HANGARD IN WAR JUGGLE LOST IN END Germans Concentrate Efforts During Night Around Vil lage Which French Lose By Associated Press Paris, April 25. —The Germans have captured the village of Han gard, on the front southeast of Amiens, the war office announced to day. The battle continued with vio lence throughout the night in this sector. The French lost Hangard, re captured it, and finally were again forced out of the town, but are hold ing the ground immediately around It. The statement followg: "The battle continued with vio lence around the village of Han gard, on which the Germans 'con centrated their efforts during the night. French troops resisted vali antly and counterattacked several times with success. The village was lost, then retaken by the French, finally remained in the hands of the Germans at the cost of heavy losses. The French are holding the imme diate outskirts of Hangard and the Germans have not been able to de- I bouch from the town, in spite of re peated efforts. "On both banks of the Avre the artillery fighting continues with vio lence. The French made several successful"raids, especially south of Couchy Le Chateau, and in Lorraine. We took a number or prisoners. The artillery fighting was very active in the Woevre. In the region of Flirey and Regneville." • FAWN MOTHERS KITTENS OJet. Cal.—Dolly, the fawn of "Webb Wilcox, is mothering a pair of pet kittens, taking good care of the lit tle animals, which show a great fondness for her. The fawn is one of two which were driven into the springs by the big forest fire last June. The Nation on From the beginning of the war the Bell System has supplied promptly and effectively the countless needs of the Govern ment for telephone equipment and service. Yet, despite the unprecedented demand from private sources, a universal service has without interruption been maintained by a program of construction never before *' equalled and by an expansion of the operating forces to meet each added volume of traffic. America's giant task of preparation could not be complete without an adequate communication system. Over ten million Bell Telephones 4 are now at her disposal. BUY A BOND THE BELL TELEPHONE CO. OF PA. W. H. FETTER, Local Manager, HARRISBURG, PA. "Autocar Gives Best Service" "The Autocar motor truck gives the best service, covers more ground, and is in every way the most economical truck to run" the opinion Mr. J. Davey, president of Mellet the Meat Man, Inc., of Scranton, has of the Autocar. The Mellet Company has been operating Autocar . trucks for five years. "Our first Autocar, delivered to us in 1912, is in good condition, running every day," says Mr. Davey. Motor trucks today are a necessity. Investigate the Autocar for your business at the Eureka Wagon Works, 616 North St., Harrisburg. "The Autocar Motor Truck" The Autocar Co., Ardmore, Pa , Established 1897 THURSDAY EVENING, 22 TRAINS FOR STATE'S QUOTA i Arrangements Completed For ! the Start of the Movement to Camps Tomorrow *ll Twent y-t wo \\\ Tt s/s special trains will V\\\ k® required to move the men drafted for the National Army tTom Pennsylva- > yVnSfcSQSV nla to the three L'lWiwWrailili camps to which I i ga|BlfflHlUlllill the state is tribu ■ .-J tary in the move ■SsßßiifiNMElM ment which will start to-morrow and close on the last day of the month, according to men at the Ad jutant General's Department. This will be the largest number of trains required under any call and over 15,000 men will be moved. The movements to Columbus barracks and Fort Thomas are entirely „ sepa rate. Sixteen trains will be run to Camp Lee,, taking men from all over the state, commencing to-morrow. One train will be run to Camp Sherman from western counties to-morrow, but there will be three trains for white men for Camp Meade and two for colored men for the same camp. The bulk of these trains will start frqm Philadelphia or Pittsburgh or their sections of the state, others starting at Erie, Harrisburg. Scran ton, Indiana, Lock Haven and other point's. Grade Crossings—The Public Ser vice Commission has arranged to cohtinue hearings on complaints for the abolition of grade crossings and each one will probably be determin ed upon its importance. Big pro jects will be deferred until the close of the war, but crossing on main highways -where travel has increased because of war or other conditions will be studied with a view to pres ent conditions. Governor