* BOARD VOTES TO CLOSESCHOOLS. linking Funds Available Arc Invested in Liberty Bonds . City school directors in regular ses sion yesterday afternoon authorized ' the sinking fund committee of the district to invest approximately $22,- 00 in tho Fourth Liberty Loan bonds. The amount to bo invested represents total sinking funds avail able now for that purpose. Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, city health officer, spoke for a few minutes on the seriousness of the influenza epi demic and immediately afterward the board unanimously voted to or- J der public schools closed until fur ther notice. ,It is "hoped that the v schools can be reopened again with- , In the next two weeks. Four more teachers are needed in the high schools. Dr. F. E. Downes reported, two vacancies having been caused by teachers en tering the army., The vacancies are biology and third year French at Central; Latin, algebra and English ] at Technical High school. Adjust- j ment of salaries gf teachers was dis- ! cussed and tho question was referred j to the superintendent and secretary , for consideration. Because of the expense involved , In issuing of announcements of | commencement by the senior classes '' of the high schools, the school direc- i tors are considering a plan to have I the district pay for the invitations Instead of the graduates. Attendance reports showing the increased enrollments in Ihe schools were submitted to the board yester day. Dr. Downes also announced that as soon as the schools reopen night fchools for colored residents will be resumed again. Red Cross to Collect Linen For Hospitals in p French Battle Zones Monday will mark the opening of the Red Cross linen shower to be given here during the entire next week. The linen is to be collected in the city to be sent to hospitals over seas where it will be used In caring for the wants of wounded soldiers. Mrs. Charles W. Burtnett will be chairman. The articles wanted should be new or substantially new, and should be of strong rather than fine texture. The laundering facilities abroad are poor and this, together with the hard and constant usage to which the ar ticles will be subjected, make It clear that we would not; be justified in us ing much-needed shipping space to send over anything but strong and durable articles. Articles of very fine quality or those which have already been put to considerable use should not be Included. Every article contributed is to be put to real use In hospitals whose equipment and facilities are being sorely tried. It is particularly desired that every householder contribute at least one article to help fill the requisitions. Local laundries are arranging to co-operate with the campaign by col lecting the contributions of linen ) when they make t.he collection of the weekly wash from families of the city. It i.s asked, therefore, by the Rod Cross", that the bundles of linen be prepared for sending with the fam- iiy wash. The linen well be delivered * at the campaign headquarters. I A Sure Hit— That's just what our won derful display of Men's, Women's and Chil dren's Wearing Apparel is proclaimed to be. Yon Don't Need The Cash. We know for a fact that the styles we are show ing are the very latest, because our buyers are located in the fashion centre of New York and are sending us daily the very best that is made. Don't say yon cannot af ford to buy anew out fit for yourself or fam ily. Forget the cash part of it. Come to this-reliable establish ment and get any gar ment you desire and pay for.it in small • convenient amounts. important point for every one to re member is that if coal is consumed in the old "peace-time"' way the supply will, fall short of necessary requirements in spite of the large in- | crease in production. The Fuel Administration is determined that suffi cient coal for the war, for ' public utilities and for do mestic consumers shall be provided. j United Ice u Coal Co. | SATURDAY EVENING. . HARraSBTJRG TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 5, 1918. POTATO BAN IS TO BEIMPOSED State and National Authorities Are Getting Together in Regard to Regulation Officers of the KyVO ture will ask the States au- I Gstahlishing quar a. jJsfinSrajiSiriW tions of the an- thracite region _ ,t 1 where the Euro- pcan war disease, one 0 { the most dangerous of pests, has been discov ered. Field men from the state Cap litol have been covering large areas in Luzerne, Carbon and