BANDITS HOLD UP PASSENGER TRAIN; ESCAPE IN AUTOS Shoot Three Persons and Loot Mail and Express Cars in Kansas I'liula, Kas. July 11. —A posse of two hundred men to-day was patrol ing the banks of the Marais de Cygne river near here awaiting the signal to rush a large patch of timber in ■which it was believed were hiding a dozen men who late last night held lip a Southbound Missouri, Kanhas mid Texas passenger train at Koch siding, just south of Paola, shot three persons, looted the expres and mail cars and made their escape In auto mobiles. , Wound Trainmen ami Woman Details, of the robbery In which two of the train crew and a woman passenger were wounded by bullets from the bandits guns, as related by railway employes, seem to indicate ilia robbers "shot up" the train to terrorize the passengers and crew. No attempt was made to rob the pas- j sengers. The engineer and fireman were forced into the smoking car. The doors of the smoking and day coaches were locked and neveral of the robbers ran up and down the aisles, shooting into the floor and into the roof. Others of the bandits boarded the mail and express cars uncoupled them irom trie rest of the train and with their own men at the engine throttle ran out to the main line. As they passed the standiing coaches they tired into the windows. Throw Safe l-'rom Cnr i. mile north of the siding the mail and express cars were stopped and the robbers proceeded to rifle them, throwing the express safe from the car and breaking it open. are said to have taken a quantity of registered mail. According lo the ex press messenger and mail clerks who also were forced into the smoking car with the engine crew, there was lit; a large amount of money in ei\ner car. Elks Ban Languages of Enemies From Order Atlantic City. July 11.—The B. P. < i. of Klks took further patriotic ac tion here when at the session of the grand lodge, where the languages of the countries at war with the allies were banned in the brotherhood lodges and clubs all over the United Slates and her possessions. The resolution was passed with a hurrah, following a speech by Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of l.abor. The resolution, us first framed, was directed only at the German tongue, but an amend ment was introduced including the languages of all enemy countries. A resolution, fathered by the Brooklyn delegation, led by Congress man John J. Delaney, to appropri ate $200,000 for the Navy Relief So ciety. was referred to the War Re lief Board, of which former Governor John K. Tener. of Pennsylvania, is chairman. Judge John H. Reilly, of Indiana, reported that more than 100,000 waifs of the big cities and towns In Ameri ca have been helped by the "big brother" movement of the order. He said more than 40,000 little brothers are being looked after now. COMMUNITY CHORUS FORMED Knoln, Pa.. July 11—A community chorus of ninety voices was organi zed at a meeting on Monday eventing in the Summit Street school house. J. G. McDonald was elected president. The other officers chosen are: Vice president, Bankes E. Shull; secretary, Mary Strickner; treasurer, H. G. Has sler: pianist, Margaret Hassler; leader, Adam Bainbridge. An effort will be made to have Prof. John W. Phillips, leader of the Grace M. E. Church choir of Harris burg. instruct the chorus several times each monthhfl Anoter meeting •will be held next Monday at which time a constitution will be adopted. STUDENTS FOR TRAINING CAMPS Gettysburg, Pa., July 11.