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SOLDIERS DERIDE
U-BOAT DANGER
Writer Also Finds Men in
Embarkation Camps Who
Are Eager to Fight
New York.—Scorn for the subma
rine danger and eagerness for the
fray are the chief emotions exhibited
3y the soldiers about to depart for
France, according to Going Over, a
lewspaper printed by the Y. M. C. A.
International War Work Council on
:he presses of The Brooklyn Daily
Eagle.
Going Over - , which carries news
trom the four quarters, is de
signed for free distribution to sol
diers waiting in embarkation camps.
"Time was when the Prussian
propaganda thought to frighten
America by telling of the power of
the German submarine," says a writer
in the newspaper who has studied at
first haiid the soldiers in the country a
embarkation ports. "Keep this well
in mind, the Prussian was speaking
nis own sentiments when he sought
to hinder troop movements by such
propaganda. The Prussian has a cer
tain quality of bravery—he is brave
when in groups and when these
groups are prodded by pistols. Put
him by himself and he is an arrant
coward. Remove the pistol and he
will turn and run.
"The Prussian thought to proclaim
to the individual the menace of the
U-boat and to influence great groups
by the dissemination of his word-of
mouth alarms. But America was not
to be intimidated. The more the
Prussian raved the more the American
resolved on carrying out his avowed
purpose. ■ Look at the record of
American transports and think of the
great Army that lias been transport
ed in absolute safety."
The soldiers about to board the
ships are reminded that the strictest
sort of discipline is maintained, and
their attention is called to the fact
that the Navy Department takes
charge once the shore is left behind.
How carefully the health of the men
in the transports is safeguarded may
ae gained from this resume:
Spend Much Time On Deck
Before embarking a thorough ex
amination of troops is made by the
Army medical officers to eliminate the
sick. Within Ave days of sailing the
commanding officer of troops sub
mits to the senior naval surgeon a
statement that all of his men have re
ceived protective vaccinations, and if
any have not he designates the men
to be vaccinated. After embarkation
all men must spend at least an hour
and a half on deck, each man bring
ing up his own blankets to be aired.
Commanding officers are directed to
see to it that their men receive thirty
minutes of physical exercise during
this period, and in addition the men
are instructed to stay in the open as
much as the- weather will permit.
All men and their effects must be
inspected at least twice a week, to
be sure the soldiers are observing the
rules of hygiene. The men must
sleep "head and points" to prevent, as
far as possible, the spreading of In
fection by coughing. The officers are
instructed to see that the men sleep
with proper coverings and that they
do not sleep on deck or elscwhero
without plenty of blankets. Men are
not permitted to close the ventilators
or otherwise interfere with the proper
circulation of air. They are not per
mitted to eat food In rooms, or in
other unauthorized places unless the
surgeon prescribes it.
Many clever poems enliven the
pages of Going Over and there are
two columns of wit. one dubbed
"Bpeezes," and written by Private
Chester W. Shafer, Three Hundred
and Tenth Sanitary Train. Camp Cus
ter, Michigan, and another, "Sunny
Side of Life," which is the work of
Private F. C, McKenna, Company A,
One Hundred and Thirty-third In
fantry. The publisher of the sheet Is
John Stewart Bryan, of Trench and
Camp: Chaplain Percy T. Edrop, for
merly attached to the Forty-seventh
New York, is manager and editor;
Tamils A. McMahon is associate editor,
and Thomas S. Rice, formerly of The
Eagle, is sports editor.
A line across the top of the edi
torial page declares that every edi
torial was written by a soldier in ser
vice.
"We Have Germans on the
Run," Writes Harrisburg
Nurse From Front Lines
"We certainly have the Germans on
the run: it looks like they were
whipped now!"
This Is the inspiring: message re
ceived to-day by A. J. Sliker, 506 Cal
der street, from his brave sister,
Mabel Sliker. who Is fighting for
Uncle Sam as a trained nurse right
on the front lines in Picardy. With
headquarters at Evacuation Hospital
No 8. American Nurse Corps, Miss
Sliker writes under date of August 2,
and after commenting on the lively
Julv 4th. she continues:
"This is a very beautiful country,
but when it comes to 'eats' you may
be glad to be in the old 'U. S. A.,' et'en
the fruit Is tasteless, and about the
onlv thing that tastes natural is
raisins, but they are so blamed dear.
The flies over here are tierce, you can
imagine, when they do not have any
screens and the large French win
dows open like doors, from the top
to the bottom: consequently the. flies
have the right of way. The French
people try to tell us that they did
not have any flies until the Americans
came over. Just imagine such talk.
I suppose they did not know what they
were.
