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"Claim Allowed" Feature
of High School Exercises
Mechanicsbarg, Pa., May 28. —Last
evening the annual class exercises
of the Mechanlcsburg High school
was held In Franklin Hall before a
crowded house. In the first part of
the program the following young
people assisted: Leroy McGuire,
Chester Harbold, Minerva Coover,
David Vogelsong, Helen Mohler,
Dorothea Baum, Kathryn Sheffer,
Elma Senseman, Mark Ulrlch. Flor
e .ce Orris. The second part of the
program was a play, "Claim Al
lowed," In which the parts were
taken and the cast of characters in
cluded: Lewis Anderson, Dorothea
Baum, Donald Brown, Gladys Guyer,
Elizabeth Mumper, Mark tJlrich,
Edgar Wolfe, Dorothy Ross," Henry
Fulton, Rose Bowman, Mildred Har
lacker, Lorenzo Stahl, Vera Seidle.
Gains Hertzler and Tolbert Orris, of
the Sixth Grade.
HAKLEY SURFACE GRADUATES
Ulcctianicsburgt May 28.
Harley B. Surface and schoolmate,
Marcus Markley of Fulton county
spent the week-end at the Surface i
homestead, "The Orchards," about;
two miles south of this placec on
the state road. Harley will be grad-1
uated from the Cumberland Valley l
State Normal School in Shlppens-1
burg next month. He has made a
remarkable literary reputation and
he has recently written a song tor
the class of 1918.
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TUESDAY EVENING,
Fair Food Prices
The following statement, revised to May 28, regarding fair
prieea for food necessities, was Issued to-day by the local Federal Food
Administration.
Consumer prices are figured on a quotation "cash-and-earry" bait*.
Credit and delivery prices may be higher. The Federal Food Adminis
tration has no authority to fix prices. It may, however, determine what
are fair prices, based on reasonable profits to the wholesaler and re
tailer. If your retailer charges more on a "cash-and-carry" basis than
the prices named below, report htm by letter to the Federal Food Ad
ministration, Chamber of Ccpnmerc
Retailer Consumer
paya should pay
BEANS
Vavy (pea), n> 14 to 14Hc 15 to 180
Gray (marrow), lb 9 to 110 120
Lima. Ib 15H to 16c 17 to 180
White (marrow), lb ieu c 18c
BUTTER •
Creamery, lb 60 to 65c
Cr-amery, 1-lb. prints, rb 49 to 54c
City Market. 1 Ib 45 to 50c
Oleomargarine, lb 30 to 35c
CORNMEAL
Package of 2H lbs., pkg 17c 18 to 20c
Bulk, lb SU C 6 to 8o
City Market, lb U
EGGS
Fresh, do*. . 38 to 40c
City Market, doz 35 to 38c
FLOUR
Corn Flour 6o 714 to 8c
60-50 War Flour (12*4-Ib. bag) 76c 80 to 83c
Rice flour, Ib ; 12 to 13c
CEREALS
Oatmeal and rolled oats. Ib 6 Vic 7 to 8c
Rice (whole), Ib Ho 12 to 14c
Rice (broken), Ib BHc 10c
Edible starch, lb 7 to 8c 9 to 10c
MILK
Evaporated, small cans 4 He 5H to 7c
Evaporated, large cans 11c 12 to 14c
CHEESE
Tdrk State, lb 29c 30 to 35c
LARD
Pure, lb 28 to 31 He 30 to 33c
Substitute, lb 23 to 24c 26 to 28c
Country, Ib 28 to 30c
POTATOES
Pennsylvania, No. 1. bushel (60 1b5.)... SO to 85c SI.OO
City Market, bushel 90c
New, per half peck 30 to 35c
SU-MR
Granulated, cwt. $7.85 lb., BHe to 9c
Tho following are the authorized substitutes for wheat flour: Hom
iny, corn grits, cornmeal. corn flour, edible cornstarch, barley flour roll
ed oats, oatmeal, rice, rice flour, buckwheat flour, potato flour, sweet po
tato flour and soya bean flour.
ALLIED TROOPS HAVE
SITUATION IN HAND
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reserves cannot be gathered from
the opening stages of the fighting.
The length of front between the
flanks of the attacking lines seems
to imply a great effort on the part
of the enemy to capture territory in
order to claim victorious progress
immediately after starting and thus
improve the morale of the German
public.
