PENNSYLVANIANS LIKE TIGERS ON THE BATTLEFIELD Gallantry of 79th Division De scribed by Lieutenant Colonel McKenna As brave under fire as any of the regular commands the selected men from Pennsylvania in the 79th. or Liberty Division, trained at Camp Meade, Issued from their first big bat tle In Prance with glory and distinc tion. Word to this effect has been re ceived here in a letter from Lieuten ant Colonel John A. McKenna, of the Medical Corps. The letter follows: "Such preparations for a battle have never been known in the world's his tory. The artillery that has been placed miles away is stupendous and appalling, and if the other side had any resistance left after it has been operating for a few hours, they must be given credit for being a worthy foe. "In the historic environs of Verdun, where the French stayed the progress of the Germans so heroically two years ago, we are preparing to deal them a blow that should shatter them.. Al ready the guns on both sides are mut tering, and when the 'zero hour' is reached, that is the time for active cannonading to begin. Hell will break loose literally. "There are thousands of guns wait ing to pour their steel into the oppos ing lines and the time for it to start is rapidly growing closer. We are all prepared to receive a lot of wounded. In fact, a lot of casualties from chance shells up the road have already come in. • "This is a big hospital, where the severely wounded cases come, "with fifty doctors and as many nurses. We handle 2,000 cases in a little over two days." Later, Colonel McKenna resumed his letter, after the first rush of the bat tle was past, as tollows: "The first two big days are now over. The American advance has been successful in every way. All the ob jectives were attained and an advance of from four to six miles made in the first twenty-four hours of fighting against a strongly entrenched foe who stubbornly contested every foot of the way, after the first two miles. "Nothing could exist in the artillery fire I wrote you about and the troops of the 79th Dtvision had little trouble in going forward after the barrage stopped. But then the Fritzles came out of their holes, in the earth and with machine guns and rifle fire made it hot for the division, which, although It had never been under fire before, did admirably, going forward bravely in the face of a fire that dropped doz ens of them before they reached the German barbed'wire. "Snipers posted in the trees in the forests in front of the town on the mount, which was the objective of the infantry, picked off many of our men and officers of the regiment that stormed the hills at the foot of the town, without the gunners of our troops being able to see where the shots came from. "During a lull in the work in the hospital, we had Just stepped outside for a moment and saw a thriling sight over the battle line. There were eight big balloons on cables (sausage bal loons) up from 1,000 to 3,000 feet for observation purposes, when suddenly a Boche plane dropped from a great height. Firing Incendiary bullets into the balloons, lie set fire to four of them and dashed off before an Allied plane or the antiaircraft guns could reach him. "There were two observers In each ear. and as the balloons collapsed, they Jumped to the ground In para chutes and all" got down safely but one poor young fellow. The burning balloon he Jumped from fell on his parachute and caused it to collapse. He fell like a plummet to the ground. They brought him into the hospital, but he was beyond help. "The wounded men who came through were wonderfully brave to a man, and never whimpered, even when we had to dress very severe wounds and take out bits of shrapnel. "The Knights of Columbus have a chaplain here who did good work among the wounded boys and was a source of much consolation to many of them." Germans Spar For Time; Hope For Slack in Drive . Paris—The Parisian newspaper. La Liberte, publishes a dispatch from its Berne correspondent describing a meeting there on October 7 between an official and influential German personage now In Switzerland and the German propaganda agents. The German personage In question explained fuly the disadvantages of defending the ground in France and Belgium with the immense losses and consequent demoralization, and the alternative scheme of diplomatic with drawal. He showed that the time necessary for evacuation and negotia tions with two added winter months, would give ample scope for a renewal of the German army, thanks lo the material obtained by the efforts of both empires, and from Russia. He also mentioned the probability of a slackening in the fighting spirit of the Allies, owing to the itnerruptlon of hostilities, and possibly the loosening of the bonds between the Allied