SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE WITH EMPEY
The Conscientious Objector
—•OR—
Coming Through Under Fire
By Arthur Guy Knipey
Author of "Over the Top," "First Call," lite.
(Copyright, 1918, McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
(Continued)
"What, do I think of a blinkin'
onscieutious objector?" answered
rcev Ilonney from the corner of the
re buy. "Well, what with this
toomin' war on and blokes goin'
est by the thousands, a pacifist or
onseientious objector is one of two
lings, he's cither a blinkin' coward
r a bloody pro-German. But it's
inny the way some o' them bligh-
M's, with their West End ideas oack
i Blighty, changes their minds
hen they gets out here in the mud,
nd sets their llrst glimpse of a
ooden cross. It's either a flrln'
luad up against a wall, a bloomin'
. C. (Victoria Cross) or a "rest in
eace' sign over their nappers for
lem. A strange thing it is, but
■lie, those blokes never go through
ie trenches in an ordinary way like
e do: it's a case of extremes, no in
etween stuff.
""Next time you're on a burial
arty take a look at the third cross
■om the left in the fourth row as
on enter the cemetery. You know
lat path that leads through the
rchard just off the entrance of that
ig R. E. (Royal Engineer) dugout;
ell, under that cross rests a bloke
ho back In Blighty professed to be
pacifist. He wouldn't blinkin' well
oliinteer, not likely; they had to
raft him, an' when they did he re
ised to light, so they stuck him in
he N. C. C. (Non-Combatant
orps) and handed him a pick and
lovel and put him to repairin'
>ads and diggin' praves. Well it
idn't take long before he was prop
•ly fed up with his Job, and he
irew down the pick and shovel and
•abhed up a rifle an' bayonet. Oh.
>t, he clicked it allright and went .
'est. In fact, he was burled in
lie o' the graves lie helped to dig.
suppose some o' those college ofll
srs called it the 'irony of fate' or
>me other blinkin' high sounding
hrase. but we knows that it was
ily common, ordinary luck, 'cause
e all knows that if you're going to
pt it, you'll get it. no matter if
>u're a gentleman's son or a bloom
i' chimney sweep.
"This blighter I'm telling about
as in my platoon when I was in
Company, an' he used to give
e the proper pip with his argu
ents against lighting and the likes
that.
"The first time I met him was 1n
rhe Story of a Drunkard
Told by the Sister Who
Secretely Cured Him
ml Publishes the Prescription
Which Released Her Brother
Prom the Clutches of
the Demon Drink
New York. For i
fifteen
brother was a slave
K .spare penny he Rot
m his hands on was
WT spent over the l>ar.
™ lie earned a good
% V :-r salary and for a
~ 7 while disguised liis
condition, hut tinal- ;
jv his employer be. I
MISS ANNIE Kan to notice and'
BROWN* Hnd fault. Then he
night against liquor, but. his will
uwer was too weak and he sank
>w<*r anil lower until he lost his po
tion. llis friends turned him down
tie after another until he was left.;
wreck and alone. Whiskey was the
luse of it all. lie was kicked around
tun place to place, drunk practical
all the tlni' 1 . He had reached the
oint where all he wanted or cared
>r was whiskey, a point where he
>uld not stop drinking of his own
;cord.
I was living abroad and a friend
f former days wrote nie telling of
le pitiful condition of my brother.
consulted a famous chemist who
ave me a secret formula and told
le if I could arrange to put it in his
ifi'ee. tea or food it would destroy
le appetite for alcohol, 1 took the
rat steamer for New York and when
Orrie writes: "I have been taMng
ilts to purify my blood and cure my
kin of itching and pimples, but don't
et much bent-tit. Please prescribe for
Us."
Answer: I advise three grain sul
herb tablets (not sulphur tablets),
imposed of sulphur, cream of tartar
nd vegetable extracts that remove
jnstipation and purify the system,
ake this treatment for several
ninths for best results.
<■ t m
"Patient" writes: "I want your
•ee advice. I seem to have gone all
t pieces. I am Irritated and annoy
-1 by dizzy moments, tickle appetite.
0 strength and life has no pleasures
Jr me any more."
