4 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS RED CROSS AIDS SICK SOLDIERS Camp Hill Youth Tells of Spanish Influenza in France The Rev. JV. W. Reese, of Camp Hill, recently received a letter from his son. Private Thomas M. Reese, who is serving: his country in France. Young Keeso commends highly the splendid work the Red Cross is do ing abroad. , . The influenza epidemic has been in the camps "over there." "Our hospitals are so full," writes Reese, "that myself with some others who had taken the disease, was ta ken to a French hospital, Nvhere we received the best of care and X am now a convalescent. In my estima tion. the Red Crosrf is the finest or ganization we have abroad and a great blessing to the solldiers." Reese, who is a drafted man, was stationed at Camp Meade before he sailed for France some time in July. He is with the 104 th Engineer Corps. Judge McCarrell Receives Many Congratulations on Anniversary of His Birth Judge S. J. M. McCarrell quietly celebrated his birthday anniversary on Saturday at his home, 121 Locust street. Many of his friends ex tended congratulations. Girl Scouts Sell $25,900 in Liberty Loan Drive An honorable record was made by Dogwood Troop, Girl Scouts, un der Acting Captain Almeda Herman, during the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign when they sold $25,900 in bonds. This troop is composed of patriotic young girls alive to their duty and eager to help Uncle Sam. TO HOLD OPEN-AIR MEETING FOR SCOUTS Under the direction of Miss Ma tilda Rittcr, captain, the Oak Troop, Girl Scouts, will hold an open-air meeting this evening at the home of the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Clayton Al bert Smucker, Thirteenth and Ver non streets. • During the last four days of the Liberty Loan campaign, without or ganizing for the work, this Troop sold $1,200 worth of bonds. RETURNS TO NEWARK C. Max- IVoehle returned to New ark, Delaware, after a three weeks' stsfV at his home in Paxtang where he was seriously ill with influenza. Woehle is training for United States service at Delaware College. Mr. and Mrs. George Spangler, Miss Nita Spangler, Richard* Span gler, Miss Charlotte Grove and Miss Virginia Forrer motored to Gettys burg Saturday and attended the Get tysburg-Camp Colt football game. Mr. and Mrs. George Rutterworth, North Second strert, returned home from a week's camping trip. Mr. and Mrs. Horace P. Payne, 19 South Sixteenth street, announce the birth of- a son, Minor Preston Payne, on October 19, 3918. Mrs. Payne was formerly Miss Ermille M. Bass, of Brookllne, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Caiman announce the birth of a daughter on Monday, October 14, 1918. Mrs. Caiman was formerly Miss Lottie \Vinand, of Penbrook. rSFlowers- I In the Hospital— Perhaps right now —a friend of yours. And in the long hours for | meditation wondering why j > no word of -cheer comes I : from you. " ~ It's so easy—lust' tele phone. (tell 3700-M. 3heßerryhill ■ LOCUST ST. AT SECOND . !" Keep Your Clothes I Clean and Pressed Our service of Dry Cleaning is the most modern known. The process I is thorough and leaves no ill effects | on the fabrics. J Men's, women's and children's gar- J | ments may be put through our dry J cleaning process with utmost satis- J factory results and the cost is J slight. It saves your clothes, so you won't have to buy new ones. ! We Will Call For and 1 1 . Deliver All Work Promptly II MONDAY EVENING, Quiet Home Wedding Marks Nuptials of Popular West End Young People A quiet home wedding took place I on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock i when Miss Verna S. Miller and Mil- j ton Elwood Carvel! were united in ! marriage by the Rev, J. H. Mortimer | of the Camp Curtin Memorial Meth odist Church at the home of the I young couple, 2317 North Fifth! street. The bride, who was unattended! wore a dark blue pan velvet suit | with a large black velvet hat and l black fox furs. Her corsage bou- j quet of roses and violets. Mrs. Carvell, a daughter of the! Hate Calvin C. Miller and Mrs. F. ! Elizabeth Miller, attehded Irving} College. She is a gifted musician. For several y£ars she has been an employe of the State Library. Mr. Carvell is a native of Newport but has resided in this city for some time past. He is employed as a rail way giail clerk. Following a southern wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Carvell will reside at 2317 North Fifth street, where they will be at home to their friends after November 1. Announcement Made of Marriage