—Gettys burg College comes under the or der which allows colleges which have the minimum of one hundred able-bodied students in training, to send men to officers training camps to be conducted for sixty days at TMattsburg and other points. The large army being equipped by the government makes necessary the training of a great many men for officers and those going to the camps will be given plenty of hard work to fit them l'or the positions. OPEN AIR CONCERT Miirysvllle, Pa., July 11—An open air band concert will be given by the Marysvllle Cornet Band, next Mon day evening. It will start at eight o'cloock on the broad pavement op posite the store of Ralph N. Hench, corner of Valley and Verbeke streets. Ahnouncements to this effect were issued to-day by director D. D. Fisher. , REPLACING LIGHT POLES Mnryavtlle, Pa., July 11.—A party of seven workmen, under the direc tion of Frank S. Kirk, superinten dent of the Newport office of the Juniata Public Service Company, whiohl concern suppliees Marysvllle •with electric current, is now at work replacing electric light poles of the borough that are in poor conditions. Twenty-five or thirty poles will like ly be replaced. SERVICES FOR MRS. GRADY Marietta, Pa., July 11.—Funeral services for Mrs. Almira Gradv, wi dow of Henry C. Grady, of Marietta, were held to-day and largely attend ed by relatives and friends from Lan caster, Philadelphia, Harrisburg and other places. Mrs. Grady survived linr husband six months to the day and was seriously ilj when he was buried. The Rev. W. W. Moyer, £ SSton Reformed Church, officiated! STOVE -200 YEARS OI,I> Marietta. Pa., July 11. Joseph McFalls has purchased an old <*anklin wood burning store which was made in 1721, in Hartford coun ty, Maryland. It is in excellent con dition, and has attracted consider able attention. 1 INSTANT / I POSTUN I I has a dolicious ■ B coffee-like flavor 9 K but requires less 9 ■ sugar. ■ Absoloicly pure-no 9 caffein in PoSTUM T3L THURSDAY EVENING, LIEUT. ROOSEVELT BRINGS DOWN HUN AIRMAN ON FRONT Becomes Separated From His Comrades and Engages En emy Plane; Makes Escape By Associated Press With the American Force* an the Mnrne, July 11.—Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest son of ex- President Roosevelt, brought down his first German airplane this after noon in the flght north of Chateau- Thierry. Lieutenant Roosevelt, with three other pilots, was flying at. a height of 5000 yards eight miles inside of the German lines, when the machines became separated. Soon after, Roose velt saw three planes, which he thought were his companions and started to join them. He was closely approaching the machines from the rear when he saw his mistake, for the planes were Germans. Roosevelt immediately opened Are. and after fifty sjiots tracers pene trated the fusillage of the nearest German machine and it went into a spinning nose dive, falling through the clouds 2000 yards below. The lieutenant is certain it must have crashed,'for no pilot voluntarily Koea into a 2000 yard spinning nose dive. The two remaining German air planes attacked Roosevelt, but he managed to make good his escape and returned to the Held himself and his machine unscratched. American piirxult plsnea flylnit In Mquiiilroii formation penetrato.l Ger man territory north of Chateau Thierry for a tliMtant-e of fifty ntlleM to-day and chased several German machines which they encountered. The Americans secured considerable information and observed the prepa tations being made by the enemy. They flew over many newly con structed German flying fields, includ ing one believed to be occupied by the famous Richofen flying circus. The planes were at a height of 5000 yards, in thc course of a great part of the flight. Ail the Americans landed safely. SKIP-STOP