2 PENBROOK SEEKS i STATE'S AID TO GET CITY WATER \sks Public Service Commis sion to Investigate and Grant Relief The Public Service Commission was to-day asked by E. K. Law3on, J A. Miller and M. U Ludwick, rest dents of Pcnbrook. to make an in vestigation into the condition of the Penbrook Extension Water Company and if possible to arrange for taking of a supplv from the city of Harris burg. This is the first time such a petition has been presented to the commission and it is charged that not onlv has the company been un able to' maintain a regular supplv, thereby causing bad sanitary and lire conditions tor two years, but In th. face of a short supply it has ar ranged to furnish water to the Phil adelphia and Reading Railway yards and- the State Insant Hospital. The Susquehanna Water Company against whose service complaint w.is entered a few days ago by citizens of Progress, tiled an answer to-day >n which it claimed the shortage was due to leaks in the system of the Rutherford Heights Water Supply Company, and trouble at the Huru melstown plant, said to be owing to shortage of skilled labor. The ca.-.o wns fixed for bearing on September 18. The company's application for approval cf a reorganization is set fop September 12, the fime day as the city's application to take over the Suburban Drainage Company. John S. Stark to-day entered com plaint that the Harrisburg Gas Com pany had failed to construct exten sions of lines to furnish gas on Man ada and Hudson streets near Nine teenth. „ Formal notice of the granting of the petition to make appeal of the Harrisburg Jttneymen a supersedeas was received at the office of the com mission to-day. This means that the ji'ncymcn can continue to run while the proceedings against them are reviewed by the Superior Court, which will take several months. BROTHER ARRIVES OVERSEA Ellzabothville, Pa., Sept. 3.—Cey lon H. Gonder has received word that his brother, Paul Gonder, has arrived overseas. The young man was an active member of the local camp. P. O. S. of A. He was sent to Camp Lee, Petersburg. Va.. June 24, and was in an auto unit. We are pleased to announce that Miss Alice M. Straub and Mr. R. H. Hirsch Formerly with the E. L. Rinkenbach . Jewelry Store nave accepted positions with us and from this date will be associated with this store. Miss Straub and Mr. Hirsch assure their friends and former patrons of Mr. Rinkenbach, the same conscientious service and good personal atten tion that made the Rinkenbach store highly re garded by the public. For the next several days they will be busy, along with others of our sales force, going over the Rinkenbach stock, classifying the merchan dise, marking down prices and getting the goods ready for a GIGANTIC DISPOSAL SALE which will take place in a few days. Wait For This Big Money-Saving Opportunity to Purchase Diamonds—W atches —Clocks Jewelry—Silverware Cut Glass , Toilet Articles, Novelties, Art Goods, etc. AT RECORD-BREAKING REDUCTIONS SPECIAL NOTICE Articles left at Rinkenbach's FOR REPAIRS May be had by calling at this store. H. C. CLASTER Gems—J e wels—Silverware 302 Market St. * 1 N. Third St. NIGHT I SCHOOL 1 Two Separate Night Schools ( One on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights. The other on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Same amount of work in either school Absolutely Individual Promotion BOOKKEEPING, SHORTHAND. TYPEWRITING, CIVIL SERVICE I Beckley's Business College THE Office Training School 121 Market St. Bell 601-K Dial 101*1 TUESDAY EYEZNTUsTG, Graduate of Columbia High School on Faculty • HHJHB MISS LILLIAN ROCHOW Columbia, Pa.. Sept. 3.