Answer: There are thousands who
ve too fast and then find themselves
1 your plight. The nervous vigor lias
een deranged. A tonic invigorating ;
ledlcine called three-grain cadomene >
iblets will afford aid to Nature by
applying more food-energy and give
our system a chance to recuperate,
■hen calm nerves should take the
lace of shattered nerves.
• • •
"Laborer" asks: "I am so affected
ith painful kidneys that I cannot
■ork regularly. My sleep is disturbed
y frequent calls, only to void small
mounts and follows burning, smart
ig pains, liackaches and often have
lllls and fever, making me real sick
>r a day.
Answer: A good tonic, soothing and
"iitralizing medicine for such com
aints is balmworth tablets. Trv
lem and continue a few weeks and
am suro you will write me of vour
■covery. '
* • *
I'aughter asks: "I suffer greatly
wing to too much fat. Can vou ad
ise ine of a good reduction remedy*'
Answer: Any well stocked phar
pacy can supply you with 5 grain
-bolone tablets, packed in sealed
ibcs with full directions for use
THURSDAY EVENING, HAItRiSBURG ClFuSftl TEtEGRAPH FEBRUARY 21, 1918.
St. Armand, out "l>att" was In the
rest billets awaiting' a new draft he
fore going up the line again. You
see we had clicked it pretty rough
at Fromelles an' a platoon looked
like a blinkin' squad when it lined
up for parade. 1 .was playing 'house'
in that estaminet right across from
that bashed—in church on the cor
ner when his labor batalion came
through and took over billets just
opposite from the estaminet. I was
sitting near a window and watched
them pass. A sorrier bunch of spe
cimens of men, I never saw; it turn
ed my blinkin' stomach to look at
thm, what with their* pasty faces,
stooped over shoulders and straggl
ing gait. Right then and there I
admired the Germans for their sys
tem of universal military training.
It' Kngland had of had a little more
of it, there never would have been a
war and right now we would be in
Ulight.v with our wives and nippers,
instead of sitting here in these
bloody ditches waitin' for a shell
to come over with our name and
number on it.
j "After the Labor Battalion took
I over billett., several of them came
into the estaminet and sat at a table
| near me. They started to discuss
the war and voice their opinions
about the 'top hats' AT home. This
I bloke I'm a talkin' about was the
loudest of the bunch, he seemed to
have a grouch on everything in gen
eral. I listened to him a few min
utes chucking his weight about until
it bloody well got on my nerves.
Chucking up my game of house —
and I had paid half a franc for my
board too —I leaned over to him and
said:
" 'You must be one of those
bloomin' conscientious objectors we
reads about in the papers, one o'
those blighters who didn't believe
in liglitin' but is willing to sit back
in Blighty and let us blokes out here
do your bloody flghtin' for you,
while you gets a blinkin' good screw
(salary) sitting on a high stool in
some office.' "
"He turned to me and answered:
"It's the likes o' you who volunteer
ed for this war what keeps it goin.'
If you had all refused to go at llrst,
there wouldn't be any war?"
"I couldn't see it his way at all,
and went right back at him with:
'Yes. and if it. wasn't for us voluteer
ing the bloody German flag would
I found my brother he did not recog
i nize me and I hardly knew him. I
I immediately began to give the rem
edy, without his knowledge. In a
few days he seemed to be losing his
, appetite for drink. He tried different
•saloons in an effort to tind one where
whiskey would taste right, but it was
i useless. Within a month he stopped
drinking. All the desire had left him.
the chains of alcoholic' slavery had
, been broken. His health began to
improve and soon he was a new man.
i He secured a splendid position and
tJie craving for liquor never returned.
After eight years I told him how he
had been cured and gave him the
i formula. I was afraid to tell him the
secret before for fear he might re
turn to drink.
I advise everyone who has a rela
tive or friend addicted to the liquor
habit in any form to use this pre
scription. It is harmless and marvel-,
! ously effective. Just ask your drug
gist for prepared Tescum powders,
drop one powder twice a day in tea.
i coffee, milk or any food or drink, i
Bach powder makes a dose. It Is
tasteless and odorless and cannot be •
detected by anyone.
NOTE—The manufacturers of pre- !
pared Tescum powders, referred toj
above by Miss Brown, sell it through j
druggists under a steel-bound, money- '
refund guarantee. It has been used
by thousands since the formula was
tirst made public and has brought im-l
measurable happiness to many homes.