Schuylkill | counties this week and while their (reports do not indicate ajiy exten jsion of Infected territory they have | found that the importations which are suspected of having caused the trouble went over a large territory. Under the proposed regulations of potatoes from tho Infected district will be stopped, remains of crops be destroyed and soil placed under ob servation end not planted with po tatoes for at least a year and a half. I Nineteen Cases—Nineteen cases have been filed for the October .meeting of the State Board of Par dons which is to be held on October 1(1. Several cases have been held lever from the September meeting. I Fairs Hard Hit. —At least a dozen I fairs, some of them the largest and 'oldest in the state, will be canceled liis a result of the order from the State Department of Health forbid ding assemblages of various kinds because of the epidemic of influenza which Is sweeping over Pennsyiva. nia. Some of these fairs will miss ex hibtions for the first time in years. Many Hearing)*.—The Public Ser vice Commission has scheduled seven cases involving increases of rates for natural gas, water and electricity and propositions relating-to grade cross [ ings and jitney operation for argu | ment on Monday and some of them l will establish precedents to deal with the mass of complaints filed lately | against rateij and service. The fol j lowing day an executive session will I be held and the Philadelphia Rapid I Transit lease may come up for ac tion. Hearings on numerous cases I are scheduled for Harrisburg the re j malnder of the week, there being , over thirty complaints to be taken , up. The Lehigh Valley Transit rate cases are to be heard Thursday. On Friday at Philadelphia the Strouds burg Traction and Highland gas rate complaints will be heard. Six New Men.—The State Police Department to-day secured only six men of the fifty needed to fill the vacancies on the force. : | Doctors Wanted —State Commls- I sioner of Health Royer to-day said ] that reports indicate that doctors ■ are badly needed for the Strouds ' j burg district. ; Case Withdrawn —The complaint ■! of the Country Club of Harrisburg i against the Fishing Crek grade crossing on the Northern Central railway which has been in the air most of the time the last year has | been finally witthdrawn from the ; 'Public Service Commission docket, ijlt was started with a great flourish jof trumpets and many plans and j statements made and then something I hit it. Instead of being continued | for the period of the war, it has been withdrawn and the whole matter is |now where it started. Some people !are of the opinion that something (might have been worked out before I the war began. j Local Cases—The complaint of 'Newville against the water company 'in that borough is scheduled for I argument before the Public Service j commission Monday when the con j tract for lighting Wiconisco bridge ,also comes up. Wednesday the com mission will hear the complaint of John S. Stark against the Harrisburg Gas Company for refusal to extend lines and Thursday the West Fair view lighting contract comes up. Contracts Let Two contracts were let on the fifty-fifty basis by (Commissioner O'Neil yesterday. One jwas for 5,309 feet of plain concrete road in Darlington township, Beaver county, to McDermott & Hannon, Niies, Ohio, at $60,646.85 ,and 6,260 feet in Smethport and Keating township, McKean county, to Bunce & Carll, of Olean, N. Y., at -4 4,- 645.85. More Increases —The Philadelphia and Easton Electric Railway has filed notice of an increase of fares from six to seven cents ancf advances in freight and milk rates at the office of the Public Service Commis sion. Other notices of seven-cent fares were filed by the Citizens Trac tion Company, operating in Oil City, Franklin and vicinity, while the Lan caster and York Furnace Street Railway Company gave notice of increase in five-cent-faie zones, causing increases in single Jares. The Pottsville Gas Company, Mari etta and Elizabethtown Gaß Com pany and Lehigh Valley Transit and Philadelphia and Western Railway Companies have filed notices of in creases, the latter two establishing a new joint rate. Object to Crossing—The Mfttor Club of Lackawanna county to-day filed complaint against the grade crossing in Elmhurst on the line of the Lackawanna Railway, contend ing that it is on the main line of state highway travel from Scranton to Stroudsburg and is dangerous. The Public Service Commission is asked to decree its abolition. New Dog Ruling—Dogs under control of an unnaturalized alien, whether owned by a citizen who permits them to remain on premises of an alien or owned by children of an alien and under control of such a person, constitute violations of the alien dog law. according to an opin ion rendered by the Attorney Gen eral's Department to the Department of Agriculture to-day. Yankees Take Hill 240 and Four Villages From Germans in Verdun Drive With the American Army North, west of Verdun, Oct. 6.