16 DEATH HAS EASY WAY WITH FAMINE KING IN RUSSIA Petrograd Without Food or Fuel; People Keep to Their Beds Washington. Dec. 18. —Gloomy re ports of the situation in Russia, par ticularly at Petrograd, continue to reach the State Department. The condition of the middle class es In Petrograd is said to be ex tremely bad and great numbers are dying daily of starvation. No fuel is available and the people are oblig ed to keep to their beds day and night. No supplies have reached the city for more than two weeks. The Bolshevik! section is reported gaining numerically because it con trols the distribution of food. There is increasing disorder in the ad ministration of affairs, according to these advices and such authority as exists has no control over sub ordinate officers. Berne, Dec. 18. —According to dis patches received liere the Polish general staff has called for the mo libization of the classes extending from 1883 to 1901. It is asserted that the mobilization will bring to the colors 1,500,000 men. Stockholm, Dec. IS. —The news papers here say that travelers ar riving from Petrograd announce that the Bolsheviki have begun the eva cuation of the Russian capital, pre paratory to proceeding to Nizhni Novgorod. {CATARRHAL* DEAFNESS T I MAY BE OVERCOME • If you have Catarrhal Deafness or head and ear noises or are growing hard of hearing g<> to your druggist and get 1 ounce of Parmint (double strength), and add to it Vi pint of hot water and a little granulated sugar. Take 1 teaspoonful four times a day. . , , # This will often bring quick relief from the distressing head noises. Clogged nostrils should open, breath ing become easy and the mucus stop dropping into the throat. It is easy to prepare, costs little and is pleasant to take. Anyone who has Catarrhal Deafness or head noises should give this prescription a trial. 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The vital health building elements Stat these despondent women lack ire all plentifully supplied in Bio (•ran. WEDNESDAY EVENING. POLAND SEEKS CLOSER BONDS WITH ENTENTE Proposes Treaty Uniting Group of New States; Would Include 35,000,000 People in Prussian Territory; Hungary Anxious, Too; Vienna Leans to Coalition . Washington, Dec. 18. —The Polish government has proposed that a treaty be signed by Poland, Bo hemia and Jugo Slavia, says the National Zeitung of Basle accord ing to a dispatch received to-day. Grabski, a national democrat of Poland, is the leader in the planned convention which would include military, railway and commercial, agreements, closely uniting this group of new states to the nations of the Kntente Powers. Poland would include all Prussian territory inhabited by Poles who would number in the new country about 35,000,000. Hungary, accord RADICALS MEET TO OPEN DOORS I OF U.S. PRISONS : Demand For Release of An archists Leads to Disorder in New York By Associated rress I New York, Dec. 18.—Alleged anar ' chists, pacifists, Industrial Workers I of the World and other radicals who ! attended a conference here last night I called by the Workers' Defense Union, engaged in a general fight in which a score of persons were bruis ed and which cleared the hall of nearly half the 400 persons assem bled there. The announced purpose of the meeting was to Inaugurate a nation wide campaign for the liberation of The Greatest Medical Authorities in the World have made public statements in which they endorse the value of such ingredients as are contained in Father John's Medicine. These great physicians say in substance, that these in gredients "are beneficial notably in wasting diseases and those maladies which are connected with or have their origin in colds and in debilitating and wasting diseases." 