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PETAIN LEADING
FRENCHMEN OVER
NEW WAR FRONT
Germans Are Dislodged From
Strongholds Along Front
of Forty Miles
U'ltk the French Army on the
Champagne Front, Thursday, .Sept.
26. —Three years and a day after
launching their memorable Cham
pagne offensive of 1915, the French
again attacked the German front
along the line of the battlefield from
the Suippe river to the Verdun bat
tlefield to-day.
The attacking army was led by
General Gouraud, with General Pe
tain In supreme command. In the
flrst hours of the 'battle some of the
highly Important buttresses of the
fortress which the Germans had dug
for themselves fell.
Along the whole battle front of
forty miles the enemy already has
been dislodged from his advance
strongholds.
General Gouraud's men were con
tinuing their advance to-night along
the front west of the Argonne forest.
Greater resistance was being en
countered.
The Germans, by their retirement
tc-day, have gained a little time in
which to bring up reserves, while
General Gouraud is bringing uip his
guns. Tho lines they retired to are
no stronger than those they aban
doned.
Enemy airmen made several spec
tacular attacks on trench observa
tion balloons to-day. Only one bal
loon was destroyed but the observ
ers In three others were forced to
descend by parachute. One German
airman attacked three balloons in
quick succession, plunging down upon
one and firing and then rising to divo
at another.
One 'of these burst into flames only
an instant before the observer had
jumped with his parachute. Shrap
nel shells then began to burst close
about the enemy machine and it
turned and sped away for the Ger
man lines.
1,000 TRAIN AT U. OF P.
Philadelphia. Sept. 27.—The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania to-day
opened its one hundred seventy
eighth collegiate year under condi
tions un preeedented in the history
of the institution. Of the 5,000 stu
dents enrolled, more than 4,000 were
in the students' army training corps
and it is expected that by October 1,
when the Government formally
takes control of the school, there
will be at least 5,000 military and
naval students enrolled..
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FRIDAY EVENING,
THREE BIG PLANES \
SWEEP OVER CITY
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people, and will be held for many a
day In memory of the air raid.
When dozens of whistles through
out the city and environs began to
shriek their notice of the* concerted
air raid by the three airplanes, in
stead of rushing to cellars and other
protected plaees, as is usual in air
raids, the intrepid residents of Har
risburg took advantage of every open
place in the streets, roofs, housetops,
and the parks, to observe the avi
ators. Many people gathered down
town, while the Mulberry street via
duct furnished a vantage point for
hundreds.
Business at Standstill
Many of the industrial establish
ments and stores were closed for a
few minutes while employes watched
the evolutions of the birdmen. Ev
ery one made a scramble for the
bulletins and pamphlets advertising
the Fourth Liberty Loan, as they
came floating, swirling and flutter
ing from the air.
The birdmen circled the Capitol
dome, and dropped pamphlets over
the Capitol grounds. Department
employes were out in force to wit
ness the novel sight of an air raid
over the capital city of the state.
When the whistles began to shriek
' wildly, to be followed soon after by
I the whir of the airplane propellers,
the absence of the antiaircraft gun
lire was the only factor to dlstin
! guish it from an air raid by enemy
i planes. The pandemonium of the
whistles was the result of a morn
ing's telephoning by Mayor Keister,
who got industrial managers and
railroad men ready to sound their
sirens at the flrst word of the im
pending visit by the airmen.
Big White Planes
The birdmen flew low, and in V
shape formation. Their airplanes
were of the biplane type and visible
from afar becausg of their white
tails. , ,
After the flight over Harrisburg,
the fliers descended on a cleared
field three miles across the river.
This field was marked out with a
{huge cross so. that the drivers could
see it from a distance. The exact
location of the fleld was withheld
so that crowds would not be on hand
to interfere with the landing of the
aviators.
Lieutenant Orb and Lieutenant
Jack Frost were two of the three
drivers who staged the raid. Lieuten
ant Frost is a friend of John C.
