NEED $50,000,000 FOR BUILDING OF CONCRETE SHIPS To Ask Big Appropriation by Congress For Experi mental Program t\ *liins;iMn. April 9.—An appro priation of 130.000.000 will be asked < f Cungt within a few days to < fta'ole the United States Shipping I'oard to carry otn an experimental ]*t'ogram with eoncrete ships. The Shipping Board plans, if the proprlntion i-< granted, to con- ti iiet live additional yards, three stlnng the south Atlantic coast an.l ' two on the Pacific, for the construe-i lion of concrete ships to be used as tnnkers in the coastwise trade and lor naval purposes. It has been made plain by officials o: the Shipping Board that the work ; Mill be in the nature of an eperi-j l'.ent. for which Congress can grant j the money or not as it chooses. He-i ports which have been received front , the eoncrete ship recently launched) <n the Pacific coast have convinced! 11n officials that such vessels ate practicable, but they wish to btiild j me on their own account for fur ther tests. IS. J. Wigs, of the Shipping Board, has prepared plans for a 3,300-ton •■ ncrete tanker that have been ap proved by all experts to whom they were submitted and it Is estimated that construction would be begun -Y'thin a short time after Congress, lias granted the appropriation. Cost estimates that hr.ve been | v orked out show that the cost of j lonstrueting a concrete hull is from J $lO to S7O a ton cheaper than for j filher wood or steel, while the cost j of engines and boilers would be the j same for all classes. ENTHUSIASM KEYNOTE OF PATRIOTIC RALLY [Continued From First Page.] throng's patriotism to grim deter mination. At times during the meet ing, especially when the Rev. Dr. Itobert Bagnell. pastor of Grace Methodist Church, was speaking it was hari ! to tell where patriotism or grim determination held sway. j Dr. Bagneli's address was one of the most stirring that has been given in the city since the war began. There was nothing of compromise, nothing c doubt, nothing-'for the traitor in the mighty words with which he shook the hall. "Whenever and wherever the Ger man army has met either the Brit ish or the French armies on any-1 thing like even conditions there the; German has been defeated," ex-1 claimed the minister. "For the time being our army in Franc© is being placed in a sector i here and a sector there. It is losing for the time its identity as an Amer ican Army to meet the emergency. But," he exploded, "there the Ger man will tind a wall adamant.*' "Don't think we are fighting only the Kajser; we are righting every man, woman and child in the Fath erland." it was in such terms Laeutenant O'Brien outlined the task confront tng America in bringing the war to i it successful termination. Lightly j swinging the walking stick he has ; carried through all his service in j Kngland and France, the lieutenant, ; in a calm, well-modulated voice, I quietly but convincingly gave an ac count of the methods employed by j the Germans in their warfare against ! the allies. There was not a man. | woman or child in the audience last; night who was not impressed with j the story of the alert young lieu- I tenant, and not one that did not go j away with a firm conviction the war; must be waged until Germany is < beaten. In Royal Flying Corps Telling the complete story of his \ experience, Lieutenant O'Brien de- | cla red he got into the English flying \ corps when he was tired of seeing \ "our innocent women and children i killed on the high seas, and when i it seemed that we would never get j into the tight." Forty minutes after j he arrived in Canada he was in the 1 Royal Flying Corps, and soon |tfter , in England. Shortly after his period of train- ! ing in England he was sent to France with one of the flying squad- ! rons, where he was detailed to spe- j < ial work. At this point in his j speech the lieutenant gave explana- : tions of a number of phases of aj. flyer's duties. Special work, such as j using machine guns on infantry, he ' described as particularly difficult and dangerous. The flyer has to fly at an altitude of fifty tp sixty feet, a constant target for the guns of the energy, and at the same time run ning the risk of falling. Lieutenant O'Brien described the thrill of seeing his first enemy air plane fall from the sky. The first plane he downed fell 12,000 feet,, turning and twisting as it crashed to earth with its human freight, and { throwing a cloud of dust as it struck ( the earth below;. . "It's not a pleasant sight when you think of it one way," he said.' "but it made me feel pretty big." I Tells of Capture by lluii* Then followed the lieutenant's story of how he was captured by the Huns. While reconnoitering one day with two companions, he de toured to take a try at bringing down an enemy observation balloon. He told how he dived down from a dis- ; tanee of 13,000 feet into