8 COLORED KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS FOES jOF INTOXICANTS Big Parade Feature of State Convention of Order Today "No official action has been taken "by the convention but I know the sentiments of our order are that the eale and manufacture of intoxicants •hould be absolutely prohibited." Thus spoke a prominent member of the State Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias, now in session 3iere, this morning. "We are not against drink as a wartime measure -but as a moral necessity," he de clared. "The members of this lodge represent the leading spirits of the colored race and their example will be followed by the majority of mem. , bers of our race. As an evidence of our solid stand for prohibition, you "will notice there are no cases of drunkenness or disorderliness here." ] Convention Sustains Speaker Acts of the convention reflect the sentiment of the speaker. In the re port of the grand medical director of the Grand Lodge, read yesterday before the convention, It was em phasized that drink causes Bright's disease. It is predicted the liquor question will be brougkt before the order at to-morrow's session to be held in the Chestnut Street Audi torium. , No Convention Sessions To-day There were no sessions of the con vention held to-day. This morning the members of the order united in a big parade in which members of the Order of Calanthe. the Uniform ed Rank and Grand Lodge were represented. The procession march ed through the principal streets of the city. A feature of the marching was the attractive appearance of uniformed knights from the uni formed rank in their regalia. A num ber of prominent officials of the or ganization were in line. Automobiles filled with members of the Court of ralanthes and with members of the various other aux- i iliaries of the organization followed a band which headed the procession. There were three ban'ds blaring pa triotic airs, principally "Keep the Home Fires Burning," "We're Go ing Over" and "Pack Up Tour Troubles." It was a subject for much com ment that the knights in uniform brought a dash of color to the occa sion. They wore carx blue uniforms i and helmets of pure white. A red plume at the top of the helmet brought back reminiscences of the Crusaders in their gala attire. A service flag, with almost a hun * dred stars, was proudly borne by, the stars representing the contribu tion of men from the lodge to the cause of democracy, humanity and freedom. Harrisburg members of the order were well represented and the Pefseverance band of Harrisburg played. Among important features of yesterday's reports was the fact that during the past year $21,900 has been paid out in death claims. There is a total of more than $29,000 in the hands of the treasurer of the endowment funds, it was reported. Another report of special interest was that of Dr. I. Walter Sutton, of Philadelphia, grand medical di rector of the fraternity. At the con clusion of his report. Dr. Sutton read the following'paper: In presenting my report, I have decided to call attention of this convention to one of the most im portant diseases affecting man— namely, Bright's disease. Let us first consider what class of men are subject to this disease. First of all, some men are predis posed or inherit a weakened state of the kidneys and thereby respond most readily to the inroad made on GAS ON STOMACH SOUR STOMACH INDIGESTION HEARTBURN Instantly Relieved by BISURATED MAGNESIA IN 5 GRAIN TABLETS AND POWDER FORM BISURATED MAGNESIA is Mag nesia especially prepared for the safe, speedy and certain correction of dangerous stomach acidity. It comes only In the form of five grain tablets and powder in sealed blue packages. Do not confuse with commercial magnesia, milk 6t magnesia or citrate of magnesia. Look for the word BISURATED and get thf gen uine from DRUGGISTS EVERT WHERE. G. A. Gorgas. Speak Distinctly, Listen. Intently When You Telephone PROPER telephone usage is always in order, and particularly in these times when great demands are made on telephone service. • In making your telephone calls, speak dis tinctly and directly into the telephone mouth piece or transmitter. Listen carefully and concentrate on what is being said, then no repetitions will be necessary, no conversa tions needlessly prolonged and no import ant calls delayed because of a prolonged use of telephone lines and service. These suggestions are offered in the belief v that you will put them into practice in order not only that wastes in telephone usage may be eliminated but adequate service may be available, always, for all needs. At the same time, your conversations will be smooth and satisfying. . . THE BELL TELEPHONE CO. OF PA. % W. H. FETTER, Local Manager, \\ Mfib Ll HARRISBURG, PA. I U ''* ' ' THURSDAY EVENING, On the Retreat By Associated "Press With tin- American Army on the Alsne-Mnrne Front, July 24 (Wednesday night).