4 NEVER KNEW THE NEED OF TOBACCO BEFORE THE WAR Men in Trenches Long For Smokes When Facing Bad Situations There was a young airman went np in a flyer -\nd where he was going, I could but inquire. "Young airman, young airman, young airman," said I, "Whither, oh whither, oh whither, so high?" "To sweep the Zeppelins ont of the sky." —War Time Mother Goose. "Henry, If you didn't smoke, I could buy a new hat," snapped wifey. "Yes, an' if you would live on stewed prunes, I could have a steam yacht," jetortefl hubby savagely. And that's the way it goes. While thousands of America's bravest are hurtling through the sky in airships, doing i heir best to save the world from the \'tcious Hun, men and women quar rel over some paltry saving. Wisdom is a long time coming in this coun try. "Let George do it," is the slogan ••Hid if every one was so selfish there would not be an ounce of good to bacco in France. Thank the Ameri can spirit of generosity, the sol diers have not yet been compelled to suffer, although many a cantonment lias been without genuine smokes for two weeks at one time. "It was a sad outfit," writes the •aptaln of the squad. "I never knew what tobacco meant before. Lots of the boys couldn't talk without a smoke. We got so desperate hunting for snipes of once-smoked stogies, t hat we had several battles. Towards t he last we were making cigarets out of tea which we secured 'somewhere.' It sure was some riot the day we re ceived our allotment. On the' level it took away homesickness. I suppose i here are lots of people who never Kive this part of war a thought, but the fact is the boys talk more about As the Clock Ticks Three hundred and fifty telephone calls a second! That is the average volume in the Bell System day and night, and at certain hours it is more than' ~ doubled. The operating force must keep the "tracks" clear, ready for every cross-town or transcontinental call. In these unprecedented times the importance of each connection is magnified, as is the necessity for steady performance on the part of the operators. They are counting no effort too great, and they are also counting on the public to appreciate this and to accord them deserved consideration at all times. THE BELL TELEPHONE CO. OF PA. W. H. FETTER, Local Manager, HARRISBURG, PA. "• old" writes: 1 have such n very •severe cough and cold and have not been able ty get anything to help xne. It Is weakening my system." Answer: Use the following and your '•old and cough will vanish and you will soon be strong again: Get a 2Vi ol. bottle of concentrated essence inentho-laxene and take every hour or i wo. This can be taken pure ormatie into a full pint of home-made syrup. PHill directions as to use -will be found •)n bottle. This is a mild laxative and will drive the cold from the system. • • S. E. asks: "I have tried to cure dandruff, itching scalp, falling lialr and baldness with numerous tonics, "tc„ but in vain. What do you recom mend? Answer: I have been recommend ing plain yellow minyol for the past seven years and scores of my patients are delighted with the quick, pleas ant action of this remedy in stopping tehing, falling hair, dandruff, etc. It gives the hair health, luster and 1 igor as nothing else does. Obtain in 1-oz. jars with full directions. ♦ • • Mabel writes: "Can you please prescribe medicine which will cclleve me of such distressing symptoms of kidney and bladder, as the following: t'alns in small of back, soreness in re gion of bladder, frequent calls at night l>ut scanty How vdth pain, burning and foul odor, puffing of ljmbs, etc." Answer: Those seeking relief from kidney and Madder disorders should begin taking balmwort tablets, a very surressful formula sold In sealed lubes with full directions. • • • Mother writes: "Last winter X was • •urert of a bad case of bronchitis by *i si tig your prescription containing niontho-laxene, and have bee* very grateful and confident of getting ,:ood advice. 