—The school directors have chosen Miss Lillian Rochow as a teacher in the high school from which she is a graduate. She also graduated from Goucher College, Baltimore, and last year was assistant principal in the high school at Akron, Lancaster county. Lenine Out of Danger; Woman Who Attacked Is Under Arrest in Moscow Cop< k nlinKeii Sept. 3. The condi tion of Nikolai Lenine. Bolshevik premier, has so improved that phy sicians consider all danger passed, according to a Moscow dispatch re ceived through Berlin. Amsterdam, Sept. 3. Dora Kap lan. the Russian revolutionary, who attacked Premier Lenine has refus ed to disclose the names of her oc complices or to give any information regarding the attack, says a dispatch from Moscow to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger. She said she recently ar rived in Moscow from the Crimea. "Witnesses stated that a student about lifteen years old stopped the premier and handed him a paper and at the same time two % women approached him. Dora Kaplan after the shoot ing fled into the street where she was arrested and taken to the min istry of war. Poisoned cigarets were found on her. 119 TH SESSION OF U.B. CONFERENCE Prominent People Scheduled to Take Part in Annual Meeting at Myerstown Myerstown, Pa., 'Sept. 3. —The one hundred and nineteenth annual ses sion of the East Pennsylvania Con ference, United Brethren in Christ, will bo held here the tlrst week In October, in the Zion's United Breth ren Church, the Rev. I. M. Hershoy, pastor. The first session will be held on Wednesday morning, October 2, at 9.30. Bishop W.'M. Bell, D. D. of Washington, D. C., will preside at all the sessions of the conference and preach the ordination sermon on Sunday morning,• October 6. This conference is one of the larg est in the entire denomination and comprises all the churches in Phila delphia, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Reed ing, Allentown, Sunbury and Shamo kin, and embracing in its territory till the churches in the counties of Dau phin, Berks, Lehigh, Lancaster, Northampton, Northumberland ar.d Columbia. It includes the follow ing statistics: Churches, 142; minis ters, 125; membership, 25,193; Chris tian Endeavor societies. 111; mem bership in C. E., 4,924; junior and intermediate societies, 71; member ship, 3,587; Sunday schools, 150; total enrollment, 39,360; church houses, 337; valuation, $1,409,08 V; part,mages, C 2; valuation, $204,120; total amount collected last year for all purposes, $326,472.55. Bishop W. M. Weekley, D. D., of Parkersburg, W. Va., is also expected to be present On Thursday even ing. October S. he will deliver an ad dress on "The Church's Substantial Regard For Its Aged Ministry." The Rev. Dr. S. C. Enck, of Phil adelphia, the conference superinten dent, will submit his first annual re port. The following are expected to be present from Dayton, Ohio; the Rev. Dr. S. S Hough, general for eign missionary secretary; the Rev. Dr. P. M. Camp, D. D., general home missionary secretary; the Rev. Dr. A. C. Siddall, church erection secretary; the Rev. Dr. C. W. Brewbaker. Sur day school secretary, and the Rev. Dr. W. R. Funk, publishing agent. A special service in the interests of 'Evangelism' will be held on Wed nesday evening. Addresses will be delivered by the Rev. A- K. Wier, of Steclton; the Rev. Dr. B. F. Daugli ert.v, of Lebanon, and the Rev. Dr. S. C. Enck, of Philadelphia. On Fri day evening an "Educational Jubi lee" services will be held, with Con gressman A. S. Kreider, presiding. Addresses will be delivered by the Rev. Dr. G. D. Gossard. of Annviile, president of the Lebanon Valley Col lege; C. M. Coover, of Annviile; the Rev. Dr. S. F. Daugherty, .and Pro fessor A. E. Shroyer, both of Ann viile. On Saturday afternoon the en tire conference body and visitors will make an auto trip to the Tulpehoc ken Reformed Church, a place of unusual interest in the early history of the United Brethren Church. An address of welcome will be delivered by the Rev. Henry .T. Welker, pastor. This will be responded to by the Rev. G. D. Batdorf, of Lancaster, and. Bishop Bell. The sessions of the conference will close on Sunday, October 6, when Bishop Bell will make the pastoral assignments for the coming year. Rosh Hashanah, Hebrew New Year, Begins Friday Evening; to Observe Here Hebrews of Harrisburg .will begin celebration of the Jewish New Year, Friday evening at sundown. Their Year is celebrated September 7 and Is known as Rosh Hashanah. It marks the beginning of the prin cipal holiday season of the Jewish year. It is the beginning of the cycle known as the "ten days of re pentance," ending wfth the holiest day of the year, the Day of Atone ment. In contrast with the rest of the period, which are days of sad ness and penitence, the New Year day has always been observed among the Jews as a day