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GERMANS DRAFT
REPLY TO NOTE
OF U. S I IN WAR
Kaiser Summons Sovereigns
ol" Federal States for
Conference on Answer
By Associated press
Amsterdam, Oct. 11.—Em
peror William lias summoned
tip- sovereigns of all the Ger
man federal states to Berlin for
a consultation before answer
ing President Wilson's note, ac
cording to a Cologne dispatch.
Such a conference Is unique in
the history of Germany.
Copenhagen, Oct. 11.— The Ger
man reply to President Wilson's
noto was drafted after a conference
of Prince Maximilian, the imperial
German chancellor. Vice-Chancellor
von Payer,? the ministers and mili
tary representatives of the govern
ment.
This information is contained In a
dispatch received here from Berlin.
Amsterdam. Oct. 11. The semioffi
cial Wolff Bureau of Berlin has
made public President Wilson's reply
to the peace proposals of Prince
Maximilian, the Imperial German
German chancellor, with the follow
ing. note appended:
"The official text of the reply is
still awaited, but the reply shows
that further declarations from tho
German government are necessary.
To that end careful consideration by
the government is necessary.
"A reply to the President's linal
question has been given by the
speech in the Reichstag, October 5,
by President Fehrenbach, who, in
the name of the German naiton, de
clared the Reichstag approves the
peace offer and makes it its own."
PAYS SHARE TO STATE
The county treasurer to-day paid
the state $2,750 as its share of the
receipts from hunters' licenses is
sued thus far at the treasury. A to
tal of 3,371 licenses was granted up
to noon to-day. The aggregate issued
up to the same date of a year ago
was 3,165.
LIEUT. JOHNSTON
MISSING IN ACTION
(Continued From First Page)
getting his preliminary air training
later at North Island, San Diego, in
the same state. Still later he went
to the Fort Sill, Oklahoma, school
for observers and to aviation head
quarters at Kelly School No. 2 at
San Antonio, Texas. Finishing
touches were put on Lieutenant
Johnston's aerial training at Hicks
Field, Fort Worth, Texas, where, in
April of last year, he received se
vere injuries as a result of falling 1
over 500 feet while instructing a j
student aviator that far. above j
ground. Both he and the student j
aviator suffered concussion of the j
brain and severe body bruises on i
account of the fall and both t-ecov- j
eredrfrom the same in a remarkably 1
short time.
The missing aerial officer lived in |
Marrisburg several years ago and
went to school at Mercersburg
Academy. He had made his home of •
recent years jn California and was !
in the employ of the Standard Oil
Company of that state when he en
listed in the "air."
LEGAL NOTICES
HARRISBURU LIGHT AND POWER
COMPANY
Notice of Special Meeting of Stock
holders
To the Stockholders of HARRISHUKG
LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
special meeting of the stockholders
of the HARHISBURG LIGHT AND
POWER COMPANY will be held at the
luincipal office of the Company, No.
22 North Second street, in the City of
Marrisburg, Pennsylvania, at ton
o'clock A. M.. on the 16th day of Oc
tober. 1918, for the following pur
puses, to wit;
(1) To approve or disapprove of the
proposed increase of the capital stock
of the Company from Three Million
Dollars ($3,000,000) to Three Million
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
($3,300,000).
(21 Consenting to and authorizing
the creation of Three Hundred Thou
sand Dollars ($300,000) par value ot
the capital stock of the Company as
common stock (provided an increase
of the capital stock of the Company
from Three Million Dollars ($3,000.-
000) to Three Million Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($3,300,000) shall
have been duly authorized by the
stockholders) so that tho authorized
amount of the common stock of tne
Company shall be Forty-one Thousand
(41,000) shares of the par value of
SSO each, the designations, rights,
privileges, limitations, preferences
and voting powers, or prohibitions, re
strictions or qualifications of the vot
ing and other rights and powers oi
the holders of such additional com
mon stuck to be the same as those of
the holders of tho now outstanding
common stock.
(3) Authorizing the directors to sell
and dispose of such common stock ot
any part thereof upon such terms and
for such considerations and for such
purposes as they may deem proper
not inconsistent with the laws and
Constitution of the Commonwealth 01
Pennsylvania.
(4) Authorizing the directors to
adopt such new or amended form ot
stock certificates for the capital stock
of the Company, both preferred and
common, as they may deem advisable
l>y reason of the creation and issue
of said increased or additional com
mon stock. j 1
(5) Authorizing the doing of any
and all acts, and the execution of any
and all instruments necessary to carry
into effect such action as may be
taken by the stockholders at said
meeting, and as otherwise may oe
necessary or proper to effect the crea
tion and issue of the aforesaid com
mon stock of the Company.
