joy ran
through Ginger. lifting the safety
latch on his rifle, unheeding the rain
of bullets which were ripping and
tearing the sandbagged parapet
about him. he took deliberate aim at
Huston. Then he saw a vision of
Betty, dressed in black, with tear
stained eyes. With a muttered curse
Ginger threw the rifle from him,
climbed over the parapet and raced
across No Man's Land. No act of
his " should bring tears to Betty's
brown eyes. He would save her
i worthless lover and then get killed
! himself—it didn't matter. .
! "Beaching' Huston, he hissed at
i him: 'Damn you. 1 was going to
i kill vou, but I won't; I'll carry you
back to Betty. But always rcmem-,
' ber, it was the man you robbed who
saved your worthless life, you des
picable skunk!'
"Huston murmured: 'Forgive me.
Burton, but for God's sake, get me
out of this. I'll be killed—for God's
sake, man, hurry, hurry!'
" That's it, is it? Whine, damn
you, whine! It's music to my ears,
Lieutenant Huston begging a "bally
; bounder" for his life, and the bound
er giving it to him. I would to God
! that Betty could see and hear you
I now.' '
"With that Ginger stooped, and,
! by main strength, lifted Huston onto
1 his back and staggered toward our
lines. The bullets and pieces of
I shrapnel were cracking and 'swish
ing' all around. He liad gone about
I fifty vnrds when a piece of shell hit
| his left arm just below the should-
I er. Down he went, Huston with
j him, but was soon up, his left arm
' dangling and swinging at his side.
Turning to Huston, iwho was lying
on his back, he said: 'I am hard hit
—it's your life or mine. We're only )
ten yards from our trench; try to
make it on your own. You ought to
be able to crawl in.*
"But Huston answered: 'Burton,
don't leave me here—l am bleeding
to death. For the love of God, get
me in! Y'ou can have Betty
money, anything I have, it is all
yours—just save my life. Answer
me, man, answer—'
"'Y'ou want my answer, do you?
| Well, take it and damn you!" With
that Ginger slapped the officer in the
face: then, grubbing him by the col
, lar with his right arm, the blood
soaking his tunic from the* shell
wound in his left. Ginger slowly
dragged Huston to the trench and
fainted. A mighty cheer went up
from our lines. Stretcher-bearers
i took them both to an advanced first
i aid post, and their journey to Blighty
i and Betty was started.
"On the trip over Ginger never
regained consciousness. They land
;ed in a~ hospital in England and
were put in beds next to each other.
Ginger was taken up into the 'pic
tures' (operating theater"), where
liis arm was amputated at the shoul
der. Huston's wound was slight;
bullet through the calf of leg.
"While Ginger was coming out of
ether he told all he knew. A Red
Cross nurse, with tear-dimnied eyes,
was holding his hand. Ocuasionally
would look across at Huston in
the next bed: he would slowly nod
his head at each questioning glance
jof liars, while the red blood of
shame mounted to his temples.
"Then Ginger came to. He saw
! a beautiful vision. Thought he was
I dreaming. Sitting by his bed,
dressed in a Bed Cross nurse's uni
form. was Betty, Htlston's Betty,
I holding his hand. Betty, with tears
I in her eyes, but this time tears of
joy. The sweat came out on his
rorehead—U couldn't be true. He
gasped out the one word, 'Betty!'
"Stooping over, thevislon kissed
| him on the lips
\ 'My Ginger, you have come back to
: Betty.'
"Then he slept. Next morning the
colonel of the hospital came to Gin
| ger's bedside and congratulated him,
j telling him that he had been rec
ommended for the V. C. Ginger re
fused the V. C. from the govern
ment: said he had not earned it,
would not give the reasons, but per
; sisted in his refusal. Thev can't
force you to take a V. C.
"Five months later Ginger and
' Betty were married. She cuts his
| meat for him now; says that all his
, faults were contained in his left
arm. He lost that. So, you see,
I Ginger was somewhat of a man, aft-
I er all, wasn't he, mates?"
j We agreed that he was. I asked
J Happy how he came to know these
l*j details. He answered:
"Well. Y'ank. Betty happens to be
Imy sister. Gimme a fag, some one.