of solemn Joy and happiness. It is called in the Bible the "Day of Memorial" and to the Jew it marks the recording of the deeds of the past year for judgment —a judgment which is, Ijowever, suspended until after the Day of Atonement when through true re pentance and sincere contrition the sins of the past may be blotted out and new opportunity afforded to live a life of purity and usefulness. It is also called the "Day of the Blowing of the Trumpet" and around this ceremony—the blowing of the Shofar or ram's horn—the service of the day revolves. The ram's horn is supposed to refer to the salvation of Isaac and the substitution of a ram in his place when Abraham was about to slay him in his wrong un derstanding of "God's demand for a sacrifice. • ' The holiday will be observed in lo cal synagogues with appropriate cer emonies. Classes Organize For Young Women Who Take Places of City's Nurses The latest activity of the Harris burg chapter, American Red Cross is the preparation of young women to take the places of nurses who are doing service overseas. Miss Hattie Ensmingcr and Mrs. James L, Cham berlain met a number of candidates for admission to the classes in ele mentary hygiene, the first step in the Red Cross first aid program, at the Civic Clubhouse last night. As a result of the conference,, two classes were organized and there are strong probabilities of another class being formed within the next few days. Class No. 1 organized with Miss Grace Wllber as president. The first meet ing of the class will be held in the Civic Clubhouse next Monday even ing at 7.30 o'clock. An enrollment of 20 members was reported. Class No. 2 elected Miss Landis as -the president. The first meeting of this class will be held next Tuesday evening at 7.30 o'clock. This meet ing will also be held in the rooms of the Civic Clubhouse. In this class 21 members have enrolled. In addition to the forty-one mem bers who have enrolled in, the two classes, there are approximately a half dozen applicants who will profc ably form the nucleus of a new class. Mrs. James I. Chamberlain has re quested that other applicants who wish to register for the classes should see her at Red Cross Headquarters in the basement of the Public LHAary when she will be glad ,to give full in formation. MAHGURITE C. GUYER Margurlte C. Guyer, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Isaiah Guyer, 303 Dauphin street, died yesterday morning Funeral services will be held to-mor row afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at the home of the parents. Bu.rial will be in the East Harrisburg Cemetery. ' HJLRXUSBURG TELEGRAPH Returned "Y" Worker Tells of Duties of Secretary in France Dr. J. Riley Bailey, for six yeaars medical missionary In India, and now home on furlough after six months spent as Y. M. C. A. secretary In France, addressed the Y. M. C. A. Re cruiting Committee at the local as sociation headquarters to-day on the need of Y. M. C. A. workers at the front. "The man who goes into France to do Y. M. C. A. work must be ready to perform any duty that may arise. The flrst thing I was called upon to do was to load a ton of coal and cart it around to the 'Y' hut where It was needed to cook a supper for boys re turning from the trenches," he said. The soldiers respect the'Y' worker for just what he is worth. Dr. Bailey said, and soon size him up a£ his real value. He related a conversation: "Say look at old geezer shoveling coal," said one Yank to another," and him a judge hack home. Say, he's the real thing, isn't he? And from the other: "Yes. and the way those big shells are exploding across the street and back of the hut and him never paying attention to them. Why they make me want to get back to the trenches where there's something to protect a fel low." That's the sort of thing that makes or breaks a 'Y' worker, Dr. Bailey said. If the secretary does his full share and is always busy with some welfare duty there is never any ques tion of his standing with the troops. The few men who don't measure up are soon found out and sent home." Dr. Bailey impressed upon the com mittee the need of skilled automobile mechanics and experts, W. B. Ben nett, the latest candidate to be ac cepted. addressed the committee and several prospective candidates ap peared. 