"As yet I have not learned much
French'; it is so hard to pronounce.
But T do not care If I learn it 9r not.
"Was talking to a soldier from the
front, who had a picture of a German
officer and his wife and family. It
was taken at Cape Mav. N. J. They
were all fine looking, and it looks like
this man went back to Germany to
fight against us. All that I can say
is be will not fight any more. T was
wondering if his family still lived in
the United States.
"You must take off your hats to the
Marines. Thcv are certainly giving
it to the 'Dutch,' and it keeps us busy
moving to keep up with them. We
are not so near the front as we had
been, since the Germans have been
pushed back. Tiere is some talk of
moving up farther front, and I hope
thev do. At present I am about one
hour and thirty minutes' ride from
Paris. T expect to go there Monday to
do some shopping.
"T tu-t received my mall from the
States, thirty letters In all. and T cer
tainly had some time reading them.
Among them were some newspapers
printed in Mav. and the nevs was
new. even if the panrs were several
months late in reaching me. This is
the first mall I received since I ar
rived over here.
"I sunpnse You people get the good
news of the war. but you cannot ap
preciate It like we can over here, be
cause we know fust where the places
mentioned are. We certainly have the
■Germans on the run, and If wo keep
if up they will soon he back In their
own country; it looks like they are
whipped now.
"The ship that we came over In has
heen sunk by a submarine. It was the
Justitla. a very fine boat. They mis
took it for the Vaterland. as it re
sembles it very much. The day be
fore we landed we had some excite
ment. and I would not care to have
any more of It; there was all klndß of
shooting.
"We are located right hack of the
Marines, where they are doing their
fighting. We are also close to the
Pennsylvania troops, which makes it
very nice for me, as I meet a lot of
soldiers from near home and quite a
few from Harrisburg, It certainly
makes one feel proud of the good
work the soldiers from our good old
state are doing."
"At .the front, muslo cause* the
shell-blasted, trench scarred land
scape to vanish,"
BPANOLKR MUSIC MOUSE,
2112 North Sixth street, adv.
FRIDAY EVENING,
Hens That Lay Culled
From Those Who Take
Life Easy During War
As a result of the egg-lgylng dem
onstration arranged by the Dauphin
County Farm Bureau and staged by
H. C. Knandel, of the State College
Poultry Extension Department, sev
eral hundred farmers from "Dauphin
county to-day began to cull the egg
layers from flocks totaling 6.408
hens. It Is estimated the farmers
who attended the four demonstrations
represented that many hens.
The first demonstration was at the
Si Lrt>ng:enecker farm, near Mid
i?' ® nd for U' farmers were pres
fert'ed y " OUrKOOd he " S Were se
hens a k of ninety-four
of'c; 1 MPMm' °nst ra tlon at the farm
; Phillips, near Killinger, sixtv-
farr "ers saw the poultry expert
Your Home Can Be Made More Attractive
at Very Small Cost Through the
August Sale
As the August Furniture Sale advances toward its closing
days individual pieces which can no longer be duplicated are
gjt j given reductions of close to one-half.
An opportunity affording rare savings is presented in the fol
:s Regularly Special Regularly Special
One brown plush Two ivory chairs., 6.50 3.25
|—chair $29.50 $14.75 ° ne Ivory rocker . 6.50 3.25
In . , L One tapestry rocker 19.50 9.75
y[l .V V rocker '9 50 14 75 One tapestry chair. 29.50 14.75
|1 Tj TTtff ff rocker „.i>u n.fs One ivory chiffonier 39.00 19.50
r\f One mahogany One ivory chiffonier 3 9.50 9.75
(I j uII chair 16.95 8.50 One walnut bed .. 35.00 17.50
J V • One mahogany One mahogany bed 35.00 17.50
rocker 16.95 8.50 One mahogany bed 25.00 19.50
One upholstered One walnut bed .. 25.00 19.50
chair 25.00 12.60 One ivory bed ..17.95 10.00
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Fourth Floor.
Inexpensive Hosiery and Underwear
For Women
Black cotton seamless hose 250 White .cotton and lisle ribbed union suits;
Black lisle fashioned feet hose with high sleeveless and knee length 506
spliced heels 500 Pink cotton ribbed union suits; sleeveless
Silk-lisle seaemless hose, in black, white,, and knee length 750
tan and cordovan 396 White cotton ribbed vests; sleeveless and
Black cotton split sole hose; regular and taped neck 180
extra sizes 250 White lisle ribbed vests; sleeveless and
Black cotton split sole outsize hose .. 290 taped neck 35^
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor.