Jessup, well-known Harrisburg bond
| salesman, who also is prominent in
the Liberty Bond organization of the
Harrisburg district. Lieutenant
Frost called Mr. Jessup by phone
from Lebanon this morning and
made an engagement for this after
n°The machines made a big hit in
the Lebanon-Reading territory yes
terday. The weather was bad, but
they flew just the same. The rain,
however, interfered with their flight
to Carlisle, which was to have oc
curred yesterday afternoon. For
that reason they are half a day late
In reaching Harrisburg.
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U. S. Troops Pushing
on For Fresh Gains
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delegates. Meanwhile, the Allied forces are pressing on and push
ing farther apart the divided German-Bulgarian armies.
From the new line reached Thursday night, the American
forces between the Argonne and the Meuse continue to press
northward through the hilly wooded country northwest of Ver
dun. The Americans are well beyond the original German lines
and hold important observation points along the front. A light
rain fell Friday on the American sector and the weather was un
favorable for observation.
12,000 Prisoners Are Taken
West of the Argonne to the Suippe the French have advanced
more than three and one-half miles and taken and passed beyond
formidable German defense points, including the famous Navarin
farm, the Butte du-Tahure and the Butte-du-Mesnile. General
Petain's men took more than seven thousand prisoners, who, with
five thousand taken by the Americans, brings the Allied total for
the first day of the attack to 12,000.
In the Argonne forest itself the Allies apparently are making
little effort.to move northward. The Allied command seemingly
believes the forest will be cleared automatically as the Americans
and French progress on either side. Already the Germans facing
the French' in the forest have been outflanked on the east .
Hindenburg Line Is Reeling
The new British attack launched this morning is north of the
scene of the operations of the last fortnight looking to the encircle
ment of St. Quentin and threatens the German defenses north of
Cambrai. South of the Sensee river the British are well within
the Hindenburg line and on ground untouched previously by
heavy fighting. West of Cambrai they are just west of the Ger
man line and the new operation probably is planned to outflank
the Hindenburg position from Cambrai to St. Quentin. The
Franco-American thrust farther south is aimed against the com
munications behind this front.
Serbian troops at the apex of the advancing Allied salient in
Macedonia have advanced more than 55 miles from their original
positions. The important base of Ishtib has been occupied and
the Serbs are fighting for Veles. Northeast of Ishtib Serbian
cavalry is pressing rapidly toward the Bulgarian border.
East of the Vardar and north of Doiran the Allies are crossing
rapidly the hitherto supposedly impassable mountain heights. Thej
Serbs have got well over the Gradets range and the French and
Greeks are on the heights of the Balchitza range. British troops
are marching on Strumitsa, the Bulgarian base in this region. Pro
gress also is being maintained west of the Vardar and near
Monastir, while the enemy troops in the wings, especially in
Albania, are rapidly getting into a dangerous position.
Germany's Ally Crushed
by Terrific Attacks
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tions, but saying he would receive duiy qualified delegates of the
Bulgarian government.
London, Sept. 27.—Premier Malinoff of Bulgaria, has made an
offer of an armistice to the Allies, according to a Berlin message
transmitted by the Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Copen
hagen. The message states that the premier's offer was made with
out the support of other members of the cabinet or of King Fer
dinand.
The Berlin message says that Malinoff's offer has created great
dissatisfaction in Bulgaria and that strong military measures
have been taken to support the Bulgarian front.
According to statements from Sofia byway of Jassy, it is
added, a counter movement against the action of the premier has
already been set on foot. (T.his would seem to indicate that a
revolution is in progress in Bulgaria.) „. . .
The British government to-day received from an official
authorized source an application from Bulgaria for an armistice.
Germany intends to send a solemn protest to Bulgaria against
Premier Malinoff's request for an armistice, according to Berlin
reports received-in Amsterdam and forwarded by the Exchange
Telegraph Company. .
The Serbian official statement announces that Serbian cavqlry
have reached a point fifty-five miles as a crow flies north of the
line from which the offensive was started.
CITY CALLED TO
ADD 10 TONS OF
BELGIANCLOTHES
•Children of City Who Bring
Gifts May Hear Singing
Comedienne at Majestic
FOR THE BELGIANS!
