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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

~ -
who was labOri-
ously tugging at
u large. heavy
laden box, which
seemed almost as
wide AS the door
way t hrou & h
which he was
trying TO move it.
Pre- $ e n thy the
kindly disposed
on ! 90 k er APP
preached the per-
spring drayman
and said with a
patroniZing air:
Like to have a
lift:"
Bet yer life"
the other replied,
and for the next
two minutes the
two men on OPP
posite sides Of
the box worked.
lifted. puffed and
wheezed. but the
box stuck fast.
They went at it
again. but 1t did
not move an inch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Miss Jessie N. Smith visited with
friends at Ashland yesterday.

impure blood runs you down
makes you an easy victim for dis
ease. For pure blood and sound
digestion-Rurdock Blood Bitters.
At all drug stores. Price $1.00.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Mi...r Care Of Peach Trees.

Peach trees are especially subject to
the attacks of the San Jose scale. The
bark Of Infested trees is covered with
crust or grayish scales. the insects
multiplying rapidly and finally killing
the tree. The remedy is spraying with
lime-sulphnr during the winter When
trees are badly infested it may be
necessary to prune them back severe
~ before applying the spray. Take
care to burn all the wood cut from the
trees.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

Price SOC at ell dealers. Dou't
simply ask for kidney rem 'dy- e.
Doan s Kidney z lls---' h. sane 'hat'
Mrs. Johnson had. Fost RMS bonn
Co Props, Buffalo, N Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

~" YIN r0 Finally the portly
man Strengthened up and said between
puffs, II don't believe we can get 1t In
there"
Get 1t imp, the drayman almost
shouted. "Why, you blamed mutton
head, Pm trying to- get 1t out!"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
~ ~
IRON RIVER

IfIOuC6Es
In the shade of grove at-John
Schuett's farm in the town of Trip
the farmers of that town and their
neighboring town of Orienta held a
picnic last Friday, and for starter
it was grand success. The day
was an ideal one in point of weather
and the crowd, while not as large as
it would have been had more time
been taken in arranging for the
affair, nevertheless upward OF a
hundred were there.
President LaLond, of the Bayfield,
County FAR Association, left this
city Monday morning with an auto
mobile and intends to visit all parts
of BAYFIELD, county before returning
home. He has with him all kinds OF
advertising matter and says that
when he returns there will be few
cross roads in the county where
there will not be placards advertis-
ing the fair. He went south on the
Barnes road and after visiting the
southern part of the county he will
swing Inward, passing through
the entire eastern and northern part
and returning by way of Port Wing.
John Mulloy returned last week
from a trip through the west, and
has again taken up his duties as
agent for the South Shore Railway,
a position which vas held by R. I.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

Don't be coward and say II can't!'
when there is work to be done. Join
the fighters and say "I'll try" and do
your best to live up to it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
, sessssessssssssssssss'
Keepina Crit From Axle.

When one is hauling sand or grave
axle grease and horsefiesh may De
saved by the simple device of piece
Of tin nailed on top OF the axle to ex
tend over the hub of the wheel on the
inside. This prevents grit from get
ting into the hub.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
A Dainty Dish.

She was a young missionary to Chi
ma, not yet quite proficient in the Ian
guage of the country, and was giving
a little dinner to some friends. Dur
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Iahouehara,a Dahauch.

|, One day while Labouchere was a
schoolboy at Elton tsays Thorold's Life
of Labonchere'b, his store Of pocket
money icing at high water mark. he
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

conceived the no.
ton Of doing the
man about town
for an hour or
two. So, having
dressed himself
with scrupulous
care, he sailed
forth and. enter
ing the best no
tel In the place.
engaged a pri-
vate room and In
a Iordly manner
ordered a bowl
cot punch. The
W a lit er stared.
hut brought the
liquor and went
away. The boy.
having tasted 1t,
found 1t horrible.
He promptly
poured 1t into
the lower COM
partment of an
antique oak side
BOARD. He wait
ed a little to see
whether II would
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
- The ------H
Scrap Book
A Tue of War.

