6 NEW YORK SHUTS ITS SALOONS TO SOLDIER GUESTS Retail Liquor Dealers' Asso ciation Acts to Keep Fight ers Sober on Holiday New York, Jan. 2.—The night after New Year's eve New York was bone dry and It wasn't because the entire vlsir.lt supply of Intoxicants had been consumed the night be fore, either. The saloonkeepers closed their doors voluntarily! After the clocks struck 6 long lines of men might have been seen wandering down Broadway vainly trying the doors of cafes. Then they migrated to Park Row where almost everything is open all night. All the doors were locked. From there they went to the Bowery, evi dently figuring that anything was better than nothing. But their • quest was in vain. The swinging doors simply did not swing. Hotel and restaurant bars wei dark too. Thirsty wayfarers were com pletely discouraged, but they couldn't believe it even after they knew it wa* so. The unprecedented action of the ARE You LOSING YOUR GRIP Your Blood May Be Starving for Want of Iron—Making You Weak, Nervous, Irritable and Exhausted. Nuxated Iron Increases the Ilel lUood Corpuscles nnd builds up the strength, energy and endurance of delicate, run-down people In two weeks' time In many instances. Thousands of men and women are impairing their constitutions, laying themselves open to illness and ltterally losing their grip on health, simply because their blood is thinning out and possibly starv ing through lack of iron. Dr. James Francis Sullivan, formerly physician of Eellevue Hos pital Outdoor Dept. , New York, and the Westchester County Hos pital, says: "Lack of iron in the blood not only makes a man a physical and mental weakling, nervous, irritable, easily fatigued, but it utterly robs him of that virile force, that stamina and strength of will which are so necessary to success and power in every walk of life. It may also transform a beautiful, sweet-tempered woman in to one who is cross, nervous and irritable. To help make strong, keen, red-blooded Americans there is nothing in my experience which I have found so valuable as organic iron—Nuxated iron. It often increases the st'cr.gth and endurance of weak, nervous, run down people in two weeks' time. ' Nuxated Iron is now being used by over three million people annually, including such men as Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, former Secretary <.f the Tteasury, and IJx Governor Of Iowa; former UnMed States Senator and Vice-Presidential nomi nee. Charles A. Towne United States Commissioner of Immigration Hon An-hony Cai.Cr.elte; also United States Judge, G. \\\ Atkinson Of the Court of Ciuiui* of Washington and others. Um. IMPORTANT NOTICE To give everybody ample time to arrange their affairs to attend OUR JANUARY SALE WILL BEGIN Saturday, Jan. 4 j All Men's and Boys' Clothing All Men's and Boys' Furnishings All Sweaters and Mackinaws All Hats and Caps All Underwear Will be marked down to January Sale Prices and included in the sale Read.the full list of reductions in this paper tomorrow in our big detailed announcement. i Wm. Strouse Store 310 Market St. j THURSDAY EVENING, Railroad Figures For 1918 Show: The Government lost $150,000,- 000 in its operation of the rail roads during 1918. The deficit does not include be tween $150,000,000 and $200„000- 1)00 which havo been loaned to railroads to help them pay for the extensive program of im provements. Operating revenues during the year amounted to $4,800,000,000 more than ever before in railroad history. Operating expenses probably ran to $3,800,000,000, leaving a billion dollars of net revenue. The yenr was one which broke njl records of revenues and ex penses, with receipts nearly 20 per cent, greater than ever before. Expenses were even more. Increased to employes amounted to between s6oo,ouu,ul)o and $800,000,000. Retail Liquor Dealers' Association was taken because the members be lieved it was the c* ly way they could be certain of keeping liquor from men in uniform who flocked to the city by the tens of thousands. It was estimated that more than. 100,000 soldiers and sailors spent New Year's day In New York. The entire city seemed to center its holi day efforts