Miss Florence Tinipont. sing
ing comedienne, invites the chil
dren or Harrisburg to a theater
party in the Majestic Theater
Saturday afternoon. All children
who bring garments for the Bel
gians will be admitted free of
charge.
Soldiers and sailors stationed
in Harrlsliurg, living at the ' x
have tendered their services ns
volunteer workers.
Mrs. W. G. Glpple and Mrs.
WfMium Strouse, coworkers in
the big campaign, call for re
newed efforts on the part of all
Harrisburg to put the campaign
over the top. J
"Harrisburg has contributed ten
tons of clothing to the Belgians.
This is half of the allotment assign
ed to the city! If another ten tons is
not raised in two days the city is
going to fall back to the rear rank
as a war work district, spoiling its
magnificent record as an "over the
top" city in Liberty Loan and war
work campaigns. Such is the sub
stance of statements made by work
ers in the blfe campaign for cloth
ing for the Belgians now being wag
ed here by the National War Aid
for the Harrisburg chapter, Amer
ican Red Cross. Hundreds upon
hundreds of loyal citizens have sent
in their gifs of garments for the
freezing and starving unfortunates
who are refugees in Belgium and
France. But this is just the be
ginning, Red Cross workers say. "We
dare not miss this opportunity to
be of service to humanity! We must
go over the top! We have an un
stained record. No further exhorta
tion should be needed than the mere
fact that clothing is so scarce in Bel
gium people are wearing salt bags
as clothing and using rugs as shoe
soles."
The rooms at Fourth and Market
streets and the single room at 23
South Fourth street used as overflow
headquarters, are being filled with
clothing. But the full twenty-ton
allotment must be reached if the
city desires to keep its standing
among the highest in Rod Cross
work.
Technical High school boys helped
last night In the packing of cloth
ing. Several of them discarded their
coats and hats and when they came
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
to hunt for them, the apparel had
disappeared in the grand potpourri
of clothing. It was only after dili
gent search that their garments were
found snugly nestling among piles
of attire for the people overseas.
Many contributions of money have
been received from people who ex
plained that they didn't have any
clothing. This money will be used to
purchase more clothing.
Among contributions coming yes
terday was a beautiful brocaded coat
brought into Red Cross headquarters.
"I used to live in Belgium," said the
donor. "I know what the Belgians
like. This is just what they want."
Upon examination a half dozen clean
handkerchiefs, some collars and oth
er female delights were found with
the coaf. Another contributions of
an entire wardrobe came from two
women in mourning. "Sister died
the other week and we want her
clothing to be doing its part in tho
winning of this war," they said.
Soldiers and sailors stationed at
the Central Y. M. C. A. volunteered
their services yesterday. They will
give their afternoons and evenings to
the cause.
The West Fair view auxiliary of the
Red Cross sent a huge bundle of
clothing this morning as their con
tribution to the campaign.
Mrs. William Strouse, collection
chairman, announced this morning
that fifty boxes have been packed
and 6,700 pounds of clothing are al
ready on their way to the Belgians.
It is believed that ten tons of the
clothing are now the. total of con
tribution from Harrisburg.
Speaking in the Majestic Theater
last night Miss Florence Timponi,
a singing comedienne, announced she
will give a theater party to the chil
dren of Harrisburg Saturday after
noon In the Majestic. All children
who bring clothing to be deposited
in the receptacles to be found at
the theater door, will be admitted to
the performance without charge.
This is through the courtesy of C.
Floyd Hopkins, manager of the the
ater, it was explained.
School children are adding their
mites to the cause. When a big
truck stopped at the Forney building
yesterday alternoon tt was filled with
garments given by the kiddies of the
school. A wee laddie who said his
name was Slothower, living "some
where on the Hill," helped all
through the afternoon working like
a Trojan. His task was to tie together
the mates of hundreds of paira of
shoes. Boy Scouts, also volunteered
their services and many of them
scurried over the city last night ans
wering calls.
