2 Dr. Bagnell to Tell Pipe Bending Employes How Yanks Fight in France A patriotic mass meeting for the 2,800 employes of the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company. and their wives will be held in the ■ Chestnut Street Auditorium Satur- - day evening of this week. Featur-1 ing the meeting will be a lecture-1 I address by the Rev. Dr. Robert Bag-, nell, whose topic will be "The Amer ican Soldier in France." The tentative program arranged calls for community singing, led by j the Municipal Band: Invocation by the Rt. Rev. Philip R. McDevitt. bishop of the Harrisburg diocese. 1 and address by Dr. Bagnell. Admit ' tance to the meeting, which is in tended for the men of the big local' industry and their wives, will be by; ticket. Crowder Calls 2,000 Stenographers and Typists Washington. Sept. 11.— Avail for 2.000 men qi ' fled for limited serv ice and capable of working as stenographers and typists was is-i sued to-day by the Provost Marshal General to-iluy. They will entrain September 23, and will come from j all states and District of Columbia. • The number ■>: limited service men | called to the colors is approximately I 60.000, the Provost Marshal Gen eral's otlice leported. out of a total so classified of 225.000. WALKED IK ill Ills FATHER Captain Clarence E. Myers, of the: Forty-second Engineers, who had been in France sinee last winter, walked! in on liis father. Marry J. Myers, chief compensation adjuster, in his office at the Masonic Temple. His father j thought he was in France, but the l captain, who used to be an assistant engineer of the State Highway l>e- 1 partment, had been ordered home to instruct men at Camp Humphries. Va.. ( on twenty-four hours' notice. He just let the surprise work out. Resinol Clears Away Embarrassing Pimples March 30.—"Some time ago pim ples began to appear on my fore head. and spread so that people remarked about them, and I didn't' like to go anywhere on that ac-1 count. I tried various creams,; soaps and skin remedies, but noth ing seemed to help me. A friend of mine who had the same trouble told me she cleared her skin with Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap, so I tried them. After the first ap plication all the redness and sore ness disappeared, and after two or 1 three applications my friends began to ask me what I used, my face j looked so much better. "Now 1 can go to places without; being ashamed of those awful pirn-! ' pies, and 1 will never be without 1 Resinol ointment and Resinol Soap." (Signed) Mis- Jessie Torrance, 67 Beach St.. Rutherford. X. J. All druggists soil Resinol Oint ment and Resinol Soap. I Where Can I Find Relief From Itching, Terrifying Eczema? This Question Is Ever on the Lips of the Afflicted. Eczema, Tetter, Erysipelas, and I other terrifying conditions of the '\ln. are deep-seated blood diseases, rnd applications of salves, lotions and washes can only afford tempo rary relief, without reaching the teal seat of the trouble. But just 1 -cause local treatment has done you no good, there is no reason to despair. You simply have not ?■•light the proper treatment, that is within your reach. You have the experience of others who have suffered as you have to i aide you to .a prompt riddance of I lood and skin diseases. No matter Ready Now—Our New Fall Stock of Pianos and Players Ppj Comprising the Leading Grand Pianos - - $525 Up Upright Pianos - - $325 Up Player Pianos - - $525 Up Reproducing Pianos - $925 Up Your Inspection and Selection Arranged to Suit You Victrolas- Edisons~ Vocations 0 Order nou ! A serious shortage threatens. Later on it may be difficult to get a genuine Victrola, Edison or Vocalion and prices are sure to be higher. Choose now from a'complete stock of all styles—s22.so to $275 —we will arrange settlement and delivery to suit you. J. H. Troup. Music House Troup Building ' 25 South Market Square WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG telegrajph SEPTEMBER 11, 1918. ALLIES BATTER STRONGEST OF ENEMY'S POSITIONS [Continued From Pago One.] I British stand far inside the Hindenburg line after having broken ! the Queant-Drocourt switch. . • j In this aggressive movement thd enemy last night sharply] | counterattacked near Moeuvres, just to the east of Queant, and at J Ecourt-St. Quentin, north of the Arras-Cambrai road. In both cases the British held their ground, repulsing the