The well dressed. portly man stood
S'r several moments watching the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

Many Of the farms that have
} had one silo before are using two
this year. This is further EVIL
dence that the silo pays.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

CARPET. Luckily the drawer was wa
ter tight. and Labouchere rang the bell
again and proudly ordered froa the
audazed waiter second bowl of punch.
He incurred this also into the oak side
board and In few minutes rang for
the bill, tipped the waiter majestical-
~ and staggered out Of the hotel
unite satisfied that he had won the adj
miration and respect OF the startled
stan that gazed open mouthed after
him as he went
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

Market Report
South St. Paul, MINI. Aug. 81, 1914
PRICES
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01

Slight advances by both wings of ndi-
Gated i'll official statement issued by the French War Office at
245 o'clock this At general situation
is described unchanged.
I'VE nevertheless" SAYS statement progress
left the north of Somme and right in the southern
Woevre district
official thrown the great struggle in Northern France
to-day Not before since the began has the censorship been
so
The Berlin night said that the
allies had been repused Albert 1S miles northeast of Amens
and that the German attack Agonne progressing steadily
though slowly
The word from the Belgian War Office given
Belgans epusng
the attack of the Germans Antwerp.
Fighting the Far East has begun with attack
by German wahps land positions of the Japanese who be-
iegng ngIau urteance of their campaign against the dis
refusal of Germany withdraw
An official statement issued Toxic to-day
siege guns sunk German torpedo boat destroyer while Japanese
sweeper sunk off the harbor and japanese supply ship
damaged
NO DEFINITE RESULT IN JAPAN
The somewhat vague Japanese gives the
that the battle continues without definite result thus
Nothing made known OF the progress of the fighting in the
heate of the to-day dispatch from Petrogad
under yesterdays date says that German squadron bombar
Windau Russian the Baltic September a. The
forts replied the fire of the ships which after destroying the
ghous, withdrew General Won Aufenberg commander OF the
First Austrian army reported i'll with cholera Vienna
FOOD SHORTAGE IN SWITZERLAND
News dispatches from Switzerland that Austria
fronted with serious shortage of food supplies
correspondent at Paris referring to the of yesterday
that the Germans continue fierce attack the allies in the
by the Oe and Aisne of
Tracyle Mont Yesterdays statement by the French office
said that the Germans repulsed Tracy-le- Mont.
French committee appealing for winter clothing for the
troops declaring that long campaign cold weather possibility
revived the office of field marshal of
The 38h casualty list published to-day
of 5000 officers and men killed wounded missing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
.F|REMEV MUST HAVE
MORE CASH TO MEET
Convention EXPENSE
Finance Committee Chairman SAYS
1900 Additional Must Be
Obtained This Week

Members of the finance committee
of the Firemen's Union resumed ac-
tivity to-day in search of more cash
to defray the expenses of next week s
celebration. Howard @. Holstein, the
chairman. believes that $1,000 addi-
tional Will meet all requirements.
This he hopes to get by private contri-
buttons, and from the sale of but
tons Tag Day. Saturday
Badges We're distributed to the COM
mittee last night ana routine business
was transacted. Each committee will
be designated by a special badge. At
a meeting tonight at headquarters a
program will be planned for the car
nival to be held at Seventeenth, be-
tween Derry and Market streets, and
for the races and drills on Friday af-
ternoon.
contract has been closed with the
Harrisburg Film Company to make a
moving picture of the parade on
Thursday October 8. Reports pre-
sented show busy time with the dec
orators throughout Harrisburg The
official decorations are going up rap
T('nnftuuaI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
Three Institutions Come to Munich
pality's Aid in Handsome Fash
ion So That There May Be No
Cessation of Work Along River
TAKE BONDS AT 4 WITH
6 PER CENT. AVAILABLE
Patriotic Action Means That Ac-
tivities Can Be Rapidly Pushed
Before Cold Weather Sets in. by
Contracting Firms