upon providing enter tainment for them with entire suc cess. Thanks to the action of the liquor dealerj there was no drunken ness or disorder. FREE SPEECH BY EDITOR HELD IN ORDERBY COURT •New Mexican Supreme Judges See Good Effect on Public in Newspaper Discussion Santa Fe., N. M„ Jan. 2. The ' Supreme Court of New Mexico yes terday reversed the decision of the district court, which on September i 10, 1917, held E. Dana Johnson, edi- l tor of the New Mexican, guilty of i contempt for editorially criticising District Judge Merrltt C. Mechem, ; after the trial-of a libcl.suit against | the New Mexican. Judge Mechem ' sentenced Mr. Johnson to thirty days j in jail for contempt and the editor appealed. In overruling the Judgment of the lower court the Supreme Court held ■ that "under our theory of govern- t ment, the right of freedom of speech J and of the press are essential to the i public welfare," and that while the i right of free'- speech did not war rant attacks on courts or judges which will interfere with the admin istration of justice, nevertheless the "force of public opinion has greatly restrained the courts in the exercise of the power to punish for making disrespectful or injurious remarks," concerning the judiciary. Salute Yank Officers Is Order to Germans Coblenz, Jan. 2.—Beginning yes terday all German civil employes in uniform and all German soldiers within the American era of occupa tion must salute American officers. Failure to comply makes the Ger mans liable to arrest. Ah order to this effect reached Coblenz toyiay from American ad vance general headquarters at Tre ves. Forty airplanes, including seven , Gothas, said to have been used in the bombing of Paris, were accepted by the American army receiving commission. Two hundred machines are now in Coblenz, or on the way, and all of them soon will be taken to France. Twenty-five hundred machine guns also were accepted. Vermont's Governor Charged With Shortage I Montpe'ier, Vt., Jan. 2. The charge that Governor Horace F. Graham, during the fourteen years that he was state auditor, failed to account for $24,755 which he had drawn by orders on the state treas urer, is contained in a report of a firm of accountants made public by the State Board of Control last night. Governor Graham, who is await ing trial on indictments charging grand larceny and embeezlement, gave out a statement commenting on the report, in which he called at tention to commendation of his con duct of the office of audior in reports to the Legislature by the bank com missioner and the Inspector of finance. New York's Milk Supply Threatened by Producers By Associated Press New York, Jan. 2.—The "strike" of the Dairymen's League, which declines to send milk to New York until prices satisfactory to its mem bers are agreed upon, went into ef fect yesterday morning and the city began to feel its effect to-day, dis tributing companies said. There was no shortage yesterday because the normal supply was re ceived on Tuesday but a real famine began to-day, when a 50 per cent, shortage faced the city with only 10 per cent, of the normal supply prob able to-morrow. The distributors have offered to pay $3.60 per 100 pounds of three per cent, milk for January, while the league demands' $4.01, contend ing that its members would be ruin ed if they accepted the dealers' pro posal. HARRIftBTJRG TELEGRAPH! Hundredr Entertained at Y. M. C. A. Open House Motion pictures, an entertainment by Malcolm Shackleford, New York ' humorist, and a gymnasium cxhlbl- | tlon were the principle features of j the open house entertainment In the Central Y. M. C. A. building yester- ! day. Approximately a thousand peo ple were In attendance. This Included about 200 soldiers. The entertainment opened in the morning with a moving picture show and a, gymnastic exhibition for hoys only. In the afternoon "Suds" Sour bier and his famous Jazz orchestra played in the lobby. In Fahnestock halt another moving picture enter tainment was given and In the "Y" gymnasium a physical exhibition was gi.ven under the direction of Physical Director C. W. Miller. In tho evening Malcolm Shackle ford, a New York humorist, amused i n large audience in Fabnestock Hall. [ Moving pictures were another tea- 1 I ture. The entertainment Is an nnnunl feature of the work of tho Y. M. C. A. here. Middletown Officers Are Elected by Men's Bible Class The annual social of the Men's Bible class of the Methodist Epis copal Sunday school held at the par sohage. 