! * a t ni about talked out, and, anyway,
i we've only got a few minutes before
'stand to.' "
Just then the voice of our ser
; geant sounded from the mouth of
■ the dugout: "Equipment on!
j Stand to!
I So it was a case of turn out and
■ mount our gun on the parapet, it
I was just getting dark. We would
j dismount it at "Stand down" in the
•morning. Tommy Is like an owl,
, sleeps in the day and watches at
night. It was a miserable night,
| rainy and chilly. The mud in the
I trenches in some places was up to
! our knees. We knew we were in
' £?.' 15 an(i wished we were back in
Blighty, where one can at least
change his clothes when they get
! wet, instead of waiting for a sunny
| day to dry them. At times we have
j been wet for a fortnight.
[To Be Continued.]
Householders Must Make
Pavements Safe, Say Police
| The word has gone but that pro--
| erty owners who refuse to clear their
j sidewalks will be haled befora the
L police magistrate and fined under the
i state act requiring walks to be clear
: ed twenty-four hours after a storm
j Chief of Police Wetzel and Mayor
Kdster have both announced their
j •leternunat ion to vigorously enforce
| the letter of the law. Property own
| ers were warned yesterday by patrol
j men, and will be brought before the
i r >!ice Judge If they do not comply.
During the list few days more
' 1 rokct} tones have resulted from fulls
(caused !•;• the icy pavement*. 4'iulcr
| the law, property owners may be
'prosecuted for dam-ges by the in
. jured persons. Citizens have evaded
the law by scattering ashes and salt
ion their pavements, bur this will not
i be nil. wt d to answer i i thS future.
Coiiditb-'is ai ••.ml ihe tftate Capitol,
it is na'd i;y ti.s police, fire ai'.upg th :
worst In th*- ••ity.
WOMAN NABS THIEF
Ernest
enth street, was arrested at the Jack
sen Hotel, in Seventh street, last
night, when lie was caught with a
companion, in the act of making away
with some booty. The companion es
caped. lavender was knocked down
by Ed. Kohlman, bartender, and held
by the pouice, after he liad been
caught before an ice box In the yard
by Mrs. Peter iCohlman, *v!fe of the
proprietor.
CCHARUKD WITH Pit. THEPT
Charles Zimmerman was arrested
by Detective George Shuler at the
Pennsylvania Station, last night. He
Is charged with stealing two pigs at
Marietta.
Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv.
JAPAN FIGHTING
HARD IN WAR FOR!
WORLD MARKETS
Has Made Tremendous Strides
in Manufacturing and Ex
porting Since 1914
In the past few years Japan has|
undergone a tremendous industrial
development. The enormous pro
gress made by her in manufacturing
and exporting since the outbreak of
the war is little realized in this;
country.
It is not fully recognized that
Japan is gradually changing from
an agricultural to an industrial
country, and that in her new drive'
to win some of the foreign markets [
she lias captured considerable of the
business which was formerly held'
by this country. The great expan-t
sion of her foreign trade since 1914
is shown by the official returns of
her trade in 1916.
Exports I'ur in Kxccss of Imports
During that year the total value of
imports was 756,500,000 yen, being
an increase of 224,000,000, while
the exports for the same period
amounted to 1,127,500,00 ft yen, be-!
ing an increase of about -419,000,000
yen. The actual excess of exports'
over imports for the year was 3 71,-
000,000 yen, as compared with 170,-'
000.000 yen for 1915. !
The changed position which has <
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■BiLIVINGSTON'SIxB,
Th l Tllk0 e , l heTown IJ a liuary Clearance Sale j
alive to.the fact that Liv- \ We have taken Harrisburg by storm with our January Clearance t January Sales. Then come
ingston s are givmg more |g j —Everything in our establishment has been cut to 3 /2 the regular 2 he , rc and satlsfy y° urself
for your money than any . 1 where your money goes
other store in Harrisburg. J price and in many departments less. i the furtherest.