to Speak Governor Brumbaugh will speak at Philadel- phia to-morrow on the food conser vation movement and plant a Lib erty tree, and on Saturday will re view the Liberty parade. Sunday he . will speak, at Allentown, Palmer town and Lehighton and on Monday 1 in Germantown. Sitting in Philadelphia/—The Pub • lie Service Commission is sitting' in Philadelphia In the transit lease and other cases to-day. Examiner "Vale ! sat in the Greene county grade crossing cases here. Mr. Wharton Mere Bromley' Wharton, secretary of the Board of Charities, was here to-day. More Small IK) x Several new cases of smallpox were reported to the office of the State Department, of Health ta-day. One case is in! \ Pino Grove township near Akeley Village, Warren county, the patient being ill for a month and visited a relative in Poland, N. Y., to whom he carried the disease. The New j York authorities are co-opcrattng with the Pennsylvania authorities I to stamp out the disease. He had,] been working as a member of a track crew operating between Dun kirk, N. Y.,and Titusville, Pa. All contacts have been looked up and vaccinated. Another case has been reported from York county. Mrs. Ida Herbett, who resides on the premises of Mary E. Myers, Shrews bury township, is ill and was in fected by coming In contact with a man who is now a patient in the smallpox hospital. One case -was reported from Kit tanning,-Armstrong county. Trustees Named—Governor Brum baugh to-day appointed W. S. Tom kins, Wilkes-Barre; Dr. John Jay Tuller, Philadelphia, and Dr. W. A. Seibert, Easton, as trustees of the Stae Hospital a£ Rittersville. New Ahlerman —Charles Lintz has been appointed alderman of the Sec ond ward of Chester. lansford Protests—Lansford bor ough has protested to the Public Service Commission against the new rates of the Girardville Gas Com pany. The Clearfield Quarrying Co. to-day filed complaint against the action of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad in removing a j side track to one of its operations. | Must Repay—The Public Service Commission has issued an order re i quiring the Pennsylvania and Johns [ town and Stony Creek Railroads to j make reparation because of rate dis crimination to the Smokeless Coal, Ideal ana Sunnyslde Coal companies, operating in Cambria county. The ! total amounts to nearly SIO,OOO. Will Continue Inquiry—Auditor ! General Charles A. Snyder said to j day that he proposed to continue the inquiry into the truck purchases ;of the State Highway Department. ! "Beyond the fact that I have men j working on some matters brought to i my attention in connection with the case, I have nothing to add to my j statement of yesterday," said he. Meanest Man Steals Blind Woman's Hens Mncn, Mo.—A coat of tar and | feathers and perhaps something ! worse awaits the discovery of North ; Missouri's candidate for the meanest ! man medal. i Mrs. Amanda Froley, an aged wid | ow, totally blind, living near Shel ; tine, had a flock of about sixty-flve i hens, her only source of income, and | her pride. The other night the cham j pion mean man slipped into the blind | woman's chickenhouse and stole | twenty hens. He repeated the visit j twice, getting twenty at each haul, i The blind woman wept bitterly when a neighbor told her only five j of her once large flock were left, and j then she hastened to sell them be i cause she had no way to protect her I hens from a thief who came in the I night. 300,000,000 Gallons of Ice Cream Eaten in Year | CbteaKo. The nation consumes about 300,000.000 gallons of ice cream • a year, according to figures present ed to the convention of the Associa ] tion of Dairymen. Professor J. L. McKay, secretary of ■ the American Association of Cream i and Butter Manufacturers, who ad ! dressed the convention, declared that j the use of dairy products will die out unless advertising is employed to combat substitutes. EDtftniSBURO lAift TEtEGRXPH | STEELTON DISTRICT GOES "OVERTHETOP" I Officials Hope to Pass the .