8 RED CROSS WILL CO-OPERATE IN FIGHTING GRIP Harrlsburg Chapter to Help in Combatting Ravages of Influensa To combat the present SpnnlsH Influenza epidemic In Harrlsburg *nd through the entire nation, every resource o fthe American Red Cross will be used. Following orders from national headquarters and from Charles Scott, Jr„ Pennsylvania- Delaware division manager, the Harrlsburg Chapter has opened local warfare on the dreaded disease, Acting upon Instructions received this morning, Mrs, Lyman D, Gilbert, chapter chairman made the follow ing appointment of committee to take charge of the local light! Mrs. Jamea I. Chamberlln, Miss Anne MoCormlcK, Mrs, Mercer B. Tate, Mrs. William Jennings, Miss Helen S. Leib, Miss Sllcer, slis3 Hat tie R. Ensmlnger, Dr. J, M. J, Rau niek and Dr. George B, Kunkel. The newly-formed committee wns In consultation this morning, adopt ing measures to fight the epidemic. They will probably act in harmony with suggestions from national headquarters, which are briefly out lined as follows! First—A survey of tne available nursing personnel in the community will be made and available hospital supplies will be ascertained. Second —Efforts will be made to enroll more nurses. Third —Report will be made to tho local health officer of available hos pital supplies to bo furnished for local use at Chapter expense. Fourth —Nurtlbs and supplies will be furnished to tho local health of ficer at his" request. Charges for nurses should be: graduate nurses, $75 per month; undergraduates and aids, S3O to SSO, according to quali fications, with expenses to all. Fifth—Undergraduates and un trained volunteers will be used only under the supervision of graduate nurses and with the approval of the health department. Sixth—Copies of health depart ment pamphlets relative to the cure of Influenza will be widely distri buted. Presbyterian Synod Is Indefinitely Postponed The Presbyterian Synod of Penn sylvania which was scheduled to meet in the Pine Street Presbyterian Church, October 22, has been indefi nitely postponed. It was learned to day. The reason assigned for post ponement is the Spanish influenza epidemic, and the Health Department ban on public gatherings. More than 200 delegates were ex pected to be present at the synod. Preparations were made for an im portant meeting of the representa tives from all -parts of the state. VIOLATED PAROLE John Brown .alias Pigeon Brown, was arrested last night by Detective Hyde Speese on the charge of vio lating his parole from tho Eastern Penitentiary. He is being held until the arrival of authorities from the Penitentiary. l! DON'T TELEPHONE || 11 Unless it is absolutely necessary. So many of || 11 our operators are absent due to illness that we || 11 can only care for calls compelled by sickness 11 lor war necessities, . ll During the Influenza Epidemic || Don't jeopardize lives by demanding unessential 31 service from the small remaining number of op- I erators who are doing their utmost now. I The Bell Telephone Company of Penna. I TUESDAY EVENING-. GERMANS DRIVE BELGIANS INTO MILITARY WORK Government Issues Protest at Brutality of Hun Rulers; Outrages Continue Havre, Oct, B.—The Belgian gov- j ernment lias Issued a statement that! from the coast to beyond the city j of Bruges, the male population be tween the ages of 18 and 48 have; been brutally torn from their homes and forced to labor In German mili tary work, "The Belgian government has been conferring for several weeks past with the Allied governments on the subject of measures which are nec essitated by methods of systematic destruction and pillage which the enemy is employing In territory he is obliged to evacuate, "Belgium has been from the be ginning of the War exposed to the outmjywi of tho < German armlo# At tho Very moment the new imperial chancellor is pro claiming hi* anxiety for the happi ness of people* and his will to work for the deliverance of humanity, tho Belgian government receives news of fresh excesses on tho part of iha German armies in occupied Bel glum. "From tho coast to beyond Bruges tho mate population from 15 to 45 years la 'being taken from their homes and subjected to the moat brutal treatment. Theso men are compelled to work nt forced labor for the military needs of