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CONGRESS PUTS
'WAR TIME' BAN
ON RUM TRAFFIC
Senate Clears Decks and the
Measure Now Goes to
President
Washington, Nov. 19. Congress
yesterday passed war-time prohibi
tion when it reached a full agree
ment on tlie bill lo stimulate agri
cultural production, in which the
prohibition provision is contained.
Tile action was effected by the
Senate, which receded from its dis
agreement to the measure the House
already bad passed. This had the
effect of completing the parliamen
tary proceedings and tlie bill will go
lo tlie President for his approval on
Th ursda.v.
The delay in the passage of the bill
until-the war actually has ended, un
doubtedly raises the question as to
the right of Congress to put through
as a war measure a bill which would
not he constitutional as a peace
measure.
The liquor interests thus have a
substantial basis for disputing tlie
Validity of the law.
There is strong suspicion that the
l>iil was field up until this very situ
ation colt! 1 arise and that the pro
hibition majorities in tlie two houses
were enchored out of an opportunity
to pul the nation on a dry basis
when they agreed to'accept tlie in
direct method of legislation adopt
ed for the more direct plan of a
separate hill.
As the case now stands, the hope
for effective nation-mile prohibi
tion rests upon the ratification of tlie
constitutional amendment now he
fore the states.
This ratification is certain, but as
the amendment will not become op
erative until one year after its ratifi
cation. there is strong probability
that the liquor interests will have
more than twelve months longer in
which to continue the sale of intoxi
cants. There is declared to he some
strong possibility that tlie President
will veto tlie bill passed to-day.
The prohibition bill is in the form
of a legislative rider on the emer
gence appropriation measure pro
vidtn'g about $12,000,000 for stimu
lating agricultural production. The
measure would make prohibition et
fective "after June 30. 1919. until the 1
,conclusion of tlie present war and
thereafter until the termination ot
demobilization, the date of which
shall be determined and proclaim
ed by the President."
GERMAN FLEET
SAILS FROM PORT
[Continued from First Page.]
her trade. She now loses the best j
part of her effective naval force.
"On the other hand the British i
fieet is still adequate and is not only ;
as strong as it was before the war, 1
but absolutely und relatively strong- I
cr than ever." |
Publication of the names of tlie
battleships and cruisers which were
designated by the associated govern
ments for delivery reveals that Ger
many is stripped of at least half of |
the fieet of dreadnoughts which it
had in commission or building when 1
the war began and of virtually all
of its battle cruisers.
The dreadnoughts Kronprinz, Wil
heliu. Grosser Kurfurst, Markgraf
und Konig are of the same type, each
580 feet long anil of 26,000 tons. |
They were designed for a speed of I
23 knots and had just been cotu- j
pleted when the war opened.- They,
were armed with ten 12-inch and .
fourteen 5.9-inch guns.
The Prinzregent Luitpold. Konig
Albert, Kaiserin. Kaiser and Fried
rich Iter Grosse were completed in';
1913 and are 564 feet long, with aj
speed of 21 knots and of 2 4.000 tons, j
They also carried ten 12-inch guns j
and fourteen 5.9-inch rifles.
Available naval records here do.
not show a battleship Bayern, but |
It is regarded as possible that this i
is one of the three newer dread- ,
naughts completed since the war i
stated. These were authorized in j
1913 and 1914 and were to have I
been of 29.000 tons displacement j
With eight 15-Inch rifles each.
Four Dreadiiauglits Saved
Besides the craft delivered. Ger- |
many had four older dreadnaughts, ;
but their surrender was not re
quired. They must be disarmed and j
laid up in German ports, however.
The Dcrflinger is the largest of j
the battle cruisers, her displacement
i.v.r.g 28,01)0 tons and length 718 |
feet. Her armament consisted of [
eight 12-inch rifles and her design- j
ed speed was 30 knots an hour. |
There is no mention of a cruiser j
Hindenburg in naval records avail- |
able here, but this ship probably is :
a sister of the Derringer, and ori- |
ginaily was named the l.utzow. i
Tlie Seidiitz Is a battle cruiser |
of 24,60 tons and carried ten 11-,
Inch guns. Her speed is 29 knots j
and she was completed in 1913.
The battle cruiser Moltke. a sis- I
ter ship of the Goeben, nias com- '
pleted in 1912 and soon afterwards ;
visited this country as the flagship
of a fieet which President I
Taft reviewed at Hampton
Koads. She then was regarded as >
one of the finest battle cruisers
afloat, being 610 feet long, of 22,600 '
tons displacement anil 25.5 knots j
speed. She had ten 11-lnch rifles
In her main battery.