$500,000 Mark by This Evening Steelton district at noon to-day went "over the top" in the Third Lib erty Loan drive, according to un official reports. The total subscrip tions at the end of yesterday's busi ness amounted to $383,950, and the sales at noon were coming In so rap idly that officials were confident that the district has furnished Its allot ment with a large number of ad ditional subscriptions. Subscriptions to the loan were coming in with such , rapidity late this afternoon that bank officials pre dicted the total amount this evening to be more than $500,000. Many so licitors are yet to be heard from and the high record will depend largely on these reports. Superintendents of the various de partments of the steel plant this morning reported that the campaign was going along exceptionally well and that committeemen would have reports to make by to-morrow even ing. Several of the smaller depart ments have reported perfect records. The number of subscribers report ed yesterday was 4,46 5, a large num ber of which are steel plant employes. Of the total amount subscribed in the district, $279,000 has been se cured in the steel plant, it was learn ed to-day. Announcement was made last evening by Scoutmaster McCoy, of Troop 1, Boy Scouts of America, that all arrangements have been complet ed to start the clean-up drive on Saturday morning. Medals will be • warded to scouts who obtain ten or nir>re subscriptions for SIOO bonds. Two members of this troop of socuts now hold medals for honor during the last drive. Plant Officials to Hold Safety First Meeting in School Auditorium May 15 Plans for a "get-together" meeting of steel plant superintendents fore men and officials to be held here on May 15 are being outlined by the safety department of the local steel plant under the direction of "W. E. Chick, head of this department. The meeting which will likely be held in the High school auditorium, is for the purpose of discussing topics in the steel business of interest to officials who are working for the In terest of the plant. "Safety First," "Efficiency" and "Loyalty" are the three important topics which will be talked on and discussed. An official of the company said to day that at the present time the loy ality of every employe is necessary for operating a plant of this size and this support can be obtained only through superintendents and fore men in the various departments. The meeting is largely for this purpose. Officials from the Bethlehem Steel Company at Bethlehem, will make the principal addresses. An official program will be issued shortly, it was announced this morning. Health Authorities Confer With Steel Plant Officials State Health Department authori ties and safety department officials of the local steel plant at a confer ence yesterday afternoon discussed health conditions among the negro employes at the local plant. Dr. C. R. Phillips, representing the !t.fito department following an investiga i lion of two cases of smallpox in the borough this week said that the only way the disease can be kept from spreading was to have all ne groes vaccinated. The steel company officials have been for some time sug -esting that all negroes be vaccinat ed, but no general order compelling this class to be treated has been issued, it Is understood. Local Bnsinessmen to Observe Half Holiday Local stores will close to-morrow it noon in observance of Liberty Day, M. J. Kane, president of the Steel ion Businessmen's Association an nounced to-day. Members of the ,'tssociation were requested by Pres ident Kane to observe the holidny by closing at noon. It is likely that many merchants who are not mom bors of the organization will close also. Sunday School Attendance Contest to Close Sunday The attendance contest at the Cen tenary United Brethren Sunday school which has bec-n under way for three months, will close at the weekly session of the school on Sun day it was announced to-day. The two divisions, namely the Army and N'avy, have been working hard for honors. The Army up to this time Is 71 points ahead of the Navy. The losing side will be compelled to give a musicale for the benefit of the win ning side. Board to Send Thirty-nine Men to Camp Tomorrow Thirty-nine men from this district will be sent to Camp Meade to-mor row morning as part of this district's quota. To-morrow's list of selected men Is composed of nine white and thirty colored. The men "reported at •he board's office this morning for final instructions preparatory to leaving for camp. The men have been Instructed to report to-morrow morning at 9.30 o'clock at the ex emption board office. OLD COINS FOR LOCAL RED CROSS CHAPTER MELTING POT Old coins accumulated at the Steelton National Bank and Steelton Trust Company for a long time were first; donations to the Red Cross melting pot placed In McCurdy's drug store this morning. Some