1 wish to know of a tood, safe medicine to reduce my THURSDAY EVENING, fags arid their pipes than about the Huns." The Telegraph is the medium in this vicinity for forwarding all con tributions to the smoke fund. Send in what you can spare for this hu mane cause. Three Boys Run Away From Home to Go West Isaac Gingrich, 114 North Harrison street. Palmyra, has asked the Tele graph to help him And his 14-year old son. Lester, who left his father's home Saturday. Lester, in company with two other boys from Palmyra, purchased tickets for Akron, Ohio, Saturday. The three of them had *IOO. Young Gingrich is about five feet four inches tall. He is aged 14. The other boys are aboxit the same age. The other boys are John Rabold and John Rogers, of Palmyra. GARDEN F.XPERT SPEAKS BEFORE" HIGH SCHOOL John R. Bechtel, State College ex tension specialist on war gardens, will address the students in the High schools to-day on war gardens. Dur ing his stay in the city he will ad dress th 9 students ol' the other schools on the same subject. Shirley Watts will have complete charge of the war garden work this year. A copy of aids to gardeners will be Riven each applicant for a garden plot. Each applicant will be charged $1.50 for his plot, as a means toward defraying expenses. MILL AGAIN AT WORK All repartments of the new build ing made to replace the rough turn ing and cylinder finishing depart ment of the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipo Bending Company, destroyed by fire early in January, are at work again. The testing and painting de partment, where the fire started was the last to resume operations. WINS A CAPTAINCY A captaincy In the U. S. Regular Array is the prize which has fallen to Lieutenant J. Edwin Cough, 1401 South Cameron street, son of County Controller H. W. Gough. The com mision dates from August 5, 1917. Captain Gough Is stationed at Eagle Pass, Texas, but has been home on a brief furlough. fhcPoCTOriS Z>r.Zem's*lid/c<?3 The questions answered below are general In character, the symptoms or diseases are given and the answers will apply In any case of similar na ture. , Those wishing further advice, free, may address Dr. Lewis Baker, College Bldg.. Col lege-K1 wood streets, Dayton. Ohio, enclosing self-addressed stamp ed envelope for reply. Full name and address must be given, but only Ini tials or fictitious names will be used in my answers. The prescriptions can be filled at any well-stocked drug store. Any drugKlst can order of j wholesaler. abnormal weight abont 30 pounds." Answer: I thank you for your con fPdjsnce and advise that five grain ar bolone tablets is the reliable obesity medicine which I always prescribe. In sealed tubes with directions. Any ; druggist can supply you. I . George asks; "For several months 1 I have not been feeling well. My skin is sallow, my tongue is coated, have ir headache, am sleepless, nervous and t bothered with chronic constipation. , Please help me." Answer: You need a laxative blood r cleansing treatment in the form of , three-grain sulpherb tablets (not sul _ phur). Overcome the tendency to con -0 stipatlon and gradually your good _ health and pure blood will return. a* * * Mrs. L writes: "I hesitate to ask j advice as my case is so unusual. In a , word, I am tired and worn out all the time. Rest does not refresh me. I have * been married over a year and former ly did not know what it was to be ' tired or nervous. Sometimes I feel r hysterical. I fear I will become a nuisance to my husband if this con ■ tinues." Answer: Your nervous system has - been depleted. You need a tonio in t vigoratlng medicine that will aid in s supplying more food-energy, to your - nerves. Take three-grain cadomene ? tablets regularly for several months. 1 NOTE: For many years Dr. Baker i has been giving free advice and pre scriptions to millions of people through the press columns, and doubt a less has helped in relieving illness and distress more than any single indl ( vlduai In the world's history. Thou . sands have written him expressions • of gratitude and confidence similar to T the following: J Dr. Lewis Baker, Dear Sir: In read \ Ing your good advice to others I have found relief. I enclose stamps, and J please send me your "Great Guide \ Book, Health and Beauty," and I > thank you for advice to others which 1 so helped me. May your good work go on. You will get better reward than money In helping so many who s sufTer and often cannot have a doo f tor. as there Is no money tn pur one. ? One of your ms** Wvit-wlshers. / Sincerely, t MISS C. H. WHITB, 150 Free St.. ' Portland, Me, TELLS OF LIFE IN CAMP HANCOCK Harrisburg Boy Pleased With Life in Machine Gun Company A letter from William H. Jones, formerly a member of the Governor's Troop, and now at Camp Hancoclc in the Machine Gun Battalion, is like a spring in the desert. If all American soldiers have the sunny temperament and loyal enthusiasm of Bugler Jones, there need be no tear of the Yanks