-—With their lines of communication reduced by operations on their flanks and their rear north of the Marne being constantly punished, the Germans have been forced to give up more territory. The French and American troops rested to-night some distance in advance of the points where they started this morning. The German retirement under pressure is believed to indicate that General Von "Boehm, the commander of the armies within' the, salient, has had enough punishment to convince him of the advisa bility of taking new positions. them. The acute attack is brought on very simply from direct exposure to cold, strong winds blowing di rectly on the back; and very often in the young by acute infectious dis eases. The main form of this disease is found in men who arc habitual usera of alcoholics, heavy eaters of meats and other highly seasoned foods. Such persons arc sufferers from con stant indigestion, with some distinc tion of the abdomen pain is seldom present. Another prominent symptom is headache, existing in the back of the head and occurring especially in the morning. Vertigo or swimming of the head cannot be overlooked, for it is only too often very constant and annoy ing, and unfits a man for the per formance of his daily duties. In my experience this has been the. only symptom of which the man com plained. Upon further and careful examination, such men are found to have well established Bright's dis- 1 OAse. These are some of the results of Bright's disease In men: Enlarged j heart; blood becomes watery and i poor; retention of impurities in J system due to inactivity of kidneys and skin bleeding from nose; loss of strength, with aching in the lower legs; loss of appetite, with constant nausea and vomiting. The eyes also become affected, vi sion becomes blurred with different lights appearing, resulting in seeing double. As Bright's disease progresses the heart and arteries b ising ultimate relief to all. New Prices With the increase in freight rates, increases in coal prices have been announced. For domestic sizes of anthracite tl\ey are: I.ykens Valley 2,000 1,000 500 lbs. _ lbs. lbs. Broken .... $9.20 * $5.05 $2.80 Egg 9.20 4i.85V 2.70 Stove 9.55 5.05 • 2.80 Nut 9.60 5.05 2.80 Pea 8.00 4.25 2.40 Mixed Broken .... 9.40' 4.95 2.75 Egg 9.00 4.75 2.65 Stove 9.30 4.90 2 70 Nut 9.35 4.95 2.75 Pea 7.85 4,20 2.35 White Ash Broken .... 9.15 4.85 2.70 Egg 8.80 4.65 2.60 Stove 9.05 4.80 2.65 Nut 9.10 4.80 2.65 Pea 7.70 4.10 2.30 Red Ash Broken .... 9.35 4.95 2.75 Egg 8.95 4.70 2.65 Stove 9.20 4.85 2.70 Nut 9.20 4.85 2.70 Pea 7.80 4.15 2.35 Philadelphia. July 25. William Potter, fuel administrator for Penn sylvania, (old members of the Penn sylvania Retail Coal Merchants Asso ciation, who held their annual meet ing here to-day. that the anthracite allotment will fall short by 300,000 tons to meet the industrial needs of the state and that the coal would have to be deducted from the amount he had asked for domestic purposes. "It therefore will he up_to every retail dealerto conserve so fiat vital war industries can be supplied and the home fires, too, kept burning," said Mr. Pctter. Urging full co-operation with the fuel administration, Frank 3 Wallis, Harrisburg, president of the associa tion, declared the American govern ment is the supreme factor In busi ness now and having empowered the fuel administrator to distribute coal all should assist him In every way. Offers Bishop Money to Buy Aeroplane London. —A wealthy business man offered to contribute a sum of money I large enough to supply one of the i missionary bishops of the Church of I England with an airplane. "I believe this would enable the Bishop to visit I the outlying parts of his diocese with j much greater ease than at present," | said the writer. j The British Society for the Propa | gation of the Gospel, in making ac ; knowledgment of the offer, says J that, while it cannot at present ac | cept the gift, it has no doubt that ! within a few years similar offers will I be accepted, "and in this way some ■ of our bishops who are in charge of | large and scattered dioceses will be GIVES UP CHURCH FOR FIGHTING MEN [Continued from Firtt Page.] : REV. GEORGE W. HARTMAN in active war work, the Rev, Mr. Hartman several months ago de cided to lay down active personal duties to engage likewise in simi lar duties. Application was accord ingly made for enrollment for the more arduous duties of a Y. M. C. A. ' secretary on the war-torn fields of France. Notice of his acceptance for these duties was received to-day by the Rev. Mr. Hartman and the furlough was Just granted by his congrega tion. He will leave Harrlsburg for New York City on August 5, after which he will be sent to Silver Bay, N. Y„ for training. Prepared For Work Previous experience especially well fits the Rev. Mr. Hartman for his new duties. Prior' to entering the active ministry, he had been for five years physical director of Franklin and Marshall College, Lan caster, and this experience will stand him in good stead when he gets to France, The Rev. Mr. Hartman is a grad uate of Franklin and Marshall Col lege and of the Eastern Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church, nlso of that city. His first pastoral • harge was St. John's Reformed Church, Orwlgrsburg, where he spent eight years before coming to Har rlsburg to spend eight years as one of the city's most successful minis- HAHRISBURGTELEGRAPH . 