Ellwood Cameron Lease, who said
he was a newsboy, came to the
Fourth and Market streets rooms
yesterday afternoon, ready to givo
his servleues. He worked all through
the afternoon and up td late at night.
He asked for pay at the end of the
evening but when the situation was
explained to him he dug into his
pocket and gave his day's earnings
in the newspaper business to the
cause. And the Belgian treasury is
enriched by twenty-seven cents. "I
want this to go to a pretty little boy
in Belgium, not an ugly one," he
told the workers.
FOUR MORE BILLS
OF INDICTMENT
AGAINST BRETZ
Vasil Dundoff Held For Trial
For Killing Colored
Man
Four more bills of indictment have
been returned by the grand Jury
against Harry M. Bretz, lawyer and
member of the bankrupt firm of
Bretz Brothers, hardware dealers,
lie is charged in these bills with
false pretense in two cases and em
bezlement by attorney in tile other
two prosecutions. Trial of the-cases
against Bretz may be started before
the week's session of criminal court
closes. Four true bills against him
v.*ere returned about noon yesterday
also.
In Courtroom No. 2 before Judge
A. W. Johnson, specially presiding,
the murder trial of Wililam Evans,
colored, closed shortly before noon.
It is expected the Jury will retire
for a verdict late this afternoon.
Counsel for Evans startled court of
ficials by not putting him on the
stand. Other witnesses for the de
fense testified that Evans had been
drinking heavly all day. The de
fense in the case contends that he
was too drunk to know what he was
doing on the night of February 15
when it is alleged he stabbed Rufus
Gillam.
Vasil Dundoff, Steleton. charged
*wlth shooting a colored man when
the latter came into the Dundoff
store and started an argument at
tacking Vasil's father, was indicted
by he grand Jury.
In Courtroom No. 1, before Judge
George Kunkel to-day, Thomas Jack
son, John Drew. John Hatchett and
Bessie Nash, colored, were on trial
on a charge of robbing Andy Yokaits
of his pocketbook containing $lO9.
Witnesses testified that the four sur
rounded Yokaits as he was about to
board a train for Altoona and that
later Drew threw a pocketbook along
the tracks. When the- four were ar
rested four bundles of money were
found on the Nash woman, one in
each stocking, one in her pocketbook
and one in her handkerchief, a total
of $175. Drew had'slo; Jackson,
$34, and Hatchett, $64. The case
went to the Jury this afternoon.
Before Judge McCarrell, Carrie
Jackson, colored, was on trial at
noon on charges of maintaining a
bawdy house and selling liquor with
out license at her home in South
Third street, Steelton. Other cases
disposed of follow: William Phil
lips, selling liquor without license,
$5OO fine, costs and three months;
John J. Hargest. Jr., larceny, bill
Ignored by grand Jury; T. F. and
Mary J. Fannasy. selling liquor with
out license, bill ignored; John Slov
inac, assault and battery, bill
ignored; Harry Musselman. assault
and battery, settled; George Bland,
serious charge, preferred by 1-year
old girl, Jury out; William Johnson,
serious charge. convicted; Stella
Collier, bawdy house, cost, $l5 fine,
six months from July 9; Joseph
Washington, unlawful possession of
drugs, $l5, costs and three months.
Quinn Would Pay Only •
Half Fare Unless He Gets
a "Comfortable Seat"
The Public Service Commission
was to-Jay called upon by C. F.
Quinn, of Harrisburg, an officer of
the State Federation of Labor, to
rule th;t the Harrisburg Railways
Company should charge only half
fare for each passenger for which
it did not provide what he termed "a
comfortable seat." Mr. Quinn some
time ago made an informal com
plaint against the company and to
day entered a formal one as an in
dividual.
The company, he charges, fails to
give adequate service at rush hours,
•that it has recently arranged to ad
vance fares from Ave to six cents;
that the advance is unnecessary to
pay a. reasonable dividend on "legiti
mate liabilities"; that the stock and
bond liability is above the physical
value of the plant and equipment;
that the case is one in which the
state commission should make a phy
sical valuation and that the com
pany refuses to provide sufficient cars
to seat passengers.