This notice is given pursuant to the
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania and pursuant to resolution
adopted by the board of directors of
the Company.
Dated Ilarrlsburg. Pa.. August 16
1918 ' H. W. STONE!
Secretary.
NOTICE is hereby given that appli
cation will be made by J. E. Rice to
the Board of Pardons of Pennsylva
nia, on Wednesday, October 16. 1918,
for the benefit of the commutation law
under Act of Assembly of Pennsylva
nia. May 11, 1901. Said J. E. Rice is,
now serving sentence in the Dauphin
County Prison under Indictments N'os.
43 and 44. January Term, 1917.
WILLIAM A. McILHENN Y,
Warden.
ESSENTIAL LOANS
If you work, keep house and
pay your bills, consult us when
you need money.
Legal rate loans, sls to S3OO,
made on t personal property, real
estate or guaranteed notes.
Weekly or monthly payments
arranged to suit your convenience.
Co-operative
Loan & Investment Co.
204 Chestnut Street
U(JY MOKE LIBERTY BONUS
FRIDAY EVENING.
MARKETS
♦
New York, Oct. 11.—Shippings
forged ahead on extensive accumula
tion, Marine preferred inuklng a
now high record for the year at a
gain of 374 points, while American
International rose 3 74 and Atlantic,
Gulf and United Fruit 3 points each.
Mexican Petroleum and Texas
Company mado full recoveries, low
priced oils also showing stronger
tendencies. General Electric and
Westlnghouse also displayed further
strength and metals were dominated
by heavy buying of Chile Copper at
an advance of 174 points. United
States Steel was under moderate
pressure and rails wore noglectod.
NEW YORK STOCKS
Chandler Brothers ahd Company,
members of New York and Philadel
phia Stock Exchanges—3 North Mar
i ket Square, Harrlsburg; 336 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia; 34 Pine street,
I New York—furnish the following
quotations: Open. 2 pt m.
American Can 42*4 43 %
|Am Car and Foundry ... 83 8314
| Ainer Smelting 17 77
: Amer Woolens 61 51 >4
• Anaconda 6874 68%
I Atchison 87 74 87 74
'Baldwin Locomotive ... 7574 7674
I Baltimore and Ohio 53 74 53 74
I Bethlehem Steel 7174 71174
California Petroleum ... 20% 2174
Canadian Pacific 18874 168
Central Leather 656 74 65 74
Chesapeake and Ohio ... 57 5774
j .Chino Con Copper 3814 39
j Col Fuel and Iron 41 74 4t
Corn Products 4374 43%
I Distilling Securities .... 47 74 4 8
\ Erie 1574 15
■General Motors 10514 118
j Goodrich B F 52 5214
I Great Northern pfd .... 90% 90%
:Hide and Leather 1674 16%
Hide and Leather ,pfd .. 79 79%
{lnspiration Copper 54 74 53 74
: Kennecott 3374 3374
i Lackawanna Steel 73 73
Maxwell Motors 30 74 31 74
1 Merc War Ctfs 29 74 30 74
| Merc War Ctfs pfd 11674 1 18%
1 Mex Petroleum 128 132
■ Miami Copper 28% 28%
Mtdvale Steel 47% 48
I New York Central 74 74
I N Y N H and H 40 40
{Norfolk and Western ... 10 974 109 74
j Northern Pacific 88% 88 74
Railway Steel Spg 6774 6774
j Ray Con Copper 24 24
: Reading 81 74 81%
I Republic Iron and Steel . 56% 86 74
1 Southern Pacific 88 88
| Southern Ry 228 74 2 8.74
Studebaker 58 59 74
Union Pacific 128 128 .
US 1 Alcohol 101 101%
U S Rubber 63% 64
U S Steel 10674 106
Westlnghouse Mfg 42 74 44
Willys-Overland 21 74 22 74
PtIII.AI)RI,IHiA STOCKS
By Associated Press
I'lillnilelphla, Oct. 11. Wheat
No. i. soil, red. $2.25; No. 2. red, $2.24;
No. 2. soft. red. $2.22.
Bran The market Is steady; soft
winter, per ton. $46.50® 47.06; spring,
per ton. $44.00®45.00.
Corn The market is weak; No. 2,
v. as 1.. crude alio local •on,
$1.55® 1.70; No. 3. yellow, $1.55® 1.70.
Oats The market is lower;
No. 2. white, 79® 7974 c; No. 3, white,
7 7 74 © 7 Bc.
Leilncu Sugars Market steady;
powdered, 8.45 c; extra tine granulat
ed, 7.25 c.