Germans in stiff : engagements. French Pushing Forward The French drive in upon La Fere, a northerly defense of the ! St. Gobain bastion, reported to-day to have made notable progress with the capture of the town of Travecy, ori the Hindenburg line ' two miles directly north of La Fere. The holding of this ground j would result in the outflanking of La Fere on the northerly side. The Germans also have been attacking desperately on the ! French front where the line runs north from the Aisne towards i the St. Gobain massif. They are attempting to drive the Franco- American forces there off the Mont Rouge plateau, the allied occu pation of which is threatening the flank of the line far to the ! cast. All their efforts, however, have been fruitless. ALLIES FACE OBSTACLES IN WAR NOT ON MAP Rapidity of Pace in Drive Forces Germans Behind De fensive Lines of 1917; Line Broken Between Queant and Drocourt By Associated Press \\ ith tlie French Army In France, i Sept. 11.—The rapidity of the splen ! did operation that wrested the initi ative of the battle from the Germans* and drove them behind their defen sive lines of 1917 to recuperate their forces and reconstitute their shat- : ] tered divisions no longer is the prop er basis for calculating the speed of , i progress. The Ailies now are in front of ob- j stacles that do not appear on ordin- j | ary maps by which the general , reader follows changes of the battle ! i front. No maps show them in all i their details, but enough isWtnown of! | them to reconstitute them in a gen- ] I eral way. Hindenburg Line First First is the Hindenburg line sys- 1 i tern of field fortifications which the ; | Germans built by the forced labor of j prisoners of war and French and Bel- ; g'ian civilians. It runs from Lens j 1 southeastward to the Aisne north j lof Rheims byway of Queant, St. j Quentin. LaFere and the St. Gobain | forest. It consists of an elaborate ] ! system of trenches, multiple lines of ; I barbedwire entanglements, concrete j i positions for artillery, blockhouses j i for machine guns, shelters for the irffantry and is further protected by Hooded stretches of country where j the means were available for that j ' purpose. Second I-lne to Meet The second line of defense runs { I how terrifying the irritation, no! matter how unbearable the itchlriSf and burning of the skin. S. S. S. will i promptly reach the seat of the j trouble and forever rout from the j blood every trace of the disease. * just as it has for others who have j suffered as you have. This grand j blood remedy has been used for | more fifty years, and you have 1 only to give it a fair trial to be re-1 stored to perfect health. Our chief medical adviser is an au thority on blood and skin disorders, and he will take pleasure in giving you such advice as your individual case may need, absolutely without cost. Write to-day. describing your case to medical department, Swift Specific Co., 434 Swift Laboratory,' Atlanta, Ga. BOCHE SOLDIERS REFUSE TO FIGHT Amsterdam. Sept. 11. The Twenty-fifth German regiment mutinied at Cologne on August 31, according to the Telegraaf. An eyewitness of the mutiny says the soldiers, on being ordered to leave Cologne for the western front, lefused to hoard a train. Another regiment was then ordered to force the refractory troops to board the cars, but they refused to fire upon their com rades. A detachment of the home defense guard. composed of | youths, then was ordered to un dertake the task, and a fight fol lowed in which eleven boys of the defense guard were killed and many others were wounded. 1 from the fortress of Lille to the j stronghold of Metz. generally parallel ! with the Hindenburg line, to the re : gion north of Rheims and at distances 1 varying from seven to twenty miles, j From Soissons north of Rheims it | runs southeastward joining the old I front north of Verdun and continuing ! from there to Pagny on the Moselle ! river south of Metz. There are sec ! ondary lines attached to this sys j tern, notably along the Escaut river I from Cambrai north between the val | leys of the Oise and the Scrre, and ; northeastward from La Fere along ! the Suippe river north of Rheims. Third Starts at Scarpe Itlvcr j A third line of defense runs from the Scarpe river, south of Lille to ! the Mouse, near Sedan, then south eastward to the iron region of the | basin of Brley, which