The Von Der Tann was built in
1910 and has a displacement of IS.- j
000 tons. Her speed is 27.6 knots
tin hour and her armament consists;
i.t eight 11-inch rifles, ten 5.9-inch .
rifles and many smaller guns.
'VBHH9BSRKH3HBBMH
1 1 never changes
t is always delicious—
GOLDEN
ROAST
COFFEE
30c lb. at all grocers
R. H. LYON
Importer Harrisburg
TUESDAY EVENING.
1 The Bavarians Put
Past to the Rear;
Iron Crosses Cheap
By AssociatiJ P'tss
I'uris, Nov. 19.—A great festival
j was lielil Monday night In Munlvh
to celebrate the success of the rev
j olution in Bavaria. All the mem
i bers of the cabinet attended and
' all sections of Bavaria were rep
resented. Kurt Eisner, the Ba
| varian premier, made a speech in
f which he said:
! "The past is dead. Woe to those
' daring to revive it." •
Iron Crosses, which the former
i German emperor so lavishly be-
I stowed during the war, are now
| being sold in Germany fpr live
I pfennigs, or about one American
] cent. each, a telegram from Am
i sterdam savs.
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Life's Problems
Are Discussed
M) tilt*. W II.SON WOOIIHONV
We hear very mi)ch about the con
j lag ion of illness and very little about
j the contagion of health, and yet if
! there is one there must be the other.
Everything goes by opyosites: light,
; darkness; good, bad; love, bate;
sour, sweet. If we are thrown con
stantly with the sick we are very ivpt
to develop ailments; whereas, if we
are associated with those who radi
ate health and strength we are al
: most certain to feel like shouting
with King David, "I shall leap over
a wall."
If we spend much time with those
who are-fretful and complaining, who
have a long list of woes and no de-
reticence about retailing them,
it is very difficult to keep our own
poise and serenity and cheerfulness.
Our spirits go below zero in spite of
ourselves. Ou the contrary, if we
are with those who are having the
best kind of luck and' the best kind
of a time, we become correspondingly
light-hearted and feel that we. too.
are on the crest of tne wave.
I was talking to an officer of a
transport ship the othbr day. and he
spoke of this very fact.
"Mental influences are strange
things, aren't they?" he began.
"There we are. a comparatively small
group of uien (his boat does nor
carry troops), and all cooped up to-i
gether for days at a time with noth
ing to look at hut the sea and the
sky, and no variation of our regular
routine. Now. I have seen this hap
pen over and over again. One man •
will get up in the morning with a dark,
deep grouch. It's as catching as IIIP'
measles, and presently another will
begin to show grouchy symptoms j
and thpu another and another until
it spreads all over the ship. Then
upon another day one man will come
strolling out to breakfast evidently j
enjoying the top of the morning, and
before you know it we are alii as
merry as grigs, laughing and kid
ding each other.
"1 often think." he coutinued,
"that the people who do tne most
good in the world are the ones who
get the least credit for it. It is:
usually said of them, with many
headshaltings, that they have no se
rious purpose in life, or that they are '
irresponsible or that they have no
idea of making their way. remaps j
tbev haven't, but we can't have ev
erything, and what a leaven their
laughter and spontaneous joy is to !
the stodgy mass of fears and dark'
forebodings."
Apropos of this. I receivel a letter
In which a woman sets forth the his
tory of a friend. She describes the
girl's unfortunate life as a child
when she was shuttled about between
a harsh, indifferent mother and a
drunken father. When they got
tired of looking out for her they
dumped her into an institution.
Finally, when she was about fif
teen years old, the mother insisted
upon her marrying a man for whom
she did not care. She led a miser
able life with his Relatives who made
a drudge of her. allowed her no free
dom whatever and did not gave her
enough to eat. After a year or so,
she ran away and started out to
make her own living. She Is still
under twenty and her biographer de
scribes her thus:
"She never bothers about anything,
I have seen her when she has not
had a cent In her pocket and she has
only laughed and started out to find
something to do. She always gets it,
too. for she is bright and capable;
hut she gets tired of these jobs and
won't hold them. She is always
ready to help anyone and has stayed
up many nights with those who are
ill. Much of the'money she earns
goes to buy flowers for the sick and
food for those poorer than she. Ev
eryone loves her for her cheery
smile and the words of encourage
ment she gives to those in trouble.
"Yet many blame ner, because she
ran away from her husband, and be
cause she Is careless and improvi
dent. Now. Mrs. Woodward, what do
yoti think about it?"
