YANKEE ARMY
IS WELCOMED
TO THE RHINE
German Population Turns Out
to Greet Pershing's Army
of Occupation
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Coblenx, Dec. 11.—The last German
troops left Coblenz Sunday morning. •
There was no trouble of any kind
when the American army entered and
none Is expected. Some citizens of
Coblenz said they feel better now
that the Americans bad arrived."
The friendly spirit with which tne
civilians of Coblenz greeted the
Americans began to evince itself In
the villages along the railroad over
which the Americans came to Cob
lenz. At many places Sunday crowds
of children cheered 'and waved their
hands as the Americans passed. The
spirit displayed became more friendly
as the Americans approaching Cob
lenz.
When the Americans arrived and
detrained In an outlying section of
the city they were met by a large
crowd, Including municipal officials.
Among the others waiting to see the
Americans were two professors with
all the pupils of a boys' school.
The train which transported the
Americans to Coblenz was manned
by a German crew, the American sol
diers occupying coaehes formerly
used by German troops. One coach
carried newspaper correspondents.
The battalion Is commanded by
Lieutenant Colonel James Lockett,
with Major Fred Haekett second in
command. In addition to their rides
and ammunition, tho Soldiers carried
full packs containing emergency ra
tions, and additional food supplies
sere brought by the train to tide the
man over until ration trains arrive.
Face Great Fortress
When the Americans took up guard
of the Coblenz ends of the Rhine
bridges, German soldiers were doing
sentry duty on the opposite ends. To
night the American sentries along
tlie Rhine could see the lights of the
fortress of Ebrenbeitstein, which
stands on promontory 400
feet above the river, where several
regiments of German soldiers are still
quartered. It is said that the fortress
van accommodate 100,000 men.
The Americans will not cross the
Rhine until further orders, the but
talion remaining in Cpblenz more in
the nature of military police until
additional forces arrive.
With the arrival of the Americans
at the Rhine a company of engi
neers was prepared to throw a tem
porary bridge across the stream.
There were, however, already four
bridges spanning the stream, two here
and one In the north and another to
the south, over which the American
army is expected to cross December
13 in a thirty-mile arc.
Colonel James Rhea, of Texas, head
of the American commission, has been
dealing for four days with the local
authorities on questions incident to
the taking over of the bridgehead.
Instead of antagonism or even pas
sive acquiescence he encountered
lively co-operation.
A local committee was appointed to
assist the Americans in assuming
control and officers of the German
army remained behind after the last
of their men had marched out, in
order to deliver to the American*
great store of supplies.
Clean llurracks
Lieutenant Helnrlch Prince, one of
the commissioners detailed by the
Germans to deal with the Americans,
was the officer who transmitted to
Major Whittlesey, the German demand
to surrender when Whittlesey was
commanding the famous "lost bat
talion" in the Argonne forest. In
talking with officers of the Seventy
seventh division to-day, Lieutenant
Prince said his comrades and superior
officers held the highest admiration
for the Americans in that fight. The
only motive for demanding the sur
render of the "lost battalion" was to
save the Americans from what the
Germans then believed would be cer
tain annihilation.
The comparatively light yoke the
Americans have laid on the Germans
appears to have influenced them in
their attitude toward the
When the American troops went tp
the barracks just evacuated by t!i
Germans they found they had been
scrubbed to a state fo spotlessness,
and that the mattress coverings had
been washed and refilled with fresh
hay.
Here, as at Treves, the Americans
are dealing with the de facto author
ities. The workmen's council is
maintaining a commission, but the of
ficials the Americans found were those
who long had been functioning and
the Americans are leaving to them
the problem of arranging their own
affairs in the new party's council. As
an indication, however, that the de
termination not to treat with thq
council will not cause any trouble for
the American commission is the re
ceipt of yarious messages signed by
Mathias Erzberger, dealing with sub
jects which the Americans have dis
cussed with the mayor.
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Middletown
Lengthen High School
, Sessions to Make Up
Time Lost This Year
The school board met in regular
session on Monday evening. Treas
urer Siders reported a balance of
$8,376.47 and on special deposit. $,-
000, state appropriation, $0,205. Bills
were ordered paid, amounting to
$248.31. The schools will close De
cember 24, and open December 30.
New Tear's Day will be a holiday
also. The teachers and janitors will
receive their month's pay Saturday,
December 21. Starting after the holi
day season the high school sessions
will be a half hour longer each day
to make up for the month that the
schools were closed on account of
. the influenza. It was decided that
■the motion on the mlnuteß be re
f celved permitting all physicians to
~ examine applicants for labor certifi
cates. Charles Houser was elected
truant officer for December.