tho en emy. "A vengeful clamor would rIBO from the wholo world If, at the mo ment of leaving Belgian soil, the German armies renewed with re doubled cruelty tho excesses which marked tho Invasion of Belgium, and if they undertook to consummate tho ruin of tho country by pillage, arson and the wholesale deportation at tho people." TO BUILD "V" HUT AT RETIILEHEM STEEL Ralph R. Wolfe, Kansas City, Mo., was a Harrlsburg visitor to-day, con ferring with J. B. Carruthers, gen eral secretary of the State Young Men's Christian Association on plans for the war work hut to bo erected at tho plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company at Bethlehem. Mr. Wolfe will be secretary In charge of the new hut which will be built along the lines of the regular "Y" huts In France. It Is the first building of Its ldnd built In an Industrial plant, It Is said. CITY RECEIPTS LOW According to City Treasurer Web er's report for September the city has a balance on October 1 amounting to $323,451.99. The September 1 bal ance , was $436,755.45. The monthly receipts were $28,334.51 and the ex penditures, $141,637.97. AUDITORS REPORT APPROVED Judge McCarrell to-day approved the report Of the auditors, S. C. Rudy and Walter L. Guyer, who examined the accounts of the Steelton school treasurer. The 1917 receipts were $112,439.90; the expenditures, $103,- 915.85, leaving a cash balance at the end of the year amounting to SB,- 524.05. The assets are fixed at $402,- 000 and the net liabilities at $93,- i 288.68. Foch Predicts Success of Loan Marshal Foch expects the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign to be a "magnificent success. Mis confidence in the outcome of the present financial drive' constitutes another reason why every Amer ican should lend without Stint. In a cablegram the generalissimo saidi I am. very greatly touched oy your felicitations upon the occa sion of hijr (birthday) anniver sary and 1 thank your sincerely: The Fourth Liberty Loan will be ft magnificent success if your fel low citizens put into the subscrip tions the same spirit that ( your soldiers put into the battle. V J "Clean the Furnace Day" May Be Annual Event Hearty endorsement has been given to "Clean the Furnace Day" to be held here Friday, by C. M. Kaltwas ser, of the Harrlsburg Light and Power Company, He urges full sup port of Harrlsburg In the new meas ure for fuel conservation, Friday was named as the day set apart for gleaning furnaces, by Fuel Administrator Hlckok, in line with plans to save coal here. It is the first time any date was set for this work but it may become an annual event, Fuel Administration officials predict. In addition to cleaning furnaces necessary repairs should be mado on Friday. These Include adjustment of drafts and steam gauges, and other essential repairs. \ "As a laxative, and for stomach trouble, Dr. \ Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a wonderful H \ remedy. I suffered greatly from indigestion f| \ and found relief after using one bottle." T \ (From a letter to Dr. Caldwell written by V \ Cecily Fitzgerald, 829 14th St., Parkersburg, J Constipation is a condition that should j never be neglected. The eliminative process I is an essential factor in digestion and on its proper functioning depends the welfare of the entire system. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin relieves constipation without griping or other discomfort. DR7 CALDWELL'S Syrup Pepsin The Perfect Laxative Sold by Druggists' Everywhere 50 cts, {fZ)*sLoo • ■ ■ A TRIAL BOTTLE CAN BE OBTAINED. FREE OF CHARGE. BY WRITING TO DR. W. 8. CALDWELL, 459 WASHINGTON STREET. MONTICELLO. ILLINOIS GERMANS PILLAGE BELGIAN TOWN IN LEA VINGCOUNTRY Instructed to Escape In Civil-* lan Clothing Witli Hope of Getting Home Amsterdam, Oct, §.