4 KNITTERS ASKED TO MAKE SOCKS Need For Helmets Passes With Proximity of Spring "We don't need helmets just at present. Tell the women to knit socks, more socks, and still more socks," officials of the Red Cross said I his morning. The need for v<®hn teer workers is great. Children and a number of men have become quite expert with the needles. Merchants of the city are dem onstrating their patriotism in an uni que way by contributing their pack ing boxes to the Red Cross. Boxes .'lx2x2 and from % to % of an inch ill thickness, can be used by thej chapter for packing goods to be] *ent to the camps. Other boxes are I t.iken by the merchants to the Tech-J nical High school where they are' made over by the students and con-j verted'into the standard" size pack ing boxes. It was stated by Redj <'ross officials that from $l5O to! S2OO will be saved by the contrlbu-' lion of these boxes. A large number of afghans (con valescent robes) have been received by the knitting department, during t lie past few days. Among these are ;i robe from the eighth grade of the Cameron school building. Miss Annie Clayer, teacher; two from Grace Methodist Church; a second blanket from Miss Kennedy's school in the I'ameron building; and a robe from the Keystone class of the United Brethren Sunday nr'hnol, Hummels -1 own. Elastine~ Effect an Astonishing Reduction g| in Stout Figures HH Hips, bust and abdomen reduced 1 to 5 inches, you look 10 to 20 pounds lighter. ¥ou are no longer STOUT, you can wear more fashionable styles; and you get Satisfaction and Value at most moder- H ate price. You never wore more com- H fortable or "easy fueling" corsets. Bj| NHraj LACE BACK REDUSO STYLES Mliß No. 723. Low Bust, CoutQ, price .. . .$4.00 HI No. 703, Medium Bust, Coufll, price . . , . $4.00 , No. 711. Short Btout Figures, A Low Bust, CoutU, price . . . .$4.00 I Without Elastic Gore. \ & ill. \ $ 3 HHP A ri r> >■ w Back and Front* Lace for rnAiff Ww J£jL /•MtMDii#.'! give the"new-form" the figure vogue ~ * of the moment. Inexpensive, fault lessly fitting. Unequalled for Comfort, Wear and shape-moulding.sl. to $3.50 All Dealers WEINGARTEN BROS.. Inc.. NEW YORK Chicago Trucks Help to Clear the Terminals It helps your own business to remove goods quick ly from the terminals—it is a public and patriotic ser vice as well. . , For two and a half years this Autocar has done the freight pick up work for Maddock & Co., of Philadel phia, and taken care of their deliveries as well. As they v put it: "Freight comes in at any old yard now. Our Autocar runs around quickly all over the city and picks it up." Motor trucks are doing more to-day than ever before—find out about the Autocar in YOUR line of business at the Eureka Wagon Works, 616 North Street, Harrisburg. "The Autocar Motor Truck" The Autocar Co., Ardmore, Pa # Established 1897 THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG fcSjS&l TELEGRAPH - MARCH 7, 1918. O'NEIL ASSAILS - ROAD SYSTEM Makes Attack Upon Main Highway Law Whicft Has Been in Force Since 1911 Highway Commissioner J. Denny O'Neil last night at Lancaster made a sensational attack upon the Sproul main highway law, which was en acted In 1911 and to which amend ments have been made adding routes every legislative session since. Mr. O'Neil also announced the coming of the freeing of the tollroads between Harrisburg and Lancaster. In the afternoon the Commissioner ad dressed the Lancaster county super visors and at night talked to the Lancaster Automobile Club, which has beeg active in prosecuting com plaints against bad roads in Lan caster county. Mr. O'Neil'declared the act was an obstacle in the path of good roads movements and at the same time dis closed facts about the freeing of toll roads here that created wild enthusi asm among the 300 banqueters. He said in his attack: "The question ie very frequently asked as to why Pennsylvania does not have as com plete a road system as New York and Ohio. Any one familiar with con ditions in Pennsylvania during the last twenty years knows the reason why. We have a so-called road bill in Pennsylvania. It is a misnomer. It should be entitled a political bill passed by and for the politicians. In place of helping the construction of good roads, it has been a great handicap to the Highway Depart- I ment. Too nfany roads were saddled upon the state for maintenance. | Many of them were roads of minor importance, but were placed in the road bill through political influence. The state Is compelled to spend $2,000,000 each year for the mainte nance of earth roads and every spring must repeat the work of the year before. The State Highway De partment has now