20
Rides in Box Cars
With Harrisburg Boys
An accurate description of life with
the American Expeditionary Forces
in France is contained in a letter
written by Corporal Leonard Orme
rod. Headquarters Company 12. F. A.,
who was with the Blue Devils on
their now famous visit to the United
States, and who were entertained by
the Harrisburg chapter of the Red
Cross, and the Motor Messenger Corps
of the Red Cross while they visited
this city.
Corporal Ormerod's letter, address
ed to Mrs. George A. Heisley, I*ol
Front street, who is prominently con
nected with the local Red Cross, ic
counts a ride the corporal had to
the battlefront in a box car with
two other Harrisburg boys, while a
half dozen other Harrisburg boys
rode in the car next to his. He tells
the names of the boys in his letter.
Corporal Ormerod also recounts
some interesting experiences of the
battle at Chateau Thierry, in which
his command was engaged. He was
in this country at the time, however,
and so did not tieke part in the bat
tle. But he did hear a number of
interesting personal experiences from
friends who were in the battle, whl.-a
he recounts.
Quartered With Horses
"Though this letter is addressed to
you in person. 1 am going to ask you
to share It with your fellowtv irkers
in the Red Cross motor service, who
were so cordial to me and my French
proteges last May and 1 am writing
this in the native haunts of tlie "Blue
Devils," on the eve of the portentous
things that 1 may not even discuss,
and knowing the patriotism and en
thusiasm of your city, I am sure you
will be interested.
"1 sit in front of a cafe in ,a little
village Just a few kilometers behind
the front, where a part of my regi
ment is billeted. Since I rejoined the
command four days ago, I have been
steeping in the loft of an ancient barn
and 1 reach my rest tor roof) by
climbing a ladder that had lost most
of its rungs when Washington coss
**u the Delaware. Below me 25
horrcs stamp and snort all night, hut
there is no surplus hay, so tny two
blankets are spread right on the
boards.
"From my seat here I can see miles
in every direction, the wooded heights
and fertile slopes, with the Moselle
river threading between them, malt
ing one of the most picturesque land
scapes 1 have even seen. From here
one may count the spires in half a
dozen villages.
"We have been resting here, groom
ing ourselves for whatever task may
lie before us. Twice nas the divi
sion been mentioned in general orders
for the part it played at Chateau
Thierry and Soissons—while I was
away. And having already cut our
teeth on the steel ring about Ber
lin, we know we will be assigned no
junior part in the future.
Missed Much During Trip
"At my request I have been as
signed to the liason detail and will
have charge of a small group in the
infantry positions. It will be thus
be my privilege to go "over the top"
with the first infantry wave and keep
the artillery advised as to our where
abouts. by whatever means of com
munication are available. If I can
show enough agility in dodging shells
and machine gun bullets 1 ought to
be among the first into Berlin.
"Certainly I missed a big party
while I was away, and I found many
changes in my regiment on my re
turn. Some of the boys had weird
experiences. One of pay friends was
standing talking to an infantryman
examining a pair of field glasses the
latter wished to sell him A shell
burst near, killing the infantryman
In At glen, Pa., says Peter P. Carney
Every Citizen Belongs to Can Club
Atglen is a town in Pennsylvania.
A right smart'town is Atglen. Nev
ertheless it is a good wager that
not more than one hundred trap
shooters know where Atglen is lo
cated.
We'll let you in on some things
about Atglen, so that you will know
what we are driving at.
It is located in Chester county, 50
miles front Philadelphia, has a pop
ulation of 546 souls, and has set a
mark In trapshooting annals that
will not soon be surpassed.
Every male resident of Atglen is a
member of the Gun Club. Once a
year a registered trapshooting tour
nament Is conducted. The one this
year attracted 9" shooters. 75 com
ing in automobiles over the I-lncoln
Highway. They came because it
Deaths and Funerals
AIRS. CATHAHINE HA I.TOSSKR
DIES UK F.NEI.MOSIA
Mrs. Catharine B. Baltosser, aged j
years, died yesterday noon at the
Polyclinc Hospital from pneumonia.'