—The Amer icans resumed the attack yesterday Horning west of the Meuse and nd anced their lines from two to five ilometers. Overcoming a stubborn cststance, the Americans advanced lie line from two to five kilometers, k -rrylng hill 240, north of Exermont | nd taking from the enemy the vil ligcs of Gesnes, Fleville, Chohery nd Le Forge. In the face of heavy artillery and jnuchlne gun fire, troops from Illl 'xuis, Wisconsin, Western Pennsylva j..u, Virginia und West Virginia and 1 \gular troops belonging to Major R. L, Dullard's corps forced II IO enemy back to the Kriemhllde osttlons south of the Bois De No let" 532 NAMES ON TWO LISTS FROM BATTLE FRONTS 113 Killed in Action; 13 of of These From Penn sylvania Washington. Oct. s.—To-day's two casualty lists issued by the War De partment contain 532 names. CJf these 113 were killed in action. Thirteen of the latter were from Pennsylvania. The casualties were divided as follows: Killed in action 113 Missing in action, 66 Wounded severely SO3 Died from wounds 31 Died of diseases, 11 Died from accident and other causes 7 Died from aeroplane accident.. 1 Total 532 The following Pennsylvanlans were named: KILLED IN ACTION Sergeants De Witt C. Cowan. Sharon Hill. William E. Lohman. Milton. Corporals Jesse Acker. Honesdale. Floyd Bowers, Reading. Martin L. Moors, New Holland. Privates John Wnorovsky, Pittsburgh. Edward John Buettner, Johns town. Joseph J. Elchelsdorfer, Erie. Adolph Hisslnger, Reading. Frank Oblock. Irwin. Alex Olikes, Erie. Privates Robert A. Corl, Fast Freedom. Carroll L. Fanus, Goodyear. DIED FROM WOUNDS Private Charles Earl Lucore, Caledonia. DIED OF DISEASE Captain William F. Guilfoyle, Philadel phia. Private John Wentkp, Plymouth. DIED FROM ACCIDENT AND OTHER CAUSES Private Guy M. Kleckner, Erie. WOUNDED SEVERELY Lieutenant Frank L. Lynch, Philadelphia. Corporals Earl W. Sullivan, New Castle. James V. Gleason, Pottstown. James D. Kells, Johnsonburg. Alonzo E. Seigfried, Berwick. Sergeant Alexander Hanna, Philadelphia. Mechanic Frank Charles Sunday, Hamburg. Privates Molvern Lytle, Hackett. Ellis S. Maudsley, Lookout. Giovanni Onorato, Pittsburgh. Andrew Petrilak, Simpson. Vincent Pulvenckes, Tamaqua. Horace Regenti Trainer. Clyde F. Neyer, Muir. Stephen W. Steel, Philadelphia. Joseph A. Stoeckl, Lancaster. Frank C. Arbush, Freeport. Stewart L. Evans. Scranton. Jerome J. Lewis, Sterling Run. Frank Purise, Scranton. Robert R. Schwamberger, Carnot. Harold Paul Saunier, Meadvllle. Guy D. Smethers, Berwick. Frank Attley Mechan icsburg. Charles L. Willlts, Newberry. Charles M. Wood, Morrisville. Harry Semuel Zeft, Braddock. Bert D. Knuffman, York. George Legrand, Jr., Philadelphia. William Franklin McLean, Lans ford. MISSING IN ACTION Sergeants Sol Frankel, Philadelphia. John W. Storey, Irwin. Corporals Janny Thorp, Plttsbugh. John Harding Scott, Jr., Brad ford. Privates Le Roy Dugan, Philadelphia. Stephen G. Faust. Philadelphia. NURSES INCREASE RATES New rates for nursing were adopt ed at the monthly meeting of the |Nurses Alumnae Association of the Harrisburg Hospital. These rates are: General private duty, S3O a week, obstetrical nursing, SN}6 a week; quarantine cases, S4O a week. The new rates were announced by Mrs. B. J. Mitchell, acting secretary of the association. ——■ ———— II —^———— . Bonds Will Win The War—-Buy Bonds To Your Very Uttermost ••• "-M'v t Bethlehem Motor Trucks are I doing the big work necessary in these ? H LJ| | 1 strenuous times; yet they cost less than | sft|—. . | other makes and are equipped with electric ~I | I starting and system. Remember >j f out of date tomorrow. We'll demonstrate I ■ tjie Bethlehem to you any time you say. | • 2^4-TON BETHLEHEM TRUCK Equipped With Gray and Davis . N Lighting and Starting System I THE OVERLAND-HARRISBURG CO. I Bethlehem Bethlehem Bethlehem ... . T ~ _ , . $1765 $3165 $3365 212-214 North Second Street VVVUU WV VVV t F. O. B. ALLEXTOWX, PA. I— ' a, • \ > ■ G. CHAL PORT, STATE FIRE CHIEF, DEAD, AGED 45 Marshal Since 1916, He Had Thousands of Friends; Formerly With P.R.R. ■r A .i? _ G. CHAL PORT G. Chal Port, state fire marshal since June 23, 1916, and for years active In Republican politics, died in 1 a Philadelphia hospital early to day after an Illness of many weeks. Mr. Port was a native of Hunting don where he was born November 25, 1873, and educated in Hunting don schools and State College. Mr. Port served as a school direc tor at Huntingdon and in the bor ough council and was then chosen coroner and finally sheriff. He was for years a member of the Republi can state committee from Hunting don county, chairman of the Republi can county committee and delegate 1 to Republican state conventions sev eral times. Until he became fire j marshal Mr. Port was In the Penn- I sylvanla railroad police service, part of tho time as captain of the Middle division force. The marshal had a very wide aC- 1 quaintance and was one of the m6st popular men on Capitol Hill. His ex tended police experience had given him a fund of information which was extremely valuable in the depart ment of which he was the chief and which was placed at the disposal of ■ the national government's war work. Extremely modesty prevented the dead marshal from telling of the many things, he had done in the way of heading off alien plots in this state since the war began and his personal bravery led to the rounding up of some dangerous men. Mr. Port leaves a wife and family. He was a mejnber of several or ganizations and fishing clubs. His last Illness began several months ago, but he always maintained close touch with his department. Last winter he spent some time in Flor ida, but his health gave way again early in the summer and he had spent some time at his summer home along the Juniata until he became so ill that he was taken to Phila delphia. U. S. Built 170 Ships in Month of September Washington, Oct. s.—One hun dred seagoing vessels, forty-nix steel and fifty-four wood, aggregat ing 301,433 gross tons, were com pleted In American shipyards during September and officially numbered by the Bureau of Navigation. In addition, seventy-one seagoing ves sels of 7,037 gross tons, were built during the same period. This Is a greater tonnage than was built the whole fiscal year of 1915. During the nine months ended September 30 the total of seagoing and nonseagoing vessels built was 1,357, or 1,722,230 gross tons. SLOW MAIL COSTS LIFE Cleveland, 0., Oct. 5. —Pasquail Biondt, of Akron, convicted for mur der of an Akron policeman, was elec trocuted in the Ohio penitentiary, at Columbus early yesterday just a few hours before papers granting a stay of execution reached the prison. Slowness of the mails was blamed by the clerk of the Appelate Judge Grant, at Akron. 19 CASES FOR ARGUMENTCOURT New Trials Asked For De fendants Convicted of Criminal Charges Nineteen cases JLI 1. \J\ are listed for the Jsession of Argu- jf Jgf ment Court to be held October sec are asked for a fsC?" Tjjal number of defen j dants convicted ln| a h Criminal Court-i Frank Farina vs. j Harrisburg Rail-! ways Company, motion for new 'trial I and motion for judgment n. o. v.; Commonwealth vs. Sarah Heller, mo- 1 tlon for new trial; Commonwealth vs. Joseph Nerbos, Jacob Blazina, motion for new trial; Commonwealth vs. William Evans, motion for new trial; Commonwealth vs. Thomas Jackson. John Drew, John Hatchett and Bessie Nash, motion for new trial; Commonwealth vs. Felix Cun ningham, attachment; Common wealth vb. Hugh W. Norrls, rule to show cause why maintenance order should not be reduced; H. Horner Matter vs. Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, rule to pay Honey into court and petition for mandamus; Commonwealth vs. Howard Levan, rule for reduclion of alimony; Her man and Edwin F. Tausig vs. Sam uel Flshman, bill and answer; Minnie M. vs. Edward R. Smithers, divorce, argument; Percy Baird vs. Sarah Sachs, rule to open judgment; Sam uel Fishman vs. Hertnan and Edwin F. Tausig, bill and answer; Samuel Fishman vs. Lewis Silbert, rule to open judgment; two cases; Mechan ics National Bank vs. Charles H. Miller, motion for judgment for want of sufficient affidavit of defense; Mrs. Scvilla Radle vs. Susquehanna Coal Company, appeal from ihe decision of the Workmen's Compensation board; Sheet Metal and Supply Com pany vs. Louis Begelfer, motion for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense; borough of Steelton vs. Benjamin Carey, cer tiorari, exceptions. ASK WILSON TO MEDIATE Peking, Oct. s.