Both the French and the British
• troops are fighting with the greatest
energy and bravery, the officers and
men working together in absolute
harmony.
The allied commanders have the
I situation well In hand and had pre
j pared to meet an attack in this re
j gion. The allies hold a series of
: commanding hills and the western
j flank is very hilly with deep valleys.
U. S. HOSPITALS ARE
SHELLED WITH GAS
[Continued from First Page.]
shells fell a short distance from one
luneral party, but the ceremony was
not disturbed.
German attempts to carry the war
j fare to American sick and wounded
! oegan about ten days ago, when,
with ihe advent of a new moon, ene
my "airplanes circled over the little
i villages where it has long been
| known hospitals were located and
[dropped bombs. Several civilians
pwere injured in a recent air raid
| while not far from the American
i hospitals. They were asleep when
' attack began, feeling secure in
! their proximity to the hospitals.
| Much indignation has been caused
I among the soldiers and civilians over
j the air raids and Sunday's bombard
ment. It was not the fault of the
I Germans that those in the hospitals
! were not killed and wounded as were
| those in the British hospitals in
Flanders recently,
i The only comment of the sick and
j wounded American soldiers is that
j they want to get out as soon as the
j doctors will permit so as to strike
j hack at the Huns.
Bruges Canal Again
Bombed by British
London, May 28.—An Admiralty
statement issued last night says:
"Bombing operations have been
carried out against Marlakerke and
Zeebrugge, where bombs were ob
served to fall close to the lock gates
of the canal. Nearly three tons also
were dropped on the Bruges docks
Wednesday night. All our machines
returned safely.
"In home waters numerous fights
by the escort patrol and other anti
submarine duties were carried out.
Submarines were sighted and at
tacked and enemy mines were located
on several occasions.
"Our seaplanes also carried out
long reconnaissances over the North
sea.
"On May 20 Allied aircraft made a
successful bombing attack on the
Austrian naval base at Cattaro. A
direct hit was obtained on barracks
occupied by submarine crews and a
fire was seen to break out."
FLUSH KIDNEYS ~
WITH SALTS IF
BACK IS ACHING
, Noted authority says we eat too
much meat, which clogs
Kidneys.
Take glass of Salts when
Kidneys hurt or Bladder
bothers you.
No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make & mistake by
flushing the kidneys occasionally,
says a well-known authority. Meat
forms uric acid which excites the
kidneys, they become overworked
from the strain, get sluggish and
fall to filter the waste and poisons
from the blood, then we get sick.
Nearly all rheumatism, headaches,
liver trouble, nervousness, dizziness,
sleeplessness and urinary disorders
come from sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache
in the kidneys or your back hurts or
If the urine Is cloudy, offensive, full
of sediment, irregular of passage or
attended by a sensation of scalding,
stop eating meat and get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from any phar
macy; take a tablespoonful In a glass
of water before breakfast and in a
few days your kidneys will act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon Juice, com
bined with lithia. and has been used
for generations to flush and stimu
late the kidneys, also to neutralise
the acids In urine ao It no longer
causes irritaUon, thus ending bladdor
weakness.
Jad Salts Is Inexpensive and can
not Injure; makes a delightful effer
vescent Uthla-water drink which
everyone should take now and then
to keep the kidneys clean and active
and the blood pure, thereby avoiding
serious kidney complications.
HximiaßuiiaQPVi TfXEomaLPB
nLITARYMEN
BELIEVE ALLIES
CAN HOLD FAST
President Keenly Interested in
New Drive Launched Yes
terday by Teutons
Washington, May 28.—The news
from the western front that hostili
ties had been resumed on an exten
sive scale brought to Washington a
feeling closely akin to dlttlnct re
lief. •
The suspense, which has seemed
interminable, was unquestionably
telling upon the "nerves" of the cap
ita! city, and there was real appreci
ation here of the report from Paris
that the Germans might purposely
be delaying a renewal of the offen
sive in the beliof that the delay
would have a wearing-down effect
upon the morale of the soldiers hold
ing the lines against them.