drafted a definite system of roads -that will connect the important centers of the state." Commissioner O'Neil announced and Lancaster and Williamstown toll and Lancatier and Williamstown toll roads had been 'purchased conjunc tively by the state and county, rep resenting a total distance of almost thirty miles. By these purchases and the freeing of the reads In a few days free traffic will be inaugurated all the way from Philadelphia to Harrisburg. Petitions Race About Capitol Building The State Capitol is having a fine time these days watching the race of the petitions about the big building. People In the departments under the Governor, with exceptions of some departments and commissions whose chiefs do not take kindly to the fashionable methods of obtaining signatures, are getting names on O'Neil papers, while people in de partments not under the* Governor are signing up Sproul petitions. In the city the Sproul people seem to be running ahead, but the O'Neil men are hopeful. The highway com missioner's declaration that he did not approve of the "rough" methods adopted to get men to work for him, made some men feel better, but the reports that Elmer E. Eshenhour, one of the veterans of the Capitol maintenance force, had been given notice to quit his job on March 15, without any reason being assigned, made a lot of people mad. There was a report that Esljenour had been or dered "fired" by the Governor's of fice, but this could not be verified. Mr. O'Neil to-day reiterated his declaration that he did not want men to work for him except volun tarilv and out of office hours and also remarked that he was highly pleased with his reception at Lancaster. To morrow he will speak at Johnstown, at a meeting of men of all churches, which he says he understands is to be quite an affair. There was much interest to-day in the attitude of Commissioner Ainey, who. has just come home, but he is a sphinx. Deaths and Funerals MRS. A. P. MOORE Funeral services for Mrs. A. P. Moore, will be held at her home at Richland, Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock, the Rev. George F. Schaum, former pastor of the Harris Street United Evangelical Church, officiat ing. Private but'ial will be in the Richland Cemetery. Mrs. Moore is the mother of Mrs. Jerome R. Miller, 23 4 Hamilton street. HENRY E. AtJGHINBAX'GH Henry E. Aughinbaugh, aged S2, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 332 Harris street. He is sur vived by his wife, a son and a daugh ter. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Ellis N. Kremer, pastor of the Reformed Salem Church, officiating. Burial will be in the East Harrisburg Cemetery. Why Stay Fat? You Can Reduce The answer of most fat people is that it is too hard, too troublesome and too dangerous to force the weight down. However, in Marmola Prescrip tion TaGlets, all these difficulties arc overcome. They are absolutely harm less, entail no dieting or exercise, and have the added advantage of cheap ness. A large case Is sold by drug gists at 75c. Or if preferable, they can be obtained by sending price di rect to the Marmola Co., 864 Wood ward Ave.. Detroit, Mich. Now that you know this you have- no excuse for being too fat, but can reduce two, I three or four pounds a week without I fear of bad after-effects. FORT HUNTER IS REFUSED LICENSE Proprietor and Tenant Keep Each Other Out of • Business i county court re cations of Clinton for a liquor license M This action will IHHHHMJ the first time in mve than twenty : years the bar a| the hotel will be closed. Hoover 'and Fetrow both applied for the license. Hoover owns the place, but Fetrow Is still In pos session of the premises although he has no lease. The court gave Yio opinon, only handing down an order > that the application in each case was refused. liar Meeting Tomorrow—The reg ular meeting of the Dauphin County Bar Association will be held to morrow evening. President Charles C. Stroh announced to-day. A com mittee will be appointed at the meet ing to arrange for the annual meet ing to be held at Tnglenook in June. Continue Hearing—The injunc tion action brought by C. V. O'Don nell to get possession of a coal claim near Lykens which he claims he owns but that another firm is oper ating there will be heard March 14. Appointed Auditor John T. Brady to-day was appointed auditor of the receiver's report of accounts of the Newcastle Savings and Trust Company. Take Youth to Reformatory— James Freeman, alias Jenefren, col ored. aged 20, who pleaded guilty of stealing a large number of over coats and other clothing and was sentenced to the Huntingdon refor matory by President Judge George 