200 ATTEND ANNUAL SMITH-MILLER REUNION Two hundred persons were in at tendance at the third annual re union ot the Smith and Miller clan, held at Island Grove campground, near Mexico, Juniata county. Dr. W. H. Haines delivered the principal address. The next reunion will be held on the same grounds some time during August of next year. American Troops Advance; Take Terny-Sorny Village, 572 Prisoners and 80 Guns , By Associated Press Washington, Sept. 3. General Pershing in his communique for Monday says: "North of the Aisne our troops have continued to advance in spite I of the strong resistance of the enemy j and have taken the village of Terny- Sorny. In the operations yesterday j in this (Cglon they captured 572 1 prisoners, two 105 caliber guns and) 78 machine guns. North of the Vesle two local hostile attacks west of Fis mes were repulsed with loss." Prohibition Now Sweeps "the Land of Wines" Parts, Sept. 3.—The prohibition wave has struck France —the land of wines, champagnes, rum and cognac- Backers of the "demon" once would have thought that France the last country to surrender to the "drys," hut the war and especially the coming of the American army has wrought an economic change that astounds Frenchmen. Not the least unexpected feature of the case is the support given by the French public. Republicans Agree on Congressman Simeon D. Fess as Party Leader By Associated Press Washington, Sept. 3. —The Repub lican Congressional campaign com mittee, which was to have fnet last night to elect a chairman to succeed Representative Frank P. Woods, of lowa, failed of a quorum. The com mittee has agreed to' the selection of Representative Simeon D. Fess, of Ohio, and members said he would be elected at a meeting Friday night. Former Judge Crawford Takes Place of Humes By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Sept. 3. R. Lindley Crawlord, former common pleas court judge of Greene county, and now a resident of Pittsburgh, was yesterday appointed acting United States Attorney for the Western dis tflct of Pennsylvania to succeed E. Lowry Humes, who resigned to en ter the Judge Advocate's Depart ment of the Army. ITALIANS DRIVE BACK ENEMY By Associated Press Rome, Sept. 3.—Austro-Hungarlan detachments were driven back yes terday by the Italian advanced posts at Stelvie and Lonale, on "the west ern end of the Austro-Italian front the War Office announced to-day. i ~"i i MM W POST ll W TOASTIES % Jf/ "the wai —■time \f if breakfast cereal 1 I of = §1 America || % Superior /# j|k Corn Flakes J| SERENADE FOR BRIDE AND GROOM Cottagers at Stoverdale Grove Give Boisterous Reception to Newly-Wed Couple Stoverdale, Sept. 3.—Once more the cottagers were given an opportunity to serenade a bride and groom. On Friday evening shortly after Mr. and Mrs. Walter Diffenderfer had lighted the lantepns on the porch of their cottage, the Idlywyld, and had sat upon the porch trying to enjoy a quiet evening, the stillness was suddenly broken by music made by dishpans, kettles, tinlids, cowbells, auto horns, and all instruments avail able. A speech was. demanded from the groom. After a considerable time he arose with his bride and made a very appropriate speech, after which stillness again reigned. Mrs. Samuel Dugan, son Samjiel, Jr., and daughter, Ellvise, of High spire, spent Thursday as the guests of Mrs. Edwin J. Knisely Sweet Rest. , Misses Bernice Batdorf, Helen Gruber, Marie Batdorf, Verna Gfubpr and Mr. Jacob Ebersole, of Palmyra, spend Friday at Pine View cottage. Mrs. Frank Kitzmiller and family; of Creek View, left on Friday for their home in Harrisburg, after spending a month in the grove. Miss Helen Shaffer left for her home in Greason, Cumberland county, on Friday, after spending several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dif fenderfer at the Idylwyld. Frank Knisely, of Harrisburg, spent several days at Sweet Rest cot tage. Mrs. Gladfelter, of the Idylwyld. left on Friday for her home at Mid dlesex. The members of the Pollyanna Club at the Hill Inn left on Thursday for their homes at Lebanon in order to attend the first day of public school on Friday. They returned on Fri day night and spent the weekend in the