pow ers, caused by the ventilation of dif ferences of opinion. It was evident, he insisted, that the great thing was to keep the ball of conversation going. The war, whicli would recommence in the spring of 1919 would have a totallv different character in the eyes of the German people to that of 1914. which many had regarded as a war of ambition. The new struggle would be clearly one for national existence. For the German people to get this idea would require great efforts on the part of the German agents and >press who should present it as necessary to show disinterestedness and desire to give peace back to the world. The personage warned his hearers that pan-German catch phrases must be heard no more while at the same time assuring them that if Austria would put hors de combat, her Skoda works would continue providing mu nitions to Germany. if#* /> Nuxated Iron increases strength and endurance of delicate, nerv ous. run-down people in two weeks' time in many Instances. It has been used and endorsed by such men as Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, former Secretary of the Treasury and Ex-Governor of Iowa; Form er United States Senator and Vice- Presidential Nominee. Charles A. Towns; Gefteral John L. Clem (Re tired) the drummer hoy of Shiloh ''Who was sergeant in the U. 8. Army when only 12 years of age; .also United States Judge G. VV. 'Atkinson of the Court of Claims of Washington and others. Ask your doctor or druggist about it. * Evwnto, Presbyterian Churches Have Big Memberships Two locat Presbyterian churches stand among the 10.00 largest In the country, according to the lately cortl- Blled minutes Issued by Dr. M. 8. ludge. of the Generhl Assembly. The churches are the Pine Street and Mar 1 opens at 9 a. m.—closes at 5;30 p. I | 3 Big Sale Days | mt &L WI 3 Sale Days I j I Thursday Friday Saturday Thursday Friday Saturday | j A Three-Day Women's and Misses' Garment Salef I Total Assemblage Valued at $75,000 for $15,000 Less Than Prevailing Prices 1 | Most Vital and Extraord nary Opportunity of the Winter Season Right In The Palm of Your Hand | 1 More Than 500 SUITS |H| This Three-Day Occasion | I if response from the women and misses H j® I; j\l JT 1 J) - in this community, who are alert to the advantages they have in this, the m ' fmjl fj] ®":k1 I tU largest Ready-to-Wear Department Store in this section of Pennsylvania. r 1 gs W "fk * i SA ave P re P are< d to meet your garment needs on the largest scale in our experi- \\\ li/ 71 t IV|j ij * j ence. Our tremendous buying power and extensive outlet for merchandise in \\\ II A /J iMPI Blfl -40- Harrisburg field place us in the most unique position in our city in the vital Wu A • 1 lllfl JP' uPm. matter of VALUES. So, now, right whrn you are ready to buy your complete \\\ Ij r- N. | j garment outfit for the Winter, come these Three Big Sale Days — Thursday, \U COATS j COATS COATS COATS COATS A g sls $lB $ 22" 50 $25 *32 50 Iff S „ s j FN ll J- Coats of Velour, I Coats of Velour, Coats of All-Wool Coats of All-Wool I Coats of Vol our. /, i \XI r\mo'r\ Hi IjrPttfP? IcSi c?5-i Zibeline and Pure Chev io t s,. Egyptian Velour, Cheviots. Bu- Velur, Pompom, Burel- Broadcloth, Pompom. KBl // W 0 IDC Tl LM LSI bdoCo Wool Boucle —in black. Plush, Zibeline and rella and Mixtures— la. Cloth Kersey—-kit Kersey. Si 1 v erti p, wmEnfm / '.SB , _ •LC® Navy, dark brown and i Khaki black. Navy, many have big plush coney collars. Chase Feather Fluff and Nov- hhm h i 771/f • K| A r-trl t v i SOT green—with big col- | green, dark brown collars, others with plush collars, seal elty—With beautiful // /■ (111(1 IVI ISSP S Ana LOatS § gpK pocket,. and Sammie—sizes for ! self collars -Mack. plush collars, self col- fur or seal plush col- HI A U.HU.IVX IOOCO M nil / i i2lQrmfl Sizes for misses and ' misses and women. Navy, taupf, reindeer, iars—belted, half belt- 88BHI /// UHk TT% I IS! liU „U \ \ApJij women. We venture ! This group Is another brown and beaver— ed and beltless mod- with guaranteedl lln- OBH ,J /// MM HPCIUInrS SI / f)i CI IL 1 i ZpWN to say that no other ' very striking: example sizes for women and els-—-some are half ings in a wondrful WW| // X lOfy C 4 ClXf O l\ll hi J UI ULi A \ftWl store oan attempt to l of the really wonder- misses. These are lined, some are full color f MWrtment f /// H y I M /~\ • ll \ I 1 )/Y show so hi k an assort- | ful opportunities in among the choicest lined. Black, Navy, sizes for misses and rU i 'I ! /7D/7 V//111/c Occasions & Hi \ I*°nt at this price. , store for you -here. coats In town. dark brown, taupe, etc. , women. \\\ \ // 1 UliU kjlUUlo |j ffil' / n lil f " \\ l | m Everu New I and Street ' BHM COATS at $39.50, $45.00, $49.50 and $59.50 Fashionable S jflU t r-x • I, jl | Coats of