1 don't think. What Is the use of
having hard and fast opiniops about
people? She seems to be living her
own life in her own way, asking
nothing of any one and doing a num
ber of kind, pleasant thing as she
saunters along. So why should any
one go out of their way to shy a
stone at her? I can't, I know; I'm
too busy.
She is evidently one of the world's
"beloved vagabonds," and is, no
doubt, excellent company. The peo
ple who f 'ke no thought for tlie mor
row always are. They are the child
ren of nature, accepting everything
as it comes, and they are full of the
joy of life. They are apt to be a
thorn, in the flesh of tfifeir families,
but a delight to their friends. Irre
sponsible gypsies they are, who can
not be cribbed, cabined or confined.
They wonder along life's highways,
planting the flowers of their gypsy
pattern as they go. Now and again
they turn up at our hearthstones and
fascinate us with the tales of their
adventures.
If it were not for them life would
lose much of Its color and romance.
STOCK SURVEY BEGUN
Under the direction of Donald Mc-
Cormiek, Dauphin county's first
stock survey was started to-dayi The
reports will tell the county's supply
of hogs, cows and other livestocks.
RAILROAD NEWS
RAIL LOSS TO
NATION FADES
Threatened of *.">(10,-
000,000 Shrinks to
*200,000,000
! N\ nnblnglon, Nov 19.—Prospective
loss to the government though the
operation of railroads and guarantee-
I ing fixed returns to tlie companies baa.
been reduced to about $200,'190.000 for
the nine months period ending Oe-,
tober 1 from approximately $500,000.- ;
Poo, the threatened loss several;
months ago. This ivas indicated to
day by tlie Interstate Commerce Com
i mission's report that the net sum
I which tlie government will receive'
j from operations of the leading rail-'
! roads for the nine month* is $519,-j
1 656,000.
Tiie share of the estimated $950.-;
000,000 guaranteed return for the:
year, due the railroads front the gov-|
j eminent for this period is c.ilcultted
I at a litUr more than $700,000.000, or
nearly $200,000,000 more *han tlie;
i roads earn for the government. This i
I does not take into consideration oig
sums loaned to railroads hy the rail- |
I road administration for fin.in -ing ini- (
movements, equipment purchases, and;
: similar purposes.
Railroad administration officials
i rodiet that by the end of the year)
i the government's loss will be reduced
to less tliun $100,000,000 and this will
be recouped later us the increased
earnings front higher rates continue
j to pour In.
Railroad Notes
Pennsylvania railroad officials and
' officers of financial institutions have
been notified by the federal railway ;
administration that tlie present sys- ■
tem of paying railroad employes >
with cash will be abolished after the ,
first of the year and the check sys- j
tem substituted. The cheeks will be '
delivered to the various foremen and |
bureau chiefs and by them distrib- j
uted among their employes.
Nearly 17.000 ears were handled .
on the Reading and Harrisburg di
visions of the Reading on Sunday.
This was the biggest day's business |
for some weeks. Much of the ireight
taken down the Ijebanon A alley was
bituminous coal .and coke.
All of the soldiers encamped at
Gettysburg with the Exception of the
quartermaster's corps, have been
taken to Damp Dix. N. J.. where they
will he mustered out of service. The
men were taken from Gettysburg by
the Reading Railway Company, and j
turned over to the Pennsylvania rail- j
road and transported to their desti- i
nation.
Vice-President D. S. Klliott, in
charge of traffic for the American
Railway Express Company, lias in- ,
formed all operating officials and
agents of the express organization
throughout tlie I'nited States that it :
is the purpose of the company to up
hold in everv way the request of the .
Council of Defense that Christmas
express shipments be started on their :
way by December 5.
Commencing at once two passen- j
ger trains will be run over the Milroy j
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad ;
between Lewistown and Milroy mak- ;
ing connections with main line.
Trains leave Lewistown Junction at i
6.27 a. m. and 5.35 p. m. and leave
Milroy at 5.40 a. m. and 4.2 3 p. m.
Pennsy baggagemasters have been j
apprised in a special notice that i
complaints about the handling of j
newspaper shipments have been rife |
and particular attention to forward- j
ing and delivering the
must be given henceforth.
Extra fares on fast trains, it is ex- ;
pected. will be abolished between j
New York and Chicago. Something
official in the way of an order to this
effect may be looked for In a few
days, passenger men say.
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LAST SPARKS OFF
THE NEWS WIRES
\ew \ ork. Tlie American public I
has given more, than $150,000,001) to j
the United War Work Fund, it was
announced to-day at national head- !
quarters here. Managers of the cam- I
paign predict that the $200,000,000 I
mark will be passed before the clos
ing hour at midnight to-morrow.