—The evacuation by the Qermans of the Belgian coast region is continuing the frontier cor respondent of the Telegraph reports. The telephone lines between the fron tier and the coast were being taken down yesterday and to-day. The stores of material at Knokke, ' near the coast five miles from the Dutch border, have been set on fire, the reports state, and many factories have been undermined in preparation for their quick destruction. As part of the occupying troops would have to choose between capture and flight when tite evacuation oo curs, the correspondent points' out, instructions have -been given them, he says, to escape to Holland In civi lian clothes with tho object of evad ing Imprisonment and subsequently returning to German'y. K. OF C. POSTPONES MEETING Owing to the influenza epidemic tho Installation of officers of Har rlsburg Council, No. 869, Knights of Columbus, will be postponed until further notice, as will also the reg ular business meetings scheduled for tonight until October 22. American Steamer Is Sunk at Sear 6 Lost When Vessels Collide Washington, Oct, B,—The Ameri can steamer Westgate, of the naval overseas transportation service, has been sunk at sea, with the loss of six members of iier crew, in collision with the steamer American. The American picked up the sur vivors and is proceeding to port, I A dispatch to the Navy Depart ment to-day reporting the sinking, said it occurred about 600 miles off the Atlantic coast, but did not give I the time, The Westgate was a cargo carrier of 6,800 gross tons. Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. - Ad\. New Store Hours The New Store of , Itlst n f „ w suggestions for the OPEN 0.00 A. M. VM M a - - curly Christmas shopper—Huy CLOSE ------- 5.30 P. M.o 1111 ■ ■A f f m early and save time, labor and Saturday WW |VI I §#■ 11 I\ H trouble ' OPEN OA. M.— CLOSE OP. M. ▼ V X JLg JL W J ill . I JUST THE SUIT FOK SCHOOL Wonderful Valuesfor the Boys MWJmr For the Month October Boys' S" 69C I(M W r Commemorating the Twenty-Fourth Anniversary of the business Rove' * Waists, QQ * pjj IS ( jSzfS career of William Strouse, who has always been a friend to all DOjrS Shirts, O C W fH £slß# hoys; who sees their needs and supplies them, always giving All Strictly Fast Colors and Cut ■ rs them tho best they can get for their money, regardless of market Extra Large conditions. To verify these statements wo ask you to glance —" , I J at tl,csc hems for Wednesday, October 9, and then come early BOYS' CORDUROY PANTS / that we have what you are looking for. We will show you Just the kind for school wear. where you arc saving from $1 to $5 on every purchase. 21th Anniversary $1.39 ■— i n n... ■.. . . ■ TTII ll"tj —g A BOY'S CORDUROY SUIT THAT CANNOT BE EQUALLED FOR $7.501 OU^^WEAT^RS^en^sT'^ooT^o^^rida^Tnd^ali^ay'wriTrv^decidrTtrTkai^hcnrou^i^Wednesday*'^ LOT NO. lat * <t i f|/\ j LOT NO. 2at All sizes in plain colors, maroon and blue, sj) X cV/V j All sizes—plain gray only. V The New Store of WM. STROUSE McAdoo Flans Putting Railroad Laws Into Etfect fly Associated Press Washington# Oct. I, —< Plans for strict enforcement of Federal safety laws end regulations on railroads were announced to-day by Direotor General MeAdeo, Frank McManamy, assistant director of operations for the railroad administration, has been placed In charge of a movement to round up violators, either employes or railroad manager, for prosecution or disciplining. OFFICERS TO ATTEND No drill will be held by Company I, of tho Reserve Militia to-night, but officers will be at the armory Ito givo Information. OCTOBER 8, 1918, William B. Bennett and Albert M. Mamer Called to Y.M.C.A.FieId Service William B. Bennett# 328 Emerald street, and Albert M. Hamer, 1100 North Second street, are to-day on their way to New York where they will take training before sailing overseas as Y. M, C. A. secretaries. Beth made application several months ago to enter Y. M, C. A. service. They were accepted but delay In receiving passports was the cause of their not sailing at an. earlier date. Albert M. Hamer, secretary of Draft Board No. 1, with offices in the oourthoute, la widely known here. William B. Bennett was to*-> merly an agency organiser for tftd New York Life Insurance Company, holding that title until about a' month ago when he came from the Allentown and Philadelphia district to Harrlsburg, Both men have many (riends here. - < Dr, Howard always msnmeaM OxidazeForCoughs, Colds, Br. Asthma Years of study and observation con vinced him It would safely, quickly mid surely stop n bad cough and give Instnnt relief In Bronchial Astlimn. Money hack If It falls. Ounranteed harmless. At all drug glats. A. Ciorgus.
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