16 WHEAT CROP FOR j 1918 PLACED AT 918 BILLION BU.j ~orn Crop of 2,717,775.000 j Bushels Forecast by (lov ernment Estimators Washington. Oct. X. —This year's wheat crop will he '.118,920,000 bus hels, the Department of Agriculture announced to-day in its preliminary estimate of production. Winter wheat production is 555,725,000 ; hushels and spring wheat production j 303,195,000 bushels. A corn production of 2.717.775.000 ! hushels was forecast from the con- , dition of the crop October 1. Government Est Ima tes Estimates of production of ofher j crops follow: Oats. 1,535.297.000 bushels. Barley 236.505,000 bushels. Buckwheat, 19,473,000 bushels. White potatoes. 391.279.000 bus hels. Sweet potatoes. 85,473.000. Flax, 15,606.000 bushels. Rice. 41.915.000 bushels. Tobacco, 1,265,382,000 pounds. Pears, 10.194.000 bushels. .Applies, 198.389.000 bushels. Sugar beets, 6,458,000 tons. Kafirs, 72.850.000 bushels. Beans, 17,832,000 bushels. Crop Conditions Condition of the various crops on October 1 was announced as follows: Corn, 68.6 per cent, of a normal. Buckwheat. 75.8. White potatoes, 73.7 Sweet potatoes. 77.4. Flax, 70.8. Rice, 85.4. Tobacco, 87.4. Sugar beets, 89.6. Kafirs, 49.0. Condition of corn October 1 and the forecast of production (in thou oinds of bushelsl by principal states 'ollows: Ohio, 76 per cent., 134,500. Indiana. 78 and 192,224. lowa, 83 and 402,147. Missouri, 74 and 1 49,221. Nebraska, 57 and 1 47,470. Kansas, 20 and 46,896. Capital City Lyceum Course 1918 SEASON 1919 Stevens Memorial Methodist Church TlilHrpndi anil Vernon Nlreel* A series of nine extraordinary Entertainments Given by distinguished artists under the management of The Redpath Bureau, of Pittsburgh THE COURSE October UJV—The Plymouth Mnclng Party—live experienced iirtlt. .November 18 The Bt< Clair Four Muter*. November 1! s—Will A. Itoilffera, huiiiorlnt. December 1! — llUliop Joncpb F. Herri', D. Il„ 1.1.. I)„ lecturer. December 10—The Novjr Girl* Sl* Party* December It?— The Indian Prince** Wntnlnvnjio and A*Ml*llnur ArtlatN. January 13—Prof. Hilton Irti .lone*, Hclentlt. Jnntittry 31—The American Girl* Trio. Vlurcli Kb—Tile Woodland Sinner* —n party of four. Kntertalnments begin at 8.18 P. M. Season Tickets—ll.7s (Including: neat reservation In church auditorium) Hale limited Heason Tickets—sl.oo (Including: sent reservation In Hunday school room) Sale Limited Single Admission—soc Ticket* for the Course are now on *nlc at the George W, llogar More, 14 North Vlnrket Square. lle*er%ntlon* Mliould lie mnde nt the curliest opportunity. Why Go Away With Printing ? It would be folly to send to a distant city for water when it is here in abundance; it would be unwise to suffer delay and in convenience in an effort to pro cure any commodity that is yours by the simple reaching out and taking hold. From a slightly differ ing view-point it is also troe that you invite delay and disappoint ment, with no saving in money value by going out of town with , your printing. It has been proven so often that wise business men save postage, telegraph or tele phone tolls and are able to keep in personal touch with their order. Get the Home-Printing Habit Save Brain Wear and Tear The Telegraphed Printing Binding Photo Engraving Designing—Die Stamping—Plate Printing 216 Federal Square HARKTSBTJRG, PA. TUESDAY EVENING* Reading Man, Clerk in Auditor General's Office, Dies on Way to His Work Frederick W. Cranston, of Read- Ing, appointed a clerk in tho Auditor General's Depurtmont on October 1, fell over at the' Fourth street en trance to Cupitol Park this morning Just 'after his arrival here from Reading. He was taken to the hos pitul, but death had occurred before Ihe reached there. Hi:art disease was stated to have been the cause. Mr. Cranston was formerly deputy revenue collector at Beading and took an active part in Republican politics at Reading. He was about fiflfty years of age. 16 Americans Get Artillery Diplomas Paris.-—Sixteen young Americans I who were graduated from the fa [ moils artillery school at Fontaine bleau recently have returned to the French army and were distributed in various artillery regiments at the front. After three months' experi- I ence with their respective units, 'these Americans will receive tho | rank of second lieutenant in the I French army. j Three American brigades have al ' ready graduated from the school, and two. the Fifty-second and the i Twenty-first, are now taking In struction. HAIG HITS FOE ANOTHER BLOW [Continued from First Page.] . probably will hasten this retrograde movement by the Germans. Great Battle Impending From the .ygonne forest to the j Meuso the American army again lias | struck at the German positions be | fore the Kriemhild line and a great I battle seems to be impending there. On the western side of this battle i line the American moved ahead yes- Iterday and captured Chatel-Chehery. | as well