Autumn Ginghams Show
Styles That Will Be in
Great Favor
Dress ginghams, 32 inches wide, in fancy plaids, stripes,
staple checks and plain shades. Yard 490
\Ym. Anderson ginghams, in fancy Scotch plaids, stripes
and plain shades. Yard 590
D. & J. Anderson ginghams, 32 inches wide, in fancy plaids
and solid shades. Yard $1.25
Wm, Anderson madras shirting, in a large line of styles for
dresses, waists and men's shirts. Yard 550 and 690
Silk and cotton pongee; 36 inches wide, in a choice line of
shades that are fast in color. Yard 650 and 980
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor.
Boys' and Children's Hose, 25c to 50c
Boys' heavy black cotton ribbed hose 500
Children's black lisle ribbed seamless hose 350
Children'* fine ribbed silk lisle seamless hose, in black,
white and cordovan 500 ,
Children's white fancy top socks in colors 250
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Street Floor.
Men's & Young Men's Spring
Mand Summer Suits in a Final
'|fpClearance at $12.75
Suits Formerly
WMr $ lB - 00 > $20.00, $22.50 & $25.00
M fmk es ' that's the program for Saturday, men, in the
iml fJnhil Cl°thing Section—an invitation to share in the best
WmllMm/lrmk c l°tl" n £ values of the season.
MiMi $12.75 for suits that were' formerly $lB.OO to $25.00.
I In for your consideration are Scotch mixtures, tweeds,
HoWwll fiinm € ' m ' x tures, fancy stripes, checks and homespuns.
IWffll Of course there's only a size of this and a size of
HJB 118 that—all in all sizes from 34 to 40—but you can find your
V W lJff s ' ze some £°° d style.
Palm Beach Suits Special at $8.75,59.50
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor, Rear.
cull 103 good hens from a flock of 164.
Records will be kept to see how
closely the hens lay according to the
predictions of Mr. Knandel. The farm
ers will keep records themselves. The
farmers also tried their judgment In
selecting layers from nonlayers.
Mr. Knandel explained how he culls
good hens from nonlayers, apd ex
plained the external characteristics
by which he judges poultry. B means
of molting he can* tell a good layer
from a "slacker." The hen that
molts early, in July or August, is a
poor layer, as it continues to molt
late, and thereby devotes its energy
to making feathers, rather than lay
ing eggs.
He goes largely by color. A chicken
which stores up fat cannot lay many
eggs. He declared that the fat is
shown by the color of the chicken at
the shanks, beak, ear lobes, eye rings,
and vent. When the hen is storing
up fat, these parts of the skin are
yellow, whereas if she Is devoting her
energy to laying eggs, the skin
bleaches white.
HXRmsßmiaQSSiAi telegraph
Sharon Taking Up
Problem of Rents
Sharon. Pa.. Augr. 23. The day of
the rent profiteer in Sharon is past.
This was proved when the profiteer
ing committee of the Chamber of
Commerce effected three important re
ductions in rent. One landlord reduc
ed hid rent from $3O to $2l a month,
another from $26 to $2O and the third
from $22.50 to $l2. .This was the first
public probe in the overcharges in
rent. During the meeting a fight
started between one of the me'mbers
of the committee and a landlord, who
was hauled "upon the carpet."
WEIGHT INSPECTORS
TO MEET IN CITY
Official notices of the sixth annual
conference of the Pennsylvania Asso
ciation of Inspectors of Weights and
Measures, to be held here on Septem
ber 26, 26 and 27, are being mailed
Dives, Pomeroy &
New Arrivals in Women's Autumn Dresses
Handsome Styles of Jersey and Serge
Many of the dresses show combinations of serge and satin. Some of them are richly
embroidered, some are trimly piped or trimmed with a silk of contrasting color.
Notable style tendencies of Jersey frocks are cording
fringe panels and draped tunics, with novelty pockets or
Jk simulated pockets touched off with embroidery.
Among women who have found it a part of good judg
liffifffr f \ T ent to select their Autumn Jersey Dresses now—the most
je-M 1 favored color range l*s been—
ra Delhi, Reindeer, Mode, Delphine, Rookie, Etc.
W' ' 'Wt BuSs 1 bere are many styles to choose from in a size range that
IIT WmM is satisfyingly complete. Prices are .. $25.00 to $37.50
I HHP, ' Serge Dresses of Fine Quality
Si ! i colors are ni °stly navy and black with a little
I* J sprinkling of brown, and other staple Fall shades.
M~ JQ Prices be S> n at $15.00 and go to $39.50
BW Jag v New Fall Suits and Coarsr Saady
" Complete size ranges in colors that will be worn most
Jfd. T extensively during the Fall and Winter seasons. Beautifully
tailored and carefully fashioned.
