China Will Co-operate With Japs in Far East By Associated Press Peking, March 11.—China, in re sponse to an inquiry from Tokyo has signified her intention to co-operate with Japan in the protection of al lied interests in the Far East. The Chinese war bureau has been re quested to arrange for the sending of two divisions to Northern Man churia. Japan will bear tjie expense pending the completion of a propos ed American loan to China. ARTHUR D. HACOX ADDRESSES THE Y. M..C. A. Owing to unavoidable circumstan ces, Dr. Francis H. Green, of the West Chester State Normal School, was unable to speak before the men's mass meeting, in Fahnestock Hall, yesterday afternoon, and in his ab sence. Arthur D. Bacon, president of lite Y. M. C. A., read an addfess on "Preparedness." The addres was originally delivered by George L. AVal lace to the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce. Music was given by the male quartet of the Zion Lutheran Church. Announcement was made by Rob ert R. Reeves, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A., that efforts will be made to secure Dr. Green for an address before the men's meeting next Sun day. SEEK SERUM TO COMBAT MENINGITIS Washington, March 11.—An investi gation of methods for the prevention and control of communicable dis er.ses, especially near Army canton ments, will be commenced immedi ately by the Public Health Service at the direction of Secretary McAdoo. The work will relate largely to find ing a reliable serum for meningitis. What Gorgas Makes— Gorgia Guarantees GORGAS' Hypophosphites For Bronchial and Pulmonary Ailments .. BUILDS UP Health and Strength Especially recommended for those who are weak and in |! a rundown condition from coughs, cold and grippe —Also— for convalescents from debilitating diseases 75c Bottles GORGAS' DRUG STORES I 16 N. THIRD STREET AND PENNA. STATION tßeinald Werrenrath Appearin At The Orpheum Uses I Exclusively * RTISTIC endorsement of the Chickering by the world's greatest artists since the days of Franz Liszt to the present, has been remarkably unani mous. Werrenrath, in common with Amelia Galla-Curci, Eugene Yasa, Ferruccio Busoni, and other truly great present day artists, uses the Chickering exclusively. For almost a century the Chickering has expressed the great I musical emotions of the great music masters. That Which Deserves to Endure Endures To appreciate what Chickering tone means one must hear the Chickering played. We shall be glad to welcome you to our music rooms. J. H. Troup M Troup Building 15 S. Market Square (Complete Stock of Werrenrath Victor Records) i MONDAY EVENING, Recruiting Party Dines in Honor of Lieut. Lesher's Birthday Anniversary The members of the Harrlsburg recruiting party last night tendered a banquet to Lieutenant Itobert W. Lesher, commander of the recruit ing detachment. The banquet was in honor of Lieutenant Lesher's 43rd birthday anniversary, and was at tendedby more than a score of the recruiting officers _of the party. The 'office on the sec ond floor of 305 Market street, was elaborately decorted with red, white and blue. The tables were arranged around the room, with Lieutenant Lesher at the head. At the end ot the hail, over the lieutenant's chair, was a large framed oil painting, ex ecuted by Corporal Davish, camou flage expert of the party, which was presented to the Lieutenant. A hand some gold frame for the picture was presented by the members of the party. Music was furnished by a Rtring orchestra. Durin gthe banquet speeches were made by Sergeant Young, master of ceremonies, and Lieutenant Lesher. Corporal Mc- Glnnis read a potectic tribute to Lieutenant Lesher which recounted the history of his life and military career. Corporal Mac Hugh sang an arrangements of the ballad "Mother" substituting the letters of Lieutenant Lesher's name for the letter in the ; original song. *—- i Turks Retreat as British Troops Advance London, March *ll.—There has been .a further retirement by the Turks in Mesopotamia, it was an nounced officially to-day The Turkish garrison which on Saturday evaeuat i ed Hit, on the Euphrates, before the I British advance and fell back seven miles up stream kept up its rearward movement and now occupies Khan- Baghdadi, on the Euphrates 2 2 miles above Hit. British airmen inflicted severe casualties upon the Turks as they re treated. BRITISH THROW HUNS FROty RIDGE [Continued from First Page.] ecuted gallantly was without the desired results. A second counter attack was completely successful | and the Germans were driven out. One of the freaks of war occurred near Poelderhoek ridge on Friday. The headquarters of a British com pany sustained three direct hita from German heavy guns and the building was demolished over the heads of the entire staff. When the infantry had cleared away the debris in an effort to reclaim the bodies it was found that not a single officer had been injured although some of them were suffering slightly from shock. GET THE BESf FOR LESS MONEY We can save you money— Let us try it—Give us a trial GORDON SHOE REPAIRING CO. 230 Strawberry- and *B2O X. Third BIBLE AND FLAG GIVEN TO CHURCH Patriotic Service Held by Con gregation of St. Mark's Lu theran at Mcchanicsburg Mechanicsburg, Pa., March 11.