4 merirnn Army of Oreuuntlon. ]
The Americans in Landres are enjoy- I
ing all the comforts of a modernly !
equipped and newly finished German j
bathhouse. The building is steam- j
heated throughout.
Albany, X. Y. Paul Chapman, a !
youthful choirboy of Brooklyn, under ]
sentence of death for murder, will pay I
the penalty of his crime unless fie re- !
ceivqe executive < leniency. The Court !
of Appeals to-day confirmed the Judg
ment of conviction.
Deaths and Funerals
A. K. HOUSEAL, SK.
A. R. Houseal Sr., a prominent res
idetyt of Maytown, died at the home
of his son-in-laxv. G. R. Lukert, at
Philadelphia, on Monday. He was
aged 6 4 years. Bright's disease was
the cause of death. He is survived
by his widow and the following chil
dren: Mrs. Frank Zeigler and Mrs.
Bayard f. Herr, Marietta; Mrs.
Charles G. DeLong. Mr. Joy; Mrs.
Howard Shireman, Maytown; Mrs.
George R. Lenkert, Philadelphia, and
Arhie Rose Houseal Jr., who is now
in the service, stationed at Camp
Taylor, Ky. A brother. John A.
Houseal, Maytown. and nine grand
children also survive. Funeral ar
rangements have not yet been made.
FRANK S. MILLER
While home on a furlough, Frank
S. Miller, a member of the United
States Army Training Detachment, j
died at the homt of his parents, Mr. I
and Mrs. John Miller. 408 South
Eleventh street, from Bright's dis
ease. He was stationed at Lafayette
College, Eaeton.
Funeral services' will be held at
the home Thursday morning at 10
o'clock. Burial will be in the Me
chantcsburg Cemetery.
MILES K. NICHOLS
Miles Kenneth Nichols, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Nichols, died this ;
morning at 9 o'clock at the Harirs
burg Hospital. He was seven years
old. Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock 1
from his home, 1508 HHunter street,
the Rev. Thomas Rice officiating.
Burial in Harrisburg Cemetery.
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TO PROTEST ASSESSMENTS
At a recent mceing of citizens of ,
Riverside, it was decided to instruct .
a committee to appear before the
Board of Appeals to protect the new '
ward against increased assessments.-
The meeting was well attended and '
many subjects of interest to residents I
lr discussed.
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HARRISBtTRG TELEGRAPH
Standing of the Crews
IIARRIKHCHU SIDE
! Philadelphia Division The 127
■ crew tirst to go after 4 o'clock: 13:1.
I | 119. 109. 130. 111.
Engineer for 117.
Firemen for 119. 130.
Itraketnan for 127.
Engineers up: Roath, McDonald,
I Hall. Kurr. Gaeckler, Uclger, Brown.
! Stefty, Blckle, Coudren, Trace, Brod
acher.
Firemen up: Cramer. Maxwell Np
' vak. Fry. Vogleson, Keiscli, Williams,
| Barclay. McKonley, Tarman, Detwc',l
- er, Martin.
Brakenten up. Lot/., l'in'es, Christ,
llollenburg. killiun. Siiks, Heard,
' Funston, Behney. Burger, Devout-.',
'.Given, Poff. Wachtman. Etzwller.
Middle Division The 33 crew first,
to go after 2.15 o'clock: 38. 39. 27. 22,
"• 3d. 35. 25. 19. 303, 24. St. 37. 215. 231,
■llS, 23. .
1> Engineers for 33, 38, 39. 27, 22. 24,
. 32.
Firemen for 33. 39, 22. 30. 35, 19. 24,
* 32. 37. 18.
i Conductor for 27.
, i Flagman for 39.
Brakemen for 33, 38.
Engineers up: llavvk. Motet/., Foose,
- Kistler, Farley. Snyder. Brink, Biiz
■ zitrd. Nlssley. I'order. Stri kler, Tiller,
Ratiiefone. Sheeley. Rothefon. Stone,
i Cope. Snyder, Derrick. Heisey.
'i Firemen up: Market. Weschke.
■ liertzier, Rooser. Stemler, Strflyer,
I' Freed. Snyder. Burkehtmer. llolseng
. I er. Benson. Gutshall, Dolen. Jones,
, | Humphervs. Kauffman.
! Conductors up: Cremmel, Biggane,
. i Coup.
j Brakemen up: Lentz. Crone, Young.
W.erner. Clouser, .lohnsoif. Kwing.
I Baker, Shade. }>'eiee. Fleck. Richards.