the clouds | and when he came out almost ran ; into two observation airplanes of the t-nemy. He succeeded in downing one, but the other destroyed the in j-trpijnents of his machine, and at the same time shot him through the up per Hp and the roof of his mouth. He did not remember the spiral drop to the earth which wrecked his ma chine, but "to show you the luck of the Irish," he said, "I landed within 150 feet of a hospital." At the hospital the Germans de clared that Americans who entered the war before America was in it were no better than murderers. It was while at the hospital the Ger mans wheeled him into the open to witness a duel between six English and sixteen German airplanes. Two of each dropped within sight of the lieutenant, and a German guard brought to him a picture of his best Corn Flakes I BEDPOST IjTQASTIES I Try them instead of 1 toast and help save TUESDAY EV EN 1N G, \ { ,1 HIGH POINTS TOUCHED AT GREAT RALLY HERE are the thrusts from i the speeches of Lieutenant j i Pat O'Brien and the Rev. | Dr. Bobcrt Bagnell that made j three thousand people cheer like I mad last night at the Chestnut I j Street Auditorium. Don't think we are fighting i only the Kaiser; we are fighting j , every man. woman and child in , ] Germany. '! Wait until the long casualty j | lists come, bearing the name of | your brother, sweetheart or friend J | —you'll hate the Germans, too. j ! In Germany they hate the ' i Americans and call them mur- i f defers for fighting with the allies j i before our entrance into the war. \ I'd sooner ride in a cattle car j I with hogs than in a prison car | with German guards. Wherever there is a regi ; ment of Americans in the allied j | line, there the Germans will find , I a w-all of adamant. When the Germans told me ; j we couldn't get 250,000 troops to 1 i France, I told them their ship, I the Waterland. would have to ; j make only a few trips to get that j many over. The first thing I saw •n England was the Vaterland loaded with American troops. If the allies had been prepar- : ing for this war for forty years. | us the Germans have, something ; • would have happened long ago. 1 j We ought to boycott traders i j who are not loyal to the t T nited j ! States, and run them out of, the I ! country. V / l , | friend, taken with himself. That | was when Lieutenant Pat O'Brien I started to hate the Hun. "And if , I 1 live to be a hundred years old I j I will hate them. And so will you ! I when the long casualty lists come I I in." j Parents of Victim in Audience "Last night 1 was speaking in Buf- j falo," added Lieutemmt Pat. "and the mother and father of that dead friend of mine were in the audience. That picture which was taken oft his body after his death 1 have in my pocket to-night." j Following this the lieutenant told of his escape from a prison train by jumping through the window whfle it was moving thirty miles an hour, j On the train the officers were treat- ; ed with all manner of indignities, i and when Pat protested to a German I officer, he received the answer that j "if 1 had my way you'd ride with the i hogs." "That would be far better than" ! riding with Germans," answered Pat [ | O'Brien, before he jumped from the' window. I The story of how he wandered for I i seventy-two nights through an; enemy country on his journey to the ; frontier, living on cabbage and car rots, swimming streams, traveling j only at nights and sleeping on the ground during the day, was the most j interesting to which a Ilarrisburg ' audience probably has ever listened. : When 1 e iVnally reached the Holland frontier, it was guarded by two barbed wire fences six feet high with j an electrically charged wire fence j nine feet high between. By means ! jof a rudely constructed ladder he I got over the first fence and dug un- ; j der the charged wires of the second. , M<s*t Exciting Moment of Life "With my head and shoulders in ' I Holland, tlve rest of me in Germany. ' and my back only an inch from a ' \ wire that was carrying instant death. ' ' I think 1 had the most exciting j | moment in my life." he said. ! He paid a tribute to the hospital i ity of the Hollanders. Arrived in i 1 England, he was invited to talk to;, ithe King, and did, for fifty-two min- : I utes. j "I wish I had stayed a while • 'longer and hung up a real record.' I ; said Pat, "for they told me mine was I j the longest audience ever granted an ! I officer lower in rank than a gen- J. I eral." Soon after this he arrived in Can- ! ! ada and then took ticket for the I ! "greatest and best country in all the ' i world, the United States." His i ! speech ended with a patriotic appeal i ' to the people to buy Liberty Bonds, j land to help in the great drive which ; | starts in the city to-day. Methodist Pastor Inspires A. S. Patterson, chairman of the: ! Third Liberty Loan drive in the city, i • presided at the huge mass meeting. . | |He first introduced the Rev. Dr. I j Robert Bagnell. who made an ad- i dress that brought repeated applause |and kept the audience cheering and stamping and clapping fifteen min utes after its conclusion. "If the allies had been preparing ! ] for a waf for forty years, they'd ! liave done something by this time,' he declared, and the audience rose to j its feet and cheered until the build- j i ing shook. "Wherever the Germans i and the allies have met on equa! i grounds the Germans have been j ( ! beaten." With such strong, pointed thrusts ! 