120 North Union street, last evening, was attended by seventy five members, their wives and friends. Short addresses -were made by several members of the class. The report of the secretary, H. E Moore, was one of the best ever given, after whl.ch the following officers were elected: President, H S. Roth; vice president, R. P. Raymond: secretary, H. E. Moore; treasurer, Wessley Ruby; lookout committee, P. E. Delhi, Robert Gross: teacher, thd Rev. James Cunningham: assistant teacher, H. R. Brinser; music, Harry iM. Hess. The local Red Cross rooms which were closed during the holiday sea son opened this afternoon and a large number of the members were present. The allotment of 200 pina fores were finished and packed and I will be sent to headquarters at Phil adelphia to-morrow. A new allot ment of 200 pinafores has been re ceived by the chapter to be finished by February. The funeral of the late Mrs. Claude Whitauer, who dted at her home, Washington, D. C., was held at the undertaking establishment at Ellza | bethtown this afternoon. Quite a number of persons from town at tended the funeral. Burial was made In the Elizabethtown Cemetery. The local car plant, public schools and many of the business places were closed yesterday to observe New Year's Dny. Miss Katherine Kerschncr, teach er in the High school, is ill at her home at Newport. The Sunday school class of A. S. Qulckel, of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, will hold its regular month ly meeting at the home of Mrs. Charles ICnobbs, East Water street, last eveninr. The Young People's Society of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, will hold a social in the parish house this even ing at 8.30 o'clock. Coble's schoolhouse, of Lower Swa tara township, taught by Miss Bach man, has been closed for the pa3t two weeks as most of the forty pupils are ill with influenza. At the home of Clarence Springer, Kingston, he, his wife and six children are ill and at the home of Addison Landis, four of the family are sick. John Liphart, of Baltimore, Md., a brakeman on the Harrisburg local of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany, met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon, near the Mid dletown station. He was standing on a boxcar when the cars uncoupled, throwing him, down on the track un der one of the cars, nearly severing his right leg near the knee. He was taken to the supervisor's office and Dr. H. H. Rhodes, the company phy sician, was summoned. Later he was removed to the Harrisburg Hospital. It is feared that the leg may have to be amputated at the knee. John Stager, of South Union street, is spending several days at Washington. William Messinger is seriously ill with pneumonia at his home in Wil son street. Miss Edna Beard is spending a week at Philadelphia as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hatz. Samuel Kinsay moved from the R. I. Young building in South Union street to the Holland property in Royalton. Thomas Ritchcreek moved from the McDonald property in Royalton to Penbrook. Private William Patton, of Camp Merritt, N. J., and Private Russell Fornwalt, of Camp Dix, N. J., are spending a five-day furlough in town with relatives. Private Patton had been in France but seven days when the armistic was signed and was one of twenty-seven out of 1,200 who were sent home and Sent to Camp Merritt, N. J., where he expects to be mustered out of service in about a month. Edward Campbell, who was a member of the heavy artillery and spent the past six months overseas, has been brought to the United States and was mustered out of service. He was in four battles and escaped injury. He has brought home sev eral relics, including a helmet and sword of the Germans. Harry Haverstraw, of Columbia, and Miss Helen Dietz, of