The borough council met in regu
lar aession on Monday evening with
all members present but G. W. Core,
the bills ordered paid, amounted to
$2,240.66. Action on charges which
"Ifnay be made against Chief of Police
Charles Houser. was postponed until
Burgest S. B. Gingrich is able to be
at thr meeting. Council ordered spe
cial blanks to be sent to each fire
company to make monthly reports.
The apeclal committee on the fire
truck, reported a demonstration will
be held on Saturday afternoon. Tilt
highway committee reported that the
pew overhead bridge would be com
pleted In about ten days.
At the tegalar monthly meeting of
[WEDNESDAY EVENING
the Firemen's Relief Association, held
In the Liberty, Fire Company parlor,
the following- officers were elected
for 1819: President. C. 8. Few, Lib
erty: vice-president, C. R. Bausman,
Hescuei.secretar.y. W, J. Roof, Union;
surer, Hi IS/'Mo'ore, Lfbbrty; board
'of examiners:' O. W. Myers, Union;
Ross Uouser, Rescue; J. B. Stehman,
Liberty: board of directors: John Mi-
Garvey, three years, Union.
| The funeral of the late Mrs. Emma
Bowman was held from her home In
Ann Street, yesterday afternoon, with
services at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Ful
ler %rgstresser, pastor of the St.
Peter's Lutheran 'Church, officiating.
. The pallbearers, were John Inley, M.
G.. WJtmer. Samuel Beckey and
Charles Houaer. Burial was made In
the Mlddletown cemetery
The WaiS meeting for the Red
Cross drive in Mlddletown will be
held in the Lutheran church this
evening, when Captain Hutchinson
will.be the speaker for the evening
and the 'following prograpi will be
given starting promptly at 8 o'clock.
Music, high school orchestra: Invo
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Old "Santa" Says:
, There's a gift of every kind to make you' happy on America's greatest
Christmas—don't think I'm going to be "stingy" with my gifts. I'd feel guilty to "hold back" this
year, after the wonderful victory this country has had—so you can look forward with anxious hearts, expecting the
best gifts you have ever received.
This Is The "Real" Christmas Store I
I * When it comes to men's gifts I don't You'd be surprised at the "lame" ex - 1
. ' believe there's a store anywhere where you get so cuses some of the merchants make about Holiday gifts
much satisfaction as you do at Doutrichs. Every time I make —try to fix things up to suit themselves. You can't expect to do
a purchase there the salesmen say to me, "Now, if you don't like business to its full extent unless you cater to the "will of the
|j . or that when you get home return it for exchange or get people." There's only one way to have Christmas, and that's
your money back." They don't seem to be afraid of the filer- the "same old way." Isn't the whole Christmas idea to make
chandise they sell at Doutrichs. Some of the stores I go into other people happy? Then why not do the things most people
don't want to make exchanges or give back money, say it's a lot believe in? The world is engaged in solving the problem of
of bother and '--nd* of excuses. So I hesitate to go to those mutual happiness, so, if it was ever right to give Christmas gifts,
j places. surely this is the year of all years. Now, let's all get the spirit.
)) I'm sure there would be no question in your
fHiiiiiiriiiHfF 0> rJmtu mind about where to go for your gifts if you would get a glimpse IJ-v
of the enormous crowds who go to Doutrichs —certainly a store that gets the ly x //X if
crowds like they do must have the friendship of the buying public. I never
saw such enthusiastic salespeople—nothing too much "trouble; all so anxious
jlj j to please. It's the best store I've ever struck, and it's the best store for YOU. f|
II very^oC * y I
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308 MARKET STREET HARRISBURG, PA. I-ssesJ"® I
cation, Community singing, (a) "Keep
The Home Fires Burning," (b) "The
Long. Long Trail;" music, "Qod Be
With You Till We Meet Again;" girl's
chorus, "When the Boys Come
Home;" high school. Community
Singing; "Long Way to Tlpperary;"
"America;" address, War experiences,
Captain Hutchinson; vocal solo,
George Cover; announcements; music.
New American Hymn, high school;
"Star Spangled Banner."
John Houser, Swiler Concklin,
Harold Trelchler, Karl Rudy, John
Whitman and Walter Detweller, all
joung men from town and who were
taking special training at Lebanon
Valley College, Annvllle, were mus
tered out and returned to their homes
yesterday. .
The Jitney Club of town held a
meeting at the home of George I.
King. North Union street, last even
ing.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis
sionary Society, of the First United
Brethren Church was held In the
church last evening. The topic was:
HXRRIBBURG flfijSV TEEEGRXPH
"Childhood, the Hope of the World."
