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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-18
o. hcnry Picture at tho Nelson.

"a Departmental Case" Our Boys"
and where's My Nightie" are the
three screen attractions offered at the
Nelson today. The first named is one
of those different" creations by l..
Henry in which there is rugged and
lovable character, Luke Conrad Stan
differ, Texan pioneer, who is swept into
office by veterans OF the Mexican war
and who is as much at home amid de.
partmental red tape as is wild I'M
broken steer. How he manages to gain
results and get around official restric-
lions when chance demands that he do
q kind turn for daughter OF fellow
veteran is told in the story, and in the
film, with profound feeling and con-
viction. Suffice to say, it is done in
man tashG2
The characters in Our Boys" are
nearly all juvenile actors, and it is
convincing presentation of real life in
Boyville. The feature lead is taken by
Ellis Paul, who was one Of the princi.
pals in Seventy and Seven" Excel
lent character work is done by some
of the supporting cast.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-18
War Drama at tn. Dixie,

There are plenty Of thrills and deeds
of heroism to satisfy all lovers Of war
dramas in today's showing at the Dixie.
"Britton OF the 18th" consists Of five
parts and is we'll directed and salts.
factorily portrayed by competent
cast.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-18
"Haunted PaJamas" Repeats Today.

"FaUhted FdJdH1aS" Repeats Ioday'
The Princess is holding over for to-.
days showing delightful screen play
called THE Haunted Pajamas" in
which Harold Lockwood plays the lead.
ing role. 1t is fanciful creation, roll.
licking in humor and is splendidly
acted. Yesterdays showing created
a favorable impression and the hold
over is amply justified.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-18
Theda Doesn't evamp" This Time.

Theda Doesn't "Vamp" This Time.
Heart and Soul" is such an appeal
ing play and Theda Bara makes so
great sacrifice and is so consistently
good in her conduct that we are moved
to forgive her for all the misery she
has visited upon the screen characters
in many of her plays of the past. She
does not vamp, but she is just as emo
tional in the suppression OF grief as
she is in the climaxes of her vampire
characterizations. Last nights show
ing at the Grand presented her in
role altogether loveable. Her noble
regard for the happiness Of her sister
is In marked contrast with her usual
disregard for the feelings Of others,
The story is an adaptation of Rider
Haggards novel. Jess" and the tropi-
cal scenes make a fascinating back
ground for a tense story. Walter Law
plays the part Of "Drummond," who in
cites a revolution in the island Of Porto
Rico and earns for himself the hatred
Of the audience by his first villianous
act. His acting is superb. The one dis
appointing feature is the tragic death
Of the heroine who has so thoroughly
won the hearts Of the audience that
better fate is wished for her. The pic.
ture reneats TODAY.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
POOLING BOARD
READY FOR WORK
All Railroads to Unite in
Breaking Up Traffic
Congestions

Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 2S.-PoollnG
OF the equipment, Including trackage
cars, locomotives and employees OF
the railroads of the eastern district
of the United States, comprising the
territory east of the Mississippi and
north of the Ohio and Potomac riv-
ers, as agreed upon by the Railroad
War Board a few days ago, was to-
day placed i'm charge of committee
representing the principal eastern
lines
The committee, which is headed by
\. w. Thompson, vice-president of
the Baltimore and Ohio, and com
prise6 of the operating presidents
and presidents of the chief lines
of the eastern district, held its frs
session here to-day.
To Alleviate Congestion
Alienation of the congestion on
eastern lines, which is said to be him
dering the war. activities of the Gov
ernment and interfering with bus
iness throughout the nation. is the
problem before the committee, which
is to be known as the Railroad Poo
Board. To solve this problem the
committee has been authorized to en-
force the joint use by all railroads OF
the east of tracks, rolling stock and
even employees,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
RAILROAD RUMBLES
CUTTING TRAINS
DIFFICULT TASK
President Rea of Opinion That
Government Should Help;
Best Traffic Year