—The suggestion that President Wilson be invited to .mediate between north and south jChina is made by a Peking newspa per. "America having invited China to follow its example. In aligning tigalnst the Central Powers." QUININE AT 5125 PER POUND Washington, Oct. 4. Word reached the State Department to-day that an epidemic of Spanish in fluenza is raging In Teheran, Per sia. Quinine was reported selling ] there at $125 a pound. The Harrisburg Auto Co, LOCAL AGENTS FOR Firestone A SIZE IN <( • ! t v°e c r k v f c°a£ Truck Tires WE ATTACH THESE TIRES WHILE YOU WAIT NO DELAY—BEST SERVICE GUARANTEED USED CARS We still have a couple of Used Reos that have the same guarantee that goes with a new car. If you are looking for something good, get a glimpse of our lino of used 4- and 6-cyllnder Reo Roadsters and Touring Cars. You'll want one after you see them and hear the price. • HAYS COMMENTS ON MAINE FIGHT Says That Pine Tree State Answered the Democratic Chairman's Opinions Washington, Oct. s.—Specially writing in the National Republican of September 21, Will H. Hays, chair man of the Republican National Com mittee, commented on the Maine elec tion, a clean sweep for the Republi cans, Chairman Hays says: "Maine has voted. At a meeting of the Asso ! elation of Republican State Chairmen lin Chicago on September 2, I de- I flared that the unpatriotic efforts of I the opposition to use the war for partisan purposes must fall; such in evitable failure was Indicated by the Wisconsin result. It was further shown In the Michigan primary and It will be conclusively provedgin the Maine election. This has now trans pired. • "Maine has spoken. It' was a sweep ing Republican victory. With a total vote of 120.252, which was 29,210 less than the total vote of 1916, our can didate for senator was re-elected by 13,674, a majority 656 greater than the Republican senatorial majority in 1916. Our governor was re-elected and It was the first time In twelve years that either party In Maine has been able to re-elect a governor. All our four Congressmen were re elected. In the Second district the hardest fight was made against us. $ TheREX * |g is the Uptown Mecca n for Motorists. g li RACINE and P i GOODYEAR g y Cord Tires gj B in any size. 0 5 El A Real Tire Service EXPERT ME- H 6 CHANICS ON RE- H' PAIRING'AND 111 E OVERHAULING £1 REX Garage £ 0 Si Supply Co. o | S 1.. 1.. SHETTEL, Mgr. [jjj £3l 3rd & Delaware Sts. 0 "uHHiaumiaHHuS This district was Democratic in 1912 and 1914. In September, 1916, the Republicans carried the district by 547, but the Democrats carried it in the presidential election in November, 1916, by over 1,200, The Republicans carried it last week by 2,854. "Thia is Maine's answer to the Democratic attempt to use the war for partisan political purposes," E. Hill Roberts Critically 111 With Influenza "Word reached the city to-day that E. Hill Roberts, son of Alexander H. Roberts, of Roberts & Meek, formerly a clerk for the Bell Tele phone Company, and now in the | United States Army, is seriously ill | with Spanish influenza at Syracuse, N. R. Samll hope is entertained for his rcovery. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts left for Syracuse immediately upon hearing of their son's sickness. The family resides at Fifth and Camp 1 streets. STEPHENS * SALIENT SIX % ST Slbie," THIRD, AT CUMBERLAND ST. BELL 1555W | Copyright r*gitexed 1918 Staving Off Old Age Battery old age can't be prevented but it can be postponed. ' . You can keep your starter from getting rheumatic in its youth—your lamp 3 from getting dim and your spark from losing its kick —by just a little care. If you're in doubt about just what care is needed, you ought to drive around and ask us. It's our business to know. There's another thing you ought to ask about —Threaded Rubber Insulation. It's the most important storage battery improve ment in years. I Front Market Motor Supply | 109 Market Street BRITISH BOMB METZ RAII/WAI Oct. 4—The Independent British air force Thursday night bombed the Metz-Sablonsf Railway and airdromes at MoTlianSe and Frescaty, acoording to *fl ottuM communicatio nissued to-aigbt, When It's Auto Supplies and Accessoriesl You Need—GET THEM AT P. H. Keboch's 111 Market St. Sueceaaor (4 i FRONT MARKET MOTOR BUFPI.V COMPAMI Retail Ucft. 9
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