It is sold in Harrisburg by J. Nelson!
Clark and others.
tcDpCTORIS
;JaP VICi y
! The questions answered Oelpw are 1
j general in character, the symptoms or
j diseases are given and the answtrs
will apply in any case uf similar na
ture.
Those wishing further advice, free,
may address Dr. I,ewis Baker. College
Bldg.. College-Elwood streets. Dayton.
I Ohio, enclosing self-addressed stamp- :
|ed envelope for reply. Full name and
| address must be given, but only Inl- |
tials of fictitious names will be used 1
!in my answers. The prescriptions
can be filled at any well-stocked drug I
store. Any druggist cau order of j
wholesaler.
These tablets have proven wonder- !
fully effective in reducing abnormal
fat.
• • *
"Fern" writes: "I have suffered
with a bad cough for some time and
I am also weak and tired most of the
time, which I think is due to tin
severe coughing. Can you give m< a
remedy,"
Aiiswei" Yes, your weakness is
due to the coughing, but you should
be well relieved by using the follow
ing: Get a S'/i oz. package of es
sence mentho-laxene and make ac
cording to directions on the bottle,
then take a teaspoonful everv hour
or two until the cough is cured. This
makes a full pint of the very best
and safest cough syrup. If your
druggist does not have mentho-laxene,
have him order it for vou of the
wholesale firm.
* * •
Mrs. M. asks: "My scalp itches ter
ribly is feverish and a great amount
of oily dandruff is present. What is
good for this?"
Answer: First shampoo the hair
and then apply plain yellow minvol
about once a week as per directions.
This relieves the itching, overcomes
the dandruff and makes the hair
I beautifully glossy and vigorous. Ob
tain in 4 oz. jars of druggists.
NOTE: For many years Dr. Baker
has been giving free advice and pre
scriptions to millions of people
through the press columns, and doubt
less has helped In relieving Illness and
distress more than any single Indi
vidual in the world's history. Thou
sands have written him expression.-
of gratitude and confidence similar to
the following:
Dr. Lewis Baker. Dear Sir: I feel
it as a duty to write you. Four years
ago my husband had a bad cough and
found no relief from all cough medi
cines we could try. We finally tried
the mentho-laxene prescription and
made it up as cough medicine arid it
quickly cured him. It also gives me
great relief from asthma, from which
I suffer in winter time, as vou know
here in Oregon we have it so rainv
instead of snow. I scnri stamps anirl
coupon for your great "Guide Book
Health and Beauty." Thanking you
I am. Yours truly, j
MRS. M. H. VAN WART.
Lentß. Oregort. j
| now be ll.ving over Buckingham Pal
| ace and King George would be in
| the Tower of London.'
"lie thought a minute or two and
answered: 'Well, what of it: one
i flag's as good as another and as for
the bloomin' King what did he ever
j do for you but make you pay taxes
so he could bloomin' well sit around
i doing nothing."
j "This was too much for me, that
| blinkin' jellyfish a slinging mud at
, our King, so I lost my temper, and
j taking my glass of Vin liouge in my
I hand I leaned over close to him and
'When you mentions the
I King's name is it customary to drink
i his health. Perhaps he never did
anything special for me, bu{ I have
never done anything special for him.
and even at that I've done a damned
sight more than you have for him,
so take this wine and drink his
health, or I'll dent that napper of
yours so you won't be able to wear
that In hat of jours.' "
"He got kind of pale and answer
ed: 'Drink the King's health, not
likely. It's (hrough him and his
bloody top hats in parliament that
I'm out here. Why in tho blinking
hell don't he do his own lighting and
let us poor blokes alone.' "
"I saw red and was just going to
hit him, when a big Irishman out of
the Royal Irish Rifles next to me
grabs the glass of wine from my
hand, and looking the ' blighter in
the face yells at him:
"Well, if the King ain't done noth
ing for you English, he's done less
for lis Irish, but 1 volunteered to
come out here for him. and here I
am, and glad of it, too. and hopes
some day to get into Berlin with the
King's forces. You won't drink his
I health; well, you can bathe his
1 health.' With that he threw the
' wine into the blighter's face and
smashed him In the nose with his
I list. The fellow went over like a log
! with the Irishman still agoln' for
him. If we hadn't of pulled hint
[ off, I think he would have killed
that conscientious objector. The
military police came in to see what
all the row was about. I had clicked
three days C. B. (conlined to bar
racks) and didn't want to get ar
rested so In the confusion I made
tracks for my billet.