The leaders were: Mre. Harry Bngrle
and Mre. Benjamin Ulmer.
The Farmers' bank and the Citi
zens' National bank started this
morning to send out Christmas Sav
ing checks, the former sending $28,-
000 In checks and the latter, $13,727,
making a total for both banks of
$42,000.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the Presbyterian church elected the
following officers for 1919: President,
John Bowman, vice-presidents, Miss
Bowman, and Karl Rudy; recording
secretary. Miss Veronia Keiffer, cor
responding secretary, Mrs. William B.
sites; treasurer. Miss Rachael Alc-
Carrell; pianists, Miss Dorothy George
and Miss Ivy Hardy.
C. M. Colquonoun, manager of the
Wlncroft Stove Works and H. E.
Force, a traveling salesman for the
lirm, have returned home from a busi
ness trip to Portsmouth, N. H„ and
Boston, Mass., In the interest of the
firm.
C. W. Bausman, of town, receiver!
a telegram yesterday from his broth
er, Sergeant W. C. Bausman. at pres
ent stationed at Camp Wheeler, Qa„
will be transferred to Camp Hum
phreys, Vs., where ne will be muster
ed out of the service, and expects to
be home by next Sunday.
Ira Springer is spending several
days at Bethlehem on business.
Joseph Jacobs, of Spring street, has
returned home from a several days'
visit to Philadelphia.
Jacob Welrlch, of Brown street, re
ceived a telegram yesterday from his
son, Arthur Weirich, who was wound
ed in action overseas. He has been
brought to this country and at pres
ent is in New York City.
The regular monthly-meeting of the
Ladles' Bible class of the Church of
God Sunday school, taught by Mrs.
O. At. KrayblU, was held at the home
of Airs. Annie Leggore, Alarket street,
last evening.
The funeral of the late Aliss Mary
Drawbaugh, who died at the home of
W. E. Lesher near Geyer's church
Monday night, will be held from the
home of Afr. Lesher this evening with,
services at 7 o'clock, the Rev. Alatt
hew Brlnser will have charge of the
services. On Thursday morning the
remains will be taken to Grelger's
cemetery. Perry county, where burial
will be made.
Word was received in town yester
day that the Rev. M. E. Yeager, a
former pastor of the Methodist Spis
copal Church, died at his home at
Norristown, where he had been trans
fered by the M. E. conference last
March, from Lebanon, Pa. 1
The funeral of Mrs. Aaron Poor
man will be held from her late home
in Royalton on Thursday afternoon
with service at 2 o'clock. Burial will
be made in the Mlddletown cemetery.
Lester Kupp has secured the posi
tion as extra mall carrier for the
local post office taking the place of
C. L. Lindermuth, who resigned some
time ago.
A meeting of the A class of the
Central grammar school, Emaus
street, was held yesterday afternoon
tc elect class officers, who are as
follows: President. Donald McCord;|
vice-president. Bill Afoore; secretary,!
Miss Elizabeth Beck: treasurer,
Joseph Jacobs.
DECEMBER 11, 1918;
SIXTY PKOPLE IN MUSICAL
Columbia, Pa., Dec. 11. —The Rev.
P. M. Stief, assistan rector of Holy
Trinity parish, will direct a musical
production in the parish hall wliich
wll include sixty people in the cast.
It will be given under the supervision
of the Sacred Sodality about the first
of the year.
Cured His RUPTURE
I was badly ruptured while lifting
a trunk several years ago. Doctor*
•aid my only hope of cure was an
operation. Trusses did me no good.
Finally 1 got hold of something that
quickly and completely cured me.
Years have passed and the rupture
has never returned, although 1 am
doing hard work as a carpenter.
There was no operation, no lost time,
no trouble. I have nothing to aell,
but will give full Information about
how you may find a complete cure
without operation. If vou write to rne.
Eugene M. Pullen, Carpenter. 265E
Marcellus Avenue, Alanasquau, N, J.
Better cut out this notice and show it
to any others who are ruptured—vou
■nay save a life or at least stop the
misery of rupture and the worry and
nanger of an operation.
Spanish Influenza can
be prevented easier than
it can be cured.-
At the first sign of a
shiver or sneeze, take
CASCARAm. QUININE
Standard cold remedy for 20 yeara—in tablet
form —safe, sure, no opiates—breaks up a cold
in 24 hours—relieves grip in 3 days. Money
back if it fails. The genuine box has a Red top
with Mr Hill's picture. At All Drug Stores
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