ORDERS FOR WEST SHORE [Continued from First Page.] der'no conditions stop the car when it is not absolutely necessary. Passengers to Aid Newly painted "car stop here" signs have been posted at every stop on all the lines. Passengers are re quested by officials to look for these signs when wishing to get on a car. Following a sur\ey of the lines by company officials last week, a list of stops to be discontinued was worked out. On Tuesday company officials together with members of the Cumberland county fuel admin istration made a tour of the lines to see if the new schedule of stops was satisfactory to the fuel administra tion. After making a careful study of conditions County Administrator Bedford, of Carlisle, notified the company officials that the list was satisfactory. Few stops have heen discontinued in Shiremanstown, Mechanicsburg and New Cumberland, as the borough councils in these boroughs notified the company to discontinue stops in the boroughs where the officials thought it could be done. These boroughs were the only three on the West Shore to take this action. The list of stops on the lines an nounced to-day is as follows: CARLISLE LINE Stops Continued Harrisburg Square, Second and Walnut, Island Park, West End Bridge. Plant, C. V. Station. Bowers Avenue, Orchard Hill. Erbs, Dale, Washington Avenue, Krieger's Lane, Harris street, Cumberland street, Hyde Street. Church street, Hamil ton street. Bowman avenue, Prince ton avenue, Oyster's Point. Trtndle Road. Yale avenue: Columbia ave nue. Eichelberger's curve, Zimmer man's lane Bitner's lane, St. Jojin's road. High street, Spruce street, Rail road avenue. Irving street, Lime Kiln. Erb's Lane. Rupp's lane, Sheely's Cross Roads, Locust Lane. Nursery. Allendale Road, Filbert street. Walnut street. Arch and Simpson streets. Arch and Main streets. Mechaniesburg square. Frederick street. High street, York street, Washington street. Broad street, West street. Point Comfort. Trindle Springs. Trindle Springs Church, Sunnvside. Bricker's. Clark's, Pleas ant View, Roxbury No. 5, Buffing ton's, Locust Point, Hanshaw's School, Pleasant Hill Farm, Cedar Vied, Beltzhauer's Woods, Lisbon Road, Souders Station. Churchtown Square, Five Points, Mennonite Church, York Road, Cem etery, Bricker's Field. Lutztown, Weaver's School. Bosler's Lane, Rose Balcony, Wilson's Hill, Boiling Springs, United Brethren Church. Springville Road, Chronister's, Weaver Crossing, Lindsays Crossing, Eppleys, Shugharts Stop, May Apple, Mile Hill. Hager's Alley, Pleasant Hill, Limes, Spruce Street. Sadlers, Frog Street, P. & R. Crossing. . Slops Discontinued—Front street. West End Market street Bridge, car barn, Lemoyne Truct Company, Park avenue, Millers, Lincoln, Main street, Lutheran Church, Smith, Hollars, Myers avenue Toll Gates, Hempts, Strainings Farm, Carlton avenue. Locust street, Eberly's lane, Hoover's lane, Norway street. Chest nut, Race streets, same on Main streets, Locust street, drug store. Railroad avenue, Lamont avenue. National Hotel, Ryer's avenue. Ga rage. Rhiver's, Hutchinson's. Sense man's lane, Mickey's, Board Walk, j Enck's lane. Farm House, Dewalt's, [Miilerss. Wilson's lane. No. 9 siding, Shearer's gate. Miller's. MARYSVILLE LINE Stops Continued —West end bridge. Second and Poplar. Market street. Locust street, Ferry street, Walnut street, Pine and Second, Tower, Stella Avenue, Haldaman, West Falrview bridge, Falrview square, Neidig's store. Abolition street. Third street. West Falrview, N. C. bridge, Fairview avenue, Pennsylvania ave nue, South avenue. Dispatcher's Of fice, Susquehanna avenue, Freight Offite. Brick