grove. Mr. and Mrs. William Dreher and family, and Miss Martha Feeser left on Friday for their Harrisburg homes after spending several weeks at the Fern Cliffc. • GERMAN ARMIES REEL UNDER BLOW [Continued from First Page.] have further closed up the Lys sa lient by taking possession of the vil lage of Wulvcrghem, two miles south of Kemmcl. Beaten to a Standstill South of Lens, the Germans ap-j parently are acknowledging them-i selves beaten on the Queant-Dro court line where Haig's break through was effected, and are re treating in ihir vitally important sec tor without attempting a counter drive upon the victorious British. Still farther south the retirement has resulted in the evacuation of areas three to four miles deep on both sides of the Bapaume-Cambrai road, the British taking town after town in this area in their steady ad vance. Though the German command must have been anticipating an at tack on the Hindenburg switch line, which the British had closely ap proached in their earlier advance, it apparently was not expected at the moment. The Germans seem to have been surprised at the quickness with which Haig's Canadians and other | British forces, after fighting their way up to the line, organized a crush ing attack against the line itself. Advance of Four Miles This morning alone, on the twen ' ty-mile front where the British are mainly engaged, they are reported to have advanced no less than a maximum cf four miles- This seems to emphasize the cleanness of the break and, with the large captures cf prisoners, points to the demoraliza- tion of the German forces in this area. i It is too early to estimate with any degree of accuracy what effect I the present big drive of the Allies ! may ultimately produce. The fail of ! Douai and Cambrai, which now j seems not improbable in the nefr future, would put the entire German line out of joint between the North Sea and Rhcims, however, and would be likely to force the evacuation of a great part of Northern France now occupied by the Germans. Operations by the French and Americans in the south may be counted upon to work toward such a result. There is a hint in to-day s dispatches that some development of importance is impending on the southern front, where the left flank of the Hindenburg line is under Franco-American pressure. WALKER STEAMSHIP DIRECTOR By Associated Press Washington, Sept. 3. H. B. Walk er, president of the Old Dominion Steamship Line, to-day was placed in charge of all coastwise steamships operated by the railroad administra tion and will succeed the railroad ad ministration's coastwise steamship advisory committee, of which L. J. Spence, is chairman. Harrisburg Boy in Hospital Suffering From Hun Gas : ' CHARLES R. MCCURDY In to-day's casualty list is includ ed the name of Charles R. McCurdy, Hl2 Schuylkill street, as "wounded, degree undetermined." He has been shell-shocked and gassed July 17. He is now in Base Hospital No. 19, at Vichy, France, according to the last letter received from him, reach ing Harrisburg last week. . Young McCurdy enlisted March 17, 1917. He was sent to Fort Slo cum, N. Y., thence to Fort Bliss, Texas, and then to the camp at Get tysburg now known as Camp Colt. Finally he was transferred to Camp Greene, South Carolina, and arrived overseas in April of this year. He is in Company. C of the Seventh in fantry. In his letter he says: "Those Red Cross people certainly do treat you fine." Building Operations in City Virtually at Standstill Less than one-tenth the amount of building work was started in Har risburg in August this year as com pared with August, 1917. Figures compiledat the city building inspec tor's office show that sixteen per mits were issued last month for work costing 117,075; while thirty-five were issued in August, 1917, for work costing $188,740. Building permits issued 10-day fol low; Robert A. McCleaster, contrac tor, one-story frame and stucco gar age, rear 812 South Seventeenth street, $250; Eugene P. Ochs, J. C. Thompson, contractor, one and one half story brick and stucco bunga low, 161 Royal Terrace, $4,500; Ed ward Tausig, R. Morret, contractor, remodeling two and one-half story brick, 1718 North Second street, sl.