Charlotte. N. C., are some time in Corporal Paul J. Walmer Returns From U. S. Service Corporal PaPul J. Walmer, of the Three Hundred and Seventeenth Aero Supply Squadron, American Ex peditionary Forces, England, has re ceived his discharge from the United States Army and returned to the home of his mother, Mrs. Katie Wal mer, at Hershey, Pa. When he en listed he was an employe in the drug department at the Hershey store. Mr. Walmer, who is looking hale and hearty, arrived in New York about two weeks ago on one of the large U. S. ships and aside from a few heavy storms, reports having had a pleasant voyage. He formerly was a clerk in G. Frank Milleisen's coal office, North Third street, and yesterday afternoon, with his broth er, Markus, spent several hours in this city shaking hands .with his many friends who were pleased to seo him look so robust and hearty. He reports having earned many new experiences, but declures that the United States is good enough for hi' - town as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.! George Schadt. Brown street. The banquet hold by Middletown T-odge No. 1092, B. P. O. E„ In the : lodge room In the Realty building, ; union ur.d Emuus streets, on Tucs- • day evening, was a success. Covers* | were laid for • seventy-five guests, j , A run turkey dinner was served. The j The Ladies 9 Bazaar's JANUARY CLEARANCE OF LADIES' FASHIONABLE OUTER APPAREL . Begins Tomorrow, Friday Morning With Sweeping Reductions In Every Department Coats, Suits, Dresses, Skirts and Furs In Wide Array Are Offered At A Fraction Of Their Actual Value Come Early—Share In The Big Values That Will Be Found Here Daring* Reductions In Stylish Suits $18.95 Poplin Suits, , <PQ QC $18.95 Chiffon Broadcloth (hn or Sa,e Pnce SuitB - Sale Price .pi/.i/b hi.™.ri°°' P°P ,ln Jn brown, navy, black and brown, and Extra fine quality broadcloth, with cuffs and ilctach oiirgundy, detachable plush collar. /\l (TV able collar of plush. Biddings guaranteed satin lining, in / \ black, navy, garnet ami green. $24.95 Poplin Suits, <fclEQ£ (li f/V $29.95 Broadcloth Suits, d>l OQC Sale Price p10.90 I Sale Price *P 10. i/O All wool poplin, silk lined, bolted models, detachable I J "\o \ All wool broadcoth suit#, bolted model, plash collar, Plush coUar, in green and black. JJ J# \ sizes to 41, in black only. $29.95 Outsize Poplin d*l QC ■ Jrr' $34.95 Oxford Cloth Suits, QC Suits, Sale Price ■wO |i \ Sale Price All wool poplin In outsize#, from 37 to 51, navy, ft) \ All wool oxford cloth, semi-tailored model, collar and black and brown, silk lined throughout. |Jn \ pockets edged with silk braid, an unusually smart model. 515.95 ! \\A $23.95 All wool poplin suits with detachable plush collar, Ad/JT \ A F,ne I" :Uit s' trlcotlne suits, slot scants in back, belted belted model, button trimmed, oil shades. <*T JJ> nl(Klcl , pockets, silk lined, In navy and oxford. $44.95 Tricotino/?,95 $34.95 TricotineOO 95 $39 .95 Misses' 00.95 I Silvertone and Velour Suits, Sale Price Suits, Sale Price ""I Silvertone Suits Suits Extra fine quality trleoilne. An unusually smart model Fine silvertone cloth suits, , A ,ot ,°. f attractive garments heavy silk lining, hand fcld with French panel front anil pussy willow silk lining, semi- !" ' 1 * r a *? ®/ 'i 1 "'° n*.£n edges. pockets, hi navy and I*s ' with cord fringe, button tailored model, adjustable col- . i>< il'.K J,i!' b'ack onlv trimmed. belt, plush collar, silk lar, in sizes 14 and 10. In bur- lo 'V V er'a OR o acg onij. lining, navy and black. gundy only. $29.95 to $59.95 E "" s r"'" Striking COAT VALUES 3KirtS $26.95 Kersey Coatsl 7QC $29.95 One-Piece IQQC $5.00 Skirts, IQC Sale Price If.JJO Coats, Sale Price aUO All wool kersey eoats, wool plush roll One-piece coats, kid koney collars, I eollor, pockets trimmed with plush, belted model, pockets, lined throughout. ftl Choice of all wool sorgo skirts, bo'tod model, in navy and taupe. v bsK 1 belted model, patch pockets, in * navy and black, or heavy shop large pearl buttons, mmJ2: $29.95 Broadcloth 17 AC I ! 