— Yesterday morning pit'io;to scrvici** ot unusual beauty were held in St. Mark's Lutheran Church, when a B'ble and large silk flag were pre sented to the church. The former was given by Mrs. H. 0. Itvm l;i memory of her father, the late Christian Haller, and tne latter was the gift of the Ladies' Sewing Circle. Choir members, preceded by ten little boys and girls dressod in white, carrying flags, Bang with organ ac companiment, "The Star Spangled Banner," in a processional through tno aisles of the church. Slopping in front of the altar, the children placed their flags in a pedCßtal and Norman Devenney stepped forwurd and presented the Bible, which was accepted In behalf of the congrega tion by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. H. N. Fegley and placed on the lectern. This was followed with a hymn of the choir, "How Precious Is the Book Divine" and a song by little Miss Isabel Ibach, "How Betsy Ross Made the Flag." After tills. Miss Edith Fegley in a gljwing tribute, presented the flag, which ws.s accepted by the Rev. Dr. Feg ley. and the choir sang, "Our Colors So True." The sermon followed. Members of the circle who presented the flags were: Mrs. H. C. Ryan, Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. A. C. Hertzler, Mrs. M. B. Ibach, Mrs. George Ross, Mrs. Roy Shettle. Mrs. Norma Mumma, Mrs. William Staub. Mrs. Rebecca Heffiefinger, Mrs. ' SopMa Slyder, Mrs. George F. Coble, Mrs. Anna Lloyd, Mrs. Susan Raffen;<- berger, Mrs. Fred Mumma, Mis. Frank Roudymaker, Mrs. Susan Frey, Mrs. Peter Simons, Mrs. A. B. Rupp, Mrs. Mellis Pleager, Mrs. Henry Fisher, Mrs. I. G. tlinkle. Miss Editli Fegley, Miss Lulu Coover, Miss Catherine Seifert, Miss Esther- Ryan, Miss Ruth Heffie finger, Miss Flora Fisher and Miss Maggie Fisher. 300 Pupils of Reading School Join Sympathy Strike With Teachers Reading, Pa., March 11.—Three hundred of the 700 pupils of the Boys' High School struck this morn ing In sympathy with eight teachers who asked for an increase of sal ary. The boys paraded the streets carrying American flags and hoot ing. Next they held a meeting and decided not to return until the de mands of the dissatisfied teachers were granted. At the same time six of the eight teachers notified Robert S. Birch, principal of the school that, they would not return until J. Edward Wanner, president of the school board, had publicly re tracted an alleged charflpj of pro- Germanism made against them. The teachers in their statement say they have proved their loyalty and untarnished patriotism by their actions, both in and out of school, and refuse to return to their classes until Mr. Wanner's statement is re tracted. The places of the striking teachers were filled. HXHBISBURG TEI.EGRAPH Reed B. Teitrick Speaks at Rotarian Luncheon Reed Bi Teitrick, Deputy State Su perltnendent of Public Instruction, addressed the Harrisburg Rotary Club at luncheon to-day on "The New School Teacher—The Wari' 1 He said, among other things, that tho soldiers In the trenches are liv ing each a decade In a day) they are thinking and learning, and he made a plea that we at home keep pace withjthem so that we shall not have fallen greatly behind when they come home, England, he said, Is giv ing 120,000,000 more this year for public schools and Germany has floated a loan to add to her. public school appropriations. The future citizenship of the United Stated, he said, depends upon the quality of the public schools. Howard C. Fry, the newly-chosen district governor, was introduced to the club by President Lumb and spoke briefly. The Harrlsburg Auto n'fer of a wealthy family. The report I of Judge Conley, appointed by the| Superior Court to hear the case, was filed in court yesterday. The court did not act on the re port except to give the custody of the only child, a son, to the mother. The couple were married September 13, 1914. National Banks Hold Few Enemy Securities •Washington, March l'l.