Funeral services will be held at her'
lute home. 2150 Penn street; Saturday!
looming, i it o'clock. Burial will J
peltate Hiid will be made in Mt.
t , l.arj Cemetery.
Airs. Hallosser is survived by her
I. Mbaud, George W. Baltosser; two
. • ns. Elmer Baltosser and George Bal- !
i .ser; her father, Michael Conway;
I IC sister, Mary Conway, and three j
l .others, .lames Conway, Thomas Con
and Michael Conway.
AIRS. IDA J IMS XBCKLEV
Mrs. Ida Jane Aleckley, aged 61 ;
; -is, died yesterday afternoon at her I
•one, 2030 North Fourth street. ,
I .neral services will be held Satur
day afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the Rev.!
.1. 11. Mortimer, pastor of the Camp I
Ciirtln Memorial Methodist Church, i
officiating. Burial will be made in
.-hoop's Church Cemetery. She is sur-I
vlved by her husband, S. J. Meckley; j
h son. L.eroy Meckley; a daughter.
Mary Meckley, and a brother. William I
"
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UNIVERSITY OF Wharton Schdol of
PENNSYLVANIA Finance & Commerce •
Evening Courses
Announcement To
Registered Men and Women
11 Sessions are postponed due to Board of
Health ruling. Future arrangement will
make possible the regular course without
loss to the student. We appeal to your
patience and hope for your loyalty in view
of the nation-wide difficulties. Possible
opening October 14th.
THEO. J. GRAYSON, Director.
vVI
THURSDAY EVENING,
I instantly, so my friend got the fieid
glasses for nothing. There was noth
ing he could do with them that would
I help the owner, who incidentally had
! taken them from a Qerria.i.
j "But the saddest story was tnat
of one of my comrades who saw a
1 soldier lying dead by the roadside,
his head hit by shrapnel. Besides
the body lay two pictures, one evi
dently that of his mother. The other
was that of a girl, all smiles, and on
it was written in a feminine hand:
| "I'll be waiting for you." Evidently
ihe had found time and strength to
i take the photography front his pocket
; that he might look at them once more
with mortal eyes. So you can see the
war changes many things and instead
jof his beloved witting for him, he
will be waiting 'or her beside tho
Great White Throne.
"Yes, there are many soldiers in
France doing a most necessary work
behind the line. And 1 would not
rob them of any credit. But I want
to ask you to share your warmest
welcome and your hnpplest tears for
the soldiers of the infantry, the ar
tillery and the army engineers. On
that glad day, when all your men
come marching home, remember that
these were the ones who faced the
hardships, who stood for hours with
only a gas mask between them and
a horrible death, who toiled through
mud till their hearts seemed burst
ing, who got wet when it rained and
went hungry when a shell hit the
ration cart. These are the men who
are wearing hobnailed shoes, while
those on higher duties are wearing
russets, and who are buying your
liberty with their blood, and doing it
joyously. How 1 wish some of you
could Just walk through this village
and see these men. They have fnod
the .voist the war has to offer, yet.
after a short rest they are literally
straining at the leash again. There
are absolutelv no 1 eroics. You would
think it was the World's series and I
guess it is.
Sleets Harrisburg Hoys
"You will be interested to know
that when I reuehed France 1 rode
away from the port of debarkation in
a box car with too Harrisburg boy*.
Charles Goodyear and Harry C. Grif
fin. In an adjoining car was Harry
W. Zollinger. Dennis Cocklin, John
Harbold, Clark Koons, and other Har
risburg soldiers. I was with them
four days, and left them at an ar
tillery camp in southern France,
first impression of the country was
a pleasant one. In spite ot our mode
of travel, for the harvest was just
beginning. In most of the .telds eld
men were cutting the grain v.'th old
fashtoned "cradles," but in not a fen
eases we saw barefooted girls, reap
ing with haitd sickles, just as Ruth
must have gleaned in the fit-Ids of
Boaz.
"In coming back to Europe I
brought a new inspiration with me.
and 1 am trying as best I can to pass
it on to my fellow soldiers. I never
tire of telling them how enthusiastic
I found the people of "the States,"
nOr how well I was received as the
"ambassador of the American Soldiers
in France."