Harrisburg Lineman Is
Instantly Killed in Power
Substation, at Steelton
While engaged in making repairs
on the transformers at the River
Avenue Substation of the Harrisburg
Light, Heat and Power Company at
Steelton about 8 o'clock this morn
ing, Adam A. Fenicle, 1336 Herr
street, a lineman, "was killed when
he came in contact with a live wire.
Following the accident the man was
taken to the Emergency Hospital at
Steelton, where he died shortly aft
erwards.
Fenicle, who was 36 years old, is
survived by his wife and one child.
He had been in the employ of the
company for many years. Coroner
Eckinger is to hold an inquest late
this afternoon.
P. Mark Parthemore
Wins a Captaincy
Another Harrisburg man to be
honored by a commission in thff 1
United States Army is P. Mark Par
themore, whose residence in this
city is at 2216 Penn street. News
of Mr. Parthemore's elevation to a
captaincy in the Chemical Warfare
Service reached Harrisburg from
Washington to-day. The captain was
formerly employed by the ML Pleas
ant Press and is married.
ANOTHER BOOTLEGGER .
TAKEN BY POLICE
Police arrested another alleged
bootlegger last night on the charge
of furnishing liquor to soldiers. It
was the second bootlegger arrested
in two nights. Patrolmen McCann,
Bathurst and McFarland arrested the
man. Anthony Daugarue, a Russian,
at Fifth and Walnut streets, when
he was seen passing liquor to the
sojdler.
PENAI/TY TO BE ADDED
C. E. Weber, treasurer and tax col
lector for the city school district, an
nounced that beginning next Tuesday
a 5 per cent, penalty will be added
to all unpaid 1918 school taxes.
TOMORROW
Take a bill
from the old
pay envelope
and
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CALLED UPON TO
NATION'S NEEDS
IN LIBERTY LOAN
Famous "Alien Squad" Here
For Great Sunday
Rally
FEW EARLY SUBSCRIBERS
District Rallies Are Begun in
City's Industrial
Plants
Harrisburg is getting interested
in the fourth Liberty Loan—the
"Glorious Fourth," as one of the lo
cal committee's posters puts it. The
city has made up its mind that it
is going to buy Liberty bonds in a
manner that will make its previous
efforts look small.
A big crowd gathered at loan
headquarters in Market street this i
morning to gaze at members of the
famous "Alien Squad" of the United
States Army, which will be in Har
risburg Sunday and Monday on be
half of the loan campaign. They
were here overnight on the way to
Reading. This squad is composed of
ten men, all regular army soldiers,
and none of them born in the United
States. The Mexican member of the .
squad was sick to-day, having a high
temperature, and he was sent to the
Harrisburg Hospital to stay until
Sunday.
Carry Full Equipment
The boys carry the complete over
seas equipment, weighing seventy
five pounds. The crowd .vhich saw
them to-day wondered at the com
pleteness of the equipment. It con
tained everything from tin-hat to
trench boots, gas mask and huge
bayonet. The Ecuadorian member
of the squad, not a very large man,
seemed bent over with the load, but
the huge Turk carried it with con
summate ease.
The squad will be at Reservoir
Park Sunday and with the
Rev. Dr. Robert Bagnell, a band arid
trained chorus of singers, will pro
vide a highly interesting mass meet
ing.
Fraternal Societies Buy
H. O. Burtnett, chairman of the
committee which will urge bond pur
chases upon fraternal societies, re
ported this morning that the Knights
of Columbus have bought bonds to
taling $5OO, and Cornplanter Tribe
of Red Men $3OO worth.
"There are 200 fraternal orders in
Harrisburg," said Mr. Burtnett. "If
each of these societies will take $3OO
to $5OO worth of bonds the loan total
will be helped immensely."
First Midnight Meeting
The first midnight Liberty Loan
shop meeting will be held to-night at
the plant of the Harrisburg Manu
facturing and Boiler Company. John
T. Brady will be the speaker. A
meeting was held at this plant at
noon to-day, James G. Hatz being
the speaker.