In answer to inquiries as to
whether the Pennsylvania Company
contemplated radical reductions in
passenger service, or what the situa-
ton was in this respect. President
Samuel Rea repliedi
Less passenger train service on
the eastern railroads, and especially
on the Pennsylvania system, would
be very desirable. but, until the stu
alton develops further, and some
limitations is placed on the traffic as
a war measure, 1t will be difficult to
accomplish. The company has about
the largest passenger traffic os any
railroad in the country.
Best Traffic Year
The year 1916 was the heaviest
traffic year in its history. The pas
senger revenue for the first nine
months of 1917 has increased s per
cent. over 1916, while later returns
show that it is increasing at the rate
of 30 per cent. over similar months
of 1915.
ANY traveller on this system can
see for himself on day and night
trains the extraordinary increase in
the passenger travel, including the
heavy family travel to and from
camps and to and from Washington
on government business. l doubt
whether slower and longer trains OF
coaches carrying full loads would re-
duce the number of cars and trains
or materially relieve the tracks and
terminals. Therefore, at this time
/ can see no other course than to
continue meeting the abnormal de-
mand for passenger transportation 10
the best of our ability"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
Reading Youth Gives
Life For Nation in
Fight With Germans

WASHINGTON. Nov, 2S.-Two Ameri-
san soldiers were killed and hve were
severely wounued in an artillery
combat with the Germans on Novem-
Der 20, General Persning reported to-
day,
Killed
Private Harry l.. Miller. field artil-
lery; address, Mrs. L. Copeland. 1902
Center street, Baker. Ore.
Private Charles Rissmiller field ar
tillerY; mother, Mrs. Clara Rissmiller,
1921 Moss street, Reading, Pa.
Wounded
Sergeant Julian NJ. Peek, field ar
Lillery; emergency address. u. B.
Peek. Hartwell, Ga.
Sergeant Andrew Engstrom, field
artillery; Mrs. \. Engstrom, wife, Ft.
Sill. Okla.
Private Harry c. Watkins. field ar
tillery; Fannie B. Watkins, mother.
North Bend Ore.
Private Oscar l.. Jones, field artil-
lery; Mrs. Maria Jones, mother, Lu-
cas-, Ohio.
Private Joseph Levitt, field artil-
lery; Roy Woodside. friend, Mount
Holly, y. j.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
Christian H. Hershey Dies
at Gordonville, Aged IS

Gordonville, Pa, Nov. 2S.-Chris-
uan II. Hershey, a widely-known res
ident of Lancaster county, died at
his nome here yesterday morning at
II o'clock from an attack of apo
.pleXy. "Grandpap' Hershey, as he
was commonly known, was seized
with the attack on Thursday last,
and was unconscious until his death.
He was in his S5th year and was in
sound health, never known to re
sick in all his career of a widely
known business life. He has a large
number of friends and relatives in
and around Harrisburg, his first
wife (dec eased) being Jane Shultz,
whose relatives nearly all live in that
city His wife survives and the fol-
lowing children: Annie. wife of Hor-
ace Fassmore, of Kinzer: Susan, wife
of Levi Zimmerman. of Christidna:
Carrie, wife of William j. Aiken, of
Prookiyn, n. Y; Hettie, wife of
Emanuel Keneagy, of Kinzer;
Bertha, wife of Milton Myer. of Lam
caster; benjamin f. Hershey, of
Lancaster, and Christian S. Hershey,
of Paradise. The funeral will be held
on Friday afternoon at 1.30 az the
cid Mennonite Church, of Paradise.
Burial private at Hershey's Gene
terry, near Milltown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
Crushed By Falling Tree
Doctors Declared Case Hopeless
Mental and Physical Wreck

CARNEGIE, PA: 1.-The early part of
last winter | was caught under a fall
ing tree and as a result suffered from
concussion of the brain. Ny suffer
ings were so intense that at times /
almost went mad. My nervous sys-
tenn was so completely shattered that
became a complete mental sand
physical wreck.
"I consulted several physicians,
none of whom could give me any re-
lief | had about given up hope when
one of the lumbermen from the camp
came to visit me and advised that |
try DIR. CHASE'S BLOOD AND
NERVE TABLETS. After taking them
for a few days | Immediately felt
some relief and thus continued the
use of these tablets.
81 have regained my lost weight
and feel well in every respect. l can
cheerfully and conscientiously recon-
mend these Tablets to anyone suffer-
ing from nervous prostration or a
weak and nervous condition of the
system" Signed ID. o. BOONE.
DIR. CHASE'S BLOOD AND NERVE
TABLETS are composed of a highly
concentrated form OF IRON, NUX
VOMICA, GENTIAN and other proper
ties of the greatest medicinal value.
They put healthy corpuscles in the
blood. rebuild the tissues. tone up the
system, invigorate and rehabiiitate
the body and mind.
For sale at all druggists-Price
sixty cents.-Advertiseme
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
MOTHER PROUD son
DIED FOR CoUNTR Y