"Will you not acknowledge the re
ceipt of this letter? It has given me
great pleasure to write it, for it
brings back one o. the most pleasant
experiences of my visit home. As I
turn my face to the north there comes
to me a line from "a Tale of Two
Cities."
"A far, far better thing I do than
I have ever done; a far. far better
rest I'll know than I nave ever
known.
Most sincerely.
CORP. LEONARD ORMEF.OD.
Headquarters Co., 12th F. A.,
A. E. F."
was a Red Cross Shoot. It was to
aid the cause of humanity. Then,
again, it was announced that the
Atglen Chapter of the Red Cross
would provide lunch. Those who
have been to Atglen know what this
means.
The entire profits of the tourna
ment. dinners and all, were turned
over to the Red Cross. These pro
fits amounted to $497.60, and one
shooter immediately handed the
funds to make the total SSOO. There
Isn't another gun club in a town
of the same population that can
show such a record. Many will try
for it, however, within the next year.
This is only another indication of
what the trapshooters of the United
States are doing for the American
Red Cross.
| E. Grove.
ARTHUR BENTZEI.
j D. E. Bentzel. 440 Crescent street.
left yesterday for Emmltsburg, where
|he will attend the funeral of his
brother. Private Arthur Bentzel. The
I private died at Camp Meade Monday
from pneumonia.
Instalment Houses Are
Jolted by Appeals Court
FrankfonJ. Ky.—The practice of
| some instalment houses of placard-
J ing the houses of delinquent custom
ers received a jolt when the court
of appeals held the method libelous
in the ease of Mary Thompson, of
• Uatonta, against Adelberg & Ber
' man, nc., of Covington.
; She came home and found in her
I window and elsewhere about the
premises stating that "our agent has
I called on you for payment' and she
.would be saved annoyance by pay
ment at the store.
She sued for $3,000 libel, but a
| demurrer was sustained in her peti
tion. The court of appeals, in an
I opinion by Commissioner Clay, re-
I manded the case for trial.
Any Kind of Peace With This Vulture Is Repugnant
INFLUENZA CREST
BY NEXT WEEK
[Continued from Fin-t Page.J
received its first patients this morn
ing. The Health Officer thinks that
the epidemic continues to spread and
that there is no noticeable change for
the better. Half a dozen physicians
filed reports this morning at the City
Health Bureau stating that they had
an aggregate of sixty four new
"flu" patients within the last
twenty-four hours. If all the phy
sicians would have reported the de
partment thinks they would disclose
that several hundred new cases de
veloped over night.
Xo Cause For Alarm
Because only a few physicians are
making daily reports of their new
cases the Health' Officer said it is
impossible to make an accurate cal
culation as to how rapidly the dis
ease is spreading. But Dr. Raunick
thinks that the Harrisburg physi
cians are doing very effective work,
although being overworked, and that
Harrisburg in general is paying heed
to the advice on car and treatment
of the patients.
There have been some deaths,
but he characterized the number so
small, compared with the large
number of serious cases, as to be re
markably low. The Health Officer
and a committee of members of the
Red Cross conferred for an hour this
morning, discussing matters pertain
ing to the maintenance of the emer
gency hospital in the Saltzman resi
dence.
Dr. Raunick said that the city will
not open an emergency hospital un
til the situation becomes more serious
and that then he will have to be
satisfied that the regular hospitals
cannot take care of all the most
serious cases. He said that for the
present there is no cause for alarm.
With at least two hundred new
cases reported in the city, and two
more deaths during the last twenty
four hours, the influenza situation in
Harrisburg shows no improvement,
and Dr. Raunick, city health officer,
estimated last night that the crisis
likely will not be reached until some
time next week.
S'yfeen deaths foini in;luen::a have
'.courted in the city since October 1,
and 1,429 deaths through >u '.he
state. Besides the deaths due to In
flutnza, there ha-'c been 769 deaths
d ie to pneumonia. Pneumonia Inveiv
maty cases devt-lopjs from Spanish
ItiJ'.a. nza.
Dr. Raunick last night issued a
statement declaring that residents of
the city should abstain from crowd
ing the stores during the prevalence
of the disease.