The sense of Impatience over the
German tactics, which may be ■ said
to have existed in Washington for
the last fortnight, has been born of
the feeling that the Allies arc in a
position to deal with the heaviest
weights of men and material that
Hindenburg, Ludendorff and the Kai
ser can hurl against them. There
is also a feeling of pride In Wash
ington that this time, when the Ger
mans have actually lruck what may
be their final blow, a substantial
American force Is standing shoulder
tc shoulder with the French and
British, ready to bear its share of
the burden of blood and sorrow.
Reports of Bnvtle Monger
It was difficult for the military
men in the Administration to form a
sound judgment of the day's fighting
from the fragmentary dispatches
which came through from the front.
Last night's American communique
plainly dealt only with the events of
Sunday and did not touoh upon the
assaults launched yesterday morning
between Rheims and Soissons and in
the neighborhood of Mont K'emmel.
There was some surprise in Army
circles here that the Germans should
attempt a "push" on such a wide
front as that indicated between
Rheims and ' Soissons, but this was
coupled with the belief that the at
tack had been no surprise to Gen
eral Foch. the commander-in-chief
of the Allied armies. When an at
tack of this sort is expected, nothing
to that effect is allowed to pais the
field censors. It is of the highest
importance in modern strategy to be
able to surprise the attacking force
with the effectiveness of the leisure
ly-planned defense.
President Keenly Interested
President Wilson was keenly alive
to the possibilities of the renewed
offensive and throughout the day
took unusual means to ascertain the
latest bits of news which filtered in
from the fighting front. He first was
told of the German attacks just be
fore he left the White House for the
Capitol to make his*address on war
revenue legislation, and referred to
the news at the conclusion of his
prepared remarks.
When the President returned to the
White House ■with Mrs. Wilson he re
mained but a few moments. Ac
companied only by a Secret Service
operative, he walked briskly across
Executive avenue to the State, War
and Navy Building and went to the
office of the Secretary of War, Mr.
Baker. He inquired for any Infor
mation the War Department had re
ceived from General Pershing or
through other official sources as to
the scope of the new operations. Sec
retary Baker said the department had
received nothiifg to supplement or
even to confirm the press dispatches
from London and the British front.
Secretary Baker joined the Presi
dent in a visit to the office of Sec
retary of State Lansing to see if any
information had come through diplo
matic channels. Mr. Lansing, how
ever, had no information. The Pres
ident and Secretary Baker remained
with the Secretary of State for about
fifteen minutes and then Mr. Wilson
called on Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels.
This series of conferences caused
many rumors to spread, but all the
participants in them insisted that
"no matters of importance" were
pending, and it was particularly as
serted the Mexico-Cuban incident
was not discussed in any way. The
President was in search of war news,
and all the late press dispatches
were sent to him at the White House.
German Attack Easily Understood
The German attack near Locre was
easily understood, and, unaccompa
nied by the movement far to the
south, would merely have meant an
attempt to win back some of the
vantage points about the Flanders
Hill which were taken by the French
in counterthrusts some little time
ago. The news last night that the
German efforts in Flanders had met
with failure virtually at all points
naturally was a source of great com
fort and satisfaction in both diplo
matic and official circles, although,
as already indicated, Washington felt
sure the Germans In their attempts
would find a very different situation
confronting them from the days in
late March, when they swept forward
In a way that fairly made them
drunk with the expectation of vic
tory.
The development of the attack
against the French between Rheims
and Soissons, where It Is conceiv
able the Germans might plan a new
drive toward Paris, was awaited last
night with a keener interest as to
what might be in the German mili
tary mind than any uneasiness as to
the ultimate effect of the blow upon
this new battlefront. All of the
earlier reports Indicated that the
blow had nothing like the weight
behind It which marked the attacks
in Picardy and Flanders, when the
Germans first sought this year to
separate the Allies and crush the
British army. This confirms the be
lief which military observers have
held for some time that, despite the
tremendous effort they may make,
the Germans cannot strike again
with the same force they mustered
at the beginning of the offensive
which, they wrongly believed, was
to bring them peace by June.
Situation Killed With Possibilities
The Idea that the Germans tan now
begin a third offensive In the Alane
sector and still be able to resume
the drives toward Amiens and at
Ypres Is generally scouted. So the
situation at the moment may be de
scribed as decidedly liquid and filled
with many interesting possibilities.