"The next time I met the bloke
was when we buried old Smith out
of the 10th Platoon in the cemetery
at La Bassee. He was one of the
grave diggers. All during the burial !
service he stood looking at the Union !
Jack with a queer look on his face.
When old Smith was lowered into
the ground and the dirt was thrown
on him. the eonscientous objector,
Watkins was his name,"came over to
me and said:
"I hear he (pointing at oVd
Smith's grave) is forty-eight years
old and has left a wife and three
nippers back in Blighty. He was too
old for the draft, wasn't he? Then
he must have volunteered."
"I answered: 'Of course he vol
unteered, and there he lies, deader
than hell, but I'll wager a quid his
wife and kids will be proud of him
—and that's more than your kids
will be about you.' "
"He sneaked off without answer
ing. Three days later I nearly
dropped dead when our lance cor
poral came into our billet with a
bloody nose and a beautifully trim
med lamp. When I asked hint how
he got knocked about, he told me
a fellow out of the Non-Combatant
Corps, named Watkins, has mussed
him up just because he had called
him a white-livered coward.
"Watkins ducked twenty-one days
No. 1 on the wheel and when his
sentence was finished they trans
ferred him to a fighting unit and
bang! into our platoon he comes.
"Many a talk I had with him
about that paciiist stuff —he hadn't
changed a bit in his ideas—but he
kept his mouth shut about the King
and the Top Hats at home.
"Then we went into the trenches
and I knew his .finish was near. A
firing squad or 'rest in peace' was to
be his lot; they all get one of the
other sooner or later.
"After two days in, Fritz got
rough and opened up with a pretty
stiff bombardment.
"Watkins was in the fourth squad
in a dugout in the support trench
when a 'Minnie' registered a direct
hit on the roof and caved her in.
Kveryone but Watkins was killed.
How lie escaped was a marvel, the
rest of the squad being smashed up
something awful. We collected the
pieces and buried them the next
day. Watkins helped dig the grave'-.
"For two days Watkins scarcely
spoke a word, just went round with
a far away look on his face."
"tin the third night after the
burial, volunteers weije called for a
bombing raid, and 1 could scarcely
believe my ears when I hear that
Watkins had volunteered. It was
the truth all right—he went along.
"We crawled out into No Man's
land under cover of our barrage and
waited. Watkins was next to me.
Suddenly a star sheel went up and
we crouched down in its light. I
was laying so that I could see Wat
kins—blime me—he had no rifle or
bayonet. I whispered over to him
'Where's your rifle'." He answered
'T threw it away.' Before I had time
to reply the signal to rush the Ger
man trench 'vas given and I lost
sight of him."
"It was rough going in the Ger
man trench and we had quite a little
of hand to hand fighting. Star
shells were going up all around us.
One of our blokes in front of me
was just going around the corner of
a traverse when a big German got
lilm through the troat with his bay
onet and he went down. Something
sprang past nie like a wild cat and
closed with the Fritz. They both
went down together. Just then an
other German came at me from the
entrance of a dugout and I was busy.
I managed to get him. Then our
lieutenant and two men came round,
gave the order to get back to our
trenches. The lieutenant stumbled
over the three bodies in front of me.
One of them groaned. It was Wat
kins all right. Unarmed he had
sprang at the German and with his
bare hands had choked him to death
but he had a nasty jagged bayonet
wound in his right side. We man
aged to get him back to our trench
es, but he died on the fire step. Be
fore cashing in he looked up at the
lieutenant and with a grin on his
face 'Tell the bloomin King
and the top hats at home that I
died for Kngland, and I hope that
like old Smith my nippers will be
proud of their father. God save the
King'—and then he died.
"We burled him next morning.
So, my opinion of consclentous ob
jectors and pacifists has not chang
ed. They are either cowards or
pro-Germans.
"You see Watkins wasn't either,
he was a soldier of the King and a
damned good one, too."