Butter The market is higher;
western, extra, packed creamery,
5974 c; nearby prints, fancy, 64®66c.
Eggs-—Market higher; Pennsylvania
nnu 01 h-. m.'m i-bv 11 isis, free cases,
$16.20®16.50 per case; do., current re
ceipts. free cases, $15.60® 15.90 pet
case; western, extras, firsts, free cases.
$16.20@16.40 per case; do., firsts, free
cases, $15.60® 15.90 per case; fancy,
selected, packed, 58®60c per dozen.
Cheese The market is steady;
New York and Wisconsin, full mils.
32® 33 74 c.
Live Poultry—The market is lower;
fowls, not leghorns, 34@36c; white
leghorns, 32®3c; young, softmeated
roosters. 24® 25c; young, staggy roost
ers. 24025 c; old roosters, 24025 c;
spring chickens, not leghorns, 34®36c;
white leghorns. 30®32c; ducsk, Peking
spring, 30@33c; d0.,0id,30%33c; Indian
2®3Dc; spring oucks. Long
Island. so® 37c; turkeys. 37®3Sci
g' ese. nearby, 25®26e; western, 25®
26c.
Dressed Poultry Firm; turkeys,
nearby, choice to fancy, l 4Uc; do.,
fair to good. 32® 37c; do., old, 37038 c;
do., western, choice to fancy, 37®3sc;
do., fair to good, 32®36c; do., old toras,
30c; old. common. 30c; fresh killed
fowls, fancy, 37 74 ®3Bc; do., smaller
sizes,33®37c; old roosters.2*74c; spring
ducks, Long Island , 38@39c; spring
1 owls, fancy. 3n© ;<r. V4>'. <m.. good to
ducks, Pennsylvania. 38®39c; frozen
choice, 32®34c; do., stnuil sizes, 2s®
30c; dressed Pektn ducks higher. 34®
36c; old. Sueß2c; Indian Runners. 27®
27 74c; broiling chickens, western, 32®
40c; roasting chickens. 35c.'
Potatoes The market Is firm;
New Jersey. No. 1, $1.0001.15
per basket; du.. No. 2, 50®75c
per basket; do.. 150-11). hags. No. I.
$2.6503.00, extra quality; do., No. 2
$1. 9002.25; Pennsylvania, 100 lbs.]
$1.30®1.0.1. Nc \ urk. old. per 100 lbs.,
$1.55® 1.75; western, per 100 lbs., $1.25
©1.55; Maine, per 100 tt>s., $1.60®
1.80; Delaware and Maryland, per 100
Ibs„ 90c®$1.10; Michigan, per 100 lb.,
$1.50@1.70; Florida. per barrel'
$2.00® 4.00; Florida, per bushel,
hamper. 75tfPS5c, Florida, per 160-!b.
bags. $1.50©3.00: North Carolina, per
burrel, $1.60®4.00; Mouth Carolina, per
barrel, $1.50®'4.00; Norfolk, per bar
-1 el, $2.00*1"4.75: Eastern Shore. per
barrel. $2.50®5.00.
Tallow ine market Is firm;
prime, city, in tierces, 18c; city
special, loose, 1874 c; prime country,
17 74c; dark. 16®16T4c; edible. in
tierces. 2074®21c.
Flour Weak; winter wlieat. new,
100 per rent, ilour. $10.00@10.20 per
barrel; Kansas wheat, new, $10,600
10.85; per barrel; spring wheat, new,
10.60© 10.85. '
Hay Market strong; timothy.
No. 1. large and small bales, $36.50©
37.50 per ton; No. 2, small bales, $35.00
@36.00 per ton; No. 3. $25.00@32.00 per
it,ll; suiuplc. Si 2.io' m per ton; no
grade. $7.80©11.50 per ton.
Clover Light mixed, $34.50©
35.00 per ton; No. 1, light, miked.
$33.00@33.50 per ton; No. 2, light mix
ed, $28.00031.00 per ton; no grade,
M8.U0020.00 per ton.
CHICAGO CATTLE
By Associated Press
Chicago, Oct. 11. (U, S. Bureau
of Markets). Hogs Receipts,
16,000; Anarket- strong to 10c higher,
very unevenly on packing grades!
Butchers, slß.lo© 18.60; light, $17.75©
18.40; packing. $17.25018.00; rough,
$16.75017.20; pigs, good to choice,
$15.00017.00.
Cattle Receipts. 10,000; beef and
butcher cattle unevenly. 25c to 75c
lower than yesterday; calves 50c lower
than Thursday's opjening.