The news that the Italians had
made a brilliantly successful attack
against the Austrian lines was re
ceived here with the greatest satis
faction as showing the spirit with
which the Italian army la prepared
to meet any offensive that may be
planned against It
The confidence which exists in
Washington Is easily traced to the
unity of command which now exists
among the Allies. No longer will
there be such disquieting questions
a* to "What are the French doing?"
"What are the British doing?" For
all will be done now under one su
-1 preme direction, and that it will be
don* well goes without saying.
Dickinson Student Recovers
From Gas Attack in France
Carlisle, Pa., May 28.—A gripping
story of an experience In a gas at
tack Is contained In a letter from
Russel C. Fleegal. of Clearfield, a
former Dickinson College student,
now with the American F
ary Forces in France. Fleegal was
among the earliest Dicklnsonlans to
answer the call. He had returned
frcm the front line trenches to the
third line when a gas attack was
launched. Several of his companions
died as a result and he himself is
In u hospital recovering. He gives
meager details, but says that tiis
company has suffered considerably.
Seventy Members Attend
Newville Alumni Banquet
Newville,. Pa., May 28. The
thirty-first annuai banquet of the
Alumni Association of the Newville
High school was held on Friday in
the school auditorium. Seventy
members weer present, and the fol
lowing program was rendered: In
strumental solo, Hiss Henrietta
Miller; reading, "Let Him Live,"
Miss Rachel Hays; instrumental
duet, Misses Wilson, Mentzer und
Mary Wheeler; vocal solo, Thomas
Wurster; heading "Platonic." Miss
Charlotte Dougherty; reading of
"Alumni Record," Miss Ellena
Koser; vocal solo, Ralph Lehmn.
At the sound of the gong all re
paired to the High school room,
which had been tastefully decorated,
and a delicious wartime menu was
served. W. N. McCrea was toast
master. Miss Besslo Klink re
sponded to the toast, "Do Y.our
Best —the Challenge of the Hour,"
Miss Bess Landis, "The Influence
We Exert"; Miss Ellena Koser. "To
the New Class"; Mrs. E. H. Man
ning, "To Our Boys in the Service";
with this toast Mrs. Manning pro-
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aented to the High school a ervlce
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Refrigerators
At Reduced Prices
SB.OO to $50.00
We have just received a car load of Refrigerators that should
have reached us at least six weeks ago. We have cut the regular
prices on these in order to dispose of them before the season is over.
Our misfortune in shipping delay is your good fortune.
JnßßTiif This Is the Famous
JU gi McDougall Kitchen
these cabinets about four weeks
ago- At the same time we re-
SfllH ceived a notice from the manu
■| facturers that in order to save an
,HM| advance of $3 per cabinet it
: ' J YHMI would be absolutely necessary
1111 for us to place our next car order
3 at once. We placed the order.
I In order not to be caught with the best part of two car loads of
cabinets on our floors at the same time, we decided to sell the larger
portion of this first car $5.00 per cabinet under the regular price.
We have about 20 cabinets to be sold yet at the special price. If
you are in the market for a real gDod first class Kitchen Cabinet at
a specially low price, do not delay. We reserve the right to change
our ,-rice back to the regular price without further notice .
Brown and Co.
1217-1219 N. 3rd Street
The Big Up Town Home Furnishers
$830,000,000 to
$860,000,000 more
lor operating expenses!
That's what the rail- It gets back to the same
roads of the Country have old line of figuring and
to bear this year over the simple business—
expenses of last year. *
You can't buy goods for
• a dollar and sell them for
This estimate shows how ninety-five cents and stay
the war has caused in- in business,
creases in cost of doing
business—yet the war must D .. .. .
be won—and will be won. . Ka H r ° ad *ng has cost more
in the last year than ever
before. This year it will
D r i cost still more.
Passenger fares and
freight rates will be in
creased to go into effect Yet nobody can help but
June 25. take into consideration that
while the Street car busi
ness has risen in costs, the
Passenger fares will in- little 5-cent fare has re
crease to 3 cents a mile. mained the same.
I
Harrisburj*
Railways
Company
MAY 28, 1918.
Walker accepted the flag and ex
tended thanka to the aaaoclatlon and
all aan* "Ood Save Our Splendid
Men." Several impromptu apeeches
were given and the "Star Spangled
Banner" waa sung.