Much qualification was expressed
by the city sinking fund commission
ers to-day when they announced that
they had been successful in arrang-
ing with three of the local banks for
the floating of sufficient Improvement
funds of the third municipal loan to
continue the important public work
now under way.
After a conference with Edward
Bailey and James Brady, the heads OF
the three important banking in
stitutions concerned, Mayor Royal
city Treasurer Copelin and w
J.. Gorgas. head of the finance depart
ment of the city. announced that the
HARRISBURG National Bank, the First
National Bank and the Harrisburg
Trust Company would take over the
remainder of s1S2,000 of the third
loan at four per cent. These bonds
will be issued in the denominations of
500, $500 and $1,000.
Inasmuch as the bonds will not be
ready before the first of November,
the banking institutions have agreed
to accept the certificates of City Treas
urer Copelin to the amount of $4,000
[COntinued on Page t0l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
General Won Aufenburg
Suffering From Cholera
Rr Assncintcd Prctr

London. Oct 5 A. MA dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Rome states that General Won
Auffenberg is suffering from cholera,
according to a telegram from Vienna.
Paris, Oct l, 6.45 A. M.---It is off,
tcially announced by Austria Hungary
says a dispatch from Rome to the
EIavas Agency, that General Won Auf-
fenberg, commanding the first AUS
trian army is i'll.
,, General Won Auffenberg, who was
minister of war in the Austrian cabi-
net from September 10, 1911, until
December 8. 1912, was in command of
the FIRST Austrian army when war
broke out. With the army of the
General Dankl he began an offensive
campaign in Russian Poland and had
some preliminary successes in various
Russian territory as far as Lublin.
The Austrian reverse at Lcmberg.
however, changed the situation in the
north and 70 ra time the position of
General Won Auffenburg was serious.
BY desperate fighting he managed to
retreat safely to Rzeszow, Galicia,
where he again formed junction with
General Dankl an dthe two armies re-
tired toward Tarnow and Craeow. The
last definite news received of General
Won Auffenburg was that he was COM
manding the center of new and ex-
tended defensive front with his ban
Tarnow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
Palmer Hasn't Been at Steelton


Here is the truth from an editorial
in the Philadelphia Ledger:
Most of us. in one form or another
feel the business CONSTANTS created
by adverse corditjons overseas, but
look forward confidently to an extra
ordinary trade revival when the wal
is over.
Nevertheless, just now there is q
cry for help in our midst that requires
prompt response no less than the ap-
peal from noncombatants of Europe
Millworkers in Kensington are idle
and some of them are desperate
Their distress is voiced by Mrs. Nj. w
Ketcham, secretary of the Richmond
Soup Society, who has worked among
them for years and is their friend
She deserves aid. in the name of wive!
and children who are destitute anC
near starvation"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
THREE LOCAL MEN
NEARLY KILLED IN
AUTOMOBILE SMASH
Two in Reading Hospital; Driver
in Jail; Hit Pole at
Sharp Curve
ON WAY TO ATLANTIC CITY
Big Pullman Car Demolished; Po-
lice Charge Speeding and
Recklessness
IN WAY TO ATLANTIC CITY

Reading. Pa. oct. 1.-Three Har-
risburg men in big Pullman auto
mobile narrowly escaped death this
morning at o'clock when the big
machine ran into a telegraph pole at
Fourteenth and Perkiomen streets,
this city.
The car was demolished. Two of
the occupants of the car are in st. Jo-
seph's Hospital with serious injuries,
but both are expected to recover. The
injured are:
Charles G. Leitheiser, 1926
North Third street. Harrisburg,
fractures of the right leg and arm
and possible Internal injuries.
james j. Rorabaugh, 1902
North Penn street, Harrisburg,
broken fingers severe cuts and
decorations and possible internal
injuries.
The driver of the car. r.. 7. Snyder
chauffeur. of l715 North Seventh
Trnntinual ON paua fO1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
Special Patrolmen to
Do Duty Next Week