Office, Roundhouse; No. 2 Shanty. Summerdale, Commissary. Bella VJstu, Millers, Overview, Gardina Cottage, Tunnel Susquehanna Cot tage. Rtvervlew, No. 2 Commissary, North End Tunnel, Sellers, Marys vllle Dispatchers Office, First ave nue, Weaver Street, End of Line. ENOIiA IXK)P Lantz. Store. Pines Curve. Pines street, South avenue. Hoffman's Store. Highland Park. Cumberland Road. Perry street. Dauphin, Colum bia road, Beaver avenue. Round House. Stops Discontinued—FJrst avenue, Second uvenue, Front and Poplar, Third avenue. Bethel Church, Ful- ton, Cliestnut, First avenue. Second aver UP. Clay. Man's Woods, Dauphtn, No. 1 Shanty, Red Barn, "Shady Nook. Larose, Rockville Bridge, Commissary, Forgre, Jacobs street. ENOLA IiOOP Hill avenue, Falrview avenue, Adams street, Beale avenue, North avenue, C'assett street. Cemetery, Wyoming. NEW CI'MBERLAND LINE Stops Continued—Boslor avenue, Leinoyne square, Herman avenue, Walter street. No. 16 Siding, Six teenth street. Fifteenth street. Twelfth street, Eleventh street. Ninth street, Seventh street, Sixth JSmmcMi'S HEI.I. J801—2386 UNITED HARRISBURG, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1018. FOUNDED 1871 I " " " _ >? Jersey Suits ~~ ~ Draperies Eight jersey suits of high I 13 I I LJr 1J M I I Dark aA over patterns in grade c J loth. Finely tailored ■ V 11# /—\ I I ■"% (I 1 new Cretonnes—32 inches suits for outdoor and sport JL JL a JL ■ JJL A i* -X JL.JLX wide Friday sale, yard, wear. Good range df sizes __ in rose and tan. Friday ZSC sa,t Inventory time is always an opportune time to find Plaid u-Hm curtains—full $19*50 II • 1 1 * TM width— yards long. Fri-. BOWMAN'S—Third Floor I|| unusual bargains at a big store, such as this. Ihe tens day sale, pair, Parasol#""* j °f thousands of articles, big and small, are carefully 69c j Fancy colored parasols for |j checked, and excellent merchandise in odd lots are re- door curtains— yards to-day only—while they last -If * 1 J * 1 — cross striped. Friday j-exceptionally big bar- CHCed tOF OUICK dlSpOSal. sale, pair, gains, AA ' $1 49 I B „W„, S H:„ These broken lots are just as good as any other, but 36 , nch M ' irouisttt , in Notion Special. as assortments cannot be made complete for display, and £ some are discontinued patterns, you have an excellent ""'' y ""■£* ji„. sa FrV"ar assorted opportunity to choose values out of the ordinary at 4UaA scrim in ecru 3 papers 5c these Friday bargain events. Basting cotton —250 yard . , , _ to spool. Friday sale, f The Green Tickets I ndicate These Specials 17c 4c ===. 36-inch figured curtain qu S. Fr S ida n : r cTd, 1 RugS FlyTraps Wash Goods Leather Bags 4° . Printed ta pe Str v rugs- catdftheni. Friday 1 'sale, 1 " ! " lr °. ntex ". Percales-light cr c j . . 1 .. 1 , • • o grounds with neat figures Da S s prevents the loss of ! ZSf Slipper trees. Friday sale, ; in conventional Patterns g c and Friday sale, money and valuables, double i Pa,r ' - 27x54 inches. I-nda> sale, | yard. strap handle, coin purse j Remnants of cretonne, 5c AO Garden Seeds 1Q i and mirror Friday sale, j and white and ecru curtain Button moulds. Friday ; Thc Pakro t kind> 85c FrTday'lale" lengthS - S " V Braided rush rugs-in i avoids waste of seed. Fri- E£ I ,3-11 strap back purses- (V -half OC natural blue or green pat- daj.alc, assortment of designs. Fri- I f ck a " cl col °rs. Friday V "alt r riCC Bone hair pins—assorted | terns— /C day sale, yard, ! salc - each, owMAN-s-second Floor sizes, 3. 4 and 6in box. Fri- ! J4 X 36 inches 89c or _ 15c """ day sale, 30x60 inches, SI. uarden jpade BOWMANS— Main Floor Petticoats 15c 7, inches cl'iJs Made of steel with D 30 and 36 inch all !inen " ** T?, , , Oil Cloth 986 ssjwasw: it- , ... 