it protects from i the west and the south, and joining | the second line at the Moselle. There | are secondary defense works to this ! line also in the region of Vervin's. Fourth I.inc Incomplete A fourth line as yet uncompleted is intended to furnish a further de j fense between the Escaut and the ; Belgian frontier and the Meuse at '• Givet. Each of these lines furnishes i a strong refuge for armies obliged Ito retire upon it. The lines also | offer to forces dwindling in numbers ; thq advantage of progressively short * ening file battle front." First Line Is Broken The first of the lines already has been broken between Queant and Drocourt. The development of this success rriay determine the question whether the Germans can oblige the Allies tp revert to trench warfare. I The enemy second line of defense al j most touches the Hindenburg line at Cambria, just below the breach the British forces have made in It. If they are able to join the two lines there the Germans still will have an uninterrupted defensive position in which the second line enters for only the distance from Lille to Cambria, ' being continued to the Chemin des Dames by the Hindenburg line. FIVE-CENT FARE SUFFICIENT, SAYS LABOR BODY State Federation Asks Public Service Commission to Probe Stock Value Maintaining that revenue derived from five cent fares is of such ex tent that it will return fair dividends on all physically represented of the Harrisburg Railways Com pany. the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor has sent a letter to Chair man W. D. B. Ainey, of the Public Service Commission, requesting nn investigation (.1 the physical valua tion of the corporation on the initia tive of the commission. This investigation is asked before' the traction company is granted the! privilege to put in operation on Oe- ' tober 1 "an amended schedule of I fares, varying from twenty to lifty # per cent, of an increase." Without excessive formality, the federation makes the astounding dec laration that (he $10,000,000 worth of stock claimed by the company is greatly in excess of the amount ac tually Invested in the corporation. More than $5,000,000 of this, the letter affirms, is "unrepresentative of any value." The public should not he compelled to pay increased fares that the company may pay dividends on stock, representative of any real value, the complainants declare. That such an investigation would not be without precedent and with out the authority of the commission, the letter point 3 out. An investigation of alleged water stock was made in the case of the Beaver Valley Water Company, it is said, and other state departments make investigations i without "waiting for the precision of! formal complaints" and the com mission would be perfectly within its; right to do the same, it is said in support of the demands for action on the part of the commission. What will bo done by the commis sion cannot be forecast. It is be lieved. however, that Chairman Alney will lay the matter before other members of the body before the end of the week. In case it is decided to make the investigation asked, it will be mere ly a continuance of a previous study of local transit conditions made about a year ago. At that time cer tain recommendations for the im provement of service in Harrisburg and immediate section were made by the commission. None of these j have yet been made, it is declared. ; The letter from the state federation I follows: "We understand that th<? Harris- | burg I-.ailways Company has filed, ] with the Commission, an amended j schedule of fares, varying from ; twenty to fifty per cent, of an in- ' otease. "On behalf <t the workers of *h3 city and vicnity, who are the main patrons of this railway, we protest against t! c proposed change in its charges. "We do so because it is our belief that an increase is unnecessary to acquire a reasonable dividend for the Stockholders, if only the physically represented stock be taken into con sideration and the watered stock ex cluded. It is generally understood that thi.