GENERAL MARCH IS COMMENDED Governor Takes Pride in the Achievements of Pennsyl vania and Urges Notice Congratulations V\ \ 9 J/J to Pennsylvania vS.\\ jfY/> upon the fact that one of its sons, staff of the Unit rJaaSaat e<l States Army. ,■ irN ifyirl tfv has attained that i SuP BeJlaffll- rank anrt sugges people and news ti iinS'ifaMaMf papers generally refer to the fact that on May 30 he will be presented with a sword in his Home city of Easton are contained in a statement issued to-day by Governor Brum baugh. The statement praises the general's service and refers to the fact that his predecessor. General Tasker H. Bliss, was also a Pennsylvanian, hav ing come from Lewisburg. The Governor's statement is as fol lows: "Pennsylvania enjoys the proud distinction of having had as chief-of staft" of the National Army, General! Tasker Bliss, a native of Union coun- I ty, who has recently been succeeded j by General Peyton C. March, who was born in Easton, graduated from i Lafayette College. "General March will return to his' home city on Thursday evening. May : 30, and the citizens of Easton on that j evening will present to him publicly | a sword as an expression of their ] affection and respect for a most dis- j tinguished citizen, and on the fol-1 lowing day his alma mater, Lafay-j ette College, will confer upon him the | degree of Doctor of Laws. "The occasion is of such unusual' importance at this time that I am i glad to make proclamation to the i reoi<le of the Commonwealth of this important event and to suggest that; wherever people assemble on that (iav and generally in the newspapers of Pennsylvania, reference be made; to the fact that a Pennsylvania sol dier. now i hief-of-staff of the Na tional Army, has returned to our' Commonwealth to receive distin-1 suished honors, and to cite his ex- j ample of highminded patriotism and ' constant endeavor as an inspiration 1 to all our citizens." Racing Goes On—People attending county fairs and agricultural exhi bitions in Pennsylvania this year are I not going to want for amusements, ] according to statements of plans of j fairs which are reaching the State j Department of Agriculture. The; offer of prizes or premiums for horse ; ng are almost as large as in nor- ; mal times and the amusement pro-! grams are as extensive as ever. There' will be more or less restricted move- j ment of racing horses, it is believed i at the Capitol, but local horses will! have more of a chance on the tracks. | In many counties there have been material increases in the amounts) offered for corn and grains of var WORTHY CLOTHES There is True Economy in Worthey Clothes In these days when every man seeks the utmost value for the dol- Worthy Clothes with their excellence of quality, style, fit and workmanship, represent true econ omy in clothes-buving— j Particularly in view of Ilim l|||l|j I the sensible prices at hl'Jli Hill ffl which they are to be had— -813 820 525 830 'l\|l Whatever price you pay, you receive 100 per cent, value jfflw Yh| for every dollar you spend. |ffll \l|| You Can Get No More! _ )]),. ffl 14 NORTH THIRD STREET Next Door to Gorgas' Drug Store Ipft 1 U/atson s/ooper TTorthy - V^lothes HERE IS ONE THING THAT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE Rheumatism Has Never Been j ment that does not reach the blod, Vw T inim.ntc t i the seat of the trouble, and rid the Cured by .Liniments or L.O- j system of the cause of the disease? tions, and Never Will Be s ' S- S- is one blood remedy that has for more than fifty years been You never knew of Rheumatism— *° ® v ?" the m °st ag that most painful source of suffering ILu .• a stubborn cases of —being cured by liniments, lotions vf!;,, V® leanses and Puri or other external applications. And T f j, by routing out all you will never see anything but tem- "jv 0651 . dis ® as ®- The experience of porary relief afforded by such make- othe ™* who ha .