Reading, Pa. Nov. IS Dry eyed
and courageous, Mrs. Clara r,.ssmil
Ter, of 1921 Moss street, this city,
received the news last night of the
death of her eldest son, Charles. 81
years, during an artillery duel in
France November 20. Her only other
son is training at Camp Dix. She eX-
pressed pride that her boy died in
action against his country's enemy,
hut hoped her remaining son would
be spared.
Charles Rissmiller was among the
first Reading men to answer the call
20 arms. Scarcely a month after war
was declared he enlisted with four of
his companions in the field artillery.
He has been in France since July.
being one of General Pershing's ;
original division.
Charles was quiet and did not
boast of his patriotism" said the
widowed mother when told of her
sons death. HE simply said his
companions were going and he felt
IT, his duty to go. too. l am glad that
he could die in action against his
country's foe. / hope my other son
can be spared to me; but l know he
will be just as brave as his brother"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
Ugly Wrinkles
Muddy Complexion!
Disappear as IL by Magic through
DerwIlIO Method. One AppIica-
,tiOn Proves 1t.

New York: Those interested in re-
moving wrinkles and Deautifying
their complexion are invited to try
the new derwllo method, simple
combination and an effective one The
very first application will astonish
and surprise you. You Will look ten
wears younger and the healthy rosy
hue which comes to the skin. and the
Improvement in your appearance will
cause you to be envied by your less
Fortunate sisters The formula was
obtained In France from Camille de
Veriac, a famous beauty doctor, who
mas made life study of the subject
wrinkles, rough. sagging, sallow,
s truly wonderful and will delight
makes no difference what you have
tried without success: do not despair.
Just follow the derwillo method for a
short time and you will soon be con-
vinced that there Is nothing better,
lot as good or just like it. 1t should
he prepared in your own home then
you will know you have the genuine
article. Unlike many skin prepa-
rations il is absolutely harmless and
does not stimulate or produce
growth of hair.
N0TE-The manufacturers of der
willo are so confident of it's efficacy
that II is sold under an absolute steel
bound money-refund guarantee in
this city by all druggists including
J. Nelson Clark and II. c. Kennedy.
Milier's Antiseptic OIL Known Al
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
ASSESSMENT OF
CITY PROPERTY
IS COMPLETE
Appeals From Valuations
Probably Will Be Heard
Next Tuesday

With tho annual city assessment
practically completed, Council will
probably start work in week or two
on the budget for 1918. City Assessor
James G. Thompson said to-day he
had almost completed all the assess
ing of new property erected and put
into use during the year. Any appeals
from the valuations as estimated will
probably be heard next Tuesday.
Yesterday about a dozen property
owners in the Fourteenth ward APP
peared before the Board of Revision
of Taxes to object. to assessment
figures.
AS soon as the assessment work Is
finished Council will be given a state
ment of the total valuation of the
city, which will be used as the basis
for determining how much revenue
can be raised next year at various
tax rates. With the constantly in
creasing cost of labor and materials
used in a number of the city depart
ments such as highway, water and
park expenses, the officials predict
an increase in taxation but will not
determine just how much may be
necessary until the budget is pre-
pared. All of the members are now
making estimates on next years eX'
penditureS ii is understood.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
SPECIAL SERVICES
OF THANKSGIVING
Many Churches to Have Pleas
ing Programs Tomorrow
Morning

Many of the city churches will hold
Thanksgiving services tomorrow
morning: Many musical programs
will be presented, and, because OF
the war, the services VIII be more
impressive this year than heretofore
Arrangements have been made in
the five Churches of God to have
the pastors exchange pulpits so that
no pastor will preach to his own
congregation.
The collection taken at the Mar
ket Square Presbyterian Church will
be divided between the Presbyterian
Hospital and the Harrisburg Hos
pital. Dr. Hawes viii speak on The
Still, Small Voice Midst the World
crash This program will be given.
The prelume, Prologue, .Rogersi
Prelude, Dethier; Prayer, Dethierl
The Star Spangled Banner con-
sregatior rising and singing first
verse; the invocation, closing with
the Lords Prayer; Scripture lesson,
l Kings 19:1-14; Thanksgiving pray
erS offering, for Harrisburg Hospital
and Presbyterian Hospital of Phila-
delphia; ofrertory, "Benedietion
Nuptale," Dubois; anthem, Lord OF
the Harvest" Barnby: sermon, The
Still Small Voice Above the World
Crash prayer; hymn, America"
Cfrom memory: postlude, Thanks
giving" Demarest.
4 musical service will be held at
stevens Memorial Methodist Church,
and the Rev, Clayton A. Smucker
will preach brief sermon, The
quartet will render music. DR.. Harry
y, king will preach az the Paxton
Presbyterian Church,
Appropriate services will be held
at the Fourth Reformed Church,
Sixteenth and Market streets, A
service flag with sixteen stars will
be Unfurled,
Contrary to the general custom
among Lutheran churches Of the
West End, there will be no union
Lutheran services Individual serV-
ices will be held and appropriate
programs presented.
Communion services will be held
at $50, and Thanksgiving services
and sermon at 10 o'cloc kat st,
Pauls Church, Second and Emerald
streets, Or, Floyd Appleton, rector,
will speak.
Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving
Will he the title of the Rev, j. G,
Smiths sermon at the Fourth Street
Church of Christ, Fourth and Della
ware streets, Services will be held
III this church at 3 o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
Coffee and Tea Instead
of Milk For Babies