'Kunkel, was taken to that institu tion to-day by Sheriff W. W. Cald well. Pile Ilalieas Corpus Action— Habeas corpus proceedings have been filed again by Paul A. Kunkel, counsel for' G-. Frank Mllleisen, apainst whom two charges have been preferred by Harry D. Reel, city in spector of weights and measures. No date has been set for the hearing. Food Conditions Better in Germany; Do Not Believe U. S. in Earnest An Atlantic Port, March 7. —Due to a better system of food distribu tion and more rigid control of food supplies by means of ration cards the past winter in Germany was not so severe on the poor people as was the previous winter, according to Miss Elizabeth McCann, an Anwer ican, who with her three sisters, ar rived here to-day on a Danish steam ship. "The people are hoping for peace to come soon," Miss McCann said. "The German people know America has joined the other nations against them, but they seem to believe i they have been told—that enough American soldiers to help the allies Ito extent, will not be able to i Croa* the Atlantic." People Are Starving in Denmark, Says Commission An Atlantic Port —Richard Bjerke and Lauritz Derenfelt special com missioners from Norway to the United States on the food situation in their country, arrived here to- i day from Christiania. They planned to go immediately to Washington. In Denmark according to Peter Oscar De Treschow, consul general for Denmark at Chicago, also a I passenger,- food conditions were ! "worse than any one who has not experienced them can . know." The people actually are starving," he said, adding that he hoped to be able to assist in arranging some plan which would alleviate the distress. Health Conditions at Camps Greatly Improved By Associated Press Washington, March 7. —Continued improvement of health conditions in the Army camps and cantonments In the United States is shown in the detailed report of the Surgeon Gen eral for the week ending March 1. The death raje—6.6 per 1,000 —is the lowest record since November lfi, 1917. Pneumonia continued to de cline in all camps, the report says. Thirty-sixth Cadet Is Killed at.Fort Worth Field By Associated Press Fort Worth, Texas, March 7. Burton Hurlburt, Royal Flying Corps cadet, whose mother lives at Pres cott, Ontario, was killed to-day when he tried to make a landing. He was flying with an instructor at the time. The latter in the back seat, escaped uninjured. Hurlburt was the thirty sixjth cadet killed here. NAME TORPEDOBOATS FOB REAR ADMIRALS By Associated Press Washington, March 7. —Naming of four new torpedoboat destroyers in honor of rear admirals who dis tinguished themselves in early wars was announced to-day by Secretary Daniels. The officers thus honored and their birthplaces are: William Radford, Fincastle, Va.; John Ber rien Montgomery, Allentown, N. J.; Charles Stuart Boggs, New Bruns wick, N. J., and Augustus Henry Kilty, Annapolis, Md. ARRESTED BY WIFE Robinson H. Campbell, 1822 Penn street, was arrested on complaint of his wife, Mrs. Anna Campbell, on a charge of assault and battery. He was committed to jail in default of bail to await a hearing Saturday morning at 10 o'clock before Alder man James B. DeShong. HOI K FOR SOCIAL CHANGED Because of the Tech-Central game to-night, the hour for the boys' so cial at the Central Y. "M. C. A. has been changed to 7 o'clock this even ing. This will give rhe boys an op portunity to see the game. A de lightful program has been prepared. IXSEK TWO FINGERS George W. Davis. 621 Curtln street, cut his right hand badly while sawing wood this morning. He was taken to the Harrisburg Hos pital where two fingers were am putated. U. S. TROOPS NOW HOLD EIGHT-MILE LINE [Continued from First Page.] was repulsed. Patrols of our allies operating in this region took some prisoners. "In the Vosges the enemy made 1 several vain attempts to the French lines." Amerlcnna Hold Elßkt-mlie Front Washington, March 7.—American" troops are now holding something over eight miles of trenches on the battlefront in France, It was learned although In an alr-llne their frontage is only about folir and a half miles. This frontage Is I liable to extension at any time to the regular trench allotmenl for an | army corps. * Irregularity of the trench lines is responsible for their being eight, mile! In length. They are laid out so that flanking fire may be obtained along every part of the front. Strong points containing machine guns jut out for this purpose. The trenches also follow closely any protective slope of the country and wander up and down hill. J The American sector is understood to be a divisional frontage, which means that at