of R. K. Null and Miss Mae K. Forney Announcement bus been made re cently of the marriage of Miss Mae Katherine Forney and Robert Pat terson Null, both of this city. The ceremony was performed August 19, 1918, by the Rev. Titus E. Davis, pastor of the WestminsW r Presby terian Church, at Washington. The bride is well known in this city, having been employed' In the State Compensation Bureau. Mr. Null is connected with the United States Ordnance Department and is stationed at Wilmington, Del. Mr. and Mrs. Null have just re turned to this city after an eastern wedding trip and are occupying their new home at 103 South Summit street. Announce Wedding Held Quietly in Parsonage Mr. and Mrs. William Gingrich, of 427 Kelker street, announce the marriage of their granddaughter, Dorothea E. Gingrich to George W. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Wilson, of 120 Linden street. The ceremony took place Tuesday, October 15, p.t the parsonage of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Ulysses RUpp officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson visited Phila delphia, Allentown, York, Baltimore, Frederick and Easton. At Easton they visited Mr. Wilson's sister, Mrs. L. Ayres Weaver. Mrs. Wilson was an employe of the Bell' Telephone Company. Mr. Wilson who is the son of Patrolman Wilson, is employed at the Pipe and Pipe Bending Works. $5O Raised For War Work at Card Party At a - recent benefit card party given at the home of Mrs. Nixon, $5O was raised. This sum was given for war relief work by Mrs. Nixon's unit, P. R. R. War Relief Depart m'ent No. 7. .... MISS PEALE ENGAGED The engagement is announced of Miss Betty Peale, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Peale, of 40 East Sixty-second street. New York City, to Daniel Leßoy Dresser, son of Mrs. iE. Burnham Dresser and brother of Miss Susan Fish Dresser, of New York. Mr. Dresser is a nephew of Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt. As a member of the 642 d Aero Squadron, he has been in France [since August of last year. Miss Peale recently joined the Red Cross Am bulance Corps. Miss Peale has frequently visited in Harrisburg. Sergeant Ira L. Miller has returned to Camp Lee after a few days' visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S'. Miller, Eighteenth and State streets. Sergeant Miller has taken the exam ination for officers' training camp and expects to be transferred in the very near future. The Misses May Kinzer and Char lotte Crabbe motored to Mt. Gretna on Saturday and were accompanied home by the Rev. and Mrs. Curtis and daughter. Miss Helen Curtis, who have been summering there. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Buxbaum and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kades, have returned from a motor trip to Read ing. MISS ELY WINS CROIX DE GUERRE Decorated For Valor Under Bombardment Which De stroyed Canteen Miss Henrietta Ely, of Bryn Mawr, sister of Major Carl B. Ely, of this iclty, who lias been serving In France [since June, 1917, has been honored ,by the French government for her jsplendid courage under flre. Miss Ely has received the Croix de [Guerre for her courageous work in I remaining at her post and caring for the wounded under lire after the canteen in which she was stationed had been destroyed. She is with the Fifth Army under General Gouraud and for many months has been working near the firing line. Miss Gertrude Eljn a sister, has been in France since September, 1917, working in the "Y" huts with the first division U. S. A. Sergeant Karl E. Strait, formerly of Harrisburg, recently stationed at Camp Meade, spent the weekend In this city on his way to his home in Williamsport. Sergeant Strait has been transferred to Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky. Earnest G. DiefCenbach ,son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Dieffenbach, 1613 North street, a former student and well-known athlete at Gettysburg College and a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, is spend ing a, short time with his parents prior to leaving foV Camp Green leaf, Georgia, where he will take up military training. Minster Kunkel, of Johns Hopkins University, spent the weekend with his parents. Judge and Mrs. George Kunkel, Front and Liberty streets. Lieutenant B?n. Schuline, for merly of the Ordnance Department, stationed at Middletown, has been transferred to the Coast Artillery at Camp Taylor, Kentucky. „„ Dr - J ohn C. Heed, of 410 North third street, is convalescing after a