A meeting will be held at 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon at G. A. R. hall,
where members of Triangle Lodge
International Association of Machin
ists, will be addressed by Attorney
Philip S. Moyer.
National Biscuit to Buy
The National Biscuit Company to
day announced that instead of mak
ing one huge subscription for Liberty
bonds the company will divide its
purchase among all its branches? so
that Harrisburg will come in for a
share. In addition its salesforces will
be at the disposal of Liberty Loan
committees.
Good Meeting Held
Members of the homes workers
teams, headed by Commanders Rob
ert McCormick, Charles J. Hoffman
and John F. Dapp, met in the fed
eral courtroom last night and re
ceived instructions. Speakers were
Jennings, Andrew S. Pat
terson, Frank C. Sitos, who is chair
man of the homes campaign; Flavel
Wright and Gordon Hinkle, a Tech
student.
CITY DWELLERS TO
HAVE STEAM HEAT
[Continued from. First Page.]
Sunday morning when all churches
will receive sufficient supplies to meet
their demands. On the following
day, heat will be furnished to Har
risburg offices, stores and private
residences.
First Steps Gradual
Two days are required after firing
the boilers, before heat can be fur
bished forconsumption by city peo
ple. The mains used for conveying
it friust be heated gradually and this
requires approximately forty-eight
hours.
It was said at the offices of the
company to-day that boilers at the
Ninth street plant will be fired as
fast as the demand for heat makes
it necessary to do so. . Enough boil
ers are being fired now, they say, to
care for all early season demands.
Plant Entirely Overhauled
The heating plant has been entire
ly overhauled during the summer
months and Important repairs made.
Several new boilers have been in
stalled. These will be ready for use
before the demand for heat warrants
and makes necessary their firing.
HARRY FORBES
Funcdal services for Harry Forbes,
aged 54 years, who died yesterday
unornlng, will be held at his home. 260
Verbeke street. Monday afternoon, at
2 o'clock. The Rev. H. W. A. Hanson,
pastor of the Messiah Lutheran
Church, will officiate. Burial will be
in the East Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Ice Stations
Closed
On
Sunday
United Ice & Coal Co.
Buy Your Liberty
Bonds Early
SEPTEMBER 27, 1918
Wive* Seek Deserting
Husbands Through the
New Draft Questionnaires
Scores of letters asking state se
lective service officials to aid in the
location of deserting husbands, many
of them missing four and five years,
through the registrations under the
selective service act, been re
ceived at state headquarters from
wives all over the state.
They have been unable to do much,
officials say, because of the fact that
state registrants are not listed alpha
betically. The names of all regis
trants are tiled at the headquarters
but they arc listed alphabetically
under some two hundred boards, and
it might be necessary to look through
every one of these before the nurs
ing man would be located, which
would necessitate a tremendous
amount of work. "Where the de
serted wife has given the probable
district in whicn her husband reg
j istered, we have sent the letter to
the local board with the request that
they aid the wife if possible," Chief
I Clerk Kcenan said.
C. E. Pass Is Honored
by Order of Red Men
I Prothonotary Charles E. Pass, ac
icive in Red Men lodge affairs, at
tie recent session of of the
order in Chicago Was elected as
Great Tokakan and in that position
■vill be the representative of the
Great Inchonee of the Great Council
of Red Men. Next week Mr. Pass
.Will go to Concord. N. H.. and will
'install the oHcers of the State Great
Council and will also confer the
itlegree of on others. Mr.
1 ass told of the many patriotic ac
tivities of the order including the
<1 .nation of $lOO,OOO for ambulances
for the various cantonments and
to *the National Red Cross, It is
planned now to raise a war fund of
'5500,000 by having each member of
jthe order contribute $l.