>rT liquor Order
"A lot of the effort of our closing
orders is lost, if people insist upon
crowding the stores, especially when
they have no intention of doing any
shopping," he said, "keep out of the
stores unless you want to buy some
thing and then don't linger after
your errand is finished."
Dr. Royer last night issued a sup
plementary liquor order as follows:
"Supplementing order dated October
3, proclamation October-4, and sup
plemental order October 6, concern
ing discontinuing sale of alcoholic
stimulants except for medical pur
poses, I beg to advise you that your
order should cover sales by brew
eries. distilleries, and manufacture's.
"In communities \yhere no drug
stores are available, arrangements
had better be made to furnish phy
sicians alcoholic stimulants for use
in treating the sick."
42 Cases at Hospital
Forty-two cases of Spanish influ
enza now arc under treatment at
the Harrisburg Hospital. Six were
admitted during yesterday afternoon
and last night. Three patients who
were there for the disease were dis
charged last night.
DR. WIENER NO BETTER
Dr. Hyman R. Wiener, 234 State
street, who is at the Harrisburg Hos
pital suffering with Spanish Influ
enza, was reported this morning to
be in a serious condition, with little
change since yesterday. Mrs: Wie
ner, his wlfq, who was there with
Spanish influenza also, was dis
charged yesterday.
Medical Students to Aid
State Fight Growing Epidemic
"Twenty advanced • medical stu
dents will be sent from the Univer
sity of Pittsbutgh to heiy the doc
tors in the battle against influenza
in Schuylkill county, where condi
tions are still serious. To-day we
have not heard of many new cen
j ters. There hits not been much
spread beyond counties previously
. affected in the western part of the
state and fresh outbreaks in the
| anthraciate region have not been
numerous" said Dr. B. F. Royer,
State Commissioner of Health, in j
summarizing morning reports on the !
influenza epidemic.
The number of deaths due to in
fluenza has not been much increased
beyond the 1..429 mark for seven
days reported last night by the re
ports arriving to-day. Dr. Royer
said that he would have additional
reports to-night, including some dis
tricts which had not pervlously re
ported. There is a great need for
doctors and nurses. The State De
partment of Labor and Industry,
State Hospitals and some industrial
establishments have turned over
their medical men for work in com
munities which are being organized
by the State Department of Health
to combat the disease.
The .state branch of the Red
Cross has sent an appeal for fifty
nurses to be assigned where required
by the State Health Commissioner j
and William Jennings, chairman of
the Dauphin County Council of Na
tional Defense, has arranged to I
move doctors and nurses from this j
city by automobile and train to
points where needed. .
Red Cross Appeals For
Nurses to Fight Epidemic
Every atom of Harrisburg's avail- i
able nursing recourse is . very J
urgently needed by the local Red i
Cross chapter to fight the present!
epidemic of Spanish influenza. In [
order to keep the disease in check '
and to help those who are now suf- ,
fering, it is absolutely necessary
that the city's nurses register at |
once for emergency service.
Not only are graduate nurses,
needed! In addition undergraduate 1
nurses, women who can do sick-1
room service and persons who can j
prepare sickroom food are asked to >
contribute their services. "Married
women are not barred but are
eagerly welcomed," explained Red
Cross officials. "We want workers
for sickroom service immediately." ■
The committee in charge of the
Red Cross co-operation with the,
State Health Department has been
very active, their only handicap be
ing the lack of nurses. Nurses are .
being placed in the various emer- >
gency hospitals and supplies through 1
the town are pouring into Red Cross
headquarters to be distributed im
mediately
The division headquarters, realiz
ing the imperative nature of the
need, has sent Alan Wilson, assist
ant division manager to take charge .
of Red Cross co-operation. 'His pf
fices will be'in the State Health De
partment suite.
Another feature of the Work be
ing done at" present is that of dis
tributing United States Public '
Health service pamfihlets on Span
ish influenza as health propaganda.
Postmen of the city were given a
large quantity of the brochures to
be distributed. Persons desiring
copies of the booklet may secure
them on application to local head
quarters. An exposition of symp
toms and cure of the disease is
given. . .
National Defense Council .
Pledges Aid to the State
Philadelphia, Oct. 10. —The entire
state organization of the Pennsyl
vania Council of National Defense,'
with more than 20,000 workers, has
been placed at the disposal of Dr.