Yard Hoard Engineers for 6C, B
7C. 11C. 2-15 C. 5-15 C, 26C. 32C. 35C.
Firemen for SC, fit'. 3-7 C. 120, 1-lIC, i
I 5-15 C, 230.
Engineers up: Ney, Myers. Ulsh, i
Shipley, Levie, Bostdorf. Sehlfer,
Ranch. Welgle, Lackey. Cookerly.!
Mayer. Shelter. Snell, Bartolet.
Firemen up: King. Beard. Rheam.
■Yost, Shant, Istvis. Weaver. Kline-j
peter. Watborn, Matter. Jones, Heck- !
t man. Wevodan, Manning.
EMILY SIDE
Philiidelphln Division The 230
crew tirst to go after 3.15 o'clock: 215,.
214. 243. 23fi. 207, 249.
I Engineers for 230, 215.
I Firemen for 215. 213. 236.
Middle Division—Ttie 249 crew first]
to go after 1 o'clock: 238, 117, 1 16, j
I 115. 103, 122. 106. 305.
| Engineers for 103. 106.
Firemen for 103. 106
Rrakeman for 249.
Yard Hoard—Engineers for Ist 132,
133. 149. 138.
I Firemen for 3d 126, 149. 132. Ist 102. i
, 2d 102.
Engineers tip: Fenicle. Books,'
I Myers. Bickhart. Snyder. Kowell.
Firemen up: Sanders. Henderson.
: Bieasner, Allen, Jenkins. Cessna. Shot-]
( fner. Chapman. Fake.
I'tSSEYtil lERYIIE
Philadelphia Division Engineers
i up: Davis. Hall. Pleant. Osmond.
Firemen up: Shaffner. Cover.
Middle Division Engineers up:'
Buck. Delozier. Riley, Kelb-y, lveiser, I
; Milter. Crimmel.
THE IN-: (DING
The 23 crew tirst to go after 8.001
o'clock: fi, 32, 69. 90. 70. 72. 37. 60. 16.1
64. 3. 24. IS. 7. 30. 1. 31, 14. 66. 8. |
Engineers for 61. SS, 61, 70. 14. 18c
20.
Firemen for 51. 10, 72. 1, 6. 7. 16 IS. i
I 20. 24. . I
i Conductor for 16
Flagmen for 51, 69 f . 16.
Brakemen for 31. 58. 63. 61. 66 67.
| 70. 1. 14. 20. 23. 24.
Engineers up: Reidhamer. Walton,
i Kauffman. Kohl, King. Anders, Mover,
Merkle. Rruavv, Bates, Bordner, Lac
kev. Gllllg.
Firemen up: Tgvoker. Flicker. Lelt-
I ner. dine. Ravston. King, Myers,
I Shay. Yeagy, Grimes.
| Conductors tip: Levin. Barlow,
Shover. Hetrick. Fesster, Pattun.
I Ford.
Flagmen tin: Otstot. Warner. Caa
| sal, Grady. TTain. Pntteiger. Dahn,
Kickman, McKeever. Crawford.
Brakemen up: Bohner, Smith. Clip,
per. Deardorff. Weaver. Monmiller,
: Anderson. Ryan, Ulsh. Fry. Jlessel.
J. H. SHELLEY* IMPROVES
J B. Shelley. R. Stayman. of P. It. 1
R. Division Street Transfer, who has]
| i-een in the hospital ffir some time, is]
] able to he about again.
Went to Golden Gate,
Brought Three Votes
Charles Hillegas, of Pittsburgh,
I commissioner to take the votes of
i Pennsylvania soldiers at Camp Fre
mont, Cal., arrived here to-day with
; three votes. The camp was prac
tically cleared of men a few days
| before he arrived to hold the eiec-
I tion.
The November meeting of tlie
j State Board of Pardons has been
j scheduled for Thursday instead of
j to-morrow.
Tlie mayors of Seranton and
I Meadville have telegraphed. Gover-
I nor Brumbaugh in response to the
I telegram sent to them at request of
Secretary Baker that moral condi
tions and regulations for welfare of
soldiers had been given cjpse at
tention and that they would be con
tinued in a proper way.
W. 11. Crane and Allen Kolu- have
been appointed Pennsylvania rail
road policemen for York county.
GifTortl Pirn-hot, \V. T. Creasy and
| Fred Brenckman, the committee of
! the State Grange in forestry mat
i ters, discussed the situation in. Penn
j sylvania ut an extended meeting
, last night and will make a report to
i the Grange at Tyrone next month*
Tlie Public Service Commission
heard argument this morning l 1n
the complaint of the city of Erie
against the Pennsylvania Gas Com
pany, a companion compliant to
those against tlie United Natural
Gas Company, which was argued
yestefJay.