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor.
I" eet 'ngB will be held at the]
Capitol. Headquarters of those In at
tendance will be at the Columbus
Hotel.
In the notices of the meeting, Sec
retary B. M. Sharp, of Philadelphia,
urges each member to attend, as part
or his patriotic duty Is to insure to
the consumers full weight for their
purchases of foodstuffs and fuel in
these war times.
AMBULANCE IN COLLISION
The Harrlsburg Hospital ambulance
collided with a small touring car at
State and Cameron streets, last even
ing, while on an emergency call. A
fender and runntngboard were dam
aged.
DRIVER HELD FOR COURT
William Brehm. charged with driv
ing an automobile while under the in
fluence of liquor, was held for court
under $3OO bail yesterday. He was
given a preliminary hearing"in police
court.
Books For
Mothers
Whose Boys Are
(< over There"
The Three Things, by Mary
Raymond Andrew . .. 500
The Whistling Mother, by
Grace S. Richard 50$
The Enlisting Wife, by Grace
S. Richard 50$
Old Glory, by Mary Raymond
Andrews 50$
Dere Mable, by E. Streeter,
15$
The Comrade in White, by W.
H. Zeather 500
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
Street Floor.
Summer Gloves
Priced at 75c to $2
\V hite and black two-clasp
silk gloves with double finger
ends. Pair 15$
Two-clasp silk gloves With
double finger ends; in black and
white, with self and contrasting
embroidery. Pair 850
. .Two-clasp silk gloves in white,
black, grey, pongee and khaki.
Pair $l.OO to $1.75
Washable chamoisette gloves
in white, natural, grey -and
khaki. Pair $l.OO
Two-clasp silk gloves with
double finger ends; in white,
• black, pongee and grey. Pair,
$l.OO to $2.00
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
Street Floor.
Y. M. C. A. Worker Leaves
Supplies to Carry Refugees
Back From Firing Line
Paris. Aug. 20, (By Mall). —"The
finest carload of supplies that ever
came up to me—and I had to aband
on it," said Karl Cate, Y. M. C A.
secretary when he arrived in Paris
the other day, dusty, worn, stagger
ing from exertions and lack of sleep.
"Our station was close to the
front, and we directly In the path of
the German advance. I just got my
car unloaded when word came that
we had to beat it. That car was
loaded with American cookies and
chocolate und cigarettes and writ
ing paper and chewing gum and
cigars. I had camion and started to ;
load with the idea of getting on
board as many supplies as possible
and saving them. I piled on just
Women's House Dresses For
Fall Now fleady
Sever alThousand New Gar merits of Serviceable Cottons
Many Styles in Ginghams, Madras and Chambrays
Ihe showing of new house and morning dresses for the Fall season
is made up of the most varied styles and pattern groups that we have been j
able to find among the better class of manufacturers. The materials are
all of the best quality ginghams, madrases and chambrays and the styles V
are all of a type that the average woman favors. ,
ln many instances we will not be able to dupicate the styles now
S ' loWn we accordin g l y suggest an early inspection of present
Solid and Stripe Percale Dresses at
$1.75 and $1.98 fW\
Stripe percale dresses in lavender and white, blue and white and black and white; f Iff I'|
collar and cuffs of plain material $1.75 < |![I• J*l
One-piece house dresses of blue chambray, collar, cuffs and pocket trimmed in •'! i j 7<l
stripe material sl.#B ,l*'
Stripe percale and chambray house dresses in blue, grey and white and black |l > • "I
and white large collar and cuffs of stripe material S2.K (I • •' J)
Gingham house dresses in stripes, blue, pink and black and white, collar and patch ■ I • • i/j
pockets of solid color $3.75 • • J]
Dix house dresses of broad stripe gingham with white pique collar, broad belt and j , *T I /
large patch pockets $4.5(1 I * $J*
Gingham house dresses in narrow stripes, made with a shaiwl collar of self material
and white pique, broad crushed belt and patch pocketfe, trimmed with white pique TTV
and pearl buttons $4.1)5 j
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Second Floor. ' Li'.
No. 2 Folding Cartridge Premo Camera: $5.75 41
The regular price is S7XX). Single lens type producing a picture 2 J /ix3% inches. An
offering of unusual attractiveness to men and women whose summer vacation lie before
them. „
Camera and Kodak Department. Street Floor.
Large Velvet Hats For Fall
Hundreds of Styles Shown at
$5.00, $6.00, 96.50, $7.50 and $8.50
~</\ dominant style note of the new Fall Hats is the vogue of
I / the large shape—it may. have a wide straight brim or a jaunty
/ iV *' are but '*• ' s ' ar £ e so m a "y women find • these picture
yl* y {, f effects so youthful and becoming.