32 ' 9 , 5 ,°" e ; Piecc 22 95 /l it (Limit—one to a customer) Coats Sale Price liivd Broadcloth Coats, .. ** ff ' ijjr* Onc-piccc gnmients, kid koncy adjust- ll* f $7 95 Pnnlin r- d\ I- .T° h ™ aclotl !, <XM,tS ; ' uU , I ' ,eate,1 1 Me collar, lined throughout, navy, % j yI.UO roplin rQC lnek, plush collar, plush trimmed burgundy and reindeer. el • %J pockets, be'teil model, lined throughout, *riS, assorted shades, all sizes. All wool poplin skirts in navy ami black, an exceptional value. -- ~ - $19.95 Pompom 19QC I Bath Robe Sale Price"'.. . . .'15.95 Cloth Coats, • Uvf 1111 jOne-piece pompom elotli coats, nd- / \ \j Plush coats, boiled model, adjustable instable- eolar, full lined, belt and pock- JS* V Hi wag-J * collar, lined throughout. ets, burgundy only. $24.95 Kersey Coats, 1C QC $34.95 Silvertone Coats, OA QC Balance of our Christmas Sale Prirp Sile Prlre stock of bathrobes in all wool J " ,C * odle rrlce , 1(lflvl . . . All wool kersey coats, navy, brown ami neavy niJiikct loth in a vnri- black, adjustable collar, belt, pockets, largo Belted model, box pleated back with tucks, ety of shades and puttcrus. buttons. - adjustable eo'lur, pockets. $7.00 values, AQ r $39.95 Velour and Silver- OQ Q C Sale Price ... tone Coats, Sale Price . . $24.95 Kersey Cloth 1f QT .. . Smart mode's In velour and silvertone, silk P na i. Coin DJ-c 1 (//$/ S5 00 values nA f lined throughout. Hudson seal collar, cuffs and V.uaiS, jaie I itLC * * J W pockets trimmed with fur, lielted model, In C.|. Prim ™ hv tl taupe, burgumly. navy and heather, and exeep- Kersey coats, kid koncy eollnr, box pleated kJalc I I U.C . . . tlonal value. - back, belt, lit taupe, navy and burguady. Silk and Cloth Dresses In Great Reduction, b The Clearance sufJSK $16.95 Serge Dresses, Tw ? Exceptional Values , $29.95 Charmeuse Silk s a l c # $12.95 r I *v • In Serge Dresses Dresses, $15.95 _ , , , ■Sale Price . . . .$10.95 All wool serge dicsses in Charmeuse silk dresses in f.,YV^i,■ IYoi iU up lo the minute models, some black, brown and meillum "V™*? ™ "J'® All wool serge dresses. with French panels and jet blue. oversklrt with deep 1 ? / . „ price pockets, iH-lt, button trim- bei triinuiiugs, others with tueks, belt, cmbi-oldcrcd piece (muir or searr) mings, in navy, black and oversklrt and braid trimming georgette vest und collar, sizes brown. In desired shades und a range * 18 to 42. ~ $19.95 values, Sale Price $15.95 $19.95 Silk Dresses, Sale Prlec. I $24.95 Fox Furs, $lB.OO Sergo Dresses. vah.es, s.c p.ieesi.s s a | p PrirA si*.9s n | p. Cio At Smart models in crop© do 1 iicc .. . V iu ""' dale I rice . . . . Mj.95 tSQI Silk Pnnlin nr.ee. Chine, taffeta, messa'tnc and Genuine fox slinwl scarfs, jgj.ya oiiK popiin iJresses, n vnrlcty of modc ,. s i„ a innKC of shades. Gilds and ends of various bale Price, $4.95 *ml shades. nn nc lines, one. two and three of a Variety of models in navy, $21.95 values, Sale Price $12.95 $19.95 VaIUCS, miMle', regular value $18.00; black. green, pluin and $29.95 values, Sale l*rlco $15.95 el n' . MO AC sale price 812.95 brown. $39.95 values, Sale Price $22.95 dUIC "riCe ... . No Goods Sent I Q J* „ T3 No Goods Sent C. 0. D., On Approval |_aGiCo C. 0. D., On Approval Or Exchanged 8-10-12 S. FOURTH ST. Or Exchanged ItoasMnaster of the evening was Dr. J. F. Blecher, and uddresses were' , made by Prof. Clyde Richardson, of • llarrisburg. George I. King and John ; | R. Geyer, of town. The funeral of Mrs. Louise Barnes! I was held from the home of her j daughter, Mrs. Bernard Flnnegnn, I I Royalton, on Wednesday morning. > Garments of Quality JANUARY 2, iviy. with services at 9 o'clock. The Rev. C. R. Bclddel, pastor of the Royalton United Brethren Church, officiating. Burial was made in the Ualnbridge Cemetery. Mrs. Fred Baum is 111 with pneu monia at her home in Ann street. Mrs. Blaine Hatz, of Lorain, Ohio, who lias been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Eby, East Mala street, Is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin McKee and daughter, Elizabeth, who spent the past ten days In town as the guests of the former parents, Mr. and Mrs. 11. A. McKee, Ann street, re turned to their home at Philadel phia. ,
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