- company carries a total lia bility of about ten millions, more than half of which is unrepresenta ttve of any value and therefore spur- | ious. We feel that the public should not be mulcted to pay a dividend on nothing. Point to Earnings "The yearly financial reports of the company show that its earning ca pacity is sufficient to reasonably com pensate the holders of genuine stock. "We-iralievc it is within your pow er to investigate and fix the physical valuation of this Railways company and, if tlia claim for an increase be more than required to meet say, six per cent, dividend on its actual worth, to refuse to permit such increase. "We remember that you so acted in the ease of the Beaver Valley Water Company, when it was decid ed that the company could not fix charges lo pay dividends on watered stock. We hereby, petition you to, take like action in this case. "You will, perhaps, not feel dis posed to recognize this protest be cause it does not come to you clothed in the formalities prescribed by the commission, which places upon per sons the burden of becoming com plainants, with all that ensues; much inconvenience and frequently ex pense. Asks For Action "We believe that, for the $340,000 expended annually by the state to maintain the commission, direct pro tection should be afforded the public; that a mere notification of an injus tice being done to it by a public ser vice corporation should put the Pub lic Service Commission on the qui vive to correct such injustice. Due to the inactivity of the commission it has come to he regarded as a sort of 'circumlocution office,' where the study is 'how not to do it,' rather than to give back to the state full service for its money expended. "If we complain to the Dairy and Food Commission that the milk man is adulterating his milk, the Food Commissioner goes right after it through his assistants. He corrects the evil without waiting for the pre cision of formal complaints, lawyers and arguments pro and con. This is what we believe the Public Service Commission should do. "So, we respectfully suggest that you, of your own motion, proceed directly to investigate the affairs of the Harrisburg Railways Company, determine its just claims upon the public and act accordingly. Thus wil! you conserve the purses of the workers of our city from the rapac ity of a greedy and badlymanaged corporation." ' Courthouse Notes Registrars Resign Resignations from two more registrars were re ceived to-day. They were C. Frank Keffer, Third ward, First precinct; Charies Rumpf, Ninth ward, Third precinct. Two others recommended for appointment are: Leonard Dickey. Republican, Sixth ward. Second precinct; A. A. Musser. Dem ocrat, Seventh ward. First. Reports Filed—Reports of distri bution of funds of two insurance companies were filed to-day. One of them was in the case of Common wealth of Pennsylvania vs. Citizens Life Insurance Company of Amer ica. Claimants asking $6,600 were allowed $1,752.12, about 26% per cent. "When the company went into the hands of the receiver two of the a rents were convicted on charges of taking commissions on worthless subscriptions. The other distribution was in Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania vs. American Union Fire In surance Company. Under the first and second distribptions claimants ■received 60 per cent.; and under the final ore just filed will receive an additional 10 per cent. A total of more than $lOO,OOO is to be dis tributed. CITY LAWYERS PLAN TO HELP REGISTRANTS Working in Relays They Will Aid in the Filling Out of Qucsttionnaircs That they may most satisfactorily aid registratrants of to-morrow in properly filling out their question naries, Harrisburg lawyers met this afternoon in courtroom No. 1 by ar rangement of the Dauphin County Bur Association to make preliminary arrangements for the work. The plan adopted provides for the division of all members of the asso ciation, together with other lawyers who volunteer their services, into three divisions, to hold each division subject to call two hours daily to aid the registrants. Some of the group will be on hand daily at courtroom No. 1 between the hours of 11 a. m. and 1 p. m., 4 p. m. and 6 p. m., and < p. m. and 9 p. m. to aid the reg istrants that may present themselves during these hours and to call other lawyers in case the pressure of reg istrants becomes too heavy. It is expected that the arrange ment will become effective next Mon day or as soon thereafter as ques tionnaires have been mailed to the registrants between the ages of 19 and 21, and 32 and 36. It will con tinue in effect until all questionnaires have been filled out. Registrants of any board may come to Harrisburg for