. Sheep Receipts. 15,000; killing
grades steady; feeders steady to
lower.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
By Associated Press
Chicago, Oct. 11.—Board of Trade
closing:
Corn— November. 1.1374: Decem
ber. 1.12%.
Oats November. 65%; December
6 4 74.
Pork October. 33.07; November.
33.27.
Lord October, 26.20; November.
24.95.
Ribs October, 21.55; November,
21.50.
JAILED BECAUSE
HE LACKS SI,OOO
Mato Dobrinic, a Steelton alien,
has lien jailed here because he was
unable to |urnish a SI,OOO bond re
quired in a damage suit lodged
against him by Auguatin Seraich.
Tlte foreigner was taken Into cus
tody on a 'Jail catcher" cupius, is
sued by William Boyd, of Steel
ton.
FROM DOUAI TO VERDON
THE ENENY IS RETREATING
(Continued From First Page)
back slowly, fighting hard and losing heavily In his backward
course.
Last night's developments and those of to-day along the wide
battle front only served to accentuate the extent of the German
retreat and the acceleration of its pace. The official reports reveal
the British and the Americans co-operating with them still widen
ing the great wedge in the German -line southeast of Cambrai, a
process in which the French to the south are aiding notably. Gen
eral Petain's troops have pushed to the river Oisc to a point almost
as far north as Guise, where they join with the British and Amer
icans are rapidly nearing the important railway junction of Was
signy, south east of Le Cateau.
German Grip Is Loosened
This sensational drive in the center is matched in efficacy, how
ever, by the terrific pressure of the French armies south.of Laon
land along the line north of the Aisne and in the Champagne.
J This movement, in conjunction with the drive to the north is,
according to to-day's advices, making it inevitable that the Ger
mans retire from Laon and great St. Gobain massif. The with
drawal, indeed, appears to be under way here as elsewhere.
The Americans are with the French in applying the pressure
in the Champagne and the American first army, in its drive in
the Argonne area, has oined with Petain's troops at Grand Pre.
Farther east the strong line on which the Germans stood to resist
the American drive west of the Meuse is trembling under the
blows of Pershing's troops, and further advances by the American
forces are expected.
Germaps Recognize Failure
On the far northern end of the battle line the Anglo-Belgian
forces apparently are being held in leash to thrust again for a
[closing of the pocket in which Douai now is enclosed, together
(with the great manufacturing city of Lille, as soon as the north
easterly thrust of the British first, third and fourth armies has
, progressed to the desired J he Germans in the Lens area,
• however, arc not waiting for this trap to be sprung and are con
itinuing their withdrawal from that part of the pocket, which is
i the one most immediately threatened. Battle front reports indi
cate an expectancy there that a move by the Germans to evacuate
I Douai i§ imminent.
FROM Douai to Verdun, the
tide of German invasion is
ebbing. A general retreat
of the Teutonic forces over this
I far flung line apparently began
yesterday.
East of Cambrai, the enemy
has .abandoned Lc Cateau, which
has been occupied by the Brit
ish and Americans. Farther
south the French have pushed
farther eastward in their ad
vance from St. Quentin.
North of La Fere the French have
taken the village of Scrvais, which
marks the point where the wedge
is entering the St. Gobain strong
hold.
Pushing eastward along the
Chemin ties Dames, the French have
forced the enemy across the Oisc-
Aisne canal and southeast they have
crossed the Aisne east of Oeuiily.
In the Champagne secter, the
forces of General Gouraud have oc
cupied Termes and Grand Pre, on
the north bank of the Aire river.
Americans Take Towns
East of the Argonne forest.
American divisions have taken
Sommerance, Chevieres and Marcq.
This brings them nearly up to
Grand Pre. Farther east they havel
St. Gobain Forest and Chemin des Dames
Must Be Evacuated by German Invaders
London, Oct. 11.—1 p. m. —To-day's
advances from the battlefront indi
cate It is virtually certain the Ger
mans will have to evacuate the St.
Gobain forest almost immediately.
The Germans are evacuating the
Chemin des Dames under the pres
sure of the converging attacks west
and south of it.
The Hundlng line behind Laon, be
tween the rivers Serre and Sissonne,
has been turned, making the German
STEELTON
Borough Police to Check
Up on Number of Cases
of Spanish Influenza
The Steelton police department will
to-day make a house-to-house canvass
to ascertain the complete number of
persons stricken with influenza in the
borough. This canvass will be under
the direction of Burgess T. T. McEn
tee and Chief of Police Grove. All
cases of the disease will be immedi
ately reported to Health Officer But
ler. It is hoped that the people of
Steelton will co-operate with the po
lice department, as there is a large
amount of territory to cover in the al
loted time.