'as these, the Rev. Mr. Bagnell en-I , [thused the audience as no Harris- j i burg audience has been enthused j | since the war began. j i j "Wherever the Americans ate,'' he I declared, "the Germans will find a! wall of adamant. There are. I think, I 300.000 Americans over there. Soon 1 . they will take over the great segment of the battle line. Then." he shout ed. "something will happen to the j Germans!" Death Knell For Autocracy Mr. Bagnell declared the German | peace drive more dangerous than ; the German army drive. The speech made by President Wilson in Balti more, he said, put an end to peace talk, and sounded the deathknell ot - autocracy. He wrapped pro-Germnas and pacifists, declaring it a disgrace ' that they are tolerated while Amer- j ican sons ore dying in France. He pleaded again and again for liberal purchase of Liberty Bonds, and urged that his hearers isolate , and, boycott pro-Germans and not tolerate them in the country to ' which they are untrue. His speech was filled with encouragement and confidence, and was worth waiting ( in the rain an hour to hear. Community singing under the di- j reetlon of Mrs. J. G. Sanders pre- I ceded the addresses, Mrs. Roy G. i Cox and George Sutton also sang. Visits Theaters Lieutenant Pat O'Brien gave the-' atergoers o? Harrisburg a thrill lest; night, and incidentally added ma terially to the programs at the vari ous theaters. Accompanied by a band, he ma-le his way to all the Market street! moving picture houses and the vau-J deville house, and without any an-i nouncement, paraded down the cen-' tral aisle to the stage, preceded hv the band playing "The Star Spangled Banner." At each theater the au-ii-j ence rose to its feet until Lieuten-j ant Pat reached the stage. His talks consisted of short appeals to his lis teners to buy liberally of the third Liberty Bond issue. He was accompanied by Joseph H. Wallazz. of the Liberty Loan execu i tive committee. Butterick Patterns. Rear Main Floor & oarmarf Knitting Classes Daily, Second Floor 1 | BU 1891—8856 I'MTKO HARRISBfHG. TUESDAY, APRII. . 1918. KOL'Mirn IS7I Liberty Calls For Dollars, • - a /" I As Well As Soldiers U P 1 AIT Pf-h Q But the dollars you invest in t*V JL XX V JL. X X X ■ VJ LV/ I I bonds to back up the boys arc ./oik sjyt backed up by Uncle Sam. lie i *f^ CDw guarantees you your liberty and Ok J jk ""B I Clearance of 'All • j | Wall Paper Special Psftprn 1 A Very Useful Offering For ■■■ I* AA £ | r/tfy and Thursday at Low Prices _ _ This is the season of year when people are ■ 1 aSj^jjn^ getting up on the step-ladders and tables pa- I I | \ "'ipsF pering the ceiling and walls. \ou will find *. VM , j ]k i ll!P^ these wall papers excellent values at these spe- __________ I A good selection oi pretty designs suitable for Alf $7.50 SIO.OO $15.00 ; • .Ji| I \l'i I ! ** upstairs rooms, kitchens, and bath rooms, roll 2v ... \3®V . f n Ded room, hall and living room papers —florals, set 1 i nese hats represent the best in our Millinery Department \ * uII I'm/ designs and all-over effects, roll •2G made of the finest straws and combination braids —trimmed J \r_"""/ / / \on-fading oatmeal papers—in all the newest 1 Ol most beautifully to conform to the standard that has made X if ' U I I shades, roll Afci2v Bowman millinerv distinctive. " y\ A j , < I Large assortment of washable papers to make the 1 Q ...... . . tUtor- " /F \ \ ' f f ; bath room and kitchen sanitary, roll X J/C 1 lie oiiginal piice tickets that lemain on the hats will j j All the above papers sold with perfectly matched borders. show reductions in many instances as low as one-half of former J Special attention given to mail orders. price. NOTE—Bring or send room measurements—this ts done J i^o7 efclTroom kngt!l ' hC ' Snt nUmb ° r ° f ° pe "" Another lot of the medium grade hats in the most approved styles and popular (T* A ft* L ' ' bowmax's— Floor. straws will be sold at reductions proportionately as low as the others. Exceptional nT" H J "ZT T 0 # # values during this sale at P&YCLSOIS ttt i iQCtStflfl L)(?SI@TIS Many of these hats are just unpacked—having been delayed in shipment for Easter delivery. ! For Days There Is True Economy in These Graduation days will soon be here, and birthday ■' 2. anniversaries and other occasions calls