aid, lawyers explained. Judge George Kunkel was chair man of the meeting. Job J. Cocklln and Ralph Steever acted as secretar ies. All Harrisburg lawyers willing to volunteer their services for this work have been requested to get Into communication with one of the sec retaries as early as possible. Judge Kunkel. Charles C. C. Stroh, president of the Dauphin County Bar Association, and A. Carson Stamm, are the chairmen of the three legal advisory boards of the city. Those who will sit from 11 to 1 o clock, follow: Frank B. Snodgrass, B. Frank Nead, William H. Hargest, Guy Davies, M. W. Jacobs. Sr., Hor ace A. Segelbaum, George Ross Hull. John T. Brady. Elmer W. Ehler, S. S. Rupp. David Kaufman. Nathan E. Hause, A. Ross Walters, R. S. Care. John H. Shopp, M. H. Doehne, W. R. Sohn. William Hain. J. Douglas M. Royal, Frederick M. Ott. From 4 to 6 o'clock: B. M. Nead, Karl E. Richards, George L. Reed, M. W. Jacobs, Jr., Arthur H. Hull. Job J. Conklin. From 7 to 9 o'clock: Paul G. Smith, Harry D. Jones, Horace B. King, John Aldrieks, Robert Rosen berg. George R. Barnett. Steelton, William F. Houseman and Frank B. Wickersham. Paxtang. William H. Earnest. Harry B .Saussaman. All attorneys who have not reg istered are to report to Mr. Conklin giving the hours when they will serve. RUNAWAY HAS CLEAR TRACK Altoona, Pa., Sept. 11.—Getting beynod control of the engineer, a train of foity-seven steel cars, coal laden, dashed down the eastern slope of the Alleghenies at a speed of sixty miles an hour and ran the entire length of the Altoona yard without mishap. The runaway was given a clear track. Valient work by the crew in setting the hand brakes finally stopped the train, on which the air refused to work. j&a 28-30-32 North Third Street af I A Survey of Our Autumn Modes I H Will Be Delightful and Instructive ?J§ p Originality , ™ Simplicity Each day brings new arrivals to our H OL already comprehensive lines of Ready % A uthentlClty to-wear for the woman and miss. pj ! i Beauty _ , . <1 Our establishment, distinct in its mission, 9 Economy unique in its appointment, authoritative Viwerioritu * n fts field, holds that foremost position 1 —— . in the ready to wear sphere which only yi years of unceasing adherence to correct- Suits jl Sl* ness of mode and fineness of quality can f* attain. Dresses. | ® Coats It is therefore with unbounded faith in Blouses ||j the principles of our business that we j|| have achieved for this season the pinnacle M illinery I | Complete of merchandising accomplishments. I J K Lines Q Whether your needs be modest or olabo- s j IP rate the wide scope of our stocks afford Furs H |g! choice quite beyond the possibilities of y|| the average store. ® % •' . I ... ( . ! EXPERT TO MAKE ! HOUSING SURVEY FOR HARRISBURG Lawrence Veiller, Director of Naional Housing AsSYt., Engaged For City HAS WIDE REPUTATION Will Spend Two Days Going Over City and Will Make Address September 20 Lawrence Veiller, of New York, a housing expert of national reputation, will study the housing situation in- Harris burg Thursday and Friday, Sep tember 19 and 20, with a view to finding a reriiedy for the present congested conditions. The Harrisburg Chamber pf Commerce has secured the national authority to make a first-hand study of the local situation. Following a thorough investigation he will make a re port and suggest methods for improvement to the Chamber of Commerce members at a mem bership luncheon in the Board of Trade building at noon Fri day. September 20. "We know that housing condi tions are bad," said Warren R. Jack son. secretary of the Chamber when ] announcing Veiller's visit. -'Wo want some one to tell us what type of houses are needed, the number of houses, and where and how they can be built. We want the specific information Mr. Veiller can give us after a thorough investigation." Worlil-Wiflc Reputation Mr. Veiller is secretary and direc tor of the National Housing Asso ciation, with headquarters in New- York city. He has been instru mental in solving the housing prob lems of many cities whose needs were similar to those of Harris burg. ' Mr Veiller has studied housing conditions for a period covering 20 years. Probably no other man is beter qualified to come here, survey the conditions, investigate the local resources and decide just what can be done. A practical, workable, feasible plan to remedy the present