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Dispatches from Vienna to the same newspaper report that the town council of Karlsbad has asked President Wilson to recognize Karls bad as an independent republic un der American supremacy. all labor and political prisoners Im prisoned during the war. Would Free Anarchists A speaker who was introduced as "Comrude Abranis" precipitated the disorder by introducing a resolution calling for the specific inclusion of anarchists among those whose free ! doin was to be sought. ] A violent debate ensued. A man I who began a heated altercation with ! one of the speakers was promptly j hurled into the audience, and a ser |-ies of group fights broke out. ; During the fracas another man, j who later was identified by his com-' panion as a "vegetarian pacifist," | climbed to the platform and was las promptly hurled back. Several | j more men who climbed to the plat form were thrown off. Cries for the police were in vain, [ as a detail of policemen had depart ' ed a half hour earlier convinced by j | the orderly opening of the meeting , that no trouble was impending. Dr. Stough Will Return to Evangelistic Endeavors Hnzteton, Pa., Dec. IS. —The Rev. Dr. Henry W. Stough, of Wheaton, J 111., the evangelist who conducted a j campaign here beflre the war, wrote yesterday to local friends, saying that he has declined to leave Y. M. 0. A. soldier work along the Texan border to become pastor of John D. Rocke feller's church at Cleveland, O. He was preparing to go to France when the armistice was signed, end is now arranging to return to revival efforts. TO HONOR ATTORNEY A reception will be given on Friday evening by the Camp.Curtin Demo- | cratic League in honor of J. Dress l'annel. of Steelton. recently returned from the Army. Standing of the Crews HARRISRI RG SIDE Philadelphia Division The 110 crew first to go after 3.30 o'clock: 128, 116, 115, 122. Engineer for 128. Conductor for 116. Flagmen for 110. 110, 122. Brakeman for 115. Engineers up: Wiker, Gunderman, Myers, Laeckler, Frlckman, Shoaft, Condren, Mann, Mohn, Geiger Roos, . Peters, Balr, Ream. Firemen up: Brocius, Johns. Craver, j Paxton, Straw, Beyer, Stewart, Dick- > over, McGonigal. Kuntz, Ressler, Senseig, Herr, Moyer. Brakemen up: Behney, Craver, Kassman, Werdt, Etzwiler, Hoffman, ] Minlchar, Dellinger, Lechner, Mur- . phy, Relgel. Coulter. Middle Division The 303 crew | to go first after 2 o'clock: 306, 235, j 35. 20. Firemen for 35, 20. . Brakeman for 35. Engineers up: MCMurtrie, Gray, Leib, Krepps, Krelger, Beverltn, Kauffman, Snyder, Snyder, Sheely, Nissley. Firemen up: Smith, Turnbaugh, i Reeser, Thomas, Smith. . Brakemen up: Stelninger, Clouser, i Roebuck, Yingst, Dennis, Dare, Rapp, Hegedus, Woodward. Yard Board Engineers for 11C. Firemen for 1-7 C, 3-7 C, 10C, 16C, 5 18. Engineers up: Boyer, Hamilton, Miller, Rlffert, McCartney, Waltz, Hall, Desch, Grhaam, Fry. Dougherty, Eyde, Ewlng, Snell, Heisher, Rlchter. Firemen up: Ettihger, Shambaugh, Manning, Ellenberger, Hampton, Lynn, Bolan, Shoeman, Lower, Eck enrode. Sheets, Graham,- Barnhart, ; Miller, Boyer, Garber. EN'OLA SIDE Philadelphia Division The 237 crew first to go after 3.45 o'clock: 225, 214, 217, 205, 208. Fireman for 217. Middle Division —The 227 crew first to go after 1 o'clock: 451, 257, 282, 219, 230. Yard Board Engineers for 3d 126. 3d 129, 152. 118. Firemen for 2d 126, 3d 120, 109, 118. Engineers up. Sellers, Kowell, Barnhart, Brown, Balr, Ewing, .Lutz, Zeiders, L'.ddlck, ' Fenicle, Brown, Myers, Hugglns, Bruaw, Smith, Qulg ley, Blckhart. Firemen up: McCurdy, Miller, Rlck ert, Henderson, Ashonfelter, Bitting, Elchelberger, Knaehstedt, McCann, Hhover, Koch, Pierce, Gamber, Cessna, Ready. PASSENGER SERVICE Philadelphia Division • — Engineers up: Pleam, Hall, Osmond, Welsh, Firemen up: Cook, Shlve, Everhart, Floyd, Middle Division —• Engineers up: Smith, Kelser,, Crum, Crane, Schreek, Kelley, Firemen up: Steele, Harshbarger, Kunkle, Wilson, Bheats, Howard, Lls enbach, Morris, Horning, Primrn. THE