With three more deaths reported to
day. there is a total number of ten
deaths In the borouglt since the epi
demic started. Although the Boy
Scouts were working hard yesterday
to discover the number of new cases,
the doctors were so rushed that the
boys couldn't get complete reports to
the Board of Health. One of the local
physicians reported forty new cases,
and another doctor reported ten.
At the emergency hospital, twenty
persons are being treated for the dis
ease, and it is expected that more pa
tients will be received before even
ing. Several more tents are being
erected by members of the State
Arsenal force. Captain Battley is in
| charge ot the hospital.
Seven Deaths Is Toll
of Influenza Epidemic
Within Borough Limits
Seven lives have thus far been
forfeited to the grini reaper through
the influenza route since the epi
demic started here, two deaths
therefrom occurring yesterday. Many
new cases of the disease were re
ported yest.erday and even the vol
unteer squad of Boy Scouts had all
they could do in rushing reports of
the new cases to the board of health.
Scouts yesterday covered every doc
tor In the borough hut so busy were
the latter that only two pffysicians
found time to make their reports.
One of these reported forty cases
and the other ten.
The emergency hospital on the
Cottage Hill athletic field under the
supervision of the State Board of
Health treated twenty cases yester
day.
Borough Passes Million
Dollar Mark in Loan
• Liberty Loan subscriptions In
this borough continue to climb the
figures posted here at noon yester
duy showing the total sales to have
iHAJRJRISBTJRG TELEGRAPH
rectified their line on each side of
the Meuse.
There has been but Httle resist
ance to the advance of the Allied
armies. East of Cambrai "the Ger
mans seem to be In full flight. This,
too, is the case farther south, where
the French are marching virtually
unimpeded in the direction of Guise.
Advance Is Significant
The advance of the French near
ILa Fere and along the Aisne south
of Laon is quite significant. This
part of the battle line has the strong
est natural positions to be found any
-1 where along the front. The St. Go
bain forest is almost invulnerable,
[ while the hills north of the Aisne,
farther south, lend themselves ad
mirably to defensive operations.
East of Oeuiily, where the new cross
ing of the Aisne has been made,
further ground has been gained north
of Berry-au-Bac.
Kricinliild Line Broken
In the Champagne and Argonne
sectors the Kriemhild line; built to
be the ultimate defense of the re
gion, is broken and the Americans
and French are storming through it
on each side of the Argonne forest.
An advance of ten or fifteen miles
along the Meuse would bring the
Americans and French near the prin
cipal railroad artery leading from
Germany into northern France. If
this road is cut, or even brought
I under artillery fire, the enemy would
oe placed in a critical situatoin.
situation in the Laon area most dif
ficult.
In the Champagne the French and
Americans, joining hands north of
the Argonne In the Grand Pre gap,
have occupied the Grand Pre station,
while patrols are glad to have en
tered that town Itself.
"On the river Meuse northwest of
Verdun the Americans have cleared
out a little pocket in the direction of
Sivry, which has held them up , a
long time.
MAKE 'EM AIR-TIGHT
IT'S UERV |OM-IV>
importsnt < •>—V_ t • I MOTM
TOKKPCte Vjtf K> X ' > 1
PIW-TIOHT. F-,
after corking bottles, apply melteo
PARAFFIN TO THE TOP WITH A BRUSH
TO FIAKE AN AIR-TIGHT SEAL.
XHATIO HM. WAR aAROCN COMFIIIVONX
y W*MIN®TON,O.C. \ '
Hints for home jelly makers, cs
well as home canners are contained
in the free book on canning
drying issued by the National War
Garden Commission, Washington,
D. C. Write for a copy, enclosing
two cents for postage.
reached $1,008,200 with 9,177 sub
scribers. Patriots at the Bethlehem
Steel Company have come across
with $773,100 worth of subscrip
tions.
CHARLES F. SHIPP
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Following an Illness of only a few
days, Charles Frunklin Shipp died at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon of
pneumonia The deceased was 37
years old and is survived by his
wife, two sons and two daughters.
MRS. FRANK LEONE
Mrs- Frank Leone, 28 years old,
died last Wednesday at her home,
357 South Second street, of pneu
monia following an attack of influ
enza.
FLAG BLESSING POSTPONED
Health orders anant the Influenza
j epidemic have caused the postpone
| ment of the service flag blessing by
1 Catholic churches of the borough
scheduled to take place next Sun
day.