B. F. Royer, Acting Commissioner of
Health, to assist in combatting and
preventing the spread of the influ
enza epidemic.
Spencer C. Gilbert, of Harrisburg,
a member of the defense council's
executive committee, is in daily con
| ference with Dr. Royer, as special
I representative through whom the
Health Commissioner's instructions
are being carried out by the coun
cil.
An appeal for automobiles for uis
of physicians and nurses and for
tents that may be used as emer
gency hospitals, has been issued by
Charlton Yarnall, vice director of
the council's medicine, sanitation
and hospitals department. Mr. Yar
nall has notified all county chair
men and members, of his department
to hold themselves at the orders of
Dr. Royer.
Kaiser Promises Share
in Alsace to Almighty
Berne. Oct. 10.—The German Em
peror, addressing tlie German soldiers
at Rufach. Alsace, late in September
said:
Neither the French nor the Ameri
cans will break through our front in
Alsace-Lorraine. We shall defend
with the last drop of our blood these
provinces which belong to us and
which the Almighty has entrusted to
us to administer as his stewards, and
we shall keep them for the benefit of
their inhabitants and the glory of
God.
Our faithful allies are with us in
this. The last drop of blood of every
Austrian and Hungarian soldier, the
last drop of blood of every Bulgar
ian add Turkish soldier will be shed
before our enemies wrest from us
I land which belongs to Germany,
j Our enemies cannot and will not
j succeed. We are under divine pro
i tection.
General Wood, 58, Still
Hopes For Chance in France
Camp Funston, Kan.. Oct. 10. —
' Major General Leonard Wood to
! day celebrated his birthday anniver
i sary, having reached the age of fifty -
I eight years. Denied the opportunity
of overseas service with the division
I he trained and which is now in
' France, General Wood is now in
! command of Camp Funston, where
! he is getting another division ready
j for foreign service.
General Wood still clings to the
i hope that be will be allowed to go
| overseas with the boys now training
j under his direction.
General Wood, sometimes called .
i "the Prophet of Preparedness,"
constantly preaches against over
confidence. He tells his soldiers that
when any one asks how long the war
is going to last to reply "Until we
I win!"
No Comfort For
the Liquor Trade!
Dr. B. F. Royer, the State Com
missioner of Health, has informed
representatives of theatrical cir
cuits and the Pittsburgh liquor deal
ers that he cannot give any assur
ance when the anticongregating and
closing ban will be raised. The
liquor people have protested against
'the order forbidding supplying what
they call "family trade," but the
Commissioner has not shown any
signs of moving, although he says
he will purstie any plan they may
have to suggest to met the situation
and that will not be prejudicial to
public health.
All of to-day telegrams and tele
phone messages were received ask
ing when the ban Was to be lifted
but nothing can be stated.
Lieut. Wesley Harding
Among the Wounded
First Lieutenant Wesley Harding,
of the Eleventh United States In
fantry, son-in-law of William H. Ball,
secretary to the Governor, was
wounded in action in France a
month ago, according to word re
' ceived from an officer of his regi
ment.
Lieutenant Harding is a resident
of Philadelphia and entered the
Army at the same time as his broth
er-in-law, Lieutenant Whitney Ball,
now with a machine gun battalion.
He has been in u number of actions.
Cumberland Valley
Shops 100 Per Cent. Good
in Liberty Loan Drive
Chnmbfraiturir, Oct. 10.—The Cum
berland Valley Railroad shops, J. C.
j Xorris, foreman,- have achieved an un
usual honor. First it went 100 per
jcent. on Liberty Bonds as It did in
| the last drive. Then it went 100 per
! cent, on one hundred dollar bonds.
| every man of the 60 employed tak
ing 1100 In Liberty Bonds. C. V. paint
shop has also gone 100 per cent, on
bonds. Fred Hankins, chairman of
railroads, reported a total of $120,-
500, jumping from less than $50,000.