General C. M. Clement, former
j commander of the National Guard,
was at the capitol to-day, and was
warmly greeted hy many friends.
William 11. Bail, secretary to the
governor, went to Pittsburgh to at
tend the meeting of ae State Board
of Public harities, which will dis
cuss the appropriation sessions.
GR£c A. Shreincr, superintend
ent of public grounds and buildings,
is in New York, on matters con
nected with the capitol park exten
sion.
Officers at Dance
Arrested by "M. P."
lies Moines, la.—During the
opening day of the ban on "flu"
here, military police had things all
their own way, and could "get back
at" some officers.
Officers from second lieutenants to
i majors who were found at dances,
movies, shows, theaters, etc., were
rounded up and taken to police head
quarters and then sent to Camp
Dodge.
Military policemen "broke up" a
fashionable dance at Circle Hall. En
tering the hall a buck private of the
M. P. walked up to two officers, a
major and a captain, and saluting,
said:
"It is my duty to inform you, sir,
that you are under arrest. You are
to report to police headquarters at
once."
The officers protested, but in vain.
The order hod been issued after
they had left camp.
Senator Lodge Warns
Against Pacifists
| i*~. **x':'.:': ' " '-" : -S\f s . : '.v WSSWAjgp
i senator HENHV CABOT lodge
United States Senator Henry
t'nbot Lodge, discussing the prob
lems immediately confronting the
government, at a victory celebration
in Boston, warned against a new
pacifist and pro-German campaign,
both in J his country and in England,
which, ltd was sure to follow
tlie signing of the armistice. lie
said: "American opinion demands
an armistice that constitutes uncon
ditional surrender. The American
people may now have the kind of
peace they wish if it is demanded by
them and the press. The peace they
want is a peace forced by physical
guarantees."
John W. Davis Goes
to St. James Court
Washington. Nov. 19.—John W.
Davis, was formally nominated yes
terday by President 'Wilson to be
American ambassador to Great Brit
ain. and Alexander C. King, of At
lanta. Uu.. was nominated to succeed
Mr. Davis as Solicitor General in the
Department of Justice.
Mr. Davis is a citizen of West Vir
ginia and an intimate friend of Pres
ident Wilson. The fact that he was
to succeed the late Ambassador Page
was announced some'time ago.
Yankees Overseas Will
Write to "Father" Nov. 24
Paris, Nov. 19,—The Stars and
Stripes, the organ of the American
Expeditionary Force, has arranged
for November 24 as the day upon
which all the American troops shall
write home to father. Special de
livery arrangements are under way
in order that "father's day" shall be
as successful as "mother's day," May
12 last.
It is hoped that the fathers will
write to their sons on the same day.
I Dives, Ponvzwy & Stewar
Store Hours: 9 to 5.30, Saturday 9 to 9 P. M. 4
T Personal ;■
an d • T"'!! - ' cards is " h ' t " c "" <rni ," g
XV v -
. Big Girls , wmm L/ | tractions and now is "the oppor-
A tunc time to choose while the showing is at its best.
If •you intend sending a word of greeting to one of the
The ever youthful hat of perennial populaiity differing in j bo . vis overseas do so now to insure delivery before Christ
stvle'onlv as new fabrics become the vogue. mas. , . . . ~
I atnotic designs 111 greeting \ ictotry and '1 hank You
We've a large variety of tarns — cards.
Grey and brown velveteen tarns with fur pompom §1.25 fi 1 JpHpQ Ptf IY/l PIqIpV I\/1 1 M/YC
Black velveteen tarns with pompom $1.50 V 7 IICKCO \JJ L\± lAOICI it 1 LlltlO
Black velveteen tarns with tassel $2.75
Black silk velvet tams si.oo Our military geniuses—Foch, Joffre, Pershing, are done
Crush plush tarns 8 in black. - tan." taupe and grey! 1! !!!!!!!.'! U.oo la J size calendar form in oilette prints. Special in the
Book Section at SI.OO
Stylish Beaver Hat Shapes Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street l*loor.