- 000. . What a Branch House? The Branch House is the place in the packing organ ization where what the packing plant does for you is put where you can use it. • Both are the natural result of growth and development in the living thing they belong to. Swift & Company Branch houses are located in distributing centers all over the country. They are fitted out with refrigerating equipment to keep meat cool, sweet and fresh. Each one is in personal charge of a man who believes in what Swift & Company is doing for people and wants to help do it They are directed by men who have spent years learning how to get better meat cheaper to the places where it is needed. Meat is shipped to the branch houses direct from the packing plants in Swift & Company's refrigerator cars, in such quantities that it can be disposed of while fresh and sweet Your meat dealer comes here to buy your meat for you— unless someone else can treat him better than we can. So you need the branch house in order to live well; and the branch house and the packing plant need each other, in order to be useful to you. Swift & Company, U. S. A. Harrisburg Local Branch, SdVenth & North Streets F. W. Covert, Manager SEPTEMBER 3, 1918. Foe Is Unable to Hold Lines Under Assault [Continued from First Page.] the British forces have captured the town of Wulverehem, two miles southeast of Kemmel. Huns Unable to Counterattack Contrary to expectations the enemy has not j-eacted heavily with a view to the recapture of the Queant-Drocourt line, but has left the British in undisturbed possession of it. • The British found Doignies and Velu unoccupied. . be extremely interesting, but nothing more can be said for the moment. Rotary Club Will See War Picture and Enjoy Outing at Reservoir The Rotary Club will meet this evening at 7 o'clock at the Y. M. C. A. and with their wives will later see the great war picture at the Orpheum Theater as (he guests of the manage ment. This will be the ftrstmeet ing of the fall season. To-morrow afternoon and evening the Rotarians and their wives will have an outing at Paxtang Park, under the auspices of the entertain ment committee of which Norris S. Longuker is chairman. There will be baseball and athletic games dur ing the afternoon. The target gal leries will be open, and the skeeball alleys and many other of the con cessions will be in operation for the benefit of thcclub members and their wives, at the expense of the club. At 5.30 dinner will be served in one. of the large pavilions after which a musical program will be rendered an there will be a social hour. Harrisburg Teacher Chosen Instructor at New Freedom York, Pa., Sept. 3. —The School Board of New Freedom, York coun ty, has elected Miss Ksther Nell, of I Harrisburg, assistant principal of the I High schoo'. Miss Nell takes the po ! sition made vacant by the reslgna | tion of Professor Edgar Yingling, j whg has enlisted in the United States j Army. She is a graduate of Ship | pensburg State Normal school. The New Freedom schools opened yester day. ALIEN GETS HEAVY FINE Lcwistown, Pa., Sept. 3.—Edward Willis, of Burnham, has just paid a fine of $75 after waiving a hearing on the charge of hunting and having I guns in his possession, as a foreigner. I The prosecutor was Game Warden j Slaughterback. Willis registered in | New Jersey as an alien and hunted lone day '.n the Seven Mountains in I this county last fall. He carried two guns and was fined $25 for each gun I and $25 for the day's hunt. Tl:e • man will now take out naturalization - papers to become an American citi zen. NO POLITICS, SAYS MARKHAM By Associated Press Phlludolpliia, Sept. 3. —There will be a strict enforcement in the Al legheny region of the order recently issued by the director general of the William G. McAdoo, pro hibiting railroad employes from mixing in politics. C. H. Markham, the regional director, made this known to-day. ASSESSORS SIT Tax assessors in the city and coun ty are sitting to-day and will also it to-morrow to assess voters for the coming November election. It will be the last opportunity in case any voter is not ussessed. The first reg istration day will bp held on Thurs day when registrars will sit from.B to 12, 1 to 6, and 7 to 10 o'clock. 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