50c i 7c sizes. Fridav sale, card, ity—slightly imperfect, 1 ,4 A good potato hoc. I<ri- dj r Q yards wide, rriday sale, d ay sa i e> limited quantity of 30- . A,addin soap used for dy "C 30c inch organdie and batistes ' n *> purposes. Friday sale, BOWMAN's —Third moor Odds and ends in but- uoC white and tinted grounds cake, tons useful for suits, j Sprinkler wth Pretty floral designs. 9c Cotton Wauf, waists, 2. 4 and 6 on card— I mAloiim l'riday sale, yard, c " ""'S" all sizes. Friday sale, card, Cork LinOleUlU p ta j sprinklw that lfc colored "prid'av ° n sale 10 o'clock 3c tile and Mosaic pat- Friffy a,l , .. ™n,med in embroidery. Palm leaf fan- Fri Hv terns on burlap-two yards ' 1/ ' t u\? and cotton j tucks and lace-also plain t aim leaf fans. Fndav widc p r j f i av sa i e . sq . y( j IDC Tussah, Navy and white tailored, large and small cdl sa ' .-•••> grounds with dots of various c n . n c _ , , lars to be worn high or low 2 for 5c 59c Broom sizes and"olors°4 o veJ7st ~ ; —————————- sewed. Friday sale, 1 lUc $1.09 Qolp C lin onrl P oir-\ 50c 36-mch Silk and cotton HUWMA.Vfi_M.In Floor. BOWMAN-S-Thlrd I'k.or U1 uUII tlllCl IV<llll 1 ussah in plain shades—fine ————— Uinnerset for light weight summer | . UMBRELLAS £&££* Safeo ' f Pa . iß $12.98 55c Unvx Hosierv _ BOWMAN'S—Main Floor. J J Choice JkS ()() Friday and VaS Th.s high R rade hosiery is known the world over and oaturdav Etched crystal—about 7 Corsets tw ] ce , each year the factory samples are disposed of at J inches high. Friday sale, , . . reductions far below usual prices. A.splendid 10. of fancy silk umbrellas from on. of the 25c ' corsL-mclm Td best manufacturers. Values up to almost double the J bust, long hip-not all sizes event, pair th,s sem '- a "nual price asked during this sale. Ball bearing and a choice Suit Caßes —very specially priced. Fri- - _ of assortment of handles with loops and various pretty fljl Or eftects. See window display. Made of Fabricoid—2 out- 50c / BOWMAN'S—Main Floor. side Straps, with sllilt nnwl'c_u . ——pocket. Friday sale, Bowman's Floor an ' or ' Dress Good. j Silks $6.75 Handkerchiefs White Goods Shoes and Pumn* 40-inch silk and wool pop- Remnants i u " f " iattin S leather Children's handkerchiefs— Sanitary diaper cloth—ab- Women's liirrh , i lin in almost complete line fan J from P wund ' y -^ ,e ' f OO . d ualit y- Frida X sale - sorbcnt finish-10 yards to • V as lace shoes-full Louis 3C 3 ?8 C inches r ' day . Sa,e : s ,.4o -• $1.59 Wash Boiler Ladicg handkerchiefs, <DI OQ Made of heavy tin, metal- linen and lawn. 1-riday spe- Hemmed crochet bed- Women's combination t i 54-inch Ulack and white lie bottom. Fridav sale, c • each, spreads medium weight. pumps white kid :ol ''l FHdav"'s d ale S 3frinch foulard-this sea- sl.lO .MC Friday sale each, full Louis heels. Friday J j sons best designs satin Men's fine quality hand- 01*59 fIL QQ 89C foulards-India twills and Scale kerchiefs-full large size- Mercerized round seal- I * ys Pun J at weaves —white and ~~ . . narrow hem. sale, looed cloths—size r . VI dark grounds with white and Weighs up to 24 lb. by &ch, # ? • .5' y . • Growing girls tan and 36-inch batiste in Navy, black figures Friday sale ounces. Fridav sale, IP. subject to slight mill stains. black calfskin oxfords—rub black. tan, gray, lavender, yard( * may Saie ' fiQ ii>C y ' ' bcr sole and h ecl. Friday pink and pale blue. Friday OI.UU BOWMAN'S— Main Floor sale, sale, yard, 1 AC BOWMAN'B-B,,ement. • *l.dsF eo„ ' . ™" Jewelry Specials English longeloth _ R $1.98 D"C 36-inch fanrv ciii- 17 H