'AMERICANS AND POILUS SWEEP BACK GERMANS [Continued "From Page I.] it appear that not only are the allies rapidly continuing the process of ousting the Germans from their Marne salient but that a move ment may be in process of execution by means of which it is hoped to trap a goodly section of the German crown prince's army. French Score Successes Driving in on the west, the French now are reported to have reached a point within three miles of the important road junction town of Fere-en-Tardenois; where eight roads over which the 1 Germans move troops and supplies converge. ; On the easterly side of the salient, according to unconfirmed ! reports which have reached London, British troops have driven in a great distance toward Fismes, the real German base for the ; district south of the Aisne. This town, 11 miles from the last , reported position of the British, southwest of Rheims, lies about • midway to the top of the pocket in which approximately half a | million Germans are massed. Speed the Word Easterly and westerly movements are tending to converge to i | close the pocket. Speed seems to be the watchword of the allies • all along the line, as attested by orders on the American front to 1 ignore machine gun nests and press on, leaving detachments to deal with the German gunners. German rear guards have again hurled themselves at the pursuing allied forces on the north bank of the Marne. Before the momentum of their blow, the allies were obliged to withdraw from the little wood to the north of the town of Treloup and were forced back out of the vil lage of Chassins, a little further east. ,The success of the Germans was. however, short lived, for they were immediately driven back by a re newed attack by the allies. Heavy Bombardments Northward, along the line toward Soissons, and to the northeast to ward Rheims there have beeh heavy bombardments, but no infantry fighting is reported. As the days of heavy fighting con tinue on the battlefield north of the Marne, it becomes increasingly ap parent that, the German retirement is well under way. This withdrawal is apparently being conducted in an orderly, if not deliberate manner, be ing covered by such rear guard ac tion as that reported at Treloup and Chassins. Back Three Miles A study of the map of the region ■where the struggle is going on shows that along the line from Jaulgonne northwest of Oluehy-le-Chateau, just north of ■ the Ourcq, or even farther, the allies have pressed ahead during the past two days. As nearly as the location of the contending forces can be determined at present, the Germans have been forced back or have retired over much of this line a distance of nearly three miles since Tuesday. It may be said that for the moment, the line from Soissons southward to the Ourcq has reached a state of equilibrium and that the deadlock between the offense of the allies and the defense of the Ger mans will probably continue until the former bring up sufficient fresh troops to break the line at some vital point. Base Endangered The progress south of the Ourcq, however, has placed in jeopardy the village of Fere-en-Tardenois, which is one of the most important Ger man bases In this region. At last accounts the French and Americans were almost directly south of this place. Military critics in Paris incline to the view that General Ludendorff, the German commander, will prob ably launch a new attack on some other sector of the front in an effort to gain a local success to gloss over his failure at {he Marne. He might by this means, also wrest the Ini tiative from General foch and force the latter to remove some of his troops from the Solssons-Rheims area. It seems to be agreed that thw logical point to expect such a Ger man attack is somewhere along the British-held lines. British Not Idle The British, in' the meantime, are not Idle. They have been conduct ing raiding operations In the Hebu terne sector, and have repulsed at tempted German raids along the Amiens front, to the south. The enemy artillery has been active at Arras and Lens, vital points of the British line. The French have carried out a raiding operation south of Mont didler and have captured prisoners. General Foch's offensive enters upon Its second week to-day with the Germans still being forced back before the smashing blows of French, British and American arm