Black untrimtned beaver hats in large and medium
I slia| ' es ,o '* 7-0 ° j Men's "Big Dane" and
"Travelo" Coats For In-
The Grace and Charm of door and Outdoor Wear
' a Veil Light weight Worsted Garments for house, office and
street wear. Heather, oxford, navy, browi\ and black,
A stylish veil has nothing to conceal —it enhances $8.95 and $9.50
beauty, and with such a vogue of veils our stock meets the Men's knitted brushed Wool Vests in heather mixtures,
requirements for face, hat and mourning needs. $5.00, $5.95, $6.95, $7.50 and $8.50
The handy slip-on veils, in block and brown 10c, 25c ami 50c " WT\rr\ " TV/Tilif o vtr Qiimn
Pattern veils, in all modish shades 50c to SI.OO 1 OTTI WV6 lVlllllcirV oWGEItGFS
Auto veils, in street shades : .SI.OO to $4.00
Mou^ing'veils!' in net'and grenadine' *.*.* ' l." .*s9c to $H!OO S , H ° WN KHAKI ' HCATHEF AND WITH FOUR MILIT ARY
Pattern veilings, in many designs, yard .r 25c to $1.25 pockets:
With sleeves ... $12.00
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Street Floor. Sleeveless $8.95
— • Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Men's Store
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Latest Shapes of Muff Beds ~
Many women are covering these muff beds with plush Velveteen and Corduroy
or kerami and providing for themselves good looking muffs
at small expense. .
Unlined muff beds ......' 39c to 59^
Floss filled muff beds, satin lined and frilled edge . 53.50 English Velveteen in plum only. Special, yd., $2.39
. . a\ A I sl*9s $1.50 wide wale Corduroy in Copenhagen, 32 inches wide.
Satin trimmed muff beds, down filled with ribbon and Special, yd., 98£
ring hold $1.95 to $3.50 These are attractive values offered fot Wednesday only.
Divei. Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor. „
Divea, Pomeroy & Steward Street Floor
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LIBRARY WORK
IS KEEPING ON
In Spite of Closing of the In
stitution by Influena He
ports Are (iootl For Year
Reports showing that the educa
tional work of the ilurrtsburg Public
Library had been well maintained in
spite of the interruptions due to the
Influenza epidemic and that it had
borne a large share in the work for
the soldiers were made last evening
at the annual meeting at the Library.
One of the reports showed that the
registration by residents of Harris
burg and vicinity for the privilege of
taking out books, winch costs noth
ing. is now 17.9C4. or one-tlfth of the
population of the Hurrisburg district.
The circulation from October 1,
1917. to September 30. 1918. was
given as 109.01.7, of which 28,674
were children's books. There were
32.642 readers at tlie Library, almost
10.000 being school chi'dren, and
1.498 reference question# were an
swered.
The Library now contains 20.372
volumes and there ate almost 1.000
in tlie ten school libraries, a Held of
activity where there is a chance for
valuable pork to be done in ITarris
burg if funds are provided. *
The Library has given its assembly
room to the Red Cross and estab
lished a e'enrlng house or center for
books and magazines for soldiers,
while in every line of war activity it
has bellied to an extent, little realized
by the community.
The following trustees were re
e'ected last night: D. Bailev Brandt,.
Casper Dull. A: Boyd Hamilton,
.Tames McCormick J", and A. Carson
Stamni. while Thomas T. Wiorman
was chosen to (ill a vacancy.
Sergeant Frederick Kent
Reported Dead in France
Mrs. Mary Kent, of Paxtang, yes
terday received notice from the War
Department that her son. Sergeant
Frederick Kent, had been killed in
action. October 1-'. Sergeant Kent was
21 years old. enlisted as a private
last spring and was for a while sta
tioned at Gettysburg. He was made
sergeant of Company I\, 7th Regulars.
Sergeant Kent was a member of the
Paxton Presbyterian Church. Paxtang,
and a new gold star will be added to
the servtceflag there, making three
gold stars in the flag. Besides his
mother. Sergeant Kent is survived by
a brother, Frank 8., and a sister,
Miss ila/.el Kent.
CHARGES lid WITHDRAWN
AGAINST APPEAL BOARD
Philadelphia, Nov. 19. Members
of District Appeal Board, No. 2. were
given a vindication of charges of
Army draft irregularities in the Fed
eral Court to-day.
Fnited States District Attorney
Kane nolle pressed three indictments
charging them with failure and
neglect to perform their duty under
the selecttive conscription law.
CADET FI.IKRS GET CHANCK
'l'O COMPLETE TRAINING
Washington. Nov. 19.—A1l cadet
aviators now in training in the Unit
ed States will be given the option of
immediate discharge without com
missions or of completing their
training.
Instructions to this effect were
sent to all aviation lields and camps
by Major General Kenle.v, chief of ]
the division of military aeronautics.
NOVEMBER 19. 1018.
