6 GERMANS SINK HOSPITAL SHIP; 130 LIVES LOST Seven Americans Landed in England After Torpedoing of Transport Warilda A British Port, Aug. 6.—The tor pedoing early Saturday morning of the Brßitish ship Warilda was one of the most harrowing disasters in the history of submarine warfare. The number of dead is variously esti mated from 105 to 130 and upward and includes several women nurses. The ship carried six hundred sick and wounded. Among them were seven Americans, two officers and five enlisted men, all of whom have been accounted for except one private. There were aboard 89 nurses and members of the Voluntary Aid De partment, and the crew comprised About 200 men. More than 650 survivors, brought here shortly after six o'clock, were given first aid treatment, food and clothing. The patients were placed aboard special trains, which had been waiting to receive them and sent to hospitals in various parts of the country. The torpedo struck the afterpart of the engine room, killing the third Engineer and two other members of the engine room force. The dynamo was destroyed, plunging the vessel '.nto darkness. Just over the dynamo Was the ward room, which contained more than 100 patients. Most of Ihese ware killed outright by the ex plosion and the others, many of whom had been freshly injured by the torpedo, found themselves trapped. It was Impossible for out- Bide aid to reach them and all, ex cept a few who jumped overboard and were picked up, perished. This] part of the ship, quickly settled and water flooded the ward room, drowning the men caged there. Struggle In Darkness Stories of the fearful struggle in the darkness to rescue the helpless Invalids are told by survivors. The: ship remained afloat more than two! hours, but for a great part of the! time continued under headway be-1 • sause the engines could not be stopped. This condition greatly hampered the rescue work and in •addition tljree or four boats were smashed' while being lowered, throwing their occupants into the eea. All the soldier patients and the nurses testify to the heroic efforts of officers and crew. Notwithstand ing the excitement and confusion, I which were increased by the inky! darkness, the crew under the mas-1 terly direction of the officers went| coolly an dmethodically abou tthel J Packers' Profits 1 I —Large or Small § Packers' profits look big— When the Federal Trade Commission reports that four of them earned $140,000,000 during the three war years. Packers' profits look small— I When.it is explained that this profit was earned on total sales of over four and a half billion dollars —or only about three cents on each dollar of sales. This is the relation between profits and sales: Profits | hree cents on each dollar of sales. I Sales jj| ij If no packer profits had been earned, || you could have bought your meat at only a fraction of a cent per pound cheaper! J Packers' profits on meats and animal ji products have been limited by the Food Administration since November 1, 1917. j Swift & Company, U. S. A. I Karrisburg Local Branch, Seventh & North Streets 1 }■ ; , : TUESDAY EVENING, difficult task of bringing the sick and wounded up on deck. As many as could be handled in this manner were placed in slings and lowered to the escorting destroyers which, by wonderful seamanship in the rough water, managed to work in close enough to the sinking ship to take off men by lowering ropes. The morale of the wounded, lying on deck waiting to be taken off, is described by members of the crew as "too fine for words." They never complained and they never urged the rescuers to hurry. The less seriously disabled as sisted their more unfortunate mates to go first. Women were placed in the first boats lowered, notwith standing their protests that they should not precede the patients. One boat, containing six women, was thfown against another Just before touching the wafer and upset. Three women from capsized craft were picked up bv another small boat, along with five wounded British sol diers all of whom hae, managed to keep afloat although each had an arm in a sling. The Warilda had been in the channel service two years, and this was her first grossing jom France in which she did not carry a num ber of German wounded prisoners. Members ot the crew remarked over this fact and some expressed the opinion that it was of sinister sig nificance. Steward's Unusual Escape T. K. Redman, one of the stew ards, had an unusual escape. He had been placed with the six women in the first boat and when the rope broke he seized another lino and clambered hand over hand to the top. There he managed to swing in from the end of the davit to the rail where a ' wounded "Tommy" awaiting rescue, seized the steward's hand and aided him to clamber aboard. This man described how one woman, becoming entangled in the ropes as she was being placed in the boat, was caught between the boat and the side of the ship. She was frightfully injured by the pressure and begged to be released, but -no aid was possible. The small boat finally went adrift and the woman fell into the sea and was drowned. Eat More Beans or Lose 120,000 Bushels nn?