I
Women's and Misses' Winter Coats Women's and Misses' Winter Suits
Velours, Broadcloths, Plushes, Pom Poms, Zibelines, Most of these Suits will be serviceable for Spring wear
Chinchillas. Etc. Brown, Navy, Black, Green, Beet —Serges, Poplins, Gabardines, Velvets, Velours and two-
Root, Tan. Gray, Oxford, Burgundy, Plum, Checks, tone cloth All colors, all cuts, all styles—
Plaids and Mixtures. Sizes 14 to 50.
llr , , ... , „ " " ——————— Women's and Misses' Suits up to $20.00 d mam (\ Q
Women s and Misses Coats —up to QO Jn r / .JjQ
$12.98 value - Just 35 Coat, left in fhi. *S inclu f b,ack and b,ues - Just / =
, . n I D J Ji. J 24 Suitß 1,1 thlS lot
lot Come early. Reduced to ■
, .... , o , • Women's and Misses Suits, up to $25.00 AO
Women s and Misses Coats —up to (t xx QQ I.C/O
*oo en. i i .fA . ir. • .1 • vi value Beautiful Suits, some fur trimmed
$22.50 value Just 54 Coats left m this - i i i . % W
% W —others fur fabric and plush trimmed.. .
lot Still a splendid assortment .
Women's and Misses' Coats up
$1 0.98 Women's and Misses' Dresses
to $30.00 value Just 45 Coats in I _____ Silks, Serges, Taff etas, Poplins, Jerseys, Crepe de
this lot —Fur and fur fabric trimmed Chine, Georgette Crepe, Satins, Charmeuse, Etc.
Women's and Misses' Dresses, up to QO
iooo SWEATERS f 1000 ' SIO.OO values —2B Dresses* in this lot
> N Not all sizes
Women's, Misses', Girls', Children's, Infants'
$1.75 Sweater, . . $1.19 $5.75 Sweaters . . $2.98 . I * o . me, ]' i and Mie.' Dresses up to QO
$2.00 Sweaters . . $1.49 $6.50 Sweaters . . $3.49 $15.00 value - 75.Dre.ses m this lot-All .UO_
$3.50 Sweaters . . $1.79 $7.85 Sweaters .. $4.98 color., styles and ..ze. - Remarkable '-J
$4.00 Sweaters . . $1.98 sß.BsSweaters . . $5.98 Value -• • •
$5.00 Sweaters . . $2.49 $10.50 Sweaters . . $6.98
Gray, White, Navy Brown, Tan, Rose, Sand, Canary, W ° men ' B and M"' B '' Up '° $^7.98
Oxford, Olive, Copenhagen, Green, Maroon —Some with $22.50 value —45 Dresses in this lot 1
Shetland Collars and Cuffs. Wonderful Selection Beautiful Dresses *,
■• = =
Entire Stocks of Women's and Misses' Skirts, • in* l J lni q l y n
Waists, House Dresses, Bath Robes, Under- MISSCS , vJirlS cMu LhliOrCll Stoats
skirts, Hats at less than One-Half Price Al , Styles A?e , ! to 15 Yea r. All Color.
~7 $4.00 Coats .... $1.98 $10.95 Coats .... $5.98
A Grand Clearance in Uur S SOO Coats $ 2 - 98 s l2 - 98 Coats • $ 6 - 98
t $7.00 Coats .... $3.98 $15.00 Coats .. . .$7.98
g Department $8.50 coats.... $4.98 $16.75 coats.... $8.98
Men's and Young Men's and Young Entire Stock of Children's Hats, Dresses,
Men s Overcoats Men s Suits 0 . /
Plain Models Plain Models Sweaters at Below Cost
Trench Models Trench Models
$15.98 Overcoats . $9.98 $15.00 Suits . . . $8.98 ni p ! n A.iv
SIB.OO Overcoat.. $10.98 $16.50 Suiu .. . $9.98 1 remendous Keductions in Uur
$20.00 Overcoats . $11.98 SIB.OO Suits . . . $10.98 D nve ' n pnfl rtmpnt
$22.50 Overcoats . $13.98 $20.00 Suits ... $12.98 OOyb illicitL
"—~T All sizes, all colon, all cuts Boys' Suits Boys' Overcoats and
Men S Pants D._ > p__|. c Age.2tol7Year. Mackinaws
Work and DOyS i aniS $4.50 O'Coats or Mackinaws, $2.49
Waist Cloth, Serge, Corduroy ' _ eo tia $5.75 O'coat. or Mackinaw., $2.98
Up to $3.50 <JI qo sl.ooJ>ants . ... 79c o! $6.35 O'coat. or Mackinaws, $3.49
value Now *P ■ $1.25 PanU . ... 89c $6.50 Suits . $3.49 $7.50 O'coat. or Mackinaw., $3.98
Up to $5.35 d|o QO $1.50 Pants .... 98c $7.50 Suits . $3.98 $8.50 O'coats or Mackinaws, $4.98
value Now . $2.00 Pants . w . . $1.49 $8.50 Suits . $4.98 $9.85 O'coats or Mackinaws, $5.98
taken place since the beginning of
tho war may be seen from the fact
that for the year 1914 there was
actually an excess in the value of
the imports over exports of about
4,500,000 yen.