V (J It may be conservatively stated that we have on the floor,
' J and ready to join the millinery stock close to 2,000 models a
X // showing that far surpasses anything of the kind ever seen before
in the city.
' Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor.
Men's Socks of Fibre and Thread Silk
*
Silk socks with fashioned feet and lisle soles; in | Thread silk seamless socks with double soles, in
black, navy, cordovan and green $l.OO black, navy, green, grey and cordovan *osc
Fiber silk seamless socks in black, navy, cordo- Thread silk socks, with lisle soles and high spliced
van, grey and tan ...' 50c I heels; black, navy, cordovan and grey $1.25
Men's Summer and Early Fall Underwear
Egyptian cotton balbriggan shirts and drawers; White cotton ribbed union suits; short Bleeves:
long or short qleeves, ankle length drawers . ...50c knee and 'ankle length $1.50
Egyptian cotton ribbed union suits; short sleeves Grey mixed cotton union suits; short sleeves and
and ankle length ...$1.25 ankle length $l.OO
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor.
Fruited
A Wholesome Wheat Substitute in a Demonstration
Stop in the grocery section in the Basement to-morrow and enjoy a taste of appetizing
fruited oats, a combination of oats, raisins, figs and dates. A special demonstration is now
in progress. .
Peter's breakfast cocoa. Special ..,8c and 16c I Lean shoulders, lb 27c
Golden glow butter, lb .-...60 c; Canned roast beef, can 48c
Blue Valley creaihery butter, lb 51c Apple butter, full quarts . 28c
Chesapeake Bay herring can 15c Spaghetti, 2 lbs 11.11230
Sugar cured ham lb 87c Eclipse steel cut coffee, lb 28c
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. —Basement.
AUGUST 23, TTTS.
one box, and then It struch me that
the Y. M. C. A. would look pretty
rotten tottoing a camion load of
supplies back from the front when
the roads were fall of refugees and
there were, wounded soldiers com
ing back in numbers. So I chucked
off the box."
He did chuck off the box and put
In its place tive wounded soldiers
whom he picked up along the road.
Every other available inch of space
on his camion he Jammed with wo
men and children refugees from, the
invaded territory and set out for the
rear.
"As I left I yelled to the Ameri
can soldiers, 'there's a carload of
stuff. Go to it. Help yourselves.'
And belive me. they did."
Cate reached Paris with his cam
ion two days later. He had driven
constantly except for brief intervals
of sleep taken in the ditch bv the
roadside.
'Get to bed," he was ordered when ge their wsaeters and comfort kits.
Fresh, New School Dresses
For Girls
. Many Styles of Ginghams
Plaids and Stripes
They are so charmingly made that they
seem altogether too pretty for school uses. JER*
And with all their attractiveness they are
decidedly moderate in price. . , TAq\ ff . gTA
A complete style showing for girls who wear
6 to 14-year sizes. .
Children's dresses in colored plaids in sizes 6 to
Children's dresses in chambray and stripe And
plaid ginghams; sizes fi to 14; made with nia.it.erir/ \jfjMl r ß\f"
skirt, sailor collar of white pique and silk tie, $2.88 "ffl ImJlrK
Children's dresses of green and tvhite and blue KnMlDjf=g B&J3 T
and white stripe gingham, made with a full-gath- (fjMlJfpff HMJIW = ISA
ered skirt, broad belt, large patch-pockets and white lispjfffaLff M/WrF = "un
pique collar und cuffs $8.75 roi=|TLLg
Children's dresses in large plaids in green, red • "YsfffAMjW
and blue, with white pique collar, cuffs and belt, I /
fancy patch pockets $4.05 /\\ \
Jack Tar Middy dresses in blue, collar and cuffs CsJ\ <9{.
trimmed with white braid $5.50 \sA Vx\
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor.
he appeared In headquarters, but I
there was to be no bed for Cate.
"I'm going back. Have my camlonr
loaded with what 'the soldiers will ,
need most while I eat, and then I
start."
So, after a hasty meal, with a '
bath, without even a chance to dust j
and-refresh himself, he started back |
to his' Job to carry what comforts lio :
could to his section of Amefjlpan I
soldiers in the battle line.
RED CROSS TO TAKE
CARE OF DRAFTED MEF '
To accommodate darftees who will <
leave Harrisburg within the next sev- |
eral days, the rooms of the Harris- i
burg Red Cross Chapter will be open I
to-morrow from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m., t
contrary to the usual custom. Draftees j
should call between these hours to I