month's illness of pneumonia at his home in -Emerald street. Mrs. Elmer J. Kirkpatrick has returned to her homo in Towanda after a month's with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Ober. Edward Ilaum, 922 North Second street, has returned home after a visit in Mechanicsburg. Miss Josephine Zug, 1711 Market street, has returned to her office duties after an attack of influenza. , „^ r - ~a n<* Mrs. Benjamin S'trouse, North Second street, motored to New York, where they will visit their daughter, Miss Marion Strouse, who is a student at the Misses Sco ville's School in Fifth avenue. Miss Florence Rinkenbach, Miss Helen Rinkenbach, Miss Dorothy De t out and Miss Gertrude Evans mo tored to Mt. Gretna on Saturday and will spend the week at the Rinken bach cottage. Dr. J. M. Houston, of Carlisle is in Harrisburg on business. White Hill Residents Complain About Skip-Stops •Residents of Eberly's Mills and White Hill to-day entered complain against the Valley Railways Com pany's elimination of the stop in White Hill known as the Maintown Road. It is claimed that it is a stop which has been in use for years and is of more value than the stops at Cumberland bridge and Dennv road which it is asserted can be given up without much inconvenience. The Public Service Commission has written to C. F. Quinn in reply to his inquiry whether the valuation of the properties of the Harrisburg Rail ways system will be ready by Octo ber 29, the date set for the hearing against the fare increase, that valu ations are not always necessary to determination of a case as 'was shown in a recent decision, that of the Indiana County Street Railway Company, and that when made are generally agreed upon by the parties. Suspect Smallpox in Illness of Steelton Man Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, city health officer, was notified this afternoon that Steelton officials had found a person believed to be suffering from smallpox. He was requested to ar range at once to use the contagious disease hospital near the county almshouse and if the disease de velops into smallpox the vlcitm will be taken there at once. Dr. Greist, a physician in the employ of the Bethlehem Steel Company, reported to Captain Richard C. Batley, who is in churge of the emergency hospital in Steelton for influenza patients, that the smallpox suspect is under surveillance. STOCKHOLM HAS WAR PRICES Stockholm. Restaurant prices have reached such proportions that only very wealthy people can af ford to eat in the restaurants of the better class and even in the second and third-class places it is difficult to eat properly at a price within the reach of the person of modest means. The authorities have be gun an investigation and may regu late them. The Dagens Nyheter publishes a list of the profits of twenty-one restaurants for 1914 and for last year showing increases run ning from twenty-five to 200 per cent. THERE was a time when any old eye glass doctor ,-vaS good enough for most people. That time is gone. Parjtly because the profession has been modernized and bet ter and those who enter it must be thoroughly trained and partly because the people realize that only an experi enced and reliable optometrist should attend the eyes. Consult us for any kind * of eye trouble, and we'll tell you the truth about your eyes. Reading Glasses $3.00 Up J. S. BELSINGER Registered Optometrist 212 Locust St., Next Door to Orpheum o HAJEtRISBTTRG tdSJfe TELEGRAPH WORST 0 FGRIP EPIDEMIC PASSED [Continued from First Puge.] PRECAUTIONS STILL NEEDED Dr. J. M. J. R&unick, city health officer, said this afternoon that while the Influenza epidemic I Is abatlnK slightly the situation | has not Improved to any great | extent, lie urged strict observ- : ance of the quarantine orders of ; the health bureau and warned ' residents of the city to continue the precautions of the last two j weeks. • "There has been no decided j change for the better, but I hope | 1 that in the course of a few days i | the effect of the quarantine or- j ders will be noticed. I cannot tell until there is a big improve- l ment in the city when the closing orders will be lifted. Until then every one should co-operate with j the health officials in the Same ! manner as they have during the last two weeks." V J where 18 patients have been dis- l charged over the week-end leaving 1 92 under treatment there. No new; ! patients were admitted to-day but it I was announced that 20 of the j patients at the Harrisburg hospital j will be transferred there as they are i