ies. Extreme severity marks the fighting on a greater portion of the front. Goodly gains are being made by the French and Americans be tween the Ourcq and the Marne and by the British southwest of Rheims. Steadily as allied pressure has forced the Germans back within the pocket formed by the battle lines, the German defensive efforts have in creased In ferocity, due to the con tinuous throwing in of reserve di visions. The allied offensive, there- Nine Divisions of German Reserves Rush to Front By Associated Preit London, July 25. —Nine divisions of reserves from the army of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and a division from the eastern end of the line have been rushed to the aid of the German Crown Prince between Soissons and Rheims but, says Ren ter's correspondent with the Amer ican troops in France, the Germans may well hesitate to push more troops Into the already crowded sa lient, seeing the difficulty they have of feeding those already there. ters. >He had also had some experi ence as a salesman In his father's coal and lime business. * Hlg brother. Colonel Martman, Is well up In United States military affairs. Prominent as the com mander of the Seventeenth United States Cavalry, at Fort Douglas, Ariz., Tor' some years, he Is a gradu ate- of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. He completed his course at that institu tion in 1883. * Other branches of war actlvlvty are also being filled by the Rev.. Mr. Hartman's relatives. A sister-in law, Mlsa Mary Reed, has been serv ing as a Red Cross nurse In France since June, 1917. Miss Reed is a graduate of Drexel Institute, Phila delphia, and before her enrollment for war work was chief dietjtian of the Massachusetts General Hospital at Boston. The Rev. John Hahn, the husband of one of his nieces, formerly pastor of the Reformed Church at Mercersburg, Pa., Is now at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louis ville, Ky., as a chaplain. fore. In one week not only has brought the fifth German offensive to a hasty halt, but has turned it into a disastrous repulse and also forced the enemy to bring In re served troops from other fronts. Look For Counteroffensive Military observers in Paris believe that the German command is pre paring for a new blow against the allies in order to counterbalance the situation on the Rhelms-Soiseons front. From the west along the Ourcq and from the south the French and Americans are closing in on Fere en-Tardenois, the German base of supplies on the lower side of the pocket. The town has been under violent, shell firo for several days and the enemy has made vicious counterattacks which, although part ly successful temporarily, finally were turned into advances for the hard-hitting French and Americans. Not only has Epieds. been retaken, but the Americans have advanced beyond Courpoil, five miles south of Fere. Between Courpoil and the Marne the French and Americans are fightlnc their way forward through the forests of Fere and Ris. Bridgeheads along the Marne have been extended furthei®. Allied Pressure Steady While the advance on the western side of the salient has been more spectacular, the steady allied pres sure on the eastern side continues unabated and is making progress. British troops around the important point of Vrigny, three miles south of the Vesle and the Rheims-Sois sons railroad, slowly are pressing the enemy back. This advance not only threatens the German lines west lof Rheims, but places the enemy i forces between Vrigny and the I Marne in a bad position. The ter | rain there is hilly and wooded and there is still quite a bulge in the German line. The bulge on the west ern end of the line was wiped out when the Germans retired from Chateau Thierry. From all sides the allied artillery is hammering the German positions unceasingly. Bombs by the hundreds are being dropped with good effect on dumps and depots. American aviators are reported to have brought down five German machines in aerial combats, north of the Marne. Wed nesday. Berlin Claims Success The German Crown Prince has not yet been forced Into a general rre treat, but • not a day of the allied offensive has gone by without ad ditional gains being made by the allied troops. Virtually all but one of his lines of communication have been lost and his position is becom ing increasingly uncomfortable as fresh troops in repeated efforts fail to check the steady sweep forward of the allies. Berlin continues to report that all allied thrusts are being defeated, using the adjective compjetely In telling of Tuesday's fighting. Simi larly the German war office de scribes the French advance toward the Avre northwest of Montdidler. in which the enemy lost 1,850 pris oners, four cannon and 300 machine guns, as of no effect. f-Boat Losses Small The lull on the other fighting sec tors In France and in Italy still is unbroken. In Albania the French have completed theis - present move ment by the capture of important heights and the occupation of two additional villages. British and allied shipping losses in' June were the lowest in twenty one months, or since September, 1916. Losses due to German sub marines and mines and marine risk totalled 276,629 tons in June, the British losses being 161,000 tons. Compared with May the sinkings In June were 81,000 tons less and with June, 1917, 437,000 tons less. The losses for the quarter ending June 30 was the lowest for any quarter since the third of 1916. 