*u w y°, rk ' Augr - •—There are 120,- 000 bushels of last year's beans in the New York market which are in dan ger of RoinK to waste unless they are consumed before the 1018 crop comes in. In the hope of saving them the reaeral Food Hoard issued a call yes terday for a "bean drive" to besrin at once. "Just as the consuming public came to the rescue during the spring and early summer to save the surplus po tatoes." the board said, "so a similar patriotic use of beans is requested. Patriotic housewives are urged to liave a bean dinner or bean supper at least one day a week as a means of using' up the present surplus. One reason for the existing surplus is a falling off in the consumption of bfans during the past few months. | RAILROAD ELECTRIC LIGHTS FOR ALLENGINES Pennsy Are Nom Receiving New Equipment; Some Objections Klectric lights will be Installed on all locomotives on the Pennsy. This is an order from Director General McAdoo. Recent experiments on the main line have proven satisfactory. The work of installing the new lights wai started last week. The work has been necessarily slow at the beginning and only four or live engines have been equipped, but from this time on it will go more rapidly and the time is not far dis tant when the oil-burning lights will be a thing of the past, as far as the Pennsy is concerned. The electric current for the head lights is generated by a dynamo driven by a stcaje turbine. with which each engine must be equipped and the installation of this equip ment takes time. The company has not as yet adopted a standard dynamo and none will be adopted until the experimental stage has passed. The one that proves the most satisfactory all around will be adopted by the company. Brotherhood Plan The movement for electric head lights had its inception with the en gineers, who. through their brother hood, secured the passage of legisla tion in various states. The fact that there is no uniformity about the plans has made it somewhat difficult for the railroad to carry out their plans. The distance at which an ob ject like a man can be seen on the track ahead of an engine varies in the statutory requirements of tfe dif ferent states, i As a matter of fact, the distance that an object can bo discerned varies with the same light, according to weather conditions, and also with the seasons. It makes a vast difference whether it is raining or foggy, whether there is snow on the ground or not, or whether or not the foliage is out. all of which are factors de termining the distance a light is ef fective. Some Objections Experts say that the electric head light is not the best kind of a light for a foggy atmosphere. Fog is water, though the drops are very minute, but nevertheless, an electric light will reflect from water, back into a man's eyes, and blind him. Only the general use of the elec tric headlight will determine its su periority over the oil burners, though they doubtless have advantages that make them the coming thing, not only for the Pennsy. but for the rail roads throughout the country. Their installation on all the loco motives of the Pennsy will, it is said, be an expensive proposition. No es timate of the cost per locomotive could be hazarded by local officials, but the cost of equipping all the en gines will run into the millions be fore the work is completed. HAICRISBURG TELEGRAPH Railroad Notes Pay week on the Pennsy started to day. Nelson Anthony, baggageman at the Pennsylvania Railroad Station, has passed a successful examination for war service. Extensive repairs and Improvements are beins made on the Schuylkill Di vision of the Pennsy. The new yards of the Reading at Bethlehem are completed. General Superintendent TV. H. Keffer was at Bethlehem yesterday watching opera tions. Two carloads of material for the Ordnance Depot warehouse have been delivered. Standing of the Crews II ARRIS BURG SIDE Philadelphia Division The 106 crew first to go after 4 o'clock: 107, US, 126, 101, 114. Engineers for 106, 118. Firemen for 118, 114. Conductors for 118, 126. Flagman" for 107. Brakemen for 106 (2), 118, 101, 114. Engineers up: Sendle, Brown, Shocker. Dolhy. Anderson, Karr, Frickman. Firemen up: Webb, Taylor, Stauf fer, Inswiler, Mace. Painter. Conductor up: Shark. Brakemen up: Funk, KaufTman, Funk. Middle Division —The 33 crew first to go after 1 o'clock: 27, 19, 18, 238, 34. Engineers for Firemen for 18, 34. Engineers up: Titter. KaufTman, Nissley, O. W. Snyder, Blizzard, Lef fard, Rathfon. Firemen up: Switzer Haskins, Mor ris, Benson. Conductors up: Leonard, Hoffnagle, Klotz. Brakemen up: Rhea, Barton, Leon ard, Linn, Shelley, Dare, Wengart. Yard Board —Engineers for 3, 7, 2, 15. Engineers up: Lackey, Cookerly. Firemen for 1, 6-7, 12, 26. Firemen up: King, Bell, Swope, Shealfer, Fryslnger, Rein, Brown, Beard, Garverick, Kell, Nicol. JKNOI.A SIDE Philadelphia Division —The 220 crew first to go after 1.45 o'clock: 223, 242, 234, 248, 202, 251, 240. Engineers for 220, 202. Firemen for 220, 223, 242, 234, 202, 240. Conductors for 20, 42, 48. Brakemen for 20, 23, 42, 48. Brakemen up: Bordner, Bower. Middle Division—The 103 crew first to go after 2.15 o'clock: 106, 101, 308, 123, 125. Firemen for 103, 125. Brakeman for 123. Yard Hoard —Engineers for 145, Ist 128, 3d IK, Ist 129. 2nd 132, 137, 140, Ist 104, 2nd 104, 118. Firemen for 4th 126, Ist 129, 4th 129, 140, Ist 102, 118. Engineers up: Fortenbaugh, Brown, Potter. Hanlen, McNally, Quigley, Ewing, Zeiders, Caff, Fenicle. Firemen up: Martin, Weaver, W. F. Ready, Steften, Danner, Lutz, Caff, Price* Bitting. PASSENGER SERVICE Philadelphia Division Engineers up: Hall, Welsh, Gllluma, Lingley. Firemen up: Spring, Cook. Middle Division Engineers up: Keane, Alexander, Crane, Crimmel, Robley, Graham, Miller. Firemen up:Zeiders, Arnold, Sheatz, Ross, Fletcher, Gross, Kelly, Sheesley. THE READING The 70 crew first to go after 11.45 o'clock: 14. 7, 6, 56, 9. 63, 1, 73. 72, 55, 23, 12, 61. 62, 64. Engineers for 63, 64, 1, 6, 12. Firemen for 55, 63, 64, 72, 73, 9. 14, 25. Conductors for 63. 64, 73, 6, 9, 25. Flagmen for 64, 25. Brakemen fdr 55, 56, 64, 72, 73, 7, 9. 26. Engineers up: Griffith, Beecher, Hunsicker, Hollonbaugh. Firemen up: Sennet, Bechtel, Kohn leln, Yeingst, Kline, Tanner, Miller. Conductors up: Barbour, Fessler. Hetriek, Helabaun, Hall, Baddorf, McCullough. Flagmen up: Sourbeer, Ensmlnger, Gardner, Filbert, Beshore, Parmer, McLaughlin. Brakemen up: Burtnett, McCabe, Koons, Fry, Royer, Fauber. Red Cross Auxiliaries Doing Work For Nation's Soldiers During Summer The first results of the new system of bookkeeping and accounting of the Harrisburg chapter, American Red Cross were revealed when the first monthly report of the auxiliaries of the local chapter, was released for publication this morning. The New Cumberland auxiliary leads in the production for the month with a total of 1,491 articles produced. The report, listing the auxiliaries and the number of articles produced by each during the month, follows: Stevens Memorial, 179; W. C. T. U., 84; Market Square, 678; Camp Cur tin, 602; St. Paul's, 499; First Bap tist, 209; Grace Methodist, 358; Im manuel, 232; Fifth Street Methodist, 77; Wickersham, 182; Evangelical, 38; Lutheran, 756; State Hospital, 374; National War Aid, 718; St. Andrew's, 335; Pine Street Presbyterian, 874; Catholic Women, 279; Shimmel Com munity, 22; St. Stephen's, 1,135; Mt. Pleasant Press, 87; Temple Sister hood, 865; Calvary. 105; York Room No. 1, 813; Work Room No. 2, 517; Paxtang, 744 ; Duncannon, 727; Mll - 430; Hershcy, 620; Hummels town, 670; Newport. 82; Halifax, 460; Nfew Cumberland, 1,491; Lykens, 162; New Bloomfield, 219; Dauphin, 477; AVllliamstown, 229; Linglestown, 120, West Falrview, 111; Pillow, 26; Wormleysburg, 168; Blaln, 642; Marysville, 55; Lemoyne, 18; New German town, 10; Loysvllle, 887; Mll lerstown, 1,163; Eberly's Mills, 9; Har risburg Silk Mills, 16; P. R. R. War Relief, 232; Unknown, 76; Mrs. W. I, Shreiner, 38; O. F. Club, 1; Girls' friendly Club, 3; Miss Rutherford's School, 6; Harrisburg Walking Club, 6; Knitting Department, 786. Total, 21,437, CHARGED WITH >III.K THEFT Frank Caruso, aged 19, Elmer Fox, aged 18 and Frank McCurlc, aged 15, were arrested by Patrolmen Parsons, Dutton and Hoffman last night on the, charge of stealing seven quarts of , milk from the grocery store at the corner of Race and Paxton streets. •Poll-ce say that they broke the bottles and smeared the milk over the river walk. - HURT IN FALL James Keys, 524 Cumberland street, a driver for Doehne's Brewery, is In the Harrisburg Hospital with lacer ations of the face as the result of a fall down the steps of a hotel at Third and Verbeke streets. He was •carrying a keg of beer down the steps when he slipped and fell, with the keg landing on top of him. ASSETS OF THE BRETZESONFILE WITH REFEREE Total Liabilities $11,469.31 Holdings, $20,030.90; Trus tee to Be Named Harry M. Bretz to-day filed with John T. Olmsted, referee in bank ruptcy, the schedules of assets and liabilities of Bretz Brothers, hard ware dealers, of which he is a mem ber, and also individual assets and" liabilities of his brother, William R. Bretz, another firm member. His own schedule and that of the third member of the firm, Charles 12. Bretz, is to be filed late to-day or to morrow. The schedules of the firm show that there are approximately 130 creditors; $10,503.64 unsecured