-s-Natlonal tanks of the United States hold com paratively few bonds of tho- enemy governments. Comptroller Williams to-day made public figures showing that on December 31 banks had $280,653,000 in bonds of foreign gov ernments, of the total only $709,000 being securities of Germany or Aus tria-Hungary. Other foreign securi ties held by the banks amounted to $69,990,000, making the total of for eign securities $350,644,000, as com pared with $297,236,000 on November 17, 1916 ,and $158,500,000 May 1, 1916. HURT IN AUTO CRASH Three persons received injuries frorm rjolting and flying glass when the automobile in which they were returning to the city skidded and collided with another machine at Heckton late Saturday night. Sylvia Grey, a waitress at the Hershay House, was taken to the hospital. Maude Roeder, also waitress at the Hershey House, and Edison Bowers, 519 Kelker street, received treat ment at the hospital for injuries re ceived from flying glass. C. OP C. CABLES LONDON Following the labor meeting held here recenlty, directors of the Harris burg Chamber of Commerce, meeting at the Harrlsburg Club, Saturday af ternoon, sent this telegram to the Evening Standard, a London news paper: "Harrisburg. Sapital of Penn sylvania, United States of America, has heard W. A. Appleton's account of Britain's war effort and hastens to send assurances of sympathy and practical held. (Signed) Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce." PREACHES FIRST SERMON The Rev. A. G. Flexer, new pastor of the Harris Street United Evangeli cal Church, preached his first sermon to the congregation yesterday morn ing. The Rev. Mr. Flexer succeeds the Rev. George F. Sciiaum, who was as signed to a Lancaster congregation by the conference of the church held in Reading last week. At the same time, the Rev. Mr. Flexer was trans ferred from Shamokin to Harrisburg. j He is one of the most popular clergy men tn this conference, and was known throughout the state for his splendid work amon gmen. MUMPS CAUSE DEATH Carlisle, Pa., March 11. —James Bowers, a prominent farmer, of Mifflin township, died on Saturday morning, when complications fol lowed an attack of mumps from which he suffered and caused his death. He was 34 years old and is survived by a widow and four chil dren, with a number of brothers and sisters. SPECIAL MEETINGS David Williams, of Arlington. N. J., to-night begins his third week of special gospel meetings in the Gospel 'Hall. 1114 Capital street. Meetings conducted nightly at 7:45 o'clock, ex cept Saturday. [ . ARRESTED IN HOTEL Clarence Meyers, 20. was arrested in the Hershey House Saturday night and will be charged with malicious mischief by the proprietor of the house. He broke a window with his j fist in an effort to leave his room. CRCAP PLAYERS NABBED Clement Glazer, C. C. Baker and | Harry Heller were arrested Satur day for shooting craps in the vacant I house at 2245 North Fourth street. They wee reported by neighbors. MRS. HOVO SPEAKS Mrs. John Y. Boyd last night ad dressed the Shamrock Fire Company, who attended in a body. Bethany Presbyterian Church. Her subject was "The Present War In the Light of Prophecy." Deaths and Funerals j MRS. CASSANDRIA E. SMEI/TZER Mrs. Cassandria E. Smeltzer, aged j tt6, died yesterday at the home of her son, B. F. Smeltzer, 2134 Sus quehanna street. Funeral services will be held at the residence this evening, the Rev. W. A. Hansen, pat tor of Messiah Lutheran Church, officiating. Further services will be held to-morrow morning at Chance ford township, York county, where burial will be made. EDWIN B. MALFAJR Edwin B. Malfalr, aged* 82, died Saturday morning at 7.45 o'clock at his residence, 925 South Nineteenth street. Funeral services will be held this evening at 7.30 o'clock at his residence, the Rev. A. E. Hangen, pastor of the Park Street United Evangelical Church, officiating. Fur ther services and burial will be held at Steelton to-morrow morning- He is survived by his wife and a son, William Malfalr. JAMES McADAMS James McAdams, 226 Strawberry street, aged 71 years, died In the Harrlsburg Hospital yesterday morn ing of a complication of diseases. The complication was brought on by pneumonia. SUPERIOR COURT BEGINS SITTING Numerous Cases Continued;! Dauphin County Attorneys Admitted to Bar Thirteen cases were announced ass nonprossed or discontinued at the opening of the annual sitting of the Superior Court here to-day, No opinions were handed down, Two appeals from Public Service Com mission decisions, those of the Penn sylvania Railroad f.nd the Erie unci Wyoming VaiJey Railroad, were con tinued, Cumberland county cases were argued during the sitting, Frank B, Wickersham asked to have the case of