SCHOOL TURNED
INTO HOSPITAL
(Continued From First Page)
hospital has been left in charge of
a oommittee of the Red Cross of
which Mrs. James I. Chamberlain is
chairman. The committee is In con
tact with Dr. Raunick tvho said this
morning that he probably will ap
peal to the county for financial as
sistance, notwithstanding that
County Solicitor Moyer has rulert
that tl\e law does not give the coun
ty the right to appropriate money
to establish and maintain a con
tagious disease hospital.
The matter of determining which
patients are to be removed 1o the
emergency hospital will be left en
tirely with the attendtng physicians,
Dr. Raunick said. Tftey will make
recommendations to the Health
Rureau which in turn will refer
them to the Red Cross. The Red
Cross will provide motor trucks for
The Voice of Jatob y but the Hand of Esau
transferrins patients to the hospital.
It was announced at the City
Health Bureau at noon that Miss
Helen J. Roth, the city nurse, will
be in charge of yie Emergency Hos
pital. There will be at least three
other registered nurses at the hos
pital, including Miss Marian Wil
liams, principal of the city's open
gir school, and Mss Florence Heller,
a city school nurse.
By 1 o'clock this afternoon fifty
cots had been fitted up in the hos
pital and then Dr. Raunick an
nounced the urgent need for pillows
and for volunteer doctors. Retired
physicians and those who have been
doing only a small aiftount of prac
ticing arc needed, he said, to help
with the hospital work. The Health
Bureau will investigate all cases be
fore a patient is sent to the Emer
gency Hospital and those in homes
where the sanitary conditions and
the housing and nursing is bad, will
be given the preference, said the
health officer.
Miss Williams will be in charge of
the cooking. The fourth registered
nurse who volunteered her services
probably won't be able to go to the
hospital for a day or so. The regis
tered nurses will assist first aid and
other volunteers to do effective work
at the temporary hospital.
With the promise of the 1-larris
burg Chamber of.Commerce to co
operate with the City Health Bu
reau in its effort to close all stores
at 6.50 to-morrow evening and every
Saturday evening until the influenza
situat'on is under control, it is not
thought a mandatory order will be
necessary to insure the closing of all
business places at an hour to-mor
row which will prevent the conges
tion usually occurring every Satur
day night.
Several hundred additional cases
of influenza were reported yesterday
and in the opinion of Dr. J. M. J.
Raunick, city health officer, the
situation is growing worse rather
than better. Health officer reports
red yesterday. It is highly likely
that other deaths frofn influenza oc
curred throughout the city yester
day.
The hospital now has as many
cases on its hands as it can handle
properly, and it is probable that an
emergency hospital in one of the
buildings already offered for such
service will be established within the
near future.
Dr. Raunick yesterday issued a
request to all patrons of the tele
phone companies to abstain from
using the telephones except in cases
of absolute necessity, as there Is so
much sickness in the ranks of the
operators that it is impossible to
handle any but emergency calls. Al
most a third of the operators of the
Bell Telephone Cofnpany are ab
sent because of inlluenza.
Bishop McDevitt Offers
Services of Catholic Sisters
Bishop Philip R. McDevitt, of the
Catholic Diocese of Harrlsburg, to-
Idey placed the services of the sisters
of religious orders who are nurses at
the disposal of the State Department
i of Health in the influenza outbreak.
There are eighty-seven sisters in
fighting the epidemic, forty of them
being In Philadelphia and vicinity.
It is that similar ac
tion has been taken in other Catholic
dioceses of the state.
Reports came here to-day that
stores in various places which had
advertised sales had been ordered
closed together with some clubs in
the western part of the state, but on
this and on the Interview had with
the commissioner by a committee rep
resenting the state liquor dealers
nothing was issued by Dr. Royer.
Physicians Coming to Aid
of State in Big Epidemic
"The twenty medical students de
tailed to help fight the influenza epi
demic in the anthracite region were
all on duty and assisting doctors in
the Schuylkill and Northumberland
county districts before daylight to
day," said Dr. B. F. Royer, commis
sioner of health, to-day. "I have re
ceived reports that they reached
IPottsville by special train and were
soon sent out over the country.
These Pittsburgh students will be a
great help to us and I was delight
ed with the ardor they displayed
when they began the last lap of their
[journey."
| Dr. Royer said that he expected
[a number of the army doctors de
jtailed to go from Camp Crane by the
I surgeon general of the army to be
, on the way from Allentown to points
in the hard coal fields before noon.
I "These army doctors will give valu
able aid in the mining region where
'production is being materially af
ifected by the prevalence of the dis
jeasc," said the commissioner.
Only a few new centers of the dis
ease were reported to-day and emer
gency hospitals were opened at Coal
dale and Coal Run.
| The reports for nine days show
2,021 deaths from influenza or com
'plications resulting from It.