TRIO FIN 111) IN CO I' RT
E. Blair Hamilton. C. A. Trout and
F. E. Curley, Pennsy empolyes at the
Altoona classification yards, plead
guilty In court on the charge of lar
ceny, entering with intent to steal
and receiving stolen goods. Both
Hamilton and Trout were given a
fine of S6O costs while Curley got off
with a $lO fine and costs. The trio
were arrested after a quantity of
whisky, shipped from a Pittsburgh
establishment, had Ve pn taken from
a freight car while the liquor was
yet in transit and laying in the yards.
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Dives, Pomeroy 3c Stewart
This Week's Group of Specials
For Friday Tell of Big Savings
No Friday Specials ® roadc l ot h f° r Dresses |
4 JfiEji $4.50 Quality; inches wide,
or Phone Orders tr rHnl ln a rich shu(|e ° f pium. special
Hf< Friday only, yd s:t.o<)
17111 _ J . Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
Street Floor
Plaid Silks -#^f|rfHt Black Dress Goods
SDfeciallv Priced ißr BnMI AII Woor French serge,
ojJCLidliy FitbCU BL;M| MuMegT.gimfWßSr 42 inches wide. Special Friday
Regulur $1.75 grades.of Plaid only, yd $1.05*
, j Silks, in seven distinct pat- • * "* $3.50 French Serge, 54 inches
I terns. Special Friday only, yd., jy j' Mil A wide. Special Friday only,
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewa'rt, 5 ' Dives, Ponierov & Stewart"
Women's Union Suits D ° n 1 forget that you Women's Seamless Hose
have been appointed a 50c Black Silk Lisle Seamless
Special for Friday II Hose with ribbed tops. Special I
committee of one to buy Friday only ~ 30c
75c White Lisle Union Suits, Black Split Sole Out Size
knee length. Special Friday LibertV Bonds tO VOUC Seamless Hose. Special Friday
only 50c J J only 30c
limit Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
SI.OO White Cotton Ribbed Street Floor
Vests, fleece lined and dutch !___————
neck with elbow sleeves. Special Don't let the Hun .
Friday only, , : 65c ;•
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. have the laugh on us Men's Winter Under
street Floor through his recent over- wear
tnr ( n - ,-,-aco $1.50 Egyptian Cotton Ribbed
tures tor peace. Shirts and Drawers of medium
Dress and Coat Linings Beat the Hun to it and ST ■ * **"*•• SS
32 inch Black Satine. Special . T j„ . SI.OO Natural Wool Finished
Friday only, yard 35c your Uduerty JjOnuS Shirts and Drawers of medium
. -. - . weight. Special Friday only,
40 inch Farmer's Satin, in P"ty B dirge lOr tttC each 00c
black. Special Friday only, whole Run _ Dive s. Pomeroy & Stewart.
- auc Street Floor
32 inch Fancy Venetian Cloth. IMPORTANT! '
Special Friday only, yd CBc '
Dives, pomeroy & Stewart. Delivery services are Men's Seamless Silk
Street Floor * , . . , T • i tj
more or less impaired -Lisle tlose
just nOW, SO We request 35c Silk Blsle Socks in black
_ i ti • f and white. Special Friday
Sample Pairs of tbat you carr y small only 2Uc '
Fall Curtains purchases whenever it is Fancy o piu'd''snu"soci™ 'with
$ 1.00 to $7.00 sample pairs of possible tQ do SQ only.' 0 T.ISc
Curtains, in scrim, net and _, ' „ „
. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
madras, one pair of a kind, some C. O. D. sales will be Street Floor
slightly soiled. Special Friday made Qnly j n urgent
onljf; pair 50c to $3.50 racc _
p . ' Cotton Pongee
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, °
I ZEJtZ. 1 Use your telephone Prid
| , ... ~ 59c Pongee, 36 inches wide, in
Regular SI.OO Petticoats yw en w really rough finish, special Friday
6 _ necessary to do so. >d 45c
Friday, — 65 c Silk Pongee, 36 inches
wide, one half silk. , Special
Cotton Petticoats, with black Friday only, yd., 29c
grounds and colored Roman Women's Lace Boots, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
stripes; tailored flounce. ,Spe- •
cial Friday only. Exceptional Savings street Floor
Grev Soisette Moire Dresses.