Shull vs. Hershey Chocolato Company, the test case in the bonus suits, fixed for argu ment Instead of waiting until next March. The Dauphin case of Mes singer vs, Massachusetts Bonding Company, was among those non prossed, while the Scranton and Harmony Electric Companies ap peals from the Public Service Gam in ission v/ere also dropped. Maurice R. Metzger, Victor Brad dock and Walter R. Sohm, Harris burg; WIUls K, Glauser, Newville, and Ralph H. Behney, Lebanon, were admitted to practice. To-night Governor Brumbaugh will give a dinner for twenty-six ut the Executive Mansion in honor of tho judges. Over a million dollars in s{atc taxes was paid by the Pennsylva nia Railroad to-day at the State Treasury, the sums Including $7 21,- 000 on capital stock tax and $290,- 000 on gross receipts tax. The Bell Telephone Company paid $253,000 on gross receipts tax. The. Consolidated Telephone Company, operating In Lehigh and adjoining counties to-day appealed to the Public Service Commission for an order for the Palmerton Tele phone Company, to make a connec tion with its lines. The Public Service Commission to-day heard arguments in half a dozen cases, Including Berks county water cases, Somerset county tele phone and Chester county electric rate cases. The McKeesport case against the Pittsburgh Railways Company Is due late to-day. Bids for tlic Camp Hill and Swa tara township roads will be opened to-morrow at the State Highway Do- i partment. 'Superintendent Slirt'lner said to day that Architect Brunner had pre pared notable for the new entrance to Capitol Park and for the general park extension development which would be submitted to the Board of Tublic Grounds and Build ing's later as State Treasurer Kep hart will not be here this week ow ing to business. Among to-day's decisions by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court at Phil adelphia were the following: Com-J monwealth ex rel county of Schuyl-i 1 • ill. et. al., vs. Sitler. et. at., (C. P. j Schuylkill); appeal dismissed at ap-| pellant's costs. Bartholmew vs. Al lentown National Bank (C. P. Le high); judgment affirmed. Hale vs. Borough of Ashland (C. P. Schuyl kill); judgment affirmed. Bradigan vs. Scranton Railway Company (C. P. Lackawanna); judgment reversed with a procedendo. Successful Raid Is . Carried Out by Britons South of St. Quentin By Associated Press London, March 11.—A successful raid, in which several of the enemy were killed or taken prisoner and two machine Runs were captured, was carried out by us last night south of- St. Quentin," says the official statement from Kield Marshal Haig to-day. "A party of the enemy which approached our lines north west of IJI Bassee, was driven off by artillery and machine gun fire. "There was considerable artillery activity on both sides early this morning southeast of Armentieres." This is the first report of any Brit ish activity on the line south of St. Quentin since the British took over the sector from the French several weeks ugo. Previously the British front had extended only to St. Quen tin. DICKINSON AVIATION UMT Carlisle, Pa., March 11.-—There is a strong possibility of the formation of a Dickinson Aviation Unit, ac cording to William L. Laubenstein, aviation recruiting officer. Many col lege and law men have expressed in terest and the formation of a unit from fifteen to twenty men is be ing favorably discussed. Realty Notes The ffrat permit to be issued for building work in the Fourteenth ward was reported to-day at the Building Inspector's office, Benjamin F. Smith taking out one for the erec tion of a one-story frame garage at the rear of his property, 3217 North Third street. A deed dated March 1, 1851, has been tiled at the office of County Re corder' James E. Lentz, conveying a lot in Lykens from Henry Sheafer to Edward Meyers for SSO. The sale of two small properties in .North Main street, Lykens, part of the es tate of John Hensel, to Mrs. Jennie Hensel James, was reported also. The consideration was $2,200. By Court order to-day Mrs. EMa G. Watt, widow of the late Charles N. Watt, was given permission to sell at private sale the brick dwell ing at 2245 North Second street, to Charles*VVilliam Hart. The consid eration will be $8,3 00. With the grunting of an order by the Court giving the Commonwealth Trust Company permission as guar dian to sell a minor's one-twenty-flrst interest in the four-story brick build ing at 14 North Third street, the transfer of this property is com pleted. The property was sold through Miller Brothers & Company to the Harrisburg Knights of Co lumbus for $30,600. ■l una-iT" I A FOOD You NEED | FORCONSERVATION