TOBACCO IS
BADLY NEEDED
ON FRONT LINE
Americans in France Feel
Need of Smokes From
Home
Said the Plow to the Sword:
"I must turn into you,
Till the Hun and his horde
For our mercy shall sue."
Said the Sword to the Plow:
"I must turn into you.
For the battles hang now
On what harvests may do."
So the Sword and the Plow
Are become as one blade.
That the tyrant may bow
And the Furrow be made.
-—McEandburgh Wilson.
The Hun must be put in a furrow
and covered up, at least for a while.
Any talk of compromise Is idiotic.
When a nation feels like the'clergy
man who lias written this in a re
icnt book, it is plain that this na
tion must be smothered temporarily:
"Anyone who cannot bring him
self to approve from the bottom of
his heart the. sinking of the Liusi
tanla, who cannot conquer his sense
of the monstrous cruelty to count
less perfectly innocent victims and
give himself up to joy at -this vic
torious exploit of German defensive
power—such an ono we deem no true
German."
To set these misguided people
right will cost America many young
lives and the least that the home
people enn do Is try and make our
soldiers happy. This is no time for
harping on the ill effects of nico
tine. According to the annual re
port of the controller in Blair coun
ty, there was expended during 1917
the sum of SS3O for tobacco provid
ed the inmates of the county home.
Those who have used the weed all
their life are not deprived of the
ccnsolation the weed affords, and so
it is furnished them at tho public
expense. The county officials are on
record as saying that "contentment
plays an important part in the cure
of hospital patients." The same
holds true with wounded soldiers.
On us they depend for this balm, and
no conscientious person need feel
anxious if he sends smokes to sol
diers who are risking their lives to
keep this nation free.
Churchmen Get Ready
to Launch "Dry" Fight
The central committee in charge
of launching and organizing the
county prohibition campaign, con
sisting of the Rev. Dr. J. Bradley
Alarkward, J. W. Kllenberger and
Harry B. Saussaman, has arranged
to hold their first meeting on next I
Monday when twelve other men will
be chosen to complete the govern
ing body. It has been decided that
three separate committees are to
look after Harrisburg, the district
south of the mountain and that part
to the northward. A large number
of workers are to be enrolled so
that every district will be canvassed.
The W. C. T. U. with its 700 mem
bers, promises to be an important
agency in lighting for prohibition.
Through its president 700 members
in the county have pledged them
selves to take active part. It is es
timated that the delegates at the
ratification convention last week rep
resented at least 20,000 church mem
bers.
EXAMINATION OF MEN IN
FIRST CLASS PROGRESSES
The local draft boards are mak
ing rapid progress in their physical
examination of registrants in the
first class and the high average of
men for general military service has
been maintained to the end. As an
example, Board No. 1 yesterday put
through fifty-four men with only
one rejection. Twenty-three went to
the medical advisory board for final
classification, but thirty qualified for
first line service.
The proceedings at local Board Xo.
3 show that about one-half the reg
istrants, examinations being held
twice each week, qualify for active
service and scarcely any are reject
ed entirely. Board No. 2 is just
starting in on examinations, the de
lay being caused by their waiting ;
for the new regulations which '
should arrive any moment from j
Washington.
MEETING POSTPONED
Mrs. C. P. Turner, president of I
the Shimmell Red Cross Auxiliary, j
announced to-day that the weekly ;
meeting of the auxiliary will not j
take place to-morrow afternoon
owing to the fact that it is Wash- I
ington's Birthday. The meeting will I
take place next Friday afternoon as
usual.
j When There's Not
Ji Minute To Lose
j Instant Postum
is a friend indeed. Made in the
cup instantly, and mighty de
licious and nourishing.
"There's a Reason"
RAPID PROGRESS
ON PENN-HARRIS
Contractors Hope to Get the
Structure Under Hoof
in Short Time
With installation of wastepipes
and drains and other work complet
ed up to the ninth floor, and work
to begin in the near future on the
tenth floor of the new million-dollar
Penn-llarris Hotel, the building is
progressing just as rapidly as pos
sible, under present weather condi
tions. The building is to be 197.2
feet high. Almost ISO feet of this
has already been roughed In. Car
penters, bricklayers, plumbers,
steamfltters and others arc working
full time. "It is impossible," said
IS. A. Johnston, construction man
ager, "to make any forecast of when
the hotel will be finished because
our materials are so much delayed."