least three divisions of American troops (27,000 to a divi sion or 81,000 in- all) are there to give the encessary support in depth for the front lines. I.lKKett May lie Cdriw Commander, This has aroused speculation here as to who will be selected by Gen eral Pershing to command the first corps of his army. Major-General Hunter Liggett Is known to have acted in this capacity, but as yet the expeditionary commander has not made any recommendation. It Is possible that the French sys tem will be followed In the Ameri can Army so far as the appointment of corps commanders goes. It iB the custom in France to select any one of the division commanders in a corps and to place him at the head of the corps. He retains his rank as division commander, however, and In case of the American Army that would be a major-general. If the French practice is adopted, therefore, the grade of lieutenant-general may bo employed only for Held commind ers. Headquarters American Troops In France, March 6.—American troops oti still another place on the French front have been raided by Germans', who were repulsed with losses. This is the first time permission is given to mention this engagement. Tho American forces entered the bat tleline in a certain place in Lor raine. The French commander co*-. gratulated the Americans on their behavior. LThe foregoing is confirmation of the French official statement of March 5, which said that a German attack on trenches held by Amer ican forces in Lorraine on the night of March 4 was repulsed.l PETROGRAD QUIET; WAR SUPPLIES MOVED [Continued from First Page.] for denunciation. Complete agree ment was reached between the signa tories that the ilnal peace should *>e concluded withtn this pericd on the basis of the preliminary treaty. Premier von Seydler, in announc ing the signing of a preliminary peace treaty with Rumania in the Austrian lower house, said: , "Permit me sincejrely to congratu late the house that by the military and political po-operation of Austria- Hungary with its faithful allies the fresh ana Important stage on the road to a general peace bas been reached." The statement was greeted with prolonged cheering. America Desires No Territorial Conquest, France Tells Russia By Associated Press Vologda, Russia, Wednesday, March 6.—ln a public statement to the people of, Vologda to-day on the international situation as It affects Russia, David R. Francis, the Amer ican Ambassador, said: "America has no plans or desires for territorial conquest in Russia. While the present government has never been formally recognized by my Government or any of the Allies, both Premier Lenine and Foreign Minister Trotzky are aware, because I so advised them, that I had recom mended to my Government that it recognize any government the Rus sian people "might select and aJso would earnestly urge that material assistance be rendered to such gov ernment. provided that It would con tinue the war against the Central Powers." I Old French Beauty Secret !' Mile. De Lores, the famous!; '! French actress, who recently ar-\ 1 rived in this country and who is! <|now in her 65th year, has aston- < ] ished everyone who has seen her,! /by her exquisite complexion and/ /clear, smooth skin which is not | !'marred by a single line or wrinkle. ! 1 When asked to explain how she ' /had retained her marvelous girlish! V beauty, she replied that she had >always practiced one of the oldest! 1 /of French beauty secrets: a-secret ! which' for years was jealously/ /guarded by the court ladles of Na-. !'cocoa cream should be applied over !; /the entire face-and neck, massage' It gently into the skin with The. (linger tips for about two minutes,/ /then wipe off the surplus with a > /soft, dry cloth. Mile. De Lores ! says that any American woman/ /who has wrinkles and large pores/ !or flabby, loose skin, can easily/ /and quickly overcome these de-!; / stroyers of beauty by the use of'! this simple yet delightful and na- !■ tural Beautlfler, which is inexpen- / sive and can be found at almost / ! any good druggist's. / The above, coming as it does/ /from such a connoisseur of beauty, / should appeal strongly to every/ '!lady who appreciates what a fair!' face means to the gentler sex. / East 22nd Street by Sth Artmmu NEW YORK A new (lreproof hotel, most conveniently located. Two av> nue blocks rrom Pennsylvania It. R. Terminal. Single Rooms and Suites Permanent-Transient also (be ae* Goldfish Restaurant Smart and refined WUIIaa S. O'Hrlm, Pres. Farmers Urged Not to Kill Their Laying Hens An important communication was issued to-day by Howard Hetnz, food administrator of Pennsylvania, rela tive to the recent order regarding the killing and selling of hens and pullets between the dates of Febru ary 11 and April 30. He begins with sajing, in order that there may be no misunderstanding, please be ad vised that it is desired that no hens or pullets be killed during this period by any one. However, farmers are exempted so far as poultry grown by them selves is concerned. They may sell such poultry direct to a consumer, but not to dealers and farmers may not buy poultry for others and sell either to dealers or consumers. Their exemption is confined to poultry grown by themselves." An additional bulletin to-day an nounced that tapioca flour may now be regarded as a wheat flour sub stitution. 