Crape-Nuts Saves : Sugar, Milk.Fuel. Unique among pre pared cereals, oo New Machine Gun Fires 30,000 Shots a Minute A machine gun that fires 33,000 shots a Jninute is the invention of Levi W, Lombard, of Boston, Mass. The new weapon is of a centrifugal type and can be operated by motor, gasoline, steam or by hand. It has no barrel, operating on a disk whici\ revolves with tremendous speed. The ammunition is fed through a funnel like attachment, round ball bullets being used, which run through a tube leading into veins beneath the disk. The inventor claims that in a recent test the gun turned on sheets of Bteel plates three-quarters of on Inch thick and hundreds of feet away, forced the bullets clean thro ugh the plates. onoc STORE OPENS 8:30 A. M.—CLOSES 5:30 I'. M. ZIOESO I Last Day' The Bankrupt Sale of st'ST'* S >All Remaining Lots of Greenes Stock| J On Sale Tuesday —Come Early 0 J Limited Quantities All At Drastic Reductions W ! 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Choice Tuesday for 79c pair. 'W J KIHST I'l.Ohu— ——— Kill ST KI.OOII M JS CHKEMi'S TT "' K THI K 11 S One Lot of 146 Pairs of Wo- One Lot of 97 Pairs of Women's men's Silk Gloves, pair Corsets # */C m J Black and white, long- and short lengths. Greene's price up to SI.OO. Choice Tuesday Assorted kinds and styles; Greene's price II | J for S4c pair. $1.50 to $3.00. Choice Tuesday for 79c pair. p^] J ■ i n;s rit ■' r ntsT ii.ooii (JJ) ojThe Ten-Day Bargain Basement Sale ContinuesSS || To Be a Big Attraction at the Big Economy Store jj| 3 ini SPECIAL SPECIAL GSSm i ft Hi WASH HOARDS APRON GINOHAM H SI |ll % llfff i Yl . Ga 1 v anized Covered l|(H J tj wash boards; dou- Blue and white check Ifp ■'ill I?! A riifc&S/ bie size; OC- apron Ring- lA c I HI Ol special AOV. hams, yard. 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M. 3QBO MARCH 11, 1918. Howard L Calder Post Ball at Hanshaw's Hall Howard L. Calder Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will hold a ball in ! Handshaw'a Hall, TiJIW and Harris! streets. Wednesday evening, to which ] all members have been invited to bring their wives and friends. Spe cial orchestra music will be pro- Tided and a pleasant entertainment is in prospect. The post will hold a booster meet ing the evening of Wednesday. March 20, at which an effort will be made to enroll all men of Harrlsburg and vi cinity having an honorable discharge or service badge indicating their par ticipation in any of the foreign wars of the republic. Several well-known men will speak and refreshments will be served. Members have been urged to bring friends eligible to member ship.- MONT AT/TO FORESTERS ENLIST Waynesboro, Pa., March 11. Graduates of the Mont Alto Forest Academy ftre showing up strong in enlisting in the present war. Most of them are in' 'oreign regiments. Since the institution was founded in 1903, ninety-seven men have graduated as full-fledsod for esters. Out of this number thirty five have donned the khaki for their country. Twenty-two of these thirty five are already In France. K. OF P. LOIXJE ANNIVERSARY Carlisle, Pa., March 11, —Visitors from all parts of this section are expected this evening when special exercises will be held by True Friends Lodge, No. 56. Knights of Pythias of Carlisle, in honor of the fiffitieth anniversary of the found ing of tho organization. 100 CHANGES IX PASTORATES By Associated Press Atlantic City, N. J., March 11. Nearly 100 changes in pastorates were made by Bishop Joseph F. Rerry in assignments for the coming vear. an nounced before the New Jersey Meth odist Episcopal Conference to-day 5 Fire Badly Damages Three Buildings at Carlisle Carlisle, Pa., March 11. —Fire? which broke out in the rear of af> small frame building used as Laundry by Wo Lee, a chinaman, destnved this and damaged neigh boring buildings, for a time threat ening the heart of the business dis trict here. Firemen got the blaze under control just before the worst gale in some years struck the town. Fire was discovered about 1.18 o'clock Sunday morning by a party of automobilists from Harrisburg.- The blaze spread rapidly and the laundry, a delicatessen store owned by George Weitzel and the tobacco store of Charles Noble were gutted and the contents destroyed. Tho fire menaced the Mansion House, one of the biggest local hotels, and the- Mansion House garage, which house* about 100 cars. The loss was placed at about $3,000 for tho three, partly' met by insurance. BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion, refund money if it fails. 250 DR. JOHN F. CULP Has again resumed tbe Practice of Medicine r OFFICE 410 N, THIRD ST.