Architectural Manager llawes is of
the same opinion.
Bricklayers have faced the exte
rior of the entire third floor, and
have begun to face the fourth with
light brown brick.
To-day steamfltters are connecting
the hotfl with the mains of the Har
risburg I.ight and Power Company
on Walnut street. The tap on the
main will be eight inches, increasing
inside the hotel to twelve-inch feed
pipe, feeding the 100-horsepower
motors to bo installed in the near
future.
A breakdown on the electric
crane haltr-d bricklaying work yes
terday. An electrical expert was
called and the crane will be put in
operation to-day, it was stated.
Woodworkers, finishers and interior
decorators were assigned no definite
date for operations, because of the
uncertainty of arrival of material.
Tile circuating icewater tank is ex
pected in the near future. It will
be installed as soon as the tenth
story is completed. Plumbers will
instal the piping for showerbaths as
soon as the plastering on the third
floor is completed.
Shope Selected For
Machine Gun Service
[ Paul F. Shope, of Perdix, now in
Company C, Three Hundred and
! Fourteenth Infantry, Camp Meade,
■ was one of the five men selected
! from his company for special ma
: chine gun training, according to a
| letter received here by friends. Mr.
j Sliopc is a graduate of the Technical
High school, class of 1914. lie was
called for service in Perry county.
Janfes A. Shope, engineer in the
park department, is a brother.
HOLD PATRIOTIC MEETING j
Following a missionary meeting in
the First Baptist Church, Monday
night, a patriotic meeting was held.
Mrs. John Ray was costumed as the
Goddess of Liberty. Miss Amy Burd
sang, "Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing," accompanied at the piano by
her sister. Miss Viola Burd. Mrs.
George Spencer poured chocolate.
RED CROSS GETS KNITTED
ARTICLES FROM THE INSANE
A large donation of supplies was
sent to the Harrisburg Chapter,
American Red Cross, yesterday, by
the State Hospital for the Insane.
Among the articles were ninety-sev
en pillows, 774 shotbags, sixty-seven
comfort kits, forty-seven sweaters
and six pairs of socks.
Members of the Catholic Ladies'
t Auxiliary \ill meet in the Red Cross '
I rooms to-morrow, but they will be j
[closed in the evening.
| All outside typist work being |
done for the filing department should I
be returned to headquarters as soon
las it is finished. This request has i
been made by Mrs. G. Lewis Brown, I
chairman of the filing department, j
ROREItT BURNS BANQUET
The usual arrangements are being j
made for the annual anniversary I
banquet of Robert Burns Lodge of j
Masons at the Masonic Temple i
Tuesday evening, April 2. The com- I
mittce in charge of arrangements
includes the following: John M. ;
Mumma, chairman; John Flickinger,
George A. Gorgas, R. Monroe Leon- j
ard, Francis C. Neely, William S. |
Snyder, Charles P. Lusk, John C. |
Deen, William Jennings, Charles C.
Schriver, Daniel F. Miller, Andrew
S. Patterson, John N. Kinnard, I. |
Birkitt Dickinson and Charles W.
Mitchell.
MAJOR SADLER ON TUSCANIA j
Major Otis Sadler, of Baltimore, j
was one of the survivors of the '
Tuscanta. He is a brother of Mrs. |
John Halliday and Miss Florence I
Sadler, who I'requPntly visit Harris- '
burg. Major Sadler is a West Point j
graduate and was recently 'pro- I
mo ted.
RUN ON CHIN A WARE LEAVES
SHELVES. B
American Supply Tied Up by Freight Congestion and Ger
man Ware Sold Out Soon After War Began
Next time you become angry with
your husband, Mrs. Harrisburg,
please do not throw a plate at him!