11 German resistance on the south ern sectors of the salient has been reduced to a mere shell. It la added, and the enemy doubtlessly Is con centrating efforts on keeping open the northern outlets of the salient. The allied drive toward Oulchy-le- Chateau not only threatens the en emy communications with Fere-en- Tardenois, but Is a serious threat for the German troops around Epieds whose 'line of retreat would pass through Fere. "No More Sick Head aches For Me," He Says Says He Now Foci* Fine and Is • Going Strong, Thanks to Tanlac "Yes, slrree, I'm feeling fine these days and going strong," says Louis T. Jacob, a popular grocery clerk, of Second and Eleanor streets, Har risburg, Pa, "I had suffered ever slpce I can temember with sick headaches that put me down and out and they were getting worse all the time. I cer tainly did feel mean, "Tanlao worked like magic. Just seemed to get busy right away and give me a thorough overhauling and now I feel simply great. No achos, no pains and an appetite like a horse. Tanlac is sure great." Tanlac Is now being introduced hero by Gorgas' Drug Store, MEN ARE WANTED BY RED CROSS [Continued from First Page.] socks for the boys in khaki. To meet the big demand for the socks, classes of Instruction for men will be opened, these classes to bo held weekly. The "classes will be on Fri day nights and will bo taught by Mrs. John W. German, Jr. The first class will be held Friday night, Au gust 2. When the plan was proposed to Red Cross officials this morning they expressed their enthusiasm in glow ing words' "It's a good - plan. I don't see why we haven't done this before." said Mrs. Toyman D. Gilbert, chairman of the chapter. "I hope that the men will respond to the call." Competent Instructor Mrs. John W. German, Jr., who is to teach the new class, is instructor of the classes for women. She is very enthusiastic over the possibili ties of the work. Considering the standing of the Harrlsburg chapter it is said that this chapter is the lone example of men not aiding in op erating the knitting machines. To remedy this, the drive for recruits has been opened. Mrs. John W. Reily is in charge of the sock knitting department. Her approval was given to the proposi tion and she predicts that a arreat deal of work can be accomplished with the aid of fhe men. It is surmised that the operation of the knitting machines is but the opening of a number of Red Cross activities for men. The work of the male in home knitting has already received warm praise from local chapter officials. The sock knitting machine is on unique little device by which men and women can machine-make socks. An instructor at headquarters related to a Telegraph reporter that she had make eighty pairs of socks during th past month in addition to her instruction work. "There is a great possibility in the new plan," was her comment. SOME DEBT. H The world owes KytMKja ntf every man a liv- high cost of liv- lng that's some '(lyTj / Fill Me Up With Your Cheapest —My Car is a Chalmers Ever heard that order given at a gasoline filling station ? You will if you just wait till a Chalmers drives up. At some of the larger stations you'll see a row of three or four red pumps. On each is a price, and in some cities the price will range from say, 2054, 23J£, 27' A to 30 cents per gallon. 1 Watch the different makes of cars as they arrive for refilling of tanks. The "temperamental" ones will insist on the high-test gasoline only. And pay the high price. They will tell you, that, with the low-test gasoline, their cylinders flit with carbon, the carburetor will not function, and that the power produced is—nil Well —they ought to know. They are driving those cars. The Chalmers owner is the exception to the rule. He stops at the first pufnp —the cheapest, heaviest, low-test gasoline. He knows he is buying a liquid that is practically kerosene. But he also knows .his Chalmers motor will burn it—and con sume it perfectly. • And if he knows all the facts he will appreciate also that there are more heat units per gallon in the heavy than in the lighter fuel. So his efficiency is greater at the same time that his fuel bill is less. Yes —you have it —the famous "Hot Spot" and the "Ram's Horn" manifold as you find them in combination only in Chalmers Motor Cars, are responsible for that condition. You obtain a four-fold efficiency in a Chalmers —we'll tell you how in the next advertisement Meantime, drop in and let us show you just what the "Hot-Spot" and the "Ram's Horn" really are —what they accomplish —and how. Then you will understand the reason for the tremendous popularity of the Chalmers —a popularity and a demand so great that every body in the trade concedes, " This is Chalmers year." Taurine Oar. 7-FiMDitr tlfllO Touring Sedan .