clairng, and $965.67 due on notes from the partnership, making the total liabilities $11,469.31. Estimat ed value of the store stock Is placed at $15,000; SSOO for fixtures, $l5O for a delivery auto; $356.26 from proceeds of business since bank ruptcy proceedings started; $3,990.38 in collectable bills, total assets, $20,- 030.90. Store Stock in Question The accounts of William R. Bretz show liabilities of $5,100, as he ap peared as a joint maker on three notes for that amount. His assets are estimated at $5,600; S6OO as the undivided one-seventh interest in the Bretz farm in Cumberland county, and $5,000 as a one-third interest in the stock of the hardware store. Mr. Olmsted said he questioned whether that amount could be al lowed as probably much of the store .stock would be needed to meet debts of the 'partnership. Insurance total ling $12,000 is carried on the hard ware stock. It was said that a trustee would probably f.rst be named for the part nership accounts, and that another one would be elected for each of the individual members, the same trustee probably being named for each personal estate. First Meetinjj in Two Weeks Mr. Olmsted announced that no tices to the various creditors would not be sent out until all the .sched ules are filed. The first meeting will probably be called in two weeks. No exemptions under state laws are nsked for any of the property and it was said that the firm mem bers in their personal accounts will include all their personal property holdings, including farm equipment and stock on the homestead farm in Cumberland county. Of the large number of Judgments entered against Harry M. Bretz only $5,100 worth are liens against his property for full value as they were entered four months or more before bankruptcy proceedings started. Admiral Von Capelle to Quit as Minister of Marine Zurich, Switzerland, Aug 6.—Ad miral Von Caipello, German minister of marine, wi3l resign shlrtly, accord ing to Berlin dispatches to the Stutt gart Tageblate, the Munich Zeltung and the Augsburg Zeitung. Admiral Von Capello succeeded Ad miral Von Tirpitz as German minister of marine in March, 1916. His report ed resignation may have some con nection with the retirement of Ad miral Holtzendorff, head of the naval general staff, announced on August 2. Several days before hiß announc ed retiremen Von Holtzendorff had apologized for the failure of German submarines to sink transports. DOCTORS ARE BOOSTING IT Still the good work goes on, soon there will not be any more tired, nervous people in our city. This is caused largely by the wide spread use of Phosphated Iron, the new tonic and nerve bracer that has sprung into instant popularity with the medical world. Phosphated Iron will help any run-down, nervous condition almost immediately. It will put fresh iron in the blood, the phosphates taking hold of the nerve centers and bracing them up. You will eat better, sleep better and get up in the morning feeling like doing things; you will feel, the old-time Vim and snap v of youth surging through your veins; you will tackle the day's work with confidence and a smile. Science has taught us that when wo have enough Iron and Phos phorous in the blood and nerves we are healthy; that almost all condi tions of ill health and nervousness are due to the lack of Iron or Phos phorous. Phosphated Iron rarely fails to supply the needed amount of both. > Use Phosphated Iron one week and you will forget you were ever nervous, tired out and run down, you can feel it taking hold. Special Notice —To insure physi cians and their patients receiving the genuine Phosphated Iron we have put up in capsules only, so do not allow dealers to substitute pills or tablets; insist on the ginuine, in capsules only. For sale in Har risburg ify George A. Gorgas, 16 North Third Street, P. R. R. Satlon. A DAGGER IN THE BACK That's the woman's dread when she gets up in the morning to start the day's work. Oh! how my back aches." GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules taken to-day ease the backache of to morrow —taken every day ends the backache for all time. Don't delay. What's the use of suffering? Begin taking GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules to-day and be relieved to morrow. Take three or four jwery day and be permanently free from wrenching, distressing back pain. But be sure to get GOLD MEDAL Since 1696 GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil has been the National Remedy of Holland, the Government of the Netherlands having granted a special charter au •horlzlng its preparation and sale. The housewife of Holland would al most as soon be without bread as she would without her "Real Dutch Drops," as she quaintly calls GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. This is the one reason why you will find the women and children of