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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, -