•• • • MSO Town Car Laarfanlet. . . MOM Taurine Car. t-PoMinr Si OAS Cabriolet. S-Paaaangar- • lIMI Mmonllit, T Pauaafn • WM Standard Baadstar .. . SIMS Town Oar. 7-Paaaaagar • IMM Llmonatna Laadaalat • • IMH * All Frleaa . O. B. Detralt Sabjaet te Chaage Without Nat tea KEYSTONE MOTOR CAR COMPANY 57 to 103 S. Cameron Street C. H. BARNER, Manager Harrisburg, Pa. JULY 25, 191 S. RAILROAD SHOPMEN GET WAGEINCREASE New Scale Is Made Public by Director General McAdoo Washington, July 25.—Wages of railroad shopmen were increased to sixty-eight cents an hour yesterday by Director General McAdoo, with proportional advances for assistants and miscellaneous classes in mechan ical departments. The new rates, which are retroactive to last Janu ary 1, are from five to thirteen cents an hour higher than wages paid these men in most shops under the general wage advance allowed two months ago by the director general, but are somewhat less than the labor organizations sought. Beginning August 1 eight hours will be recognized as a standard i working day, and overtime, Sundays I and holiday work will be paid for at ] the rate of one and one-half times I the usual rate. Back pay will be ! given the men as soon as It can be I calculated. The advances apply to about 500,- 000 men, and apply flatly to all sec tions of the country, despite local differences prevailing heretofore. The addition to the aggregate annual payroll is estimated at nearly SIOO,- 000,000. The advance is the first ex tensive modification of the new wage scale and was made on recommen dation of the Commission on Rail road Wages and Working. The New Scale Conditions, following representa tions of shop crafts that high wages paid machinists and other mechan ical workers in shipyards resulted in discrimination against railroad shop employes. The nev scale of wages was an nounced a sfollows: Machinists, boilermakers, black smiths, sheet-metal workers, molders and first-class electrical workers, sixty-eight cents an hour. Car men and second-class elec trical workers, fifty-eight cents an hour. Helpers, forty-five cents an hour. Foremen paid on hourly basis, five cents an hour more than re spective crafts. Foremen paid on monthly basis increase S4O a month; minimum., $155, and maximum, $250. ! New rates are retroactive to Jan uary 1, 1918. Beginning August, 1918, eight hour day, -with time and one-half for overtime, Sunday work and seven specified holidays. The full text of the new order, which deals In detail with methods of calculating specific Increases, will be issued within the next week. The former wage-increase order provided for percentage advances, with a minimum of flfty-flve cents an hour for shopmen. To Consolidate Stations Where It Is Practicable The order to consolidate all rail way stations where two lines run parallel with each other is now being arranged. Those on the Reading and Columbia branch of the Read ing at Columbia, Lancaster and Landlsvllle will be consolidated with the Pennsylvania. At Wilmington, the Wilmington and Northern branch trains on the Reading will run Into tho station of the Pennsyl vania and also leave from there. A number of consolidations will be made on the Schuylkill diviston of the Pennsylvania with the fteading. The Pottsville station of the Penn sylvania railroad vill bo closed. All tickets will be sold for both roads at the Reading station. The Doug lassville station of the Pennsylvania is to be consolidated with tho Read ing. Superintendent I. T. Tyson, of the Reading division was in Leb anon to discuss the consolidation of the office of the Cornwall division of the Pennsylvania with that of the Reading. Where consolidations of stations can be done without incon venience to the general public they will be made. Railroad Employes to Hear Good News Tonight That railroad employes have been doing good work in helping Uncle Sam win this war has many times been proved. To-night at the meet ing of the Friendship and Co-opera tive Club, facts will be presented to show that they have been going over the top in every effort. The meeting will be held at Eagle's hall, Sixth and Cumberland streets, and will start at 8 o'clock. It will mark the opening of an ac tive campaign for increased efforts in the get-together movement that has been successful on the Pennsy. The new superintendent of tho middle division, J. C. Johnson, and other officials will be on hand tc [ toll all about the good work.