stopping until they reach Berlin. The missive is sent to Mr. Sourbier, penned on a bright Southern morning when Jones sighs for his old troop horst; to take a ride. But horses are nearly out of commission now; the company is soon to be motorized. Jones is at tached to Division Headqjfarters. a very comfortable berth. "Speaking about great parade in Augusta on Washington's Birthday, he says: "I was battalion bugler and rode up with the major. Some class,* eh? I had a good time and enjoyed myself very much. Wish you could have seen this parade, for the fellows looked great. "We marched down Main street, with the band playing 'Good-by, Broadway, and it sure put the spirit in us all. The band then played "Dixie" a number of times, and that made the Southern people smile from ear to ear. "I am in a tent with a bunch of jolly fellows, three beside myself, from the old Governor's Troop. The men from the old troop in this com pany are: Sergeants Shade and Kirk patrick; Corporals Ogelsby, Willis and Ziegler; Cooks Smith and Lower; Bug lers Bufflnington and Jones; Privates Davis and Dwyer. Nearly every chap in our tent has a sling-shot and after we put the lights out in the night we shoot hunks of soap at each other. We have lots of fun. "Last Sunday one of the cooks and I took a long horseback ride in to South Carolina, along the Savan nah river. We came to a farmhouse and stayed for dinner and did not get back until 5:30. Wo certainly enjoy ed that ride; had a dandy conversa tion with the farmer about the South and the negro. "We are living fine; get the best of eats, and If every one is served like us there is no cause for complaint. Of course, we are all anxious to get to France and help teach Germany a lesson. I hear we are to go soon. but. of course, I do not believe anything till I see it. That is the best way in the Army. "Machine guns are very interesting. Our company was out to the range last week for target practice and I think we made a good showing. "The weather is ideal, just like summer. I think it will be very hot later on, but we are all hoping to be in France by that time. It will be six months on March IS since we arrived. We often talk of the tine sendoft we received from the Harrisburg people. I am expecting to receive a furlough very soon, and I ought to be home within a month, at least." Sunday School Session Closes With Big Rally: The closing feature of the older boys' ahd girls' conference held here yesterday was a banquet held at Stevens Memorial Methodist Church and a mass meeting following. R. A. Waite, representing the Internation al Sunday School Association, spoke on "Personal Experience With Boys' i|oclal Work." One of the conference objects was to interest boys and girls in the summer camps being held at Lake Genera, Wisconsin. Dauphin coun ty has never had a representative at these camps and an effort Is being made to send a boy or girl this year. The conference sessions opened yesterday morning in the Pine Street Presbyterian Church. Preston G Orwig, state secondary superin tendent, and Mr. Walte spoke. The conference is one of a series being held throughout the state by Mr. Orwig and Mr. Waite. The meetings were in charge of Mrs. H. P. Motter, county superintendent of secondary work. Shows Rumor of Glass in Candy Is Absolutely False By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 28.—1n a state ment issued here to-day, Walter C. Hughes, secretary of the National Confectioners' Association of the United States, denies the fact that powdered glass and other injurious substances have been placed in candy sent to the Navy Department. With his statement, is a copy of a letter from Rear Admiral Samuel McOow an, paymaster general of the Navy Department, stating that the results of an investigation were that the re ports were unfounded. Hughes' statement was issued fol lowing publication of dispatches, al leging that powdered glass was be-' ing found in candy. An embargo was declared by the Navy Department, and following the investigation, the embargo was lifted. "FIFTY-FIFTY" SUNSHINE Out of 300 possible hours of sun shine in January we enjoyed a total of 15 4, according to the local weath er report, this too, despite much snow and cold. Indeed, this Janu ary was the coldest on record with the exception of the year 1912. The severe cold of December linked with January make this winter the cold est of which figures have been kept by the weather bureau here. The