zZ. vards to piece, hriday sale, plaids, stripes'.' and 'checks O dds and ends to clean up 1 30 "h, . cham P a " e ~ A fine lot of remnants of Summertime silks and thc * Ostrich feather fans— —brooch pins, bar pins, j * * brown i woolen goods in plenty of season's big choice gingham large size, celluloid handles, beauty pins', cuff links, etc., Remnants of white goods numos full I m!' I Cf i * J useful lengths for skirts or plaids in all pure silk. Fri- assorted colors. Friday sale, large variety to select from. comprising plain voiles, Fridav salr " S " c . dresses at l'riday bargain day sale, yard, each, Friday sale, each, fancy voiles and skirtings. ' p" ces - <n or * $1.49 23c 1 ridav salc $3.29 BOWMAN'S--Main Floor 7 * One-third off Regular Price BONVMANS Main * loo BOWMAN'S—Main Floor. Buwnmn'a Second Floor BOWMAN'S—Main Floor. BLARRISBCRO TELEORAL^ street, Fifth street. Fourth street, Th'>-< 1 "♦.luet, Second street, Front street. Stops Discontinued—Stone Quarry, McCormick's Lane, Quigley's Latle, Tenth street, Eighth street. Fifth avenue. Fourth avenue, Third ave nue, Second avenue, Spur to Square. WHITE HILL BEGINNING LEMOYNE Stops Continued—Clinton street, Lome street, Armstrong street, Roundhouse. Cumberland bridge, Denny street, End of Line. Stops Lisooiit'nupd Cranberry alley, Raspberry alley Blackberry alley. Green Lane, Milltown Road. District of East to Raise $49,280,000 For Y.M.C.A. New York. July 11. Pledges to raise $49,280,000 in the $112,000,000 war work campaign to be conducted this fall by thc Young Men's Chris tian Association were made at a meet ing here of 300,000 businessmen and financiers representing the Eastern District. Announcement was made that $15,000,000 of the national fund would be turned over to the Young Women's Christian Association "to show better appreciation by the men of the relation of the women to this great struggle." Seven states and the District of Co- lumbla are represented In the Eastern District and their quotas were fixed as follows: New York, $29,286,000; New Jersey, $3,600,000; Pennsylvania, $13,000,000; Delaware, $300,000; Maryland. $1,000,- 000; Virginia, $1,000,000; West Vir ginia. $600,000; District of Columbia, $500,000. PASTOR TO SPEAK Rev. George R. Hoverter, pastor of the Lancaster Church of God will speak upon "Subjects of Prophesy" in the Nagle Street Church of God to-night and to-morrow night. The Rev. Mr. Hoverter Is a forceful and eloquent speaker and his addresses promise to be very Interesting. . JULY 11, 1918. ANNUAL PICNIC ARRANGEMENTS MARYBVILLE SUNDAY SCHOOLS Knola, Pa., July 11—Final arrange ments for Bnola's annual union Sun day School picnic were made at a meeting held Tuesday night In the Methodist Church. The outing will be held at Herßhey park next Thurs day, July 18. Because of the short age of labor, only five trolley cars will be available to take the picnick ers from, Knola. The committee in charge includes: Harvey Zelders, chairman; George Her Fisher, secre tary; J. W. Reigle, James Penny, T. B. McCaleb, Rev. M. S. Sharp, Rev. J. S. Glen, Rev. K. M. Allen, Harry Smith, Laverne Bltner, George Shelle hamer, H H. Way, Elmer Allen, Har old Bordleroay. Roy Eshelman, Rooa* McNally, Howard Stouffer, Roy H. Holmes, Ray Neumyer. SCHOOL TEACHER RELEASED Mnryxvllle, Pa., July 11,—Miss Carol S. Kerschner, of Newport, elected to teach the eighth grade of the Marys vllle public schools, has been released by the local school board, Secretary John L. Haln announced today. Miss Kerschner has been elected to teach Latin and French in the Middletown schools. 3
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