CITY WILL FIGHT
TO LAST DITCH
[Continued from First Page.]
solicitors had finished their reports
for the city at 2 o'clock to-day.
In the country district the total
bonds sold was several million dol
lars off the allotment!.
"Strenuous efforts will be made
to get the allotment sold for the
city," said Chairman Andrew S.
Patterson at noon.
"A meeting of the executive com
mittee is to be held to-night."
"Shock Troops" ,
It is understood that a hundred
of Harrieburg's best salesmen will
go on the bond sales job to-morrow
morning. Men will be chosen who
are past masters of the art of sales
manship. They will be asked to
sell the bonds peeded to make up
the city quota. Something of the
same sort will have to be done in
the country districts," which are far
back of schedule. The salesmen will
be known as "the shock unit."
They Want to Buy
"There must be hundreds of men
and women in the city who want to
buy bonds," said Chairman Patter
son.
"If solocitors have not seen these
people I wish they would go to their
banks, or to the nearest bank, or
come to Liberty Loan headquarters.
No one need not have a bond be
cause he or she was not personally
solicited."
Woman Docs Well
Richard C. Haldeman, one of the
most energetic solicitors for the
Loan, this morning went to a Chest
nut street woman who operates a
boardinghousc.
"Mr. Haldeman," she said, 'I have
bonds of the first, second and third
issues. I have S3OO worth of War
Savings Stamps and 1 have pledg
ed myself to buy a Baby Bond each
week until Christmas —und really I
am putting all my savings into these
sources. But if you think I ought
to buy a Liberty Bond I'll do it."
Mr. Haldeman told her he thought
she'd been doing well, inasmuch as
her circumstances are not good.
About an hour later a call was re
ceived at headquarters.
"Tell Mr. 'Dick' Haldeman," said
the Chestnut street woman, "that
I've figured a way whereby I can
buy another Liberty Bond."
Slum Cobbler, S3OO
There is a Greek cobbler down
in Dewberry alley. Mr. Haldeman
went in to see him yesterduy and
asked him to buy a bond.
The cobbler produced a SSOO bond,
one of the fourth issue.
"A man came in yesterday and
bantered me to buy SSOO if he would
do the same. So I did," said the
cobbler.
Jucob Leliiunn, Take Notice
Liberty Loan headquarters to-day
sent a letter to Jacob Lehman, rural
route No. 4, Harrlsburg, suggesting
that he come to headquarters at
his earliest possible convenience. Ac
cording to solicitors who reported at
headquarters yesterday Mr. Lehman
is of the opinion that Liberty Bond
salesmen are getting high salaries.
Some distinguished strangers will
be waiting for Mr. Lehman when he
arrives at headquarters.
Baltimore Life Buys
One of. the reports handed in to
day was that telling that Baltiimore
Life Insurance Company has bought
SO,OOO worth of bonds through the
Harrisburg district—double its last
purchase here. This big subscrip
tion was due to the efforts of John
A. Mitchell, general ugent for the
company In this district.
Subscribes $30,000
One of the largest local subscrip
OCTOBER 11, 1918.
Hons to the Fourth Liberty I-oan
thus far was recorded to-day when
John A. Marshall, general agent in
Harrisburg for the Baltimore Life
Insurunce Company, purchased $30,-
000 worth of the bonds. The pur
chase was made in behalf of the
company Mr. Marshall represents.
The West End Social Club also
came across early to-day with a
SSOO purchase of Liberty Bonds
which it paid for in cash through
Andrew Redmond's team.
BATTLE-SCARRED
VETERANS GREETED
j [Continued from First Page.]
i stories of their deeds to wide-eyed
jaudiences.
Harrisburg Honored
i The men en me here from Ohio,
and are on their way to New York.
1 Harrisburg is the only Pennsylvania
j city in which the famous legion
! aires made a stop. And Harrisburg
advantage of that fact. All day
khaki clad soldiers of the French
[Republic were feted and feasted and
jmadc to feel that the best in Harris
iburg was none too good for them. J.
H. Wallazz and C. Floyd Hopkins
worked like Trogans to entertain
them.
I The legionaires arrived at 9.15,
and assembled in front of the station
for their march to Liberty Loin
headquarters. Clad in khaki, with
steel helmets, great coats buttoned
back to allow a free stride, huge
rifles with murderous looking bay
onets, und complete equipment, the
company of legionaires made a grim,
war-like appearance as it marched
down Market street, led by the of
ficers in the resplendent trappings
of France.