Cotton manufacture is ond if her
principal industries, and the statis
tics show that the average number
of spindles working dally In Japan I
in 1914 (the latest available year),!
was nearly 2,500,000. Wool manu
facture was not carried on before
the war to any great extent, but it
has now received aj considerable im
petus. and Japanese factories are
executing orders from the Russian
Government.
The production of iron and steel
both in government and private
works—has also been very consider
able, the best iron ores being im
ported from China. JapatWhas some
600,000 tons of shipping now under
construction, and the industry is in
a flourishing condition. Her mer
chant marine consists of 2,170
steamers of 1,704, 755 tons, and
9,187 sailing ships of 572,403 tons.
Ocean-going steamers exceeding 1,-
000 tons number 448, with a total
tonnage of 1,428,212 tons. Thirty
nine ocean-going steamers of 140,-
-0 tons were launched from Jap
anese yards in 1916.
May I"we American Machinery
It might be added that Japan is
now -investigating the possibility of
using American cotton-spinning ma
chinery in their mills. The extent
of purchases already decided on is
estimated at 200,000 spindles.
How tier credit stands may be
seen from the fact that her 4% per
cent loan Is quoted on the London
Stock Exchange at 91%, yielding at
that price, interest of nearly 5 per
cent. Great Britain's 4>4 per cent
! loan is quoted at 92%, so wo set?
• how the relative positions of the two
countries have changed since 1914.
Before that fateful (Ime no onei
would have dreamed Of comparing i
the two credits.
• Already Japanese manufacturers!
have quadrupled their exports to
Australia. Ships which in the past
averaged a curgo of 450 tons now
bring to Sydney 3.5Q0 tons. The
Japanese have captured a great deal
ot the trade once firmly held by
| Amcrlcart, British, German and
French exporters. In the silk mar
: kct they have won the premier posi
tion, and Australian shops are now
| filled to overflowing with cheap
; Japanese silks.
The following Japanese goods nre
I now sold with great Buccess in the
I Australian market: Glasses, scientific
! instruments, silks, Pmmma hats,
I cottons, toy.-s, insulators, electric
I light apparatus, camphor, sulphur
, oil, matches, basketware, rubber
' tires, bottles, porcelain,
i Japan's rapid industrial and com-j
! mercial strides will serve to intensify'
the formidable competition whicli
tlio American manufacturer will
have to meet both In domestic and'
foreign rfiarkets after the war. Theyj
. afford another striking proof of thej
•necessity for restoring friendly rela-l
tions between capital and labor, se-'
curing fewer and better business!
laws and moulding a better public!
attitude toward business so that Am- 1
jorhan industry may be rid of its;
harassment* and made strong fori
the trade fight after the restoration I
of peace.—.lndustrial Conservation,;
New York.
AXOTIII'.K NM A 1,1,P0X C\SK
Cltv health authorities reported I
another smallpox case when it was |
discovered that 11. A. Milllgnn. aged i
:.'J. 1522 Green street, was smTeriiig!
from th" disease. Milligan is a trav
eling salesman, and the health of- I
ftcials are making an Investigation to
learn the different places visited by I
hint.
Dies in Jail Waiting Trial
For Murder of Steelton Man
John Wright, colored! who was
listed t'.r trial next week on a charge
o" murdering Dean Dent, also color
ed, in steelton last summer, died at
midnight at the Dauphin county
prison. Wiight had been In Jail since
j last August after he was arrested in
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