first heavy snow fell on December 8 and since that time nearly every day. has been below normal. . DRUGGIST INDUCTED Dr. F. S. Marshall, 629 Boas street, a druggist, has been inducted into the service of the United States Army. He is a son of the late Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Marshall, a graduate of Central High school, class of 1910, and the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, class of 1914. He left to-day for Camp Meade, where he will Join his regiment, and be at tached to the medical department. VIEWERS APPOINTED VJewers were named by the Dau phin county court yesterday to re port on the necessity of rebuilding a bridge over the north branch of the Susquehanna river at Laceyville. Those named were; Henry M. Lewis, Tunkhannock; Samuel Eggleston, Wyoming county; Harry R. McCart ney, Carlisle; George T. Nolan, Har risburg, and Theodore L. Weils, Wllkes-Barre. They will report on April 1. PI-AN PATRIOTIC RALLT A patriotic meeting, with commun ity singing, will be held at 7.80 o'clock to-morrow night in the Oood Hope schoolhouse. The Rev. T. J. Ferguson, of the Sliver Spring Pres-' byterlan Church, will make an ad dress and M. M. Dougherty, of Me chanlcsbnrg, will be toastmaster. ODKMiKA LAirNCH SBA GltlKT Amsterdam, Feb. 28 (Delayed).— The largest German cargo steamship afloat, the Rhebiland, baa been launched at the Vulcan shipyards at Vogesnck, on the Weser, ten miles northwest of Bremen. The Rheln land registers 16,000 tons. Use McNeil's Cold Tablets.—Adv. HXKRISBURG TELEGRAPH Browning Gun Best in World, Say Experts as New Arm Is Tested Washing-ton, Feb. 28.—The latest American contribution to warfare, the Browning: automatic rifle, was offi cially introduced to Congross yes terday at a demonstration staged in a remote valley in the hills that sur round this city. For more than two hours tile air was filled with 'the snarl and crash of the firing, Sen ators and Representatives operating the new weapons for themselves un der the direction of a squad of sol diers from the machine gun school at Springfield. Mass. High Army officials, Including As sistant Secretary Crowell, Major General Biddle, acting chief of staff, and a score of officers from the British, French, Italian and Belgian missions watched the demonstration with keen interest. There was no target practice, al though a line of figures shaped like men was battered to pieces by the squad of ten gunners. Members of Congress also scored repeated hits, although it was the first time any ot them had handled a weapon of this character. As to the performance of the ten guns used, there was not a stoppage or malfunction, despite the fact that hundreds of rounds were fired and the squad from the school had never seen the guns before last Saturday. The demonstration was ordered to make it clear to members of Con gress why the Ordnance Bureau re jected all other makes of machine guns as the standard weapon for the WE SELL /7T7Tmj7777777J77777TJ777777jr77T7T7JT777TTl 438.430 FOR Q I Market LESS , IOGOLDEN RULE DEPT. 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They are passed at the price. [ tails. I wonders at the price. Yard Goods SPECIALS SILK POPLIN— v t Around The Store > 14 ~ Stunning WWwr i'ssa.r ™slQ r PLAID SILK— ' - /A and Saturday, pair C> IR™—s $1 .38 Trimmed Hats •^ / /V4 LADIES*HOSIERY f / /, Black gause. fast color. 1 YARD-WIDE PERCALES- flj mL 1/1 I £<>C\ \ J LADIES'FIBRE SILK HOSE- In all the latest shades. M DRESS GINGHAMS— All sizes. Friday and /I ■ Many size plaids, all ■* A host of nt.vlc.s and the prettiest eoneep- - Saturday, a pair .... the best shades, spring ■ I " •* "e Uour. There I* no queatlon but Viliip vn.nl I ■■ that these are the Nnnppieat hata at the ' I! IW rj K . price to be found In the town. All the V TTMTrtM CTTTTQ Intent *ha<le* nnd braid* an<l trimmed in LADIES UNION gUllu"" _ . varioua wnyi with flowers and ribbon*. 