Washington, Nov. 2S.-I1igh prices
of milk in New York. Chicago, Phila-
delphia and other congested cities
have curtailed the consumption
among the poorer classes until many
children under six years of age are
being given tea and coffee by their
parents, according to information
made public to-day by the Children's s
Bureau of the Department of Labor.
Owing to the rising cost of milk.
families of small means have been
forced to stop its use entirely or buy
only half the quantity they need. A
warning that serious harm will re
suit from emitting milk from a
childs diet was issued by the bureau.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
METHODISTS ARE
WINNING IN BIG
SCHOOL DRIVE
More Than Fifteen Thousand
Dollars Contributed in
Two Days Work

The intensive drive of Methodism
in Harrisburg for s5o,e0O for It's edu-
catlonal interests is we'll towards vic
tory in the opinion of the three score
workers who met to-day fer lunch
| con after a hard days work.
Total contributions after two days
work now amount to S15,457. to-
days work netting S6,12S.
The report for the day followsi
Van Dykes division - Captain
Olmsted, 1885, Captain Morrison,
, S362.50j Captain Appleby, s45; Cap
tain Peregoy, s12O; total, s1,512.
Burtnett's division - Captain
Downes, s200i Captain Book, $225;
Captain Martin, S26i Captain Holler.
s2,355s total s4,G16.
The Rev, e. "A. Pyles, chairman of
the Harrisburg subGfstrict, acted as
the chairman of the gathering to-
day. and also acted as toastmaster.
The Rev, Frank d. Empey, who
| is directing the campaign in this
section, made the first address yes
terday In speaking of the educa-
tional campaign, he said! God in
tends that we shall do big thing"
THE church must step into its op-
portunities at once, or lose its place
for a hundred years."
1873 Years Old
Dickinson College is one of the
institutions interested in the pres
ent campaign. This school has rem
dered conspicuous service for 13S
years, and its record is such that
it deserves the possible support.
IF We'll stand together and hit
the line hard" said Director Empey,
we'll celebrate victory when the
campaign closes at midnight, Decem-
Der 20"
EX-President Reed, of Dickinson
College. spoke next, He told OF the
cost of educating a student, and
brought out that the student, rich
or poor, pays only one-third to one
half of what their training costs the
school, No college can maintain it.
self without adequate endowment.
People OF this country" said eX-
President Reed. lowe it to these in
stitutions OF higher learning to give
| literally that they may continue
their illustrious careers"
Two ministers from the Central
| West were present at the luncheon.
One was the Rev, NJ. f. Bush, of the
Northwest Iowa Conference, who is
a running mate of the Rev. DIR.
Morris +. SwartZ, superintendent of
the Harrisburg district. The ether
is the Rev, Clinton Dewitt Danner,
treasurer Of the Southwest Kansas
Conference, and pastor of the VAL
ley Center Church of the Wichita
| district. These two men are able
workers, and already have taken
| firm hold of the work of the inten-
SiVe campaign
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
FUTURE POLICY TOBE
SETTLED BY ALLIES
IContinued from First Page.l