of the coins are not in circulation because they are worn smooth while others are disfigured. RUSHTNG CLEANUP WORK Announcement was made by of ficials of the highway department of council this morning that work on the general cleanup of garbage and ashes was being rushed. Two trucks, j a team and a large force of men are! at work dally In an effort to remove the large amount of refuse that has accumulated in some sections of the town. RESERVES TO HOLD DRILL TO-MORROW EVENING On account of the Red Cross ben efit affair In Harrisburg this even ing, the weekly drill of the Steel ton Reserves will be held to-morrow evening instead of this evening. Members of the organization are re quested to meet at Felton hall at 7.30 o'clock. Weather permitting, the drill will be held on the Cottage Hill athletic field. TO INITIATE CLASS A large class of candidates will be taken Into the Steelton Order of Owls at a meeting to be held this evening. A large class was taken In lust week. , EXPECTS COMMISSION Dr. Robert M. Hursh, Second and Walnut streets, assistant surgeon at (■■■■■■wipii mmmmmmmrnrnrn i "The Live Store" "Always Reliable" Thi s Store will be closed at 1 o'clock tomorrow — Friday—to celebrate 3rd Let's Show America j I What "Harrisburg" Can Do I Over there in France our boys are going over the parapet, giving their lives to the cause. 2 None of them is saying: " I went over last month* "that's enough," or "I'll wait and see whether I'll fight to-day."—They are giving life itself and ungrudgingly, so that you and I and all of us can live in freedom. I So What Are You Going to Do I I to Help the Boys? I All YOU are asked to do is to loan your money to Buy Liberty Bonds, for which you're paid interest; do it now, to-day. Money itself has no intrinsic value. Its only value consists of what it can give us —of what it can do to make life more liveable Just now we can make our money count for most if we let the government use it for us There isn't one of us but can lend part of his savings or his earnings to the government and say: X'jk4t; "Invest this for me—fight the war to the finish Do my part in making the World Safe for Democracy. That's All I ask." Our subscription to the Third Liberty Loan is going to show that the citizens of Harrisburg are one-hundred per cent, loyal —Let's oversubscribe our quota. I 304 Mg PA. j I The. Home of Hart Schaffn I •' * w, " the Emergency Hospital of tlio local ! steel plant, has passed the examina tion for the Reserve Officers' Medical Corps and Is now waiting for his commission. BIBLE CLASS MEETING The annual meeting of the Men's Bible class of St. John's Lutheran Sunday school will be held on Mon day evening. An illustrated lecture on "Our Navy" will feature the pro i gram to be presented during the | evening. FIREMEN'S RELIEF A meeting of the Steelton's Fire men's Relief Association will be held in the Citizen Fire Company house, Front and Pine streets, to-morrow evening. \ CHOIR REHEARSAL The weekly rehearsal of St. John's Lutheran Church choir tvlll be held to-morrow evening at 8.30 o'clock. Uso McNeil's Pain Exterminator—Ad. APRIL' 25, 1918, Girl Finds Lost Watch; Revealed by a Dream Charlotte, Mich.—As the result' of a dream. Miss Bessie Burns, an em ploye of the Eaton Rapids Woolen Mills, has found a gold v watch she lost several ago. Miss Burns advertised the loss and had given* the time piece up for lost, when she had a dream one night that the watch was secreted among a bunch of papers in a filing cabinet at. the mill, She told this to her par ents the next morning, but they laughed at her. However, the dream was so vivid that she looked in the filing cabinet and found her timepiece just as it appeared in her dream. PACIFIES HOUSEHOLDERS By Associated Press Philadelphia, April 25.—None of the families here will have to vacate their homos, despite the notice from Francis X. Bowles, assistant n)ana,m>r of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, that they would have to move tj> make room for Hog Island ship builders. Assurances of this canity from Charles M. Schwab, new heinl of the shipbuilding program, to-ds>. Headaches j come mostly from disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels. Regulate these organs and keep free from headaches by using BEECHAM'S PILLS UriMl Sala of Any Medic la* h tfca World. Sold wwrwkan, la boiw, 10c, 25c. 15
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