\f a h en m wl , shifts convince you that It will promptly _ ' . . „ „ . reach your case. You can obtain Hut why be satisfied with tempo- this valuable remedy at any drug rar.v relief from the pangs of pain store. which are sure to return with in- A valuable book on Rheumatism ■ reased severity, when there i* per- and its treatment, together with ex manent relief within your reach? pert medical advice about your own Science has proven that Rheuma- individual case, will be sent tism is a disordered condition of the lutely free. Write to-dav to ..ledical lood. How then, can satisfactory Department, Swift Spec." Co., 431 results be expected from any treat- Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga. LET'S ALL LIVE IN RIVER-VIEW ADJOINING WORMLEYSBI'RG NOW OPEN FOR INSPECTION TO BE SOLD IN ONE SALE Friday and Saturday, June 21st and 22nd BELL 1300 DIAL 3573 • ft MONDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG QSSk TELEGRXPH MAY 27, 1918. ious kinds, the competition being lively in many places. i New Hearings—The State Compen sation Board has awarded new hear ings in the following claims Pop lufsky vs. Eddystone Ammunition Co.. Philadelphia; Husail vs. Crucible Fuel Co., Pittsburgh; Reynolds vs. Philadelphia and Reading Railway. Philadelphia;) Mastroisnni vs. Turner Construction Co., Pittsburgh; Rode beck vs. Knoxville Borough; Scott vs. McKeesport Tin Plate Co., Pitts burgh; the case of Sheridan vs. Farmers' Bank Building, Pittsburgh, 1 and a number of others were dis • missed. Reparation Order The Public ' Service Commission to-day issued an I ' order on the New York Central rail- j road to make reparation to the New [ York and Pennsylvania Company.; ; Lock Haven, $9,245.29, as reparation j ' for overcharges for movement of i [ coal from Munson and Hawk Run, ' districts to Bald Eagle Junction. The! order is the result of litigation be-j fore the commission in which it was I claimed that the charges were tool ; high. The sum covers claims in the j year ending August 24, last. l'oust's Warning.—Housewives of j Pennsylvania are warned to beware j of the so-called "canning com -1 pounds" which eontafTi boric acid j ■ "and other preservatives in a state- | ment issued to-day by Dairy and j Food Commissioner James Foust. j The commissioner has brought a t number of suits in the last few years I against sellers of such preparations j end says that as the canning and j preserving season will soon begin < people should be on their guard I lasainst compounds which contain l j boric acid and other chemicals for- j | bidden by state laws. "Surely no j I housewife wants to use a prepara- | jtien that is prohibited in scientifl-J jcally conducted food establish-! ments," says Mr. Foust. "Fake com- I | pounds are sold under various | j trade names and may be the cause • iof sickness among children months j iafter they have been put into cans! lor jars. Chemical preparations are, not necessary in canning operations." | More Smallpox.— Increase of . | smallpox cases has been so general | in vicinity of labor camps and in I 1 country districts where strict quar- ! i antines were not carried out that j inspectors of the State Health De- j partment have been urging physi- j i c-ians to use the greatest care in dl ognosing ehickenpox and smallpox. 1 Some cases have been reported I | which were called ehickenpox, but which turned out to be quite the op posite. There has been more small pox in Pennsylvania this spring than ! ' for vears. I German Dead and Wounded Piled Eight and Nine Deep London. April 27.—1n a letter re-1 | eeived this week, a lieutenant in a) i London regiment says; | "To give you some idea of the last| seven days, we were gassed and shelled and attacked every night 1 and morning. Although we suffered | casualties I am proud to say we; 'never gave an Mich and the casual-i j ties we inflicted on the enemy were : enormous. In parts of our front! they lie eight and nine deep of ' ! wounded and dead. I've seen more ' I fighting during the last month than! I during the rest of my previous fif-l teen month's actual experience in 'he] Agriculturist of State Chamber Goes Into Govt. Service The Committee of Public Safety of j Pennsylvania has arranged for the services of F. R. Stevens, agricultur- ] al director 6t the Pennsylvania State j Chamber of as assistant state director. United States Public Service Reserve of Pennsylvania, in charge of the Agricultural Labor Di vision representing the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce. The new duties of Mr. Stevens will I be to secure the utilization of all sur j plus labor, including unoccupied | hours of businessmen, vacation pe : riods and the reemployment of labor | now engaged in nonessential indus- I tries. I It is proposed to immediately call I meetings of the chambers of com j boards of trade and business j associations of the cities and bor | oughs of the state under tl|e aus j pices of the Copimlttee of Public : Safety, to complete an organization , through which this labor can be ef j fectively placed upon the farms. American Patrol Wins Brisk Skirmish With the Germans in No Man's Land With the American Army In France. May 26.