IOntlnucu from fiFSt IdSt.J
ton to the Bolsheviki is rapidly
gaining strength. A conference of
anti Bolsheviki leaders at Russian
army headquarters for the purpose
of forming a coalition government
it is reported. Among them are
Professor Milukoff. leader of the
Constitutional Democrat party and
one of the prominent factors in the
March revolution; members of the
Socialist party and prominent mill
tary leaders,
Meanwhile General Kaledines
Hetman of the Don Cossacks, who
is reported to control the grain pro-
ducing territory of Southeastern
Russia, is growing in power. Many
army officers opposed to the Boil
sheviil regime have joined his
forces, Including members from the
front. Government employees in
Petrograd have refused to recognize
the Bolsheviki and have been dis
missed from office.
As the British press toward Cam
brat from the west they encount er
more stubborn German resistance.
Heavy lighting is in progress around
Fontaine Notre Dame. less than three
miles from Cambria, and near the
village of Bourbon, about one mile
northwest of Fontaine. Both these
villages were occupied by the British
last week, only to be lost in the face
of strong German counterattacks.
General Byng's men, however, are
making progress against the strong
ly reinforced enemy from whom more
than 500 prisoners were captured
Tuesday.
Undlsmayed apparently by the
losses sustained in their fruitless ef-
forts of the past two weeks to break
the Italian line between the Brenta
and the Piave valleys, the Austro-
Germans continue to hurl fresh
troops against the defenders of the
passes to the Venetian plains. The
latest attempt was against the left
wing along the Brenta Valley. An
entire division was used in an at
tempt to break the Italian defenses.
1t attacked five times in massed for
nation, but was unable to break the
defense of the Italians.
Fear of German threat that she
would seize a base in Denmark
should Norway permit the allies to
obtain base in her territory, is re-
ported to be behind the conference
of the three Scandinavian kings in
Christiania. From Copenhagen two
weeks ago 1t was reported the rulers
of Norway, Sweden and Denmark,
with their premiers and foreign min
listers, would meet in the Norwegian
capital on November IS. 1t is now
disclosed that hostility to Germany
in Norway has reached such a stage
that Germany believed Norway was
about to give aid to the allies and
to counteract such a possibility in
formed Denmark that if such a step
was taken, Germany would occupy
Denmark as a CONFERENCE.-THE. This
is said to have brought the recent
conference between the kings OF
Sweden and Denmark as well as the
present meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-28
MRS. DESAULLES
CLAIMS HER MIND
WAS A BLANK
Lengthy Battle Between Med
ical Experts Likely TO Re-
suit in Murder Trial
BY associated Press

Mineola. n. Y, Nov. 29.-Nhat Is
expected to be lengthy battle be-
tween medical experts ere" Mrs.
Blanca De Saulles' claim that her
physical condition produced q lapse
of accountability when she shot. her
divorced husband was Initiated in
the young woman's trial on d charge
o: murder In Supreme Csurt here
to-day.
DIR. j. Sherman Wight, Mrs. De
Saulles' physician since the tragedy,
testified the patients condition fol-
lowing the shooting indicated she
was suffering from an. onreebled
functioning of the thyroid gland
from all inadequacy OF the eecretions
of this gland. This brings about an
inactivity OF the vita! processes, DR..
Wight testified
Mrs. De Saulles' attorneys claim
The condition outlined by the physi-
claap reduces brain and nerve CEN
teH affection which eventually ends
in "a hopeless mental inirmity,"
This disease, the defendants lawyer
trems 'hypothyreosis." This name,
however, was not used by DR.. Wight.
During trips to the Jail 90 attend
Mrs, De SaUlles. DR. Wight said he
Found she frequently entertained
hallucinations regarding heT sur
roundings and the people 60 whim
ehc talked.
4 few day9 after the shooting, DR..
Wight declared Mrs. De Saulle9 made
the light intellisible remark he had
heard from he" when she asked,
"can my husband take my baby away
from me-"
Then | told her he" husband was
dead" he continued. she did not
seem to comprehend, bu: looked
hlankly into sIace."
Flaws in Suzanne Mo@teau's YER
sion Of the tragedy We're devcbped
Nuring he2 cross examination by Dis
trict Attorney Weeks to-day Miss
Nontcau is Mrs. De Saulles' maid and
accompanied her to The Box" De
Saulles home, the night OF the shoot
ing. She was an eye witness 70 the
firing Of the shots,
The discrepancies in the maid's 5
acccunt Of the shooting appeared
upon comparison OF he" answers
made to-day to those o" the same
points contained in deposition
taken shortly after the murder. The
deposition was read to the jury.
The witness clung to her previous
assertions, however. that Mrs. De
SaulleS went to her former hus-
bands home for the purpose of get
ing her son: that her mistress did
not say I'm glad l did it hope
he dies" Just after the tragedy, and
that De Caulles was facing his for
mer wife when he was shot.