poor housing conditions is what Mr. Veiller will be asked to suggest when he confers with the Chamber of Commerce. Beside suggesting means for increasing the number of new houses, it will be his mission while In the city to show how some of the present unfit properties can be improved or rebuilt Into modern dwellings. The National Housing Association was organized to encourage improved housing, prevent the erection of un fit or impracticable houses, encour age the proper maintenance and reasonable improvement of old type dwellings and to obtain reasonable, scientific and businesslike housing laws. Besides architects, landscape ar tists, city planners, building experts' and public officials, the membership enough to last everyone in the fam of the National Housing Associattonily for months. is comprised of numerous business men who bltve pointed to better liv ing conditions, both urban and suburban. Camp Hill Youth Is Called to the Navy DONALD S. MILLER Donald Mmettem Miller, only son | of Mr. and Mrs S. S. Miller, of Camp j Hill, enlisted in the Reserves July 1, 1918, and was called to rc j port for duty September 9. Millar i has just passed his nineteenth birth ] day, and left for Philadelphia to ! day. He was graduated from Tech | nical High school, in January, clas3 of 1918, and spent the balance of the school year at State college. The past several months he has been employ ed by the government as checker at Marsh Run. Ho is well known in the city and has a host of friend 3 among the younger set. Boy Shot Through Neck While Playing Football Loy Stine aged 13, son of Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Stine, Sixteenth and Berry hill streets, is in the Polyclinic Hos pital suffering from a bullet wound in the left check. Young Stine was shot while playing football in the i vicinity of Clov'erly Heights, early | last' evening. The bullet, which was I ,shot from a .22 caliber rifle, entered j the lad's left cheek and came on in : his neck. Every precaution has been taken to prevent lockjaw' from set ting in. Dr. Stine, the bay's father said this morning that he has been informed Cocoanut Oil Makes A Splendid Shampoo If you want to keep your hair In good condition, be careful what you wash it with. Most soaps and prepared sham poos contain too much alkali. This ( dries the scalp-, makes the hair brit tle, and is very harmful. Just plain mulsitled cocoanut oil (which is pure land entirely greaseless), is much i better than the most expensive soap lor anything else you can use for shampooing, as this can't possibly injure the hair. Simply moisten your hair with water and rub it in. One or two teaspoonfuls will make an abund ance of rich, creamy lather, and cleanses the hair and scalp thor oughly. The lather rinses out eas ily and removes every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oil. The' hair dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves It fine and silky, bright, fluffy and easy to man age. You can get mulsified cocoanut oil at most any drug store. It is ' very cheap, and a few ounces is that boys frequently use small call bej rifles in this neighborhood and lie will push the case, as soon as he r, has sufficient evidence, to have In some manner the use of rifles pro hibited. The identity of tho person who shot young Stine. had not been learned up until a late hour to-day. After investigation of the Wilmnn fire yesterday. Coroner Eckinger an nounced this afternoon that the suf focation of Mrs. Laura Lockhart was accidental. The cause of the fire is believed to bo an overheated iron. Don't get t aught in the I.AST HOUR Ml J RUSH to register to-morroiv. Register early. * 6 Bell-ans i > Wi><o -SSj Ho * waterll Sure Relief RF.LL-ANS INDIGESTION CnAHI.ES ROBERT BECKI.EY Certificated Shorthand Teacher. Formerly 15 years with the < leading business schools of Philadelphia und New England. Principal of BECXLEY'S BUSINESS COLLEGE THE Office Training School ; 121 Market St. (Kaufman'** Store Hhlf?.) Day and Night School Open Now ENTER ANY TIME Select either one of Two Separate Night Schools One on Monday. Wednesday and Fri day nights. The other on Tuesdaj s and Thursday nights. Same work if ml either school. ' Absolutely Individual * Promotion H ARRISnURU'S MOST THOROUGH BUSINESS SCHOOL Call or write NOW. Bell OiMR Ulal 4010
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