Use the rolling pin or a kitchen
range! Whatever you do, conserve
your crockery. Here's why:
You Harrisburgers, watch your
crockery bills! Handle crockery w'ith
care these days, because china has
become a minus quantity and the
supply of crockery is becoming
alarmingly low,
Down in one Market street store, j
where a crockery department is
maintained, the store manager is
tearing his hair and gnashing his
teeth. A Telegraph reporter came
up to him last night. "Heavens,"
the manager moaned. "I have no
time to talk. about theaters and
dances and sugar supply. Tell me
where to get some china and crock
ery for my customers." At this
same downtown store a pretty little
lady who has charge of the china
and crockery department was fran
tic last Saturday afternoon. She
wilted like a iiiy in midsummer as
she faced the stormy crowd of buy
ers in front of her counter. "Gra-
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Fnnrl United States Food Administrator Says— 5
" * C/OU The results from meatless days, inaugurated at the suggestion of the
United States Food Administration, have now, for the first time, given J
Silo Hem us suf fi c ' ent reserves of meat to allow us to partially comply with the
* requirements for shipment to the countries associated with us in the war. w
D.i iit It should be a matter of satisfaction to the entire American people that |
tne War their devotion in this matter now enables us to at least partially fulfill
our duties to these countries in this respect.
[Final Wind-Up of Winter Coats f
£ ---Two Big Special Lots--- (
LOT NO. I—Just1 —Just 43 Women's and Misses'
2 WINTER COATS CfU
£ Former Selling Prices up to SIB.OO m V f
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Former Selling Prices up to $30.00 tfj I fl
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V Materials arc Broadcloth, Kersey and Cheviot, Black and Colors.
[Some with Plusli Collars. Some with Fur Collars. Full and Half V
Lined. Regular and extra Sizes in this lx>t, But Not All Sizes ol' M
Every color and Style. " ■
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Women's Serge Dresses •K I Mr) o
Made or Heavy Serge in Navy Hlue Only, Nicely Lined. Sizes ® W
1 to 12. Only 21) Dresses. Come Early. ■
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£ Xo Red Tape. Not necessary to make another purchase. See samples and W
[You don't have to buy a frame. Photographs posltivey returned to you 9
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Just bring to our store any distinct photo, tintype, kodak snap shot or post v
card of parent, child, relative, friend, sweetheart or Soldier Hoy and if accept- U
Q able to us we will enlarge it into a beautiful 14x20 Convex Bust Portrait for iWjff
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Af butter J7C fl
CHURNS APRON 50c colored JJ
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f|C ert Butter Good quality CURTAINS towe ] S go od Lijf ® t !'m tin wa *L h b £'!£^B• /tag
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your butter at checked apron lace edge scrim heavy size. Special, each ....
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cious silken ulive," she explained. "I
have been so busy these past two
days, I don't know what to do." It
developed that the store had receiv
ed a shipment of crockery Friday
afternoon. Saturday evening the en
tire shipment, amounting to $373,
was sold and buyers were clamoring
for more. The store manager, inci
dentally, has orders on his books for
crockery amounting to $3,000, and
factories cannot make it fast enough
to supply the demand.
The reasons for the scarcity are
because has practically become
a minus quantity. Almost all china
ware was made In Germany, and,
because of the war, there is none of
the fragile ware in this country.
The shortage of china has become so
acute that consumers have turned to
crockery as a substitute, meeting
with great favor. Most of tlio crock
ery comes from East Liverpool,
Ohio. Congestion of traffic is one
of the reasons why store managers
cannot supply the demands of the
people. Virtually all Harrisburg
stores dealing in crockery and china
are unable to get ajiy supply of these
wares.
"Just wait 'til the war's 0"' o r."
is the way they look at It. Oh,
man, I'll be so rich, I won't have to
sigh and pull my liair. I'll have
cups and saucers and dishes and
pots for you then. But, believe me,
it's hard now. turning all these peo
ple away. Cheer up!" That's the
way the managers look at the sltua
tiort.
So Harrisburgers, beware, and
conserve crockery ns well as fooTl
and fuel. Don't waste!
DON'T SUFFER
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Use Soothing Musterole
When those sharp pains go shooting
through your head, when your skull
seems as if it would split, just rub alittle
Musterole on your temples and neck.
It draws out the inflammation, soothe 3
away the pain,usuallygivingquickrelief.
Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made with oil of mustard. Better than
a mustard plaster and does not blister.
Many doctors and nurses frankly
recommend Musterole for sore throat,
bronchitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma,
neuralgia, congestion, pleurisy, rheuma
tism, lumbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet —colds
of the chest (it often prevents pneu
monia). It is always dependable.
30c and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50.
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