With the monthly change of patrol
men in effect to-day, Colonel Joseph
b. Hutchison announced the appoint
ment of the following special officers
for police duty during the fremen's S
convention week. They will report
for duty Monday:
M. b. Johnston. 1919 BerryhilI
street; Harper f. Heishley, 20 Ever
green street; Ray Hoover, 1916 Penn
street; Harry Hart, 1047 South Cam
eron street; Edward White, South
Twelfth near Magnolia: Charles Moore,
125 Dock street: Harry b. Robson.
1902 South Cameron street: George
Marshall. AS Ferbeke street: Clifford
Johnston. Marion and Sayford streets;
George Sanders. COZ Race street; ID.
II. Brandt. 917 North Sixth street:
Carl B. Harman, S3S South Cameron
street; Arthur Chenoweth. 5S3 Show
ers street: Hyraml Wagner, IL North
Cameron street; ". b. Kennedy, -
Race street. @
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01

didate for United States senator, said
yesterday at Clarion
Senator Penrose is saying that the
tariff is the chief issue, and is raising
the cry of calamity under a Demo-
cratic administration. But | have
been going up and down the hills and
dales of Pennsylvania as well as he,
and nowhere are there visible signs of
slackening of the States great in
dustries. You men of Clearfeld coun-
ty in the heart of the soft coal region,
know better than any one else that the
production of coal in this State this
year has been greater than it ever was
before. You know that men won't pro-
duce coal unless other men will buy it.
and you know that men won't buy
coal unless they need it to turn the
wheels of industry"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
Russians Take Important
Positions From Germans
Br Assoeiated Press

Washington, Oct. 1.-Colonel Geol-
jewski, military attache of the Rus
sian embassy to-day issued the follow
ing official report from Petrograd:
"On September 2S after stubborn
fighting our troops have captured the
German position at Augustown and
Kopetz On September % we took the
defiles between the lakes at Simno,
Serej and Leipuny.
The Germans have been driven
back into the region between Suwallki
Sejny and Marianpol. Our advance
the bombardment of Ossow-
jetz, but without success. At Schutkin
and at Andrejew only two important
skirmishes are reported"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
Small Dealers Must
Pay the Democratic Tax

Not satisfied With placing a tax of
2 cents upon every gallon of gasoline,
naptha and similar products, which
tax hits right ami left, the rich and
the poor. the Democratic tax of
sos, 100000 must also be borne by
every person whose business it is to
sell, or offer for sale. manufactured
tobacco. snuff, cigars or cigarets.
Every such dealer however small his
business, will be required to pay $3.50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
William Orders Army
to Exterminate English
Br Associated Prcss

London, Oct. /. 4.45 A. M.-The
Times to-day says that it is able to
give from a thoroughly trustworthy
source the text of an order issued by
Emperor William to his army on Au-
gust 10. II follows:
ut is my Royal and Imperial COM
mand that you concentrate your ener-
gies for the immediate present upon
the single purpose and that is that you
address all your skill and all the valor
of my soldiers to exterminate first the
treacherous English and walk over
General French's contemplate little
army"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
INJECTION
INTO SYNOD CAUSES
L|VEL YARGUMENTS
Resolution to Endorse Mccormick
Bitterly Attacked by
Chuthmen