4 , CALICOES Gauze ribbed, lace trm- M Q Smart Tailored Hats /K 4rlCI H,r In Sailor Style H? A Qfl ** These hats are In all the latest shades and • W LADIES' SILK GLOVES— MUSLIN be worn with any style suit or eoat or JIL#X^ •it* -> uuxii ,lrrs Snecial at ■ White. with blarik stitch- n i( PaV v! qual,ty .' < un ' 1 ing and black with white —- bleached muslin, a ■ * M 1 stitching. Very Special ■Bm UM * v " a ) Fine Trimmed Hats f\f\ SHEETS- TKRI Ml I FRENCH KID GLOVES- Extra big value. Size mmm pan give you millinery values that cannot he All white and white with (D CQ 81x90, hemmed, pleated, ■ B duplicated In the entire city. ■ black stitching, ah extra kJj H UO big value, seamless •• ■ J Second Floor. special value Salktn's First Floor, Salktns FTrst Floor, 1 I Third Floor S=H=o=E=S Specials WAISTS 3 Cakes of 1 A Beautiful Georgette >y, vamps, with Grey or ivory lap / MsS* Crepe and trepe de \ : L NTy\y-| y J? day and Sat- ■ 0lr a Calcea to a Ouatamer H /I \/j STV nly^ I *ift Sr.M* \ Vici Kid Lace Boots, Campbell'a soups, can, \\ /n tp I'ny :Pi Qu Hlh or Military Heels, solid „ . , ¥ /// TH M a'S/X Juj .J|2 OnOC/; styles. Regu. Hershey S COCOa ~,, \. / /flrfjl J/\* J llf □p r*\ J "O"- Special, d €\ Q. Largo can sweet po- 1/iJ 7 SalurLy Rnd tatoes, can 16f i = / Men's Genuine Tan, Crome, Special brand coffee, A / Elk Laco Wor k Shoeß, lb 18 0 fl V . This price is rldtoutousty low. It I i\m / Hand-sewed. wth soft Up. ArmjJ 1 lb. can Davis' bak- " I \\MT)' The^''wais'u arf models . S'.ra(ri QO Ing powder ...... 170 W|| Large can rich neck only ss. ; — tomatoes ~,,,,,,, 1 Men's Vici Kid Lace Shoes, Large fancy prunes, $1.50 Waist Special at O _ I Genuine Goodyear WelU, leather or fibre „ special 170 A wonderful value. Too good a bar- \ S!u?rdat B ' 0 , 0 , al, Prlday and r A /| t Loose macaroni, lb. liso Snbroid'erldi collars and culTs. J I m Nnikins' Mnii'i Fioor. (%-# Large size can sal- v —•* mon 190 Salkins, Main Floor Kalklna' Third Floor, American Army, although no Brown ing guns had been built except mod- I el weapons when the order was giv en. Ordnance officials were satisfied last night that no member of Con gryjß who witnessed the firing now douots the wisdom of that decision. 7 U. S. Soldiers Die, Pershing Reports Washington, Feb. 28. General Pershing reported yesterday that Private Frank Beltinokoff, Erie, Pa., was killed, and Lieutenant Robert R. Cooper, Smithville, Okla., and Private Ziggie Rutkowski, Chicago, were slightly wounded in action on February 24. Private Cyril P. Morrissette, Quln cy, Mass., died February 24 of wounds received in action. Six deaths from natural causes among the American forces in France were reported to-day. Among them was Privute Wallace O. Dick son, Wayne, Pa., diabetes. Tagore, Noted Poet, Mentioned in Plot San Francisco, Feb. 28.—Definite connection ofSir Rabindranath Ta gore celebrated Indian poet, and high officials of the German government with an alleged conspiracy to fo ment revolution against British rule in India was established yesterday, according to contentlons.:of the pro secution, by introduction into evi dence at the trial of thirty-one al leged conspirators of letters and ca blegrams seized by British censors. Last Rites For Venerable Archbishop Prendergast Will Be Held Tuesday Philadelphia, Feb. 28. —With the solemn pomp and circumstance be fitting a revered and eminent digni tary of the Roman Catholic Church, the funeral of the venerable metro politan of Philadelphia, Archbishop Prendergast, will take place on Tues day morning at the Cathedral in Logan Square. Pontifical high mass of requiem will be sung at 10 o'clock, with the Right Rev. John J. McCort, auxil iary bishop of Philadelphia, as cele brant; the Very Rev. Dr. Edmund J. Fitzmaurice,- chancellor of the archdiocese, assistant priest; Mon signor Henry T. Drumgoole, of the Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo, Overbrook, deacon; Monslgnpr Peter F. Masson, rector of the Secred Heart Church, Allentown, subdeacon; the Rev. Francis J. Clark, rector of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, master of ceremonies, and the Rev. W. J. Walsh and the Rev. T. F. Mc- Nally, of the archeplscopal resi dence, as assistant masters of cere monies. The sermon will be delivered by the Right Rev. J. F. Regis Vanevin, •bishop of Pittsburgh. Burial ill be in the crypt in the Cathedral, where rest the predecessors of the vener able prelate in the See of Phila delphia. MOTOR GOVERNORS TO MEEJT | [ The board of governois of the Motor Club of Harrisburg, will hold ' its monthly nieeting at the club FEBRUARY 28, 1918 headquarters, 109 South Second street, to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. TO UNFURL SKRVICB KI/AU At a special patriotic meeting: to be held at the Camp Curtin flrehous Tuesday, Harch 5, a service flat wit (.even stars will be unfurled. Mayo Taniel Keister and Colonel H. ( Deramlng ' will be the principu speakers.
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