Thanksgiving Day to Be
Day of Peace Prayer
, , A- \\V. yV>-' * iW.**.> *s((*■ | ,
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I-IKS V,:iCNIGHT , :
Mrs. Virginia N'lglit Logan, of Os- i
kaloosa, la., who lias issued an up- |
•peal to (lie women of America, to i
make this Thanksgiving Day a day I
of thanks rather than a day of feast- j
ing. Mrs. Logan, whose son, Fred
erick Knight Logan, is the com- j
poser of the famous Missouri Waltz- i
Hindustan and the Hlue Itose Waltz, |
in her appeal, says: "If the women I
of America will cut their Thanksgiv
ing menus in half, donating the bal- I
ance or the-cost thereof to the feed
ing of the people of Europe, a vast I
store of food will be saved for the |
inhabitants of the old world."
FOOD SITUATION
T OREMAIN SAME
[Continued from First I'agc.]
ment lias taken over huge Quantities J
of the California edibles.
One alleviating factor in the food J
situation is the recent improvement i
in transportation facilities. Lack of j
transportation and congestion on the i
main lines from the west and mid- j
die west to the east, were respon- j
silde last year for spveral threatened |
food shortages. Meat, fruit and i
cereal shipments were held up at
t:s;es to the point that they caused |
sudden rises in local prices. Diffl- j
culties like these are not expected ,
during the coming winter.
Staples in Plenty . j
Deans, cereals and numerous other j
staples are not expected to be in-1
creased in price, and average ship
ments are expected. Potatoes are]
reported plentiful to the point that j
there has been a recent drop in pi ice. j
The word of warning issued thisj
morning was, that while there will be j
no food shortage, still the coming |
of peace will not abrogate the neces
sity for feeding the American Army, !
the allied peoples, the Russians to a j
certain extent, and even the Germans
themselves. For that reason, a con- !
finued high rate of food prices is al- j
most certain for the coming winter,
at least, it was said. '
PLAN TO HURRY
COAL SHIPMENTS
ON THE READING
| Furl Situation Grows Worse
After One Good
Month
j The fuel committee of Dauphin
! county will hold a meeting in the
| office of the Central Coal Exchange j
i this afternoon to see if shipments of
domestic size anthracite over the
Philadelphia and Heading Railroad
can be Increased. The Heading Coal
and Iron Company is reported to bo
l shipping considerably less anthracite
I than its allotment.
Coal dealers this morning agreed
j that the situation in the city Is such
j that a few days of cold weather
| would bring a clamoring for coal
j from numerous householders. '1 ho
| dealers with the aid of the Central
, Coal Exchange and the Fuel Admtn-
I istration have tried as far as pos
sible to place a few tons of coal in
I every cellar where coal has been or
; dered by the householder. At first
I an attempt was made to (111 each or
| del to two-thirds its tonnage, but
coal shipments to the dealers did not
| permit flie practice to be continued,
j Enough coal has been sent to most
i householders to see them over a
| short period of cold weather, but
j it is thought that the supply would
i be quickly depleted with a real cold
| spell.
I Consumers in Hurrisburg ordered
j 154,654 tons of coal from April 1
| until November 1. Eighty-one thou
| sands, four hundred and two tons of
thut amount was delivered before
November 1, and about 5,000 tons
I during November. Approximately
j 100,000 tons is the city's allotment,
| it was said at the coal exchange this
! morning.
During October, more than 15,000
| tons were shipped into the city,
! which was the most encouraging
month in years. Dealers agree, ltow
, ever, thut the situation now is
gloomy, and thut their yards are ni-
I most devoid of coal. It was estl
l mated there are alwntt 5,000 tons
| in the city to-day of the five dornes
; tic sizes, broken, egg, stove, nut and
i pea. I'nfiUed orders amount to 73,-
| 252 tons. ,
War Has Cost Two
Hundred Billions
Washington, Nov. 19.—Direct cost
of the war for all belligerent nations
! to last May I was reported at about
I $175,000,000,000 by the Federal re
' serve hoard bulletin, yesterday. It
jis estimated that cost will
j amount to nearly $200,000,000 be
fore the end of the yean
For purely military and naval pur
| poses all belligerents spent about
$132,000,000,000 to May 1, or about
I three-fourths of the total war cost,
i The balance represents interest on
| debt and -other indirect war ex-
I penses.
| About $150,000,000,000 of the total
war cost has be n raised by war
| loans aiul comparatively little by
: taxation. Hereafter the annual bur
den of the seven principal belliger
' ents to pay interest and sinking fund
I allowances will he not less than
j $10,000,000,000, and probably much
more.