as' important ground east of j the village. British lilt Northwest of Douai British forces have attacked the I German lines northwest of Douai \ and have gained ground near that j city, which is reported to be in ' flames. This sector is north of the j front where the "switch line" from j Queant to Drocourt was broken | three weeks ago. Around St. Quentin there has been j savage fighting, the French being j called upon to repel repeated enemy | counterattacks. All of these with | the exception of those near Tilloy i farm have been repulsed, j Vigorous fighting has occurred In ! tho mountain sector of the Italian ; front. In Albania the Italians are ' advancing rapidly after tho retreat j ing Austrlans. French naval units have entered i the harbor of Beirut, Syria, through : which supplies may be easily trans ! ported to tho allied armies In the i vicinity of Damascus. Larkin Community Business Contest Important Notice The action taken by the state prohibiting all public gatherings, thus helping to fight the Influenza epidemic, made it necessary for Larkin Company to omit the public meetings advertised to be held in Ilarrisburg, Friday, October 4 In other respects the Com munity Business Contest will go on just the same. SERVING THE NATION ! AT HOME AND ABROAD [I nni■■ii lii . ... I: • • '■> In * - J... i■•--1 ■I "t Samuel J. Brown Lieut. P. L. Reagan Vencln B. Brown Robert W. Paine, son of George F. Paine, 1845 Herr street, is one more Harrisburg boy who died while in the service of his country. He died of pneumonia at Canip Lee, V'a., October 2, at tlie age of 28 years. Sir. Paine has had an unusual de gree of adventure during his life, having traveled much during his i youth, lie was in Brussels just six! months before the Germans entered j the town, he was in Japan during j popular upheavals there, and he has crossed the American deserts and roamed through tho great plains of the West. He was well liked in Har risburg and had a host of friends. ] He was employed at the Harrisburg i Pipe and Pipe Bending Company, | and previously to that at the Beth- j leheni Steel Company. Burial will be made in the Pen- j brook Cemetery, Tuesday. October 8, ' at 2 o'clock. The funeral will lie | private. Now First Lieutenant Lieutenant Patrick L. lteagan, j Steeiton, who went to Camp Meade | September 19, 1917, as a private, lias worked his way from the ranks until now he is a lirst lieutenant, and in command of a training battalion of the Second Replacement Regi ment of Infantry. Lieutenant Rea- j gan was active in athletic sports at Villanova College, where he studied four years, and was captain of the I Work at Home and Abroad "The spirit of those men tip there was so line that they did things that ean't be done. They did. sir! They did things that can't be done." _ The speaker was a wounded soldier at a first-aid dressing station, after the American engagement at Chateau-Thierry, and his eyes filled with tears of pside as he recalled the heroism of his comrades who had fought and fallen at>oiit him. Not for one moment had they faltered in their charge across an open Held into deadly machinc gun fire. —"they did things that can't be done" Is it not time that we with like courage faced the cold, bare facts that pitilessly and uncompinm.singly stare us in the face? This terrible war will "lie won for the right only when every one of us begins to "do the tilings that ean't be done." I,ct us not mince matters. We are so proud that "they" are prov ing their lighting qualities to" the world that "we" arc apt to shift the burden to thcni. We are apt to feel that "they" will win the war for us. But by what right'.' "Tlicy HAYK DOXK and ARE DOING their share —but what about "You"? "they" "we" "YOU" "YOU" are concerned in the needs of tlio nation symbolized by the Fourth Liberty l<oun. Lend the way tliey light. "Do the tilings that can't be done." Lack of Guns Forced German Peace Move Washington, Oct. B.—According to an official dispatch received here yes terday, one of the reasons for the suggestion of an • armistice by the Central Powers is the recent tremen dous loss of war material by the Ger man armies. The dispatch quotes the following received from Berne by the Petit Parisien:" "In ordinary times the Germans would lose monthly, owing to use and deterioration, an average of 1,600 guns. The manufacturing plants succeeded with great difficulty in making up for his loss by the manu facture of new pieces. But since the Allies' advance, with the capture of 4,000 cannon and of nearly 25,000 machine guns, Germany is no longer able to make up for her losses, as the dearth of the particular kind of steel used In the making of guns be gins to be felt." YOU RECALL WHAT HAPPENED WHEN BELSHAZZAR WAITED? Harrisburg Leaves Its Sons and Brothers Face the Bar barian Without Giving The ni Adequate Support; City Must Awake or Hang Its Head in Shame "Belshazzar, king of Babylon, when < tola that the enemy was at the gates, decided to wait a little while before taking any steps to oppose him: and you recall what happened to Bejshaz zar and to Babylon. Here in Harris burg the great majority of us are waiting a little while before we buy Liberty Bonds—and we're for getting what happened to Belshaz zar. We're forgetting what happens every time to the man who waits a little while. If the United States 'waits a little while' I dread to im agine the consequences." This statement was made this morning by Donald M#Cormlck, chair man for Dauphin, l'erry and Juniata counties .in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign. Mr, McCormlck bad Just glanced over the total subscription made by Harrisburg and other sections of the district- Only one place of size has bought the bonds allotted to It—that place being Steelton. Waiting I "I'm afraid we're going to 'fall teAnrarßCTiC rr^T.r.ZTiAPTi football team. He also was coach ] for the Ilarrisbttrg basketball team i and the girls' basketball team of Central High School. He is stationed at Camp Lee. James Shearer, another Harris burg boy "doing his bit," has ar rived safely overseas, according to I word received by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shearer, 615 South ' Front street. Mr. Shearer is widely ! known here, where he has a host | of friends who wish him well. Arrive Overseas ) Raymond Heverling, 1912 State I street, is now in France, ready to ! fight the Tlun, according to the mes j sage received by his mother, Mrs. jM. Heverling. He is a member of j Company M, Twelfth Brigade, and I formerly was stationed at Camp Lee, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Brown. | 34 Balm street, have received notice j of the arrival overseas of one son, I while another is training to follow ! him, in a training camp in this | country. Samuel J. Brown is the son who has arrived overseas. He landed on the other side May 17. 1918. Vencin B. Brown, his brother, is now in Camp Lee, having left for camp (July 26. _ Both boys lived at 39 North T hir teentli street, this city, and were I well known here. !Bohemia Verges on Revolt; Slogan, 'Liberty or Death' I Purls, Oct. B.—The Czech National i Union at Prague, capital of Bohe- I mia, after a stormy patriotic meeting | gave out this watchword to all Its I members: "Liberty or death." All | Bohemia Is reported in a state bor dering on open revolt. Serious developments in Austria- Hungary are looked for in well-in formed quarters here. TAKEN INTO FRENCH ARMY American Headquarters in France, Oct. 8. —A Polish lesion, composed largely of American Poles, yesterday was received into the French army. The ocaasion was marked by an in teresting ceremony near Nancy, in the American zone. TI'RKEY SKMKS PEACE Paris, Oct. 8. The German propa ganda service at Berlin announced yesterday that Turkey, through Spain, has sent a note to President Wilson to the same effect, and at tlie same time as the communication forwarded by Germany and Austria-Hungary. down," sahf Mr. McCormiek. "It will be the first time the district has fail ed." "The tTouble seems to be this: While every bank in the district has liberty Bonds ready for delivery, and bonds can be sought at headquarters, thousands of people are waiting for solicitors to come to them, "Instead of realizing that as part of the government itself we qwe It to ourselves to hurry to the support of this government, we are waiting— hanging hack!—expecting to be coax ed as though we were being asked to buy five shares of Tomato Can gold mine stock! "We're watting too long. Why can't •we go to tlje banks and buy our bonds—or look up the solicitors? We claim that we are patriotic. Let's begin to prove It by getting busy." And Harrisburg with Dauphin county has given 5,800 men to face the barbarian on the field of battle before It decided that It would not lend Its dollars to support them. [The State Federation Will Not Meet in York Mrs. Ronald T. Qltason. of Scran ton, president of tbe State Federation [ of Pennsylvania Women, lia.i Issued i the following bulletin; "On account of tho present epi demic, tho Pennrylvunla State Board [ of Health rules ttuit there can bo no j meeting of the State Federation at j i York, October 16 and 17. If a post- I polled meeting Is held, you will be no- I I tided. Please give this notico as much I publicity as possible. BIG TEAMS OF BOND WORKERS CANVASSING | [Continued from First Page.] pioyo of tho Gilbert Hardware Com- i pany who is now in Franco with the j American forces. I enclose my Liberty Rond subscription, suld Major Schell. j I find that ull the hoys over lierc arc buying bonds, and I trust that the folks back home arc doing as well as the men In the American forces. Massachusetts Mutual Buys A $5,000 subscription was received to-day from Massachusetts Mutual Life Instfranee Company. The