—An American pa | trol had an engagement last night in J the Luneville sector with a German I 1 patrol carrying light machine guns. and routed the enemy in a sharp j light. Several of the Germans were i j killed and their bodies were dragged j back by their comrades. There were j | no American losses. ! On the same sector a German ser- ! geant crept into the American lines, ; holding up his hands anfi shouting ' i "kamerad." He said he had had j | enough of fighting for the Kaiser and ' | von Hindenburg. He was sent to the I . rear. ! The artillery action generally was ! j light in the Toul and Luneville sec tors. American airmen concluded i several missions successfully without s encountering any German machines. Drive Nails in Kaiser's Hea dat Middletown Employes at the Middletown gov ernment job to-day drove nails in J the kaiser's head amounting to SSOO. ; The nail driving contest was conduct- I ed by a party from the Harrisburgj recruiting station for the benefit off I the Red Cross. i i Major William B. Gray, in charge j of the job bid $55 for the first nail; • William Randall, assistant suoerin-1 ! tendent of construction, bid S3O for! the second nail, and J .R. Gilliard,! general foreman paid $25 for the | red nail. Other birds for nails ranged ' ; from thirty to ten dollars. The patriotic feeling of the work- j men was demonstrated by an em ! ploye who backed up a woman who | volunteered to drive a nail. The woman said she would pay $1 for a nail and an enthusastic workmen I shouted he would give $5 if the ] woman drove the nail in Kaiser Bill's i head. The workman paid the $5 as I the woman without hesitation sunk j the nai deep in the head, amid cheers ; of the workmen. Past President Day at Rotary Club Luncheon Addresses were made to-day at the I weekly luncheon of the Rotary Club by Past Presidents William M. Rob ison, John S. Musser, William S. Es sick, Howard C. Fry and Arthur D. Bacon, the occasion being the last luncheaon to be presided over by the i retiring-president, Captain George F. | L,umb. The club has as its guests i ; President Frank Fahnestock and | Baseball Chairman Barnes, of the | | Kiwanis Club. The proposed Red ! Cross benefit basebal game between I the two clubs has been called off, due I to the large sum subscribed in last j week's drive, leaving the chapter for | the present well financed, i It being Captain Lumb's last I luncheon, he presented each member j with a handkerchief in which to shed i tears. William S. Essick gave each member a copy of the booklet, "Guideposts to Victory." Donald McCormick, County Food Administrator, was a guest at the luncheon and made a brief speech. German Prisoner Shot as He Steps Over Dead Line Atlanta, Ga., May 27.—Heinrich Knappke, a German prisoner intern ed at Fort McPherson, overstepped the line maintained inside of the wire fence surrounding the camp and failed to halt at the order of a soldier guard. He was shot, and died an hour later in the post hospital. Colonel Van Orsdale, command ant, said last r.ight that the sentry complied with his duty and that no investigation was tequired. Deaths and Funerals WILLIAM H. FISHER Funeral services for William H. Fisher, aged 54. 2329 North Third street, who died at the Lakenan hos pital. Philadelphia, Saturday, will be held to-morrow afternoon at 3.30 o'lcock from his late residence, 2329 North Third street. The Robert Burns Lodge, No. 484, Free and Accepted Masons will have charge of the serv ices, and the Rev. E. L. Snyder, pas tor of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, will offiicate. Burial will be in the Harrisburg Cemetery. Fisher was assistant trainmaster for the Pennsylvania Railroad and was an employe of that company for years. He was a member of the St. Mat thew's Lutheran Church, a member of I the Robert Burns Lodge. No. 464. Free and Accepted Masons, the Harrisburg Consistory, Perseverance Chapter, and the local Shrine. MRS. SARAH R. W. COOVER Mrs. Sarah Ft. Weakley Coover died yesterday afternoon at her home. 800 North Second street, after a long ill ness. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. William van Court.land Brandt, iwfe of Ensign Brandt, of the United States Navy; twd sons, E. Hummel Coover, and Richard T. Coover, of Harrisburg; and a brother, Charles B. Weakley;* and two sister, Mrs. N. 1.- Hench and Mrs. Samuel A. Hench, all of this city. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Westminster Presbyterian Church. MRS. MARV A. GRAMM Mrs. Mary A. Grass, aged 88. widow of John A. Gramm, died yesterday afternoon at her home, 1019 North Seventh street. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. H. F. F. Llsse, Ger man Evangelical Lutheran Zion's Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Harrisburg Cemtery. Mrs. Gramm is survived by two daughters, six grandchildren and four great grand children. JEREMIAH E. REED Funeral services for Jeremiah E. Reed, aged 31. will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1.30 at the Sixth Street United Brethren Church, the Rev. J. H. Dougherty, officiating. Burial will be in the Paxtang Cemetery. Mr. Reed died yesterday morning at the Harris burg Hospital as the result of In juries. He lived at 523 Peffer street Mr. Reed Is survived by his wife Naomi Reed, and three children, Ruth Reed, Mary Reed and Ellsworth Reed a brother, and flee sisters. Letter Carriers Win Prizes f For Selling Thrift Stamps ; Mechttnlc*burK> Pa., May 27.—Prizes for selling War Savings, Certificates and Thrift Stamps during a stipulated j period by local letter carriers were I awarded by George E. Lloyd, federal director of Cumberland county, who the offer several weeks ago, as follows: First prize. $lO. Louis A. Diller, having sold to the amount of H. 095; second prize. $7, Claud TV 11- liams, amount sold. $1,410; third ■ prize. Ja. Morris Brubaker, recently assigned to the route of G. W. Hershman, amount sold, $1,375; fourth prize, $3, J. H. Kuhns, rural carrier, iamount sold, sllO. At the post of fice there were sold altogether I stamps to the amount of $9,000. Eight MeiTWill Go Saturday to Columbus Eight men selected by the Steelton | exemption board as part of this dis- i trict's quota in the Xational Army. J [ will leave next Saturday morning for i Coluiubus barracks, Columbus, Ohio. The men have been ordered to re i port Friday morning for final in-1 ! structions. Those selected for service are: Frederick Evans, 307 Bessemer! street; Clarence W. Shaffer, 1720 1 North Fifth street, Harrisburg; | Arthur Clemens, South Front street; IA. W. Nesbit, 26 South Harrisburg j I street; David Beinhower, Highspire; I John N. Pecjak, 737 South Second j ■street; Jacob L. Snavely. Middle-1 town; Russell Fornwalt, Middletown. LETTERS ISSUED OX TWO BIG EST ATS letters of administration on the es tate of the late Edward L. Rinken bach, widely known uptown business man and president of the Harrisburg Jewelers' Association until his death, were granted to-day by Register Roy C. Danner to the widow. Mrs. Minnie E. Rickenbach. The estate is valued at nearly $50,000. After a delay of many months be cause of a contest in the settlemen I of the estate of the late E. M. Halde- | man, this city, letters of administra tion, c. t. a., were granted to-day to John Hamilton Alricks. When efforts were first made to settle the estate it was found that all of the Haldeman property had been willed to Theodore Moltz. Relatives contested the will, but finally an agreement was made between the parties and the contest withdrawn. SCHOOLS TO OBSERVE MEMORIAL. DAY iCty schools will be closed Thurs day and Friday of this week for the Memorial Day observance and be ginning next Monday half-day ses sions wil be started and continued in the grade schools until June 14, when The summer vacation begins. The buildings will reopen September 3. Examinations for high school en trance for all eighth grade pupils will be held during tiie week of June 10. The Technical High School commence ment exercises will be held on the eveninc of June 13 and the Central High School exercises on the morn ing of June 14. V. W. C. A. GYMNASIUM CLASSES TO GIVE DRILIJ The annual exhibition of gymnasium classes of the Young Women's Chris- I tian Association will be held on the Harrisburg Academy Athletic Field this evening, at 7 o'clock. The event was i originally scheduled for Saturday af ternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock, but," bec cause of the rain, it was postponed until to-night. Tickets purchased for the Saturday affair will be good to night, it was announced. Miss Mar seille E. Bolles, physical directress of' the local Y. W. C. A., is in charge of ! the exhibition. She has asked that ! girls participating report at the field i at 6 o'clock to-night. KIWAMS CU B MEMBERS TO MEET NATIONAL OFFICERS I George F. Hixson, international president, and George W. Stout, inter national vice-president of the- Kiwanis Club, will be present to-night at a j Charter Night celebration to be given ; by the Kiwanis Club of Harrisburg. Music, dancing, stunts, and luncheon j will be on the program for the event. 