900£a0 STORE OPENS 8:30 A. M.—CLOSES 5:30 P. MdISOESOI 0 C °FRIDAY NG THE BANKRUPT SALE ° F STOCK ES 9 5 A Striking List of Items on Sale Friday j] JJ Corns Early—All 1 Q GREENE'S STOCK GREENE'S STOCK DOne Lot of Corsets One Lot of Corsets SI Greene's price up to SI.OO. >1 (J Greene's price up to $2.00. QA On Sale Friday, for On Sale Friday, for Ui/C U O FIST FLOOR FIST FLOOR Q H fiUKRM'VS M'ltri. liUKKNK'S STIICK M U One Lot of Women's Auto Caps On Lot of Women's Gloves II , . , , oe _ Two Button Clasp. Black only O Greene spr.ee up to $1.25. 1Q Greene's price up 'to 69c. 4 n On Sale IT,day, for ifC Qn Sa|c KWIY, far Zlc |J FIRST FLOOR FIRST FLOOR II JJ GREE.\E'S STOCK CHKEMI'S STIH:K JJ 2 One Lot of Women's Gloves One Lot of Women's Gloves O Silk and Washable. Greene's price up Kid and Washable Kid. Greene's prices O M to $1.25. On Sale Friday, 55c UP r 'dav, J ~ FIRST FI.OOR FIRST FLOOR H Q J >K'S STOCK <;Hwn li'l'lti k- lOne Lot\of Women's Hose Ont Lot of Women's Hose Black only. Greene's price 19c. Ity Black Fibre Silk. Greene's price OO |1 On Sale Friday, for ImC 35c. On Sale Fridav, for .... MJC fj O - " - ——— —— FIRST FLOOR ————— ————— PM ST FLOOR JL GREENE'S STOCK GREENE'S STOCK ■ U One Lot of Women's Hose One Big Lot of Buttons J Fibre Silk in Black and Colors. Greene's Assorted kinds. Greene's price up to U price up to 75c. On Sale a J Friday, for ' TfO C for OC 3 1 FIRST FLOOR ————— V——— FIRST FLOOR ——————— i J GREENE'S STOCK GREENE'S STOCK F| 5 One Lot of Embroideries and Laces One Lot of Women's Handkerchiefs W Assorted kinds. Greene's prices Ql On Sale 01 up to 10c. On Sale Friday, yd., Friday .. wfC | FIRST FI.OOR ———— FIRST FLOOR H 4 GREENE'S STOCK GREENE'S STOCK U O 3 Girls' Parasols one Bi S Lot of Girls ' Skating Sets O /->, c i t? *j _ < Scarfs and Caps to match. Greene's i, 9 C tr price up to 75c. On Sale -If each Friday, a set IOC | I FIRST FI.OOR " FIRST FLOOR II 4 M 1 A Number of Small Odd Lots of Greene's Stock Jj | On Sale Friday at Ridiculously Low Prices jj 11 A Big Friday Bargain Bay For Tomorrow | I In Our 10-Day Bargain Basement Sale n J 1 SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL | U O % Swift's Pride Laundry Sunbrite Cleanser WHITE WOOL SOAP ( (I DC Soap jp ul j can!l 0 ( the l ' I J 8 Cakes for Clca " 8l " g Powder U g{ DRY GOODS -1 „ coffee Mill TOWELS j] 2 ■ 36-inch Bleached Muslin, .*sHL J Good strong Red Border Huck Towels, Csl Of extra good quality. IC r Jtfcgg good size and qual- 10%-* II M J Special, yard 10C ffl* ' "y,, each C| jM I £ Heavy Bleached ShecUng, JMfflk as per cut. plaln Whlte Huck Towels. I I *2% yards wide In good 4Q C mWVM 18x36 Inches, good IC.I , U J f remnant lengths. Yard CQp quality. Special IOC I ZM © Yard wide fine Bleached - OftM UV L rr~„.„i . 22 t MIIVHII extra irood 10 *mmm Good Huck Towels, large i 3 W C MuMlii, extra good size and durable qual- 17. II | Rvalue. ard „ t . ity. Special, each .... || U 1 l7 B^he^wide ott0 Sp e^T C Q g ' WoodenVash Benches; Hemmed Turkish Bath Tow-, ■ Af l ' ' nches Wlde - hpecta1 ' 8C holds two tubs. 4g c els, extra good qual- Q % ............ Special lty, each ,IZ C V DM Bed Ticking .in remnant ._,■ ._ * * Ikß C lengths; all good pat- IQ. STEP , Turk i, s h Bath Towels, I I M terns, yard I Good strong wooden step large ai*e and heavy IC. I I I Slewed s.leen In n„, 95 C ' V'V \ O I 'r" , T,rd' aC '' "" 17c |SP>CII ' ' ' 10? 11 2 % or 2; li 'u*, IHOJVINO BOARDS heawoualitv I7C# H H J Brown Musi jn shgli tly soil - 1 oood stronK ironing quality, each .. I I I K ed, unbleached muslin. 36 board and stand. Qfl. Big Heavy Turkish Bath M I U ■ inches wide lO>4 _ for 70C Towels, good heavy OCT— C # Yard ™ ** ' — - quality. Special, •"C 1 GAS IRONS g r VIPKy. Ext,a s P eclal offer HA! * D DvmßS 1 ■ a. % — a g &s Iron, nickel Oak frame mirror, _ M \ O I Nickel pSato'd Tea Dm Kettle on copper. Spe- complete for value for * er ®: extra value. f Cißl ' $1.9, 5P1.95 r*9Tbm, In boxM, 10c., 28c.