Special Friday only $1.95 Tan cal ' va ">P and K'ey kid
vamp high-cut Lace Boets, with tj r
Dives, Ponjeroy & Stewart, white kidskin top, pointed toe .KemnantS OI
Second Floor. lasts with high heels; not all Curtain W*tc
i sizes. Special -Friday only, wunain IN CIS
~ $4.95 19c to 50c remnants of Cur-
Colored Dress Goods SS * SO patent colt and b,ack - tain Xet - Special Friday only,
kidskin vamp Lace Shoes, with * a ,c
$1.25 French Serge, 42 inches black cloth tops, stitched soles 75 C to SI.OO remnants of Cur
and half Louis heels. Special tatn Net for door -panels. Spe
wlde, navy, brown and gray. prfday on]y $2.95 clal Krlday only> yd 50c
Special Friday only, yd 95c Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dive „ Poraeroy & Stewart,
$1.25 Navy Costume Serge, 42 Street Floor, Rear. Third Floor.
Inches wide. Special Friday
only, yd*. SI.OO
$3.00 stripe and cheek Suit- .Groceries Reduced Dress Cottons
mg 50 and 54 inches wide. Peters Delicious Breakfast Reduced
Cocoa, 6 22c cans. Friday 39c Madras Shirting in neat
Special Friday only, yd.,.. $1.95 only " Uc
_ „ ~ . and Taney colored stripes. Spe
s3.oo All Wool .Panama, 54 5 10c cans, h riday only, 40c
~, ' ~ ' _ • cial Friday only, yd., 29c
Inches wide; in navy and black, Toasted Corn I-lakes. Special
Friday only, 3 packages,... 33c Percale. 36 Inches wide, in
■l% to 4 yard lengths. Special
Swisi Cheese. 3 lb. cuts, $1.98 neat and fancy stripes Special
Friday only, yd j1.95
Hecker's Cream barena, 2 Friday only, yd.,. 28c
$3.50 All Wool Navy Serge, packages 25c
50 inches wide. Special Friday Assorted Sugar Wafers. Spe
cial Friday only, lb 30c* shades and stripes. Special Frl
only, yd $2.95 *
Sweet Pickles, fresh and crisp. day on i y> yd 351 ,
Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, Special Friday only, doz., 12% c
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
Street Floor Basement Basement
js . • _
OCTOBER 10, 1918.
Two Face Perjury
Charge; Tell Draft
Board They Married
_Willic McClain, employed at the
Central Iron und Steel Company,
and Ella Brown, 328 Cherry street,
were arrested by City Detective Jlyde
Speese this morning on the charge
of perjury. They *vill be given a
hearing. It is said thgy appeared
before City Board No. 1, where Mc-
Claln is registered for the draft, and
made affidavits they were husband
and wife, and secured deferred clas
sification on those grounds. It de
veloped after an investigation by De
tective Speese that they took ojit ft
marriage license February 9, but
never were married.
RESERVE DRILLS ALL OFF
Owing to the influenza order the
meetings of companies of the Har
risburg Reserves for election of of
ficers to-morrow night'and all drills
at the armory und for high school
student classes have been postponed
by Major H. M. Stine until further
notice. The major has recommend
ed that students study the drill reg
ulations and be prepared for inten
sive work when drills can be
sumed.
! Allies Find Beirut
Abandoned by Turks ■
l.onclon. Oct. 10. —French and Brit-
Ish warships which entered Beirut,
the chief seaport of Syria, on Sunday,
found that the town had been evacu
' ated by the Turks, says an official
statement Issued to-day by the Brit
ish war office.
Beirut was occupied by detach
ments of British Indian infantry orl
Tuesday.
Railroad Notes
j Royce Weaver, C. V. R. R.
I gagemaster, was brought to his homev'
at Chambersburg from Hagcrstown
seriously ill with Influenza.
Captain W. R. Snodßrass. Marlins
burg, a well known "Cumberland Val
ley railroad conductor. Is laid up with
the grip.
ANIMAL CKNSIIS <!OKS OVKK
The hog and cuttle census to have
been conducted by the county food
administrators of the twelve princi
pal states in the country through the
schools lias been postponed until
I October 30, it was announced by the
Ifood administration. it originally
| was to have been held this week, but .
'was postponed because of the in
fluenza epidemic.