A Living Symbol
As the little company of French
men marched, hundreds along the
sidewalk saw in their powerful
swing, fierce glances, myriad medals,
and stripes of wounds, honors and
years of service, the living symbol
of the spirit of France, unquench
[able, unbreakable. Among these men
were those who stood at Verdun
jwhen blood ran like water and said,
"They shall not pass!" to the Ger
|man hordes who broke great waves
|of divisions on the French wall of
I heroes. •
j All these men have seen four
[years of the bloodiest battles of the
■war. All over Flanders, Verdun,
Picardy, Alsace-Lorraine, Belgium
| and France, they have fought the
Germans, fought them and beaten
j them, until now, the German lines
• falter and break at the sight of the
'insignia of the Legionaire.
Greeted by Hundreds
i The equipment of the soldiers
was left at the Liberty Loan head
quarters while they went to break
fast. The officers ate at the Harris
iburg Club, and the men were taken
'to Davenport's restaurant, with in
jstructions to "fill up." One soldier
|was left to guard the equipment.
. Steel helmets were discarded for
[caps similar to American overseas
icaps. After their breakfast, the men
were loaded into automobiles and
[taken to the Harrisburg Pipe and
'Pipe Bending Works to see how
munitions are made. It is a treat
they huve looked forward to since
landing in America, they said,
i Headquarters were at the Y. M.
!C. A„ and there the soldiers gather
ered, and were greeted by hundreds
lof Harrisburg citizens. Chief among
[the topics of conversation was the
[German peace overture. Twirling
■ their tierce moustaches vigorously,
and making furious grimaces with
their eyebrows, the Frenchmen de
clared peace could not come until
"Marshul Foch and Mr. Wilson dic
tate the terms."
; Tolls of Atrocities
Asked if he had seen any German
atrocities, a blue-eyed Leglonaire
thrust his bayonet into the floor
with a savage lunge.
"Th 'V he said, "I have seen them
do to French women. And thus,"
as he made passes at his hands, "I
have seen them cut off the hands of
French children."
"Wait, though," he said, "until
we get two, three, four million
Americans over there. The wai
will end in six months."
He declared the Spanish influenza
is "bad, bad." He had it and passed
his hand over his weal: back with a
rueful grimace. One Legionaire died
of disease In Kansas City.
Recovering From Wounds
The Leglonalres are recovering
from wounds. They arrived a month
ago. and will return to France in
another month. This afternoon, be
ginning at 3 o'clock, with Boy
Scouts and Liberty Loan workers,
the Legionatres paraded over tho
principal streets of Harrlsburg. It
was only a short parudc, however;
they all are woak with wounds re
ceived In the lighting, and cannot
stand too much exercise.
The body of Legtonaires Is com
manded by Captain Chestenet da
fiery, who wears the War Cross with
two palms, and the Morpccan modal.
He lost his leg In the Champagne
in 1915, but refused to be discharged
from the army and returned to the
front to participate In tho defense o
of Verdun. Beforo tho war ho al
ready had been wounded lighting the
Moors In Africa with the Foreign
Legion.
Every Man a Hero
The other officers are: Lieutenant
Herltler, who wears the Legion of
Honor. War Cross with two palms,
and two Moroccan medals: Lieu
tenant Count Philippe de Vlllulne,
who wears the War Cross and wound
stripe; Lieutenant Ohapolle, tho
color bearer of tho Legion, wounded
three times, cross of the Legion of
Honor; Adjutant Dinet who wears
ninny decorations and mednls on his
chest as tributes to his prowess.
The sixty-threo officers and men
bear 168 wounds; together they
count more than 200 citations for
bravery. Their regiment has been
mentioned live times for distin
guished service, and wears the scar
let Distinguished Service brnld on
tlieir loft shoulders. At tho begin
ning of the war there were 68,000
Legionatres; now thero aro 2,000.
They are of all ages, from Private
Moser, aged 18, who has seen four
years of service at tho front to Bo
benriett, nged 50, who has served
with the legion In many lands for
fifteen yearß. Two famous painters,
Lejeuno and Zinowleff, are with the
legion, the latter from Ilussin and
tho former a member of a noble
French family. They have studied
in America. Both were decorated
by France, England and Italy.
Every Leglonalre Is a hero. Cor
poral Voutasse, for example, wenrs
on his War Cross seven stars which
say that ho has been cited seven
times for bravery by tho general-tn
chief. St. Bnuman wears five stars,
and nearly every Leglonalre three or
four.
Lieutenant Albert L. Hoffman,
from the office of the Chief of Staff,
Washington, accompanies tho Legion
us the personal representative of the
Secretary of War. and Mr. Mcßeyn
olds as the representative of tho
Treasury Department.
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