convalescent. Few of those at the : emergency hospital are very sick. Quarantine in F.ffcct Although health officials now be- i lieve the situation is improving they j said that every precaution must be | taken for some time yet to prevent; a recurrence of the dread disease, i None of the closing orders will be: lifted yet and restrictions prohibit ing large gatherings will be enforced, they said. Continued co-operation of the pub lic will soon bring about> a decided improvement in the influenza-pneu monia epidemic which has held the city in its grip for the last few weeks, according to Health Officer Raunlck. The crest of the epidemic has been reached ho said, and the danger point will soon be passed. Co-operation in observing the closing orders will result in lifting the ban in the near future, health officials believe. On Saturday night all stores and other business places closed at 6.30 o'clock, and yesterday no church or Subscriptions Slow • Subscriptions are slowly coming into Red Cross headquarters for the children made grphans by tlie in fluenza epidemic. Many anonymous contributions have been received, the sum totalling sl3o. The amount set by the Red Cross offi cails as the goal of the fund is $2500. "I would like it emphasized," said a Red Cross official this morning, "that subscriptions may be made to be paid monthly. People have the idea the sum is to be paid in a lump amount We shall be glud to re ceive it in instalments of several dollars a month." It is aimed to secure 100 subscribers each of whom will contribute $25 to the fund. "Many people do not realize the importance of this fund. It should be stressed that there are actually a number of ohildren here in Har risburg who have been made home less by the epideniic. We must pro vide some means for their support and education. That is why the fund is being raised." Steps have bgen inaugurated at the State Department of Health which it Is hoped will enable a de termination to be reached the mid dle of the week as to hoW the closing order against places of public amusement and saloons may be mod ified. It is thought by officials here that the plan by which it can be determined when the order may be raised will be ready to announce by Wednesday. No assurance as to the duration fo the closing order was given to-day. In a statement issued to-day Dr. B. F. Royer, ucting commissioner of health, said that there has been "a gradual easing tip of the number of cases in Chester and other affecteil Sunday school meetings were held. Public schools are to remain closed this week, and the "court sessions scheduled for to-day have been post poned until November 4. All other court sessions for this week have been continued indefinitely. Yesterday there were six deaths at the Harrisburg Hospital and thr#e at the Emergency Hospital. Those who died at the Harrisburg Hospital were: Edward Orgogliso, West Fair view; John G. Metaler, 2560 Lexington street: Koster 413 Main street, Steelton; Elmer Yohn, Green Hill: Aaron Slutsky, 209 Green street, and Geka Drolbac, 133Q South Thirteenth street. At the Emergency Hospital the deaths were: JAmes Landis, Wormleysburg; Mary Mon zeany, 717 Showers street, and Lyeige After Four Years They Will Co Back Home 1^ PRINCE LfiOPOLD of BELGIUM QUEEN ELIZABETH / BELGIUM. It will be home noon for the Queen of Belgium and the young Crown Prince, the latest photos of whom are here shown. They tftlt the first brunt points in Southeastern Pennsylvania. •The epidemic is spreading in the Westmoreland-Fayette-Cambria re gion and'not improved in Lackawan na and Luzerne counties. Transfers of nursoß may be made frbm south eastern soctlons to the western end of the state. A statement issued to-day says: "The department has been advised that the guests of the Masonic Home at Ellzabethtown in the hospital for [various illnesses, have been removed ;to thoir cottages and the entire hos ipltal has been thrown open to take care of influenza cases in Elizabeth jtown and vicinity." . Dixon Complimented Dr. ltoyer in discussing the pre i pa.ration for handling the epidemic iof influenza in Pennsylvania, said: j "Thq highest compliment that could have possibly been paid to the last j Commissioner of Health, Dr. Samuel G. • Dixon, has been paid him in [working out the methods for hand ling the present widespread epidemic |of influenza in Pennsylvania. "The highest kind ,of compliment was also paid to Dr. Charles B. Pen irose, author of the bill creating the Department of Health, and to all the j members of the Legislature