for some token O • . "¥ T 1 l of remembrance or appreciation from time to time. 1 111 This stock of parasols is exceptionally complete in ' at japancses d sfviTs—plain tii hand carved . Serviceable fabrics, dependable linings and good tailor- v . - wood hand'es with heaw silk cord to match—Japancd and Vygff' ing combined with style make them the most to be desired. gold frame -pongee silk, rajah silk, silk poplin, silk taffeta j n t h ese st i rr ing times it is hard to uphold these standards. Vj" —fancy stripe satins —assorted colors. _ \*fl Li. ct i. l i i • i A~J\ Gold frame, ivory tips—canopy top—gold taffeta persian out no ertorts have been spared to give the utmost value ror / fk border—carved handle $5.25 AI U-iVv the money. Light persian satin—green top —fancv carved handle—cord /IVI l-prj \(1 c , .. . . v - . . . ■L\l//i \ !to match ' $5.25 / oerge and poplin models —in plain and 1 /j Sm \ Navy blue taffeta, with Persian border carved handle /belted styles—Eton and pony jackets I /.Lq Jlf ! cord and tassel to match $3.75 i p li.J 1 • j'lii • . 1 sT\^^F mr s-\ f~\ I ty O 7 Navy pongee —Persian border —natural wood carved handle VwiMVTfnT Plated, plain and ripple backs in other ) j|| | I 7Pftg 54.50 '\\ models. The use of braid, buttons, buckles, / i -!ilk C ?o r k d POngeC ~ Satin . bor ! ler 7 na ! U " al WOOd carved h S4 d 'o 1 %y and separate collars of white silk or pique | / 00 Navy pongee—Persian border—natural wood carved handle |M f/ make them very attractive, | I !—silk cord, 53.75 Nnf ' ' most generous and complete J I Gold taffeta—Persian borders —carved handle with cord and " . r l • 1 • . i 1 1 1 • ' I tasse l §3 -5 I \ I ment or plain and semi-tailored models in | i Black and white silk poplin—polished handle—cord and \ \ I 1 ne men s " wear serge, poplin and gabardine ill ' satin stripes—gold handle—silk cord! . ' 1. / / that have many an earmark of the higher- ;ft< o p. VL/i; $4.50 \\ I U § rade merchandise. Many individual 111 I JMJ|) P V ple od ffeta_PcrSian border_gold framc ' carved handle touches are given by the ultra-vest braid Alice blue taffeta—Persian top and border—gold framc— r) / \ binding and trimming, buttons and a light \ fancy carved handle—silk chenille tassel $4.50 Lj colored over-collar—colors are Pekin, tan, lJ Reseda green taffeta—Persian band canopy top gold 1/ khaki Cnnen navv Klarlc anrl frame—hook handle—chenille cord and tassel. 55.25 s ra y' K naKl, navy, DIaCK and CneCKS. : y •° d whilt ,Hk top-cI. CT iHe Sport suits that are correc and serviceable of Guernsey ) Black and white silk stripe—silk cord—handle $5.25 cloth, Tyrol wool and jersey in swagger and conservative j (£9Q CA COO CH CQC HA and wl " te ' cllccl< s ' lk_ purple border silk models. Many beautiful light and dark shades as well as ; tpJZ. JU <pJJ.UU Green silk —stripe border to match —silk cord handle, $3.75 heather mixtures, Plain navy blue silk taffeta—gold frame—black knob n •ri/ n, If* OI I f I I C . fI • h nH c ivv fi k hk , v:.^ 50 Beautiful Coats and tapes—Sleeveless Jackets and oport jkirts Old rose silk tafteta—persian band border —carved handle. , ,• 1 •> cor( j S4 50 comprehensive showing of coats in serge, gabardine, poplin, vclour, sil- Bl'ack and white silk taffeta—black polished knob handle— vertone. bolivia'— in all the best coloring for spring at very moderate prices. [chenille cord and tassel, $5.25 Capes of serge, gabardine and silk in short and full length models. Silk pongee —Japanese style—large green dots—border to Sleeveless jackets of wool and silk jersey, baronctte satin. | cc l' < ' handle •• • $4.00 Sport skirts of wool and silk—wa-;h skirts of pique, gabardine and linen. I Alice blue silk —Persian border —chenille cord and tassel, bowma.VS— Third floor BOWMAN'S—Main Floor. S3OO i Join the Bowman 1918 Refrigerator Club Opens To-morrow, April 10th. SI.OO Sends a Refrigerator to Your Home A Carload of Refrigerators Was Delivered to Our Warehouse Yesterday and You May Now See the Various Samples We Sell the Famous Belding-Hall "Stone-lined" and Century Refrigerators ' We also have the exclusive agencv for the famous THE BELDING-HALL "NOTASEME" REFRIGERATORS CRPY qvpumm KFPRTPFRATOP are famous for the following points of superiority Stone lined Case of bhEGLR bYrHUN KEt KILrfcKA lUK seasoned ash with raised beveled panels—Solid brass nickel plated lever locks Prominent railroad lines are installing the Seeger Syphon System. circulation_J?OUnd corntn - Seeger refrigerators used by the United States Navy Department. ( lomatm and'you r* Seeger retrigerators are guaranteed Mfflßallk I. 1 will have it paid when the hot weather <o be exactly as represented. If found 1 leCEj I COmeS ' Food co " servation demands a "u'eba. "frice an f' IHreight' -harge J B' HXRRISBURG (RPP4 THJEORXPH APRIL 0 1918. 3
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