Silvertone, Cut Bolivia, Crystal, Pompom, Heather Cloth, Duvetyn, Broadcloth opos- iT~y\ <<3 liy and Business ■ S T sum collars, raccoon collars, beaver collars, moufflon collars, seal plush collars, self collars—many I* \\ LtOLOT ana Sjl , / of them lined with pussywillow, others with peau d'eygne or yarn dyed satin. The widest range of Jll j'sl I\/T nlo rinl jH and Evening I models shown in any Harrisburg store. IVlUltl LtlL | AT~W"V. , AT KAUFMAN'. || | Suits at 529.50, $35 M,539.50, The Very Highest Degree of Value New Fall Dresses *l2- 75 to *35 | . $42.50, $45.00 and $49.50 /_ Women's and Misses' Suits at DrvMat $f 2-75 $ I M And these are Suits from the best makers in New goo dL you bought ThS."" D: ItS York —but marked at Underselling profits.' Compare It might seem strange to you when we say these Suits are just as good as you boug of the pre ttießt Bt yje. B ' smart, new styles—Navy, black, Ml them with the suits shown in specialty shops or so-called for $25.00 last year. But when you consider that we have put every ounce of effort we Georgette. for women lases" m " 5S| high-class stores—you will find the same models in the could possibly muster into getting fine suits to sell at this price to meet the great de- and misses. —'. —— |y hjj same colors and the same materials and the same tailor- mand for suits at $25.00, you will realize why we say so emphatically you cannot match rjnH £3** Of) S gt ing—but you will find a great difference in the prices. them in another store at the price. LJreSSCS CLt %p&DUU GLTICI SJD>UU nil Thei-c are line I'oplins. C'liilTon Bi-oudtloths, genuine . _ ... . n ~ . fl?OC t\f\ "is dulte unnecessary (o pay a n*orbltant price far 8 [s SilvertonoM. the finest VeJours, Duvetynes, GalMir.lii.es Seven Beautiful Models in Pure Wool Poplin at $25.00 m?nV\^theseTo a p K ula^ r rrlcel These are made of Men's Wear anil Men'g Wear Serges. Tlley arc lined with soft l ean -tile for everv figure—for the nlu of IH, or the older woman who nnnta the more Serge, Satin and Charmeuse, Jersey and Silk 3?) d'CygllCs, faliey Satins and Pussywillows. Many have ntvlex. For the large woman, as well aa the small woman. In Blnek, fimxry, loupe, Hur- 'amazing range of models. Styles that are designed fin misses |l||| Sculine col in rs. others Nutria collars, while others have gundy. Plum. African Brown, Dark Green and Khnkl. All coata are lined wlh gunranteeed lin- and WOll ,e n and for extra size women. Every wanted color is |g§ fine Flush or Self collars. DalntJfcVtOUCllCS of cordlnifs, lags— many have pIUMh ewllttra and trlminlnga. and some are button anil braid trimmed. A trui, among them. hjl plaits, tucks and buttons finish, them. wonderful assortment. .i i nun viaan- J H) M-74QM* Fl.OOIt: i= SECOND FLOP" ~ I Over 900 Children's Coats In This 3 Day Sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday | j u^stant^ Savings for little girls for miles around, forages ranging from 2tol 4 ln S " m 1 $5.95 $15.00 ket Square Presbyterian. Figures in "The Continent." a Presbyterian Church organ, show that the Pine Street church stands twenty-sixth with a membership of 1.826, Includ ing members of Bethany and Division street chapels. The Sunday School stands third with an enrolment of 2,210 and a parish membership (total of communicant and Sunday School TELEGRAPH* J \ members) stands eighth with a mem bership of 3,838. Market Square Presbyterian Church stands thlrtv-third with a membership of 1,672. John Wanamaker's Bethany Sunday School In Philadelphia and that of the First Preibyterlan Church of Seattle, are the only ones to ex ceed that of tho Harrisburg Pine Street Church in point of membership. College Girls Serve on Coroner's Jury Escondldo, Cal.—Mrsi A. W. Wohl ford, president of the San 'Diego County Federation of Women's Clubs, has received a letter from her daugh ter. Miss Mary Wohlford, a student at Mills College, saying that, with other girls of the school, she had recently been summoned to serve on a coro ner's Jury with reference to the death of a woman who had been struck by a street car. Also that with other girls of the school she had been drafted for serv ice as chauffeurs at a funeral of that locality. In both oases the service was OCTOBER 22, 19>& • rendered by the girls in the absence of available men. Horseflies Are Said to Be Cause of Anthrax Sacramento—The horsefly Is blamed i by Dr. A. L. O'Banlon, of the state veterinarian'* office, for the anthrax In Glenn, Colusa. Yolo . Butte counties. O Banlon says large flies breed in the rjcefleldg# carry disease from dead animals the livestock. „vr,ccted The coming of rain is expected improve the situation. | Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. A< 5
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