serving I during the session of 1905, and to 'the late Governor Samuel W. Penny ! packer, who signed the act and made |it a state law." Appeal For Fresli Air | Tire State Department of Health [has issued an "Appeal to the Travel ling Public" to-day: I "Good ventilation and the avoiding of crowds are important factors in J preventing the spread of influenza. jThe State Commissioner of Health I has endeavored to prevent crowding | public gatherings and ordering the I and bad ventilation by prohibiting | closure of places where people con- Igregate. It is not practicable ,how jever, to make this order so far reach ling as to stop the operation of steam [and electric railways. "Unfortunately, our trolley cars land railroad coaches are often over crowed and badly ventilated, espe- J cially in cool weather when the old fashioned idea prevails that it is dangerous to sit by an open window. While persons think nothing pf tak ing long trips in open automobiles gnd sleighs in severe weather, many individuals seriously object to having car windows open even in moderately cool weather. "The State Department of Health appeals to the traveling public to wear heavier clothing or carry an extra coat while riding and to insist thatthe car windows be left open." New Food Rules For Eating Places More Stringent Than Old Donald McCormick, federal food ad ministrator, to-day announced new food regulations, applying especially to eating places, bearing tlie signa ture of Howard Heinz, state adminis trator. All violations are to be pun ished severely. The aodministrator says the food situation is more seri ous than it was a vear ago. Bating places are divided into two i classes, A and B, nnd > the fololwing I regulations are announced: j As to public eating places in Class "A," all Class A public eating places j shall servo nt both the noon and evening meals at least one combi nation platter consisting of one meat, poultry or Ash, with potatoes and nt least one other vegetable which shall be served at a price not to exceed from fifty to sixty per cent, of the total prices charged for the full por j tions of each article of the combina- I tlon if ordered and served separately. As to Classes A and 2, all public enting places, both A and B shall serve, on demand of the cus tomer, half portions of all chop or ders (not less than a single chop), ham, bacon and eggs (boiled, fried, poached or shirred), at a price not to exceed sixty per cent, of a fuull por tion. Where a charge is made for a com bination service which includes cof tee ,tea milk or bread and butter, a proportionately smaller charge shall be made if, at the option of Ihe patron, either of these articles is eliminaated. Where a separate charge Is made for bread and butter the portion serv ed shall consist of a fuull two ounce portion of victory bread or rolls and one-half ounce of butter. As to public eating places in Cla3s "B," ail public eating places in Class B shall serve a five-cent portion of coffee, tea or milk. Reichstag Groups Differ on Reply to United States | l'aris, Oct. 21.—Differences of , opinion on various points in the • German reply to President Wilson , have arisen during a conference of . the Reichstag groups. As a conse s quence, the dispatch of the reply has been postponed for several days, •-says a Zurich dispatch to the Matin. of the Hun invasion, but the Hun is fleeing trom the land he despoiled, and King Albert may soon be able to set 'up his government on his native soil. • FRESH ATTACKS FORCE FOE TO RETIRE IN FLANDERS [Continued From Page One.] than 3,000 prisoners. The Germans were forced from positions of great natural strength on a wide front and the British gains were maintained despite enemy counterattacks. The British now hold the heights between the Selle and Harpis rivers and are in a position to outflank the Mormal forest and cut the railroad be tween Valenciennes and Avesnes. Farther north the Allied forces continued their progress through Belgium and French Flanders from Denain to the Dutch border. On the north the Belgians are approaching Ghent while in the center the British are marching on the Scheldt river and outflank ing Tournai, an important railway junction, which has been rend ered useless to the Germans. IN spite of the efforts of the Germans to check the ad vance of .the Allies in Bel gium, the British, French and Belgians continue their sweep ing march from Tournai to the Dutch frontier. Official reports show that they have reached points within ten miles of Ghent. The Belgians