Injection of politics in the form of
resolution approving the plan of the
conference of temperance forces held
in this city recently when Vance C.
Mccormick was endorsed for COVER
noI Clifford Pincfot for senator and
other candidates endorsed for various
Offices caused a lively hour in the
sessions of the East Pennsylvania
synod of the Lutheran Church at Old
Zion Church this morning.
The offering Of the resolution was
denounced as out of place and several
ciergymen said Tat no matter what
was done they proposed to vote as they
pleased. The reOlution was finally
adopted by IS to 5. about 100 refus-
ing to vote at all
The resolution WAS one of the early
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity; Fair
Tonight and Fridayi not much
change In temperature.
lfar EASTERN PennsyIvaniai Fair
y Tonight and Friday; gentle north
10 east winds.
River
The mnin river will fall slowly to-
night and Friday. A stage of
about q of foot is Indicated for
Harrisburg Friday morning.
General Conditions
The Gulf storm has apparently
made no progress nOrthward dur
ing the last twenty-fOur hours
and seems to be losing energy. 1t
hRs caused light to moderate
rains since last report In the
!. Local showers have occurred in
Il the interior of New York. West
Tennessee, Utah, Nevada. Idaho
and 0regon' elsewhere through
out the territory represented on
the may the weather has been
[I fair.
10 the Ohio Valley and the Lake
region, the Pacific states, n part
of Ahe Rocky mountains and In n
few other localities IL Is some
what cooler.
Temperature; s n. M. ~.
suni Rises, 6;01 n. M; sets, $40
Moon, Full moon, October 4, 1850
n. m.
River Stage; Six-tenths of foot
above Iow-water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 30.
Lowest temperature. II.
Mem temperature. 30.
Normal temperature. 80.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
William r. Simpson and Flora |
city.
Wallace c. Gates and Zada A. Becl
Warriors Mark
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
CONVENTION AT LYKENs

Lykens, Pa, Oct i. - district Sun
day school convention viii be held in
the United Brethrel Church, of Lykens
on October Is. Professor Shambaugh,
deliver au address on 1.-The Greater
and More Efficient Sunday School"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
Grand Commander of The Grand
Commandery of Pennsylvania

Impressive features will be included
in the first annual field day exercises
of the Knights Templar at Island
Park tomorrow afternoon Final de-
tails were worked out last night by
the committees in charge. With fa-
vorable weather. il is expected that
5000 people. including many from
surrounding towns, will witness the
exercises at Island Park.
Admission will be by ticket, which
can he obtained from members of the
committee The parade. field day
events and the reception and dance
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HUNTING SEASON OPENS

The hunting season for bear and
ducks opened this morning. The river
is low and the mountains are still
dense with foliaEe and few Harris
burg hunters hit The trail.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
Both Wings Of Allied
Armies Are Closing in
on Kaiser's S Great Army

Paris War Office Announces, However, That General Sit
uation Is Unchanged; Allies Make Progress North Of
Somme and in the Southern Woewe District; Japa-
nese Siege Guns Sink German Torpedo Boat De-
strOyer Fighting in Far East Begins in Earnest Late
est German Casualty List Carries 5000 Names
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
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MISE oFFIcIALs EX I'M

NINE OFFICIALS EX INATION
Lykens. Pa, Oct. I. - An examina-
tion for mine officials was held in the
Lykens high school building Tuesday
evening. Eighteen officers were exam
ined. consisting of the engineers, fore
men and assistant rforemen similar
examination was conducted last night
for fire bosses and other officers.
| About twenty took examinations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
French Hold Ground /
Under Terrific Fl!
By Assoeiated Press

London, oct. /, S.37 A. M.-The ca
respondent of the Daily MaiI
Amiens under date of Sunday in .
scribing the heavy fighting arouf
Peronne, which has been taken a
re-taken at various times, says it
impossible to hear of the dogged cot
age of the French troops without
thrill of warm admiration.
'At IL o'clock one morning, he saw
''the French advance was subjected
to a terrible concentrated fire and 1t
seemed impossible for the troops to
hold their ground The French artil-
lery had to abandon position after
position. At o'clock the shells be-
gan to fall around the cross roads
where the staff was located and the
general in command was urged to quit.
mo-" he said, $50 long as l stay here
we cannot retreat and We have sim
ply got TO hold on"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
Germans Bombarding
Japanese Positions
BY Associaied Press

Toxic. Oct. 1. 1.5O P. MA severe
engagement has been opened by the
German warships which cannonaded
the Japanese positions near Tsing- Tau
east of Government of Kiao-Chow.
the German leased territory in China.
Two officers were killed. German aero
planes assisted the warships.
The German war office announces
that an artillery duel at Tsing-T Tau
continues A German tnrnedn hnat
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01

show" last year. So keen was the in
terest taken therein that local people
came to the conclusion that Harris
burg was big and progressive enough
to have an annual pure food exhibit
of its own.
The wholesale grocery firms of Wit
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