com-] pany Is purchasing $55,000 of bonds in the Third Federal Reserve Dis trict, and a total in tho country of $3,0-11.000. Machinists Keep Up Work Triangle Lodge of the Interna tional Association of Machinists continues its excellent work, having now purchased $5,600 worth of Lib erty Ronds. The lodge will go past the SIO,OOO mark within a day or so. Pytlilans "Come Through" Of the many fraternal organiza tions in the city which are doing excellent work for the Fourth loan, none stands out more prominently , than the ailed lodges of the Knights j of Pythias. Harry A. Boyer was elected captain of a team to solicit subscriptions among the Pythian | lodges. He was ably assisted by j James L. Baker, of Bayard Lodge; j J. Irvln Sauni, of Enterprise Lodge: 1 Charles W. Erb, of John Harris Lodge, and D. 11. Zorger, of Phoenix Lodge. Up until noon to-day" the lodges have purchased $-1,000 of Lib erty Bonds. The Knights of Khor rassan and the Pythian Bisters are still to be hoard from, so that the total will be not less than $5,000. Loyal Order of Moose has bought SI,OOO of bonds; Cornplanter Tribe Red Men, $300; Warrior Tribe. $200; Harrisburg Motor Club. SSOO. One Bond Not Enough Tlte fact that a man or woman buys a SSO bond is not sufficient to tag that man or woman with a ne plus-ultra badge of patriotism, ac cording to team workers to-day. I With banks and employers ready to j finance bond purchases on the pay- j ment of $1 a week, said the work-, ers, it is a mighty simple matter to | purchase bonds in much larger de- j nominations and totals than SSO. "A man who has S2OO with which j to buy bonds outright owes it to the nation to buy S4OO or SSOO worth of bonds, pay the S2OO down and . mortgage his future earnings for the balance. It's what we save that counts."' Will lla\e to Hurry "Harrisburg will have to hurr.v i if it is going to buy $6,000,000 worth of bonds," said Donald McCormiek this morning. "While many Indi viduals are doubling their previous purchases there are a great many more who are buying simply what they did in the Third .issue. That won't put us over. Out quota is twice what it was iri April. I don't suppose, there is a man or woman in the district but who knows what the Liberty Bond is and who also knows that it is his or her duty to buy bonds—just as much a duty as to support the family. That being understood, it should also be under stood that the United States is trying throifgh voluntary subset iptions to finance the war. "Suppose a law were passed mak ing the next loan a compulsory one —that is, each man would have to buy bonds in direct p'roportion to his earnings, no matter where the shoe pinched. We can avoid con scription of this sort if we buy bonds voluntarily." Railroad Men Buying It was reported to-day by Harry Leonard, of the Pennsylvania Rail road, that men on the Philadelphia Division are doing far better than in the First, Second or Third bond sales. The employes on the Middle Division are also hard at work. No Luncheons As pointed out in this paper yes terday, there are to be no noonday luncheons for workers. Reports are to be made as detailed at the begin ning of this article. The employes of the City Star Laundry bought Liberty Bonds to the amount of $1,200. State Police Subscribe The members of the Pennsylvania State Police Force, through tbe acting superintendent, Captain George F. Lumb, have subscribed to $55,000 worth of the Fourth Liberty i Loan Bonds. Harrisburg gets this, i In addition, the individual members of the force are making local sub scriptions at the Joc-al barracks of tile four troops. Captain Lumb. who is also a member of the Industrial Commit tee, reports the Hershey Creamery Company, Harrisburg Cemetery As sociation and Fieischniann Yeast Company as all subscribing 100 per cent, for employes. The industrial Committee's sub scriptions last loan amounted in all to $1,555,000. For the Fourth Loan, with a considerable number of in dustries still outstanding, the In dustrial Committee, up to 3 o'clock this afternoon, reported subscrip tions amounting to $1,913,900. These figures, with the subscriptions turned in by the several house-to-houso di visions as reported above, make to day's subscriptions to the Fourth Liberty Loan from Harrisburg at the close of the* first day approxi mately $2,522,600. INCREASED FARE SAID NECESSARY [Continued from l-'irst Page.] of the ten complaints separately. In general the increase is deflared not to be excessive, unwarranted or il legal in view of conditions and as for the allegation by Carlisle that a five cent fare contract exists, the com pany asks that it be produced and that oven if it docs exist, it would not matter. The charges of the West Shore Firemen's Union are generally denied or styled not, material and the reference to coul, management and condition of track taken as "opinions." A similar shot is taken at Robert E. Cahill's complaint from Camp Hill,- which is declared to contain opinions which can not in justice be considered, especially tjis attack on. the capitalization, which it is said should not be compared to the Penn sylvania railroad, while the Shire manstown people are told that ref erence to railroad fares on the Cum berland Valley is not material. De mands are made for authority of men making complaints on the part of Wormleysburg, West Fairview and other boroughs and various statements characterized as "opin , ions" which it is asserted are not I material. 