READING The orew first to go after 1.90 o'clock; 64, 63, 59, 6, 18, 58, 1, 62, 13, 22, 87, tl, Hi Engineers for 69 68, 08, 64, Firemen for 69, 69, 70, 1, 22, Flagmen for 1, 6, 11, Brakemen fat 52, 53, 67, 58, 69, L 5, 15, 18, 22, Engineers up: Jones, Bates, Mln ■ nioh, Barnhart, Kauffman, Laokey, Bowman, Freed, Glass, Hammerstein. Ralsner, Herr, Firemen up; Leeker, Stone, Keim, Cooper, Attlcks, Kohnlln, Schrefller, Kunta, Leitner, Sornberger, Slough, MoKeever, Conductors UP! Hetrlek, Hall, Mentzer, Patton, Wise, Shover, Flagmen up| Yentser, Pottelger. j Sourbeer, Hershey, Schwartz, Dutery. j Chssol, Kichrnan, Klmm, Brakemen up; Daman, Nassel, Mos eer. Weaver, Heagy, Monmiller, Kim- , me I, Smith, Brink, Keigel, Anderson, 1 Bowman, Miller, Lehman, i mvnoaraA Bttnosrmnna Pacific Coast Plotters Put in Pleas of Guilt; Aimed to Help Teutons By Associated Press San Francisco, Dec. 18. —Plena of l°ZDives, Pomeroy & Stewart . • ~~ " " : c V The Store of the Christmas Spirit /00* J® S uu. c i r ery, 25c to $3.00. H m * Dinner Sets, $12.00 and fy. 'Mi v y Ear Drops, $1.50 to $2.75. 1 * upwards. / Butterfly Broches, 50c to $1.50. [ I Y • Eversharp Bar Pins, 50c to $2.75. Fountain 1 Traveling Sag,, $3.98.0 <■%£!&£ Spo, Pins. 59c. . ..SH- . M IT! , S3O.UU. to 93.50 $2.00 _ ff —i $ R—n ,!9H flt. , 1 f ~.a- * ;/m L Mahogany Clocks, $2.50 Traveling Bags, Silver Baskets, $3.50 to $6.25 to $25.00 SIO.OO. A L OA E Silver and Gold Mesh IQjBP I JVv i ' </ Bags, $2.50 to $25.00; ' \ ;&• I fv | Perfumes, fancy Sterling Silver, —Jr===lH VSJBlwwaf bottles, $1.25 to with brilliants, I L ' ~ s3 ' so ' * l,s ° to * 3 ' s °" *' ' Pocket Books, 59c to $13.50. Wrist Watches, 20-year case, Elgin / Men's Watches, $6.9S I 7~ —• Brass D??k Scts '.^ l - 60 t0 sir> -°°" IV ° ry To ' let gold and sterling, Overnight and Handbags, 50c to $1.50. Ift 1, . ( enamel, $1.25 to $2.50. $1.25 to $17.00. JI ** French Flower Baskets, 50c to $3.50. T "Y? Electric Toasters $6.35 k r\ Electric Irons $3.50 to $7.50 W Electric Roasters 75c to $5.00 r\ , I s—'5 —' i— h Cedar Chests, $16.50 to p[ / 'lndividtKl Silver Pieces, $2.00 to $&9&. $19.00. P' at Purses with back strap, top handles, $1.25 to $12.50. Frames ' ,and (' H-75 to $5.00 5295 to 515 " 75 Slippers, for the family, $1.25 to $4.00. regga viiftfl" Gate Leg Tables, A -r fflWm Stem Table Ware, dozert,'s3.oo Kitchen Cabinets, $49.00 to | | Pictures, 50c to $8.50. ss9 *°°" SI.OO Book Racks, $3.00 to $5.00. i Rogers Bros, and Community Plate Silver Ware Soup Spoons, one-half dozen $6.00 Salad Forks, one-half dozen.. $5.50 Silver Candlesticks, pr., Wardrobe Trunks, $33 ' Knives and Forks, one-half dozen $13.75 Meat Forks ' $2.00 $1.25 to $7.00. to $60.00. Table Spoons, one-half dozen $6.00 Tea Spoons, one-half dozen $3.00 _ ————— ~ , _ r ' ' ■ ' " O i * • guilty to an alleged conspiracy to supply German Warships at sea through" the chartering of vessels here, in violation of the neutrality laws were entered here yesterday ly four shipping men. two shipping firms and the chancellor of tho former German oonsulate hore. Sen tence wus set for Saturday. I The shipping men were ltobert H. Bwayne, C. D. Bunker, Thomus W. Anderson and Joseph H. Dley. The ' firms were C. D. Bunker & Com pany. and the Northern and South ern Steamship Company. Tho con ■ Miliar agent was Helnrtch Kauftman. j All the defendants contended they 1 were ontlroly within their rights DF.CEMBER 18. 1918. and that under international law they wcro privileged to the "freedom of tho aeas" in trudlng with a belli gerent. •. SOtDIRIIS REACfI IH)HT , By AstociateJ Press New Vrtrk. Dec. first de tachment, of negro soldiers to corn* buck from the war zone set foot 01 home soil again to-day when th< steamship Celtic reached her pict Tho Celtic left Liverpool Decefti ber 8. I'se McXeJl's Pal" Kxtermlnator—Af
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