Holland so sturdy and robUßt. GOLD MEDAL are the pure, original Haarlem Oil Capsules Imported direct from the laboratories in Haarlem, Holland. But be sure to get GOLD MEDAL. Look for the name pn every box. Sold by reliable druggists in sealed packages, three sizes. Money refunded if they do not help you. Ac cept. only the GOLD MEDAL. All others are imitations. PREMIUMS CAN PAYEXPENSES Insurance Fund Ruling Made Today; Coal Dredges Under State Inspection Now Expenses of administration of the Stat6 Insurance Fund may bo met from revenue derived from premiums i'.lnoa January 1, 1918, if the appro priation made by the Legislature is exhausted according to an opinion rendered to-day by the attorney general's department. After July 1 next the fund must be entirely ad ministered out of the money paid as premiums, according to Deputy At torney General Hargest. Inspection of boilers on steam dredges taking coal from the navi gable streams of Pennsylvania is out side the scope of the authority of the Department of Labor and In dustry because such dredges have the status of other steam vessels navigating the streams of the state holds Deputy Attorney General Emerson Collins. Mr. Collins sug gests to Acting Commissioner L. K.. Palmer that his department should render any assistance desired by the federal government to secure due inspection of such dredges and to bring to knowledge of United States ]> The New Store WM. STROUSE Final August Sale We've Taken 200 Men's Suits Right Off Our R They were $25, S2B, S3O, $35 Y° ur the Entire I fflj r ° Men's Suits, sizes, Men's Regular sizes 34 to 44 |||| Men's Stout Suits up to H M The Young Men's Suits comprise .s yJH flannels, worsteds, homespuns, gab- Jljkj|jy* ardines, etc. —the finest of this sea ' WJlfl <£ j The Men's Suits comprise con f servative styles in worsteds, cassi meres, serge, homepuns and unfin — - ished worsteds. This is the final clearance of our stocks and we've spared no efforts in arranging this sale so that it will not only adjust our stocks quickly for the incoming goods but it will afford those who share in it the biggest opportunity to save money that has been seen in Harrisburg for many a day. You hear and read a lot about advancing prices and wonderful savings opportunities. Not all savings are alike.' It will open your eyes as to clothing opportunities when you see the fine suits we've taken from our regular stocks for this -sale. ' Still a Few More of Those Extra Fine Palm Beach Suits, Involving Values to sls. $8.95 and Sizes up to 50 Stout o== iriiiiirnrm tit i rmrirri n i ~ irwrrrrT^ririiniirTrriiiiinn i tiii The Specialty Store For Men and Boys, 310 Market St' T _ * • AUGUST 6, 1918. ' ~ authorities dredges which are escap ing inspection. In another opinion it is held that the State Fire Insurance Fund covers the damage done by a boiler explosion at the State Lunatic Hos pital. • pital here, which was not followed by a fire. Attorney General Brown has held that the creation of a medical offi cers reserve in the State Department of Health does not transfer "the health functions and activities of the state to any other authority or in any way delegate to any other authority the power by law vested in them," and the Health Department has no power to enter into a program that would bind the state. Em ployes of the state can individually enter the federal service or they may bedrafted but the state cannot send them into such service. Once entering such service they would pass under the jurisdiction of the United States. PRADINO TROMiEY WARES RISE Reading, Pa.. Aug. 6. The Read ing Transit Company to-day announc ed an increase in the wages of its mo- As Age Advances the Liver Requires _f occasional s) ; ght stimulation. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS correct CONSTIPATION. im Genuine Colorless or Pale Faces ; ,^L T d!^irwb!'cVt^l^r t c^.■^; n b h t f4df T Carter's Iron Pffls tormen and conductors, comprising Reading:, Norrlstown, Roxborough, Lebanon and connecting' lines, from 34 to 38 cents an hour, to be effective at once and to 40 cents on September 1. Over 6QO men are affected. The com pany gives notice that It Is preparing to ask for another Increase In fares fom six to seven cents in Heading and Lebanon. The fares on the remainder of the system have been increased to eight cents. If He Drinks Give Him TESCUM i POWDERS Secretly Any mother, wife or sister can stop the Drink Habit, if she wants to do so. Thousands of women are happy today because they gave their husbands, sons or brothers "Tescum Powers." The powders are taste loss and harmless and can be given in either liquid or solid food. You take no risk as Tescum Pow ders are sold under a steel-bound money-refund guarantee by J. Nel son Clark at SI.OO per box, or six boxes for $5.00.
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