1 'which is to be held in the Elks club house. L. F. Neefe is chairman of j the committee on arrangements for ! the affair. Members of the club whose j names begin with the letter "H" will have charge of the weekly luncheon, I which will be held in the Elks dining- I room Thursday noon. SCHOOLS ATTEND SERVICES "Education, the Gateway to Op- i portunity," was the subject of an ad- ' dress by Dr. F. E. Downes at Stev- ! ens Memorial Methodist Church last! night. Students of Central and Tech j High Schools were present. R. K. I Bergstresser led the musical pro gram and Miss Helen Appleby, vale- | dictorian of the senior class of Cen tral High School, addressed the au dience. , FOUR WANT TO BE MATRON Four applications for appointment as police matron had been received at j noon to-day by R. Ross Seaman, clerk of the civil service board. Sev eral more were expected to be filed during the afternoon, as this is the i last day for applicants to enter the examinations, whicfih are to be held I on Wednesday and Friday. PATROLMAN HEAGY RESIGNS Patrolman Abraham Heagy. of the Harrisburg police force, has resigned his position and entered the employ- I ment of the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe I Bending Company without working out the ordinary notice. Heagy had recently been suspended for twenty days for clubbing. RESERVE DRILL On account of Memorial Day activ- i ities the weekly drill of the Steel- | ton Reserves will be held tomorrow evening Members are requested to j meet at the high school building.at ft o'clock prior to going to Cottage Hill j for the weekly instructions. TO REGISTER WOMEN WORKERS i Registration of mothers, and j daughters of Pennsylvania Railroad j Employes for War Relief Department No. 7. will take place at Red Cross Headquarters, Fager Building. Wed nesday, from 10 o'clock until 5. Dor* wait for time" to heal your skiiv— "Oh it will get well anyhow 1" you say ? Perhapj it will, and perhaps it won't. Maybe it will get worse instead. And think of the discomfort and embar rassment it causes you even now. Isn't it better to get rid of the trouble by using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap ? Doctors have prescribed the Resinol treatment for over 20 years, so you need not hesitate to use it. Resinol usually slops itching instantly. All druf rfsts sell Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. For a free sample of each, write to Dept. 4J-R, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. Yetfdbetter try— Resinqtl I few that skin trouble llJigP Setting the Precedent Not Following It Some stores prefer to "drift" with the tide, rather than breast the current But not DO UTRICHS This "Live Store," Harrisburg's greatest clothing store, has attained its "leadership" and supremacy by setting the precedent and not following it Drifting, following, imitating, may be alright for some merchants, but not for DOUTRICHS. < Our progress has been marked by the development of new ideas, better ideas in merchandise, for the benefit and in the interest of our customers lt was DOUTKICHS who originated the "Always Reliable" policy of selling lt was DOUTRICHS who introduced greater stocks and better service and offered stand ardized merchandise of known quality and value such as I Kuppenheimer Clothes I Hart Schaffner & Marx E "Manhattan Shirts" "Interwoven Hose" The public has shown by its ever-increasing patronage their confidence in this "Live Store" and its merchandise, that we are on the right track This is the store everybody is talking about. I "Try This Dependable ■ | The Triangle Hook in 1 < Triangle s °ft Colla ™ Out I vullars- I r>SRI6 There's plenty of comfort and style i J in the soft collars you will find here. C | THE TRIANGLE HOOK INSERTED IN EYELETS I RAT. OCT. 16. UNDERNEATH • • 1 % ' ' i ( Hfc I his is the greatest season we ve ever > I I mF' J| known for soft collars, get your supply i > U^kO ? *3?.^? for the warm days that are coming. *, ■' a UNDER TIE OUT OF SIGHT " | a A device that greatly improves 1 Srrs.CiSS: See the "Aviator" Silk Collars 1 Holds the sides down in position , 1 | VAN ZANOT. JACOBS a COMPANY. TROY, N. V. * geliableg^^^"ij 304 MARKET STREET HARRISBURG, PA. ..' . 4 t * f t * • -J&A L• : ■. - , •rtnil 7
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