'Even Chinese Boost Fourth Liberty Loan ' S!iis:i?!iai. ■—• America's Fourth | Liberty Loan campaign lias been | endorsed bj' most of the Chinese I chambers of commerce und Is be ] ing promoted by the most exten- I alvo advertising campaign In the I history of Chfnn. In Shanghai sub scriptions at the end of the second day amounted to $260,000, Many prominent Chinese newspapers, do i vote their leading editorials to the I opening of the loan drive. Dives, Pomeroji Stewart Remember the Fighters IP . With Appropriate Gifts w\ H Christmas is the time of all times when our brave nil H fighters should be remembered. Most of them are jl^p; Ulf I] a great way from home and they will appreciate Ij 1 your thoughtfulness, especially if you select sensible, I'l J useful gifts, such as are on display in those sections kjMk where the interests of Soldiers and Sailors arc given ju There are a hundred and one different things jjflffl which you may choose with absolute assurance that |jf If you find it difficult to make up your mind as j to a suitable remembrance our comprehensive dis plays will help you to solve your problem. But don't put your shopping off, for the soldiers' I and sailors mail is always more or less congested especially around holidays. See that your boy isn't disappointed ,by shopping for him now while there . is time for intelligent selection and delivery. If the soldier, whom you want to remember is overseas and you want to be relieved of the responsibility of packing you can make selections Jfj from our Paris office catalogs on igSplL, display at our Book Section and we will take care of delivery. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor. Misses' and Children's School and Dress Shoes of Sturdy Quality Shoes that are moderately priced considering the excellent wear we know they will give. Misses' and children's nut brown calfskin lace Misses' and children's gunmetal calf lace high and button she>H, made on footform lasts with cut H j loeSt made on full round toe lasts with heavy heavy leathei so' o *- ai„„ a 11 i/, n 2 Si on . stitched soles and low flat heels. Misses' and children's high cut tan box calf laco Sizcs Bto '6 n - * 2 - 50 Slzes 11 to 2 - *-1-00 shoes, full toe last, with heavy oak leather soles Misses' and children's gunmetal button SIIOCH and low l'lut heels. with black cloth tops, made on broad toe lasts Sizes S% to 11, $3.25 Sizes 11% to 2, $3.75 with heavy stitched soles. Sizes 2% to 6, SI.OO Sizes 8% to 11. $1.74 Sizes 11% to 2, $1.98 J Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor, Rear. Many Distinctive Late Fall Models inThisNewShipment Just Received Close to 200 new hats came in this week's opening, / ' N. bringing a style message of vital importance / ' tn women who have decided to buy their new i 1 These are the hats that go best with street frocks \ •''Vgr' and suits smart of shape rich of fabric and cm \ © AM u I phatically chic. Stunning little models and superb big L \ / hats fashioned of richest velvet, fuzzy beaver, silky oRa ! li */ / panne and touched with ostrich, a bit of fur, perky (. .x wings or silver and gold brocade. These are the latest Fashion reflections of Fifth V Avenue style creations. ■ $7.50, $8.50, SIO.OO, $12.00 and $15.00. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor, Front. OCTQBER 8, tola. Printers Answer Peace Bid by Buying $30,000 Bonds Clnrinnnll, Ohio. Oct. 8, The ex ecutive council of tbe International Typographical Union, which la meet ing here with the board of governora of tho Inter-Allied Printing Trades Council, announced lust night that an an answer to Germany's poaoo pro posal It bad authorized an additional $30,000 subscription to the Fourth Liberty Loan. This makes SOOIOOO subscribed by the Typographical Union to tho fourth loan and Its total holdings of Liberty Bonds $151,000. Bill to Continue Daylight Saving Indefinitely Urg:<l~ Washington, Oct. B.—lndefinite con-" tinuation of the "daylight saving"' time schedule is proposed in a bill introduced yesterday by Senator CaM der. of New York, with the indorsed ment of Chairman Baruoh, of the Wnii Industries Board, who believes day-i light should continue as a coal eon-4 servntlon measure. Under the present law all tlmSj pieces will be turned back an houlj on October 27, -
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