Riverside Alderman Asks
For Police Protection
Alderman George L. Smith, of the
Fourteenth ward, whose office is at
3208 North Fourth street, has asked
the police department of Harrisburg
for better protection for residents
of his district who, for the past few
, weeks have had vast quantities of
fruit stolen from their orchards and
yards. Not young boys but men of
the neighborhood are accused of be
ing the pilferers. #
"Yes," said Mrs. Smith to-day,
"we've got no police protection up
here and the thievery is growing
rapidly. The thieves are taking truck
from the war gardens and fruit from
the trees besides corn, cabbage, po
tatoes and tomatoes and the like. I
tried to interest the state police in
the matter bu they said hey had no
jurisdiction in the ward."
SICTWOMAN
NOW WELL
Took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound. Read
Her Letter.
Potterville, Pa. —"For a long time
I was bothered with pains in my
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WJIyJ weak from my
trouble that I
\'/ could not do any
I ./Sm lifting or hard
p-<?siwork of any kind.
L If I tried to
I uS||§flj straighten
W(mmm out When lying
|Jrr' jayl down it- seemed
I|l I |. as though some
thing would tear
* TUT loose- Lydia E.
W ' Pingham's Vege
| table Compound
' 1 has restored my
health and I am quite myself once
more."—Miss - HAZEL, CHUBBUCK,
Potterville, Pa.
Thousands of t women drag along
from_day to day in just such a mis
erable condition as was Mrs. Chub
buck. or suffering from displace
ments, irregularities, inflammation,
ulceration, backache, sideache, head
ache, nervousness, or "the blues."
Such women should profit by Mrs.
Chubbuck's experience and try this
famous root .and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable com
pound, and find relief from their
sufferings as she did.
For special suggestions in regard
to your ailment, write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
The result of its long experience is
at your service.
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Health Bureau to Name
Delegates to Session
Mayor Keister this morning turned
over to the Health Department the
matter of appointing delegates to
the North Atlantic Tuberculosis Con
ference of eight states, to be held in
Pittsburgh. October 17 and 18. It
will be the fifth annual conference.
The United States Army, United
States Public Health Service, Ameri
can Red Cross, Federal Children's Bu
reau, Women's Committee of the State
Council of Defense, and state and lo
cal tuberculosis associations will be'
represented at the conference.
The rehabilitation of tubercular sol
diers and rejected draftees will be
discussed particularly at the confer
ence.
VICTIMS OF
INFLUENZA
Those Who Are Weak
and Run-Down Easy
Prey to Wide-Spread
Epidemic
Commonsense Way to Avoid a
Threatening Public Danger
Doctors agree that people who are
weak and run-down are the earliest
victims of the influenza epidemic,
whose ravages are assuming serious
proportions in New England and
New York.
If you find yourself tieed, weak or
losing flesh this warning should bo
heeded promptly. You are in real
and very great danger because the
germ of this epidemic is specially
contagious and in your weakened
condition should you come In con
tact with It you would fall an easy
victim.
The commonsense preventive is to
begin taking Father John's Medicine
at once because the pure food ele
ments of which this old-fashioned,
wholesome body-builder Is made are
easily taken up by the system and
turned into vital, resisting energy;
giving you fighting strength to ward
oft the influenza germ.
Remember, Father John's Medi
cine is not a stimulant. It Is guar
anteed fcee from alcohol or dan
gerous drugs and does Its work sim
ply and effectively through the
wholesome food elements which it
contains.
H. Oscar Ulrich
Philadelphia Eyesight
Specialist
WUI personally be In
My Harrisburg office
Two Days Only
Friday and Saturday
September 27 and 28
Office Hours
9 a. m. to 8 p. m.
My Offer—High-Grade Glasses
at Moderate Trices
I offer you this visit an elegant
pair of perfect vision glasses, first
quality lenses for seeing or read
ing. including my scientific eye
examination, all for
$2.00 Complete
Don't fail to see me this visit
and have your eye troubles ad
justed at a moderate price.
All work done by me is guar
anteed to give entire satisfaction.
Don't let circumstances stand in
your way. Come see me. Let us
talk It over.
Harrisburg Office, Room 1, Sec
bnd Floor, Spooncr Bhlg.
9 N. MARKET SQUARE
Philadelphia Office, 1107 Chestnut
Associated with Dr. G. D. Noeling