are along the Wcynze-Eecloo canal, which runs' northward from Lys river to Zeebrugge, and have taken a number of important points near that waterway. Farther south, the French have crossed the Lys and have established bridgeheads at various points. Along the Lys, the British second army has moved swiftly toward the Scheldt river and are at Pecq, on the west bank of the river. In this sector of the battle line, the Allies are moving toward the southeast and it seems they will be able to reach Ghent with their main forces in a very short time. The Qermans have flooded some of the country, but this has failed to in terfere with the progress of the armies commanded by King Albert. Britons and Yankees Advance British and American troops are advancing along a ten-mile-front east of Le Cateau Yesterday they :SOUTTER'S 25c DEPT. 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Velour Sport Hats 88?, $1.48, $2.48, $3.48, $3.98, " $2.98 to $6.98 . $4.48 and $5.98 ' In black and colors. Velour, Beaver and Velvet Tams are j riiTij 1 r~T j u the fad of the season. For smart and Misses & Children S Trimmed Hats jaunty wear there is nothing better. < ► $1.48, $1.98, $2.29, $2.48, $2.98 < ■ in black and colors. 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OCTOBER 21, 191& gained a mile on this line and ser iously threaten the railroad running through Aves and Berlalrnojyt. This roafl is the principle avenue of com munication between the German armies north and south of the wedge being driven into their lines. The French have been successful along the C-lse and Serre rivers. On the southern side of the Lys salient they reached the heights west of Grandlup. French Strike at Be Chcsnc West of the Argonne forest, the French have reached the outskirts of the village of Terron-sur-Aisne, north of Vouziers. This seems to be a stroke at Be Chesne, northeast of the Argonne forest. The village of Le Chesne is an important highway center and 'a on a line of railroad which runs southward to Buzancy, behind the front where the Germans are striving to stop the American drive on the line from the Argonne to the Meuse. If Le Chesne should be occupied by the French the event would be almost certain to bring about a German withdrawal east of the forest. Germans Keslst Americans American forces apparently are meeting with desperate resistance along the front west of the Meuse. FUNERAL OF SOLDIER New Cumberland, Pa., Oct. 21. — The Ijody of William Springer, who died of inliuenza at Camp Green leaf, Ga., arrived here on Saturday at noon. The funeral was held to day. ITALIAN SOCIETY PATRIOTIC Italian residents figured in the. Lib erty Loan, among the purchasers be ing the Italian Citizens' Society of the Sons of Italy, who purchased $5OO worth. ENEMY SCUTTLES BIG MAIL BOAT; FIRE ON OSTEND Germans Make Sure Channel Will Be Blocked; Hun Money Only Coin There With the Allied Armies In Relgluni, Oct. 21.—Before leaving Ostend, the Germans scuttled a large* mall boat alongside the old British warship Vindictive which was sunk in the channel there last May. They thus made doubly sure the channel will be blocked for a lbng time. Inspection of the city shows that British shells did terrific damage to enemy military and naval establish ments,. but diil not harm the resi dential or business sections to any extent. The only money to be found In Os tend and other liberated Belgian cities is German. Many of the Small er children, especially in Ostend, use German as their own language. 'The enemy apparently went out of his way to teach his tongue to these chil dren. $65,000 Added to City's Loan Subscriptions to Make Sure of Victory Frank Sites, chairman of the home campaign committee of the Fourth Liberty Loan, was greeted with a pleasant surprise when he reached his office this morning. The team captained by Ben Strouse in John Dapp's division, turned in additional subscriptions amounting to $65,500, just to make sure that Harrisburg would go prop erly over the top. This is in addi tion to all subscriptions reported up to and including Saturday night. COURTESY ALWAYS TIMELY Geneva, Oct. 21.—Proof that Presi dent Wilson, in the midst of America's war problem, is still attending to minor matters, is found in an auto graphed letter which he sent to a Swiss woman at Montreux, who had thanked him for victualling Switzer land in a tlnje of distress. The Pres ident that the United States had done its best and regretted not being able at the time to do more. The letter has been published in all the Swiss newspapers.